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| "Stalingrad by Antony Beevor (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "The classic international bestseller recounting the epic turning point of the second world warIn October 1942 a Panzer officer wrote 'Stalingrad is no longer a town Animals flee this hell; the hardest stones cannot bear it for long; only men endure' The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the gruesome vicious war on the eastern front The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building was brutally destructive to both armies But the eventual victory of the Red Army and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe and the start of his declineAn extraordinary story of tactical genius civilian bravery and the nature of war itself which changed how history is written Stalingrad is a testament to the vital role of the Soviet war effort'A superb re-telling Beevor combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with the narrative techniques of a novelist This is a book that lets the reader look into the face of battle' Orlando Figes Sunday Telegraph 'A brilliantly researched tour de force of military history' Sarah Bradford The TimesAntony Beevor is the renowned author of Stalingrad which won the Samuel Johnson Prize the Wolfson Prize for History and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature and Berlin which received the first Longman-History Today Trustees' Award His books have sold nearly four million copies"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "'One of those books that haunts you for the rest of your life' Sunday TimesWhen a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind Bill Masen is one of the lucky few to retain his sight The London he walks is crammed with groups of men and women needing help some ready to prey on those who can still see But another menace stalks blind and sighted alike With nobody to stop their spread the Triffids mobile plants with lethal stingers and carnivorous appetites seem set to take controlThe Day of the Triffids is perhaps the most famous catastrophe novel of the twentieth century and its startling imagery of desolate streets and lurching lethal plant life retains its power to haunt today"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "In the sleepy English village of Midwich a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed - except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnantThe resultant children of Midwich do not belong to their parents all are blonde all are golden eyed They grow up too fast and their minds exhibit frightening abilities that give them control over others and brings them into conflict with the villagers just as a chilling realisation dawns on the world outside The Midwich Cuckoos is the classic tale of aliens in our midst exploring how we respond when confronted by those who are innately superior to us in every conceivable way"
Price: 6.49 |
| "I Dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Often at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills I drive with my dogs up to the Mukutan to watch the sun setting behind the lake and the evening shadows settle over the valleys and plains of the Laikipia plateau'Kuki Gallmann's haunting memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s first with her husband Paulo and then alone is part elegaic celebration part tragedy and part love letter to the magical spirit of Africa"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman," |
| "The phenomenal international bestseller - over 15 millions copies sold - that will change the way you make decisions&39;A lifetime&39;s worth of wisdom&39; Steven D Levitt co-author of Freakonomics&39;There have been many good books on human rationality and irrationality but only one masterpiece That masterpiece is Thinking Fast and Slow&39; Financial TimesWhy is there more chance we&39;ll believe something if it&39;s in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent?The answer lies in the two ways we make choices fast intuitive thinking and slow rational thinkingThis book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical) and gives you practical techniques for slower smarter thinking It will enable to you make better decisions at work at home and in everything you do"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Secret Rooms: A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death by Catherine Bailey (Paperback,..." |
| "A castle filled with intrigue a plotting duchess and a mysterious death in Catherine Bailey's The Secret Rooms At 6 am on 21 April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland and one of Britain's wealthiest men ended his days virtually alone lying on a makeshift bed in a dank cramped suite of rooms in the servants' quarters of his own home Belvoir Castle in LeicestershireFor weeks as his health deteriorated his family his servants - even the King's doctor - pleaded with him to come out but he refusedAfter his death his son and heir Charles the 10th Duke of Rutland ordered that the rooms be locked up and they remained untouched for sixty yearsWhat lay behind this extraordinary set of circumstances? For the first time in The Secret Rooms Catherine Bailey unravels a complex and compelling tale of love honour and betrayal played out in the grand salons of Britain's stately homes at the turn of the twentieth century and on the battlefields of the Western Front At its core is a secret so dark that it consumed the life of the man who fought to his death to keep it hidden This extraordinary mystery from the author of Black Diamonds perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey Brideshead Revisited and The Suspicions of Mr WhicherPraise for The Secret Rooms'Reads like the best kind of mystery story It is a tale of mistresses and heirlooms cowardice and connivance and a deeply dysfunctional familygripping' Sunday Times'Astonishingjaw-droppingIt would spoil the book if I revealed the whole works suffice it to saywhat a family' Sunday Telegraph'An extraordinary detective operation' John Julius NorwichCatherine Bailey is the author of Black Diamonds She read history at Oxford University and is a successful award-winning television producer and director making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history She lives in West London"
