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Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such a potent way of talking about our selves, our origins, and our desires? This imaginative and stimulating Very Short Introduction goes beyond a simple retelling of the stories to explore the rich history and diverse interpretations of classical myths. It is a wide-ranging account, examining how classical myths are used and understood in both high art and popular culture, taking the reader from the temples of Crete to skyscrapers in New York, and finding classical myths in a variety of unexpected places: from arabic poetry and Hollywood films, to psychoanalysis, the bible, and New Age spiritualism.
Little Pirate: Is A Shark A Fish?
Science Made Simple! Whenever kids learn something about the world that they didn?t know before, that?s a discovery! With Little Pirate, kids learn how to make discoveries. When they join Little Pirate on an adventure, they?ll wonder, observe, experiment, draw conclusions, and build on what they?ve discovered. And the more kids discover, the bigger their world gets! Go on an underwater adventure with Little Pirate, Parrot and Mystic. Discover the fascinating world alive under the ocean's surface. Kids will meet turtles, sharks, dolphins and crabs and learn along with Little Pirate what is a fish and what isn't. (It's not as obvious as you may think!) Eleven-spread case bound book with a gatefold back cover and an inset paper wheel that turns to transport Little Pirate into a world of wonder.
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Poor Sailor
With his kramers Ergot series cartoonist, editor and publisher Sammy Harkham has created a comics anthology that outdoes all others - in size, style and content. Poor Sailor is his own pen and ink on Bristol contribution to Kramers Ergot 4, reproduced in mini format. It is based on Guy de Maupassant's short story. At Sea, the message of which is the tragedy that occurs when properly protection prevails over human suffering and loss. Poor Sailor uses few words to tell the similar tale of a woodsman who trades a simple but contended life for adventure at sea, and the high price he must pay for it. Harkham's quiet Lone is eery, emotional, honest and moving- all of the things this gifted cartoonist believes a comic should be. Poor Sailor is a must have for comics enthusiasts of all dispositions.
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Living in Wood
An important material for many centuries and used in countless diverse ways before being almost despised for a long time in the modern era, wood has now become a source of fascination and inspiration in contemporary architecture. The sustainable and locally available building material is easy to process, structurally very powerful and extremely simple to combine with other materials. It insulates against heat as well as cold, but is also breathable - excellent qualities for a pleasant and healthy interior climate. Along with these practical considerations, it is the unlimited abundance of creative possibilities that accounts for the ever-growing popularity of residential dwellings made of wood. From one-story bungalows to multi-story dwellings, timber houses are at the forefront of the development of contemporary architecture and design. This volume presents the huge creative diversity of individual solutions from across the globe.
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Minimalist Houses
Nowadays, in the construction of minimalist houses the main goal is to find modes of design that a simple denunciation of complexity, and begin to move towards imbuing space with a modest sense of spirituality, clarity, and harmony. These designs have begun to move out of closed architectural circles and are becoming increasingly accessible to the general public. This is especially true in residential design, where those who are looking to build their own houses or update their existing ones can find an endless source if inspiration in the houses being designed by contemporary minimalist architects. Minimalist Houses offers an extensive collection of contemporary houses designed by renowned architects that provide the architect, homeowner, and avid reader alike with a wealth of ideas for maximizing the potential of a new residence and making the most of the available space.
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Europes Best Road Trips 2
Inside Lonely Planet's Europe's Best Trips:
Lavish colour and gorgeous photography throughout
Itineraries and planning advice to pick the right tailored trips for your needs and interests
Get around easily - easy-to-read, full-colour route maps, detailed directions
Insider tips to get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads
Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Useful features - including Stretch Your Legs,Detours, Link Your Trip
Covers Italy, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Europe's Best Trips is perfect for exploring Europe via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.
Planning a Europe trip sans a car? Lonely Planet's Europe guide, our most comprehensive guides to Europe, are perfect for exploring both top sights and lesser-known gems.
Looking for a guide focused on a specific ciuntry? Check out Lonely Planet'sGreat Britain, France, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Switzerland, Austria or Italy guides for a comprehensive look at all that these countries have to offer.
About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day.
'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times
'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
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How Big Things Get Done
World expert Bent Flyvbjerg and bestselling author Dan Gardner reveal the secrets to successfully planning and delivering ambitious projects on any scale.
Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how Apple’s iPod went from a project with a single employee to an enormously successful product launch in eleven months. But they are the exception. Consider how London’s Crossrail project delivered five years late and billions overbudget. More modest endeavours, whether launching a small business, organizing a conference, or just finishing a work project on time, also commonly fail. Why?
