The story of the love and jealousy between two geniuses behind The Beatles, who merged and multiplied their talents to produce one of the greatest bodies of creative work in history.
In ‘Humans Are Doomed To Go Extinct’, an article in Scientific American published in November 2021, veteran Nature editor Dr Henry Gee predicted that Homo sapiens is on a rapid one-way ride to extinction. The article provoked media coverage and comment around the world. In The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire, Gee expands the themes of his much-discussed article to book length,
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A gripping reconstruction of the daring escape to freedom of hundreds of East Germans in the summer of 1989 - and how it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
'Exhilarating' Observer 'Intensely moving' Sunday Times 'Engrossing and dramatic' William Boyd
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020'As brilliant a history of the Vikings as one could possibly hope to read' Tom HollandThe 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria.
Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left?
This nonfiction Little Golden Book is filled with amazing facts about the history of the Vikings and told through beautiful illustrations–perfect for preschoolers! Set sail with the adventurous, fearless Vikings! This informative Little Golden Book is full of great information about everything from the boats they sailed and clothes they wore to the gods they worshipped and the feasts they
An incredible true story of murder, romance, and a fateful search for utopia in the Galápagos-from the New York Times bestselling author of The Ghosts of Eden Park