\'Then she began to run, and she ran over the sharp stones and through the thorns, and the wild animals bounded past her ...\' Four weird, dark and enchanting fairy-tales from the Brothers Grimm. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many

2045-2059. After the cataclysmic upheavals of Step Day and the Yellowstone eruption humanity is spreading further into the Long Earth, and society, on a battered Datum Earth and beyond, continues to evolve. Now an elderly and cantankerous AI, Lobsang lives in disguise with Agnes in an exotic, far-distant world. He\'s convinced they\'re leading a normal life in New Springfield - they even adopt a child

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, he sees a hunched figure struggling towards him across the ice. His past is about to catch up with him. The figure approaching

This title presents Homer\'s best-loved and most accessible poem, recounting the great wandering of Odysseus during his ten-year voyage back home to Ithaca, after the Trojan War. This is a superb new verse translation, now published in trade paperback, before the standard Penguin Classic B format.

Scott Fitzgerald’s third novel was published in 1925 and has justifiably become a 20th century literary classic. In this Reader you will find: - Focus on… - CAE-style activities - Glossary of difficult words - Test yourself - Comprehension activities Tag Love Society “Gatsby?” asked Daisy urgently. “What Gatsby?” Could it be the same young army lieutenant whom Daisy Fay met five years ago – and who

Mayští stařešinové a otcové vyprávějí dětem legendy a příběhy, aby se jejich potomci mohli seznámit s ovzduším slávy civilizace dávných Mayů. Tématy jsou staré zvyky, legendy o dávných panovnících a jejich činech, kouzelných bytostech, ve které Mayové věřili, o zaniklých bájných místech, mayské legendy o stvoření, příběhy o lásce, o vztazích mezi lidmi a lidských vlastnostech, bajky. Zkrátka jsou to

Trevor\'s mum has offered him GBP30 to walk the dog every day of the holidays. But Streaker is no ordinary dog, she\'s a rocket on four legs with a woof attached. Trevor\'s sure there must be a way to control her and Tina, his best friend, knows about training dogs. Their attempts involving such things as a pair of roller skates, a mobile phone and a bicycle, always lead to trouble. Horrid Charlie

The book that every cook needs - the ultimate quick reference to today\'s ingredients, terms, tools and techniques. Have you ever wondered how to saute a potato? Or the best way to peel an onion, joint a chicken, or fillet a fish? Or what exactly the difference is between a roasting tin and a baking tray, or penne and macaroni? Or when you should use olive oil instead of sunflower oil? The answers

Blood Work\' - that\'s what Terry McCaleb used to call his job at the FBI. Eight weeks ago he was a dead man, but now someone else\'s heart is keeping him alive. Then a newspaper report of his brush with death brings him an unwanted visitor. Graciela Rivers reveals to McCaleb that the anonymous donor of his heart was her murdered sister, and that the police investigation into the case is going nowhere.

An ancient treasure stolen by Xerxes the Great . . . Discovered by Napoleon Bonaparte . . . The clues to its hidden location lost until now . . . Adventurers and treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo are on a wild-goose chase. Up to their waists in the Great Pocomoke Swamp in Maryland, they\'re hunting for lost gold. What they find instead is a small Second World War German U-boat. Inside the submarine

For amiable City trader Jimmy Corby money was the new Rock n\' Roll. His whole life was a party, adrenalin charged and cocaine fuelled. If he hadn\'t met Monica he would probably have ended up either dead or in rehab. But Jimmy was as lucky in love as he was at betting on dodgy derivatives, so instead of burning out, his star just burned brighter than ever. Rich, pampered and successful, Jimmy, Monica

Geralt is a witcher, a man whose magic powers, enhanced by long training and a mysterious elixir, have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary murderer: his targets are the multifarious monsters and vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. He roams the country seeking assignments, but gradually comes to realise that while some of his quarry are

A young couple is found dead in their apartment, and double suicide seems to be the only interpretation - Alarm bells ring in the towering Manhattan offices of Eden Incorporated, the high-tech matchmaking company whose spectacular success and legendary secrecy have inspired awe around the world. The Thorpes, few people knew, were more than the quintessential happy couple - they were Eden\'s first perfect

Der Golem von Gustav Meyrink zählt zu den wenigen Meisterwerken fantastischer Literatur in deutscher Sprache. Inhalt: Ein namenloser Erzähler, zu Besuch in Prag, fällt in seinem Hotelzimmer nach der Lektüre eines Buchs über das Leben des Buddha Gotama in einen unruhigen Halbschlaf. Sein schwindendes Bewusstsein entlässt ihn in einen Traum, in dem er sich als der Gemmenschneider Athanasius Pernath im

Sara Fitzgerald’s daughter Kate is just two years old when she is diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia. Reeling with the helpless shock of it, Sara knows she will do anything – whatever it takes - to save her child. Then the tests results come back time and again to show that no one in their family is a match for Kate. If they are to find a donor for the crucial bone marrow transplant she needs,

The Spark is Kristine Barnett\'s remarkable memoir about being mother to a genius. Kristine Barnett\'s son Jacob has an IQ higher than Einstein\'s, a photographic memory, and he taught himself calculus in two weeks. At nine he started working on an original theory in astrophysics that experts believe may someday put him in line for a Nobel Prize, and at age twelve he became a paid researcher in quantum

Vienna, 1938: Trudi Miller, young, beautiful and chic, designs hats for the smartest women in the city. She is falling in love with Walter, a charming and charismatic businessman. But their idyll is about to end. Trudi and Walter are Jewish, and as Hitler\'s tanks roll into Austria, they know they have to flee. Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler is an incredible true story that moves from Vienna to Prague

Depuis qu\'Annabelle, son ancienne amie, s\'est mariée, David Kelsey passe tous ses week-ends dans une maison qu\'il a louée sous un nom d\'emprunt et ou il s\'imagine, dans une sorte de reve, qu\'il la retrouve...Cela, jusqu\'au jour ou le mari d\'Annabelle...

Living the high life in LA cocktail parties, exotic restaurants and a cosmopolitan boyfriend Ree Drummond thinks she\'s got it all figured out. But, try as she might, she can\'t shake the feeling that something is missing. Returning to her hometown to get her life in order, Ree is struck by a bolt of lightning - a blue-eyed, strong-jawed, enigmatic cowboy. She calls him Marlboro Man, and though he\'s