Tale of the dreamer s son

Tale Of The Dreamer's Son

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Some Days: A tale of love, ice cream, and my mum s chronic illness

Follow the heartwarming adventures of Rosie and her son Wyatt in this optimistic, sensitively written story that introduces children to the realities

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The Death of Vivek Oji - Emezi Akwaeke

Anotace: SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 'Astonishing.' Stylist 'Electrifying.' O: The Oprah Magazine 'Brilliant and heartbreaking.' Marie Claire 'Propulsive and resonant.' Esquire They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died. One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son's body s...

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Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 8 - Kanno Aya

Anotace: The intrigue and royal conspiracy in the Bard`s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics. Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented l...

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Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 7 - Kanno Aya

Anotace: A gothic-tinged drama that gives a new gender-bent twist to Shakespeare`s Richard III. Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare`s Richard III, Aya...

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The Fall of Gondolin - Tolkien J. R. R.

Anotace: Painstakingly restored from Tolkien`s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien`s Middle-earth.In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of ...

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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men - Lawless Shauna

Anotace: The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel by Shauna Lawless. They think they`ve killed the last of us...981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son - and herself - but Irelan...

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The Enchantress of Florence - Salman Rushdie

When a young European traveller arrives at Sikri, the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar, the tale he spins brings the whole imperial capital to the brink of obsession. He calls himself ‘Mogor dell’Amore’, the Mughal of Love, and claims to be the son of a lost princess, whose name and very existence has been erased from the country’s history: Qara Köz, or ‘Lady Black Eyes’. L...

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Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World´s Network of Corruption - Alley Patrick

Anotace: *****`Reads like a John le Carre novel but is, in fact, very real.` - The Big Issue`Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn`t all true.` - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding`Global Witness are fearless.` - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop`Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of t...

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Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World´s Network of Corruption - Patrick Alley

<p>*****'Reads like a John le Carre novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop'Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of th...

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The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth - Tolkien John Ronald Reuel

Anotace: First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien's most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts. In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brutal fighting ...

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The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, 1. vydání - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>First ever standalone edition of one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most important poetic dramas, that explores timely themes such as the nature of heroism and chivalry during war, and which features unpublished and never-before-seen texts and drafts.</p> <p>In 991 AD, vikings attacked an Anglo-Saxon defence-force led by their duke, Beorhtnoth, resulting in brut...

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The Trick - Bergmann Emanuel

Anotace: A deeply moving, humorous story of a boy who believes in everything and an old man who believes in nothing. In 1934, a rabbi`s son in Prague joins a traveling circus, becomes a magician, and rises to fame under the stage name the Great Zabbatini just as Europe descends into World War II. When Zabbatini is discovered to be a Jew, his battered trunk full of magic ...

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The Fall of Gondolin - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.</p> <p>In the Tale of The Fall of G...

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The Favourite Game - Cohen Leonard

Anotace: This warm and lyrical semi-autobiographical first novel by singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen charts the coming of age of Lawrence Breavman, the only son of a Jewish Montreal family. `Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the world is made flesh.` Lawrence Breavman seeks two things: love and beauty. Begin...

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End of Lines

End of Lines is an interactive graphic novel, set in the near future. Following a climate-induced apocalypse, a group of survivors centered around a small family wanders in the devastated countryside of Southern Europe, looking for a livable place to settle. A well-researched, environmental tale that acts as a warning about climate inaction and the collapse of ecosystems....

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End of Lines (PC)

End of Lines is an interactive graphic novel, set in the near future. Following a climate-induced apocalypse, a group of survivors centered around a small family wanders in the devastated countryside of Southern Europe, looking for a livable place to settle.A well-researched, environmental tale that acts as a warning about climate inaction and the collapse of ecosystems.&...

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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows : Two lives, one nation and a century of art under tyranny in China - Weiwei Ai

Anotace: Here, through the sweeping lens of his own and his father`s life, Ai Weiwei tells an epic tale of China over the last 100 years, from the Cultural Revolution to the modern-day Chinese Communist Party.Here is the story of a childhood spent in desolate exile after his father, Ai Qing, once China`s most celebrated poet, fell foul of the authorities. Here is his mov...

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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America - Macy Beth

Anotace: Now a major TV series on Disney+ `A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential` The Times`Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller` Observer`A deep - and deeply needed - look into the troubled soul of America` Tom Hanks`Essential reading` New York TimesBeth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America`s opioid crisis and explains how a nation has become ...

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The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah

<p>'The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunInspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a magical lamp.Ne...

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The Last Wild Horses - Lunde Maja

Anotace: The sensational new novel from the author of The History of Bees Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller's Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian future, about extinction and survival, family and hope. Mikhail liv...

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The Last Wild Horses - Maja Lunde

<p>The sensational new novel from the author of The History of Bees Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian future, about extinction and survival, family and hope.</p> <p>M...

