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| "Jolly Jingly Christmas : The Best Christmas Book Ever!" |
| "The perfect festive noisy book for preschoolers with lots of sounds and flaps! Jolly Jingly Christmas is an exciting board book with five sturdy flaps for preschoolers to lift and five festive noises including a laughing Santa and a crunching reindeer Develop your child's language with the rhythmic read-aloud rhymes then work together to guess who or what could be hiding under each flap This high-quality Christmas adventure encourages interaction and hands-on play by rewarding curiosity with surprise sounds and delightful characters"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Close to Home The Impossible to Put Down Richard & Judy Book Club Thriller Pick 2018 by (2017, Paperback)" |
| "SOMEONE TOOK DAISY MASON SOMEONE YOU KNOWThe RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB pick everyone is raving about this pulse-pounding thriller about the search for a missing child is perfect for fans of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR'One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read' Kathryn CroftHOW CAN A CHILD GO MISSING WITHOUT A TRACE?Last night eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything - or at least that's what they're sayingDI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind But he knows the nine times out of ten it's someone the victim knewThat means someone is lyingAnd that Daisy's time is running out Introducing DI Fawley and his team of Oxford detectives and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick for Spring 2018 CLOSE TO HOME is the new crime thriller series to get addicted toWHAT AUTHORS AND READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CLOSE TO HOME'THE LAST TWIST WAS A GENUINE STROKE OF GENIUS' John Marrs'A MAZEY GRIPPING READ' Ian Rankin'A 5-STAR PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER' D Elliott Amazon Reviewer Vine Voice'COMPULSIVE WITH AN ENDING YOU WILL NOT SEE COMING' Emma Kavanagh'AN ABSOLUTELY UNPUTDOWNABLE READ' Mrs C Swarfield Amazon Reviewer Vine Voice'I FINISHED CLOSE TO HOME IN ONE SITTING!' Nuala Ellwood author of My Sister's Bones"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Little Book of Hygge : The Danish Way to Live Well" |
| "The Sunday Times bestsellerThe New York Times bestsellerThe Danish word hygge is one of those beautiful words that doesn&39;t directly translate into English but it more or less means comfort warmth or togetherness Hygge is the feeling you get when you are cuddled up on a sofa with a loved one in warm knitted socks in front of the fire when it is dark cold and stormy outside It that feeling when you are sharing good comfort food with your closest friends by candle light and exchanging easy conversationIt is those cold crisp blue sky mornings when the light through your window is just right Denmark is the happiest nation in the world and Meik puts this largely down to them living the hygge way They focus on the small things that really matter spend more quality time with friends and family and enjoy the good things in lifeThe Little Book of Hygge will give you practical steps and tips to become more hygge how to pick the right lighting organise a dinner party and even how to dress hygge all backed up by Meik&39;s years&39; of research at the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen This year live more like a Dane embrace hygge and become happier"
Price: 7.49 |
| "World History: From the Ancient World to the Information Age by Philip Parker (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important turning points Presented in a beautiful slipcase this is an essential gift for every history buff World History is the most accessible guide to the history of human civilisation covering the Neanderthals the Assyrian Empire Chinese dynasties Vikings World War I apartheid the rise of ISIS and everything in-between This remarkable book offers the most up-to-date coverage of global history up to and including the Arab Spring global terror Russia and Ukraine and the rise of populism in the EU Historical moments and movements from across the globe are brought to life with contemporary photography iconic maps and stunning paintings Follow humanity's journey and discover all the key thinkers leaders ideas and inventions that shaped the modern world"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Books That Changed History by DK (Hardback, 2017)" |
| "Featuring a foreword by James NaughtieTurn the pages of the most famous books of all time and marvel at the stories behind them Over 75 of the world&39;s most celebrated rare and seminal books are examined and explained in this stunning treasury Books That Changed History is a unique encyclopedia spanning the history of the written word from 3000 BCE to the modern day Chronological chapters show the evolution of human knowledge and the changing ways in which books are madeDiscover incredible coverage of history&39;s most influential books including the Mahabharata Shakespeare&39;s First Folio The Diary of Anne Frank and Penguin&39;s first ever paperbacks From Darwin&39;s groundbreaking On the Origin of Species to Louis Braille&39;s conception of the Braille system that we still use today these are world famous books that have had the biggest impact on history Every book is presented with breathtaking photography and fascinating biographies of those who created themBooks That Changed History gathers dictionaries diaries plays poems treaties and religious texts into one stunning celebration of the undisputed power of books"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book German: Essential Reference for Every Traveller by DK (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "Having aided millions of travellers on their journeys DK's iconic Eyewitness Phrase Book series is back and better than ever