In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century ''Being'' In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its ...
How I Came to Know Fish (1974) is Ota Pavel\''s magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek - the two finest fishermen in the world - he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country. But when the Nazis invade, his father and two ...
Any Human Heart is William''s Boyd''s classic, bestselling novel, now available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Every life is both ordinary and extraordinary, but Logan Mountstuart''s - lived from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century - contains more than its fair share of both. ...
A perfect gift for any baby or toddler, this book is a charming addition to any baby''s collection of soundchip books. The bright high-contrast colours and patterns have been specially designed to appeal to young children.
In this beautiful book of classic fairy tales, award-winning author Philip Pullman has chosen his fifty favourite stories from the Brothers Grimm and presents them in a'clear as water' retelling, in his unique and brilliant voice. From the quests and romance of classics such as "Rapunzel", ...
Movie stars aren''t always picture perfect, especially when it comes to secrets from their past.Full of sex, secrets and scandal, Picture Perfect is the scintillating new novel from Kate Forster. Zoe Greene manages the careers of Hollywood''s biggest stars. She''ll do anything to help them - and herself ...
Fenomén Sovětského svazu nás nepřestává fascinovat ani dlouhá léta po jeho rozpadu, kdy se známá rudá vlajka se srpem a kladivem roztrhala na několik drobných samostatných částí. Trochu možná proto, že impérium zla vlastně nikdy úplně nezaniklo, i když jeho nejvýraznějším dědictvím jsou dodnes citelné ...
New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the incredible life of Rosa Parks, \'' The Mother of the Freedom Movement\'', in this inspiring story. In this true story of an inspiring civil rights activist, Rosa Parks grew up during segregation in Alabama, but she was taught to respect herself ...
Thomas war sicher, dass sein Entkommen aus dem Labyrinth das Wiedererlangen seines alten Lebens bedeuten würde, nicht nur für sich, auch für die Gladers. Doch hatte keiner geahnt, wie die Welt draußen inzwischen aussah: Die Erde ein Schlachtfeld, auf der Cranks, von einem mörderischen Virus heimgesuchte ...