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A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking • 1998

The Journals of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath • 2014

The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath

Sylvia Plath • 2000

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking • 2018

Orientalism

Edward W. Said • 2003

Women, Race and Class

Angela Y. Davis • 2019

Quantum Mechanics. The Theoretical Minimum

Leonard Susskind • 2015

Sapiens. A Brief History of Humankind

Yuval Noah Harari • 2015

Caliban and the Witch. Women, the Body and Primitive Accumulation

Silvia Federici • 2021

Auguste Racinet. Complete Costume History

Françoise Tétart-Vittu · 2018

Fashion History. From the 18th to the 20th Century

Kyoto Costume Institute (KCI) · 2015

Monet The Triumph of Impressionism

Daniel Wildenstein • 2014

Why Fashion Matters

Frances Corner · 2014

Vengeful. Mściwi

Victoria Schwab • 2020

Przysięga złodziei

Mary E. Pearson • 2023

Taniec złodziei

Mary Pearson • 2022

Więzień bez tronu

Holly Black • 2024

Nasze puste przysięgi

Lexi Ryan • 2023

Płonący bóg

Rebecca F. Kuang • 2021

Republika smoka

R. F. Kuang • 2020

Wojna makowa

2020

Ghiblioteka

Michael Leader & Jake Cunningham • 2024

Gramatyka opisowa języka łacińskiego

Jan i Teodozja Wikarjak • 2019

Mitologia. Przewodnik dla lubiących rozkminiać bez bólu

Kathleen Sears • 2022

Sztuka. Przewodnik dla lubiących rozkminiać bez bólu

Eric Grzymkowski • 2023

Filozofia. Przewodnik dla lubiących rozkminiać bez bólu

Paul Kleinman • 2022

Psychologia. Przewodnik dla lubiących rozkminiać bez bólu

Paul Kleinman • 2022

Wiedźmin: Rozdroże kruków

Andrzej Sapkowski • 2024

Obcy

Albert Camus • 2022

Upadek

Albert Camus • 2022

Dżuma

Albert Camus • 2022

Stowarzyszenie Umarłych Poetów

N. H. Kleinbaum • 2012

Wrony

Petra Dvořáková • 2020

Gąsienica

Ranpo Edogawa • 2019

Demon z samotnej wyspy

Ranpo Edogawa • 2024

Kafka nad morzem

Kafka nad morzem

The Burning God

R. F. Kuang · 2021

The Dragon Republic

R. F. Kuang · 2020

The Poppy War

R. F Kuang · 2019

Don't Let the Forest In

Don't Let the Forest In

The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · 2015

Just Kids

Just Kids

The Phantom Of The Opera

Gaston Leroux · 2023

Little Women

Elizabeth Gaskell · 2014

The Iliad

Homer · 1998

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

The Iliad

The Iliad

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

Mary Shelley · 2018

<b>Mary Shelley’s classic novel, presented in its original 1818 text, with an introduction from National Book Critics Circle award-winner Charlotte Gordon</b><br>  <br> <b>Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read</i></b><br>  <br>The original 1818 text of <i>Frankenstein</i> preserves the hard-hitting and politically-charged aspects of Shelley’s original writing, as well as her unflinching wit and strong female voice. This edition also emphasizes Shelley’s relationship with her mother—trailblazing feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who penned <i>A Vindication of the Rights of Woman</i>—and demonstrates her commitment to carrying forward her mother’s ideals, placing her in the context of a feminist legacy rather than the sole female in the company of male poets, including Percy Shelley and Lord Byron.<br>  <br> This edition includes a new introduction and suggestions for further reading by National Book Critics Circle award-winner and Shelley expert Charlotte Gordon, literary excerpts and reviews selected by Gordon, and a chronology and essay by preeminent Shelley scholar Charles E. Robinson. <br>  <br>Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