The perfect language survival guide for everyday situations Eyewitness Phrase BookGerman provides all the key words and phrases you need Word lists and stunning photographs make learning basic German phrases easier than ever before and every guide includes a menu guide and two-way dictionary to ensure you're always covered The brand new audio app allows you to hear many key words spoken aloud by native speakers making pronunciation simple Every word is accompanied by a written pronunciation guide to keep your communications smooth and simple as you travel Previous Edition ISBN 9780751369892"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Italian: Essential Reference for Every Traveller by DK (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "Having aided millions of travellers on their journeys DK's iconic Eyewitness Phrase Book series is back and better than ever The perfect language survival guide for everyday situations Eyewitness Phrase Book Italian provides all the key words and phrases you need Word lists and stunning photographs make learning basic Italian phrases easier than ever before and every guide includes a menu guide and two-way dictionary to ensure you're always covered The brand new audio app allows you to hear many key words spoken aloud by native speakers making pronunciation simple Every word is accompanied by a written pronunciation guide to keep your communications smooth and simple as you travel Previous edition ISBN9780751369878"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Eyewitness Travel Phrase Book Spanish: Essential Reference for Every Traveller by DK (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "Having aided millions of travellers on their journeys DK's iconic Eyewitness Phrase Book series is back and better than everThe perfect language survival guide for everyday situations Eyewitness Phrase Book Spanish provides all the key words and phrases you need Word lists and stunning photographs make learning basic Spanish phrases easier than ever before and every guide includes a menu guide and two-way dictionary to ensure you're always covered The brand new audio app allows you to hear many key words spoken aloud by native speakers making pronunciation simple Every word is accompanied by a written pronunciation guide to keep your communications smooth and simple as you travel Previous edition ISBN 9780751369854"
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| "The Little Book of Lykke : The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People" |
| "From the author of the international bestseller The Little Book of Hygge Lykke (Luu-kah) (n) Happiness It&39;s easy to see why Denmark is often called the world&39;s happiest country Not only do they have equal parental leave for men and women free higher education and trains that run on time but they burn more candles per household than anywhere elseSo nobody knows more about happiness - what the Danes call lykke - than Meik Wiking CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and author of the bestselling sensation The Little Book of Hygge But he believes that whilst we can certainly learn a lot from the Danes about finding fulfilment the keys to happiness are actually buried all around the globeIn this captivating book he takes us on a treasure hunt to unlock the doors to inner fulfilment From how we spend our precious time to how we relate to our neighbours and cook dinner he gathers evidence stories and tips from the very happiest corners of the planet This is the ultimate guide to how we can all find a little more lykke in our livesMeik Wiking is the CEO of The Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen and is one of the world&39;s leading experts in happiness Committed to understanding happiness subjective well-being and quality of life Meik works with countries across the world to discover and explore global trends of life satisfaction Only someone absolutely dedicated to happiness sits in coffee shops across the world counting peoples&39; smiles!His first book The Little Book of Hygge became an international bestseller and will soon be published in 31 countries"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Neil MacGregor&39;s A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold original approach to human history exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them Encompassing a grand sweep of human history A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today Seen through MacGregor&39;s eyes history is a kaleidoscope - shifting interconnected constantly surprising and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imaginedA stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire An intellectual and visual feast this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years &39;Brilliant engagingly written deeply researched&39; Mary Beard Guardian &39;A triumph hugely popular and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of &39;public history&39; for many decades&39; Sunday Telegraph &39;Highly intelligent delightfully written and utterly absorbing &39; Timothy Clifford Spectator &39;This is a story book vivid and witty shining with insights connections shocks and delights&39; Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph"
Price: 9.49 |
