Literatura
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Dead Souls is a unique novel that has become a unique standard of ironic prose for Russian literature. The story of the ingenious businessman Chichikov, buying up the dead souls of serfs in a remote province, still impresses with its modernity and subtle humor.
Anna Tabak
Wydaje ci się, że wiesz, czego pragniesz? Możesz się zdziwić, gdy złośliwy los powie: sprawdzam! Ewa, ambitna menedżerka, nie waha się ani sekundy, gdy na horyzoncie pojawia się szansa awansu czy choćby nagrody. W biurze spędza długie godziny, bez żalu rezygnując z życia towarzyskiego i powoli tracąc kontakt z własnym mężem. Zupełnie nie spodziewa się nadchodzącego huraganu, który zburzy jej uporządkowaną codzienność. Jeden nieszczęśliwy wypadek, jeden telefon, jedna szybka decyzja. Co ma z tym wspólnego zwariowana siedmiolatka, niesforny labrador Browar i wszystko gryzący chomik Hubert? I czy cokolwiek może się okazać ważniejsze od dotrzymania deadlineu w pracy?
Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded. or Red Rover at Powder Pocket
Edward Lytton Wheeler
Deadwood Dick is a fictional character who appears in a series of stories, or dime novels, published between 1877 and 1897 by Edward Lytton Wheeler. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. Deadwood Dick was an orphan who was adopted, mistreated and then ran away from home to become a notorious outlaw. Originally from New England, he moved to the town of Deadwood, where he became the leader of a gang of highway men, wanted dead or alive for a $500 bounty. He is handsome, valiant, charming and sarcastic and sees himself as a defender of the weak. Deadwood Dick Jr. Branded or Red Rover at Powder Pocket is a fast-paced thriller. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end.
Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road. or The Black Rider of the Black Hills
Edward Lytton Wheeler
Deadwood Dick, The Prince of the Road or The Black Rider of the Black Hills is a fun shoot-em-up-cowboy book, rather than a serious western but the entertainment value is just as high. They called him Deadwood Dick, the Prince of The Road, the Black Rider of the Black Hills of Dakota. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. It is the story of gold-seekers, settlers and criminals who all come together in a small area of the Black Hills. Theres Fearless Frank, a young man who saves Alice Terry, a damsel in distress, from Sitting Bull and his warriors. There is also The General, Geoffrey Walsingham Nix, an old man with a vision of gold. And naturally, there is young Deadwood Dick, first spotted gunning down a man offering a reward for his arrest.
Deadwood Dicks Doom. or Calamity Janes Last Adventure
Edward Lytton Wheeler
Deadwood Dicks Doom or Calamity Janes Last Adventure is a fast-paced thriller by popular dime-novelist Edward Lytton Wheeler who wrote 33 Deadwood Dick novels between 1878 and 1885. His stories are well plotted adventures and his slang and dialect heavy narration is funny as hell. He wrote a lot of tales with female protagonists, maybe influenced by the New Woman of the 1890s. Deadwood Dick is a fictional character. He was as famous for a time as Wild Bill Hickok or Buffalo Bill. There was a 500 dollar reward out for him, dead or alive. With its colorful narrative and surprising twists, the story will keep you hooked till the very end. Brimming with suspense and action, it is a must-read!
R. Austin Freeman
John Gillum arrives in London from Australia apparently a wealthy man and then proceeds to cheerfully gamble his entire fortune away. During this period he cultivates the friendship of Mortimer, the bank official after meeting him at the scene of a murder near the bank. He mentions in conversation that he felt suicide was a very understandable option to someone who had lost everything. When Gillums body is found, the inquest duly returns a verdict of suicide and blackmail is suspected of being a contributory factor. However Gillums cousin is so convinced that he would never have killed himself, he engages Thorndyke to try to find the blackmailers and bring all the issues to light. The problem is, no one knows who the blackmailers are or even what the man was being blackmailed for.
Death Comes for the Archbishop
Willa Cather
The novel tells about the life of a French missionary in the southwestern United States. In the center of the novel are two Frenchmen, Bishop Jean Latour and Father Joseph Veillant, who left Europe and devoted their entire adult lives to creating a new Catholic parish in Santa Fe after the Mexican War.
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer - With Audio Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary. Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Death in the Freezer Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Vicary, Tim
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Tim Vicary Ellen Shore's family is an ordinary American family, and Ellen is six years old when her brother Al is born. Her parents are very pleased to have a son, but Ellen is not pleased, because now baby Al comes first. And when they are adults, Al still comes first. He begins a rock band and makes records. Soon he is rich and famous - very rich, but he gives nothing to his sister Ellen. She has a difficult life, with three young kids and very little money. And she learns to hate her rich, famous, unkind brother . . .
