The new international bestseller from the Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The World is Flat - this is an essential and entertaining field guide to thriving in the twenty-first century. 'As a guide
How did we get from the Big Bang to today's staggering complexity, in which seven billion humans are connected into networks powerful enough to transform the planet? And why, in comparison, are our cl
Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem hiding in plain sight. In modern capitalism,
A title that looks at how people from the world's poorest societies struggle to migrate to the rich West: the effects on those left behind and on the host societies, and explores the impulses and thin
During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our universe has evolved, stars have formed and died and our planet congealed from the matter in space. In this title, the author reveals
Examines one of the biggest ethical questions and provokes a debate that's been missing in our market-driven age: What is the proper role of markets in a democratic society, and how can we protect the
An account of the accidents, near-misses, extraordinary heroism and technological breakthroughs, which explores the dilemma that has existed since the dawn of the nuclear age: how do you deploy weapon
A pacy, compelling and penetrating account from Wolfson Prize-winning author Norman Stone, that shows World War Two in a fresh new light The Second World War is the nightmare that sits at the heart of
A title that attempts to explain the whole subject of psychiatry. It reviews the historical development of psychiatry, the places where there is much agreement on treatment and where there is not, thr
Showcases the lives and beliefs of the people who made the Irish Revolution. In this book, the author investigates that world, and the extraordinary people who occupied it..
In 2013 London Underground, the world's first underground railway, marks its 150th anniversary. This new, lavishly illustrated history is the official anniversary publication of the London Underground
Where do wine grapes come from and how are they related to each other? What is the historical background of each grape variety? Where are they grown? Using DNA analysis and detailing almost 1,400 dist
Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. In this book, the author explores the art
In Feral, George Monbiot, one of the world's most celebrated radical thinkers, and the author of Captive State, Heat, The Age of Consent and Amazon Watershed, follows his own hunger for new environmen
From the rule-breaking authors of international bestsellers Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics, this is a toolkit for thinking differently - thinking, that is, like a Freak. Whether you are interested
Describes the three great revolutions in its history, and the fourth which is happening now. This title brings the crisis into full view and points toward our future.
The decline of the West is something that has long been prophesied. Symptoms of decline are all around us today, it seems: slowing growth, crushing debts, aging populations, anti-social behaviour. The
Spectator, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman, Guardian, Observer, Independent Books of the Year 2014 In The Establishment Owen Jones, author of the international bestseller Chavs, offers a biting critiqu
The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. This title uncovers the stories behind twenty objects from the period t
