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1. 1. The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz. Pop-Up Book, Robert Sabuda

   Follow the yellow brick road with the master of paper engineering. With stunning pop-ups and elaborative interactive details, this is a gift that will be treasured for generations. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Robert Sabuda`s resplendent pop-up version features a shortened version of L. Frank Baum`s original text, and artwork in the style of W.W. Denslow. With a jaw-dropping number of pop-ups on every page, be blown away by the swirlin...

2. 2. The Secret of Secrets, Dan Brown

   Robert Langdon is back in the long-awaited new race-against-time thriller from the global bestselling author of  The Da Vinci Code  and  Angels and Demons. Accompanying celebrated academic, Katherine Solomon, to a lecture she`s been invited to give in Prague, Robert Langdon`s world spirals out of control when she disappears without trace from their hotel room. Far from home and well out of his comfort zone, Langdon must pit his wits against forces unknown to recover the...

3. 3. Say You Swear, Meagan Brandy

   My brother's best friend broke my heart... what happens when his new teammate wants to put it back together?For years, I've dreamt of what college life could bring and while some things changed, there was always one constant.It didn't matter how wild I allowed my imagination to run, my future was clear, and he was it.Until suddenly, he wasn't.Now there's a new man in my life, one who isn't afraid to go after what he wants, and what he wants ... is me.They say first loves last forever... I hop...

4. 4. Pets Sound Book, Sam Taplin

   From cosy cats purring to playful dogs yapping in the park, the world of pets comes to life with the ten sounds in this delightfully illustrated book. Holes in the pages and finger trails help to create a tactile world for children to explore while they listen.

5. 5. The Well of Loneliness, Hall Radclyffe

   `As a man loved a woman, that was how I loved…It was good, good, good…` Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents – a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. The Well of Loneliness was banned for obscenity when published in 1928. It b...

6. 6. Pride and Prejudice. Vintage Classics Library, Jane Austen

   When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy she is repelled by his overbearing pride, and prejudice towards her family. But the Bennet girls are in need of financial security in the shape of husbands, so when Darcy`s friend, the affable Mr Bingley, forms an attachment to Jane, Darcy becomes increasingly hard to avoid. Polite society will be turned upside down in this witty drama of friendship, rivalry and love - Jane Austen's classic romance novel.

7. 7. The Great Gatsby. Vintage Classics Library, Francis Scott Fitzgerald

   Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach ... Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby - young, handsome, fabulously rich - always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing...

8. 8. The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint Exupery

   The Little Prince is a classic tale of equal appeal to children and adults. On one level it is the story of an airman's discovery, in the desert, of a small boy from another planet - the Little Prince of the title - and his stories of intergalactic travel, while on the other hand it is a thought-provoking allegory of the human condition. First published in 1943, the year before the author's death in action, this translation contains Saint-Exupery's delightful illustrations.

9. 9. Only Dull People Are Brilliant at Breakfast wer. angielska, Oscar Wilde

   'It would be unfair to expect other people to be as remarkable as oneself'

10. 10. Jane Eyre. Vintage Classics Library, Charlotte Brontë

    Perfectly preserving the tone and mood of the novel whilst condensing it into two acts, David Malouf, with the gift for language already evident from his novels and poetry, presents afresh the timeless story of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, one of the most enduring literary classics of all time. The love between Jane and Mr Rochester, and the mystery of the woman behind the locked door, are here set to music in the opera composed by Michael Berkeley.

11. 11. LF Khadra, L'Automne des Chimeres, Yasmina Khadra

    Pendant que les théoriciens traquent ailleurs la chim?re, le bled br?le. Les pompiers qui se proposent d'intervenir ne sont autres que des pyromanes. Ils ont tiré la bonne carte : l'intégrisme. La confrérie était disponible, salivante de frustrations, belliqueuse, endoctrinée. Hier, elle cultivait la haine. Aujourd'hui, elle divertit. On n'apprend pas ? son papa ? faire des enfants. L'officialisation des partis ? caract?re religieux était négociée dans le but exclusif de légitimer la sédition...

