Canongate Books: Bukowski's alter ego, Henry Chinaski, returns, revelling in his eternal penchant for booze, women and... Zobraziť viac
Time rules our lives, but how much do we really understand it?In Time Warped, we meet the people willing to go to extreme lengths to find out. They travel to Costa Rica to find out if hummingbirds can sense the passage of time, ... Zobraziť viac
For Penelope, wife of Odyseeus, maintaining a kingdom while her husband was off fighting the Trojan war was not a simple business. Already aggrieved that he had been lured away due to the shocking behaviour of her beautiful cousin ... Zobraziť viac
'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme ... Zobraziť viac
Our relentless drive to create makes us unique among living creatures. What is special about the human brain that enables us to innovate? Why don't cows choreograph dances? Why don't squirrels build elevators to their ... Zobraziť viac
Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It's wrong. As Daniel H... Zobraziť viac
Behind the high walls of a mansion in Geneva a night of sinister revelry is about to begin . . . In the staff quarters, the servants led by the cool, unflappable butler are preparing for the downfall of the Baron and Baroness. Meanwhile in the ... Zobraziť viac
Having led a successful, comfortable life, Harvey Gotham retires to the French countryside to pursue bookish obsessions and writing. But when the French police discover his estranged wife's involvement in a terrorist ... Zobraziť viac
A monumental speculative fiction story of love, loyalty, politics and conscience set in parallel LondonsThe Ark was built to save the lives of the many, but rapidly became a refuge for the elite, the entrance closed without warning. ... Zobraziť viac
In a single eye-opening year, two women, worlds apart, experience parallel awakenings. In New York, Jane Takagi-Little has landed a job producing Japanese docu-soap My American Wife! But as she researches the consumption ... Zobraziť viac
A revolutionary new understanding of the human brain and its changeable nature. The brain is a dynamic, electric, living forest. It is not rigidly fixed but instead constantly modifies its patterns - adjusting to remember, adapting to new condition... Zobraziť viac
In Island Dreams, Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands. He blends stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and great voyages from literature, shedding new light on ... Zobraziť viac
Alessandro Baricco re-creates the siege of Troy through the voices of 21 Homeric characters. Sacrificing none of Homer's panoramic scope, Baricco forgoes Homer's detachment and admits us to realms of subjective ... Zobraziť viac
A handful of disparate lives converge at a remote seaside inn: a lovelorn professor, a renowned painter, an inscrutable seductress - and a beautiful young girl, fatally ill, brought to the sea by a desperate father's last hope. An intricate web ... Zobraziť viac
If the truth's in the shadows, get out of the light . . . Lawyer Bobby Carter did a lot of work for the wrong type of people. Now he's dead and it was no accident. Besides a distraught family and a heap of powerful friends, Carter's left ... Zobraziť viac
Cartoonist Tom Gauld returns with more incredible cartoons from his beloved New Scientist strip Zobraziť viac
Canongate Books: Döstädning, or the art of death cleaning, is a Swedish phenomenon by which the elderly and their... Zobraziť viac
*Why does your foot hit the brake pedal before you are conscious of danger ahead? * Zobraziť viac
A handful of disparate lives converge at a remote seaside inn: a lovelorn professor, a renowned painter, an inscrutable... Zobraziť viac
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE? After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where Professor Andrew Martin is... Zobraziť viac
