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The Life of the Greatest Dancer of the Twentieth Century: Nijinsky
Lucy Moore
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THE XX FACTOR stirs debate as Alison Wolf shows how work has changed the lives of working, elite women
Alison Wolf
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Join The Society of Timid Souls and learn what bravery really is
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Mary Beard’s new book, CONFRONTING THE CLASSICS, is out now
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Profile authors at Hay Festival 2013
23 April 2013
Hay Festival in Wales celebrates great writing from poets and scientists, lyricists and comedians, novelists...
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The macho and the martyr are out of fashion – are you Winning Without Losing?
22 April 2013
Work-life balance: such a wonderful idea, not always so easy in practice. The co-authors...
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Profile authors to appear at the ICA’s Independents Day Festival
18 April 2013
The Independent Alliance and the ICA announce Independents Day; a special one day festival on...
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Raja Shehadeh shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013
18 April 2013
It was announced last night that Raja Shehadeh’s Occupation Diaries is on the shortlist for...
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NOISE: BBC Radio 4 clip – listen
13 March 2013
Noise: A Human History is nearly here! The first episode of the series, which...
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CONFRONTING THE CLASSICS, Mary Beard’s new book is out now
05 March 2013
Mary Beard’s manifesto is simple: Classics have a future, full of fascinating questions and...
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WHY NATIONS FAIL wins big at Political Book Awards
07 February 2013
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson picked up the International...
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Richard Mabey: Long May He Rain!
04 February 2013
‘Britain’s best-loved nature writer’ (Daily Telegraph) Richard Mabey’s Radio Three Series, Changing Climates will...
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Follow the Noise
16 January 2013
Join Professor David Hendy as he zips around the globe busily recording his BBC...
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Peter Carson, distinguished editor, publisher, translator and great friend, died at the age of 74 on 9 January 2013
10 January 2013
This short tribute to Peter Carson is adapted from the speech given by Andrew...
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Ask yourself, what has nature ever done for us?
10 January 2013
Money really does grow on trees! You can find out why in Tony Juniper’s...
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New ITV primetime drama MR SELFRIDGE is based on Lindy Woodhead’s book
10 December 2012
This January 2013, ITV1 will broadcast Mr Selfridge, a major new drama series based...
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Roman Krznaric’s lecture now a RSA Animate
04 December 2012
Roman Krznaric, author of The Wonderbox, is the latest RSA speaker to have a...
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Robert Greene visits the London Real studios
03 December 2012
London Real’s recent video interview is with Robert Greene author of 48 Laws of...
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Orwell-prize-winning author Raja Shehadeh comes to Soho Theatre
16 November 2012
Raja, whose latest book Occupation Diaries is published by Profile, is one of the...
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Robert Greene in London to launch Mastery 19-23 November
14 November 2012
Robert Greene – best-selling author of The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of...
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The Sleeping Army longlisted for Carnegie Medal
08 November 2012
The Sleeping Army by Francesca Simon has been longlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal...
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Mastery – the official trailer
01 November 2012
What did Charles Darwin, middling schoolboy and underachieving second son, do to become one...
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On The Map – Waterstones Book of the Year?
30 October 2012
Hot on the heels of being Book of the Month across all Waterstones stores...
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Profile Books takes over Tindal Street Press publishing
29 October 2012
Profile Books has acquired the publishing of the prize-winning independent, Tindal Street Press. From...
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Announcing … Robert Greene’s MASTERY … with special pre-order bonuses
16 October 2012
Building upon his international bestsellers The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction...
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Calling all designers – enter our ON THE MAP competition to win a Canon EOS 550D
16 October 2012
We’ve teamed up with Don’t Panic to put together a very special competition to...
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Profile publishes major history of El Alamein by Jonathan Dimbleby
15 October 2012
A fresh look at the game changing Battle of El Alamein – by master historian Jonathan...
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Profile Books at the Cheltenham Festival 2012
09 October 2012
Our authors will be peppering the line up...
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Chills and Thrills! – Watch the new terrifying trailer for Susan Hill’s DOLLY
04 October 2012
Get ready for Halloween with this spine-tingling video for Dolly – Susan Hill’s brand-new...
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ON THE MAP, Simon Garfield’s eagerly awaited follow-up to JUST MY TYPE is out now
02 October 2012
We are delighted to announce that Simon Garfield’s new book, ON THE MAP, has...
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Why Nations Fail has been shortlisted for the 2012 FT Business Book of the Year award!
01 October 2012
Why Nations Fail has been shortlisted for the 2012 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs...
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It’s Labour conference time – make sure you’re Off-Message!
27 September 2012
Whether you’re heading to Manchester or just watching from the sidelines, the only...
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SPELL IT OUT – Brits care more about spelling than food and sex!
17 September 2012
Brits care more about spelling than food and sex David Crystal’s experience of the...
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Profile and Ogilvy team up to publish the private writings of ‘The Father of Advertising’
15 August 2012
Profile Books have bought world rights in The Unpublished David Ogilvy, a collection of...
