There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling... Zobraziť viac
If Wes Anderson wrote feisty, female-led mysteries set in Poland, this is what he might write! Cracow, 1893. Desperate to relieve her boredom and improve her social standing, Zofia Turbotynska decides to organise a charity raffle... Zobraziť viac
Jacinda Ardern was swept to office in 2017 on a wave of popular adulation. In less than three months, she rose from deputy leader of the opposition to New Zealand's highest office. Her victory seemed heroic... Zobraziť viac
Out of the ravages of war came hope. How an act of kindness inspired millions worldwide. When war came to Syria, many fled the once beautiful city of Aleppo and were forced to become refugees in far-flung places... Zobraziť viac
The death of Jessica Burke was easy to explain: a history of depression, a heroin habit, a girl alone in her bathtub. But... Zobraziť viac
The crunch of a bird's wing. Abandoned by the roadside, newlywed brides scream with rage as they are caught in the headlights of a passing car. A cloud of butterflies, so beautiful it smothers... Zobraziť viac
An unforgettable story of friendship and feuds in a remote Armenian mountain village. In an isolated village high in the Armenian mountains, a close-knit community bickers, gossips and laughs... Zobraziť viac
Chaurisse and Dana have a lot in common. They both grew up in Atlanta, they shop at the same stores, visit the same restaurants. But unlike Chaurisse, Dana knows the truth: that the girls share the same father. A father with two families... Zobraziť viac
Is political correctness an enemy of free speech, sparking needless conflict? Or is it a weapon in the fight for equality, restoring dignity to the downtrodden? How should we talk about the things that matter most in an era of rapid social change? ... Zobraziť viac
Can we ever really understand the present without first understanding the past? From the winner of the 2019 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize, and the author of the multi-award winning Laurus, comes a sweeping novel that takes readers on a fascinating... Zobraziť viac
Would you say your phone is safe, or your computer? What about your car? Or your bank? There is a global war going on and the next target could be anyone - an international corporation or a randomly selected individual. From cybercrime villages in... Zobraziť viac
Literacy, long upheld as a standard bearer for progress, is not always a force for good. Had Stalin's mother never sent him to the seminary he never would have learned to read and so never discovered the works of Marx or Lenin... Zobraziť viac
How do pathogens cause disease? And what tools can we give our bodies to do battle? Dr John S. Tregoning has dedicated his career to answering these questions... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable debut novel for fans of Mary Gaitskill and Gillian Flynn about two sisters - one who disappears and the other who is left to pick up the pieces... Zobraziť viac
This book doesn’t simply analyse the mental fallacies that trip us up. It goes further to show us what good decision-making looks like – that it can be both moral and effective... Zobraziť viac
Within living memory, smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has killed untold millions. Back in the eighteenth century, as epidemics swept Europe, the first rumours emerged of an effective treatment: a mysterious method... Zobraziť viac
Altruism is unique to the human species. It is also one of the great evolutionary puzzles, and we may be on the brink of solving it. It turns out that, over the last 12,000 years, we have become more and more altruistic... Zobraziť viac
After falling from grace last summer, Agatha Christie-obsessed Alice Ogilvie needs to stay out of trouble. While smart and reclusive Iris Adams just wants to get the hell out of Castle Cove... Zobraziť viac
Famously characterized as the story of two Dashwood sisters who embody the conflict between the oppressive nature of "civilized" society and the human desire for romantic passion, there is far more to this story of two daughters made homeless by the... Zobraziť viac
1986: The teenage daughter of a wealthy Vietnamese family gets lost in an abandoned rubber plantation while fleeing her angry father, and is forever changed by the experience... Zobraziť viac
