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Strangers Within
A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish origin—prominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of letters—between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history of New Christians, the descendants of Jews forced to convert to Catholicism in late medieval Spain and Portugal. Bethencourt estimates that there were around 260,000 New Christians by 1500—more than half of Iberia’s urban population. The majority stayed in Iberia but a significant number moved throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, coastal Asia and the New World. They established Sephardic communities in North Africa, the Ottoman Empire, Italy, Amsterdam, Hamburg and London. Bethencourt focuses on the elite of bankers, financiers and merchants from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries and the crucial role of this group in global trade and financial services. He analyses their impact on religion (for example, Teresa de Ávila), legal and political thought (Las Casas), science (Amatus Lusitanus), philosophy (Spinoza) and literature (Enríquez Gomez). Drawing on groundbreaking research in eighteen archives and library manuscript departments in six different countries, Bethencourt argues that the liminal position in which the New Christians found themselves explains their rise, economic prowess and cultural innovation. The New Christians created the first coherent legal case against the discrimination of a minority singled out for systematic judicial inquiry. Cumulative inquisitorial prosecution, coupled with structural changes in international trade, led to their decline and disappearance as a recognizable ethnicity by the mid-eighteenth century. Strangers Within tells an epic story of persecution, resistance and the making of Iberia through the oppression of one of the most powerful minorities in world history. Packed with genealogical information about families, their intercontinental networks, their power and their suffering, it is a landmark study.
Survival at Treblinka
On August 2, 1943, prisoners at the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, located in occupied Poland, launched an uprising against their captors, during which hundreds successfully escaped while guards killed as many in the process. In this groundbreaking work, Chad S.A. Gibbs draws upon recently discovered sources and novel research methods to fundamentally reassess Jewish resistance at Treblinka—both before and during the revolt. Using the testimonies of revolt survivors, prior escapees, those who passed through the camp, and a handful of bystander witnesses and former SS guards, Gibbs sheds new light on the events of August 2 as well as many prior acts of resistance. Critical to these new interpretations of the revolt are the actions of women prisoners, who here assume a central place in this story for the first time.
Coast-to-Coast Empire
Following Zebulon Pike’s expeditions in the early nineteenth century, U.S. expansionists focused their gaze on the Southwest. Explorers, traders, settlers, boundary adjudicators, railway surveyors, and the U.S. Army crossed into and through New Mexico, transforming it into a battleground for competing influences determined to control the region. Previous histories have treated the Santa Fe trade, the American occupation under Colonel Stephen W. Kearny, the antebellum Indian Wars, debates over slavery, the Pacific Railway, and the Confederate invasion during the Civil War as separate events in New Mexico. In Coast-to-Coast Empire, William S. Kiser demonstrates instead that these developments were interconnected parts of a process by which the United States effected the political, economic, and ideological transformation of the region. New Mexico was an early proving ground for Manifest Destiny, the belief that U.S. possession of the entire North American continent was inevitable. Kiser shows that the federal government’s military commitment to the territory stemmed from its importance to U.S. expansion. Americans wanted California, but in order to retain possession of it and realize its full economic and geopolitical potential, they needed New Mexico as a connecting thoroughfare in their nation-building project. The use of armed force to realize this claim fundamentally altered New Mexico and the Southwest. Soldiers marched into the territory at the onset of the Mexican-American War and occupied it continuously through the 1890s, leaving an indelible imprint on the region’s social, cultural, political, judicial, and economic systems. By focusing on the activities of a standing army in a civilian setting, Kiser reshapes the history of the Southwest, underlining the role of the military not just in obtaining territory but in retaining it.
This Song Is About Me
A reporter strives to discover the reason behind a superstar’s disappearance in an enthralling novel about the mysteries of love and success by a New York Times bestselling author. It was a night to remember. Ryan Holding, the most famous pop star in the world, won every music award imaginable at the industry’s highest event. She exited the stage to thunderous applause…then disappeared off the face of the earth. Six years later, her social media accounts remain untouched. Her band has broken up. Her Malibu estate sits quiet. And billions of obsessed fans still ask: Whatever happened to Ryan Holdin? mid theories, suspicions, and rumors, reporter Elyse James wants the truth about the girl who poured her heart into every song she wrote. As Elyse searches through the stories of Ryan’s life, from those willing to talk—her best friend, a childhood teacher, and Ryan’s first love among them—a portrait of a flesh-and-blood icon begins to emerge. So do clues to a mystery that has captivated the world. Did Ryan disappear to find herself? Or did someone deliberately make Ryan disappear? The answers are the stuff of legend.
