Crompton Paul Books

FOR SHEER STORYTELLING DELIGHT AND PURE ADVENTURE, TREASURE ISLAND HAS NEVER BEEN SURPASSED. FROM THE MOMENT YOUNG JIM HAWKINS FIRST ENCOUNTERS THE SINISTER BLIND PEW AT THE ADMIRAL BENBOW INN UNTIL THE CLIMACTIC BATTLE FOR TREASURE ON A TROPIC ISLE, THE NOVEL CREATES SCENES AND CHARACTERS THAT HAVE FIRED THE IMAGINATIONS OF GENERATIONS OF READERS. WRITTEN BY A SUPERB PROSE STYLIST, A MASTER OF BOTH ACTION AND ATMOSPHERE, THE STORY CENTERS UPON THE CONFLICT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL BUT IN THIS CASE A PARTICULARLY ENGAGING FORM OF EVIL. IT IS THE VILLAINY OF THAT MOST AMBIGUOUS ROGUE LONG JOHN SILVER THAT SETS THE TEMPO OF THIS TALE OF TREACHERY, GREED, AND DARING.

This book on Tai Chi discusses the fundamentals of this Chinese system of calm and gentle exercises, characterized by their coordinated and rhythmic movements.

Soubor pohádek o hračkách, skřítcích, vílách, kouzelnících a zvířátkách. Zdvořilý strašák, Neposlušné kotátko, Víla Pavučinka, Jak králíček ztratil ocásek, Nemocný vrabeček, Vánoční pohádka a další pohádky.