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Africa remains in continuous transition. Many of its communities are based around ancient or feudal structures, while others have modernized but experienced turbulent times. Modernity in Africa has...

A deeply moving story of what it means to care for those we love by bestselling author Kate Mosse.Author: Kate MossePublisher: IPS - Profile BooksPublication Date: May 10, 2022Number of Pages: 208...

Now in paperback, the author of international psychological sensation Psy-Q takes us inside the minds of animalsAuthor: Ben AmbridgePublisher: IPS - Profile BooksPublication Date: Jun 07, 2019Number...

Astonish Me! is an adrenaline-charged rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how individual artists can change and shape the story of culture - and allow us to see ourselves...

The best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it. The South Notts Hussars fought at almost every major battle...

Nobody chooses to be bald. Nobody wants to look into the mirror and be confronted with an absence. Nobody gains any comfort from having a slightly better idea of what their skull looks like. Stuart...

How to build a better business by one of today's most influential business thinkers.Author: Patrick DixonPublisher: Ips - Profile BooksPublication Date: Mar 01, 2009Number of Pages: 256 pagesBinding:...

In his last book, The Bill from the China Shop, Charles Dumas predicted how the Asian savings glut would force-feed US mortgage borrowing to excess. China and America points to the next risks. The...

The key to success lies in getting to the top - right? Wrong. Not everyone can be No. 1, and more importantly, not everyone wants to be. Consiglieri turns the spotlight on the second-in-commands -...

We might think that the world's oil empires are invincible megaliths, dominated by American interests, but Duncan Clarke reveals the ways in which these empires will face huge challenges in the...

Don Young makes a devastating case about how management has in so many companies lost its way and needs to get back on track. He outlines the tried and tested principles that companies need to follow...

The pace of change in the past two decades has been extraordinary and it has become much harder for businesses to anticipate the environment in which they will be operating not far down the line -...

A clear and accessible introduction to geography by two experts in the topic, part of the Ideas in Profile seriesAuthor: Danny Dorling, Daniel Dorling, Carl LeePublisher: IPS - Profile...

In his previous books, The Bill from the China Shop and China and America: A Time of Reckoning, Charles Dumas was the first to identify the existence and potential impact of the Eurasian Savings Glut...

How AI Will Change Your Life: A Futurist's Guide to a Super-Smart WorldAuthor: NAPublisher: Ips - Profile BooksPublication Date: Nov 19, 2024Number of Pages: NA pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Idiocy is all around us, whether it's the uncle spouting conspiracy theories, the colleagues who repeat your point but louder, or the commuters who still don't know how to use an escalator. But what...

Join Rebecca Lee, professional text-improver, as she embarks on a fascinating journey to find out how words get from an author's brain to finished, printed books. She'll reveal the dark arts of...

Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on her shelves, Susan Hill encountered dozens of others that she had never read, or forgotten she owned, or wanted to read for a second time...

The first comprehensive history of medicine in IndiaAuthor: Aarathi PrasadPublisher: IPS - Profile BooksPublication Date: Jan 09, 2018Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

"Few Palestinians have opened their minds and hearts with such frankness."--New York Times"Shehadeh writes beautifully, his language infused with a lyrical, melancholic sense of loss"--Sunday...

In a frank and unpretentious series of letters addressed to a teenage granddaughter, this highly original book teaches us to know and understand the world we live in and its rules, and how to behave...

Coaching is one of the most sought-after leadership skills - vital for anyone who wants to develop a team of people who will perform effectively, but are also motivated and relish working together...

Sensible and practical menopause advice from an experienced specialist nurseAuthor: Kathy AbernethyPublisher: Ips - Profile BooksPublication Date: Jan 01, 2019Number of Pages: 272 pagesLanguage:...

In September 1939, housewife and mother Nella Last began a diary whose entries, in their regularity, length and quality, have created a record of the Second World War which is powerful, fascinating...

A totally up-to-date compendium of the sharpest, wittiest and downright rudest insults in human historyAuthor: Matthew ParrisPublisher: Ips - Profile BooksPublication Date: Apr 03, 2018Number of...

Something Doesn'T Add Up: Surviving Statistics In A Number-Mad WorldAuthor: Paul GoodwinPublisher: IPS - Profile BooksPublication Date: 14-Sep-21Number of Pages: 256 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

The Black Book - HardcoverAuthor: Sybil OldfieldPublisher: IPS - Profile BooksPublication Date: Nov 01, 2021Number of Pages: 448 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: HardcoverISBN-10: 178816508XISBN-13:...

The history and possible future of the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.Author: Diarmaid FerriterPublisher: Ips - Profile BooksPublication Date: Jan 07, 2020Number of Pages: 192...

A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations The history of the Celts is the history of a misnomer. There has never been a distinct people, race or tribe claiming the name...

Early in 2007 Leigh Skene warned of the danger of a meltdown in global markets. Now, while governments spend furiously to rescue the global economy, he again challenges received wisdom. In The...