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Polaris
Welcome to the dreamlike pastel-colored world created by Meyoco.Discover all with Polaris, her first commercial work collection.Meyoco is an illustrator based in Southeast Asia who has gained popularity mainly on social media. Natural elements such as flowers, waves, leaves, stars, and bubbles are suddenly infused with a cute and lovely quality when Meyoco colors them in pastels. Meyoco’s wonderfully dreamlike illustrations have won her an increasing number of fans of her social media accounts; as of April 2020, the number of her followers has exceeded 1.22 million on Instagram and 270K on Twitter. This book contains about 240 illustrations that have been carefully chosen from those she has presented in her social media account. It also includes artworks that have been newly drawn for this book, along with some watercolor paintings from Meyoco’s early published collections: doujinshi, “Foliage”, “REVERIE” and “Bodies of Water”. Meyoco also explains the concept of her artworks in her own words. These cute characters and motifs drawn in lovely colors are sure to appeal to people all over the world.
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Shield Breaker (EN)
Audiobook Shield Breaker written by Richard Cullen. Styrkar the warrior sails to dangerous lands in this thrilling new adventure from Richard Cullen. Following William of Normandy's invasion of England, the remnants of King Harold Godwinson's family have fled to Ireland. Styrkar, Harold's most loyal housecarl, seeks the dead king's older sons there, but finds himself in the midst of a plot to kill Harold's widow and her baby son.
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Potopené lodě
Ona se zamilovat nechce, on už dávno zamilovaný je…
Carla Santosová si o lásce nemyslí nic pěkného. Ani o nesnesitelně milých, přitažlivých mladících jako je Mitchell, bratr její nejlepší kamarádky a kapitán univerzitního plaveckého týmu.
Carla potřebuje tvrdou skořápku, aby jí život už nemohl ublížit a aby zvládla studovat, pracovat i postarat se o své dva bratry. Na zábavu a na lásku nemá čas ani sílu, nikdo z ostatních studentů však o jejím náročném životě nemá ponětí. Dokonce ani nejbližší kamarádky, s jedinou výjimkou, a tou je její spolubydlící Lenny.
Mitchella Carla nemá ráda, protože si myslí, že je to dokonalé zlaté dítě. Ona sama bojuje s mnoha strachy a démony, kteří se probudili po nepříjemné události na jedné oslavě, kam výjimečně přišla i ona. Mitchellovi se podaří postupně Carliny ochranné hradby rozdrolit, přesto není jasné, zda Carla nakonec zvládne překonat svůj největší strach.
Přizná si, že má Mitchella ráda? Dokáže zachránit sebe i své bratry? Nebo o bratry i o svou lásku přijde?
The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
From the author of The Shifts and the Shocks, and one of the most influential writers on economics, a reckoning with how and why the relationship between democracy and capitalism is coming undone
We are living in an age when economic failings have shaken faith in global capitalism. Political failings have undermined trust in liberal democracy and in the very notion of truth. The ties that ought to bind open markets to free and fair elections are being strained and rejected, even in democracy's notional heartlands. Around the world, democratic capitalism, which depends on the determined separation of power from wealth, is in crisis. Some now argue that capitalism is better without democracy; others that democracy is better without capitalism.
This book is a forceful rejoinder to both views. It analyses how the marriage between capitalism and democracy has become so fraught and yet insists that a divorce would be an almost unimaginable calamity. Martin Wolf, one of the wisest public voices on global affairs, argues that for all its recent failings - slowing growth, increasing inequality, widespread popular disillusion - democratic capitalism, though inherently fragile, remains the best system we know for human flourishing. Capitalism and democracy are complementary opposites: they need each other if either is to thrive. Wolf's superb exploration of their marriage shows us how citizenship and a shared faith in the common good are not romantic slogans but the essential foundation of our economic and political freedom.
