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  • Swiss Watching, 3rd Edition

    Inside the Land of Milk and Honey

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    **New updated edition of the international bestseller, featuring new statistics and a new epilogue, as well as new sections on the Swiss elections, the Swiss citizenship test and how Brexit has affected Switzerland"A great subject for a cultural anthropologist and Bewes is a perfect guide." Financial Times, Book of the YearOne country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Slow Train to Switzerland

    One Tour, Two Trips, 150 Years and a World of Change Apart

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    "Bewes' breezy prose makes him a pleasant traveling companion ... he clearly knows Switzerland inside and out." - The SpectatorIn June 1863 an English lady set off by train on the trip of a lifetime: Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland. A century and a half later, travel writer Diccon Bewes, author of the bestselling Swiss Watching, decided to go where she went and see what she saw ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Expert Guide to Your Life in Switzerland

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    Traducido por Ashley Curtis ...
    'The Expert Guide' is the bible for your happy and successful life in Switzerland. An ideal book for the newly arrived and the seasoned resident. It contains must-know information on immigration and permits, advice on making friends and immersing yourself in Swiss life, savvy tips on finding the right job, the perfect place to live, on how to save money on your taxes and health insurance, and the ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • False Friends

    51 Ways to Be Misunderstood

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    When an English chef uses a preservative it is not the same as when a German 'Chef' uses a 'Präservativ'. False friends like these are a foreign language's faux pas: words that sound similar to the ones we know, but have a very different meaning.British author Diccon Bewes and Swiss illustrator Michael Meister created 51 cartoons in which they gleefully celebrate the pitfalls of false friends ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Cartographica Helvetica

    A Young Explorer's Atlas of Switzerland

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    Ilustraciones de Dina Christ, Nicola Carpi ...
    A Young Reader's Journey to Switzerland in Entertaining Maps.Ever heard of the Röstigraben? Did you know, Switzerland fits into Germany eight times ... but 232 times into China? Where did Ulrich Zwingli live? What does Switzerland do to combat climat change? Are cuckoo clocks really from Switzerland? Where was the Red Cross founded? This is the children's atlas about Switzerland, that answers all ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Swiss Watching

    Inside the Land of Milk and Money

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    New updated edition, new statistics and Epilogue One country, four languages, 26 cantons, and 7.5 million people (but only 80% of them Swiss): there's nowhere else in Europe like it. Switzerland may be almost 400 km from the nearest drop of seawater, but it is an island at the centre of Europe. Welcome to the landlocked island. Swiss Watching is a fascinating journey around Europe s most ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Le Suissologue

    Un regard anglais sur la Suisse

    de Diccon Bewes ...
    Traducido por Andréane Leclercq ...
    Le Suissologue traduit la Suisse au Monde. Il dépasse les clichés que sont vaches, montres et chocolat grâce à des faits étonnants et des histoires bien racontées. Ce livre est l’oeuvre de Diccon Bewes, un Anglais venu en Suisse sur conseil de son médecin londonien pour y trouver un climat plus adéquat. De là est née sa passion pour le pays. Installé à Berne, il a appris l’allemand et parcouru les ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • All the Knowledge in the World

    The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia

    de Simon Garfield ...
    From the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comesthe wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the present day.New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"A brilliant book about knowledge itself.” —Deirdre Mask, author of The Address Book**“Garfield’s witty history captures the... ... Leer más

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  • The Theory of Everything Else

    A Voyage Into the World of the Weird

    de Dan Schreiber ...
    "A pleasure. ... Suitable for beach reading or for mainlining before a dinner party." —Dan Piepenbring, New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)"Absorbing. ... As thoughtfully written as it is nuts." —Chicago TribuneA collection of the world’s most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories by the co-host of the hit podcast No Such Thing as a Fish, Dan Schreiber.<p... ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

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  • Robots through the Ages

    A Science Fiction Anthology

    de Robert Silverberg, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Seanan McGuire, Ambrose Bierce, Jack Williamson, Clifford D. Simak, Lester del Rey, Fritz Leiber0, Philip K. Dick1, Avram Davidson2, Roger Zelazny3, Connie Willis4, Brenda Cooper5, Karen Haber6, Suzanne Palmer7, Paul Levinson8, Ken Scholes9, Martin L. Shoemaker0 ...
    A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea ... Leer más

    $10.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Heat Will Kill You First

    Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

    de Jeff Goodell ...
    An Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents an important examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.“Masterful, bracing” (David Wallace-Wells)</strong... ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Outsmart Your Brain

    Why Learning is Hard and How You Can Make It Easy

    de Daniel T. Willingham, Ph.D ...
    In this revolutionary, comprehensive, and accessible guide on how the brain learns, discover how to study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress, and most of all, enjoy learning.When we study, we tend to focus on the tasks we can most easily control—such as highlighting and rereading—but these practices only give the illusion of mastery. As Dan Willingham, professor of psychology ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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