Autor Claudio Magris
"It wasn't me. I didn't do it. And I'll never do it again!" says Brian Johnson of The Lives of Brian. That AC/DC's legendary frontman got to do it all is one of the most cheering and entertaining stories in rock'n'roll history. The son of a British army…
Calla's mum has never been normal. She's been known to go out in a lab coat and slippers and often forgets to perform basic tasks because she's been thinking about ducks. When a job offer arrives to study her beloved birds in the Amazon rainforest, Calla…
Two fellowships of heroes struggle with the same threat...30 years apart. One group will doom their world the other must try to save it. Thirty years ago, a band of heroes traveled beyond the borders of creation to kill the last living god and save the…
The iconic cinematic terror makes its Marvel debut! Gabriel Cruz gave his life to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation -- almost literally, thanks to an alien attack that he barely survived! Recently retired, Cruz is trying to patch things up with his abandoned…
From the pages of Donny Cates' THOR and spinning out of KING IN BLACK comes the second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir! Beta Ray Bill is tired of life in Thor's shadow -- and with Bill's famous hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the thunder god's…
Spider-Man and friends were pushed to the limits in MAXIMUM CARNAGE. The Marvel Universe barely survived ABSOLUTE CARNAGE. Now we're taking symbiote chaos to the Extreme! As the dust continues to settle after the symbiote-redefining KING IN BLACK saga,…
'ELECTRIFYING' Colson Whitehead'ABSOLUTELY UNFORGETTABLE' Roxane GayAt a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A group of…
Return to the original world of Blade Runner 2019. From the rain soaked dystopic world of Los Angeles 2019 to the never-before-seen promised land of the Off-World colonies, Replicant-hating Blade Runner Ash' search for the runaway wife and child of a…
'Indispensable' Daniel KahnemanHow do you get people to donate their organs? What's the trick to reading a wine list? What's the perfect number of potential matches a dating site should offer? Every time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate…
A lushly illustrated love letter to gardening, complete with inspirational takeaways for how to create the foundation for a basic outdoor space, from Virginia Johnson, beloved textile designer and author of Travels Through the French Riviera.
Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable works. The perennial question asked of all authors is, 'How do you write?'. What do they require of their room…
The storytelling phenomenon Humans of New York and its bestselling books have captivated a global audience of millions with personal narratives that illuminate the human condition. But one story stands apart from the rest . .. She is a woman as fabulous,…
The world's best-selling annual wine guide. Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book is the essential reference book for everyone who buys wine - in shops, restaurants, or on the internet. Now in its 46th year of publication, it has no rival as the comprehensive,…
New in the Economist Edge series: how brands can create enduring bonds with customers and markets in the post-digital age of social influence.
This collection of imagined book covers will have you scratching your head and laughing out loud with every page turn. Though Pranks with Sausages and Holy Bible II don't actually exist, Rejected Books offers up a professionally produced catalogue of…
'An intense, thought-provoking enquiry into the very nature of cooking, which stayed with me long after I finished it' - Nigella Lawson
Peaks and Valleys is a story of a young man who lives unhappily in a valley until he meets an old man who lives on a peak, and it changes his work and life forever. Initially, the young man does not realize he is talking with one the most peaceful and…
'A gothic masterpiece. You can't stop reading' iNEWS Something unspeakable has happened to sisters July and September. Desperate for a fresh start, their mother Sheela moves them across the country to an old family house that has a troubled life of its…
Knihy, ktoré sa nachádzajú v kolekcii: Odvaha byt tvorivy Originalni Pribeh studia Pixar Tu a teraz Veget Vzacny dar Originalni: Autor medzinárodného bestselleru Dávať a brať a najmladší profesor na prestížnej škole podnikania vyvracia mýtus, že najúspešnejší…
New York Times zaradil Vedľajšie postavy medzi päťdesiat najlepších memoárov za uplynulých päťdesiat rokov. Cena National Book Critics Circle Award Memoárová kniha beatnickej generácie odhaľuje skryté ženské postavy, ktoré zohrali kľúčovú úlohu v napredovaní…
Jestli bude v naší rodině někdo slavný, měl bych to být já, ne? Koneckonců, to mě plácli na úžasném vlogu Noaha a Lily syrovou rybou přes obličej. A pak si zčistajasna odjedou natáčet do Ameriky a já z jejich show vypadnu! Maddy má sice skvělý plán,…
Soubor příspěvků se pokouší zachytit společné kulturní kořeny čtyřúhelníku kinematografií Polska, Maďarska a Česko/Slovenska od konce 2. světové války až po současnost. Sleduje styčné výchozí body: podobnou historickou zkušenost, témata a motivy i s…
Kniha sice malá svým rozsahem, ale velká díky moudrému poselství, které v sobě nese. Autor, u nás známý zejména díky svému bestselleru Kam se poděl můj sýr?, nám na prostém lidském příběhu ukazuje, jak dát našim životům opravdový smysl.
„Čo robiť, keď sa vám rodičia rozhodnú zmariť najväčšiu príležitosť vášho života?“ Zdriemol som si na hodine a následné rodičovské združenie bolo katastrofou! Rodičia mi zakázali účinkovať v super vlogu. Mám sa vraj sústrediť na školu. S tým sa v žiadnom…
Stevie se po skončení školy nudí doma, ale kontaktuje ji majitel kempu Sunny Pines u městečka Barlow Corners, kde se kdysi došlo k dodnes nevyjasněným vraždám. Stevie mu má pomoci s true crime podcastem o dávných událostech. Co je lepší než strávit léto…
Spisovatel a webový guru Steven Johnson si jednou položil otázku, odkud se berou dobré nápady a jak vznikají inovace. Odpověď rozepsal na přibližně tři sta stránek, které obnášejí téměř celou lidskou historii, od starověké Číny po éru počítačů. V biologických,…
Entertaining animal stories from around the world, specially selected and retold for younger children. Contains five classics: The Fox and the Tiger, Chicken Licken, How the Zebra Got His Stripes, The Greedy Dog, The Brave Little Hare.
Un ouvrage pour vérifier ses acquis et se préparer a une certification en langue française (DELF A2 et niveau A2 du CECR) Ce livre de révisions propose un entraînement structuré en douze dossiers thématiques permettant de cibler le theme général abordé.…