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Annie and Duncan are a mid-thirties couple who have reached a fork in the road, realising their shared interest in the reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (in Duncan's case, an obsession rather than an interest) is not enough to hold them together any more. When Annie hates Tucker's 'new release', a terrible demo of his most famous album, it's the last straw - Duncan cheats on her and she promptly throws him out. Via an internet discussion forum, Annie's harsh opinion reaches Tucker himself, who couldn't agree more. He and Annie start an unlikely correspondence which teaches them both something about moving on from years of wasted time. Nick Hornby's compelling new novel, four years after "A Long Way Down", is about the nature of creativity and obsession, and how two lonely people can grad

Jonathan Safran Foer has written a novel for our times, a story so deeply affecting and wise that it has to potential to have an impact far beyond that of most novels. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a collage about the world we live in: its terrorism, its beauty, its love, its mysteries, its absurdities, its people. Oskar is a precocious nine-year old who writes letters to famously intelligent people asking to be their protégé, invents a "googolplex" of devices (such as an ambulance that tells people when a loved one is inside and a lollipop that tells people how they are feeling), who knows a tremendous amount of facts (many of which he wishes he didn't know) - and who has lost his beloved father in the World Trade Center bombings. Oskar harbors a secret about that day that

* A delightful touchy-feely book with simple, repetitive text. * Bright, colourful illustrations with textures to touch and feel on every page. * Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills. * Series awarded "Best Buy" by readers of Prima magazine. * A perfect gift for young children. Age: 6 months+ Pages: 10 pages Dimensions: 160 x 160mm "a valuable and enjoyable learning tool" Junior Parenting Magazine Top 100 Books 2007

Ať už prostředí Chicaga kterému strašlivou rukou vládl slavný Al Capone nebo v australské buši kde se na poslední odpor policii postavil Ned Kelly většina gangsterů žila chladným násilným a vypočítavým způsobem nelehký život který se velmi brzy uzavíral. Bankovní lupiči šéfové mafie útěky z vězení a další - to vše najdete v jedenácti napínavých příbězích prostřednictvím kterých se vydáte do temného podsvětí nejnebezpečnějších zločinců kteří kdy žili.

Join Peppa and her family in these beautiful storybooks. Perfect for piglets everywhere! In this piggy tale it's George's first visit to the swimming pool and he's scared of the water. How will Mummy and Daddy Pig ever convince him to get in? Pages 24 Size 20 x 20 cm

Tessa is the wife of a minor British diplomat in Nairobi,Kenya, and an active campaigner for human rights. When she is murdered, her husband Justin rouses himself from his careful indifference and, unravelling the threads that led to her death, sets off in her footsteps. His journey will take him around the world, to a village retreat in Italy, a non-government organisation in Germany, an ostracised scientist in Canada, a food distribution area in southern Sudan, and in the end back to Kenya and the scene of Tessa's death. The profoundly moving and gripping story of a man ennobled by his wife's tragic murder, and a magnificent exploration of the dark side of unbridled capitalism. Also a major film starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, such as Hop and Pop, Cup and Pup, Mouse and House, Tall and Small. And once they have learned to recognize one word, children soon find to their delight they can read another simply by changing the first letter. More...
With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK's top ten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. As the first step in a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-sell

Učebnice Česky krok za krokem 2 je druhý díl oblíbené učebnice New Czech Step by Step / Tschechisch Schritt für Schritt. Přináší ve 20 lekcích opakování gramatické látky, která byla probrána v prvním díle, a zároveň výrazně rozšiřuje slovní zásobu a prohlubuje komunikační kompetence studentů. Učebnice systematicky rozvíjí všechny čtyři řečové dovednosti: čtení, poslech, mluvený a písemný projev. Vstupní texty se orientují na zajímavá témata ze všech oborů lidské činnosti, zatímco závěrečná část každé lekce, nazvaná Čeština pro každý den, přibližuje každodenní život v ČR. Po dokončení učebnice dosáhnou studenti úrovně B1 podle oficiálního popisu Prahové úrovně – češtiny jako cizího jazyka. Vešker

In an abandoned mansion at the heart of Barcelona, a young man - David Martin - makes his living by writing sensationalist novels under a pseudonym. The survivor of a troubled childhood, he has taken refuge in the world of books and spends his nights spinning baroque tales about the city's underworld. But perhaps his dark imaginings are not as strange as they seem, for in a locked room deep within the house are letters hinting at the mysterious death of the previous owner. Like a slow poison, the place seeps into his bones as he struggles with an impossible love. Then David receives a letter from a reclusive French editor, Andreas Corelli, who makes him the offer of a lifetime. He is to write a book with the power to change hearts and minds. In return, he will receive a fortune, perhap

In this Seussian tale, the good doctor primes his readers against all the little mishaps and misadventures that can befall even the best of us - from bang-ups and hang-ups to lurches and slumps - encouraging us to take life in our stride.

The forerunner to The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion fills in the background which lies behind the more popular work, and gives the earlier history of Middle-earth, introducing some of the key characters. The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien's World. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them, such as Elrond and Galadriel, took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor.