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Šárka Jordanová se roky marně vyrovnává se ztrátou dcery, která zmizela před deseti lety za nejasných okolností. Zoufale se snaží znovu stát matkou a je pro to ochotna udělat cokoliv. Blízko ní se z minulosti se vynořuje zapomenutý případ pětileté Zuzany, která je nezvěstná od roku 1968 a jejíž osud měl zůstat pohřbený. Dva propletené příběhy, dvě matky a jedna bolest, která odmítá utichnout.

Čo všetko sa môže nachádzať na konári? A čo možno z neho vidieť? Na konári v tejto knihe sú verše pre najmenších, pre predčitateľov a začínajúcich čitateľov. Na konári môže rásť ovocie, sedieť vtáky a z konára vidieť kvety, zvieratá, deti, ktoré sa hrajú... To všetko v básničkách Evy Hetényiovej a v nádherných ilustráciách Jitky Součkovej.

From Veronica Roth, the legendary author of the Divergent series, Seek the Traitor's Son is a dazzling, epic tale of war, fate and devastating love. The daughter of a bounty hunter. The knight sworn to protect her. And the prophecy that destroys their lives . . . Elegy Ahn did not ask for destiny to find her. She's a soldier defending her small country against a powerful enemy: the Talusar, who worship a Fever that brings death to everyone it touches . . . except those who it resurrects, forever changed. Rava Vidar is a Talusar general with a reputation for cruelty and triumph. And when Elegy and Rava first meet, it’s to hear a prophecy that could apply to either of them. The prophecy declares that either one of them could carry their people to victory. But at the center of both of their fates is a man. A man who, Elegy is told, will bring her death. A man she’ll fall in love with. With two nations at stake, she and Rava are destined to collide. And when they do, only one will be left standing. Elegy intends to make sure it’s her. An extraordinary epic begins. Praise for Seek the Traitor's Son:'Her most compelling work to date . . . Veronica Roth knows exactly how to break your heart'– Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six'A story of treachery and enduring love, Seek the Traitor's Son is epic in its stakes and intimate in its romance, but most of all I loved its core of deep compassion'– Everina Maxwell, author of Winter's Orbit'Veronica Roth reaches for epic, and grabs it beautifully'– John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain‘Veronica Roth has created yet another immersive world full of high stakes and fast-moving action where prophecy and destiny collide'– Anton Hur, author of Toward Eternity

Fashion thrives on fame and success, capitalism and culture. But beneath the luster and hype, fashion is also inevitably about failure – an essential part of its history and evolution. In his contribution to the Fashion in Action series of short books rallying readers to tackle pressing issues in fashion, Nick Rees-Roberts unravels the relationship between forms of creative and commercial failure to consider how we might begin to address the systemic failings of the fashion industry today. Positing failure as a speculative way to rethink fashion and focussing on the checkered histories of a number of designers and brands, Rees-Roberts explores how forms of commercial failure within a capitalist framework might actually be productive, enabling designers to retain independence and balance by potentially opting out of the fashion establishment, if not of the system altogether. He then goes on to look at the broader systemic failures of the 21st-century fashion industry, arguing that rather than keep focussing on doing and making, we should be undoing and remaking the idea of fashion itself in order to rethink design outside of the framework of a hyper-globalized industry. By applying failure as a critical mode of inquiry, this book invites readers to consider a new direction for the future of fashion – one that values resilience and reinvention over the relentless pursuit of the next big success.

Tricolore 6e édition is a trusted and comprehensive French course designed for international learners. Fully aligned with the latest specifications, it supports all major exam board syllabuses and ensures a smooth transition from lower secondary to higher levels of study. Written by the experienced Tricolore team, this edition combines print and digital resources to build confident, independent language users. With a strong focus on French as a global language, it equips students to engage with authentic texts and real-world communication across the Francophone world. The course offers clear grammar progression and a systematic approach to language learning, helping students develop the skills they need for exam success. Structured assessment and exam-style practice are embedded throughout, supporting focused preparation at every stage. Interactive digital content is fully integrated via Kerboodle, offering a wide range of engaging resources including audio, activities, and assessments to reinforce learning both in and out of the classroom. Tricolore 6e édition provides everything you need to inspire learners and support their journey to fluency in French.

