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Nielsen, East of the Sun
Step into a world of star-crossed lovers, magical winds, mischievous giants, and trolls, through some of the most exquisite illustrations in publishing history. In this gorgeous abridged edition, TASCHEN revives the most ambitious publication project of beloved Danish artist Kay Nielsen, one of the most famous children’s book illustrators of all time.
First published in 1914, East of the Sun and West of the Moon is a celebrated collection of fairy tales gathered by legendary Norwegian folklorists Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe on their journeys across Norway in the mid-19th century. Nielsen’s illustration edition of Asbjornsen and Moe’s tales is considered a jewel of early 20th-century children's literature, highly sought-after by art and book collectors worldwide. An original signed copy of the book sold at auction in 2008 commanded the highest price ever paid for an illustrated children’s book.
This finely crafted volume presents 10 of the original fairytales, and restores the stunning detail and artistry of Nielsen’s images to their original splendor. Featuring 41 illustrations, including many enlarged details from Nielsen’s rare original watercolors. The book comes with three accompanying essays, illustrated with dozens of rare and previously unseen artworks by Nielsen, that explore the history of Norwegian folktales, Nielsen’s life and work, and how this masterpiece came to be.
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The Girl in the Ice
Her eyes are wide open. Her lips parted as if to speak. Her dead body frozen in the ice...She is not the only one. When a young boy discovers the body of a woman beneath a thick sheet of ice in a South London park, Detective Erika Foster is called in to lead the murder investigation. The victim, a beautiful young socialite, appeared to have the perfect life. Yet when Erika begins to dig deeper, she starts to connect the dots between the murder and the killings of three prostitutes, all found strangled, hands bound and dumped in water around London. What dark secrets is the girl in the ice hiding? As Erika inches closer to uncovering the truth, the killer is closing in on Erika. The last investigation Erika led went badly wrong... resulting in the death of her husband. With her career hanging by a thread, Erika must now battle her own personal demons as well as a killer more deadly than any she's faced before. But will she get to him before he strikes again? A page-turning thriller packed with suspense. If you like Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbot and Karin Slaughter, discover Rob Bryndza's new series today. Watch out for more from DCI Erika Foster. She's fearless. Respected. Unstoppable. Detective Erika Foster will catch a killer, whatever it takes.
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Untraceable
'A thriller dipped in poison... Lebedev shares some of le Carre's fascination with secret worlds and the nature of evil' New York TimesAn extraordinary and angry Russian novel about poisons of all kinds: physical, moral and political.
Professor Kalitin is a ruthless, narcissistic chemist who has developed an untraceable, extremely lethal poison called Neophyte while working in a secret city on an island in the Russian far east. When the Soviet Union collapses, he defects and is given a new identity in Germany.
After an unrelated Russian is murdered with Kalitin's poison, his cover is blown and he's drawn into the German investigation of the death. Two special forces killers with a lot of Chechen blood on their hands are sent to silence him - using his own undetectable poison. Their journey to their target is full of blunders, mishaps, holdups and accidents.
Praise for Sergei Lebedev:'One of Russia's most interesting young novelists takes on Putin, poison and power in this unique novel; Lebedev provides a fascinating window on modern Russia' Anne Applebaum
Mental Fight
An epic poem touching on issues of racism, intolerance and environmental destructions from Booker Prize-winning author Ben Okri.
There is much to celebrate in the human journey so far - art in all its forms, advances made in the fields of technology and medicine and, for many of us, the miracle of freedom. But there is also much to regret - racism, intolerance, the destruction of our environment, the reality and the legacy of slavery.
In this long, sustained consideration of the state we find ourselves in, Ben Okri invokes the past to explain the present, and sings out a message of hope. The future is still ours to make. This epic poem, an anthem for the twenty-first century, first appeared in The Times in January 1999. Its message could hardly be more relevant to our present condition.
Discover this revised edition of an inspiring and extraordinarily tender work.
'Ben Okri is that rare thing, a literary and social visionary, a writer for whom all three - literature, culture and vision - are profoundly interwoven' Ali Smith
Midway Upon the Journey of Our Life
„Kde život náš je v půli se svou poutí“ je úvodním veršem z Pekla Danteho Božské komedie, název se tak již v úvodu staví do trpkého kontrastu k československé realitě 50. let. Autobiografická próza Josefa Jedličky je svědectvím člověka o současnosti zítřků, který svými břitkými pozorovacími schopnostmi odhaluje tragikomický svět stalinské éry. Jednotlivé epizody každodennosti i dějinných zvratů do sebe postupně zapadají a tvoří osobitou koláž, ve které se vzájemně prostupují časová pásma a roviny – vzájemně koexistují dobové záznamy (vystoupení Klementa Gottwalda na Staroměstském náměstí), ale také střípky ze života autora (přestěhování do Litvínova, život v koldomě ad.) nebo meditativní úvahy. Svědectví doby je podtrženo poetickým jazykem, který nepostrádá drsnou a aktuální věcnost – dosud platné spojitosti a vztahy se přeměňují, čímž se otevírá prostor volným asociacím i svébytné ironii. Jde tak o filozofickou reflexi prostoupenou literárními reminiscencemi a asociacemi, která navazuje na literární tradice předešlých desetiletí.
