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Dark Star Burning, Ash Falls White
The epic sequel to Song of Silver, Flame Like Night. A fast-paced, riveting YA fantasy inspired by the mythology and folklore of ancient China.
Years ago, the Elantian colonizers invaded Lan's homeland and killed her mother in their search to uncover the Last Kingdom's greatest the location of its legendary four Demon Gods. Lan's mother devoted her life to destroying the Demon Gods, and Lan is determined to finish her mission. Yet, there are others searching for the gods, too.
Zen knew his soul was forfeit the moment he made a deal with the Demon God known as the Black Tortoise, but he's willing to lose himself if it means saving the Kingdom–and the girl–he loves. But to crush the colonizers who have invaded his land he needs more power than even a single Demon God can provide. He needs an army. And he knows exactly where he can find it–in the undead army his great grandfather lead decades ago.
The Elantians may have stolen their throne, but the battle for the Last Kingdom has only begun.
A történetekbe zárt elme
A történetalkotás és -feldolgozás, azaz az észlelt eseményeket, jelenségeket jelentéssel felruházó, narratív gondolati sémák alkalmazása, az emberi kommunikációban kulcsszerepet játszó, alapvető kognitív folyamat.
A narratíva olyan különleges metakódként jelenik meg kommunikatív aktusainkban, amely emberi lényegünket megjelenítve teszi lehetővé a kommunikációs szándékok megragadását és azt, hogy a közös világgal kapcsolatos üzeneteink szabadon áramolhassanak az adott kultúrákban, vagy a különböző kultúrák között. Az én- és identitásformáló narratívák gondolkodásunkra, megértési folyamatainkra, kommunikatív aktusainkra, mindennapi problémamegoldó cselekvéseinkre gyakorolt hatását vizsgálni tehát nem kevesebbet jelent, mint az emberi természet és kultúra kapcsolatát kutatni. A könyv ennek a felismerésnek a jegyében kínál átfogó elemzést a kérdéskört érintő filozófiai, nyelvészeti és pszichológiai elméletekről, külön is kitérve a narrativitás történelmi megismerésben és médiakommunikációban játszott szerepére.
Spider-Man: Quantum Quest! (A Mighty Marvel Team-Up # 2)
From award-winning writer/illustrator Mike Maihack, Spider-Man: Quantum Quest!, the action-packed and hilarious second graphic novel in the Mighty Marvel Team-Up series, everyone’s friendly neighborhood super hero is sent to the Quantum Realm with the Fantastic Four!
During a morning of doing good deeds and super heroing, Spider-Man is interrupted by the Fantastic Four and Namor. The great underwater city of Atlantis has disappeared, and the heroes need Spider-Man’s help to find it! While Spider-Man is unsure if his abilities can help him find the city, he takes on the mission hoping not to disappoint his heroes.
But when this mission takes him into the Quantum Realm, Spider-Man realizes that more than just a city has gone missing and that he might need more than just super powers to save the day!
Attention, readers! Traveling through the Quantum Realm may require you to spin your book on its side, upside-down, and back upright! Follow She-Hulk’s directions to stick with Spidey through the Quantum Realm!
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The Infinite Game
The New York Times-bestselling author of Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and Together Is Better offers a bold new approach to business strategy by asking one question: are you playing the finite game or the infinite game?
In The Infinite Game, Sinek applies game theory to explore how great businesses achieve long-lasting success. He finds that building long-term value and healthy, enduring growth - that playing the infinite game - is the only thing that matters to your business.
Discipline is Destiny
The inscription on the Oracle of Delphi says: 'Nothing in excess.' C.S. Lewis described temperance as going to the 'right length but no further.' Easy to say, hard to practice - and if it was tough in 300 BC, or in the 1940s, it feels all but impossible today. Yet it's the most empowering and important virtue any of us can learn.
