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Portrait of Spy
Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author For Gabriel and his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London-a visit to an art gallery in St. James's to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch at an Italian restaurant along the Strand. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Hamburg has already marred this sparkling autumn day. And while walking along Wellington Street, the ever-vigilant Gabriel notices a man whom he believes is about to carry out a third attack. The man is exhibiting several traits common to suicide bombers-traits that Gabriel, one of the world's most experienced counterterrorism officers, knows all too well. Armed with a concealed Beretta pistol, he follows the man into the crowded Covent Garden market, determined to prevent the massacre of innocents he fears is about to take place. But before Gabriel can draw his weapon, he is knocked to the pavement by two undercover London police officers. A moment later he looks up to find a scene from his nightmares. Bodies and blood, Baghdad on the Thames ...
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Nachts an der Seine
"Nachts an der Seine" ist ein hinreißender romantischer Kurzroman (144 Seiten) von Jojo Moyes, der Autorin des Bestsellers "Ein ganzes halbes Jahr". Nell war noch nie in Paris. Überhaupt hat sie noch kaum etwas gesehen von der Welt. Auf den Wochenendtrip mit ihrem Freund Pete freut sie sich deshalb schon ewig. Und nun steht sie in London am Bahnhof und Pete taucht nicht auf. Aufgehalten bei der Arbeit, aber er will nachkommen. Allein in einer fremden Stadt - eine schreckliche Vorstellung für die schüchterne Nell. Doch als sie den geheimnisvollen Fabien kennenlernt, ist Nell zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben spontan: Sie steigt auf sein Mofa und lässt sich von ihm in die Pariser Nacht entführen ... Jojo Moyes' herzzerreißende Geschichte macht Mut zum Leben.
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9,37 €
9,86 €
Weapons of Math Destruction
Longlisted for the National Book Award New York Times Bestseller A former Wall Street quant sounds an alarm on the mathematical models that pervade modern life — and threaten to rip apart our social fabric We live in the age of the algorithm. Increasingly, the decisions that affect our lives—where we go to school, whether we get a car loan, how much we pay for health insurance—are being made not by humans, but by mathematical models. In theory, this should lead to greater fairness: Everyone is judged according to the same rules, and bias is eliminated. But as Cathy O’Neil reveals in this urgent and necessary book, the opposite is true. The models being used today are opaque, unregulated, and uncontestable, even when they’re wrong. Most troubling, they reinforce discrimination: If a poor student can’t get a loan because a lending model deems him too risky (by virtue of his zip code), he’s then cut off from the kind of education that could pull him out of poverty, and a vicious spiral ensues. Models are propping up the lucky and punishing the downtrodden, creating a “toxic cocktail for democracy.” Welcome to the dark side of Big Data. Tracing the arc of a person’s life, O’Neil exposes the black box models that shape our future, both as individuals and as a society. These “weapons of math destruction” score teachers and students, sort résumés, grant (or deny) loans, evaluate workers, target voters, set parole, and monitor our health. O’Neil calls on modelers to take more responsibility for their algorithms and on policy makers to regulate their use. But in the end, it’s up to us to become more savvy about the models that govern our lives. This important book empowers us to ask the tough questions, uncover the truth, and demand change. From the Hardcover edition.
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15,50 €
Portrait of Spy
Gabriel Allon, master art restorer and assassin, returns in a spellbinding new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author For Gabriel and his beautiful Venetian-born wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London--a visit to an art gallery in St. James's to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch at an Italian restaurant along the Strand. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Hamburg has already marred this sparkling autumn day. And while walking along Wellington Street, the ever-vigilant Gabriel notices a man whom he believes is about to carry out a third attack. The man is exhibiting several traits common to suicide bombers--traits that Gabriel, one of the world's most experienced counterterrorism officers, knows all too well. Armed with a concealed Beretta pistol, he follows the man into the crowded Covent Garden market, determined to prevent the massacre of innocents he fears is about to take place. But before Gabriel can draw his weapon, he is knocked to the pavement by two undercover London police officers. A moment later he looks up to find a scene from his nightmares. Bodies and blood, Baghdad on the Thames !
