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A beautiful and moving testament to the enduring life of Kobe Bryant and the Mamba Mentality.When Kobe and Gianna Bryant died, tragically and unexpectedly, in 2020, the world mourned with a wholehearted ferocity. In perhaps the largest and most intense outpouring of public art the world has ever seen, murals went up on seemingly every available wall in Los Angeles and around the globe. The paintings were both professional and amateur, some public and some private, many of them colossal. All of them expressed love and respect for Kobe and Gianna Bryant as athletes, as a father and daughter, as heroes who will not be forgotten.In Mamba & Mambacita Forever, Vanessa Bryant brings together the images and stories of more than a hundred murals honoring her husband and daughter. Taken together, what emerges is the story of a man who became even more than he himself could have imagined, an avatar of determination, discipline, and competitiveness. He was also a worldwide icon, one of the greatest athletes of our time, a man committed to his family and to fatherhood. Kobe was a figure of transformation and hope.Mamba & Mambacita Forever ensures that the legacy of Kobe and Gianna Bryant will live on even after the most monumental murals themselves have all crumbled.

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The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.” Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it “the right way,” The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of one of the most intelligent, analytical, and creative basketball players ever.In his own words, Bryant reveals his famously detailed approach and the steps he took to prepare mentally and physically to not just succeed at the game, but to excel. Readers will learn how Bryant studied an opponent, how he channeled his passion for the game, how he played through injuries. They’ll also get fascinating granular detail as he breaks down specific plays and match-ups from throughout his career.Bryant’s detailed accounts are paired with stunning photographs by the Hall of Fame photographer Andrew D. Bernstein. Bernstein, long the Lakers and NBA official photographer, captured Bryant’s very first NBA photo in 1996 and his last in 2016—and hundreds of thousands in between, the record of a unique, twenty-year relationship between one athlete and one photographer.The combination of Bryant’s narrative and Bernstein’s photos make The Mamba Mentality an unprecedented look behind the curtain at the career of one of the world’s most celebrated and fascinating athletes.

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''This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.'' -- Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC''s Today programme and Americast''Unflinching and insightful.'' -- Lyse Doucet, the BBC''s Chief International CorrespondentFrom the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent reassessment of America''s past, present and future – as a country which is forever at war with itself.The Forever War tells the story of how America''s extreme polarization is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled and unresolved past.As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country''s defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the prosecution of Donald Trump and battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence.Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America''s story. Combining brilliant storytelling, historical research and first-hand reportage, Bryant argues that insurrections, massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as abnormalities; they are a part of the fabric of the history of America.

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‘This is a must read book for all those who love America and want it to be healed.’ -- Justin Webb, presenter of the BBC’s Today programme and Americast‘Unflinching and insightful.’ -- Lyse Doucet, the BBC''s Chief International CorrespondentFrom the author of When America Stopped Being Great, an insightful and urgent reassessment of America’s past, present and future. With an updated new section covering the ever-changing political landscape.The Forever War tells the story of how America’s extreme polarization is 250 years in the making, and argues that the roots of its modern-day malaise are to be found in its troubled and unresolved past.As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American experiment is failing. Division, mistrust and misinformation are now the country’s defining characteristics. The storming of the Capitol, the prosecution of Donald Trump and battles over gun rights and abortion raise the spectre of further political violence.Nick Bryant explains how the hate, divisiveness and paranoia we see today are in fact a core part of America’s story. Combining brilliant storytelling, historical research and first-hand reportage, Bryant argues that insurrections, massacres and civil disturbances should sadly not be seen as abnormalities; they are a part of the fabric of the history of America.

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''Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what you’ve been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling stupid.'' – Emily Maitlis''Bryant is a genuine rarity, a Brit who understands America'' – Washington PostIn When America Stopped Being Great, veteran reporter and BBC New York correspondent Nick Bryant reveals how America’s decline paved the way for Donald Trump’s rise, sowing division and leaving the country vulnerable to its greatest challenge of the modern era.Deftly sifting through almost four decades of American history, from post-Cold War optimism, through the scandal-wracked nineties and into the new millennium, Bryant unpacks the mistakes of past administrations, from Ronald Reagan’s ‘celebrity presidency’ to Barack Obama’s failure to adequately address income and racial inequality. He explains how the historical clues, unseen by many (including the media) paved the way for an outsider to take power and a country to slide towards disaster. As Bryant writes, ''rather than being an aberration, Trump’s presidency marked the culmination of so much of what had been going wrong in the United States for decades – economically, racially, politically, culturally, technologically and constitutionally.’A personal elegy for an America lost, unafraid to criticise actors on both sides of the political divide, When America Stopped Being Great takes the long view, combining engaging storytelling with recent history to show how the country moved from the optimism of Reagan’s ‘Morning in America’ to the darkness of Trump’s ‘American Carnage’.It concludes with some of the most dramatic events in recent memory, in an America torn apart by a bitterly polarised election, racial division, the national catastrophe of the coronavirus and the threat to US democracy evidenced by the storming of Capitol Hill.

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It’s a fresh start for the Met''s oddest investigation team, the Peculiar Crimes Unit. Their first case involves two teenagers who see a dead man rising from his grave in a London park. And if that''s not alarming enough, one of them is killed in a hit and run accident. Stranger still, in the moments between when he was last seen alive and found dead on the pavement, someone has changed his shirt...Much to his frustration, Arthur Bryant is not allowed to investigate. Instead, he has been tasked with finding out how someone could have stolen the ravens from the Tower of London. All seven birds have vanished from one of the most secure fortresses in the city. And, as the legend has it, when the ravens leave, the nation falls…Soon it seems death is all around and Bryant and May must confront a group of latter-day bodysnatchers, explore an eerie funeral parlour and unearth the gruesome legend of Bleeding Heart Yard. More graves are desecrated, further deaths occur, and the symbol of the Bleeding Heart seems to turn up everywhere - it’s even discovered hidden in the PCU’s offices. And when Bryant is blindfolded and taken to the headquarters of a secret society, he realises that this case is more complex than even he had imagined, and that everyone is hiding something. The Grim Reaper walks abroad and seems to be stalking him, playing on his fears of premature burial.Rich in strange characters and steeped in London’s true history, this is Bryant & May’s most peculiar and disturbing case of all.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[An] exceedingly complex, inventive, resourceful examination of harm and power.” —The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice“A lightning rod . . . brilliantly crafted.”—The Washington PostRecommended by The New York Times • USA Today • Entertainment Weekly • Marie Claire • Elle • Harper''s Bazaar • Newsweek • New York Post • Esquire • Real Simple • The Sunday Times • The Guardian • and more!Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher.2017. Amid the rising wave of allegations against powerful men, a reckoning is coming due. Strane has been accused of sexual abuse by a former student, who reaches out to Vanessa, and now Vanessa suddenly finds herself facing an impossible choice: remain silent, firm in the belief that her teenage self willingly engaged in this relationship, or redefine herself and the events of her past. But how can Vanessa reject her first love, the man who fundamentally transformed her and has been a persistent presence in her life? Is it possible that the man she loved as a teenager—and who professed to worship only her—may be far different from what she has always believed?Alternating between Vanessa’s present and her past, My Dark Vanessa juxtaposes memory and trauma with the breathless excitement of a teenage girl discovering the power her own body can wield. Thought-provoking and impossible to put down, this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency, consent, complicity, and victimhood. Written with the haunting intimacy of The Girls and the creeping intensity of Room, My Dark Vanessa is an era-defining novel that brilliantly captures and reflects the shifting cultural mores transforming our relationships and society itself.

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‘Charming, unexpected, honest’ RORY STEWARTThe gripping, remarkably candid story of one man’s unorthodox life before politics, from Labour minister and Sunday Times-bestselling author Chris Bryant‘It is often said that the politicians of today have no hinterland, but then along comes Chris Bryant with a fascinating, frank, funny and moving account of how he became one’ REVEREND RICHARD COLESBefore he was a politician, Chris Bryant was an Anglican priest, baptising babies and holding the hands of the dying. Before that, he manned the barricades in Latin America, and before that, he was the scared son of an alcoholic mother and an estranged father. This is a no-holds-barred account of a minister’s truly unconventional life before politics – one that has left Bryant equally at home behind the altar, in sweaty gay clubs, on the hustings or the stage. With characteristic frankness, he recounts growing up in General Franco’s Spain, acting alongside some of the most talented names of the day as a teenager, and caring for his brother and mother as she descended into addiction. He ran the family home from sixteen, became ordained at twenty-four and came out as gay shortly after. And that’s just the early years.A Life and a Half tells a gripping story of bishops and actors, drag queens and pushy candidates, stuffed with moments of joy and hilarity and sorrow and abuse. All while tracking the landscape of late-twentieth-century British politics, from Thatcher to the birth of New Labour. It is a memoir like no other.

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In every detective’s life there are cases that can’t be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal.Now Arthur Bryant has decided to open the files on eleven of these previously unseen investigations that required the collective genius and unique modus operandi of Arthur Bryant and John May and the Peculiar Crimes Unit - investigations that range from different times (London during the Great Smog) and a variety of places: a circus freak show, on board a London Tour Bus and even a yacht off the coast of Turkey. And in addition to these eleven classic cases, readers are also given a privileged look inside the Peculiar Crimes Unit (literally, with a cut away drawing of their offices), a guide to the characters of the Peculiar Crimes Unit, and access to the contents of Arthur Bryant’s highly individual library.

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It was the kind of story that barely made the news. When 91-year-old Amelia Hoffman died in her top-floor flat on a busy London road, it's considered an example of what has gone wrong with modern society: she slipped through the cracks in a failing system. But detectives Arthur Bryant and John May of the Peculiar Crimes Unit have their doubts. Mrs Hoffman was once a government security expert, even though no one can quite remember her. When a link emerges between the old lady and a diplomat trying to flee the country, it seems that an impossible murder has been committed. Mrs Hoffman wasn't the only one at risk. Bryant is convinced that other forgotten women with hidden talents are also in danger. And, curiously, they all own models of London Bridge. With the help of some of their more certifiable informants, the detectives follow the strangest of clues in an investigation that will lead them through forgotten alleyways to the city's oldest bridge in search of a desperate killer. But just when the case appears to be solved, they discover that Mrs Hoffman was smarter than anyone imagined. There's a bigger game afoot that could have terrible consequences. It's time to celebrate Bryant and May's twentieth anniversary as their most lunatic case yet brings death and rebirth to London's most peculiar crimes unit.

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Hudební CD - Metamorphose je album německé zpěvačky Vanessy Mai z roku 2022. Metamorphose je album německé zpěvačky Vanessy Mai z roku 2022. Vanessa Marija Else Ferber profesionálně známá jako Vanessa Mai, je německá zpěvačka. Nejprve byla známá jako členka Schlager band Wolkenfrei a později začala pracovat jako sólová umělkyně po rozdělení kapely. Seznam stop CD 747 / Süchtig / Happy end feat. Sido / Vibe / Melatonin (feat. Art) / Zehenspitzen / Summer nights / Schwarze Herzen feat. Civo / Stadtbezirk / No hard feelings / Bitte geh nicht / Als ob du mich liebst feat. Mike Singer / Aus amp; vorbei / Unendlich feat. Andrea Berg

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Basketbalový míč Nike PLAYGROUND 8P K BRYANT DEFLATED je navržen pro venkovní hru a splní očekávání i náročných hráčů. Povrch z odolné syntetické gumy poskytuje spolehlivou kontrolu a dlouhou životnost i při častém používání na playgroundech. Oficiální velikost 8P je vhodná pro trénink i rekreační zápasy. Míč je dodáván nenafouknutý, což umožňuje snadné nastavení tlaku podle vašich potřeb. Tento model je inspirován legendárním hráčem Kobe Bryantem a je určen pro všechny, kdo chtějí posunout svou hru na vyšší úroveň na venkovních hřištích.

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Basketbalový míč Nike ALL COURT 8P K BRYANT DEFLATED je navržen pro všestranné využití na vnitřních i venkovních hřištích. Oficiální velikost 8P a inspirace legendárním hráčem Kobem Bryantem podtrhují jeho zaměření na výkon a precizní ovládání. Povrch z odolného materiálu poskytuje dlouhou životnost a výbornou kontrolu míče při každém driblinku či střelbě. Tento basketbalový míč je vhodný pro hráče, kteří hledají univerzální řešení pro různé typy povrchů a chtějí si užít hru bez kompromisů. Dodává se ve vyfouknutém stavu, což usnadňuje transport i skladování. Po nafouknutí je připraven splnit nároky intenzivního tréninku i zápasu.

