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Pretty monster - Gyönyörű szörnyeteg - (Különleges kiadás)
"ÉLDEKORÁLT KIADÁS! Éjszakánként figyel engem.
Bemászik a nappalim ablakán, és jéggé fagyasztja a vérem. Érzem a jelenlétét. A hideg végigkúszik a gerincemen. Minden éjjel egyre merészebb. Hívatlanul lép be a hálószobámba, hogy kielégítse a függőségét.
Amikor megérzem bőrének forróságát, alvást színlelek. Rettegek, mihez kezd velem, de amikor hozzám ér, az egész testem lángra lobban. Sosem láttam az arcát, a nevét sem tudom, mégis vágyom rá. Minden porcikám azt üvölti, hogy ez bűn, mégsem zárom be az ablakot. Nem mondom ki azt az egyetlen szót: nem.
Alex Reid nem hős. Sötét múltú férfi. Képzett gyilkos. Bármit megtesz, hogy megvédje azt, amit a magáénak tekint. De ki az igazi szörnyeteg? Az, aki az árnyékból figyel, hogy vigyázzon rád, vagy aki a szemedbe mosolyogva árul el?
Beteg az elméje. A rajongása rabja. A saját elcseszett játszmájának megszállottja. De talán én sem vagyok különb nála. Mert akár tetszik, akár nem… a stalkerem függőjévé váltam."
How to Lead When You''re Not in Charge Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video, Updated Edition
The greatest myth of leadership is that you must be in charge in order to lead.Great leaders aren''t paralyzed by not being in a position of recognized authority. Great leaders lead with or without that authority and learn to unleash their positive influence wherever they are.In this six-session, video-based study (now including streaming video), dynamic author and pastor Clay Scroggins shares his first-hand experience working under Andy Stanley at North Point Community Church. He explains the nature of leadership and what it takes to lead yourself and others well with or without that impressive title.In this study you will:Learn to leverage influence instead of authorityCreate a game plan for leading yourself wellChange the energy of your team by choosing positivityCultivate influence by thinking critically, not being criticalAvoid the trap of passivity when you feel out of controlLearn an effective way to challenge people in authority over youThe How to Lead When You''re Not in Charge Bible Study Guide will free you to become the great leader you want to be so you can make a difference right where you are—whether it''s in your workplace, community, or church. Even when you''re not in charge.Sessions include:The Oddity of LeadershipLead YourselfChoose PositivityThink CriticallyReject PassivityChallenging UpStreaming video access code included. Access code subject to expiration after 12/31/2030. Code may be redeemed only by the recipient of this package. Code may not be transferred or sold separately from this package. Internet connection required. Void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law. Additional offer details inside.
The Living Declaration: A Biography of America''s Founding Text
INDEPENDENCE WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING: A historian and former presidential speechwriter traces the origins and legacy of the words and ideas that made America. Illustrations and close readings of 68 original texts offer new insights on the American Revolution, the Civil War, and other key moments and figures in American history.We hold these truths to be self-evident . . . all men are created equal . . . with certain inalienable rights . . . life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” 250 years after they were written, these words remain at once familiar and startling. What do they mean to us today? Do we understand them in the same way the Founders did? Historian and former presidential speechwriter Ted Widmer seeks to answer these questions by returning to where the nation’s story began, the Declaration of Independence, to trace the remarkable history of how it came to be and how it has shaped the democratic aspirations of Americans and others for more than two centuries. Weaving together more than sixty fascinating original texts, Widmer finds in the words of succeeding generations of Americans—radicals and conservatives, revolutionary insurgents and civil rights leaders, presidents and philosophers—the key to understanding the extraordinary durability of America’s founding ideas.An expert guide, Widmer introduces us to: the revolutionary writings that set the stage for the Declaration Noah Webster, of dictionary fame, offering a surprising definition of “equality”the true story of a fake declaration of independence “discovered” in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, in 1819 searing challenges to the Declaration’s philosophical claims by Frederick Douglass and Elizabeth Cady Stanton radically divergent readings of the Declaration that contributed to the Civil War, and Abraham Lincoln’s vision of a “new birth of freedom”the ways in which the Declaration inspired civil rights activists in the twentieth and twenty-first centurieshow the Declaration inspired democratic aspirations globally.The voices gathered here are impassioned and often disagree, but they are united in the belief that the Declaration has something crucial to tell us about the American people and the larger struggle for human freedom. “They speak to us,” Widmer writes, “and they talk to each other as well, in a conversation that will never end.”
