Soccernomics: Why France and Germany Win, Why England Is Starting to and Why The Rest of the World Loses: 2026 World Cup edition
‘At last, football has its answer to Freakonomics’ The Tipping Point and The Undercover Economist.
International economics
The Business of Philanthropy: Perspectives and Insights from Global Thought Leaders on How to Change the World
A collection of one-on-one discussions with 40 of the world’s greatest thought and action leaders and prominent philanthropic figures.
Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance
‘A historically insightful read’Financial Times
‘A wry, rollicking, and provocative history’ Michael Taylor, author of The Interest
‘A thought-provoking analysis of Africa’s relationship with economic imperialism’ Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata, authors of It’s A Continent
Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
‘A brilliant book’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest is Politics
‘The essential, must-read insider account of the West’s cat and mouse economic warfare against Russia and how it is changing the face of global trade. Magisterial and gripping’ Catherine Belton
‘A brilliant, engagingly written and timely book’ Owen Matthews
‘A very good book’ Mark Galeotti
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.
Race for Tomorrow: Survival, Innovation and Profit on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis
As featured on CNN’s Amanpour & Company and BBC Radio 4’s Start the Week with Andrew Marr
One of the Financial Times’ best books of 2021
The Globalist: Peter Sutherland – His Life and Legacy
Peter Sutherland is probably the most influential Irish person ever and a key figure in world history over the past 25 years.
Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee
Your morning flat-white helped shape the modern world
‘Elegantly written, witty and so wide in scope, so rich in detail and so thought provoking’ Joanna Blythman
Universal Man: The Seven Lives of John Maynard Keynes
From the bestselling and award-winning author of ‘An English Affair’, a dazzlingly original thematic biography which throws fresh light on the greatest economist of the twentieth century.
From Empire to Europe: The Decline and Revival of British Industry Since the Second World War
Renowned industrial expert Geoffrey Owen analyses the complex reasons behind the delayed modernisation of British industry.
The Frozen Water Trade
The story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from the lakes of New England – valued for its incredible purity – revolutionised domestic life around the world.
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
A powerful and accessible account of globalization – the new world order that has replaced the cold war – by the award-winning author of From Beirut to Jerusalem.