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A tender and captivating new novel about love, friendship and food from the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse. Perfect for fans of Heidi Swain and Sarah Morgan! A charming summer read - 5-STAR reader review An absolutely fabulous story, yet again Jo Thomas does not disappoint - 5-STAR reader review A delicious book to devour - 5-STAR reader review A beautiful story of love, family, friendship, community, good food and never giving up - 5-STAR reader review Will take your breath away - 5-STAR reader review Heartbreaking and heartwarming - 5-STAR reader reviewIt s never too late to find where you belong... Thea knew the holiday house her late husband Marco bought in Tuscany wasn t pristine. But when she relocates to Italy for the summer with her children, she s shocked by how much work Casa Luna needs. And she only has six weeks to fix it up ready to sell! Her only option is to ask the tight-knit Italian community for help. In return, Thea and her children become involved in the community kitchen, working alongside handsome chef Giovanni and three very competitive nonnas. Gradually, Thea begins to open up to the people around her for the first time in a long while. But just as she s beginning to wonder whether this small Tuscan town could become a new place to call home, a surprise visitor turns everything on its head . . .

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New York Times Bestseller!From the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Cartel Trilogy (The Power of the Dog, The Cartel, and The Border), The Force, and Broken comes the first novel in an epic new trilogy.“Superb. City on Fire is exhilarating.” – Stephen King Epic, ambitious, majestic, City on Fire is The Godfather for our generation.” – Adrian McKinty, New York Times bestselling author of The ChainTwo criminal empires together control all of New England.Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire.Danny Ryan yearns for a more “legit” life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself. To save the friends he loves like family and the family he has sworn to protect, he becomes a leader, a ruthless strategist, and a master of a treacherous game in which the winners live and the losers die.From the gritty streets of Providence to the glittering screens of Hollywood to the golden casinos of Las Vegas, two rival crime families ignite a war that will leave only one standing. The winner will forge a dynasty.Exploring the classic themes of loyalty, betrayal, and honor, City on Fire is a contemporary masterpiece in the tradition of The Godfather, Casino, and Goodfellas—a thrilling saga from Don Winslow, “America’s greatest living crime writer” (Jon Land, Providence Journal).

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Nicky Pellegrino never fails to lift the spirit and the heart SANTA MONTEFIORE A lovely slice of Italian life... like a good coffee and pastry in a café in the sunshine JO THOMAS A glorious setting, heroines to root for and a deliciously page-turning plot FIONA GIBSON I loved each delicious moment in Italy alongside every mouthful of scrumptious food! EMMA COWELLA dream wedding in Italy? It s the chance of a lifetime! Skye has been with Tim forever and the last thing she s thinking about is saying I do . It s Tim that enters the dream wedding competition - he s longing to win an all-expenses-paid trip to romantic Montenello. An escape to a beautiful Italian hill town might be just what they need to find love again... Ana definitely isn t interested in getting married - she doesn t need a man to make her happy. But when she loses her job at a glossy food magazine, she jumps at the chance of a new life, renovating a crumbling Italian farmhouse. Her handsome (and very distracting) neighbour definitely isn t part of the plan. One thing s for sure, this summer has surprises in store! Your favourite authors love Nicky Pellegrino: Heartrending and compelling JOJO MOYES The ultimate escapist read! VERONICA HENRY Deliciously romantic ERICA JAMES Knowing, compassionate and moving CATHERINE ROBERTSON Warm, engaging and truly delicious ROSANNA LEYReaders can t get enough of Marry Me in Italy: Beautifully escapist...absolutely a page turner Louise Ward, Radio New Zealand A complete gem of a book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So much comfort to be found within a Nicky Pellegrino book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The perfect escapist read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great holiday read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Nicky Pellegrino never fails to lift the spirit and the heart SANTA MONTEFIORE A lovely slice of Italian life... like a good coffee and pastry in a café in the sunshine JO THOMAS A glorious setting, heroines to root for and a deliciously page turning plot FIONA GIBSON I loved each delicious moment in Italy alongside every mouthful of scrumptious food! EMMA COWELLA dream wedding in Italy?It s the chance of a lifetime!Skye has been with Tim forever and the last thing she s thinking about is saying I do . It s Tim that enters the dream wedding competition - he s longing to win an all-expenses-paid trip to romantic Montenello. An escape to a beautiful Italian hill town might be just what they need to find love again...Ana definitely isn t interested in getting married - she doesn t need a man to make her happy. But when she loses her job at a glossy food magazine, she jumps at the chance of a new life, renovating a crumbling Italian farmhouse. Her handsome (and very distracting) neighbour definitely isn t part of the plan.One thing s for sure, this summer has surprises in store!Your favourite authors love Nicky Pellegrino: Heartrending and compelling JOJO MOYES The ultimate escapist read! VERONICA HENRY Deliciously romantic ERICA JAMES Knowing, compassionate and moving CATHERINE ROBERTSON Warm, engaging and truly delicious ROSANNA LEYReaders can t get enough of Marry Me in Italy: Beautifully escapist...absolutely a page turner Louise Ward, Radio New Zealand A complete gem of a book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ So much comfort to be found within a Nicky Pellegrino book ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The perfect escapist read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great holiday read! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Warm and life-enhancing, I wanted to move to Spain with these wonderful characters Katie Fforde A fabulous read celebrating the good things in life - fun, friends, family and food Jill MansellFrom the bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse comes a deliciously feel-good new story...__________________________Sometimes you just need to get away...Eliza has a full house! When her three children grew up and moved out, she downsized to a smaller property... but now they re all back. Every room in the house is taken and Eliza finds herself sharing her bed with her eldest daughter and her daughter s pug. Combined with the online course she s trying to finish, plus her job to fit in, there just isn t the peace and quiet that Eliza needs.So when an ad pops up on her laptop saying house-sitters wanted , Eliza can t resist the chance to escape. She ends up moving to a rural finca in southern Spain, looking after the owner s Iberico pigs, learning about secret gastronomic societies ... and finding a new zest for life and love along the way.___________________________Readers have fallen in love with Retreat to the Spanish Sun Perfect for a summer holiday read A lovely read from Jo Thomas, her books never fail to make me happy A lovely, warm and sunny read Fabulous location, delicious descriptions of food drink wonderful characters, an all round feel-good book If you love Jo s books, her newest summer novel, Love in Provence, is available now!