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Semmi nem igaz, bármi lehetséges
Üdv a 21. századi Oroszország szürreális szívében! Az új Oroszországban még a diktatúra is csak egy valóságshow, melynek szereplői művészlelkű bérgyilkosok, a Kreml bábjátékosaivá avanzsáló színházi rendezők, öngyilkos szupermodellek, magukat keresztes lovagnak képzelő motoros banditák, forradalmár oligarchák. Ez itt az új pénz és az új hatalom birodalma, mely oly gyorsan változik, hogy darabokra töri maga körül a valóságot. Az ország, ahol semmi nem igaz, és bármi lehetséges, még az elképzelhetetlen is. Az orosz emigráns szülők gyermekeként Londonban felnövő tévés producer, Peter Pomerantsev több mint tíz évet dolgozott Moszkvában. Amikor belevetette magát a robbanásszerűen fejlődő orosz tévéiparba, nem kisebb célt tűzött ki maga elé, mint feltérképezni az országban tomboló korrupció legrejtettebb zugait. Füstös tárgyalókban találkozott az orosz médiagépezetet irányító propagandagurukkal, felkereste a szibériai maffiavárosokat és a szupergazdagok londoni és amerikai szalonjait, aranyásó-akadémiák és agymosó önképző tanfolyamok titkainak nyomába eredt. Ahogy a Putyin-rezsim egyre agresszívabbá vált, úgy merült Pomerantsev egyre mélyebbre. A Semmi nem igaz… szórakoztató és felkavaró, felejthetetlen utazás a dekadencián át az őrületbe tartó országba. A szerző tűpontos felismerései fájdalmasan, ijesztően ismerősek lehetnek a magyar olvasónak.
My Good Life in France
One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to northern France to pick up some cheap wine. She returned to England a few hours later having put in an offer on a rundown old barn in the rural Seven Valleys area of Pas de Calais. This was not something she'd expected or planned for.Janine eventually gave up her job in London to move with her husband to live the good life in France. Or so she hoped. While getting to grips with the locals and la vie Francaise, and renovating her dilapidated new house, a building lacking the comforts of mains drainage, heating or proper rooms, and with little money and less of a clue, she started to realize there was lot more to her new home than she could ever have imagined.These are the true tales of Janine's rollercoaster ride through a different culture - one that, to a Brit from the city, was in turns surprising, charming and not the least bit baffling.
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13,25 €
13,95 €
Complete Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid is the leading architect in the world, and is the first female recipient of the prestigious Pritzker Prize (2004). This is the complete monograph of Hadid's works, from her early, unbuilt projects and ideas from her student years to her very latest projects around the world, including the Aquatics Centre for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Guangzhou Opera House in China, and the Eli & Edythe Broad Art Museum in Michigan, USA. The book also includes her furniture, product and exhibition designs.
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30,39 €
31,99 €
The Seven Moods of Craft Spirits
The second in the “Seven Moods” series, this little guide is destined to become the pocket bible to craft spirits for years to come.
Now is the most exciting time for craft spirits. Craft distilling is riding a perfect wave, as consumers look for provenance and heritage, drink less but better, and seek bespoke and original drinks rather than homogenous global brands. Gin distilling has become particularly popular in London, tequila is back in fashion, Cuban rum is making a resurgence, and great whiskies are being created everywhere, from France to Japan, Taiwan to Denmark.
Gone are the days of brand loyalty. Instead, drinkers are choosing from a portfolio of drinks to match where they are and what they are doing, from a relaxing gunpowder tea-based gin to a festive spiced rum, and from a contemplative single malt to a fiery absinthe.
Brought together in one accessible guide, here are 350 of the world’s most interesting and innovative spirits – whiskies, gins, vodkas, rums, brandies, liqueurs, poteens, tequilas, piscas, schnapps, and brandies/cognacs. Researched and written by leading whisky writer, Dominic Roskrow, each entry includes a specially commissioned drawing, tasting description, strength, distillery information, and spirit type.
