Student review: Changing Behaviour in Schools: Promoting Positive Relationships and Wellbeing 4 November
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science The Islamic renaissance laid the foundations for much modern thinking, writes Emilie Savage-Smith 4 November
The Axe and the Oath: Ordinary Life in the Middle Ages Despite the awkward translation, Helen Castor is moved by an absorbing study of medieval life 28 October
Sinister Resonance: The Mediumship of the Listener A sonic explorer gives Andrew Blake a new channel into the ambient soundscape and its effects on us 28 October
The Death of Tolstoy: Russia on the Eve, Astapovo Station, 1910 Robin Feuer Miller on an admirable reassessment of the writer's strange and melodramatic death 28 October
Honeybee Democracy Swarm behaviour can teach people a lot about collective decision-making, Zachary Huang finds 21 October
Seurat Re-viewed Alex Danchev on an adventurous collection that brings the pointillist's remarkable oeuvre to life 21 October
China: A Modern History Kerry Brown on a masterfully concise account of two tumultuous centuries in the life of a giant 21 October
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England before Elizabeth Hester Vaizey hails a vivid portrayal of the queens who thwarted the constraints on their sex 14 October
The Flooded Earth: Our Future in a World without Ice Caps A chilling look at our possible destiny indicates the limits of human adaptability, says Barry Brook 14 October
The Canon: How War Came: The Immediate Origins of the Second World War, 1938-1939 by Donald Cameron Watt 14 October
Derrida: Profanations Robert Eaglestone applauds an important but rather obscure interpretation of Derrida's work 14 October
Pomodoro! A History of the Tomato in Italy It took Italians an age to embrace the tomato, but the rest is juicy history, says Robert Appelbaum 7 October
Politics as Usual: What Lies Behind the Pro-Poor Rhetoric S. Subramanian finds uncomfortable reading in the power play between the North and the South 7 October
Bring on the Books for Everybody: How Literary Culture Became Popular Culture From scrolls to iPads, literature may change its form but its importance endures, says Tara Brabazon By Tara Brabazon 7 October
Crimea: The Last Crusade An insightful analysis evinces the relevance of a Victorian conflict to today's ills, writes A.W. Purdue 7 October
Book of the Week: Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences A cutting critique of the sexism of neuroscience - the phrenology du jour - made Hilary Rose chuckle in agreement 30 September
