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The popular paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic masterpiece, illustrated for the first time with Tolkien's own painting originally created by him for the first edition, and featuring brand new reproductions of all his drawings and maps. The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. Bilbo Baggins has taken his place among the ranks o

Man Booker Prize Winner 2009 England, the 1520s. Henry VIII is on the throne, but has no heir. Cardinal Wolsey is his chief advisor, charged with securing the divorce the pope refuses to grant. Into this atmosphere of distrust and need comes Thomas Cromwell, first as Wolsey's clerk, and later his successor. Cromwell is a wholly original man: the son of a brutal blacksmith, a political genius, a briber, a charmer, a bully, a man with a delicate and deadly expertise in manipulating people and events. Ruthless in pursuit of his own interests, he is as ambitious in his wider politics as he is for himself. His reforming agenda is carried out in the grip of a self-interested parliament and a king who fluctuates between romantic passions and murderous rages. From one of our finest living writ

Dr. John Dee and Niccolo Machiavelli are after Nicholas Flamel and the secret to eternal life - Josh and Sophie Newman are the world's only hope. pages 455 California:In the hands of Dr. John Dee, the book of Abraham the Mage could mean the destruction of the world as we know it . . . and Dee is two pages away from the knowledge that would bring the Dark Elders into ultimate power. His only obstacle? Josh and Sophie Newman, 8,000 miles away. Paris: After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris. Only Nicholas's homecoming is anything but sweet. Perenelle is still locked up in Alcatraz, Paris is burning, and Niccolo Machiavelli is after them. Time is running out for Nicholas and Perenelle, because every day spent without the book they age one year. For Flamel, th

Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of an execution squad, an impossible challenge. Lev and Kolya can find a dozen eggs for an NKVD colonel to use for his daughter

Tyto legendární příběhy o rytířích a šlechtě ve starověké Británii, strhujícím způsobem převyprávěné pro dnešní čtenáře, zůstávají stejně živé a vzrušující jako v den, kdy byly poprvé napsány. Od meče v kameni až po jezerní královnu tyto příběhy oživují fantastické postavy Kamelotu: moudrého kouzelníka Merlina, statečného sira Lancelota, zlou Morgan le Fay a krásnou královnu Guinevere.

When they were very young, Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth were in love. They did not marry, but Anne never forgot her love for him. Now, many years later, they meet again. Does Wentworth feel anything for Anne, or is he only interested in her pretty young friends?

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It's Spot's birthday party and he decides to play hide-and-seek with his friends. He looks in many different places to find all his friends, including behind the curtain and under the plant. pages: 24 size: 201 x 196

Pre-Intermediate to Advanced. Popular topic-based series for young adults. Approach is broadly European, with cross-cultural comparisons. Features: Units are ready-made lessons, authentic & graded reading texts, grammar & vocabulary in context, listening exercises for aural practice, pairwork, groupwork, roleplays & questionnaires, writing exercises, glossary at the back of each book. In summary - integrated programme of reading, listening, speaking & writing skills. May be used for short courses.

Pre-Intermediate to Advanced. Popular topic-based series for young adults. Approach is broadly European, with cross-cultural comparisons. Features: Units are ready-made lessons, authentic & graded reading texts, grammar & vocabulary in context, listening exercises for aural practice, pairwork, groupwork, roleplays & questionnaires, writing exercises, glossary at the back of each book. In summary - integrated programme of reading, listening, speaking & writing skills. May be used for short courses.

Pre-Intermediate to Advanced. Popular topic-based series for young adults. Approach is broadly European, with cross-cultural comparisons. Features: Units are ready-made lessons, authentic & graded reading texts, grammar & vocabulary in context, listening exercises for aural practice, pairwork, groupwork, roleplays & questionnaires, writing exercises, glossary at the back of each book. In summary - integrated programme of reading, listening, speaking & writing skills. May be used for short courses.