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Heroes and Villains - Angela Carter

A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter''s genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics.Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.Angela Carter (1940-92) was born in Eastbourne and later evacuated to live with her grandmother in Yorkshire. She read English at Bristol University, and after escaping an early marriage went to live in Japan for a number of years. She wrote nine novels, which blend fantasy, science fiction and gothic, and is often referred to as a writer of magical realism. If you enjoyed Heroes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Marvel Heroes and Villains - Ned Hartley

AN IN-WORLD GUIDE TO MARVEL COMICS' MOST POWERFUL HEROES AND VILLAINS. Meet Marvel Comics' greatest heroes and villains in this restored journal, narrated by Nick Fury.

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Heroes and Villains - Sampson Ana

A stunning gift book drawing together legendary poems - classic and contemporary - from around the world. Compiled by bestselling anthologist Ana Sampson and illustrated throughout in black and white by award-winning former children''s laureate Chris Riddell. Folklore and tales have been the lifeblood of every culture worldwide since the beginning of time. Similarly, legends have traversed this passage, believed to have a speck of truth nestled at their heart. Heroes and Villains pays homage to the glittering royal courts and journey through ancient landscapes and perilous voyages, meeting Arthur and Guinevere, the Queen of Sheba, Kubla Khan, Robin Hood, Joan of Arc, and Mulan along the way.In this poetry collection you will also meet mythical beings such as the phoenix, yeti, dragon and kraken, as we witness them leap from travellers'' tales and compendiums into the world of verse.

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Guys Read: Heroes & Villains - Lemony Snicket, Ingrid Law, Scieszka Jon, Yelchin Eugene, Ryan Pam Munoz, Laurie Halseová Andersonová, Sharon Creech, C

Heroes and Villains, the seventh volume in Jon Scieszka’s Guys Read Library of Great Reading, is chock-full of adventure featuring an array of characters—with and without capes.Featuring ten all-new, original stories that run the gamut from fantasy to comics to contemporary adventure to nonfiction, and featuring eleven of the most acclaimed, exciting writers for kids working today, this collection is the perfect book for you, whether you use your powers for good—or evil.Authors include Laurie Halse Anderson, Cathy Camper and Raúl Gonzalez, Sharon Creech, Jack Gantos, Christopher Healy, Deborah Hopkinson, Ingrid Law, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Lemony Snicket, and Eugene Yelchin, with illustrations by Jeff Stokely.

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World of Warcraft: How To Draw Heroes & Villains - Micky Neilson

Learn how to draw the most iconic heroes and villains from World of Warcraft in this deluxe, official guide, featuring art, insights, and interviews with Blizzard artists!

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My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises - Fredrik Backman

A heartbreaking and hilarious novel from the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious PeopleEveryone remembers the smell of their grandmother''s house. Everyone remembers the stories their grandmother told them. But does everyone remember their grandmother flirting with policemen? Driving illegally? Breaking into a zoo in the middle of the night? Firing a paintball gun from a balcony in her dressing gown? Seven-year-old Elsa does. Some might call Elsa''s granny ''eccentric'', or even ''crazy''. Elsa calls her a superhero. And granny''s stories, of knights and princesses and dragons and castles, are her superpower. Because, as Elsa is starting to learn, heroes and villains don''t always exist in imaginary kingdoms; they could live just down the hallway. As Christmas draws near, even the best superhero grandmothers may have one or two things they''d like to apologise for. And, in the process, Elsa can have some breath-taking adventures of her own . . .See what readers are saying''Such a magical book . . . his books are full of true gems; slivers of brilliance''Amazon reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Another wonderful read from Backman. He touches on some many topics with such kind nature, from the pressure to fit ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Visual Dictionary - Arie Kaplan, Elizabeth Dowsett

Zoom into the world of LEGO® DC Super Heroes with this awesome guide to the minifigures, vehicles and sets, including the LEGO Batman Movie sets. Plus the book comes with an exclusive LEGO Batman minifigure!Meet all your favourite LEGO heroes and villains including LEGO Batman, Superman, The Flash, Harley Quinn, The Joker and more! Explore every detail of LEGO Batman''s Batcave, look around Wonder Woman''s Invisible Jet, examine Lex Luthor''s awesome mech and find out about all the LEGO DC Super Heroes minifigures'' weapons and gadgets. Find out how the awesome sets are created in the Beyond the Brick chapter, which features concept art and an interview with the LEGO DC Super Heroes creative team. LEGO DC Super Heroes: Visual Dictionary will tell you everything there is to know about the LEGO DC Super Heroes universe!©2018 The LEGO Group. TM & © DC Comics. (s18)

