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Před sedmnácti lety se Tyler Barton narodil ve Skalnatých horách, zatímco byli jeho rodiče na túře. Toho dne jeho matka zmizela a už ji nikdo nikdy nespatřil.Teď se historie opakuje. V den sedmnáctého výročí jejího zmizení letí Tylerův otec domů, když letadlo, v němž cestuje, zmizí – ve stejné oblasti, kde byla jeho matka naposledy viděna.
Navzdory varování úřadů se Tyler rozhodne vydat do této oblasti a svého otce hledat, s nadějí, že ho najde živého a přivede zpět do bezpečí. Ale existuje důvod, proč je vstup do této oblasti zakázán – a i když na to Tyler nedbá, brzy zjistí, že divočina může skrývat ty nejhlubší a nejtemnější strachy, jaké člověk zná.
Communication
All animals communicate with each other in one form or another, but humans are unique in that we have been able to go much further, creating languages and symbols to share and explain ideas, feelings and abstract concepts. Communication has allowed us to make breakthroughs in science and convey emotions through art and music, and in order to communicate faster and farther, we have created technologies ranging from writing to the Internet. Almost everything we do during the day is a form of communication – not only when we speak, listen, read or write, but also when we see road signs or read each other’s body language. This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of communication in all its many forms, from ancient times to AI.
Marco Polo Albania Pocket Travel Guide
Let Marco Polo Albania guide you around this beautiful country. Explore Albania with this pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Experience the best of Albania, enjoy the top 10 sights and uncover some hidden gems. There are lots of ideas for keeping the kids entertained, as well as offering tips for travelling on a budget. Let Marco Polo show you all that Albania has to offer. The Marco Polo Albania Pocket Guide covers: Tirana, Durres, Kruje, Lezhe, Shkoder, Theth, Valbona, Vermosh, Peshkopi, Pogradec, Berat, Gjirokaster, Permet, Korce, Vlore, Himare, Sarande. What’s inside:Insider Tips - we show you the hidden gems and little-known secrets that offer a real insight into the country including where to see the finest sunset in Tirana and where to try the best burekBest of - find the best things to do if you’re travelling on a budget, the best things to do with the kids and the best things to do if you’re looking for an authentic Albanian experienceSightseeing - all the top sights are organised by area, so you can easily plan your trip Discovery Tours - 3 specially tailored tours that will get you to the soul of Albania. Hike the Maja e Thanasit Loop, unlock the heart of Tirana and enjoy a riviera road tripAlbania in full-colour - Marco Polo Pocket Guide Albania includes full-colour photos throughout the guide bringing the country to life offering you a real taste of what you can see and enjoy on your tripGet in the holiday mood - before even leaving home, get into the holiday mood with Marco Polo’s spotify playlist featuring songs related to Albania along with the best apps, blogs, film and book recommendationsUseful Albanian phrases - the essential words and phrases are included to help you get byPull-out map - we’ve included a handy, pull-out map so you can pop the guide in your bag for a full-on sightseeing day or head out with just the map to enjoy your Discovery TourSoak up the sun on a beautiful, Balkan beach, hike scenic mountain trails or discover breathtaking driving routes along the glorious Adriatic coastline, Albania ticks all the boxes for a picture-perfect holiday. Trust Marco Polo Pocket Guide Albania to show you around this fascinating country. The comprehensive coverage and unique insights will ensure you experience everything Albania has to offer and more. The special tips, personal insights and unusual experiences will help you make the most of your trip - just arrive and enjoy.
