Grófka Anna Fedotovna žije v Petrohrade so svojou chovankyňou Lizavetou Ivanovnou. V meste žije aj jej vnuk Tomskij, ktorý je vášnivým hráčom kariet. Pri hre ho pozoruje Hermann, ktorý sa do hry nikdy nezapojí.

From the creator of the wildly popular Welcome to Night Vale podcast comes a story about loving, about searching - and about the courage you need when you find the unexpected. For fans of Stephen King, Serial, Twin Peaks and of course the eponymous number one iTunes podcast itself. Keisha Lewis mourned the loss of her wife, Alice, who disappeared two years ago. There was a search, there was grief beyond

When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. 11-year-old Anne with red hair and incredible imagination can turn everyday moments into something extraordinary. Will Green Gables become her home? Když se Matthew a Marilla Cuthbertovi rozhodnou adoptovat sirotka, který by jim pomáhal na rodinné

The sequel to Jonas Jonasson\'s international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared It all begins with a hot air balloon trip and three bottles of champagne. Allan and Julius are ready for some spectacular views, but they\'re not expecting to land in the sea and be rescued by a North Korean ship, and they could never have imagined that the captain of the

From the Number One international bestselling author of Jurassic Park comes this classic Crichton page-turner, weaving together heart-pounding thrills with cutting-edge technology. In California, odd things are happening to unemployed scientist Jack Forman. His children tell Jack that strange men have visited the house. And Julia, his wife, isn\'t helping -- she acts, even looks, somehow different.

Kniha Příběhy a legendy z Flander shromažďuje příběhy, legendy a mýty tohoto typu. Tyto dávné příběhy lidového původu jsou většinou situovány mimo historický čas do mýtické doby. Jsou vyjádření barvité lidské představivosti a vynalézavosti. V průb ěhu mnoha staletí prošly změnami a některé se v různých modifikacích vyskytují i v lidové tradici dalších národů. Soubor příběhů z Flander svědčí o tom,

You\'ve just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you\'re destined for - what do you do? In Murakami\'s world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued language of desire, whether it takes the form of hunger, lust, sudden infatuation or the secret longings of the heart. Selected from Haruki\'s Murakami\'s

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This famous novel about a respectable doctor with a double life marks a milestone in modern horror fiction. The book includes a history of horror stories, and looks at the medical profession in the 19th century.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating graded material that will encourage students to read. _Suffragette_ is adapted from the 2015 film of the same name and tells the inspiring story of the struggle for women\'s right to vote in early twentieth century Britain.

The Ridiculous Precieuses * The School for Husbands * The School for Wives * The Critique of the School for Wives * The Versailles Impromptu * Tartuffe * Don Juan This memorable collection gathers the plays of the great social satirist and playwright Moliere, representing the many facets of his genius and offering a superb introduction to the comic inventiveness, richness of prose, and insight that

CAE Result is a complete preparation course for the Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) exam. It uses thought-provoking topics and vibrant images to keep your students motivated.

\"If you like horror shows, bloodbaths, lying, stealing, backstabbing and cannibalism, then read on...\". Who could tell the true stories of the gods and goddesses of Olympus better than modern-day demigod Percy Jackson? In this action-packed tour of Greek mythology, Percy gives his hilarious personal views on the feuds, fights and love affairs of the Olympians. Want to know how Zeus came to be top

Des péripéties a la chaîne pour de jeunes lecteurs assoifés d’aventure ! Themes: Sentiments, Projets Dans cet ouvrage: des dossiers culturels; un glossaire des mots et expressions difficiles; des activités ludiques tres variées; des activités type DELF. Alex, Aurélie et Florence veulent aider le professeur Peng a retrouver une ville disparue: Karminia. Ils partent au mont Ventoux a la recherche d’indices,

Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry\'s eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard,

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. \'He felt that in this crisis his laws of life were useless. Whatever he had learned of himself was here of no avail. He was an unknown quantity.\' Following one soldier\'s journey from naive recruit to hardened survivor, The Red Badge of Courage is a vivid and powerfully psychological take on the American Civil War.

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Jazyková úroveň A1-A2. Podle příběhu Johanny Spyri. Když malá Heidi osiří, je poslána do Alp žít se svým podivínským dědečkem. Život v horách si zamiluje, hraje si na slunci a vyrůstá obklopená čistou přírodou. Její život se ale náhle změní, když je přinucena žít ve městě. Heidi si tam najde novou kamarádku, ale po životě v horách se jí začne stýskat. Dokáže najít cestu zpátky tam, kam patří?

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement. In Hot Money Naomi Klein lays out the evidence that deregulated capitalism is waging war on the climate, and shows that, in order to stop the damage, we must change everything we think about how our world is run. Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As life on Earth has become irrevocably altered by humans,

Discover the hidden patterns in human society as you have never seen them before - through the world of data In Atlas of the Invisible, award-winning geographer-designer team James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti redefine what an atlas can be. Transforming enormous data sets into rich maps and cutting-edge vizualisations, they uncover truths about our past, reflect who we are today, and highlight what we