On Tyranny
3.490 kr.In the twentieth century, European democracies collapsed into fascism, Nazism and communism. These were movements in which a leader or a party claimed to give voice to the people, promised to protect them from global existential threats, and rejected reason in favour of myth. European history shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary people can find themselves in unimaginable circumstances.
Today, we are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to totalitarianism in the twentieth century. But when the political order seems imperilled, our advantage is that we can learn from their experience to resist the advance of tyranny.
The Mighty Red
3.490 kr.In the Red River Valley of North Dakota, a fraught wedding is taking place.
Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe. Gary thinks Kismet is the answer to his problems. Kismet can’t imagine her future, but she will settle for fulfilling his. During a clumsy proposal, Kismet misses her chance to say ‘no’, and so the die is cast.
Meanwhile Crystal, Kismet’s mother, hauls sugar beets for Gary’s wealthy family. On her nightly truck drives from the farm, Crystal frets over what the future might hold – both for herself, and her daughter.
Starkly beautiful and vividly written, The Mighty Red is about our tattered bond with the earth, and about love in all of its absurdity and splendour, from one of our greatest living writers.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Original price was: 3.490 kr..2.792 kr.Current price is: 2.792 kr..On 21 June 1922, Count Alexander Rostov – recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt – is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol.
Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the Count has been sentenced to house arrest indefinitely. But instead of his usual suite, he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval.
Can a life without luxury be the richest of all?
On Freedom
3.690 kr.A brilliant exploration of freedom – what it is, how it’s been misunderstood, and why it’s our only chance for survival – by the acclaimed, bestselling author of On Tyranny.
Freedom is the great Western commitment, but we have lost sight of what it means – and this is leading us into crisis. Too many of us look at freedom as the absence of state power: we think we’re free if we can do and say as we please, and protect ourselves from government interference. But true freedom isn’t so much freedom from, as freedom to – the freedom to thrive, to take risks for futures we choose by working together. Freedom is the value that makes all other values possible.
Drawing on the work of philosophers and political dissidents, conversations with contemporary thinkers and his own experiences, Snyder identifies the practices and attitudes – the habits of mind – that will allow us to design a government in which we and future generations can flourish. We come to appreciate the importance of traditions but also the role of institutions. Intimate yet ambitious, this book helps forge a new consensus rooted in a politics of abundance, generosity and grace.
Snyder’s book On Tyranny has inspired millions around the world to fight for freedom; On Freedom helps us see exactly what we’re fighting for. It is a thrilling intellectual journey and a tour de force of political philosophy.
The Quiet Mother
4.390 kr.A woman is found murdered in her Reykjavík home, her apartment ransacked. On her desk lies a note with retired detective Konrad’s phone number. Days earlier, she had begged him to find the child she gave up nearly fifty years ago. But Konrad, reluctant to reopen old wounds, turned her away. Now, haunted by guilt, he vows to uncover the truth – for her and for himself.
As Konrad digs into the woman’s past, he is drawn into a web of secrets, lies and betrayal. Each revelation points to a hidden life that connects her death to a decades-old murder – and to shadows from Konrad’s own family history.
The Quiet Mother is a masterful blend of human tragedy and relentless suspense, where every discovery comes at a cost. Arnaldur Indridason once again proves why he is the voice of Nordic Noir, delivering a harrowing tale of guilt and redemption.
Oasis: Trying to find a way out of nowhere
12.990 kr.Dramatic, iconic, tumultuous: this is the story of Oasis, as seen through the lens of legendary photographer Jill Furmanovsky and edited by Noel Gallagher.
Jill has been documenting the phenomenon that is Oasis since 1994 and the Definitely Maybe tour, through the tense and difficult shows for Dig Out Your Soul in 2009 and, following a hiatus, to a new beginning in 2025.
Featuring more than 500 exceptional photographs from her archive, this book includes acclaimed and classic shots alongside swathes of candid, behind-the-scenes images, many of which are published here for the very first time.
With unprecedented access, Jill was able to capture strikingly emotive images, recording the band’s raw energy, humour and – at times – their vulnerability. ‘Oasis permitted closeness,’ she commented, ‘and that was a great gift to me as a photographer.’ Weaving sequences together to craft stories and stitch montages, the book brings you right into the room with the musicians.
Noel’s foreword is followed by an introduction by Jill, while three expansive pieces by acclaimed author Simon Spence, publicist and writer Johnny Hopkins and music columnist and novelist Laura Barton chart Oasis’s early, mid and late eras.
Jill and Noel’s reflections, alongside the photos, give the inside track on key moments, revealing the intimate friendship between band and photographer and reminding us of a remarkable era in music history, right to the edge of their 2025 reunion tour. This is a book to treasure long after the final encore.
