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Chrysalis
She is noticed by Elliot as he trains in in the gym. He sees her dedication to building her body and taking up space, and he is drawn to her strength. She is observed by her mother, as she grows from a taciturn, tremulous child into a determined and distant woman, who severs all familial ties. She is watched by her former colleague Susie, who offers her sanctuary and support as she leaves her partner and rebuilds her life, transforming her body and reinventing herself online. Each of these three witnesses desires closeness. Each is left with only the husk of the person they thought they knew, before she became someone else: a woman on a singular and solitary path with the power to inspire and to influence her followers, for good and ill. Chrysalis is a story about solitude and selfhood, and about the blurred line between self-care and narcissism. It is about controlling the body and the mind, about the place of the individual within society and what it means when someone chooses to leave society behind. It is a strikingly contemporary story about the search for answers and those we trust to give them to us.
AI 2041
A WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
*Now with a new foreword on ChatGPT*
How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?
AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unprecedented wealth, revolutionize medicine and education through human-machine symbiosis, and create brand new forms of communication and entertainment. However, AI will also challenge the organizing principles of our economic and social order and bring new risks in the form of autonomous weapons and smart technology that inherits human bias. AI is at a tipping point, and people need to wake up-both to AI's radiant pathways and its existential perils for life as we know it.
In this provocative, utterly original work of "scientific fiction," Kai-Fu Lee, the former president of Google China and bestselling author of AI Superpowers, joins forces with celebrated novelist Chen Qiufan to imagine our AI world in 2041 in ten gripping short stories.
Gazing toward a not-so-distant horizon, AI 2041 offers urgent insights into our collective future and reminds us that we are the authors of our own destiny.
Street Art by Women
A recognition of graffiti and street art by women from around the world
This book showcases the work of more than 50 female graffiti artists, street artists and muralists from all over the world who are dedicated to reclaiming public space and enriching our urban environments with work that explores personal experience and cultural identity, alongside dreams and aspirations of a better world for all. Alongside stunning imagery, readers are offered interviews with each artist, which tell of their personal experience and offer insight into how these women have fought to find their place in a male-dominated art form and continue to fight to break free of the inequalities that linger in our society today, which continue to affect women’s rights in all aspects of life. Inspiring and thought-provoking, this thoroughly illustrated book will motivate the reader to seek out diverse street art in our cities, pointing towards a fairer world.
PARTICIPANTS. Argentina: Agus Rucula, Hola Pum Pum, K2man, Milu Correch. Australia: Danielle Weber, Vexta. Belarus: Julia Yu Baba. Brazil: Magrela. Canada: Emily Read, Priscilla Yu. Chile: Anis88. Colombia: Ledania, Mugre Diamante. Equador: Mo Vasquez. France: Claire Prouvost, Emyart, Mademoiselle Kat, Wuna (+Canada), Zabou (+UK), Zoia. Finland: Camilla Siren, Anetta Lukjanova (+Spain). Germany: Minas. Italy: Alice Pasquini, Rame13, Vera Bugatti. Mexico: Lourdes Villagómez, Paola Delfín, Tahnee Flor, Triana Parera, Adry del Rocío, Alina Kiliwa, Alegría del Prado (+Spain:). Norway: Missprinted. Peru: Niz (+USA). Poland: Natalia Rak, Nespoon. Portugal: Tamara Alves. Spain: Btoy, Didi Leona, Elisa Capdevila, Julieta xlf, Lily Brik. The Netherlands: JDL. UK: Helen Bur, Rosie Woods (+Australia). USA: Emily Eldridge (+Germany), Kaz Williams/KAZILLA (Miami, FL), Kee Romano, Nico Cathcart (Richmond, VA), Toofly (+Equador). Venezuela: Sandra Betancort.
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Viktor Preiss
Viktora Preisse známe jako charismatického, jemného, elegantního a inteligentního herce s nezaměnitelným šarmem a kouzlem osobnosti. Většina z nás především z obrazovky veřejnoprávní televize, kde ztvárnil bezpočet rolí v inscenacích a seriálech. Dobrodružství kriminalistiky, Slavné historky zbojnické, Nemocnice na kraji města, Cirkus Humberto, a Četnické humoresky patří k těm nejznámějším, podobně jako filmy S čerty nejsou žerty, Báječná léta pod psa, Anglické jahody, Vrásky z lásky nebo Křídla Vánoc. Jeho hlasem k nám promlouvá Robin Williams jako Táta v sukni i v dalších rolích, Kabir Bedi jako nezapomenutelný Sandokan či Michael Douglas v Honbě za diamantem. Za své dabérské umění byl oceněn hned v prvním ročníku Ceny Františka Filipovského za nejlepší výkon v dabingu (1995). Jeho hlas je velmi populární a ceněný také v rozhlasovém éteru v dramatizacích světových literárních děl, za což si vysloužil několikanásobné vítězství v anketě o nejlepšího Neviditelného herce.
