Mauve - How one man invented a colour that changed the world (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Mauve - How one man invented a colour that changed the world (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

1856. Eighteen-year-old chemistry student William Perkin's experiment has gone horribly wrong. But the deep brown sludge his botched project has produced has an unexpected power: the power to dye everything it touches a brilliant purple. Perkin has discovered mauve, the world's first synthetic dye,

In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate The World (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

A delightful and peculiar exploration of the human instinct to make things small, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the

Machine That Changed the World (Womack James P.)(Paperback / softback)

Just My Type - A Book About Fonts (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Describes how Helvetica and Comic Sans took over the world; why Barack Obama opted for Gotham, while Amy Winehouse found her soul in 30s Art Deco; the pivotal moment when fonts left the world of Letraset and were loaded onto computers; and

Dog's Best Friend - A Brief History of an Unbreakable Bond (Garfield Simon)(Paperback / softback)

A wise, witty, alternative history of humanity exploring how our relationship with dogs has changed over the centuries - by the author of the bestselling JUST MY

Gandhi 1914-1948 - The Years That Changed the World (Guha Ramachandra)(Paperback / softback)

Crashed - How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (Tooze Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Paul and His Friends in Leadership - How they changed the world (Barnett Paul W.)(Paperback / softback)

Timekeepers: How the World Became Obsessed with Time (Garfield Simon)(Paperback)

A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the

Written in History - Letters that Changed the World (Montefiore Simon Sebag)(Paperback / softback)

WRITTEN IN HISTORY celebrates the great letters of world history, creative culture and personal life. Acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore selects over one hundred letters from ancient times to the twenty-first century: some are noble and inspiring, some despicable and unsettling; some are

Krakatoa - The Day the World Exploded (Winchester Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Chronicles the destruction of Indonesian island of Krakatoa in 1883. This book describes how one island and its inhabitants were blasted out of existence and how colonial society was turned upside-down in a

Photos That Changed the World (Stepan Peter)(Paperback)

Now available in an updated and revised edition, Photos that Changed the World gathers together images of pivotal moments in world history in one stunning volume. In lavish two-page spreads, this book presents nearly one hundred of history's most memorable photographs -- from the Wright Brothers'

Shades of Grey (Fforde Jasper)(Paperback / softback)

Imagine a black and white world where colour is a commodity . . . It is a world invented by comic and creative genius - and Number One bestseller - Jasper

Radical Ritual: How Burning Man Changed the World (Shister Neil)(Paperback)

'Neil Shister's book skillfully traces the evolution of Burning Man and provides rare insights into how this cultural phenomenon is changing the world.' --Michael Mikel, founding board member of the Burning Man Project Written from Neil Shister's perspective as a journalist, student of American

Buzz in the Meadow (Goulson Dave)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating look at the insect world found in one field in France - and how important that world is to all of us - from the author of the Sunday Times bestseller A Sting in the Tale In 2003 Dave Goulson bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding

Man Who Invented History - Travels with Herodotus (Marozzi Justin)(Paperback / softback)

A sensational blend of travel and history in the spirit of the man who invented

Captives: How Stolen People Changed the World (Cameron Catherine M.)(Paperback)

In Captives: How Stolen People Changed the World archaeologist Catherine M. Cameron provides an eye-opening comparative study of the profound impact captives of warfare and raiding have had on small-scale societies through time. Cameron provides a new point of orientation for archaeologists,

Seventeen Equations that Changed the World (Stewart Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really

Capital - Volume II (Marx Karl)(Paperback / softback)

The second volume of a political treatise that changed the world A vital cornerstone to Marx's overall theory of economics, the second volume of Capital considers in depth the nature of commodity and the market-place bourgeois society. This immensely powerful work argues that prosperity in a

In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate The World (Garfield Simon)(Pevná vazba)

A delightful and illuminating exploration of the human instinct to make things small, from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the

Storming the Gates: How the Russian Revolution Changed the World (Becker Richard)(Paperback)

Written World - How Literature Shapes History (Puchner Martin)(Paperback / softback)

The true story of literature -- of how writing changed civilizations, cultures and the history of the

Getting to Maybe: How the World Is Changed (Westley Frances)(Paperback)

A practical, inspirational, revolutionary guide to social innovation Many of us have a deep desire to make the world around us a better place. But often our good intentions are undermined by the fear that we are so insignificant in the big scheme of things that nothing we can do will actually help

Sanctus (Toyne Simon)(Paperback / softback)

The bestselling thriller debut of 2011 - the apocalyptic conspiracy thriller that has set the world alight