Mai mult dec?t psihoz? este un roman psihologic. Ac?iunea se desf??oar? pe mai multe planuri, plec?nd de la jurnalul eroinei principale, Ynonne Daphne, care, suferind de dou? boli psihice, ?ncearc? s? fac? fa?? neajunsurilor bolii. Fundalul c?r?ii este unul al spitalului, prezent?ndu-se realitatea dur? a bolii. ?n aceast? atmosfer? se desf??oar? ac?iunea real? care se suprapune cu lumile din mintea lui Yvonne. Faptul c? Yvonne cre?te prin spitale o determina s? vad? ?n medicii reali – p?rin?i, dezvolt?nd psihopatii ?i fantasme care o vor urm?ri ?i ?n timpul facult??ii. Traseul psihologic este bine g?ndit ?i analizat de autoare, pun?nd-o pe eroin?, succesiv, ?n mijlocul vie?ii reale c?reia trebuie s?-i fac? fa??. Yvonne este ?ns?, psihologic vorbind, un copil, iar reac?iile ei vor fi de fiecare dat? tulbur?toare, nea?teptate. Scenariul c?r?ii va fi ancorat prin diferite medii, prin spitale, prin universit??i, la conferin?e, printre scriitori, pentru c? Yvonne ajunge scriitoare. Planul real cu cel imaginar se ?mplete?te cu fine?e, aduc?ndu-se ?n planul ?nt?i o discu?ie imaginar? la care particip? principalii scriitori ai lumii, mas? la care va participa ?i Yvonne. Fragilitatea existen?ei umane o va determina pe Yvone s? comit? o tentativ? de suicid c?reia ?i supravie?uie?te. ?n final, cel care o va face s? ?n?eleag? c? ?n lume nimic nu conteaz? mai mult dec?t prietenia, prietenia adev?rat? dintre oameni, este medicul Hermann, pentru mintea lui Yvonne tata Hermann.

Florin Logreteanu propune noul su roman intitulat Casa cu iedera. Aciunea lui se desfoar pe fundalul evenimentelor care au premers conflictului balcanic dintre srbi i albanezi din ultimul deceniu al mileniului trecut. L-am citit n manuscris i sunt n msur s spun c e vorba de un excelent romn al psihozei colective, care lumineaz subsolurile contiinei umane.“ – Eugen Negrici

Zona X: universul straniu dintre uman ?i non-uman, plin de mistere ?i indicii de ne?n?eles, un loc pentru to?i cei fascina?i de Picnic la marginea drumului al fra?ilor Struga?ki sau de serialul TV Lost. Povestea celei de-a dou?sprezecea expedi?ii ?tiin?ifice ?ntr-o regiune interzis? accesului oamenilor.?O mixtur? minunat de stranie de horror ?i science-fiction… Un roman fascinant de fic?iune speculativ?.“ – Kirkus Reviews??ntr-o manier? similar? cu Insula doctorului Moreau de H. G. Wells, VanderMeer ?ese o poveste insolit? de supranatural ?i semiuman.“ – Booklist

C?nd experta ?n psihologie Inger Johanne ajunge s? se implice, f?r? voia ei, ?n investigarea decesului unui b?ie?el de opt ani, suspectat de probleme comportamentale, b?nuie?te c? tragedia aceasta ascunde o realitate sordid?. ?n timp ce se str?duie?te s? descurce i?ele ?ncurcate ale unei mor?i suspecte, se vede nevoit? s? ?nfrunte ?i provoc?rile din via?a personal?. Cu tenacitate si intui?ie, Inger Johanne reu?e?te s? desfiin?eze aparen?ele care domnesc ?n familia lui Ellen, prietena ei ?i mama victimei, tr?g?nd simultan un semnal de alarm? referitor la condi?ia copiilor ?n familia modern?.Anne Holt alege drept fundal al pove?tii atacul terorist care a avut loc pe 22 iulie, ?n capitala Norvegiei, oferind cititorilor un thriller social complex. – AdresseAvisenUn roman poli?ist construit ?n jurul datei de 22 iulie 2011 – o zi neagr? pentru Norvegia: pare un demers at?t speculativ, c?t ?i riscant. Dar Anne Holt reu?e?te s? creeze o nara?iune ?n care suspansul ?i compasiunea omeneasc? se ?mbin? perfect. – DAgblAdet

