«The Man who Fell to Earth»: Behind the scenes of Nic Roeg’s 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David Bowie.
First advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earthstunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory visuals and a haunting exploration of contemporary alienation. But […]
«Read this if you want to be Instagram famous»: featuring 50 of the most successful instagrammers!
So you’ve got an Instagram account, you’re posting pictures, but your follower count has flatlined. «Read This If You Want to Be Instagram Famous» holds the answers to fixing up your feed. And finding thousands of new followers.
Packed with the essential […]
«Say Zoop»: the new book from Hervé Tullet, the New York Time bestselling author!
Make some noise! Shout «OH!» Whisper «oh!» Say «Zoop»? Yes! «Zoop!» «Zoop!»
The newest book from Hervé Tullet magically responds with bursts of color and moving shapes, empowering children by letting their imaginations liberate and direct each page’s reaction.
Tullet’s books define the genre […]
«The Little Red Chairs»: A vital and engrossing experience by Edna O’Brien
Vlad, a stranger from Eastern Europe masquerading as a healer, settles in a small Irish village where the locals fall under his spell. One woman, Fidelma McBride, becomes so enamored that she begs him for a child. All that world is shattered when Vlad […]
«A Gentleman in Moscow»: A book to spark joy by Amor Towles
With his breakout debut novel, «Rules of Civilty» , Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction. Bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style.
Great charm, intelligence and insight
«A Gentleman in Moscow» immerses us in another […]
«Urban Cycling»: From the BMX to the Fixie, the must-have book by Laurant Belando
City cycling is on the up all over the world, and this stylish book is the perfect celebration of its growing popularity. With beautiful photography and street-style profiles of cyclists of all walks of life. «Urban Cycling» is a fascinating study of the […]
«The Mother of All Questions»: One of the most intelligent feminist essay collections by Rebeca Solnit
Rebeca Solnit es dirigeix a aquelles dones que no volen callar. Que es neguen a la misogínia, a la diferència de gènere i als escàndols de les violacions. Amb el seu estil caracteristic, Rebeca Solnit, barreja humor, anàlisis profundes i pensaments […]
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy : A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
Perquè tanta desigualtat? En aquest llibre intim i accessible, Yanis Varoufakis intenta respondre a les preguntes de la seva filla Xenia. Dibuixant els rècords de la seva infantesa i analitzant històries famoses, des de Edip a Faust, des de Frankestein […]
Uncommon Type: A collection of pleasant, though unremarkable, stories by Tom Hanks.
This is a collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.
A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City. Just after his family and his life have been torn […]
«The Last London»: True Fictions from an Unreal City by Iain Siclair
Iain Sinclair has been documenting the peculiar magic of the river-city that absorbs and obsesses him for most of his adult life. In The Last London, he strikes out on a series of solitary walks and collaborative expeditions to make a final reckoning with a […]
