A 2017 Caldecott Honor Book. In simple, rhythmic prose and stylized pictures, a cat walks through the world, and all the other creatures see and acknowledge the cat.
Samuel Beckett patrí k newyorskej smotánke. Úspešný mladý muž dobre vyzerá, je nadštadardne zabezpečený a chodí s krásnou ženou. Život na vysokej nohe má však aj temné stránky. Sam sa brodí bahnom výčitiek, obáv a neistôt. Každý nový deň a každá ďalšia spoločenská interakcia â€" či už s pacientmi, priateľkou, ...
Award-winning author M. T. Anderson explores themes of art, truth and colonization in this sharply wrought satire of a future Earth. From the author of dystopian tour de force Feed comes a soon-to-be literary classic that will resonate with young adults and adults alike. When the vuvv first landed, it ...
Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood. The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a ...
Není snadné být faraonem v pubertě. Nesmíte s sebou nosit peníze, ovoce vám loupají mladé ženštiny nevázaných mravů, kdekdo si myslí, že můžete za to, že vychází slunce a kukuřice roste. Neustále se vám zdá o sedmi hubených a sedmi tučných kravách, a k tomu všemu ještě díky parakosmické nestabilitě vybuchne ...
Why did Roman emperors wear purple? Which colour is made from crushed beetles? What green pigment might be used to build super-fast computers of the future? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in this vibrant exploration of the stories behind different colours, and the roles they''ve ...
This edition features exclusive movie cover art. A brand new film tie-in edition of the bestselling love story, Beautiful Creatures - a romance that is bound to capture the hearts of Twilight fans everywhere. This edition ties in to the major new Warner Brothers and Alcon Entertainment blockbuster film ...
''I thought: opera, how hard can it be? Songs. Pretty girls dancing. Nice scenery. Lots of people handing over cash. Got to be better than the cut-throat world of yoghurt, I thought. Now ever where I go there''s.'' Death, to be precise. And plenty of it. In unpleasant variations. This isn''t real life ...
his perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!'' Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of ...
During his life, Geoffrey Chaucer (born c.1340) was courtier, diplomat, revenue collector, administrator, negotiator, overseer of building projects, landowner and knight of the shire. He was servant, retainer, husband, friend and father, but is now mainly known as a poet and ''the father of English literature'', ...
Yuletide over-indulgence on the poison front.During the dark, grey days of early December Agatha is obsessed by two things - the looming festivities, and her ex, James Lacey. In order to drive the latter from her thoughts, Agatha concentrates on planning the perfect Christmas for her friends. Even the ...
Hello Kitty meets Star Trek under the sea! Dive in for adventure with these much-loved picture book characters. The Octonauts are a crew of cute animals who love to explore the big blue ocean. From their underwater base, the Octopod, the eight intrepid friends are always ready for fun and excitement! ...
Forget the diamonds - chocolate is a girl''''s best friend! A sweet and delicious treat from the Sunday Times bestselling and readers'''' favourite Carole Matthews For Lucy Lombard, there''''s nothing that chocolate can''''t cure. From heartache to headaches, it''''s the one thing she knows that she ...
The epic story of Thomas Cale-introduced so memorably in The Left Hand of God—continues as the Redeemers use his prodigious gifts to further their sacred goal: the extinction of humankind and the end of the world. To the warrior-monks known as the Redeemers, who rule over massive armies of child slaves, ...
Still in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed man who is twenty years older. Away from the mud and heat of her Bangladeshi village, home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block in London\''s East End. Nazneen knows not a word of English, and is forced ...
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of How to Catch a Star with this new toddler-friendly board book edition!An inspirational story from internationally bestselling….
