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The book presents a concise introduction to the life and works of Russian writer and critic Korney Chukovsky (1882—1969), meant specifically for an English reader. It is illustrated with exclusiv…

As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the scenes to bring you the astonishing twists and turns of an outr…

For over 30 years Sherard Cowper-Coles was on the diplomatic front line in a distinguished Foreign Office career that took him from the corridors of power in Whitehall to a string of high-profile…

Introducing James Arthur – the winner of The X Factor 2012!‘I still can’t get my head around being on the UK’s biggest talent search, singing in front of millions of people every week – let alone…

‘The small translucent bottle of shampoo outlived him. It was the kind you take home from hotels in distant places. For over a year it had sat on the shower shelf where he had left it. I looked a…

В книге на основе дневников автора излагается ход выполнения Гидрографической экспедицией Северного флота крупномасштабных океанографических исследований как на дрейфующем льду в центральной част…

Данная книга переставляет собой авторскую версию биографии А. С. Пушкина, изложенную в трех книгах. Вторая книга: «Фадей Булгарин и Александр Пушкин. Сравнительное жизнеописание». Третья книг…

A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined for life’s scrap heap. But in this turbulent s…

В этом кратком и простом изложении вы узнаете мой взгляд (ВИЧ-инфицированного человека) на статус, который нам присваивают после положительного анализа и на «нашенские» бытовые вопросы.

Книга посвящена калужскому периоду жизни Булата Окуджавы, когда он, молодой учитель, только делал первые шаги к всенародной известности. Именно тогда были заложены основные принципы его творчеств…

Данная книге представляет собой сравнительное жизнеописание известных российских писателей Ф.Булгарина и А.Пушкина. Оба писателя жили в одно историческое время и остро конкурировали между собой. …

Данная книга представляет собой новую версию биографии российского ученного-химика и литератора Михаила Ломоносова.

David Lovelace, along with his brother and both his parents, is bipolar. This is his extraordinary and vivid memoir of life within his memorable, maddening, loving and unique family.Full Blown is…

It’s late on Friday night when Casey’s mobile starts to ring. She is expecting it to be her daughter Riley. But it isn’t Riley. It’s a woman from the Emergency Duty Team. So begins Casey and Mike…

Part history, part travel journal and part autobiography, ‘Hotel Tiberias’ is a journey of many layers and resonances, as Sebastian Hope follows the tumultuous story of his family’s hotel in Pale…

With a foreword by Eddy MerckxThe world of professional cycling is fraught with fierce competition, fervent dedication and unerring ambition, and only a handful of competitors reach iconic status…

A true story of empire set in the Crimea, Sudan, Ceylon and Egypt – beautifully written and shot through with real psychological and historical insight.'Victorian Britain, that seemingly most con…

In the vein of Bad Blood and Why be Happy when you can be Normal?: an enthralling, at times shocking, and deeply personal family memoir of growing up in, and breaking away from, a fundamentalist …

The original authorised biography, and the only one written by an author who actually met J.R.R. Tolkien.In the 25 years since Tolkien’s death in September 1973, millions have read The Hobbit, Th…

Previously published in hardback as Hey Jo, this is a moving and candid memoir from the woman who married the most controversial member of the Rolling Stones, and had the strength and courage to …