When She Was Ours
Thea Erickson, a renowned surgeon, is filled with both joy and grief as her family gathers at their home on a summer night in 1995. Her elder daughter Phoebe is getting married, but even the happiness of the day feels bittersweet, as Thea grapples with a terminal cancer diagnosis. She worries she won’t be around to support her younger daughter Astra, who’s still in college, but even Thea cannot foresee what is to come—a terrible accident the night of the wedding that changes Astra’s life forever. In a last-ditch effort to protect her family, Thea arranges a secret meeting with an old family friend and extracts a promise that will reverberate long after she’s gone. Years after her mother’s death, Astra has moved forward with a career and relationship, but she still struggles with her grief. When a man reaches out to her and Phoebe, offering a window into their mother’s past, Astra must make a choice, and her decision forces her to face what it means to love someone after they’re gone, who we decide to forgive, and how families reckon with the past. © 2026 by Anna Nordberg, all rights reserved.
Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England
How medieval English towns built, sustained, and reimagined the lifelines of urban life.In the bustling market towns and growing cities of medieval England between 1200 and 1600, public works were the lifelines of urban society. In Urban Infrastructure in Medieval England, Roberta J. Magnusson offers the first comprehensive study of how medieval towns built, financed, and sustained their defenses, bridges, streets, water systems, and harbors.Magnusson reveals how even modest communities, like the Warwickshire town of Atherstone, boldly pursued projects that reshaped their futures. Grants of tolls and taxes funded paving initiatives, bridge repairs, and fortified walls, while enterprising lords and abbots sponsored sluices, conduits, and quays. These efforts were not confined to England''s great cities; small towns with limited means also sought to enhance their competitive edge, even when such investments strained their resources. Drawing on royal records, municipal archives, and archaeological evidence, Magnusson situates these civic undertakings in their broader social and environmental contexts. She shows how townsmen adapted traditional obligations of labor and charity alongside innovative fiscal tools to sustain projects that could span generations. Yet the balance was fragile. The crises of the fourteenth century—famine, plague, and the harsher climate of the Little Ice Age—undermined local resources, leaving many communities to struggle with maintenance or watch their infrastructures decline.At once a history of engineering, economy, and community, this study illuminates how medieval people conceived of security, health, and prosperity through the material fabric of their towns. By tracing the rise, transformation, and survival of these infrastructures, Magnusson demonstrates how urban communities navigated centuries of change while shaping the very landscapes in which they lived.
Foundling Fathers
When a radical think tank clones America''s founding fathers, The Boys from Brazil meets the bicentennial in this ingeniously satirical mashup of U.S.history, cloning, and technocracy gone terribly wrong. The trouble starts when a curious teenager, Benjamin, finds an iPhone in his privy. The problem is, it''s supposed to be 1750. Ben takes his discovery to his brothers - Thomas, John, and George. The boys have been raised in isolation on an island plantation by a firm but kind woman, Mary Libertas. All four of them chafe at Mary''s restrictions upon them - especially Thomas, who has impregnated yet another servant. Meanwhile, their de facto father figure, Jeff Hancock, complains to the shadowy Antediluvian Society that it is past the time to explain to the boys where they come from and what they must do: Run America the way it used to be run. In this more-than-slightly-absurdist novella, Philip K. Dick Award winning author Meg Elison (Find Layla) skewers those looking to an idyllic past to solve the problems they continue to create.
Landscape In Lavender
When society is primed to regard you as an outcast even before a sexually transmitted disease starts killing your gay brothers, coming out of the closet is hard enough - but even that is only the first step. Afterward, it can be challenging to cultivate self-respect, let alone find the lasting love you deserve and the home you crave. In this earnest, hopeful memoir, Brooks Kolb explores the conflict between his personal and professional identities as he traces his round trip journey from Seattle to Paris, Philadelphia, London, and San Francisco against the backdrop of the 1970s sexual revolution and the devastating AIDS pandemic that followed. During his travels, Brooks becomes a landscape architect, comes out of the closet, crosses racial barriers to win lasting love, loses that love, and finds belonging. Along the way he learns that freedom demands that one construct their own morality in the face of social ostracism, that loss is an inherent attribute of love, and that the need to belong can be just as urgent as the need for love. Heartbreaking but ultimately inspiring, Landscape in Lavender will charm readers across generations - LGBTQ+, cisgender, and straight alike - who struggle, or have struggled, to live a truly authentic life.
Isis of Egypt: Goddess of Thrones
One determined goddess. Two beloved gods. Three coveted thrones. Ancient Egypt’s most formidable goddess will stop at nothing to save her true love from the wrath of a vengeful god in this romantic retelling by the author of Neferura, perfect for readers who loved Lilith.Isis, goddess of thrones and magic, steals the crown of Egypt and hands the power to her husband, Osiris. Together, Isis and Osiris live an idyllic life, ruling justly until the god of chaos, set on revenge for a crime Isis knows nothing about, traps Osiris in a box—a box that quickly vanishes.Driven by rage and desperation, Isis spends decades disguised as a human woman, isolated from home and family as she searches for her lost love. When she finally uncovers the box, what she finds will change her life—and the fate of gods and mortals—forever. Unless Isis can right the wrongs of a betrayal she didn’t commit and deliver Egypt into the hands of a worthy leader, Egypt will fall into chaos. Isis of Egypt: Goddess of Thrones is a feminist retelling about the woman behind one of the ancient world’s most widespread and enduring cults, a goddess whose message of empathy and resilience resonates still today.
Under the Oak Tree: Volume 3 (The Novel)
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after-but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this third volume.
The gorgeous first edition hardcover of Under the Oak Tree: Volume 3 (The Novel) will feature designed sprayed page edges, full-color patterned endpapers, foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark!
The day that Lady Maximilian has been dreading is here: After an arduous journey to Livadon, she must stay behind at a monastery while her husband, the renowned Sir Riftan, rides off to war with the Remdragon Knights. Consumed by worry for their loved ones, Maxi and the other noblewomen in the monastery keep themselves busy by tending to villagers in need at the local shelter.
But Maxi's patience quickly runs thin as she fears the worst. Desperate to see Riftan, she escapes the monastery and makes her way to the battlefield. Little does she know that the horrors of war and swarms of terrifying monsters are not the only dangers awaiting her. As she confronts her painful past, the tumultuous present, and an uncertain future, Maxi faces the greatest obstacles of her life-and the gravest threats to her relationship with Riftan thus far.
This volume collects chapters 134-193 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.
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Nothing to My Name
1948, Zhoushan, China. Twelve-year-old Ah Xue watches her mother earn a living combing the hair of the wealthy women in their small fishing village, as reports of civil war and the rising Communist revolution grow closer to home.
Years later, Mimosa grows up in the shadow of her parents' struggles, while the looming tension of the Cultural Revolution threatens to pull her family apart.
And Fei, raised as a boy by the activist father she can't help but idolise, grapples with her identity in the aftermath of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Spanning four decades and three generations, Nothing to My Name braids an unforgettable story of the ordinary women caught in the tides of societal upheaval, but bound by an insuppressible instinct to survive. From an astonishing new writer, it explores with remarkable tenderness the enduring repercussions of trauma, the search for stability in disorder, and the often contradictory nature of familial love.
Děti Václava Havla
Daniel, lékař ve středním věku, se vrací do rodného Trutnova a zjišťuje, že minulost nelze obejít ani neutralizovat; lze ji pouze znovu otevřít. Město, kde kdysi stálo kino Stalino a kde dnes jeho fasáda nese sochu Václava Havla, se stává prostorem střetu ideologií, paměti a zapomínání.
Příběh sahá od nacistických zločinů v pobočkách koncentračního tábora Gross-Rosen na Trutnovsku a holocaustu na území dnešní Ukrajiny přes komunistickou normalizaci až po dnešní vyprázdněnou svobodu. Před Danielem se rozplétá jako soustava rozhodnutí, která nikdy nebyla skutečně uzavřena.
