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The Shell Seeker


Seashells are uniquely appealing; from beachcombing adults to children exploring rockpools, everyone can appreciate the natural beauty they embody. From the vast Australian trumpet shell to the exquisitely tiny Ammonicera minortalis, and with colours ranging from dazzling blue to palest pink, shells are one of the most beautiful and varied aspects of our natural world. The Shell Seeker is a unique way of discovering these enticing forms. With an entrancing volvelle set into the cover, the book introduces a wonderful selection of shells from all seven continents. Juli Berwald reveals the remarkable and sometimes surprising features of shells, including bioluminescence, camouflage, gigantism and more. Taking a new spin on this perennially popular subject, The Shell Seeker is the perfect gift for beachcombers and seasoned conchologists alike.
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19,99 €

Saltwater Mansions


'Genre-bending, genius . . . A superb, intoxicating book'Telegraph'Deliciously twisty. I raced through it in one evening'The Times 'A proper read-it-in-one-go book, opening up an advent calendar of lives behind the doors of a block of flats' Adam Kay, author of This is Going to HurtMargate is in the grip of a heatwave when David Whitehouse stumbles across the mysterious story of a local woman who lived on the ground floor of Saltwater Mansions, a block of flats not far from the sea. On paper, Caroline Lane was unremarkable. She paid her mortgage every month. She always paid her bills. But nobody had seen or heard from her for 13 years, and no one had ever come looking. She had disappeared completely. David quickly becomes as fascinated by this missing woman as the residents of Saltwater Mansions, all of whom have their own theories to share, and their own unique stories to tell. As his obsession grows, David unearths vital clues that private detectives and amateur investigators alike have failed to spot. But the closer he gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes that this mystery was never meant to be solved, and that some stories don't want to be told. What if this one was never about Caroline Lane at all? From acclaimed and award-winning author David Whitehouse, Saltwater Mansions is an astonishing work of creative non-fiction blending reportage and memoir to explore the extraordinary hidden lives of ordinary people, the impact of grief, and the dangerous allure of taking true crime stories into our own hands. 'I inhaled it in a sitting - what an exhilarating book. Brave, revealing and unexpected' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love'A tremendous chronicler of real stories . . . an utterly absorbing read'i Paper'Ordinary lives, family grief, true crime, the dangers of amateur sleuthing, unexpected stories . . . there's a whole universe of humanity wrapped up in David Whitehouse's much anticipated new work of non-fiction . . . Prepare to read it in one addictive sitting'Stylist
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14,99 €

Empire with a Vengeance


An absorbing new history of European colonialism, showing how ideas of retribution and revenge were used to justify violent conquest and rule. Today, the use of military force to punish enemies is strictly prohibited under international law. It is also a widely accepted principle that acts of vengeance and reprisal have almost no legitimate place in warfare. Throughout much of Western history, however, punishment and retaliation were not only important aspects of conflict, but were key justifications for waging war in the first place—particularly when it came to the defence of national honour. European empires were no exception to this rule. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, two of the world’s most formidable powers, France and Britain, regularly framed wars of conquest and counterinsurgency using the language of justice and revenge. Whether to avenge alleged insults, punish perceived transgressions, or exact retribution for ‘crimes’ committed against the dignity and authority of Europeans, ‘honour’ was used as a legal, religious and moral rationale for violent expansion, consolidation and policing. Based on extensive archival research in multiple languages, Empire with a Vengeance is the first comparative examination of honour and revenge in colonial policy. Showing the central importance of these seemingly archaic concepts, it offers crucial insight into the brutal dynamics of empire’s ‘civilising mission’.
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45,99 €

Maškaráda géniů


Maškarádu géniů, třetí díl Rakouské trilogie, považoval Fritz von Herzmanovsky-Orlando za své vrcholné dílo, souhrn všech zásadních témat, která ho celý tvůrčí život provázela: Erós jako vítěz nad racionalitou a pořádky mužského světa, znejistění muži jako oběti a hračky v rukou neporazitelných ženských protihráček; zpřítomnění řecké a byzantské mytologie, její surrealistické propletení se současnou banalitou a komedií dell´arte, odbourání hranic mezi minulým a současným, mezi mýtem, iluzí a realitou; zobrazení světa jako nestabilního místa a neuspořádané sbírky kuriozit (jež je současně cenností i smetištěm) a člověka v něm jako oběti posedlostí, obsesí a metamorfóz všeho druhu. I tento román končí tragicky jako oba předchozí, a přesto je plný typického hýřivého, skurilního humoru, legračních figurek a nedostižně originálních nápadů.
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25,49 €

