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Lacná kniha Monster Blood Tattoo Book One: Foundling (-50%)
Rossamund has always dreamed of a career in the Navy, fighting tentacled monsters and rescuing damsels from hook-handed pirates. But fate has chosen him for a different path. He is being sent to train as a Lamplighter - to bring light to the inland roads of the Half-Continent, to shine the way for travellers through lands peopled by outcasts, monsters and worse. But for Rossamund to begin his education, he must first undertake a journey of his own: to the great city of High Vesting. Such a road is not for the faint of heart. Only monster-hunters, leers and the most desperate of brigands dare travel the inland ways unguarded. And all Rossamund carries with him is a battered almanac and a pocketful of cheap potions. It is unlikely to be enough. Stunning in scope and rich in detail, alive with memorable heroes and villains and brimming with new and original science and magics, D.M. Cornish's tale of scolds, scourges, smugglers and shrewds will thrill and captivate, and leave the reader desperate for more.
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A Universal History of Iniquity
Vynikajúce čítanie pre všetkých, ktorí obdivujú poetiku a jazyk mága svetovej literatúry.
In 1933 a sensationalist Argentinian newspaper employed Jorge Luis Borges to produce high-brow cultural commentary. Alongside the high-toned pieces, he also
contributed these quirky blood-and-guts tales of gunslingers, gentlemanly scoundrels, evil wizards, pirates and false prophets.
In his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in recreat
ing (or making up) colourful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal and bloodthirsty revenge. Sparkling with the sheer exuberant pleasure o
f story-telling, the publication of this collection marked the emergence of an utterly distinctive literary voice.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobra
zená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
New York - A legjobb városnéző útvonalak
Fedezzük fel együtt New Yorkot! Útikönyvünk a legjobb városnéző útvonalakon keresztül kalauzol végig bennünket. Kiadványunk a színház szerelmeseinek, a vásárlási lázban égőknek és az éjszakai baglyoknak egyaránt kínál bőséges élményeket a városban. A Times Square, a Rockefeller Center, az Empire State Building és a 9/11 Emlékmű csak néhány a nyüzsgő nagyváros számos látnivalói közül. Ha egy kis nyugalomra vágyunk, látogassunk el a Central Parkba, vagy tegyünk egy sétát Manhattanen kívül. Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során nagy segítségünkre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
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Párizs - A legjobb városnéző útvonalak
Fedezzük fel együtt Párizst! Útikönyvünk a legjobb városnéző útvonalakon keresztül kalauzol végig bennünket. Kiadványunk az ínyenceknek, a családosoknak és a vásárlás imádóinakegyaránt kínál bőséges élményeket a városban. Az Eiffel-torony, a Notre-Dame, a Louvre, a Bastille, a Diadalív, a paloták sokasága, a nagy sugárutak és a rengeteg egyéb látnivaló életre szóló élményt nyújtanak az ide látogatóknak. Térjünk be egy hamisítatlan francia pékségbe, vásároljunk a szebbnél szebb boltokban. Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során nagy segítségünkre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
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Új-Zéland - Lingea felfedező
Fedezze fel velünk Új-Zélandot! Útikönyvünk a művészetkedvelőknek, a családoknak és az éjszakai bagolyoknak is kínál útvonalakat a városnéző sétához. Fedezzük fel a szigetország múltját az Aucklandi Háborús Emlékmúzeumban Waitangiban, ahol a modern Új-Zéland alapító okirata készült és Wellington Új-Zéland Múzeumában. Ha magasba szökő gejzíreket, fortyogó iszapmedencéket és meleg vizű forrásokat keresünk, látogassunk el Rotoruába vagy Taupóba. Vegyünk részt egy bortúrán Martinborough-ban, a Marlborough borvidék szívében a Waipara-völgy borvidékén vagy Queenstown környékén a Gibbston-völgyben. Tekintettel Új-Zéland csodás és változatos domborzatára, és arra, hogy az országban nincsenek mérges állatok, számtalan szabadtéri tevékenységre nyílik lehetőség. Próbáljuk ki a raftingolást Rotorua környékén a gleccsermászást vagy a bungee-jumpingot a szülőhelyén, Queenstownban. Ha elfáradtunk kényeztessük magunkat egy saját magunk által frissen ásott medencében a Melegvizes strandon, Rotorua Polinéz fürdőjében, a Maunganui-hegytől nem messze lévő sós meleg vizes fürdőhelyen vagy a Hanmer Springs Termálüdülő és Fürdő medencéiben. Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során segítségükre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle
Many years ago - when our grandfathers were little children - there was a doctor and his name was Dolittle.' Dr Dolittle lives in Puddleby-on-the-Marsh with his friends Dab-Dab the duck, Jip the dog, Gub-Gub the baby pig, Too-Too the owl, the parrot Polynesia, as well as rabbits in the pantry, white mice in the piano and a crocodile in the fish pond. Why do the animals love Dolittle so? Its because he can speak their language, and because he's the best animal doctor for miles around. When the monkeys in Africa call on his aid, Doctor Dolittle sets off on an marvellous voyage, encountering bad-tempered kings, fearsome pirates and the mysterious pushmi-pullyu along the way. Includes exclusive material: In the Backstory you can learn about the different ways that animals talk to each other! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.
