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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
An elegant edition of one of the best-loved stories in children's literature, complete and unabridged with over 30 full colour illustrations from Julia Sarda - illustrator of Beetle Boy and The Clockwork Sparrow.
Julia's hauntingly magical pictures breathe new life into the famous tale of a bored little girl who finds herself falling into a world of bizarre creatures and whimsical riddles. This short-haired brunette in her white dress is true to the appearance of the real-life Alice who inspired the book.
A gorgeous piece of art to treasure with shining embossed gold details on the cover, Julia Sarda's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will make the perfect present for devoted Alice fans, as well as a wonderful introduction to anyone not already familiar with the story. It also makes a splendid follow-up to One Day in Wonderland, a non-fiction exploration of Lewis Carroll's life and wordplay written by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Julia Sarda.
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18,00 €
18,95 €
Scrapers
With this exquisite infographic masterpiece, Zack Scott explores in stunning detail the majestic constructions that humans have created on the surface of our own planet. This is SCRAPERS, a visual history of man's endeavours to reach higher and higher, through the construction of mind-blowing new buildings. Zack Scott takes us on an illustrative journey from humankind's first attempts to touch the sky with their creations, to the modern masterpieces of architecture and engineering standing proudly across the globe.
From Stonehenge to the Burj Khalifa; the Taj Mahal to the Shard, Zack shares the little-known facts and fascinating human stories behind the most incredible buildings in the world. In gorgeous graphic style, SCRAPERS opens our eyes - and our minds - to these true marvels of human architecture.
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23,70 €
24,95 €
The Atlas of Beauty
Photographs and stories of 500 women from around the world, based on the author's hugely popular website.
Since 2013 Mihaela Noroc has travelled the world with her backpack and camera taking photos of everyday women to showcase the diversity and beauty all around us. The Atlas of Beauty is a collection of her photographs that celebrates women from fifty countries across the globe and shows that beauty is everywhere, regardless of money, race or social status, and comes in many different sizes and colours. Mihaela's portraits feature women in their native environments, from the Amazon rain forest to markets in India, London city streets and parks in Harlem, creating a mirror of our varied cultures and proving that beauty has no rules.
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13,25 €
13,95 €
OWC Four Comedies : The Braggart Soldier, The Brothers Menaechmus, The Haunted House, The Pot of Gold
Plautus was the single greatest influence on Western comedy. Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors and Moliere's The Miser are two subsequent classics directly based on Plautine originals. Plautus himself borrowed from the Greeks, but his jokes, rapid dialogue, bawdy humour, and irreverent characterizations are the original work of an undisputed genius. The comedies printed here show him at his best, and professor Segal's translations keep their fast, rollicking pace intact, making these the most readable and actable versions available. His introduction considers Plautus' place in ancient comedy, examines his continuing influence, and celebrates his power to entertain.
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2,84 €
2,99 €
The Ultimate Ferrari Book
More than 300 pages to view Ferrari—the beauty, sexiness, the class, and artistic finesse of this phenomenon of exquisitely-designed lines. With illustrative photos from the archives of top photographers.
Stars from the world of automobiles, brand designers, and other international representatives explain and comment on the essence of the charm and quality of these racing cars from Maranello.
Success is not founded on miracles, but is almost always the outcome of a clear concept—the pinnacle of an ambitious, even stridently innovative idea. However, the aura of Ferrari does indeed get close to something miraculous. What lies behind this phenomenon? What is the source of fascination for a brand whose creative designs are internationally recognized and enthusiastically received? Firstly, the miracle of Ferrari, even today—70 years after the company was founded—is still largely explained only because of the personality of Il Commendatore, Enzo Ferrari. Patience, passion, and even a ruthless streak, at his own and others’ expense, gave the brand, under the emblem of the Cavallino Rampante, the power to develop into what it represents today: the ultimate and most fascinating thing on four wheels. Next, the long list of international racing victories ranks as equally important. During the last 70 years of Ferrari, no class or contest that wasn’t an instant win went unchallenged. Last but not least, Ferrari is almost synonymous with aesthetics, elegance, and trend-setting design. The intense degree of visceral and impassioned devotion is the genuine power of a brand and its products. The third and perhaps most vital element making the miracle of Ferrari real—a book that traces the evolution of the miracle, while also defining the essential elements of emotional attractiveness.
