A gripping tale of family, faith, and murder. Sons grapple with their father's death, uncovering dark truths and testing their very humanity. Zobraziť viac
I was supposed to be having the time of my life... Zobraziť viac
William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work on his father's farm. Stoner becomes a teacher. He marries the wrong woman... Zobraziť viac
Ostrov pokladů (Dvojjazyčné čtení česko-anglické) převyprávěné moderním jazykem, pro začínající a mírně pokročilé angličtináře. Stevenson napsal Ostrov pokladů, když viděl svého synovce malovat vodovkami mapu ostrova... Zobraziť viac
Anglická spisovatelka a básnířka Edith Nesbitová (1858 – 1924) napsala či spolupracovala na více než šedesáti dětských knihách. Některé z nich byly zfilmované (např. The Railway Children, 1970). E. Nesbitová psala i romány a povídky pro dospělé... Zobraziť viac
Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle – and has the social media accounts to prove it. Her charming farmhouse on her working ranch is artfully cluttered, her husband is a handsome cowboy, her homemade sourdough boules are each more beautiful than... Zobraziť viac
A misfit at an exclusive New England college, Richard finds kindred spirits in the five eccentric students of his ancient Greek class. But his new friends have a horrific secret... Zobraziť viac
Shocking and controversial when it was first published, The Grapes of Wrath is Steinbeck's Pultizer Prize-winning epic of the Joad family, forced to travel west from Dust Bowl era Oklahoma in search of the promised land of California... Zobraziť viac
An extraordinarily beautiful and life-affirming new novel from one of America's greatest chroniclers of the human heart, Ann Packer. Eliot and his wife Claire have been happily married for nearly four decades. They’ve raised two children in their... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Mýty Margaret Mead se věnuje životu a vědeckým výzkumům slavné americké kulturní antropoložky, žačky Franze Boase a významné představitelky směru „kultura a osobnost“. Mead se proslavila hned svým prvním terénním výzkume... Zobraziť viac
Dickens's most famous ghost story was written in the autumn of 1843 as a reaction to the suffering of poor children during the early Victorian era. A Christmas Carol was fittingly published on 19th December that year and was an immediate and resounding... Zobraziť viac
Román od irského spisovatele Brama Stokera je psaný formou deníků a dopisů. Vydobyl si v celém světě nebývalý úspěch, dočkal se divadelních i filmových zpracování. Proto jsme jej vybrali a zpracovali jako zjednodušenou verzi... Zobraziť viac
One of the world's most famous novels, One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, blends the natural with the supernatural in on one of the most magical reading experiences on earth... Zobraziť viac
The first book of Earthsea is a tale of wizards, dragons and terrifying shadows. The island of Gont is a land famous for wizards. Of these, some say the greatest ... Zobraziť viac
The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1990, Carol J. Adams’ revolutionary work has engaged, enraged, inspired and challenged readers with its exploration of the interplay between society’s ingrained cultural misogyny and its obsession with eating animals and masculinity... Zobraziť viac
Příběh od skotského spisovatele Roberta Louise Stevensona patří mezi klenoty nejen anglické, ale i světové literatury. Rozpolcená postava doktora Jekylla a pana Hyda plná napětí a protikladů inspirovala filmové tvůrce, hudebníky i textaře. Zobraziť viac
Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how different life is since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them to "make your lives extraordinary! " Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect... Zobraziť viac
Colleen Hoover brought you the beautiful, unforgettable It Ends With Us. Now, discover her thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . Verity is a global word-of-mouth hit, with over a million five-star reviews from readers, and now adapted... Zobraziť viac
Welcome to New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Brandon Sanderson's first collection of short fiction... Zobraziť viac
