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The Chrysalids
The disturbing post-apocalyptic novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, author of The Day of the Triffids and The Kraken Wakes and dramatised on BBC Radio 4.
David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually large horses, calling them blasphemies against nature. Little does he realise that his own son, and his son's cousin Rosalind and their friends, have their own secret abberation which would label them as mutants. But as David and Rosalind grow older it becomes more difficult to conceal their differences from the village elders. Soon they face a choice: wait for eventual discovery, or flee to the terrifying and mutable Badlands. . .
The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear apocalypse story of genetic mutation in a devastated world and explores the lengths the intolerant will go to keep themselves pure.
'Perfect timing, astringent humour. . . one of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator
'Remains fresh and disturbing in an entirely unexpected way' Guardian
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903, the son of a barrister. He tried a number of careers including farming, law, commercial art and advertising, and started writing short stories, intended for sale, in 1925. From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names, almost exclusively for American publications, while also writing detective novels. During the war he was in the Civil Service and then the Army. In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA and decided to try a modified form of science fiction, a form he called 'logical fantasy'. As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids, The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned), The Seeds of Time, Trouble with Lichen, The Outward Urge, Consider Her Ways and Others, Web and Chocky. John Wyndham died in March 1969.
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Lacná kniha How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch (-50%)
We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years.
Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time to a tiny fraction of a second after our universe began. Along the way, he confronts some really big questions: What is matter really made of? How does the stuff around us escape annihilation in the fearsome heat of the Big Bang? And will we ever be able to understand the very first moments of our universe?
In pursuit of answers, Cliff ventures to the largest underground research facility in the world, deep beneath Italy's Gran Sasso mountains, where scientists gaze into the heart of the Sun using the most elusive of particles, the ghostly neutrino. He visits CERN in Switzerland to explore the 'Antimatter Factory' where this stuff of science fiction is manufactured daily (and we're close to knowing whether it falls upwards). And he reveals what the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider may be telling us about the fundamental ingredients of matter.
Along the way, Cliff illuminates the history of physics, chemistry, and astronomy that brought us to our present understanding of the world, while offering readers a front-row seat to one of the most dramatic intellectual journeys human beings have ever embarked on.
A transfixing deep dive into origins of our world, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch doesn't just put the makeup of our universe under the microscope, but the awe-inspiring, improbable fact that it exists at all.
'A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, and the journey matter takes from the Big Bang, through exploding stars, ultimately to you and me.' - Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden
'If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.' - Carl Sagan
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Lacná kniha New Headway 4th Edition Intermediate Workbook without Key+iChecker CD-ROM (-90%)
The world's best-selling adult English course - a perfectly-balanced syllabus, strong grammar focus, and full support at all six levels.
A fully revised and updated edition which challenges students to make real progress at intermediate level.
With language input and skills development, students have a complete syllabus with grammar at its core.
And throughout the book, Music of English and Spoken English show learners how to use tone, stress, and informal phrases to express the right meaning - and sound natural - when speaking.
Key features Tab 1
• Integrated-skills syllabus with a clear grammar focus
• Everyday English in every unit
• Music of English for stress and intonation
• Spoken English for informal, natural-sounding language in conversation
• Reference material - tapescripts, grammar, extra class materials, word lists, verb patterns, irregular verbs, and phonetic symbols
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Two Boys Kissing
From the New York Times best-selling author of Every Day, another thoughtful and original perspective on relationships. 2014 Lambda literary award winner and 2014 Stonewall Honor Book, Two Boys Kissing explores how people fall in and out of love, and what is means to discover yourself. The two boys kissing are Craig and Harry. They're hoping to set the world record for the longest kiss. They're not a couple, but they used to be. Peter and Neil are a couple. Their kisses are different. Avery and Ryan have only just met and are trying to figure out what happens next. Cooper is alone. He's not sure how he feels. As the marathon progresses, these boys, their friends and families evaluate the changing nature of feelings, behaviour and this crazy thing called love under the watchful eyes of a Greek chorus of a generation of men lost to AIDS. David Levithan connects recent history with the present moment in a novel that is both a celebration of equality and a memorial to a lost generation. David is the New York Times best-selling author of Boy Meets Boy and Marly's Ghost. While among his many collaborations are Will Grayson, Will Grayson with Fault in Our Stars author John Green, and Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist with Rachel Cohn, which became a major film. Tiny Cooper from Will Grayson, Will Grayson, now has his own novel: Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story. David is also a highly respected children's book editor, whose list includes many luminaries of children's literature, including Garth Nix, Libba Bray and Suzanne Collins. He lives and works in New York. Praise for Every Day: "Every Day is a wonder." (Patrick Ness, author of Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls).
