A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal Filled with shocks and chilling surprises, The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the islands most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. As reality and...

A collection of essays from the leading scholars in the field dealing with various dimensions of legal negotiations. The contributions concern the logical structure of legal negotiations, as well as the possible philosophical assumptions behind the process of negotiating. The collection covers also the problem of the economic mechanisms and the psychological underpinnings of negotiationg in...

Based on new, original research and interviews with pioneering women including Baroness Hale, Mary Beard and Caitlin Moran, this is a fresh feminist take on how to address and counteract systemic sexism, perfect for fans of Invisible Women. Imagine living in a world in which you were routinely patronised by women. Imagine having your views ignored or your expertise frequently challenged by...

'Astonishing ... an amazing book ... absolutely chocker full of things that we need to know' Chris Evans THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER TLS, OBSERVER, SUNDAY TIMES, FT, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL AND EVENING STANDARD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017 Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with...

Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for...

Annabeth and her friends Piper, Jason and Leo have landed at Camp Jupiter with one mission in mind. The time has come for Roman and Greek demigods to unite. With Percy Jackson, Hazel and Frank by their side, they must combine forces to find - and close - the Doors of Death. But Annabeth s hiding a secret - a command from her moher, the goddess of war and wisdom: "Follow the mark of Athena....

Książka zawiera wykaz i omówienie serii oraz podserii zbiorów fotografii wykonanych przede wszystkim przez żołnierzy Wehrmachtu i funkcjonariuszy SS, dokumentujące ogrom zbrodni popełnionych przez wojska niemieckie na terenach Polski.

The most beautiful and powerful of Milosz's poems from across his writing life This selection brings together the most beautiful and powerful of Czeslaw Milosz's poems, spanning his writing life. In verses such as 'Café' he considers the upheaval, revolutions and two world wars that he had witnessed, while 'My Faithful Mother Tongue' reflects the loyalty he felt to his native Polish...

Alternatywna wersja przebiegu największej bitwy średniowiecza! Najnowszy album mistrza polskiego komiksu - Papcia Chmiela - o tematyce historycznej. Tym razem Tytus, Romek i A`Tomek zostają oddelegowani przez Papcia, by rozprawić się z zakonem krzyżackim na polach grunwaldzkich AD 1410. Trójka kochanych przez miliony czytelników bohaterów w znaczący sposób przyczynia się do zwycięstwa w...

The flaxen-haired beauty of the childlike Lady Audley would suggest that she has no secrets. But M.E. Braddon’s classic novel of sensation uncovers the truth about its heroine in a plot involving bigamy, arson and murder. It challenges assumptions about the nature of femininity and investigates the narrow divide between sanity and insanity, using as its focus one of the most fascinating of...

The butchered bodies of a young woman and her maid are discovered in a train-carriage. The dreadful slashes to their stomachs are rendered even more awful by the bizarre presence of scorpions, writhing inside the wounds.

Wilde's works are suffused with his aestheticism, brilliant craftsmanship, legendary wit and, ultimately, his tragic muse. He wrote tender fairy stories for children employing all his grace, artistry and wit, of which the best-known is The Happy Prince. Counterpoints to this were his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, which shocked and outraged many readers of his day, and his stories for...

„Wydanie tego tomu jest powodem do świętowania. Tłumaczenia Davida Fricka wreszcie pozwalają anglojęzycznym czytelnikom wsłuchać się swobodnie w wyjątkowe, polskie wypowiedzi Chopina i wychwycić ich niuanse. W poszczególnych listach obserwujemy charakterystyczne procesy zachodzące w wyobraźni kompozytora, niekiedy w postaci w pełni rozwiniętych narracji (z logicznymi strukturami właściwymi...

Zakazana magia ma swoją cenę. Utrata przyjaciół, rodziny, spokoju, moralności… Kapryśny książę demonów ma teraz nad Tobą władzę. Może jednak jest dla Ciebie jakaś szansa, a Twoja dusza nie jest do końca zepsuta? To, jak pokierujesz swoim przeznaczeniem zależy tylko od Ciebie, bo tutaj bohaterem jesteś Ty! Komiks paragrafowy w klimacie mangi Piękne wydanie w twardej oprawie...

Noe był człowiekiem takim jak my. Kochamy, kłamiemy, zabijamy… Ale to właśnie on miał zadecydować o tym, czy ocalejemy. Prace nad arką, jedyną nadzieją na zachowanie życia na Ziemi, trwają. Noe, jego synowie oraz upadłe anioły pracują w pocie czoła, a monumentalny szkielet okrętu rośnie w oczach. Z czterech stron świata nadciągają wszelkie stworzenia: ptaki, gady, owady, a także ssaki, w...

Roland Deschain, bliski śmierci po ataku Powolnych Mutantów, zostaje przygarnięty przez grupę Sióstr specjalizujących się w tym co można nazwać przeciwieństwem leczenia. Te szkaradne, przypominające trupy istoty znane jako Siostrzyczki z Elurii w swych pokręconych umysłach mają żądzę mordu. A w swym obecnym stanie Roland nie może zrobić prawie nic by nie znajdować się na ich łasce.

'How can the bird that is born for joy / Sit in a cage and sing?' A selection of Blake's most haunting verse, including 'The Songs of Innocence and Experience'. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around...

300 years before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon flame and saw the Seven Kingdoms turned to ash. So began the Targaryens’ bloody rule, with fire and blood. Setting brother against brother, mother against daughter, and dragon against dragon. Chronicled by a learned maester of the Citadel, this thrilling and...

Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends...

How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come?