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Murder In Paris '68
'In this remarkable book, utterly gripping over 400 pages, high-end novelised non-fiction takes a big leap forward' MAIL ON SUNDAY'This is a stylish, intelligent page-turner, as gripping as a thriller film script' THE TIMES'It's a hell of a story... The Talented Mr Ripley meets the Nouvelle Vague. A masterclass in narrating' THE TELEGRAPH'Comprehensive...engaging...polished' THE SPECTATOR'Evocative, gripping and beautifully written. I've recommended this book to everyone I know' EMERALD FENNELL 'Highly original, atmospheric and brilliantly conceived, Murder in Paris '68, a true story, reads like a tremendous thriller: fascinating, disturbing and shrewdly compelling.' WILLIAM BOYD'A magnificent read' LAWRENCE OSBORNEFrom the author of A Waiter In Paris... In 1960s Paris, the high-life and the low-life go hand in hand. It is a time of glamour, sports cars, casinos and night clubs with a cast of actresses, petty criminals, high-level gangsters and compromised politicians. And with French cinema taking the world by storm, the man at the dark heart of it all is an enigmatic film star dubbed 'the most beautiful man in the world'. With a shady past and a taste for bad company, Alain Delon lives on the edge. But when a dead body turns up in the outskirts of Paris that turns out to be his associate, Stevan, questions begin to be asked. That Delon shot to stardom playing the stylish and murderous Tom Ripley does not go unnoticed. Is art imitating life or is life imitating art? And who killed Stevan Markovi? dward Chisholm, author of the acclaimed A Waiter In Paris submerses the reader into the city's demimonde and draws us intimately into events as they unfold. And as we inhabit the lives of the players in this extraordinary true-life drama, we witness what became to be known as The Markovic Affair from the inside, as it spirals out of control and not only pulls down Alain Delon but everyone in his orbit. For fans of Patrick Radden Keefe, David Grann and Philippe Sands, A Murder In Paris '68 may be the best non-fiction you read this year. 'An engrossing book. Through the story of a murder, it takes us back to Paris in the 1960s. As in A Waiter in Paris, Edward Chisholm pierces the glitter to find the city's seamy underside. And unlike the police of the time, he seems to have cracked the case.' SIMON KUPER'A tremendous achievement, genre-defining, sexy, supple, scary. Chisholm gets us into the heads of all the characters, with the noir of Ripley and the street style and ineffable cool of New Wave.' JASON SOLOMONS, film critic and producer
Unbreakable
Familiar to many from his season on the Directing Staff of Channel 4's Who Dares Wins, Melvyn Downes served in the SAS for 12 years. He has faced physical and psychological trauma. He’s lost close friends and family members. He’s experienced bullying and racial harassment. But no matter how tough things get, he is always convinced he’ll get out the other side. He wasn’t born fearless, or strong, or confident. Those things grew from graft, a willingness to learn from mistakes and a constant desire to push himself out of his comfort zone. Structured chronologically around lessons learned the hard the way, that helped him be the best version of himself, on and off the battlefield, this is a true story of a life lived at the toughest extremes. It’s also an inspiring insight into the can-do mindset of an SAS blade who lives by the ethos: ‘Improve, adapt, overcome’.
The Jewel of Cairo
The epic journey of the Women of Consequence series continues in this spellbinding dual-narrative series that will transport you from France to the heat of Cairo and to secrets hidden in Vermont. ? 'Oh my! It is just exquisite . . . The author is a wonderful storyteller'? 'I couldn't put it down'? 'A rich tapestry of secrets, love, and self-discovery.'_______________Cairo 1915. A wealthy Egyptian jeweller commissions a Fabergé egg as a wedding anniversary gift to his "queen."Cairo 1976. After leaving Paris, Lilianne is recruited by the CIA to keep tabs on a charming, corrupt jeweller. But when a betrayal renders Cairo unsafe, Lilianne and a broken Gilles must leave for the US - unaware they are carrying priceless cargo. Back on the Connecticut coast, their marriage of convenience deepens into a singular kind of love - until devastating news forces them to make an impossible choice. Southport, Connecticut present day. Decades later, Sophie has lost everything; her husband, her house, and her picture-perfect life. When her parents' old friend Helen visits with an exquisite antique doll, Sophie discovers a stunning treasure - and a truth about her birth mother that sends her on a journey of self-discovery. In the green mountains of Vermont, she is drawn to the strong, silent Owen and to the family she never knew . . . until another secret upends her life again. Three priceless treasures. Three extraordinary women. Three powerful legacies. The next book in the series, The Temptations of Crete, will follow Connie's story after parting from Lilianne and Helen in 1975 Paris. With cross-generational appeal and captivating international settings, this series is perfect for fans of Lucinda Riley, Rachel Hore and Santa Montefiore. _______________Readers adore Muna's escapist tales:? 'An original, captivating story? 'It left me wanting to read more in this world and from Muna Shehadi'? 'A delight to read . . . reminded of Nora Roberts' storytelling'? 'What a book - a secret in every chapter . . . I was glued to it'? 'The drama, the heartache, the family secrets, the romance, what a cliffhanger!'
