NS Recommends: New books from Ian Leslie, Mark Solms, Naomi Ishiguro and Holly Pester
Conflicted by Ian Leslie Discourse, both public and private, is getting worse not better. Where a difference of opinion should be a creative force, now polarisation is the norm. Ian Leslie, as readers of this magazine will know, has a way of bringing fresh perspectives and telling anecdotes to obdurate subjects. Here he talks to everyone from hostage negotiators to divorce lawyers to show how conflict has driven successful companies and technological advances, and to offer ways to harness it in daily life. Faber & Faber, 285pp, £14.99 The Hidden Spring by Mark Solms Drawing on decades of...