London. A city apart. Inimitable. Or so it once seemed. Spiralling from the outer limits of the Overground to the pinnacle... Zobraziť viac
You're already playing the game, whether you like it or not. You can try to ignore what others say about you or you can... Zobraziť viac
A beautifully tragic and thought-provoking tale, The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman perfectly reflects the elegance and... Zobraziť viac
In a remarkable career, Edward O. Thorp rose up from nothing to become a professor at MIT, invented card counting and the... Zobraziť viac
In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century, a peasant couple longs for a child. In despair they turn to... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play? There are no screens. There are no controls. You don’t just see and hear it – you taste, smell, and touch it too... Zobraziť viac
Jenni Murray gives the lie to Thomas Carlyle’s infamous declaration that ‘the history of the world is but the biography of great men.’ Women have played just as great a role in the story of humankind, only for their own tales to be marginalised, ... Zobraziť viac
In an increasingly polarised world, it sometimes feels impossible to talk to someone you disagree with, let alone change their mind. However, as David McRaney reveals, you could be just one conversation away from reshaping someone's... Zobraziť viac
Science fiction and East Asian myth combine in this dazzling retelling of the rise of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history... Zobraziť viac
A breathtaking tale of family secrets, from the international bestselling author of An American Marriage... Zobraziť viac
What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Follow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators.... Zobraziť viac
In 1506 a comet appears above Augsburg. As the astronomer Johann Virdung explains, it heralds conflict, the destruction of crops and the death of kings. He concludes his theories with a poem... Zobraziť viac
From Nobel Prize winner Venki Ramakrishnan. Everyone knows about DNA, the essence of our being, the molecule where our genes reside. But DNA by itself is useless without a machine to decode... Zobraziť viac
In the space of a few years, Bitcoin has gone from an idea ignored or maligned by almost everyone to an asset with a market... Zobraziť viac
Lola stands next to Garcia while he mans the grill in their craggy square of backyard. The barbeque has just begun, and the women are clustered gossiping, while the men hold sweating beers. Lola prefers the periphery... Zobraziť viac
My Head Spins. I'm Lying in a Bed. Where am I? Who am I? A man wakes up in hospital.He has no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The doctor tells him his name, but he doesn't remember it. He remembers nothing... Zobraziť viac
Simon saved his best friend, Kat, from the clutches of the Company and their high-tech VR gaming experience, Otherworld. But it was at a steep price. Now he, Kat, and their friend Busara are on the run. They know too much.... Zobraziť viac
Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realises it’s high time he and Monty had Zobraziť viac
The profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Why does Notre-Dame so clearly crystallise what our civilisation is about? ... Zobraziť viac
Democracy today is widely regarded as an ideal form of government. Yet in practice it sometimes seems a sham, a political puppet show in which hidden elites pull all the strings... Zobraziť viac
