A reissue of this inspiring and heartbreaking memoir about family, empathy and the stories we tell about ourselves and others. Gifts come in many guises. One summer, Rebecca Solnit was given three boxes of ripening apricots, fruit from... Zobraziť viac
As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek out warmth, good food, and good company. But beneath the jollity and bright enchantment of the festive season, there lurks a darker mood - one that has found expression over... Zobraziť viac
Meet Sofie. The history of her sexuality begins when she loses her virginity to Walter the recruitment consultant. Naturally, she thinks that things can only improve from there. But she's wrong. It seems Sofie's been wrong about a lot of things. ... Zobraziť viac
The dazzling new state-of-the-nation novel from one of America's most significant contemporary writers and winner of the Women's Prize for May We Be Forgiven, which explores the makings of our political times. Zobraziť viac
Athill's debut, and a modern classic memoir: a moving story of love and loss, heartbreak and hope during the second world war. Zobraziť viac
AM Homes' most infamous novel about the manifestations of forbidden desire and its terrible consequences. Zobraziť viac
Blake Morrison's vibrant and deeply moving portrait of his father, and a raw, dazzling memoir of masculinity, family, and bereavement. Zobraziť viac
The story of the secret language of Central Europe and its legacy on the author's hidden Nazi family history, from the author of The Written World. Zobraziť viac
Unintentional bias is one of the great social problems of our time; its effects are corrosive, even lethal. But it can be overcome. Here's how. Zobraziť viac
An eerie modern tale for fans of Shirley Jackson and Sarah Hall from a young American writer hailed as one of the finest of her generation. Zobraziť viac
The visionary journalist and bestselling biographer of Vladimir Putin reveals how, in the space of a generation, Russia... Zobraziť viac
The daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo Jefferson spent her childhood among Chicago's black elite. She calls this society 'Negroland': 'a small region of Negro America where residents were sheltered by... Zobraziť viac
At a moment when a new generation of power stations and weapons are being developed, Fallout is a measured and fascinating exploration of our most misunderstood energy source and asks: what can we learn from our past mistakes, and what role should nuclear Zobraziť viac
A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring. With the curiosity and... Zobraziť viac
Meet Misha Vainberg, aka Snack Daddy, a 325-pound disaster of a human being, son of the 1,238th-richest man in Russia and... Zobraziť viac
It is 1866, and Walter Moody has come to make his fortune upon the New Zealand goldfields. On arrival, he stumbles across a tense gathering of twelve local men, who have met in secret to discuss a series of unsolved crimes... Zobraziť viac
Short listed for the Richard & Judy Book Club 2007. An uplifting story set in Los Angeles about one man's effort to bring himself back to life. Richard is a modern day everyman; a middle-aged divorcee trading stocks out of his home... Zobraziť viac
In 'The Future is History' Masha Gessen follows the lives of four Russians, born as the Soviet Union crumbled, at what promised to be the dawn of democracy... Zobraziť viac
This is a portrait of Diego Velazquez, from his arrival at the court of King Philip IV of Spain, to his death 38 years and scores of paintings later. It is a portrait of a relationship that is not quite a friendship, between an artist and his subject... Zobraziť viac
Can music make the world a better place? Can it really 'belong' to anyone? Can the magic, mystery and incertitude of music - of the human brain meeting or making sound - can it stop wars, rehabilitate the broken, unite, educate or inspire? ... Zobraziť viac
