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Viktor Mayer-Schonberger; Kenneth... We are witnessing the beginnings of a revolution. Big data - the explosion of information that digitization has sparked - is changing our world in ways we are just starting... | Neil McKenna 28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of... |
David Willetts This provocative and thought-provoking book argues that the baby boomer generation have thrived at the expense of their children. | David Brooks David Brooks weaves a vast array of new research into the lives of two fictional characters, revealing a fundamental new understanding of human nature. He outlines a new definition of... |
Naomi Wolf * Naomi Wolf is back. With a book that should be as exciting, dramatic and controversial as the Beauty Myth | Catherine Hakim Shows how men and women can do better in the workplace and life by boosting their attractiveness. This title provides answers to questions such as: Why are some people a... |
Tina Rosenberg In the style of Nudge or The Spirit Level - a groundbreaking book that will change the way you look at the world. | Eric Berkowitz The 'raging frenzy' of the sex drive has always defied control, yet thousands of years of civilization have tried to do so, wielding their most formidable weapon: the law. Sex... |
Parr, Martin Commemorative souvenirs have been a popular way of marking Royal events such as jubilees for the last three centuries and and this set of original 10 colour postcards by the... | Tina Rosenberg In the style of Nudge or The Spirit Level - a groundbreaking book that will change the way you look at the world. |
Tamara Chalabi The dramatic tale of one family's tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present. | Bernd Brunner; Benjamin A. Smith A colourfully decorated Christmas tree provokes awe and delight. We understand the lighted tree as a central symbol of the Christmas season, but what are the roots of the tradition?... |
Leo Hollis Fascinating, entertaining, radical and impassioned, Cities Are Good for You is a rallying cry for 21st-Century living | Simon Szreter; Kate Fisher Intriguing insight into attitudes toward sexuality in marriage, based on first-hand interviews with a socially diverse range of people. |
Vincent Antonin Lepinay The financial industry's invention of complex products such as credit default swaps and other derivatives has been widely blamed for triggering the global financial crisis of 2008. This title takes... | Nikolas Rose Examines the developments in life sciences and biomedicine that have led to the politicization of medicine, human life, and biotechnology. This book analyzes molecular biopolitics, examining developments in genomics, neuroscience... |