Millions of readers have been enthralled by the saga that began in The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End, which now continues with Ken Follett's magnificent, gripping A Column of Fire. A WORLD IN TURMOIL 1558, and Europe is in revolt as religio Zobraziť viac
Thirty years ago we were introduced to Kingsbridge in The Pillars of the Earth, and now, in this masterful prequel international bestseller, Ken Follett will take us on a journey into a rich past, which will end where his masterpiece begins... Zobraziť viac
In his landmark international bestsellers Guns, Germs and Steel and Collapse, Jared Diamond transformed our understanding of what makes civilizations rise and fall. Now in the third book in this monumental trilogy, ... Zobraziť viac
Tato sbírka pověstí Gustava Mikusche (1842 - 1916) - sběratele lidových pověstí poprvé vyšla v roce 1892 v německém jazyce. V knize najdeme méně známé a také neznámé pověsti z míst od Králického Sněžníku přes Jeseníky až po Oderské vrchy. Zobraziť viac
The humorous and intricately designed Lewis Chessmen were discovered in 1831, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. To preserve the hoard as intactly as possible in a public collection... Zobraziť viac
An introduction to the work and ideas of artists who use-and even influence-science and technology. A new breed of contemporary artist engages science and technology-not just to adopt the vocabulary and gizmos, but to explore and comment on the content... Zobraziť viac
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry Rasheed. Nearly two decades later, a friendship grows between Mariam and a local teenager, Laila, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. When the Taliban take over... Zobraziť viac
Suitable for children aged 7 years and up, this title features Tom Sawyer who liked adventures, which means he was always getting in trouble searching for treasure, witnessing a murder, getting caught in a bat cave, tricking others into doing his work... Zobraziť viac
Le héros de l'unique roman d'Oscar Wilde doit rester éternellement jeune : son portrait seul sera marqué progressivement par le temps, les vices, les crimes, jusqu'au drame final. Dans ce chef-d'oeuvre de l'art fin de siecle (1890), l'auteur a enfermé... Zobraziť viac
Marvel at the sheer brilliance of invention, from glass to underpants, the noble compass to the humble pencil. Not forgetting, of course, the undeniably indispensable banana suitcase. Filled with fascinating details about everything from... Zobraziť viac
By the international bestselling author of The Science of Happiness and The Secret Pulse of Time, a fresh exploration of Da Vinci's real "code"—science! ... Zobraziť viac
The story of the Earth is written into our landscape: it's there in the curves of hills, the colours of stone, surprising eruptions of vegetation... Zobraziť viac
A startling history of the Chernobyl disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, the winner of the Nobel prize in literature 2015 On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Flames lit up the sky ... Zobraziť viac
For a generation adjusting painfully to the demands of a modern industrial and commercial society, Asia came to represent an alternative vision of the good life: aesthetically austere, socially aristocratic, and imbued with ... Zobraziť viac
From Mark Bowden, internationally bestselling and acclaimed author of Black Hawk Down and the preeminent chronicler of the actions of the US military and special forces writing today, comes an intensely gripping account ... Zobraziť viac
The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings - the dazzling handiwork of the city's artists and architects. But equally important were geniuses of another kind: Florence's manuscript hunters, ... Zobraziť viac
Decades ago, the historian Bernard Wasserstein set out to uncover the hidden past of the town forty miles west of Lviv where his family originated: Krakowiec (Krah-KOV-yets). In this book he recounts its dramatic and traumatic history. ... Zobraziť viac
'There is no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil' Bill Gates'Smil's title says it all: to understand the world, you need to follow the trendlines, not the headlines. This is a compelling, fascinating, and most important, re... Zobraziť viac