Based on expertise and the single-minded pursuit of a theme over several decades, and with the resources of cars and culture magazine, ramp, a team of authors working with editor-in-chief Michael Köckritz developed a novel idea for a series: In The Ultimate Ferrari Book, Ferrari enthusiasts will find 40 spectacular icons, all of them selected for their design. Describing the core elements of the contemporary craze for Ferrari and automobiles, in general, this book is a new and different treat for all ultimate fans.
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121,60 €
128,00 €
Krížom krážom - Slovenčina A2 + 2 CD
The book is the second volume of the series of the Slovak language textbooks, Krizom-krazom, designed for
learners who are interested in leaming Slovak in an interesting and attractive way.
Krizom-krazom Slovencina A2 is the second volume of the series of the Slovak language textbooks, Krizom-krazom,
designed for learners who are interested in leaming Slovak in an interesting and attractive way.
The first in the series was the book for beginners, Krizom-krazom - Slovencina A1, published in Bratislava in 2007.
Krizom-krazom: Slovencina A2, aimed specifically at pre-intermediate students, contains a set of 2 audio CDs with the
recordings of the dialogues and exercises, and provides learners with the most frequent day-to-day situations whose
phrases and vocabulary are explained in units. As learners go through the book, all the basic skills of acquiring a
foreign language are practised (reading, listening, writing and speaking) in line with the Common European Framework
of Reference for Languages (CEFR) assigned for the Level A2 - Basic User (Waystage).
The textbook was developed by teachers and researchers of the Studia Academica Slovaca Centre (the Centre for
Slovak as a Foreign Language) which is a research and educational centre of the Faculty of Arts at Comenius
University in Bratislava. It is published as part ot the project called Learning Programme of Slovak as a Foreign
Language supported by the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic and is later intended to cover study materials
for all language levels.
Krizom-krazom: Slovencina A2 includes 10 topic-based units introducing day-to-day situations in the lives of the four
main characters of the course. All the units (except for Units 1 and 10 which are review and revision units) have an
identical structure that is easy-to-follow. There are five dialogues recorded on the CDs, new words explained by both
definitions and illustrations and followed by reading comprehension exercises on dialogues, a vocabulary section with
pictures showing new vocabulary words of the unit and a grammar spot which explains the grammar phenomena that
occur in the units with exercises to practise them which reflect the Level A2 including conjugation of verbs in present
tense, future tense, the conditional and imperative, the aspect of verbs, participles and genitive and dative cases in
their singular and plural forms.
At the end of each unit there are revision exercises covering reading, listening, writing and speaking skills which test
ho much the learners got out of the new vocabulary and grammar.
Various brainteasers, didactic games and additional texts with more exercises were added to the units to make
exercises even more interesting and creative and increasingly challenge the students.
At the back of the textbook there is a key to exercises, a Slovak-English glossary in alphabetical order according to
the units and a grammar reference section with examples and explanations of b
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26,02 €
27,39 €
DC Universe by Mike Mignola HC
, best known as the creator of Hellboy, started out his comics art career drawing the adventures of the World's Greatest Super-Heroes, applying his moody artwork to tales of Superman, Batman, Swamp Thing and more. Now, this new collection assembles these stories written by John Byrne, Neil Gaiman and others for the first time. Collects SUPERMAN: THE WORLD OF KRYPTON #1-4, ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #1, SUPERMAN #18 and 23, BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #54, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #36, SWAMP THING ANNUAL #5, PHANTOM STRANGER #1-4 and much more.
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28,45 €
29,95 €
Man Of Steel
From New York Times best-selling writer Brian Michael Bendis comes a new story of Superman. The Last Son of Krypton is about to meet his home planet's nemesis!
