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Lacná kniha Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary 2nd Edition
This is a major new edition of the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary", the most complete and up-to-date Italian dictionary available. With hundreds of new words in each language, it covers all the latest terms such as aid worker, climate change, and life coach, and includes specialist EU terminology such as acquis and revolving presidency. The 7,000 most frequently used words in Italian are highlighted to help you learn essential vocabulary. Also new to this edition are cultural notes, providing lively and interesting information on life in Italy, and a guide to correspondence, which includes sample letters, emails, CVs, and help with text messaging. There are notes throughout the A-Z text to warn of politically sensitive vocabulary, to alert you to key differences between Italian and English, and to show how words such as with and before are used in different contexts. This edition retains such popular features as quick-reference verb tables, and lists of vocabulary on topics such as seasons, rivers, sports, and more. It is an essential reference tool for all serious students of Italian at university level and beyond, and for those who need an authoritative and comprehensive guide to Italian."
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The Firebird
When a woman brings a small wooden carving into the art dealership, claiming it once belonged to a Russian Empress, Nicola Marter’s boss believes it is worthless. But Nicola has an unwanted, if rare, psychic gift. Holding 'The Firebird' in her hands, she knows this woman is telling the truth.
Compelled to uncover its true history, Nicola must put her own past behind her. She contacts an old flame who can access the past in a way no one else can. Together they can find the real story of 'The Firebird'…
Following history from Scotland, to Belgium and to St Petersburg, The Firebird is a sweeping story of love, sacrifice, courage and redemption. A journey that spans centuries and lifetimes to connect the past with the future.
Good Arguments
By a two-time debating world champion, a dazzling look at how arguing better can transform your life – and the world – for the better
**Previously published as The Art of Disagreeing Well**
Everyone debates, in some form, most days. Sometimes we do it to persuade; other times to learn, discover a truth, or simply to express something about ourselves. We argue to defend ourselves, our work, and our loved ones from external threat. We do it to get our way, or just to get ahead.
As a two-time debating world champion, Bo has made a career out of arguing. Over the past few years, however, he’s noticed how we’re not only arguing more and more, but getting worse at it – a fact proven by our polarised politics. By tracing his own journey from immigrant kid to world champion, as well as those of illustrious participants in the sport such as Malcolm X, Edmund Burke and Sally Rooney, Seo shows how the skills of debating – information gathering, truth finding, lucidity, organization, and persuasion – are often the cornerstone of successful careers and happy lives. Along the way, he provides the reader with an unforgettable toolkit to use debate as a means to improve their own.
This book is an everyperson’s guide to disagreeing well, so that the outcome of having had an argument is better than not having it at all. Taking readers on a thrilling intellectual adventure into the eccentric and brilliant subculture of competitive debate, Good Arguments proves that good-faith debate can enrich and improve our lives, friendships, democracies and in the process, our world.
Lacná kniha The Consequences of Love (-90%)
Under the hot sun, the Jeddah streets make a scene from an old black-and-white movie: the women dressed like long, dark shadows and the men in their light cotton tunics. Naser's friends have all left town for cooler climes but he can't get away: he's an outsider in Saudi and he needs to hold down his job at the local carwash. During his time off, he sits beneath his favourite palm tree, writing to the mother he has left behind in Africa and yearning for the glamorous Egyptian actress he hopes to meet one day. It's hard to adjust to a world that puts up so many barriers between men and women: walls in the mosque, divider panels in the buses and veils on the street.Naser feels increasingly trapped, not least by the religious police who keep watch through the shaded windows of their government jeeps. A splash of colour arrives in Naser's world when, unexpectedly, a small piece of paper is dropped at his feet. It is a love note, from a woman whose face he has never seen and whose voice he has never heard. She tells him that she will wear a pair of pink shoes the next time she passes so that he can pick her out from the other women in their identical black abayas. Erotic tension runs high, Naser and his 'habibati' begin to exchange letters. But in moments of doubt the pink shoes seem to lead him into a cul-de-sac of thwarted desire, fraught with danger. Relationships between unmarried men and women are illegal under the strict Wahhibism of Saudi state rule - and it's not long before their real, but illicit, love must face the hardest test of all...
