Leanne Shapton creates an authorly and artistic response to travel, work and being a passenger. 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
For readers of Nora Ephron, Tina Fey, and David Sedaris, this hilarious, poignant, and extremely frank collection of personal essays confirms Lena Dunham the acclaimed creator, producer, and star of HBO's "Girls" ... Zobraziť viac
When all else fails, when our compass is broken, there is one thing some of us have come to rely on: music really can give us a sense of something like home... Zobraziť viac
Where the science of black holes, gravitational waves, and time travel will likely lead us, as reported by spacetime's most important theoreticians and observers... Zobraziť viac
Kniha úvah o dědictví komunismu ve střední Evropě, o podstatě středoevropanství a o vztahu střední Evropy a Západu. Benjamin Kuras se těmito tématy provází čtenáře se svou typickou ironií, erudicí, absurdním humorem a občasnou zdráhavou... Zobraziť viac
Producer, editor, and writer behind the highly addictive, informative, and popular YouTube channel The Nerdwriter, Evan Puschak presents an unconventional and whip-smart essay collection about topics as varied as Superman, politics, and public benches... Zobraziť viac
Why should one half be free to live, while the other is doomed to watch silently from the sidelines? In this visionary collection, Virginia Woolf leads us on a transformative journey through the liberating powers of the mind. From an exploration of ... Zobraziť viac
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, ... Zobraziť viac
A personal and powerful essay on loss from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun... Zobraziť viac
Jean-Claude Lebensztejn’s history of the urinating figure in art, Pissing Figures 1280–2014, is at once a scholarly inquiry... Zobraziť viac
A revelatory account of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise of Hitler, based on new and award-winning research, and... Zobraziť viac
Twelve early pieces never before collected that offer an illuminating glimpse into the mind and process of Joan Didion... Zobraziť viac
Have you ever wondered why you have a brain? Let renowned neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett demystify that big grey blob between your ears... Zobraziť viac
Rachel Bloom has felt abnormal and out of place her whole life. In this exploration of what she thinks makes her 'different', she's come to realise that a lot of people also feel this way; even people who she otherwise thought were 'normal'... Zobraziť viac
For Isaiah Berlin, there is a fundamental distinction in mankind: those who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things - foxes - and those who relate everything to a central all-embracing system - hedgehogs... Zobraziť viac
Sborník příspěvků ze stejnojmenné konference představuje zajímavý vhled do uměleckohistorického výzkumu vybraných témat, jejichž společným jmenovatelem je střední Evropa raného novověku. Publikace vedle dílčích studií... Zobraziť viac
From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, the author's twenty-five essays take in two murders... Zobraziť viac
This volume combines two books which were among the greatest contributions to feminist literature this century. Together they form a brilliant attack on sexual inequality. A Room of One's Own, first published in 1929, is a witty, ... Zobraziť viac
Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic... Zobraziť viac
