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Bauhausmadels
Pioneers of Modernity
A tribute to the Bauhaus’s women artists
Celebrating the centennial of a groundbreaking School of Art and Design, this volume marks the founding of the Bauhaus with a visual exploration of its most underrated members. While the institution provided women with new opportunities in education, along the way, they were faced with unreasonable family expectations, the ambiguous attitude of the faculty and administration, outdated social conventions, and, ultimately, the political repression of the Nazi regime.
Unprecedented in current literature, Bauhausmädels presents 87 artists and artisans through texts and photographic portraits, many published for the very first time. Recent archival discoveries revive the biographies of better-known talents. In the 1920s, the title “Bauhaus girl” expressed a silent admiration for the young women who courageously eluded traditional gender roles to build a different, creative future. These include Marianne Brandt, the first woman to be admitted to the Bauhaus metalworking program whose designs are used by Alessi to this day; Gertrud Arndt who, dissuaded by the faculty from studying architecture, instead shone through her photography and rug design; and Lucia Moholy, who photographed the Bauhaus buildings in iconic shots, but spent the rest of her life trying to retrieve the negatives which were withheld from her. Moreover, the volume reminds us of other women artists whose names, nearly forgotten, also stand for early pioneers of gender equality, refusing to follow the beaten tracks society and their families insisted on.
With almost 400 portrait photographs taken between 1919 and 1933, Bauhausmädels creates a visual impression of the women artists who attended the most progressive art school of the 20th century and, departing from there, often changed the world of art, architecture, design, and even politics. Insightful biographical data sheds light on each artist’s individual struggle, persistence in the face of adversity, and incredible accomplishments. In this grand family album, we discover a group of unique trailblazers whose legacy paved the way for women artists after them. Text in English French, and German
Kolobok
Kolobok is a new adaptation and translation of a famous Russian folktale about a resourceful bun (a kolobok) who, as in the tale of the gingerbread man beloved of children in the West, skilfully evades the attentions of various animals. Beautifully adapted in rhyme by Sian Valvis, and with evocative new illustrations by Dovile Ciapaite, Kolobok offers English-speaking young readers a glimpse into the magic and mysticism of Russian folklore. The visceral and environmental elements that are present in Russian folktales bring to life a vivid sense of the nation's culture and identity.
At School at Last
What joy and pride is associated with one's first school satchel! This happy fact is proof that its wearer is now a schoolchild. Danny proudly, happily wends his way to school, where his enthusiasm wanes somewhat but his curiosity grows. To the question put by grown-ups, "Is school a good thing?" - Danny cannot provide an answer. Sometimes it's good, sometimes bad. His little friend Kitty, who has had to stay another year in nursery school, is curious to know what good school is at all, together with the ability to write, read and count. She decides that she will stay at nursery school because she wants to become a nursery-school teacher, and they teach that in nursery school anyway. Don't they? We recommend Éva Janikovszky's playfully written, jolly little book, with its enchantingly colourful illustrations by László Réber, to lower-year schoolchildren and to their parents alike. Translated by Andrew C. Rouse.
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So I Wrote You a Poem
In January 2021, Instagram followers were invited to message author David Tensen with a life story they wanted made into a poem. More than 60 people wrote in with stories spanning divorce, loss, trauma, parenting, ableism, same-sex attraction, suicide, PTSD, parenting, religious shame and more.
Drawing from deep empathy, and with a desire to give dignity and voice to those often shamed and ostracised, David wrote a collection of poems every day for twenty-one days. This special collection of 25 poems is a tribute to the common loss and hope we all share.
This is David's second poetry collection. His best-selling debut 2020 collection, 'The Wrestle', is also available worldwide
The following is a poem from the collection. It features in the chapter, 'On Marriage':
FOR THE ONE WHO WAS BETRAYED
(To the betrayer)
There is a tree by our home
that fell in a storm
on the path
I walked to belonging.
I assumed this was our path,
and perhaps it was,
but the storm -
that was your betrayal.
Torn from the earth.
Branches broken.
Leaves strewn like confetti
on our wedding day.
Roots, now exposed,
shamefully waving at passers-by,
remind me
of what was sown in secret.
Trunk, now splintered,
piercing those who dare to pry,
remind me
of your unrepentant reasoning.
