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Lost Buildings
Have you ever wished that you could have seen King Solomon's mighty Temple in Jerusalem or climbed to the top of the legendary Tower of Babel? What must it have been like to have paraded up and down the great glass galleries of the Crystal Palace in London in 1851? Why is the Euston Arch, demolished in 1961, still missed? What would buildings described in much loved books have been like if these had existed outside their author's imaginations? Imagine walking through the labyrinthine corridors of Mervyn Peake's mythical Gothic fortress Gormenghast, or visiting Toad Hall. And what of the current trend for reconstructing buildings which were destroyed in wartime or for political reasons? Lost Buildings is an invitation to visit buildings long vanished or those demolished within living history, some by dim politicians, others by war or "acts of God", that we would pay good money and travel a long way to see, if only they existed, today. It looks, too, at buildings from literature, myth and children's stories, and some lost opportunities - fantastic, ambitious designs that were never built.There are countless buildings that remain vivid in the collective memory, whether they were once real or were only ever imagined. Lost Buildings brings these together for the reader's curiosity and delight
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51,30 €
54,00 €
Easy on the Eyes
Starting with the basics, Lisa teaches you how to prep, prime and perfect your base before transforming your look with shadows, liner and all that's in between. She helps you to create the perfect brows to frame the eyes following step-by-step photographs. Whether you're looking for a fun and youthful or elegant and sophisticated look, Lisa will show you how to make the most of your eyes, with hints and tips to suit all eye shapes, colours and styles. As well as discovering how to do the perfect smokey eye, a classic flick and graphic liner looks, Lisa shows you how to achieve that 1920s chic, dazzle with glitter and make the most of colour, proving that it really is the eyes that have it. While features on make-up bag essentials, what to use when you're caught short, how to take your make-up look from desk to dance floor and a behind-the-scenes look at the London Fashion Week Matthew Williamson show. Each look can be completed in 5, 15 or 30 minutes, so no matter what your style, how much time you have to get ready, or what equipment you have to hand, you can go from now to WOW! in no time.
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19,48 €
20,50 €
Londontól Londonig (CD melléklettel)
Most, hogy még frissen élnek bennünk fényes londoni sikereink, különösen időszerű felidézni olimpiai aranyaink dicsőséges történetét!
Erre vállalkozik ez a kötet: a szerző az 1948-as londoni olimpiától a 2012-es londoni ötkarikás játékokig eltelt hatvannégy év magyar olimpiai bajnokai közül azokkal beszélgetett, akiknek aranyérmes döntőjét a legemlékezetesebb, az MTVA archívumából származó filmhíradó-, rádió-, és televízió-kommentárok őrzik. E forró hangulatú közvetítéseket a csatolt CD segítségével Önök is újraélhetik. A felvételek között megtalálják a magyar olimpiatörténet talán legmegrázóbb, 1984-es bejelentését is.
Az interjúkötetben maguk a bajnokok vallanak sorsdöntő küzdelmükről, az odáig vezető útról, az azóta eltelt időről. És megszólalnak a kommentátorok is, akik személyes élményeiket, emlékeiket fűzik hozzá e győzelmek krónikájához. A 2012-es londoni játékok úszóbajnoka, Sors Tamás révén ebben a kötetben első alkalommal kerül méltó helyére a paralimpia is.
"A hang elszáll, az írás megmarad - mondják, de ebben a különleges albumban másképpen van: a hang is megmarad, megőrzi a magyar sport aranyérmes hőseinek emlékét a jövő nemzedéke számára. A lemezt hallgatva és a könyvet lapozgatva megelevenednek sportolóink erőfeszítései, képet kapunk küzdelmeikről és örömeikről." (Szepesi György)
(Gerevich Aladár, Székely Éva, Kardcsapat 1960, Pézsa Tibor, Németh Angéla, Tatai Tibor, Labdarúgó-válogatott 1968, Földi Imre, Gedó György, Vízilabdacsapat 1976, Kocsis Ferenc, Borkai Zsolt, Szabó József, Férfi kajak négyes 1988, Repka Attila, Szabó Bence, Czene Attila, Kovács István, Horváth-Kolonics páros, Kovács Ágnes, Csollány Szilveszter, Pulai-Novák páros, Majoros István, Vajda Attila, Berki Krisztián, Gyurta Dániel, Szilágyi Áron, Női kajak négyes 2012, Sors Tamás)
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32,85 €
34,58 €
Head Of State
Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr's debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street. When a young investigative reporter is found dead on the streets of London few people notice. But when another body - minus its head and hands - is washed up on the banks of the Thames, its grisly condition arouses a little more interest. There appears to be no connection between the two dead men. But, unsuspected by the electorate, there is a shocking and dangerous secret at the very heart of government. While the United Kingdom approaches a crucial and delicately-balanced referendum on Europe, a group of ruthlessly determined individuals will stop at nothing - including murder - to prevent the truth from getting out. Andrew Marr's first novel is a gleefully twisted spin through the corridors of power. Making full use of his unrivalled inside knowledge of the British political scene, Marr has threaded his wickedly clever thriller with a distinctive strand of pitch-black humour, to offer an irreverent glimpse behind the parliamentary curtain.
