Sikerül-e a vándordiáknak kiszabadítani Arabella hercegkisasszonyt, aki az Ezerarcú Szellem fogságában raboskodik? Évszakmesék. Tavasz után nyár, nyár után az ?sz, majd a tél. Így változnak az évszakok örökös körforgásban, mióta világ a világ. Falevelek hullnak, hópelyhek szállingóznak, tavaszi virágok nyílnak, sárgán izzik a nyári nap. Minden évszaknak megvannak a maga sajátosságai, s a maga sajátos történetei.Sikerül-e a némi varázser?vel is rendelkez? vándorló diáknak kiszabadítani Arabella hercegkisasszonyt, aki az Ezerarcú Szellem fogságában raboskodik? Odaér-e Frida id?ben a Havas Hegyek Birodalmába, egy titokzatos jégcsillagot követve?  Megtalálja-e Kristóf a zöld ruhás hölgyet, akiért a szíve dobog, vagy vajon megleli-e Roland király h?n áhított boldogságát? Kik azok az évszaktündérek, és miért segítenek h?seinknek?Mindezekre a kérdésekre választ kapunk, ha végigkövetjük, miként alakul a könyv szerepl?inek sorsa, s közben betekintést nyerhetünk a tündérek varázslatos, csodákkal teli világába is.

Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it ?rst appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel’s corrupting in?uence, he responded that there is, in fact, “a terrible moral in Dorian Gray.” Just a few years later, the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde’s homosexual liaisons, which resulted in his imprisonment. Of Dorian Gray’s relationship to autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps.”

Alexandra, o adolescent? rebel?, este trimis? de p?rin?i s? ??i petreac? vacan?a de var? ?ntr-un sat din Transilvania, pentru a fi ?ndep?rtat? de o iubire considerat? imoral?. Odat? ajuns? ?n V., ea este atras? de pove?tile localnicilor legate de o crim? s?v?r?it? ?n urm? cu mai mult de un veac: contesa Aneke fusese acuzat? de incest ?i vr?jitorie ?i ucis? ?n p?dure. Alexandra porne?te pe urmele contesei, hot?r?t? s? afle ce s-a ?nt?mplat cu adev?rat. Castelul ascunde mistere la fiecare col?… Pe m?sur? ce fapte ?i personaje stranii ies la iveal?, Alexandra ??i d? seama c? are ?n comun cu frumoasa vr?jitoare mai mult dec?t ?i-ar fi imaginat, inclusiv iubirea ei secret? ?i interzis?. Va reu?i Alexandra s? salveze aceast? iubire ?i ?n final propria via??, sau va avea soarta tragic? a Anekei?Dou? lumi distincte se ?ntrep?trund: lumea adolescen?ilor de azi, cu Facebook, concerte rock, tatuaje ?i pierce-uri, ?i lumea contesei disp?rute, cu intrigi de curte ?i pove?ti uitate.Un mistery romance ?n tonuri ?ntunecate despre incest, supersti?ii, tr?d?ri, secrete, legende transmise peste veacuri.

One of the great novelist’s most popular works, Oliver Twist is also the purest distillation of Dickens’s genius. Like most of Dickens’ work, the book is used to call the public’s attention to various contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time. This tale of the orphan who is reared in a workhouse and runs away to London is a novel of social protest, a morality tale, and a detective story. Oliver Twist presents some of the most sinister characters in Dickens: the master thief, Fagin; the leering Artful Dodger; the murderer, Bill Sikes…along with some of his most sentimental and comical characters. Only Dickens can give us nightmare and daydream together. According to George Orwell, “in Oliver Twist…Dickens attacked English institutions with a ferocity that has never since been approached. Yet he managed to do it without making himself hated, and, more than this, the very people he attacked have welcomed him so completely that he has become a national institution himself.” The novel has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!