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How to Draw: Manga Heroes - Yishan Li

Learn to draw 28 dynamic manga heroes and villains using this simple step-by-step book.Bestselling Manga artist Yishan Li teaches you to transform simple shapes into a characterful range of 20 valiant heroes and eight despicable villains.Each project starts with a few basic outlines and progresses into a finished drawing in eight easy steps; a final colored version shows you how to develop your artwork even further. Perfect for beginners, as well as budding manga artists, youÂ’ll be amazed how easily you too can create your own team of manga heroes with this inspiring guide.

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Armageddon Outta Here – The World of Skulduggery Pleasant - Derek Landy

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition – 22 stories in all!ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERYEnter a world where Apocalypse Kings and ancient monsters stalk beside the killers, the misfits, the oddballs and the weirdos.Enter the world of Skulduggery Pleasant.This definitive story collection has been updated with seven new twisted tales of darkness and light, of heroes and villains and everything in-between. It will drag you, screaming, further than you have ever dared venture.YOU ARE NOT READY

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Star Wars Women of the Galaxy Updated and Expanded - Amy Ratcliffe

Now in paperback, fully revised and updated with characters from Disney+ shows including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, as well as The High Republic, Jedi:Fallen Order, and more, this is the essential celebration of the powerful female characters of Star Wars.They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, and pilots. The women of the Star Wars galaxy drive its stories and saga forward at every level. This beautifully illustrated, fully authorized book profiles fascinating Star Wars women from across films, fiction, comics, animation, and games. Each character is explored through key story beats, fresh insights, and behind-the-scenes details by author Amy Ratcliffe. Also showcasing more than 130 illustrations by a dynamic range of female and gender diverse artists, here is an inspiring celebration of the Star Wars characters that help create a galaxy far, far away. © & ™ 2024 Lucasfilm Ltd.NEW CHARACTERS, UPDATES THROUGHOUT: This new edition adds 20 new characters and updates the 75 characters included in the hardcover edition, expanding key profiles such as Rey, Leia, and Ahsoka.NEW ARTWORK: Each new character is featured in a new full-page illustration by a female or nonbinary artist. Expanded profiles also include new ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Heirs and Graces - Eleanor Doughty

There are fewer than 5000 people who can genuinely claim to be members of the British aristocracy, and yet they loom large in the popular consciousness. We''re fascinated by their houses and estates, their lives and loves, their foibles and eccentricities. And we entertain the strong suspicion that, while they may be fellow citizens, they are very far from being People Like Us.In Heirs and Graces Eleanor Doughty draws on her unparalleled access to a bewildering range of dukes, duchesses, earls and others to create a vivid picture of who they are and how they tick. En route she traces their progress from a post-war era when they and their like were described by one future Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer as ''selfish, depraved, dissolute and decadent'' to their diverse current roles as guardians of vast ancestral mansions, farmers, financiers and much else beside. She looks at key rites of passage, from cradle, via boarding school to grave. And she tells stories of their ups and downs, and of the doings of the heroes and villains who fill their ranks.The result is a wonderfully rich, often amusing, always revealing account of the fortunes of the aristocracy over the past century ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL will soon be a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many more! A beautiful Collector's Edition of the first in the bestselling School for Good and Evil series - perfect for gifting! Best friends Sophie and Agatha have been chosen to be students at the fabled School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to become fairy-tale heroes and villains. One will train for Good, taking classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication. One will become Evil's new hope: learning Uglification and Death Curses.Sophie and Agatha think they know where they belong, but when they are swept into the Endless Woods, they're switched into the opposite schools. Together they'll discover who they really are and what they are capable of. Because the only way out of a fairy tale .. . is to live through it.

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Rebel Moon: Wurm: Ex Materia: Heroes & Monsters - Peter Aperlo

The second of two official companion books for the Zack Snyder-directed Netflix films Rebel Moon taking an exclusive in-depth look at the heroes and villains, monsters and animals.