Someone Else's Shoes
A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from international sensation Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars. Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes?
Meet Sam... She's not got much, but she's grateful for what she has: a job she's just about clinging on to and a family who depend on her for everything. She knows she's one bad day away from losing it all - and just hopes today isn't it...
Meet Nisha... She's got everything she always dreamed of - and more: a phenomenally rich husband; an international lifestyle; and...she's just been locked out of all of it after her husband initiates divorce proceedings...
Sam and Nisha should never have crossed paths. But after a bag mix-up at the gym, their lives become intertwined - even as they spiral out of control.
Each blames the other as they feel increasingly invisible, forgotten, lost - and desperately alone. But they're not. No woman is an island. Look around. Family. Friends. Strangers. Even the woman you believe just ruined your life might turn out to be your best friend. Because together you can do anything - like take back what is yours...
The Feminine Mystique
When Betty Friedan produced "The Feminine Mystique" in 1963, she could not have realized how the discovery and debate of her contemporaries' general malaise would shake up society. Victims of a false belief system, these women were following strict social convention by loyally conforming to the pretty image of the magazines, and found themselves forced to seek meaning in their lives only through a family and a home. Friedan's controversial book about these women - and every woman - would ultimately set Second Wave feminism in motion and begin the battle for equality. This groundbreaking and life-changing work remains just as powerful, important and true as it was forty-five years ago, and is essential reading both as a historical document and as a study of women living in a man's world.
Lacná kniha Games of Thrones 2 Graphic Novel (-50%)
Novelist Daniel Abraham and illustrator Tommy Patterson are not merely turning George R. R. Martin's epic fantasy "A Game of Thrones" into a graphic novel: They are meticulously translating one art form into another, and capturing the intricate nuances of Martin's novels just as HBO is doing with the blockbuster series. The Abraham/Patterson collaboration is more than just a faithful adaptation. It is a labor of love--and a thrilling masterwork in its own right. Now, in the second volume, the sweeping action moves from the icy north, where the bastard Jon Snow seeks to carve out a place for himself among bitter outcasts and hardened criminals sworn to service upon the Wall . . . to the decadent south and the capital city of King's Landing, where Jon's father, Lord Eddard Stark, serves as the Hand of King Robert Baratheon amid a nest of courtly vipers . . . to the barbarian lands across the Narrow Sea, where the young princess Daenerys Targaryen has found the unexpected in her forced marriage to the Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo: love--and with it, for the first time in her life, power. Meanwhile, the dwarf Tyrion Lannister, accused by Lady Catelyn Stark of the attempted murder of her now-crippled youngest son, must call upon all his cunning and wit to survive when he is captured and imprisoned in the lofty dungeons of the Eyrie, where Lady Stark's sister--a woman obsessed with vengeance against all Lannisters--rules. But Catelyn's impulsive arrest of the Imp will set in motion a series of violent events whose outcome is fated to shake the world at the worst possible moment. For now is not the time for private feuds and bloodthirsty ambitions. Winter is coming . . . and with it, terrors beyond imagining.
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Lacná kniha Hlavou dolů (-50%)
Hlavou dolů je svazek esejů Stanislava Komárka, biologa a hvězdy současné české esejistiky. Kniha vychází v druhém, přepracovaném a doplněném vydání (první vydání 1999, Vesmír). Autor zaujme svým vhledem do různých kultur, bohatstvím námětů, stejně jako interpretací pozorovaných jevů. O tématech vypovídají i názvy některých esejů: Anatomie nemravnosti, Po větru, Vládcové kosmu, Proces dorozumívání, Sluje zapomnění, Mimo vědomí, Jméno a číslo šelmy, Moc, nemoc a normalita, Pravda nás osvobodí…
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Lacná kniha Hotels de Luxe (-70%)
There are places on Earth that are quite simply breathtaking. They can be found in the colorful centers of Europe and the lively metropolises of America, on the idyllic beaches of Asia, at the foot of majestic mountains, or on the seemingly endless steppes of Africa. A journey is made unforgettable by the personal experiences one has and the hospitality with which one is received. This book presents an exclusive selection of the most luxurious hotels in the world. It depicts not only the sophisticated lobbies and extravagant suites, but also fantastic images of the surroundings, the landscape, and the regional characteristics. Of course, accommodation in the world's most luxurious hotels is a question of money; however the most important investment is time. And this is precisely what you need if you have the good fortune to be able to visit any of these places. For what is luxury worth if you don't take the time to enjoy it?