Pátý román Marka Přibila propojuje osobní osudy s evropskými dějinami, veřejným prostorem a politickými mýty. Vedle výrazné zápletky spojené s osudem Danielových prarodičů vstupuje do příběhu také postava Václava Havla, zbavená nánosu veřejných klišé i pietních gest. Děti Václava Havla je existenciální a společenskokritický román o Evropě, která žije z nepřiznaných kompromisů, o paměti, jež se tváří jako vyřešená, a o jazyku, který dokáže přesně pojmenovat to, co se obvykle zamlčuje.
Under the Oak Tree, Vol. 3 (novel)
Most fairytales end with a wedding and a happily-ever-after - but this is no fairytale. The updated and official translation of Under the Oak Tree, the #1 webnovel on MANTA, continues in this third volume.
The gorgeous first edition will feature designed sprayed page edges, full-colour patterned endpapers, foil stamping on the cover, and a ribbon bookmark!
The day that Lady Maximilian has been dreading is here: after an arduous journey to Livadon, she must stay behind at a monastery while her husband, the renowned Sir Riftan, rides off to war with the Remdragon Knights. Fretting for their loved ones, Maxi and the other noblewomen in the monastery keep themselves busy tending to villagers in need at the local shelter.
But Maxi's patience quickly runs thin as she fears the worst. Desperate to see Riftan, she escapes the monastery and makes her way to the battlefield. Little does she know that the brutality of war is not the only danger awaiting her. As she confronts her painful past, the tumultuous present, and an uncertain future, Maxi faces the greatest obstacles of her life - and the gravest threats to her relationship with Riftan thus far.
This volume collects chapters 134-193 of the original webnovel by Suji Kim.
Regime Change
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER‘A flabbergasting feat of political reporting . . .A news bomb on every page’ Tina Brown, Observer‘A blockbuster’ Guardian ‘Gobsmacking’ Daily Mail ‘Eye-popping’ Economist ‘Deeply reported and gripping' Financial Times‘Riveting’ Fintan O'Toole, New York Times‘Exceptional . . .packed with news that will stay news’ David Remnick, New Yorker‘It’s sparked fear – and leak inquiries – in the White House’ Sunday Times*Few expected Donald Trump to return to the White House stronger than before. The indictments, convictions, assassination attempts, and four years of political exile made him not weaker but more powerful, more vengeful, and more willing to gamble than any President that came before him. Regime Change is the definitive account of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms. Journalists Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman investigate the decisions that have defined Trump’s second term, which has been liberated from every constraint that defined his first.The generals who once told him ‘no’ are gone, and the lawyers who remain have learned to pick their battles. Haberman and Swan take you behind the scenes of a presidency that has launched a new war in the Middle East, sealed the border, deployed National Guard troops into American cities, transformed the Justice Department into an instrument of retribution against the President’s enemies, and turned the office itself into a brazen vehicle for profit. They reveal a President operating almost entirely on instinct and a White House operating at the edge of political power.Regime Change shows how Trump has wielded that power, who has tried to stop him, and why nearly all of them have failed. A landmark work of real-time political history, this is the story of a President who has fundamentally altered how the world understands American power.
The Bone Stalker
When a terrifying new killer targets Detective Lazarus Holloway’s inner circle, he ventures into the darkest corners of the city to unmask the murderer—and the one who’s really pulling the strings. Lazarus Holloway is no stranger to violent crime. The seasoned detective has built a career on weeding out the worst of the worst from the glittering streets of Las Vegas. But he never knew the worst could get this bad. The Bone Stalker is a new kind of murderous. His MO is brutal, calculated, and ritualistic, removing only specific bones from his victims’ bodies. Each bone taken has a symbolic meaning…and they all tie back to Lazarus himself. As Lazarus digs deeper with the help of investigative partner and guardian ad litem Piper Danes, they discover the detective isn’t the only connection. But before they can unravel the web of lies that’s been spun through the city for years, the killer ensnares another innocent in his trap. Someone close to Lazarus becomes the bait. And he’ll stop at nothing to get her back—even if it means embracing the darkness he’s spent his life fighting against.
