The sequel to The Hustler sees former champion "Fast" Eddie Felson return to the thrilling world of competitive pool—from the bestselling author of The Queen’s Gambit. The basis for the famed Martin Scorsese film."Tevis writes about pool with power and... Zobraziť viac
In the wake of an insignificant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history... Zobraziť viac
As a retired brain surgeon, Henry Marsh thought he understood illness, but even he was unprepared for the impact of his diagnosis of advanced cancer... Zobraziť viac
Under Milk Wood tells the story of a Welsh village during one spring day. It is populated by some of the best-loved characters in British literature... Zobraziť viac
Leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary, and a quest... Zobraziť viac
Virginia Woolf portrays her elder sister Vanessa in the person of Katharine Hilbery - the gifted daughter of a distinguished literary family, trapped in an environment which will not allow her to express herself. This title deals with their story... Zobraziť viac
A collection of short stories born of the author's experiences in Malaya, Singapore and other outposts of the former British Empire... Zobraziť viac
A searing, postapocalyptic novel destined to become Cormac McCarthy’s masterpiece. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when... Zobraziť viac
Cassandra Mortmain lives with her impoverished family in a crumbling castle. Her journal records her life with her bored sister Rose, her stepmother Topaz, her little brother Thomas and her novelist father who suffers from a financially crippling writer's Zobraziť viac
A selection of the best of Dickens' Christmas stories and writings, in one beautiful edition. It is said that Charles Dickens invented Christmas, and within these pages you'll certainly find all the elements of a quintessential traditional Christmas... Zobraziť viac
After years teaching Romantic poetry in Cape Town, David Lurie has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before a committee of inquiry. Willing to admit his guilt, but refusing to yield to pressure to repent... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling exploration of the global intersections of beauty and power... Zobraziť viac
Two young poets, Jan and Remo, find themselves adrift in Mexico City. Obsessed with poetry, and, above all, with science fiction, they are eager to forge a life in the literary world. But as close as these friends are, the city tugs them in opposite... Zobraziť viac
Anthropologist Kristen Ghodsee looks at pioneering experiments in communal living to present a rousing argument for rethinking what we mean by home... Zobraziť viac
Vintage Classics: Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so... Zobraziť viac
CCV: Amazon.co.uk One of the great crime novels of the 20th century, Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley is a... Zobraziť viac
Vintage Children's Classics: 'Swallows and Amazons for ever!' The Walker children - also known as Captain John, Mate Susan,... Zobraziť viac
CCV: 'it captures people's anxieties, joys and determination to maintain some normality in trying circumstances... Zobraziť viac
In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as her mother fusses over the off-season customers... Zobraziť viac
