Gaslicht, Geheimnisse und eine Welt im Umbruch: Dieser nerdguide nimmt Leserinnen und Leser mit in das Viktorianische Zeitalter – eine Epoche voller Glanz und Macht, aber auch dunkler Abgründe.
The inspirational memoir of the former Carlton Football Club captain who twice survived cancer, returning to the game braver and stronger after each recovery.
Before Copernicus drew his first diagram, a Persian astronomer in Maragha had already described a model of planetary motion that removed Earth from the center.
Die Kimi Antonelli BiografieVom Kart-Wunderkind zum Formel-1-StarEntdecken Sie die inspirierende Geschichte eines der größten Motorsporttalente seiner Generation.
Sam Altman: The Complete Biography takes readers inside the remarkable life of the visionary entrepreneur who helped redefine the future of artificial intelligence.
How did one engineer help ignite the artificial intelligence revolution and transform a graphics company into one of the world's most influential technology leaders?
Als Sohn einer der engsten Freundinnen und Geliebten Virginia Woolfs, Vita Sackville-West, lernte Nigel Nicolson die Schriftstellerin schon als kleiner Junge kennen.
Der Anfang vom Ende ist die wahre Geschichte einer Frau, die sich Schritt für Schritt aus den Fängen einer kontrollierenden und emotional missbräuchlichen Beziehung befreit.
He lived twenty-five years inside a marriage he could not explain and could not leave, not because love held him there, but because something else did.
What do you do when the life you carefully built collapses without warning - and the person staring back at you in the mirror is someone you no longer recognise?
'The best biography I've read recently' - Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent'An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years' - History of War magazine'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' Soldier magazine'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War.
Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English literary canon, and recent film and television adaptations of her works have brought them to a new audience almost 200 years after her untimely death.
In 'Hebridean Sharker' Tex Geddes describes his exploits during the 1950s as a hunter of basking sharks in the waters of the Minch, between the Inner and Outer Hebrides.
Longlisted for the American Library in Paris book award 2026A Shortlist 'Must Read' non-fiction bookA glorious fusion of history and art, A Vast Horizon tells the story of Pablo Picasso and his free-spirited friends, including Lee Miller and Man Ray, in the tumultuous years around the Second World War.
A LitHub most anticipated book of 2025 It will become an underground classic New York Times A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait Standout Wall Street Journal An irresistibly smart and funny novel Jenny Offill, author of Weather, shortlisted for the Women s Prize For FictionRuth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private property, television, or tolerance for idle questions.
A brave and intelligent book Daily TelegraphAn unforgettable memoir about gender, journeys and enduring friendshipFor years Richard Beard would take spontaneous holidays with his motor-cycling friend Drew.
From the Dusty Village to Building a Business Empire: The Story of Thomas MalungaThis is the extraordinary true story of Thomas Malunga, a man whose life is a testament to the power of resilience and determination.
Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account a rich, restless, magnificent life as one of the great travellers of his or any age.
The uprising of the slaves against the Romans in 73 BC, led by the gladiator Spartacus, has been an inspiration to generations of people who have stood up against oppression.
Glasgow-born Alex Harvey's career began in the 1950s when he won a competition to become Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele (he dubbed himself 'Last of the Teenage Idols').
The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller'A rollicking good time: this is royal memoir by way of Jilly Cooper' Daily Telegraph'Sensational' Daily MailFrom much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, The Showgirl and the Prince is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story - if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much.
Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English literary canon, and recent film and television adaptations of her works have brought them to a new audience almost 200 years after her untimely death.
