For the past decade, Lemn Sissay has composed a short poem as dawn breaks each morning. Life-affirming, witty and full of wonder, these poems chronicle his own battle with the dark and are fuelled by resilience and defiant joy... Zobraziť viac
'No regrets.' You've heard people proclaim it as a philosophy of life. That's nonsense, even dangerous, says Daniel H. Pink in his latest bold and inspiring work.Everybody has regrets. They're a fundamental part of our lives. And if we reckon with them in Zobraziť viac
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, ... Zobraziť viac
Canongate Books: Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people - at work, at school, at home. It is... Zobraziť viac
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana. The Beatles learn to be brilliant in an hour and a half. An Englishman arrives back from Calcutta but refuses to adjust his watch. Beethoven has his symphonic wishes ignored. A US Senator begins ... Zobraziť viac
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret... Zobraziť viac
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to jazz-age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all... Zobraziť viac
Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time across almost every genre, from his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Professor Severus Snape, and beyond... Zobraziť viac
When Ariel Manto uncovers a copy of The End of Mr. Y in a second-hand bookshop, she can't believe her eyes. She knows enough about its author, the outlandish Victorian scientist Thomas Lumas, to know that copies are exceedingly rare... Zobraziť viac
Condemned to shoulder the world forever by the gods he dared defy, freedom seems unattainable to Atlas. But then he receives an unexpected visit from Heracles, the one man strong enough to share the burden... Zobraziť viac
This instant Sunday Times bestseller is the magical true story of a woman and an injured hare who taught her how to live again; it has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-fiction, has had multiple 'Book of the Year' selections and now... Zobraziť viac
A bold, satirical humour book on how to achieve success like a Great White Male, which Benjamin Zephaniah called 'the work of a true mastermind' I learned early on that, for me as a black professional, to rise through the ranks and really attain power... Zobraziť viac
This award-winning story collection summons all the laughter, darkness and intensity of contemporary Irish life. A pair of fast girls court trouble as they cool their heels on a slow night in a small town. Lonesome hillwalkers take to the high reaches... Zobraziť viac
Draws on classical philosophy, Christianity, the enlightenment, existentialism and postmodernism to attempt to get at the best advice for achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. Zobraziť viac
A sweeping, momentous novel that shines a light on war, and the individual lives that go on long after the drones have left the skies, from the National Book Award-winning author of Redeployment Zobraziť viac
In When, Daniel H. Pink distills cutting edge research and data on timing and synthesises them into a fascinating, readable narrative. Packed with irresistible stories and practical takeaways, it provides compelling insights into how we can ... Zobraziť viac
An entertaining and authoritative exploration of how and why time has come to rule our lives from the bestselling author of Just My Type. Not so long ago we timed our lives by the movement of the sun... Zobraziť viac
Effie Truelove is a new pupil at the Tusitala School for the Gifted, Troubled and Strange, with its twisted grey spires and an English teacher so frightening she gives the class nightmares... Zobraziť viac
Menopause hit Darcey Steinke hard. First came hot flushes. Then insomnia. Then depression. As she struggled to understand what was happening to her, she slammed up against a culture of silence and sexism. Some promoted hormone replacement therapy.. Zobraziť viac
Before becoming an acclaimed musician and writer, Tracey Thorn was a typical teenager: bored and cynical, despairing of her aspirational parents. Her only comfort came from house parties and the female pop icons who hinted at a new kind of living... Zobraziť viac
