This is a best-selling classic set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong repackaged for a new generation of readers. Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, "Tai-Pan" is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company ...
Prebieha dotlač, termín vydania dotlače na knižný trh neznámyVäčšina detí miluje knihy od útleho detstva. Prvé knihy – leporelá by mali mať menší formát, tvrdé stránky, ktoré odolajú prípadnému útoku prvých zúbkov a jednoduché veľké ilustrácie. Baby''s very first black and white books Babies je súčasťou ...
Every marriage has two hearts, one light and one dark.Lisey knew it when she first fell for Scott. And now he's dead, she knows it for sure. Lisey was the light to Scott Landon's dark for twenty-five years. As his wife, only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that ...
The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien''''s epic tale of war, The Silmarillion. In this fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth, the shaping of the chronological and geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth and Valinor is spread ...
Die zweite, h�chst originelle, r�hrende, verdrehte und heitere Kindergeschichte von David Walliams, wundersch�n illustriert von Quentin Blake: Mr. Stink stinkt. Sogar ganz f�rchterlich. Chloe sieht Mr. Stink t�glich aber sie hat noch nie mit ihm gesprochen. Was nicht �berrascht, denn Mr. ...
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 ...
Pippa seems to have everything in life. But suddenly she finds her world beginning to unravel. Amid the buzzing lawnmowers and suburban coffee mornings, she starts to wonder how she came to be in this place. The answer is a story of wild youth, unexpected encounters, affairs and betrayals, and the dangerous ...
With over 20 million hits on YouTube in little over a year, Simon''''s Cat, is a genuine word-of-mouth phenomenon. Fans from all over the world have fallen for this adorable but anarchic feline who will do just about anything to be fed. Simon Tofield''''s beautiful drawings and warm humour come alive ...
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 ...
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 ...
Kniha je psána v anglickém jazyce! From the combined talents of the UK s bestselling novelist and a giant of British science fiction comes the sequel to the phenomenal No.1 bestseller The Long Earth. A generation after the events of The Long Earth, mankind has spread across the new worlds opened up by ...
Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing ...
London - the perfect place for a girl and her mother to spend the day! Follow them as they board the classic red bus and begin a whirlwind tour of some of London''s most iconic landmarks. Try to climb the awe-inspiring lions at Trafalgar Square, take in the ritualistic Changing of the Guard, experience ...
''I wonder what will become of her!'' So speculate the friends and neighbours of Emma Woodhouse, the lovely, lively, wilful,and fallible heroine of Jane Austen''s fourth published novel. Confident that she knows best, Emma schemes to find a suitable husband for her pliant friend Harriet, only to discover ...
Philip Pullman returns to the world of HIS DARK MATERIALS with this magnificent first volume of THE BOOK OF DUST. Eleven-year-old Malcolm Polstead and his d?mon, Asta, live with his parents at the Trout Inn near Oxford. Across the River Thames is the Godstow Priory where the nuns live. Malcolm learns ...
Fans of Marian Keyes, Lucy Dillon and How to Be Happy will love this funny, emotional and ultimately uplifting read. ''Heartwarming'' Good Housekeeping ''A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant'' Nicola Cornick ''A fabulous escape'' Take a Break ''An uplifting journey of loss, romance and secrets'' ...
Zog is the keenest dragon in school. He''s also the most accident-prone. Luckily, a mysterious little girl always comes by and patches up his bumps and bruises. But will she be able to help him with his toughest test: capturing a princess? A wonderfully funny new story from the creators of The Gruffalo ...
