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Live Through This
A crime novelist reunites with old college friends to solve a decades-old murder in a riveting novel of psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Falls to Pieces. Crime writer Gregg Dryer returns to his Pennsylvania campus for Homecoming weekend to revisit the death of his girlfriend Jess. During their freshman year, everyone assumed she took her own life when she fell from the roof of D’Amelio Hall—everyone except Gregg. After thirty years of struggling with grief, guilt, and personal demons, Gregg still has his doubts about how and why Jess really died that night. His search for answers is also a chance to reconnect with four friends from his college class. Most of them have moved on from that terrible tragedy. Not Gregg. Nor Jess’s mother, who is convinced to this day that her daughter was murdered. As Gregg’s investigation leads deeper into a past he doesn’t recognize, the trail grows darker and more dangerous with each new revelation. As a reunion among old friends becomes one of secrets and suspicions, Gregg must confront his own troubled history—and a truth with which he may not be able to live.
Active and Passive Citizens
A powerful case for why majority rule—not representation—is the defining feature of democratic politicsThe idea that democratic governance rests on active self-rule by citizens plays surprisingly little part in current theories of democracy, which instead stress the importance of representation by elected, appointed, or randomly selected bodies such as legislatures, courts, and juries. This would have astonished eighteenth-century theorists of democracy, who viewed universal suffrage and majoritarian voting as the sole criteria for democratic politics. Active and Passive Citizens defends the view of these earlier thinkers, asserting that individual agency is the very essence of democracy. In this provocative and lucidly argued book, Richard Tuck draws on the distinction made by the Abbé Sieyes, a leading political theorist of the French Revolution, between “active” citizens (the electorate) and “passive” ones (those who are represented by the institutions of the state). Tuck traces our current representative view of democracy to Sieyes and contrasts him with Rousseau, a theorist of active self-rule by the people. Tuck argues that modern theories of democracy have effectively turned us into passive citizens and calls for a renewal of a majoritarian democracy that realizes the full potential of active citizenship. Based on the prestigious Tanner Lectures delivered at Princeton University’s Center for Human Values, Active and Passive Citizens is edited and introduced by Stephen Macedo and includes commentary by political theorists Simone Chambers, Joshua Cohen, John Ferejohn, and Melissa Schwartzberg.
Rent-A-Girlfriend 36
Catch up on the manga before the anime returns! You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love? Reeling from a bad breakup, Kazuya rents the beautiful, polite Chizuru for a date. But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought! Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for... In today's Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to "rent" an emotional connection, and his new "girlfriend," who's trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya's are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too... It's sweet but naive boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com!
Stone Warriors
The hunters from the Roaring Bears’ tribe are away, and when they return they find their camp invaded by the fierce Crow’s Claw warriors. Their people are overpowered and held captive, but one young person, Ekri, manages to escape with a guide, Norak, and they set off to seek help from their friends in other tribes. With courage and deception, will they be able to outwit the notorious Crow’s Claw before it is too late and the Roaring Bears are destroyed?
My Morandi
The Italian painter Giorgio Morandi is recounted as a friend and artist in this memoir by Luigi Magnani, an art historian and devoted collector of Morandi's work.
One of the most beloved and critically acclaimed artists of the twentieth century, Giorgio Morandi painted serial and permutational arrangements of everyday objects that elevated the quotidian into the sublime. In 1940, he struck up a decades-long friendship with entrepreneur, musicologist, art historian, and collector Luigi Magnani.
My Morandi is the first full-length English translation of Magnani's memoir reflecting on his bond with the artist and his long-standing academic and personal interest in Morandi's paintings. In My Morandi, Magnani considers the artist's aloofness from artistic trends and his dedication to painting for a small, discerning audience. He locates Morandi within the art-historical canon as well as recounts their artistic and intellectual kinship, which led to a unique, rich collection of Morandi's work at Magnani's villa in Mamiano, now the Magnani Rocca Foundation. Magnani's personal collection of Morandi's work was on view at David Zwirner, New York, in 2025. Originally published in 1982 in Italian, this memoir is accompanied by a new preface by Alice Ensabella and includes an introduction by Stefano Roffi, director of the Magnani Rocca Foundation.
Váš duch byl připraven, ale tělo bylo slabé...
