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Churchills Shadow
In A.J.P. Taylor's words, Churchill was 'the saviour of his country' when he became prime minister in 1940. Yet he was also a deeply flawed character, whose personal ambition would cloud his political judgement. While Churchill's Shadow gives due credit to the achievements, it also reveals some spectacular failures; indeed, it appears that for every Finest Hour there were many more Gallipolis.
But this book goes beyond the reappraisal of a life and a career: it reveals that Churchill has cast a complex shadow over post-war British history and contemporary politics - from the 'Churchillian stance' of Tony Blair taking the country to war in Iraq to the delusion of a special relationship with the United States to the fateful belief in British exceptionalism: that the nation can once again stand alone in Europe.
Geoffrey Wheatcroft takes a radically different approach to other biographies and studies of Churchill, zooming in on crucial moments in his life that help us understand the man in his many contradictions. Churchill's Shadow both tells the story of his extraordinary life and the equally fascinating one of his legacy, focusing on how Churchill was viewed by contemporaries and those who came after.
As we struggle to work out who we are as a nation, how our complex legacies of war and empire shape our past and our present, we do that in the long shadow of Churchill. He set about writing his own myth during his lifetime and it is a myth - with all the delusions and hangovers myths bring - in whose grip we have been living in ever since.
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Slovakia - nové vydanie
Kniha fotografií o krásach Slovenska, kultúrnych a historických pamiatkach je darčekom pre každého, kto si chce uchovať spomienku na nádherné miesta našej krajiny. Zábery mladej slovenskej fotografky Alexandry Nowack prinášajú neobvyklé uhly pohľadu na dobre známe miesta, sústredia sa na detaily, ktoré často povedia viac ako veľké panoramatické fotografie. Sprievodný text v anglickom a nemeckom jazyku obsahuje prekvapivé množstvo informácií o jednotlivých mestách Slovenska, o ich dejinách i súčasnosti. Autorka fotografií Alexandra Nowack sa narodila v Nitre v roku 1973, študovala fotografiu postupne v Austrálii, na Slovensku a v Nemecku.
Dutch and Flemish Masterworks from the Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Collection
Highlights from one of the world's most impressive private collections of Dutch Golden Age masterpieces
Over the past 35 years, husband-and-wife collector duo Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo have acquired an unparalleled private collection of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish paintings, representing a selection of work by the Dutch Golden Age's most important artists. This volume compiles some two dozen masterworks from the van Otterloo Collection, which was donated by the couple to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2017, as one of the most generous gifts in the museum's history. Included among these visually splendid paintings is one of the world's best-preserved Rembrandts, previously housed in a private collection: his 1632 piece Portrait of Aeltje Uylenburgh, which depicts its elderly sitter in dark robes and a delicate white millstone collar. Works by other Dutch Masters such as Cuyp, Rubens, Anthony van Dyck and Jan Brueghel the Elder round out the collection with a variety of pictorial subjects, from genre scenes to seascapes to still lifes. Accompanied by biographical and art historical information to provide context for the artists and their work, the series of lavish reproductions assembled in this volume invites readers to immerse themselves in the careful composition and beautiful light quality of this era's finest paintings.
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Deeplight
'One of our finest storytellers,' Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
From Frances Hardinge, the Costa Award-winning author of The Lie Tree comes Deeplight.
The gods of the Myriad were as real as the coastlines and currents, and as merciless as the winds and whirlpools. Now the gods are dead, but their remains are stirring beneath the waves . . .
On the streets of the Island of Lady's Crave live 14-year-old urchins Hark and his best friend Jelt. They are scavengers: diving for relics of the gods, desperate for anything they can sell. But there is something dangerous in the deep waters of the undersea, calling to someone brave enough to retrieve it.
When the waves try to claim Jelt, Hark will do anything to save him. Even if it means compromising not just who Jelt is, but what he is . . .
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Just Like Heaven
The first in the Smythe-Smith Quartet, a dazzlingly witty series by the bestselling author of Bridgerton, now a series created for Netflix by Shondaland.
Honoria Smythe-Smith, the youngest daughter of the eldest son of the Earl of Winstead, plays the violin in the annual musicale performed by the Smythe-Smith quartet. She's well aware that they are dreadful. In fact, she freely admits (to her cousins) that she is probably the worst of the bunch. But she's the sort who figures that nothing good will come of being mortified, so she puts on a good show and laughs about it.
