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Scar Night
For nine hundred generations, the city of Deepgate has hung suspended by giant chains over a seemingly bottomless abyss. In the unfathomable darkness below is said to reside the dread god Ulcis, 'hoarder of souls', with his army of ghosts. Outside the city extend the barren wastes of Deadsands, inhabited by the enemy Heshette, so that safe access is guaranteed only by a fleet of airships. At the hub of the city itself rises the Temple, in one of whose many crumbling spires resides a youthful angel, Dill, the last of his line. Descendant of heroic battle-archons, yet barely able to wield the great sword he has inherited from his forebears, he lives a sheltered existence under the watchful eye of Presbyter Sypes, who rules the Temple. For despite his sense of purposelessness, Dill has a destiny about to unfold - one that will take him down into terrifying depths of the pit in a desperate quest to save the teeming but precarious city from total annihilation at the hands of a cunning and resourceful traitor.
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On Literature
After the opening essay on the general significance of literature, Eco examines a number of major authors from the Western canon. A stimulating chapter on the poetic qualities of Dante's "Paradiso" is followed by one on the style of the Communist Manifesto. The next three essays centre on nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literature: one on the French writer Nerval's masterpiece, "Sylvie" (a major influence on Eco and a novella that he translated into Italian), one on Oscar Wilde's love of paradox, and one on Joyce's views on language. The last three pieces deal with the road that leads from Cervantes via Swift to Borges' "Library of Babel", then an essay on Eco's own anxiety about Borges' influence on him, and the volume ends with an article on the enigmatic Italian critic and anthropologist Piero Camporesi. "On Literature" is a provocative and entertaining collection of sprightly essays on the key texts that have shaped Eco, the novelist and critic. This volume will appeal to anyone interested in how new light is shed on old masters by a great contemporary mind.
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Galaxy Glamour-Thierry Mugler
A visual journey through four decades of Thierry Mugler’s unmistakable style and inexhaustible creativity.The designs of the iconic French couturier Thierry Mugler convey a powerful and seductive image of womanhood. His architectural, ultra-stylized silhouettes, his exploration of new materials, his passion for staging and spectacle, and his futuristic fantasies have left an indelible impression on the world of fashion. Divided into five key themes that embody Mugler’s aesthetic—fantasy, anatomy, metamorphosis, heroines, and stars—this colorful anthology features examples of all his classic work, from outrageous catwalk shows to extravagant accessories. Celebrities, supermodels, and muses appear in original sketches and photographs by Mugler himself, along with images from some of the great names of fashion photography, including Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Jean-Paul Goude. The book moves from the founding of the house in the 1970s, through the cutting-edge couture of the 1980s and 1990s, to today’s best-selling fragrances and the styling of spectacular shows and concerts for BeyonceĚ and Cirque du Soleil. 200 color photographs and illustrations
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The Warden (Oxford World´s Classics)
The book centers on the character of Mr. Harding, a clergyman of great personal integrity, whose charitable income far exceeds the purpose for which it was intended. Young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he considers to be an abuse of privilege, despite being in love with Mr. Harding's daughter Eleanor. The novel was highly topical as a case regarding the misapplication of church funds was the scandalous subject of contemporary debate. But Trollope uses this specific case to explore and illuminate the universal complexities of human motivation and social morality. This edition includes an introduction and notes by David Skilton and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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OWC Law Code of Manu
Manu was seated, when the great seers came up to him: "Please, Lord, tell us the Laws of all the social classes, as well as of those born in between..."' The Law Code of Manu is the most authoritative and the best-known legal text of ancient India. F
amous for two thousand years it still generates controversy, with Manu's verses being cited in support of the oppression of women and members of the lower castes. A seminal Hindu text, the Law Code is important for its classic description of so many
social institutions that have come to be identified with Indian society. It deals with the relationships between social and ethnic groups, between men and women, the organization of the state and the judicial system, reincarnation, the workings of ka
rma, and all aspects of the law. Patrick Olivelle's lucid translation is the first to be based on his critically edited text, and it incorporates the most recent scholarship on ancient Indian history, law, society, and religion.
