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Expert: Understanding the Path to Mastery
THE EXPERT ON EXPERTS SHOW US WHAT IT TAKES TO MASTER ANY SKILL What could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A Savile Row tailor with molecular scientists?...
The History of Sexuality: 1: The Will to Knowledge
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 Changing Mind: A Neuroscientist's Guide to Ageing Well
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...
This Is Your Mind On Plants: Opium-Caffeine-Mescaline
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...
Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies
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...
Out of the Shadows: The Psychology of Gay Men's Lives
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...
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of
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...
Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
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...
The Case Against Reality: How Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes
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 Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore
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...
The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the
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...
The Unconscious
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...
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One is
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 Doors of Perception: And Heaven and Hell
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...
Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the
Translated into at least 24 languages and with over 16 million copies sold worldwide, Man's Search for Meaning is one of the seminal pieces of literature to emerge from the...
The History of Sexuality: The Will to Knowledge
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...
Six Thinking Hats: Popular Penguins
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...
Our Brains, Our Selves: What a Neurologist's Patients Taught Him About the Brain
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...
Wait: The useful art of procrastination
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St. Patrick's Day & Irish Collectibles: An Illustrated History
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Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
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Resilience: Stories of a Family: Stories of a Family Therapist
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The Wilderness
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...
Think Like a Spy: Master the Art of Influence and Build Life-Changing
'It's rare to find a book that is not only intensely personal but deeply practical. Julian Fisher has somehow pulled it off, in this fascinating and engaging guide to the...
Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness
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The How of Happy: What will REALLY help you lead a more joyful life?
Happiness: as elusive as a working inkjet printer, and as slippery as an eel covered in baby oil. When we chase happiness, it runs away like a cat when you're...
Inneractions: Visions to Bring Your Inner and Outer Worlds into Harmony
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Art of Steampunk
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Triggers: Sparking positive change and making it last
In business - as in life - the right behaviours matter. But getting it right is tricky. Even when we acknowledge the need to change what we do and how...
The Art of Being
How can we realise and actualise love, reason and meaningful, productive work? If the Art of Being - the art of functioning as a whole person - can be considered...
Popism
A cultural storm swept through the 1960s - Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies - and at its centre sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol....
Bizarre: The Most Peculiar Cases of Human Behavior and What They Tell
The human brain is an impossibly complex and delicate instrument - capable of extraordinary calculations, abundant creativity and linguistic dexterity. But the brain is not just the most brilliant of...
Hearts of Darkness: Serial Killers, the Behavioral Science Unit, and
For fans of Mindhunter and Criminal Minds, a chilling account of a woman facing down serial killers as one of the first female profilers of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit...
The Power of Your Senses: Why Coffee Tastes Better in a Red Cup and
'Brilliant ... Jones reveals how his techniques can be used to enhance your life' Daily Mail AS HEARD ON THE CHRIS EVANS SHOW Which scents can lower stress?What music can...
Why Our Minds Wander: Understand the Science and Learn How to Focus
We all daydream; we've all experienced that moment when we suddenly realise that instead of paying attention in a meeting or reading a book, our mind has wandered. In that...
The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head
Most of us believe that we possess a self - an internal individual who resides inside our bodies, making decisions, authoring actions and possessing free will. The feeling that a...
Supersense: From Superstition to Religion - The Brain Science of
Why is it that Tony Blair always wore the same pair of shoes when answering Prime Minister's Questions? That John McEnroe notoriously refused to step on the white lines of...
Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn
'Sarma's book may be the most important work on education written this century' - SkepticAs the head of Open Learning at MIT, Sanjay Sarma has a daunting job description: to...
Grow Your Confidence: A Child's Guide to Finding Courage
A mood-boosting, confidence-building companion to help 7+-year-olds become their happiest selvesConfidence is something many people struggle with throughout their lives. Supporting children as they face this challenge can help them...
Why Do People Queue for Brunch?: The Explainer guide to modern mysteries
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The Interpretation of Dreams
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Wrestling with Resilience: A Handbook for Developing Resilience and Mental Toughness
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Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of Everyday Life
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The New Rulebook: Notes from a psychologist to help redefine the way
The bestselling, practical and inclusive guide to life from Instagram's favourite psychologist Chris Cheers. Take a moment and check in with how you've been feeling lately. Maybe a little tired,...
Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science,
The New York Times's Pulitzer Prize-winning science reporter "unpacks the myths and mysteries of the creative process" (Salon).How does creativity work Where does inspiration come from What are the secrets...
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Your Route Out of Perfectionism, Self-Sabotage and Other Everyday Habits with CBT
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Getting it Right This Time: How to Create a Loving and Lasting Marriage
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How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night's Rest
Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it's stress and social media that keep us awake,...