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The Woman Who Rode Away And Other Stories
This is the first volume of Lawrence's collected short stories. It contains thirteen tales set in both England and America, including "The Rocking-Horse Winner", Lawrence's most popular short story.
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Back to God's Country and Other Stories
After her father is killed by an outlaw, Dolores marries Peter. While at sea in the Arctic, Dolores meets the ship's captain -- the man who killed her father! The captain causes an 'accident' to happen to Peter, so Dolores is all alone and defenseless as they drop anchor in a remote harbor.
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The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories (EN)
At the heart of these stories, as with all the best of Lovecraft’s work, is the belief that the Earth was once inhabited by powerful and evil gods, just waiting for the chance to recolonise their planet. Cthulhu is one such god, lurking deep beneath the sea until called into being by cult followers who – like all humans – know not what they do.
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Zrcadlová četba - Hercule Poirot Short Stories (B1-B2)
This book contains six captivating short stories featuring Agatha Christies most famous character. Follow Hercule Poirot, who is, in his own humble opinion, "probably the greatest detective in the world”, and watch him unravel mysteries of all sorts with his characteristic panache. Tato kniha obsahuje šest poutavých krátkých povídek, v nichž se objevuje nejslavnější postava stvořená Agathou Christie. Následujte Hercula Poirota, jenž je, podle svého vlastního skromného názoru, pravděpodobně tím nejlepším detektivem na světě, a pozorujte jej, jak se svou charakteristickou elegancí rozplétá nejrůznější záhady.
True Escape Stories
Zrcadlový text vám přináší napínavý příběh jak v českém tak anglickém jazyce – na levé straně knihy je původní text, na pravé jeho překlad do češtiny. Ideální čtení nejen na dovolenou, u kterého se pobavíte, ale navíc se procvičíte v angličtině! Klasický příběh je převyprávěn pro dnešní čtenáře, s využitím běžné angličtiny. Pravdivé příběhy Vás pak zavedou do míst, kde jde o boj o přežití a někdy nezbývá nic jiného než útěk. Text je navíc doplněn užitečnými poznámkami pod čarou, které čtenáře upozorní na důležitá anglická slovní spojení. Doporučujeme všem mírně pokročilým k procvičení pochopení anglického textu.
Skin
Roku 1997 byl Ronald „Knight“ McKnight největší a nejnepochopenější ničema na střední škole Peach State High School… a možná na celé planetě. Knight nenáviděl všechny až na mě, BB – vyjukanou, divnou punkerku, co měla skříňku hned vedle té jeho.
Já měla naopak ráda každého… až na Knighta. Abych řekla pravdu, byla jsem z něj podělaná strachy. Jediné, po čem jsem toužila, bylo provdat se za Lance Hightowera, který vypadal jako princ z pohádky a byl králem punkové scény školy Peach State High, a mít s ním kupu dětí.
Naneštěstí pro mě uměl Knight dosahovat svého ještě líp než já, a jakmile se mi dostal pod kůži, můj život se navždy změnil.
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The Diary Of A Superfluous Man and Other Stories
Includes: The Diary of a Superfluous Man, A Tour in the Forest, Yakov Pasinkov, Andrei Kolosov, and A Correspendence.The Diary of a Superfluous Man is an 1850 novella by Russian author Ivan Turgenev. It is written in the first person in the form of a diary by a man who has a few days left to live as he recounts incidents of his life. The story has become the archetype for the Russian literary concept of the superfluous man.
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Down and Out in Paris and London
'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business'
As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day's worth of bread and wine, sleeping in bug-infested bunks, trading survival skills and cigarette butts with fellow tramps, and trudging between London's workhouse spikes for a few hours' sleep and tea.
With all of the sensitivity and compassion that Orwell is known and loved for, he exposed the hardships of poverty and gave readers an unprecedented look at life lived on the fringes of society.
