The Oxford Companion to Wine

Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding

Everything you could possibly want to know about wine, in one fully up-to-date A-Z volume.

Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters

Emily Cockayne

Receiving an unexpected and unsigned note is a disconcerting experience. In Penning Poison, Emily Cockayne traces the stories of such letters to all corners of English society over the period 1760-1939. She uncovers scandal, deception, class enmity, personal tragedy, and great loneliness.

Why? The Purpose of the Universe

Philip Goff

Why are we here? What's the point of existence? Most of us have wondered about these questions. For some, God represents an answer. For those who are unsatisfied by traditional religion, and also by the lack of an answer to these questions in atheism, Philip Goff offers a way between the two.

For F*ck's Sake Why Swearing is Shocking, Rude, and Fun

Rebecca Roache

Why do we love to swear so much? Why do we get so offended when others do it? With wit and insight, philosopher Rebecca Roache seeks answers to these and other puzzling questions about bad language.

Globalization A Very Short Introduction

Manfred B. Steger

Incorporates the latest developments in politics and society relevant to globalization.Covers all dimensions of globalization in accessible language using clear examples and illustrations

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

Gary Gerstle

The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left.

The Meaning of Travel Philosophers Abroad

Emily Thomas

How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel intersect.

Planting Clues: How plants solve crimes

David J. Gibson

Discover the extraordinary role of plants in modern forensics, from their use as evidence in the trials of high profile murderers such as Ted Bundy to high value botanical trafficking and poaching.

The Future of the Professions

Richard Susskind, Daniel Susskind

The Future of the Professions explains how increasingly capable technologies - from telepresence to artificial intelligence - will replace the 'practical expertise' of the specialists and skilled professionals.

The Parrot in the Mirror

Antone Martinho-Truswell

In this book, Antone Martinho-Truswell explores these similarities to argue that we can learn a great deal about ourselves by thinking of the human species as 'the bird without feathers'.

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktail

David Wondrich, Noah Rothbaum

Anthropologists and historians have confirmed the central role alcohol has played in nearly every society since the dawn of human civilization, but it is only recently that it has been the subject of serious scholarly inquiry. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is the first major reference work to cover the subject from a global perspective.

Viruses The Invisible Enemy

Second Edition

Dorothy H. Crawford

Virologist Dorothy Crawford, explores the journey through the past to show how, as the human race evolved from hunter gatherer to farmer to our present urban, industrialised society, viruses have taken advantage of each lifestyle change to promote their own survival.

Rebalancing Our Climate The Future Starts Today

Eelco J. Rohling

Eelco J. Rohling documents a wealth of ways to adjust the trajectory of climate change. He outlines measures to drive massive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, remove these gases from our atmosphere, and reflect part of the incoming energy from the Sun back into space. The book evaluates both advantages and disadvantages of changing our behaviour.