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Bloodline
Disaster strikes when a group of vicious pirates attack and kidnap a pregnant American woman off the coast of Somalia. To get her back before more blood is spilled, Sigma Force enlist the services of former army ranger Captain Tucker Wayne and his war dog, Kane. But what starts out as a straightforward rescue mission rapidly escalates into a deadly hostage situation when the team discovers that the abducted woman is none other than the president's daughter. Meanwhile, a firebomb in the US lays bare a horrifying experiment at a fertility clinic where women from around the world are being enslaved and forced to bear children by artificial means, and where a baby is born with an impossible abnormality a triple helix of DNA. Commander Gray Pierce and Tucker Wayne must combine forces to uncover an ancient conspiracy and expose a dark truth hidden within our own genetic code. The answer lies in their mission to save the president's daughter and her unborn child, a child whose very existence raises an age-old question of immortality: if you could live for ever, would you choose to?
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The Film Encyclopedia: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry
Regarded as the undisputed Bible of the movie industry, Ephraim Katz's "The Film Encyclopedia" is the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia on film available. This all new seventh edition includes up-to-date additions, and features more than 8,000 A-Z entries on the artistic, technical, and commercial aspects of moviemaking, including: directors, producers, stars, screenwriters, and cinematographers, styles, genres, and schools of filmmaking, motion picture studios and film centers; film-related organizations and events; industry jargon and technical terms; inventions, inventors, and equipment; and, an index of Academy Award winning films and artists, top grossing films, and much, much more. The editors have updated every single page, giving more thorough coverage to independent films, and adding new entries for all the latest stars and trends, from Sofia Coppola (director, "Lost in Translation" and "The Virgin Suicides") to Johnny Depp (Oscar nomination for "Pirates of the Caribbean") to "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy ("Return of the King" won a record-tying eleven Oscars).
With the abundance of movies available through standard and electronic channels, this is the essential sourcebook every film buff, student, aspiring artist, and armchair movie lover needs.
The Star In The Jar
An enchanting bedtime story for toddlers, perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers' How To Catch a Star. Up high, in the dark, dark sky . . . a message: LOST, ONE SMALL STAR. When a little boy stumbles across a special star, he puts it in a jar and takes it on adventures. Together with his big sister, he takes his special treasure with him everywhere - to the cinema, to the swimming pool and even to the toilet! But the poor star is sad and misses its home . . . Can the little boy and his big sister find a way to send the star safely back? Sarah Massini's artwork glows with warmth and humour and perfectly captures the friendship between the two siblings in this warm-hearted bedtime book. Told from the perspective of the big sister, this is the perfect picture book for siblings to share and read together. The short text and warm tone is ideal for toddlers aged 2 years and up. Sam Hay grew up in Scotland in a family of bookworms. She always wanted to be a writer and filled endless notebooks with stories and poems. She trained as a journalist in Edinburgh and went on to work in newspapers for the BBC, before deciding to move to Wales and write her first children's book. Since then she's had more than 30 children's books published including Do Not Wash this Bear, Princess Ice Palace and Dinosaurs United and the Cowardly Custard Pirates for Egmont UK. Drawing has been a life-long habit for Sarah Massini which has seen her through careers in corporate design, children's book design and now as an illustrator. She has illustrated several picture books including Books Always Everywhere, Zac and Zeb and the Make Believe Birthday Party and, most recently, a stunning edition of The Velveteen Rabbit. Sarah lives in Sussex with her husband, young son and her utterly mad terrier Tess, who keeps guard as she draws.
