Today scientists are a resolutely monoglot community, using exclusively English - but the rise of English was anything but inevitable and only very recent. In a sweeping history, from the Middle Ages through to today, ... Zobraziť viac
Do leaders make history, or does history make leaders? What should we do when the wrong people are in power?And how can we find and become better leaders today?A deep-dive into the art, science and practice of leadership around the world and... Zobraziť viac
For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility. It didn't matter whether you were five or fifty - every day was a roll of the dice. But now, as medical advances push the boundaries of survival further each year, we have ... Zobraziť viac
One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth? ... Zobraziť viac
'Delightful' Steven Pinker | 'A joy to read' David Crystal | 'Gulp it down' Lucy Mangan | 'A gem' Simon GarfieldSwamp or bog? Guilt or shame? Clementine or tangerine? We like to think that we choose our words with care, but are we using them with any... Zobraziť viac
'Warm, joyful, smart and nuanced' CURTIS SITTENFELD, author of Romantic Comedy'This novel is a gift' J. COURTNEY SULLIVAN, author of The CliffsWhat if everything you wanted is no longer enough?Meeting for an autumnal swim in an idyllic pond, Caroline's... Zobraziť viac
Secrets in the flames. Answers in the ashes. Riley and her brother Oliver set off in the pitch-black night, fleeing their troubled home. They are heading for Nowhere―an abandoned ranch, once the playground of its former eccentric movie-star owner... Zobraziť viac
The French philosopher Badiou turns his attention to love in this new book. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for reinvention. 'One of the most important philosophers writing today.' Joan Copjec Zobraziť viac
'What makes Art is Magic so rewarding is that Deller can write. Strikingly, he finds the literary process "mortifying . .. as though I am slowly dying". Perhaps it is that painful intensity that electrifies his prose, which comes across as... Zobraziť viac
New and uncollected tales of murder, mischief, magic and madness. Ruth Rendell was an acknowledged master of psychological suspense: these are ten (and a quarter) of her most chillingly compelling short stories, collected here together for the first... Zobraziť viac
Starting with flags that we know, this captivating history explains the origins and hidden meanings of flags, taking a chatty but always entertaining path through this universal subject... Zobraziť viac
Burnout is said to be the defining feeling of the post-pandemic world - but why are we all so exhausted? Some of us struggle with perfectionism, while others are simply overwhelmed by the demands of modern life... Zobraziť viac
British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin Pool at London Zoo... Zobraziť viac
As the nights draw in and the old year slips away, the haunting season begins. Twigs scrape at windowpanes in the darkness, mysterious footprints are found in the snow, and all sorts of mysteries, monsters and nastiness are in the offing. Bringing... Zobraziť viac
In New York in the middle of the twentieth century, comic book companies figured out how to make millions... Zobraziť viac
Professor Frederick Lothian, retired engineer, world expert on concrete and connoisseur of modernist design, has quarantined himself from life by moving to a retirement village. Surrounded and obstructed by the debris of his life, ... Zobraziť viac
Think about that first tickle of hunger in your stomach. A moment ago, you could have been thinking about anything, but now it's thickly buttered marmite toast, a frosty scoop of ice cream straight from the tub, some... Zobraziť viac
This is a history of the ways in which foreign and prehistoric peoples were represented in museums of anthropology, with their displays of arts and artifacts, their dioramas, their special exhibitions... Zobraziť viac
Our planet hasn't seen the current rate of extinction since the demise of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago, and global conservation efforts are failing to halt this... Zobraziť viac
Wealth. Stability. Freedom. Hard work is often not enough to achieve these universal goals. Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings know the systemic barriers that keep those who are hustling from achieving their dreams and it's now their mission to level... Zobraziť viac
