The Road - Jack London
"The Road" is an autobiographical memoir recounting London's time as a vagabond in America in the 1890's during the worst economic depression the nation had ever seen. It is a wild ride providing a window…
''Beautifully written and brimming with defiance'' Xiran Jay Zhao, bestselling author of Iron Widow Two princes. One prophecy. A fate she cannot outrun. The night Fei was born, a prophecy was made: she would one day become the Empress of All Empresses. Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land, Fei has only ever known loneliness. When the opportunity arises to seize her own destiny for the first time in her life, Fei sets out to hunt a legendary tiger, knowing it might cost her everything. What she doesn''t expect is to fall under the mercy of Yexue, the beautiful runaway prince from a rival kingdom. Blessed by the night, harbouring a dangerous magic, and capable of commanding an army of deadly vampires, Yexue could be the key to Fei gaining more than just her freedom. But to outrun destiny, Fei must spark a wave of events that will change the world as she knows it. Torn between two princes and plagued by nightmares of bloodshed, she finds that the stars might be more inescapable - and more irresistible - than she ever considered before . . .Two kingdoms on the brink of battle. One prophesied empress to unite them, who finds herself caught between two princes and the fact that love alone may not stop the coming war. A thrilling YA romantasy from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods.
"The Road" is an autobiographical memoir recounting London's time as a vagabond in America in the 1890's during the worst economic depression the nation had ever seen. It is a wild ride providing a window…
The big bad wolf knows he rules the forest—but he likes to hear the others tell him so. He marches through the woods, asking: “Tell me, who is the strongest?” Everyone, from Little Red Riding…
Yehuda Amichai was first brought to attention in this country by his inclusion in Modern Poetry in Translation (1965). The magazine''s editors, Daniel Weissbort and Ted Hughes, here provide a selection of Amichai''s poetry translated…
Leona Kalvodová se ve svých fotografiích vydala na místa, kde někteří pokládají Boží přítomnost za zajištěnou - do kostelů, klášterů a do svatého města Jeruzaléma. Ty však slouží jako kulisy, které zabydlují lidé svým soustředěním,…
Po úspěchu knih Příběhy z olivového ostrova a Korfu bez průvodce nás Pavla Smetanová znovu svým netradičním způsobem zve na Korfu, aby nám představila ještě další půvaby a překvapení tohoto ostrova, pobavila nás příběhy jeho…
Nad Stříbrným pomezím se stahují mračna nejen pomyslná. Po Noci lovce nepřichází úsvit, nýbrž další temnota. Vychytralé aliance se nejlépe kují pod oblohou bez slunce, a kdo nechce jít do války, ochutná drowský jed. Proč…
Ireland, 1911A secret signal flashes in the night Â…ItÂ’s an SOS. Is someone being held prisoner?Friends Tim, Deirdre and Joe set out to investigate. What started as a diversion while on holiday with their aunt…
Matching problems with preferences are all around us - they arise when agents seek to be allocated to one another on the basis of ranked preferences over potential outcomes. Efficient algorithms are needed for producing…