The Wisdom of Bees by Michael O’Malley – review
A Columbia professor's study of what business can learn from beehives makes for an entertaining read, says Robin McKie
Miffy biffs Cathy in Kitty copycat case
Dutch court rules that Hello Kitty's cartoon sidekick Cathy the rabbit infringes the copyright of Dick Bruna's Miffy
Them and Us by Will Hutton – review
Will Hutton's engaging look at the economic crisis finds ground for optimism in the British sense of fairness, says Kate Pickett
Alan Sugar – the lord of all he surveys
Baron Sugar of Clapton is a businessmen, a TV personality and a national treasure and has never been short of things to say. Now, in a new autobiography, he has written some of them down
Stars’ autobiographies lose their lustre for WH Smith
Bookseller and stationer complains of poor selection of celebrity life stories as like-for like sales fall 3%
Eight steps to make Britain a fair society
Reforms must be across the board
The Believers: How America Fell for Bernard Madoff’s $65 billion investment scam by Adam LeBor
This cautionary tale has plenty of colour but reveals little new about the charming conman, writes Jessica Holland
HMV blames World Cup for sales slump
HMV shares down 10% on poor performance by entertainment and book stores
Blackwell book chain owner plans to hand firm over to staff
Toby Blackwell says he intends to emulate John Lewis as study finds employee-owned firms perform better in slump
An economy kept afloat by mafia cash is not just the stuff of Le Carré thrillers
Jonathan Freedland: Until we find the political will, the establishment will be happy to ignore the dirty crimes behind today's dazzling fortunes
Tim Waterstone poised to regain book chain as profits plunge under HMV
Founder considers a £100m-plus bid for the underperforming book chain if HMV's turnaround plan fails
Tony Blair: quotes from A Journey
From banking to foxhunting, the former prime minister gives his views on his choices when in power
Bundesbank executive provokes race outcry with book
Merkel leads calls for Thilo Sarrazin to be sacked over remarks about migrants being 'unfit or unwilling to integrated' into society
HMV under fire from investors over Waterstone’s performance
HMV last month reported rise in group profits of more than 12% after a strong showing from its music and entertainment business
Amazon launches UK Kindle Store
Amazon launches online bookstore with more than 400,000 titles available for download