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Swearing is and always has been regarded as undereducated, obscene, rude, and profane in society. However, the number of times we swear daily is huge. This stylish, beautifully illustrated book recounts the complete history of swearing, detailing extraordinary and interesting information on this beautifully offensive topic.

This voyage is special. It will change everything… One September evening in 1785, the merchant Jonah Hancock hears urgent knocking on his front door. One of his captains is waiting eagerly on the step. He has sold Jonah’s ship for what appears to be a mermaid. As gossip spreads through the docks, coffee shops, parlours […]

Under det senaste århundradet har människan lyckats göra det omöjliga. Svält, krig och sjukdomar har förvandlats från obegripliga naturkrafter till problem som faktiskt går att hantera. Idag är det fler som dör av för mycket mat än för lite, det är fler som dör av hög ålder än av smittsjukdomar och självmord är en vanligare […]

I Provence finns råvarorna, rätterna och kunskaperna som i generationer mutat in ett hörn i det kollektiva matmedvetandet. Men i modern tid har skildringen av det provencalska köket gått förlorad i ett……

“Det går en stark strömning bland moderna konstnärer att göra den förut försummade vardagsvaran vacker, vare sig det gäller bostadshus, möbler eller husgeråd.” Så skrev konsthistorikern Gregor Paulsson 1919. Den strömning som åsyftades var den stilriktning som senare kom att kallas ‘Swedish Grace’. Stilen kom att dominera 1920-talets formgivning och arkitektur. Antiken, barock, rokoko, fornnordiska […]

A New York Times bestseller. An artfully playful collection of unexpected and remarkable facts about animals, illustrated by Swedish artist Maja Säfström. Did you know that an octopus has three hearts? Or that ostriches can’t walk backward? These and many more fascinating and surprising facts about the animal kingdom (Bees never sleep! Starfish don’t have brains!) are […]

Back in the days when the information age was a distant dream and the world a more mysterious place, National Geographic began its mission to reveal the wonders of history, popular science, and culture to eager audiences around the globe. Since that 1888 launch, the world has changed; empires have risen and crumbled and a […]

This is the story of these and five other strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, who are brought together in a last stand to save it from catastrophe.