Ubohý sirotek, Jane Eyreová, nemá nikoho, kdo by ji chránil před zlými příbuznými a učiteli. Odhodlaná najít své štěstí se stane vychovatelkou a začne tak svůj nový život v Thornfield Hall. Zanedlouho však Jane zjistí, ... Zobraziť viac
Ubohý sirotek, Jane Eyreová, nemá nikoho, kdo by ji chránil před zlými příbuznými a učiteli. Odhodlaná najít své štěstí se stane vychovatelkou a začne tak svůj nový život v Thornfield Hall. Zanedlouho však Jane zjistí, ... Zobraziť viac
Dvanáctiletá židovská dívka z Plzně si psala deník od prázdnin 1941 do ledna 1942 - do odjezdu transportu plzeňských Židů do... Zobraziť viac
Dvacet tisíc mil pod mořem (zkrácené dvojjazyčné vydání) převyprávěné moderním jazykem, pro začínající a mírně pokročilé angličtináře. Děj románu začíná roku 1866, kdy se v anglických listech objevila zmínka o... Zobraziť viac
CCV: Socialist `the simplistic black and white style of the graphic novel belies a richness of emotion, creating an... Zobraziť viac
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient struggling to live... 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
Bronte′s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes... Zobraziť viac
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and ... Zobraziť viac
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal... Zobraziť viac
The unhappiness that I need and long for . . . is of the kind that will let me suffer with eagerness and die with lust. That is the unhappiness, or happiness, that I am waiting for... Zobraziť viac
As an orphan, Jane’s childhood is not an easy one, but her independence and strength of character sustain her through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal education system. However, her biggest challenge is yet to come... Zobraziť viac
One of the most widely-read and enjoyed of all Victorian novels, and one of the greatest tales of a woman's struggle for dignity and love in a hard time... Zobraziť viac
Robert Webb tried to follow the rules for being a man... Zobraziť viac
Little, Brown Book Group: 'A remarkable portrait, with deftly woven accounts of weddings and journeys, books and... Zobraziť viac
** THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON ** 'There are many laughs in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendr 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
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later... Zobraziť viac
Wise, often funny, sometimes heartbreaking, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood tells the story of Marjane Satrapi's life in Tehran from the ages of six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime... Zobraziť viac
Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College. Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain... Zobraziť viac
