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.
Thomas Cale - the world's most dangerous yet reluctant hero - has been running from his enemies. Tracked down moments before his execution, Cale is presented with a chance to escape.
But it comes at a price: He must murder the American president. The father of modern democracy. The man fighting the south's attempts to reinstate slavery.
Accept, and he risks the fates of millions.
Refuse, and he endangers his own life . . .
Nudge has transformed the way individuals, companies and governments look at the world - and in the process has become one of the most important books of the twenty-first century. This completely updated edition offers a wealth of new insights for fans and newcomers alike - about COVID-19, diet, personal finance, retirement savings, medical care, organ donation, and climate change.
Every day we make decisions: about the things we buy or the meals we eat; about the investments we make and the time we spend; about our health and that of the planet. Unfortunately, we often choose badly.
We are all susceptible to biases that can lead us to make bad decisions that make us poorer, less healthy and less happy. And, as Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein show, no choice is ever presented to us in a neutral way. But by knowing how people think, we can make it easier for them to choose what is best for themselves, for their families and for society. With brilliant insight and wonderful levity, Thaler and Sunstein demonstrate how best to nudge us in the right directions, without ever restricting our freedom of choice.
We think of transplant surgery as one of the medical wonders of the modern world -- but it's a lot older than you think. As ancient as the pyramids, its history is even more surprising. In Spare Parts, cultural historian Paul Craddock takes us on a fascinating journey and unearths incredible untold stories, from Indian surgeons regrafting lost noses in the sixth century BC, to the seventeenth century architect who helped pioneer blood transfusions, to the French seamstress whose needlework paved the way for kidney transplants in the early 1900s.
Expertly weaving together philosophy, science and cultural history, Spare Parts explores how transplant surgery has constantly tested the boundaries between human, animal and machine. It shows us that the history -- and future -- of transplant surgery is tied up with questions not only about who we are, but also what we are, and what we might become.
An epic, deeply moving novel about the power of love and loving with courage - from the Man Booker International Prize-winning author of A Horse Walks into a Bar
On a kibbutz in Israel in 2008, Gili is celebrating the ninetieth birthday of her grandmother Vera, the adored matriarch of a sprawling and tight-knit family. But festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Nina: the iron-willed daughter who rejected Vera's care; and the absent mother who abandoned Gili when she was still a baby.
Nina's return to the family after years of silence precipitates an epic journey from Israel to the desolate island of Goli Otok, formerly part of Yugoslavia. It was here, five decades earlier, that Vera was held and tortured as a political prisoner. And it is here that the three women will finally come to terms with the terrible moral dilemma that Vera faced, and that permanently altered the course of their lives.
More Than I Love My Life is a sweeping story about the power of love and loving with courage. A novel driven by faith in humanity even in our darkest moments, it asks us to confront our deepest held beliefs about a woman's duty to herself and to her children.
'Grossman's work resonates with emotional intelligence, humanity and truth' Irish Times
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.
Arguably America's most influential short story writer, Edgar Allan Poe's tales of suspense never fail to spook and amaze. Gathered in this selection are his very best horror stories, including the gothic tour de force 'The Fall of the House of Usher', the other-worldly 'The Masque of the Red Death', and the murderous 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.
'The most original genius that America has produced' Alfred, Lord Tennyson
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen. For Stanley and foodie fans, this is the perfect, irresistible gift.
'It's impossible to read this without becoming ravenous!' -- Nigella Lawson
'It is as infectious as it is delicious, as funny as it is insightful. The only reason to put this book down, is to go cook and eat from it' -- Heston Blumenthal
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and charming memoir of life in and out of the kitchen.
Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the recipes and into the stories behind them.
Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about growing up in Westchester, New York, preparing for and filming the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia, falling in love over dinner, and teaming up with his wife to create conversation-starting meals for their children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burnt dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation comes an illustrated manifesto and an interactive guide to reclaiming the wonder of the everyday through mindful activities, creative exercises and heart-warming stories.
In a world that sometimes moves too fast, Ella Frances Sanders is on a mission to remind us all to slow down and find beauty in the ordinary as a balm for the soul. Part meditation, part self-help guide and part interactive journal, Everything, Beautiful invites us to rethink what 'beauty' can be, why it matters and how we can find it all around us if we just stop to look. It is a reminder that each day all of us are surrounded by beauty that can't be bought: spiderwebs only seen in the sunlight, the greenish glow of a fox's eyes watching in the dark, or the comforting screech of the train that takes you to your many futures.
Filled with thoughtful, intimate and brilliant insights, inspirational quotes, breathtaking illustrations and space for readers of all ages to write, draw and reflect on their own ideas of beauty, Everything, Beautiful is the perfect book for everyone who wants to reclaim a sense of wonder in their everyday lives.
