Tears For Fears / The Tipping Point

'A wonderful page-turner about a fascinating idea that should affect the way every thinking person thinks about the world around him' Michael Lewis • In this brilliant and original book, Malcolm Gladwell explains and analyses the 'tipping point', that magic moment when ideas, trends and social behaviour cross a threshold, tip and spread like wildfire. Taking a look behind the surface of many familiar occurrences in our everyday world, Gladwell explains the fascinating social dynamics that cause rapid change

A solution to one of the most profound questions in physics - what is time? - with ground-breaking implications for the origin of the universe • In The Janus Point renowned physicist Julian Barbour presents a major new solution to one of the most profound questions in physics - what is time? - with ground-breaking implications for the origin and destiny of our universe • 'Both a work of literature and a masterpiece of scientific thought' Lee Smolin • Time is perhaps the greatest mystery in physics. Despite the fact that the fundamental laws of physics don't distinguish between past and future, we do. And so, for over a century, the greatest minds have sought to understand why time seems to flow in one direction, ever forward. In The Janus Point, Julian Barbour, author of the classic The End of Time, offers a radically new answer: it doesn't

An important manifesto on how we can change our world for the better from the unique mind of the Dalai Lama, penned by the internationally bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence • 'It is not enough merely to espouse a noble vision, the Dalai Lama tells us - we need to move toward it. The Dalai Lama's vision beckons us all. Every one of us can be a force for good' • The Dalai Lama has for decades travelled the world, meeting people from all backgrounds and sharing with them his wisdom and compassion • In his encounters with everyone, from heads to state to inhabitants of shanty towns, he has come across similar problems: values that help the wealthy to advance beyond the poor, an environmental disregard that could lead to global catastrophe and governments in paralysis, bereft of any positive, progressive policies

"По ком звонит колокол" - один из лучших романов Эрнеста Хемингуэя. Полная трагизма история молодого американца, приехавшего в Испанию, охваченную гражданской войной • Это книга о Войне, какая она есть на самом деле - грязная, кровавая, бесчеловечная… • Это книга о любви, мужестве, самопожертвовании, нравственном долге и выборе, ценности каждой человеческой жизни как части единого целого, ибо "никогда не посылай узнать, по ком звонит колокол, он звонит и по тебе"… • Книга на английском языке • Inspired by his experiences as a reporter during the Spanish Civil War, Ernest Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls tells the story of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer in the International Brigades fighting to defend the Spanish Republic against Franco. After being ordered to work with guerrilla fighters to destroy a bridge, Jordan finds himself falling in love with a young Spanish woman and clashing with the guerrilla leader over the risks of their mission