Language

In Search of the Color Purple: The Story of an American Masterpiece; Salamishah Tillet

Dent's Modern Tribes: The Secret Languages of Britain; Susie Dent

How to Solve Cryptic Crosswords; Kevin Skinner

Emergency Questions: 1001 Conversation Savers for Every Occasion; Richard Herring

Ted Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking; Chris Anderson (Head of TED)

Hard to be a Saint in the City: The Spiritual Vision of the Beats; Robert Inchausti

My Gonads Roar: The Twisted world of Anagrams; Richard Napier