| "Passchendaele: The Story of the Third Battle of Ypres 1917 by Lyn Macdonald (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The Classic Account of Passchendaele - Reissued for the First World War CentenaryThe third battle of Ypres culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War A million Tommies Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917 mostly raw young troops keen to do their bit for King and Country Lyn Macdonald's Passchendaele tells their tale of mounting disillusion amid mud terror and desperate privation yet it is also a story of immense courage comradeship songs high spirits and bawdy humour Passchendaele portrays the human realities behind one of the most disastrous events in the history of warfare'It is rare to find a history of the First World War which manages to convey the front-line soldiers' experiences and to describe what it was that enabled those who survived to get through it Lyn Macdonald has done just that' Sunday TimesOver the past twenty years Lyn Macdonald has established a popular reputation as an author and historian of the First World War Her books are based on the accounts of eyewitnesses and survivors told in their own words and cast a unique light on the First World War Most are published by Penguin"
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| "The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition (Paperback/softback, 2012)" |
| "The definitive 70th anniversary edition of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and edited by Otto H Frank and Mirjam Pressler the world&39;s most famous diary and &39;one of the greatest books of the century&39;&39;12th June 1942I hope I will be able to confide everything to you as I have never been able to confide in anyone and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support&39;In the summer of 1942 fleeing the horrors of the Nazi occupation Anne Frank and her family were forced into hiding in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe Anne kept a diary in which she confided her innermost thoughts and feelings movingly revealing how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with the daily threat of discovery and death being cut off from the outside world petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners An intimate record of tension and struggle adolescence and confinement anger and heartbreak this is the definitive edition of the diary of Anne Frank&39;One of the greatest books of the century&39; Guardian&39;A modern classic&39; The Times&39;Rings down the decades as the most moving testament to the persecution of innocence&39; Daily Mail&39;Astonishing and excruciating Its gnaws at us still&39; New York Times Book Review&39;A monument to the human spirit&39; Mail on SundayAnne Frank was born on 12 June 1929 She died in Bergen-Belsen three months short of her sixteenth birthday"
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| "The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition by Anne Frank (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "A Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women SelectionOne of the most famous accounts of living under the Nazi regime of World War II comes from the diary of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl Anne Frank Today The Diary of a Young Girl has sold over 25 million copies world-wide; this is the definitive edition released to mark the 70th anniversary of the day the diary begins &39;12 June 1942 I hope I will be able to confide everything to you as I have never been able to confide in anyone and I hope you will be a great source of comfort and support&39;The Diary of a Young Girl is one of the most celebrated and enduring books of the last century Tens of millions have read it since it was first published in 1947 and it remains a deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit This definitive edition restores thirty per cent if the original manuscript which was deleted from the original edition It reveals Anne as a teenage girl who fretted about and tried to cope with her own emerging sexuality and who also veered between being a carefree child and an aware adult Anne Frank and her family fled the horrors of Nazi occupation by hiding in the back of a warehouse in Amsterdam for two years with another family and a German dentist Aged thirteen when she went into the secret annexe Anne kept a diary She movingly revealed how the eight people living under these extraordinary conditions coped with hunger the daily threat of discovery and death and being cut off from the outside world as well as petty misunderstandings and the unbearable strain of living like prisoners The Diary of a Young Girl is a timeless true story to be rediscovered by each new generation For young readers and adults it continues to bring to life Anne&39;s extraordinary courage and struggle throughout her ordeal This is the definitive edition of the diary of Anne Frank Anne Frank was born on the 12 June 1929 She died while imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen three months short of her sixteenth birthday This seventieth anniversary definitive edition of The Diary of a Young Girl is poignant heartbreaking and a book that everyone should read"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Land Where Lemons Grow: The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit by Helena Attlee (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "A delightful book about Italy's unexpected history told through its citrus fruitsThe story of citrus runs through the history of Italy like a golden thread and by combining travel writing with history recipes horticulture and art Helena Attlee takes the reader on a unique and rich journey through Italy's cultural moral culinary and political past'4 stars Attlee who knows and loves Italy and the Italians takes the reader through the country's scented gardens with her sharp descriptions pertinent stories and quotes and intriguing recipes I was there with her' Anna del Conte Sunday Telegraph 'Fascinating A distinguished garden writer Attlee fell under the spell of citrus over ten years ago and the book like the eleventh labour of Hercules to steal the golden fruit of the Hesperides is the result She writes with great lucidity charm and gentle humour and wears her considerable learning lightly Helena Attlee's elegant absorbing prose and sure-footed ability to combine the academic with the anecdotal make The Land Where Lemons Grow a welcome addition to the library of citrologists and Italophiles alike' The Times Literary Supplement 'A paradise of citrus is how I always think of Italy too a place where ice-cold limoncello is sipped from tiny glasses on piazzas and everything from ricotta cake to osso bucco is enlivened with zest What a joy therefore to read Helena Attlee's The Land Where Lemons Grow which tells the story of Italy through its citrus fruit' Bee Wilson Telegraph Helena Attlee is the author of four books about Italian gardens and others on the cultural history of gardens around the world Helena is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and has worked in Italy for nearly 30 years"