Viktor Preiss je však i přes všechna svá výše jmenovaná účinkování a úspěchy především a hlavně divadelní herec. Patnáct let strávil v Městských divadlech pražských, poté se víc jak tři desetiletí výraznou měrou podílel na prezentaci Divadla na Vinohradech jako uměleckého stánku s hvězdným hereckým souborem a mimořádně kvalitním repertoárem. Na prknech, která znamenají svět, vytvořil mnoho výrazných a neopakovatelných rolí, za všechny jmenujme dvojroli v komedii Brouk v hlavě, která se počtem víc jak 340 repríz stala nejúspěšnějším představením ve stoleté historii Divadla na Vinohradech. (!)
V devětašedesáti letech mu zaslouženě patří označení pan herec s velkým „P“ a mistr hereckého řemesla s velkým „M“. Dalo by se bez nadsázky říci, že je pokračovatelem slavné generace předválečných a poválečných hereckých bardů, jakými byli Václav Voska, Karel Höger, Rudolf Deyl ml., Zdeněk Štěpánek, Ladislav Pešek a další. Ocitl se na vrcholu tvůrčích sil a kariéry, takže by mohl už jen sklízet plody svého mistrovství.
O to více překvapilo, když v lednu 2016 oznámil, že odchází do divadelního důchodu.
„Divadlo je běh na dlouhou trať. Zní to skoro jako fráze, ale každý máme určitou psychickou a fyzickou kapacitu, a tedy i hranici unavitelnosti, svoji míru soudnosti a odpovědnosti. A taky jinou potřebu regenerace. To, že jsem mohl dělat divadlo po dvě třetiny svého života, bylo pro mě velké štěstí a jsem za to vděčný. Skutečnost, že jsem mohl pracovat na scénách, na kterých tvořilo tolik osobností před námi, byla nejen zavazující, ale i velká čest. Energie má ale zkrátka své hranice a teprve čas ukáže, jak to s ní doopravdy je a bude. Proto jsem se rozhodl tak, jak jsem se rozhodl. A věřte, nebylo to snadné.“
Věříme, protože Viktor Preiss jako věrný a poctivý služebník múzy Thálie se svému poslání nikdy nezpronevěřil. Pojďte se spolu s námi
Star Wars: The High Republic, The Edge of Balance: Precedent
The next phase of the interconnected cross-publisher initiative, Star Wars: The High Republic, an all-new era of Star Wars storytelling.
In the all-new era of the glorious HIGH REPUBLIC, the noble and wise Jedi Knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy, and to the Force itself…
Long before the Nihil cast their shadow over the Republic, an unexpected encounter threatened the Jedi Knights and their exploration of the Outer Rim. An encounter so mystifying the aftermath still ripples through the galaxy…
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Copyright © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
One hundred and fifty years before Starlight Beacon shone its light into the Outer Rim, the galaxy was filled with new threats and nameless unknowns. The distant planet Banchii is still unexplored when the young Wookiee Jedi Arkoff journeys to Dalna to aid his fellow Jedi in the fight against the secretive faction the Path of the Open Hand.
Along with his former Master Ravna and her droid ZZ, Arkoff joins the fight at the Battle of Dalna, and during the struggle a terrifying threat emerges. Arkoff’s longtime friend, Jedi Knight Azlin Rell, falls victim to an unseen force whose effect on the Jedi is unlike anything previously encountered. Will Arkoff’s past come back to haunt him, or will it be the key to tilting the balance in their fight against the Nihil over a century later?
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Mindenkit megnyúzunk! (drámák)
Egyeseket bizonyára megtéveszt majd a Boris Vian-életműsorozat eme nyolcadik kötetének tizennyolcas karikáért kiáltó, horrorisztikus címe, és néhány olvasó talán majd valami darabolós gyilkosos vagy vérengző űrlényes történet reményében veszi kézbe ezt a könyvet. Nos, ők csalódni fognak. Ellenben azok, akik már régóta arra vágytak, hogy végre elolvashassák Boris Vian magyar nyelven még soha meg nem jelent drámáit - jelesül négyet a szerző 1947 és 1951 között írt színműveiből -, máris kezdhetnek ujjongani, mert e kötettel kifejezetten nekik kívántunk örömet szerezni. A jelen kötetben olvasható színművek majd' mindegyike valami ellen íródott, valami olyan jelenséget gúnyol ki, ami sajnos ma is mérgezi életünket. A címadó darabot, a sintérmunka mibenlétét megvilágító antimilitarista bohózatot egy antirasszista kiáltvány és egy antiklerikális szatíra követi. Talán csak a negyedik - az utolsó - dráma lóg ki a sorból, de még ebben a habkönnyű komédiában is van egy olyan szereplő, akit újra és újra "megnyúznak"...