Inferno Girl Red Volume 2
Cássia Costa is back in action in the wildly popular coming-of-age superhero series, INFERNO GIRL RED!Cássia Costa protected Apex City from its first major threat as its new hero, INFERNO GIRL RED – but it cost her dearly. Now, still reeling from a heartbreaking loss, Cássia must forge a relationship with a new mentor, and expand an unlikely team – because the consequences of her previous “victory” have come back to haunt her, and a villainous duo is on the rise! A fraught potential romance beckons, a long-held secret threatens to be revealed, and an unimaginable choice could see Apex City left defenceless! Can Cássia navigate it all… or even simply survive? Collects Inferno Girl Red Book Two #1-3 WHAT IS THE MASSIVE-VERSE? Kyle Higgins & Marcelo Costa's breakout hit Radiant Black took superhero storytelling to new heights. But Radiant Black isn't the only character inhabiting the MASSIVE-VERSE. There's a whole universe for readers to explore! Characters like Rogue Sun, Inferno Girl Red, The Dead Lucky and more yet to be revealed each of them has a different story to tell, different adversaries to face and they each occupy a very different corner of this shared universe. What are you waiting for? Now's the time to get into the MASSIVE-VERSE!
Sit in the Frequency of Change
Understand and renegotiate the agreements you make with yourself to unlock your highest potential, guiding you toward self-discovery, healing, and living a life aligned with your true purpose. Every struggle you face is more than a challenge—it’s an invitation. An invitation to shed the beliefs that keep you small, and to step into the frequency of who you were always meant to be. Sit in the Frequency of Change reveals how unseen agreements—what you believe about yourself, your body, and your place in the world—shape your reality. Drawing from both science and spirituality, Dr. Claudia Thompson blends biology, psychology, and soul wisdom to show that true transformation isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about remembering who you truly are. Sit in the Frequency of Change guides you through four transformational steps:Rise – Awaken to simple truths, connect with Faith, and navigate life’s difficult moments. Learn to find your center, embrace challenges as opportunities, and step into your highest potential. Regulate – Understand your energetic, mental, emotional, and physical bodies. Develop daily practices, reprogram limiting beliefs, process emotions, and regulate your nervous system to create stability and resilience. Integrate – Build a personal practice that connects you to your higher self. Learn to honor your body, maintain boundaries, embrace authenticity, and live in alignment with your joy. Expand – Step into balance, navigate duality, and embody integrity. Explore the transformative power of love, expand your consciousness, and fully align with your life’s purpose. With guidance on energy, nervous system regulation, and self-mastery, this book is a roadmap for awakening, healing, and living fully in alignment with your authentic self.
Sellő színező - 1000 strasszkő
Csillogás, színek és kreatív varázslat egyetlen színezőben! Ebben a különleges kifestőben nemcsak színezhetsz, hanem ragyogó strasszkövekkel is díszítheted az elkészült képeket. A csomagban található 1000 színes strasszkő segítségével a rajzok igazán egyedivé és mesebelien csillogóvá válnak. Színezz, alkoss, ragassz – és készíts igazi sellős álomszép alkotásokat! Tökéletes választás minden kreatív kislánynak, aki imádja a csillogást és a kézműveskedést. Csillogásra fel!
The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch Vol.3
A cozy fantasy manga set in a glittering royal court-where tea, magic, and quiet courage collide as a humble tea witch takes a bold stand against the kingdom's power. Remy's journey reaches a thrilling crescendo in The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch Vol. 3! Created and beautifully illustrated by Ameko Kaeruda and Yorofujj, this cozy fantasy manga blends warm-hearted tea magic with gripping courtly drama. The story takes a daring turn as Remy-once a quiet tea witch on the palace fringes-has now openly defied the royal court. By opposing Prince Balian's arranged marriage to the princess, she's made a powerful enemy of the system itself. Now summoned to face judgment in a formal duel, Remy must stand her ground not with violence, but with unshakable conviction-and the support of her two dearest friends. As palace intrigue boils over, her quiet magic and fierce compassion become a challenge to centuries of tradition. Volume 3 raises the stakes like never before, weaving rich emotional depth, sharp wit, and subtle rebellion into an unforgettable confrontation. Perfect for fans of courtly drama, magical realism, and found-family bonds, this latest installment proves that even the gentlest brew can spark a revolution.
Jacob’s Transition Goals
Jacob loves football, but being accepted by his teammates isn't easy. Meet Jacob, a transgender boy with a dream of becoming a footballer. But Jacob has another dream-to join the boy's team and play happily with his teammates. This story follows Jacob on his journey as he joins a football team, his struggles to be accepted and his happy ending. This uplifting picture book will help start conversations about gender diversity and inclusion with children. It also includes a guide for adults with a glossary of terms and answers to questions that might be asked in conversations about trans people in sport.
