Theo Decker cudem ratuje się z wybuchu. Z ruin muzeum wykrada niewielki, dziwnie fascynujący obraz. Ulubiony obraz matki, którą stracił w zamachu. Szczygieł będzie towarzyszył Theo w podr&o...
In the eighteenth century, Laurence Sterne explores the temptations of the French capital in a teasing study of foreign mores and Restif de la Bretonne provides an eye-witness account of the Revolu...
In the book which put South America on the literary map, Marquez tells the haunting story of a community lost in the depths of that almighty continent where time passes slowly. A poetic masterpiece...
In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrato...
An attack on war which broadens into a satire on the ANCIEN REGIME of the Austro-Hungarian empire, THE GOOD SOLDIER SVEJK recreates the age-old figure of the simple soldier whose sheer determinatio...
James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses, tells of the diverse events which befall Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus in Dublin on one day in June 1904. It is considered to be one of the most important wo...
Jane Austen seems to have been born with the comic precision and other-worldly insight she everywhere displays in Sense and Sensibility, her first published novel (1811), which, though revised late...
Poet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally and then artistically, out of love, 'to fix once for all the perilous magic of ...
A glorious collection of some of the best sleuths in the business. Including creators such as Poe and Conan Doyle to Hammet, Christie, Chandler, Rendell and Rankin. Perfect gift edition
As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired everything from intimate domestic dramas, to fanciful flights of the imagination, and the full range of its expression is represented in this wonderful...
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past . . . A haunting tale of ...
Wojna na Ukrainie jest najpoważniejszym wyzwaniem dla Polski od zakończenia II wojny światowej, tym bardziej, że Federacja Rosyjska przekształca się w państwo agresywne, dążące do odbudowania swego...
Oddajemy w twoje ręce niezwykłe kompendium wiedzy o mobach Minecrafta. Minecraft to miejsce, w którym eksploracja i odkrywanie są nagradzane najbardziej spektakularnymi widokami i niezwykłym...
Jazz Maynard jest dzieckiem biednych ulic Barcelony. Przestępczy półświatek to jego naturalne środowisko. Przed swoim przeznaczeniem próbuje skryć się w Nowym Jorku, ale po dziesięciu...
You know him as the founder of Microsoft; the philanthropic, kind-hearted billionaire who has donated endless funds to good causes around the world. But there's another side to Bill Gates.
From the distant past to the present day, humans have been drawn to lining their eyes. The aesthetic trademark of figures ranging from Nefertiti to Amy Winehouse, eyeliner is one of our most enduri...
Facebook had a problem. Along with its sister platforms Instagram and WhatsApp, it was a daily destination for billions of users around the world, extolling its products for connecting people. But ...
The Worlds of Dune presents a deep dive into the many different strands of inspiration, from Zen Buddhism to Indigenous American tribal ritual, that Frank Herbert wove into Dune and its sequels &nd...
A treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing unique insight into their characters and a glimpse into their lives. Artists’ Letters is a collection of int...
W 1273 roku Leszek Czarny, książę sieradzki i łęczycki, nadał Wolborzowi przywileje, m.in. umożliwił biskupom osadzenie miasta na prawie niemieckim oraz zezwolił na posiadanie własnych sądów...