Hľadanie: Buildings that changed the world
zobraziť:
The View from the Very Best House in Town
A witty, suspenseful and inventive debut that asks what makes a person a friend and a house a home.
Sam and Asha. Asha and Sam. Their friendship is so long established, they take it for granted. Just as Asha takes for granted that Donnybrooke, the mansion that sits on the highest hill in Coreville, is the best house in town. But when Sam is accepted into snobbish Castleton Academy as an autistic "Miracle Boy", he leaves Asha, who is also autistic, to navigate middle school alone.
He also leaves her wondering if she can take anything for granted any more. Because soon Sam is spending time with Prestyn, Asha's nemesis, whose family owns Donnybrooke and have forbidden Asha to set foot inside. But when it becomes clear that Prestyn's interest in Sam is less than friendly, will Asha be able to find it in herself to help her former friend?
Told from the points of view of Asha, Sam and Donnybrooke itself, this is a highly original debut about friendship, peer pressure and bullying.
Vypredané
10,40 €
10,95 €
The Art of Fairness
Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?
In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter.
In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail.
With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence.
Vypredané
17,58 €
18,50 €
Stereophonics - Scream Above The Sounds CD
KDO: Jedna z nejpopulárnějších britských kytarovek nultých let pochází z Walesu. Vůdčí osobností skupiny je zpěvák a kytarista Kelly Jones. Komerčního úspěchu a celosvětového věhlasu se kapela dočkala v roce 2001, když vydala třetí desku Just Enough Education To Perform. Dodnes Stereophonics prodali na deset milionů alb a v Británii budou navždy zapsáni po boku Beatles, Led Zeppelin, ABBA, U2, Blur, Oasis a Genesis, kterým se jako jediným podařilo dobýt vrchol albové hitparády s pěti deskami po sobě. Mezi nejznámější písně skupiny patří hity Dakota, Have A Nice Day nebo Maybe Tomorrow.
CO: V pořadí už desáté album kapely z Walesu. Deska, kterou produkoval zpěvák Kelly Jones, má být upomínkou dvacátého výročí vydání debutu Word Gets Around. K dispozici je jako CD, LP a také v rozšířené Deluxe Edition, jež je na CD bohatší o pět skladeb.
CD1
1. Caught By The Wind [3:37]
2. Taken A Tumble [3:36]
3. What's All The Fuss About? [5:44]
4. Geronimo [4:15]
5. All In One Night [5:17]
6. Chances Are [4:45]
7. Before Anyone Knew Our Name [4:43]
8. Would You Believe? [4:07]
9. Cryin' In Your Beer [3:48]
10. Boy On A Bike [2:17]
11. Elevators [4:20]
The President is Missing
The President is Missing. The world is in shock.
But the reason he's missing is much worse than anyone can imagine.
With details only a President could know, and the kind of suspense only James Patterson can deliver.
`Yes, The President is Missing is fiction - it's a thriller - but James Patterson and I have come up with three of the most frightening days in the history of the presidency. And it could really happen... These days, the seemingly impossible can happen. And it happens so fast. I believe that readers will not soon forget President Jonathan Duncan and his story.' - Bill Clinton
`Needless to say, we had some great conversations about the presidency, what life in Washington is really like, and about the state of America and the rest of the world.' - James Patterson
All the Knowledge in the World
The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world.
Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared their shelves in the belief that wisdom was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework.
But now these huge books gather dust and sell for almost nothing on eBay, and we derive our information from the internet, apparently for free. What have we lost in this transition? And how did we tell the progress of our lives in the past?
All the Knowledge in the World is a history and celebration of those who created the most ground-breaking and remarkable publishing phenomenon of any age. It tracks the story from Ancient Greece to Wikipedia, from modest single-volumes to the 11,000-volume Chinese manuscript that was too big to print. It looks at how Encyclopaedia Britannica came to dominate the industry and how an army of ingenious door-to-door salesmen sold their wares to guilt-ridden parents. It explains how encyclopaedias have reflected our changing attitudes towards sexuality, race and technology, and exposes how these ultimate bastions of trust were often riddled with errors and prejudice.
