In Ancient Rome all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. Romulus killed Remus to found the city; Caesar was assassinated to save the Republic... Zobraziť viac
Pradyumna Kumar, aka PK, was born into a poor, untouchable family in a small village in eastern India. Throughout his childhood he kept a palm leaf bearing an astrologer’s prophecy: ‘You will marry a girl who is not from the village, ... Zobraziť viac
Knowledge is power... A landmark new series from a prize-winning scientist and communicator... Zobraziť viac
Shortlisted for the Andrei Bely Prize and Russia's National Big Book AwardSolovyov, a young scholar born into obscurity, arrives in St Petersburg to have his thesis topic handed to him: the story of General Larionov. Dismissive at first, his subject... Zobraziť viac
For fans of Killing Eve and Orphan X comes the electrifying Chemical Detective. Dr Jaq Silver. Skier, scientist, international jet-setter, explosives expert. She blows things up to keep people safe.Working on avalanche control in Slovenia, ... Zobraziť viac
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, he spends his days in a tiny confectionery ... Zobraziť viac
The Third Chimpanzee was first published in 1991 and has been in print ever since. This new, illustrated edition is aimed at a young readership... Zobraziť viac
From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, the scavenger Hadi collects human body parts and stitches them... Zobraziť viac
Rock the Boat: Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play? There are no screens. There are no controls. You don’t... Zobraziť viac
Every year, 40,000 factories shut down across China. The country's economy has been built on the back of unskilled labour and now that wages are rising, jobs are moving elsewhere. In recent decades there has ... Zobraziť viac
Eighteenth-century London and the lives of the sisters Fitzgerald, Constance and Verity, become entwined with the nearby... Zobraziť viac
To be an astronomer is to journey to some of the most inaccessible parts of the globe, braving mountain passes, sub-zero temperatures, and hostile flora and fauna. Not to mention the stress of handling equipment worth millions... Zobraziť viac
From the perfumed chambers of a courtesan school in Pyongyang to the glamorous cafes of a modernizing Seoul and the boreal forests of Manchuria, Juhea Kim's unforgettable characters forge their own destinies as they shape the future of their nation... Zobraziť viac
We are getting fat and sick in increasing numbers and it's placing a devastating burden on our healthcare systems. Scientists in every field are desperate to explain this epidemic and stave off a modern health disaster. But what's to blame? ... Zobraziť viac
Our heroes are back. Kind of. First, the bad news: an ancient evil-you know, your standard consume-all-life-in-the-galaxy deal-is about to be unleashed.The good news? Squad 312 is standing by to save the day... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the other animals roam free, ... Zobraziť viac
In the only book to tell the real story of Everest 1953, Mick Conefrey reveals that what has gone down in history as a supremely well-planned attempt was in fact beset by crises – both on and off the mountain... Zobraziť viac
Is the future of food looking bleak - or better than ever? At a time when every day brings news of drought and famine, Amanda Little investigates what it will take to feed a hotter, hungrier, more crowded world. She explores the past along with... Zobraziť viac
From award-winning author Eugene Vodolazkin comes this poignant story of memory, love and loss spanning twentieth-century... Zobraziť viac
An internationally bestselling, acutely moving story set amidst the atrocities of the Bosnian war, Twice Born masterfully plumbs the depths of love, grief, and the all-consuming power of motherhood... Zobraziť viac