Tomorrow, the War
Tomorrow, The War is a sweeping historical epic that follows the intertwined lives of Jed Stokes, a restless wanderer shaped by violence, and Raleigh, a once-enslaved man seeking justice. After fleeing his troubled Jewish family in Virginia, Jed is drawn into the Mexican-American War before becoming a drifter, outlaw, and buffalo hunter in the untamed West. Meanwhile, Oliver Bodkin VII, heir to a failing Virginia plantation, attempts a radical experiment—raising his enslaved half-siblings, Temple and Raleigh, as equals. But their idyllic existence is shattered when outraged neighbors burn their home, killing Oliver and forcing Raleigh to flee. Believing Temple dead, he survives as an itinerant musician—until he discovers that his sister is enslaved once more under a cruel master. Teaming up with Jed, Raleigh stages a daring return to Virginia, leading to a heart-pounding rescue mission on the eve of the American Civil War. Perfect for fans of historical fiction and Tarantino-style action, Tomorrow, The War is a gripping tale of survival, rebellion, chutzpah, and redemption.
Človek a svet práce 1
Pracovná učebnica Človek a svet práce 1 pre prvý cyklus základného vzdelávania vytvorená podľa nového Štátneho vzdelávacieho programu 2023. Je plná zaujímavých aktivít, ktoré žiakov naučia, ako sa orientovať v rôznych situáciách, ako riešiť problémy, ale aj ako myslieť kreatívne.Každá kapitola je pripravená tak, aby žiaci mohli skúmať, vytvárať, spolupracovať so spolužiakmi a spolužiačkami, hľadať správne odpovede alebo sa pokúsili vykonať úlohy s ceruzkou a nožnicami.
Irritated
'This book is an absolute joy. Easy to read, it takes you on a journey covering all the important angles. I will be recommending it to my patients who want to better understand their allergies.' Adam Fox OBE, professor of paediatric allergy and Chair of the National Allergy Strategy Do you live with a constantly runny nose, an itchy throat and sore eyes? Maybe you have eczema or get rashes from contact with allergens? Perhaps you or your children carry emergency adrenaline because an allergic reaction could be life-threatening? If so, you're definitely not alone: between a third and half of all UK adults will experience allergies at some point during their lifetime and the numbers are rising. We are more allergic now than we have been at any other time in history. * Peanut or tree nut allergy now runs at 1 in 70 children, versus 1 in 250 in 1997* Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis went up 174 per cent in the UK between 1998 and 2018* Around 21 million people have allergies in this country, but we have fewer than 80 adult and paediatric allergy specialist doctors * Children who grow up in deprived households are more likely to have allergies, asthma and eczema and for their symptoms to be severe* More than 80 per cent of people living with allergies say that it adversely affects their mental healthIrritated looks at why allergies have become so prevalent in recent years and asks whether there is anything we can do to stop more people developing them and help those who already have allergies to cope. Journalist Rebecca Seal writes about the difference between allergies and intolerances, the role of gut health and microbes in the development of allergies, how deprivation increases the risk of allergies and can make the experience of having them much worse, and offers practical strategies for managing both allergy symptoms and the anxiety which can come with them. Allergy is a complex and under-funded area of medicine, and there are few books out there to support families and adults living with allergies. This book provides the answers and information that people with allergies need, while making the science accessible and easy to understand.
