How Pleasure Works - Why we like what we like (Bloom Paul)(Paperback / softback)

How Pleasure Works - Why we like what we like (Bloom Paul)(Paperback / softback)

We are attracted, whether we know it or not, to the hidden aspects of things and people. Some teenagers enjoy cutting themselves with razors. Some men pay good money to be spanked by prostitutes. The average Briton spends over a day a week watching television. This title examines the science behind

How to be a Victorian (Goodman Ruth)(Paperback / softback)

We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Dress in whalebone and feed opium to the baby? This book helps you teach

Why Do Farts Smell Like Rotten Eggs? (Symons Mitchell)(Paperback / softback)

Why we burp?What a wotsit is?Whether lemmings really jump off cliffs?Why vomit always contains carrots?And why do farts smell like rotten eggs?No subject is too strange and no trivia too tough for Mitchell Symons, who has the answer to these crazy questions, and many

A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens (Condemi Silvana)(Paperback)

Why aren't we more like other apes? How did we win the evolutionary race? Find out how 'wise' Homo sapiens really are. Prehistory has never been more exciting: New discoveries are overturning long-held theories left and right. Stone tools in Australia date back 65,000 years--a time when, we once

English Language: Description, Variation and Context (Culpeper Jonathan)(Paperback)

What is the English language like, why is it like that and what do we need to know in order to study it? This wide ranging introductory textbook not only presents the English language from multiple perspectives, but provides the reader with the necessary grounding in linguistics to investigate it

Before You Know It - The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do (Bargh John)(Paperback / softback)

And most crucial of all: if we understood how our unconscious worked - if we knew why we do what we do - could we finally, fundamentally, know ourselves?From checking a dating app to holding a cup of coffee or choosing who to vote for, our unconscious secretly governs everything we feel, think and

The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster, and Master Other Simple Pleasures (Kaufmann Sebastian)(Pevná vazba)

A visual field guide to what we ought to know how to do, and what we'd like to learn how to do, from beloved craftsmanship-focused online shop Kaufmann Mercantile. Kaufmann Mercantile thoughtfully curates and sells timeless products for slow living, with a focus on functionality, quality, and

Statistics without Tears - An Introduction for Non-Mathematicians (Rowntree Derek)(Paperback / softback)

Why do we need Statistics?What do terms like 'dispersion', 'correlation', 'normal distribution' and 'significance' actually mean?How can I learn how to think statistically?This bestselling introduction is for anyone who wants to know how statistics works and the powerful ideas behind it. Teaching

Ending Homelessness - Why We Haven't, How We Can(Paperback / softback)

Crying Book (Christle Heather)(Paperback / softback)

Why do we cry? How do we cry? And what does it mean? A scientific, cultural, artistic examination by a young poet on the cusp of

On Beauty (Smith Zadie)(Paperback / softback)

Why do we fall in love with the people we do? Why do we visit our mistakes on our children? What makes life truly beautiful? This is a story about a pair of feuding families - the Belseys and the Kipps - and a clutch of doomed affairs. It puts low morals among high ideals and asks some searching

Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (de Botton Alain)(Paperback / softback)

Why do so many of us love or hate our work? How has it come to dominate our lives? And what should we do about it? What should I do with my life? What will I have achieved when I retire? This book explains why it is we do what we do all day, but its sympathy, humour and insight seeks to help us

What Do We Know and What Should We Do about the Future of Work? (Simms Melanie)(Paperback)

'An excellent summary of why and how we work.' People Management magazine What do we know about the current state of work and employment and what does the future of work look like? Professor Melanie Simms provides a far-reaching overview of paid employment in the UK, examining why we work, how we

Power of Habit - Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change (Duhigg Charles)(Paperback / softback)

In 'The Power of Habit', award-winning 'New York Times' business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into

The Psychology of Art (Mather George)(Paperback)

Why do we enjoy art? What inspires us to create artistic works? How can brain science help us understand our taste in art? The Psychology of Art provides an eclectic introduction to the myriad ways in which psychology can help us understand and appreciate creative activities. Exploring how we

We Are All Weird - The Rise of Tribes and the End of Normal (Godin Seth)(Paperback / softback)

Why are companies still trying to build products for the masses? Why are we still acting like the masses even exist? This book answers this

We Need New Names (Bulawayo NoViolet)(Paperback / softback)

Nobody wants to be rags of countries like Congo, like Somalia, like Iraq, like Sudan, like Haiti and not even this one we live in - who wants to be a terrible place of hunger and things falling apart?'Darling and her friends live in a shanty called Paradise, which of course is no such

Comparing Notes - How We Make Sense of Music (Ockelford Adam)(Paperback / softback)

We are all instinctively musical. Why? And how does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn't) music? Adam Ockelford has the

Blind Spots: Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It (Bazerman Max H.)(Paperback)

When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are. In Blind Spots, leading business ethicists Max Bazerman and Ann Tenbrunsel examine the ways we overestimate our ability to do what is right and how

Lessons I Have Unlearned: Because Life Doesn't Look Like It Did in the Pictures (Gildea Florence)(Paperback)

We all have ideas about what we think life will be like - ideas we pick up from books, films, music videos, the adults around us, and even church. We think we have a roadmap that will guide us towards success. But it isn't long before life throws some curve-balls at us. Florence Gildea looks at a

Hidden Worldviews: Eight Cultural Stories That Shape Our Lives (Wilkens Steve)(Paperback)

Why do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It's our choice? Yes, but there are forces, often unseen, that shape every decision we make and every action we take. These hidden, life-shaping

Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do about It (Kilpatrick William)(Paperback)

In Why Johnny Can't Tell Right from Wrong: And What We Can Do About It, Kilpatrick shows how we can correct this problem by providing our youngsters with the stories, models, and inspirations they need in order to lead good lives. Kilpatrick shows how we can correct this problem by providing our

Power: Vintage Minis (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

'Why, what is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust?And, live we how we can, yet die we must' What is the true meaning of power? Are some simply born to it or can it be acquired like a skill? Does it always breed corruption and greed or can it be a force for good? From kings to prisoners and from

Hands - What We Do with Them - and Why (Leader Darian)(Paperback / softback)