Richard - Libros y biografía

Drawing on the latest research, this book looks at the ways that screen culture is shaping the future and changing the way we think. Future Minds asks: are we becoming addicted to data and how do we go...

When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man. He makes it in time to pick up the call - and is immediately dispatched to Montana on a new job. This time he's in for a mighty haul, but...

A dynamic insight into how science will shape human destiny over the coming century.What will the world look like in 2020, 2030 or even 2100? How will progress in scientific research affect human life...

In this landmark work, Richard Foster examines the 'streams of living water' - the six dimensions of faith and practice - that have defined Christian tradition around the world and down the centuries....

Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger. Every life is uncertain. Every choice is a danger. Set on the dark side of Los Angeles, this is a masterful collection of edge-of-your-seat tales: a prison guard...

The year is 1506, and the streets of Lisbon are seething with fear and suspicion when Abraham Zarco is found dead, a naked girl at his side. Abraham was a renowned kabbalist, a practitioner of the arcane...

Richard Stephens became the focus of international media attention in 2009 for his research on the psychological benefits of swearing as a response to pain. Now, fresh from winning the 2014 Wellcome Trust...

The heist went down while the people prayed. An angel walked with sagging shoulders - he was Parker's inside man, dressed in wings and robes and destined to be a problem. An hour later, Parker, Liss,...

Im Buch werden für 45 Städte in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt vorhandene Stadtteilbeinamen aufgelistet und ihre Entstehung erklärt, vom 'Land der aufgehenden Sonne', bis 'Ellenbogenhausen'. Auf Stadtteile,...

Dieses Buch enthält Listen der wichtigsten 555 Gebäudebeinamen - von Kirchen, Fernsehtürmen, Hochhäusern bis zu Rathäusern und Fußballstadien in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt. Von der Schwangeren Auster...

Ein Wissensabrunder mit mehr als 200 Schriftstellerbeinamen sowie anderen Listen zu Buchläden, Bibliotheken und den besten Büchern der Weltliteratur, insgesamt 1000 Informationselemente zu Literatur und...

Das Buch enthält Listen von Städten, die per Beiname mit anderen Städten verglichen werden (Paris des Ostens, Venedig des Nordens). Zusätzlich enthalten ist eine Übersicht von Spitznamen von Städten und...

Kleine Gesichten, amüsante Anekdoten und interessante Fakten zu 200 Bahnhöfen in Kanada, den USA, Mexiko, Kuba, Brasilien, Argentinien und anderen Ländern Amerikas. Die interessantesten Bahnhöfe Amerikas...

"Die Befreier aus dem Alten Land" knüpft an historische Tatsachen zwischen 1526 und 1607 im Osmanischen und Habsburgischen Reich sowie an Erfahrungen des aus Transsilvanien stammenden Autors. Die Protagonisten...

111 Reisebuchläden und andere geographisch ausgerichtete Buchhandlungen werden in diesem Taschenbuch aufgelistet und beschrieben. Die Neuauflage enthält zusätzlich wichtige Stadtmodelle. Ein handliches...

‘The Great War was over, but everyone knew another war was coming and it drove the city a little mad’ Raised on the streets of Lower Proszawa, Largo makes his living as a cycle courier...

LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLD A radical new series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still...

A smart, kick-arse Urban Fantasy from a new master of the genre. Kill City Blues is the fifth book in the fantastic Sandman Slim series. James Stark, aka Sandman Slim, has managed to get out...

A new edition especially for Advent and Christmas in this best-selling series of gift books God’s Little Book of Christmas brings the childlike spirit of the season back into your heart, amid...

As we become ever-more aware of how our governments “eavesdrop” on our conversations, here is a gripping exploration of this unknown realm of the British secret service: Government Communication Headquarters...

Groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed, Tommy is the first history of World War I to place the British soldier who fought in the trenches centre-stage. Tommy tells the story of an epic and...

In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier. Seeing Wellington as a remarkable figure, Holmes follows his...

The story of the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix - the last race of the heroic age of motor racingThere has been much talk of how Grand Prix motor racing has become rather dull with big name, big brand winners...

Deutschland ist das Land der Dichter und Denker ist, aber was ist das `Land der Dichter und Monster´, welches `der Bettler auf einem silbernen Thron´ und welche Volkswirtschaft wurde einst `Apotheke der...

You were born to be great, to succeed – to be a powerful, confident, happy person. If you don't feel like that right now it's time to get back on track. Richard Bandler, the man who inspired Paul McKenna...

A pocket-sized book filled with inspirational religious thoughts on the theme of joy.Each page has an inspirational thought, idea or quote along with a related Bible reference for further reading and...

In ETAPE, critically acclaimed author Richard Moore will take readers on a virtual Tour de France, with each chapter focusing on a single rider in a single stage that came to define the Tour’s history....

‘A truly excellent account’ British Wildlife Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in...

'Glittering and sharp, an ice pick of a novel. An astounding talent'AJ Finn, author of The Woman in the WindowA haunting, nerve-jangling psychological thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author Richard...

Exam Board: OCR Level: AS/A-level Subject: Economics First Teaching: September 2015 First Exam: Summer 2016Ensure your students get to grips with the core practicals and develop the skills needed to succeed...