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New Wave is an illustrated adventure into the incredible world of flags, revealing that there is often more than meets the eye. From the infamous national flags through to signal flags, artistic flags, sporting flags and many more. New Wave presents useful general knowledge facts about flags as well as unveiling a surprising world of flags beyond our expectation. Spanning geography, politics, history, culture, design and art, New Wave is a playfully entertaining exploration of the diversity of flags, as well as the rituals and visual aspects surrounding them. With it’s fun design and handy format, this is an engaging visual treat which will draw you into its colorful world.

This enchanting volume unlocks the door of French homes tucked away in the country, from a farmhouse in the Cevennes to a castle lost in the heart of the Morvan mountains. The writer and photographer Sebastien Siraudeau has already uncovered home inspiration from France's guesthouses, antique shops, and flea markets in his previous books "Vintage French Interiors" and "French Style at Home." Now he turns his experienced eye to the hidden gems of interior design in the French countryside and unveils the wealth of decorative inspiration they have to offer. The vibrancy of these hidden retreats is demonstrated beautifully and, as the pages unfold, the reader is struck by a wealth of inspiration from the colors, seasons, and stories that have formed these subtly elegant creations. Siradeau has a rare talent for finding homes that combine gently aged vintage pieces in a contemporary and relaxed atmosphere. Siraudeau masterfully shows how true style can be discovered in the most unexpected destinations, his chapters ranging from seemingly humble hamlets or farmyards to the flickering of candlelight in the Chateau Jacquot. Inviting the reader in over the threshold of these inherently picturesque households is a temptation no design enthusiast could refuse

Gauguin invites the reader to follow the visionary painter Paul Gauguin from France to exotic Tahiti, guided by his colourful masterpieces. Featuring a collection of both iconic and less well-known works by this influential artist, this book highlights Gauguin’s famously erotic, primitive style and use of vivid colours. For a fan of the artist or someone who has yet to discover Gauguin’s work, this conveniently compact book would make an ideal gift.

When his best friend, Dee, fell in love with a faerie, James realized she'd never feel the same way about him. The only way he could survive the hurt was to throw himself into music. But James didn't realize this path would lead to Nuala, a faerie who promises she can make all his dreams come true.

It is a summer's night in 1860. In an elegant detached Georgian house in the village of Road, Wiltshire, all is quiet. Behind shuttered windows the Kent family lies sound asleep. At some point after midnight a dog barks. The family wakes the next morning to a horrific discovery: an unimaginably gruesome murder has taken place in their home. The household reverberates with shock, not least because the guilty party is surely still among them. Jack Whicher of Scotland Yard, the most celebrated detective of his day, reaches Road Hill House a fortnight later. He faces an unenviable task: to solve a case in which the grieving family are the suspects. The murder provokes national hysteria. The thought of what might be festering behind the closed doors of respectable middle-class homes - scheming servants, rebellious children, insanity, jealousy, loneliness and loathing - arouses fear and a kind of excitement. But when Whicher reaches his shocking conclusion there is uproar and bewilderment. A true story that inspired a generation of writers such as Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle, this has all the hallmarks of the classic murder mystery - a body; a detective; a country house steeped in secrets. In The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale untangles the facts behind this notorious case, bringing it back to vivid, extraordinary life.

A Victorian scientist develops a time machine and travels to the year 802,171 AD. There he finds the meek, child-like Eloi who live in fear of the underground-dwelling Morlocks. When his time machine goes missing, the Traveller faces a fight to enter the Morlocks' domain and return to his own time. THE TIME MACHINE remains one of the cornerstones of science-fiction literature and has proved hugely influential. A Victorian scientist develops a time machine and travels to the year 802,171 AD. There he finds the meek, child-like Eloi who live in fear of the underground-dwelling Morlocks. When his time machine goes missing, the Traveller faces a fight to enter the Morlocks' domain and return to his own time. THE TIME MACHINE remains one of the cornerstones of science-fiction literature and has proved hugely influential. Hide

This book uncovers the life and career of celebrated sculptor Auguste Rodin by exploring his most famous works of art including the "Gates of Hell, The Thinker," and the infamous "The Kiss."

Van Gogh’s life and work are so intertwined that it is hardly possible to distinguish the two. While observing his paintings we see a panorama of his life story-a story that is now considered a legend. Van Gogh is the incarnation of the suffering, misunderstood martyr of modern art, the emblem of the unconventional artist.

Mafiny sú čoraz obľúbenejšie. Tieto malé koláčiky sa zvyknú podávať na raňajky, no aj ako dezert ku káve alebo ako sladké občerstvenie kedykoľvek počas dňa. Príprava mafinov je veľmi jednoduchá. Ak chcete na členov rodiny alebo svojich hostí skutočne zapôsobiť, môžete tieto chutné koláčiky nápadito ozdobiť. V tejto knihe nájdete mnoho zaujímavých a krásnych inšpirácií. Súprava navyše obsahuje aj silikónovú formu na pečenie a zdobiace vrecúško s piatimi rôznymi špičkami.

