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Beautiful Day
Beautiful day is Kate Anthony's poignant and heart warming debut novel. Today is the day that things are going to change for Rachel Bidewell. She will walk through the doors of Clifton Avenue Care Home and start a new life. Rachel is returning to work. And as she discovers, juggling a new job, three children and an ex husband can feel like drowning. Someone needs to throw her a lifeline...Philip doesn't seem like an obvious lifesaver. He has just lost the one person who ever cared for him and, even as an adult, he doesn't know how to live in the real world. But might Philip and Rachel each have something the other needs? This is a story of unexpected friendship; of the messy, muddy territory of those broken by life - and what it takes to fix them. It reminds us that the very darkest of days can be funny, heart-warming and even beautiful. Rachel finds hope in the places she least expects in Kate Anthony's stunning first novel, Beautiful Day. Kate Anthony grew up in the Midlands. On graduating, she began working as a residential social worker firstly with young offenders and later with vulnerable adults. She then joined the BBC, working as a producer in comedy for some years before moving to an independent production company as a drama producer. She lives close to Brighton with her family.
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They Can't Kill Us All
'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of the most significant racial justice movements since the 1960s: Black Lives Matter ...Lowery more or less pulls the sheet off America ...essential reading' Junot Diaz, The New York Times, Books of 2016 'Electric ...so well reported, so plainly told and so evidently the work of a man who has not grown a callus on his heart' Dwight Garner, The New York Times, 'A Top Ten Book of 2016' 'I'd recommend everyone to read this book ...it's not just statistics, it's not just the information, but it's the connective tissue that shows the human story behind it. I really enjoyed it' Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show' A deeply reported book on the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement, offering unparalleled insight into the reality of police violence in America, and an intimate, moving portrait of those working to end it In over a year of on-the-ground reportage, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled across the US to uncover life inside the most heavily policed, if otherwise neglected, corners of America today. In an effort to grasp the scale of the response to Michael Brown's death and understand the magnitude of the problem police violence represents, Lowery conducted hundreds of interviews with the families of victims of police brutality, as well as with local activists working to stop it. Lowery investigates the cumulative effect of decades of racially biased policing in segregated neighborhoods with constant discrimination, failing schools, crumbling infrastructure and too few jobs. Offering a historically informed look at the standoff between the police and those they are sworn to protect, They Can't Kill Us All demonstrates that civil unrest is just one tool of resistance in the broader struggle for justice. And at the end of President Obama's tenure, it grapples with a worrying and largely unexamined aspect of his legacy: the failure to deliver tangible security and opportunity to the marginalised Americans most in need of it.
Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2015: The Modern Era
NEARLY 16,000 ENTRIES INCLUDING 300+ NEW ENTRIES AND MORE THAN 13,000 DVD LISTINGS Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2015 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can't afford to miss--and those you can--from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. NEW: - Nearly 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with 300+ new entries - More than 25,000 DVD and video listings - Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos MORE: - Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 - Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB - Exact running times--an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited - Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics - Leonard's personal list of Must-See Movies - Date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA ratings, color or black and white - Concise summary, capsule review, and four-star-to-BOMB rating system - Precise information on films shot in widescreen format - Symbols for DVDs, videos, and laserdiscs - Completely updated index of leading actors
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JUMPERS
One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. In this play, Stoppard parodies the philosophy lecturer, the detective thriller, the comedy of manners and the Whitehall farce.
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Lacná kniha JUMPERS (-70%)
One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. In this play, Stoppard parodies the philosophy lecturer, the detective thriller, the comedy of manners and the Whitehall farce.
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1227 QI facts to blow your socks off
QI` is the smartest comedy show on British television, but few people know that we're also a major legal hit in Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Africa and an illegal one on BitTorrent. We also write books and newspaper columns; run a thriving website, a Facebook page, a Twitter feed; and produce an iPhone App and a sister Radio 4 programme. At the core of what we do is the astonishing fact - painstakingly researched and distilled to a brilliant and shocking clarity. In Einstein's words: 'Everything should be as simple as possible, but not simpler.' Did you know that: cows moo in regional accents; the entire internet weighs less than a grain of sand; the dialling code from Britain to Russia is 007; potatoes have more chromosomes than human beings; the London Underground has made more money from its famous map than it has from running trains; Tintin is called Tantan in Japanese because TinTin is pronounced 'Chin chin' and means penis; the water in the mouth of a blue whale weighs more than its body; Scotland has twice as many pandas as Conservative MPs; Saddam's bunker was designed by the grandson of the woman who built Hitler's bunker; Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981, it is explicitly illegal in Britain to use a machinegun to kill a hedgehog. `1,227 QI Facts To Blow Your Socks Off` will make you look at the universe (and your socks) in an alarming new way.
