The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day, ... Zobraziť viac
When Germany invades Poland, Luftwaffe bombers devastate Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals killed, or stolen away to Berlin, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski begin smuggling Jews into the empty cages... Zobraziť viac
This is a tourist guidebook, the aim of which is to present Slovakia to you as a country interesting for its natural beauty, history, architecture, culture, arts, recreation and sporting opportunities. Zobraziť viac
Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons, an elusive tribe of hard-fighting, horse-riding female warriors. Equal to men in battle, ... Zobraziť viac
Written over 2500 years ago, The Tao Te Ching has become the most influential text of eastern philosophy. Its teachings of simplicity, humility, and ''non-action'', and its cadenced poetry is at once spare and profound. This handsome hardback edition... Zobraziť viac
Revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant, this book moves from... Zobraziť viac
There was never one Silk Road - but several. The route chosen by Colin Thubron passes through China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey, taking in the most sterile desert on earth ... Zobraziť viac
From one of America's most celebrated and insightful writers, the moving, eye-opening bestseller about what lies hidden under the surface of ordinary lives... Zobraziť viac
A promise to stay together. An unbreakable bond. A fierce will to survive... Zobraziť viac
Recruited by the U.S. Army and Navy from small towns and elite colleges, more than ten thousand women served as codebreakers during World War II. While their brothers and boyfriends took up arms, these women moved to... Zobraziť viac
China will replace the United States as the world's dominant power. In so doing, it will not become more western but the world will become more Chinese... Zobraziť viac
A revolutionary new history of humankind through the prism of work, from the origins of life on Earth to our ever-more automated present... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted... Zobraziť viac
Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 and the moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on the Japanese mainland in August of 1945, five men connected by happenstance fought the key battles of the war against Japan... Zobraziť viac
It's the summer of 1968, the year of love and hate, of Prague Spring and Cold War winter. Two English students, Ellie and James, set off to hitch-hike across Europe with no particular aim in mind but a continent, and themselves, to discover... Zobraziť viac
Separated by society once before, this time they'll fight to stay together.As Washington burns, Callista Brooke is trapped in the battle between her native England and her adopted homeland. She is on the verge of losing everything, including her life,... Zobraziť viac
Can Donald Trump really build that wall? What does Brexit mean for Ireland's border... Zobraziť viac
In The Real Middle-Earth, explore the magically enchanting early-English civilization on which Tolkien based his world of The Lord of the Rings... Zobraziť viac
A June morning in 1923 London. A society hostess prepares for a party, her past echoing. Elsewhere, a soldier battles madness. Their lives, interwoven, converge at the party's glittering climax. A masterpiece of interior monologue. Zobraziť viac
A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six... Zobraziť viac
