Skin in the Game - Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Skin in the Game - Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility | | Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we

Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, the Black Swan, the Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback)

Antifragile - Things that Gain from Disorder (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Tough times don't last. Tough people do. In this book, the author shows that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world

Bed of Procrustes - Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Taleb Nassim Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

Antifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in

Life in the Third Reich - Daily Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 (Roland Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Skin Game - The Dresden Files, Book Fifteen (Butcher Jim)(Paperback / softback)

The latest instalment in the Dresden Files comes to paperback - Skin Game is a number one Sunday Times and number one New York Times

Daily Life in the Medieval Islamic World (Lindsay James E.)(Paperback / softback)

Priscilla - The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France (Shakespeare Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

For Priscilla, pre-war Paris was an exciting carousel of suitors, soirees and heartbreak, and eventually a lavish wedding to a French aristocrat. But the arrival of the Nazi tanks signalled the end of life as a Vicomtesse, and the beginning of a precarious existence under German

Hidden Persuasion: 33 Psychological Influences Techniques in Advertising (Andrews Marc)(Paperback)

Visual messages are omnipresent in our daily life. They are constantly attempting to persuade us to buy, learn and act. Some are more successful than others in influencing our behavior and choices. What is the secret power of these messages? How do they succeed in changing our behavior? This book

Daily Life in the Maya Civilization (Hunter Nick)(Paperback / softback)

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Maya Civilization. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this

Hidden (Chamberlain Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Her heart died in the war - can she breathe new life to

Traitor in the Family (Searle Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Goodfellas (Pileggi Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the story of Henry Hill's life as a gangster and notorious participation in the Witness Protection

Hidden (Chamberlain Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Her heart died in the war - can she breathe new life into

Daily Life in the Islamic Golden Age (Nardo Don)(Paperback / softback)

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Islamic Golden Age,including Baghdad around AD900. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this

SS Officer's Armchair - In Search of a Hidden Life (Lee Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Daily Life in Ancient Rome - The People and the City at the Height of the Empire (Carcopino Jerome)(Paperback / softback)

Divine Conspiracy - Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God (Willard Dallas)(Paperback / softback)

First published in 1998, The Divine Conspiracy captured the attention of Christians across the world, by offering a timely and challenging call back to the true meaning of Christian

Mariner (Alrefai Taleb)(Paperback / softback)

Taleb Alrefai salutes Kuwait's pearl-fishing history in this fictional re-telling of that fateful day, 19 February 1979, when the country's famous dhow shipmaster Captain Al-Najdi is lost at sea in a treacherous storm. In between fishing for seabream with two friends, the retired sea captain looks

Annexed (Dogar Sharon)(Paperback / softback)

Everyone knows about Anne Frank, and her life hidden in the secret annexe - or do they?Peter van Pels and his family are locked away in there with the Franks, and Peter sees it all differently. He details with accuracy, clarity and compassion, the reality of day to day survival in Auschwitz - and

Donkeys On My Doorstep - Hoofing it in the Mallorcan Hills (Nicholas Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica (Naskrecki Piotr)(Paperback)

Encounter some of the most beautiful creatures in Costa Rica in Piotr Naskrecki's Hidden Kingdom. This book is a visual journey into the world of the insects and their relatives that dominate all terrestrial habitats in Costa Rica through their sheer numbers, biomass, and the ecological functions

Daily Life in Ancient Benin (Mason Paul)(Paperback / softback)

This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in Ancient Benin. Supported by timelines, maps and references to important events and people, children will really feel they are on a time-travelling journey when reading this