One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's dystopian tale "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology .... Zobraziť viac
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague? Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it? For Mitch Albom, that person was... Zobraziť viac
Transworld Publishers Ltd - Book Description An early bestseller from the fabulous author of the Shopaholic series Zobraziť viac
<i>Franny and Zooey</i> is composed of two sections, which were originally published in the New Yorker magazine as two separate short stories. The first story or section, <i>Franny</i>, was published in the New Yorker in January 1955... Zobraziť viac
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness... Zobraziť viac
Harper Perennial: ‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the... Zobraziť viac
In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called "Dune" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written "Dune" with nothing more in mind than ... Zobraziť viac
Penguin: With an essay by Peter Ackroyd. 'I am jealous of everything whose beauty does not die. I am jealous of the... Zobraziť viac
'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party... Zobraziť viac
Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them? ... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. I believe a leaf of grass is no... Zobraziť viac
Considered one of Shakespeare′s most rich and enduring plays, the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful and complex. As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation Zobraziť viac
In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. Circe is a strange child – not powerful and terrible, like her father, nor gorgeous and mercenary like her mother. Scorned and rejected, Circe grows up ... Zobraziť viac
Under the streets of London there's a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels, and pale girls in black velvet. Richard Mayhew is a young businessman who ... Zobraziť viac
Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune: winner of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards, and widely considered one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written... Zobraziť viac
A lawyer's advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. Through the young eyes of Scout and Jem Finch, Harper Lee explores with exuberant humour ... Zobraziť viac
Every few decades a book is published that changes the lives of its readers forever. This is such a book – a magical fable... Zobraziť viac
The film tie-in edition of Jon Krakauer's classic account of a gifted young man who chose literally to walk away from his life. Zobraziť viac
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined ... Zobraziť viac
