Scribe Publications (7 kníh )
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Hwang Sok-yong At Dusk
In the evening of his life, a wealthy man begins to wonder if he might have missed the point. Park Minwoo is, by every measure, a success story. Born into poverty in a miserable neighbourhood of Seoul, he has ridden the wave of development ...
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Giulia Enders Gut
Stunning new science reveals how you can feel more at home in your body, age more healthily, and improve your mental outlook - all by paying attention to an aspect of our biology we normally try to ignore. For centuries, the heart and the brain have dominated our view of human health. But there is a third organ, absolutely central to our wellbeing that has been overlooked: the gut. In Gut, scientist Giulia Enders…
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Lori Gottlieb Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Ever wonder what your therapist is thinking? Now you can find out, as therapist and New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb takes us behind the scenes of her practice - where her patients are looking for answers (and so is she). When a personal...
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Tommy Wieringa The Death of Murat Idrissi
Two venturesome women on a journey through the land of their fathers and mothers. A wrong turn. A bad decision. They had no idea, when they arrived in Morocco, that their usual freedoms as young European women would not be available...
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Nino Haratischwili The Eighth Life
At the start of the twentieth century, on the edge of the Russian Empire, a family prospers. It owes its success to a delicious chocolate recipe, passed down the generations with great solemnity and caution. A caution which is justified...
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Jason Fung The Obesity Code
Scribe Publications: We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic, but despite being inundated with diet advice we are only getting fatter. We count calories and exercise regularly, yet still the pounds won't budge. Why? In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr Jason Fung sets out a groundbreaking new theory: that obesity is caused by our hormones, rather than a lack of self-control. He reveals that…
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Scott Carney What Doesn't Kill Us
Humans like to be comfortable. When it’s hot we switch on the air conditioning and when it’s cold we crank up the central heating. Yet thousands of us take part in challenges like Tough Mudder, Total Warrior and Survival of the Fittest, ...