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The Death of the Gods
THE OLD GODS ARE DYING.
Giant corporations collapse overnight. Newspapers are being swallowed. Stock prices plummet with a tweet.
NEW IDOLS ARE RISING IN THEIR PLACE.
More crime now happens online than offline. Facebook has grown bigger than any state, bots battle elections, coders write policy, and algorithms shape our lives in more ways than we can imagine.
The Death of the Gods is an exploration of power in the digital age, and a journey in search of the new centres of control. From a cyber-crime raid in British suburbia to the engine rooms of Silicon Valley, pioneering technology researcher Carl Miller traces how power is being transformed, fought over, lost and won.
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12,95 €
The House of Islam
The gulf between Islam and the West is widening. A faith rich with strong values and traditions, observed by nearly two billion people is seen by the West as something to be feared rather than understood. Sensational headlines and hard-line policies spark enmity, while ignoring the feelings, narratives and perceptions that preoccupy Muslims today.
The House of Islam seeks to provide entry to the minds and hearts of Muslims the world over. It introduces us to the kindness of Mohammed; the beauty of Islamic art and the permeation of the divine in public spaces; and the tension between mysticism and literalism that still threatens the House of Islam.
Ed Husain expertly and compassionately guides us through the nuances of Islam and its people, contending that the Muslim world need not be a stranger to the West, nor its enemy, but a peaceable ally.
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An Alphabet of Animals
This charming volume is a facsimile of a children's ABC of animals first published in 1899. Commissioned by Glasgow publisher Blackie & Son, it contains a short description and a full-page grisaille drawing for each animal, beginning with A for armadillo and ending with Z for zebra, with vignettes accompanying each letter. It was the first publication by Carton Moore Park, who specialized in animal subjects, and whose artistic style was strongly influenced by Japonisme.
The quirky drawings, with modern-looking crops and close-up perspective, made the book stand out from all other alphabets of the day. The plate of the hippopotamus, for example, conveys the great bulk of the animal by forcing it up against the frame, while the image of the bat has the creature flying almost in the reader's face.
When the book was published, contemporary critics acclaimed the artist's strong handling and accurate anatomical knowledge, as well as his appreciation of the habits and movements of the animals depicted. One wrote that "It is certainly the best book of the kind we have ever seen." A hundred and twenty years after it was first published, this exquisite book--very much of its moment but modern in spirit--will enchant and educate a new generation of children.
Carton Moore Park (1877-1956) was a British painter, illustrator and teacher. During the 1890s, he was best known for his illustrated books, such as An Alphabet of Animals, Book of Birds and A Book of Elfin Rhymes. He lived in London until 1910, when he emigrated to New York, where he spent the rest of his life.
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Live Wires - A History of Electronic Music
We live in an electronic world. Electronic sounds and electronic music have long permeated our sonic landscape. What began as the otherworldly sounds of the film score for the 1956 film Forbidden Planet and the rarefied, new timbres of Stockhausen's Kontakte a few years later, is now a common soundscape in technology, media and an array of musical genres and subgenres. More people than ever before can produce and listen to electronic music, from isolated experimenters, classical and jazz musicians, to rock musicians, sound recordists and the newer generations of electronic musicians making hip-hop, house, techno and ambient music. Increasingly we are listening to electronic sounds, finding new meanings in them, experimenting with them and rehearing them as listeners and makers.
Live Wires explores how the five key electronic technologies - the tape recorder, circuit, computer, microphone and turntable - revolutionized musical thought. Featuring the work of major figures from Schaeffer, Varese, Xenakis, Babbitt and Oliveros to Eno, Keith Emerson, Grandmaster Flash, Juan Atkins and Holly Herndon, Live Wires presents many of the powerful musical ideas that are being recycled, rethought and remixed by some of the most electrifying composers and musicians today.
