Bring meaning and joy to your every day with the internationally bestselling guide to ikigai. The people of Japan believe that everyone has an ikigai – a reason for being; the thing that gets you out of bed each morning... Zobraziť viac
'A gripping, vivid, deeply researched chronicle of the Russian Revolution told through the eyes of a surprising, flamboyant cast of foreigners in Petrograd, superbly narrated by Helen Rappaport.' Simon Sebag Montefiore (Author, The Romanovs)Caught in the Zobraziť viac
Pistache (pis-tash): a friendly spoof or parody of another's work. [Deriv uncertain. Possibly a cross between pastiche and p**stake.] From the writer of such brilliant parodies as `Thomas Hardy's football report and ... Zobraziť viac
The Race to Save the Romanovs will completely change the way we see the Romanov story. Finally, here is the truth about the secret plans to rescue Russia’s last imperial family... Zobraziť viac
Clover Quinn was a surprise. She used to imagine she was the good kind, now she’s not sure. She’d like to ask Dad about it, but growing up in the saddest chapter of someone else’s story is difficult. She tries not to skate on the thin ... Zobraziť viac
<i> Such is the power and wealth of the Goldbaums that on dull days, it’s said, they hire the sun just for themselves.</i> The Goldbaums' influence reaches across Europe. They are the confidants and bankers of governments and emperors... Zobraziť viac
In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers... Zobraziť viac
Paulo is a young man who wants to be a writer, grows his hair long and goes around the world in search of freedom and the deepest meaning of existence. A journey that goes from being arrested as a terrorist by the Brazilian military dictatorship ... Zobraziť viac
Malibu: August, 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud... Zobraziť viac
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships – or, as they would say, because of them – they are Zobraziť viac
Nunchi (noon-chee): eye measure. The subtle art of gauging other people's thoughts, and feelings in order to build trust, harmony and connection. Why did she get promoted? Why does the party only start when he walks in? ... Zobraziť viac
New York, 1980s Alice Burns - a young book editor - is deep into a manuscript about the morass of family life. The observations within resonate, perhaps, because she has just watched her own family implode... Zobraziť viac
1946. Essen, Germany. Clara. Once a wartime icon and heiress to the Falkenberg iron works; now on the run from the Allied authorities, accused of complicity in her father's war crimes... Zobraziť viac
In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers... Zobraziť viac
They were lovers and friends and brothers and rivals. They couldn't believe their luck, until it ran out. This is their story of the early days and the wild nights, but everyone remembers the truth differently... Zobraziť viac
This is a gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse's much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Bertie Wooster, recently returned from a very pleasurable soujourn in Cannes, ... Zobraziť viac
Two female spies. A banned masterpiece. A book that changed history. 1956.A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union... Zobraziť viac
Two female spies. A banned masterpiece. A book that changed history. 1956.A celebrated Russian author is writing a book, Doctor Zhivago, which could spark dissent in the Soviet Union... Zobraziť viac
From the author of the international bestseller, LETTERS OF NOTE, comes a richly illustrated and wonderfully eclectic collection of the world's greatest speeches - the old, new and unspoken. Discover speeches that altered the course of history, ... Zobraziť viac
They told him everything. He told everyone else. Over countless martini-soaked Manhattan lunches, they shared their deepest secrets and greatest fears... Zobraziť viac
