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Endgame 1 The Calling
THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING. PLAY NOW. OR WE ALL LOSE. After centuries waiting in secret, twelve unbroken bloodlines, armed with hidden knowledge and lethal training, are called to take humanity's fate into their hands...The first book in a game-changing new series by bestselling author, James Frey. Bryan High School, Omaha, Nebraska: Sarah stands at her graduation ceremony - perfect SATs, a star athlete, her life ahead of her. Then a meteor wipes out half her school. But Sarah is not hurt and not surprised. Because she is the Player of the 233rd line - the Cahokian. And she knows what this means. Endgame is here. Juliaca, Puno, Peru: Jago walks the streets after the meteor hits. There's looting and violence but he's not scared. He is the Player of the 21st line - the Olmec. And he's ready. Endgame is here. China, Australia, Turkey...Twelve meteors fall. Cities and people burn. The news is full of the end of the world. But Sarah, Jago and ten others are already plotting and planning for the fight. They are the Players and Endgame is here. All but one of them will fail. But that one will save the world. We hope...Written into this book is a puzzle. Solve the puzzle, and you will find the key to open a case of gold. Read the Books. Find the Clues. Solve the Puzzle. Who will Win? Google Niantic is building a mobile location-based augmented reality videogame inextricably tied to the books and mythology, a major prize will be tied to a puzzle in each book, and Twentieth Century Fox has bought the movie rights.
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Mars is never far from our news Mars is never far from our news headlines or imaginations: there has never been a better time to acquaint never been a better time to acquaint ourselves with its dramatic history and astonishing present.
The history of Mars is drawn not just on its surface, but also down into its broken bedrock and up into its frigid air. Most of all, it stretches back into deep time, where the trackways of the past have been obliterated and there is no discernible trace of where they started from or how they travelled, only where they ended up.
From the planet’s formation 4.5 billion years ago, through eras that featured cataclysmic meteor strikes, explosive volcanoes and a vast ocean that spanned the entire upper hemisphere, to the long, frozen ages that saw its atmosphere steadily thinning and leaking away into space, Dr Simon Morden presents a tantalising vision of our nearest neighbour.
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The Autobiography of James T. Kirk chronicles the greatest Starfleet captain's life (2233-2293), in his own words. From his birth on the U.S.S. Kelvin, his youth spent on Tarsus IV, his time in the Starfleet Academy, his meteoric raise through the ranks of Starfleet, and his illustrious career at the helm of the Enterprise, this in-world memoir uncovers Captain Kirk in a way Star Trek fans have never seen.
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The Autobiography of James T. Kirk
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Poprvé se potkali jednoho jasného zářijového dne ve školce. Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy a Sean, tři chlapci a dvě děvčata. Během následujícího roku se z nich stali víc než přátelé, stali se z nich „přátelé navždy“. Společně čelí životním výzvám a dobrodružstvím, společně snášejí ztráty a rány osudu. A i když se jejich cesty postupně rozcházejí, jejich přátelství zůstává jediným pevným bodem ve vesmíru...
Ve svém doposud možná nejkomplikovanějším a zároveň nejemotivnějším románu vypráví jedna z nejpopulárnějších spisovatelek současnosti, Danielle Steel, napříč časovými rovinami příběh pěti jedinečných a navzájem velmi odlišných postav, kteří si kdysi říkali Velká Pětka.
Zrada
Tallie Jonesová patří mezi nejlepší hollywoodské režiséry své doby a nikdo nepochybuje o tom, že jednou bude považována za legendu stříbrného plátna. Je vzorem cílevědomosti a profesionality. A přitom pro ní práce stále zůstala především vášní.
Tallie žije svůj sen a její nejbližší ho žijí s ní. Když však při natáčení svého nového – a doposud nejvíce ambiciózního filmu – náhodou odhalí šokující zradu, její život se ze dne na den obrátí doslova naruby. Zjišťuje, že jí zradili ti, od nichž by to čekala nejméně. Ti, které nejvíce milovala...
Milovat znovu
Půvabná módní návrhářka Isabella má vše, co potřebuje ke štěstí: milujícího manžela, rozkošného syna a tvůrčí práci ve vlastním prestižním římském salonu. Jednoho dne je však manžel Amadeo unesen a nalezen mrtev. Zdrcená vdova se vrhá do práce, aby zapomněla. Zaskočí ji vyznání lásky rodinného přítele Bernarda. Navíc mladou ženu pronásledují anonymní telefonáty; jeden ji donutí uprchnout, žít se synem jako štvanec... Ještě jednou prožije celou tu hrůzu, ještě dlouho potrvá, než uzavře tragickou kapitolu svého života a začne opět milovat...
Narozeniny
Valerie Wyattová je uznávanou odbornicí na elegantní bydlení a životní styl a ve své profesi nemohla dosáhnout více. Její dcera April provozuje vlastní vysněnou restauraci a zákazníci její jídlo milují. Jack Adams je legendou amerického fotbalu, čtyřnásobným vítězem Super Bowlu, členem Síně slávy a v současnosti jedním z nejpopulárnějších sportovních komentátorů. Všechny tři postavy spojuje jediné – zrovna oslavili narozeniny a přemýšlejí o tom, zda daň, kterou za úspěch zaplatili, nebyla příliš vysoká. Valeria, April i Jack jsou totiž až zoufale osamělí.
