• Rok vydání 1935

T. S. Eliot's first major full-length verse drama reissued for the 850th anniversary of Thomas Becket's death. Murder in the…

• Brožovaná
• Angličtina

Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Brožovaná, Počet stran: 72, Nakladatelství: Faber & Faber, Autor: Camille (Poetry Editor) Ralphs,…

Her only work of true crime, this novel uses forensics, unpublished sources and forgotten documents to create a vivid image…

How new is atheism? The author brings to life the origins of the secular values at the heart of the modern state, and…

I can confirm that should you ever find yourself on stage playing the bass guitar with three left hands, it is usually the…

• Rok vydání 1845

The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's…

Provocative exploration of relationships. Here Philips explores the way in which people are capable of loving more than one…

• Rok vydání 2019

ELIOT PRIZE 2019 SHORTLISTFORWARD PRIZE 2019 SHORTLISTPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY CHOICE 2019The long-awaited new collection from…

From one of our most admired playwrights, "an ambitious, complicated and often laugh-out-loud religious debate" (Toby…

Christopher Nolan's "Memento" is an intricate thriller. Its protagonist Leonard (Guy Pearce), is a puzzle, even to himself.…

Kniha 9780571392612 The Man With Night Sweats…

• Rok vydání 2001

The screenplay of the award-winning picture from the director Wes Anderson, at once tender and probing, mindful of New York…

Ths volume contains all of Beckett's less-than-full-length works (or 'Dramaticules') for the stage, radio and television.…

Guskin is an "acting doctor" whose clients include Kevin Kline, Glenn Close, James Gandolfini, Bridget Fonda, and dozens…

• Čeština

Europe has been widely acclaimed as among the finest achievements of 'one of our greatest living writers' (The Times). A…

A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. In this highly original account of…

Written between August and December 1938, "Autumn Journal" is still considered one of the most valuable and moving…

Rudolph Valentino was the silver-screen legend who for ever changed America's idea of the leading man: a frightened young…

On 25 October 1946, in a crowded room in Cambridge, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Karl Popper came face to face for the first and…

• Rok vydání 1897

Jan Morris recreates the British Empire at its dazzling climax - the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897, celebrated…

Wolpert provides a clear explanation of the science that underpins our lives, explaining how our bodies function. Examining…

Holloway - a hollow way, a sunken path. A route that centuries of foot-fall, hoof-hit, wheel-roll and rain-run have harrowed…

Ambitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded…

Crow was Ted Hughes's fourth book of poems for adults and a pivotal moment in his writing career. In it, he found both a…

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

An examination of the poetry of Plath, that does not get diverted by preoccupations with her personal life.…

'One of the most famous of modern art documents - a poetic primer, prepared by the artist for his Bauhaus pupils, which has…

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• Angličtina

Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Brožovaná, Nakladatelství: Faber & Faber, ISBN-13: 9780571362196, Datum vydání: 2023…

This title features 150 essential rules from the award-winning co-writer of "Yes Minster" and "Yes Prime Minister",…

This is an essential guide to the strange, sometimes sinister culture of contemporary Italy. When Tobias Jones first…

From one of the country's most eminent reviewers and academics, a delightfully sceptical and devastatingly intelligent…

Disco emerged from the fall-out of the Black Power Movement and an almost exclusively gay scene in a blaze of poppers,…

This is now a BBC4 series showing in March 2012. When Edward VI - Henry VIII's longed-for son - died in 1553,…

The ultimate ABC book for beginners with over 2,500 words and 1,000 pictures!AirplaneBaron von Crow is an airplane pilot.He…

The only in-depth biographical account of the lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow.Revered by his peers--Bono…

David Byrne, co-founder of the group Talking Heads, has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation since…

From Scorsese and Lynch to Wenders and Godard: interviews with twenty of the world's greatest directors on how they make…

"Extraordinary...Film of the year". ("Sleazenation"). "Magnificently bizarre...Wonderful". ("Empire"). "Unlike anything…

Kniha 9780571375356 Dark Luminosity Jah Wobble…

Kniha 9780571232864 Apathy for the Devil Nick Kent…

Kniha 9780571384433 Open Up Thomas Morris…

Cedilla continues the history of John Cromer ("adventures" sounds rather too hectic) begun by Pilcrow, described by the…

Anne loved the time in her life when she prepared breakfast each morning for her two young children. Years later, spending…

Between 1856 and 1876, five explorers, all British, took on the seemingly impossible task of discovering the source of the…

But is this world real -- and what happens if Rosie decides to stay?Meanwhile, a rebellious scientist is trying to prove…

Kniha 9780571253975 Here Comes Everybody James Fearnley…

Growing up disabled and gay in the 1950's, circumstances force John Cromer from an early age to develop an intense and vivid…

A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his…