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On China - Henry A. Kissinger

In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China''s history from the classical era to the present day, describing the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, and reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future.

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World Order - Henry A. Kissinger

In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the ''tectonic plates'' of global history and state relations.World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger''s thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. As if taking a perspective from far above the globe, it examines the great tectonic plates of history and the motivations of nations, explaining the attitudes that states and empires have taken to the rest of the world from the formation of Europe to our own times.Kissinger identifies four great ''world orders'' in history - the European, Islamic, Chinese and American. Since the end of Charlemagne''s empire, and especially since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Europeans have striven for balance in international affairs, first in their own continent and then globally. Islamic states have looked to their destined expansion over regions populated by unbelievers, a position exemplified today by Iran under the ayatollahs. For over 2000 years the Chinese have seen ''all under Heaven'' as being tributary to the Chinese Emperor. America views itself as a ''city on a hill'', a beacon to the world, whose values have universal validity. How have these attitudes evolved and how have they shaped the histories of their nations, regions, and the rest of the world? What has happened when they have come into contact with each other? How have they balanced legitimacy and power at different times? What is the condition of each in our contemporary world, and how are they shaping relations between states now?To answer these questions Henry Kissinger draws upon a lifetime''s historical study and unmatched experience as a world statesman. His account is shot through with observations about how historical change takes place, how some leaders shape their times and others fail to do so, and how far states can stray from the ideas which define them. World Order is a masterpiece of narrative, analysis and portraits of great historical actors that only Henry Kissinger could have written.

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Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy - Henry A. Kissinger

Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and the world'Leaders,' writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, 'think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy.'In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft which he believes they embodied.After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls 'the strategy of humility'. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by 'the strategy of will'. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by 'the strategy of equilibrium'.After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a 'strategy of transcendence'. Against the odds, Lee Kwan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by 'the strategy of excellence'. Although when she came to power Britain was known as 'the sick man of Europe', Margaret Thatcher renewed her country's morale and international position by 'the strategy of conviction'.To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and - because he knew each of their subjects, and participated in many of the events he describes - personal knowledge. The book is enriched by insights and judgements such as only he could make, and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today.

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Genesis - Eric Schmidt, Henry A. Kissinger, Craig Mundie

In his final book, the late Henry Kissinger joins forces with two leading technologists to mount a profound exploration of the epochal challenges and opportunities presented by the revolution in Artificial Intelligence.As it absorbs data, gains agency, and intermediates between humans and reality, AI (Artificial Intelligence) will help us to address enormous crises, from climate change to geopolitical conflicts to income inequality. It might well solve some of the greatest mysteries of our universe and elevate the human spirit to unimaginable heights. But it will also pose challenges on a scale and of an intensity that we have never seen - usurping our power of independent judgment and action, testing our relationship with the divine, and perhaps even spurring a new phase in human evolution.The last book of elder statesman Henry Kissinger, written with technologists Craig Mundie and Eric Schmidt, Genesis charts a course between blind faith and unjustified fear as it outlines an effective strategy for navigating the age of AI.

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Umění diplomacie - Henry A. Kissinger

Zkušený politik-diplomat a historik Henry Kissinger se v jedenatřiceti kapitolách zabývá klíčovými událostmi světových dějin, počínaje dobou kardinála Richelieua přes napoleonské války a velmocenskou rovnováhu devatenáctého století až k dramatům století dvacátého. Zvláště pozoruhodné jsou jeho analýzy současné světové situace, kdy odešel ze scény Sovětský svaz, hlavní protivník Spojených států v období studené války. S důvěrnou obeznámeností dává Kissinger čtenáři nahlédnout do světa nejvyšší - především americké - politiky a líčí i osobní příběhy, které prožil při jednáních se světovými vůdci v roli ministra zahraničí USA. Zásadní dílo o zahraniční politice a umění diplomacie vychází v češtině již ve čtvrtém vydání.

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Umění politické strategie - Henry A. Kissinger

Světoznámý politolog, historik, poradce pěti amerických prezidentů a laureát Nobelovy ceny míru Henry Kissinger detailně analyzuje kariéru šesti legendárních státníků: Konrada Adenauera, jenž po druhé světové válce přivedl poražené Německo zpět do společenství národů. Charlese de Gaulla, díky němuž se Francie postavila po bok vítězných Spojenců. Richarda Nixona, který vyvedl USA z konfliktu ve Vietnamu a svou konstruktivní zahraniční politiku založil na rovnováze mezi velmocemi. Anvara Sádáta, jenž po čtvrtstoletí konfliktů přinesl na Blízký východ vizi míru. Li Kuang-jaa, který ze Singapuru vytvořil zajištěný, blahobytný a dobře řízený městský stát. A Margaret Thatcherové, jíž se podařilo obnovit hrdost a mezinárodní postavení Velké Británie. Všichni se zformovali v období, kdy se v Evropě hroutily zavedené instituce, koloniální struktury ustupovaly nezávislým státům v Asii a Africe a ze zbytků starého mezinárodního řádu bylo třeba vytvořit nový. Autor věnuje každé z šesti osobností jeden oddíl, kde podrobně představuje její politický styl i jedinečné charakterové rysy, které se vtiskly do konkrétní vůdcovské strategie. Čtenářům navíc dopřává autentické svědectví, neboť všechny vybrané vůdce, jež považuje za skutečně výjimečné, osobně poznal. Politické strategie dokazují, že autorova dokonalá paměť a mnohaletá zkušenost představují nepostradatelné zdroje, potřebné pro pochopení moderní světové historie. Český překlad vyšel v roce 2023 u příležitosti stých narozenin Henryho Kissingera.

