Artificial intelligence has long been a mainstay of science fiction and increasingly it feels as if AI is entering our everyday lives, with technology like Apple's Siri now prominent, and self-driving cars almost upon us.But what do we actually mean when we talk about...

Artificial intelligence is being used, on a massive scale, to decide who gets hired, fired and promoted. Through whistleblower exclusives, leaked internal documents and astonishing real-world practices, journalist Hilke Schellmann reveals the secret rise of AI in the world of work. Testing them herself,...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere - from the apps on our phones to the algorithms of search engines. Without us noticing, the AI revolution has arrived. But what does this mean for the world of design? The first volume in a two-book series,and Architecture in...

Artificial Intelligence will create gigantic benefits for humankind but will become more powerful than many governments, with purposes and plans of its own, and the ability to alter the very basis of life on earth. Many believe that AI poses a threat to human...

Artist and illustrator Elizabeth Gould is finally given the recognition she deserves in this gorgeous volume that includes hundreds of her stunning and scientifically precise illustrations of birds from nearly every continent.Published in association with the Natural History Museum, LondonFor all of her short...

Artist, designer, and tastemaker Young's first book celebrating his homes and showcasing his distinct design aesthetic, with its emphasis on serene and modern classicism.Young has built a strong following both for his fine art and his beautiful homes. In his first book, he invites...

Aruna Shanbaug was a top-ranked nurse at Mumbai's KEM Hospital. She was described by her colleagues as independent, hardworking, and headstrong. Aruna was very dedicated to her profession. In her personal life, Aruna was getting ready to wed a doctor at the very hospital...

As 2023 marks the 300th birthday of Adam Smith, Father of Capitalism', capital apparently makes the world go round-but, as this issue explores, it is not the only structure we can use to orchestrate interactions, transactions and the business of conducting our lives. As...

As 9-5 morphs into 24/7, it brings mounting pressures and new rules. Your life is full-on, relentless and exhausting and worse still, it's zipping by in a blur. It's easy to end up careering from one crisis to another, buzzed up on sugar and...

As a bored, moody teenager, Emma Beddington came across a copy of Frenchand ELLEand in the library of her austere Yorkshire school. As she turned the pages, full of philosophy, sex and lipstick, she realized that her life had one purpose and one purpose...

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. Inand Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings...

As a boy in Brooklyn's Red Hook projects, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked about it, she'd simply say 'I'm light-skinned.' Later he wondered if he was different too, and asked his mother if he was black or white....

As a clinical psychologist, Dr Nicole LePera found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients - and for herself - she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical and spiritual health that equips people...

As a human behaviour investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behaviour patterns in her lab - and she's cracked the code.In Captivate she shares a wealth of shortcuts, systems and behaviour hacks derived from her research, to help you...

As a leading anti-apartheid activist and thinker, Biko created the Black Consciousness Movement, the grassroots organisation which would mobilise a large proportion of the black urban population. His death in police custody at the age of just 30 robbed South Africa of one of...

As a medical student, Samer Nashef was unofficially blacklisted when he started asking questions about the death rates of more senior surgeons. Since then, he has made his name challenging colleagues to be more open and accurate about the success of the procedures they...

As a small boy in Epping Forest, Jack Straw could never have imagined that one day he would become Britain's Lord Chancellor. As one of five children of divorced parents, he was bright enough to get a scholarship to a direct-grant school, but spent...

As a soldier turned wildlife veterinarian, Dr Graham Baird is no stranger to the dangers of the African bush. While on a trip to track down a baby elephant, he's caught up in a deadly shootout with poachers.Among the fatal casualties of the firefight...

As a trainer in business leadership and communication skills Jan Zuchowski has developed a passion for the psychology of personal achievement. This background and experience has resulted in the development of his ten tactical steps, his secrets for success, and a programme that you...

As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the world's first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream first as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged an early partnership...

As an entrepreneur or innovator, you're trained to run fast. But are you running in the right direction? Choosing the right market for your innovation is the biggest and trickiest, question for innovators. Research has shown that all too often entrepreneurs don't spend enough...

As an experiment, author Maniza Naqvi wrote to a number of writers, asking them for “an ember from your fire . This could be “a line or two - a paragraph or page - a story, a poem, or a song - anything about...

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes, and speculate on the profundity of its consequences, all in a manner that will have you sweating...

As both a tomboy and a late bloomer, comedian Jessi Klein grew up feeling more like an outsider than a participant in the rites of modern femininity.In YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT, Klein offers-through an incisive collection of real-life stories-a relentlessly funny yet poignant...

As business reinvents itself at broadband speed, what makes leaders effective has inevitably been transformed. Old assumptions and old modes no longer hold; a new style of leadership that works has emerged amidst the chaos of change. This new leader excels in the art...

As chairman of PowerGrid, one of India's leading utility companies, R.P. Singh was on the inside track of Indian business, government and policy for 12 long years-years spent not just reshaping power networking in India but also raising the benchmark in corporate governance. It...

As chairman of the US Senate's Arms Control Subcommittee, Larry Pressler advocated the now-famous Pressler Amendment, enforced in 1990 when President George H.W. Bush could not certify that Pakistan was not developing a nuclear weapon. Aid and military sales to Pakistan were blocked, including...