With his characteristic ability to tackle the broadest of subjects in an illuminating and highly entertaining way, Simon Garfield uncovers a fascinating and important part of our past, and wonders whether the promise of complete knowledge - that most human of ambitions - will forever be beyond our grasp.
The Werepuppy and the Werepuppy on Holiday
Two brilliant books in one! 'He can't help being a bit wild, Mum. He's not like other dogs.' A scary werewolf video leaves Micky terrified of dogs and Mum decides the only answer is to get Micky a puppy of his own. But when they go to the kennels to choose a puppy, Micky doesn't pick the smallest, the cutest, or the quietest dog...but for some strange reason is drawn to Wolfie - who turns out to be a werepuppy! Wolfie turns out to be LOTS of fun and also lots of mischief! So when Micky's family decide to go on holiday, Wolfie is banned from going. Micky is distraught. What fun is a holiday without Wolfie?
Vypredané
7,79 €
8,20 €
R.E.M. - Best Of R.E.M. At The BBC 9CD
Tracklist:
Disc 1
Into the Night, BBC Radio 1 (March 13, 1991)
1 „World Leader Pretend”
2 „Fretless”
3 „Half A World Away”
4 „Radio Song”
5 „Losing My Religion”
6 „Love Is All Around”
John Peel session (Oct. 25, 1998)
7 „Walk Unafraid”
8 „Daysleeper”
9 „Lotus”
10 „At My Most Beautiful”
Mark and Lard, BBC Radio 1 (Oct. 15, 2003)
11 „Bad Day”
12 „Orange Crush”
Drivetime, BBC Radio 2 (Oct. 15, 2003)
13 „Man On The Moon”
14 „Imitation Of Life”
Radio 1 Live Lounge (March 16, 2008)
15 „Supernatural Superserious”
16 „Munich”
Disc 2
BBC Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House, London, England (Oct. 25, 1998)
1 Introduction
2 „Losing My Religion”
3 „New Test Leper”
4 „Lotus”
5 „Parakeet”
6 „Electrolite”
7 „Perfect Circle”
8 „The Apologist”
9 „Daysleeper”
10 „Country Feedback”
11 „At My Most Beautiful”
12 „Walk Unafraid”
13 „Man On The Moon”
Disc 3
Rock City, Nottingham, England (Nov. 21, 1984)
1 „Second Guessing”
2 „Hyena”
3 „Talk About The Passion”
4 „West Of The Fields”
5 „(Don't Go Back To) Rockville”
6 „Auctioneer (Another Engine)”
7 „So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)”
8 „Old Man Kensey”
9 „Gardening At Night”
10 „9-9/Hey Diddle Diddle/Feeling Gravitys Pull”
11 „Windout”
12 „Driver 8”
13 „Pretty Persuasion”
14 „Radio Free Europe”
15 „Wendell Gee”
16 „Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars)”
Disc 4
National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England (July 30, 1995): Part 1
1 „What's The Frequency, Kenneth?”
2 „Crush With Eyeliner”
3 „Drive”
4 „Turn You Inside Out”
5 „Try Not To Breathe”
6 „I Took Your Name”
7 „Undertow”
8 „Bang And Blame”
9 „I Don't Sleep I Dream”
10 „Strange Currencies”
11 „Revolution”
12 „Tongue”
Disc 5
National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England (July 30, 1995): Part 2
1 „Man On The Moon”
2 „Country Feedback”
3 „Half A World Away”
4 „Losing My Religion”
5 „Pop Song 89”
6 „Finest Worksong”
7 „Get Up”
8 „Star 69”
9 „Let Me In”
10 „Everybody Hurts”
11 „Fall On Me”
12 „Departure”
13 „Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
Disc 6
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, England (June 25, 1999): Part 1
1 „Lotus”
2 „What's The Frequency, Kenneth?”