"An awesomely fluent and versatile prose stylist" - INDEPENDENT"Amazing achievement ... Harrison pulls off the almost impossible feat of seamlessly blending hard sci-fi, cyberpunk, noir crime ... while doing what all the best literature does" - Goodreads ReviewerSet in the unique world, first featured in the award-winning Light, here is a story of love, murder, and intergalactic noir on the razors edge of the imagination, as envisioned by the incomparable M. John Harrison. In a neighbourhood of underground clubs, body-modification chop shops, adolescent contract killers, and sexy streetwalking Monas, you'll find the Saudade Event - a zone of strange geography, twisted physics, and frightening psychic onslaughts. Vic Serotonin is a travel agent, arranging illegal travel to and from Saudade. His latest client wants a tour and she is a woman as unpredictable as the site itself, and maybe just as dangerous. Coincidentally, a troubling new class of semi-biological artefacts start finding their way out of the site, transforming the real world in unsettling ways. Pursued by a detective intent on collaring him for his illegal tours, and hunted by a gangster convinced that the travel agent has infected him with a rogue artefact, Vic must make one final trip as the universe around him rapidly veers toward viral chaos

Klaudie bojuje. Táňa se hněvá. Laura sní. Vendy uniká. Každá má svůj hřích, svůj bolestný tón. Před deseti lety je rozdělilo traumatické tajemství. Když se rozhodnou obnovit slávu své taneční skupiny, vyberou si velkolepou barokní choreografii. Zjišťují ale, že comeback nebude snadný. Až Oliver, excentrický taneční mistr, se pokusí najít společnou melodii pro čtyři rozladěné tanečnice. Příběh pro každého, kdo někdy ztratil rytmus a hledá cestu zpátky.

Rediscover the bestselling Magic Tree House series with easy-to-read full-colour graphic novels, packed with adventure and perfect for readers aged 5–7. Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Ninjas!!When siblings Jack and Annie discovered a magic, time-travelling tree house at the end of their garden, they stumbled upon an adventure that would launch them through time and space. This time, Jack and Annie have been whisked back to ancient Japan, where there are whispers in the shadows ... Their friend, Morgan le Fay, has disappeared, so it’s up to the siblings to learn the secrets of the ninja and rescue them. But how do you find a warrior that hides in the shadows? Simple! You DON’T find a ninja . . . a ninja finds YOU! This fun-filled series of graphic novel adaptations allows younger readers to develop their reading confidence while solving exciting magical mysteries alongside Jack and Annie. Perfect for young readers aged 5–7.

