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One night in 1974, Philippe Petit secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade…

• Brožovaná
• Angličtina
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• Rok vydání 2023

From the beloved, bestselling author of Kitchen, comes a deeply haunting, heartwarming exploration of loneliness and painful…

• Čeština

Including a personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, the author presents a magisterial portrait of the…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nMaraid watches her son, James, striding out across the grass, a bottle of milk for each of their visitors in hand. her…

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'Highly readable, exciting and thought-provoking' - Hilary Mantel'A gem of blood-and-thunder storytelling' - Dominic…

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Éamon de Valera is the most remarkable man in the history of modern Ireland. Much as Churchill personified British…

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'A real treat for Can fans.' SpectatorAll Gates Open is the definitive story of the most influential and revered avant-garde…

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The title of this collection of essays refers to a tailor's mannequin that Alfred Brendel spotted in a shop window in…

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Features stories of families, feuds, enchantment, disenchantment and the manifold bonds of love. These stories are about the…

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• Rok vydání 2011

Sean Connery's personification of secret agent James Bond invigorated Britain and its cinema, allowing a cash-strapped,…

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Centenary edition of 'modernism's lost masterpiece'.…

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The hugely acclaimed, best-selling life of Hawkwood, one of the outstanding figures of English and European history. John…

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Gustav Mahler: Letters to his Wife is undoubtedly the best way to understand Mahler as a man and as a composer: in his own…

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Approaching his sixtieth birthday, the poet explores where he finds himself, geographically and in life, treating with wit…

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Frost returned to the safety of New England while Thomas stayed to fight for the Old. It is these roads taken - and those…

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When a distressed young woman arrives at their station claiming her friend has been abducted, and that the man threatened to…

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In a world where every thought is monitored and every word scrutinised, freedom remains a whisper. A striking addition to…

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'Deeply moving' VOGUE'Completely blew me away!' MARC JACOBS'Beautiful and wise' COLM TOIBINA sundrenched graphic novel…

Presents a sequence of sea novels set in the early nineteenth century, about a voyage from England to Australia.…

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In the summer of 1936, W H Auden and Louis MacNeice visited Iceland on commission to write a travel book, but found…

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33 Revolutions Per Minute tracks the turbulent relationship between popular music and politics, through 33 pivotal songs…

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• Rok vydání 1999

Elizabeth Gaskell wrote some of the most enduring novels of the Victorian age. This biography traces Elizabeth's youth in…

A collection of seven essays that sketches out the author's personal view of the history and value of the novel. The real…

A sequel to Writing Home, this title contains significant previously unpublished work, including a poignant memoir of his…

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Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.…

Christmas gift edition of Simon Armitage's hugely popular translation, with colour illustrations by British artist Clive…

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Written by a Brussels insider, and a senior EU economist, this title deals with the likely pitfalls of European monetary…

\n\'Akwaeke Emezi is a major talent.\' NoViolet BulawayoThe devastatingly decadent new novel from the agenda-setting,…

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• Rok vydání 2022

April de Angelis's second collection covers six plays written between 2011 and 2021, including the previously unpublished…

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Includes such poetic works as: "Paid on Both Sides", "Letter to Lord Byron", "For the Time Being", "The Sea and the Mirror",…

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A collection of prose pieces by the Poet Laureate, on literary matters and on writers as diverse as Emily Dickinson, Isaac…

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Discover the tender, unputdownable love story of Mira and Tahliil, perfect for fans of David Nicholls, Claire Daverley and…

\nAn unforgettable story of four incredible women: this novel combines the depth, and flair of The Seven Moons Maali Almeida…

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'Wonderful.' Paul Theroux'Brilliant.' Simon Jenkins'Superb.' Colin Thubron'Breathtakingly good.' Michael PalinA captivating…