In Lord Byron's lifetime, details of his travels were widely known through poems set in different countries, ranging from his homes in Scotland and England, through Europe and the Middle East, to t...
A marvelous book . . . I just loved it all, and have a permanently marked-up, dog-eared copy on my shelf for the next generation.Tom Hanks Simply, a masterpiece. Here, An...
In the 1930s, women and men from across the world made their way to Spain to be part of what they saw as a historic fight for freedom from fascism. Tomorrow Perhaps the Future follows extraordinary...
King of Pop Art Andy Warhol is one of the greatest artists of all time. Rarely venturing into public without his camera and tape recorder, Warhol was a great observer and documentarist of the Ameri...
A darkly comic and moving memoir on what it means to be human in a world where nothing is certain, from the award-winning Oxford professor. ‘A book that will stay with you for lif...
An accessible introduction to a writer whose work is of timeless significance and whose unconventional life is a continuous source of fascination.In 1907, when she was twenty-five and n...
Her life. Her learnings. Her toolkit to live boldly.How do we build enduring and honest relationships?How can we discover strength and community inside our differences?What ...
A rediscovered classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet and survivor József Debreczeni'A literary diamond... A holocaust memoir worth...
'All Sorts of Lives is a beautiful, fastidiously researched and fascinating exploration of Mansfield's life and work' A.L. KENNEDYRestless outsider, masher-up of form and conventi...
Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine is the most comprehensive book yet published on the work of Nobel Prize–winning musician and cultural icon Bob Dylan.This sumptuous, 608-page tom...
This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life.Fro...
Chopin in Paris: The 1830s to szósta z serii publikacji pokonferencyjnych. Znalazły się w niej rozszerzone wersje referatów wygłoszonych na VI Międzynarodowej Konferencji Chopinologic...
Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name...
A collection of over 300 quotes from Bill Gates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and tech icon. Part of the In Their Own Words series. Get inside the head of one of the most important leaders of our ...
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
A treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Artists’ Letters is a collection of int...
Choć prawda zawarta w tym zbiorze niezwykle dowcipnych, zaczepnych, wzruszających i bardzo, BARDZO osobistych esejów jest nadzwyczaj bolesna, to… Tiffany Haddish przedstawia ją tak, ż...
Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's stature and living presence have only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left Am...
A unique 'A to Z' biography from music journalist and Queen biographer Mark Blake that will shed new light on the story of the biggest rock band of all time.The story of Queen is rich with an...
Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a multitude of previously unknown anecdotes and quotes, Hercules!: The A to Z of Elto...