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A thrilling – and chilling – announcement: Profile to publish Susan Hill’s brand new ghost story DOLLY for Hallowe’en 2012
14 August 2012
Susan Hill, author of The Woman in Black, is the greatest living writer of...
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Why Nations Fail longlisted for business book award
13 August 2012
Why Nations Fail, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson’s provocative new take on why...
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Want to get ahead? Time for some LESSONS FROM THE TOP with journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler
07 August 2012
Gavin Esler is best known for his journalism on BBC’s Newsnight and Dateline London....
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Profile Books and Clerkenwell Press At The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2012
03 July 2012
Authors Confirmed for Edinburgh International Book Festival A number of Profile and Clerkenwell...
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Chris Mullin and Alastair Campbell talk political diaries in pre-show event for A Walk on Part
03 July 2012
Political aide and author Alastair Campbell, best known for his work as Director of...
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WAIT a minute …
28 June 2012
Kick back. Put your feet up. What’s the rush? In this funny and utterly...
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Announcing FRANKENSTEIN, a new interactive literary app for iPad and iPhone
06 April 2012
We are delighted to announce the April 26th release of our first literary, interactive...
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New Scientist explains Professor Stewart’s 17 EQUATIONS TO CHANGE THE WORLD
15 February 2012
It’s morning. You’re awoken by your alarm clock. You look over and it tells...
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UP POHNPEI sees the world’s worst football team turn their fortunes around
15 February 2012
Tired of your team losing? Proverbially sick as a parrot? Watch what happened when...
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The Library Book – out now
03 February 2012
There’s more to your library than you thought! Why is Alan Bennett Baffled at a...
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‘Calories and Corsets’ – the antidote to New Year New You
09 January 2012
Feeling the excesses of Christmas a little too keenly? You are not alone! Dieting...
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‘Frankenstein’ Reborn: Profile, inkle, Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson launch new app
02 December 2011
In April 2012 Profile Books, inkle, and best-selling authors Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson...
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‘A Walk-On Part’ opens to critical acclaim in London
21 November 2011
Reviewers describe the play as ‘a gem’ (Libby Purves, Times), praising John Hodgkinson’s take...
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Marshall Goldsmith – Winner of the 2011 Thinkers50 Leadership Award
18 November 2011
The author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There and Mojo, both...
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THE SLEEPING ARMY by Francesca Simon – out now
07 November 2011
Profile Books is delighted to announce our first children’s book, published in conjunction with...
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‘Van Gogh: The Life’ now published – Pulitzer-prizewinning authors’ new revelations on his relationships, work and ‘suicide’
17 October 2011
‘The definitive biography for decades to come’ Leo Jansens, curator of the Van Gogh...
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Alastair Bruce wins Amazon’s prestigious Rising Star quarterly award
10 October 2011
Clerkenwell Press debut writer Alastair Bruce has won Amazon’s prestigious Rising Star quarterly award,...
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Bobby Baker wins the MIND Book of the Year 2011
13 September 2011
Mental health charity Mind presented renowned performance artist Bobby Baker with its prestigious Book...
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Simon Jenkins’ A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND is published
08 September 2011
The definitive concise account of English history, with full colour illustrations throughout, published in...
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Alan Bennett’s ‘The Shielding Of Mrs Forbes’ – a Book at Bedtime on Radio 4
01 August 2011
'The Shielding Of Mrs Forbes' sends up the vanities and hypocrisies...
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Alan Bennett speaks out against library closures
25 July 2011
Alan’s article in the LRB addresses the inhumanity surrounding the ongoing closure of libraries....
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Announcing publication of Michael Brooks’ Free Radicals
17 July 2011
From the author of 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense, Michael Brooks, is a...
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Wall of Days – an Amazon Rising Star
15 July 2011
We are delighted to announce that Wall of Days has been chosen as an...
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Richard Mabey’s ‘Weeds’ wins National Trust prize
31 May 2011
The Hay Festival and the National Trust have announced the winners of the ‘Outdoors...
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‘In the Place of Justice’ shortlisted for prestigious prize
23 May 2011
The acclaimed In the Place of Justice by Wilbert Rideau has been shortlisted for...
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Missed Fukuyama’s tour? Don’t worry!
19 May 2011
After a whirlwind two days of interviews, discussions and talks, renowned political historian and...
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Alan Bennett comes to Exmouth Market
16 May 2011
Alan Bennett came to Exmouth Market this week to sign special editions of Smut....
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Beard shortlisted for BAFTA
12 May 2011
Mary Beard’s BBC2 documentary Pompeii: Life and Death in a Roman Town has made...
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One million views and counting…
21 April 2011
David Harvey, the world’s most cited geographer, authority on Marx and Profile Books author,...
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World’s first decision making engine is launched
29 March 2011
World’s first decision making engine is launched Profile Books and award winning start-up Cognician...
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The Clerkenwell Press launches
29 March 2011
The Clerkenwell Press launches with a South African debut, a German bestseller and a...
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Announcing SMUT – two unseemly stories form Alan Bennett’s new book
29 March 2011
Composed of two new stories, The Greening of Mrs...
