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Latin America is developing rapidly. As the authors see the region, a small group of countries has found a fast-forward button. In these countries change is exciting, occurring at such a rapid pace that a major breakthrough hi economic growth appears within grasp. After an almost decade-long period of recession and stagnation, many Latin American economies now have elected governments. With a few exceptions, most have also improved their socioeconomic conditions beyond meeting basic human needs. Yet few North Americans or Europeans are aware of these advances. How does Latin America fit into the changing world in the 1990s, and why should someone living in the United States, Europe, or developed parts of the Pacific Basin care?Fast Forward shows that Latin America s economic renaissance clearly has implications for a post-Cold War world order. Latin America is starting to make important contributions, particularly in the areas of international diplomacy, economics, and culture. Collectively, Latin Americans now demonstrate a coherent collective will about where they wish to take themselves. This does not mean that U.S. influence in the Americas will soon disappear, but that new challenges in the international system will force greater equity in Western Hemisphere relationships.While Latin America in the 1990s offers much to be excited about, the authors caution that there are dangers in being too enthusiastic. The always-present potential for top-down authoritarian approaches must temper enthusiasm about a better Latin American future. Despite this, the authors see a well-defined departure from past economic modes occurring and the potential for a higher level of development for some countries. This book is for economists, sociologists, and political scientists interested in economic and political development, and researchers interested in Latin America in particular.

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Discover how leaders from the world s most successful companies are dealing with stress, pressure, and constant change -- and still thriving. Backed by psychological research and brain science, Fast Forward s 5 Power Principles have helped more than 100,000 professionals achieve extraordinary success and happiness. As they have excelled, so have their businesses and teams. For the first time, authors Wendy Leshgold and Lisa McCarthy share their proven system along with compelling stories from the people who have made their boldest ambitions a reality. Through powerful exercises that generate insights and action, they ll help you: Declare a bold vision for your whole life that creates focus and inspires you to play big and move beyond limiting beliefs. Reframe negative stories that hold you back into empowering narratives that propel you forward. Gain control of your time and energy and make steady progress on important goals. Use language of action to produce meaningful results and improve relationships. Become a conscious, curious listener who is free from solving other people s problems. Fast Forward will help you and your teams create the life you want this year and every year.

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A brilliantly engaging interactive counting book - slide the buttons along the special track to count all your favourite farmyard animals from the popular nursery rhyme, Old Macdonald had a Farm.Little children will have huge fun moving the buttons around the page to bring Old Macdonald s noisy farmyard to life! A counting book like no other, created by bestselling author Camilla Reid, with an irresistible and hugely satisfying interactive element that makes this the perfect way to introduce preschoolers to counting.Packed full of sheep, cows, pigs and other favourite farm animals - and of course a noisy tractor - Old Macdonald had a Farm has richly detailed scenes with heaps of detail to spot, illustrated by the hugely talented Jill Howarth.Look out for Five Little Ducks, a slide and count book.

Objev podobné jako Old Macdonald had a Farm - Camilla Reid

Sing along to the tune of Old Macdonald had a Farm, and learn to put down your phone in this hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of phone-users. Old Macdonald loves his phone: it helps him organise his farm. But when the animals each get one of their own, they are soon on their phones all day - Here a tweet, there a chat, WhatsApping the farm cat - and before they know it, no work is getting done! What can Old Macdonald do?From the award-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, the fourth in the series of picturebooks exploring online issues.

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An 365-day anthology of readings from one of the most influential writers of all time, George MacDonald, compiled by CS Lewis himself.MacDonald was a major Christian writer of the late nineteenth, early twentieth centuries. He influenced nearly everyone who was a major twentieth century writer (including Lewis Carroll, WH Auden, JRR Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, and CS Lewis. Not only was he a pioneer in the fantasy fiction genre, laying the path for people like Tolkien to write Lord of the Rings, but also a major Christian thinker, which influenced Lewis profoundly.Lewis, in fact, wrote that MacDonald was his â ˜masterâ ™, and said â ˜I know hardly any other writer who seems to be closer, or more continually close, to the Spirit of Christ Himself.â ™These words will challenge and uplift you, and illuminate the faith which underpins all of CS Lewisâ ™s popular and enduring writing.

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**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** Thrilling dispatches from a vanishing world ObserverAnimals don t exist to teach us things, but that is what they have always done, and most of what they teach us is what we think we know about ourselves.From the bestselling author of H is for Hawk comes Vesper Flights, a transcendent collection of essays about the human relationship to the natural world.Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best-loved writing along with new pieces covering a thrilling range of subjects. There are essays here on headaches, on catching swans, on hunting mushrooms, on twentieth-century spies, on numinous experiences and high-rise buildings; on nests and wild pigs and the tribulations of farming ostriches.Vesper Flights is a book about observation, fascination, time, memory, love and loss and how we make the world around us. Moving and frank, personal and political, it confirms Helen Macdonald as one of this century s greatest nature writers. A perfect read for anyone looking for renewed appreciation for the natural world. Helen Macdonald is one of the best nature writers now working The Telegraph

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LP vinyl - Skotská zpěvačka, kytaristka a skladatelka Amy MacDonald šla 15 let na hudební scéně vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Zpěvačka 15 let na hudební scéně šla vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Album „The Human Demands” produkoval Jim Abbiss, který se proslavil spoluprací s Arctic Monkeys a Kasabian. Na albu se Amy věnuje tématům, se kterými se dříve či později setká každý z nás - dospívání, milostná vzplanutí, pálení mostů, čelení depresi. Prvním singlem je skladba „The Hudson”. Skotská zpěvačka, kytaristka a skladatelka Amy MacDonald se narodila roku 1987 v Glasgow. Prorazila již svým debutovým albem „This Is The Life” z roku 2007 . Vydala dosud čtyři studiová alba, která se vždy dostala do Top 5 bristkého žebříčku. Seznam stop LP A1 Fire / A2 Statues / A3 Crazy Shade of Blue / A4 The Hudson / A5 The Human Demands / B1 We Could Be So Much More / B2 Young Fire, Old Flame /...