12. 12. El Sombrero De Tres Picos, Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

    The village miller suspects that his wife is having an affair with the town mayor, in this nineteenth century comic novel that deals with life in rural Andalusia.

13. 13. The Return of Ellie Black w.ukraińska, Emiko Jean

    Ellie Black disappeared several years ago. And now she has been found alive in a forest in Washington State. The girl seems to be fine, but she won't say where she was or what happened. Her return turns detective Chelsea Calgun's life upside down. Her teenage sister disappeared almost twenty years ago, and since then, Chelsea has been searching for evidence, answers, and other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsea's work, so Ellie Black's return is a glimmer of hope...

14. 14. Literatura espanola contemporanea, Annie Ernaux

    Annie Ernaux est aujourd'hui, de faon incontestable, l'un des auteurs franais les plus (re)connus dans le paysage littraire contemporain, son ouvre est traduite dans de nombreux pays et couronne par de multiples prix (comme encore le Prix Prince Pierre de Monaco). Ce volume qui lui est consacr permettra tout a la fois de satisfaire les lecteurs les plus rudits mais galement de rpondre a la curiosit littraire d'un public de plus en plus large et fidele. Melant regards critiques et ...

15. 15. Harry Potter et les Reliques de la Mort, Joanne Kathleen Rowling

    Cet t-la, Harry atteint ses dix-sept ans, l'ge de la majorit pour un sorcier, et s'apprete a faire face a son destin. Soutenu par Ron et Hermione, Harry se consacre pleinement a la mission confie par Dumbledore avant de mourir, la chasse aux Horcruxes. Mais le Seigneur des Tnebres regne dsormais en matre absolu. Traqus, en exil, les trois fideles amis vont connatre une solitude sans prcdent, ou leur courage, leurs choix et leurs sacrifices seront dterminants dans la lutte contre les f...

16. 16. Wuthering Heights, Emily Brontë

    Emily Brontë`s only novel and a gothic classic - a gripping story of obsession, revenge, and tragedy - now the feature film "Wuthering Heights" from Emerald Fennell, which captures the spirit of this epic love story and stars Margot Robbie as Cathy and Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff.Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestu...

17. 17. Let's meet, I'm an insect w.ukraińska, M S Zhuchenko

    For reading by adults and children

18. 18. Birds

    łyskotliwa seria dla najmłodszych czytelników opowie o różnorodności świata zwierząt i pozwoli uzupełnić słownictwo dziecka o nowe angielskie słówka. Autorką serii jest Katya Taberko, popularna blogerka książkowa z Białorusi, zdobywczyni nagrody "Best Runet Blogger", właścicielka bloga "Bookcase" i kanału YouTube, a niesamowite ilustracje stworzyła artystka Veronika Chaika. Zazwyczaj pierwszą rzeczą, której uczą się dzieci, jest naśladowanie odgłosów różnych zwierząt. Zest...

19. 19. Naked for you w.ukraińska, Sylvia Day

    Eva Tremell settles in New York. The frenetic pace of the new city quickly acclimatises Eva to her new home, new job and new friends. And then he appears on her horizon. Handsome and wealthy, bold and sexy, Gideon Cross is every woman's dream. However, passionate feelings, wild passion, and openness to experimentation are no guarantee of a strong relationship. Eva and Gideon are forced to overcome their insecurities and learn to trust each other. Through their own experience, the lovers w...

20. 20. Ania z Zielonego Wzgórza. Anne of Green Gables. Czytam po angielsku, Lucy Maud Montgomery

    W świecie literatury dziecięcej niezwykle ważne jest, aby czytanie stawało się przyjemnością oraz sposobem na naukę. Ta wyjątkowa książka to doskonałe narzędzie, które wprowadza najmłodszych w anglojęzyczną literaturę poprzez wciągającą fabułę. Historia opowiada o Matthew i Marilli, którzy planują adoptować chłopca do pomocy w gospodarstwie. Zamiast tego, przyjeżdża żywiołowa i pełna marzeń Anne Shirley, która odmienia ich życie. Dzięki jej impulsom i wyobraźni, czytelnicy mogą odkrywać świat...