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Mona Lisa Overdrive
The ghost was her father's parting gift, presented by a black-clad secretary in a departure lounge at Narita. Mona is a young girl with a murky past and an uncertain future whose life is turned upside down when her pimp sells her to a plastic surgeon in New York and overnight she's turned into someone else. Angie Mitchell is a famous Hollywood Sense/Net star with a special talent. And despite the efforts of studio bosses to keep her in ignorance, Angie's started remembering things. Soon she'll discover who she really is ...and why she doesn't need a deck in order to enter cyberspace. From inside the matrix, plots are set in motion and human beings are being played like pieces on a board. And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yazuka, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes. Or so they think ...
The Bone Sparrow
Shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017. Perfect for fans of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS. This is a beautiful, vivid and deeply moving story about a refugee boy who has spent his entire life living in a detention centre. This novel reminds us all of the importance of freedom, hope, and the power of a story to speak for anyone who's ever struggled to find a safe home. '...a special book' - Morris Gleitzman, author of the acclaimed ONCE series Born in a refugee camp, all Subhi knows of the world is that he's at least 19 fence diamonds high, the nice Jackets never stay long, and at night he dreams that the sea finds its way to his tent, bringing with it unusual treasures. And one day it brings him Jimmie. Carrying a notebook that she's unable to read and wearing a sparrow made out of bone around her neck - both talismans of her family's past and the mother she's lost - Jimmie strikes up an unlikely friendship with Subhi beyond the fence. As he reads aloud the tale of how Jimmie's family came to be, both children discover the importance of their own stories in writing their futures.
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Black Sabbath
Way back in the mists of time, in the days when rock giants walked the earth, the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with subversive and dark. Back then, Ozzy was the singer in Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when it seemed possible to measure a band's musical prowess by how 'heavy' they were, they didn't come any weightier than Black Sabbath. There were, it's probably fair to say, none-more-black. A four-piece formed from the ashes of two locally well-known groups called The Rare Breed (Ozzy and bassist Geezer Butler) and Mythology (guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward), all four founding members of the original Black Sabbath grew up within half-a-mile of each other, in the same narrow, grey streets of Aston, a tiny Birmingham suburb then struggling to come to terms with the mess Hitler's bombs had made of it. Though they all shared a deep love of music - The Beatles for Ozzy, the Mothers Of Invention for Geezer, the Shadows and Chet Atkins for Iommi, and Gene Kruppa for Ward - they all saw the opportunity to form a successful group, Ozzy would tell me, 'as the quickest way out of the slums.' This biography tells the story of how they made that dream come true - and how it then turned into a nightmare for all of them. How at the height of their fame, Sabbath discovered they had been so badly ripped off by their managers they did not even own their own songs. How they looked for salvation from Don Arden - an even more notorious gangster figure, who resurrected their career but still left them indebted to him, financially and personally. And how it finally came to a head when in 1979 they sacked Ozzy: 'For being too out of control - even for us,' as Bill Ward put it. Of course the story does not end there. The next 15 years would see a war break out between the two camps: the post-Ozzy Sabbath and Ozzy himself, whose solo career overshadowed Sabbath to the point where, when he offered them the chance to reform around him again, it was entirely on his terms. Or rather, that of his wife and manager - and, to add a further bitter twist to the tale for Sabbath, daughter of Don Arden - Sharon Osbourne.
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CRASH BANDICOOT AKU AKU plyšová hračka 30cm
Plyšová hračka z videohry Crash Bandicoot s maskou Aku Aku. Crash Bandicoot je názov série videohier, v ktorej hrá rovnomenná postava. Aku Aku je prastarý duch, ktorý žije v maske a vedie Crasha a jeho priateľov, aby porazili sily zla.100% originál, úplne nový a s oficiálnym licenčným štítkom. Vhodný aj ako darček pre deti od 12 mesiacov.
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Bábika Las Amigas Manica v pyžamku 32 cm
Manica patrí do kolekcie 32 cm vysokých 10 bábik AMIGAS v jednoduchom, ale veľmi peknom pyžamku. Každá z nich má veľmi špeciálnu farbu vlasov a účes. Pri vytváraní účesov sa tu fantázii medze nekladú. Tak nám ukážte svoje výtvory!