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Obnovení světového řádu - Metternich, Castlereagh a potíže s mírem v letech 1812-1822 - Henry A. Kissinger

Ve své první práci o dějinách mezinárodní politiky z roku 1957 se Kissinger zabývá diplomatickou historií Evropy od Napoleonovy porážky v Rusku přes sérii mezinárodních kongresů v letech 1814-1822 až po protiturecké povstání v Řecku 1822, které definitivně ukončilo již několik let slábnoucí britskou participaci na evropské politice. V centru autorovy pozornosti stojí aktéři mnoha desítek rozhovorů, konferencí a kongresů - rakouský kancléř Metternich a jeho protějšek, britský ministr zahraničí lord Castlereagh. Především na jejich osudech a názorech sledujeme, jak se habsburská monarchie po Napoleonově pádu postupně odpoutává od svého vnuceného francouzského spojence a přebírá vůdčí roli v evropské diplomacii a zároveň jak Británie prosazuje v protinapoleonské koalici své pojetí politiky rovnováhy v Evropě. Evropské státy se tehdy pokusily na troskách ponapoleonské Evropy vystavět nový mezinárodní řád, poprvé založený na pravidelných konzultacích a snaze nalézt jednotící politické principy. Kissinger jej analyzuje pod zjevným vlivem nedávno skončené druhé světové války, která postavila svět před velmi podobný problém jako napoleonské války Evropu. A neskrývá sympatie k pragmatické, neideologické politice Metternicha a Castlereaghe, hledající stabilní mezinárodní řád založený na rovnováze sil a vzájemných garancích.

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A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth - Henry Gee

Winner of the Royal Society Science Book.''Exhilaratingly whizzes through billions of years . . . Gee is a marvellously engaging writer'' - The Times4.6 billion years of the story of life on Earth, in twelve concise chapters. Brief, brilliant and entirely gripping.For billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place – covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape through volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of chemical flux. And yet, despite facing literally every conceivable setback that living organisms could encounter, life has been extinguished and picked itself up to evolve again.From that first foray to the spread of early hominids who later became Homo sapiens, life has persisted, undaunted. A (Very) Short History of Life: 4.6 Billion Years in 12 Chapters is an enlightening story of survival, of persistence, illuminating the delicate balance within which life has always existed, and continues to exist today. It is our planet like you’ve never seen it before.Dr Henry Gee presents creatures from ‘gregarious’ bacteria populating the seas to duelling dinosaurs in the Triassic period, to magnificent mammals with the future in their grasp. Life’s evolutionary steps – from the development of a digestive system to the awe of creatures taking to the skies in flight – are conveyed with an up-close intimacy.''Henry Gee makes the kaleidoscopically changing canvas of life understandable and exciting.'' – Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel

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Photographers on Photography - Henry Carroll

Through a carefully curated selection of quotations, images and interviews, Photographers on Photography reveals what matters most to the masters.With enlightening text by Henry Carroll, author of the internationally bestselling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, you''ll discover how the giants of the genres developed their distinctive visual styles, the core ideas that underpin their practice and, most importantly, what photography means to you.

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A (Very) Short History of Life On Earth - Henry Gee

''Exhilaratingly whizzes through billions of years . . . Gee is a marvellously engaging writer, juggling humour, precision, polemic and poetry to enrich his impossibly telescoped account . . . [making] clear sense out of very complex narratives'' - The Times''Henry Gee makes the kaleidoscopically changing canvas of life understandable and exciting. Who will enjoy reading this book? - Everybody!'' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and SteelFor billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place – covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape by way of incessant volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of chemical flux. And yet, despite facing literally every conceivable setback that living organisms could encounter, life has been extinguished and picked itself up to evolve again. Life has learned and adapted and continued through the billions of years that followed. It has weathered fire and ice. Slimes begat sponges, who through billions of years of complex evolution and adaptation grew a backbone, braved the unknown of pitiless shores, and sought an existence beyond the sea.From that first foray to the spread of early hominids who later became Homo sapiens, life has persisted, undaunted. A (Very) Short History of Life is an enlightening story of survival, of persistence, illuminating the delicate balance within which life has always existed, and continues to exist today. It is our planet like you’ve never seen it before.Life teems through Henry Gee’s lyrical prose – colossal supercontinents drift, collide, and coalesce, fashioning the face of the planet as we know it today. Creatures are engagingly personified, from ‘gregarious’ bacteria populating the seas to duelling dinosaurs in the Triassic period to magnificent mammals with the future in their (newly evolved) grasp. Those long extinct, almost alien early life forms are resurrected in evocative detail. Life’s evolutionary steps – from the development of a digestive system to the awe of creatures taking to the skies in flight – are conveyed with an alluring, up-close intimacy.

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How to eat a peach - Diana Henry

The beautiful new edition of Diana Henry''s classic Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is OUT NOW***Food Book of the Year at the 2019 André Simon Food and Drink Book Awards ''A masterpiece'' - Bee Wilson, The Sunday TimesAs featured on BBC Radio 4 The Food Programme ''Books of the Year 2018''''This is an extraordinary piece of food writing, pitch perfect in every way. I couldn''t love anyone who didn''t love this book.'' - Nigella LawsonShortlisted for the Irish Book Awards - Eurospar Cookbook of the year ''Diana Henry''s How to Eat a Peach is as elegant and sparkling as a bellini'' - The Guardian ''Books of the Year''''I adore Diana Henry''s recipes - and this is a fantastic collection. They are simple, but also have a sense of occasion. The recipes come from all over the world and each menu has an evocative story to accompany it. Beautiful.'' - The Times ''Best Books of the Year'' ''...her best yet...superb menus evoking place and occasion with consummate elegance'' - Financial Times''The recipes are superb but, above all, Diana writes like a dream'' - Daily Mail''Any book from Diana Henry is a joy and this canny collection of menus and stories is no exception'' - delicious (As featured in delicious. magazine Top 10 Food Books of 2018) ''You can always rely on Diana Henry. Her prose is elegant and evocative, her recipes pure and delectably international. This is perhaps her best yet'' - Tom Parker Bowles, The Mail on Sunday ''Essential Cookbooks Published This Year'' ''No one quite captures a place, a moment, a taste and a memory like she does. If you''ve been there before, you''re transported back but if you haven''t not to worry, she takes you there with her'' - The Independent ''Best Books of the Year'' ''The stories associated with the meals are what draw you in'' - The Herald ''The Year''s Best Food Books'' ''A life-enhancing book'' - The London Evening Standard ''Best Cookbooks To Buy This Christmas''''...enchanting, evocative menus.'' - iPaper ''One of my favourite food writers with a book of 25 themed menus that I can''t wait to cook. This is top of my wish list!'' - Good Housekeeping ''Favourite Reads to Gift''When Diana Henry was sixteen she started a menu notebook (an exercise book carefully covered in wrapping paper) in which she wrote up the meals she wanted to cook. She kept this book for years. Putting a menu together is still her favourite part of cooking. Menus aren''t just groups of dishes that have to work on a practical level (meals that cooks can manage), they also have to work as a succession of flavours. But what is perhaps most special about them is the way they can create very different moods - menus can take you places, from an afternoon at the seaside in Brittany to a sultry evening eating mezze in Istanbul. They are a way of visiting places you''ve never seen, revisiting places you love and celebrating particular seasons.How to Eat a Peach contains many of Diana''s favourite dishes in menus that will take you through the year and to different parts of the world.

