Mia Thermopolis lives with her mother in New York City. One day her life changes forever as she discovers that she is the Princess of Genovia. But Mia doesn\'t want to be a princess or live in Europe. she wnats to be a normal teenage girl. A popular film was made from this story

Following a contretemps with Colonel Wyvern, what could be better than a sojourn at Healthward Ho? Quite a lot, as it turns out, when Lester Carmody of Rudge Hall puts himself into the hands of Dr Twist, the aptly named owner of the establishment, and pursues a devious money-making scheme.

An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position

Paige Mahoney has eluded death again. Snatched from the jaws of captivity and consigned to a safe house in the Scion Citadel of Paris, she finds herself caught between those factions that seek Scion s downfall and those who would kill to protect the Rephaim s puppet empire. The mysterious Domino Programme has plans for Paige, but she has ambitions of her own in this new citadel. With Arcturus Mesarthim

Staring at the Sun charts the life of Jean Serjeant, from her beginning as a naive, carefree country girl before the war through to her wry and trenchant old age in the year 2020. We follow her bruising experience in marriage, her probing of male truths,

Okonowo is the greatest warrior alive. His fame has spread like a bushfire in West Africa and he is one of the most powerful men of his clan. But he also has a fiery temper. Determined not to be like his father, he refuses to show weakness to anyone - even if the only way he can master his feelings is with his fists. When outsiders threaten the traditions of his clan, Okonowo takes violent action.

Sur tout le Tapis rgne la paix de l\'empire dumii. Aux marges de la civilisation, la tribu des Munrungues coule sous les poils une existence paisible. Mais, un jour, un terrible cataclysme frappe proximité du village munrungue. Une ville dumiie est broyée par I\'ancien monstre des légendes : le grand Découdre est de retour ! Dans son sillage, des créatures féroces montées sur des fauves parachvent

Na sloupu vysoko nad městem stojí socha Šťastného prince, celá pokrytá tenkými plátky zlata. Když princ vidí chudobu a zoufalství svého lidu, požádá dobrosrdečnou vlaštovku o pomoc. Oba obětují mnohem víc než jen bohatství, aby zachránili ty méně šťastné. Dojemný příběh o soucitu a šlechetnosti. High above the city on a column stands the statue of the Happy Prince, all gilded with thin leaves of gold.

The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred\'s nor that of the two men on which her future hangs. Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives

High-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A one-armed beach-combing poet, an uptight hotel clerk and one very bemused narrator caught in the web of advanced capitalist mayhem. Combine this offbeat cast of characters with Murakami\'s idiosyncratic prose and out comes Dance Dance

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Ein erbitterter Erbfolgekrieg verwüstet die Sieben Königreiche. Der kindliche, aber bösartige Joffrey sitzt auf dem Thron, unterstützt von seiner intriganten Familie. Nur der junge Robb Stark, der Gegenkönig des Nordens, leistet ernsthaften Widerstand. Während sich eine gewaltige Entscheidungsschlacht anbahnt, zieht die Tochter des vertriebenen Tyrannengeschlechts ihre Drachenbrut auf ... Das grandiose

What strength does human friendship have? Can Arnaul forgive Patrick´s betrayal which had hurt him years ago on the deck of the Golden Dragon? Will Arnaul find the courage to get on a ship and sail the waters of mysterious seas which have fascinated him since he was a child? Will Patrick take responsibility for the treachery of those closest to him, even if it means losing his own life? If you have

Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, fastidious college professor. He also likes little girls. And none more so than Lolita, who he\'ll do anything to possess. Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster?! Or is he all of these?

Robin Hood, the noble outlaw of Sherwood Forest, who robs the rich to aid the poor. Follow him and his friends Little John, Friar Tuck, Allan-a-Dale and others as they struggle for freedom and justice against the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham. Robin Hood, šlechetný zbojník ze Sherwoodského lesa, který bohatým bere a chudým dává. Následujte jej a jeho přátele Malého Johna, mnicha Tucka, Allana-a-Dalea

In \"The Power of Habit\", award-winning \"New York Times\" business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential

New technologies have always provoked panic about workers being replaced by machines. In the past, such fears have been misplaced, and many economists maintain that they remain so today. Yet in A World Without Work, Daniel Susskind shows why this time really is different. Advances in artificial intelligence mean that all kinds of tasks - from diagnosing illnesses to drafting contracts - are increasingly