At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live... Zobraziť viac
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965, Richard Feynman was one of the world`s greatest theoretical physicists, but he was also a man who fell, often jumped, into adventure. An artist, safecracker, ... Zobraziť viac
Have you ever illegally downloaded a DVD? Taken drugs? Fallen for a phishing scam? Organised crime is part of all our worlds... Zobraziť viac
Heavenly Intrigue is the fascinating, true account of the seventeenth-century collaboration between Johannes Kepler and Tycho Brahe that revolutionized our understanding of the universe and ended in murder. One of history's greatest geniuses... Zobraziť viac
In this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime Minister, from her upbringing in Grantham to her unexpected challenge for leadership ... Zobraziť viac
With profound insight and remarkable candor, the author tracks the progress of his madness, from the smothering misery and exhaustion, to the agony of composing his own suicide note and his eventual, hard-won recovery. Zobraziť viac
The official movie tie-in edition to Oliver Stones major motion picture, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It began with a tantalizing, anonymous email: I am a senior member of the intelligence community... Zobraziť viac
The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day... Zobraziť viac
By the summer of 1939 Hitler was at the zenith of his power. Yet despite initial triumphs in the early stages of war, the Fuhrer's fortunes would turn dramatically as the conflict raged on. Realising that victory was lost, and with Soviet troops... Zobraziť viac
Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard writes to his unborn daughter. He adds one short piece each day, describing the material and natural world - from twilight to the migration of birds, from... Zobraziť viac
In the summer of 1953, maverick neurosurgeon William Beecher Scoville performed a groundbreaking operation on an epileptic patient named Henry Molaison. But it was a catastrophic failure, leaving Henry unable to create long-term memories... Zobraziť viac
As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen's prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and ... Zobraziť viac
Published to coincide with Leonard Cohen's exclusive show at London’s The O2 on Friday 21 June 2013. This book contains exclusive material and interviews making it THE biography to buy on Leonard Cohen - singer-songwriter, musician, poet, and novelist... Zobraziť viac
The official movie tie-in edition to Oliver Stones major motion picture, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It began with a tantalizing, anonymous email: I am a senior member of the intelligence community... Zobraziť viac
About three things I was absolutely certain. First, Edwart was most likely my soul mate, maybe. Second, there was a vampire... Zobraziť viac
Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would plan great voyages, ... Zobraziť viac
No artist offered a more incisive and accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie... Zobraziť viac
Before the publication of Small is Beautiful, his best-selling reappraisal of Western economic attitudes, Dr E. F. Schumacher was already well known as an economist, journalist and progressive entrepreneur... Zobraziť viac
National BestsellerFeaturing a new postscript including five new photos from Patti SmithFrom the National Book Award winning author ofJust Kids an unforgettable odyssey of a ... Zobraziť viac
The first biography of this great and tragic poet that takes advantage of a wealth of new material, this is an unusually balanced, comprehensive and definitive life of Sylvia Plath... Zobraziť viac
