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Sündengräber (DE)
Hörbuch Sündengräber von Kristina Ohlsson. Das große Finale für Alex Recht und Fredrika Bergman! Ein Mann wird in seinem Sessel erschossen aufgefunden – mit dem Ehering seiner Tochter am Finger. Ein Bestatter sucht verzweifelt nach seinem verschwundenen Bruder. Eine Frau kämpft darum, die Kontrolle über ihr Leben zu behalten, während ihr Mann von Tag zu Tag gefährlicher wird .
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The Secret Network of Nature
Did you know that trees can influence the rotation of the earth?
Or that wolves can alter the course of a river?
Or that earthworms control wild boar populations?
The natural world is a web of intricate connections, many of which go unnoticed by humans. But it is these connections that maintain nature's finely balanced equilibrium.
Drawing on the latest scientific discoveries and decades of experience as a forester and bestselling author, Peter Wohlleben shows us how different animals, plants, rivers, rocks and weather systems cooperate, and what's at stake when these delicate systems are unbalanced.
The earth's ecosystems are too complex for us to compartmentalise and draw up simple rules of cause and effect; but The Secret Network of Naturegives us a chance to marvel at the inner workings and unlikely partnerships of the natural world, where every entity has its own distinct purpose.
And the more light that is shed on relationships between species, the more fascinating nature's web becomes.
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Two Legends of the Loreta
For more than three centuries, time in this former outskirts of Prague has been measured by the bells hung in the slender onion-domed tower of Prague’s Loreto, known there just as ‘The Loreta’. However its architectural and spiritual core is not this picturesque belfry but the Holy House set in its courtyard, in a complex of galleries, arcades and chapels. Loretos, some of the best known places of pilgrimage in the Christian world, were smallish houses constructed as exact replicas of the “Holy House” (Santa Casa) in the Italian town of Loreto. It was believed that this was the house in which the Holy family had lived in Nazareth and where the Archangel Gabriel had foretold the birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary…
George and the Blue Moon
George and his best friend, Annie have been selected as junior astronauts - part of a programme that trains up young people for a trip to Mars in the future. This is everything they've ever wanted - they get to be a part of up-to-the minute space discoveries and meet a bunch of new friends who are as fascinated by the universe as they are.
But when they arrive at space camp, George and Annie quickly learn that strange things are happening - on Earth as well as up in our skies. Mysterious space missions are happening in secret, and the astronaut training they're undertaking gets scarier and scarier . . .
The fifth adventure in this series by Lucy and Stephen Hawking - also containing up-to-the-minute scientific facts and information by the world's leading scientists.
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The Art and Making of Aquaman
Immerse yourself in the art and making of Aquaman, the movie chronicling Arthur Curry's path to a future reign as King of the Seven Seas. The Art and Making of Aquaman takes readers behind the scenes of the highly anticipated 2018 Warner Bros. Pictures film based on the popular DC character. Featuring previously unseen photographs and breathtaking concept art, this book is a must-have for any fan. Witness the epic journey of Aquaman, a Super Hero who struggles to accept his heritage as undersea royalty in his first solo film. Follow along with the production team as these skilled artists create a unique undersea world for the big screen. Exclusive interviews highlight a comprehensive narrative that flows through this stunning collection of concept sketches, storyboards, set and costume photography, and effects imagery, giving readers an unparalleled look at the making of the film. Directed by James Wan, Aquaman features an all-star cast, with Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Ludi Lin, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison and Nicole Kidman.
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Legacy Generations of Creatives in Dialogue
Generational dialogues between 40 world-renowned creatives exploring how the creative legacy of previous generations is being reinterpreted over time.
What is this phenomenon we call `legacy'? This intangible inheritance that we eventually leave for our posterity? Is it the creative and intellectual heritage that one generation passes on to the next? Conceived by Lukas Feireiss, the book at hand tries to probe this open question by engaging in critical dialogue different generations of creatives, connectors and thinkers alike. In some cases, between inherent legacy of parent and child, in many cases between mentor and students, or simply between friends.
