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A controversial work from an Australian author who was born in Germany, which rebuts the accepted version of the role of the Versailles Peace Treaty in the rise of Nazism and WWII. Tampke argues that the treaty was fair to Germany, and that WWII was a continuation of Germany's longstanding war aims.

A meaningful look at middle age that challenges our culture's obsession with youth, reflects on parenting teenagers and dealing with ageing parents, and examines how different thinkers have considered middle age. From the author of "Rocket Dreams" and "Last Days In Babylon". Now in paperback.

Drawing on the 1960s bestseller "The Peter Principle", this book argues that many highly capable women find their skills are underused at work, and that this waste of resources harms businesses and individuals alike. Published to coincide with International Women's Day.

World-leading natural and social scientists shed light on their discoveries and lives in conversation with an award-winning science writer.

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder of the brothers suspected of committing this atrocity, died in the ensuing manhunt, angelic-looking Dzhokhar awaits trial. What we don't know is why. How did such a nightmare come to pass?

Drawing on a variety of primary sources, this book depicts the personal journeys of men who were determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious FDR and reluctant American public to back the British at a critical time.

Francine would prefer to be thinner, but is happy enough to suffer her boss' manhandling of her ample hips if it helps her survive the next cull in Quality Assurance. She just wishes she could get the dead biker's crushed face out of her mind's eye.

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Edward Landauer, a brilliant microbiologist in his forties, meets a beautiful young woman. Ruth Walta appears to represent a victory over time, but even she cannot stop him growing older. And before long, their marriage descends into a clash between her idealism and his realism.

In Rio de Janeiro, a woman suffering from a mysterious illness, which is eroding her body and mind, decides to accept a challenge from her grandfather: to take the key to the house where he grew up - in the Turkish city of Smyrna - and open the door. As she embarks on this pilgrimage, she begins to write of her progress.

The creators of popular YouTube channel AsapSCIENCE present a book of the science people actually want to learn, written in a quirky and accessible way. And in the spirit of science, no subject is taboo.

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior

Alex and Jenny are sixteen. He lives in Milan, she, in Melbourne. For the past four years, they have glimpsed each other at random moments, while they are both unconscious - a telepathic communication that occurs without warning. During one of these episodes, they manage to arrange a meeting.

Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played by Spencer Tracy in Inherit the Wind. His days-long closing arguments delivered without notes won miraculous reprieves for men doomed to hang.

In the thirty years he spent with Irene, Alex demonstrated an incredible ability to communicate and understand complex ideas. Yet this is much more than the story of a scientific breakthrough. Alex and Irene were emotionally connected: he missed her when she was away, he was jealous when she paid attention to others.

By examining the history of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the controversies over its latest revisions, this book challenges the status quo of modern psychiatric practice. It shows how difficult - even impossible - it is to rigorously differentiate mental illness from everyday suffering.

In a Kabul ravaged by violence and corruption, Murder Squad boss Osama Kandar still believes in integrity, a code of honour, and loyalty to old friends. But the apparent suicide of a businessman called Wali Wadi changes everything. As Kandar's investigation starts to suggest murder, the Minister for Security attempts to foil his every move.