Von den Bergen Idahos nach Cambridge - der unwahrscheinliche »Bildungsweg« der Tara Westover, eine wahre und universelle Geschichte... Zobraziť viac
Mal als blinder Passagier auf alten Güterzügen, mal zu Fuß in dünnen Stoffschuhen ist Ray Smith (Kerouac) unterwegs durch Kalifornien - ein wenig ziellos, bis er auf Japhy... Zobraziť viac
In this exceptional biography, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel chronicles the meteoric rise and enduring influence of the greatest female pop icon of the modern era: Madonna... Zobraziť viac
Encyclopaedic in its scope, this is the ultimate tribute to the life and music of Taylor Swift. No need for glossy images here, the narrative says it all - a chronological account of her mercurial rise to fame; the stories that inspire the songs; an in-de Zobraziť viac
In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, declared he was now living as a man... Zobraziť viac
In the modern information age, our brain’s coping mechanisms have been overloaded, and our irrationality turned up to eleven. Amanda Montell blends cultural criticism and personal narrative to explore our modern cognitive biases... Zobraziť viac
Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen to paper anyway and wrote themselves into history... Zobraziť viac
This magnificent boxed-set features stunning, accordion-fold, color reproductions of Van Gogh's essential works, accompanied by a separate booklet with background and descriptions of each painting... Zobraziť viac
Endgame, the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into the current state of the British monarchy—an unpopular king, a power-hungry heir... Zobraziť viac
Vividly written and exhaustively researched, Jonathan Eig’s King is the first major biography in decades of the civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. – and the first to include recently declassified FBI files... Zobraziť viac
Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers... Zobraziť viac
My Education provides a revealing look into the life, work and creative journey of one of our era’s preeminent image-makers, Bruce Weber. Through a collection of his most iconic images as well as previously unpublished and lesser-known photographs the... Zobraziť viac
In Germany on Christmas Day 1956 a baby girl was born without ears. She was the first victim of the notorious thalidomide epidemic. There would be over 10,000 more across 46 countries... Zobraziť viac
J. Robert Oppenheimer is among the most contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb... Zobraziť viac
A timely, passionate, provocative, blisteringly smart interrogation of how we make and experience art in the age of cancel culture, and of the link between genius and monstrosity... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Defoe's shipwreck classic with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. Robinson Crusoe runs away from home to join the navy. After a series of adventures at... Zobraziť viac
The ultimate monograph on one of the most important artists of the twentieth century - a key figure in Arte PoveraThis book is the final, most comprehensive book ever made by Greek-born Jannis Kounellis, one of the key artists in the Arte Poveraa... Zobraziť viac
In 2017, Hannah Murray was a successful actor whose career had taken her to Hollywood and given her the opportunity to act with A list stars and Oscar-winning directors. But as the daily costs of acting grew, from the degradations of auditions to... Zobraziť viac
An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely... Zobraziť viac
A survivor's powerful story of resilience, courage, and reclaiming her voice after unimaginable trauma. Her legacy shines a light on evil. Zobraziť viac
