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LA CIUDAD PERDIDA
En los Ăşltimos años, las novelas de la serie NUMA, escritas por Clive Cussler en colaboraciĂłn con Paul Krempecos, se han convertido en un Ă©xito de crĂtica y pĂşblico, con una legiĂłn de fans que reciben cada vez con más entusiasmo las nuevas entregas. Y sus expectativas, como ya pasara con Muerte blanca, nunca se ven defraudadas. Este es el caso de la nueva novela de la serie, Lost City, en la que una enzima capaz de prolongar la vida ha sido descubierta a setenta metros de profundidad en el Atlántico Norte, en el área conocida como “Lost City”. Pero, Âżpor quĂ© todos los que se dedican a recogerla son asesinados? ÂżPor quĂ© todos los cientĂficos de un remoto laboratorio griego desaparecen uno a uno? ÂżQuĂ© tiene todo esto que ver con un cuerpo que acaba de aparecer congelado en una cima de los Alpes? Para Kurt Austin, jefe del equipo NUMA y su compañero, Joe Zavala, está claro que ahĂ hay mucho por investigar, pero las respuestas a estas preguntas serán más abrumadoras de lo que piensan y representan el reto más peligroso que han tenido nunca que afrontar.Enriquecido con una acciĂłn que pone los pelos de punta y una imaginaciĂłn que nunca termina, Lost City es un thriller excepcional, uno de los mejores de sus autores.
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We Need New Stories
'Nesrine Malik writes with urgent eloquence about the world we live in, applying her brilliant mind to some of the most important debates of our age. She's right: we do need new stories. Most of all though, we need this book' ELIZABETH DAY, author of HOW TO FAIL
'We live in confusing and chaotic times - an age where the values many took for granted are being questioned, where universal rights are being casually denied. WE NEED NEW STORIES is the first book I've read that makes sense of where we are, and of what we will lose if we don't wake up. An urgent, totally essential book' SATHNAM SANGHERA
'An acute and nuanced interrogator of contemporary prejudices, Nesrine Malik writes with immense moral courage and intellectual power' PANKAJ MISHRA
'Stares into the heart of our current seething political volcano and gives it a cool hosing down . . . powerful and persuasive' OBSERVER
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It is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working, that the narratives used for decades to stave off progressive causes are being exposed as falsehoods. Six myths have taken hold, ones which are at odds with our lived experience and in urgent need of revision.
Has freedom of speech become a cover for promoting prejudice? Has the concept of political correctness been weaponised to avoid ceding space to those excluded from power? Does white identity politics pose an urgent danger? These are some of the questions at the centre of Nesrine Malik's radical and compelling analysis that challenges us to find new narrators whose stories can fill the void and unite us behind a shared vision.
Arany, tömjén, mirha
A kötet a karácsony témaköréhez kapcsolódó Gárdonyi-novellákból közöl válogatást.
"Az én aranyom nem a hegyek bányáiból való; az én tömjénem nem Arábia illatfáin termett; az én mirhám nem testi sebeket enyhít. De csak oda viszem, ahova a Napkeleti Három" -írja Gárdonyi az előszóban. Ennek szellemében, írói, emberi hitvallásának megfelelően sorakoznak a kötetben a három ciklusba rendezett evangéliumi jelenetek és a karácsonyi ünnepkör hangulatát idéző történetek.
Bibliai események elevenednek meg az első rész írásai nyomán, a másodikban a karácsony emberi aspektusai jelennek meg, míg a harmadik részben jobbára a misztikum uralkodik, a huszadik század meséi az egykori csodák továbbéléséről adnak hírt.
Ideális karácsonyváró ez a válogatás, mellyel megszólíthatjuk az "éjek éjét", hogy aztán "égbe néző arccal várjuk a bölcsek álmának megvalósulását, az örök béke angyalának megjelenését a föld felett".
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8,14 €
8,57 €
Ceterum censeo
Ceterum censeo. Az én generációmban, hát még a régebbieknél, gyakran használt fordulat volt ez a latin mondatkezdet. Magyarul: egyébként javaslom (vagy az a véleményem).
A mondást az antik Róma szenátora, az idősebb Cato (i.e. 243 - i.e. 149) honosította meg, aki minden beszéde végén következetesen hozzáfűzte: Ceterum censeo, Carthaginem esse delendam. Vagyis: Egyébként javaslom, Karthágót el kell pusztítani.
Természetesen részemről csupán a "ceterum censeo" érvényes. Azaz írói életemben kitartóan mondom és mondom a magamét. Hátha igazam van.
Catóval ellentétben nem lerombolni akarnám Karthágót. Sem az egykori valóságost, amelyben jártam, és megdöbbentettek maradék régi kövei, egyet haza is loptam belőlük. Sem azt a mindenkori szimbolikust, amelyben élünk. A diktatúrák városait sem lerombolni kell, hanem eltávolítani a diktátort.
