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No Way Home
After the slaying of his wife, New York private investigator John March made an uneasy peace with grief and guilt. But his truce came at a price: a life of solitude and rigid self-discipline. It was a hard bargain, but one he was willing to make - until he met Jane Lu. Brilliant and beautiful, Jane offered March a chance at a larger life. But with that hope came a terrible reminder of how fragile happiness can be - Jane was swept up, and nearly swept away, in the violent currents of one of March's jobs. March decided to stay clear of danger from then on, but soon afterwards what seems a cut and dried missing persons case, it becomes something more deadly. There is more than one person looking for the missing man - someone who doesn't want March getting too close,and who will put March, and all he holds dear, in the cross-hairs again.
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9,92 €
Turkish Designs +CD
Turkish design is heavily dependent on the use of ornate calligraphy, geometric patterns and floral elements, such as foliage and creeping vines. This new, revised and expanded edition of Turkish Designs contains a collection of carefully reproduced, stunning images, with an emphasis on decorations taken from ceramics, mosaics and tile design.
Agile Rabbit Editions contain stunning images for use as a graphic resource, or inspiration. All the illustrations are stored in high-resolution format on the enclosed free CD-ROM and are ready to use for professional quality printed media and web page design. The pictures can also be used to produce postcards, or to decorate your letters, flyers, etc. They can be imported directly from the CD into most design, image-manipulation, illustration, word-processing and e-mail programs; no installation is required. For most applications, single images can be used free of charge. Please consult our section on image rights for conditions.
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Body Surfing
At the age of twenty-nine, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to find her footing again, she has answered an advertisement to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfr
ont New Hampshire cottage.
But when the Edwards two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile ex
istence Sydney has rebuilt is threatened.
With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into real emotion that has led her to be called a supremely elegant anatomist of the human heart (The Times), Shreve weaves a story about risk, f
amily, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knih
y aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.
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9,42 €
9,92 €
FORTNITE Official The Essential Guide
So you're ready to drop from the Battle Bus?
Before you dive in, do you know what your survival strategy will be? Fortnite is a game that is constantly evolving, and even the most experienced player will need to stay agile and up-to-date if they want to remain the last person standing.
This brand-new Essential Guide covers all the basics and reveals the vital knowledge you need for victory. It will take you on a journey to improve your squad strategy, hone your battle techniques, build better, and make the best use of the weapons and items you can find on the island.
Whether you're a complete newbie or an old pro, Official Fortnite: The Essential Guide will help sharpen your skills and propel you on your way to a Victory Royale.
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12,83 €
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Holding Up the Universe
From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone - and love someone - for who they truly are. Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed 'America's Fattest Teen'. But no one's taken the time to look past her weight to get to see who she really is. Since her mum's death, she's been picking up the pieces in the privacy of her home, dealing with her heartbroken father and her own grief. Now, Libby's ready: for high school, for new friends, for love, and for EVERY POSSIBILITY LIFE HAS TO OFFER. I know the part I want to play here at MVB High. I want to be the girl who can do anything. Everyone thinks they know Jack Masselin too. Yes, he's got swagger, but he's also mastered the art of fitting in. What no one knows is that Jack has a secret: he can't recognize faces. Even his own brothers are strangers to him. He's the guy who can re-engineer and rebuild anything, but he can't understand what's going on with the inner workings of his own brain. So he tells himself to play it cool: Be charming. Be hilarious. Don't get too close to anyone. Until he meets Libby. When the two get tangled up in a cruel high school game which lands them in group counseling, Libby and Jack are both angry, and then surprised. Because the more time they spend together, the less alone they feel. Because sometimes when you meet someone, it changes the world - theirs and yours. Jennifer Niven delivers another poignant, exhilarating love story about finding that person who sees you for who you are - and seeing them right back. Praise for All the Bright Places: 'If you're looking for the next The Fault in Our Stars - this is it' Guardian '[A] heartbreaking love story about two funny, fragile, and wildly damaged high school kids' Entertainment Weekly 'A do-not-miss for fans of Eleanor & Park and The Fault in Our Stars, and basically anyone who can breathe' Justine Magazine 'At the heart - a big one - of All the Bright Places lies a charming love story about this unlikely and endearing pair of broken teenagers' The New York Times Book Reviewshow.