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14,73 €
15,50 €
Concrete Island
A chilling novel that pays twisted homage to Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe'. Newly reissued with an introduction from Neil Gaiman. Robert Maitland, a 35 year-old architect, is driving home from his London offices when a blow-out sends his speeding Jaguar hurtling out of control. Smashing through a temporary barrier he finds himself, dazed and disorientated, on a traffic island below three converging motorways. But when he tries to climb the embankment or flag-down a passing car for help it proves impossible - and he finds himself imprisoned on the concrete island. Maitland must survive using only what he can find in his crashed car. As in all Ballard's best work 'Concrete Island' provides an unnerving study of our modern lives and world. With his alienating, 'Ballardian' view of normal events, this is a unique novel from one of the twentieth century's finest writers. This edition is part of a new commemorative series of Ballard's works, featuring introductions from a number of his admirers (including Zadie Smith, Adam Philips, Adam Thirlwell and Robert Macfarlane) and brand-new cover designs from the artist Stanley Donwood.
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13,25 €
13,95 €
Tiny Houses in the City
How we live in cities-smaller, denser, smarter-is at the heart of Tiny Houses in the City. Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with once forgotten downtowns and neighborhoods becoming increasingly popular for redevelopment. This book looks at the tiny house movement through the lens of metropolitan life. Tiny Houses in the City features an international collection of more than thirty homes that exemplify compact living at its best. The houses, apartments, and multifamily buildings and developments included make great architecture out of challenging locations and narrow sites. Focusing on dwelling spaces all under 1,000 square feet, Tiny Houses in the City illustrates strategies for building tiny in urban areas that include urban infill, adaptive reuse, transforming and flexible living spaces, and micro-unit buildings. The projects range from a 344-square-foot studio apartment in Hong Kong with movable walls, transformable furniture, and hidden storage that can be configured into twenty-four unique scenarios in a single space, to a townhouse-like London residence built in an old alley between two stately homes. Many of the residences chronicled in Tiny Houses in the City are indeed unique in design, but their economical size and ingenious interior spaces are the epitome of practicality and illustrate an acute understanding of compact living and its potential for the urban realm.
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28,98 €
30,50 €
The Classic Works of Jack London
From White Fang to The Iron Heel, The Call of the Wild to The People of the Abyss, London's novels are intense and atmospheric, and deserve their standing and reputation as some of the most exciting adventure stories ever put to paper. Jack London was highly qualified to be one of the 20th century's greatest writers of adventure stories, for he was one of its greatest adventurers. He was, to name but a few of his many occupations, an oyster pirate, government patrolman, seal hunter, gold prospector, war correspondent, landowner and tramp. From his vast and varied life experiences he drew inspiration for over fifty books in a literary career spanning only seventeen years. His work is remarkable, vivid and exciting, much like the author himself. From The Call of the Wild and White Fang, which rank as two of the best dog stories ever written, to the sea-based The Sea-Wolf and the social critiques of The People of the Abyss and The Iron Heel, Jack London's variety of work, not to mention the sheer quality, place him at the forefront of 20th century classic fiction.
