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Odborná a populárno-náučná literatúra 
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Učebnice, slovníky 
Umenie 
Hobby, voľný čas 
Geografia, mapy, sprievodcovia 
Biografie - Životopisy 
Kuchárske knihy 
Zdravie, životný štýl 
Poézia 
Ezoterika 
Partnerstvo a rodičovstvo 
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In Bloom
Flowers and plants are a staple of British life. Nearly 40% of our population considers themselves to be gardeners, making this and associated activities a national pursuit. And yet, while we hold endless discussions over how to seed, grow, and disseminate our cherished plants, we still known relatively little about how they were collected, exchanged, circulated, identified, and modified, and how much art has shaped our understanding and appreciation of them. This publication, designed to accompany the homonymous exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, explores some of these plant stories through highlights from Oxford’s collections. Bringing together historical and scientific expertise, art and material culture, traditional and contemporary artworks, this book ultimately reflects on the long-lasting impact of flora on our society – and of us on it.
MONKEY IN MY POCKET
What if mischief lived in your pocket? Meet the cheeky little monkey who ventures out when the day is done, turning quiet evenings into bursts of laughter, rhyme, and playful mayhem. This joyful picture book celebrates imagination and fun while gently reminding readers of all ages that making things right can be part of the adventure too. Perfect for bedtime snuggles, big giggles, and sharing together again and again.
Nightshade
A gorgeous, Gothic, Romany coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the 1980s Southern Ontario tobacco belt—with a dash of magic realism. Longing for glamour and riches and freedom, Zelda is a young woman who chafes against her Romany identity and her family's poverty. Everything changes when she’s lured away from working alongside her mother and aunts and other migrant workers in the tobacco fields and is hired as an assistant and good luck charm to the charismatic Trixie Tormentine. What starts out as a summer of ease and access to the unfettered wealth of the Tormentines—Trixie's husband Jack owns the tobacco farm that employs Zelda's family and friends—unspools into dangerous displays of power and manipulation. One of the Romany family's puppets, grandmother Puri Dai, acts as Zelda's confidante and mentor, and warns her about the devil of the tobacco fields, a harbinger of destruction. As Zelda struggles with her simmering feelings toward the Tormentines, the devil appears to her one night in a motel parking lot. Can Puri Dai's love pull Zelda back from the brink and into a new future? The fate of her family depends on it.
A Day at Fluffyville Port
From sunrise to sunset, the harbor comes to life across seven beautifully illustrated spreads. Children can follow a family as they tour the port, ride the ferry, and even visit a pirate ship. Along the way, familiar faces return—including the mischievous Bandit Badger, who’s back as a stowaway hiding in plain sight. Each detailed scene is packed with playful surprises and whimsical characters, offering countless opportunities to observe, search, and discover. Whether it’s cranes unloading cargo, seagulls swooping overhead, or curious critters peeking from behind barrels, every page invites readers to slow down and explore. With its detailed artwork, interactive format, and irresistible cast of characters, this is a book children will return to again and again—always spotting something new. Perfect for quiet moments or shared reading, this engaging book encourages close looking, storytelling, and curiosity about the world. Fans of the series will delight in the rich illustrations and gentle humor, while newcomers will be instantly charmed by Fluffyville’s playful spirit. A joyful celebration of life by the water, full of warmth, whimsy, and discovery.
What Do We Know About Dragons?
Are dragons winged, fire-breathing beasts or water gods who promise good luck? Across the globe, legends of dragons have varied greatly. Stories and images of dragons can be traced back to the ancient worlds of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. In many East and Southeast Asian cultures, dragons were considered friendly, serpent-like creatures, but in Western cultures, they were ferocious, feared, and monstrous. Were dragons slayed by knights in medieval Europe? Or did they bring promises of plentiful rain in Japanese folklore? Both! These are just two examples of historic dragon lore. Today, dragons are in their golden age. They are featured in literature, games, movies, and television and have never been more popular. How to Train Your Dragon shows them as peaceful companions to humans. The Hobbit uses a dragon as a clever and cruel villain. From Norway to Korea, send your curiosity into flight and learn all we know about these mysterious creatures in this exciting book for young readers!
The Opposites Game
AUTHOR OF FIVE POETRY COLLECTIONS • NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTHOR, Brendan Constantine presents his newest collection, The Opposites Game. A playful and profound meditation on language, binaries, and the radical act of seeing each other more clearly. In his fifth collection of verse, The Opposites Game, poet Brendan Constantine inspires us to revel in the abundance of life by reckoning its many astonishments (and antonyms). Through a simple yet profound framework of odes, lists, memoirs, and classroom assignments, Constantine asks us to think critically about how we define and understand each other, urging us to look beyond simplistic binaries and engage with the deeper nuances of meaning. The Opposites Game is a powerful reminder of the intricate relationship between words and the realities they represent, and an invitation to explore the rich, beautiful, and often perilous terrain of human thought and emotion.
