The Metamorphosis of the World, Paperback - Ulrich Beck

We live in a world that is increasingly difficult to understand. It is not just changing: it is metamorphosing. Change implies that some things cha...

Reducere. There's Strength in Your WingsWatching a butterfly float effortlessly through the air can make even the busiest person stop and stare in wonder at ...

Reducere. Looking out from my office window overlooking the skyline of New York City on September the 11th 2001, I watched history unfold before my very eyes...

Underpinning this examination of Western societies is the notion of the `risk society'. The changing nature of society's relation to production and...

Publisher: SkiraAuthor(s): La RibotIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 271 x 202...

Reducere. In a time not far from our own, Lawrence sets out simply to build an artifical intelligence that can pass as human, and finds himself instead with ...

Reducere. Nothing brings a family together like a serial killer.Elliot loves his adopted family, but he's always had some questions about where he came from ...

Reducere. Let God Open Your Church to Its God-sized PotentialSet your church free to follow the Spirit of God and become more life-giving through a deeper ex...

DescriptionWhen Tom and Colleen Williams accept an invitation from a close friend for an evening concert at Atlanta's Chastain Park, little do they...

Reducere. A lively examination of the life and work of one of the great Enlightenment intellectuals Philosopher, translator, novelist, art critic, and editor...

Reducere. During the global pandemic in early 2020, stories of wildlife showing up in unexpected places began to emerge. From foxes cavorting in gardens to g...

The Austrian Empire was not a colonial power in the sense that fellow actors like 19th-century England and France were. It nevertheless oversaw a m...

Part of JRP-Ringer's innovative Documents series, published with Les Presses du Reel and dedicated to critical writings, this publication comprises...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Greig BeckBen Cartwright, former soldier, home to mourn the loss of his father stumbles upon cryptic letters from the past ...

Publisher: 1517 MediaAuthor(s): Amanda Martinez BeckNumber of pages: 200Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 223 x 146 x 19Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

DescriptionMongooses are a remarkable and fascinating group of small carnivores, with 25 species occurring in Africa and nine in Asia. They live wi...

Reducere. This book features beautiful photographs and fascinating information on all the major animal habitats of our world. Readers will travel through sav...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Violet BearNumber of pages: 38Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 624 x 195 x 6Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. Born in Rwanda, known as The Land of a Thousand Hills, Faustin Rusanganwa would have never thought he would one day become a refugee from his own c...

From world-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, Lives of the Artists, Lives of the Architects offers a unique opportunity to learn about the lives ...

Werewolf explores an emerging but under-investigated branch of architecture that embraces the transformation of form, performance, and the responsi...

Takes children on an exciting interactive journey around the world, using stickers along the way to highlight key landmarks, animals, people and pl...

Reducere. Everyone's heard of the Great Whites. But most people know little of the hundreds of other types of sharks that inhabit the world's oceans. Written...

Reducere. It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach, but Katie Woo is being bossy. And that's no fun for anyone. Can she stop being bossy and enjoy the be...

Reducere. This unique, ambitious and entertaining book presents twenty-nine scripts in detail and offers examples of a hundred more. Written in nontechnical ...

It's also a glorious read' - William Shawcross, Spectator_____________________________Written by the renowned royal biographer, Robert Hardman, and...

Reborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, this volume tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-...

Reducere. The Corpse War is over. Or at least Will Ritter thought the war was over. But Will quickly changes his mind when he is led through a doorway in tim...

DescriptionA powerful collection written on the eve of the destruction of Europe by the Second World War, by the great Joseph Roth Having fled to P...

The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant. In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell mu...

Barefoot Books: Children of the World, Paperback

Reducere. A guide to countries and continents in today's rapidly changing world. - Clear, country-by-country layout makes this an ideal reference book for us...

A beautiful and up to date exploration of every urban train map past and present, accompanied by a text brimming with history, anecdotes, facts and...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Fran ManushkinIllustrator: Tammie LyonPedro's family is spending the day with their friends at an amusement park. Everyone ...