Hulbert Footner
Many guys wanted the playwright, Gavin Dordress, to die. Especially on the night of his party. Gail Garrett and Bea Townley openly quarreled for the main role in the play. The next morning Gavin Dordress was found shot to death, a chessman imprinted on his forehead, and nearby a letter of farewell that sounded suspiciously like one of his stage characters speaking. Then a new and amazing hint hastened the seemingly hopeless hunt.
Christopher St. John Sprigg
When George Furnace, instructor of the Baston Aero Club, is found dead in the wreck of his crashed plane, everyone assumes it was a tragic accident, even though he was a skilled airman. An Australian visitor to the Aero Club, Edwin Marriott, Bishop of Cootamundra, suspects that the true story is more complicated. Could this be a dramatic suicide or even murder? The intrepid Bishop and Inspector Bray of Scotland Yard make an appealing pair of detectives, and ultimately a cunning criminal scheme is uncovered. Death of an Airman is an enjoyable and unorthodox whodunit from a writer whose short life was as remarkable as that of any of his fictional creations.
C.J. Tudor
Hannah budzi się wśród okaleczonych ciał, metalu i potłuczonego szkła. Została ewakuowana w czasie zamieci wraz z innymi studentami Akademii, po czym autokar wypadł z szosy i utknął w zaspie śnieżnej. Nieliczni ocalali muszą ze sobą współpracować, by się wydostać i nie zdradzić mrocznych sekretów. Meg budzi delikatne kołysanie. Jest uwięziona z pięcioma nieznajomymi w wagoniku kolejki linowej, który zatrzymał się wysoko nad ośnieżonymi górami. Nie pamięta, jak się tam znalazła. Zmierzają do tajemniczego miejsca nazywanego Azylem. Kiedy temperatura spada i narasta napięcie, Meg rozumie, że nie wszyscy dotrą tam żywi. Carter wygląda przez okno schroniska narciarskiego na odludziu. Podczas zamieci psuje się generator i sytuacja staje się coraz bardziej niebezpieczna. Jeśli w końcu wysiądzie prąd, kruche więzi międzyludzkie zostaną wystawione na ostateczną próbę. Zagrożenia, przed którym stoją Hannah, Meg i Carter, stanowią część tej samej układanki. A w tle czai się coś znacznie groźniejszego siła, która może zniszczyć ludzkość Przerażający, mrożący krew w żyłach thriller mistrzyni makabry. CHRIS WHITAKER C.J. Tudor jest fantastyczna. Nie mogę się doczekać jej następnych powieści. Harlan Coben Niektórzy pisarze mają talent, inni nie. C.J. Tudor ma go od zawsze. Lee Child Jej powieści mają niezwykłą cechę. Czytelnik nie jest w stanie odłożyć książki, a jednocześnie chciałby ją zakopać głęboko w ziemi, by nigdy nie została odnaleziona. Fascynuje i zapada w pamięć. Sunday Express C.J. Tudor już w młodości pokochała książki, zwłaszcza mroczne i makabryczne. Kiedy jej rówieśnicy czytali Judy Blume, ona pochłaniała powieści Stephena Kinga i Jamesa Herberta. Na przestrzeni lat imała się różnych zajęć. Pracowała jako dziennikarka, scenarzystka radiowa, prezenterka telewizyjna i copywriterka, wyprowadzała psy na spacer, czytała listy dialogowe w filmach. W tej chwili jest pisarką. Pierwsza powieść C.J. Tudor, Kredziarz, bestseller Sunday Timesa, ukazała się w przeszło czterdziestu krajach. Twitter @CJTudor Facebook @CJTudorOfficial
Andrzej Dziurawiec
W mieszkaniu bogatego właściciela warsztatu samochodowego znalezione zostają zwłoki gospodarza. Znikają cenne numizmaty i plecak, który mógł służyć złoczyńcy do wynoszenia skradzionych przedmiotów. Milicja bierze pod uwagę również wątpliwą reputację denata - to miłośnik erotycznych wyskoków i dręczyciel swojej żony, która popełniła samobójstwo. Skomplikowane śledztwo wyjaśnia, jaki był motyw zabójstwa i kto go dokonał.
Andrzej Dziurawiec
W mieszkaniu bogatego właściciela warsztatu samochodowego znalezione zostają zwłoki gospodarza. Znikają cenne numizmaty i plecak, który mógł służyć złoczyńcy do wynoszenia skradzionych przedmiotów. Milicja bierze pod uwagę również wątpliwą reputację denata - to miłośnik erotycznych wyskoków i dręczyciel swojej żony, która popełniła samobójstwo. Skomplikowane śledztwo wyjaśnia, jaki był motyw zabójstwa i kto go dokonał.
