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Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World
The ancient world saw the birth and collapse of great civilizations. In mainstream history the Classical world is dominated by Greece and Rome, and the Biblical world is centred on the Hebrews. Yet the roughly four-and-a-half thousand years (4000 bc-ad 550) covered in this book saw many peoples come and go within the brawling, multi-cultural mass of humanity that occupied the ancient Middle East, Mediterranean and beyond. While a handful of ancient cultures have garnered much of the credit, these forgotten peoples also helped to lay the foundations of our modern world. This guide brings these lost peoples out of the shadows to highlight their influence and achievements.
Forty-five entries span the birth of civilization in Mesopotamia to the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, offering an alternative history focusing on the names we aren't familiar with, from the Hurrians to the Hephthalites, as well as the peoples whose names we know, such as the Philistines and the Vandals, but whose real significance has been obscured. Each entry charts the rise and fall of a lost people, and how their culture echoes through history into the present. Important ancient artefacts are illustrated throughout and fifty specially drawn maps help orientate the reader within this tumultuous period of history. Philip Matyszak brings to life the rich diversity of the peoples founding cities, inventing alphabets and battling each other in the ancient world, and explores how and why they came to be forgotten.
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This Should Be Written in the Present Tense
This is a beautifully intimate novel from award-winning Danish novelist, Helle Helle. This should be written in the present tense. But it isn't. Dorte should be at uni in Copenhagen. But she's not. She should probably put some curtains up in her new place. And maybe stop sleeping with her neighbour's boyfriend. Perhaps things don't always work out the way they should.
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Girl on Girl
A new generation of female artists is emerging who have grown up in a culture saturated with social media and selfies. This book looks at how young women are using photography and the internet to explore issues of self-image and female identity, and the impact this is having on contemporary art. Forty artists are featured, all of whose principal subject matter is either themselves or other women. Each is accompanied by a short profile based on personal interviews with the author, giving a fascinating insight into this exciting shift in female creativity.
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The Silmarillion Illustrated Deluxe Edition
Limited to a worldwide first printing of just 4,000 copies, this deluxe edition is printed in two colours and is fully bound in cloth and stamped in gold foil. Housed in a matching custom-built slipcase decorated with stunning wraparound artwork, it also features two full-colour removable posters that are unique to this edition.
The Silmarillion is the core of J.R.R. Tolkien's imaginative writing, a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth, through the Second Age and the rise of Sauron, to the end of the War of the Ring.
They are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the Elves made war upon him in his impenetrable fortress in Angband for the recovery of the Silmarils, three jewels containing the last remaining pure light of Valinor, seized by Morgoth and set in his iron crown.
Accompanying these tales are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as told in The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien could not publish The Silmarillion in his lifetime, as it grew with him, so he would leave it to his son, Christopher, to edit the work from many manuscripts and bring his father's great vision to publishable form, so completing the literary achievement of a lifetime. This special edition presents anew this seminal first step towards mapping out the posthumous publishing of Middle-earth, and the beginning of an illustrious forty years and more than twenty books celebrating his father's legacy.
Also included is a letter by J.R.R. Tolkien written in 1951 which provides a brilliant exposition of the earlier Ages, and almost 50 full-colour paintings by Ted Nasmith, including some which appear here for the first time.
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Get Ready for School abc and 123
This title features forty pages of wipe-clean activities to give pre-schoolers practice with numbers and letters. In preparation for starting school, children will have a head start if they know their letters and numbers, and are able to use a pen. It comes with a special wipe-clean pen which is really satisfying to write with, yet easy to wipe off the shiny pages.
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No Time To Spare
Ursula K. Le Guin on the absurdity of denying your age: "If I'm ninety and believe I'm forty-five, I'm headed for a very bad time trying to get out of the bathtub."
On cultural perceptions of fantasy: "The direction of escape is toward freedom. So what is 'escapism' an accusation of?"
On breakfast: "Eating an egg from the shell takes not only practice, but resolution, even courage, possibly willingness to commit crime."
Ursula K. Le Guin took readers to imaginary worlds for decades. In the last great frontier of life, old age, she explored a new literary territory: the blog, a forum where she shined. The collected best of Ursula's blog, No Time to Spare presents perfectly crystallized dispatches on what mattered to her late in life, her concerns with the world, and her wonder at it: "How rich we are in knowledge, and in all that lies around us yet to learn. Billionaires, all of us."
