How does a Venus flytrap know when to snap shut? Can it feel an insect’s spindly legs? How do roses know when it’s spring? Do they actually remember the weather? ... Zobraziť viac
Fluorescent fish that glow near pollution. Robot-armoured beetles that military handlers can send on spy missions. Beloved pets resurrected from DNA. Scientists have already begun to create these high-tech hybrids to serve human whims and needs... Zobraziť viac
"Awareness of Dracula" as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories of ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. Zobraziť viac
How two unlikely heroes inspired a whole town. Sometimes, in the blink of an eye, you do something that changes your life... Zobraziť viac
Frances is alone. Cast away on a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, she has to find water, food and shelter.... Zobraziť viac
Why would a girl who has everything want to run away and never be found? Willow has staged runaways ever since she was a little girl. She has everything a young person should want: a rich daddy, clothes, money, a pony and a place at a ... Zobraziť viac
It's the first day of the holidays and Sam is roaming the island of Texel, imagining what it'd feel like to be the last person on earth. Then, like a whirlwind, 12-year-old islander Tess swoops into his life... Zobraziť viac
Four lives, entwined forever by decisions made in a time of conflict. But what happens decades later when they unexpectedly converge once more? ... Zobraziť viac
Olwen, Nell, Maeve and Rhona were plunged prematurely into adulthood when their parents died in tragic circumstances. Now in their thirties, they have each carved out impressive careers – living distant lives, fighting separate battles. Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Oneworld Publications Počet strán: 240 Rozmery: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm ISBN: 9781780748177 Formát: mäkká väzba - br Zobraziť viac
In 1506 a comet appears above Augsburg. As the astronomer Johann Virdung explains, it heralds conflict, the destruction of crops and the death of kings. He concludes his theories with a poem... Zobraziť viac
Tang Shuxiu and her husband are on an 800-mile train journey from Beijing to Shifang, where they believe their only child... Zobraziť viac
Tess is the 22-year-old narrator of this stunning first novel. Moving to New York, a place at the centre of the universe, from a place that feels like ‘nowhere to live’, she lands a job at a renowned Union Square restaurant and begins ... Zobraziť viac
1976 Seven gunmen storm Bob Marley's house, machine guns blazing. The reggae superstar survives, but the gunmen are never caught. From the acclaimed author of The Book of Night Women comes a dazzling display of ... Zobraziť viac