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The School for Good and Evil - Soman Chainani

Soon to be a major Netflix film starring Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Sofia Wylie, Sophie Anne Caruso, Jamie Flatters, Earl Cave, Kit Young, and many more! The first in the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series. A dark and enchanting fantasy adventure perfect for those who prefer their fairy tales with a twist. Two best friends have been chosen to be students at the fabled School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy-tale heroes and villains.One will train for Good, one will become Evil's new hope. Each thinks they know where they belong, but when they are swept into the Endless Woods, they're switched into the opposite schools. Together they'll discover who they really are and what they are capable of.. . because the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through it.Features cover artwork from Netflix's The School for Good and Evil film and includes Soman Chainani's exclusive on-set movie diary!

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LEGO® Star Wars™: Where’s Yoda? A Search and Find Adventure - Buster Books, LEGO®

The galaxy can be a busy place! So busy, in fact, that sometimes even a powerful Jedi Master like Yoda can be hard to find. Help C-3PO search for Master Yoda and a whole host of other LEGO® Star Wars™ characters in this truly cosmic search-and-find book.Among the packed scenes are podracers on Tatooine, a gripping escape from the Death Star and a snowy battle on the planet of Hoth. Search for Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca, Finn, Rey and loads of other heroes and villains.When you’ve found everyone, there are even spot-the-difference puzzles to get stuck into!LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Minifigure and the Brick and Knob configurations are trademarks of the LEGO Group. ©2023 The LEGO Group.© & TM Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Doctor Who: 1001 Nights in Time and Space - Paul Magrs, Steve Cole

‘Stories are the most important thing of all because they are just about the only living thing that lasts…''At the end of the universe, a mysterious storyteller builds a campfire to draw his audience. He has gathered tales like any minstrel of old – and his specialty is tales of the Doctor. In this book of stories both long and short, you can experience Doctor Who’s adventures through the prism of folk tales and fables. Retold from unusual perspectives, 1001 Nights in Time and Space is a bubbling mix of heroes and villains, soldiers and monsters, princesses, goblins, demons, tricksters, computers, ghosts and gods from all across the universe… taking inspiration from the entire 60-plus years lifespan of Doctor Who.

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Blood And Thunder - Hampton Sides

Hampton Sides''s extraordinary book brings the history of the American conquest of the West to ringing life. It is a tale with many heroes and villains, but at the centre of it all stands the remarkable figure of Kit Carson - the legendary trapper, scout and soldier. Carson was an illiterate mountain man who twice married Indian women and understood the tribes better than any other American alive; yet he was also a cold-blooded killer and an unquestioning patriot who willingly followed orders tantamount to massacre. BLOOD AND THUNDER is a chronicle of one of a pivotal era in American history: grand in scope, immediate in detail, impeccably researched and historically revelatory.''Hampton Sides'' outstanding narrative history has all the virtues: stirring set pieces, deft character studies, colourful descriptions of battles and of nature . . . a riveting tale where, for once, the word "epic" is not hyperbole''Frank McLynn, Independent on Sunday

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The Faerie Isle: Tales and Traditions of Ireland’s Forgotten Folklore - Sine Quinn

A stunningly illustrated collection of magical Irish folklore for readers age 8+, with a foreword by Laureate na nÓg Patricia Forde"Breathes new life into centuries-old folklore, with atmospheric retellings and lush illustrations. I loved it." Ellen Ryan, bestselling author of GIrls Who Slay MonstersThe folklore of Ireland has long been beloved by children across the world, but the lesser-known heroes and villains of Irish legends are the faerie folk. From trickster spirits to slippery shape-shifters, from the tiny leprechaun to the enormous giant, this stunningly illustrated gift book will guide you through sixteen remarkable Irish faeries. With "fact" pages exploring each fae's traits and origins, followed by a beautifully illustrated double page story inspired by true tales found in the Irish Folklore Collection, this will be a special gift for children everywhere. Shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland Awards Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration Shortlisted for the British Book Design and Production Awards

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Football in Sun and Shadow - Eduardo Galeano

''Football is a pleasure that hurts''This unashamedly emotional history of football is a homage to the romance and drama, spectacle and passion of a ''great pagan mass''. Through stories of superstition, heartbreak, tragedy, luck, heroes and villains, those who lived for football and those who died for it, Eduardo Galeano celebrates the glory of a game that - however much the rich and powerful try to control it - still retains its magic.''The Uruguayan whose writing got right to the heart of football ... readers were never in doubt of the warmth of the blood running through his veins'' Guardian''Galeano can run rings round our glamorous football intelligentsia'' When Saturday Comes''Stands out like Pele on a field of second-stringers'' New Yorker

