Limitovaná edícia s ukážkou z pripravovaného titulu Inferno. When the National Security Agency''s invincible code-breaking machine encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant, beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock ...
On Dublin Street by Samantha Young is the hottest new erotic romance bestseller. Jocelyn Butler has been hiding from her past for years. But all her secrets are about to be laid bare. Four years ago, Jocelyn left her tragic past behind in the States and started over in Scotland, burying her grief, ignoring ...
Munich, 1949: Amid the chaos of defeat, it is home to all the backstabbing intrigue that prospers in the aftermath of war. A place where a private eye like Bernie Gunther can find a lot of not-quite-reputable work: cleaning up the Nazi past of well-t o-do locals, abetting fugitives in the flight abroad, ...
At fifty-seven, George is settling down to a comfortable retirement, building a shed in his garden, reading historical novels, listening to a bit of light jazz. Then Katie, his tempestuous daughter, announces that she is getting remarried, to Ray. Her family is not pleased - as her brother Jamie observes, ...
Patrick Suskind''s Perfume is a classic novel of death and sensuality in Paris, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time. ''In eighteenth-century France there lived a man who was one of the most gifted and abominable personages in an era that knew no lack of gifted and abominable personages. ...
Franny Glass is a pretty, effervescent college student on a date with her intellectually confident boyfriend, Lane. They appear to be the perfect couple, but as they struggle to communicate with each other about the things they really care about, slowly their true feelings come to the surface. The second ...
In a dangerous world, everyone needs protection. Bodyguard: Hostage is the first in the bulletproof new thriller series from Chris Bradford, bestselling author of Young Samurai. This is Lee Child for younger readers - Cherub meets Jason Bourne. With the rise of teen stars, the intense media focus on ...
''''Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it''''. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in "Homage to Catalonia". ...
"IBoy" is a thrilling young adult novel from Kevin Brooks. Before the attack, sixteen-year-old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy. But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it''''s having an extraordinary effect.Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more ...
''''The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.'''' When Dorian Gray has his portrait painted, he is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary, decadent friend Lord Henry Wotton, he wishes to stay forever young, and pledges his very soul to keep his good looks. Set in fin-de-siecle ...
The brothers are back in the latest installment in Ward''s sizzling "New York Times" - bestselling series. As the vampire warriors defend their race against their slayers, one male''s loyalty to the Brotherhood will be tested and his dangerous mixed blood revealed.
REA''s MAXnotes for Samuel Becketts''s" Waiting for Godot" MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes ...
After years of reflecting on the absurdities of life on other planets, Douglas Adams teamed up with zoologist Mark Carwardine to find out what was happening to life on this one. Together they lead us on an unforgettable journey across the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures - animals that ...
''All warfare is based on deception.'' According to General Malik, Pakistan is defined by three ''A''s: Allah, Army and America. Yet, for one brilliant and educated man, the war isn''t based on religious extremism. It''s personal. When his family''s compound is bombed by a US military drone, Professor ...
Román pro tři pornoherce a jednu asistentku. Termínem "snuff" se označují ilegální pornofilmy, v nichž je zachycena vražda či zabití. Nebo předstírání téhož, ale to už není ono. Jde o žádané zboží na trhu. V Palahniukově románu jde o smrt netradiční a přízračnou - jinak to ani u něj být nemůže: slavná ...
‘I don’t believe in God, but I miss Him.’ Julian Barnes’ new book is, among many things, a family memoir, an exchange with his brother (a philosopher), a meditation on mortality and the fear of death, a celebration of art, an argument with and about God, and a homage to the French writer Jules Renard. ...
Song of Solomon is a work of outstanding beauty and power, whose story covers the years from the 1930''''s to the 1960''''s in America. At its centre is Macon Dead Jr, the son of a wealthy black property owner, who has been brought up to revere the white world. Macon learns about the tyranny of white ...
In 1960, John Steinbeck set out to rediscover and document his native land; accompanied only by his dog, he travelled all across the United States in a pick-up truck. This "Penguin Classics" edition of "Travels with Charley" includes an introduction by Jay Parini. When he was almost sixty years old, ...
