Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece: Mythology’s Great Tales of Valor and Romance by W.H.D. Rouse offers an engaging retelling of classic Greek myths, first published in 1934 and praised for its lively, conversational style that brings ancient legends to life for modern readers. The book vividly recounts adventures featuring gods like Zeus and Athena, heroes such as Heracles with his mighty feats, and mortals entangled in epic events like the Trojan Horse stratagem, the seductions of Circe, and encounters with monsters including the Cyclops and Minotaur. Rouse’s narrative blends action, drama, humor, and romance, drawing from timeless tales of bravery, trickery, and divine interference to capture the enduring spirit of Greek mythology.
The Diary of a Nobody is a classic 1892 comic novel by brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, originally serialized in Punch magazine. It chronicles fifteen months in the life of Charles Pooter, a pompous yet endearing London clerk living in suburban Holloway with his wife Carrie and their wayward son Lupin. Through Pooter’s self-important diary entries, the book humorously captures everyday mishaps, social pretensions, minor embarrassments with neighbors like Gowing and Cummings, and family tensions, offering a satirical portrait of lower-middle-class Victorian life marked by vanity, small triumphs, and inevitable humiliations.
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, published in 1848, is a panoramic satirical novel subtitled A Novel Without a Hero that chronicles the ambitions and follies of English society during the Napoleonic era. Centered on the contrasting fortunes of two women leaving Miss Pinkerton’s academy—cunning, impoverished Becky Sharp, who schemes her way through social ladders via wit, seduction, and marriage to the reckless Rawdon Crawley, and naive, virtuous Amelia Sedley, devoted to her feckless husband George Osborne amid financial ruin and the Battle of Waterloo—the narrative exposes vanity, hypocrisy, and moral compromises among the upper classes. Through Becky’s ruthless ascent and Amelia’s passive suffering, supported by loyal Captain Dobbin, Thackeray weaves a richly ironic tapestry of human weaknesses, culminating in bittersweet resolutions that critique the emptiness of worldly pursuits.
Stupid White Men …and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! is a 2001 bestselling book by American filmmaker and activist Michael Moore. It offers a scathing, satirical critique of U.S. politics, corporate greed, and social issues during the Clinton and early Bush administrations, accusing figures like George W. Bush of electoral fraud in Florida with help from family and cronies. Moore lambasts economic inequality, environmental neglect, the prison system, and media complicity through humor, rants, and provocative chapters like Kill Whitey, ultimately rallying ordinary Americans against the elite stupid white men he blames for the nation’s woes.
The Spoils of Poynton is a novel by Henry James, published in 1897, that centers on the fierce battle over a magnificent collection of antiques and fine furnishings at Poynton Park. Widow Adela Gereth, who painstakingly amassed these treasures over decades, dreads their fate when her son Owen prepares to marry the tasteless Mona Brigstock, prompting Gereth to strip the house bare and relocate the spoils to her modest cottage, Ricks. The sensitive Fleda Vetch, Gereth’s young companion who secretly loves Owen, becomes entangled as a mediator, torn between moral scruples and the possessive passions driving the conflict, which culminates tragically in fire.
The Other America: Poverty in the United States, written by Michael Harrington and published in 1962, exposes the hidden persistence of deep poverty amid America’s postwar affluence, challenging the myth that mass poverty had been eradicated by the New Deal. Harrington argues that 40 to 50 million Americans—rural poor, urban Black communities, the elderly, mentally ill, and others—formed an invisible underclass, segregated by economic, racial, and social barriers into a distinct culture of poverty marked by substandard housing, low aspirations, mental distress, and a vicious cycle of disadvantage. The book influenced President Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty and Great Society programs by highlighting how the poor were not merely neglected but trapped in systemic exclusion from mainstream prosperity.
A Guide to Istanbul by Çelik Gülersoy offers a detailed exploration of Istanbul’s historic sites, blending the city’s Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern heritage with practical insights for visitors. Authored by a renowned Turkish preservationist known for restoring landmarks like Sögükçeşme Street and pavilions in Emirgan Park, the book features illustrated maps, photographs, and routes through areas such as Sultanahmet, covering cisterns, palaces, mosques, and lesser-known ruins. Spanning around 370 pages in editions like the 1976 French version, it reflects Gülersoy’s passion for conservation, making it an enduring companion for culturally curious travelers seeking authentic discoveries beyond typical tourist paths.
