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Sex and the City (fr)
Elles sont journalistes, marchandes d'art, avocates, responsables des relations publiques. Elles ont tout pour plaire : jeunes, jolies, brillantes, sexy, indépendantes. Tout, sauf ce qu'elles cherchent désespérément : le partenaire idéal. Dans la jungle new-yorkaise, les places au soleil sont chres, Sex and the City en témoigne. Devenue un livre-culte avant d'inspirer une série télévisée, cette chronique la fois hilarante et terrifiante des moeurs amoureuses et sexuelles de l'élite de Manhattan met l'Amérique WASP en émoi. Il est vrai que Candace Bushnell, journaliste branchée du New York Observer, n'hésite pas bousculer le sexuellement correct " de rigueur, en narrant en toute impudeur les aventures de ses contemporaines, leurs états d'âme et leurs frasques sexuelles. Ou du moins, ce qu'il en reste... Bienvenue dans l're de l'innocence perdue : un regard lucide et impitoyable sur une société qui fout décidément le camp. --Ce texte fait référence l'édition Broché ."
The Light of Asia
This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters
From the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped over vast distances and an uneasy sense of unknowable empires fantastically far away. By the twentieth century much of Asia might have come under Western rule after centuries of warfare, but its intellectual, artistic and spiritual influence was fighting back.
The Light of Asia is a wonderfully varied and entertaining history of the many ways in which Asia has shaped European and North American culture over centuries of tangled, dynamic encounters, and the central importance of this vexed, often confused relationship. From Marco Polo onwards Asia has been both a source of genuine fascination and equally genuine failures of comprehension. China, India and Japan were all acknowledged to be both great civilizations and in crude ways seen as superseded by the West. From Chicago to Calcutta, and from antiquity to the new millennium, this is a rich, involving story of misunderstandings and sincere connection, of inspiration and falsehood, of geniuses, adventurers and con-men.
Christopher Harding's captivating gallery of people and places celebrates Asia's impact on the West in all its variety.
Der Gruene Max 2 LB
Der zweite Band dieses Lehrwerks für Kinder ab 9/10 Jahren schließt die Niveaustufe A1 ab und führt in A2 hinein. Mit dem dritten Band wird das Niveau A2 erreicht.
Der 80. Geburtstag: Stufe 1+CD
Das Au-pair-Mädchen Arlette verdreht allen den Kopf und Leo vergisst beinahe den 80. Geburtstag seiner Mutter. Seine Fahrt in die alte Heimat wird eine Reise in die Vergangenheit.
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Land of Big Numbers
A dazzling debut collection which, deftly and urgently, tells the stories of those living in the biggest and most complicated country on earth.
A brother competes for gaming glory while his twin sister exposes the dark side of the Communist government on her underground blog; a worker at a government call centre is alarmed one day to find herself speaking to a former lover; a delicious new fruit arrives at the neighbourhood market and the locals find it starts to affect their lives in ways they could never have imagined; and a young woman's dreams of making it big in Shanghai are stalled when she finds herself working as a florist.
These are just some of the myriad lives to be evoked in The Land of Big Numbers, a collection of stories which - sometimes playfully, sometimes darkly - draws back the curtain on the realities of modern China and unveils a cast of characters as rich and complicated as any in world literature. With virtuosic brilliance, Te-ping Chen sheds light on a country much talked about but little understood and announces the birth of a bright new star in the literary firmament.
Frida : The Biography of Frida Kahlo
A reissue of the beautifully illustrated and authoritative biography of Frida Kahlo, publishing in time for a major London exhibition
Frida is the story of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary women, the painter Frida Kahlo. Born near Mexico City, she grew up during the turbulent days of the Mexican Revolution and, at eighteen, was the victim of an accident that left her crippled and unable to bear children. To salvage what she could from her unhappy situation, Kahlo had to learn to keep still - so she began to paint.
Kahlo's unique talent was to make her one of the century's most enduring artists. But her remarkable paintings were only one element of a rich and dramatic life. Frida is also the story of her tempestuous marriage to the muralist Diego Rivera, her love affairs with numerous, diverse men such as Isamu Noguchi and Leon Trotsky, her involvement with the Communist Party, her absorption in Mexican folklore and culture, and of the inspiration behind her unforgettable art.