Básnické poviedky - Poetic Stories
Nina Varon, ktorá vyrastala v Bratislave, momentálne žije už dlhší čas v Rochestri USA, kde pracuje v hudobnej knižnici a živí sa tiež ako prekladateľka. Radda trávi čas so svojou rodinou a obklopuje sa dobrými ľuďmi, ktorí ju nekonečne inšpirujú. Svojich silných pocitov sa zbavuje perom, takisto požíva krásu v akejkoľvek forme - príroda, hudba, pohyb - na to, aby sa o nej vyjadrila v básňach.
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How It Feels To Die, By One Who Has Tried It; and Other Stories
This is a collection of stories by Grant Allen, published in various years. The title story is personal. Allen nearly drowned when he fell through the ice while skating as a boy in Canada, and wrote about the experience anonymously for the Pall Mall Gazette in 1892. He claimed to have been "as dead as he ever can be or will be" and that he had no "after death" experiences. This suited his atheistic position, of course. In fact he was not "dead" at all; just unconscious, and he was quickly revived by brandy and massage. The stories are:HOW IT FEELS TO DIE. BY ONE WHO HAS TRIEDIT (1892);MERIEL STANLEY, POACHER (1900);A STUDY FROM THE NUDE (1895);MY ONE GORILLA (1890);THE TRADE OF AUTHOR (1889);A SCRIBBLER'S APOLOGY (1883).The last two are non-fiction essays by Allen about the craft of writing in his time. Here are brief reviews by Peter Morton:"'A SCRIBBLER'S APOLOGY'. A splendidly agonised piece about the true social worth of the journeyman writer's life, particularly the worth (if any) of the kind of 'tootler' which Allen represents himself as being. Published in the Cornhill in May 1883.""'THE TRADE OF AUTHOR'. This remarkable article, published in the Fortnightly Review in 1889, has just been identified as by Grant Allen. (It is not attributed in the Wellesley Index.) It is a brilliant analysis of the professional writer's plight at the time, worthy to be set against Gissing's New Grub Street."The source of these 6 stories is the website by Peter Morton, author of "The Busiest Man in England": Grant Allen and the Writing Trade, 1875-1900, published by Palgrave Macmillan, as linked from the Wikipedia page about Grant Allen.
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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
This is the story of Sam and Sadie. It's not a romance, but it is about love.
When Sam catches sight of Sadie at a crowded train station one winter morning he is catapulted back to the brief time they spent playing together as children. Their unique spark is instantly reignited.
What comes next is a story of friendship and rivalry, fame and creativity, betrayal and tragedy, perfect worlds and imperfect ones. And, ultimately, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.
The Great Plains and Other Great Experiences/Velké pláně a další velké zážitky
"Americký Středozápad je dalším tématem, který zaujal autorku po napsání knížek o našich krajanech v Texasu. Stejně jako do Texasu odcházeli lidé z českých zemí do Kansasu, Nebrasky, Iowy a dalších míst, kde se mohli usadit. Byla zde úrodná půda a i když, hlavně z počátku tu život nebyl rozhodně lehký, měli zde možnost svobodného podnikání, ať v řemeslech či v zemědělství.
Autorka se ve svých reportážích a rozhovorech ještě částečně vrací do Texasu, dále provází čtenáře českou částí Iowy, kde nechybí výlet do Spillville a vzpomínka a dokumenty na zdejší pobyt Antonína Dvořáka v roce 1893, představení tamějšího muzea bratrů Bílých, kteří vyřezávali ze dřeva světové unikátní hrací hodiny a kde je byt, kde slavný skladatel tehdy bydlel, dále představení známého českého muzea v Cedar Rapids, aj. Ale nejen muzea, české kostely, školy a hřbitovy jsou v knize popisovány. Více prostoru je věnováno současným a význačným Čechům jako např. bratrům Klimešovým (původem z Jižních Čech), kteří se starají o veškerou historii a památky Iowy, elegantní a aktivní honorární konzulce Kansasu Sharon Valasek, absolventce vojenské školy a nyní farmářce a chovatelce závodních koní Marii J., atd. "
Miliónová bankovka a iné poviedky/ The Ł1,000,000 Bank-Note and Other Stories
Zdokonaľte si znalosť anglického jazyka nevšedným spôsobom!
