Make a wish . . .'An unputdownable fairy tale' Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the WickedFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Caraval series, the first book in a new series about love, curses, and the lengths that people will go to for happily ever after. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline Fox has believed in happily ever after. Until she learns that the love of her life is about to marry another, and her dreams are ...
DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT:'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very much are and we're not alone' Sunday Times Style'This book contains an addictive, drug like essence that will make you relinquish all responsibility' Glamour 'Yarros had me hooked from the first chapter' Mail on Sunday__________________________________________FRIENDS. ENEMIES. ...
'Changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'Enthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON 'A must-read.' - STEPHEN FRY SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024 How can science help us live better and longer? We are living through an exciting revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age, and why some species live longer than others. Will we soon be able to c...
'Sarah Adams writes books with heart and soul. They speak to the people finding their way and being unapologetically themselves in the process. I love her style' HANNAH GRACE Rivals-to-lovers Black cat/golden retriever Small town Secret identity Forced proximity Two feuding second-grade teachers find themselves as unlikely allies (and neighbours) in this rivals-to-lovers romance by Sarah Adams, author of The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect.Maybe it's time for a plot t...
THE NEW BOOK FROM THE BESTSELLING, COSTA PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE VOLUNTEERThe true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after WWII to prosecute war crimes, only to find himself pitted against a nation determined to bury the past.At the end of the Nuremberg trial in 1946, some of the greatest war criminals in history were sentenced to death, but hundreds of thousands of Nazi murderers and collaborators remained at large. The Allies were ready to overlook their ...
There is a short period in everyone's life when his character is fixed forever . . . ' George OrwellEric Blair stood out amongst his fellow police trainees in 1920s Burma. Nineteen years old, unusually tall, a diffident loner fresh from Eton, after five years spent in the narrow colonial world of the Raj – a decaying system steeped in overt racism and petty class-conflict – he would emerge as the George Orwell we know.Drawing on all his powers of observation and imagination, ...
Lonely Planet’s Greek Islands is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Meander the twisting, cobbled alleyways of Rhodes’ Old Town, venture into the hollow caldera of Nisyros Volcano, and indulge in fresh seafood, soft, tangy cheese and some of the world’s best olive oil on Crete; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the Greek Islands and begin your journey now! Inside Lonel...
“the refreshed format aligns with contemporary travelling options and feature even more insights from local experts” - Travel WeeklyLonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Australia. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from surfing the waves on Byron Bay's iconic beaches to watching little penguins waddle ashore at the famous Penguin Parade, and touring the famous rock art sites of Kakadu National Pa...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Ecuador & the Galapagos. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from travelling to the lower Rio Napo into the Amazon jungle to taking a dip in the paradise of a white-sand cove at Puerto Chino, and braving a spiritual cleansing from a curandero (healer) at Parroquia Puerto Limon. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Ecuador & the Galapagos Islands travel...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Norway. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from watching walruses lolling and hunting in Borebukta to hiking in the remote causeway of Ekkerøy in Finnmark, and road tripping along the Lofoten Islands to admire villages replete with traditional fishing cabins. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Norway Travel Guide:Our classic guidebook format provide...
Introduce first colours with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this playful lift-the-flap early learning series!Read along with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and discover bright and colourful animal friends!Each page of this chunky board book has been thoughtfully designed with a peep-through flap to encourage little ones to join in and guess the colour. Perfect for getting very little ones excited about learning their very first colours!Discover more early learning books with The...
Antonia Senior in The Times said:'Superb . . . authentic and terrifying . . . fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Winter King trilogy will devour this and conclude that Kristian has surpassed the Master.'And readers are loving ARTHUR . . .'By far the best Arthurian story I have had the honour to read.’ *****‘Brilliant writing, excellent characterization, and immersive storytelling.’ *****‘I've adored this trilogy. The best re-telling of Arthur's legend I've read, and I'd include Cornw...
NOW A MAJOR BLOCKBUSTER FILM STARRING TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET AND ZENDAYA'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POST'I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings' Arthur C Clarke'It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published' NEW YORKERBefore The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, the first book in one of the greatest science fiction series ever written. Melange, or 's...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Indonesia. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting the dozens of golden beaches along the coastline of Gunung Kidul to taking a diving tour of the Liberty shipwreck in Bali, and trekking through the rainforest in little-visited Gunung Palung National Park. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Indonesia travel guide:Our classic guidebook forma...
The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation’ Keiran Goddard, Guardian‘Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself’ Maggie Nelson‘One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell‘A mesmeric novel’ Daily MailÉdouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-clas...
