Penguin Books (2781 kníh )
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Lucy Robinson The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me EN
Sally is an incredible singer but she sings only in her wardrobe where nobody can hear her. She'd rather join a nudist colony than sing in public. That is until she ventures to New York where a wild and heady summer of love and loss changes her forever. No longer able to hide in the shadows, Sally must return home to London to fulfill a promise she cannot break - to share her voice. But just as she's about to embark…
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Joshua Ferris The Unnamed EN
In an America gone awry with strange weather, New York lawyer Tim Farnsworth suffers a peculiar affliction: the inability to stop walking. While his wife, Jane, struggles to keep their family together in the face of the unfathomable, Tim alone must battle to survive pitiless surroundings, encounters with hostile strangers, and the unrelenting demands of his own body. These challenges force Tim to ask life's most…
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Svetlana Alexievich The Unwomanly Face of War EN
In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich set out to write her first book, The Unwomanly Face of War, when she realized that she grew up surrounded by women who had fought in the Second World War but whose stories were absent from official narratives. Travelling thousands of miles, she spent years interviewing hundreds of Soviet women - captains, tank drivers, snipers, pilots, nurses and doctors - who had experienced…
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Svetlana Alexievich The Unwomanly Face of War
In the late 1970s, Svetlana Alexievich set out to write her first book, The Unwomanly Face of War, when she realized that she grew up surrounded by women who had fought in the Second World War but whose stories were absent from official narratives...
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Becky Albertalli The Upside of Unrequited EN
Seventeen-year-old Molly Peskin-Suso knows all about unrequited love-she's lived through it twenty-six times. She crushes hard and crushes often, but always in secret. Because no matter how many times her twin sister, Cassie, tells her to woman up, Molly can't stomach the idea of rejection. So she's careful. Fat girls always have to be careful. Then a cute new girl enters Cassie's orbit, and for the first time ever…
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Arthur Conan Doyle The Valley of Fear EN
The deadly hand of Professor Moriarty once more reaches out to commit a vile and ingenious crime, but a mole in Moriarty's criminal organization alerts Sherlock Holmes of the evil deed by means of a cipher... When Holmes and Watson arrive at a Sussex manor house they appear to be too late. The discovery of a body suggests that Moriarty's henchmen have been at their work. But there is much more to this tale of murder…
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Mariana Mazzucato The Value of Everything EN
Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem hiding in plain sight. In modern capitalism, value-extraction - the siphoning off of profits, from shareholders' dividends to bankers' bonuses - is rewarded more highly than value-creation: the productive process that drives a healthy economy and society. We…
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Mariana Mazzucato The Value of Everything
Who really creates wealth in our world? And how do we decide the value of what they do? At the heart of today's financial and economic crisis is a problem hiding in plain sight...
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John F. Demartini The Values Factor EN
Based on his landmark research and teachings, Dr. John Demartini has discovered the key to fulfillment in all aspects of life. What is the most important step you can take to achieve the life you've always dreamed of? You might think the answer is something like, start saving money, get a better job, find my soul mate, or improve my marriage. Solutions like these might offer temporary satisfaction, but none of them…
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Anais Nin The Veiled Woman
Transgressive desires and sexual encounters are recounted in these four pieces from one of the greatest writers of erotic fiction...
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Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar EN
Eric Carle's classic story The Very Hungry Caterpillar, with playful building blocks! A great way to read and explore Eric Carle's classic picture book, this interactive gift set combines the bestselling board book with colourful number and picture blocks which can be used to: tell the story of the very hungry caterpillar; count along from 1 -10; match numbers and colours with all the things eaten by the caterpillar…
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Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillars Sound Book EN
Listen to the Very Hungry Caterpillar walking and eating his way through this delightful sound book based on Eric Carle's classic tale of a little caterpillar's transformation into a beautiful butterfly. Press the sound button to hear a playful walking tune with the subtle sound of chewing. In a sturdy board book format tough enough for toddlers!
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Else Roesdahl The Vikings EN
Thoroughly updated and with a new foreword. Far from being just 'wild, barbaric, axe-wielding pirates', the Vikings created complex social institutions, oversaw the coming of Christianity to Scandinavia and made a major impact on European history through trade, travel and far-flung consolidation. This encyclopedic study brings together the latest research on Viking art, burial customs, class divisions, jewellery,…
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Keri Smith The Wander Society EN
Several years ago when Keri Smith, bestselling author of Wreck This Journal, discovered cryptic handwritten notations in a worn copy of Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, her interest was piqued. Little did she know at the time that those simple markings would become the basis of a years-long, life-changing exploration into a mysterious group known only as The Wander Society, as well as the subject of this book. Within…
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H.G. Wells The War of the Worlds
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language.With carefully adapted text,new illustrations and language learning exercises,the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online...
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Anthony Trollope The Warden EN
This book centres on Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity who is nevertheless in possession of an income from a charity far in excess of the sum devoted to the purposes of the foundation. On discovering this, young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he regards as an abuse of privilege, despite the fact that he is in love with Mr. Harding's daughter Eleanor.
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Morton Rhue The Wave
Laurie isn't sure what to make of 'The Wave'. It had begun as a simple history experiment to liven up their World War II studies and had become a craze that was taking over their lives...
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Virginia Woolf The Waves
Tracing the lives of a group of friends, The Waves follows their development from childhood to middle age. While social events, individual achievements and disappointments form its narrative, the novel is most remarkable for ...
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Sinead Moriarty The Way We Were EN
When Alice's husband Ben dies suddenly, her world falls apart. They shared twenty years and two daughters and life without him is unimaginable. Having lost her parents while young, Alice understands her girls' pain. At fifteen, Jools is at that awkward age and only Ben could get through to her. And eleven-year-old Holly looks for the answer to everything in books but this time she's drawing a blank. Alice realizes…
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Meredith Goldstein The Wedding Guests EN
From Meredith Goldstein, the author of the Boston Globe's hilarious Love Letters advice column, comes her debut novel The Wedding Guests. This lighthearted, witty tale about five tricky wedding guests is perfect for fans of the box office smash hit comedy Bridesmaids. One wedding. Five nightmare guests. Five ways to ruin the happiest day of someone else's life: - Cry uncontrollably over your ex in front of the…
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Alex North The Whisper Man
Still devastated after the loss of his wife, Tom Kennedy and his young son Jake move to the sleepy village of Featherbank, looking for a much-needed fresh start. But Featherbank has a dark past. Fifteen years ago, a twisted serial killer abducted...
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Friedrich Nietzsche The Will to Power EN
New to Penguin Classics, The Will to Power contains some of Nietzsche's most fascinating and combative writings on nihilism, metaphysics and the future of Europe. Assembled by Nietzsche's sister after his death, The Will to Power is a collection of the philosopher's reflections and theories taken from his unpublished notebooks. Covering topics such as nihilism, Christianity, morality and the famous 'will to power',…
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Jeff Kinney The Wimpy Kid EN
With The Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book, you'are the author, illustrator and main character. Filled with loads of interactive pages and plenty of space to write your own life story, this book is all you need to create your masterpiece. Whatever you do, make sure you put it someplace safe after you finish. Because when you're rich and famous, this thing is going to be worth a fortune.
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Jeff Kinney The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary EN
Go on a movie-making journey of epic proportions in The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary: The Next Chapter Making a movie is a lot like going on a road trip. There are twists and turns and lots of surprises along the way. Hit the road with author and illustrator Jeff Kinney and get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the latest 20th Century Fox movie, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul. Find out what it takes to film a…