In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich set out to write her first book, The Unwomanly Face of War, when she realized that she grew up surrounded by women who had fought in the Second World War but whose stories were absent from official narratives... Zobraziť viac
Otevřený rozhovor básníka Milana Ohniska s výjimečnou moderátorkou Danielou Drtinovou – a také s jednadvaceti „nejbližšími a blízkými“. Kolegové z DVTV a České televize Danielu hodnotí jako bytost urputnou, průvodce jejím... Zobraziť viac
Julia Ebner sa profesionálne venuje monitorovaniu činnosti radikálnych skupín. Keď pracovala pre think-tank zameraný na boj s extrémizmom, uvedomila si, že na to, aby naozaj pochopila uvažovanie extrémistov, bude musieť ... Zobraziť viac
Rozdělené rodiny a zničené kariéry, vynucená poslušnost režimu nebo všemožné zákazy. Neexistuje v této zemi nikdo, koho by se okupace Československa vojsky Varšavské smlouvy 21. srpna 1968 nedotkla. Invaze a následná potupná... Zobraziť viac
From the beetroot fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labour pool, made up largely of transient older adults... Zobraziť viac
Extraordinary stories about what it was like to be a Soviet child during the upheaval and horror of the Second World War, from Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich... Zobraziť viac
An intimate portrait of what makes a rock star by Virginia Grohl, the mother of Dave Grohl, one of the generation's most gifted and loved musicians. From Cradle to Stage features an exclusive introduction by Dave Grohl. Zobraziť viac
An astonishing expose of the aftermath of Chernobyl - and the plot to cover up the truth. The official death toll of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, 'the worst nuclear disaster in history', is only 54, and stories today... Zobraziť viac
A New York Times bestseller, The Outlaw Ocean is a riveting, adrenalin-fuelled tour of a vast, lawless and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. The oceans are some of the last untamed frontiers on our planet... Zobraziť viac
Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema: building an opera house in the middle of the jungle; walking from Munich to Paris in the dead of winter; descending into an active volcano; living in the wilderness among grizzly bears... Zobraziť viac
Krásna a brutálna biografia dokumentujúca hľadanie identity jednej ženy spolu s desaťročným úsilím jej rodiny identifikovať dvoch mužov, ktorí uniesli a zavraždili jej matku. Kristine S. Ervinová mala len osem rokov, keď jej matku, Kathy Sue Engleovú,... Zobraziť viac
As a psychotherapist, parent educator and parent coach, Alyson Schäfer has worked with a great many mothers who, in the quest to be a "good mother" have ended up on the door step of despair... Zobraziť viac
For more than twenty years Sultan Khan, a bookseller in Kabul, defied the authorities - be they communist or Taliban - to supply books to the people of Kabul. He was arrested, interrogated and imprisoned by the communists and watched illiterate ... Zobraziť viac
When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this heartrending acco Zobraziť viac
A creative call to arms from the mind of Neil Gaiman, combining his extraordinary words with deft and striking illustrations by Chris Riddell. Art Matters will inspire its readers to seize the day in the name of art. Be bold. Be rebellious. Choose art... Zobraziť viac
A major book about the future of the world, blending intellectual and natural history and field reporting into a powerful account of the mass extinction unfolding before our eyes... Zobraziť viac
A vibrant and intimate portrait of a writer at work. Frantumaglia invites readers into Elena Ferrante's workshop. The bestselling Italian author of My Brilliant Friend opens her desk drawers and offers readers a chance to sort through what they find there Zobraziť viac
Antológia prináša reprezentatívny výber súčasných francúzskych drám od Michela Vinavera (Portrét ženy), Enza Cormanna (Búrka trvá), Bernarda-Marie Koltésa (V samote bavlníkových polí) ... Zobraziť viac
Na medicínu išiel bez akejkoľvek motivácie, v zálohe mal ešte teológiu. Doktor Dobiáš privoňal po prvých rokoch na anestéziológii k záchrannej zdravotnej službe a pracuje v nej dodnes. Knižný rozhovor prináša životnú cestu záchranára (známeho tiež... Zobraziť viac