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Discover the number one bestselling phenomenon that is a powerful and profound mediation on grief expressed through the trials of training a goshawk.**WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR**** WINNER OF THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION**As a child, Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer, learning the arcane terminology and reading all the classic books. Years later, when her father died and she was struck deeply by grief, she became obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She bought Mabel for £800 on a Scottish quayside and took her home to Cambridge, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals.H is for Hawk is an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald s struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk s taming and her own untaming. This is a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to reconcile death with life and love.**SELECTED BY CARIAD LLOYD ON BBC TWO S BETWEEN THE COVERS** This beautiful book is at once heartfelt and clever in the way it mixes elegy with celebration Andrew Motion It just sings. I couldn t stop reading Mark Haddon, bestselling author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Dazzling... Deeply affecting, utterly fascinating and blazing with love and intelligence Financial Times

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Sew the magic of nursery rhymes with a stitch of creativity! Dive into a world of whimsy and wonder where crafting meets nostalgia in a delightful dance of sewing, felt and imagination. For sewers new and more experienced.Open up a world of playful creativity with this new series of Sew Your Own Nursery Rhyme books, specially geared towards adults with a passion for crafting and a love for sharing cherished nursery rhymes with children.The book featureseasy-to-follow patterns for Old MacDonald herself, and her charming menagerie, including a cow, pig, horse, sheep, cat, dog, chicken, duck, mouse and rabbit. take your skills further and create a fold-up farmyard playmat modeled on a variety of farm buildings – all crafted from colorful felt and easy for adults with even basic hand-sewing skills to try.This is the perfect gift for the little ones in your life – even the youngest tot will enjoy re-enacting the famous nursery rhyme with handmade characters that spring to life from the page.As an exciting bonus, each book ties into the popular YouTube videos produced by Little Woolly Vision, creating a seamless connection between the crafting world and the digital realm, appealing to today s children with traditional storytelling charm.So, why wait? Grab your needles, gather your felt and let the nostalgia and enchantment of Old MacDonald s farm come alive in your hands!

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CROWDIE AND CREAM: Peopled with characters like Great Aunt Rachel, built like a Churchill tank and with a personality to match , these are the stories of a childhood, of the hard years of the Depression, and then the departure of the island s young men to fight in the Second World War. Together they bring alive the warmth and closeness of a unique Hebridean community. CROTAL AND WHITE: Finlay J Macdonald continues his story with a witty account of his adolescent years during the depression. Hard days for the villagers, but their sense of humour never deserted them. And when young Finlay won the bursary to secondary school in the Northlands it was with a mixture of joy and sadness that he prepared to leave behind him a community that would soon be changed forever...THE CORNCRAKE AND THE LYSANDER: As Finlay Macdonald set out for high school in Tarbert, Hitler s growing military strength had begun to menace the people of Europe. But to Finlay this was just one more exciting prospect along with living in Big Grandfather s house, making new friends and meeting the girls of his adolescent dreams.

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Old MacDonald s farm is falling apart! The piggiesâ ™ sty is sinking in the mud and itâ ™s raining on the cows...What will Old MacDonald do? Surely he won t move the animals to a nearby fancy hotel?The cows would order grass in the restaurant, the pigs would splash in the pool and the sheep would have a pillow-fight. It could all just be â ¦ TOO MUCH FUN!From the author of Bunnies on the Bus comes an unexpected, action-packed and utterly silly twist on children s all-time favourite nursery rhyme that will have little ones rolling around in laughter, hollering E-I-E-I-O!

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Be transported to Old MacDonald s farmyard in this fun animal sound book! Join Old MacDonald and all his animals for lots of noisy farm fun. Sing along to the classic tune, then press 7 other buttons to hear cows MOO, sheep BAA and more!

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MacDonald Harris s posthumously published novel is set in the 1920 s against a backdrop of airships, mysticism, erotic love and a Europe that is picking itself up after WW1. The League of Nations is a giant airship constructed by the same factory in Germany that made the Zeppelins, and is owned by Moira, the leader of a semi-religious cult. The captain is Georg von Plautus, a Prussian WW1 Zeppelin commander who harbours a terrible secret from a bombing raid over London in 1916. Moira s followers have embarked with her on an extraordinary voyage in this airship to a place that she calls Giaconda. The novel explores the lives of these characters on board taking the reader through a heady mix of sexual entanglements, metaphysics, and Blavatsky and Swedenborg influenced seances. Towards the end of the novel it is apparent that all of Moira s devotees have one thing in common. This is perhaps MacDonald Harris most surprising novel, even bearing in mind that each one of his 15 published novels never failed to surprise the reader of the preceding one. The Carp Castle was completed shortly before his death in 1993 and seems to have disappeared at this time. Its re-emergence followed the very successful re-publication of his most successful book The Balloonist which left critics in the UK asking for more, and is part of the renaissance of this immensely talented writer who had so many followers and critical admirers in the 1980 s

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Pořiďte si robustní zahradní posezení z exotické dřeviny akácie. Praktický set Scott pro čtyři osoby najde využití na zahradě, terase i v interiéru. Dřevěný set Scott se skládá ze stabilního čtvercového stolu a čtyř pevných židlí, což z něj dělá ideální posezení pro méně početnou rodinu. Nábytek je zhotoven z dřeva akácie v nadčasové hnědé barvě s efektem starého dřeva. Snadno ho sladíte s okolím, ať už bude zdobit vaši terasu, zimní zahradu, či restauraci. Největší předností je vysoká nosnost židlí (110 kg), bytelnost a kvalitní zpracování dřeva. Židle lze stohovat na sebe pro snadné skladování. Set Scott 1+4 se bude krásně vyjímat na každé zahradě – oceníte jej při grilovačce, či rodinné oslavě, nebo když budete jen tak odpočívat po práci. Kromě domácností se hodí na zahrádky restaurací, do kaváren a jiných interiérů, například do zimní zahrady. Akácie patří mezi nejprodávanější exotické dřeviny, vozíme ji přímo od certifikovaných producentů. Velmi používaná je i díky svému rychlému růstu, největší předností je však vysoká odolnost, trvanlivost a tvrdost. Sestava z akácie má univerzální využití, kvalitní dřevo každý prostor jen vylepší a nikdy nevyjde z módy. Stačí ji doplnit prostíráním, květinami, či krásným ubrusem a stylové posezení je připraveno. Proč si pořídit zahradní posezení z akácie Exotické dřevo akácie najdeme v tropech a subtropech po celém světě. Díky svým praktickým vlastnostem se využívá například k výrobě lodí, či hudebních nástrojů. Pro zpracování na zahradní nábytek má rovněž spoustu výhod. Které to jsou? Dřevo je odolné vůči výkyvům počasí (horku, větru, dešti, sněhu, dokonce i mrazu), nábytek z akácie je houževnatý, pevný a pružný, má vysokou nosnost, láká svým přírodním odstínem s jemnou plamennou texturou, i při dlouhodobém používání je dřevo barevně stálé, péče o nábytek z akácie není složitá a odvděčí se vám dlouhou životností, jde o přírodní materiál, který skvěle zapadne do prostor vaší zahrady, koupě takového nábytku je investice, která se vyplatí – materiál neztrácí na hodnotě ani po mnoha letech. Dřevěný nábytek si zaslouží vaši péči O nábytek z akácie pečujte nánosem výživného teakového oleje. Poprvé nábytek ošetřete ihned po zakoupení a poté pravidelně minimálně jednou vždy před novou sezónou. Návod na použití oleje a další informace naleznete v článku o teakovém oleji. Posezení si vaši péči zaslouží a odmění se krásným vzhledem a delší životností. Při běžném čištění stačí posezení otřít od prachu a nečistot. Bohatě si vystačíte s mýdlovou vodou a následným očištěním čistou vodou. Nábytek nedrhněte drátěnkou ani agresivními přípravky. Při delším používání nezapomeňte na dotažení šroubů a sklížení spojů. Pokud nebudete využívat nábytek mimo sezónu, uschovejte jej do suché větrané místnosti. Doplňky k setu Scott K setu Scott doporučujeme obal na nábytek. I když je sestava z akácie odolná, PVC plachta ji zcela ochrání před deštěm, prachem a dalšími nečistotami, takže si i po velké vichřici sednete na čistý a suchý nábytek. Pro pohodlnější sezení je vhodné pořídit polstrování– můžete si vybrat z celé řady barevných dekorů a tvarů. Kromě sedacích sestav nabízíme i lehátka (ideální pro letní slunění), samostatné stoly a lavice, nebo ukládací boxy ve stejném barevném provedení. Prohlédněte si celou kategorii nábytku z akácie. Ve zkratce: proč zvolit zahradní sestavu Scott? Praktický set stolu a čtyř židlí z exotické dřeviny akácie, robustní sestava s křesly s vysokou nosností, která lze stohovat, oceňte unikátní vlastnosti dřeva – tvrdé a odolné s dlouhou životností, ideální investice, pokud vás už nebaví nábytek na jednu sezonu, atraktivita a originální zbarvení dřeviny akácie – takové posezení nemá každý, snadná údržba – nábytek bude sloužit vám, ne vy jemu, univerzální použití v exteriéru i interiéru, odolnost vůči slunci, větru, dešti i vlhkosti. Sestava obsahuje: 4x Zahradní křeslo stohovatelné SCOTT (hnědá), 1x Zahradní stůl SCOTT 80x80 cm (hnědý)

