Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Why was cute the aesthetic best able to ride the waves of globalisation, from Edwardian childrens literature to Disney to Hello Kitty and the general explosion of kawaii branded goods? Dale argues that cultural cross-fertilisation in a competitive market drove designers to home in on some of the most powerful psychological triggers we have - the ones that elicit our care and protection.
A bestselling author tries to rehabillitate a much-maligned field.
Another bestselling collection of astonishing explainers from The Economist.
In the bleak midwinter ... murder awaits.The halls might be decked, and the mistletoe hung, but in these ten classic crime stories you're more likely to come across a corpse under the Christmas tree than a present. From a Santa Claus with a secret to a violent theft that snowballs into something quite unexpected, pull up a chair, throw another log on the fire ... and let history's greatest crime writers surprise, delight and chill you to the bone.
A masterful fictional contribution to the #MeToo debate, set to be the most fiercely debated book of the season.
A full-colour, delicious guide to artisanal and farmhouse cheeses from the bestselling author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles.
Twice-voted poem of the year, Warning is an uplifting poem about growing older.
A kaleidoscopic compendium of colour cultures and meanings that will change the way you see the spectrum.
An account of Noah Strycker's record-breaking year when he spotted 6,042 of the world's 10,000 species of birds. Traveling to 41 countries, on all seven continents, with a backpack, binoculars and a series of one-way tickets, it was the greatest adventure in birding.
The Nature Seed is a practical and philosophical guide to sharing the wonders of the natural world with your children.
Argues for equal role of women in human evolution. This text in feminist history starts with the demolition of the Biblical myth that woman was an afterthought to the creation of man. It is a useful work in Women's Studies and Anthropology.
What to ask yourself to eliminate blame, complaining and procrastination.
Pioneering legal advice for people with no time to lose
Here is what science knows about childhood, so you can use the scientific method - be calm, be curious, be creative - to understand your human child in all their glorious, frustrating complexity.
A gritty, dark tale of infectious disease gone wrong - the timely graphic novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Val McDermid.
The cult classic that describes with devastating, darkly comic clarity the experience of living with and dying from AIDS.
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