Nicholas Wapshott

From the author of the critically acclaimed Keynes Hayek, the next great duel in the history of economics.

Peter Sís

Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honours a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis.

Sam Apple

The extraordinary story of the Nazi-era scientific genius who discovered how cancer cells eat—and what it means for how we should.

Annalee Newitz

A fascinating look at four of the most spectacular cities in human history—and why they were all abandoned.

Shankar Vedantam, Bill Mesler

From The New York Times best-selling author and host of Hidden Brain comes a counterintuitive, thought-provoking exploration of deception’s role in human success.

Hans Rocha IJzerman

A charming investigation of core body temperature regulation and its powerful effect on human civilisation.

Antonio Zadra, Robert Stickgold

A comprehensive, eye-opening exploration of what dreams are, where they come from, what they mean and why we have them.

Edward White

A fresh, innovative interpretation of the life, work and lasting influence of the twentieth century’s most iconic filmmaker.

Martha C. Nussbaum

An essential moral, philosophical, and practical reckoning with the laws we put in place to address the problem of sexual abuse and harassment.