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16,63 €
17,50 €
Harry Potter: Page to Screen: Updated Edition
Harry Potter Page to Screen: Revised and Expanded now has more pages devoted to the legacy of the Harry Potter films. In addition to the complete history of all eight Harry Potter films, the book now explores the theme parks in Florida, California and Japan, the sets and props in Leavesden, England and the House of MinaLima, founded by the graphic designers on all of the films, and located in London. With 1200 photographs, sketches, and diagrams, the book provides unbridled access to every aspect of the film-making process. It tells the stories behind each individual film and covers the design and technology behind all the astounding effects. This book pays homage to how one film became eight, how a few months became a decade, and how one author's fantasy became the project of many individuals' lifetimes-told by the people who were there, the people who made the magic real. Harry Potter Page to Screen: Revised and Expanded will start from the very beginning, describing how the book was optioned, the casting of Harry, Ron and Hermione, and the assembling of a creative team with the vision to tackle a world we had previously seen only in our imaginations. Interviews, quotes, and stories from the directors, producers, screenwriters, and actors discuss the making of all eight films at length, including the last film, film number 8, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Daniel Radcliffe and his personal narrative from set to set is used as the life line that connects all aspects of this memoir, giving structure to the many voices of the Harry Potter family who orate this tale. All of the movies were filmed at the Leavesden Studio in Hertfordshire, England and these pages describe how the Leavesden family dealt with numerous cast, crew, and production dramas, replacements, technical difficulties and countless narrative and visual decisions. This book will touch on subjects such as J.K. Rowling's private comments to her young cast, the impact of Richard Harris' (the original Dumbledore) death on the cast and crew, the effects of 9/11 on the Leavesden family (during the filming of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), the reality of "growing up Potter" for the young starlets who experienced their adolescence on a hugely public stage, and reflections from the cast and crew on the end of the film series. In addition to stories on and off set, Harry Potter Page to Screen: Revised and Expanded pays tribute to the stunning physical, visual and technological genius that went into making an unbelievable story believable, showcasing more than a decade's worth of art and special effects, including never-before-seen photos of the costumes, sets, props, and creatures, as well as early concept art, drawings and designs. The book is fully supported by Warner Bros. and is being put together with the same group as Harry Potter Film Wizardry: The Updated Edition. While Film Wizardry provided a whimsical and informative scrapbook for Harry Potter fans and was published prior to the release of the last film, this mammoth book gives readers a more complete account of the entire film-making process, designed in a more classical, sophisticated package. Harry Potter Page to Screen: Revised and Expanded is a publishing event. This book is the Bible for everything Potter and will stand as the most complete and final visual history of the Harry Potter movie story ever to be published.
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61,70 €
64,95 €
Spandau Ballet - The Story: The Very Best Of 2CD
KDO: Spandau Ballet vznikli na konci sedmdesátých let v Londýně. Jsou jedním z hlavních reprezentantů tzv. nové vlny a stylu new romance. Největší slávy se formace dočkala v roce 1983, když se její singl True dostal až na vrchol britského žebříčku. Skupina se rozpadla v roce 1990, před pěti lety se však znovu dala dohromady a vydala desku s příznačným názvem Once More.
CO: Kompilace největších hitů vychází ve dvojím provedení. Standardní CD verzi doplňuje rozšířená 2CD edice.
CD / CD1
1. To Cut a Long Story Short
2. The Freeze
3. Musclebound
4. Chant No 1
5. Instinction
6. Lifeline
7. Communication
8. True
9. Gold
10. Only When You Leave
11. I'll Fly for You
12. Highly Strung
13. Round And Round
14. Fight for Ourselves
15. Through the Barricades
16. Once More
17. This Is The Love
18. Steal
19. Soul Boy
CD2
1. Confused
2. Toys
3. Mandolin
4. Age of Blows
5. Glow
6. Chant No 1 (Remix)
7. Pharaoh
8. Paint Me Down
9. She Loved Like Diamond
10. Code Of Love
11. Pleasure
12. I'll Fly For You (Glide Mix)
13. How Many Lies?
14. Man in Chains
15. Be Free With Your Love
16. Raw
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14,24 €
14,99 €
The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me
The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me by Lucy Robinson, author of A Passionate Love Affair with a Total Stranger, is a wonderfully witty and gorgeously romantic story of facing your fears and falling in love.
Sally is an incredible singer but she sings only in her wardrobe where nobody can hear her. She'd rather join a nudist colony than sing in public.
That is until she ventures to New York where a wild and heady summer of love and loss changes her forever. No longer able to hide in the shadows, Sally must return home to London to fulfill a promise she cannot break - to share her voice.