The Master and Margarita

Mikhail Bulgakov · 2016

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë · 2002

<b>Coming soon to the big screen is Emerald Fennell’s feature film “<i>Wuthering Heights</i>,” which captures the spirit of this epic love story and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine and Heathcliff.<br></b><br>Emily Brontë's only novel endures as a work of tremendous and far-reaching influence. The Penguin Classics edition is the definitive version of the text, edited with an introduction by Pauline Nestor.<br><br>Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange, situated on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events that took place years before. What unfolds is the tale of the intense love between the gypsy foundling Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. Catherine, forced to choose between passionate, tortured Heathcliff and gentle, well-bred Edgar Linton, surrendered to the expectations of her class. As Heathcliff's bitterness and vengeance at his betrayal is visited upon the next generation, their innocent heirs must struggle to escape the legacy of the past. <br><br>In this edition, a new preface by Lucasta Miller, author of <i>The Brontë Myth</i>, looks at the ways in which the novel has been interpreted, from Charlotte Brontë onwards. This complements Pauline Nestor's introduction, which discusses changing critical receptions of the novel, as well as Emily Brontë's influences and background.

The Princess of 72nd Street

The Princess of 72nd Street

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert · 2002

Dracula

Bram Stoker · 2003

Lolita

Vladimir Nabokov · 1989

Awe and exhiliration--along with heartbreak and mordant wit--abound in <b>Lolita</b>, Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze. <b>Lolita</b> is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America. Most of all, it is a meditation on love--love as outrage and hallucination, madness and transformation.

The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar

Notes from Underground

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 1994

<b>Award-winning translators Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky give us a brilliantly faithful rendition of this classic novel, in all its tragedy and tormented comedy. In this second edition, they have updated their translation in honor of the 200th anniversary of Dostoevsky’s birth.</b> <br><br>One of the most remarkable characters in literature, the unnamed narrator of Dostoevsky's most revolutionary novel is a former official who has defiantly withdrawn into an underground existence. In full retreat from society, he scrawls a passionate, obsessive, self-contradictory narrative that serves as a devastating attack on social utopianism and an assertion of man’s essentially irrational nature.

The Brothers Karamazov

Fyodor Dostoevsky · 2020

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky · 2002

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy · 2002

1984

George Orwell · 2021

Edizione originale in lingua inglese, con nota introduttiva in italiano<br/><br/>”Il potere non è un mezzo, è un fine. Non si stabilisce una dittatura nell’intento di salvaguardare una rivoluzione; ma si fa una rivoluzione nell’intento di stabilire una dittatura. Il fine della persecuzione è la persecuzione. Il fine della tortura è la tortura. Il fine del potere è il potere.”<br/><br/>Il romanzo, pubblicato pochi anni dopo la conclusione del secondo conflitto mondiale, è una spietata e profetica riflessione sul potere. È considerato una delle più lucide rappresentazioni del totalitarismo e anche uno dei primi e più importanti esempi di romanzo distopico. L’azione si svolge infatti in un futuro prossimo del mondo (l’anno 1984) in cui il potere si concentra in tre immensi superstati: Oceania (con capitale Londra), Eurasia ed Estasia. Al vertice del potere politico in Oceania c’è il Grande Fratello (“Big Brother”), onnisciente e infallibile, che nessuno ha visto di persona ma di cui ovunque sono visibili grandi manifesti. Il Ministero della Verità, nel quale lavora il protagonista Smith, ha il compito di censurare libri e giornali non in linea con la politica ufficiale, di alterare la storia e di ridurre le possibilità espressive della lingua. Per quanto sia tenuto sotto controllo da telecamere, Smith comincia però a condurre un'esistenza “sovversiva”.<br/><br/>“Big Brother is watching you”: con questo slogan l’autore britannico ha mostrato la propria lungimiranza, ponendo l’accento su uno dei temi più caldi al giorno d’oggi: il controllo del potere sull’opinione pubblica perpetrato mediante i mezzi di comunicazione. Pietra miliare della letteratura inglese, 1984 è uno dei romanzi più conosciuti e forse più controversi del secolo scorso. Un romanzo in grado di smuovere le coscienze e di portare il lettore a riflettere sul passato, sul presente e soprattutto sul futuro.<br/><br/>George Orwell è lo pseudonimo di Eric Arthur Blair, nato in India da una famiglia scozzese nel 1903 e morto a Londra nel 1950. Giornalista culturale, saggista, critico letterario, Orwell è oggi considerato uno dei maggiori autori di lingua inglese del Novecento.<br/><br/>Con nota introduttiva.<br/>Collana Il Disoriente - Luoghi della lettura

