101 Facts You Should Know About Food (EBOOK: PDF)

One-third of all fruit and vegetables we eat contain pesticide residues 80% of 10-year-old American girls diet Blueberries may be more effective than drugs in protecting against heart disease The way fast food changes brain chemistry can make it as addictive as heroin Eating less could be the best way to stop growing old 75% of the salt in our diet comes from processed foods A typical fami…

50 Facts that Should Change the World (Ebook: EPUB)

Global warming already kills 150,000 people every year There are 44 million child labourers in India Brazil has more Avon ladies than members of its armed services In this new edition of her bestseller, Jessica Williams tests the temperature of our world and diagnoses a malaise with some shocking symptoms. Get the facts but also the human side of the story on the world?s hunger, poverty…

A Carpet Ride to Khiva: Seven Years on the Silk Road (EBOOK: PDF)

Chris Alexander originally travelled to Khiva, a remote walled city in Uzbekistan on the route of the ancient Silk Road, to write a guidebook. But he stayed, mesmerized by a world of silk and forgotten 15th-century carpet designs – discovering indigo blue, madder red, pomegranate gold and the subtle shades of life in a desert oasis.  Alexander’s entrancing travelogue sees him s…

A Carpet Ride to Khiva: Seven Years on the Silk Road (EPUB)

Chris Alexander originally travelled to Khiva, a remote walled city in Uzbekistan on the route of the ancient Silk Road, to write a guidebook. But he stayed, mesmerized by a world of silk and forgotten 15th-century carpet designs – discovering indigo blue, madder red, pomegranate gold and the subtle shades of life in a desert oasis.  Alexander’s entrancing travelogue sees him s…

A Very British Revolution (EBOOK:EPUB)

The revelations over MPs' expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasants' Revolt - an uprising of the people against the political class. Ordinary men and women with political views across the spectrum were by turns amused, incredulous, shocked and then bitterly angry a…

A Very British Revolution: The Expenses Scandal and How to Save Our Democracy (EBOOK: PDF)

The revelations over MPs' expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasants' Revolt - an uprising of the people against the political class. Ordinary men and women with political views across the spectrum were by turns amused, incredulous, shocked and then bitterly an…

Ball of Confusion: Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers (EPUB)

Fun maths teasers and brain-bending puzzles from TV boffin Johnny Ball, from his slot of the same name on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show. Think of your house number (as long as it’s got two digits). Double it. Add 5. Multiply by 50. Add your age. Add the number of days in the year, 365. Subtract 615 and check the result. The first digits are your house number, the last two are your …

Ball of Confusion: Puzzles, Problems and Perplexing Posers (PDF)

Fun maths teasers and brain-bending puzzles from TV boffin Johnny Ball, from his slot of the same name on Zoe Ball’s Radio 2 show. Think of your house number (as long as it’s got two digits). Double it. Add 5. Multiply by 50. Add your age. Add the number of days in the year, 365. Subtract 615 and check the result. The first digits are your house number, the last two are your age.…