Now ponder well, you parents deare,?These wordes which I shall write;?A doleful story you shall heare,?In time brought forth to light.??A gentleman of good account?In Norfolke dwelt of late.?Who did in honour far surmount?Most men of his estate.??Sore sicke he was, and like to dye,?No helpe his life could save;?His wife by him as sicke did lye,?And both possest one grave.??No love between these two was lost,?Each was to other kinde;?In love they liv'd, in love they dyed,?And left two babes behinde:??The one a fine and pretty boy,?Not passing three yeares olde;?The other a girl more young than he?And fram'd in beautye's molde. Randolph Caldecott (1846 – 1886) was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy. Caldecott gre-atly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years. Caldecott also illustrated novels and accounts of foreign travel, made humorous drawings depicting hunting and fashionable life, drew cartoons and he made sketches of the Houses of Parliament inside and out, and exhibited sculptures and paintings in oil and watercolour in the Royal Academy and galleries. After six years at Whitchurch, Caldecott moved to the head office in Manchester of the Manchester & Salford Bank. He lodged variously in Aberdeen Street, Rusholme Grove and at Bowdon. He took the opportunity to study at night school at the Manchester School of Art and practised continually, with success in local papers and some London publications. It was a habit of his at this time, which he maintained all his life, to decorate his letters, papers and documents of all descriptions with marginal sketches to illustrate the content or provide amusement. A number of his letters have been reprinted with their illustrations in Yours Pictorially, a book edited by Michael Hutchings. In 1870, a painter friend in London, Thomas Armstrong, put Caldecott in touch with Henry Blackburn, the editor of London Society, who published a number of his drawings in several issues of the monthly magazine. Encouraged by this evidence of his ability to support him-self by his art, Caldecott decided to quit his job and move to London; this he did in 1872 at the age of 26. Within two years he had become a successful magazine illustrator working on commission. His work included individual sketches, illustrations of other articles and a series of illustrations of a holiday which he and Henry Blackburn took in the Harz Mountains in Germany. The latter became the first of a number of such series.

