Szerző Anna Šimonová
It is almost impossible to imagine life today without one of the world- changing inventions of the twentieth century - the car. Appealing to car lovers ranging from vintage car spotters to armchair petrol heads, 1001 Cars You Must Drive Before You Die…
The second in a visually stunning series, I See What You Mean, which shows just how interesting and humorous scientific information can be. Complex facts about the animal kingdom are reinterpreted as stylish infographics, which astonish, amuse and inform…
Seeing is believing with these incredible infographics!
Packed with absorbing facts and quirky illustrations, Cool Architecture tells you all you need to know about architecture around the world, from the simple dwellings created by the earliest humans to today's most innovative buildings, via forbidding…
Authoritative yet highly approachable new monograph on Eugene Delacroix.
A collection of 100 recipes, each with a cooking time of 30 minutes or less
The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?This is the intimate story of twenty…
Celebrating Barcelona's stronghold on architecture and art, this completely updated and revised guide to the city makes sure you don't miss a thing--from the intricately carved edifices of its Gothic quarter; Gaudi's moderniste structures; and the seminal…
Germany's premier city, Berlin, is one of the fastest growing and intriguing in Europe. This guidebook, written by experienced travel writer Damien Simonis, expertly guides you through the varied land- and cityscapes that are today's Berlin. Illustrated…
Interweaving of seventeenth-century Holland, this book allows us to see Rembrandt in a completely fresh and original way.
Vibrantly and sympathetically told, this is the story of one remarkable year - a capsule history of exhilarating triumphs and shattering defeats around the world. 'Vivid, powerful and panoramic ... It was an epic contest, and one which made 1956 - like…
A mordantly witty (modern) art farce: Simon Bill lifts the lid on the venal, novelty-seeking world of London's contemporary art scene.
A celebration of the most enchanting hamlets in France, now available in a popular format.
When a violent outbreak of fires plunges his city into chaos, Thomas Fool, commander of Hell's Information Men, finds himself outsmarted by a shadowy new department called the Evidence. Sent away to Heaven on a diplomatic mission he discovers murder…
Doctor Who stories are many things: thrilling adventures, historical dramas, tales of love and war and jelly babies. They’re also science fiction – but how much of the science is actually real, and how much is really fiction? The Scientific Secrets of…
JUST HOW TALL IS THE MASTER?WHO WAS KILLED BY PSYCHIC SPIDER ELECTRICITY?WHAT CAN'T A SONIC SCREWDRIVER DO?More colourful than Tom Baker's scarf, and more clever than Osgood, Whographica explores the rich and peculiar history of Doctor Who through infogra
From a Sunday Times bestselling author comes a powerful and compulsive drama set in the Greek islands during the Second World War. 'What an amazing roller-coaster of a ride... So startlingly good, so utterly readable... A cracking historical thriller'…
A Sunday Times bestseller from the author of the bestsellers BRITANNIA, CENTURION and THE GLADIATOR, and co-author with T. J. Andrews of the bestseller ARENA. A tense, action-packed adventure with the Roman army officer Figulus in the heart of barbaric…
As the sixties dream faded, a new flamboyant movement electrified the world: GLAM! In Shock and Awe, Simon Reynolds explores this most decadent of genres on both sides of the Atlantic. Bolan, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, New York Dolls, Slade, Roxy…
Longlisted for the The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2016 An epic story of courage, genius and terrible folly, this is the first history of how the Soviet Union's scientists became both the glory and the laughing stock of the intellectual world.…
Ona freezing night inJanuary2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, draggedone of Russia s most illustrious institutionsinto scandal. The Bolshoi Theater…
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia’s most illustrious institutions into scandal. Under…
Ahoy! Young buccaneers can build the most fearsome pirate ships to sail the seven seas with this swashbuckling sticker book. There are over ten pages of stickers of sails, cannons, rigging and decks to build a privateer galleon, a Chinese junk and more.…
Build 22 of the strongest and bravest superheroes in the galaxy with this exciting activity book. There are ten pages of stickers of masks, wings, armour and capes to build heroic characters such as Mason who fires plasma, and Hacker who can clone anyone…
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political…
How many times have you read the caption next to a work of art in a museum or gallery, or a review of an exhibition, and found yourself none the wiser? The language in which modern art is described can be even more mystifying than the art itself. Now,…
A landmark publication exploring David Hockney's work over the past decade, including a catalogue raisonne of the artist's iPhone and iPad pieces.
A timely collection of 26 inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the experience of travel, and celebrates the gift of kindness around the world. Featuring stories by…