Josie Tyrell, art model, teen runaway, and denizen of LA\'s 1980 punk rock scene, finds a chance at real love with art student Michael Faraday. A Harvard dropout and son of a renowned pianist, Michael introduces her to a world of sophistication, and to his spiritual quest for the beauty that shines through everyday experience. But when she receives a call from the Los Angeles County Coroner asking

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The third title in an interactive series of books that features both Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to create the ultimate behind-the-scenes guide to the wizarding world.From wands and racing brooms to a case full of beasts, the wizarding world is full of enchanted objects and magical devices. With this interactive book, go behind the scenes of Fantastic Beasts and Where to

Victor, mauvais sort, que fais-tu dehors ? \" Depuis quatre mois, cette phrase accompagne des cercles bleus qui surgissent la nuit, tracés la craie sur les trottoirs de Paris. Au centre de ces cercles, prisonniers, un débris, un déchet, un objet perdu : trombone, bougie, pince épiler, patte de pigeon... Le phénomne fait les délices des journalistes et de quelques psychiatres qui théorisent un maniaque,

The astonishing international bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist\'s own stroke led to enlightenment. On the morning of the 10th December 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded in the left side of her brain. A neuroanatomist by profession, she observed her own mind completely deteriorate

When a thirty-something portrait painter is abandoned by his wife, he holes up in the mountain home of a famous artist. The days drift by, spent painting, listening to music and drinking whiskey in the evenings. But then he discovers a strange painting in the attic and unintentionally begins a strange journey of self-discovery that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a precocious thirteen-year-old

Příběh malého Pipa začíná v bažinatém kraji Kentu. Když tam jednou o Vánocích náhodou potká uprchlého vězně, netuší, že se jeho život už brzy navždy změní. Sled úžasných událostí následujících po tomto setkání a tragický, záhadný příběh slečny Havishamové a její krásné, ale chladné adoptivní dcery Estelly činí z Nadějných vyhlídek jedno z nejoblíbenějších děl Charlese Dickense. The story of young Pip

Wenn Elisabeth Bennet zum erstenmal Herrn Darcy, einen Junggesellen und gleichzeitig eine günstige Partie, trifft, scheint er ihr eingebildet und distanziert. Und auch gegen ihre Person gleichgültig, obwohl Elisabeth schön, temperamentvoll und aufgeweckt ist. Wenn Elisabeth dazu feststellt, dass er sich in eine komplizierte Beziehung seines Freundes Bingley und ihrer geliebten Schwester Jane verwickelt

Izgalmas és egyszerre tartalmas anyanyelvi történetek a hétköznapok hőseiről. Az újságcikkek kiszótárazva várják a nyelvtanulókat, hogy az élő nyelv szófordulatait könnyebben megismerhessék. Ezen kívül könnyed lexikai gyakorlatok szakítják meg a szövegeket, melyek a szórakoztatáson túl az olvasott kifejezések elsajátítását segítik. A kötetet középfokra készülőknek éppúgy ajánljuk, mint azoknak akik

A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it\'s senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer

Every weekend, in basements and parking lots across the country, young men with good white-collar jobs and absent fathers take off their shoes and shirts and fight each other barehanded for as long as they have to. Then they go back to those jobs with blackened eyes and loosened teeth and the sense that they can handle anything. Fight Club is the invention of Tyler Durden, projectionist, waiter and

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck\'s Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, li

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Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society\'s attempt to \"civilize\" us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls.

A varietas öröme szubjektív (portré)mozaik a kortárs irodalomból. N. Tóth Anikó beszélgetőtársai nagyrészt prózaírók: Závada Pál, Péterfy Gergely, Lovas Ildikó, az első regényével komoly visszhangot kiváltó Hunčík Péter, a magyar származású, spanyol nyelvű szerző, Pablo Urbányi. A beszélgetőtársak között van két költő és irodalomtudós is: Polgár Anikó és Németh Zoltán.

The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. \"If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.\" Miles Halter\'s whole life has been one big non-event, until he meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever and undoubtedly screwed-up, Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world and irrevocably steals his heart. For Miles, nothing can ever be the

Agal’s desire to save his mother rushes him to the Dead Woods. However, he is yet to find the fate that awaits him during his unicorn hunt. Instead of the award for the hunt, he has to face the battle against the dark powers of the wood as well as the battle with his own inner demons. Agal blames himself more than once for the journey he decided to take. Facing his own death, the potter’s son grows

Ippolit Matvejevics elhunyt anyósa ülőgarnitúráját üldözi, pontosabban az egyik székbe rejtett kincset. Önjelölt segítője, Osztap Bender, a \"nagy kombinátor\" egy megnyerő szélhámos. Hőseinknek nem szegi kedvét, hogy nem tudni, hová került a 12 szék és melyik is rejti az ékszereket, amelyekre más is vadászik. Kezdetét veszi egy városokon átívelő komikus hajsza a húszas évek Szovjetuniójában, kincsvadászat

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

The world appears to be divided into cat and dog lovers, but fortunately Walter Chandoha, the 20th century\'s greatest pet photographer found himself happily in the middle. He loved these intriguing creatures equally for their unique beauty and individualism, and as subjects to photograph in a career spanning over 70 years. While working on his critically acclaimed TASCHEN book Cats, Chandoha handpicked