Cirese amare

Cum am trecut prin comunism.Al doilea sfert de veac

„La vremea lui, comunismul părea veşnic. Nu se întrevedeau soluţii de ieşire. Pe cât am putut, mi-am amenajat mici spații de libertate, inevitabil însă limitate

Cioran si muzica

Muzica este una din referintele esentiale in viata si opera lui Cioran. O prezenta constanta, inalterabila. De la prima pana la ultima sa carte, Cioran

Oppenheimer. Portretul unei enigme

Traducere de Walter Fotescu Despre Oppenheimer s-a scris enorm, s-a facut un film care a primit multe Premii Oscar, figura lui a inflacarat imaginatia publicului.

Martori ai Fericirii. Sapte vieti de sfinti romani

Cu un cuvant insotitor al Preasfintitului Mihai Fratila, episcop greco-catolic de Bucuresti   Martiri ai credintei, martori ai fericirii, sfinti... Fiecare dintre noi a cunoscut

Tania Ionascu, bunica mea

Cu fotografii din arhiva familiei Petre a fost trimis mai aproape de front, la Odesa, si a ramas sa ne trimita vorba despre cei de

Mihai I, ultimul rege al romanilor

Mihai I, ultimul rege al romanilor - Tatiana Niculescu Bran Cel mai tanar rege al Romaniei urca pe tron intr-o vreme in care tarilor din

Mastile lui M. I. - Gabriel Liiceanu in dialog cu Mircea Ivanescu

„Dupa prima noastra intalnire, s-a intamplat ceva neasteptat. Stand de vorba, ne-am pomenit prinsi in complicitatea pe care o crea insusi dialogul nostru. A inceput

Amintirile unui fost corector

Evadarea imposibila

Editie ingrijita, cuvant inainte si note de Ioana Bot „Evadarea imposibila intregeste memoriile carcerale ale Lenei Constante, intr-un diptic unde cartii despre ancheta, torturi si

De unul singur

In 1966, Fan Shen, in varsta de 12 ani, devine membru al Garzilor Rosii, fiind antrenat astfel in tavalugul Revolutiei Culturale din China. Entuziasmul initial

Arta de a-ti lua ramas-bun

Arta de a-ti lua ramas-bun. O poveste de viata O carte uluitoare, in care Ayelet Tsabari cauta sa dea un chip personal unor adevaruri mostenite.

Drumul lui Constantin

Cu fotografiile autorului Constantin Brancusi este una dintre putinele contributii cu mare vizibilitate ale Romaniei la patrimoniul cultural mondial. In mod curios insa, viata artistului

Evadarea tacuta

Editie ingrijita,studiu introductiv si note de Ioana Bot „Scrisa in franceza, apoi rescrisa integral in romana, dupa 1990, Evadarea tacuta este totodata povestea unei experiente

Stephen Hawking. O viata dedicata stiintei

Stephen Hawking nu este un om de stiinta obisnuit. El a reusit, poate mai mult decat oricine altcineva, sa ne ajute sa descifram enigmele universului.

Conversatie la Princeton

Alerta rosie

Alerta rosie. Cum am devenit inamicul numarul unu al lui Putin   La sfarsitul anilor 1990, Bill Browder e cel mai mare investitor de portofoliu

Publicistica literara

Publicistica literara. Convorbiri literare, Curierul de Iasi, Timpul, Fantana Blanduziei Selectie, note si prefata de Catalin Cioaba si Ioan Milica A-l descoperi pe gazetarul Eminescu

Acasa, pe drum:4 ani teleleu

„Sunt entuziasmat de aceasta carte. O consider un document teribil de impresionant si-o opera de arta admirabila. Elena si Cosmin sunt eroii mei. Rareori am

Creatorii:de la Chaucer si Durer

Traducere si note de Anamaria Schwab Dupa bestsellerul Intelectualii, Paul Johnson ne propune un volum despre destinul unor oameni care s-au remarcat prin talent si

Cartea inaltimilor

Redactata de Ruxandra Hurezean Prefata de Dinu Mititeanu „Aceasta este o carte-eveniment. Dupa ce ne-a incurajat si ajutat pe multi dintre noi sa plecam in

Cinci ani in Irakul lui Saddam Hussein

Cu fotografii din arhiva autorului In Irak, Iran, Siria sau Libia, santierele deschise de intreprinderile Romaniei socialiste aduceau sute de milioane de dolari la bugetul

Fata vazuta a Lunii

Prefata de Mihai Fratila „Astazi, cand pe multi nimic nu-i mai poate mira ori indigna, cand atatia nu mai cred in nimic si nici nu

Admirabila tacere. Jurnal, 1970–1972

Editie ingrijita si prefatata de Marius Vasileanu „Care este, asadar, testamentul, mostenirea lui Alexandru Mironescu, lasata prin acest Jurnal? Este bucuria pura, bucuria celui dedicat

Am fost la capatul lumii

„O carte-mesaj aruncat intr‑o sticla, un document bun de pus intr‑o capsula a timpului pentru a fi inteles de niste norocosi supravietuitori din viitor.“ —