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Mindenkivel megtörténik, mindenki ismeri az érzést. Regények, versek, filmek, színdarabok, zeneművek végeláthatatlan sora próbálja megfejteni, honnan ered az a furcsa, felemelő érzés, ami felforgatja az ember életét, ami megmelengeti a lelkét, ami más dimenzióba helyezi át az emberi ... Folytatás ›› létezést, amit egyetlen szóval, teljes pontossággal ki lehet fejezni: szerelem. Egy szó, amelyben benne van az egymásra találás gyönyörűsége, az elválás gyötrelme, a vágy, a gyűlölet, a szenvedély, az érzelmek teljes palettája. Nincs más érzés, mely ennyire személyes, boldogító vagy fájdalmas lenne. A szerelem -az élet egyik legnagyobb karmestereként- meghatározza sorsunkat és a világot is körülöttünk. Amit a szerelemről írnak és énekelnek, az mindenkit megérint, hisz mindenki érintett.
Tizenhat kezdet, tizenhat vég. Erről szólnak Koltay Gergely prózai- és dalszövegei, népszerű énekesek és színészek előadásában. Az olvasó, hallgató újra átélheti, felidézheti életének, emlékezetének legféltettebb kincseit.
A(z) Őrizz meg engem (CD melléklettel) Könyv szerzője Koltay Gergely.
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Minden héten szüret
Bálint György - vagy ahogyan az országban hosszú évtizedek óta mindenki ismeri, Bálint gazda már számos újságcikkel, televíziós műsorral és szakkönyvvel lopta magát a szívünkbe. Utóbbiak közül az egyik legkeresettebb az először 1985-ben megjelent Minden héten szüret című munka, melynek negyedik, átdolgozott kiadását tartja kezében az olvasó. A képekkel gazdagon illusztrált kötetben 52 kerti növény portréja található.
A könyvben megtalálhatók a hazai kiskertekben már jól ismert és mostanság elterjedőben lévő zöldségek, gyümölcsök és dísznövények (paradicsom, alma, körte, rózsa, orgona, brokkoli, bimbós kel, stb.), de Bálint gazda a népszerűségnek még kevéssé örvendő, ám annál izgalmasabb növényekről (cikória, mángold, csicsóka, gumós kömény) sem feledkezett meg.
Az amatőr kertészek mellett, akik inkább a termesztéstecnikára kíváncsiak, a növények kultúrtörténete iránt érdeklődők is örömüket lelhetik a könyvben, hiszen a gyakorlati tanácsok mellett rengeteg érdekességet is találunk ebben a színes, a szerzőre jellemzően szerethető stílusban megírt kötetben.
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Wedding Guests
This book is from Meredith Goldstein, the author of the Boston Globe's hilarious Love Letters advice column, comes her debut novel "The Wedding Guests". This lighthearted, witty tale about five tricky wedding guests is perfect for fans of the box office smash hit comedy "Bridesmaids". One wedding. Five nightmare guests. Five ways to ruin the happiest day of someone else's life: cry uncontrollably over your ex in front of the bride and mix calming herbal remedies with copious amounts of alcohol so that it's hard to stand up - especially if you're a bridesmaid; dress like you are attending a funeral and look for opportunities to re-enact scenes from steamy novels; turn up late wearing a T-shirt covered in mud and something that looks like blood; if you are the bride's uncle, who no one likes anyway, try to cop off with her friend who's way too young for you; wear a suit that stinks of chicken wings and then spend the whole reception propping up the bar. Who said going to a wedding solo couldn't be fun? "The Wedding Guests" is a heartwarming and hilarious tale of what not to do at a wedding. Meredith Goldstein writes for the "Boston Globe" and is the author of its hugely popular advice column 'Love Letters' where she dishes out pearls of wisdom to the lovelorn. She was born in New Jersey and now lives in Massachusetts.
