ballad of a happy immigrant leo boix

Ballad of a Happy Immigrant - Leo Boix

''It isn''t often that one encounters a sensibility so interested in our world - and so compelling in its powers of attentiveness. Leo Boix''s poetry has a wide tilt and scope. It sings the doors open'' Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic''They are sailors from another century, stalwart / captured on daguerrotype, casually masculine, tender of heart.''In the middle of the last century, the SS General Pueyrredón from Buenos Aires deposits Leo Boix''s paternal grandfather on English soil for the first time. In the two years he spends there, he acquires a taste for his new homeland: from taking his tea white - muy blanco - to plunging into unfamiliar sensual worlds.So begins the poet''s own journey, arriving in the United Kingdom as a young queer man. Ballad of a Happy Immigrant tells of the life he makes there: a dazzling collection of what it means to live, love and write between two cultures and traditions. Effortlessly moving between the English imagination and Spanish language, it is a boundless exploration of otherness and home, and the personal transformation that follows between ''loss / and a life / that starts anew.''*A Poetry Book Society Wild Card Choice*

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Southernmost: Sonnets - Leo Boix

''Vivid ... A memoir of queer love, loss and migration … dazzling’ Karen McCarthy Woolf, author of Top Doll''It all happened a long time ago, no one now remembers this storylet me tell you how it all happened, how we turned unholy.''In Southernmost, Leo Boix takes us on a spellbinding voyage through time and imagination, from the Argentina of his birth – ‘the end of the world, the antipode’ – to a new life in England.Unearthing an old grief, the poet embarks on a glittering, encyclopaedic exploration of his own past and the Latin America he left behind: a continent haunted by the Europeans who once fixed their telescopes on its shores.Southernmost reveals truths hidden in plain sight: colonialism’s violent legacies; dissidents disappeared by the junta; a young mother’s mysterious decline; the clarifying sexuality of a boy whose father can’t bear to acknowledge it. At the same time, it tells a story – as sonnets have often done – about love, through Boix’s intimate and original evocation of gay marriage. Restlessly intelligent, intoxicated by Latin America’s landscapes and rich folklore, this virtuosic net of sonnets offers a glimpse of our world’s interconnecting threads.''In this thrilling collection of sonnets, Leo Boix ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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De Profundis, The Ballad of Reading Gaol & Others - Oscar Wilde

With an Introduction and Notes by Anne Varty, Royal Holloway, University of London.De Profundis is Wilde''s eloquent and bitter reproach from prison to his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. He contrasts his behaviour with that of his close friend Robert Ross who became Wilde''s literary executor.The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a deeply moving and characteristically generous poem on the horrors of prison life, which was published anonymously in 1898.This collection also includes the essay The Soul of Man under Socialism and two of his Platonic dialogues, The Decay of Lying and The Critic as Artist.

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Ballad of Laurel Springs - Janet Beard

From the internationally bestselling author of The Atomic City Girls, a provocative novel set in eastern Tennessee that ';explores the legaciesof passion and violence, music and faiththat haunt one family across the generations' (Jillian Medoff, author of This Could Hurt). Ten-year-old Grace is in search of a subject for her fifth-grade history project when she learns that her four times-great grandfather once stabbed his lover to death. His grisly act was memorialized in a murder ballad, her aunt tells her, so it must be true. But the lessons of that revelationto be careful of men and desireare not just Grace's to learn. Her family's tangled past is part of a dark legacy in which the lives of generations of women are affected by the violence immortalized in folk songs like ';Knoxville Girl' and ';Pretty Polly' reminding them always to know their placeor risk the wages of sin. Janet Beard's stirring novel, informed by her love of these haunting ballads, vividly imagines these women, defined by the secrets they keep, the surprises they uncover, and the lurking sense of menace that follows them throughout their lives even as they try to make a safe place in the world for themselves. ';This ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ballad of a Small Player - Lawrence Osborne

‘I waited patiently for the next hand to be played out, and I had a feeling it was going to be a Natural, a perfect nine.’ His name is Lord Doyle. His plan: to gamble away his last days in the dark and decadent casino halls of Macau. His game: baccarat punto blanco -- 'that slutty dirty queen of casino card games.'Though Doyle is not a Lord at all.He is a fake; a corrupt lawyer who has spent a career siphoning money from rich clients. And now he is on the run, determined to send the money – and himself – up in smoke. So begins a beguiling, elliptical velvet rope of a plot: a sharp suit, yellow kid gloves, another naughty lemonade and an endless loop of small wins and losses.When Lady Luck arrives in the form of Dao-Ming, a beautiful yet enigmatic lost soul, so begins a spectacular and unnatural winning streak in which millions come Doyle’s way. But in these shadowy dens of risk and compulsion, in a land governed by superstition, Doyle knows that when the bets are high, the stakes are even greater. The Ballad of a Small Player is a sleek, dark-hearted masterpiece: a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small - Neil Jordan

From multi-award-winning author and film director Neil Jordan comes a thrilling reimagining of a turning point in Irish, American and European history. ''A masterwork from one of the most inventive artists of our day'' John Banville ''A writer of uncommon talent'' Irish Times ''An expertly spun ballad defined by themes of belonging, illusion and fidelity'' RTÉ CultureEutaw Springs, South Carolina, 1781, the American War of Independence. A runaway slave saves the life of Lord Edward Fitzgerald, a British army officer and the younger son of one of colonial Ireland''s grandest families.The tale that unfolds is related by Tony Small, the slave who becomes Fitzgerald''s manservant and friend. While details of Lord Edward''s life are well documented, little is known of Tony Small. In this gripping narrative his character considers the ironies of empire, captivity and freedom, mapping Lord Edward''s journey from being a loyal subject of the British Empire to becoming a leader of the disastrous 1798 rebellion.This powerful new work of fiction brings Neil Jordan''s inimitable storytelling ability to the drama of real events and a long-forgotten chapter in Ireland and Britain''s history.

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The Ballad of Speedball Baby - Smith Ali

As an only child reeling from the demolition of her parents'' toxic marriage, the New York City underground music scene offers a young Ali a different family of misfits and talented outsiders to belong to. She becomes the bass player for edgy band Speedball Baby, a decision that will take her around the world - from onstage at the legendary CBGBs to the red-light district of Amsterdam. She''s often the only girl in a broken-down tour van, being strip-searched at the Croatian border, chased by lunatics, and navigating the seedy underbelly of a male-dominated music scene full of addiction, violence, and misogyny - all while keeping her sharp wit and dark humour intact. Rimmed with heavy black eyeliner and smelling faintly of cheap booze, The Ballad Of Speedball Baby is a pulse-quickening, unpredictable ride through the ''90s music scene - alternately terrifying, hilarious, and painfully evocative - as well as a love letter to the power of female solidarity.

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson McCullers

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world''s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil.Few writers have expressed loneliness, the need for human understanding and the search for love with such power and poetic sensibility as the American writer Carson McCullers. The Ballad of the Sad Café is her masterpiece: an unruly, bittersweet novella concerning the most unlikely of love triangles.''The greatest prose writer that the South produced ... She has examined the heart of man with an understanding that no other writer can hope to surpass'' - Tennessee Williams

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - Suzanne Collinsová

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will revisit the worldof Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games,starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.

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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) - Suzanne Collinsová

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will revisit the worldof Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games,starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs - Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

Death is always the issue—in life, and in the Western. Joel and Ethan Coen’s The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a movie of six Western stories. In each, our common destination is approached by a different road. Through each, diverse characters hurry for their final appointment: Oregon Trail-travelers, a gold prospector, a motley crew of stagecoach passengers, a high-plains drifting bank robber, even a singing cowboy. These six stories escort them with a care that either respects, or mocks, the dignity of all.The film stars Tom Waits, James Franco, Liam Neeson, Tim Bake Nelson and Zoe Kazan and is shot with the harsh grandeur of the classic John Ford westerns.

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Leo Strauss and the Recovery of "Natural Philosophizing" - Alberto Marco Giovanni Ghibellini

Examines how Leo Strauss sought to recover the question of "nature," which he saw as inseparable from genuine philosophy since its inception in ancient Greece.Among the political philosophers of the twentieth century, Leo Strauss is usually singled out for his attempt to revitalize the ancient approach to counter the relativism of both historicism and positivism. It is less commonly underscored, however, that the cornerstone of this attempt is the recovery of the question of "nature," which he regarded as inseparable from genuine philosophy since its inception in ancient Greece. Leo Strauss and the Recovery of "Natural Philosophizing" addresses such a theme, focusing on the theoretical presuppositions that Strauss found at the basis of the acquired inability to raise the question of nature. Prominent among these is the encounter between philosophy and revelation, which, due to their conceptual incompatibility, leads to a condition Strauss metaphorically described as a "second, ''unnatural'' cave" characterized by insurmountable "prejudices" rather than "appearance and opinion." These, however, are the starting point of genuine philosophy in the Platonic "first, ''natural'' cave," which has to be regained, by way of historical deconstruction of the presuppositions of the second cave, if the "natural philosophizing" embodied by Socratic dialectics is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson McCullers

''Brilliant ... a panorama of a remarkable talent ... McCullers''s finest stories'' The New York TimesFew writers have expressed loneliness, the need for human understanding and the search for love with such power and poetic sensibility as the American writer Carson McCullers, and The Ballad of the Sad Café collects her best-loved novella together with six short stories, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Miss Amelia Evans, tall, strong and nobody''s fool, runs a small-town store. Except for a disastrous marriage that lasted just ten days, she has always lived alone. Then Cousin Lymon appears from nowhere, a strutting hunchback who steals Miss Amelia''s heart. Together they transform the store into a lively, popular café where the locals come to drink and gossip. But when her rejected and dangerous ex-husband Marvin Macy returns, the result is a bizarre love triangle that brings with it violence, hatred and betrayal. Among other fine works, the collection also includes ''Wunderkind'', McCullers''s first published story written when she was only seventeen, about a musical prodigy who suddenly realizes she will not go on to become a great pianist.

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The Ballad of Hattie and James - Samuel Adamson

- Have we met?- No: you''re unforgettable. Do you want to play primo or secondo, James?At St Pancras International, a woman sits at the piano and begins to play. The music captivates commuters, tourists and, following a viral clip, people around the world. Behind the music is the incredible story of a lifelong duet: the ballad of Hattie and James.Throughout their lives, Hattie and James find themselves inextricably linked, and cannot help but replay the experiences that have shaped them.Samuel Adamson''s virtuosic tale of friendship and music opened at Kiln Theatre, London, in April 2024.

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy

Hailed as one of the best novellas ever published as well as an outstanding triumph of his later fiction, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is Leo Tolstoy’s masterfully crafted story on what it means to face the end.Ivan Ilyich is dead. Diagnosed just weeks before with an unknown—but terminal—illness, the late Court of Justice spent his final days reflecting on his “most simple and most ordinary”—and therefore most terrible—life. He did as was expected: worked an important job, garnered moderate wealth, married a slightly demanding woman, and started a family of his own…but had he ever truly lived?Inspired by his newfound faith and renewed sense of purpose, Leo Tolstoy’s first major post-conversion work of fiction sees a modern unsentimental man face the reality of his own mortality. Not just the act and process of dying, but the physicality of waking up in a body that is doomed to fail, the actuality of the burden he is becoming to his family, and the vulnerability in knowing that ultimately, he—and everyone else—will die alone. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Habits of a Happy Brain - BREUNING Loretta Graziano

A revolutionary approach to enhancing your happiness level!Get ready to boost your happiness in just 45 days! Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to retrain your brain to turn on the chemicals that make you happy. Each page offers simple activities that help you understand the roles of your “happy chemicals”—serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin, and endorphin. You’ll also learn how to build new habits by rerouting the electricity in your brain to flow down a new pathway, making it even easier to trigger these happy chemicals and increase feelings of satisfaction when you need them most. Filled with dozens of exercises that will help you reprogram your brain, Habits of a Happy Brain shows you how to live a happier, healthier life!

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Tissot Ballade Powermatic 80 COSC T156.408.22.033.00

Pánské hodinky Tissot Ballade Powermatic 80 COSC T156.408.22.033.00 patří do řady T-Classic. Kombinují nadčasový design s švýcarským mechanickým strojkem ETA Powermatic 80.611 s automatickým nátahem a rezervou chodu až 80 hodin. Hodinky jsou vhodné pro společenské události i každodenní nošení.

  • Švýcarský mechanický strojek ETA Powermatic 80.611 s automatickým nátahem
  • Rezerva chodu až 80 hodin pro spolehlivý provoz
  • Nadčasový a sofistikovaný design vhodný pro různé příležitosti
  • 25 kamenných uložení zajišťujících přesnost a odolnost

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Super Happy Magic Forest: Slug of Doom - Matty Long

Welcome back to the Super Happy Magic Forest, a super happy, super magical place filled with picnics, dancing, and fun. That is until the super slimy SLUG OF DOOM threatens to drink a magical potion that will give him the size and strength to eat the entire forest.Five heroes -- a fairy, a unicorn, a faun, a gnome, and a talking mushroom -- must go on an epic quest to find the potion before the Slug of Doom can drink it, but their quest won''t be easy. They must first navigate past dragon lairs, outwit cunning ogres, swim across deep rivers and work as a team if they are to succeed. With so much to laugh at and explore on every single page, lovers of silliness, adventure, and all things magical won''t be able to get enough of Super Happy Magic Forest: Slug of Doom.Slug of Doom is a standalone adventure that can be enjoyed even if you haven''t read a previous Super Happy Magic Forest book!

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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage - Ann Patchettová

''So compellingly personal you feel you’re looking over her shoulder as she sits down to write'' New York Times''Electrically entertaining ... Funny, generous, spirited and kind'' The TimesThis Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, friend and writer. Here, Ann Patchett shares entertaining and moving stories about her tumultuous childhood, her painful early divorce, the excitement of selling her first book, driving a Winnebago from Montana to Yellowstone Park, her joyous discovery of opera, scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department, the gradual loss of her beloved grandmother, starting her own bookshop in Nashville, her love for her very special dog and, of course, her eventual happy marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a memoir both wide ranging and deeply personal, overflowing with close observation and emotional wisdom, told with wit, honesty and irresistible warmth.

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye - Briony Cameron

''Packed full of action, excitement, peril and romance on the high seas, this is the sapphic pirate book of my dreams'' SARAH UNDERWOOD, author of Lies We Sing to the Sea''Thrilling, heart-pounding adventure meets thoughtful feminist history . . . a rare and special tale'' VAISHNAVI PATEL, author of Kaikeyi''I flew through the pages as if my ability to breath depended on it . . . This book has stolen my heart!'' THE DEBUT DIGEST__________________________________________1656, Saint-Domingue. In the dark confines of a cell, a prisoner is waiting. Soon the hangman will call her name. Jacquotte Delahaye. A name which has struck fear into even the mightiest of empires. For Jacquotte is no ordinary prisoner: she is a pirate.Fierce. Legendary. Deadly.As the hangman prepares the noose, Jacquotte''s story is told, charting her humble origins from the island of Hispaniola to the deck of a fearsome pirate ship. There, against all odds, she swiftly rises through the ranks, travelling across the Caribbean, facing duels across land and sea, and savouring tender moments stolen in the night.With the sun rising, can Jacquotte fight her way to freedom and find the woman she loves? Or will she die a legend?__________________________________________Following one of the first ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 1 - Tang Jiu Qing

The fan-favorite danmei/Boys’ Love novel series originally released in Chinese! In this historical tale of war and political intrigue, an intense relationship burns between the son of an infamous traitor and the vengeful nobleman who despises him…at first.Shen Zechuan is the eighth son of the traitorous Prince of Jianxing, a man who doomed his cities and people to destruction at the hands of the foreign enemy. As the only surviving member of his reviled line, Shen Zechuan bears the hatred of the nation. And no one’s hate burns hotter than that of Xiao Chiye, the youngest son of the powerful Prince of Libei.Xiao Chiye would love nothing more than to see Shen Zechuan dead, but against all odds, he clings to life. Rather than succumb to his family’s disgrace, he becomes a thorn in Xiao Chiye’s side, clawing his way into the cutthroat political world of the capital. Yet as these two bitter enemies struggle against the bonds of their fate, they find themselves drawn together with a force neither expected—and neither can hope to resist.The Seven Seas English-language edition includes exclusive new covers and interior illustrations.

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Ballad of Love and Glory - Reyna Grande

2023 International Latino Book Award Winner Finalist for the Texas Institute of Letters’s Jesse H. Jones Award for Best Fiction A Long Petal of the Sea meets Cold Mountain in this sweeping historical saga following a Mexican army nurse and an Irish soldier who must fight, at first for their survival and then for their love, amidst the atrocity of the Mexican-American War—from the author of the “timely and riveting” (People) Across a Hundred Mountains and The Distance Between Us.A forgotten war. An unforgettable romance. The year is 1846. After the controversial annexation of Texas, the US Army marches south to provoke war with México over the disputed Río Grande boundary.​ Ximena Salomé is a gifted Mexican healer who dreams of building a family with the man she loves on the coveted land she calls home. But when Texas Rangers storm her ranch and shoot her husband dead, her dreams are burned to ashes. Vowing to honor her husband’s memory and defend her country, Ximena uses her healing skills as an army nurse on the frontlines of the ravaging war. Meanwhile, John Riley, an Irish immigrant in the Yankee army desperate to help his family escape the famine devastating his ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The World of the Happy Pear - Flynn David, Flynn Stephen

NO 1 BESTSELLER AND WINNER COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2016 IBAS!''These lovely boys always create incredibly tasty food'' Jamie OliverDavid and Stephen Flynn put fun, deliciousness and friendship at the heart of their cooking. By showing that vegetarian food is endlessly varied, packed full of flavour and amazingly easy to prepare they want to spread the love for fruit and veg!The World of the Happy Pear is inspired by David and Stephen''s family, friends and the international team at their legendary café. It includes over 100 mouth-watering and totally doable recipes - like Grilled Halloumi Burger with Sweet Chilli Ketchup and a Garlic Tahini Mayo ... Fennel, Ruby Grapefruit, Avocado and Blueberry Salad ... Chocolate and Salted Caramel Tart.There is advice on getting children to love the stuff that''s good for them and top tips on the tasty vegetarian approach to everything from BBQs and burgers to ice cream and Pavlova.Become part of the world of the Happy Pear and discover a feast of healthy yummy food that will transform your eating!''The poster boys for a healthy way of life!'' Sunday Times''Proper good food ... hearty, decent and delicious'' Russell Brand''A healthy eating phenomenon'' Mail on Sunday''These twins ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth - Frances Wilson

The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth''s beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy''s birth.''Genius ... Its own kind of heaven.'' New York Times ''A most beautiful, deep, and humble study of incredibly complex people.'' Oliver Sacks Dorothy Wordsworth is an enigma. William''s beloved sister was his muse, champion, and most valued reader. She is mythologised as a self-effacing spinster and saintly amanuensis, yet Thomas De Quincey described her as ''all fire and ardour''. Dorothy sacrificed a traditional life to share in her brother''s world of words. In her Grasmere Journals, she vividly recorded their intimate life together in the Lake District, marked by a startling freedom from social convention. The tale that unfolds in her brief, electric entries reveals an intense bond between siblings, culminating in Dorothy''s collapse on William''s wedding day - after which the woman who once strode the hills in all weathers retreated inside the house for the last three decades of her life.In her magisterial biography, Frances Wilson uses the compressed emotion of Dorothy''s journals to evoke the rich interior world of a woman determined to live on her own ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Barnstormers: A Ballad of Love and Murder - Scott Snyder, Tula Lotay

It''s 1927 - the late days of the barnstorming era, when pilots competed with each other by performing deadlier and more wondrous feats. Injured pilot Hawk E. Baron is back from the frontlines of the war. Still a young man, he''s an adventurer who lives his life traveling from town to town in his plane entertaining folks - most of whom have never seen a car, let alone a plane. His world changes when he meets Tillie, a young woman who shares his passion for aviation and adventure. They become a traveling act, delighting folks with their antics. Tillie even becomes Hawk''s wing-walker, climbing out on the wing of the plane mid-flight to perform death-defying acrobatics. When they learn they are suspected of a horrific crime, their journey becomes an even deadlier race against time. Along the way they bond, confessing their secrets, and begin a romance in this lush, character-driven series that explores the early days of aviation and the evolving relationship and romance between two young pilots. This Bonnie and Clyde romp brings together writer Scott Snyder (We Have Demons) and the breathtaking illustrations of Tula Lotay (Supreme: Blue Rose) her longest sequential work to date.

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Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Deluxe - Suzanne Collinsová

Ambition will fuel him.Competition will drive him.But power has its price. It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to outcharm, outwit, and outmaneuvre his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low. Their fates are now completely intertwined - every choice Coriolanus makes could lead to favour or failure, triumph or ruin. Inside the arena, it will be a fight to the death. Outside the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute… and must weigh his need to follow the rules against his desire to survive no matter what it takes.

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 5 - Tang Jiu Qing

SINS OF THE FATHERAs Shen Zechuan attempts to consolidate power in Zhongbo with the aid of Yao Wenyu, his greatest stumbling block continues to be his own name. No matter how great his deeds, so long as he bears the stain of the traitor Shen Wei, he remains foiled in his ambitions. If Shen Zechuan is to expand his hold over the region, he must find a way to overcome his past.Meanwhile, in the north, Xiao Chiye struggles to find his footing in the Libei Armored Cavalry. Their enemy Amur has sent his most powerful general northward, and the cavalry find themselves pressed back time and again by an adversary who seems to anticipate their every move. Xiao Chiye is hungry to step out of his father and brother’s shadow and become the commander who carries Libei to victory—but can he prove himself before it’s too late?

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 4 - Tang Jiu Qing

OPENING GAMBITHaving successfully foiled the bandit attack on the city of Cizhou in Zhongbo, Xiao Chiye sets off in pursuit of their leader, attempting to cut their enemy off before he returns to his lair. At the same time, having gained control of Cizhou, Shen Zechuan sets his sights on neighboring Chazhou, with which he hopes to broker a trade agreement. But Chazhou is a lawless place, ruled by a ruthless bandit chief who has long neglected the starving populace. If Shen Zechuan wishes to make his mark here, he must rely not on any army, but his own cunning.As Shen Zechuan fights for a foothold in Zhongbo, a new power is rising in the capital of Qudu, and those with ambition eye the throne from all sides. The board is set for a game of wits that will decide the fate of the nation—and Shen Zechuan is playing to win.

