Closely modelled on his NATO experience of war gaming future conflicts, 2017 War With Russia is a chilling account of where we are heading if we fail to recognise the threat posed by the Russian president... Zobraziť viac
Explores the future of the international monetary system. This title argues that 'money' and 'wealth' are very different things and while wealth relates to real assets, irresponsible governments and banks have spent ... Zobraziť viac
During the first and second millennia BCE a swathe of nomadic peoples migrated outward from Central Asia into the Eurasian periphery. One group of these people would find themselves encamped in an unpromising, arid region just south of the Caspian Sea... Zobraziť viac
When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you? This life-changing book will transform your conversations forever At work, we're taught to lead the conversation. On social media, we shape our personal narratives... Zobraziť viac
We spend years in school learning facts and figures but the one thing we're never taught is how to live a fulfilled life. That's why we need The School of Life - a real organisation founded ten years ago by writer and philosopher Alain de Botton... Zobraziť viac
Beloved ABC broadcaster and bestselling author of Ghost Empire and Saga Land, Richard Fidler is back with a personally curated history of the magical city that is Prague... Zobraziť viac
It is human instinct to sort and categorize. According to Professor Kevin Dutton, a psychologist at the University of Oxford, we are hardwired to discriminate and frame everything in binary black and white. It's how our brains work.Migrant or refugee? ... Zobraziť viac
In A Spell in the Wild, Alice Tarbuck explores what it means to be a witch today. Where 'witch' was once a dangerous - and often deadly - accusation, it is now a proud self-definition... Zobraziť viac
So much relies on science. But what if science itself can't be relied on? Medicine, education, psychology, health, parenting - wherever it really matters, we look to science for guidance... Zobraziť viac
Two of the UK's leading economists call for an end to extreme individualism as the engine of prosperity. Throughout history, successful societies have created institutions which channel both competition and co-operation to achieve... Zobraziť viac
Remember the ZX Spectrum? Ever have a go at programming with its stretchy rubber keys? How about the BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, or Commodore 64? Did you marvel at the immense galaxies of Elite, master digital kung-fu in Way of the Exploding Fist or... Zobraziť viac
Written by recognised coaching leaders and incorporating the very latest standards and competencies in the field, Becoming a Coach sets out a wide range of coaching models and shows how they can be integrated and combined in... Zobraziť viac
Filled with incident, discovery, and revelation, Dutch Light is a vivid account of Christiaan Huygens's remarkable life and career, but it is also nothing less than the story of the birth of modern science as we know it... Zobraziť viac
The year is 1919. Walter Benjamin flees his overbearing father to scrape a living as a jobbing critic. Ludwig Wittgenstein signs away his inheritance to teach schoolchildren in a provincial Austrian village, seeking spiritual clarity... Zobraziť viac
Despite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative-education is grossly overrated. In this explosive book, Bryan Caplan argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skill but to certify their intelligence, work ethic... Zobraziť viac
International arbitration follows its evolutionary path today in order to stay in a top form as the most preferred way of solving international commercial disputes on the globalised commercial and financial markets... Zobraziť viac
Rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s... Zobraziť viac
The search for God is dictated not from without but from a profound sense of one's own moral being and worthiness to be happy. The core of Immanuel Kant's argument remains relevant to the experience of ordinary men and women... Zobraziť viac
Best known for the wild, phantasmagoric satire of works like Naked Lunch, William S. Burroughs reveals another, gentler side in The Cat Inside. Originally published as a limited-edition volume, this moving and witty discourse... Zobraziť viac
As an introduction to political theory and science, this collection of writings by the great philosophers will be of close interest to general readers. It also serves as a basic textbook for students of government and political theory... Zobraziť viac
