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Lord Of The Rings
The official inside story on the making of the award-winning movie trilogyThe Lord of the Rings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy is a lavishly illustrated, behind-the-scenes, definitive account of the creation of an epic film experience. Hailed by critics worldwide, part one of the movie trilogy was a box-office smash, one of the most successful films of the decade. Peter Jackson's "fierce, imaginative movie takes high-flying risks and inspires with its power and scale," wrote Newsweek. "In every way this is moviemaking on a grand scale," wrote the San Francisco Chronicle, while Time proclaimed the "grandeur, moral heft and emotional depth" of the film, which received thirteen Academy Award(R) nominations. Including more than 300 photographs from all three films, most unique to this book, and exclusive interviews with all the cast and crew, Brian Sibley's fascinating book takes every fan inside the process of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien's masterwork for the screen. For the first time in history, three major movies were made at the same time, a triumphant and monumental undertaking that took the world by storm. Here can be found details about the hundreds of dedicated artists, craftspeople and cast and crew members who labored for years -- adding authenticity at every stage -- to bring one of the greatest stories ever told to an eager film audience. Sibley takes us inside the process of filmmaking to show us how the magic is made -- from the director, writers and actors to wardrobe, makeup, miniatures, music and digital special effects, it's all here."It was tiring, physically and mentally, but never dull. Three movies, one big story, and so much variety: one day shooting scenes of intimate heart-wrenching drama, the next, vast battle scenes involving hundreds of extras. Every day brought an opportunity to create something new on this enormous canvas that is The Lord of the Rings." -- Peter Jackson
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The New York Times Book of the Dead: 300 Print and 10,000 Digital Obituaries of Extraordinary People
The obituary page is the section many readers first turn to not only see who died, but to read some of the most inspiring, insightful, often funny, and elegantly written stories celebrating the lives of the men and women who have influenced on our world. This book, for the first time, chronicles the lives of these history-makers from the past 160 years through the obits page of The New York Times, one of the most talked about and lingered over sections of the newspaper.
Arranged into sections like People of Letters, Entertainers and Performers, Politicians and Leaders, and the Infamous, the selected obituaries, hand-picked by obituaries editor, Bill McDonald, include fascinating lives from recent history -- from FDR to Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe to Robin Williams, Albert Einstein to Robert Oppenheimer, Princess Grace to Lady Di, Al Capone to John Gotti, and more than 300 more including some lesser-known but remarkable people who's compelling lives and inventions have impacted the world.
Also included is a web-key which allows instant access to an exclusive website featuring 10,000 selected obituaries which are easily searchable by name, theme, dates, and more.
Designed with 150 black-and-white photographs, this tomb-sized book plus website package is the perfect gift.
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Minecraft: The Lost Journals
The brand-new official Minecraft novel is a journey into the unknown! When a young girl teams up with her friend to find the boy's missing uncle, they must leave the safety of the Overworld behind.
Alison and Max must team up to find his missing uncle Nicholas. Using the journal his beloved uncle left as a guide, the duo hurtle headlong into a treacherous and unknown landscape called the Nether. There, they meet a strange girl named Freya and her woefully unheroic dog, Bunny Biter, who agree to help them in their quest. The group must take on dangerous new foes and unravel the cryptic journal to find Nicholas and reunite this fractured family.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot (Book 16)
In Big Shot, book 16 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestsetlling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and sports just don't mix.
After a disastrous field day competition at school, Greg decides that when it comes to his athletic career, he's officially retired. But after his mom urges him to give sports one more chance, he reluctantly agrees to sign up for basketball.
Tryouts are a mess, and Greg is sure he won't make the cut. But he unexpectedly lands a spot on the worst team.
As Greg and his new teammates start the season, their chances of winning even a single game look slim. But in sports, anything can happen. When everything is on the line and the ball is in Greg's hands, will he rise to the occasion? Or will he blow his big shot?
See the Wimpy Kid World in a whole new way with the help of Greg Heffley's best friend in the instant #1 bestsellers Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal, Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure and Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories!
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Volanie duše
Kniha VOLANIE DUŠE je mojou spoveďou, aj mojím vyznaním. Prežila som veľa turbulentných emócií a niekoľko náročných vzťahov. Môj život bol ako prechádzka po neznámej krajine. No pozorovala som a učila som sa. Nikomu som nedovolila, aby ma obral o lásku. A tak láska ostala so mnou, aj keď mnohí ľudia z môjho života odišli. Potom prišiel krásny pokoj v srdci a mier v duši. Až v zrelom veku som pocítila, aké krásne je ŽIŤ.