An Africa Ago
In 1968, aged 21, John Western left England, not realising that he might never bother to return. The boy who had always loved maps, trains and travel to new places was posted by Voluntary Service Overseas to a missionary school in rural Burundi, Central Africa. From the world's longest-industrialised country, he pitches into what was probably then its least industrialised nation. For two years, Western experiences life in an 'overwhelmingly illiterate subsistence economy of material poverty' - realities that provide the foundation for his fourth book, An Africa Ago. Two years after he leaves to study in the United States, Burundi's Tutsi ruling minority massacres 100,000 Hutus after an attempted coup against the military dictatorship. In 1975, Western - by this time, living in South Africa to research a doctoral thesis about apartheid in Cape Town - revisits Burundi to assess the aftermath. What he encounters will haunt him for ever. Of the schoolboys he taught, many have vanished into mass graves - carted off in lorries, still alive, then layered face down under rocks. 'The little mission hill,' he finds, 'is now a place of desolation, of widows and orphans and injustice'. Meanwhile, at the southern tip of this complex continent, Western's inside stories of the lives of Cape Town's 'Coloured' (mixed-race) residents, under the heel of 1970s apartheid, reveal an attempt to dominate, oppress and humiliate - not merely to racially segregate. But Western's memoir is not all darkness. There is adventure too - tales of overlanding 7,500 miles in barely two months, most by hitchhiking, Western's route taking in Botswana, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Zambia, Tanzania, and Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). And there are accounts of strong bonds forged with working-class Afrikaners utterly removed from any political or racial disputes, the unexpected point of connection being a shared love of locomotives as the era of the steam engine was drawing to its close. And it is trains with which An Africa Ago closes - a luxurious journey on a Namibian 'sealed hotel-on-wheels' from which the author offers us a self-conscious, 21st-century return to the era of white settler colonialism in southern Africa.
Chelmsford Buses in the Twenty-first Century
This book documents the surprisingly varied bus scene in Chelmsford, one of Britain’s newest cities, since 2000. Although the main operator is First, whose fleet in the city is mainly single deck due to the famous low railway bridge in Duke Street, the fleet does still have a number of double-deckers. In fact, the number of double-deckers in Chelmsford has increased in recent years as First have converted several inter urban routes to double-deck operation. The new liveries recently introduced by First are also featured in this book. In addition to First, Chelmsford continues to be served by other operators such as Arriva, Stephensons and Go Ahead Group subsidiary Hedingham. Regal Busways were also a familiar sight in Chelmsford before their demise. All are included here.Containing high-quality photographs, this book will appeal to those interested in the ever evolving and fascinating bus scene in Chelmsford.
Na dosah snů
V třetí knize trilogie Emerald Bay se Lexi splnil sen. Konečně se stěhuje z australského vnitrozemí do malebného přímořského městečka Emerald Bay a může tady studovat mořskou biologii. Jako vždy je perfektně připravená a má přesně naplánovaný každý další krok. Rušivým faktorem jejích plánů se ale stane setkání s Jakem Millsem, s nímž ji spojují jen negativní vzpomínky. A aby toho nebylo málo, tento syn dvou slavných oceánologů s ní teď nejen studuje, ale dokonce jí byl přidělen i jako partner při práci na důležitém výzkumném projektu.
Jake je jejím pravým opakem – žije ze dne na den a nebere nic vážně, tedy až na fotografování podmořského světa, kterým chce pomoct zachránit oceán. A tak se tito dva navenek naprosto odlišní lidé, kteří se nesnáší, musí naučit spolu vycházet. A čím déle spolu pracují a poznávají se, tím rychleji mizí jejich předsudky. Spojují je totiž důležitá témata – láska k moři a jeho ochrana, vztahy s rodiči a vypořádání se s vážným onemocněním.
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Pán a kocour 6
Morijama zůstal na pódiu sám, zrazen vlastní kapelou. Kanda ví, že nesmí váhat – přítel, který jemu i Štístkovi tolikrát pomohl v těžkých časech, ho teď potřebuje. Je na čase splatit staré dluhy a rozjet v hudebním klubu pořádnou show! Podaří se ale Kandovi překonat vlastní ochromující trému a zachránit situaci? Přečtěte si další neobyčejný příběh o poutu mezi kocourem a jeho pánem.