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The Bill Gates Problem
A critical look at how Bill Gates uses his wealth and power through the Gates Foundation to advance his own agenda and erode democratic institutions in the process.
How much money should one man be allowed to amass? Would your answer change if you knew he was a saint?
From greedy to generous, from cold- to kind-hearted, from rogue to hero, Bill Gates is an extraordinarily complex public figure. Yet over the last decade, we've reduced him to a flat caricature - a sweater-wearing, avuncular, well-meaning billionaire, who is adamantly giving away all of his money through the Gates Foundation in order to improve the lives of others.
This simplistic portrait perilously ignores the political influence that Gates has acquired through his charitable work, and the controversial ways through which he utilises it. We might like to think of the Foundation as an innocent charity giving away money, collaborating with stakeholders, and listening to the desires of the populations it hopes to help, but is that how it works in practice? The charity internally sets a policy agenda for how to fix the world - based apparently on one man's worldview - then arguably seeks to impose this vision onto the developing world by funding groups that align with it.
Combining rich storytelling and ground-breaking reporting, The Bill Gates Problem offers readers a provocative and timely counter-narrative about one of the world's most widely recognized individuals - a true global celebrity with a truly global audience. But more than that, this book speaks to a vital political question around economic inequality and the erosion of democratic institutions - why should the super-rich be able to transform their wealth into political power, and just how far can they go?
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Lady Midnight
The Shadowhunters of Los Angeles star in the first novel in Cassandra Clare's newest series, The Dark Artifices, a sequel to the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series. Lady Midnight is a Shadowhunters novel. It's been five years since the events of City of Heavenly Fire that brought the Shadowhunters to the brink of oblivion. Emma Carstairs is no longer a child in mourning, but a young woman bent on discovering what killed her parents and avenging her losses. Together with her parabatai Julian Blackthorn, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches across Los Angeles, from the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica. If only her heart didn't lead her in treacherous directions...Making things even more complicated, Julian's brother Mark-who was captured by the faeries five years ago-has been returned as a bargaining chip. The faeries are desperate to find out who is murdering their kind-and they need the Shadowhunters' help to do it. But time works differently in faerie, so Mark has barely aged and doesn't recognize his family. Can he ever truly return to them?Will the faeries really allow it? Glitz, glamours, and Shadowhunters abound in this heartrending opening to Cassandra Clare's Dark Artifices series.
The Seven Ages of Death
Dr Richard Shepherd, Britain's top forensic pathologist, has spent a lifetime close to the dead.
As a medical detective, each autopsy he carries out is its own unique investigation, uncovering the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how, through every stage of life, the risks to each of us ebb and flow.
Through twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases, Dr Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human existence, and have taught him as much about the marvels of life as the inevitability of death. From old to young, from murder to misadventure, and from illness to accidental death, each of these bodies has something to reveal: about human development, about mortality, about its owner's life story, about justice and even about Shepherd himself.
From the bestselling author of Unnatural Causes comes a powerful, moving and above all reassuring book about death as it touches our own lives - how to understand it, how best to postpone it, and, when our time comes (as it must), how to embrace it as the last great adventure.
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Lacná kniha The Seven Ages of Death (-50%)
Dr Richard Shepherd, Britain's top forensic pathologist, has spent a lifetime close to the dead.
As a medical detective, each autopsy he carries out is its own unique investigation, uncovering the secrets not only of how a person died, but also of how, through every stage of life, the risks to each of us ebb and flow.
Through twenty-four of his most intriguing, enlightening and never-before-told cases, Dr Shepherd shares autopsies that span the seven ages of human existence, and have taught him as much about the marvels of life as the inevitability of death. From old to young, from murder to misadventure, and from illness to accidental death, each of these bodies has something to reveal: about human development, about mortality, about its owner's life story, about justice and even about Shepherd himself.
