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Tales from 1,001 Nights
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality, colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.
Every night for three years the vengeful King Shahriyar sleeps with a different virgin, executing her next morning. To end this brutal pattern and to save her own life, the vizier's daughter, Shahrazad, begins to tell the king tales of adventure, love, riches and wonder - tales of mystical lands peopled with princes and hunchbacks, the Angel of Death and magical spirits, tales of the voyages of Sindbad, of Ali Baba's outwitting a band of forty thieves and of jinnis trapped in rings and in lamps. The sequence of stories will last 1,001 nights . . .
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Lacná kniha Sztálin utolsó napjai - A halál, amely megmentette a világot (-50%)
A XX. század sorsfordító napjairól szól ez a könyv.
1953. március 5-én távozott az élők sorából Joszif Sztálin, minden idők egyik legkegyetlenebb diktátora, akinek halálát is, halála előtti terveit is sok titok övezi a mai napig.
Az amerikai történész hátborzongatóan írja le azokat az utolsó napokat és órákat, amikor a generalisszimusz már magatehetetlenül feküdt, s közben a szűk körébe tartozó vezető elvtársak hol riadtan figyelték (hátha mégis magához tér?), hol egymást próbálták kijátszani a hatalmi harcban. Nyugaton pedig szinte lélegzet-visszafojtva várták, hogy mi következik most: káosz, még kiszámíthatatlanabb szovjet politika? Vagy esetleg az új szovjet vezetőkkel szót lehet majd érteni?
Rubenstein a Sztálin halálát megelőző eseményeket, az orvospert, a zsidóüldözést, az új világháborúra való előkészületeket is izgalmasan elemzi, de könyvének legújszerűbb és komoly vitákat kiváltó kérdése az: volt-e esély rá, hogy már akkor, közvetlenül Sztálin halála után véget érjen a hidegháború?
A Sztálin halálát követő hatalmi manőverezések és a nyugati - főleg amerikai - külpolitikai dilemmák párhuzamos története a könyv: a precíz és egyben olvasmányos történetírás ragyogó példája.
Az olvasó maga is átérzi mind a világ törékenységét (az új háború fenyegető közelségét), mind a megnyíló távlatokat - és elszalasztott lehetőségeket.
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The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra
Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra discovers that he has inherited an elephant: an unlikely gift that could not be more inconvenient. For Chopra has one last case to solve...But as his murder investigation leads him across Mumbai - from its richest mansions to its murky underworld - he quickly discovers that a baby elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs. So begins the start of a quite unexpected partnership, and an utterly delightful new series.
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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Wayfarers 1
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY'S WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
'A quietly profound, humane tour de force' Guardian
The beloved debut novel that will restore your faith in humanity
#SmallAngryPlanet
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The ship, which has seen better days, offers her everything she could possibly want: a small, quiet spot to call home for a while, adventure in far-off corners of the galaxy, and distance from her troubled past.
But Rosemary gets more than she bargained for with the Wayfarer. The crew is a mishmash of species and personalities, from Sissix, the friendly reptillian pilot, to Kizzy and Jenks, the constantly sparring engineers who keep the ship running. Life on board is chaotic, but more or less peaceful - exactly what Rosemary wants.
Until the crew are offered the job of a lifetime: the chance to build a hyperspace tunnel to a distant planet. They'll earn enough money to live comfortably for years... if they survive the long trip through war-torn interstellar space without endangering any of the fragile alliances that keep the galaxy peaceful.
But Rosemary isn't the only person on board with secrets to hide, and the crew will soon discover that space may be vast, but spaceships are very small indeed.
PRAISE FOR THE WAYFARERS
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Farmyard Tales: Christmas
This book is a new edition of this festive favourite. It is another charming tale from Apple Tree Farm as the Boot family prepare for Christmas and Poppy and Sam wonder whether Santa will bring them what they asked for. It offers an interactive reading ex
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Instructions for a Heatwave
The stunning new novel from Costa-Novel-Award-winning novelist Maggie O'Farrell: a portrait of an Irish family in crisis in the legendary heatwave of 1976.