I've been tempted,
more than once,
to nest in the wreckage
but you won't find me there.
Instead, I'll be in the forest
forging new paths
through forgiveness
and a fog of grief,
vowing to love myself
more than you ever did.
David Tensen
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Best Bike Rides Australia 1
Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Australia is your passport to 40 day trips on two wheels. Use pedal power to see a destination through a new lens by picking a ride that works for you, from a few hours to a full day, from easy to hard. From rail trails to coastal pathways we cover the country with easy-to-follow trails for cyclists and E-bike riders.
Inside Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Australia Travel Guide:
Colour maps (including elevation charts) and images throughout
Special features - on Australia's highlights for cyclist, kid-friendly rides, accessible trails and what to take
Our Picks… section helps you plan your trip and select rides that appeal to your interests
Region profiles cover when to go, where to stay, what's on, cultural insights, and local food and drink recommendations to refuel and refresh. Featured regions include:
Sydney and Around, Byron Bay to the Sunshine Coast, The Daintree and the Far North, the Outback, Southwest Forests to the Sea, Flinders to Fleurieu, Grampians to the High Country, the Prom to the Great Ocean Road, and Tasmania
Essential infoat your fingertips - ride itineraries accompanied by illustrative maps are combined with details about ride duration, distance, terrain, start/end locations (including bike rental options) and difficulty (classified as easy, easy-moderate, moderate, moderate-hard, or hard)
Over 50 maps
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Australia, our most comprehensive guide to riding in Australia, is perfect for those planning to explore Australia on two wheels.
The Price of Time
The first book of the next crisis. A history of interest rates by a leading financial commentator, updated with a new postscript.
*Winner of the 2023 Hayek Book Prize*
*Longlisted for the 2022 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award*
All economic and financial activities take place across time. Interest coordinates these activities. The story of capitalism is thus the story of interest: the price that individuals, companies and nations pay to borrow money.
In The Price of Time, Edward Chancellor traces the history of interest from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, through debates about usury in Restoration Britain and John Law ' s ill-fated Mississippi scheme, to the global credit booms of the twenty-first century. We generally assume that high interest rates are harmful, but Chancellor argues that, whenever money is too easy, financial markets become unstable. He takes the story to the present day, when interest rates have sunk lower than at any time in the five millennia since they were first recorded - including the extraordinary appearance of negative rates in Europe and Japan - and highlights how this has contributed to profound economic insecurity and financial fragility.
Chancellor reveals how extremely low interest rates not only create asset price inflation but are also largely responsible for weak economic growth, rising inequality, zombie companies, elevated debt levels and the pensions crises that have afflicted the West in recent years - conditions under which economies cannot possibly thrive. At the same time, easy money in China has inflated an epic real estate bubble, accompanied by the greatest credit and investment boom in history. As the global financial system edges closer to yet another crisis, Chancellor shows that only by understanding interest can we hope to face the challenges ahead.
Runway Bird
Top model and musician Irina Lazareanu decrypts the essence of rock 'n' roll chic, taking cues from her coterie of friends from the fashion and music worlds.
If you could saunter down the runway and slip backstage on the heels of Irina Lazareanu, who would you meet, what antics would ensue, and what on earth would you wear? Irina--Karl Lagerfeld's muse, Kate Moss's BFF, and Pete Dougherty's former fiancée--introduces you to her inner circle--models, fashion designers, editors, Hollywood starlets, and rockers--to pilfer the secrets of their individually cool and universally coveted rock 'n' roll style.
She shares fashion tips from her fellow runway birds and offers insight from her work with designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, and Nicolas Ghesqui?re, as well as with fashion professionals like Edward Enninful and Inez & Vinoodh. Irina includes killer looks from friends such as Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono, Hedi Slimane, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Ronson, and the late Amy Winehouse.
She details a host of wardrobe tips and essentials, including dos and don'ts for creating your own folk, retro, punk, or glam rock look. In scrapbook collages and lively anecdotes from her life on the fashion and concert circuits, the captivating Romanian-Canadian top model and singer shares showstopping sartorial nuggets that will give your threads--and attitude--a rock 'n' roll edge.
