An updated authorized edition of Isabelle Fiemeyer's literary biography of Coco Chanel, which demystifies the legendary designer's life. Coco Chanel was an emancipated fashion revolutionary... Zobraziť viac
Aisha Harris has made a name for herself as someone you can turn tofor a razor-sharp take on whatever show or movie everyoneis talking about. Now, she turns her talents inward, mining the benchmarks of her nineties childhood... Zobraziť viac
Historians and theorists explore the anthropology and history of war Originating from the Engelsberg Seminar of 2015, this anthology gathers texts from internationally renowned historians, journalists... Zobraziť viac
In London in 1958, a play by a 19-year-old redefined women's writing in Britain. It also began a movement that would change women's lives forever. The play was A Taste of Honey and the author, Shelagh Delaney, was the first in a succession of young ... Zobraziť viac
'I met Jack Nicholson and when a Hollywood superstar asks about Manchester United, you realise how big the Premier League is around the world'David BeckhamBased on the acclaimed BBC Series, with a foreword by Alan ShearerThe Premier League is the most... Zobraziť viac
A Sunday Times BestsellerChristopher Hitchens (1949-2011) was a matchless writer, debater and humanist. Throughout his life he shone the light of reason and truth into the eyes of charlatans and hucksters, exposing falsehood and decrying hypocrisy... Zobraziť viac
'An extraordinary piece of writing. Brilliantly readable.' – PATRICK MCGRATH'Candid and compelling. A must-read.' – BRYONY GORDON My mind is full of scorpions.A cerebral itch, impossible to scratch. I know these creatures well, but they know me better... Zobraziť viac
A stunning meditation on how the physical world can bring us back to earth from the edge of grief. In the aftermath of catastrophic loss, a mother and her young son cross the Atlantic, taking refuge in a wooden house on a remote strip of land... Zobraziť viac
Simultaneously heart-breaking and darkly hilarious, Leaving Home is a portrait of the artist both as a child and as an adult. Mark Haddon's parents were not really cut out for the job of having children. They were cut out, respectively, for the jobs of... Zobraziť viac
In The Land and Its People, David Sedaris investigates what it means to be a traveller, a brother, a lifelong friend. Trying on the role of carer after his boyfriend Hugh's hip-replacement surgery, he both succeeds and fails. He covers ground with his... Zobraziť viac
‘Magisterial … As engagingly readable as a good novel’ Observer The definitive biography of Generalissimo Francisco Franco, from the acclaimed historian Paul Preston. Zobraziť viac
Історія легенди кіно. Від невдахи до лауреата премій, він розкриває секрети ролей, долає темні сторінки життя та ділиться досвідом. Zobraziť viac
Roger Lewis, in his no-holds-barred biography, exposes a Peter Sellers the world little knows. Recognized as the greatest British comic since Charlie Chaplin, Sellers was the grand master of fifty-five films – from Dr. Strangelove... Zobraziť viac
When Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, creators of The Office, came together to write a new comedy, they wanted to create something that would celebrate the power of community. Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the rest of the Pawnee gang became the escape... Zobraziť viac
A rebellious new history of female friendship and timely reclamation of the 'bad friend'. Move over idealised BFFs, glossy gal pals and indestructible work wives. Meet the bad friends. The dangerously romantic school girls of the 1900s... Zobraziť viac
Philip Parker is the author of The Empire Stops Here: A Journey along the Frontiers of the Roman World (2009) and was a contributor to DK's Battle (2006). As a publisher he ran the Times books list, including works on Ancient Civilizations and The... Zobraziť viac
Growing up in the 90s in a small town in Indiana, Kevin James Thornton had little notion he would one day make a career as a comedian. Like most kids in his deeply Christian town, his free time revolved around his church community―drinking Messiah... Zobraziť viac
Wie kommt es, dass ein einfacher Junge aus der ungarischen Provinz zu einer politischen Figur werden konnte, die seit Jahrzehnten die politische Szene seines Landes beherrscht? Wie vermochte es dieser Junge, zu einem der größten illiberalen... Zobraziť viac
A diary-memoir from a 21-year-old Palestinian journalist, recalling her firsthand experience during the first forty-five days of the 2023-25 invasion of Gaza. Zobraziť viac
Amanda Knox spent nearly four years in prison and eight years on trial for a murder she didn't commit - and became a notorious tabloid story in the process. Though she was exonerated, it's taken more than a decade for her to reclaim... Zobraziť viac