3 „So Fast, So Numb”
4 „The Apologist”
5 „Fall On Me”
6 „Daysleeper”
7 „The Wake-Up Bomb”
8 „The One I Love”
9 „Sweetness Follows”
10 „At My Most Beautiful”
Disc 7
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, England (June 25, 1999): Part 2
1 „Losing My Religion”
2 „Everybody Hurts”
3 „Walk Unafraid”
4 „Star 69”
5 „Finest Worksong”
6 „Man On The Moon”
7 „Why Not Smile”
8 „Crush With Eyeliner”
9 „Tongue”
10 „Cuyahoga”
11 „Its the End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)”
Disc 8
St. James's Church, London, England (Sept. 15, 2004)
1 Intro
2 „So Fast, So Numb”
3 „Boy In The Well”
4 „I Wanted To Be Wrong”
5 „E-Bow The Letter” (with Thom Yorke)
6 „Around The Sun”
7 „Aftermath”
8 „Losing My Religion”
9 „Walk Unafraid”
10 „Leaving New York”
11 „Imitation Of Life”
12 „Man On The Moon”
Disc 9: DVD
„Accelerating Backwards” film
1 „Moon River”
2 „Pretty Persuasion”
3 „Pop Song 89”
4 „Orange Crush”
5 „Losing My Religion”
6 „Half A World Away”
7 „Crush With Eyeliner”
8 „Man On The Moon”
9 „Daysleeper”
10 „Imitation Of Life”
11 „So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)”
12 „All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star)”
13 „Leaving New York”
„Later... with Jools Holland Presents R.E.M.” (Oct. 27, 1998)
14 Intro
15 „Losing My Religion”
16 „Lotus”
17 „New Test Leper”
18 „Daysleeper”
19 „Electrolite”
20 „At My Most Beautiful”
23 „The Apologist”
24 „Country Feedback”
25 „Parakeet”
26 „So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry)”
27 „Walk Unafraid”
28 „Man On The Moon”
29 „The Passenger”
Bonus videos
30 „I've Been High”
31 „Nightswimming”
32 „Bad Day”
Tajomstvo - The Secret
Fragmenty Veľkého tajomstva sa po stáročia vynárali v ústnej tradícii, v literatúre a v náboženských či filozofických dielach. Po prvý raz sa všetky zlomky Tajomstva spojili v neuveriteľnom odhalení, ktoré zmení život toho, kto ho zažije na vlastnej koži. V tejto knihe sa naučíte, ako Tajomstvo používať v každej oblasti života - nech sú to peniaze, zdravie, vzťahy či šťastie - a v každej interakcii so svetom. Začnete rozumieť sile, ktorá sa vo vás skrýva, a tento objav vnesie do vášho života radosť. Tajomstvo obsahuje múdrosť dnešných učiteľov, mužov a žien, ktorí ho použili pri budovaní zdravia, bohatstva a šťastia. Kniha prináša ich pôsobivé príbehy o tom, ako im poznanie Tajomstva pomohlo zbaviť sa chorôb, získať bohatstvo, prekonať prekážky a dosiahnuť veci, ktoré by mnohí považovali za nemožné. O filmovej verzii pod názvom The Secret (Tajomstvo) sa dozviete viac na webovej stránke www.thesecret.tv.
Vypredané
12,83 €
13,50 €
Stewart Rod With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - You're In My Heart CD
KDO: Britský rockový zpěvák a skladatel patří mezi komerčně nejúspěšnější interprety všech dob. Celosvětově prodal na 100 milionů desek, získal bezpočet různých ocenění a natočil celou řadu nezapomenutelných písní. V roce 1994 byl zvolen do rock'n'rollové síně slávy. Uznávaný hudební měsíčník Q ho v anketě o nejlepšího zpěváka všech dob zařadil na třiatřicáté místo.
