In Pillendraaiers beschrijft Dick Bijl de opkomst en triomftocht van de farmaceutische industrie. In de negentiende eeuw leidde de samenwerking tussen de opkomende chemische industrie en de verfindustrie in Duitsland en Zwitserland tot de eerste bedrijven die op industriële schaal medicijnen gingen produceren. Sommige zijn uitgegroeid tot invloedrijke multinationals. Die ontwikkeling kende vele hoogte- en dieptepunten: er kwamen levensreddende middelen als penicilline en insuline, maar ook, ...

In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to ...

Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes.

Nachdem Nicole Seifert mehrere Jahre lang ausschließlich Literatur von Frauen gelesen hat, ist klar: Die vielbeschworene »Qualität« ist nicht das Problem. Im Gegenteil: Wir verpassen das Beste, wenn wir in unseren Bücherregalen nicht endlich eine Frauenquote einführen.

Banal, kitschig, trivial - drei Adjektive, mit denen das literarische Schaffen von Frauen seit Jahrhunderten abgewertet wird. Während Autoren tausende von Seiten mit Alltagsbeschreibungen füllen und dafür gefeiert wer...

‘Draws startling parallels with Meghan … Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners.’ S Magazine

A fresh and innovative perspective on urban issues and creating sustainable cities

In The 15-Minute City: A Solution for Saving Our Time and Our Planet, human city pioneer and international scientific advisor Carlos Moreno delivers an exciting and insightful discussion of the deceptively simple and revolutionary idea that everyday destinations like schools, stores, and offices should only be a short walk or bike ride away from home.

This book tells the story of an idea that spread from city t...