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Journey
An illustrated account of human movement, travel, exploration, and scientific discovery—from the first trade networks in ancient Sumer to the epic Voyager missions.
Human journeys arise from all manner of impulses, from migration and the search for food, to pilgrimages, trade, scientific curiosity, or simply the quest for adventure. Journey traces each through lively accounts, alongside the biographies of conquerors, explorers, and travelers; stories of technological innovation; literary journals; and works of art. Themed spreads and feature panels capture the romance of travel with evocative accounts, archive images, historic maps, and artifacts, while catalog spreads add glamour and nostalgia, showcasing objects and documents associated with the rise of travel, such as postcards and passports. A textured cover with a picture-perfect image and shiny finishes make it ideal for gift-giving.
Produced in association with the Smithsonian Institution.
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29,93 €
31,50 €
The American Bar
With its cloth binding evoking a Jazz Age guide to speakeasies and its charming illustrations that could have come from a period magazine, this most influential cocktail book is reissued in a newly updated edition. Spanning the cocktail spectrum from classic to contemporary, it includes all the information the cocktail lover or mixologist needs to create the perfect drink in a stylishly retro package, making it an elegant, sophisticated gift as well as an indispensable companion for home or professional entertaining. With 500 recipes and an easy-to-use index arranged by drink categories, this bar book is replete with fascinating stories behind the genesis of each cocktail, its creators, and component liquors as well as a guide to bartending equipment and a glossary of bar terms and measurements. Charles Schumann, whose appreciation of design and drinks is legendary, is the ideal guide to the perfect drink. Based on the menus at his iconic establishments Harry s New York Bar, then Schumann s American Bar, which later became simply Schumann's Bar each recipe focuses on quality and balance.
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34,15 €
35,95 €
The Best American Sports Writing 2017
For a quarter century, the annual Best American Sports Writing has showcased the greatest sports journalism of the previous year. This year's guest editor, acclaimed author Howard Bryant, continues the tradition, seeking out writing that best captures the unpredictable journey of sports. Triumphantly and painfully, these stories reflect on that journey, asking difficult questions about who we are, as individuals and as a nation: What does it mean when a football player takes a knee during the national anthem, who decides where the remains of an American legend should rest, and how far will people go to reclaim dreams that have long slipped away? Spanning different sports, disciplines, and styles, these pieces are, above all, inspirational to readers, writers, and athletes around the world, proof of the bonds and breaking points that exist between and within us all.
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13,78 €
14,50 €
I Am C-3PO - The Inside Story
"Gloriously witty, keen and spirited" J.J. Abrams, Director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"The odds of me ever writing a book were approximately... Oh, never mind.
My golden companion worries about such things - I don't. I have indeed now written a book - telling my story, in my voice, not his - recognising that our voices and our stories are inextricably intertwined." When Star Wars burst on to the big screen in 1977, an unfailingly polite golden droid called C-3PO captured imaginations around the globe. But C-3PO wasn't an amazing display of animatronics with a unique and unforgettable voiceover.
Inside the metal costume was an actor named Anthony Daniels. In this deeply personal memoir, Anthony Daniels recounts his experiences of the epic cinematic adventure that has influenced pop culture for more than 40 years. For the very first time, he candidly describes his most intimate memories as the only actor to appear in every Star Wars film - from his first meeting with George Lucas to the final, emotional days on the set of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
With a foreword by J.J. Abrams and never-before-seen photography, this book is a nostalgic look back at the Skywalker saga as it comes to a close. I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story reveals Anthony Daniels' vulnerability, how he established his role and what he accomplished, and takes readers on a journey that just happens to start in a galaxy far, far away.
Kamen Rider Kuuga
For the first time in English, the classic manga adaptation by Tokusatsu legend Shotaro Ishinomori. Based on the Kamen Rider Kuuga TV series, currently airing on Shout Factory in the US.
A series of fiery murders rocks Tokyo, prompting detective Kaoru Ichijo to investigate. Meanwhile, researchers in Nagano discover an ancient casket, awakening the ancient evil that dwells within, just as young student Yusuke Godai returns to Japan, unaware that he’s the final piece of the puzzle that will see the return of the enigmatic spirit Kuuga!
Available in English for the first time ever, this is a classic manga adaptation of the cult Japanese TV series currently airing on Shout Factory in the US. Based on the original concept and story by tokusatsu legend Shotaro Ishinomori, Kamen Rider Kuuga is an epic action series about a defender of justice with a twist! Perfect for fans of Power Rangers, Ultraman and sci-fi/mecha manga!
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13,25 €
13,95 €
Runaway
This is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The matchless Munro makes art out of everyday lives in this exquisite collection. Here are men and women of wildly different times and circumstances, their lives made vividly palpable by the nuance and empathy of Munro's writing. Runaway is about the power and betrayals of love, about lost children, lost chances. There is pain and desolation beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart, which makes these stories more powerful and compelling than anything she has written before. It is the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2009.
