Short listed for the Richard & Judy Book Club 2007. An uplifting story set in Los Angeles about one man's effort to bring himself back to life. Richard is a modern day everyman; a middle-aged divorcee trading stocks out of his home... Zobraziť viac
David Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson... Zobraziť viac
After a catastrophic epidemic kills every adult on earth, vampires arise from the shadows to enslave the remaining human... Zobraziť viac
The car shrieked and stopped. Around its red and white light a cloud of smoke rose and dissolved. A door opened. A man got out, stood at the edge of the shoulder, looked back, a shadow, indistinguishable... Zobraziť viac
Meet Josephine Baker, the world-famous entertainer, activist and French Resistance agent in this true story of her life! New in the beloved Little People, Big Dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the incredible life .. Zobraziť viac
The second book in the award-winning Mortal Enginesquartet. Far above Anchorage, a tiny aircraft falls from the sky. Having fled from London in Mortal Engines, Tom and Hester seek refuge in a city devastated by plague, haunted by ghosts, and filled ... Zobraziť viac
A crucial new guide to one of the most urgent political phenomena of our time: the rise of national populism.Across the West, there is a rising tide of people who feel excluded, alienated from mainstream politics, and increasingly hostile towards minoriti Zobraziť viac
Canada, 1867. A young murder suspect flees across the snowy wilderness. Tracking him is what passes for the law in this frontier land: trappers, sheriffs, traders and the suspect's own mother, desperate to clear his name... Zobraziť viac
An update of the best selling Book of Questions, the revised book poses over 300 questions that invite people to explore the most fascinating of subjects: themselves. It's a book that can be used as an avenue for personal growth, a tool for ... Zobraziť viac
Vydavatel: Harper Počet strán: 464 Rozmery: 12.9 x 2.9 x 19.7 cm ISBN: 9780007552450 Formát: mäkká väzba - brožovaná (Paperb Zobraziť viac
After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro... Zobraziť viac
Sphere: Do you believe in lucky charms? While in Iraq, U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photo, half-buried in the dirt,... Zobraziť viac
VIZ Media: Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument... Zobraziť viac
What are the effects of decreasing social mobility?How does education help - and hinder - us in improving our life chances?Why are so many of us stuck on the same social rung as our parents? Apart from the USA, Britain has the lowest social mobility in th Zobraziť viac
When her mother dies from a snakebite, Comity's life in the Australian outback changes forever. As her father retreats into his work, Comity turns to Fred, the Aboriginal yard boy, who becomes her only friend. But then a new assistant arrives who delights Zobraziť viac
In the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late 21st century, tedium can be endured through the use of the drug Can-D... Zobraziť viac
Ottila McGregor is thirty years old and has decided it’s time to sort her life out. She’s going to quit drinking, stop cheating and finally find true happiness. Easy, right? ... Zobraziť viac
Vintage Classics: It was a cloudless summer day in the year nineteen hundred. Everyone at Appleyard College for Young... Zobraziť viac
The first-ever collection of short stories from Jeffrey Eugenides, the bestselling author of Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides and The Marriage Plot, explores characters in the midst of person Zobraziť viac
Of all the great novelists writing today, none shows the same gift as Martin Amis for writing non-fiction - his essays, literary criticism and journalism are justly acclaimed. The Rub of Time comprises superb critical pieces on Amis's heroes Nabokov, Bell Zobraziť viac
