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Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph ofgood in the face of great adversity.Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical Bumble, the diabolical Fagin, the menacing Bill Sikes, Nancy and 'the Artful Dodger'.For any reader wishing to delve into the works of the great Victorian literary colossus, Oliver Twist is, without doubt, an essential title.

With the same deadpan mania and genius for dislocation that he brought to his internationally acclaimed novels A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, Haruki Murakami makes this collection of stories a determined assaulton the normal. A man sees his favorite elephant vanish into thin air

Mint az a legtöbb Agatha Christie olvasó és rajongó jól tudja, hogy a krimi nagyasszonyának regényeiban a gyilkos a legváratlanabb helyeken tűnik fel. De vannak idők, amikor a halál szele megcsapja az embert. Csak a jelekre figyelni. Baljós jelek,elhagyatott, kísérteties házak, szeánszok és rémálmok. Meghasonlott személyiségek és fura, emberhez nem köthető hangok...Murder can occur in the most unexpected places, and there are times when the spectre of death is very close -you just have to look for the signs: omens and haunted houses, seances and nightmares, split personalities and disembodied voices...

When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted bya mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity.Robin decides that the agency can't help with this - and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery, the location of The Ink Black Heart.Robin and her business partner Cormoran Strike become drawn into the quest to uncover Anomie's true identity. But with a complex web of online aliases, business interests and family conflicts to navigate, Strike and Robin find themselves embroiled in acase that stretches their powers of deduction to the limits - and which threatens them in new and horrifying ways . . .A gripping, fiendishly clever mystery, The Ink Black Heart is a true tour-de-force.

In The Last Wolf, a philosophy professor is mistakenly hired to write the true tale of the last wolf of Extremadura, a barren stretch of Spain. His miserable experience is narrated in a single, rolling sentence to a patently bored bartender in a drearyBerlin bar.In Herman, a master trapper is asked to clear a forest's last 'noxious beasts.' Herman begins with great zeal, although in time he switches sides, deciding to track entirely new game... In Herman II, the same events are related from the perspective ofstrange visitors to the region, a group of hyper-sexualised aristocrats who interrupt their orgies to pitch in with the manhunt of poor Herman...These intense, perfect novellas, full of Krasznhorkai's signature sense of foreboding and dark irony, are perfect examples of his craft.

Summer, 1973. Teenage Ruth and her four friends spend the scorching summer days in the river, recreating tableaus of the drowning Ophelia and other tragic heroines. But as autumn draws nearer, real tragedy has found them. Summer, 1997. Ruth returns toher childhood home with her husband and three children, including her eldest daughter seventeen-year-old Maeve. However when Stuart, an old family friend comes to stay, the uneasy relationship between mother and daughter is pushed to its limit. ForStuarts arrival is a reminder of a death in Ruths past, while Maeve is feeling more alive than ever As the heat of the summer burns, how long can the family go before long-held secrets threaten to burst their banks and drown them all? Set between twofateful summers, Jane Healeys The Ophelia Girls is a visceral, heady exploration of illicit desire, infatuation and the perils and power of being a young woman.

A Most tanulok... sorozat két témakörben, a matematikai és az angol nyelvi tudás megalapozásban nyújt segítséget. Már egészen kicsi kortól érdemes napi néhány percet arra áldozni, hogy fejlesszük a gyermekek számolási vagy az idegen nyelv elsajátításáhozszükséges kompetenciáit. Ehhez minden segítséget megtalálhatnak az olvasók ezekben a füzetben, és az életkori sajátosságokat figyelembe vevő feladatokon túl matricák is segítik a játszva tanulást.

Vintage Minis: Great Minds, Big Ideas, Little BooksA series of short books by the world's greatest writers on the experiences that make us human.

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what theprinces must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on.For Harry, this is that story at last.With its raw, unflinching honesty, Spare is a landmark publication full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.Prince Harry wishes to support British charities with donations from his proceeds from Spare. The Duke of Sussex has donated $1,500,000 to Sentebale, an organisation he founded with Prince Seeiso in their mothers' legacies, which supports vulnerablechildren and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS. Prince Harry will also donate to the non-profit organisation WellChild in the amount of L300,000. WellChild, which he has been Royal patron of for fifteen years, makes it possiblefor children and young people with complex health needs to be cared for at home instead of hospital, wherever possible.

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A könyv, amelyről mindenki beszélAz erotikus, mulattató és mélyen megindító Ötven árnyalat-trilógia olyan történet, amely hatalmába keríti és birtokba veszi olvasóját, azután mindig vele marad.Amikor Anastasia Steele, az irodalom szakos egyetemi hallgató interjút készít Christian Greyjel, az ifjú vállalkozóval, gyönyörű, okos és ijesztő férfival találja szemben magát. A nem ebben a világban élő és ártatlan Ana megretten, amikor ráébred, hogyakarja ezt a férfit, és annak rejtélyes tartózkodása ellenére kétségbeesetten próbál közelebb kerülni hozzá. Grey, aki képtelen ellenállni Ana szelíd szépségének, eszének és független szellemének, elismeri, hogy ő is akarja a lányt - de a sajátfeltételei szerint.Ana, akit egyszerre ijeszt és izgat Grey szokatlan szexuális ízlése, habozik. Greyt minden sikere - multinacionális vállalkozásai, hatalmas vagyona, szerető családja - ellenére démonok gyötrik. Amikor a pár vakmerő, szenvedélyes viszonyba kezd, Anafölfedezi Grey titkait és tulajdon, sötét vágyait.

