English books

Alpha and Omega

Programovatelný dálkový ovladač Evolveo pro Alpha T2 a Omega II

The Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien (Aj)

The Hobbit is a tale of high adventure, undertaken by a company of dwarves in search of dragon-guarded gold. A reluctant partner in this perilous quest is Bilbo Baggins, a comfort-loving unambitious hobbit, who surprises even himself by his resourcefulness and skill as a burglar. Encounters with trolls, goblins, dwarves, elves and giant spiders, conversations with the dragon, Smaug, and a rather unwilling presence at the Battle of Five Armies are just some of the adventures that befall Bilbo. B...

Monster Trucks

„POŘÁDNĚ SE PŘIPOUTEJTE: Monster Trucksje zábava na plný plyn!* Tripp je středoškolák, kterého baví přestavovat stará auta na monster trucky. Jednoho dne objeví neuvěřitelnou věc - podivného tvora jménem Creech! Aby nového uličnického kamaráda skryl, zavře ho Tripp pod kapotu svého nejnovějšího auta - ze kterého se tak stává opravdový MONSTER truck! Společně se tahle dvojka vydává na divokou a nezapomenutelnou jízdu, jejímž cílem je najít ztracenou Creechovu rodinu. Monster Trucks je dobrodruž...

Bernard Cornwell: 1356

On the Go!

Deaver Jeffery Manhattan is my Beat

Kniha: Manhattan is My Beat; Autor: Deaver Jeffery; Jeffrey Deaver knows how to hook readers and keep them guessing with suspenseful, twisty plots. This early Deaver effort, originally published in 1988, will not disappoint fans dazzled by his subsequent, high-profile Lincoln Rhyme series ...

Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift et al.

Happy Ever After

Book Four of the After series-now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd's After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet's most talked-about book for yourself! Tessa and Hardin have defied all the odds, but will their fairy tale ending be turned on its head? After Ever Happy...Life will never be the same. #HESSA It's never been all rainbows and sunshine for Tessa and Hardin, but each new challenge they've faced has only made th...

Snack attack

Bill Bryson: Notes from a Small Island

In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, the author insisted on taking one last trip around Britain. This book tells about his experiences.

Bloomsbury Harry Potter Box Set - Rowlingová Joanne Kathleen

The essential introduction to the world of Harry Potter: three magical adventures in one beautiful box set. Every great story has a great beginning. From the moment Harry Potter is deposited on the doorstep of number four, Privet Drive, with a swish of Albus Dumbledore's cloak and the words 'Good luck, Harry', J.K. Rowling's irresistible storytelling pulls readers into an unforgettable, magical adventure. Harry Potter is a milestone in every child's reading journey and this gorgeous, collectab...

Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'Where, you tend a rose, my lad, A thistle cannot grow.' Orphaned and sent to live with her uncle in his austere manor on the moors, Mary Lennox is a lonely and unhappy child. A meeting with Dickon, her servant's brother begins her adventure and it is through their friendship and her relationship with her troubled hypochondriac cousin Colin that she begins to learn about herself. Their lives all begin to change when ...

Glinda of Oz - L. Frank Baum

I am fully determined to go at once to the Magic Isle of the Skeezers and to the enchanted mountain of the Flatheads, and prevent war and strife between their inhabitants Dorothy and Ozma journey out into the remote lands of Oz to prevent a war between the Flatheads and the Skeezers, only to be chased down a mountain and trapped in an island city under the sea. As only Queen Coo-ee-oh knows how to raise the island to the surface, it is up to the Wizard and Glinda to rescue them - but will they ...

High Five

Jack London: The Call of the Wild

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `Deep in the forest a call was sounding, and . . . he felt compelled to turn his back upon the fire, and to plunge into the forest.' Half St. Bernard, half sheepdog, Buck is stolen away from his comfortable life as a pet in California and sold to dog traders. He soon finds himself aboard a ship, on its way to Northern Canada. Surrounded by cruelty, Buck's natural instincts and behaviour begin to emerge as he ...

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte, Stephanie Colomb

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'I 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 ...

Joyce, James Portrait of Artist...Young Man

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY DR DIETER FUCHS AND JOSEPH O'CONNOR. Against the backdrop of nineteenth century Dublin, a boy becomes a man: his mind testing its powers, obsessions taking hold and loosening again, the bonds of family, tradition, nation and religion transforming from supports into shackles; until the young man devotes himself to the celebration of beauty, and reaches for independence and the life of an artist. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - James Joyce od authora James Joyce a ...