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Ballad of Darcy and Russell - Morgan Matson

From New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson comes a “strongly plotted romantic comedy with plenty of…pitch-perfect drama to dig into” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about love, fate…and that one night that can change everything.Darcy believes in love at first sight. Even though it’s never happened to her, she’s spent her whole life waiting for that perfect, magical moment. But right now, her life is anything but perfect. In the aftermath of a music festival, she’s stranded at a bus station until morning—the day before she leaves for college. Her phone is dead, she has no cash, and she’s convinced nothing good can come of this night…but then she meets Russell. Russell. Cute and nice, funny and kind. She knows this is the moment—and the guy—she’s been waiting for. And they have until sunrise to walk and talk and connect. Over the course of this one fateful night—filled with football field picnics, night swimming, and escape-artist dogs—Darcy and Russell’s lives will change forever. They’ll discover things they never imagined about each other…and about themselves. But can you really know someone after only a handful of hours? Is it possible to fall in love in just one day? And is it ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Ballad of Peckham Rye - Spark Muriel

A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. He succeeds, but not quite in the way his employer intended. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets, from Miss Merle Coverdale, head of the typing pool, to Beauty, the resident femme fatale, and even Mr Druce, the unsuspecting Managing Director himself.

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Ballad of Never After - Stephanie Garberová

NOT EVERY LOVE IS MEANT TO BE . . .After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Except this time, the rules have changed. Jacks isn't the only force she needs to be wary of.In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him. Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline's life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts.Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she's not so sure . . .

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The Ballad Of Hattie Taylor - Susan Andersen

In the small but bustling town of Mattawa, turn-of-the-century Oregon offers a new kind of frontier: a vast and exciting range of possibilities for women. No one is more eager to embrace new roads than self-proclaimed black sheep Hattie Taylor. If only she could embrace Jake Murdock too. But Jake has never looked at her like that until now. When a desperate decision born of good intentions turns out to have ugly repercussions, Hattie confronts a cruel reality she can no longer ignore: the truth of where women really stand and the actions men take to keep them there.

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The Ballad of Halo Jones, Volume One - Alan Moore, Ian Gibson

Comic legend Alan Moore''s highly-influential classic of British comics, presented to a new generation coloured and remastered for the very first time. "Where did she go? Out. What did she do? Everything..." Bored and frustrated with her life in 50th-century leisure-ghetto housing estate `The Hoop'', 18-year-old everywoman Halo Jones yearns for the infinite sights and sounds of the universe. Pledging to escape on a fantastic voyage, she sets in motion events unimaginable; a spell on a luxury space-liner, a brush with an interstellar war - Halo Jones faces hardship and adventure in the name of freedom in the limitless cosmos. A galaxy-spanning story, comics'' first bona fide feminist space opera, and the first true epic to grace the bibliography of arguably the greatest comic book writer the world has ever known.

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Secrets of a Happy Marriage - Cathy Kelly

The Sunday Times Number 3 Bestseller 'Wise, warm, compassionate and full of characters I loved ... it's like having a great gossip with your best friends' Marian KeyesA family gathering, a moment of celebration, a time to come together - and fall apart... Recently married Bess should be blissfully happy, but as she plans a party for her husband, the cracks are beginning to show.Jojo, Bess's stepdaughter, has a point to make: Bess has swept into her father's life but she won't ever replace Jojo's late beloved mother. Cousin Cari is a strong career-woman who isn't unnerved by anything - apart from facing the man who left her at the altar - and he's on the guest list. As the party brings them all together, can the Brannigans discover the secrets of a happy marriage before it is too late?Everyone loves Cathy Kelly:'This top-notch storyteller once again cuts to the quick of modern women's lives and their relationships' Woman & Home'Entertaining, moving and as vivid as a screenplay' Irish Independent 'A heart-warming story about family, love and loss' The Lady'Love, laughter, tears and understanding are the perfect ingredients for a fabulous read' Sun'An involving, heart-warming read about family, friends, love ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 3 - Tang Jiu Qing

DESPERATE MEASURESAfter a close call with a deadly epidemic and an attempt on the emperor’s life, the imperial court of Qudu is in turmoil. The emperor is determined to hold someone among the noble clans accountable, a desire Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye are prepared to use to their political advantage. The chaos gives them another opportunity as well—a chance to investigate the suspected mastermind behind the fall of Zhongbo five years ago.Yet as they delve deeper into the past, new dangers emerge in the present. For every move they make, their unseen adversary seems always a step ahead, driving them into a trap from which there is no way out. As Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye’s lives grow more and more entwined, both find they are increasingly reliant on each other. But when Xiao Chiye extends a hand in their most desperate hour, will Shen Zechuan take it?

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 2 - Tang Jiu Qing

KNOW THINE ENEMYAfter a passionate night together, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye part the next morning as enemies. A new emperor has ascended the throne, and the court is in flux. Power and position are in reach for anyone who dares to grasp them—and Shen Zechuan will stop at nothing to pursue his ambitions. But while Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye counter each other’s moves on the board, grander schemes are afoot in the capital of Qudu.As court conspiracies swirl around them, Shen Zechuan and Xiao Chiye find themselves unlikely allies against a mysterious adversary pulling the strings behind a series of calamities targeting the emperor. Yet, in order to work together, there must be trust, and with trust comes risk: in setting their masks aside, they may inadvertently find their whole selves laid bare.

