Prague Stories - Richard Bassett

Prague Stories - Richard Bassett

A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of stories set in Prague, by an international array of brilliant writers. The Golden City of Prague has long been an intellectual center of the western world. The writers collected here range from the early nineteenth century to the present and include both

Last Days in Old Europe: Trieste '79, Vienna '85, Prague '89 (Bassett Richard)(Paperback)

Selected as a Book of the Year in the TLS and SpectatorIn 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime,

Prague Stories(Pevná vazba)

Oxford Bookworms Library: The Kiss: Love Stories from North Americalevel 3 (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

A Cup of Kindness: Stories from Scotland (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story,

Šéf Hitlerovy špionáže - Richard Bassett

Admirála Canarise, šéfa německé vojenské špionážní služby, charakterizoval jeho sovětský protějšek jako 'nejnebezpečnějšího zpravodajce na světě'. Canaris byl loajální vůči starému Německu - dobyvačný a rasistický režim Adolfa Hitlera jej však odpuzoval. Po

The Withered Arm (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story,

Prague in the Heart - Renáta Fučíková

Prague in the Heart is a collection of one hundred and eighty-nine true stories of events that have taken place in Prague over the past two hundred years. They show that the recent past has been no less dramatic and convoluted than in medieval times. Franz Kafka, Jaroslav Seifert, Bohumil Hrabal,

Richard Matthewman Stories (McMillan Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Sorry for Your Trouble: Stories (Ford Richard)(Paperback)

A landmark new collection of stories from Richard Ford that showcases his brilliance, sensitivity, and trademark wit and candorIn Sorry for Your Trouble, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Richard Ford enacts a stunning meditation on memory, love and loss.'Displaced'

Best Bedtime Stories Ever (Scarry Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of Richard Scarry's best loved stories, gathered together in the perfect bedtime storybook. Now in picture book

Sherlock Holmes and the Sport of Kings (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story,

A Little Princess: Level 1: 400-Word Vocabulary (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story,

Stories from Old Jewish Prague - Magdalena Wagnerová

The long and thorny past of the Prague Jewish diaspora has left us with many monuments and even more stories that have won their unique place among other old Prague legends. When was the foundation stone of the Old New Synagogue laid? Was it really brought from Jerusalem by angels on their

My Merry Mornings : Stories from Prague - Ivan Klíma

Seven stories offer a satiric look at life in modern Czechoslovakia, including the black market, love, thievery, religion, and the need for secrecy

For God and Kaiser: The Imperial Austrian Army, 1619-1918 (Bassett Richard)(Paperback)

The definitive history of Austria's multinational army and its immense role during three centuries of European military history Among the finest examples of deeply researched and colorfully written military history, Richard Bassett's For God and Kaiser is a major account of the Habsburg army told

Oxford Bookworms Library: William Shakespeare: Level 2: 700-Word Vocabulary (Bassett Jennifer)(Paperback)

This award-winning collection of adapted classic literature and original stories develops reading skills for low-beginning through advanced students. Accessible language and carefully controlled vocabulary build students' reading confidence. Introductions at the beginning of each story,

Richard Scarry's Best Bunny Book Ever! (Scarry Richard)(Pevná vazba)

This bunny-rific collection presents three Golden Book stories by Richard Scarry in one quality hardcover volume with a gleaming gold spine! Featuring Naughty Bunny, Bunnies, and The Bunny Book for hours of furry reading fun! Naughty Bunny The beloved Richard Scarry has created one of his most

Prague Tales (Neruda Jan)(Paperback)

A collection of Jan Neruda's intimated, wry, bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of Mala Strana, the Little Quarter of nineteenth century Prague. Prague Tales is a classic story whose influence has been acknowledged by generations of Czech

Stories to Tell: A Memoir (Marx Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Legendary musician Richard Marx offers an enlightening, entertaining look at his life and career. Richard Marx is one of the most accomplished singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. His self-titled 1987 album went triple platinum and made him the first male solo artist (and second solo

Kouření škodí zdraví cigaret a další povídky - James Khoury - e-kniha

eBook: This bilingual collection of absurdist short stories set in Prague attempts to answer the more complex questions of life, such as why a butterfly would be bitter against the world, how an octopus could resent all things Scottish, which breed of cow is the most superficial, and whether

Collected Stories of Richard Yates (Yates Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Whether addressing the smothered desire of suburban housewives, the white-collar despair of Manhattan office workers or the heartbreak of a single mother with artistic pretensions, Yates ruthlessly examines the hopes and disappointments of ordinary people with empathy and

Planes and Rockets and Things That Fly (Scarry Richard)(Paperback / softback)

An amazing new Richard Scarry collection filled with hilarious stories about jet planes, rockets, spacecraft and other things that fly! It's the perfect partner to Cars and Trucks and Things that Go and set to be a new Scarry favourite.In this collection Huck takes flying lessons, we learn how

The Best of Richard Matheson (Matheson Richard)(Paperback)

The definitive collection of terrifying stories by 'one of the greatest writers of the 20th century' (Ray Bradbury), edited by award-winning author Victor LaValle Among the greats of 20th-century horror and fantasy, few names stand above Richard Matheson. Though known by many for novels like I Am