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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 18,20 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-933-0
EAN 9781851689330
In this irreverent and witty book BBC foreign correspondent Nick Bryant casts a scathingly honest eye on this hugely influential profession, from the heart of Washington, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, India, and Australia - revealing the fascinating and sometimes shocking behaviour of media hounds desperate for a scoop. Since making his journalistic debut breaking into ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 18,15 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-932-3
EAN 9781851689323
On the eve of his fortieth birthday, scientist Gary Marcus decided to fulfil a lifelong dream and learn to play the guitar, investigating how humans 'make' music and how anyone of any age might master a new skill. In a quest that takes him from Suzuki classes to guitar gods, Marcus discovers the best ways ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 288 páginas
PVP: 21,50 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-915-6
EAN 9781851689156
Charles Ferguson was only able to show 2% of the material he gathered while making his sensational documentary Inside Job. Now, in this must-read 'sequel', he delivers the rest. Based on explosive interviews conducted by Ferguson, as well as documents buried in court records and archives, Inside Job the book traces how the financial industry ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 21,50 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-934-7
EAN 9781851689347
Drawing on evolution, cognitive science, and neuroscience, Matthew Hutson takes us on this fascinating tour of magical thinking in everyday life. So-called cognitive biases are crucial to our survival, Hutson shows, whether we're deciding where to invest our money or avoiding awareness of our own mortality. Everyone - even the most rational, jaded, and sceptical ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 336 páginas
PVP: 14,30 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-914-9
EAN 9781851689149
Internationally acclaimed science writer Lone Frank swabs up her DNA to provide the first truly intimate account of the new science of consumer-led genomics. She challenges the scientists and business mavericks intent on mapping every baby's genome, ponders the consequences of biological fortune-telling, and prods the psychologists who hope to uncover just how important our ...
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St Augustine, the fifth century theologian and Church father, famously discussed the nature of time in Book XI of his Confessions: What is by now evident and clear is that neither future nor past exists, and it is inexact language to speak of three times past, present, and future. Perhaps it would be exact to ...
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Which will get us first? The asteroid hurtling towards us from outer space? The Black Plague: Round Two? Swiss black holes gobbling up the solar system? Or - who knows - alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind "Catastrophometer", David Darling and Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce all those disasters you never saw coming, unpicking ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 12,55 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-840-1
EAN 9781851688401
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 354 páginas
PVP: 18,15 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-893-7
EAN 9781851688937
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 268 páginas
PVP: 11,65 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-838-8
EAN 9781851688388
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2011 For fourteen years Jinx has been haunted by the brutal murder of her mother. Crushed by the weight of loss and guilt, she is unable to move on from the memories of her childhood that are poisoning her life and all her relationships. The sudden arrival of Lemon, ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 560 páginas
PVP: 16,85 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-860-9
EAN 9781851688609
The Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and (hoping to ensure his reelection) President Ford, a scheme that helped precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Intrepid investigative reporter Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the powerful ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 224 páginas
PVP: 10,35 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-845-6
EAN 9781851688456
Drawing on the writings of the great philosophers, You Kant Make it Up sends the reader on thrilling, non-stop tour of their most outrageous and counter-intuitive conclusions. Harry Potter is real. Matter doesn't exist. Dan Brown is better than Shakespeare. All these statements stem from philosophy's greatest minds, from Plato to Nietzsche. What were they ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 336 páginas
PVP: 17,55 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-793-0
EAN 9781851687930
Daniel Siegel coined the term 'mindsight' to describe the innovative integration of brain science with the practice of psychotherapy. Using interactive examples and case histories from his clinical practice, Dr Siegel shows how mindsight can be applied to alleviate a range of psychological and interpersonal problems. With warmth and humour, he shows us how to ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 14,00 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-779-4
EAN 9781851687794
When quantum physics expert Dr Chad Orzel went to adopt a dog he never imagined he would end up with one as inquisitive as Emmy. Could she use quantum tunnelling to get through the neighbour's fence and chase bunnies? What about quantum teleportation to catch squirrels before they climb out of reach? In this witty ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 11,99 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-767-1
EAN 9781851687671
With the aid of tall stories, jokes, common sense and bizarre insights, Cave tackles some of life's most important questions and introduces the puzzles that will keep you pondering throughout the night. Illustrated with quirky cartoons throughout, Do Llamas Fall in Love? leaves no stone unturned, covering a smorgasbord of topics including logic, ethics, art ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 224 páginas
PVP: 13,00 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-776-3
EAN 9781851687763
Explore the oddities of the British psyche with this informative and witty illustrated guide. Discover the fate of a pitbull named ASBO, find out why we get bank holidays when we do, and learn why it's better to drive on the left. For a nation that loves to laugh at themselves, this is the perfect ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 312 páginas
PVP: 16,89 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-780-0
EAN 9781851687800
Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? What's it like being cooped up in a metal box with a few people ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
PVP: 12,99 €
ISBN 978-1-85168-747-3
EAN 9781851687473
A story of oil and gas, corruption and naked power, Oilopoly traces the rise of the Russian oil economy from its origins in the nineteenth century right through to Vladimir Putin's determined efforts to rein in the oil oligarchs, re-nationalize Russia's industries, and pay off its international debt.Charting Putin's astounding success in transforming the country ...
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'I don t care for children...the little wretches', Eglantyne Jebb wrote bitterly as a young school teacher in 1900. She would never have children of her own, and had no great fondness for those of her family and friends. Yet this unlikely children's champion devoted her life to establishing the Save the Children movement and ...
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Philosophy means love of wisdom in Greek. Unfortunately, as much as we all love wisdom, we don't all have the time to spend acquiring it! This fabulous little book provides the perfect antidote. Split into 60 one-minute chapters, Andrew Pessin offers you a snippet of philosophical wisdom everyday, giving you something to think about on ...
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