Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War Graham Farmelo is impressed by a fresh look at the UK's performance in a much-debated conflict 21 April
Sold on Language: How Advertisers Talk to You and What This Says about You Beneath some Mad men poppycock, Geoffrey K. Pullum spies a smart survey of linguistics in action 21 April
Here on Earth: A New Beginning Jon Turney on a book that grapples with planetary issues but fails to justify its own subtext 21 April
Searching for Utopia: The History of an Idea Wonderful illustrations don't make up for a failure to get to grip with ideal worlds, Fred Inglis finds 21 April
Radical Religion in Cromwell's England: A Concise History from the English Civil War to the End of the Commonwealth 14 April
Turkey: A Short History A historical narrative about Turkey is impressive but lacks a framework, warns M. Şükrü Hanioğlu 14 April
One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty 14 April
This Luminous Coast Laurence Coupe is captivated by a celebration of the nature and culture of East Anglia's coastline 14 April
Hermits and Recluses in English Society, 950-1200 The simple life of the hermit was a surprisingly complex business, Helen Castor discovers 14 April
The New North: The World in 2050 Steve Yearley is intrigued by a vision of an Arctic circle of nations benefiting from climate change 14 April
Deep Secrets: Boys' Friendships and the Crisis of Connection Deborah Cameron considers the harm that our current constructions of masculinity do to men 7 April
The Economics of Enough: How to Run the Economy as if the Future Matters Howard Davies wants more detail on policies to leave the world in a fit state for our descendants 7 April
Theories of International Politics and Zombies Could political theories be applied to an invasion of flesh-eaters? Stephanie Lawson finds out 7 April
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World Michael Berry appreciates the relentless scientific optimism of one of the UK's most original thinkers 31 March
Heroes of Empire: Five Charismatic Men and the Colonial Conquest of Africa Joanna Lewis follows the fearless explorers who took on and helped take over the Dark Continent 31 March
Regarding Thomas Rowlandson 1757-1827: His Life, Art and Acquaintance Lord Baker of Dorking appreciates the scholarship applied to an appraisal of a great English artist 31 March
The Turbulent World of Franz Göll: An Ordinary Berliner Writes the Twentieth Century Ulrike Zitzlsperger on the diaries of an 'average' man who played witness to the tumult of history 24 March
When I am playing with my cat, how do I know she is not playing with me? Montaigne and Being in Touch with Life A whimsical tale fails to convey the power of a great thinker's insights, writes Biancamaria Fontana 24 March
Imperialism, Power, and Identity: Experiencing the Roman Empire Tom Palaima appreciates a depiction of the nature of exploitation under Roman imperial rule 24 March
Discoverers of the Universe: William and Caroline Herschel William Poole evaluates a lively account of the celebrated siblings who did much to map the skies 17 March
Edith Sitwell: Avant Garde Poet, English Genius Deborah Longworth looks behind the Facade at the private life of a writer whose words mattered 17 March
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time Forget Stephen Hawking's Brief History: this mind-blowing book is the real deal, Tara Shears enthuses 17 March
The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos Cosmology peers behind the veil of reality, but is it science? Simon Mitton takes a tour of 10-D space 10 March
Le Corbusier and the Architectural Promenade Simon Richards follows monks and milliners on a journey through the work of a modernist architect 10 March