Understanding what distinguishes the triumphs from the failures has been the life’s work of Oxford professor Bent Flyvbjerg. In How Big Things Get Done, he identifies the errors that lead projects to fail, and the research-based principles that will make yours succeed:
- Understand your odds. If you don't know them, you won't win.
- Plan slow, act fast. Getting to the action quick feels right. But it's wrong.
- Think right to left. Start with your goal, then identify the steps to get there.
- Find your Lego. Big is best built from small.
- Master the unknown unknowns. Most think they can't, so they fail. Flyvbjerg shows how you can.
Full of vivid examples ranging from the building of the Sydney Opera House to the making of the latest Pixar blockbusters, How Big Things Get Done reveals how to get any ambitious project done — on time and on budget.
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New York - lamino MD 1:12T
Simply the Best im Großstadt-Dschungel: Spaß haben, Feiern, Highlights gucken, Shoppen, kurz die Stadt checken, sich treiben lassen: mit den MARCO POLO Citymaps verpasst du nichts, bist da, bevor du ankommst, kennst dich aus - auf einen Blick. Lust, bei einem Spaziergang die Geheimnisse der Stadt zu erkunden? Unsere Touren zeigen dir den Weg! Stylische Sachen finden, mit Freunden die Nacht durchstreifen? Mit MARCO POLO bist du immer am Puls. Versprochen.
Reincarnated As A Slime Box 1
Can a single slime build the ideal society? Find the answer in this deluxe set of the hit isekai adventure manga, containing Vol. 1-6 in a premium box, plus an exclusive poster!
Mikami's middle age hasn't gone as he planned: He never found a girlfriend, he got stuck in a dead-end job, and he was abruptly stabbed to death in the street at 37. So when he wakes up in a new world straight out of a fantasy RPG, he's disappointed but not exactly surprised to find that he's facing down a dragon, not as a knight or a wizard but as a blind slime demon. But there are chances for even a slime to become a hero, and maybe even build a country where the rejects and outcasts can find a place to belong...
This isekai sensation has an anime with new episodes on Funimation and Crunchyroll, and this box set matches the storyline of the anime, following part 1 of Season 1, so you can read along as you watch!
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War
New York Times 10 Best Book of 2020
Sunday Times best book for Autumn 2020
Guardian critics' pick for Autumn 2020
Wall Street Journal notable book of 2020
The time since the Second World War has been seen by some as the longest uninterrupted period of harmony in human history: the 'long peace', as Stephen Pinker called it. But despite this, there has been a military conflict ongoing every year since 1945. The same can be said for every century of recorded history. Is war, therefore, an essential part of being human?
In War, Professor Margaret MacMillan explores the deep links between society and war and the questions they raise. We learn when war began - whether among early homo sapiens or later, as we began to organise ourselves into tribes and settle in communities. We see the ways in which war reflects changing societies and how war has brought change - for better and worse.
Economies, science, technology, medicine, culture: all are instrumental in war and have been shaped by it - without conflict it we might not have had penicillin, female emancipation, radar or rockets. Throughout history, writers, artists, film-makers, playwrights, and composers have been inspired by war - whether to condemn, exalt or simply puzzle about it. If we are never to be rid of war, how should we think about it and what does that mean for peace?
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The Awakening
Mists, shimmering silver fingers, rose over the pale green water of the lake. They twined and twisted toward a sky quietly grey, while in the east, over the hills, a pink blush waited, like a held breath, to waken.
Breen Kelly had always been a rule follower. So, when her father left when she was twelve years old, promising to return, she waited. Now, more than a decade later, she's working at a job she hates and is tired of the life that playing by the rules has dealt her. It's time to make a change.
Breen makes a leap into the unknown with a summer trip to Ireland - her father's homeland. Little does she know how much of a leap until a walk in the woods leads her through a portal into another world - Talamh - where Breen will find magic, family and a destiny she could never have dreamed of.
The bestselling author of the epic Chronicles of The One trilogy, returns with the first in a brand new trilogy where parallel worlds clash over the struggle between good and evil.