The more than 40 illustrious contributors to this dialogue derive from an array of fields of knowledge and experience. Their stories often provide very personal insights into their work and life. They also reveal a broader perspective on the overall realms of art, design, architecture, music, literature, photography and curation in the 20th and 21st century.
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Umění kreslit Manga
Chcete se naučit kreslit originální postavy ve stylu japonské mangy? Láká vás vymýšlení vlastních scén? Pak je tato příručka právě pro vás!
V knize Umění kreslit – MANGA (The Art of Drawing Manga) najdete 35 návodů a více než 100 užitečných tipů, díky kterým si osvojíte základy kreslení archetypálních postav se zajímavými charaktery a zjistíte, jak na ty nejzajímavější akční pózy. Autorka a ilustrátorka Talia Horsburghová vám ukáže, jak vytvořit celé scény od nuly, díky čemuž posunete svoji tvorbu na novou úroveň!
Ať jste fanoušek mangy, kterému nechybí zkušenosti, anebo zvídavý začátečník, díky této knize budete umět vytvářet poutavé scenerie a psát jednoduché dialogy.
Čekají na vás pasáže věnované kreslení výrazů, účesů, oblečení, doplňků, ale i zvířat. Zároveň se dozvíte, co dělá padoucha padouchem a jak přenést jeho zlověstnou osobnost na papír. A protože každý svět potřebuje svého hrdinu, v knize najdete kapitolu věnovanou hlavním charakterům. Víte, jak se odlišují od těch vedlejších?
Jednotlivé kapitoly mapují tvorbu postav od jednoduchých čibi až po detailnější scény. Autorka vám také poradí, jak si vytvořit svůj vlastní styl a jak se inspirovat u ostatních.
Bonusem jsou šablony na konci knihy, které vám pomůžou v procvičování vašich dovedností!
O autorce:
Talia Horsburghová je australská ilustrátorka, v online světě známá jako Orbitalswan (@orbitalswan). Vystudovala výtvarné umění a od té doby vede workshopy kreslení pro týmy významných společností jako je Google, YouTube a Pinterest. Mezi její další knihy patří například The Art of Drawing Manga Furries a Manga Furries Coloring.
BTS Icons of K Pop
BTS is the breakthrough K-pop band. For the first time, this unofficial biography tells the story of the Korean boy band with a global army of fans, who have propelled their heroes to the top of the charts all over the world.
Seven good-looking boys - RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook - who can dance as well as they can rap and sing, are tearing up the global music charts. Nothing new? Think again. BTS, who rose to fame in their native South Korea in 2013 and who sing almost entirely in Korean, are now a sensation in the US, the UK and the rest of the world.
K-pop is a growing phenomenon in the West, and over the last few years, it has steadily gathered a huge global following. With their talent, dedication, good looks, fabulous choreography, and catchy blend of pop, hip hop and RnB, BTS are leading the advance.
- BTS's latest album `Love Yourself: Answer' went straight to #1 in the US charts, following the success of their previous album, 'Love Yourself: Tear', which was the first ever Korean album to achieve this
- Over 17 million followers on Twitter
- They have been profiled in US Vogue - the first K-pop band to be granted such an honour
- The music video for IDOL broke YouTube streaming records, being viewed 46 million times in the first 24 hours; the view count is now in the hundreds of millions
- They won the 2018 Billboard Music Award for 'Top Social Artist' for the second year in a row
- Listed by Forbes as the most retweeted artist on Twitter in March 2016 - and their fanbase has ballooned since then
- Named in Time magazine's 'Top 25 Most Influential People on the Internet 2017' list
- Their 2018-2019 world tour sold out within minutes of tickets going on sale
Extensively researched, and written in an upbeat and accessible style, this book interweaves the success stories of each of the boys with how the band got together, while documenting their amazing rise to fame in Southeast Asia, and then the world. It includes 16 pages of full colour photographs of the band playing live, posing and having fun.