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Pirate School - Read it Yourself with Ladybird Level 2
It's Jack's first day at pirate school, but he and the other new pirates are going to have to put their skills to the test sooner than they thought! Read it yourself with Ladybird is one of Ladybird's best-selling series. For over thirty-five years it has helped young children who are learning to read, develop and improve their reading skills. Each Read it yourself book is very carefully written to include many key, high-frequency words that are vital for learning to read, as well as a limited number of story words that are introduced and practised throughout. Simple sentences and frequently repeated words help to build the confidence of beginner readers and the four different levels of books support children all the way from very first reading practice through to independent, fluent reading. Each book has been carefully checked by educational consultants and can be read independently at home or used in a guided reading session at school. Further content includes comprehension puzzles, helpful notes for parents, carers and teachers, and book band information for use in schools. Pirate School is a Level 2 Read it yourself title, ideal for children who have received some initial reading instruction and can read short, simple sentences with help.
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Hello World
Hello World" is Alice Rawsthorn's definitive guide to design and modern life. Design is one of the most powerful forces in our lives. When deployed wisely, it can bring us pleasure, choice, strength, decency and much more. But if its power is abused, the outcome can be wasteful, confusing, humiliating, even dangerous. None of us can avoid being affected by design, whether or not we wish to. It is so ubiquitous that it determines how we feel and what we do, often without our noticing. "Hello World" explores design's influence on our lives. Written by the renowned design critic Alice Rawsthorn and designed by the award-winning book designer Irma Boom, it describes how warlords, scientists, farmers, hackers, activists and designers have used design to different ends throughout history: from the macabre symbol invented by 18th century pirates to terrorise their victims into surrender, to one woman's quest for the best possible prosthetic legs and the evolution of the World Cup ball. At a time when we face colossal changes, unprecedented in their speed, scale and intensity - from the deepening environmental crisis, to giant leaps in science and technology - "Hello World" explains how design can help us to make sense of them andto turn them to our advantage.
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Róma - A legjobb városnéző útvonalak
Útikönyvünk 17 városnéző útvonalat kínál, melyek során tökéletesen megismerhetjük Rómát. Fedezzük fel az Örök Város legjobbjait: az ókori emlékeket, a reneszánsz palotákat, a Vatikáni Múzeumokat és sok egyebet.
edezzük fel együtt Rómát! Útikönyvünk a legjobb városnéző útvonalakon keresztül kalauzol végig bennünket. Kiadványunk a képzőművészet szerelmeseinek, a történelem iránt rajongóknak és a romantikára vágyóknak egyaránt kínál bőséges élményeket a városban. Róma egy modern európai főváros páratlan kulturális örökséggel. Az ókori Colosseum, a Capitolium-domb és a Forum Romanum romjai, a Spanyol lépcső és megannyi látványosság azt igazolja, hogy Rómát látni kell. Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során nagy segítségünkre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
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Lisszabon - A legjobb városnéző útvonalak
14 városnéző útvonal, melyek során tökéletesen megismerhetjük Lisszabont. Fedezzük fel a portugál főváros legjobbjait: az Alfama sikátorait, a fadozenét, a tengerpartot, az éjszakai életet és sok egyebet.
