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The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of...

What happens when a weekend athlete – of average skill at best – joins the professional golf circuit? George Plimpton spent a...

Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced running had to be all about pounding pavements, buying fancy kit and racking up...

In the century since its birth, the crossword has evolved into the world's most popular intellectual pastime: a unique form of...

Do you believe some people are born athletes?

Is sporting talent innate or something that can be achieved through endurance...

What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite...

A unique collection of advice for life, Baltasar Gracian's The Pocket Oracle and Art of Prudence is a philosophical gem, and...

'Thick with rolls of gleaming new wire, the obstacle was designed to prevent a suicide bomber driving into the compound's thick...

Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral...

In the state of Texas American football is a religion. And nowhere is more fanatical about its football than the small town of...

In a small Polish village, Mala Kacenberg grew up in the comfort of her family. Until the Nazis arrived.

Her village was torn...

Captain, father, leader, a fearless ambassador for the causes he believes in and a world-class midfielder, Jordan Henderson is...

M... , Butrico...

What if you could learn how to expect the unexpected?

In business, like in life, foresight is crucial for avoiding pitfalls...

The former Prince of Wales has lived his whole life in the public eye, yet he remains an enigma. He was born to be king, but he...

Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling's Grand Tours.

Julian Berrendero's victory in the 1941...

The material world is itself emptiness.
Emptiness is itself the material world.

Powerful, mystical and concise, the Heart...

We've all heard the golden rule: eat less, exercise more and you'll lose weight. But what if it isn't that simple?

For over...

The creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory about...

A passionate defence of humanity and a work of radical optimism from the international bestselling author of...

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

Although he styled...

Scaling a new peak of rash over-ambition, Tim Moore tackles the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled,...

The French: serious and frivolous, charming and infuriating, rational and mystical, pessimistic, pleasure-loving - and perhaps...

From Neil MacGregor, the author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, this is a view of Germany like no other

For the...

In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers offers a riveting tale of possibility and travel in...

Self-confessed loafer Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to...

Katie... , Mitchell...

Inspired by the Tao Te Ching, this is Byron Katie's inspiring and pragmatic approach to achieving an awakened mind and living...

Celebrate the life of one of the world's greatest footballers.

Diego Maradona. One thing is certain: he was the greatest...

When Ellen finished the Vendee Globe, yachting's toughest race aged just 24 the nation took her to it's heart. The depth of the...

Rice John... , Durham...

An innovative and compelling presentation of world-class Tibetan Buddhist art, elucidating its esoteric themes through visual...

An intimate visual archive of design inspiration from celebrated designer Rose Tarlow
Inspired by memories of her East Coast...