Beletria, alebo aj prozaické umelecké dielo, prináša do našich životov nové príbehy, vzrušenie i zážitok, ktorý pre nás napísal autor a pred našimi očami ho nakreslila naša vlastná fantázia. Klasická anglická literatúra prináša nezabudnuteľné príbehy Williama Shakespaera či Jane Austenovej. Knihy po anglicky a príbehy ukryté na ich stránkach nám nielenže rozjasňujú dni a vytŕhajú nás z každodennej nudnej rutiny, ale rovnako nás nútia aktívne premýšľať nad vetnými konštrukciami a pomáhajú nám v zdokonaľovaní sa v cudzom jazyku.
A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER. News people have a saying: ''If it bleeds, it leads''. And a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School is guaranteed to lead any bulletin. Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective ...
Starý Sype si odseděl patnáct let a teď se uzavřel před světem v pokoji osvětleném bezpočtem akvárií. Opravdu ale začal "sekat dobrotu" a zajímají ho výhradně rybičky s fantasticky zbarvenými ploutvemi? Soukromý detektiv Marlowe má totiž několik pádných důvodů o tom pochybovat. V eseji Prosté umění vraždy ...
Jeden z nejslavnějších případů Sherlocka Holmese je příběhem o ryšavém panu Wilsonovi, jehož vetešnictví sice neprosperuje, ale sídlí vedle banky. John Clay k němu nastoupí za poloviční plat, ale ve skutečnosti má jiné spády. Aby dostal vetešníka z krámu, vymyslí spolek ryšavců a vyláká za vidinou odměny ...
Welcome to real life 2.0. Are you ready to play? There are no screens. There are no controls. You don’t just see and hear it – you taste, smell, and touch it too. In this new reality there are no rules to follow, no laws to break. You can indulge your every desire. Why would you ever want to leave? Step ...
On average, people cook no more than two dishes from each cookbook they buy. Why? Because most of the other recipes seem just too daunting. At last, here is th…
Lawrenceton, Georgia, may be a growing suburb of Atlanta, but it''''s still a small town at heart. Librarian Aurora ''''Roe'''' Teagarden grew up there, and she knows more than enough about her fellow townsfolk - including which ones share her interest in the darker side of human nature. With these fellow ...
In this eagerly awaited sequel to the international bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, world renowned leadership guru Robin Sharma will teach you how to restore trust, commitment and belief within your organisation, while simultaneously changing the way you live your life in the process. A practical ...
Příběh filmu začíná v bostonské čtvrti Dorchester, plné rozbitých rodin a zmařených snů. Tady se beze stopy ztratí čtyřletá Amanda McCready. Policie není schopna nalézt žádné stopy, takže se Amandin zoufalý strýc s tetou obrátí na soukromé detektivy Patricka Kenzieho (Casey Affleck) a Angie Genarro (Michelle ...
Sequel to New York Times bestseller Interworld by award-winning writers Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves. Joey Harker is a hero. After mastering the ability to walk between dimensions, Joey helped save the Altiverse from destruction. But rival powers of magic and science are still out there, seeking to ...
Young Charlotte is a filmmaker who loves everything that s black and white, including spiders, penguins, and the old movies that she sees with her dad at the Golden Theatre (where the floors are sticky). With her camera at the ready wherever she goes, she finds inspiration for movies everywhere she looks. ...
Richly illustrated books offering classic stories retold for children accompanied by e-Books, audio, and Activity and Play books.
Ted''s tractor is in trouble after a terrible crash at Apple Tree Farm. This is a charming story for beginner readers. Don''t forget to spot the Usborne Little Yellow Duck who is hiding on each page.A charming story from the Farmyard Tales series featuring much-loved characters Poppy and Sam, illustrated ...
Peppa, George, Mommy Pig, and Daddy Pig are at the fair. "We love fairs!" says Peppa. But Daddy Pig does not like the fair. Ladybird Readers is a graded reading series of traditional tales, popular characters, modern stories, and non-fiction, written for young learners of English as a foreign or second ...
The Macmillan Explorers 4 are aimed at children aged 9-10. The reading book contains a motivating story, which uses high frequency words, plus story-specific words which are clarified by beautiful illustrations where possible. The ''How to read well'' section provides children with advice on an effective ...
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they bought home Marley, a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley q uickly grew into a barrelling, ninety-seven pound steamroller ...
The second novel in the Women's Murder Club series. The tragic end of the honeymoon murder case left Lindsay Boxer, San Francisco’s only woman homicide detecti…
From the internationally bestselling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, the boldly imagined tale of a poor boy’s quest for wealth and love... His first two novels established Mohsin Hamid as a radically inventive storyteller with his finger on the world’s pulse. How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising ...
''I am one of few Jewish survivors of World War Two, but one of many Jewish people to fight the Nazi regime. My story illustrates what happened to thousands of Jews and non-Jews alike. the sheer luck that saved some of us and the atrocities that led to the deaths of so many, as a tribute to all those ...