Exist? ?n activitatea publicistic? a lui Eminescu trei perioade distincte ?n cadrul c?rora putem fixa ?i c?teva momente mai semnificative pentru o problem? sau alta. Criteriul de baz? pe care ne ?ntemeiem ?n periodizarea noastr? ?l constituie schimb?rile intervenite ?n statutul personal al poetului ?n cursul activit??ii sale scriitorice?ti, schimb?ri care hot?r?sc ?n fond orientarea ?i caracterul ei. Publicistica eminescian? din prima perioad? se circumscrie ?ntre ianuarie 1870, c?nd public? primul articol, O scriere critic? ?n Albina din Pesta ?i mai 1876, c?nd intr? ?n redac?ia Curierului de Ia?i, foaia ie?ean?. Vom distinge aici o publicistic? a epocii studiilor universitare la Viena, c?nd Eminescu colaboreaz? la publica?iile rom?nilor din Imperiul austro-ungar ?i se situeaz? pe pozi?iile acestora ?n ap?rarea institu?iilor culturale, critic? dualismul ?i se afirm? ca un exponent al "tinerilor" ?n lupta pentru ?nf?ptuirea idealului de unitate na?ional? a poporului rom?n. Eminescu se manifest? ?n direc?ii multiple, de la articolul pe teme culturale la editorialul de orientare politic? ?i lansarea de apeluri c?tre public pentru solidaritatea na?ional?. Pozi?ia sa este a t?n?rului intelectual rom?n, ?nsufle?it de lupta poporului s?u ?i acest av?nt tineresc se reflect? ?i ?n publicistica sa. Acestei prime perioade se impune s?-i al?tur?m ?i un al doilea moment care coincide cu activitatea de bibliotecar la Biblioteca Central? din Ia?i. Activitatea publicistic? de acum este redus? ca extindere ?i are, ?n chip evident, caracter c?rtur?resc. Eminescu ?ine, tot acum, ?i conferin?a Influen?a austriac? asupra rom?nilor din Principate, ?n care sintetizeaz? ideile din articolele anterioare ?i din ?nsemn?rile din manuscrise ?i schi?eaz? un program pentru viitoarea sa activitate publicistic?. Perioada a doua a gazet?riei lui Eminescu o ?nscriem ?ntre 19 mai 1876, c?nd avem date sigure c? poetul intr? ca redactor la Curierul de Ia?i, ?i ultima s?pt?m?n? din octombrie 1877, c?nd p?r?se?te redac?ia foii ie?ene. Se produce acum o schimbare fundamental? ?n statutul personal al poetului, ?n sensul c? devine ziarist profesionist. Foaia ie?ean? era, pe de alt? parte, o publica?ie oficial?, cu o apari?ie de trei ori pe s?pt?m?n? ?i care rezerv? p?r?ii neoficiale, din cele patru pagini, una singur?. Concep?ia lui Eminescu despre menirea ziarelor este cea a ?nainta?ilor s?i Asachi, Kog?lniceanu, Alecsandri, Negruzzi, care f?ceau din publica?iile lor organe de pres? cu caracter enciclopedic. Pe acest drum merge ?i Eminescu ?i ?n acea singur? pagin? o unei foi oficiale face cronic? de politic? extern?, cronic? de politic? intern?, cronic? cultural?, cronic? dramatic? ?i artistic?. Nic?ieri ?n gazet?ria lui Eminescu nu se vede mai bine ca la Curierul de Ia?i ce poate realiza geniul cu mijloace materiale reduse ?i ?ntr-un spa?iu tipografic restr?ns. Activitatea publicistic? a poetului surprinde prin diversitatea problemelor abordate, prin seriozitatea ?i buna informare ?i prin modul de-a polemiza ?n chestiunile controversate. Aici, la Curierul de Ia?i – ?i nu la Timpul – ?l g?sim pe Eminescu cronicarul de politic? extern?, cronicarul cultural ?i cronicarul dramatic. Perioada a treia a gazet?riei lui Eminescu este cuprins? ?ntre octombrie 1877, data intr?rii ?n redac?ia Timpului, cotidianul bucure?tean, ?i iunie 1883, pr?bu?irea sa intelectual?. Aparent nu se schimb? nimic ?n statutul personal al poetului, de vreme ce trece ca ziarist profesionist de la foaia ie?ean? la cotidianul bucure?tean. ?i totu?i situa?ia nu se prezint? a?a. Poetul intr? ?n redac?ia Timpului, ca simplu redactor, cum era ?i I. Slavici, la chemarea c?ruia p?r?se?te foaia ie?ean?, trece apoi ?n fruntea ziarului, ca redactor-?ef, ca s? ocupe, ?n final, postul de prim-redactor. Eminescu ??i asum? sarcina, la intrarea ?n redac?ia Timpului, s? fac? cronica de politic? intern? ?i se ocup? cu intermiten?e de evenimentele interna?ionale ?i de mi?carea cultural?. Publicistica sa cunoa?te, sub aspectul diversit??ii, o ?ngustare evident? ?n raport cu cea de la foaia ie?ean?. Dar dac? la cotidianul bucure?tean nu ne ?nt?mpin? peisajul caleidoscopic din foaia ie?ean?, se impune aten?iei ?nc? din primele articole amplificarea discursului critic ?i verva polemic?. Publicistica eminescian? cunoa?te desf??urarea cea mai larg? ?ntre februarie 1880 ?i decembrie 1881. Acum Eminescu este redactor-?ef al cotidianului bucure?tean ?i ?l transform? ?n organ de pres? al orient?rii sale politice. Poetul sus?ine, ?n zeci de articole, primatul muncii ?n promovarea ?n ierarhia social?, ia ap?rarea "claselor pozitive" ?i critic? ?n termeni necru??tori "p?tura superpus?" ?i demagogia din via?a politic?. Eminescu p?r?se?te conducerea Timpului ?n ianuarie 1882, ca urmare a apropierii "sincerilor conservatori" de "sincerii liberali" ?i a form?rii "opozi?iei coalizate". Poetul trece r?spunderea conducerii ziarului lui Grigore G. P?ucescu, membru marcant al "opozi?iei coalizate" ?i r?m?ne prim-redac

