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The Story of a Nodding Donkey
From the "Make Believe Stories":The Nodding Donkey dated his birth from the day he received the beautiful coat of varnish in the workshop of Santa Claus at the North Pole. Before that he was just some pieces of wood, glued together. His head was not glued on, however, but was fastened in such a manner that with the least motion the Donkey could nod it up and down, and also sidewise.It is not every wooden donkey who is able to nod his head in as many ways as could the Donkey about whom I am going to tell you. This Nodding Donkey was an especially fine toy, and, as has been said, his first birthday was that on which he received such a bright, shiny coat of varnish.
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This is How You Vagina
In This is How You Vagina, Dr. Nicole Williams presents readers with a much-needed resource on the history, science, and attitudes about the most fascinating and misunderstood part of the female anatomy: the vagina. She includes valuable information about sexual function, child birth, and physiology and presents answers to her patients' most common questions. She also dispels the most common myths concerning female genitalia. This book is an easy-to-understand guide, complete with illustrations, for women to explore and understand their vaginas in a way they never have before. Readers will learn what's normal and what's not, including that, yes, theirs is most certainly normal too.
This revealing and informative book is made for any woman from age 18 to 88 who is looking to better understand the form and function of this fascinating organ.
The Biggest Number in the World
From cells in our bodies to measuring the universe, big numbers are everywhere
We all know that numbers go on forever, that you could spend your life counting and never reach the end of the line, so there can't be such a thing as a 'biggest number'. Or can there?
To find out, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee embark on an epic quest, revealing the answers to questions like: are there more grains of sand on Earth or stars in the universe? Is there enough paper on Earth to write out the digits of a googolplex? And what is a googolplex?
Then things get serious.
Enter the strange realm between the finite and the infinite, and float through a universe where the rules we cling to no longer apply. Encounter the highest number computable and infinite kinds of infinity. At every turn, a cast of wild and wonderful characters threatens the status quo with their ideas, and each time the numbers get larger.
Forever, Interrupted
Elsie Porter is an average twentysomething and yet what happens to her is anything but ordinary. On a rainy New Year's Day, she heads out to pick up a pizza for one. She isn't expecting to see anyone else in the shop, much less the adorable and charming Ben Ross. Their chemistry is instant and electric. Ben cannot even wait twenty-four hours before asking to see her again. Within weeks, the two are head over heels in love. By May, they've eloped.
Only nine days later, Ben is out riding his bike when he is hit by a truck and killed on impact. Elsie hears the sirens outside her apartment, but by the time she gets downstairs, he has already been whisked off to the emergency room. At the hospital, she must face Susan, the mother-in-law she has never met-and who doesn't even know Elsie exists.
Interweaving Elsie and Ben's charmed romance with Elsie and Susan's healing process, Forever, Interrupted will remind you that there's more than one way to find a happy ending.
Late Bloomer
Mazey Eddings' signature sparkling voice shines through in this sexy, sapphic, opposites-attract romance!
Winning the lottery ruined Opal Devlin's life. She may have been able to leave her dead-end job, but now she's getting endlessly bombarded with people knocking at her door for a handout . . . and she can't seem to stop saying yes.
Opal realises she has a chance to follow her own dreams, and decides to spend almost all her new money on a failing flower farm in North Carolina where she can start her painting business. But her plans for isolation soon go hopelessly awry when an angry (albeit gorgeous) Pepper Boden is waiting for her at her new farm. Pepper states that she's the rightful owner of Thistle and Bloom Farms, and she isn't moving out.
There's not much else they can do except strike up an agreement of co-habitation, but they're soon butting heads at every turn. While they each have a reason to stay, can these two opposites find a way to plant some roots? Or will their combustible arguing (and growing attraction) burn the whole place down?
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
Durch das Land der Skipetaren folgen Kara Ben Nemsi und seine Gefährten den Spuren der Verbrecher. Dabei begegnen sie unversehens den beiden gefürchteten "Aladschy", gelangen zur "Schluchthütte", die ihnen zur Falle werden soll, und erleben eine ebenso dramatische wie lustige Episode im "Turm der alten Mutter".
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Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete collection of Leckie's short fiction, including a brand new novelette, Lake of Souls.
Journey across the stars of the Imperial Radch universe.
Listen to the words of the Old Gods that ruled The Raven Tower.
Learn the secrets of the mysterious Lake of Souls.
And so much more, in this masterfully wide-ranging and immersive short fiction collection from award-winning author Ann Leckie.
Contents:
The Lake of Souls
Stories from the world of the Imperial Radch
Night's Slow Poison
She Commands Me and I Obey
The Creation and Destruction of the World
Stories from the world of The Raven Tower
The God of Au
The Nalendar
The Snake's Wife
Marsh Gods
The Unknown God
Beloved of the Sun
Saving Bacon
Sci-Fi
Footprints
Hesperia and Glory
The Endangered Camp
Another Word for World
The Justified
Fantasy
Bury the Dead
The Sad History of the Tearless Onion
The Divorcees
Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce - except in Reno, Nevada.
