After the gravity of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" and "Immortality," "Slowness" comes as a surprise: It is certainly Kundera''''s lightest novel, a "divertimento," an "opera buffa," with, as the author himself says, "not a single serious word in it"; then, too, it is the first of his novels to ...
When a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he holes up in the mountain home of a famous artist. The days drift by, spent painting, listening to music and drinking whiskey in the evenings. But then he discovers a strange painting in the attic and unintentionally begins a strange ...
This is a new edition of Keri Smith's bestseller, with updated material Think of Wreck. This Journal as the anarchist's Artist's Way - the book for those who've always wanted to draw outside the lines but were afraid to do it. For anyone who's ever wished to, but had trouble ...
Kniha - 240 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná This No.1 US bestseller encompasses business and self-help, guiding readers to get more satisfaction out of their lives, determining one thing to deliver extraordinary results in every area of life - work, personal, family and spiritual.
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they''ve never met. until one day when they''re made ...
This title presents a film starring Tilda Swinton and John C. Reilly, directed by Lynne Ramsay, to premiere at Cannes in May 2011, with UK release in summer 2011. Eva never really wanted to be a mother; certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, ...
Thomas Derale, a mild-mannered businessman from Chicago, embodies leadership''''s greatest secret: his companies make fortunes, his people love him, and his customers are willing to wait weeks just to do business with him. At age 55, though, Derale is dying, and through a series of final encounters with ...
Discover more secrets about the Shadowhunters as they fight to protect the world from demons in the fifth book in the internationally bestselling series. What price is too high to pay, even for love? Jace is now a servant of evil, bound for all eternity to Sebastian. Only a small band of Shadowhunters ...
Andy Larkham ist zu spät. Er sollte längst auf der Beerdigung seines Lieblingslehrer sein, der ihm einst sagte: "Es ist harte Arbeit, jemand zu sein". Besonders hart ist es für Andy: Stecken geblieben in einem schlechten Job, immer knapp bei Kasse und mit einer Frau verlobt, die im Begriff ist, ihm den ...
In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood...Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own. Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned ...
This delightful and engaging introduction to the history of art for children comes in a beautiful oversized format and features intricate illustrations with hidden details. Children love to pore over detailed illustrations, especially when they contain hidden elements for them to find. This endlessly ...
What event could unite the world in peace - or in war? From the bestselling author of The Last Templar. A remote shelf in the Arctic circle. A small TV crew is braving the harsh conditions to film the breaking off of a major ice shelf - yet another nail in the planet\''s eco-coffin. Then someone calls ...
"How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind." The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch\''s hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird ...
Split into two books for the paperback, the third volume in George R.R. Martin''''s superb and highly acclaimed epic fantasy A Song of Ice and Fire continues the richest, most exotic and mesmerising saga since The Lord of the Rings. The Seven Kingdoms are divided by revolt and blood feud, and winter ...
Little ones will love Santa, Snowman, Reindeer and their soft-to-touch friends in this hand-puppet board book. With an adorable animal on each fingertip and a board book attached to the palm, this soft hand puppet is an easy way to read and play with your baby.
Half a crusading epic, half based in Tolkien-esque mythology, Neil Gaiman\''s award-winning graphic novel fantasy is now back in a brand-new edition! It is here in Wall that young Tristran Thorn loses his heart to the town beauty—a woman who is as cold and distant as the star she and Tristran see fall ...
AutorPatrik Rothfuss VydavateľstvoGollancz VäzbaBrož Strán1002 ISBN 9780575081437 Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN''''S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin''''s ...
