Quercus imprint: 504 books
by Edmund Conway
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
What exactly is a credit crunch? Why do footballers earn so much more than the rest of us? Which country is likely to be the world's leading economy in 10 years' time? And how does economics affect each one of us, every day?
In the seventh volume of the successful 50 Ideas series, Daily Telegraph...
Economics in Minutes
200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short and easily digested essays. Featuring not only fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate...
Killing Goldfinger
The Secret, Bullet-Riddled Life and Death of Britain's Gangster Number One
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2017
KILLING GOLDFINGER charts the extraordinary rise and spectacular bullet-riddled fall of John Palmer, the richest, most powerful criminal ever to have emerged from the modern British underworld. During the late 1990s, Palmer was rated as rich as The Queen by the Sunday Times Rich List.
Palmer...
The Corrupted Part One
Part One
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
In 1951 the Festival of Britain marks a new golden age of hope and prosperity for the country. Things are certainly looking up for the criminal elite who run the East End.
For Jack, a draft-dodger with aspirations to be a champion boxer, there's easy money to be made for providing a bit of...
by Jessamy Hibberd, Jo Usmar
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Life in the 21st century is tough - new technology, constant change, more choice and extra pressure all add to our stress levels. And when you're stressed or tired your insecurities increase - so breaking that cycle feels impossible. But help is at hand: this book will show you how to beat stress...
by Jessamy Hibberd, Jo Usmar
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Have you ever felt like something is holding you back? That other people seem to breeze through life, but self-doubt and insecurity prevent you getting the things you want - at work, in family life or relationships? Well, fear not: no matter how low you feel it is possible to overcome vicious cycles...
by Jo Usmar
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2016
'Take on January with new-found serenity with this series of self-help books' Stylist
Find success in both your professional and your personal life.
Success means different things to different people, yet there are essential key skills and knowledge that will help you to achieve your...
From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg
What You Really Need to Know About the Internet
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2011
We've gone from regarding the Net as something exotic to something that we take for granted, like mains electricity or running water. Yet most people have no idea how the network functions, nor any conception of its architecture; and few can explain why it has been - and continues to be - so uniquely...
50 Digital Ideas You Really Need to Know
You Really Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
We are in the throes of a revolution, yet most of us are so disorientated by the rapid pace of technological and cultural change that we find it difficult to understand what's going on. 50 Digital Ideas you Really Need to Know provides a clear path through the confusion and misinformation surrounding...
Days That Changed the World
The 50 Defining Events of World History
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
The currents of history run deep and often unseen beneath the everyday ripple of events. But now and again the current rises to the surface, and the events of a single day change the world for ever. Such events are the subject of Days that Changed the World. Some of the fifty days described here mark...
The List
The Laugh Out Loud Summer Read of 2017!
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2013
A hilarious rom com that will make you laugh out loud, from the author of RELIGHT MY FIRE
The List. Ten things Phoebe's always wanted to do in bed but has never had the chance (or the courage!) to try. Faced with a new year but no new love, Phoebe concocts a different kind of resolution: one...
A Spring Betrayal
An Inspector Akyl Borubaev Thriller (2)
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
'Even better than Child 44. Akyl Borubaev is a terrific creation' Anthony Horowitz
WE UNCOVERED THE LAST OF THE BODIES IN THE RED HOUR BEFORE DUSK, AS THE SUN STAINED THE SNOWCAPS OF THE TIAN SHAN MOUNTAINS THE COLOUR OF DRIED BLOOD. . .
Inspector Akyl Borubaev of Bishkek Murder Squad...
Physics in Minutes
200 Key Concepts Explained in an Instant
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2014
Physics in Minutes covers everything you need to know about physics, condensed into 200 key topics. Each idea is explained in clear, accessible language, building from the basics, such as mechanics, waves and particles, to more complex topics, including neutrinos, string theory and dark matter.
Based...
by David Logan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
Ten-year-old Goose is lost. It's Christmas, his parents are dead, he's turned to petty thievery to support his increasingly addled Nan, and now his dog Mutt has gone missing.
As Goose searches the streets of Manchester on Christmas Eve for any sign of his dog, he encounters a strange man named...