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World of Warcraft: The Dragonflight Codex
Uncover the rich history of the legendary dragons of Azeroth with this official, lavishly illustrated guide from the iconic game World of Warcraft. With over 100 never-before-seen illustrations, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is the ultimate WoW fan’s guide to everything dragons.
Journey across Azeroth and beyond with this comprehensive guide, highlighting the magnificent dragons of the video game World of Warcraft. With this immersive in-world field guide written by Archmage Khadgar of the Kirin Tor, get an in-depth look at draconic species and the newly awakened dracthyr, along with the magical abilities of World of Warcraft’s dragonflights, proto-dragons, and more!
After enduring years of hardship, the dragons of Azeroth must reclaim their legacy, and it is more important than ever to learn about their vast history and incredible abilities. Though the Dragon Isles stood dormant for 10,000 years, now the Watcher has reawakened, the beacon has been lit, and the dragons have come home?called to be Azeroth’s protectors once more. The New Age of Dragons has begun in World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. From the untamed northlands of Azeroth, fans of World of Warcraft will be able to follow the history of the dragons from their origins as elemental drakes to the present day dragonflights in this new, all-inclusive dragon codex.
This fully illustrated, comprehensive guide will highlight the creatures’ magical abilities, outline a chronological evolution of the dragons, and map out enchanting new zones. World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Codex (A Definitive Guide to the Dragons of Azeroth) is a must-have companion piece to the latest expansion, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight.
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Brother Alive
In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul and Youssef. They are adopted as infants and live in a shared bedroom perched atop a mosque in Staten Island. The boys are a conspicuous trio: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean and Youssef indeterminately Middle Eastern, but they are so close as to be almost inseparable. Nevertheless, Youssef is keeping a secret from his brothers: he has an imaginary double, a familiar who seems absolutely real, a shapeshifting creature he calls Brother.
The boys' adoptive father, Imam Salim, is known for his radical sermons extolling the virtues of opting out of Western ideologies. But he is uncharismatic at home, a distant father who spends evenings in his study with whiskey-laced coffee, writing letters to his former compatriots back in Saudi Arabia. Like Youssef, he too has secrets, including the cause of his failing health, the reason for his nighttime excursions from the house and the truth about what happened to the boys' parents. When Imam Salim's path takes him back to Saudi Arabia, the boys will be forced to follow. There they will be captivated by an opulent, almost futuristic world and find traces of their parents' stories. But they will have to change if they want to survive in this new world, and the arrival of a creature as powerful as Brother will not go unnoticed.
With stylistic brilliance and intellectual acuity, in Brother Alive Zain Khalid brings characters to vivid life with a bold energy that matches the great themes of his novel - family, capital, power, sexuality and the possibility of reunion for those who are broken.
100 Places to See After You Die
From New York Times bestselling author, legendary Jeopardy! champion, and host Ken Jennings comes a hilarious travel guide to the afterlife, exploring destinations to die for from literature, mythology, and pop culture ranging from Dante’s Inferno to Hadestown to NBC’s The Good Place.
Ever wonder which circles of Dante’s Inferno have the nicest accommodations? Where’s the best place to grab a bite to eat in the ancient Egyptian underworld? How does one dress like a local in the heavenly palace of Hinduism’s Lord Vishnu, or avoid the flesh-eating river serpents in the Klingon afterlife? What hidden treasures can be found off the beaten path in Hades, Valhalla, or NBC’s The Good Place? Find answers to all those questions and more about the world(s) to come in this eternally entertaining book from Ken Jennings.
100 Places to See After You Die is written in the style of iconic bestselling travel guides—but instead of recommending must-see destinations in Mexico, Thailand, or Rome, Jennings outlines journeys through the afterlife, as dreamed up over 5,000 years of human history by our greatest prophets, poets, mystics, artists, and TV showrunners. This comprehensive index of 100 different afterlife destinations was meticulously researched from sources ranging from the Epic of Gilgamesh to modern-day pop songs, video games, and Simpsons episodes. Get ready for whatever post-mortal destiny awaits you, whether it’s an astral plane, a Hieronymus Bosch hellscape, or the baseball diamond from Field of Dreams.