Quick and easy meals are even simpler when you cook with just one pot, pan or tray. And with each recipe using eight ingredients or fewer, requiring minimal prep (and washing up), they offer maximum convenience.
ONE is packed with budget-friendly dishes you can rustle up any time: delicious work from home lunches, quick dinners the whole family will love, meals to get novice cooks started.
With over 100 recipes that'll teach you simple one-pan techniques - chapters include Veggie Delights, Celebrating Chicken, Frying Pan Pasta, Batch Cooking and Puds & Cakes - there are plenty of no-fuss, tasty recipes that make this a must-have for every kitchen.
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The year is 1851. It's a time of radical change in Britain, when industrial miracles and artistic innovations rub shoulders with political unrest, poverty and disease. It's also a turbulent time in the life of Charles Dickens, as he copes with a double bereavement and early signs that his marriage is falling apart. But this year will become the turning point in Dickens's career, as he embraces his calling as a chronicler of ordinary people's lives.
The Turning Point transports us into the foggy streets of Dickens's London, closely following the twists and turns of a year that would come to define him, and forever alter Britain's relationship with the world.
'Sparklingly informative' Guardian
'Wonderfully entertaining' Observer
'It is hard to imagine a better book on Dickens' New Statesman
New to the Vintage Classics Woolf series, this is Woolf's groundbreaking experimental novel.
Jacob's Room is Virginia Woolf's first truly experimental novel. It is a portrait of a young man, tracing his life from childhood, to Cambridge University, and to his early adult life in artistic London. Jacob always yearns for something greater, and embarks on a voyage to the Mediterranean before the war begins and his fate is forever altered. Impressionistic in style, the narrative is as inspired now as it was when it first appeared.
'A remarkable achievement' New Statesman
Born from a long line of female warriors and crusaders, yet too coarse for courtly life, Marie de France is cast from the royal court and sent to Angleterre to take up her new duty as the prioress of an impoverished abbey.
Lauren Groff's modern masterpiece is about the establishment of a female utopia.
Dramatyczne dzieje polskiej rodziny ziemiańskiej z wileńskich Kresów.Pierwszy tom opowieści o niezłomnych kobietach, które w czasach wzniosłych spraw i wielkiej historii, kiedy miłość przeplatała się z nienawiścią, musiały sobie radzić z trudną codziennością.Wileńszczyzna, 1913 rok. Hrabia Aleksander Ostojański jest właścicielem ogromnego rodzinnego majątku ziemskiego, imponującego pałacu, gorzelni i stadniny, gdzie hoduje wspaniałe konie czystej krwi. Od pokoleń Ostojańscy żyją w poczuciu, że ich obowiązkiem jest umacnianie polskiego ducha na opanowanej przez zaborcę ziemi.Osiemnastoletnia Oleńka, najmłodsza spośród trojga dzieci hrabiego, jego ulubienica, została wychowana na gorącą patriotkę, ale także, inaczej niż jej rówieśnice, na samodzielną, pewną siebie kobietę, która wie, czego pragnie od życia.A pragnie Joachima, ubogiego nauczyciela z sąsiedztwa. W świecie, gdzie urodzenie stawia się nad uczucia, hrabiostwo Ostojańscy nie dopuszczą do mezaliansu córki.Zbliża się pierwsza wojna światowa. Pewnego poranka w ostojańskim pałacu dochodzi do tragicznych wydarzeń, które nieodwracalnie zmieniają przyszłość "panienki z Białego Dworu".Wioletta Sawicka - urodziła się i mieszka na Warmii. Z wykształcenia jest pedagogiem, ale zawodowo realizuje się jako dziennikarka. Jej specjalnością są reportaże. Wyciszenia od zgiełku życia szuka w warmińskich lasach i w Bieszczadach, które niezmiennie ją fascynują. Autorka siedmiu powieści.
Niezwykła kolekcja czterech uroczych historii na każdą porę roku w pięknym, prezentowym etui. W pudełku znajdują się wydane wcześniej osobno książki bestsellerowych autorów Sama McBratneya i Anity Jeram:Nawet nie wiesz, jak bardzo cię kocham, kiedy jest wiosna,Nawet nie wiesz, jak bardzo cię kocham, kiedy jest lato,Nawet nie wiesz, jak bardzo cię kocham, kiedy jest jesień,Nawet nie wiesz, jak bardzo cię kocham, kiedy jest zima.Gdy wiosną wszystko dookoła rośnie i zmienia się z dnia na dzień, w głowie Małego Brązowego Zajączka kiełkują ważne pytania. Czy on też się zmieni? A jeśli tak, to na czym ta zmiana będzie polegała? Latem Zajączek nie może się nacieszyć słońcem i wszechobecnymi kolorami, choć tylko jeden z nich to jego ulubiony. Jesienią nasz bohater uwielbia harcować wśród podmuchów wiatru, a zimą bawić się na śniegu z przyjaciółmi! Te zabawne i ujmujące opowieści, do których można wracać bez końca, zachwycą nie tylko fanów serii Nawet nie wiesz, jak bardzo cię kocham!
