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'A beautifully drawn picture ... that will surely number among the classics of childhood' Evening Standard Ake is the first volume of Wole Soyinka's acclaimed series of autobiographical works. This vivid, exuberant book is Soyinka's record of his childhood in colonial Nigeria. In rich and evocative prose he tells the tales of his schooldays and adventures in a captivating narrative, sometimes recollecting fears and dangers but always sensitive to the surprises of childhood life. His days were full of discoveries, excitements, the presence of spirits and the tribal rituals of his colourful family - including his father whom Soyinka portrays in Isara, the second volume of his autobiography. Ake ends with Soyinka about to go to college at the age of eleven and enter a new world of responsibility and wider horizons as his remarkable childhood comes to an end.

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While children are a relatively unchanging fact of life, childhood is a constantly shifting concept. Through the millennia, the age at which a child becomes a youth and a youth becomes an adult has varied by gender, class, religion, ethnicity, place, and economic need. As author James Marten explores in this Very Short Introduction, so too have the realities of childhood, each life shaped by factors such as education, expectation, and conflict (or lack thereof). Indeed, ancient Roman children lived very differently than those born of today''s Generation Z. Experiences of childhood have been shaped in classrooms and on factory floors, in family homes and orphanages, and on battlefields and in front of television sets. In addressing this diversity, The History of Childhood: A Very Short Introduction takes a global, expansive view of the features of childhood that have shaped childhood throughout history and continue to shape it now. From the rules of Confucian childrearing in twelfth-century China to the struggles of children living as slaves in the Americas or as cotton mill workers in Industrial Age Britain, Marten takes his inspiration from the idea that the lives of children reveal important and sometimes uncomfortable truths about civilization.

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Written in alternating chapters, W or the Memory of Childhood, tells two parallel tales, in two parts. One is a story created in childhood and about childhood. The other story is about two people called Gaspard Winckler: one an eight-year-old deaf-mute lost in a shipwreck, the other a man despatched to search for him, who discovers W, an island state based on the rules of sport. As the two tales move in and out of focus, the disturbing truth about the island of W reveals itself. Perec combines fiction and autobiography in unprecedented ways, allowing no easy escape from these stories, or from history.

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The Sixth Edition of William A. Corsaro and Judson G. Everitt′s groundbreaking text discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective—providing in-depth coverage of social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, and children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history. This revised edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest research and the most pertinent information so readers can engage in powerful discussions on a wide array of topics.

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William A. Corsaro′s groundbreaking work, The Sociology of Childhood, Fifth Edition discusses children and childhood from a sociological perspective - providing in-depth coverage of social theories of childhood, the peer cultures and social issues of children and youth, and children and childhood within the frameworks of culture and history.

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LP vinyl - V reedici na vinylu vychází čtvrté studiové album „The Years Of Decay” z roku 1989. Overkill jsou thrashmetalová skupina z amerického New Jersey založená roku 1980, která se pojmenovala po jednom z alb legendárních Motörhead. V reedici na vinylu vychází čtvrté studiové album „The Years Of Decay” z roku 1989. Overkill jsou thrashmetalová skupina z amerického New Jersey založená roku 1980, která se pojmenovala po jednom z alb legendárních Motörhead. Jejich unikátní zvuk vychází z kombinace punk rocku a Nové vlny britského heavy metalu. Byli jednou z prvních kapel, která se upsala velkému labelu. V jejich případě se jednalo v roce 1986 o značku Atlantic. Seznam stop LP A1 Time to Kill / A2 Elimination / A3 I Hate / A4 Nothing to Die For / A5 Playing with Spiders / Skullkrusher / B1 Birth of Tension / B2 Who Tends the Fire / B3 The Years of Decay / B4 Evil Never Dies

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All things were believable back then – wizards, alchemy, fairies, angels. This is the story of those magical times.A lyrical and highly atmospheric exploration of the lives of Tudor and Renaissance magicians, men from Dee to Kepler to Bruno, who were also scientists, astrologers, mathematicians and alchemists. Their studies, books and ideas still permeate scientific history - as well as literature and film from Philip Pullman to CS Lewis, but what do we know of the rest of their households; the lovers, wives, mothers and daughters? In The Years of the Wizard, Rachel Morris also vividly reimagines the less documented lives of the magician''s families and lovers. From those who supported the travelling households - packing up the libraries, feeding the assistants, entertaining the patrons, educating the children - as well as those archiving, documenting and collaborating with their magical work.With vivid storytelling Rachel Morris magically animates both the known past lives of these extraordinary men and the imaginary stories of the less documented women, elders and children in this era of discovery and magic.

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Magisterial lectures on the major figures of French theory from ''America’s leading Marxist critic''Fredric Jameson introduces here the major themes of French theory: existentialism, structuralism, poststructuralism, semiotics, feminism, psychoanalysis, and Marxism. In a series of accessible lectures, Jameson places this effervescent period of thought in the context of its most significant political conjunctures, including the Liberation of Paris, the Algerian War, the uprisings of May ’68, and the creation of the EU.The philosophical debates of the period come to life through anecdotes and extended readings of work by the likes of Sartre, Beauvoir, Fanon, Barthes, Foucault, Althusser, Derrida, Deleuze, groups like Tel Quel and Cahiers du Cinéma, and contemporary thinkers such as Rancière and Badiou. Eclectic, insightful, and inspired, Jameson’s seminars provide an essential account of an intellectual moment comparable in significance to the Golden Age of Athens, historically fascinating and of persistent relevance.

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In an alternate history world in which the population of Europe is almost completely wiped out by the Black Death during the fourteenth century, three superpowers--China, India, and the nations of Islam--battle for supremacy in a World War destined to create a new world order. By the author of Red Mars. Reprint.

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This popular and bestselling textbook provides an introduction to the field of childhood studies and offers a broad-based, comprehensive and accessible insight into the area. Reflecting the nature of childhood studies as an interdisciplinary field that crosses many traditional academic and professional boundaries, each chapter is authored by a leading figure in a specific area of childhood studies. With its range of key themes and insightful analysis this book has firmly established itself as a much loved and essential resource. This new third edition builds on the success of earlier editions retaining its classic chapters of enduring value while incorporating some fresh new content. Four new chapters - chosen to highlight and consider new developments in the field - explore anthropological approaches to childhood; integrated working with children; the sexualization of childhood; and children in armed conflict. Intellectually robust, scholarly and confident in its academic approach, this new edition also includes some new interactive activities to help you get to grips with the issues. An Introduction to Childhood Studies 3E is invaluable reading for students, lecturers and practitioners with a range of professional and academic interests and particularly for those studying courses in Childhood Studies.Mary Jane Kehily is Professor of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Now in its fourth edition, Childhood in World History covers the major developments in the history of childhood from the classical civilizations to the present and explores how agricultural and industrial economies have shaped the experiences of children.Through comparative analysis, Peter N. Stearns facilitates a cross-cultural and transnational understanding of attitudes toward the role of children in society, and how "models" of childhood have developed throughout history. He addresses the tension between regional and social/gender differences, on the one hand, and factors that encouraged greater convergence, including the experience of globalization. The book also deals with regional patterns as determined by different religious and cultural systems and family structures. It encourages readers to consider the complexity in evaluating childhood patterns in the past, in light of more modern conditions and expectations, and at the same time to realize some of the problems contemporary children encounter.This updated and expanded fourth edition includes:Broadened discussions of childhood in Asia, Africa, and Latin AmericaAdditional text on children’s play and the impact of immigrationMore voices from children throughoutUpdated bibliographies and suggested readingsConcisely presented but broad in scope, this book will be of interest to students of world history and those involved in interdisciplinary approaches to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Scenes from a Childhood is the latest collection of stories by Jon Fosse, one of Norway''s most celebrated authors and playwrights, famed for the minimalist and unsettling quality of his writing. In the title work, a loosely autobiographical narrative covers infancy to awkward adolescence, unearthing the moments of childhood that linger longest in the imagination. In ''And Then My Dog Will Come Back To Me'', a haunting and dream-like novella, a dispute between neighbours escalates to an inexorable climax. Taken from various sources, the texts gathered here together for the first time demonstrate that the short story is one of the recurrent modes of Fosse''s imagination, and occasions some of his greatest works.

