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Rory MacLean Berlin ENThe first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first century. A city devastated by Allied bombs, divided by a Wall, then reunited and reborn, Berlin today resonates with the echo of lives lived, dreams realised and evils executed. No other city has repeatedly been so powerful and fallen so low. And few other cities have…
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Damien Simonis Berlin ENGermany'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 with more than 120 vivid, up-to-date photographs and nearly 20 detailed, full-color maps, this second edition gives you every tool you need to plan a trip to the…
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Antony Beevor Berlin ENBerlin: The Downfall 19145 is Antony Beevor's brilliant account of the fall of the Third Reich. The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945. Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality. The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known, with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks, mass rape,…
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Plum Sykes Bergdorf Blondes ENBergdorf Blondes are a thing, you know, a New York craze. Absolutely everyone wants to be one, but it´s trés difficult. You wouldn´t believe the dedication it takes to be a gorgeous, flaxen-haired, dermatologically perfect New York girl with a life that´s fabulous beyond belief...
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Estrella de Diego, Gary Van Zante, Cara Hoffman Berenice AbbottBerenice Abbott was one of the first people to photograph New York. Seen through her camera lens the city became a living entity, a remarkable character whom visitors can now pursue as they move through its crowded streets, looking ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien Beren and LúthienPainstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, ...
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J.R.R. Tolkien Beren and Lúthien ENPainstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth. The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The…
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Robert Bevan-Jones, Jindřich Pařik, Mark Hill Beránek and Škrdlovice ENŠkrdlovice is one of the 20th century’s greatest forgotten glass companies. For decades, the company (pronounced ‘skerd-luv-itz’ah’), was hidden from the world behind the Iron Curtain, and the major contribution it made to 20thC glass design is only now being uncovered and reappraised by design historians and collectors. Typically mis-attributed to factories on Murano and Scandinavia, many of the designs will be…
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Dick Ringler BeowulfDick Ringler's deceptively simple translation captures the rhythm, movement, and power of the original Old English poem while employing a fluid modern English style and a relatively spare vocabulary...
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J.R.R. Tolkien Beowulf ENThe translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from…
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Beowulf ENWritten by an anonymous poet between the 8th and 11th centuries, this Old English epic poem follows the story of Beowulf, courageous hero of the Geats in Scandinavia. The King of the Danes has found his hall and his people under attack by a monster known as Grendel, and Beowulf fearlessly offers to defend them. The fearsome warrior defeats Grendel with his bare hands, only to find that Grendel’s mother is hot on his…
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J.R.R. Tolkien Beowulf ENThe translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from…
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J.R.R. Tolkien Beowulf ENThe translation of Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien was an early work, very distinctive in its mode, completed in 1926: he returned to it later to make hasty corrections, but seems never to have considered its publication. This edition is twofold, for there exists an illuminating commentary on the text of the poem by the translator himself, in the written form of a series of lectures given at Oxford in the 1930s; and from…
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Gillian Hammond Beowulf ENThis anonymous epic poem is one of the most important works of Old English literature. Apart from an introduction to the Anglo-Saxon period, the book also contains files on Anglo-Saxon monsters and magic, as well as on the influence of Beowulf in Tolkien’s writings.
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Corey Lee Benu ENThe debut book from the celebrated, James Beard Award-winning Corey Lee, chef/patron of San Francisco's three Michelin starred Benu and pioneer of modern Asian food. Uniquely presented as a 32-course tasting menu in which you experience the drama and poetry of Lee's cooking through recipes and beautifully written essays detailing his inspirations and motivations. Beautiful photography throughout the book evoke Lee's…
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Walter Isaacson Benjamin Franklin: An American Life ENBenjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made of flesh rather than marble. In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson shows how the most fascinating of America`s founders helped define our national character. In a sweeping narrative that follows Franklin`s life from Boston to Philadelphia to London and Paris and back, Isaacson chronicles the…
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Nigel Goodall Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch is an award-winning actor with a bright future. His roles as Sherlock Holmes in the BBC television series and his portrayal of Alan Turing in The Imitation Game, as well as his role as the main antagonist in Star Trek Into Darkness have made him one of the biggest names in acting at the moment. Benedict Cumberbatch: The biography tells his story so far, from the influence of his actor parents…
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Lynnette Porter Benedict CumberbatchMX Publishing: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Hobbit trilogy, Twelve Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate; Hedda Gabler, After the Dance, Frankenstein; Hawking, To the Ends of the Earth, The Last Enemy, Parade's End, and, of course, Sherlock. For most actors, these stellar cinematic, theatrical, and television events would be the highlights of a lifetime's work.…
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Jodi Ellen Malpas Beneath This Man ENBeyond undeniable passion is fierce love... Jesse Ward drowned her with his intensity and blindsided her with his passion, but he kept her away from his dark secrets and broken soul. Leaving him was the only way Ava O'Shea could survive, but she should have known that Jesse Ward is impossible to escape. Now he's back in her life, determined to remind her of the sensual pleasures they had shared, but Ava is equally…
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Charles Mingus Beneath The UnderdogBass player extraordinaire Charles Mingus, who died in 1979, is one of the essential composers in the history of jazz, and Beneath the Underdog, his celebrated, wild, funny, demonic, anguished, shocking and profoundly moving memoir, ...
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Brian Cazeneuve) Beneath the SurfaceSports Publishing: Michael Phelps is one of history's greatest Olympic champions and may be the greatest swimmer of all time. Beneath the Surface is his story in his own words. In this candid memoir, Michael Phelps relives the glory of the 2004 Olympics and his record-breaking eight gold medals in 2008. Completely up to date, this book covers the 2012 Olympic games as well, where Phelps expects to win four more gold…
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Fiona Neill Beneath the SurfaceThe gripping new psychological drama from the Sunday Times bestseller. PRE-ORDER NOW: the stunning new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Betrayals and The Good Girl...
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