CO: Nová kompilace představuje výběr největších hitů Roda Stewarta s orchestrálními aranžemi. Na CD nebo v rozšířené variantě na 2CD mimo jiné najdete duet s Robbie Williamsem nebo zbrusu novou skladbu Stop Loving Her Today.
CD
1. Maggie May (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:47]
2. It Takes Two (with Robbie Williams) [04:21]
3. Sailing (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:27]
4. Reason To Believe (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [03:54]
5. Handbags and Gladrags (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:09]
6. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) [with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] [04:12]
7. I Don't Want To Talk About It (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:41]
8. The First Cut Is The Deepest (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:41]
9. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) [with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] [04:38]
10. I Was Only Joking (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [06:26]
11. Young Turks (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:57]
12. Forever Young (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:54]
13. Rhythm of My Heart (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:17]
14. Have I Told You Lately (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:05]
15. Stop Loving Her Today (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:10]
Soundtrack (Byrne David) - The Complete True Stories Soundtrack 2LP
KDO: Hudebník David Byrne je ústřední postavou skupiny Talking Heads, která byla aktivní v letech 1975-1991 a která reprezentovala americkou new wave scénu. Je považován za všestranného umělce, jehož zájem se kromě hudby dotýká i filmu, fotografie nebo literatury. Je majitelem řady ocenění včetně Grammy, Zlatého glóbu nebo Oscara, je rovněž členem rock'n'rollové síně slávy. Ovládá hru na nejrůznější nástroje, proto je obvykle označován za multiinstrumentalistu. Od roku 1979 působí rovněž sólově.
CO: Značka Nonesuch připravila u příležitosti uvedení filmu True Stories na DVD a Blu-ray vydání třiadvaceti skladeb z filmu na CD a 2LP. Za celým projektem stojí David Byrne, který snímek v roce 1986 režíroval a složil k němu i muziku.
LP 1
1. Road Song [3:19]
2. Freeway Son [3:05]
3. Disco Hits! [2:03]
4. Cocktail Desperado [3:00]
5. Wild Wild Life [3:40]
6. City Of Steel [3:34]
7. Mall Muzak [5:33]
8. Dream Operator (Feat. Annie Mcenroe) [4:18]
9. Love Theme From True Stories [1:28]
10. Brownie's Theme [2:26]
11. Dinner Music [3:32]
12. Puzzlin' Evidence [3:55]
LP 2
1. Glass Operator [2:31]
2. Hey Now [3:57]
3. I ? Metal Buildings [1:39]
4. Love For Sale [4:31]
5. Soy De Tejas [2:45]
6. Buster's Theme [2:35]
7. Festa Para Um Rei Negro [2:19]
8. Radio Head (Feat. Tito Larriva, Esteban "Steve" Jordan & Los Vampiros) [3:49]
9. Papa Legba (Feat. Roebuck "Pops" Staples) [5:07]
10. People Like Us (Feat. John Goodman) [4:28]
11. City Of Dreams [5:08]
The tales of beedle the bard
An exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter, the tales reveal the wonderful versatility of the author, as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', recounted in Deathly Hallows, plus 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot', and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump'. Each has its own magical character and will bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril. Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, the tales are introduced and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. Also included are notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters' Archive.
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade Is Dead! 2LP
KDO: U nás velmi populární americká rocková kapela, v jejíž tvorbě lze najít prvky hardcore, emo rocku i popu, stihla mezi roky 2001 a 2013 vydat čtyři studiová alba. Hned druhé nazvané Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge zaznamenalo světový ohlas, prodalo se ho přes milion kopií a pro skupinu bylo vstupenkou mezi rockovou extraligu. V roce 2013 se kapela rozpadla.
CO: Reedice koncertního alba emo-rockové legendy. Druhý "živák" My Chemical Romance vyšel původně v roce 2008, nyní je opět k dispozici na 2LP.