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*THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER AT PAPERBACK*Longstanding Labour MP Chris Bryant tells the inside story of what went so wrong with Westminster – and how we might solve it.The extraordinary turmoil we have seen in British politics in the last few years has set records. With the last government, we had the fastest turnover of ministers in our history and more MPs suspended from the House than ever. Rules were flouted repeatedly, sometimes in plain sight. The government seemed unable to escape the brush of sleaze. And just when we thought it was all going to calm down a bit, another scandal would break. Having spent years as Chair of the Committees on Standards and Privileges, Chris Bryant had a front-row seat for the battle over standards in our politics. Taking us inside the Pugin-carpeted corridors of Westminster, from the prime minister''s office to the Strangers'' Bar, he examines how parliament got into this mess and suggests how it might – at last – get its house in order.''Takes a bulldozer to the crumbling edifice of parliamentary standards'' JAMES O''BRIEN * ''Absolutely riveting'' REVEREND RICHARD COLES * ''Lively, forensic, engrossing'' OBSERVER * ''Vital'' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL * ''Blisteringly topical'' TELEGRAPH * ''Rollicking'' i-PAPER * ''Unputdownable'' CAROL VORDERMAN

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*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*‘Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain’s grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism’ RORY STEWART''A shocking story of prejudice and injustice, told in meticulous detail'' KEIR STARMERFrom award-winning historian and Sunday Times bestselling author Chris Bryant MP, James and John tells the story of what it meant to be gay in early 19th-century Britain through the lens of a landmark trial.They had nothing to expect from the mercy of the crown; their doom was sealed; no plea could be urged in extenuation of their crime, and they well knew that for them there was no hope in this world.When Charles Dickens wrote these tragic lines he was penning fact, not fiction. He had visited the condemned cells at the infamous prison at Newgate, where seventeen men who had been sentenced to death were awaiting news of their pleas for mercy. Two men stood out: James Pratt and John Smith, who had been convicted of homosexuality. Theirs was ‘an unnatural offence’, a crime so unmentionable it was never named. That was why they alone despaired and, as the turnkey told Dickens, why they alone were ‘dead men’. The 1830s ushered in great change in Britain. In a few short years the government swept away slavery, rotten boroughs, child labour, bribery and corruption in elections, the ban on trades unions and civil marriage. They also curtailed the ‘bloody code’ that treated 200 petty crimes as capital offences. Some thought the death penalty itself was wrong. There had not been a hanging at Newgate for two years; hundreds were reprieved. Yet when the King met with his ‘hanging’ Cabinet, they decided to reprieve all bar James and John. When the two men were led to the gallows, the crowd hissed and shouted. In this masterful work of history, Chris Bryant delves deep into the public archives, scouring poor law records, workhouse registers, prisoner calendars and private correspondence to recreate the lives of two men whose names are known to history – but whose story has been lost, until now.

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Discover the heartfelt, witty and inspiring first official autobiography from one of Britain's most beloved celebrities. 'Raw and revelatory' Sunday Times'Showbiz memoir of the year' Daily Express'A rip roaring and honest story that pulls absolutely no punches' Best'A treasure trove of gems which even Elton John would be jealous of.' Daily MirrorYou think you already know all there is to know about Vanessa? You don't know the half of it. Brace yourself for the achingly funny, deeply moving untold story: the behind-the-scenes lowdown on the parents who planned her wedding before she could walk, how she became the nation's second-most-famous fat person, life as the British Oprah, feuding with Madonna and Miss Piggy aboard the Big Breakfast bed, an excruciatingly public divorce, gruesome gastric band surgery, a sixteen-year skirmish with an ageing boybander and finding herself shockingly single at sixty-one. She's spent thirty-five years in the public eye and now, for the first time, Vanessa seizes her chance to set the record straight in this warm, witty, intensely human story. She spares no one's blushes, including her own. How could someone so clever make such cataclysmic mistakes?Vanessa's often wrong, but always relatable. She puts the 'Oh my goodness, I can never unread that paragraph!' into celebrity autobiography.

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The West fears desire. It fears ecstasy. It fears flesh. It copes with its fears by deploying its intellectual, political, and religious instruments to regulate, discipline, and punish. Western fear of the erotic has led to its regimes of racial and gender hierarchies, institutions of repression, and dehumanization of large portions of the human family. In the face of anti-erotic hegemony, Black women have too often yielded to Western Christianity''s anti-erotic culture, its misnaming of the erotic as evil, and its denial of the erotic''s relationship to the divine. But they have also resisted. They have also defied. This book is rooted in that tradition of defiance.Erotic Defiance considers the sacred and transformative power of the flesh through investigating the ethical and theological dimensions of the erotic experiences of Black women and performances of Black womanhood. Drawing on womanist and feminist analyses, Courtney Bryant approaches the erotic as a divine energy that manifests love in and through the flesh.Such love takes many forms. It extends beyond the sexual to include passion, spirituality, community, and self-love. By positing love''s manifestations as sacred work that cannot be accomplished without the divine, Bryant presents the erotic as a collaboration between Spirit and flesh. This collaboration results in unique, liberating properties that make possible the kind of healing, resistance, and self-making necessary for Black women''s self-actualization in a world hell-bent on their erasure and demonization.

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The heartfelt, witty and inspiring first and only autobiography from one of Britain''s most beloved celebrities. ''Raw and revelatory'' Sunday Times''Showbiz memoir of the year'' Daily Express''A rip roaring and honest story that pulls absolutely no punches'' Best''A treasure trove of gems which even Elton John would be jealous of.'' Daily MirrorYou think you already know all there is to know about Vanessa? You don''t know the half of it.Brace yourself for the achingly funny, deeply moving untold story: the behind-the-scenes lowdown on the parents who planned her wedding before she could walk, how she became the nation''s second-most-famous fat person, life as the British Oprah, feuding with Madonna and Miss Piggy aboard the Big Breakfast bed, an excruciatingly public divorce, gruesome gastric band surgery, a sixteen-year skirmish with an ageing boybander and finding herself shockingly single at sixty-one.She''s spent thirty-five years in the public eye and now, for the first time, Vanessa seizes her chance to set the record straight in this warm, witty, intensely human story. She spares no one''s blushes, including her own. How could someone so clever make such cataclysmic mistakes?Vanessa''s often wrong, but always relatable. She puts the ''Oh my goodness, I can never unread that paragraph!'' into celebrity autobiography.

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The river Thames is London’s most important yet neglected artery. When a young woman is found chained to a post in the tide, no-one can understand how she came to be drowned there. At the Peculiar Crimes Unit, Arthur Bryant and John May find themselves dealing with an impossible crime committed in a very public place. Soon they discover that the river is giving up other victims, but as the investigation extends from the coast of Libya to the nightclubs of North London, it proves as murkily sinister as the Thames itself. That’s only part of the problem; Bryant’s rapidly deteriorating condition prevents him from handling the case, and he is confined to home. To make matters worse, May makes a fatal error of judgement that knocks him out of action and places everyone at risk.With the PCU staff baffled as much by their own detectives as the case, the only people who can help now are the battery of eccentrics Bryant keeps listed in his diary, but will their arcane knowledge save the day or make matters even worse? Soon there’s a clear suspect in everyone’s sights – the only thing that’s missing is any scrap of evidence.As the detectives’ disastrous investigation comes unstuck, the whole team gets involved in some serious messing about on the river. In an adventure that’s as twisting as the river upon which it’s set, will there be anything left of the Peculiar Crimes Unit when it’s over?

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Winner of CrimeFest 2013''s ''eDunnit Award'' for ''the best crime fiction ebook published in 2012 in both hardcopy and in electronic format''.Two small children are playing a game called ''Witch-Hunter''. They place a curse on a young woman taking lunch in a church courtyard and wait for her to die. An hour later the woman is indeed found dead inside St Bride''s Church - a building that no-one else has entered.Unfortunately Bryant & May are refused the case. Instead, there are hired by their greatest enemy to find out why his wife has suddenly started behaving strangely. She''s become an embarrassment to him at government dinners, and he is convinced that someone is trying to drive her insane. She has even taken to covering the mirrors in her apartment, and believes herself to be the victim of witchcraft.Then a society photographer is stabbed to death in a nearby park and suddenly a link emerges between the two cases. And so begins an investigation that will test the members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit to their limits, setting Arthur Bryant off on a trail that leads to Bedlam and Bletchley Park, and into the world of madness, codes and the secret of London''s strangest relic.As the members of the Peculiar Crimes Unit dig behind the city''s facades to expose a world of private clubs, hidden passages and covert loyalties, they realise that the case might not just end in disaster - it might also get everyone killed.

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Kniha - autor Kate Elizabeth Russell, 378 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher. ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTER Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that. Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life – her great sexual awakening – as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark...

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Elektronická kniha - Láska, nebo manipulace? Kniha, která otřese (nejen) rokem 2020. - autor Kate Elizabeth Russell, 408 stran, česky Láska, nebo manipulace? Kniha, která otřese (nejen) rokem 2020.2000. Patnáctiletá Vanessa studuje elitní střední školu, ale svět jejích vrstevníků jí připadá cizí. Někdo však rozumí tomu, jak je výjimečná: profesor angličtiny Jacob Strane. Jejich románek brzy přeroste v něco, co Vanessu změní na celý život.2017. Bývalá studentka obviní Stranea z obtěžování a podporu hledá i u Vanessy. Ta však znejistí: Je možné, že muž, který jí kdysi vyznával lásku, ve skutečnosti zneužil své převahy nad ní?

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2000. Patnáctiletá Vanessa studuje elitní střední školu, ale svět jejích vrstevníků jí připadá cizí. Někdo však rozumí tomu, jak je výjimečná: profesor angličtiny Jacob Strane. Jejich románek brzy přeroste v něco, co Vanessu změní na celý život. 2017. Bývalá studentka obviní Stranea z obtěžování a podporu hledá i u Vanessy. Ta však znejistí: Je možné, že muž, který jí kdysi vyznával lásku, ve skutečnosti zneužil své převahy nad ní?

Objev podobné jako Má temná Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell

Kvalitný partnerský sex sa začína rozhovorom. Prečo je však také náročné hovoriť o ňom s niekým, kto vás pravidelne vidí nahých?Sexperti Vanessa a Xander Marinovci vám vysvetlia, ako sa o intímnostiach rozprávať otvorene, bez hanby, a najmä tak, aby vás druhá strana pochopila.Všetci si uvedomujeme, že komunikácia je vo vzťahu kľúčová. Ako však môžeme viesť rozhovor o témach, ktoré sú pre nás veľmi intímne, bez toho, aby sa nám pri tom potili dlane a srdce nám bilo ako o život?Skúsená psychologička a dlhoročná sexuálna terapeutka Vanessa Marin vám spoločne so svojím manželom Xanderom ukáže, že to najlepšie, čo môžete urobiť pre svoj sexuálny život, nie je vyzliecť sa. Prostredníctvom pútavého rozprávania a intímneho nahliadnutia do toho, čo sa skutočne deje za zatvorenými dverami nielen ich spálne, ale aj spální iných párov, sa manželia Marinovci delia o rady, ktoré pomohli už státisíce ľuďom.Sex Talks prináša sexuálne povedomie, ktoré ste si vždy želali mať, a k nemu osvedčené nástroje na vytvorenie milostného života podľa vašich najdivokejších predstáv, a to všetko prostredníctvom intímnych rozhovorov, ktoré skvalitnia váš partnerský život. „Táto kniha prináša nový význam toho, čo znamená mať kva ¬ litný sex. Vanessa Marin, známa svojím nenúteným a otvoreným štýlom, vám odhalí tajomstvá plnohodnotného milostného živo ¬ ta. O intimite a túžbe už nikdy nebudete uvažovať ako predtým.“ – Logan Ury, autorka titulu Ako neumrieť single

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An instant New York Times and Sunday Times bestsellerSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 DYLAN THOMAS AWARD'A package of dynamite' Stephen King'Powerful, compulsive, brilliant' Marian KeyesAn era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacherALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTERVanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher.She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student.Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that.Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many.Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues of our age.

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A stunning display of the vibrant and wide-ranging talent of Vanessa Bell in the first catalogue devoted to the artist.Vanessa Bell (1879–1961) has been known as the still, quiet centre around which the Bloomsbury Group revolved,. She was renowned for her beauty, her complex romantic entanglements and, later, her domestic gravitas – and as the sister of Virginia Woolf. But Bell was also one of the most advanced British artists of her time, with her own distinctive vision, boldly interpreting new ideas about art which were brewing in France and beyond.This publication beautifully showcases Bell’s pioneering oil paintings, photographs, ceramics, fabrics, decorative screens and works on paper in a revelatory affirmation of her vibrant and wide-ranging talent. Including more than 180 colour plates, Vanessa Bell is a definitive record of Bell’s accomplishments. The book is enhanced with photography of Charleston, the Sussex farmhouse that she occupied with creative flair alongside Duncan Grant and the rest of her unconventional family.With sections devoted to portraiture, landscape, still life, design, domestic scenes and female subjects, the book gathers together a rich chorus of voices – from renowned Bloomsbury scholars to emerging experts – delivering a fresh view of an intrepid modern artist seen clearly on her own terms at last.

