A ground-breaking and essential work of history the first of its kind to closely examine the British Royal Familys connection with the transatlantic slave trade...Loe edasi...
Academy Award–winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins delves into his illustrious film and theater career, difficult childhood, and path to sobriety in his honest, moving, and long-awaited memoir.Born and raised in Port Talbot—a small Welsh...Loe edasi...
“Exhaustively researched. . . . Students of Japanese history and culture owe Cryns a debt of gratitude for this impressive achievement.”—Wall Street Journal • “William Adams comes alive in the revelatory In the Service of the Shogun...Loe edasi...
Love Is a Journey is the remarkable story of Albino Luciani, known to the world as Pope John Paul I or The Smiling Pope, from his harrowing birth to his tragic death just 33 days into his 1978 pontificate-the shortest pontificate in history--...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-Nov-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Applause Theatre Book Publishers, ISBN-13: 9781493085651)
A fresh and long-overdue reassessment of James Dean, examining his life and legacy as a queer man-- A fresh and long-overdue reassessment of James Dean, examining his life and legacy as a queer man.Although he died at a hea...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 12-Nov-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Verso Books, ISBN-13: 9781804293300)
The first novel from Izumi Suzuki to be published in English: a candid, intimate exploration of passion, music and transgressionHope I’m in for a good time, I thought. Even if it’s just for tonight.Set in the underground...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: The Bodley Head Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781847927033)
** WINNER OF THE OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AND BEST NARRATIVE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2024 ** Mind-blowing ... one extraordinary read EMILY MAITLIS The greatest political figure of his generati...Loe edasi...
A graphic novel follows the celebrated Estonian composer through the upheavals that led to the distinctive style-- A graphic novel follows the celebrated Estonian composer through the cultural, political, personal, and spiritual upheavals t...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Sep-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The Sutherland House Inc., ISBN-13: 9781998365463)
“Dancing makes you feel heaps better” – DianaIn 1981, after the wedding of the century, Anne Allan, a dancer, and ballet mistress with the London City Ballet, was offered an unusual assignment. Her Royal Highness Diana, the Princess...Loe edasi...
A bridge-burning, riotous memoir by a top PR operative in Washington who exposes the secrets of the 129-billion industry that controls so much of what we see and hear in the media - from a man who used to pull the strings, and who is now pulling ba...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Apr-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Jonathan Cape, ISBN-13: 9781787334793)
**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was stand...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Feb-2023, Hardback, Kirjastus: Pitkin Publishing, ISBN-13: 9781841659565)
Fully illustrated with beautiful photographs, this special commemorative book by royal biographer Brian Hoey—who had the privilege of meeting Diana on several occasions—pays tribute to the life of this remarkable young woman.Diana, Pri...Loe edasi...
A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business and politics Since the days of the dot-com bubble in t...Loe edasi...
Deeply affecting - a personal memoir that grips, harrows, inspires and, ultimately, uplifts with its vein of deep humanity Philippe Sands An extraordinarily frank book laced with humour and self-deprecation The Times As a d...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 04-Feb-2021, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008318970)
The urgent, explosive story of Russias espionage efforts against the West from the Cold War to the present - including their interference in the 2016 presidential election....Loe edasi...
The must-have celebration of Billie Eilish, the most talked about teen on the planet.This book takes fans up close and personal with the teenage icon, charting Billie&;s rise to superstardom, taking an in-depth look at her creativity, her unique...Loe edasi...
When news of the budding romance between a beloved English prince and an American actress broke, it captured the worlds attention and sparked an international media frenzy....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Oct-2019, Hardback, Kirjastus: Ammonite Press, ISBN-13: 9781781453704)
Most people know that Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962) was a Hollywood icon, and at one time the most famous movie star on the planet. What, perhaps, they don’t know is that she lived in 42 different homes; that she loved Abraham Lincoln w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Oct-2019, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: William Collins, ISBN-13: 9780008348564)
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEY, MATT SMITH, RALPH FIENNES AND MATTHEW GOODE FEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR...Loe edasi...
Barack Obama: Quotes to Live By is a life-affirming collection of over 170 quotes from one of the worlds most admired and respected public figures....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Apr-2019, Hardback, Kirjastus: Ammonite Press, ISBN-13: 9781781453643)
A guide to Dickens life, work and legacy, featuring irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the writer behind the words. Most people know that Charles Dickens (1812–1870) was one of the greatest noveli...Loe edasi...
Soon to be a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-May-2018, Hardback, Kirjastus: Ammonite Press, ISBN-13: 9781781453155)
Biographic: Hendrix presents an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to reveal the artist behind the music. Many people know that Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) was a pioneering guitarist and songwriter who...Loe edasi...
