'It's a rollicking tale that brings to life the antic atmosphere of America in the 'Me' Decade' Wall Street Journal'A madcap chase... this is a well-written chronicle of 28 months when the world went slightly mad'... Zobraziť viac
How did descendants of Viking marauders came to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East?It is a tale of ambitious adventures and fierce freebooters, of fortunes made and fortunes lost... Zobraziť viac
Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner... Zobraziť viac
From the hematite used in cave paintings to the moldavite that became a TikTok sensation; from the stolen sandstone of Scone to the unexpected acoustics of Stonehenge... Zobraziť viac
Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible city and a hymn to the vitality and resilience... Zobraziť viac
Collectively authored by the Language Acts and Worldmaking team, this defining volume offers reflective narratives on research, theory and practice over the course of the flagship project of the same name, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research... Zobraziť viac
George Soros is among the world's most prominent public figures. He is one of the history's most successful investors and his philanthropy, led by the Open Society Foundations, has donated over $14 billion to promote democracy and human rights... Zobraziť viac
The seventy-one-year quest to find the world's highest mountain... Zobraziť viac
Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile... Zobraziť viac
Longlisted for the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year' A gripping history' THE ECONOMIST 'The World Beneath Their Feet contains plenty of rollicking stories... Zobraziť viac
<i>Are you ready to change the world? 365 ways to save the planet</i> is a full year's worth of daily wisdom, carefully selected to inspire you to take the urgent action our very existence desperately needs... Zobraziť viac
In the 1790s an extraordinary group of friends changed the world. Disappointed by the French Revolution's rapid collapse into tyranny, what they wanted was nothing less than a revolution of the mind. The rulers of Europe had ordered their peoples... Zobraziť viac
Who are you? Why are you, you? What kind of person do you want to be... Zobraziť viac
How did descendants of Viking marauders come to dominate Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East? ... Zobraziť viac
The Mongols have long been viewed in the West as violent barbarians who plundered and wrecked the societies they invaded. But in fact the Mongol Empire was highly sophisticated, and through their conquests, they built a new world order... Zobraziť viac
Dr Joseph Jebelli takes us on a seven-million-year journey through our own heads, drawing on insights from neuroscience, evolutionary biology, psychology, and philosophyto reveal how our... Zobraziť viac
<i>365 Ways to live Mindfully</i> introduces simple ways to develop mindfulness habits, such as identifying personal values, developing related goals and setting out to achieve them, through short concepts... Zobraziť viac
Reaching back into the ancient and medieval eras in which these defining works were produced, and investigating their continuing influence today, Epic Continent explores how matters of honour, fundamentalism, fate, nationhood, sex... Zobraziť viac
In Corruptible, professor of global politics Brian Klaas draws on over 500 interviews with some of the world's top leaders - from the noblest to the dirtiest - including presidents, war criminals, cult leaders, terrorists, psychopaths... Zobraziť viac
