Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Storr Will)(Paperback / softback)

Science of Storytelling - Why Stories Make Us Human, and How to Tell Them Better (Storr Will)(Paperback / softback)

Status Game - On Social Position and How We Use it (Storr Will)(Pevná vazba)

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Science of Storytelling, a bold and ambitious investigation of the hidden structure behind human behaviour:

Triumph of the City - How Urban Spaces Make Us Human (Glaeser Edward)(Paperback / softback)

A compellingly readable, critically acclaimed, agenda-setting account of how and why cities function as they do and why so many of us choose to live in

Storytelling for Life: Why Stories Matter and Ways of Telling Them (Felce Josie)(Paperback)

This practical and inspirational book introduces readers to the value of storytelling throughout life, discussing the importance of traditional tales, and how they can transform our lives from childhood through to old age. Children develop emotional intelligence by being immersed in stories that

The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (Gottschall Jonathan)(Paperback)

A NYTimes.com Editor's ChoiceA Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Finalist A jaunty, insightful new book . . . that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us. New York Times Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin

Science of Monsters - Why Monsters Came to Be and What Made Them so Terrifying (Kaplan Matt)(Paperback / softback)

Why monsters came to be and what made them so

Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty (Baumeister Roy F.)(Paperback)

Why is there evil, and what can scientific research tell us about the origins and persistence of evil behavior? Considering evil from the unusual perspective of the perpetrator, Baumeister asks, How do ordinary people find themselves beating their wives? Murdering rival gang members? Torturing

Creative Approach to Teaching Writing (Bowkett Steve)(Paperback / softback)

Why should children learn to write fluently? What difference will it make to them and the opportunities available to them later on in life? The ability to communicate clearly, accurately and persuasively is a vital life skill. Deficiencies in motivation and thinking skills pervade the challenge of

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail (Levy Matthys)(Paperback)

The stories that make up Why Buildings Fall Down are in the end very human ones, tales of the interaction of people and nature, of architects, engineers, builders, materials, and natural forces all coming together in sometimes dramatic (and always instructive)

Selfie - How the West Became Self-Obsessed (Storr Will)(Paperback / softback)

Selfie explains how the West became self-obsessed and reveals the danger of this modern obsession - a 'fascinating' (Guardian), 'brilliant' (Independent) and 'electrifying' (Financial Times)

How to Tell Stories to Children (Sarosy Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Storytelling is one of the oldest and most essential skills known to humankind, a timeless parenting tool that helps families celebrate life's joys, navigate its challenges, and raise healthy, well-adjusted kids. Stories help children manage their emotions, empathize with others, and better

How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published (Lister Ashley)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive, indispensable guide to writing quality short stories and getting them

Level 3 - How can we make beautiful cupcakes? (Morgan Sally)(Paperback / softback)

Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child's perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child's journey into learning

Expecting Better - Why the Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know (Oster Emily)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking guide to pregnancy: empowers women with the facts and allows them to make their own decisions. FREAKANOMICS meets WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING.Award-winning Emily Oster debunks myths about pregnancy to empower women while they're expecting.Pregnant women are often treated

Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity (Woodford Susan)(Paperback)

Stories take time to tell; Greek and Roman artists had to convey them in static images. How did they go about it? How could they ensure that their scenes would be recognized? What problems did they have? How did they solve them? This generously illustrated book explores the ways classical artists

Fifteen Dogs (Alexis Andre)(Paperback / softback)

A pack of dogs are granted the power of human thought - but what will it do to them? A surprising and insightful look at the beauty and perils of

You Are a Badass - How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Sincero Jen)(Paperback / softback)

Practical, funny, implementable advice and stories that will help you understand why you are how you are, how to love what you can't change, how to change what you don't love, and how to be a badass all the time

The Wonder of Birds: What They Tell Us about Ourselves, the World, and a Better Future (Robbins Jim)(Paperback)

Pieces of Light - The new science of memory (Fernyhough Charles)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of human stories, each illustrating a facet of memory's complex synergy of cognitive and neurological functions. Drawing on case studies, personal experience and the latest research, it delves into the memories of the very young and very old, and explores how amnesia and trauma can

Beneath the Skin - Love Letters to the Body by Great Writers (Beauman Ned)(Paperback / softback)

Buried beneath layers of flesh, our hearts pump, our lungs inflate, our kidneys filter. These organs, and others, are essential to our survival but remain largely unknown to us. In Beneath the Skin, fifteen writers each explore a different body part: Naomi Alderman unravels the intestines and our

Places I Stopped on the Way Home: A Memoir of Chaos and Grace (Fee Meg)(Pevná vazba)

Sometimes I think of how I will describe New York to my children. I will tell them that the city was in so many ways, and for such a long time, the best and worst thing about my life. That it was a sort of perpetual question in pursuit of an answer. And that in attempting to answer it, I turned and

Liverpool Girls (Howes Pam)(Paperback / softback)

Will tragedy tear them apart - once and for

Who's in Charge? - Free Will and the Science of the Brain (Gazzaniga Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A leading neuroscientist makes an incendiary argument defending free-will and responsibility, against the prevailing 'deterministic' view of how our brains control our

Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future (Wainwright Joel)(Paperback)

How climate change will affect our political theory--for better and worse Despite the science and the summits, leading capitalist states have not achieved anything close to an adequate level of carbon mitigation. There is now simply no way to prevent the planet breaching the threshold of two