The hilarious children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a timeless adventure illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. On a volcanic island, in the middle of shark-infested waters, stands The Cruel School. The lessons are ludicrous, the school dinners are disgusting and the teachers are terrifying. When Larker is sent to the school, she quickly realises that VERY odd...

The Hobbit as first printed had ten black and white pictures, two maps, and binding and dust-jacket designs by its author. Later, Tolkien also painted five scenes for colour plates which are some of his best work. His illustrations for The Hobbit add an extra dimension to that remarkable book, and have long influenced how readers imagine Bilbo Baggins and his world. The Art of The Hobbit by...

Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power – the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring – the ring that rules them all – which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo...

A sumptuous full-colour art book containing the complete collection of almost 200 sketches, drawings, paintings and maps created by J.R.R. Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings. As he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien’s mental pictures often found expression in drawing, from rough sketches made within the manuscript to more finished illustrations. Only a few of these were meant for...

Frodo and the Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in the battle with an evil spirit in the Mines of Moria; and at the Falls of Rauros, Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force. While...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the...

Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services – as a burglar – on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo’s life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J....

The moving story of the extraordinary friendship between a boy and his fox and their epic journey to be reunited. Beautifully illustrated by multi-award winner, Jon Klassen. Now available in Paperback! Pax was only a kit when his family was killed and he was rescued by ‘his boy’, Peter. Now the country is at war and when his father enlists, Peter has no choice but to move in with his...

Never be at a loss for words again! Perfect your people skills with his fun, witty and informative guide, containing 92 little tricks to create big success in personal and business relationships. In How To Talk To Anyone, bestselling relationships author and internationally renowned life coach Leil Lowndes reveals the secrets and psychology behind successful communication. These extremely...

A peerless A–Z guide to the names, places and events in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith. J.R.R. Tolkien’s works of epic adventure and fantasy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion have delighted many millions of fans since they were first published, and are now more popular than ever before. The...

Legendarny szpieg i konserwator sztuki Gabriel Allon odszedł w końcu z funkcji szefa wywiadu izraelskiego i osiadł w Wenecji – jedynym mieście, w którym zaznał spokoju. Jego piękna żona Chiara przejęła zarządzanie firmą Konserwacja Zabytków Tiepolo, a dwójkę małych dzieci potajemnie zapisali do lokalnej podstawówki. Gabriel całymi dniami szwenda się po uliczkach i kanałach podmokłego miasta,...

Angielska studentka Cynthia Hammonds przyjeżdża na tydzień do Nowego Jorku na zaproszenie przyjaciela. Spodziewa się, że Jonathan pokaże jej miasto, lecz on całe dnie spędza na planie serialu, a wieczorami zabiera ją na przyjęcia z udziałem nowojorskich elit. Na jednym z przyjęć pijany Jonathan robi jej awanturę. W obronie Cynthii staje właściciel stacji telewizyjnej Lucien Steele. To dzięki...

Jason przez całe lata opiekował się swoją przybraną siostrą. Z czasem uświadamia sobie, że widzi w Gracie ukochaną kobietę. Zamkniętą w sobie, skrytą i trzymającą mężczyzn na dystans. Gracie czuje, że Jason jest dla niej kimś wyjątkowym. Jedynym mężczyzną, którego pragnie, lecz nie potrafi się do tego przyznać nawet przed sobą. Nagle w ten pełen sekretów i ukrytych uczuć świat wdziera...

“This book made me happy in the first five pages.” —AJ Jacobs, author of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible Award-winning author Gretchen Rubin is back with a bang, with The Happiness Project. The author of the bestselling 40 Ways to Look at Winston Churchill has produced a work that is “a cross between the Dalai...

Tom Clancy's second classic No 1 bestselling thriller - a chillingly authentic vision of modern war - now reissued in a new cover. Three Muslim terrorists who destroyed the Soviet Union's largest petrochemical plant thought they were striking a blow for freedom. What they had done, unknowingly, was fire the first shots in World War III. Desperately short of oil, the Kremlin hawks see only...

Bestselling author of Girl, Wash Your Face and founder of TheChicSite.com Rachel Hollis urges women to stop apologizing for their desires, hopes, and dreams and instead to go after them with passion and confidence. Hollis identifies the excuses to let go of, the behaviors to adopt, and the skills to acquire on the path to growth, confidence, and the biggest possible version of their lives.

W Nie poddawaj się Simon Snow i jego przyjaciele zrozumieli, że ich wiedza o świecie może być błędna. W Zbłąkanym synu zastanawiali się, czy błędne nie jest to, co wiedzą o sobie.W Co ma być, to będzie Simon, Baz, Penelope i Agatha muszą zdecydować, jak ma wyglądać ich dalsze życie.Simon powinien rozważyć, czy nadal chce należeć do Świata Magów – a jeśli nie, jak to wpłynie na jego relacje z...

The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien’s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, and in whose events some of them such as Elrond and Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the...

A cruise down the Nile on a river steamer sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all - a civilized retreat miles from civilization! But the tranquil warm darkness of an Egyptian evening can change fast when the air is thick with hot passions and cold malice. Temperatures rise when the first passenger is shot, and Hercule Poirot must abandon the mysteries of ancient Egypt and focus on...

Annie wyprodukowano tylko w jednym celu — ma być idealną dziewczyną dla swojego właściciela, Douga. Została zaprojektowana tak, by zaspokoić wszystkie jego potrzeby emocjonalne i fizyczne: codziennie przygotowuje dla niego kolację, nosi wyzywające stroje i dostosowuje swoje libido do jego nastroju. Ciągle się uczy, by go jak najlepiej zadowalać. Annie pilnie analizuje typowo ludzkie...