Little, Brown Book Group: 'White's level-headed assessments of the scientific content of Leonardo's surviving works are... Zobraziť viac
International bestseller Paolo Cognetti, author of The Eight Mountains, on the quiet joys of not racing straight to the snowy peak. An awestruck love letter to one of the most spectacular places on earth, ... Zobraziť viac
Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was ... Zobraziť viac
The Confessions of an English Opium Eater is both a classic of the English autobiographical genre and a hard-nosed study of the effects of drugs on an artistic mind... Zobraziť viac
In September 2009 movie star Patrick Swayze lost his long and bravely fought battle against pancreatic cancer. His was a life richly led and this memoir, completed just weeks before his death, is a testament to the strength and passion of this... Zobraziť viac
Pan Macmillan: 'My Perfect Sunday' --Sunday Telegraph 'This milieu suits him perfectly . . . The British... Zobraziť viac
My Family and Other Animals is Gerald Durrell's hilarious account of five years in his childhood spent living with his... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: This book is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu where the author lived as a boy with his 'Family and other... Zobraziť viac
The people who gave us the opportunity were the fans. So this book is like a thank you. We want everyone to know the story of how four western Sydney teenagers picked up their instruments and dreamt of being one of the biggest bands in the world... Zobraziť viac
David Hockney is one of the most influential British artists of the past century, and arguably the country's greatest living painter. He has spent his life dedicated to drawing, oil painting, printmaking, set design and photocollage, ... Zobraziť viac
In the summer of 1953 maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on a twenty-seven-year-old epileptic patient named Henry Molaison. The operation failed to eliminate Molaison’s intractable seizures, ... Zobraziť viac
Musician, actor, activist, and the iconic face of New York City cool, Debbie Harry is the frontwoman of Blondie, a band that forged a new sound that brought together the worlds of rock, punk, disco, reggae and hip-hop to create some of the most ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen: The influence of the Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) is extraordinary: for a period of... Zobraziť viac
The year is 1806. England is beleaguered by the long war with Napoleon, and centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. But scholars of ... Zobraziť viac
This is the remarkable story of Roald Dahl's early years at school and with his family. Zobraziť viac
Who gave Jonathan Van Ness permission to be the radiant human he is today? No one, honey. The truth is, it hasn't always been gorgeous for this beacon of positivity and joy. Before he stole our hearts as the grooming and self-care ... Zobraziť viac
Helen Keller's triumph over her blindness and deafness has become one of the most inspiring stories of our time. Here, in a book first published when she was young woman, is Helen Keller's own story complex, poignant, and filled with love. With... Zobraziť viac
‘Lara Pawson’s writing is brilliant, unnerving and shockingly alive.’ - TLS / ‘Wild, bold writing in league with perfectly clear thinking, and while disturbing it is also, in a satisfyingly dark way, comic. Shelve it with Lucy Ellmann, Miriam Toews,... Zobraziť viac
A frank, smart and endearing literary memoir of growing up as the daughter of Apple founder Steve Jobs in the rapidly changing Silicon Valley of the tech boom. Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve... Zobraziť viac