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O. Henry for the Holidays - O. Henry

Complete with helpful notes about each short story''s biographical and cultural contexts. ''There are just as many real Christmas stories as ever, if we would only dig ''em up,'' wrote William Sydney Porter. The first short story he published under the pen name O. Henry was a holiday tale (''Whistling Dick''s Christmas Stocking''), while his best-known work, ''The Gift of the Magi,'' has inspired countless Yuletide movies and television episodes. Library of America presents all seven of his seasonal offerings-including two about Thanksgiving, the ''one day that is purely American'': The Purple Dress; Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen; Whistling Dick''s Christmas Stocking; A Chaparral Christmas Gift; Christmas by Injunction; The Gift of the Magi; Compliments of the Season. You''ll meet characters only O. Henry could have imagined: Maida, a shop clerk who scrimps and saves for a new dress to wear to the employee holiday party. Stuffy Pete, a homeless man who suffers through the generosity of back-to-back Thanksgiving dinners. The Frio Kid, a murderous outlaw who unexpectedly commits a single act of generosity. Whistling Dick, a tramp who stumbles upon a potentially lethal act of arson and robbery. Cherokee, a gold prospector who strikes it rich and decides to play Santa Claus. And Fuzzy, an alcoholic ''soldier of misfortune,'' who stumbles upon the lost rag doll belonging to a millionaire''s five-year-old daughter. Always witty, often outrageously funny, and filled with O. Henry''s famous plot twists, these stories take readers from New Mexico and Texas, through New Orleans, and to New York City to find the holiday spirit all across America.

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Plato Goes to China - Shadi Bartsch

The surprising story of how Greek classics are being pressed into use in contemporary China to support the regime’s political agendaAs improbable as it may sound, an illuminating way to understand today’s China and how it views the West is to look at the astonishing ways Chinese intellectuals are interpreting—or is it misinterpreting?—the Greek classics. In Plato Goes to China, Shadi Bartsch offers a provocative look at Chinese politics and ideology by exploring Chinese readings of Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, and other ancient writers. She shows how Chinese thinkers have dramatically recast the Greek classics to support China’s political agenda, diagnose the ills of the West, and assert the superiority of China’s own Confucian classical tradition. In a lively account that ranges from the Jesuits to Xi Jinping, Bartsch traces how the fortunes of the Greek classics have changed in China since the seventeenth century. Before the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the Chinese typically read Greek philosophy and political theory in order to promote democratic reform or discover the secrets of the success of Western democracy and science. No longer. Today, many Chinese intellectuals use these texts to critique concepts such as democracy, citizenship, and rationality. Plato’s “Noble Lie,” in which citizens are kept in their castes through deception, is lauded; Aristotle’s Politics is seen as civic brainwashing; and Thucydides’s criticism of Athenian democracy is applied to modern America. What do antiquity’s “dead white men” have left to teach? By uncovering the unusual ways Chinese thinkers are answering that question, Plato Goes to China opens a surprising new window on China today.

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A Call to Mission - A History of the Jesuits in China 1842 - 1954 - David Strong SJ

China was bulked large in the imagination of the Catholic Church for 500 years. It had been central to the missionary dream of the Jesuits for almost as long. However, only with this book''s appearance has the detailed focus of attention shifted to the substantial and neglected period of catholic and Jesuit engagement with china - the almost 120 years from the second arrival of the Jesuits.Matteo Ricci the polymath, Ferdinand Verbeist and Adam Schall von Bell the astronomers and the exquisite painter who in uenced Chinese painting beyond measure, Giuseppe Castiglione, have been written about, made ls of and been the heart andsoul of the rst stage of Jesuit impact on China - in the 17th and 18th Centuries. They brought Western learning and art to China and took Chinese language and literature to Europe.The Jesuits were the rst multinational to be welcomed in China and they came witha speci c method of engagement - to make friends build relationships and share their gifts before anything else was transacted, including conversations about Christianity. It remains an unsurpassed method of engagement with a rich and ancient people.But the second arrival - from the 1840''s - was very different. It was made possible by the arrival of European governments and traders, many of whom came not just for nancial gain but to spread their "superior" religion.This work by David Strong in two volumes is the rst major treatment of the period from the arrival of the European and eventually American Jesuit missionaries under the protection of the so called Unequal Treaties through to their expulsion after the Communist victory in the long running civil war in 1949.Volume 2: The Wider European Adventure - covers the commitments, places and activities of missions undertaken by the Spaniards, Austrians, Hungarians, Italians, French Canadians and lastly in the 1930s, the Americans from California.

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China Rx - Janardan Prasad Singh, Rosemary Gibson

Millions of Americans are taking prescription drugs made in China and don't know it--and pharmaceutical companies are not eager to tell them. This is a disturbing, well-researched wake-up call for improving the current system of drug supply and manufacturing. Several decades ago, penicillin, vitamin C, and many other prescription and over-the-counter products were manufactured in the United States. But with the rise of globalization, antibiotics, antidepressants, birth control pills, blood pressure medicines, cancer drugs, among many others are made in China and sold in the United States. China's biggest impact on the US drug supply is making essential ingredients for thousands of medicines found in American homes and used in hospital intensive care units and operating rooms. The authors convincingly argue that there are at least two major problems with this scenario. First, it is inherently risky for the United States to become dependent on any one country as a source for vital medicines, especially given the uncertainties of geopolitics. For example, if an altercation in the South China Sea causes military personnel to be wounded, doctors may rely upon medicines with essential ingredients made by the adversary. Second, lapses in safety standards and quality control in Chinese manufacturing are a risk. Citing the concerns of FDA officials and insiders within the pharmaceutical industry, the authors document incidents of illness and death caused by contaminated medications that prompted reform. This probing book examines the implications of our reliance on China on the quality and availability of vital medicines.

