Books published by Profile Books Ltd

A trailblazing journey into the brain, showing how perception, thought, and action all depend on 'maps' etched into your gray matter - and how technology can use these maps to read your mind.

How to become Parisian - a genuine, laugh-out-loud tale of French life.

An impartial expert's guide to taking control.

A major new biography of one of Britain's best-loved artists.

Learn how massage benefits children - from the physical benefits such as easing discomfort from colic and nasal congestion, helping with breathing to its role in bonding between parent and child.

Two hundred and fifty members of a new society, floating, stranded at sea, heading for unknown lands, fleeing a Europe in flames.

An immersive historical account of a fascinating and important untold story.

Lucy Mangan's first foray into fiction is a witty update of the classic Diary of a Provincial Lady.

Through a series of original interviews, specially commissioned photography and fascinating archive material, England Our England tells the personal stories of the black and Asian pioneers who crossed the waters to make Britain their home.Rich portraits and moving personal accounts show how they dealt bravely with the shock of rejection and cold weather, the difficulties of finding work and making connections with the British, but also how their achievements ultimately transcended both their own expectations and those of the country in which they came to live, creating the multicultural society that we know today and a rich legacy for future generations.The book includes interviews with Russell Henderson, co-founder of the Notting Hill Carnival, Yvonne Bailey-Smith, mother of novelist Zadie Smith, playwright Mustapha Matura, film director Horace Ové and Deloris Smith, mother of singer Beverley Knight.