In this acute and profoundly engaged exploration of Cuban history, Richard Gott illuminates the island's entire revolutionary past, from pre-Columbian times to the present. He emphasises little-known aspects of Cuba's early centuries and provides an extraordinary account of Castro's regime, its lone[...]
With Time Travel in Einstein's Universe, the renowned astrophysicist J. Richard Gott leads time travel out of the world of H. G. Wells and into the realm of scientific possibility. This "thoughtful and entertaining romp through science fiction and ?real' science" (Sunday Times, London) will engage a[...]
Human beings have a strong desire to travel through time. Although scientists are not yet taking out patents on a time machine, they are investigating whether it is possible under the laws of physics. In Newton's three-dimensional world this would have been inconceivable. But with Einstein's theory [...]
It is essential to be able to be critical of scientific evidence. Sets out the principles of investigation so that the reader will be confident in questioning the experts, making an informed choice or arriving at an informed opinion.[...]
This revelatory new history punctures the still widely held belief that the British Empire was an enlightened and civilizing enterprise of great benefit to its subject peoples. Instead, Britain's Empire reveals a history of systemic repression and almost continual violence, showing how British rule [...]
The authorative first-hand account of contemporary Venezuela, Hugo Chavez places the country's controversial and charismatic president in historical perspective, and examines his plans and programs. Welcomed in 1999 by the inhabitants of the teeming shanty towns of Caracas as their potential savior,[...]
""Hawsmoor at Home" should be covered in fingerprints and splashes of food, as it's a great hands-on book to use every day". (Heston Blumenthal). 'When we started out we had a simple plan - to open the best steak restaurant in London. We travelled the world searching for the perfect steak, but disco[...]