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On Your Mind: How Reality is Your Brain’s Best Theory by Daniel Yon 9781529900064
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £16.62'With captivating storytelling and cutting-edge science, neuroscientist Daniel Yon explores the power and the perils of the brain's internal models, offering a provocative look at the hidden forces... -
The Penguin Dictionary of English Idioms by Daphne M. Gulland
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23To 'put the cart before the horse', have 'the cheek of the devil' or be 'a pillar of society' - these are just some of the thousands of idioms that have become an integral part of the English... -
Super Genes: The hidden key to total well-being Dr Deepak Chopra 9781846045035
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £9.20'You are not simply the sum output of your genome. You are the user and inventor of your genome.'For years it was accepted knowledge that genes were fixed components of our bodies, and that we as... -
Is That a Fish in Your Ear?: Translation and the Meaning of Everything by David Bellos
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95Is That a Fish in Your Ear? by David Bellos asks: how do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This funny, wise and life-affirming language book shows how, from puns to poetry, news... -
Click: The Power of Instant Connections by Rom Brafman
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £12.47In a book that combines psychology and sociology with an insightful understanding of human interactions, Ori and Rom Brafman have written a compelling narrative that helps us to understand the magic... -
The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World by Joe Keohane
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95When was the last time you spoke to a stranger?In our cities, we barely acknowledge one another on public transport, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we carefully curate who we interact... -
Everybody Lies: The New York Times Bestseller by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This book is about a whole new way of studying the mind ... Endlessly fascinating' Steven Pinker ... -
Tristes Tropiques by Claude Levi-Strauss
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.51'One of the great books of our century . . . It speaks with a human voice' Susan SontagTristes Tropiques begins with the line 'I hate travelling and explorers', yet during his life Claude... -
Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language and Society by Peter Trudgill
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95This is a classic book on a fascinating subject. Peter Trudgill examines the close link between language and society and the many factors that influence the way we speak. These range from gender,... -
How to Fight Anti-Semitism by Bari Weiss
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31'This acutely argued book will engender a thousand conversations' Cynthia OzickThe prescient New York Times writer delivers an urgent wake-up call exposing the alarming rise of anti-semitism -- and... -
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It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong 9780224060875 [USED COPY]
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £1.97It's Not About the Bike was first published in 2000. Detailing Lance Armstrong's battle with life-threatening testicular cancer and his return to professional cycling, it became a huge bestseller,... -
The Talmud: A Selection by Norman Solomon
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.03The Talmud is one of the most significant religious texts in the world, second only to the Bible in its importance to Judaism. As the Bible is the word of God, The Talmud applies that word to the... -
It's Not About The Bike: My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.46It's Not About the Bike was first published in 2000. Detailing Lance Armstrong's battle with life-threatening testicular cancer and his return to professional cycling, it became a huge bestseller,... -
The Unfolding Of Language by Guy Deutscher
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.15'A persuasive and beautifully written take on how languages are constantly evolving... an enthralling read about human psychology and anthropology as well as linguistics.' ALEX... -
The Frontiers of Knowledge: What We Know About Science, History and The Mind by A. C. Grayling
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker_________________________In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But... -
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer 9780141032139
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95'Be prepared to be amazed' GuardianCan anyone get a perfect memory?Joshua Foer used to be like most of us, forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys. Then he learnt the art of memory training,... -
The Responsible Globalist: What Citizens of the World Can Learn from Nationalism by Hassan Damluji
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.24'Thought provoking and well-written... a good read for people who care about solving global problems. Damluji puts forth ideas that can help make global systems more successful' - Bill Gates An... -
Think Again: How to Reason and Argue by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95A masterclass in persuasion from the inspiring philosopher who has taught a million people to argue through his popular open online courseOur personal and political worlds are rife with arguments and... -
Willpower: Rediscovering Our Greatest Strength by Roy F. Baumeister
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95'Immensely rewarding...filled with ingenious research, wise advice and insightful reflections on the human condition' New York Times Book ReviewCan you resist everything except temptation? In a... -
Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion by Nicholas Spencer 9780861547302
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.37Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. 'A deeply researched history of the... -