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Sabotované lietadlo. Dvaja mŕtvi potápači. Jediná stopa.Bailey Craigová prisahala, že sa do Yancey na Aljašku už nikdy nevráti. V mladosti sa dopustila vecí, na ktoré by najradšej zabudla, ale Yancey nie je mesto, ktoré zabúda ľahko. Vracia sa na pohreb blízkej osoby, ktorá zahynula pri leteckom nešťastí, ale na povrch vyplávajú temné dôkazy a Bailina pomoc sa pre vyriešenie prípadu stane nenahraditeľnou. Cole McKenna zvláda nebezpečné potápanie a záchranné akcie. Dokáže sa vyrovnať so strachom, že jeho mesto ohrozuje vrah. Ale čeliť skutočnosti, že Bailey sa vrátila, je veľkou výzvou. Kedysi mu zlomila srdce. Zdá sa však, že nie je rovnakým dievčaťom, ktoré pred desiatimi rokmi odišlo z Yancey. Ani on už nie je tým chlapcom, ktorého vtedy opustila. Čas neúprosne beží a počet obetí stúpa. Bailey a Cole sa musia preniesť ponad zranenia z minulosti a začať spolupracovať, až kým skrytá pravda nevyjde najavo.
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Děti zmaru
Po zhroucení lidského impéria se Země odmlčela. Terraformační programy na různých planetách ve vesmíru ale pokračují, protože stále je naděje, že je přiletí osídlit kolonisté. Vědecký tým na planetě Nod pracuje ve dvou skupinách. Zatímco první terraformuje planetu, druhá skupina se vydala k její oběžnici pokryté oceány. Na ní doktor Senkovi experimentuje se svými oblíbenci, chobotnicemi, které chce přizpůsobit místnímu ekosystému. Senkovi však netuší, že on a jeho inteligentní hlavonožci se brzy stanou hrází před nebezpečím, které na Nodu spící číhá a chystá se vydat do vesmíru za dobrodružstvím.
Tisíce let poté se k Nodu vydává průzkumná loď ze světa Kernové, na níž spolupracují lidé a pavouci… Děti zmaru jsou volným pokračováním románu Děti času.
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The Counterfeit Countess
We are all too familiar with the stories of Jews who were tortured and killed in concentration camps throughout the Third Reich. But less is known about the persecution of Polish prisoners housed in Majdanek, a concentration and extermination camp on the outskirts of the city of Lublin in south-eastern Poland. The Counterfeit Countess tells this story through the lens of the efforts of one remarkable woman, herself a Jew, who passed as Polish aristocracy, became a lead official in a Polish relief organisation and an officer in the underground resistance movement known as the Polish Home Army.
Using the false identity of Countess Janina Suchodolska, Josephine Janina Mehlberg persuaded the SS and other Nazi authorities to give her access to prisoners, bringing them soup, clothing, medicine and tending to their needs, and on many occasions having them freed from the camp. This is her story, based upon her own unpublished account.
China Adorned
Aesthetic influences drawn from China have long resonated throughout Western art, design and thought. China Adorned challenges the monolithic idea of 'Chinese' culture and fashion, turning the lens on the rich clothing traditions of ethnic minority groups.
Drawing on three decades of research by cultural anthropologist Professor Deng Qiyao, the book documents and demystifies the customs, rituals and mythology of more than 30 minorities through their clothing and accessories. Deng's never-before-published archival photos sit alongside stunning contemporary imagery by photographer Cat Vinton that showcases fabrics, jewellery and the surrounding landscapes, helping readers to better understand the deep connections between people, place, ritual and adornment. Contributor essays delve further into the textiles and methods, the role of the artisan, the extraordinary resilience of material culture and the importance of preserving these traditions for generations to come.
Reason to Be Happy
Why do our friends have more friends than we do? How do you book the best available seats on a plane? And if jogging for ten minutes adds eight minutes to our life expectancy, should we still go jogging?