A Zagyva-völgyi várak megmaradt kövei, ma is valami különleges er?t sugároznak. Ostromágyúk által szaggatott falaikkal, felh?kbe tör? csonka lakótornyaikkal a magyarság nagy próbatételeit idézik, példát mutatnak az utókornak, vitézségb?l és helytállásból. A kés?i utódok borzongva mesélik a véd?k h?stetteit, menekül? alagutakról, nagy szerelmekr?l és még nagyobb tragédiákról suttognak. A kövek pedig továbbra is féltékenyen ?rzik a titkokat.A salgótarjáni születés? szerz? a regényben olyan stílusban f?zi egybe a történelmet és a várak legendáit, mint amikor a nagyapó mesél az unokáinak.

Complete in nine handsome volumes, each with an introduction by a Doyle scholar, a chronology, a selected bibliography, and explanatory notes, the Oxford Sherlock Holmes series offers a definitive collection of the famous detective's adventures. No home library is complete without it.Comprising the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Strand, the magazine in which they were first published, this volume won even more popularity for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. Holmes is at the height of his powers in many of his most famous cases, including The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and The Blue Carbuncle.

Londra, o s?pt?m?n? ?nainte de Cr?ciun, 2007. ?apte zile, ?apte personaje, de fapt, ?apte vie?i care se intersecteaz? mai mult sau mai pu?in, ?n atmosfera societ??ii londoneze contemporane: un manager de fonduri speculative aflat ?n c?utarea celei mai r?sun?toare tranzac?ii a vie?ii sale, un juc?tor de fotbal profesionist recent sosit din Polonia, un t?n?r avocat cu prea pu?ine cazuri ?i prea mult timp pentru specula?ii teoretice, un student absorbit de teoriile islamiste, un autor de recenzii literare, un elev dependent de canabis ?i de reality-show-uri, ?i un conductor de metrou – o t?n?r? al c?rei traseu une?te toate aceste vie?i ?i multe altele ?ntr-un circuit zilnic.I?ele ?i tiparele complexe ale vie?ii urbane ?n lumea de ast?zi se ?mpletesc ?ndr?zne?. Resorturile actualei crize economice, manifest?rile fundamentalismului religios, pr?pastia dintre genera?ii, efectele dezumanizante ale erei electronice, dar ?i rela?iile interumane, pigmentate cu una sau dou? pove?ti de dragoste, sunt doar c?teva dintre temele abordate cu un umor fin, dar acid. Adev?rul st? scris ?n fa?a lor cu litere de-o ?chioap?, ?i totu?i, personajele refuz? s?-l vad?, continu?nd s?-?i joace rolurile mai departe, ca ?i c?nd ziua de m?ine ar fi doar un vis.?Secolul al nou?sprezecelea ne-a dat B?lciul de?ert?ciunilor al lui Thackeray ?i Prietenul nostru comun al lui Dickens… Secolul dou?zeci ?i unu ne ofer? romanul lui Sebastian Faulks, O s?pt?m?n? ?n decembrie.“ – The Sunday Times?Faulks este, f?r? ?ndoial?, un veritabil maestru.“ – Financial Times

Rendhagyó mese életr?l és halálról, magányról és egymásra találásról, de mindenekel?tt egy nem mindennapi utazásról, amely alapjaiban változtatja meg három ember életét. Mert mekkora esély van arra, hogy a kilátástalan helyzete el?l menekül? magyar férfi, és a családja által kitagadott siketnéma spanyol lány sorsa végérvényesen egymásba fonódik, valahol Galícia nyugati partjainál? Kül?n?sen úgy, hogy a végzet fonalát egy hatéves kislány bogozza ?ssze figyelemreméltó elszántsággal? ?s azért, hogy h?seink útjai ebben a lebilincsel? t?rténetben ugyanolyan kifürkészhetetlenek legyenek, akár az életben, a cselekmény szálai is úgy fonódnak ?ssze, akár a hosszú sz?ke tincsek annak a bizonyos hatéves kislánynak a hajában.