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Aimee Song - World of Style
*From the author of the New York Times bestseller Capture Your Style*
Aimee Song is a fashion icon, a sartorial star, the blogger behind Song of Style, and the author of Capture Your Style. Here she collects more than five hundred of her all-time favorite looks from around the world.
Her style, favorite travel spots, and personal memories from the hottest destinations all over the globe, including:
ANGUILLA * ANTWERP * AUSTIN * BALI * BERMUDA * BUSAN * CAPRI * CHICAGO * COSTA RICA * CROATIA * DALLAS * DUBAI * THE FRENCH RIVIERA * THE HAMPTONS * IBIZA * ICELAND * INDIA * JAKARTA * KYOTO * LONDON * LOS ANGELES * LOS CABOS * MAURITIUS * MIAMI * MILAN * MOROCCO * NAYARIT * NEW YORK * PALM SPRINGS * PARIS * THE PHILIPPINES * PHUKET * SEOUL * SICILY * SINGAPORE * SOUTH AFRICA * ST. BARTS * SWITZERLAND * TOKYO * TULUM * VENICE
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Cradle to Cradle: (Patterns of Life)
PATTERNS OF LIFE: SPECIAL EDITIONS OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENCE BOOKS
This book proposes a new vision for modern industry. Instead of our current wasteful and polluting methods of manufacturing, we could be taking nature as a model for making things. With the right redesign, objects that have come to the end of their useful lives should provide the basis for something new.
In designing and producing products we need to stop worrying about being `less bad' and start finding ways of actually being good. Find here a radical manifesto and a plan for our planet in which all waste can be put to good use.
Lacná kniha Infamy - The Crimes of Ancient Rome
Rome is an empire with a bad reputation. From its brutal games to its depraved emperors, its violent mobs to its ruthless wars, its name resounds down the centuries like a scream in an alley. But was it as bad as all that? Join the historian Jerry Toner on a detective's hunt to discover the extent of Rome's crimes.
From the sexual peccadillos of Tiberius and Nero to the chances of getting burgled if you left your apartment unguarded (pretty high, especially if the walls were thin enough to knock through) he leaves no stone unturned in his quest to bring the Eternal City to book.
Meet a gallery of villains, high and low. Discover the problems that most exercised its long-suffering citizens. Explore the temptations of excess and find out what desperation can make a pleb do. What do we see when we look at Rome? A hideous vision of ancient corruption - or a reflection of our own troubled age?
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Studies of Homeric Greece
Kniha je přepracovaným a doplněným přehledem archeologie a historie pozdně mykénského a geometrického Řecka a společenství geometrických stylů rané doby železné v Evropě a severní Eurasii, ve vztahu k egyptským a předovýchodním civilizacím: období od 13. do 8. století př. Kr., tzv. axiální době lidských dějin a počátkům přechodu od předfilozofického k filozofickému myšlení, od mýtu k logu.
Kniha obsahuje mnoho mapek a kreslených ilustrací, černobílé a barevné přílohy.
Svazek kombinuje svědectví archeologických pramenů s obrazem světa u Homéra a Hesioda a líčení doby Davidovy a Šalamounovy ve Starém Zákoně, věnuje se počátkům soukromých obchodních výprav fonických a řeckých, předkolonizačních aktivit a rané foinické a řecké kolonizace, době přechodu od systému centrálních pyramidálních struktur říší doby bronzové k řeckému modelu městského státu, řízeného nikoli už božskou autoritou, ale ústavou městské obce, vzniklou jako výsledek dohody jejích svobodných občanů, osobní nezávislé inteligence a jejích schopností, které umožnily mimo jiné i plné ovládnutí sil zvířat.
Vyspělé uměnní jezdecké rozvinuly především národy eurasijské stepi, zatímco rozvoj mořeplavby a obchodu započali Foiničané (mj. objevem hláskového písma, umožňujícího přesný záznam slov), a dále rozvinuli především Řekové a jejich nejbližší sousedé na východě, Lýdové a Kárové; obdobný vývoj proběhl také u starozákonních Hebrejců v první době královské.
