Appointment with Death

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1. 1. Hunt the Villain, Rina Kent

   From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a scorching standalone dark MM romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.I`m hunting a monster.The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight.He is brash, chaotic, a violence-junkie.In short, everything I disregard.As heirs to two notorious mafia organizations, we`re forced to spend time with one another.The more I learn about Yulian, the deeper my loathing seeps.Until I truly see the person within, a...

2. 2. Poirot. The Clocks, Agatha Christie

   A typist uncovers a man`s body from behind the sofa… As instructed, stenographer Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. It was then that she made a grisly discovery: the body of a dead man sprawled across the living room floor. What intrigued Poirot about the case was the time factor.Although in a state of shock, Sheila clearly remembered having heard a cuckoo clock strike three o`clock. Yet, the four other clocks in the living room all showed the time as 4.13...

3. 3. I Who Have Never Known Men wer. angielska, Jacqueline Harpman

   Discover the TikTok sensation from the publisher of The Handmaid`s Tale.Deep underground, thirty-nine women are kept in isolation in a cage. Above ground, a world awaits. Has it been abandoned? Devastated by a virus?Watched over by guards, the women have no memory of how they got there, no notion of time, and only vague recollection of their lives before. But, as the burn of electric light merges day into night and numberless years pass, a young girl - the fortieth prisoner - sits alone an...

4. 4. Pocket History of Poland, Dariusz Sirko

   A POCKET HISTORY OF POLAND began as a course on Polish history and culture that Dariusz Sirko, then 25, gave in Madeira island, Portugal, while participating in the European Voluntary Service in 2017. The avid interest that the presentation kindled in the course`s international audience inspired Sirko to expand and deepen it into this book. The informal, youthful, conversational tone of the presentation has carried over into the book. It is one of the qualities that distinguishes it from ot...

5. 5. Moby Dick, Herman Melville

   "Moby-Dick" is the story of Captain Ahab's quest to avenge the whale that 'reaped' his leg. The quest is an obsession and the novel is a diabolical study of how a man becomes a fanatic. But it is also a hymn to democracy. Bent as the crew is on Ahab's appalling crusade, it is equally the image of a co-operative community at work: all hands dependent on all hands, each individual responsible for the security of each. Among the crew is Ishmael, the novel's narra...

6. 6. The Ship's Cat, Alex Howard

   From the bestselling author of The Ghost Cat comes an epic new adventure for cat lovers  'Uplifting, charming,   funny... Written with such a light and witty touch, it is not only a unique read, it is life-affirming.' - Sue Lawrence  Archie is a canny street cat who has no faith in humans. A cat can only trust himself, after all.But when he takes shelter from the cold near an airfield, he finds himself aboard a flight that will set him on an epic sea voyage - one that will take hi...

7. 7. Golden Age Locked Room Mysteries, Otto Penzler

   Fourteen impossible mysteries from the masters of the Golden Age detective story. `Lock your door and enjoy` – KirkusLocked-room mysteries have baffled and delighted readers for generations. They present the reader with a seemingly impossible crime – a body found inside a windowless room that`s been locked from the inside, for example – before revealing an ingenious and satisfying solution.This unique collection features fourteen of the most puzzling locked-room mysteries fr...

8. 8. The Penguin Book of the International Short Story, Various authors

   In The Penguin Book of the International Short Story, writers from different nations, languages and sensibilities come together in a globe-spanning and long overdue tour of modern fiction. In `Super-Frog Saves Tokyo`, Haruki Murakami presents a man who believes a giant amphibian is enlisting him to protect his city from an impending earthquake. In `War of the Clowns`, Mozambique`s Mia Couto sketches a perfect allegory for our divided culture. In the predecessor story to her iconic novel The V...

9. 9. 365 Days of Travel. Lonely Planet

   Discover one extraordinary experience around the world for every day of the year and celebrate iconic moments and phenomena by being in the right place at the right time. From stomping grapes during Argentina`s harvest in March to climbing Indonesia`s Borobudur Temple at dawn in August leaf peeping on Canada`s Cape Breton Island in October and strolling Nuremberg`s Christkindlesmarkt in December 365 Days of Travel offers one remarkable experience for every day of the year with speciali...

10. 10. Where In The World Can I See? Lonely Planet Kids, Clive Gifford

    Come and see where the world's coolest stuff is – from exploding volcanoes and venomous animals to creatures that glow in the dark, mysterious lost cities and more.Want to know where you can see sharks, shooting stars, dinosaur fossils, giant waterfalls, mummies, and rockets taking off? This epic guide will show you some of the most amazing places, creatures and experiences on the planet, all linked together through awesome maps, photographs and ingenious illustrations.Inside Where in t...

