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Daybreak Birdsong Always Wakes Him
A haunting reimagining of Billy the Kid—myth, violence, and regret collide in a lyrical coming-of-age story woven with history, legend, and the omnipresence of birds. Daybreak Birdsong Always Wakes Him: The Lives of Billy the Kid by Pamela Ryder is a coming-of-age saga like no other. It reaches beyond the myth of the reckless and romantic rebel, the murdering gunslinger, and the scrappy outlaw. His story is one of survival, mayhem, and regret. Billy is portrayed as a complex and authentic figure. At times he is ruthless, often sympathetic, always clever and engaging. Yet he remains haunted by loneliness as he rides ever closer to the end of his short and violent life. The child of Irish immigrants, Billy came of age amid hardship and lawlessness, forced to navigate a world that offered him little mercy. From his grim childhood in the tenements of New York to the unforgiving deserts of New Mexico, his journey is marked by loss, chaos, and fleeting moments of grace. He was a boy who became an outlaw, forever running from his past toward an inevitable fate. Told through shifting perspectives and enriched by Billy's keen observations of birds, landscapes, and the lives he has taken, the novel unfolds in lyrical, unflinching prose. His fascination with birds, whose freedom stands in stark contrast to his own doomed flight, threads through the narrative. A meditation on myth, mortality, and the stories we tell about ourselves, Daybreak Birdsong Always Wakes Him is a singular reimagining of the American West. It does not flinch from the blood or the beauty of a life lived on the edge of history.
A Mood, A Thought, A Feeling
The first book from designer Huh is designed in three parts. Part one is an exploration of the seven moods that Huh deems essential to design: conviviality, peacefulness, joyful, cozy, verve, romantic, meaning. For example, convivial spaces are ones that feel buzzy, excited, and alive, like an artist s salon. Use lighting to draw people together and seating arrangements to connect. Peaceful interiors are refuges to be by yourself, with yourself, reading with a cup of tea on a rainy day, in a chair with a view of a forest, surrounded by warm, natural textures and quiet colors. Joyful rooms are effervescent and whimsical, with bright happy colors and wallpaper that makes you smile. Coziness is about creating safety and warmth, spaces that hold you tight and together, that encourage intimacy and depth and demarcate a transition from public to private. Rooms with verve are stylist and confident. They should feature daring, exciting choices to make people talk with a bold curation of objects and odd juxtapositions. Romantic is moody, nostalgic, filled with faded chintz, pretty vignettes, weathered and worn. Meaning is about incorporating the personal, the familial. Objects that carry stories are important here the heirlooms that tell us where we came from and who we are. Lovely curated bookcases and ephemera. Part two, A Thought, explores three full projects: two recently completed townhouses on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and in Brooklyn, as well as an elegant Park Avenue apartment. And part three of the book, A Feeling, features an immersive dive into Huh s recently completed country house upstate, from the pattern-filled rooms to the gardens and grounds, with seasonal entertaining stories.
Witch Hat Atelier 14
A beautifully-illustrated story about a girl who longs for magic in her life and learns that, on the inside, she already is what she wishes she could be. This lushly-drawn story has won an Eisner Award and a Harvey Award, and was voted one of the top 10 manga of the year in 2018 by the Japanese manga industry. CROSSING PATHS The true mastermind responsible for the havoc in Ezrest is subdued at last, but not without exacting a heavy price on Coco. She is still eager to rejoin the search for Custas, and fortunately Beldaruit knows just the spell to allow her to do so without worrying Qifrey. Meanwhile, the other witches are called to where they are most needed in the aftermath. As strings of fate never meant to interact are further entangled, the starlight reveals society’s true nature.
The Ten Year Lie
A wrongfully convicted man and the key witness against him join forces to figure out who framed him for murder in a riveting novel of small-town secrets by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb. Every person in Pine Bluff, Alabama, stood behind Emily Wallace when she testified against Clint Austin. After all, Emily knows what she saw that terrible night: Clint, covered in blood, holding the body of her best friend Heather. But Clint has always maintained his innocence, and now, after a successful appeal, he has come home to prove it. The whole town is furious about his return, and Emily becomes obsessed with sending Clint back to prison—until her father reveals a devastating secret that casts doubt on the whole trial. What if she was wron? hen another person with a connection to Heather turns up dead, Clint and Emily embark on a desperate search to find the truth. Because ten years ago, they were both betrayed by someone they know. So who, in a town full of liars, is getting away with murde? evised edition: Previously published as Traceless, this edition of The Ten Year Lie includes editorial revisions.
