From Jericho 10,000 years ago to modern-day Tokyo, learn how 25 cities across history have shaped our world. With vibrant, detailed artwork and 25 maps taking in Rome, Venice, Berlin, Amsterdam, and Constantinople find out what it was really like to live there. Explore Athens at the birth of democracy, walk the streets of Benin in West Africa or discover Chinas long-lost capital city of Xianyang.
Altered Carbon and The Wind-Up Girl meet Apocalypse Now in this fast-paced, intelligent, action-driven cyberpunk, probing questions of memory, identity and the power of narratives.
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World is the most moving story you'll read this year. Perfect for readers of Life of Pi, The Girl with all the Gifts or Station Eleven - Griz's dystopian tale mixes sadness and hope after the apocalypse, in one unforgettable character's journey to retrieve a stolen dog.
The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills.
An ideal companion to accountancy modules for business and management students, with a unique running case study throughout to help students visualize the practical applications of accountancy and demystify abstract concepts.
Das bewegende Portrait der einzigartigen Persönlichkeit Yves Saint Laurant führt mitten hinein in die brodelnde und inspirierende Welt der Mode der 60er- und 7er-Jahre.