The Mayor of Uglyvilles Dilemma
Ian StewartInside this small (but perfectly formed) hardback there lurks some of the most devilishly difficult mathematical brainteasers human beings have yet devised.
Inside this small (but perfectly formed) hardback there lurks some of the most devilishly difficult mathematical brainteasers human beings have yet devised.
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Two brilliant scholars at the height of their powers conduct a profound investigation of the history of anti-Western stereotypes – and find their origins in the West itself.In this book, Ian Buruma an …
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‘Allies is an account of the Iraq crisis, its causes and consequences. Writing in persuasive prose… Shawcross lets the record speak for itself… With cogency and passion, Allies makes the case that …
Judgement Day exposes how the actions of one man led to the birth of the world’s first war crimes court.The Hague Tribunal began the trial of Slobodan Milosevic in February 2002, after a long battle t …
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‘It’s fair to say that Peter Hitchens remains one of the most misrepresented figures in the British media… Hitchens is in reality one of the most thought-provoking and intelligent commentators on li …
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The only book about the search for a proof to the Riemann Hypothesis.In 1859 Bernhard Riemann, a shy German mathematician, wrote an eight-page article, suggesting an answer to a problem that had long …
‘Clever, mischievous and humane, this is literary journalism in the proud tradition of Ryszard Kapúscinski and Joseph Roth’Amos Elon, author of A Blood-Dimmed Tide.A Holocaust survivor’s tortured son, …
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Simon Hoggart’s fans know him as the wittiest of all the commentators on Parliament, and for thousands of people his daily column in the Guardian is the kick-start they need in the morning.In this new …
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