' A rollicking romp.' – Mail On Sunday'Compelling, authoritative and as readable as the best airport thriller. It fizzes with crime, fame, power and illicit sex.' – Jeremy Vine'A timely and important book. It's quite remarkable how one building has played host to such debauchery. If only the walls could talk…' – Iain DaleDesigned as a city dwelling for the modern age, Dolp...

'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear'. Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes' techniques. In "How to think like Sherlock" you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, deduction and reasoning using the tricks and techniques of the world's most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes. The book incorporates the latest techniques and theories across a range of topics:...

'His book is both lively and engrossing, and provides the clearest and most comprehensive account yet of this extraordinary saga.' - Peter Parker, The Spectator'Daniel Smith tells the story of Boothby, the Krays and Goodman in a rollicking tone that carries conviction and reads well.' - Richard Davenport-Hines, The Times'Daniel Smith explores the conspiracy of silence surrounding Sir Robert Bo...

The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sharing stories, dispersing knowledge, examining the nature of our extraordinary species and imagining what lies beyond our known world. Books ultimately provide an invaluable and comprehensive record of what it means to be human.This volume takes a curated list of fifty of the most influential books of ...

From Socrates to Sartre, Avicenna to Angela Davis, this accessible guide will get you up to speed on the world’s greatest minds and help you to think like them.You’ve heard of Plato, but do you understand his Theory of Forms? What does René Descartes’ maxim ‘I think, therefore I am’ actually mean? And how is philosophy relevant to modern life?Drawing on the thoughts and words of iconic philosophers from the ancient ...

Be inspired by Barack Obama and learn how to think big with this unique insight into the mind of one of the world’s great influencers.Born to a black Kenyan father and white American mother, raised in Hawaii and, for a time, Indonesia, Barack Obama would typically never have been tipped for a future president of the United States, such was the world he was born into. But the path towards greatness and the choices he made along the way can be understood by an attitu...

An exploration of some of the most important and enduring ideas in human history – from religion, science, philosophy, medicine, psychology, politics, economics and art – each presented in brief, accessible form.‘Big’ ideas are those concepts and theories that have radically transformed our understanding of the world we live in, our place in that world and the ways we have shaped the past and will shape the future. They are the ideas that have had a huge impact on ...

The definitive guide to the vibrant and inventive language of the East End, featuring history, trivia and anecdotes.Cockney rhyming slang originated as a secret code among the thieves of London's East End. Adopted by costermongers and market traders, it fast became a vibrant patois that defined a community, confused the police and evolved to include ever more colourful rhyming phrases.Constantly updated and added to ever since, and fostered by Londoners cit...

A unique insight into the mind of one of the world’s most extraordinary thinkers.Undoubtedly the most famous scientist on the planet and the very face of physics over the last half-century, Stephen Hawking is remarkable for many reasons. Not least because he has continued to strive to achieve so much while being hamstrung by debilitating illness. He has demonstrated categorically that if you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything, no matter your physical sta...

A titan of technological innovation, Steve Jobs thought differently to everyone else. He had the mercurial ability to know what people wanted before they knew it themselves, and what's more, he knew how to sell that idea. An advocator of good design in both function as well as appearance, his influence in Silicone Valley changed the way the world thinks about technology.But how did he achieve such success? What were his methods? How to Think Like Steve Jobs reveals the phi...

THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE . . .Who was Jack the Ripper? Where did the Nazis stash their gold? Who are the real Men in Black? Did aliens send the 'WOW' signal? And how will the world end?100 Things They Don't Want You to Know sets out to uncover the truth behind the world's most mysterious cover-ups and unexplained events that have been shrouded in secrecy for generations.From suspicious deaths and disappearances to enigmatic...

The two-volume set LNCS 14771 and 14772 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Workshop, PQCrypto 2024, held in Oxford, UK, during June 12–14, 2024.The 28 full papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 76 submissions. They were organized in topical sections as follows:Part I: Applications and protocols; code-based cryptography; group-action-based cryptography; lattice-based cryptography;Part II: Isogeny-Ba...