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Hungary: A Short History

The victors of the First World War created Hungary from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian empire, but, in the centuries before, many call...

Hungary

The victors of the First World War created Hungary from the ruins of the Austro-Hungarian empire, but, in the centuries before, many call...

The Concise 48 Laws of Power

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well...

Miracle Workers

Originally published as What in God's Name. How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Crai...

Right Thing, Right Now

We know justice when we see it: moral character, admirable action, decency, honour, integrity. Our purpose flows from these values and no...

Abundance - How We Build a Better Future

The threat to liberal democracy isn't just autocrats - it's a lack of effective action by so-called progressives. We have the means to...

The Passport

The 48 Laws of Power

Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distils three thousand years of the history of power into forty-eight well...

Tiny Experiments

We're told productivity is all about single-minded focus, hard grind and big goals. Deviating from the linear path means failure. The pro...

Mega tech

Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is the most complex church in existence. National cathedral, coronation church, royal mausoleum, burial place of poets,...

Question Everything: 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers

All science begins with questions... - Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why ...

Peace, Love and Potatoes

This volume by the inimitable poet, comedian and performer John Hegley brings together poetry, prose and drawings on the themes closest t...

The Spectator 2001

Yes! 50 secrets from the sience of persuasion

Afgantsy

A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and other subversive spirits

Pocket World in Figures 2006 Edition

The 2006 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely updated and revised, and expanded with new features on such things as obes...

Mega tech

Pocket World in Figures 2017

For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been informing and entertaining readers around the world with its blend of the seriou...

Obliquity (Why our goals are best archieved indirectly)

Does Anything Eat Wasps?

War - What is it good for? (The Role of Conlict in Civilisation , from Primates to Robots)

Political Order and Political Decay - From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisatin of Democracy

In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he pic...

Megatech - Technology in 2050 (The Economist)

In the not-too-distant future, we'll be plugging our brains into the internet, replacing our worn-out body parts, and eating meat grown i...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures

If you require up-to-date information about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business,...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures

The 2004 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely updated and revised, and includes new coverage on such subjects as women i...

Miracle Workers

Originally published as What in God's Name. How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Crai...

Runaway World

Eats, Shoots & Leaves

In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to l...

Talk to the Hand

"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures

If you require up-to-date information about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business,...

Obliquity (Why our goals are best archieved indirectly)

The Heineken Story: The remarkably refreshing tale of the beer that conquered the world

Heineken is known all around the world, but few of the drinkers who eagerly watch the foam rise in their glass have heard of the business...

Will We Ever Speak Dolphin?

Why do birds sing at dawn? What's the slowest a plane can fly without stalling and falling out of the sky? And how long can you keep a ti...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures

If you require up-to-date information about the world today - on subjects as diverse as geography, population and demographics, business,...

Uncommon sense, common nonsense

The Essex Serpent

London, 1893. When Cora Seaborne's controlling husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Along...

Women & Power: A Manifesto

Europe's Decline and Fall: The Struggle Against Global Irrelevance ("Európa hanyatlása és bukása: A globális irrelevancia elleni küzdelem" angol nyelven)

Get Out of My Life

Teenagers are tough and anyone who has their own needs help. Witty, enjoyable and genuinely insightful, Get Out of My Life is now updated...

Tennyson's Gift

A New York Times Bestselling AuthorThe bestselling author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves turns a fiendishly clever eye to the literary world. T...

Miracle Workers

Originally published as What in God's Name. How can you help mankind, when they won't help themselves? Welcome to Heaven Inc, and Crai...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures 2016

The 25th annual edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated, revised and expanded with many new features, including a...

The Uncommon Reader

From the author of The History Boys and The Clothes They Stood Up In A deliciously funny novella that celebrates the pleasure of readi...

Political Order and Political Decay - From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalisatin of Democracy

In The Origins of Political Order, Francis Fukuyama took us from the dawn of mankind to the French and American Revolutions. Here, he pic...

The Economist Pocket World in Figures

The 2004 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely updated and revised, and includes new coverage on such subjects as women i...

Growth Hacker Marketing - A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing and Advertising (Expanded edition)

Your new business went online yesterday and you've got a marketing budget of zero. How are you supposed to create a movement around your ...

The Great Disruption

The Test Book - 64 Tools to Lead You to Success

Question Everything: 132 science questions - and their unexpected answers

All science begins with questions... - Why is the night sky black, even though it's full of stars? - How do pebbles skim on water? - Why ...

Pocket World in Figures 2019

Pocket World in Figures 2017

For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been informing and entertaining readers around the world with its blend of the seriou...

War - What is it good for? (The Role of Conlict in Civilisation , from Primates to Robots)

The Decision Book - Fifty models of strategic thinking

Imperial Triumph The Roman World from Hadrian to Constantine

Utgivarens beskrivning Imperial Triumph presents the history of Rome at the height of its imperial power. Beginning with the reign of Ha...

13 Things That Don't Make Sense

The Most Intriguing Scientific Mysteries of Our Time

The Travelling Bag

Walter Craig was a clever scientist. As a young man he took away all the honours and prizes and some of his work was ground-breaking. But...

The Handover - How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs

'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to take decisions ...

Talk to the Hand

"Talk to the hand, ’cause the face ain’t listening," the saying goes. When did the world stop wanting to hear? When did society become...