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The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales
A mediaeval Norman-Welsh cleric recounts his adventures travelling through his homeland, recruiting for the Third Crusade.
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 1. - A Husky és az ő fehér macska mestere 1.
A The Untamed alapjául szolgáló regény rajongóinak
Epikus történelmi fantasy egy második esélyt kapott zsarnokról és hatalmas mesteréről, akit csak nem tud kiverni a fejéből.
Mo Ran ellenfelein keresztülgázolva válik a világ császárává, de kegyetlen uralmában sem lel kielégülést. A legnagyobb veszteséggel szembesülve öngyilkos lesz...
Saját tizenhatéves testében ébred fel, évekkel azelőtt, hogy nekikezdett volna véres hódításainak. A Shisheng csúcs kultivátor szekta ifjú tanítványaként Mo Ran másodszor is leélheti az életét.
Megesküszik, hogy ezúttal nem fogja elkerülni az öröm és boldogság, és senki sem fogja megalázni!
Vad szenvedély ébred benne mestere, a jóképű, de hűvös Chu Wanning iránt, és érzelmeit még az utóbbi macskához méltó távolságtartása sem enyhíti.
Bár Mo Rant csak az érdekli, hogy elérje a céljait, kétségek közt őrlődik, és már maga sem tudja, hogy mit kezdjen a tanára és saját érzéseivel.
The ten most common mistakes made by entrepreneurs (EN)
One learns from mistakes and this educational audibook for entrepreneurs introduces the ten most fundamental mistakes made by entrepreneurs every single day. These are mostly the same mistakes that are made repeatedly. Therefore, the aim of this e-book is to educate how to prevent these mistakes or how to remedy them, especially to protect your assets from business risks.
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Collateral Damage: Britain, America And Europe In The Age Of Trump
One of the UK's most experienced and respected diplomats reveals the inside story behind his resignation—and his perspective on the challenges of Brexit and the Trump White House.
"@realDonaldTrump: The wacky ambassador that the UK foisted on the United States is not someone we are thrilled with, a very stupid guy . . . We will no longer deal with him."
Kim Darroch is one of the UK's most experienced and respected diplomats, and this unvarnished, behind-the-scenes account will reveal the inside story behind his resignation; describe the challenges of dealing with the Trump White House; and offer a diplomat's perspective on Brexit, and how it looked to Britain's closest ally.
Darroch was the British Ambassador to the US as the age of Trump dawned and Brexit unfolded. He explains why the British embassy expected a Trump victory from as early as February 2016, what part every key figure—from Steve Bannon to Sarah Sanders—has played in Trump's administration, and what balanced policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic should consider during this era of seismic change and populist politics.
A riveting account from the best-informed insider, Collateral Damage charts the strangest and most convulsive period in the recent history of Britain and the US—and shows how thirty months threatened to overturn three centuries of history.
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What She Found in the Woods
TRUST NO ONE. NOT EVEN YOURSELF.
After a devastating scandal breaks in her elite New York City private school, Magdalena is shipped off to her family home to spend a summer recovering under the radar. Over-medicated and under-confident, she spends her days in a fog, hiking in the woods behind her grandparents' cottage.
But then a gorgeous boy called Bo stumbles across her picnic blanket and Magdalena starts believing she might be able to move on from her past. Bo is wild and free and he gets her - it's like he can see into her soul. Finally she's starting to feel . . . something.
But there's something dark going on in this sleepy town, and when a mutilated body is found in the woods near Bo's forest home, it's clear that Magdalena's nightmare is just beginning. She's no longer sure if she can trust anyone - even herself . . .
What She Found in the Woods is an addictive and all-consuming thriller with a twist from the internationally bestselling author of the Starcrossed series, Josephine Angelini.
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 1: Vintage Classic Mystery Radio
Dr. Watson, that excellent host and incomparable storyteller, awaits us in his familiar study to relate another of his adventures with Sherlock Holmes. From the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London come 10 intriguing episodes, starring Basil Rathbone as Holmes and Nigel Bruce as Watson.