Reformace zásadně proměnila raně novověkou Evropu, když narušila monopol římské církve a přinesla nové pojetí vztahu člověka k Bohu. Následný proces konfesionalizace dovršil rozkol západního křesťanství. Vznik konfesí a jejich vzájemné vymezování vstoupily do mnoha oblastí života včetně politiky, což v evropském měřítku vyústilo třicetiletou válkou. Kniha se zaměřuje na průběh reformace a konfesionalizace v královském městě Jihlavě v době od příchodu prvního luteránského kazatele až do prvních let po bitvě na Bílé hoře. Raně novověké město představovalo svébytné prostředí, které bylo formováno hodnotovým systémem měšťanů, sociální strukturou a činností aktérů, kteří ve městě žili, ale i těch, kteří jeho chod ovlivňovali na dálku. Autorka si kladla otázku, kdo ve městě patřil k hlavním aktérům reformačního příběhu, jak spolu vzájemně komunikovali a ve kterých oblastech zdejšího života hrála konfese podstatnou roli. Díky bohaté pramenné základně, která nabídla úřední i narativní dokumenty, rekonstruuje obraz městského církevního společenství v postupně se zneklidňujícím čase.
You’ve Changed
We live in an age obsessed with reinvention. But what does it really mean to change – and why do some transformations inspire us while others make us bristle?
New York Times journalist Benoit Denizet-Lewis’s thought-provoking investigation takes us inside the lives of people who’ve changed themselves, or say they have: from political converts to a seemingly transformed murderer and a bully-turned-Buddhist. Through their stories and his own, he explores how identity, belief, and belonging shift despite the certainties we often cling to. Drawing on insights from psychologists, neuroscientists and spiritual teachers,
You’ve Changed shows how self-reinvention is more often self-discovery, and why personal change is like a team sport – revealing the compassionate truth at the heart of our deepest hopes and fears.
Môj prvý zošit o číslach
Môj prvý zošit o číslach hravou formou pootvára dvere do zaujímavého sveta čísel. Predškoláci si v ňom môžu vyskúšať písanie prvých číslic a v nenáročných úlohách si rozvíjajú matematické a logické myslenie.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: New York versus Želvy
NOVÁ ÉRA KOMIKSŮ S ŽELVAMI NINDŽA POKRAČUJE NABUŠENÝM DRUHÝM DÍLEM! Rodinná sešlost po roční odmlce nedopadla úplně podle plánu. Ale i kdyby želvy dokázaly své sourozenecké spory urovnat, na oslavu není čas. Nejen že jim jde po krku neústupný státní návladní Hieronymus Hale s policií a členy Klanu Noha. Navíc se musejí vypořádat s další těžkou ranou: V New Yorku už pro ně není bezpečno! Našim zmutovaným hrdinům tak nezbývá než se uchýlit k drastickým opatřením... Druhá kniha obsahuje sešity č. 7–12 z nové komiksové řady Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles od scenáristy Jasona Aarona a kreslíře Juana Ferreyry.
Legend of Exorcism: Tianbao Fuyao Lu (Novel) Vol. 5
THE SHIFTING SANDS OF TIME
As the capital of Chang’an prepares for a grand celebration, An Lushan and his henchmen plot to wreak havoc within the city. In their clutches is Mergen, who has surrendered his heart to the heavenly demon in order to discover his plans. At night, Lu Xu walks in his dreams, the two becoming more deeply entwined than either bargained for.
Li Jinglong believes the exorcists can stop An Lushan—and perhaps even strike down the black jiao Xie Yu, a far greater threat to the Divine Land. But when the mission unravels, Li Jinglong will put everything on the line to protect Hongjun from the demonic forces that would corrupt him—even if it means invoking a power that could spell his own destruction.
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Plující měsíce
Mirek je mladý svobodný muž bez závazků, který má vlastně úplně všechno, ale ke spokojenosti mu chybí milující žena. Za nevšedních okolností přijde v osmadvaceti o panictví, a konečně se začnou dít věci… Jeho ostýchavost vezme za své a o ženy už nemá nouzi, ale ta pravá láska jaksi stále nikde. Mirek nechápe rozdíl mezi „mít rád“ a „milovat“, a nedochází mu, že slepá láska může znamenat hořký konec. Ale možná mu přece jen svitne naděje…? V příběhu se prolínají osudy několika Mirkových žen okořeněné žhavými erotickými momenty a sexuálními eskapádami, ale i romantikou.
