'This is a funny, pointed love letter to Texas, at once elegiac and clear-eyed' Ben Macintyre, The Times
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, God Save Texas is a journey th
True crime in the American heartland. Under the Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of Mormon fundamentalism and renegade prophets, from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.
In April 1992 Chris McCandles, a young man from a well-to-do family, hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness. He had given all his savings to charity, abandoned his car and posessio
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months l
Miami, Summer 1968. The Vietnam War is raging; Martin Luther King, Jr., and Bobby Kennedy have just been assassinated. The Republican Party meets in Miami and picks Richard Nixon as its candidate, to
In April 1992, Chris McCandless set off alone into the Alaskan wild. He had given his savings to charity, abandoned his car and his possessions, and burnt the money in his wallet, determined to live
‘The single most influential spokesperson for organic psychedelics’ The Independent
What can altered states of consciousness reveal about our origins and our place in nature?
In this landmark p
Acclaimed National Book Award-winning author George Packer diagnoses America's descent into a failed state, and envisions a path toward overcoming injustices, paralyses, and divides
How, in a f
The extraordinary untold story of how technological change has shaped our history and determined who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity.
Throughout history, technological change - wh
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presid
Kilka lat temu wybitnie uzdolniony informatyk Semyon Dukach wraz z grupą przyjaciół ze słynnego Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) rzucił wyzwanie domom hazardu w Las Vegas. Opracował on sku
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look a
"This masterly investigation, spanning 30 years, into the assassination of a cold war dissident, Georgi Markov, in London in 1978 exposes an assassin worthy of James Bond' -Observer, Book of the Week
James Fadiman oddaje w nasze ręce przewodnik na temat krótko- i długotrwałych rezultatów stosowania psychodelików do wywoływania doświadczeń duchowych (wysokie dawki), do wspierania terapii (średnie
Autor, dziennikarz wojenny, zajmujący się sportami ekstremalnymi, w wieku 40 lat zaczyna biegać. Niestety trapią go kontuzje. Wysłany do Meksyku, dowiaduje się przypadkiem o plemieniu Tarahumara, zwa
An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United States
In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and
Arcydzieło reportażu wojennego napisane przez współtwórcę filmu Czas Apokalipsy. Nikt nie pokazał wojny w Wietnamie (i wojny w ogóle) tak jak on. Michael Herr przez dwa lata (1967–1969) pracował jako
Autor uświadamia nam istnienie swoistego »ukrytego« czy nawet »wstydliwego« wymiaru wojny. Co więcej, podaje liczne argumenty na rzecz tezy o celowym, powszechnym i mniej lub bardziej wyrafinowanym s
Błyskotliwie łącząc tematy nauki i zbrodni, Smak trucizny ujawnia, jak jedenaście znanych substancji wpływa na organizm człowieka – na kanwie morderstw, w których ich użyto. Czytelnicy powieści krymi
Sam Bankman-Fried wasn't just rich. Before he turned thirty he'd become the world's youngest billionaire, making a record fortune in the crypto frenzy. CEOs, celebrities and world leaders vied for hi
For as long as she can remember, Kate Manne has wanted to be smaller. She can tell you what she weighed on any significant occasion: her wedding day, the day she became a professor, the day her daugh
Publikacja stanowi znakomite źródło wiedzy o Stanach Zjednoczonych i adresowana jest przede wszystkim do tych uczniów szkół podstawowych i liceów, którzy przygotowują się do udziału w konkursach czy
‘A riveting account of the multiple outrages of the criminal justice system of Alabama. A harrowing masterpiece’ Guardian
‘Hinton somehow navigates through his rage and despair to a state of forgi
A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand mast