A gonzo, irreverent, four-panel manga featuring two 14-year-old girls who will bicker and curse their way into your heart. No filter. No shame. No logic. No problem! So you think that Popuko and Pipimi are…
Text in Arabic. Afghanistan in the 1970s: Twelve-year-old Amir is desperate to win the local kite-flying tournament and his loyal friend Hassan promises to help him. What happens to Hassan that afternoon will shatter their…
Inspired by a Malian fairy tale, The Scorpion Queen is an epic fantasy perfect for fans of Girl, Goddess, Queen and The Gilded Ones. At first glance, Princess Mariama lives a charmed life at the imperial palace in Timbuktu with servants catering…
'Bah humbug!'A Christmas Carol follows miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, an old man known for being selfish and mean. One Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by three ghosts: the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas…
In a virtuoso display of erudition, thoughtfulness and humour, Terry Eagleton teases apart the concept of hope as it has been (often mistakenly) conceptualised over six millennia, from ancient Greece to today. He distinguishes hope…
Sophie Hannah''s unguessable thrillers have readers hooked!''INGENIOUS! I challenge anyone to unravel this clever whodunit'' âââââ''Sophie Hannah could well be our modern Christie, such a deliciously complicated plot. Her best yet!!'' âââââ''This murder mystery really…
Ten seconds. That’s how long Kagi has every day to change Hirano’s mind about the whole dating thing. Just ten measly seconds. But Hirano isn’t reacting, even when Kagi holds his hands…So when Niibashi suggests…
Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School…
Introduction and Notes by Michael Irwin, Professor of English Literature, University of Kent at Canterbury.Set in Hardy''s Wessex, Tess is a moving novel of hypocrisy and double standards. Its challenging sub-title, A Pure Woman, infuriated…
There was a power of endurance about her, and a courage that was almost awful.Did Lady Mason forge a codicil to her husband''s will, allowing Orley Farm to pass to her son or not? Orley…
REVISED AND UPDATED WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION ‘Brave and unflinching in setting out the reality of the hell towards which we’re headed, but even more urgent, passionate and compelling about the grounds for hope if…
As human colonies are obliterated by the dark pathogen and hideous monstrosities proliferate, a family of scavengers find an amnesiac who may hold the secrets to the forces tearing apart the galaxy.Life amongst the stars…
A timely reissue of the extraordinary stories by JT LeRoy/Laura Albert that won international acclaim, to be timed with the theatrical release of the documentary Author: The JT LeRoy Story.''A startling achievement'' Publishers WeeklyThis book…
From the UK''s leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder''Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers with more to ponder than they…
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelJune Crebbin tells this traditional magical tale. When Prince Ivan meets Grey Wolf, the two set out on an adventure that takes them…
''People don''t like dealing with people who raise the dead. Don''t ask me why, but we make them nervous.''There''s something about Leo Harlan that I don''t like. He''s asked me to reanimate his long-dead ancestor,…
Cold Case KidnappingBy Nicole HelmThey must confront a nightmare past…A mysterious family tree. A man thought long dead. Dahlia Easton has few solid clues to find her sister, missing for a year. But she''s in…
Tisíce lidí během těchto teplých moskevských nocí nemohly usnout a naslouchaly. V noci po Moskvě jezdil jediný typ auta. Majitelem tohoto typu automobilu byla instituce zvaná NKVD5. Vyjížděly z nitra známých věznic Lubjanky, Butyrky nebo…
This is the second edition of Polly Higgins' book which exposes corporate and political ecocide and proposes environmental law needed to prevent earth's trajectory towards disaster.
Učebnice poskytuje ucelený pohled na dějiny naší vlasti. Každé ucelené téma je zakončeno projektem Výprava za poznáním. Součástí učebnice jsou další náměty i v rámci mezipředmětových vztahů. Na tvorbě se podílel široký kolektiv učitelů s…
Učebnice základů moderní spisovné arabštiny je určena studentům a zájemcům o arabské náboženství a kulturu a zaměřuje se na slovní zásobu k uvedené tematice. Mluvnické lekce v první části podávají základní přehled morfologie a syntaxe,…
When her family becomes impoverished after a disastrous financial speculation, Agnes Grey determines to find work as a governess in order to contribute to their meager income and assert her independence. But Agnes’s enthusiasm is…
'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday Times David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-winning documentaries, chaired Question Time for 25 years, and anchored…