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  1. Prisoners of Geography: Updated 10th Anniversary Edition
    1. Tim , Marshall

    Prisoners of Geography: Updated 10th Anniversary Edition

    * THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD   The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015   'One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.' Evening Standard   Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand what's happening in the news today, from China's ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.   Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history - because if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture.   This completely revised and updated edition brings the classic text up to date with the events and trends of the past decade, with new material including:the Russia-Ukraine war and Moscow's alliances with authoritarian statesthe conflicts in the Middle EastChina's growing military and strategic power, and its stance on TaiwanAmerican global power and pivot to the PacificEurope's leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new 'Iron Curtain'Japan's remilitarisation and increasing powergreat power play in Africathe growth of Indian economic and military strength   Read Tim Marshall's geopolitical primers (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography) to understand what's happening in our fast-changing world.   *Want to test your world knowledge? Challenge friends and family with Prisoners of Geography: The Quiz Book, and discover who is the ultimate armchair explorer! *

    € 14,50
  2. Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles 2.0
    1. Bill Bryson

    Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles 2.0

    Sinds de publicatie in 2003 groeide Een kleine geschiedenis van bijna alles uit tot het geliefdste én bestverkochte populairwetenschappelijke boek van de eenentwintigste eeuw. In deze volledig geactualiseerde editie waarin de vele wetenschappelijke ontdekkingen van de afge-lopen twintig jaar zijn verwerkt, neemt Bill Bryson de lezer opnieuw mee op een reis door tijd en ruimte. Zijn doel is even simpel als alomvattend: alles begrijpen wat er is gebeurd vanaf de oerknal tot de opkomst van de beschaving. Het resultaat is dit boek, waarin Bryson deze ingewikkelde zaken niet alleen ontsluiert maar ze ook op heldere, spannende en meeslepende wijze beschrijft.

    € 27,99
  3. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0
    1. Bill Bryson

    A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0

    Hugely readable and never obfuscating.

    € 24,95
  4. Down Under
    1. Bill Bryson

    Down Under

    Travels in a Sunburned Country

    It is the driest, flattest, hottest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents and still Australia teems with life – a large portion of it quite deadly.

    € 14,95
  5. Behave
    1. Robert M Sapolsky

    Behave

    The bestselling exploration of why humans behave as they do

    Awe-inspiring … This is the best scientific book written for non-specialists that I have ever read. You will learn more about human nature than in any other book I can think of, and you will be inspired

    € 17,95
  6. Mort
    1. Terry Pratchett

    Mort

    (Discworld Novel 4)

    'Cracking dialogue, compelling illogic and unchained whimsy' Sunday TimesThe Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is .

    € 13,95
  7. The North Pole
    1. Erling Kagge

    The North Pole

    The History of an Obsession

    An adventure that can’t be topped . . . Kagge journeys into the past to uncover the myths, politics and pure joy of the northernmost point on Earth . . . heart-catching . . . a big book of ripping yarns and existential angst . . . fabulous

    € 16,50
  8. Guns, Germs and Steel
    1. Jared Diamond

    Guns, Germs and Steel

    The MILLION-COPY bestselling history of everybody (20th Anniversary Edition)

    'A book of big questions, and big answers' Yuval Noah Harari, bestselling author of Sapiens Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?

    € 17,95
  9. Chasing Aliens
    1. Daniel Lavelle

    Chasing Aliens

    Faith and Conspiracy in the UFO Heartlands

    Lavelle’s travelogue echoes the documentaries with which Louis Theroux made his name, by inquiring into the dotty beliefs of maverick Americans . . . Chasing Aliens . . . speaks eloquently to an age in which airy nothings and weaponised lies predominate

    € 24,95
  10. A Walk in the Woods
    1. Bill Bryson

    A Walk in the Woods

    Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
    € 10,95
  11. Wild
    1. Cheryl Strayed

    Wild

    A Journey from Lost to Found

    'One of the best books I've read in the last five or ten years... Wild is angry, brave, sad, self-knowing, redemptive, raw, compelling, and brilliantly written, and I think it's destined to be loved by a lot of people, men and women, for a very long time.' Nick Hornby

    € 14,95
  12. Lonely Planet Best Day Walks England

    Lonely Planet Best Day Walks England

    60 Easy Escapes With Maps | Detailed Directions | Essential Gear & Tips | Covers Cumbria, London, Devon, Cornwall and more

    Stretch your legs away from the city with Lonely Planet's Best Day Walks England and enjoy 60 accessible trails with maps and directions that range from a few hours to a full day adventure. Explore Merlin's Cave and the tales of King Arthur, roam mossy ancient woodlands, discover quiet sandy beaches and nature reserves - and escape into nature.

    € 24,95