Erzsebet Bathory, whose infamous place in history characterises her as the 'Blood Countess', was accused of the murder of over 600 peasant girls in Hungary, 1610... Zobraziť viac
Aged thirteen, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend... Zobraziť viac
The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, ... Zobraziť viac
Abacus: THE TIPPING POINT is the biography of an idea, and the idea is quite simple. It is that many of the problems we face... Zobraziť viac
Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns out, Allan will not... Zobraziť viac
A novel of high adventure, great storytelling and moral purpose, based on an extraordinary true story of eight years in the Bombay underworld. 'In the early 80s, Gregory David Roberts, an armed robber and heroin addict, escaped from an ... Zobraziť viac
Who thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? ... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'Magnificent' - THE GUARDIAN 'A superb achievment, incisive, illuminating and readable' - SUNDAY... Zobraziť viac
In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred years on, and one had vanished for ever, while the other was a dismembered, bleeding trunk... Zobraziť viac
The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatness... Zobraziť viac
'All I had ever wanted was privacy. In order to get it, it seemed that an exceptionally detailed 500,000-word book was in order...' He was born into an ancient powerful dynasty and, through no fault of his own... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling application of new economic theories to the world around us - by the author of THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST. Zobraziť viac
Imagine a world that is one of infinite parallel worlds, that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse... Zobraziť viac
During World War Two the Special Operation Executive's French Section sent more than 400 agents into Occupied France - at least 100 never returned and were reported 'Missing Believed Dead' after the war. Twelve of these were women who died ... Zobraziť viac
To everyone who's anyone in New York City Victory Ford, Wendy Healy and Nico O'Neilly are the beautiful face of success in the city. Victory is the hottest new designer on the block, Wendy is President of ... Zobraziť viac
Spring is coming slowly to Sweden - though not quite as slowly as Detective Ulf Varg's promised promotion at the Department of Sensitive Crimes. For Varg, referred by his psychoanalyst to group therapy at Malmoe's Wholeness Centre... Zobraziť viac
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient world... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'Quirky and original ... told with warmth, wit and intelligence, and McCall Smith's cast of... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of five women...and the scandal that binds them together... Zobraziť viac