'If you're after the perfect pick-me-up, take-me-away-from-the-world read, then she's your woman' The Guardian
'Nora Roberts is, quite simply, a one-woman phenomenon'
Heat
'I love Nora Roberts'
Stephen King
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl senpai Vol. 1
Bunny girls do not live in libraries. This is simply common sense. And yet, that’s exactly where Sakuta finds one in the wild. More bewildering is who the bunny girl is: Mai Sakurajima, a girl one year older than Sakuta, famous at their school for her acting career even though she’s currently on break. To top it all off, it seems like no one else in the library can see Mai at all, no matter what she does or...wears. Wanting to find out more about this mystery and maybe get a little closer to this beautiful upperclassman in the process, Sakuta launches an investigation to discover why an unforgettable bunny girl keeps becoming totally invisible.
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Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles 10
Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike through the wild and remote Cirque de Mafate on Reunion, relax amid tropical waters on the coral island of Denis Island on Seychelles, and dive to the underwater rock formations and schools of fish off the west coast of Mauritius - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles and begin your journey now!
Inside Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles:
Colour maps and images throughout
Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots
Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics
Covers Port Louis, Central Plateau, Grand Baie, Flic en Flac, Rodrigues, St-Denis, the Cirques, St-Pierre, Mahe, Praslin, La Digue.
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles is our most comprehensive guide to Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles, and is perfect for discovering both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences.
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We Could Be
With consultant editor Tony Visconti.
David Bowie's story has never been told quite like this.
Tracing the star's encounters with fellow icons throughout his life, We Could Be offers a new history of Bowie, collecting 300 short stories that together paint a portrait of humour, humility, compassion, tragedy and more besides.
He embarrasses himself in front of Lennon and Warhol. He saves the life of Nina Simone. He is hated by Bob Dylan. He teaches Michael Jackson the moonwalk. Individually astonishing, together these stories - including details never before revealed - build a new picture of Bowie, one which shows his vulnerability, his sense of humour, his inner diva.
Exhaustively researched from thousands of sources by BBC reporter and Bowie obsessive Tom Hagler - with the guidance and memories of Bowie's long-time producer Tony Visconti - We Could Be is fascinating, comic, compelling, and a history of Bowie unlike any that has come before.
Mind the Map: Creative Mapmaking and Cartography
Whether sketched on a napkin or generated
from complex data, maps are a fascinating
expression of contemporary visual
culture. Their styles may range from simple
to intricate, focused to comprehensive,
and restrained to vivid, but all maps unlock
the world and make it more accessible. In
our age of omnipresent satellite navigation
systems, personal interpretations of our
surroundings are gaining in importance.
Today, the craftsmanship of cartographers
and the distinct visuals of map illustrators
are increasingly valued by both professional
designers and a growing community
of those passionate about maps.
Mind the Map features a stunning selection
of outstanding contemporary maps
that help us find our way around. The book
shows how editors, agencies, travel operators,
and relocation services are using them
to communicate what makes a region special,
to put a specific location into context,
to create moods, or to tell stories. Some
maps help us to orient ourselves in a foreign
country or an unfamiliar city, while others
make pathways clear and logical that might
otherwise seem confusing.
In our age of visual storytelling, cartography
has become more prevalent and innovative.
Maps can be illustrated by hand for
magazine stories or display in the home or
customized for screens of mobile devices
that can guide us on urban safaris or isolated
hikes. Mind the Map is a showcase that
reflects the broad range of work now being
created by a new generation of mapmakers
from around the world including classically
legible maps, artistic experiments, editorial
illustrations, city views, vacation guides,
and global overviews.
Mind the Map provides new perspectives
on the world in map form. The book offers
surprising and inspiring bird's eye views
into places that we thought we knew and
unexpected access into unfamiliar terrain.
Its texts guide the reader yet allow enough
room for personal discovery. Together the
visual examples and written information
make for a book full of fascinating journeys
that readers will want to take again
and again.
