Recent years have been tough on optimists. Hopes that the Internet might bring people together have been crushed by the ills of social media. Is there a way back? Chris Anderson, the head of TED, believes that we can turn outrage back into optimism.
Full of fascinating thought experiments and puzzles, Reason to Be Happy is a paean to the power of rationality. If you want to have a good life and even make the world a better place, you can start by thinking clearly.
An exploration into how copyright has become a tool of unprecedented power and wealth for the few, widening the gap between the richest and poorest in society.
A study of convicted murderers who have attempted to escape justice, and even the death penalty, by entering a plea of insanity - and sometimes succeeded
An unbelievable true story of romance, sacrifice, loss, and resilience, Lovers in Auschwitz chronicles the lives of two young people ensnared in the Nazis' horrific creation, who discovered hope and humanity in history's darkest hour.
A peak performance psychologist and coach on the simple steps anybody can take to unlock your full potential and achieve your best with calm and control.
In 1938, Jewish families are scrambling to flee Vienna. Desperate, they take out adverts offering their children into the safe keeping of readers of a British newspaper, the Manchester Guardian. The right words in the right order could mean the difference between life and death.
A cultural and scientific history of the Moon from prehistoric archaeology to the most recent technological and scientific research today. Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning young female science writer with bylines in publications such as The Atlantic, Wired, The New Yorker. Her work has twice been anthologised in the Best American Science & Nature Writing
A neuroscience-based programme proven to heal our relationship with food and our bodies, from the world-renowned addiction psychiatrist and New York Times bestselling author of Unwinding Anxiety.