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Want to spin your own beautiful yarn? Expert spinner Vanessa Kroening shows you how in this easy introduction to spinning with a drop spindle. No need to invest in an expensive spinning wheel!"The bounty of photos ensure readers will know how every step should look, and Kroening’s knowledge of the craft impresses. This makes yarn spinning easy." - Publishers WeeklyExpert spinner Vanessa Kroening shows you how to spin in this wonderfully accessible introduction to spinning with a drop spindle. Vanessa explains how to:clean and prepare fleece for spinningwhat to look out for when choosing a fleecehow to card, blend colors, and make rolags and batts.use a drop spindleply your yarn and how to add beads, sequins and other elements, as well as how to dye your yarnSpinning with a drop spindle isn’t just fun – it''s amazingly relaxing and highly creative too. You get to choose the type of fiber, and the colors and thickness of the yarn you make - you can even dye the yarn, and add beads, sequins and other embellishments to create your own unique yarns. A spindle is so compact, you can carry it around town with you and is not even necessary to have to spin. Be inspired and take your knitting, crochet, felting and weaving to a whole new level!

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"Lovingly written" Deborah Harry"An exquisite portrait of a tragic heroine" Violaine HuismanA spare, heartbreaking memoir and tribute to Maria Schneider, the 1970s movie starlet who catapulted to fame in the controversial film Last Tango in Paris-only to live the rest of her life plagued by scandal-as told from the perspective of her adoring younger cousin.The late French actress Maria Schneider is perhaps best known for playing Jeanne in the provocative film Last Tango in Paris, directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and released to international shock and acclaim in 1972. It was Maria''s first major role, alongside film legend Marlon Brando, when she was barely eighteen years old. The experience would haunt her for the rest of her life, traumatizing her and sparking a tabloid firestorm that only ceased when she began to retreat from the public eye nearly two decades later.To Maria''s much younger cousin, Vanessa Schneider, Maria was a towering figure of another kind-a beautiful and fearsome fixture in Vanessa''s childhood, a rising star turned pariah whose career and struggles with addiction won the family shame and pride in equal measure. Here, Vanessa recounts the challenges of their overlapping youths and fraught adulthood and reveals both the tragedy and inevitability of Maria''s path in a family plagued by mental illness and in a society rife with misogyny.Unsentimental and suffused with deep love, My Cousin Maria Schneider is the story of a talented artist and the cousin who admired her, and of exploitation and how its lingering effects can reverberate through a lifetime.

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One of Britain’s most radical and influential artists working in the first decades of the twentieth century, Vanessa Bell was a pioneer for professional women  Vanessa Bell was a leading figure within the Bloomsbury Group and known for her unconventional lifestyle, but her work as a painter, designer, and decorator has often been overlooked and relegated within the bombastic, male-dominated field of British modernism.  With new research, including previously unpublished letters, Wendy Hitchmough explores the ways in which Bell (1879–1961) forged new pathways as a modernist woman. Writing openly about depression and mental health at a time when the subject was stigmatised, as well as challenging taboos surrounding women’s bodies, Bell exploited the patriarchal society that oppressed her. She responded to the nudes and pastoral scenes of Cézanne, Gauguin, Picasso, and Matisse with themes of miscarriage and motherhood. She exhibited with her partner, Duncan Grant, and comparisons between their parallel careers highlight the gender disparities that shaped her life and work.  Vanessa Bell: The Life and Art of a Bloomsbury Radical celebrates the artist’s trailblazing approach to art as well as life, her rejection of conventions, and the challenge she posed to the structures of early twentieth-century society.

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‘Vanessa Nakate continues to teach a most critical lesson. She reminds us that while we may all be in the same storm, we are not all in the same boat.’ - Greta ThunbergNo matter your age, location or skin colour, you can be an effective activist.Devastating flooding, deforestation, extinction and starvation. These are the issues that not only threaten in the future, they are a reality. After witnessing some of these issues first-hand, Vanessa Nakate saw how the world’s biggest polluters are asleep at the wheel, ignoring the Global South where the effects of climate injustice are most fiercely felt.Inspired by a shared vision of hope, Vanessa’s commanding political voice demands attention for the biggest issue of our time and, in this rousing manifesto for change, shows how you can join her to protect our planet now and for the future.Vanessa realized the importance of her place in the climate movement after she, the only Black activist in an image with four white Europeans, was cropped out of a press photograph at Davos in 2020. This example illustrates how those who will see the biggest impacts of the climate crisis are repeatedly omitted from the conversation. As she explains, ‘We are on the front line, but we are not on the front page.’Without A Bigger Picture, you’re missing the full story on climate change.‘An indispensable voice for our future.’ - Malala Yousafzai‘A powerful global voice.’ - Angelina Jolie

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Toaletní papír třívrstvý, s parfemací Toaletní papír OOPS! vám díky svému materiálu poskytne pohodlí a potřebnou hygienu. Jde o třívrstvý papír, který je tak výrazně pevnější než méněvrstvé varianty. Bude pro vás perfektní volbou, jestliže chcete parfémovaný toaletní papír s příjemnou vůní. V XXL balíku obdržíte celkem 24 ks rolí. Důležité vlastnosti toaletního papíru OOPS! Vanessa Peach (24 ks) Pevný a jemný materiál se postará o potřebný komfort Toaletní papír OOPS! Vanessa Peach (24 ks) díky parfemaci nabízí příjemnou vůni Jakožto třívrstvý papír je pevnější a velmi měkký Je vyroben ze 100% celulózy V balení toaletního papíru OOPS! najdete 24 rolí

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Panenka - plastová, znáte z Rainbow High, klasická, s ohebnými klouby, výška 28 cm, hnědá barva vlasů, hudební nástroje a oblečení součástí balení, vhodná pro děti od 6 let Vyrazte s panenkami Rainbow na koncert a zažijte pořádnou jízdu. Vanessa Tempo je stylová slečna, která hraje na bicí a má barevné vlasy a módní oblečky a doplňky. Nechybí jí ani sběratelský stojan. Panenka Rainbow má pohyblivou hlavu a klouby. Postavička je vhodná pro děvčata od 6 let věku. nbsp; Klíčové vlastnosti panenky nbsp;Rainbow High Rockstar - Vanessa TempoVanessa Tempo je součástí party panenek nbsp;High Rockstar nbsp;Panenka má svůj hudební nástroj nbsp; nbsp;Dva stylové outfity a krásný účes nbsp;Pohyblivá hlava a klouby nbsp;Balení obsahuje i nezbytné doplňky pro panenku nbsp;Panenka vhodná od 6 let věku nbsp;Součástí balení je i sběratelský stojan na panenku Rainbow nbsp;

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Elektronická kniha - autor Kate Elizabeth Russell, 424 stran, slovensky Silné a zároveň bolestné čítanie; jedna z najvplyvnejších kníh éry #MeToo. V roku 2000 sa pätnásťročná Vanessa Wyeová, študentka prestížnej strednej školy, zapletie so štyridsaťdvaročným učiteľom anglickej literatúry Jacobom Straneom. Naivná tínežerka sa zamiluje a hlboko v sebe potláča pochybnosti, ktoré sa jej z času na čas zmocňujú. O sedemnásť rokov neskôr Stranea obvinia zo sexuálneho obťažovania ďalšej študentky. Svedčiť by mala aj Vanessa. Mladá žena sa ocitá pred dilemou. Bude sa držať starého presvedčenia, že išlo o lásku, alebo deštruktívny vzťah uvidí novými očami?

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Basketbalový míč Nike PLAYGROUND 8P K BRYANT DEFLATED představuje spolehlivou volbu pro všechny, kdo hledají míč určený na venkovní hru. Díky pevnému syntetickému gumovému povrchu vyniká vysokou odolností proti opotřebení i při častém používání na tvrdých površích. Standardní velikost 8P zajišťuje optimální kontrolu a jistý úchop během hry. Tento model je vhodný pro hráče všech věkových kategorií a úrovní, kteří chtějí rozvíjet své basketbalové dovednosti v exteriéru. Míč je dodáván ve vyfouknutém stavu, což umožňuje snadné skladování i přepravu. Po nafouknutí získáte spolehlivý basketbalový míč, který splní vaše očekávání při každém tréninku i zápase.

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V dôsledku finančnej krízy v roku 2008 sa život Vanessy O´Brienovej odrazu obrátil hore nohami. Po rokoch na poste medzinárodne úspešnej manažérky sa jej kariéra zrútila ako domček z karát a ona začala hľadať nový zmysel života. Rozhodla sa pre celkom nepravdepodobný cieľ: vyliezť na Mount Everest.O dva roky neskôr zastala na vrchole sveta. A odtiaľ pokračovala ďalej.Už ako tínedžerka dobre vedela, čo znamená sama na vlastnú päsť tvrdo drieť a pretĺkať sa životom po tom, ako utrpela zničujúcu stratu, ktorá jej rozbila rodinu. Vanessa počas horolezeckých výstupov ako dobrodružka zisťovala svoje možnosti a hranice, až z nej vyrástla prieskumníčka s vysokohorským nadhľadom na meniaci sa svet – a s novým poslaním podeliť sa o svoje znalosti a vášeň s ľuďmi na celom svete. Vanessina cesta, vyrozprávaná srdečne a s humorom, ktorá viedla z amerického predmestia až do Zóny smrti na Evereste, oba póly Zeme, a napokon na najnebezpečnejší vrchol K2, je príbehom o odolnosti, vyššom cieli a odvahe prekonať každú prekážku.

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Nástěnné svítidlo NAD ZRCADLO NOVA LUCE VANESENástěnné svítidlo NOVA LUCE VANESE je ideální volbou pro ty, kteří hledají elegantní a funkční osvětlení nad zrcadlo. Díky modernímu designu v kombinaci s chromovaným hliníkem a akrylem se stává dokonalým doplňkem do každé koupelny. Svítidlo nabízí příjemné teplé bílé světlo, které vám zajistí pohodlí při každodenní hygieně.Hlavní vlastnosti Materiál: Hliník a akryl v chromované úpravě. Moderní a elegantní design. Vhodné pro instalaci nad zrcadlo.Technické parametry Výška: 65 mm Délka: 490 mm Index podání barev (Ra): 82 Ochrana IP: IP44 (vhodné pro vlhké prostředí) Světelný tok: 1174 lm Barva světla: 3000K (teplá bílá) Příkon světelného zdroje: 12W Celkový příkon: 12W Napětí: 220-240V Typ světelného zdroje: LED Včetně světelného zdroje: Ano Kolekce: VANESE Počet světelných zdrojů: 1Toto svítidlo kombinuje energetickou účinnost s vysokou intenzitou osvětlení. S jeho pomocí vytvoříte příjemnou atmosféru a zlepšíte funkčnost prostoru. Díky stupni krytí IP44 je také odolné proti vlhkosti, což jej činí ideálním pro použití v koupelnách.

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Stylové koupelnové nástěnné LED svítidlo VaneseObjevte eleganci a funkčnost s koupelnovým nástěnným LED svítidlem Vanese od Nova Luce. Toto svítidlo, navržené se smyslem pro detail, přináší do vaší koupelny příjemné a kvalitní osvětlení.Design a Materiál Materiál: Kov a plast Barva: ChromTechnické parametry Patice: LED Teplota barvy: 3000 K (teplá bílá) Krytí IP: IP44 (ochrana proti vodě a prachu) Příkon: 12 W LED Světelný tok: 1174 lm Napětí: 230 V LED je součástí: Ano Stmívatelné: Ne Otáčecí: Ne Výklopné: Ne Senzor: Ne Zdroj je součástí: AnoRozměry Výška: 30 mm Šířka: 490 mm Rozměry základny: 160 x 65 mmDalší informace Včetně driveruSvítidlo Vanese je ideální volbou pro moderní koupelny, kde funkčnost a stylová elegance mají své pevné místo. Díky technologii LED nabízí úsporný provoz s dlouhou životností, aniž by to ubralo na jeho estetickém vzhledu.

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Kniha líčí dějiny Prahy od časů českého národního obrození v první polovině 19. století až do současnosti. Činí tak neotřelou metodou: seznamuje nás se životem a dílem pěti různých osobností z různých časových úseků, ale i velice odlišného národnostního a sociálního původu (obrozenský autor Karel Vladislav Zap, novinář Egon Erwin Kisch, tesař a komunista Vojtěch Berger, herečka Hana Frejková, dcera Ludvíka Frejky, odsouzené v inscenovaném procesu s R. Slánským a Duong Jirásková, vietnamská dívka žijící v dnešní Praze. Autor se nevyhýbá kritice vypjatého nacionalismu na obou stranách a varuje před nebezpečím jeho recidivy i v současnosti. Příznačně tedy končí odkazem na nedávno instalovaný "Stolperstein" jedné z obětí holokaustu v Praze. Bryantova publikace je pohledem jak z vnějšku, tak zvnitřku, přináší neotřelé, čerstvé postřehy a soudy a nové vnímání nedávných i současných dějin Prahy. Chad Bryant se dějinám Prahy věnuje dlouhodobě, v roce 2007 vyšla v Argu jeho publikace Praha v černém, pojednávající o české metropoli za druhé světové války. Vydání knihy podpořilo hlavní město Praha.

