Bilingvní vydání americké kultovní novely čtenářům znovu připomene půvabný příběh Thomase Tracyho, newyorského mladíka, ke kterému se jednoho dne připojí jako stálý společník tygr, na něhož mladík už od dětství čeká, aby v něm probudil lásku k dívce... Zobraziť viac
Old Man and the Sea - Random House - Jazyk: EN - Vazba: Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 100 str. - ISBN: 00-999084-0-9 - Kniha Zobraziť viac
A compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world, John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men includes an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw in "Penguin Classics". Drifters in search of work, ... Zobraziť viac
Drifters in search of work, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are... Zobraziť viac
Básník, prozaik, dramatik a publicista Viktor Dyk se v této novele (časopisecky 1911–1912, knižně 1915) inspiroval starou saskou pověstí, již použil jako volný rámec pro vyprávění o tajemném poutníkovi, který na žádost občanů ... Zobraziť viac
Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers. After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids... Zobraziť viac
Stefan Zweigs "Der Amokläufer" ist eine Novelle, die erstmals 1922 veröffentlicht wurde. Wie viele andere Werke Zweigs hat auch "Der Amokläufer" einen psychologischen Hintergrund... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return... Zobraziť viac
Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Step out into a world of Go Home vans. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. Do all the right things. Buy a flat. Buy art. Buy a sort of... Zobraziť viac
For as long as she can remember, Belle has been obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling... Zobraziť viac
A civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering 'expats' from across history to test whether time-travel is feasible. Her role is to work as a 'bridge': living with, supporting and monitoring expat '1847' ... Zobraziť viac
Resting one night on a boat on the River Thames, Charlie Marlow tells his friends about his experiences as a steamboat captain on the River Congo. There, in the heart of Africa, his search for the ... Zobraziť viac
Classic / American English: George and Lennie are friends and they have plans for the future. But Lennie is not very smart and he sometimes makes trouble. George wants to help him but that is not always easy. Then one night... Zobraziť viac
It is 1984 and a small town somewhere in the east of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic is in the firm grip of totalitarianism. Karolina, a teenage runaway who never knew her father and who grew up in an untraditional family full of strange women... Zobraziť viac
George and his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California's Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, ... Zobraziť viac
It is 1985, in an Irish town. During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Bill Furlong, a coal and timber merchant, faces into his busiest season.... Zobraziť viac
A superb story of power and beauty, critically acclaimed across the world and now available in an accessible, super-readable format with dyslexia-friendly features, for all readers. Zobraziť viac
Kaliane Bradley's dynamic debut is a great many things — science fiction, thriller, humor, literary, romance — but above all else, this is a fiercely unique story that delivers on so many levels... Zobraziť viac
On a boat in the Thames estuary, Marlow tells his travelling companions of his reconnaissance expedition for a Belgian trading company to its most remote outpost in central Africa, which brought him on... Zobraziť viac
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster? ... Zobraziť viac
