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Alice Oseman Radio Silence ENThe second novel by the phenomenally talented author of Solitaire, Alice Oseman - the most talked-about YA writer right now. What if everything you set yourself up to be was wrong? Frances has always been a study machine with one goal, elite university. Nothing will stand in her way; not friends, not a guilty secret - not even the person she is on the inside. But when Frances meets Aled, the shy genius behind her…
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Maya Banks Dýchej za mě CZAgentka Eliza se odvážně vrhá do všech úkolů, i přes děsivé tajemství ze své minulosti. Kdysi se ocitla v moci zločince, kterého se jí podařilo dostat za mříže, jenže teď je Thomas na svobodě! Eliza nemůže čekat, až si pro ni přijde, ale musí ho jednou provždy zneškodnit. Wade nikdy nikomu nedovolil nahlédnout pod svou masku – kromě Elizy. Ta se mu dostala pod kůži a nic mu ji nedokáže vyhnat z hlavy. Když však v…
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Michael Okuda, Denise Okuda The Star Trek Encyclopedia ENIn celebration of the 50th anniversary of the classic show, a fully authorized revision of the popular reference companion: a two-volume encyclopedia featuring a completely new design, stunning new full-color photographs and illustrations, and 300 pages of new entries, packaged in a specially designed and shrink-wrapped deluxe slipcase. When it debuted in 1966, the Star Trek series quickly became a pop culture…
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Nnedi Okorafor Who Fears DeathAn award-winning literary author enters the world of magical realism with her World Fantasy Award-winning novel of a remarkable woman in post-apocalyptic Africa. Now optioned as a TV series for HBO, with executive producer George R.R. Martin! ...
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Cecelia Ahern The Marble Collector ENA forgotten childhood. A discovered life. What if you only had one day to find out who you really were? When Sabrina Boggs stumbles upon a mysterious collection of her father’s possessions, she discovers a truth where she never knew there was a lie. The familiar man she grew up with is suddenly a stranger to her. An unexpected break in her monotonous daily routine leaves her just one day to unlock the secrets of the…
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Robin S. Sharma The Greatness Guide ENEach one of us is called to greatness. We can have a significant impact on the world around us if we so choose. If you are looking to craft an extraordinary life, The Greatness Guide is the powerful and practical handbook that will inspire you. Passionate, provocative, and full of big ideas that will challenge and transform, The Greatness Guide is one of those rare books that will release your potential and awaken…
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Charlotte Brontë Shirley ENConsidered one of her less well-known novels, Shirley is Charlotte Brontë’s only historical work, set during the Napoleonic Wars. Wealthy and independent, Shirley is very different from her friend Caroline, who has few prospects and is dependent on her uncle. Struggling mill owner Robert Moore considers marriage to the monied Shirley in order to secure his financial future; however, it is Caroline who he loves,…
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Jane Austen Mansfield Park ENHumble and lowly, a young Fanny Price goes to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle at their grand house, Mansfield Park. Growing up with her privileged and spoilt cousins, the Bertrams, she lives in the shadows of their glamorous lives, but manages to find an ally in her cousin, Edmund. When Henry and Mary Crawford come to visit, the house is thrown into disarray as romance flourishes between the young people,…
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Mark Twain The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer ENAn idyllic snapshot of a boy's childhood along the banks of the Mississippi River, Twain's THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER is the author's work that comes closest to his boyhood experiences of growing up in Hannibal in the 1840s. Mischievous and full of energy, Tom enjoys childish pranks and pastimes with his friends, Huck Finn, the town outcast and Joe Harper, his best friend. However, at the town graveyard, Huck and…
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Daniel Defoe Moll Flanders ENBorn into the seedy world of Newgate Prison and abandoned as a baby at six months old, Moll Flanders soon learns that she can only rely on herself. Her story is an unapologetic one of bigamy, prostitution and theft told in her own indomitable and alluring way. Scurrilous and incorrigible, the reader is left wondering whether Moll is merely a brazen criminal, or a victim or her own circumstance. Defoe's witty romp…
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Carlo Collodi Pinocchio ENBut I am not like other boys! I always tell the truth.The story of Pinocchio has remained one of the best-loved children’s tales for over a century. However, the original 1883 novel about the adventures of the mischievous marionette on his quest to become a real boy began as a sophisticated story for both adults and children, and includes political satire, slapstick humour and questions about the role of tradition…
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Lewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland EN′Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, and what is the use of a book, thought Alice, without pictures or conversations?′ So begins the tale of Alice, following a curious White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole and falling into Wonderland. A…
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Charlotte Brontë Jane Eyre ENI am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.Bronte′s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield that she finds happiness. Meek, measured, but determined, Jane soon falls…
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Mark Lawrence Red Sister ENt's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edgeA brilliant new series from the bestselling author of PRINCE OF THORNS. I was born for killing – the gods made me to ruinAt the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices' skills to deadly effect: it takes…
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Paulo Coelho The Valkyries ENWhy is it that we destroy the things we love most? This is the question Paulo Coelho faces in this story of his confrontation with his past. The Valkyries is a compelling account of his journey, as Paulo and his wife embark on a forty day quest into the searing heat of the Mojave Desert, where they encounter the Valkyries, strange warrior women who travel the desert on motorcycles. This is not only a modern-day…
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Mitch Winehouse Amy, My Daughter ENAs an artist, she had few peers. Her lyrical prowess and timeless contralto vocals made her an instant revelation when her debut album Frank was released in 2003. And as her star continued to rise it became evident that this seemingly delicate girl from north London was much more than just a precocious talent. Genius, inspiration, icon; there are many ways to describe Amy Winehouse, but it was her wit, charm and…
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Alanna Collen 10% Human ENIn this groundbreaking book, Allana Collen explores the extraordinary world of the powerful microbes that make up 90% of the human body. You are 10% human. For every one of your cells, there are nine impostors hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and bone, but also bacteria and fungi. And you are more ‘them' than you are ‘you'. Your gut alone hosts 100 trillion of them and until recently we thought that our…
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Cavan Scott, Mark Wright The Official Quotable Doctor Who ENThe first-ever collection of the most intelligent, strangest, mysterious, and wonderful quotes from all fifty years of the BBC America hit television series Doctor Who. Over the years, Doctor Who has become one of the most popular science fiction series to date, with an ever growing and extremely dedicated fan base. Now for the first time, fans can enjoy a plethora of their favorite memorable quotes and wisest…
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Ben McPherson A Line of Blood ENA chilling psychological thriller about family – the ties that bind us, and the lies that destroy us. Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train and I Let You Go. You find your neighbour dead in his bath. Your son is with you. He sees everything. You discover your wife has been in the man’s house. It seems she knew him. Now the police need to speak to you. One night turns Alex Mercer’s life upside down. He loves his…
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Lauren Weisberger The Singles Game ENNew from the author of The Devil Wears Prada: it’s a match made in hell. How far would you go to reach the top…? When Charlotte ‘Charlie’ Silver makes a pact with the devil, infamously brutal tennis coach Todd Feltner, she finds herself catapulted into a world of stylists, private parties and secret dates with Hollywood royalty. Under Todd it’s no more good-girl attitude: he wants warrior princess Charlie all the…
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Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlett Letter ENSet in the harsh Puritan community of seventeenth-century Boston, this tale of an adulterous entanglement that results in an illegitimate birth reveals Nathaniel Hawthorne's concerns with the tension between the public and the private selves. Publicly disgraced and ostracized, Hester Prynne draws on her inner strength and certainty of spirit to emerge as the first true heroine of American fiction. Arthur Dimmesdale…