Born in Cuba, Roger Miret fled with his family to the US to escape the Castro regime. Through vivid language and graphic details, he recounts growing up in a strange new land with a tyrannical stepfather and the roles that poverty and ... Zobraziť viac
Kerry Hudson is proudly working class but she was never proudly poor. The poverty she grew up in was all-encompassing, grinding and often dehumanising. Always on the move with her single mother, Kerry attended nine primary schools and five secondaries... Zobraziť viac
Meet the inventor of modern horror. This complete guideto the Hitchcock canon is a movie buff’s dream: from his 1925 debut The Pleasure Gardento 1976’s swan song Family Plot, we trace the filmmaker’s entire life and career... Zobraziť viac
The team behind How Google Works returns with management lessons from legendary coach and business executive, Bill Campbell, whose mentoring of some of our most successful modern entrepreneurs has helped create well over a trillion dollars ... Zobraziť viac
The definitive history of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream ... Zobraziť viac
A collector's edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and Through the Looking Glass, with letters, poems and a biography of their creator, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Featuring over 100 black and white illustrations ... Zobraziť viac
Step inside the private realm of the great designer Karl Lagerfeld through the eyes of his fellow artist and close friend Patrick Hourcade... Zobraziť viac
Sean Scully’s paintings of brushy stripes and blocks of sumptuous color are critically acclaimed and widely admired. In this fascinating book, the record of countless hours of conversations between Scully and his friend art critic Kelly Grovier... Zobraziť viac
From calls to arms to demands for peace, and from cries of freedom to words of inspiration, this stirring anthology captures the voices of prophets and politicians, rebels and tyrants, soldiers and statesman, placing them in historical context... Zobraziť viac
Heavenly Intrigue is the fascinating, true account of the seventeenth-century collaboration between Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe that revolutionized our understanding of the universe and ended in murder. One of history's greatest geniuses... Zobraziť viac
The House of Dior's official biography reveals the secretive and surprising man who revolutionized fashion, with new insight on his spirituality and relationships and a contemporary perspective on his legacy... Zobraziť viac
Manny Pacquiao, 31, was recently named “Fighter of the Decade” by the Boxing Writers’ Association and is the only fighter ever to capture seven championship belts in seven different weight classes. But few could have... Zobraziť viac
Bruce Lee's daughter illuminates her father's most powerful life philosophies, and how we can apply his teachings to our daily lives 'Empty your mind; be formless, shapeless like water' Bruce Lee is a cultural icon, world renowned for his martial arts. Zobraziť viac
The story of the remarkable resurgence of right-wing extremists in the United States... Zobraziť viac
'A smart, funny and well-written take-down of modern showbiz' ELIZABETH DAY Cult heroine Zawe Ashton brings us a unique look at life, work and the absurdities of contemporary life Zawe Ashton has been acting since she was six. She has played many... Zobraziť viac
A searingly honest memoir of life, policing and falling apart <i> 'Every contact leaves a trace' </i>John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks... Zobraziť viac
Written in a gripping narrative, and based on years of research, this book features a portrait of the downfall of FIFA, and the men who stole football... Zobraziť viac
Na mapě kafkovského bádání je to bílé místo: vztah tohoto pražského spisovatele k hlavnímu městu císařství, jehož poddaným byl. Již v chlapeckém věku se stal svědkem návštěv císaře Františka Josefa ve svém rodném městě... Zobraziť viac
A fully illustrated biography of iconic American designer Ralph Lauren told through the lens of fashion. From the author of Dressing the Man, the seminal tome on men’s fashion, comes the illustrated biography of Ralph Lauren... Zobraziť viac
When critics attacked Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings as shallow, the Pop artist was happy to present himself as shallower still: He claimed that he silkscreened to avoid the hard work of painting, although he was actually a meticulous workaholic... Zobraziť viac
