The Greatest Explorers: The Brave Adventurers Who Risked Their Lives to Understand How Our Planet Works (Hanbury-Tenison Robin)(Paperback)

The Greatest Explorers: The Brave Adventurers Who Risked Their Lives to Understand How Our Planet Works (Hanbury-Tenison Robin)(Paperback)

Throughout history, a handful of unusually driven individuals have been inspired to explore the limits of the known world, inspiring us and changing our perceptions of our planet through their courageous adventures. What is it that makes these men and women risk their lives in desperate, often

Modern Explorers (Hanbury-Tenison Robin)(Paperback)

This book profiles forty modern explorers who have disproved the idea that there is nowhere left to discover. Some are experienced and celebrated worldwide, while others are just starting to make their mark.The Modern Explorers delves into challenging and extraordinary expeditions to the remotest

Taming the Four Horsemen (Hanbury-Tenison Robin)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful polemic on the major threats facingthe world today and how they can be

Nature's Explorers: Adventurers Who Recorded the Wonders of the Natural World (Hart Andrea)(Pevná vazba)

This sumptuous volume reveals the lives of some of history's greatest explorers of the natural world, using the specimens they collected, the letters they wrote and the art they created to record their discoveries. Superb artworks and photographs spanning three centuries have been specially chosen

Patient Zero (Revised Edition) (Peters Marilee)(Paperback)

Engrossing true stories of the pioneers of epidemiology who risked their lives to find the source of deadly diseases--now revised to include updated information and a new chapter on Covid-19. More people have died in disease epidemics than in wars or other disasters, but the process of identifying

The Life Scientific: Explorers (Buckley Anna)(Paperback)

Inside the lives of the scientists who are exploring the world, our universe, the past and ourselves.Based on the interviews broadcast on BBC Radio 4's hugely popular series, The Life Scientific: Explorers takes science out of its box and introduces us to the men and women who make it happen. The

Brave Nurses: Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell: White/Band 10 (Guillain Charlotte)(Paperback)

Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell risked their lives to look after the wounded and the dying. They proved that bravery in wartime isn't just about fighting and winning battles. - White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.- Text type--A dual biography.- A glossary on page

Last Ballad (Cash Wiley)(Paperback / softback)

Paying tribute to the thousands of heroic women and men who risked their lives to win basic rights for all workers, The Last Ballad is lyrical, heartbreaking and haunting, and the novel which confirms Wiley Cash's place among America's finest

Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons Who Risked Their Lives to Make a Difference (Smith Lyn)(Paperback)

Collected here for the first time are the remarkable and moving stories of the 27 British recipients of the 'Hero of the Holocaust' award. During one of the darkest times in human history they refused to stand by and do nothing; risking their lives to save Jewish friends, or complete strangers. And

How the World Works: Planet Earth - From Molten Rock in Space to the Place We Live (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Great Disciples of the Buddha: Their Lives, Their Works. Their Legacy (Nyanaponika)(Paperback)

A perennial favorite, Great Disciples of the Buddha is now relaunched in our best-selling Teachings of the Buddha series. Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. Drawn from a wide range of authentic Pali sources, the material

The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Paperback)

Learn about the greatest works of literature, and the lives of those who wrote them in The Literature Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Literature in this overview guide to the subject, great

Who Gets What - And Why - Understand the Choices You Have, Improve the Choices You Make (Roth Alvin)(Paperback / softback)

This book shows how our lives are shaped not only by the choices we make, but by the choices we have. From dating, school and university applications to the job market, understand the most important decisions you'll ever make with insights from a Nobel

Of Men and Mary: How Six Men Won the Greatest Battle of Their Lives (Watkins Christine Anne)(Paperback)

Classical Music: The 50 Greatest Composers and Their 1,000 Greatest Works (Goulding Phil G.)(Paperback)

MAKE A SOUND INVESTMENT IN CLASSICAL MUSICWho are the ten most important classical composers? Who in the world was Palestrina? Why did Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' cause a riot? Which five of each important composer's works should you buy? What is a concerto and how does it differ from a

Streampunks - How YouTube and the New Creators are Transforming Our Lives (Kyncl Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Something massive is shifting in the world of entertainment. Across the planet, humans spend more of their free time watching video than doing anything else. But increasingly it's not TV they're watching, but online video. In 2016, Swedish vlogger PewDiePie made a record $15 million from his

Social Psychology: A Very Short Introduction (Crisp Richard J.)(Paperback)

Social psychology is about the people who populate our everyday lives, and how they affect our 'personal universe', defining who we are, and shaping our behavior, beliefs, attitudes, and ideology. In an age where we've mapped the human genome and explored much of the physical world, the study of

The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired (Siegel Daniel J.)(Paperback)

Parenting isn't easy. Showing up is. Your greatest impact begins right where you are. Now the bestselling authors of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline explain what this means over the course of childhood.'There is parenting magic in this book.'--Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of the

Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing Up Trans and Changing the World (Roche Juno)(Paperback)

'I believe that children who are questioning and exploring their gender are the gender bosses that we all so desperately need. I believe that they are our future.'In this life-affirming, heartening and refreshing collection of interviews, young trans people offer valuable insight and advice into

Infographic: How It Works: Our Planet (Richards Jon)(Paperback / softback)

If you've ever wondered what keeps Planet Earth ticking, you've come to the right place. Using fascinating infographics, discover the fundamental processes of the planet we call home: how mountains grow, the tides work and lightning

Revolutionary Parenting: What the Research Shows Really Works (Barna George)(Paperback)

How can parents make a lasting impact in the spiritual lives of their children? To find the answer, acclaimed researcher George Barna investigated the lives of thriving adult Christians and discovered the essential steps their parents took to shape their spiritual lives in childhood. He also

Guidance from the Greatest: What the World War Two Generation Can Teach Us about How We Live Our Lives (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback)

'We will overcome it [and] I hope in the years to come, everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge, and those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any' Her Majesty The Queen The Coronavirus pandemic forced the great British

In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives (Levy Steven)(Paperback)

'The most interesting book ever written about Google' (The Washington Post) delivers the inside story behind the most successful and admired technology company of our time, now updated with a new Afterword.Google is arguably the most important company in the world today, with such pervasive

We Are Data: Algorithms and the Making of Our Digital Selves (Cheney-Lippold John)(Paperback)

What identity means in an algorithmic age: how it works, how our lives are controlled by it, and how we can resist itAlgorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we