Ez a könyv töredék az életemből. Egy alaposan megkurtított életrajz.
Egyébként javaslom (ceterum censeo): ne legyen az utolsó!
Görgey Gábor
The Eye
They're often behind the scenes, letting their work take centre stage. But now Nathan Williams, founder and editor in chief of Kinfolk magazine and author of The Kinfolk Table, The Kinfolk Home, and The Kinfolk Entrepreneur - with over 250,000 copies in print combined - brings 80 of the most iconic and influential creative directors into the spotlight.
In The Eye, we meet fashion designers like Dries van Noten and Kris Van Assche. Directors like Spike Jonze and Melina Matsoukas. Tastemakers like Grace Coddington and Linda Rodin. We learn about the books they read, the mentors who guided them, their individual techniques for achieving success. We learn how they developed their eye - and how they've used it to communicate visual ideas that have captured generations and will shape the future. As an entrepreneur whose own work is defined by its specific and instantly recognizable aesthetic, Nathan Williams has a unique vision of contemporary culture that will make this an invaluable book for art directors, designers, photographers, stylists, and any creative professionals seeking inspiration and advice.
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40,38 €
42,50 €
From Fingers to Digits: An Artificial Aesthetic
Essays on computer art and its relation to more traditional art, by a pioneering practitioner and a philosopher of artificial intelligence.
In From Fingers to Digits, a practicing artist and a philosopher examine computer art and how it has been both accepted and rejected by the mainstream art world. In a series of essays, Margaret Boden, a philosopher and expert in artificial intelligence, and Ernest Edmonds, a pioneering and internationally recognized computer artist, grapple with key questions about the aesthetics of computer art. Other modern technologies--photography and film--have been accepted by critics as ways of doing art. Does the use of computers compromise computer art's aesthetic credentials in ways that the use of cameras does not? Is writing a computer program equivalent to painting with a brush?
Essays by Boden identify types of computer art, describe the study of creativity in AI, and explore links between computer art and traditional views in philosophical aesthetics. Essays by Edmonds offer a practitioner's perspective, considering, among other things, how the experience of creating computer art compares to that of traditional art making. Finally, the book presents interviews in which contemporary computer artists offer a wide range of comments on the issues raised in Boden's and Edmonds's essays.
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79,80 €
84,00 €
The Gigolo
The sap had dried up; the sap, the incentive, the fever, the desire to do, to act, to act the fool, make love, create'
A middle-aged woman breaks with her handsome young lover; a placid husband is suspected of infidelity; and a dying man reflects on his extramarital affairs, in these tales of love and disillusionment from the author of Bonjour Tristesse.
Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
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2,38 €
2,50 €
Structured Lineages
Structured Lineages: Learning from Japanese Structural Design presents a selection of essays and roundtable discussions by internationally prominent structural engineers on the intertwined traditions of architecture and engineering in postwar Japan.
Originally delivered as talks at a symposium held at the Museum of Modern Art in 2016, on the occasion of the exhibition A Japanese Constellation: Toyo Ito, SANAA, and Beyond, the ten essays gathered in this volume offer insight into the collaborations between architects and structural engineers that engendered many of the most important buildings erected in Japan after 1945, with special focus on the work of Tange Kenzo, Kawaguchi Mamoru, Kimura Toshihiko, Matsui Gengo, Saitoh Masao, Sasaki Mutsuro and Tsuboi Yoshikatsu.
Charting a largely unexplored history in a manner at once scholarly and accessible, these conversations and essays--each accompanied by an expansive array of archival and contemporary photographs--illustrate how intimately the innovations of this collaborative tradition passed from one generation to the next. Some of Japan's most recognizable, globally influential designs are traced to their origins in a mentor's earlier experiments. The diverse backgrounds of the scholars and engineers who contributed to Structured Lineages inform the book's uniquely international perspective on the spirit of creativity and cooperation that arose in Japan in the latter half of the 20th century and persists in Japanese architectural practices to this day.
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41,33 €
43,50 €
Art and Politics Now
Art & Politics Now is a richly illustrated survey of more than 200 artists whose works address the political, often using radical approaches and techniques to communicate their ideas. Since the turn of the 21st century, contemporary artists have increasingly engaged with some of the most pressing issues facing our world and their art has taken a distinctly political turn. Eleven themed chapters with integrated illustrations each provide a closely woven argument about the contribution of specific artworks and projects to different aspects of political and social engagement, from globalization and citizenship to activism and the environment.