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Securing China's Northwest Frontier - David Tobin

In the first study to incorporate majority Han and minority Uyghur perspectives on ethnic relations in Xinjiang following mass violence during July 2009, David Tobin analyses how official policy shapes identity and security dynamics on China''s northwest frontier. He explores how the 2009 violence unfolded and how the party-state responded to ask how official identity narratives and security policies shape practices on the ground. Combining ethnographic methodology with discourse analysis and participant-observation with in-depth interviews, Tobin examines how Han and Uyghurs interpret and reinterpret Chinese nation-building. He concludes that by treating Chinese identity as a security matter, the party-state exacerbates cycles of violence between Han and Uyghurs who increasingly understand each other as threats.

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On Xi Jinping - Kevin Rudd

An authoritative account of Xi Jinping''s worldview and how it drives Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage.In his new book, On Xi Jinping, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd provides an authoritative account of the ideological worldview driving Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage--that of President Xi Jinping, who now hold near-total control over the Chinese Communist Party and is now, in effect, president-for-life. Rudd argues that Xi''s worldview differs significantly from those of the leaders who preceded him, and that this ideological shift is reflected in the real world of Chinese policy and behaviour. Focusing on China''s domestic politics, political economy, and foreign policy, Rudd characterises Xi Jinping''s ideological framing of the world as "Marxist-Leninist nationalism." According to Rudd, Xi''s notion of Leninism has taken the party and Chinese politics further to the left in comparison to his predecessors. Also, his Marxism has also taken Chinese economic thinking to the left-in a more decisively more statist direction and away from the historical dynamism of the private sector. However, Chinese nationalism under Xi has moved further to the right- towards a much, harder-edged, foreign policy vision of China and a new determination to change the international status quo. Xi''s worldview is an integrated one, where his national ideological vision for China''s future is ultimately inseparable from his view on China''s position in the region and the world. These changes in worldview are also reflected in Xi''s broader rehabilitation of the concept of "struggle" as a legitimate concept for the conduct of both Chinese domestic and foreign policy--a struggle that need not necessarily always be peaceful.Finally, Xi''s ideological worldview also exhibits a new level of nationalist self-confidence about China''s future--derived from China''s historical and civilizational strengths but reinforced by his Marxist-Leninist concept of historical determinism and the belief that the tides of history are now on firmly China''s side. A powerful analysis of the worldview of arguably the most consequential world leader of our era, this will be essential reading for anyone interested in how Xi is transforming both China and the international order, and, most importantly, why?

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Henry Kissinger - Jeremie Gallon

''Jérémie Gallon''s reexamination of Kissinger''s life and personality provides vital lessons for twenty-first century Europe'' Michel Barnier, former French Prime MinisterJérémie Gallon paints an intriguing portrait of the ''master of Realpolitik'', drawing lessons from Henry Kissinger''s life and actions to explore the creation of a more coherent and resilient foreign policy, particularly in Europe. Chapters address themes, moments, and characters that shaped Kissinger''s career, such as the Harvard years, the centrality of Realpolitik, Jewishness, even football, and his relationships with figures such as Nelson Rockefeller, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, and Zhou Enlai - not to mention his mother Paula. This new English edition includes an additional chapter detailing the author''s meeting with Kissinger in Connecticut ten days after Russia''s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Gallon is as interested in the statesman as he is in the man himself, delving into the more glamorous and intimate aspects of his life, yet making no secret of Kissinger''s contradictions and the moral accusations levelled against him.

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The Trial of Henry Kissinger - Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens goes straight for the jugular in The Trial of Henry Kissinger. Under his fearsome gaze, the former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor is accused of being a war criminal whose reckless actions and heinous disregard for international law have led to torture, kidnapping, and murder.This book is a polemical masterpiece by a man who, for forty years, was the Angloshpere''s preeminent man of letters. In The Trial of Henry Kissinger, Hitchens'' verve, style and firebrand wit are on show at the height of their potency.''A good liar must have a good memory: Kissinger is a stupendous liar with a remarkable memory.'' Christopher Hitchens

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Kissinger podle Kissingera - Winston Lord

Legendární diplomat Henry Kissinger, poradce amerických prezidentů Richarda Nixona a Geralda Forda, stál uprostřed nejdůležitějších jednání studené války. Je rovněž autorem mnoha rozsáhlých publikací o mezinárodních vztazích, v nichž precizně rozebírá detaily a analyzuje relevantní historické paralely. Kniha Kissinger podle Kissingera je jiná. Je to záznam rozhovorů, které s Kissingerem vedl jeho blízký spolupracovník Winston Lord. Ze vzpomínání obou veteránů vzniklo koncentrované a názorné svědectví o umění diplomacie. Znalci Kissingerova díla ocení osobní zkušenost z hvězdných hodin americké politiky, ostatním kniha poslouží jako čtivý úvod do Kissingerova brilantního uvažování.

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On Writers and Writing - Henry James, Michael Gorra

A new selection of Henry James''s essays on the art of writing, from his famous essay "The Art of Fiction" to pieces on George Eliot, Ivan Turgenev, Honoré de Balzac, and others. Witty, erudite, and passionate, James''s essays are a delight for any lover of the written word.Best known as a master novelist, Henry James was also an incisive critic whose essays on the novel had as profound an influence on its development as did his fiction. Here, Pulitzer-finalist Michael Gorra, author of Portrait of a Novel: Henry James and the Making of an American Masterpiece, gathers some of the most virtuosic essays from across fifty years of James’s career. From his landmark essay “The Art of Fiction,” an exhilarating treatise on the complexity of literary form, to “The Lesson of Balzac,” a tender portrait of one of James’s greatest touchstones, to career-defining assessments of writers such as George Eliot and Ivan Turgenev, James reveals himself as a passionate and sensitive reader, one whose unerring ability to locate the currents within Anglophone literature was matched only by his uncommon prescience regarding its future. Slyly humorous and unabashedly opinionated, On Writers and Writing is a compelling artistic biography of a writer at his cogent and stylish best.

