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Architecture
A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energy
The story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscrapers, reveal our priorities and ambitions, our family structures and power structures. And to an extent that hasn't been explored until now, architecture has been shaped in every era by our access to energy, from fire to farming to fossil fuels.
In this ground-breaking history of world architecture, Barnabas Calder takes us on a dazzling tour of some of the most astonishing buildings of the past fifteen thousand years, from Uruk, via Ancient Rome and Victorian Liverpool, to China's booming megacities. He reveals how every building - from the Parthenon to the Great Mosque of Damascus to a typical Georgian house - was influenced by the energy available to its architects, and why this matters.
Today architecture consumes so much energy that 40% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from the construction and running of buildings. If we are to avoid catastrophic climate change then now, more than ever, we need beautiful but also intelligent buildings, and to retrofit - not demolish - those that remain. Both a celebration of human ingenuity and a passionate call for greater sustainability, this is a history of architecture for our times.
Create Space
Cut the clutter, live better with less, give yourself headspace, and enjoy life more.
Create Space shows you how to turn chaos into calm and discover the health and wellbeing benefits of living in an organised home.
Inside the pages of this informative, minimalism book, you'll discover:
- A room-by-room guide to organising your home
- Step-by-step guides and quick tips for simple sorting and storage solutions
- A fresh, relatable take on the link between mental wellbeing and decluttering
- The author and founder of Declutter Dollies, Dilly Carter's inspirational personal story
A master class in detoxing your home
Packed with practical solutions, advice and techniques, this book will teach you how to declutter your home, simplify your living space, and find a more organised and peaceful life. Explore step-by-step methods that you can adapt and sustain for your own needs so you can live better with less.
Discover the connection between outer order and inner calm in this self-help book. By clearing out your home, you can also clear your mind, improve your relationships, and enhance your wellbeing. When you stop allowing your life to revolve around mess and clutter, you instantly gain energy to focus on the things that matter.
Get Ready to Reclaim Your Space, Your Time, and Your Mind Today!
It's never too late to reorganise your home into a place of sanctuary. This book will give you the motivation to get rid of your mental and physical clutter, and will help you to get back on track in all areas of your life. Hailed as "London's Marie Kondo", Dilly Carter from Declutter Dollies offers a refreshing book that's perfect for any interior design lover, or homemaker.
A Bojtorjánmező lakói
A Bojtorjánmező szomszédságában álló ház egykor a Boszorkány lakhelye volt, jelenlegi lakói pedig különleges események szemtanúivá válnak. Valaki békává változik, a zoknikon fekete lyukak kezdenek nőni, egy titokzatos alak egy madzagra kötött felhővel sétál...
A Katarzyna Ryrych mágikus történeti izgalmas világokat nyitnak meg kicsik és nagyon előtt egyaránt. A Bojtorjánmező lakói 2017-ben elnyerte a lengyelországi IBBY-díjat (International Board on Books for Young People) és az év legjobb gyerekkönyve lett.
Kim (EN)
"Kim" is a fabulous adventure story set in India during the British Empire, around the time of the Second Afghan War. It tells the story of the street-wise orphan Kimball O'Hara, a highly moral Irish-Indian boy who becomes enmeshed in the "Great Game" (a term coined by Kipling himself) — the competition between Britain and Russia for the control over Asia.
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Data Grab
Your life online is their product.
In the past, colonialism was a landgrab of natural resources, exploitative labour and private property from countries around the world. It promised to modernise and civilise, but actually sought to control. It stole from native populations and made them sign contracts they didn't understand. It took resources just because they were there.
Colonialism has not disappeared - it has taken on a new form.
In the new world order, data is the new oil. Big Tech companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources - our data - exploiting our labour and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, track our movements, record our conversations and discriminate against us. Every time we unthinkingly click 'Accept' on Terms and Conditions, we allow our most personal information to kept indefinitely, repackaged by big Tech companies to control and exploit us for their own profit.
In this searing, cutting-edge guide, two leading global researchers - and founders of the concept of data colonialism - reveal how history can help us both to understand the emerging future and to fight back.
Happy Hour (EN)
Long-term couples can spice up their sex life with this hot little number whether bored at home or on a weekend away from work, home, and the kids. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains following short stories: "Youthful man who needs lots of sex seeks couple for shared pleasure.
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Her Lover (EN)
Some sexual spice for married partners at home in their everyday lives and a get-away from work, home and kids. This is a collection of erotic short stories from Cupido. The collection contains the following stories: "On the day she agreed to meet her best friend, her husband really looked forward to it on her behalf.
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Lacná kniha Svatební přípravy
Román Svatební přípravy vypráví o prázdnotě, lásce a zákonu akvaplaninku. Mohuč leží na Mississipi. Devatenáctiletý Leon prožívá poprvé naprostou svobodu. Ovšem civilní služba v centrální sterilizaci mohučské nemocnice jeho hledání smyslu života poněkud zkomplikuje. Leon se tedy věnuje jinému projektu: chercher la femme. A tak se tento Anti-Don Juan potácí od jedné amour fou k další a čím dál více se zamotává do lehce předimenzovaného milostného trojúhelníku.
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Hat varjú 2: Crooked Kingdom - Bűnös birodalom (VP)
Kaz Brekker és csapata rendkívül merész küldetést hajtott végre. Még maguk sem hitték, hogy épségben megúszhatják. Ám a busás jutalom felmarkolása helyett most ismét az életükért kell megküzdeniük. Elárulták őket, meggyengültek, erőforrásaik kimerültek, így a csapat elveszítette minden szövetségesét, sőt reményét is. A világ minden szegletéből hatalmas erők csapnak le Ketterdamra, hogy megszerezzék a jurdaparem nevű veszedelmes szer titkát.
Régi riválisok és új ellenségek bukkannak fel, hogy próbára tegyék Kaz csavaros eszét és a csapat törékeny hűségét. Háborúra kerül sor a város sötét, kanyargós utcáin – bosszúért és megváltásért vívott harc, ami eldönti a Grisaverzum sorsát.
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Through the Camera Lens (EN)
Couples can spice up their sex life with this hot little number. Whether you’re bored at home or enjoying a weekend away from work, home or the kids, there’s something here for everyone. This is an erotic short story collection from Cupido. The collection includes the following short stories: "This is the story of Linda learning how to tie knots.
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Dune
The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch-enemy, Baron Harkonnen, into administering the desert planet of Dune. Although it is almost completely without water, Dune is a planet of fabulous wealth, for it is the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire. The Duke and his son, Paul, are expecting treachery, and it duly comes - but from a shockingly unexpected place.
Then Paul succeeds his father, and he becomes a catalyst for the native people of Dune, whose knowledge of the ecology of the planet gives them vast power. They have been waiting for a leader like Paul Atreides, a leader who can harness that force ...
DUNE: one of the most brilliant science fiction novels ever written, as engrossing and heart-rending today as it was when it was first published half a century ago.
The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar: Volume 6
The Black Wolf versus the Wild Tiger!!The girl who suddenly appeared before Yuuto turns out to be none other than Sigrdrífa, the reigning divine empress of the land of Yggdrasil. Equally shocking for Yuuto is the fact that she bears an uncanny, twin-like resemblance to his childhood friend Mitsuki.As she is traveling incognito, Yuuto welcomes her to stay in the Wolf Clan palace for the time being, and he soon learns information from her that may hold the key to his returning home to the modern era. But just as Yuuto’s hopes are rising, the Lightning Clan attacks once again, led by the Battle-Hungry Tiger Stein?órr!Yuuto moves to intercept them with a new clever scheme, but...?!
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Reclaim
Can he rekindle the flame?Does she want him to?Master Dane Bellamy was once the commander of the West Creek Guardians, a pack of wolf-shifters charged with protecting local shifter packs. Over a century ago, tragedy struck his growing family, driving him away with a fierce need for revenge. He returned to a devastated, withdrawn mate who resented him for leaving her to fulfill his obligations.Now, he’s immersed himself in training the Guardians of his pack, while he and his mate have become nothing more than roommates, until the secret life she’s been living brings danger to their doorstep. Suddenly Dane finds himself not just fighting to save his broken relationship, but their lives as well.Find love again and get your copy today.