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A Place in the Country is a window into the brilliant mind of W. G. Sebald The greatest writer of our time Peter CareyWhen W. G. Sebald travelled to Manchester in 1966, he packed in his bags certain literary favourites which would remain central to him throughout the rest of his life and during the years when he was settled in England. In A Place in the Country, he reflects on six of the figures who shaped him as a person and as a writer, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Jan Peter Tripp. Fusing biography and essay, and finding, as ever, inspiration in place - as when he journeys to the Ile St. Pierre, the tiny, lonely Swiss island where Jean-Jacques Rousseau found solace and inspiration - Sebald lovingly brings his subjects to life in his distinctive, inimitable voice. A fascinating volume that confirms Sebald as one of Europe s most mysterious and best-loved literary imaginations Evening Standard Sebald was in possession of the uncanny ability to make his own intellectual obsessions, immediately, compulsively his reader s Observer Irresistible . . . an intimate anatomy of the pathos, absurdity and perverse splendour of trying to find patterns in the chaos of the world IndependentW . G. Sebald was born in Wertach im Allgäu, Germany, in 1944 and died in December 2001. He studied German language and literature in Freiburg, Switzerland and Manchester. In 1996 he took up a position as an assistant lecturer at the University of Manchester and settled permanently in England in 1970. He was Professor of European Literature at the University of East Anglia and is the author of The Emigrants, The Rings of Saturn, Vertigo, Austerlitz, After Nature, On the Natural History of Destruction, Campo Santo, Unrecounted and a selection of poetry, Across the Land and the Water.Jo Catling taught German for a number of years alongside W. G. Sebald at the University of East Anglia, where she is currently a senior lecturer in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing.

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LP vinyl - Stereophonics je velšská rocková skupina, založená v roce 1992 ve vesnici Cwmaman na jihu Walesu. Stereophonics je velšská rocková skupina, založená v roce 1992 ve vesnici Cwmaman na jihu Walesu. Původní sestavu skupiny tvořili zpěvák a kytarista Kelly Jones, baskytarista Richard Jones a bubeník Stuart Cable. Po celou dobu existence skupiny ve skupině zůstali pouze dva původní členové: Kelly Jones a Richard Jones (přes stejné příjmení nejsou příbuzní). Cable byl v roce 2004 nahrazen Javierem Weylerem, kterého roku 2012 nahradil Jamie Morrison. Roku 2007 se ke skupině přidal kytarista Adam Zindani. Své první studiové album nazvané Word Gets Around skupina vydala v roce 1997 a do roku 2017 jich vydala dalších devět. Obsah: LP 1 A1. Dakota (Decade In The Sun Version) A2. The Bartender And The Thief (Decade In The Sun Version) A3. Just Looking (Decade In The Sun Version) A4. Have A Nice Day (Decade In The Sun Version) A5. Local Boy In The Photograph...

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Come to A Raisin in the Sun as you would to any classic. It speaks to us today as it did almost half a century ago. Bonnie GreerIn south side Chicago, Walter Lee, a Black chauffeur, dreams of a better life, and hopes to use his father s life insurance money to open a liquor store. His mother, who rejects the liquor business, uses some of the money to secure a proper house for the family. Mr Lindner, a representative of the all-white neighbourhood, tries to buy them out. Walter sinks the rest of the money into his business scheme, only to have it stolen by one of his partners. In despair Walter contacts Lindner, and almost begs to buy them out, but with the help of his wife, Walter finally finds a way to assert his dignity.A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hansberry was the youngest and the first Black writer to receive this award.Deeply committed to the Black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry s brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 34. This new, updated edition in Methuen Drama s Modern Classics series includes the full, definitive text and a brand new introduction by Soyica Diggs Colbert.

