This is a series of character sketches of the various social types living in Mayfair. We have the snobs, the social climbers, the faddists, the conformists, and one character who imagines hersel...więcej »
Of all John Fowles' novels The French Lieutenant's Woman received the most universal acclaim and today holds a very special place in the canon of post-war English literature. From the god-like stan...więcej »
Stefan Dalca is infuriatingly handsome. And annoyingly persistent. We're supposed to hate each other. But apparently he didn't get the memo, because he...więcej »
Tragedy and war have struck the small frontier town of Kelengrad, and in its wake the community reels as it buries its dead. With raw wounds and aching hearts, they have pled for their Sovereign to...więcej »
When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong?The mutated spores escap...więcej »
Claire is a massage therapist who can communicate with animals and talk to people on the Other Side. Wally is a burned out adman and wannabe novelist avoiding reality by obsessing on his golf ga...więcej »
In this wildly imaginative satire of Soviet life, an insecure but much-published adventure novelist, Yefim Rakhlin, learns that the Writers' Union is giving out fur hats to its members according to...więcej »
"My dear Watson. I do not think I am flattering myself when I say that 221B is well-understood in criminal circles." Within this volume you will find a collection of ...więcej »
The hottest Montana summer on record. Tempers fray, cattle suffer. Heavily armed protesters, vowing to "take back federal lands for the people," occupy and fortify a summer pasture belonging to ...więcej »
'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' Guardian'This Room Guaranteed BOMB-FREE. From the Management'Hapless cosmonaut Ijon Tichy has been sent back to earth to attend the Eighth Futurologic...więcej »
Venice, 1612. Two very different women, a notorious courtesan and a Talmudic scholar, are brought together by an artist when they pose for a "Gallery of Beauties," forming a relationship neither...więcej »
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which ...więcej »
HunterI have a secret. One that will change everything. I made a deal, one I wont back out of. Only time has run out, and they will all know soon enough. więcej »
Can the Ladies' Wagering Whist Society help an extroverted sportswoman and a dedicated scientist solve matters of the heart?Diana Hemshawe is enjoying the perfect life-her first ...więcej »
Hryhory Skovoroda is considered by many as the first great Slavic philosopher and poet. Written over a period stretching from the 1750s until 1785, his The Garden of<...więcej »
There was silence while he paused to restore his composure. He took a gulp of air, then in a complete commanding tone and without hesitation, in a stern voice, he said......" Today, I giv...więcej »
Grace is a monster hunter who went into her demon deal with eyes wide open. Years ago, her mother made the same choice and was never seen again, and the answers Grace seeks can only be found in ...więcej »