Authors: George Orwell

In Classics, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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Mr. Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm.

Authors: John Berger

In Nonfiction, Philosophy, Art Books, Essays Books

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John Beger's Ways of Seeing changed the way people think about painting and art critism. This watershed work shows

Authors: Susan Sontag

In Nonfiction, Art Books, Essays Books

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'A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world, and at ourselves'Washington Post

Authors: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

In Business, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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In Black Swan: The Impact of The Highly Improbable, the author projects randomness and uncertainty as a single idea. He puts forth a theory that promotes the idea and value of a society that stands robust in the face of negative events

Authors: Tom Bingham

In Politics, History, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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The Rule of Law is a phrase much used but little examined. The idea of the rule of law as the foundation of modern states and civilisations has recently become even more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of?

Authors: Greg Mortenson

In Memoir, Autobiography, Nonfiction, Biography

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‘Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything – even die.’

Authors: Daniel Kahneman

In Psychology, Self Help, Science, Nonfiction

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In the highly anticipated Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.

Authors: Joshua Foer

In Psychology, Science, Nonfiction

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Joshua Foer used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt the art of memory training, and a year later found himself in the finals of the US Memory Championship. He also discovered a truth we often forget: that, even in an age of technology, memory is the key to everything we are.

Authors: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

In Psychology, Business, Nonfiction, Philosophy

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Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable?