Quercus: 997 books
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...
Between the Wars
19191939
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
At the end of 1918 one prescient American historian began to write a history of the Great War. "What will you call it?" he was asked. "The First World War," was his bleak response.
In Between the Wars Philip Ziegler examines the major international turning points - cultural...
by Lydie Salvayre
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Aged fifteen, as Franco's forces begin their murderous purges and cities across Spain rise up against the old order, Montse has never heard the word fascista before. In any case, the villagers say facha (the ch is a real Spanish ch, by the way, with a real spit).
Montse lives in a small village,...
by Lydia Cacho, Anabel Hernández, Juan Villoro
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2016
With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, t****his is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force of its truth, to start to heal the country's many sorrows.
Supported the Arts Council Grant's...
Why 1914?
The Causes of the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Short, brisk and highly readable, this account stands out from the flood of books written for the Centenary of the Great War.
In Why 1914?, Derek Robinson - trained as a historian, shortlisted for the Booker Prize - applies his novelist's skills to asking how and why Europe hurried into such...
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...
How Long is Now?
Fascinating answers to 191 Mind-boggling questions
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Big or small, there's an answer to every question, and sometimes there are even a few!
How long is "now"? The short answer is "somewhere between 2 and 3 seconds." The long answer involves an incredible journey through neuroscience, our subconscious and the time-bending power...
by New Scientist, Graham Lawton
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
From what actually happened in the Big Bang to the accidental discovery of post-it notes, the history of science is packed with surprising discoveries.
Did you know, for instance, that if you were to get too close to a black hole it would suck you up like a noodle (it's called spaghettification),...
Machines that Think
Everything you need to know about the coming age of artificial intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2017
How did artificial intelligence become the most powerful technology on the planet?
Sometime in the future the intelligence of machines will exceed that of human brain power. So are we on the edge of an AI-pocalypse, with superintelligent devices superseding humanity, as predicted by Stephen...
How Your Brain Works
Inside the most complicated object in the universe
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
How Your Brain Works explores the amazing world inside your head.
Ever wondered what's going on inside your head?
The brain has long been a source of fascination. In 1819, the radical thinker and surgeon William Lawrence put it like this: "It is strongly suspected that a Newton...
The Quantum World
The Disturbing Theory at the Heart of Reality
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2017
Just how real is reality, anyway?
Forget everything you thought you knew about reality.
The world is a seriously bizarre place. Things can exist in two places at once and travel backwards and forwards in time. Waves and particles are one and the same, and objects change their behavior...
The Rhine
Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2018
From rowing the canals of Amsterdam to riding a cow through the Alps, via Cold War nuclear bunkers, raucous Gay Pride parades, tranquil Lake Constance and snowy mountain climbs, The Rhine blends travelogue and offbeat history to tell the fascinating story of how a great river helped shape a continent.
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