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.
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 ...
2016 Goodreads Choice Award-winning poet Amanda Lovelace returns in the witch doesn''t burn in this one - the bold second book in her "women are some kind of magic" series. The witch: supernaturally powerful, inscrutably independent, and now-indestructible. These moving, relatable poems encourage resilience ...
New in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Stephen Hawking, the genius physicist and author. When Stephen Hawking was a little boy, he used to stare up at the stars and wonder about the universe. Although he was never top of the class, his curiosity took him to the best universities ...
A New York Times No. 1 best seller §On the New York Times Best Seller List for more than 52 consecutive weeks §Includes an excerpt from the much-anticipated sequel and an interview with author Ransom Riggs §A mysterious island.§An abandoned orphanage.§A strange collection of very curious photographs§It ...
Meet Ella Fitzgerald, one of the most influential jazz singers of all time! New in the Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the inspirational life of the First Lady of Song, from her early singing days on the streets of Harlem, to her success as a ...
The SS is the most historically important institution of Third Reich Germany yet it remains amongst the least well understood. The SS was at the forefront of implementing the most radical and terrible policies of Nazi Germany: the Jewish Holocaust and mass resettlement of Russia and eastern Europe; the ...
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, ...
Conclusion to the New York Times Bestselling Matched Trilogy! Cassia’s journey began with an error, a momentary glitch in the otherwise perfect façade of the Society. After crossing canyons to break free, she waits, silk and paper smuggled against her skin, ready for the final chapter. The wait is over. ...
Fans of Jonathan Stroud\''s Bartimaeus books will devour this book - a cracking adventure brimming with magic, intrigue and a treasure trove of characters that the reader can\''t help but fall for.We find everyone\''s favourite irascibly insolent djinni serving at the court of King Solomon in 950 BC ...
The first volume in the brilliant, bestselling Bartimaeus sequence. When the 5,000-year-old djinni Bartimaeus is summoned by Nathaniel, a young magician\''s apprentice, he expects to have to do nothing more taxing than a little levitation or a few simple illusions. But Nathaniel is a precocious talent ...
Bride McTierney has just been dumped via FedEx. There\''s not much that could ease such a broken heart until Vane Kattalakis wanders into her shop and her life. Their whirlwind affair feels too good to be true. Deadly and tortured, Vane Kattalakis isn\''t what he seems. Most women lament that their boyfriends ...
Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life provides real advice and encourages a new generation of teen girls to find confidence and embrace individuality. With friends, love, social media, body image, and more navigating young adulthood can seem ...
Karl IV., römischer Kaiser und König von Böhmen, machte sich um den Ausbau zahlreicher monumentaler Bauten verdient, wobei sein Hauptaugenmerk dem St.-Veits-Dom auf der Prager Burg galt. Diesel Dom sollte ein Meisterwerk der Gotik werden – eine aus Stein gefertigte Verkörperung des Glaubens, Symbol Seiner ...
The collection of a lifetime from the bestselling novelist and poet. By turns moving, playful and wise, the poems gathered in Dearly are about absences and endings, ageing and retrospection, but also about gifts and renewals. They explore bodies and minds in transition, as well as the everyday objects ...
Rod Campbell''s classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. With Dear Zoo Book and Puzzle Blocks children can have fun doing six different puzzles featuring all their favourite animals from the original story. ...