Mercedes-Benz: the Amg Cars
From small-time tuner to global automotive legend – this is the ultimate guide to the Mercedes-AMG story. Explore the thrilling history of AMG, the performance brand that transformed Mercedes-Benz from a symbol of refined luxury into a fierce motorsport competitor and producer of some of the most desirable performance vehicles on the planet. Written by renowned automotive historian Brian Long, Mercedes-Benz: The AMG Cars charts the full journey from the brand’s unofficial beginnings to its modern-day status as an icon of high-performance engineering. Discover how two ex-Mercedes engineers, Hans-Werner Aufrecht and Erhard Melcher, began handcrafting race engines in a garage, and how their tiny operation became a global performance powerhouse. With deep dives into key models like the AMG Hammer, groundbreaking moments in DTM and Group C racing, and the official tie-up with Mercedes-Benz that reshaped the brand’s future, this is a comprehensive year-by-year chronicle of a unique automotive evolution. The book covers:The full story of AMG’s independent era and its 1990s transition into official Mercedes-Benz partnershipAll production AMG models from 1993 to 2024, presented in chronological chaptersLegendary engines, tuning techniques, and motorsport triumphsRare and obscure models alongside the most celebrated iconsHundreds of colour images, advertisements, and catalogue shots (over 660 visuals)With expert insights, rare images, and rich historical detail, this book is essential reading for Mercedes fans, collectors, and motoring enthusiasts alike. Get ready to experience the full-throttle story of the three-letter badge that changed Mercedes-Benz forever.
A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof Vol. 2
Satoko is a naive ninja who snuck away from her shinobi village only to meet Konoha, a skilled teenage assassin. Somehow, despite everything, their new life together as roommates seems suspiciously full of warm, fuzzy bliss. Don't miss the continuation of this darkly comedic tale of cohabitating killers!
Tvořivý učitel, tvořivý žák
Tato kniha nabízí hluboký a zároveň praktický pohled na tvořivost jako klíčovou kompetenci pro život v rychle se měnícím světě. Ukazuje, že tvořivost není o umění či výjimečném nadání, ale o postoji k učení, chybám, nejistotě a novým výzvám.
Autorka čtenáře provází otázkami, co tvořivost skutečně je, jak ji rozpoznat, podporovat a rozvíjet – a především jak ji ve vzdělávání nevědomky nepotlačovat. Kniha boří rozšířené mýty o tvořivosti, představuje její teoretická východiska a nabízí konkrétní doporučení pro učitele, studenty i rodiče.
Zvláštní důraz je kladen na školní prostředí jako bezpečný prostor pro experiment, objevování a svobodné myšlení, kde je chyba přirozenou součástí učení. Publikace inspiruje k odvaze vystoupit z komfortní zóny a přijmout nejistotu jako neoddělitelnou součást tvořivého procesu.
Tvořivost není výsadou talentovaných. Je schopností, kterou lze rozvíjet u každého.
Existence a hodnota
V knize vzpomínek Čtrnáctero zastavení poznamenal Bedřich Fučík o Janu Čepovi a jeho psaní: „Přicházel i později s několika popsanými listy, v nichž nebylo takřka jediného škrtu nebo opravy, a s rozpaky říkával: ‚To jsem psal pro tebe,‘ jako například svou tragickou ocelorytinu Člověk na silnici.“ Čepův přítel, literární kritik, redaktor autorových textů a ve třicátých letech ředitel nakladatelství Melantrich, které tato díla vydávalo, bezpochyby znal zblízka způsoby jeho tvorby; přesto jsme si pokládali otázku, zda jsou jeho tvrzení o tvorbě takřka čistopisů zcela v souladu s podobou dochovaných rukopisů, dnes uložených v Literárním archivu Památníku národního písemnictví v Praze.
Mnohé autografy spisovatele vskutku postrádají razanci škrtů a úprav, jež nacházíme u jiných literátů (Josefa Hory, Františka Halase, Ivana Olbrachta a dalších), přesto se v jeho pozůstalosti dochovala celá série raných fází produkce, autorových konceptů, prvopisů, zápisníků a deníkových zápisů, které dávají tušit, že genetická zkoumání mohou vnést nečekané světlo do poznání autorovy poetiky, do vývoje díla i samotné Čepovy osobnosti. V naší knize se skrze rukopisná zkoumání chceme zamyslet nad vztahem existence a hodnoty, situace a víry, jež formovaly autorův svébytný myšlenkový svět, a mimo jiné se ptáme na autorovy postoje v myšlenkových proudech jeho doby, ať už je řeč o novotomismu, existencialismu a dialogickém personalismu.
