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Names and Faces
Who are you? What are you? And how does it feel to be you? Leise Hook was asked these intrusive questions so many times growing up that they haunted her like ghosts. Born to a Chinese mother and white American father, and growing up in Michigan, Tokyo, and Virginia, Leise Hook was never sure where she fit in. More white passing than her Chinese friends and family, but with the Mandarin skills of a native speaker, she was constantly exceeding some expectations while failing to meet others. From moving to Beijing, to dying her hair blonde, to exploring self portraiture, Hook struggles to figure out who she is and where she belongs. In the vein of Cathy Park Hong and Gene Luen Yang, Hook’s graphic memoir-in-essays rendered via her signature, award-winning style, explores what it means to come of age as a mixed-race woman, forging a singular identity in a world intent on putting her into ill-fitting boxes.
The Barn Identity
In Nashville, carpenter Whitney Whitaker is ecstatic when she discovers an abandoned barn perfect for her next project. However, since the surrounding former farmland has now developed into a shiny new shopping center, it seems the decrepit antebellum barn that once served as a livery stable should be torn down to make way for something more modern. Even so, Whitney can’t help but think the barn should be preserved. While unproven, it’s rumored the building once served as a hiding place for escaped slaves as part of the Underground Railroad. She convinces her cousin to take a chance on the old property. After all, the barn would make a unique retail space or, with its high ceilings and wide walls, could be turned into an arthouse cinema. When a local print journalist reporting on the renovation is found dead on the property, investigators suspect he might have been murdered for any one of several exposés he’d published about local politicians, movers, and shakers. Whitney suspects there’s more to the story, and that the journalist’s fate might be tied directly to the stable renovation. Can she solve the murder and bring a killer to justice? Or might this goal be too lofty?
Into the Big Time
Into the Big Time is a glorious celebration of Bristol City FC’s greatest team and most iconic season – the season when they reached the summit of English football. The Robins have never set the English football world alight. Yet in the 1975/76 campaign a side fashioned from the club’s youth team ended the 65-year wait for top-flight football and launched them into the promised land of the First Division. Their stay at the top lasted only four years, but that unforgettable promotion season, set against the backdrop of 1970s culture, would live forever in the hearts and minds of City fans. This fascinating nostalgia-filled book captures the highs and lows of that incredible season, with reports of every match, plus player memories of their individual battles as they drove themselves towards promotion. Filled with rare interviews, stories and pictures from everyone involved, this definitive account celebrates the 50th anniversary in style.
Umírající světlo
Orkneje vítají slunovrat. Jenže léto klame. Ani nejdelší dny nepřinesou světlo.
V pravěké hrobce na ostrově Hoy se jedno červnové ráno najde tělo postaršího muže. Podle detektiva Ferguse Muira musí jít o turistu, který prostě jen přecenil síly při večerním výšlapu. Indicie však naznačují, že se tu odehrálo něco mnohem zlověstnějšího. Mrtvý se měl v noci v hrobce s někým sejít a obsah schůzky by mohl konečně osvětlit tragédii chlapce, který se na Orknejích pohřešuje od slunovratu přesně před třiceti lety.
Reportérka Freya Sinclairová se však o nové vyšetřování svého kmotra zajímá tentokrát spíš okrajově. Plně ji zaměstnává luštění záhady tajných zápisků, v nichž její otec odhalil provázanost orknejské policie s gangstery. Kvůli otcově památce je ochotna postavit se zločincům znovu – s buldočí urputností, která ji dovede až na hranu sebeobětování a tvrdě zasáhne její nejbližší.
Také druhý krimi thriller Daniela Aubreyho se opírá o podmanivé kouzlo Orknejského souostroví, jež se nyní čtenářům předvede v severském létě, kdy nad ním slunce téměř nezapadá.