Manitoba
Třetí sbírka Davida Vody (nar. 1976), básníka a historika umění, je jako spirála, která se napíná, smršťuje, roste. Jeho poezie pulzuje od hmotného k duchovnímu a zpět. Lze jí propadnout jako papírovým dnem. Vidět ji v barevných kostkách poskládaných na holé zemi. Slyšet ji v altu hortenzií. Dotýkat se jí, když kráčíš po dně vrásky kolem milovaných úst. David Voda ve své Manitobě tvoří vše nové. Z nápisů tužkou po bílé stěně, z ladění zvonů, bzukotu pump, bobulí pámelníku, ze světla, v němž žijeme. Manitoba je v řeči kmene Krí místo, kde se prérie úží, aby duch prošel uchem jehly. Mezi životem a smrtí je trhlina, předkové přicházejí, aby pojedli z našich talířů, a mizejí syti našimi úlitbami. Kosmem zní jazyk jako chůze, láme bochníky sněhu, drtí skořápky popelavých vajec. Do úžiny ducha lze vstoupit odkudkoli, jen položit klepadla na své spánky.
Captured And Craved
Princess, Pregnant, Prisoner From forbidden passion to permanent consequence! Princess Emerald is marrying to benefit her kingdom. But when she stares down at her pregnancy test, her heart stops. Can she really walk down the royal aisle knowing she’s pregnant after one illicit night with her bodyguard, Andrei Ardelean? The orphan from Emerald’s youth is now a hard, lethally handsome billionaire, who storms her wedding to kidnap her, imprison her—and claim his unborn baby! His Forced Sicilian Bride Taken to love, honour…and obey! Every cosa nostra family will bow to Vincenzo Argenti. The Salvatores are no exception. He’ll force their loyalty by kidnapping their heir, Caterina, from her arranged nuptials. The woman whose life he once saved will be his bride by nightfall. Though submissive is one thing Caterina isn’t. She’s a match for Vincenzo in every way, and he finds he likes that… Includes 2 titles! Perfect for fans of: 💸 Billionaire 🌹 Dark romance 🖤 Mafia
Světlo na Lavélu
Píše se rok 1929 a svět stojí na pokraji velkých změn. Finn Evans je úspěšný bostonský bankéř s tajemstvím, které by mohlo ohrozit celý jeho pečlivě vystavěný idylický život. Isabelle Lazarová, mladá ukrajinská farmářka, ve své domovině prochází neskutečnými útrapami ve snaze vyprostit svou rodinu z železného sevření Sovětského svazu. Poté co o vlásek unikne velkému hladomoru, se sama, bez svých dětí a manžela, vylodí na dalekých březích Ameriky. Osud svede Finna a Isabelle dohromady v době, kdy hrozí, že krach na burze způsobí kolaps jeho světa. Na pozadí velké hospodářské krize a zkoušek, jež jim jejich nový život přichystal, mezi nimi roste nepopiratelný cit, který oba musejí skrývat.
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A Biblia Éva, Judit és Mária Magdolna szerint
A Biblia történetei évszázadokon át formálták kultúránkat, mégis a magyarázatok és újramesélések gyakran háttérbe szorították a női szereplők hangját. Ez a kötet ezen változtat. A jól ismert eseményeket most Éva, Judit, Mária Magdolna és más bibliai nők mesélik el - saját szavaikkal, saját nézőpontjukból. A könyv érzékenyen és bátor frissességgel mutatja meg, miként élhették meg ők a teremtést, a hitet, a kísértést, a veszteséget és a reményt.
A mű nemcsak hiánypótló vállalkozás, hanem kifejezetten olvasmányos is: irodalmi igényességgel, mégis közérthetően közelít az ősi szövegekhez. Új fényt vet a legismertebb történetekre, miközben emberközelivé teszi a bibliai alakokat. Azok számára is élvezetes és befogadható olvasmány, akik kevésbé jártasak a Bibliában, hiszen a személyes hangvétel, az érzelmi mélység és a modern narráció hidat képez múlt és jelen között.
Ez a könyv egyszerre újraértelmezés és felfedezés: meghívás arra, hogy a Bibliát ne csak olvassuk, hanem meghalljuk benne azokat a hangokat is, amelyek túl sokáig maradtak csendben.
LATERAL COOKING
Do you feel you that you follow recipes slavishly without understanding how they actually work? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours?
Well look no further - in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark The Flavour Thesaurus, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 'starting-point' recipes, Lateral Cooking including plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials - and then building it back up again.
