Meditations from the classics
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The Red and the Black - Stendhal
<p>Charting the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical society, Stendhal's The Red and the Black is translated with an introduction and notes by Roger Gard in Penguin Classics. Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon realizing that success can only be achieved by adopting t...
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The Return of the Native - Hardy Thomas
Anotace: `To be loved to madness - such was her great desire`Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for `music, poetry, passion, war`. She marries Clym Yeobright, native of the heath, but his idealism frustrates her romantic ambitions and her discontent draws others into a tangled web of deceit and unhappiness.E...
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Over the Hedge
Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. The DreamWorks animated films are family classics, popular aroundthe world. Over the Hedge is adapted from the film of the same name and follows the adventures of a group of woodland animals who find their na...
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The Secret History (1400031702)
Kniha - autor Donna Tartt, 576 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A contemporary literary classic and "an accomplished psychological thriller ... absolutely chilling" (Village Voice), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofThe Goldfinch. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misf...
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Lord Arthur Savile´s Crime (Little Black Classics) - Oscar Wilde
<p>Wilde's supremely witty tale of dandies, anarchists and a murderous prophecy in London high society. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian L...
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The Guest List (0008297193)
Kniha - autor Lucy Foley, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF THE YEAR “I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Ti...
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Decoding the Enochian Secrets
ANCIENT MYSTERIES / MAGIC "John DeSalvo's work is truly a significant contribution to our understanding of Dee and Kelley's amazing experiences." --Lon Milo DuQuette, author of "Enochian Vision Magick" "Dr. John Dee played a major role in world history. The highly influential 'Enochian' system of magic originated in his mystical experiments. Yet the centerpiece of his sys...
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Dive Atlas of the World
The Dive Atlas of the World offers a global tour of dive sites, described and photographed by experts. From well-known classics to sites that have onl
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Criminology Goes to the Movies
From a look at classics like Psycho and Double Indemnity to recent films like Traffic and Thelma a Louise, Nicole Rafter and Michelle Brown show that
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To the Lighthouse (024134168X)
Kniha - autor Virginia Woolf, 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Every summer, the Ramsays visit their summer home on the beautiful Isle of Skye, surrounded by the excitement and chatter of family and friends, mirroring Virginia Woolf’s own joyful holidays of her yout...
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Call of the Wild
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and ...he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest.' Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a shi...
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The Platinum Collection
The book: Ennio Morricone is an Italian composer and conductor of many Italo-Western classics such as "The Good the Bad and the Ugly." Born in Rome, Morricone wrote more than five hundred soundtracks for a wide variety of genres and received the Honorary Academy Award for career achievement in 2007. The book is a portrait of the artist with many private, mostly unpublishe...
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Last of the Mohicans
HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Death and honour are thought to be the same, but today I have learned that sometimes they are not.' Set in frontier America in the midst of the French-Indian war, as the French are attempting to overthrow an English fort, Cooper's story follows Alice and Cora Munro, pioneer sisters who are try...
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The Prophet - Gibran Kahlil
Anotace: One of the most beloved spiritual classics of our time, Gibran`s masterpiece, The Prophet, has sold millions of copies in more than forty languages since it was first published in 1923. The Prophet contains powerful words of wisdom on such essential subjects as marriage, children, friendship, work, and pleasure--words that readers from around the world have foun...
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The Comfort Book - Haig Matt
Anotace: 'Profound, witty and uplifting' Observer 'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life' Independent The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer new ways of...
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Aesop´s Fables (Oxford World´s Classics New Edition) - Ezop
<p>The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets loudly accosted a lioness. "How many children do you breed?" asked the sow. "I breed only one", said the lioness, "but it is very well bred!"' The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first writte...
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Marvel Classics Life-Size Socha Deadpool (Foam Rubber/Latex) 18
Captivate any room with an impressive life-size replica of Marvel's Merc with the Mouth! This actual size foam Deadpool replica figure is based on the classic Marvel comics. Standing over 6 feet tall, Deadpool is made of foam rubber and latex that's carefully hand-painted for realistic detail, down to the grips on his katanas! Ships in two boxes. very simple assembly re...
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The Trial - Kafka Franz
Anotace: Through tight dialogue and absurd settings Kafka creates a maze-like prose to mimic the bureaucracy of early 20th century Germany, trapping his protagonist in an unlawful conviction that alters the path of his life. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. ...
