Carrick Dunmore seemed to be nothing more than a happy-go-lucky cowboy whose main pastimes were drinking and sleeping. He wasn’t the kind of man who could challenge Jim Tankerton, the outlaw chief whose cruel violence terrorized the countryside. But Dunmore had a few tricks to outwit old Jim... One of many recommended westerns by this prolific author. Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 – May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literar...

The one who invented the chess, understood the world’s works. He acknowledged the fact and founded the game on him, resulting in his game so popular. And the fact that he clearly recognized is that the king does not matter if your side is a victory. You can leave your king in your corner so you can entertain yourself. But at the very moment when you start to lose your figure, your king becomes a source of anxiety.

“The Mad King“ is a novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, an American fiction writer, who created such great characters as Tarzan and John Carter of Mars.Set in the fictional European kingdom of Lutha, the protagonist is a young American named Barney Custer, of Beatrice, Nebraska, who is the son of an American farmer and a runaway Luthan princess, Victoria Rubinroth. Unaware of his royal blood, much less that he is a dead ringer for his relative Leopold, the current king of Lutha, B...

Ujmujące osobiste wspomnienie o Stephenie Hawkingu jako człowieku, przyjacielu i fizyku. Stephen Hawking pozostawił trwały ślad w naszej kulturze, oddziaływając na życie milionów ludzi. Jego książki zainspirowały niezliczoną rzeszę przyszłych naukowców, a teoria czarnych dziur i dociekania dotyczące początków Wszechświata wytyczyły nowe kierunki badawcze. W obejmujących prawie dwie dekady wspomnieniach amerykański fizyk Leonard Mlodinow, przyjaciel i współpracownik St...

Dwudziestosześcioletnia Reva Mariana Souza ma w życiu jeden cel – chce walczyć z przestępczością w rodzinnym Rio de Janeiro. Szkolona przez ojca, wyrasta na odważną i nieugiętą kobietę. Jako agentka elitarnej jednostki policji żyje w tempie niepozwalającym jej na chwilę wytchnienia.Choć praca jest jej pasją, Reva zmaga się z oczekiwaniami rodziców, którzy nie mogą pogodzić się z tym, że córka wykazuje brak zainteresowania sprawami sercowymi. Pod wpływem nacisków kobieta zgadz...

The heroes learn about the fictional city of Karkos, where the King in yellow rules, and two suns shine in the sky, and this circumstance becomes the beginning of mystical changes in their destinies. Strange and terrible events in which reality and dreams are intertwined are illustrated by the outstanding Argentine artist Santiago Caruso.

We wonder that so great a man as Abraham Lincoln should spring from humble people – but who knows what his more distant ancestry might have been? In a series of dramatic chapters, Mr. Buchan tells what he imagines to have been the ancestry of Lincoln. „The Path Of The King” is a series of short vignettes, loosely connected, starting in Scotland before the Normans arrived and involving the people who where in conflict with their Scandinavian cousins. It ends in America with ...

Minecraft może być dokładnie taki, jaki chcesz Historia gier komputerowych udowadnia, że o sukcesie gry nie decyduje oprawa graficzna, ale pomysł i grywalność. Dowodem na to jest Minecraft — gra, która oczarowała ludzi na całym świecie! Już teraz wkrocz do świata, w którym jedynym ograniczeniem jest Twoja własna wyobraźnia! O sukcesie Minecrafta świadczy również liczba książek na jego temat. Prawdopodobnie żadnej innej grze w historii nie poświęco...

We begin our acquaintance with history with a quarrel between Henry and Norfolk. And where would be a fight for life and death – but no, not destiny! Richard, having his own reasoning, stops the beginning of the battle and expels both! After the death of his father, Heinrich decides to return to his name and that which belongs to him by right. However, something went wrong.

The story begins with a tragic event. Jim Weston’s house burned to the ground, which caused a lot of talk not only in the valley, but along the entire coastal road. The most interesting thing is that the houses in the district are also affected by fire. There were several reasons. Perhaps this was done by Jim’s former enemy, or maybe by accident.

