Ta kategoria dedykowana jest współczesnym czytelniczkom literatury kobiecej. Bardzo szeroki wybór romansów, kryminałów, powieści obyczajowe, poruszająca literatura kobieca, erotyki, harlequiny polskich i zagranicznych autorów. Każda lubiąca czytać kobieta znajdzie coś szczególnego dla siebie.
Polecamy literaturę Sergiusza Piaseckiego, Stanisława Srokowskiego, Diany Palmer czy w końcu Blanki Lipińskiej.
Why do people cheat? Can an affair ever help a marriage?Infidelity is the ultimate betrayal. But does it have to be? Relationship therapist Esther Perel examines why people cheat, and unpacks why affairs are so traumatic; because they threaten our emotional security. In infidelity, she sees something unexpected - an expression of longing and loss.
A must-read for anyone who has ever cheated or been cheated on, or who simply wants a new framework for understanding relationships. 'Esther Perel does nothing short of strip us of our deepest biases, remind us of our purpose in connecting as lovers, and save relationships that might otherwise sink into the sea-all with even-handed wisdom, fresh morality, and wise prose. Thank heavens for this woman.' - Lena Dunham' Beautiful.
From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and SteelMore than 98 % of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond surveys our life-cycle, culture, sexuality and destructive urges both towards ourselves and the planet to explore the ways in which we are uniquely human yet still influenced by our animal origins.
Dan Harris always believed the restless, relentless, impossible-to-satisfy voice in his head was one of his greatest assets.
How else can you climb the ladder in an ultra-competitive field like TV news except through nonstop hand-wringing and hyper vigilance? For a while, his strategy worked. Harris anchored national broadcasts and he covered wars.
Then he hit the brakes, and had a full-blown panic attack live on the air. What happened next was completely unforeseen. Through a bizarre series of events - involving a disgraced evangelical pastor, a mysterious self-help guru and a fateful gift from his wife - Harris stumbled upon something that helped him tame the voice in his head: meditation. At first, he was deeply suspicious.
He had long associated meditation with bearded swamis and unwashed hippies. But when confronted with mounting scientific evidence that just a few minutes a day can literally rewire the brain for focus,happiness, and reduced reactivity, Harris took a deep dive.
Internationally acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr Eben Alexander always considered himself a man of science. His unwavering belief in evidence-based medicine fuelled a career in the top medical institutions of the world. But all this was set to change. One morning in 2008 he fell into a coma after suffering a rare form of bacterial meningitis. Scans of his brain revealed massive damage. Death was deemed the most likely outcome. As his family prepared themselves for the worst, something miraculous happened. Dr Alexander's brain went from near total inactivity to awakening. He made a full recovery but he was never the same. He woke certain of the infinite reach of the soul, he was certain of a life beyond death. In this astonishing book, Dr Alexander shares his experience, pieced together from the notes he made as soon as he was able to write again. Unlike other accounts of near-death experiences, he is able to explain in depth why his brain was incapable of fabricating the journey he experienced. His story is one of profound beauty and inspiration.
This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of recent history. It includes the serious developments in government misuse of intelligence in the recent war with Iraq. Colonel John Hughes-Wilson analyses not just the events that conspire to cause disaster, but why crucial intelligence is so often ignored, misunderstood or spun by politicians and seasoned generals alike.
This book analyses: how Hitler's intelligence staff misled him in a bid to outfox their Nazi Party rivals; the bureaucratic bungling behind Pearl Harbor; how in-fighting within American intelligence ensured they were taken off guard by the Viet Cong's 1968 Tet Offensive; how over confidence, political interference and deception facilitated Egypt and Syria's 1973 surprise attack on Israel; why a handful of marines and a London taxicab were all Britain had to defend the Falklands; the mistaken intelligence that allowed Saddam Hussein to remain in power until the second Iraq War of 2003; the truth behind the US failure to run a terrorist warning system before the 9/11 WTC bombing; and how governments are increasingly pressurising intelligence agencies to 'spin' the party-political line.
