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Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kays dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new edition of J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters – including Dobby and Gilderoy…
The silence of the jungle is broken only by the ominous sound of drumming. Marlow`s mission to captain a steamer upriver into the dense interior leads him into conflict with others who haunt the forest. But his decision to hunt down Mr Kurtz, an ivory…
Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they're made to sit together. They quickly become friends, and soon Charlie is falling hard for Nick, even though he doesn't think he has a chance. But love works in…
Nick and Charlie are best friends. Nick knows Charlie's gay, and Charlie is sure that Nick isn't. But love works in surprising ways, and Nick is discovering all kinds of things about his friends, his family ... and himself. By Alice Oseman, winner of…
Detektív Hercule Poirot je u nás známy hlavne vďaka televíznemu seriálu, ktorého scenár čerpá z poviedok Agathy Christie, majsterky tajomných zápletiek v príbehoch s prekvapivým rozuzlením. Náš zjednodušený príbeh vychádza z poviedky „The Mysterious…
There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes.…
After hitchhiking from Brazil to nearly halfway around the world, Paulo stumbles across Karla, a young Dutch woman and like-minded soul, in Amsterdam’s famous Dam Square. Together they decide to take the fabled hippie trail across Europe to Nepal, aboard…
Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed “America’s Fattest Teen.” But no one’s taken the time to look past her weight to get to know who she really is. Following her mom’s death, she’s been picking up the pieces in the privacy of…
From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone - and love someone - for who they truly are. Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed 'America's…
Holy Cow by David Duchovny is a comic delight that will thrill fans of Jasper Fforde and Ben Aaronovitch. And anyone who enjoys a witty wisecrack in a novel. Elsie Bovary is a cow and a pretty happy one at that. Until one night, Elsie sneaks out of the…
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SAPIENS Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we`re going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more…
The most famous and thrilling of Sherlock Holmes’s cases. The Baskerville family curse tells of how a terrifying, supernatural hound roams the moors around Baskerville Hall and preys on members of the family in revenge for a terrible crime committed…
Both Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg came to Google as seasoned Silicon Valley business executives, but over the course of a decade they came to see the wisdom in Coach John Woodens observation that its what you learn after you know it all that counts.…
Zjednodušené verze světoznámých děl cizojazyčné literatury jsou zpracovány pro mírně až středně pokročilé studenty. Text v jazyce originálu je doplněn zrcadlovým českým překladem, slovníčkem, gramatickými poznámkami a otázkami na porozumění. Každá publikace…
Hlavní hrdina Edmond Dantes, mladý námořní důstojník, je bez soudu uvězněn v nevlídné pevnosti na ostrově If. Po čtrnácti letech zoufalství a beznaděje uvidí záblesk naděje. Když zemře jeho jediný přítel abbé Faria, převlékne se do jeho rubáše a takto…
Brandon Stanton’s Humans is a book that connects readers as global citizens at a time when erecting more borders is the order of the day. It shows us the entire world, one story at a time... Brandon Stanton’s Humans – his most moving and compelling book…
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt,…
The irresistible new standalone from Sophie Kinsella is a story of love, empowerment and an IOU that changes everything . . . Fixie Farr can`t help herself. Straightening a crooked object, removing a barely-there stain, helping out a friend . . . she…
This book contains an introduction by Adam Thirlwell. Sparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a…
The eagerly awaited paperback edition of the No. 1 bestselling hardcover featuring a stand-alone sequel to The Outsider, and three additional irresistible novellas. News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds, it leads'. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle…
Foreword Preface Contributors Interdisciplinary Approaches to Scandinavian Heritage of North-West England David Griffiths and Stephen E. Harding A Brief History and Archaeology of Viking Activity in North-West England David Griffiths Speaking Like a…
arvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing…
NOW FILMED AS THE SECOND JACK REACHER MOVIE, STARRING TOM CRUISE. Drop-out military cop Jack Reacher has finally hitch-hiked his way to Virginia. His destination, the closest thing to a home he ever had: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th Military…
Román Jane Eyrová, který patří ke klasickým dílům anglické literatury, je do značné míry autobiografický. Objevují se zde zkušenosti autorky z neveselého dětství i popis postavení ženy v tehdejší Anglii. Vyšel v roce 1847, Charlotte Brontëová ho vydala…
Nejznámější dílo Charlotty Brontëové, román o statečné mladé ženě, které bylo tolik nepřáno osudem a která se přesto dočkala svého štěstí, patří mezi vrcholy anglické literatury. Publikace nabízí zkrácenou dvojjazyčnou verzi románu, která je určena pro…
′I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.′ Bronte′s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually…