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The Purple Cloud
Sheil's free-flowing and persuasive style of writing produces a convincing portrait of Adam Jefferson -- a man who, upon returning alone from an expedition to the North Pole, learns that a world-wide catastrophe has left him the last man on Earth.
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At the Time Appointed
The fortunes of a young mining engineer who through an accident loses his memory and identity. In his new character and under his new name, the hero lives a new life of struggle and adventure. The volume will be found highly entertaining by those who appreciate a thoroughly good story.
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All Is Moving on the Western Front
What challenges are facing the Western world in the early 21st century? What fate is awaiting the nation states? Will they continue to exist or will they be replaced by empires? What will the role of the state be? Will it shrink and lose significance or, on the contrary, grow stronger? Will everybody have to work, will they have a job in the future? In all events, will there be enough work for all? And what fate is awaiting the family? How about belief? What will follow from the prolongation of human life? Can social welfare systems, one of the most important achievements of the 20th century, be maintained? Can we wait until the West offers new answers and proposals for solutions or should we make up our minds and follow our own ideas? These are some of the questions to which Mária Schmidt seeks answers in this volume. While her point of view is undoubtedly that of a historian, her thoughts are focused on the future.
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The Lighthouse of Stalingrad
The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the Great War.
Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building, codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'. Here, a small garrison of Red Army guardsmen withstood German aerial bombardments and fought off daily assaults of infantry and armour. Red Army newspaper reports at the time would be seized upon by the Moscow media needing to place a positive spin on the fighting that had at one point looked beyond salvation. By the end of the war, the story of this building would gather further momentum to inspire Russians to rebuild their destroyed towns and cities until it became the legend it is today, renamed after the simple sergeant who had supposedly led the defence - 'Pavlov's House'.
In time for the eightieth anniversary, The Lighthouse of Stalingrad will shed fresh insight on this iconic battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over five months and the officers who commanded them. A riveting narrative, informed by both German and Russian archives to unearth unpublished memoirs and eyewitness testimonies from veterans and civilians alike, this book will celebrate the real heroes and provide a truer picture of how this mighty battle finally ended.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and his mother have only one old cow. Jack trades the cow for a handful of beans and his mother was so angry she threw the beans out the window. Overnight the beans grow into a huge beanstalk. Jack climbs the beanstalk and finds a giant at the top. Jack sees that the giant has a goose that lays golden eggs. Jack grabs the goose and returns to his surprised mother. Jack returns to the top of the beanstalk and barely escapes. He chops down the beanstalk and the giant was never heard from again. The audio EPUB ncludes every word in the book and a musical background.
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Álvaro Siza: The Function of Beauty
Alvaro Siza's work is recognized internationally for its beauty, simplicity, and gravity. The stark lines and geometric clarity of his buildings produce almost startling experiences of space. Among his earliest projects was a beach bathing complex in Matosinhos, just north of Porto, in which earthworks and a series of concrete walls define pools in the ocean that are enclosed enough to swim in but over which water can flow. This kind of a sensitive intrusion into a site, common to many of Siza's buildings, lends them the serenity of structures much older. Despite the timeless quality of his work, Siza's history is intimately bound up with that of Portugal. Included in this volume is a cooperative housing project he designed in Porto immediately after the 1974 revolution, about one third of which was built under the auspices of a newly-formed housing cooperative. 30 years later, Porto's city council decided to build the rest of the project and refurbish the existing houses. Both phases of building required multiple discussions between the residents and the architect, and reflect the changing political and social life of the country. All projects in this book are documented in full, with sketches, drawings, and photographs, and detailed descriptions by author Carlos Castanheira and Siza himself. Siza's architecture has been defined as continuously experimental; as this generously-illustrated volume makes clear, each of his designs responds creatively to its setting but his work as a whole retains a unity of form. In addition to residential, cultural, and infrastructural projects in Portugal, this book includes the Ibere Camargo Foundation in Puerto Alegre, Brazil, opened to wide acclaim in April 2008, and projects currently under construction including a mimesis museum in Paju, South Korea, as well as a cultural centre in Ceuta and a sports hotel in Huesca, both in Spain.
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Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970-1983
For more than half a century,Annie Leibovitzhas been taking culture-defining photographs. Her portraits of politicians, performers, athletes, businesspeople, and royalty make up agallery of our time, imprinted on our collective consciousness by both the singularity of their subjects and Leibovitz’s inimitable style.
The catalogue to an installation at the LUMA Foundation in Arles, Annie Leibovitz: The Early Years, 1970–1983returns to Leibovitz’s origins. It begins with a moment of artistic revelation: the spontaneous shot that made Leibovitz think she could transition from painting to photography as her area of study at the San Francisco Art Institute. The meticulously and personally curated collection, including contact sheets and Polaroids, provides a vivid document both of Leibovitz’s development as a young artistand of a pivotal era.
