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When they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings became instant classics. Treasured by readers young and old, these works of sweeping fantasy, steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness have sold more than 150 million copies around the world. This new 4-book boxed gift set, published to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first of Peter Jackson’s award-winning Lord of the Rings film trilogy, contains the complete work plus its prequel, The Hobbit, reissued with covers featuring iconic film images.

Když se černá ovce rodiny Wingatových a bezpečnostní magnát Miles Wingate náhodou v parku srazí s Chloe, připadá mu to jako osud. Jedna společná noc v něm probudí touhu s ní být a lépe ji poznat. Když však rodinné problémy donutí Milese vrátit se domů do Royalu v Texasu, čeká ho řada šokujících odhalení včetně jednoho o Chloe a jejích skrytých úmyslech. A tak tahle dívka na vlastní kůži pozná, že láska a pomsta nejdou dohromady…

Slečna Felicity Morganová touží po nezávislosti. Napsala úspěšný gotický román a čtenáři se dožadují pokračování. Když na utajovanou kariéru své dcery přijdou rodiče, okamžitě ji s ostudou pošlou pryč z Londýna. Felicity doufá, že na venkově bude moci v psaní pokračovat. Pak ale zjistí, že její hostitelka by ji nejraději provdala za svého ovdovělého synovce, samotářského markýze z Woodley. Přestože ani jeden z nich nemá v plánu vstoupit do manželství, markýz brzy zjistí, že vzpurná Felicity přináší na jeho ponuré panství i do jeho srdce světlo…

Maren vždy toužila být princeznou… ale bez prince! A náhle má hrad – jako princezna –, své útočiště… ale k tomu i „hradního pána!“ A nejenom to! Pro Acasta se to, že získal Mareninu ruku, stalo zadostiučiněním a věcí cti. Jenže až postupně mu začíná docházet, že získal mnohem, mnohem víc! Příběh volně navazující na knihu Navždy svázáni z ledna!

„Buonasera, Rose,“ uslyšela za zády. „Vítej ve Florencii.“ Rose nevěřila, že ten hlas ještě někdy uslyší… Ne, už nikdy ho slyšet nechtěla! Ale stejně tak nevěřila, že se kdy do Florencie vrátí. Protože Florencie, to byl Dante! Dante byl šťastný, že dostal příležitost znovu tu křehkou Angličanku potkat. A snad napravit, co před lety pokazil…

Isabel and Edward meet as teenagers. When she tells him she loves him, it feels like the bravest thing she’s ever done. But years later, a stranger walks into their home and tears their world apart. This is where their story really begins.

A celebration and exploration of gossip, reclaiming it as a powerful tool for building relationships, sharing vital information and enabling women's voices to be heard. Tittle-tattle. Hearsay. Rumours. Bitching. Tea. Call it what you will: the fact remains that gossip is entwined into our daily lives. From group WhatsApp chats to click-bait headlines, social media snooping to reality television, there is nothing more devilishly delicious, scandalous, and satisfying than a juicy piece of gossip. All-too-often dismissed as the past-time of silly schoolgirls and bored housewives, there's more to gossip than meets the eye. In today's world of misinformation, where the voices and stories of women are being silenced, gossip has the power to shatter reputations and destroy credibility. Yet it can also be a vital political tool; a communication style that strengthens relationships and can even act a life-saving measure.Tracing gossip's roots from old wives' tales and the witch trials to reality TV, whisper networks and defamation lawsuits, Beyond Belief asks, have we lost the ability to listen; to hear, and to believe women who speak up and speak out? A joyous reclamation of women's words, this book is for anyone who's ever uttered the words, 'You won't believe this...'

Special unjacketed hardback edition JRR Tolkien’s legacy of shorter works that inhabit the realm of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, which were presented for publication by Christopher Tolkien. Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those who have read The Lord of the Rings with a whole collection of background and new stories from the twentieth century’s most acclaimed popular author. The book concentrates on the realm of Middle-earth and comprises such elements as Gandalf’s lively account of how it was that he came to send the Dwarves to the celebrated party at Bag-End, the emergence of the sea-god Ulmo before the eyes of Tuor on the coast of Beleriand, and an exact description of the military organization of the Riders of Rohan. Unfinished Tales also contains the only story about the long ages of Númenor before its downfall, and all that is known about such matters as the Five Wizards, the Palantíri and the legend of Amroth. The tales were collated and edited by JRR Tolkien’s son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, who provides a short commentary on each story, helping the reader to fill in the gaps and put each story into the context of the rest of his father’s writings. This special ‘collectors hardback’ edition of the work includes a unique cover design.

The final volume in the The Library Trilogy, following The Book That Wouldn’t Burn and The Book That Broke the World. The secret war that defines the library has chosen its champions and set them on the board. The fate of an infinite library hangs on one book, a book that holds the power to break the unbreakable. In the face of such forces, fragile things like hearts, family, and the world seem certain to fail. The people most vital to Livira are scattered across time and space, lost, divided into factions, in mortal peril. Somehow, she must bring them together and resolve the unresolvable argument that fuels the library’s war. The bond between Livira and Evar has stretched and stretched again. Can it hold at the end, when things fall apart? Can it bring them together against impossible odds? This is the last chapter, the final page. The end threatens and no one, not characters, readers, or even the author, will emerge unscathed.

