Světová současná literatura

Enter a school of magic unlike any you have ever encountered. There are no teachers, no holidays, friendships are purely strategic, and the odds of survival are never equal. Once you're inside, there are only two ways out: you graduate or you die.

WINNER OF THE BBC SHORT STORY AWARDIn my life, I had always been a good woman; controlling what it was that I wanted.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward comes a beautifully tender, heartbreaking, and moving story of four sisters over three decadesMeet the Padvano girls.

Ako dať tragédii zmysel? To je ústredná myšlienka románu Narine Abgarian, za ktorý získala literárne ocenenia aj priazeň čitateľov.

Životem usmýkaná Anatolie Sevojancova se chystá na smrt. Nepochybuje, že má nevyléčitelnou nemoc a že to s ní půjde rychle.

Žít dál je sbírka povídek zasazená do prostředí arménského městečka Berd, ležícího nedaleko hranic s Ázerbájdžánem.

What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper?

Everyone wants to succeed in life. But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy – or something altogether more unpredictable? This book intends to change the way you think about business and the world.

THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do?

The Greek myths are among the world's most important cultural building blocks and they have been retold many times, but rarely do they focus on the remarkable women at the heart of these ancient stories.

Bloomsbury Books je staromódní knihkupectví, prodávající jak nové knihy, tak vzácné tisky. Za svou staletou existenci odolalo všem změnám a život v něm řídí muži a jednapadesát neporušitelných pravidel sestavených samotným ředitelem obchodu.

Krátce po druhé světové válce se v malebné vesničce Chawton na jihu Anglie několik obyvatel domluvilo, že se pokusí uskutečnit jeden pozoruhodný záměr.