Początek kolejnej serii rozgrywającej się w wymyślonym przez Neila Gaimana uniwersum Sandmana. Jej głównym bohaterem jest Lucyfer. Dawniej potężny Książę Ciemności jest teraz niewidomym, kalekim, ubogim starcem, który nie ma pojęcia, jak trafił do miasteczka, gdzie nieustannie prześladują go złe moce. W tym samym czasie starzejący się policjant z Los Angeles wyrusza w długą podróż,...

Kolejny tom humorystycznego cyklu przygód komiksowego kowboja Lucky Luke'a, którego postać wymyślili sławni autorzy francuscy - Morris i René Goscinny. Dla dobrego iluzjonisty nie ma rzeczy niemożliwych - potrafi uwolnić się z więzów, uciec z więzienia, niepostrzeżenie wyjąć z czyjejś kabury rewolwer czy nawet spętać ozdobnym sznurkiem grupę wojowniczych Indian....

Manga o poszukiwaniu samego siebie. Na początku była kula, ciśnięta przez czyjąś dłoń na powierzchnię ziemi. Niezwykły byt zdolny uczyć się i zmieniać kształt. Istota obdarzona darem nieśmiertelności. I stało się tak, że pewnego dnia istota napotkała na swej drodze chłopca, a owo spotkanie zapoczątkowało jej wieczną tułaczkę przez świat pełen najrozmaitszych bodźców.  

Break free from anxiety and be free to live a full, happy life with internationally renowned psychiatrist and neuroscientist Dr Judson Brewer - based on over 20 years of research and his simple habit-breaking programme. We are living through one of the most anxious periods any of us can remember. Whether facing issues as public as a pandemic and political upheaval or as personal as having...

We can all be more creative. John Cleese shows us how. Creativity is usually regarded as a mysterious, rare gift that only a few possess. John Cleese begs to differ, and in this short, immensely practical and often very amusing guide he shows it's a skill that anyone can acquire. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a writer, he shares his insights into the nature of the creative process,...

Success is not final and failure is not fatal. Maria Hatzistefanis should know. Having spent 20 years building her own company (described by the press as 'an overnight success'), she acknowledges how hard it is to keep going and find your motivation, especially in the face of self-doubt, rejection and unexpected setbacks. This punchy, easy to digest book spells out how to motivate yourself...

Change your job to change your life. You no longer need to work nine-to-five in a big company to pay the mortgage, send your kids to school and afford that yearly holiday. You can quit the rat race and start up on your own – and you don't need an MBA or a huge investment to do it. The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau is your manual to a new way of living. Learn how to: - Earn a good living...

Rising '44 is a brilliant narrative account of one of the most dramatic episodes in 20th century history, drawing on Davies' unique understanding of the issues and characters involved. In August 1944 Warsaw offered the Wehrmacht the last line of defence against the Red Army's march from Moscow to Berlin. When the Red Army reached the river Vistula, the people of Warsaw believed that...

"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de Waal The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with...

At a dinner party in 1922, Virginia Woolf met the renowned author, aristocrat - and sapphist - Vita Sackville-West. Virginia wrote in her diary that she didn't think much of Vita's conversation, but she did think very highly of her legs. It was to be the start of almost twenty years of flirtation, friendship, and literary collaboration. Their correspondence ended only with Virginia's death...

'The ultimate traveller guilty pleasure, offering a look inside some of the most compelling cabins around the world' Lonely Planet Initially created by a group of friends as an online scrapbook, Cabin Porn became a phenomenon following the publication of the first volume of photographs of hand-made homes in breathtaking natural landscapes around the world. This new book - now available as a...

Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they attempt to find a way to happiness.

With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. The Knight's Tale, a Starter level Reader, is A1 in the CEFR framework. Starter...

Szkice o literaturze niemieckiej XVIII i XIX wieku. Niech Czytelnika nie zmyli duża (może nawet zbyt duża) liczba przypisów i odniesień do „literatury przedmiotu”, towarzyszących tekstowi zasadniczemu. Biorą się one z irytujących doświadczeń autora, któremu zdarzyło się parę razy znajdować w rozmaitych publikacjach nader intrygujące i inspirujące cytaty, nieopatrzone jednak...

Książka o Warszawie zniszczonej w czasie II wojny światowej i odbudowanej z ruin. W 1944 oku w centrum Europy przestała istnieć milionowa metropolia, stolica 33-milionowego państwa, jedno z większych miast kontynentu - Warszawa. W chwili zagłady miasto mmiało za sobą ponad sześć wieków historii, bogatej zarówno w chwile chwały i heroizmu, jak też poniżenia i upadku.

Przedmiotem opracowania jest określenie relacji między prawami różnych krajów. W czasach, kiedy polskie prawo ulega unifikacji z prawem europejskim a polscy prawnicy coraz częściej zajmują się sprawami podlegającymi porządkowi prawnemu innego państwa, chcąc nie chcąc uprawia komparatystykę. Praca stanowi próbę względnie uporządkowanego i jednolitego metodologicznie ujęcia jej podstawowych...

Daring, energetic, and struck through with linguistic inventiveness, Warm Worlds and Otherwise is one of the most influential short story collections in all of science fiction, and one of the principle achievements of James Tiptree Jr - the pen name of Alice Bradley Sheldon. Demonstrating Tiptree's eye for unnerving future dystopias and her unparalleled depiction of strange worlds and...

Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard hits, the Heffley family is trapped indoors. Greg knows that when the snow melts he's going to have to face the music, but could any punishment be worse than being stuck inside...

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts regarding having children, illness, and growing old. Blue Nights opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion...

The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Snow White.