Slovo autorky:
Až v zrelom veku som prostredníctvom vzťahu s mladným mužom pochopila, že láska a duša sú ako nerozlučné priateľky. Len sa musia stretnúť a vybudovať si priateľstvo, ktoré nikdy nekončí.
Hlavný citát: Veľké lásky nezomierajú. Veľké lásky posilňujú vesmír.
The Invention of Medicine
Medicine is one of the great fields of achievement of the Ancient Greeks. Hippocrates is celebrated worldwide as the father of medicine and the Hippocratic Oath is admired throughout the medical profession as a founding statement of ethics and ideals. In the fifth century BC, Greeks even wrote of medicine as a newly discovered craft they had invented.
Robin Lane Fox's remarkable book puts their invention of medicine in a wider context, from the epic poems of Homer to the first doctors known to have been active in the Greek world. He examines what we do and do not know about Hippocrates and his Oath and the many writings that survive under his name. He then focuses on seven core texts which give the case histories of named individuals, showing that books 1 and 3 belong far earlier than previously recognised. Their re-dating has important consequences for the medical awareness of the great Greek dramatists and the historians Herodotus and Thucydides. Robin Lane Fox pieces together the doctor's thinking from his terse observations and relates it in a new way to the history of Greek prose and ideas.
This original and compelling book opens windows onto many other aspects of the classical world, from women's medicine to street-life, empire, art, sport, sex and even botany. It fills a dark decade in a new way and carries readers along an extraordinary journey form Homer's epics to the grateful heirs of the Greek case histories, first in the Islamic world and then in early modern Europe.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work. Dostoevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880. Dostoevsky intended it to be the first part in an epic story titled The Life of a Great Sinner, but he died less than four months after its publication.The book portrays a parricide in which each of the murdered man's sons share a varying degree of complicity. On a deeper level, it is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, reason, free will and modern Russia. Dostoevsky composed much of the novel in Staraya Russa, which is also the main setting of the novel.
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The Little Book of Big Ideas
An exploration of some of the most important and enduring ideas in human history - from religion, science, philosophy, medicine, psychology, politics, economics and art - each presented in brief, accessible form. 'Big' ideas are those concepts and theories that have radically transformed our understanding of the world we live in, our place in that world and the ways we have shaped the past and will shape the future. They are the ideas that have had a huge impact on human civilization - and they come from all disciplines of human ingenuity.Topics covered range widely and include Creation Mythology, Existentialism, The Elements, Relativity, Space Travel, Geometry, Ethics, Behaviourism, Genetics, Warfare, The Nation State, Anarchism, Capitalism, Classical Art and Architecture, The Renaissance - and much more.This concise, accessible and multi-faceted book provides an essential introduction to 150 of the most important principles of Western thought.
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The Pleasure of Thinking
The dazzling essays of the beloved, subversive Chinese writer Wang Xiaobo, a continual bestseller in China, now in English for the first time
Wang Xiaobo made his name as a novelist but his essays, too, have become ongoing bestsellers in China since their publication in the 1990s. Bringing together his thoughts on reading and talking and silence in the Cultural Revolution, about the irrepressible spirit of one beloved pig he met while an 'educated youth', and about being operated on via a textbook, these essays give a rare glimpse into a world rarely seen and discussed with such honesty.
Written with a light touch and with a wry sense of humour, these are also the essays of a great literary talent, grappling with sociology, sexuality and feminism, with the cultural clash of living in the USA, and with Chinese sci-fi, the internet, and beloved European writers like Bertrand Russell and Italo Calvino. Electrifying, containing a razor-sharp wit and intellect, this collection reveals the voice of a generation to English-speaking readers for the very first time.
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Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs (EN)
Audiobook Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs written by Lina Wolff. At a run-down brothel in Caudal, Spain, the prostitutes are collecting stray dogs. Each is named after a famous male writer: Dante, Chaucer, and Bret Easton Ellis. When a john is cruel, the dogs are fed rotten meat. To the east, in Barcelona, an unflappable teenage girl is endeavouring to trace the peculiarities of her life back to one woman: Alba Camb, writer of violent short stories, who left Caudal as a girl and never went back.