V Paole Reina závode, ktorý má dlhoročnú tradíciu, berú svoju prácu ako životnú filozofiu, ktorá je založená na ich záväzku ku kvalite. Pracujú na tom, aby deťom na celom svete prinášali nádej, aby im pomohli spoznávať svet okolo seba a premieňať ho prostredníctvom hry na krajšie miesto . Všetky bábiky, ako aj ich oblečenie a doplnky sú vyrobené 100% v Španielsku, v továrni Onil (Alicante), rodisku bábik a hračiek zo 70. rokov 19. storočia. Táto certifikácia „Made in 100% in Spain“ zaisťuje súlad s najprísnejšími kontrolami európskych noriem kvality ich produktov.
Za každou bábikou Paola Reina stojí veľká skupina špecialistov, ktorí pracujú na jej vývoji. Technológia, kvalita a dizajn zohrávajú veľmi dôležitú úlohu vo výrobnom procese, pričom kombinujú pokročilé techniky s inými úplne ručne vyrobenými technikami, ako je plastika formy, make-up tváre, účes alebo obliekanie. Materiály použité v bábikách sú vysoko kvalitné. Od suroviny až po látky, vlasy, oči, jemnú vôňu vanilky a každý z doplnkov bábik. Materiál použitý na výrobu našich bábik je vinyl bez ftalátov. Chceme sa uistiť, že vaše dieťa je v bezpečí, preto sa 100% eliminovali chemikálie, ktoré obsahujú ftaláty.
Sú to bábiky vyrobené srdcom, vytvorené s kvalitou a dizajnom... Sme hrdí, že vám môžeme ponúknuť tieto kvalitne vyrobené bábiky.
Bábiky Las Amigas sú 32 cm vysoké, voňajúce po vanilke, ktorá je obchodnou známkou Paola Reina spoločnosti. Bábiky sú veľmi štíhle, kopírujú tvar tela dievčatiek pred dospievaním. Majú otočnú hlavičku a pohyblivé končatiny.
Ich vlásky sú bezpečne zakorenené, naozaj husté a kvalitné, ideálne pre nekonečné česanie a styling. Ich tváričky s vloženými / fixovanými očkami vyrobenými z iskrivého plexiskla a lemované dlhými riasami na hornom viečku sú naozaj pôvabné.
Veľkosť: 32 cm
UPOZORNENIE: Nevhodné pre deti do 3 rokov. Obsahuje malé časti, nebezpečenstvo udusenia. V súlade s normou EN71 CEE/ASTM F936. Produkt je originál, jeho imitácia je zakázaná. Obal uchovajte ako legálny dôkaz o pôvode.
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Office Party
Office Party volně převádí první hru Václava Havla, Zahradní slavnost, do světa kapitalistických kanceláří a idiomu americké angličtiny. Její hrdina Hugo však zůstává mladým mužem, který nedělá nic jiného, než že hraje šachy sám se sebou. Ovšem když ho jednoho dne otec vyštve nahánět konexe na zahradní slavnost ohromné instituce, tak se tam Hugo rychle zapojí do práce Likvidačního úřadu. Tím pádem sice dál hraje šachy jenom sám se sebou, ovšem teď tahá černými i bílými figurkami jako výkonný orgán.
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Gábor Szappanos Crime and Punishment in Heaven
The last cheer-leader with her long thighs in silken stockings, in red miniskirt and white boots, burst like a balloon, too. There were exactly twelve of them. And they all looked so realistic… and so desirable, too. St. Peter made a deep sigh at experiencing the new failure, frowned with his white brows resentfully and accusingly and looked with his pungent and blue eyes at the designer, at the great heavenly magician Albert Einstein. Since the Second Advent of Christ time has been passing by with cheerless monotony and they had to enjoy themselves somehow in the heavenly Jerusalem. It was not particularly comforting either if the Redeemer himself appeared on the scene because in such cases He tenderly but categorically hauled Peter over the coals asking him why he was juggling there all the time, he’d better alit on the Earth that was made climatically and demographically livable, a new earthly Paradise actually, and do some useful work there. He added that Peter would have it that if he started working, for instance cultivated a beautiful little garden, cut roses, or returned to his original job, which was fishing, he would not need the sight of those cheer-leaders made of the wandering atoms of very sparse ether, of light- and quantum-particles and existing just for a couple of seconds.
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Sharp Ends
The Union army may be full of bastards, but there's only one who thinks he can save the day single-handed when the Gurkish come calling: the incomparable Colonel Sand dan Glokta. Curnden Craw and his dozen are out to recover a mysterious item from beyond the Crinna. Only one small problem: no one seems to know what the item is. Shevedieh, the self-styled best thief in Styria, lurches from disaster to catastrophe alongside her best friend and greatest enemy, Javre, Lioness of Hoskopp. And after years of bloodshed, the idealistic chieftain Bethod is desperate to bring peace to the North. There's only one obstacle left - his own lunatic champion, the most feared man in the North: the Bloody-Nine ...Sharp Ends combines previously published, award-winning tales with exclusive new short stories. Violence explodes, treachery abounds, and the words are as deadly as the weapons in this rogue's gallery of side-shows, back-stories, and sharp endings from the world of the First Law.