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The second installment in the brilliant â ˜Scott Pilgrimâ ™ graphic novel series from Bryan Lee Oâ ™Malley, writer of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off â “ now a major Netflix series.Scott Pilgrim has two girls on the go.When heâ ™s with Knives Chau, he feels like he can erase his past and start over. When heâ ™s with Ramona Flowers, heâ ™s ready to accept the past, grow up and move on. But like all adult relationships, Ramona comes with baggage â “ in her case, seven evil ex-boyfriends, showing up one by one to challenge Scott for the right to date her. What happens when Knives and Ramona meet? What happens when Scottâ ™s own ex-flames get thrown in? How will Scott deal? Which girl will he choose? Fights! Drama! Secrets revealed!Find the answers to these questions and more in â ˜Scott Pilgrim vs The Worldâ ™, the second volume in Bryan Lee Oâ ™Malleyâ ™s brilliant graphic novel series.

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4K Blu-ray film Scott Pilgrim proti zbytku světa HD [2010]. Český dabing. České titulky. HDR. Dolby Digital. Scott musí porazit 7 ex Ramony v epických soubojích, aby získal dívku svých snů. Láska, humor a akce v režii Edgara Wrighta! Velkofilm velkolepé velikosti. Od režiséra filmů Soumrak mrtvých a Jednotka příliš rychlého nasazení. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) je dvaadvacetiletý nezaměstnaný sympaťák, basový kytarista garážové kapely Sex Bob-omb, který právě potkal dívku svých snů – a to doslova. Získat Ramonu Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) ale nebude vůbec snadné. Každý, kdo chce s Ramonou chodit, musí nejdříve přemoci sedm jejích bývalých partnerů v souboji na život a na smrt! Režisér Edgar Wright (Jednotka příliš rychlého nasazení, Soumrak mrtvých), jenž proslul bořením hranic mezi filmovými žánry, uvádí úžasný příběh jednoho bezhlavě zamilovaného flákače a jeho snahy ZÍSKAT svou vyvolenou dřív, než mu VYPRŠÍ ČAS.Bonusy: • 4 Audiokomentáře • Vynechané, prodloužené a alternativní scény • Scott Pilgrim proti vystřiženým scénám • Film o filmu Scott Pilgrim proti zbytku světa • I ty můžeš být Sex Bob-Omb • Videoklipy • Alternativní scény • Příprava natáčení

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Scott Pilgrim is in trouble. Ramona s third evil ex-boyfriend, Todd Ingram, is currently dating the former love of Scott Pilgrim s life! Envy Adams broke Scott s heart a year and a half ago. Now she and her evil art-rock band are back, and they re getting Scott s band to open a show two days from now! That s just enough time for Scott to fight Todd, keep Ramona happy, fend off demented ex-girlfriends, and practise that new setlist. Right??

Objev podobné jako Scott Pilgrim and the Infinite Sadness - Bryan Lee Oâ

With an Introduction and Notes by David Blair.From its first publication in 1816 Rob Roy has been recognised as containing some of Scott s finest writing and most engaging, fully realised characters. The outlaw Rob Roy MacGregor was already a legendary, disputed figure by the time Scott wrote - a heroic Scottish Robin Hood to some, an over-glamorised, unprincipled predator to others.Scott approaches Rob Roy indirectly, through the adventures of his fictional hero, Frank Osbaldistone, amid the political turmoil of England and Scotland in 1715. With characteristic care Scott reconstructs the period and settings so as to place Rob Roy and the Scotland he inhabits amid conflicting moral, economic and historical forces.This edition features, besides a new critical introduction and extensive explanatory notes, an essay outlining clearly the novel s historical context and a glossary of Scottish words and phrases used by Scott s colourful, vernacular characters.

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Hudební CD - Zpěvačka 15 let na hudební scéně šla vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Nové album „The Human Demands” produkoval Jim Abbiss, který se proslavil spoluprací s Arctic Monkeys a Kasabian. Zpěvačka 15 let na hudební scéně šla vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Nové album „The Human Demands” produkoval Jim Abbiss, který se proslavil spoluprací s Arctic Monkeys a Kasabian. Na albu se Amy věnuje tématům, se kterými se dříve či později setká každý z nás - dospívání, milostná vzplanutí, pálení mostů, čelení depresi. Prvním singlem je skladba „The Hudson”. Skotská zpěvačka, kytaristka a skladatelka Amy MacDonald se narodila roku 1987 v Glasgow. Prorazila již svým debutovým albem „This Is The Life” z roku 2007 . Vydala dosud čtyři studiová alba, která se vždy dostala do Top 5 bristkého žebříčku. Seznam stop CD (deluxe edition) Fire / Statues / Crazy Shade of Blue / The Hudson / The...

