What are the effects of decreasing social mobility?How does education help - and hinder - us in improving our life chances?Why are so many of us stuck on the same social rung as our parents?Apart from the USA, Britain has the lowest social mobility...

What are the ethics of writing about a place you visit as an outsider? With Granta's long tradition of travel writing in mind, we ask some of the foremost writers of the genre: is travel writing dead?Tara Bergin, Rana Dasgupta, Geoff Dyer, Eliza Griswold,...

What caused the Russian Revolution?Did it succeed or fail?Do we still live with its consequences?Orlando Figes teaches history at Birkbeck, University of London and is the author of many acclaimed books on Russian history, includingand A People's Tragedy, whichand The Times Literary Supplementand named...

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?Countingand is an innovative, erudite, world-wrapping journey through humanity's...

What happens if I drop an ant? What books are bad for you? What percentage of the world's water is contained in a cow? The Oxbridge undergraduate interviews are infamous for their unique ways of assessing candidates, and from these peculiar enquiries, professors can...

What happens when a woman goes online? She becomes a girl. The unwritten contract of the internet, that a user is what is used, extends from the well-examined issue of data privacy and consent to the very selves women are encouraged to create in...

What if we could improve our ability to predict the future?Everything we do involves forecasts about how the future will unfold. Whether buying a new house or changing job, designing a new product or getting married, our decisions are governed by implicit predictions of...

What if you have more intelligence than you realize? What if there is a genius inside you, just waiting to be released? And what if the route to better brain power is not hard work or thousands of hours of practice but to simply...

What is 4% of 75?Can you calculateand 60 + 60 x 0 + 1?Which is bigger, an 18-inch pizza or two 12-inchand pizzas?Join award-winning maths presenter Kyle D Evans on an entertaining tour of viral maths problems that have gone wild on social media...

What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish?and Antonia Case, the co-founder ofand New Philosopherand andand Womankindand magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to...

What makes Greek and Roman literature great?How has classical literature influenced Western culture?What did Greek and Roman authors learn from each other?Richard Jenkyns is emeritus Professor of the Classical Tradition and the Public Orator at the University of Oxford. His books includeand Virgil's Experienceand...

What makes WiFi faster at home than at a coffee shop? How does Google order search results? Why do Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube use fundamentally different rating and recommendation methods--and why does it matter? Is it really true that everyone on Facebook is connected...

What really makes a relationship work? How can we stay interested in our partner for ever? How can we be happier in our marriage?Doctors John and Julie Gottman have spent over three decades studying the habits of 3000 couples. Within 10 minutes of meeting...

What secrets are hidden within the walls of a desolate farmhouse in a forgotten corner of Lapland?Early spring has its icy grip on OEdesmark, a small village in northernmost Sweden, abandoned by many of its inhabitants. But Liv Bjoernlund never left. She lives in...

What will the economy of the future look like? Where will advancing technology, job automation, outsourcing and globalization lead? This groundbreaking book by a Silicon Valley computer engineer explores these questions and shows how accelerating technology is likely to have a highly disruptive influence...

Whatever financial freedom means to you - living the life you want, not working to someone else's timetable, not worrying about money ever again, or some other dream - the way to get there is through investing. In this concise and accessible book, Ben...

Whatever the size and scale of your wordy adventures, our big hearted mini light will be your reliable night-time reading companion, over or under the sheets, duvet or sleeping bag. Designed for indoor - or in tent - use, there are 4 themes and...

What's the best book ever written?What would happen if we all stopped eating meat?What's the secret to living past 110?And what actually is the best thing since sliced bread?Inand An Answer For Everything, 200 of the world's most intriguing questions are settled once and...

What's the hardest part of grad school? It's not simply that the workload is heavy and the demands are high. It's that too many students lack efficient methods to let them do their best. Professor Zachary Shore aims to change this. With humorous, lively...

What's the key to building fluency in Geometry? Practice, practice, practice! Theand Big Fat High School Geometry Workbookand is the newest math title in the Big Fat Workbook series, offering support and practice opportunities for students studying Geometry. The write-in workbook provides recaps of...

What's the secret of success: brains, looks, connections? The real answer is willpower. Based on years of psychological research, this book shows how self-control is the most important factor in achieving what you want - and how you can discover the power in willpower....

When Alice Morrison headed out to Morocco, it was to take on one of the most daunting challenges: to run in the famous Marathon des Sables. Little did she expect to end up living there. But once she settled in a flat in Marrakech,...

When British attorney Peter Beneson founded Amnesty International in 1961 to campaign for the release of political prisoners, his idea of bombarding offending governments with letters, postcards, and telegrams was sharply criticized as "one of the larger lunacies of our time." Forty years later,...

When Emma Brockes was ten years old, her mother said 'One day I will tell you the story of my life and you will be amazed.' Growing up in a tranquil English village, Emma knew very little of her mother's life before her. She...

When I Die: Lessons From The Death Zone

When Jamie decides to repay the hospitals that saved his life as a child, he embarks on the biggest challenge of his life: running the equivalent of 200 marathons back-to-back, solo and unsupported, in -40 degree weather, surviving all kinds of injuries and traumas...

