Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war... Zobraziť viac
It's a belief that unites the left and right, psychologists and philosophers, writers and historians. It drives the headlines that surround us and the laws that touch our lives. From Machiavelli to Hobbes, Freud to Dawkins, the roots of this... Zobraziť viac
When is seduction about more than just sex? In this brilliantly original history, Clement Knox explores these questions as well as the philosophy, legality, politics, art and literature of a force that underwrites our world... Zobraziť viac
John Updike compared them to ‘the sun coming out on an Easter morning’. Bob Dylan introduced them to drugs. The Duchess of Windsor adored them. Noel Coward despised them. JRR Tolkien snubbed them. The Rolling Stones copied them... Zobraziť viac
There are 17 ingredients in a typical tube of toothpaste, from titanium dioxide to xanthum gum, and that's not counting the tube. Everything had to come from somewhere and someone had to bring it all together... Zobraziť viac
Xiaolu Guo meets her parents for the first time when she is almost seven. They are strangers to her. When she is born in... Zobraziť viac
They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: 'Cornwell is a virtuoso of historical fiction.' Sunday Telegraph'Bernard Cornwell is a literary... Zobraziť viac
Vintage: A great thinker's final testament: a characteristically wise and forthright collection of essays from the author of... Zobraziť viac
Kate Pankhurst, descendent of Emmeline Pankhurst, has created this wildly wonderful and accessible book about women who... Zobraziť viac
Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths of the most hostile sea on Earth. The Ship Beneath the Ice is the astonishing story of the ship and its discovery... Zobraziť viac
Publikace přináší kritickou edici latinské a italské korespondence ze dvora římských králů, respektive císařů Václava (1376–1400/1419) a Zikmunda (1410/1411–1437), dochované v archivu rodu Gonzagů v Mantově... Zobraziť viac
Publikace, na níž se podíleli odborníci aktuálně působící v Evropě, Americe i Asii, je rozčleněna do čtyř tematických bloků. První se věnuje Janu Husovi („The Person and Work of Jan Hus“), druhý se zabývá problematikou násilí a... Zobraziť viac
Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century... Zobraziť viac
The passing of the age of the dinosaurs allowed mammals to become ascendant. But mammals have a much deeper history. They - or, more precisely, we - originated around the same time as the dinosaurs... Zobraziť viac
With the death of her aunt, Maria Stepanova is left to sift through an apartment full of faded photographs, old postcards, letters, diaries, and heaps of souvenirs: a withered repository of a century of life in Russia... Zobraziť viac
Astonish Me! is an adrenaline-charged rollercoaster through history's seismic first nights, exploring how individual artists can change and shape the story of culture - and allow us to see ourselves in new ways... Zobraziť viac
From award-winning writer Edward Wilson-Lee, this is a thrilling true historical detective story set in sixteenth-century Portugal... Zobraziť viac
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Timbuktu is a clear and authoritative introduction to the land considered one of the... Zobraziť viac
Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format. The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of h Zobraziť viac