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Marvel Spidey and His Amazing Friends Glow in the Dark Sticker Book - DK

GLOW-WEBS-GLOW! Light up your world with more than 100 glow-in-the-dark stickers of Team Spidey, their best friends, and their fearsome foesCreate glowing action scenes with stickers of all your favourite heroes and villains from Spidey and His Amazing Friends, or even just stick them to your personal items to brighten up the place! Help Spidey catch the Green Goblin across New York City with the help of Black Panther, swing into action with Miles and Ghost-Spider back at WEB-quarters, or maybe even recreate your favourite moments from the show. Where will your imagination take you?Stopping bad guys and crawling walls - Team Spidey does it all in this ultimate sticker book!© 2024 MARVEL

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Avatar Fire and Ash Ultimate Sticker Book - DK

Be the first to get the lowdown on the latest Avatar film, Avatar: Fire and Ash with this exclusive sticker book. Inside, the pages are packed with more than 200 spectacular stickers that will keep fans entertained for hours. Explore new realms of Pandora and the amazing creatures that sail the skies, or swim the ocean depths. Check out the latest RDA hi-tech hardware. Meet exciting new characters, some courageous, some scary, and rediscover familiar heroes and villains, such as the intrepid Sully family, their devious archfoe Colonel Quaritch, and introducing their latest nemesis, Varang. © 2024 20th Century Studios. All rights reserved.

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Glory and Despair - Matthew Bazell

Glory and Despair is a pictorial celebration of the World Cup that takes us on a spellbinding journey, from the inaugural tournament in 1930 to the present day. Using stunning library stock images, the book brings to life the feats of the greatest stars ever to grace the game, including Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Lionel Messi, Michel Platini, Franz Beckenbauer, Bobby Moore and both Ronaldos. This beautiful visual homage covers the great matches, the incredible goals, the controversies, heroes and villains, capturing the most iconic moments in the greatest tournament of any sport. Glory and Despair is an essential piece of World Cup nostalgia that honours the history of the greatest football show on earth.

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carter

Discover Angela Carter’s classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling.From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.‘Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality’ Ian McEwan‘A quirky, original, and baroque stylist’ Margaret AtwoodFeaturing an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson

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Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales - Angela Carter

Once upon a time fairy tales weren''t meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter''s Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.

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The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks - Angela Carter

In The Bloody Chamber, Carter''s famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Riding''s grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; a young music student is swept off her feet in Paris by a middle-aged aristocrat and transported to his ancestral abode to re-enact the story of Bluebeard against a sumptuous fin de siècle background; a British soldier on a cycling holiday in Transylvania in the summer of 1914 finds himself the guest of an alluring female vampire. By contrast, in Wise Children, Carter''s last novel), the comic, the bawdy and the life-enhancing prevail. An irrepressible elderly lady recalls the many colourful decades she and her sister spent as vaudeville performers - a tale as full of twins and mistaken identities as any plot of Shake- speare''s. The early collection, Fireworks, reveals Carter taking her first forays into the fantastic writing that was to become her unforgettable legacy. The Everyman''s Library omnibus gathers the best of Angela Carter in one astonishing volume.

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Several Perceptions - Angela Carter

WINNER OF THE 1968 SOMERSET MAUGHAM PRIZE ''A picture of the Swinging Sixties without the romantic gloss of middle-aged memories'' SUNDAY TIMES ''Angela Carter has language at her fingertips'' NEW STATESMAN '' ... one of its most vivacious and compelling voices'' INDEPENDENT Centre stage in Angela Carter''s unruly tale of the Flower Power Generation is Joseph - a decadent, disorientated rebel without a cause. A self-styled nihilist whose girlfriend has abandoned him, Joseph has decided to give up existing. But his concerned friends and neighbours have other plans.In an effort to join in the spirit of protest which motivates his contemporaries, Joseph frees a badger from the local zoo; sends a turd airmail to the President of the United States; falls in love with the mother of his best friend; and, accompanied by the strains of an old man''s violin, celebrates Christmas Eve in a bewildering state of sexual discovery. But has he found the Meaning of Life?

