Hľadanie: Bohemian Stories
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Anna
It is four years since the virus came, killing every adult in its path. Not long after that the electricity failed. Food and water started running out. Fires raged uncontrolled across the country.Now Anna cares for her brother alone in a house hidden in the woods, keeping him safe from 'the Outside', scavenging for food amid the packs of wild dogs that roam their ruined, blackened world.Before their mother died, she told them to love each other and never part. She told them that, when they reach adulthood, the sickness will claim them too. But she also told them that someone, somewhere, will have a cure. When the time comes, Anna knows, they must leave their world and find another.By turns luminous and tender, gripping and horrifying, Anna is a haunting parable of love and loneliness; of the stories we tell to sustain us, and the lengths we will go to in order to stay alive.
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Unlikely Friendships
Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten, and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey—an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx.It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why—how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or, in the story of Kizzy, a nervous retired Greyhound, and Murphy, a red tabby, how cats and dogs actually understand each other’s body language. With Murphy’s friendship and support, Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog and became a confident, loyal family pet.These are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-color candid photographs.
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11,39 €
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Storyteller
The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time, written with complete access to the archives stored in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He pushed children's
literature into uncharted territory and almost twenty years after his death his popularity continues to grow -- worldwide sales of his books have now topped 100 million. The man behind the stories, however, remains an enigma. Dahl was a single-minded
adventurer, an eternal child, and his public persona was often controversial. To his readers, though, Dahl was always a hero and his stories have had an impact on the lives and imaginations of generations of children. Since his death his reputation
has been transformed. Critics too now celebrate his wild imagination, quirky humour and linguistic elegance; figures like Willy Wonka, the BFG and the Grand High Witch are immortal literary creations. In this masterly biography, Donald Sturrock revea
ls many hitherto hidden aspects of Roald Dahl's life: his terrifying experiences as a fighter pilot; the mental anguish caused by the death of his seven-year-old daughter; his work for military intelligence at the end of the war and more. Written wit
h exclusive access to his private papers and manuscripts as well as with reference to hundreds of newly-discovered letters, Dahl lives on every page of this utterly compelling book, which reveals the man as we've never seen before.
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10,44 €
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Oxford Handbook of Legal Correspondence Student´s Book
Provides the information for writing legal correspondence, including emails, letters, faxes, memos, file notes, and CVs. This work includes: case studies modelled on real correspondence, and topics covering common and internationally relevant areas of legal practice. It is suitable for use in class, the office, or at home.
Lacná kniha Oxford Handbook of Legal Correspondence Student´s Book (-90%)
Provides the information for writing legal correspondence, including emails, letters, faxes, memos, file notes, and CVs. This work includes: case studies modelled on real correspondence, and topics covering common and internationally relevant areas of legal practice. It is suitable for use in class, the office, or at home.
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Amazing Animal Journeys
A beautiful, fact-filled picture book by naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham. Stunningly illustrated by Harry Potter cover artist Jason Cockroft. Every year billions of animals migrate from one part of our planet to another. Travel around the world to meet some of the masters of migration as they take you with them on some incredible journeys. From whales and wildebeest to butterflies and bats, discover each of their stories, pore over the migration map and uncover extra information in the Find Out More section. An excellent source of expert wildlife information for all young nature lovers, this is the perfect introduction to the natural world for boys and girls aged 4 and over and anyone who loved Just Ducks or Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes. Chris Packham presented the BBC's children's series The Really Wild Show before setting up his own TV company and making wildlife shows for ITV, National Geographic, Animal Planet and the BBC. Jason Cockroft is an award-winning illustrator best known for his internationally acclaimed picture book illustrations and his cover artwork for the final three Harry Potter books.
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Why I Read
Wendy Lesser's extraordinary alertness, intelligence, and curiosity have made her one of America's most significant cultural critics, writes Stephen Greenblatt. In Whyl Read, Lesser draws on a lifetime of pleasure reading and decades of editing to describe a life lived in and through literature. As Lesser examines work from such perspectives as Character and Plot, Novelty, Grandeur and Intimacy, and Authority, the reader will discover a definition of literature that is as broad as it is broad-minded. In addition to novels and stories, Lesser explores plays, poems, and essays, along with mysteries, science fiction, and memoirs. Her passion for reading is infectious - and it resonates on every page.
