Penguin Books (2781 kníh )
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Bali Rai (Un)arranged MarriageSet partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, this is a fresh, bitingly perceptive and totally up-to-the-minute look at one young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and to be himself, free to dance to his own tune.
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Elif Shafak 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange WorldFor Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which the women use to wax their legs ...
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100 Days of HappinessFunny, moving. . . I defy anyone to finish this story without tears in their eyes. Graeme Simsion, bestselling author of "The Rosie Project" What would you do if you knew you only had 100 days left to live?For Lucio Battistini, it s a chance to spend the rest of his life the way he always should have by making every moment count. Imperfect, unfaithful but loveable Lucio has been thrown out of the house by his…
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Meredith Gaston 101 Moments of Joy and Inspiration EN101 moments to colour your world and brighten your life. 'Our thoughts shape our worlds,' says Meredith Gaston, author and illustrator of Tucked In, and to help you make a better world for yourself and your loved ones, she has created an inspiring book filled with ideas to help you cultivate the power of joy in your own life. Beautifully illustrated, these words provide a balm to the soul in a frantic world. Open…
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Jordan B. Peterson 12 Rules for LifeHow should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty? Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibility and meaning. Now he can help you...
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Dustin Thomason 12-21An ancient prophecy foretells that the world will end on 21 December 2012...In Central America, a treasure hunter discovers a Maya relic - a mysterious and ornate codex - but when he smuggles it into the US, he brings with him an old and deadly secret...
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Marquis de Sade 120 Days of Sodom ENA new translation of Sade's most notorious, shocking and influential novel. This horrible but hugely important text has influenced countless individuals throughout history: Flaubert and Baudelaire both read Sade; the surrealists were obsessed with him; film-makers like Pasolini saw parallels with twentieth-century history in his writings; and feminists such as Andrea Dworkin and Angela Carter clashed over him. This…
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Jay Asher 13 Reasons Why ENRead this sensational mystery bestseller before you watch the 13-part Netflix series, executive produced by Selena Gomez. This special edition is complete with exclusive behind-the-scenes content including a 16-page full-colour photo insert featuring scenes from the show, and interviews with the cast and crew. You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret ...is to press play.…
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Lucie Green 15 Million Degrees EN110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an atmosphere so huge that Earth is actually within it: come and meet the star of our solar system. Light takes eight minutes to reach Earth from the surface of the Sun. But its journey within the Sun takes hundreds of thousands of years. What is going on in there? What are light and heat? How does the Sun produce them and how on earth did scientists…
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George Orwell 1984 EN1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic negative Utopia - a startling original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from the first sentence to the last four words. No one can deny this novel's power, its hold on the imagination of whole…
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Arthur C. Clarke 2001: A Space Odyssey ENA deluxe hardcover edition of the wondrous space adventure that is the basis for Stanley Kubricks Oscar-winning film part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman. Written when landing on the moon was still a dream, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a science-fiction classic that has changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. On the moon,…
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David Leavitt, Aaron Thier 23 Great Stories ENMasterpieces by some of the finest writers ever to make words come alive on paper, the stories in this volume have been selected to represent the full spectrum of the storyteller’s art. Here are works of suspense, mystery, allegory, and human drama. Given sharpened focus through insightful editorial commentary, each of these tales is distinctive in style and vision and each is uniquely memorable.
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Ha-Joon Chang 23 Things They don't Tell You About Capitalism ENIn 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism one of today's most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. There's no such thing as a 'free' market. Globalization isn't making the world richer. We don't live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones. Higher paid managers don't…
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Robert Greene 33 Strategies Of War ENGreene`s first two guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction, espouse profound, timeless lessons from events in history to help readers vanquish an enemy or ensnare an unsuspecting victim. Now, he crafts a brilliant distillation of the strategies of battle that can help readers in the modern world.
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O. Henry 41 Stories ENReaders the world over recognize O. Henry as the best short story writer of the early twentieth century. Widely known as a master of irony, O. Henry also displays here dazzling wordplay and a wry combination of pathos and humor.
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Jamie Oliver 5 Ingredients ENJamie's 5 Ingredients - Quick and Easy Food is the brand new cookbook from Jamie Oliver. Cooking doesn't have to be complicated - that's why Jamie's Jamie's 5 Ingredients - Quick & Easy Food is sure to become your new best friend in the kitchen. It's all about making the journey to good food, super-simple. Every recipe uses just five key ingredients, ensuring you can get a plate of food together fast, whether it's…
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Edward Behr 50 Foods ENWith 50 Foods, noted authority Edward Behr has created the definitive guide to the foods every food lover must know. A culinary Baedeker, 50 Foods will delight and inform the connoisseur as well as the novice. Like Behr’s celebrated magazine, The Art of Eating, 50 Foods presents simple, practical information about buying, using, preparing, and enjoying. Behr focuses on aroma, appearance, flavor, and texture to…
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Debra Macleod, Don Macleod 50 Ways to Play ENThis simple and highly accessible non-fiction guide to BDSM (Bondage, Dominance, Sadism, and Masochism) features 50 edgy and erotic adventures to sample and is the perefct companion for the millions of fans of the Fifty Shades trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed), the Anne Rice/A.N. Roquelaure Sleeping Beauty trilogy (The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beauty's Punishment, Beauty…
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Mark Fitzgerald, Robert Johnson 80/20 Running ENThis revolutionary training method has been embraced by elite runners with extraordinary results and now you can do it, too. Respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald explains how the 80/20 running program in which you do 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity is the best change runners of all abilities can make to improve their performance. With a thorough…
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Jason Burke 9/11 Wars ENDaily Telegraph, Economist And Independent Books Of The Year. Throughout the 1990s a vast conflict was brewing. The storm broke on September 11th 2001. Since then much of the world has seen invasions, bombings, battles and riots. Hundreds of thousands of people have died. Jason Burke, a first-hand witness of many of the conflict's key moments, has written the definitive account of its course in his acclaimed book…
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Jonathan Coe 9th & 13th ENWhen Penguin published What a Carve Up! in 1994, Jonathan Coe's lasting fame was assured. There followed a string of widely acclaimed novels that together chart the changing social fabric of Britain over the last thirty years. 9th and 13th brings together several uncollected pieces of fiction and non-fiction, some of which never before published in the UK, from the master of comedy and pathos.
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Elizabeth George A Banquet of Consequences ENInspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata looking behind the peaceful facade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit. The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind. But what was the cause of his tragedy and how far might the consequences reach? Is there a link between the young man's leap…