Szerző Daniele Tamagni
Arcade Game Typography presents readers with a fascinating new world of typography – the pixel typeface. Video game designers of the 70s, 80s and 90s faced colour and resolution limitations that stimulated incredible creativity: with letters having to…
An inventive philosophical study that reconsiders the figure of the tourist. Tourism is a characteristically modern phenomenon, yet modern thinkers have tended to deride the tourist as a figure of homogenizing globalism. This philosophical study considers…
„Jak by na vás asi zapůsobil Andělský koktejl namíchaný z dopaminu, serotoninu a endorfinů? Nebo byste si raději dali Ďábelský koktejl, jehož hlavní složkou je kortizol? Kniha vás seznámí s tím, jak na lidský organismus působí šest klíčových látek –…
S českou předmluvou půdního biologa a ekologa Ladislava Mika ***** Kniha Zbývá šedesát sklizní, jejíž název vychází z mrazivého varování OSN, že světovou půdu můžeme ztratit během jediného lidského života, odhaluje, jak potravinářský průmysl ohrožuje…
Kdo postavil Velkou Pyramidu v Gíze? ***** Lidé od pradávna přemýšleli o nepochopitelných otázkách vesmíru, života a posmrtného života. Kam až se smrtelný člověk vydal, aby se připojil k nesmrtelným bohům? Byla obrovská a složitá stavba v Gíze portálem…
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890?1937) a nagy elődök (elsősorban Edgar Allen Poe és Ambrose Bierce) nyomdokain haladva összetéveszthetetlen stílust, hovatovább mítoszt teremtett – a „kozmikus rettenet” irodalmát, melyben az emberi élet iránt totálisan…
The runaway success of the microchip processor may be nearing its end, with profound implications for our economy, society and way of life, even leaving Silicon Valley as a new Rust Belt, its technology obsolete. Step forward the quantum computer, which…
'Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe' New York Times'Remarkable' Alice Walker 'A major new African writer' Salman RushdieAt first the vision is grainy-like something seen through wet glass. But slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of…
Become an anime and manga expert with this must-have beginner’s guide! It’s packed with compelling history and fascinating facts that both new and longtime fans won’t want to miss! Manga and anime are a whole lot more than just comics and…
We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; the planet we inhabit – the very air we breathe. So pervasive has it become that,…
A UK debut from a fresh, prize-winning talent, this quietly surreal novel is perfect for fans of Sayaka Murata and Mieko KawakamiTwo friends meet across three dinners. In the back room of a pet shop, they snack on dried shrimps and discuss fish-breeding.…
***THE FAVOURITE READ FOR ALL BOOK-LOVERS***The Sunday Times bestsellerA Time Magazine Top 100 Best Book of the Year 2023'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ' Daily Mail'It made me laugh and cry and feel comforted' 5***** Reader review'A tribute…
'Utterly amazing . . .Powerful, moving, enraging' Marian Keyes, bestselling author of RACHEL'S HOLIDAY'A twisting, turning dive into a web of long-buried secrets' Jane Harper, internationally bestselling author of EXILES"I'm not here for prestige.…
Amikor Ted Barton egy megérzésnek engedve visszatér a szülővárosába, az álmos kis Millgate-be, döbbenten látja, hogy az teljesen megváltozott. Nemcsak minden ház és épület más, de egyetlen ismerőst sem talál. A rejtély tovább mélyül, amikor a helyi újság…
This edition reprints Keisai Eisen and Utagawa Hiroshige’s legendary series The Sixty-Nine Stations along the Kisokaido, a stunning representation of the historic route between Edo and Kyoto. This vivid tapestry of 19th-century Japan is in equal parts…
With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings. What if something should happen to her; who would care for her little baby? To conceal the fear and terror in my heart I left her, trying to put up a cheerful…
A lyrical tour of life as a young working-class man born into the first days of the 20th century, Caliban Shrieks is a lost masterpiece of 1930s British literature. WITH NEW INTRODUCTIONS BY ANDREW McMILLAN AND JACK CHADWICKCaliban Shrieks’ narrator…
The Night Circus meets Lonely Castle in the Mirror in this multi-award-winning Japanese bestseller, available finally in an English translation by Philip Gabriel, a translator of Murakami- AN FT BEST SUMMER READ 2023- OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD IN JAPAN-…
A beautiful hardback edition of a great Japanese classic, the tale of a group of young boys with a warped sense of masculinity. Lyrical, suspenseful and deeply ominous. A band of savage thirteen-year-old boys reject the adult world as illusory, hypocritical,…
Nicolas Mathieu (1978) számára második regénye, a Gyermekeik is utánuk hozta meg a megérdemelt világhírt. Írásai a francia realizmus hagyományán nevelkedtek, de a noir műfaja és az amerikai dél irodalma iránti vonzódását is tükrözik. Két sötét tónusú…
'One of the wittiest writers around' Good Housekeeping'The perfect summer read: mischievous and delicious. I devoured it in one go.' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper PalaceWHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH, HOW LOW WILL YOU GO?Ayesha Scott has a perfect…
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall shows you how to get more plants on your plate with incredibly delicious recipes. Featuring an introduction from Tim Spector
WINNER OF THE SAPIR PRIZE 2022'A mesmerising, disquieting tale of family estrangement . Unforgettable' OBSERVER'A striking and memorable novel' MEG WOLITZER'A stone-cold masterwork of psychological tension. Its final pages had me holding my breath' NEW…
Here are some of the best of Churchill’s letters, many of a more personal nature, written to a wide range of people, including his schoolmaster, his American grandmother and former President Eisenhower. Letters for the Ages concentrates on the more intimate…
Recipes and expert advice to help time-poor cyclists get moving, stay energised and recover well. This is portable, practical, performance food.
Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys – there’s a new history book in town. From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past – from Alexander the Great to Tolkien, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate.…
This scintillating volume takes readers on an exclusive journey through Paris, guided by Mathilde Favier―the charismatic public relations director at Dior Couture.Hailing from one of Paris’ most creative families, Mathilde Favier is renowned as a warm,…
A friend and contemporary of Richard Wright and James Baldwin - and every bit their equal - Chester Himes was the acclaimed author of literary novels, stories and essays, as well as the classic crime fiction series for which he is best known, featuring…