Darth Vader and Friends

Den alldaglige läkaren Charles Bovary får syn på den vackra bonddottern Emma när han har hennes far som patient. För Emma är giftermålet en flykt från hennes enkla liv

‘Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.’ Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster ‘Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses […]

An unprecedented, essential field guide to more than a century of fascinating product and industrial design. From legendary classics to anonymous objects that are indispensable in homes and offices, this one-of-a-kind collection of original patent documents celebrates the creative genius of designers, inventors, creators, innovators, and dreamers the world over. The range is phenomenal: patents […]

Jules Epstein bryter plötsligt upp från sin luxuösa tillvaro i New York. Han tar sig till hotell Hilton i Tel Aviv, men sedan hörs han inte av. Spåren leder till en nergången lägenhet i staden. Hans portfölj hittas senare i det karga ökenlandskapet i närheten av Masada. En författare med skrivkramp lämnar man och barn […]

Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences, plus six years, at Stanville Women’s Correctional Facility. Outside is the world from which she has been permanently severed

The name Phyllis Posnick is synonymous with Vogue and the extraordinary fashion editorials the magazines audience loves. Posnick is best known for creating photo editorials to illustrate the magazines Beauty and Health articles, but cast off any ideas you have about close-ups of lips and eyelashes. Instead, picture models bathed in paint or posing next […]

Glenn Head gick två år på internatskolan Chartwell Manor på 1970-talet. Skolans rektor charmade både föräldrar och barn, men när de vuxna hade åkt hem förändrades allt. Rektorn misshandlade eleverna och

Cameron Bloom, his wife Sam and their three boys were a normal, happy family – until a near-fatal fall left Sam paralysed and she sank into a deep depression. But in the darkest days of Sam’s struggle a new and unexpected member of the family came into their lives: an injured magpie chick abandoned after […]