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.
A rhinoceros remembers his life before grey captivity, one full of colour, with familiar smells and sights. He thinks of his mother being slain by poachers. He has searched the zoo but cannot find another like him.He fears he is the last. He describes a joyless life for all the animals with him, before ...
A pioneering and revolutionary book that lays the foundation for a radical new psychology, based on an expanded cartography of the human unconscious. Famous for his lifelong research into psychedelic drugs, Dr. Grof constructs a comprehensive and helpful framework out of the bewildering wealth of experiences ...
Stunningly-designed new editions of Toni Morrison''s best-known novels, published by Vintage Classics in celebration of her life and work. WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, AUTHOR OF QUEENIEPecola Breedlove longs for blond hair and blue eyes, so that she will be as beautiful and beloved ...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Robert Frost won his first Pulitzer Prize in 1924 with New Hampshire, and reviewers of the 1923 work hailed Frost as ''New England''s most authentic poet''. It includes many of his most enduring and best-known poems, ...
Eric Clapton is acknowledged to be rock''s greatest virtuoso, the unrivalled master of its most essential tool, the solid-body electric guitar. Clapton transfigu….
When a new baby is delivered to a family of robots, the adults are flummoxed by technical difficulties. Big sister to the rescue! A hilarious gem from David Wiesner, three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal.
Is it possible to describe a photograph without interpreting it? Can a viewer ever be as dispassionate as the mechanism of a camera? And how far can a photographer''s intentions determine responses to their image, decades after it was made? These are just a few questions that David Campany eloquently ...
Balloons on the pitch. Goalkeepers going forward for corners. The crowd whistling to bring full-time closer. Jeering a disallowed opposition goal. The ball being cleared off the line. Can we count the ways in which we love football. the little things which make it mean so much? Extra Time offers a half-century ...
Understand the way in which AI and robots will change the world and the way we live in it.
The first and only official autobiography by the much-loved global icon Elton John.
From the bestselling author of&,nbsp,How to Train Your Dragon&,nbsp,comes an exciting high-adventure series - set in an ancient, magical time, full of Wizards, Warriors, Giants and Sprites.This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught since birth to hate ...
Marvel at the mind-boggling world of atoms and molecules - the building blocks of EVERYTHING everywhere (including you). Lift over 90 flaps to learn about atoms, molecules, compounds and electrons, and chemical reactions and explore the Periodic Table. With links to specially selected websites for activities ...
David Ogilvy is remembered as one of the most influential admen of all time. His bestselling book Ogilvy on Advertising gave no-nonsense, essential advice to those in marketing, PR, advertising and other related industries wanting to improve their success rate. It has become the industry handbook.Ogilvy ...
