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Lost Book of the White
Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their loft and steal a powerful spell book. Realizing that Ragnor and Shinyun are being controlled by a more sinister force, Magnus and Alec set out to stop them and recover the book before they can cause any more harm. With the help of Clary Fairchild, Jace Herondale, Isabelle Lightwood, and Simon Lovelace (who is fresh from the Shadowhunter Academy), they track the warlocks to Shanghai.
But nothing is as it seems. Ragnor and Shinyun are working at the behest of a Greater Demon. Their goal is to open a Portal from the demon realms to Earth, flooding the city of Shanghai with dangerous demons. When a violent encounter causes Magnus's magic to grow increasingly unstable, Alec and Magnus rally their friends to strike at the heart of the demon's power. But what they find there is far stranger and more nefarious than they ever could have expected...
From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare and award-winning author Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series, which continues the love story between Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel.
Fist of the North Star 1
In the original classic manga set in a postapocalyptic wasteland ruled by savage gangs, a hero appears to bring justice to the guilty. This warrior named Ken holds the deadly secrets of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken-the Divine Fist of the North Star!
In a postapocalyptic world, humanity has risen from the ashes of nuclear war to a nightmare of endless suffering. It is a time of chaos. Warlords and gangs of savage marauders and warlords rule the broken ruins of civilization, terrorizing and enslaving the survivors. Life has become a brutal struggle for existence and death the only release.
One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people-a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star!
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League of Legends Zed
The man known as Zed, formerly of the honorable Kinkou Order and now leader of a band of assassins, aims to protect his homeland of Ionia...even if he must spill innocent blood! When the magically gifted psychopath known as Khada Jhin returns to kill again, Zed must confront his troubled past in more ways than one - including a reunion with his former friend Shen, son of the master that Zed killed! A tale of magic, revenge, and honor lost and regained featuring iconic champions from LEAGUE OF LEGENDS, the most-played PC game in the world! COLLECTING: LEAGUE OF LEGENDS: ZED (2019) 1-6
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The Book of Form and Emptiness
One year after the death of his beloved musician father, thirteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house - a sneaker, a broken Christmas ornament, a piece of wilted lettuce. Although Benny doesn't understand what these things are saying, he can sense their emotional tone; some are pleasant, a gentle hum or coo, but others are snide, angry and full of pain. When his mother develops a hoarding problem, the voices grow more clamorous.
At first Benny tries to ignore them, but soon the voices follow him outside the house, onto the street and at school, driving him at last to seek refuge in the silence of a large public library, where objects are well-behaved and know to speak in whispers. There, he falls in love with a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret, who uses the library as her performance space. He meets a homeless philosopher-poet, who encourages him to ask important questions and find his own voice amongst the many.
And he meets his very own Book - a talking thing - who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.
The Book of Form and Emptiness blends unforgettable characters, riveting plot and vibrant engagement with everything from jazz to climate change to our attachment to material possessions. This is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking.
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Tomáš Rosický Hráč, kterého milujete
…Když milujete fotbal, musíte milovat i Rosického. Navíc má fantastický charakter," jsou slova Arséna Wengera, který Tomáše v Arsenalu trénoval celé jedno desetiletí.
Dovolím si připojit, že Rosa, jak mu fanoušci říkají, je pro mě FOTBALISTA, KTERÝ TADY NIKDY NEBYL, či spíše nehrál. Tak je možné definovat vysoce inteligentní a účinnou hru Tomáše Rosického. Nejde o nějakou nadsázku, protože pokud se nad její podstatou zamyslíme, jsme svědky jedinečného herního projevu.
"Měl spoustu geniálních herních vlastností a některé prvky nejlepší na světě," vysloví Karel Brückner, nejuznávanější a také nejúspěšnější český kouč. "Jednu věc, kterou nemá žádný jiný fotbalista na světě, bych upřednostnil. Jeho převzetí míče v rychlosti a následný manévr, kdy dokázal absolutně vyřadit ze hry bránící hráče."
Když k tomu připočteme schopnost obejít dva, tři i čtyři protihráče, tak dospějeme k Tomášově jedinečnosti srovnatelné s Modričem, dirigentem Realu Madrid a Chorvatů, kteří s geniálním Lukou, hráčem obdařeným podobným nadáním dirigenta i podobně subtilním, sahali na šampionátu v Rusku po Světovém poháru. I proto si Rosický už během angažmá v Borussii Dortmund, kde se stává vzorem i idolem současného kapitána žlutočerných Marca Reuse, vyslouží přezdívku Malý Mozart. Právě on s Pavlem Nedvědem a skvělým týmem kouče Karla Brücknera získají na EURO 2004 bronz a předvádějí nejlepší fotbal.
"Vždycky mi bude líto mistrovství Evropy v Portugalsku. Měli jsme na to, abychom ho vyhráli," řekne tvůrce tehdejší úchvatné české hry.
