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The Uncanny
Translated by David McLintock and introduced by Hugh Haughton. An extraordinary collection of thematically linked essays, including THE UNCANNY, SCREEN MEMORIES and FAMILY ROMANCES. Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud primarily...
The History of Sexuality: 4: Confessions of the Flesh
The final, previously unpublished volume of one of the twentieth century's seminal works Foucault's History of Sexuality changed the way we think about power, selfhood and sexuality. In this fourth...
The Immortalists: The Death of Death and the Race for Eternal Life
A wild and entertaining adventure into the business of living forever. Award-winning journalist Aleks Krotoski journeys from the cult fringes to the technological heartlands to find out what it means...
The Language of Lies: How to uncover the liar in your life
An expert in forensic linguistics will teach you how to tell if someone is lying to you by analysing the language they're using. How can you tell if someone is...
Bonded by Evolution: What We've Got Wrong About Love and Connection
A ground-breaking look at the science of love and connection - and an urgent corrective to some of our most fundamental assumptions about attraction A ground-breaking look at the science...
Secure: The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life
Dr Amir Levine, co-author of the groundbreaking, multimillion-copy international bestseller Attached, presents a bold new promise - that anyone can learn to create a secure life - and offers practical...
A World Appears: A Journey Into Consciousness
From the best-selling author of How to Change Your Mind, a pioneering search for consciousness in the brain and beyond When it comes to consciousness, there is one point scientists,...
Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One is
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books 'No, I don't hate being black. I'm just tired of saying it's beautiful. No, I don't hate myself. I'm just tired...
The Anatomy of Melancholy
A guidebook to melancholia or depression, and a masterly, all-encompassing examination of the human condition The Anatomy of Melancholy is the vast and only work by Robert Burton, the seventeenth-century...
The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest
A groundbreaking book redefining wealth and success from international bestselling author whose books have sold over 25 million copies. *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD TO BECOME TRULY WEALTHY...
Why War?
A study of what leads humans to war, from one of our great military historians There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand...
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the
One of the world's greatest thinkers investigates the logic and psychology of common knowledge As a cognitive scientist, the ultimate subject of Steven Pinker's fascination is how we think about...
Awe: The Transformative Power of Everyday Wonder
From a foremost expert on the science of emotions, a ground-breaking exploration into the history, psychology and meaning of awe Social psychologist Dacher Keltner has spent his career speaking to...
The Panic Years: dates, doubts and the mother of all decisions
A compassionate, funny and beautifully written exploration of contemporary womanhood - the book may have 'panic' in the title, but Nell's words calmed and soothed me deeply.' - Daisy Buchanan...
May Contain Lies: How Stories, Statistics and Studies Exploit Our
How to understand our human biases to separate fact from fiction, identify misinformation when we see it and make smarter decisions. A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases...
The Child, the Family, and the Outside World
One of the seminal texts on child development, which continues to influence contemporary ideas on parenting D. W. Winnicott was one of the most influential figures in child psychiatry. In...
This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings
A leading therapist shares memorable patient stories to explore the key crises in life and what we can learn from them. In this Sunday Times bestseller, acclaimed psychotherapist Julia Samuel...
Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
This is the story of one woman's descent into an insanity. In Brain on Fire she pieces together the terrifying lost month of her life, asking what happens when your...
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
The world's most-followed productivity expert reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do. The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy. We think that productivity is...
The Wealth Money Can't Buy: The 8 Hidden Habits to Live Your Richest
A groundbreaking book redefining wealth and success from international bestselling author whose books have sold over 25 million copies. *NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* A REVOLUTIONARY METHOD TO BECOME TRULY WEALTHY...
The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Study on Happiness
A life-changing book on happiness from the directors of the longest study of happiness in the world and the subject of one of the top 10 TED talks ever. THE...
This Is Why You Dream: What your sleeping brain reveals about your
Uncover the incredible truth of your dreaming brain with Sunday Times bestselling neurosurgeon Dr Rahul Jandial A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED MY WAY...
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing
A powerful argument for reclaiming childhood - and all human relationships - from the online world, from the influential social psychologist and international bestselling author Jonathan Haidt has spent his...
Killing For Company
Now the hit ITV true crime drama DES, starring David Tennant, and the follow-up documentary The Real 'Des' The definitive story of the Dennis Nilsen case featured in BBC's The...