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| "The Quantum Universe: Everything that can happen does happen by Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "From the bestselling authors of Why does Emc2? comes The Quantum Universe in which Brian Cox presenter of the BBC's Wonders of the Solar System and Wonders of the Universe and Jeff Forshaw go on a brilliantly ambitious mission to show that everyone can understand the deepest questions of science But just what is quantum physics? How does it help us understand our amazing world? Where does it leave Newton and Einstein? And why above all can we be sure that the theory is good?Here Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw give us the real science behind the bizarre behaviour of the atoms and energy that make up the universe and reveal exactly how everything that can happen does happen"
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| "Universal: A Journey Through the Cosmos by Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "'Inspirational' Buzz AldrinWhen exactly did life begin? What really happened during the big bang - and before it? Is the universe expanding? Is dark matter real? Do we live in one of many worlds? What's more how can we prove any of this?This book is all about how we - any of us - can gain an understanding of the Universe in all its awe-inspiring glory Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw take us on an epic journey of scientific exploration revealing how the biggest questions - from the size of the earth to the distance to the stars - are answerable from our own back gardens You don't need a Large Hadron Collider or a Hubble Space Telescope to explore the cosmos You just need this book"
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| "The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "A new look for cult author Stephenson's unstoppable sci-fi classicThe future is small The future is nano And who could be smaller or more insignificant than poor Little Nell - an orphan girl alone and adrift in a world of Confucian Law Neo-Victorian values and warring nano-technology?Well not quite alone Because Nell has a friend of sorts A guide a teacher an armed and unarmed combat instructor a book and a computer the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is all these and much much more It is illicit magical dangerousAnd it isn't Nell's It was stolen And now some very powerful people want to get their hands on this highly desirable object Nell is about to discover that the world can feel very small indeed Neal Stephenson is the author of the three-volume historical epic 'The Baroque Cycle' (Quicksilver The Confusion and The System of the World) as well as the novels Cryptonomicon The Diamond Age (winner of a Hugo Award) Snow Crash Zodiac Anathem and Reamde He lives in Seattle Washington"
Price: 8.49 |
| "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is a beautiful and moving follow-up to Laurie Lee's acclaimed Cider with RosieAbandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him the young Laurie Lee walks to London There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin But deciding to travel further a field and knowing only the Spanish phrase for 'Will you please give me a glass of water?' he heads for Spain With just a blanket to sleep under and his trusty violin he spends a year crossing Spain from Vigo in the north to the southern coast Only the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War puts an end to his extraordinary peregrinations 'He writes like an angel and conveys the pride and vitality of the humblest Spanish life with unfailing sharpness zest and humour' - Sunday Times 'There's a formidable instant charm in the writing that genuinely makes it difficult to put the book down' - New StatesmanLaurie Lee has written some of the best-loved travel books in the English language Born in Stroud Gloucestershire in 1914 he was educated at Slad village school and Stroud Central School At the age of nineteen he walked to London and then travelled on foot through Spain where he was trapped by the outbreak of the Civil War He later returned by crossing the Pyrenees as he recounted in A Moment of War In 1950 he married Catherine Polge and they had one daughter Laurie Lee published four collections of poems The Sun My Monument (1944) The Bloom of Candles (1947) My Many-Coated Man (1955) and Pocket Poems (1960) His other works include The Voyage of Magellan (1948) The Firstborn (1964) I Can't Stay Long (1975) and Two Women (1983) He also wrote three bestselling volumes of autobiography Cider with Rosie (1959) which has sold over six million copies worldwide As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991) He died in May 1997"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Magna Carta by David Carpenter (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "'David Carpenter deserves to replace Sir James Holt as the standard authority and an unfailingly readable one too' Ferdinand Mount TLS 'An invaluable new commentary' Jill Leopore New Yorker With a new commentary by David CarpenterNo free man shall be seized or imprisoned or stripped of his rights or possessions or outlawed or exiled or deprived of his standing in any other way nor will we proceed with force