It is summer, the hay and silage have not yet been made on John Connell's farm, so he has time to indulge his other great passion: running. John sets off on a marathon run of 42.2 kilometres through his native Longford... Zobraziť viac
Inspired by twenty-six fruits, essayist, poet and pie lady Kate Lebo expertly blends the culinary, medical and personal... Zobraziť viac
Life hasn't gone according to Judy's plan. Her career as a children's book author has taken an embarrassing nose dive. Her teenage son Teddy treats her with a combination of mortification and indifference. Her best friend has enough to deal with... Zobraziť viac
Monty was just like any other dog. A scruffy and irascible Maltese terrier, he enjoyed barking at pugs and sniffing at trees. But after yet another dramatic confrontation with the local Rottweiler, Anthony McGowan realises it’s high time he and Monty had Zobraziť viac
Sborník příspěvků ze stejnojmenné konference představuje zajímavý vhled do uměleckohistorického výzkumu vybraných témat, jejichž společným jmenovatelem je střední Evropa raného novověku. Publikace vedle dílčích... Zobraziť viac
Jacqueline Rose's new book begins with three remarkable women: revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg; German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, persecuted by family tragedy and Nazism; film icon and consummate performer Marilyn Monroe... Zobraziť viac
Jacqueline Rose's new book begins with three remarkable women: revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg; German-Jewish painter Charlotte Salomon, persecuted by family tragedy and Nazism; film icon and consummate performer Marilyn Monroe... Zobraziť viac
In this new collection of meticulously crafted essays, acclaimed architectural historian Christopher Long confronts some of the enduring myths and misconceptions concerning Adolf Loos's life, work, and ideas. Long's probing examination of the writings... Zobraziť viac
They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together - birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family... Zobraziť viac
Lucy Young may only be twenty-four, but she's already exhausted. She's tired of dating, tired of being on the bottom rung at work, of having no money and living off super noodles and Rice Krispies... Zobraziť viac
From trailblazing political activist Angela Y. Davis, a major new collection of essays and interviews that argue for a radical rethinking of our prison systems... Zobraziť viac
Witty, haunting, and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office - and his afterlife building a home... Zobraziť viac
The View from the Cheap Seats draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends ... Zobraziť viac
When unspeakable violence happens before our eyes, and permeates our world to the point where we cannot escape, why do political, academic and cultural institutions retreat into silence? As part of Valiz’s Antennae series, In the Absence of Bombs... Zobraziť viac
Constantly illuminating, always penetrating and often very funny, interleaved with letters and other ephemera gathered from the archive, Mantel Pieces is an irresistible selection from one of our greatest living writers... Zobraziť viac
In this provocative book, renowned public intellectual Ivan Krastev reflects on the future of the European Union―and its potential lack of a future. With far-right nationalist parties on the rise across the continent and... Zobraziť viac
The time since the Second World War has been seen by some as the longest uninterrupted period of harmony in human history: the 'long peace', as Stephen Pinker called it. But despite this, there has been a military conflict ongoing every year since 1945... Zobraziť viac
In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage... Zobraziť viac
Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom she finds herself in a bizarre world full of strange creatures, and... Zobraziť viac
David Baddiel would love there to be a God. He has spent a lot of time fantasising about how much better life would be if there actually was such a thing as a Superhero Dad who chased off Death... Zobraziť viac
