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Memoirs and Misinformation
None of this is real and all of it is true. --Jim Carrey Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insanely successful and beloved movie star drowning in wealth and privilege--but he's also lonely. Maybe past his prime. Maybe even . . . getting fat? He's tried diets, gurus, and cuddling with his military-grade Israeli guard dogs, but nothing seems to lift the cloud of emptiness and ennui. Even the sage advice of his best friend, actor and dinosaur skull collector Nicolas Cage, isn't enough to pull Carrey out of his slump. But then Jim meets Georgie: ruthless ingénue, love of his life. And with the help of auteur screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, he has a role to play in a boundary-pushing new picture that may help him uncover a whole new side to himself--finally, his Oscar vehicle! Things are looking up! But the universe has other plans. Memoirs and Misinformation is a fearless semi-autobiographical novel, a deconstruction of persona. In it, Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon have fashioned a story about acting, Hollywood, agents, celebrity, privilege, friendship, romance, addiction to relevance, fear of personal erasure, our one big soul, Canada, and a cataclysmic ending of the world--apocalypses within and without.
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26,55 €
27,95 €
Hooked
Everyone knows how hard it can be to maintain a healthy diet. But what if some of the decisions we make about what to eat are beyond our control? Is it possible that food is addictive, like drugs or alcohol? And to what extent does the food industry know, or care, about these vulnerabilities? In Hooked, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Michael Moss sets out to answer these questions and to find the true peril in our food.
Moss uses the latest research on addiction to uncover the shocking ways that food, in some cases, is even more addictive than alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Our bodies are hardwired for sweets, so food giants have developed fifty-six types of sugar to add to their products and ways to exploit our evolutionary preference for fast, ready-to-eat foods. Moss goes on to show how the processed food industry -- including major companies like Nestle, Mars, and Kellogg's -- has not only tried to hide the addictiveness of food but to actually exploit it. As obesity rates continue to climb, manufacturers are now claiming to add ingredients that can effortlessly cure our compulsive eating habits.
A gripping account of the legal battles, insidious marketing campaigns, and cutting-edge food science that have brought us to our current public health crisis, Hooked lays out all that the food industry is doing to exploit and deepen our addictions, and shows us why what we eat has never mattered more.
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17,58 €
18,50 €
Elveszett lelkek otthona
Jóváteheti-e a szeretet a jóvátehetetlent?
Az 1950-es években járunk a kanadai Québecben, ahol az angol és francia közösségek együttélése csak látszólag harmonikus, a mélyben súlyos feszültségek húzódnak.
A tizenöt éves Maggie Hughes angol apja sem szíveli a franciákat, s mindenáron meg akarja akadályozni, hogy Maggie a szomszédos farmon élő francia fiúhoz menjen feleségül. Így amikor Maggie teherbe esik, a szülei ráveszik, hogy mondjon le a kislányról, s az újszülött Elodie árvaházba kerül.
A kislány amúgy sem könnyű sorsa újabb tragikus fordulatot vesz, amikor a nagyobb állami támogatás miatt a gyermekotthont, ahol él, elmegyógyintézetté, a több ezer állami gondozott gyermeket pedig értelmi fogyatékossá nyilvánítják.
Van-e szabadulás ebből a kilátástalan helyzetből? Túl lehet-e élni egy léleknyomorító intézmény megaláztatásait, és létezhet-e feloldozás és megnyugvás egy anya számára, aki ilyen helyzetbe taszította gyermekét?
Joanna Goodman valós eseményeken alapuló regénye szívbe markoló és felemelő történet az anya-lánya kötelék megbonthatatlanságáról, s megrázó pillanatfelvétel Kanada történelmének egyik sötét időszakáról.
Joanna Goodman kanadai írónő ötödik regénye, az Elveszett lelkek otthona 2018-ban jelent meg, és óriási kritikai visszhangot váltott ki. A 20. század közepén a québéci hatóságok a katolikus egyház közreműködésével körülbelül húszezer árva gyereket nyilvánítottak értelmi fogyatékossá a nagyobb állami támogatás reményében. A tartomány akkori vezetője után magukat Duplessis-árváknak nevező károsultaknak az ügy kirobbanását követően a kanadai kormány jóvátételt fizetett.
