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It can often seem as though existence is split in two: body and mind, flesh and spirit, moving and thinking. In the office or at...

Our fast-paced society does not approve of solitude; being alone is literally anti-social and some even find it sinister. Why is...

Happiness is a loaded term that means different things to different people. To some, it might mean life satisfaction, to others,...

Flooding has always threatened the rainy, wind-swept islands of the United Kingdom, but it is becoming more frequent and more...

Understanding the modern city and the powerful forces within it is the life’s work of Harvard urban economist Edward Glaeser, who...

What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity? This thought sets Jon Ronson on an utterly...

From Jon Ronson, the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of The Psychopath Test, this is a captivating and brilliant...

When Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position...

In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the...

Football, and art. Eric Cantona - legend, maverick, troubled artist or just plain trouble - never saw a need to make a...

The original India Pale Ale was pure gold in a glass; a semi-mythical beer specially invented, in the 19th century, to travel...

From a Hackney council estate to the House of Lords, this is the extraordinary story of one of our greatest...

The first book in V. S. Naipaul's acclaimed Indian trilogy - with a preface by the author.

An Area of Darkness is V. S....

Oliver Sacks' compassionate tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed...

Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated...

Graham Robb's The Ancient Paths will change the way you see European civilization.

Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became...

Buildings are driven by human emotions and desires; hope, power, money, sex, the idea of home.

In Why We Build Rowan Moore...

Award-winning author Simon Winder takes us through the legacy of one of Britain's most influential and enduring cultural figures,...

Sweet... , Mihotich...

Simple, calming mindfulness exercises for busy modern living.

In today's busy world, finding physical and mental space for...

'We need to create a home to return to. And when I say home, I'm not talking about a physical place or somewhere where pants are...

The desire for fulfilling work is one of the great aspirations of our age and this inspirational book reveals how one might make...

Break free of your destructive relationship with money, and learn how money can actually make you happy with How to Worry Less...

A handbook to console, nourish and gently lead us on the path to emotional balance.

There is no simple set of instructions...

Have you ever seen something that wasn't really there? Heard someone call your name in an empty house? Sensed someone following...

A timely work of major historical importance, examining the whole spectrum of events from the 1916 Easter Rising to the current...

A hatchet job isn't just a bad review, it's a total trashing. Mark Kermode is famous for them - Pirates of the Caribbean, Sex and...

The Spartan legend has inspired and captivated subsequent generations with evidence of its legacy found in both the Roman and...

The School of Life offers radical ways to help us raid the treasure trove of human knowledge' Independent on Sunday

Soren...

An authoritative and beautifully illustrated book on wild food and foraging by one of the leading experts.

'I can safely say...

Amanda Owen has been seen by millions on ITV's The Dales and Channel 5's Our Yorkshire Farm, living a life that has almost gone...