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Energize Your Mind
Take charge of your feelings by mastering the monk mindset.
In this essential new book, internationally renowned motivational coach and modern monk Gaur Gopal Das decodes how the mind works and how we can train it in a way that improves our wellbeing. With his characteristic serenity, profound wisdom and anecdotal style, Das offers exercises, tips and tricks to help us make the changes that will put us in control of our thoughts and actions.
Super Structures+CD
The Audio CD Pack contains a copy of the book along with an audio CD with a recording of the complete text in both British and American English. Listen and read to discover all about super structures around the world ...What are dams made of? How tall can a skyscraper be? Word count 1,200
Hurricane Summer
Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica.
When Tilla's mother tells her she'll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him. In an unexpected turn of events, Tilla is forced to face the storm that unravels in her own life as she learns about the dark secrets that lie beyond the veil of paradise - all in the midst of an impending hurricane.
Hurricane Summer is a powerful coming of age story that deals with colorism, classism, young love, the father-daughter dynamic--and what it means to discover your own voice in the center of complete destruction.
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The Garden, Elements and Styles
The definitive reference guide to garden design, its rich history, and the creative art of gardening – a luxuriously illustrated A-Z compendium of more than 200 garden elements, styles, features, and ornaments for gardeners around the globe
With its easy-to-use A-Z format, The Garden examines over 200 modern and historical garden styles, features, types and ornaments, with definitions and informative descriptions and more than 500 spectacular images. This accessible, inspirational book is perfect for both amateur gardeners and specialists alike.
Its entries, written by garden expert and historian Toby Musgrave – author of Phaidon's bestselling book The Gardener's Garden – range from Allée, Borrowed Landscape and Coastal Garden, to Minimalism, New Perennial Planting, Pool, Vista and Xeriscape Garden and form a unique, illustrated 'glossary' for gardeners, featuring more than 400 gardens, both public and private, iconic and lesser known.
Examples include spaces such as the Baroque gardens of Versailles and rarely published tropical courtyards from contemporary designers, alongside artist creations such as Frida Kahlo’s courtyard in Mexico and Derek Jarman's coastal garden in Dungeness, England. Alongside the work of private garden owners and makers, the book also showcases the work of emerging and eminent designers, including Andrea Cochran, Emily Erlam, Raymond Jungles, Dan Pearson, and Piet Oudolf.
Whether creating an English cottage garden or tending a Japanese Zen landscape, the range and beauty of The Garden will inspire gardeners and garden lovers everywhere as never before.
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Another World Book And CD-Rom Pack (Penguin Longman Reader Level 2)
For BZXY741, a student, life in Eden City seems perfect. But one day he meets Eve, a girl who shows him that there is another world ... An intriguing science fiction story.
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Lacná kniha Another World Book And CD-Rom Pack (Penguin Longman Reader Level 2) (-90%)
For BZXY741, a student, life in Eden City seems perfect. But one day he meets Eve, a girl who shows him that there is another world ... An intriguing science fiction story.
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Metropolis
Berlin, 1928, the dying days of the Weimar Republic shortly before Hitler and the Nazis came to power. It was a period of decadence and excess as Berliners - after the terrible slaughter of WWI and the hardships that followed - are enjoying their own version of Babylon.
Bernie is a young detective working in Vice when he gets a summons from Bernard Weiss, Chief of Berlin's Criminal Police. He invites Bernie to join KIA - Criminal Inspection A - the supervisory body for all homicide investigation in Kripo. Bernie's first task is to investigate the Silesian Station killings - four prostitutes murdered in as many weeks.
All of them have been hit over the head with a hammer and then scalped with a sharp knife.
Bernie hardly has time to acquaint himself with the case files before another prostitute is murdered. Until now, no one has shown much interest in these victims - there are plenty in Berlin who'd like the streets washed clean of such degenerates.
But this time the girl's father runs Berlin's foremost criminal ring, and he's prepared to go to extreme lengths to find his daughter's killer.