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Every Time We Touch
Xavier finally proclaimed his love for his best friend’s sister.Chelsey finally announced her love for her brother’s best friend.Every time they touch the passion is explosive, love is sweet, and the protection he gives is nurturing. But will this sweet connection be enough?As they navigate this new relationship, temptation draws them into a spotlight neither dared to explore on their own.Note: Xavier and Chelsey were first introduced in “Wet Heat” a novella -A Steamy friends to lovers. This is a short novelette to update on the couple that helps to introduce a new series coming out in 2020. This must be read in order to understand context. Deals with explicit sex scenes, adult content and leaves off with a cliffhanger.
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Atlas štěstí
Bojíte se blížícího se pracovního pohovoru? Vezměte si příklad z Islanďanů a jejich konceptu ?etta reddast, neochvějného přesvědčení, že všechno nakonec dopadne dobře.
Bloudíte životem a nevíte kudy kam? Vyzkoušejte čínský stav radosti sing-fu, který dá vašemu životu smysl.
Máte práce nad hlavu? Italové vám přiblíží ryzí umění dolce far niente neboli sladké nicnedělání.
Jste zahlceni prací a odstřiženi od přírody? Švédové na to mají lék – stačí najít smultronställe, tedy „záhon lesních jahod“, dokonalý únik od okolního světa.
Atlas štěstí vás zavede do mnoha zemí, od Anglie přes Bhútán, Irsko, Finsko, Turecko, Sýrii až po Japonsko a odhalí vám taje štěstí z celého světa, které vám změní život.
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B. J. Harrison Reads Jeeves and the Unwanted Guest (EN)
A friend of Bertie Wooster’s Aunt Agatha makes an unannounced visit and wishes to drop off her son at Bertie’s for a couple of weeks. Bertie is not too thrilled about this visit, especially as the boy turns out to be on the wilder side. The valet Jeeves, as always, does everything he can to help but has much to say about certain things taking place in the household.
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A Road to Romance (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 112) (EN)
The Marquis of Whisinford and his friend Lord Alfred Middleton meet at White’s Club and tell each other how bored they are with the London Season and the same parties with the same people night after night. They commiserate with each other for finding life so repetitive where nothing new ever happens.
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Heir's Revenge
If Miran had princesses, Ellisandra Takumar would be one. Smart, pretty, engaged to a high-profile man, everything a high-class Mirani woman should be. But things are not well in Miran. Many years of boycotts have taken their toll on society, and the regime becomes more desperate to keep its citizens under control. Revolt is brewing. As director of the state theatre, Ellisandra has been asked to stage a violent traditional play which stands stiff with threatening political messages for the populace. She hates it, but speaking out would risk that she'd be cast out from the only world she's ever known.
Next to her house is the burnt ruin of the house of another high-class family, the Andrahar family. They fled Miran for political reasons when Ellisandra was a little girl and the house has lain untouched ever since. One night, she spots a mysterious young man walking around the yard, putting out pegs and pieces of string. He's re-building the house. That makes no sense, because the family is no longer welcome in Miran, and who is he anyway?
She is curious and investigates. He seems too good-natured and naive for his own good, so rather than telling her brothers, she tries to shield him from her own society. And so starts the slide that leads to her being cast out from the only life she's ever known.
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Why Drugs and Vaccines Don't Work
The book highlights the conceptual flaw in the drug-based approach to healthcare, which only damages health and even leads to pandemics. Most drugs are designed to chemically block the normal function of healthy aspects of the body, in an attempt to conceal symptoms. In the process, they also accidentally chemically block the main organs from working normally, which is what produces most adverse effects and prevents the patient from ever returning to full health.
The book compares the drug-based approach with natural healing. Certain branches of natural healing work by returning the organs to normal function, which clears all symptoms and produces a genuine cure; whereas the drug-based approach has no ability to return an organ to normal function. This is why mainstream healthcare often finds itself unable to properly treat many common conditions. In contrast, natural healing successfully treats those same conditions by simply returning the main organs to normal function.
The book demonstrates the natural healing approach to most conditions, and this is compared to the drug-based approach, including the fraudulent conduct of drug companies in concealing harms, manipulating data, and making false claims for their drugs to boost sales at the expense of world health.
Ironically, the book shows that a 2,000 year old medical system is far more scientific, effective, and genuinely evidence based than today’s mainstream healthcare.
Fletcher Kovich works as a traditional acupuncture practitioner and researcher. He developed and tested the intelligent tissue theory, which, for the first time, scientifically explains how acupuncture works to correct organ malfunctions.
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