Ashton is persuasive … His well chosen examples reinforce the idea that there is no magic or myth to creation or discovery, making this an approachable, thought-provoking book that encourages everyone to be as good as they can be.

An inspiring vision of creativity that’s littered with practical advice, and is a cracking read to boot.

Many of these anecdotes are rather lovely – a chapter on the credit denied female scientists is fascinating

A must-read for anyone interested in creating a more fulfilling life and stronger communities

Little Wins addresses a large and important topic, and is a book that people in all walks of life can relate to

Valuable insight and lessons that can benefit us all

In an uncertain and fast-changing world, Little Wins shows why the timeless simplicity of a young child's perspective can transform the way we live and work. A compelling case for innovation

An unexpectedly and delightfully invigorating read... It's really good fun and highly revealing. You'll see how right Lindley is

As well as offering advice to wannabe entrepreneurs, Little Wins is also an interesting account of how Ella's Kitchen became a hit

Fast-paced and engaging

This book, a compendium of his life's research, is Mischel's attempt to demonstrate that self-control can be learned ... There are lessons that may prove useful to professionals [and] strategies one can employ to distract oneself from the temptation of instant gratification.

Prof Mischel argues that individuals can be taught self-control with persistence and a number of practical techniques ... [and] such skills are increasingly valuable.

A picaresque journey through the human psyche - one in which the detours are at least as fascinating as the destination.

This book is best read as a memoir of gratification ... it is a fascinating read and a considerable achievement.

Mischel's insights are fascinating and rewarding.

Paul Bloom’s wonderfully humane, lucid and entertaining demolition of the empathy-worshippers… is a brave and necessary tract for the times

In Against Empathy, Bloom provides a thoughtful, considered, empirically grounded case which challenges many notions that we often accept as good without really thinking them through… Against Empathy is a wonderfully argued, provocative polemic against the trend to see empathy as an unalloyed good

Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner, is one of the most interesting business and finance books published in 2015.

The lessons of superforecasting are keenly relevant to huge swathes of our lives.

Tetlock writes boldly about wanting to improve what he sees as the bloated, expensive – and not terribly accurate – intelligence apparatus that advises our politicians and drives global affairs.

Philip Tetlock’s Superforecasting is a common-sense guide to thinking about decision-making and the future by a man who knows this terrain like no one else.

Tetlock and Gardner believe anyone can improve their forecasting ability by learning from the way they work. If that's true, people in business and finance who make an effort to do so have a lot to gain – and those who don't, much to lose.

What I found most interesting was the continuous process of integrating new information to test and modify existing beliefs … clearly a beneficial skill in financial markets

Social science has enormous potential, especially when it combines 'rigorous empiricism with a resistance to absolute answers.' The work of Philip Tetlock possesses these qualities.

A fascinating book.

Offers a valuable insight into the future of management.

Both rigorous and readable. The lessons are directly relevant to business, finance, government, and politics.

A scientific analysis of the ancient art of divination which shows that forecasting is a talent.

Captivating . . . [Tetlock's] writing is so engaging and his argument so tantalizing, readers will quickly be drawn into the challenge . . . A must-read field guide for the intellectually curious.

A top choice [for best book of 2015] among the world’s biggest names in finance and economics . . . Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer, Deutsche Bank Chief U.S. Economist Joe LaVorgna, and Citigroup Vice Chairman Peter Orszag were among those giving it a thumbs-up.

Just as modern medicine began when a farsighted few began to collect data and keep track of outcomes, to trust objective 'scoring' over their own intuitions, it's time now for similar demands to be made of the experts who lead public opinion. It's time for evidence-based forecasting.

Tetlock and his colleagues [have] found that there is such a thing as foresight, and it’s not a gift that’s bestowed upon special people, but is a skill that can be learned and developed . . . To obtain this apparent superpower does not take a PhD or an exceptionally high IQ; it takes a certain mindset.

Superforecasting is a very good book. In fact it is essential reading - which I have never said in any of my previous Management Today reviews . . . It should be on every manager's and investor's reading list around the topics du jour of decision-making, prediction and behavioural economics.

Read Philip Tetlock’s Superforecasting, instead of political pundits who don’t what they’re talking about.

We should indeed apply superforecasting more systematically to government. Like systematic opinion polling, it is an aid to decision-makers and informed debate. It is ideologically neutral, unless you have a bias in favour of ignorance. This is all good.