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The innocence of childhood does not protect against exposure to stress. This Element discusses research on stress psychobiology during childhood, from birth to age ten. It focuses on important contexts that shape children's responses to stress and their coping capacities. Sources of stress and resilience in each context are described.

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War of the Foxes je druhá básnická sbírka Richarda Sikena, která navazuje na jeho úspěšný debut Crush. Kniha se zaměřuje na témata tvorby, reprezentace a morálních otázek spojených s uměním. Sikenova poezie kombinuje filozofickou hloubku s cinematografickou naléhavostí.

• Dlouho očekávané pokračování úspěšné sbírky Crush
• Hluboké zkoumání tvorby a reprezentace reality
• Jedinečné spojení poezie s výtvarným uměním
• Oceněno kritikou a literárními časopisy

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Expansion Pass je herní doplněk pro Zelda: Breath of the Wild na Nintendo Switch, který vyžaduje vlastnictví základní hry. Přidává bonusové truhly s předměty, nové brnění a herní módy. Jedná se o elektronickou licenci aktivovatelnou přes Nintendo eShop.

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• Přidává nové herní módy pro větší variabilitu hraní.

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Kniha vypráví příběh chlapce Toma, který se vydává na nezapomenutelné dobrodružství poté, co se v horách probudí obr. Během cesty objevuje, co znamená být opravdovým přítelem, a zjišťuje, že i obyčejný chlapec může mít srdce obra. Autorkou básnického textu je Hollie Hughes, ilustrace vytvořila Anna Wilson.

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• Působivé ilustrace debutující talentované ilustrátorky
• Poutavý příběh o přátelství a odvaze
• Vhodné pro společné čtení s dětmi

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Kniha obsahuje třináct detektivních příběhů, ve kterých se Sherlock Holmes vrací po třech letech, kdy byl považován za mrtvého. Holmes řeší záhady včetně případu Norwoodského stavitele, šifry Tančících mužů a záhady Šesti Napoleonů. Příběhy kombinují prvky detektivky, dedukce a napětí.

• Kanonické dílo Sherlocka Holmese
• Třináct napínavých detektivních příběhů
• Vydání v češtině pro české čtenáře
• Návrat legendárního detektiva po předpokládané smrti

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Hudební CD s albem 'Sign of the Times' od německého kytaristy Axela Rudiho Pella. Album obsahuje 10 skladeb včetně úvodní skladby The Black Serenade a hitů jako Gunfire nebo Bad Reputation. Jedná se o oficiální vydání na kompaktním disku.

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• Obsahuje hitové skladby jako Gunfire a Bad Reputation
• Vysoká kvalita zvuku digitálního nosiče
• Vhodné pro sběratele hard rockové hudby

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The Legend of Luther Arkwright je nový samostatný příběh v kultovní sérii sci-fi grafických románů Bryana Talbota. Děj se odehrává 50 let po předchozích dílech a sleduje Arkwrighta v boji přes paralelní světy. Jde o experimentální komiks pro dospělé čtenáře, který navazuje na průlomovou sérii z roku 1978.

• Kultovní série britských grafických románů
• Experimentální sci-fi příběh pro dospělé čtenáře
• Kvalitní kresba oceněného autora
• Samostatný příběh v kontinuitě série

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Kniha The World of The Dark Crystal nabízí fanouškům klasického filmu Jima Hensona ponoření do jeho tvorby a příběhového světa prostřednictvím ilustrací Briana Frouda. Publikace slouží jako průvodce konceptuálním uměním a vývojem filmu Temný krystal. Poskytuje detailní vhled do vizuální stránky a mytologie tohoto kultovního díla.

• Autentické ilustrace od konceptuálního designéra původního filmu.
• Hluboký náhled do tvorby a lore kultovního snímku.
• Kvalitní zpracování pro fanoušky a sběratele.
• Evokativní vizuály, které přenášejí do světa Temného krystalu.

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Kolínská voda Dark Roses od The Library of Fragrance je unisex vůně s hlubokou květinovou kompozicí. Kombinuje tóny čajové růže, pačuli, ambry a vetiveru. Je určena pro večerní nošení a speciální příležitosti.

• Unisex vůně vhodná pro ženy i muže
• Hluboká a elegantní květinová kompozice
• Vydatná koncentrace kolínské vody
• Autentická a jedinečná vonná skladba

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Mléko na opalování ve spreji Rituals The Ritual of Karma poskytuje vysokou ochranu SPF 50 proti UVA a UVB záření. Výrobek obsahuje hydratační komplex s aloe vera a je voděodolný. Aplikuje se 30 minut před sluněním a je nutné opakovaně nanášet po kontaktu s vodou.

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Armaf The Pride Of Armaf Admiral je unisex parfémovaná voda s dřevitou kompozicí a kořenitými akordy. Vůně se otevírá kardamomem a růžovým pepřem, pokračuje levandulí a kadidlem a uzavírá se vanilkou, tonkou, ambrou a pačuli. Flakon kombinuje odvážnost a eleganci, symbolizuje nadčasový luxus a sílu charakteru.

• Unisex vůně vhodná pro muže i ženy
• Dlouhotrvající dřevitá kompozice s kadidlem a vanilkou
• Elegantní flakon symbolizující moderní gentlemanský styl
• Komplexní vůně se svěžími, kořenitými a teplými tóny

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Sbírka osobních esejů Jean Grae s temným humorem se zaměřuje na témata stárnutí, sebeobjevování a společenských očekávání ve středním věku. Autorka vypráví příběhy z dětství v New Yorku 80. let až po současný život v Baltimoru. Kniha nabízí upřímný pohled na životní zkušenosti a hledání vlastní identity.

• Temný humor a upřímné vyprávění
• Osobní eseje o stárnutí a sebeobjevování
• Kultovní autor a multižánrová umělkyně
• Poutavé příběhy z New Yorku a Baltimoru

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Symbol Of Eternity je 21. studiové album německé heavymetalové skupiny Grave Digger vydané v roce 2022. Album obsahuje 13 skladeb v typickém heavymetalovém stylu kapely. Jedná se o digipack edici s kompletní tracklistou.

• 21. studiové album legendární německé heavymetalové kapely
• Digipack edice s prémiovým designem
• 13 energických heavymetalových skladeb
• Vydáno v roce 2022 s moderním zvukem

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Set deep in the Appalachian wilderness between the years of 1779 and 1784, The Land Breakers is a saga like the Norse sagas or the book of Genesis, a story of first and last things, of the violence of birth and death, of inescapable sacrifice and the faltering emergence of community. Mooney and Imy Wright, twenty-one, former indentured servants, long habituated to backbreaking work but not long married, are traveling west. They arrive in a no-account settlement in North Carolina and, on impulse, part with all their savings to acquire a patch of land high in the mountains. With a little livestock and a handful of crude tools, they enter the mountain world--one of transcendent beauty and cruel necessity--and begin to make a world of their own. Mooney and Imy are the first to confront an unsettled country that is sometimes paradise and sometimes hell. They will soon be followed by others. John Ehle is a master of the American language. He has an ear for dialogue and an eye for nature and a grasp of character that have established The Land Breakers as one of the great fictional reckonings with the making of America.

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‘His prose takes on an almost biblical quality, hallucinatory in its effect and evangelical in its power'' – Stephen King, author of The Shining and the Dark Tower series''All the Pretty Horses is indisputably a masterpiece'' – Financial Times1949. At sixteen years-old, John Grady Cole is the last bewildered survivor of long generations of Texas ranchers. Finding himself cut off from the only life he has ever wanted, he sets out for Mexico with his friend Lacey Rawlins. Befriending a third boy on the way, they find a country beyond their imagining: barren and beautiful, rugged yet cruelly civilized; a place where dreams are paid for in blood.A grand love story, Cormac McCarthy''s novel is about the passing of childhood, of innocence and a vanished American age.‘One of the greatest American novels of this or any time’ – GuardianAdapted into a film starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz.All the Pretty Horses is followed in the Border Trilogy by The Crossing and Cities of the Plain.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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William Blake’s Songs of Innocence and of Experience includes some of the visionary poet’s finest and best-loved poems such as ‘The Lamb’, ‘The Chimney-Sweeper’ and ‘The Tiger’. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has a foreword by Peter Harness. Blake’s work is instantly recognizable by its flamboyance and inventiveness. This gorgeous edition contains stunning reproductions of the fifty-four plates of the poems and illustrations together, which Blake etched himself and coloured by hand. Each has the poem printed on the facing page. Whilst Songs of Innocence captures the innocence of childhood, Songs of Experience is its contrasting sequel.

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Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Telegraph‘One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation.’ The Observer‘There have been several books on the fate of British wolves, but this is the best.’ The Spectator‘Beautifully crafted, fascinating and unbearably poignant, I totally loved this book.’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding''A dazzling romp through the turbulent history of wolves in Britain.'' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell''Gow''s anecdotes will leave you howling - and his historical detective work to track down the shadow of the wolf is as gripping as any thriller.'' Guy Shrubsole, author of The Lost Rainforests of Britain‘Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside.’ GuardianAuthor of Bringing Back the Beaver and Britain’s favourite maverick rewilder Derek Gow embarks on an adventure to uncover the mythology, mystery and history of wolves in Britain.Derek Gow’s dream is that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain. Wolf rewilding projects have been successfully implemented across the world – so what is holding us back in the UK?Hunt for the Shadow Wolf is Derek’s quest to uncover the true nature of this magnificent creature. As Derek worked to reintroduce the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Telegraph‘One of the most remarkable figures in British conservation.’ The Observer‘There have been several books on the fate of British wolves, but this is the best.’ The Spectator‘Beautifully crafted, fascinating and unbearably poignant, I totally loved this book.’ Isabella Tree, author of Wilding''A dazzling romp through the turbulent history of wolves in Britain.'' Lee Schofield, author of Wild Fell''Gow''s anecdotes will leave you howling - and his historical detective work to track down the shadow of the wolf is as gripping as any thriller.'' Guy Shrubsole, author of The Lost Rainforests of Britain‘Gow reinvents what it means to be a guardian of the countryside.’ GuardianAuthor of Bringing Back the Beaver and Britain’s favourite maverick rewilder Derek Gow embarks on an adventure to uncover the mythology, mystery and history of wolves in Britain.Derek Gow’s dream is that one day we will see the return of the wolf to Britain. Wolf rewilding projects have been successfully implemented across the world – so what is holding us back in the UK?Hunt for the Shadow Wolf is Derek’s quest to uncover the true nature of this magnificent creature. As Derek worked to reintroduce the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER The author of She-Wolves chronicles the lives and reigns of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose rivalry brought their nation to the brink of disintegration - and back again*LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025**SHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 2025**THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024*'A glorious work of history... a gripping and haunting tragedy... There was no book published this year, novels included, that I found richer in character; no plot more taut' - Tom Holland, The Spectator'A dazzling tour de force of epic royal history: a compulsive, unputdownable real-life thriller, a gripping portrait of ruthless power politics, and a study of British tyranny... written with the delicacy and elegance of one of Britain’s most brilliant historians at the top of her game' - Simon Sebag-Montefiore'If ever a book of history was blessed with contemporary relevance, this one is. The dumbfounding, delusional, narcissistic King Richard; the white-knuckle ride of Henry IV, dogged all the way by notions of illegitimacy. I feel these men could have been ripped from today’s headlines. The book’s great achievement is in the storytelling — the unfolding drama, the secrets of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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At the Emperors Pleasure follows the young couple Christopher and Topsy Man through the savage battle for Hong Kong and the years of enforced separation, she interned in Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, he as a prisoner of war and forced labourer in Kobe, Japan. The book is not about Christopher and Topsy Man alone but also of friends and colleagues close to them forced to endure the cruel torture and execution by the Kempeitai. Amongst those close to them some of Topsy’s friends and colleagues were raped and murdered, one was imprisoned within shouting distance of her husband being tortured then executed by the Kempeitai, while another died when their camp was mistakenly bombed by the Allies. Topsy was herself the reluctant witness to ritual executions. Christopher lost brother officers and many of the Cockney soldiers under his command in the battle for Hong Kong. Others drowned in the East China Sea, victims of a barbaric but little-known mass war crime, the sinking of the Lisbon Maru. Still others survived the sinking only to succumb to the harsh regime of the POW camp in Japan. Perhaps most tragic of all, four of Christopher’s men came through the battle, the Lisbon ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Sunday Times bestseller and the definitive story behind the ITV factual drama White House Farm, about the horrific killings that took place in 1985. On 7 August 1985, Nevill and June Bamber, their daughter Sheila and her two young sons Nicholas and Daniel were discovered shot to death at White House Farm in Essex. The murder weapon was found on Sheila''s body, a bible lay at her side. All the windows and doors of the farmhouse were secure, and the Bambers'' son, 24-year-old Jeremy, had alerted police after apparently receiving a phone call from his father, who told him Sheila had ''gone berserk'' with the gun. It seemed a straightforward case of murder-suicide, but a dramatic turn of events was to disprove the police''s theory. In October 1986, Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing his entire family in order to inherit his parents'' substantial estates. He has always maintained his innocence.Drawing on interviews and correspondence with many of those closely connected to the events – including Jeremy Bamber – and a wealth of previously unpublished documentation, Carol Ann Lee brings astonishing clarity to a complex and emotive case. She describes the years of rising tension in the family that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha The Female Nude od Lyndy Nead představuje první kritické feministické zkoumání ženského aktu v dějinách západního umění. Autorka analyzuje, jak se vytvářejí přijatelné a nepřijatelné obrazy ženského těla a jaké společenské mechanismy stojí za jeho zobrazením. Publikace zůstává aktuální díky probíhajícím debatám o patriarchátu, objektifikaci a pornografii.

