Жанр "Нехудожественная литература на английском языке"

A wonderfully entertaining celebration of that most unique of creatures: the sloth.

In public estimation, sloths have...

A unique and compelling exploration of why humans need animal companions – from dogs and cats to horses, birds and reptiles – as...

Christopher Hitchens goes straight for the jugular in The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Under his fearsome gaze, the former Secretary...

In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical...

Like it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales us with statistical forecasts, opinion...

What would David Bowie do?

When life gets tough, who can we turn to for help? Who will help us find happiness, meaning and...

The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways’ vital role in...

The official account – complete with full-colour illustrations – of how four ordinary people managed to expose the government’s...

For the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling...

Ours is the age of global warming. Rising sea levels, extreme weather, forest fires. Dire warnings are everywhere, so why has it...

The untold story of the remarkable young men who played a central role in the history of British horticulture and helped to shape...

An intensely beautiful, profound and poetic biography of the formative years of the dark prince of rock ‘n’ roll, Boy on Fire is...

Charles Dickens was a superb public performer, a great orator and one of the most famous of the Eminent Victorians. Slight of...

Dan Lyons was Technology Editor at Newsweek Magazine for years, a magazine writer at the top of his profession. One Friday...

I propose to open my mind as wide as possible to allow my readers the first ever glimpse at South Central from my side of the...

The environment has long been the undisputed territory of the political Left, which has seen the principal threats to the earth...

A sweeping history of the city of Rome, seen through the eyes of its most significant sackings, from the Gauls to the Nazis and...

As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand’s all-conquering All Blacks,...

Pain is a universal human experience, but we understand very little about the mechanics behind it. We hurt ourselves, we feel...

Raising kids can sometimes feel like society has ended, so why not go one further, and actually plan for it?

From James...

When the First World War broke out, the suffragettes suspended their campaigning and joined the war effort. For pioneering...

What is autism: a devastating developmental condition, a lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive...

Leading clinical psychologist Lisa Damour identifies the seven key phases marking the journey from girlhood to womanhood, and...

What happened to MH370? How did Amelia Earhart disappear? When have quick-thinking pilots averted catastrophe and kept hundreds...

It's not what you know, it's who you know. Or so the adage goes. Professor Matthew Jackson, world-leading researcher into social...

What does it mean to be well? Is it something in our body? Or, is it rather something subjective - something of the mind? In this...

'How we interact with animals has preoccupied philosophers, poets, and naturalists for ages,' writes Susan Orlean. Since the age...

Shawnee chief Tecumseh was a man destined for greatness - the son of a prominent war leader, he was supposedly born under a lucky...

A landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in the modern world – and what makes them special – by a...

A provocative and shocking look at how western society is misunderstanding and mistreating mental illness. Perfect for fans of...