Cincisprezece povestiri plus o confesiune, din vremurile c?nd cu ? din a se scria doar Rom?nia. Republica Socialist? Rom?nia. Pornim la drum ?n 1971 cu Grigore, nimeni altul dec?t micul Gri?a al lui Cehov, teleportat ?n viitorul devenit trecut: ?n Rom?nia comunist?.Continu?m cu al?i copii, st?m la cozile anilor ‘80, fie c? s?ntem oameni sau pisici, ne ?nchin?m la zei?ele v?nz?toare, a?tept?m s? ?nceap? Calvarul, ?mp?n?m dulcea?a anilor copil?riei cu s?mburi amari, cre?tem, ne desp?r?im de toate cu o nespus? u?urare, ?n 1990, ?n Casa Poporului.Amintiri din Epoca de Aur? ?i da, ?i nu. S?nt ?nt?mpl?ri domestice dintr-o epoc? s?lbatic?, cioburi de via??, uneori schi?ate ?n dialoguri repezi, alteori alc?tuite din fraza lung? a unui singur g?nd, pove?ti cu decre?ei, cu fra?i, p?rin?i sau bunici ai acestor copii. ?ntre ?nt?mpl?rile at?t de fire?ti pe atunci, ce pot p?rea at?t de absurde acum, se strecoar?, nepus?, ve?nica ?ntrebare: cum de-a fost posibil?

The subject of the world s longest-running musical and the recent Academy Award nominated and BAFTA-winning film starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway, "Les Miserables"is a genuine literary treasure. Victor Hugo s tale of injustice, heroism, and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him, and has been a perennial favorite since it first appeared nearly 150 years ago. This exciting ebook will be a gift both to readers who have already fallen for its timeless story and to new readers discovering it for the first time.?

The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 stories. Among them are The Adventure of the Norwood Builder, a tale of a reclusive old bachelor who suddenly vanishes, The Adventure of the Dancing Men, a delightful puzzle involving a mysterious message that contains a series of stick figures, The Adventure of the Solitary Cyclist in which a lovely young governess is being stalked by a man on a bicycle, and many others. The last story, The Adventure of the Second Stain has Watson revealing that Holmes is now completely retired and would not like Watson to write any more stories about him!The Return of Sherlock Holmes is indeed a delightful continuation of the Holmes saga and a great addition to your repertoire!

Smulg?torul de inimi este una dintre c?r?ile cele mai puternice ?i mai teribile despre dragostea matern?. Romanul desf??oar? ?n fa?a ochilor cititorului povestea iubirii unei mame fa?? de copiii ei, o dragoste auto-devoratoare, sacrificial? ?i posesiv?, redat? ?ntr-un registru uneori suprarealist, alteori oniric, de cele mai multe ori ?ns? cu accentele unei realit??i halucinant de adev?rate. Tot astfel, universul mental al copiilor, ?n care totul este posibil, cap?t? via?? ?n acest roman al lui Boris Vian.

A Magyar Rend?rség kül?nlegesen elit alakulatának hat f?s szupercsapata nem mindennapi megbízást kap és mindent megtesznek annak érdekében, hogy sikerre vigyék küldetésüket.Egy r?vid kiképzést k?vet?en bevetik magukat nem szokványos fegyvereikkel és az sem baj, hogy k?zben egymást is meg?rjítik...Bizony Péter, Es? ?ron, Fogd Azár, Lencse ?d?n, Szép Jen? és Sz?rny? ?lmos tizedesek által alkotott nyomozói kollektíva id?t és energiát nem kímélve szeg?dik egy kínai ikerpár nyomába, akikr?l az feltételezhet?, hogy az általuk forgalmazott Kinder tojások kapszuláiban tiltott anyagot terjesztenek. Teep Lee és Sing Lee mit sem sejt a bugyuta banda akciójáról, ezért a szupercsapat zavartalanul nyomulhat el?re, míg meg nem találják a tojásraktárt...Ha szereti Rejt?t, szeretni fogja a defektes detektíveket is.

n inutul Erdas domnete armonia. Prin intermediul unei legturi deosebite, legmntul spiritelor-animale, lumea oamenilor comunic profund cu cea a animalelor. Conor, Abeke, Meilin i Rollan au primit cu toii acest dar – mpreun cu datoria important pe care darul o presupune. ns Cuceritorii vor s distrug aceast armonie. n goana lor dup putere, pun stpnire pe orae ntregi – nici cminul lui Meilin nu e cruat. Ea s-a sturat s atepte i, pregtit de lupt, a ptruns n teritoriul inamic, alturi de un urs panda pe nume Jhi, spiritul ei animal. Prietenii si o urmeaz ndeaproape... dar nu sunt singurii care o urmresc. Dumanul e pretutindeni. F cunotin cu cei patru eroi i altur-te misiunii lor de a salva inutul Erdas.

