THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT 'There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all' Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died, Homage to Catalonia is... Zobraziť viac
Kniha rozhovorů naší přední novinářky se šesti ženami o jejich pohledu na rusko-čečenskou válku. Zobraziť viac
Publikace „75 jaar Felix Timmermans in het Tsjechisch“ (75 let Felixe Timmermanse v češtině) se věnuje recepci tohoto spisovatele v českém prostředí. Felix Timmermans (1886–1947) je jedním z nejvýznamnějších vlámských spisovatelů 1. poloviny 20.... Zobraziť viac
This story is a rare and utterly engaging experience. It tells the extraordinary story of a geisha -summoning up a quarter century from 1929 to the post-war years of Japan's dramatic history, and opening a window into a half-hidden world ... Zobraziť viac
What do we really know about our ancestors? Not about the rulers and generals, but about laborers, farmers, soldiers and families... Zobraziť viac
This Book includes stories based on seven of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. We meet many of Shakespeare’s most famous characters – magical Prospero; Puck, the badly-behaved fairy; evil Macbeth; Shylock, the greedy moneylender, and many more... Zobraziť viac
Read & Co. Classics presents this brand new edition of the seminal anti-slavery novel "e;Uncle Tom's Cabin"e;, written by noted American abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, in 1852. Stowe's novel revolves around ... Zobraziť viac
Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces. Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain... Zobraziť viac
Because We Say So is Noam Chomsky's essential counter punch to American hegemony... Zobraziť viac
Beyond race or class, our lives are defined by a powerful, unspoken system of divisions. In Caste, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson gives an astounding portrait of this hidden phenomenon... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable feminist history and biography that features fragments from the five-decade career of an iconic artist... Zobraziť viac
In Regency England an advantageous match could set up a lady for life. Julia knows Matthew Blake, copper mine owner and very eligible bachelor, is the gentleman she should set her eyes upon. But why can't she steal her gaze away ... Zobraziť viac
'Lively. . . This is one of those rare books about a pressing subject that reads less like a forced march than an inviting stroll . . . A book that encourages thinking, observation and discernment' New York TimesOne of our most essential political... Zobraziť viac
In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring story of this international style icon... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1988, The Yellow Wind is Israeli novelist David Grossman s impassioned account of what he observed on the West Bank in early 1987: not only the misery of the Palestinian refugees and their ... Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Book of the Year 2019 by The Times and Telegraph'Astonishing. . . Like the great Russian novels, these testimonials ring with emotional truth' - Caroline Moorehead, GuardianExtraordinary stories about what ... Zobraziť viac
The haunting history of the Soviet-Afghan War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2015- A new translation based on the updated text - From 1979 to 1989 Soviet troops engaged in a devastating war in Afghanistan ... Zobraziť viac
As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning ... Zobraziť viac
The Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi... Zobraziť viac
