Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later... Zobraziť viac
As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution... Zobraziť viac
Amaryllis Fox was recruited by the CIA at the age of 21 in the aftermath of 9/11. After an intense training period - where she learns how to master a Glock, get out of flexicuffs while in the trunk of a car, withstand torture... Zobraziť viac
A critical look at how Bill Gates uses his wealth and power through the Gates Foundation to advance his own agenda and erode democratic institutions in the process... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'A remarkable portrait, with deftly woven accounts of weddings and journeys, books and... Zobraziť viac
Shocking and raw first person accounts of the war in Ukraine, from a prize-winning independent journalist... Zobraziť viac
How did the Mob evolve from a disorganised gang of uncouth killers into the deadly 'international corporation' it is today? Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised ... Zobraziť viac
In her international bestseller The Bookseller of Kabul, award-winning journalist Åsne Seierstad studied life in Afghanistan before and after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. Now twenty years later, the Taliban is back in power, and Seierstad. Zobraziť viac
Today, the options and freedoms on offer to LGBTQ+ people living in the West are greater than ever before. But is same-sex marriage, improved media visibility and corporate endorsement all it's cracked up to be? ... Zobraziť viac
From the very first book publication in 1920 to the upcoming film release of Death on the Nile, this investigation into Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot celebrates a century of probably the world's favourite fictional detective... Zobraziť viac
The nation’s ‘taster in chief’ cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the definitive versions of classic French dishes... Zobraziť viac
Guinness World Records 2014 brings together thousands of the planet's most awe-inspiring people, pets and products, including new record-holders such as a skateboarding goat, a 15-metre-long robot dragon, ... Zobraziť viac
The official movie tie-in edition to Oliver Stones major motion picture, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It began with a tantalizing, anonymous email: I am a senior member of the intelligence community... Zobraziť viac
On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky and radiation escaped to contaminate the land and poison the people for years to come. While officials tried to hush up the accident, ... Zobraziť viac
Taschen: Presenting the spirit of Berlin, this book is a photographic journey into the city's history. Devastated by two... Zobraziť viac
A funny, intimate memoir by Lauren Graham, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood, which recounts her experiences on Gilmore Girls - the first and second time - and shares stories about life, love, and working in Hollywood... Zobraziť viac
What they weren't expecting, though, was the story that emerged in the months that followed—a story as beautiful as it was extraordinary, detailing their little boy's trip to heaven and back... Zobraziť viac
Politics and the English Language is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth... Zobraziť viac
Laugh, cry, stand up and cheer: Forrest Gump is everyman´s story, everyman´s dream. A wonderfully warm, savagely barbed, and hilariously funny "tale told by an idiot", from the razor-sharp pen of a contemporary wizard... Zobraziť viac
'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack Obama... Zobraziť viac