It's July 1976. In London, it hasn't rained for months, gardens are filled with aphids, water comes from a standpipe, and Robert Riordan tells his wife Gretta that he's going round the corner to buy a newspaper. He doesn't come back. The search for Robert brings Gretta's children - two estranged sisters and a brother on the brink of divorce - back home, each wih different ideas as to where their father might have gone. None of them suspects that their mother might have an explanation that even now she cannot share.
Username Evie
The NO.1 bestselling graphic novel from YouTube sensation Joe Sugg, aka ThatcherJoe.
THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR JOE SUGG FANS - HIS NO.1 BESTSELLING GRAPHIC NOVEL.
Like anyone who feels as though they just don't fit in, Evie dreams of a place of safety. When times are tough, all she wants is a chance to escape from reality and be herself.
Despite his failing health, Evie's father comes close to creating such a virtual idyll. Passing away before it's finished, he leaves her the key in the form of an app, and Evie finds herself transported to a world where the population is influenced by her personality. Everyone shines in her presence, until her devious cousin, Mallory, discovers the app... and the power to cause trouble in paradise.
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Akaratunk ellenére...
A 2020-as esztendőben a világ magyarsága a trianoni békeszerződés aláírásának 100. évfordulójára emlékezik. A nemzetek önrendelkezési jogára hivatkozva megalkotott, ugyanakkor ezt az elvet meg is csúfoló békediktátum következtében nemcsak Magyarország határia változtak meg, hanem - akarata ellenére - kisebbségi helyzetbe került a magyar nemzet mintegy harmada, közte a felvidéki magyarság is. Az 1920. június 4-én aláírt trianoni békeszerződés így döntő mértékben hozzájárult a csehszlovákiai, szlovákiai magyar kisebbségi közösség megszületéséhez. A Fórum Kisebbségkutató Intézetet az évforduló alkalmából összegyűjtötte és egy kötetben tárja az olvasók elé a csehszlovákiai magyarság történetének legfontosabb forrásait, mégpedig a csehszlovák állam 1918. évi megalakulásától kezdve egészen annak 1992. évi megszűnéséig.
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Nagy óvodáskönyvem - Mesék az óvodai beilleszkedés megkönnyítéséhez
Sziasztok! Fanni vagyok. Most volt a születésnapom, most lettem három éves. Anya azt mondta, hogy szeptembertől fogom kezdeni az óvodát. Ti már óvodások vagytok? Bevallom, hogy én egy kicsit tartok tőle. De Anya nyugtatgat, hogy ne izguljak, meglátom majd, hogy az ovi csuda jó hely.
Tudjátok mit? Derítsük ki együtt, hogy milyen hely ez az óvoda!
Tartsatok velem, és megígérem, hogy mindent részletesen elmesélek, a beiratkozástól kezdve egészen a nagycsoportos ballagásig. Bár az még jó messze van...
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Ústředním tématem knihy jsou střety mezi tradičními hodnotami a moderním způsobem života v rodinách alžírských přistěhovalců ve Francii, hledání identity, kulturní a náboženská „smíšenost“. Limitované vydání 99 kusů, knihy jsou číslovány.
Leila Sebbar
Narodila se v roce 1941 Alžírsku v učitelské rodině, otec byl Alžířan a matka Francouzka. Studovala na filozofické fakultě v Aix-en-Provence a v Paříži, kde i žije od roku 1963. Spolupracuje s různými literárními časopisy a s France-Culture.
Je autorkou esejistických knih, četných románů a povídek. Ústředním tématem její prózy jsou střety mezi tradičními hodnotami a moderním způsobem života v rodinách alžírských přistěhovalců ve Francii, hledání identity, kulturní a náboženská „smíšenost“.
Leila Sebbar napsala několik povídkových knih (např. La Jeune fille au balcon, Dívka na balkoně, 1996; Soldats, Vojáci, 1999) a několik výborů tematicky zaměřených povídek sebrala, jako např. Un Siecle de nouvelles franco-maghrébines (Století francouzsko-maghrebské povídky, 1992), Une Enfance d’ailleurs, 17 écrivains racontent (Dětství jinde, 17 spisovatelů vypráví, 1993), Une Enfance algérienne (Alžírské dětství, 1998) či Une Enfance outre-mer (Dětství v zámoří, 2001). V poslední době vyšly romány Je ne parle pas la langue de mon pere (Nemluvím jazykem svého otce, 2003) a Parle mon fils, parle a ta mere (Mluv, synu, mluv se svou matkou, 2005).