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11,64 €
12,25 €
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
With stickers and stunning activities, this amazing book introduces you to the world of Bilbo Baggins and his friends. This book is filled with information on all of the main characters from the new movie plus puzzles, quizzes and more. With colourful images and reusable stickers this is a Hobbit fan's dream!
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7,13 €
7,50 €
Burning
A rumour is like a fire. You might think you've extinguished it but one creeping, red tendril, one single wisp of smoke is enough to let it leap back into life again. Especially if someone is watching, waiting to fan the flames ...
New school.
Tick.
New town.
Tick.
New surname.
Tick.
Social media profiles?
Erased.
There's nothing to trace Anna back to her old life. Nothing to link her to the `incident'.
At least that's what she thinks ... until the whispers start up again. As time begins to run out on her secrets, Anna finds herself irresistibly drawn to the tale of Maggie, a local girl accused of witchcraft centuries earlier. A girl whose story has terrifying parallels to Anna's own...
The compelling YA debut from Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project and bestselling author of Girl Up.
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10,40 €
10,95 €
The School of Life Dictionary
A dictionary is a guide to a language. This dictionary is for the distinctive language that The School of Life 'speaks': that of emotions. It is an alphabetical selection of some 200 words and phrases that shed light on our feelings about ourselves, other people, and the workings of the modern world. Too often, we struggle to find the right words to explain what we mean; The School of Life's dictionary is a tool to help us convey our true intentions with economy and precision. The School of Life - an organisation dedicated to making sense of our emotional lives - offers us a complete vocabulary with which to understand some of our key emotional states and ideas and to express them succinctly and successfully to the world.
Definitions include:
Addiction
Anger
Eudaimonia
FOMO
Good Materialism
Inner Voices
Meaningful Work
Nagging
Philosophical Meditation
Sane Insanity
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26,55 €
27,95 €
Harley's Little Black Book
The fan-favorite creative team of Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti joins forces with a slew of superstar comics creators for HARLEY'S LITTLE BLACK BOOK.
She's the psychopathic psychotherapist with a heart of gold and a mind for mayhem. Now she's uniting with the greatest heroes in the DC Universe in her very own team-up title. Ain't it amazing?
With the Joker firmly in her rearview mirror, Harley Quinn has become an antihero like no other. But sometimes she runs into threats too, uhh, threatening for any one person to beat. That's when she turns to a who's who of the biggest, baddest, most bodacious heroes in the whole universe!
Superman. Wonder Woman. Green Lantern. Zatanna. Lobo. And...Harley Quinn Whoever's tagging along, there's one thing for sure: Wherever Harley goes, high-octane hijinks are sure to follow! Collects the full six-issue miniseries.
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23,70 €
24,95 €
Olive, Again
An extraordinary new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Number One New York Times bestselling author of Olive Kitteridge and My Name is Lucy Barton
'A terrific writer' Zadie Smith
'A superbly gifted storyteller and a craftswoman in a league of her own' Hilary Mantel
'A novel to treasure' Sunday Times
Olive, Again follows the blunt, contradictory yet deeply loveable Olive Kitteridge as she grows older, navigating the second half of her life as she comes to terms with the changes - sometimes welcome, sometimes not - in her own existence and in those around her.
Olive adjusts to her new life with her second husband, challenges her estranged son and his family to accept him, experiences loss and loneliness, witnesses the triumphs and heartbreaks of her friends and neighbours in the small coastal town of Crosby, Maine - and, finally, opens herself to new lessons about life.
'A powerful storyteller immersed in the nuances of human relationships' Observer
'She gets better with each book' Maggie O'Farrell
'Her writing is exquisite; her vision is boundless. What a sublime book.' Rachel Joyce
'Glorious' The Times
'A perfect novel' Financial Times
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18,00 €
18,95 €
The Hobbit
Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson's film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
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9,03 €
9,50 €
Three Women
THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER`A book that blazes, glitters and cuts to the heart of who we are. I'm not sure that a book can do much more' SUNDAY TIMES`I will probably re-read it every year of my life' CAITLIN MORAN`This book will stay with me. As unputdownable as the most page-turning fiction' JOJO MOYES'Gripping, powerful and enraging' DAVID NICHOLLS`It'll knock the breath right out of you' STYLISTAll Lina wanted was to be desired.
