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Na Štedrý večer, len niekoľko hodín pred svadbou, Rebeccu Huntleyovú opustí Ben Cole, jej vysokoškolská láska a spoluzakladateľ mimoriadne ús-pešnej zoznamovacej aplikácie. Rebeccou to otrasie, no vlastne ani nie je prekvapená, veď v poslednom čase akoby…
A revelatory new history of the ancient world told through its seven greatest monuments, by bestselling author and TV historian Bettany Hughes
Motorizovaná pěchota Wehrmachtu, která v letech 1939–1941 dobyla Evropu. Ruku v ruce s rozvojem tankových sil v meziválečném Německu šly také snahy zajistit obrněncům na bojišti náležitou podporu. Bez doprovodné pěchoty by ani nová ocelová monstra nedokázala…
Psychologická noir próza s kriminálním motivem líčí poválečné Los Angeles a život vyšší střední třídy. Ústřední postavou je bývalý válečný pilot z druhé světové války Dix Steele, žijící z peněz svého strýce. Zprvu se zdá, že pouze přehnaně pečuje o svůj…
Existovala vůbec někdy důležitější série hudebních alb než ta, která David Bowie vydal v letech 1970 až 1980? Jejich žánrová rozmanitost je ohromující, od mystického hard rocku a „mimozemského“ glamu po „plastický soul“ či art rock. Bowie vdechl rockové…
WATERSTONES' BEST BOOKS OF 2023: SPORTA definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the three-time winner of the World Drivers' Championship. No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly…
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis.The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes.The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders…
Rayguns and rockets! Spacesuited heroes caught in the tentacles of evil insectoid aliens! Who could resist such wonders? Science-fiction paperbacks exploded over the 1940s and '50s literary landscape with the force of an alien gamma bomb. Titles such…
How did the world's most remarkable people get that way?This is a book about how the highest-performing people changed their lives - and how you can change yours.Drawing on interviews with record-setting athletes, Olympic coaches and billionaire founders,…
A definitive and intriguing biography of Max Verstappen, Formula 1's superstar, Lewis Hamilton's great rival and the winner of the 2021 and 2022 World Drivers' Championships. No Hollywood scriptwriter could possibly have envisioned the breathless, adrenaline-pumping…
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most important resource it has: its people. A leader at both Google and Stripe from their early days, Claire Hughes Johnson has worked with founders and company…
On the high seas of the Caribbean, a family of English children is set loose - sent by their parents from their home in Jamaica to receive the civilising effects of England. When their ship is captured by pirates, the thrilling cruise continues as the…
The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller'Massively motivating' Fearne Cotton'A wealth of wisdom' Vex King'Read this book' Ant MiddletonHigh performance isn't born. It's made. This book uncovers the eight essential habits of the world's leading sportspeople,…
Definitive resource book for printmakers, artists, and students.Printmaking is both an inspirational insight into the art and craft of printmaking and also a comprehensive guide to printmaking techniques. Interviews with leading artists give readers…
"Custom Lettering of the 60s & 70s" is a celebration of the beautiful and stylistically diverse hand-drawn lettering that was a unique feature of headline type before the advent of Letraset and the computer. Custom lettering gave designers'…
"Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s" is a stunning survey of magazine artwork from the Swinging Sixties. It not only gives a fascinating insight into the extraordinary artistic talents of the illustrators featured, but also reveals the social…
In The Five STEPS to a Winning Mindset, Professor Damian Hughes, the acclaimed author ofLiquid Thinking and How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, draws on both his life time experience and academic background within sport, organization and change psychology…
Children can colour their way around the world with this big and beautiful new colouring book. As well as containing bright and brilliant landscapes and maps to complete with colour, The Maps Colouring Book features perforated pages, which allows complete
Colour and explore the natural world like never before with the beautiful, poster-sizedWildlife: A Map Colouring Book. With stunning, illustrated maps featuring animals, insects, flowers and plants from different countries around the world, children…
Over 200 iconic products that are among the best and most influential in the beauty world - past, present and future.'Sali Hughes has created a universe filled with galaxies of beauty secrets' Charlotte Tilbury
The No. 1 Kindle bestseller and word-of-mouth sensation guaranteed to break your heart. If you love Lesley Pearse and Susan Lewis, you will love Kathryn Hughes.
The Kindle bestselling author returns with her second novel, The Secret - a beautiful, tearjerking novel which will be cherished by all those thousands of readers who lost their hearts to The Letter.
With her soft yet vivid portraits, Anne Geddes explores the extraordinary experience of infancy and parenthood like no other photographer. This clothbound, large-format career retrospective channels Geddes's mantra that each child must be "protected,…
'Victorians Undone is the most original history book I have read in a long while' Daily MailA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARA groundbreaking account of what it was like to
'Caoilinn Hughes is a massive talent.' - Anthony Doerr, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of All the Light We Cannot See A dazzlingly original debut set in Dublin, London and New York, exploring the ethical underbelly of contemporary society through the…
A vivid history of the ancient goddess Venus by the bestselling historian and broadcaster Bettany Hughes