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The Passion Of New Eve - Angela Carter

''Her Imagination was one of the most dazzling this century'' MARINA WALKER, INDEPENDENT ''The way to Carter''s visionary and lurid world'' THE TIMES''The darting, lyrical pen of Angela Carter, mistress of the erotic picaresque'' KIRKUS REVIEWS''I know nothing. I am a tabula rasa, a blank sheet of paper, an unhatched egg. I have not yet become a woman, although I possess a woman''s shape. Not a woman, no: both more and less than a real woman. Now I am a being as mythic and monstrous as Mother herself . . . ''New York has become the City of Dreadful Night where dissolute Leilah performs a dance of chaos for Evelyn. But this young Englishman''s fate lies in the arid desert, where a many-breasted fertility goddess will wield her scalpel to transform him into the new Eve. The Passion of New Eve is an extraordinary journey into the apocalyptic vision of the author Lorna Sage called ''The boldest of English women writers''.

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Shadow Dance - Angela Carter

''Angela Carter''s writing is pyrothechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language'' OBSERVER''The boldest of English writers'' LORNA SAGE''A great writer . . . A real one-off'' SALMAN RUSHDIE''The scar drew her whole face sideways and even in profile, with the hideous thing turned away, her face was horribly lop-sided, skin, features and all, dragged away from the bone. She was a beautiful girl, a white and golden girl, like moonlight on daisies, a month ago.And yet the men still hover around her, more out of curiosity than lust, and none more so than the wildly seductive, dangerous funny man, Honeybuzzard; lithe as a stick of liquorice, he is the demonic puppet master at the swirling centre of the tale.''Carter''s heady first novel introduces one of her most enigmatic characters. Honeybuzzard spends his nights scavenging the contents of abandoned buildings and his days seducing and tormenting lovers, enemies, and friends. He and his best friend Morris scour the backstreets of London, leaving behind a trail of destruction in the broken hearts and dashed hopes of those they love, manipulate, and ultimately discard.

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The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories: From Hans Christian Andersen to Angela Carter (0241455650)

Kniha - 288 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Truman Capote makes whisky-soaked fruitcake in Alabama, Laurie Lee slides across a frozen pond in Gloucestershire, and Shirley Jackson is outwitted by a wily Santa Claus at the bank. Ghosts haunt the Christmases of Muriel Spark and Elizabeth Bowen, while Dostoyevsky, Daphne du Maurier and Italo Calvino take a cynical view of the season and Selma Lagerlof and Angela Carter celebrate its miracles. Ranging from Cork to Lagos to the Wild West, and from Paris to San Paolo to outer space, this is Christmas as imagined by some of the greatest short-story writers of all time.

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Wise Children - Angela Carter

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHA richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and the Chances, Angela Carter''s witty and bawdy novel is populated with as many sets of twins, and mistaken identities as any Shakespeare comedy, and celebrates the magic of over a century of show business.

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The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter

In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love.

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The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault - Angela Carter

In eighteenth century France, Charles Perrault rescued from the oral tradition fairy tales that are known and loved even today by virtually all children in the West. Angela Carter came across Perrault''s work and set out to adapt the stories for modern readers of English. In breathing new life into these classic fables, she produced versions that live on as classics in their own right, marked as much by her signature wit, irony, and subversiveness as they are by the qualities that have made them universally appealing for centuries.

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Black Venus - Angela Carter

Extraordinary and diverse people inhabit this rich, ripe, occasionally raucous collection of short stories. Some are based on real people - Jeanne Duval, Baudelaire''s handsome and reluctant muse who never asked to be called the Black Venus, trapped in the terminal ennui of the poet''s passion, snatching at a little lifesaving respectability against all odds...Edgar Allen Poe, with his face of a actor, demonstrating in every thought and deed how right his friends were when they said ''No man is safe who drinks before breakfast.''And some of these people are totally imaginary. Such as the seventeenth century whore, transported to Virginia for thieving, who turns into a good woman in spite of herself among the Indians, who have nothing worth stealing. And a girl, suckled by wolves, strange and indifferent as nature, who will not tolerate returning to humanity. Angela Carter wonderfully mingles history, fiction, invention, literary criticism, high drama and low comedy in a glorious collection of stories as full of contradictions and surprises as life itself.

