Possession: A Romance

A S Byatt

Possessionis an exhilarating novel of wit and romance, at once a literary detective novel and a triumphant love story. It is the tale of a pair of young scholars investigating the lives of two Victorian poets.Following a trail of letters, journals and poems they uncover a web of passion, deceit and trag...

The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous

Joseph Henrich

An exhilarating account of how psychology, culture and institutions co-evolved to produce the Western mindDo you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you cultivate your unique attributes and personal goals? If so, perhaps you are WEIRD- raised in a so...