Sleepy Little Mouse
"The Fimo® illustrations are truly fantastic." - BooklistOnce upon a time. . . There was a little mouse that was so tired, that her mummy took her home to have a nap. But the little mouse didn't want to have a nap so she began to cry. Her mummy kisses her and tucks her in the covers, reads her a story and sings her a song. But the little mouse just cries and cries. She cries until her tears fill the room and she floats out the window and down to the sea. And there a wonderful adventure unfolds. Sleepy Little Mouse is a sweet, snuggly naptime story with delightful illustrations that will entrance children, parents. . . and little mice.
Deer World
A year in the life of North America's most beautiful and popular game species. This exciting book by renowned wildlife photographer Dave Taylor features 375 images of North American deer species in their natural habitat. Included are the two deer species indigenous to North America -- the whitetail and the mule deer -- as well as blacktail deer, elk, caribou and moose. These majestic animals are photographed at all stages of development, in all seasons, in locations across the continent. Deer World explores a year in the life of deer, providing naturalists and wildlife enthusiasts a rare inside look at how seasonal events affect each species. The remarkable photographs are arranged by day and month, juxtaposed with informative captions that offer notes on the animal, its behaviour, the role it plays within its local ecosystem, and where and when it can best be viewed. As a bonus, Taylor includes photographs of other animals found in the deer's world, such as wolves and bears. Updated in 2025 with new images and captions, this timeless book continues to thrill millions of deer enthusiasts.
New Kids in the World Cup
In 1990 a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever. Young, bronzed, and mulleted, they were America's finest athletes in a sport their country loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this team defied massive odds and qualified for the World Cup, making possible America's current obsession with the world's most popular game. Back then players earned twenty dollars a day, the crowds at home games cheered for their opponents, and the fields were often mismarked. In Latin America the U.S. team bus had a machine gun turret mounted on the back, locals sabotaged their hotels, and in the stadiums spectators rained coins, batteries, and plastic bags of urine down on the U.S. players. The world considered the U.S. team impostors. Yet on the biggest stage of all, in the 1990 World Cup, this undaunted American squad and their wise coach earned the adoration of Italy's star players and their fans in a gladiator-like match in Rome's deafening Stadio Olimpico. From windswept soccer fields in the U.S. heartland to the CIA-infested cauldron of Central America and the Caribbean, behind the recently toppled Iron Curtain and into the great European soccer cathedrals, New Kids in the World Cup is the origin story of modern American men's soccer. It's the true adventure of America's most important soccer team—and the one that made America finally fall in love with soccer.
Trekking the Dolomites AV2
The ultimate planning guide for the Dolomites Alta Via 2 which is one of the most spectacular and exhilarating treks in Europe. This book describes both the main route and a host of variants (some of which are not found elsewhere). Includes:- Real Tabacco maps inside: 1:25,000. No other book has this. All accommodation is marked on the maps. - Free GPX downloads. - Unique Itinerary Planner: plan a bespoke itinerary to match your ability and vacation schedule. All difficult calculations of time, distance and altitude gain are done for you. - 7 different multi-day itineraries of between 7 and 13 days. No other book contains so much detail on AV2 itinerary planning. - Full accommodation listings. - Wild camping rules explained. - Travel to the trail-heads. - Equipment and travelling light. - Everything the trekker needs to know to plan the route: route descriptions, costs, budget, difficulty, weather, how to get there, and more. - Information for both self-guided and guided trekkers. The AV2 is one of the premier long-distance trekking routes in the Dolomites and is the perfect way to explore the range's exquisite beauty. It is a linear route, entirely within Italy, between Bressanone-Brixen in the north and Feltre in the south. On the journey, you will cross incredible high mountain passes, enabling travel from magnificent valley to magnificent valley. You will roam remote alpine plateaus and wonderful grassy pastures bedecked with carpets of wild-flowers (the like of which you will never have seen before). And at all times, you are surrounded by the rugged dolomite peaks for which the region is so famous. This trek should be on your hiking bucket list.