Each chapter is devoted to seven different moods (Social, Adventurous, Poetic, Bucolic, Contemplative, Gastronomic, Imaginative), and alongside the entries there are numerous useful features on related subjects, including gin and whisky distilleries, spirit bars, whisky festivals, craft distillers, and mixing spirits and food.
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18,53 €
19,50 €
Vanessa és Virginia
Erősnek kell lenned, ha olyan húgod van, mint Virgina Woolf.
London, 1905. A város nagy változásokat él meg, és a Stephen testvérek e változások élharcosai. Vanessa, Virginia, Thoby és Adrian megválnak gyermekkori otthonuktól, és a zöldellő parkokkal tarkított, bohém hangulatú Bloomsbury negyedben bérelnek házat. Új otthonuk hamarosan fiatal értelmiségiekből és művészekből álló baráti társaság találkozóhelye lesz.
A társaság később híressé és sikeressé váló tagjai a történet kezdetén még pályájuk elején járnak. Vanessa Bell még egyetlen festményét sem tudta eladni. Húga, Virginia könyvkritikáját visszautasítja a The Times. Barátjuk, Lytton Strachey még semmit sem publikált. E. M. Forster ugyan befejezte első regényét, de a címmel nem sikerül dűlőre jutnia. Leonard Woolf köztisztviselő Ceylon szigetén, John Maynard Keynes pedig állást keres. E ragyogó elmék és tehetséges művészbarátaik elvetik a viktoriánus társadalom konvencióit, és a londoni bohémvilág zabolátlan szabadságát élvezik.
Ám hirtelen minden megváltozik, amikor Vanessa váratlanul beleszeret a baráti kör egyik tagjába. Húga, Virginia úgy érzi, magára maradt. A varázslatos személyiségű, karizmatikus és lángeszű fiatal lány, aki egész életében Vanessa óvó figyelmének középpontjában állt, mindent megtesz azért, hogy kisajátítsa nővérét. Érzékeny idegrendszere megsínyli a változásokat: egyre inkább az őrület határára sodródik. Árulás és bizalmatlanság ver éket a családtagok közé. Vanessának el kell döntenie, hogy hajlandó-e bárki mással szemben megvédeni a saját boldogságát.
Priya Parmar regénye izgalmas képet fest az első világháború előtti London szellemi pezsgéséről és a híres testvérpár, Vanessa Bell és Virginia Woolf nem mindennapi életéről.
Home Fire
“Ingenious… Builds to one of the most memorable final scenes I’ve read in a novel this century.” —The New York Times
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER PRIZE
The suspenseful and heartbreaking story of an immigrant family driven to pit love against loyalty, with devastating consequences
Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew. When he resurfaces half a globe away, Isma’s worst fears are confirmed.
Then Eamonn enters the sisters’ lives. Son of a powerful political figure, he has his own birthright to live up to—or defy. Is he to be a chance at love? The means of Parvaiz’s salvation? Suddenly, two families’ fates are inextricably, devastatingly entwined, in this searing novel that asks: What sacrifices will we make in the name of love?
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11,88 €
12,50 €
World of Berly Cook
Plump ladies at lunch; girls on a night out; shopping in the mall: for over fourty years Beryl Cook brought our everyday world to colorful life, capturing moments of social history to create a perceptive record of life in the second half of the twentieth century.
This highly popular book, the last to be published with Beryl’s cooperation, is now available in a revised version featuring her last four paintings, alongside many other rarely seen works not included in the previous edition. It also offers an appreciation of her life and work. News of Cook’s death in May 2008 prompted an outpouring of admiration from the art world and the general public alike. The London Times wrote: “Cook was the mistress of evanescent facial expressions and body language—the furtive glance, the hint of competitiveness, the deep concentration, the studied indifference and the momentary indecision…” Today Beryl Cook’s pictures hang in the Glasgow Museum of Modern Art and in the Plymouth and Bristol City Art Galleries. In London the Portal Gallery has represented Cook’s work exclusively for her entire painting career, staging 18 solo exhibitions. Collected by celebrities such as Yoko Ono, Jackie Collins and Whoopi Goldberg, Cook’s work continues to attract loyal fans, making her one.