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Memoirs from the House of the Dead (Oxford World´s Classics)
In this almost documentary account of his own experiences of penal servitude in Serbia, Dostoevsky describes the physical and mental suffering of the convicts, the squalor and the degradation, in relentless detail. The inticate procedure whereby the men strip for the bath without removing their ten-pound leg-fetters is an extraordinary tour de force, compared by Turgenev to passages from Dante's Inferno. Terror and resignation - the rampages of a pyschopath, the brief serence interlude of Christmas Day - are evoked by Dostoevsky, writing several years after his release, with a strikingly uncharacteristic detachment. For this reason, House of the Dead is certainly the least Dostoevskian of his works, yet, paradoxically, it ranks among his great masterpieces.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Second Foundation
Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels are one of the great masterworks of science fiction. As unsurpassed blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women dedicated to preserving humanity's light in a galaxy plunged into a nightmare of ignorance and violence thirty thousand years long. After years of struggle, the Foundation lies in ruins—destroyed by the mutant mind power of the Mule. But it is rumored that there is a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established to preserve the knowledge of mankind through the long centuries of barbarism. The Mule failed to find it the first time—but now he is certain he knows where it lies. The fate of the Foundation rests on young Arcadia Darell, only fourteen years old and burdened with a terrible secret. As its scientists gird for a final showdown with the Mule, the survivors of the First Foundation begin their desperate search. They too want the Second Foundation destroyed…before it destroys them.
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Colour Manage Logos
A one-stop, practical color resource for logo designers, branding professionals, and students.
Logo design is the most commonly requested commercial design. To be successful, designers need the skills and knowledge to create simple, bold graphics. Color Management for Logos is not only a great source of inspiration, it is also a hardworking manual that gives designers the broad color knowledge with which to create more successful logos. It offers suggestions for working within budgetary constraints, analyzes how to create the right feel for an identity, and illustrates how different color combinations can enhance a logo design.
A consolidated resource, Color Management for Logos arms designers with a thorough understanding of how to communicate with and manage color in all aspects of logo design, from issues of impact and lifestyle message, emotional responses to color, and pre-press requirements, to technical considerations. Dealing with every major color system, for both print and web, this book offers creative solutions for designing inspiring logos in line with print budgets and client briefs.
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History of Interior Design
Now in its third edition and fully updated with the most recent examples, A History of Interior Design tells the story of 6,000 years of domestic and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, furniture, decoration, technology and product design all overlap. These topics are woven together in a fascinating narrative that runs from cave dwellings and temple architecture, through Gothic cathedrals and Renaissance palaces, to the grand civic spaces of the nineteenth century and the sleek interiors of modern skyscrapers. Embedded in a social and political context, detailed discussions of famous buildings, from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre, are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular – the cottages, farmhouses, apartments and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people. In this new edition, the evolution of interior design has been made even more accessible through the inclusion of a CD-ROM with an interactive timeline. Incorporating over 100 illustrations, this sets the great interior spaces of the world in the context of the social, political and technological developments of the time.
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The Winter Ghosts
From the bestselling author of LABYRINTH and SEPULCHRE - a compelling story of ghosts and remembrance. Illustrated throughout by Brian Gallagher. The Great War took much more than lives. It robbed a generation of friends, lovers and futures. In Freddie Watson's case, it took his beloved brother and, at times, his peace of mind. In the winter of 1928, still seeking resolution, Freddie is travelling through the French Pyrenees. During a snowstorm, his car spins off the mountain road. He stumbles through woods, emerging in a tiny village. There he meets Fabrissa, a beautiful woman also mourning a lost generation. Over the course of one night, Fabrissa and Freddie share their stories. By the time dawn breaks, he will have stumbled across a tragic mystery that goes back through the centuries. By turns thrilling, poignant and haunting, this is a story of two lives touched by war and transformed by courage. THE WINTER GHOSTS is a gorgeous illustrated novel inspired by The Cave, Kate Mosse's short story written for the Quick Reads Initiative for adult emergent readers.
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A Rogue for Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas with three wonderfully wicked Regency rogues who woo their heroines with passion, secret presents and snowball fights! Lose yourself in three romantic holiday tales from USA Today Bestseller Lauren Smith.
