How to Change the World: Tales of Marx and Marxism A magisterial study of radical thought has blind spots that perplex an admiring Willy Maley 3 February
Too Much to Know: Managing Scholarly Information before the Modern Age Drowning in information, our predecessors stopped worrying and cut and pasted, says James Delbourgo 3 February
Lessons Learned: Reflections of a University President Sir Drummond Bone warms to a sensitive account of the pressures incurred in leading a university 3 February
Justice for Hedgehogs Simon Blackburn is impressed by the fluency and analytic style but believes the jury will not convict 27 January
Living with Complexity Geoffrey K. Pullum is in sympathy with a lucid account of how ingenious design can simplify life 27 January
Networks, Crowds and Markets: Reasoning about a Highly Connected World John Gilbey connects with his inner geek as he enjoys an examination of all things networked 27 January
The Death Marches: The Final Phase of Nazi Genocide Richard J. Evans lauds a masterly account of deadly evacuations in the last months of the Third Reich 20 January
The Star-Crossed Stone: The Secret Life, Myths, and History of a Fascinating Fossil Paul Taylor digs up the folklore and the symbolic significance of sea urchin skeletons 20 January
Selected: Why Some People Lead, Why Others Follow, and Why it Matters Glynis M. Breakwell is engaged but not converted by this social evolutionary analysis of leadership 20 January
The Firm: The Inside Story of the Stasi Gareth Dale is intrigued by an account of small-town life in the secret police 20 January
Loving and Hating Mathematics: Challenging the Myths of Mathematical Life Tony Mann is inspired by a book that debunks the stereotypical view of men and women of numbers 13 January
Sex Before the Sexual Revolution: Intimate Life In England 1918-1963 Petra Boynton surveys a candid and moving account of the sexual mores of an older generation 13 January
The Other Dickens: A Life of Catherine Hogarth Tom F. Wright admires a spirited attempt to restore some justice to the woman Dickens wrote off 13 January
Blowout in the Gulf: The BP Oil Spill Disaster and the Future of Energy in America Hugh Gorman on a narrative that places the BP Gulf oil spill in context with the US' energy policy 6 January
My Life on Mars: The Beagle 2 Diaries Jon Turney probes the maverick mind and the bickering behind an interplanetary voyage 6 January
When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921 6 January
Practical Tortoise Raising and Other Philosophical Essays Daniel Whiting assesses a philosophical argument that attempts to take us from 'doing' to 'saying' 6 January
The New Psychology of Leadership: Identity, Influence and Power Cary L. Cooper recommends a commanding approach that inspires people to want to do things 23 December
Smart Solutions to Climate Change: Comparing Costs and Benefits Steven Yearley finds that cost-benefit analysis is of limited use when it comes to saving the planet 23 December
Popular Culture and Working-Class Taste in Britain, 1930-39: A Round of Cheap Diversions? 23 December
Economic Lives: How Culture Shapes the Economy When it comes to the value of monetary transactions, context is key, Natalie Gold writes 23 December
Christmas in Nineteenth-century England A.W. Purdue welcomes a spirited addition to the search for the source of our nostalgic Yuletide 23 December
The Lab: Creativity and Culture Graham Farmelo is intrigued by an account of the explosion in ideas when art meets science 16 December
Ballets Russes Style: Diaghilev's Dancers and Paris Fashion The interplay between dance and fashion offers Anne Hogan fresh insights into the avant-garde 16 December
