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The Trial
Kafka's chilling and darkly entertaining exploration of life's absurdity, now in Penguin Clothbound Classics
A terrifying psychological trip into the life of one Joseph K., an ordinary man who wakes up one day to find himself accused of a crime he did not commit, a crime whose nature is never revealed to him. Once arrested, he is released, but must report to court on a regular basis - an event that proves maddening, as nothing is ever resolved. As he grows more uncertain of his fate, his personal life - including work at a bank and his relations with his landlady and a young woman who lives next door - becomes increasingly unpredictable. As K. tries to gain control, he succeeds only in accelerating his own excruciating downward spiral.
This is a stunning new Clothbound Classics edition of Kafka's major novel, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith and translated by Idris Parry. These delectable and collectible Penguin editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.
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Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind the Songs
Discover the fascinating stories that lie behind the music.
In a career spanning 75 glorious years, Dolly Parton has written some of the greatest songs in music history. Join award-winning author Annie Zaleski (Rolling Stone, Billboard) as she uncovers the fascinating inspiration behind more than 150 of Dolly's finest compositions from across her long and hit-filled career.
From her biggest hits to hidden gems, Zaleski explores and explains the details of each song, from Jolene and 9 to 5, to Here You Come Again and the timeless I WIll Always Love You.
A journey through some of the biggest songs ever written - plus some surprising, lesser-known deep cuts - this is the story of a true country legend, told through her music.
Spring Snow - The Sea of Fertility 1
Tokyo, 1912. The closed world of the ancient aristocracy is being breached for the first time by outsiders - rich provincial families, a new and powerful elite.
Kiyoaki has been raised among the elegant Ayakura family – members of the waning aristocracy – but he is not one of them. Coming of age, he is caught up in the tensions between old and new, and his feelings for the exquisite, spirited Satoko. His devoted friend Honda watches from the sidelines. It is only when Satoko is engaged to a royal prince that Kiyoaki realises the magnitude of his passion.
Destroyer of Worlds
**A Guardian Best Science and Nature Book of 2025**
From the award-winning science writer, a new history of the development of nuclear power and the extraordinary minds behind it
Henry Becquerel's accidental discovery, in Paris in 1896, of a faint smudge on a photographic plate sparked a chain of discoveries which would unleash the atomic age.
Destroyer of Worlds is the story of how pursuit of this hidden source of nuclear power, which began innocently and collaboratively, was overwhelmed by the politics of the 1930s, and following devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened the way to a still more terrible possibility: a thermonuclear bomb, the so-called "backyard weapon", that could destroy all life on earth - from anywhere.
The story spans decades and continents, moving from Becquerel to Ernest Rutherford, the Cambridge-based, New Zealand scientist who first split the atom, expands to include Enrico Fermi in Rome, Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in Berlin and the Joliot-Curies in Paris, leading to the appearance of Robert Oppenheimer before climaxing with increasingly horrifying developments in the USA and USSR. The roles of three remarkable women - Lise Meitner, Ida Noddack and Irene Curie - are re-evaluated, and there are new insights into the work of Ettore Majorana, Fermi's mercurial but brilliant assistant, who mysteriously disappeared in 1938, possibly after foreseeing the explosive power of nuclear energy. Above all, this is a story of how knowledge is often advanced by personal convictions and relationships, an indeed by chance, in a remarkable way.
Pause
Unlock your team’s best work - even in the most distracting environments.
Is your team busy but rarely at its best? Is the pressure to do more with less pushing your people to burnout?
Most employees don’t underperform because they lack talent or ambition. They struggle because their environment makes sustaining great work nearly impossible. It doesn’t have to be that way.
In Pause, speaker and consultant Shawn Vanderhoven reveals 12 leadership practices to deliberately slow things down so your team can speed up where it matters most. Drawing from original research on over 150 major companies from Amazon to Google to LinkedIn, he shows you how to:
Protect focus by replacing distracting messaging habits
Generate momentum by turning fuzzy goals into clear targets
Expose the hidden workload undermining deep work
Turn rumination into confidence by using mistakes to fuel growth
Packed with compelling case studies and actionable tools, Pause equips you to cut through the noise, deliver exceptional results and become the boss everyone wants to work for.
The Killing Rules
BORN TO SLAY. FORCED TO KILL.
?? Dexter meets Bring it On in this supernatural slasher romance ??