A remorseless killer called Rogol Zaar has arrived on Earth, bringing wide-scale death and destruction in his wake. Only Superman and his cousin, Supergirl, stand between Zaar and the completion of his mission--the complete annihilation of the Kryptonian race. But even as Kal-El and Kara struggle to contain this new existential threat, the world's greatest superhero faces a completely different challenge in his adopted home city of Metropolis, where Clark Kent still lives and works--but without his wife and son. The stage is set for a reckoning like nothing Superman has ever faced--and everything that matters to the Man of Steel hangs in the balance!
Collects The Man of Steel #1-6 and stories from DC Nation #0 and Action Comics #1000.
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17,05 €
17,95 €
The Year of the Geek - 365 Adventures from the Sci-Fi Universe
The Year of the Geek is a fascinating look into geek culture. Each day will tell a different story from the sci-fi universe, from famous franchises and figures such as Star Wars, The Matrix, Peter Jackson and Luc Besson, to lesser known stories, including the French cult classic City of Lost Children, the Japanese anime Akira and bestselling German novelist, Marcus Heitz. With text written by self-confessed geek James Clarke and accompanied by over 100 infographics that have been specially commissioned for this book, The Year of the Geek celebrates all things geek in a new and intriguing way.
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23,28 €
24,50 €
The Land of Roar
The first in a new children's fantasy adventure series, full of imagination, humour and heart, and with echoes of Peter Pan, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Neverending Story and Jumanji. The Land of Roar is perfect for children aged 8 to 12, and can sit on their bookshelf next to Nevermoor, Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon. Readers can bring their fantasy world to life and meet dragons, unicorns, mermaids and more in this beautifully illustrated children's book.
Believing is just the beginning . . .
When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad's attic. Roar was filled with things they loved - dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards and adventure - as well as things that scared them (including a very creepy scarecrow. . .)
Now the twins are eleven, Roar is just a memory. But when they help Grandad clean out the attic, Arthur is horrified as Grandad is pulled into the folding bed and vanishes. Is he playing a joke? Or is Roar . . . real?
'This funny, captivating story is filled with the painful pangs of growing up and the transporting qualities of imagination' Guardian
'A vividly imagined adventure, [...] full of heart, humour and a terrifying villain' Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
`This is proof, not that it's needed, that Jenny McLachlan is a writer of enormous heart and versatility. I'm a really big fan' Phil Earle, award-winning author of Being Billy and co-author of Get Me Out of Here! with Andy McNab
`Roar is an exhilarating, hilarious, vividly drawn tribute to the power of the childhood imagination, the love of family and the magic we risk losing as we grow up. If you plan to visit one new place in 2019, make it Roar' Sarah Driver, author of The Huntress trilogy
Jenny McLachlan is the author of several acclaimed teen novels including Flirty Dancing, Stargazing for Beginners and Truly, Wildly, Deeply. Before Jenny became a writer, she was Head of English in a secondary school; she now loves visiting schools as an author and delivering funny and inspiring talks and workshops. When Jenny isn't thinking about stories or writing stories, she enjoys living by the seaside, cycling and running over the South Downs. The Land of Roar is Jenny's middle-grade debut.
Ben Mantle began his illustration career early, picking up his first award in a local library colouring-in competition aged seven. He went on to study Animation at the Surrey Institute of Art & Design before working as an animator. Ben has illustrated a number of children's books including Rudey's Windy Christmas (HarperCollins) and Callum's Incredible Construction Kit (Egmont) which won the 2013 Bishop's Stortford Picture Book Award. He is also the creator of the award-winning The Best Birthday Present Ever! and The Best Christmas Present Ever! published by Macmillan Children's Books. Ben lives and works in Brighton.
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9,45 €
9,95 €
Jabotinsky: A Life
An insightful new biography of the most controversial and perhaps most fervent of all Zionist political figures Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880-1940) was a man of huge paradoxes and contradictions and has been the most misunderstood of all Zionist politicians--a first-rate novelist, a celebrated Russian journalist, and the founder of the branch of Zionism now headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. This biography, the first in English in nearly two decades, undertakes to answer central questions about Jabotinsky as a writer, a political thinker, and a leader. Hillel Halkin sets aside the stereotypes to which Jabotinsky has been reduced by his would-be followers and detractors alike.
