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Powieść fantasy "Mrok we krwi", I tom trylogii Mitrys, Kroniki Dwuświata. Stary porządek na kontynencie Elise właśnie się rozpada. Śmierć króla Reingarda oznacza koniec panowania rodu Błogosławionej Krwi, a wieloletnia wojna domowa pogłębia podział w królestwie. Mściwe intrygi maga mroku, knute w ukryciu od wieków, uruchamiają lawinę zdarzeń pogrążających świat w rosnącym chaosie. Bogowie światła nie powiedzieli jednak ostatniego słowa. Sprawią, że siedemnasto...

Nobu próbuje wyleczyć złamane serce, angażując się w relację z Yuri. Wydaje się jednak, że dla niej to coś więcej niż przelotna znajomość. Dziewczyna ma już dość bycia aktorką porno. Niespodziewanie znika z pracy, choć ciążą na niej poważne zobowiązania finansowe. Na poszukiwania wyrusza pracująca dla tej samej agencji Miu, której przychodzi z pomocą Yasu.W dniu niedoszłego ślubu Takumi postanawia wziąć wolne i spędzić czas z narzeczoną. Hachi jest z tego powodu zadowolona, c...

Brud, nędza, ruina – tak w skrócie można opisać Dziurę, miasto przypominające ogromne slamsy. Zamieszkujący je ludzie zdani są na łaskę czarowników, którzy regularnie przybywają z innego wymiaru, by przeprowadzać na nich magiczne eksperymenty. Te zaś najczęściej kończą się makabrycznie, o czym boleśnie przekonał się Kajman. Wskutek rzuconego czaru stracił pamięć, a jego głowa przybrała jaszczurzy wygląd. Aby odczynić ciążący na nim urok, mężczyzna wraz ze swoją towarzyszką, N...

Wierszowana książeczka z twardymi stronami opowiada o Krasnoludku Gagatku, który ze swojej perspektywy opisuje pierwszy dzień przedszkola nowo przybyłych dzieci.

Kempf opuszcza ojczyznę ze swoimi rodakami w poszukiwaniu lepszej przyszłości. Osiadają w Sławonii (kraina historyczna we wschodniej Chorwacji, położona w międzyrzeczu Sawy i Drawy). Mijają lata i pokolenia Niemców czynią Sławonię swoim domem. Ale w 1940 roku, kiedy Europa znów jest w stanie wojny, ta mniejszość, zostaje wezwana do walki za Rzeszę, za kraj, który jest teraz dla nich obcy.To z jednej strony saga rodzinna, a z drugiej potężna powieść historyczna o losie tych, k...

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With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Puffin Keeper, a Level 2 Reader, is A1+ in the CEFR framework. Sentences contain a maximum of two clauses, introducing the future tenses will and going to, present ...

Japan: The Cookbook has more than 400 sumptuous recipes by acclaimed food writer Nancy Singleton Hachisu. The iconic and regional traditions of Japan are organized by course and contain insightful notes alongside the recipes. The dishes - soups, noodles, rices, pickles, one-pots, sweets, and vegetables - are simple and elegant.

Swiping, situationships, love bombing, ghosting, healing... Dating is hard. Why has making connections never felt so simple, yet keeping them has never been so complicated?To understand why nearly half of us report having negative dating experiences, sex & dating journalist Rachel Thompson has spent the past decade – coinciding with the advent of dating apps – investigating how we seduce, perceive, and treat each other in this new era.Written for all of us, but with particula...

We all notice when the poor get poorer: when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at least, not immediately.In this game-changing intervention, leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of our wealth problem, which has spent the past fifty years silently spiralling out of control. In moral, politic...

Quantum theory is so shocking that Einstein could not bring himself to accept it. It is so important that it underpins all modern sciences. Without it, we'd have no molecular biology, no understanding of DNA, no genetic engineering, no computers.A century after the development of quantum mechanics, In Search of Schrödinger's Cat tells the full story of how scientists reckoned with a truth stranger than any fiction. John Gribbin leads us into the ever more bizarre and fascinat...

The first book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.Look, I never asked to be the song of a Greek god, I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the god...

Rediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this thrilling edition of White Fang. Born in the wilds of the freezing cold Yukon, White Fang – half-dog, half-wolf – is the only animal in the litter to survive. He soon learns the harsh laws of nature, yet buried deep inside him are the distant memories of affection and love. Will this fiercely independent creature of the wild learn to trust man again?...