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Turn of the Screw
HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The place, with its grey sky and withered garlands, its bared spaces and scattered dead leaves, was like a theatre after the performance-all strewn with crumpled playbills.’ Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James’s The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpi...
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The Trial - Franz Kafka
<p>In Kafka's powerful and disturbing novel, an innocent man is arrested and repeatedly interrogated for a crime that is never ever explained. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This editi...
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The Art of Living (1846045096)
Kniha - autor Thich Nhat Hanh, 192 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Master the art of living from one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders. Thich Nhat Hanh, the world's most renowned Zen master, turns his mindful attention to the most important subject of all - the art of living. The bestselling author of The Miracle of Mindfulness presents, for th...
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The Good Soldier Švejk
The Good Soldier ŠvejkJaroslav Hašek’s black satire, the inspiration for such works as Joseph Heller’s Catch-22Good-natured and garrulous, Švejk becomes the Austro-Hungarian army’s most loyal Czech soldier when he is called up on the outbreak of the First World War – although his bumbling attempts to get to the front serve only to ...
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Circe and the Cyclops - Homér
<p>'You must be Odysseus, man of twists and turns...'The tales of Odysseus's struggle with a man-eating Cyclops and Circe, the beautiful enchantress who turns men into swine.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and ac...
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Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark weaves a chilling tapestry of psychological horror and Southern Gothic charm, reimagining the iconic game that set the benchmark for the genre. We invite you to join us on a journey into madness, where each encounter could be your last. With each step you take closer to unravelling Derceto's mystery, the eyes that watch from the darkness grow hungrier. E...
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The Little Book of Zen
Anotace: The perfect antidote to the fast-paced nature of our modern world, The Little Book of Zen is an easy-to-understand guide to the practice of Zen.This bitesize book falls into two parts, starting with an introduction to Zen and a description of the way to get the best out of it. It gives a short history of the practice, which originated in Japan after adaptation f...
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson McCullers
<p>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean isl...
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The Masque of the Red Death - Edgar Allan Poe
<p>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean isl...
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The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Arthur Conan Doyle
<p>Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Emerging from their smoke-filled rooms at 21B Baker Street, Holmes and Watson grapple with the forces of crime that stalk the streets of London. From the first story, 'A Scandal in Bo...
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The Canterbury Tales - Chaucer Geoffrey
Anotace: Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper. The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to t...
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The First Person Singular: Stories (0593318072)
Kniha - autor Haruki Murakami, 256 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá A mindbending new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami. The eight masterly stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator. From nostalgic memories of youth, meditations on music, and an ardent l...
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The Virgin Suicides - Jeffrey Eugenides
<p>Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn't want to die. She just wanted out of that house. She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, ec...
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The Call of the Wild and Other Stories - Jack London
<p>When Buck is smuggled from his beloved home in the Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled-dog in the frozen wilderness of the Yukon, he must forget the long, lazy Californian days and face a life of constant toil and danger under the whip of cruel or inept masters, where survival itself must be fought for. But with his primal instincts stirred, how long ...
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Penguin Readers Starter Level: The Hound of the Baskervilles (0241375304)
Kniha - autor Arthur Conan Doyle, 128 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead on the grounds of his home. Could he have been killed by the mysterious hound that is said to haunt the Baskerville family? Can Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson unravel the mystery? Penguin Readers is a series of the best new fiction, essential no...
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The Great Mother : An Analysis of the Archetype
This landmark book explores the Great Mother as a primordial image of the human psyche. Here the renowned analytical psychologist Erich Neumann draws on ritual, mythology, art, and records of dreams and fantasies to examine how this archetype has been outwardly expressed in many cultures and periods since prehistory. He shows how the feminine has been represented as godde...
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The Twelve Caesars - Graves Robert
Anotace: An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius` The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives.As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, ...
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The Call of the Wild & White Fang (1509841768)
Kniha - 372 stran, anglicky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá - 372 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must en...
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To the Lighthouse - Virginia Woolf
<p>WITH INTROUCTIONS BY EAVAN BOLAND AND MAUD ELLMAN The serene and maternal Mrs Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr Ramsay, together with their children and assorted guests, are holidaying on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse Virginia Woolf constructs a remarkable and moving examination of the complex tensions ...
