The very title Germania suggests an empire of ruin, a dream of Albert Speer, or the land of some barbaric tribe, suitable... Zobraziť viac
It is a book of exceptional frankness and honesty, compelling, provocative, moving, and of vital importance... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. From its earliest incarnations 7,000 years ago to the megalopolises of today, the story of the city is the story of civilisation... Zobraziť viac
Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift as Martin Amis for writing non-fiction - his essays, literary criticism and journalism are justly acclaimed. As Rachel Cusk wrote in the The Times, reviewing a previous collection, ... Zobraziť viac
It is 2001 in New York City, in the lull between the collapse of the dotcom boom and the terrible events of September 11th. Silicon Alley is a ghost town, Web 1.0 is having adolescent angst, Google has yet to IPO, ... Zobraziť viac
The truth was that if a woman bit a man in an office environment, there would be a strong assumption that the man had done something to deserve it. From the creator of Cat Person – the first short story to go viral – comes ... Zobraziť viac
Thirteen year old Madison has problems: she's overweight, ignored by her movie star parents, and in love with her adopted brother. She's also dead. But not just dead. Madison is in Hell. Chuck Palahniuk's latest, "Damned", takes us on Madison's journey... Zobraziť viac
Both a prequel to the world-renowned Trainspotting, and an alternative version of it, Skagboys""is Irvine Welsh's greatest work. Mark Renton seems to have it all: he's the first in his family to go to university, he's young, has a pretty girlfriend... Zobraziť viac
In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a 'castle that was to cross the sea'. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly 'Cat's Table' with an eccentric group of grown-ups and two other boys, Cassius and... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Cape: The celebrated photographer Annie Leibovitz, author of the New York Times bestselling book A Photographer's... Zobraziť viac
The whole world wants to learn the secrets of Nordic exceptionalism: why are the Danes the happiest people in the world, despite having the highest taxes... Zobraziť viac
The twentieth anniversary of the Saatchi Gallery was celebrated in 2005 with "The Triumph of Painting", a landmark... Zobraziť viac
The Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending takes us on a rich, witty tour of Belle Epoque Paris, via the life story of the pioneering surgeon Samuel PozziIn the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in ... Zobraziť viac
This huge book of nearly 700 pages long is the largest on contemporary sculpture yet to appear. It is itself an object. The... Zobraziť viac
Feminism's success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women, who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights. Helen Lewis argues that too many of these pioneers have been whitewashed or forgotten in our modern search... Zobraziť viac
Jonathan Cape: 1969. A veteran secret agent. A single mission. A licence to kill. James Bond returns. A new James... Zobraziť viac
We are all dressed. But how often do we pause to think about the place of our clothes in our lives? What unconscious thoughts do we express when we dress every day? Can memories, meaning and ideas be wrapped up in a winter coat? ... Zobraziť viac
Presents a visual account of human development, from DNA to stem cells... Zobraziť viac
When Lucy Brennan, a Miami Beach personal-fitness trainer, disarms a gunman chasing two frightened homeless men, the police and the breaking-news cameras are not far behind and, within hours, Lucy is a media hero... Zobraziť viac
Mark Renton is finally a success. An international jet-setter, he now makes significant money managing DJs, but the constant... Zobraziť viac
