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Určite ste už počuli príbehy o čarovných tvoroch z celého sveta od nepolapiteľného jazerného hada cez mocného hipogryfa, majestátneho draka až po smrtonosného baziliška. Dnes tieto bytosti väčšinou považujeme za výplody fantázie. No keby sme sa zastavili, zahľadeli sa na niekoľko hodín na oblohu alebo by sme nehybne sedeli v tichom háji, možno by nás prekvapilo, čo by sme zbadali.
Kniha je kópiou tajného zápisníka zoológa Dr. Dimitrosa Pagonisa z 20. rokov 20. storočia. Do detailov opisuje nevšedné a rozsiahle znalosti o čarovných tvoroch, ktoré sa dedili z generácie na generáciu. Na stránkach tejto nádherne ilustrovanej knihy sa stretnete s prazvláštnymi aj nádhernými bytosťami, preskúmate ich prirodzené prostredie, zvyky a legendy, ktoré ich obklopujú. Spoznáte anatómiu jednorožca, životný cyklus fénixa, neuveriteľné tance drakov a všeličo iné. Odhalíte tajný svet, ktorý poteší každého milovníka fantastiky.
Fascinujúce fakty dopĺňajú úchvatné ilustrácie, text je podaný pútavou rozprávačskou formou. Kniha je tematicky zoradená podľa kontinentov a vychádza zo zozbieraných výskumov Spoločnosti na ochranu čarovných tvorov. Hoci všetky nemajú zvláštne schopnosti, už len ich existencia v modernom svete je zázrakom. Časť slovnej zásoby a názvy miest boli upravené, aby boli zrozumiteľné pre moderného človeka.
Pre čitateľov od 8 rokov
Ilustrovala Jessica Roux.
Z anglického originálu preložila Zuzana Trstenská.
Raising Hell, Living Well
Part cultural criticism, part rueful confessional, a reformed brand strategist brings to light the impact of influence on us and our society and offers an escape in this ironically persuasive case for not being so easily influenced anymore.
We live in a world that is under the influence.
Our lives are being choreographed by forces that want something from us. Everything from ingrained family values to mind-altering algorithms create our foundations, warp how we see the world, manipulate our decisions, and dictate our beliefs. Yet rarely do we question these everyday influences of our modern times even as we go further down the path of unwell, unhappy, and unhinged.
A high-spirited exploration through the troublesome influences of our world, Raising Hell, Living Well, Jessica Elefante’s eye-opening debut, follows one bullshit artist’s journey, from small-time salesperson to award-winning corporate strategist to founder of the digital wellbeing movement Folk Rebellion, in coming to terms with how she was wielding influence—and the forces she was under herself.
With whip-smart writing and wry humor, Elefante’s collection of essays is a head-trip through her misadventures. From explaining productivity as a symptom of the influence of capitalism to how the wellness industry makes us feel more unwell or our unquestioning participation in oversharing, optimization, and instant gratification, she invites us to reexamine our world, our pasts, and ourselves through the lens of influence. Now a reformed brand strategist, Elefante lays bare her own culpability, sharing what she learned—and what she got wrong. She offers a new take on intentional living and provides a simple practice to deconstruct how the powers-that-be are attempting to modify our behaviors. Before you know it, you’ll be questioning everything from how you take your coffee to how our social institutions are structured. And you’ll learn how to live free from the influences around us—including Elefante herself.
The much-needed subversive voice to demystify these times, Elefante will make you angry, make you laugh, and make you think about how you’re really living. Unpretentious, sharply observed, and devil-hearted, Raising Hell, Living Well holds out a hand to help you climb out from under the influence.
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs
The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today: an extraordinarily challenging geography and environment, formidable infrastructure, a society based on the strict hierarchy of the family, a shared written script of characters, a cuisine founded on rice and millet, a material culture of ceramics, bronze, silk and jade, and a unique concept of the universe, in which ancestors continue to exist alongside the living. Records of these early achievements, and their diverse and unexpected expressions, often lie not in written history, but in how people marked the end of their lives: their dwellings for the afterlife. Tombs, and the treasures within them, are almost the only artefacts to survive from Ancient China; their scale and sophistication rivals their equivalents in Ancient Egypt.
