Knihy 2000, penguin
- Confederacy of Dunces
Confederacy of Dunces
- John Kennedy Toole
- anglické
- 352
- 2000
The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against...
- Labyrinths
Labyrinths
- Jorge Luis Borges
- anglické
- 288
- 2000
Jorge Luis Borges's Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays showcasing one of Latin America's most influential and imaginative writers. This Penguin Modern...
- Pnin, English edition - Nabokov, Vladimir
Pnin, English edition - Nabokov, Vladimir
- Vladimír Nabokov
- anglické
- 176
- 2000
Professor Timofey Pnin, late of Tsarist Russia, is now precariously perched at the heart of an American campus. Battling with American life and language, Pnin must face great...
- If Not Now, When? Levi Primo
If Not Now, When? Levi Primo
- Primo Levi
- anglické
- 340
- 2000
Primo Levi was among the greatest witnesses to twentieth-century atrocity. In this gripping novel, based on a true story, he reveals the extraordinary lives of the Russian,...
- Words Sartre Jean-Paul
Words Sartre Jean-Paul
- Jean-Paul Sartre
- anglické
- 160
- 2000
After his father's early death Jean-Paul Sartre was brought up at his grandfather's home in a world even then eighty years out of date. In Words Sartre recalls growing up...
- Myth of Sisyphus
Myth of Sisyphus
- Albert Camus
- anglické
- 192
- 2000
The summation of the existentialist philosophy threaded throughout all his writing, Albert Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus is translated by Justin O'Brien with an introduction by...
- Chrysalids
Chrysalids
- John Wyndham
- anglické
- 208
- 2000
Nuclear war has devastated the world, bringing with it a host of genetic mutations. In the bleak, primitive society that has emerged from its ruins, any sign of deviation, no...
- Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Fleming JohnPaperback
Penguin Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Fleming JohnPaperback
- Hugh Honour, John Fleming, Nikolaus Pevsner
- anglické
- slovníky
- 656
- 2000
Need a handbook to your architect's business or studies? Struggling with your latest DIY project? Interested in the art of architecture? This classic work, now in its fifth...
- Journals of Captain Cook
Journals of Captain Cook
- James Cook
- anglické
- 688
- 2000
Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea, Cook charted Australia and the...
- The Classic of Mountains and Seas AnonymousPaperback
The Classic of Mountains and Seas AnonymousPaperback
- anglické
- 336
- 2000
This major source of Chinese mythology (third century BC to second century AD) contains a treasure trove of rare data and colorful fiction about the mythical figures, rituals,...
- The House of Rothschild: The Worlds Banker 1849 - 1999 - Niall Ferguson
The House of Rothschild: The Worlds Banker 1849 - 1999 - Niall Ferguson
- Niall Ferguson
- anglické
- 544
- 2000
A major work of economic, social and political history, Niall Ferguson's "The House of Rothschild: The World's Banker 1849-1999" is the second volume of the acclaimed, landmark...
- Memoirs of Hadrian - And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian Yourcenar MargueritePaperback
Memoirs of Hadrian - And Reflections on the Composition of Memoirs of Hadrian Yourcenar MargueritePaperback
- Marguerite Yourcenar
- anglické
- 288
- 2000
In her magnificent novel, Marguerite Yourcenor recreates the life and death of one of the great rulers of the ancient world. The Emperor Hadrian, aware his demise is imminent,...
- The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays. Bunbury, englische Ausgabe
The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays. Bunbury, englische Ausgabe
- Oscar Wilde
- anglické
- 464
- 2000
The Importance of Being Earnest is a glorious comedy of mistaken identity, which ridicules codes of propriety and etiquette. Manners and morality are also victims of Wilde’s...
- The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War - J. Hasek
The Good Soldier Svejk: and His Fortunes in the World War - J. Hasek
- Jaroslav Hašek
- anglické
- MEGA BOOKS INTERNATIONAL, spol.s.r.o.
- 752
- 2000
Mega Books International - Jazyk: EN - Vazba: Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - 752 str. - ISBN: 01-404-4991-4 - Kniha
- Cannery Row Steinbeck John
Cannery Row Steinbeck John
- John Steinbeck
- anglické
- 147
- 2000
In the din and stink that is Cannery Row a colourful blend of misfits - gamblers, whores, drunks, bums and artists - survive side by side in a jumble of adventure and mischief....
- Thirty-nothing Jewell Lisa
Thirty-nothing Jewell Lisa
- Lisa Jewell
- anglické
- 448
- 2000
Ever wondered what happened to your first love? Imagine bumping into them twelve years later and realizing you still fancy them rotten. That's exactly what happens to Dig Ryan...
- Dictionary of Physics - John Cullerne
Dictionary of Physics - John Cullerne
- John Cullerne
- anglické
- 504
- 2000
The Penguin Dictionary of Physics provides clear and concise definitions for every area of physics - from optics and acoustics to mechanics and electronics, via quantum theory...
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
- Arthur Conan Doyle
- anglické
- 394
- 2000
Three years have passed since Sherlock Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty vanished into the abyss of the Reichenbach falls. In that time the criminals of London have been able to...
- Little Prince Penguin Modern Classics - A. de Saint-Exupery
Little Prince Penguin Modern Classics - A. de Saint-Exupery
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- anglické
- MEGA BOOKS INTERNATIONAL, spol.s.r.o.
- 118
- 2000
Antoine de Saint-Exupery first published The Little Prince in 1943, only a year before his plane vanished over the Mediterranean during a reconnaissance mission. Nearly eighty...
- The Real James Herriot : The Authorized Biography - Jim Wight
The Real James Herriot : The Authorized Biography - Jim Wight
- Jim Wight
- anglické
- 416
- 2000
After qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved to a veterinary practice in Thirsk. He was over fifty when his first book of stories about life as a...