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• Počet stran 176
• Rok vydání 2005
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The classic of literary criticism from one of the world's greatest novelists.In seven independent, but closely related…

\nThis extraordinary retelling of black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.\n…

• Počet stran 528
• Rok vydání 2017
• Angličtina

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION War-torn, unstable and virtually bankrupt, revolutionary Russia…

• Počet stran 416
• Rok vydání 2026

An intimate history of LGBTQ+ life over four decades, discovered in a stash of forgotten, handwritten notes.…

• Rok vydání 2016

In the midst of the fighting, two Russian soldiers seek refuge in the crypt of a German church. There, clutched in the hands…

• Brožovaná
• Počet stran 344
• Rok vydání 2023
• Angličtina

**A Sunday Times top ten bestseller****Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2023****Shortlisted…

• Brožovaná
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• Rok vydání 2023
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THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEARNEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR SCIENCE…

• Brožovaná
• Počet stran 261
• Rok vydání 2025
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INDEPENDENT BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF 2024Good Housekeeping Travel Book of the MonthA LoveReading Best Book of 2024Smithsonian…

\nA revolutionary manifesto from the legendary Sir Lenny Henry reveals why diversity in the media is vital, and shows us how…

\nA delightful, nostalgic ramble around the hostelries of London from a bygone age.\n…

'I lost my own father at 12 yrs of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are…

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Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king…

• Rok vydání 2020

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a…

• Brožovaná
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From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII…

\nAn original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.\n…

• Rok vydání 2007

In 2007, Gordon Burn took the extraordinary news headlines from that year, and wove the strands together into an essential…

• Rok vydání 2020

\'No musician or music lover should be without it.\' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nCould these forebodings help the world to prevent disasters?In 1966, John Barker, a dynamic psychiatrist working in an…

An evocative account of a childhood summer spent beside the sea in Norfolk by brother and sister, Eustace and Hilda.…

• Počet stran 448
• Rok vydání 2012

A magisterial work of gripping history, City of Fortune tells the story of the Venetian ascent from lagoon dwellers to the…

Why, for centuries, did people fear fruit?All these questions - and more - are answered in this juicy, truly intimate…

Chosen by Paul Auster out of the four thousand stories submitted to his radio programme on National Public Radio, these 180…

The Wars of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485, four kings, including Richard III, lost their…

Acclaimed for its penetration, balance and insight, Modern Greece tells the story of Greece and the Greek people from the…

George III's behaviour has often been odd, but now he is deranged, with rumours circulating that he has even addressed an…

\n\'A remarkable journalistic achievement.\' Time Out\'Powerful . Including interviews with key figures in the fight against…

\nThe untold story of the hidden places across Britainthat have slipped through the fingers of history.\n…

• Počet stran 608
• Rok vydání 2017
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Grunge, also known as the 'Seattle Sound', emerged from the Pacific north-west in the early part of the 1980s. With the…

• Rok vydání 2019

\'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets\' diabolical and devious first family - a real joy to read.\' Dan Jones,…

The second instalment of the Pax Britannica Trilogy by Jan Morris, recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the…

In a bestselling work of profound and lasting importance, the late Albert Hourani told the definitive history of the Arab…

Christopher Nolan's previous films have presented a dark vision of the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With…

The story of the French Resistance is central to French identity, but it is a story built on myths. Robert Gildea returns to…

• Počet stran 560
• Rok vydání 2012

Tells the story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in…

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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's…

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

• Rok vydání 1965

In 1965, one song defined a generation caught the questing spirit of the era and changed the rules of the possible in…

Tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some -…

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job…

Cromwell spent only nine months of his eventful life in Ireland, yet he stands accused there of war crimes, religious…

Nearly 4,000 people were killed over the thirty or so years of the Northern Irish Troubles. Old enemies are now in…

The seventies encompass strikes that brought down governments, shock general election results, the rise of Margaret Thatcher…

\nFive exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent.\n…

For twenty years, Ireland's economic miracle was supposed to be the envy of the world. For years, those with economic power…

• Čeština
• Rok vydání 2023

\nA luminous exploration of exile - the people who have experienced it, and the places they inhabit - from the award-winning…

Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire…

As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into…