Without self-discipline, all our plans fall apart. Here, Ryan Holiday shows how to cultivate willpower, moderation and self-control in our lives. From Aristotle and Marcus Aurelius, to Toni Morrison and Queen Elizabeth II, he illuminates the great exemplars of its practice and what we can learn from them. Moderation is not about abstinence: it is about self-respect, focus and balance. Without it, even the most positive traits become vices. But with it, happiness and success are assured: the key is not more but finding the right amount.
Exciting Times
Ava, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children.
Julian is a banker. A banker who likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her. But when she asks whether he loves her, he cannot say more than 'I like you a great deal'.
Enter Edith, a lawyer.
Refreshingly enthusiastic and unapologetically earnest, Edith takes Ava to the theatre when Julian leaves Hong Kong for work. Quickly, she becomes something Ava looks forward to.
And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong... Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith?
Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love.
In stylish, uncluttered prose, Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life-and announces herself as a singular new voice.
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The Art of Resilience
Bestselling author and award-winning adventurer Ross Edgley has been studying the art of resilience for years, applying all he has learned to become the first person in history to swim around Great Britain, breaking multiple world records. Now Ross focuses on mental strength, stoicism and the training needed to create an unbreakable body.
Ross Edgley famously ran a marathon pulling a 1.4-tonne car and climbed a rope the height of Everest (8,848m), after living with Yamabushi warrior monks in Japan and partaking in Shamanic pain rituals with fire ants in the Amazon jungle. On his epic 1,780-mile journey around Great Britain, which lasted 157 days, Ross swam through giant jellyfish, arctic storms, 'haunted' whirlpools and polluted shipping lanes, going so hard, and so fast, his tongue fell apart.
Ross's previous book, The World's Fittest Book, was a Sunday Times bestseller and explored the science of physical fitness. Now, in The Art of Resilience, Ross uses his swim experience and other amazing endurance feats, where he managed to overcome seemingly insurmountable pain, hardship and adversity, to study the performance of extreme athletes, military and fitness specialists and psychologists to uncover the secrets of mental fitness and explore the concept of resilience, persistence, valour and a disciplined mindset in overcoming adversity. This ground-breaking book represents a paradigm shift in what we thought the human body and mind were capable of and will give you a blueprint to become a tougher, more resilient and ultimately better human - whatever the challenge you face.
Inside Steve's Brain
Steve Jobs was an American visionary who immeasurably altered the way the world uses technology. From the Apple II to minimalist iMacs and from the foundation of Pixar to the invention of the iPad, Jobs' products and ideas confounded expectations perpetually redefined markets to make Apple the most successful technology company on the planet. Inside Steve's Brain is a unique and revealing look at one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the internet age. Part biography, part leadership manual, Kahney's book is a rich and insightful examination of a man who was at once a business poineer, and a cultural icon.
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I Heart Vegas
Praise for the I Heart… series:‘More down-to-earth and enjoyable girly fodder from rising chick-lit star Kelk’ Heat‘Fun, romantic and warm, this is a perfect summer read.’ Closer'A hilarious must read for Sex and the City fans.' Closer‘This is a humbling, girly read, perfect for those wishing to escape from the reality of cold winter nights.’ Heat'A fun read…leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside' Company'Chicklit fans will put a big shiny star on this deliciously entertaining wander through tinseltown!' Daily Record'Littered with plenty of laughs and surprises, this superb sequel won't fail to satisfy your expectations' Closer
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The Zoologists Guide to the Galaxy
DISCOVER HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS - ON EARTH AND IN SPACE
'Crawls with curious facts' The Sunday Times
'A fascinating plunge into the deep-time history of life on Earth and animal evolution in all its glorious diversity... To comprehend the alien is to know thyself' The Times
We are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science. Scientists are confident that there is alien life across the universe yet we have not moved beyond our perception of 'aliens' as Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and place our expectations on solid scientific footing.
Using his own expert understanding of life on Earth and Darwin's theory of evolution - which applies throughout the universe - Cambridge zoologist Dr Arik Kershenbaum explains what alien life must be like: how these creatures will move, socialise and communicate.