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39,43 €
41,50 €
Big Art Small Art
Scale is being taken to new extremes in art: big and bold on the one hand, intricate and intimate on the other. This book is divided into two sections big art and small art and includes profiles of forty-five contemporary artists who are revolutionizing our approach to scale with works that provoke questions, arouse emotions and offer fresh perspectives, from beautifully carved leaves (Lorenzo Manuel Duran, Spain) and micro reproductions of artists at work in their studio (Joe Fig, USA) to giant mechanical kinetic sculptures (Theo Jansen, Netherlands) and immersive galaxies of shimmering spheres (Nike Savvas, Australia).
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36,58 €
38,50 €
Craftland Japan
In Japanese life and culture, there has never been a clear distinction between art, craft and design. Generations of artisans have for centuries forged and refined their crafts, which have become the envy of the modern world. Regions of Japan are renowned for specific traditions, many of which are born of local materials and the natural settings in which they are produced.
Visitors and craft and design enthusiasts have long known about the high quality of craftsmanship and the unique quality of these makers and the objects they create, though few are taken outside the country. Spurred by an awareness of the unseen treasures produced by these craftspeople, designer-authors Uwe Roettgen and Katharina Zettl set out across the country to find the finest examples, to document the makers and their workshops and the rural landscapes that surround them. The result is a breathtaking odyssey into the heart of Japanese culture. The authors portray twentyfive artisans, who work with natural materials to produce objects that are intended for everyday life but are worthy of museum display. Photographs and texts, drawn from close collaboration with each maker or studio, depict ancient techniques that continue to flourish, however much the world around them has changed.
Craftland Japan is not merely a book about Japanese crafts: it is a glimpse into centuries of tradition and wisdom through the prism of contemporary makers. It celebrates the union of craft, design, materiality and landscape in a manner that most cultures can only hope to emulate.
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31,30 €
32,95 €
Architecture: The Whole Story
From ancient and classical masterpieces to contemporary, cutting-edge buildings, architecture has defined our world throughout history. Drawing its examples from all around the globe, Architecture: The Whole Story is a richly illustrated and comprehensive account of the architects, plans, designs and constructions that over the centuries have most engaged our minds, inspired our imaginations and raised our spirits. For everyone who has ever wished for greater insight into the art of building design, Architecture: The Whole Story provides the analytical tools to appreciate to the fullest the variety of architectural achievement and the built environment in the world.
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26,13 €
27,50 €
Botero
Fernando Botero is an artist with his own style. For more than six decades, the Colombian's "Boterismo" technique has captured collectors, institutions, and public spaces worldwide with a unique, fleshy, overblown approach to the human body. Through these corpulent creations, Botero has become one of the most recognized artists from Latin America, his artworks displayed in prominent places around the globe, including Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Elysees in Paris. This TASCHEN Basic Art edition offers an essential introduction to this leading figure of figures in contemporary art. Tracing Botero's oeuvre from his earliest caricatures of animals through to recent large-scale bronze sculptures, the book examines the artist's diverse array of influences, from Paolo Uccello to Abstract Expressionism, and celebrates the wit, irony, insight, and critical acumen that round out his compositions, however absurd the proportions.
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15,68 €
16,50 €
Az országépítő
Az államalapító Szent István király élettörténetét elbeszélő regény, Az országépítő Kós Károly leghíresebb és legnépszerűbb műve, amely 1934-es első megjelenése óta számtalan kiadást élt meg. A történet Géza fejedelem uralkodásának utolsó eseményeivel kezdődik: István apja pajzsra emelteti fiát, s ezzel kiváltja a magát a törzsi öröklési rend alapján jogos utódnak tekintő Koppány lázadását. István véres csatában legyőzi a somogyi nagyurat, de még ezután is "félkirály csak, félországgal", mivel uralma az ország bizonyos részei felett csak névleges. Hatalmát ráadásul nemcsak a magyar törzsfőkkel, hanem a német támadásokkal szemben is meg kell védenie.
A történelmi események ismertetésén túl Kós Károly beszámol az "országépítés" hétköznapjairól is: az építkezésekről, az aratásról, a törvénykezésről, az egyháznak juttatott adományokról vagy a családi ügyekről szóló passzusok emberközelből mutatják be az államalapítás hatalmas művét.
"Gellért pap a király elé járult:
- A munkát, melyet vállaltam, Uram és királyom, íme, megtettem. Henrik Úrfi kinőtt az én gyenge kezem alól, s eljött az ideje, hogy most megtanulja azt, amire én nem taníthatom meg, mert magam is tudatlan vagyok abban. Én megtanítottam engedelmeskedni, most meg kell tanulnia parancsolni. Megtanítottam, hogy aki kővel dobja meg, azt ő kenyérrel dobja vissza; most meg kell tanulnia, hogyha valaki egy ujjal is bántja, azt irgalom nélkül sújtsa le az ő ereje. [...] Tanítottam az én Henrik fiamat jámborságra, irgalmasságra, szerénységre és alázatra, most meg kell tanulja a büszkeséget, az irgalmatlanságot, az uralkodást."