The Haunting of Hill House
THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NEW NETFLIX SERIES DEBUTING THIS HALLOWE'EN
The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling story of the power of fear.
'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna Tartt, author of The Goldfinch and The Secret History
Four seekers have arrived at the rambling old pile known as Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of psychic phenomena; Theodora, his lovely assistant; Luke, the future inheritor of the estate; and Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman with a dark past. As they begin to cope with horrifying occurrences beyond their control or understanding, they cannot possibly know what lies ahead. For Hill House is gathering its powers - and soon it will choose one of them to make its own. Twice filmed as The Haunting, and the inspiration for a new 10-part Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a powerful work of slow-burning psychological horror.
Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by five more: Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, widely seen as her masterpiece. Shirley Jackson died in her sleep at the age of 48.
If you enjoyed The Haunting of Hill House, you might like Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'An amazing writer ... If you haven't read her you have missed out on something marvellous' Neil Gaiman
'As nearly perfect a haunted-house tale as I have ever read' Stephen King
'The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable' A. M. Homes
'Shirley Jackson is one of those highly idiosyncratic, inimitable writers...whose work exerts an enduring spell' Joyce Carol Oates
Eagles, The - Legacy (12CD+BR+DVD)
KDO: Jedna z největších amerických rockových kapel vznikla v roce 1971. S pěti singly na prvním místě americké hitparády, šesti cenami Grammy, pěti American Music Awards a šesti alby patří Eagles k nejúspěšnějším hudebním tělesům sedmdesátých let. Desek Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) a Hotel California se jen ve Spojených státech prodalo více než 20 milionů kopií. K jejich nejznámějším skladbám patří písně Hotel California, Take It Easy nebo Tequila Sunrise.
CO: Kolekce, v níž najdete vše, co slavná skupina během čtyřicetileté kariéry vydala! Sedm studiových desek, tři živá alba, singly a jejich B-strany i dvě koncertní videa. Dvanáct CD, koncertní DVD Hell Freezes Over a Farewell Tour - Live From Melbourne na Blu-ray.
CD 1
1. Take It Easy (Remastered) [3:30]
2. Witchy Woman (Remastered) [4:11]
3. Chug All Night (Remastered) [3:14]
4. Most Of Us Are Sad (Remastered) [3:34]
5. Nightingale (Remastered) [4:06]
6. Train Leaves Here This Morning (Remastered) [4:08]
7. Take The Devil (Remastered) [3:59]
8. Earlybird (Remastered) [3:00]
9. Peaceful Easy Feeling (Remastered) [4:16]
10. Tryin' (Remastered) [2:53]
CD 2
1. Doolin-dalton (Remastered) [3:27]
2. Twenty-one (Remastered) [2:11]
3. Out Of Control (Remastered) [3:05]
4. Tequila Sunrise (Remastered) [2:52]
5. Desperado (Remastered) [3:33]
6. Certain Kind Of Fool (Remastered) [3:02]
7. Doolin-dalton (Instrumental Version) [Remastered] [0:48]
8. Outlaw Man (Remastered) [3:34]
9. Saturday Night (Remastered) [3:20]
10. Bitter Creek (Remastered) [5:00]
11. Doolin-dalton/Desperado (Reprise) [Remastered] [4:40]
CD 3
1. Already Gone (Remastered) [4:15]
2. You Never Cry Like A Lover (Remastered) [4:00]
3. Midnight Flyer (Remastered) [3:58]
4. My Man (Remastered) [3:30]
5. On The Border (Remastered) [4:22]
6. James Dean (Remastered) [3:36]
7. Ol' 55 (Remastered) [4:22]
8. Is It True? (Remastered) [3:14]
9. Good Day In Hell (Remastered) [4:26]
10. The Best Of My Love (Remastered) [4:34]
CD 4
1. One Of These Nights (Remastered) [4:51]
2. Too Many Hands (Remastered) [4:40]
3. Hollywood Waltz (Remastered) [4:04]
4. Journey Of The Sorcerer (Remastered) [6:36]
5. Lyin' Eyes (Remastered) [6:21]
6. Take It To The Limit (Remastered) [4:48]
7. Visions (Remastered) [4:00]
8. After The Thrill Is Gone (Remastered) [3:58]
9. I Wish You Peace (Remastered) [3:45]
CD 5
1. Hotel California (Remastered) [6:30]
2. New Kid In Town (Remastered) [5:04]
3. Life In The Fast Lane (Remastered) [4:45]
4. Wasted Time (Remastered) [4:54]
5. Wasted Time (Reprise) [Remastered] [1:22]
6. Victim Of Love (Remastered) [4:11]
7. Pretty Maids All In A Row (Remastered) [3:59]
8. Try And Love Again (Remastered) [5:10]
9. The Last Resort (Remastered) [7:28]
CD 6
1. The Long Run (Remastered) [3:42]
2. I Can't Tell You Why (Remastered) [4:56]
3. In The City (Remastered) [3:46]
4. The Disco Strangler (Remastered) [2:46]
5. King Of Hollywood (Remastered) [6:28]
6. Heartache Tonight (Remastered) [4:26]
7. Those Shoes (Remastered) [4:55]
8. Teenage Jail (Remastered) [3:44]
9. The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks (Remastered) [2:20]
10. The Sad Cafe (Remastered) [5:34]
CD 7
1. No More Walks In The Wood [2:00]
2. How Long [3:16]
3. Busy Being Fabulous [4:20]
4. What Do I Do With My Heart [3:54]
5. Guilty Of The Crime [3:43]
6. I Don't Want To Hear Any More [4:21]
7. Waiting In The Weeds [7:46]
8. No More Cloudy Days [4:04]
9. Fast Company [4:01]
10. Do Something [5:12]
11. You Are Not Alone [2:22]
CD 8
1. Long Road Out Of Eden [10:17]
2. I Dreamed There Was No War [1:37]
3. Somebody [4:09]
4. Frail Grasp On The Big Picture [5:46]
5. Last Good Time In Town [7:07]
6. I Love To Watch A Woman Dance [3:16]
7. Business As Usual [5:31]
8. Center Of The Universe [3:42]
9. It's Your World Now [4:22]
CD 9
1. Hotel California (Live In Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) [Remastered] [7:02]
2. Heartache Tonight (Live In Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) [Remastered] [4:34]
3. I Can't Tell You Why (Live In Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) [Remastered] [5:18]
4. The Long Run (Live In Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) [5:52]
5. New Kid In Town (Live At The Forum, 10/22/1976) [Remastered] [5:54]
6. Life's Been Good (Live At Santa Monica, 7/29/1980) [Remastered] [8:58]
7. Seven Bridges Road (Live At Santa Monica, 7/28/1980) [Remastered] [3:40]
8. Wasted Time (Live At The Forum, 10/22/1976) [Remastered] [5:21]
9. Take It To The Limit (Live At The Forum, 10/20/1976) [Remastered] [5:14]
10. Doolin'-dalton (Reprise Ii) [Live At The Forum, 10/21/1976] [Remastered] [0:42]
11. Desperado (Live At The Forum, 10/21/1976) [Remastered] [3:58]
12. Saturday Night (Live At Santa Monica, 07/28/1980) [Remastered] [3:47]
13. All Night Long (Live At Santa Monica, 7/28/1980) [Remastered] [5:35]
14. Life In The Fast Lane (Live At Long Beach, 07/31/1980) [Remastered] [5:10]
15. Take It Easy (Live At Santa Monica, 7/27/1980) [5:19]
CD 10
1. Get Over It [3:33]
2. Love Will Keep Us Alive [4:03]
3. The Girl From Yesterday [3:24]
4. Learn To Be Still [4:28]
5. Tequila Sunrise [3:28]
6. Hotel California [7:12]
7. Wasted Time [5:19]
8. Pretty Maids All In A Row [4:26]
9. I Can't Tell You Why [5:11]
10. New York Minute [6:37]
11. The Last Resort [7:24]
12. Take It Easy [4:36]
13. In The City [4:07]
14. Life In The Fast Lane [6:01]
15. Desperado [4:15]
CD 11
1. Hotel California (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [6:57]
2. Victim Of Love (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [5:01]
3. Peaceful Easy Feeling (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [4:32]
4. Please Come Home For Christmas (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [3:53]
5. Ol' 55 (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [5:19]
6. Take It To The Limit (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [4:02]
7. Those Shoes (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [6:12]
8. Funky New Year (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [3:45]
9. Dirty Laundry (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [5:54]
10. Funk 49 (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [3:47]
11. All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [5:21]
12. The Best Of My Love (Live At Staples Center, Los Angeles, Ca, 12/31/1999) [Remastered] [5:06]
CD 12
1. Take It Easy (Single Version) [Remastered] [3:25]
2. Get You In The Mood (Remastered) [3:52]
3. Outlaw Man (Single Version) [Remastered] [3:33]
4. Best Of My Love (Single Edit) [Remastered] [3:29]
5. One Of These Nights (Single Edit) [Remastered] [3:33]
6. Lyin' Eyes (Single Edit) [Remastered] [4:15]
7. Take It To The Limit (Single Edit) [Remastered] [3:47]
8. Please Come Home For Christmas (Single Version) [Remastered] [2:59]
9. Funky New Year (Remastered) [4:01]
10. Hole In The World (Remastered) [4:19]
DVD
1. Hotel California [6:52]
2. Taquila Sunrise [2:54]
3. Help Me Through The Night [3:48]
4. The Heart Of The Matter [5:39]
5. Love Will Keep Us Alive [4:07]
6. Learn To Be Still [4:19]
7. Pretty Maids All In A Row [4:10]
8. The Girl From Yesterday [3:26]
9. Wasted Time [5:03]
10. I Can't Tell You Why [4:50]
11. New York Minute [6:16]
12. The Last Resort [6:59]
13. Take It Easy [4:22]
14. Life In The Fast Lane [5:03]
15. In The City [3:54]
16. Get Over It [3:24]
17. Desperado [3:41]
18. Seven Bridges Road [3:14]
BR
1. The Long Run (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:06]
2. New Kid In Town (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:55]
3. Wasted Time (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [6:11]
4. Peaceful Easy Feeling (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:16]
5. I Can't Tell You Why (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:52]
6. One Of These Nights (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:53]
7. One Day At A Time (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:30]
8. Lyin' Eyes (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [6:19]
9. The Boys Of Summer (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:55]
10. In The City (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:53]
11. Already Gone (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:08]
12. Silent Spring (Intro) (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [0:37]
13. Tequila Sunrise (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [2:57]
14. Love Will Keep Us Alive (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:09]
15. No More Cloudy Days (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:08]
16. Hole In The World (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:01]
17. Take It To The Limit (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:51]
18. You Belong To The City (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [7:14]
19. Walk Away (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:48]
20. Sunset Grill (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [6:19]
21. Life's Been Good (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [7:35]
22. Dirty Laundry (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [6:07]
23. Funk #49 (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [5:01]
24. Heartache Tonight (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [5:00]
25. Life In The Fast Lane (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [5:45]
26. Hotel California (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [7:47]
27. Rocky Mountain Way (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [5:33]
28. All She Wants To Do Is Dance (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [4:49]
29. Take It Easy (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:42]
30. Desperado (Live From Melbourne) (Video) [3:51]
Turkey Under Erdogan
An incisive account of Erdogan's Turkey - showing how its troubling transformation may be short-lived
Since coming to power in 2002 Recep Tayyip Erdogan has overseen a radical transformation of Turkey. Once a pillar of the Western alliance, the country has embarked on a militaristic foreign policy, intervening in regional flashpoints from Nagorno-Karabakh to Libya. And its democracy, sustained by the aspiration to join the European Union, has given way to one-man rule.
Dimitar Bechev traces the political trajectory of Erdogan's populist regime, from the era of reform and prosperity in the 2000s to the effects of the war in neighboring Syria. In a tale of missed opportunities, Bechev explores how Turkey parted ways with the United States and Europe, embraced Putin's Russia and other revisionist powers, and replaced a frail democratic regime with an authoritarian one. Despite this, he argues that Turkey's democratic instincts are resilient, its economic ties to Europe are as strong as ever, and Erdogan will fail to achieve a fully autocratic regime.
Vypredané
27,50 €
28,95 €
We Are Okay
An achingly beautiful novel about grief and the enduring power of friendship, We Are Okay is an acclaimed best book of 2017! A TODAY Show Must-Read Book - A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year - A Seventeen Best Book of the Year - A News & Observer Best Book of the Year - A Booklist Editors' Choice selection - A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year - A Bustle Best Book of the Year - A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year "Short, poetic and gorgeously written. . . . The world LaCour creates is fragile but profoundly humane." --The New York Times Book Review
"A beautiful, devastating piece of art. . . . An extraordinary work." --Bookpage You go through life thinking there's so much you need. . . . Until you leave with only your phone, your wallet, and a picture of your mother. Marin hasn't spoken to anyone from her old life since the day she left everything behind. No one knows the truth about those final weeks. Not even her best friend Mabel. But even thousands of miles away from the California coast, at college in New York, Marin still feels the pull of the life and tragedy she's tried to outrun. Now, months later, alone in an emptied dorm for winter break, Marin waits. Mabel is coming to visit and Marin will be forced to face everything that's been left unsaid and finally confront the loneliness that has made a home in her heart. An intimate whisper that packs an indelible punch, We Are Okay is Nina LaCour at her finest. This gorgeously crafted and achingly honest portrayal of grief will leave you urgent to reach across any distance to reconnect with the people you love. Praise for We Are Okay
"Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy." --Bustle ? "Exquisite." --Kirkus ? "LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis . . . raw and beautiful." --Booklist ? "Beautifully crafted . . . . A quietly moving, potent novel." --SLJ ? "A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she's known has been thrown into disarray." --Publishers Weekly ?"Bittersweet and hopeful . . . poetic and skillfully crafted." --Shelf Awareness "So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. This is a perfect book." --Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss "As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams."
--Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World "You can feel every peak and valley of Marin's emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real." --Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let's Get Lost
Vypredané
22,33 €
23,50 €
Switchcraft
What is the key ingredient to a happy, successful life?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution to dealing with life. Elaine Fox, one of the world's leading psychologists and performance coaches, has witnessed this time and again. In her work coaching top athletes, military leaders and business professionals, she has seen that it's the people who know how and when to switch between different approaches - people who have an agile mind - who achieve the best performance.
Drawing on 25 years of scientific research, Fox shares with us her step-by-step guide to what she calls 'switchcraft': the set of skills we need to navigate a complex and uncertain world. Whether it's coping with a difficult boss, overcoming a fear, dealing with hyperactive children, resolving a dispute with a friend or making a difficult choice about where to live or what to do, switchcraft helps us thrive in any situation.
Like your own personal life coach, Switchcraft shows you how to break out of a rigid mindset to restore your fulfilment, curiosity and zest for life.
Vypredané
18,00 €
18,95 €
The Riddles of Ukiyo-e
- This book sheds light on the often mysterious iconography in Japanese prints
- Lavishly illustrated with over 130 prints of women and men, from the heyday of Japanese printmaking
- A passionate introduction to the intriguing art of Ukiyo-e
Women and men – strong, proud, tragic or beautiful – from the heyday (1765–1865) of Japanese printmaking are this book's subject. It seeks to dig below the surface of the prints to describe the often subtle iconography employed in these masterful creations by the most famous artists of their time. It begins with Suzuki Harunobu's subdued and introverted scenes of women seated on verandas. The book then moves on to the spectacular ‘big face' (okubi-e) portraits of prostitutes and Kabuki actors by artists like Kitagawa Utamaro, Toshusai Sharaku and Utagawa Kunimasa. Frail ‘streetwalkers', forced by circumstance into the lowest ranks of prostitution, are transformed into elegant beauties, obscuring their tragic existence. The spectacle of heroes from Japan's rich mythological and pseudo-historical past crowd the printed sheet. Stern-faced actors drawn by the confident hands of Utagawa Toyokuni and his pupil Kunisada demonstrate the economy of line and powerful expression of the woodblock medium. Each print is explored in the finest detail in order to explain the riddles of Ukiyo-e: the intriguing and captivating mode of visual expression that would have such a profound influence on Western art.
Vypredané
49,35 €
51,95 €
James Lovelock et al. The Earth and I
"We are buried beneath mountains of fast-accumulating data. In such circumstances, this book, rather than adding to the data load, aims to offer real understanding." -James Lovelock
Human beings are extraordinary creatures. Intelligent, agile, and curious, we have adapted and invented our way to becoming the most important species on the planet. So great is the extent of our influence, that many speak of a new geological era, the Anthropocene, an age defined by human-induced change to the blue and green globe we call home.
Our lofty status comes with responsibility as much as possibility: How should we approach our present and future? What knowledge should we carry with us? Conceived by James Lovelock (1919-2022), inventor of the Gaia theory, this illustrated essay collection brings together an all-star lineup of thinkers and scientists to offer essential understanding about who we are, how we live, and where we might be going.