How did she end up in a marriage with two children and a husband who wouldn't touch her?All Maggie wanted was to be understood. How did she end up in a relationship with her teacher and then in court, a hated pariah in her small town?All Sloane wanted was to be admired. How did she end up a sexual object of men, including her husband, who liked to watch her have sex with other men and women?Three Women is a record of unmet needs, unspoken thoughts, disappointments, hopes and unrelenting obsessions.
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19,48 €
20,50 €
Tolkien - Hobbit (Film Tie-in)
The classic bestseller behind this year's biggest movie, this film tie-in edition features the complete story of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson's film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
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8,36 €
8,80 €
Hobbit Slipcase
The unforgettable story of Bilbo, a peace-loving hobbit, who embarks on a strange and magical adventure. A timeless classic now available as a two-part boxed set. Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet and contented life, with no desire to travel far from the comforts of home; then one day the wizard Gandalf and a band of dwarves arrive unexpectedly and enlist his services - as a burglar - on a dangerous expedition to raid the treasure-hoard of Smaug the dragon. Bilbo's life is never to be the same again. Seldom has any book been so widely read and loved as J.R.R. Tolkien's classic tale, 'The Hobbit'. Since its first publication in 1937 it has remained in print to delight each new generation of readers all over the world, and its hero, Bilbo Baggins, has taken his place among the ranks of the immortals of fiction.
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11,88 €
12,50 €
The Hobbit Sketchbook
This richly illustrated book celebrates in words and pictures the beautiful work that award-winning artist Alan Lee produced for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and includes dozens of brand-new paintings and pencil drawings exploring the world of Bilbo Baggins. Since The Hobbit was first published in 1937, generations of readers have fallen under its spell.
That magic was reignited sixty years later, when Alan Lee was commissioned to produce a special illustrated edition, and his delicate pencil drawings and beautiful watercolour paintings have become for many the definitive vision of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In this sumptuous, large-format hardback Alan Lee reveals in pictures and in words how he created these images, which would prove so powerful, matching perfectly with Tolkien's own vision, that they would eventually define the look of Peter Jackson's film adaptations and earn Alan a coveted Academy Award.
The Hobbit Sketchbook is filled with more than 100 of his sketches and early conceptual pieces that reveal how the project progressed from idea to finished art. It also contains a wealth of brand-new full-colour paintings and sketches drawn specially for this book, which unlock the secrets of how Alan creates his own magic and provide a fascinating insight into the imagination of the man who breathed new life into Tolkien's vision.
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22,75 €
23,95 €
Extreme Economies
In search of a fresh perspective on the modern economy, Extreme Economies takes the reader off the beaten path, introducing people living at the world's margins. From disaster zones and displaced societies to failed states and hidden rainforest communities, the lives of people who inhabit these little-known places tend to be ignored by economists and policy makers. Richard Davies argues that this is a mistake, and explains why the world's overlooked extremes offer a glimpse of the forces that underlie human resilience, help markets to function and cause them to fail, and will come to shape our collective future.
Whether trekking with Punjabi migrants through the lawless Panamanian jungle or revealing the clever trick Syrians use to underpin trade in the world's most entrepreneurial refugee camp, Richard Davies brings a storyteller's eye to places where the economy has been destroyed, distorted, and even turbocharged. In adapting to circumstances that would be unimaginable to most of us, the people he encounters have become economic pioneers whose lives help us reflect on our own.
At once intimate and analytical, Extreme Economies draws the lines between personal narratives and global trends, shedding light on today's biggest economic questions and providing vital lessons for our turbulent future.
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17,58 €
18,50 €
Kulcs a múltba
"Ám soha senki nem látta a festményt a falon."
