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The second volume of Foucault's pioneering analysis of sexuality and power relations, now reissued in Penguin Modern Classics The second volume of Michel Foucault's pioneering analysis of the changing nature...

A powerful and searing biography of Hitler and the poisonous ideas behind his actions Adolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most important...

Philip Roth's hilarious novel about sex, growing up, psychoanalysis, now reissued in electric new backlist style 'The most outrageously funny book about sex written' Guardian Portnoy's Complaint n. after Alexander...

An all-encompassing, insightful and wry look at living in a racist world, by a leading Black British voice in the academy and in the media Take a step through the...

A delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader 'It was just sex...' It's a familiar claim. But it's also an impossibility, as Darian Leader...

A refreshing antidote to prescriptive ideas about wellness and a profound reframing of how body and brain work together to interpret our experience of the world around us There are...

The origins, consequences and limitations of identity politics- an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious...

When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you? This life-changing book will transform your conversations and your relationships forever 'BRILLIANT' Chris Evans, Virgin...

A REAL-LIFE SILENT WITNESS FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S FOREMOST FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS Meet the forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd. He solves the mysteries of unexplained or sudden death. He's a detective...

A ground-breaking look at the power of sensitivity to transform our relationships, career and life, from world-leading experts Sensitive celebrates the power of a deeper, more tuned in mind and...

The leading voice on emotions offers a revolutionary approach that enables us to understand and embrace difficult emotions without letting them derail us Every day we speak around 16,000 words...

Proven solutions for better nights, from the 'sleep guru' to international sports stars. One third of our lives are spent trying to sleep. Most us have disturbed, restless nights and...

Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most revered writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness 'It's as if we made entering...

The phenomenal bestseller that's starting a sleep revolution, now in paperback Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly...

Huge swathes of people spend their days performing tasks they secretly believe are not really necessary. This book shows why, and what we can do about it Back in 1930,...

From the No. 1 bestselling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the surprising and profound story of Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky- the two men whose ideas changed...

'Fascinating, engaging, and practical . . . dispels the myth that our success can be divined by a simple number or average, whether a grade, a score in a standardized...

Malcolm Gladwell shows why the story of success is far more surprising, and more fascinating, than we could ever imagine Why do some people achieve so much more than others?...

'Brilliant, mind-altering...Everyone should read this astonishing book' David Runciman, Guardian Contrary to popular belief, humankind has become progressively less violent, over millenia and decades. Can violence really have declined? The...

The international bestseller on memory and how to master it Can anyone get a perfect memory? Joshua Foer used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying...

Stendhal's intensely personal and yet universal work on Love In 1818, when he was in his mid-thirties, Stendhal met and fell passionately in love with the beautiful Mathilde Dembowski. She,...

Reveals that all of us can excel at our chosen activities and offers a guide to unlocking our potential 'Anyone who wants to get better at anything should read Peak.'...

An extraordinary investigation into human nature, by one of the most eminent international human rights lawyers The inspiration behind the hit podcast THE 100 TYPES OF HUMAN with DEXTER DIAS...

This eye-catching Vermilion Life Essentials edition will introduce Susan Jeffers' timeless classic to a whole new generation of smart-thinking readers What are you afraid of - and how is it...

An agenda-setting, myth-debunking book by neuroscientist Professor Gina Rippon that demolishes the idea of biology as destiny and the myth of the male or female brain. Barbie or Lego? Reading...

The paperback edition of the liberating Sunday Times bestseller is set to enhance readers' lives even further with extra content on how we can all spend our four thousand weeks....

How proteins, machine learning and molecular chemistry can teach us about human behaviour WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2020 How do we understand the people...

The Art of Gathering shows you how to bring people together to create transformative, breakthrough meetings and experiences We spend our lives gathering - first in classrooms and then in...

An exploration of human rationality from two ground-breaking thinkers Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful,...

The first volume of Foucault's pioneering analysis of sexuality and power relations, now reissued in Penguin Modern Classics We talk about sex more and more, but are we more liberated?...

The neuroscientist and best-selling author of The Organized Mind explains what happens to our brains from womb to tomb. We have long been encouraged to think of old age as...

From bestselling author Michael Pollan comes a radical challenge to how we think about drugs Of all the many things humans rely on plants for, surely the most curious is...

Forming a twenty-first-century statement on Darwinian evolution, Edward O. Wilson offers a bold work of scientific thought and synthesis Of all species that have ever existed on earth, only one...

A moving, humane and empathetic psychological exploration of gay men's emotional lives- through pain, trauma, love, loss, survival and self-acceptance Even in our modern progressive world, it's not easy to...

An illuminating dive into the latest science of how we learn - and how we do it better than machines In today's technological society, with an unprecedented amount of information...

A founder of the field of evolutionary medicine uses his decades of experience as a psychiatrist to provide a much-needed new framework for making sense of mental illness With his...

From one of the world's top geneticists, the controversial and cutting-edge book that's making us rethink who we are The blueprint for our individuality lies in the 1% of DNA...

A ground-breaking examination of human perception, reality and the evolutionary schism between the two Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive...

The sequel to the global phenomenon The Spirit Level, this book explores the impact of inequality on each of us individually. Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level, now...

A guidebook to the wilderness of mind and an indispensable resource from the founding father of psychedelia for the first time in Modern Classics The Psychedelic Experience, created by the...

One of fifteen new translations of Freud's key writings, this project, under the general editorship of Adam Phillips, reimagines one of the modern era's greatest writers One of Freud's central...

In what remains one of his most seminal papers, Freud considers the incompatibility of civilisation and individual happiness, and the tensions between the claims of society and the individual. We...

Nietzsche's final testament of his beliefs In late 1888, only weeks before his final collapse into madness, Nietzsche (1844-1900) set out to compose his autobiography, and Ecce Homo remains one...

The profoundly wise and humane account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin that has influenced writers and artists for decades. Discover this profound account of Huxley's famous experimentation with mescalin...

Michel Foucault's The Will to Knowledge is the first part of his influential trilogy of books on the history of sexuality. He argues that the recent explosion of discussion about...

Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats is the groundbreaking psychology manual that has inspired organisations and individuals all over the world. De Bono's innovative guide divides the process of thinking...

What makes us who we are? Is it our background that creates our identities? Or our families, where we lived, how we were brought up and educated, the jobs we've...

Once it was a family home. Now they are all at sea...When Anna and David receive a phone call late one evening, their lives are upturned. Within minutes, they are...