A writer is seized by apocalyptic visions; a voyeuristic marquis commits a brutal act; and a trio of beatniks dance to modern jazz in the ruins of an abandoned church. Here, stark autobiography contrasts with pure horror, and the tenderness of first love cedes to obsession, heartbreak and deathly beauty. A new selection of Mishima’s short stories from the 1960s, Voices of the Fallen Heroes traces the final decade of Mishima’s career and offers a unique glimpse into the mind o...

‘The story is juicy, the detail about Lagos life is rich - I gobbled it all up’ PANDORA SYKES, Books and Bits'I was hooked right through to the shocking end' BERNARDINE EVARISTO'An excellent read' GUARDIAN'Big Little Lies meets The White Lotus' GOOD MORNING AMERICA'Beautifully written, immersive, thought-provoking' MARIAN KEYES'A gripping mystery, a portrait of an exhilarating but perilous city and a nuanced examination of clashing cultures' FINANCIAL TIMES'Obsessed' KERRY WA...

When Laura Meyer first started her weight loss journey, she was delighted to learn that by making just a few small changes to her meals, she could still eat fabulous food without feeling like she was missing out.In her first cookbook, Laura shares her favourite recipes to eat deliciously throughout the week while also staying on track. From Burger in a Bowl, to Broccoli and Bacon Pesto Pasta and Biscoff and Banana Pancakes, every recipe is tailored to fit the Weight Watcher's...

Murderer or saviour? You decide. . .Rome, 1656In the shadowy backstreets of the Eternal City lies an apothecary’s shop – a place for women to take their heartbreaks and troubles. Herbs for childbirth. Tarot readings to tell their fortunes. An undetectable poison that can kill in four drops.Alongside her circle of female poisoners, Giulia Tofana dispenses her deadly potion to free the downtrodden women of the city from their abusive husbands.A path she’s determined to follow a...

Nicki - 30ish, care worker, living in Brighton - is scrolling for her next hook up. A difficult home life, a job that's going nowhere, she seeks solace in random encounters. Amber - 17, college student, lost - desperately needs someone to notice her. She creates 'Kevin', a fake dating profile for a man in his thirties.Neither Nicki nor 'Kevin' has any idea what they're about to get into. They quickly match, and an unlikely friendship develops, giving each other the validation...

Honey is waiting to see Doctor Bingo, but some of the other patients the doctor needs to see are in a real pickle! Receptionist Bluey reassures Honey she’ll definitely be seen soon.Will Honey ever get a turn?Join Bluey and Bingo in this hilarious picture book."Edna, hold my appointments!"Don’t miss these other awesome Bluey books:Bluey: FairytaleBluey: TrainsBluey: Bedroom

By day, shy accountant Joe hides behind their desk and plays by the rules.By night, Joe takes to the stage as Misty Divine, a star of the London drag scene.But when Misty's mentor, Lady Lady, is found dead in her dressing room, Misty finds herself under the spotlight for all the wrong reasons.Because Lady Lady was murdered - and Misty and her fellow performers quickly become prime suspects.Heartbroken by the loss, and frustrated by the biases of the police, Joe is determined ...

It is late September in 2001 and the walls of New York are papered over with photos of the missing. Cora Brady’s father is there, the poster she made taped to columns and bridges. Her mother died long ago and now, orphaned on the cusp of adulthood, Cora is adrift and alone. Soon, a letter will arrive with the offer of a new life: far out on the ragged edge of Ireland, in the town where her parents were young, an estranged aunt can provide a home and fulfil a long-forgotten pr...

Platonov is an extraordinary writer, perhaps the most brilliant Russian writer of the twentieth century' New York Review of BooksThe Soviet Don Quixote, Chevengur is now seen by many Russian writers as Russia's greatest novel of the last century. This is the first English version to convey its subtlety and depth.Zakhar Pavlovich comes from a world of traditional crafts to work as a train mechanic, motivated by his belief in the transformative power of industry. His adopted so...

NOW A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD----------------'Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches series is a surfeit of macabre delights, summoning up lush decadence, gothic secrets, and a little brimstone.'Holly Black, Sunday Times bestselling author of Book of Night'Rice's sprawling, supernatural family saga cements her in perpetuity as a titan of the gothic genre. Daring, dark, and lovely.'S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood'A sensual,...

‘Compelling' Marie Claire'Immensely enjoyable' Observer 'Fascinating' Red One week into lockdown, the tenants of a Manhattan apartment building have begun to gather on the rooftop each evening and tell stories in this exciting new twist on the novel.With each passing night, more and more neighbours gather, bringing chairs and milk crates and overturned buckets. Gradually the tenants – some of whom have barely spoken to each other before now – become real neighbours.With each ...