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Mastering the Trade, Third Edition: Proven Techniques for Profiting from Intraday and Swing Trading Setups - John Carter

The go-to guide for launching a lucrative career in trading—fully updated for today’s turbulent marketsOne of today’s most successful traders, John F. Carter has made his popular guide more relevant and effective than ever. This new edition of Mastering the Trade includes the essential content that has made it a bestselling classic, and includes critical new information for making the best trading decisions in every situation. Combining insightful market overview with trading strategies and concepts, Carter provides:•Proven set-ups, with optimal markets and non-negotiable trading rules •Exact entry, exit, and stop loss levels for swing and intraday trading •Seven key internals, from Skew to VIX •Pre-market checklist for analyzing recent market behavior •Scanning techniques for pinpointing high-probability setups•Effective risk control techniques •Methods for ensuring your computer runs at max speed•Techniques for predicting market correctionsFrom valuable hardware and software to market mechanics, pivot points, and position sizing, Carter delivers a suite of tools for beating out the competition on a regular basis.Mastering the Trade, Third Edition builds your expertise in knowing what’s working for you and what’s working against you, so you make a living on the frontlines of professional trading.

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The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors - Ben Carter

Explore the creative possibilities of this incredibly versatile range of glazes with this comprehensive guide for ceramic artists of all levels.Unlock the world of low-fire glazes with The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors. Potter, podcaster, and author of Mastering the Potter’s Wheel, Ben Carter, challenges the belief that serious artists work exclusively with high-temperature materials, sharing years of research on crafting exquisite low-fire pots and glazes. Delve into the benefits of firing at lower temperatures, explore the visual nuances of low-fire glazes, and witness renowned artists thriving in this temperature range.Illustrated with stunning photography of work by Carter and other artists, this visually captivating resource covers:Insights into the benefits and visual attributes of low-fire glazesGuidance on setting up a glaze labAn explanation of how glaze is formulatedTroubleshooting tips for common glaze faultsDesigning and making test tilesTechniques for layering, using glaze as form, integrating decals, atmospheric firing, and moreTried-and-true glaze recipes—from gloss to satin, matte, and tin—for varied finishes and color creationWhether you are new to the world of ceramic glazes or looking to expand your knowledge of low-fire glazes, The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes is your path through a world of artistic possibilities.The Mastering Ceramics ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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At the Corner of Past and Future - Pamela Carter Joern

With keen observation and deep reflection, Pamela Carter Joern probes her life. No topic is too small or too sacred, from gutting chickens to GaudÍ’s cathedral. Through a range of experiences-growing up in rural Nebraska, raising children, surviving cancer, becoming a writer-she explores the tenuous link between memory and truth. Joern displays a gift for mining wisdom through surprising connections, juxtaposing her father’s life to the discoveries of Isaac Newton or the writer’s task to the ancient art of alchemy. She weds philosophical insight and spiritual imagination and laces this amalgam with candor and wit, resulting in a work that is engaging, intimate, and illuminating.

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories - Angela Carterová

A beautiful hardback edition of Angela Carter's feminist retelling of fairy tales - masterful, seductive and luminous. From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. 'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret AtwoodVINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautifulINTRODUCED BY HELEN SIMPSON

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Nights at the Circus - Angela Carter

Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe''s capitals, part swan...or all fake?Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney''s circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.**One of the BBC’s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**

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Nights at the Circus - Angela Carter

Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS: Dive into the depraved, delectable depths of women’s weird fiction.Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe''s capitals, part swan...or all fake?Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney''s circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH WATERS**One of the BBC''s 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**''A spellbinding achievement'' Literary Review''Raunchy, raucous...a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety'' The TimesThe Vintage Classics WEIRD GIRLS series ventures into the dark heart of the uncanny with disturbing, and disturbed, protagonists who dare to defy the norm. Bold, disruptive, chilling and enchanting, these tales of the weird are strange enough to get lost in.

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The Bloody Chamber (York Notes Advanced) - English Literature Study Guide - for 2026, 2027 exams - Angela Carter

Packed full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you’re studying, whether it’s poetry, a play or a novel. You’ll learn all about the historical context of the piece; find detailed discussions of key passages and characters; learn interesting facts about the text; and discover structures, patterns and themes that you may never have known existed. In the Advanced Notes, specific sections on critical thinking, and advice on how to read critically yourself, enable you to engage with the text in new and different ways. Full glossaries, self-test questions and suggested reading lists will help you fully prepare for your exam, while internet links and references to film, TV, theatre and the arts combine to fully immerse you in your chosen text. York Notes offer an exciting and accessible key to your text, enabling you to develop your ideas and transform your studies!

