The Global Auction: The Broken Promises of Education, Jobs, and Incomes A persuasive analysis of the training/employment mismatch leaves Roger Brown looking for answers 10 March
G. Evelyn Hutchinson and the Invention of Modern Ecology A laudatory biography transports Benjamin Ivry back to the time of a great innovative scientist 10 March
Perpetual Euphoria: On the Duty to Be Happy Fred Inglis wishes for a more searching critique of what passes for contentment in the modern era 3 March
Flying in the Face of Criminalization: The Safety Implications of Prosecuting Aviation Professionals for Accidents 3 March
Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other Tara Brabazon believes communication platforms enhance interactions when used appropriately 3 March
The Pursuit of Italy: A History of a Land, Its Regions and Their Peoples Richard Bosworth hungers for something new in a tale of a disjointed country's struggle for unity 3 March
Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art and Arson in the Convents of Italy Mary Laven enjoys an original account of alleged cloistered crime and use of the 'diabolical arts' 24 February
Practical Plans for Difficult Conversations in Medicine: Strategies that Work in Breaking Bad News 24 February
The Lady Anatomist: The Life and Work of Anna Morandi Manzolini James Delbourgo admires an enlightened woman of science who became a fixture of the Grand Tour 24 February
Student Review: Left in the Past: Radicalism and the Politics of Nostalgia By Yulia K Morison 24 February
The Reformation of the Landscape: Religion, Identity, and Memory in Early Modern Britain and Ireland Lucy Wooding praises a compelling study of the evolving significance of the land's sacred features By Lucy Wooding 24 February
The Evolution of the Human Head Chris McManus is impressed by a multidisciplined tour de force that simply oozes scholarship 17 February
Shelley's Ghost: Reshaping the Image of a Literary Family Duncan Wu is gripped by a tale of a remarkable family's careful crafting of its public standing 17 February
As China Goes, So Goes the World: How Chinese Consumers are Transforming Everything The People's Republic is buying into Western consumerism. Kerry Brown counts the costs 17 February
Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Electronic music innovation paved the way for the future, says David Toop, despite being frowned upon 10 February
How Old is the Universe? An exploration of space-age theory development doesn't probe deep enough for Shobhit Mahajan 10 February