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The Cossacks - Lev Nikolajevič Tolstoj
<p>Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Dmitry Andreich Olenin, in the hope of escaping the hollowness of his privilege, joins the army and heads to the Caucasus. There among the foothills he will meet the Cossacks: a peopl...
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The Secret History - Tartt Donna
Anotace: FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCH Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful. ______________________________________ 'What we did was terrible, but still I don't think any of us were bad, exactly;...
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The Secret History - Donna Tartt
<p>FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE GOLDFINCHTruly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.______________________________________'What we did was terrible, but still I don't think any of us were bad, exactly; chalk it up...
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Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is an old-school point & click adventure game that is reminiscent of the animated movies and Saturday morning cartoons of decades gone by. While it is obviously inspired by the LucasArts and Sierra classics, it also strives to create its own style and identity by returning to the original “adventure” aspect of the genre. Aside f...
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Letters concerning the English Nation
Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera, Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and literature have place the Letters among the great Augustan satires. Voltaire wrote most of the book in English, in whi...
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The Art of Rhetoric - Aristotelés
Anotace: HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics...Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly important tool to g...
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The Art of Rhetoric - Aristotelés
<p>HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics…</p> <p>Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and debate became an increasingly im...
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The Secret History - Donna Tartt
<p>With cloth binding and bespoke marbled endpapers, this gorgeous 30th-anniversary hardback edition of The Secret History is the perfect gift for fans! 'Everything, somehow, fit together; some sly and benevolent Providence was revealing itself by degrees and I felt myself trembling on the brink of a fabulous discovery, as though any morning it was all going to come...
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The Life of a Stupid Man
'What is the life of a human being - a drop of dew, a flash of lightning? This is so sad, so sad.'Autobiographical stories from one of Japan's masters of modernist story-telling.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and acro...
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The Master and Margarita - neuveden
Anotace: A literary sensation from its first publication, The Master and Margarita is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. T...
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The Colossus of New York (0708898769)
Kniha - autor Colson Whitehead, 158 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In a dazzlingly original work of non-fiction, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Underground Railroad recreates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in - or spent time - in the grea...
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The Art of Princess Mononoke - Miyazaki Hayao
Anotace: Another in the popular line of Studio Ghibli artbooks, which include interviews with and concept sketches by the director of classics such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro, as well as finished animation cels from the movie.Princess Mononoke was the first Hayao Miyazaki film to break out into the mainstream. The journey from initial idea to the big screen ...
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Alone in the Dark (PC)
Alone in the Dark weaves a chilling tapestry of psychological horror and Southern Gothic charm, reimagining the iconic game that set the benchmark for the genre. We invite you to join us on a journey into madness, where each encounter could be your last. With each step you take closer to unravelling Derceto's mystery, the eyes that watch from the darkness grow hungri...
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy
<p>'It is only a bruise' A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident... One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fab...
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The Queen Of Spades - Alexandr Sergejevič Puškin
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and f...
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The Philosophy of Modern Song - Dylan Bob
Anotace: The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan`s first book of new writing since 2004`s Chronicles: Volume One - and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a masterclass on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to E...
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Life of the Beloved and Our Greatest Gift
Two beautiful classics on the life of faith, from one of the twentieth century's most influential spiritual guides
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The Book of Tea - Kakuzó Okakura
<p>'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.' In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics...
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The Philosophy of Modern Song - Bob Dylan
<p>The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One — and since winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over 60 essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen F...
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The Star-Child - Oscar Wilde
<p>Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, Oscar Wilde's fables and fairy tales have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants an...
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The Canterbury Tales, 1. vydání - Geoffrey Chaucer
<p>Assembling at the Tabard Inn in Southwark, a group of pilgrims begin their journey to Canterbury Cathedral. To entertain themselves on the long road, their host suggests that they regale each other with stories, with the teller of the best tale set to earn a free supper.The pilgrims correspond to all sections of medieval society, from the crusading knight to the ...
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The Fall, 1. vydání - Albert Camus
<p>Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island...
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Call for the Dead - John le Carré
<p>'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphAn apparent suicide. A deepening mystery. A letter from a dead man...Secret agent George Smiley is in trouble. A Foreign Office civil servant, Samuel Fennan, has killed himself, and Smiley realizes that Intelligence head Maston is going to set him up to t...
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