Lenin the Dictator
Victor Sebestyen's intimate biography is the first major work in English for nearly two decades on one of the most significant figures of the twentieth century. In Russia to this day Lenin inspires adulation. Everywhere, he continues to fascinate as a man who made history, and who created a new kind of state that would later be imitated by nearly half the countries in the world. Lenin believed that the 'the political is the personal', and while in no way ignoring his political life, Sebestyen's focus will be on Lenin the man - a man who loved nature almost as much as he loved making revolution, and whose closest ties and friendships were with women. The long-suppressed story of his menage a trois with his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya, and his mistress and comrade, Inessa Armand, reveals a different character to the coldly one-dimensional figure of legend. Told through the prism of Lenin's key relationships, Sebestyen's lively biography casts a new light the Russian Revolution, one of the great turning points of modern history
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King's Cage
The highly anticipated new novel from New York Times Number One bestselling author of RED QUEEN. Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven continues weaving his web in an attempt to maintain control over his country - and his prisoner. As Mare remains trapped in the palace, the remnants of the Red Rebellion continue organizing and expanding. As they prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows, Cal - the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart - will stop at nothing to bring her back. In this breathless new novel from the bestselling author of the Red Queen series, blood will turn on blood and allegiances will be tested on every side. If the Lightning Girl's spark is gone, who will light the way for the rebellion?
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Neuromancer
The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel. William Gibson revolutionised science fiction in his 1984 debut Neuromancer. The writer who gave us the matrix and coined the term 'cyberspace' produced a first novel that won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards, and lit the fuse on the Cyberpunk movement. More than three decades later, Gibson's text is as stylish as ever, his noir narrative still glitters like chrome in the shadows and his depictions of the rise and abuse of corporate power look more prescient every day. Part thriller, part warning, Neuromancer is a timeless classic of modern SF and one of the 20th century's most potent and compelling visions of the future.
Bábika Las Amigas Carla v károvaných nohaviciach s čiapkou 32cm
Carla je 32 cm vysoká vinylová bábika.Krásne vlnité blond vlasy, modré očká a štýlový jesenný outfit z nej robia módnu ikonu. A nezamiluj si ju!
V Paole Reina závode, ktorý má dlhoročnú tradíciu, berú svoju prácu ako životnú filozofiu, ktorá je založená na ich záväzku ku kvalite. Pracujú na tom, aby deťom na celom svete prinášali nádej, aby im pomohli spoznávať svet okolo seba a premieňať ho prostredníctvom hry na krajšie miesto . Všetky bábiky, ako aj ich oblečenie a doplnky sú vyrobené 100% v Španielsku, v továrni Onil (Alicante), rodisku bábik a hračiek zo 70. rokov 19. storočia. Táto certifikácia „Made in 100% in Spain“ zaisťuje súlad s najprísnejšími kontrolami európskych noriem kvality ich produktov.
Za každou bábikou Paola Reina stojí veľká skupina špecialistov, ktorí pracujú na jej vývoji. Technológia, kvalita a dizajn zohrávajú veľmi dôležitú úlohu vo výrobnom procese, pričom kombinujú pokročilé techniky s inými úplne ručne vyrobenými technikami, ako je plastika formy, make-up tváre, účes alebo obliekanie. Materiály použité v bábikách sú vysoko kvalitné. Od suroviny až po látky, vlasy, oči, jemnú vôňu vanilky a každý z doplnkov bábik. Materiál použitý na výrobu našich bábik je vinyl bez ftalátov. Chceme sa uistiť, že vaše dieťa je v bezpečí, preto sa 100% eliminovali chemikálie, ktoré obsahujú ftaláty.
Sú to bábiky vyrobené srdcom, vytvorené s kvalitou a dizajnom... Sme hrdí, že vám môžeme ponúknuť tieto kvalitne vyrobené bábiky.
Bábiky Las Amigas sú 32 cm vysoké, voňajúce po vanilke, ktorá je obchodnou známkou Paola Reina spoločnosti. Bábiky sú veľmi štíhle, kopírujú tvar tela dievčatiek pred dospievaním. Majú otočnú hlavičku a pohyblivé končatiny.