Then a second series of murders begins - of crippled wartime veterans who beg in the city's streets. It seems that someone is determined to clean up Berlin of anyone less than perfect.
The voice of Nazism is becoming a roar that threatens to drown out all others. But not Bernie Gunther's ...
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The Train Was on Time
'Boell's novel blows a stent in the human heart. . . It feels more necessary than ever.' Anna Funder, from the introduction
Twenty-four-year-old Andreas, a disillusioned German soldier, is travelling on a troop train to the Eastern Front when he has an awful premonition that he will die in exactly five days. As he hurtles towards his death, he reflects on the chaos around him - the naive soldiers, the painfully thin girl who pours his coffee, the ruined countryside - with sudden, heart-breaking poignancy. Arriving in Poland the night before he is certain he will die, he meets Olina, a beautiful prostitute, and together they attempt to escape his fate...
'His work reaches the highest level of creative originality and stylistic perfection' Daily Telegraph
'Boll combines a mammoth intelligence with a literary outlook that is masterful and unique' Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22
'My most-admired contemporary novelist' John Ashbery
'From the moment I stepped on board the troop train with Private Andreas, concerns pertaining to my own world fell away completely. Holding this impelling book is tantamount to holding the young soldier's fate in one's hands. It is impossible to let go.' Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond
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All My Treasures
When a girl receives a beautiful porcelain box from her grandmother, she immediately wants something special to put inside it. But what could it be? What does she love best? She loves jumping in puddles on rainy days, blowing bubbles in the park and watching her little sister's first steps. As it turns out, life's most precious treasures cannot be contained in a box! With a gentle message about the immateriality of happiness, this story reminds us to take pleasure in everyday moments. The book is beautifully packaged with a sparkly die-cut star on the cover, and flaps throughout reveal hidden surprises. The bestselling Growing Hearts series explores all facets of emotional maturity for toddlers--from expecting a sibling to dealing with childhood fears.
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The Longest Ride
The bestselling love story behind the massive Hollywood film Two couples. Two love stories. One epic tale. Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson is in trouble. Struggling to stay conscious after a car crash, with his mind fading, an image of his adored - and long-dead - wife Ruth appears. Urging him to hang on, she lovingly recounts the joys and sorrows of their life together - how they met, the dark days of WWII and its unrelenting effect on their families. A few miles away, college student Sophia Danko's life is about to change. Recovering from a break-up, she meets the young, rugged Luke and is thrown into a world far removed from her privileged school life. Sophia sees a new and tantalising future for herself, but Luke is keeping a secret that could destroy it all. Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples, separated by years and experience, whose lives are about to converge in the most unexpected - and shocking - of ways. The new love story from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of The Notebook, The Lucky One and The Best of Me. Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most beloved authors.
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Percy Jackson Collection
A rip-roaring Percy Jackson five book collection from the incredible author Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson is an ordinary kid with troubles at home and at school, except, he is far from ordinary. He finds himself at Camp Half-Blood where he discovers he is a demi-God and the son of Poseidon, Greek God of the Sea.Percy's days of worrying about homework and hosue chores are over has he meets Gods, battles monsters and discovers his true powers as well as embarking on quests for lightning bolts and golden fleeces. Titles in this collection:• Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief• Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters• Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse• Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth• Percy Jackson and the Last OlympianAbout the Author:Rick Riordan is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty novels for young readers, including the beloved Percy Jackson & the Olympians series. Riordan is well-known for his ability to blend the modern day with ancient mythology such as in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Kane Chronicles, Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase and the Trials of Apollo book series'.