Objev podobné jako Macdonald Amy: The Human Demands (Deluxe) - CD (4050538641028)

Hudební CD - Zpěvačka 15 let na hudební scéně šla vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Nové album „The Human Demands” produkoval Jim Abbiss, který se proslavil spoluprací s Arctic Monkeys a Kasabian. Zpěvačka 15 let na hudební scéně šla vždy svou cestou, která vyústila k doposud zřejmě jejímu nejlepšímu albu. Nové album „The Human Demands” produkoval Jim Abbiss, který se proslavil spoluprací s Arctic Monkeys a Kasabian. Na albu se Amy věnuje tématům, se kterými se dříve či později setká každý z nás - dospívání, milostná vzplanutí, pálení mostů, čelení depresi. Prvním singlem je skladba „The Hudson”. Skotská zpěvačka, kytaristka a skladatelka Amy MacDonald se narodila roku 1987 v Glasgow. Prorazila již svým debutovým albem „This Is The Life” z roku 2007 . Vydala dosud čtyři studiová alba, která se vždy dostala do Top 5 bristkého žebříčku. Seznam stop CD (Eastern European Version) Fire / Statues / Crazy Shade of Blue / The...

Objev podobné jako Macdonald Amy: The Human Demands (Eastern European Version) - CD (4050538643695)

Kniha - autor Paula Becket, 368 stran, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Americká spisovatelka Betty MacDonald si získala několik generací čtenářů svérázným smyslem pro humor. Memoárová beletrie Vejce a já, Kdokoli může dělat cokoli, Morová rána, Dusím se ve vlastní šťávě či příběhy pro děti Paní Láryfáry patří mezi bestsellery i v současnosti. Novinářka Paula Becker se vydala po jejích stopách a sepsala unikátní životopis, v němž nechává nahlédnout do korespondence, poznámek a fotografií, které dosud nebyly zveřejněny.

Objev podobné jako Hledání Betty MacDonald (978-80-267-2055-3)

Elektronická kniha - autor Paula Becker, 368 stran, česky Americkou spisovatelku Betty MacDonald není třeba dlouze představovat. Svými knihami nabitými osobními příhodami a svérázným smyslem pro humor si získala několik generací čtenářů po celém světě. Memoárová beletrie Vejce a já, Kdokoli může dělat cokoli, Morová rána, Dusím se ve vlastní šťávě či příběhy pro děti Paní Láryfáry patří dodneška mezi bestsellery. Novinářka Paula Becker se vydala po stopách slavné autorky a sepsala unikátní životopis, který mapuje místa, kde žila, popisuje lidi, které potkávala a jejichž osobité charaktery daly vzniknout spoustě nezapomenutelných literárních postav, a nechává čtenáře nahlédnout i do korespondence, poznámek a fotografií, které dosud nebyly zveřejněny.

Objev podobné jako Hledání Betty MacDonald (978-80-267-2055-3)

Kdybyste si ve čtyřicátých letech minulého století pořídili knihu o kompozici, uvnitř byste našli kapitoly „Pravidlo třetin“, „Vodicí linie“ a „Využití vzorů“. Takové „vodicí linie“ jsou známé už od 18. století, ale stále se o nich učíme. Tyto poučky fungují dobře, ale ani zdaleka nepokrývají komplexní podstatu kompozice. Musí v tom být přece něco víc, jinak by už všichni byli mistry, ne? Toto je první kniha, která překračuje zažitá pravidla kompozice opakovaná v každém textu o fotografování. Scott Kelby sdílí dosud nevyslovené myšlenky a odhaluje některá z nejstřeženějších tajemství fotografie v přelomové publikaci, jež se svým zpracováním hodí do učeben i do kavárny. Kniha Kompozice má schopnost změnit způsob, jakým se díváte kolem sebe a jak odteď budete vytvářet své další snímky. Naučíte se, jak pracovat se scénou, pokud jde o fotografování krajiny, cestování i portréty, a získáte spoustu cenných rad, jak krok za krokem postupovat. Navíc se dozvíte, co dělat, když neexistují žádné vodicí čáry a nefunguje ani pravidlo třetin, nebo jak se přizpůsobit okolním podmínkám a jak to může proměnit kompozici vašeho snímku. Dodejte fotografiím hloubku a vyvolejte jimi emoce, které diváka vtáhnou a nepustí! Kniha mimo jiné obsahuje kapitolu s tipy a triky, a dokonce krátkou část o klasických pravidlech kompozice. Každému z tradičních pravidel je spravedlivě věnována jedna stránka – jsou krátké a Scott Kelby v nich jde rovnou k věci. Díky autorovu neformálnímu stylu, který je pro něj typický, se můžete soustředit na tipy, které přesahují rámec zažitých pravidel. Připravte se přehodnotit všechno, co znáte, a vyfoťte přesně takové snímky, o jakých jste vždy snili. O autorovi: Scott Kelby je světově nejprodávanější autor fotografických knih a také redaktor a vydavatel časopisu Lightroom Magazine, producent LightroomKillerTips.com, redaktor a vydavatel časopisu Photoshop User a také každý týden moderuje známý fotografický pořad The Grid. Scott je CEO KelbyOne.com, portálu zaměřeného na vzdělávání fotografů po celém světě. Je také oceňovaným autorem více než devadesáti knih, mimo jiné například pětidílné série Digitální fotografie, Photoshop – kanály, Adobe Photoshop – úpravy digitálních fotografií, To nejlepší z Digitální fotografie, Portrét v přirozeném světle a mnoho dalších knih o Photoshopu, Lightroomu a fotografii.

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S druhou světovou válkou je dodnes spojeno nepřeberné množství konspirací od promyšlených atentátů přes supertajné podvody a klamné mise až po šokující krycí operace. Zpravodajské agentury na obou stranách záměrně zamlžují činnost svých armád hradbou dezinformací. Vojenský historik Alexander Macdonald se snaží odhalit pravdu o největších záhadách druhé světové války.

