The unhappiness that I need and long for . . . is of the kind that will let me suffer with eagerness and die with lust. That is the unhappiness, or happiness, that I am waiting for... Zobraziť viac
'His mouth had been used as a latrine by some small creature of the night, and then as a mausoleum. During the night, too, he'd somehow been on a cross-country run and then been expertly beaten up by secret police. He felt bad.'... Zobraziť viac
Human beings, says Lee Smolin, author of The Trouble With Physics, have always had a problem with the boundary between reality and fantasy, confusing our representations of the world with the world itself... Zobraziť viac
Your words matter more than you think. Most of us use the language we inherited from a time when workers worked with their hands and managers worked with their heads. Today, your people do much more than simply follow orders. They contribute to... Zobraziť viac
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is abandoned on the filthy streets of eighteenth-century Paris as a baby, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a sense of smell more powerful than any other human's. Gradually he learns how to exploit this... Zobraziť viac
In February 1945 the Allies obliterated Dresden, the 'Florence of the Elbe'. Bombs weighing over 1,000 lbs fell every seven and a half seconds and an estimated 25,000 people were killed. Was Dresden a legitimate military target or... Zobraziť viac
After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the death, he begins his... Zobraziť viac
Přestože agent Charlie trpí nevyléčitelnou chorobou, nechá se najmout do zpravodajských služeb na zdánlivě jednoduchý úkol – ukrást dokumenty z trezoru vlivného politika. Na pomoc mu přispěchá dávný přítel Nick... Zobraziť viac
The autor revolutionizes the idea of human consciousness and the invisible structures from which our material world arises. The bearer of one of the most respected minds of today summarizes... Zobraziť viac
Magnus Pym - ranking diplomat, consummate Englishman, loving husband, secret agent - has vanished. Has he defected? Gone to ground? As the hunt for Pym intensifies, the secrets of his life are... Zobraziť viac
A page-turning new YA thriller for the social media age, perfect for fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and One Of Us Is Lying. Ten years ago, Jess's mother was murdered by the Magpie Man. She was the first of his victims, but not the last... Zobraziť viac
A deadly river collision puts Dirk Pitt on the trail of an ancient mystery stretching back thousands of years... Zobraziť viac
One of the world's most respected psychiatrists provides a much-needed new evolutionary framework for making sense of mental illness... Zobraziť viac
A Soviet defector has been assassinated on English soil, and George Smiley is called back to the Circus to clear up - and cover up - the mess. But what he discovers sends him delving into the past, on a trail through Hamburg and Paris to... Zobraziť viac
THE SECOND GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL. Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School... Zobraziť viac
Your first job. It's a daunting prospect isn't it? But it doesn't need to be. Whether you are on your first Saturday shift, about to start an apprenticeship or climbing the leadership ladder, this is your indispensable guide to surviving and thriving at.. Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Book of the Year in the TLS and Spectator. In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old... Zobraziť viac
In Traction, serial entrepreneurs Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares give startups the tools for generating explosive customer growth... Zobraziť viac
