Autor Jane Comyns Carr, Frances Eales
The New Cutting Edge combines the comprehensive syllabus and reliable teaching resources that have made the course so popular, with brand-new features, making it even fresher and easier to use. ...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to Australia. Discover Australia's most popular experiences and best kept secrets from exploring remote sections…
J. L. Carr's beautiful portrayal of the countryside and the healing it brings, in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman'Unlike anything else in modern…
Přítomné texty jsou součástí antologie, v níž padesát lidí z různých oboru, profesí a uměleckých disciplín, kteří se s Gurdžijevem setkali osobně nebo prostřednictvím žáků, podává svědectví o rozhodující roli, kterou on a jeho učení sehráli v jejich…
The concluding part of John le Carré's celebrated Karla Trilogy, Smiley's People sees the last confrontation between the indefatigable spymaster George Smiley and his great enemy, as their rivalry comes to a shattering end.A Soviet defector has been…
For the first time, the complete collection of the Collins Field Guides’ incredibly detailed, accurate and beautiful bird paintings has been brought together in one comprehensive volume. This all-encompassing new guide is an extraordinary addition to…
Jean-Claude Carrière v knize Buñuel procitá dává slovo svému někdejšímu kolegovi a spolutvůrci. Jde o hypotetický, posmrtný rozhovor, v němž Luis Buñuel (1900–1983) sice promlouvá ze záhrobí, nicméně velmi autenticky: hovoří o filmu, o surrealismu, o…
1The Ronan Boys / Ralph's 2-3-5 (Reels)3:52 min 2Northern Jig / The Box Man (Jigs)3:23 min 3Rolling In The Barrel / The Laurel Tree / O'Rourke's (Reels)3:48 min 4The Island Of Woods (Air)3:50 min 5Smokies In Arbroath / Mystery Writer / The Blessings…
From the master of spy thrillers, John le Carré's The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is a gripping story of love and betrayal at the height of the Cold War, published as a beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition for the first timeAlec Leamas is…
'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman'Tender and elegant' Guardian'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' D.J. Taylor, SpectatorA damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church…
A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carré's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick HarkawaySet in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold…
Po románu Jeden musí z kola ven je Ctihodný školáček druhým počinem autorovy volné trilogie spojené tajemným sovětským superšpionem „Karlou“... Je rok 1974 a George Smiley se snaží postavit britskou tajnou službu přezdívanou Cirkus znovu na nohy, poté…
A gripping new novel set in the universe of John le Carre's most iconic spy, George Smiley, written by acclaimed novelist Nick HarkawaySet in the missing decade between two iconic instalments in the George Smiley saga, The Spy Who Came in from the Coldand…
'A stunning story' Wall Street JournalA mole, implanted by Moscow Centre, has infiltrated the highest ranks of the British Intelligence Service, almost destroying it in the process. And so former spymaster George Smiley has been brought out of retirement…
To catch a criminal, he must become oneJonathan Pine, night manager of a luxury Swiss hotel, has a secret. He knows that the guest he awaits, billionaire trader Richard Roper, is ‘the worst man in the world.’ And he knows why. Pine will do whatever…
Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesA Russian mole has infiltrated the British establishment - and the spymaster Smiley must dig them out... George Smiley, formerly of the Secret Intelligence Service, is contemplating his new life in retirement…
Obsáhlý výbor z tří představitelů mladé jihoamerické poezie jedné z nejrevolučnějších v současném světě. Inspiraci těchto básníků už dávno nenapájí jen španělská tradice nebo pařížská avantgarda. Důsledné vstřebání těchto zdrojů, ale třeba i anglosaské…
George Smiley je sice muž schopný nekonečného soucitu, ale jako špion dokáže být i cílevědomým a nemilosrdným protivníkem. Scéna, na niž vstupuje, je krajina studené války plná krtků, lampářů, lovců lebek a pouličních kejklířů, kde se lidé verbují, pálí…
Nat je veteránem britské tajné služby. V sedmačtyřiceti letech by čekal, že ho pošlou na odpočinek, ale on dostane nový tým a nový úkol: dohlížet na aktivitu ruských agentů řízených Moskvou. Nežije však jen svou prací; stará se o svou maželku, právničku…
A modern serial killer - hunting an ancient secret. A woman is left to die as the rebuilt Globe theatre burns. Another woman is drowned like Ophelia, skirts swirling in the water. A professor has his throat slashed open on the steps of Washington's Capitol…
New spies with new loyalties, old spies with old ones; terror as the new mantra; decent people wanting to do good, but caught in the moral maze; all the sound, rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing; the recognition that we cannot safely love,…
‘The book is like the spoon: once invented, it cannot be bettered.’ Umberto Eco These days it is almost impossible to get away from discussions of whether the ‘book’ will survive the digital revolution. Blogs, tweets and newspaper articles on the subject…
"The Collector's Colour Library" takes the favourite illustrated titles of "The Collector's Library" and presents them in full colour. Original colour illustrations are faithfully reproduced, and where illustrations and decorations…
Barley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha in Peredelkino during the Moscow Book Fair, was befriended by a high-ranking Soviet scientist who…
It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment.
'Out of the secret world I once knew, I have tried to make a theatre for the larger worlds we inhabit. First comes the imagining, then the search for reality. Then back to the imagining, and to the desk where I'm sitting now.'The Pigeon Tunnel, John…