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Dosud nikdy nepublikovaný rukopis, který ručně sepsal Scott Cunningham na počátku 70. let 20. století, byl nalezen v obálce z konopného papíru. Tato vzácná kniha obsahuje jeho vlastní autorská zaříkadla, rituály, invokace a rostlinný grimoár. V knize naleznete také Scottovy ručně kreslené znaky, symboly a runy. Od receptů na měsíční koláčky k žehnacím modlitbám a zaříkávadlům, které se dotýkají síly hvězd... Tato Kniha stínů obsahuje zaříkadla, rituály, invokace a znaky pro magickou korespondenci, které Scott Cunningham používal na počátku 80. let 20. století. Čtenáři, kteří jsou s jeho prací již obeznámeni, v této knize zaznamenají jeho pozitivní a povzbudivý tón, a praktický, uzemněný přístup ke každodennímu využití wiccanského „řemesla“. Cunninghamova Kniha stínů obsahuje také úvod sepsaný majitelem a ředitelem nakladatelství Llewelyn, Carlem Weschckem, a vzpomínky na Scotta, které sepsali jeho sestra, učitelka a blízcí přátelé. Scott Cunningham byl velmi oblíbeným autorem, jehož kniha Wicca: A Guide for Solitary Practicioner (Wicca: Průvodce pro osamocené praktiky) se stala klasikou a uvedla generace mladých čarodějů do základů wiccy. To, že obliba Cunninghamových knih o wicce a přírodní magii i nadále trvá, svědčí o tom, že jeho texty mají skutečnou moc a pravdivost. Nyní, více než dvacet let po své smrti, je Scott Cunningham stále ikonou a vysoce hodnocenou osobností ve wiccanské komunitě. Jeho knihy se považují za klasiku a jeho texty i nadále inspirují ty, kteří jsou v tomto řemesle noví.

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The fourth installment in the brilliant â ˜Scott Pilgrimâ ™ graphic novel series from Bryan Lee Oâ ™Malley, writer of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off â “ now a major Netflix series.It s summertime, but who can relax? Welcome back to Scott Pilgrim s nightmarish little existence. His relationship with Ramona Flowers is sweeter than ever, but he s still got girl troubles, seven evil ex-boyfriends still want to kill him, and worst of all, now she wants him to get a JOB?! Scott Pilgrim, Vol. 4: Now with more kicks, punches, rock roll, subspace, half-ninjas, experience points, samurai swords, girly action and laughable attempts to seek gainful employment!

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How you respond to failure makes all the difference. . .Are some people born to achieve anything they want while others struggle? What is the real reason for their success? John C. Maxwell has the answer: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.Most people are never prepared to deal with failure. Bestselling author John C. Maxwell says that if you are like him, you feared it, misunderstood it, and ran away from it. However, he has learned to make failure his friend, and he can teach you to do the same.Maxwell takes a closer look at failure and reveals that the secret of moving beyond failure is to use it as a lesson and a stepping-stone.In Failing Forward, Maxwell will show you:the key main reasons people fail,how to master fear instead of being mastered by it,and positive benefits can accompany negative experiences.Filled with action suggestions and real-life stores, Failing Forward is a strategic guide that will help you move beyond mistakes to fulfill your potential and achieve success.Discover how to confidently look the prospect of failure in the eye and move forward anyway. In life, the question is not?if?you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them? Stop failing backward and start failing forward!

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Extinction is a natural process. In geological time there have been several periods of mass extinction. One of these periods is unfolding right now but all the evidence suggests that current extinction rates are between a hundred and a thousand times greater than the background rate. To put this in to context, a quarter of all known mammalian species is at risk. The current extinction crisis is unique, because it is caused by the impact of one species, humans, on all others. This acceleration of species loss, and the much more widespread reductions in the populations of many species, is not merely a tragedy in aesthetics, it is also a threat to the quality of human life, indeed to the entire human enterprise. Biodiversity, the diversity of life, is not only fascinating and beautiful, it is the engine of all the world s natural cycles, and the source of many of the resources on which humanity depends. Concern about biodiversity conservation is, therefore, not merely the preoccupation of a few enthusiastic naturalists - it is the lifeline business of everybody. In this Very Short Introduction, David Macdonald introduces the concept of biodiversity and the basic biological processes that it involves - evolutionary, ecological, and behavioral. He considers the various threats to biodiversity, their impacts, and some of the solutions to the problems; concluding by considering the future of biodiversity conservation.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.

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From THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Manda Scott, this is the third magnificent instalment of the epic retelling of the life of Britain s great warrior queen. The richness of colour and vibrancy of style have become the hallmarks of Scott s ambitious series. --YORKSHIRE EVENING POST Scott has teased a few facts from the ancient record to create an absorbing story from history and myth. -- Publishers Weekly Scott can write about spear-throwing and sword cuts as though she had experienced them herself - THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT It arouses passion and takes the reader straight into the ancient world of Britain under Roman rule. An exciting read for those who just want a bit of shock and awe in their lives... -- ***** Reader review This was a one-more-chapter type of book so that for several nights I only put aside the book when I could no longer focus on the page and almost dropped-off with the book open in front of me. -- ***** Reader review Amazing writing, spell-binding, transporting... -- ***** Reader review*********************BRITAIN HAS PRODUCED MANY FIERCE, NOBLE WARRIORS DOWN THE AGES WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO KEEP BRITAIN FREE, BUT THERE WAS ONE FORMIDABLE LADY IN HISTORY WHOSE NAME WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN...AD 57: much of Britannia has been under Roman occupation for over ten years, where the tribes pay costly tithes to the Emperor in return for the right to continue living on their own lands.On the sacred isle of Mona, the Boudica or Bringer of Victory as Breaca has long been hailed, now knows for certain that her lover, Caradoc - betrayed, captured and kept hostage in Rome - will never return to her. She decides to leave Mona and to take the fight to the Eceni heartland where it is needed most. But the once proud Eceni are a downtrodden and defeated people who are forbidden to worship their old gods, and now scrape a living from the once fertile land.Across the sea in Hibernia, Breaca s half-brother Bán, struggles to make peace with his fractured past. Soon, provoked by Roman aggression, he will sail to Britain and, united with his sister, he and Breaca will face down the might of Rome in the bloodiest revolt the western world has ever known.Boudica s story continues in Boudica: Dreaming the Serpent Spear. Have you read Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle and Boudica: Dreaming the Bull, the first two instalments of the Boudica story?

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FINALIST IN THE PEOPLE S BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2022/2023 â “ WRITTEN BY THE WAINWRIGHT-CONSERVATION-PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF REBIRDING. Transform your understanding of the natural world forever and discover the wild forces that once supported Britainâ ™s extraordinary natural riches, and could again.Our precious archipelago is ravaged by climate change, bereft of natural ecosystems and lies at the mercy of global warming, flooding, drought and catastrophic biodiversity loss. But could restoring species that once helped protect our islands help turn this crisis around?From familiar yet imperilled honeybees and ancient oak woods to returning natives like beavers and boars, Britainâ ™s cornerstone species may hold the key to recovering our biodiversity on land and in our seas. In Cornerstones, we discover how beavers craft wetlands, save fish, encourage otters, and prevent rivers from flooding. We learn how â ˜disruptiveâ ™ boars are seasoned butterfly conservationists, why whales are crucial for restoring seabird cities and how wolves and lynx could save our trees, help sequester carbon and protect our most threatened birds.Benedict Macdonald transforms our understanding of the natural world forever, revealing lives that once supported extraordinary natural riches and explaining how humans â “ the most important cornerstone species of all â “ can become the greatest stewards of the natural world.

