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One of the most powerful memoirs of recent times.Shortly after Paula Fox’s birth in 1923, her hard-drinking Hollywood screenwriter father and her glam…

Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlbor…

*THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER*What are the things we live for? What matters most in life when your time is short? This brave, frank and heartbreaking book …

‘I can understand myself only in the light of inner happenings. It is these that make up the singularity of my life, and with these my autobiography d…

В мире есть только один Арсен Венгер – и впервые на русском языке выходит история его жизни, рассказанная им самим. Третий иностранный тренер в истори…

A beautiful and touching memoir of Allison Glock’s grandmother, this is both an extraordinary portrait of a truly remarkable woman and a engaging hist…

A groundbreaking work of Romantic biography; David Crane’s book is an astonishingly original examination of Byron, and a radical approach to biography…

A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle.December 1999: It was t…

‘Wonderfully researched and beautifully written’ Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan‘Succeeds in conjuring a lost world’ Dava Sobel, author of Longitude…

Убийцы и преступники — это факты, которые уже произошли во всем мире, преступники, лишенные всех чувств и человечности. Остерегайтесь ужасных преступл…

The first biography of the Rat Pack – Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop et al – the original Swingers. Brilliant…

This edition does not include illustrations.A new biography of one of the most intrepid, romantic and fascinating of the great nineteenth-century trav…

A true Christmas story of a family suffering their darkest moments finding strength and love from a surprise Christmas miracle.December 1999: It was t…

From one of the brightest young chroniclers of US culture comes this dazzling collection of essays on the internet, the self, feminism and politicsWe …

Самые известные преступники и головорезы в мире: каковы их методы, как они воспитывались и каковы их мотивы совершения преступлений, а также данные о …

‘Dazzling…full of special delights. Harman excels in the vivid presentation of scenes, the selection of detail…[a] marvellous and beautifully written …

The most authoritative, comprehensive, perceptive biography of R. L. Stevenson to date, using for the first time his collected correspondence – which …

The fifth book in the bestselling Confessions series.Press junkets. Premiers. Dom Perignon. They’re all in a day’s work for your average Hollywood cel…

A Ballymaloe-trained chef, songwriter and musical right-hand-man to the legends of Irish song takes us back stage and into the kitchens of a bohemian,…

Я тебя люблю — эти слова очень много значат в жизни. Но в современном мире люди просто обесценили эти три слова, ими стали разбрасываться направо и на…

The dramatic story of Lady Hester Stanhope – a wilful beauty turned bohemian adventurer – who left England as a young woman, unashamedly enjoyed a str…

A major biography of Michael Faraday (1791–1867), one of the giants of 19th century science and discoverer of electricity who was at the centre of an …

Fans of Disneyland, Disney World, and all things Disney are sure to enjoy learning all about the fascinating founder, Walt Disney.This new biographic …

Everyone has heard of Erdogan: Turkey’s bullish, mercurial president is the original postmodern populist. Around the world, other strongmen are now fo…

Представлена информация о послевоенной жизни детей и как они вошли во взрослую жизнь на моём примере.

The comprehensive and groundbreaking biography of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning politician, one of the most influential and important men in Irish pol…

This edition does not include illustrations.The inspirational story of three international runners attempting to achieve what no one had managed – to …

Writer, soldier, bookseller, father: Brian Aldiss has earned many titles in his life. In the Twinkling of an Eye is a candid, vivid and charming look …

Andrea Corr’s Barefoot Pilgrimage is a compelling and honest memoir.In part, an exercise in coming to terms with and making sense of life and mortalit…

П. А. Флоренского часто называют «русский Леонардо да Винчи». Трудно перечислить все отрасли деятельности, в развитие которых он внес свой вклад. Это …

A wonderfully engaging and entertaining history of the great dons of the last two hundred years, by one of our leading historians of ideas.Rich in ane…

An extraordinary portrait of one family across the years of Japan’s greatest changes; a loving, honest, moving biography of the author’s mother.Ruri P…

A moving account of the death of Brian Aldiss’ wife Margaret.Margaret Aldiss, Brian’s wife of thirty years, passed away quickly after a diagnosis of p…

RZA, основатель легендарной хип-хоп группы Wu-Tang Clan, проделал захватывающий и сложный путь. Начав его в гетто, где каждый день оборачивался борьбо…

«Бесконечное путешествие» — это собрание заметок человека мира, настоящей страстью и любовью которого является осознанное путешествие по нашей маленьк…

The gripping inside story of Gordon Brown’s rise to become Prime Minister.Gordon Brown’s arrival at the Treasury in May 1997 was greeted with great ex…

Shawn Levy, author of ‘Rat Pack Confidential’ brings alive London in the swinging Sixties with a gripping, groovy story of those who created the scene…

This edition does not include illustrations.From the author of ‘Britons’, the story of the exceptional life of the intrepid Elizabeth Marsh – an extra…

Русские поэтессы начала XIX века Катерина Тимашева, Каролина Павлова, Анна Готовцева, Юлия Жадовская до сих пор остаются, неизвестными широкой публике…

Книга-интервью о моей семье, моем детстве, жизни в СССР и девяностых. В книге описаны события истории через детские воспоминания.

From the author of ‘The Pike’ – winner of the 2013 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction – a compelling story of heroism told through eight famous live…

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.2 BESTSELLERLike A Streecat Named Bob before it, Finding Gobi is a truly heart-warming story for animal lovers worldwide…In 2016, …

A brilliant overview of that most vital, most underrated and most elusive of human activities, sleep.Using the approach and skills he deployed to such…

Самые известные преступники и головорезы в мире: каковы их методы, как они воспитывались и каковы их мотивы совершения преступлений, а также данные о …

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