The ability to reason is one of our most undervalued skills. In everyday life, the key is to put yourself in the shoes of a clever competitor and think about how they might respond. Whether you are dealing with events on the scale of the Cuban missile crisis or letting go of anger, leading economist Professor Kaushik Basu shows how game theory - the logic of social situations - can help us achieve better outcomes and lasting happiness.
Full of fascinating thought experiments and puzzles, Reason to Be Happy is a paean to the power of rationality.
If you want to have a good life and even make the world a better place, you can start by thinking clearly.
Erling the Bold
This is a tale of a Sea-rover, or Viking as they're called. In the author's own words, "The present tale is founded chiefly on the information conveyed in that most interesting work by Snorro Sturleson "The Heimskringla, or Chronicles of the Kings of Norway." It is translated from the Icelandic. On perceiving the intention of the Danes to attack him, Erling's heart was glad, because he now felt sure that to some extent he had them in his power. If they had, on his first appearance, taken to their ships, they might have easily escaped, or some of the smaller vessels might have pulled up the river and attacked his ship, which, in that case, would have had to meet them on unequal terms; but, now that they were about to attack him on land, he knew that he could keep them in play as long as he pleased, and that if they should, on the appearance of reinforcements, again make for their ships, he could effectively harass them, and retard their embarkation.
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Recipes from the Woods
100 delicious recipes featuring game and foraged ingredients showcase the pleasure of cooking from the woods Respected French chef and writer Jean-Francois Mallet has assembled 100 delicious recipes featuring game and foraged ingredients, such as chestnuts, dandelion leaves, nettles, and wild strawberries. Organized into chapters based on food type - furred game (venison, wild boar, hare); feathered game (partridge, pheasant, quail); mushrooms, herbs, and snails; and nuts and berries - the recipes encourage readers to source and discover the pleasure of cooking game and wild foods. From sauteed venison with port and chestnuts to stuffed partridge with kale, these beautifully illustrated dishes bring the flavours of the woods directly into home kitchens.
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A Sky Beyond The Storm
Picking up just a few months after A Reaper at the Gates left off...
The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking bloody havoc in villages and cities alike. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning.
At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress, and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family.
Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory - or to an unimaginable doom.
And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life - and love - he left behind. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. He must take on a mission that could save - or destroy - all that he knows.
100 Movies of the 2010s
Cinema has likely never been written off so often. In the decade of the 2010s, it is true, much has changed - both in how we watch movies, and in how we see ourselves. Social media and the internet have shaped a new understanding of the self and the world. As streaming services multiplied our viewing options and video games offered alluring realities of their own, the big screen faced serious competition. Even before the usual delays between theatrical release and further distribution became ever shorter, movies often found themselves downgraded to mere "content", to be clicked at on colorful screen tiles. Are all that remain to cinema its cult of celebrity, blockbusters, and computer-animated visual effects?
Quite the contrary - even a cursory glance at our anthology reveals a cinema that is surprisingly diverse, dynamic, and above all alive and kicking, resulting in a decade that was anything but boring, monotonous, and doomed to extinction. And in all honesty: Would you really be satisfied watching all the films compiled here purely via streaming? The movie theater remains a place of yearning, and our book lets you feel its powerful breath.
Each of the 100 most compelling movies of the decade is discussed in detail by editor Jurgen Muller and his team of authors, and illustrated with a wealth of visual material. The volume also includes biographies of actors and directors, box-office takings, background information, and a comprehensive list of Oscar (R) winners from 2012 to 2021. For Jurgen Muller and Philipp Buhler in their wide-ranging introduction, Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) offers the perfect metaphor for the contradictions and ambivalences of contemporary cinema. This volume is a new milestone for all cineastes and movie lovers!