Much as the Gaia theory considers our Earth as an integrated whole of living systems, The Earth and I encourages holistic understanding. Across 12 chapters, we take in both the intricate details and immense structures of our species and our planet, from our ever-expanding universe to our minuscule but mighty cells. We see stellar explosions and the layers of life beneath our feet, delve into the neuroscience of decision-making, get to grips with our climate, and contemplate our increasing intimacy with technology.
The book's world-class contributors include quantum physicist Lisa Randall, Astronomer Royal Martin Rees, Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist Edward O. Wilson, and Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Eric Kandel. With lively illustrations from British artist Jack Hudson, the result is an inspiration for curious minds young and old, and a trusted tool kit for an informed and enlightened future.
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15,68 €
16,50 €
Natural Fashion: Tribal Decor
An unprecedented series of images showing the Omo people's imaginative body decoration and embellishments.The scene of tribal conflicts and guerrilla incursions, Ethiopia's Omo Valley is also home to fascinating rites and traditions that have survived for thousands of years. The nomadic peoples who inhabit this valley share a gift for body painting and elaborate adornments borrowed from nature, and Hans Silvester has captured the results in a series of photographs made over the course of numerous trips.In this region of East Africa, the rivers that run through the dry savannas are home to abundant flowers, papyrus, and wild fruit trees, and this luxuriance becomes an invitation to creativity and spectacle. Within hand's reach, a multitude of plants inspire fanciful and ephemeral self-decoration, and the Omo react spontaneously: a leaf, root, seed pod, or flower is quickly transformed into an accessory. As in the West one might don a hat, people create caps from tufts of grass. As one would knot a tie or scarf, they ornament themselves with banana leaves or a stem laden with flowers. These decorations are embellished with butterfly wings, buffalo horns, boar's teeth, colorful feathers, and the like, and are further enhanced by body painting with pigments made from powdered stone, plants, berries, and river mud.Here is a priceless record of a unique and increasingly fragile way of life, one threatened by conflict, climate change, and tourism. 160 color illustrations.
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31,22 €
32,86 €
L´Adieu aux Armes
Imaginez-la, belle, blonde, silhouette ferme et pourtant fragile au milieu des ruines fumantes de la guerre. Lui, dépenaillé, les cheveux en broussaille et le regard fiévreux. Il se nomme Frédéric Henry, jeune Américain engagé volontaire sur le front italien, durant le premier conflit mondial. Elle, c'est Catherine Barkley, une Anglaise mystique, infirmière bénévole sur le même front. Premier rendez-vous : "Nous nous regardâmes dans le noir. Je la trouvais belle et je lui pris la main." Quelques mots plus loin : "Je l'enlaçais." "Non", dit-elle. Et puis, une gifle et trois dialogues plus loin, Je l'embrassais violemment en l'étreignant très fort... Elle écarta les lèvres et renversa la tête sous ma main, puis elle se mit à pleurer sur mon épaule. - Oh, mon chéri, dit-elle, vous serez gentil avec moi, n'est-ce pas ? Et ta soeur, pensais-je. Je lui caressais les cheveux et lui tapotais l'épaule. Elle pleurait. Si l'on pouvait résumer le livre d'Hemingway, ce serait sur ces modestes dialogues qu'il faudrait méditer. Comment, en quelques lignes, son auteur met en place toute la trame de son roman qui raconte l'inéluctable basculement des êtres confrontés à leur destin, ironiquement, de la vie à l'amour et à la mort. Ernest Miller Hemingway (1899-1961) a écrit L'Adieu aux armes en 1929. Il est également l'auteur de Pour qui sonne le glas, Le Vieil Homme et la Mer, Le soleil se lève aussi... Il a reçu le prix Nobel de littérature en 1954. --Stellio Paris
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10,60 €
Star Wars Complete Vehicles New Edition
Explore the epic Star Wars saga through incredible cross-sections
More than 100 magnificent artworks bring the vehicles of Star Wars to life. New cross-sections, amazing detail, and comprehensive text make this the ultimate reference to the craft of a galaxy far, far away....