Killing Lincoln
The anchor of "The O'Reilly Factor" recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history - how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of incredibly bloody battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. One man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased. In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington, D.C., John Wilkes Booth - charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist - murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a brilliant but enigmatic New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions - including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. With an unforgettable cast of characters, vivid historical detail, and page-turning action, "Killing Lincoln" is history that reads.
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Oliviero Toscani
Toscani's photography often depicts what no one has ever dared to explore before in advertising, such as homosexuality, racism and anorexia. This magnificent volume explores the creative force behind brands and advertising campaigns, focusing on the finest examples of his work. Interspersed throughout are collected stories of the life of the man behind the lense from some of the major personalities in the creative industries. Contributors include the photographers, David Baily and Rankin, fashion designer Issey Miyake, designers Philippe Starck adn Kenzo Takada, the musician Peter Gabriel and film director and actor, Mathieu Kassovitz, and the entrepreneur Luciano Benetton. The book features Toscani's advertising campaigns, particularly his work with Benetton from 1982 to 2000, which was some of the most shocking advertising ever seen: in some cases provoking lawsuits and the removal of Benetton clothing from stores. However, Toscani worked wonders for the company, making it into one of the world's most recognised clothing brands - despite no items of clothing appearing in the campaigns between 1990 and 2000.Throughout the years he has also created corporate images and campaigns for companies such as Esprit, Chanel, Fiorucci, Prenatal and many more. He has collaborated as fashion photographer for international magazines such as Elle, Vogue, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, and Liberation.
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Historica Třeboň 1526-1547
Sbírka Historica Třeboň, která je uložena ve Státním oblastním archivu v Třeboni, vznikla výběrem těch písemností především z rožmberského, ale také švamberského a dalších archivů, které mají prvořadý význam pro politické dějiny středověkého a raně novověkého Českého státu s četnými přesahy do blízkého i vzdáleného zahraničí. Z materiálu uloženého v tomto elitním pramenném souboru čerpala a stále čerpá dlouhá řada historiků, včetně autorů zásadních syntetizujících děl a dalších klíčových monografií obírajících se dějinami českých zemí. Na novodobé uspořádání sbírky měl ostatně nezanedbatelný vliv sám zakladatel moderního českého dějepisectví František Palacký. Nařízením vlády č. 170 z 31. května 2000 byl Historikám přiznán statut Národní kulturní památky. Naprostá většina mimořádně cenných pramenů z této kolekce se přitom doposud nedočkala zpřístupnění ve vědeckých edicích. Příprava kritického vydání raně novověké části třeboňských Historik se proto stala součástí široce koncipovaného ambiciózního edičního projektu Documenta res gestas Bohemicas saeculorum XVI.–XVIII. illustrantia – Prameny k českým dějinám 16.–18. století, realizovaného pod záštitou Historického ústavu Akademie věd České republiky a Historického ústavu Filozofické fakulty Jihočeské univerzity. Předložený první svazek edice přináší dosud nevydané dokumenty z let 1526–1535, a to vždy v plném znění, s kompletním textověkritickým aparátem a podrobným rejstříkem. Důležitou součástí práce je také úvodní metodologická rozprava, která se zevrubně vypořádává s problémy zpřístupňování raně novověkých písemných pramenů. Knihu, doplněnou o ukázkové reprodukce archiválií a anglické resumé, uvítají všichni zájemci o české a (středo)evropské dějiny na prahu novověku. Pokrývá velmi dynamickou, významnými událostmi doslova napěchovanou epochu zrodu, utváření a prosazování struktur velké monarchie středoevropských Habsburků. Ze stěžejních problémů tehdejšího dění se v otištěných pramenech odrážejí mimo jiné konfrontace stavovských korporací i jednotlivců z řad domácí šlechty s novým, centralizačním kursem zeměpanské politiky. Samozřejmě zde nechybí reflexe tureckých válek, v této fázi zkomplikovaných dvojkrálovím v Uhrách a vleklým soupeřením mezi stoupenci Ferdinanda I. Habsburského a stranou Jana Zápolského. Vedle válečných tažení a konkrétních bojových střetů se do editovaných textů promítá nepřehlédnutelné, s tureckými válkami, ale také s modernizací státního ústrojí související stupňování fiskálního tlaku na prakticky všechny vrstvy obyvatelstva habsburské monarchie. Zastoupeny jsou tu rovněž prameny k dějinám reformačního diskursu, které se týkají především raného pronikání luterství a novokřtěneckého hnutí do českých zemí. Z dalších závažných témat lze zmínit opatření na ochranu proti opovědníkům a zemským škůdcům, jednání směřující k urovnání hraničních sporů na pomezí Čech a Bavorska či snahy o pacifikaci poměrů ve Slezsku, kde třenice mezi obyvatelstvem českých zemí a Polského království přerůstaly v oboustranné násilnosti. V edici ale shledáme rovněž prameny zachycující dění, jež se z naší perspektivy odehrávalo ve velmi vzdálených oblastech, jako konflikty císaře Karla V. Habsburského s francouzským králem Františkem I. nebo námořní výpravu do Tunisu proti korzárovi a toho času vrchnímu veliteli válečného námořnictva osmanské říše Chajruddínu Barbarossovi.