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Nine Quarters of Jerusalem : A New Biography of the Old City
'Original and illuminating ... What a good book this is' Jonathan Dimbleby, author and documentary maker
In Jerusalem, what you see and what is true are two different things. Maps divide the walled Old City into four quarters, yet that division doesn't reflect the reality of mixed and diverse neighbourhoods. Beyond the crush and frenzy of its major religious sites, much of the Old City remains little known to visitors, its people overlooked and their stories untold. Nine Quarters of Jerusalem lets the communities of the Old City speak for themselves. Ranging through ancient past and political present, it evokes the city's depth and cultural diversity.
Matthew Teller's highly original 'biography' features the Old City's Palestinian and Jewish communities, but also spotlights its Indian and African populations, its Greek and Armenian and Syriac cultures, its downtrodden Dom Gypsy families and its Sufi mystics. It discusses the sources of Jerusalem's holiness and the ideas - often startlingly secular - that have shaped lives within its walls. It is an evocation of place through story, led by the voices of Jerusalemites.
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Rozprávky z lesa - o trpaslíkoch
V tejto časti obľúbenej série pokračujú vzrušujúce dobrodružstvá obyvateľov lesa. Zvieratká utekajúce pred povodňou prichýlia vo svojej ríši v hornej časti lesa trpaslíci. Zvieratká prinášajú do života múdrych, usilovných a milých trpaslíkov veselú náladu a nestačia sa diviť nad geniálnymi vynálezmi svojich hostiteľov! Namiesto rozpadnutého rebríka zostroja k vysokému stromu výťah a pre žabiaka zhotovia teplovzdušný balón, aby si mohol vyskúšať lietanie. Veverička sa rozhodne, že sa trpaslíkom zavďačia tak, že im postavia sochu.
V stále aktuálnej zbierke rozprávok Tonyho Wolfa príbehy dopĺňajú očarujúce a veselé ilustrácie!
The Prince of Egypt
In Egypt, the Pharaoh’s soldiers are ordered to kill every Hebrew baby boy. But one baby escapes. He grows up in a palace and has a very comfortable life. But one day Moses learns the secret of his past, and his life changes forever.
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The Magic Brush and Enchanted Paintings
Sometimes the world can seem boring, harsh and hostile, especially to a teenager. This is certainly what it feels like for the American boy Ben, as he tries to get used to living in a foreign country after his parents’ divorce, when he never wanted to leave his home in the first place. He doesn’t like Budapest, and his new classmates are none too friendly either. He’s happiest retreating into his own little world with his cherished films about the Middle Ages to keep him company, daydreaming about his life as a knight in some parallel universe... Then something happens to make Ben’s wish come true – only not quite in the way he imagined. From one moment to the next, he finds himself transported to a strange, unfamiliar place with the talkative, inquisitive Maya, a girl from his new class at school. They have no idea how and why they got there, or what to make of this unpredictable, magical land. Then there is the mystery of the mysterious paintbrush that Ben found before their unusual journey, and what it has to do with the strange events that unfold. One thing is certain: they have to get to the bottom of the mysteries if they want to get home, but the adventures that await them turn out to be beyond their wildest imaginings.
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The Travelling Companion (EN)
When his father died, young Johannes did not know what to do. He was now all alone in the world and he was inconsolable. With his inheritance, he decided to explore the world and he had only one goal in mind: to be as good as his father in the hope of one day finding him again in heaven.
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World of Warcraft: Halálszárny - Halálszárny-duológia 1.
Az ezerszer elátkozott Horda évek óta tartó pusztító háborúk során feldúlta a Keleti Királyságokat. A Szövetség elfekből, emberekből és törpökből álló seregei csak nagy áldozatok árán tudták megfékezni áradatukat, azonban az orkok még nem adták fel a küzdelmet. A Sárkánykirálynőt Zordmély erődjében tartják fogva, testét lánc, varázserejét mágikus talizmán veri béklyóba.
A Kirin Tor, Dalaran varázslóinak tanácsa titkos küldetést bíz Rhoninra, a képzett embermágusra: veszedelmes útra kell indulnia, egy olyan földre, amelyet még az ellenség ural. Rhonint útja során elfek, törpök és egy titokzatos idegen segíti, Halálszárny. A fekete sárkány látszólag a varázsló és a Szövetség mellett áll, ám valójában a saját sötét terveit szövögeti. Rhoninnak és társainak nincs választásuk, ki kell szabadítaniuk a Sárkánykirálynőt, máskülönben rejtélyes szövetségesük tűzbe és vérbe borítja az egész világot...