• Průkopnická feministická analýza ženského aktu v dějinách umění
• Čtivý a poutavý výklad vhodný pro studenty i odborníky
• Aktualizované vydání Routledge Classics s novým autorčiným předmluvou
• Široký záběr od klasického období po 80. léta 20. století

Objev podobné jako The Female Nude - Lynda Nead

jump the gun digs deep into the dark undercurrents of grief and gun violence that shadow our daily lives in America. These poems uproot the hidden recesses of life, the stages and struggles of womanhood, and our continual fight against violence, both internal and external, in the U.S. today. The speaker in these poems wrestles with the everyday fears and realities we often try to ignore: the complex expectations placed on young girls and mothers alike, the illusion of childhood innocence, and the very real consequences of our environmental destruction.Split into two sections—with poems that layer blood-soaked images between close-ups of the body and domestic life—this collection deftly illustrates the beauty that can be found in tragedy, the fragility of the natural world, and the resilience of the human relationships that fill it.To read jump the gun is to witness yourself through the crosshairs. In Malboeuf’s words, “What hit you has become you. / Pieces of the bullet embedded / in your skin. Even / that which you come from / will never be the same. / But from violence comes / the tides, the seasons.”

Objev podobné jako jump the gun - Jennie Malboeuf

Art Along the Rivers: A Bicentennial Celebration coincides with the Missouri state bicentennial. The catalogue brings together the region’s paintings, sculptures, works on paper, furniture, ceramics, metals, textiles, and more to reveal and celebrate their shared artistic history. Beginning with the ancient Mississippian culture followed by the Osage, French, African American, German, British, and artists today, these communities developed rich artistic traditions that have vibrant legacies. Art Along the Rivers: A Bicentennial Celebration marks the 200th anniversary of Missouri’s statehood. This exhibition catalogue presents extraordinary objects produced or collected within a 150-mile region around St. Louis. As a celebration of the cultural and artistic traditions of this region, the catalogue looks within— and beyond— the years of statehood to reveal how the region’s geography, raw materials, and pressing social issues shaped over 1,000 years of rich artistic production. Though these objects have rarely been considered in connection with one another, the catalogue brings them into dialogue to establish and celebrate their shared artistic history and serves as the first significant publication to introduce this primary artistic material to a global audience.

Objev podobné jako Art Along the Rivers - Beth Rubin

Román vypráví příběh Rosemary Harper, která se připojí k posádce lodi Wayfarer. Posádce je nabídnuta jedinečná příležitost vybudovat hyperspace tunel na vzdálenou planetu. V těsném prostoru vesmírné lodi se postupně odhalují tajemství jednotlivých členů posádky.