But just as she's about to embark on her new life, a beautiful man turns up on Sally's doorstep bearing a sheepish smile and a mysterious hand-written message.
How did he find her? Why is he here? Does he hold the truth to what happened back in New York? And, with him back on the scene, will she still have the courage to step into the spotlight?
Laugh out loud and follow your heart with Lucy Robinson's The Unfinished Symphony of You and Me.
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9,03 €
9,50 €
SuperCars 2013/2
A kiadvány tartalma:
-Audi R8, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S: összehasonlító teszt
-SRT Viper: első vezetés
-Chevrolet Camaro, Fiat 500 Abarth, Lotus Elise, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo, Renault Mégane RS, Skoda Fabia RS, VW Sirocco R: Hét ország hét sportautója
-BMW 650i, Mercedes SL 500, Porsche 911 Cabrio: összehasonlító teszt
-Audi RS4: teszt
-Ferrari California: első vezetés
-Chevrolet Camaro, Mercedes C63 AMG: összehasonlító teszt
-Opel Corsa OPC-vel a Nürburgringen: Kirándulás a zöld pokolba
-Audi S7, Mercedes CLS 500: összehasonlító teszt
-Toyota GT 86: teszt
-Toyota GT 86-variációk: Sportautóból versenyautó
-Mercedes SLS AMG Electric Drive: első vezetés
-Aston Martin Vanquish, McLaren MP4-12C, Bentley Continental GT Speed: Három brit legenda
-Porsche Cayman: teszt
-Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Pagani Huayra: összehasonlító teszt
-Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challanger, Cadillac CTS-V: Gyorsulás negyed mérföldön
-Morgan V6 és V8: Kívül régiek, belül újak
-Jaguar F-Type és E-Type: Mellettem az utódom
-Toyota GT2000: Az első japán szupersportautó
-Lamborghini Countach és Gallardo: Kézi váltós nosztalgia
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3,64 €
3,83 €
Deaths
Four families live in a beautiful stretch of English countryside in magnificent listed houses, built for the old aristocracy. They are the new aristocracy and the elite of their village: financiers, business tycoons, lawyers, doctors, magistrates. They leave their rural idyll only to commute first-class to London for meetings, deals and theatre outings or Heathrow flights to winter sun or half-term skiing. They and their children are protected by investments, pensions and expensive security systems. But the money is running out in Britain, and as tensions and relationships develop within the group of friends, finally, deep in the English winter, an unthinkable act of violence destroys these dream lives and demonstrates that the biggest threat may come from unexpected places. This horrific act happens on the first pages but Lawson provides dramatic twists and false turns and it is only by the end of the book that we discover who the victims are and who committed the crime. Mark Lawson's first novel in eight years is his most ambitious yet. Combining ingenious plotting with forensic social comedy, this is a dark and brilliant novel of life in twenty-first-century England.
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9,98 €
10,50 €
Oliver Twist
Oliver's mother dies when he is born and he is brought up in a workhouse. His first years are cold and lonely -- and then he runs away to London. But he falls into the hands of Fagin and the terrifying Bill Sykes. They try to turn Oliver into a criminal. Can he escape to find a better life? One of Charles Dickens' best-known stories brings the streets of nineteenth-century London to life.
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4,07 €
4,28 €
Breathless for You
Set in the 1920s, this passionate, provocative tale is perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey. November 1921. Since arriving in London, Madeline, the young French ward of Ash, the new Duke of Belfield, has become the subject of lurid speculation, and when she's offered the chance to travel to Belfield Hall, Ash's country seat in Oxfordshire, Madeline is eager to seek refuge there. But Oxfordshire is not as quiet a retreat as she assumed, for soon she clashes with a handsome gamekeeper - Nathan Mallory - whose seduction techniques are astounding and addictive. Meanwhile, Madeline's secret nightmares of her own dark past in Paris continue to haunt her. At the same time Madeline realises that her guardian the Duke (whom she holds in the highest regard) has an impossible love too - for his Sophie, the former servant girl. It's in Madeline's power to reunite the two, but quite possibly at the cost of her own happiness - and her choices are made even more difficult by the secret machinations of powerful people who would do anything to keep Sophie and Ash apart ...
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9,98 €
10,50 €
Városépítészet és polgári szabadság
A szerző könyvében néhány európai fővárost -Brüsszel, Párizs, Róma, London, Amszterdam, Budapest- vizsgálva elemzi a nagyvárosias fejlődés európai útját.
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21,19 €
22,31 €
Americanah
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEY’S WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
‘A delicious, important novel’ The Times
‘Alert, alive and gripping’ Independent
‘Some novels tell a great story and others make you change the way you look at the world. Americanah does both.’ Guardian
As teenagers in Lagos, Ifemelu and Obinze fall in love. Their Nigeria is under military dictatorship, and people are fleeing the country if they can. The self-assured Ifemelu departs for America. There she suffers defeats and triumphs, finds and loses relationships, all the while feeling the weight of something she never thought of back home: race. Obinze had hoped to join her, but post-9/11 America will not let him in, and he plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.
Thirteen years later, Obinze is a wealthy man in a newly democratic Nigeria, while Ifemelu has achieved success as a blogger. But after so long apart and so many changes, will they find the courage to meet again, face to face?
Fearless, gripping, spanning three continents and numerous lives, the National Book Critics Circle Award-winning ‘Americanah’ is a richly told story of love and expectation set in today’s globalized world.
The Tudor Conspiracy
Bristling with treachery, death and intrigue, THE TUDOR CONSPIRACY is as fast-paced and thrilling as THE TUDOR SECRET, its predecessor in the ELIZABETH'S SPYMASTER series. 1553: Harsh winter falls across the realm. Mary Tudor has become queen and her enemies are imprisoned in the Tower, but rumours of a plot to depose her swirl around the one person many consider to be England's heir and only hope-- her half-sister, Princess Elizabeth. Brendan Prescott's foe and mentor, the spymaster Cecil, brings news that sends Brendan back to London on a dangerous mission. Intent upon trying to save Elizabeth, he soon finds himself working as a double-agent for Mary herself. Plunged into a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a shadowy opponent who hides a terrifying secret, Brendan races against time to retrieve a cache of the princess's private letters, even as he begins to realize that in this dark world of betrayal and deceit - where power is supreme and sister can turn against sister - nobody can be trusted. 'Gortner has again produced a richly detailed book that is hard to put down.' Historical Novels Review on THE QUEEN'S VOW.
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10,93 €
11,50 €
How to be Good
"How to be Good" is Nick Hornby's hilarious bestselling novel on life, love and charity. 'I am in a car park in Leeds when I tell my husband I don't want to be married to him any more...' London GP Katie Carr always thought she was a good person. With her husband David making a living as 'The Angriest Man in Holloway', she figured she could put up with anything. Until, that is, David meets DJ Goodnews and becomes a good person too. A far-too-good person who starts committing crimes of charity like taking in the homeless and giving their kids' toys away. Suddenly Katie's feeling very bad about herself, and thinking that if charity begins at home, then maybe its time to move...This laugh-out-loud novel, from the bestselling author of "About a Boy" and "High Fidelity", will have you gripped from start to finish and will appeal to fans of David Nicholls and Jonathan Coe, as well as readers in need of a moral compass everywhere. "Pins you in your armchair ad won't let go..."How to be Good?" How to be bloody marvellous, more like".
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9,03 €
9,50 €
Luxury Fashion
Luxury brands are not about banal retro styling or taking refuge in past glories; they are brands with a heritage that still chimes with contemporary culture. Luxury Fashion is a unique tribute to the world's most hallowed fashion brands. Glossy and highly informative, it provides in-depth feature portraits of fifty of the finest luxury fashion brands (renowned heritage labels and hidden gems) as well as an essential directory of a further 150 brands, which includes details of key items and where to find them. Each featured brand is beautifully illustrated, with historical and contemporary images, evoking the story of how artisans from all over the world have created objects of desire that have endured because of their superb quality, superior craftsmanship and timeless design appeal. Lively, insightful text explores manufacturing processes and materials, revealing how the most revered fashion brands have maintained astonishingly long lineages. This illuminating sourcebook uncovers the story the most fabled creators, from Hermes of Paris and Trickers of London through to legendary US brands Chippewa and Wesco. A luxurious and sophisticated volume, Luxury Fashion will captivate and inform even the most avid fashion devotee.
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32,78 €
34,50 €