Emilía
7.790 kr.Ég sé fyrir mér hvern krók og kima, litirnir hafa ekkert dofnað, ég finn meira að segja lyktina, heyri hljóðin í húsinu … Eftir að ég flutti út steig ég aldrei fæti þangað inn aftur og ætla mér ekki að gera það.
Ung kona, Emilía, flytur með foreldrum sínum og ömmu inn í timburhús í miðbæ Reykjavíkur. Ekki líður á löngu þar til hún uppgötvar að þau eru ekki ein á nýja heimilinu.
Ragnar Jónasson sem er einn vinsælasti glæpasagnahöfundur heims sýnir hér á sér óvænta hlið í snarpri draugasögu. Bækur hans hafa selst í meira en fimm milljónum eintaka og eru margverðlaunaðar.
Bók vikunnar
8.490 kr.Húni er nýkominn til borgarinnar þegar honum býðst starf á litlu skóverkstæði í Reykjavík meðfram námi í háskólanum. Gamli skósmiðurinn lést fyrir skömmu og Húni fær það hlutverk að afgreiða ósótta skó til viðskiptavina.
Húni kemur úr afskekktri sveit, fullur efasemda um nútímann og á því nokkuð erfitt með að fóta sig í bænum. Til að flækja tilfinningalíf hans enn frekar kynnist hann Júlíu sem honum þykir bæði óútreiknanleg og heillandi. Dag einn þegar hann situr á skóverkstæðinu fær hann hugmynd sem gæti bæði unnið hjarta Júlíu en um leið uppfyllt draum hans um að setja mark sitt á menningarlífið í borginni.
Snæbjörn Arngrímsson hefur áður vakið athygli fyrir óvenjulegar glæpasögur, en nú hefur hann skrifað annars konar bók – Bók vikunnar. Hér spretta fram sérstæðar persónur í kunnuglegu umhverfi – og seiðmögnuð stemmning ljær sögunni leyndardómsfullan blæ.
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Piparmeyjar: Fröken Thora og saga einhleypra kvenna á Íslandi
Original price was: 9.390 kr..4.990 kr.Current price is: 4.990 kr..Hvaða augum leit fólk piparmeyjar og hvaða augum litu þær sig sjálfar? Höfðu þær eitthvert raunverulegt val í lífinu? Og hvað með ástina?
Þetta fróðlega og aðgengilega skrifaða sagnfræðirit byggir á metnaðarfullri rannsókn á ævi og kjörum einhleypra, íslenskra kvenna á umbrotatímum í kvennasögunni þar sem sjónum er bæði beint að einstökum konum og samfélaginu öllu. Í aðalhlutverki er einstætt safn einkabréfa Reykjavíkurstúlkunnar Thoru Friðriksson.
Bréf Thoru veita einstæða og heillandi innsýn í líf skarpgreindrar konu með stóra drauma sem hún fékk ekki tækifæri til að láta rætast fyrr en á miðjum aldri, eftir að hún var búin að rækja skyldur sínar við stórfjölskylduna. Einnig bregða skrif hennar upp ljóslifandi mynd af hálfdanska smábænum Reykjavík skömmu fyrir aldamótin 1900, þar sem betri borgararnir drukku chocolade og champagne, brugðu sér á skauta á Tjörninni og tipluðu á spariskónum yfir moldarflagið fyrir framan nýbyggt Alþingishúsið.
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Alfa
Original price was: 8.690 kr..4.990 kr.Current price is: 4.990 kr..Hröð og viðburðarík spennusaga úr nálægri framtíð.
Árið 2052 hefur Alfa stýrt samfélaginu í aldarfjórðung – gervigreind sem leysir úr öllum málum á sem bestan hátt fyrir alla – og sjö manna teymi situr í Ráðuneytinu og hefur umsjón með að allt gangi smurt.
Á heimili Sabínu og Mekkínar er stór dagur runninn upp. Júlíus sonur þeirra er að verða sextán ára og vígist þar með inn í heim fullorðinna. Þá fær hann grædda í sig örflögu til að tengjast Alfa beint og fær um leið að vita hvað honum er ætlað að fást við í framtíðinni.
Birkir bróðir Sabínu er uppreisnarseggur sem vill ekki lúta stjórn Alfa og þarf því að draga fram lífið án allra nútímaþæginda. Þegar hann lætur lífið við undarlegar aðstæður verður ljóst að eitthvað býr undir – einhver olli dauða hans, en hver? Og var það kannski systir hans sem átti að deyja?
Lilja Sigurðardóttir er í essinu sínu í þessari snörpu og hressilegu sögu þar sem hún dregur upp litríkar persónur og kitlandi söguheim, frábrugðinn veröldinni sem við þekkjum. Flest er breytt – en breytingarnar eru ekki að allra skapi.