Краткое описание: The brain is the most astonishing part of your body. Its billions of cells control everything you think and do, including your actions, senses, emotions, memory, and language. The more you use it, the better it works. This book is all about how to get your brain cells buzzing and, maybe, become a genius.

Краткое описание: In the three and a half centuries after Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas in 1492, more than 12 million enslaved Africans were packed into European ships and carried to the New World. The world that we live in today has been significantly shaped by the unpaid labor of these Africans and their African-American descendants. This unique book examines the history of slavery and its role in the making of the modern world. Like the institution of slavery itself, the book ranges from the ancient world

Краткое описание: This history’s last chapter is on the memory of the First World War. Its author, Modris Eksteins, has examined entries made a quarter of a century ago, in the late 1980s, in the visitors’ books kept by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. At the Bernafay cemetery, under the heading ‘remarks’, one Englishman entered ‘none needed’. This pragmatic and yet pregnant response to the graves that trace a line through north-western Europe, from Ypres to Arras and on to Verdun and Belfort, is not one which historians have been able to share. The First World War has commanded a literature that is quite simply enormous.

Краткое описание: Ask Me Everything Chock-full of lists and quips, stats and quotes, this brilliant follow-up to "Ask Me Anything" contains thousands of facts, incredible photographs, and hilarious information. Full color & Full description.

Краткое описание: Great paintings come in many guises. The smallest could be held in one hand, while the largest extend magnificently across the vast ceilings of palaces and chapels. Paintings vary just as much in other respects too, ranging from microscopic depictions of the natural world to bold, swirling abstracts, and from beguiling, intimate portraits to interpretations of key moments in history, myth, or literature. The 66 paintings in this book span many centuries and they represent a huge wealth of human experience. Some tell stories, some transport you to faraway places, and some celebrate beauty; others are scenes of almost unbearable horror. Each painting, however, is unique.

Краткое описание: Nature may look lovely, but it s also full of unpleasant surprises... so watch your back and stay on your toes as nature reveals its sinister side. From pretty plants with sneaky secrets to cuddly creatures that kill, nature sure can have a nasty sting in its tail. Proceed with caution!

Краткое описание: Dinosaurs were land-dwelling reptiles with long tails, clawed hands and feet, and scaly skin. Some walked on two legs, others on four. While some were meat-eaters, others munched on plants. Most people know what a dinosaur looks like from books and movies. But even experts are still unsure why dinosaurs survived when their rivals died out. It was probably their erect stance, the sheer size of the largest, such as Giganotosaurus, and their efficient weapons of attack and defense that ensured their long-lasting success.

Краткое описание: Повесть «Старуха» (1939) – одно из последних произведений Хармса, и при этом одно из самых загадочных. Она вписывается в традицию «петербургского текста», и в качестве самых очевидных ее подтекстов называются обычно «Преступление и наказание» и «Пиковая дама». Это уникальная фантасмагория, в которой герой балансирует на грани снов и реальности, выдумки и действительности, жизни и смерти…

Краткое описание: Match is the must-buy weekly football magazine for every young football fan. As well as having all the latest news and transfer gossip from the Premier League, Football League and around Europe, Match brings you the biggest interviews with the best footballers on the planet! Not only that, but for gamers we're the No.1 magazine for the latest FIFA news, hints and tips. And we're first with all the big football boot releases.

Краткое описание: From editor: “Sixty years have passed since the first publication of the Fortune 500, which ranks the largest publicly held companies in the U.S. The list has become the iconic measure of business success. Companies flaunt their Fortune 500 rankings the way baseball players boast batting averages. Fortune 500 companies are more important to the economy than ever before. We live in the age of startups, right? Silicon Valley is the source of business dynamism, while “big” companies are bureaucratic, entrenched, obsolete.”