Penguin Books Ltd: Consists of eight case-studies of people the author has treated, including a woman of 67, obsessively... Zobraziť viac
Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed... Zobraziť viac
On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell's death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Second World War. Fascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two... Zobraziť viac
"If you want to get beyond gestures and slogans and to the truth, this is the book to get you there" Russell Brand "Kehinde Andrews is a crucial voice walking in a proud tradition of Black radical criticism and action... Zobraziť viac
In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium... Zobraziť viac
An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness... Zobraziť viac
We all give feedback every day of our working lives. But all too often, a fear of awkward conversations leads us to hold back or say the wrong things... Zobraziť viac
In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium... Zobraziť viac
When renowned psychotherapist Virginia Axline first encountered Dibs at his New York School, he was a little boy lost to the world. He would not talk. He would not play. He sat alone, defying every attempt at interaction. Axline was the last resort... Zobraziť viac
An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness... Zobraziť viac
An accessible, powerful overview of Noam Chomsky's political thought... Zobraziť viac
In this Freak 'how-to' guide, the mavericks behind the Freakonomics phenomenon teach you their secrets: how to challenge conventional wisdom, unravel life's secret codes and think differently – that is, think like a Freak. Levitt and Dubner see the world Zobraziť viac
Ulysses is one of the foundational texts of modern literature, yet has a reputation for complexity and controversy. In Ulysses Unbound, Joyce expert Terence Killeen untangles this seemingly knotty classic to reveal the wonders beneath... Zobraziť viac
Arguing that the slave trade was at the heart of Britain's economic progress, Eric Williams's landmark 1944 study revealed the connections between capitalism and racism, and has influenced generations of historians ever since... Zobraziť viac
Command and Control interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, ... Zobraziť viac
Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein is an astonishing journey through the mind, and secrets of how our memory really works... Zobraziť viac
A young theoretical physicist's guide to how the radical new science of counterfactuals can reveal the full scope of our universe... Zobraziť viac
The Gulag was Russia’s forgotten holocaust. The largest network of concentration camps ever created, it murdered millions and haunted all those who came out alive... Zobraziť viac
These essays, reviews and articles illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art. Zobraziť viac
From the Author of <i>Women, Race, and Class</i>, this is a timely provocation that examines the concept of attaining freedom in light of our current world conflicts. In these newly collected essays, interviews and speeches, world-renowned activist... Zobraziť viac
