Crudo (Laing Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

Crudo (Laing Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

A blisteringly funny and remarkably tender debut novel from Olivia Laing, one of the finest non-fiction writers of her

Crudo (Laing Olivia)(Paperback / softback)

A blisteringly funny and remarkably tender debut novel from Olivia Laing, one of the finest non-fiction writers of her

Funny Weather - Art in an Emergency (Laing Olivia)(Paperback / softback)

Olivia Laing, prize-winning, bestselling author of The Lonely City and Crudo, returns with a career-spanning collection of essays on the power of art in times of

Everybody (Laing Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

The author of The Lonely City takes readers on an ambitious investigation into the body in the twentieth century, using the life of the renegade psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich to chart an electrifying course through the great freedom movements of the era, from gay rights and sexual liberation to

To the River: A Journey Beneath the Surface (Laing Olivia)(Paperback)

Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing sets out to walk its banks, from the source all the way to the sea. As she walks, she reflects upon the power of rivers, refracting mythology, science, social history and literature through their waters to shed light on

Crude: A Memoir (Fajardo Pablo)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping, richly illustrated recounting of the battle indigenous Ecuadorians and their allies waged against Texaco/Chevron over the energy company's destruction of portions of the Amazon. As a teenager, Pablo Fajardo worked in the Amazonian oil fields, where he witnessed the consequences of

Gin Clan - Scottish Gins and Distilleries (Laing Fiona)(Pevná vazba)

A guide to Scotland's gin scene - the history, the distillers and their

Kosmos (Laing Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Expect the unexpected at every turn of the page. Kosmos is a story like no other. Completely different, charming, and an enormous amount of fun. - Cemetery Dance Rookie barrister George Winsome, young and arrogant, defends an old boy who thinks he's Merlin on a manslaughter charge. The riotous

Asylum Road (Sudjic Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

I Can Explain (Laing Jamie)(Pevná vazba)

The warm, funny and entertaining memoir of much-loved TV personality and loveable posh boy, Jamie

Crude Britannia: How Oil Shaped a Nation (Marriott James)(Pevná vazba)

Taking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames Estuary and London, this is the story of Britain's oil-soaked past, present and future. Travelling the country, the authors discover how the financial power and political muscle of an industry built the

In the Cut (Moore Susanna)(Paperback / softback)

'Electrifying. Essential reading' Olivia Laing 'Compelling, shocking, hot, scary' Kristen Roupenian'Horrific, the sexiest book ever, devastatingly true' Daisy Johnson'Extraordinary' Lucie Whitehouse'When I finished I was ready to pass out' Olivia Sudjic'One of my favourite books' Megan

Nancy: A Comic Collection (Jaimes Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

The Craft of Gin (Knoll Aaron J.)(Pevná vazba)

The Craft of Gin explores the history of Gin production from its crude origins in medieval Europe to the finely honed spirits of twenty-first century craft distillers. The book describes how gin is made, the primary botanicals used in its production, tasting notes for fifty craft gins from around

Picturing the Woman-Child: Fashion, Feminism and the Female Gaze (Laing Morna)(Pevná vazba)

The childlike character of ideal femininity has long been critiqued by feminists from Mary Wollstonecraft to Simone de Beauvoir. This book examines the representation of women as childlike in western fashion media, and asks why this figure continues to hold appeal to women following three (or even

Lonely City - Adventures in the Art of Being Alone (Laing Olivia)(Paperback / softback)

Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Criticism #1 Book of the Year from Brain Pickings Named a best book of the year by NPR, Newsweek, Slate, Pop Sugar, Marie Claire, Elle, Publishers Weekly, and Lit Hub A dazzling work of biography, memoir, and cultural criticism on the subject

Trip to Echo Spring - On Writers and Drinking (Laing Olivia)(Paperback / softback)

A captivating exploration of alcoholism and literature by the author of The Lonely City; 'beguiling, beautifully written . . . brilliant and original' - Sunday

Olivia Bee: Kids in Love (Bee Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

Olivia Bee is celebrated for her dreamy, evocative portraits and landscapes rich with implied narratives of intimacy, freedom and adventure. Olivia Bee: Kids in Love showcases two bodies of photographic work, including the series 'Enveloped in a Dream' that first brought Bee recognition as a

People in Trouble (Schulman Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

'A book of resistance and love, as urgently necessary now as it was thirty years ago' Olivia Laing First published in 1990, discover this blistering novel about a love triangle in New York during the AIDS

Olivia Saves the Circus (Falconer Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl's imagination is the main attraction. Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. She... -rode on a unicycle -jumped on a trampoline -juggled

Godmothers (McInerney Monica)(Pevná vazba)

After a troubled and tragic childhood, Eliza is invited to the UK to visit her two godmothers, Olivia and Maxie. Throwing caution to the wind, Eliza accepts and takes a leap into the

Reconsidering Boccaccio: Medieval Contexts and Global Intertexts (Holmes Olivia)(Pevná vazba)

Reconsidering Boccaccio highlights the great Florentine writer Giovanni Boccaccio's remarkable achievements in the fourteenth century as a cultural mediator; his exceptional social, geographic, and intellectual range; and the influence of his legacy on numerous cultural networks. Grounded in

Great Expectations (Dickens Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Now an original series on FX and Hulu starring Olivia Coleman Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into

Bee Detectives (Ryan-Rendall Vanessa)(Pevná vazba)

When Olivia and Hamish see a smoky haze coming from their local park, they're ready to spring into action But it's not a fire - it's a nest of Australian stingless bees that needs their help. Join Olivia and Hamish as they learn about the bees in our backyards. From Blue-banded and Teddy Bear to