At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's 'divorce ranches' Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state's only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it's as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, was prim and stifling. But it isn't until Greer Lange arrives that Lois's world truly cracks open . . .
Gorgeous, beguiling, and completely indifferent to societal convention, Greer is unlike anyone Lois has ever met - and she sees something in Lois that no one else ever has. Under her influence, Lois begins to push against the limits that have always restrained her. But how much can she really trust her mysterious new friend? And how far will she go to forge her independence, on her own terms?
Hamlet
With a foreword by Faridah Abíké-Íyímídé, author of Ace of Spades
‘Something is rotten in the state of Denmark’
The King of Denmark is dead. When Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, meets the King’s ghost and discovers he was murdered, he swears vengeance against the killer: his father’s brother, Claudius, who has married Hamlet’s mother and taken the throne.
Furious at this betrayal, Hamlet devises a complex plot to reveal the truth and enact his revenge. But Claudius has a devious plan of his own. Together, they will bring devastation to the entire court.
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s timeless story of grief and a revenge so unrelenting that by curtain’s close, all the major players are dead.
Discover STAGED, a limited collection of Shakespeare’s unabridged plays that celebrates the genius of the Bard and the tropes that continue to delight YA readers to this day.
Explore the rest of the STAGED collection:
As You Like It – With a foreword by Talia Hibbert
Macbeth – With a foreword by Kat Delacorte
A Midsummer Night’s Dream – With a foreword by Becky Albertalli
Much Ado About Nothing – With a foreword by Holly Bourne
Romeo and Juliet – With a foreword by Jennifer Niven
Last Violent Call
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Chloe Gong comes two captivating new novellas surrounding the events of Foul Lady Fortune and following a familiar cast of characters from the These Violent Delights Duet!
In A Foul Thing, Roma and Juliette have established themselves as the heads of an underground weapons ring in Zhouzhuang, making a living the way they do best while remaining anonymous in their peaceful, quiet life. But when they hear about several Russian girls showing up dead in nearby towns, they decide to investigate-and ultimately discover that this mystery is much closer to home than they ever imagined.
In This Foul Murder, Benedikt and Marshall have been summoned by Roma to find the elusive scientist, Lourens, and bring him to Zhouzhuang. Time is of the essence aboard the week-long Trans-Siberian Express, but when someone is murdered on board, Benedikt and Marshall convince the officer in charge not to stop the train so that they aren't thrown off-schedule. Instead, they pretend that they are investigators and promise they can solve the murder, but as they dig deeper, they realize that the murder might having surprising ties to their own mission . . .
Walton Ford
At first glance, Walton Ford's large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the 'operatic' quality of traditional natural history.
In this stunning but sinister visual universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a formal dinner table; an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex narratives.
First available as a signed and limited volume, this updated edition of Pancha Tantra is the most comprehensive survey of Ford's oeuvre to date, with more than 20 new works. It features dazzling details, an in-depth exploration of his visual universe, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: from Indian folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin to the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon's Ornithological Biography.
Altina the Sword Princess: Volume 4
Enter Bastian, the third prince of the Belgarian Empire, soon to bear witness to why the war truly began!Thanks to Regis’s careful planning, the princess’s return to the capital—as well as her subsequent battle with the White Wolf Brigade—ends in her favor. Altina’s army breathes a sigh of relief upon their safe return, but once again that peace is short-lived. Out of seemingly nowhere, the Belgarian Empire is invaded by its neighboring powers. Colonel Oswald Coulthard leads a fleet of steamboats from High Britannia, and the Grand Duchy of Varden launches a surprise attack on Fort Volks!But what drove them to attack? And how exactly is Bastian, who has gone to High Britannia as a foreign exchange student, involved in the war?Here is a tale of war, love, and politics, woven by the bookworm and the sword princess.
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Eichmann: Architekt holocaustu
Adolf Eichmann – symbol takřka absolutního zla. Architekt holocaustu, který organizoval pohyb obrovského množství přecpaných železničních transportů, jejichž konečnou stanicí byly plynové komory. A byl to také on, kdo se nechtěl zodpovídat ze svých činů – patnáct let trval jeho krkolomný útěk před spravedlností, který za dramatických okolností ukončilo v květnu 1960 operační komando izraelské tajné služby. Od dubna do prosince 1961 stanul před izraelským soudem v procesu, o kterém se právem říká, že změnil dějiny. Byly zde s mnoha dosud nikdy nezveřejněnými podrobnostmi odhaleny a pojmenovány hrůzy holocaustu, jednoho z nejbrutálnějších zločinů dvacátého století.
Pečlivý až pedantický, hluboce věřící, lidmi ve svém okolí ceněný, ale trochu nudný účetní Adolf Karl Eichmann, zaměstnanec elektrotechnického závodu v porýnském Solingenu, městě proslaveném výrobou a zpracováváním oceli, byl kromě jiných předností i nadmíru plodným mužem. V rodině přišlo na svět celkem osm dětí: sedm chlapců a jedna dívka. Nejstaršímu z potomků mužského pohlaví, narozenému ve znamení Ryb dne 19. března 1906, bylo jako projev naděje v synův životní úspěch přiděleno otcovo křestní jméno, tedy Adolf. Upřesněněji: Adolf Otto.