By the time Carrie Fisher wrote Shockaholic, it had been a roller coaster of a few years since her Tony- and Emmy-nominated, one-woman Broadway show and New York Times bestselling book Wishful Drinking. The electro-convulsive shock therapy she's been undergoing is threatening to wipe out (what's left of) her memory. She lost her beloved father, Eddie Fisher, but also her once-upon-a-very-brief-time stepmother, Elizabeth Taylor, as well as over forty pounds of unwanted flesh, all the while staying sober and sane-ish. Yes, of course, Shockaholic is laugh-out-loud funny, acerbic, and witty as hell. But it also reveals a new side of Carrie Fisher that may even bring a pleasant shock your way: it is contemplative, vulnerable, and ultimately quite tender. From the woman who took us to space and back, we bring you Carrie Fisher: the woman, mother, daughter and of course, Princess. Carrie Fisher, the daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, became an icon when she starred as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy. Her star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She was the author of four bestselling novels, Surrender in the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful and Postcards from the Edge, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. Her first work of non-fiction was the cult hit Wishful Drinking. Carrie's experience with addiction and mental illness – and her willingness to talk honestly about them – made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate. She was truly one of the most magical people to walk among us.
A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own eleven years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair.
A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation.
Discover Thomas Savage's dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century America.
Phil and George are brothers and joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley.
Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and angular; George is stocky and silent. Phil is a brilliant chess player, a voracious reader, an eloquent storyteller; George learns slowly, and devotes himself to the business. They sleep in the room they shared as boys, and so it has been for forty years.
When George unexpectedly marries a young widow and brings her to live at the ranch, Phil begins a relentless campaign to destroy his brother's new wife. But he reckons without an unlikely protector.
From its visceral first paragraph to its devastating twist of an ending, The Power of the Dog will hold you in its grip.
Václav Havel’s remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder
Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer’s unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves?
Written in 1978, Václav Havel’s meditation on political dissent – the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it – would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy.
'Havel’s diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra
In 1845 Thoreau, a Harvard-educated 28-year-old, went to live by himself in the woods in Massachusetts. He stayed for over two years, living self-sufficiently in a small cabin built with his own hands. Walden is his personal account of the experience, in which he documents the beauty and fulfilment to be found in the wilderness, and his philosophical and political motivations for rejecting the materialism which continues to define our modern world.
WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND DAVID BRADSHAW
Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...
Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.
**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**
'Fresh, timeless ... a lively work of art' Observer
'Buchi Emecheta was the foremother of black British women's writing . . . powerful fictions written from and about our lives' Bernardine Evaristo
'Most dreams, as all dreamers know quite well, do have setbacks. Adah's dream was no exception, for hers had many'
They nicknamed Adah 'the Igbo tigress' at school in Nigeria, she was so fearless. Now she has moved to London to join her husband, and is determined to succeed. But her welcome from 1960's England - and the man she married - is a cold one. Providing for her growing family, struggling to survive and negotiating everyday injustices along the way, Adah still resolves that she will never give up her dream of becoming a writer.
'Bold, brave, defiant ... its exploration of blackness, the white gaze, and the development of the main character Adah's sense of self is extremely powerful' Gal-dem
Nancy Mitford's brilliantly witty, irreverent stories of the upper classes in pre-war London and Paris conjure up a world of glamour, gossip and decadence. In The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, her extraordinary heroines deal with armies of eccentric relatives, the excitement of love and passion, and the thrills of the social Season. But beneath the perfectly timed comic dialogue, these novels are also bittersweet reminders of the brevity of life and love.
With an Introduction by Philip Hensher
'A kind of perfection' Olivia Laing, Guardian
'Peerless ... beneath the surface of Mitford's wit, there is something infinitely more melancholy at work' Zoe Heller
Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune. For he has discovered a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas . . .
This special Puffin Classics edition brings together two of the most inspirational collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - the works of Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris and the literature of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Illustrator Liz Catchpole has selected patterns from the V&A archive and introduced new artwork inspired by the collection to create a beautiful cover which brings Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless story to life.
A darkly humorous Czech satire: a new super-breed tries to conquer the world...
War with the Newts (1936) is Karel Capek's darkly humorous allegory of early 20th-century Czech politics. Captain van Toch discovers a colony of newts in Sumatra which can not only be taught to trade and use tools, but also to speak. As the rest of the world learns of the creatures and their wonderful capabilities, it is clear that this new species is ripe for exploitation - they can be traded in their thousands, will do the work no human wants to do, and can fight - but the humans have given no thought to the terrible consequences of their actions.