From the bestselling author of Unnatural Causes comes a powerful, moving and above all reassuring book about death as it touches our own lives - how to understand it, how best to postpone it, and, when our time comes (as it must), how to embrace it as the last great adventure.
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated
Fully revised and updated, the definitive guide for leaders on how to create lasting organisational change.
Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organisation? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it’s quite likely noone even noticed.
Almost every company struggles with making change happen. The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated is meant to help you reach the goals you’ve always dreamed of with a simple, repeatable, and proven formula. In this updated edition of the business bestseller, you’ll learn the 4 Disciplines of Execution and how to make them work for your organisation.
This proven set of practices have been tested and refined by hundreds of organisations and thousands of teams over many years. When a company or an individual adheres to these principles, they achieve superb results, regardless of the goal. These 4 Disciplines of Execution represent a new way to work and think that is essential to creating lasting organisational change and thriving in today’s competitive climate. It’s the one book that no leader can afford to miss.
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Blog
Prezentovat své názory, fotografie, novinky v určitém oboru nebo diskutovat s lidmi podobných zájmů je díky možnostem a dostupnosti Internetu snadné a zábavné jako nikdy předtím. Blogy, tedy jakási internetová obdoba deníčku, jsou obrovským trendem, který zachvátil celý svět. Své blogy píší známé osobnosti i tisíce příležitostných nadšenců, kterým Internet umožnil čile publikovat a zůstat přitom třeba v anonymitě. Blogy se stávají v některých firmách součástí firemní kultury. Nejnavštěvovanější české blogy mají návštěvnost několik tisíc přístupů za den.
Knížka se věnuje třem nejlepším českým portálům, které nabízející možnost vedení vlastního blogu. Krok po kroku s vámi projde všechny postupy nutné ke zvládnutí publikování v těchto systémech, od založení blogu přes vkládání článků a obrázků až po detailní nastavení vzhledu blogu či vkládání anket. Je určena začínajícím zájemcům, kteří neví, jak začít, i aktivním bloggerům, jež se chtějí ve svém oblíbeném systému lépe orientovat nebo využít jeho pokročilejších možností. Jde především o tyto oblasti:
založení nového blogu a základní nastavení,
vkládání, změna a mazání článků,
vložení a další možnosti práce s obrázky,
úprava obrázků v programu IrfanView,
nastavení záhlaví, zápatí, motta či výpisu článků,
vytváření rubrik a kontrola statistik návštěvnosti,
postup úpravy vzhledu blogu,
použití ankety a služby RSS v rámci blogu.
Výklad v knize je soustředěn především na nejznámější český portál Blog.cz, v konkrétních příkladech se však věnuje i systémům Bloguje.cz a Lidé.cz. S touto knihou vytvoříte webové stránky blogu za pár minut!
O autorovi:
Jan Šindelář se věnuje oblasti IT od začátku 90. let minulého století. Vyniká zvláště v oblastech programování v prostředí Delphi, jeho zájem však výrazně směřuje i k informačním a publikačním systémům a webovým technologiím obecně. Je dlouholetým spolupracovníkem a od poloviny roku 2005 stálým redaktorem serveru Živě.cz.
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Linux Fedora Core 5
Populární linuxová distribuce Fedora Core 5 oslovuje čím dál větší množství uživatelů i administrátorů, kteří hledají spolehlivý a výkonný operační systém. Základem edicí Fedora Core je prověřený a osvědčený král linuxových distribucí - Red Hat Linux. Na Fedora Core spolupracují tisíce linuxových profesionálů: výsledkem je linux, který obsahuje kromě systému samotného i řadu spolehlivých serverových i uživatelských aplikací, užitečných utilit, diagnostických nástrojů a zajímavých her. Distribuce je plně lokalizována.
Příručka je vynikajícím pomocníkem pro nové uživatele systému i pro ty, kteří již mají zkušenost s předchozími verzemi. Přátelsky vás provede instalací a konfigurací systému, zmíní možná úskalí, naučí používat jednotlivé komponenty systému včetně grafických prostředí a příkazové konzoly.