For example, by observing fishes whose electrical pulses indicate social status, we can see that other planets might allow for communication by electricity. As there was evolutionary pressure to wriggle along a sea floor, Earthling animals tend to have left/right symmetry; on planets where creatures evolved mid-air or in soupy tar they might be lacking any symmetry at all.
Might there be an alien planet with supersonic animals? Will they scream with fear, act honestly, or have technology? Is the universe swarming with robots? Dr Kershenbaum uses cutting-edge science to paint an entertaining and compelling picture of extra-terrestrial life.
The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy is the story of how life really works, on Earth and in space.
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Sorcery of Thorns
All sorcerers are evil. Elisabeth has known that as long as she has known anything. Raised as a foundling in one of Austermeer's Great Libraries, Elisabeth has grown up among the tools of sorcery-magical grimoires that whisper on shelves and rattle beneath iron chains. If provoked, they transform into grotesque monsters of ink and leather.
Then an act of sabotage releases the library's most dangerous grimoire, and Elisabeth is implicated in the crime. With no one to turn to but her sworn enemy, the sorcerer Nathaniel Thorn, and his mysterious demonic servant, she finds herself entangled in a centuries-old conspiracy. Not only could the Great Libraries go up in flames, but the world along with them.
As her alliance with Nathaniel grows stronger, Elisabeth starts to question everything she's been taught-about sorcerers, about the libraries she loves, even about herself. For Elisabeth has a power she has never guessed, and a future she could never have imagined.
The heir apparent to Diana Wynne Jones, no one can match Rogerson's dark whimsy or joyous magic. This book is sheer delight."Jessica Cluess, author of the Kingdom on Fire trilogy
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A Time of Gifts
In 1933, aged eighteen, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on his 'great trudge', a year-long journey by foot from the Hook of Holland to Istanbul. Three decades later he wrote A Time of Gifts, the sparklingly original account of the first part of this youthful adventure, which took him through the Low Countries, up the Rhine, through Germany, down the Danube, through Austria and Czechoslovakia, and as far as Hungary.
Alone, carrying only a rucksack and with a small allowance of only a pound a week, Fermor had planned to sleep rough - to live 'like a tramp, a pilgrim, or a wandering scholar' - but a chance introduction in Bavaria led to comfortable stays in castles, and provided a glimpse of the old Europe of princes and peasants.
Hailed as a masterpiece, A Time of Gifts is in part a coming-of-age memoir, but it is also a rich and compelling portrait of a continent that - despite its resplendent domes and monasteries, its great rivers and grand cities - was soon to be swept away by war, modernisation and profound social change.
'Not only is this journey one of physical adventure but of cultural awakening. Architecture, art, genealogy, quirks of history and language are all devoured -- and here passed on -- with a gusto uniquely his' COLIN THUBRON, SUNDAY TIMES
'One of the most romantic books of the twentieth century, Patrick Leigh Fermor's account of a long walk across Europe is also a literary treasure, a rich blend of action and observation' GUARDIAN
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Lacná kniha Sztálin utolsó napjai - A halál, amely megmentette a világot (-50%)
A XX. század sorsfordító napjairól szól ez a könyv.
1953. március 5-én távozott az élők sorából Joszif Sztálin, minden idők egyik legkegyetlenebb diktátora, akinek halálát is, halála előtti terveit is sok titok övezi a mai napig.
Az amerikai történész hátborzongatóan írja le azokat az utolsó napokat és órákat, amikor a generalisszimusz már magatehetetlenül feküdt, s közben a szűk körébe tartozó vezető elvtársak hol riadtan figyelték (hátha mégis magához tér?), hol egymást próbálták kijátszani a hatalmi harcban. Nyugaton pedig szinte lélegzet-visszafojtva várták, hogy mi következik most: káosz, még kiszámíthatatlanabb szovjet politika? Vagy esetleg az új szovjet vezetőkkel szót lehet majd érteni?
