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Napoleon Hill, America's most beloved motivational author, devoted 25 years to finding out how the wealthy became that way. After interviewing over 500 of the most affluent men and women of his tim...więcej »
'This book offers mothers everywhere the empowerment they so deserve' - Laura BrandLearn to embrace your instincts and approach motherhood with confidence, because there is no 'right wa...więcej »
Notice more, and notice more joy in the everyday.Distracted? Overwhelmed? Feel like your attention is constantly being pulled in different directions? Learn how to steal it back.<...więcej »
The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing rounds up the voices of women from across history to discuss the meaning and practice of feminism. This is a book that every person should read: the multiplicit...więcej »
Most startups don't fail because they can't build a product. Most startups fail because they can't get traction.Building a successful company is hard. Smart entrepreneurs know that the ...więcej »
Discover the fascinating stories behind some 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!Did you know that fungi put the fizz in champagne and the flavo...więcej »
I Love Russia takes us to places that non-Russians have never seen and brings us voices we have never heard. It is Elena Kostyuchenko’s courageous attempt to document Russia as experienced by...więcej »
An account of two lives during the war in Ukraine: one Ukrainian, one Russian, by the internationally bestselling author of HeimatDiaries of War is a magnificent feat of witness' Alison...więcej »
Pain, Loneliness, Grief, Injustice ... Hope?Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes s...więcej »
Yves Saint Laurent transgressed the traditional forms of fashion to invent a multitude of new silhouettes—pure, abstract, geometric, or graphic.Examining forty years in the couturier&rs...więcej »
Imagine a terraced house whose courtyard separates the kitchen from the bedroom. Or a tiny, triangular tower of rooms stacked one above another. Quirky, experimental and utterly fascinating, the ho...więcej »
Vincent van Gogh believed that drawing was the ‘root of everything’. This was reflected in the remarkable number of more than a thousand graphic works produced by the artist during his ...więcej »
For beginners, art history might seem a daunting subject with complex rules and impenetrable technical language. Even for more seasoned art lovers the question of how to think about art is a perenn...więcej »
What if the solution to the climate crisis is . . . capitalism?Our age will be defined by the climate emergency. But contrary to the doomist narrative that's taken hold, the world has a...więcej »
A riotous, 720-page celebration of sneaker culture and sporting legends, as told through the medium of vintage print advertisingMore than a decade in the making, Soled Out is the defini...więcej »
Speakout 2nd Edition is a comprehensive six-level general English course for adults that has been developed in association with BBC Worldwide and BBC Learning English. The course integrates authent...więcej »
The Paintings of Frida KahloAmong the women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Her unmistakable face,...więcej »
Exclusive access to the shoe collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of TechnologySky-high, ornate, and the pinnacle of glamour, both restrictive and liberating, art object and deep...więcej »