The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution Sarah Toulalan lauds a look at how carnal crime and punishment gave way to a stress on private consent 9 February
Travels in China Impressions of an 'unknowable' China at the end of the Cultural Revolution fascinate Kerry Brown 9 February
The Chosen People: A Study of Jewish Intelligence and Achievement Moshe Zeidner finds an analysis of Jewish success scores well on IQ but downplays social factors 9 February
Edward III Helen Castor finds a fine-grained narrative on a medieval monarch quite compelling 2 February
The White Man's World (Memories of Empire) Joanna Lewis admires an exploration of attitudes to colonialism and immigration in a crumbling empire 2 February
The Necessity of Errors Mistakes and misunderstandings often serve to further human knowledge, finds Alex Danchev 2 February
Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation Informal links keep society strong but, Frank Furedi finds, we don't make them like we used to 2 February
Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future: The Ingenious Ideas that Drive Today's Computers John Gilbey welcomes clear explanations of the invisible technology in devices we use every day 26 January
Debating the Ethics of Immigration: Is There a Right to Exclude? The admission or denial of entry to foreign nationals is fraught with moral dilemmas, finds Paul Scheffer 26 January
A Case for Irony James Garvey considers whether human identity is a conscious construct or for ever veiled in mystery 26 January
Confronting Managerialism: How the Business Elite and Their Schools Threw Our Lives Out of Balance 26 January
Depression in Japan: Psychiatric Cures for a Society in Distress Japanese notions of mental health differ from ours but everyone suffers in recession, finds David Healy 19 January
Every Twelve Seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight In turning away as cattle are killed for our tables, we condemn animals to suffer, says Temple Grandin 19 January
Green Philosophy: How to Think Seriously about the Planet Christopher Belshaw considers some right-leaning directions on how to save the environment 19 January
The Submerged State: How Invisible Government Policies Undermine American Democracy Vanessa Williamson extols a clarion call for US citizens to press for more accountable governance 19 January
Memory: Fragments of a Modern History Recalling the past and claiming expertise in how we do it can be fraught affairs, Alan Collins writes 12 January
Making Noise: From Babel to the Big Bang and Beyond A tome trumpeting the historical significance of sounds is music to David Toop's ears 12 January
Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright Fierce defence of intellectual property limits free speech and stifles creativity, finds Matthew Rimmer 12 January
STEM the Tide: Reforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in America You don't need to be a genius...you only need a talented teacher to produce able mathematicians. Really? asks Averil Macdonald 12 January
Hello Avatar: Rise of the Networked Generation Katharine Reeve on an intriguing exploration of how our physical and virtual identities are merging 5 January
Spies and Commissars: Bolshevik Russia and the West Harold Shukman on a fascinating study of Britain's daring wartime plans for counter-revolution 5 January
Why Some Politicians Are More Dangerous than Others The law and order brigade actually makes the US a more violent place, Joanna Bourke learns 5 January
George F. Kennan: An American Life A grand strategist of the Cold War era had moments of burnished majesty, learns Alex Danchev 22 December
The Roof at the Bottom of the World: Discovering the Transantarctic Mountains The three elements of a polar atlas are fascinating but don't quite make a whole, says Robert Mayhew 22 December
The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen Graham Farmelo applauds an ambitious scientific work, but warns that it's not for the fainthearted 22 December