‘Superbly imagined. As tautly strung as quivering bow before it shoots its poisoned arrow…A Dickensian delight.’ Essie FoxDaughter. Murderer. Saviour. London, 1835. To high society, Estella is the perfect lady. But her fair face hides dark secrets. What has she done with her husband? And will her past crimes come back to haunt he? esperate to escape her troubled life, she visits her friend, Lady Taykall. But when a servant girl disappears, Estella stumbles on a horrifying web of crimes and feels the old fire for vengeance burning inside her. To mete out her own brand of dark justice she must risk everything. Even if it means she cannot survive. Great Expectations meets Killing Eve in this stunningly dark Gothic crime thriller perfect for fans of Elizabeth Macneal, Stacey Halls, and Jessie Burton. Readers are obsessed with Estella's Fury:'She is the daughter of Miss Havisham X Sweetpea. Dark, twisty and absolutely thrilling.' Jessica Bull'This unputdownable, breathless Gothic tale is dark, dangerous and urgent.' Lesley McDowell‘Estella’s Fury is a top-notch Gothic thriller. The prose is rich and multi-layered, full of darkness and fear…from dark satanic mills to the prisoner in the attic, this is a journey that isn’t for the fainthearted. Roll on the next instalment.’ Nicky Downes‘Gothic, thrilling and brimming with feminist rage. It was exhilarating to see Estella shake herself free of Great Expectations and step fully into her dark side. It's Dickens meets Dexter and I am very much here for it.’ Andreina Cordani, author of A Scrooge Mystery‘An outstanding read and another amazing nod to the great Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.’ 5 star Reader Review‘Secrets, lies, betrayals, Estella’s Fury has it all… .‘ 5 star Reader Review‘The twisty plot kept me intrigued and spellbound.’ 5 star Reader Review‘All characters felt simply alive and very convincing…An excellent novel which I highly recommend!’ 5 star Reader Review‘It's got a bit of everything - there's history and it's based off a classic, but it's also a thriller, with a hint of whodunnit…I planned to take my time with this…but I flew through it in a day because I just had to know what happened next.’ 5 star Reader Review‘A very enjoyable Gothic adventure in which Estella Havisham continues her quest to destroy cruel men. It was a terrific, well-paced story with a deliciously Dickensian feel and plenty of twists and turns.’ Reader Review‘A deliciously dark plunge into the underbelly of Victorian London…For readers who crave Gothic thrillers with emotional resonance and a heroine who refuses to be tamed, Estella's Fury is a triumph.’ Reader ReviewPraise for Barbara Havelocke:'Gloriously Gothic' Daily Mail'The genius concept behind this book is so irresistible, it makes the novel feel like magicCharles Dickens's spirit would be definitely securing his copy now!' Sophie Hannah'A deliciously dark Gothic treat' Janice Hallett'Loved it from the very first page.' Frances Quinn'This is an absolute must-read.' Rebecca Netley'Thrillingly dark and beautifully written, this twisty Gothic tale will grip you to the last page and beyond.' Bella Ellis'Deliciously creepy and decidedly darkIt's so beautifully written, it gripped me from the very first sentence and would not let me go until I finished reading.' Jessica Bull'I truly cannot rave about this book enough! Estella's Revenge is a dark, cunning story full of twists and turns and with plenty of heart.' Victoria Hawthorne'A darkly ingenious take on a classic character, Estella's story had me gripped. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.' Susi Holliday'Utterly beautiful.' Louise Beech'Meticulously researched and full of dark intrigue A page-turning delight.' Sarah Ward

* THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE MIDNIGHT KING *'A brilliantly unsettling piece of purest American Gothic' - JAMES OSWALD'The master of the small-town thriller at the top of his game' - JANICE HALLETT'An atmospheric thriller. I loved this book' - SARAH PINBOROUGHTwo children lost. The wrong one found. The town of Aurora is waiting to die. A few miles away a deep seam of coal burns underground, the fire creeping closer ever year. Businesses close. Families leave. Hope dwindles. And then one day, nine-year-old Danny Yates comes back from the dead. He walks into town half-starved and silent, ten months after he and his best friend Will Keefe were presumed drowned. But when Danny does finally speak, he swears that he's not Danny anymore. He's Will. Danny's mother is convinced that her boy has come back wrong, and that the town itself is now at risk from whatever dark force returned her son. Chief of Police John Deacon is more interested in how the sinister disappearance of two boys could have been written off as a tragic accident, and who was responsible. What happened to Danny to make him take on his friend's name, his personality? And does Danny's return mean there's a chance that Will is still alive?

For almost five million years, humans have been locked in a relationship with morality, inventing and reinventing the concepts of 'Good' and 'Evil', and weaving them into our cities, laws and customs. Morality is a concept that can feel joyless and claustrophobic, associated with restraint and coercion, restriction and sacrifice, inquisition, confession and a guilty conscience. For many, it is a device used to shame us into compliance. This impression is not necessarily incorrect, but it is most certainly incomplete. Hanno Sauer traces humanity's fundamental moral transformations from our earliest ancestors through to the present day, when it can often seem that we have never disagreed more over what it means to be good, and what it means to be right. But we can use our past as a basis for a new understanding of our future. Our current political disagreements may feel like the end of the world, but where will the evolution of morality take us next?