Marcus Holroyd is the best friend of Honoria's brother Daniel, who lives in exile out of the country. He's promised to watch out for Honoria and takes his responsibility very seriously. But he has his work cut out for him when Honoria sets off for Cambridge determined to marry by the end of the season. She's got her eye on the only unmarried Bridgerton, who's a bit wet behind the ears. When her advances are spurned, can Marcus swoop in and steal her heart in time for the musicale?
Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .
'A veritable treat' Daily Mail
'Light, pacy and full of feisty heroines' Guardian on the Bridgerton series
'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and love . . . and gives them a thoroughly modern twist. I can't focus on anything else' Stylist
'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly
'A smart, funny touch' Time Magazine
Uncle Jack and The Emperor Penguins ELI 3 + CD
‘Here are the Emperor Penguins as happy as can be. They’re off to lay their eggs in a place far from the sea. They stay here all the winter as cold as cold can be. Until their babies hatch in a place far from the sea.’ In this hilarious story you will learn something about the habits of the Emperor Penguins and follow Uncle Jack and the others in their race against time to help the penguins to the place where they lay their eggs.
„Tu sú tučniaky cisárske také šťastné, ako len môžu byť. Sú na pevnine, aby pokládli vajcia na mieste ďaleko od mora. Zostávajú tam počas celej studenej, zimy až kým sa ich mláďatá nevyliahnu.“
V tomto veselom príbehu sa dozviete niečo o zvykoch tučniakov cisárskych a budete nasledovať Strýka Jacka a ostatných, ktorí pomáhajú tučniakom dostať sa na miesto kladenia vajec včas.
Daredevil - Fearless Origins
Here comes Daredevil...the Man Without Fear! Meet Matt Murdock, one of New York's finest attorneys by day - and swashbuckling crimefighter by night! Discover the dark secrets behind Matt's first days in the costume, as the man without sight became a man without fear - and one of the greatest heroes in comic history. Daredevil faces off against the Owl, the Purple Man and Mr. Fear for the first time...but it's not how you remember it! Plus, Charles Soule puts Daredevil back in black in the first issue of his critically acclaimed, award-winning run!
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The Artist - Being Iniesta
Andres Iniesta is the Barcelona and Spain legend, rated by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Paul Scholes as one of the greatest footballers of all time. This is the thinking fan's footballer with a thinking fan's football book. Andres Iniesta was twelve years old when scouts invited him into Barcelona's famous La Masia academy. Shortly after he joined the club, Barca legend Pep Guardiola remarked of him, 'This lad is going to retire us all.' Iniesta rapidly became a permanent fixture in the Barca midfield, propelling the club to a raft of trophies, including eight La Liga championships and four Champions League titles. With his country he has won the European Championship twice, and scored the winning goal in the 2010 World Cup final. Behind the wonderfully graceful passing and movement, and the accolades and trophies he has garnered, there exists an intelligent and thoughtful man who, until now, has let his beautifully skilful feet do the talking. In The Artist: Being Iniesta, the Spanish maestro paints a vivid self-portrait, in his own words but also in those of his coaches, team-mates, opponents, friends and family. The result is intriguing.
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Bábika Amiga Comunión Carla 32cm
Carla je 32 cm Amiga bábika. Jej tváričku zdobia sivomodré očká a dlhé vlnité blond vlasy. Carla je oblečená v bielych spoločenských šatočkách so sivým lemom v páse a modrými kvetmi na gumičke do vlasov. Na nohách má ponožky a obuté biele topánočky.
V Paole Reina závode, ktorý má dlhoročnú tradíciu, berú svoju prácu ako životnú filozofiu, ktorá je založená na ich záväzku ku kvalite. Pracujú na tom, aby deťom na celom svete prinášali nádej, aby im pomohli spoznávať svet okolo seba a premieňať ho prostredníctvom hry na krajšie miesto . Všetky bábiky, ako aj ich oblečenie a doplnky sú vyrobené 100% v Španielsku, v továrni Onil (Alicante), rodisku bábik a hračiek zo 70. rokov 19. storočia. Táto certifikácia „Made in 100% in Spain“ zaisťuje súlad s najprísnejšími kontrolami európskych noriem kvality ich produktov.