Královna Gabriela
Zažíváme nový fenomén s popularitou příliš nevzdálenou Jaromíru Jágrovi. Ano, máme pocit, že zíráme na zcela novou sportovní divu, která nás okouzlila svou osobností a rovněž strhla sportovními výkony, a navíc jde o ženu neorenesanční!
Rodačka z Jablonce píše opravdu velký příběh. Od dětství vzhlíží k mamince, stříbrné v běhu na lyžích z olympiády v Sarajevu 1984, nejen kvůli sportovním výsledkům, ale hlavně proto, že v ní vidí ženu čestnou a vůbec výjimečnou.
Do lyžařských tréninků se zpočátku ovšem nehrne. Začne na ně chodit hlavně kvůli kamarádům a dětem, které znala. Ostatně jako malá holka touží být herečkou anebo zpěvačkou a také sní o krásném princi. Toho zřejmě nyní potkala, ale sotva mohla tušit, že zůstane u sportu, který zrovna není pro princezny.
„Naši mě vedli i uměleckým směrem. Chodila jsem malovat, na klavír a zpívat, vystudovala uměleckou školu, takže jsem vždycky inklinovala spíš k umění než ke sportu. Jenže, dostala jsem se do puberty, a když mám být upřímná, bála jsem se, ztloustnu, tak jsem dala sportu ještě šanci.“
První velký úspěch zažívá ve svých devatenácti na juniorském mistrovství světa v kanadském Canmore, kde společně s Veronikami Vítkovou a Zvařičovou získává zlato ve štafetě. První dospělý triumf slaví ve slovinské Pokljuce, aby pak zapsala sérii dalších jedenácti velkých vítězství ve Světovém poháru. K úspěchům samozřejmě náleží individuální stříbra z olympiády v Soči a mistrovství světa ve Finsku 2015, kde slaví i zlato ve smíšené štafetě. Cestu na vrchol však nemá jednoduchou. Gabriela v roce 2011 překoná mononukleózu a rovněž nečekanou krizi po olympiádě v Soči a s ní i pokles sportovní výkonnosti. Zažívá syndrom vyhoření a únavy, závodí bez chuti, hlavou procházejí myšlenky o konci kariéry.
Zpátky ji naštěstí navrací vítězný sprint v prosinci 2014, po dvou letech opět v Pokljuce, místě pro ni zřejmě zaslíbeném. Složitou cestu k vrcholu završuje vítězstvím Světového poháru v sezoně 2015/16, stává se tak nejlepší biatlonistkou světa.
„Je to prostě mazec a splněný sen. Není nic víc, než křišťálový glóbus.“
A pak je tu vedle sportovního renomé zcela nepřehlédnutelný a neopomenutelný Gabrielin fantom. Už zdaleka není pouhou kráskou na lyžích a s flintou, ale hlavně ženou obdivovanou muži, to samozřejmě, ale i stejným pohlavím. Proč? Nepochybně pro onu neorenesanci, umělecké nadání a oduševnělost. Hrdinka knihy je především žena, a jak sama říká – žena musí dobře vypadat v každé situaci – a Gabriela také řekne, že pravá krása se skrývá uvnitř nás, a tak je navíc ženou velmi inspirativní, pozitivní, osvěžující a vtipnou – i půvabně roztržitou – a také hodně přemýšlející a vystupující s pokorou.
„Věřím, že bez ní to nikdy nejde. Člověk by měl stát nohama pevně na zemi. Odmala mě rodiče vychovávali k tomu, že pokud je někdo úspěšný, o to víc se na něm cení, když zůstane normální a skromný,“ vysloví mladá žena, která už dávno není pouze krásná.
I proto autor otevírá stránky pozoruhodného příběhu Češky, která před našima očima dobývá svět.
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Originek 1: The Darkest Star – A legsötétebb csillag
Ebben a könyvben aztán van minden – érzelem, romantika, akció, szerelem, barátság, hazugság és megtévesztés. – Star-Crossed Book Blog
A 17 éves Evie Dasher a saját bőrén tapasztalta meg az emberiség és az idegenek között kirobbant háború következményeit. Amikor egy razzia során pont az egyik hírhedt klubban tartózkodik, ahol az embereket és a túlélő luxeneket is szívesen látják, megismerkedik az éteri szépségű Luc-kel, akiről kezdetben azt feltételezi, hogy luxen… pedig valójában valami sokkal erősebb. Luc iránti vonzalma egyre mélyebbre sodorja egy számára eddig ismeretlen világba, ahol semmi sem az, aminek látszik…
Titkok, hazugságok és szerelem… ugorj fejest a luxenek elképesztő világába!