Lonely Planet's Greece is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Explore the elegant Acropolis, climb to the magnificent Meteora, and experience the vibrant culture of Athens; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Greece Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where ...
Lonely Planet's Denmark is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Dine in innovative restaurants in Copenhagen, learn about Denmark's Viking past and relax on artistic Bornholm island's beaches; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Denmark Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best ex...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Canada. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting Banff - the world's third-oldest national park - to making a poutine pilgrimage to Quebec City to try Canada's most famous dish, and spotting black bears and grizzlies in the Bella Coola Valley. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Canada travel guide:Our classic guidebook format provides you wi...
Lonely Planet’s China is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore Beijing’s Forbidden City, climb the Great Wall, and discover sacred Lhasa; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of China and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s China Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s ...
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting the streets of Vilnius' Old Town with its Renaissance buildings, baroque domes and pillars, to rafting down the river in Gauja National Park, and delving into Seto culture in Setomaa in southeastern Estonia. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania tr...
Do not touch the sword. Do not turn the key. Do not open the gate.In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.Twenty-four-year-old Saeris Fane is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.When...
What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Children of Dune, the third book in one of the most influential series of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century, this is an awe-inspiring world, and a story of truly epic scope.The sand-blasted world of Arrakis has become green, watered and fertile. Old Paul Atreides, who led the desert Fremen to political and religious domination of the galaxy, is gone...
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Nerd royalty' BEN GOLDACRE 'Totally brilliant' TIM HARFORD'Required reading across the world' NEW YORK TIMESFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans ask him a lot of strange questions: How fast can you hit a speed bump, driving, and live? When (if ever) did the sun go dow...
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES'A wonderful, wonderful book'THE TIMES'Perfect'NEW YORK TIMES'A modern classic'DAILY MIRROR'You'd be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy'INDEPENDENT'Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable'NICK HORNBYTwenty years, two people, ONE DAY.15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways. So where will they be on this one day next year? And the year...
W kategorii „Książki obcojęzyczne” umieszczone zostały wszystkie utwory napisane w języku innym niż polski. Znajdują się tutaj publikacje autorów pochodzących z różnych krajów i kultur, poruszające wiele różnych tematów, problemów czy zagadnień. Publikacje w kategorii „Książki obcojęzyczne” przeznaczone są dla czytelników, którzy przez lekturę książek w językach obcych chcą podszkolić swoją znajomość danego języka. Niektóre z publikacji zostały specjalnie przygotowane, aby pomóc w takiej nauce. Znaleźć tu można zarówno klasyki literatury światowej, jak i książki współczesnych pisarzy. Czytelnicy mogą przeczytać w oryginale m.in. książki amerykańskiego pisarza, autora fantasy i opowieści grozy oraz jednego z prekursorów fantastyki naukowej H.P. Lovecrafta (“The Call of Cthulhu”, “The Shadow Out of Time”), czołowego przedstawiciela nurtu powieści detektywistycznej i twórcy postaci Sherlocka Holmesa, Arthura Conana Doyle’a (“The Hound of the Baskervilles”, “A Study in Scarlet”), czy irlandzkiego poety, prozaika i dramatopisarza Oscara Wilde’a (“The Happy Prince and Other Tales”, “The Canterville Ghost”). W nauce języka pomogą wydania dwujęzyczne, tego typu pozycje oferuje m.in. wydawnictwo Wymowne. W ich ofercie znaleźć możemy takie tytuły jak “Treasure Island” Roberta Louisa Stevensona, “Heart of Darkness” Josepha Conrada czy “The Sphinx Without a Secret” Oscara Wilde’a. Alternatywny sposób nauki proponuje wydawnictwo Poltex. Przygotowane przez nich książki mają pomóc czytelnikowi w nauce dzięki czytaniu i jednoczesnym słuchaniu przez niego tekstu w języku angielskim oraz wykonywaniu specjalnych ćwiczeń po każdym rozdziale. Oferują oni takie tytuły jak “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” Arthura Conana Doyle’a, “Anne of Green Gables” Lucy Maud Montgomery, “The Secret Garden” Frances Hodgson Burnett, “Frankenstein” Mary Shelley, “Alice in Wonderland” Lewisa Carrolla czy “The Picture of Dorian Gray” Oscara Wilde’a. Najwięcej książek w tej kategorii napisanych zostało w języku angielskim, ale znajdują się tu również pozycje w języku rosyjskim, francuskim czy niemieckim.