Sociology & anthropology

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity [9780241402429]

For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are…

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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow [9781784703936]

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in c…

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What Have I Done?: An honest memoir about surviving post-natal mental illness [9781529110210]

This is a raw and honest memoir about being devastated by post-partum psychosis and coming through the other side. Laura Dockrill had an idyllic preg…

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Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted and Alone [9781787384644]

You're told that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. Whether it's working for free in exchange for 'exposure' and 'experien…

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Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century [9780241391570]

'An uplifting book, celebrating wisdom and virtue. And a hopeful book at just the time when we need it' - Paul Collier A good society needs a balance…

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The Sociology Book [9780241182291]

All the big ideas, simply explained - an innovative and accessible guide to sociology. Part of the popular Big Ideas series, The Sociology Book introd…

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Outraged: Why Everyone is Shouting and No One is Talking [9781526605030]

Presenter and DJ Ashley Dotty Charles explores our age of outrage, and how it's debasing civil discourse. 'Funny, nuanced and wonderful' Jon Ronson …

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The Goodness Paradox: How Evolution Made Us Both More and Less Violent [9781781255834]

It may not always seem so, but day-to-day interactions between individual humans are extraordinarily peaceful. That is not to say that we are perfect,…

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The Book of Tea [9780241251355]

'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pine…

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Bittersweet [9780241300664]

In this inspiring masterpiece about the power of a bittersweet outlook, bestselling author Susan Cain helps us value the experiences of loss and pain,…

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Vintage Minis Box Set [9781784876005]

Great Minds. Big Ideas. Little Books. The twenty books in the Vintage Minis box set bring you the world's greatest writers on the experiences that ma…

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Exercised: The Science of Physical Activity, Rest and Health [9780141986364]

In industrialized nations, our sedentary lifestyles have contributed to skyrocketing rates of obesity and diseases like diabetes. A key remedy, we are…

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Whatever Happened to Tradition?: History, Belonging and the Future of the West [9781472974129]

The problem with conservatism, said Evelyn Waugh, is that it never turns the clock back. It attempts to preserve the status quo, which would be fine i…

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Anthro-Vision: How Anthropology Can Explain Business and Life [9781847942876]

From the bestselling author of Fool's Gold To understand business, you need to think like an anthropologist. Is your workplace riven by tribal confli…

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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity [9780141991061]

'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read' The Guardian 'This is not a book. This is …

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Anthropology: A Beginner's Guide [9781851689309]

In this illuminating tour of humanity, Joy Hendry and Simon Underdown reveal the origins of our species, and the fabric of human society, through the …

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Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone [9781784704889]

SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONE FOLIO PRIZE `The definitive book on the quake which killed more than 15,000 people.' Mail Online `You will not read a…

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The Handshake: A Gripping History [9781788167802]

'Al-Shamahi's beguiling book has a more general claim to attention than merely being an account of the crisis in manners that Covid has made … …

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The History of Sexuality: 1: The Will to Knowledge [9780241385982]

We talk about sex more and more, but are we liberated? Michel Foucault's landmark account explores our evolving attitudes to sex, and shows how are ma…

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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat [9780807041307]

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