11. 11. The teacher. Wersja ukraińska

    Eva is the envy of the world: every morning she wakes up, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and goes to teach maths at the local school. Everything is as it should be. But... Last year, a scandal erupted at the school: one of the students and a teacher had an affair. But Eva knows that there is much more to these ugly rumours than meets the eye. Because there is a person at school who cannot be trusted. He lies, hurts others, and destroys lives. This person has secrets that could destroy her...

12. 12. A Little Princess. Angielski. Adaptacja powieści z ćwiczeniami, Frances Hodgson Burnett

    Angielski z ćwiczeniami. Adaptacja powieści „A Little Princess” CZYTASZ ADAPTACJĘ WCIĄGAJĄCEJ POWIEŚCI I UCZYSZ SIĘ ANGIELSKIEGO! Siedmioletnia Sara, córka zamożnego brytyjskiego oficera, trafia na ekskluzywną londyńską pensję, gdzie jest traktowana niczym księżniczka. Jej pozycja sięga zenitu, gdy przełożona dowiaduje się, że przebywający w Indiach ojciec dziewczynki ma szansę zbić fortunę na tamtejszych kopalniach diamentów. Niestety, inwestycja okazuje się porażk...

13. 13. The Forty Rules of Love wer. angielska, Elif Shafak

    Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of her life – an emptiness once filled by love.So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and his mentor Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, she is ready to look at her life anew. Compelled to embrace change, she embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author. It ...

14. 14. Hiszpański kryminał z ćwiczeniami. Empezar de nuevo. Nowy początek. Poziom A2-B1, Cristina Baixauli

    Zanurz się w fascynujący świat intryg i nauki języka z książką "Hiszpański kryminał z ćwiczeniami. Empezar de nuevo. Nowy początek. Poziom A2-B1"! To niezwykłe połączenie wciągającego thrillera kryminalnego z efektywnym kursem hiszpańskiego, które udowadnia, że opanowanie nowego języka może być pasjonującą przygodą. Przygotuj się na podróż do malowniczej Granady, gdzie każdy zaułek kryje potencjalne sekrety, a przeszłość splata się z teraźniejszością w nieoczekiwany sposób. Czy jesteś gotowy,...

15. 15. Nebezpechnyy shlyakh. Koty-voyaky. Prorotstva pochynayutʹsya. Knyha 5, Erin Hunter

    П'ята книга серії світового бестселера «Коти-вояки». Лютий ворог став сильним і мо...

16. 16. Animal Farm. Penguin Readers Level 3 wer. angielska, George Orwell

    Animal Farm tells the story of a rebellion and how it goes wrong. The animals' lives on the farm are terrible - there is not enough food, the work is hard, and animals are dying. One day, the animals kick out the farmer and start to run the farm. Soon, a group of animals - the pigs - becomes more and more important, but things are not better for most of the animals. Life for them is the same as before.Our Penguin Readers books include:Simple text (CEFR-levelled)Pictures to help you understand...

17. 17. Sitatunga. Wersja ukraińska, Mike Johansen

    Mike Johansen is the most playful writer in Ukrainian literature. This book invites you into the world he has createda world that is cheerful, witty, incredibly imaginative, and vivid. This collection of ironic prose contains fifteen of his texts, in which he experiments with humor in various ways: in satire, feuilletons, humorous sketches, short stories, and even in a novel. The author will make you laugh, lead you through vivid landscapes, fool you with cardboard dolls, and throw you into p...

18. 18. Heaven Official's Blessing. Tian Guan Ci Fu. Volume 1 wer. angielska, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

    NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER! The blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China that inspired the animated series! This epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side is now in English, for the very first time. Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does--cast from the heavens...

19. 19. Beautiful grandfather's fairy tales w.. Wersja ukraińska, Amyo Karin-Marie

    In this amazing book you will find nine fairy tales to read in the family circle, full of poetry and tenderness. You will be visited by the white rabbit, who was lucky enough to come across a magical find, and the schoolchildren-chickens, who shared the pie of the wise men with the old Fox, and the little owl, who was afraid of the dark, and many other characters with whom you will smile and dream. Let "Grandfather's Beautiful Tales" enchant and soothe you before bed. Fabulous r...

20. 20. The Hearing Trumpet wer. angielska, Leonora Carrington

    The Hearing Trumpet is the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that what her family is saying is that she is to be committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder. Occult twin to Alice in Wonderland, The Hearing Trumpet ...