• Brožovaná vazba s matným přebalem
• Rozsah 432 stran pro ponoření se do příběhu
• Originální anglický text pro autentický zážitek
• Přístupná cena díky brožované verzi

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Kniha The Shining od Stephena Kinga vypráví příběh pětiletého Dannyho, který má psychické schopnosti. Když se jeho rodina přestěhuje jako správci do opuštěného hotelu Overlook, Danny začne zažívat děsivé vize. Hotel ožívá vlastním životem a rodina se ocitá v pasti během zimní bouře.

• Klasický horor od Stephena Kinga v anglickém jazyce
• Brožovaná vazba pro snadné čtení a přenášení
• Intenzivní atmosféra izolace a nadpřirozena
• Poutavý příběh s psychologickými prvky

Objev podobné jako The Shining (1444720724)

Discover the gothic horror phenomenon that is sweeping across Europe, with over 2 million copies sold'RIVETING, TERRIFYING...JUST ABSOLUTELY GREAT' STEPHEN KINGA new era has begun for the Caskey family. Elinor’s relentless determination and the years of struggle are finally beginning to bear fruit: old hostilities have faded and the town is ripe for change. The conflict in Europe has brought new blood to Perdido, men arriving from far afield wanting to ingratiate themselves with the powerful family.But tangling with the Caskeys comes at a cost, and soon they must ask themselves how close is too close…

Objev podobné jako Blackwater IV: The War - Michael McDowell

''A little masterpiece'' New York TimesJody Tiflin is a ten-year-old boy, living on his father''s ranch. One day his father brings home a small pony. He''s Jody''s, if the boy will learn to feed, clean, stable and care for him. But Jody learns, through the colt, and through his other adventures on the ranch, that with responsibility can come sacrifice and pain. Joy may swiftly turn to tragedy. And he also discover that the simplicities of childhood must eventually turn into the complications of adulthood.The Red Pony is Steinbeck''s brilliant, and sometimes brutal, celebration of adolescence, with a stunning new cover by renowned artist Bijou Karman.

Objev podobné jako The Red Pony - John Steinbeck

The Nobel Prize-winner Doris Lessing's first novel is a taut and tragic portrayal of a crumbling marriage, set in South Africa during the years of Arpartheid. Set in Rhodesia, 'The Grass is Singing' tells the story of Dick Turner, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, a town girl who hates the bush and viciously abuses the black South Africans who work on their farm. But after many years, trapped by poverty, sapped by the heat of their tiny house, the lonely and frightened Mary turns to Moses, the black cook, for kindness and understanding. A masterpiece of realism, 'The Grass is Singing' is a superb evocation of Africa's majestic beauty, an intense psychological portrait of lives in confusion and, most of all, a fearless exploration of the ideology of white supremacy.

Objev podobné jako The Grass is Singing - Doris Lessing

Román vypráví příběh Bena Newmana, který po třech letech studia sociální práce získává práci Resettlement Officer na sídlišti Highfield. Hlavní postava řeší profesní výzvy při práci s klienty na novém sídlišti a zároveň se vyrovnává s rodinným životem s manželkou a dětmi. Kniha nabízí realistický pohled na práci v sociálních službách v britském prostředí.

• Autentický příběh ze života sociálního pracovníka
• Zajímavý pohled na britský sociální systém
• Kombinace osobního a profesního života hlavní postavy
• Dostupný formát pro čtenáře zajímající se o sociální témata

Objev podobné jako The Man From The Welfare - Bob Quant

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction traces the Catholic Reformation from its beginnings in the first half of the sixteenth century, through the years of unrest in Europe, to its global expansion in the Americas, Asia, and Africa, and its continued influence and legacy into the twentieth century. As well as spiritual and religious matters, and how they entwined with the political, James E. Kelly covers the full gamut of experience of what is also known as the Counter-Reformation, particularly its deliberately sensory approach in terms of art, architecture, and music. Combining broad overviews and focused examples, Kelly offers a concise, provocative introduction to a global movement.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Objev podobné jako The Catholic Reformation - James E. Kelly

Kniha vypráví příběh o kočce Bellě, která se snaží zachránit mládě velryby uvězněné pod Tower Bridge před blížící se obří lodí. S pomocí své přítelkyně, pilotky Mayi, se vydávají na napínavou záchrannou misi. Příběh kombinuje dobrodružství s tématy přátelství a odvahy.