The Sky Is Your Oyster

This is collection of poems, discussion themes and meditations is designed for individual or group study, and can be used as a resource for public

Standing on My Brother's Shoulders

A suicide loss survivor tells her story. Tara Lal's childhood was battered by her father's mental illness and by her mother's death when she was

A Hell for Heroes

Theodore Knell went through hell in the SAS - but his biggest battle began when he left. A Hell for Heroes is a searingly honest

The Father, the Son and the Ghostly Hole

A hilarious memoir of a lapsed catholic who can't quite fully escape I remember thinking when I was about 14, 'I hope God doesn't find

Song of the Sea

Jane Dolby fell in love with a fisherman - the most dangerous peacetime occupation that exists - leading her to find a place in a

All Quiet on the West End Front

War Horse is the most successful show in the National Theatre's history. After two seasons at the NT it transferred to London's West End and

Gunpowder and Geometry

In the fields, men and women are getting the harvest in. Sunlight, or rain. Scudding clouds and backbreaking labour. Three hundred feet underground, young Charles

Free Spirits

The love triangle portrayed in François Truffat's film Jules et Jim was based on a novel by, and indeed the life of, the writer Henri

Roth Unbound

Philip Roth - one of the most renowned writers of his generation - hardly needs introduction. From his debut, Goodbye, Columbus , which won the

Only : A Singular Memoir

Three barely felt like a family. It felt like it did not count. Like we were unfinished. Incomplete. There was always a gap at the

I Am Not A Label

This book brings together 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present.

Great Bales of Fire

But while his responsibilities are changing fast, almost everything else in Malcolm's life stays the same. Despite facing his fair share of car accidents, house

Dad's Maybe Book

In 2003, already an older father, National Book Award–winning novelist Tim O’Brien resolved to give his young sons what he wished his own father had

The Desert and the Sea

Michael Scott Moore, jurnalist și autorul cărții Sweetness and Blood, încorporează narațiunea personală și jurnalismul de investigație riguros în aceste memorii profunde...

Another Side of Bob Dylan

A vivid, first-hand account of Nobel Prize-winning singer and songwriter Bob Dylan as an artist, friend, and celebrity, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, an...

Wife's Tale

The extraordinary story of an indomitable 95-year-old woman - and of the most extraordinary century in Ethiopia's history. A new Wild SwansA hundred years ago,

Churchills Legionnaire Edmund Murray

In the hallowed halls of history, amidst the echoes of valor and the resonance of indomitable spirit, there exists a figure whose very name evokes

Jailbirds

Step inside one of Britain's most notorious prisons... During her time as a prison teacher Mim Skinner met every type of criminal. But her job

Three Mothers

Much has been written about Berdis Baldwin's son James, about Alberta King's son Martin Luther and Louise Little's son Malcolm. But virtually nothing has been

Difficult Lives - Hitching Rides

At the time of its original publication by Gryphon Books in 1993, Difficult Lives was a pioneering work of literary investigation. Sallis's subjects of Himes,

Getting Away with Murder

In March 1969, twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray were sentenced to life imprisonment for the gangland killings of George Cornell and Jack 'the hat' McVitie.

Ray & Joan

The movie The Founder, starring Michael Keaton, focused the spotlight on Ray Kroc, the man who amassed a fortune as the chairman of McDonald’s. But

Cissie's abattoir

A memoir that serves as both a record of the author's hometown and a humorous remembrance of his entertaining, fashion-conscious, poker-playing Grandmother.

Source of the Nile

The source of the River Nile was one of the great mysteries of the Victorian age. On an expedition with Richard Burton which reached Lake

The Girl on the Wall

Jean Baggott is 'the girl on the wall' - a 1948 photograph taken of her when she was eleven - whose life was never going

Homage to Catalonia

The Time In Between

A beautifully written first hand account of a 20-year old's battle with eating disorders. When Nancy Tucker was eight years old, her class had to

Tai Woffinden

Double Speedway World Champion and former captain of the Great British speedway team, Tai Woffinden is one of the sport’s biggest stars. Following in his

Best of Me

'Best of Me' by David Sedaris is a compelling anthology of personal essays that delve into the intricacies of human relationships, familial dynamics, and the

The Alice Behind Wonderland

Deftly engaging with Dogson's published writings, private diaries, and photography, Winchester weaves together the poignant, turbulent, and entirely fascinating story be...

Mother's Ruin

Nicola Barry grew up in well-to-do Murrayfield, Edinburgh. Her father was a hopsital consultant, her mother was medically trained, her brothers boarders at public school...

Wartime Summer

We take summer holidays for granted but, back in the 1940s, the picture was very different. War had gripped Britain. Wave after wave of bombs

Growing Up

Russell Baker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography about growing up in America during the Great Depression. “Magical….He has taken such raw, potentially wrenching mater...

Single Journey Only

Ursula Owen has been a significant figure in the worlds of literature and free expression since the 1970s. A founding director of Virago Press in

Prisoner

Kerry Tucker seemed to be a typical suburban mother of two, but she had a terrible secret- she had been stealing money from her employers.

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