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21,57 €
Revolting Rhymes
This is Roald Dahl's irreverent and hilarious collection, "Revolting Rhymes". Six of the best-loved nursery tales, retold with surprising and sometimes disgusting twists! Wicked beasts, brazen crooks and a ghastly giant star in these hilarious nursery rhymes with bite. "A true genius...Roald Dahl is my hero". (David Walliams). Phizz-whizzing new branding for the world's No.1 storyteller, Roald Dahl! Exciting, bold and instantly recognisable with Quentin Blake's inimitable artwork. Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers after his death in 1990, and total sales are now over 100 million worldwide! Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators. It's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations. Look out for the whole collection of wondercrump Roald Dahl books! "The Enormous Crocodile"; "Fantastic Mr Fox"; "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me"; "The Magic finger"; "The Twits"; "The BFP"; "Boy: Tales of Childhood"; "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"; "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"; "The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka"; "Danny the Champion of the World"; "George's Marvellous Medicine"; "Going Solo"; "James and the Giant Peach"; "Matilda"; "The Witches"; "Dirty Beasts"; "The Minpins"; "Revolting Rhymes For Teens: The Great Automatic Grammatizator and Other Stories"; "Rhyme Stew"; "Skin and Other Stories"; "The Vicar of Nibbleswicke"; and, "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More".
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The Sky Atlas
After the enormous international success of The Phantom Atlas and The Golden Atlas, Edward Brooke-Hitching's stunning new book unveils some of the most beautiful maps and charts ever created during mankind's quest to map the skies above us.
This richly illustrated treasury showcases the finest examples of celestial cartography - a glorious genre of map-making often overlooked by modern map books - as well as medieval manuscripts, masterpiece paintings, ancient star catalogues, antique instruments and other appealing curiosities.
This is the sky as it has never been presented before: the realm of stars and planets, but also of gods, devils, weather wizards, flying sailors, medieval aliens, mythological animals and rampaging spirits. The reader is taken on a tour of star-obsessed cultures around the world, learning about Tibetan sky burials, star-covered Inuit dancing coats, Mongolian astral prophets and Sir William Herschel's 1781 discovery of Uranus, the first planet to be found since antiquity. Even stranger are the forgotten stories from European history, like the English belief of the Middle Ages in ships that sailed a sea above the clouds, 16th-century German UFO sightings and the Edwardian aristocrat who mistakenly mapped alien-made canals on the surface of Mars.
As the intricacies of our universe are today being revealed with unprecedented clarity, there has never been a better time for a highly readable book as beautiful as the night sky to contextualise the scale of these achievements for the general reader.
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30,88 €
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Browse
A celebration of bookshops around the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including Ali Smith, Pankaj Mishra, Elif Shafak and Daniel Kehlmann In Browse Henry Hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to consider the bookshops that have shaped them; each conjures a specific time and place. Ali Smith chronicles the secrets and personal stories hidden within the pages of secondhand books; Alaa Al Aswany tells of the Cairo bookshop where revolutionaries gathered during the 2011 uprisings; Elif Shafak evokes the bookstores of Istanbul, their chaos and diversity, their aroma of tobacco and coffee. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor recalls the quandary of being asked to choose just one book at a favourite childhood store in Nairobi, while Iain Sinclair shares his grief on witnessing a beloved old haunt close down.
Others explore bookshops they have stumbled upon, adored and become addicted to, from London to Bogota. These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell.
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16,10 €
16,95 €
Project, 4th Edition 3 TB
This new edition of Tom Hutchinson's bestselling course combines all the aspects that students and teachers loved from the previous edition with exiting new digital components, extra resources and more teacher support than ever before.
