A captivating journey blending memoir, history, and biography that takes the reader on one of the worlds most famous trains and tells of carving the dramatic route it follows, while pondering other international railways through the eyes of travell...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226849171)
The first biography of a visionary biologist whose groundbreaking ideas regarding wildlife and science revolutionized national parks. When twenty-three-year-old George Meléndez Wright arrived in Yosemite National Park in 1927 to work as a ranger n...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Seagull Books London Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803096285)
A genre-defying book about survival, transformation, and the human ability to rise from the ashes. Hélène Cixouss powerful new book, masterfully translated by Peggy Kamuf, is a vivid journey through fire. From the ashes of wars, wildfires...Loe edasi...
Five Pounds For A Room Of Ones Own describes how, aged 20, Sarah Hosking resolved one day to give reality to Virginia Woolfs famous dictum that a woman needs a room of her own and money if she is to write. This book describes how her parental ba...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Pan Books, ISBN-13: 9781035074495)
An inspirational and uplifting account of Bobby Boltons epic trucking adventure across the globe, journeying through continents and finding love along the way....Loe edasi...
Discover one of the Scottish Enlightenments brightest stars.Among the giants of the Scottish Enlightenment, the name of James Hutton is overlooked. Yet his Theory of the Earth revolutionised the way we think about how our planet was formed and laid...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008699987)
A rollicking narrative history set during the extraordinary summer of 1726 when Jonathan Swift arrived in London from Dublin, with a draft of Gullivers Travels in his bag....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: White Rabbit, ISBN-13: 9781399638715)
William Burroughs life and art, situated in the context of the most radical and influential rock n roll stars of the late twentieth century...Loe edasi...
In this moving biography and memoir, Blair Underwood, acclaimed star of film, stage, and television, pays homage to his mother, sharing her well-lived life, and key lessons learned as a fashion designer, mother, and soldier’s wife.Bo...Loe edasi...
From the prize-winning author of Fire in Babylon, a timely reappraisal of Frank Worrells life and legacy, published in time for the centenary of his birth in 2024. ...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: John Murray Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781399811811)
In 2025, the Vatican put Gaudí on the path to sainthood, in recognition not only of his architectural work but of the way he lived. Now, 100 years since his death, this biography rediscovers his incredible life, work and faith....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781837051731)
The unbelievable true story of a boy who went to sea at 13, became a war hero in both world wars, and survived four shipwrecks, including Titanic...Loe edasi...
A call for a restoration of professionalism in American government, as illustrated by the life of President George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. Bush is often regarded as the most well-prepared president ever to occupy the Oval Office. Though...Loe edasi...
A pioneering biography of George Orwell told through moments of everyday life A clever, offbeat history of mid-century Britain through George Orwell’s eyes. Helen Lewis When we think about Orwell, we imagine an angular...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Grand Central Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781538774328)
Malcolm in the Desert is a roadmap for people navigating the crossroads of a confusing, fast-moving and uncivil world. Based on the teachings and the example of Malcolm X, as understood by his daughter Ilyasah Shabazz, Malcolm in the Des...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Third State Books Inc., ISBN-13: 9798890130396)
SPIT is the raw and electrifying memoir of Jonnie Park—better known by his rap moniker, Dumbfoundead—whose rise from an unruly childhood in Los Angeles’s iconic Koreatown kid to international rap star is as unlikely as it is exhilaratin...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Omnibus Press, ISBN-13: 9781913172367)
Electric Dreams is the definitive history of the hugely influential bands The Human League and Heaven 17, from Sheffield beginnings to world-renowned synth-pop pioneers. The book draws on first-hand interviews with band members, ex-band mem...Loe edasi...
“Inspiring and joyous.”—PeopleHeartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillos The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is every bit the inspiration he means it to be.—Kirkus Reviews...Loe edasi...
The Hollywood screen legend brings his wit, insight, entertaining stories and wisdom to answer questions about every aspect of his long life - inspiring us all to Be More Michael Caine....Loe edasi...
Tracing the stages of Taylor Swifts musical career, from her close-knit family and the early songwriting of her teen years to the magnificent showmanship and maturity of the 2023–24 Eras Tour, the book sees the phenomenal talent evolve from th...Loe edasi...
Named a best book of the year by Kirkus ReviewsNamed a Notable Book of 2025 by the Washington PostA personal and cultural exploration of the struggles between art and business at the heart of modern Hollywood,...Loe edasi...
A riveting chronicle of the battle for chess supremacy and the brilliant, eccentric, extremely online grandmasters changing an ancient game.Every elite chess player dreams of becoming world champion, of wearing the wreath and going dow...Loe edasi...
This is the first biography to explore in detail the life of Dark Age historian, The Venerable Bede. Based on the most up-to-date research and historical and archaeological evidence, this book pieces together Bedes life and those of the monks and nu...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Omnibus Press, ISBN-13: 9781917274135)
The most authentic memoir of Freddie Mercury—now in the Remastered Series from Omnibus Press.Peter Freestone was Freddie Mercury’s personal assistant for the last 12 years of his life. He lived with Mercury in London, Munich,...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Jun-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: AK Press, ISBN-13: 9781849356374)
The first biography of the revolutionary political prisoner who laid the foundation for contemporary abolitionist struggles and Black anarchism.A Continuous Struggle is a political biography of one of the most important—if...Loe edasi...
As with many early women writers who have been ignored by historians – mostly because they were women – and because of her reputation for female affection, Katherine Philips slipped into obscurity a few decades after her dea...Loe edasi...
