Anne Shirley is an eleven-year-old orphan who has hung on determinedly to an optimistic spirit and a wildly creative imagination through her early deprivations. She erupts into the lives of aging brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert, a girl instead of the boy they had sent for. Thus begins a story of transformation for all three; indeed the whole rural community of Avonlea comes...

Come with us to an Enchanted Place, a forest where Winnie-the-Pooh lived with Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, Eeyore, Kanga, and Little Roo. The stories are about Christopher Robin and these good companions having wonderful times getting in and out of trouble. It is all very exciting and, really, quite thrilling no matter how young or old you may be. It is painful to try and imagine what the world...

Little Women is one of the best-loved children's stories of all time, based on the author's own youthful experiences. It describes the family life of the four March sisters living in a small New England community, Meg, the eldest, is pretty and wishes to be a lady; Jo, at fifteen is ungainly and unconventional with an ambition to be an author; Beth is a delicate child of thirteen with a taste...

With an Introduction by Janet Browne, Aramont Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University. In The Descent of Man Darwin addresses many of the issues raised by his notorious Origin of Species: finding in the traits and instincts of animals the origins of the mental abilities of humans, of language, of our social structures and our moral capacities, he attempts to show that there...

From the bestselling author of DAISY JONES & THE SIX and THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGOTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Thank you Taylor Jenkins Reid for the escapism we all need- a sex-on-the-beach cocktail (quite literally) of a book' PANDORA SYKES'I LOVE it . . . I can't remember the last time I read a book that was so fun' DOLLY ALDERTON'It's 365 pages of pure exhilaration'...

Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel, follows the interwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. Here Steinbeck created some of his most memorable characters and explored his most enduring themes: the...

‘Wendy Wood is the world’s foremost expert in the field, and this book is essential’ – Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit. What if you could harness the extraordinary power of your unconscious mind, which already determines so much of what you do, to achieve your goals? Shockingly, we spend nearly half our day repeating things we've done in the past without thinking...

This edition features new content for 2021 from Dr Mary Dobson: Plagues, Pandemics and Planetary Health. Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon? Do you know what happens in the microscopic world of a life-saving vaccine? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? "A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe...

Publikacja zawiera tekst jednolity ustaw: Kodeks wykroczeń, Kodeks postępowania w sprawach o wykroczenia wraz z przepisami wprowadzającymi. W Kodeksie postępowania w sprawach o wykroczenia uwzględniono ostatnie zmiany uchwalone u schyłku 2017 r. Zaletą książki jest jej praktyczny, poręczny format, przejrzysty układ graficzny i niska cena. Łatwą orientację w materiale umożliwia obszerny...

Children's Classic Stories is a timeless collection of fairytales, fables and folktales. Many you will know by heart, others you will be familiar with and some will be new to you. Charming illustrations by renowned children's artists bring to life much-loved characters such as Dick Whittington and Snow White--and introduce many new ones-- to keep you entertained time and time again. This...

Katherine Mansfield is widely regarded as a writer who helped create the modern short story. Born in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, she came to London in 1903 to attend Queen's College and returned permanently in 1908. her first book of stories, 'In a German Pension', appeared in 1911, and she went on to write and publish an extraordinary body of work. This edition of The...

An inspiring reference book for young readers to pore over, covering a wide range of topics from art and animals to new technology. Arranged thematically and illustrated with over 1500 colourful photos, illustrations and diagrams. QR codes provide instant access via a mobile phone or tablet to 150 video clips of animals, space, places round the world and more, which enhance the information...

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With this intensely moving short novel, Edith Wharton set out ‘to draw life as it really was’ in the lonely villages and desolate farms of the harsh New England mountains. Through the eyes of a visitor from the city, trapped for a winter in snowbound Starkfield, readers glimpse the hidden histories of this austere and beautiful land. Piecing together the story of monosyllabic Ethan Frome,...

One of the great classics of western literature, Les Misérables is a magisterial work which is rich in both character portrayal and meticulous historical description. Characters such as the absurdly criminalised Valjean, the street urchin Gavroche, the rascal Thenardier, the implacable detective Javert, and the pitiful figure of the prostitute Fantine and her daughter Cosette, have entered...

Krew, pot, łzy i dwadzieścia lat historii. „Selekcja” to nie tylko legendarna impreza, która przez dwadzieścia lat otwierała finalistom drzwi do polskich jednostek specjalnych. To granicząca z szaleństwem determinacja i poświęcenie ale i charyzma i starania Majora Kupsa. Jednak „Selekcja” to przede wszystkim ludzie – ich dążenia, marzenia i emocje. To niemal nieludzki wysiłek w trakcie...

Kurz dominuje nad Kabulem, nad stertami plastikowych śmieci, nad opium i haszyszem. Nad bogami wojny i nad biedotą. Góruje nad Panem Prezydentem Karzajem, jego dworem i dzielnymi amerykańskimi żołnierzami i międzynarodową koalicją NATO ISAF. Kurz, który uzależnił tysiące ćpunów wojennych. Nikomu nie jest darowane. Nigdy jeszcze w historii tego kraju nikt tak dokładnie nie wymieszał kurzu,...

Autorzy na samym początku zapowiadają, że chodzi im o nową analizę bitwy o Monte Cassino oraz marsz na Rzym, którego była częścią "przez pryzmat osobowości dowódców". I ci dowódcy nie wszyscy są u nich bohaterami. Niewątpliwą zaletą jest przedstawienie drugiej strony, szczególnie znowu dowódców, nie jako krwawych i fanatycznych zbrodniarzy, tylko jako ludzi na swój sposób rozsądnie...

What does persuasion mean - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. A woman of no importance, she manoeuvres in her restricted...

Mars to ostatni tom uwielbianej serii „Bezlitosna siła”, opowiadającej o mężczyznach uprawiających walki MMA – każdy z nich ma za sobą mroczną przeszłość, która go prześladuje. To także historie kobiet, które doświadczyły przemocy, a pomoc znajdują w fundacji FemiHelp, wspierającej ofiary agresji ze strony mężczyzn. Jego życiem rządzą nienawiść i szaleństwo. Kiedy na ringu...