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relationships with our partners, friends, family, ourselves and life itself. Daniel Goleman and Amanda Palmer are among her admirers.


PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION


political and economic battles, and asks whether radical change is possible. It is only when we have admitted that the situation is completely hopeless that fundamental changes can be wrought in the impasses of global capitalism.


POETRY


LAURA EVERETT HOLY SPOKES: THE SEARCH FOR URBAN SPIRITUALITY ON TWO WHEELS ALBAN BOOKS, H/B, £19.99, 9780802873736 “Curiously, I think I am closer to God because of my bicycle.” Boston pastor explains how she became a dedicated cyclist and reflects on the spiritual dimension of moving through a city on two wheels.


ANDREW D MAYES JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE SOUL: A HANDBOOK FOR EXPLORERS BIBLE READING FELLOWSHIP, P/B, £9.99, 9780857465825 “Mines the rich seams of Christian spirituality, including the dark night of the soul, risks the depths, faces the darkness and offers astonishing transformative discoveries.”


MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI HOW TO BE A STOIC: ANCIENT WISDOM FOR MODERN LIVING RIDER, 4TH, P/B, £12.99, 9781846045073 New York professor of philosophy explains why stoicism is still relevant in the modern world, and how to apply it to your everyday life with the aid of practical tips, exercises, meditations and mindfulness.


SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK THE COURAGE OF HOPELESSNESS: CHRONICLES OF A YEAR OF ACTING DANGEROUSLY ALLEN LANE, 4TH, H/B, £16.99, 9780241305577 In these troubled times, the maverick philosopher explores our ideological,


OCEAN VUONG NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS CAPE, 4TH, P/B, £10, 9781911214519 In this “extraordinary” début collection (“steeped in war and cultural upheaval”), Vuong, a young Vietnamese American poet who came to the US as a refugee, writes about love and loss, conflict, grief, memory and desire.


POPULAR SCIENCE


DEAN BUONOMANO YOUR BRAIN IS A TIME MACHINE: THE NEUROSCIENCE AND PHYSICS OF TIME NORTON, H/B, £17.99, 9780393247947 US neuroscientist with a readable exploration of how the architecture of the human brain shapes our understanding of the nature of time. In 12 chapters for 12 hours, he reveals that the brain’s ultimate purpose may be to remember the past in order to predict the future, and thus all our brains are in fact time machines.


IN THE SHADOW OF A GIANT COLLINS, 18TH, H/B, £25, 9780008220594 The renowned science authors argue persuasively that even without Isaac Newton, science in Britain would have made a great leap forward in the second half of the 17th century, headed by two extraordinary men, Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley.


MEIR KRYGER THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP YALE, H/B, £20, 9780300224085


What really happens when we go to sleep? What’s the right amount? Why do we get jet lag? Is snoring normal? Everything you ever wanted to know about sleep but were too knackered to ask is in this authoritative but eminently accessible overview of slumber research and data by a world-leading sleep physician and Yale professor.


SCOTT CARNEY WHAT DOESN’T KILL US SCRIBE, 12TH, P/B, £14.99, 9781911344193 Taking on a 28-hour climb to the snowy peak of Mount Kilimanjaro wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and running shoes, Carney aims to prove his point that freezing water, extreme altitude and environmental conditioning can renew our lost evolutionary capabilities. “Set to become a classic,” says Scribe.


JOHN GRIBBIN & MARY GRIBBIN


ROBERT SAPOLSKY BEHAVE: THE BIOLOGY OF HUMANS AT OUR BEST AND WORST BODLEY HEAD, 25TH, H/B, £25, 9781847922168 The author of the brilliant A Primate’s Memoir attempts to bring together a whole host of studies of our brains, genes and hormones, together with evidence from psychology, anthropology and evolutionary history to make the richest and most accurate book on human behaviour yet. His approach is to take particular behaviours, and work backwards in time, from the moment they occur, to the myriad influences that have influenced them in the course of evolution.


GEOFFREY WEST SCALE WEIDENFELD, 11TH, H/B, £25, 9780297869658 This “startlingly original” theory of everything invites us to rethink our understanding of the connections between human civilisation and the laws of nature in the cause of addressing urgent big questions about global sustainability, population explosion, urbanisation, ageing, cancer, human lifespans and the increasing pace of life.