Your students will love watching the new animated Mickey, Millie and Mut and Sweet Sue and Smart Alex cartoons. In later levels of the course the cartoons are replaced with dramatized episodes of Kids, the photo-story from the Student's Book. For your kinaesthetic learners there are new fun total physical response pronunciation activities in the pronunciation bank at the back of the Student's Book. Other students will enjoy reading the stories in the extensive reading bank.
And you will love all the teacher support available with Project fourth edition. Use digital resources more effectively in your lessons with the digital workshops that give you step by step guides to using some of the most educationally beneficial sites on the internet as well as ideas for how you can use them with the projects in the Student's Book.
Key Features:
•The tried and tested methodology of Project which is trusted by teachers around the world
•New animated cartoons and grammar presentations available through iTools
•New extensive reading bank with stories graded at the appropriate level
•New pronunciation bank including both TPR activities and quiet individual activities
•New test generator which allows you to create unique tests pitched to the right level for your students
•More multi-skill and communication exercises to prepare you students for using English in the real world
Let’s Go
*A Pitchfork Pick: Best Music Books of 2018* The singer, guitarist, and songwriter--best known for his work with Wilco--opens up about his past, his songs, the music, and the people that have inspired him. Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer, songwriter, and guiding light: Jeff Tweedy. But while his songs and music have been endlessly discussed and analyzed, Jeff has rarely talked so directly about himself, his life, and his artistic process. Until now. In his long-awaited memoir, Jeff will tell stories about his childhood in Belleville, Illinois; the St. Louis record store, rock clubs, and live-music circuit that sparked his songwriting and performing career; and the Chicago scene that brought it all together. He'll also talk in-depth about his collaborators in Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and more; and write lovingly about his parents, wife Susie, and sons, Spencer and Sammy. Honest, funny, and disarming, Tweedy's memoir will bring readers inside both his life and his musical process, illuminating his singular genius and sharing his story, voice, and perspective for the first time.
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21,38 €
22,50 €
History of New York in 27 Buildings
From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it.
As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential.
From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world.
A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal.
With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.
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21,80 €
22,95 €
The High Mountains of Portugal
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Lost in Portugal. Lost to grief. With nothing but a chimpanzee. A man thrown backwards by heartbreak goes in search of an artefact that could unsettle history. A woman carries her husband to a doctor in a suitcase. A Canadian senator begins a new life, in a new country, in the company of a chimp called Odo. From these stories of journeying, of loss and faith, Yann Martel makes a novel unlike any other: moving, profound and magical. A New York Times Bestseller An Australian Independent Bookseller Bestseller #1 on The Globe & Mail's Bestseller List #1 on Toronto Star's Bestseller List #1 on Maclean's Bestseller List #1 on National Post's Bestseller List #1 on McNally Robinson's Bestseller List An ABA Indie Bestseller
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11,35 €
11,95 €
The One Hundred Nights of Hero
"A feminist fairy-tale, which I recommend if you're looking for a Christmas present for a teenage girl...A wondrously intricate book, and a witty attack on the patriarchy, this is an instant classic." (Rachel Cooke, an Observer Book of the Year. From the author who brought you The Encyclopedia of Early Earth comes another Epic Tale of Derring-Do. Prepare to be dazzled once more by the overwhelming power of stories and see Love prevail in the face of Terrible Adversity! You will read of betrayal, loyalty, madness, bad husbands, lovers both faithful and unfaithful, wise old crones, moons who come out of the sky, musical instruments that won't stay quiet, friends and brothers and fathers and mothers and above all, many, many sisters.
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21,38 €
22,50 €
Lacná kniha The One Hundred Nights of Hero (-50%)
"A feminist fairy-tale, which I recommend if you're looking for a Christmas present for a teenage girl...A wondrously intricate book, and a witty attack on the patriarchy, this is an instant classic." (Rachel Cooke, an Observer Book of the Year. From the author who brought you The Encyclopedia of Early Earth comes another Epic Tale of Derring-Do. Prepare to be dazzled once more by the overwhelming power of stories and see Love prevail in the face of Terrible Adversity! You will read of betrayal, loyalty, madness, bad husbands, lovers both faithful and unfaithful, wise old crones, moons who come out of the sky, musical instruments that won't stay quiet, friends and brothers and fathers and mothers and above all, many, many sisters.
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11,25 €
22,50 €
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