Based on Jack Kerouac's memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, it is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood - its wisdom, angu...więcej »
A POCKET HISTORY OF POLAND began as a course on Polish history and culture that Dariusz Sirko, then 25, gave in Madeira island, Portugal, while participating in the European Voluntary Service in 20...więcej »
The story of a man whose music changed the world.Farrokh Bulsara was a young boy who loved music and was known for being quiet and kind, even when people made fun of his unusual teeth.<...więcej »
Wstrząsająca historia Solomona Northupa – dystyngowanego, wykształconego obywatela Północy Stanów Zjednoczonych, który – uprowadzony i sprzedany handlarzom niewolni...więcej »
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Zestaw trzech albumów poświęconych wybitnym politykom II Rzeczypospolitej - Ignacemu Paderewskiemu, Józefowi Piłsudskiemu i Ignacemu Mościckiemu. Ta patriotyczna trylogia objęta zosta...więcej »
W książce zostały zaprezentowane życiorysy czterech działaczy społecznych: Antoine’a-Frédérica Ozanama (1813-1853), ks. Carla Sonnenscheina (1876-1929), Piera Giorgia Frassatieg...więcej »
Życie grobowe otwiera czytelnika na zdumienie. Pozwala zachwycić się opowieścią o świecie ukrytą w strefie pośredniej pomiędzy żywymi a umarłymi, pomiędzy przestrzenią codzienności (miasta, wsi, pu...więcej »
The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wr...więcej »
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: 'The most important book I have read in quite some time' Daniel Kahneman; 'A must-read' Max Tegmark; 'The book we've all been waiting for' Sam Harris<...więcej »
What are Kafka's stories about? Are they dreams? Allegories? Symbols? Things that happen every day? But where and when?In this remarkable book, Roberto Calasso sets out not to dispel th...więcej »
'A brilliant display of fireworks, attacking the widespread and banal notion that "in the beginning" sexual activity was guilt-free and delicious, being repressed and blighted only by the...więcej »
A selection from Pepys' startlingly vivid and candid diary, including his famous account of the Great FireIntroducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little...więcej »
In the third volume of his acclaimed examination of sexuality in modern Western society, Foucault investigates the Golden Age of Rome to reveal a decisive break from the classical Greek version of ...więcej »
The second volume of Michel Foucault's pioneering analysis of the changing nature of desire explores how sexuality was perceived in classical Greek culture.From the stranger byways of G...więcej »
That incomparable melancholy in Edward Hopper's magical oeuvre occasionally leads us to look at the details of his life. Where did he live and work? What were his most important influences while he...więcej »
Roman Polanski: A Retrospective is the definitive tribute to one of the world’s most prolific and influential film directors. Editor and film critic James Greenberg takes readers chronologica...więcej »
** Shortlisted for the NME Best Music Book Award 2018 **THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARA HERALD BOOK OF THE YEARAN IRISH INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'...więcej »
Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but never forgets to have fun. An immensely likeable man.’ Damon HillThe world’s ...więcej »
THE MULTIMILLION COPY BESTSELLERTHE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO SURVIVING ANYWHEREThe Collins Gem SAS Survival Guide is the pocket companion for adventurers everywhere. From making ca...więcej »