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She Who Became the Sun, 1. vydání - Shelley Parker-Chan

<p>The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller.An absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor.In a famine-stricken village on a dusty plain, a seer shows two children their fates. For a family’s eighth-born son, there’s greatness. For the second daughter, nothing. In 1345,...

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Moonfleet - Faulkner J Meade

Anotace: When fifteen-year-old orphan John Trenchard is banished by his Aunt Jane, he goes to live at the local inn with the mysterious Elzevir Block, whose son has been killed by Customs Officers. Unofficially adopted by Block, John comes to learn the reasons for the noises in the graveyard at night, of `Blackbeard` Mohune`s lost treasure and Elzevir Block`s secret.This...

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Green Arrow: Stranded - Deneen Brendan

Anotace: Ollie has always hated the idea of hunting, but his dad insisted they go on this trip with his business partner, Sebastian, and his son, Tyler. When Ollie fails to take a perfect shot, the teasing starts, and he wonders if his dad will ever be proud of him again. But just when he thought their trip couldn t get any worse, their private jet is struck by lightning...

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A Nobleman´s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel - Charles K. J.

Anotace: Bridgerton goes Gothic in this sweeping Regency romance by celebrated author KJ Charles.Major Rufus d`Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. There he`s beset on all sides, his position contested both by his greedy uncle and by Luke Doomsday, son of a notorious smuggling clan.Th...

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Peacemaker (Foreigner) - Cherryh Carolyn Janice

Anotace: The fifteenth novel in Cherryh`s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequences...Civil war on the world of the atevi is finally over. And Cajeiri, son and heir of Tabini-aiji, atevi leader of the dominant Western Association, is about to celebrate his fortunate ninth birthday. Bren Cameron, brilliant human diplomat all...

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Convergence (Foreigner) - Cherryh Carolyn Janice

Anotace: The eighteenth novel in Cherryh`s Foreigner space opera series, a groundbreaking tale of first contact and its consequencesAlpha Station, orbiting the world of the atevi, has taken aboard five thousand human refugees from a destroyed station in a distant sector of space. With supplies and housing stretched to the breaking point, it is clear that the refugees mus...

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A Nobleman´s Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel - K. J. Charles

<p>Bridgerton goes Gothic in this sweeping Regency romance by celebrated author KJ Charles.Major Rufus d'Aumesty has unexpectedly become the Earl of Oxney, master of a remote Norman manor on the edge of the infamous Romney Marsh. There he's beset on all sides, his position contested both by his greedy uncle and by Luke Doomsday, son of a notorious smuggling clan.The...

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Such a Good Mother - Monks Takhar Helen

Anotace: SOME THINGS ARE TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE... `A sharp, compelling take on modern motherhood` HEAT `A nail-biting, dark thriller` PLATINUM `Fiendishly entertaining... A suspenseful and unsettling cautionary tale` PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *** An invite to die for. Rose will do anything to give her son the life ...

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Dreamland - Nicholas Sparks

Anotace: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wish comes a poignant love story about risking everything for a dream - and whether it`s possible to leave the past behind.Fate drew them together . . . but will their dreams tear them apart?Colby Mills once felt destined for a musical career, but tragedy grounded his dreams. Now the dust has settled, he spont...

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Mudbound - Hillary Jordanová

Anotace: Sometimes it's necessary to do wrong. Sometimes it's the only way to make things right.' Now a Netflix original movie, starring Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell & Mary J. Blige `A masterly, meaningful tale from America's divided past ... This is a giant of a story.' Guardian `A sweeping, often spellbinding epic of cin...

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Issun Bôshi - Icinori

Tiny and brave—these are the two most striking characteristics of Issun Bôshi. His mother had longed to have a child for so many years that she finally added “even if it is a very small one” to her wish. When the elderly couple did in fact bear a son, he turned out to be only one inch high. He was thus called Issun Bôshi, Japanese for one-inch boy. Although his...

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Ultimate FM Gold - Various Artists

Anotace: Kompilace "Ultimate FM" přináší na 5 CD rovných 100 skladeb časově zahrnujících období od konce let šedesátých do let devadesátých, kdy byly rozhlasové velmi krátké vlny plné hitů, které nikdo znás nemohl přeslechnout. <br><br> Tracklist:<br> CD1<br> 1. Carly Simon -You're So Vain<br> 2. Tina Turner -What's Love Got...

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Mini Maestro 1

Třídílná kolekce Mini Maestro představuje malé klavírní skladby postupující od velmi snadné po střední úroveň, které jsou prezentovány v chronologickém pořadí v průběhu pěti století od barokní, klasické, romantické a moderní doby až po jazz, pop a minimalistickou hudbu. Na konci každého dílu - pod nadpisem "Více zábavy při společném hraní" - jsou další tři skladby pro kla...

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