Hľadanie: Skulduggery Pleasant
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Kiss (EN)
Lieutenant-General von Rabbek is a local aristocrat, who invites the officers of the Reserve Artillery Brigade to a cup of tea with brandy. Of all the guests, Ryabovitch is the most unpleasant one. While doing his best to avoid talking to people, Ryabovitch enters a dark room, where he an unknown woman surprises him by kissing him, then running away.
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Madrid Prado art and architecture
For Madrid the Prado is without a doubt what the Louvre is for Paris and the Uffizi for Florence. A guidebook to this museum with a knowledgeable commentary is therefore essential for really getting to know Madrid. However this richly illustrated book not only portrays the dynamic relationship of the city and its art, it also relates a long and chequered history - from its beginnings and its charms as a residence, to the Civil War and modern times - expressed in countless churches, buildings, and squares. With this authoritative and visually striking book, simply browsing through its pages becomes a pleasant, culturally informed stroll through Madrid's streets.
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37,95 €
39,95 €
A Dream of John Ball
A Dream of John Ball (1888) is a novel by English author William Morris about the English peasants' revolt of 1381 and the rebel John Ball. Like the novels close contemporary - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889) by Mark Twain - it describes a dream and time travel encounter between the medieval and modern worlds. However unlike Twain's vision of a violent and chaotic "Dark Age", Morris describes a positive image of the Middle Ages, seeing it as a golden, if brief, period when peasants were prosperous and happy and guilds protected workers from exploitation.
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Lacná kniha Blood Sport
Gene Hawkins woke on the first day of his holiday with his hand on the Luger under his pillow, and a ringing in his ears. His boss was on the phone, inviting him on a family boat trip up the Thames. Keeble didn't fraternise with his employees unless he wanted something. What he wanted now was for Gene to spend three weeks looking for kidnapped stallions in Kentucky. He wouldn't take no for an answer. But before the afternoon was out Gene's survival skills were called on cloer to home - catapulting him into a maelstrom of blackmail and murder that would turn the blue grass of Kentucky to red...Rivals his excellent Flying Finish" - "Times Literary Supplement". "Thundering skullduggery...impressive turn of speed ...champion form" - "Sunday Telegraph"."
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0,42 €
8,40 €
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The Lost Room
In the tale, the unnamed narrator relates a tale where he literally loses his room in a surreal situation that sounds more like a rather unpleasant version of Alice in Wonderland.
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The Forty Rules of Love
Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love.
So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, her world is turned upside down. She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work.
It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored. . .
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12,30 €
12,95 €
The Cassandra Complex
Cassandra Penelope Dankworth is a creature of habit.
She likes what she likes (museums, jumpsuits, her boyfriend Will) and strongly dislikes what she doesn't (mess, change, her boss drinking out of her mug). Her life runs in a pleasing, predictable order. Until now.
She's just been dumped.
She's just been fired.
Her local cafe has run out of banana muffins.
Then, something truly unexpected happens: Cassie discovers she can go back and change the past. Now, Cassie should be able to find a way to fix the life she accidentally obliterated. And with time on her side, how hard can it be...? The hotly anticipated adult novel from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Geek Girl, Holly Smale.
Demon Road
THE EPIC NEW THRILLER BEGINS. The creator of the number one bestselling SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT series returns with the story of a girl on the run from everything she loves...and the monsters that await her. For anyone who ever thought their parents were monsters...Amber Lamont is a normal sixteen-year-old. Smart but insecure, she spends most of her time online, where she can avoid her beautiful, aloof parents and their weird friends. But when a shocking encounter reveals a horrifying secret, Amber is forced to go on the run. Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers and red-skinned, horned demons - Amber hurtles from one threat to the next, revealing the terror woven into the very fabric of her life. As her parents close in behind her, Amber's only chance rests with her fellow travellers, who are not at all what they appear to be...Witty, action-packed and heart-stoppingly thrilling, Demon Road will take you on an epic road-trip across the supernatural landscape of America.
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15,15 €
15,95 €
A Heart in Chains (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 136) (EN)
Since the death of her almost bankrupt father, the beautiful Andrea Clerefall has been reduced to the status of a drudge under the stern eye of her stepmother and her two unpleasant stepsisters. Her only friend is her late mother’s old Nanny, Hattie, who is teaching her the art of embroidery. When Andrea encounters by chance the new Viscount at nearby Mannerly Hall and falls for his considerable charms, she never dares dream that her fortunes will soon be closely entwined with his.
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10,99 €
Mud Sweeter than Honey
After breaking ties with Yugoslavia, the USSR and then China, Enver Hoxha believed that Albania could become a self-sufficient bastion of communism. Every day, many of its citizens were thrown into prisons and forced labour camps for daring to think independently, for rebelling against the regime or trying to escape - the consequences of their actions were often tragic and irreversible.
Mud Sweeter than Honey gives voice to those who lived in Albania at that time - from poets and teachers to shoe-makers and peasant farmers, and many others whose aspirations were brutally crushed in acts of unimaginable repression - creating a vivid, dynamic and often painful picture of this totalitarian state during the forty years of Hoxha's ruthless dictatorship.
Very little emerged from Albania during communist times. With these personal accounts, Rejmer opens a window onto a terrifying period in the country's history. Mud Sweeter than Honey is not only a gripping work of reportage, but also a necessary and unique portrait of a nation.
A Dowry of Blood
This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession...
S.T. Gibson's sensational novel is the darkly seductive tale of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.
Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things.
Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death.
This beautiful hardback edition will include a bonus short story featuring characters from A Dowry of Blood, titled 'An Encore of Roses'.
