We all know there are major, overlapping, global crises ahead of humanity: climate change, mass migration, new warfare, big tech, further pandemics, authoritarian capitalism. Rather than be daunted, this book charts a way that we can respond... Zobraziť viac
‘Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back,’ says Geena Davis’s Thelma to Susan Sarandon’s Louise. The path to empowerment never did run smooth … From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, Dying of Politeness is the candid... Zobraziť viac
The Bird Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry of bird photography, and this beautiful book reflects this... Zobraziť viac
From the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to justify the military coup... Zobraziť viac
In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever... Zobraziť viac
This beautiful book accompanies the photographic competition celebrating the best bird photography of the year. The Bird Photographer of the Year competition celebrates the artistry of bird photography, and this beautiful book reflects this... Zobraziť viac
Wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill had always liked whales. But when one breached onto his kayak, nearly killing him, he became obsessed. This book traces his extraordinary investigation into the deep ocean and the cutting-edge science of animal translation.. Zobraziť viac
Conflict is both a sweeping history of the evolution of warfare up to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and a penetrating analysis of what we must learn from the past, and anticipate in the future, in order to navigate an increasingly perilous world... Zobraziť viac
The past, present and future of the world's most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover. Why don’t lions meow? Why does my cat leave a dead mouse at my feet? And why is a pet ocelot a bad idea?... Zobraziť viac
These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, she tells the story of our nation over 900 years... Zobraziť viac
The epic true-life story of one of the most notorious maritime disasters of the nineteenth century – and inspiration for ‘Moby-Dick’ – reissued to accompany a major motion picture due for release in December 2015, ... Zobraziť viac
If you want to be a successful leader in today’s business world, you need to think like an activist... Zobraziť viac
The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX-and Elon Musk-from a shaky startup into the world's leading edge rocket company. SpaceX has enjoyed a miraculous decade... Zobraziť viac
C.S. Lewis’ moving theological work in which he considers the most poetic portions from Scripture and what they tell us about God, the Bible, and faith. Zobraziť viac
Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America’s greatest untold story: the United States’ rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. Zobraziť viac
Winner of the 2020 Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, France''s best foreign book of the year.‘Astounding’ Sebastian Barry‘A masterpiece’ Ayad Akhtar‘This little book is ruminative, humane, and gorgeously precise’Jonathan Lethem Zobraziť viac
John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should be appreciated as things of beauty and worth. To the other white members of the European club of which he is member, these views are... Zobraziť viac
‘The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you’d be mad not to want to live there yourself’ GUARDIAN Zobraziť viac
Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of years spent studying elephant behaviour in the wild. Zobraziť viac
When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. ‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday Times Zobraziť viac