Hannah Jordan egy múzeumban lakik. A newporti Szilfa kastély gondnokának a lánya, és odáig van az épület korábbi lakóinak a történeteiért. Külön kedvence Maggie Dunlap, a vele egyidős örökös, akiről még festmény is készült.
Amikor egy titokzatos tükör lehetővé teszi, hogy Hannah és Maggie helyet cseréljenek, Hannah beleveti magát, hogy megakadályozza a képlopást, Maggie pedig megismerkedik a mobiltelefonnal, a focival (amit lányok is játszhatnak!) és mindazzal a szabadsággal, ami a mai gyerekeknek a legtermészetesebb. Viszlát, fűzők!
Az időutazásba ágyazott krimi a sodró kaland mellett fontos kérdéseket feszeget. Őszinte rácsodálkozás a századelő és a 21. századi nőjogi helyzet különbségeire és feszültségeire.
A Pagony Abszolút Könyvek sorozatába olyan 9-12 éveseknek szóló, olvasmányos és izgalmas könyveket válogatunk, amelyek abszolút lendületesek, abszolút színvonalasak, abszolút maiak. Abszolút könnyű őket olvasni, de mégsem felszínesek, abszolút nem megterhelőek, de mégis elgondolkodtatók. Ami mindegyikben közös, és amit garantálunk: ezeket a könyveket jó olvasni!
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9,17 €
9,65 €
Bug Atlas
The third in our award-winning Atlas series, following Dinosaur Atlas and Animal Atlas, Lonely Planet Kids' Bug Atlas focuses on the magical miniature world of creepy crawlies. Continent by continent, we take a tour around the globe to uncover fascinating bugs, insects, scorpions, spiders and other icky things that live around, alongside - and often even on - us.
Maps show where the critters live, while gatefolds and flaps open to reveal their wonderful, and sometimes very weird, mini lives. From spiders the size of dinner plates, stick insects as long as golf clubs and mega-ant colonies that stretch across countries to cannibal mantises, zombie ants, giant millipedes, beautiful butterflies, shiny iridescent beetles and more, this is a fascinating, in-depth exploration of the world of bugs.
As with previous titles in this series, Bug Atlas features a mixture of art and photography, densely packed with information and illustrated with incredible images.
Features include:
Detailed maps of every continent showing where all the fascinating bugs live.
Data boxes for each amazing species, listing its name, size, habitat, diet and more.
Life-size elements, both big and small, showing you just how enormous a goliath-bird eating spider is (you don't want to know) to tiny bugs that share our homes almost unnoticed.
Incredible macro photography revealing the minute detail of these minibeasts
Animal Adaptations - Showing how each species is perfectly adapted for its environment, including the amazing camouflage of leaf insects.
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
The Hobbit (International Film Tie)
Film tie-in edition of the bestselling classic work of fantasy of Bilbo Baggins' adventures in Middle-earth, featuring the complete story as shown in the film trilogy, with a striking cover image from Peter Jackson's film adaptation and drawings and maps by J.R.R. Tolkien. Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard, Gandalf, and a company of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an unexpected journey 'there and back again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon...The prelude to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit has sold many millions of copies since its publication in 1937, establishing itself as one of the most beloved and influential books of the twentieth century.
Vypredané
9,03 €
9,50 €
How Food Works
How Food Works is your own friendly nutritionist, on hand to debunk common food myths and give you the answers to those pressing questions with easy-to-swallow information.Today's media is full of new discoveries about food - red wine is good for your heart, caffeine will raise your blood pressure - but is there a biological basis to these claims? How Food Works reveals the facts behind your food, evaluates the benefits of superfoods and antioxidants, and explores behind-the-scenes of modern food production. Delve into the science behind diets including gluten-free and veganism, as well as the benefits of different diets from around the world. Understand what actually makes food organic, how important sell-by dates really are, and how much salt you should actually be eating. Get the answers to dozens more niggling food questions in How Food Works.
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18,95 €
19,95 €
The Dead Men Stood Together
Special collector's film tie-in hardback of the first volume of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic masterpiece The Lord of the Rings. This edition features the complete story with a sumptuous cover design and brand new reproductions of all of Tolkien's original drawings and maps. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose.
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12,83 €
13,50 €