Quantum physics is not mystifying. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminating. It stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world... Zobraziť viac
In this ground-breaking history, Sarah Gristwood reveals the way courtly love made and marred the Tudor dynasty. From Henry VIII declaring himself as the ‘loyal and most assured servant’ of Anne Boleyn to... Zobraziť viac
A Times Best Book of 2021From the very first dog to glowing fish and designer pigs... Zobraziť viac
From the number of cells in our bodies to the size of the universe, big numbers have more to do with the 'real world' than you might suspect... Zobraziť viac
In the twentieth century, wealth and power was dictated by access to oil. This century will have different kingmakers, perhaps different wars... Zobraziť viac
AI is changing the world at frightening speed. A bestselling author decides to find out more… Zobraziť viac
11.5 million documents sent through encrypted channels. The secret records of 214,000 offshore companies. The largest data leak in history. In early 2015, an anonymous whistle-blower led investigative journalists Bastian Obermayer ... 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
An award-winning debut that vividly reimagines Uganda’s troubled history through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan... Zobraziť viac
In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common – murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city, Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic, Caligula was butchered in the theatre, Claudius was poisoned at dinner... Zobraziť viac
Drunk Tank Pink is a particular shade of pink. In 1979 psychologists discovered that it has an extraordinary effect: if you stare at it for two minutes, you dramatically weaken in strength... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Georg Dehio Book Prize 2018The Second World War is drawing to a close, but the world is far from safe. Left to fend for themselves, women and children are forced out of their homes in East Prussia to make way for the advancing victors... Zobraziť viac
Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of conflict. But what happens decades later when they unexpectedly converge once more? ... Zobraziť viac
Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of the American Dream. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. Until one day they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is... Zobraziť viac
Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her... 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
In the heady days after 1945, the authority of the United States was unrivalled and, with the founding of the UN, a new era of international co-operation seemed to have begun. But seventy-five years later, its influence has already diminished... Zobraziť viac
From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, the scavenger Hadi collects human body parts and stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the parts as people and give them a proper burial... Zobraziť viac
Throughout Proust's life, nine of his short stories remained unseen - the writer never spoke of them. Why did he choose not to publish them along with the others? ... Zobraziť viac