PSYCHOLOGY


JUDSON BREWER THE CRAVING MIND: FROM CIGARETTES TO SMARTPHONES TO LOVE: WHY WE GET HOOKED AND HOW WE CAN BREAK BAD HABITS YALE, H/B, £16.99, 9780300223248 We are all vulnerable to addiction from binge eating and smoking, to constantly checking social media. The neuroscientist author has studied addictions for 20 years and here reveals how we can tap into the processes that encourage them in order to step away from them.


STEVE CASNER CAREFUL! A USER’S GUIDE TO OUR INJURY-PRONE MINDS MACMILLAN, 18TH, H/B, £18TH, 9781509818426 Leading NASA psychologist who has spent 20 years helping the US aviation industry dramatically cut its accident rates explains why we are prone to doing dangerous things—with fast cars, smartphones, drugs, extreme sports—and imparts practical ways in which we can take control of our own safety, and get through the day in one piece. Eminently sensible, and not just health and safety gone mad.


TASHA EURICH INSIGHT: THE POWER OF SELF-AWARENESS IN A SELF-DELUDED WORLD MACMILLAN, 4TH, H/B, £20, 9781509839612 Do you understand who you really are? Self- awareness is a “meta-skill” of the 21st century, I’m told—the foundation for high performance, smart choices and lasting relationships.


Unfortunately, we are generally poor judges of ourselves and how we come across. The


organisational psychologist author offers stories, techniques and strategies to help us improve on this. “The most important and provocative book on the power of emotional intelligence since Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence,” says Macmillan.


KEITH PAYNE THE BROKEN LADDER: HOW INEQUALITY


RICK BROADBENT BARRY SHEENE: THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CELEBRATION OF THE LEGENDARY MOTORCYCLE CHAMPION BLOOMSBURY, 4TH, H/B, £20, 9781472944580 “Official and landmark” photographic book which


CHANGES THE WAY WE THINK, LIVE AND DIE WEIDENFELD, 25TH, H/B, £20, 9781474601108 The story of social inequality, not from an economic of political perspective, but from the point of view of the evolved brain, body and mind. Payne, a US professor of psychology who grew up poor in the American South argues that understanding how inequality affects everything from our mood to our decision-making capabilities is essential to breaking the widening gulf between rich and poor.


REFERENCE


CLARE CHRISTIAN A SIMPLE GUIDE TO SELF-PUBLISHING RED DOOR, 25TH, P/B, £8.99, 9781910453117 Publishing consultant, co-founder of The Friday Project, and former Orion, Hodder and HarperCollins staffer offers clear and comprehensive advice on all aspects of self- publishing: how to do it, and how to do it well.


SPORT


LUKE BAINBRIDGE RED PLANET: HOW MANCHESTER UNITED TOOK OVER THE WORLD CONSTABLE, 2ND, H/B, £20, 9781472119681 Billed as the definitive account of Manchester United’s rise to glory under managerial giants Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson, it covers both the team’s serial successes on the pitch, and its creation of the most valuable sports brand in the world.


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charts the private and public lives of the legendary British motorcycle racer, a lovable rogue adored by the press and public alike. His widow and family have opened up his personal photographic archive to mark the 40th anniversary of his second world championship title. Broadbent won a British Sports Book Award for That Near-Death Thing.


STEVE BUNCE BUNCE’S BIG FAT SHORT HISTORY OF BRITISH BOXING BANTAM PRESS, 18TH, H/B, £18.99, 9780593078709 The sports journalist described as “the voice of British boxing” and author of the @bigdaddybunce Twitter feed (100,000 followers) looks back on five decades of ringside reportage, from Joe Bugner beating Henry Cooper to watching current stars Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.


MALCOLM FOLLEY MONACO CENTURY, 18TH, H/B, £20, 9781780896168


Billed as the first, and the definitive inside account of the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix, full of exclusive interviews with the likes of such Monaco aficionados as Niki Lauda, Damon Hill, Ross Brawn, David Coulthard and Alain Prost. There’s a special focus on the 1996 race, when only three cars finished, owing to multiple accidents and mechanical failures.


TONY HANNAN UNDERDOGS: KEEGAN HIRST, BATLEY AND A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A RUGBY LEAGUE TOWN BANTAM PRESS, 18TH, H/B, £18.99, 9780593077498 The “inspirational” tale of a group of part-time rugby league players—the Batley Bulldogs—who gave their professional Super League rivals a run for their money


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