Price: 8.49 |
| "On Photography by Susan Sontag (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Susan Sontag&39;s On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject Susan Sontag&39;s groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form Photographs are everywhere and the &39;insatiability of the photographing eye&39; has profoundly altered our relationship with the world Photographs have the power to shock idealize or seduce they create a sense of nostalgia and act as a memorial and they can be used as evidence against us or to identify us In these six incisive essays Sontag examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our lives &39;Sontag offers enough food for thought to satisfy the most intellectual of appetites&39;The Times&39;A brilliant analysis of the profound changes photographic images have made in our way of looking at the world and at ourselves&39;Washington Post&39;The most original and illuminating study of the subject&39;New YorkerOne of America&39;s best-known and most admired writers Susan Sontag was also a leading commentator on contemporary culture until her death in December 2004 Her books include four novels and numerous works of non-fiction among them Regarding the Pain of Others On Photography Illness as Metaphor At the Same Time Against Interpretation and Other Essays and Reborn Early Diaries 1947-1963 all of which are published by Penguin A further eight books including the collections of essays Under the Sign of Saturn and Where the Stress Falls and the novels The Volcano Lover and The Benefactor are available from Penguin Modern Classics"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Design as Art by Bruno Munari (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation Bruno Munari&39;s Design as Art is an illustrated journey into the artistic possibilities of modern design translated by Patrick Creagh published as part of the &39;Penguin on Design&39; series in Penguin Modern Classics&39;The designer of today re-establishes the long-lost contact between art and the public between living people and art as a living thing&39;Bruno Munari was among the most inspirational designers of all time described by Picasso as &39;the new Leonardo&39; Munari insisted that design be beautiful functional and accessible and this enlightening and highly entertaining book sets out his ideas about visual graphic and industrial design and the role it plays in the objects we use everyday Lamps road signs typography posters children&39;s books advertising cars and chairs - these are just some of the subjects to which he turns his illuminating gazeHow do we see the world around us? The Penguin on Design series includes the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design and the media have changed our vision foreverBruno Munari (1907-1998) born in Milan was the enfant terrible of Italian art and design for most of the twentieth century contributing to many fields of both visual (paint sculpture film industrial design graphics) and non-visual arts (literature poetry) He was twice awarded the Compasso d&39;Oro design prize for excellence in his fieldIf you enjoyed Design as Art you might like John Berger&39;s Ways of Seeing also available in Penguin Modern Classics&39;One of the most influential designers of the twentieth century Munari has encouraged people to go beyond formal conventions and stereotypes by showing them how to widen their perceptual awareness&39;International Herald Tribune"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Nineteen Eighty-four by George Orwell (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's classic dystopian taleOne of Britain's most popular novels George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London chief city of Airstrip One Big Brother stares out from every poster the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal When Winston finds love with Julia he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening and awakens to new possibilities Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent - even in the mind For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101 Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regular appear in popular culture such as 'Big Brother' 'thoughtcrime' 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction by Walter Benjamin (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "One of the most important works of cultural theory ever written Walter Benjamin&39;s groundbreaking essay explores how the age of mass media means audiences can listen to or see a work of art repeatedly - and what the troubling social and political implications of this areThroughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolutionThey have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "A Confession by Leo Tolstoy (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty It describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth' Although the Confession led to his excommunication it also resulted in a large following of Tolstoyan Christians springing up throughout Russia