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Lessons
'Just like Malory Towers for grown-ups' Sophie Kinsella
Jenny Colgan's return to the Little School by the Sea - perfect for anyone who ever dreamed of going to boarding school!
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Lessons is the third novel in Jenny Colgan's beloved Maggie Adair series.
As the summer holidays start, scandal hits Downey House. The attraction between Maggie Adair, the fiery, committed English teacher at Downey House and David McDonald, a teacher at the local boys' school, has escalated - and now both are facing an uncertain future.
The girls of Downey House - mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice and shy, dependable Simone - are facing long summers at home. But the new term is not far away - and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh new challenges . . .
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'Funny, page-turning and addictive... just like Malory Towers for grown-ups' - Sophie Kinsella
'A brilliant boarding school book, stuffed full of unforgettable characters, thrilling adventures and angst...' - Lisa Jewell
Lacná kniha Desperate Remedies (-50%)
With an Introduction, Notes and Bibliography by Michael Irwin, Emeritus Professor of English, University of Kent, Canterbury.
The young Thomas Hardy, working as an architect, but fired with literary ambition, tried for years to get into print. He finally succeeded with Desperate Remedies, a 'sensation novel' in the mode of Wilkie Collins. Here was a racy specimen of the genre, replete with sudden death, dark mysteries, intriguing clues, fire and storm, flight and pursuit.
Anyone who enjoys The Woman in White is likely to enjoy Desperate Remedies. But that is only half the story. Hardy contrived also, in this unlikely context, to give a first airing to various of the ideas and technical experiments which were to characterise his later fiction. The result is an exhilaratingly uneven work: at any point in the narrative some brilliant passage of description or metaphor may burst out like a firework. Desperate Remedies can be relished both for what it is and for what it promises.
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Harley Quinn 4: Poslední zkouška
PŘIPRAVTE SE NA TU NEJHARLEYOVATĚJŠÍ HARLEY QUINN! Ve světe plném bytostí se superschopnostmi si Harley Quinn dokáže vybojovat místo na slunci vyzbrojená jen těžkou palicí a vlastním odhodláním. Jen si představte, co by dokázala s nefalšovanými superschopnostmi! Lex Luthor ji oslovil s nabídkou (to je pořád dokola, dej si voraz, kámo!): dostane od něj megamocný superoblek, pokud se připojí k jeho partě „Roku padoucha“, plné nadupaných superzlounů. Ale proč by měla kývnout na něco podobného, když je tak blízko k dokončení zkoušek zadaných Mirand’r, jejichž odměnou bude ještě větší síla, aniž by s tím souvisely skryté háčky nebo povinné crossovery? Když se rakovina její mámy zhorší, Harley musí nechat celé melodrama mezi padouchy a hrdiny stranou, a namísto toho se soustředit na skutečný problém, který nedokáží vyřešit ani superschopnosti… nebo ano?
Princezna klaunů se bude muset utkat s eventem DC Rok Padoucha – a navíc ještě s celým konceptem objektivní reality – ve fantastickém příběhu, kde dojde na bourání stěny mezi příběhem a čtenářem od scenáristy Sama Humphriese (Green Lanterns) a výtvarníka Samiho Basriho (Power Girl)! Jde o souhrnné vydání Harley Quinn #64-69 a speciální číslo Harley Quinn’s Villain of the Year, se stránkami, které nebyly použity nikde jinde.
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V zajetí geografie
Vladimir Putin o sobě říká, že je věřící a má silný vztah k ruské pravoslavné církvi. Je-li tomu tak, možná se každý večer před usnutím modlí a táže Boha: Proč jen jsi na Ukrajině nestvořil nějaké hory?
Těmito slovy začíná kniha V zajetí geografie, která byla přeložena do několika desítek jazyků a nepřestává budit zájem u široké laické i odborné veřejnosti. Tento brilantní průvodce moderními dějinami na poměrně malé ploše shrnuje to nejdůležitější, co potřebujeme vědět o současném světě.
Geografické poměry ovlivnily vývoj celého lidstva a dodnes mají výrazný vliv na rozhodnutí a chování politiků a státníků. Rozhodování těch, kdo stojí v čele sedmi miliard obyvatel této planety, vždycky bylo a bude v nemalé míře určováno řekami, horami, pouštěmi, jezery, oceány a celou řadou dalších geografických a geopolitických faktorů a zákonitostí, jež předurčují naše možnosti - jako to činily od úsvitu věků.