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Question of love
The sparkling new romantic comedy from the author of BEHAVING BADLY and RESCUING ROSE. Sometimes the questions you ask yourself are the hardest ones to answer...Laura Quick's life is as out of control as her mop of unruly curls. With her shabby-chic
flat on Portobello Road - complete with psychic neighbour - and her work for a chaotic TV company, Laura is anything but conventional. So she's the most unlikely candidate to present a quirky new quiz show. But her boss, Tom, see that her quickwitted
ness and her knack for general knowledge makes her the ideal choice. It's the chance of a lifetime - and when old flame Luke turns up out of the blue, Laura's sisters think also it's time for Laura to move on and lay to rest the memory of her husband
, Nick. But dating Luke again is a step back in time - and spells trouble. Luke is every bit as attractive as when he broke her heart. His wit and charm - not to mention his talent for trivia - captivate her once again. But this time around he's got
a 6-year-old daughter in tow - as well as an ex-wife whose behaviour is less than charming. As Laura questions whether to gamble everything on a past love, she must also face up to the unexpected truth about Nick and the life she thought she once kne
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Oroonoko and other writings
I value fame almost as much as if I had been born a hero'. (Preface to The Lucky Chance). Aphra Behn (1640-89) achieved both fame and notoriety in her own time, enjoying considerable success for her plays and for her short novel Oroonoko, the story of a noble slave who loves a princess. Acclaimed by Virginia Woolf as the first English woman to earn her living by the pen, Behn's achievements as a writer are now acknowledged less equivocally than in the seventeenth century. As well as Oroonoko, this volume contains five other works of fiction ranging from comedy and high melodrama to tragedy. The Fair Jilt, Memoirs of the Court of the King of Bantam, The History of the Nun, The Adventure of the Black Lady, and The Unfortunate Bride are complemented by a generous selection of her poetyr, ranging from public political verse to lyrics and witty conversation poems. This selection demonstrates Behn's range, as well as her wit, compassion, and interest in the question of identity and self-representation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Blonde Roots
FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHER
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORANGE PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009
WINNER OF THE ORANGE YOUTH PANEL AWARD 2009
FINALIST FOR THE HURSTON WRIGHT LEGACY AWARD 2010
'A phenomenal book. It is so ingenious and so novel. Think The Handmaid's Tale meets Noughts and Crosses with a bit of Jonathan Swift and Lewis Carroll thrown in. This should be thought of as a feminist classic.' Women's Prize for Fiction Podcast
Welcome to a world turned upside down. One minute, Doris, from England, is playing hide-and-seek with her sisters in the fields behind their cottage. The next, someone puts a bag over her head and she ends up in the hold of a slave-ship sailing to the New World . . .
In this fantastically imaginative inversion of the transatlantic slave trade - in which 'whytes' are enslaved by black people - Bernardine Evaristo has created a thought-provoking satire that is as accessible and readable as it is intelligent and insightful. Blonde Roots brings the shackles and cries of long-ago barbarity uncomfortably close and raises timely questions about the society of today.
'A bold and brilliant game of counterfactual history. Evaristo keep[s] her wit and anger at a spicy simmer throughout' Daily Telegraph
'So human and real. Re-imagines past and present with refreshing humour and intelligence' Guardian
'A brilliant satire whose flashes of comedy make the underlying tragedy all the more poignant' Scotland on Sunday
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Pride and Prejudice movie
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life. Get the complete set of Penguin Classics designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, including the other titles: Cranford by Elizabeth GaskellGreat Expectations by Charles DickensJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontePride and Prejudice by Jane AustenSense and Sensibility by Jane AustenTess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas HardyThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde @FirstThoughtBestThought Usually a man wills his home to his wife or kids. But sometimes, he wills it to a distant relative, so when he dies, you're out on your ass. And then, and THEN, that distant, meddlesome priest of a relative tries to seduce one of your sisters. Unsure why anyone would want my sisters. All they want is to hit it with the officers - what war are they even fighting in the countryside? Though my older sister-Jane-is nice. How could she not be? Jane is such a good name. I would like anybody named Jane. From "Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less"
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Swing Time
An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from north west London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers - but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either...Dazzlingly energetic and deeply human, Swing Time is a story about friendship and music and stubborn roots, about how we are shaped by these things and how we can survive them. Moving from North-West London to West Africa, it is an exuberant dance to the music of time. Praise for Zadie Smith: 'Smith is the most naturally gifted young novelist around - with a fastidious ear for dialogue and a lethally quiet comic touch. Above all, she can move us' Times Literary Supplement '[Smith] packs more intelligence, humour and sheer energy into any given scene than anyone else of her generation' Sunday Telegraph 'Her dialogue sings and soars; terse, packed and sassy. Smith is simply wonderful: Dickens's legitimate daughter' Independent on NW 'Captivating. Funny, sexy, weird, full of acute social comedy. [Zadie Smith] is up there with the best around' Evening Standard on NW 'Intensely funny, richly varied, always unexpected. A joyous, optimistic, angry masterpiece. No better English novel will be published this year' Daily Telegraph on NW 'Exceptionally accomplished...Smith displays a remarkable talent for embracing all the possibilities of language, and time and again she produces images that shout out in their brilliance...An outstanding novelist' Observer on On Beauty 'Like Forster, Smith possesses a captivating authorial voice - at once authoritative and nonchalant, and capacious enough to accommodate high moral seriousness, laid-back humour and virtually everything in-between' New York Times on On Beauty.