THIS BOOK is written for all little lads and lasses, but especially for the former, since it is the true—quite true—story of a little lad who lived to be, perhaps, the greatest king this world has ever seen.?It is a strange, wild tale this of the adventures of Prince Akbar among the snowy mountains between Kandahar and Kabul, and though the names may be a bit of a puzzle at first, as they will have to be learned by and bye in geography and history lessons, it might be as well to get familiar with them in a story-book; though, indeed, as everybody in it except Roy the Rajput, Meroo the cook boy; Tumbu, the dog; and Down, the cat (and these four may have been true, you know, though they have not been remembered) really lived, I don't know whether this book oughtn't to be considered real history, and therefore??A LESSON BOOK:??"Anyhow, I hope you won't find it dull."??STORIES:?FAREWELL ?THE FIRST VICTORY ?THE ROYAL UMBRELLA ?TUMBU-DOWN ?ON THE ROAD ?AT COURT ?WINTER?DOWN'S STRATAGEM?SPRING ?THE NIGHT OF RECORD ?A WINTER MARCH?SNOW AND ICE ?OVER THE PASS ?IN THE VALLEY?DEAREST-LADY?CRUEL BROTHER KUMRAN?IMPRISONMENT?THE GARDEN OF GAMES?BETWIXT CUP AND LIP?ESCAPED?DAWN

THERE are numerous time-honored stories which have become so incorporated into the literature and thought of our race that a knowledge of them is an indispensable part of one's education. These stories are of several different classes. To one class belong the popular fairy tales which have delighted untold generations of children, and will continue to delight them to the end of time. To another class belong the limited number of fables that have come down to us through many channels frorn hoar antiquity. To a third belong the charming stories of olden times that are derived from the literatures of ancient peoples, such as the Greeks and the Hebrews. A fourth class includes the half-legendary tales of a distinctly later origin, which have for their subjects certain romantic episodes in the lives of well-known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people.??It is to this last class that most of the fifty stories contained in the present volume belong. As a matter of course, some of these stories are better known, and therefore more famous, than others. Some have a slight historical value; some are useful as giving point to certain great moral truths; others are products solely of the fancy, and are intended only to amuse. Some are derived from very ancient sources, and are current in the literature of many lands; some have come to us through the ballads and folk tales of the English people.

"Amerika z?r?s hely volt a hatvanas-hetvenes években: diáklázadások, hippik és polgárjogi mozgalmak, na meg persze szex, drog és rock&roll minden mennyiségben. Skip Gibbs és barátn?je, Robin Abbott kezdett?l fogva benne volt a legkeményebb balhékban, csak épp nem virággal harcoltak a rendszer ellen, hanem dinamittal. Nem csoda, hogy az FBI jó pár évre kivonta ?ket a forgalomból...Robin - akinek volt ideje t?prengeni a sitten - kiszabadulva végül arra a k?vetkeztetésre jut: nincs értelme a kapitalizmus ellen harcolni, elég megsarcolni azokat, akiknek amúgy is túl sok pénzük van. Választása a dúsgazdag Ricks testvérekre esik, els?sorban azért, mert úgy sejti, Woody és az ?ccse, Mark nyomták fel ?ket annak idején a sz?vetségieknél. Robin ?rd?gi tervet eszel ki, hogy elégtételt vegyen a b?rt?nben elvesztegetett évekért. Ha kell, akár dinamittal is.A páros csak egy valakivel nem számol: a volt bombaszakért? Chris Mankowskival, aki épp Woody Ricks után nyomoz a szexi Greta Wyatt meger?szakolása ügyében. Az id?zít? ketyeg, a kérdés már csak az, mikor robban a bomba!"