Ich vlásky sú bezpečne zakorenené, naozaj husté a kvalitné, ideálne pre nekonečné česanie a styling. Ich tváričky s vloženými / fixovanými očkami vyrobenými z iskrivého plexiskla a lemované dlhými riasami na hornom viečku sú naozaj pôvabné.
Veľkosť: 32 cm
UPOZORNENIE: Nevhodné pre deti do 3 rokov. Obsahuje malé časti, nebezpečenstvo udusenia. V súlade s normou EN71 CEE/ASTM F936. Produkt je originál, jeho imitácia je zakázaná. Obal uchovajte ako legálny dôkaz o pôvode.
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L'Art de la Simplicite
If simplicity is an art, then Dominique Loreau is a master. Having lived in Japan for many years and inspired by oriental philosophy, Dominique Loreau discovered the beauty of a life well lived through the art of simplicity. Her lifestyle rests on the principle of 'less is more', and imbues all areas of existence, from the material to the spiritual. She captured her philosophy in the ground-breaking L'art de la Simplicite, which was an massive bestseller in her native France and is now available in the English language for the first time. Simplify your home, empty your wardrobe, abandon compulsive purchases, eat more frugally but better, take care of your body and mind. From the art of feeling well in your home to the art of feeling well in your body, this compelling and elegant book will transform your life and take you on an empowering journey to happiness. You will feel energised, more confident and free. You will discover the essence of being truly alive and how to live a more centred life. One full of real pleasure, clarity and satisfaction.
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Istanbul
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By (author) Bettany Hughes
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Istanbul has always been a place where stories and histories collide and crackle, where the idea is as potent as the historical fact. From the Qu'ran to Shakespeare, this city with three names - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul - resonates as an idea and a place, and overspills its boundaries - real and imagined. Standing as the gateway between the East and West, it has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. For much of its history it was known simply as The City, but, as Bettany Hughes reveals, Istanbul is not just a city, but a story. In this epic new biography, Hughes takes us on a dazzling historical journey through the many incarnations of one of the world's greatest cities. As the longest-lived political entity in Europe, over the last 6,000 years Istanbul has absorbed a mosaic of micro-cities and cultures all gathering around the core. At the latest count archaeologists have measured forty-two human habitation layers. Phoenicians, Genoese, Venetians, Jews, Vikings, Azeris all called a patch of this earth their home.Based on meticulous research and new archaeological evidence, this captivating portrait of the momentous life of Istanbul is visceral, immediate and scholarly narrative history at its finest.
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The Massacre of Mankind
It has been 14 years since the Martians invaded England. The world has moved on, always watching the skies but content that we know how to defeat the Martian menace. Machinery looted from the abandoned capsules and war-machines has led to technological leaps forward. The Martians are vulnerable to earth germs. The Army is prepared. So when the signs of launches on Mars are seen, there seems little reason to worry. Unless you listen to one man, Walter Jenkins, the narrator of Wells' book. He is sure that the Martians have learned, adapted, understood their defeat. He is right. Thrust into the chaos of a new invasion, a journalist - sister-in-law to Walter Jenkins - must survive, escape and report on the war. The Massacre of Mankind has begun
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Calling Major Tom
Calling Major Tom is a heartwarming, quirky and ultimately life-affirming story of friendship, family and forgiveness - and the world's most unlikely astronaut. The perfect book club read for fans of A Man Called Ove, A Boy Made of Blocks and JoJo Moyes. A man who has given up on the world. A family who show him how to live. Forty-something Thomas is very happy to be on his own, far away from other people and their problems. But beneath his grumpy exterior lies a story and a sadness that is familiar to us all. And he's about to encounter a family who will change his view of the world...for good. 'An unashamedly feel-good story.' Miranda Dickinson 'Sheer joy.' Lucy Diamond 'A much-needed antidote for these worrying times.' Julie Cohen 'A moving, funny, absorbing hot chocolate of a story.' Daniela Sacerdoti 'Exactly what everyone needs right now.' Rachael Lucas WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT CALLING MAJOR TOM 'A delightfully quirky book!' 'Brilliant!' 'Wonderful and life affirming' 'Totally unforgettable'
