The threat to liberal democracy isn't just autocrats - it's a lack of effective action by so-called progressives. We have the means to build an equitable world without hunger, fuelled by clean energy. Instead, we have a politics driven by scarcity,... Zobraziť viac
This powerful and intensely moving memoir tells the improbable true story behind the viral news sensation that inspired readers worldwide Zobraziť viac
Why do the revolving doors of power always leave us disappointed? In Why Politics Fails, award-winning Oxford professor Ben Ansell shows that it's not the politicians that are the problem, it's that our collective goals result in five political 'traps'... Zobraziť viac
Stárnoucí paní Dallowayová pořádá společenský večer a od rána pečlivě připravuje jeho průběh. Z jejích myšlenek, pocitů a reflexí, které autorka detailně sleduje, však vychází zcela jiný obraz, než jakým navenek tato dáma působí... Zobraziť viac
The UK's top-selling true crime writer and author of the #1 bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher takes on the notorious murders at 10 Rillington Place Zobraziť viac
Jack London''s most famous novel, The Call of the Wild, is an atmospheric tale of dog, Buck, as he is kidnapped from his pampered life as a pet and forced to work as a sled dog in Alaska. This elegant pocket edition is presented with silver cover... Zobraziť viac
This stunning 5-volume set brings together the complete collection of Grimm's fairy tales and legends... Zobraziť viac
This elegant hardback edition presents Hans Christian Anderson classic fairy tales, featuring beautiful gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.Hans Christian Anderson is the ultimate author of the literary fairy-tale. His utterly original stories... Zobraziť viac
Essays on the contemporary continuum of incarceration: the biopolitics of juvenile delinquency, predatory policing, the political economy of fees and fines, and algorithmic policing. What we see happening in Ferguson and other cities around the ... Zobraziť viac
An acute reappraisal for our time of the very concept of revolution. In order to be effective, union struggles, struggles for national liberation, worker mutualism, or struggles for emancipation were strategies that were necessarily connected to ... Zobraziť viac
The United States asserts the right to use military force against 'failed states' around the globe. Offering an examination of America, this title argues that America shares features with many of the regimes it insists are failing and constitute a... Zobraziť viac
What happened when Jane Austen’s heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen’s novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to... Zobraziť viac
Volunteers are invited to a scientific laboratory under the pretense of participating in a study about the effects of punishment on learning. They are instructed by an experimenter to administer an electric shock of increasing intensity every time a \'... Zobraziť viac
'Beautifully observed, deeply humane' Marina Kemp, author of The Unwilding'Unafraid to confront toxic power ... Stunning' Amy Beashel, author of Spilt Milk Rhianne is not who she used to be, or who she wants to be either. Art school has shattered her... Zobraziť viac
`My life had its beginning in the midst of the most miserable, desolate, and discouraging surroundings.` For half a century from its publication in 1901 Up from Slavery was the best known book written by an African American. The life of ex-slave Booker... Zobraziť viac
This groundbreaking investigation into the lives of London`s underclass was undertaken by Henry Mayhew in the 1850s. His interviews with street traders, beggars, and thieves results in a work as vivid as a Victorian novel. This new selection includes... Zobraziť viac
Jürgen Todenhöfer cestoval jako první západní publicista, v doprovodu těžce ozbrojených džihádistů, po „Islámském státě“. Byla to dobrodružná akce s nejistým koncem. Jedině tak ale bylo možné poznat zblízka život... Zobraziť viac
A vivid portrait of the ancient world that illuminates the stories of the women so often pushed to history's sidelines Zobraziť viac
What is the great replacement theory? Variations on the theory have existed for centuries, but it was articulated in its current form by French nationalists in the late twentieth century who believed that black and brown immigrants were being brought... Zobraziť viac
You want to know who did it, but that was never the question. Or, it was never the right one. Birdie Chang doesn't know much about Whidbey Island, only that it is far. On the ferry, she has an unnerving encounter with a stranger, where she finds... Zobraziť viac