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An island in the Caribbean. A centuries-old secret. A life adventure awaits. . . Discover the latest tale of friendship, courage and romance from the Sunday Times bestselling romance writer. The queen of uplifting, feel good romance. AJ Pearceâ ˜An immersive, uplifting read that Fforde fans will love.â ™ Womanâ ™s Weekly All the elements of a moving love story are blended to perfection. The Lady A force to be reckoned with for her uplifting tales of romance Daily Express Top-drawer romantic escapism. Daily Mail Warm, brilliant and full of love. Heat A charming romance about discovering your own worth Woman s Own____________Dominica. A beautiful remote island where the sun shines and the living is easy.And where Cass goes to photograph a rare stone carving as a favour to her father.With her is Ranulph, a deeply attractive, much-travelled journalist, who offers to help Cass with her quest.But Dominica has just been hit be a severe hurricane, and Cass and Ranulph are spending all of their time helping the local community.Cass knows she must not fall in love with himâ ¦ He is just looking out for her. Heâ ™s being kind.There is no way he could be even the slightest bit interested in her. Could he?_________Readers can t get enough of Island in the Sun . . .***** There is mystery, intrigue, romance and danger all set against the beautiful backdrop of Dominica â “ and I loved it so much I was reading far into the night as I couldnâ ™t put it down. ***** It was such an easy and sweet read and I curled up on the sofa and lost myself in it ... Perfect escapism. ***** This is a great beach read ... Katie Fforde always writes a great moving story about love and friendship and self discovery and inner strength. ***** A wonderful read that will keep you engrossed from start to finish. ***** This book has everything Iâ ™ve come to expect from this author, great writing, humour, love and a little suspense, all cleverly wrapped up in a fabulous book. -One Enchanted Evening, Sunday Times bestseller, November 2023

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A NEW EDITION OF THE ORIGINAL BESTSELLER Well-researched and provides positive solutions Times Educational SupplementIn The Elephant in the Classroom, Jo Boaler outlines what has gone wrong in mathematics education, identifying the problems facing children in classrooms today. How can children be prepared for the mathematics they will need in the future? They need to be taught to be quantitatively literate, to think flexibly and creatively and how to problem solve.Jo Boaler offers concrete solutions for parents and teachers that will revolutionise children s experience with maths. Along with practical teaching activities, strategies and questions that can transform a child s mathematical future, she shares a range of free and accessible online resources. Has attracted an enthusiastic and vocal fan club among mums, dads and professionals Daily Telegraph

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The first Indian indentured labourers arrived in the Caribbean over 150 years ago. But how are the Indian characters in these plays to live in 20th century Trinidad? These plays explore their experiences as traditional values confront a rapidly changing world. Highway in the Sun tells the story of Tiger and Urmilla s first year of marriage away from their extended family. How are they to relate to Joe and Rita, their new Afro-Creole neighbours? In Home Sweet India, Johnny, dismayed by his and his family s loss of culture, plans to return to India. But will this solve his problems? In Turn Again Tiger, Tiger learns that he cannot turn his back on the Indian past if he is to lay the ghosts of the past to rest and face the future whole. In Harvest in Wilderness, the traditional cane-cutting world of Balgobin confronts the new technology of his creolised nephew, Romesh, but the past continues to spring surprises.These plays, originally broadcast by the BBC in the 1970s, bring together Selvon s most focused attention to the choices Indians in the Caribbean must make between tradition and creolisation.Samuel (Sam) Selvon was born in San Fernando in 1923. He is the author of eleven novels, set both in Trinidad and London. He lived in London and Canada for many years. He died on a return visit to Trinidad in 1994.

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Maison Tahité Cacao In The Sun, 100 ml, Parfémované vody unisex, Gurmánská vůně s intenzivním aromatem kakaa Toužíte po lehké vůni, která nepostrádá smyslný nádech? Unisex parfémovaná voda Maison Tahité Cacao In The Sun vám toto přání vyplní. Je inspirovaná bezstarostným dnem na tropickém ostrově lemovaném kakaovníky a ozdobeném akordy květin a šťavnatého ovoce. orientální vonná kompozice představena v roce 2022 dílo parfuméra Luciena Ferrea Složení vůně: Parfémovaná voda pro muže a ženy Maison Tahité Cacao In The Sun se v úvodu představuje spojením černého rybízu, sladké jahody, svěžího citronu a růže. Srdci vévodí sladké aroma čokolády v doprovodu pomerančového květu, kosatce a konvalinky. Se závěrem do vůně vstupuje sladkost a hřejivost zastoupená vanilkou, pižmem, santalovým dřevem a dřevitými tóny.

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Dominic Sandbrook s magnificent account of the late 1970s in Britain The late 1970s were Britain s years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power - and also the birth of home computers, the rise of the ready meal and the triumph of a Grantham grocer s daughter who would change everything. Dominic Sandbrook recreates this extraordinary period in all its chaos and contradiction, revealing it as a turning point in our recent history, where, in everything from families and schools to punk and Doctor Who, the future of the nation was being decided. Magnificent ... if you lived through the late Seventies - or, for that matter, even if you didn t - don t miss this book Mail on Sunday Sandbrook has created a specific style of narrative history, blending high politics, social change and popular culture ... always readable and assured ... [A] splendid book Stephen Robinson, Sunday Times [Sandbrook] has a remarkable ability to turn a sow s ear into a sulk purse. His subject is depressing, but the book itself is a joy ... Sandbrook is, without doubt, superb ... Seasons in the Sun is a familiar story, yet seldom has it been told with such verve Gerard DeGroot, Seven A brilliant historian ... I had never fully appreciated what a truly horrible period it was until reading Sandbrook A. N. Wilson, Spectator Nuanced ... Sandbrook has rummaged deep into the cultural life of the era to remind us how rich it was, from Bowie to Dennis Potter, Martin Amis to William Golding Damian Whitworth, The Times Sharply and fluently written ... entertaining ... By making you quite nostalgic for the present, Sandbrook has done a public service Evening Standard