Poznaj Agatę Przybyłek od tajemniczej strony.Pracownicy znanej warszawskiej agencji detektywistycznej Kamieńskich przyjmują kolejne zlecenia. W sprawach, które muszą rozwikłać, nie brakuje od dawna skrywanych sekretów, okrutnych kłamstw, niewyjaśnionych zdarzeń, ale również miłości, empatii i nadziei na lepsze jutro. Pozwól zabrać się w pełną emocji podróż do odległych miejsc, by poznać losy zwykłych ludzi żyjących tuż obok. Daj się ponieść historiom, które wciągają od pierwszych słów.
Dwie opowieści, które sprawią, że znów uwierzysz w przeznaczenie. Jak powietrzeGdy Oliwia poznaje Dominika, jej świat wydaje się niemal idealny. Studiuje wymarzony kierunek, ma wspaniałego chłopaka, a kochający ojciec mocno ją wspiera.Dla Dominika dotychczasowe życie było walką. Rzucony na głęboką wodę chłopak musiał szybko się usamodzielnić, poświęcając swoje marzenia opiece nad rodzeństwem. Gdyby byli żywiołami, ona byłaby ogniem, a on wodą. Gdy dwa tak różne światy nagle się zderzają, wszystko musi się zmienić. Jedno jest pewne - tego spotkania nie da się zapomnieć. Jak oddechHania, młoda i ambitna studentka architektury krajobrazu, pracuje w urokliwej, warszawskiej kawiarni. Tego dnia, gdy zaczyna zmianę, nie spodziewa się, że nadchodzące godziny całkowicie odmienią jej życie. W końcu mała, senna kawiarenka to ostatnie miejsce, w którym ktokolwiek spodziewałby się napadu Leo czuje, że sięgnął już dna. Postawiony pod ścianą przez los i własne fatalne w skutkach decyzje, jest gotowy zrobić wszystko, by zdobyć potrzebne mu pieniądze. W przypływie desperacji postanawia napaść na pobliską kawiarnię i dokonać rabunku. Łupy pozwalają mu na chwilę odbić się od dna. Tylko jak poradzić sobie z gorzkim poczuciem winy, które pojawia się, kiedy tylko przypomni sobie przerażone oczy kelnerki z tamtej kawiarni? Leo czuje, że musi ją odnaleźć.
Dwa bestsellerowe romanse historyczne z serii Rodzina Rokesby, poprzedzającej serię Bridgertonowie, w pakiecie!INNA PANNA BRIDGERTON, CZYLI REJS KU MIŁOŚCIOna znalazła się w nieodpowiednim miejscu...On znalazł ją w nieodpowiednim czasie...Czy dwa fatalne zbiegi okoliczności mogą dać jeden ideał?Pełna temperamentu panna Poppy Bridgerton poślubi tylko mężczyznę interesującego, inteligentnego i żądnego przygód, jak ona sama. Niestety w londyńskich salonach jeszcze takiego nie spotkała. I oto podczas wizyty nad morzem natrafia na kryjówkę przemytników. Lecz rozkoszny dreszczyk emocji przeradza się w przerażenie, gdy Poppy zostaje porwana przez korsarzy i dostarczona na pokład ich okrętu - wprost do kajuty kapitana...Kapitan Andrew Rokesby od początku wie, że piękna dziewczyna w jego kabinie oznacza kłopoty. Nie przeczuwa jednak, że rozpoczyna rejs pełen przygód i niespodzianek. Zwłaszcza że oboje nie mogą wyjawić sobie całej prawdy...MAŁŻEŃSTWO ZE SNUCecilia Harcourt jest sierotą, a jej brat został ranny podczas wojny w koloniach. Teraz ma dwa wyjścia: oba nie do przyjęcia - zamieszkać z nielubianą ciotką lub wyjść za mąż za podstępnego kuzyna. Wybiera... trzeci wariant: podróż przez Atlantyk, by pielęgnować brata, póki nie wróci do zdrowia. Po tygodniu poszukiwań znajduje nie brata, ale jego najlepszego przyjaciela, przystojnego oficera.Edward Rokesby leży nieprzytomny i rozpaczliwie potrzebuje troskliwej opieki. Cecilia postanawia, że uratuje żołnierzowi życie, nawet jeśli znajdzie się u jego boku dzięki pewnemu kłamstwu... Ryzykuje całą swoją przyszłość. Kiedy jednak prawda wyjdzie na jaw, Edward może sprawić jej kilka niespodzianek...JULIA QUINN, autorka nr 1 na listach "New York Timesa", nazywana jest współczesną Jane Austen. Jej romanse historyczne są tłumaczone na 29 języków, wydawane w milionowych nakładach i obsypywane nagrodami, w tym wielokrotnie RITA (odpowiednik filmowego Oscara). Seria Bridgertonowie została zekranizowana przez Netflixa.
