In 1965, after being rejected by more than a dozen publishing houses, a book called \"Dune\" was brought out by the Chilton Book Company. Its respected author, journalist Frank Herbert, had written \"Dune\" with nothing more in mind than to entertain his readers with the telling of a particularly complex story, one which had occupied his thoughts for more than six years. No one - not Herbert, not Chilton,

Written in political exile during the Second World War and first published in 1945, Karl Popper\'s The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the most influential books of the twentieth century. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a \'vigorous and profound defence of democracy\', its now legendary attack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed the dangers inherent in centrally planned political

Alone with the dead! I dare not go out, for I can hear the low howl of the wolf through the broken window\'. A chilling masterpiece of the horror genre, \"Dracula\" also illuminated dark corners of Victorian sexuality. When Jonathan Harker visits Transylvania to advise Count Dracula on a London home, he makes a horrifying discovery. Soon afterwards, a number of disturbing incidents unfold in England:

THE NEW HIGGINS HAS LANDED! The mesmerizing new Sean Dillon thriller of murder, terrorism and revenge from the Sunday Times bestselling author. Fresh from his mission in THE JUDAS GATE to seek out and eliminate one of al Qaeda\'s most valued agents, a traitor responsible for countless soldiers\' deaths in Afghanistan, Sean Dillon is back in a blistering new adventure. The American President, on a planned

Hot on the heels of theNew York Timesbest sellerWilliam Shakespeare\'s Star Warscomes the next two installments of the original trilogy:William Shakespeare\'s The Empire StrikethBackandWilliam Shakespeare\'s The Jed Doth Return. Return to the star-crossed galaxy far, far away as the brooding young hero, a power-mad emperor, and their jesting droids match wits, struggle for power, and soliloquize in

\'Forget everything you think you know . . .\' Ana Moon\'s best friend Bea has vanished. Her house has changed. Her parents have become strangers. She has fallen into a world that is not her own. Guided by the mysterious Malik and his Pathfinders, Ana must travel across seven versions of Earth to get Bea back. Lying in wait are the sinister Order, monstrous Reapers and a rogue Pathfinder bent on finding

Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers. Amid clashes between Ghouls and the Commission of Counter Ghoul investigators at Doctor Kano\'s underground facility, Kaneki finds himself locked in battle with

Festive fun and sparkling stickers! This activity book is jam-packed with things to make and do, puzzles and lots, lots more!

One of the most critically acclaimed memoirs ever written. One of the ten books - novels, memoirs and one very unusual biography - that make up our Matchbook Classics\' series, a stunningly redesigned collection of some of the best loved titles on our backlist. Lorna sage\'s outstanding childhood and adolescence brings to life her eccentric family and bizarre upbringing in rural Wales. The period is

Everything comes with a price The chilling next instalment in the Konrad Simonsen series, perfect for fans of Johan Theorin and Yrsa Sigurdardottir The skeleton of a young woman is discovered, tied to a stone, in a lake deep in the Danish countryside. The woman\'s identity is a mystery; no one matching her description has been reported missing... After months of fruitless investigation by the local

Known as \'The Ice Queen\', Anneliese Zander de St Phalle is one of the world\'s most celebrated fashion designers. With an empire that stretches across continents, she\'s a truly global brand, in every sense. Yet despite her success, she\'s a mystery; a reclusive disciplined perfectionist who rarely grants interviews. She\'s successful and she\'s talented, and that\'s all anyone needs to know. Anneliese

James and Chantal are enjoying an evening of magic at the Blue Cat Club. Merlin the magician is clever and his tricks are exciting but are they dangerous too?

This witty and irreverent collection of essays presents Eco\'s playful but unfailingly accurate takes on everything from militarism, computer jargon, Westerns, librarians and bureaucrats to meals on airplanes, Amtrak trains, bad coffee, express mail, fax machines and pornography. An uncanny combination of the profound and the profane.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí,

While the economy of his small South American country collapses, President Veracruz joins his improbable populace of ex-soldiers, former guerillas, unfrocked priests and reformed though by no means inactive whores, in a bizarre search for sexual fulfillment. But for Cardinal Guzman, a man tormented by his own private demons, their stupendous, hedonistic fiestas represent the epicenter of all heresies.

An expanded edition of this indispensable guide to modern art from Impressionism to the present.Art in the modern era has come to be defined by its styles, schools, and movements. The more than three hundred collected here provide an essential introduction to the major developments in Western painting, sculpture, architecture, and design during one of the most dynamic and exciting periods in art history.

Sara Fitzgerald’s daughter Kate is just two years old when she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Reeling with the helpless shock of it, Sara knows she will do anything – whatever it takes - to save her child. Then the tests results come back time and again to show that no one in their family is a match for Kate. If they are to find a donor for the crucial bone marrow transplant she needs,

Die Szene ist Jerusalem zur Zeit der Kreuzzüge. Spannungsreich treffen die drei Weltreligionen Christentum, Judentum und Islam aufeinander. Inmitten eines dramatischen Geschehens um die Rettung seiner Tochter durch einen christlichen Ordensritter, den seinerseits der Sultan vor dem Tod bewahrt hat, steht Nathan der Weise als ruhender Pol der Vernunft, Aufklärung und Toleranz. In der berühmten Ringparabel

Wendezeit. Die westdeutsche Chirurgin Dorothea Mayfeld fliegt zu einem Kongreß nach Prag, trifft ihren amerikanischen Kollegen und Geliebten Henry Goldstein und dessen ostdeutschen Freund Hermann Nehmer, ohne den Goldstein, so erzählt er Dorothea, nicht am leben wäre. Eine schicksalhafte Beziehung aus NS-Zeit und Krieg, in die auch die Frau sich unversehens hineingezogen fühlt. Aber auch bei ihr durchdringen

Lost and confused in the face of the fallout from his actions in \"Forever Evil: Blight,\" John Constantine has sold himself out to the Cold Flame and is vulnerable to attack by Spellbinder! How will DCU\'s con man deal with the reprecussions of this universe changing event? Written by Eisner Award nominee Ray Fawkes, John Constantine continues his reemergence as DC Comics\' most infamous magician!