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*A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week*‘Carefully observed, rich in detail, imaginative, compassionate and angry. A raw, unexpected portrait of Britain’s grandeur, wealth, energy, cruelty and hypocrisy in the age of liberalism’ RORY STEWART''A shocking story of prejudice and injustice, told in meticulous detail'' KEIR STARMERNewgate Prison, 1835. James Pratt and John Smith. Both were convicted of homosexuality – ‘an unnatural offence’. Both would be hanged at the gallows. And yet the 1830s was a time of great reform, when capital punishment was in decline. Of the jailed men alongside them, why were James and John alone not spared?Labour MP and bestselling author Chris Bryant delves deep into the public archives, scouring poor law records, workhouse registers, prisoner calendars and private correspondence to recreate the lives of two men whose names are known to history – but whose story has been lost, until now.‘An eye-opening portrait of Victorian injustice and hypocrisy'' The Times‘With its courtroom denouement and Dickensian setting, TV commissioners should take note’ New Statesman ‘An intricately detailed portrait of Regency England, roving from Newgate and the Old Bailey to servants’ quarters’ Financial Times

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*AS HEARD ON THE DIARY OF A CEO AND MODERN WISDOM PODCASTS*'Vanessa Van Edwards has revolutionized the way we build confidence and create more authentic relationships in every social and professional interactions' Steven Bartlett'She shares insights on leveraging nonverbal cues to project confidence, build trust, and effectively engage others' Chris Williamson---Charisma isn’t an innate gift or something you’re born with. It can be learned through intentional practice. You just need to know how. As a human behaviour scientist, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive us in her research lab, Science of People, and in this book she shares her practical, science-based strategies and shortcuts to help you take control of any social situation. Do you make a good first impression? Or is ‘the triple threat’ – hidden hands, avoidant gaze, and closed posture – making people dislike you?Are you noticing non-verbal cues and micro-expressions? Can you speed-read the subtle feedback signs that reveal what people are really thinking?“How are you?” at small talk? Replace boring openers with more specific ones will make your conversations more memorable. With ready-to-use scripts to try out and body language hacks that deliver immediate wins, Captivate unlocks the hidden science of human connection so you can forge more meaningful relationships in your life and at work.

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The painter Vanessa Bell initiated a step change in modern British art, bringing the bright palette and bold stylization of the Parisian avant-garde to London. She was a central figure in the Bloomsbury group, alongside members of her family and close circle including Virginia Woolf, Clive Bell, and Duncan Grant.Vanessa Bell: Modern Living

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''A dark and pacy page-turner'' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of ALL HER FAULT''Vanessa Savage hooks her readers and keeps them dangling till the very last page'' DAILY MAIL''Taut, tense and brilliantly gripping'' SIMON LELIC, author of THE HOUSE ''This is a thriller that treats you like a smart reader'' Reader Review, 5 stars''Intense, fast-paced and unpredictable, I couldn''t put it down'' Reader Review, 5 starsA family with a secret.A past about to catch up with them. At thirty, Hanna has finally decided she''s better off without her family. They hold her responsible for the incident that ruined their lives fourteen years ago and they''ve barely spoken since.But then, whilst browsing a true crime website, she sees her family home listed as the site of a brutal murder. Number of victims: three. Date of crime: today. When the police investigate, they find no bodies, but the house is abandoned. Hanna''s family have disappeared.To find them, Hanna will have to confront what happened all those years ago.And the person determined to make her pay for it . . .PRAISE FOR VANESSA SAVAGE''Highly recommended'' Nuala Ellwood''Tense and creepy . . . brilliant'' Harriet Tyce''Hooks readers in and keeps them dangling will the very last page''Daily Mail''Without a doubt the best book I''ve read this year'' Reader Review *****''Spine-chilling in its intensity, addictive and twisty, this was quite simply an AMAZING read'' Reader Review *****''Utterly addictive and impossible to second guess'' Claire Douglas''Dark and thoroughly compulsive, a definite up-all-nighter'' Kate Hamer''Extremely sinister . . . had me frantically turning the pages'' Reader Review *****''I literally could not put it down'' Reader Review *****''Immersive and eerie''Heat

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Ursula is sick to death of mermaids.Ready to carve out a name for herself, she uses an ancient spell to become human for the first time. As the vivacious Vanessa ventures on land, she discovers an incredibly powerful curse has hexed an entire village. Determined to find the source of this dark magic and possess it, she gains the trust of the charming boy who unwittingly cast the spell.Together, they must confront the evil creature who created it, but the villain isn''t always clear. As Vanessa struggles with the new feelings of her warm-blooded human heart, she must decide what is more potent - ultimate power or true love.Discover a new darkly romantic tale from the author of the Amazon best-selling Doon series! "Absolutely fantastic and original... it''s a fantastic story." 5 STAR READER REVIEW"Really clever and a great storyline... a fantastic read for us Disney and Little mermaid fans." 5 STAR READER REVIEW

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A new approach to understanding money and achieving financial fulfillment Former Vice-Chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant, delivers an accessible and powerful resource for everyday Americans seeking to build a strong financial foundation. This book is an easy-to-read first step toward a fulfilling financial future, helping you understand your relationship to work and money, and a key component to untangling the surprisingly simple puzzle of personal finance. With an insightful foreword by Doug McMillon, President and CEO of Walmart Inc., you'll learn how to create wealth for yourself and your family, regardless of your educational or employment background, and how to establish a financial mindset that contributes to a sound future. You'll also discover: The answers to tough money questions, including the actual utility of new financial inventions like cryptocurrencyHow to think about exchanging your time and effort for money and the conditions under which you should agree to workPlain-English discussions of the principles of responsible long-term investing and how it differs from speculation Acting as a critical pillar for those seeking to build a rock-solid financial foundation, Financial Literacy for All is a must-have book for working professionals, blue-collar workers, members of young families, and established businesspeople looking for a better, more secure future for themselves and the ones they care about.