This set includes:
The Rogue’s Seduction – Perdita Darby, the ton’s favorite lady, seeks the help of the notorious rogue, Vaughn, Viscount Darlington. If she can convince him to pretend to be her fiancé over Christmas, she will escape a dangerous fortune hunter who means to do her harm. But will the infamous Devil of London, Vaughn, find a way to win her heart?
The Gentleman’s Seduction – Martin Banks is quite the scrooge. After a tragic Christmas when he was young, he despises the holidays. But when he wins a hand of cards against the man who destroyed his life, he bargains for a sweeter prize than money. He takes Livvy, the man’s daughter, home with him to ruin her reputation and perhaps convince her to be his mistress. But neither he nor Livvy expect the spirit of Christmas to surprise them with the best gift of all: love.
His Wicked Seduction- Horatia Sheridan is cursed. She’s been madly in love with her older brother’s best friend, Lucien, since she was young. But the wicked rogue has never once noticed her except to treat her with annoyance. But when Christmas arrives and it’s clear that someone is targeting Horatia’s life, Lucien brings her home to his country estate to protect her. A Christmas kissing bough, a snowball fight and forbidden desire take hold, leading to a love that will change their lives forever.
*Note: These stories have been previously published as single titles or in other collections.
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Bláznivý jógin
„Tajný životopis“ jednoho z předních tibetských světců, buddhy jménem Dugpa Künleg (1455 - 1570), následovníka duchovní linie založené Tilopou, Náropou, Marpou a Milaräpou, a inkarnace velkého mahásiddhy Sarahy. Obyvatelé Tibetu si Dugpu Künlega zamilovali jako „bláznivě moudrého“ učitele a probuzeného mistra, jehož urážlivé chování a přisprostlý humor měli za cíl probouzet prosté lidi i jóginy ze spánku náboženského dogmatismu a samolibého klidu. Tato kniha je souborem anekdotických příběhů a písní, které se až do dnešních dnů vyprávějí v hostincích i chrámech Tibetu a Bhútánu.
Bláznivý jógin byl prvním životopisem bláznivého adepta „v akci“, který se kdy na Západě objevil. Na rozdíl od jiných, mnohem asketičtějších východních učitelů, hlásajících popírání těla a jeho tužeb, Dugpa Künleg využíval ve všech situacích touhu, cit a sexualitu k vyvolání deziluze, vhledu a rozkoše. S nesmírnou obratností ve sjednocování protikladů následoval stezku tantry čili realizace blaženosti a za pomoci sexu urychloval probuzení svých družek. Coby jedinečná kronika probuzeného jednání je Bláznivý jógin doposud nejpřesvědčivějším úvodem do vysokého učení tibetské tantry.
Keith Dowman, který přeložil tibetský text do angličtiny, strávil v severní Indii a v Himálaji čtrnáct let, během nichž se zabýval meditací a studiem tibetské tradice. Mezi jeho překlady můžeme uvést Calm and Clear, The Legend of the Great Stupa a Loom of the Light. Lee Baarslagová, která vytvořila ilustrace plné autentických detailů, žije a maluje v Nepálu.
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MEZCLA
Everyday eating with built in wow factor - from the Ottolenghi protege shaking up the food world.
MEZCLA means mix, blend or fusion in Spanish and in her first solo cookbook, Ixta Belfrage - loved for her inventive ingredient combinations - shares her favourite mezcla of flavours. Helpfully divided into quick recipes (for when you need something great on the table, fast) and longer recipes (for when you have time to slow down and savour the process), here are 100 bold, impactful recipes inspired by Italy, Brazil, Mexico and beyond. Creative, colourful and always delicious, this is food for every day and every occasion.
Includes quick, flavourful recipes, such as Giant Cheese on Toast with Honey and Urfa Butter and Chicken with Pineapple and 'Nduja, as well as dishes to spend more time over: Chiles Rellenos with Salsa Roja Risotto and Prawn Lasagne with Habanero Oil.
Sailor Moon Eternal 9
Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she's never gotten good grades, and, well, she's a bit of a crybaby. But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extra-long editions (about 300 pages each).
