Gone with the Wind is a great romantic story of love and war and one of the best-selling books of all time. In Part 2, the American Civil War has destroyed Scarlett O’Hara’s comfortable world. Will she lose her home too? Or can she save it and rebuild her life?

Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising experience in marriage, her probing of male truths,

Why My Cat Is More Impressive Than Your Baby is chockfull of comics about cats, babies, dogs, lasers, selfies, and pigeons! This book contains a vast wealth of never-before-seen comics, including informative guides, such as: How to comfortably sleep next to your cat 10 ways to befriend a misanthropic cat How to hold a baby when you are not used to holding babies A dog\'s guide to walking a human being

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry\'s vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair

Set in Hardy\'s Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated critics when the book was first published in 1891, and it was condemned as immoral and pessimistic. It tells of Tess Durbeyfield, the daughter of a poor and dissipated villager, who learns that she may be descended from the ancient family of d\'Urbeville. In her search

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Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is a tribute to three-michelin star restaurant, Osteria Francescana and the twenty-five year career of its chef, Massimo Bottura.

Zrcadlový text vám přináší napínavý příběh jak v českém tak anglickém jazyce – na levé straně knihy je původní text, na pravé jeho překlad do češtiny. Ideální čtení nejen na dovolenou, u kterého se pobavíte, ale navíc se procvičíte v angličtině! Klasický příběh je převyprávěn pro dnešní čtenáře, s využitím běžné angličtiny. Pravdivé příběhy Vás pak zavedou do míst, kde jde o boj o přežití a někdy nezbývá

Další publikace z edice Adaptovaná česká próza, určené studentům češtiny jako cizího jazyka, přináší tradiční pohádky české i zahraniční provenience. Kratší pohádky O veliké řepě, O kohoutkovi a slepičce, Tři prasátka, O perníkové chaloupce a Červená Karkulka, i klasické příběhy, jako jsou Popelka, Sněhurka, Šípková Růženka, O dvanácti měsíčkách nebo Princ Bajaja, představují vhodnou, nenáročnou četbu

Three years have passed since the events narrated in Little Women, and the four March sisters are approaching adulthood, with all its accompanying challenges and expectations. Meg is preparing for her wedding, Beth continues to struggle with her health, Jo is more than ever devoting herself to literature and Amy is about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their experiences, hopes and ambitions

Soubor pověstí a legend, které se vážou k jednotlivým pražským místům či domům a také k různým postavám, které kdy v Praze žily a působily. Kniha podává čtenáři nový, dosud málo známý obraz staré Prahy, zejména v souvislosti s těmito legendami, jejich historickým podkladem i odrazem těchto pražských legend v české literatuře.

If you\'ve ever wondered whether you love your dog more than your partner... Life hasn\'t gone according to Judy\'s plan. Her career as a children\'s book author has taken a nose dive. Her teenage son Teddy treats her with a combination of embarrassment and indifference. She has \'separated\' from her husband, Gary, who is living in the basement as they can\'t afford a divorce. And every day she has

A unique, boxed set of 30 instruction cards by Marina Abramovic to teach you the great artist\'s Method for reaching a higher consciousness and confronting life\'s challenges. Using exercises Marina Abramovic has developed for herself to prepare for her legendary performance works, the Method will help you focus, reconnect with the present, and locate your highest creative potential.

Photographer and Fulbright Scholar Don Farber has been chronicling Buddhist life since 1977. This inspirational documentary celebrates the life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his extraordinary impact on the modern world. Farber’s photographs highlight the reverence shown to His Holiness wherever he goes and captures the quieter moments that reveal the private individual and his compelling humanity.

\'[He] inspired a generation ...He changed the course of history\' Barack Obama As Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared for the Birmingham campaign in early 1963, he drafted the final sermons for Strength to Love, a volume of his best-known lectures. King had begun working on the sermons during a fortnight in jail in July 1962 and A Gift of Love includes these classic sermons, along with two new lectures.

From the internationally-renowned author of The Beach, a gripping mystery and stylistic tour de force that delves into the subconscious mind, with brilliantly disturbing results. The brilliant mindmessing thriller from the author of 28 Days Later and The Beach A big success in its original editions, the paperback looks set to become an essential lead title in all summer reading promotions The award-winning

Kniha plná pútavých príbehov a krásnych fotografií pozýva čitateľa do Afriky. Talentovaná autorka bola celé štvrťstoročie dobrovoľnícky i profesionálne spojená s viacerými africkými krajinami, predovšetkým s Južnou Afrikou a Keňou, kde päť rokov pracovala a žila. Danica Olexová zahynula pri leteckom nešťastí Etiópskych aerolínií v roku 2019, no jej príbeh sa neskončil. Pokračuje ďalej nielen v originálne