This is Pleasure is an extraordinary work by one of the world's finest writers, and achieves more in 15,000 words than most full-length novels. Following the unravelling of the life of a male publisher undone by allegations of sexual impropriety ... Zobraziť viac
In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he picks up the thread again in the second instalment of his definitive account ... Zobraziť viac
The headlines may be all Covid now, as a few short months ago they were all Brexit, but the breakdown of the UK's political sphere has been a long time coming, and it is a symptom of a much deeper malaise... Zobraziť viac
Lyndon Baines Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, and Donald Trump: each had different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office. And yet when they reached their ... Zobraziť viac
What kind of creature is a human? If we don't know what we are, how can we know how to act? In Being a Human Charles Foster sets out to understand what a human is, inhabiting the sensory worlds of humans at three pivotal moments in our history... Zobraziť viac
Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it alright for missionaries to replace the Bible's 'white as snow' with 'white as fungus' in places where snow never falls? ... Zobraziť viac
This is a book for managers who know that their organisations are stuck in a mindset that thrives on fashionable business theories that are no more than folk wisdom, and whose so-called strategies that are little more than banal wish lists... Zobraziť viac
For thousands of years, mathematicians have used the timeless art of logic to see the world more clearly. In The Art of Logic, Royal Society Science Book Prize nominee Eugenia Cheng shows how anyone can think like a mathematician - and see, ... Zobraziť viac
In twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop, Wigtown, Shaun Bythell has met pretty much every kind of customer there is - from the charming, erudite and deep-pocketed to the eccentric, flatulent and possibly larcenous... Zobraziť viac
We're used to feeling stressed, rushed and overwhelmed. At work and at home there are endless calls on our attention and time. We're constantly playing catch-up. But if we want to perform optimally, and reach our full potential, we must learn... Zobraziť viac
Offers an argument for the craft of perfume-making. This book describes 2,000 fragrances... Zobraziť viac
What would make a society drain its public swimming baths and fill them with concrete rather than opening them to everyone? Economics researcher Heather McGhee sets out across America to learn why white voters... Zobraziť viac
Profile Books: We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude, what seem like insurmountable obstacles become... Zobraziť viac
Yona has been stuck behind a desk for years working as a programming coordinator for Jungle, a travel company specialising in package holidays to destinations ravaged by disaster... Zobraziť viac
For the past thirty years or more, the global economy has been run based on three big assumptions: globalisation will continue to increase; trade is the route to growth and development; and economic power is moving from West to East.... Zobraziť viac
Around the globe, people are facing the same problem - that we are born as individuals but are forced to conform to the rules of society if we want to succeed. To see our uniqueness expressed in our achievements, we must first learn the rules ... Zobraziť viac
A celebration of all things Shakespearian: the only guide to Shakespeare you'll ever need, fully endorsed by Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life and work of the ... Zobraziť viac
The #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from the acclaimed author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There and Mojo. In business - as in life - the right behaviours matter. But getting it right is tricky... Zobraziť viac
One of Laszlo Krasznahorkai's most loved books, published in the UK for the first time. War & War begins at a point of danger: on a dark train platform Korim is on the verge of being attacked and ... Zobraziť viac
We live in an age of subterfuge. Spy agencies pour vast resources into hacking, leaking, and forging data, often with the goal of weakening the very foundation of liberal democracy: trust in facts... Zobraziť viac
