In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. Maps divide the walled Old City into four quarters, yet that division doesn't reflect the reality of mixed and diverse neighbourhoods... Zobraziť viac
The strange and thrilling world of Japanese track racing - a cycling and betting culture unlike anything else on earth... Zobraziť viac
Profile Books: Mary Beard is one of the world's best-known classicists - a brilliant academic, with a rare gift for... Zobraziť viac
In Search of Excellence has long been a must-have for the boardroom, business school and bedside table, and continues to... Zobraziť viac
An entertaining miscellany of logical curiosities - from anecdotes and proofs to puzzles and puns - found outside the classroom. If you want to learn how to conform to confound, raze hopes, succeed your successor, order absence in the absence of order, .. Zobraziť viac
There's no pleasure like a perfectly turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else, of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections. Here are the funniest, sharpest, rudest and most devastating insults... Zobraziť viac
Friends do it, strangers do it and so do chimpanzees - and it's not just deeply embedded in our history and culture, it may even be written in our DNA. The humble handshake, it turns out, has a rich and surprising history... Zobraziť viac
From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem impossible at first glance. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal... Zobraziť viac
Ryan Holiday has led the popular revival of stoicism since 2014, with his acclaimed bestsellers The Obstacle is the Way, Ego is the Enemy, and - in partnership with Stephen Hanselman - The Daily Stoic. This latter offered powerful quotations... Zobraziť viac
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain Workbook accompanies the world's most widely used drawing instruction book by Betty Edwards. This workbook reinforces the five basic skills of drawing and includes... Zobraziť viac
Profile Books: In 1909, the largest department store in London's West End, designed and built from scratch, opened in Oxford... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to be a great father? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad needs guidance: because fatherhood is not a one-off, it is something you do every day... Zobraziť viac
It's the height of summer. As the heat shimmers on the streets and ice cream melts onto sticky fingers, tempers begin to rise and old grudges surface. From Cornish beaches to the French Riviera, it's not just a holiday that's on people's minds... 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
Whatever your job is, chances are you find it hard to switch off. Today, we work longer hours, at weekends, at home and on the move - while the office is only ever a click away via smartphones and the Internet... Zobraziť viac
Your hard work is paying off. You are doing well in your field. But there is something standing between you and the next level of achievement. That something may just be one of your own annoying habits.Perhaps one small flaw... Zobraziť viac
The 'Good Chaps' theory holds that those who rise to power in the UK can be trusted to follow the rules and do the right thing. They're good chaps, after all. Yet Britain appears to have been taken over by bad chaps.... Zobraziť viac
Propaganda, pulp fiction, spies and censorship: the fascinating and action-packed story of books in wartime Zobraziť viac
A searing reflection on the failures of Israel to treat Palestine and Palestinians as equals, as partners on the road to peace instead of genocide. Zobraziť viac
Bernie Sanders stormed to international headlines after running an extraordinary campaign for the Democratic primaries that saw over 13 million people turn out to vote for him, and changed the global discussion surrounding US politics... Zobraziť viac
