Subtitled, "Corsairs, Conquests & Captivity In The 17th Century Mediterranean". From the author of the acclaimed "The Verneys". 'A thrilling account' "The Sunday Telegraph" von Tinniswood, Adrian

How did women in 16th century western Europe cope with the consequences of being considered inherently sinful--as well as being legally and economically subordinate to their fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons? What might become of a...

"Yellow Dog" ist ein satirischer Roman des britischen Autors Martin Amis. Die Geschichte konzentriert sich auf mehrere Charaktere, darunter den Schauspieler Xan Meo, der nach einer brutalen Prügelattacke seine Persönlichkeit verändert...

Here is a typical Stone Age family, reimagined by Roy Lewis in this hilarious novel as characters in some glittering drawing-room comedy. Father, who has a scientific turn of mind, has just discovered fire. Mother makes sure the children...

Reissue of a classic cookbook, new to the Vintage imprint. von Roden, Claudia

Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of his work, most particularly his hypothesis that our physical reality is a...

Winner of the Bancroft Prize King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war-colonists against Indians-that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in proportion to population, the bloodiest in American history. Some even argued that the...

Michel Houellebecq is a poet, essayist and novelist. He is the author of several novels including The Map and the Territory (winner of the Prix Goncourt), Atomised, Platform, Whatever and Submission. He was awarded the Legion d¿Honneur...

As the journalist Walter Lippmann noted nearly a century ago, democracy falters "if there is no steady supply of trustworthy and relevant news." Today's journalists are not providing it. Too often, reporters give equal weight to facts...

Mary Catherine Bateson-author of the landmark bestseller Composing a Life-gives us an inspiring exploration of a new life stage that she calls Adulthood II, a result of the longer life spans and greater resources we now enjoy. In...

"Red Meat Cures Cancer" von Starbuck O'Dwyer ist ein satirischer Roman, der die Geschichte von Leo, einem erfolgreichen und skrupellosen Marketing-Manager in der Fleischindustrie, erzählt. Leo hat sein Leben dem Verkauf von rotem Fleisch...

'One of China's greatest living novelists' Guardian Blending fact with fiction, China Dream is an unflinching satire of totalitarianism. After decades of loyal service, Ma Daode, a corrupt and lecherous party official, has been appointed...