Jediným, co Tomášovu úžasnou kariéru limitovalo, byla četná i opakovaná zranění. Pozastavují jeho výstup až na nejvyšší úroveň, na níž se uděluje Zlatý míč a sestavují se nejlepší jedenáctky světa. Patřil na svém výkonnostním vrcholu mezi desítku nejlepších hráčů. Byl by tam, kde jsou dnes s Lukou Modričem také Andrés Iniesta či Eden Hazard anebo Kevin de Bruyne, byl by významem blízko Messimu a Ronaldovi. V novodobé české historii však bezpochyby stojí hned po boku Pavla Nedvěda, Josefa Masopusta či Antonína Panenky.
A tak se vydejme na obdivuhodnou i strhující cestu tvůrce fenomenální hry, kapitána Sparty (tituly 1999 až 2001), Dortmundu (mistr Německa 2002), Arsenalu (FA Cup 2014, 2015) i české reprezentace (bronz EURO 2004).
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
Friday January 2nd
I felt rotten today. It's my mother's fault for singing 'My Way' at two o'clock in the morning at the top of the stairs. Just my luck to have a mother like her. There is a chance my parents could be alcoholics. Next year I could be in a children's home.
Meet Adrian Mole, a hapless teenager providing an unabashed, pimples-and-all glimpse into adolescent life as he writes candidly about the dog, his parents' marital troubles and life as a tortured poet and 'misunderstood intellectual.'
Forty years after it first appeared, Sue Townsend's comic masterpiece continues to be rediscovered by new generations of readers.
The Maths of Life and Death
Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.
We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward.
In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application - or misapplication - of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages of justice and the unwitting victims of software glitches. We follow stories of investors who have lost fortunes and parents who have lost children, all because of mathematical misunderstandings.
Along the way, Yates arms us with simple mathematical rules and tools that can help us make better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You will discover why it's always sensible to question a statistic, often vital to ask for a second opinion and sometimes surprisingly handy to stick to the 37% rule...
"This is an exquisitely interesting book. It's a deeply serious one too and, for those like me who have little maths, it's delightfully readable" - IAN MCEWAN
"Kit Yates is a natural storyteller. Through fascinating stories and examples, he shows how maths is the beating heart of so much of modern life. An exciting new voice in the world of science communication" - MARCUS DU SAUTOY
"Used wisely, mathematics can save your life. Used unwisely, it can ruin it. A lucid and enthralling account of why maths matters in everyone's life. A real eye-opener." - Prof Ian Stewart FRS, author of Do Dice Play God?
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Gears of War
Prepare for the Gears 5 game with this pulse-pounding mission and a whole new squad! All first printings include a download code to access the Hivebusters Bundle, which contains the Mechanic Mac skin as well as a banner of the Hivebusters cover art. After successfully busting a Swarm hive on the remote island of Pahanu, this suicide squad will face their most dangerous mission yet--going after the Swarm that decimated the home settlement of one of their own! As Mac seeks to take revenge against the monsters that wiped out his hometown, tempers rise as Keegan and Lahni try to keep the team on track, but are they on a collision course with certain death? Set on the fictional planet of Sera, the Gears of War series charts the story of humanity's struggle against an army of monstrous, fearsome, and brutal adversaries through a captivating tale of hope, comradery, and survival.
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Iron Man Epic Collection The Return of Tony Stark
Tony Stark reclaims the iron mantle! But being "dead" has taken its toll on his body, and Tony must take extreme measures to keep being Iron Man. What does this mean for James Rhodes, who wore the armor in Tony's absence — and who is furious that his "best friend" lied to him? Tony must unravel the Controller's conspiracy, battle the Technovore aboard a Stark satellite, and face MODAM and Omega Red while investigating a dangerous deal with AIM. But who — or what — is the Face Thief?! Plus, celebrate Iron Man's 30th anniversary with tales spanning his heroic career...including the classic debut of Squirrel Girl! And dive deep into Tony's creative process with the Iron Manual!
Collecting: Vol. 18: Iron Man (1968) 290-297, Iron Man Annual (1970) 14, Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) 13, Iron Manual (1993) 1; material from Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) 2, 8-9, 12, 14-15
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The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda
An illustrated overview of writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's Academy Award-nominated movies and career, including previously unpublished storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art
Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors working today with The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda. Written by renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon (The Art of WolfWalkers, Abrams 2020) and featuring exclusive interviews alongside hundreds of never-before-seen sketches, storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art, this is the ultimate companion piece to Hosoda's work. Writer/director/animator Maroru Hosoda's work includes the Academy Award-nominated Mirai (2018); The Boy and the Beast (2015); Wolf Children (2012); Summer Wars (2009); and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006). He is the cofounder of Studio Chizu, one of Japan's premier animation studios.
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Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths
Tales of Brave and Brilliant Girls from the Greek Myths celebrates heroines from Circe to Psyche, from Athena to Artemis, re-telling their stories to inspire and empower a new generation of readers. Watch as Penelope cunningly outwits her suitors and discover how Artemis defeats two giants. See Circe perform powerful magic and follow Demeter on her brave search for her missing daughter. Beautifully illustrated with lively retellings which bring these much-loved myths to life.
