‘Ben changes a flat tire’ is meant to be fun and educational, not just to the young boys and girls that it’s read to, but also that the parents could pick up on some knowledge along the way. In this book Ben shows the steps to changing a flat tire on the side of the road, as well as the tools that are needed to get the job done.

Et si les grands tournants de l'Histoire n'étaient pas seulement le fruit du génie ou du hasard mais... d'échecs retentissants ? Savez-vous, par exemple, à quoi nous devons réellement l’invention de la poudre à canon, le destin de Charles Darwin ou la chute du mur de Berlin? Dans cet ouvrage savoureux, Ben Gazur, spécialiste de l'histoire culturelle, vous emmène à la découverte de l'envers du décor de l'Humanité, là où les défaites façonnent les civilisations.Oubliez les récits glorieux et...

‘Beautiful and thought-provoking’ Cal Flyn**How do we raise children in a climate emergency?What should we teach them - and what kind of future are we preparing them for?**Ben Rawlence began writing to his eldest daughter before she was born, trying to understand what it means to bring a child into a world facing ecological breakdown. Over the next twelve years, these letters – written to his two daughters as they grow – chart one father’s attempt t...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now an original series on MGM+!“Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11 thrown in for good measure.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York TimesONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “Rog...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1. BESTSELLER'Astonishing . . . Sheds riveting new light on this breathtaking plan'** Daily Mail'A rollicking read' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'Brilliant and almost absurdly entertaining' Malcolm Gladwell, New Yorker____________________April, 1943: a sardine fisherman spots the corpse of a British soldier floating in the ...

Sometimes even a New York Times–bestselling happiness expert could use some advice . . .In his trailblazing Harvard courses, internationally bestselling books, and lectures and videos, positive psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar has shared his wisdom on finding fulfillment with people around the world. But even a happiness expert needs a sympathetic ear now and then. Tal found his—not in a fellow psychologist or guru, but in his longtime Israeli neighborhood barbe...

From popular math blogger and author of the underground bestseller Math With Bad Drawings, Change Is The Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and wonderfully bad drawings.Change is the Only Constant is an engaging and eloquent exploration of the intersection between calculus and daily life, complete with Orlin's sly humor and memorably ba...

Few countries serve as a more useful case study for understanding the global tension between liberal and illiberal conceptions of democracy than Poland. Under the populist Law and Justice (PiS) –led government, a large part of the Polish electorate welcomed the party's "Good Change"—as it described its program—despite accusations of democratic backsliding. PiS offered voters neglected by previous governments a combination of economic redistributionism and cultural traditionalism, supplemen...

NYT EDITOR'S CHOICE • Peabody Award finalist • National Headliner Award winner • WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION OF 2023 • Shortlisted for the 2024 Chicago Review of Books Award • **FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF HIGH-RISERS comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system–through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexa...

Written in an style intended to speak to both academics and a general audience, The Consequences of Rights addresses what it means to encounter the human rights concept and advocate for rights from the position of the university academic but in the face of the reality that rights are the ultimate The Consequences of Rights addresses three questions: how, in the face of the notion that all ideas are historical (and hence norms change), can one justify defending human right...

A uniquely insightful, uplifting, emotional, and informative book that shows us how dogs make our lives better by making us better people from the Dogist.Elias Weiss Friedman became known as The Dogist when he took thousands of photos of dogs and posted them online along with their unique dog stories. Even before he was The Dogist, though, he was a Dogist—a fervent dog lover, and an evangelist about the relationship between dogs and humans and the joy this...

*****THE NUMBER ONE AUSTRALIAN BESTSELLER***Learn from the mindset coach behind the world's greatest sportspeople.**'As masterclass in wisely defining success and what it means to live a successful life' -- ANDRE AGASSI'Ben Crowe reminds us to play as if our well-being depends on it. It does.' -- ESTHER PEREL, psychologist and bestselling author**If you've ever felt that your mindset might be the biggest obstacle between you...