'If a thing loves, it is infinite' William BlakeA short, impassioned argument for why the visionary artist William Blake is important in the twenty-first century von Higgs, John

The brilliant first biography of the man President Nixon called 'the most dangerous man in America'. Timothy Leary was one of the most controversial and divisive figures of the twentieth century. President Nixon called him 'the most...

Kann man Einsteins Relativitätstheorie anhand eines fallenden Würstchens erklären? Ja, und auch die Quantenphysik anhand eines Boxkampfes zwischen Putin und einem Känguru. Intelligent wie komisch führt Higgs den Hörer durch das...

In Stranger Than We Can Imagine, John Higgs argues that before 1900, history seemed to make sense. We can understand innovations like electricity, agriculture and democracy. The twentieth century, in contrast, gave us relativity, cubism,...

„The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band who Burned a Million Pounds“ von John Higgs ist eine faszinierende Mischung aus Biografie, Kulturgeschichte und philosophischer Abhandlung. Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte der britischen Band The KLF,...

The journey along one of Britain's longest roads, running from Dover to Anglesey, is a conduit for a unique social history of modern Britain in this title from the author of "I Have America Surrounded", featuring reflections on witches,...

A wild and unexpected journey through culture, science, philosophy and religion to better understand the mercurial genius William Blake in the twenty-first century von Higgs, John