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From Antigua to New Zealand discover the flags of the world with this complete guide published in association with the Flag Institute.

Travel to each country of the world using the small-scale map and find out about over 300 national, international, official and provincial flags from across the globe.

Each national flag is covered: detailed notes and annotations will tell you all about its history...

'When it comes to human evolution Chris Stringer is as close to the horse's mouth as it gets . . . The Origin of Our Species should be the one-stop source on the subject. Read it now'   BBC Focus  

Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? When did humans become 'modern' - are...

After spending two and a half years deep in the South American jungle living with Stone Age Indians, Jean Leidloff found that her experiences demolished her Western preconception of how we should live.

A pioneering work of environmental journalism that vividly depicts the people, animals and landscapes on the front lines of change's inexorable march.

A species nearing extinction, a tribe losing centuries of knowledge, a tract of forest facing the first incursion of humans-how can we even begin to assess the cost of losing so much of our natural and cultural legacy?

We live in a world increasingly dominated by the fake, the prepackaged, the artificial: fast food, scripted reality TV shows, Facebook 'friends', and fraudulent memoirs. But people everywhere are demanding the exact opposite, heralding 'authenticity' as the cure for isolated individualism and shallow consumerism. Restaurants promote the authenticity of their cuisine, while condo developers promote...