• Dobrodružný příběh pro děti
• Krásné ilustrace podporující fantazii
• Téma přátelství a odvahy
• Vhodné pro předčítání před spaním

Objev podobné jako The Tower Bridge Cat and The Baby Whale - Tee Dobinson

The orphan Cole wanders the world, seeking the fabled Underground City which he has promised his love Sigrid he will find. Somewhere else entirely, Niven sits in a palace garden taking lessons in astronomy and architecture, dreaming up ways to escape being married off to one of her father’s friends.Cole’s story is pieced together from folk songs and fragments as he travels ever onwards towards his destiny: a new life even stranger than the one before. Niven too will learn what it means to leave the garden of childhood. Their world is one of witchcraft and wishing, wisdom and regret, as they slowly learn how much it is possible to love, and suffer for the sake of love.Comic, grotesque, lyrical, and immensely readable, Tony Williams’s fantasy picaresque is a reader’s delight. A sweeping yarn through the darkest of ages, filled with rogues, lovers, murderers, swindlers, and saints.

Objev podobné jako Cole the Magnificent - Williams Tony

Kniha je pokračováním příběhu Ady a Jamieho během druhé světové války. Sleduje jejich život v přeplněném domě s novými obyvateli, včetně židovské dívky Ruth z Německa. Příběh zkoumá rostoucí složitost morálky a přežití, jak se válka přibližuje k jejich domovu.

• Pokračování oblíbeného příběhu Ady a Jamieho
• Autentické zobrazení života dětí za druhé světové války
• Emočně silný příběh o přežití a odolnosti
• Vhodné pro čtenáře mládežnické historické literatury

Objev podobné jako The War I Finally Won - Bradley Kimberly Brubaker

Irving Stone''s powerful and passionate biographical novel of Michelangelo.His time: the turbulent Renaissance, the years of poisoning princes, warring popes, the all-powerful Medici family, the fanatic monk Savonarola.His loves: the frail and lovely daughter of Lorenzo de Medici; the ardent mistress of Marco Aldovrandi; and his last love - his greatest love - the beautiful, unhappy Vittoria Colonna.His genius: a God-driven fury from which he wrested the greatest art the world has ever known.Michelangelo Buonarotti, creator of David, painter of the Sistine ceiling, architect of the dome of St Peter''s, lives once more in the tempestuous, powerful pages of Irving Stone''s marvellous book.

Objev podobné jako The Agony And The Ecstasy - Irving Stone

This collection of Szymborska's work reveals her to be concerned with the unglamorized actualities of the human condition. She is one of a generation of Polish poets which witnessed the years of Soviet oppression and spoke for the feelings of the Polish people.

Objev podobné jako View with a Grain of Sand - Wislawa Szymborská

George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay "The Fantastic Imagination". The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children embarking on elaborate quests, and journeys into unsettling dreamworlds. Within this familiar imaginative landscape, his children''s stories were profoundly experimental, questioning the association of childhood with purity and innocence, and the need to separate fairy tale wonder from adult scepticism and disbelief.

Objev podobné jako The Complete Fairy Tales - George MacDonald

Autobiografie Erica Lomaxe popisuje jeho zkušenosti jako válečného zajatce nuceného pracovat na proslulé Burma-Siam železnici za druhé světové války a následné mučení japonskými vojáky. Kniha detailně zachycuje jeho dlouholeté psychické trauma a cestu k uzdravení, která vyvrcholila setkáním s jedním z jeho trýznitelů po padesáti letech. Jde o silné svědectví o přežití, odvaze a lidské schopnosti odpustit.

• Skutečný a hluboce lidský příběh přežití
• Oceněná literární non-fiction s filmovou adaptací
• Silné téma odpuštění a vyrovnání se s minulostí
• Historicky cenný osobní svědectví z války v Pacifiku

Objev podobné jako The Railway Man - Lomax Eric