In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he s having reset as a gift for his fiancee. However, the Prince also has a mistress

An elderly widow is murdered at a clifftop seaside houseWhat is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.It's all part of a carefully paid plan - for murder

'Christie lovers should read this biography for the same reason they read her novels.' - The Times'A model of how to combine biographical information, analysis and literary criticism into a propulsive narrative' - Daily Telegraph'Worsley's book excels in bringing a broader historical perspective to Christie's life and work, and her enthusiasm is infectious.' - Observer'Paint(s) an intriguing picture of Christie.' - GuardianMs Worsley herself writes engagingly... She combines an almost militant support for her subject with a considered analysis of her books and plays.' - Economist'Admirably scrupulous' - New York Times'Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was.'Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was 'just' an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? As Lucy Worsley says, 'She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she wasintrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness.So why - despite all the evidence to the contrary - did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady of leisure?She was born in 1890 into a world which had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. Lucy Worsley's biography is not just of an internationally renowned bestselling writer. It's also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of classand gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman.With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realise what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was - truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century.

Bill Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything) turns his attention from science to society in his authoritative history of domesticity, At Home: A Short History of Private Life. While walking through his own home, a former Church of England rectorybuilt in the 19th century, Bryson reconstructs the fascinating history of the household, room by room. With waggish humor and a knack for unearthing the extraordinary stories behind the seemingly commonplace, he examines how everyday items--things likeice, cookbooks, glass windows, and salt and pepper--transformed the way people lived, and how houses evolved around these new commodities. Houses are really quite odd things, Bryson writes, and, luckily for us, he is a writer who thrives on oddities.He gracefully draws connections between an eclectic array of events that have affected home life, covering everything from the relationship between cholera outbreaks and modern landscaping, to toxic makeup, highly flammable hoopskirts, and otherunexpected hazards of fashion. Fans of Bryson's travel writing will find plenty to love here

Megkerül, ami elveszett...Robert Langdont, a Harvard szimbólumkutatóját az utolsó percben kérik fel egy esti előadásra a washingtoni Capitolium épületében. Közvetlenül megérkezése után azonban egy hátborzongató szimbólumokkal rejtjelezett, nyugtalanító tárgyat fedeznek fel aRotunda kellős közepén. Langdon egy ősi meghívót közvetít benne, amely a titkos ezoterikus bölcsesség rég letűnt világába invitálja megfejtőjét.Amikor brutálisan elrabolják Peter Solomont, a híres filantrópot és szabadkőművest, Langdon nagyra becsült mentorát, a professzor ráébred, hogy csak úgy mentheti meg barátja életét, ha elfogadja a rejtélyes meghívást és követi az utat, akárhova vezessenis.Langdon gyorsan ott találja magát Amerika legnagyobb hatalmi központjának színfalai mögött, a város láthatatlan termeiben, templomaiban, alagútjaiban. Ami mindeddig ismerős volt, az most átváltozik egy mesterien elleplezett múlt titokzatos, félhomályosvilágává, amelyben szabadkőműves rejtélyek és sosem látott felfedezések vezetik őt az egyetlen lehetséges és felfoghatatlan igazsághoz.Az elveszett jelkép az eltitkolt históriák, misztikus ikonok és kódok ragyogóan összecsomózott szőttese

Joseph Conrad

Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. In the wordsof Kirkus, it is a novel as big as a nation, as quiet as thought, and moving as prayer. Matchless and towering. Gilead tells the story of America and will break your heart.

King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he?s a guaranteed good time?in bed and out?and that?s exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She?s immune to his charm and looks, but sheseems to enjoy his? personality? And wants to be friends? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox?s spare bedroom. She knows he?s a notorious ladies? man, but they?redefinitely just friends. In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport?s resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker?s eye? yetthe more time she spends with Fox, the more she wants him instead. As the line between friendship and flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost. Living with his bestfriend should have been easy. Except now she?s walking around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and? and? man overboard! He?s fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker.Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he?s all in, she'll choose him instead?