Leibovitz’s reportage-like photo stories for Rolling Stone, which she began working for when she was still a student, record such heady political, cultural, and counter-cultural developments as the Vietnam War protests, the launch of Apollo 17, the presidential campaign of 1972, Richard Nixon’s resignationin 1974, and the Rolling Stones on tourin 1975. Then, as now, Leibovitz won the trust of the prominent and famous, and the book’s pages are animated by many familiar faces, among them Muhammad Ali, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ken Kesey, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Joan Didion, andDebbie Harry, as well as John Lennonand Yoko Ono, captured in their now iconic embrace just hours before Lennon was assassinated.
Throughout the book, the portraits and reportage are linked to images of cars, driving, and even a series on California highway patrolmen. In many ways, it’s a celebration of life on the road—the frenetic rhythms, the chance encounters, the meditative opportunities. And with its rich archival aspects, it is also a tribute to an earlier time and a young photographer enmeshed in a culture that was itself in transition.
The New Testament 5 - Acts (EN)
The genre of the book of Acts is Narrative History with several Sermons. Luke, the author of the Gospel of Luke, was a doctor and Gentile. He wrote this book circa 60-62 A. D. It is Luke’s sequel to the Gospel of Luke. It is titled "Acts" to emphasize that this book records the "Acts of the Apostles through the work of the Holy Spirit".
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu (EN)
"The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu" is the first book in the Fu-Manchu series, about the notorious evil mastermind. In the crime fiction world, Fu-Manchu stands on equal grounds with Professor Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis. Rohmer created an archetypal villain who is very much a product of his times, and a reflection of the social and political conditions.
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The Evil Shepherd
A novel of English life of a melodramatic character, so fascinating and so stirring that the most hardened reader can hardly fail to receive a series of thrills.
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The Little Cafe in Copenhagen
Welcome to the little cafe in Copenhagen where the smell of cinnamon fills the air, the hot chocolate is as smooth as silk and romance is just around the corner…
Publicist Kate Sinclair’s life in London is everything she thought she wanted: success, glamour and a charming boyfriend. Until that boyfriend goes behind her back and snatches a much sought-after promotion from her.Heartbroken and questioning everything, Kate needs to escape.
From candles and cosy nights in to romantic late-night walks through the beautiful cobbled streets of Copenhagen, Kate discovers how to live life ‘the Danish way’. Can the secrets of hygge and happiness lead her to her own happily-ever-after?
B. J. Harrison Reads The Velveteen Rabbit (EN)
It is Christmas and a little boy receives a gift – a velveteen rabbit. Although the other toys look down on him, the rabbit is happy to be with the boy. They are constant companions and it seems like nothing can worsen their days. But then the boy gets sick and the doctor insists that all the toys get burned because they may be infected.
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The Safety Pin
An elderly man called Deane is murdered in an English town. Inspector Mellapont thinks it's a simple robbery, but others disagree, and Deane's business partner, an attractive young girl named Miss Pretty, offers a reward for information. No fewer than three rogues decide to improve their own prospects by investigating — the two Hackdale brothers, John and Simmons, working independently, and the town drunk James Bartlett, who sobers up rapidly when blackmail and extortion are in prospect. Attention centers on the mayor, Mrs. Champernowne; but when thieves fall out information gets into the hands of the police and a local solicitor, Francis Shelmore, and the plot unravels rapidly.
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The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey Of Angela Merkel
'An intimate, insightful portrait of an extraordinarily private leader' WALTER ISAACSON
From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People
An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful - and elusive - woman in the world.
Angela Merkel has always been an outsider. A pastor's daughter raised in Soviet-controlled East Germany, she spent her twenties working as a research chemist, only entering politics after the fall of the Berlin Wall. And yet within fifteen years, she had become chancellor of Germany and, before long, the unofficial leader of the West.
Acclaimed author Kati Marton sets out to pierce the mystery of this unlikely ascent. With unparalleled access to the chancellor's inner circle and a trove of records only recently come to light, she teases out the unique political genius that is the secret to Merkel's success. No other modern leader has so ably confronted authoritarian aggression, enacted daring social policies and calmly unified an entire continent in an era when countries are becoming only more divided. Again and again, she's cleverly outmanoeuvred strongmen like Putin and Trump, and weathered surprisingly complicated relationships with allies like Obama and Macron.
Famously private, the woman who emerges from these pages is a role model for anyone interested in gaining and keeping power while staying true to one's moral convictions. At once a riveting political biography, an intimate human portrait and a revelatory look at successful leadership in action, The Chancellor brings forth from the shadows one of the most extraordinary women of our time.
Jean Paul Belmondo
BEBEL neboli BELMONDO. Rozpláclý nos, široký neodolatelný úsměv ve víru vrásek, kukuč šibalského šprýmaře, šaška či klauna, zároveň však image tvrdého a nekompromisního policajta i sympatického zločince nebo romantického hrdiny. To všechno jsou tváře ikony francouzského filmu Jeana-Paula Belmonda. Rebela a rošťáka, hlavní postavy francouzské nové vlny a jednoho z nejznámějších symbolů země galského kohouta dvacátého století, který po dlouhá léta patřil k nejlepším exportním artiklům francouzské kinematografie.
