In these stories, the author renders the bizarre normal and the absurd hilarious, from the eerily real , almost holographic evocations of historical figures, to overtelevised game-show hosts and late-night comedians. In the title story, punk nihilism... Zobraziť viac
Choice is the only tool we have for achieving fulfilment in life, allowing us to be masters of our worlds. Sometimes the path in front of us is simple and meaningless,... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'Quirky and original ... told with warmth, wit and intelligence, and McCall Smith's cast of... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling application of new economic theories to the world around us - by the author of THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST. Zobraziť viac
The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised ... 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
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
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: The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, A LONG WALK TO FREEDOM... 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
One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over Manhattan´s hippest neighbourhood, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort... Zobraziť viac
A young girl has mysteriously disappeared in Rome. As rain lashes the ancient streets, two men, Clemente and Marcus, sit in a café near the Piazza Navona and pore over the details of the case... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'Magnificent' - THE GUARDIAN 'A superb achievment, incisive, illuminating and readable' - SUNDAY... Zobraziť viac
The new novel from bestselling historical novelist Suzannah Dunn Zobraziť viac
From Alexander McCall Smith, one of the world's most beloved and bestselling authors, comes a marvellous collection of stories about intrigue and espionage, told in his inimitable style. Zobraziť viac
The Story of a Heart is an extraordinary, compelling account of life-giving medicine. Rachel Clarke follows the journey of a human heart - and narrates one of the most miraculous developments in 20th century medicine - as she describes the saving of a... Zobraziť viac
The story of the British Empire at its maximum territorial extent, including a wider range of voices of the colonised than have ever been recorded before Zobraziť viac
Candace Bushnell brings us a sharply observant, keenly funny, wildly entertaining latter day comedy of manners... Zobraziť viac
