In this riveting real-life thriller, Philippe Sands offers a unique account of the daily life of senior Nazi SS Brigadefuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter and his wife, Charlotte. Drawing on a remarkable archive of family letters and diaries... Zobraziť viac
No terrorist group has deployed a nerve agent in a civilian area or used a radioactive mini-bomb in London. The Kremlin has done both. Shadow State is a gripping investigative account of how Russia's spies helped elect Donald Trump, backed Brexit... Zobraziť viac
In this hugely influential book, Laclau and Mouffe examine the workings of hegemony and contemporary social struggles, and their significance for democratic theory. With the emergence of new social and political identities, and the frequent attacks... Zobraziť viac
The pharmaceutical industry is broken. From the American hedge fund manager who put the price of an AIDS pill up from $13.50 to $750 overnight to the children's cancer drugs left intentionally to expire in a Spanish warehouse, the signs are all around... Zobraziť viac
For more than sixty-five years on the air, From Our Own Correspondent has been one of BBC Radio's flagship programmes. It has taken listeners to parts of the world where they have never gone, and perhaps never would: war zones, refugee camps... Zobraziť viac
Grown in the Middle East two thousand years ago for its pleasing scent and medicinal properties, it has attached itself to us, its needy host and servant, to become one of the most adored flowers across cultures... Zobraziť viac
In 2007, Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for the British newspaper the Guardian. Within months, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security Service - the successor to the KGB - had broken into his flat... Zobraziť viac
A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields... Zobraziť viac
Harmony Books: The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language,... Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Oneworld Publications Počet strán: 240 Rozmery: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm ISBN: 9781780748177 Formát: mäkká väzba - br Zobraziť viac
The body is a source of pleasure and of pain, at once hopelessly vulnerable and radiant with power. At a moment in which basic rights are once again imperilled, Olivia Laing conducts an ambitious investigation into the body and its discontents... Zobraziť viac
Derren Brown's television and stage performances have entranced and dumbfounded millions. His baffling illusions and stunning set pieces... Zobraziť viac
Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the Jews' expulsion from Spain in 1492 it tells the stories not just of rabbis and philosophers but of a poetess in the ghetto of Venice... Zobraziť viac
What does it mean to be a man in the modern world? Throughout history, being a man has meant different things. Maybe being a man was about being a good hunter, or a good soldier, a good businessman or maybe good with... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, people have sought to improve society by reducing suffering, eliminating disease or enhancing desirable qualities in their children. But this wish goes hand in hand with the desire to impose control over who can marry... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Thomas Christiano, University of Arizona "The introduction offers fresh insights...[and] the... Zobraziť viac
Shows how our flawed strategies for perceiving risk influence our lives, often with unforeseen and sometimes - tragic consequences. This book uncovers one of the central puzzles of our time: why are the safest people in history living in a culture of... Zobraziť viac
Presenting a tour of English from its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation... Zobraziť viac
Change your habits, change your life. A powerful new way to increase your emotional intelligence.Emotional Intelligence Habits is a groundbreaking new book from Dr. Travis Bradberry, author of the bestselling Emotional Intelligence 2.0 that has sold milli Zobraziť viac
CCV: Book Description The pre-eminent study of the six wives of Henry VIII by a master historian 'Divorced,... Zobraziť viac
