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• Rok vydání 2005

The classic of literary criticism from one of the world's greatest novelists.In seven independent, but closely related…

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

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The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years.…

• Rok vydání 2008

Five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, the only British director to have won the top prize at both Cannes (for "Secrets…

• Rok vydání 2015

A soldier returns from the frontline of battle to report that Pekkala's charred body has been found at the site of an…

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'Oyeyemi's imagination is impressive and vast.' Guardian The glorious new novel from the landmark author - a…

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A vital history from the award-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens on the dramatic century since the…

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

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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…

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Selected as the Independent's Best Travel book, Why We Travel asks why humans yearn to travel, what motivates us and what we…

\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…

Set before the start of the First World War, this fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small…

The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but 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…

\n\'In its gem-like miniature quality, among the best books ever written.\' New York TimesBefore Lawrence Durrell became a…

\nMeet the Oracle of Delphi in ancient Greece in this transporting tale of the classical world by the radical Nobel Laureate…

Illuminating the dark side of the American century, "The Monster Show" uncovers the surprising links between horror…

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

Spanning more than four decades, this is the epic history of Glam Rock, from one of the finest music writers of his…

There are two currents of history in the author's poem, the visible history charted in events - the tribal losses of the…

• Rok vydání 2012

'Well, Sergeant, here we go then', I said. 'Getting our chance at last of a good old crack at the Boche, eh ...?'…

\nWhile mothers raise children in the bucolic Place of Women, Chimp is tormented by the Leopard Men in their brutal hunts,…

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

• Rok vydání 2020

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

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who…

State of the Nation: British Theatre since 1945 looks at post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective.…

• Rok vydání 2016

As remarkable as Columbus and the conquistador expeditions, the history of Portuguese exploration is now almost forgotten.…

• Rok vydání 2017

A title that combines Wildean pastiche, political history, artistic debate, spoof reminiscence, and song-and-dance in…

• Rok vydání 2026

A majestic biography of two young geniuses who merged their talents to create one of the greatest bodies of music in…

Allen Ginsberg (1926-97) was born in Newark, New Jersey, to a poet-teacher father and Russian emigre mother. When Howl and…

'A modern tragedy on the grand scale.' Salman RushdieThe War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical…

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…

• Rok vydání 2022

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

• Rok vydání 2013

"Empires of the Sea" shows the Mediterranean as a majestic and bloody theatre of war. Opening with the Ottoman victory in…

• Rok vydání 2013

In the spring of 1453, the Ottoman Turks advanced on Constantinople in pursuit of an ancient Islamic dream: capturing the…

• Rok vydání 2023

\nThe bizarre and little known story of how a hubristicArchduke became the puppet Emperor of Mexico -with tragic results and…

• Rok vydání 2018

When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. In this…

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Originally published in 1960, The Colossus was the only volume of Sylvia Plath's poetry published before her death in 1963.…

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

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\nThe timeless and compelling \'word-music\' of one of Britain\'s oldest cultural treasures is captured in this new…

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

Derby Day, Henley Regatta, Cowes, the twelfth of August, a cup final, the dog races, the pin table, the dart board,…

20 years after the Trojan war, the Gods have decided it is time for Odysseus to return to Ithaca, before his wife Penelope…