The Odyssey Antifragile
£12.99In his new book, ‘Antifragile’, Taleb tells us how to live in a world that is unpredictable and chaotic, and how to thrive during moments of disaster.
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Far From The Tree
£30.00Most forms of identity within families are passed on from one generation to the next, but less explored are ‘horizontal identities’, those shared across communities between people with an uncommon trait. Andrew Solomon spoke to 200 families to record their experience of topics including dwarfism, deafness, transgender, prodigies, and more.
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Quiet
£10.99In ‘Quiet’, Susan Cain shows how the brain chemistry of introverts and extroverts differs, and how society undervalues and misunderstands introverts. She gives introverts the tools to better understand themselves and take full advantage of their strengths.
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Thinking Fast & Slow
£14.99Psychologist Daniel Kahneman reveals the truth about our intuitions and rationality to teach us how to better our lives. He explores the fascinating flaws and marvels of human behaviour and reveals to us the common errors in people’s beliefs.
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Introducing Evolutionary Psychology
£7.99This series is renowned for its ingenious combination of graphic illustration and intelligent, precise text by leading academics on some of the most challenging subjects around. This text on evolutionary psychology is one of a number of titles that is being relaunched with an updated cover.
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Outliers
£10.99Why are people successful? For centuries, humankind has grappled with this question, searching for the secret to accomplishing great things. In this book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an invigorating intellectual journey to show us what makes an extreme overachiever.
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Blink
£9.99Intuition is not some magical and mysterious property that arises unbidden from the depths of our mind. This book shows us how we can hone our instinctive ability to know in an instant, helping us to bring out the best in our thinking and become better decision-makers in our everyday life.
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Waking The Tiger
£14.99In an age of Prozac and victimhood, we are not encouraged to take control of our behavioural ailments. This book, based on the authors’ years of work with stress and trauma victims, aims to pass control back to the individual and away from the treatment centre. It challenges the myth that trauma stays with you for the rest of your life, and presents powerful exercises to reconcile traumatic experiences with “normal” life. By understanding the source of trauma – whether it be by violence, loss, or natural disaster – you can pick up the psychological and physical tools to resolve and complete a natural traumatic reaction.