The Authority Gap: Why women are still taken less seriously than men,
Based on new, original research and interviews with pioneering women including Baroness Hale, Mary Beard and Bernadine Evaristo, this is a fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract...
The Dopamine Brain: Your Science-backed Guide to Balancing Pleasure
Clinical psychologist and founder of the Australian Institute for Human Wellness Dr Anastasia Hronis lifts the lid on dopamine to help us live by intention, not impulse. Have you ever...
10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People
'One of the most fascinating and important books of the past decade . . . It will change millions of lives.' Carol Dweck Acclaimed developmental psychologist David Yeager reveals the...
The Power of Fun: Why fun is the key to a happy and healthy life
How to make fun an essential part of a balanced, purposeful and healthy life, from the bestselling author of How to Break Up with Your Phone. When did you last...
On Giving Up
From acclaimed psychoanalyst Adam Phillips, a meditation on what we must give up to feel more alive. To give up or not to give up? The question can feel inescapable...
Alchemy: The Magic of Original Thinking in a World of Mind-Numbing
The hugely anticipated first book from the TED Talks star and advertising legend 'A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to everything in life, and funny as hell.' Nassim Nicholas Taleb Why...
Quiet Power: Growing Up as an Introvert in a World That Can't Stop
The highly anticipated follow-up to the sensational bestseller Quiet - empowering introverted children, teens and young adults Susan Cain sparked a worldwide conversation with Quiet- The Power of Introverts in...
Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict into Connection
A landmark guide to conflict and overcoming the five biggest threats relationships face Conflict is the number one reason that couples seek help and resources. Fight Right will teach you...
Life Time: The New Science of the Body Clock, and How It Can
The Sunday Times bestselling guide to using the science of the body clock to create your optimum personal routine- sleep better, work better and feel better. In the twenty-first century,...
Every Family Has A Story: How to Grow and Move Forward Together
The bestselling psychotherapist explores what we inherit and how we can create the families we wish for In her bestselling follow-up to Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass, much-loved...
The Child In You: The Breakthrough Method for Bringing Out Your
The million-copy international sensation about how to find happiness by befriending your inner child The breakthrough million-copy international bestseller about how to find happiness by befriending your inner child Ideally,...
My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending
A vital, transformative study of the damage caused by racism from the perspective of trauma and body-centred psychology The consequences of racism can be found in our bodies - in...
Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
'Fiercely argued and timely' (New Yorker), this is a must-read for the #MeToo era from a rising star philosopher Misogyny is a hot topic, yet it's often misunderstood. What is...
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas
A searing analysis of the disturbing trends in universities and a must read for parents everywhere. Have good intentions, over-parenting and the decline in unsupervised play led to the emergence...
The Pattern Seekers: A New Theory of Human Invention
'Celebrates human cognitive diversity, and is rich with empathy and psychological insight' Steven Pinker Why can humans alone invent? In this book, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen...
The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves
Longlisted for the Guardian first book award, a Sunday Times bestseller and Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Marvellous' (The Times), 'Excellent' (Guardian), 'Completely magical' (Mail on Sunday) **SUNDAY TIMES...
A User's Guide to the Mind: Strategies for a better you
From the hosts of the popular Minding Your Mind podcast comes an empowering book that examines the key moments in our mental health journey - from the first search for...
The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More
MAKE YOUR NEXT CONVERSATION THE ONE THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING No matter who you're talking to, The Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies and phrases that will forever change how...
Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You
The world's most-followed productivity expert reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do. The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy. We have all been told...
The Happiness Hypothesis: Ten Ways to Find Happiness and Meaning in Life
An uplifting exploration of ancient wisdom for our modern lives and how it can make us happier Every culture hands wisdom down through generations. What doesn't kill you makes you...
Yes To Life In Spite of Everything
A newly discovered classic- a collection of inspirational lectures on embracing life from worldwide bestseller Viktor Frankl. 'Viktor Frankl gives us the gift of looking at everything in life as...
Wisdom Of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
Pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts explores the human quest for psychological security 'A revelatory classic' Maria Popova 'A spiritual polymath, the first and possibly greatest' Deepak Chopra What we have...
Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World
A wild ride into the uncanny mirror world of our polarised culture, from the international bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine What if you woke up one morning and found...
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness It
Major big idea book based on breakthrough research- the natural successor to Quiet, Thinking Fast and Slow and The Chimp Paradox Turn your inner voice from critic to coach As...