Presenting a wealth of innovative scientific research and data in stunning, beautiful infographics, 99 Maps to Save the Planet provides us with instant snapshots of the destruction of our environment... Zobraziť viac
Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth? Growing Up takes an unflinching look at the dark underbelly of the sexual revolution... Zobraziť viac
Being able to speak is what makes us human. If you’ve ever felt the shock of listening to a recording of your own voice, you... Zobraziť viac
Kristen Ghodsee's Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism explains why capitalism is uniquely bad for women. Through surprising economic lessons from twentieth-century history, it shows that if we adopt some ideas from socialism, women's lives will be b Zobraziť viac
History does not repeat, but it does instruct. In a time of great uncertainty and instability, this edition of On Tyranny emphasises the importance of being active, conscious, and deliberate participants in resistance... Zobraziť viac
What would happen if you fell into a Black Hole? Black Holes are the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe, but they are a riddle that confounds our intuitions. Anything that enters them can never escape, and yet they contain nothing at all... Zobraziť viac
This short book takes us through the sixteen days in August 1936 when the Olympic Games were staged in Berlin. With a... Zobraziť viac
Elizabeth Kolbert has become one of the most important writers on the environment. Now she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the atmosphere... Zobraziť viac
For a country that has always denied having dreams of empire, the United States owns a lot of overseas territory. America has always prided itself on being a champion of sovereignty and independence. We know it has spread its money, ... Zobraziť viac
How should we treat non-human animals? In this immensely powerful and influential book (now with a new introduction by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari), the renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer ... Zobraziť viac
The Power Broker tells the story of Robert Moses, the single most powerful man in New York for almost half a century and the greatest builder America (and probably the world) has ever known. Without ever once being elected to office, ... Zobraziť viac
Barton Gellman’s informant called himself ‘Verax’ – the truth-teller. It was only later that Verax unmasked himself as Edward Snowden. By that point he had already shared thousands of files with Gellman... Zobraziť viac
Bodley Head: It could have been a very different story.British and US forces could have successfully withdrawn from... Zobraziť viac
In our increasingly secular world, holy texts are at best seen as irrelevant, and at worst as an excuse to incite violence, hatred and division. So what value, if any, can scripture hold for us today? And if our world no longer seems compatible with ... Zobraziť viac
The long-awaited second volume of Volker Ullrich’s acclaimed biography of the Führer, taking us through the war years – from the early triumphs of the Blitzkrieg to Hitler’s suicide in his Berlin bunker... Zobraziť viac
The Reinvention of Humanity tells the story of a small circle of renegade scientist-explorers who changed something profound: what it means to be normal. In the early twentieth century, these pioneering anthropologists, most of them women, made... Zobraziť viac
The heart of racism is denial. It is refusing to self-reflect. In his global, game-changing bestseller How To Be An Antiracist Ibram X.Kendi, director of the Centre for Antiracist Research at Boston University, showed that when it comes to racism, neutral Zobraziť viac
What happens when the President of the United States engages in criminal activity? He runs for re-election. Donald Trump's campaign chairman went to jail. So did his personal lawyer... Zobraziť viac
Now adapted for young readers, Vice President Kamala Harris's empowering memoir about the values and inspirations that guided her life... Zobraziť viac