Linger

Nemluvte Czenglicky - Land Catherine

Titul je určen pro středně i více pokročilé. Zbaví vás „čengličtiny“. Pomůže napravit typické chyby a pochopíte díky němu širší význam anglických slov i způsob, jakým se užívají. Obsahuje celkem 50 kapitol - každá se zabývá skupinou chyb, kde působí vliv češtiny. Polovina je o „falešných přátelích“, kde slova stejně znějí, ale skrývají význam odlišný, a polovina o slovech snadno zaměnitelných.

Neobvyklá pohádka o Šídlovi a Teplomilovi

Neobvyklá pohádka o chudém krejčíkovi, který musí ušít princezně šaty na její první ples. Ale takové, jaké nosí víly! Možná mu v tomto nelehkém úkolu pomůže nová pohádková bytůstka, která se právě o kousek dál zrodila z mlhy a par.

Peppa Pig: My Daddy

Suitable for Daddy Pig's and children everywhere, this book talks about how much Peppa and George love their daddy, with all his little quirks.

Sandman Slim

Život stojí za prd a pak umřete. Nebo, pokud jste James Stark, strávíte jedenáct let v pekle jako gladiátor v aréně, než se vám odtamtud podaří uprchnout, jen abyste se ocitli v pekle na zemi jménem Los Angels. Nyní je tedy Stark zpátky a připravený na pomstu. Taky na rozhřešení a možná dokonce i lásku. Ale když mu hned jeho první zastávka vynese akorát protivnou mluvící hlavu, Stark začne mít podezření, že jeho cesta k rozhřešení a pomstě bude delší, než si představoval, a že nebe a peklo mají...

Star Wars Art

128 stran antistresových omalovánek s motivy Star Wars. This unique Star Wars colouring adventure will take you away from your daily stresses and transport you to a galaxy far, far away. Discover more than 100 beautiful and intricate illustrations and mandalas born from the meeting of the Star Wars universe and the Art Noveau style. Colour in Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Yoda, and all your favourite characters and bring favourite scenes to life. Creativity has no age limit.

The Godfather - Mario Puzo et al.

Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, a reasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. The Godfather. A modern masterpiece, "The Godfather" is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking forty years after it...

The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne

This book includes an introduction and notes by Henry Claridge, Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury. This is a troubling story of crime, sin, guilt, punishment and expiation, set in the rigid moral climate of 17th-century New England. The young mother of an illegitimate child confronts her Puritan judges. However, it is not so much her harsh sentence, but the cruelties of slowly exposed guilt as her lover is revealed, that hold the reader enthralled all the way ...

The Tempest - William Shakespeare

We are such stuff. As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep. Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeare’s The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge on the injustice dealt to him by his brother, but in doing so, Shakespeare questions the difficulty of distinguishing ‘men’ from ‘monsters’, and the realities of justice. The Temp...

Výběr z povídek / Selected Stories

1994 Stav: Dobrý. Vazba: Brožovaná

Wild Card

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1 - 2 - 3 - Fiona Watt

Babies of all ages will love looking at this delightful book which folds out to make a frieze. One side has pictures with strong contrast, while the other has a colourful scene to enjoy. Introduce little ones to number words by counting the animals, birds and butterflies in this brightly illustrated book. 123 - Fiona Watt od authora Fiona Watt a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz

10% Human : How Your Body´s Microbes Hold the Key to Health and Happiness -

In 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 microbes didn't matter. This is all set to change as the latest scientific research t...

100 Deadly Skills - Emerson, Clint

1000 Animals - Jessica Greenwell

This delightfully illustrated picture reference book contains exactly 1000 animals, from familiar farm animals to exotic creepy crawlies and fascinating undersea creatures. Each page has an array of animals to pore over. A wonderful book to share together

1000 Czech Wonders - Soukup Vladimír

Kniha: 1000 Czech Wonders; Autor: Soukup Vladimír, David Petr, Thoma Zdeněk; Obrazový průvodce po zajímavých místech, památkách, městech a přírodních lokalitách v České republice. Každé heslo je představeno barevnou fotografií i stručným textem. ...

1000 Football Clubs - Lesay, Jean Damien

1000 New Designs and Where to Find Them - Hudson Jennifer

Kniha: 1000 New Designs and Where to Find Them; Autor: Hudson Jennifer; Bringing together the best of contemporary design for the home, this is a comprehensive round-up of 1000 striking and innovative objects produced in the last five years. It covers furniture, storage, lighting, textiles, carpets and rugs, ...