Vyprávění z autorčiny humoristické série přibližuje dění v rázovité vísce ležící nedaleko Oxfordu, do níž se autorka přistěhovala se svým anglickým manželem a jejíž poklidnou atmosféru každou chvíli rozčeří nečekaná událost, ať už je to sněhová kalamita, milostné trampoty zdejšího zámeckého pána či záhada oranžového karavanu.

The Safina is a city ship, two hundred years into its voyage from the ruins of Earth towards a new habitable world. Its crew maintain the ship, generation after generation, while protecting their 'ancestors' - the final remnants of Earth's doomed Network Empire - by keeping them alive in cryostasis. But a lot can change in two hundred years, and people are starting to ask questions. Why should the crew continue to toil for people none of them remember? What exactly gives Administration its authority over everyone else? And when the blackouts start, they set in motion a chain of events that will change life on the Safina forever. A reckoning is coming. The system is only secure so long as those in power maintain the obedience of those beneath them. And the crew has had enough. A science fiction odyssey of breathtaking scope, The Republic of Memory is a gripping examination of what divides us, and what brings us together. This is an ambitious work of Arabfuturism, and is perfect for fans of The Expanse, A Memory Called Empire or Children of Time.

The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English. This book aims to present the poem to readers who want to know what makes it such a remarkable work of art, and why it is of such cultural significance. Most readers will only have encountered Beowulf through one of its many translations or adaptations; others have had to take on this unique survivor from a past era as a challenging translation exercise, part of their academic study of the poem. This book sidesteps scholarly debates about the poem’s unknowns – its date, provenance or author – and focusses instead on its poetic artistry, its interleaving of heroic pasts and Christian present, and its poet’s extraordinary breadth of reference, from biblical history to Old Norse myth. But the strange intricacies of Old English metre and poetic language are explained, and the poet’s evocation of the ethics and material world of an imagined pre-Viking Scandinavia is explored. Beowulf: Poem, Poet and Hero follows the story of the poem through its many interwoven voices from different times and places, and the poem emerges as a work of reflective beauty, its human characters full of touching pathos and wisdom, its notorious monsters still speaking to our own societies’ abiding insecurities. The final section, on post-medieval responses to Beowulf, shows how the poem has been taken up as a European cultural icon. This book restores its status as a literary masterpiece.

Son Heung-min is one of Tottenham Hotspurs’ greatest players ever. He was part of the squad who broke the club’s seventeen-year trophyless curse, helping them claim victory in the Europa League. His attacking talent is unlike anyone else’s, and his presence in front of goal is magical. About the Greatest Football Stars series:Greatest Football Stars dives into the incredible journeys of the world’s greatest players of all time. Featuring talents from all around the globe, this series covers their unique journeys to stardom – from playing football in the park to performing in front of capacity crowds on the biggest stage and in the biggest leagues.

THE INSTANT IRISH TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEARWINNER OF AUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE IRISH BOOK AWARDSThe deeply moving story of the O’Connor family, its troubled past in the West of Ireland, and a love story of second chances from the Booker-longlisted author of How to Build a Boat'A haunting powerful page turner that will have you in its thrall' GABRIEL BYRNE'One of Ireland’s shining literary stars...an energetic and vivid voice' THE TIMES‘Full of humanity, a story for our times’ MARY COSTELLO‘I loved this book’ LOUISE KENNEDY‘Superb’ IRISH TIMESClaire O’Connor’s life has been on hold since she broke up with Tom Morton and moved back home to the rugged West of Ireland to care for her dying father. She spends her days getting lost online, going to work and minding her own business. But Claire is thrown back into a love she thought she’d left behind when Tom unexpectedly moves nearby, stirring up haunting memories trapped within the walls of the old family house. As the secrets of the past are revealed, Claire must confront whether she can escape her history to make a future for herself. 'This book touched my soul' KATRIONA O'SULLIVAN'I believe this is the best book of the year' Oliver Callan, RTE RADIO'Hugely powerful' DAILY MAIL'One of Irish literature's most gifted and persuasive storytellers' SINÉAD GLEESON'Sizzling, electric... charged with humour and anger... I loved it' JENNY MUSTARD'Clear-eyed and deep-hearted... packs an intellectual and emotional punch' CLAIRE-LOUISE BENNETT