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The Funniest Boy in the World
Billy Plimpton took to the stage and captivated the crowd at the triumphant ending to The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh, and in the sequel, he's going to go viral. Celebrity comedian Leo Leggett takes Billy under his wing, as his new sidekick: when Leo tweets a clip of his stand-up act, Billy suddenly becomes the most famous boy in the country.
At first, this is GREAT - all the kids at school think he's cool and he gets to appear on his favourite morning TV show. But Leo's motives turn out to be shady and Billy must turn the tables in a very public way...
The idea for this story came from Helen Rutter's son, who has a stammer: she wanted to write the book that he would love to read, starring a child like him. packed with brilliant jokes and one-liners to make kids roar with laughter a book to encourage empathy and kindness in young readers.
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Xmen by Peter Milligan Blood of Apocalypse
In the wake of the Decimation, with the mutant race reduced to extinction levels, how do the X-Men pick up the pieces in a world that has completely changed? A Sentinel arrival and a sneak attack forces the weakened X-Men to re-evaluate who their friends are...and to align themselves with former enemies?! For when his people need him the most, Apocalypse shall return! Cable can see the signs -- but can he and Deadpool stop it from happening? Do they even want to? As Apocalypse rises again to lead mutantkind into the future, only the strongest will survive! But just wait until you see En Sabah Nur's new Horsemen! Will the blood of Apocalypse contain salvation -- or damnation? Peter Milligan (X-STATIX) completes his memorable X-Men run!
COLLECTING: Cable & Deadpool (2004) 26-27, X-Men (1991) 177-187
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Star Wars Legends Epic Collection Tales Of The Jedi 2
The history of the Old Republic! Five thousand years before Luke Skywalker, the Sith Empire rules the galaxy at the height of its powers - but the Great Hyperspace War could lead to their downfall! Then, a millennium later, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider, who takes up her murdered husband's lightsaber, and Ulic Qel-Droma, who discovers the final resting place of fallen Jedi Freedon Nadd - who may not be at rest after all! Can they save the Holocron containing all of Jedi history, or will the dark side of the Force triumph? Collecting STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SITH #0-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE FALL OF THE SITH EMPIRE #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI #1-5 and STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING #1-2.
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Bláznivý jógin (2.vyd.)
Tajný životopis jednoho z předních tibetských světců, buddhy jménem Dugpa Künleg (1455 - 1570), následovníka duchovní linie založené Tilopou, Náropou, Marpou a Milaräpou, a inkarnace velkého mahásiddhy Sarahy. Obyvatelé Tibetu si Dugpu Künlega zamilovali jako bláznivě moudrého učitele a probuzeného mistra, jehož urážlivé chování a přisprostlý humor měly za cíl probouzet prosté lidi i jóginy ze spánku náboženského dogmatismu a samolibého klidu. Tato kniha je souborem anekdotických příběhů a písní, které se až do dnešních dnů vyprávějí v hostincích i chrámech Tibetu a Bhútánu.
Bláznivý jógin byl prvním životopisem bláznivého adepta v akci, který se kdy na Západě objevil. Na rozdíl od jiných, mnohem asketičtějších východních učitelů, hlásajících popírání těla a jeho tužeb, Dugpa Künleg využíval ve všech situacích touhu, cit a sexualitu k vyvolání deziluze, vhledu a rozkoše. S nesmírnou obratností ve sjednocování protikladů následoval stezku tantry čili realizace blaženosti a za pomoci sexu urychloval probuzení svých družek. Coby jedinečná kronika probuzeného jednání je Bláznivý jógin doposud nejpřesvědčivějším úvodem do vysokého učení tibetské tantry.
Keith Dowman, který přeložil tibetský text do angličtiny, strávil v severní Indii a v Himálaji čtrnáct let, během nichž se zabýval meditací a studiem tibetské tradice. Mezi jeho překlady můžeme uvést Calm and Clear, The Legend of the Great Stupa a Loom of the Light. Lee Baarslagová, která vytvořila ilustrace plné autentických detailů, žije a maluje v Nepálu.