Zmizení Adéle Bedeauové
Rafinovaný psychothriller o Manfredu Baumannovi, nesmělém pracovníkovi místní pobočky banky v malém francouzském městě u hranic se Švýcarskem. Manfred tráví každý den v bistru na náměstí, kde popíjí a pozoruje cvrkot. Hlavně však potajmu okukuje Adele Bedeauovou, pohlednou servírku, pro niž jezdí na mopedu její kluk. Jednoho dne však Adele nepřijde do práce a neukáže se ani druhý den. Manfredovi se zhroutí jeho malý svět a on je teď ještě osamělejší než dřív. Pak však u dveří jeho bytu zaklepe inspektor Gorski a začne se Manfreda na servírku vyptávat.
Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author
The International Bestseller - Now with a new preface by the Author.
Millions worldwide have read and embraced John Kotter's ideas on change management and leadership. Leading Change is widely recognized as his seminal work on leading transformational change, and is an important precursor to his newer ideas on acceleration: Effectively managing operations while seizing new opportunity.
Neded more today than at any time in the past, this immensely relevant book serves as both a visionary guide and a practical toolkit on how to approach the difficult yet crucial work of leading change in any type of organization.
Louis I Kahn
A thoroughly updated and redesigned edition of McCarter's esteemed monograph on the globally-revered modern master - includes Roosevelt Island, Four Freedoms Park, which was completed after Kahn's death
The significance of the work of Louis I Kahn, one of the greatest influences on post-WWII world architecture, has skyrocketed in the twenty-first century. Robert McCarter's bestselling and critically-acclaimed monograph explains how Kahn redefined Modern architecture and why his work remains a fundamental source for architects and designers today. Now thoughtfully updated, this comprehensive and extensively illustrated overview features both built and unbuilt projects, including Yale University Art Gallery, Kimbell Art Museum, and the Salk Institute, along with his work in India and Bangladesh, as well as a project realized forty years after Kahn's death - New York City's Four Freedoms Park.
Hrabal: Sladká apokalypsa
Bohumil Hrabal. Mistr slova, který dokázal poklesky hovorové řeči povznést do výšin univerzálního příběhu o údělu člověka. Scenárista Jiřího Menzela, zbožňovaný Kunderou a Havlem. Štamgast v hospodě U Zlatého tygra a plachý sukničkář. Samotář, záhadný i ve své tragické smrti. V unikátní biografii od Aleksandera Kaczorowského ožívá Hrabalův výjimečný osud na pozadí československých dějin 20. století. Díky osobní známosti obou autorů je navíc příběh doplněn historkami doslova z první ruky.
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Lynnwood Falls: Pak ses objevila ty
Annabellina existence je v ohrožení, potíží v její kavárně je po matčině smrti stále víc. Celé městečko Lynnwood Falls stojí při ní – včetně Willa. Když Annabella jedné studené zimní noci uvízne s autem, je to on, kdo ji přispěchá na pomoc. Přitom s ním vlastně není vůbec zadobře, a vyhýbá se mu už od té doby, kdy ji bez omluvy nevyzvedl na závěrečný školní ples, na který se tolik těšila. Když se později dozví jeho pravé důvody, velice ji to zasáhne.
Na večírku přátel Elly a Brandona ho pod větvičkou jmelí políbí a pak se to stane: až po uši se zamiluje. Avšak Will se zapřísáhl, že si nikdy žádný pevný vztah nedovolí...
Čistá romantika, dobrosrdečné postavy a spousta dramatických scén, barvitě vylíčených do posledních podrobností – to vše nabízí druhý díl romantické řady odehrávající se v tentokrát zasněženém a vánočně naladěném idylickém maloměstě Lynnwood Falls ve státě Maine. Kromě poutavého příběhu nás autorka seznámí i se životem a zvyky v této oblasti USA.
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A Spy In The House Of Love
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.
Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for fleeting romance. But when the secrecy of her affairs becomes too much to bear, Sabina makes a late night phone-call to a stranger from a bar, and begins a confession that captivates the unknown man and soon inspires him to seek her out...