Secret Barcelona
Step beyond the Sagrada Familia. Wander past the crowded boulevards. Discover the Barcelona that hides in plain sight. Let Secret Barcelona lead you far from the familiar - into the city’s most intriguing corners, forgotten histories and wonderfully unusual places that even locals rarely uncover. Unravel hidden stories behind Gaudí’s masterpieces and the Sagrada Familia. Explore a surprising world of miniature trains concealed beneath the main station. Discover a mysterious sculpted hand with a story few can explain. Step inside a forgotten anatomical amphitheatre where science once pushed its limits. Seek out a hidden Civil War air-raid shelter, preserved beneath the streets. Find a museum tucked away at the back of an ordinary shop, invisible to passers-by. Look closer, and you’ll uncover secret Masonic symbols scattered across the city - and even the emblem of FC Barcelona hidden within the walls of Santa Maria del Mar. These are just a handful of the remarkable places waiting to be discovered inside. Written by local experts, this is not the Barcelona of postcards and packed itineraries. It’s a different city entirely — one of hidden gems, untold stories and unexpected discoveries. Perfect if you:Think you’ve already seen everything Barcelona has to offerWant to explore beyond the typical tourist attractionsAre searching for unusual, non-touristy things to doLove hidden history, quirky locations and secret spotsBy day or night, Barcelona reveals itself only to those who know where to look. Ready to see Barcelona differently?
Seats of London
Moquette is the carpet-likefabric covering the seats on London’s Tubes, buses, trams and Overground trains– and here is a brilliantly colourful guide to all its patterns. Since this colourful andidiosyncratic little book was first published in 2019 it has gone on to sellover s 13,000 copies over 7 printings, while the London Transport Museum’smoquette merchandise – everything from socks to sofas – has become a must-havestyle accessory. In the meantime, TfL hascontinued to design beautiful new patterns for its new rolling stock – and evento commemorate the 90th anniversary of Victoria Coach Station. Theirappeal is not just London-wide but worldwide: no other city is adorned in sucha vibrant way. This new, revised and expandededition has 16 more pages, new moquettes and features, as well as all thehistoric designs from the London Transport Museum’s archive.
Kael - chlapec bez totemu
V kráľovstve ovládanom mocou zvieracích totemov je mladý chlapec Kael bez totemu verejne ponížený a vyhlásený za vyvrheľa bez budúcnosti. V jeho vnútri sa však ukrýva niečo oveľa temnejšie, mocnejšie a nebezpečnejšie, než si ktokoľvek v kráľovstve dokáže predstaviť. Vydajte sa spolu s Kaelom na cestu za hľadaním vlastnej identity vo svete, kde byť iný znamená byť nepriateľom.
Rightless Resistance
Rightless Resistance investigates why resistance to land grabbing so often fails. The rapid expansion of oil palm plantations has triggered widespread conflict across rural Indonesia as communities lose their land with little compensation. Based on an unprecedented study of 150 such conflicts, this book uncovers how villagers fight back against palm oil companies, and what their struggles reveal about power, law, and citizenship in postcolonial Indonesia. Enduring colonial legacies and collusive politics have left rural Indonesians virtually rightless, so villagers turn to customary traditions and social norms instead of formal law – a strategy that rarely gets results. By analyzing this resistance to corporate land grabbing, Ward Berenschot, Ahmad Dhiaulhaq, Afrizal, and Otto Hospes offer a new perspective on why land rights movements often fall short. When the legal system is unreliable, people aim lower—and the deeper power imbalances facilitating their dispossession go unchallenged.
Moudrost vyžaduje úsilí
V tomto dlouho očekávaném posledním dílu série knih studující stoické ctnosti Ryan Holiday odhaluje tu, na níž závisí všechny ostatní ctnosti.
Ze všech stoických ctností – odvaha, disciplína, spravedlivost a moudrost – je moudrost tou nejvíc neuchopitelnou. To je obzvláště patrné v době, kdy jsou odměňovány reakce a prázdné řeči, zatímco zdrženlivost a rozvážnost jsou nemoderní. Velcí státníci a filozofové minulosti by se nenechali oklamat, jako my, titulky novin, vnějšími zdáními nebo primární přitažlivostí tribalismu. Věděli příliš mnoho o historii, o vlastních nedostatcích, o nutnosti spolupráce, aby toho všeho dosáhli. To je moudrost – a my ji potřebujeme víc než kdy jindy.
