An impassioned examination of the existential threats to the world's ocean and cautious optimism for the abundant life within it.

A legendary guide to the craft of writing, with more than a million copies sold worldwide

In this book, Mathilde Scholtes describes her personal experiences of cultural differences while living in Brazil. This collection of surprises, misunderstandings, and sometimes hilarious stories reflects that it is almost impossible for a foreigner to grasp the Brazilian spirit. It takes place between 2009 and 2016 against the backdrop of the rise and fall of the Brazilian economy.

As a child, Mathilde was already fascinated by discovering the world. Her career decisions were driven by chall...

GOOD SENSE will help us through most of the day, but there are moments when we need to purge our soul with pointless fun. In such emergencies we turn to nonsense literature. This pea-green book is a celebration of nonsense literature from all over the world, written both for children and adults. It is a reader’s guide with a simple premise: if you like the works of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, you may also like these hundred or so other books. This guide may read like a parody on a litera...

Ten true stories about love, friendship, and the quiet betrayals that shape us. This book strips away the comfort of easy answers and shows what it really means to rebuild and feel every emotion. Mirnov doesn’t promise quick fixes; he invites you into a conversation—honest, sometimes sharp or funny, sometimes painful. Page by page, each story asks harder questions and reminds us that disappointment can break us or wake us. The choice is yours.

Alice could be anyone - she could be someone you know, or someone you love - and Alice is in trouble ... Being fifteen is hard, but Alice seems fine. But the big difference between Alice and a lot of other kids on drugs is that Alice kept a diary .

TRANSLATED BY CONSTANCE BORDE AND SHEILA MALOVANY-CHEVALLIERANNOTATED AND INTRODUCED BY MARTINE REID'Everyone who cares about freedom and justice for women should read The Second Sex' GuardianSimone de Beauvoir famously wrote, 'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. In this groundbreaking work of feminism she examines the limits of female freedom and explodes our deeply ingrained beliefs about femininity. Liberation, she argues, entails challenging traditional perceptions of the social ...