Lazy Dungeon Master (Manga) Vol. 12
After pulling out all the tricks he has up his sleeve, Keima has finally discovered Aidi’s weakness! Not about to let this chance for victory slip by, he and Rokuko deploy the full might of their offensive forces against her. Yet Aidi’s overwhelming power stops them all dead in their tracks, and she advances on Rokuko’s core. In the face of overwhelming defeat, Rei steps up to defend the dungeon as this thrilling three-way battle reaches its climax!
The Drowned Siren
She was driven by success. Now, she’s driven by obsession. After years of being viewed as plain and boring, university student Eleanor is thrilled when the beautiful Cheyenne notices her and starts showering her with attention. Soon, the lines between friendship and love become blurred, at least for Eleanor. Until she realises that Cheyenne’s love isn’t unconditional …Years later, Eleanor’s life has changed completely. After moving to LA to pursue her dreams, she now lives mostly in isolation. Her days are spent locked up in her hotel suite, dreaming up revenge fantasies. As her past and present collide, Eleanor is forced to ask the question she dreads most: what happens when your darkest fantasies become reality?
Zmatky
Román o vztahu matek a dcer napříč třemi generacemi, o úskalí rodičovství včetně dobrých předsevzetí, která se často míjejí s realitou a jsou spíš zdrojem nedorozumění. Vypravěčkou je nejmladší Bětka, která navzdory uměleckému povolání a zdání bohémského života střídmě odhaduje svoje možnosti a chová se převážně pragmaticky. Když neplánovaně otěhotní s výrazně starším partnerem, který navíc čeká dítě s další ženou, nabere její život nečekané obrátky a pečlivě budované bezpečí se hroutí. Šance na usmíření s matkou překazí její smrt a přinutí Bětku k bolestné bilanci. Stěhuje se do domu po babičce a v rámci jeho oprav přehodnotí nejen svůj vztah k matce, ale i k obdivované babičce i svůj rezervovaný vztah k lidem vůbec. Rekonstrukce domu tak představuje především rekonstrukci jejího vlastního života.
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I'm in Love with the Older Girl Next Door Vol. 4
In one year, Shia will leave home to pursue her dreams of becoming a screenwriter. Tasuku, meanwhile, is conflicted. Of course, he wants her to be happy and write movies for a living, but he also doesn’t want them to be apart. It’s his last chance to express his feelings as the two spend Christmas and usher in the new year together. And hey, it even looks like Tasuku’s getting taller! The story of this young junior high kid’s first love will finally reach its grand finale... The final volume!
Dear Memory
"Groundbreaking . . . Chang's lyrical experiment memorably evokes an individual family's time capsule and an artist's timeless yearning to shape carbon dust into incandescent gem." —NPRNow in paperback, from the poet who “resurrects mediums” (The Millions), a collection of literary letters and mementos on the art of remembering across generations. For Victoria Chang, memory “isn’t something that blooms, but something that bleeds internally.” It is willed, summoned, and dragged to the surface. The remembrances in this collection of letters are founded in the fragments of stories her mother shared reluctantly and in the silences of her father. They are whittled and sculpted from an archive of family relics: a marriage license, a letter, a visa petition, a photograph. And, just as often, they are built on questions that can no longer be answered. Dear Memory is not a transcription but a process of shaping and being shaped, knowing that when a writer dips their pen into history, what emerges is poetry. In letters to family, past teachers, fellow poets, and to the imagination itself, Victoria Chang offers a model for what it looks like to find ourselves in our histories.
Washington Is Burning
Washington Is Burning reveals the inner workings of Trump's Washington - a grotesque carnival of corruption. Andrew Cockburn sets fire to US pieties, focusing on the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation's political system. Graft and self-interest have long typified both Democratic and Republican administrations. Cockburn charts the connections between the American military bureaucracy and the defense industry, which have created a senseless drive for ever-greater spending on arms. After the failed adventures of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon now seeks fresh rewards through inflating the threat from China and Iran, deploying time-tested techniques to boost the budget, including the invocation of supposedly superior enemy weapons development. The American empire has reached a watershed. With Trump back in the White House, Washington Is Burning is a must-read account of unedifying practices in the US capital.