Občanská hlídka: Moje hrdinská akademie 12 - Might Signal
I po několika dnech je Pop stále v bezvědomí. Abych ji ochránil, musím spolupracovat se Sógou a ostatními a na chvíli se schovat. Co by asi v mojí situaci dělal Mistr? Mezitím policie konečně rozhodla o „Crawlerovi“... takže o mně?!
Five Gears In Reverse: A Criminal Book
A brand new CRIMINAL graphic novel featuring the legendary RICKY LAWLESS and the crazy tale of how he and MALLORY fell in love in the midst of a crime spree. "This gritty, tragic, and sharply crafted entry in the series underscores why Brubaker and Phillips continue to set the standard for modern crime comics." —Library Journal (Starred Review)In one of the wildest, most action-packed books that Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, we delve deep into the life of one of CRIMINAL's most complex and tragic characters, Ricky Lawless as he tries to pay off a deep debt to a mobster, while things just keep going from bad to worse. FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE will have long-time CRIMINAL fans cheering the return of RICKY LAWLESS and new readers will find it a perfect jumping-on-point for the greatest crime comic series of the 21st century. "Brubaker and Phillips don't hit a wrong note." - Shane Black
Wolf
A stunningly illustrated exploration of the lives of wolves around the worldHunted to near extinction, wolves evoke a sense of our planet’s dwindling wildernesses. Rather than fear them, we should better understand the crucial role they play in ecosystems throughout the world. This engaging, fact-filled book shares insights into the family histories, relationships, and significant life challenges of wolves while linking them to broader questions about wildlife conservation and management. Written by a world-renowned expert in wolf behavior and reintroduction, Wolf: The Illustrated Biography offers a unique perspective on these charismatic animals, charting the life stories of wolves in all their diversity and complexity. Profiles wolves from North America, Europe, and Asia, describing their key characteristics, habitats, distinguishing features, common prey, and distinctive behaviorsDiscusses evolutionary history, biology, ecology, taxonomy, and past and current geographical distributionCovers key stages in the lives of wolves, from pregnancy and den building to birth and adolescence, play fights and learning to hunt, traveling with and leaving the pack, social hierarchy and bonds within packs, communication, territoriality, and moreEmphasizes the leadership role of alpha females in the everyday life of the packExplores the complex relationship between wolves and humans throughout historyConsiders the prospects for wolf populations in an age of accelerating environmental degradation
Bella
Bella, a fiatal színésznő Londonban épít új életet magának, de vőlegénye, a brit felső osztály ifjú örököse a csillogással, a virágcsokrokkal és az ígéretekkel együtt sem tudja megadni a lánynak azt a szenvedélyt és azokat az érzelmeket, amikre vágyik.
Bella mégis úgy érzi, a gazdag arisztokrata család védelmet fog tudni neki nyújtani múltja sötét emlékei és felbukkanó árnyai ellen. Az érzelmi függés azonban nem vetkőzhető le pusztán azzal, hogy elmenekülünk előle... Ráadásul nem is mindenki akarja, hogy bekerüljön a családba: a cinikus, manipulatív, mégis végtelenül vonzó unokatestvér, akinek a tekintetében veszély és vágy keveredik, mindent megtesz, hogy holmi kis színésznőcske ne férkőzhessen be a köreikbe. A férfit dél-amerikai, vérrel és bűnnel átszőtt múltja sem arra predesztinálja, hogy igazi érzelmeket ébresszen, Bellával való összecsapásai mégis izzanak a szenvedélytől – és nem is múlnak el nyomtalanul.
A nemrég elhunyt Jilly Cooper, a műfaj egyik nagyasszonya a rá jellemző intenzitással mesél nemcsak a színházi öltözőkben és brit kastélyokban előforduló intrikákról és tiltott érzelmekről, de a szenvedélyeket egy váratlan fordulattal színezi és teszi még izgalmasabbá. A luxus világa után a túlélés lesz a cél, ami megmutatja azt is, hogyan születhet szerelem az ellenségek között, és hogyan válik a fenyegető vágy megváltássá.
Kalandok a természetben - Simogatós lapozó
Fedezd fel a természetet! Megsimogathatod a róka bundáját, a madár tollait, és ha nagyon bátor vagy, még a pók szőrös hátát is. A vicces mondókákkal igazán szórakoztató lesz a közös olvasás.
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