Rubenstein a Sztálin halálát megelőző eseményeket, az orvospert, a zsidóüldözést, az új világháborúra való előkészületeket is izgalmasan elemzi, de könyvének legújszerűbb és komoly vitákat kiváltó kérdése az: volt-e esély rá, hogy már akkor, közvetlenül Sztálin halála után véget érjen a hidegháború?
A Sztálin halálát követő hatalmi manőverezések és a nyugati - főleg amerikai - külpolitikai dilemmák párhuzamos története a könyv: a precíz és egyben olvasmányos történetírás ragyogó példája.
Az olvasó maga is átérzi mind a világ törékenységét (az új háború fenyegető közelségét), mind a megnyíló távlatokat - és elszalasztott lehetőségeket.
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The Lyrics
In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 161 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from McCartney's personal archive - drafts, letters, photographs - never seen before, which make this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.
We learn intimately about the man, the creative process, the working out of melodies, the moments of inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never been a book about a great musician like it.
Lacná kniha A Journey Through Slovakia (-90%)
My first visit to Slovakia was in the summer of 1994. I had travelled in my caravan with friends and toured the country. A highlight was a visit to the observation platform on top of Lomnicky Stit (2632 m) on a beautiful clear, sunny day. What tremendous views we had. Remember, the highest peak in England is Scafell Pike at 978 metres!
I moved in August 1995 to Slovakia to live and continue my teaching career at a bilingual school in the Petrzalka district of Bratislava. This was great because I was able to teach my subjects, history and geography, in English. I was then given the opportunity to work for the English department of Slovak Radio (Slovensky Rozhlas) in their international section. I mention this because my brief was to report from the various regions of Slovakia. For a foreigner this was an amazing job as I was able to travel throughout the country and report on things I discovered in this amazing little country in the heart of Europe.
This booklet builds on my experiences as I seek to share some of the treasures I discovered. Many of these treasures have stayed hidden to most of Western Europe. In fact, one of my criticisms of this country is that it does not sell itself well as a tourist destination. Perhaps, as Slovakia takes on the chairmanship of the European Union, this may change.
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Šerazáda
Ústředním tématem knihy jsou střety mezi tradičními hodnotami a moderním způsobem života v rodinách alžírských přistěhovalců ve Francii, hledání identity, kulturní a náboženská „smíšenost“. Limitované vydání 99 kusů, knihy jsou číslovány.
Leila Sebbar
Narodila se v roce 1941 Alžírsku v učitelské rodině, otec byl Alžířan a matka Francouzka. Studovala na filozofické fakultě v Aix-en-Provence a v Paříži, kde i žije od roku 1963. Spolupracuje s různými literárními časopisy a s France-Culture.
Je autorkou esejistických knih, četných románů a povídek. Ústředním tématem její prózy jsou střety mezi tradičními hodnotami a moderním způsobem života v rodinách alžírských přistěhovalců ve Francii, hledání identity, kulturní a náboženská „smíšenost“.
Leila Sebbar napsala několik povídkových knih (např. La Jeune fille au balcon, Dívka na balkoně, 1996; Soldats, Vojáci, 1999) a několik výborů tematicky zaměřených povídek sebrala, jako např. Un Siecle de nouvelles franco-maghrébines (Století francouzsko-maghrebské povídky, 1992), Une Enfance d’ailleurs, 17 écrivains racontent (Dětství jinde, 17 spisovatelů vypráví, 1993), Une Enfance algérienne (Alžírské dětství, 1998) či Une Enfance outre-mer (Dětství v zámoří, 2001). V poslední době vyšly romány Je ne parle pas la langue de mon pere (Nemluvím jazykem svého otce, 2003) a Parle mon fils, parle a ta mere (Mluv, synu, mluv se svou matkou, 2005).
Knihy Leily Sebbar byly přeloženy do arabštiny, angličtiny, holandštiny, italštiny a němčiny.
