George Orwell''''s dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century, making famous Big Brother, newspeak and Room 101. ''''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'''' Hidden away in the ...
When 13-year-old Lily''s inventor father vanishes after a Zeppelin crash, Lily''s determined to hunt down the truth behind his disappearance, helped by Robert, the local clockmaker''s son, and her wily mechanical fox Malkin. But shadowy figures are closing in and treachery lurks among the smoky spires ...
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ''I am the Ghost of Christmas Present,'' said the Spirit. ''Look upon me!'' A celebration of Christmas, a tale of redemption and a critique on Victorian society, Dickens'' atmospheric novella follows the miserly, penny-pinching ...
",How I long to sail!", said the tiny snail. The Snail and the Whale is a delightful tale of adventure and friendship by the unparalleled picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. One little snail longs to see the world and hitches a lift on the ...
Within just a few pages of Neil Gaiman''''s novel American Gods, he commandingly reveals that he is at his considerable best with this disturbing and dark journey into the hidden soul of America. Gaiman, one of the most talented and imaginative writers at work today, achieved nigh-legendary status with ...
The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.If you do start to read ...
''''It''''s said that a Jack Reacher novel is bought every four seconds somewhere in the world.Lee Child''''s genius has been to create a tough guy hero that men will envy and women will adore". (Daily Express). After an epic and interrupted journey all the way from the snows of South Dakota, Jack Reacher ...
"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart." After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates for the aviator many of life''s universal ...
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling''s classic Harry Potter series transport you to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This Hufflepuff House Edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix celebrates the noble character of the Hogwarts house famed for its dedication, patience and loyalty. Harry''s ...
Hračka a knížka v jednom, součástí této velké, robusní knihy je i parní vláček na klíček a čtyři skládací části s kolejemi.
Have you ever wondered how cars roar along roads, or planes soar into the sky? Discover how all sorts of amazing things work, from fire engines and submarines to dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, in this exciting introduction to engineering for young children, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes links ...
Immortality predstavuje skoncentrovan? obraz toho najpodstatnej?ieho z jeho doteraj?ej tvorby. Jednotliv? s?rie Prekvapenia (od 2007), Menu (od 2009), Osrat? muchami (od 1993), Juxtapoz?cie (od 1996) a Smutn? z?bava (od 2002) s? otvoren?mi s?bormi, s neobmedzen?m po?tom diel. Na za?iatku dev??desiatych ...
Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape ...
Harry čaká na Privátnej ceste. Fénixov Rád prichádza, aby ho čo najbezpečnejšie presunul preč od Voldemorta a jeho pomocníkov. Ale čo bude Harry robiť potom? Ako môže splniť dôležitú a zdanlivo nemožnú úlohu, ktorú mu zanechal profesor Dumbledore?Harry bol poverený ťažkou, nebezpečnou a zdanlivo nesplnitelnou ...
The definitive 70th anniversary edition of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and edited by Otto H. Frank and Mirjam Pressler, the world''s most famous diary and ''one of the greatest books of the century''. ''12th June, 1942: I hope I will be able to confide everything to you, as I have never ...
