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Notes from a small island /Bill Bryson. - Reissued. - London : Black Swan, 2015. - 378, [6] stron : mapa ; 20 cm.

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Bryson Bill (1951- ) Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Literatura amerykańska

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Bryson, Bill (1951- ) Życie codzienne Wielka Brytania

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Relacja z podróży

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Podróże i turystyka Historia

Literatura w języku angielskim.

In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and ‘Ooh lovely’ at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and Gardeners' Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies.

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Clarke Stephen (1958- ) Autor

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Książki Literatura faktu, eseje, publicystyka

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Literatura angielska

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Życie codzienne Stereotyp Francuzi Obyczaje i zwyczaje Francja

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Publicystyka

Tekst w języku angielskim.

Have you ever walked into a half-empty Parisian restaurant, only to be told that it's "complet"? Attempted to say "merci beaucoup" and accidentally complimented someone's physique? Been overlooked at the boulangerie due to your adherence to the bizarre foreign custom of waiting in line? Well, you're not alone. The internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love has been there too, and he is here to help. In Talk to the Snail, Stephen Clarke distills the fruits of years spent in the French trenches into a truly handy (and hilarious) book of advice. Read this book, and find out how to get good service from the grumpiest waiter; be exquisitely polite and brutally rude at the same time; and employ the language of l'amour and le sexe. Everything you need is here in this funny, informative, and seriously useful guide to getting what you really want from the French.

Stephen Clarke is a British journalist and the internationally bestselling author of A Year in the Merde and In the Merde for Love, which describe the misadventures of Paul West in France. He himself has lived in France for twelve years.

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Chocolat / - London : Black Swan, 2000.

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Harris Joanne

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Książki

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Girl on the train / Paula Hawkins. - London : Black Swan, 2016. - 408, [1] strona ; 18 cm.

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Hawkins Paula (1972- ). Autor

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Książki Proza

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Literatura angielska

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Alkoholicy Kobieta Osoby zaginione Londyn (Wielka Brytania)

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Powieść psychologiczna Thriller

Tytuł oryginału: The girl on the train.

Na okładce: You don`t know her. But she knows you.

Literatura w języku angielskim.

Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people who live in one of the houses. ??Jess and Jason’, she calls them. Their life - as she sees it - is perfect. If only Rachel could be that happy. And then she sees something shocking. It’s only a minute until the train moves on, but it’s enough. Now everything’s changed. Now Rachel has a chance to become a part of the lives she’s only watched from afar. Now they’ll see; she’s much more than just the girl on the train...

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The cider house rules /John Irving. - [London] : Black Swan, [2006]. - 730, [6] stron ; 18 cm.

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Irving John (1942- ) Autor

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Proza Książki

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Literatura amerykańska

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Aborcja Dom dziecka Niedostosowanie społeczne Przeznaczenie Relacje międzyludzkie Sieroty Wychowankowie domów dziecka Stany Zjednoczone (USA)

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Powieść psychologiczna Powieść obyczajowa

Literatura w języku angielskim.

Raised from birth in the orphanage at St. Cloud's, Maine, Homer Wells has become the protege of Dr. Wilbur Larch, its physician and director. There Dr. Larch cares for the troubled mothers who seek his help, either by delivering and taking in their unwanted babies or by performing illegal abortions. Meticulously trained by Dr. Larch, Homer assists in the former, but draws the line at the latter. Then a young man brings his beautiful fiancee to Dr. Larch for an abortion, and everything about the couple beckons Homer to the wide world outside the orphanage ...

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Last night in Twisted River / John Irving. - London : Black Swan, 2010. - 667, [5] stron ; 18 cm.

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Irving John (1942- ) Autor

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Literatura w języku angielskim.

In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County—to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto—pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them.

In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River depicts the recent half-century in the United States as “a living replica of Coos County, where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course.” What further distinguishes Last Night in Twisted River is the author’s unmistakable voice—the inimitable voice of an accomplished storyteller. [amazon.com].

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World according to Garp / John Irving. - London : Black Swan, 1999. - 569, [7] s. ; 18 cm.

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Irving John (1942- ).

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Tyt. oryg.: "The world according to Garp".

This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes - even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with "lunacy and sorrow"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries - with more than ten million copies in print - this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases. "The World According to Garp is a comic and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation. A worldwide bestseller since its publication in 1978, Irving`s classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, novelist and bastard son of Jenny Fields - a feminist leader ahead of her time. Beyond that, The World According to Garp virtually defies synopsis.

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Can you keep a secret? / Sophie Kinsella. - London : Black Swan, 2003. - 363, [5] stron ; 18 cm.

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Kinsella Sophie (1969- ) Autor

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Książki Proza

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Literatura angielska

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Humor Menedżerowie Tajemnica Pracownicy

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Powieść obyczajowa

Literatura w języku angielskim.

Emma is sitting on a turbulent plane. She's always been a v. nervous flyer. She really thinks that this could be her last moment. So, naturally enough, she starts telling the man sitting next to her - quite a dishy American, but she's too frightened to notice -all her innermost secrets. How she scans the backs of intellectual books and pretends she's read them. How she does her hair up like Princess Leia in her bedroom. How she's not sure if she has a G-spot, and whether her boyfriend could find it anyway. How she feels like a fraud at work - everyone uses the word 'operational' all the time but she hasn't a clue what it means. How the coffee at work is horrible. How she once threw a troublesome client file in the bin. If ever there was a bare soul, it's hers. She survives the flight, of course, and the next morning the famous founding boss of the whole mega corporation she works for is coming for a look at the UK branch. As he walks around, Emma looks up and realises... It's the man from the plane. What will he do with her secrets? He knows them all - but she doesn't know a single one of his. Or... does she?

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The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic / Sophie Kinsella. - London : Black Swan, 2000. - 317, [3] s. ; 18 cm.

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Kinsella Sophie (1969- ).

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The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic / Sophie Kinsella. - London : Black Swan, 2000. - 317, [3] strony ; 18 cm.

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Kinsella Sophie (1969- ) Autor

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Literatura angielska

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Zakupoholizm Humor

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Literatura w języku angielskim.

Below the cover: When the going gets tough - the tough go shopping...

Meet Rebecca Bloomwood. She has a great flat, a fabulous wardrobe full of the season's must-haves, and a job telling other people how to manage their money. She spends her leisure time ... shopping. Retail therapy is the answer to all her problems. She knows she should stop, but she can't. She tries Cutting Back, she tries Making More Money. But neither seems to work. The letters from the bank are getting harder to ignore. Can Becky ever escape from this dreamworld, find true love, and regain the use of her credit card? The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic... the perfect pick-me-up for when it's all hanging in the (bank) balance.

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Pieces of happiness : a novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate / Anne Ostby ; translated from the Marie Ostby. - London : Black Swan, 2018. - [6], 345, [1] strona ; 20 cm.

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Ostby Anne. Autor Ostby Marie. Tłumaczenie

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Książki Proza

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Literatura norweska

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Przyjaźń

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Literatura w języku angielskim.

Na okładce: `If you loved The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, this should be one your reading list` Good Housekeeping

Five old school friends find a new purpose together, starting a business making chocolate: bittersweet, succulent pieces of happiness. As they embrace a new culture that views ageing so differently from their own, will they learn to accept and forgive: to discover the value of friendship, and a better way to live?

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