Don't miss out on the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last. This breathtaking collectible is only available on a limited first print run, a must-have for any book lover. PRE-ORDER now.
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Seventeen-year-old Harper Westbrook isn’t afraid of monsters . . . she is one.
For the past three years, she’s been one of the Blood Bound?girls and women cursed with a bloodlust only satisfied by killing terrible men. Once every three months, she trades in her pom-poms for a lethal throwing axe.
Her life is led by a strict set of rules to keep her dark secret as hidden as the bodies she buries.
And her number one rule? Stay away from Grayson Jones.
The boy she was totally falling for until the night her curse manifested, everything went horribly wrong. She killed his father. It was self-defence. Or at least that’s what she keeps telling herself.
But Grayson is an investigative reporter for their school paper, and he’ll stop at nothing to find the truth behind his father’s gruesome death.
As his investigation leads him into a hidden world of monsters and Hunters, Harper must stop him before he uncovers her secrets?no matter the cost to her life or heart.
Because who could ever love a monster like her?
Seasonal Folktales
Embrace the changing seasons with this beautifully illustrated collection of myths and folklore.
In these magical retellings of classic Celtic and Nordic folktales, we journey from snowy mountain peaks to wild forests and stormy coastlines, as we observe the moon phases, find folkloric treasures and meet an array of strange and mysterious creatures. We'll encounter sprites, trolls, mythic beasts and monsters - from the bramble boggle (a mischievous member of fairy folk who is said to have given blackberries their thorns) to the sea witches and selkies who roam the Northern shores.
Through the power of these stories we can light up our minds with a wild, child-like wonder, and reconnect our hungry souls to the natural rhythms of the shifting seasons.
Gods, Guns and Missionaries
When European missionaries arrived in India in the sixteenth century, they entered a world both fascinating and bewildering. Hinduism, as they saw it, was a pagan mess. But it quickly became clear that this ‘idolatry’ was far more layered and complex than European stereotypes allowed, surprisingly even sharing certain impulses with Christianity.Nonetheless, missionaries became a threatening force as European power grew in India. Western ways of thinking gained further ascendancy during the British Raj: while interest in Hindu thought influenced Enlightenment thinkers like Voltaire in Europe, Orientalism and colonial rule pressed Hindus to reimagine their religion. In fact, in resisting foreign authority, they often adopted the missionaries’ own tools and strategies. It is this encounter, Manu S. Pillai argues, that has given Hinduism its present shape, also contributing to the birth of an aggressive Hindu nationalism.Gods, Guns and Missionaries surveys these remarkable dynamics with an arresting cast of characters. Lucid, ambitious, and provocative, it is at once a political history, an examination of the mutual impact of Hindu culture and Christianity upon each other, and a study of the forces that have prepared the ground for politics in India today. Turning away from simplistic ideas on religious evolution and European imperialism, the past as it appears here is more complicated – and infinitely richer – than previous narratives allow.
This Door of the Seas
The Darien Venture was the singular event at the end of the seventeenth century that fundamentally altered Scotland’s future. It took place on the other side of the world, amid the jungle-coastline at the junction between the continents of North and South America. And most of us know next to nothing about it. Now it’s time to remedy that. Award-winning novelist Val McDermid and Geographer Royal for Scotland Jo Sharp unite in this revelatory novella to trace the story of Scotland’s only trading colony, which turned from a dream of prosperity to a nightmare that bankrupted an already impoverished nation and propelled it towards political union with England. Written as a series of letters home from expedition scientist Dr James Wallace to his wife Eliza and Sir Robert Sibbald, the first Geographer Royal, this epistolary tale offers a devastating account of the forces that doomed the endeavour and completely changed the history of the British Isles in the process.
Elementals: Peo Saves the Trees
Peo and her friends will do whatever it takes to keep Sealand - their island home - safe. They all have magical powers connected to the four elements: air, water, earth and fire. And fun and smart Peo is learning that her earth skills are stronger than she knew... Peo is shocked to find that she can talk to trees when she hears a call for help from a nearby island. The Elementals set off straight away, but when they arrive, all the trees are gone... Can they work together to solve the mystery and save the trees? MOANA meets THE FAMOUS FIVE - THE ELEMENTALS is perfect for readers in search of adventure!