Discovering the Hidden World Inside a Cave
Have you ever wondered what it's like inside a cave? Discover the Hidden World Inside a Cave introduces young children to cave environments, from rock formations to the animals that live there. This engaging board book for ages 2–5 features cut-out pages, hidden details, vocabulary words, and colourful illustrations that encourage learning through play.
Rock the Kasbah
Rock the Kasbah takes you on a journey through Morocco’s most inspiring places to stay. From ancient kasbahs and serene riads to intimate boutique hotels and luxurious desert tented camps, this book showcases around 20 unique hideaways scattered across the country. Each property is beautifully captured by Spanish-based photographer Bibiana Cristina, whose evocative images bring the soul and atmosphere of Morocco to life. A feast for design lovers, travellers, and dreamers alike, Rock the Kasbah is both a source of inspiration and a celebration of Moroccan hospitality.
Unemployed Killers Support Group Vol.1
"Top 10 Must-Read Manga" Publishers Weekly, Spring 2026. For fans of Reservoir Dogs-style dark comedy and chaotic criminal camaraderie, a Noir-turned-Manga. Rio delivers stunning artwork, sharp wit, blood-soaked backstories, and a brutally offbeat take on redemption. Unemployed Killers Support Group is a razor-sharp, darkly hilarious noir-esque manga from Taiwanese creator Rio, this is not your average self-help group. Selected by Taiwan Pavillion as a featured work to be showcased at the 2023 Angouleme International Comics Festival. Locker Loyed, once a deadly sniper, lost his vision—and his job—on a mission gone wrong. Now, he’s joined an unlikely circle of former contract killers, each grappling with their own personal collapse. Among them: Gloria Maze, a meticulous assassin whose career imploded after catching her husband cheating and killing the mistress in a jealous rage; Jerry Cole, a justice-obsessed lawyer turned bloodthirsty executioner; and Jordi Joe, a delusional con man who’s never actually killed anyone. As they try to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives, Locker begins to realize his past isn’t done with him. A dangerous figure—the one responsible for his blindness and a friend’s death—is still at large. And revenge is still on the table. For fans of dark comedy, crime thrillers, and twisted found family, Unemployed Killers Support Group is a bold, bloody, and brilliantly offbeat ride through the lives of society’s most dangerous burnouts. Welcome to the group—check your conscience at the door.
Rebel women between the wars
An inspiring group biography of thirteen intrepid women who challenged the status quo in interwar Britain. What did it mean to be a ‘rebel woman’ in the interwar years? Historian Sarah Lonsdale traces the struggles, passions and achievements of a set of fearlessly determined women who stopped at nothing to make their mark in the traditionally masculine environments of mountaineering, politics, engineering and journalism. From the motorist Claudia Parsons to the ‘star’ reporter Margaret Lane, the mountaineer Dorothy Pilley and the journalist Shiela Grant Duff, the women charted in this book challenged the status quo in all walks of life, alongside writing vivid, eye-witness accounts of their adventures. Recovering their voices across a range of texts, including novels, poems, journalism and diaries, Rebel women between the wars reveals the inch-by-inch gains these women won through courageous and sometimes controversial acts. -- .
Where the Earth Meets the Sky
Antarctica is a land of extremes: the coldest, windiest and most remote place on Earth – and now one of the most vulnerable to climate change. On isolated Ross Island – from where legendary explorers Scott and Shackleton once set out for the South Pole – conservation scientist Louise K. Blight travels south to live and work at the edge of the world. There, alongside one of the world’s great Antarctic scientists, she documents how the planet’s largest iceberg is transforming the lives of Antarctica’s penguins. Amid blizzards, endless daylight and the stark, hypnotic beauty of the ice, Louise observes the rhythms of penguin life and the small and eccentric human community that shares this inhospitable place. As days are shaped by weather, waiting and survival, Antarctica becomes both a physical and emotional testing ground, its vast silences offering space for reflection. Interwoven with stories of early explorers and modern-day Antarcticans, and enlivened by humorous and touching portraits of the penguins she studies, Where the Earth Meets the Sky is a powerful meditation on solitude, resilience and renewal – and a vivid testament to how the harshest landscape on Earth profoundly alters those who enter it.
Kvetinárky z raja
Rozvod, dospelé deti a kvetinárstvo, ktoré ide aj bez nej?
Flora si konečne povie dosť – a odlieta na Madeiru, ostrov večnej jari, kde kvitnú kvety, sny aj nové začiatky.
Tu stretne Margaridu, šikovnú záhradníčku, ktorá má cit pre rastliny, veľké srdce a energie na rozdávanie. Spolu sa pustia do zveľaďovania záhrad a kam vkročia, tam všetko rozkvitá.
