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The Wise and Their Works
The Wise and Their Works celebrates the 175th anniversary of the Great Exhibition in 2026. The men who inspired the Great Exhibition of 1851 - Henry Cole, Sir Robert Peel and above all Prince Albert himself - were at the centre of an extraordinary combination of manufacturing, commercial skill and political vision which made Victorian Britain an unparalleled success story. In this celebratory book, A. N. Wilson examines the legacy they left behind: their idealistic beliefs about free trade, decency and parliamentary democracy, and their ultimate vision of the human race at peace with prosperity spreading, while poverty and warfare were consigned to history. While their loftier ambitions may not have come to pass, these enterprising men did leave behind a little known but hugely influential organisation, the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, which still supports industry, science and art in the UK. Skillfully delving into this rich and fascinating history, Wilson takes us on a journey into the heart of the progressive Victorian dream, and where it has left us today.
The Art of Marvel Animation’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
The official behind-the-scenes companion to the Disney+ animated seriesThe Art of Marvel Animation’s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is a collector's item packed with photos and interviews with key creatives accompanied by sketches, storyboards, character and costume designs, animation cels, and other ephemera from the making of the series. Featuring a style that combines the aesthetic of vintage comic book art with a distinctly modern depiction of Peter Parker’s New York City, the series explores the unique challenges of balancing friendships, schoolwork, and internships while coming to terms with the realities of life as a Super Hero. Under the tutelage of Norman Osborn, Peter dons a number of suits on his journey to establishing himself as Spider-Man and takes on hordes of street-level villains outfitted by Doctor Otto Octavius. Run-ins with familiar heroes like Doctor Strange, Daredevil, and Iron Man establish Peter's place in the Marvel Universe and expand the boundaries of his world beyond his titular neighborhood.
Masky bohů 3 - Mýty Západu
Kniha Mýty Západu původně vyšla v roce 1964 jako třetí svazek monumentální čtyřdílné série Masky bohů a stejně jako nová vydání předchozích dílů, Primitivní mytologie a Orientální mytologie, i tato kniha začleňuje aktuální poznatky z archeologie, antropologie a psychologie. V tomto svazku autor sleduje mytologické základy západních náboženství a proměnu, k níž došlo při přechodu od mytologií zaměřených na ženský princip k patriarchálním náboženským systémům. Ukazuje, jak kdysi ústřední postavení plodné bohyně Země – matky a dárkyně života – postupně nahradily kulty mužských božstev spojených s mocí, válkou a zákonem. Autor zde zkoumá mytologické kořeny judaismu, křesťanství, islámu a zoroastrismu a sleduje jejich vzájemné ovlivňování v průběhu dějin.
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Explore the Stories Behind the LegendsFirst introduced in 2011 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, Miles Morales reconceived Spider-Man as African American and Latinx, and his debut marked a new direction in the saga of a beloved character. Miles Morales as Spider-Man is a coming-of-age tale of a smart, affable teen coming into his power. From his reluctance to becoming a super hero to his desire to help others, to the rocky balance between his school life and super hero responsibilities, Miles is always at the precipice of making tough decisions—choices whose consequences are as weighted in his personal life as they often are for the survival of the world. Illustrated with full-color art, Ytasha L. Womack’s entry in the Marvel Age of Comics looks at the hugely successful reimagining of one of the most popular super hero characters of all time.
I Feel Your Pain
What if the person you love is the reason you're hurting? Noughts & Crosses meets This Mortal Coil in this gripping dystopia-romance set in a future where pain is transferable but someone always pays the price. Ever since a cataclysmic solar flare struck 150 years ago, Helical Disease has plagued the city of Alta Bay. Those infected endure excruciating pain and a blue light that crackles beneath their skin. There is no cure. However, Dominion Pharmaceuticals has created a revolutionary treatment that transfers the disease to people with unusually high pain thresholds. These Pain Carriers feel little to no pain, and they’re paid generously for their sacrifice. Nova Williams is too focused on surviving to question the system. Castor Fox, heir to the Dominion empire, is proud of his family’s legacy. When a chance road accident throws them together, their connection is undeniable. But as they begin to fall for each other, a devastating truth comes to light: Nova is Castor’s Pain Carrier. As darker secrets about the procedure emerge, Nova and Castor must decide whether to accept a broken world . . . or risk everything to change it.
