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At the scale of atoms and molecules, things quite often like to stick together. But these tiny interactions don't just matter at the nanoscale; taken together, they produce some important larger-scale forces – friction, for example. This force keeps our cars on the road, trains on the tracks and our feet on the ground; similarly, anything moving through water or air encounters drag, a force caused by the viscous nature of fluids. In other words, there's a lot of stickiness going on, all the time. But what do we actually know about the physics of stickiness? What's really going on? How has nature evolved to make use of it, and what technological advances has it enabled the human race to create? • In Sticky, physicist Laurie Winkless brings the amazing world of surface science to the popular science market for the fist time

You are surrounded by stickiness. With every step you take, air molecules cling to you and slow you down; the effect is harder to ignore in water. When you hit the road, whether powered by pedal or engine, you rely on grip to keep you safe. The Post-it note and glue in your desk drawer. The non-stick pan on your stove. The fingerprints linked to your identity. The rumbling of the Earth deep beneath your feet, and the ice that transforms waterways each winter. All of these things are controlled by tiny forces that operate on and between surfaces, with friction playing the leading role • In Sticky, Laurie Winkless explores some of the ways that friction shapes both the manufactured and natural worlds, and describes how our understanding of surface science has given us an ability to manipulate stickiness, down to the level of a single atom

In 1992, Ben Watt, a member of the band Everything But The Girl, contracted a rare life-threatening illness that baffled doctors and required months of hospital treatment and operations. This is the story of his fight for survival and the effect it had on him and those nearest him • 'In the summer of 1992, on the eve of a trip to America, I was taken to a London hospital with bad chest pain and stomach pains. They kept me in for two and half months. I fell very ill – about as ill it is possible to be without actually dying – confronting a disease hardly anyone, not even some doctors, had heard of. People ask what was it like, and I say yes, of course it was dramatic and graphic and all that stuff, but at times it was just kind of comic and strange

60-е «по-настоящему» начались 5 октября 1961 года. В тот знаменательный пятничный день The Beatles выпустили свой первый сингл Love Me Do, а в прокат вышел первый фильм про Джеймса Бонда. Эти два события оказали огромное влияние на общество и культуру Великобритании • On the Cusp – это продолжение цикла работ Дэвида Кинастона об истории Великобритании после второй мировой войны. Эта книга охватывает лето и начало осени 1962 года, которые привели к кардинальным изменениям внутри страны. Выступление The Rolling Stones в клубе Marquee, последний матч по крикету в Lord’s, также сложные отношения Британии и Европы, которые привели к расколу в стране, спутник Телстар, пластинки Телстар…Все эти и многие другие события описаны с учетом информации из проверенных источников

Нестареющий — это руководство по самой большой проблеме, с которой мы все сталкиваемся. Старение – а не рак и не болезни сердца – является основной причиной смертности и страданий в мире. Каким был бы мир, если бы мы могли его вылечить? • Жизнь без болезней до 100 лет достижима уже при нашей жизни. В ясной и полной увлекательных фактов прозе "Нестареющий" знакомит нас с передовыми исследованиями, которые прокладывают путь к этой революции. Вычислительный биолог Эндрю Стил объясняет, что биологически происходит с возрастом, а также практические способы, которыми мы можем замедлить этот процесс. Он показывает, как понимание научных последствий старения может привести к величайшему открытию в истории цивилизации, которое потенциально может улучшить жизни миллиардов людей, сэкономить триллионы долларов и изменить условия жизни людей

Among the cobbled streets of the Somerset town of Frome, Lou is embarking on the start of something new. After the death of her beloved mother, she takes a deep breath into the unknown and is opening her own vintage clothes shop • In upstate New York, Donna has just found out some news about her family which has called into question her whole upbringing. The only clue she has to unlock her past is a picture of a yellow dress, and the fact it is currently on display in a shop in England • For Maggy, she is facing life as a 70-something divorcee and while she got the house, she's not sure what to fill it with now her family have moved out. The new vintage shop in town sparks memories of her past and reignites a passion she's been missing • Together, can these three women find the answers they are searching for and unlock a second chance at a new life? • It's never too late to start again