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25,60 €
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Under the Sun
Anna gave up everything she had in London - her flat, her job, her friends - to run away to Spain and live the dream with the handsome, complicated artist she had fallen in love with. They were building a life together, renovating a beautiful finca in the mountains - but then Michael left, with little more than a note to say goodbye, and Anna's future crashed around her ears. Now she runs a bar in the sleepy beach town of Marea, surrounded by British expats who moved out to find their own place in the sun and are secretly as homesick and stuck as Anna now feels.
When a local man, Simon, offers to rent her house, Anna hopes it will pave the way for her escape. But Simon is not who he says he is, and it soon transpires that his tenants are a group of African migrants that Anna fears he may be exploiting. When a dead body washes up on the beach in mysterious circumstances, Anna realises she alone has the power to unravel the truth...
Gripping, poignant, witty and brilliantly observed, Under the Sun is an unforgettable novel about heartbreak, identity, migration and finding a place to call home.
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10,93 €
11,50 €
Born-Free
Born-Free is the Woodstock of the motorcycle scene: the world’s biggest gathering for riders of vintage custom motorcycles. Every season the community celebrates a shared passion for building and riding motorcycles. It’s all about finding the next epic road and enjoying the feeling of spending time outside, with your friends or all alone, with scenic landscapes, the sun on your face, the sound of the wind, and the engine revving at your command. It means going back to the basics, just the winning combination of human and machine. Riding clears the mind and gives freedom to think at a welcome distance from everyday problems. Some say you can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a motorcycle and that’s pretty close. What are you waiting for? Ride with us!
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The Born-Free Book is created by DicE Magazine. DicE was launched in London by MATT DAVIS & DEAN MICETICH in 2004, and is now published in Los Angeles. We lost Matt Davis in 2016 to cancer, but his legacy lives on and DicE is being continued on by Dean. The Born-Free book features photography by Ben Zales, who is a 24-years-old photographer based in Los Angeles and the Creative Direction is by Shane Markland, a 42-year-old ex model and LA native. He still does various naked photo shoots when he needs extra cash.
Glow
With GLOW, Ned Beauman has reinvented the international conspiracy thriller for a new generation. A hostage exchange outside a police station in Pakistan. A botched defection in an airport hotel in New Jersey. A test of loyalty at an abandoned resort in the Burmese jungle. A boy and a girl locking eyes at a rave in a South London laundrette ...For the first time, Britain's most exciting young novelist turns his attention to the present day, as a conspiracy with global repercussions converges on one small flat above a dentist's office in Camberwell.
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15,68 €
16,50 €
Hegarty on Advertising
What makes a great idea? How do you make the best pitch to a prospective client? What effect will new technology have on advertising? Written by one of the world’s leading advertising creatives, Hegarty on Advertising contains over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man behind hugely effective and influential campaigns for brands such as Levi Strauss, Audi, and Unilever. The book is both an advertising credo and a brilliantly entertaining memoir, divided into two parts. The first offers John Hegarty’s personal insights and advice on the advertising business: Ideas, Brands, The Agency, Briefs, Pitching, Storytelling, and Technology. In the second, Hegarty talks about his own career and experiences, from his early days working with Charles Saatchi to the founding of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) in 1982 and its rise to global renown with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Sao Paulo. This essential addition to any advertising executive’s shelf is now fully revised and ready to inspire a new generation of marketers.
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20,85 €
21,95 €
Graffiti and Urban Art
This book is an exhaustive compilation of graffiti and urban artworks done by 50 of the best international urban artists all over the world, in cities including Los Angeles, Tokyo, New York, London or Singapore, among many others. A route through the latest trends in urban art and the myriad of styles within it: 3D, bubble, wild style - The book is divided into three chapters and includes works of all kinds, from the smallest stickers to the huge graffiti that fill facades several storeys high.