Recover Me
Getting clean was just the beginning... DJ Fat Tony has lived a thousand lives: celebrated nightlife icon, survivor of decades-long addiction to drugs, alcohol and sex, and a LGBTQ activist who navigated trauma, abuse, and the AIDS epidemic. In Recover Me, Tony charts his journey from the hard graft of addiction to self-acceptance, affirming that recovery is not a destination but an ongoing commitment to accountability. Tony's story is marked by setbacks - dishonesty, victimhood, toxic relationships, and relapses into old behaviours - but also by moments of breakthrough and growth. He learns to navigate the complexities of early recovery, the allure of chaos and drama, and the necessity of honest self-inventory. Mixed with stories that are darkly humorous and oftentimes painful, Tony also gives advice on how to make amends, rebuild family relationships, and develop healthy boundaries, both with others and yourself. Written with expertise from integrative therapist Tara Day, the book offers therapeutic insights and reframes addiction through a trauma-informed, psychological lens to explore the nature of addiction and the lifelong process of healing. This is recovery with all the mess left in. No twelve-step sainthood, no empty promises. Just the truth about what it takes to break cycles, build boundaries, and find your own version of happy ever after - even if you still think you don't deserve it. For anyone battling addiction, shame, or just the weight of their own story, Recover Me shows that recovery doesn't end, but deeper healing is always possible.
Atmoszféra
Joan Goodwin gyerekkora óta a csillagok bűvöletében él.
A csendes, elmélyült nő a Rice Egyetem fizika- és csillagászattan-oktatójaként és a koraérett Frances nagynénjeként elégedett az életével. Egészen addig, amíg rá nem bukkan egy hirdetésre, amiben először keresnek női tudósokat a NASA űrsiklóprogramjához. Joannak ettől fogva minden vágya bekerülni azon kevesek közé, akik feljuthatnak az űrbe. Miután 1980 nyarán több ezer jelentkező közül őt is beválasztják az űrhajósjelöltek kivételes csapatába, megkezdi a kiképzést a houstoni Johnson Űrközpontban.
Míg az újonnan verbuválódott csapat tagjai az első repülésükre készülnek, Joan olyan érzéseket tapasztal meg, amikről korábban nem is tudta, hogy léteznek. Egy elsöprő szerelem alapjaiban kérdőjelez meg mindent, amit addig tudni vélt a világegyetemben betöltött helyéről.
Ám 1984 decemberében, az STS-LR9 küldetésen egy pillanat alatt megváltozik minden…
Egy lebilincselő, felemelő és megrendítő regény bátorságról, önazonosságról és a szeretet mindent átalakító erejéről… ezúttal a csillagok között.
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Daggermouth - The Heart Duology 1
He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion.
The first thing you'll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and weakness will get you killed.
The second thing is this-the Veyra are always watching. From the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slum dens of the Boundary, no movement goes unseen.
The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it.
Love outside of your ring is a death sentence.
The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power.
Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed.
Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he's the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he's entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he's forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the governments brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride who is as lethal as she is unwilling.
Shadera is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her bound to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested.
Their union is no love story-It's a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating one another or burning the city to the ground together.
In a world where passion sparks rebellion and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.
DAGGERMOUTH is a dark dystopian romance perfect for readers who love true enemies to lovers, The Hunger Games, marriage of inconvenience, The Handmaid's Tale, rise of the oppressed, and political intrigue that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Nikdo na palubě
Na prahu léta vyplouvá miliardářská rodina Francise a Lily Cameronových na své luxusní jachtě. Cíl je jasný: oslavit maturitu dvou milovaných potomků v ráji na vlnách.
O tři týdny později se však idyla mění v noční můru. Cameronovi se neozývají, kapitán ignoruje rádiové volání a loď je nakonec nalezena u pobřeží Floridy.
Zcela opuštěná.
Kam zmizela celá rodina? Co se během plavby odehrálo? A jaká tajemství ukrývají naleštěné paluby? Román Nikdo na palubě je mrazivý thriller, který se odehrává v rytmu vln a postupného odhalování pravdy. Co je pro rodinu nebezpečnější? Rozbouřený oceán, nebo oni sami?
The End of the Vodka
A Frida Kahlo painting, a scandal, and secrets that threaten to change the course of historyIn 1938, showgirl-turned-socialite Dorothy Hale falls from a Manhattan skyscraper. Her friend Clare Boothe Luce – writer, diplomat and rising political figure – commissions Frida Kahlo to paint a memorial portrait. Months later, reporting from Europe, Clare encounters the Duchess of Windsor in Paris and begins to question what really happened that night. In New York, Frida, estranged from Diego Rivera, wrestles with betrayal, ambition and the demands of her art. As she works on the painting that will become one of her most unsettling, she edges closer to the truth. At the heart of this novel lies a real-life mystery: was Dorothy Hale’s death an act of despair, or something far more dangerous, entangled with the power struggles shaping the modern world?
Liliana the Strong
'A match made in picture-book heaven' – The TimesA brilliantly funny collaboration between superstar creators, Quentin Blake and Emma Chichester Clark, about a tiny girl with superhuman strength. Liliana wears her super power lightly, using it to help others in a crisis. A resilient child, she thinks nothing of single-handedly rescuing a highland cow stuck in the mud, or of stopping an out-of-control steamroller in its tracks, or of throwing a beached whale back out to sea. Written by Quentin Blake and with beautiful, detailed, humorous illustrations by the award-winning Emma Chichester Clark, Liliana the Strong is the perfect gift for any child who needs a little reminder that everything will be okay.
Death Before Detention
Welcome to the Common Criminals' Club, a new cosy murder mystery series for middle-grade and teen readers, full of doodles, danger and devious criminals - if you love Robin Stevens, Katie Kirby, Derry Girls, or The Mysterious Benedict Society. It's Thursday Murder Club for 9-12 year olds - so step right up: here's your next reading obsession!This is the story of how we . . . - Discovered a dead body- Launched an investigation- Battled mean girls, feral bats, and nearly destroyed our three-year friendship all in the noble pursuit of solving a complex murderMae Flynn is used to the chaos of her rural Irish Catholic boarding school, but she isn’t expecting to discover a dead body in the school kitchen. To make matters worse, the hapless victim, Conor Haddock, was the previous owner of the school building and had recently been talking about selling up, alongside getting on the bad side of seemingly every adult Mae knows. In other words: the suspects are endless. Along with her best friends, the self-named Common Criminals' Club, Mae is determined to solve the murder. But the more she uncovers, the more she begins to suspect that everyone around her is hiding something. Soon it’s not only her lessons and friendships at stake, but her very life . . .
Az önmagadba vetett hit ereje
Mi történik akkor, amikor nincs senki, aki higgyen benned - csak te magad?
Az önmagadba vetett hit ereje - Amikor senki sem hisz benned egy mélyen személyes, igaz történetekre épülő könyv, amely azt vizsgálja, hogyan válhat az önmagunkba vetett hit életünk legfontosabb belső támaszává. Halasi Éva Thea saját életútján keresztül mesél azokról az időszakokról, amikor nem volt védőháló, nem volt biztos kapaszkodó, mégis újra és újra a belső hívásra hallgatva lépett tovább.
Egyedül megtett utazások, lehetetlennek tűnő szakmai és életbeli váltások, idegen országok, nyelvek és kultúrák tárulnak elénk - valamint az a folyamat, amikor az ember elveszíti, majd tudatosan újra felépíti az önmagába vetett hitét. A könyv nem kínál kész recepteket vagy hangzatos ígéreteket, helyette őszinte felismeréseket, megélt tapasztalatokat és csendes, mély erejű tanulságokat ad át.
Ez a kötet többek között azokhoz szól, akik életük fordulópontján állnak, akik egyedül érzik magukat az útjukon, vagy szeretnének visszatalálni belső stabilitásukhoz. Finom emlékeztető arra, hogy nem a körülményeink határoznak meg bennünket.
Etika mezikulturního a mezináboženského dialogu
Lidské jednání je spoluutvářeno teoretickými koncepty a názorovým systémem, který stojí v pozadí konkrétních etických postojů. Studie se soustředí na problematiku mezikulturního a mezináboženského soužití a zkoumá, co v této oblasti může nabídnout teologie a její pohled na některé podstatné společenské otázky (obavy z proměn společnosti, kulturní a náboženské rozrůzněnosti, migrace). Autorka vymezuje v teologické perspektivě základní pojmy a paradigmata pro interpretaci vztahů mezi různými kulturami (kultura, náboženství, multikulturalita, interkulturalita, dialog) a zkoumá vliv klíčových kategorií křesťanské epistemologie (trojičně-christologická výpověď o transcendenci, práce s reciprocitou a diferencí ve vztahu, kategorie agapé a kenósis) na utváření etických pravidel mezikulturního a mezináboženského dialogu.
Léto v New Yorku
Sedmadvacetiletá scenáristka Elle získá šanci napsat velkofilm zasazený do New Yorku, jenže ji trápí těžká tvůrčí krize. Vrací se proto do města, z něhož před rokem utekla, aby načerpala inspiraci přímo na místech, která musí do scénáře zapracovat. Jejím dočasným sousedem je ale miliardář Parker Warren, s nímž sice kdysi sdílela žhavou chvilku na schodišti, ale od té doby jí leží v žaludku. Nakonec spolu uzavřou oboustranně výhodnou dohodu: on potřebuje falešný vztah, aby působil solidněji během chystané akvizice, a ona potřebuje svou „zvrácenou múzu“, aby scénář zvládla dopsat. Je to celé jenom jako. Dokud najednou není…
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Ninety-Three
A new translation by David Bellos of the last great novel by France's greatest novelist
In the turmoil of the French Revolution, the year 1793 represented the peak of bloody revolutionary violence. Victor Hugo plunges into this tumultuous period with a story of courage and betrayal across the political classes. As the revolution rages, three characters - a nobleman turned revolutionary, a devoted mother, and a zealous commander - find their fates intertwined in a struggle that tests their convictions and loyalties. Hugo's last great novel was also his most political and prophetic - and is the equal of Les Misérables in drama, emotion, adventure and sacrifice.
The Courage to be Ordinary
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe inspiring guide to letting go of competition, reducing stress, and living a happier, more authentic life – from the 15-million-copy bestselling author of the Japanese self-help phenomenon, The Courage to Be DislikedAre you exhausted from trying to be exceptional? It’s time to break the cycle of burnout and choose ordinary. In The Courage to be Ordinary, Ichiro Kishimi speaks to everyone burned out by hustle, comparison and the pressure to prove their worth. His message is disarmingly simple: stop trying to stand out. Being ordinary isn’t failure – it’s freedom. Freedom from constant competition, from chasing approval, from feeling habitually tense. Letting go of the need to be special will finally give your strengths the space they need to shine. It’s time to release the pressure and embrace the superpower you really need to succeed: The Power of Ordinary.
Four Stages of Living
Life has a way of throwing us for a loop. Have you ever wondered why some people seem to have it all together and are thriving, while you feel you’re stuck in place or even just survivin? ith over twenty years of experience as a successful career consultant and life coach through her practice FlexCareers Consulting, parenting three adult children, and teaching college students, author Christine Fruehwirth knows what it takes to push through life’s challenges and come out on the other side with a better understanding of yourself and your purpose in life. InThe Four Stages of Living: Your Guide to Surviving Life’s Storms and Thriving in the Aftermath, she walks you through her SSET (survive, stabilize, emerge, and thrive) framework, as well as her definition of full potential, to show you that thriving is achievable no matter what stage of life you are in.Whether you or someone you love are launching adult life, experiencing a career transition or a relationship struggle, in the throes of parenting or the empty nest phase, the SSET framework will guide you on your survive-to-thrive journey. Through inspirational stories, research, and practical advice, you will be able to confidently weather life’s storms, embrace transitions as transformations, and truly thrive in life.
Peacock
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Sparrow comes another spellbinding historical epic set in the last days of a dying Roman empire . . .Sparrow has flown from the confines of the Roman brothel where he was raised. Now older and smarter, and having learned the arts of deception and enticement from the women who raised him, he vies to become a player in the internal politics at Arcadia, the home of his new master, a man who is himself playing with political fire. Sparrow soon realizes that the key to survival in this turbulent place is information, and he must gather it at any cost.As the dangers mount for Sparrow, he is forced to choose where his loyalties lie and which of these powerful Romans is most likely to ensure his survival.Epic and intimate, spectacularly vivid, Peacock is the story of a boy becoming a man as an empire falters in the face of the rise of Christianity. On his journey this boy will learn what it is to be in love, and what it is to be hated, but he is also perfecting his own manipulative powers . . .Praise for James Hynes and Sparrow:‘Unforgettable’ – Daily Mail‘Utterly engrossing’ – Emma Donoghue‘Masterful in its portrayal of love, sex and friendship’ – The Observer