New Grub Street, published in 1891 by George Gissing, is a novel set in the literary circles of 1880s London that starkly portrays the harsh realities of the Victorian literary marketplace. It contrasts two writers: Edwin Reardon, a principled novelist of talent who grapples with writer’s block, refuses to compromise his artistic standards, and descends into poverty and personal tragedy alongside his wife Amy; and Jasper Milvain, a pragmatic, ambitious journalist who prioritizes commercial success, networking, and financial gain over integrity, ultimately achieving wealth and status. Through their intertwined stories—marked by failed marriages, class tensions, genteel destitution, and the commodification of writing—the book critiques how market forces erode creativity and human relationships in Grub Street, the notorious hub of struggling hacks.
The Collected Stories of Saki brings together the witty and incisive short fiction of Hector Hugh Munro, writing under the pen name Saki, renowned for his satirical portrayals of Edwardian high society. Spanning collections like Reginald, The Chronicles of Clovis, Beasts and Super-Beasts, and others, the volume features over a hundred tales blending sharp humor, irony, and macabre twists, often with mischievous children, cunning animals, or supernatural elements upending stuffy conventions and pompous adults. Saki’s mischievous tone revels in rebellion against authority, skewering hypocrisy, social pretensions, and the absurdities of the British upper class through surprise endings and gleeful comeuppances.
Hrvatsko narodno kazalište 1894-1969: enciklopedijsko izdanje
Ostali autori: Sara Danius
Izuzetno praktičan priručnik s kalendarom radova.
Povjesničarka Zdenka Janeković Römer, specijalistica je za dubrovačku povijest. Nakon nekoliko godina rada na arhivskom spisu sudskog procesa o mladoj udovici Maruši Bratosaljić i njezinim suđenim i nesuđenim bračnim drugovima, nastao je po mnogočemu drugačiji historiografski tekst od onih na koje je čitateljska publika navikla. Nakon nekoliko godina rada na arhivskom spisu sudskog procesa o mladoj udovici Maruši Bratosaljić i njezinim suđenim i nesuđenim bračnim drugovima, nastao je po mnogočemu drugačiji historiografski tekst od onih na koje je čitateljska publika navikla. U središtu je priča o jednoj mladoj ženi i njezinoj obitelji, kao i o ponosnom svijetu bogatih građana, bratovštini Antunina kojoj je pripadala većina glavnih likova. Bogatstvo podataka o običajima u Gradu krajem 15. stoljeća čini ovu knjigu jedinstvenom kombinacijom narativne pustolovine i pravim transdisciplinarnim vrelom podataka za različita područja; riječima same autorice – za pravo, socijalnu povijest, antropologiju, historiju mentaliteta, kulturnu povijest i psihologiju. Ova priča o Nikoli, Franu i ženi koju su obojica željeli, a čiji glas čujemo tek kroz dvostruku interpretaciju njezina oca i sudskoga pisara, nije mogla doći u bolje ruke: čita se tečno i s užitkom kao da nije riječ o teško providnoj arhivskoj građi za koju je trebalo mnogo znanja, truda i spisateljske vještine.
Breviarium Romanum Ex decreto Sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum Summorum Pontificum cura recognitum. Tomus prior : LXXVI, (47), 1280, 300, 62 Tomus alter : XLVII, 18, 1151, 287, 61
Revolucionarni pristup povećanju brzine čitanja, razumijevanja i općeg znanja
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willougby she ignores her sister Elinor’s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love – and its threatened loss – the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love. ISBN: 978-0-14-062327-7
Priručnik za zdravlje i ljepotu.
Ostali autori: Stephanie Gertler Bernard Cornwell Richard Paul Evans Opis: Romani Lažno obećanje, Drifting, Kradljivac s vješala u Suncokret. U biblioteci Odabrani romani, Mozaik knjige u jednoj knjizi su četiri vrhunska, uzbudljiva, napeta romana. Za cijenu jedne knjige dobivate četiri djela. Lažno obećanje je napet i uzbudljiv roman. Drifting je topla priča o izgubljenim obiteljskim vezama. Kradljivac s vješala je kriminalistički roman čija je radnja smještena u devetnaestostoljetni London. Suncokret je dirljiv roman o snazi ljubavi i nade.
Ostali autori; Sophie Kinsella Robert Kurson James Patterson Opis: Usnula lutka: Božanstvena kućanica: Lovci na sjene: Bakina pisma. Četiri romana u jednoj knjizi.
Roman iz istočnonjemačke provincije