Un thriller pentru adolescen?i. Un succes interna?ional.Cite?te primul volum al trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada!E cea mai grea iarn? din ultimii ani; str?zile din Tampere, Finlanda, sunt ?nghe?ate ?i acoperite de z?pad?. ?i nimic nu contrasteaz? mai tare cu albul z?pezii dec?t s?ngele.Lumikki Andersson, o adolescent? ?n v?rst? de 17 ani, locuie?te singur? ?i urmeaz? cursurile unui liceu de arte. ?i-a f?cut o regul? din a nu se implica ?n lucruri ce nu o privesc. Totu?i, aceast? regul? este pus? la ?ncercare ?n ziua ?n care Lumikki g?se?te bancnote p?tate de s?nge ?n camera obscur? a liceului.D?ndu-?i seama c? trei elevi de la liceul s?u au un amestec ?n acest incident, Lumikki se treze?te prins? ?n h??i?ul unei afaceri interna?ionale cu droguri. Via?a ?i este pus? ?n pericol.Acum ?i adolescen?ii au o Lisbeth Salander a lor!Lumikki Andersson, eroina trilogiei Alb?-ca-Z?pada, a ?nv??at s? se apere singur? ?i s? nu aib? ?ncredere ?n nimeni. E un lup singuratic ?i o supravie?uitoare. A fost agresat? brutal la ?coal?, iar acum s-a mutat ?n Tampere, unde locuie?te singur?. Lumikki e inteligent?, sarcastic?, are o anume duritate ?i ?i place solitudinea. De asemenea, ?i place s? se lupte corp la corp, s? ?noate ?n ap? ?nghe?at?, s? alerge ?i s? viziteze galerii de art?. A hot?r?t c? nu mai vrea s?-i fie niciodat? fric? de nimic.?Ro?u ca s?ngele d? startul unei aventuri provocatoare, al?turi de Lumikki, o eroin? care calc? pe urmele Larei Croft.“ – Keskisuomalainen?Romanul Sallei Simukka te prinde ?n str?nsoare ca iarna siberian?.“ – goodreads.com?Romanele acestei foarte talentate scriitoare finlandeze, Salla Simukka, au fost o revela?ie pentru mine. Lumikki Andersson, eroina curajoas? a trilogiei, ne poart? ?ntr-o c?l?torie plin? de evenimente nea?teptate, care ne ?nc?nt? ?i ne ?nfioar? deopotriv?.“ – Emily Thomas, editor, Hot Key Books

Ore de diminea?? ?ntr-o nou? edi?ie. F?r? ?ndoial? un eveniment. Este cartea care arunc? ?n aer bariera dintre pacostea proletcultist? ?i dreptul elementar de a g?ndi ?i a scrie liber. Cu discre?ie dar f?r? mil? prietenul meu Platon reu?e?te s? p?trund? natura uman? ?i s? simt? r?ul acolo unde nimeni n-ar fi crezut c? se poate ascunde. Ore de diminea?? este o carte despre timpul care i-a fost lui dat. Cartea asta vine din trecut dar apar?ine ?n aceea?i m?sur? prezentului ?i, poate, timpurilor care vor veni. O carte pentru cei ce nu scot din context prezentul pe care nu ei l-au ales. ?n aceia?i m?sur?, un text pentru cei (pu?ini?!) ?n stare s? priceap? c? a trimite ca pe o cer?etoare hoa?? istoria la tribunal este, dac? nu demagogie, atunci o prostie incurabil?. Citi?i Ore de diminea??. Scris? ?i tiparit? ?n anii '70. Este cartea unui autor de seam?. G. B?l?i???

Hyena, o adolescent? de aproape 14 ani, se ?ntoarce acas? dup? o lung? perioad? de absen?? din mijlocul familiei. Este primit? deopotriv? cu entuziasm ?i scepticism de c?tre Becks, sora sa geam?n?, care ?ncearc? s? reconecteze rela?ia lor ?i s? recupereze to?i acei ani pierdu?i. Dar secretele mamei, ale tat?lui vitreg ?i ale ambelor fete sunt amenin?ate s? ias? la iveal? odat? cu sosirea straniului unchi din America.Citind aceast? carte, e?ti obligat s? la?i deoparte toate cli?eele pe care le-ai auzit despre tinerii de azi. Sex, droguri, alcool, nop?i ?n cluburi, haine de fi?e? Pentru Becks si Hyena sunt doar punctul de pornire al propriilor reflec?ii ?i raport?ri fa?? de via?? – o foarte ciudat? raportare, de altfel…Un roman ca o c?l?torie fascinant? ?i ame?itoare, cu umor sumbru ?i, ?n acela?i timp, o atent? celebrare a individualit??ii extreme.