When Joseph Jebelli was 12, his beloved grandfather began to act very strangely. It started with inexplicable walks, and gradually his bright smiles were replaced by a fearful, withdrawn expression. Before long, he didn't recognise his family any more. Dr Jebelli has dedicated his...

When Neetu and Sanjay hear that Grandpa Chatterji is coming to stay with them, they try to imagine what he will be like. Will he be stern like their other grandpa? Will he be neat and tidy? They could never have imagined the Grandpa...

When the fashion industry declares that lime green is the new black, or instructs us to "think pink!," it is not the result of a backroom deal forged by a secretive cabal of fashion journalists, designers, manufacturers, and the editor of Vogue. It is...

When the little angels are driving you crazy and you're one minivan away from being a personal taxi service, these wonderful quips and quotes will help to remind you that being a mum is the best job in the world.

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and speak Japanese easily?This great value double course pack contains twenty common scenarios plus culture and travel advice.Learn the Japanese you need for:-making personal and business introductions-having formal conversations and making...

When was the last time you spoke to a stranger? In our cities, we barely acknowledge one another on public transport, even as rates of loneliness skyrocket. Online, we carefully curate who we interact with. In our politics, we are increasingly consumed by a...

When we are baffled by the insanity of the “other side”-in our politics, at work, or at home-it's because we aren't seeing how the conflict itself has taken over.That's what “high conflict” does. It's the invisible hand of our time. And it's different from...

When you decide to travel you have two choices; you can choose to be a tourist travelling for pleasure or a traveler passionate to explore and ready to leave your comfort-zone. The moment you choose to step out of your safe-haven, an overwhelming feeling...

Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Where is it easier to get 'spice' than paracetamol? Where does self-harm barely raise an eyebrow?Welcome to Her Majesty's Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn't spend much time thinking about prisons....

Where did we come from? Where are we going?Homo sapiensand is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's...

and Where do our thoughts come from?• How can we manipulate our dreams?• What is the role of the unconscious?• How do we make decisions and trust the judgement of both others and ourselves?In this mind-bending international bestseller by Mariano Sigman, one of the...

Where do words come from? How and when were they invented? Why are there they invented? Why are there so many different languages? Why do many languages share the same or similar words for the same things? The answers to all these questions lie...

Where do your feelings go when everyone around you feels unavailable, even in person? In this interconnected world, various apps and social media feeds give the impression of increased companionship. With the tap of a button we can breach the distance and fold loneliness...

Where does creativity come from? Why are some people more creative than others?Eminent neuropsychologist Christine Temple navigates a wide range of factors from the hard science (visual memory, spatial ability, brain functions) to the environmental (the 'mad genius' myth, and Gladwell's 10,000 hours of...

Where experts turn for definitive answers! Clinical Anaesthesia covers the full spectrum of clinical issues and options in anaesthesiology, providing insightful coverage of pharmacology, physiology, co-existing diseases and surgical procedures. Unmatched in its clarity and depth of coverage as well as its robust multimedia...

Whether as a career, a chance to live abroad, or to pick up some work while traveling, this complete course takes readers effortlessly from beginner to confident teacher For potential teachers or established teachers, this guide is full of information about methodology, class management,...

Whether it's a symptom you have been ignoring for a while or something like a sudden pain after a fall, this book tells you what it could be and what action to take.Check out any health problem and discover what it might be and...

Whether it's the boss, clients, friends or lovers, getting relationships right matters. This book shows how to make yours shine. Drawing on the latest research and the experience of 500,000 people who use The Mind Gym, Relationships reveals how to: be loved, respected and...

Whether starting from scratch or just in need of a refresher, discover how to speak and understand Mandarin Chinese with 15-minute-a-day lessons.and 15-Minute Mandarin Chineseand contains two hour-long CDs, a full-color course book with themed chapters and real-life examples, a menu guide, and translation...

Whether you're a type nerd, an illustrator or a professional designer,and The Book Of Ornamental Alphabetsand is the perfect sourcebook. Find scores of thoughtfully selected royalty-free alphabet fonts within, as well as numerals, monograms and more.An iconic Victorian book, re-published for the first time...

Whether you're an experienced angler or have only just picked up a rod, this is an indispensable reference guide to fishing.The Complete Fishing Manualand is your definitive guide to all things fishing, covering everything from strategies and techniques to bait, tackle, and kit. This...

Whether you're traveling and want to understand the words around you, or you're preparing to learn Hindi and want to master the basics, this is the book for you. Using a unique tried and tested algorithm, this book teaches you how to quickly and...

Which movie is the most heartbreaking, Titanic or The Notebook? Is Dirty Dancing cheesier than Love Story? And which film is the most quotable, The Princess Bride or Casablanca? Rediscover your favourite romantic movies and pit them against each other with these 32 trump...

Which suggestive plant caused a queen to faint when it was presented to her at court? What was the original French name for the Great Maiden's Blush rose that had the Victorians blushing? Why are figs and pomegranates thought to be the real forbidden...