A Dowry of Blood is a glittering tale of obsession, seduction and power as told through the letters of Dracula's first bride, Constanta.
Metanoia
Az életünket gyökeresen megváltoztató eseményeket érzelmek széles skálája kíséri. Ezek az időszakok enyhén szólva is nehezek és kellemetlenek lehetnek. Végső soron mégis így működik az élet; így szerzünk tudást és tapasztalatot a létért folytatott küzdelemben. A metanoia ezen folyamat görög elnevezése. A hellenisztikus görög nyelvben, a lehetőségek istenét Kairoszt, mindig szorosan követi Metanoia. Első hallásra Metanoia egy komor bűntudattól vergődő alaknak, a megbánás megtestesítőjének tűnhet. Pedig a metanoia, mint fogalom sokkal többet jelent a puszta önsajnálatnál. Kairosz és Metanoia kapcsolata retorikai fordulatként, az önfejlesztés és a tanulás módszereként is értelmezhető; amely a tapasztalás útján elősegíti a rugalmasabb alkalmazkodást az egyén meggyőződésében bekövetkező változásokhoz. Jelen könyv az ilyen változások költői adaptációja.Life-altering events are accompanied by a wide range of unpleasant emotions. To put it mildly, these periods may be difficult and unpleasant. Yet in the end, this is how life functions and how we gain knowledge and experience in the struggle for existence. Metanoia is the Greek name for this procedure. As Kairos, the god of opportunity, passes by in Hellenistic Greek, Metanoia is left in his wake. At first look, Metanoia seems to be the epitome of regret—a somber figure writhing in guilt. Yet, metanoia is a notion that encompasses more than just regret. The relationship between Kairos and Metanoia may manifest as a method of self-improvement, a teaching aid, and a rhetorical strategy. Kairos and Metanoia foster both significant and subtle changes in belief that might increase one's knowledge and foster more sympathetic reactions. This book is a poetic adaptation of such changes.
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A Rose in Jeopardy (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 100) (EN)
On a hot summer’s day in 1880 the beautiful Lady Rosella is cutting a basket of blooms in her beloved Rose Garden at her aunt’s house in Hampshire. It is her seventeenth birthday and no one remembers it except for Thomas, the gardener’s boy. Later she is driven to Winchester and has an unpleasant encounter with two raucous gentlemen in the local tavern before going on to fit her first ball gown that her aunt has given her the money for just before she died.
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Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen
Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen was written in the year 1896 by Aleksander Chodźko. This book is one of the most popular novels of Aleksander Chodźko, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
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Strictly Business
More Stories of the Four Million: The Gold that Glittered; Babes in the Jungle; The Day Resurgent; The Fifth Wheel; The Poet and the Peasant; The Robe of Peace; The Girl and the Graft; The Call of the Tame; The Unknown Quantity; The Thing's the Play; A Ramble in Aphasia; A Municipal Report; Psyche and the Pskyscraper; A Bird of Bagdad; Compliments of the Season; A Night in New Arabia; The Girl and the Habit; Proof of the Pudding; Past One at Rooney's; The Venturers; The Duel; What You Want; and the title story.
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Concrete Architecture
Concrete Architecture: Beyond Grey is a fascinating exploration of the possibilities and potential of concrete as a building material. The book showcases some of the most innovative and striking examples of concrete architecture from around the world, revealing the beauty and versatility of this oft-misunderstood material. It highlights the ways in which concrete is being used to create structures that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing, and explores the ways in which architects and designers are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with concrete.
The book also examines the environmental impact of concrete, and the ways in which new technologies and techniques are making it a more sustainable choice for construction. This beautifully illustrated volume is a thought-provoking and visually stunning book that will appeal to anyone interested in architecture, design or the potential of building materials. It is a must-read for architects, designers and anyone who appreciates the beauty and innovation of contemporary architecture.
Being Human
Being Human is history made flesh. It will change the way you see the world.
We are a wonder of evolution. Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators. Our exceptional abilities have created the civilisation we know today.
But we're also deeply flawed. Our bodies break, choke and fail, whether we're kings or peasants. Diseases thwart our boldest plans. Our psychological biases have been at the root of terrible decisions in both war and peacetime.
This extraordinary contradiction is the essence of what it means to be human - the sum total of our frailties and our faculties. And history has played out in the balance between them. Now, for the first time, Lewis Dartnell tells our story through the lens of this unique, capricious and fragile nature. He explores how our biology has shaped our relationships, our societies, our economies and our wars, and how it continues to challenge and define our progress.
The Trees of Pride (EN)
Three trees, known as the Peacock trees, are blamed by the peasants for the fever that has killed many. Squire Vane scoffs at this legend as superstition. To prove them wrong, once and for all, he takes a bet to spend the night in the trees. In the morning he has vanished. Is he dead, and if so who has killed him? The poet? The lawyer? The woodsman? The trees?.
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8,99 €
The Dying Citizen
A New York Times bestseller, "The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation" (Mark R. Levin)
Human history is full of the stories of peasants, subjects, and tribes. Yet the concept of the "citizen" is historically rare-and was among America's most valued ideals for over two centuries. But without shock treatment, warns Victor Davis Hanson, American citizenship may soon vanish.In The Dying Citizen, Hanson outlines the forces that led to this crisis. The evisceration of the middle class has made many Americans dependent on the federal government. Open borders have undermined allegiance to a particular place. Identity politics have eradicated our collective sense of self. And a top-heavy state has endangered personal liberty.With a new epilogue that assesses how the events of 2021 have further diminished the meaning of American citizenship, The Dying Citizen is a clarion call to rebuild our collective national identity.