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The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman - Angela Carter

Desiderio, an employee of the city under a bizarre reality attack from Doctor Hoffman''s mysterious machines, has fallen in love with Albertina, the Doctor''s daughter. But Albertina, a beautiful woman made of glass, seems only to appear to him in his dreams. Meeting on his adventures a host of cannibals, centaurs and acrobats, Desiderio must battle against unreality and the warping of time and space to be with her, as the Doctor reduces Desiderio''s city to a chaotic state of emergency - one ridden with madness, crime and sexual excess.A satirical tale of magic and sex, The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman is a dazzling quest for truth, love and identity.

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The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter

''The boldest of English women writers'' LORNA SAGE ''Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language'' OBSERVER ''She can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales'' THE TIMES ''This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked . . . She was in the night once again, and the doll was herself.'' One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother''s wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave her rural home, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: gentle Aunt Margaret, mute since her wedding day; and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip, who loves only the puppets he creates in his workshop, which are life-sized - and uncannily lifelike.

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The Magic Toyshop - Angela Carter

''The boldest of English women writers'' LORNA SAGE ''Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language'' OBSERVER ''She can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales'' THE TIMES ''This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked . . . She was in the night once again, and the doll was herself.'' One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother''s wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave her rural home, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: gentle Aunt Margaret, mute since her wedding day; and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip, who loves only the puppets he creates in his workshop, which are life-sized - and uncannily lifelike.

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Rabalux 6410 stolní svítidlo Carter

Stolní svítidlo Carter v béžovo-hnědém kovovém provedení je vhodné pro pracovnu, dětský pokoj nebo studium. Nabízí nastavitelný stonek a hlavu pro regulaci výšky a úhlu světla. Je kompatibilní s úspornými žárovkami E14 a dodává se bez žárovky.

  • Nastavitelný ohebný stonek a pohyblivá hlava pro přesné nasměrování světla.
  • Elegantní béžovo-hnědý kovový design s hnědým kabelem.
  • Kompatibilita s úspornými žárovkami E14 až do 11 W.
  • Páčkový spínač pro snadné ovládání.

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Little Country Cottage: A Summer Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom - Angela Ferraro-Fanning

Families looking for nature-based fun away from phones and screens will adore this wholesome children’s collection of cooking, crafting and gardening projects, locally printed on 100% recycled paper. In the Little Country Cottage: A Summer Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom, young readers can try their hand at various summer-themed projects as well as learn interesting seasonal wisdom and nature-related facts along the way. Packed with fun ideas to keep kids occupied during holidays or at weekends, readers can discover the joys of making natural shampoo, learn about honey harvesting, handprint a picnic blanket, craft a sun catcher and follow tasty recipes for summertime treats such as homemade watermelon popsicles. The activities from author and homesteading teacher Angela Fanning include eco-friendly practices, such as recycling or reusing materials, and encourage readers to respect nature. All the activities are broken down into steps, clearly explained and accompanied by AnneliesDraws’ adorably wholesome illustrations. The planting and gardening activities will suit any space, as they will work equally well on windowsills as in gardens. The latest from the Little Country Cottage series, with these books readers can get creative, practice handy self-sufficiency skills, handcraft items for themselves or as gifts for loved ones, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Little Country Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom - Angela Ferraro-Fanning

This charmingly illustrated seasonal treasury of nature-based crafts, bakes and gardening projects for autumn celebrates the country cottage lifestyle with self-sufficient and eco-friendly fun. Locally printed on 100% recycled paper, Little Country Cottage: An Autumn Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers: Easy yet delicious autumn recipes and treats that introduce young readers to local and seasonal eating. From pumpkin muffins to home-made apple chips, the easy-to-make recipes will inspire kids to get into the kitchen. Suggestions for using up unloved parts of produce, such as ways to make use of apple cores and peel, demonstrate a naturally zero-waste way of living. Accessible and fun crafts, such as making a gratitude tree and a woven basket, have instructions broken down into clear steps illustrated in AnneliesDraws’ cute and wholesome style. The seasonal gardening and growing projects, such as planting herbs, can be done in a big back yard or on a windowsill, making this eco-friendly activity book a fun resource, whether readers are based in towns or the country. Woven alongside the cooking, crafting and planting projects are little snippets of seasonal information and self-sufficient wisdom from homesteading teacher Angela Fanning of Axe and Root Homestead, with a focus on ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Balanced and Barefoot - Angela J. Hanscom

