Funny, wise, learned and compulsive' - GQ Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling -- Independent on Sunday
Outlines the author's experiences as a marketing executive at Facebook. Discusses her views on how technology and social media have changed our lives. Provides advice on how to successfully navigate the online world and achieve a "tech-life balance."
"From being transported by the sound of 'True Love' by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly on the radio, as a small child living in condemned housing in ungentrified West London in the late 1950s, to going out to work as a postman humming 'Watching the Detectives' by Elvis Costello in 1…
History is full of strange animal stories, invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney, and they reveal as much about us and the things we believe as they do about the animals they misrepresent. We once thought that eels were born from sand, that swa…
Professor Dame Sue Black discusses the subject she grapples with every day - death - bringing her unique perspective to the multitudinous circumstances in which life is lost. From the painful grieving process after losing a loved one, to violence, murder, criminal dismemberment,…
The secret history of the invention that changed everything- and became the most profitable product in the world. Odds are that as you read this, an iPhone is within reach. But before Steve Jobs introduced us to "the one device," as he called it, a cell phone was merely what you…
As the global economy struggles to avoid meltdown, so the greatest Ponzi scheme in history approaches its final death rattle. This book tells you what's happened, what can happen next and how to protect yourself and your family.