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First published in 1962, Men in the Sun is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term #39;resistance literature #39;. Three Palestinian men embark on a brutal and treacherous odyssey across the Iraqi desert to Kuwait, not for liberation but material betterment. Their driver, a jaded, fat, former freedom fighter, living with his own compromises and contradictions, makes for a garrulous if cavalier companion. Both the indifferent brutality of border bureaucracy and the blank aggression of the sun see that things grow steadily more stark.The author #39;s ardent politics are apparent throughout, but the novel #39;s characters are their own beings: ambivalent, conflicted creatures of context. While breezily conversational, with disarming, dreamy strokes of lyricism, this short novel delivers a shuddering and grounding dose of true horror.As well as the titular novella, the book features six short stories, including the timelessly resonant #39;Letter From Gaza #39; , Kanafani #39;s first published work, written when he twenty, and the essential #39;The Land of Sad Oranges #39;.

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When on Christmas Day, 1130, Roger de Hauteville was crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew all contributed to a culture that was fantastically cosmopolitan; and to an atmosphere of racial and religious toleration unparalleled in Europe. But sixty-four years later, to the day, when the bastard King Tancred was defeated, the sun set on the Sicilian Kingdom. In this second volume of John Julius Norwichâ ™s scintillating history of the Normans in Sicily, Norwich describes the â ˜happiest and most glorious chapter of the islandâ ™s history.â ™

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Dominica. A beautiful remote island where the sun shines and the living is easy. And where Cass goes to photograph a rare stone carving as a favour to her father.With her is Ranulph, a deeply attractive, much-travelled journalist, who offers to help Cass with her quest. But Dominica has just been hit be a severe hurricane, and Cass and Ranulph are spending all of their time helping the local community. Cass knows she must not fall in love with him… He is just looking out for her.He’s being kind. There is no way he could be even the slightest bit interested in her. Could he?

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Kniha - autor Lorraine Hansberry, 152 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná When it was first produced in 1959, A Raisin in the Sun was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for that season and hailed as a watershed in American drama. A pioneering work by an African-American playwright, the play was a radically new representation of black life. "A play that changed American theater forever."--The New York Times.

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A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry s iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the play text itself, this edition contains commentary and notes by Isaiah Wooden, which consider the play s: socio-historical context (including the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation in the US) major themes (including African-American identity, property ownership, and emergent Black feminist politics) structure and devices (including mid-20th century reality family dramas, genuine realism and Hansberry s use of music, dance and song in the play) production history (from the premiere production to the 2014 Broadway revival starring Denzel Washington and LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Dawn Walton s 2016 UK touring production) engagement with the play (including contemporary response pieces such as Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris and Beneatha s Place by Kwame Kwei-Armah)The notes section at the back of the edition contains definitions of terminology used in the play with which students may not be familiar. Overall, this edition helps students to make sense of Hansberry s play and its politics through a contemporary lens, in the context of the Black Lives Matter movement, and in line with current debates around race, gender and class.

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Hair In The Sun s technologií Ocean Silk chrání vaše vlasy a barvu vlasů před sluncem pomocí UV filtru, který zůstane ve vlasech i po koupeli nebo po sprše. Vyživuje je a funguje také jako stylingový krém a poskytuje lehký stylingový efekt, díky kterému udržíte vlasy na místě.

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Explore the profound meaning of Easter beyond personal spirituality. There is no doubt that each of us has a place in the Easter story, but what happened on the cross is not just a story of me and Jesus. It is far deeper and wider than that. In this Lenten journey, Jo Swinney explores the broader impact of the Easter story on Godâ ™s relationship with creation. Through Bible readings, reflections and stories from A Rochaâ ™s global conservation efforts, discover how the cross transforms not just our own individual connection with Jesus, but also our relationships with each other and our world.

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Another of the series popular anthologies celebrating forgotten classics and material not printed since its original publication. Perfect bitesize holiday reading for the Classic Crime enthusiast and the casual sleuther alike, featuring mysteries focused on British holidays and abroad.

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This unique edition presents the complete span of Thomas short stories, from his urgent hallucinatory visions of the dark forces beneath the surface of Welsh life to the inimitable comedy of his later autobiographical writings.With PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG DOG and ADVENTURES IN THE SKIN TRADE, Thomas found a new voice for his irreverent memories of lust and bravado in south-west Wales and London, leading to a sequence of classic evocations of childhood magic and the follies of adult life.The definitive collection of Dylan Thomas short stories, showing just why he is considered one of the 20th century s finest writers. Also featuring a bold new livery in celebration of the Dylan Thomas centenary.

