The Crichel Boys: Scenes from England's Last Literary Salon (Fenwick Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The Crichel Boys: Scenes from England's Last Literary Salon (Fenwick Simon)(Pevná vazba)

During the interwar years, the future of the country house seemed precarious. After the horror of the First World War, resulting death duties brought about massive land sales - a quarter of England exchanged hands - and about four hundred houses were either sold or pulled down. A whole way of life

The Last Mirror on the Left (Giles Lamar)(Pevná vazba)

In The Last Mirror on the Left, the second Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles, Otto and Sheed must embark on their most dangerous journey yet, bringing a fugitive to justice in a world that mirrors their own but has its own rules to play by.Unlike the majority of

England's Cathedrals (Jenkins Simon)(Pevná vazba)

'Inspired . . . encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar' - The Times England's cathedrals are the nation's glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation's population each year. For a millennium they have been objects

Ordinary Wonder (Papillon Buki)(Pevná vazba)

An extraordinary literary debut from a Nigerian-born author about a boy's secret intersex identity and his desire to live as a

The Infinite Game (Sinek Simon)(Pevná vazba)

From the New York Times bestselling author of Start With Why and Leaders Eat Last, a bold framework for leadership in today's ever-changing world. How do we win a game that has no end? Finite games, like football or chess, have known players, fixed rules and a clear endpoint. The winners and

The Boys from Biloxi - John Grisham

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, and drugs to contract killings. The vice was controlled by small

Tales from the Loop (Stalenhag Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Joan - Beauty, Rebel, Muse: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor (Fenwick Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The first biography of Joan Leigh Fermor, society beauty, professional photographer and

Models of Representation in Czech Literary History (Bilek Petr)(Pevná vazba)

In the last twenty years of their academic engagement in the field of literary history, the authors have focused predominantly on the explorations of various possible ways of writing literary history with the impulses and inspiration produced by recent literary theory. Their long discussions

Pet Shop Boys, Literally (Heath Chris)(Pevná vazba)

The Pet Shop Boys are one of the most successful and unusual bands of the last five decades. They are the pop duo that proves pop music can be modern, ecstatic and playful as well as serious and intelligent, winning them legions of devoted fans throughout the world. In 1989, Neil Tennant and Chris

Lansdowne: The Last Great Whig (Kerry Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Lord Lansdowne (1845-1927) was one of the last hereditary aristocrats to wield power by virtue of his birth--and he used it to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in politics for half a century. This biography, the first to be written with full access to Lansdowne's extensive archive,

Wren-Boys (Duffy Carol Ann)(Pevná vazba)

A wonderful Christmas poem from the Poet

Helicopter Boys: True Tales from Operators of Military and Civilian Rotorcraft (Pike Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Helicopter Boys is the latest addition to Grub Street's Boys series from acclaimed author Richard Pike exploring the role of helicopters in military and civilian situations. With over twenty-one contributors, Helicopter Boys contains stories of the diverse nature of helicopter operations. From the

The Bones of a King: Richard III Rediscovered (The Grey Friars Research Team)(Pevná vazba)

The dramatic story of Richard III, England's last medieval king, captured the world's attention when an archaeological team led by the University of Leicester identified his remains in February 2013. The Bones of a King presents the official behind-the-scenes story of the Grey Friars dig from the

Last Human (Jordan The Last Human Zack)(Pevná vazba)

The last human in the universe is on the run from god itself in this rip-roaring, unapologetic space

Literary Landscapes Paris - Sandrine Voillet

From Voltaire to Verlaine and from Hugo to Hemingway, these are the Paris locations that have influenced modern literature.The book is an elegant photographic stroll around the bookshops, famous literary restaurants and storied streets of Europe's favourite tourist destination.Literary Landscapes:

Famous Last Lines: Final Sentences from 300 Iconic Books (Grogan Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

Famous Last Lines features the final sentences from 300 works of literature, from Don Quixote to The Girl on the Train. The closing words of any text carry a lot of weight. Famous Last Lines unpacks more than 300 notable final lines, from classical epics to contemporary short stories. Spanning

Last Hunt (Meyer Deon)(Pevná vazba)

The brand new thriller from bestseller Deon

Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Official Cookbook: Recipes from the Four Nations (Dorsey Jenny)(Pevná vazba)

Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure - Simon Price

A playful literary biography of The Cure in the form of an A-Z of the band: for trainspotters and casual fans alike The Cure are arguably the biggest alternative rock band in the world. Between 1985 and 2000 every album they released went to at least Gold in the UK, the US or both. In America they

Buccaneer Boys 2: More True Tales by Those Who Flew the 'last All-British Bomber' (Pitchfork Graham)(Pevná vazba)

Following the critically acclaimed publication eight years ago of Buccaneer Boys, long-serving Buccaneer navigator Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork has now followed up the great success of the book with more true tales from those who flew the last all-British bomber. Thirty Buccaneer 'Boys', drawn

The American Canon: Literary Genius from Emerson to Pynchon (Bloom Harold)(Pevná vazba)

Our foremost literary critic on our most essential writers, from Emerson and Whitman to Hurston and Ellison, from Faulkner and O'Connor to Ursula K. LeGuin and Philip Roth. No critic has better understood the ways writers influence one another--how literary traditions are made--and no writer has

Warning (Anonymous)(Pevná vazba)

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's

Performance (Thomas Claire)(Pevná vazba)

The breakout literary sensation of 2021 from the prize-winning author of FUGITIVE