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Three Summers
Three Summers is the story of five young cousins who grow closer than sisters as ethnic tensions escalate over three summers in 1980s Bosnia. They navigate the joys and pitfalls of adolescence on their family’s little island in the middle of the Una River. When finally confronted with the harsh truths of the adult world around them, their bond gives them the resilience to discover and hold fast to their true selves. With incredible warmth and tenderness, Amra Sabic-El-Rayess takes readers on a journey that will break their hearts and put them back together again. This is perfect for fans of other true stories for children, like Hey, Kiddo; Free Lunch; and When Stars Are Scattered.
This Messy, Gorgeous Love
Partnership is rough. In This Messy, Gorgeous Love, married Buddhist teachers nico and devon hase help readers thrive in long-term relationships, well after the honeymoon shine has faded. This nuts-and-bolts guide offers a pathway to deep intimacy in the real world, where partnership is difficult but genuinely worth it. “If you're struggling, you can use that struggle to open your heart and connect with your partner,” write nico and devon in this refreshingly candid guide. Through heartfelt guidance - complete with practices, exercises, and reflections - readers will learn to:• Face relationship challenges with presence instead of perfectionism• Develop meditative skills to hold emotions with awareness• Communicate effectively during inevitable ups and downs• Get real without losing connection• Find each other again and againInstead of chasing an idealised relationship, “fixing” their partner, or losing themselves, readers will discover how their current committed relationship can become a vehicle for opening their heart, clarifying their mind, and awakening to deeper truths. This book isn't about everlasting happiness - it’s about building something even better: a partnership where you can be happy in love, thrive in conflict, and have honest fun together, all while embracing the beautiful mess that makes your connection uniquely yours.
The Black Girls Left Standing
Beau has dreams of being an artist and leaving the Chicago projects she’s grown-up in. But after her older sister, Katia, is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau knows she has to clear her name by finding the only witness to the murder; Katia’s boyfriend, Jordan, who has gone missing. If she doesn't find him and tell the world what really happened, Katia's death will be ignored, like the deaths of so many other Black women before her. Beau sets up a Twitter account to gather anonymous tips. But the more that Beau finds out about her sister's death, the more danger she finds herself in. And with a new relationship developing and the struggle to keep her family together, Beau is soon in way over her head. How much is she willing to risk to clear her sister's name and make sure she's not forgotten?
Sgt Wilko's Defending Champions
Sgt Wilko’s Defending Champions follows the fortunes (or misfortunes) of Leeds United in the inaugural season of the Premier League, a transformative period that also saw the launch of the UEFA Champions League, the back-pass rule and Sky TV’s ‘whole new ball game’. The season began with lifting silverware and included an extraordinary European campaign as Howard Wilkinson’s champions continued to thrive at the impenetrable fortress of Elland Road. But the controversial sale of Eric Cantona to their arch-rivals and a mystifying drought of away wins turned hopes of retaining the title into fears for Premier League survival. Written as a retrospective, match-by-match diary of the author’s first year as a season-ticket holder, this is the story of a young boy dealing with the trials and tribulations of falling in love with a football club, a nostalgic and entertaining account of what went wrong for Wilko’s men and an ode to the beautiful game, back when it was still a thing of beauty.
Benátky. Návod k užívání
Město, co je podpíráno. Město, co stojí na vodě. Benátky pro ty, kdo je mají rádi a chtějí jim propadnout ještě více, chtějí se nořit, ztratit v těsných ulicích, sedět a poslouchat, co jim město našeptává. Benátky pro ty, kdo je nemají rádi, ale možná se jen unáhlili. Krátké úvodní črty tě nesou lagunou, kde historie přespává na ulici a domy jsou plné vzpomínek, na talíři se podává moře a lidé hovoří dialektem veneziano. Zláká tě osm tras, které ti představí místa z pohlednic i ta, která čekají, až je objevíš. Navštiv lokály, kam chodí místní, zavítej k poslední loděnici, kde ještě staví gondoly, vpluj do baru, odkud zadním východem mizel Casanova. Projdi podloubím, za rohem zhlédni největší plátno světa anebo se nech unášet tóny, které tu rozezněl Vivaldi. Nevynechej ani knihkupectví, kam za literaturou teče i acqua alta, vysoká voda. Benátky. Návod k užívání není obvyklý turistický průvodce. Je to podaná ruka, která ti ukáže, že vedle několika míst zaplavených hordami turistů lze jít jinudy pomalým a volným krokem. Protože nejautentičtější Benátky nenajdeš tam, kde je hledají všichni, ale ještě o kanál, campo, ciccheti, sotoportego dál.
