Marion and Shiva Stone, born in a mission hospital in Ethiopia in the 1950s, are twin sons of an illicit union between an Indian nun and British doctor. Bound by birth but with widely different temperaments they grow up together, in a country on the brink of revolution, until a betrayal splits them apart. ...
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \''Fifteen men on the dead man\''s chest -Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!\'' Upon finding a map in his parents\'' inn, young Jim Hawkins joins a crew on route to the Caribbean to find buried treasure. One of his crew, the ...
The only purebred vampire left on the planet and the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who killed his parents centuries ago. But when his most trusted fighter is killed—orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate—Wrath must put ...
In Ignorance, set in contemporary Prague, one of the most distinguished writers of our time takes up the complex and emotionally charged theme of exile and creates from it a literary masterpiece. A man and a woman meet by chance while returning to their homeland, which they had abandoned twenty years ...
Kniha vychází jako pátý svazek dvojjazyčné shakespearovské edice. V úvodní studii se překladatel Martin Hilský zabývá vznikem hry a její interpretací v kontextu evropské renesance. Následují anglický originál hry a jeho český překlad, které jsou uspořádány na stránkách proti sobě a vybaveny poznámkami ...
This is a fully restored edition of Anthony Burgess'' original text of A Clockwork Orange, with a glossary of the teen slang ''Nadsat'', explanatory notes, pages from the original typescript, interviews, articles and reviews Edited by Andrew Biswell. With a Foreword by Martin Amis ''It is a horrorshow ...
A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.’ Tag Fantasy In this Reader you will find: - Information about Oscar Wilde’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - PET-style ...
Around the World in Eighty Days Family and Friends 5 An exceptionally strong skills training programme which covers language skills, phonics, and civic education skills. This six-level course offers a fast-paced syllabus and a wide range of optional resources to support a high number of teaching hours ...
Banished for centuries, as punishment for trying to measure time, the inventor of the world\''s first clock is finally granted his freedom, along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two people the true meaning of time. He returns to our world and embarks on a journey with two unlikely ...
Kniha - autor Marek Vácha, 192 stran, anglicky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá To walk through life not just collecting photographs and souvenirs but insight and revelation. Ethics lecturer, naturalist and explorer describes the journey to God and spiritual dimensions of life through travel, nature, prayer, ...
The beautiful woman appears to be just another corpse in the morgue. But when medical examiner Maura Isles looks down at the body, she gets the fright of her life. The corpse opens its eyes. Now very much alive, the woman is rushed to the hospital, where she murders a security guard and seizes hostages, ...
''''I took up with Hindi at a time when it seemed my life had buckled out from under me - I no longer had the language to describe my own life. So I decided I''''d borrow someone else''''s''''. Having survived a serious illness and now at an impasse in her career, Rich spontaneously accepts a freelance ...
Krásně ilustrovaná kniha s otvíracími obrázky, která děti seznamuje se základy počítání a poznávání číslovek.