1000 novořeckých slovíček

Kniha: 1000 novořeckých slovíček; Autor: Pinková Pavla; Ilustrovaný slovník novořečtiny zahrnující slovní zásobu z nejrůznějších témat a životních situací. Součástí každého celku jsou rovněž fráze. Na konci nalezneme česko-řecký slovníček, informace z gramatiky a novořecké výslovnosti nebo ...

1000 polských slovíček

Kniha: 1000 polských slovíček; Autor: Filipová Soňa; – Praktická knížka se stane dobrým pomocníkem při učení a procvičování polských slovíček. Na veselých obrázcích, jež znázorňují běžné životní situace, najdete názvy věcí, se kterými se denně setkáváte. Každý tematický celek je pak doplněn ...

1000 portugalských slovíček

Praktická knížka se stane dobrým pomocníkem při učení a procvičování portugalských slovíček. Na veselých obrázcích, jež znázorňují běžné životní situace, najdete názvy věcí, se kterými se denně setkáváte. Každý tematický celek je pak doplněn jednoduchými frázemi ze života, které můžete potřebovat. V závěru knihy se nachází souhrnný česko-portugalský slovník a poznámky k portugalské výslovnosti. 1000 portugalských slovíček - Iva Svobodová od authora Iva Svobodová a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny...

1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die - Irving, Mark

101 Things To Do Instead of Playing on Your Phone - Heinemann, Ilka

Our phones have become a constant distraction; it's time we put them down and rediscovered the simple art of taking a few minutes out. This book offers an imaginative list of games and tips aimed at curing us of our portable tech addiction.

11/22/63: A Novel - Stephen King (UK)

111 Places in Prague That You Shouldn´t Miss - Jan Matouš Černý

111 Places in Provence that you must not miss. 111 Orte in der Provence, die

111 Useful English Phrasal Verbs

Užitočná príručka poskytuje prehľad 111 najpoužívanejších a najpotrebnejších frázových slovies, ktorých porozumenie a správne používanie je nevyhnutné pre každého, kto sa chce pohybovať v anglicky hovoriacom prostredí. Väčšina z uvedených zvratov má viac ako jeden význam, pričom sme sa snažili vybrať tie najužitočnejšie. Knižka je spracovaná prehľadnou formou s dôrazom na rýchle vyhľadávanie. Frázové slovesá - teda ustálené slovné spojenia slovesa a predložky (prípadne príslovky), ktorá pôvodné...

13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do - Amy Morin

13.8 - Gribbin, John

15:17 to Paris - Sadler, Anthony

The 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the heroic unity and strength inside themselves at the moment when they, and 500 other innocent travellers, needed it most. An ISIS terrorist planned to kill more than 500 people. He would have succeeded except for three American friends who refused to give in to fear. On August 21, 2015, Ayoub El-Khazzani boarded train #9364 in Brussels, bound for Paris. There co...

1933 Was a Bad Year - John Fante

20-th century Stories

21st TAC AFB Čáslav in detail - Petr Soukup

Kniha: 21st TAC AFB Čáslav in detail; Autor: Soukup Petr; technické a modelářské příručky (history of Czech Air Force base at Čáslav from 1993 till 2005 year : photo manual for modelers) (history of Czech Air Force base at Čáslav from 1993 till 2005 year : photo manual for modelers)

22 Czech Legends / 22 českých legend (anglicky) - Alena Ježková

Kniha - 102 stran, anglicky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá 22 Czech Legends relates such tales as the founding of the now-famous spa town Karlovy Vary by Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor, the dividing of the estates of the Lords of the Rose in?Český Krumlov or the antics of the devils said to dwell in the cliffs not far from the Gothic castle of Karlštejn. Learn how the once-prosperous medieval town of?Kutná Hora discovered the silver that brought it great wealth, where the haunte...

24K Magic - Bruno Mars

300 Treasures - Filip Suchomel

Sběratelství čínského, ale i japonského porcelánu se v Evropě rozšířilo v novověku jako příznak emancipace místní aristokratické společnosti a důsledek její fascinace vzdálenými kraji a exotikou. Na konci 17. a na počátku 18. století tak pozvolna vznikaly rozsáhlé sbírky zdobící ve speciálních aranžmá evropská šlechtická sídla. Dochované archivní dokumenty potvrzují, že i na českém území byly tou dobou vytvořeny první soubory tohoto typu, které přitom na řadě zámeckých objektů nalézáme v původn...