V příručce se kromě jiného dozvíte, jak:
připravit svůj počítač pro úspěšnou instalaci Fedora Core 5
vytvořit potřebné oddíly na pevném disku
obnovit zavaděč GRUB po přepsání systémem Windows
nainstalovat nebo aktualizovat systém z přiloženého DVD i z jiných zdrojů
vybrat potřebné balíčky podle toho, k čemu používáte svůj počítač
řešit problémy, používat záchranný režim
poradit si se zapomenutým superuživatelským heslem
poprvé systém spustit a nakonfigurovat
prohlížet obrázky, vypalovat CD a DVD
prohlížet Internet, číst e-maily, pracovat v síti
programovat a vyvíjet software
konfigurovat serverové služby
zajišťovat bezpečný provoz systému
V příručce najdete vše, co potřebujete pro rychlou a bezproblémovou instalaci, konfiguraci a provoz systému Fedora Core 5.
O autorovi:
Ondřej Zloský vystudoval Fakultu informatiky MU v Brně se specializací na aplikovanou informatiku. Má zkušenosti s administrací systémů postavených na GNU/Linuxu, hlavně na systémy firmy Red Hat. Přispívá na portál www.abclinuxu.cz, je také autorem knihy Linux Fedora Core 2. Působil jako vývojář na projektu Liberouter, spravuje systémy provozující NetBSD a programuje webové aplikace. V současné době je zaměstnán jako IT konzultant.
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Kompletní průvodce síťového experta
Chcete se dozvědět vše, co jste se nemohli naučit například při přípravě na zkoušky Cisco, a převést své poznatky o sítích do reálné praxe? Pak sáhněte po tomto uznávaném kompletním průvodci z legendární edice nakladatelství O’Reilly.
Dozvíte se vše o směrovačích, přepínačích, rozbočovačích, protokolech, firewallech či sítích VLAN. Odhalíte možnosti řešení problémů s přetíženou sítí i to, kdy a proč provést její upgrade. Kniha navíc vychází z vlastních zkušeností autora, který uvádí řadu příkladů ze své letité praxe správce a návrháře sítí. Zaměřuje se rovněž na fungování komplexních technologií i na jejich konfiguraci ve vaší síti. Tento průvodce vám usnadní práci s reálnými sítěmi založenými na technologiích Cisco, nikoli pouze zvládnutí hypotetických situací, s nimiž se setkáte u zkoušek, jako je CCNA.
Mezi další témata knihy patří:
Typy současných používaných sítí – LAN, WAN, MAN a CAN
Funkce auto-negotiation a proč je častou příčinou zpomalení sítí
Teorie, návrh a konfigurace firewallů s využitím firewallů Cisco PIX
Vytváření map cest a seznamů přístupu v zařízeních Cisco
Plánování a implementace sítě
Použití kontroly změn ke správě rostoucí sítě
Prodej vašich nápadů managementu
Návrh IP sítí a snadné vytváření podsítí
Technologie rozdělení zátěže na serveru
Telekomunikační názvosloví a proč je odlišné od názvosloví v oblasti zpracování dat
Jak skutečně funguje QoS
Linka T1 a DS3 – vysvětlení pro síťové profesionály
Strategie a příklady uvedené v této knize vám poskytnou vědomosti potřebné k tomu, abyste odváděli kvalitní práci, protože díky ní můžete vyhrát složité „bitvy“, jimž každodenně čelíte.
O autorovi:
Gary A. Donahue
(GAD) je konzultantem, který v oblasti IT působí již 25 let jako programátor, správce mainframe systémů, inženýr technického střediska podpory, správce sítě a návrhář sítí. Byl šéfem síťové infrastruktury celostátní konzultační společnosti a je prezidentem své vlastní konzultační firmy GAD Technologies v New Jersey.
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Lacná kniha Animals with Tiny Cat (-50%)
Let's make animal noises with Tiny Cat - the loveable feline from Viviane Schwarz's There Are Cats in This Book, There Are No Cats in this Book and Counting with Tiny Cat.
From the ever original and wonderfully playful Viviane Schwarz comes a laugh-out-loud, theatrical first animal board book for the very youngest of readers.
Tiny Cat is playing dressing-up! She rolls up in a rug to become a snake - hiss! And with booties on her paws, she's a horse - neigh! In fact, with oodles of imagination, Tiny Cat can be any animal she wants to be! But does Tiny Cat have what it takes to be a fearless lion? Find out in this inventive picture book with an abundance of visual humour!
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Enya - Watermark LP
KDO: Enya patří k nejúspěšnějším zpěvačkám hudební historie. Prodala přes 75 milionů desek, získala za ně čtyři ceny Grammy a šest World Music Awards. Byla nominována na Oskara i Zlatý Globus. Celosvětový ohlas ji přinesla deska Watermark z roku 1988, která obsahuje hit Orinoco Flow. Právě tahle píseň byla pro Enyu pomyslnou vstupenou do světa hvězd. První Grammy získala o tři roky později za desku Sheppard Moons, album je zároveň jejím komerčně nejúspěšnějším titulem, když vydrželo v americkém přehledu Billboard 200 dlouhých 238 týdnů. Zvukomalebná hudba Enyi se často dostala do filmu, ať už to byl snímek Hračky s Robinem Willaimsem, romantická fantasy komedie Příběh z Los Angeles či romantické drama Rona Howarda Navždy a daleko. V roce 2001 se skladba May It Be objevila ve snímku Pán prstenů. Bez zajímavosti není, že dostala nabídku složit filmovou hudbu k snímku Titanic režiséra Jamese Camerona, ale odmítla ji.
CO: Vinylová reedice druhého alba, které původně vyšlo v roce 1988. Deska ve své době dosáhla nečekaného komerčního úspěchu..
LP 1
1. Watermark [2:44]
2. Cursum Perficio [4:06]
3. On Your Shore [3:59]
4. Storms In Africa [4:03]
5. Exile [4:03]
6. Miss Clare Remembers [1:59]
7. Orinoco Flow [4:25]
8. Evening Falls.. [3:46]
9. River [3:10]
10. The Longships [3:56]
11. Na Laetha Geal M'oige [3:54]
Calling Bullshit
The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Start-up culture elevates hype to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act.
Based on a popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit gives us the tools to see through the obfuscations, deliberate and careless, that dominate every realm of our lives. In this lively guide, biologist Carl Bergstrom and statistician Jevin West show that calling bullshit is crucial to a properly functioning social group, whether it be a circle of friends, a community of researchers, or the citizens of a nation. Through six rules of thumb, they help us recognize bullshit whenever and wherever we encounter it - even within ourselves - and explain it to a crystal-loving aunt or casually racist grandfather.
The Universe
Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary, and each one has its own incredible story to tell.
We once thought of our Earth as unique, but we have now discovered thousands of alien planets, and that's barely a fraction of the worlds that are out there. And there are more stars in the Universe than grains of sand on every planet in the Solar System. But amid all this vastness, the Milky Way Galaxy, our Sun and the Earth are home to the only known life in the Universe - at least for now.
With a foreword from Professor Brian Cox, and access to all the latest stunning NASA photography, Andrew Cohen takes readers on a voyage of discovery, via the probes and telescopes exploring the outer reaches of our galaxy, revealing how it was formed and how it will inevitably be destroyed by the enigmatic black hole at its heart. And beyond our galaxy, the expanding Universe, which holds clues to the biggest mystery of all - how did it all begin? We now know more about those first moments of existence than we ever thought possible, and hidden in this story of how it all began are the clues to the fate of the Universe itself and everything in it.