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9,03 €
9,50 €
Best of 500 contemporary interiors
Alexandra Druesne, the interior style writer of the Beta-Plus 'Home Series', now showcases the 500 best reports in 15 years of Beta-Plus reports on contemporary interiors.
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62,65 €
65,95 €
Ari
Devatenáctiletý hrdina románu Loaded Ari nemá v úmyslu měnit svět. Má dost starostí sám se sebou. Nejenomže je potomkem řeckých emigrantů a na první pohled se odlišuje od většinové populace, ale je také gay, což ho odcizuje od jeho vlastního etnika. V melbournských barech a klubech sice Ari jen těžce hledá svou identitu a štve ho celý svět, ale v jednom má jasno: středem jeho zájmu jsou drogy, sex a rock & roll. Tsiolkasova kniha vychází z teoretických pozic tzv. queer studies, které jsou na západních univerzitách rozvíjeny jako obor od konce osmdesátých let.
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8,39 €
8,83 €
Total War: Warhammer - The Art of the Games
Explore the world of all three Total War: WARHAMMER games in this stunning compendium, packed with concept art, final designs, storyboards, and artist commentary.
Total War: WARHAMMER is the award-winning PC strategy game trilogy from Creative Assembly. Set in the world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, it combines grand campaigns of epic empire-building with battles of breathtaking scale, brimming with the warriors, wizards, and monsters that fans know and love.
Delve into the rich lore of Games Workshop's world of Warhammer Fantasy Battles, as viewed through the Total War lens. Total War: WARHAMMER - The Art of the Games offers Creative Assembly's insights into the development of the series. Pore over concept sketches, texture studies, character art, and fully rendered paintings, accompanied by commentary from the artists themselves. Featuring artwork of iconic characters and scenes from parts I and II, as well as never-before-seen art from the trilogy's thundering grand finale, this coffee-table tome is an essential collector's item for any Warhammer or Total War fan.
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43,23 €
45,50 €
Breaking News
We are living through the greatest communication revolution since Gutenberg. In Breaking News Alan Rusbridger offers an open, personal and agenda-setting account of how we arrived at the news world of today.
The President of the United States regularly lies to the public and accuses anyone who criticisms him of being fake. Politicians openly rubbish the views of 'so called experts', dissemble and mislead.
So how do we hold those in power accountable? Fox News, Breitbart Media and the Murdoch papers peddle views not news, pushing politically-motivated agendas. So, where can we look for reliable, verifiable sources of news and information? What does it mean for democracy? And what will the future hold?
Reflecting on his twenty years as editor of the Guardianand his experience of breaking some of the most significant news stories of our time, including the Edward Snowden revelations, phone-hacking, wikileaks and the Keep in the Groundcampaign, Rusbridger answers these questions and offers a stirring defence of why quality journalism matters now more than ever.
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19,48 €
20,50 €
The World of Bridgerton Puzzle
Lady Danbury is hosting a sparkling soiree to begin the year's social season, and you're invited to piece together all the splendour, suitors and scandal. All the ton's most notable names are in attendance: spot the Bridgerton family, the Duke and Duchess, the Sharmas, the Featheringtons and more as you complete this beautifully detailed jigsaw puzzle inspired by Shondaland's hit series Bridgerton on Netflix.
1000-PIECE PUZZLE: Piece together the world of Bridgerton in this official jigsaw puzzle published in collaboration with Shondaland and Netflix. The perfect challenge for fans of the show - or anyone who loves a good jigsaw
CAST OF CHARACTERS from the first two series: relive the highlights of the show as you build the puzzle
INCLUDES A PULL-OUT POSTER featuring a scandal sheet from Lady Whistledown
BESTSELLING SERIES: The World of... jigsaw puzzles from Laurence King are a fun way of celebrating pop cultural moments, historic movements and the lives and works of creative greats.
The Grief Survival Guide How to Navigate Loss and All That Comes with it
Jeff Brazier has experienced bereavement in many forms: In his childhood, helping his two boys through the devastating death of their mother, Jade Goody, witnessing the anguish of his own mum when she lost both of her parents, and hearing the stories of his coaching clients who are coming to terms with loss. No one can be an expert on grief, but within this book Jeff provides support and guidance from someone who has been there. Accessible and hands-on The Grief Survival Guide offers practical advice on everything from preparing for the eventuality of death, managing grief, how best to support family and friends, and moving forward. There is no 'one size fits all' approach so instead Jeff teaches us that the best we can do is understand, cope and survive.
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21,80 €
22,95 €
Heart A History
The heart lies at the centre of every facet of our existence. It's so bound up with our deepest feelings that emotional trauma causes it to change shape. Practising cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar beautifully weaves his own experiences with the defining discoveries of the past to tell the story of our most vital organ.
He looks at some of the pioneers who risked their careers and their patients' lives to better understand the heart. People like Daniel Hale Williams, who performed the world's first documented heart surgery, and Wilson Greatbatch, who accidentally invented the pacemaker. Amid gripping scenes from the operating theatre, Jauhar interweaves stories about the patients he's treated with the moving tale of his family's own history of heart problems, from his grandfather's sudden death in India - an event that sparked his life-long obsession - to the ominous signs of how he himself might die.