Fascinating, funny, and irreverent, this light-hearted memento mori will help you create your very own bucket list—for after you’ve kicked the bucket.
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Isaac Asimov 4 book box set
The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With this, Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
Denim and Leather
In the late 1970s, aggressive, young bands are forming across Britain. Independent labels are springing up to release their music. But this isn't the story of punk. Forget punk. Punk was a flash in the pan compared to this. This is the story of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, a musical movement that changed the world.
From this movement - given the unwieldy acronym NWOBHM - sprang streams that would flow through metal's subsequent development. Without NWOBHM there is no thrash metal, no death metal, no black metal. Without the rise of Iron Maiden, NWOBHM's standard bearers, leading the charge to South America and to South Asia, metal's global spread is slower. Without the NWOBHM bands - who included Def Leppard, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Diamond Head and many others - the international uniform of heavy metal - the 'battle jacket' of a denim jacket with sleeves ripped off, and covered with patches (usually sewn on by the wearer's mum), worn over a leather biker jacket - does not exist: 'Denim and leather brought us all together,' as Saxon put it.
No book has ever gathered together all the principals of British heavy rock's most fertile period: Jimmy Page, Rick Allen, Michael Schenker, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, Ritchie Blackmore, Rick Savage, Phil Collen, David Coverdale, Cronos, Biff Byford, Joe Elliott, Rob Halford, Ian Gillan, Phil Mogg, Robert Plant, Tony Wilson, Lars Ulrich, Pete Waterman to name a few.
In Denim and Leather, these stars tell their own stories - their brilliant, funny tales of hubris and disaster, of ambition and success - and chart how, over a handful of years from the late 1970s to the early 1980s, a group of unlikely looking blokes from the provinces wearing spandex trousers changed heavy music forever.
This is the definitive story about the greatest days of British heavy rock.
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Very Bad People
"Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth." - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond
Arms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. Blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley's revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes - and the 'shadow network' that enables them.
VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money, going undercover in the world's most dangerous places, and bringing down the people behind the crimes. Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords, grifters and super-villains who bear every resemblance to The Night Manager's Richard Roper. One dictator's son spent $700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle.
As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity, the team encounter well-known corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia. This network of lawyers, bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London, New York, or in offshore accounts, safe from prying eyes.
Patrick Alley's book is a brilliant, authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world - and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back.
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Fire Punch 8
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?
In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?
Agni’s body is once again engulfed in flames, and he burns everyone and everything in his path on his way to Judah. Sun’s blind belief explodes into fury as his savior Agni becomes the villain! Will it be an inferno of revenge or a redeeming light finally end this frozen world?!
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Flying Witch 1
Prepare to be Bewitched! Makoto Kowata, a novice witch, packs up her belongings (including her black cat familiar) and moves in with her distant cousins in rural Aomori Prefecture, in the far north reaches of Japan, to complete her training and become a full-fledged witch.
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Fire Punch 7
In a frozen dystopia where inhabitants eat flesh to survive, can the destructive powers of fire bring salvation?
In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blankets the world in snow, starvation, and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?
With his promise to Tena imprinted on his mind, Agni can only enjoy an inauthentic peace coated thickly with lies. His existence blames, tortures and undermines him, becoming an affliction worse than the anger, pain and madness he’d experienced as Fire Punch. As Agni searches desperately for an escape from this hell, an old friend suddenly appears.
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The Consolations of Physics
The Consolations of Physics is an eloquent manifesto for physics. In an age where uncertainty and division is rife, Tim Radford, science editor of the Guardian for twenty-five years, turns to the wonders of the universe for consolation.
From the launch of the Voyager spacecraft and how it furthered our understanding of planets, stars and galaxies to the planet composed entirely of diamond and graphite and the sound of a blacksmith's anvil; from the hole NASA drilled in the heavens to the discovery of the Higgs Boson and the endeavours to prove the Big Bang, The Consolations of Physics will guide you from a tiny particle to the marvels of outer space.
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Whispering Knights
'I don't know that you have done anything wrong,' Miss Hepplewhite said. 'But it is possible that you have done something rather dangerous.' William and Susie thought they were just playing a game when they cooked a witch's brew in the old barn and said a spell over it, but Martha was not so sure. And indeed, the three friends soon learn that they have called up something dark and evil out of the distant past ...
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