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Mezi všemi tábory
Osud autora této knihy je ojediněle koncentrovaným příkladem toho, jak se politické a společenské tendence českých dějin poloviny 20. století podepsaly na obyčejných lidech, jejichž jedinou „vinou“ byl „špatný“ rasový nebo národnostní původ, popřípadě majetek. Gerhard Scholten (16. 8. 1923, Trutnov – 21. 4. 1995, Vídeň) se ve svých vzpomínkách Mezi všemi tábory se vrací do let 1944–1947, která zásadně změnila jeho dosavadní život i plány do budoucnosti. Trutnovského rodáka a syna textilního továrníka, který od svých osmi let žil v Praze a cítil se být především pražským Němcem, zatklo v červenci 1944 gestapo a poslalo ho nejprve do terezínské Malé pevnosti a odtud do koncentračního tábora v Osvětimi. Důvodem jeho uvěznění byl zadržený dopis otci do Ameriky, který svěřil rodinnému příteli, aby ho poslal ze Švýcarska. Svou roli pravděpodobně sehrál i jeho částečný židovský původ. Gerhard Scholten, tehdy ještě nesl otcovo příjmení Pfefferkorn, věznění přežil. Díky svým obsáhlým jazykovým znalostem se v osvobozené Osvětimi stal tlumočníkem sovětské armády a NKVD, a tak i svědkem výslechů a evidence mrtvých. V květnu 1945 se vrátil do Prahy, kde ho záhy čekalo setkání s československou poválečnou realitou: jeho babička byla jako Němka internována ve sběrném táboře na Strahovském stadiónu a posléze v Malé pevnosti, Scholtena i jeho matku zavřeli na základě udání jejich podnájemníka v srpnu 1945 do internačního tábora v Modřanech. Jen díky intervencím jejich českých přátel byli všichni nakonec propuštěni: zabavený byt včetně inventáře a další majetek jim ale už vrácen nebyl. Před definitivním odchodem do Rakouska v lednu 1947, kde přijal rakouské občanství a nové příjmení, Scholten ještě v československých službách absolvoval rok jako pracovník UNRRA v Brémách. Jeho vzpomínky rovněž podávají svědectví o zpochybněné identitě, resp. o vynucené změně: z předválečného Němce Pfefferkorna s československým občanstvím se po válce stal Vídeňák a rakouský občan Scholten.
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Lacná kniha Berliner Platz 3 Lehrbuch + Arbeitsbuch + CZ zum Arbeitsbuch
In Zus.Arb. m. Anne Köker, Paul Rusch u. Ralf Sonntag. Niveau B1Erscheinungsjahr: 2004m. zahlr. meist farb. Abb.FortgeschritteneGewicht: 742 gr / Abmessung: 28 cmVon Lemcke, Christiane, Rohrmann, Lutz, Scherling, TheoDer 3. Band bereitet mit einem auf die Prüfungsformate abgestimmten Fertigkeitstraining gezielt auf das "Zertifikat Deutsch" vor.Berliner Platz ist ein Lehrwerk für Erwachsene ohne Vorkenntnisse, das sich an den Niveaustufen des Europarats orientiert. Mit Band 1 und Band 2 wird die Stufe der "elementaren Sprachverwendung" erreicht (Band 1 = A1, Band 2 = A2). Der 3. Band bereitet mit einem auf die Prüfungsformate abgestimmten Fertigkeitstraining gezielt auf das "Zertifikat Deutsch" vor. Neben der Vertiefung von Themenbereichen aus der Alltagswirklichkeit stehen im 3. Band Informationen über Deutschland und die deutschsprachigen Länder im Vordergrund.Die Bände enthalten jeweils einen Lehr- und Arbeitsbuchteil und einen Anhang mit Lösungsschlüssel.Das Lehrwerk bietet einen leichten Einstieg in die deutsche Sprache."Raststätten" dienen zur Wiederholung und Festigung des Lernstoffs.Bei den Themen steht der Alltag (und die Vorbereitung auf das Alltagsleben) in der deutschsprachigen Umgebung im Vordergrund.Die flache Progression und eine klare Übungstypologie sind auch auf die Bedürfnisse von Lernenden ausgerichtet, die keine oder wenig Erfahrung im Erlernen einer Fremdsprache haben.Die Auftaktseiten der Kapitel unterstützen durch ihre stark visuelle Ausrichtung das spontane Verstehen der Thematik.Anregungen zur Projektarbeit motivieren zur aktiven Anwendung der Fertigkeiten, z.B. in der unmittelbaren Lebensumwelt.Besonderer Wert wird der Ausspracheschulung beigemessen.Wesentlicher Bestandteil des Lehrwerks sind der "Inten
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