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.
The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a poet who, as T. S. Eliot put it, ''divides the world with Shakespeare, there being no third''.His, like ours, was a world of moral uncertainty and political violence, all of which made not only for the agony of exile but for ...
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.
A testament to the art of colour composition, this book - art directed by Wong himself and produced to the highest printing standard - brings together a complet….
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 ...
Nothing in life works without facts. A society that isn''t sure what''s true can''t function. Without facts there can be no government or law.Science is ignored. Trust evaporates. People everywhere feel ever more alienated from - and mistrustful of - news and those who make it.We no longer seem to know ...
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 ...
Through exquisitely detailed illustrations and two double gatefolds, young readers are invited to explore some of the most unique houses from around the world. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a tree house? Or how cozy it must be to sleep in an igloo? Have you noticed that some ...
With a career spanning nearly half a century, Bill Brandt was a master of several major genres of photography: photojournalism, portraiture, the nude and landscapes. At first glance, Brandt''s genres may appear unrelated, but when analysing his career in its entirety, a common theme comes to the forefront: ...
You know about MI5. You know about MI6. Now uncover the story behind Britain''s most secretive intelligence agency in the first-ever authorised history of GCHQ.
What if there were a book that changed every time you read it? Actually, every book does this. We are all part of the books we read, because our individual reactions, ideas, and emotions make the book whole, and these things are changing all the time. Keri Smith has helped millions of people free their ...
As Witch Child ends so Sorceress begins. Alison Ellman is still searching for information about Mary Newbury; she has a diary and some scattered information about other people in Mary''s life, but Mary has disappeared into the forests and Alison has no way of following her. But when she meets Agnes Herne, ...
''A promising debut.'' New ScientistIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious - comets and asteroids are among the Solar System''s very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets. Locked within each of these ...
The first and only official autobiography by the much-loved global icon Elton John.
The second heart-racing thriller in the bestselling author's King & Maxwell series...
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 ...
