Surreal, absurd, rich in verbal play, bitingly satirical and just plain daft in the mode we have grown to love from his finest films, this flight-of-fancy collection includes tales of a body double who, mistaken for the film's star, ... Zobraziť viac
Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right. People have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be skeptical when a ... Zobraziť viac
Here they are—some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From The Whore of Mensa, to God (A Play), to No Kaddish for Weinstein, ... Zobraziť viac
Corgi Childrens: A man with no eyes. No eyes at all. Two tunnels in his head . . . It's not easy being a witch, and it's... Zobraziť viac
Poor Mr Swimble is having a bad day. Rabbits are bouncing out of his hat, pigeons are flying out of his jacket and every time he points his finger, something magically appears – cheese sandwiches, socks . . . even a small yellow elephant on wheels! ... Zobraziť viac
New York comedian Alvy Singer reflects ruefully upon a failed relationship. When he first met Annie Hall on a tennis date, she was an insecure wallflower in trousers, vest and tie. Zobraziť viac
Time is a resource. Everyone knows it must be managed. You can let it move fast or slowly, but what you mustn't do is allow it to stop. On the Discworld, the History Monks have the important job of ensuring that tomorrow always comes... Zobraziť viac
Being sixteen is always difficult, but it's even more so when there's a Death in the family. Susan hasn't exactly had a normal upbringing, with a skeletal grandfather who rides a white horse and wields a scythe... Zobraziť viac
Even wizards produce leftovers. But a wizard's rubbish is laced with magic, and for the rats that forage this rubbish, the magic has changed them - they can speak and read, and have rather grand ambitions for a comfortable retirement... Zobraziť viac
In Green Town Illinois, Douglas Spaulding is in the midst of a small civil war with the old pitted against the young in this, the second book in Bradbury's semi-fictionalised account of his childhood. As the school board's figure of authority... Zobraziť viac
The Chief Cashier is almost certainly a vampire. There's something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), and it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss... Zobraziť viac
For Brutha the novice is the Chosen One. He wants peace and justice and brotherly love. He also wants the Inquisition to stop torturing him now, please... Zobraziť viac
Discoworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, souid and at least one very camp follower. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork ... Zobraziť viac
Young Prince Teppic is sent far away from his desert homeland to the city of Ankh-Morpork for the best education money can buy. Which just so happens to be at the Assassins' Guild... Zobraziť viac
A beautifully packaged, exclusive collection of twenty rediscovered short stories by award-winning and bestselling author, Sir Terry Pratchett... Zobraziť viac
It's all change for Moist von Lipwig, swindler, conman, and (naturally) head of the Royal Bank and Post Office. A steaming,... Zobraziť viac
The Discworld is very much like our own – if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is... Zobraziť viac
There was an eighth son of an eighth son. He was, quite naturally, a wizard. And there it should have ended. However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. And then he had an eighth son... a wizard squared... a source of magic... Zobraziť viac
A Man with no Eyes. No Eyes at all. Two Tunnels in his Head. Somewhere – some time – there’s a tangled ball of evil and... Zobraziť viac
Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak, dystopian future. Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on ... Zobraziť viac
