Why do human beings behave as they do?
We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?
Every act
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also in
An exploration of the invisible connections sustaining the entire natural world from the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees
Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the ea
They sculpt our organs, protect us from diseases, guide our behaviour, and bombard us with their genes. They also hold the key to understanding all life on earth. In I Contain Multitudes, Ed Yong ope
For billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place – covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape by way of incessant volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of
What would it be like to experience the ancient landscapes of the past as we experience the reality of nature today? To actually visit the Jurassic or Cambrian worlds, to wander among their spectacul
The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving awa
Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have liv
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'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'
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In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technolog
'A compelling narrative of the human story' TIM MARSHALL, author of Prisoners of Geography
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WYDANIE JUBILEUSZOWE Z NOWYM POSŁOWIEM AUTORA NA DZIESIĘCIOLECIE PREMIERY KSIĄŻKI Opowieść, która zmieniła postrzeganie ludzkiego gatunku. Bestseller wszech czasów – 25 milionów sprzedanych egzempla
Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting f
Global migration is not at an all-time high. The climate emergency will not lead to mass migration. Border restrictions have actually produced more migration. These statements might sound counterintu
Plattenbau, Panelák, Wielka Płyta, Panelky, Panelház, mieszkańcy byłego bloku wschodniego różnie nazywają swoje bloki z wielkiej płyty, jednak niezależnie od nazwy, ich budowie przyświecał jeden cel
Przyszłość homo sapiens? Nie, to już nasza teraźniejszość! Bestselerowa książka Harariego z nową przedmową autora. Do czego doprowadzi nas pogoń za nieśmiertelnością? Starzejące się ciało to już tyl
Timothy Leary (1920-1996) - amerykański filozof, psycholog, pisarz, profesor Harvardu ale przede wszystkim ikona amerykańskiej kontrkultury, guru ruchu hippisowskiego, głównie dlatego iż propagował i
Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around th
We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and maybe even at playing a logical game like chess. But up to now they haven't been able
From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it made
Innovations rarely come from "experts." Jeff Bezos was not a bookselle
Richard Dawkins (autor między innymi Boga urojonego i Samolubnego genu) fascynująco opowiada, dlaczego ewolucja jest najlepiej udokumentowaną teorią naukową XXI wieku. Jeśli ktoś nie wierzy w teorię
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war.
It could start in as little as 26 minutes and 40 seconds from now…
Karol Darwin (1809-82) - angielski przyrodnik, geolog, twórca teorii ewolucji, człowiek, którego myśl przeorała cały dotychczasowy światopogląd ludzkości. Teorię ewolucji przedstawił w swoim fundamen
Budowa nowych dzielnic mieszkaniowych stanowiła szybką i efektywną odpowiedź na intensywny napływ ludności do miast po drugiej wojnie światowej. Jednak po upadku żelaznej kurtyny, przyszłość wielu mo