How the Rivermaid Grew Her Tail and Other West African and Caribbean Myths
Discover a world of myths and magic in How the Rivermaid Grew Her Tail, a stunning anthology that celebrates the storytelling traditions of West Africa and the Caribbean. Jessica Wilson gathers lyrical, interwoven folktales that have travelled across oceans and through time. From Nigeria and Ghana to Jamaica and the USA, these stories have gathered new colour and meaning along their journey. Each story is introduced with the country, people and traditions where the tale originates, making the collection both immersive and accessible for young readers, families and classrooms. Paired with Sophie Bass’s vibrant, symbolic illustrations, this anthology immerses readers in the colours, foods, landscapes and characters of West Africa and the Caribbean. Stories include: How Anansi Became King of All Stories (Ghana, Ivory Coast & Togo) How the Rivermaid Grew Her Tail (Jamaica) Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky (Nigeria) . . . and many more. Told through authentic voices, this book is created by author Jessica Wilson, who has Jamaican heritage, and illustrator Sophie Bass, who has Trinidadian heritage. With its cultural richness and celebration of ancestral heritage, this anthology creates a safe, joyful space for children to see themselves represented.
Love in a Season of Dying
A stunning and deeply felt third collection from Donna Aza Weir Soley, this book journeys through the tangled territories of love, loss, forgiveness, resilience, and redemption. With her signature blend of lyrical precision and spiritual insight, Weir Soley traces the ways the heart breaks, mends, and learns to beat again. These poems move between the intimate and the ancestral, confronting wounds both personal and inherited, and finding in each a possibility for transformation. Fierce, tender, and unflinchingly honest, this collection invites readers to witness the courage it takes to return to oneself—and the grace that emerges when we do.
The Prime of Bertie Pollock
To find out where we are going, we sometimes need to find out where we came from. Sister Maria-Fiore dei Fiori Montagna, who is suffering from an acute identity crisis, wants to know more about her own past, and after doing a DNA test, she discovers that she has a relative she didn’t know about. But her new-found family causes a rift between her and her flatmate, Antonia Collie. Can they work out their difference? or Bruce, it’s a case of history repeating itself. After getting all the attention he craves – landing a starring role in a new television series – the universe has one way of putting him in his place. Even in a modern Scotland, lurking Calvinist tendencies might still strike. And Bertie’s dream of getting to the promised land – the Dear Green Place – comes crashing down as he learns that he is to move to the far North East, leaving poor Ranald Braveheart Macpherson a little heartbroken and lost. But upon his return to Edinburgh, the boys take a trip to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and Bertie’s kindness gets a very royal recognition.
Augustus and His Smile
This remarkable, stunning board book celebrates the beauty of the world we live in, and the simple happiness it brings us when we open our eyes to it, from the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner Catherine Rayner.Augustus is sad because he has lost his smile. After a HUGE tigery stretch, he sets off to find it, travelling over deserts and mountains - from the tops of the trees to the bottom of the ocean. Can he find his missing smile among the wonders of the world around him? Where on Earth could it be?Featuring gorgeous, richly-textured watercolour illustrations and a heartwarming text, this wonderful tale is the perfect addition to any child''s nursery. Now available in a chunky board book format, little hands will love to turn the pages during story time to discover where Augustus'' smile might be hiding.
Newes of Witches
From the bestselling author of Waterstones Scottish Book of the Month The Specimens comes a new historic novel set during the Scottish witch trials filled with confessions and betrayal.Rural Scotland, 1629. Amidst the bogs and corn fields, children are going missing, and others seem to have fallen under a malevolent spell. When a young serving girl is imprisoned on suspicion of witchcraft, it falls on healer and midwife Catrona to uncover the truth behind the matter.However, investigation only raises more questions, and soon a violent truth comes to light which threatens to upend local life. As tensions in the community reach a fever pitch, allegiances shift, lives unravel, and Catrona struggles to save the life of an innocent girl. But in a village gripped by fear and paranoia, this may demand the greatest sacrifice of all.