Bestseller interna?ional Descoperi?i volumul III dintr-o serie de c?r?i pentru copii a c?ror popularitate a dep??it orice a?tept?ri! ?Pisicile r?zboinice” s-au v?ndut ?n mai mult de 14 milioane de volume ?n peste 20 de ??ri ?i au ap?rut pe lista New York Times a celor mai v?ndute titluri. De genera?ii ?ntregi, patru clanuri de pisici s?lbatice convie?uiesc ?n p?dure, departe de oameni. Au un cod al onoarei ?i pre?uiesc loialitatea. Se antreneaz? ca r?zboinici pentru a-?i proteja Clanurile. Se vindec? de boli cu remedii naturiste. Respect? legile statornicite de ?nainta?i. Sunt ghida?i ?n ac?iunile lor de spiritele str?mo?ilor r?zboinici, reuni?i ?n Clanul Stelelor. Ro?covanul este un fost pisoi de cas? care s-a dovedit a fi tare puternic ?i descurc?re? ?n s?lb?ticie. Mai ?nt?i a fost acceptat ca ucenic ?n Clanul Tunetului, sub numele de Lab? de Foc, iar apoi a primit titulatura de r?zboinic ?i numele Inim? de Foc. C?nd se instaleaz? iarna aspr?, iar dezghe?ul se las? a?teptat, lui ?i revine sarcina de a hr?ni marea familie a clanului. R?zboinicii din Clanul Umbrelor ?i Clanul V?ntului invadeaz? teritoriul Clanului Tunetului, ?ntr-o ?ncercare de a-l ucide pe Coad? Rupt?. ?ntre timp, Dung? Cenu?ie, apropiatul lui Inim? de Foc, ??i continu? aventura cu P?r?u Argintiu din Clanul R?ului, risc?nd s? fie descoperit ?i s? piard? ?ncrederea r?zboinicilor din clan. Secundul clanului, Ghear? de Tigru, observ? c? Dung? Cenu?ie p?r?se?te des teritoriul ?i b?nuie?te c? se ?nt?mpl? ceva. Dar uneltirile sale sunt de departe cele mai periculoase pentru clan, iar Inim? de Foc va lupta s? le pun? cap?t. ?n cele din urm?, va deveni el ?nsu?i secund. Este momentul ?n care pisicile r?zboinice ?ncheie noi alian?e, iar cele vechi sunt pe cale s? se destrame. Volumul cuprinde h?r?i ?i simboluri din via?a pisicilor r?zboinice. ?Un episod palpitant din aventurile pisicilor r?zboinice, care va fi cu siguran?? pe placul cititorilor.“ - ALA Booklist ?Cartea aceasta captivant? nu este pentru cei slabi de ?nger. Fanii seriei vor devora cu l?comie paginile povestirii, a?tept?nd cu sufletul la gur? s? vad? ce se va mai ?nt?mpla.“ - School Library Journal ?O carte plin? de suspans, pentru to?i cei care se ?ntreab? ce visuri de grandoare nutre?te mot?nelul de pe pre?ul de la u??.“ - Publishers Weekly ?Dup? ce cite?ti Pisicile r?zboinice, nu mai ai ?ncredere nici m?car ?n Motanul ?nc?l?at.“ - Kirkus Reviews ?Este o carte de aventur?, prezint? via?a din perspectiva unei pisici ?i este plin? de umor.” – Talente de n?zdr?vani (http://talentedenazdravani.eu/blog/2015/05/27/pisicile-razboinice-erin-hunter-editura-all-galaxia-copiilor/)