So, under 'Bread', Niki guides you through flatbreads, oatcakes, buckwheat noodles, chapattis and tortillas, showing you how they are all variations on one theme. A few simple tweaks and you can make soda bread, scones or cobbler. And so on, through breads and batters, broths, stews and dals, one dish leading to another.
Lateral Cooking is as inspirational and entertaining a read as it is a practical guide. Once you have the hang of each starting point, a wealth of new flavour combinations awaits, each related in Niki's signature combination of culinary science, history, chefs' wisdom and entertaining personal anecdote.
Niki shows you that recipes you had thought were outside of your experience are reassuringly similar to things you've made a dozen times before, giving you the confidence to experiment with flavour. The variations that follow are a springboard of inspiration to the contents of your fridge and kitchen cupboards.
In these pages, you will discover to cook 'by heart' - and that's where the fun really begins.
Šumavský upír, 3. vydání
Projekt 3x 100 hororů přináší čtenářům ve třech svazcích kompletní soubor všech povídek, které na téma hrůzy, mystiky, záhrobí a nevysvětlitelných záhad Miloslav Švandrlík napsal.
Autorův vynalézavý způsob, jak čtenáře vyděsit či alespoň postrašit, a přitom ho vtipně pobavit, si konzumenti příběhů o upírech, krvelačných monstrech nebo vlkodlacích oblíbili už dávno. Důkazem je mimo jiné i umístění výběru 100 nejlepších hororů v první desítce knih, které si mládež zapsala do čtenářských deníků žáků 9. tříd základních škol.
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Hodinový hoteliér
Landovského kultovní hra se odehrává ve zpustlém bytě, který dva stárnoucí muži pronajímají „na hodinu“ dvěma mladým milencům. Jejich absurdní dialogy odhalují touhu po smysluplném životě. Vtipně vystavěná hra jemně satiricky pohlíží na mezilidské vztahy, samotu i touhu po nalezení smyslu života. Úspěšné drama ze šedesátých let vychází jako 200. svazek edice D. Landovského kultovní hra se odehrává ve zpustlém bytě, který dva stárnoucí muži pronajímají „na hodinu“ dvěma mladým milencům. Jejich absurdní dialogy odhalují touhu po smysluplném životě. Vtipně vystavěná hra jemně satiricky pohlíží na mezilidské vztahy, samotu i touhu po nalezení smyslu života. Úspěšné drama ze šedesátých let vychází jako 200. svazek edice D.
The Easy Garden
Do you step into your garden and feel overwhelmed by the task at hand? Or maybe you find yourself baffled by the sheer amount of gardening information and just want to know what needs doing right now?
Fear not, Michael Griffiths is here to give you some straight-talking advice, month by month.
The Easy Garden breaks down the year into jobs for each month, with simple step-by-steps showing you what to do. From how to prune wisteria to how to install a water butt, you will find straightforward guidance on gardening techniques, how to troubleshoot problems, and handy projects. Discover how taking small, consistent steps in your garden actually makes a big difference.
No jargon, no fluff: just good advice for a beautiful outside space, the easy way.
1996
“Dominic clearly remembers more about the 90s than I do.” – Zoe Ball I was in the right place at exactly the right time. I was handed a precious backstage pass to this magical period, as a chronicler of some of its most significant moments, of its wild protagonists, whether in music, entertainment, fashion, football, art or politics. I had a front-row seat for that insane decade, but it was 1996 that was the period’s stunning apex. Oasis at Maine Road and Knebworth, the births of Robbie Williams the solo star and the Spice Girls, the Euro 96 football tournament and ‘Three Lions’, the rise of New Labour and Tony Blair. I was there for the lot. 1996. Britpop ruled the airwaves. The tabloids framed reality long before Instagram.Football was finally coming home. Tony Blair was learning to play rock star – and rock stars were learning they could play politics. Everyone was partying hard, and Britain was the coolest place on earth. Showbiz reporter Dominic Mohan wasn’t watching the party from afar – he was in the room. Backstage at Knebworth with Oasis. In strip clubs with Robbie Williams. On the phone to Bowie. On the receiving end of Spice Girls gossip, Gallagher gobbiness and tabloid-era chaos. From Euro ’96 euphoria to Brit Awards anarchy, from rave culture to New Labour, Mohan witnessed the moment the UK went from scruffy indie island to global cultural powerhouse. Part memoir, part cultural autopsy and part riotous tour through the 90s and its greatest year, 1996 is a jaw-dropping front-row seat to the madness, the music, the football, and the politics that reshaped Britain – and created legends along the way. Three decades on, Mohan returns to the year everything peaked, and asks: what the hell happened, why did it matter, and can it ever happen again? If you were there – this book will feel like going home. If you weren’t – you’ll wish you had been.