Animal Farm

George Orwell · 2024

"Animal Farm" by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella depicting a farm where animals overthrow their human owner to establish a society based on equality and fairness. Led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, the animals initially strive to create a utopian community free from human exploitation. However, power corrupts, and the pigs gradually betray the founding principles of equality, leading to oppression and inequality among the animals. Orwell's powerful critique of totalitarianism and political hypocrisy resonates through vivid characters and events, highlighting the dangers of unchecked power and the manipulation of ideology for personal gain.

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas · 2003

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · 2002

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

The Picture of Dorian Gray

Oscar Wilde · 2021

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Les Misérables

Victor Hugo · 2016

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak • 2016

Katabasis

R.F. Kuang • 2025

If We Were Villains

M. L. Rio • 2017

Babel. Or the Necessity of Violence

R. F. Kuang • 2022

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller from the author of The Poppy War   “Absolutely phenomenal. One of the most brilliant, razor-sharp books I've had the pleasure of reading that isn't just an alternative fantastical history, but an interrogative one; one that grabs colonial history and the Industrial Revolution, turns it over, and shakes it out.” -- Shannon Chakraborty, bestselling author of The City of Brass From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. 1828. Robin Swift, orphaned by cholera in Canton, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell. There, he trains for years in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Chinese, all in preparation for the day he’ll enroll in Oxford University’s prestigious Royal Institute of Translation—also known as Babel. Babel is the world's center for translation and, more importantly, magic. Silver working—the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation using enchanted silver bars—has made the British unparalleled in power, as its knowledge serves the Empire’s quest for colonization. For Robin, Oxford is a utopia dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge. But knowledge obeys power, and as a Chinese boy raised in Britain, Robin realizes serving Babel means betraying his motherland. As his studies progress, Robin finds himself caught between Babel and the shadowy Hermes Society, an organization dedicated to stopping imperial expansion. When Britain pursues an unjust war with China over silver and opium, Robin must decide… Can powerful institutions be changed from within, or does revolution always require violence?

Good Omens. The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman • 2006

Rule of Wolves

Leigh Bardugo • 2021

<p><b>Instant #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller!<br><br>Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fantasy!<br></b><br><b>See the Grishaverse come to life on screen with the Netflix series, <i>Shadow and Bone </i>-- Season 2 streaming now!</b><br><br><b>Discover what comes next for the daring rogue Nikolai in the riveting sequel to <i>King of Scars </i>from #1 bestselling author, Leigh Bardugo.</b><br><br><b>The Demon King.</b> As Fjerda’s massive army prepares to invade, Nikolai Lantsov will summon every bit of his ingenuity and charm—and even the monster within—to win this fight. But a dark threat looms that cannot be defeated by a young king’s gift for the impossible.<br><br><b>The Stormwitch. </b>Zoya Nazyalensky has lost too much to war. She saw her mentor die and her worst enemy resurrected, and she refuses to bury another friend. Now duty demands she embrace her powers to become the weapon her country needs. No matter the cost.<br><br><b>The Queen of Mourning. </b>Deep undercover, Nina Zenik risks discovery and death as she wages war on Fjerda from inside its capital. But her desire for revenge may cost her country its chance at freedom and Nina the chance to heal her grieving heart.<br><br><b>King. General. Spy.</b> Together they must find a way to forge a future in the darkness. Or watch a nation fall.<br><br>Read all the books in the Grishaverse!<br><br><b>The Shadow and Bone Trilogy</b><br>(previously published as The Grisha Trilogy)<br><i>Shadow and Bone</i><br><i>Siege and Storm</i><br><i>Ruin and Rising</i><br><br><b>The Six of Crows Duology</b><br><i>Six of Crows</i><br><i>Crooked Kingdom</i><br><br><b>The King of Scars Duology</b><br><i>King of Scars</i><br><i>Rule of Wolves</i><br><br><i>The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic</i><br><i>The Severed Moon: A Year-Long Journal of Magic<br>The Lives of Saints<br>Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel</i><br><br><b>Praise for the Grishaverse</b><br><br>“A master of fantasy.” —<i>The Huffington Post</i><br>“Utterly, extremely bewitching.” —<i>The Guardian</i><br>“This is what fantasy is for.” —<i>The New York Times Book Review</i><br>“A world that feels real enough to have its own passport stamp.” —NPR<br>“The darker it gets for the good guys, the better.” —<i>Entertainment Weekly</i><br>“Sultry, sweeping and picturesque. . . . Impossible to put down.” —<i>USA Today</i><br>“There’s a level of emotional and historical sophistication within Bardugo’s original epic fantasy that sets it apart.” —<i>Vanity Fair</i><br>“Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” —Veronica Roth, bestselling author of <i>Divergent</i><br>“Bardugo crafts a first-rate adventure, a poignant romance, and an intriguing mystery!” —Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson series</p>

