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Ravenous
Henry Dimbleby
The food system no longer serves us: it's killing us. Here's why we should be hungry for change
The House Divided
Barnaby Rogerson
A fresh look at the past, present and future of a conflict that lies at the heart of the Middle East
Sensational
Ashley Ward
A smorgasbord of the senses from a professor of Animal Behaviour: how they work, why they're there, and what they mean for both human and animal…
The Jewish Joke
Devorah Baum
Heard the one about the Rabbi and the cow from Minsk? Look no further than this witty compendium, a fascinating and revealing celebration of the great…
Irresistible
Joshua Paul Dale
The psychology and biology behind what we find cute, and how cuteness has shaped cultures around the world.
The Notebook
Roland Allen
Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the wo…
The Deorhord: An Old English Bestiary
Hana Videen
Welcome to the strange and delightful world of Old English reference books of animals – the ordinary and the extraordinary, the good, the bad and the…
The Book of Phobias and Manias
Kate Summerscale
A captivating A-Z compendium of our fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
The Secret Life of John le Carré
Adam Sisman
The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive