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ISBN: 9781846684302 - Why Nations Fail Bestseller Why Nations Fail
Daron Acemoglu, James A Robinson

ISBN10: 1846684307  ISBN13: 9781846684302
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Feb 2013
Why are some nations more prosperous than others? This book sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. It explains why the... More

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ISBN: 9781781250525 - Turned Out Nice Again Bestseller Turned Out Nice Again
Richard Mabey

ISBN10: 1781250529  ISBN13: 9781781250525
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Feb 2013
An exploration of our preoccupation with the weather, as heard on BBC Radio 3: Changing Climates. In his trademark style, the author weaves together science, art and memoirs to show the weather's impact on our culture and national psyche. More

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ISBN: 9781846685323 - Seventeen Equations That Changed the World Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
Ian Stewart

ISBN10: 184668532X  ISBN13: 9781846685323
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 13 Jun 2013
Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the... More

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ISBN: 9781781250488 - Confronting the Classics Bestseller Confronting the Classics
Mary Beard

ISBN10: 1781250480  ISBN13: 9781781250488
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 07 Mar 2013
Mary Bear explores our rich classical heritage in a series of essays - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander the Great, Nero and Boudicca. Drawing on thirty years of... More

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ISBN: 9781846685606 - What Has Nature Ever Done for Us? Bestseller What Has Nature Ever Done for Us?
Tony Juniper

ISBN10: 1846685605  ISBN13: 9781846685606
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Jan 2013
Money doesn't grow on trees. Or does it? From Indian vultures to Chinese bees, nature provides 'natural services', 24/7. This book offers impactful stories, containing both warnings (such as in the tale of India's vultures, killed off by drugs... More

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ISBN: 9781846681998 - The Great Mathematical Problems Bestseller The Great Mathematical Problems
Ian Stewart

ISBN10: 1846681995  ISBN13: 9781846681998
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Mar 2013
There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem - they are enigmas which define mathematics. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to... More

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ISBN: 9781846684029 - Invisible Romans Bestseller Invisible Romans
Robert Knapp

ISBN10: 1846684021  ISBN13: 9781846684029
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 07 Feb 2013
Shows how everyday Romans sought to survive and thrive under the afflictions of disease, war, and violence, and to control their fates under powers that both oppressed and ignored them. In this book, the author seeks out the ordinary people who... More

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ISBN: 9781781250891 - Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening Bestseller Noise: A Human History of Sound and Listening
David Hendy

ISBN10: 1781250898  ISBN13: 9781781250891
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 14 Mar 2013
Explores the role of sound - and of listening - in 100,000 years of human history. This book is a chance for readers to discover more of the personal and social background to those stories featured in the radio series. It reveals changes in how we... More

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ISBN: 9781781250457 - The Burning Question Bestseller The Burning Question
Mike Berners-Lee, Duncan Clark

ISBN10: 1781250456  ISBN13: 9781781250457
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 15 Apr 2013
If previous efforts have failed, what would it take to flatten off the curve? And what happens if we fail to do so? This book reveals climate change as an intriguing intellectual, social and political puzzle that will enthral readers of popular... More

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ISBN: 9781781250198 - The Measure of Civilisation The Measure of Civilisation
Ian Morris

ISBN10: 1781250197  ISBN13: 9781781250198
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2013
Offers insight into the index of social development that measures change in East and West. The author argues that to understand the development of East and West, we need to look beyond 'long-term lock-in' theories (that suggest it was inevitable)... More