The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in twenty-five years than the Romans did in four hundred. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, ... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful hardback edition of the greatest rediscovered classic of recent years. William Stoner enters the University of Missouri at nineteen to study agriculture. A seminar on English literature changes his life, and he never returns to work... Zobraziť viac
This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life... Zobraziť viac
V roce 1921, několik měsíců předtím, než Jaroslav Hašek začal psát Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka, popisuje v cyklu Velitelem... Zobraziť viac
Like Cat Person, You Know You Want This is about the ways in which women are horrifying as much as it is about the horrors that are done to them. Among its pages are a couple who... Zobraziť viac
The tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. These twelve stories - authored by some of today's most loved and lauded writers of historical and gothic fiction... Zobraziť viac
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. The year is 1984, and life in Oceania is ruled by the Party. Under the gaze of Big Brother, Winston Smith yearns for intimacy and love ... Zobraziť viac
<p>"Vše, co může být řečeno o této knize, je jen tápáním ve tmě. Člověk musí knihu přečíst sám, řádek za řádkem, aby viděl, jak se zde často z půvabného spolubytí ironie a piety vynořuje hrozící přísnost Posledního soudu... Zobraziť viac
Millions of Amor Towles fans are in for a treat as he shares some of his shorter fiction: six stories based in New York City and a novella set in Golden Age Hollywood. Zobraziť viac
A landmark new anthology of Bengali literature in English, including many previously untranslated stories... Zobraziť viac
It is 1862 and Japan is a land in chaos as the power of the Shogun wanes and the rival factions plan to restore the Emperor. In Yokohama, the gai-jin, the hated foreigners, seek to profit from the chaos. At the head of the Noble House - and... Zobraziť viac
Olive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge as she grows older, navigating the second half of her life as she comes to terms with the changes - sometimes welcome, sometimes not - in her own existence and in those... Zobraziť viac
A beautifully packaged hardback edition of Haruki Murakami's brilliantly surreal, detective-story classic, now with a new introduction by the author... Zobraziť viac