Fear in the Therapy Room


The human fear system – a set of automaticbiological responses to threat – is essential for our survival but whenactivated too often or for too long, it can lose its capacity to switch off. This can have a significant impact on our energy, our physical and mentalhealth, our behaviour and our capacity to think clearly and to relate toothers. We can get stuck in ‘fear-mode’, and this lies at the heart of complextrauma, a condition that is perhaps the chief cause of human misery. Complextrauma, with its most common symptoms being anxiety and depression, is the mainreason that people seek the help of counselling and psychotherapy. Fear in the Therapy Room is written fortherapists to help them to better notice and understand their own fearresponses and how these are constantly triggered as they work to help others. Rather than being a worry and a distraction, this awareness can inform andguide the work of therapy. Written in a simple and jargon-free style, the bookexplains the nature of our fear responses and of complex trauma with a claritythat will also be of great interest to a much wider audience. It isparticularly relevant to those whose professional work or familyresponsibilities involve offering care to others, but also has much to offer toanyone wishing to lead a fuller life, less dominated by fear.
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26,99 €

Depraved Desires


My monster isn't locked away anymore. He's free. And he's mine. Every wall I once built between us has been demolished, replaced by Ghost's merciless obsession. He isn't my convicted patient anymore. He's my shadow, my captor, and my addiction. Except it's not my fear he wants anymore. It's my total surrender. The deeper I fall into Ghost's world of vengeance and destruction, the more I see the truth: He doesn't just crave me. He wants to remake me in his image. And the most terrifying part? Somewhere in the darkness . . . I want it too. So, when I uncover the brutal truth about my parents' deaths, a fire ignites in me. Revenge. The killers thought they buried their sins with the bodies they left behind. They never expected me to unearth them. Now Ghost and I share a hunger that no justice system can contain. Together, we'll make them bleed. Or die trying. Depraved Desires is Book 2 in the Villains & Vices duet. It contains explicit sexual content and a morally gray hero that's over the top jealous/possessive, a stalker who falls first, has Touch Her & Die energy, and is willing to do whatever it takes to have her. A complete list of the trigger warnings can be found below. stalking/obsession, blackmail/coercion, breaking and entering, violence, murder, attempted rape (not by the hero), grief
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14,99 €

Grand Prix 101


Discover everything you ever wanted to know about Formula 1 in this essential, fully illustrated explainer. Formula 1 is the most popular motorsport on the planet. But while the speed and spectacle of F1 can be enjoyed by anyone, it's a famously complex sport, combining cutting-edge engineering, deep layers of strategy and superhuman feats of dexterity and endurance - all played out at blistering speeds of more than 200mph. Enter Grand Prix 101, an F1 companion that provides long-time fans and newcomers alike with a fascinating, accessible look at the workings of the sport. Written by broadcaster and host of the award-winning The Fast and the Curious podcast and the official F1 Explains podcast, Christian Hewgill, it answers 50 burning questions across seven key topics (Rules, Teams, Drivers, Circuits, Cars, Races and Tech), offering expert insights on everything from the design of F1 circuits, the strategies that give teams an edge on race day, and the ultra-competitive process through which drivers are selected. Featuring an exclusive foreword by Williams Racing Team Principal James Vowles and fully illustrated with photos and graphics throughout, this is an essential guide to the world of F1 that will enhance readers' appreciation and deepen their understanding of this thrilling sport.
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33,49 €

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers


'A fascinating, tragic and instructive story, vividly told' Sunday TelegraphRoger Lewis, in his no-holds-barred biography, exposes a Peter Sellers the world little knows. Recognized as the greatest British comic since Charlie Chaplin, Sellers was the grand master of fifty-five films - from Dr. Strangelove, to Being There and the Pink Panther hits. But shadowing his phenomenal career was a history of increasingly bizarre behaviour involving psychotic violence, compulsive promiscuity, drug abuse and humiliating self-destructive obsessions with people including Princess Margaret, Sophia Loren, Liza Minnelli and each of his four wives (Ann Hayes, Britt Ekland, Miranda Quarry and Lynne Frederick). He alternately showered his wives and children with gifts and then threatened to kill them. Sellers' fluidity as an actor made for a terrifying madness that grew like a slow metastasizing cancer throughout his adult life. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers concludes with his premature death at the age of 54, 'sick at heart and alone in those sunless hotel rooms', so recoiled from intimacy that no one really knew him anymore. PRAISE FOR THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PETER SELLERS'It is a mad book - but then the subject is a madman. I love Lewis's passion ... I recommend it' Sunday Times'Reinventing the genre as well as reassessing its subject with formidable intelligence, this book is a remarkable achievement' Literary Review
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26,99 €