Za každou bábikou Paola Reina stojí veľká skupina špecialistov, ktorí pracujú na jej vývoji. Technológia, kvalita a dizajn zohrávajú veľmi dôležitú úlohu vo výrobnom procese, pričom kombinujú pokročilé techniky s inými úplne ručne vyrobenými technikami, ako je plastika formy, make-up tváre, účes alebo obliekanie. Materiály použité v bábikách sú vysoko kvalitné. Od suroviny až po látky, vlasy, oči, jemnú vôňu vanilky a každý z doplnkov bábik. Materiál použitý na výrobu našich bábik je vinyl bez ftalátov. Chceme sa uistiť, že vaše dieťa je v bezpečí, preto sa 100% eliminovali chemikálie, ktoré obsahujú ftaláty.
Sú to bábiky vyrobené srdcom, vytvorené s kvalitou a dizajnom... Sme hrdí, že vám môžeme ponúknuť tieto kvalitne vyrobené bábiky.
Bábiky Las Amigas sú 32 cm vysoké, voňajúce po vanilke, ktorá je obchodnou známkou Paola Reina spoločnosti. Bábiky sú veľmi štíhle, kopírujú tvar tela dievčatiek pred dospievaním. Majú otočnú hlavičku a pohyblivé končatiny.
Ich vlásky sú bezpečne zakorenené, naozaj husté a kvalitné, ideálne pre nekonečné česanie a styling. Ich tváričky s vloženými / fixovanými očkami vyrobenými z iskrivého plexiskla a lemované dlhými riasami na hornom viečku sú naozaj pôvabné.
Veľkosť: 32 cm
UPOZORNENIE: Nevhodné pre deti do 3 rokov. Obsahuje malé časti, nebezpečenstvo udusenia. V súlade s normou EN71 CEE/ASTM F936. Produkt je originál, jeho imitácia je zakázaná. Obal uchovajte ako legálny dôkaz o pôvode.
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The Sartorial Travel Guide
This essential travel guide distils a decade of style expert Simon Crompton's experiences travelling the world to meet and advise the finest menswear producers and artisans, providing everything the modern man needs to know to travel in style, explaining what to buy and where to buy it.
Offering the lowdown on ten of the world's most stylish cities, including Florence, New York, Stockholm and Hong Kong - with a further ten cities full of emerging talents presented more briefly in a reference section at the end of the book - each chapter includes listings of the finest local shops and producers. In-depth profiles of standout tailors, clothiers and shoemakers offer insights into the craftsmanship behind the trademark style of each city, from a traditional kimono maker in Japan to a bespoke opticians in Paris. A central section offers travel advice from leading style aficionados, including Mark Cho of The Armoury and Mats Klingberg of Trunk Clothiers, providing travel tips from those in the know.
With locator maps to assist the planning of your trip and practical advice on how and what to pack, you will be prepared for any occasion. Whether you are on a luxurious city break or looking to fill a few spare hours on a business trip, this is the ideal vade mecum for any sartorial adventure.
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Genius And Ink: Virginia Woolf On How To Read
FOREWORD BY ALI SMITH WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA WADE Who better to serve as a guide to great books and their authors than Virginia Woolf? In the early years of its existence, the Times Literary Supplement published some of the finest writers in English: T. S. Eliot, Henry James and E.
M. Forster among them. But one of the paper's defining voices was Virginia Woolf, who produced a string of superb essays between the two World Wars.
The weirdness of Elizabethan plays, the pleasure of revisiting favourite novels, the supreme examples of Charlotte Bronte, George Eliot and Henry James, Thomas Hardy and Joseph Conrad: all are here, in anonymously published pieces, in which may be glimpsed the thinking behind Woolf's works of fiction and the enquiring, feminist spirit of A Room of One's Own. Here is Woolf the critical essayist, offering, at one moment, a playful hypothesis and, at another, a judgement laid down with the authority of a twentieth-century Dr Johnson. Here is Woolf working out precisely what's great about Hardy, and how Elizabeth Barrett Browning made books a "substitute for living" because she was "forbidden to scamper on the grass".
Above all, here is Virginia Woolf the reader, whose enthusiasm for great literature remains palpable and inspirational today.
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The Less Dead
'Denise Mina is the cream of the crop, an author who pushes the crime novel in new and exciting directions and never fails to deliver.' IAN RANKIN
When Margo goes in search of her birth mother for the first time, she meets her aunt, Nikki, instead. Margo learns that her mother, Susan, was a sex worker murdered soon after Margo's adoption. To this day, Susan's killer has never been found.