Moudrost je hlavním principem Ryana Holidaye a kniha Moudrost vyžaduje úsilí je vrcholem jeho celoživotního díla. Na základě fascinujících příběhů starověkých i moderních osobností Holiday ukazuje, jak rozvíjet moudrost prostřednictvím čtení, sebevzdělávání a zkušeností. Na příkladech životů Montaigne, Senecy, Joan Didion, Abrahama Lincolna a dalších nás Holiday učí, jak více naslouchat než mluvit, jak myslet s nuancemi, jak nemilosrdně zpochybňovat svá přesvědčení a jak vyvinout metodu sebevzdělávání. Přesvědčivě dokládá nutnost duševního úsilí a varuje před zkratkami, které nás připravují o skutečné poznání. Ukazuje nám, jak nebezpečné mohou být moc a inteligence bez mírnícího vlivu moudrosti.
Absence zvědavosti a rozvahy je pro nás všechny katastrofou, tvrdí Ryan Holiday. Tato neuvěřitelně aktuální kniha diagnostikuje největší problém současné doby a nabízí řešení pro další postup. Moudrost vyžaduje úsilí – ale stojí za to.
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The Functionally Fluent Teacher
The Functionally Fluent Teacher explores how teachers can build more effective relationships with the key stakeholders in school life - pupils, colleagues, leaders, parents and the wider community. This book argues that genuine inclusive cultures are created not through policies alone but through the quality of everyday interactions. Functional Fluency offers a shared language and practical toolkit to help educators use their limited time and energy more effectively so that both staff and pupils can thrive. Blending theory with the experiences of practitioners, Steve Willshaw brings the model to life through real-world insights, practical classroom scenarios and case studies. Together, these examples provide a clear roadmap for navigating common professional dilemmas, while offering tools to help schools measure their progress towards becoming truly Functionally Fluent communities.
Nature's Great Masterpiece
Although mammoths and straight-tusked elephants once roamed Britain before extinction, and there is reference to Roman war elephants being used in Britain, the first elephant explicitly recorded arrived in 1255 as a gift to King Henry III. The creature was kept in the Tower of London and was a source of wonder and entertainment: the role the elephant would play in Britain from that time on.In A History of Elephants in Britain, author Barclay Price takes the reader on a fascinating exploration of the animal’s associations with Britain through the ages. He charts mediaeval views of the first elephants seen, the early menageries and circuses and performing elephants to famous elephants such as Jumbo in Victorian London, elephants in popular culture and representations in public sculptures and paintings. Full with unusual tales and fascinating facts, this well-researched history will introduce readers to the fascinating history of elephants in Britain up to the twenty-first century.
Doubt, Hope, Action
Doubt, Hope, Action is Uffe Elbak’s journey in search of hope and an invitation to a gentle revolution. In this thoughtful and provocative book, Elbak explores many of the challenges and contradictions that define our time – especially the urgent question: What kind of world are we leaving for future generation? hapter by chapter Elbak confronts the planetary endgame we face. A collapse of both outer and inner structures. From climate collapse, epidemics and violent social, political and technological conflicts, through the weakening of democratic institutions, right-wing radicalisation and fighting over resources, to regional warfare and the reemergence of something looking very much like old-fashioned imperialism. He refuses to accept despair. Why? Because he knows that another world is possible. And that it is already here in the values-driven entrepreneurs, democratic businesses, citizen groups, cooperatives, cultural initiatives, organic farming collectives and a whole new generation of progressive political voices. Every one of them is a pledge that a green, democratic, post-capitalist society is possible. Blending sharp social analysis with heartfelt optimism, Doubt, Hope, Action urges progressive movements and all people to recognise their shared purpose—and to unite, mobilise, and act. Now is not the time to sit on the sidelines.
