This deluxe hardback edition presents Fyodor Dostoevsky's enduring classic, Crime & Punishment, featuring stunning cover embossing and printed page edges. Rodion Raskolnikov is a radical, impoverished former student, who decides to see if he can commit... Zobraziť viac
Im Laufe eines einzigen Tages macht Mama so manche Verwandlung durch: Mal ist sie ganz still, mal laut und aufbrausend. Am Tag spielt sie mit den Kindern. Am Abend aber verwandelt sich Mama in eine glamouröse Opernsängerin. In einer ihrer vielen Rollen... Zobraziť viac
The gripping true story of a serial con man whose lies condemned a man to death row by award-winning New York Times Magazine writer Pamela Colloff... Zobraziť viac
This provocative book confronts the corrosion of civil liberties under successive New Labour governments since 1997. It argues that the last decade has seen a wholesale failure of constitutional principle and exposed the futility of depending... Zobraziť viac
In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements, ... Zobraziť viac
A giant in the pantheon of 19th century composers, Tchaikovsky continues to enthrall audiences today. From the Nutcracker arguably the most popular ballet currently on the boards Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty, ... Zobraziť viac
A complete and accurate transcript of Austen's letters as known to date, offering an unparalleled and irresistible insight into her life. This 4th edition integrates recent new discoveries of Austen scholarship. Zobraziť viac
The dictionary defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including financial trading, foreign exchange, derivatives, commercial and corporate banking, private investments and borrowing, central banking, monetary policy, and... Zobraziť viac
From the legendary singer-songwriter of Bad Religion comes a historical memoir and cultural criticism of punk rock's evolution... Zobraziť viac
In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and ... Zobraziť viac
Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci’s life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children ... Zobraziť viac
The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates from the man who has spent years studying them in his role as Royal correspondent for The Times. Valentine Low asks the important questions: who really runs the show and, as Charles III... Zobraziť viac
In this fast-paced mystery from Agatha Christie—one of the masters of detective fiction—Prince Michael, heir to the throne of Herzoslovakia, is found murdered at the English countryside manor known as Chimneys. A plot full of political scheming, the... Zobraziť viac
Why make art? Faced with a capitalist system that has turned art into artwork and creative expression into cut-throat competition, why do so many artists try anyway? ... Zobraziť viac
In his first memoir, beloved comedian and national treasure Bill Bailey shares stories of his life - and the animals he's met along the way. Bill Bailey has always had dogs, including a Patterdale terrier called Rocky who would travel with him in the ... Zobraziť viac
Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants. What is it like to have no clear ... Zobraziť viac
The perfect introduction to the life and work of Cindy Sherman. Zobraziť viac
An absorbing group biography revealing how exiles from war-torn France brought surrealism to America, sparking the movement that became abstract expressionism... Zobraziť viac
Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a... Zobraziť viac
On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach in Hawaii, Cook was killed – beaten and stabbed in a conflict with Zobraziť viac