SEE
- Poe Dameron's X-wing in action
- The terrifying power of Darth Vader's TIE Advanced x1
- Obi-Wan Kenobi's fast and agile Jedi starfighter
DISCOVER
- The inner workings of Rey's speeder
- The advanced technology of the Rebel Alliance's U-wing
- The devastating weaponry of the Death Star
EXPLORE
- The famous corridors of the Millennium Falcon
- The brutal design of the Knights of Ren's Night Buzzard
- The mighty and fearsome Final Order Star Destroyer
(c) & (TM) 2020 Lucasfilm Ltd
The First Time She Drowned
The beautiful struggle of a girl desperate for the one relationship that has caused her the most pain Cassie O'Malley has spent the past two and a half years in a mental institution dumped there by her mother, against her will. Now, at 18, Cassie emancipates herself, determined to start over. She attends college, forms new friendships, and even attempts to start fresh with her mother. But before long, their unhealthy relationship threatens to pull Cassie under once again.As Cassie struggles to reclaim her life, childhood memories persist and confuse, and Cassie must consider whose version of history is real, and more important, whose life she must save. A bold, literary story about the fragile complexities of mothers and daughters and learning to love oneself, "The First Time She Drowned"reminds us that we must dive deep into our pasts if we are ever to move forward. Praise for "The First Time She Drowned" "Beautiful and passionate . . . [Kletter is] a writer of great distinction and infinite promise." Pat Conroy, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Prince of Tides" and "South of Broad" "Kerry Kletter s"The First Time She Drowned"is the kind of book I love best a lovely and haunting keep-you-up-all-night heart-wrencher that is both beautiful and raw, painful and uplifting. It s utterly amazing. An incredible read. Be warned though you will want to read Cassie s story, start to finish, in one sitting. And then you will want to race to put it in the hands (and hearts) of everyone you know and love." Jennifer Niven, "New York Times"bestselling author of"All the Bright Places ""Sentence by sentence... one of the most lyrical novels I ve ever read. Haunting and exquisite."" Nicola Yoon, #1"New York Times"bestsellingauthor of"Everything, Everything"" ""The First Time She Drowned" is an exquisite and masterful dive, a brave exploration into the complexities of family, and the saving grace of friendship. Kletter s writing is hypnotic, her characters alive, her story tragic, beautiful, hopeful. Simply put, this book is stunning." David Arnold, critically acclaimed author of "Mosquitoland" "The best writers are able to tell the most difficult stories with the most empathy, and that s just what Kletter does in this haunting debut about a girl lost in the depths of her family s secrets and shame. Complex, affirming, and beautifully written." Stephanie Kuehn, author of the Morris Award-winning"Charm & Strange ""Gorgeous, sumptuously lyrical, luminous a feast for lovers of language. "The First Time She Drowned "singlehandedly shatters every argument that YA books aren't fit fare for adults." Jeff Zentner, author of" The Serpent King" "This heartfelt, lyrical debut will strike a chord with older teens who appreciate contemporary fiction."" Kirkus Reviews ""Kletter s exploration of a dysfunctional family through the eyes of a daughter is raw with emotion a sophisticated read lyrical. " School Library Journal ""A complex novel that ultimately uplifts."" Publishers Weekly""
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14,73 €
15,50 €
The History of Bees
***THE NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER***
`Fans of Cloud Atlas and Never Let Me Go will love The History of Bees' Good Housekeeping
`Dystopian and electric, this book is set to blow minds everywhere' Stylist
'Haunting and poignant ... an important and wonderful book' Dave Goulson, bestselling author of Bee Quest
In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees - and to their children and one another - against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis.
England, 1851. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive-one that will give both him and his children honour and fame.
United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper and fights an uphill battle against modern farming, but hopes that his son can be their salvation.
China, 2098. Tao hand paints pollen onto the fruit trees now that the bees have long since disappeared. When Tao's young son is taken away by the authorities after a tragic accident-and is kept in the dark about his whereabouts and condition-she sets out on a grueling journey to find out what happened to him.
Haunting, illuminating, and deftly written, The History of Bees joins these three very different narratives into one gripping and thought provoking story that is just as much about the powerful relationships between children and parents as it is about our very relationship to nature and humanity.