and Europe Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Useful Work v. Useless Toil by William Morris (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Visionary English Socialist and pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement William Morris argued that all work should be a source of pride and satisfaction and that everyone should be entitled to beautiful surroundings - no matter what their class Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each otherThey have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "An Appeal to the Toiling, Oppressed and Exhausted Peoples of Europe by Leon Trotsky (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Whether calling for an end to the capitalist system addressing the crowds after the Russian Revolution or attacking Stalin during his years of exile Trotsky's speeches give an extraordinary insight into a man whose words and actions determined the fates of millions Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Human Happiness by Blaise Pascal (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Created by the seventeenth-century philosopher and mathematician Pascal the essays contained in Human Happiness are a curiously optimistic look at whether humans can ever find satisfaction and real joy in life - or whether a belief in God is a wise gamble at best Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Idea of Justice by Amartya Sen (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "From Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen The Idea of Justice is a refreshing alternative approach to mainstream theories of justice Is justice an ideal for ever beyond our grasp or something that may actually guide our practical decisions and enhance our lives? At the heart of Sen's argument is his insistence on the role of public reason in establishing what can make societies less unjust But there are always choices to be made between alternative assessments of what is reasonable and competing positions can each be well defended Rather than rejecting these pluralities we should use them to construct a theory of justice that can accommodate divergent points of view Sen also inspiringly shows how the principles of justice in the modern world must avoid parochialism and address vital questions of global injustice The breadth of vision intellectual acuity and striking humanity of one of the world's leading public intellectuals have never been more clearly shown than in this remarkable book 'A major advance in contemporary thinking' John Gray Literary Review 'The most important contribution to the subject since John Rawls's A Theory of Justice' Hilary Putnam Harvard University 'Sen writes with dry wit a feel for history and a relaxed cosmopolitanism a conviction that economists and philosophers are in business to improve the world burns on almost every page' Economist 'Sen's magisterial critique of the dominant mode of liberal political philosophy confirms him as the English-speaking world's pre-eminent public intellectual' New Statesman Books of the Decade Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 and was Master of Trinity College Cambridge 1998-2004 His most recent books are The Argumentative Indian Identity and Violence and Development as Freedom His books have been translated into thirty languages"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Tough times don't last Tough people do In The Black Swan Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world Here Taleb stands uncer-tainty on its head making it desirable even necessary The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust The resil-ient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and betterJust as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension many things in life benefit from stress disorder volatility and turmoil What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourishAntifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world Erudite witty and iconoclastic Taleb's message is revolutionary the antifragile and only the antifragile will make it'The hottest thinker in the world' Bryan Appleyard Sunday Times"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Penguin Spanish Phrasebook by Jill Norman (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "This newly revised and updated Spanish Phrase Book contains a wealth of useful words and phrases for travellers The book includes basic grammar a pronunciation guide and additional vocabulary and is clearly presented in the perfect pocket size in a clean and simple look"
Price: 4.99 |
| "The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "In The Righteous Mind psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the most compelling questions about human relationshipsWhy can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics and religion?Jonathan Haidt reveals that we often find it hard to get along because our minds are hardwired to be moralistic judgemental and self-righteous He explores how morality evolved to enable us to form communities and how moral values are not just about justice and equality - for some people authority sanctity or loyalty matter more Morality binds and blinds but using his own research Haidt proves it is possible to liberate ourselves from the disputes that divide good people'A landmark contribution to humanity's understanding of itself' The New York Times'A truly seminal book' David Goodhart Prospect'A tour de force - brave brilliant and eloquent It will challenge the way you think about liberals and conservatives atheism and religion good and evil' Paul Bloom author of How Pleasure Works 'Compelling a fluid combination of erudition and entertainment' Ian Birrell Observer'Lucid and thought-provoking deserves to be widely read' Jenni Russell Sunday TimesJonathan Haidt is a social and cultural psychologist He has been on the faculty of the University of Virginia since 1995 and is currently a visiting professor of business ethics at New York University's Stern School of Business He is the co-editor of Flourishing Positive Psychology and the Life Well Lived and is the author of The Happiness Hypothesis Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom"
