When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits - the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show ... Zobraziť viac
The summer of 1944 was turbulent. Panic-stricken German armies were retreating in disarray on all fronts. German towns and... Zobraziť viac
Pan Macmillan - 'Blockbusting is the word for this fat, first novel in a trilogy that will follow five families through the glob Zobraziť viac
Struggling to keep a grip on reality after his wife's death, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. An epic chronicle of one man's judgement, ... Zobraziť viac
The Iliad is one of the finest of all the great works that have been handed down to us from Classical Antiquity. Paris, a Trojan prince, having won Helen as his prize for judging a beauty contest between the goddesses Hera, Athena, ... Zobraziť viac
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race... Zobraziť viac
Mostly Harmless: The Hitch Hiker´s Guide to the Galaxy Part Five The Hitch Hiker´s Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we... Zobraziť viac
The most striking difference between Othello and Shakespeare's other tragedies is its more intimate scale. Because the play focuses on personal rather than public life, Othello's private descent into jealous obsession is especially chilling to behold... Zobraziť viac
The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English by the Lebanese artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. The prophet Al-Mustafa is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, ... Zobraziť viac
Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adams...If you've done six impossible things this morning, why not round it off with breakfast at Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe? Which is exactly what the crew of... Zobraziť viac
Boston, 1903. Dr Ravell is a young obstetrician whose reputation for helping couples conceive has made him a rising star. He is flattered when a family of illustrious physicians turns to him to treat one of its own members. Erika von Kessler is a... Zobraziť viac
Janina Bauman was a year older than Anne Frank when the Second World War began but, unlike The Diary of Anne Frank, this is a story of survival. When Hitler's decree forced her family into the Warsaw Ghetto, Janina, an intelligent, lively... Zobraziť viac
In <i>The Canterbury Tales</i> Chaucer created one of the great touchstones of English literature, a masterly collection of chivalric romances, moral allegories and low farce... Zobraziť viac
´When we are happy, we are always good´, says Lord Henry, ´but when we are good, we are not always happy.´ Lord... Zobraziť viac
Penguin Books Ltd: Many of the characters are well-known: Valjean, the criminal trying to escape his reputation; Javert, the... Zobraziť viac
Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest... Zobraziť viac
The marriage of Gertrude and Walter Morel has become a battleground. Repelled by her uneducated and sometimes violent... Zobraziť viac
This title celebrates the thirty years of comic genius of Douglas Adams. On 12 October 1979, the most remarkable book ever... Zobraziť viac
The Death of Bunny Munro recounts the last journey of a salesman in search of a soul. Following the suicide of his wife,... Zobraziť viac
Independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene has come to Weatherbury to take up her position as a farmer on the largest estate in the area. Her bold presence draws three very different suitors: the gentleman-farmer Boldwood, ... Zobraziť viac