Universul a nceput cu un Bang i s-a terminat cu un srut, ca toate marile iubiri“Ana Mnescu este o scriitoare tulburtor de generoas: ea nu mprtete cu cititorii doar ceea ce este la suprafa, explicit, nedureros, blnd; i plac subteranele, ascunziurile, visele uitate, ameninrile mute, teama fiinei de ea nsi, ntunericul care are nevoie doar de o scnteie pentru a se preschimba n lumin orbitoare. i ni le ofer pe toate, cu sinceritate i o delicatee care nu se mai regsete n nicio alt carte pe care ai putea-o citi vreodat. Quasarul poate construi o lume i o poate exploda ntr-o btaie de aripi. Pentru c totul i nimicul nseamn altceva numai dup ce au fost atinse de iubire. Ana scrie despre acele clipe n care eti cel mai adevrat tu care a existat vreodat. i eti cel mai mult tu cnd eti prins n iubire, ca ntr-o capcan de soare.“ (Cristina Nemerovschi)

Capsule de Joyce. O colec?ie de texte inedite marca James Joyce. Biografie, poem, schi?? narativ?, Giacomo Joyce face portretul unei frumoase doamne implicate ?ntr-o afacere amoroas?. ?n Epifanii sunt prinse ?n cuvinte inspira?iile de moment ale scriitorului, difuzate apoi ?n toate c?r?ile sale. Ironia ?i jocul dublu al limbajului sunt instrumente vechi ale lui Joyce, Pisica ?i diavolul fiind o curs? ?n care diavolul cade, dar ?i o critic? cu dedesubturi ale societ??ii anilor '30. O plachet? de inedite, infuzat? de spiritul binecunoscut al lui James Joyce.

Într-o sear? înghe?at?, în cel mai nea?teptat loc din Chicago, doi adolescen?i – având amândoi numele de Will Grayson – sunt pe cale s?-?i intersecteze pa?ii. Pe m?sur? ce lumile lor intr? în coliziune ?i se împletesc, cei doi Will Grayson descoper? c? via?a îi poart? în direc?ii noi ?i surprinz?toare: aventuri romantice ?i punerea în scen? a celui mai de succes musical din istoria liceului. Amuzant?, dinamic? ?i emo?ionant?, „coproduc?ia" semnat? de John Green ?i David Levithan debordeaz? de sensibilitate ?i umor – un regal pentru fanii din întreaga lume! Will Grayson, Will Grayson a intrat direct pe locul 3 în lista de bestseller young fiction New York Times, fiind prima carte cu personaje gay inclus? vreodat? în list?. O poveste plin? de adrenalin? despre iubirea adolescentin?, revolt?, furie, suferin?? ?i prietenie, condimentat? cu doze generoase de comedie. – Booklist Rezultatul colabor?rii dintre doi mae?tri ai literaturii pentru adolescen?i: un roman savuros. – School Library Journal O poveste de dragoste efervescent?, care îmbin? magistral situa?iile ridicole cu cele realiste. – Kirkus Review „puteam s? petrec ore întregi punând la cale o anume dorin?? – ?i, de fiecare dat?, m? loveam de un zid impenetrabil de indiferen?? total?. fie c? era vorba despre un hamster sau ca maic?-mea s? nu mai plâng? – sertarul de ?osete era deschis ?i eu st?team în spatele raftului cu juc?rii, cu trei supereroi într-o mân? ?i o ma?inu?? în cealalt?. nu mi-am dorit niciodat? ca totul s? fie mai bine – numai un singur lucru s? fie mai bine. ?i niciodat? n-a fost. a?a c? pân? la urm? m-am dat b?tut. m? dau b?tut în fiecare zi.dar nu ?i cu isaac. m? sperie câteodat?. c?-mi doresc s? mearg?.“

Gyermeknek és feln?tteknek szóló egyetlen mese A kis herceg, a második világháborúban elpusztult s már klasszikusnak számító francia író remekm?ve. Története úgy indul, mint minden Saint-Exupéry-regény, egy repül?kalanddal, de ezúttal a bonyodalom nem a valóságban, hanem a költ?i képzelet világában folytatódik. Egy kisfiú jelenik meg a szerencsétlenül járt pilóta mellett a Szahara magányában, egy kisfiú egy másik bolygóról. S vele együtt feltündököl egy másik világ is, melynek embersége, tisztasága és szépsége sajnos már csak a költészet világából való. És Saint-Exupéry úgy beszéli el kis hercege történetét a maga icipi bolygóján, hogy mindnyájan fájdalmasan megáhítjuk azt az igazabb bolygót, s szívünkbe zárjuk az emberségben nagy kis herceget.

Twenty-seven-year old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a naval officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is unworthy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. When later Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain, he finds Anne's family on the brink of financial ruin and his own sister a tenant in Kellynch Hall, the Elliot estate. All the tension of the novel revolves around one question: Will Anne and Wentworth be reunited in their love?Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting on a little bit of ivory, 2 inches square. Readers of Persuasion will discover that neither her skill for delicate, ironic observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp focus lens to English manners and morals has deserted her in her final finished work.