Nikki asks Margo for help. She has received threatening and haunting letters from the murderer, for decades. She is determined to find him, but she can't do it alone...
A brilliant, thought-provoking and heart-wrenching new thriller about identity and the value of a life, from the award-winning author of The Long Drop and Conviction.
PRAISE FOR DENISE MINA:
'You won't be able to put Conviction down' Reese Witherspoon
'Unsettling, evocative and staggeringly good' Daily Express
'A masterpiece by the woman who may be Britain's finest living crime novelist' Daily Telegraph
'An atmospheric recreation of a vanished Glasgow...and a compelling exploration of the warped criminal mind' The Times on The Long Drop: Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade
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Footprints On Zero Line: Writings On The Partition
The Partition of 1947 has influenced the works of an entire generation of writers, and continues to do so. Gulzar witnessed the horrors of Partition first-hand and it is a theme that he has gone back to again and again in his writings. Footprints on Zero Line brings together a collection of his finest writings - fiction, non-fiction and poems - on the subject. What sets this collection apart from other writings on Partition is that Gulzar's unerring eye does not stop at the events of 1947 but looks at how it continues to affect our lives to this day. Wonderfully rendered in English by well-known author and translator Rakhshanda Jalil, this collection marks seventy years of India's Independence. Footprints on Zero Line is not only a brilliant collection on a cataclysmic event in the history of our nation by one of our finest contemporary writers, it is also a timely reminder that those who forget the errors of the past are doomed to repeat them.
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Kamala Harris
In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American to be elected vice president of the USA.
Little Kamala used to accompany her parents to civil rights marches in California, strapped into her pushchair so she wouldn't get lost. From an early age, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer to help people in need. At university, Kamala felt like she could do anything and everything. She earned a law degree to make sure the most vulnerable were protected by justice.
Kamala's life was full of firsts, including becoming the first woman, Black woman, and South Asian American to be elected vice president. As Kamala stated to little girls everywhere in her speech - she may be the first but she won't be the last. This powerful book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the politician's life.
Little People, BIG DREAMS is a bestselling series of books and educational games that explore the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, yet each began life as a child with a dream.
This empowering series offers inspiring messages to children of all ages, in a range of formats. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. The hardback versions present expanded stories for beginning readers. Boxed gift sets allow you to collect a selection of the books by theme. Paper dolls, learning cards, matching games and other fun learning tools provide even more ways to make the lives of these role models accessible to children.
Inspire the next generation of outstanding people who will change the world with Little People, BIG DREAMS!
Batman Superman 2
Batman and Superman battle their deadliest adversaries! In the aftermath of a deadly duel with the Batman Who Laughs, trouble abounds for the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight. From the zombie resurrection of the Bottle City of Kandor, to battling the combined might of General Zod and Ra s al Ghul, to being turned into living bombs by the Ultra-Humanite, Batman and Superman are in over their heads, and need help in their battle against evil. Enter a new strategy: track down the biggest baddies in the DC Universe before they can do harm to others! A villain database that the World s Finest can use to stop problems before they happen...seems like a good idea, right? Not when the system itself turns on you! A rogue Brainiac program has infiltrated the database, and this sentient hub of all things evil has created a death trap for our heroes on the moon! To defeat the combined might of all the villains in the DCU, Steel and Batwoman join the fray to try to help save the day but will this ultra-team-up be enough? And that s not all a ticking-time-bomb Solomon Grundy and the deranged fifth-dimensional antics of Mr. Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite also plague Batman and Superman in this epic battle-royal of a book! This villainous volume collects Batman/Superman #7-15 and Batman/Superman Annual #1. Returning writer JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (The Flash, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad) is joined by the epic artistic talents of NICK DERINGTON (Doom Patrol, Future State: The Next Batman), CLAYTON HENRY (The Flash), MAX RAYNOR (The Terrifics), and more!
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The Bridgerton Collection
Escape to the ballrooms of Regency London with this beautifully designed boxset of the first four books in the worldwide bestselling Bridgerton series, the inspiration behind the Netflix phenomenon. In this glamorous, witty series, the Bridgertons reign over the Ton, watched (and gossiped about) by a mysterious columnist known only as Lady Whistledown . . .