Jessica Rawson, one of the most eminent Western scholars of China, explores twelve grand tombs - each from a specific historical moment and place - showing how they reveal wider political, dynastic and cultural developments, culminating in the lavish ambition of the First Emperor's monument, guarded by his army of terracotta warriors. Beautifully illustrated and drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Life and Afterlife in Ancient China illuminates a constellation of beliefs about life and death very different from our own and provides a remarkable new perspective on one of the oldest civilisations in the world.
Miss Austen Investigates
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that every good mystery is in need of a brilliant sleuth...
Welcome to Hampshire, 1795, where a young Jane Austen has her sights set on securing a marriage proposal from the dashing Tom Lefroy at a local ball.
But when a shocking discovery is made - a milliner's lifeless body tucked away in a linen closet - Jane finds herself embroiled in an unexpected murder mystery.
As she races against the clock to clear her beloved brother Georgy's name, Jane uses her sharp wits to navigate the treacherous waters of society, unmasking secrets and unearthing hidden motives along the way. With every twist and turn, Jane's determination to solve the case deepens. And if she fails, her brother will face the ultimate punishment - the hangman's noose...
Join Jane on her quest for justice as she faces down danger, deceit, and scandal amidst her own friends and neighbours. Will she uncover the truth in time, or will the real killer go free? One thing's for certain - in Hampshire, nothing is as it seems...
Beautiful Chaos
The perfect gift for mums and mums-to-be this Mother’s Day
Motherhood is messy and beautiful, and hard and humbling. We adore our children, and sometimes we miss ourselves. Beautiful Chaos is a collection of raw, honest poems about motherhood - capturing everything from pregnancy to school age.
Upon becoming a mother, poet Jessica Urlichs was reminded that the everyday ordinary is extraordinary. Beautiful Chaos is a collection that chronicles it all - the highs, the lows, the confusion, the loss of identity, the becoming, and the brutal but beautiful ways our children hold up a mirrors to ourselves. This collection inspires vulnerability and will be a cathartic, healing read for anyone who needs it.
These poems will remind you of a time gone by or ground you in the current moment. Either way, they will make you feel seen and comforted amid the beautiful chaos that is motherhood.
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Tudta-e, hogy a világ lakosságának több mint 70%-a még sosem használt telefont? Hogy az Európai Unióban minden egyes tehénre napi 2,5 dollár támogatás jut, több, mint amennyiből az afrikaiak 75%-a megélni kénytelen? Vagy hogy a brazil Avon-értékesítők száma meghaladja a fegyveres erőkét? Ismerje meg világunk sokkoló tényeit!
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Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark
*ORIGINAL COVER COLLECTION EDITION*
Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series!
How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are in the stars, but is that enough?
Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what's been dubbed 'the wedding of the century'. As family tensions mount and their respective pasts begin catching up to them, they finally have to look the truth in the eye: Can they learn to trust and be with one another again, or will they die trying?
This edition is part of the original cover collection.
Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark
Book five in the sensational Magnolia Parks Universe series!
How many loves do you actually get in a lifetime? Everyone knows by now that Magnolia Parks and BJ Ballentine are in the stars, but is that enough?
Magnolia and BJ are reeling from a devastating loss as they try to plan what's been dubbed 'the wedding of the century'. As family tensions mount and their respective pasts begin catching up to them, they finally have to look the truth in the eye: Can they learn to trust and be with one another again, or will they die trying?
