Social sciences

Brytningstiden mellan 16 och 25 år, då vi är på väg att lämna föräldrarna, kännetecknas av identitetssökande och sårbarhet, risker och utmaningar. Under fyra år har fotografen Lisen Stibeck regelbundet färdats inom fyra kontinenter: i Hongkong, Sverige, Marocko, Indonesien, USA, Mexiko och på Island. Hon har träffat flickor och kvinnor ur många samhällsskikt: studenter, artister, modeller, pros

There are moments when we achieve peak performance: an athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. But these moments are often fleeting, and for every amazing day, we may have a hundred ordinary and even unsatisfying ones. Fulfillment doesn’t come from isolated peak experiences, or elusive ‘flow’ states, but rather from many consiste

'Singh is a brilliant young scholar and a gifted writer, and this remarkable book will change how you think about religion, spirituality, consciousness, and human nature' Paul Bloom

What are the origins of shamanism and what is its future? Do shamans believe in their powers? What exactly is trance? And what can we learn from indigenous healing practices?

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"Tanks are like dinner jackets", an Australian general once commented, "you don't need them very often, but when you do, nothing else will do."

An authoritative history of the tank and the remarkable individuals who designed them and fought in them, from a former officer and best-selling historian

Tanks are the ultimate embodiment of industrial age war

'The transformation of the US into an autocracy has advanced. By 2024, it might be irreversible [and] will change almost everything in the world. Nobody has outlined this danger more compellingly than Robert Kagan.' - Martin Wolf, Financial Times

A chilling and clear-eyed warning about the threats to our democracy posed by the increasing radicalization of the Republican