Mr. Hardross Courage is a wealthy young Englishman whose life has been carefree and uneventful. He plays cricket for his county, he attends to the management of his estates, he serves as a local magistrate. He has never taken any interest in a career of any sort. On a trip to London to participate in a cricket match, Hardross is confronted by a man who forces his way into his hotel room imploring him to hide him. His reason – „They want to kill me”. So begins a tale that is...

Havoc occurs when European countries are discussing covert alliances. The story revolves around the creation of a secret alliance between Germany, Russia, and Austria. The English hope to split Russia away by holding the Czar to his previous public commitments, but they need proof of what was done to create the pressure. All the pressures that lead to WWI are there, but the intrigues and secret treaties create an interesting background to the twists and turns of the plot....

General, his companion pronounced, „you are getting fat. Too many cocktails.” General Besserley, late of the Secret Service at Washington and now a very popular member of Monaco society, glanced downwards at his slightly increasing outline. He was rather a fine figure of a man and his carriage was beyond reproach, but it was certainly true that there was sometimes a little difficulty about the two bottom buttons of his waistcoat.

Do gabinetów lekarskich trafia coraz więcej osób, u których zdiagnozowano alzheimera, parkinsona, stwardnienie rozsiane czy choroby tarczycy. Schorzenia te uznaje się za dziedziczne i nieuleczalne, co stawia pacjentów w wyjątkowo trudnej sytuacji. Jednak dzięki tej książce dowiesz się, że tak naprawdę odpowiadają za nie bakterie, wirusy, grzyby, insekty i pasożyty w organizmie. To właśnie one powodują infekcje – jedną z przyczyn chorób przewlekłych. Dzięki tej książce dowiesz...

Chwyć za gryf Język obowiązujący w codziennym kontakcie z muzyką gitarową Rozwój siły palców i umiejętności jednolitej artykulacji Rozgrzewki oraz skale, arpeggia i akordy Seria ćwiczeń z pełnymi utworami i piosenkami Możliwości szlifowania techniki Doskonalenie warsztatu przy użyciu nagrań z płyty Wyślij na trening swoje palce Gra na gitarze ma wiele fantastycznych zalet. Pobudza kreatywność, jest ekspresyjna, inspirująca, a nawet terapeutyczna...

Android jest systemem stworzonym dla urządzeń mobilnych. Pod jego kontrolą pracują smartfony, tablety, lodówki, telewizory i wszystko wskazuje na to, że internet rzeczy będzie również w dużej części androidowy. Wielu programistów widzi w tym niespotykane dotąd możliwości, jednak pisanie aplikacji dla Androida wcale nie jest łatwym zadaniem. Wielu programistów przekonało się, że sama umiejętność kodowania nie jest wystarczająca. Biegłe poruszanie si...

A series of stories telling about the graceful crimes of a high class robber, a forger, a robber, a murderer. Stories in each of which are the same criminal, but under different names travels around the world, assuming new identities, avoiding militias and theft of fate. In one story, he helps the British intelligence in restoring critical documents from a foreign state. In another, he uses his skills to help a servant in trouble. In general, stories are of average quality,...

The Englishman is enjoying his dinner at Stephano’s, it was an ordinary evening. Suddenly a man comes quickly to his desk, begins to eat his food and quietly transfers him a package under the table. This is how Paul Welmsley’s acquaintance with American adventurer Joseph Parker and his beautiful daughter Eve begin. Very interesting adventure story for easy reading.

Aaron Rodd, who was a shy and awkward being, felt unexpectedly at his ease. He was even anxious for further conversation. He had a rather long, pale face, with deep-set eyes and rugged features. He was soberly, even sombrely dressed in dismal black. He had the air of a recluse. Perhaps that was why the young lady smiled upon him with such confidence.

Z lewej na prawą i z prawej na lewą — odbijaj myślowe piłeczki! W tarapatach, czyli jak Twój mózg poradzi sobie z testem na dzień dobry Kręgi w zbożu i szlak pioruna, czyli 50 fantastycznych, zabawnych łamigłówek Letnie popołudnie, czyli działanie lewej i prawej półkuli po solidnej porcji ćwiczeń Czy wiesz, która półkula Twojego mózgu ma więcej do powiedzenia? Osoby kreatywne, często kierujące się intuicją, zazwycz...

Baw się i ćwicz swoją pamięć — to wspaniała rozrywka dla Twojego mózgu!
Skojarzenia i pałac pamięci, czyli jak starożytni zapamiętywali wszystko, czego nie mogli zapisać
Oceń swoją pamięć, czyli zrób test i powtórz go po rozwiązaniu wszystkich zadań
Wyzwanie pamięci, czyli 50 niecodziennych, zabawnych łamigłówek, które pobudzą Twoje szare komórki Każdemu z nas zdarza się czasem zapomnieć o czymś ważnym, o czym właśnie chc...