Project V
STEMinist mecha fantasy meets reality television in this high-stakes novel from the author of A Magical Girl Retires--a wildly imaginative tale of sibling bonds, unexpected friendship, and an existential quest to understand what it means to be human.
Robotics student Kim Wooram, runner-up at the World Gigantic Mechanics Olympiad, is a world-class pilot and engineer. Unlike many of her contemporaries, she likes working solo, preferring the company of robots to most other humans. Sought by robotics centers across the globe, she chooses to return to Korea after learning of an exciting new secret government robotic project known as V. To her disappointment, only male pilots are allowed to apply.
Desperate for a chance to make history and encouraged by her twin brother, Boram, the usual rule-following Wooram makes a risky choice. Posing as Boram, she auditions for Project V, the reality competition show whose winner will pilot the robot V--and quickly becomes one of the top contestants in both skill and popularity. Wooram attracts fans and friends like Seojin, the show's youngest female writer and ardent "Boram" stan, and Jeonghoon, the clumsy but lovable underdog. She also gains a rival in Jinyoung, the ruthless heir to a Korean corporate dynasty.
As Wooram comes tantalizingly close to achieving her goal, she begins to realize that V's arrogant AI is a ticking time bomb. With victory within reach, and her identity at stake, will Wooram destroy the robot of her dreams to save lives, or stick to the script?
Project V is a playful yet sharp meditation on some of the most pressing issues roiling modern society in Korea and across the globe: the male dominance in STEM fields, the ethics of parasocial idolatry and our addiction to social media and reality television, and the promise and peril of an AI-oriented future. Punchy and compelling, Park Seolyeon's novel is a winning exploration of ambition and creation--a quintessential novel of our present and future for mecha fans and all curious readers.
Translated from the Korean by Gene Png
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Magical Mermaids Hidden Pictures
Everything shimmers under the sea—especially Hidden Pictures puzzles! With six markers and 40+ stickers, kids ages 6–9 can solve and decorate this activity book with bright colours. Kids will love to express their creativity while solving Hidden Pictures challenges. Enjoy favourite underwater friends like mermaids, dolphins, jellyfish, axolotls, and more!This colouring kit is a shimmery explosion of everyone’s favourite seek-and-find puzzle. It’s packed with:30 Hidden Pictures colouring pages, including 'opposite' dark teal puzzles6 washable markers in their own storage compartment40+ irresistibly adorable, ready-to-color stickersPerfect on-the-go fun!Grown-ups and kids love that Hidden Pictures puzzles keep them focused and calm. The three-in-one rewarding combination of puzzling, coloring, and stickering keeps kids busy AND helps them build essential life skills. Without knowing it, kids will be practicing problem-solving, persistence, observational skills, and creative expression. Plus, it will keep them entertained during life’s 'boring' moments (think: road trips, siblings’ football games, doctor visits, and more).
Three Women, a Rabbi and a Musician from Bohemia
Three Women, a Rabbi and a Musician From Bohemia explores the lives of members of a Jewish family who lived in rural Bohemia for over two hundred years, from early in the 18th century. It follows:Three incredibly strong women forced to bring up their families on their own following the early deaths of their husbands. The rabbi who, after living in Vienna, moved back to Bohemia, helping other family members on the way. The musician who survived being bayoneted in Serbia in World War One, and then moved to Berlin where he fell in love with a ballerina. The threat of the Nazi invasion also led to some fascinating stories of escape, survival and renewal in new countries, especially for the author’s parents and his older siblings. One cousin journeyed East through Russia to Shanghai and another arrived in Palestine as a teenager, eventually becoming an expert in cultivating bananas.
The Radiant Dark
It's March 1980, and Carol Girard and her husband are living an ordinary life in a small town in the Adirondacks. They have just had their first child, and though Carol is struggling with the challenges of new motherhood, her future seems clear. Until something extraordinary happens: an inexplicable flickering of light in the sky, which is ultimately determined to be communication from intelligent life on another planet. But these beings are eleven light-years away, and nothing is known about them other than the fact that they seem to know we exist too. And so begins a decades-long exchange of messages with this mysterious, faraway civilization.
