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Cathy Kelly Once in a Lifetime ENEvery woman needs her Cathy Kelly time ...Kenny's Department Store, with its handsome Edwardian facade and unique cherry-picked goods, is the jewel in the Irish town of Ardagh's crown. Star Bluestone sells her beautifully crafted tapestries at Kenny's. Made with natural dyes, they embody her mother-earth spirit and creative vision. She has a special reason for caring about Kenny's beyond her sales. Meanwhile for…
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Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness ENHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The reaches opened before us and closed behind, as if the forest had stepped leisurely across the water to bar the way for our return. We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness.' At the peak of European Imperialism, steamboat captain Charles Marlow travels deep into the African Congo on his way to relieve the elusive Mr…
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Miranda Dickinson Welcome to My World ENA travel agent who longs to travel. An intrepid explorer who just wants to find a place to call home. And a Big Idea that changes everything!. Close your eyes and imagine the world is your oyster! And now imagine never seeing it. Welcome to Harriet Langton's world. All her life she's dreamt of travelling the globe - fate always got in the way. Working as a travel agent, the closest Harri comes to her dream…
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Charles Dickens Oliver Twist ENHarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Oliver Twist has asked for more!` Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital, amongst criminals, prostitutes and the homeless.…
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Nora Roberts Hrdina ze sousedstvíKdo je ten tajemný muž ze sousedství? Když se Mitch objeví u jejích dveří, Hester ví, že by se měla mít na pozoru. Vždyť se teprve nedávno nastěhovala a rozhodně netouží po nějakých problémech v podobě přitažlivého chlapíka...
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Paulo Coelho By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept ENWhat happens when shyness prevents an adolescent love affair from developing? And what happens when, 11 years later, destiny brings the lovers together again? Pilar is an independent and strong young woman studying at a small-town univesity when she receives an unexpected call from her old childhood sweetheart. He is now a handsome spiritual teacher with a reputation for performing miracles who has turned to…
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Jane Austen Emma ENBeautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in match-making those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realizes the true hidden depths of…
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Holy Bible ENA handsome leather edition of the bestselling King James Version translation. This is a timeless classic and a wonderful gift, prize or keepsake. The King James Version has been a popular bestseller for centuries, with Collins selling over 1 million gift Bibles alone. This edition comes with a quality leather binding, sturdy slipcase, gilt pages, ribbon marker and presentation page, making it ideal as a gift or…
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Irvin D. Yalom When Nietzsche Wept ENFrom renowned psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom, acclaimed author of The Schopenhauer Cure and Love's Executioner, the international bestseller When Nietzsche Wept is a richly imagined tale of two brilliant and enigmatic men plumbing the depths of their psyches to discover the redemptive power of friendship.
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David Walliams Gangsta Granny ENAnother hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous bestsellers.Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play…
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Fernando Morais A Warrior's Life ENAt a time when Paulo Coelho is coming up to the fantastic achievement of 100 million copies sold worldwide across all his books, his fans will be delighted with the first ever official biography of Paulo, an in-depth look at his life and work, and what makes him the much-loved author he is today. Paulo's first official biographer, Fernando Morais, provides an exhaustive look at Paulo's fascinating and varied life,…
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Isabel Allende Portrait in Sepia ENAfter her mother dies in childbirth , Aurora del Valle is raised by her grandmother in San Francisco, but despite growing up in this rich and privileged environment, Aurora is unhappy. Haunted by terrible nightmares and the inexplicable absence of many of her childhood memories, and finding herself alone at the end of a love affair, she decides to travel to Chile to dicover what is was, exactly, all those years ago,…
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Francis Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby ENConsidered one of the all-time great American works of fiction, Fitzgerald’s glorious yet ultimately tragic social satire on the Jazz Age encapsulates the exuberance, energy and decadence of an era. A major film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan is set for release in May 2013. After the war, the mysterious Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire pursues wealth, riches and the lady he lost to another man with…
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Paulo Coelho Veronika Decides to Die ENVeronika has everything she could wish for – young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, loving family. Yet Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that although she is alive, her heart is now irreparably damaged and she has only a few days to live… This story follows her…
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Daniel Silva The English Girl ENGabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new thriller from No. 1 bestselling author Daniel Silva. For all fans of Robert Ludlum. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. And Gabriel Allon, master art restorer, spy, and assassin, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...…
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Lois Lowry The Giver ENDecember is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled teh Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for somthing special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man-the man called only the Giver-he begins to sense the dark secrets…
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Sun-c' The Art of War ENOpportunities multiply as they are seized.Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu′s THE ART OF WAR is a Chinese military treatise that is still revered today as the ultimate commentary on war and military strategy. Focussing on the principle that one can outsmart your foe mentally by thinking very carefully about strategy before resorting to physical battle, this philosophy continues to be applied to the corporate…
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Michael Punke The Revenant ENBased on a true story, The Revenantis an epic tale of revenge set in the Rocky Mountains and soon to be a major motion picture, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Rocky Mountains, 1823 When expert tracker Glass is viciously mauled by a bear, death seems inevitable. The two men ordered to remain with him until he dies flee, stripping him of his rifle and hatchet and leaving him to die alone. But soon a grim, horribly…
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Daniel Silva Ukradený Caravaggio CZGabriel Allon právě restauruje v Benátkách oltářní obraz od Veroneseho, když si ho náhle předvolá italská policie. Výstřední londýnský galerista Julian Isherwood se připletl k chladnokrevné vraždě u Komského jezera a je zadržován jako podezřelý. Aby Gabriel prokázal přítelovu nevinu, musí udělat jediné: najít skutečné vrahy, a pak i ukradený proslulý obraz Narození známého barokního malíře Caravaggia. Zavražděným…
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Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express ENNeed it be said — the little grey cells solve once more the seemingly insoluble. Mrs Christie makes an improbable tale very real, and keeps her readers enthralled and guessing to the end. Times Literary Supplement A brilliantly ingenious story. Dorothy L. Sayers, Daily Herald Ingenuity at its height ! the idea is utterly novel, the setting a model of realism, and the characters a versatile, attractive crew. Woman's…
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Holly Bourne The Manifesto on How to be Interesting ENBree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when she's told she needs to start living a life worth writing about, The Manifesto on How to Be Interesting is born. Six steps on how to be interesting. Six steps that will see her infiltrate the popular set, fall in love with someone forbidden and make the biggest mistake of her life. Bree is a loser, a wannabe author who hides behind words. But when…
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Lucy Holliday A Night in with Audrey Hepburn ENA hilarious and heart-warming debut and the perfect girl's night in. For fans of Summer at Shell Cottage and Game of Scones. LOL funny!! Unlucky in love, failed actress Libby Lomax has retreated into the world of classic movies, where the immortal lives of the screen goddesses offer so much more in the way of romance than her own life. After a terrible day on the set of a cult TV sci-fi series where she has proved…
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Cecelia Ahern Lyrebird ENIn the south-west of Ireland, rugged mountains meet bright blue lakes and thick forests. Deep in the woods, a young woman lives alone, forever secluded from the world, her life a well-kept secret. She possesses an extraordinary talent, the likes of which no-one has seen before: a gift that will earn her the nickname Lyrebird. When Solomon stumbles into Laura’s solitary existence, her life is turned on its head.…