Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, spe...
Today, domestic cats live harmoniously with devoted owners all over the world. But how did the wildcats of old creep into our homes and our hearts, convincing us to keep them warm, fed, and pampere...
In 2020, the coronavirus pandemic made it painfully clear that governments across the world could not adequately protect their citizens. Millions of people suffered and died in just two years, whil...
Our world is losing its humanity.Too many developers care more about their shareholders than society. Too many politicians care more about power than the people who vote for them. And t...
Podczas piętnastu lat pobytu w Libii Tanya Valko zebrała tyle doświadczeń, że starczyłoby na niejedną powieść. Teraz zdecydowała się swoimi wspomnieniami podzielić.„Arabskie opowi...
Zabawna, błyskotliwa, ale też pełna melancholii rozmowa znanej pisarki z wybitną osobowością polskiej sceny kabaretowej, a prywatnie żony i męża. Violetta Ozminkowski wnikliwie przepytuje Krzysztof...
Pierwszy tom trzytomowego wydania tekstów Michała Pawła Markowskiego, które nie weszły do książek autorskich, zawiera rozprawy, recenzje, eseje, polemiki i glosy poświęcone teorii i p...
Told from the inside out, this is a harrowing, humorous and hard-hitting tale of life behind bars by a prison doctor who has seen it all. Literally.Dr Shahed Yousaf spends his time runn...
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...
Ilu miała kochanków? Czy za pomocą tabletek usypiała męża, by móc się spotykać z innymi mężczyznami? Czy jako wdowa leżała krzyżem w kościele? Aleksandra Wierzbicka i Kalina Jędrusik ...
Zbiór artykułów i esejów poświęconych najnowszej historii teatru w Polsce. Autor – jako performatyk – zgodnie ze swoimi zainteresowaniami opisuje przedstawienia i z...
Knowledge is power. Which is why the rich and powerful don't want you to have it.The Playbook is an exposé of the extraordinary lengths that corporations will go to in order to d...
Since early 2020, Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth and wit with the countless people who have written in to her Dear Dolly agony aunt column in The Sunday Times Style. Their quest...
WINNER OF THE 2023 LOCUS AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR BEST NON-FICTION'Always readable, illuminating and honest. It made me mis...
First published over sixty years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people throughout the world. In July 1942, thirteen-year-old Anne Frank and her family, fleein...
Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of European country as Germany, Poland or...
The perfect gift for fans of Florence + the Machine, with additional lyrics, poems and a new chapter of sermonsSongs can be incredibly prophetic, like subconscious warnings or messages ...
'Funny, kind, generous and smart - I could have done with the wisdom of Flo Perry far sooner' Dolly AldertonWe talk about feminism in the workplace and we talk about dating after #MeToo...