Jeho kouzlo nezasáhlo jen Evropu, ale celý svět. Díky snímku "U konce s dechem" vznikl v roce 1967 Bonnie a Clyde s Warrenem Beattym a Faye Dunawayovou, Quentin Tarantino zase přiznal, že bez Belmonda by nebylo jeho autorské bible Pulp Fiction, natočené v roce 1994.
Za svou padesátiletou profesionální kariéru Jean-Paul natočil víc jak 80 filmů, které navštívilo na 150 milionů diváků po celém světě. Klobouk dolů...
Revoluční snímek U konce s dechem režiséra Jeana-Luca Godarda z roku 1960 odstartoval nejen Belmondovu hvězdnou kariéru, ale i tzv. francouzskou novou vlnu, kterou se později inspirovali i českoslovenští režiséři v čele s Milošem Formanem, Ivanem Passerem, Věrou Chytilovou, Jiřím Menzelem, Jurajem Jakubiskem nebo Jurajem Herzem. Naplno se v něm projevilo Bébelovo charisma a obrovský herecký talent. Ten prokázal ve stoupající míře i v následujících filmech, patřících dnes už do zlatého fondu francouzské i světové kinematografie: Cartouche, Mužové z Ria, Hongkongku a Acapulca, Manželé z roku II, Borsalino, Zvíře, Policajt nebo rošťák, Profesionál, Dobrodruh, Veselé Velikonoce, Bezva finta, Samotář nebo Poloviční šance.
Jeho kariéra i osobní život jsou často srovnávány s vrstevníkem a neméně velkou ikonou francouzského filmu, Alainem Delonem, který byl jeho rivalem, ale nakonec i přítelem. Na plátně se potkali poprvé už v roce 1957 ve filmu Buď hezká a mlč, celkově ale pouze třikrát. Jean-Paul o jejich celoživotním soupeření a vztahu řekl v roce 2018 u příležitosti svých 85. narozenin:
"Povahově různí, ale oba současně bezstarostní a vášnivě zaujatí svým povoláním se stáváme přáteli. A to přesto, že jsme byli protikladní - já veselý a sympatický, on zasmušilý a introvertní. Já klasicky vzdělaný herec, on se stal hercem náhodou."
Zaplaťpámbu za ta slova, vždyť filmové fanoušky jejich roztržka kvůli filmu Borsalino a následující víc jak dvacet let trvající nekomunikace mrzely.
Autorka portrétních knih známých osobností líčí životní peripetie Jeana-Paula Belmonda i v souvislosti s osudy Alaina Delona.
50 years of the lego brick
Throughout its 75-year history, the LEGO Group has lived up to its motto - Only the best is good enough - and emphasised the importance of high quality, ensuring that consumers return to LEGO products again and again. Today the LEGO Group is among the top five of the world's largest toy manufacturers and LEGO products are sold all over the globe. Part of the company's success was the creation of the first LEGO brick 50 years ago. To celebrate this commemorative event this officially licensed anniversary book was presented to the press during the Nurnberg Toy Fair in Germany at the beginning of this year. The book also features 10 pieces of removable facsimile items which the author, Mr Christian Humberg, was able to retrieve from the LEGO archives in Billund, Denmark. Six original LEGO bricks are also included to make this publication the perfect gift for all fans of this special toy.
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The Bang-Bang Club
The Bang-Bang Club was a group of four young war photographers, friends and colleagues: Ken Oosterbroek, Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, war correspondants during the last years of apartheid, who took many of the photographs that encapsulate the final violent years of racist white South Africa. Two of them won Pulitzer Prizes for individual photos.
Ken, the oldest and a mentor to the others, died, accidentally shot while working; Kevin, the most troubled of the four, committed suicide weeks after winning his Pulitzer for a photograph of a starving baby in the Sudanese famine. Written by Greg and Joao, The Bang-Bang Club tells their uniquely powerful war stories. It tells the story of four remarkable young men, the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence, pain and suffering, the relationships between the four and the story of the end of apartheid. An immensely powerful, riveting and harrowing book, and an invakuable contribution to the literary genre of war photography. An eye-opening book for readers of Susan Sontag.
Tales of the Supernatural+CD
Award-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. Six stories about a world we cannot explain. A film star discovers the dangers of dancing with a stranger. A man comes face-to-face with his father's history. An Irish-American family cannot escape someone from the past. A woman doesn't listen to warnings about an old tree. An English writer slowly becomes more and more Japanese. And a killer watches himself die in hospital. Contains a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
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How To Win The Love Game
What do you think is harder, finding love or staying in love? Both can feel like a near impossible task. But humans have evolved to do both. Granted, modern society has made things a little more difficult, but once you know the rules of the game, winning the love game becomes a matter of time.
In ‘How To Win the Love Game’, relationship expert and internationally bestselling romance author C. Alex Anders, gives you a guide for how to fall in love, stay in love, and rekindle love once love begins to recede. Presented in a fun, easy to read manner, Anders presents neuroscience as a game with points, an objective, and a winning strategy that you can apply to your own life. And with personal stories and the occasional bit of humor, ‘How To Win the Love Game’ is a quick read which is guaranteed to, not only transform your love life, but increase your chances of winning the love game.
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