Provence
Stříbřitě zelené olivové háje, vesničky připomínající orlí hnízda a starobylá města zalitá nepopsatelně působivým světlem - a nad tím vším se vznáší omamná vůně levandule a zeleného koření a možná i výtečného vína, která v každém labužníkovi zburcuje neodolatelnou touhu ochutnat alespoň jedinkou lahůdku z místní vyhlášené kuchyně. Avšak Provence vyburcuje nejen chuťové buňky, ale zaplaví i ostatní smysly přílivem dojmů… Průvodce MERIAN live! vám nabízí pomoc při putování po tomto skutečně po mnoha stránkách jedinečném koutu Francie. Upozorní vás nejen na proslulé, ale i na doposud neprávem opomíjené přírodní a kulturní památky, které byste si zcela určitě měli prohlédnout: navštívíte Abbaye de Sénanque, klášter ne nepodobný nebeskému hradu, v osamělém údolí poblíž Gordes; sjedete na kajaku řeku protékající Grand Canyon du Verdon (ti méně odvážní se ovšem tudy pustí pěšky), který náleží k nejpůsobivějším divům přírody v Evropě, a užijete si na přepestrém trhu ve Forcalquieru, jenž bude útočit zejména na vaše čichové buňky. Milovníci památek zase se zájmem nalistují stránky, které je nasměrují do ticha kostela Saint-Trophime v Arles, s meditativní křížovou chodbou vyzdobenou výjevy ze života Ježíše Krista. A bez výjimky každého potěší odpočinková procházka po Cours Mirabeau v Aix-en-Provence, která patří k nejkrásnějším ulicím tohoto nejmalebnějšího města Francie. Zájemcům o tajemné rituály a dávnověké kultury se splní sen, když si budou moci prohlédnout virtuální jeskynní svět v Les Docks de la Joliette. A jak bude potom asi příjemné nechat se omývat smaragdově zeleným mořem na plážičkách mezi bělostnými vápencovými skalami, kterými je pověstné letovisko Les Calanques u Marseille…!
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Lacná kniha S tváří beránka
Získat si lásku a důvěru někdy trvá celá léta, ale přijít o ně může člověk během jediného dne. Ze zdánlivě nevinných příčin se takto rozpadá vztah charismatického houslaře Zbyška a jeho ženy Violy, kteří se dostanou pod tlakem anonymních dopisů do vleklé manželské krize. Viola si neuváženě zaflirtovala s neomaleným sukničkářem Beranem, který se nechce smířit s tím, že ho odmítla, a hledá cestičky, jak se pomstít. Ale není jediný, kdo by rád Violu pokořil. Usiluje o to i její nelepší přítelkyně Olina, věčně nespokojená manželka Zbyškova bratra. Od chvíle, kdy se obě vdaly, jednají ve všem protichůdně. Olina se užírá Violinými úspěchy a přesvědčuje sama sebe, že ona zná nejlepší recepty na všechny životní problémy. Violu provázejí románem lidé s tváří beránka a srdce lišky a každý z nich má svojí třináctou komnatu. Jeden v ní ukrývá žárlivost, druhý zbabělost, další závist. Peklo, kterým si Viola se Zbyškem museli projít, jako zázrakem zmizí, když se Beran a Olina za své zákeřnosti sami vytrestají.
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Autora tejto knihy Baptistu de Papeho ešte ako mladého právnika ochromovala úzkosť, až kým nemal mimoriadny zážitok, ktorý ho povolal skúmať neuveriteľnú silu srdca a ako nás môže doviesť k životu, ktorý nám bol súdený od narodenia. De Pape sa ako hľadajúci vydal na odyseu po celom svete, počas ktorej sa zhováral s osemnástimi ikonickými postavami vrátane osobností, ako je Maya Angelouová, Deepak Chopra, Paulo Coelho, Jane Goodallová, Eckhart Tolle a Gary Zukav. Títo ideoví vodcovia svojimi osobnými príbehmi a prenikavými postrehmi spoluvytvárali s de Papem tohto inšpirujúceho sprievodcu o tom, ako získať prístup k nevyčerpateľnej láske a múdrosti srdca – a rozvinúť vlastnú autentickú silu.
Srdce nie je iba telesný orgán. Je mu vlastná inteligencia, ktorá ďaleko presahuje inteligenciu mysle. Na týchto stránkach sa dozviete, ako využívať múdrosť srdca na transformáciu svojich názorov o peniazoch a úspechu, zdraví a šťastí, vzťahoch a spoločnosti. Cvičenia všímavosti a rozjímania vám pomôžu aktivovať osobitné schopnosti srdca vrátane intuície, zámeru, vďačnosti, odpustenia a milujúcej láskavosti.
Tieto nezabudnuteľné poučenia od najväčších svetových učiteľov vás budú inšpirovať pri objavovaní vlastných skrytých talentov, počúvaní vnútorného hlasu, nachádzaní zmyslu vo všetkom, čo sa deje, a napĺňaní najvyššieho zmyslu života.