In March 1946, scientists began to track thousands of children born in one cold week. No one imagined that this would become the longest-running study of human development in the world, growing to encompass five generations of children... Zobraziť viac
The final part of Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, 'One of the great biographical achievements of our times' (Sunday Times) How did Margaret Thatcher change and divide Britain? ... Zobraziť viac
Edward the Confessor, the last great king of Anglo-Saxon England, canonized nearly 100 years after his death, is in part a figure of myths created in the late middle ages... Zobraziť viac
Historians love to write about rulers—kings, emperors, presidents—or about vast social forces-migration, industrialisation-but what if they are all missing the point? Thinking about our own lives, isn't it clear that what makes the world go ... Zobraziť viac
All of us - not only scientists, industrialists and generals-should ask ourselves what can we do now to improve the chances of reaping the benefits of future AI and avoiding the risks. This is the most important conversation of our time, ... Zobraziť viac
In 12 Rules for Life, acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and... Zobraziť viac
A mesmerizing trip to the strange new world of white holes, from Carlo Rovelli, the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics... Zobraziť viac
There is no real evidence that humans ever 'domesticated' cats. Rather, it seems that at some point cats saw the potential value to themselves of humans. John Gray's wonderful new book is an attempt to get to grips... Zobraziť viac
How did we end up in a world where humans coexist with technologies we can no longer fully control or understand? George Dyson plots an unexpected course through the past 300 years to reveal the hidden connections that underpin our digital age... Zobraziť viac
It's OK to be angry about capitalism. It's OK to want something better. Bernie Sanders takes on the 1% and speaks blunt truths about a system that is fuelled by uncontrolled greed, and rigged against ordinary people... Zobraziť viac
How do we live ethical lives alongside others? A fascinating, mind-expanding exploration of our moral universe. We have always lived with ethically significant others, whether they are the pets we keep, the gods we believe in or the machines we are... Zobraziť viac
In July 2015, a young black woman named Sandra Bland was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in rural Texas. Minutes later she was arrested and jailed. Three days later, she committed suicide in her cell. What went wrong? ... Zobraziť viac
A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future – and what it means to win. Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognized as a special case. Born to working class,... Zobraziť viac
Professor of philosophy and a public intellectual for the internet age, Callard shows how Socrates can inform the way we live our lives – from romance to politics' Guardian, Books to Look Forward to in 2025A new and vibrant understanding of Socrates, ... Zobraziť viac
Source Code describes with unprecedented candour Bill Gates’ life from his childhood in Seattle to dropping out of Harvard aged 20 in 1975. Shortly afterwards he wrote, with Paul Allen, the programme which became the foundation of Microsoft ... Zobraziť viac
The sweeping story of one of the great epics of Europe's history: the rise and rise of the dynasty that dominated the Middle Ages... Zobraziť viac
How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter today... Zobraziť viac
A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom... Zobraziť viac
A biographical study of Hitler's inner circle offers a new way to understand the horrors of the Nazi regimeWhy did so many Germans take part in the crimes of Nazi Germany? How did they come to support Hitler and follow him almost to the very end?... Zobraziť viac
From the Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of Ghost Wars, the inside story of America's long and ruinous relationship with Saddam Hussein... Zobraziť viac
