For more than four weeks in the autumn of 1962 the world teetered. The consequences of a misplaced step during the Cuban Missile Crisis could not have been more grave. Ash and cinder, famine and fallout; nuclear war between the two... Zobraziť viac
Whether you're interested in global problems like climate change, and understanding that the Australian wildfires destroyed an area twice the size of Portugal, or just grasping how few people have washed their hands between visiting the bathroom... Zobraziť viac
Fibbing, prevaricating, stretching the truth, white lies, of omission, of commission. Lying is so pervasive that we have countless words for it... Zobraziť viac
What does power and responsibility look like for Christian men in our world today? Becoming a King offers men a guide to becoming one to whom God can entrust his kingdom. Journey with Morgan Snyder as he walks alongside men... Zobraziť viac
In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, James Hawes tells the story of Europe's most admired and feared country, from Julius Caesar to Angela Merkel. With more than 100 maps and images, this is... Zobraziť viac
Through economics, our politicians have the power to transform people's lives for better or worse... Zobraziť viac
In Britain alone, more than 20% of the adult population take a psychiatric drug in any one year... Zobraziť viac
This book doesn’t simply analyse the mental fallacies that trip us up. It goes further to show us what good decision-making looks like – that it can be both moral and effective... Zobraziť viac
How to Spend a Trillion Dollars is the ultimate thought experiment but it is also a call to arms: these are all things we could do, if we put our minds to it - and our money... Zobraziť viac
Lighting the path to self-acceptance and self-compassion, Jeffrey Marsh helps you discover patterns in your life that may be holding you back. In this interactive workbook, Jeffrey shares wisdom gleaned from their own experience 'growing up fabulous... Zobraziť viac
How can we bring people together? Sociologist and best-selling author Eric Klinenberg introduces a transformative and powerfully uplifting new idea for health, happiness, safety and healing our divided, unequal society... Zobraziť viac
Whether you want to spend culture-filled days in world-class museums, feast on local produce, take a lazy seaside break or embark on an epic rural adventure, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Europe has to offer... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1959, David J Schwartz's classic teachings are as powerful today as they were then. Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book shows that the key to success is the way you think. Not only will this timeless classic ... Zobraziť viac
The first exploration of the profound and often catastrophic impact the American Revolution had on the rest of the world... Zobraziť viac
From a preeminent scholar of Eastern Europe, a new history of Russian imperialism. In 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea and attempted to seize a portion of Ukraine. While the world watched in outrage... Zobraziť viac
The town of Bethlehem carries so many layers of meaning—some ancient, some mythical, some religious—that it feels like an unreal city, even to the people who call it home. Today, the city is hemmed in by a wall and surrounded by forty-one Israeli... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2017. From the author of the bestselling study of the 1948 War of Independence comes an incisive look at the Occupied Territories, picking up the story where The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine left off... Zobraziť viac
The private collection of 80 inrō, ojime and netsuke presented here was donated to the Museum for Lacquer Art in 2017. The wealth of objects reproduces plants and animals with symbolic significance, literary subjects, ... Zobraziť viac
Chocolate – ‘the food of the Gods’ – has had a long and eventful history. Its story is expertly told here by the doyen of Maya studies, Michael Coe, and his late wife, Sophie. The book begins 3,000 years ago in the Mexican jungles and ... Zobraziť viac
Written in History celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some are noble and inspiring, Zobraziť viac