The volume brings a kind of companion to the subject of study of archaeology and history of Late Mycenaean to Geometric Greece and of the koine of Early Iron Age Geometric styles in Europe and Upper Eurasia, ca 1300-700 BC, in relation to their Near Eastern neighbours. The age around the so-called axial period of human history, of transition from Bronze to Iron Age, from the prephilosophical to philosophical mind, from mythical level of human thought to logos, is discussed in the frame of combining several approaches into a synthetic picture revisiting the previous books and papers by the author, in an attempt to combine the witness of archaelogical sources with the worlds of Homer and Hesiod, and the first private Phoenician and Greek merchant ventures. It surveys the birth of Greek autonomous city states, of their art and their free citizens. The book contains many maps and drawings illustrating the disussed subjects, black and white and colour photographs.
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Finder Deluxe Edition: Beating of My Heart 9
Pain and pleasure collide when a sophisticated underworld boss crosses paths with a naive photographer hell-bent on bringing him down!
This deluxe edition includes never-before-released material as well as a double-sided color insert and special cover treatment! Photographer Akihito Takaba takes on a risky assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld. When he captures its leader-the handsome, enigmatic Ryuichi Asami-in the crosshairs of his viewfinder, Takaba's world is changed forever.
It's been months since mysterious assassins attacked Asami and Akihito in their condo, and since then Akihito has been hiding out at a temple deep in the mountains. Asami, however, has spent this time flying around the world in an attempt at keeping his criminal organization together. Upon arriving in Hong Kong, he's paid a surprise visit in his own hideout by former lover and longtime rival Fei Long! Will Asami survive long enough to find his way back to Akihito?
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The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
Having a secret single freak-out? Feeling the red, heart-shaped urgency intensify as the years roll on by? Oh hi! You're in the right place.
Over half of Brits aged 25-44 are now single. It's become the norm to remain solo until much later in life, given the average marriage ages of 35 (women) and 38 (men). Many of us are choosing never to marry at all.
But society, films, song lyrics and our parents are adamant that a happy ending has to be couple-shaped. That we're incomplete without an 'other half'*, like a bisected panto pony. Cue: single sorrow. Dating like it's a job. Spending half our lives waiting for somebody-we-fancy to text us back. Feeling haunted by the terms 'spinster' or 'confirmed bachelor.'
Catherine Gray took a whole year off dating to find single satisfaction. She lifted the lid on the reasons behind the global single revolution, explored the bizarre ways cultures single-shame, detached from 'all the good ones are gone!' panic and debunked the myth that married people are much happier.
Let's start the reverse brainwash, in order to locate - and luxuriate in - single happiness. Are you in?
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The Red Scrolls of Magic
From #1 New York Times bestseller Cassandra Clare and award-winner Wesley Chu comes the first book in a new series that follows High Warlock Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood as they tour the world after the Mortal War. The Red Scrolls of Magic is a Shadowhunters novel. All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation-a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend.
But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. Years ago.
As a joke. Now Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand and its elusive new leader before the cult can cause any more damage. As if it wasn't bad enough that their romantic getaway has been sidetracked, demons are now dogging their every step, and it is becoming harder to tell friend from foe.
As their quest for answers becomes increasingly dire, Magnus and Alec will have to trust each other more than ever-even if it means revealing the secrets they've both been keeping.
