Keď sa chceš dozvedieť o meste na vode, o ruských cároch, o blokáde vtedajšieho Leningradu počas 2. svetovej vojny, VOSR, ale aj o slávnom ruskom balete, toto je kniha pre Teba. Kniha je doplnená množstvom fotografií. Petrohrad je jedno z najkrajších miest Európy. Mesto sa chváli mnohými prirovnaniami, ako napríklad Benátky severu, okno do Európy, mesto bielych nocí, mesto hrdinov.... Petrohrad je

He was supposed to be having fun with his friends, not playing detective and stalking a serial killer. Theodore Boone - teenage lawyer and courtroom hero - is on a class trip seeing the sights of the capital city. But he hadn\'t counted on seeing the most wanted man in the history of his home town, Strattenberg. Suddenly Theo is caught in the hunt for an accused murderer, alongside the FBI. Theo knows

In the early 1950s, an eleven-year-old boy boards a huge liner bound for England - a \'castle that was to cross the sea\'. At mealtimes, he is placed at the lowly \'Cat\'s Table\' with an eccentric group of grown-ups and two other boys, Cassius and Ramadhin. As the ship makes its way across the Indian Ocean, through the Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean, the boys become involved in the worlds and

Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the whole coast of New Zealand, and brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cook\'s journals were issued at the time, but it was not until this century that the original journals

Moebius\' and Alejandro Jodorowsky\'s Sci-Fi masterpiece collected in one epic volume. Lose yourself in the in the story that inspired many legendary filmakers including George Lucas and Ridley Scott. John Difool, a low-class detective in a degenerate dystopian world, finds his life turned upside down when he discovers an ancient, mystical artifact called \"The Incal.\" Difool\'s adventures will bring

Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside, Sherlock Holmes uses his unique powers of deduction in eight thrilling investigations, including the mysteries of \"The Speckled Band\" and \"The Reigate Puzzle\". It comes with a captivating introduction by award-winning Jonathan Stroud.

\'What is the moment in history that you would like to have witnessed - and why?\' This is the thought-provoking question that Theodore Rabb and Byron Hollinshead posed to twenty of our finest historians. Their answers can be found in this fascinating and thoroughly readable book, which trains a lens on crucial moments of our past and brings them to vivid life.Contributors include: Tom Holland, John

If you were bewitched by The Night Circus...If you were mesmerised by A Discovery of Witches...If you were enthralled by Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell...You will be enchanted by THE GOLEM & THE DJINNI Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay, brought to life by a disgraced rabbi who dabbles in dark Kabbalistic magic. When her master, the husband who commissioned her, dies at sea on the voyage from

When Sam Capra\'s best customer - and friend - is murdered outside his Miami bar, Sam decides to seek justice. Determined to figure out the connection between his friend\'s death and a beautiful stranger, Sam infiltrates the Varelas, one of Miami\'s most prominent - and dangerous - families. He faces a powerful but unstable mastermind intent on dividing his business empire between his three very different

Calling Major Tom is a heartwarming, quirky and ultimately life-affirming story of friendship, family and forgiveness - and the world\'s most unlikely astronaut. The perfect book club read for fans of A Man Called Ove, A Boy Made of Blocks and JoJo Moyes. A man who has given up on the world. A family who show him how to live. Forty-something Thomas is very happy to be on his own, far away from other

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER \'So wise, so atmospheric, so beautifully written\' Marian Keyes A death. A confession. And a little magic... Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her \'special\' child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even

This remarkable collection of maps, photographs, engravings and paintings from the early ages to modern day provides a stunning new look at the world as defined by our struggles and alliances with the monsters and supernatural creatures that have defined our existence. Learn how a mechanical man helped write America\'s Declaration of Independence. Track the course of the Living Dead virus from Africa

The character\'s in Julian Barnes\' new collection of stories are growing old and facing the end of their lives - some with bitter regret, some with resignation and others still with raging defiance. The settings range from nineteenth-century Sweden an d Russia to a suburban \'Barnet Shop\', where the narrator measure out his life in haircuts, and a South Bank concert hall where a music lover carries

In this neighborhood, danger lies close to home. A domestic thriller packed full of secrets, and a twisty story that never stops—from the bestselling author of The Couple Next Door He looks at her, concerned. “How do you feel?” She wants to say, Terrified. Instead, she says, with a faint smile, “Glad to be home.” Karen and Tom Krupp are happy—they’ve got a lovely home in upstate New York, they’re practically

Now that computer games have come to stay, tin toys have become obsolete for today\'s children. For those of us who remember them from times past, these tin toys can transport us back to our childhoods&894 they call up a vision of a time we thought we had already forgotten. They also bear witness to history&894 they have survived wars and crises, and tell us something of the fashions, colors and tendencies

Nach zwei ambitionierten Ausflügen in andere literarische Gefilde -- dem Entwicklungsroman A Painted House und der \"Weihnachtsgeschichte\" Skipping Christmas -- wendet sich John Grisham wieder jener Gattung zu, der er seine größten Erfolge verdankt: dem Justizthriller. Und dabei spart er nicht mit Überraschungen -- bevor der Roman richtig angefangen hat, ist die titelgebende Hauptfigur bereits tot.

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It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

A Sunday Telegraph Book of the Year \'Winterson\'s winter tales unfailingly succeed in their endeavor to leave you aglow\' - Guardian For years Jeanette Winterson has written a new story at Christmas time and here she brings together twelve of her brilliantly imaginative, funny, and bold tales, along with twelve delicious recipes for the twelve days of Christmas.