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Licensed therapist and narcissism expert Vanessa Reiser offers a guide to identifying narcissistic abuse, especially in interpersonal relationships, sharing practical strategies for healing.Gaslighting. Love bombing. Hoovering. Triangulating. These are all insidious weapons in the narcissist''s toolkit. Narcissism can be hard to diagnose, but it is one of the hallmarks of abusive relationships. As a therapist specializing in narcissism and domestic abuse, Vanessa Reiser has strategies to help victims to identify, understand and heal from abusive relationships. With a blend of information, education and stories, Reiser defines what narcissistic abuse is, breaks down how it''s a form of domestic violence and how narcissists think and operate, uncovering their mindset and motivations, so readers can spot a narcissist more accurately, avoid toxic relationships, escape dangerous situations, and heal from mental, emotional and/or physical trauma. Readers will learn how to: - Identify dangerous behaviors and warning signs of narcissistic abuse - Create an exit strategy to safely escape from an abuser - Heal from the psychological damage and trauma Explaining narcissistic personality disorder, clarifying common misconceptions about narcissism, and detailing how narcissism works on a spectrum of benign to malignant, Narcissistic Abuse gives readers a clear picture of what narcissistic abuse entails, using specific situations and examples to show how narcissistic traits translate into real-life behaviours. Reiser describes the five stages of narcissistic abuse (luring, love bombing, mask slipping, discarding and the smear campaign) and lists common stages and emotions that come after the relationship with a narcissist has been severed (including devastation, confusion, sadness, anger, understanding and healing). With practical tools and a warm, empathetic tone, Narcissistic Abuse provides a clear path for readers to break the cycle and find a path back to themselves.

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This publication, together with the exhibition it accompanies, presents the largest ever survey of work by Vanessa Bell (1879–1961). Described in 1923 as ‘the most important woman painter in Europe’, Bell was a pioneering modernist and founding member of the Bloomsbury Group, a circle of influential English artists, writers and intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century.The book traces Bell’s explorations into the Italian Renaissance, her encounters with the European avant-garde, including Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, and her leading role in social and cultural activities such as the Friday Club, a group of artists founded in 1905, as well as the design enterprise Omega Workshops. It also looks at the key contributions Bell made towards the development of abstract art, creating what friend and art critic Roger Fry described as ‘visual music’.Collaborations formed an essential part of Bell’s approach to art, including with her sister, the writer Virginia Woolf, and the artist Duncan Grant, with whom Vanessa Bell’s all-encompassing approach to art found its ultimate expression in Charleston, the farmhouse they shared in East Sussex.Through over 130 works of art produced across her entire career this book examines the development of Bell’s landscapes, still lifes and portraits alongside her wider approach to creativity through design, furniture, ceramics and drawings.

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Shifting Into High Gear charts the course of Kyle Bryant''s transformation as he journeys on a recumbent tricycle across the United States in the throes of Friedreich''s ataxia, a life-shortening and disabling disease. Full of humor and reflection, it''s a heroic journey of a man driven to reframe the language of disease through action and service. As you travel with Kyle during two cross-country bike rides through the American West, Texas, the Southern States, and finally to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the grueling rides become a compelling backdrop for a series of lessons and ruminations which embrace an alternative worldview and provide practical solutions to everyday problems. A thrilling adventure story, yes, Shifting Into High Gear is also ultimately about helping readers reinterpret the conditions of their lives and learning how positive thinking, purposeful connection, and deliberate actions can help anyone reach beyond their limits and live a bolder and bigger life no matter what the circumstance. Deeply passionate and compassionate, Kyle uses his amazing story to teach readers how to replace the handicapping language of "disability" with the agency to build a thriving and hopeful life. He bravely exposes the shadow-side of using disabling language and asks us to commit to a collective goal of understanding disease and its emotional impact and embrace the disabled population as equal individuals. In telling his story, Kyle''s desire is that instead of viewing disease as a deficit, we would see it as another state of being—simply as a life which strikes out on a different path.

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The Great Exhibition of 1851, the first World's Fair, is generally thought of as a giant trade fair, a showcase for empires and industry. However, it was also conceived to address a deep-rooted problem with British taste, which favoured European art and design over British. Julius Bryant's richly illustrated new book, which draws on the vast visual resources of the V&A's collections, establishes the centrality of works of fine art amongst the objects on show at the Great Exhibition. It also highlights the ways in which contemporary artists were commissioned to depict and record the Exhibition’s building and displays for reproduction in commemorative publications. Through reproductions of period images from definitive official publications, commercial guides, souvenirs, music scores, poems and satirical periodicals, the book brings to life the 19th-century visitor’s experience of the first World’s Fair. It documents Prince Albert’s vision for the Exhibition alongside the planned and actual routes as recorded in official engravings, maps and guidebooks; the opening and closing ceremonies as depicted in prints; the official visual record of the Exhibition; and souvenirs, popular press and ephemera. It concludes by examining the legacy of the Great Exhibition, including the founding of an institution which shared the Exhibition's mission to educate the public about art, design and taste: the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Autobiografický sprievodca intímnym životom Japoncov aj originálna sociologická sonda v jednom.Vanessa Montalbano si v Japonsku založila profil na zoznamke, aby si zlepšila jazyk. Namiesto toho objavila, ako Japonci vnímajú partnerstvo, sex a manželstvo.Sex v meste po japonskyJaponsko si väčšinou predstavujeme ako dynamickú modernú krajinu s tradíciou harmonického životného štýlu. Fascinujú nás ulice plné neónových nápisov, často však nevieme, čo znamenajú – mnohé z nich sa pritom týkajú sexu. Táto kniha ponúka kaleidoskop príbehov a osobných skúseností autorky a jej známych, ktoré sa sústreďujú na intímny život v Japonsku.Japonský štýl životaKeď sa autorka sťahovala do Japonska, nevedela po japonsky a na život si zarábala v krčme, kam si chodia zamestnanci kancelárií odpočinúť po práci. Bývala v rôznych štvrtiach Tokia a mohla tak zblízka sledovať život bežných Japoncov. Japonsko tak poznala úplne inak, než sa pošťastí väčšine jeho návštevníkov, a ako milovníčka módy a subkultúr veľmi pozorne zaznamenávala špecifiká japonského spôsobu života.Päťdesiat odtieňov randeniaKniha Vanessy Montalbano je až neuveriteľne kompletná. Aj v Japonsku sa samozrejme chodí na rande do reštaurácií či kaviarní, ale objavíte tu až neuveriteľne bizarné spôsoby zoznamovania a trávenia chvíľ vo dvojici. Navštívite aj chrám, kde môžete požiadať o väčšie prsia a prečítate si o fenoménoch, ktoré u nás takmer neexistujú, akými sú tzv. love hotely či gigolovia.Kniha nielen pre japonistovNezáleží na tom, či vás fascinuje svet randenia, alebo radšej objavujete iné kultúry – táto kniha vás vtiahne. Zaujme aj tých, ktorí o Japonsku veľa nevedia, a milovníkom krajiny vychádzajúceho slnka ponúkne nový pohľad na ich vysnívanú destináciu. Navyše odhalí, aké náročné je v japončine voliť správne slová podľa situácie či pohlavia – a práve v tom sa skrýva jej jazykové čaro.

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