This is a collection of nine exceptional short stories. The book includes two of Salinger's most famous and critically acclaimed pieces, which helped to establish him among contemporary literary greats... Zobraziť viac
As Oscar Wilde said, doing nothing is hard work. The Protestant work ethic has most of us in its thrall, and the idlers of this world have the odds stacked against them. But here, at last, is a book that can help... Zobraziť viac
The Gulag was Russia’s forgotten holocaust. The largest network of concentration camps ever created, it murdered millions and haunted all those who came out alive... Zobraziť viac
In California’s central valley, five women and one man join to discuss Jane Austen’s novels. Over the six months they get together, marriages are tested, affairs begin, unsuitable arrangements become suitable, and love happens... Zobraziť viac
The Stone Gods is one of Jeanette Winterson's most imaginative novels — an interplanetary love story; a traveller's tale; a hymn to the beauty of the worldOn the airwaves, all the talk is of the new blue planet - pristine and habitable, ... Zobraziť viac
Between Shades of Gray is a haunting and powerful Second World War novel by Ruta Sepetys That morning, my brother's life was worth a pocket watch ...One night fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother and young brother are hauled from their home by Soviet... Zobraziť viac
A towering philosophical novel that is the summation of her Objectivist philosophy, Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged is the saga of the enigmatic John Galt, and his ambitious plan to 'stop the motor of the world', published in... Zobraziť viac
The master of international intrigue and explosive action introduces a new hero for a new era of warfare... against a new kind of threat... Zobraziť viac
Tennessee Williams's evocation of loneliness and lost love, The Glass Menagerie is one of his most powerful and moving plays. This Penguin Modern Classics edition includes a new introduction by Robert Bray... Zobraziť viac
Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world... Zobraziť viac
Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it... Zobraziť viac
The Visitor and Bitch are extracts from the diaries of the notorious Oswald Hendryks Cornelius, hedonist beyond compare. Uncle Oswald`s exploits are as extraordinary as they are scandalous, as these two tales of sex and intrigue ... Zobraziť viac
What could go wrong when a wife pawns the mink coat that her lover gave her as a parting gift? What happens when a priceless piece of furniture is the subject of a deceitful bargain? Can a wronged woman take revenge on her dead husband?... Zobraziť viac
The sweet scents of rural life infuse this collection of Roald Dahl's country stories, but there is always something unexpected lurking in the undergrowth... Zobraziť viac
Soups from the garden, bisques from the sea, famous fish stews from Provence and Normandy, the real French crunchy bread, meats, vegetables and desserts in variety, all accompanied by step-by-step instructions and superb illustrations, ... Zobraziť viac
The brand new edition of the hilarious third book in the Adrian Mole series, Sue Townsend's The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole. Zobraziť viac
The brand new edition of the hilarious eighth book in the brilliant Adrian Mole series, Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years. Sunday July 1st. NO SMOKING DAY. A momentous day! Smoking in a public place or place of work is forbidden in Eng Zobraziť viac
The brand new edition of the hilarious fourth book in the Adrian Mole series, Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years... Zobraziť viac
Saved by Cake gives an extremely honest account of Marian Keyes' recent battle with depression, and how baking has helped her... Zobraziť viac
No secret will keep for ever... A Vatican priest is found murdered on the shores of Denmark... Zobraziť viac
