Funny Girl

Boże Narodzenie to magiczny czas, który uwielbiamy spędzać w gronie najbliższych. Specjalnie na tę okazję wybraliśmy związane z tym niezwykłym okresem teksty dziewiętnastowiecznych autorów angielskich i amerykańskich. Nie wszystkie wyszły spod pióra zawodowych literatów – są tu zarówno giganci jak Charles Dickens czy Oscar Wilde, jak i na wpół znani duchowni, dziennikarze, a nawet ornitolodzy. Połączyło ich to samo pragnienie – podzielić się z innymi historią ciepłą i mądrą. Lubisz czytać dobre powieści a jednocześnie chcesz doskonalić swój angielski? Mamy dla ciebie idealne połączenie! Klasyka literatury światowej w wersji do nauki języka angielskiego. Czytaj – słuchaj – ćwicz! Język angielski – poziom B1/B2.

Czytaj pełną humoru komedię romantyczną i ćwicz angielski! Przyjaźń zwariowanej Cat i statecznej Cathy to najlepszy dowód na to, że przeciwieństwa się przyciągają: uwielbiają się, mieszkają razem od studiów i wspólnie rozpieszczają swojego ukochanego kota, ale poza tym łączy je niewiele. Spontaniczna Cat, co rusz zalicza miłosne katastrofy, za to Cathy każdą decyzję poddaje drobiazgowym analizom. Pewnego ranka do ich drzwi puka intrygujący mężczyzna, przekonany, że Cathy to Cat… Współczesna komedia pomyłek dla miłośniczek niespodziewanych zwrotów akcji! Komedia romantyczna z ćwiczeniami Cathy, Cat and Coffee to wyjątkowa metoda nauki angielskiego łącząca lekturę wciągającej historii oraz rozwiązywanie pomocniczych ćwiczeń. Podczas czytania o...

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement – both compelling AND elegant, dramatic AND playful. Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking AND living that is a world away FROM the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly AND for ever.

Nine perfect strangers, each hiding an imperfect life. A luxury retreat cut off from the outside world. Ten days that promise to change your life. But some promises – like some lives – are perfect lies... Fantastic. – „Times” Original, suspenseful, downright brilliant. – Clare Mackintosh Will grip you from the first page. – „Sunday Express”

Armageddon only happens once, you know. They don't let you go around again until you get it right' According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Judgement Day is almost upon us and the world's going to end in a week… Now people have been predicting the end of the world almost from its very beginning, so it's only natural to be sceptical when a new date is set for Judgement Day. But what if, for once, the predictions are right, and the apocalypse really is due to arrive next Saturday, just after tea? You could spend the time left drowning your sorrows, giving away all your possessions in preparation for the rapture, or laughing it off as (hopefully) just another hoax. Or you could just try to do something about it. It's a predicament that Aziraphale, a somewhat fus...

It's the day Izzy's father will be released from jail. She has every reason to feel conflicted – he's the man who gave her a childhood filled with happy memories. But he has also just served seventeen years for the murder of her mother. Now, Izzy's father sends her a letter. He wants to talk, to defend himself against each piece of evidence from his trial. But should she give him the benefit of the doubt? Or is her father guilty as charged, and luring her into a trap?

In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?

Naomi Novik has once again been influenced by classic folktales, following Uprooted – her standalone novel. Taking Rumpelstiltskin as her starting point, Spinning Silver is rich, original and a joy to read. Will dark magic claim their home? Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village. Her success creates rumours she can turn silver into gold, which attract the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge – and if she fails, she'll die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a l...

Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot’s early cases from the days before he was famous... Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by his friend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases – from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder – were all guaranteed to test Poirot’s soon-to-be-famous ‘little grey cells’ to their absolute limit.

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a „perfect” crime committed many years before.

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. Learn all about the mysterious and exciting legends of the gods and heroes in Ancient Greece, from the birth of Heracles and the adventures of Theseus, to the first fall of Troy and the battle of the giants. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, written for learners of English as a foreign language. The series is aligned to the Common European Framework and includes language activities that help develop key skills. Tales of Greek Heroes, a Level 7 Reader, is B2 in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four...

Stephen Hawking was a very famous scientist whose ideas changed the world. He studied space and time and taught people about the universe. Stephen was often very ill and his life was not easy, but it was extraordinary. Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language. Stephen Hawking was a very famous scientist whose ideas changed the world. He studied space and time and taught people about the universe. Stephen was often very ill and his life was not easy, but it was extraordinary. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, written for learners of English as a foreign language. The series is...

Poziom 4 - 1700 słów. Will Freeman wiedzie kawalerskie życie bez zobowiązań. Pewnego dnia spotyka Marcusa - niezwykłego dwunastolatka z poważnymi problemami. Autor z dużą dawką humoru porusza poważną kwestię, jaką jest miłość. W adaptacji filmowej powieści główną rolę zagrał Hugh Grant.

'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy. Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up? This astonishing novel, now a modern classic, was adapted for the acclaimed 2002 film About A Boy, starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult. Fans of One...

'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?' For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons. Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living? Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, A Lo...

Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues. Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall. On an average Saturday morning in a butcher's shop in North London, Lucy and Joseph meet on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, with a past she is trying to forget; he is an aspiring DJ with a wide-open future that maybe needs to start becoming more focused. Lucy and Joseph are opposites in almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground? Nick Hornby's brilliantly observed, tender and brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall headl...

WYCZEKIWANA Z NIECIERPLIWOśCIĽ NOWA POWIEśĆ AUTORA BESTSELLEROWYCH KSIĽŻEK WIERNOśĆ W STEREO I BYŁ SOBIE CHŁOPIEC Osadzona w Londynie lat 60. żywiołowa opowieść o przygodach nieustraszonej Sophie Straw, która z prowincjonalnej trzpiotki przeistacza się w gwiazdę telewizji, świecącą jasno w konstelacji innych intrygujących postaci. Z właściwą sobie wnikliwością i ogromną dozą humoru Hornby zachwyca czytelników galerią zabawnych, dalekich od doskonałości postaci i czyni ich towarzyszami wzlotów i upadków bohaterów Jak przystało na powieść o popularnym sitcomie, książka jest nafaszerowana humorem, ale też zdecydowanie głębsza, niż mogliby się tego spodziewać fani twórczości Nicka Hornby’ego. THE NEW YORK TIMES

'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.' Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia. Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them? Slam is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century.

Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad's Christmas song, he's rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it. But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship starts to bloom. Can this odd duo teach each another how to finally act their age? Hugely funny and equally heartfelt, Nick Hornby's classic proves you're never too old to grow up. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Mike Gayle.

In 1986, legendary musician Tucker Crowe disappeared from the public eye and for 20 years, his rabid fans have speculated his whereabouts. Annie lives in Gooleness, the north's answer to a question nobody asked, and has put fifteen years into a safe relationship with one such "Crowe-ologist", Duncan. And she wants her money back, please. Then Tucker releases new material. Duncan thinks it's genius, Annie does not, and when she dares to go public with her dislike, there are unexpected, life-changing consequences for all three . . . Juliet, Naked is a humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to our own potential. If you like David Nicholls, David Sedaris and Jonathan Coe, you will love this book.