The Duke & I
Simon Basset appears on the verge of proposing to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. But secretly their affair is a ruse to escape marriage-minded society mothers . . . Or is it? Amidst the glittering, gossipy, cut-throat world of London's elite, there is only one certainty: love ignores every rule . . .
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Anthony Bridgerton needs a wife. As the oldest son, he knows it's high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line. What a shame then, that he seems to have fallen in love with entirely the wrong woman . . .
An Offer From a Gentleman
One ball, one unknown woman and one magical night, changed everything for Benedict Bridgerton. Now, he has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, for he knows this is his only chance for a fairy tale love story . . .
Romancing Mr Bridgerton
Penelope Featherington has loved her best friend's brother, Colin Bridgerton, ever since she was a girl. When she discovers his deepest secret she must decide: is it time to share her own?
Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .
'Light, pacy and full of feisty heroines' Guardian on the Bridgerton series
'Julia Quinn's Bridgerton books take all of the classic tropes we know and love . . . and gives them a thoroughly modern twist. I can't focus on anything else' Stylist
Leonard Cohen
Harry Freedman uncovers the spiritual traditions that lie behind Leonard Cohen's profound and unmistakable lyrics
The singer and poet Leonard Cohen was deeply learned in Judaism and Christianity, the spiritual traditions that underpinned his self-identity and the way he made sense of the world. In this book Harry Freedman, a leading author of cultural and religious history, explores the mystical and spiritual sources Cohen drew upon, discusses their original context and the stories and ideas behind them.
Cohen's music is studded with allusions to Jewish and Christian tradition, to stories and ideas drawn from the Bible, Talmud and Kabbalah. From his 1967 classic 'Suzanne', through masterpieces like 'Hallelujah' and 'Who by Fire', to his final challenge to the divinity, 'You Want It Darker' he drew on spirituality for inspiration and as a tool to create understanding, clarity and beauty.
Born into a prominent and scholarly Jewish family in Montreal, Canada, Cohen originally aspired to become a poet, before turning to song writing and eventually recording his own compositions. Later, he became immersed in Zen Buddhism, moving in 1990 to a Zen monastery on Mount Baldy, California where he remained for some years. He died, with immaculate timing, on the day before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, leaving behind him a legacy that will be felt for generations to come.
Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius looks deeply into the imagination of one of the greatest singers and lyricists of our time, providing a window on the landscape of his soul. Departing from traditional biographical approaches, Freedman explores song by song how Cohen reworked myths and prayers, legends and allegories. By the end the reader will be left with a powerful understanding of Cohen's story, together with a far broader insight into the mystical origins of his inimitable work.
'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.' - John McKenna, writer and friend of Leonard Cohen
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Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Set in the late 1960s and the 1970s, Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay continues the story of the feisty and rebellious Lina and her lifelong friend, the brilliant and bookish Elena. Lina, after separating from her husband, is living with her young son in a new neighbourhood of Naples and working at a local factory. Elena has left Naples, earned a degree from an elite college, and published a novel, all of which has opened the doors to a world of learned and fascinating interlocutors. The era, with its dramatic changes in sexual politics and social costumes, with its seemingly limitless number of new possibilities, is rendered with breathtaking vigour. This third Neapolitan Novel is not only a moving story of friendship but also a searing portrait of a rapidly changing world. Since the publication of My Brilliant Friend, the first of the Neapolitan Novels, Elena Ferrante's fame as one of today's most compelling, insightful, and stylish authors has grown. She has gained admirers among authors, artists, and critics. But her most resounding success has undoubtedly been with readers, who have discovered in Ferrante a writer who speaks with great power and beauty of the mysteries of belonging, human relationships, love, family, and friendship.
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Walter Gropius - Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus
* A Times and New Statesman Book of the Year *
* BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week *
* Illustrated with over 130 colour photographs and drawings *
'A masterpiece.' Edmund de Waal
'Commanding, intelligent, gripping.' The Times
From 1910 to 1930 Gropius was at the very centre of European modern art and design, as the founder of the German art school, the Bauhaus. Yet Gropius's beliefs and affiliations left him little choice but to leave Germany when Hitler came to power.
In this riveting book, Fiona MacCarthy draws on new research to re-evaluate Gropius's work and life. From his shattering experiences in the First World War to his turbulent marriage to the notorious Alma Mahler and the tragic early death of their daughter, MacCarthy leads us through his disorientating years in London, to his final peaceful and productive life in America. This is biography at its finest and most vivid.
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