Prepare to enter twelve magical mythological worlds! Meet gods, heroes,villains and fantastical beasts from Greece to Egypt, andJapan to Native North America. With brilliantly…
Almost everyone has indulged in the irresistible notion of carving out a romantic rural refuge in a typically rustic setting, beside a beach or meadow, in the mountains, or other…
A hilarious guessing game of facial reactions created by the author of bestselling This Is Not A BookJean Jullien tickles the funnybone once again with a book of facial…
Pinpointing the virtues of such items as soap and a tomato, this selection fr the Nobel Prizes-winning poet contains twenty-five of his odes, each accompanied by an English…
When art dealer Ivan Fielding is found dead of a heart attack in his home, surrounded by the treasures he’s collected all his life, it doesn’t initially seem like a case for…
''LIKE ALIAS MEETS X-MEN . . . I LOVED IT!'' Maria Lewis on The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her MindFull of imagination, wit and random sh*t flying through the air, this insane…
''With Genesis, Wilson inspires awe ... His message is that selection has shaped a society that is characterized by cooperation and division of labour'' NatureOf all species…
Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionLonglisted for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionThree journeys. One road.England, 1348. A gentlewoman flees an…
Spisovatelka, scénáristka a teoložka Jana Šrámková zve čtenáře ke dvacetidenní pouti starozákonní knihou Ester. Neocitáme se ovšem v dávné a nepřístupné minulosti, která dovede…
Boris Bove představuje stoletou válku jako myšlenkovou konstrukci, která se snaží koncepčně uchopit opakované konflikty mezi královstvími Francie a Anglie probíhající od 90. let…
Coming to Netflix! Nella Larsen's Passing is a distinctive and revealing novel about racial identity, now a critically acclaimed film adaptation by Rebecca Hall, starring Tessa…
Beautifully designed and featuring breathtaking photography, this book from the creator of The Modern House makes the perfect coffee table book and is the ultimate gift for home…
In 1187 Saladin''s armies besieged the holy city of Jerusalem. He had previously annihilated Jerusalem''s army at the battle of Hattin, and behind the city''s high walls a last…
The fast-paced sequel to the near-future adventure The Rise and Fall of D.O.DO.In this history-bending adventure, the ragtag team of ex-D.O.D.O. agents must traverse time and…
Spending her thirtieth birthday alone is the last thing that dating columnist Cleo wanted, but she is going on a self-coupling quasi-sabbatical--at the insistence of her boss--in…