Forty Rules of Love
Discover the forty rules of love...Ella Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage children, and a pleasant home. Everything that should make her confident and fulfilled. Yet there is an emptiness at the heart of Ella's life - an emptiness once filled by love. So when Ella reads a manuscript about the thirteenth-century Sufi poet Rumi and Shams of Tabriz, and his forty rules of life and love, her world is turned upside down. She embarks on a journey to meet the mysterious author of this work. It is a quest infused with Sufi mysticism and verse, taking Ella and us into an exotic world where faith and love are heartbreakingly explored...Penguin by Hand is a collection comprising six of Penguin's most popular women's fiction titles of recent years, all with new and beautiful craft-inspired jackets. "Enlightening, enthralling. An affecting paean to faith and love." (Metro). "Colourfully woven and beguilingly intelligent." (Daily Telegraph). "The past and present fit together beautifully in a passionate defence of passion itself." (The Times).
Oliver Twist
Der Waisenknabe Oliver Twist wächst im Armenhaus einer Kleinstadt unter dem harten Regiment des selbstgefälligen Mr. Bumble auf. Er flieht schließlich - ohne einen Penny in der Tasche - nach London und kommt dort vom Regen in die Traufe: Er gerät in die F
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Devil´s Advocate
The author sets in context the changes that have overtaken Britain in a forty-year period. He debates the issues he believes should concern us all, challenges our changing social and moral values and questions the direction society is taking. Is this where we would choose to be? If not what are we going to do about it?
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Lacná kniha Devil´s Advocate (-70%)
The author sets in context the changes that have overtaken Britain in a forty-year period. He debates the issues he believes should concern us all, challenges our changing social and moral values and questions the direction society is taking. Is this where we would choose to be? If not what are we going to do about it?
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2,76 €
9,20 €
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Lacná kniha Devil´s Advocate
The author sets in context the changes that have overtaken Britain in a forty-year period. He debates the issues he believes should concern us all, challenges our changing social and moral values and questions the direction society is taking. Is this where we would choose to be? If not what are we going to do about it?
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Books of Magic Volume 1: Moveable Type
From acclaimed author Kat Howard (Roses and Rot, An Unkindness of Magicians) and art from Tom Fowler (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Hulk: Season One, Rick and Morty) Books of Magic picks up right where Neil Gaiman left off in 1991! While Tim s trying to study and attract the cutest girl in his class, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his magical powers will eventually corrupt him, turning him into a merciless mage that will bring upon the end of magic forever! Luckily, the new substitute teacher for his school wants to mentor him and educate him in the magical arts so that he can discover the secrets behind the Books of Magic The Sandman Universe is a new series of books curated by Neil Gaiman for DC Vertigo. Conjuring epic storytelling and immersing readers into the evolving world of the Dreaming, The Sandman Universe begins anew with four new ongoing series, existing in a shared universe, building upon Gaiman s New York Times best-selling series that lyrically weaved together stories of dreams and magic. Collects Books of Magic #1-6 and Sandman Universe Special #1.
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Wordy
'Wordy is about the intoxication of writing; my sense of playful versatility; different voices for different matters: the polemical voice for political columns; the sharp-eyed descriptive take for profiles; poetic precision in grappling with the hard task of translating art into words; lyrical recall for memory pieces. And informing everything a rich sense of the human comedy and the ways it plays through historical time.
It's also a reflection on writers who have been shamelessly gloried in verbal abundance; the performing tumble of language - those who have especially inspired me - Dickens and Melville; Joyce and Marquez.' Simon Schama
Sir Simon Schama has been at the forefront of the arts, political commentary, social analysis and historical study for over forty years. As a teacher of Art History and an award-winning television presenter of iconic history-based programming, Simon is equally a prolific bestselling writer and award-winning columnist for many of the world's foremost publishers, broadsheet newspapers, periodicals and magazines.
His commissioned subjects over the years have been numerous and wide ranging - from the music of Tom Waits, to the works of Sir Quentin Blake; the history of the colour blue, to discussing what skills an actor needs to create a unique performance of Falstaff. Schama's tastes are wide-ranging as they are eloquent, incisive, witty and thought provoking and have entertained and educated the readers of some of the world's most respected publications - the Times, the Guardian, the New Yorker, Harper's Bazaar and Rolling Stone magazine.
Wordy is a celebration of one of the world's foremost writers. This collection of fifty essays chosen by the man himself stretches across four decades and is a treasure trove for all those who have a passion for the arts, politics, food and life.
