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From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know…

«Американскую мечту» как она есть, без наносного пафоса и прикрас. Андрей Шитов возглавлял представительство ТАСС в Вашингтоне от Билла Клинтона до До…

Thieving ninjas, racist fast-food patrons, road traffic accidents, mischievous shoplifters, sudden deaths, car chases, and domestic violence – it’s al…

Надо ли представлять читателю Аркадия и Бориса Стругацких? Вопрос риторический: кто из нас не держал в руках их книг, тот просто не умеет читать. Но ч…

We each of us strive for domestic bliss, and we may look to Delia and Nigella to give us tips on achieving the unattainable. Kathryn Hughes, acclaimed…

Монография о Листе – капитальное исследование жизни и творчества великого венгерского композитора и пианиста. Издание выходит в двух томах. Первый том…

Первый исчерпывающий путеводитель по истории уникальной группы, в багаже которой более 100 миллионов проданных копий альбомов, первые строки хит-парад…

‘Resilience can give you strength to keep moving forwards when you are caught in the rain or a storm, and keep you continuing on your journey through …

Рассказ про драматичные 1930-е — на основе исторических источников про строительство первых станций метрополитена. Столкновение двух миров - это всег…

stories of a journalist These stories are a daily-life portrait. The main character – with all its flaws – is not entirely imaginary, because she is a…

In the tradition of ‘Agent Zigzag’ comes a breathtaking biography of WWII’s ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the best sp…

Данная книга посвящена творчеству дирижера В. И. Тарасовой, которую следует считать одним из многочисленных организаторов культурной жизни малых город…

David Gower was the most brilliant and gifted of English Test batsmen in recent times. Yet, despite his unimpeachable Test record, his career was not …

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…

En las décadas de actividad como enviado especial y corresponsal extranjero para los principales periódicos italianos y para la RAI, Marco Lupis ha en…

‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Sect…

The highly anticipated first book from award-winning comedian, writer, producer and actress, Amy Schumer.In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy s…

Henry Stuart’s life is the last great forgotten Jacobean tale. Shadowed by the gravity of the Thirty Years’ War and the huge changes taking place acro…

Note that due to the limitations of some ereading devices not all diacritical marks can be shown.A major biography of one of literature’s most romanti…

In den Jahrzehnten seiner Aktivität als Sonderberichterstatter und Auslandskorrespondent für die wichtigsten italienischen Zeitungen und für die RAI h…

The living embodiment of The Beatles, a musical juggernaut without parallel, Paul McCartney is undoubtedly the senior figure in pop music today. In th…

In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In…

WINNER OF THE HRF KEATING AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION CRIME BOOK 2018An entertaining history of British thrillers from Casino Royale to The Eagle Has L…

Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain from the Nationalists' brutal, Fascist-sponsored victory over the Republican government in the S…

Противостоящие силы – это начало саги, полной драмы, ожидания, действия, приключений и романтики. Начинайте читать и влюбляться в каждую сцену, действ…

‘Gripping … so powerfully emotional that at times I had to put it down to wipe my eyes’Mail on Sunday‘How do you say thank you to someone for giving y…

An intimate and moving portrait of a family combined with an account of the events which swept through Africa in the post-independence period.Aminatta…

Originally published in 1997 and now available as an ebook.This edition does not include illustrations.Eddie Irvine is a breath of fresh air in the se…

‘Based on research among thousands of unpublished documents concealed in the Communist Party archives until the fall of the regime, Lenin: Life and Le…

The hilarious and inspiring story of how Jane Lynch changed from a real-life Sue Sylvester to the happy and fulfilled actress she is today.In 1974, a …

Based on the first-hand experiences of a man who served on a submarine during the Cold War, Under Pressure is the shockingly candid, visceral, droll a…

The poignant, searching, haunting story of one family’s entanglement with twentieth-century historyAN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER‘Intensely involving … a…

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 second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.‘Walking in the Shade’ begins in 1949, as Doris Less…

WINNER OF THE SOUTH BANK SKY ARTS LITERATURE AWARD 2018A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • A DA…

Written with self-excoriating candour and the driest humour, comes a book about being a dad from one of our best loved journalists.“For me the hardest…

В данном двухтомном издании популярного сборника джазовых биографий и интервью представлены материалы о 145 джазовых музыкантах из США и Европы самых …

A fascinating account of a remarkable life that took the author, through hard work and determination, from rural England to the highest ranks of the U…

William Hague has written the life of William Wilberforce who was both a staunch conservative and a tireless campaigner against the slave trade.Hague …

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…

The inside story of a maverick reformer with a take-no-prisoners management style Hailed by Oprah as a «warrior woman for our times,» reviled by teach…

После триумфа на Олимпиаде-2018 (три золотых медали) Мартену Фуркаду трудно обрести прежнюю форму. Постолимпийский сезон складывается неудачно, и он с…

Драматическая история сотрудничества легендарной группы и менеджера звукозаписывающей компании, в итоге выпустивших один из самых продаваемых дебютных…

Sometimes the most unlikely of friendships are the ones that save us. From the loyal dog who risks his own life to rescue a drowning boy to the lost k…

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