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On Civil Disobedience - Henry David Thoreau, Hannah Arendt, Roger Berkowitz

As we grapple with how to respond to emerging threats against democracy, Library of America brings together for the first time two seminal essays about the duties of citizenship and the imperatives of conscience. In ''Resistance to Civil Government'' (1849), Henry David Thoreau recounts the story of a night he spent in jail for refusing to pay poll taxes, which he believed supported the Mexican American War and the expansion of slavery. His larger aim was to articulate a view of individual conscience as a force in American politics. No writer has made a more persuasive case for obedience to a ''higher law.'' In ''Civil Disobedience'' (1970), Hannah Arendt offers a stern rebuttal to Thoreau. For Arendt, Thoreau stands in willful opposition to the public and collective spirit that defines civil disobedience. Only through positive collective action and the promises we make to each other in a civil society can meaningful change occur. This deluxe paperback features an introduction by Roger Berkowitz, Founder and Academic Director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and Professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College, who reflects on the tradition of civil disobedience and the future of American politics.

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Horrid Henry: World's Worst Holiday - Francesca Simon

It''s the summer holidays and Horrid Henry would like to be spending his holidays eating unlimited ice cream and going on all the scariest roller coasters he can find - but instead his family are having a staycation. Life is never dull with Horrid Henry around, though, so it''s not long before he invents all sorts of holiday activities of his own. Discover six of the funniest Horrid Henry stories, about everything from the horrors of having to help with the housework to the time he convinced Perfect Peter that a cardboard box was a time machine!An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six stories plus a fun activity section - the perfect gift for new readers and Horrid Henry fans everywhere.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry''s Chores- Horrid Henry: Mega-mean Time Machine- Horrid Henry''s Bathtime- Horrid Henry and the TV Remote- Horrid Henry''s Grump Card- Fluffy Struts Her Stuff

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Horrid Henry: Fiendish Foes - Francesca Simon

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in another bumper book of mischief.Horrid Henry and his next-door neighbour, Moody Margaret, are sworn enemies - as are the rest of Henry''s Purple Hand Gang and Margaret''s Secret Club. Here are six of the best and funniest stories about Henry and Margaret''s rivalry!An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six illustrated stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere, and ideal entertainment for school holidays and journeys.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry and Moody Margaret- Horrid Henry: Secret Club- Moody Margaret Moves In- Horrid Henry''s Raid- Horrid Henry: Stinkbombs!- Moody Margaret''s Sleepover

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Horrid Henry: Summer of Doom - Francesca Simon

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in another bumper book of mischief.Horrid Henry loves the summer, but even the balmiest of summer days have a way of turning into chaos when he''s around . . . Discover six of the funniest and best Horrid Henry stories, including a wedding that goes wrong, a disastrous school fair and a rather eventful trip to a theme park!An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six illustrated stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere, and ideal entertainment for school holidays and journeys.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry''s Wedding- Horrid Henry''s Sports Day- Horrid Henry''s School Fair- Horrid Henry''s Swimming Lesson- Horrid Henry: Rock Star- Horrid Henry and the Zoom of Doom

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Henry and the Something New - Jenn Bailey

“Relatable characters, familiar scenarios, and gentle humor make this a remarkably satisfying read.” —Horn Book Magazine, Starred Review The second book in the acclaimed series is now in paperback! From the creators of the Schneider Award-winning books A Friend for Henry and Henry, Like Always, this delightful beginning chapter book about embracing new experiences stars a sweet and sensitive child on the autism spectrum. It’s Field Trip Day! Henry's class is excited to visit the museum, but Henry is not so sure. The museum means maybe seeing dinosaurs, Henry's favorite. But it also means a lot of things that are new: a noisy school bus ride, a building full of echoes and hallways, and plenty of chances to get lost! Will he find something that makes all of this new worth the trip? Come along with Henry in this funny, bighearted tale about trying new things, exploring new places, and finding the courage to make yourself heard.JUST RIGHT FOR BEGINNING READERS: With short chapters and simple text, this book is perfect for newly independent readers who are just moving on to longer books. FIRST FIELD TRIP: This story will encourage and reassure any child beginning school or preparing to embark on their first field trip as Henry navigates the excitement (and potential anxiety) that comes with doing new things for the first time. GREAT BACK-TO-SCHOOL READ: Perfect for any reader starting a new school year, the Henry series explores common school experiences in a gentle, funny, and encouraging way. DIVERSE STORIES: Centering neurodivergent kids is vital to expanding diverse representation across books for all ages. The Henry series provides a mirror and a window for kids on the autism spectrum and their friends to see themselves in the stories they read. AN AWARD-WINNING TEAM: Jenn Bailey and Mika Song received a Schneider Family Book Honor Award for their picture book A Friend for Henry. See how the story continues in this classic-feeling early reader series based on the same character!Perfect for: Newly independent readers Parents of kids on the spectrum Librarians, teachers, and booksellers looking for a children’s book that offers a window into the experience of autism Kids with varying levels of social anxiety Gift givers looking for a sweet and relatable book about trying new things Author: Kansas City, Missouri Illustrator: New York City, NY

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Horrid Henry: Christmas Chaos - Francesca Simon

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in another bumper book of Christmas mischief.Henry LOVES Christmas, but chaos is never far away when he''s around. Here are six of the best and funniest stories about Christmas presents, food, parties and more!An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six illustrated stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry''s Christmas- Horrid Henry''s Christmas Play- Horrid Henry''s Christmas Presents- Horrid Henry''s Ambush- Horrid Henry''s Christmas Lunch- Horrid Henry''s Thank You Letter

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Horrid Henry: Food Fight - Francesca Simon