Pomáhajú, radia, sem tam niečo prevrátia naruby a popri tom začnú meniť nielen cudzie, ale aj vlastné životy. Pochopia, že občas je potrebné čosi vytrhnúť, aby mohlo narásť niečo nové.
Flora zisťuje, že aj po štyridsiatke môže prísť dobrodružstvo, aké by jej závideli aj mladšie ročníky. A ktovie – možno sa medzi palmami, ružami a kaktusmi objaví niekto, kto jej rozkvitne v srdci. Svieži, vtipný a láskavý román z Madeiry o dvoch ženách, ktoré dokazujú, že začať odznova sa dá kedykoľvek – a najlepšie s rukami v hline a morským vetrom vo vlasoch.
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Stratené dcéry 2: Kubánska dcéra
Dve ženy, dve generácie a tajomstvo ukryté na slnkom zaliatej Kube
Kuba, 1950. Keď Esmeralda prechádzala okolo Christophera, zadržala dych, lebo sa k nemu priblížila až tak, že sa látka jej šiat musela dotknúť jeho kolena, a on svojím prstom zachytil ten jej. Trvalo to len zlomok sekundy, ich malíčky sa preplietli na tak kratučko, že si to nikto nemohol všimnúť, ale povedalo jej to všetko, čo potrebovala vedieť. Neprišiel si len pozrieť Kubu. Precestoval celú tú diaľku preto, aby videl mňa.
Londýn, súčasnosť. Keď Claudia zistí, že jej stará mama sa narodila v Hope’s House – domove pre slobodné matky –, všetko, čo si doteraz myslela o svojej rodine, sa v okamihu rozpadne. Jedinou indíciou ku koreňom jej starej mamy je rozpadnutý rodinný erb Diazovcov, kedysi jednej z najbohatších dynastií na Kube.
Claudia, hnaná túžbou po pravde, odlieta do horúcej Havany, kde stretáva charizmatického šéfkuchára menom Mateo. Toho s Diazovcami spája nečakané puto – jeho starý otec pre nich kedysi pracoval a Mateo, rovnako ako Claudia, zúfalo túži po odpovediach.
Nájde Claudia v príbehu prastarej mamy odvahu nasledovať vlastné srdce? Alebo ju tragický príbeh lásky donúti vrátiť sa domov?
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Oheň a ľad
Po úspechu krimi Búrka sa Kristina Ohlsson vracia s druhým pokračovaním série o Augustovi Strindbergovi.
V Hovenäsete sa ligoce biely sneh a August je šťastnejší než kedykoľvek predtým. Jeho novootvorený obchod, Strindbergov obchod s použitým tovarom, prosperuje a navyše je August čerstvo zamilovaný. Odchod zo Štokholmu mu vyšiel presne tak, ako dúfal.
Lenže počas jednej mrazivej januárovej noci naruší pokojnú idylu tohto malého mestečka požiar, ktorý zničí dve lodenice. Jedna patrí Augustovi, druhú vlastní Axel Ehnbom, starec, ktorý v Hovenäsete prežil celý svoj život.
Kriminálnej vyšetrovateľke Marii Martinssonovej dáva vyšetrovanie zabrať. Ani sa nenazdá a okrem požiaru polícia vyšetruje aj vraždu. Niekto v Hovenäsete ukrýva vskutku temné tajomstvá. Nebezpečenstvo sa však blíži aj z celkom iného smeru. Čoskoro už nebude v bezpečí ani Maria, ani August...
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Vona
Příběh inspirovaný jedním z největších přírodních i lidských neštěstí Šumavy. Odlehlé osady pod Huťským štítem čekají v dubnu 1853 na příchod jara. Marně. Dočkají se jen přívalů sněhu, který všechno a všechny pohřbí. A taky hladu, neznámé epidemie, hrůzy a šílenství. Někteří si vyberou smrt, jiní se v boji o přežití zřeknou vlastního lidství. Ozvěnu té dávné tragédie si dodnes předávají potomci jednoho z rodů, zatímco hrůzné dědictví čeká na své odhalení.
Román, který ctí horor i detektivku, vypráví prastarý příběh o boji dobra proti zlu a odpuštění proti nenávisti. Příběh o strachu a nepochopení, co přechází z otců na syny. Alespoň do momentu, kdy na scénu vstoupí ta, jež v mužském světě nemá ani právo na jméno — Vona.
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Mondegreen
Mondegreen je slovo pre situáciu, keď niečo zle začujeme – a potom sa tejto mylnej verzie tvrdošijne držíme. V románe autor skúma, ako pamäť a jazyk formujú našu identitu, a že sa ich nemožno vzdať. Krásny a experimentálny príbeh Habu Habinského, utečenca z donbaského regiónu, ukazuje schopnosť ľudí podstúpiť radikálnu zmenu a to, ako táto zmena ovplyvňuje ich životy.
