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Jane Eyrová, najznámejšie dielo Charlotty Brontëovej, je román, kde je hlavnou postavou mladá rozprávačka, drobná, nie práve krásna, ale inteligentná a čestná anglická sirota. Dej románu prechádza niekoľkými obdobiami: Janino detstvo v Gatesheade, kde jej život strpčujú teta a jej rozmaznané deti. Jej pobyt a vzdelávanie v Lowoodskej dievčenskej škole pre chudobné dievčatá a siroty, kde si získava priateľky, ale trpí nedostatkom - či už stravy alebo príjemného prostredia, jej pôsobenie ako opatrovateľky v sídle Thornfield Manor, kde sa zamiluje do svojho zamestnávateľa Edwarda Rochestera, obdobie strávené s rodinou Riversovcov v Moor House a Mortone, kde ju jej chladný bratranec-kňaz požiada o ruku, a jej opätovné stretnutie a manželstvo s milovaným Rochesterom v jeho dome vo Ferndeane. Čiastočne autobiografický román je plný spoločenskej kritiky a pochmúrnych gotických prvkov. Na vtedajšie pomery bol veľmi pokrokový, pretože nekopíruje len zásady romantizmu, ale miešajú sa v ňom aj nové, realistické prvky a motívy.

Boris Filan vydáva knižku, aká sa píše roky; a preto sa dá aj roky čítať. Formou dialógov Majstra so žiakom , bonmotmi a anekdotami si uťahuje zo všetkého vážneho. S neobyčajnou otvorenosťou hovorí svoje názory na lásku, na priateľstvo, na hriechy. S pochybňuje všetko, čo sa tvári ako dôležité. Tá knižka je čistá a zábavná ako vodka. Lákavá, sladká aj trpká ako hrozienka a mandle. Je radostná a nebezpečná ako sex bez ochrany.

Tri novely Dušana Dušeka z filmárskeho prostredia spája predovšetkým ústredné slovo z názvu knihy – láska. No nejde v nich len o lásku, či lásky medzi ženami a mužmi, o všetky jej láskyplné podoby. Autor sa pokúša dotknúť, dostihnúť a dolapiť aj všetky ostatné prejavy vrúcnej a úprimnej náklonnosti k tomu, čo človek v živote robí, čo okolo seba vidí, čo všetko zažíva, čo pri tom cíti, aby to mohol podať, posunúť, či pošepkať aj ostatným ľuďom. Potešiť ich. Proste: ponúknuť holú vetu o láske.

Nová séria skvelých nálepkových kníh, ktorá ponúka pestrofarebné ilustrácie, viacnásobne použiteľné nálepky a utierateľné lesklé strany.

Výber poviedok populárneho slovenského scenáristu, básnika a spisovateľa Dušana Dušeka. Dušekové poviedky sú poetické, často humorné, ale vždy láskavé a nezvyčajne ľudské. Z reality života si vyberá všedné i bizarné postavy a figúrky, ku ktorým má dôverný vzťah. Púšťa ich do príbehu, ozvláštneného veľa ráz iracionálnym prvkom, ktorý však neodvádza príbeh a postavy od reality, ale naopak - pomáha hlbšie pochopiť realitu života, ktorá má i svoje tajomné dimenzie, odjakživa fungujúce v individuálnom a kolektívnom vedomí.

Šiesta a pravdepodobne naozaj posledná kniha o svete nazývanom Zememoria. Z Arcimága Geda sa stal obyčajný človek, ktorý žije s Tenar a osvojenou dcérou Tehanu v dome svojho učiteľa Aihala na ostrove Gont a chová kozy, ako keď bol ešte chlapec. Zememoria stále nemajú nového Arcimága a kráľ Lebannen sa musí vysporiadať s novými hrozbami – na Súostrovie zaútočili draky a múr oddeľujúci mŕtvych od živých sa rozpadá...Pri záchrane sveta zohrajú dôležitú úlohu dedinský zaklínač Jelša a dve ženy, ktoré ostávajú posledným spojením medzi ľuďmi a drakmi – Tehanu a Irian

V ďalších štyroch príbehoch o Grázlikovi Gabovi sa dozvieme, prečo Vzorného Vilka prenasleduje pirátska kliatba a ako to vyzerá, keď za učiteľskú katedru zasadne Náladová Naďa. Už vieme, že rodičia sú na to, aby slúžili svojim ratolestiam. Bohužiaľ, v skutočnosti je to trochu inak – zistí to aj podnikavý Gabo, preto si založí školské noviny... a napokon vylúpi banku!

Lucia sa začiatkom prázdnin ocitá na mesiac v Londýne, kde okrem pamiatok a múzeí objavuje aj svoje city k anglickému susedovi Jamesovi, ale i k spolužiakovi Jakubovi, ktorý zostal na Slovensku. Po návrate z Veľkej Británie Lucia intenzívne prežíva svoju prvú lásku a aj pokročilé tehotenstvo svojej mamy. Ako sa Lucia vyrovná s maminou hospitalizáciou, láskou k dvom chlapcom naraz i s obyčajnými radosťami a starosťami, aké prinášajú letné dni, to sa dozviete v anglickom denníku Lucie H.

