Most encyclopaedias are boring. They are so packed with worthy but dull facts that a great deal of weird and wonderful material is squeezed out....
Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking mental fitness in everyday life.Our minds rarely savour the present. Instead,...
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Are men's and women's brains really different? Why are teenagers impulsive and rebellious? And will it soon be possible to link our brains together via...
An all-star cast of scholars and politicians from Europe and America propose and debate the creation of a new European parliament with substantial budgetary and...
Nature wants to heal, and we can help.When Earth's ecosystems fall out of harmony, the damage can spiral out of control. But what if we...
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'Visionary. . .A must-read for anyone who wants solutions to our most important problems' - Riz AhmedAn incisive, optimistic manifesto for a more inclusive globalismToday,...
An exploration of the key aspects of life on Earth - now and in the future - through the study of 10 and a half...
When we learn about abstract mathematical concepts - from prime numbers and fractals to aspects of calculus - the most common question is often: when...
Offers a guide to business, management and commerce. This book includes simple explanations and stylish infographics that open up the business world to even the...
We may no longer think that the world was hatched from an egg, as the ancient Chinese did, or that our fate is ruled by...
Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, The Innovators is Walter Isaacson's story of the people who created the computer and the Internet. It is...
**The New York Times Bestseller** 'Space elevators, gold asteroids, and fusion-powered toasters - who knew science could be so much fun? Soonish...
A century ago, discoveries in physics came together with engineering to produce an array of astonishing new technologies: radios, telephones, televisions, aircraft, radar, nuclear power,...
**CHOSEN BY BILL GATES AND BARACK OBAMA AS A SUMMER 2021 READ** 'Important, necessary, urgent and phenomenally interesting' HELEN MACDONALD, New York Times The author...
'Exciting and brilliantly reported'Walter Isaacson THE AGI CHRONICLES is not a futurist manifesto, an academic chin-stroker, a corporate biography, or a self-help...
Discover how art can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer with the inspiring new book from the...
The international publishing phenomenon that teaches you how to be more productive and recharge your brain in a world that seems designed to distract you...
What we put on our plates is one of the simplest ways to improve our short-term and long-term health, but with so much contradictory advice...