As Charlotte Friedman shows it doesn't have to be that way. A former family barrister, Friedman decided to move from the courtroom to the therapist's chair in order to help people manage the emotional fall-out of divorce.She offers calm, therapeutic advice on everything from...

As chosen by The BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB and one of The TELEGRAPH'S CRIME BOOKS OF THE YEAR. 'Remarkable' Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 It's easy to judge between right and wrong - isn't it? Not until you hear a convincing truth. Now...

As Chris Goodall explains, removing fossil fuels from our energy system is technologically feasible ... and we should take heart that these steps to fight climate change will also lead to large and immediate gains in our day-to-day health' Tim HarfordA carbon neutral future...

As developing states adopt neoliberal policies, more and more working-class women find themselves pulled into the public sphere. They are pressed into wage work by a privatizing and unstable job market. Likewise, they are pulled into public roles by gender mainstreaming policies that developing...

As essential guide for all young football stars in the making written by the author of Ultimate Football Heroes and a former professional footballer.From Matt Oldfield, the author of Ultimate Football Heroes, and former professional footballer, Seth Burkett, comes an exciting new book for...

As established markets become less profitable, companies increasingly need to find ways to create and capture new markets. Despite much investment and commitment, most firms struggle to do this. What, exactly, is getting in their way? World-renowned professors W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne,...

As fascinating and incisive as when I first read it.' -- Hilary Mantel'Literary biography as marriage guidance counselling . . . an ear-to-the-wall treat' -- Laura Freeman,and The TimesThe book that Nora Ephron read every four years.In every relationship there are two narratives; more...

As fascinating as it is beautifully written' JARED DIAMOND, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of and Guns, Germs and SteelRivers, more than any road, technology or political event, have shaped the course of civilization.Rivers have opened frontiers, defined borders, supported trade, generated energy and fed billions....

As featured inand AD Pro,and Architectural Record, andand House andamp; HomeA collection of 50 stone houses from around the world that make the most of this extraordinary, tactile materialStone has an enduring appeal and has been used to build homes for centuries. Remarkably diverse...

As featured in Best magazine! This title offers easy, fuss-free entertaining on any schedule. This brand new collection of 360 recipes provides a wealth of inspiration for relaxing meals to share with friends even when you're short of time. With 10, 20 or 30...

As featured on Sunday Brunch and Woman's Hour'A really interesting proper analysis of the ins and outs of love. A kind of marvellous feat.' Richard CurtisPoets, philosophers and artists have been trying to explain romantic love for centuries, but it remains one of the...

As FT editor, I was a privileged interlocutor to people in power around the world, each offering unique insights into high-level decision-making and political calculation, often in moments of crisis. These diaries offer snapshots of leadership in an age of upheaval...'Lionel Barber was Editor...

As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR...

As Gill shows, the marriage of Victoria and Albert was great not because it was perfect but because it was passionate and complicated. Wonderfully nuanced, surprising, often acerbic-and informed by revealing excerpts from the pair's journals and letters-We Two is a revolutionary portrait of...

As heard on BBC Radio 4'sand Start the Weekand with Andrew MarrOne of theand Financial Times' best books of 2021One ofand Geographicaland magazine's top ten books of 2021In this extraordinary journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy meets the people on the front lines of...

Meet the business anthropologists seeking to explain how we buy, sell, work and think.From supermarkets to factories, trading floors to tech firms, their methods are revealing the hidden codes that define our lives.The result is a wholly new way to see human behaviour: anthro-vision.__One...

AS HEARD ON DESERT ISLAND DISCSA WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR'A riveting story of loss, exile, and rebirth.' KHALED HOSSEINI, author of and The Kite Runner'One of the most incredible life stories you will ever hear.' JAMES O'BRIEN'A remarkable story. I thought this book...

AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO PODCAST'It is rare to find a book, written by a world-class scientist, that is both informative and entertaining. Giles not only delves into the science of obesity but, with honesty and great precision, skewers many of...

As humans we are at our best - our most creative and effective - when we choose the constraints through which we approach problems. We come up with different frames' through which to look at issues and give us new ways to thinking about...

As if the events of MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN: VELOCITY and CITY AT WAR weren't harrowing enough, Spider-Man finds himself in the middle of a gang war in New York City. But as he butts heads with the likes of Hammerhead and the Maggia, the unexpected...

As India, one of the world's fastest-growing economies, races towards becoming a major world power, all-too-familiar disadvantages and drawbacks hold the country back - extreme poverty, poor governance and, importantly, difficult international markets. The one issue that needs to be addressed today is how...

As international tensions rise and the superpowers line up against each other, the lives of three very different people will never be the same again. As intelligence agent Shaw, academic Anna Fischer and ambitious journalist Katie James are all drawn into Creel's games, can...

As Ken Blanchard, John Carlos, and Alan Randolph clearly demonstrated in their previous bestseller, . Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute, empowerment is a process that requires ongoing effort, awareness and commitment to transforming the hierarchy. This essential guide offers managers detailed, hands-on answers...