The animals among us

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Spisovateľ: Bradshaw John
Vydavateľ: Penguin books
Rok vydania: 2017
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Katalogové číslo: O1328

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Cudzojazyčná / Anglická

Why do humans love animals? The bestselling author of In Defence of Dogs and Cat Sense gives us the answers. Keeping pets is expensive, time-consuming, and seemingly irrational - so why do so many of us have an animal in our lives? Modern-day pet-keeping has been justified for many reasons, from the potential therapeutic role pets can play, to their appealing 'cuteness'. But pet-keeping is much more than just a simple pastime. It is part of the broader history of humanity's relationship with animals - a relationship that comes from deep within our nature... v angličtine, brožovaná, 360 strán

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Spisovatel: Holding Ian, Simon and schuster 2011
Katalogové číslo: O9247

Amidst the devastation of an African country in the final stages of collapse, militia seize an innocent captive and force him into slavery. Meanwhile, a lonely white schoolteacher struggles with personal demons and the hardships of everyday life in modern Zimbabwe. As each attepmts to survive these uncertain times, the deeper effects of history and memory emerge, with devastating consequences... v angličtine, brožovaná, 320 strán

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When Tomorrow Dawns

Spisovatel: Andrews Lyn, BCA 1998
Katalogové číslo: G8932

1945. The people of Liverpool, after six years of terror and grief and getting by, are making the best of the hard-won peace, none more so than the ebullient O’Sheas. They welcome widowed Mary O’Malley from Dublin, her young son Kevin, and Breda, her bold strap of a sister, with open arms and hearts. Mary is determined to make a fresh start for her family, despite Breda, who is soon up to her old tricks. At first all goes well, and Mary begins to build an understanding with their new neighbour Chris Kennedy – until events take a dramatic turn that puts Chris beyond her reach. Forced to leave the shelter of the O’Sheas’ home, humiliated and bereft, Mary faces a future that is suddenly uncertain once more. But she knows that life has to go on... obal, tvrdá väzba,

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The speed queen

Spisovatel: O´Nan Stewart, Penguin books 1997
Katalogové číslo: L1621

The Speed Queen is the gripping story of a twisted love triangle's drug-fueled killing spree across the desert plains, told in the voice of Oklahoma death-row inmate Marjorie Standiford, who is recounting her experiences for a best-selling horror writer researching the murders... v angličtine, brožovaná, menší formát, 212 strán