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Pieśń o Rolandzie to jeden z najstarszych i bodaj najpiękniejszy, a na pewno najsłynniejszy z francuskich poematów średniowiecznych. Łączy w sobie zarówno elementy legendarne, mityczne, religijne, jak i narodowe, rycerskie i bohaterskie, jest to poemat o podobnej wadze jak Gilgamesz, Iliada, Odyseja, Enneida, Beowulf czy Mahabharata, Pieśń o Nibelungach, Księga królewska. Jednym słowem ta chansons de geste (co znaczyć miało pieśń poetycka, historyczna) należy do kanonicznych ...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - OVER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD'Dr. van der Kolk's masterpiece combines the boundless curiosity of the scientist, the erudition of the scholar, and the passion of the truth teller' Judith Herman, author of Trauma and Recovery The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving away from standard talking and d...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these coll...

Populism is one of the most frequently used terms in contemporary political debates and the media. This elusive and difficult-to-measure phenomenon became also highly politicised both in Europe and around the world. The dichotomy between ‘pure people’ and ‘the corrupted elite’ characterises all populist movements and actors, and so this book focuses on particular features that connect populist actors in the post-communist countries of Central and South-Eastern Europ...

'The work of a master storyteller'Daily Telegraph'One of crime's most engaging duos'Guardian________Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside.The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths....

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* THE UNMISSABLE TIKTOK SENSATION*OVER 1.6 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEGrumpy, small-town barber + hopelessly romantic runaway bride = great big bust ups, all the tension and lots of steamy encounters!Escaping her seemingly perfect wedding, Naomi Witt arrives in rough-around-the-edges Knockemout, Virginia, running to the rescue of her estranged twin, Tina. Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn't changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi's car...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERTHE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED FOLLOW-UP TO TIKTOK SENSATION AND MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER THINGS WE NEVER GOT OVERPolice Chief Nash Morgan is known for two things: being a good guy and the way his uniform accentuates his rear end . . .But two bullets put a dent in his Southern charm and now he's facing a criminal still on the loose and a town full of citizens that consider the law more of a 'guideline'. The last thing ...

Grace's story continues in Covet, the third in New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff's lush, action-packed and romantic young adult paranormal fantasy series. 'Fandom's new favourite vampire romance obsession' Hypable'This generation's Twilight' Lynn Rush'I'm having the BEST book hangover. Filled with danger, humour, and heart, Crave proves that vampires are definitely back!' J.Kenner'Beautifully descriptive with amazing pacing and wonderfully sinister settings' Chris...

Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: how can we protect this fragile world from our own destructive power?

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure for generations to come. That girl didn't want to die. She just wanted out of that house.She wanted out of that decorating scheme. The five Lisbon sisters - beautiful, eccentric and, now, gone - had always been a point of obsession for the entire neighbourhood. Although the boys that once lov...

DISCOVER THE UNFORGETTABLE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT HAS CAPTURED MILLIONS OF HEARTS'This book is breathtakingly, heartbreakingly beautiful. You will cry ugly tears' 5***** READER REVIEW'So moving that it left me sobbing but at the same time filled my heart. Beautiful, tragic, heartbreakingly wonderful' 5***** READER REVIEW'It is without a doubt the biggest ugly cry I have ever had from a book' 5***** READER REVIEW. Two hearts.One love story. An ending you will never forget...Run...

This book will explain why glucose is the key to almost every aspect of our health, from our weight to our mood, and how to keep our glucose levels steady in order to feel amazing.

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDTransform your life with tiny changes in behaviour, starting now. People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big.

The definitive American road novel with over a million copies sold.

THE THIRD AND FINAL THRILLING BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER TRILOGY. Soon to be a major BBC series! A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is The New York Times No.1 bestselling YA crime thriller and WINNER of The British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 2020 and shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2020 Pip Fitz-Amobi is haunted by the way her last investigation ended. Soon she'll be leaving for Cambridge University b...

THE FIRST BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING SERIES AND A TIKTOK SENSATION'With bits of Buffy, Game Of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy' STYLISTFeyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family. But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death...Dragged away from her family for the murder o...

The New York Times best-selling, brilliantly crafted crime-thriller sequel to the no.1 debut of 2019, A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER. . A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER IS THE WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS' CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 AND SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE 2020 "Nail-biting, taut and pacy.Jackson [is] a homegrown thriller writer to watch.... - Guardian Pip Fitz-Amobi is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she released...

Na terenie współczesnej Ukrainy funkcjonuje więzienie, które w rzeczywistości jest obozem koncentracyjnym, gdzie stosuje się przerażające tortury. Za więziennym płotem nie ma praw, a jest zupełnie inne życie: upokorzenie, strach i niepewność, z ranami i śladami po oparzeniach na ciele, bólem po połamanych kościach i często złamaną wolą i świadomością. Głównym zadaniem jest tu przetrwanie, gdy nie chcesz już żyć i prawie nic od ciebie nie zależy, zachowanie rozsądku, gdy jeste...

Discover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!He'll do anything to have her . . .including lie. Charming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can'...

Barnes is a master of puzzles and plot twists' E. Lockhart, author of We Were LiarsAn addictive and twisty thriller, full of dark family secrets and deadly stakes. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.A BILLION-DOLLAR FORTUNE TO DIE FOR . . .She came from nothing. Avery has a plan: keep her head down, work hard for a better future.Then an eccentric billionaire dies, leaving her almost his entire fortune. And no one, least of all Avery, knows why.They had everyt...

THE SUNDAY TIMES 1# BESTSELLER & BOOKER PRIZE WINNERBRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR & FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'The most absorbing book I read all year.' Roxane Gay ____________________________This is Britain as you've never read it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the twentieth century to the teens of the twenty-first, Girl, Woman, Other follows a cast of twelve characters on their personal journeys through this countr...

There's never been a more honest or raw memoir ... and it may just save lives' Daily Mail'Funny, fascinating, compelling ... also a wonderful read for fans of Friends' The TimesThe beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence.'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name.My friends call me Matty. And...

A beautiful, moving story about a small Japanese cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time, to find an answer to the question: what would you change if you could go back? For fans of The Guest Cat and If Cats Disappeared from the World.

#1 New York Times BestsellerA Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick"I can't even express how much I love this book! I didn't want this story to end!" Reese Witherspoon"Painfully beautiful." The New York Times Book ReviewFor years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is no...