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The first survey of the work of Luke Hughes Company, which has been described as embodying ‘a craft-led renaissance in British manufacturing Luke Hughes Company’s enduring and meticulously engineered furniture, an eloquent response both to the architecture it inhabits and to the true Arts and Crafts spirit, has been placed at the forefront of the ‘craft-led renaissance in British manufacturing.’ Flexible in use, commercially viable and environmentally sustainable, the work furnishes many of the world’s most distinguished buildings, from Westminster Abbey, the Tower of London and most of the Oxford and Cambridge University colleges to the Keystone Academy in Beijing and one of New York City’s most vibrant synagogues. Through an introduction to the studio and 25 case studies, Furniture in Architecture explores the company’s place in the Arts and Crafts tradition and examines the philosophy and work of founder Luke Hughes. Aidan Walker sheds light on how the studio balances modern manufacturing technologies with abiding craft values, rendering the small furniture workshop a relevant and profitable proposition even when fulfilling large-scale commissions. This fascinating survey defines the elements of successful design and addresses the meaning of craft and craftsmanship in the digital age.Table of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Places of Worship • 2. Places of Work and Leisure • 3. Places ofLearning • Bibliography

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Will we ever truly understand the universe? This is the story of the technologies that allow us to look up, to learn and to discover our place in the cosmos. An electrifying new history of the universe HANNAH FRY, author of Rutherford and Fry s Complete Guide to Absolutely EverythingWe are part of an incredible chain of events stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and even further into the future. But what does that future hold? And how do scientists study the entire universe?The Universe in a Box is Andrew Pontzen s tribute to simulations - the remarkable computer codes that, over the last century, have allowed us to understand the distant past and far future of the universe. It reframes what we think we know about galaxies, black holes and matter itself.And it reveals the stories of the pioneering scientists who unlocked the mysteries of space, from redshift to improbable dark materials that pass, ghostlike, through solid rock.Illuminating, provocative and bold, this is the perfect book for anyone curious about the cosmos.

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Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) remains one of the best loved of the great English poets. Hardy thought of himself as a poet all his life, although his poetic career only flowered after he had retired from novel-writing in his mid-fifties. Over the next thirty years he wrote the poems that have established him as one of the great and most enduringly popular English poets of the twentieth century. His verse touches all the common themes of human existence: birth, childhood, love, marriage, ageing, death. If Hardy s age brings anything to them, it is an old man s ironic and elegiac sense that in life hopes are likely to be defeated and losses sustained, and that the world was not designed for human happiness. This collection is prepared by Samuel Hynes, editor of the Oxford English Texts edition of The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Hardy, and selected from the Oxford Authors critical edition. The introduction and notes illuminate Hardy s central place in the tradition of English poetry. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Since the earliest humans walked the earth, the vast mysteries and wonders of the night sky have fascinated and beguiled us, as we’ve struggled to understand our place in the cosmos.Even after the last century, which saw important and startling discoveries about our own planet, our solar system and the stars and galaxies beyond, there remain more questions than answers. But those questions – What is dark matter? Are we alone in the universe? Is time travel possible? – provide a fascinating insight into the vastness and infinite possibilities of space that we’re yet to determine. The sheer scale of the universe can be intimidating, but in this easily digestible book we embark on an incredible journey through all the essential astronomical discoveries, from the beliefs of ancient civilizations, through to the recent groundbreaking observations of the gravitational waves predicted by Einstein over 100 years ago. There’s never been a better time to get to grips with the universe and this essential guide to the cosmos is the perfect place to start!

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Animals are so familiar but what makes an animal an animal? Produced in partnership with the Natural History Museum (NHM), this clever and clear explanation of animal classification puts your animals in order and explains why classifying animals is important.From whales to worms and snakes to stinkbugs, every creature ever discovered has been identified and added to a group within the animal kingdom. Scientists use this classification system to help them research, discover and save species. This children s book showcases the amazingly diverse range of animals found around the world and the different features that help determine their place in the animal kingdom. We see the similarities, differences and connections between animal groups, and discover how classification helps scientists conserve animals and their habitats. Odd-one-out examples tell of peculiar animals that don t quite fit the natural order, such as egg-laying mammals and fish that climb trees.Includes a zoology timeline of the people and places that have influenced the study of animals

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Traces the 3 stages of heavenly preparation of anthroposophy: the spiritual thunderstorm, the Michael School in the Sun sphere, and the imagination-based cultus in the spiritual word nearest to the Earth. This book elaborates the tasks of the Anthroposophical Society and indicates how these are connected with the spiritual hierarchies, and others.

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Embrace the Human Side of Organisational Digital Transformation Digital Humans: Thriving in an Online World is an insightful, engaging and interdisciplinary discussion of how best to transform your organisation into a nimble, digital enterprise with human beings firmly established at the centre of it. The authors draw on complexity theory, anthropology, history, organisational transformation and behavioural science to demonstrate the characteristics that define successful digital organisations. You ll discover the importance of focusing on human beings even as you make the shift to digital and learn to understand the importance of our new digital ecosystems. Illuminating case studies and examples of organisations that have successfully made the jump to digital are explored and the book presents new and effective ways to make strategic decisions about your company s future based on our new physical-digital hybrid reality. A can t-miss blueprint to a market environment and world that s increasingly fast-moving, complex and rewarding, Digital Humans will find a place in the libraries of managers, executives, and business leaders looking for an engaging roadmap to digital transformation that wouldn t have us leave our humanity behind.

