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Brought to you by Penguin. An immersive journey through trees in Japan by celebrated writer Aya Koda – now available in English for the first time ‘Trees are not just living things, but feeling beings, like us. Better keep a watchful eye over them…’ Ezo spruce, hinoki, cherry blossoms...

Сингапур — это не просто привлекательно-экзотическая точка на карте мира, Сингапур — это не просто привлекательно-экзотическая точка на карте мира, куда чертовски хочется добраться, чтобы поглазеть на причудливую помесь древнего прошлого и полного «улета» в послезавтрашний день.

Lucie Azema livre un témoignage rare et précieux sur le quotidien en Iran, ses luttes, espoirs et traditions – loin des clichés et des regards occidentaux. Grâce à son expérience de vie à Téhéran, elle éclaire la richesse, la complexité et les paradoxes d’un pays souvent...

'Makes the freedom movement relevant to newer generations through excellently researched stories of popular culture, sports and the extraordinary deeds of ordinary people.' - Swapna Liddle 'Fifty unforgettable tales where revolution meets serendipity - ordinary people doing the most...

"Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage... Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence... It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the...