Fedezze fel velünk Lisszabont! Útikönyvünk a művészetkedvelőknek, a családoknak és az éjszakai bagolyoknak is kínál útvonalakat a városnéző sétához. Napsütéses időjárásával, gazdag történelmével és a régi korokat idéző bájával a portugál főváros az egyik legnépszerűbb európai úti céllá vált. Fedezzük fel a mór stílusú Alfama negyed labirintusként kanyargó mellékutcáit, melyeknek köszönhetően a városrész még ma is egy kis falu hangulatát árasztja. Tekintsük meg a Szent Jeromos kolostort és a Belém tornyot. Szálljunk fel a régi típusú 28-as villamosra, hogy a dombokon fel- és lefelé zötyögve élvezhessük a város műemlékeinek látványát. Menjünk fel lifttel vagy gyalogosan Lisszabon számtalan kilátójának egyikéhez, és gyönyörködjünk a városra és a folyóra nyíló kilátásban. Ha pihenésre vágyunk, hagyjuk magunk mögött a városi nyüzsgést, szálljunk vonatra, és irány a cascaisi part. Érezzük az Atlanti-óceán hűs fuvallatát! Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során segítségükre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
Doctor Who
There are dark tides running through the universe...' Miggea - a star on the very edge of reality. The cusp between this universe and the next. A ... 'There are dark tides running through the universe...' Miggea - a star on the very edge of reality.
The cusp between this universe and the next. A point where space-time has worn thin, and is in danger of collapsing...And the venue for the grand finals of the competition to win the fabled Arrow of Law. The Doctor and Amy have joined the Terraphiles
- a group obsessed with all aspects of Earth's history, and dedicated to re-enacting ancient sporting events. They are determined to win the Arrow. But just getting to Miggea proves tricky. Reality is collapsing, ships are disappearing, and Captain
Cornelius and his pirates are looking for easy pickings. Even when they arrive, the Doctor and Amy's troubles won't be over. They have to find out who is so desperate to get the Arrow of Law that they will kill for it. And uncover the traitor on thei
r own team. And win the contest fair and square. And, of course, they need to save the universe from total destruction. This is a thrilling, all-new adventure featuring the Doctor and Amy, as played by Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in the spectacular h
it series from BBC Television written by the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author Michael Moorcock.
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Barcelona - A legjobb városnéző útvonalak
Útikönyvünk 19 városnéző útvonalat kínál, melyek során tökéletesen megismerhetjük Barcelonát. Fedezzük fel a dinamikus város kínálta legjobbakat: a gótikus és modernista építészetet, az egyedi művészeti múzeumokat, a vonzó környéket és sok egyebet.Fedezzük fel együtt Barcelonát! Útikönyvünk a legjobb városnéző útvonalakon keresztül kalauzol végig bennünket. Kiadványunk az építészet szerelmeseinek, a családosoknak és a sportembereknek egyaránt kínál bőséges élményeket a városban. A dinamikus és modern nagyváros tele van csodás művészeti alkotásokkal és műemlékekkel. Kezdjük a napot a La Boqueria piacon, majd sétáljunk végig a La Rambla sugárúton egészen a kikötőig. Látogassunk el Gaudi befejezetlen mesterművéhez, a Sagrada Famíliához és a szintén az ő tervei alapján készült Güell parkba. Hasznos információink segítenek megismerni a helyi konyhát, a vásárlási, szórakozási és pihenési lehetőségeket. Válogassunk az éttermek, bárok és hotelek között. A felfedezőutak során nagy segítségünkre lesz a részletes, összehajtható térkép is.
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Written World
The story of how literature shaped world history, in sixteen acts--from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to Don Quixote and Harry Potter
In this groundbreaking book, Martin Puchner leads us on a remarkable journey through time and around the globe to reveal the powerful role stories and literature have played in creating the world we have today. Puchner introduces us to numerous visionaries as he explores sixteen foundational texts selected from more than four thousand years of world literature and reveals how writing has inspired the rise and fall of empires and nations, the spark of philosophical and political ideas, and the birth of religious beliefs. Indeed, literature has touched the lives of generations and changed the course of history.
At the heart of this book are works, some long-lost and rediscovered, that have shaped civilization: the first written masterpiece, the Epic of Gilgamesh; Ezra's Hebrew Bible, created as scripture; the teachings of Buddha, Confucius, Socrates, and Jesus; and the first great novel in world literature, The Tale of Genji, written by a Japanese woman known as Murasaki. Visiting Baghdad, Puchner tells of Scheherazade and the stories of One Thousand and One Nights, and in the Americas we watch the astonishing survival of the Maya epic Popol Vuh. Cervantes, who invented the modern novel, battles pirates both real (when he is taken prisoner) and literary (when a fake sequel to Don Quixote is published). We learn of Benjamin Franklin's pioneering work as a media entrepreneur, watch Goethe discover world literature in Sicily, and follow the rise in influence of The Communist Manifesto. We visit Troy, Pergamum, and China, and we speak with Nobel laureates Derek Walcott in the Caribbean and Orhan Pamuk in Istanbul, as well as the wordsmiths of the oral epic Sunjatain West Africa.
