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1. 1. Pakiet The Works of Dostoevsky. Wordsworth Box Sets wer. angielska, Fiodor Dostojewski

   Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian author whose works deal with human psychology in the often troubled political and social environment that was 19th-century Russia. Many literary critics agree that he is one of the greatest psychologists world literature has ever seen. Each box set contains seven books, together creating a comprehensive collection of Dostoevsky's best and much-loved works. Beautifully packaged in a rigid, matt-laminated slipcase, complete with strikingly attractive, b...

2. 2. Five Nights at Freddy`s Tales from the Pizzaplex T.5 Bobbiedoty Finał, Cawthon Scott

   Czy kiedykolwiek poszedłeś na skróty, żeby dostać to, czego chcesz…? Fazbear Entertainment zaczyna korzystać z możliwości sztucznej inteligencji, co przynosi nieoczekiwane skutki dla pracowników firmy. Pewien gość Pizzapleksu osiąga nieprawdopodobnie wysokie wyniki w fazcade`owych grach. Gdy Tony próbuje go odszukać, znajduje coś, czego nie mógł się spodziewać. Abe zaczyna żałować, że wprowadził się do nowego apartamentu, gdy jego animatroniczne asystentki zaczynają sprawiać mu prob...

3. 3. Tender is the Night / The Last Tycoon. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, Francis Scott Fitzgerald

   With an Introduction and Notes by Henry Claridge, Senior Lecturer, School of English, University of Kent at Canterbury. Tender is the Night is a story set in the hedonistic high society of Europe during the `Roaring Twenties`. A wealthy schizophrenic, Nicole Warren, falls in love with Dick Diver - her psychiatrist. The resulting saga of the Divers` troubled marriage, and their circle of friends, includes a cast of aristocratic and beautiful people, unhappy love affairs, a duel, incest,...

4. 4. Tales from King Arthur. Wordsworth Children's Classics wer. angielska, Andrew Lang

   In this selection of tales by the master folklorist Andrew Lang, the reader is taken into the romantic world of the gallant Knights of the Round Table and their courageous and chivalrous deeds, fair maidens, castles steeped in history, the quest for the Holy Grail, and the tragic love of King Arthur and Sir Lancelot for Guinevere, and Tristan for Iseult. The Arthurian legends are the most potent of the thrilling and mist-enshrouded tales of adventure to be passed down from pre-recorded his...

5. 5. Nexus. A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI wer. angielska, Yuval Noah Harari

   The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of SapiensStories brought us together. Books spread our ideas – and our mythologies. The internet promised infinite knowledge. The algorithm learned our secrets – and then turned us against each other. What will AI do? NEXUS is the thrilling account of how we arrived at this moment, and the urgent choices we must now make to survive – and to thrive. PR...

6. 6. Grimm`s Fairy Tales, Jakub Grimm

   The Brothers Grimm rediscovered a host of fairy tales, telling of princesses in their castles, witches in their towers and forests, of giants and dwarfs, of fabulous animals and dark deeds. This selection of folk tales was made and translated by Lucy Crane, and includes firm favourites such as Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Goose Girl, Sleeping Beauty, Hansel and Gretel and Snow White.

7. 7. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, George Orwell

   The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother - 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision of a world where totalitarian power is absolute. In this novel, continuously popular since its first publication, readers can explore the dark and extraordinary world he brought so...

8. 8. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, James Joyce

   With an Introduction and Notes by Dr. Jacqueline Belanger, University of Cardiff. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man represents the transitional stage between the realism of Joyce's Dubliners and the symbolism of Ulysses, and is essential to the understanding of the later work. This novel is a highly autobiographical account of the adolescence of Stephen Dedalus, who reappears in Ulysses, and who comes to realize that before he can become a true artist, he must rid himself of the stultif...

9. 9. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, Juliusz Verne

   With an exclusive introduction and notes by David Stuart Davies. Translation by Louis Mercier. Jules Verne`s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is not only a classic science fiction novel, it is also a thrilling adventure yarn. Professor Aronnax, his faithful servant Conseil and Canadian harpooner Ned Land are held prisoners aboard the fantastic submarine, the Nautilus, by its enigmatic and charismatic commander, Captain Nemo: `That terrible avenger, a perfect archangel of hatred.` And so begins a ...

10. 10. This Side of Paradise / The Beautiful and Damned. Wordsworth Classics wer. angielska, Francis Scott Fitzgerald

    With an Introduction and Notes by Lionel Kelly, University of Reading. This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine, the only child of wealthy parents, whose journey from adolescence to adulthood follows him from prep school through to Princeton University, where his literary talents flourish, in contrast to his academic failure. A sequence of love affairs with beautiful young women are fatally damaged by the collapse of his family`s fortune, and the novel ends with him poised to fac...

11. 11. 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...

12. 12. 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...

13. 13. No Longer Human wer. angielska, Osamu Dazai

    Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a "clown" to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting...

14. 14. 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...

15. 15. The Let Them Theory wer. angielska, Mel Robbins

    A Life-Changing Tool Millions of People Can`t Stop Talking About What if the key to happiness, success, and love was as simple as two words? If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated with where you are, the problem isn't you. The problem is the power you give to other people. Two simple words-Let Them-will set you free. Free from the opinions, drama, and judgments of others. Free from the exhausting cycle of trying to manage everything and everyone around you....

16. 16. Autumn Pops Up!, Aurore Petit

    From falling leaves to Halloween, experience the delights of autumn in this neon, sturdy pop-up book. With playful illustrations, engaging text, and pop-up surprises that toddlers (and parents) will love! Designed especially for little hands, this bright, bold pop-up board book brims with the magic of autumn in every turn of the page. Perfectly portable and shaped for toddlers’ hands, this sturdy book features six playful pop-up scenes that leap from the pages with high-contrast ...

17. 17. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, James Joyce

    The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art and his gradual emancipation from the claims of family, religion and Ireland itself, is also an oblique self-portrait of the young James Joyce and a universal testament to the artist's 'eternal imagination'. Both an insight into Joyce's life and childhood, and a unique work of modernist fiction, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a novel of sexual awakening, religious rebellion and the es...

18. 18. The Flag Activity Book. Lonely Planet Kids

    Discover amazing flags from around the world in this fun activity book packed with flag-themed puzzles and games!Filled with word games, picture challenges, mazes, connect the dots, quizzes, facts and more, this fun flag activity book features every country's flag as well as special flags and bonus details on their history and the places they represent. Perfect for budding vexillologists, this is the ultimate companion for entertaining kids at home or on the go.Inside The Flag Activity Book:F...

19. 19. Atlas of Spooky Places. Lonely Planet Kids, Paige Towler

    Get ready for a spine-tingling trip around the world in this eerie atlas packed with stories about haunted hotels, mysterious islands and terrifying beasts…Discover the 'monster' that lurks in Canada's Abraham Lake meet the wicked pirates that once roamed Port Royal in Jamaica descend into an underground network of human bones and skulls in the Catacombs of Paris and prepare to be spooked by some of the creepiest places on Earth.Inside Atlas of Spooky PlacesTake a trip to the strangest...

20. 20. Luck and Judgement, Peter Grainger

    When a worker goes missing from a North Sea gas platform, there seem to be just two possible explanations: it was a tragic accident or a suicide.It does not take Smith and his detectives long, however, to discover that James Bell led a double life back onshore in Kings Lake -- a life complicated enough to make him at least one dangerous enemy. Before the case can be unravelled, Smith must get a new team working together Waters and Murray are still there but one of Wilson`s men is transferred ...