Modus - Nultý album CD
KTO: Ján Lehotský (klavír, sólový spev), Miroslav Žbirka (gitara, sólový spev), Marika Gombitová (sólový spev), Karel Witz (sólová gitara), Vladimír Kapitán (gitara), Viliam Pobjecký (gitara, zbor), Ladislav Severa (gitara), Ladislav Lučenič (basgitara, zbor), Štefan Havaši (basgitara), Miroslav Jevčák (bicie nástroje, sólový spev), Cyril Zeleňák (bicie nástroje)
ČO: Stály spolupracovník Opusu Juraj Čurný sa pokúsil zrekonštruovať prvý album legendárnej skupiny Modus, ktorého vydanie síce bolo naplánované, ale album nakoniec nevyšiel, pretože skupina upadla na istý čas do nemilosti. Vznikol tak unikátny "Nultý album", na ktorom sa nachádzajú nahrávky veľkých hitov Modusu z druhej polovice 70. rokov minulého storočia, teda z obdobia pred vydaním prvého oficiálneho albumu skupiny. Nechýbajú Úsmev, Dievčatá, Zažni, Veľký sen mora, Drahá, či s Tou nádejou choď spať atď. Juraj doplnil album hodnotnou textovou prílohou, v ktorej ozrejmil jednak dobové súvislosti nevydania albumu, ako aj prínos skupiny Modus v období štartovania jeho veľkej kariéry. Je to originálny edičný počin, ktorý musí potešiť každého fanúšika slovenskej modernej populárnej hudby.
CD
01. ÚSMEV
02. ZAŽNI
03. DEŇ AKO Z POHĽADNICE
04. SPRÁVA O ĽUĎOCH
05. LETNÁ LÁSKA
06. VEĽKÝ SEN MORA
07. DIEVČATÁ
08. S TOU NÁDEJOU CHOĎ SPAŤ
09. DRAHÁ
10. MARGARÉTA
11. TY VIEŠ, MAMA
12. ČÍM VIAC MÁŠ
Vynikněte
Vynikající společnosti dennodenně podnikají kroky a prosazují standardy, aby si udržely zákazníky, zvýšily tržby i podíl na trhu a budovaly si dobrou pověst. Všichni v těchto společnostech se drží hodnot a konají kroky, ať už individuálně či kolektivně, které nejsou vždy lehké ani zřejmé, ale zato nepřekonatelně účinné.
John Miller nám v této moudré a přístupně napsané knize díky své oddanosti zásadám osobní odpovědnosti a na základě silných a pravdivých příběhů těch nejlepších společností předkládá zásady a způsoby chování, které tyto společnosti odlišují od průměrných, a nabízí čtenářům cestu, jak tyto principy uplatnit v jejich vlastní práci.
Díky trefným a vždy stejně podnětným příspěvkům je kniha Vynikněte! současně příručkou, rádcem i zdrojem inspirace. Je plná praktických nápadů, které jednotlivci i týmy od zasedacích místností až po sklad mohou a měli by využívat každý den a pomoci tak vytvořit uznávanou společnost, se kterou budou spokojení jak zákazníci, tak akcionáři.
John G. Miller je absolventem Cornellovy univerzity a zakladatelem poradenské společnosti QBQ. Pracoval se stovkami firem z žebříčku Fortune 500, vládních i nevládních organizací a s tisícovkami lidí, kterým pomáhal udělat z osobní odpovědnosti klíčovou dovednost, a tím vyniknout nad ostatními. John Miller, známý z americké celostátní televize a rádia, je autorem bestsellerů OSO! Opravdu správná otázka a Flipping the Switch: Five Keys to Success at Work and in Life (Otočte vypínačem! 5 klíčů k úspěchu v práci i životě). S manželkou Karen a sedmi dětmi žije v Denveru.
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The Twisted Christmas Trilogy Boxed Set (Complete Series: Books 1-3)
ONE VICTORIAN CITY. ONE MAGICAL UPRISING. ONE BOY CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL.
A dark Victorian fantasy adventure you won’t be able to put down.
Fate has never been kind to twelve-year-old Toby. Not when he was abandoned on the steps of a workhouse as a baby. Nor when he escaped into the magical underworld that hides in London’s shadows. But when the futures of thousands of lives come to rest in his hands, Toby quickly realises that perhaps fate had a good reason. Perhaps it was preparing him.
