Keresési eredmények
Revealing the resulting confusion and wasted potential that can hamper men's fulfillment in later life, this book calls for a more proactive, compassionate and affirming approach from parents, schools, services and the wider community so that all boys…
Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say…
In such a competitive environment, it's certainly not helpful to be reduced to appearing in the form of a tortoise, a manifestation far below god-like status in anyone's book. In such instances, you need an acolyte, and fast: for the Great God Om, Bruth
The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children. The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested…
In the company of his friend Stephen Katz (last seen in the bestselling Neither Here nor There), Bill Bryson set off to hike the Appalachian Trail, the longest continuous footpath in the world.
Over thirty different examples of situations and ideas to show you how you can change your approach and change your life . Bet you never thought being a bit more PSYCHOPATH could be the answer. Time to grab that bullsh*t by the horns!Dr KEVIN DUTTON…
Ten years ago, the idea of getting into a stranger's car, or walking into a stranger's home, would have seemed bizarre and dangerous, but today it's as common as ordering a book aniline's. Uber and Airbnb are household names: redefining neighbourhoods,…
SHORTLISTED FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEARIn the spring of 2015, Mark Beaumont set out from the bustling heart of Cairo on his latest world record attempt - solo, the length of Africa, intending to ride to Cape Town in under 50 days.
A cold night in Milan, Piero Manzano wants to get home. Then the traffic lights fail. Manzano is thrown from his Alfa as cars pile up. And not just on this street - every light in the city is dead. The death toll soars. Former hacker and activist Manzano…
"The link between our biomes, gut bacteria and our overall health is the final frontier of medicine that we must now embrace if we are ever to advance as a profession ...
He shows how many of self-help's suggested routes to happiness and success - such as positive thinking, self-belief and setting goals - can be disastrous to follow and, indeed, actually cause anxiety. Happy aims to reclaim happiness and to enable us…
It starts on a summer evening, with the kind of magic found only in Paris. Once a year in the City of Light, a lavish dinner takes place outside a spectacular landmark. Amid this wondrous White Dinner, a group of close friends stand at the cusp of change.
As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on New York City, millions are caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Ellen Wharton flies into New York from London, heedless of the hurricane warnings. She is intent on seeing her mother, Grace. But when the…
The emperor is dead... long live the emperor! The fervent hope of the victorious rebels and the survivors of the uprising that liberated the City from tyranny is that the accession of Archange to the imperial throne will usher in a new era of freedom,…
1988. FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. It was while on a routine assignment - interviewing a 'person of interest', a former US soldier named Rod Ramsay with…
an impressive debut' Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door'It made me look at marriage in a different light' Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife'T.
Now a major film starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy. It's 1940. After a short spell promoting the joy of swedes for the Ministry of Food, she finds herself writing dialogue for 'Just an Ordinary Wednesday', a heart-warming but largely…
When Stone is summoned as close protection for the trek by an old SAS officer, he accepts unthinkingly, desperate for the chance to escape his own misery. But it doesn't take long for Stone and his team to discover that neither the bears nor the locals…
'A bold new talent' Matt Haig'The most unique love story I've read in years' Rowan ColemanNinety minutes.Bittersweet and life-affirming, Hold Back the Stars is the love story of the year.
one of the great entrepreneurial stories of our time" (Washington Post)From the age of eight, when he watched Apollo 11 land on the Moon, Peter Diamandis's singular goal was to get to space. When he realized NASA was winding down manned space flight,…
Inside, the locals discover the broken body of a man unlike any they have seen before - a man who is perhaps something more than human. His name is Samara and he speaks with terror of a place called Tartarus - an orbiting prison where hope doesn't exist
At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a RabbitForced to flee the scandal brewing in her hometown, Catherine Goggin finds herself pregnant and alone, in search of a new life at just sixteen.
Natasha Leonova's beauty saved her life. There, on a warm June evening, Theo first encounters Natasha, the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. And Natasha, who knows that she cannot afford to make even one false move, nevertheless begins to think…
When a young woman is found dead, the police are quick to respond. But what they find at the murder site is unexpected. The body is posed, the scene meticulously set. And there is almost no forensic evidence to be found. Detective Mia Kruger is a woman…
When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved - plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naivete, and a vulnerability that she barely…
In the summer of 1962, one year after the rise of the Berlin Wall, a group of daring young West Germans risked prison, Stasi torture and even death to liberate friends, lovers, and strangers in East Berlin by digging tunnels under the Wall. This book…