Maya Angelou’s seven volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she ha...więcej »
This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medie...więcej »
Trail running is as simple as it sounds: just put one foot in front of the other, somewhere unpaved and outdoors. The opportunities it presents are endless, with a wide variety of routes that stret...więcej »
More than half a century after her death, Marilyn Monroe is still one of the most famous people in the world. Her life was a contrast of public brilliance and private misery, her death a tragedy su...więcej »
Vanessa Wye was fifteen years old when she first had sex with her English teacher.She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane...więcej »
Pour prévenir l'éclatement d'une guerre civile, le roi Lear décide de diviser son royaume entre ses trois filles. La plus large part sera offerte a celle qui lui déclare...więcej »
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome ...więcej »
The greatest novel of the twentieth century, now in a beautiful Clothbound Classics centenary editionFollowing the events of one single day in Dublin, the 16th of June 1904, and what ha...więcej »
An unprecedented collection of artists’ record covers from the 1950s to todaySince the dawn of modernism, visual and music production have had a particularly intimate relationship. From...więcej »
In the mid-eighteenth century, as new ideas begin to sweep the continent, a young Jew of mysterious origins arrives in a village in Poland. Before long, he has changed not only his name but his per...więcej »
Karl Lagerfeld is a modern master of couture. He is also famously outspoken: his wise, surprising statements pop up like offbeat news flashes. This compact collection of quotations pays homage to t...więcej »
In 402 AD, after invading tribes broke through the Alpine frontiers of Italy and threatened the imperial government in Milan, the young Emperor Honorius made the momentous decision to move his capi...więcej »
Two years after the events of His Dark Materials, Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon sit high on the roof of Jordan College, gazing down on the streets of Oxford. But their peace is shattered by a flo...więcej »
Soaked in mist and old magic, Storyland is a new illustrated mythology of Britain, set in its wildest landscapes.It begins between the Creation and Noah’s Flood, follows the...więcej »
‘Trust me, this is a great true story’ – Ken Follett‘This is an unbelievable story that is all completely true. The life described is astonishing. John Carr has ...więcej »
Pakiet trzech ostatnich części Sagi rodziny Neshov autorstwa Anne B. Ragde tworzy przykład współczesnej prozy norweskiej. Popularność książki, zwłaszcza po realizacji serialu telewizyjnego, sięgnęł...więcej »
Pakiet trzech pierwszych części Sagi rodziny Neshov autorstwa Anne B. Ragde tworzą przykład współczesnej prozy norweskie. Popularność książki, zwłaszcza po realizacji serialu telewizyjnego, sięgnęł...więcej »
Clearly, wherever myth forms part of an educational syllabus, value judgements have been made by those who chose the texts, with regard to content, approach, usage, emphases, purpose and many other...więcej »
When critics attacked Andy Warhol's Marilyn paintings as shallow, the Pop artist was happy to present himself as shallower still: He claimed that he silkscreened to avoid the hard work of painting...więcej »