Šepot kolibříka
Po tragické smrti rodičů Alexandra přijde o domov i o pocit bezpečí. Ve snaze postavit se znovu na nohy pracuje po nocích v supermarketu, kde pozná Dalibora – staršího muže, který jí nabídne útěchu, jistotu a možnost na chvíli zapomenout. Jenže bezpečný přístav, který u něj nalezla, se postupně začne rozpadat. Alex se propadá do vztahu plného manipulace, alkoholu a násilí, ze kterého není snadné uniknout. Když zjistí, že je těhotná, rozhodne se alespoň tentokrát bojovat za každou cenu. Někdy ale stačí jediný okamžik, aby se celý život obrátil naruby. Kolik bolesti člověk vydrží, než přestane věřit, že si zaslouží něco lepšího? A jak dlouho zvládne kolibřík tlouct křídly, než vyčerpáním spadne k zemi?
Krásné zelené oči, 3. vydání
Hance Kaudersové, patnáctileté plaché zrzce se zelenýma očima, nikdo v polním nevěstinci neřekne jinak než Kůstka. Jako jediná z celé rodiny přežila vyhlazovací tábor Auschwitz-Birkenau a nyní se snaží za každou cenu zůstat na živu. Výrazný, napínavý příběh vypovídá o bezbřehé lidské krutosti, jak fyzické, tak duchovní.
Tento román vyšel poprvé v roce 2000 v USA a ve Velké Británii, kde byl velice kladně hodnocen kritikou i čtenáři. Pro české vydání autor knihu zrevidoval a doplnil o pasáže, které v zahraničí publikované dílo neobsahovalo. Roku 2003 byl román navržen na Pulitzerovu cenu.
Český lékopis 2023 – Doplněk 2026
Český lékopis 2023 – Doplněk 2026 (ČL 2023 – Dopl. 2026) je třetím doplňkem Českého lékopisu 2023. Je závaznou právní normou stanovující požadavky na jakost, postup při přípravě, zkoušení, skladování a dávkování léčiv, podle které se závazně postupuje od 1. 9. 2026. V tištěné podobě se jedná o jediný svazek, k dispozici je také v elektronické formě.
Elektronická verze ČL 2023 – Dopl. 2026 zahrnuje kompletní vydání, tedy všechny platné lékopisné texty ČL 2023 a tří doplňků (2024, 2025 a 2026). Byly vypuštěny neplatné texty a doplněny texty nové, počet stran elektronické verze tedy neodpovídá počtu stran tištěné podoby.
ČL 2023 – Dopl. 2026 obsahuje v Evropské části lékopisu překlady vybraných textů aktualizovaných ke třem vydáním dvanácté edice Evropského lékopisu [Issue 12.1 (01/2026), Issue 12.2 (04/2026), Issue 12.3 (07/2026)]. Národní část lékopisu obsahuje česká specifika.
ČL 2023 – Dopl. 2026 je závaznou právní normou zejména pro farmaceuty, lékaře, veterinární lékaře, chemiky, biochemiky, biology, laboranty a osoby podílející se na přípravě, výrobě, kontrole, hodnocení a skladování léčiv. Je nezbytnou pomůckou ve všech lékárnách a laboratořích pro zkoušení léčivých a pomocných látek u všech výrobců a distributorů léčiv.
Měl by být k dispozici zejména u krajských a městských veterinárních správ, farmaceutických fakult, Ministerstva zdravotnictví, Ministerstva zemědělství, Ministerstva průmyslu a obchodu, Státního ústavu pro kontrolu léčiv, Ústavu pro státní kontrolu veterinárních biopreparátů a léčiv a dalších podobných institucí.
The Midnight Shift
Love is the most despicable excuse.On the lonely outskirts of Seoul, reports come in of a series of suicides at a hospital. The strange and bloodless nature of the elderly victims is dismissed by most, but not Detective Suyeon. As Suyeon begins her investigation, a mysterious woman named Violette appears at the crime scene and gives Suyeon the answer: a vampire did it. The two women begin the hunt for an ancient, supernatural culprit which, in turn, reveals a landscape of modern isolation in a dark, nocturnal Seoul. But as the investigation unfurls, past and present romance and loneliness intertwine it becomes increasingly clear that they, too, are being hunted.Sometimes the monsters we seek are less frightening than being alone. The Midnight Shift is a gripping mystery, overflowing with commentary about societal isolation and loneliness, the sharp knife of grief, and the effects of marginalization, perfect for readers of Cursed Bunny; Woman, Eating; and A Certain Hunger.
Najpredávanejší autori v tejto kategórii: Dominik Dán, Joanne K. Rowling, Freida McFadden, Sarah J. Maasová, Elle Kennedy.




