Lessons From a Lifetime
A NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis keepsake collection, featuring tributes from Margaret Atwood and Neil Young, captures the essence of a revolutionary life as it celebrates the legacy of environmental icon David Suzuki. Across his 90 years on planet Earth, David Suzuki has inspired generations of his followers to fight for environmental and social causes with courage and conviction. In Lessons From a Lifetime, Suzuki shares pearls of wisdom and hard-earned lessons for the next generation of activists, alongside personal stories and heartfelt contributions from his friends and family, his admirers, and even his opponents, including:Margaret AtwoodNeil YoungJane FondaElizabeth MayJustin Trudeau… and many more. In words and photographs, Lessons From a Lifetime shares David Suzuki's journey from surviving internment camps as a Japanese-Canadian child to becoming North America's most trusted voice in science communication. The book charts his years as a geneticist and superstar professor at the University of British Columbia; his dedication to demystifying complex science through his public broadcasting work, especially his beloved CBC Television program, The Nature of Things; his founding of The David Suzuki Foundation; and his unparalleled dedication to standing up for Indigenous and environmental rights, a dedication that continues today. A stunning tribute to a fearless truth-teller who transformed how we understand our relationship with the natural world, Lessons From a Lifetime belongs on every bookshelf. Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
Unsung Heroines
Why are there so few public monuments honoring women? Unsung Heroines shows it's time to claim that space!Women are grossly underrepresented in all of the Bay Area's public spaces, but not because they didn't exist! Did you know about Charlotte Brown, a Black woman in San Francisco who in 1863 took the city's transportation system to court for forcibly removing her from a streetcar, and won her landmark case? How about the first Chinese-American woman to register to vote, Clara Chan Lee, who went on to start the Chinese Women's Self-Reliance Association? Or Barbara May Cameron, a Native American writer, photographer, and activist who co-founded the first gay American Indian liberation organization? How many other notable women who deserve public recognition have been written out of the history of our regio? rawn from award-winning journalist Rae Alexandra's KQED Arts & Culture series, "Rebel Girls From Bay Area History," Unsung Heroines is a collection of 35 short profiles honoring the contributions of a diverse group of women from San Francisco, the East Bay, and the greater Bay Area, from the very first years of the founding of San Francisco to the present day. Educators and organizers, adventurers and entertainers, these inspiring women had a profound impact on our region. Together, their stories constitute a new telling of the history of Northern California from the vantagepoint of women who made a difference. A reader's perspective will be permanently altered by the realization of just how many of these untold stories have been lost to time, encouraging them to scan their own environment for traces of women whose stories deserve to be recovered and told.
The Society of the Screen
How a lifelong engagement with experimental art informed the brilliant Czech-Brazilian philosopher Vilem Flusser s early vision of a world dominated by glowing screens. Predicting the importance of technology and images in the twenty-first century as early as the 1970s, Vilem Flusser warned, the basic structure of our thinking is about to experience a mutation. The bewitching images and screens that surround us could lead toward a centrally programmed, totalitarian society or another, better one characterized by dialogue and collaboration among humans and new forms of intelligence. In this book on the idiosyncratic and prescient Czech-Brazilian philosopher, art historian and critic Martha Schwendener explores the profound effect of art on Flusser s thought. The Society of the Screen reveals how Flusser s lifelong engagement with experimental practices from abstract painting and concrete poetry in Brazil to video, cybernetics, and photography in Europe and the United States as well as his extensive involvement with the Sao Paulo Biennial informed his belief that we were moving from history a civilization informed by linear writing into post-history, dominated by technical images. The book delves deeply into how Flusser s ideas evolved, particularly in correspondence and collaboration with artists like Mira Schendel, Fred Forest, Wen-Ying Tsai, Harun Farocki, Louis Bec, and Karl Gerstner.
The Funeral Portrait: Welcome To Suffocate City - Deluxe Edition
Join us for the tale woven by acclaimed writer Leah Moore, from the songs and videos by The Funeral Portrait. Irving Westhound, a driven man on a mission, tries to discover why the kids of the town are unable to resist the siren call of the Cults' enigmatic leader before it's too late!DELUXE EDITION INCLUDES:Oversized hardcover deluxe edition graphic novel (12"x12")Slipcase for graphic novelOne of four limited edition trading cards (randomly assorted)Three exclusive art prints
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