**The New York Times Bestseller** 'Space elevators, gold asteroids, and fusion-powered toasters - who knew science could be so much fun?
With ease and originality, Tyson illuminates topics ranging from the linguistic merits of astrophysics to the limits of our five senses to the search for life in the universe.
An authoritative, practical guide on how to develop the mindset necessary for success, both personal and professional. - Revised and updated with new material
Only those who allowed their inner hold on their moral and spiritual selves to subside eventually fell victim to the camp's degenerating influence - while those who made a victory of those experiences turned them into an inner triumph.
A witty, informative and highly entertaining guide to how to be a pirate, combining historical accuracy with a humorous eye in an irreverent but revealing look at the world of piracy and buccaneering.
An accessible introduction to pre-modern Islam, showcasing the individuals - caliphs, law-makers, theologians, poets, mystics and scholars - who shaped the course of early Islamic history.
The official TED guide to public speaking
New book by the bestselling author of A Universe From Nothing, award-winning physicist and public intellectual, Lawrence Krauss tells the dramatic story of the scientific discoveries that see through the visible world and create our grand vision of the un
A book based on over two decades of research and an ongoing longitudinal study on individual performance that answers the question of why some people deliver exceptional perfomance and others, often despite innate talent or external forces, do not, and wh
A celebration of the forerunners and pioneers of women's suffrage from 1918
A meditation on the importance of atheism in the modern world - and its inadequacies and contradictions - by one of Britain's leading philosophers 'When you explore older atheisms, you will find some of your firmest convictions - secular or religious - are highly questionable. If this prospect disturbs you, what you are looking for may be freedom from thought.
What can the ideas of history's greatest economists tell us about the most important issues of our time?
In How to be a Human, Ruby Wax tries to come up with some answers to that niggling question about who we are.
