Before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir was one of Lebanon’s foremost public intellectuals. In Being Arab, a thought-provoking assessment of Arab identity, he calls on the people of the Middle East to reject both Western double standards... Zobraziť viac
This strange and brilliant book recounts Jenny Diski`s journey to Antarctica last year, intercut with another journey into her own heart and soul...a book of dazzling variety, which weaves disquisitions on indolence, truth, inconsistency, ambiguousness... Zobraziť viac
Chess was invented more than 1,500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlock the secret of its enduring appeal. What, he asks, is the essence of chess? And what will it reveal... Zobraziť viac
A Jerusalem Memoir... Zobraziť viac
This book is first a dialogue between a daughter and a father about life, physical sensation, mortality. Both seem to listen to the other with great attention... Zobraziť viac
In "Not Quite World`s End", Simpson offers a lively and upbeat look at the challenges and the changes the world has gone through in his life and long career. In it, he looks at the world and takes the perhaps surprising view that it`s actually not nor... Zobraziť viac
Offers a detailed account of the lives of more than four hundred saints, each with a biographical overview, a record of religious journeys, a discussion of personal philosophies and theological influences... Zobraziť viac
In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went to war. He was twenty-two and a cryptopgraher of genius. In Between Silk and Cyanide, his critically acclaimed account of... Zobraziť viac
When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife Michelle. This title takes us inside the White House as they grapple with their new roles, change the country, raise children, maintain friendships,... Zobraziť viac
Internationally bestselling author, Anne Rice, has written twenty-eight novels - magnificent tales of other worldly beings that explore the realms of good and evil, love and alienation: each a reflection of her own moral journey. Now, in her powerful... Zobraziť viac
In January 1912, Britain`s Captain Robert F. Scott reached the South Pole, only to find he had been beaten by Roald Amundsen`s Norwegian expedition. Scott and his companions faced an 850-mile march to safety. All perished on the return. A few months... Zobraziť viac
Gandhi`s life and thought have been immensely influential, and his strategy of non-violent opposition to unjust laws forms the core of contemporary protest movements... Zobraziť viac
Chatwin, Bruce, Chatwin, Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Nicholas... Zobraziť viac
This is the epic journey of Odysseus, the hero of Ancient Greece...After ten years of war, Odysseus turns his back on Troy and sets sail for home. But his voyage takes another ten years and he must face many dangers - Polyphemus the greedy one-eyed... Zobraziť viac
Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, the Letters from an American Farmer (1782) posed the famous question `What, then, is the American, this new man?'', as the new nation took shape before the eyes of the world. The Letters... Zobraziť viac
Three notebooks of Jane Austen's teenage writings survive. The earliest pieces probably date from 1786 or 1787, around the time that Jane, aged 11 or 12, and her older sister and collaborator Cassandra left school. By this point Austen was already an... Zobraziť viac
In this new offering from Stanley Wells comes an exploration of one of the world's greatest dramatists: William Shakespeare. Written with enthusiasm and flair, Wells looks at both the world Shakespeare lived in and all of his major works, to show how... Zobraziť viac
A fresh contemporary design for A. S. Byatt's celebrated anthology of English short stories The Oxford Book of English Short Stories.The 37 stories featured here are selected from the 19th and 20th centuries, by authors ranging from Dickens,... Zobraziť viac
Here is the perfect introduction to contemporary fiction from the world's most spoken language. These eight short stories, with parallel translations, offer students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature without... Zobraziť viac
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wordsworth's poetry and prose - all the major poems, complemented by... Zobraziť viac