I Forgot How to Sleep


A fun and thoroughly entertaining ode to bedtime books that still promises to leave the little ones heavy lidded and ready for sleep. This delightful picture book starts with a very big—and very relatable—problem: No matter how hard she tries, our protagonist just can’t seem to fall asleep. Could she have skipped a step in her bedtime routin? ust in case, it’s best to do it all over again! So she brushes her teeth, puts on her pajamas, and says good night to Daddy. But no luck—she still can’t get to sleep! So she ventures outside, where she meets a very sleepy bear who shares her same problem. To help him, she runs inside for a book to read him a bedtime story. In the blink of an eye, the bear is snoring away, and the girl suddenly gets it. That’s it! She forgot to have her dad read her a bedtime story. And so, it’s back to the house, back to her dad, back to bed, and finally . . . to sleep! Children and parents alike will love this story that celebrates the magic of bedtime stories.
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17,99 €

Chase Me If You Can


PRE-ORDER THIS SUMMER'S STORMIEST DEBUT ROMANCE NOWTwo storm chasers find a love that could blow them away... “The scorching summer romance of my dreams." B.K. Borison“Electric, tension-filled, and brimming with adventure." Chelsea CurtoWedding photographer Sloane Michaels spends most of her year running after brides, but she lives for the six weeks each spring she chases tornadoes instead. When a prestigious nature magazine announces a storm-cover contest, Sloane knows winning could be her chance to break into landscape photography. The last thing she needs is distraction in the form of reckless storm-chasing legend “Wild Wes” Talbot. Her close, personal frenemy for a decade, Wes is also the man to beat. Sloane isn’t surprised when Wes gets in an accident that jeopardizes his chances of winning. But when an active weather pattern emerges, she doubles down on her need to win fair and square and begrudgingly invites him to join her for the rest of the season. As they race through high winds and stormy skies, Sloane realizes Wes might be more than the flirty wildcard she thought she knew—and that the feelings brewing between them are even more charged than the storms they chase. "This book… this book right here. I loved it. I enjoyed every second I spent reading this and I can’t resist saying that this debut book really is going to take the romance world by storm this summer!"- ? Reader Review"Such a good book! The romance, the characters, the plot, everything was perfect. I read it so quickly, it was one of those books I won’t forget and will always recommend."- ? Reader Review
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14,99 €

Bartók és a tücsöklagzi


A Bartók és a tücsöklagzi bájos mesekönyv, amely játékosan ismerteti meg a gyerekeket a magyar népi hangszerek világával. A történetben erdei madarak indulnak útnak Bartók Béla segítségével, hogy hangszereket tanuljanak egy különleges lakodalomra. Figyelem! A könyv nem tartalmaz hanganyagot!
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8,42 €

Abby Offsides


She doesn't know the offside rule. She does know falling for a footballer is a terrible idea...The perfect summer read for anyone swept up in football fever, Abby Offsides is a slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance packed with sparkling banter, forbidden chemistry and one very swoony Scottish footballer. Abby McIntyre doesn't care about soccer - sorry, football. She only took the marketing job at Mersey FC to escape her cheating fiancé in Boston. Now she's in a new country, with no social life and an Instagram feed full of men in tiny shorts. Enter Lachlan Ramsay: world-famous footballer, owner of killer abs and a delicious Scottish accent. Abby's sure all footballers are players, but Lachlan takes her by surprise: he's kind, funny, and lonely too. Abby isn't looking for love, and players are strictly off limits if she wants to keep her job. She's happy being Lachlan's friend - until she's evicted from her flat and he invites her to move into his penthouse. With her new life on the line, can Abby keep her heart in play without getting caught offside?
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12,99 €

Dávej na sebe pozor!


V poslední době vycházejí zejména knížky významných horolezeckých osobností, opatřené bohatými fotografiemi. O těch obyčejných "dělnících hor" a milovnících sportovního lezení se však píše jen velmi málo. Ve svých povídkách jsem se snažil přiblížit zážitky méně nápadných lidiček. Proto je věnuji všem posedlým romantikou a dobrodružstvím, kteří sice nedosáhli vrcholných výkonů, ale přesto byli šťastni.
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15,99 €

