Former Prime Minister and the country’s longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevan
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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorro
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Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally Bedell Smith brings the love story of this iconic royal cou
A reissue of this classic title brought up to date with never-before-published material from the original taped interviews and a new introduction by Andrew Morton.
This edition reflects on the ext
In A.J.P. Taylor's words, Churchill was 'the saviour of his country' when he became prime minister in 1940. Yet he was also a deeply flawed character, whose personal ambition would cloud his politica
A deluxe special edition of the ancient classic written by the Roman Emperor known as "The Philosopher"
Meditations is a series of personal journals written by Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome fro
It is May 1940. Western countries are falling into Nazi hands. Britain must prepare to be invaded any day. The future of the world lies on the shoulders of one man. This is the story of how British P
‘Painfully funny. The pain and the funniness somehow add up to something entirely good, entirely noble and entirely loveable.' - Stephen Fry
Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks,
Edward III ruled England for fifty years. He was a paragon of kingship in the eyes of his contemporaries, the perfect king in those of later generations. Venerated as the victor of Sluys and Crécy an
The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is one of the great potential turning points in the country
Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political, scientific and military change wi
The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback
The formation of England happened against the odds - the division of the country into ri
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored i
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
„Mówił, że nie potrafi beze mnie żyć. A potem oszpecił mnie tak, żeby każdy odwracał ode mnie wzrok…”
Ta tragedia wstrząsnęła Wielką Brytanią. Pisały o niej wszystkie media: od „The Guardian”, prz
The Story of a Childhood and The Story of a Return
The intelligent and outspoken child of radical Marxists, and the great-grandaughter of Iran's last emperor, Satrapi bears witness to a childhood
Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
Gabor Maté is a revered
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
Biografia księżnej Kate, żony brytyjskiego następcy tronu i ulubienicy Brytyjczyków! Historia życia Kate Middleton wydaje się być współczesną bajką. Atrakcyjna i ambitna dziewczyna zakochuje się w bo
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill urodził się w imperium brytyjskim, a zmarł w Wielkiej Brytanii, w jednym z państw europejskich. Za życia został odznaczony 37. orderami i medalami, 11. doktorata
Bestseller „New York Timesa”, „USA Today”, „The Sunday Times” i „The Globe and Mail” oraz „pamiętnik roku” według „The Times” Anne Glenconner, dama dworu księżniczki Małgorzaty, odsłania tajemnice i
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern California to 50 million viewers for the final episode of a TV show called Magnum P.I. Tom Selleck
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‘Hinton somehow navigates through his rage and despair to a state of forgi