Knihy Leily Sebbar byly přeloženy do arabštiny, angličtiny, holandštiny, italštiny a němčiny.
Za román Le Silence des rives (Ticho břehů, 1993) Leila Sebbar získala Cenu Kateba Yacina. V nakladatelství Es-ma
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Kingdom
First published on the 700th anniversary of the pivotal event in Scottish history, the epic story of Robert Bruce comes to a climax at the Battle of Bannockburn. Robert has achieved his great ambition to be crowned King of Scotland, but in doing so has provoked the wrath of the new king of England, Edward II. Raising the feared dragon banner, Edward marches north, determined to recapture the kingdom. But the English are not Robert's only enemies, and he is forced to flee after murdering his great rival John Comyn, splitting the kingdom apart. Robert has a crown, but no country, the will to lead, but no real authority. Fighting from hidden strongholds and the Western Isles, with the support of a few brave men and the alluring noblewoman, Christiana, Robert drives towards Bannockburn where an epic confrontation with Edward will decide the future of Scotland.
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Elephants in Heaven
Impressive pictures of a unique project that makes the consequences of poaching abundantly clear
With a foreword by Dame Daphne Sheldrick, founder of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Because elephants are pachyderms, a combination of two Greek roots meaning “thick skin,” one might think that nothing bothers them and that they lead quiet, safe lives. Nothing could be further from the truth: elephants have been hunted and killed for their ivory tusks since antiquity. And people often ignore the calves left behind, who must now live out their lives as traumatized and fearful orphans. Wildlife photographer Joachim Schmeisser made it his mission to document the story of these abandoned baby elephants. Through his sponsorship of elephants, he came into contact with the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the world’s largest and most successful rescue and rehabilitation operation for orphaned elephants, headquartered in Nairobi. Professional veterinary technicians bottle feed the elephant calves until they are old enough to locate their own food. By living together with older elephant calves, they also learn the social rules governing elephant herds. After this phase is complete, the elephants are taken to one of the Trust’s rehabilitation stockades before they are released back into the wild. Joachim Schmeisser followed numerous elephants through the entire process and captured fascinating pictures from their arrival at the nursery all the way to their release back into the wild. Elephants in Heaven provides a visual record of how these traumatized elephants are raised in a place that is truly heavenly for them, offering a compelling behind-the-scenes look inside an elephant nursery. The touching animal portraits also convey the devastating consequences of poaching, because for Joachim Schmeisser, it’s about “beauty, fragility, transience, mindfulness, and about dignity and the equal standing of each individual.”
JOACHIM SCHMEISSER began his professional career as an advertising photographer. But in addition to his paid work, he always pursued side projects that had personal meaning to him, particularly those relating to humanity and topics relevant to society. He has won many international awards for his work, including the 2012 Hasselblad Masters Award. His work is exhibited around the world.
Auggie
Over 2 million people have read the #1 New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been treated to three stories offering a special look at Auggie’s world through new points of view. Previously only available in ebook, now they’ll be published all together--complete with an introduction from the author on how she came to write them--in a gorgeous hardcover package! These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie’s oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie’s new friend at school. Together, these three stories are a treasure for readers who don’t want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder. From the Hardcover edition.
Contemporary Green Prefab
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Slade House
Born out of the short story David Mitchell published on Twitter in 2014 and inhabiting the same universe as his latest bestselling novel The Bone Clocks, this is the perfect book to curl up with on a dark and stormy night. Turn down Slade Alley - narrow, dank and easy to miss, even when you're looking for it. Find the small black iron door set into the right-hand wall. No handle, no keyhole, but at your touch it swings open. Enter the sunlit garden of an old house that doesn't quite make sense; too grand for the shabby neighbourhood, too large for the space it occupies. A stranger greets you by name and invites you inside. At first, you won't want to leave. Later, you'll find that you can't. This unnerving, taut and intricately woven tale by one of our most original and bewitching writers begins in 1979 and reaches its turbulent conclusion around Hallowe'en, 2015. Because every nine years, on the last Saturday of October, a 'guest' is summoned to Slade House. But why has that person been chosen, by whom and for what purpose? The answers lie waiting in the long attic, at the top of the stairs...