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Slovakia Illustrated Encyclopedia of monuments
The ambition of the illustrated encyclopaedia is to introduce a cultivated reader to the most extensive fund of architectural monuments and creative art relics in Slovakia. It is not an expert or art-historical publication describing or arranging the, often contradictory expert opinions. In the past decades, many of them have been collected in publications of this type. In contrast to scientific work, you will not encounter them there. On the contrary, we present painting, murals, altars, churches, castles, manor houses and historic town centres that only use their birth certificates, characteristics and forms to recount their history. The idea of this encyclopaedia`s was the reader to look closer, to establish relationships, to answer the questions of "why is it like that" when regarding the illustrations and photographs - or best, when visiting the sites directly. This publication aims to provide the largest possible scope of basic information - on where to find the beauty, on its orderers, creators, similar sites, the period and environment, in which it was created. Of course, many monuments do not have a known builder, painter, sculptor or craftsman. For most centuries, there were men - humble creators who did not feel the need for own presentation.
Even though no names are mentioned "at least" the work introduces them. You will also find the names of those who had the structures or pieces of art created and an explanation of the period in which the work was created. Current creators - artists usually assume a negative attitude to being questioned on the meaning of their work. Structures, sculptures and paintings of the past centuries hide messages that the period society understood. And often are very complicated. They include an enormous wealth of stories, fates, symbolism of the Old and New Testament, various legends, period reflections of science and literature. Some have their roots in the pre-Christian cultures. It is even possible to read the fortunes of people, orderers and viewers of these works. The period community looked much deeper at the shapes of architecture and the meaning of its details. In this publication, we are trying to point out at least a fraction of them.
Scenario and concept, draft, concept and coordination of 3D drawings, production of onsite photographic shooting, author of texts and annotations Peter Kresanek. Author of page on Slovak National Gallery and consultant Dusan Buran.
Book details:
1 109 entries
more than 5500 photographs with detailed descriptions
110 three-dimensional illustrations of chosen monuments
28 spatial images of historical sites.
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And Then What?
So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying eyes. So what does this vital role really look like in today's world – and what does it take to do it well?
From 2009 to 2014, Cathy Ashton was the EU's first High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, effectively Europe's foreign policy supremo responsible for coordinating the EU's response to international crises. Arriving in Brussels as a relative novice to international diplomacy, she faced the challenge of representing the views and values of 28 nations during one of the most turbulent times in living memory. Decades-old certainties were swept away in days. Hope rose and fell, often in a matter of hours.
From the frozen conflict of Ukraine to the Serbia-Kosovo deal, there were challenges, failures and moments of success. She encountered dictators and war criminals, and witnessed the aftermath of natural disasters, military action, and political instability. Working with US politicians and counterparts including John Kerry, Hillary Clinton, and Bill Burns, she negotiated historic settlements, such as the Iran nuclear deal. An ‘honest broker’, she navigated the needs of opposing politicians to chart a path towards collaboration and stability.
Now Ashton takes us behind the scenes to show us what worked and what didn't, and how it felt to be in ‘the room where it happened’ . From Serbia to Somalia, Libya to Haiti, she offers essential insight into how modern diplomacy works, examining the tools needed to find our way through the many challenges we face today.
Marvel classic novels - Spider-Man
Rediscover the classic Spider-Man Venom trilogy by Diane Duane, now as a brand-new omnibus collecting all three novels.
THIS TRIPLE THREAT GIVES SPIDER-MAN THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE.
Collecting all three of Diane Duane's fan-favorite Spider-Man novels in a brand-new omnibus, featuring The Venom Factor, The Lizard Sanction, and The Octopus Agenda.
Venom is out of control, seemingly murdering one of the innocents he swore to protect. Has Venom lost his mind, or is there another suspect?
The Lizard is rampaging through the Everglades in search of a cure. While Spider-Man tries to stop him causing any more destruction, Venom appears hell-bent on killing the Lizard. What do these two have in common, and does it have something to do with the mysterious group of mercenaries in the area?
Doctor Octopus is stockpiling nuclear bombs and has masterminded a plan to rain havoc down across the globe. Spider-Man and Venom must put aside their differences and team up to defeat Doc Ock before he devastates the planet.
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