Kanga-U: Lost in a Labyrinth
Trapped in the legendary Greek Labyrinth, Jumpa and her friends will face some of mythology s most fearsome creatures and discover several of its greatest magical treasures as they struggle to find a way out. A few months have passed since Bonding Day, when the hardworking young kangas of Themyscira competed to be paired with their future Amazon partners, including Princess Diana the only teenager living on the island. And it is time for the newest recruits to leap into the next steps of their training. Exploring in an isolated part of the woods on Themyscira, best friends Jumpa, Big Red, Goldie, Rooth, and Skippa discover an ancient, overgrown doorway in the side of a hill and Skippa can t wait to jump inside to check it out. But when she doesn t come back out or even respond to her friends shouts, the others follow, only to find themselves lost in the middle of the ancient Greek Labyrinth. And since the Greek gods built their maze as a prison, they re stuck inside with the savage Minotaur and a bevy of other mythological beasts too! Can our ganga kangas stop blaming Skippa and each other long enough to find a way out? Or will they be hopping around the Labyrinth s twisting pathways forever? Unfortunately, the greatest threat may come from the most unexpected source of all.
Lidé ve tmě. Deníky z Terezína 1941-1943
Kniha Lidé ve tmě představuje unikátní soubor autentických deníkových záznamů, básní a povídek Pavla Fischla (později známého jako Gabriel Dagan), které vznikaly v letech 1941 až 1943 v protektorátní Praze a následně v terezínském ghettu. Tento literární poklad, který autorův syn Michael Dagan objevil až v roce 2023 v pozůstalosti svých rodičů patnáct let po otcově smrti, nabízí hluboký vhled do nejniternějších pocitů, úvah o sionismu i tvůrčích procesů mladého muže čelícího kruté realitě holokaustu. Publikace mj. uvádí na pravou míru historickou nepřesnost, kdy byl úryvek z Pavlova terezínského deníku v knize Motýli tady nežijí mylně připsán jeho jmenovci Petru Fischlovi, který zahynul v Osvětimi. Dílo tak slouží nejen jako cenné historické svědectví o životě v ghettu, ale i jako hold nezlomné lidské naději a síle uměleckého vyjádření, které Pavla doprovázelo i v jeho pozdějším životě významného izraelského dramatika a psychoterapeuta.
Kapibarák szökésben
A három kapibara – Emi, Trisztán és Raul – mindennapjai elég unalmasan telnek az állatkertben. Ám egy napon felmerül bennük a kérdés: mi rejtőzhet a kerítés túloldalán? Vajon sikerül felfedezniük a bőség tengerét és a körülöttük levő világot? Éjszakai kiruccanásaik során megismerik a szomszédos állatokat, és izgalmas kalandokba keverednek. De mit szólnak mindehhez a tengerimalacok?
Hekate - Goddesses of the Underworld 1
Born into a world on fire, Godling Hekate has never known safety. After her parents find themselves on the losing side of the war between the ruling Titans and the new Olympian Gods, Hekate is taken by her mother Asteria to the Underworld, where Styx and Hades agree to raise her. Meanwhile, Asteria is pursued across the world by Zeus and Poseidon and, to escape their clutches, transforms herself into an island in a stormy sea.
Orphaned and alone, Hekate grows up amongst the horrors and beauties of the Underworld, desperate to find her divine purpose and a sense of belonging in the land of the dead.
When she finally uncovers her powers and ascends to Goddess status, she realises that even the most powerful Olympians are terrified of her. But when immortal war breaks out again, threatening to destroy everything from Mount Olympus to the Underworld itself, the Goddess of witchcraft and necromancy is the only one who can bring the deadly conflict to an end...
No Matter What
Can love draw them together . . . again?
Roz and Vin can't look each other in the eyes anymore, let alone share a bed. It's been a year since they survived a traumatic car accident and their marriage hasn't been the same.
But Roz has held out hope that they can fix things . . . until she discovers that Vin has signed a new lease.
So she does what any soon-to-be-divorced Manhattanite would do: she signs up for figure drawing class.
Ignoring Vin's impending move-out date would be a lot easier if he wasn't her best-friends brother - and if he hadn't just offered to let her draw him. After all, that's known to make a separation easier, right? Focus on every detail of your estranged spouse's body while drawing them in the nude?
But after the year they've spent avoiding each other, it feels good to see and be seen by one another again. As Roz works to capture the wholeness of the person she fell in love with, will they both be able to draw upon the feelings they buried deep inside to finally heal together?
Az ördög ölelésében
„Érzi, hogy valami mocorog benne. Nyújtózkodik, ágaskodik a démon. Felébredt a hosszú alvás után, és most áldozatra les. Vissza kell fognia, különben baj lesz.”
Egy nő Firenzébe érkezik, ahol találkozik egy férfival, és hamarosan egymásba szeretnek. Nem telik el sok idő, és mindketten hűtlenné válnak. A nő egyre inkább meg van győződve arról, hogy nem csupán egy erőszakos emberrel van dolga: a férfiban egy démon lakozik – ahogy benne is. Az ördög ölelésében felemelő, nyugtalanító és meglepően humoros, kíméletlenül pontos leírást ad a bántalmazó kapcsolatok világáról. Veszedelmesen sötét és misztikus történet, amely lélegzetelállító utazásra hív az ember legsötétebb énjébe.