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Izrael
Osm měsíců v roce léto a vodní radovánky na nádherných plážích, navíc fascinující, přes 5000 let stará až do současnosti přesahující historie - Izrael je podivuhodně přitažlivým cílem pro dovolenou… MERIAN live! vás provede touto po všech stánkách výjimečnou zemí, kde naleznete pestrou směsici několika kultur - zemí s výraznými evropskými i orientálními rysy, zemí, kde se nalézá kolébka křesťanství, judaismu i islámu. Pozve vás k nezapomenutelné pouti starým městským jádrem Jeruzaléma, kde se zdvihají kamenné symboly tří světových náboženství, navštívíte s ním působivé podzemní křižácké město johanitů v Akko; budete putovat k biblickému Genezaretskému jezeru, nejkrásnějšímu a největšímu sladkovodnímu jezeru země, po stopách Ježíše. Unaveni přemírou dojmů jistě nepohrdnete osvěžující koupelí, abyste se mohli poté vydat do nejstarší části města Tel Aviv a vyhledat si z mnoha vytipovaných restaurantů ten svůj, věčně mladé duše jistě nadchne prohlídka akvária Coral Word s tisíci pestrými rybami a milovníkům historických filmů jistě nebude zatěžko se poté vžít do pocitů římských dobyvatelů, kteří stanuli tváří v tvář pevnosti Massada (zbroceni potem stejně jako vy!). Ach, jakou posléze okusíte slast, když se budete vznášet jako bez tíže v chladivých vodách Mrtvého moře… Také hledačům ojedinělých zážitků poskytne průvodce MERIAN live! ověřené tipy - poradí, jak se dostat například na beduínský trh v Beersheva či jak si zajistit bydlení v malém prázdninovém domečku v kibucu En Gev. Objevte Izrael, fascinující zemi mnoha tváří, zemi s pohnutou minulostí i současností - s MERIAN live!
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The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
A thrilling collection of twenty stories - some brand new, some published in magazines, all entirely brilliant and assembled in one book for the first time - with a wonderful bonus: in addition to his introduction to the whole collection, King gives readers a fascinating introduction to each story with autobiographical comments on their origins and motivation...The No. 1 bestselling writer has dazzled readers with his genius as a writer of novellas and short story fiction since his first collection NIGHT SHIFT was published. He describes the nature of the form in his introduction to the book: 'There's something to be said for a shorter, more intense experience. It can be invigorating, sometimes even shocking, like...a beautiful curio for sale laid out on a cheap blanket at a street bazaar.' In THE BAZAAR OF BAD DREAMS there is a curio for every reader - a man who keeps reliving the same life, repeating the same mistakes over and over again, a columnist who kills people by writing their obituaries, a poignant tale about the end of the human race and a firework competition between neighbours which reaches an explosive climax. There are also intriguing connections between the stories; themes of morality, guilt, the afterlife and what we would do differently if we could see into the future or correct the mistakes of the past. Effervescent yet poignant, juxtaposing the everyday against the unexpected, these stories comprise one of King's finest gifts to his constant reader as well as to those fascinated by the autobiographical insights in his celebrated non-fiction title ON WRITING. 'I made them especially for you', says King. 'Feel free to examine them, but please be careful. The best of them have teeth.'
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Theodore Boone - Theodore Boone
Half the man, twice the lawyer. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he's only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he's one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A cold-blooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won't stop until justice is served.
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A Garonne
Dans le livre peut-tre le plus personnel qu'il ait jamais écrit, Philippe Delerm retourne pour la premire fois sur son enfance, et trace le portrait tendre et nostalgique des lieux et personnages qui l'ont vu grandir chaque été. L'auteur nous ouvre les portes de la Mascagne, la maison de ses racines, qui fut celle de ses grands-parents puis de ses parents. Aujourd'hui, ils s'y retrouvent en vacances, toutes générations confondues.
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