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The Stone Secret
The secrets of Stonehaven won’t stay buried for long. I’ve barely had time to wrap my head around the revelations doled out by my gargoyle sire when a knock at my dorm door brings a blast from the not-so-distant past back into my life. I thought I’d left Levi behind. I was wrong. He’s here for me, and things are about to get complicated. But convincing Levi that I’ve moved on without revealing that Serath is my fated mate isn’t the only challenge I’m facing. With the elite trials mere weeks away, I need to make sure that I’m physically and mentally prepared, and that involves training directly with Serath - the object of my forbidden desire. Focusing won’t be easy, but I’ll need to find a way, because failure is not an option. Failure, means death. Cam's adventure continues in The Stone Secret. A heart-pounding MF paranormal romance that weaves a tale of fated mates and impossible desires, where dark secrets and forbidden passions collide, and a hidden destiny awaits.
The Magic of Makeup
For anyone who first learned to do their makeup in the era of frosted lips and over-tweezed brows, makeup guru Erica Taylor is here to help you save face. With decades of experience as a professional makeup artist, Erica has been teaching millions of fellow “mature women” how to de-age their makeup routines through her informative TikTok videos. Showcasing techniques and products on her own face, especially her popular before and after demonstrations, millennial and Gen X women (and even gen-alphas in their late 20s) are learning how to reduce the effects of aging rather than accidentally enhance them. With sarcasm, frankness and a “we got this, ladies!” encouraging tone, Erica teaches women how to reduce the appearance of fine lines and puffiness, how to prep their skin to lock in moisture for a smooth base, where to place blush and bronzer for the fastest face lift ever, and so much more. From concealer color theory to how to choose the right foundation to avoid dullness and dryness, readers will find answers to every makeup question they can think of. With Erica’s entertaining voice and clear visuals bringing excitement to each page, readers will inject youth into their makeup routine and de-age their face with just the swipe of a brush.
Drámák
Lehet-e úgy beszélni a legfontosabb dolgokról, mintha az utcán, a kocsmában, az iskolában vagy otthon, a konyhában beszélgetnénk? Háy János drámái azt mutatják meg, hogy igen, sőt talán csak úgy lehet igazán.
Hősei nem kivételes emberek, hanem olyanok, akik többnyire észrevétlenek maradnak: a peremre szorultak, a dühösek, a reménykedők, a szeretetre vágyók. Esendők és kiszolgáltatottak, néha még akár nevetségesek is, mégis megrendítően emberiek, ezért ismerünk bennük magunkra olyan könnyen.
A kötetben szereplő drámák egyszerre nyersen és költőien szólnak családról, kudarcról, vágyról és magányról. Történetek rólunk: arról, milyen nehéz felnőni, szeretni és szabadnak lenni.
Protect Your Energy
We live in a world of more - work more, earn more, do more - when most of us actually need less. We intuitively know we need less stress, less anxiety, less burnout, but we don’t always know how to make those tangible shifts in our lives. In Protect Your Energy, Zabie Yamasaki helps us connect to our bodies and our inner wisdom to make the powerful changes we need to reclaim control of the thousands of ways our energy is drained and depleted each day. Protect Your Energy helps us compassionately learn to listen to the messages our bodies are sending us through our nervous system and to do less instead of more. With evidence-based practices drawn from Polyvagal Theory, as well as yogic philosophy and personal experience, Zabie shares practical wisdom to help us turn inward to effect small but vital changes that make living in our fast-paced culture more sustainable. Protect Your Energy offers reflections to help us understand both where we are and where we want to go, and it’s filled with restorative and accessible practices to help us understand our energy drains, set and hold supportive boundaries, unwind burnout, and much more. As Zabie shares, “The truth is sometimes what our nervous systems need is less. You hold the wisdom, beauty, and power you need to find relief. And amid all of the noise, your connection to your body and nervous system is your most important teacher.”