He also confronts the limits of medical technology and argues that future progress will be determined more by how we choose to live rather than by any device we invent.
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17,58 €
18,50 €
Písně a verše staré Číny
Tato kniha jistě způsobí radost všem milovníkům a znalcům staré čínské poezie. Jak již její název tak trochu napovídá, jde v podstatě o jakýsi pendant ke Zpěvům staré Číny Bohumila Mathesia. Ovšem ne o jen tak ledajaký protějšek! Na rozdíl od Mathesiových překladů, které byly pořizovány vždy s přispěním třetího „pomocného“ jazyka (např. francouzštiny či ruštiny), jsou všechny básně v této knize přeloženy přímo z čínštiny.
Navíc se autoru Ferdinandu Stočesovi podařil vpravdě husarský kousek – každá báseň v této sbírce je skutečným dílem básníka, jemuž je připisována. V žádném případě se tedy nejedná o vědomé podvrhy, jak tomu v mnoha případech bylo u textů, z nichž vycházel Bohumil Mathesius. O této „historii takřka detektivní“ se ostatně mnoho zajímavého dočtete v zasvěcené předmluvě, jíž Ferdinand Stočes svůj objevný překlad opatřil.
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11,12 €
11,70 €
The Fire Witness
Wake up to true evil
The third gripping thriller in Lars Kepler’s bestselling series featuring Joona Linna. Perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo.
ONE GIRL IS DEAD
At a home for troubled girls, a young girl has been brutally murdered during the night. Her body is found arranged in bed with her hands covering her eyes.
ONE GIRL IS MISSING
Vicky Bennet is the only girl unaccounted for. When a bloody hammer is discovered under her pillow, it appears that she was more than just a witness to the killing.
ONE GIRL CLAIMS TO HAVE SEEN IT ALL
Detective Inspector Joona Linna is called in to piece the evidence together. But the case quickly descends into darker, more violent territory, leading him finally to a shocking confrontation with the past.
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10,93 €
11,50 €
Bouchačky, prachy a rock´n´roll
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Clash, Wham!, Spice Girls a další kapely ovládaly hudební průmysl a jejich desky poslouchaly miliony fanoušků. Za těmito úspěchy ale stáli také méně známí muži v pozadí - jejich manažeři, kteří je podporovali, obhajovali, přesvědčovali a někteří i trestali. Don Arden, manažer Black Sabbath a Ozzyho Osbournea, či Peter Grant, manažer Led Zeppelin, jsou téměř neznámí. Bernie Rhodes, manažer Clash, nebo Steve O''Rourke, manažer Pink Floyd, měli větší štěstí. A Brian Epstein se stal stejně slavným jako jeho Beatles. Kniha představuje dvanáct úspěšných i neúspěšných manažerů slavných kapel. Někteří z nich se zapletli se zločinem a drogami, jiní zemřeli mladí, spáchali sebevraždu a jeden byl dokonce zavražděn. Další unikli smrti o pouhopouhý vlásek. A o tom všem vypráví tato kniha.
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15,09 €
15,88 €
Lacná kniha Angry Birds NatGeo Movie
This latest entry in the National Geographic Angry Birds series will take you on an amazing journey with Red, the leader of the Angry Birds flock, along with Matilda, Chuck, Bomb, Terence, and the mysterious Mighty Eagle. Featuring The Angry Birds Movie (2016) story world, this book is filled with all the fun facts and information Red and the flock need to embark on their big adventure. From identifying wildlife to navigating by the stars to building a shelter and setting traps (for any roaming Piggies), this book will be sure to educate and entertain.
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0,65 €
12,95 €
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Scandalous
Ultimate glamour, sheer escapism, it has to be Tilly Bagshawe… Sasha Miller comes to Cambridge with a dream and leaves on a mission. After falling for the lies and charms of her Director of Studies ‘Theo Dexter’ she finds herself betrayed, humiliated and
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7,89 €
8,31 €
Two Steps Forward
Zoe, a sometime artist, is from California. Martin, an engineer, is from Yorkshire. Both have ended up in picturesque Cluny, in central France.
Both are struggling to come to terms with their recent past - for Zoe, the death of her husband; for Martin, a messy divorce. Looking to make a new start, each sets out alone to walk two thousand kilometres from Cluny to Santiago de Compostela, in northwestern Spain, in the footsteps of pilgrims who have walked the Camino (the Way) for centuries. The Camino changes you, it's said.
It's a chance to find a new version of yourself, and a new beginning. But can these two very different people find themselves? Will they find each other? In this smart, funny and romantic journey, Martin's and Zoe's stories are told in alternating chapters by husband-and-wife team Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist. Two Steps Forward is a novel about renewal - physical, psychological and spiritual.
It's about the challenge of walking a long distance and of working out where you are going. And it's about what you decide to keep, what you choose to leave behind and what you rediscover along the way.
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10,40 €
10,95 €