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Humans are the only species that can transform internal ideas into talk, whether through speech, writing, or sign language. But why do we have this almost magical, special talent? It turns out that while talking allows us to share ideas and connect with one another, it isn t just for communication. Other benefits of talking stem from the fact that it is hard work: we can understand speech up to 50 percent faster than we can create it ourselves. The complex processes in the brain that allow us to talk spill over and impact other areas of our lives in surprising ways. In this ground-breaking book, Maryellen MacDonald, a researcher and psycholinguist, explores the marvel and mental task of talking and offers an eye-opening look at how it shapes everything from our attention, memory, and the way we learn to how we regulate our emotions and our cognitive health as we age. Filled with fascinating insights, More Than Words reveals: how languages all over the world bend to the demands of talking; how talking helps us set goals and acts as a learning engine; the link between speech patterns and mental illness; why conversations in classrooms are crucial; how talking can amplify the talker s political polarization, and how talking can slow cognitive decline as we age. Engaging and illuminating, More Than Words has lessons that have the power to transform education policy, parenting, psychology, and more. It is a sweeping and provocative look at a fundamental human behaviour we take for granted.

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Now refreshed with up-to-date examples and references, Gordon MacDonald s book encourages readers to borrow from the workplace proven time-management and planning skills in order to free up space for spiritual growth.

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This is not only history reclaimed, this is history at its best! Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, author of Persians: the Age of the Great Kings Carthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the way, the story of the real Carthage was lost. An ancient North African kingdom, Carthage was the home of Hannibal and of Dido, of war elephants and enormous power and wealth, of great beauty and total destruction.In this landmark new history, Eve MacDonald tells the essential story of the lost culture of Carthage and of its forgotten people, using brand new archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend. A journey that takes us the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron Age to the Atlantic and all along the coast of Africa, Carthage puts the city and the story of North Africa once again at the centre of Mediterranean history. Reclaimed from the Romans, this is the Carthaginian version of the tale, revealing to us that, without Carthage, there would be no Rome.

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From Skye to Seil, Jura to Gigha, the islands off the west coast of Scotland offer some of the most stunning scenery in Europe. Many have been drawn to live on these islands since Scotland was first populated and many more come to visit these remarkable places. The islands boast a huge diversity of landscapes, from the Firth of Clyde and its two largest islands, Arran and Bute, both geologically divided by the Highland Boundary Fault, as well as numerous smaller islands including Holy Isle, to the Hebrides further north and west. The Hebridean archipelago stretches from the Inner Hebrides, which contain over seventy inhabited and uninhabited islands, the largest of which are Islay, Jura, Rum, Mull and Skye, to the more distant Outer Hebrides or Western Isles, chiefly Lewis and Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist and Barra. In Scottish West Coast Isles in Photographs, photographer and writer Alastair MacDonald Jackson, originally hailing from the Isle of Skye, has been island hopping for a number of years now, documenting them in all weathers and seasons. This book takes a journey through the seasons, highlighting the unique light and colours of the Hebridean and Clyde islands. Look through these photographs and you will quickly see the unique appeal of these special places in the west of Scotland.

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George MacDonald Fraser’s hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army – collected together for the first time in one volume. Private McAuslan, J., the Dirtiest Soldier in the Word (alias the Tartan Caliban, or the Highland Division’s answer to the Pekin Man) first demonstrated his unfitness for service in The General Danced at Dawn. He continued his disorderly advance, losing, soiling or destroying his equipment, through the pages of McAuslan in the Rough.The final volume, The Sheikh and the Dustbin, pursues the career of the great incompetent as he shambles across North African and Scotland, swinging his right arm in time with his right leg and tripping over his untied laces. His admirers know him as court-martial defendant, ghost-catcher, star-crossed lover and golf caddie extraordinary. Whether map-reading his erratic way through the Sahara by night or confronting Arab rioters, McAuslan’s talent for catastrophe is guaranteed.Now, for the first time, the inimitable McAuslan stories are collected together in one glorious volume.

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Discover how woolly clothes are made, from the shearing of the sheep on the farm to the making of the yarn in the factory, to the creation of fabric for clothes and other products. This informative non-fiction text is decodable and has been written by Fiona Macdonald.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type: A non-fiction report.Pages 14â “15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.Curriculum links: Science.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1⠓6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Follow Old MacDonald as he works around his farm. Look out for all of the friendly farm animals, and listen to the noises they make.Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop an understanding of how stories work. They support early practice of reading and exploration of familiar themes to further develop curiosity and inspiration for early readers. Images from within each scene are pulled out along the bottom of the pages to focus and promote discussion. These books support Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds.Pages 14 and 15 contain an ⠜I Spy⠝ feature, which uses visual support to help children explore the themes and sounds contained within the book.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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It s never too late to change how you think, feel, and look.As we get older, our bodies go through a lot of changes. Most are out of our control. But for those that aren t, sometimes all we need is some guidance on how to make specific, sustainable, and successful modifications that can alter the course of how our lives go from that point forward.This is where you can benefit from exercise and eating plans from Joan MacDonald. Just a few years ago, this septuagenarian wasn t happy with how she looked and with what she ate. With help from her daughter Michelle-a certified strength and conditioning specialist-Joan developed exercise and diet goals as well as objectives for how to change her mindset-not just how she saw herself physically but how she felt about herself mentally regardless of her physical fitness.Train With Joan showcases these goals and objectives to help you with your own desires. Whether you want to modify what you eat, start with a better exercise routine, or gain insights on how to develop and consider different perspectives about your thought processes, this book has just what you need to make changes today, changes tomorrow, and changes for the remainder of your life-long may you live.This isn t your typical exercise book or your standard cookbook or your tried-and-true self-help guide. Train With Joan offers fresh, exciting, and engaging ways to get more out of your life. These features include:- 40+ exercises for stretching, strength training, cardio, post-workout, and more- Fitness routines to help you get the most out of all the exercises- 40+ recipes for proteins, vegetables, starches, sweets, and more- Meal plans to help you prepare the best meals for your caloric needs- Mindset, motivational, and aspirational guidance from JoanChange is intimidating, but with help from Train With Joan on your journey, you ll learn what you re capable of-and how to enrich yourself no matter at what stage in life you are. Everything you need to get started-and to stay dedicated to change-is inside this book.

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The gripping new psychological suspense from top #10 bestselling author Siobhan MacDonald, The Bride Collector is Happy Valley meets Big Little Lies, with a side order of The Fall.

