Tato sbírka ojedinělých psychologických příběhů s prvky NOIR, krimi a fantasy popisuje různé životní situace lidí. Povídkové příběhy jsou situovány do rozmanitého prostředí a postavy jsou z různých zemí či odlišných... Zobraziť viac
Příběhy, napsané podle skutečných událostí vypovídají o chvílích pěkných i tragických, o lidech, kteří nad horami zvítězili, ale také o těch, nad kterými zvítězily hory. Mladí horolezci Michal Sabovčík a Adam Tkadlečík... Zobraziť viac
Here they are—some of the funniest tales and ruminations ever put into print, by one of the great comic minds of our time. From The Whore of Mensa, to God (A Play), to No Kaddish for Weinstein, ... Zobraziť viac
A young woman is making a living faking it as a cut-price psychic (with some illegal soft-core sex work on the side). She makes a decent wage mostly by telling people what they want to hear. But then she meets Susan Burke... Zobraziť viac
Es geht um nichts weniger als ein historisches Vermächtnis: In 630 Stunden hat Helmut Kohl seine Lebenserinnerungen zu Protokoll gegeben. Sein Gesprächspartner: der Historiker, Journalist und Autor Heribert Schwan, ... Zobraziť viac
The official death toll of the 1986 Chernobyl accident, 'the worst nuclear disaster in history', is only 54, and stories today commonly suggest that nature is thriving there. Yet award-winning historian Kate Brown uncovers a much more disturbing story... Zobraziť viac
Nell Crane has never held a boy's hand. In a city devastated by an epidemic, where survivors are all missing parts-an arm, a leg, an eye - Nell has always been an outsider... Zobraziť viac
Finally given the heave-ho by Pandora, Adrian Mole finds himself in the unenviable situation of living with the love-of-his-life as she goes about shacking up with other men. Worse, as he slides down the employment ladder... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Než pravda vyjde najevo nás po sedmi letech od děje novely Než vystydne káva opět zavádí do malé tajemné kavárny. Nabízí nám další čtyři příběhy osob, které se o cestu v čase pokusily, a jejich ... Zobraziť viac
A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists... Zobraziť viac
This publication brings together new as well as existing essays, interviews, short stories, and reports from different fields and geographies on various issues, mapping the space of Eastern Europe and beyond with a special emphasis on beyond... Zobraziť viac
Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics... Zobraziť viac
Now a major TV series on Disney+ .. Zobraziť viac
A collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel.... Zobraziť viac
Tut zibrani istoriyi pro neperesichnykh lyudey: ukrayintsiv za pokhodzhennyam chy mistsem narodzhennya, lyudey, yakykh vyznav uvesʹ svit, yaki zminyly khid istoriyi, chyyi dosyahnennya dyvuyutʹ i vrazhayutʹ... Zobraziť viac
This collection begins in the early 1980s with The Rainbow Sign, which was written as the Introduction to the screenplay of My Beautiful Laundrette. It allowed Kureishi to expand upon the issues raised by... Zobraziť viac
Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others that... Zobraziť viac
In Painting the Beauty Queens Orange, the women who lived the decade reveal what it meant to push boundaries, claim your identity, and carve out your place amidst the winter of discontent, the scorching summer of '76 and the rise of Thatcherism... Zobraziť viac