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Velký dietní plán II.
V edici časopisu Dieta již podruhé vychází souhrn oblíbených jídelníčku na celý rok.
V knize od autorek Jany Vašákové a Petry Lamschové naleznete inspiraci na recepty připravené dle sezónní a lokální nabídky. Díky nim budete mít pod kontrolou jednotlivé porce jídelníčku, jejich kalorickou hodnotu i pitný režim. Dozvíte se navíc plno zajímavých tipů a informací o tom, jak např. nastartovat hubnutí, přežít letní i vánoční mlsání a proč je tak důležité se při redukci váhy hýbat.
College Of Erotic Sciences
Priaprism Press is proud to offer this silly comedy of manners by one of the leading talents of erotic graphic novels. Taken from the pages of the infamous Spanish Kiss Comix, this sexo-political farce by Chilean cartoonist Ferocius tells of a land where the standards of decency reign, and where the free expression of sexuality is severely reprimanded.
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Chicago
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Chicago is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze out over the city from the heights of the Willis Tower, chow down on local specialities such as the famed deep-dish pizza, or join the locals at a baseball game; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Chicago and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Chicago Travel Guide: *Full-color maps and images throughout *Highlights and itineraries show you the simplest way to tailor your trip to your own personal needs and interests *Insider tips save you time and money, and help you get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots *Essential info at your fingertips - including hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, and prices *Honest reviews for all budgets - including eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, and hidden gems that most guidebooks miss *Cultural insights give you a richer and more rewarding travel experience - including architecture, cuisine, history, politics, music, sports, art, sculpture, dance, literature, theater and comedy. *Free, convenient pull-out Chicago city map (included in print version), plus over 37 color maps *Useful features - including Walking Tours, Travel with Children and Month by Month (annual festival calendar). *Coverage of the Loop, Near North & Navy Pier, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park & Old Town, Lake View & Wrigleyville, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet -Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Let It Snow
Let It Snow is a collection of three moving holiday romances by John Green, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson.
An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few lives. Over the next three days one girl takes a risky shortcut with an adorable stranger, three friends set out to win a race to the Waffle House (and the hash brown spoils), and the fate of a teacup pig falls into the hands of a lovesick barista.
A trio of today's bestselling authors - John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle - bring all the magic of the holidays to life in three hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and kisses that will steal your breath away.
'A comedy as DELICIOUS as any whipped up by the Bard.' - Washington Post Book World
John Green is a Printz Award-winning and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His books include The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Maureen Johnson is the best-selling author of 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, Girl at Sea, The Name of the Star, and Suite Scarlett.
Lauren Myracle is the author of many books for teens and tweens, including Shine; Kissing Kate; Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks; and The Winnie Years series.
1001 Movies
Expert critics in each genre of film, from romance to horror and sci-fi, have once again painstakingly revised this list of essential must see-movies, cut and added films to bring the must-watch list bang up to date for 2016, from great classics like The Birth of a Nation and Gone With the Wind to recent Oscar nominees like Interstellar, Birdman, Boyhood and the blockbusters that are Guardians of the Galaxy and The Grand Budapest Hotel. Each entry tells you exactly why these films deserve inclusion in this definitive illustrated list, engaging readers in each film's concept development and production, including curious trivia facts about the movies, as well as the most famous pieces of memorabilia associated with them. Illustrated with hundreds of stunning film stills, portraits and poster art 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die offers an incredible visual insight into the world of modern cinema. It puts together the most significant movies from all genres, from animation to Western, through action, comedy, documentary, musical, noir, romance, thriller, short and sci-fi. Movies from over 30 different countries have been included, offering a truly wide multi-cultural perspective, and the time span includes more than a century of extraordinary cinematography. Packed with vital statistics, and a few facts that might surprise you, this is a collector's must for the bookshelf as well as an entertaining read for all those who love the world of film. Whether your passion lies with The Blue Angel or Blue Velvet, from the films you shouldn't have missed the first time around, to the films you can see again and again, 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is the definitive guide for all movie lovers.
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