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Between South and Central Asia, in the high mountains and cold deserts, India, Pakistan and China have fought brutal wars over barren, uninhabited territory in a bid for control over their national peripheries, including Xinjiang and Tibet in China, and Jammu and Kashmir on the Indian subcontinent. White as the Shroud explores this broader story through the most surreal of such conflicts: the Siachen war, fought between India and Pakistan for control of the eponymous glacier. The tale of Siachen highlights the absurdity of seeking hard borders in such desolate mountains, as well as the brutality of high-altitude warfare-- more soldiers were killed by the weather and terrain than by the fighting. As one of the few people to have visited both sides of the glacier, Indian and Pakistani, Myra MacDonald provides a first-hand view of the battlefield and a wealth of eyewitness testimony from combatants. She sets this account in the overarching narrative of the Kashmir conflict, India s defeat by China in 1962, and the 1999 India-Pakistan Kargil war. White as the Shroud brings a fresh perspective to one of the most volatile corners of the world, raising questions about borders and the wars fought to defend them.

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The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller - Stephen KingA dark, psychological thriller, first published in 1957 as The Executioners and filmed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro. A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer . . . John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best Mary Higgins ClarkMax Cady, a brutal rapist, has been in prison for years, nursing his hatred for the man who put him away, attorney Sam Bowden.When Cady gets parole, he begins stalking Bowden s family.As Cady s campaign of terror mounts, the police are powerless to protect the family who must use their wits to survive a psychopath bent on revenge.

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Scott Turow is master of the legal thriller â “ The GuardianFull of suspicion and half-truths, The Burden of Proof is Scott Turow s second Kindle County legal thriller. His first Kindle County thriller, Presumed Innocent, is now a major TV series from Apple TV+ starring Jake Gyllenhaal.One afternoon in late March, Sandy Stern, a brilliant, quixotic defence lawyer, returns home to find his wife Clara dead in the garage. They had been married for thirty-one years.Her suicide note leaves him just four words: Can you forgive me? But on 6 March, Clara had expected to live . . .Praise for Scott Turow: Head-and-shoulders above others in the legal thriller genre he created â “ The Observer A brilliant chronicler of contemporary America â “ The Sunday Times Turow does legal thrillers better than anyone else â “ Irish Independent Worthy to be ranked with Dashiell Hammet or Raymond Chandler â “ The New York Times No one writes better mystery suspense novels than Scott Turow â “ Los Angeles Times

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Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prizeâ ˜Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listeningâ ™ Sunday TimesA book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.In Wild Air, James Macdonald Lockhart sets out to write about a series of birds as though he has his grannyâ ™s role of listening to birdsâ ™ songs and calls and relaying what she heard to her aged and by then quite deaf father â “ the famous naturalist Seton Gordon. From a nightjarâ ™s strange churring song on a heath in the south of England, to a lapwing displaying over the machair in the Outer Hebrides, he writes about eight different birds who he has spent most time with, returned to most often and relays what he hears.The eight species are all representative of a different habitat. Nightjars on a lowland heath; shearwaters on a mountain overlooking the sea; dippers on a river; skylarks in farmland; ravens in woodland; divers on a loch; lapwings on the coast; and nightingales in dense scrub. Not all of the birds are songbirds in the traditional sense, though each possesses its own distinctive music. That music can vary from the strange, as in the weird gurgling sound a shearwater makes inside its burrow, to the joyous exuberance of the skylarkâ ™s song. Sometimes, he hears a lot, and sees little (shearwaters in the pitch dark); sometimes he sees a lot, but hears little (black-throated divers on their loch). But in every case the sounds the birds make become an introduction to their lives â “ an audible introduction to the birds and the places they are found.

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George MacDonald’s beloved classic of children’s fantasy is now available in an unabridged, paperback volume in Union Square and Co.’s Signature Editions series. A classic fairy tale of Princess Irene, the brave young miner Curdie, magic, and the dastardly goblins plotting against the kingdom. Throughout their journey, Princess Irene and Curdie face various challenges and magical events that test their courage and friendship. They encounter a wise old woman who gives them important advice, a magical thread that guides them through the darkness of the underground tunnels, and a cunning goblin king who wants to keep Princess Irene captive in his kingdom.

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Winner of The Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for Non-Fiction in 2011 and the Authors Foundation Roger Deakin Award in 2011A stunning debut in the tradition of Robert Macfarlane and Helen MacdonaldOf all the birds of the British Isles, the raptor reigns supreme, sparking the imagination like no other. In this magnificent hymn to these beautiful animals, James Macdonald Lockhart explores all fifteen breeding birds of prey on these shores â “ from the hen harrier swimming over the land in the dregs of a May gale on Orkney, to the ghostly sparrowhawk displaying in the fields around his home in Warwickshire. This is a book that will change how we think of our own skies.

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For George MacDonald Fraser the bully Flashman was easily the most interesting character in Tom Brown s Schooldays, and imaginative speculation as to what might have happened to him after his expulsion from Rugby School for drunkenness ended in 12 volumes of memoirs in which Sir Harry Paget Flashman - self-confessed scoundrel, liar, cheat, thief, coward - and, oh yes, a toady - romps his way through decades of nineteenth-century history in a swashbuckling and often hilarious series of military and amorous adventures. In Flashman the youthful hero, armed with a commission in the 11th Dragoons, is shipped to India, woos and wins the beautiful Elspeth, and reluctantly takes part in the first Anglo-Afghan War, honing a remarkable talent for self-preservation.Flash for Freedom! finds him crewing on an African slave ship, hiding in a New Orleans whorehouse and fortuitously running into rising young American politician Abraham Lincoln...

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Since Lightroom first launched 15 years ago, Scott Kelby s The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world s #1 top-selling Lightroom book (it has been translated into dozens of different languages), and in this latest version, Scott did his biggest update ever, sharing all his newest techniques, insights, and invaluable tips using his award-winning, plain-English style that makes learning Lightroom easy and fun. Scott doesn t just show you which sliders do what (every Lightroom book does that, right?). Instead, he shares his own personal settings, his time-tested techniques, and his proven step-by-step method of learning Lightroom, so you can begin using it like a pro from the start. Each year, he trains thousands of Lightroom users at his live seminars, online conferences, and through his blog at LightroomKillerTips.com, and he has learned firsthand what really works and what doesn t. He tells you flat-out which techniques work best, which ones to avoid, and why. You ll learn: His famous SLIM (Simplified Lightroom Image Management) system that will teach you, step by step, how to organize your images, back them up, and be able to find them quickly and easily. Scott s SLIM system is taught at colleges and universities around the world, because it s so simple, straightforward, and it works. How to make your images look like the pros, and how to take advantage of the camera, creative, and B W profilesâ ”you ll finally get the whole image editing thing, and you ll know exactly what to do, which sliders to move (and which to avoid) in what order, and why. How to unlock the power of Lightroom s Masking tools and how to paint with light to take your images to another level. How to use Lightroom along with Photoshop, and how to make the two work together absolutely seamlessly. You ll be surprised at what you ll be able to do, even if you ve never used Photoshop before. How to expand Lightroom s power to your phone or tablet, so you can organize and edit your images from anywhere. How to share your images in print and in gorgeous coffee table books, or online, including how to do online client proofing or share images with a group. Download most of the same images used in the book to follow right along with. You ll get a killer collection of custom Lightroom Develop and Print presets to give you some of the most sought-after looks and effects, all with just one click. This is the first and only book to bring the whole process together in such a clear, concise, and visual way. There is no faster, more straight-to-the-point, or more fun way to learn Lightroom.