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The Border
'A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read' Ian Rankin
'The year's best thriller' The Times, Books of the Year
The explosive, highly anticipated conclusion to the epic Cartel trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Force.
The war has come home.
For over forty years, Art Keller has been on the front lines of America's longest conflict: The War On Drugs.
Now elevated to the highest ranks of the DEA, Keller finds himself surrounded by an incoming administration that's in bed with the very drug traffickers that Keller is trying to bring down.
From the slums of Guatemala to the marbled corridors of Washington, D.C., Winslow follows a new generation of narcos, cops, addicts, politicians, and mere children fleeing the violence for the chance of a life in a new country.
The Border is an unflinching portrait of modern America, a story of - and for - our time.
'A huge, immersive, violent, compassionate read' Ian Rankin
'Hugely entertaining' Stephen King
'Brutal and brilliant, this is crime's Game of Thrones' Sun
'One of the great literary achievements of the century so far' Daily Telegraph
'Such crime writing deserves nothing less than a Pulitzer Prize' Evening Standard
'A new crime classic ... a stirring, stupendous novel' Sunday Times
'He is a pleasure to read' The Times
'A furious, impassioned novel' Washington Post
'Devastating and timely ... a hybrid The Godfather and War and Peace' New York Times
'A gift to all discerning crime readers' Financial Times
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De Cipher
Codes win wars, conceal state secrets, protect privacy, secure banks and transmit messages. Through forty - five of the world’s most influential codes and ciphers, Codes presents a compelling insight into the art and science of cryptography. Structured chronologically Codes uses scientific examples and provides practi cal tools for understanding and using these fascinating codes and ciphers. It features a diverse range of codes , inc luding the Caesar shift cipher , Easter Island’s bewildering Rongorongo and the famous Enigma code . Codes also includes features on famous co debreakers of history such as Alan Turing, Jonas Nordby and August Kerckhoff , providing a comprehensive overview to this beguiling secretive world.
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Little Creative Thinker
By enhancing your ability to identify connections, you can enhance your creativity. This exercise book especially for kids strengthens their ability to recognize connections. The exercises are based on the theory of the book The Secret of the Highly Creative Thinker , as well as observations in neuroscience, and seventy years of creativity studies.
This exercise book is based on a dynamic balance of theory, technique, and exercises, it’s a practical hands-on workbook. It’s the perfect outlet to get your hands dirty and dive into exercises that strengthen one’s ability to see and make connections.
This book is for those seeking to enhance their creativity. It can be used to: - Develop one’s creative capacity - Train underlying mechanisms in creative thinking - Enrich educational purposes - Increase idea production.
Litlle Creative Thinker’s Exercise Book is for kids that are eager to indulge in exercises to enhance their innate creativity by identifying connections.
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Midnight´s daughter
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir, the daughter of a vampire and a human woman. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs are born barking mad and live very short, very violent lives. So for five hundred years, Dory has been fighting to maintain her sanity
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The Worst Witch Colour Gift Edition
Hang on to your broomstick for a gorgeous colour paperback edition of The Worst Witch!
Written and illustrated by Jill Murphy when she was only sixteen, disaster-prone Mildred Hubble - the worst witch at Miss Cackle's Academy - has been casting her spell for over forty years, enchanting millions of young readers.
For this special edition, Jill Murphy has reproduced her original illustrations entirely in gorgeous full colour, and has written a special letter to her readers.
Mildred Hubble is a trainee at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, but she's making an awful mess of it. She keeps getting her spells wrong and crashing her broomstick. And when she turns Ethel, the teacher's pet into her worst enemy, chaos ensues...
Jill Murphy was born in London in 1949. From a very early age she was drawing and writing stories, and was already putting books together (literally, with a stapler) by the time she was six. She went on to study at Chelsea, Croydon and Camberwell Schools of Art. Jill worked in a children's home for four years and as a nanny for a year, before becoming a freelance writer and illustrator. The Worst Witch stories, of which this is the first, are some of Puffin's most successful titles.
Vision Vol. 2
Once upon a time a robot and a witch fell in love. What followed was a tale of the dead and the dying, of the hopeful and the lost, of the wronged and the avenged. And in the end, after both had fallen, the witch and the robot rose from their dirt and eyed each other across a field of blood and bone. Forty-five years in the making, this is the story of Scarlet Witch and the Vision. Before family, there was love. And war. COLLECTING: VISION 7-12
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