Heading to the beach? Ready to start your vacation? Whether you are after big ideas under the umbrella or inspiration for the summer table, Soloneion Bookshop's best sellers of the week have you covered.
The Winner's Curse: Behavioural Economics Anomalies Then and Now
Richard Thaler, Penguin Books
Economics. Nobel Prize-winner and co-author of Nudge, Richard Thaler, teams up with rising star economist Alex Imas in this fully updated edition of his seminal work. Why do people cooperate when they have no incentive to do so? Why do we hold onto possessions of little value? And why is the winner of an auction so often disappointed? Three decades after Thaler's provocative Anomalies columns laid the foundations of behavioural economics, each chapter revisits an original anomaly and asks how the findings have held up. It turns out they still show up almost everywhere, from retirement savings to credit card debt. In this era of meme stocks and Dogecoin, the anomalies have also got much funnier.
How to Master Your Monkey Mind
Don Macpherson, Penguin
Motivation and psychology. Renowned mind coach Don Macpherson shares for the first time his 10 simple tools to help you turn down the volume on the negative chatter in your head and take back control of your life. With more than 25 years' experience, his techniques have turned around the performances of countless elite sports stars from Formula One, rugby union and tennis. Macpherson shows you how to find your inner confidence, be more assertive and change your life for the better.
BBQ: Easy Grilling Big Flavour
Jamie Oliver, Penguin Books
Cooking. Transform your barbecue cooking with Jamie Oliver's 90 easy, flavour-packed recipes. Too often BBQs centre around slightly burnt sausages and burgers; not anymore. Whether you are cooking on charcoal, gas or over an open flame, Jamie covers everything from marinades and rubs to mastering heat, smoke and timing, with dishes such as Romesco Cauliflower, Grilled Black Pepper Peaches, Paprika Pulled Pork and Lamb Moussaka Burgers to keep your BBQ game strong all year round.
American Trojan: Leadership Resilience and the Renewal of Higher Education
C.L. Max Nikias, Encounter Books
Management and leadership. The captivating story of a refugee who lost everything and rebuilt it all. Hailing from a humble village in Cyprus, Nikias saw his family's world destroyed by the Turkish invasion of 1974 and left for America to see what the Land of Opportunity had to offer. His academic career established him as a pioneer in digital signal analysis and eventually led him to the University of Southern California, which he transformed into one of the nation's most prestigious private research universities. More than a personal story, the book offers a blueprint for leadership and a roadmap for the renewal of higher education.
Strangers
Belle Burden, Ebury
Memoir and relationships. The empowering, must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, perfect for readers of Glennon Doyle and Miranda July. An instant number one New York Times best seller, featured on the Oprah Winfrey podcast and set to become a major Netflix production starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Joyce Carol Oates called it "a beautifully written eulogy for the loss of a relationship", while British Vogue found it reads "with all the momentum and colour of water-tight literary fiction".
