THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT 'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business' As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society... Zobraziť viac
From the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and the New York Times bestselling author of Talking as Fast as I Can comes a candid... Zobraziť viac
Despite a high-flying career, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado knew she was hanging by a thread. Deep in the throes of alcoholism, and hiding her sexuality from her family, she was repressing the abuse she'd suffered as a child... Zobraziť viac
Celebrating the dynamic and enduring collaboration between two icons of fashion and photography... Zobraziť viac
The river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabitable... Zobraziť viac
Immerse yourself in stories and pictures of these useful plants, from herb gardens to remote wildernesses... Zobraziť viac
Broadly comedic and brilliantly postmodern in its lampooning of a genre, the Jane Austen classic Northanger Abbey tells the story of Catherine Morland, a naive young woman whose perceptions of the world around her are... Zobraziť viac
A young woman comes of age and realizes that life is not a Gothic novel. A timeless classic, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey is both a coming-of-age story and a parody of the Gothic novels of the nineteenth century. Catherine Morland is destined to be... Zobraziť viac
On her sixteenth birthday, orphan Himari Momochi inherits her ancestral estate that she's never seen. Momochi House exists on the barrier between the human and spiritual realms, and Himari is meant to act as guardian between the two worlds... Zobraziť viac
From the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Crave series comes a thrilling new spin-off series! ... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of Shakespeare′s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation Zobraziť viac
Our story with the stars. Most of us have never been to space. To date, of the more than 100 billion humans that have ever existed, fewer than 600 humans have ever left Earth... Zobraziť viac
An insider account of activists, politicians, educators and citizens working to change minds, bridge divisions and save democracy from the bestselling author of Winners Take All... Zobraziť viac
THE PILL.Changes your brain. Alters your stress response. Can increase your risk of depression. Affects your choice of mate selection. Hormonal birth control is taken by millions of women around the world every day... Zobraziť viac
Fashion has blighted our planet. Today, one out of six people on earth work in fashion, churning out 100 billion garments a year. Yet 98 percent of them do not earn a living wage, and 2.1 billion tonnes of clothing is thrown away annually... Zobraziť viac
This scientific quest explores breathing, and why 90% of us do it incorrectly. 300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens had bigger skulls. Cooked food meant our heads shrunk; alongside a growing brain, our airways got narrower... Zobraziť viac
Beautiful, damaged, the ultimate sex symbol, publicly celebrated, privately unhappy - Marilyn Monroe's tumultuous life and untimely death continue to fascinate us... Zobraziť viac
In twenty years behind the till in The Bookshop, Wigtown, Shaun Bythell has met pretty much every kind of customer there is - from the charming, erudite and deep-pocketed to the eccentric, flatulent and possibly larcenous... Zobraziť viac
This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places... Zobraziť viac
Gabrielle Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats and spies... Zobraziť viac