Halkin explains the importance of Odessa, Jabotinsky's native city, in molding his character and outlook; discusses his novels and short stories, showing the sometimes hidden connections between them and Jabotinsky's political thought, and studies a political career that ended in tragic failure. Halkin also addresses Jabotinsky's position, unique among the great figures of Zionist history, as both a territorial maximalist and a principled believer in democracy. The author inquires why Jabotinsky was often accused of fascist tendencies though he abhorred authoritarian and totalitarian politics, and investigates the many opposed aspects of his personality and conduct while asking whether or not they had an ultimate coherence.
Few figures in twentieth-century Jewish life were quite so admired and loathed, and Halkin's splendid, subtle book explores him with empathy and lucidity.
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13,78 €
14,50 €
Black Wings of Cthulhu
In this title, the modern masters of Lovecraftian horror offer up to 21 brand-new, utterly horrifying tales taking their inspiration from stories by Lovecraft himself. Well-known writers such as Caitlin R. Kiernan, Brian Stableford, and Ramsey Campbell delve deep into the psyche to terrify and entertain. Editor S.T. Joshi has assembled a star-studded line-up essential for every horror library.
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11,39 €
11,99 €
Lacná kniha Toto je skutočná Afrika
Autor Štefan Patrik Kováč vás zavedie do oblasti Afriky, ktorá je „typicky africká“, do Ugandy. Pôjde mimo turistických trás a destinácií, medzi reálnych ľudí Afriky, ktorí žijú svoj každodenný mnoho ráz pre nás Európanov nepredstaviteľne ťažký život. Ukáže vám školy na vidieku, zápas jednoduchých ľudí o vzdelanie, zavedie vás na trhoviská, kde sa domáci snažia aspoň ako-tak speňažiť svoju poľnohospodársku produkciu (avokádo, mango, kassava, plody chlebovníka) a vylovené ryby. Budete cítiť natriasanie počas jázd na afrických cestách, nazriete na typický africký pohreb, čo je dôvod na zhromaždenie aj stoviek ľudí. Navštívite chudobné štvrte miest (slumy), zoznámite sa s náboženským životom jednoduchých ľudí. Napriek tvrdému životu, kedy ľudia často zarábajú 0,70 EUR na deň (2000 USh), sú ľudia často optimistickí, s dobrou náladou a žijúci prítomnosť. Tak je ladená aj predkladaná kniha – obrázkovo/textová s 341 plnofarebnými fotografiami. 352 strán nazretia do iného spôsobu života. Pri čítaní zavrite oči a nechajte sa nachvíľu uniesť na čierny kontinent a spoznajte úplne inú kultúru. Kniha sa veľmi dobre hodí aj ako darček.
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0,90 €
17,90 €
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Torso
The gripping tale of Eliot Ness' chase of America's first serial killer: the mysterious torso killer! This 1999 Eisner Award-winner for Comic Book Excellence is completely reformatted in this newest edition to the Jinxworld library! Cleveland. 1935. Eliot Ness, fresh from his legendary Chicago triumph over Al Capone and associates, set his sights on Cleveland. He went on a crusade that matched, and sometimes even surpassed, his past accomplishments. But dismembered body parts started washing up in a concentrated area of Lake Erie Sound. Headless torsos that left no clues to their identity or reason for death. Elliot Ness and his colorful gang of The Unknowns chased this killer through the underbelly of Cleveland for years. As far as the public was concerned, he was never captured. But what really happened is even more shocking. Written and illustrated by Brian Michael Bendis, the awrd-winning author Daredevil, Ultimate Spider-Man, New Avengers and more, and Marc Andreyko, comes a new trade paperback edition of Torso! Brian Michael Bendis's critically acclaimed Jinxworld library now comes to DC! These classic, award-winning graphic novels, including JINX, TORSO, POWERS, GOLDFISH, BRILLIANT, TAKIO and SCARLET among others, will now be re-released under the DC banner alongside other seminal books such as BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and WATCHMEN. These beloved, hard-to-find Jinxworld titles will be accompanied by new stories from continuing series like POWERS, SCARLET and THE UNITED STATES OF MURDER INC., as well as new series such as PEARL and COVER. Catch up with the vast library of graphic novels from one of the greatest comics creators ever with Jinxworld!