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28,41 €
29,90 €
Groove Armada - GA25 (Box Set) 2LP+2CD
KDO: Elektronické duo z Londýna tvoří Andy Cato a Tom Friday. Projekt dosud vydal osm studiových alb, z nichž čtyři bodovala v britské Top 50.
CO: Speciální box obsahující 2LP a 2CD je oslavou pětadvacátého výročí vzniku kapely. Při tté příležitosti vychází i nový singl „Hold A Vibe“.
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1. A1 I See You Baby (GA25 Version)
2. A2 Song 4 Mutya (GA25 Version)
3. A3 Back to My Roots (feat. Richie Havens) (GA25 Version)
4. B1 Superstylin' (GA25 Version)
5. B2 If Everybody Looked the Same (GA25 Version)
6. B3 Purple Haze (GA25 Version)
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1. C1 My Friend (GA25 Version)
2. C2 Chicago (GA25 Version)
3. C3 Easy (GA25 Version)
4. D1 Edge Hill (GA25 Version)
5. D2 The Girls Say (GA25 Version)
6. D3 Get Down (GA25 Version)
7. D4 At the River (GA25 Version)
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1. I See You Baby (GA25 Version)
2. Song 4 Mutya (GA25 Version)
3. Easy (GA25 Version)
4. Superstylin' (GA25 Version)
5. If Everybody Looked the Same (GA25 Version)
6. Purple Haze (GA25 Version)
7. Get Down (GA25 Version)
8. My Friend (GA25 Version)
9. Chicago (GA25 Version)
10. Love Sweet Sound (GA25 Version)
11. Edge Hill (GA25 Version)
12. The Girls Say (GA25 Version)
13. Back to My Roots (feat. Richie Havens) (GA25 Version)
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1. One Way (feat. J.Lamotta) (GA25 Version)
2. As the Light Breaks In (feat. Saint Saviour) (GA25 Version)
3. Dance Our Hurt Away (feat. Paris Brightledge) (GA25 Version)
4. 2000 People (GA25 Version)
5. Edge of the Horizon (feat. She Keeps Bees) (GA25 Version)
6. Together in Love (GA25 Version)
7. Paper Romance (GA25 Version)
8. History 25 (GA25 Version)
9. Hold a Vibe (feat. Red Rat) (GA25 Version)
10. Holding Out Forever (feat. James Alexander Bright) (GA25 Version)
11. Shekina (Groove Armada Terrace 2000 Remix)
12. At the River (GA25 Version)
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59,84 €
62,99 €
Lethal White
'I seen a kid killed . . . He strangled it, up by the horse.'
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.
Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did. Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been - Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much more tricky than that . . .
The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, LETHAL WHITE is both a gripping mystery and a page-turning next instalment in the ongoing story of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott.
Lethal White (Cormoran Strike 4)
I seen a kid killed . . .
He strangled it, up by the horse.'
When Billy, a troubled young man, comes to private eye Cormoran Strike's office to ask for his help investigating a crime he thinks he witnessed as a child, Strike is left deeply unsettled. While Billy is obviously mentally distressed, and cannot remember many concrete details, there is something sincere about him and his story. But before Strike can question him further, Billy bolts from his office in a panic.
Trying to get to the bottom of Billy's story, Strike and Robin Ellacott - once his assistant, now a partner in the agency - set off on a twisting trail that leads them through the backstreets of London, into a secretive inner sanctum within Parliament, and to a beautiful but sinister manor house deep in the countryside.
And during this labyrinthine investigation, Strike's own life is far from straightforward: his newfound fame as a private eye means he can no longer operate behind the scenes as he once did.
Plus, his relationship with his former assistant is more fraught than it ever has been - Robin is now invaluable to Strike in the business, but their personal relationship is much, much more tricky than that . . .
The most epic Robert Galbraith novel yet, LETHAL WHITE is both a gripping mystery and a page-turning next instalment in the ongoing story of Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott.