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The Gathering Storm
The twelfth novel in the Wheel of Time series - one of the most influential and popular fantasy epics ever published.
Tarmon Gai'don, the Last Battle, looms. And mankind is not ready.
Rand al'Thor struggles to unite a fractured network of kingdoms and alliances in preparation for the Last Battle, as his allies watch in terror the shadow that seems to be growing within the heart of the Dragon Reborn himself.
Egwene al'Vere is a captive of the White Tower and subject to the whims of their tyrannical leader. She works to hold together the disparate factions of Aes Sedai, as the days tick toward the Seanchan attack she knows is imminent. Her fight will prove the mettle of the Aes Sedai, and her conflict will decide the future of the White Tower - and possibly the world itself.
'Epic in every sense' Sunday Times
'With the Wheel of Time, Jordan has come to dominate the world that Tolkien began to reveal' New York Times
'[The] huge ambitious Wheel of Time series helped redefine the genre' George R. R. Martin
'A fantasy phenomenon' SFX
The Wheel of Time
The Eye of the World
The Great Hunt
The Dragon Reborn
The Shadow Rising
The Fires of Heaven
Lord of Chaos
A Crown of Swords
The Path of Daggers
Winter's Heart
Crossroads of Twilight
Knife of Dreams
The Gathering Storm
Towers of Midnight
A Memory of Light
New Spring (prequel)
The Wheel of Time Companion
Surrounded by Psychopaths
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Surrounded by Idiots.
Some people are exceptionally manipulative. They can convince anyone about anything and lure them with their charm. They enjoy controlling others and will do anything to get what they want.
Sound familiar?
The bad news is that you can't really escape them. But here comes the good news: you can beat them at their own game.
After going through the highs and lows of different personality types (Red, Blue, Green and Yellow) in his international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, Swedish behavioural expert Thomas Erikson will now show you how your weaknesses and personality traits can be exploited by other people and how you can stop them in their tracks.
By learning more about your personality type and how you work, you'll be able to see through any psychopath's manipulative behaviours and fend off their attempts to wreak havoc into your life.
Witty, engaging and informative, this book will give you everything you need to handle life's most skilled manipulators and identify the psychopaths in your life... before it's too late!
Legami Sada ceruzka s gumou To The Moon and Back
Oslávte každý deň historické pristátie na Mesiaci so súpravou kancelárskych potrieb Legami To The Moon a Back.
Táto súprava, pozostávajúca z ceruzky HB, gumy v tvare americkej vlajky, ktorá sa dá pripevniť na koniec ceruzky a gumy pre astronautov, prenesie vaše poznámky do nekonečna a ešte ďalej.
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The Man Who Saw Everything
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2019'An ice-cold skewering of patriarchy, humanity and the darkness of the 20th century Europe' The Times'It's like this, Saul Adler.''No, it's like this, Jennifer Moreau.'In 1988, Saul Adler is hit by a car on the Abbey Road. Apparently fine, he gets up and poses for a photograph taken by his girlfriend, Jennifer Moreau. He carries this photo with him to East Berlin: a fragment of the present, an anchor to the West.
But in the GDR he finds himself troubled by time - stalked by the spectres of history, slipping in and out of a future that does not yet exist. Until, in 2016, Saul attempts to cross the Abbey Road again... 'A time-bending, location-hopping tale of love, truth and the power of seeing.
Thoroughly gripping' Sunday Telegraph'Writing so beautiful it stops the reader on the page' Independent'Levy splices time in artfully believable, mesmerizing strokes' Lambda Literary'Skewering totalitarianism - from the state, to the family, to the strictures of the male gaze - Levy explodes conventional narrative to explore the individual's place and culpability within history' Guardian'An utterly beguiling fever dream' Daily Telegraph
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Rooms of Their Own
Rooms of Their Own travels around the world examining the unique spaces, habits and rituals in which famous writers created their most notable works.
The perennial question asked of all authors is, 'How do you write?'. What do they require of their room or desk? Do they have favourite pens, paper or typewriters? And have they found the perfect daily routine to channel their creativity? Crossing centuries, continents and genres, Alex Johnson has pooled 50 of the best writers and transports you to the heart of their writing rooms - from attics and studies to billiard rooms and bathtubs.
Discover the ins and outs of how each great writer penned their famous texts, and the routines and habits they perfected. Meet authors who rely on silence and seclusion and those who need people, music and whisky. Meet novelists who travel half-way across the world to a luxury writing retreat, and others who just need an empty shed at the bottom of the garden. Some are particular about pencils, inks, paper and typewriters, and some will scribble on anything - including the furniture. But whether they write in the library or in cars, under trees, private islands, hotel rooms or towers - each of these stories confirms that there is no 'best way' to write.
From James Baldwin, writing in the small hours of the morning in his Paris apartment, to DH Lawrence writing at the foot of a towering Ponderosa pine tree, to the Bronte sisters managing in a crowded co-working space, this book takes us into the lives of some of history's greatest ever writers, with each writing space illustrated in evocative watercolour by James Oses.
In looking at the working lives of our favourite authors, bibliophiles will be transported to other worlds, aspiring writers will find inspiration and literature fans will gain deeper insight into their most-loved authors.
Zachovajte si bystrosť
V knihe Zachovajte si bystrosť autor čerpá z najmodernejšieho výskumu, za ktorým cestoval po celom svete a stretával sa s vedcami skúmajúcimi tajomstvá kognitívnej dlhovekosti.
Prehrýza sa trikmi a mýtmi o zdraví mozgu a odhaľuje príklady dobrej praxe založené na dôkazoch. Či už v oblasti ideálnej stravy, fyzickej aktivity, doplnkov stravy a nastavenia mysle, Dr. Gupta nám
predstavuje, čo funguje, a čo je ešte dôležitejšie, vysvetľuje prečo. Dokonca ponúka inovatívny dvanásťtýždňový program pre každého, kto chce začať pracovať na lepšom mozgu už dnes.
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The New Penguin Dictionary Of Computing: An A-Z Of Computing Jargon And Concepts (Penguin Reference Books)
An A-Z of computing terms and concepts, The New Penguin Dictionary of Computing is the definitive book of its kind. Covering everything from A20 gate to zero-wait-state memory, and from floppy disk to Word for Windows, it will be an essential tool not only to programmers and engineers, but to anyone who owns or has access to a computer and wishes to improve her skills.
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Fifty Famous Stories Retold (EN)
Includes fifty legendary tales depicting certain romantic episodes in the lives of well known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people. Children naturally take a deep interest in such stories. The reading of them will not only give pleasure but will lay the foundation for broader literary studies, as nearly all are the subjects of frequent allusions in poetry and prose.
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Ešte raz sa obzerám
Tento magický životný príbeh je naplnený láskou, múdrym humorom a nádejou, ale aj bolesťou, všakovakým trápením a ohrozením života, aby nás napokon priviedol k odhodlaniu veriť v Dobro a Pravdu. Začína na prahu Druhej svetovej vojny. Malé židovské dievčatko, Klára, prežíva prudké zmeny sveta okolo seba a krutosť doby pod ochranou dojemnej lásky svojho otca, vnútornej sily mamy a statočnosti staršej sestry. Nie je to však príbeh, aké poznáme. A vonkoncom nekončí s koncom vojny! Klára s nami ide v príbehu ďalej; až tak ďaleko, aby sme spoznali jej zdroj nádeje a viery, že život má napriek bolesti a smrti krásny zmysel.
Pani Klára Sever je vyštudovaná sochárka, ktorá do augusta 1968 pracovala v Slovenskom rozhlase. V tom čase spou s manželom Jurajom (neskôr známym hlasom Georgea Severa z rozhlasovej stanice "Hlas Ameriky") a dvomi malými synmi emigrovala do USA.
Nedávno na požiadanie Veľvyslanca SR v USA vytvorila novú bustu M.R. Štefánika, ktorá bola inštalovaná v National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library v meste Cedar Rapids v štáte Iowa ako súčasť novej expozície o M.R. Štefánikovi. Je stále spoločensky aktívna, krásne sa smeje, dokáže sa zasmiať aj na sebe, niekoľkokrát týždenne pláva, dbá o svoje zdravie a má ďalšie plány.
Vezmite do rúk túto krehkú knihu, ktorá skrýva silný príbeh. Získa si vaše srdce.
Noughts & Crosses
** NOW A MAJOR NEW BBC TV SERIES - this edition contains an exclusive Q&A with lead actor Paterson Joseph**
'The Noughts & Crosses series are still my favourite books of all time and showed me just how amazing story-telling could be' - Stormzy
'Stop it! You're all behaving like animals! Worse than animals - like blankers!'
Sephy is a Cross: dark-skinned and beautiful, she lives a life of privilege and power. But she's lonely, and burns with injustice at the world she sees around her.
Callum is a nought: pale-skinned and poor, he's considered to be less than nothing - a blanker, there to serve Crosses - but he dreams of a better life.
They've been friends since they were children, and they both know that's as far as it can ever go. Noughts and Crosses are fated to be bitter enemies - love is out of the question.
Then - in spite of a world that is fiercely against them - these star-crossed lovers choose each other.
But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger . . . and which will have shocking repercussions for generations to come.
Voted as one of the UK's best-loved books, Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses is a seminal piece of YA fiction; a true modern classic.
'Unforgettable' Guardian
'The most original book I've ever read' Benjamin Zephaniah
Mamina lož
Natália sa pred rokmi rozhodla, že sa do svojho rodného domu nikdy nevráti. Ťažké detstvo i dospievanie po boku matky, ktorá jej ubližovala, mali zostať temnými spomienkami pochovanými v útrobách jej mysle. Plány jej však naruší matkina choroba, ktorá naštartuje šialený kolotoč udalostí.
Keď matka navyše nečakane zmizne, Natália po úraze hlavy príde o dôležitú časť spomienok. Nepamätá si, kedy ju videla naposledy ani čo sa presne stalo. Čoraz naliehavejšie si uvedomuje, že si musí spomenúť za každú cenu, ak chce odhaliť pravdu.
Tušenie sa jej potvrdí, keď v noci zazrie prízrak svojej matky a netúži po ničom inom, než utiecť ďaleko od všetkého. Cíti, že už nežije a polícia hľadá iba telo. No ako je možné, že ho neobjavili ani po niekoľkých dňoch intenzívneho pátrania? A prečo má Natália odrazu pocit, že je hlavná podozrivá?
Ponorte sa do mysteriózneho príbehu, kde sa prelína minulosť s prítomnosťou a vďaka zápiskom z denníka spolu s Natáliou odhaľte pravdu, z ktorej budete mať zimomriavky po celom tele.
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Scattered Showers
Rainbow Rowell has won fans all over the world by writing about love and life in a way that feels true. In her first short story collection Scattered Showers, she gives us nine beautifully crafted love stories. Girl meets boy camping outside a movie theater.
Best friends debate the merits of high school dances. A prince romances a troll. A girl romances an imaginary boy.
And Simon Snow himself returns for a holiday adventure. It's a feast of irresistible characters, hilarious dialogue, and masterful storytelling, in short, everything you'd expect from a Rainbow Rowell book.
Kill Me Tomorrow
From the bestselling author of The Social Affair and HER comes a mind-bending thriller that's soaked with raw sensuality, as an investigator’s search takes a wicked turn when he meets a beautiful and provocative woman.
Ali is a sex therapist-slash-guru, famous for the work she does helping others find pleasure.
The problem: Ali can never quite find it for herself.
Her life’s work makes nothing taboo, nothing off limits. And she’s tried everything short of murder. Although, with the way things are going, it’s not off the table.
When Ethan Lane is hired to investigate the death of a wealthy bachelor, he isn’t expecting to stumble into a string of murders. The victims are men, and all members of a popular dating app. Operating undercover with a profile of his own, he meets the woman of his dreams—who also happens to be his best suspect.
The question: Can Lane stay alive long enough to prove his theory? And does he want to?
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Volám sa AI
Pútavá a inovatívna kniha Volám sa AI – rozhovory s umelou inteligenciou od Yvonne Nico vás zavedie do fascinujúceho sveta umelej inteligencie prostredníctvom jedinečných dialógov medzi človekom a strojom. Táto populárno-náučná kniha sa dotýka hlbokých tém, ako nekonečno, vesmír, umenie, radosť, zdravie, medicína, tvorba alebo aj bolesť, starnutie a smrť, pričom autorka vedie originálne rozhovory bez klasických stereotypných otázok. Niektoré témy a otázky sú hlboko filozofické, iné detsky čisté a hravé, čo dáva knihe osobitosť, šťavu a esprit, ktorý sa v podobných knihách vyskytuje málokedy. Kniha Volám sa AI je skutočným multižánrovým pokladom, keďže sa nachádza na pomedzí populárno-náučnej, encyklopedickej, zábavnej a futurologickej literatúry.
Yvonne Nico kladie aj ťažšie otázky o vedomí, myslení, intuícii a svedomí umelej inteligencie, o jej zneužívaní a manipulácii novými technológiami, o budúcnosti a „vlastníctve“ umelej inteligencie, o neurónových sieťach, o zakázaných slovách a etike AI a množstvo veľmi originálnych a nevšedných otázok. Autorka polemizuje, odporuje, provokuje. Je zvedavá, láskavá, vtipná, ale niekedy aj nekompromisná.
Napriek mnohým obavám a strachu ľudí z príchodu umelej inteligencie Yvonne Nico ponúka svoj realistický a zároveň optimistický pohľad na to, ako AI ovplyvňuje náš život, ako môžeme túto technológiu využiť pre dobro ľudstva či aký obrovský potenciál predstavuje AI pre človeka ako takého.
Ak túžite po intelektuálnej výzve, ktorá rozprúdi vašu myseľ a zasiahne do vášho vnútorného vesmíru, kniha Volám sa AI – Rozhovory s umelou inteligenciou vás nenechá na pokoji. V tomto sofistikovanom sprievodcovi nájdete bohatstvo múdrosti a inšpirácie na svoj vlastný prieskum sveta umelých myslí a ich vzťahu k ľudskej existencii v tajomnom labyrinte technológií.
Lacná kniha Afterwards (-70%)
There is a fire and they are in There. They are in there . . .Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and runs. She knows her teenage daughter Jenny is inside. She runs into the burning buildin
g to rescue her.Afterwards, Grace must find the identity of the arsonist and protect her family from the person who's still intent on destroying them. Afterwards, she must fight the limits of her physical strength and discover the limitlessness of lo
ve.
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Pivot
A stunning new insight into how the most crucial lesson you can learn in today’s challenging business environment is how to change the fundamentals of what you do, rather than carry on fighting a battle that is already lost.
The near destruction of the music industry at the hands of online piracy and its subsequent recovery on the backs of digital streaming platforms is more than just the biggest story of disruption and reinvention of the digital age. It is also a trove of insights on how to confront the metamorphosis we are all facing in dealing with the Covid-19 era, as accelerating tech and economic changes reshape our work, our play and our very minds.
Will Page, Spotify’s first chief economist, extrapolates music’s journey into eight guiding principles for pivoting through the ubiquitous disruption in nearly all industries. Expect the unexpected with transferable lessons coming from Starbucks, Tupperware and even Groucho Marx. The notion of 'Tarzan Economics' ties these principles together: a framework for recognising and acting on disruption, by letting go of the old vine and grabbing onto the new. Page joyfully brings these insights to life and provides a guide for knowing not just how to grab the new vine, but when. He assesses the new dynamics of the 'long tail', identifies friends and foes in the battle for scarce attention and provides a practical tool for discovering the right role for each of us to succeed in this new modern world.
As we emerge from the unprecedented disruption of a global pandemic, Pivot shows all of us - individuals, organisations and institutions - that if the vine we are holding onto is withering, we can have confidence to reach out for a new one in 2023 and beyond.
English File 3rd Edition Intermediate - Workbook with key
A new edition of the best-selling English File, improved throughout with brand new digital components to use inside and outside the classroom. English File Third edition – the best way to get your students talking.The English File concept remains the same – fun, enjoyable lessons which get students talking through the right mix of language, motivation, and opportunity – but now the content and the components have been updated and improved for students and teachers.The English File third edition digital components help to make the most of teaching and learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom. The digital package includes: iTools (a digital classroom resource), iTutor and iChecker for students, Pronunciation App for mobiles, Online Workbook, Student's and Teacher's websites.
Lacná kniha La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One (-50%)
Philip Pullman's magnificent bestseller now in paperback, with new additional illustrations. A coming of age story like no other . . .
Malcolm Polstead's Oxford life has been one of routine, ordinary even. He is happiest playing with his daemon, Asta, in their canoe, La Belle Sauvage. But now as the rain builds, the world around Malcolm and Asta is, it seems, set to become increasingly far from ordinary.
Finding himself linked to a baby by the name of Lyra Belacqua, Malcolm is forced to undertake the challenge of his life and to make a dangerous journey that will change him and Lyra for ever . . .
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