Notes from a Dead House

Reducere. Master translation of a neglected Russian classic into English Long before Solzhenitsyn's Gulag Archipelago came Dostoevsky's Notes from the House ...

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while but before leaving his much-loved home in...

Reducere. The essays in this book elaborate an overall view of the central predicament confronting the West today: a theologically-inspired terrorist movemen...

The results of a couple putting a public typewriter in the corner of their bookshop, for members of the public to anonymously type messages, leave ...

DescriptionIn Scent Magic, a book which is at once romantic and extremely practical, plantswoman, designer and garden-maker extraordinaire Isabel B...

Reducere. It's not always easy to fit in with the village community. For Anthony and Ivana Stancomb, more often than not their endeavours on the island of Vi...

Reducere. DescriptionDrawn from the notebooks he kept over the course of forty years, A Pillow-Book provides a welcome opportunity to listen in on the conver...

In these brilliantly vivid vignettes Kenny offers telling and often unexpected insights into the achievements, flaws and foibles of sixty public fi...

These creative nonfiction essays consider girlhood, motherhood, violence at home and abroad, violence against women, the consolation in writing, tr...

Equal parts travelogue and pandemic guide, journalist Ethan Lou examines the societal effects of COVID-19 and takes us on a mesmerizing journey aro...

The fourth Balaam oracle (Numbers 24.17-19) appears in four separate Dead Sea Scrolls. But how it is used and understood remains puzzling and chall...

"Can Dundar is a very courageous journalist." --Orhan PamukIn November 2015, Can Dundar, editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet,...

Reducere. ``Fire Season both evokes and honors the great hermit celebrants of nature, from Dillard to Kerouac to Thoreau--and I loved it.``--J.R. Moehringer,...

Reducere. "Harryette Mullen is a magician of words, phrases, and songs . . . No voice in contemporary poetry is quite as original, cosmopolitan, witty, and t...

Notes From A Factory Floor is the long-awaited sequel to Geoff Thompson's first memoir, Watch My Back, a biographical, blow-by-blow account of how ...

These are dark and darkening times, challenging us to look deeper to grasp the roots and dynamics of the looming civilizational crisis. Chronic ill...

Reducere. F**k getting older ... get better. The best antidote to age? Expanding all your appetites. Join Zia Wesley, as she tangoes her way across Europe wi...

Another beautiful, revelatory country diary from one of the best nature writers in Britain. 'If you've never read Mark Cocker, then you must.

Reducere. Aminatta Forna is one of our most important literary voices, and her novels have won the Windham Campbell Prize and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize...

Reducere. A hilarious and whip-smart collection of essays, offering an intimate look at bisexuality, gender, and, of course, sex. Perfect for fans of Lindy W...

Reducere. In May 1968 first-year English teacher Carolyn Wood takes a day off from school to campaign for Robert F. Kennedy. Invigorated by the senator's hop...

Publisher: Daylight BooksAuthor(s): Jon PlasseIllustration(s): 75 Black and White PhotographsNumber of pages: 96Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

A second volume of thought-provoking ideas from the author of The Daily Telegraph's 'Sceptical Gardener' column

Journey from fantasy mountains to super-cities, through piratical seas and up into space without missing any must-see sights - or putting a foot wr...

A journey through Britain's hidden wilderness from one of Britain's foremost nature writers. '}Field Notes From The Edge{'s magic lies partly in th...

From the author of People in the Room, a literary memoir from Argentina's rediscovered modernist writer, a friend of Borges, Neruda and Lorca.

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Daily inspiration in the form of hand-written notes on emotions, emotional intelligence, and relationships, based on the popular Instagram account ...

Reducere. This book is a classic celebration of winter in a remote Montana valley.

Reducere. "I was not prone to drastic actions. I did not rush into the unknown. After fifteen years as a more or less effective lawyer, I approached decision...

Reducere. The unique career of choreographer Liz Lerman has taken her from theater stages to shipyards, and from synagogues to science labs. In this wide-ran...

Contributor(s): Author: Jan ShoemakerIn this book of creative nonfiction set in Michigan, Jan Shoemaker shares her quest and her vision. The lovely...

Reducere. In 1966, Edward Hoagland made a three-month excursion into the wild country of British Columbia and encountered a way of life that was disappearing...

Reducere. DescriptionNew York artist and performer Claire Dunphy has seen the web that connects us all together, the web that exists under, above and through...

Reducere. This inspiring memoir, now adapted for young adults, chronicles Top Chef star and Forbes and Zagat 30 Under 30 phenom Kwame Onwuachi's incredible a...

Reducere. Pollution. Extinction. Warming. Sea level rise... Mother Nature heard our crimes and found us guilty.Field Notes from a Nightmare is an anthology o...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Jack Reacher is back in a brand-new page-turning thriller from acclaimed #1 bestselling authors Lee Child and Andrew Child.Digging graves had not b...

Trade paperback. Acclaimed stylist Ben Marcus offers brain-flipping short stories for our uncertain times, combining the emotional resonance of gre...

The definitive biography of Lou Reed, one of modern music's most influential artists. Respected biographer Howard Sounes examines the life and work...

In a frank and fascinating exploration of race, racial identity and the legacy of race in America, Biss intimately reveals how families, schools an...

From industry terms and mathematical equations, to retail display guidelines and press sizes, this book is a quick reference guide to almost anythi...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The author has the rare knack of being out of his depth wherever he goes - even (perhaps especially) in the land of his birth. Whether discussing t...

A beautifully written and compelling memoir of a largely unexplored area of medicine: transplant surgery.

A beautifully written and compelling memoir of a largely unexplored area of medicine: transplant surgery.

DescriptionFor women everywhere, a collection of fierce and often funny personal essays on finding enough, from writer Shauna M. Ahern, of Gluten-F...

Paul, a young Irish engineer, follows Evelyn to Berlin. A moving novel about language, memory, building and love.

'This is Rayner at his rambunctious best: upfront, full-fat, and always deliciously written.' Nigella Lawson'A sophisticated palate and a fiery, co...