The book that all SHATTER ME fans have been waiting for is finally here. The fourth incredible instalment of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling YA fantasy series perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard's The Red Queen, Stranger Thingsand Leigh Bardugo's Six of CrowsThe girl with the power to kill with a single touch now has the world in the palm of her hand.Juliette Ferrars thought she'd won. She took over Sector 45, was named Supreme Commander, and now has Warner by her side. But when tragedy strikes, she must confront the darkness that dwells both around and inside her.Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She was born in a small city somewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, withher husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @TaherehMafiPRAISE FOR THE SHATTER ME SERIES:Dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. I dare you to stop reading. - Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures seriesAddictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I'm envious. I couldn't put it down. - Lauren Kate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen seriesTahereh Mafi's bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young adult literature - or any literature! -Ransom Riggs, #1New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenIGNITE ME really does ignite all five of your senses. It blows your mind and makes you hungry for more of its amazing characters. It will completely blow your expectations

Fans of Rick Riordan will love this on the people, places, gods, and creatures found in the chart-topping Kane Chronicles series.Packed with brand new material - including an easy-to-assemble trading card pyramid and full-color diagrams and maps - this deluxe, lavishly illustrated guide teaches readers how to compile secret messages, read hieroglyphics, and recite ancient magicspells.Featuring enough information and extras to satisfy current fans and budding Egyptologists alike, this guide will cast a spell on readers of all ages.

A nemzetközi bestseller után /Only Time Will Tell - Majd az idő eldönti/ Jeffrey Archer folytatja a Clifton-sagatörténetét.Harry Clifton a családi titkait leplezendő, kénytelen elfogadni a tényt, hogy nem veheti feleségül Emma Brightont,Tengerésznek jelentkezik egy kereskedelmi hajóra, mely elsüllyed az Atlanti-óceánban. Szinte az egész legénységbelefullad a tengerbe. Pár embert megmentenek, köztük az amerikai nevű Tom Bradshawt is, aki még az éjjel meghal.Harry él a lehetőséggel, hogy múltjától megszabaduljon, és az elhunyt Bradshawnak adja ki magát New Yorkban akikötésükkor. Hamar rádöbben, hogy hibát követett el, mikor rájön, hogy mi vár Bradshawra New Yorkban.Rádöbben Harry, hogy a rossznak gondolt múltja még mindig jobb a rá váró sötét jövőnél. Vajon sikerülbizonyítani eredeti személyazonosságát?

Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Although he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion for her and his infatuation tormentshim to the point of absolute despair. The first great 'confessional' novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther draws both on Goethe's own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of his friend Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem. The book was an immediatesuccess and a cult rapidly grew up around it, resulting in numerous imitations as well as violent criticism and even suppression for its apparent recommendation of suicide. Goethe's sensitive exploration of the mind of a young artist at odds with societyand ill-equipped to cope with life is now considered the first great tragic novel of European literature. This edition includes notes and an introduction by Michael Hulse who explores the origins of the novel in the author's life and examines its impacton European culture.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genresand disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

It is a cold and grey December and the Morphenkinder are busy getting ready for the ancient pagan feast of midwinter. Everyone is invited, including some of their own who do not wish them well...Reuben Golding, the newest of the Morphenkinder, is struggling with his new existence as a Man Wolf. His girlfriend Laura wants to join him in this new way of life, but Reuben is not certain he will love her if she becomes as he is. As preparations forthe feast gather pace, destiny continues to hound Reuben, not least in the form of a strange, tormented ghost who appears at the window. But he is not alone: before the festivities are over, choices must be made - choices which will decide the fate ofthe Morphenkinder for ever.

In While Mortals Sleep men and machines, art and artifice, fortune and fame become curiously twisted. A travelling salesman falls in love a robot, Jenny, a refrigerator with personality. A man plays with his model trains too much until the women in hislife decide to take matters into their own hands.A young typist receives a plea for help on her Dictaphone - it is from an escaped, dying murderer hiding somewhere in the works of her company's factory. In the title story, a hard-nosed reporter is calledupon to judge the annual Christmas lights competition - a job that leads him to learn something about the true meaning of Christmas.Január 25-én jelent meg Amerikában Kurt Vonnegut eddig sehol sem publikált novelláit tartalmazó - újabb - posztumusz kötete While Mortals Sleep (Míg a halandók alszanak) címmel.Dave Eggers (nálunk az Ahol a vadak várnak című mesekönyv regényváltozatának szerzőjeként ismert) a kötetelőszavában Vonnegut brilliáns, szórakoztató és gyakran kegyetlenül csípős stílusát egy egész írógeneráció számára példaként és inspiráló forrásként jellemzi. A novelláskötetben az ember és a gépek, a művészet és a lelemény kapcsolata, valamit az jelenikmeg, hogyan hat a szerencse és a hírnév az átlagemberek életére.Az egyik novella egy ambiciózus útépítőről szól, aki ideje nagy részében buldózereket és útépítő munkásokat igazgat, szabadidejében vonatmakketezéssel foglalkozik, egészen addig míg álmai asszonya gyökerestül fel nem forgatja az életét. Egy másiktörténetben egy zsémbes újságkihordó szinte akaratán kívül egy csodálatos karácsonyi mesébe csöppen, egy disznótenyésztő özvegyét pedig furcsa, mágikus levelekkel bombázza egy titokzatos férfi, akivel még sosem találkozott élőben.