The Anatomy of Violence by Adrian Raine – review
An entertaining study of genetic disposition to crime poses challenging moral questions, says Salley Vickers
Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies by Hadley Freeman – review
A confidence-boosting book for women under 40 has Miranda Sawyer crying out for the author to write a novel
Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding by George Monbiot – review
George Monbiot's dream of a wilder Britain in which uplands would be cleared of sheep farming and populated with reintroduced species leaves Frances Stonor Saunders with a few questions
Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation by Michael Pollan – review
Is our modern way of eating killing us and our sociability? Paul Levy on a new theory of diet
Be Awesome: Modern Life for Modern Ladies, by Hadley Freeman – review
Hadley Freeman's memoir masquerading as a survival guide is fresh, witty and packs a serious punch, writes Viv Groskop
The Society of Timid Souls by Polly Morland – review
Polly Morland's study of bravery is full of energy, curiosity and courage, writes Kate Kellaway
Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That’s Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power – review
The web has transformed drug use in profound and unsettling ways, finds Carole Cadwalladr
How to spot a murderer’s brain
Do your genes, rather than your upbringing, determine whether you will become a criminal? And if we can spot people predisposed to crime, should we intervene? Tim Adams reports
Strictly Bipolar by Darian Leader – review
Are we close to understanding bipolar disorder? Not on this evidence, writes Alexander Linklater
Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That’s Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power – review
Steven Poole on a fascinating and funny study of the new drug scene