Krátce před mými osmnáctými narozeninami se mí rodiče rozhodli, že bych si měla najít brigádu, abych poznala hodnotu peněz, naučila se zodpovědnosti a všechny tyhle dospělácké rodičovské řeči, které zní dětem vyloženě úchylně. Svůj životopis, který... Zobraziť viac
V životopisnom románe Letný hosť, inšpirovanom skutočným priateľstvom medzi rodinami Čechovovcov a Lintvariovovcov, sa prepletajú osudy troch žien a jedného tajuplného denníka. Autorka majstrovským spôsobom oživuje dávno minulé časy... Zobraziť viac
Autor patří ke generaci, která dospívala v době reálného socialismu, kdy ještě platila povinná vojenská služba, a vychází z vlastních zkušeností u prvosledového útvaru. Pojem „vojna“ se dávno vytratil z povědomí mladých mužů a... Zobraziť viac
The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood's blockbuster movie which was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture. From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the... Zobraziť viac
An adventure classic of deep-sea volcanoes, giant squid and the renegade scientist Captain Nemo. Professor Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down and destroy a menacing sea monster. However, he discovers that the beast is metal... Zobraziť viac
On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat. Zobraziť viac
On 28 March 1944, Italian sisters Tati (six) and Andra (four) were roused from their sleep and taken to Auschwitz, to the infamous Kinder Block presided over by Josef Mengele, the Angel of Death... Zobraziť viac
A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like ... It's an amazing tale' Bill Gates In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission ... Zobraziť viac
From the author of Jane Eyre, a strikingly modern story of a young woman starting over "Villette! Villette! Have you read it?" exclaimed George Eliot when Charlotte Brontë's final novel appeared in 1853. "It is a still more wonderful book ... Zobraziť viac
Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky... Zobraziť viac
Canongate Books: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 GORDON BURN PRIZECHOSEN AS 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' BYObserverGuardianTelegraphIrish... Zobraziť viac
From Brian Kimberling, the acclaimed author of SNAPPER, comes a pitch perfect story of falling in and out of love in Prague. Eager to escape stifling small-town Indiana, Elliott moves to Prague, where he gets a job teaching English. It's 1998, and the... Zobraziť viac
Dies ist das literarische Manifest einer Jugend, inmitten der 'schlechtesten der Welten' ein leidenschaftliches Bekenntnis zum 'glückseligen Leben' ablegte. Tempo, Jazz, Marihuana, Sex und Freiheit waren die Zauberwörter der Beatgeneration... Zobraziť viac
The official book behind the eight-time Oscar-nominated film, The Imitation Game, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley. Alan Turing was the mathematician whose cipher-cracking transformed the Second World War... Zobraziť viac
With an introduction by Kevin Powers A groundbreaking piece of journalism which inspired Stanley Kubrick's classic Vietnam War film Full Metal Jacket. We took space back quickly, expensively, with total panic and close to maximum brutality... Zobraziť viac
Peter Ackroyd je jedním z předních současných britských „londýnských“ spisovatelů, který se zaměřuje na tuto metropoli, jeho historii, vývoj a identitu jak ve svých prózách, tak literatuře faktu. Jeho románový Londýn je silně idiosynkratický konstrukt... Zobraziť viac
Charlotte Brontë's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the.. Zobraziť viac
Puffin: First published over sixty years ago, Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl has reached millions of young people... Zobraziť viac
An expertly crafted work of reportage, memoir, and biography on the subject of loneliness told through the lives of six iconic artists, by the acclaimed author of The Trip to Echo Spring. You can be lonely anywhere, but there is a particular flavor ... Zobraziť viac
Blonde is a mesmerising novel about the most enduring and evocative cultural icon of the 20th century: the woman who became Marilyn Monroe... Zobraziť viac