Tanečník v nezničitelném proudu magických iluzí,
sjednotitel změti rozporů a absurdit,
držitel síly otáčející Kolem blaženosti a prázdnoty,
hrdina vnímající veškerá jsoucna coby klam,
odporný umíněnec znechucený dočasnými připoutanostmi,
malý jógin ničící iluzorní představy druhých,
tulák vysmívající se sansáře,
bezstarostný poutník, pro něhož je každý dům domovem,
šťastný pocestný vnímající svou mysl coby svého lamu,
přeborník spatřující za veškerými jevy svou mysl,
věštec relativity chápající jednotu v rozmanitosti jevů,
naldžorpa vychutnávající jedinou chuť všeho jsoucna
to jsou některé z masek, jež nosím!
Ženy, jedlo a Boh
Geneen Rothová tridsať rokov študovala príčiny prejedania sa, učila a písala o ňom. Začína kľúčovou tézou: spôsob jedenia nemožno oddeliť od základných životných presvedčení človeka. Autorka nalieha, aby sme si všímali, čo skutočne potrebujeme a čo n
ájdeme v supermarkete. Predstavuje sedem základných zásad jedenia a prináša praktické rady, ktoré pomohli tisíckam žien. V závere hovorí o jedle ako o bráne k slobode a k tomu, po čom túžime najviac: o tajomstve chudnutia a žiarivej prítomnosti, ktor
ú mnohí nazývajú bohom.
Ak vo vzťahu k jedlu trpíte (jete priveľa alebo primálo, neustále na jedlo myslíte alebo sa snažíte vôbec naň nemyslieť), môžete sa oslobodiť. Stačí sa pozrieť do taniera. Odpoveď je v ňom. Neutekajte. Dívajte sa. Lebo
keď privítame to, čomu sa najviac chceme vyhnúť, dotkneme sa niečoho vo svojom vnútri, čo je svieže a živé. Dotkneme sa života, ktorý naozaj chceme.
Táto knižka je úprimný ponor do hlbokého a napĺňajúceho vzťahu s jedlom, vlastným telom... a takm
er všetkým ostatným. Jednoducho povedané, kniha Ženy, jedlo a boh je návodom, ako žiť.
Istý prvotriedny majster zenu povedal: Neexistuje správna voľba. Ale správne je správne a nesprávne je nesprávne. To isté platí aj o zásadách riadiť, ale n
azbavia váš život emocionálneho stravovania.
ZÁSADY JEDENIA
Jedzte vtedy, keď ste hladná.
Jedzte posediačky a v tichom prostredí. Nie v aute.
Pri jedení sa nerozptyľujte. Za rozptyľovanie sa považuje rádio, televízia, noviny, knihy, prudká alebo zn
epokojujúca konverzácia, hudba.
Jedzte to, čo si praje vaše telo.
Jedzte, kým nemáte dosť.
Jedzte (zámerne) tak, aby vás všetci videli.
Jedzte s radosťou, chuťou a pôžitkom.
Nezáleží na tom, či ste múdra, bohatá, tučná alebo osvietená. Všetko pre
zradí váš spôsob jedenia.
Kniha, ktorá zmení život. Oprah Winfrey
Geneen Rothová znovu boduje. Publikácia Ženy, jedlo a boh je fascinujúca. A plná hlbokých myšlienok, ktoré Vám môžu zmeniť život. Christiane Northupová
Ohromne dôležité dielo..
. dielo, ktoré oslobodí mnoho žien od tyranstva strachu a bezradnosti, ako zvíťaziť nad nadváhou. Anna Lamottová
Presvedčivé a výstižné. Philadelphia Inquirer
Elegantné vykreslenie vzťahu medzi jedlom a vlastnou intimitou. Osobná skúsenosť Gene
en Rothovej je udivujúca, ukazuje nám, ako si diéty a prejedanie zamieňame s vlastným citovým životom. Táto kniha pomáha čitateľovi skoncovať s deštruktívnymi a seba zničujúcimi návykmi a učí ho, ako uspokojiť nielen fyzický, ale aj emocionálny hlad,
aby viedol naplnený a spokojný život.
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