King of Scars

Leigh Bardugo • 2019

Ruin and Rising

Leigh Bardugo • 2014

Siege and Storm

Leigh Bardugo • 2014

Shadow and Bone

Leigh Bardugo • 2012

The Lamb

Lucy Rose • 2025

The Toll

Neal Shusterman • 2020

Thunderhead

Neal Shusterman • 2018

Scythe

Neal Shusterman • 2016

Obsidio

Amie Kaufman • 2018

Gemina

Amie Kaufman • 2016

Illuminae

Amie Kaufman • 2015

Fight Club

Chuck Palahniuk • 2018

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami • 2021

All the Lovers in the Night

Mieko Kawakami • 2022

Heaven

Mieko Kawakami • 2021

Butter

Asako Yuzuki • 2024

<p>THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SENSATION</p> <p>WINNER OF WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024</p> <p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2025</p> <p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA CRIME FICTION IN TRANSLATION DAGGER AWARD 2025</p> <p>A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK</p> <p>'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' SUNDAY TIMES</p> <p>'A cult phenomenon' iNEWS</p> <p>'Took the literary world by storm' BBC</p> <p>'A killer Japanese novel' THE TIMES</p> <p>'I have been glued to Butter' NIGEL SLATER</p> <p>The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.</p> <p>There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.</p> <p>Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation's imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can't resist writing back.</p> <p>Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body. Might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?</p> <p>Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, 'The Konkatsu Killer', Asako Yuzuki's Butter is a vivid, gripping exploration of misogyny, obsession and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.</p> <p>'It isn't entirely clear whether to read the novel or devour it' OBSERVER</p> <p>'Readers around the world are finding themselves utterly captivated' DAILY MAIL</p> <p>'I really enjoyed it' MEERA SYAL, on BBC Between the Covers</p> <p>'Compelling, delightfully weird' PANDORA SYKES</p> <p>'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY</p> <p>'You'll be craving rice, butter and soy sauce in no time' STYLIST</p> <p>'Nothing short of ingenious' iNEWS</p> <p>'Ambitious and unsettling' GUARDIAN</p> <p>'Luscious ... I devoured this' IMOGEN CRIMP</p> <p>'A salty morsel with one hell of a bite' ALICE SLATER</p>

The Secret of Secrets

Dan Brown • 2025

Origin

Dan Brown • 2017

Inferno

Dan Brown • 2014

The Lost Symbol

Dan Brown • 2009

The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown • 2003

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown • 2005

Hannibal Rising

Thomas Harris • 2009

Hannibal

Thomas Harris • 2005

The Silence of the Lambs

Thomas Harris • 2009

Red Dragon

Thomas Harris • 2009

Strange Houses

Uketsu • 2025

Strange Pictures

Uketsu • 2025

American Psycho

Bret Easton Ellis • 2022

The Memory Police

Yōko Ogawa • 2019

Bunny

Mona Awad • 2020

Perfume

Patrick Suskind • 2014