Introdukované dřeviny v českém lesním hospodářství


V souvislosti s klimatickou změnou a s nezbytným záměrem zajistit stabilní a funkční lesní porosty roste zájem odborné lesnické veřejnosti také o využití druhů, které u nás nejsou původní. Rovněž potřeba nahradit stávající monokulturní porosty stabilnějšími vede ke snahám o rozšíření sortimentu dřevin schopných odolat dnešnímu turbulentnímu prostředí. Proto je cílem publikace shrnout disponibilní poznatky o introdukovaných dřevinách využitelných lesnickou praxí. Kromě douglasky, grandisky a dubu červeného jsou analyzovány i dřeviny méně zastoupené. Snahou je poskytnout současný stav poznání ohledně jejich ekologických nároků, možnostech pěstování i vystihnout případná rizika, která jsou s rozšiřováním nových druhů v lesních porostech potenciálně spojena.
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29,99 €

Kazuistiky v oftalmologii


Publikace přináší soubor 36 kazuistik od předních českých i zahraničních oftalmologů. Knížka se z různých pohledů zaměřuje na problematiku refrakčních překvapení po operaci katarakty – situací, se kterými se může v klinické praxi setkat každý oční chirurg. Knížka je soubor přehledně řazené teoretické části a kazuistik z praxe. Jednotlivé kapitoly se věnují například myopickým, hyperopickým či astigmatickým refrakčním překvapením, nepravidelným aberacím, pooperačním změnám i komunikaci s pacientem. Publikace je koncipována jako praktický průvodce klinickou praxí, doplněný obrazovou dokumentací a algoritmy rozhodování. Je určena především oftalmologům v terénu, ale také všem lékařům se zájmem o moderní kataraktovou chirurgii.
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25,49 €

Connecte: Workbook Pack


Strengthen your students' skills with focused, confidence-building practice using our Connecte Workbook 1 Pack. Designed for Year 1, this Workbook is an essential component of Oxford's brand-new KS3 French course, Connecte, and integrates seamlessly with the Student Book 1. Each pack contains eight workbooks, ideal for homework, revision or extra support, helping students to develop essential grammar, vocabulary, and translation skills while building solid foundations for the 2024 AQA GCSE French specification. Developed through extensive research and experienced teacher collaboration, Connecte for KS3 French delivers high-quality KS3 French resources that prepare students for the AQA GCSE French specification from day one. Whether you're introducing French for the first time or strengthening key skills, Connecte is the ideal KS3 French course to engage learners and prepare them for the next stage. With Connecte, students don't just learn French-they connect with it.
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53,99 €

Tadej Pogačar: Nezastavitelný


Tadej Pogačar není jako ostatní profesionální cyklisté. Slovinský fenomén už vyhrál téměř vše, co se v silničních závodech vyhrát dá, a to s dechberoucí drzostí a jedinečným stylem – a přitom je mu teprve 27 let. Biografie od renomovaného sportovního novináře Andyho McGratha sleduje Pogačarův raketový vzestup na vrchol, líčí nejslavnější výhry i rivality a odhaluje jeho charakter, motivaci a schopnosti, které vedly k jeho dominanci mezi elitou. Knihu provází výpovědi blízkých, týmových kolegů i zarytých protivníků čtyřnásobného vítěze Tour de France.
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25,49 €

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Daggermouth - The Heart Duology 1


He Is Her Ruin. She Is His Rebellion. The first thing you'll learn in New Found Haven is mercy no longer exists. Showing mercy is a weakness, and weakness will get you killed. The second thing is this-the Veyra are always watching. From the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slum dens of the Boundary, no movement goes unseen. The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it. Love outside of your ring is a death sentence. The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power. Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed. Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he's the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he's entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he's forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the governments brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride who is as lethal as she is unwilling. Shadera is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her bound to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested. Their union is no love story-It's a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating one another or burning the city to the ground together. In a world where passion sparks rebellion and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both. DAGGERMOUTH is a dark dystopian romance perfect for readers who love true enemies to lovers, The Hunger Games, marriage of inconvenience, The Handmaid's Tale, rise of the oppressed, and political intrigue that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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19,99 €

Nikdo na palubě


Na prahu léta vyplouvá miliardářská rodina Francise a Lily Cameronových na své luxusní jachtě. Cíl je jasný: oslavit maturitu dvou milovaných potomků v ráji na vlnách. O tři týdny později se však idyla mění v noční můru. Cameronovi se neozývají, kapitán ignoruje rádiové volání a loď je nakonec nalezena u pobřeží Floridy. Zcela opuštěná. Kam zmizela celá rodina? Co se během plavby odehrálo? A jaká tajemství ukrývají naleštěné paluby? Román Nikdo na palubě je mrazivý thriller, který se odehrává v rytmu vln a postupného odhalování pravdy. Co je pro rodinu nebezpečnější? Rozbouřený oceán, nebo oni sami?
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19,99 €

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