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Game of Thrones Iron Throne Hardcover Ruled Journal
Constructed by Aegon I Targaryen following the war of Conquest that first established the Seven Kingdoms, the Iron Throne is the much-desired seat of power in Westeros. Made from the swords of Aegon s defeated enemies and forged in the fiery breath of his dragon, Balerion, the surfaces of the Iron Throne are so jagged and hazardous that it allows no ruler to rest easy. With sturdy construction and sewn binding, this journal lies flat, and the 192 lined, acid-free pages of high-quality heavy stock paper take both pen and pencil nicely to invite a flow of inspiration. All this, plus a ribbon placeholder, elastic closure, and 7.5 x 4.5inch back pocket, perfect for holding photographs and mementos, makes this journal a must-have for fans everywhere."
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15,68 €
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History of Western Political Thought
The third edition of this highly-regarded core textbook offers an accessible and impressively comprehensive account of Western political thought over the last two millennia. Structured in four main parts, the chapters are organised around a wide range of key themes, covering everything from Absolute Government and Revolutionary Political Thought to Politics and Freedom and Theories of Civil Disobedience. This new edition concludes with an Epilogue that considers the challenges posed to the history of Western political thought by the perspectives of post-colonialism and post-modernism. The use of boxes throughout the book to explain key thinkers in more detail, as well as the author's ability to express complex ideas in clear and jargon-free language, makes this the perfect text for helping students to understand the key debates, issues and continuities in the long history of political ideas.
For undergraduate and postgraduate students studying courses on the history of political thought and theory, this is an indispensable guide.
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The Problem Of Slavery In The Age Of Emancipation
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2014 With this volume, Davis presents the age of emancipation as a model for reform and as probably the greatest landmark of willed moral progress in human history. Bringing to a close his staggeringly ambitious, prizewinning trilogy on slavery in Western culture Davis offers original and penetrating insights into what slavery and emancipation meant to Americans. He explores how the Haitian Revolution respectively terrified and inspired white and black Americans, hovering over the antislavery debates like a bloodstained ghost.He offers a surprising analysis of the complex and misunderstood significance the project to move freed slaves back to Africa. He vividly portrays the dehumanizing impact of slavery, as well as the generally unrecognized importance of freed slaves to abolition. Most of all, Davis presents the age of emancipation as a model for reform and as probably the greatest landmark of willed moral progress in human history."
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The Bastard of Istanbul
One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I need to have an abortion', she announces. She is nineteen years old and unmarried. What happens that afternoon will change her life.
Twenty years later, Asya Kazanci lives with her extended family in Istanbul. Due to a mysterious family curse, all the Kaznci men die in their early forties, so it is a house of women, among them Asya's beautiful, rebellious mother Zeliha, who runs a tattoo parlour; Banu, who has newly discovered herself as clairvoyant; and Feride, a hypochondriac obsessed with impending disaster. And when Asya's Armenian-American cousin Armanoush comes to stay, long hidden family secrets connected with Turkey's turbulent past begin to emerge.
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9,98 €
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The Constitution of the United States of America
This leatherbound collection of classic works traces the founding of America, from the birth of the nation in the late 1760s to the creation of a more perfect union at the end of the early 1800s. It celebrates the pursuit of life, liberty and justice and the freedoms that define America through notable documents as well as significant pieces, writings and speeches by famous figures and the founding fathers commenting on historic events. This volume includes the full texts of "On Civil War" by Benjamin Franklin, "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, "The Declaration of Independence" and many more. A beautiful addition to any home library, the bonded-leather edition also features a satin-ribbon bookmark, distinctive stained edging, and decorative endpapers.
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33,20 €
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A Map of the World (Updated & Extended Version)
The world of contemporary mapmaking is brought up-to-date in this revised and expanded edition of a best-selling book. For centuries we have used the tools of cartography to represent both our immediate surroundings and the world at large--and to convey them to others. In our age of satellite navigation systems and Google Maps, personal interpretations of the geography around us are becoming even more relevant. A new generation of designers, illustrators, and mapmakers have been discovering their passion for various forms of illustrative cartography and A Map of the World is a compelling collection of their work. This updated edition contains even more examples of their output, ranging from detailed representations to personal, naive, and contemporary interpretations.
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The Ladybird Big Book of Dead Things
Welcome to the Museum of Dead Things!
