Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury good, a job description and, for some, a kind of alternative religion. Sarah Thornton's shrewd and entertaining fly-on-the-wall narrative takes us behind the scenes of the art world, from art school to auction house, showing us how it works, and giving us a vivid sense of being there.

• $12 Million Dollar Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art and Auction Houses
• Playing to the Gallery: Helping contemporary art in its struggle to be understood
• Breakfast at Sotheby's: An A-Z of the Art World
• What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye
• Con Art - Why you ought to sell your Damien Hirsts while you can