33 Strategies of War

From bestselling author Robert Greene comes a new guide to the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Spanning world civilisations, and synthesising dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts, The Concise 33 Strategies of War is a guide to the subtle social game of everyday life. Based on profound and timeless lessons, it is abundantly illustrated with examples of the genius and folly of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher and Hannibal to Ulyss...

365typo 2 - Linda Kudrnovská

The second volume of 365typo is a follow-up to the book’s successful 2015 debut. Throughout the year the editors collected interesting stories that they have recast into a new, exquisite 320-page publication. Inside you’ll find 365 stories contributed by over 80 renowned authors about typography, visual communication, and type and graphic design (plus one extra story for the 2016 leap year) from all over the world. <br> To improve navigation, the 365 stories in 365typo vol. 2 about everyday li...

4 Hour Work Week

This is a new, updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller on how to reconstruct your life so it's not all about work. Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred - life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book...

4.50 From Paddington

Agatha Christie's audacious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story ...

4321 - Paul Auster

On March 3rd, 1947, Archibald Isaac Ferguson, the only child of Rose and Stanley Ferguson, is born. From that single beginning, Ferguson's life will take four simultaneous paths. Four Fergusons will go on to lead four parallel and entirely different lives. Family fortunes diverge. Loves and friendships and passions contrast. Each version of Ferguson's story rushes across the fractured terrain of mid-twentieth century America, in this sweeping story of birthright and possibility, of love and the...

642 Things About You (That I Love) - The Grotto

7 habits of highly effective people

A Book of American Martyrs - Verne Jules

`The story of Trump's America' Daily Mail* Two families. Two faces of America. One violent crime that will bitterly divide them - and yet bind them together forever. A magnificent story of two broken families' Independent *Page-turning, gripping, full of unexpected twists' Observer *From its dramatic opening, with the killing of an abortionist, the book rockets forwards ... Ingenious, agile, dazzling' Literary Review *Morally meaty and always readable' Sunday Times *A masterpiece' Washington Po...

A Breath of Snow and Ashes - Diana Gabaldon

It’s 1772, the Royal Colony of North Carolina, and the governor calls upon Jamie Fraser to unite the backcountry and preserve the colony for King and Crown. One minor problem: Jamie Fraser’s wife, Claire, is a time-traveller, as are his daughter and son-in-law. And Jamie knows that three years hence, the shot heard round the world will be fired, and the end of it all will be independence - with those loyal to the King either dead or in exile. Beyond present danger, though, looms the threat of a...

A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived : The Stories in Our Genes -

A clockwork orange

A gruesomely witty cautionary tale Time Every generation should discover this book Time Out Not only about man's violent nature and his capacity to choose between good and evil. It is about the excitements and intoxicating effects of language Daily Telegraph I do not know of any other writer who has done as much with language...a very funny book — William S. Burroughs One of the cleverest and most original writers of his generation The Times A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess od authora Antho...

A Column of Fire - Ken Follett

Ken Follett's captivating third novel in the Kingsbridge series, A Column of Fire, returns to the setting that began in the multi-million copy bestsellers The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. 1558. A young man is in the queen's service, as a battle for freedom and tolerance begins in Kingsbridge . . .

A Country Doctor - Franz Kafka

The three volumes Twisted Spoon has published Contemplation, A Country Doctor, and A Hunger Artist represent the collections of stories that Kafka had published during his lifetime. Though each volume has its own distinctive character, they have most often appeared in English in omnibus editions. They are presented here as separate editions, in new translations, each with its own illustrator from the Prague community.

A crisis of Democracy and Representation - Milan Znoj

Demokratické společnosti (ať nové či etablované) v současnosti procházejí hlubokou krizí. Je téměř nemožné přehlédnout její symptomy od poklesu volební účasti, vzestupu pravicového populismu a plebiscitarismu, občanské nespokojenosti až po úpadek tradičního stranictví. Původ této krize bývá často spatřován v krizi či rozpadu tradičních reprezentativních institucí. Zatímco někteří z tohoto vývoje usuzují na zánik reprezentativní demokracie a oslavují příchod demokracie post-reprezentativní, význ...

A Dance with Dragons - George R.R. Martin

In the aftermath of a colossal battle, Daenerys Targaryen rules with her three dragons as queen of a city built on dust and death. But Daenerys has thousands of enemies, and many have set out to find her. Fleeing from Westeros with a price on his head, Tyrion Lannister, too, is making his way east—with new allies who may not be the ragtag band they seem. And in the frozen north, Jon Snow confronts creatures from beyond the Wall of ice and stone, and powerful foes from within the Night’s Watch. ...

