An incisive account of the Arctic convoys, and the essential role Bletchley Park and Special Intelligence played in Allied success.Between 1941 and 1945, more than eight hundred shiploads of supplies were delivered to the Soviet Union protected by... Zobraziť viac
'A fascinating testimony to our nervous hunger to map the hazy, haunted territory at the edges of the rational... engrossing, entertaining and distinctly unsettling' Sarah Waters'Shiversomely eerie... so impressive in its research and remarkable in all... Zobraziť viac
The essential guide for understanding what you're eating, and the forces that are driving you to eat it. Zobraziť viac
The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. This edition includes colour illustrations alongside a foreword... Zobraziť viac
From celebrated writer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book – which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title.At its heart is a single, transformative idea: that rivers are not mere matter for human use, but... Zobraziť viac
In 1960, Joy Adamson first introduced to the world the story of her life alongside Elsa - the lioness she had rescued as an orphaned cub and raised to adulthood at her home in Kenya. But, as Elsa had been born free, Joy made the heartbreaking decision... Zobraziť viac
Fake news. Alternative facts. Conspiracy theories. Misinformation is one of the defining problems of our age, and despite what we may think, we are all susceptible. So how and why does misinformation spread? ... Zobraziť viac
V knihe sa prezentujú nové algebry, ktoré novým spôsobom vysvetľujú komplikované súvislosti známych algebier. Znalosť týchto nových algebier umožňuje veľmi jednoducho sa udomácniť a orientovať v náročných častiach školskej matematiky. V úvodnej časti... Zobraziť viac
Ženy žijí déle než muži. Mají silnější imunitní systém. Dokážou se lépe vypořádat s nádorovým onemocněním i s hladem a vidí svět v širším barevném spektru. Ve všech fázích života si zkrátka vedou lépe než muži. Zobraziť viac
Psi jsou úžasní – v každém věku! Život se starým psem nám otevírá oči a srdce víc, než si umíme představit. Staří psi nás mohou mnohému naučit: Například brát každý den jako dar, ničeho nelitovat, starat se o svou smečku... Zobraziť viac
A Times Best Book of 2021From the very first dog to glowing fish and designer pigs... Zobraziť viac
The world is currently closer to superpower conflict than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. World War III is a real possibility, and with 12,000 warheads in the arsenals of more than half a dozen countries, we are standing on a nuclear... Zobraziť viac
This book is for anyone who wants to easily understand the mind-blowing fundamentals of our extraordinary, expanding universe. Written by Oxford astrophysicist Dr Becky Smethurst and composed of ten captivating, simple essays, ... Zobraziť viac
Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past, and anticipate in the future, in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world... Zobraziť viac
We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done... Zobraziť viac
How was a brilliant physics professor tricked into carrying 2kg of cocaine across the Argentinian border? Why do doctors misdiagnose 10 to 15% of their patients? ... Zobraziť viac
The myth-busting science behind our modern attitudes to exercise: what our bodies really need, why it matters, and its effects on health and wellbeing... Zobraziť viac
"On the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - or houses, that is. Cleans them right off the face of the earth. They all go."... Zobraziť viac
"There are some who can live without wild things, and some who cannot" begins Aldo Leopold's totemic work of ecological thought. Ranging from lyrical observations of the changing seasons over a year on his Wisconsin farm to... Zobraziť viac
The European eel, Anguilla anguilla, is one of the strangest creatures nature ever created. Remarkably little is known about the eel, even today. What we do know is that it’s born as a tiny willow-leaf shaped larva in the Sargasso Sea... Zobraziť viac
