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In The Language of Things Deyan Sudjic, Director of the Design Museum, decodes the things around us: their hidden meanings, our relationship with them, how they shape our lives and why we desire them.

Explores the dangers the internet faces if it fails to balance ever more tightly controlled technologies with the flow of innovation that has generated so much progress in the field of technology.

Does life seem strange?Is the world feeling upside down? Filled with photographs and simple truths from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, this guide will help you navigate school, relationships,

'The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won't be got rid of.' Destined to be a haunt

'What kind of world would you like to inhabit?' Here, Keri Smith begins with a list. Writing down everything the reader is drawn to, from things they love or collect to things that fascinate and excit

Fast, thrilling, compulsively addictive - The Circle is Dave Eggers's timely novel about our obsession with the internet. When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet c

'This selection is a ceaseless delight ...there is a treat on almost every page' Daily Telegraph George Orwell wrote, in his words, from 'a desire to see things as they are'. This new collection of hi

From the author of the bestselling It's All About the Bike, another exuberant tale of craftsmanship and human history.Robert Penn cut down an ash tree to see how many things could be made from it. Aft

Argues that our utopian, internet-centric thinking holds devastating consequences for the future of democracy. In this book, the author shows why internet freedom is an illusion. It also shows that fr

Rima Lanisell has a habit of losing things, car keys, sunglasses, lovers, family members. Following the death of Rima's father, she goes to stay with her godmother Addison, a wildly successful, albeit

Unlike the rest of her family, Maggie Walsh has always done everything right. In the City of Angels, Maggie gets to do things she's never done before: mixing with film stars, pitching scripts, partyin

I come into the peace of wild thingswho do not tax their lives with forethoughtof grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. Fo

An atmospheric, chilling page turner from rising star Martin Stewart, reminiscent of Stand by Me and Stranger Things. Sep, Arkle, Mack, Lamb and Hadley: five friends thrown together one hot, sultry su

'Astonishing ... an amazing book ... absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know' Chris Evans THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EV

Charts the dramatic rise of Bitcoin and the personalities who are striving to create a new global money for the Internet age through the eyes of the movement's central characters, including an Argenti

Outsiders sometimes see things other don't . . . and that can be dangerous. A pair of emerald green and gold parrots have been disturbing the peace of Katherine Tennison's Lond

Fredrik Sjöberg's Swedish bestseller about summer, islands and finding happiness in the little things. Every summer there are a number of nights, not many, but a number, when everything is perfect. Th

Breakfast at Sotheby's is a wry, intimate, truly revealing exploration of how art acquires its financial value, from Philip Hook, a senior director at Sotheby's'Reading it is like participating in a hugely enjoyable personal tutorial given by a cultured, witty, clear-eyed, world teacher with a fully functioning sense of humour. A real delight' - Spectator 'Hook's view of the art world is that of the professional auctioneer. In an A-Z format, it is an entire art education contained in under 350 pages.Wry, dry and completely beguiling' - William Boyd, Guardian, Books of the Year 'How to nail the mad, bad, crazy contemporary art world in print? Sotheby's senior director Hook draws on 35 years' experience in this informal memoir. He unravels, with humour, piquancy and erudition, what drives the economics of taste' - Financial Times, Books of the Year 'It's very hard to write an amusing book about art that has some serious things to say. But Philip Hook has done it' - Sunday Times, Books of

When Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world's most powerful internet company, she feels she's been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle lin

Explores the future of the international monetary system. This title argues that 'money' and 'wealth' are very different things and while wealth relates to real assets, irresponsible governments and b

From the moment she came into the world - two weeks early, throwing her parents' lives into disarray - the author has gracefully but firmly done things her own way. This book presents her journey of n

Ha-Joon Chang's "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism" turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this revelatory book, Ha-Joon Chang destroys the

Birds are the most obvious wild things we have around us. Some of the best known, and most loved, poems in English are bird poems. This title features poems according to ornithological notes and provi

From Black Monday to the Asian financial crisis, from the internet bubble to mortgage meltdown, our lives are ruled by crazy cycles of euphoria and hysteria that manage to grip the world but are all-t

*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)A bewitching bind-up of stories to feed your desire for all things magick... Perfect for Twilight fans.

*注意：此書為POD (Print on Demond)少量印製。Celebrates Wales and things Welsh. This study it reflects the bilingual literature and folklore of Wales, the buildings and varied landscapes, the national character a

Alice Loudon couldn't resist abandoning her old, safe life for a wild affair. And in Adam Tallis, a rugged mountaineer with a murky past, she finds a man who can teach her things about herself that sh

The dramatic new saga from the author of The Royal Lacemaker.East Devonshire 1848. Rowan Clode was eight years old when her mother died. Now she treasures the only things she has left of her - an anti

Offers an account of how the stock market both follows and defies mathematical principals. This title also offers an overview of various things from 'betas' to the efficient market hypothesis.

It's Fran's thirtieth birthday and things are good... She's bluffed her way into a Very Posh Job and her outlandishly handsome and talented boyfriend Michael is escorting her to the Ritz with a bulge

Charley, a certified workaholic, fears that she will go mad. Dangerously bored, she starts helping people who are talentless at internet dating. Then William arrives in her inbox and rocks her world.

Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spi

Looks at how the internet is transforming our culture, providing outlets for human potential. From lolcats to tools for tracking voter fraud and ethnic violence, this book shows how we're using our co

Explores the human propensity for gossip and storytelling, and discusses how our fears and hopes can work against common sense. This book also investigates the way that the internet can entrench our f

Reveals how the internet is deadening personal interaction, stifling genuine inventiveness and even changing us as people. Showing us the way to a future where individuals mean more than machines, thi

Side effects are things we do not intend. This collection of essays examines how the things we don't mean, or mean perhaps to forget, prove to be those that are often most telling about our unconsciou

Takes us on a backstage tour of the real but hidden world of the Internet, introducing us to the remarkable clan of insiders and eccentrics who own, design and run it everyday. This book uncovers the

Why do people cluster together in neighborhoods? How do internet communities spring up from nowhere? Why is a brain conscious even though no single neuron is? What causes a media frenzy? This title lo

THE WARRIOR ANGEL OF ST. DUMAS RETURNS!Jean-Paul Valley does not want to be Azrael ever again. All it has brought him is pain, violence, and misery. He has sequestered himself away at a monastery in Europe to find peace. But when a young woman who claims to have the same System programming that made Jean-Paul into Azrael arrives at the monastery, he won’t have a choice but to don his violent mantle of Azrael once more to protect her from the deadly assassins who wish her harm.From the rising star creative team ofDan Watters(Arkham City: The Order of the World,Lucifer) andNikola Cižmešija(Batman: Urban Legends,Future State: Gotham) this collection redefines one of the Batman world’s most iconic and fierce characters!

A multimillion-copy bestselling book of spiritual wisdom about slowing down in our fast-paced worldTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFull of anecdotes, relatable quotes and beautiful illustrations, this little book makes a wonderful read and thoughtful gift!'Is it the world that's busy, or my mind?'*****Life moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to.In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest and relationships.Combining his teachings with calming full-colour illustrations, Haemin Sunim's simple messages speak directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life and remind us of the strength and joy that come from slowing down.*****'Everyone who wants to thrive more in their life should have it on their nightstand'Arianna Huffington'Offers practical advice on everything from handling setbacks to relationships. Best for reclaiming your zen