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in a bumper book of mayhem with this brilliantly mischievous collection of six of his best food-related stories!Horrid Henry loves food . . . except vegetables! Here are six hilarious stories about food, from the delicious to the disgusting.An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry: Krazy Ketchup- Horrid Henry Dines at Restaurant Le Posh- Horrid Henry and the Revenge of the Demon Dinner Lady- Horrid Henry Minds His Manners- Horrid Henry Writes a Story- Horrid Henry Eats a Vegetable

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The Henna Archive - Azra Khamissa

With detailed how-tos, evocative stories, and expert advice, this curated collection of 30 beautiful, easily reproducible designs by henna expert Azra Khamissa captures the past, present, and future of henna. Applied intricately to hands before celebrations, spread thickly on the soles of feet to protect the skin, or drawn in loose lines and shapes as a form of creative expression: Henna is all these things and more. Using her deep love for henna and tapping into her years of hosting henna workshops, designer and chiropractor Azra Khamissa fuses her own unique designs with historical and traditional inspiration to create The Henna Archive, a guide with 30 approachable designs that you can create at home. Inside you’ll find historical designs from Libya, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, and more, as well as designs of Khamissa’s own creation: leopard prints, crescent moons, Japanese knots, and flowers. Touching stories from people around the world sharing their personal connections to henna pair with the designs and illuminate the intimate nature of this ancient body art. Included are detailed how-tos to take your henna practice to the next level and tips, like how to get the perfect stain, what to look for when shopping for the best quality henna products, and how to host your own henna party.

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Henna íránská přírodní, bezbarvá - Fitokosmetik - 25g

Krásné a zdravé vlasy s čistou hennou bez chemie Chcete mít zářivé vlasy plné lesku a síly, ale preferujete přírodní složení bez chemických složek ? Fitokosmetik vám nabízí íránskou bezbarvou hennu ve formě přírodního produktu pro vaši dokonalou péči o vlasy a pokožku hlavy . Tato přírodní henna vás svými účinky a čistým složením přesvědčí, že příroda má vše, co vaše vlasy potřebují! Vlasům dodá lesk, výživu, ochranu a vaše vlasy budou působit zářivěji a budou odolnější. Tato henna je bezbarvá. Proč používat hennu? Používání henny vám přinese několik výhod, toto jsou některé z nich: pomoc při vypadávání vlasů pomoc v boji proti lupům výživa, hydratace a ochrana vlasů před zničením barvení v pohodlí domova finanční úspora široká škála barevných odstínů a možnost vzájemného kombinování odstínů použití je vhodné pro těhotné a kojící ženy, alergiky je vhodná i na šediny Způsob používání: 25-100 g henny v závislosti na délce a tloušťce vlasů zalijte vodou (ne méně než 80°C). Vymíchejte dohladka, vychladlou směs naneste rovnoměrně po celé délce vlasů. Nechte působit přibližně 15-30 minut. Potom opláchněte teplou vodou. Zdravotní upozornění: Uchovávejte mimo dosah dětí. Nepoužívejte při individuální nesnášenlivosti či přecitlivělosti na některou ze složek. Složení: Skladování : Skladujte na tmavém místě, mimo dosah dětí, při teplotě do 25 ºC. Obsah balení/Objem: 25g Země původu: Lotyšsko NÁŠ TIP: Pokud preferujete přírodní řešení a chcete vašim vlasům dopřát to nejlepší z přírody, můžeme vám doporučit další skvělé produkty pro jejich ošetření. Zkuste naše přírodní šampony na vlasy s účinnými rostlinnými extrakty (lopuch, mydlice) nebo vyzkoušejte naše vlasové masky či oleje , které dodají vašim vlasům ještě větší zářivost, objem a lesk. Vyberte si z naší pestré nabídky přírodních barev na vlasy Henna . Jednotlivé barvy můžete navzájem kombinovat.

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Horrid Henry: Monster Mayhem - Francesca Simon

Number One for Fiendish Fun! Join Horrid Henry in another bumper book of mischief. Henry adores scary stories and ghoulish goings-on. Here are six of his most terrible tales about mummies, monsters and more! An irresistible introduction to reading for pleasure, with six illustrated stories plus a joke and activity section - the perfect gift for Horrid Henry fans everywhere.This collection contains the following stories:- Horrid Henry: Cannibal Curse- Horrid Henry: Monster Movie- Horrid Henry: Bogey Babysitter- Horrid Henry: The Mummy''s Curse- Horrid Henry: The Haunted House- Perfect Peter''s Horrid Day

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The Stable Boy of Auschwitz - Henry Oster, Dexter Ford

The instant Sunday Times and Amazon charts bestseller"I found myself in the Auschwitz stables, and I felt an ember of hope. If I could make myself useful, helping these horses, maybe I could stay alive."In the darkest moment of history, one child found the courage and strength to survive the unimaginable. This is Henry''s true story.One hot, humid day in July, 1944, the Gestapo abducted fifteen-year-old Henry and his mother, forcing them onto cramped cattle cars in the Lódz Polish Ghetto. Like so many Jews before them, they had been selected to disappear - they were being sent to Auschwitz. Exhausted after hours of traveling, they finally emerged from the stifling, filth-ridden cattle car. Already devastated at having lost his father to starvation, Henry clutched his mother''s frail hand, knowing she was all he had left in the world, and that he was the only one left to protect her. In a flash, he felt them being brutally torn apart. Crying out for her, his heart shuddered as he watched her disappear into a sea of other women. Henry knew that was the last time he would ever see her, and he felt like he had failed her. He was now completely alone in the world.Starving, and close to giving up all hope, Henry volunteered to work in the stables, responsible for breeding horses for the war effort. As he watched other prisoners leave and never return, Henry quickly realised these horses were his only lifeline - because every morning he was sent to the stables, was one more morning he escaped the gas chambers. Before long, caring for the horses became a passion, and their comfort and strength gave Henry a glimmer of life and hope in an ocean of death. Although with every second that passed, Henry knew if he became too weak or made one mistake, he would be mercilessly replaced...This is the heart-wrenching and inspirational true account of a courageous little German boy who, against all odds, after losing almost everything a human being can lose, survived to tell his story.This book was originally published as The Kindness of the Hangman.''Heartbreaking. Eye opening. Tear jerking... kept having to tell myself that this was a real account of the Holocaust.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''Phenomenal... I learned more about the Holocaust than anything I have read in the past... I can''t express how much this book affected me.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ''Inspiring book - a Must Read!!'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''Spellbinding... I could not put this book down. The events are recorded in a human voice, not the history book version. I learned so much that was left out of my history books.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''A truly amazing story.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''A moving and powerful story of survival.''Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''Brought me to tears.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''An incredible story. Once I started reading, I couldn''t put this down.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''Amazing story. One that needs to be told over and over to the next generations.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''Riveting, couldn''t put it down. An amazing and heart wrenching recollection of unimaginable events. What an inspiring story of bravery, perseverance and finding the will to go on.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''I could not put the book down... will make you appreciate everything that you have in this world.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★''I have never written an amazon review BEFORE finishing a book, but I''m doing it today... it is direct, evocative, and emotionally impossible to deal with all at once. IMO if you want to read about the Holocaust from a survivor, you owe it to yourself to read this book.'' Amazon Reviewer, ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

