Of all John Fowles' novels The French Lieutenant's Woman received the most universal acclaim and today holds a very special place in the canon of post-war English literature. From the god-like stan...więcej »
This gripping book is the story of Ukraine’s Nazi occupation, told by one ordinary, brave child.'Rightly hailed a masterpiece' Daily Mail'So here is my invitation: ent...więcej »
This brilliantly coloured tale of the French Revolution is an historical romance set in Paris and London. Famous for the character of Sidney Carton who sacrifices himself upon the guillotine' it is...więcej »
The epic story continues in Court, the fourth in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series.'Fandom's new fav...więcej »
1944, Italy. As bombs fall around them, two strangers meet in the ruined wine cellar of a Tuscan villa and share an extraordinary evening.Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier, Evel...więcej »
Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of an English country gentleman, meets Mr Darcy, a rich man who owns land. At first, Elizabeth hates him and thinks he is proud, but slowly her feelings start to chan...więcej »
WINNER OF THE BAILEYS PRIZE BEST OF THE BESTWinner of the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007, this is a heartbreaking, exquisitely written literary masterpieceUgwu, a b...więcej »
History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book ... until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world'...więcej »
An Auschwitz prisoner's remarkable account of suffering and survival, an international bestseller and the only complete book written inside the camp.Eddy de Wind, a Dutch doctor and psy...więcej »
I tattooed a number on her arm. She tattooed her name on my heart...In 1942, Lale Sokolov arrived in Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survi...więcej »
In 1918, Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated.Out of his experience came A Farewell to Arms. Hemingway's descript...więcej »
HEROISM CAN BE FOUND IN THE QUIETEST PLACES - HOW LIBRARIANS DEFIED THE NAZISTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK'A wonderful novel celebrating the power of books and...więcej »
A fascinating insight into the untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East.In 1916, in the middle of the First World War, two men secretly...więcej »
The Tower is such a vivid, visceral read, you feel you're locked in the tower alongside the characters, acting out a royal family drama. I am moved and impressed' TRACY CHEVALIER ...więcej »
When the Nazis take Rome, thousands go into hiding. One priest will risk everything to save them.September 1943: German forces occupy Rome. SS officer Paul Hauptmann rules with terror.<...więcej »
World War One, and as shells fall in Flanders, a Canadian nurse searches for her brother believed dead in the trenches despite eerie signs that suggest otherwise in this gripping and powerful histo...więcej »
A little girl is smuggled out of a Jewish ghetto. Two courageous women. And an inspirational story of survival.In 1941 at the height of World War II, in a Polish ghetto, a baby girl nam...więcej »
'I can't take any more of your revolting merciful kindness!'Who would have thought that the great military hero Captain Hofmiller - that living monument to his own courage - would have ...więcej »
Pericles returns to Athens as its leader: the empire's beacon of light in the dark.But the threat of Sparta - Athens's legendary rival - looms large on the horizon. When a sudden catast...więcej »
An essential short introduction to the Middle Ages - and the companion volume to Ian Mortimer's bestselling The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England.We tend to think about the Mid...więcej »
WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR: A gripping, heart-shattering love story between two soldiers in the First World WarIt's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sid...więcej »
A captivating story of botany, exploration and desire, by the multimillion copy bestselling author of Eat Pray LoveEverything about life intrigues Alma Whittaker. Her passion for botany...więcej »
The monograph deals with current, important, and essential issues, considering that the world has entered a new era in global security, where authoritarian powers are openly contesting core princip...więcej »
Bieżący numer rocznika „Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały” poświęcony jest szeroko pojętej problematyce ucieczek przed Zagładą. Haniebny atak rządzonej przez Władimira Putina Ros...więcej »
The Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political entity and a re...więcej »
Discover Tom Crewe's magnificent debut novel about forbidden desire and the search for freedom in Victorian England...'Beautifully written' Graham Norton'Subtle, sexy and beautifu...więcej »
'A riveting, compelling, mesmerizing journey. Josef Lewkowicz is a hero in every sense of the word. The Survivor both terrifies us and inspires us. It's a must read.'Tova Friedman, author of ...więcej »
The Lafayette Escadrille was an all-volunteer squadron of Americans who flew for France during World War I. One hundred years later, it is still arguably the best-known fighter squadron ever to tak...więcej »
The example of the memory of Andrey Sheptytsky shows very clearly how Polish and Ukrainian historical cultures are interconnected. After the fall of communism, actors in both Poland and Ukraine fac...więcej »
Angielski przekład powieści "Zapiski oficera Armii Czerwonej" Sergiusza Piaseckiego, stylizowanej na pamiętnik czerwonoarmisty, Zubowa, który uczestniczy w ataku na Polskę i konfro...więcej »
Wdzięczny Papieżowi Franciszkowi za decyzję o beatyfikacji polskiej Rodziny Ulmów – pierwszej w historii Kościoła (rodzice i siedmioro dzieci, w tym jedno nienarodzone) zachęcam wszyst...więcej »
During its three-thousand-year history Rome has been an imperial metropolis, the capital of a nation and the spiritual core of a great world religion. For writers from antiquity to the presen...więcej »
Hana, a Canadian nurse, exhausted by death, and grieving for her own dead father; the maimed thief-turned-Allied-agent, Caravaggio; Kip, the emotionally detached Indian sapper - each is haunted in ...więcej »
An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great FloodA long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them...więcej »
A gorgeous Collector's Edition covering the history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the Heian period. Japan has gripped the imagination of readers of their spiritual and delicate myth...więcej »
In 1942 Cilka is just sixteen years old when she is taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, notices her long beautiful hair, and forces her separat...więcej »
Sisters under the Rising Sun, the captivating new novel by Heather Morris, is a story of women in war: a testament to resilience, bravery and friendship in the darkest of circumstances.It is ...więcej »
The international bestselling author returns with an exploration of one of the grandest obsessions of the twentieth century'The Bomber Mafia is a case study in how dreams go awry. When ...więcej »
The Penguin English Library Edition of The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne'Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, - stern and wild ones, - and they had made her st...więcej »
Discover Joseph Heller's hilarious and tragic satire on military madness, and the tale of one man's efforts to survive it. It's the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been close...więcej »