against him or send others to do so except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the landMagna Carta forced on King John in 1215 by rebellion is one of the most famous documents in world history It asserts a fundamental principle that the ruler is subject to the law Alongside a new text and translation of the Charter David Carpenter's commentary draws on new discoveries to give an entirely fresh account of Magna Carta's text origins survival and enforcement showing how it quickly gained a central place in English political life It also uses Magna Carta as a lens through which to view thirteenth-century society focusing on women and peasants as well as barons and knights The book is a landmark in Magna Carta studies 2015 is the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta's creation - an event which will be marked with exhibitions commemorations and debates in all the countries over whose constitutions and legal assumptions the shadow of Magna Carta hangs"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol.2 by Simone Beck, Julia Child (Hardback, 2011)" |
| "This isn't just any cookery book It is Mastering the Art of French Cooking first published in 1961 and it's a book that is a statement not of culinary intent but of aspiration a commitment to a certain sort of good life a certain sort of world-view; a votive object implying taste and appetite and a little je ne sais quoi Julia Child was like Amelia Earhart or Eleanor Roosevelt she was a hero who'd gone out there and made a difference Her books are a triumph and also a trophy (AA Gill The Times) 'Mastering any art is a continuing process ' In this book Julia Child and Simone Beck help cooks everywhere master the full repertoire of classic French dishes Their recipes range across soups from the garden and bisques from the sea famour fish stews from Provence and Normandy to suckling pig and charcuterie baguettes and croissants and through a huge variety of desserts to petit-fours all accompanied by clear step-by-step instructions and 458 illustrations"
Price: 17.49 |
| "The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone by Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level Why Equality is Better for Everyone is the most influential and talked-about book on society in the last decade - now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Australians? The answer inequality This groundbreaking book based on years of research provides hard evidence to show How almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is but how equal it isThat societies with a bigger gap between rich and poor are bad for everyone in them - including the well-off How we can find positive solutions and move towards a happier fairer future Urgent provocative and genuinely uplifting The Spirit Level has been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves and our communities and could change the way you see the world 'A big idea big enough to change political thinking' Guardian 'A remarkable new book the implications are profound' Will Hutton Observer 'The evidence is hard to dispute' Economist Richard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Professor at University College London Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist Her work with Richard Wilkinson on The Spirit Level was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement and their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade by the New Statesman"
Price: 7.99 |
| "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael Sandel (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "What Money Can't Buy is the Top Ten Sunday Times Bestseller from 'the superstar philosopher' Michael SandelShould we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In recent decades market values have impinged on almost every aspect of life - medicine education government law even family life We have drifted from having a market economy to being a market society In What Money Can't Buy Michael Sandel asks Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale? And how do we protect the things that really matter?'Brilliant easily readable beautifully delivered and often funny an indispensable book' David Aaronovitch The Times'In a culture mesmerised by the market Sandel's is the indispensable voice of reason' John Gray New Statesman'Provocative and intellectually suggestive little less than a wake-up call' Rowan Williams Prospect'A star philosopher entertaining and provocative' Diane Coyle Independent 'Let's hope that What Money Can't Buy by being so patient and accumulative in its argument and examples marks a permanent shift in these debates' John Lanchester GuardianMichael J Sandel is the Anne T and Robert M Bass Professor of Government at Harvard University His legendary 'Justice' course is the first Harvard course made freely available online (wwwJusticeHarvardorg) and on television Hiss work has been translated into 15 languages and been the subject of television series in the UK the US Japan South Korea Sweden and the Middle East He has delivered the Tanner Lectures at Oxford and been a visiting professor at the Sorbonne Paris In 2010 China Newsweek named him the most influential foreign figure of the year in China Sandel was the 2009 BBC Reith Lecturer and his most recent book Justice is an international bestseller"