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Henry V - Dan Jones

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerThe UK’s bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become England’s greatest warrior king. 'A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.' ObserverHenry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond. The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors.Shakespeare’s version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henry’s victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry ‘a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England’, while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, ‘the greatest man who ever ruled England’. For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down.He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered. As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured England’s borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more.Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses. Dan Jones’s life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dan’s sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England’s greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.

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Henry V - Dan Jones

The instant Sunday Times bestsellerA Times, BBC History Magazine and Daily Mail Book of the Year The UK’s bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to become England’s greatest warrior king.''A historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist.'' ObserverHenry V reigned over England for only nine years and four months, and died at the age of just 35, but he looms over the landscape of the late Middle Ages and beyond.The victor of Agincourt was a model king for his successors. Shakespeare’s version of Henry V saw his youthful folly redirected to sober statesmanship, and in the dark days of World War II, Henry’s victories in France were recounted in British propaganda. Churchill called Henry ‘a gleam of splendour in the dark, troubled story of medieval England’, while for one modern medievalist, Henry was, quite simply, ‘the greatest man who ever ruled England’.For Dan Jones, Henry is one of the most intriguing characters in all medieval history, but one of the hardest to pin down. He was a hardened, sometimes brutal, warrior, yet he was also creative and artistic, with a bookish temperament. He was a leader who made many mistakes, who misjudged his friends and family members, yet always seemed to triumph when it mattered.As king, he saved a shattered country from economic ruin, put down rebellions and secured England’s borders; in foreign diplomacy, he made England a serious player once more. Yet through his conquests in northern France, he sowed the seeds for three generations of calamity at home, in the form of the Wars of the Roses.Dan Jones’s life of Henry V provides unprecedented insight into the critical first 26 years of his life before he became king. Both a standalone biography and a completion of Dan’s sequence of English medieval histories that began with The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown, Henry V is a thrilling and unmissable life of England’s greatest king from our best-selling medieval historian.

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Agnes and the Hen - Elle Rowley

Follow Agnes the dog and Rosie the hen as they head down to the farm in this amusing picture book for children.This lighthearted story tells the tale of Agnes the Great Dane and Rosie the hen with an important underlying message. With Agnes'' help, Rosie discovers that staying true to herself might just be her greatest strength.Agnes and the Hen is an engaging tale for 3-5 year-olds, teaching an important message about how you can avoid following the crowd and embrace your true self. Children will have fun engaging in the bright and beautiful pages of this picture book and following story alongside vibrant illustrations of farm animals.Agnes and the Hen features:- 32 pages of adorable animal illustrations- Easy-to-follow text for little ones to engage with- An amusing storyline that teaches an important lessonThis heartwarming baby book makes the perfect bedtime story, as little ones follow Rosie the hen who likes to be different. Down on the farm the hens do everything together. They peck at their food in perfectly straight lines and sleep in a perfect row in their coop. All except one, that is: Rosie.Parents and children will enjoy following this fun story together, that teaches children to celebrate being different from everyone else. Agnes and the Hen is the perfect addition to an animal lover''s book collection!At DK, we believe in the power of discovery.So why stop there?If you like Agnes and the Hen, then why not try the other picture book in the series? Agnes and the Sheep is the first book in the collection teaching children an important lesson that the grass isn''t always greener on the other side.

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Becoming Henry - Graham Strugnell

Set in South London during the 1970s, Becoming Henry is a sharply observed, big-hearted and brilliantly funny coming-of-age novel. Henry has grand ideas and even grander ambitions. He longs to be recognised - by his family, his peers, and the world - as the comic genius he believes himself to be. Told with emotional precision and wry humour, the story traces Henry's life from his earliest memories in a conventional, emotionally constrained household to the brink of adulthood. Raised in a family where tenderness is elusive and communication often tips into absurdity, Henry finds early refuge in his imagination, music, and books. Adolescence brings contradictions: Henry's idealised sense of himself clashes with a desperate need for connection - particularly romantic or sexual. As he enters his teens, his desire to be desired, combined with a fear of not being enough, results in a phase of anorexia and self-effacement. He lurches from one misjudged crush to another, suffering social humiliations, but also forming deep bonds with other misfit boys who share his anarchic sense of humour. With wit, psychological insight and finesse, the novel explores themes of identity, aspiration, class, and masculinity. It captures the ache of wanting to belong while needing to be seen as different - the longing to be both accepted and exceptional - and the lengths one boy will go to in order to matter. Blending the depth of literary fiction with the accessibility of great storytelling, Becoming Henry is a poignant, funny, and unforgettable portrait of growing up on the fringes.