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Sorcery of Thorns
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery-magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather.
Then an act of sabotage releases the library's most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.
As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she's been taught-about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.
The heir apparent to Diana Wynne Jones, no one can match Rogerson's dark whimsy or joyous magic. This book is sheer delight."Jessica Cluess, author of the Kingdom on Fire trilogy
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Star Wars: The High Republic: Edge of Balance, Vol. 2
A massive, interconnected cross-publisher initiative focused on an all-new era of Star Wars storytelling.
Centuries before the Skywalker saga, a new adventure begins...
It is the era of the High Republic and interstellar expansion is at its height. As trusted guardians of peace, the renowned Jedi protect the Republic and shine their light on those exploring the darkest reaches of the galaxy.
(c) & TM 2021 LUCASFILM LTD
Copyright (c) 2021 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.
When Padawan Keerin Fionn and Jedi Knight Lily Tora-Asi learn that the recent Drengir battle was not an isolated incident, but part of a coordinated attack orchestrated by the Nihil, they are determined to protect their new home. While Master Arkoff is away assisting Master Stellan Gios's investigation, Lily is left in charge of rebuilding Banchii and restoring hope to the community. Lily vows the temple will not be put in danger again, but when a disruptive visitor arrives, Lily must protect Banchii, Keerin, and the Younglings from the growing Nihil threat-a threat that is closer than they think!
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Conspiracy of Bones
EVERY BODY HAS SECRETS
It all starts with a series of text messages. Each message contains a new picture of a corpse, missing its face and hands. Dr Temperance Brennan needs to find out who the dead man is, and why the images were sent to her. The only problem is, she has been kicked off the team.
So she goes rogue, knowing that she is the only one who can solve this case. As she starts her investigation she discovers a connection to a decade-old missing child case. The more she uncovers, the darker and more twisted the picture becomes . . .
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The Art of Fairness
Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?
In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter.
In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail.
With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence.
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Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Light Novel) Vol. 1
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet?
It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?
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We'll be in Touch! What Recruiters Really Think
This is what this book brings you: You support certified climate protection projects, quickly receive compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press comments in the book preview) as well as advice that has been tested in practice, which also leads to success step by step thanks to AddOn. Because what do HR professionals really look at when selecting applicants? What exactly do common selection procedures in recruiting look like? Is it worthwhile to apply inititatively? What do employers look for in online reputation and social media? And how seriously do recruiters take data protection? Applicants regularly have these and many other questions - this book helps to answer them and thus helps applicants to present themselves optimally as a personal brand to potential employers in the application process and to gain experience. If you then also know what personnel managers really look out for in a job interview, there is almost nothing standing in the way of you being hired. Good luck and have fun reading. We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form. Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process. The publisher is also involved in numerous, well-documented charitable projects, e.g. on climate protection, and supports the quality of neural machine learning and international understanding through its translation from German into English. Editor Simone Janson is chairwoman, publisher, and best-selling author. She was also one of the 20 most important German bloggers and columnist of renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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Sexy! Popular with Charisma
This is what this book brings you: you support climate protection, quickly receive compact information and checklists from experts (overview and press comments in the book preview) as well as advice that has been tested in practice, which also leads to success step by step thanks to AddOn. For who would not like to be successfully popular & attractive in everyday working life as well as in private life? The solution to this dilemma is charm and charisma. And the good news is: every person can learn to skillfully use their own effect to inspire other people. A consciously used body language strengthens the personal charisma and can support so the own Rhetorik crucially. Who understands it to use its gestures and Mimik correctly, can use it so successfully for the advancement in the occupation and in the private life - many prominent ones and politicians make it already before. We give you the best possible help on the topics of career, finance, management, personnel work and life assistance. For this purpose, we gather in each book the best experts in their field as authors - detailed biographies in the book - , who give a comprehensive overview of the topic and additionally offer you success planner workbooks in printed form. Our guidebooks are aimed primarily at beginners. Readers who are looking for more in-depth information can get it for free as an add-on with individual content in German and English as desired. This concept is made possible by a particularly efficient, innovative digital process and Deep Learning, AI systems that use neural networks in translation. The publishing company donates at least 5 percent of its reveniew from book sales to charitable organizations involved in reforestation projects and climate protection - more detailed information on request. Publisher Simone Janson is also chairwoman of the board of the Berufebilder Yourweb Foundation, bestselling author and was one of the 20 most important German bloggers as well as a columnist for renowned media - more about her in Wikipedia.
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Kingdom of Flesh and Fire
Is Love Stronger Than Vengeance?
A Betrayal...
Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that's one order she's more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.
A Choice....
Casteel Da'Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he's the only way for her to get what she wants-to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she's ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself-about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she's far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.
A Secret...
But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.
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