Repetition : A Novel
In a Norwegian November, when it is dark at waking and dark at sleeping, a novelist in her sixties sits next to a teenaged girl at the opera, and through their padded jackets feels a dreadfully familiar tension conducted from the parents seated on her far side. She thinks back to her sixteenth year. The year she first got drunk and the year she first had sex with a boy.
A year of being circled by an anxious, hawkish mother and, at a notable distance, her silent father. The year her family made an unspoken decision, and an unspeakable sacrifice.
Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door Vol. 2
Katagiri Jinpachi is a man plagued by the uncanny, and Harada Oriza is a famed painter of ghosts and yokai. As Jinpachi attracts strange things like moths to a flame, Oriza uses him for his own amusement. This is a record of their fate entangled with the eerie, the fearful, and the curious!
Darkness
To interrogate darkness at this moment in history is not only timely, but vital and Bonnie Thurston does it with an honesty and precision that holds our attention. From the darkness of a melancholic disposition to darkness that shelters us safely, from sleepless nights and their moons to trusting in the return of the light on the darkest day and longest night, these pieces are poised, precise, full of sensory details, insightful and shot through with hope. There is fear and grief here, but it will not have the last word.
Welcome Little One Box Set
Celebrate a new little one's arrival to the world with this special set of board books by USA Today bestselling author Sandra Magsamen, the perfect baby shower gift!
Included in this Three-Book box set:
• Welcome Little One
• Lots of Love Little One
• Sweet Dreams Little One
This baby board book set is the perfect way to share heartwarming messages of joy, wishes, and never-ending love for a newborn child, featuring three incredibly heartfelt books to say, "We're so glad you're here!", "I love you!", and "Goodnight!" Filled with gentle rhyming text and adorable elephant illustrations perfect for baby girl or baby boy, this sweet collection is a wonderful gift to celebrate new parents or new little ones at baby showers, nesting parties, first birthdays, Christmas, or anytime of year!
Each story also includes a special bonus page of write-in prompts to record treasured memories all about little one to cherish forever.
On the day you were born, it was love at first sight.
We welcomed you, little one, and held you so tight.
Szláv boszorkányság
Az orosz varázslás az isteneknek, szellemeknek és természeti erőknek az átlagemberek életébe történő beavatkozásán, valamint ezen erők irányításán alapszik. Bizonyossággal mondhatom, hogy az oroszok századok óta alkalmazzák a varázslást céljaik elérése érdekében. A varázslás szerves részét képezte az őseink által gyakorolt pogány hagyományoknak, e varázslás célját pedig az élet megsegítése, a gyógyítás, valamint a negatív energiáktól való megszabadulás jelentette. Őseink mindenféle varázslást alkalmaztak – az igéktől és bűbájoktól kezdve az üzleti és harci sikereket eredményező ráolvasásokig. Az orosz varázslás a pogányság és kereszténység szintézise. Máig élnek olyanok, akik a pogány ünnepségek megtartása mellett keresztény szent napokon varázsolnak. Ma is léteznek csomókra való suttogással átkozó vagy gyógyító boszorkányok. A varázslók valóban rendkívüli dolgokra képesek.
Bronte Journey
Liliana Pasterska is the maven of finding emotional depth in the detail of the everyday. In Brontë Journey we are invited to walk alongside a love story, one that is sundered by loss, yet shines all the more brightly for that. The language is clear and precise. The places resonate with the beauty and grief that unfold in the personal story of Charlotte Brontë and Arthur Bell Nichols at the heart of the collection. The voices of her subjects carry across time, not an act of ventriloquism, but of empathy and immersion. And if for Arthur, grieving as he leaves Yorkshire six years after Charlotte’s early and sudden death, “Roadside fuchsia will greet him / as if nothing had passed.”, the clue is in the ‘as if’. For so much has passed and this exquisite collection has allowed us in, invited us to share a moment with creatures whose lives still touch us. An elegant, heart-stopping collection.
The First Kentucky Derby
Today’s Kentucky Derby is a multimillion-dollar spectacle involving corporate sponsorship, worldwide media coverage, and an annual citywide festival in Louisville. Over its nearly century-and-a-half history, the Kentucky Derby has grown to be one of the biggest sporting events of the year, attracting 150,000 spectators at the track and nearly 15 million television viewers on the first Saturday each May.But 1875, the year of the first Derby, was a different time. The Louisville Jockey Club track, which would one day bear the name “Churchill Downs,” was a small structure that might, on its best day, provide seating and standing room for 12,000 spectators. The grandstand was plain and functional and included a section reserved for bookmakers, whose trade was legal and who operated in the open. Perhaps most significantly, the majority of jockeys in the race were Black, in stark contrast to the present-day Derby, where participation by African-American jockeys is rare.In The First Kentucky Derby, racing historian Mark Shrager examines the events leading up to the first “Run for the Roses,” the unsuccessful effort that the winning owner might have made to rig the race for his preferred horse, and the prominent role played by African Americans in Gilded Age racing culture—a holdover from pre-emancipation days, when slaves were trained from birth to ride for their wealthy owners and grew up surrounded by the horses that would be their life’s work.
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