Do you see your son, standing over there, in the antechamber? Well, I am going to shoot him.'The story of the great and mad Cambyses, King of Persia, told by part-historian, part-mythma...
Piotr Michałowski – malarz i rysownik, główny przedstawiciel romantyzmu w polskiej sztuce XIX wieku, a także urzędnik państwowy i działacz społeczny. Warsztat malarski kształtował podczas licznych ...
The biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birth...
"No, no, I've got your word for it, I've got to die ... you promised me ... you told me ..."Turgenev's accounts of hunting in rural Russia, and the extraordinary characters he...
Enshrining the fundamental rights and freedoms of its citizens in law, and curbing the power of those who rule them, the US constitution is one of the most significant documents in the history of d...
Often called "the first art historian", Vasari writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists .Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 boo...
Why is the Earth's climate changing? And how will this change our lives? HRH The Prince of Wales is worried about climate change. In this book, he explains why it is so important for us to stop cli...
Being an original thinker can change the world. Learn how to recognize a great idea, to speak up for yourself, to choose the right time to act, and to manage fear and doubt by standing out from the...
Łazienki Królewskie to wyjątkowe miejsce - jest to obszar łączący niezwykłą architekturę i piękno przyrody. Cały kompleks ? na który składają się trzy ogrody, Pałac Na Wyspie, Stara P...
Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their w...
Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their w...
Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their w...
On the cover this time, sonic trailblazer Moses Sumney is photographed by Kennedi Carter in Asheville, North Carolina, where he lives.Our Book of the Season is Sabahattin Ali’s br...
Kazimierz Gustaw Zemła (ur. w 1931) – jeden z najbardziej znanych współczesnych polskich rzeźbiarzy. Absolwent i pedagog, a przez kilka lat także dziekan warszawskiej Akademii Sztuk Pi...
Kolejny album z serii Malarstwo przedstawia życie i twórczość jednej z najważniejszych i najoryginalniejszych polskich artystek XX wieku – Zofii Stryjeńskiej – „księżniczki...
Stefan Norblin, właśc. Juliusz Stefan Norblin de la Gourdaine (1892–1952), praprawnuk Jeana-Pierre'a Norblina, francuskiego malarza przełomu XVIII i XIX wieku. Ten niezwykle utalentowany i ws...
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also ...
'Once they are aroused, once they are determined, nothing on earth and nothing in heaven will make women give way; it is impossible.'A potted history of the women who pioneered feminism...
'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.'This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against ...
From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light.Penguin Modern: ...