Keď sa chceš dozvedieť o meste na vode, o ruských cároch, o blokáde vtedajšieho Leningradu počas 2. svetovej vojny, VOSR, ale aj o slávnom ruskom balete, toto je kniha pre Teba. Kniha je doplnená množstvom fotografií. Petrohrad je jedno z najkrajších miest Európy. Mesto sa chváli mnohými prirovnaniami, ako napríklad Benátky severu, okno do Európy, mesto bielych nocí, mesto hrdinov.... Petrohrad je

Lesley Pearse, No.1 bestselling author of Stolen and Belle, returns with the phenomenal novel The Promise. Heartbreaking, enduring and masterfully told, The Promise will take you on a breathtaking journey into the battlefields of the First World War. War threatens to take all she has loved and lived for . . . On the outbreak of war, Belle Reilly\'s husband Jimmy enlists and heads for the deadly trenches

Brad Pitt\'s Plan B Entertainment and Warner Bros are set to bring YA sci-fi novel Illuminae to the big screen. The year is 2575 and two mega-corporations are at war over a planet that\'s little more than an ice covered speck. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it. With enemy fire raining down on them Ezra and Kady have to make their escape on the evacuating fleet. But their troubles

It\'s Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - Torpor is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history,

From Matthew Quick, bestselling author of THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, comes EVERY EXQUISITE THING, a quirky and deeply moving novel about a teen\'s journey through love, rebellion and belonging. For readers who love John Green and Rainbow Rowell. \'Books like Quick\'s are necessary\' New York Times Nanette O\'Hare is an unassuming teen who has played the role of dutiful daughter, hard-working student,

\'No man is free of his own history\' Hartmann and Fibich came to England on the kindertransport. As orphans of the war they were strangers in a strange land. Together, they survived. And in adulthood they have been unable to separate, sharing a successful business. Yet Hartmann\'s carefully polished manners conceal the past he refuses to think about. While Fibich, a mass of fears and neuroses, can

Billions of dollars are spent every year on promotions, and for some, the payoff is huge. The key is creating promotions that cut through the clutter to delight, astound, amuse, shock, and touch one’s intended audience in a memorable and smart way. This book takes intelligent and well-crafted promotions and breaks down the essential elements in a caption-like format so the readers will get the maximum

\"100: Design in 100 Objects\" is a fascinating selection of images depicting objects that have played a major role in the evolution of international design. Thanks to 100 striking colour images, the reader will discover, page after page, everyday objects that are the result of a designer\'s inspiration. In many cases, we are completely unaware of the origin of the object. It is precisely due to the

England, late 1930s, and Alice Wright - restless, stifled - makes an impulsive decision to marry wealthy American Bennett Van Cleve and leave her home and family behind. But stuffy, disapproving Baileyville, Kentucky, where her husband favours work over his wife and is dominated by his overbearing father, is not the adventure - or the escape - that she hoped for. That is, until she meets Margery O\'Hare,

A century ago, scientists theorised that a habitable planet existed in a nearby solar system. Today, ten astronauts will leave a dying Earth to find it. Four are decorated veterans of the 20th century\'s space-race. And six are teenagers, graduates of the exclusive Dalton Academy, who\'ve been in training for this mission for most of their lives. It will take the team twenty-three years to reach Terra-Two.

From a bitter tell-all by a horse who made a man famous and then got left behind to a gushing magazine profile of one of your favorite World War II dictators, these stories trawl through history to skewer our obsession with fame and fortune - all the way from ancient Babylon to Hollywood. What father-to-be wouldn\'t feel a little jealous when his baby outstrips his success from the womb? And what happens

24 aprile 1992, Louise Akerblom, titolare di un\'agenzia immobiliare di Ystad, nel sud della Svezia, scompare senza lasciare traccia. Quello stesso giorno, dall\'altra parte del globo, in Sudafrica, un gruppo di boeri fanatici decisi a fermare il processo di democratizzazione in atto progetta un attentato contro uno degli uomini politici piu in vista del paese. E il commissario Wallander a guidare

Welcome to New York City\'s Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in gorgeous apartments, go to exclusive private schools, and make Manhattan our own personal playground. It might look hard to be this fabulous, but for us it\'s as easy as sleeping with your best friend\'s boyfriend.6th installment of the Gossip Girls series!

Tells the story of the life-and-death hunt for a notorious Nazi criminal against a background of international arms deals.

The New Simon Serrailler Case from Susan Hill, the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. Simon Serrailler Faces His Most Dangerous Challenge Yet. Going undercover, he must leave town immediately, change his identity and sever all contact with friends and family. And, more importantly, he must inhabit the mind of the worst kind of criminal. But can he do so without losing everything?

This title offers grammar reference and practice in an easy-to-use format.

Classics, modern fiction, non-fiction and more. Written for secondary and adult students the Oxford Bookworms Library has seven reading levels from A1-C1 of the CEFR.

Fifteen-year old John Trenchard lives in a quiet village. But after dark, Moonfleet is a village with secrets. A dead man walks the streets, and smugglers do their work. When John accidentally learns about this dangerous world, his life suddenly changes. But will he live – or will he die?