Nicholas Brealey imprint: 228 books
by New Scientist
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
You don't need a spaceship to travel to the extremes of science. You just need this book.
What's the nature of reality? Does the universe ever end? What is time and does it even exist? These are the biggest imagination-stretching, brain-staggering questions in the universe - and here are their...
Where the Universe Came From
How Einsteins relativity unlocks the past, present and future of the cosmos
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
How did it all begin? Where is it all going?
WHY GENERAL RELATIVITY LEAVES UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH THE COSMOS
A little over a century ago, a young Albert Einstein presented his general theory of relativity to the world and utterly transformed our understanding of the universe. He overturned...
From Nyet to Da
Understanding the New Russia
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Updated fourth edition
In the wake of the Cold War and perestroika, the New Russia is finding its place in the global world. No longer a superpower, but still a nation with great influence, Russia remains an enigmatic and mysterious land. Like earlier editions, the new fourth edition of From...
Where the Wild Winds Are
Walking Europe's Winds from the Pennines to Provence
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Selected as a Book of the Year by the Financial Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator
"Travel writing in excelsis." -Jan Morris, author of Venice
"A thrilling and gorgeous tale, packed with meteorological wonder." -Amy Liptrot, author of The Outrun
Nick Hunt sets off on...
Unrooted Childhoods
Memoirs of Growing Up Global
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2011
The experience of growing up without the opportunity to ever "put down roots"
A fusion of voices and deeply personal experiences from every corner of the globe, Unrooted Childhoods presents a cultural mosaic of today's citizens of the world. In twenty stirring memoirs of childhoods...
Head Over Heel
Seduced by Southern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
"Gets right under Italy's skin. Few books about living in foreign climes are written as entertainingly, beautifully or romantically." -- Sydney Morning Herald
WINNER OF THE GROLLO RUZZENE FOUNDATION PRIZE
When Chris travelled from Sydney to Dublin, he never dreamed his life was about...
Why the Dutch are Different
A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good.
In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern perspective, the author explores the length...
Understanding Arabs, 6th Edition
A Contemporary Guide to Arab Society
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
The definitive guide to understanding Arab culture for three decades.
For nearly three decades, diplomats, students, business people and governments have relied on Dr. Margaret Nydell's seminal work as the essential guide to comprehending an immensely varied culture. Covering all aspects of...
50 Philosophy Classics
Thinking, Being, Acting Seeing - Profound Insights and Powerful Thinking from Fifty Key Books
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
For over 2000 years, philosophy has been our best guide to the experience of being human, and the true nature of reality.
From Aristotle, Plato, Epicurus, Confucius, Cicero and Heraclitus in ancient times to 17th century rationalists Descartes, Leibniz and Spinoza, from 20th-century greats...
50 Politics Classics
Freedom, Equality, Power
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2017
We live in politically charged times, but little of what we contend with today is new and much can be learned from history.
From Abraham Lincoln to Nelson Mandela, and from Aristotle to George Orwell, 50 Politics Classics distills the essence of the books, pamphlets, and speeches of the major...
Mexicans & Americans
Cracking the Cultural Code
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2004
Understand why good neighbors are separated by the meaning of yes
Whether negotiating a delivery date, launching a local franchise or renting a car in Mexico City, speaking the language and knowing the rules of business are not enough. In any culture where yes can mean no - or sometimes maybe...
Slow Train to Switzerland
One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years and a World of Change Apart
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2013
"Bewes' breezy prose makes him a pleasant traveling companion ... he clearly knows Switzerland inside and out." - The Spectator
In June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and a half later, travel...
Ambition Redefined
Why the Corner Office Doesn't Work for Every Woman & What to Do Instead
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
"This is the playbook for how to get flexibility in your career." - Molly Beck, author, Reach Out and founder of MessyBun.com
**"Critical advice for women when the traditional office job doesn't fit family life." - Meredith Bodgas, Editor-in-Chief, Working Mother magazine
"Sollmann...
by Craig Storti
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Transform the reentry experience from a struggle to an art
Expecting that the home will be the way it was when you left? Are you instead shocked to discover that both you and home have changed? The Art of Coming Home offers the solid advice you need to reduce the stress of making the transition...