A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago... Zobraziť viac
Many of us wrestle with daunting life-choice questions from time to time: what should I be aiming for? Am I being ambitious enough? Has an excess of ambition led me astray?... Zobraziť viac
From the Sunday Times-bestselling author, comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating and timely exploration of the shift in global power from the West to the East... Zobraziť viac
A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust... Zobraziť viac
In October 1960, James Baldwin and John Cheever spoke on a panel together at San Francisco State College. The troubled state of American society was under discussion... Zobraziť viac
Lonely Planet explores over 30 customs around death, grief and rebirth in cultures and communities around the world and highlights some of the lessons we can all learn from them... Zobraziť viac
In the fight for freedom, we must not only understand how tyrants rise - but how they fall... Zobraziť viac
All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts remind us that history's most-loved, and most-hated... Zobraziť viac
A global history of intoxication, exploring the international spectrum of drug use in cultures across the world, from prehistory to the present day... Zobraziť viac
One of the world's most celebrated historians and journalists uncovers the networks trying to destroy the democratic world. All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top... Zobraziť viac
Burdened with piling student debt, stagnant wages, and a rising cost of living, a growing number of enterprising individuals are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of modern work... Zobraziť viac
Counting is an innovative, erudite, world-wrapping journey through humanity’s marvellous ability to impose numbers on things. Acclaimed historian and mathematician Benjamin Wardhaugh draws on stories from the Stone Age to cyberspace in pursuit of... Zobraziť viac
The Stoics understood that if you can control your reactions and manage your emotions, you can achieve success. The same principles apply to our financial lives today... Zobraziť viac
They said she was a tyrant, a murderer and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way into the male spaces of politics and demanded to be recognised as an equal and a leader.For her audacity, she was murdered by her son and reviled by history... Zobraziť viac
In January 1936, the thirty-two-year-old George Orwell left his home in London and travelled to the industrial north of England with the intention of experiencing first-hand the conditions in which the working-class poor were compelled... Zobraziť viac
Petroleum has always been used by humans: as an adhesive by Neanderthals, as a waterproofing agent in Noah's Ark and as a weapon during the Crusades. Its eventual extraction from the earth in vast quantities transformed light, heat and power... Zobraziť viac
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future... Zobraziť viac
What was it really like to rule and be ruled in the Ancient Roman world? ... Zobraziť viac
Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which chronicles for the first time in full his inspirational story - the rise, the fall, and the rise again... Zobraziť viac
