A provocative look at what has worked - and what hasn't - in East Asian economics, now in paperback. Until the catastrophic economic crisis of the late 1990s, East Asia was perceived as a monolithic success story... Zobraziť viac
From bestselling author Robert Greene comes a new guide to the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, ... 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
A clear and accessible introduction to geography by two experts in the topic, part of the Ideas in Profile series. Geography gives shape to our innate curiosity; cartography is older than writing... Zobraziť viac
In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics: what is it, why we do we need it and where, in these turbulent times, is it heading? From the gap between ... 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
Your brain is a collection of maps. That is no metaphor: scrawled across your brain's surfaces are actual schematic images of the sights, sounds, and actions that hold the key to your survival. Scientists first began uncovering these maps over... 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
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
he ten personas your innovators can adopt and harness to boost creativity from the bestselling author and ex-general manager of IDEO. Innovation is the lifeblood of every company - the fuel that keeps an organisation going in a tough marketplace... Zobraziť viac
For centuries, Rome was one of the world's largest imperial powers, its influence spread across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle-East, its military force successfully fighting off attacks by the Parthians, Germans, Persians and Goths... 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
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
Though we might not realise it, our collective memory of the twentieth century was defined by the poets who lived and wrote in it. At every significant turning point we find them, pen in hand, fingers poised at... Zobraziť viac
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
An anthropologist looks at our modern world - and shows how we can build a better, more connected one. Increasingly, we are coming to see difference, whether in the form of conflicting values or growing ethnic diversity, as an existential threat... Zobraziť viac
The Sunday TimesFrom the bestselling author of Chums comes an explorer's tale of a naïf getting to understand a complex, glittering, beautiful and often cruel city. Simon Kuper has experienced Paris both as a human being and as a journalist. He has ... Zobraziť viac
This year, as they have for millennia, many people around the world will set out on pilgrimages.But these are not only journeys of personal and spiritual devotion - they are also political acts, affirmations of identity and engagements with deep-rooted... Zobraziť viac
A history of humanity told through its 17 defining equations, from Pythagoras to Calculus. Explains why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what's really going on with Shrodinger's cat. From the author of "... Zobraziť viac
Six Students. One Murder. Your Time Starts Now... Zobraziť viac
