One of the most talked about debut novels of all time, White Teeth is a funny, generous, big-hearted novel, adored by critics and readers alike. Dealing - among many other things - with friendship,...więcej »
Wagner’s operatic works rank with the supreme achievements of western culture. But acceptance of Wagner’s musical genius is tempered by feelings of misgiving and many believe the compos...więcej »
‘As we saw it first it was the wildest and most desolate of scenes. We were in an enormous amphitheatre, a vast circular plain, the floor of the giant crater. Its cliff-like wall closed us in...więcej »
From logos to flags to punctuation marks, symbols are all around us. But we're so used to seeing them that we never question why, for instance, the heart symbol is anatomically incorrect - and why ...więcej »
Lose yourself in the irresistible story of one woman’s journey through 20th-century Russia. Growing up in 1930s Brooklyn, Florence Fein will do anything to escape the confining values o...więcej »
Alongside the death of Elvis Presley and the assassination of John Lennon, Kurt Cobain’s suicide in 1994 ranks as one of the generational milestones of American life – an epochal event ...więcej »
As the demand for work in illustration continues to grow, this medium is becoming a key component in the fields of advertising, communication, and reporting. Illusive, the definitive reference of c...więcej »
Low-cost and mass-producible, stencil type is the world’s most universally used style, seen on everything from bridges to bags, from street signs to packaging. And because they are an afforda...więcej »
Art plays an important role in the life and design of both Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada. Schiaparelli's collaborations with the Surrealists Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau, and Prada's...więcej »
Sante D’Orazio, Italoamerikaner aus Brooklyn, ist einer der bedeutendsten Fashion- und Beautyphotographen unserer Tage. Schirmer/Mosel-Fans kennen sein Werk bereits aus den beiden Bücher...więcej »
It’s the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to th...więcej »
Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has ada...więcej »
Collins brings Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime, to English language learners.These carefully adapted versions are shorter than the originals with the language graded for upper-intermediat...więcej »
"With lots to see, in Busy Farm children can join in by pushing, pulling and turning the tabs to learn about life on a farm. Meet all the different animals, help the farmer bale the hay and jo...więcej »
"With lots to see and heaps to do, in Busy Zoo children can join in by pushing, pulling and turning the tabs to meet the animals! Make the giraffes' heads pop out of the trees, spray the baby...więcej »
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government's system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that syst...więcej »
"Tempted by the promise of fame and fortune, the Singing Mermaid joins a circus. The crowds love her, but the poor mermaid is kept in a tank by the wicked circus owner Sam Sly, and she soon lo...więcej »
"Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconi...więcej »
"With lots to see in Busy Airport, children can have fun as they hop aboard a plane, pulling and turning the tabs! Enjoy watching your baggage go round the carousel, waving goodbye to the plan...więcej »