A Darker Shade of Magic - Schwab, V. E.

Most people only know one London; but what if there were several? Kell is one of the last Travelers - magicians with a rare ability to travel between parallel Londons. There's Grey London, dirty and crowded and without magic, home to the mad king George III. There's Red London, where life and magic are revered. Then, White London, ruled by whoever has murdered their way to the throne. But once upon a time, there was Black London...

A Decent Ride - Irvine Welsh

This book is shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction. A rampaging force of nature is wreaking havoc on the streets of Edinburgh, but has top shagger, drug-dealer, gonzo-porn-star and taxi-driver, 'Juice' Terry Lawson, finally met his match in Hurricane 'Bawbag'? Can Terry discover the fate of the missing beauty, Jinty Magdalen, and keep her idiot-savant lover, the man-child Wee Jonty, out of prison? Will he find out the real motives of unscrupulous American...

A Dog´s Journey - W. Bruce Cameron

Buddy is a good dog. He thought he had found and fulfilled his purpose, over the course of several lives, in helping his beloved boy Ethan. On the farm, Buddy watches over Ethan's granddaughter, curious baby Clarity, trying to keep her out of mischief. He begins to realise that this is a little girl very much in need of a dog of her own. Buddy realizes that he has a new destiny. Reborn once more, he's overjoyed when he is adopted by Clarity, now a vibrant but troubled teenager. When they are su...

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven - Taylor Corey

A Game of Ghosts - John Connolly

The Number One bestseller.It is deep winter. The darkness is unending.The private detective named Jaycob Eklund has vanished, and Charlie Parker is dispatched to track him down. Parker's employer, Edgar Ross, an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has his own reasons for wanting Eklund found. Eklund is no ordinary investigator. He is obsessively tracking a series of homicides and disappearances, each linked to reports of hauntings. Now Parker will be drawn into Eklund's world, a realm...

A Game of Thrones - A Song of Ice and Fire / The ilustrated edition

Published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R. R. Martin's landmark series, this lavishly illustrated special edition of A Game of Thrones-with gorgeous full-page illustrations in every chapter-revitalizes the fantasy masterpiece that became a cultural phenomenon. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes to the North of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond t...

A Game of Thrones - Graphic Novel - George R. R. Martin

George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy masterwork A Game of Thrones is brought to life in the pages of this full-colour graphic novel. This is the second volume in what is sure to be one of the most coveted collaborations of the year. Now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast. Novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson are not merely turning George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy A Game of Thrones into a graphic novel: They are meticulously translating one art f...

A Game of Thrones, Vol. 2- The Graphic Novel - George R. R. Martin

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson are not merely turning George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy A Game of Thrones into a graphic novel: They are meticulously translating one art form into another, and capturing the intricate nuances of Martin's novels just as HBO is doing with the blockbuster series. The Abraham/Patterson collaboration is more than just a faithful adaptation. It is a labor of love--and a thrilling masterwork in its own right. Now, ...

A Garden of Eden in Hell: The Life of Alice Herz-Sommer - Alice Sommerová-Herzová; Melissa

Alice Herz-Sommer was born in 1903 in Prague, the Prague of the Hapsburgs and of Franz Kafka, a family friend. Musically very gifted, by her mid-teens Alice was one of the best-known pianists in Prague. But as the Nazis swept across Europe her comfortable, bourgeois world began to crumble around her, as anti-Jewish feeling not only intensified but was legitimised. In 1942, Alice's mother was deported. Desperately unhappy, she resolved to learn Chopin's 24 Etudes - the most technically demanding...

A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud

A Gentleman in Moscow - Towles, Amor

More than half a million readers have fallen in love with the New York Times bestseller A Gentleman in Moscow 'Everything a novel should be: charming, witty, poetic and generous. An absolute delight' Mail on Sunday 'A work of great charm, intelligence and insight' Sunday Times 'Winning . . . gorgeous . . . satisfying . . . Towles is a craftsman' New York Times Book Review 'A comic masterpiece' Daily Express 'If we do a better book than this one on the book club this year we will be very very lu...

A Girl´s Guide To Moving On - Debbie Macomber

How do you move on after your life has fallen apart? When Leanne and her daughter-in-law Nichole went through divorces at the same time, they compiled a list to help them move on from the heartbreak. Now, two years on, these unlikely best friends have managed to pick up the pieces, and love is on the cards for both of them.