LP1
1. The End. (Live in Mexico City) [02:34]
2. Dead! (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
3. This Is How I Disappear (Live in Mexico City) [03:51]
4. The Sharpest Lives (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
5. Welcome to the Black Parade (Live in Mexico City) [05:05]
6. I Don't Love You (Live in Mexico City) [03:47]
7. House of Wolves (Live in Mexico City) [03:38]
8. Interlude (Live in Mexico City) [01:01]
9. Cancer (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
10. Mama (Live in Mexico City) [05:21]
LP2
1. Sleep (Live in Mexico City) [05:31]
2. Teenagers (Live in Mexico City) [03:04]
3. The Black Parade Is Dead! [01:01]
4. Disenchanted (Live in Mexico City) [04:59]
5. Famous Last Words (Live in Mexico City) [05:08]
6. Blood (End Credits) [01:22]
7. Kill All Your Friends [04:28]
8. My Way Home Is Through You [02:59]
9. Heaven Help Us [02:56]
The voyage of the dawn treader
Eustace found himself standing on the picture frame - in front of him was not glass but real sea. When Lucy, Edmund and their awful cousin Eustace are suddenly swept into the picture of a sailing ship, they find themselves in the magical kingdom of Narnia, and on a voyage of discovery to the End of the World. This is the fifth adventure in the exciting Chronicles of Narnia.
Vypredané
9,42 €
9,92 €
Christ The Lord The Road To
Herod Antipas rules Galilee, Pontius Pilate is the new Roman governor of Judea, and the Roman Empire rules the world. These are turbulent times for Israel, a troubled land of turmoil and insurrection. Now in his thirtieth year, Jesus and his tight-knit family endure a long, dusty winter of disruption and chaos. Whispers of his virgin birth still persist, and while he struggles with the demands of his family and the weight of his great destiny, those around him wait for some sign of the path he will take. But this quiet man of Nazareth is instead called upon to found a ministry which will utterly transform an unsuspecting world.
Vypredané
7,55 €
7,95 €
Into the Water
Into the Water is the incredible new standalone thriller from Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train. Published in over forty languages and now a No. 1 box office hit film starring Emily Blunt, The Girl on the Train is a global phenomenon.
With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting, layered story set in a small riverside town. Once again Hawkins demonstrates her powerful understanding of human instincts and the damage they can inflict.
Into the Water is an addictive novel of psychological suspense about the slipperiness of the truth, and a family drowning in secrets.
Vypredané
15,68 €
16,50 €
Things that keep us here
It began with a dead bird. Then state-wide school closure. Before long, the whole town is in lockdown and the Brooks family are quarantined in their own home - with a faceless enemy on their doorstep. They must cope as best they can, battling hunger, cold and boredom. But as the threat inches closer, and neighbour turns against neighbour, single mother Ann doesn't know who she can trust - including those taking refuge in her house. With no end in sight, Ann knows that if she is to protect her daughters from untold danger, she must make impossible decisions in order to survive...
Vypredané
9,49 €
9,99 €
Before We Were Strangers
From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist "missed connection" post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City.
To the Green-eyed Lovebird:
We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House.
You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more.
We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn't stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other.
Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding...
I didn't see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn't know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello.
After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I've spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half?
Penguin Readers Level 5: The One Memory of Flora Banks
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.
Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.
The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.
Seventeen-year-old Flora Banks has an illness and can't remember anything for very long. She writes notes to herself to help her remember things. But one day, Flora kisses a boy and she remembers it. Flora must find the boy who kissed her and learn why she still has that one memory.
Visit the Penguin Readers website
Exclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.
The Wind in the Willows
This is the story of four friends – Toad, Rat, Mole and Badger. Rat loves the river. Mole is often afraid. Badger likes to stay at home. But Toad is always looking for new adventures – and some of his ideas are dangerous.
Vypredané
6,18 €
6,50 €