For the past thirty years or more, the global economy has been run based on three big assumptions: globalisation will continue to increase; trade is the route to growth and development; and economic power is moving from West to East.... Zobraziť viac
A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to dance; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explains why we are all musical, how music makes sense and why abstract patterns of sound that don't ... Zobraziť viac
China's War of Resistance against Japan, as WWII is known in China, was never about the defeat of Japan alone. China was... Zobraziť viac
The remarkable stories of trees that have shaped human history - from the wooden ladder that solved a crime to France's revolutionary Liberty Trees. Zobraziť viac
Begin a journey of self-discovery with this interactive guide to decision making! Drawing from the science of cognitive bias and the wisdom of storytelling, Ask This Book a Question will help you navigate uncertainty to approach any decision with... Zobraziť viac
In a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, a young black man named Jefferson is an unwilling party to a liquor store shootout in which three men are killed. The only survivor, he is convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, there's been one indelible quality that great leaders, makers, artists and fighters have shared. The Zen Buddhists described it as inner peace, the Stoics called it ataraxia and Ryan Holiday calls it stillness: the ability to be ... Zobraziť viac
Lyndon Baines Johnson, Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Gordon Brown, Theresa May, and Donald Trump: each had different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office. And yet when they reached their ... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, there has been one quality that great leaders, makers, artists and fighters have shared. The Zen Buddhists described it as inner peace, the Stoics called it ataraxia and Ryan Holiday calls it stillness: the ability to be... 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
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
What does disruptive innovation really mean?How can the Eisenhower matrix help you manage your time?And when will you reach that all-important tipping point?By summarising and explaining the best business thinking, this book will help you to get to... Zobraziť viac
'Thank you, Nahid, for your gentle guidance and your beautiful way with words' Melissa Hemsley'Nahid is a wizard at unwinding and relaxing' Sara Pascoe'A useful and sustaining book' Cathy RentzenbrinkLEARN HOW TO PHYSICALLY RELEASE STRESS FROM YOUR... Zobraziť viac
In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he picks up the thread again in the second instalment of his definitive account ... Zobraziť viac
Profile Books: We give up too easily. With a simple change of attitude, what seem like insurmountable obstacles become... Zobraziť viac
Reflections on Covid and confinement from the unparalleled pen of Alan Bennett. Zobraziť viac
A fearless work of creative non-fiction about racism in cultural pursuits by award-winning poet Cathy Park Hong. Zobraziť viac
In this classic study of European colonialism, Albert Memmi examines the psychological effects of colonial ideology and system on both the coloniser and those colonised. Zobraziť viac
Practical tips and engaging advice on the unsung pleasures of drinking in moderation, from one of Britain's best-known broadcasters Zobraziť viac