Your expert guides are here to introduce you to the exhibits, from FIERCE DINOSAURS to EXPLODING DEAD STARS.
The Big Book of Dead Things is a funny, stylishly-illustrated non-fiction guide to all things dead and gone.
Meet Ancient Egyptian mummies and learn their secrets; romp through prehistoric worlds with dinosaurs, and learn all about the death of stars as you travel through the Museum of Dead Things!
Longlisted for the Blue Peter Book Awards 'Best Book with Facts' 2020
Books of Magic - A mágia könyvei
Timothy Hunter gyanútlanul éli a kamaszok mindennapos életét, mit sem sejtve arról, hogy belőle válhat korának egyik leghatalmasabb mágusa...
Persze, csak ha ő is ezt szeretné. A döntésben nem marad magára, egy nap felkeresi őt a Ballonkabátos Brigád az élen John Constantine-nal, és felkínálják számára a választás lehetőségét: velük tarthat egy döbbenetes utazásra, ahol bemutatják neki a varázslat jelenét, múltját és a jövőt, a rejtett világokat és a multiverzumot keresztül-kasul átszövő hatalom láthatatlan pókhálóját.
A nagyhatalmú mágusok felnyitják Tim szeme előtt a mágia könyveit, és a fiú annyit olvashat belőlük, amennyit csak bír. Végül pedig meg kell hoznia a döntést, akarja-e a varázslat útját járni. Ahogy közeledik az igazság pillanata, vezetőiben akaratlanul is felmerül a kérdés: ha Tim az ezzel járó veszélyek és a megfizetendő ár ismeretében is igent mond a varázslat világára, vajon mihez kezd majd azzal a gigászi erővel, amit elnyer – és legfőképpen ők mihez kezdenek majd, ha a fiú hatalma teljes birtokában netán a sötétség szolgálatába áll?
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22,97 €
24,18 €
Archipelago: An Atlas of Imagined Islands
'Think of this atlas as the beginning of a journey and a kind of island guidebook, a rough guide to far-flung places, a Baedeker of make-believe, and a new page waiting to be filled. The cycle of Crusoes continues' Huw Lewis-Jones
A new atlas of imaginary islands conjured up by an international gathering of illustrators, including work by Coralie Bickford-Smith, Bill Bragg, Marion Deuchars, Chris Riddell, Maisie Paradise Shearring, Herve Tullet, Ausra Kiudulaite and more.
Islomania is a recognized affliction. But what is it about islands that is so alluring, and why do so many people find these self-contained worlds completely irresistible? Utopia and Atlantis were islands, and islands have captured the imaginations of writers and artists for centuries. Venetian sailors were the first to make collections of them by drawing maps of those they visited in their isolari - literally the 'island books'. Then in 1719 Daniel Defoe published his tale of a castaway on a desert island, Robinson Crusoe, one of the first great novels in the history of literature and an instant bestseller. Defoe's tale combined the real and the imagined and transformed them into a compelling creative landscape, establishing a whole literary genre and unleashing the power of an island for storytelling.
To celebrate the tercentenary of Robinson Crusoe's publication, a truly international range of leading illustrators imagine they too have been washed up on their own remote island. In a specially created map they visualize what it looks like, what it's called and what can be found on its mythical shores. In a panoply of astonishingly creative and often surprising responses, we are invited to explore a curious and fabulous archipelago of islands of invention that will beguile illustrators, cartographers and dreamers alike.
