Just over a decade ago, Fredrik Eklund moved to New York City from his native Sweden with nothing but a worn-out pair of sneakers and a dream: to make it big in the city that never sleeps... Zobraziť viac
Jenny Tough is an endurance athlete who's best known for running and cycling in some of world's most challenging events - achieving accolades that are an inspiration to outdoor adventurers everywhere. But SOLO tells the story of a much more personal... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative visual history of one of the world's oldest and most vibrant cultures, drawing on South Asian art and artefacts from prehistory to the present... Zobraziť viac
Every second of our lives - whether we're looking both ways before crossing the street, celebrating the birth of a baby, or moving to a new city - we must cope with an unknowable future. How do we do this? And how do we, like most living organisms... Zobraziť viac
A compelling gallery of women who made their way into a man's world, shown through group portraits each featuring a lone woman... Zobraziť viac
Gower Publishing Ltd: True or false? In selling high-value products or services: "closing" increases your chance of success;... Zobraziť viac
As adults in a fast-paced modern world, many can hardly afford to enjoy the simplest things in life today. With data and technology being at the forefront of our increasingly digital lifestyles, it is becoming almost impossible... Zobraziť viac
Amidst waves of economic crises, health crises, class struggle and neo-fascist reaction, few possess the clarity and foresight of world-renowned theorist, David Harvey... Zobraziť viac
Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," is one of the true classics of the world of spiritual literature.... Zobraziť viac
In this urgent, authoritative book, Bill Gates sets out a wide-ranging, practical - and accessible - plan for how the world can get to zero greenhouse gas emissions in time to avoid a climate catastrophe... Zobraziť viac
Published for an exhibition at the Leopold Museum in Vienna, Alfred Kubin: Confessions of a Tortured Soul offers an exploration of Kubin’s oneiric worlds in terms of their relation to the unconscious... Zobraziť viac
In Superteams, Khoi Tu reveals the secrets to taking your team to the top. When Disney shut down production on Toy Story, how did Pixar save it? What turned sworn rivals into a winning Ryder Cup team... Zobraziť viac
The Dealmaker is a frank and honest account of how a severely dyslexic child who struggled at school went on to graduate from Oxford and become a serial entrepreneur. It describes Guy Hand's career in private equity, first at Nomura and then as head... Zobraziť viac
Inspired by Sagan's famous line, How To Make An Apple Pie From Scratch sets out on a journey to unearth everything we know about our universe: how it started, how we found out, and what we still have left to discover... Zobraziť viac
CCV: the chocolate cake chapter alone makes this an essential part of the cook's bookshelf --Independent on Sunday... Zobraziť viac
In Wild Grass, Pulitzer Prize-winning Ian Johnson describes a China caught between the desire for change percolating up from below and the ossified political structure above. He recounts the stories of three ordinary people who find themselves finding... Zobraziť viac
Jubilejní publikace přináší reprezentativní přehled dvaceti ročníků světově uznávaného cyklu a představuje všechny přednášející - více než 130 vědců včetně 15 laureátů Nobelovy ceny. Kniha přibližuje historii... Zobraziť viac
Even before a global pandemic introduced us to terms like social distancing, loneliness was already becoming the defining condition of the twenty-first century. But it's also one we have the power to reverse... Zobraziť viac
In this one-of-a-kind volume, indispensable for students of art, architecture and film,Alex Danchev presents 100 Artists' Manifestos, each reproduced with an introduction on the author and the associated movement, in Penguin Modern Classics... Zobraziť viac
