The Invisible Man (1897) blends comedy and tragedy in its story of a scientist who discovers a way to make himself invisible. His inability to reverse the process leads to a radical disconnection from society—and eventually from his own sanity... Zobraziť viac
Als der Berufspilot und Schriftsteller Antoine de Saint-Exupéry im Jahr 1943 seinen 'Kleinen Prinzen' erfand, konnte er nicht ahnen, welch gewaltiger Welterfolg sein Büchlein werden sollte. Die philosophisch-poetische Geschichte vom kleinen Prinzen... Zobraziť viac
This exciting anniversary edition has a new introduction and scholarly references by William Bynum, and the cover design is by Damien Hirst. It replaces our existing 1968 edition... Zobraziť viac
When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which will lead him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak and friendship and betrayal. Over the course of his adventures, David... Zobraziť viac
The remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.On the first, she ventured ... Zobraziť viac
Geography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed... All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete... Zobraziť viac
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth’s very core... Zobraziť viac
Vědecká publikace se zabývá teorií kartografického a geoinformatického modelování. Vedle úvodu do problematiky a přehledu současného stavu bádání, publikace obsahuje teoretický popis kartografického a geoinformatického modelování... 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
A beautiful, full colour book to accompany the 5 part BBC TV series telling the most important story of all, the deep history of our own planet... 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 man crashes in the desert and meets the little prince. Through his pictures and stories, the man learns about the important things in life - like love and friends. 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 ... Zobraziť viac
So often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a focus on passing moments of liberation, the rhetoric of freedom both rouses and repels. Does it remain key to our autonomy, justice, and well-being, ... Zobraziť viac
When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula, his commonsense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, ... Zobraziť viac
Journey to the Centre of the Earth has been consistently praised for its style and its vision of the world. It explores the prehistory of the globe, but can also be read as a psychological quest, for the journey itself is as important as arrival or d... Zobraziť viac
**CHOSEN BY BILL GATES AND BARACK OBAMA AS A SUMMER 2021 READ** 'Important, necessary, urgent and phenomenally interesting' HELEN MACDONALD, New York Times The author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's tra... Zobraziť viac
If aliens came to Earth 100 millions years in the future, what traces would they find of long-extinct humanity's brief reign on the planet? This engaging and thought-provoking account looks at what our species will leave behind, buried deep in the rock... Zobraziť viac