Inexperienced but determined, Connie is desperate to become a caster to save her village from the deadly Shade. Arrogant and privileged, Jasper is everything she detests. He intends to become a seeker like his father before him, and he has no time for a no-hoper like Connie. Thrown together at Blackwood, Connie and Jasper are pledged to each other as caster and seeker, learning to light the oath lamps and conquer the Shade, as well as their mutual dislike... but could the undeniable connection that flickers between them become an unbreakable bond? Their lives depend on it, for the vows are failing, the Shade is advancing and only those with the strongest conviction will survive.

Leverage your biology to support the healing of anxiety, isolation, deep sadness and conflict with this research-tested program for actively practicing compassion.Tasked by the Dalai Lama to find new ways of sharing ancient Tibetan wisdom with the modern world, Lobsang Tenzin Negi has been at the forefront of compassion science for over 25 years. The culmination of this work, his pioneering Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT) is more effective than mindfulness in reducing anxiety and depression, and helps to nurture kinder, more collaborative societies too.Guiding us through 8 basic steps, Dr Negi reveals that compassion is a natural instinct, and shows how CBCT can shift our internal wiring to unlock this simple superpower. Each chapter blends traditional Buddhist stories, contemporary anecdotes from across the world, scientific evidence, practical advice, guided meditation and a three-step exercise, to give us a comprehensive and memorable method for improving our lives.

*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*EMBARK ON THE JOYOUS AND NOSTALGIC JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME IN THE LATEST NOVEL FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THIS TIME TOMORROW AND ALL ADULTS HERE'Pure joy' Ann Patchett'Fun, delicious, big-hearted' Taylor Jenkins Reid'Criminally readable' Maria Semple'I can't TELL you the enjoyment it gave me' Marian Keyes'I was completely swept away' Coco Mellors'You will feel so understood by this novel' Rainbow Rowell'Unexpectedly hilarious. Cheaper than therapy and a lot more fun!' Holly Brickley'I longed to be aboard the American Fantasy' Lauren Bravo---Annie is on a journey straight back to her past. When the American Fantasy cruise ship sets sail for a four-day themed voyage, aboard are all five members of a famous 1990s boyband, and three thousand women who have worshipped them since their youth. Newly divorced and with an empty nest, Annie is on board as a lark to appease her sister. Once a diehard fan of the band as a teen, she now feels out of place amid the sea of bedazzling t-shirts bearing the singers’ faces. Yet when the lights go down, the cocktails are poured and the band starts singing, Annie finally reconnects to a long-submerged part of herself. As she encounters Keith, the band’s slightly depressed, fifty-something lead singer – not just a celebrity but someone clearly in need of a friend – she feels like anything is possible. But is the connection between Annie and Keith just a fantasy? Or is this the beginning of a new chapter for them bot? ull of laugh-out-loud reflections on fame, nostalgia, marriage and growing up, American Fantasy celebrates the magic of revisiting our youth, and the even greater magic of starting anew. ---PRAISE FOR EMMA STRAUB'Has all the pleasures of reading one of Anne Tyler's compelling family portraits' NEW YORK TIMES'Nostalgic, wise, funny, and filled with love' GABRIELLE ZEVIN on This Time Tomorrow'Smart, compelling, irresistible' LIANE MORIARTY on Modern Lovers'Her warmth and sense of humour electrify every page' NEW YORK MAGAZINE