The story begins in an Augustinian abbey in 1856, and takes the reader from Darwin’s groundbreaking theory of evolution, to the horrors of Nazi eugenics, to present day and beyond - as we lea...
Welcome to a revolution in the science of you.Recent and dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the body will profoundly change the experience of being human in the coming centu...
Learn the facts, figures, super-powers and origins of your favourite characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). From the Avengers and Ant-Man to Black Panther and Doctor Strange, this boo...
In 1710 an obscure Devon ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invented a machine with a pump driven by coal, used to extract water from mines. Over the next two hundred years the steam engine would be at the...
Have you ever dreamt of having your own private museum tour with one of the world's most-celebrated artists? Take a walk through art history in the company of one of the pre-eminent American painte...
At Nike, the desire to be the best is a journey, not a destination—better is always temporary.Nike: Better is Temporary is a landmark publication that charts Nike's transformation...
W książce przedstawiono jedną ze składowych kultury chińskiej, jaką jest kategoria harmonii z punktu widzenia elementów mających wpływ zarówno na zachowania ekonomiczne – kultur...
A history of the cult of the ancient Druids, exploring who they really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. The author’s interpretation of the facts is based on both archaeolog...
Scary Smart is a major commentary on the future not only of technology and AI, but of our species, together with a blueprint for what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love and the planet ...
Edycja źródłowa ksiąg ławniczych Starej Warszawy z lat 1453-1535 została przygotowana przez Agnieszkę Bartoszewicz, profesora w Instytucie Historycznym Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, oraz grono...
Over the last 20 years, New York City has been convulsed by enormous challenges: terrorist attack, blackout, hurricane, recession, pandemic. New Yorkers is a grand portrait of the irrepressible cit...
In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cu...
The incredible story of the death of Eric Garner, the birth of the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement and the new fault lines of race, protest, policing and the power of the people.On July 17,...
There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of the Democrat candidate Joe Biden and the subsequent...
For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours: the Campaign of the North when the armies of Robert the Bruce were vanquished, the long 116 year ...
Providing a solid foundation in current ECG technology as well as the newest diagnostic applications, Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography, Thirteenth Edition, delivers the information yo...
Widely recognized as the definitive text in pediatric cardiology, Moss and Adams' Heart Disease in Infants, Children, and Adolescents provides the authoritative, state-of-the-art information you ne...
From an acclaimed military historian, the definitive account of Italy's experience of the Second World WarWhile staying closely aligned with Hitler, Mussolini remained carefully neutral...
How Mass Migration Will Reshape the World – and What It Means for YouWhere will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like in 205...
We spend our lives gathering - first in classrooms and then in meetings, weddings, conferences and away days. Yet so many of us spend this time in underwhelming moments that fail to engage us, insp...