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh
The most complete Gilgamesh in translation--including the new discoveries from tablet V. THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH is the Ur epic--the hero's journey, quest, and education--inscribed onto damp clay tablets several millennia before Odysseus or the priest of Ecclesiastes found their voices. Sumerian versions of the epic date back almost 5000 years. It is a Bildungsroman of a bad king learning to become a proper human being and therefore a wise king, and to do so, besides defeating lions and monsters and surviving great physical and emotional suffering, he must face, and answer, the first (and last) great question: mortality. Translated into English and presented here in its entirety as a graphic novel, this version of THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH is a father/son project by scholar and translator Kent H. Dixon and his son, the comix artist Kevin Dixon, who bring a fresh take on this great work. The reader is slowed down by the artwork and visual jokes and the artist's wry hat-tippings to various masters (Crumb and Gilbert Shelton alongside Schultz and Capp, Popeye and Krazy Kat, Uderzo's Astérix and Hergé's Tintin), and then, once the reading pace has shifted into lower gear, having all these aspects complementarily drawn out, makes for an especially satisfying counterpoint to the low-key, the wise and cynical and morally sophisticated, and sometimes sublimely Olympian humor.
The Labyrinth of the Spirits
The long-awaited new novel from the author of the global bestseller and modern classic, The Shadow of the Wind.
In the heart of Barcelona's winding alleyways, Daniel Sempere runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop - a place of refuge for booklovers and wandering souls. Married and with a young son, Daniel is still haunted by the strange rumours surrounding his mother's death. One night, he dreams he is standing in The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a secret library of forgotten titles known only by a few.
There he finds a white coffin containing the body of his mother. As he reaches towards her, she utters the words 'You must tell the truth, Daniel.'
Aided by his trusted friend Fermin, Daniel realises he must lay her ghost to rest. It is a journey that will take him back deep into the past.
To a young girl abandoned amid the wreckage of the civil war. To a wealthy government minister tormented by an anonymous blackmailer. To the secrets behind a series of prohibited books called The Labyrinth of the Spirits.
And at the heart of the enigma is Alicia Gris, born in the shadows of the war, who holds the secrets to the family's past.
An electrifying story of passion, intrigue and adventure, The Labyrinth of Spirits is a Russian doll of a novel, of plots within plots, where even the shadows have a story to tell.
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Dawn of the New Everything
Jaron Lanier, `the father of Virtual Reality ... a high-tech genius' (Sunday Times), tells the extraordinary story of how in just over three decades Virtual Reality went from being a dream to a reality - and how its power to turn dreams into realities will transform us and our world. Virtual Reality has long been one of the dominant cliches of science fiction.
Now Virtual Reality is a reality: those big headsets that make people look ridiculous, even while radiating startled delight; the place where war veterans overcome PTSD, surgeries are trialled, aircraft and cities are designed. But VR is far more interesting than any single technology, however spectacular. It is, in fact, the most effective device ever invented for researching what a human being actually is - and how we think and feel.
More than thirty years ago, legendary computer scientist, visionary and artist Jaron Lanier pioneered its invention. Here, in what is likely to be one of the most unusual books you ever read, he blends scientific investigation, philosophical thought experiment and his memoir of a life lived at the centre of digital innovation to explain what VR really is: the science of comprehensive illusion; the extension of the intimate magic of earliest childhood into adulthood; a hint of what life would be like without any limits. As Lanier shows, we are standing on the threshold of an entirely new realm of human creativity, expression, communication and experience.
While we can use VR to test our relationship with reality, it will test us in return, for how we choose to use it will reveal who we truly are. Welcome to a mind-expanding, life-enhancing, world-changing adventure.
The Summer of Us
Five friends. Five cities. Two complicated love stories .
. . The perfect read for fans of Jennifer E Smith and Sara Barnard.
Aubrey and Rae have been planning their European tour since the moment they met. It was meant to be the perfect way to spend their last summer together before university, but now it's not just the two of them . .
. There's Jonah, Aubrey's seemingly perfect boyfriend, and Gabe, who Aubrey may have accidentally kissed. Then there's Clara, the friend Rae is crushing on, hard, even though there's no hope because Clara is into guys, not girls.
And on top of all that Aubrey and Rae's friendship appears to be falling apart. Things are more complicated at eighteen than they were at ten. Set off on a romantic adventure that embraces warm summer nights, the thrill of first kisses and the bittersweet ache of saying goodbye to the past.
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