In 1914 Vera Brittain was twenty, and as war was declared she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the lives of a whole generation - had changed in a way that was unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era... Zobraziť viac
It was love at first taste for fifteen-year-old Tadhg Hickey when he drank a can of Scrumpy Jack on the night of his exam results. Straight away it provided a cure for that constant feeling of 'something wrong, something not quite right'... Zobraziť viac
What makes a young radical? Reissued to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of 1968, Street Fighting Years captures the mood and energy of an era of hope and passion as Tariq Ali tracks the growing significance of the 1960s protest movement, as well... Zobraziť viac
"Dave Grohl liefert das ungeschliffene, ehrliche Porträt eines außergewöhnlichen Lebens. Von der Liebe zur Musik und seinen Mitmusikern über die tiefe Verbindung zu seiner Heimat Springfield... Zobraziť viac
WHEN legendary music journalist Billy Sloan was fifteen years old he saw The Who play an incendiary live show at Green's Playhouse in Glasgow. It was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with music. Just a few years later he was backstage... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of Sue Tilley’s classic biography of the man described by Boy George as ‘modern art on legs’, updated to include never-before-seen photographs and a new chapter reflecting on Bowery’s legacy. From his arrival in London in 1980, clutching ... Zobraziť viac
Life in the Pitlane will detail the realities of life off the track; the good and the bad, with a particular spotlight on diversity and inclusion within the sport, and all the entertaining stories and behind the scenes details fans of F1 will be ... Zobraziť viac
After a successful career, a twenty-year marriage, and raising two kids, McKenzie Wark has a particularly extreme midlife crisis: coming out as a trans woman.Changing both social role and bodily form recast her whole relation to the world and reveal it... Zobraziť viac
From the former Treasury Secretary comes the definitive account of the unprecedented effort to save the U.S. economy from collapse in the wake of the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression. STRESS TEST reveals a side of Timothy... Zobraziť viac
Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace. His father is seriously ill; she fears he is dying. Godwin finds his country, once a post-colonial success story,... Zobraziť viac
A Palestinian prisoner’s memoir of thirty years’ captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose me as the witness of what it said and didNasser Abu Srour grew up in a refugee camp... Zobraziť viac
Britain's most inspiring young woman helps give others the courage to cope with life's challenges, through personal anecdotes and expert advice. To look and listen to the extraordinary Katie Piper, it is difficult to comprehend the severe trauma she... Zobraziť viac
Paperback edition of the biography of Heida Asgeirsdottir, Icelandic sheep farmer, former model and feminist heroine. Won both the Icelandic Booksellers' Prize and the Women's Literature Prize. Zobraziť viac
The third volume of memoirs from the author who inspired the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small Training as an RAF pilot in the smoke and bustle of London is a far cry from James Herriot's day job as a country vet in the Yorkshire Dales. And... Zobraziť viac
A brilliant scholar imparts the lessons bequeathed by the Black community and its remarkable artists and thinkers Zobraziť viac
“Grisham’s book shows considerably more humility and self-reflection than that of any other Trump administration veteran I’ve read (and I’ve pretty much read them all).”—Laura Miller, Slate“Salacious and score-settling.”—The Guardian“Part giddy... Zobraziť viac
“Dishy, warm, and entertaining.”—Kirkus Reviews?The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star bares her life in this frank, funny, and fearless memoir about life, love and the pursuit of... Zobraziť viac
In this bestselling classic, a Palestinian pastor shares the story of his patient, ongoing work toward peace with his Israeli neighbors. Zobraziť viac
Scott Drew, head basketball coach of the NCAA National Championship-winning Baylor Bears, rebuilt a program mired in scandal by instilling a culture based on putting Jesus and others before yourself. Zobraziť viac
A passionate, magnetic memoir that explores writer and podcast host Nichole Perkins's obsession with pop culture and the challenges of navigating relationships as a Black woman through feminism and Southern mores. Zobraziť viac