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| "Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality by Max Tegmark (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "In Our Mathematical Universe Max Tegmark one of the most original physicists at work today leads us on an astonishing journey to explore the mysteries uncovered by cosmology and to discover the nature of realityPart-history of the cosmos part-intellectual adventure Our Mathematical Universe travels from the Big Bang to the distant future via parallel worlds across every possible scale - from the sub-atomic to the intergalactic - showing how mathematics provides the answers to our questions about the world Where do we come from? What makes the universe the way it is? In essence why are we here? With dazzling clarity Max Tegmark ponders these deep mysteries and allows us to grasp the most cutting-edge and mind-boggling theories of physics What he proposes is an elegant and fascinating idea that our physical world not only is described by mathematics but that it is mathematics 'Our Mathematical Universe is nothing if not impressive Brilliantly argued and beautifully written it is never less than thought-provoking about the greatest mysteries of our existence' - New York Times 'An amazing ride through the rich landscape of contemporary cosmology Physics could do with more characters like Tegmark an imaginative intellect and a charismatic presence' - Clive Cookson Financial Times Max Tegmark is author or co-author of more than 200 technical papers twelve of which have been cited more than 500 times He has featured in dozens of science documentaries and his work with the SDSS collaboration on galaxy clustering shared the first prize in Science magazine's Breakthrough of the Year 2003 He holds a PhD from the University of California Berkeley and is a physics professor at MIT"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "From the author of Guns Germs and Steel Jared Diamond's Collapse How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizationsNow in a revised edition with a new afterword Jared Diamond's Collapse uncovers the secret behind why some societies flourish while others founder - and what this means for our futureWhat happened to the people who made the forlorn long-abandoned statues of Easter Island?What happened to the architects of the crumbling Maya pyramids?Will we go the same way our skyscrapers one day standing derelict and overgrown like the temples at Angkor Wat?Bringing together new evidence from a startling range of sources and piecing together the myriad influences from climate to culture that make societies self-destruct Jared Diamond's Collapse also shows how - unlike our ancestors - we can benefit from our knowledge of the past and learn to be survivors'A grand sweep from a master storyteller of the human race' Daily Mail'Riveting superb terrifying' Observer'Gripping the book fulfils its huge ambition and Diamond is the only man who could have written it' Economist'This book shines like all Diamond's work' Sunday TimesJared Diamond (b 1937) is Professor of Geography at the University of California Los Angeles Until recently he was Professor of Physiology at the UCLA School of Medicine He is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the widely acclaimed Guns Germs and Steel the Fates of Human Societies which also is the winner of Britain's 1998 Rhone-Poulenc Science Book Prize"
Price: 9.49 |
| "David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "'A feel-good extravaganza nourishing both heart and mind What unites the stories are the twin ideas that an advantage can sometimes be a disadvantage and that a disadvantage can sometimes be an advantage Yet there is something more powerful and more uplifting that links them' Kate Kellaway Financial Times'I devoured in a single reading' Richard E Grant'When you read it you feel like you can topple giants' Jon Ronson'An energetic counterintuitive exploration of why (and how) underdogs succeed' Lisa Appignanesi Guardian Books of the Year'Breathtaking' The New York Times'Truly intriguing and inspiring' Los Angeles Times"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Walking Home: Great British Adventures . . . and Other Rambles by Clare Balding (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "Walking Home - Clare Balding's unmissable new book of Great British AdventuresClare Balding is on a mission to discover Britain and Ireland She's conquered over 1500 miles of footpaths from the Pennine Way to the South-west Coast PathAs well as blisters and a twisted ankle she's walked with extraordinary people - botanists barefooted ramblers whisky-drinking widowersIn Walking Home she shares these stories and tells of more (mis)adventures with her family and her wayward Tibetan terrier Archie Along the way there are beguiling diversions and life-changing ramblesFinally Clare embarks on the most important journey of all - the long walk homeClare Balding's first book My Animals and Other Family was a runaway number one bestseller and won Autobiography of the Year at the 2012 Specsavers National Book Awards Clare broadcasts on TV and radio for the BBC Channel 4 and BT Sport In 2013 she received an OBE for services to broadcasting and journalism She lives in West London with her partner Alice their Terrier Archie and a cat who couldn't give a damn called IttyPraise for My Animals and Other Family'You'll laugh you'll cry you'll want a horse' Caitlin Moran'Moving funny and larger than life' Michael Morpurgo'Simply fabulous' Jilly Cooper'Stonking anecdotes sharply charming' Guardian'Magical enchanting riotously eccentric' Daily Mail"