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Fearne Cotton s Happy Place Book Club Pick Fiercely funny, truly fascinating and inspiring . . . I was hooked from the first page. - Mel Giedroyc Warm, wise, witty and wet your pants hilarious - Laura Bates, author of Everyday Sexism Jo Cheetham was a long way from home, studying and working as a nanny in London, when she saw news of an upcoming protest against the Page 3 pictorial in The Sun and decided to go along. Before she could talk herself out of it, Jo officially joined the No More Page 3 campaign team.Over the course of the next three years, Jo protested up and down the country, attended parliament and made an unlikely group of friends, ranging from sixteen to sixty, that would become her closest confidants and allies. Whether it was through an impromptu flash mob or a nerve-wracking group performance on the West End stage, Jo s world started to get a lot bigger.Hilarious, brilliantly warm and moving, Killjoy is a story of everyday people doing extraordinary things, the power of a grassroots campaign and ultimately what you can achieve when you shout a little bit louder. Funny and inspiring - Rachel Cooke, The Guardian, Non-fiction to look out for in 2023 Snappily written with humour and irreverence, it unpeels the insanity of our patriarchal society and why it can and must change. Order it now, is our advice. - Stylist, Non-fiction books you canâ ™t miss in 2023 A heroic and humorous account of the woman who found herself at the head of the No More Page 3 campaign, in a group of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. - Independent, 19 debut authors set to make their mark this year

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Fearne Cotton s Happy Place Book Club PickThe uplifting and incredible true story of the No More Page 3 campaign and the unlikely everyday women who made a generational change possible. I was hooked from the first page â “ Mel Giedroyc Heroic and humorous â “ Independent Warm, wise, witty â “ Laura Bates, author of Everyday SexismJo Cheetham was a long way from home, studying and working as a nanny in London, when she saw news of an upcoming protest against the Page 3 pictorial in The Sun and decided to go along. Before she could talk herself out of it, Jo officially joined the No More Page 3 campaign team.Over the course of the next three years, Jo protested up and down the country, attended parliament and made an unlikely group of friends, ranging from sixteen to sixty, that would become her closest confidants and allies. Whether it was through an impromptu flash mob or a nerve-wracking group performance on the West End stage, Jo s world started to get a lot bigger.Hilarious, brilliantly warm and moving, Killjoy is a story of everyday people doing extraordinary things, the power of a grassroots campaign and ultimately what you can achieve when you shout a little bit louder. Funny and inspiring â “ Rachel Cooke, The Guardian Snappily written with humour and irreverence, it unpeels the insanity of our patriarchal society and why it can and must change. Order it now, is our advice â “ Stylist

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What do you wear in different types of weather? Find out what to wear in Sun Hat, Sunscreen, Sun! The fiction book that accompanies this title is In the Sun.Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 1, which are wordless and provide engaging stories and non-fiction through illustration and photographs. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

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Nothing is out of place in the quiet suburban town of CowslipGrove. But kids have been going missing â “ and only Levi and Katnotice. Itâ ™s up to them to save the missing kids before a hiddenevil swallows the town whole ...

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Discover the sorcery of The Magic Flute in this musical retelling of the opera- push the button on each beautiful scene to hear the vivid sound of an orchestra playing, and singers singing, from Mozart’s score.This classic opera, reworked for the benefit of younger readers, tells a tale of a prince, a princess and a magic flute, which begins in a mountain ridge between two magical lands. Prince Tamino enters, chased by a dragon, but three brave mountain rangers gallop past on horseback to rescue him.His cowardly friend Papageno comes out from his hiding place and they revive the prince. The rangers ask for one favor in return. Their boss, the Queen of the Night, asks Prince Tamino to rescue her daughter, Princess Pamina, from the evil Sun King. She gives Tamino a magic flute and Papageno some magic bells to help them.The story follows Prince Tamino as he breaks into the Sun King’s palace, charms the court with his magic flute, and gets caught by the guards. Will the prince escape with the princess?As you and your little one journey through the magical scenes, you will press the buttons to hear 10 excerpts from the opera’s music. Readers should press firmly on the pages to activate the sounds, encouraging interactive learning and introducing children to this beautiful piece of music.At the back of the book, find a short biography of the composer, Mozart, with details about his composition of The Magic Flute. Next to this, you can replay the musical excerpts and, for each of them, read a discussion of the instruments, rhythms, and musical techniques that make them so powerful. A glossary defines musical terms.The Story Orchestra series brings classical music to life for children through gorgeously illustrated retellings of classic ballet, opera, and program music stories paired with 10-second sound clips of orchestras playing from their musical scores. With The Story Orchestra keyboard sound books, children can play the famous melodies themselves with the sound of a real grand piano.Also available from the series: I Can Play (vol 1), Carnival of the Animals, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Four Seasons in One Day.Manufacturer’s note: please pull the white tab out of the back of the book before use. Sound buttons require a firm push in exact location to work, which may be hard for young children. All sound clips are 10 seconds long.The perfect primer to introduce children to classical music.

Objev podobné jako The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute - Katy Flint

Kniha - autor Cixin Liu, 416 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Cixin Liu, 416 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 1967: University student Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death during China's Cultural Revolution. His crime? Failure to recant his belief in science. This singular event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, after a spate of apparent suicides among elite scientists, Beijing police ask nanotech engineer Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of international scientists. During the course of his investigation, Wang is inducted into a mysterious online game that immerses him in a virtual world ruled by the intractable and unpredictable interaction of its three suns. This is the Three-Body Problem and it is the key to everything. The key to the scientists' deaths, the key to humanity's place in the cosmos and the key to the extinction-level threat...

