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Sarah Hyndman Why Fonts Matter ENWe all constantly interact with type in almost every aspect of our lives. But how do fonts affect what we read and influence the choices we make? This book opens up the science and the art behind how fonts influence you. It explains why certain fonts or styles evoke particular experiences and associations. Fonts have different personalities that can create trust, mistrust, give you confidence, make things seem…
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M.J.Rose Why Dylan MattersWhen the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, the literary world was up in arms. How could the world’s most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter in his seventies, who wouldn’t even deign to make a victory speech? In Why Dylan Matters, Harvard professor Richard F. Thomas answers that question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on classical…
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Katie Daynes, Christine Pym (ilustrácie) Why Does the Sun Shine?How does the sun help us? What's it made of? And where does the sun go at night? Discover the answers to these questions and many more in this gorgeous introduction to the sun for little children, with over 30 flaps to lift, ...
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Andy Brunning Why Does Asparagus Make Your Wee Smell? ENWhy does cooking bacon smell so good? Can cheese really give you bad dreams? Why do onions make you cry? Find out the answers in this illustrated compendium of amazing and easy-to-understand chemistry. Featuring 58 different questions, you will discover all sorts of wonderful science that affects us on daily basis. Andy Brunning opens up the chemical world behind the sensations we experience through food and drink -…
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Helen Hancocks Why Do We Wear Clothes?Do you know why a chef's hat has 100 pleats? Or how many ways there are to tie a tie? Packed full of whacky facts and stunning clothes from designers and cultures around the world, this book is a ...
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Megan Frampton Why Do Dukes Fall in Love? ENIn Megan Frampton’s captivating new Dukes Behaving Badly novel, we learn the answer to the question: Why do dukes fall in love? Michael, the Duke of Hadlow, has the liberty of enjoying an indiscretion or several. But when it comes time for him to take a proper bride, he ultimately realizes he wants only one woman: Edwina Cheltam. He’d hired her as his secretary, only to quickly discover she was sensuous and…
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Kenneth Lacovara Why Dinosaurs MatterWhat can long-dead dinosaurs teach us about our future? Plenty, according to world-renowned paleontologist and recent star of BBC show The Day the Dinosaurs Died Dr Kenneth Lacovara, who has discovered some of the largest creatures to ever walk ...
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Agatha Christie Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ENCollins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each reader includes: • A CD with a reading of…
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Agatha Christie Why Didn't They Ask Evans? ENWhen a man plunges down a cliff, two adventurous young friends decide to find his killer… While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. With his final breath the man opens his eyes and says, ‘Why didn’t they ask Evans?’ Haunted by these words, Bobby and his vivacious companion,…
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Amy Gutmann Why Deliberative Democracy? ENThe most widely debated conception of democracy in recent years is deliberative democracy - the idea that citizens or their representatives owe each other mutually acceptable reasons for the laws they enact. Two prominent voices in the ongoing discussion are Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson. In Why Deliberative Democracy?, they move the debate forward beyond their influential book, Democracy and Disagreement.
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Claire Goble Why Can’t I Feel the Earth Spinning?This book invites young people to discover more about the world around them by asking and answering questions for themselves. The book is structured around twentytwo questions, each one tackled over two spreads...
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Darian Leader Why Can't We Sleep?From the brilliant psychoanalyst behind Strictly Bipolar and What is Madness, a short and fascinating guide to the history of human sleep - and why we can't seem to sleep any more...
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Robert Wright Why Buddhism is TrueFrom one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The reason we suffer—and the reason we make other people suffer—is that we don't see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative practice is a radical…
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Will Brooker Why Bowie MattersA unique, moving and dazzlingly researched exploration of the places, people, musicians, writers and filmmakers that inspired David Jones to become David Bowie, what we can learn from his life's work and journey, and why he will always matter...
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Jeanette Winterson Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? ENIn 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, was published. It was Jeanette's version of the story of a terraced house in Accrington, an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. It was a cover story, a painful past written over and repainted. It was a story of survival. This book is that story's the silent twin. It is full of hurt and humour and a fierce love of life. It…
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Jessica Lack Why Are We 'Artists'?World Art Manifestos will be a complementary text to the Penguin Modern Classic 100 Artists' Manifestos: From the Futurists to the Stuckists. Given the ever-growing prominence of Latin American, Far and Middle Eastern and African art on the global stage,
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Sharon DeVaux-Garman Why Are the Catholic and Protestant Bibles Different? ENHave you ever asked yourself Why Are the Catholic and Protestant Bibles Different? Exactly what are the differences in the religions? Everyone knows that the Bibles are different, but no one knows why or what is contained in the disputed passages. Author Sharon M. DeVaux-Garman was motivated to write the book after researching this topic for her master's thesis and earning her master's degree in religious education.…
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Aaron Betsky Why Architecture Matters ENArchitecture matters. To our cities, to our planet, to our personal lives. How we design and what we build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand the importance of architecture, and the thinking and decisions behind the buildings we create, the better world we will construct. Who better to guide readers into the rich and complex world of contemporary architecture than Aaron Betsky,…
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John Powell Why am I Afraid to Tell You Who I am?Zondervan: Why do people continually hide their real selves from the people around them? Why are so many so insecure and afraid to open up? The answer, explains this text, is that maturity as people is reached by communicating and interacting with others. The problem this book considers is what happens to our real selves if no one else ever finds out what we are like? This volume explains how to be more emotionally…
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Mhairi McFarlane Who’s That Girl? ENAn achingly funny story from the author of the bestselling You had me at Hello. When Edie is caught in a compromising position at her colleagues’ wedding, all the blame falls on her – turns out that personal popularity in the office is not that different from your schooldays. Shamed online and ostracised by everyone she knows, Edie’s forced to take an extended sabbatical – ghostwriting an autobiography for hot new…
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Mhairi McFarlane Who’s That Girl ENShe kissed the groom. She’s not the bride. Edie thought she’d found The One until he told her he was marrying someone else. And on the day of his wedding, when he kisses her, life really does go pear-shaped. Labelled as a home-wrecker and office outcast, when her boss offers her the chance to get out of town Edie jumps at it, even though moving back in with her eccentric father and prickly sister isn’t exactly the…
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Delphine Chedru Whos the BiggestAn enchanting children’s book that teaches how to interact with the book and the world. Is the bear smaller than the mountain? Is the kitten bigger than the ball? Find out in Delphine Chedru’s wonderfully illustrated book for preschoolers...
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