Beletria, alebo aj prozaické umelecké dielo, prináša do našich životov nové príbehy, vzrušenie i zážitok, ktorý pre nás napísal autor a pred našimi očami ho nakreslila naša vlastná fantázia. Klasická anglická literatúra prináša nezabudnuteľné príbehy Williama Shakespaera či Jane Austenovej. Knihy po anglicky a príbehy ukryté na ich stránkach nám nielenže rozjasňujú dni a vytŕhajú nás z každodennej nudnej rutiny, ale rovnako nás nútia aktívne premýšľať nad vetnými konštrukciami a pomáhajú nám v zdokonaľovaní sa v cudzom jazyku.
''Bursting with practical wisdom and engaging stories. a Stoicism 2.0 for twenty-first century happiness'' Skye Cleary ''A bold, contemporary updating of Stoicism for the present day'' John Sellars, author of Lessons in StoicismLearn how to survive life''s hardships and enjoy its pleasures with the modern ...
Iris Murdoch''''s first novel is set in a part of London where struggling writers rub shoulders with successful bookies, and film starlets with frantic philosophers. Its hero, Jake Donaghue, is a drifting, clever, likeable young man who makes a living out of translation work and sponging on his friends. ...
Neal Stephenson continues his extraordinary ''Baroque Cycle'' in this sequel to his bestselling Quicksilver, bringing to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery. It is the late 1600s, on the high seas. A g roup of Barbary galley slaves plot as they ply the ...
Historie jedné lásky, vyprávěná autorovým alteregem, začínajícím spisovatelem Aronem. Ten tápe ve svým milostných vztazích, aby dospěl ke konečnému prozření a našel svou lásku v prosté, upřímné a čisté duši dívky jménem Šoša.Dátum vydania: 18.3.2002Vydanie: 1.Väzba: viazanáISBN: 978-80-7203-406-2Strán: ...
Nicky Belane, private detective and career alcoholic, is a troubled man. He is plagued by broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego, and by the surreal jobs he's been hired to do. He has been hired to track down French classical author Celine - who's meant to be dead - and supposed to find the elusive ...
Toru Okada\''s cat has disappeared and this has unsettled his wife, who is herself growing more distant every day. Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone calls he has started receiving. As this compelling story unfolds, the tidy suburban realities of Okada\''s vague and blameless life, spent ...
It. Is. On. From the pen of the prolific (and bestselling) author Barney Stinson comes the indispensable guide for every Bro looking to score with The Ladies. Featuring the famous plays including: -The Lorenzo Von Matterhorn -Mrs. Stinsfire -The Ted Mosby -The Time Traveller -The ''SNASA'' -The Scuba ...
Little Penguin has problems: his beak is cold; there''s snow everywhere; the water smells salty; he waddles; he looks the same as everybody else. No - it''s not easy being a penguin! The New York Times called Penguin Problems both "funny and acerbic," the London Evening Standard declared it to be "hilarious," ...
From the author of the international blockbuster Mortal Engines, adapted by visionary Peter Jackson, Larklight is an utterly unique and page-turningly brilliant Victorian space adventure. Art Mumby is just a normal boy living in space, but all that changes when an ancient race of gigantic white spiders ...
Sylvie and Carl have been friends since they were tiny children. They''ve always played together, eaten with each other''s families, called each other boyfriend and girlfriend and deep down, Sylvie has always believed that they''d end up married to each other. They even have a magical fantasy world that ...
High design, brilliant graphics, essential learning skills―these features distinguish the TouchThinkLearn titles, presenting knowledge in a new dimension. Xavier Deneux applies the same unique vision that informed TouchThink-Learn: ABC to this year''s most innovative counting book. Die-cut numerals and ...
The previously uncollected writings of Joseph Heller, including hitherto unpublished stories, lost chapters from Catch-22 and further tales about the unforgettable Yossarian
From the multi-award-winning author of A Monster Calls comes a haunting tale of power and obsession that turns the story of Moby Dick upside down. "Call me Bathsheba." The whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt. Led by the formidable Captain Alexandra, they fight a never-ending war against men. ...
In 1954, a fisherman is found dead in the nets of his boat, and a local Japanese-American man is charged with his murder. In the course of his trial, it becomes clear that what is at stake is more than one man''s guilt. For on San Piedro, memory grows as thickly as cedar trees and the fields of ripe ...