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Kniha - autor Arthur Conan Doyle, 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog, rationalism against the supernatural, good against evil. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles' heir comes to an equally gruesome end. The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War

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Audiokniha: The audiobook The Kìltem Massacre and other horror stories is based on the successful and highly rated book Horror Stories by Jan Opatřil, written by the author under the pseudonym Dan Angus. It contains 10 chilling short stories + the title story Kìltem Massacre. The book was translated from Czech to English by renowned American translator Alex Zucker. American Ben Holland read the text. The stories take place in the Czech Republic and in English-speaking countries. For example, the title story The Kiltem Massacre takes place in Scotland. A region in which mysteries and mysticism are still alive and where the ruins of a castle occasionally peek out from the local foggy and deserted landscape. Spice up your life with a good dose of horror and immerse yourself in stories that are guaranteed to send chills down your spine. Audiokniha The Kìltem Massacre and other horror stories vychází z úspěšné a vysoce hodnocené knihy Jana Opatřila Hororové povídky, kterou autor napsal pod pseudonymem Dan Angus. Obsahuje 10 mrazivých povídek + titulní povídku Kìltemský masakr. Knihu z češtiny do angličtiny přeložil renomovaný americký překladatel Alex Zucker. Text načetl američan Ben Holland. Povídky se odehrávají v Čechách i v anglicky mluvících zemích. Titulní povídka Kìltemský masakr se například odehrává ve Skotsku. Kraji, v němž jsou záhady a mystika dosud živé a kde z místní mlhavé a opuštěné krajiny občas vykoukne zřícenina hradu. Okořeňte si svůj život pořádnou porcí hororu a ponořte se do příběhů, ze kterých vám bude zaručeně běhat mráz po zádech.

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A lively new biography of Tutankhamun horbar;published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter emptied its treasures, Tut-mania gripped the world horbar;and in many ways, never left. But who was the “boy king,” and what was his life really like? Garry J. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamun’s reign and his modern rediscovery. As pharaoh, Tutankhamun had to manage an empire, navigate influential courtiers, and suffer the pain of losing at least two children horbar;all before his nineteenth birthday. Shaw explores the boy king’s treasures and possessions, from a lock of his grandmother’s hair to a reed cut with his own hands. He looks too at Ankhesenamun, Tutankhamun’s wife, and the power queens held. This is a compelling new biography that weaves together intriguing details about ancient Egyptian culture, its beliefs, and its place in the wider world.

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What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ... No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler s Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. In this new edition of the original Dictionary, David Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler s reputation to retrace his method and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler s stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He shows that the Dictionary does a great more than make normative recommendations and expressprivate opinion. In addition he offers a modern perspective on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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Sometimes finding your place in the world is the greatest puzzle of all...Clayton Stumper is an enigma.He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt.Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution.When the esteemed crossword compiler, Pippa Allsbrook, passes away, she bestows her final puzzle to him: a promise to reveal the mystery of his parentage and prepare him for his future.Yet as Clay begins to unpick the clues, he uncovers something even the Fellowship have never been able to solve - and it s a secret that will change everything...

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The hilarious, moving and adventure-packed new novel for readers of 9 and up from Ross Welford, the bestselling and Costa-shortlisted author of Time Travelling with a HamsterThe year is 2425. Centuries after a catastrophic meteor collision, nature has retaken the earth. In a small town in what was once England, young Ocean Mooney and the monkey-owning Duke Smiff have just dug up a 400 year-old tablet computer.Meanwhile, in the present day, Thomas Reeve and his genius cousin Kylie create the Time Tablet â “ a device which they hope will allow them to communicate with the future.But when the Time Tablet malfunctions live on television, Thomas and Kylie are sucked into the year 2425 â “ and have only 24 hours to return home, and save the future of humanityâ ¦

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Recognising one of the most-honoured performers of all time, The Elton John Activity Book is a celebration of a musical great. Perfect for the long-standing superfan or for those wanting to dive head-first into Eltonâ ™s world: this is a Sir Elton John lovefest.EGOT winner, Hollywood Royalty, philanthropist â ¦ there is nothing Sir Elton John has not excelled at. So much more than an artist, this extensive guides celebrates Sir Elton; his charitable work with Lady Diana, his place in the musical hall of fame, and features cameos from Elton s famous friendships such as Lady Gaga and the Beckhams!The Elton John Activity Book is a unique opportunity to learn all there is to know about Elton â “ and the perfect companion for fans across the world.Following the incredible career of Elton, as we:Brush up on the Wit Wisdom from Sir Elton John, from how he created some of his greatest hits, to the joys of raising a family and even his journey to sobrietyEnjoy gorgeous illustrations and bring them to life yourself by designing your own Elton Grand Piano, platform boots and even bedazzle Eltonâ ™s numberplateRelive some of his most famous interviews and check off Elton Bingo â “ making sure to keep an eye out for his wicked humour, favourite phrases and mentions of the talented and beloved Bernie TaupinJoin some of Eltonâ ™s most famous friends for a game of Who Said That?! featuring Kate Bush, Eminem and Dusty Springfield Be inspired to write your own music with Elton s word clouds, pulling out the famous lyrics from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Lion King and many moreItâ ™s time to be the last one still standing with this next exciting installment in Pavilion s activity book series.