Chłopak, którego wszyscy nazywają Bestią, obrał ją sobie za cel.Wrócił, ale nikt nie wiedział nic o jego przeszłości i pochodzeniu. Nikt nie znał jego prawdziwego imienia. Szesnastoletnia Vivienne Logan zdecydowanie nie jest przeciętną licealistką. Mając ojca policjanta i matkę prawniczkę, dziewczyna czuje, że zawsze będzie postrzegana przez pryzmat tego, czym zawodowo zajmują się jej rodzice. Gdy do miasta wraca chłopak, który przez kilka lat był postrachem mieszkańców, nawe...

A good classic western by Max Brand (Frederick Faust) about the famous outlaw King Bird. The King Bird, a young, reckless and mystery bandit, whose definition of happiness is freedom, the best horse, a wonderful girl, faces difficult choices when he attempts to save an old friend’s runaway daughter from a dangerous gang of robbers. „The King Bird Rides” is a fast moving, exciting, plenty of gun play and adventure. Max Brand’s action-filled stories of adventure and heroism in ...

Twój podręcznik budowniczego! Minecraft to gra, która podbiła serca milionów graczy. Jest idealna dla użytkowników różnych platform — komputerów osobistych, konsol oraz telefonów. Co zadecydowało o sukcesie tej gry? Otwarty świat, w którym gracze są ograniczeni tylko własną wyobraźnią, oraz możliwość budowania w nim dowolnych konstrukcji to atuty Minecrafta. O jego popularności niech świadczy pojawienie się na ryn...

King of the Khyber Rifles can definitely be called Mandi’s most famous work. A famous novel in India and in other regions outside of it, he was very successful and two films were filmed on the story of his pages, although they did not have so much fantasy and mysticism as the book. In search of the Hignian caves, the king meets characters such as the princess Yasmini, Ismail, Daria Khan, as well as various hacks, rangari and mullahs. And far and deep in the unknown caves li...

Located in the imaginary country of Pannonia, the irresistible novel by Guy Newell Boothby „Long Live the King” gives readers a place in the front row of the hectic life of royalty. From decisions on the battlefield of life or death, which must be made in seconds, with thousands of soldiers hanging in the balance, to intense political negotiations in which every word and expression is important, and, of course, triumphs and trials of royal romance, this wide novel will sure...

King Solomon’s Mines is the first English adventure novel, which takes place in Africa. Allan Quatermain – the protagonist of the story, an ambitious and courageous guy who is ready to give a helping hand to difficult times. He recruits the same adventurers as his assistants and the group advances in search of the missing brother of one of the detachments. As a result, readers can watch not only the rescues of Allan Quatermain, but also the interesting adventures of a group...

Heroes of the work are ready for terrible deeds for the sake of power. Richard is a model of canonical evil, almost a fairy-tale villain, in whom there is nothing light. The main character goes to power through numerous crimes and deceptions. He does not spare underage nephews, ordering to kill them in the Tower, and then dies in a battle with another claimant to the throne.

Finally, I met with one of the most famous plays of Shakespeare. In this work, important and interesting topics are touched: the hypocrisy of people in pursuit of wealth and power, blinding deceitful speeches and disregard for the true virtues of the soul, cruelty and hot temper, deceived hopes and disappointment in loved ones. As for the king himself, Lear appears to be a rather absurd, selfish and domineering old man, who is too used to universal worship and has lost touc...

It’s a brief review of the life of King Alfred, but with very detailed events. A truly moving account of one of England’s greatest heroes. The author, in turn, was again able to passionately convey those events, that atmosphere of that time. Explains why he has been named and considered so „"great."” Alfred really deserved the title.

Najbardziej wyczekiwana powieść mistrzyni Marthy Wells! Według GOODREADS jedna z najpopularniejszych książek fantasy ostatnich lat! High fantasy utkane z subtelnością i dbałością o szczegóły. Piękna historia pełna głębokich emocji.Kai to demon, który potrafi przenosić się z ciała do ciała i żyć pod różnymi postaciami. Pewnego dnia budzi się w dziwnym zamku stojącym na odludnej wyspie otoczonej przez bezkresne morze. Wszystko wskazuje na to, że znalazł się w puła...