Price: 8.54 |
| "A New Earth: Create a Better Life by Eckhart Tolle (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "The 10th anniversary edition of the international bestseller and worldwide sensation featuring a brand new preface by the authorEckhart Tolle's A New Earth will be a cornerstone for personal spirituality and self-improvement for years to come leading readers to a new levels of consciousness and inner peace Taking off from the introspective work The Power of Now which is a number one bestseller and has sold millions of copies worldwide Tolle provides the spiritual framework for people to move beyond themselves in order to make this world a better more spiritually evolved place to live Shattering modern ideas of ego and entitlement self and society Tolle lifts the veil of fear that has hung over humanity during this new millennium and shines an illuminating light that leads to happiness and health that every reader can follow"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "THE HUGELY INFLUENTIAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom Cass R Sunstein and Richard H Thaler winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics Nudge is the book that has changed the way we think about decision-makingNudge is about choices - how we make them and how we can make better ones Every day we make decisions about the things that we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make or our children's health and education; even the causes that we champion or the planet itself Unfortunately we often choose poorly We are all susceptible to biases that can lead us to make bad decisions And as Thaler and Sunstein show no choice is ever presented to us in a neutral way By knowing how people think we can make it easier for them to choose what is best for them their families and society Using dozens of eye-opening examples and original research the authors demonstrate how to nudge us in the right directions without restricting our freedom of choice'How often do you read a book that is both important and amusing both practical and deep? A must-read for anyone who wants to see both our minds and our society working better' Daniel Kahneman author of Thinking Fast and Slow'I love this book It is one of the few books I've read recently that fundamentally changes the way I think about the world' Steven D Levitt co-author of Freakonomics"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language by Bill Bryson (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "'More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest it sometimes seems try to'Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd this is his astonishing tour of English From its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation Bryson covers all this as well as the many curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn as it is flexible to use Bill Bryson's classic Mother Tongue is a highly readable and hilarious tale of how English came to be the world's language"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Defending the Guilty: Truth and Lies in the Criminal Courtroom by Alex McBride (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Shortlisted for the Crime Writers Award Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction true crime meets humour in Defending the Guilty by Alex McBride a hilariously funny and eye-opening Kitchen Confidential of the criminal justice systemEvery day criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to save people from conviction prison even a lifetime behind bars Sometimes it's a hopeless case Sometimes he has the chance to right a wrong But mostly his clients are just plain guiltyIn Defending the Guilty McBride takes us behind the scenes of Britain's criminal justice system He introduces us to its extraordinary characters and arcane eccentricities and tells astonishing stories of courtroom triumph and defeat Whether he's defending hapless teenagers at Harlow Youth Court or prosecuting gold bullion robbers at the Old Bailey these hair-raising tales reveal that justice rarely operates in quite the way we expect Throughout McBride grapples with that most important of questions how do we ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent walk free?'Expert authoritative hilarious - an insider's fearless account of life at the criminal bar' Craig Raine Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year'McBride details his own cock-ups and disasters with the relish of the born humorous writer Very funny' Daily Mail'Rollicks along with a good eye for detail and a neat turn of phrase' Observer 'Gripping engaging compelling The real life of criminal barristers is expertly caught' Literary Review'Terrific fascinating very funny' Daily Mail'Hilarious'SunAlex McBride is a criminal barrister He is the author of the 'Common Law' column in Prospect magazine has contributed to the New Statesman and various BBC programmes including From Our Own Correspondent and is the editor of the Famous Trials Penguin Specials series"