Throughout The Written World, Puchner's delightful narrative also chronicles the inventions--writing technologies, the printing press, the book itself--that have shaped religion, politics, commerce, people, and history. In a book that Elaine Scarry has praised as "unique and spellbinding," Puchner shows how literature turned our planet into a written world.
"Well worth a read, to find out how come we read."--Margaret Atwood, via Twitter
"A gripping intellectual odyssey."--Publishers Weekly
"An expansive, exuberant survey of the central importance of literature in human culture but also a great adventure story."--Stephen Greenblatt, author of The Swerve
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Treasure Island
there were only seven out of the twenty-six on whom we knew we could rely; and out of those seven one was a boy ...' When a mysterious seafarer puts up at the Admiral Benbow, young Jim Hawkins is haunted by his frightening tales; the sailor's sudden death is the beginning of one of the most exciting adventure stories in literature. The discovery of a treasure map sets Jim and his companions in search of buried gold, and they are soon on board the Hispaniola with a crew of buccaneers recruited by the one-legged sea cook known as Long John Silver. As they near their destination, and the lure of Captain Flint's treasure grows ever stronger, Jim's courage and wits are tested to the full. Stevenson reinvented the genre with Treasure Island, a boys' story that appeals as much to adults as to children, and whose moral ambiguities turned the Victorian universe on its head. This edition celebrates the ultimate book of pirates and high adventure, and also examines how its tale of greed, murder, treachery, and evil has acquired its classic status. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Trigger Warning
Global phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things, which includes a never-before published American Gods story, BLACK DOG. In this new volume, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath. Trigger Warning includes previously published pieces of short fiction-stories, verse, and a very special Doctor Who story that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013-as well as BLACK DOG, a new tale that revisits the world of American Gods. Trigger Warning is a rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explores the realm of experience and emotion. In Adventure Story-a thematic companion to The Ocean at the End of the Lane-Gaiman ponders death and the way people take their stories with them when they die. His social media experience A Calendar of Tales are short takes inspired by replies to fan tweets about the months of the year-stories of pirates and the March winds, an igloo made of books, and a Mother's Day card that portends disturbances in the universe. Gaiman offers his own ingenious spin on Sherlock Holmes in his award-nominated mystery tale The Case of Death and Honey. And Click-Clack the Rattlebag explains the creaks and clatter we hear when we're all alone in the darkness. A writer whose creative genius is unparalleled, Gaiman entrances with his literary alchemy, transporting us deep into the realm of imagination, where the fantastical becomes real and the everyday incandescent. Trigger Warning engages the mind, stirs the heart, and shakes the soul. Neil Gaiman is one of the most original and popular literary artists of our day.
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City of Dragons (The Rain Wild Chronicles 3)
Return to the world of the Liveships Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer trilogy. The dragon keepers and fledgling dragons have discovered a route to the lost city of Kelsingra but there is one problem: they need to be able to fly to cross the treacherous waters and enter the fabled city. At first, only a few dragons are willing to try - the others are either too ashamed of their deformed wings and feeble muscles or too proud to risk failure and humiliation. But the rewards waiting at Kelsingra for those brave enough to take to the air are worth more than they could possibly imagine. This was a city built for dragons and their keepers. Alise Finbok is overwhelmed by the treasures she finds there, and spends hours carefully uncovering wonder after wonder, recording her findings for posterity. She knows the knowledge will change everything the world thought about dragons and the Elderlings. Yet rumours of the city's discovery have floated down the Rain Wild River and reached envious ears in Bingtown and beyond. Adventurers, pirates and fortune hunters are coming in droves to pillage what they can from the city. Will the dragons, only just finding their strength, and their keepers, who are changing in their own mysterious ways, be able to fend them off? And what has happened to Tintaglia, the dragon-mother who started it all? Has she really abandoned her offspring forever? Or will she too return to seek the riches of Kelsingra...