SJ Hooks
Profesor literatury amerykańskiej Stephen Worthington wiedzie bardzo poukładane życie. We wtorki i piątki wykłada na uczelni. Dwa razy w tygodniu chodzi na siłownię z bratem. W weekendy jada obiady u rodziców. I codziennie wraca do domu o rozsądnej porze. Sam. Jedyne, co nie pasuje do tej spokojnej egzystencji Stephena, to panna Julia Wilde, niesforna, prowokacyjna i cholernie irytująca studentka. Mężczyzna nie może przestać o niej myśleć, powody są jednak inne, niż początkowo przypuszczał. Co gorsza, pewnego razu trafia do jej mieszkania i nagle role się odwracają. Teraz ona będzie go uczyć. Namiętności i zatracania się. "Debiutant" to pierwsza część z serii o profesorze Stephenie Worthingtonie i jego studentce Julii Wilde.
Robert Jordan
Koło Czasu obraca się, a wieki nadchodzą i przemijają. Przeszłość, teraźniejszość i przyszłość wciąż jeszcze mogą stać się łupem Cienia. Rand al'Thor przemierza świat razem z Min, jednak cel jego wędrówki pozostaje tajemnicą nawet dla Cadsuane. Mazrim Taim, pan Czarnej Wieży, okazuje się kłamcą, niemniej jego intencje wciąż skrywa zasłona sekretu. Perrin desperacko ściga swą Faile, porwaną przez szczep Sevanny. Wraz z Elyasem Macherą, Berelain i Prorokiem, na czele osobliwej armii złożonej z różnorakich sił, przemierza ziemie, po których grasują bandyci i Seanchanie... A człowiek zwany Zabójcą wciąż nawiedza Wilczy Sen i Tel'aran'rhiod. Do Ebou Dar przybywa seanchańska księżniczka znana jako Córka Dziewięciu Księżyców, tam też poznaje ją dochodzący do zdrowia Mat. Czy przepowiedziane mu małżeństwo dojdzie do skutku? Dziewiąta już część fascynującej drobiazgowością stworzonego świata i wciąż rozbudowywanej sagi Roberta Jordana obfituje w zaskakujące zwroty akcji i komplikacje w losach bohaterów, ugruntowując renomę pisarza jako jednego z najwybitniejszych współczesnych twórców fantasy. Publishers Weekly KOŁO CZASU Tom IX
Eva Minge
Każdy koniec jest początkiem czegoś nowego. Po akcji na Syberii Anna próbuje zorganizować sobie życie wraz z rodziną u boku Małgorzaty. Stany depresyjne mijają, wraca poczucie bezpieczeństwa, ale choć sprawy układają się idealnie, Anna zaczyna mieć wrażenie zamknięcia w złotej klatce. Jej dyskomfort potęguje odkrycie, iż Setha śledzi każdy jej krok. Była policjantka podejmuje więc decyzję o powrocie do Polski. Nie wytrwa w niej długo ulegnie prośbom Sethy, by jeszcze raz wziąć udział w grze w ludzi i pomóc międzynarodowym służbom złapać jej najważniejszego organizatora. Bogactwo, modeling, prostytucja i handel ludźmi dziewczyna ponownie wkracza w taki świat. Jak zakończy się Decydująca runda i kto będzie triumfował w tej grze? Komu Anna powinna zaufać, skoro nawet Setha nie jest z nią szczera? Czy Robert kolejny raz zachowa się podle? A może to jednak szejk Zahir od zawsze działał na dwa fronty? Eva Minge jedna z najbardziej znanych na świecie polskich projektantek mody. Artystka, miłośniczka piękna. Na swoim profilu na Instagramie komentuje ważne zjawiska społeczne i staje w obronie osób atakowanych medialnie. Działa na rzecz osób z niepełnosprawnością. W 2015 roku założyła fundację Black Butterflies, która stawia sobie za cel pomoc osobom chorym przewlekle i onkologicznie. Karierę kreatorki mody zaczynała na początku lat 90. Jej kolekcje prezentowane były na pokazach w Mediolanie, Nowym Jorku, Paryżu, Rzymie, Montrealu, Moskwie i Dubaju. W 2003 roku jako jedyna projektantka z Polski zaprezentowała swoją kolekcję na słynnych Schodach Hiszpańskich w Rzymie podczas Donna sotto le stelle. W 2022 roku zadebiutowała powieścią Gra w ludzi, która podbiła listy bestsellerów; w 2023 roku ukazała się druga część Furtka do piekła.