*The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale.*
'Gabaldon's vast and sweeping account of the war is so intricately plotted and peopled that one is amazed she could conceive and write it in only seven years' Independent
'Go Tell the Bees is packed with everything readers love about the Outlander series' Guardian
'Gabaldon is a gifted world-builder, and her attention to the unglamorous details of life in the past, like digging privies, plus authentic portraits of marriage and relationships lift her series' Daily Telegraph
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Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and it took them twenty years to find each other again. Now the American Revolution threatens to do the same.
It is 1779 and Claire and Jamie are at last reunited with their daughter, Brianna, her husband, Roger, and their children on Fraser's Ridge. Having the family together is a dream the Frasers had thought impossible.
Yet even in the North Carolina backcountry, the effects of war are being felt. Tensions in the Colonies are great and local feelings run hot enough to boil Hell's tea-kettle. Jamie knows loyalties among his own tenants are split and the war is on his doorstep. It's only a matter of time before the shooting starts.
Not so far away, young William Ransom is still coming to terms with the discovery of his true father's identity - and thus his own. Lord John Grey also has reconciliations to make and dangers to meet . . . on his son's behalf, and his own.
Meanwhile, the Southern Colonies blaze, and the Revolution creeps ever closer to Fraser's Ridge. And Claire, the physician, wonders how much of the blood to be spilt will belong to those she loves.
Lea Ypi grew up in one of the most isolated countries on earth, a place where communist ideals had officially replaced religion. Albania, the last Stalinist outpost in Europe, was almost impossible to visit, almost impossible to leave. It was a place of queuing and scarcity, of political executions and secret police. To Lea, it was home. People were equal, neighbours helped each other, and children were expected to build a better world. There was community and hope.
Then, in December 1990, everything changed. The statues of Stalin and Hoxha were toppled. Almost overnight, people could vote freely, wear what they liked and worship as they wished. There was no longer anything to fear from prying ears. But factories shut, jobs disappeared and thousands fled to Italy on crowded ships, only to be sent back. Predatory pyramid schemes eventually bankrupted the country, leading to violent conflict. As one generation's aspirations became another's disillusionment, and as her own family's secrets were revealed, Lea found herself questioning what freedom really meant.
Free is an engrossing memoir of coming of age amid political upheaval. With acute insight and wit, Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past, illuminating the spaces between ideals and reality, and the hopes and fears of people pulled up by the sweep of history.
'This honest, engaging memoir shares such gems . . . the perfect read for anyone who dreams big' The Times and Sunday Times, Books of the Year
The powerful, urgent memoir and manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine Evaristo
In 2019, Bernardine Evaristo became the first black woman to win the Booker Prize since its inception fifty years earlier - a revolutionary landmark for Britain. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and she made history.
Manifesto is her intimate and fearless account of how she did it. From a childhood steeped in racism from neighbours, priests and even some white members of her own family, to discovering the arts through her local youth theatre; from stuffing her belongings into bin bags, always on the move between temporary homes, to exploring many romantic partners both toxic and loving, male and female, and eventually finding her soulmate; from setting up Britain's first theatre company for Black women in the eighties to growing into the trailblazing writer, theatre-maker, teacher, mentor and activist we see today - Bernardine charts her rebellion against the mainstream and her life-long commitment to community and creativity. And, through the prism of her extraordinary experiences, she offers vital insights into the nature of race, class, feminism, sexuality and ageing in modern Britain.
A deliciously dark, atmospheric novel about family and brotherhood from one of America's most distinctive writers
There's sibling rivalry and then there's the relationship of brothers Cal and Frank Belanger, which takes fraternal antipathy to a whole new level.
Enemies seemingly since childhood, the small town of Littleford, where they are nicknamed 'The Bad Angle Brothers', just isn't big enough to hold them both. So Cal strikes out for the world's wild places -- a gifted geologist in search of gold and other precious minerals, leaving Frank to develop a successful career as the town's lawyer, fixer and local hero.
Apart, their differences are muted by distance, but when Cal, newly rich and newly wed, returns to the town of his birth, to buy a house and raise a family, Frank gives him the opposite of a brotherly welcome. From undermining Cal's marriage, while Cal is away on business, to torpedoing his finances, nothing is off the table, setting the scene for a tale of gleefully vicious betrayals and reprisals, culminating in the ultimate plan: murder.
Few authors have as keen an eye for human nature as the inimitable Paul Theroux, and this riveting tale of adventure, betrayal, and the true cost of family bonds is a remarkable new work from one of America's most distinctive writers.
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