Pokud vás zajímá, proč je Putin posedlý Krymem a Ukrajinou, proč byly Spojené státy předurčené stát se světovou velmocí, co stojí za čínskou expanzí nebo proč se Čína nemůže vzdát Tibetu, a jste ochotni se na svět podívat bez předsudků a ideologické předpojatosti, Marshallova kniha je právě pro vás. V deseti kapitolách, věnovaných Rusku, Číně, Spojeným státům, Evropě, Africe, Blízkému východu, Indii a Pákistánu, Japonsku a Koreji, Jižní Americe a Arktidě, z nichž ke každé je přiložena mapa, autor přístupným a přitažlivým způsobem objasňuje v širších souvislostech nejdůležitější okolnosti, které ovlivňují minulost, přítomnost a budoucnost jednotlivých regionů a současných globálních velmocí.
Kniha V zajetí geografie je inteligentním úvodem do geopolitiky našeho čím dál složitějšího, chaotičtějšího a provázanějšího světa.
Tim Marshall patří k předním odborníkům na problematiku mezinárodního dění, ve kterém se už přes čtvrt století pohybuje jako novinář. Pracoval pro BBC a rozhlasovou stanici LBC/IRN, působil též jako zahraniční redaktor televizní stanice Sky News. Přinášel reportáže ze třiceti zemí a zpravodajsky pokrýval konflikty v Chorvatsku, Bosně, Makedonii, Kosovu, Afghánistánu, Iráku, Libanonu, Sýrii a Izraeli. Jeho blog Foreign Matters se roku 2010 dostal do užší nominace na Orwellovu cenu.
Své články a analýzy publikuje v periodikách, jako je The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Independent či Daily Telegraph. Je autorem knih Shadowplay: The Overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic (Stínohra: Svržení Slobodana Miloševiće; v bývalé Jugoslávii se titul stal bestsellerem) a Dirty Northern B*st*rds! and Other Tales from the Terraces: The Story of Britains Football Chants (Špinaví p*rch*nti ze severu" a jiné historky z ochozů aneb Co se v Británii skanduje na fotbale). Je zakladatelem serveru TheWhatandtheWhy.com.
"Stručně řečeno: jedna z nejlepších knih o geopolitice, jakou si jen můžete představit - když ji čtete, jako by se vám před očima rozjasňovalo Marshall přistupuje k problémům s chladnou hlavou a jasnou myslí; má až nadpřirozenou schopnost podat širší souvislosti přístupným a uceleným způsobem Vzhledem ke složitosti dané problematiky je až neskutečné, jak svižně se kniha čte Nenapadá mě žádná jiná kniha, která by poměry ve světě objasňovala tak skvěle" Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard
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Lacná kniha Pleats Please (-70%)
Between the pleats Issey Miyake's iconic line of innovative garments. Issey Miyake's Pleats Please collections were first launched in 1993. Made from single pieces of high quality 100 per cent polyester fabric, Pleats Please clothing is innovative in its process: the clothes are first cut and sewn together nearly three times larger than the finished garments, then individual pieces are hand fed into a heat press sandwiched between two sheets of paper. From tube dresses to cardigans, skirts, roll-necks, or elastic-waisted pants: the garment emerge with permanent pleats. This industrial process allows both texture and form to be created at the same time. Vertical pleating is used to create varying effects and architectural shapes. Pleats Please clothes are very functional and practical; the garments store easily, travel well, require no ironing, can be machine-washed, and dry within an hour. Shapes are simple, colors diverse (a set of standard colors is available each season, plus seasonal colors and prints). The clothes' simple beauty, comfort, lightness, and ease of care have changed the way many women all over the world dress. For the first time, the story of this revolutionary clothing is told in a book. A wide array of texts and images explore the fundamental concept of Pleats Please Issey Miyake, tracing its journey from inception, through material development, to public reception, including the making of the original yarn - revealing the pleating process for the first time!