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| "Occupy by Noam Chomsky (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Occupy gives Noam Chomsky's thoughts on a movement which swept the world 'Occupy is the first major public response to thirty years of class war'Since its appearance in Zuccotti Park New York in September 2011 the Occupy movement has spread to hundreds of towns and cities across the world No longer occupying small tent camps the movement now occupies the global conscience as its messages spread from street protests to op-ed pages to the highest seats of power From the movement's onset Noam Chomsky has supported its critique of corporate corruption and encouraged its efforts to increase civic participation economic equality democracy and freedom Through talks and conversations with movement supporters Occupy presents Chomsky's latest thinking on the central issues questions and demands that are driving ordinary people to protest How did we get to this point? How are the wealthiest 1 influencing the lives of the other 99? How can we separate money from politics? What would a genuinely democratic election look like? How can we redefine basic concepts like 'growth' to increase equality and quality of life for all? Occupy is another vital contribution from Chomsky to the literature of defiance and protest and a red-hot rallying call to forge a better more egalitarian futureNoam Chomsky is the author of numerous bestselling political books including Hegemony or Survival Failed States Interventions Perilous Power What We Say Goes Imperial Ambitions Making the Future How the World Works and Hopes and Prospects all of which are published by Hamish HamiltonPenguin He is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT and is widely credited with having revolutionized modern linguistics Chomsky has supported the initiatives of the Occupy movement from its first weeks He lives in Lexington Massachusetts"
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| "Turner: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner by Franny Moyle (Paperback, 2017)" |
| "The man behind the paintings the extraordinary life of J M W Turner one of Britain&39;s most admired misunderstood and celebrated artistsJ M W Turner is Britain&39;s most famous landscape painterYet beyond his artistic achievements little is known of the man himself and the events of his life the tragic committal of his mother to a lunatic asylum the personal sacrifices he made to effect his stratospheric rise and the bizarre double life he chose to lead in the last years of his life A near mythical figure in his own lifetime Franny Moyle tells the story of the man who was considered visionary at best and ludicrous at worst A resolute adventurer he found new ways of revealing Britain to the British astounding his audience with his invention and intelligence Set against the backdrop of the finest homes in Britain the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution this is an astonishing portrait of one of the most important figures in Western art and a vivid evocation of Britain and Europe in flux"
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| "The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload by Daniel Levitin (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "Author and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin tackles the problems of twenty-first century information overload in his New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling book The Organized Mind'Thought-provoking and practical Good advice based on sound neuroscientific principles' Sunday Times'Impressively wide-ranging and thoughtful There are fascinating facts and examples throughout' Wall Street Journal'Deservedly a bestseller Levitin demonstrates how easily we are bamboozled by statistical tricks making his points with pithy stories' Independent'Levitin is about as knowledgeable a guide to neuroscience as one might hope for' New York Times Book Review'More insights per page than any other neuroscientist I know smart important exquisitely written' Daniel Gilbert author of Stumbling on Happiness'Sensible practical advice a comprehensive account of the way we think about organizing everything from our possessions to our friends' Financial TimesEven the smartest mind can't beat the organized mind In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information Unable to make sense of it all our creativity plummets decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails forever juggling six tasks at once and trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly This is information overloadIn The Organized Mind we learn how we got here and why smart organization improves our memories and attention - and makes us more imaginative and clear-sighted Using a combination of academic research and examples from daily life neuroscientist and bestselling author Daniel Levitin explains how to take back control of your lifeYou'll discover that- Your brain has a daily processing limit - why waste it on cat photos?- Pressing Send or clicking Like gives a dopamine hit - it's addictive- Daydreaming is your brain at its most productive - Multitasking is a bad way to do nearly everythingThis book will take you through every aspect of modern life from healthcare to online dating to raising kids showing that the secret to success is always organization Levitin's ideas are surprising powerful and will change the way you see the worldBy following the advice in The Organized Mind you'll function better go further and find more time to do the things you actually want to do"
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| "What Are You Looking At?: 150 Years of Modern Art in the Blink of an Eye by Will Gompertz (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "What is modern art? Why do we either love it or loathe it? And why is it worth so much damn money? Join Will Gompertz on a dazzling tour that will change the way you look at modern art forever From Monet&39;s water lilies to Van Gogh&39;s sunflowers from Warhol&39;s soup cans to Hirst&39;s pickled shark hear the stories behind the masterpieces meet the artists as they really were and discover the real point of modern art You will learn not all conceptual art is bollocks; Picasso is king (but Cezanne is better); Pollock is no drip; Dali painted with his moustache; a urinal changed the course of art why your five year-old really couldn&39;t do itRefreshing irreverent and always straightforward What Are You Looking At? asks all the basic questions that you were too afraid to ask Your next gallery trip is going to be a little less intimidating and a lot more interesting"
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