Publicista Jozef Hajko sa v knihe Odsúdení na dohodu venuje spoločnej histórii dvoch susediacich národov. Pri svojej práci čerpal nielen z historickej, ale aj beletristickej literatúry. Okrem základných historických udalostí si autor všíma tiež posto je, správanie i typické charakteristické rysy" oboch národov, s dôrazom na celkovú podobnosť, čo môže byť výsledkom tisícročného spolužitia. Pohľad do duše" príslušníkov týchto národov dopĺňa o postrehy získané z beletrie. Odkrýva príčiny vzájomné ho nepochopenia, dotýka sa období, ktoré boli pre jednu aj druhú stranu priaznivé i bolestivé. Prichádza k záveru, že osudy Slovákov a Maďarov sú stále späté, hoci už takmer sto rokov žijú v rozdielnych štátoch. Naznačuje riešenia kadiaľ sa uberať, a by sa národy vyhli vzájomným konfrontáciám a napredovali v úspešnom samostatnom vývoji. Obohatením publikácie je resumé v anglickom a maďarskom jazyku.

Mafiny sú čoraz obľúbenejšie. Tieto malé koláčiky sa zvyknú podávať na raňajky, no aj ako dezert ku káve alebo ako sladké občerstvenie kedykoľvek počas dňa. Príprava mafinov je veľmi jednoduchá. Ak chcete na členov rodiny alebo svojich hostí skutočne zapôsobiť, môžete tieto chutné koláčiky nápadito ozdobiť. V tejto knihe nájdete mnoho zaujímavých a krásnych inšpirácií. Súprava navyše obsahuje aj silikónovú formu na pečenie a zdobiace vrecúško s piatimi rôznymi špičkami.

Mafiny sú čoraz obľúbenejšie. Tieto malé koláčiky sa zvyknú podávať na raňajky, no aj ako dezert ku káve alebo ako sladké občerstvenie kedykoľvek počas dňa. Príprava mafinov je veľmi jednoduchá. Ak chcete na členov rodiny alebo svojich hostí skutočne zapôsobiť, môžete tieto chutné koláčiky nápadito ozdobiť. V tejto knihe nájdete mnoho zaujímavých a krásnych inšpirácií. Súprava navyše obsahuje aj silikónovú formu na pečenie a zdobiace vrecúško s piatimi rôznymi špičkami.

Neva keeps a list of The Missing - the people like her grandmother who were part of her life but who have now vanished. The people that everyone else pretends never existed. In a nation isolated beneath the dome of the Protectosphere - which is supposed to protect, but also imprisons - Neva and her friends dream of freedom. But life is becoming complicated for Neva. She's falling for her best friend's boyfriend - and she's learning more than she ever wanted to know about what might be happening to The Missing...

The acclaimed new novel from the author of The Corrections. Patty and Walter Berglund were the new pioneers of old St. Paul - the gentrifiers, the hands-on parents, the avant-garde of the Whole Foods generation. Patty was the ideal sort of neighbour who could tell you where to recycle your batteries and how to get the local cops to actually do their job. She was an enviably perfect mother and the wife of Walter's dreams. Together with Walter - environmental lawyer, commuter cyclist, family man - she was doing her small part to build a better world. But now, in the new millennium, the Berglunds have become a mystery. Why has their teenage son moved in with the aggressively Republican family next door? Why has Walter taken a job working with Big Coal? What exactly is Richard Katz - outre rocker and Walter's old college friend and rival - still doing in the picture? Most of all, what has happened to poor Patty? Why has the bright star of Barrier Street become "a very different kind of neighbour," an implacable Fury coming unhinged before the street's attentive eyes? In his first novel since The Corrections, Jonathan Franzen has given us an epic of contemporary love and marriage. Freedom comically and tragically captures the temptations and burdens of too much liberty: the thrills of teenage lust, the shaken compromises of middle age, the wages of suburban sprawl, the heavy weight of empire. In charting the mistakes and joys of Freedom's intensely realized characters, as they struggle to learn how to live in an ever more confusing world, Franzen has produced an indelible and deeply moving portrait of our time.

Going back to the beginning of time ...Discover the final chapter in this out-of-this-world adventure series! One of the biggest science experiments of all time is about to take place - and George and Annie have got front-row seats! Eric, Annie's scientist dad, is heading to the Large Hadron Collider to explore the earliest moments of the Universe - the Big Bang. Armed with his trusty super-computer, Cosmos, nothing can possibly go wrong ...until George and Annie discover a fiendish plot to destroy the experiment! George is ...

Praise for the I Heart… series:‘More down-to-earth and enjoyable girly fodder from rising chick-lit star Kelk’ Heat‘Fun, romantic and warm, this is a perfect summer read.’ Closer'A hilarious must read for Sex and the City fans.' Closer‘This is a humbling, girly read, perfect for those wishing to escape from the reality of cold winter nights.’ Heat'A fun read…leaves you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside' Company'Chicklit fans will put a big shiny star on this deliciously entertaining wander through tinseltown!' Daily Record'Littered with plenty of laughs and surprises, this superb sequel won't fail to satisfy your expectations' Closer