A refreshingly original and thought-provoking new theory of art, argued with intelligence, panache and wit. Have we completely missed the point of the modern western revolution in the arts? Hugh Moss thinks so, and here he presents ... Zobraziť viac
This pocket-sized compendium of sixty four of the world's most useful tests is a vital tool for anyone looking to gauge their abilities and improve their performance. From intelligence to personality type via creativity and leadership ... Zobraziť viac
Dozens of books have been published recently on the errors and biases that affect our judgments and choices. Drawing on cognitive science, their lessons are excellent for many kinds of decisions... Zobraziť viac
One dead Santa. A town full of suspects. Will you discover the truth? ... Zobraziť viac
Once upon a time, a writer had an idea. They wrote it down. But what happened next? ... Zobraziť viac
Just before Christmas 1908, Marion Gilchrist, a wealthy 82-year-old spinster, was found bludgeoned to death in her Glasgow home. A valuable diamond brooch was missing, and police soon fastened... Zobraziť viac
Fortune favours the bold. All great leaders of history have known this, and were successful because of the risks they dared to take. But today so many of us are paralysed by fear... Zobraziť viac
Everybody knows the Beatles: John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Brian. The Fab Four's meteoric rise is one of the most famous rags-to-riches stories ever told... Zobraziť viac
An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks... Zobraziť viac
The laws now enforced throughout the world are almost all modelled on systems developed in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During two hundred years of colonial rule, Europeans exported their laws everywhere they could... Zobraziť viac
The most important part of a leader's job is to set in motion the actions today that will build a better future tomorrow - in other words, strategy. But how do leaders become strategists... Zobraziť viac
Geography is Destiny tells the history of Britain and its changing relationships with Europe and the wider world, from its physical separation at the end of the Ice Age to the first flickers of a United Kingdom, struggles for the Atlantic... Zobraziť viac
In 1936, a young dreamer named Edmond Charlot opened a modest bookshop in Algiers... Zobraziť viac
Billionaire investors. If we think of them, it's with a mixture of awe and suspicion... Zobraziť viac
René Magritte's surreal sensibility, deadpan melodrama, and fine-tuned outrageousness have all become inescapably part of our times. But these groundbreaking subversions all came from a middle-class Belgian gent, who kept a modest house... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2010, critically acclaimed in US and UK (fans include Ellroy, Pelecanos, John Harvey),... Zobraziť viac
Alison is newly married, barely twenty and struggling to find her place in the world... Zobraziť viac
This ground-breaking book exposes the myths behind startup success, illuminates the real forces at work and shows how they can be harnessed in your favour... Zobraziť viac
Profile Books Ltd: "'Sophisticated, engaging... she unravels the intricacies with the light and deft touch which... Zobraziť viac
Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea... Zobraziť viac