Alice Rose is a foundling, discovered on the Yorkshire moors above Haworth as a baby. Adopted but then later rejected again by a horrid step-mother, Alice struggles to find a place where she belongs. Only baking – the scent of cinnamon and citrus and the feel of butter and flour between her fingers – brings a comforting sense of home • So it seems natural that when she finally decides to return to Haworth, Alice turns to baking again, taking over a run-down little teashop and working to set up an afternoon tea emporium • Luckily she soon makes friends – including a Grecian god-like neighbour – who help her both set up home and try to solve the mystery of who she is. There are one or two last twists in the dark fairytale of Alice’s life to come . . . but can she find her happily ever after?

«Жуткая история Проспера Реддинга» — захватывающая дух дилогия от автора бестселлеров New York Times Александры Бракен. Мрачная и демонически интересная комическая история с захватывающими поворотами, которая заставит каждого читателя гадать о том, что ждет его в финале • У каждой семьи есть секреты, но не у каждой семьи есть тайный договор с демоном • Проспер — единственный обычный Реддинг в своей замечательной семье. Итак, когда он обнаруживает, что за их удачу отвечает 800-летний демон по имени Аластор, и что этот демон в настоящее время живет внутри него, он более чем удивлен • Аластор не горит желанием быть изгнанным обратно в царство демонов. Он сделает все, чтобы заставить своего невольного хозяина заключить контракт — от грубых оскорблений до безумных обещаний

The magical world of J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts meets the real-world experts of the world-famous Natural History Museum, in an awe-inspiring exhibition devoted to the wonders of nature, science and adventure – and their fictional counterparts from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature is the official book inspired by the spectacular exhibition, shining a light on beasts in all their fantastic forms. Taking inspiration from Newt Scamander, this gorgeous colour gift book invites the whole family to explore the inspiration and links between the magic of J.K. Rowling's creatures and the astonishing real-world wildlife that has roamed the earth, seas and skies of our planet throughout history • Prepare to pore over ancient maps of sea monsters; naturalists' field notes crammed with intricately painted chameleons and caterpillars; and dinosaurs such as the mighty Dracorex Hogwartsia, the 'Dragon King of Hogwarts'

The magical world of J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts meets the real-world experts of the world-famous Natural History Museum, in an awe-inspiring exhibition devoted to the wonders of nature, science and adventure – and their fictional counterparts from Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts. A perfect present! • Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature is the official book inspired by the spectacular exhibition, shining a light on beasts in all their fantastic forms. Taking inspiration from Newt Scamander, this gorgeous colour gift book invites the whole family to explore the inspiration and links between the magic of J.K. Rowling's creatures and the astonishing real-world wildlife that has roamed the earth, seas and skies of our planet throughout history

The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun wedding and then a coronation, ending just short of three years later when a husband's passion turned to such hatred that he simply wanted his wife gone. In Hunting the Falcon, John Guy and Julia Fox examine the most recent archival discoveries and peel back layers of historical myth to present Anne and Henry in startlingly new ways. They show how Anne and Henry's relationship was tied almost completely to the major events of international politics at one of the great turning points of European history, and dispel any assumptions that a sixteenth-century woman, even a queen, could exert little influence on the politics and beliefs of a patriarchal society

"The Ladybird Book of London" is a gem from the Ladybird vintage archive. First published in 1961, this is a classic Ladybird hardback book, packed with information about Britain's capital. This new edition is exactly the same as the original, with a dust jacket and beautifully reproduced images. The story of London, her sights and history, is illustrated with twenty-four beautiful full-page pictures. Starting from Trafalgar Square this book takes you through famous streets to see historic buildings, to learn something of the story of Britain's famous capital. Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, the Tower, Guildhall and the City, Hampton Court and Kew Gardens, the Zoo and Madame Tussaud's - they are all here