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Zrcadlová četba - Breakfast at Tiffany´s (B2-C1)
Truman Capotes novella Breakfast at Tiffanys is set in New York City in the 1940s and draws the readers attention to a certain kind of female independence that was rather uncommon in the mid-20th century. Holly, an independent girl, lives her life according to what she wants, paying little attention to what other people expect of her. As a young woman who financially sustains herself by spending time with wealthy men Holly faces constant criticism and disapproval of the way she lives. To protect her autonomy she is even willing to break the law and escape to a foreign country. Breakfast at Tiffanys is one of Truman Capotes most famous works, due in large part to the film adaptation of it, with Audrey Hepburn as Holiday Golightly, whose dark glasses and black dress soon became fashion icons. Novela Snídaně u Tiffanyho od Trumana Capoteho je dějově zasazena do New Yorku 40. let a obrací čtenářovu pozornost k určitému druhu ženské nezávislosti, jež byla v polovině 20. století poněkud neobvyklá. Nezávislá dívka Holly žije, jak sama chce, a pramálo se stará o to, co od ní očekávají druzí. Jako mladá žena, která se živí tím, že tráví čas s bohatými muži, čelí Holly neustálé kritice a odsuzování způsobu jejího života. Pro záchranu své samostatnosti je ochotná i porušit zákon a ukrýt se v cizí zemi. Snídaně u Tiffanyho je jedním z nejslavnějších děl Trumana Capoteho z velké části díky jeho filmové adaptaci s Audrey Hepburnovou v roli Holiday Golightlyové, jejíž tmavé brýle a černé šaty se brzy staly módní ikonou.
On Canvas: Preserving the Structure of Paintings
Throughout its long history in Western art, canvas has played an influential role in the creative process. From the Renaissance
development of oil painting on canvas to the present day-through Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, and other art historical movements-the use of canvas has enhanced the scale of painting, freedom of brushwork, and spontaneity in technique. This book recounts some of that rich history in relation to corresponding developments in conservation practice.
Rather than concentrating on the familiar concerns of cleaning and varnish removal, this volume considers the preservation of a painting's structure. By focusing on recent studies on the fundamental nature of canvas and its mechanisms of deterioration, the book explains new approaches to the conservation of both contemporary and historical art-including reversible, passive, and preventive treatments, particularly with respect to lining. Written by Stephen Hackney, a conservation practitioner and leader in conservation research, On Canvas is the first book to take a comprehensive look at this important subject and is destined to become an invaluable resource for the field.
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The Future of Design
Creating a successful global product is complex. Why do some products survive or become reinvented? What makes a product loved by some and despised by others? What key issues were present when some of the most notable inventions and product designs occurred?
Through interviews with successful product designers and inventors from around the world, and case studies of products from their local inception to their global success, The Future of Design will answer these important questions and provide a robust framework for activating innovative thinking that goes beyond Western approaches to creativity and innovation.
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17,58 €
18,50 €
My Secret World of Mermaids
This lockable journal is full of magical discoveries, waiting to be explored. Meet the mermaids of the oceans, bake some of their favourite food and uncover the facts about these secret, mystical creatures. Read about their secret skills, their special pets and how to seek out a mermaid in the big wide ocean blue.
Learn how to become a mermaid seeker, how to care for these creatures and join Ruby, Head Mermaid Seeker, as you promise to look after your mermaid companion and protect their secret and their home.
With mermaids to colour, stories to read, secrets to learn and much more, this is the perfect book for mermaid believers everywhere.
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10,93 €
11,50 €
Ring Of The Nibelung
The Eisner Award-winning series, collected in one volume, presents one of the grandest stories of Western civilization, now one of the most explosive epics in the history of comics.
Giants plot against gods, who in turn tear human lovers apart, while the lives of great warriors are ruined, and murder after murder is committed in the name of love and gold. It's the epic as it was meant to be read.
This new high point in Russell's distinguished career as a true artist's artist includes behind-the-scenes production art, notes on the adaptation by the artist, and high res scans of the original art.
Collects The Ring of the Nibelung Volumes 1 and 2.
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23,70 €
24,95 €
Monsters of the Week
In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network's biggest hits-and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show's 25th anniversary, TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff unpack exactly what made this haunting show so groundbreaking. Witty and insightful reviews of every episode of the series, revised and updated from the authors' popular A.V. Club recaps, leave no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucial collection even includes exclusive interviews with some of the stars and screenwriters, as well as an original foreword by X-Files creator and showrunner Chris Carter. This complete critical companion is the book about The X-Files, the definitive guide whether you're a lifelong viewer wanting to relive memories of watching the show when it first aired or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time.
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28,45 €
29,95 €