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Lacná kniha V okně spící (-70%)
Soubor V okně spící je reprezentativním výborem z básní významného maďarského spisovatele Istvána Vöröse. Ve svém celku věrně odráží pestrost básníkovy tvorby, jež sahá od existenciální mrazivé grotesky přes klasická haiku až po rýmovanou pohádku. Překladatel Tomáš Vašut suverénně dodržuje žánrové vymezení i danou jazykovou a stylovou rovinu, bez problémů ovládá štěpný rým (například vyrvaný / nirvány, sytí / vyvrátí ti) i přesný, přirozeně plynoucí rytmus. Nedělají mu potíže ani slovní hříčky (báseň Krátící se týdny), ani porozumění komplikovanému filozofickému kontextu (skladba Heidegger – poštovní úředník). István Vörös (1964, Budapešť) je básník, spisovatel, kritik a překladatel. V Maďarsku patří mezi uznávené autory, jejichž renomé již překročilo hranice státu. O jeho kvalitách vypovídá i několik zahraničních ocenění – Milánská cena a cena Jana Smreka. První díla vyšla v roce 1988 Só, kenyér (básně, ELTE Eötvös könyvek, 1988), Innenvilág (povídky, Széphalom, 1988) a poslední v roce 2007 – Švejk gyóntatója (povídky, Jelenkor, 2007). V letošním roce se připravuje v nakladelství Jelenkor vydání básnické sbírky s názvem A Vörös István-gép rombolása, jejíž součástí je i báseň Vlastní Tao.
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The Japanese Myths
The perfect introduction to the world of Japanese myth and legend.
This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to the modern-day reincarnation of ancient deities as the heroes of mecha anime. While many around the world love Japan's cultural exports, few are familiar with Japan's unique mythology - enriched by Shinto, Buddhism and regional folklore.
Mythology remains a living, evolving part of Japanese society, and the ways in which the people of Japan understand their myths are very different today even from a century ago, let alone over a millennium into the past. Offering much more than any competing overview of Japanese mythology, The Japanese Myths not only retells the ancient stories but also considers their place within the patterns of Japanese religions, culture and history, helping readers to understand the deep links between past and present in Japan, and the ways these myths live and grow.
Joshua Frydman takes the very earliest written myths in the Kojiki and the Nihonshoki as his starting point, and from there traces Japan's mythology through to post-war State Shinto, the rise of the manga industry in the 1960s, J-horror and modern-day myths. Reinventions and retellings of myth are present across all genres of contemporary Japanese culture, from its auteur cinema to renowned video games such as Okami. This book is for anyone interested in Japan, as knowing its myths allows readers to understand and appreciate its culture in a new light.
Dievča s havraními krídlami
Miriam je dievča, ktoré nestratilo kontakt s duchovným svetom. Vidí do seba i do ostatných a bravúrne využíva svoju myseľ tak, aby myseľ slúžila jej a nie naopak.
V tejto knihe Vám dovolí nakuknúť do svojho vnútorného sveta i do skúseností z bežného života.
Nedávno sa totiž presťahovala z Prahy do malého mestečka. Medzi novými spolužiakmi je i jeden, ktorý ju vonkoncom nemá v obľube a dáva jej to veru dosť okato najavo...
Jej životná cesta je pretkaná pochopením toho, ako funguje myseľ. Detské boľačky odkrýva z úrovne hlbších súvislostí. V napínavom a dojemnom príbehu sa dotýka života i smrti, priateľstva i nenávisti, emócií i vnútorného sveta.
Túto knihu ocenia už šesťroční čitatelia. Horná veková hranica nie je obmedzená, pretože príbeh Miriam sa dotýka i duší dospelých.
Okrem pútavého deja v nej nájdete aj viac ako tridsať mentálnych cvičení, ktoré sú prirodzenou súčasťou rozprávania. Kniha Dievča s havraními krídlami získala druhé miesto v súťaži Magnesia Litera, Kosmas Cena čitateľov 2017.
Lacná kniha Colour in the Garden (-70%)
A sumptuously colourful garden has the extraordinary power to lift the spirits no matter the time of year. Yet many people struggle to create their own colour combinations that are suitable to site and soil, and which take their gardens through the s
easons. This new book provides inspiration and practical advice for gardeners wishing to improve their plantings, both in appearance and in use. Val Bourne shows how varied and vibrant plantings can enhance the look of beds and borders, and how - wit
h a little planning - they can be beautiful features for much longer than one season. Colour in the Garden is par ticularly useful for those with small gardens, where every inch of space must work hard for as long as possible. Written by a true plant
swoman and experienced gardener, with an in-depth knowledge of plants and how they behave, as well as a strong and creative sense of colour, this guide will revolutionize the way we think about colour in our gardens and ensure that no gardener will e
ver feel at a loss again.
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Lacná kniha Where the Wild Things are (-50%)
One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames the wild things and crowns himself as their king, and then the wild rumpus begins. But when Max has sent the monsters to bed, and everything is quiet, he starts to feel lonely and realises it is time to sail home to the place where someone loves him best of all.
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