Dvojjazyčné spracovanie poviedok Marka Twaina - na ľavej strane je pôvodný text a vpravo preklad do slovenčiny - uľahčuje prácu s knihou a odpadá tak zdĺhavé vyhľadávanie slovíčok v slovníku! Menej časté výrazy, ustálené frázy alebo slovné spojenia sú v pôvodnom aj preloženom texte zvýraznené.
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House of Flame and Shadow
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate.
Stranded in a strange new world, she s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all.
After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he s in the Asteri s dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce s fate. He s desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri s leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J.
Maas s Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt s world is brought to the brink of collapse with its future resting on their shoulders.
Christmas and Other Horrors
Hugo Award winning editor, and horror legend, Ellen Datlow presents a terrifying and chilling horror anthology of original short stories exploring the endless terrors of winter solstice traditions across the globe, featuring chillers by Tananarive Due, Stephen Graham Jones, Alma Katsu and many more.
Even though many celebrate the winter solstice as a time of joy, a darker tradition of ghost tales and horror stories resides in the long winter nights. This anthology of all new stories will scour the world for the unholy, the dark, the dangerous, the horrific aspects of a time when families and friends come together?for better and worse.
Alongside Christmas celebrations, around the world are Makara Sankranti in the Hindu calendar in India, Yalda Night in Iran, Chanukah, the Roman Saturnalia, the Krampus, Dongzhi (solar term) in East Asia where sunlight passes through the 17 arches of Seventeen Arch Bridge, Summer Palace, Beijing, the pagan festival of Yule, St. Lucia’s Day in Scandinavia, the Druidic tradition of Alban Arthan, Soyal for Hopi Indians, Peruvian solstice festivals, and even Christmas in Antarctica at the research stations.
Because the weather outside is frightful, but the fire inside is hungry…
Featuring stories from:
Nadia Bulkin, Terry Dowling, ananarive Due, Jeffrey Ford, Christopher Golden, Stephen Graham Jones, Glen Hirshberg Richard Kadrey, Alma Katsu, Cassandra Khaw, Josh Malerman, Nick Mamatas, Garth Nix, Benjamin Percy, M. Rickert, Kaaron Warren
Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
* Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
* Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
* Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
* Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'
* Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
* A glossary for bolded words in each text
* A bilingual word list
* Full plot summary
* Comprehension questions after each chapter.
As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners will make learning Spanish easy and enjoyable.
Bohemian Taboo Stories
Kniha Bohemian Taboo Stories veřejnosti představuje zajímavé osobnosti, jež se věnují neobvyklým profesím a koníčkům, které spojuje jedno zásadní téma. Ve dvaceti povídkách a zpovědích, inspirovaných skutečnými událostmi, popisuje osudy lidí, kteří se při své zájmové nebo profesní činnosti dotýkají oblasti sexuality a erotiky. Všechny příběhy mají za cíl probudit ve čtenářích zájem o neobvyklé obory a nabídnout jiný pohled na lidskou sexualitu a díky velmi osobním příběhům, popisujícím důležité okamžiky v životech nejrůznějších osobností, možná také řešení stigmat, která s ní bývají spojována. Jednotlivé kapitoly jsou vždy věnovány konkrétní oblasti: od Prague Pride přes Laboratoř evoluční sexuologie a psychopatologie až po kultovního fotografa Petra Jedináka. Publikace je doprovázena poutavými ilustracemi a vzrušujícími fotografiemi.
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Moon-Face & Other Stories
Moon-Face & Other Stories was written in the year 1906 by Jack London. This book is one of the most popular novels of Jack London, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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