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Recepty od diplomatov z 27 krajín
Každá krajina má svoje chute. V tejto knihe môžete nájsť recepty a príbehy diplomatov z 27 štátov sveta. Ambasádorov časom preložia na novú diplomatickú misiu, ale jedlá, ktoré počas prípravy tejto kuchárky s nami uvarili, zostanú, aby obohatili aj vašu kuchyňu. Recepty sme vybrali a prispôsobili tak, aby ste si väčšinu z nich mohli uvariť zo surovín dostupných v našich obchodoch.
Kuchár japonského veľvyslanca nám prezradil postup, ako uvariť dokonalú sushi ryžu. Izraelský ambasádor, ktorý rád varí, odporúča pri príprave svojho receptu slovenské pivo. Dozviete sa, kde rastú najsladšie jahody, ako vznikol originálny recept na cézar šalát, alebo pri ktorom tradičnom recepte z Veľkej Británie môžete použiť našu bryndzu. Na konci knihy je umiestnená prehľadná tabuľka surovín používaných v receptoch s kalorickými a výživovými hodnotami, ktorá Vám pomôže pri plánovaní Vášho stravovania.
Prezentované kuchyne: Belgicko, Brazília, Bulharsko, Cyprus, Dánsko, Estónsko, Fínsko, Francúzsko, Grécko, Holandsko, Chorvátsko, India, Indonézia, Írsko, Izrael, Japonsko, Kanada, Kórea, Maďarsko, Nórsko, Poľsko, Portugalsko, Švajčiarsko, Taliansko, Turecko, USA, Veľká Británia
Případy otce Browna - Hlava Caesarova / The Head of Caesar
Katolický kněz G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) patří mezi nejplodnější anglické spisovatele první poloviny 20. století. Je autorem mnoha literárních děl i náboženských pojednání. Nesmrtelně se zapsal do literatury jako autor neobvyklého detektiva otce Browna, svérázné, poněkud směšné postavičky v kněžském rouchu, jenž na rozdíl od svého „kolegy“ Sherlocka Holmese neřeší případy za pomoci chladné dedukce, nýbrž díky hluboké znalosti lidské povahy a psychologie. Výbor Neviditelný muž obsahuje tři povídky: Neviditelný muž, Zvláštní zločin Johna Boulnoise a Hlava Caesarova.
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Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century: Inequality and Redistribution, 1901-1998
A landmark in contemporary social science, this pioneering work by Thomas Piketty explains the facts and dynamics of income inequality in France in the twentieth century. On its publication in French in 2001, it helped launch the international program led by Piketty and others to explore the grand patterns and causes of global inequality?research that has since transformed public debate. Appearing here in English for the first time, this stunning achievement will take its place alongside Capital in the Twenty-First Century as a modern classic of economic analysis.
Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century is essential in part because of Piketty’s unprecedented efforts to uncover, untangle, and present in clear form data about patterns in tax and inheritance in France dating back to 1900. But it is also an exceptional work of analysis, tracking and explaining with Piketty’s characteristically lucid prose the effects of political conflict, war, and social change on the economic pressures and public policies that determined the lives of millions. A work of unusual intellectual power and ambition, Top Incomes in France in the Twentieth Century is a vital resource for anyone concerned with the economic, political, and social history of France, and it is central to ongoing debates about social justice, inequality, taxation, and the evolution of capitalism around the world.
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The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism (EN)
Do you have a personality that attracts or repels people? Do you ever wonder why some people who are far less physicallyattractive than you get swarmed by members of the opposite sex while you are not? Can you attract wealth, power and fame with a super personality? This audio book can change the way you feel about yourself and very importantly, other people’s perceptions of you.
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PONS The Last Train - Lebilincselő bűnügyi történetek angolul tanulóknak
A PONS krimisorozatának új tagja, a The Last Train 7 lebilincselően izgalmas, angol nyelvű bűnügyi történeten keresztül, olvasással tanítja a haladó, B2 szintű nyelvtanulókat, melyhez gyakorlásként az összes krimi anyanyelvű hanganyaga is elérhető.
Long White Cloud + CD
Nani Tama looked at each of us - Dad, Auntie Hiraina, my cousin Timi, and myself. His eyes were angry. 'You fullas want me to die here in this room? Looking at these four walls? When the whakapapa is not yet finished?' But Nani Tama gets his own way, and his grandson drives him through the night, to find the missing pieces from the family history. The stories in this volume of World Stories are by New Zealand writers James Courage, Witi Ihimaera, Philip Mincher , and Joy Cowley.
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Punching the Air
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exonerated Five comes a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Perfect for fans of the Noughts & Crosses series and The Hate U Give.
One fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighbourhood escalates into tragedy. 'Boys just being boys' turns out to be true only when those boys are white.
Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal Shahid's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his art. This never should have been his story. But can he change it?
With spellbinding lyricism, award-winning author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam tell a moving and deeply profound story about how one boy is able to maintain his humanity and fight for the truth, in a system designed to strip him of both.
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