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| "First Light by Geoffrey Wellum (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF Desperate to get in the air he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron Thrust into combat almost immediately Wellum finds himself flying several sorties a day caught up in terrifying dogfights with German Me 109s Over the coming months he and his fellow pilots play a crucial role in the Battle of Britain But of the friends that take to the air alongside Wellum many never return"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Fitztroy Maclean was one of the real-life inspirations for super-spy James Bond After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942 There he specialised in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines including the daring and outrageous kidnapping of the German Consul in Axis-controlled Iraq Maclean&39;s extraordinary adventures in the Western Desert and later fighting alongside Tito&39;s partisans in Yugoslavia are blistering reading and show what it took to be a British hero who broke the mould"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991: A Pelican Introduction by Orlando Figes (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Do we still live with its consequences?Orlando Figes teaches history at Birkbeck University of London and is the author of many acclaimed books on Russian history including A People's Tragedy which The Times Literary Supplement named as one of the '100 most influential books since the war' Natasha's Dance The Whisperers Crimea and Just Send Me Word The Financial Times called him 'the greatest storyteller of modern Russian historians'"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Utopia by Saint Thomas More (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "In Utopia Thomas More painted a fantastical picture of a distant island where society is perfected and people live in harmony yet its title means 'no place' and More's hugely influential work was ultimately an attack on his own corrupt dangerous times and on the failings of humanity Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Of the Abuse of Words by John Locke (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy These writings on thought ideas perception truth and language are some of the most influential in the history of Western thought Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Why Look at Animals? by John Berger (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "John Berger broke new ground with his penetrating writings on life art and how we see the world around us Here he explores how the ancient relationship between man and nature has been broken in the modern consumer age with the animals that used to be at the centre of our existence now marginalized and reduced to spectacleThroughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Physics of the Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our Lives by Michio Kaku (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Michio Kaku's Physics of the Future The Inventions that will Transform our Lives is a hypothetical journey through the next 100 years of scientific innovation as told by the scientists who are making it happen We all wish we could predict the future but most of us don't know enough about the science that makes it possible That's why Michio Kaku decided to talk to the people who really know - the visionaries who are already inventing the future in their labs Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world's top scientists Kaku gives us an insider's perspective on the revolutionary advances that mean we'll soon be able to take an elevator into space access the internet via our contact lenses scan our DNA for signs of disease and even change the shape of objects - and all still within the laws of known physics This isn't just the shape of things to come - as Kaku shows it's already happening 'Summons up the sheer wonder of science' Daily Telegraph 'A whirlwind tour of technological possibilities' New Scientist 'One of the gurus of modern physics' Financial Times 'An entertaining account of envelope-pushing research' Economist Michio Kaku is a leading theoretical physicist and one of the founders of string theory widely regarded as the strongest candidate for the 'theory of everything' He is also one of the most gifted popularizers ofscience of his generation His books published by Penguin include Parallel Worlds The Physics of the Future and The Physics of the Impossible He holds the Henry Semat Professorship in Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York where he has taught for over twenty-five years"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Postcards From Penguin: 100 Book Jackets in One Box by Penguin Books Ltd (Hardback, 2009)" |
| "A collection of 100 postcards each featuring a different and iconic Penguin book jacket From classics to crime here are over seventy years of quintessentially British design in one boxIn 1935 Allen Lane stood on a platform at Exeter railway station looking for a good book for the journey to London His disappointment at the poor range of paperbacks on offer led him to found Penguin Books The quality paperback had arrived Declaring that &39;good design is no more expensive than bad&39; Lane was adamant that his Penguin paperbacks should cost no more than a packet of cigarettes but that they should always look distinctive Ever since then from their original - now world-famous - look featuring three bold horizontal stripes through many different stylish inventive and iconic cover designs Penguin&39;s paperback jackets have been a constantly evolving part of Britain&39;s culture And whether they&39;re for classics crime reference or prize-winning novels they still follow Allen Lane&39;s original design mantra Sometimes you definitely should judge a book by its cover"
Price: 11.49 |