A great writer of the past who speaks to the present in a voice brilliant, clear, honourable, blackly funny and prophetic
Kurt Vonnegut
His satire still packs a punch, and the storytelling is brilliant.
The Times
Sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and politics of the region...anyone coming fresh to the field will be captivated by the richness, variety, humour and pathos of a classic literature that, through a shared historical experience, transcends national and linguistic boundaries.
CJ Schüler, Independent on Sunday
In this tender, impassioned fourth novel, James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become himself.
'Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it'
At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, we see the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the world of the theatre lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. And everywhere there is the anguish of being black in a society that seems poised on the brink of racial war. In this tender, angry 1968 novel, James Baldwin created one of his most striking characters: a man struggling to become himself.
'The emotion surrounding family attachment... is deeply felt and is one reasons he continues to be read with such intensity' Colm Tóibín
„Albin, człowiek szczęśliwy na niby” to opowieść o mężczyźnie, który żyje życiem zastępczym, czekając na prawdziwe. Codziennie rano wstaje by wypełnić role, które uznał za własne: ojca, syna, wcześniej męża czy pracownika, ale które są mu w gruncie rzeczy obce. Każdego dnia udaje przed sobą, że zna swoją tożsamość. Jednak podskórnie przeczuwa, że to nie wystarcza. Wypadek nieoczekiwanie wytrąca jego życie z utartych schematów.
To historia o człowieku naszych czasów, społecznie poprawnie skonstruowanej maszynie, która na przekór wychowaniu, wspomnieniom, życiowym wyzwaniom tęskni do bycia czymś więcej niż tylko trybikiem. Tęskni do bycia kimś prawdziwym.
Główny bohater Albin, od ponad czterdziestu lat żyje z przyzwyczajenia. Codziennie rano wstaje, tylko po to by przetrwać.
Wiedzie życie człowieka, którego nazywa sobą ale którego, poza znajomością numeru PESEL-u czy adresu, zwyczajnie nie zna.
Udaje, że wie kim jest. Udaje, że ma potrzeby. Udaje, że je zaspokaja.
Podszywa się pod kogoś, kto ma uczucia, robiąc wszystko, by się od nich odciąć.
Żyje, chociaż równie dobrze mógłby być martwy.
Czy taki człowiek może być szczęśliwy?
Czy pewnego dnia, zdarzy się coś, co każe mu zmartwychwstać?
"Her Soul to Take" to pełna mroku i kontrowersji powieść z pogranicza horroru i erotyku. Uważaj, to podróż tylko dla odważnych.Abelaum to małe miasto, ale ma swoje legendy - o niewyjaśnionych zaginięciach i potwornych istotach, które przemierzają lasy. To idealne miejsce dla kogoś takiego jak Rae, która od zawsze fascynuje się wszystkim, co wykracza poza granice racjonalnego poznania. Młoda kobieta prowadzi vloga o zjawiskach paranormalnych, ale do tej pory nie udało się jej zgromadzić żadnych imponujących materiałów.Nadchodzi jednak moment, który zmieni wszystko. Do rąk Rae trafia stara księga zawierająca opis rytuału przywołującego demony. Jaki skutek odniesie odprawienie go? Kto odpowie na wezwanie i czego ta mroczna istota zażąda w zamian?Być może Rae nie wie, jaką ciemną siłę przyzywa, ale nawet potężny i żądny krwi demon, który przybywa jej na spotkanie, nie zna potęgi tego, co wspólnie obudzą."Her Soul to Take" spodoba się wielbicielom i wielbicielkom naprawdę mocnych wrażeń, przerażających scenerii i doznań z pogranicza światów. Jeśli nie przeraża cię mrok i graniczne doświadczenia - śmiało, przywołaj swojego demona.OstrzeżenieTa książka zawiera sceny przemocy, opisy brutalnych i perwersyjnych praktyk seksualnych, a także elementy horroru, które mogą wywoływać niepokój. Treść książki jest fikcją literacką i nie stanowi realistycznego odzwierciedlenia tego, czym jest praktyka BDSM. Powieść ta jest przeznaczona dla dorosłych czytelników i czytelniczek.Harley Laroux ma w dorobku literackim mroczne romanse z pogranicza horroru i thrillera. Uwielbia tworzyć niepokojące, przesiąknięte erotyzmem, odważne historie. Autorka mieszka w Waszyngtonie z mężem i trzema kotami. Kocha straszne filmy i wytrawne czerwone wino. Spędza większość czasu, pijąc herbatę przy swoim biurku z przynajmniej jednym kotem na kolanach.