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The Ballad of Darcy and Russell - Morgan Matson

A hopelessly romantic novel about love, fate… and that one night that changes everything. Darcy believes in love at first sight. She’s spent her whole life waiting for that magical, movie-worthy moment. But right now, her life is anything but perfect. It’s the day before she leaves for college - and she’s stranded at a bus station until morning. Her phone is dead, she has no cash, and she’s all alone… until she meets Russell.Russell. Cute, nice, funny, and kind. She knows this is the perfect moment - and the perfect guy - that she’s always been waiting for. Over the course of one fateful night - filled with football field picnics, night swimming, and escape-artist dogs - Darcy and Russell’s lives will change forever. They’ll discover things they never imagined about each other… and about themselves. But can you truly know someone in a matter of hours? Is it possible to fall in love in just one day? And is it even worth saying hello… when you’re destined for a goodbye?

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The Ballad of Jacquotte Delahaye - Briony Cameron

The Confessions of Frannie Langton meets The Ghost Ship in this epic tale of adventure and forbidden love that reimagines one of the first purported female pirates.

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Happy Dreams of Liberty - R. Isabela Morales

A poignant, multi-generational saga of a mixed-race family in the US West and South from the antebellum period through the rise of Jim Crow.When Samuel Townsend died at his home in Madison County, Alabama, in November 1856, the fifty-two-year-old white planter left behind hundreds of slaves, thousands of acres of rich cotton land, and a net worth of approximately $200,000. In life, Samuel had done little to distinguish himself from other members of the South''s elite slaveholding class. But he made a name for himself in death by leaving almost the entirety of his fortune to his five sons, four daughters, and two nieces: all of them his slaves. In this deeply researched, movingly narrated portrait of the extended Townsend family, R. Isabela Morales reconstructs the migration of this mixed-race family across the American West and South over the second half of the nineteenth century. Searching for communities where they could exercise their newfound freedom and wealth to the fullest, members of the family homesteaded and attended college in Ohio and Kansas; fought for the Union Army in Mississippi; mined for silver in the Colorado Rockies; and, in the case of one son, returned to Alabama to purchase part of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu (Novel) Vol. 6 - Tang Jiu Qing

EYE FOR AN EYEIn the aftermath of the enemy general Hassen’s devastating ambush, Xiao Chiye struggles to hold together a fractured Libei Armored Cavalry. Morale is at an all-time low, and the enemy’s tactics grow ever more unorthodox. Unless Libei’s generals can adapt to Hassen’s ruthless ingenuity, their forces may not survive the next assault.To the south, Shen Zechuan is determined to claim the last three prefectures of Zhongbo. To unify the region, he must crush King Yi, a self-proclaimed tyrant lording over Zhongbo’s south, and push back the Biansha Horsemen who have seized the east. If he succeeds, Zhongbo will become the crucial linchpin between north and south in the war against Biansha. Yet when the campaign puts Xiao Chiye on the front lines against Biansha’s most deadly forces, Shen Zechuan must risk losing the man he loves most in pursuit of the victory they so desperately need.

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Ballad of Dawn - HALEY HAMILTON

There is magic, still, in Scotland. Elflaine, the fabled faerie realm, was supposed to be a myth. Ailia Danu certainly never expected her older sister, Elideh, to find it. After Elideh's disappearance into Elflaine, Ailia must uncover the long-buried history of the faeries, learn to control her newly-awakened magic, and navigate fabled creatures dragged straight out of Scottish lore. And above all else, Ailia must find her sister. Luckily, Reed, a handsome witch from Ailia's past, insists on accompanying her on her quest. Their plans are complicated by the sudden intrusion of a fae warrior, Callum, on his own mission to find three elusive artifacts. Can Ailia, Reed, and Callum overcome the obstacles keeping them from Elideh? Or will it be too late?

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Ballad of Dawn - HALEY HAMILTON

There is magic, still, in Scotland. Elflaine, the fabled faerie realm, was supposed to be a myth. Ailia Danu certainly never expected her older sister, Elideh, to find it. After Elideh's disappearance into Elflaine, Ailia must uncover the long-buried history of the faeries, learn to control her newly-awakened magic, and navigate fabled creatures dragged straight out of Scottish lore. And above all else, Ailia must find her sister. Luckily, Reed, a handsome witch from Ailia's past, insists on accompanying her on her quest. Their plans are complicated by the sudden intrusion of a fae warrior, Callum, on his own mission to find three elusive artifacts. Can Ailia, Reed, and Callum overcome the obstacles keeping them from Elideh? Or will it be too late?

