The unmissable first novel from bestselling and award-winning author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. \"If people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.\" Miles Halter\'s whole life has been one big non-event, until he meets Alaska Young. Gorgeous, clever and undoubtedly screwed-up, Alaska draws Miles into her reckless world and irrevocably steals his heart. For Miles, nothing can ever be the

Fast-paced and dramatic re-telling of the financial crisis that nearly bought the developed world to its knees. Hank Paulson was at the absolute epicentre of the recent economic storm, and his account of how he dealt with the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression makes for absolutely fascinating reading. The book contains all the decisive moments in the economic crisis, including the

\"Philosophy in the Bedroom\" accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood.

The literary world was shocked when in 1889, at the height of his career, Robert Louis Stevenson announced his intention to settle permanently on the Pacific island of Samoa. His readers were equally shocked when he began to use the subject material offered by his new environment, not to promote a romance of empire, but to produce some of the most ironic and critical treatments of imperialism in nineteenth-century

Many of the characters are well-known: Valjean, the criminal trying to escape his reputation, Javert, the police agent trailing him, the unfortunate Fantine and her daughter, Cosette, the rascally Thenardier, and, above all the splendid street urchin, Gavroche. Among the unforgettable descriptions are those of the Paris sewers, the battle of Waterloo and the fighting at the barricades during the July

Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first novel in John Gwynne\'s Of Blood and Bone series, A Time of Dread, takes place one hundred years after the end of Wrath. The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed as they thought.

It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever... done something I shouldn\'t. But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn\'t. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy\'s suburban neighborhood, knows exactly what that is. Roux promises she will go away. She will take herself and her son, who is already growing dangerously close to Amy\'s teenage stepdaughter, and she will go. If Amy

V seriju \"Klassika v shkole\" vkljucheny proizvedenija shkolnoj programmy, izuchajuschiesja v nachalnoj, srednej shkole i starshikh klassakh. Ne tratte vremja na poiski literaturnykh proizvedenij, ved v etikh knigakh est vse, chto neobkhodimo i dlja chtenija v klasse, i dlja vneklassnykh zadanij. Izdanija polnostju sootvetstvujut normam i trebovanijam GOST RF. Povesti \"Zakoldovannoe mesto\" iz knigi

Encourages us to embrace vulnerability and imperfection, to live wholeheartedly and courageously. This title argues that vulnerability is in fact a strength, and when we shut ourselves off from revealing our true selves we grow distanced from the things that bring purpose and meaning to our lives.

When Henry James died he left behind a series of notebooks filled with ideas for novels and stories that he never wrote. Now ten of our best contemporary authors and James enthusiasts have written new short stories based on these \'germs\' of ideas. Differing dramatically in setting and style, these stories are modern interpretations of the richly suggestive and enticing notes that Henry James left

Four short stories of murder and mystery, in which Edgar Allan Poe wrote about terrible people who lead strange lives. \"Penguin Readers\" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in English. Originally designed for teaching English as a foreign language, the series\' combination of high interest level

Prue Shackleton is wearying of her mundane life with her banker lover. So when her aunt invites her to spend a holiday in Cornwall, Prue eagerly accepts. Soon, the sun and surf bring a bright glow to her cheeks, and a surprise meeting with a handsome young man puts a twinkle in her eye.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú

This takes the form of Tom\'s battered homework diary - crammed with his doodles and stories. \"Exciting News! Mr Fullerman announces that class 5F are going on an \'Activity Break\'! Which should be fun. As long as I don\'t get stuck in a group with anyone who snores or worse still with ...Marcus Meldrew. Delia is already threatening to paint my room funny colours while I\'m away. Which is annoying.

\'A monument to crazy love. Magic\' New York Times \'The actress arrived in his village the only way one could come directly . . .\' In spring 1962 American actress Dee Moray\'s boat motors into an Italian bay and the life of hotelier Pasquale Tursi. Dee - fleeing a film set, claiming to be dying and desperately awaiting her lover - throws herself on Pasquale\'s generous mercy. Fifty years later Pasquale

The beloved, award-winning novel will soon be a major motion picture starring 13 Reasons Why\'s Katherine Langford and Everything, Everything\'s Nick Robinson. \'Worthy of Fault in Our Stars-level obsession.\' Entertainment Weekly\'I love you, SIMON. I LOVE YOU! And I love this fresh, funny, live-out-loud book.\" Jennifer Niven, bestselling author of All the Bright PlacesStraight people should have

Combines systematic training in exam techniques and thorough development of advanced level language skills.

Jean Valjean is free at last after nineteen years in prison. Cold and hungry, he is rejected by everyone he meets. But Jean’s life is changed forever when he discovers love. He spends the rest of his life helping people, like himself, who have been victims of poverty and social injustice – ‘les misérables’.