As the peacekeeper between both worlds, human and magic, can he find the inner strength to become a hero or does fate have darker intentions?
This complete set contains all three books in The Twisted Christmas Trilogy about a young boy, an old man and a spellbinding troupe of magical performers, written by bestselling author Daniel Parsons. Over 700 pages of magic, mischief and cinematic creatures. Now, for a limited time, save over 50% by grabbing the entire series in this special bundle deal!
This Boxed Set Includes
Book One: The Winter Freak Show
Book Two: Face of a Traitor
Book Three: The Wrath of Oberon
What Readers Are Saying About the Series
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The Twisted Christmas Trilogy is a fast-paced thrill-ride loaded with heart-warming charm, perfect for fans of Percy Jackson, Skulduggery Pleasant and A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Pick up The Twisted Christmas Trilogy to discover this white-knuckle adventure today!
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Success by Recommendation
What this book can do for you: You support certified climate protection projects, get fast compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press reviews in the book preview) as well as in practice tested advice, which leads step by step to success - also thanks to add-on.
Because the standard way to a new job, the job advertisement, has long since become obsolete: Especially with odd CVs, applicants often don't even make it to the job interview because their applications are sorted out immediately by the great mass of competitors. What remains are the right application methods, which often work through informal channels: Namely, job search by recommendation through contacts, also known as personal branding. To do this, applicants fall back on an existing network or look for helpful contacts - e.g. through social media, videos and blog. Many companies also offer bonuses to their employees if they recommend suitable applicants who fit exactly into the team. So how do you manage to address these door openers? How does it work to control your own image with reputation management? And how can you stand out positively with recommendations, present yourself excellently and thus convince both personnel and employers? This provides answers to the most important questions.
We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form.
Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process.
The publisher is also involved in numerous, well-documented charitable projects, e.g. on climate protection, and supports the quality of neural machine learning and international understanding through its translation from German into English.
Editor Simone Janson is chairwoman, publisher, and best-selling author. She was also one of the 20 most important German bloggers and columnist of renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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Simply Proust
“Simply Proust is an excellent introduction and guide to Proust’s fascinating life and his monumental work In Search of Lost Time. Themes such as love, jealousy, snobbery, voyeurism, and brothels, as well as characters in Proust’s novel, are treated in an engaging, entertaining manner. Jack Jordan’s book is a joy to read, full of interesting information, and is highly recommended.” —Cynthia Gamble, Honorary Research Fellow, University of Exeter, UK
Born in the port city of Taganrog in southern Russia, Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) survived a difficult childhood with an abusive father and put himself through school (while supporting his family), qualifying as a physician in 1884. At the same time he began practicing medicine, he also became celebrated for his short fiction, which redefined the genre with its formal innovations and psychological depth. His first serious play, The Seagull, was booed at its premiere in 1896, but—along with his other plays Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard—it came to be seen as a masterpiece, bringing a new realism to the theater and to acting, which continues to reverberate today. Afflicted with ill health for much of his life, Chekhov died of tuberculosis at the age of 44, prematurely depriving the world of a great writer and a great humanist.
In Simply Chekhov, Professor Carol Apollonio provides a concise and accessible introduction to Chekhov, both within his time and place (Russia on the eve of revolution) and as a master of world literature. Readers will meet the major figures of Chekhov’s era—as well as his colorful family, lovers, colleagues, and friends—and gain an appreciation for the ways in which this real-life cast of characters are reflected in Chekhov’s stories and plays.
Drawing on insights from her more than three decades of Chekhov scholarship, Apollonio not only presents strikingly original insights into Chekhov’s major works, but explores the concerns—from the place of humans in the natural world to the threat of homelessness—that made him such a compelling figure and that remain relevant to the crises we face today.
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The Golden Ocean
The first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea - and the precursor to the famous Aubrey-Maturin series. The Golden Ocean is the first novel Patrick O'Brian ever wrote about the sea. The novel shares the same sense of excitement and the rich humour of the Aubrey-Maturin novels, invoking the eloquent style and attention to historical detail that O'Brian readers admire so much.The protagonist of this story is Peter Palafox, son of a poor Irish parson, who signs on as a midshipman, never before having seen a ship. He is a fellow who would have delighted the young Stephen Maturin or Jack Aubrey ... and quarrelled with them as well.Together with his life-long friend Sean, Peter sets out to seek his fortune, embarking on a journey of danger, disappointment, foreign lands and excitement. Written in 1956, this is a tale certain to please not only the many admirers of O'Brian, but any reader with an adventurous soul.
