What does the Rosetta Stone tell us about the past? What treasures of Egyptian literature can now be read, thanks to its decipherment? What does it tell us about the history of writing and the story of our own alphabets? How do decipherments work and how can we know if they are right? This book answers these questions.

The new science of contagion, and the surprising ways it shapes our lives and behaviour.

The secret history of the body's most fascinating organ: the gut

Bestselling author of Born to Run rehabilitates a donkey to winning success.

A masterpiece debut novel from one of the UK's most exciting young writers, for fans of David Mitchell, Deepti Kapoor and Zadie Smith

A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure - in a beautiful gift package.

A totally up-to-date compendium of the sharpest, wittiest and downright rudest insults in human history

A deeply personal guide to creative recovery, from the internationally bestselling 'queen of change' Julia Cameron.