Audrey Barbour has had enough of following the rules. Eighteen years of being the perfect daughter—exceptional grades, enviable college acceptances, tame dating history—and still, her parents don’t trust her enough to let her study her passion, glassblowing, on a prestigious fellowship. So when her best friend Henry proposes an outrageous fake-dating scheme to win back his ex-girlfriend, it feels like the first step to shaking up her perfect life. And the second? That comes when Audrey’s parents go out of town, sparking a high-risk, high-reward solution to pay for her fellowship—renting out her family’s Connecticut mansion online. With the help of her new fake-boyfriend, it shouldn’t be hard to pull off… right? But when her best intentions start to unravel, Audrey will have to reckon with who she is, what she wants, and what it really means to play life by her rules—all with her heart on the line.

Vynikající severská detektivka, v níž syrová krása a síla emocí doslova berou dech. Místo, kde led a oheň bojují o nadvládu. V odlehlých islandských fjordech dojde k neobvyklé vraždě. Na lyžařských svazích je nalezen zastřelený vlivný místní politik. Vyšetřovatelka Hildur Rúnarsdóttir a její finský partner Jakob Johanson jsou během vyšetřování vraždy postaveni před nelehkou otázku: Je moudré odhalit všechna tajemství? Pomalu začínají rozplétat záhadu dávno ztracených dívek Rósy a Björk. Hildur se vracejí traumata z dětství, zatímco Jakob se snaží zachovat si chladnou hlavu uprostřed složitého sporu o opatrovnictví s bývalou manželkou. Zlo se často vyskytuje blízko domova, ale blízkost lidí zůstává tím nejlepším, co máme.

Tony Castillo si v Texasu vybudoval úspěšnou přepravní společnost a mohl si žít jako princ. Jeho poklidnou existenci jednoho dne narušil článek v bulvárním plátku, který odhalil, že je skutečný princ a že v jeho žilách koluje královská krev. Překrásná Shannon, na které Tonymu čím dál více záleží, je v šoku a zuří. Podaří se Tonymu krásku přesvědčit, aby s ním odjela na jeho soukromý ostrov a dala tak jejich vztahu aspoň malou šanci?

Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell. What you are about to read is not a standard account of the life and work of Joni Mitchell. Instead, it's a tale of long journeying through a life that changed popular music: of a homesick wanderer forging ahead on routes of her invention, and of me on her trail, heading toward the ringing of her voice. One of the most celebrated artists of her generation, Joni Mitchell has inspired countless musicians and writers, while never stopping still herself. In Travelling, celebrated music critic Ann Powers seeks to understand the paradox of Mitchell - at once both elusive and inviting - through her myriad journeys. Drawing on extensive inter-views with Mitchell's peers and deep archival research, Powers takes readers to rural Canada, charts the course of Mitchell's musical evolution, follows the winding road of Mitchell's collaborations with other greats and explores the loves that fed her songwriting. Kaleidoscopic in scope and intimate in detail, Travelling is a fresh and fascinating addition to the Joni Mitchell corpus - and one that questions whether an artist can ever truly be known to their fans.

Dva týdny na jeho ostrově. Dva týdny na to, aby odolal pokušení… Soukromý ostrov byl pro Salvadora útočištěm. Místem, kde si přísahal, že už nikdy nebude milovat. Jenže pak po dva týdny musel ostrov sdílet s Harper… a vše bylo jinak! Jak se blíží termín jejího odchodu z ostrova, to, co k sobě Salvador a Harper cítí, se stává stále hlubší a hlubší. Ale bude to stačit k tomu, aby zůstala?

Ne že by byl Pepe hrdý na to, jak získal od Cary to, co chtěl. Ale, účel světí prostředky! A navíc to, co potřeboval získat, bylo „okořeněno“ vášní, kterou s ním rudovlasá kráska sdílela. Ale líbilo se jim to oběma, tak proč si tím lámat hlavu? Jenže o čtyři měsíce později náhle vše vypadá jinak. A rozmarnému Sicilanovi se má život převrátit od základů!

In his new book, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley looks to the peculiar mating rituals of birds to better understand the rich origins and ongoing significance of Darwin's sexual selection theory. Animals rarely treat sex as a simple or mutually beneficial transaction. Choosing a mate is often a transcendent event to be approached with reverence, suspicion, angst and quite a bit of violence. For Matt Ridley, nowhere is this more acute than in birds. From a freezing hide on the Pennine moors at dawn, Ridley closely studies the rare Black Grouse. He is there for the lek - an elaborate courtship ritual of squabbling and strutting males. They dance and sing for hours each day to attract a mate over several months. With most males leaving exhausted and unsuccessful, Ridley looks at how females make their choice to cast fresh light on how such rituals have evolved and why. His pursuit follows five generations of biologists from Darwin and Wallace to the present day, uncovering how they have grappled with the implications of sexual selection as an eccentric, gonzo form of evolution. While most Victorian scientists found it impossible to believe female birds could select mates, Darwin was obsessed with the idea of sexual as well as natural selection. Drawing on his own lifelong passion, Ridley eavesdrops on the elaborate displays of bird species around the world, from the complex art installations made by Bowerbirds in Australia to the bubbling calls of Curlews in the UK's declining moorlands. In a wonderful blend of nature writing and elegant exploration of recent evolutionary theory, Birds, Sex and Beauty shows not only how mate choice has shaped the natural world, including humans, but how the song and plumage of birds can be thrillingly, breathtakingly beautiful.