Hotel Vendôme
Manhattanský Hotel Vendôme je luxusním pětihvězdičkovým útočištěm pro smetánku z celého světa. Především je ale splněným snem švýcarského hoteliéra Huguese Martina a také domovem jeho rodiny. Když mu však manželka uteče s jedním z hotelových hostů, je Hugues ze dne na den postaven před mnohem těžší úkol, než jakým bylo vybudovat hotel mezinárodního věhlasu – musí se sám postarat o čtyřletou dcerku Heloise.
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Lacná kniha Meteor
Hordubal, a kárpátaljai parasztember nyolc évig dolgozott egy amerikai bányában, aztán hazatért falujába. Felesége és kislánya elidegenedtek tőle, és egy napon az asszony meg a szeretője meggyilkolják. A rendőri nyomozás mindent kiderít és elítélik a
bűnösöket. Capeknek ez a regénye nem bűnügyi regény a szó szoros értelmében. Nem a gyilkosság momentuma és a nyomozás leírása a lényeges benne, inkább a falu légkörét, tragikus emberi sorsokat, az emberek lelkivilágát akarta ábrázolni az író ennek a
történetnek a keretében.
A Meteor a képzelet és a valóság regénye. A realitáshoz az a vékonyka, laza kapocs fűzi, amit a lezuhanó repülőgép egyetlen utasa zsebében találnak, s amire az orvosok csak a halott testi felépítettségéből következtethetnek
. A képzeletből, a meséből feltörő valószerűségnek diadalát maga az író igazolja, amikor a lezuhant pilóta halála után érkező sürgöny tudatja, hogy a regényhős, akinek életregényét a vad Antillákra, cukornádplantázsok rabszolgatelepeire álmodta, való
ban kubai volt. Sorsa, egyénisége útjai elől menekült az ismeretlen utas.
Az Egy mindennapi élet hivatalnokának sima évei, szabályosan kiépülő pályafutása azt bizonyítja, hogy nincs hétköznapi élet, és nincsenek nyugalmas napok. A napok látszólagos
egyhangúságát a pillanatok szenzációinak gazdag sorozata zavarja, s az élet megszokott zajlása mögött a tudat alatti ösztönökből érő, ismeretlen lelket megdöbbentésekkel, lidércfényekkel rejtelmes világ veszi körül. Egy rendes és rendszeresnek ismert
ember halála előtt megírja élettörténetét, annak az életnek valóságát, amelyet külsőleg egy szép hivatalnoki karrier, boldog házasság és hű honpolgárság jellemeznek. A nyugodt hivatal, a példás házasság látszata mögött a korán ébredt gyermeki ösztön
öknek azok az ősi nyomai kerülnek felszínre, amelyek idővel a valóságos és a tudat alatti élet közötti szakadékot okozzák.
Karel Čapek regénytriológiája az új európai regényirodalom nagy értéke. Világsikere bizonyítja, hogy a kis népek irodalma rést
ütött a nyugati nagy irodalmak falán.
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- Each illustrated overview features a planet locator, showing the position of the planets during the month introduced
- Charts that show the positions of all stars visible to the naked eye in even the darkest skies
Discover a complete year-round atlas of the night sky! Filled with easy-to-use star charts showing the constellations, alongside specially commissioned artworks and photography, this space book has everything the budding astronomer needs to understand the night sky. You'll learn how to recognise different kinds of objects and see how they move through the sky over the course of the night and the year.
Whether you're new to astronomy or a seasoned stargazer, The Night Sky Month by Month enables everyone to be awed by stargazing. It covers sky-watching without any equipment at all, as well as with the use of binoculars and telescopes. Plus, the newly updated edition features an astronomy calendar detailing the annual and one-off celestial events for the decade ahead, ensuring you'll never miss a visible planet or solar eclipse again.
It's the perfect astronomy gift for adults fascinated with space.
Vypredané
16,10 €
16,95 €
Destination - Space
Hop on board the space shuttle and get ready for the ride of your life as you explore deep space with your five fellow space cadets. This journey of discovery takes you through our local solar system and beyond, to galaxies far and wide. With every encounter, learn more about the science behind the stars, planets, meteors and comets in our sky, and the history of our universe.
Vypredané
17,05 €
17,95 €
In Paris With You
Because their story didn't end at the right time, in the right place,
because they let their feelings go to waste,
it was written, I think, that Eugene and Tatiana
would find each other
ten years later,
one morning in winter,
under terra firma
on the Meteor, Line 14 (magenta) of the
Paris
metro.
Eugene and Tatiana could have fallen in love. If things had gone differently. But time has found them far apart, leading separate lives.
Until they meet once more in Paris...
Vypredané
16,10 €
16,95 €
The Human Cosmos
For most of human history, we have led not just an earthly existence but a cosmic one. Celestial cycles drove every aspect of our daily lives. Our innate relationship with the stars shaped who we are - our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the universe that surrounds us. And that disconnect comes at a cost.
In The Human Cosmos Jo Marchant takes us on a tour through the history of humanity's relationship with the heavens. We travel to the Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux and witness the winter solstice at a 5,000-year-old tomb at Newgrange. We visit Medieval monks grappling with the nature of time and Tahitian sailors navigating by the stars. We discover how light reveals the chemical composition of the sun, and we are with Einstein as he works out that space and time are one and the same. A four-billion-year-old meteor inspires a search for extraterrestrial life. And we discover why stargazing can be really, really good for us.
It is time for us to rediscover the full potential of the universe we inhabit, its wonder, its effect on our health, and its potential for inspiration and revelation.
Vypredané
18,00 €
18,95 €