The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.81Every culture hands wisdom down through generations. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others. Happiness comes from within. Can these 'truths'... -
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World by Anand Giridharadas
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23*The International Bestseller*'Superb, hugely enjoyable ... a spirited examination of the hubris and hypocrisy of the super-rich who claim they are helping the world' Aditya Chakrabortty,... -
Stephen Hawking: Friendship and Physics by Leonard Mlodinow
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND BBC SCIENCE FOCUS'An intimate, unique, and inspiring perspective on the life and work of one of the greatest minds of... -
Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial by Dr. Simon Singh
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.81Welcome to the world of alternative medicine.Prince Charles is a staunch defender and millions of people swear by it; most UK doctors consider it to be little more than superstition and a waste of... -
Solutions for Writers: Practical Lessons on Craft by the Legendary Editor of James Baldwin, W.H. Auden, and Many More by Sol Stein 9781800818118
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.42Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished professional, whether your field is fiction, nonfiction or journalism, Sol Stein's Solutions for Writers is an indispensable guide to enhancing your work... -
The Language Puzzle: How We Talked Our Way Out of the Stone Age Steven Mithen 9781800811607
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.46'A tour de force' Alice Roberts 'Wonderful ... A remarkably comprehensive biography of the single most important thing we all share - language' Robin Dunbar The relationship between language,... -
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Consciousness Explained by Daniel C. Dennett 9780140128673 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £6.23In Consciousness Explained, Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe: the human brain. Daniel C. Dennett's now-classic book blends philosophy,... -
Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty by Gerd Gigerenzer
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.95Gerd Gigerenzer's Reckoning with Risk: Learning to Live with Uncertainty illustrates how we can learn to make sense of statistics and turn ignorance into insight. However much we want certainty in... -
The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23An extraordinary and challenging synthesis of ideas uniting Quantum Theory, and the theories of Computation, Knowledge and Evolution, Deutsch's extraordinary book explores the deep connections... -
Freedom Evolves by Daniel C. Dennett
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23Daniel C. Dennett's Freedom Evolves tackles the most important question of human existence - is there really such a thing as free will? How can humans make genuinely independent choices if we are... -
Gray's Anatomy: Selected Writings by John Gray
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.43'The most prescient of British public intellectuals' Pankaj Mishra, Financial TimesUpdated with a new foreword and two new chapters of John Gray's writing.Why is progress a pernicious myth? Why do... -
Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities by Eric Kaufmann
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.43THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES and EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018Whiteshift tells the most important political story of the 21st century: how demographic change is transforming... -
To the Ends of the Earth: Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010 by T. M. Devine
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23Part of his trilogy on Scottish history, T. M. Devine's To the Ends of the Earth is a compelling account of the Scots as a 'global people', charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern... -
Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio by Pu Songling 9780140447408
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.51The Strange Tales of Pu Songling (1640-1715) are exquisite and amusing miniatures that are regarded as the pinnacle of classical Chinese fiction. With their elegant prose, witty wordplay and subtle... -
The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society by Debra Soh
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.02International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and columnist Debra Soh debunks popular gender myths in this scientific examination of the many facets of gender identity that "is not only eminently... -
The Brain's Way of Healing: Stories of Remarkable Recoveries and Discoveries by Norman Doidge
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23'This is a book of miracles. Fascinating... An absorbing compendium of unlikely recoveries from physical and mental ailments offers evidence that the brain can heal... brings Oliver Sacks to mind'... -
Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World by Jevin D. West
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.23'A necessary book for our times. But also just great fun' Saul Perlmutter, Nobel LaureateThe world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is... -
The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men: A Cultural History by Paolo Zellini
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.74Is mathematics a discovery or an invention? Do numbers truly exist? What sort of reality do formulas describe?The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - can seem very... -
Status Anxiety by Alain de Botton
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £6.60THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERFrom one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life -... -
Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £10.51'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestTough times don't last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events...