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Coco Chanel was an emancipated fashion revolutionary. Raised by nuns in an orphanage, she rose to become a star of the world of couture and a byword for stylish elegance. But now, a fascinating new...
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In 2011, a 43-foot-high tsunami crashed into a nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. In the following days, explosions would rip buildings apart, three reactors would go into nuclear meltdown, a...
Throughout history, the concept of command -- as both a way to achieve objectives and as an assertion of authority -- has been essential to military action and leadership. But, as Sir Lawrence Free...
On 24 February 2022, the lives of Ukrainians were devastatingly altered. Since that day, many of Ukraine's writers have attempted to fathom what is happening to them and to their country. This anth...
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After years of feeling that love was always out of reach, journalist Natasha Lunn set out to understand how relationships work and evolve over a lifetime. She turned to authors and experts to learn...
Steven Heller, the world's foremost graphic-design commentator, and Lita Talarico, design educator, open up designers' personal sketchbooks to provide an intimate look at the creative processes beh...
Bracia Arthur, Raymond i Mortimer Sacklerowie w ciągu kilku dekad zbudowali imperium. Niczym Medyceusze obejmowali mecenatem artystów, a setki milionów dolarów przeznaczali na ...
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Janusz Majewski i Zofia Nasierowska, Jeremi Przybora i Alicja Wirth, Eryk Lipiński i Hanna Gosławska, Stefan i Franciszka Themersonowie, Gabriel i Hanna Rechowiczowie Jak to jest, gdy dwie jednostk...
Życie jak wino – uzupełniona, oficjalna (auto)biografia Krzysztofa Krawczyka, opowieść na dwa głosy: artysty oraz jego menedżera – Andrzeja Kosmali. Całe życie wielkiego piosenkarza aż...
'A tour de force, an engrossing fusion of scholarly research, professional experience and revelations from intrepid firsthand reporting' -- New York TimesUSER FRIENDLY is a must-read fo...
Waging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil YoungNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture in the last four decades, inducted not once but twice into ...
What do the music of Bach, Depeche Mode and John Cage fundamentally have in common?' Music is an obsession at the heart of human nature, even more fundamental to our species than language. From Moz...
A fascinating portrait of gay men and women throughout time whose lives have influenced society at large, as well as what we recognize as today’s varied gay culture. This book gives a voice ...
Kim są antyszczepionkowcy? Czy szczepionki rzeczywiście są groźne? Jakie znaczenie mają dla bezpieczeństwa ludzkości? Jonathan M. Berman ukazuje całe spektrum prawd, półprawd i mitów, jakimi posł...
Wonder Boy is a riveting investigation into the turbulent life of Zappos visionary Tony Hsieh, whose radical business strategies revolutionized both the tech world and corporate culture, based on r...