As humanity reels from a shifting understanding of its place in the universe, we follow the stories of the Girard family: Carol, whose fascination with this other life sparks a desperate search for spiritual meaning; Michael, her loyal son, who finds solace not in the stars above his head but in the ground beneath his feet; and Ro, Carol's bright and ambitious daughter, whose childhood goal to work in interstellar communication will evolve into something far grander. Tracing five decades of love, loss, ambition, and self-discovery, The Radiant Dark is a stunning examination of a family navigating their lives with the knowledge that we are not alone.
Modlitby nad písmem
Nemáte někdy pocit, že v modlitbě neustále opakujete to samé? Utíkají vám myšlenky, nebo dokonce bojujete s pocitem nudy? Nebojte se, nejste sami.
Don Whitney v knize Modlitby nad Písmem ukazuje, že se jedná o běžný problém, který však má snadné, trvalé a především biblické řešení. Na několika málo stránkách vysvětluje, jak při modlitbě používat Písmo, tak aby se stalo inspirací pro vaše modlitby a tím i posilou pro vaši duši. Přidejte se k němu a zažijte živé společenství s Bohem a opravdové potěšení z každého rozhovoru s ním.
Odvážní ve víře
Bible nám stále říká, že tento svět není naším domovem. Dlouhou dobu se však zdálo, že by jím být mohl. Naše kultura se ale mění – a začínáme si ve vlastní zemi připadat jako cizinci. Jsme v pokušení hněvat se, sklopit hlavu nebo to prostě vzdát.
Není to však poprvé, kdy Boží lid musí přijít na to, jak žít s důvěrou a vírou v prostředí, které se staví proti Božím cestám a proti Božímu slovu. Už jsme to dokázali dříve a můžeme to dokázat i dnes.
Alistair Begg nás se svou charakteristickou jasností, vhledem a vřelostí uvádí do doby proroka Daniela. Nevyzývá nás k tomu, abychom byli jako Daniel, ale spíše abychom důvěřovali Danielovu Bohu. Víme, že jsme spaseni vírou. Teď je čas naučit se být odvážní ve víře.
Alistair Begg je hlavním pastorem v Parkside Church v Clevelandu ve státě Ohio a učitelem Bible ve službě rozhlasového a on-line vysílání Truth For Life.
Vítězství nad hříšným strachem
Strach ovlivňuje naše rozhodnutí a často nás ponechává v pocitu bezmocnosti. Každý z nás se s ním potýká.
V knize Vítězství nad hříšným strachem John Flavel nabízí hluboký pohled na různé podoby strachu a ukazuje, jak nad ním Bůh vládne. Autor se zaměřuje na hříšný strach – odhaluje jeho příčiny, zhoubné důsledky a především praktická řešení, jak se s ním vyrovnat.
Zjistíte, že správná bázeň před Bohem je tím největším lékem na všechny ostatní strachy.
Tato praktická a povzbuzující kniha vám pomůže:
• Přestat hledat výmluvy pro svůj strach
• Důvěřovat Kristovu zaslíbení
• Najít pokoj pro své chvějící se srdce
Nenechte strach ovládat váš život. Objevte cestu k pravému vítězství!
Plays Well with Others
Dating lessons from my American football-playing best friend? Sign me up!
At the glittery break-up party she throws for herself, Rachel Dumont envisions lifting a glass to celebrate being free and single again. What she actually does: Drink too much champagne and blurt out to her best guy friend that she'd really like to get back on the horse. She doesn't expect Carter Hendrix's answer to be to volunteer himself.
With his sinful brown eyes and too-good-to-be-true body, it'd be no hardship for Rachel to say yes, though she certainly doesn't want him to feel obligated to, um, service her just because her failed, loveless marriage was an s-e-x desert. But since the charming and confident professional American football star owes five public dates to his dating app sponsor, Rachel and Carter make a deal to help each other out.
Pretty soon, the public how-to-date lessons turn into, ahem, very private ones. And Rachel's a star student, graduating quickly from flirty banter and lingering looks to toe-curling, sheet-grabbing, mind-blowing hours of physical education. The problem? Turns out learning to date again feels a lot like the real thing.
Can Rachel and Carter's friendship withstand all these late-night bedroom sessions? Especially since she's suddenly longing for her best friend, and there's nothing fake about her feelings…
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