Femeie prin na?tere ?i farmec, dar cu o atitudine demn? de un b?rbat puternic, Bernarda Soledade este protagonista primului roman al lui Raimundo Carrero, scris pe c?nd scriitorul brazilian avea doar 23 de ani. Povestea Bernardei Soledade se deruleaz? pe dou? portative temporale, altern?nd evenimentele petrecute ?n prezent la ferma Puchin?n? ?i episoade din istoria fermei. Bernarda locuie?te la Puchin?n? ?mpreun? cu sora sa, Inês, mama sa, Gabriela ?i tat?l s?u. Hot?r?t? s? extind? propriet??ile fermei, Bernarda preia fr?iele ?i cucere?te f?r? ezitare terenurile din jur. Deranja?i de comportamentul familiei Soledade, fermierii vecini pl?nuiesc o r?zbunare, iar cel care urma s? duc? planul la ?ndeplinire este chiar unchiul protagonistei, Anrique. Are loc o crim?, dar ?i o r?sturnare de situa?ie, Anrique schimb?nd baricadele luptei. Povestea se complic? tot mai tare, Inês are ?i ea leg?turi cu adversarii familiei sale, dar accept? s? ?nfrunte consecin?ele. Dorin?a de posesiune, fie c? e vorba de p?m?nt, de cai sau de b?rba?i este o constant? a Bernardei Soledade, care-?i cap?t? o porecl? cum nu se poate mai potrivit?: pantera din Sert?o.

Kedves Feln?ttek! ?Ez a k?nyv Nektek készült! T?rténetünk a XXXIV. században játszódik. Egy királyi család nem épp szokványos életén keresztül betekintést nyerhetünk a j?v?be. ??j faj k?rvonalazódik, aminek fejl?dése megállíthatatlan. ?Unalmasnak t?n?, idillikus életüket felváltja a S?tétség er?ivel folytatott harc, aminek kimenetele végleg meghatározza a F?ld bolygó sorsát...

"---this fantasy of a night-black, dead planet, with the remains of the human race concentrated in a stupendously vast metal pyramid & besieged by monstrous, hybrid & altogether unknown forces of darkness, is something that no reader can ever forger" (H. P. Lovecraft)."One of the most potent pieces of macabre imagination ever written" -?H.P.Lovecraft. Lovecraft wasn't wrong: this is, perhaps, the greatest single work of fantastic fiction in the English language. The sun has died, as have the stars. Not a solitary light shines in the heavens. The days of light are nothing by a legend?-?they are a story told to soothe children. The last millions of humans still live in their Last Redoubt -?but the end of their days is at hand.

Pasiune cu miros de scor?isoar?. ?n Ilhéus, ora? ale c?rui p?m?nturi sunt ?ngr??ate cu cadavre ?i s?nge, sirianul Nacib tr?ie?te o tumultoas? poveste de dragoste cu Gabriela, mulatra pe care o angajeaz? ca buc?t?reas?. Senzualitatea Gabrielei ?i for?a ei de a mistui orice atinge vin pe fundalul unui ora? prins ?ntre modernizare ?i desf?tarea ?n vechile cutume gastronomice, erotice, politice ?i sociale.

WHITE FANG is a novel by American author Jack London - and the name of the book's eponymous character, a wild wolfdog. "So he became the enemy of his kind, domesticated wolves that they were, softened by the fires of man, weakened in the sheltering shadow of man's strength." —White Fang Jack London's The Call of the Wild, White Fang is the story of a wild dog's journey toward becoming civilized in the Canadian territory of Yukon at the end of the nineteenth century. White Fang is characteristic of London's precise prose style and innovation use of voice and perspective. Much of the novel is written from the viewpoint of the animals, allowing London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang relies on his instincts as well as his strength and courage to survive in the Yukon wilderness—despite both animal and human predators—and eventually comes to make his peace with man. White Fang has been adapted for the screen numerous times, including a 1991 film starring Ethan Hawke.

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.