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23,70 €
24,95 €
The Worlds Worst Children 1, 2 & 3 box set
An entire world of hilariously horrible and delightfully dreadful children in one incredible box set! From the phenomenal number-one bestseller David Walliams, these cautionary tales are illustrated in glorious and gruesome colour by artistic genius, Tony Ross.
THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN
Are you ready to meet the World's Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls!
Like Sofia Sofa - a TV super-fan so stuck to the sofa that she's turning into one!
Or Dribbling Drew - a boy whose drool gets him into trouble on a school trip!
And not forgetting Blubbering Bertha - a girl who bawls and tells terrible tales!
THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 2
Ready for more? The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine!
The gruesome characters will make you snort with laughter and thank your lucky stars that you don't know anyone like Gruesome Griselda or Fussy Frankie in real life. It also features a special appearance from fan-favourite Raj!
THE WORLD'S WORST CHILDREN 3
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your bookshelf, 10 more horrendously hilarious stories about the absolute worst children ever!
From ten-year old Hank and his endless pranks on his poor, long-suffering family, to Tandy and her titanic tantrums - this compendium of catastrophically horrid boys and girls is the perfect companion to books 1 and 2.
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49,35 €
51,95 €
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie includes an introduction by Candia McWilliam in Penguin Modern Classics.
Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional schoolmistress Jean Brodie has become an iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, unconventional ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy - 'the creme de la creme' - who become the Brodie 'set', introduced to a privileged world of adult games that they will never forget. Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was adapted into a successful stage play, and later a film directed by Ronald Neame and starring Maggie Smith.
Muriel Spark (1918 - 2006) wrote poetry, stories, and biographies as well as a remarkable series of novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The Mandelbaum Gate (1965) which received the James Tait Black Prize, and The Public Image (1968) and Loitering with Intent (1981), both of which were shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Spark was awarded the T.S. Eliot Award for poetry in 1992, and the David Cohen Prize for literature in 1997.
If you enjoyed The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, you might like Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'A sublimely funny book ... it is a book to be read by all ... unforgettable and universal'
Candia McWilliam, author of Debatable Land
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10,40 €
10,95 €
Nerovní spojenci
Kniha byla vydána koncem loňského roku v prestižní edici Modern War Studies péčí Kansaské univerzity ve městě Lawrence. Tato monografie je završením více než desetiletého autorova studia problematiky německé válečné koalice za druhé světové války.
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16,43 €
17,29 €
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99 Bottles
A highly opinionated, vibrantly illustrated wine guide from
one of the country's most celebrated-and unorthodox-sommeliers and
winemakers
In this entertaining, informative, and thoroughly unconventional wine
guide, award-winning sommelier, winemaker, and wine educator Andre Mack
presents readers with the 99 bottles that have most impacted his life.
Instead of just pairing wines with foods, Mack pairs practical
information with personal stories, offering up recommendations alongside
reflections on being one of the only African-Americans to ever work at
the top level of the American wine industry. The 99 bottles range from
highly accessible commercial wines to the most rarefied Bordeaux on the
wine list at The French Laundry, and each bottle offers readers
something to learn about wine. This window into Mack's life combines a
maverick's perspective on the wine industry with an insider's advice on
navigating wine lists, purchasing wine, and drinking more diverse and
interesting selections at home. 99 Bottles is a one-of-a-kind exploration of wine culture today from a true trailblazer.
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22,33 €
23,50 €
The Nature of the Gods (Oxford World´s Classics)
Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because they provide vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light they cast on the intellectual life of first-century Rome. The Nature of the Gods is a central document in this area, for it presents a detailed account of the theologies of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, together with the critical objections to these doctrines raised by the Academic school. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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6,24 €
6,57 €