When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in h istory. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. This is the starting-poi nt of Robert Harris' most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, it takes us inside the violent, treacherous world of Roman politics, to describe how one man - clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable - fought to reach th e top. 'Sometimes it is foolish to articulate an ambition too early - exposing it prematurely to the laughter and scepticism of the world can destroy it before it is even properly born. But sometimes the opposite occurs, and the very act of mentionin g a thing makes it suddenly seem possible, even plausible. That was how it was that night. When Cicero pronounced the word "consul" he planted it in the ground like a standard for us all to admire. And for a moment we glimpsed the brilliant, starry f uture through his eyes, and saw that he was right: that if he took down Verres, he had a chance; that he might - just - with luck - go all the way to the summit...' Robert Harris states: 'This novel grows out of a thirty-five year obsession with poli tics, by which I mean politics as a contact sport. I can enjoy a good election anywhere and I think that what makes this book unusual is not that it draws the parallel (a cliche now) between the US and Rome, but that it goes back to the beginnings of everything which makes politics so fascinating - oratory, strategising, electioneering, manipulation of public opinion, the sheer addictive exhilaration of politics. I have always followed politics as others might follow football, and Cicero is fasc inating to me because he's the ultimate professional in the ultimate sport. It's this universality which is important'.

A riveting and evocative tale of passion and murder, set on the French Riviera in the 1930s, from the No.1 bestselling author of The Savage Garden. France, 1935: At the poor man's end of the Riviera sits Le Rayol, a haven for artists, expatriates and refugees. Here, a world away from the rumblings of a continent heading towards war, Tom Nash has rebuilt his life after a turbulent career in the Secret Intelligence Service. His past, though, is less willing to leave him behind. When a midnight int ruder tries to kill him, Tom knows it is just a matter of time before another assassination attempt is made. Gathered at Le Rayol for the summer months are all those he holds most dear, including his beloved goddaughter Lucy. Reluctantly, Tom comes t o believe that one of them must have betrayed him. If he is to live, Tom must draw his enemy out, but at what cost to himself and the people he loves!?

Today's breathtaking digital animation by the likes of Pixar may have been unimaginable to such moving-image pioneers as Eadweard Muybridge and Winsor McCay, but over the course of the last century animation has become one of the most popular and pre valent visual art forms. Watch Me Move presents an extensive selection of animated imagery created over the past 100 years, from Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop to Astro Boy, South Park and Avatar, and covers a wide range of techniques, in cluding hand-drawn, stop-motion, computer animation and more experimental forms. Organized thematically, the book explores the emergence of animation, its well-loved characters, heroes and villains, its myths and fables, dramatic narratives and alter native realities. With essays by animation experts and biographies of the leading studios and animators, Watch Me Move is the definitive guide to the dynamic world of the animated image.

First came the days of the plague. Then came the dreams.Dark dreams that warned of the coming of the dark man. The apostate of death, his worn-down boot heels tramping the night roads. The warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil.His time is a t hand. His empire grows in the west and the Apocalypse looms. First came the days of the plague. Then came the dreams.Dark dreams that warned of the coming of the dark man. The apostate of death, his worn-down boot heels tramping the night roads. Th e warlord of the charnel house and Prince of Evil.His time is at hand. His empire grows in the west and the Apocalypse looms.

This publication focuses on sustainability within the architecture and design of eco skycrapers.

The way we do business has to change. One of the greatest weaknesses of many organisations is the delusion of being in control. The future is loose - loose organisations, loose management styles and loose ways of working. Author Martin Thomas describ es how more open ways of thinking and operating are beginning to pervade even the largest and most complex institutions, from global corporations to government departments. There are limits to being loose, but freedom can exist within a framework. B y building on cutting-edge case studies and conversations with the smartest business people from around the globe, LOOSE challenges received wisdom and explains new ways of managing companies, building brands, engaging with customer and marketing pro ducts and services. LOOSE will help you change you terms of business, before they are changed for you.

In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nati on's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power, and his achievements and his legacy will be debated for years to come. Now his memoirs reveal in intimate detail this unique political and personal journey, providing an insight into t he man, the politician and the statesman, and charting successes, controversies and disappointments with an extraordinary candour. "A Journey" will prove essential and compulsive reading for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of our glo bal world. As an account of the nature and uses of power, it will also have a readership that extends well beyond politics, to all those who want to understand the challenges of leadership today.

Praise for Chronicles 1:'Takes its place next to On The Road ... as an essential record of an American artist's manifest destiny' Observer'Like discovering the lost diaries of Shakespeare ... Maybe the most extraordinarily intimate autobiography by a 20th-century legend' Daily More...Telegraph'There are enough bizarre and entertaining snippets of information sprinkled throughout to fascinate the most jaded Dylan obsessive' Independent'Entertaining and surprisingly deprecating ... Chronicles is t autly written, vividly cinematic, and funny' Financial Times