Set before the start of the First World War, this fable sees a young English writer set out to Crete to claim a small inheritance. But when he arrives, he meets Alexis Zorba, a middle-aged Greek...
Norman Gash's magnificent two-volume life of "Sir Robert Peel - Mr Secretary Peel" (1961) and "Sir Robert Peel" (1972) - is the kanon work on the great statesman, and is widely...
Flora, the illegitimate child of a wealthy Peruvian father and French mother, grows up in poverty, and after fleeing a brutal husband, journeys to Peru to demand her inheritance. Paul, a struggling...
Edmund Wilson wrote of Robert Lowell that he was the 'only recent American poet - if you don't count Eliot - who writes successfully in the language and cadence and rhyme of the resounding...
David Byrne, co-founder of the group Talking Heads, has been riding a bicycle as his principal means of transportation since the 1980's. When he tours, Byrne travels with a folding bicycle,...
Terrence Malick's debut film, Badlands, announced the arrival of a unique talent. In the 40 years since that debut, Malick has only made 5 films, but they are distinctive in their beauty. This...
Spiritualität und Natur sind wichtige Bestandteile des balinesischen Alltags und prägen auch die traditionelle Architektur Balis. In balinesischen Häusern sind Wände kein Muss, Holz ist...
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. Aby their choice of poems and żeby the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors...
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. Żeby their choice of poems and żeby the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors...
The second instalment in the trilogy, featuring regency drama with a supernatural twist. Helen is torn between her loyalty to Carlston and the order of the Home Office. Ages: 14+
The powerful new collection from award-winning poet, Emily Berry.Emily Berry's Dear Boy was described as a 'blazing debut', winning the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2013....
Julius Winsome lives in a cabin in the hunting heartland of the Maine woods, with only his books and his dog for company. That is until the morning he finds that his dog has been shot dead - and...
Raffaello (1483–1520), è ritenuto, con Michelangelo e Leonardo, il più importante artista del Rinascimento. Nella sua breve vita realizzò un centinaio di dipinti e numerose pitture murali tra cui...
Enjoy a tour of this spooky house where a spine-tingling surprise lurks in every dark corner. Re-issued in its original full-size format, this definitive edition brings the classic pop-up novelty...
In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past. Żeby their choice of poems and aby the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors...
Astha besitzt alles, was sich eine gebildete Frau der Mittelklasse wünschen kann: ein schönes Zuhause, Kinder und einen pflichtbewussten, liebevollen Ehemann. Warum fühlt sie sich trotzdem...
These letters throw light on a more complex figure. Whether addressing his literary friends, who included Barbara Pym, Kingsley Amis and John Betjeman, or those less prominently placed, Larkin...
Lunch in Soho with a former lover - but Zanzotti's is under new management, and as the wine takes effect fond memories give way to something closer to the bone. Every smallest detail is...
Als Vordenker und bedeutendster Vertreter der "Straight Photography" schuf der US-Amerikaner Edward Weston mit seinen klaren, sachlichen und doch poetischen Studien von Pflanzen, Steinen,...
New edition of a cult classic that has never previously been published in the UK. It has been adapted by Paul Karasik and David Mazzucchelli, who bring a dark and brilliant spin on the detective...
"Totally Wired" features 32 interviews with the era's most innovative musicians and colourful personalities. From Ari Up, Jah Wobble, David Byrne, Green Gartside, Edwyn Collins, it also...