The English Patient
The final curtain is closing on the Second World War, and Hana, a nurse, stays behind in an abandoned Italian villa to tend to her only remaining patient. Rescued by Bedouins from a burning plane, he is English, anonymous, damaged beyond recognition and haunted by his memories of passion and betrayal. The only clue Hana has to his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire - a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes describing a painful and ultimately tragic love affair.
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Killing Joke - The Singles Collection 1979-2012 (Coloured Version) 4LP
LP 1:
1 Nervous system
2 Wardance
3 Requiem
4 Follow the leaders
5 Empire song
6 Chop-chop
7 Birds of a feather
8 Let's all go (to the fire dances)
LP 2:
1 Me or you?
2 Eighties
3 A new day
4 Love like blood
5 Kings and queens
6 Adorations
7 Sanity
8 America
LP 3:
1 My love of this land
2 The beautiful dead (flexi-disc version)
3 Money is not out god
4 Exorcism (live in the king's chamber, cairo, august 1993 mix edit) 4, millennium (cybersank edit)
5 Pandemonium (cybersank edit)
6 Jana
7 Democracy (album mix)
8 Loose canon
LP 4:
1 Seeing red (edit)
2 Hosannas from the basements of hell (radio edit)
3 In excelsis
4 Fever from the skies (record store day exclusive)
5 European super state (edit)
6 Ghosts of ladbroke grove (dub edit)
7 Iin cythera (edit)
8 Corporate elect
B. J. Harrison Reads The Mysterious Key and What It Opened (EN)
Alice is pregnant with her husband Sir Richard Trevlyn’s child. One day, she listens to a conversation between her husband and a visitor through a keyhole. What she hears is shocking enough to make her faint, and when she comes to, her husband is found dead. Years later, the sixteen-year-old Paul applies for a job at the estate, and it becomes clear that there is more to him than meets the eye.
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Orochi The Perfect Edition 2
A deluxe edition of Orochi, featuring all nine of the classic interconnected short stories by horror master Kazuo Umezz, the creator of The Drifting Classroom!
The second volume of Umezz's classic horror manga begins with "Prodigy," in which Orochi watches from the shadows while a baby boy matures and proves that you never know who someone will grow up to be. In "Home," Orochi accompanies a man home after an accident-but as they say, you can never go home again... Finally, in "Key," the rules of good and evil are blurred for two families when Orochi moves into a new apartment.
Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto CD
Tracklist:
1. Mylo Xyloto
2. Hurts Like Heaven
3. Paradise
4. Charlie Brown
5. Us Against The World
6. M.M.I.X.
7. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall
8. Major Minus
9. U.F.O.
10. Princess of China feat. Rihanna
11. Up In Flames
12. A Hopeful Transmission
13. Don't Let It Break Your Heart
14. Up With The Birds
The Fervor
Chilling supernatural horror combining Japanese folklore with WW2 historical fiction from a multiple award-winning author.
As World War II rages on, the threat has come to the home front. In a remote corner of Idaho, Meiko Briggs and her daughter, Aiko, are desperate to return home. Following Meiko's husband's enlistment as an air force pilot in the Pacific months prior, Meiko and Aiko were taken from their home in Seattle and sent to one of the internment camps in the Midwest. It didn't matter that Aiko was American-born: They were Japanese, and therefore considered a threat by the American government.
Mother and daughter attempt to hold on to elements of their old life in the camp when a mysterious disease begins to spread among those interned. What starts as a minor cold quickly becomes spontaneous fits of violence and aggression, even death. And when a disconcerting team of doctors arrive, nearly more threatening than the illness itself, Meiko and her daughter team up with a newspaper reporter and widowed missionary to investigate, and it becomes clear to them that something more sinister is afoot: a demon from the stories of Meiko's childhood, hell-bent on infiltrating their already strange world.
Inspired by the Japanese yokai and the jorogumo spider demon, THE FERVOR explores a supernatural threat beyond what anyone saw coming: the danger of demonization, a mysterious contagion, and the search to stop its spread before it's too late.