Today''s kids have adopted sedentary lifestyles filled with television, video games, and computer screens. But more and more, studies show that children need "rough and tumble" outdoor play in order to develop their sensory, motor, and executive functions. Disturbingly, a lack of movement has been shown to lead to a number of health and cognitive difficulties, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), emotion regulation and sensory processing issues, and aggressiveness at school recess break. So, how can you ensure that your child is fully engaging their body, mind, and all of their senses?Using the same philosophy that lies at the heart of her popular TimberNook program-that nature is the ultimate sensory experience, and that psychological and physical health improves for children when they spend time outside on a regular basis-author Angela Hanscom offers several activities to help your child thrive, even if you live in an urban environment.Today it is rare to find children rolling down hills, climbing trees, or spinning in circles just for fun. We''ve taken away merry-go-rounds, shortened the length of swings, and done away with teeter-totters to keep children safe. Children have fewer opportunities for unstructured outdoor play than ever before, and recess times at school ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Christmas Treasury of Recipes, Crafts, and Wisdom - Angela Ferraro-Fanning

Make the most of the festive season with this charmingly illustrated book packed full of crafting ideas, baking recipes and gardening projects, all perfect for enjoying during Christmas!Get ready for fun, wholesome crafting activities, such as how to make a decorative garland from beads and string. Discover the creativity of using recycled materials and learn about how you can reuse old holiday cards to create bookmarks, gift tags and even your own bunting.Then roll up your sleeves and get your apron ready for the simple, tasty and festive recipes that each make a delicious treat to give away as Christmas gifts. From maple syrup caramels, which need only two ingredients, to deliciously warming cinnamon rolls to share around on Christmas morning, you will be delighted by how easy it is to get involved with the cosy fun.Woven throughout the book are nuggets of nature-themed festive wisdom that encourage you to think about self-sufficiency, written by series author and homesteading teacher Angela Ferraro-Fanning. You will discover how to attract a‘Santa crow’, which can leave gifts in exchange for food, you''ll learn about how to grow elderberry plants from cuttings, and you’ll enjoy some mystical lore about the pattern of the moon ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Gallery of the Dead - Chris Carter

The 9th chilling and adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller! 'This is a chilling, compulsive portrait of a psychopath, and proves that Carter is now in the Jeffrey Deaver class' Daily Mail 'Punchy and fast paced' Sunday Mirror 'There's a touch of the Patricia Cornwell about Chris Carter's plotting' Mail on Sunday________________‘Thirty-seven years in the force, and if I was allowed to choose just one thing to erase from my mind, what’s inside that room would be it.’ That’s what a LAPD Lieutenant tells Detectives Hunter and Garcia of the Ultra Violent Crimes Unit as they arrive at one of the most shocking crime scenes they have ever attended. In a completely unexpected turn of events, the detectives find themselves joining forces with the FBI to track down a serial killer whose hunting ground sees no borders; a psychopath who loves what he does because to him murder is much more than just killing – it’s an art form. Welcome to The Gallery of the Dead.​________________Readers can't get enough of The Gallery of the Dead . . .***** 'Carter has perfected quick, funny, disturbing, and educating writing to perfection, it´s his first book I am reading and I am blown away.'***** 'Perhaps ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom - Angela Ferraro-Fanning

This charmingly illustrated seasonal treasury of nature-based crafts, baking recipes and gardening projects for the winter celebrates the country cottage lifestyle with self-sufficient and eco-friendly fun. Locally printed on 100% recycled paper, Little Country Cottage: A Winter Treasury of Recipes, Crafts and Wisdom offers: Easy yet delicious winter recipes and treats that introduce young readers to local and seasonal eating. From berry cookies, to hot cocoa recipes to warm up after a winter walk, the easy-to-make recipes will inspire kids to get into the kitchen. Suggestions for using up unloved parts of produce, such as carrot tops to make a kitchen windowsill garden, demonstrate a naturally zero-waste way of living. Accessible and fun crafts, such as making salt-dough ornaments and foraged foliage wreaths, have instructions broken down into clear steps illustrated in AnneliesDraws’ cute and wholesome style. The seasonal gardening and growing projects, such as planting bare root berry bushes in the ground or in containers, can be done in a big back yard or on a balcony, making this eco-friendly activity book a fun resource, whether readers are based in town or country. Woven alongside the cooking, crafting and planting projects are little snippets of seasonal information and self-sufficient ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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