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11,88 €
12,50 €
El tango de la Guardia Vieja
Un profesor de universidad que ha rodado por Europa como una bola del desierto sin echar raíces en ningún lugar, regresa a Ibiza, donde pasó sus mejores anos de joven, para asistir junto con su hijo, del que vive separado hace ya tiempo, a la lluvia de estrellas de la mágica noche de San Lorenzo. La contemplación del cielo, el olor del campo y del mar y el recuerdo de los días pasados desatan en él la melancolía, pero también la imaginación. Llamazares regresa al género novelístico con una obra magistral en la línea de La lluvia amarilla, del que vendió más de 200.000 ejemplares. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "A handsome young couple, driven by an urgent passion to experience life, lose themselves in each other's eyes while dancing to a tango not yet written in the silent and empty ballroom of a transatlantic ship. Unknowingly tracing in their embrace the sketch of an unreal world whose weary lights have begun to give out." A strange bet between two musicians leads one of them to Buenos Aires in 1928; an espionage affair in the French Riviera during the Spanish Civil War; and a disquieting game of chess in the Sorrento of the 1960s...El tango de la Guardia Vieja is a sweeping story of obscure and passionate love, betrayal and intrigue that spans over four decades of a fascinating and convulsed century, in the fading twilight of a time that is coming to an end.
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13,49 €
14,20 €
La Chartouse de Parme
Un livre unique, une somme romanesque, un livre dicté en moins de deux mois et qui est le sommet de l'improvisation, un récit sur Bonaparte, Waterloo, l'Italie, un grand ouvrage politique, que dire encore en faveur de ce qu'Italo Calvino appelait le plus beau roman du monde ". Une comédie humaine, un itinéraire spirituel, plusieurs histoires d'amour enfermées dans une petite ville d'Italie, avec le passage du temps, le charme de la mémoire, les " paysages sublimes ", le paradoxe d'un héros qui trouve son paradis en prison, toutes les vertus et toutes les lâchetés, il faudrait tout citer. Manqueraient encore la merveilleuse briveté de la phrase, et le sens de l'humour. Toute la littérature française en un volume"
Dans un Mois Dans un An
Les Maligrasse, éditeurs parisiens, reçoivent beaucoup Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Alain, le maître de maison, aime en secret une comédienne en qute de gloire. Bernard, romancier velléitaire, tente en vain de séduire une fille insaisissable. Le jeune Édouard, conquérant provincial et désarmé, perd son amour aussitôt qu'entrevu. Et tous, dans l'ivresse des plaisirs mondains, de poursuivre des rves illusoires tout en faisant le malheur de leurs proches. L'oeuvre de Françoise Sagan est légre, nonchalante, cruelle. On joue, on ment, on s'ennuie, on souffre. Un jour, dans un mois ou dans un an, ses personnages auront cessé d'aimer. Et ils seront nouveau seuls. Oubliées l'amertume et la tristesse, ils repartiront la chasse au bonheur.
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8,20 €
Un homme sans tete : Et autres nouvelles
Tout enfant, ds lors qu'il devient adulte, est-il condamné se transformer en un homme sans tte", l'instar des personnages qui peuplent ce recueil et habitent un monde o dire "je" est apparemment de plus en plus difficile, voire impossible ? Jeunes hommes et jeunes femmes semblent en tout cas saisis d'un étrange vertige quand ils se découvrent voués prendre leur place parmi les vivants sur l'inconstante scne du monde... Fidle son esthétique minimaliste et percutante, Etgar Keret fait surgir les multiples visages que revt l'angoisse existentielle chez des individus en qute de leur langage et de leur jugement qui ne découvrent, de l'autre côté du miroir, que la menace d'une absurdité aussi effrayante qu'essentielle."
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10,66 €
11,22 €
Le Slovaque de Poche
Jeune république indépendante, la Slovaquie a intégré l'Union Européenne en 2004. Environ 5 millions de personnes parlent le slovaque qui faite partie des langues slaves de l'Ouest, tout comme le tchque et le polonais, si bien que les uns et les autres se comprennent trs facilement. Ce guide de conversation est idéal pour vous initier la langue slovaque en toute simplicité. Aprs la grammaire de base, il vous présente du vocabulaire utile en situation de voyage, des tournures usuelles au quotidien et des phrases prtes l'emploi. Grâce lui, vous serez l'aise pour commander des « halusky » (plat national), trinquer comme il se doit avant de boire votre « slivovica » ou apprécier les charmes de Bratislava... en version originale.
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11,69 €
12,31 €