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A small book with a very large message. In this impassioned, eloquent manifesto for the future of the world, the Dalai Lama appeals to us to rethink the way we live: * Become ‘elite athletes of compassion’ * Support each other to solve economic and social injustice * Women, take up the special role that’s […]

Twilight is the haunting novel by Nobel Peace prize-winning author Elie Wiesel, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Raphael Lipkin hears voices and talks to ghosts. Spending the summer at the Mountain Clinic, a New York psychiatric hospital, he is not a patient but rather a visiting professional with a secret, highly […]

Creative Homes: Interiors and Design in Belgium offers a compelling exploration of 20 distinctive residences, each reflecting the individuality and creativity of Belgium’s most imaginative minds. From jewelers to painters, architects to chefs, the book highlights how design becomes a form of personal and cultural expression. Through striking photography and insightful commentary, the book examines […]

In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny, stark space in Manhattan’s East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and

Ett drömspel gavs ut 1902 och uruppfördes på Svenska teatern 1907 med Strindbergs hustru Harriet Bosse i rollen som Dottern. Pjäsen bröt ny mark inom scenkonsten och föregrep 1900-talets expressionistiska teater.

Sammy and his three friends live in the Ardoyne, an impoverished, predominantly Catholic area of North Belfast that has become the epicentre of a country intent on cannibalising itself. They love sharp clothes, a good drink, and the songs of Perry Como – whose commitment to clean living holds up a dissonant mirror to their […]

Jonathan Franzen’s Purity is a grand story of youthful idealism, extreme fidelity, and murder. The author of The Corrections and Freedom has imagined a world of vividly original characters – Californians and East Germans, good parents and bad parents

In Paris by Laduree, author Serge Gleizes compiles the iconic luxury patisserieÂs 200 favorite Parisian addresses and guides readers to the best that the most elegant city in the world has to offer in cuisine, interior design, table d_cor, beauty, fashion, hotels, and culture in a book small enough to carry while traveling. Divided into […]