Python zasłużenie cieszy się ogromną popularnością. To język, który może służyć do wielu celów, szczególnie do szybkiego tworzenia niewielkich, wyspecjalizowanych programów. Projektowanie bardziej rozbudowanego, wyrafinowanego oprogramowania też jest możliwe, wymaga jednak zdobycia kilku ważnych umiejętności. Bardzo dobrym pomysłem okazuje się zastosowanie w programowaniu w Pythonie podejścia zorientowanego obiektowo. Tak tworzony kod jest czytelny...

In this tale of espionage set during World War I Britain, we encounter a variety of characters. Surgeon-Major General Hugh Thomson, the works apparent antagonist, who is endeavoring to clear the British troops of spies. He is on the trail of a German master spy who seems to be able to travel across the lines and back and forth between Germany and England. Captain Granet is a wounded war hero recently awarded the DSO and recovering after having been captured twice and escapi...

In this funny satire, Oppenheim offers us an argument that has been used in several movies: Two brothers come into a large inheritance with a pre-condition that they need to spend a big amount of money within a month. In the letter from their deceased father, they are enjoined to learn how to spend as well as that have learned how to save. The story deals with their noble efforts to spend their money without waste or ostentation. They back a musical comedy, finance a gold c...

The marathon supports the radical form of general strikes to put the entire English industry on its knees and begin a long struggle for the redistribution of wealth. In many eloquent speeches, he claims the cause of poverty. Lord Foley, by contrast, believes that the enemies of England are waiting for mass actions aimed at the collapse of the country, during which they will invade and win. The marathon is obstructed from all sides by opposition forces that are trying to bri...

This 1929 novel by E. Phillips Oppenheim neatly describes some of the frothy financial dealings of the late stage of the roaring 20’s in England and centered around a commercial chemical formula. The formula for the process is carefully guarded from it’s own employees, but is stolen one night by a band of five adventurers who plan to ransom it for 1 million pounds. Two men are killed during the robbery. Plans to ransom the process are put on hold, and the documents are depo...

It was a brilliant good Saturday morning before the harvest, and the large market and curves of the streets in Norwich proceed with a continuous crowd of farmers, livestock, dealers, county ladies with opinions that are adhering to shopping. Frantsinin on the London Street is filled up quickly: a very nice sight for worshiping a small owner who is standing in the upper corner of the room, managing his midridon’s operations, rubbing his hands and smiling, kindly begging each...

He might be almost forgotten now, but Mr. Oppenheim wrote an amazing 116 novels, including many bestsellers. Several are set amid the glamour of Monte Carlo, including this 1920s romantic thriller. The novel has an intriguing start, as handsome and charming Sir Hargrave Wendever gets a nasty shock from the doctor. Wealthy, handsome, intelligent, single, with the world at his feet – suddenly he finds his world crumbling. What will he do? He decides to do some good with his m...

The illicit gambling house in the Place Noire was raided by the police in Paris. Several of the gang were killed, one was caught and jailed, and one escaped by shambling off in the guise of a workman, accompanied by a young girl, a dwarf, and a monkey. Gilbert Hannaway, who was wounded as a bystander on the night of the raid, has been searching for the girl for five years but, one evening, he finds her. Lord Ellingham is a peer of the realm, with a successful marriage, and ...

Edward Phillips Oppenheim (1866 1946), an English novelist, was a major and successful writer of genre fiction, particularly thrillers. Among his books are „The Betrayal”, „The Avenger”, „The Double Life of Mr. Alfred Burton”, „The Devil’s Paw”, and „The Evil Shepherd”. Many of Oppenheim’s works appeared as newspaper or magazine serials before they were published in book form. The serial versions of his novels were often syndicated for publication in periodicals in the USA ...

Detective Inspector John Dickins seated himself in silence. It was not the first of such conferences to which he had been summoned, but this time everyone knew that the situation was critical. He remained silent, waiting for his Chief to continue.

Though dated stylistically, this novel has the makings of a decent movie thriller. The story takes place between the Anschluss, the Nazi takeover of Austria, March 1938, and the invasion of Poland in September 1939. A wealthy Jewish banker, philanthropist, and art collector is forced to flee Vienna to avoid imprisonment by the Nazi’s. He disappears on the night the Germans march into Austria, and his fortune and collection vanishes with him, leaving behind his personal secr...

This is another adventure Oppenheim thriller written in 1899. When Phillip Morton is eight years old, his father is pushed off the edge of a slate quarry. A servant from the local castle is suspected. Ten years later, by chance, Phillip meets the lord of the local castle, the scholar and adventurer Ravenor. On a whim, Ravenor offers to pay for Phillip’s further education if Phillip will befriend his wayward nephew. Phillip meets Mr. Marx, Lord Ravenor’s secretary, and is bo...

This late novel of E. Phillips Oppenheim begins as the „Train Bleu” pulls into the railroad station in Monaco. It’s a leisurely spy fiction tale set in Monaco as various members of aristocracy from different countries plus one vacationing American woman find themselves involved with international intrigue. The bulk of the book consists of members of the leisure class drinking cocktails, playing baccarat, and generally spending time in Monaco’s elite clubs. Oppenheim’s work ...