The Glass Mountain
A gripping, vividly told journey into a family's wartime past, from the bestselling author of The Ruin of All Witches ‘Endearingly personal, honest and reflective … invites you to rethink where memory ends and history begins’ Dominic Sandbrook, The Times, Books of the Year 'As I finished his book, I began to see my own family’s past through his glass mountain' Ian Ellison, Literary Review Malcolm Gaskill knew two things about his great-uncle Ralph’s wartime adventures: he’d been a prisoner in Italy, and he’d cut his way out of a train with a knife and fork. Apart from that, he’d faded into family folklore, lost to view. Until, one hot afternoon in an English country garden, a chance conversation set Gaskill on his uncle’s trail…What Ralph really did in the war was, he discovers, even more extraordinary than the exaggerations of family myth. From last-ditch fighting in the Libyan desert and incarceration in a Puglian prisoner-of-war camp, to desperate, dramatic escapes and the assuming of an entirely new identity among the peasants and partisans of the Italian Alps, Gaskill traces a life transformed by conflict, while lifting the curtain on a long-forgotten episode of the Second World War. Yet The Glass Mountain is about more than war: it’s a haunting exploration of what it means to encounter the past, and how we remember, forget and recover it. As he follows his uncle’s path through dusty archives and the landscapes, towns and villages of present-day Italy, Gaskill finds himself confronted by questions that go to the heart of how we think about the people who came before us: Why do stories matter? How much of the past can ever be true?
Careless Love
The second volume of Peter Guralnick's critically acclaimed Elvis Presley biographies'Homeric in its play of beauty and folly, this is a monumental work'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'Riveting ... A masterwork'WALL STREET JOURNALThe next chapter in the definitive biography of Elvis picks up where Last Train to Memphis closed with Presley's military service in Germany 1958 and ends with his death in Memphis, 1977. Careless Love chronicles the unravelling of the dream that shone so brightly, homing in on his very close, and very complex relationship with his lifelong manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It's a breathtaking drama that places the events of a too often mistold tale in a fresh, believable and understandable context. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion and personal transformation. Written with grace, sensitivity and passion, Careless Love is a unique contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the nature of success, giving us true insight into one of the most misunderstood public figures of our times. 'It must be ranked among the most ambitious and crucial biographical undertakings yet devoted to a major American figure'NEW YORK TIMES
Little Fairy Godmother
What was Cinderella’s fairy godmother doing before the magical ball? Find out in this charming tale from the exciting picture book duo, Abie Longstaff and Leire Martín. The little fairies in Fairyland all grow up to help humans as a Fairy Godparent. All are born with a special, useful skills . . . except Dazzle. None of the other fairies think Dazzle's talent for making balloons, party horns and sparkly surprises is all that helpful! But little does she know, a human called Cinderella needs some help getting ready for a party . . . Perfect for fans of fairy tales with a fresh twist, join Dazzle on her sparkling journey and discover how she became the fairy who changed Cinderella’s life!
Bloom
From the New York Times bestselling author of If I See You Again Tomorrow comes a delightful and heartwarming novel about family, love, grief, and one precocious houseplant, that reminds us of the beauty of living a life in full Bloom. Morris Warner is withering away. After the sudden death of his husband, Fred, he has shut himself off from the world. No more going to movies with friends, or swims in Lake Michigan, instead preferring the quiet loneliness of his history books and Jeopardy episodes with only the cat to hear his answers. Morris’s stepdaughter, Sloan, feels like she has nowhere to grow. She’s about to get married to the man of her dreams, if only her mother will let her actually plan her own wedding and trust her to build her own life after her father’s death. Jade is drying out. Literally. As a plant in Morris’s home, she and her plant housemates have been slowly wasting away, leaf by falling leaf, since Fred’s death and Morris’s lack of care. She needs to come up with a plan to make her new owner come back to life, no matter what it takes. New York Times bestselling author Robbie Couch’s Bloom is a wondrous novel where family, love, kindness, and yes, Mother Nature, triumph.
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