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A picture hides a thousand words . . . On a hot July day in 1967, Odelle Bastien climbs the stone steps of the Skelton gallery in London, knowing that her life is about to change forever. Having struggled to find her place in the city since she arrived from Trinidad five years ago, she has been offered a job as a typist under the tutelage of the glamorous and enigmatic Marjorie Quick. But though Quick takes Odelle into her confidence, and unlocks a potential she didn t know she had, she remains a mystery - no more so than when a lost masterpiece with a secret history is delivered to the gallery. The truth about the painting lies in 1936 and a large house in rural Spain, where Olive Schloss, the daughter of a renowned art dealer, is harbouring ambitions of her own. Into this fragile paradise come artist and revolutionary Isaac Robles and his half-sister Teresa, who immediately insinuate themselves into the Schloss family, with explosive and devastating consequences . . . Seductive, exhilarating and suspenseful, The Muse is an unforgettable novel about aspiration and identity, love and obsession, authenticity and deception - a masterpiece from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist.

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Celie s life is over. She took her final breath trying to save the people she loves-including the powerful and enigmatic vampire king, Michal, who refused to let her go.When Celie wakes, she cannot walk in the sun; she can hear her friends heartbeats and she craves their blood. Michal has cursed her to the eternal existence of a vampire. But Celie isn t the only dead roaming the earth. Her sister, Filippa, has returned as a shadow of her former self, and other revenants are rising from their graves intent on revenge.The fragile balance between life and death has broken, awakening an even darker force-and he is coming for Celie, ready to claim her as his Bride. With the fate of their world at stake, Celie and Michal must set aside their searing attraction to mend the veil and right the balance, once and for all. In the thrilling conclusion of the duology set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Serpent Dove series by Shelby Mahurin, a vampire and the woman who tried to kill him prove that true love can conquer anything, even Death.

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle Mr Holmes, they were the footprints of a gigantic hound! The terrible spectacle of the beast, the fog of the moor, the discovery of a body: this classic horror story pits detective against dog, rationalism against the supernatural, good against evil. When Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead on the wild Devon moorland with the footprints of a giant hound nearby, the blame is placed on a family curse. It is left to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson to solve the mystery of the legend of the phantom hound before Sir Charles heir comes to an equally gruesome end. The Hound of the Baskervilles gripped readers when it was first serialised and has continued to hold its place in the popular imagination. The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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The Summer I Turned Pretty is now a major new TV series on Amazon Prime!From the author of Netflix s smash-hit movie To All The Boys I ve Loved Before, this is the perfect funny summer romance for fans of The Kissing Booth and Holly Bourne.One girl. Two boys. And the summer that changed everything . . . Every year Isabel spends a perfect summer at her favourite place in the world - the Fisher family s beach house. It has everything a girl could want: a swimming pool, a private stretch of sandy beach... and two (very cute) brothers:Unavailable, aloof Conrad - who she s been in love with foreverFriendly, relaxed Jeremiah- the only one who s ever really paid her any attention.But this year something is different. This year, the boys seem to really notice Isabel for the first time. It s going to be an amazing summer - and one she ll never forget . . . This book has what every girl wants in a summer - Sarah Dessen, #1 New York Times bestselling authorRead the next instalments in The Summer I Turned Pretty Series: It s Not Summer Without You and We ll Always Have Summer by bestselling author Jenny Han.

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Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward. Praise for Between the World and Me “Powerful . . . a searing meditation on what it means to be black in America today.”

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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea - ...reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago (David Mitchell) - comes this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty illustrations illuminating Le Guin s vision of her classic saga. Contains the short story, The Daughter of Odren , published in print for the first time, and her last story Firelight .Ursula K. Le Guin s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature-they have received prestigious accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.Now for the first time ever, they re all together in one volume-including the early short stories, Le Guin s Earthsea Revisioned Oxford lecture, and new Earthsea stories, never before printed. With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include over fifty illustrations by renowned artist Charles Vess, specially commissioned and selected by Le Guin, to bring her refined vision of Earthsea and its people to life in a totally new way.Stories include: A Wizard of Earthsea , The Tombs of Atuan , The Farthest Shore , Tehanu , Tales From Earthsea , The Other Wind , The Rule of Names , The Word of Unbinding , The Daughter of Odren , and Earthsea Revisioned: A Lecture at Oxford University With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings-but also unlike anything but themselves-this edition is perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea is to love it.- 1,008 pages- 56 illustrations (including seven lavishly coloured plate sections)- maps of Earthsea- stunningly beautiful endpapers- Six novels- 4 short stories- An essay

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Ichabod Crane is a young schoolmaster from Connecticut now living in Sleepy Hollow, a settlement in New York State notorious for rumours of ghostly visitations, especially from the infamous Headless Horseman. Considered an outsider by the local inhabitants, he falls in love with the eighteen-year-old Katrina Van Tassel, but has to contend with the loutish Brom Bones for her affections. Then one night Crane s mounting problems come to a head when he finally experiences the horrors of the supernatural first-hand...A classic tale of American Gothic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow has found a central place in the collective imagination and inspired many adaptations. Also included in this volume is a selection of some of Irving s most celebrated ghostly tales, such as The Phantom Island and The Devil and Tom Walker .

Objev podobné jako The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Ghostly Tales - Washington Irving