For the Love of the Grind
But success has never come easy. Fear of failure set in during high school. In college, Sara competed through a results-obsessed culture that carried into her professional career. She battled anxiety and imposter syndrome, alongside outside pressure to quit the sport and instead devote herself to supporting her husband, Olympic marathoner Ryan Hall, and later, her kids. Yet Sara never gave up on the dream of reaching her potential. Fueled by faith, family, and an unbridled love of exploring her limits, Sara has proven the doubters wrong at every turn. When she and Ryan adopted four daughters from Ethiopia, motherhood only made her faster, running personal bests year after year and landing on podiums at the world’s most competitive races. Along the way, she discovered that choosing love over fear allowed her to take risks. For the Love of the Grind is a love letter to running, and the story of Sara’s growth as an athlete, wife, and mum.
The Secrets of the Abbey
Summer in Brittany has carried into October, bringing warm, sunny days and balmy nights. For Commissaire Georges Dupin and his team, it also brings a heavy blow. Second inspector Kadeg’s aunt has passed away after being struck by a series of omens of death. And when Kadeg travels to the former abbey where his aunt lived, he’s attacked and critically injured. Determined to find out what happened, Dupin and his team head to the aunt’s estate on the Côte des Légendes. It’s a place that at any other time would be paradise. Dupin has always believed that monks always knew where to settle, in the most beautiful and safest of places. But the more the team looks into what happened at the former abbey, the more questions are uncovered, and the more secrets Kadeg’s family seems to have.
Normalization of the Global Far Right
Exploring how the boundary between the extremist far right and centre-right parties and politics became blurred, Normalization of the Global Far Right: Pandemic Disruption deconstructs one of the most pressing issues of today: the rise of the far right. Taking a critical look at the ‘normalisation’ of far-right thinking underpinned by gendered racisms, Vieten and Poynting trace the emergence of transnational far right populist movements and how these have been shaped by European colonialism, white supremacy, and ideological legacies of the Empire alike.
The Last American Road Trip
It is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to have it hit your homeland -- and yet another to raise children as it happens. The Last American Road Trip is one family’s journey to the most beautiful, fascinating, and bizarre places in the US during one of its most tumultuous eras. As Kendzior works as a journalist chronicling political turmoil, she becomes determined that her young children see America before it’s too late. So Kendzior, her husband, and the kids hit the road -- again and again. Starting from Missouri, the family drives across America in every direction as cataclysmic events – the rise of autocracy, political and technological chaos, and the pandemic – reshape American life. They explore Route 66, national parks, historical sites, and Americana icons as Kendzior contemplates love for country in a broken heartland. Together, the family watches the landscape of the United States - physical, environmental, social, political -transform through the car window. Part memoir, part political history, The Last American Road Trip is one mother’s promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future – even though at times she struggles to believe it herself.
Příběh nového Já
Poznejte osobní příběh mladého muže, který v dnešní době hledá smysl a odvahu. Společně s ním se vydáte po střípcích jeho života – od dětství a bujarého dospívání přes závislosti a ztráty až k odvaze, lásce a přijetí jednoty. Poputujete spolu pouští, zažijete rituály potních chýší i mužské kruhy a skrze jeho autentickou zkušenost si můžete klást otázky k vlastní sebereflexi. Kniha je otevřena všem, kteří jsou připraveni obrátit stránku svého života, nebo o tom alespoň přemýšlejí.
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Zoomapy: Malovaný atlas zvířat
Jedinečný atlas zve na dobrodružnou cestu kolem světa složeného z pestré palety jeho zvířecích obyvatel. Děti se poutavou formou dozvědí spoustu zajímavostí o zvířatech, která obývají jednotlivé kontinenty. Četba tohoto atlasu změní učení v hravou zábavu plnou objevování.
