Books to Highlight

A Winning Reading List for the Paris 2024 Olympics

Happy Olympic Games! Are you ready to run rings around the season of sports? Mark the lighting of the torch with this Olympian collection of titles on the history and ever-enduring ethos of the Games and the Herculean athletes at the heart of them.

Pages of Healing: A Bookish Timeline of Historic Healthcare

Be it medicinal herbs or antibiotics, humans have been healing since there have been humans to heal. As we’re already Putting Science & Medicine Under the Microscope for #WorldHealthDay, why not supplement your knowledge with this globetrotting timeline inspired by just a few of our health-giving titles on the history of medicine?

Upcoming Autumn Books for Your Rainy Day Reading Nook 🍂

It’s been a very autumnal summer here in the UK — now, it’s time to prepare for the real thing. But as they seasons change, so too do bookshelves. Stockpile for the cool breeze and falling leaves by pre-ordering a pile of shiny new books. (And it’s not like we’re biased or anything, but here are a few that we just can’t wait for!)

Science Fiction and Leadership

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What can we learn about leadership from the world of science fiction? A lot, according to Jonathan Klug and Steven Leonard, editors of To Boldly Go. Here, they turn to Star Trek to understand why decisiveness is key to military leadership. On September 8, 1966, a young William Shatner promised to boldly go, to take… Read More »Science Fiction and Leadership