Jméno ďábla - audiokniha
Když v podhůří Appalačských hor zmizí za záhadných okolností církevní sbor, dávají bizarní stopy krveprolití tušit, že tuto tragédii má na svědomí snad sám ďábel. FBI má ovšem eso v rukávu – agentku Jessicu Blackwoodovou, bývalou nadanou kouzelnici z proslulé dynastie iluzionistů, která přednedávnem vyřešila případ tajemného Čaroděje a která díky svému nadání i zkušenostem dokáže rozpoznat, když věci nejsou takové, jaké se zdají být. Jessica je přesvědčená, že klíčem k záhadě je stará magnetofonová kazeta, a rozplétáním událostí, jež jsou na nahrávce zachycené, odhalí něco hodně znepokojivého – čin s dalekosáhlými důsledky. Mladá agentka se pouští po stopách zla, vedoucích ze Západní Virginie do Mexika, Miami, a dokonce až do posvátných síní Vatikánu, aby zastavila chladnokrevného vraha, posedlého smrtelným hříchem…
Interpret: Jana Stryková
Režie: Jan Drbohlav
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Vanity Fair: Oscar Night Sessions
Ten years of luminous photographic portraits of Hollywood celebrities who attended the most exclusive and glamorous after-party of the year
For the past decade, photographer Mark Seliger has set up an elaborate pop-up studio inside the annual Vanity Fair after-party on Oscar Night, producing exquisite portraits of Hollywood's A-list personalities in the immediate afterglow of cinema's biggest event of the year. Vanity Fair: Oscar Night Sessions gathers the best of these portraits in one volume and includes a foreword by Vanity Fair editor in chief Radhika Jones, as well as an afterword by actor Alan Cumming, who sheds light on what it's like to be in front of Seliger's lens on the night of nights.
With more than 200 portraits, featuring names such as Lady Gaga, Robert DeNiro, Donald Glover, Jessica Chastain, Taika Waititi, Spike Lee, Regina King, and Timothée Chalamet, this over-the-top collection will be the talk of both the publishing and film worlds.
Lacná kniha L´Italiano e Servito!
Ovunque nel mondo, uno degli elementi culturali che si legano all'idea di Italia la cucina - non tanto pasta, vino, ecc..., quando la cucina" o, meglio, la "cultura del cibo" che caratterizza la nostra tradizione. La cucina uno degli elementi forti del made in Italy, in termini di esportazioni di beni e di presenza di italiani nel mondo, ma anche una buona occasione per cogliere uno dei dati essenziali della cultura, il legame tra ogni territorio e delle espressioni di cultura, dell'identit italiana: la sua diversit, il legame tra ogni territorio e delle espressioni di cultura materiale. Il volume lega questi aspetti: per ciascuno dei vari temi (il pane, il vino, i primi, ecc...), si offrono insieme riflessioni culturali, informazioni sul lessico particolare della cucina, ricette - il tutto con un'attenzione linguistica ai modi di dire, all'uso dei verbi, e cos via. In tal modo lo studente di livello almeno B1 pu unire "l'utile al dilettevole" e parlare italiano (usando piatti anziché parole) anche quando invita a cena i suoi amici che non sanno nulla di italiano ma sanno che il nostro cibo il frutto di una storia millenaria."
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L´Italiano e Servito!
Ovunque nel mondo, uno degli elementi culturali che si legano all'idea di Italia la cucina - non tanto pasta, vino, ecc..., quando la cucina" o, meglio, la "cultura del cibo" che caratterizza la nostra tradizione. La cucina uno degli elementi forti del made in Italy, in termini di esportazioni di beni e di presenza di italiani nel mondo, ma anche una buona occasione per cogliere uno dei dati essenziali della cultura, il legame tra ogni territorio e delle espressioni di cultura, dell'identit italiana: la sua diversit, il legame tra ogni territorio e delle espressioni di cultura materiale. Il volume lega questi aspetti: per ciascuno dei vari temi (il pane, il vino, i primi, ecc...), si offrono insieme riflessioni culturali, informazioni sul lessico particolare della cucina, ricette - il tutto con un'attenzione linguistica ai modi di dire, all'uso dei verbi, e cos via. In tal modo lo studente di livello almeno B1 pu unire "l'utile al dilettevole" e parlare italiano (usando piatti anziché parole) anche quando invita a cena i suoi amici che non sanno nulla di italiano ma sanno che il nostro cibo il frutto di una storia millenaria."