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A Little Book About Spring - Leo Lionni

A new board book for the youngest fans of Leo Lionni--inspired by his bestselling books and perfect for Easter and springtime reading!Spring is a time of budding trees, chirping birds, and croaking frogs. Discover these and more wonders of spring in this delightful board book inspired by the works of legendary children''s book author-illustrator Leo Lionni. With sturdy pages and colorful collage-style artwork, this spring-themed book is perfect for boys and girls ages 0 to 5.Leo''s Lionni''s Friends is a series of fresh, fun board books inspired by the classic works of author and illustrator Leo Lionni to introduce his work to a new generation of readers.Don''t miss there other books in the series:A Little Book About ColorsA Little Book About ABC''sA Little Book About 123''s

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The Ballad of Robert Charles - K. Stephen Prince

In this fascinating work, K. Stephen Prince sheds fresh light on both the history of the Robert Charles riots and the practice of history-writing itself. He reveals evidence of intentional erasures, both in the ways the riot and its aftermath were chronicled and in the ways stories were silenced or purposefully obscured.

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Ballad of the Bone Road - A.C. Wise

In the glittering city of Port Astor, where fae roads criss-cross human highways and ghosts whisper to the living, nothing is ever as it seems. From Sunburst Award-winning author A. C. Wise, this dark fantasy of faith and fanaticism, doomed love and desperate bargains is perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

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Lucy & Leo 157 Dřevěná tahací mašinka skládačka 6 dílů

Dřevěná tahací mašinka od značky Lucy & Leo je skládačka ze 6 dílů, kterou si děti mohou sestavit a poté tahat na 45cm provázku. Hračka rozvíjí smyslové vnímání a splňuje bezpečnostní normu EN-71. Je vhodná pro děti od 3 let a má rozměry 9 x 11 cm.

  • Rozvíjí smyslové vnímání a motoriku
  • Splňuje evropskou normu bezpečnosti EN-71
  • Vhodné pro děti od 3 let
  • Kvalitní dřevěné zpracování

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The Ballad of Smallhope and Pennyroyal - Jodi Taylor

A St Mary's and Time Police spinoff - the origin story of everyone's favourite bounty hunters: Smallhope and Pennyroyal.

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Timelines of Science - Patricia Fara, Leo Ball

Explore spectacular visual timelines that tell the story of science, from fossils to quantum physics, and discover exactly how science has changed the world - one discovery at a time.Timelines of Science takes you on an astonishing journey through history, showing how dedication, disasters, and eureka moments have brought us antibiotics, electricity, space exploration, and so much more!Packed with fascinating facts, amazing images, and some seriously staggering science, this science history book shows how thousands of years of human endeavour have expanded our knowledge and shaped our lives. Find out why the fruitless search for a potion of eternal life led to the birth to chemistry. See how the invention of magnifying lenses opened new windows into the cosmos and micro-cosmos. And learn how happy accidents led to the discovery of X-rays, batteries, pulsars, and even the big bang.Dive deep into the pages of this sublime science book to discover: - Timeline features show how scientific ideas developed over time- Easy-to-read explanations of general science topics, such as the life cycle of a star or the history of Earth''s changing climate- Supporting boxes explain modern scientific concepts, adding educational value and aiding understanding- Feature spreads highlight specific breakthroughs, with the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Happy City - Montgomery Charles

Happy City is the story of how the solutions to this century''s problems lie in unlocking the secrets to great city livingThis is going to be the century of the city. But what actually makes a good city? Why are some cities a joy to live in?As Charles Montgomery reveals, it''s not how much money your neighbours earn, or how pleasant the climate is that makes the most difference. Journeying to dozens of cities - from Atlanta to Bogotá to Vancouver - he talks to the new champions of the happy city to explore the urban innovations already transforming people''s lives. He meets the visionary Colombian mayor who turned some of the world''s most dangerous roads into an urban cycling haven; the Danish architect who brought the lessons of medieval Tuscan towns to modern-day Copenhagen; and the New York City transport commissioner who turned the gridlock of Times Square into a place to lounge in the sun.Drawing on the lessons from their stories, from brain science, and from the fascinating realm of urban experimentation, Happy City offers solutions we can all use to improve our livesandshows that simple changes can make all the difference.''Do we live in neighbourhoods that make ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Happy Nappers Spacáček Usínáček Husky Kodiak

Happy Nappers Spacáček Usínáček Husky Kodiak je plyšové zvířátko, které slouží jako polštář a lze jej rozložit na spacák. Je vhodný pro děti od 3 let, vyroben z kvalitního plyše a pratelný v pračce. Rozměry spacáku po rozložení jsou přibližně 135 cm.

  • Rozkládací design z plyšového polštáře na spacák
  • Příjemný a měkký materiál vhodný pro děti
  • Možnost prát v pračce pro snadnou údržbu
  • Více variant zvířátek v samostatných produktech

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