„Otce jsem uznával v nejvyšší možné míře. Byl pro mne bezvýhradnou autoritou,“ svěří se Adolf Otto Eichmann po mnoha desetiletích.
Víra v bezvýhradnou autoritu..
Nelze ji nevnímat jako ústřední hnací sílu v zavrženíhodném životě tohoto muže. Vždy a všude se tím bude přiznávaně řídit. Od počátku až do konce, doslovného konce. V době, kdy třetí říše vítězila na všech frontách a chystalo se konečné řešení židovské otázky, což nebylo nic jiného než plán na zavraždění více než deseti milionů lidských bytostí. A stejně tak na sklonku nacistické éry, kdy v Sověty obklíčené Budapešti usiloval o likvidaci desetitisíců zdejších Židů a Raoulu Wallenbergovi, švédskému diplomatovi, který se snažil o jejich záchranu, vmetl do tváře svou vražednou mantru: „Vůdce mě pověřil tímto očistným posláním a já je hodlám za všech okolností splnit.“ Ještě zásadněji se vyjádřil pár týdnů před koncem války: „Plnil jsem dějinný úkol. Pocit, že mám na svědomím pět milionů Židů mě naplňuje tak neobyčejným uspokojením, že půjdu do pekla spokojen.“
Pak ovšem nadešly jiné časy.
Takže o šestnáct let později, kdy se před izraelským soudem už zcela aktuálně řešila otázka Eichmannovy osobní „cesty do pekla“, prohlásil: „Budete se možná smát, ale věřím v Boha, v Otce a Ducha svatého. Nebylo mojí touhou zabíjet lidi. Kdybych ale měl splnit rozkaz velitele koncentračního tábora k zabití jakéhokoli množství Židů plynem či zastřelením, nezaváhal bych nad splněním tohoto rozkazu ani na minutu.“
Takhle – od rozkazu k rozkazu – se ubíral život Adolfa Eichmanna. Lemovaný utrpením a smrtí nesčetného množství nevinných lidí.
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Lacná kniha Rekordy zo sveta zvierat (-70%)
Svet zvierat pripomína obrovskú pretekársku dráhu. Každý sa snaží byť najlepší, najmä preto, aby prežil. Nad schopnosťami niektorých tvorov sa vám bude tajiť dych.
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Scoff
Avocado or beans on toast? Gin or claret? Nut roast or game pie? Milk in first or milk in last? And do you have tea, dinner or supper in the evening?
In this fascinating social history of food in Britain, Pen Vogler examines the origins of our eating habits and reveals how they are loaded with centuries of class prejudice. Covering such topics as fish and chips, roast beef, avocados, tripe, fish knives and the surprising origins of breakfast, Scoff reveals how in Britain we have become experts at using eating habits to make judgements about social background.
Bringing together evidence from cookbooks, literature, artworks and social records from 1066 to the present, Vogler traces the changing fortunes of the food we encounter today, and unpicks the aspirations and prejudices of the people who have shaped our cuisine for better or worse.
Can Such Things Be? (EN)
"Can Such Things Be?" is a thrillingly creepy collection of short stories from one of the 19th century’s masters of horror. Sit yourself by a campfire or candlelight and enjoy these 24 eerie stories, told in Bierce’s witty, clear prose, filled with ghosts, apparitions, doppelgängers, grave robbers, death omens and other strange, inexplicable occurrences.
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Ethan Frome (EN)
"It seemed to Ethan that his heart was bound with cords which an unseen hand was tightening with every tick of the clock." Finding himself in the small town of Starkfield for the winter, the narrator sets out to learn the tragic story of Ethan Frome. The townspeople, however, are hesitant to tell him much.
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Snails and Monkey Tails
An entertaining, informative, and elegantly designed guide that makes understanding punctuation marks and symbols simple and fun. A rollicking linguistic ride for fans of Eats, Shoots & Leaves, and Just My Type. What is the purpose of the comma - perhaps the most used symbol in the English language - and what are the proper uses of the asterisk? Do quote marks go inside or outside punctuation? What about a quote within a quote - a quote from someone quoting someone else? How much space goes on either side of an ellipsis? What's the difference between an en dash and an em dash?
Snails and Monkey Tails is a show-stopping guide with more than 75 uniquely designed two-color spreads. Award-winning graphic designer Michael Arndt explores the typographic origins, names, and shapes of both common punctuation marks and symbols, as well as the proper and diverse usage of each. From the full stop to the question mark, the semicolon to the en dash, symbols, and marks are an integral part of the language.
Dom Sv. Alžbety v Košiciach
Kniha je dokumentom o Dóme ako o monumente viery, ľudského ducha v oblasti umenia a architektúry.
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