1. Managing Knowledge and Information in Organizations: A Literacy Approach by Alistair Mutch. Routledge, £26.99. ISBN 97804154172662. Essentials of 16PF Assessment by Heather E. Cattell. Wiley, £21....
Graham Farmelo admires the philosophy of a scientist who advocates cross-border research
When we think of culture in the Weimar Republic, we think of experiments in modern aesthetics: Dadaism, expressionism, Bauhaus architecture, "the new woman".Here, Corey Ross reminds us of what we...
Visitors to Seville mindful of Carmen still wend their way past the massive Royal Tobacco Factory, which was once capable of producing three quarters of the cigars smoked in Europe (and is now part...
Andrew Blake is not bothered by the eclectic examples but rather by an emphasis on privilege
Written for a wide audience of specialist and non-specialist readers, Axel Klein's book Drugs and the World is a welcome addition to the growing literature on the use and misuse of psychoactive...
When my classmates and I were beginning to get to grips with the Shakespeare portion of the A-level syllabus, our teacher shared an already well-worn joke. An elderly woman leaves the theatre after...
A riveting narrative looks at the science behind rebuilding robust ecosystems, says Jessica Flack
The past decade has witnessed a notable increase in public interest in polar exploration, particularly in figures of the "heroic age", such as Franklin, Shackleton and Peary. Many like to see in such...
The main argument of this well-written and readable book advocates that the battles against both patriarchy and social structures that were detrimental to the advancement and equal participation of...
Martin Anderson considers the personal tragedies (and the alcohol) behind a grim set of statistics
There is something deeply flawed about this book. It's got nothing to do with the author's ability to observe and absorb the facts, nor with his ability to cater to an obvious fan base, nor even with...
According to a new generation of self-avowed atheists such as Richard Dawkins, A.C. Grayling, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens, religion is inherently violent, irrational and reactionary. Only...
Catherine Grant explores spectators' desire for the cinema and the new universes that it opens up
This could have been a good book but sadly it isn't. Yet it only just fails in its purpose and Robert Laughlin, the author, should be encouraged to research his thesis more deeply, because he is an...