Za román Le Silence des rives (Ticho břehů, 1993) Leila Sebbar získala Cenu Kateba Yacina. V nakladatelství Es-ma
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Star Wars: The High Republic Phase I Omnibus
The start of a bold new era in Star Wars, collected in an omnibus for the first time! The High Republic begins here! A new era of Star Wars storytelling! Centuries before the Empire and the Skywalker Saga, the Jedi of Starlight Beacon - including Masters Avar Kriss and Sskeer, and young Padawan Keeve Trennis - protect the galaxy as republic pioneers push out into new territories. But soon they must join forces with their deadliest enemy to face the onslaught of the unstoppable Drengir horde! But who - or what - is the Great Progenitor? And what nameless terror will be unleashed by the dreaded Nihil?
Plus: Marchion Ro - the Eye of the Nihil - reveals the source of the Jedi's greatest fear! And Jedi Investigator Emerick Caphtor uncovers a mystery that will change the golden era of the High Republic forever! Collecting: Star Wars: The High Republic (2021) #1-15, Star Wars: The High Republic - Eye of The Storm #1-2 and Star Wars: The High Republic - Trail Of Shadows #1-5
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Izrael
Osm měsíců v roce léto a vodní radovánky na nádherných plážích, navíc fascinující, přes 5000 let stará až do současnosti přesahující historie - Izrael je podivuhodně přitažlivým cílem pro dovolenou… MERIAN live! vás provede touto po všech stánkách výjimečnou zemí, kde naleznete pestrou směsici několika kultur - zemí s výraznými evropskými i orientálními rysy, zemí, kde se nalézá kolébka křesťanství, judaismu i islámu. Pozve vás k nezapomenutelné pouti starým městským jádrem Jeruzaléma, kde se zdvihají kamenné symboly tří světových náboženství, navštívíte s ním působivé podzemní křižácké město johanitů v Akko; budete putovat k biblickému Genezaretskému jezeru, nejkrásnějšímu a největšímu sladkovodnímu jezeru země, po stopách Ježíše. Unaveni přemírou dojmů jistě nepohrdnete osvěžující koupelí, abyste se mohli poté vydat do nejstarší části města Tel Aviv a vyhledat si z mnoha vytipovaných restaurantů ten svůj, věčně mladé duše jistě nadchne prohlídka akvária Coral Word s tisíci pestrými rybami a milovníkům historických filmů jistě nebude zatěžko se poté vžít do pocitů římských dobyvatelů, kteří stanuli tváří v tvář pevnosti Massada (zbroceni potem stejně jako vy!). Ach, jakou posléze okusíte slast, když se budete vznášet jako bez tíže v chladivých vodách Mrtvého moře… Také hledačům ojedinělých zážitků poskytne průvodce MERIAN live! ověřené tipy - poradí, jak se dostat například na beduínský trh v Beersheva či jak si zajistit bydlení v malém prázdninovém domečku v kibucu En Gev. Objevte Izrael, fascinující zemi mnoha tváří, zemi s pohnutou minulostí i současností - s MERIAN live!
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Civilization
Our fast-changing world seen through the lenses of 140 leading contemporary photographers around the globe.
With close to 500 images, many previously unpublished, this landmark publication takes stock of the material and spiritual cultures that make up ‘civilization’. Ranging from the ordinary to the extraordinary, from our great collective achievements to our ruinous collective failings, Civilization: The Way We Live Now explores the complexity of contemporary civilization through the rich, nuanced language of photography.
Featuring images by some 140 photographers – from Reiner Riedler’s families at leisure parks, Raimond Wouda’s high schools, Wang Qingsong’s Work, Work, Work and Cindy Sherman’s Society Portraits, to Lauren Greenfield’s displays of ostentatious wealth, Edward Burtynsky’s oil fields, Pablo Lopez Luz’s views on a sprawling contemporary megalopolis, Thomas Struth’s images of high technology, Xing Danwen’s electronic wastelands and Taryn Simon’s Contraband, Civilization draws together the threads of humankind’s ever-changing, frenetic, collective life across the globe.
Visually epic, Civilization is presented through eight thematic chapters, each featuring powerful imagery and accompanied by provocative essays, quotes and concise statements by the artists themselves.
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