A selection of charming essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words and actions. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday... Zobraziť viac
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas... Zobraziť viac
No subject is too fringe or too mainstream for Zadie Smith's insatiable curiosity. From social media to the environment, from Jay-Z to Karl Ove Knausgaard, she has endless enthusiasmand the boundless wit, insight and wisdom to match... Zobraziť viac
From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders... Zobraziť viac
From the prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, a gripping history of the First World War's longest and most terrible siege In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a scale previously unimaginable. Zobraziť viac
From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Dark Continent and Hitler's Empire, comes a visionary, far-reaching history of two centuries of international government that also goes to the heart of current world crises... Zobraziť viac
There is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it's not even close) and has been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing... Zobraziť viac
An ingenious exploration of the meaning of literature, from one of Italy's most beloved writers... Zobraziť viac
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why it matters... Zobraziť viac
Rich with tales of discovery from Galileo to general relativity, a stimulating and timely analysis of how science works and why we need it... Zobraziť viac
China will replace the United States as the world's dominant power. In so doing, it will not become more western but the world will become more Chinese... Zobraziť viac
War photographer Lynsey Addario's memoir is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped her life. What she does, with clarity, beauty, and candor, is to... Zobraziť viac
The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne in Northumbria... Zobraziť viac
Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas... Zobraziť viac
The definitive history of the modern climate change era, from an award-winning writer who has been at the centre of the fight for more than thirty years... Zobraziť viac
In "Russia's War: 1941-1945", Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union's apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, ... Zobraziť viac
For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around ... Zobraziť viac
A Pelican introduction to the century of Russia's revolutionary experience. What caused the Russian Revolution? Did it succeed or fail? Why are we still all living with its consequences? ... Zobraziť viac
This rich history of Antwerp was a Times Book of the Year and R4 Book of the Week... Zobraziť viac