Káprázatos, borzongtató, lélegzetelállító. T?kéletes. - Meg Rossoff Sally Gardner megd?bbent? regénye egy kegyetlen világban játszódik. Standish Treadwell - akinek kül?nb?z? szín?ek a szemei, és diszlexiája miatt nem tud írni-olvasni sem - egyetlen barátjával, Hectorral átmászik a várost k?rülvev? fal túloldalára, és ráj?nnek, mit rejteget el?lük az Anyaf?ld. Attól a pillanattól kezdve, hogy a két kamasz ráj?n egy óriási titokra, ami kapcsolatban van a Holdra szállással, az életük veszélybe kerül. Száz nagyon r?vid fejezet, t?kéletesen egyedi elbeszélésmódban, mely szinte végighajszolja az olvasót a t?rténeten, mert egyszerre izgalmas és s?tét humorú, lakatlan és borzongtató, gy?ngéd és elragadó. A Hold legs?tétebb oldala eredeti és megindító t?rténet, melyben a barátság és a bizalom az igazi fegyver. Sally Gardner Londonban n?tt fel, ma is ott él. Gyerekként maga is megküzd?tt a diszlexiával, egészen 14 éves koráig nem tanult meg sem írni, sem olvasni. Ikrei születése után kezdett regényeket publikálni, melyek a mágikus és t?rténelmi realizmus egyedi keverékei, stílusuk és témájuk kihívás az olvasóknak, akiket beszippant az általa teremtett világ. Sally szenvedélyesen hiszi, hogy a fiatal olvasókat inspirálni és szórakoztatni kell a k?nyvekkel, mint ahogy azt A Hold legs?tétebb oldala is bizonyítja, melyet számos díjjal tüntettek ki.

As a dense yellow fog swirls through the streets of London, a deep melancholy has descended on Sherlock Holmes, who sits in a cocaine-induced haze at 221B Baker Street. His mood is only lifted by a visit from a beautiful but distressed young woman - Mary Morstan, whose father vanished ten years before. Four years later she began to receive an exquisite gift every year: a large, lustrous pearl. Now she has had an intriguing invitation to meet her unknown benefactor and urges Holmes and Watson to accompany her. And in the ensuing investigation - which involves a wronged woman, a stolen hoard of Indian treasure, a wooden-legged ruffian, a helpful dog and a love affair - even the jaded Holmes is moved to exclaim, 'Isn't it gorgeous!'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 genres and 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.

The Sherlock Holmes series read in unabridged form by David Timson is widely regarded as one of the finest. Here, Timson brings his remarkable performance skills to one of Doyle's full-length novels. Holmes and faithful Dr. Watson are summoned to a country house by a coded message. They arrive too late to save a life, but pursue the trail to unmasking the murderer.

Hamburger cu m?m?lig? este un pamflet cinic ?i incisiv care descrie fidel ?i realist dou? popoare: rom?n ?i american. Le descrie nu din auzite, nu din ziare ?i nu din vizionarea programelor de televiziune, ci din experien?a autorului. O carte acid? care condamn? prostia, arogan?a ?i incultura ?elitei“ societ??ii rom?ne?ti de ast?zi, dar ?i prostia americanilor care habar nu au unde se afl? Rom?nia ?i poporul ei. O carte care dezv?luie f?r? rezerve ?i f?r? ascunzi?uri adev?rata fa?? a societ??ii rom?ne?ti contemporane. O carte ?n care personajele principale sunt politicienii, protipendada, ?baronii locali“, potenta?ii vremii, biserica, media aservit? politic ?i cea declarativ ?liber? ?i independent?“, trafican?ii ajun?i vedete. O carte despre cum suntem noi cu adev?rat ?i despre cum sunt americanii de fapt. Ve?i citi o carte r?z?nd ?n hohote, dar ?i pl?ng?nd cu lacrimi amare. Ve?i citi ?i ve?i cunoa?te adev?rul. Iar adev?rul v? va face liberi! Pentru c? un popor care nu mai r?de este condamnat s? fie ve?nic sclavul celor care ??i bat joc de el. Revolta?i-v? ?i r?de?i! ?i v? ve?i sim?i liberi!...