"Exceptional military history worthy of its heroic subject." —Matthew J. DavenportIn the vein of Band of Brothers and American Sniper, a riveting history of Alvin York, the World War I legend who killed two dozen Germans and captured more than 100,... Zobraziť viac
The untold story of Marie Antoinette's perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon. Montpellier, 1748: Jean-Louis Fargeon was born into a family of perfumers and soon became apprentice to his father's modest perfumery. But he dreamed of the glittering court of... Zobraziť viac
Manhattan Cult Story is a cautionary tale of how hundreds of well-educated, savvy, and prosperous New Yorkers became fervent followers of a brilliant but demented cult leader who posed as a teacher of ancient knowledge. Zobraziť viac
«My zhyvemo u teperishnii myti... Zobraziť viac
And some may even be lurking inside yourself. 'Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing fallout, Blur's reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard.' EVENING STANDARD'Breaks off with Coxon, a classically tortured artist... Zobraziť viac
This first major Helen Keller biography in more than forty years by New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace that reframes history to focus on the powerful, underexplored story of her adult life as a fervent advocate for racial justice, socialism... Zobraziť viac
Think The Trouble with Goats and Sheep meets Good Me Bad Me: this is a coming of age mystery with a dark core. Zobraziť viac
“I was in the car the first time music seemed strange: the instruments less distinct, the vocals less crisp.” John Cotter was thirty years old when he first began to notice a ringing in his ears. Soon the ringing became a roar inside his head. Next... Zobraziť viac
A collection of stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei (1939–2016), the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.New in paperback, Honouring High Places is a compelling collection of highlights from Junko Tabei’s... Zobraziť viac
Packed with hard-won wisdoms and gentle truths, this is Miranda’s honest exploration of the lessons she has learned on her journey from illness to recovery'A bombshell, moving, inspirational. Hart passes on the tips that helped her emerge from... Zobraziť viac
The first full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial figures in 20th-century American literature. Zobraziť viac
Though Joseph Smith''s run for president is now best remembered for ending in his assassination, the renegade campaign was historic in the proposals it put forward. He called for a total abolition of slavery, the closure of the country''s... Zobraziť viac
An intimate look at the mystical world of the Navajo people Zobraziť viac
How do partners in long-lasting relationships live together without driving each other up a wall? After forty years of marriage, Michaele Weissman has a few answers. Zobraziť viac
Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Her legend still lives, but her story was lost—until now. Zobraziť viac
This edition of Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, the former slave’s 1881 autobiography encompasses Douglass’s entire life, from his early years living with his grandmother in Maryland to the events during and after the Civil War. Zobraziť viac
The New Negro (1925) is an anthology by Alain Locke. Expanded from a March issue of Survey Graphic magazine, The New Negro compiles writing from such figures as Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, and Locke himself.... Zobraziť viac
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A lively and bold blueprint for moving beyond the “era of institutional failure” by transforming our outmoded political and economic systems to be resilient to twenty-first-century problems, from the popular entrepreneur,... Zobraziť viac
Wilderness guide Sicelo Mbatha shares lessons learnt from a lifetime's intimate association with Africa's wildest nature. Zobraziť viac
The Vanishing of Carolyn Wells is the first biography of one of the “lost ladies” of detective fiction who wrote more than eighty mysteries and hundreds of other works between the 1890s and the 1940s. Zobraziť viac