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Une Page D´Amour
Rédigée entre L'Assommoir et Nana, en 1878, Une page d'amour d'Émile Zola correspond à une période de répit dans les turbulences des Rougon-Macquart, formidable tableau de la société française d'un XIXe siècle finissant. C'est l'histoire d'Hélène Grandjean, veuve, retirée avec sa fille Jeanne, aux portes de Paris, à Passy. Prise de convulsions, Jeanne est traitée par le docteur Deberle. Entre le médecin et la mère, un coup de foudre réciproque va bouleverser les habitudes des uns et des autres. Des bouleversements que Jeanne ne pourra longtemps supporter. Elle succombe d'une phtisie cependant que sa mère est en compagnie de son amant. C'est bien assez pour développer un sentiment de culpabilité maternelle. Rongée par le remords, Hélène préfère rompre pour se marier quelque temps plus tard (non sans regrets) avec un vieil ami de la famille. La rupture avec Deberle est aussi celle du sentiment amoureux dans cette vie sans éclat. Roman de la passion, du coup de foudre et des élans irrépressibles, des états d'âme, de la fatalité aussi, du poids de l'hérédité, thème cher à Zola, Une page d'amour, loin de la satire politique et sociale, est une "note très douce, attendrie et simple", un livre bonhomme, l'un des plus personnels sans doute de Zola, où la présence de Paris, en un océan de toitures vu de Passy, ajoute une couleur au drame intimiste. --Céline Darner
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I Wish Someone Were Waiting For Me Somewhere
Following the publication of Anna Gavalda's international bestseller, "Hunting and Gathering", this book introduces us to Anna Gavalda's witty and dazzling collection of stories, "I Wish Someone Were Waiting For Me Somewhere", together with her heart
breaking and poignant novella, "Someone I Loved" - both published in the UK for the first time. "I Wish Someone Were Waiting For Me Somewhere" explores how a life can be changed irrevocably in just one fateful moment. A pregnant mother's plans for th
e future unravel at the hospital; a travelling salesman learns the consequences of an almost-missed exit on the motorway in the newspaper the next morning; while a perfect date is spoilt by a single act of thoughtlessness. In those crucial moments, G
avalda demonstrates her almost magical skill in conveying love, lust, longing, and loneliness."Someone I Loved" is a hauntingly intimate look at the intolerably painful, yet sometimes valuable consequences that adultery can have on a marriage and the
individuals involved. A simple tale, yet long in substance, "Someone I Loved" ends like most great love affairs, forever leaving you wanting just one more moment.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vá
m zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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Lacná kniha Une Page D´Amour
Rédigée entre L'Assommoir et Nana, en 1878, Une page d'amour d'Émile Zola correspond à une période de répit dans les turbulences des Rougon-Macquart, formidable tableau de la société française d'un XIXe siècle finissant. C'est l'histoire d'Hélène Grandjean, veuve, retirée avec sa fille Jeanne, aux portes de Paris, à Passy. Prise de convulsions, Jeanne est traitée par le docteur Deberle. Entre le médecin et la mère, un coup de foudre réciproque va bouleverser les habitudes des uns et des autres. Des bouleversements que Jeanne ne pourra longtemps supporter. Elle succombe d'une phtisie cependant que sa mère est en compagnie de son amant. C'est bien assez pour développer un sentiment de culpabilité maternelle. Rongée par le remords, Hélène préfère rompre pour se marier quelque temps plus tard (non sans regrets) avec un vieil ami de la famille. La rupture avec Deberle est aussi celle du sentiment amoureux dans cette vie sans éclat. Roman de la passion, du coup de foudre et des élans irrépressibles, des états d'âme, de la fatalité aussi, du poids de l'hérédité, thème cher à Zola, Une page d'amour, loin de la satire politique et sociale, est une "note très douce, attendrie et simple", un livre bonhomme, l'un des plus personnels sans doute de Zola, où la présence de Paris, en un océan de toitures vu de Passy, ajoute une couleur au drame intimiste. --Céline Darner
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Black Ghost of Empire
A revelatory historical indictment of the long afterlife of slavery in the Atlantic world
To fully understand why the shadow of slavery haunts us today, we must confront the flawed way that it ended. We celebrate abolition - in Haiti after the revolution, in the British Empire in 1833, in the United States during the Civil War. Yet in Black Ghost of Empire, acclaimed historian Kris Manjapra argues that during each of these supposed emancipations, Black people were dispossessed by the moves that were meant to free them. Emancipation, in other words, simply codified the existing racial caste system - rather than obliterating it.
Ranging across the Americas, Europe and Africa, Manjapra unearths disturbing truths about the Age of Emancipations, 1780-1880. In Britain, reparations were given to wealthy slaveowners, not the enslaved, a vast debt that was only paid off in 2015, and the crucial role of Black abolitionists and rebellions in bringing an end to slavery has been overlooked. In Jamaica, Black people were liberated only to enter into an apprenticeship period harsher than slavery itself. In the American South, the formerly enslaved were 'freed' into a system of white supremacy and racial terror. Across Africa, emancipation served as an alibi for colonization. None of these emancipations involved atonement by the enslavers and their governments for wrongs committed, or reparative justice for the formerly enslaved-an omission that grassroots Black organizers and activists are rightly seeking to address today.
Black Ghost of Empire will rewire readers' understanding of the world in which we live. Paradigm-shifting, lucid and courageous, this book shines a light into the enigma of slavery's supposed death, and its afterlives.
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