"Pasierbica gangstera. Tom 3. Sacrificio" to ostatni tom bestsellerowej mafijnej serii romansów Moniki Magoski-Suchar. Przygotuj się na emocjonujący finał!Miłość Chiary i Fabia przetrwała niewyobrażalne próby. Wydaje się, że pełna bólu i niebezpieczeństw droga doprowadziła ich wreszcie do miejsca, w którym mogą cieszyć się wspólnym szczęściem i spokojem.To jednak tylko pozory.Półtora roku po dramatycznych wydarzeniach na Sardynii małżonkowie mieszkają w Rzymie, a polityczna kariera Fabia rozwija się w zawrotnym tempie. Chiara zmaga się jednak z ciężką depresją po poronieniu, do którego doprowadziła próba otrucia kobiety. Mimo starań i doskonałej opieki medycznej nie może ona zajść w drugą ciążę. Zdesperowana, decyduje się zasięgnąć porady wróżki. Tajemnicza Lady O. zachęca ją do udziału w magicznym rytuale. Jeśli Chiara się na niego zdecyduje, ceną za narodziny dziecka będzie dla niej złożenie siłom nadprzyrodzonym ofiary Czy jest gotowa na takie poświęcenie?Tymczasem wrogowie nie przestają knuć. Przebywająca w więzieniu Giulia wprowadza w życie plan, którego celem jest odrodzenie rodu Candeloro. Przejęcie władzy na wyspie planuje również Flavio Russo, który wypowiada wojnę Fabiowi. Czy dla tej pary zaświeci w końcu słońce?"Pasierbica gangstera. Tom 3. Sacrificio" to propozycja dla wszystkich wielbicieli kontrowersji, pikantnych historii i mrocznych, odważnych romansów. Spodoba się fanom opowieści o miłości łączącej ludzi z różnych światów.
"Bezwzględny porywacz. Mroczny Syndykat. Tom 2" to romans mafijny, w którym miłość i zemsta zawsze idą w parze. Nie spotkasz tu księcia z bajki.Świat Tristana runął, kiedy mężczyzna stracił ukochaną żonę Alyssę. Tuż po ich ślubie wrogowie rodu D'Agostino porwali kobietę i brutalnie ją zamordowali. Od tego czasu Tristan stał się cieniem dawnego siebie, utrzymywanym przy życiu tylko przez żądzę zemsty.Sześć lat później mężczyzna uzyskuje wreszcie potwierdzenie, że za śmierć Alyssy odpowiada Mortimer Viggo. Ten wpływowy członek Syndykatu zdołał utrzymać swoją tożsamość w tajemnicy. Nikt nie wie, jak wygląda i gdzie można go znaleźć, ale Tristanowi udaje się dotrzeć do informacji, kim jest jego córka. Postanawia porwać kobietę i wyciągnąć z niej informacje na temat ojca.Isabella Viggo od zawsze pragnie uciec od gangsterskich interesów ojca. Pracuje pod zmienionym nazwiskiem w poradni psychologicznej, próbując łudzić się, że może wieść normalne życie. Mafijny świat upomina się jednak o nią, kiedy ojciec oznajmia, że Isabella ma poślubić człowieka, którego nienawidzi. Pocieszenia udziela jej niespodziewanie nowo poznany mężczyzna, z którym natychmiast zaczyna ją łączyć niewytłumaczalna więź"Bezwzględny porywacz. Tom 2. Mroczny Syndykat" to drugi tom serii Mroczny Syndykat, ale może być czytany również jako odrębna historia. Powieść spodoba się wszystkim fanom mrocznych mafijnych romansów z wątkami porwania, enemies to lovers oraz dark romance.Faith Summer, znana również pod pseudonimami Kharidne Gray i Bella Fontaine, to bestsellerowa autorka "USA Today", mająca w swoim dorobku literackim wiele znakomicie przyjętych romansów i erotyków. Autorka zasłynęła przede wszystkim powieściami i seriami z podgatunku romansu mafijnego. "Bezwzględny porywacz" to kolejna propozycja dla czytelniczek, które lubią klimaty dark.
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