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Days and Days weaves together two stories. One is a tale of friendship and self-discovery that occurs during a backpacking adventure through England, Scotland, and Ireland. The other celebrates the highly influential yet underestimated UK band Leatherface, a group that The Guardian called the greatest British punk band of the modern era. Without so much as a single hostel booked, Chris MacDonald and his friend Jason cross the Atlantic. They sleep in train stations, endure a haunting on top of a volcano in Edinburgh, are driven out of Belfast by the IRA, and witness the mother of all storms. They also find themselves in the rehearsal space of their teenage punk idols, a building steeped in cultural significance for the Sunderland music scene. Days and Days is about the silver thread that connects us even after drifting apart. It s a story about forgiveness and reflection, how beauty can be found within callous cladding. Leatherface band members, colleagues, and friends generously share personal insights that guide the reader into the melancholy, darkness, and humour that surround Sunderland s best-kept secret.

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We spend time in the Low because we re human, not because we re broken.In the Low is a collection of contemplative words and images for seasons of depression. It is a book designed to meet you where you are and sit with you there the way God does: intentionally and without judgment.For many of us, the question isn t whether or not we will enter into depression but how to be there when we do. In those low places, we experience disconnection from others, from a meaningful life, and from God, and it can be difficult to know what to think or pray. This is where art and the honest prayers of others can help us name what we re experiencing so we know we re not alone. In the Low is designed to meet you in the dark and linger there with you as you sit under the weight of depression or despair. Instead of shaming you for how you feel, minimizing your pain, or suggesting quick fixes, Justin McRoberts and Scott Erickson offer you prayers in language and imagery that can help you be honest and vulnerable with yourself and with God. Featuring poetic prayers for deeper relationships, healing from trauma, a hopeful future, and more, In the Low meets you where you are in your journey and calls you deeper into the heart of God--who is not afraid of the dark. In the Low has a permanent spot on my bookshelf. I m grateful for the unhurried connection Scott and Justin offer to us through their words, images, and humanity. --Emily P. Freeman, New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk into a Room Here is a tender guide, not to answers but to the shared humanity of searching, waiting, and finding meaning in the in-between. --David Gungor, The Brilliance I can offer no higher compliment than this: Someone I love dearly picked up this book during a stretch of pressing darkness, and it helped them. --Shauna Niequist, author of I Guess I Haven t Learned That Yet As someone who has wanted to end it all in her own season of depression, and who accompanies many others in theirs, In the Low is the gift I ve longed for. --Tara Owens, executive director, Anam Cara Ministries, spiritual director, and author of Embracing the Body Depression has a way of turning prayer into a foreign language, leaving us stammering in the dark for words we once spoke with ease. In the Low gives voice to those struck speechless by despair, honoring the sacred truth that faith often speaks through the shadows. --Jonathan Merritt, columnist and author of Learning to Speak God from Scratch In the Low acts as a companion to our seasons of melancholy without rushing us to fix anything. It meets us where we are, as we are. This book resonates deeply within my angsty artist heart, and I m so grateful it exists in the world. --Jess Janz, poet and founder of Dinner with Strangers Scott and Justin created a hand to hold in the valley, and I m grateful to the both of them for how warm it is. --Levi The Poet, spoken word artist As I read the honest, simple prayers in this book and let the clear and powerful illustrations do their work on me, I felt: This will help, not hurt. This will help make things better, not worse. You will treasure this book, I predict, and come back to it again and again. --Brian D. McLaren, author of Faith After Doubt and Life After Doom In the Low is accompaniment for the places inside that deserve to be known, the wordless places that need words, the dark and diffuse places that need form and shape. --Dr. Hillary L. McBride, psychologist, podcast host, author, and mother In the Low is a warm, tender, desperately needed book that doesn t speak about the ache but from inside of it. This is the rare work of spirituality that is not abstract, detached, clichéd, or avoidant but instead gives us the language to speak the unspeakable. --Jonathan Martin, author of How to Survive a Shipwreck and The Road Away from God In the Low is both simple and subversive, inviting us not simply into peace but fuller personhood. --K.J. Ramsey, licensed therapist and author of The Book of Common Courage Encounter this book on its own terms. Encounter this book at the necessarily slow pace of God. And above all, encounter this book and come to know the joy of the God of the Low. --Curt Thompson, MD, author of The Deepest Place and The Soul of Desire In the Low gives us permission to name the ache in our hearts without rushing to fix it. What a relief to discover honest prayers and art that offer a flicker of hope for the dark nights of the soul. --Kayla Craig, author of Every Season Sacred and To Light Their Way and creator of Liturgies for Parents Through this book, Justin and Scott offer us words, images, and their own selves in ways that gently dispel that piece of the darkness and give us a sense of companions who see us, know us, and care. --Donna Hatasaki, senior director of spiritual formation, Young Life Dark seasons aren t optional--they re the price of admission for being human. When my ticket gets pulled, this is the book

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Piece by Piece: 20 modern patchwork and quilting projects to make from preloved fabrics is a hands-on craft book complete with patterns, tutorials and projects that use a mix of quilting, patchwork and appliqué. Designer, maker and founder of textile studio Working Cloth, Lauren MacDonald shares her enthusiasm for and knowledge of quilting with approachable warmth and humor in this indispensable guide to modern patchwork and quilting. A homage to tradition with a contemporary aesthetic, Piece by Piece offers heritage quilt patterns in a fresh, modern color palette. The 20 projects, all designed to be made with second-hand fabrics and scraps from other projects, are simple enough for the beginner and advanced enough to keep experienced makers interested. Each of the three sections – kids and baby, homewares, and clothing and accessories – is organised in a skill-building sequence, with smaller, simpler projects at the beginning and more challenging ones towards the end. Beautifully illustrated, the step-by-step guides detail how to make a kid #39;s and women #39;s jacket, quilts, cushions and bolsters, a patchwork party hat and teddy bear, and more. A manual to be treasured and leafed through for years to come, Piece by Piece encourages you to repurpose and reuse – a practice quilters have been following for centuries that now feels both timeless and timely.

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