The author of the award-winning, two-volume Matisse. A
Life, now gives us the long-awaited, definitive biography of
literary master Anthony Powell--the critic, editor, and novelist
known as "the English Proust"-- that, at the same time, takes us
deep into twentieth-century London literary life.
One of Booklist's Top 10 Literary Travel Books of
2018
"William Atkins is an erudite writer with a wonderful wit and gaze and this is a new and exciting beast of a travel book."—Joy Williams
In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in eight deserts on five continents that evokes the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places.
"William Atkins is an erudite writer with a wonderful wit and gaze and this is a new and exciting beast of a travel book."—Joy Williams
In the classic literary tradition of Bruce Chatwin and Geoff Dyer, a rich and exquisitely written account of travels in eight deserts on five continents that evokes the timeless allure of these remote and forbidding places.
The widely acclaimed bestseller that boldly and lucidly puts our
economic and political dilemmas into the perspective of world
history.
In this wide-ranging and carefully argued survey, Paul Kennedy considers the subject of national and international power.
In this wide-ranging and carefully argued survey, Paul Kennedy considers the subject of national and international power.
This brilliantly original book dismantles the underlying
assumptions that drive the decisions made by companies and
governments throughout the world, to show that our shared narrative
of the global economy is deeply flawed. If left
unexamined, they will lead corporations and countries astray,
with dire consequences for us all.
The definitive insider's history of the genetic
revolution--significantly updated to reflect the discoveries of the
last decade.
James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold.
James D. Watson, the Nobel laureate whose pioneering work helped unlock the mystery of DNA's structure, charts the greatest scientific journey of our time, from the discovery of the double helix to today's controversies to what the future may hold.
Selected as one of the Best Books of 2016 by Bill Gates
All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy. the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership-as well as different ways to fail.
All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy. the strong versus the weak. Yet, there are myriad ways to exercise effective political leadership-as well as different ways to fail.
This is not just another happiness book. In Happiness by
Design, happiness and behavior expert Paul Dolan combines the
latest insights from economics and psychology to illustrate that in
order to be happy we must behave happy Our happiness is experiences
of both pleasure and purpose over time and it depends on what we
actually pay attention to.
From a writer “whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned
down [makes him] an exemplar of our era” (NPR), a new book
that confirms his power to astound readers.
As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily
painting model fighter planes.
Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming.
Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times
are the result of one huge problem. Us.
As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase.
As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase.
With a 4-page full-color insert, and black-and-white
illustrations throughout
Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers. Is bad biology partly to blame. For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques to investigate the causes and cures of crime.
Why do some innocent kids grow up to become cold-blooded serial killers. Is bad biology partly to blame. For more than three decades Adrian Raine has been researching the biological roots of violence and establishing neurocriminology, a new field that applies neuroscience techniques to investigate the causes and cures of crime.
On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in
awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. the giant mole
bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their prey, the
battle resulting in one’s death and the other’s glory.
“A tremendous novel—droll, savvy, original. An
invigorating blast of fiction.”
—William Boyd, Author of Any Human Heart and Restless.”
A hurricane sweeps off the Gulf of Mexico and, in the back country of Alabama, assembles a passenger jet out of old bean cans and junkyard waste.
—William Boyd, Author of Any Human Heart and Restless.”
A hurricane sweeps off the Gulf of Mexico and, in the back country of Alabama, assembles a passenger jet out of old bean cans and junkyard waste.
