The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO ... Zobraziť viac
Sparking a flurry of heated debate, Hannah Arendt’s authoritative and stunning report on the trial of German Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann first appeared as a series of articles in The New Yorker in 1963. This revised edition includes material that ... Zobraziť viac
Her name was Elsa Schiaparelli. She was known as the Queen of Fashion; a headline attraction in the international glitter-glamour show of the late twenties and thirties, feted in Rome (where she was born), Paris, New York, ... Zobraziť viac
Based on eight years of exhaustive research and exclusive interviews with more than 200 people-and published in coordination with the international theatrical release of a major documentary ... Zobraziť viac
'I want you to know what it is really like to live the life of a geisha, a life filled with extraordinary professional demands and richly glorious rewards. It is a life in which I was a pre-eminent success; many say the best of my generation... Zobraziť viac
The first new collection of humour from Woody Allen in 25 years. Zobraziť viac
When Chris McDougall stumbled across the story of Churchill's 'dirty tricksters', a motley crew of English poets and academics who helped resist the Nazi invasion of Crete, he knew he was on the track of something special.... Zobraziť viac
The Danish Girl eloquently portrays the unique intimacy that defines every marriage and the remarkable story of Lili Elbe, a pioneer in transgender history, ... Zobraziť viac
At her death in 1964, O'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures as well as a number of critical articles that had appeared in scattered publications during her too-short lifetime. The keen writings comprising... Zobraziť viac
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare... Zobraziť viac
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Praise for Nomad: 'Funniest book of the year' Sunday Telegraph' Alan Partridge's Nomad is almost certainly the funniest book ever written' Caitlin Moran' Sensationally funny... Zobraziť viac
"Uh-oh" embraces "Here we go again" and "Now What?" and "You never can tell what's going to happen next" and "So much for plan A" and "Hang on, we're coming to a tunnel" and "No sweat" and... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable and inspiring memoir by a remarkable and inspiring human being: Arthur Ashe, embodiment of courage and grace in every aspect of his life, from his triumphs as a great tennis champion and his determined social activism to his ordeal... Zobraziť viac
Dave Stewart's life has been a wild ride one filled with music, constant reinvention, and the never-ending drive to create. Growing up in industrial northern England, he left home for the gritty London streets of the seventies, where he began ... Zobraziť viac
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC: Jimmy Choo was a London shoemaker with clients including Princess Diana when Tamara Yeardye, a... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd: Book Description The autobiography of a footballing hero. Steven Gerrard... Zobraziť viac
In 2012, Beck Dorey-Stein was just scraping by in Washington DC when a posting on Craigslist landed her, improbably, in the Oval Office as one of Barack Obama's stenographers. The ultimate DC outsider, she joined the elite team who accompanied ... Zobraziť viac
Soon to be a major motion picture, First Man by James Hansen offers the only authorized glimpse into the life of America's most famous astronaut, Neil Armstrong - the man whose "one small step" changed history... Zobraziť viac
Císař František Josef I. vtiskl době svého panování výraznou pečeť a stal se posléze ztělesněním starého Rakouska 19. století. Pozvednut na trůn v roce 1848 jako mladý princ, vládl císařství pevnou rukou plných 68 let. Zobraziť viac