Praise for The History of Bees:
`Spectacular and deeply moving. Lunde has elegantly woven together a tale of science and science fiction, dystopia and hope, and the trials of the individual and the strengths of family' Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author
`Such is the genius of debut novelist Maja Lunde that her tale of three eras-the long past, the tenuous present and the biologically damned future-is strung on the fragile hope of the survival of bees' Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author
`As a lover of honeybees and a fan of speculative fiction, I was doubly smitten by The History of Bees. Maja Lunde's novel is an urgent reminder of how much our survival depends on those remarkable insects. It is also a gripping account of how-despite the cruelest losses-humanity may abide and individual families can heal' Jean Hegland, author of Into the Forest
`By turns devastating and hopeful, The History of Beesresonates powerfully with our most pressing environmental concerns. Following three separate but interconnected timelines, Lunde shows us the past, the present, and a terrifying future in a riveting story as complex as a honeycomb' Bryn Greenwood, New York Times bestselling author
`Here is a story that is sweeping in scope but intimate in detail' Laura McBride, author of We Are Called to Rise
'A brilliant and beautiful novel' Jan Askelund, Stavanger Aftenblad
'She does everything right [...] She paints on a broad canvas, the topic is highly important and the language is both comprehensive and precise' Geir Vestad, Hamar Arbeiderblad'One can easily understand the buzz ...' Maria Arolilja Ro, Adresseavisa
'The settings portrayed in the novel are impressively visual and each character is perfectly naturally rooted in his or her own era and environment' Janneken Overland, Klassekampen
'Maja Lunde will reach a big audience with The History of Bees. (...) She has written a novel many will read in one go, and then sit down and think, about life, the world and the future. That is unique and it is very well done' Annette Orre, littkritikk.no
'The History of Bees is a fascinating and brilliantly written novel that elegantly moves between the various stories and timelines' Oddmund Hagen, Dag og Tid
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10,93 €
11,50 €
On The Beach
Richard Misrach, one of today's most prolific contemporary masters, is internationally renowned for his carefully considered, beautifully rendered epic works. In On the Beach, a lavishly produced, oversized monograph that features the long-awaited publication of this spectacular series, Misrach hones in on our delicate relationship to the sea.Light, color, and form are crucial components in Misrach's explorations of difficult subjects. In this body of work he uses a gorgeous, slowly shifting color palette gleaned from changes in depth and tide, abstract patterns of waves and rippling water, and beaches both empty and cluttered. Throughout the series, Misrach carefully balances the minutiae of human gesture against the massive scale of the sea. In some images, a lone figure floats in a liquid field of brilliant turquoise--or in others, lies beached and partially buried. The details in the images are frequently ambiguous. Are the figures relaxed or drained of life? Cavorting in the surf or panicking in the riptide? The balance is a fragile one between control and surrender to the elements. As Misrach says, the work is "suffused with a sense of the sublime, but it also begins to expose our vulnerability and fragility as human beings."At 20 x 16 inches, On the Beach is the largest book ever published by Aperture, and also the first major publication of new work by Misrach in many years. It accompanies a major touring exhibition, with stops in Chicago, Honolulu, Seattle and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.--a venue that very rarely shows the work of living artists.
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81,67 €
85,97 €
Africa - Around the World in 125 Years
From Cairo to Cape Town
In and out of Africa with National Geographic
For over five generations, National Geographic magazine has dazzled and educated people with its incredible photographs and gripping stories from all corners of the earth. Inspired by our monumental Around the World in 125 Years, this volume curates around 200 captivating images sourced directly from the National Geographic historical archives, including 40 new photographs, that traverse the landscapes, history, cultures, and wildlife of Africa.
Our continental journey through amazing Africa ranges from evocative early black-and-white pictures to autochromes, from the golden age of Kodachromes to digital. Along the way, we fly over the misty volcanoes of Uganda in a 1950s plane; follow archaeologists into the cool, musky tombs of Egypt; gaze up at the gleaming skyscrapers of Zimbabwe; admire the ritual masks of the Chokwe tribesmen of Angola; get lost in a labyrinth of alleys and souks in Algeria’s old quarters; wonder at the fragile red-tufted flowers of South Africa’s Drakensberg mountains; trudge behind Kenyan farmers as they battle clouds of flying locusts; and gingerly spy mountain gorillas enjoying the Rwandan sunshine.
Long before the Travel Channel and Google Images, these images celebrated Africa’s spectacular landscapes, incredible wildlife, and diversity?but also reflect edgier stories that speak of rural hardship, environmental threats, and the lasting remnants of forced colonization. Leaving no stone unturned, this definitive voyage is in equal parts a breathtaking homage to an incomparable continent, and a unique tribute to the world’s most famous photography magazine.
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58,85 €
61,95 €