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Lonely Planet China - Mayhew Bradley, O'Malley Thomas, Lonely Planet, Simon Richmond, Joe Bindloss, Piera Chen, Jade Bremner, Robert Isenberg, Marco F

Lonely Planet''s local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime in this latest edition of our guide to China.Discover China''s most popular experiences and best kept secrets from visiting the tea plantations in Hangzhou, to riding the world''s highest altitude train like across the Tibetan plateau to Lhasa, and exploring the secretive world of 24 emperors and their thousands of servants in the Forbidden City.Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet''s China travel guide:Our classic guidebook format contains the most comprehensive level of information for planning multi-week tripsAll-new structure and design that''s easy to use so you can navigate China effortlesslyExciting itineraries help you create your perfect adventure with suggestions for extended journeys, day trips, walking tours and activity-led excursionsExpert local recommendations on eating, drinking, nightlife, shopping, accommodation, festivals, when to go and moreVibrant photography and maps including a pull-out map of BeijingGet fresh takes on must-visit sights from Tiananmen Square to Summer Palace and the Bund PromenadeEssential information toolkit containing tips on arriving, transport, local etiquette, using money, LGBTIQ+ travel advice, useful words and phrases, accessibility and responsible travelConnect with Chinese culturethrough stories that delve deep into local life, history and traditionsCovers: Beijing, North China, Northeast China, Shanghai, East China, Central China, Hong Kong & Macau, South China, Southwest China, Northwest China, Tibet Create a trip that''s uniquely yours and get to the heart of this extraordinary country with Lonely Planet''s China.

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Henry Wag potah do kufru auta S 100 × 70 cm (5060222640601)

Deka pro psa do auta - určena do kufru, prošívaná, materiálem je nylon, barva šedá Rádi cestujete a berete s sebou svého čtyřnohého kamaráda? V tom případě pro vás bude ideální deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag. Nabízená deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag najde své místo v kufru. Zde bude mít váš mazlíček své soukromí a také bezpečnější prostor. Klíčové vlastnosti deky pro psa do auta Henry Wag potah do kufru auta S 100 × 70 cm Komfortní cestování umožníte svému psímu parťákovi s dekou pro psa do auta Henry Wag S dekou převážejte své mazlíčky v zavazadlovém prostoru Materiálem deky pro psy do auta Henry Wag je nylon

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Henry Wag lehátko pro psy XL (5060222640670)

Pelíšek - pro psa, lehátko, vhodný pro velká plemena, materiál kov a dřevo, snadná údržba, odolný, snímatelný povlak a se zvýšeným okrajem, rozměry 107 × 87 × 30 cm (D׊×V), šedá barva, vícebarevné provedení Sháníte pro vašeho psího miláčka perfektní místo na spaní? Potom vám možná přijde vhod pelíšek Henry Wag. Velikostí je připraven pro velká plemena. Na jeho výrobu byly použity kvalitní materiály, tak se může pochlubit zvýšenou odolností vůči poškození. Zvýšené okraje nabídnou mazlíčkovi větší pocit bezpečí vůči nechtěným pádům i před okolním světem. Rozměry pelíšku činí Henry Wag 30 × 87 × 107 cm (V׊×D). Materiálem pelíšku pro psy je kov a dřevo. Pelíšku sluší šedá barva. Klíčové vlastnosti pelíšku pro psy Henry Wag lehátko pro psy XL Pelíšek pro psy se hodí pro velká plemena Typ pelíšku: Lehátko Materiálem pelíšku Henry Wag je kov a dřevo Pelíšek se může pochlubit zvýšenými okraji Povlak snadno odejmete Barva pelíšku Henry Wag je šedá Rozměry činí 30 ×...

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Henry´s HT-10 PRO, chromatická, displej barevný, microUSB napájení, barva černá (HT-10PRO)

Ladička - klipová, určená pro kytaru, rozsah A0-C8, frekvence 430-450 Hz, k napájení slouží Zabudovaná baterie Ladička Henry´s HT-10 PRO, chromatická, displej barevný, microUSB napájení, barva černá rychle a spolehlivě naladí nástroj, pokud si úplně netroufáte spoléhat pouze na svůj vlastní sluch. Tato klipová ladička bude skvělou investicí, která se pozitivně projeví ve vaší hudební praxi. Jde o variantu vhodnou zejména pro kytaru. Ladička Henry´s naladí tóny v rozsahu A0-C8 a její frekvenční rozsah ladění je 430-450 Hz. Ladičku napájí zabudovaná baterie. Na ladičce Henry´s převažuje černá barva. Klíčové přednosti ladičky Henry´s HT-10 PRO, chromatická, displej barevný, microUSB napájení, barva černá Ladička Henry´s HT-10 PRO, chromatická, displej barevný, microUSB napájení, barva černá vám zjednoduší ladění vašeho nástroje Tato klipová ladička nesmí chybět ve výbavě žádného muzikanta Ladička na kytaru se specializuje na akustické i elektrické kytary nebo...

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Henry Wag potah do kufru auta (CHPcp0336nad)

Deka pro psa do auta - určena do kufru, prošívaná, materiálem je nylon Berete rádi svého mazlíčka na cesty autem? Pak zajisté využijete deku pro psa do auta Henry Wag. Nabízená deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag je určena pro umístění do kufru. Dopřejete tak svému psímu parťákovi soukromí i bezpečí při převozu. Klíčové přednosti deky pro psa do auta Henry Wag potah do kufru auta Komfortní cestování umožníte svému psímu parťákovi s dekou pro psa do auta Henry Wag S dekou převážejte své mazlíčky v zavazadlovém prostoru Materiálem deky pro psy do auta Henry Wag je nylon

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Deka pro psa do auta - určena do kufru, prošívaná, materiálem je nylon, barva šedá Dělá vám na cestách autem společnost váš psí kamarád? Potom vám přijde vhod deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag. Nabízená deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag je určená do zavazadlového prostoru. Při převozu tak zabezpečíte svého psího kamaráda a dopřejete mu soukromí. Zásadní vlastnosti deky pro psa do auta Henry Wag potah do kufru auta L 110 × 110 cm Pro cestování vyzkoušejte deku pro psa do auta Henry Wag Deka je perfektním řešením pro kufr auta Materiálem deky pro psy do auta Henry Wag je nylon

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Deka pro psa do auta - určena na zadní sedadlo a na přední sedadlo, s kapsami, materiálem je polyester, barva šedá Berete rádi svého mazlíčka na cesty autem? V takovém případě byste neměli minout deku pro psa do auta Henry Wag. Deka pro psy do auta se neobejde bez praktických kapes, do kterých můžete schovat veškeré drobnosti potřebné na cesty. Nabízená deka pro psa do auta Henry Wag má své místo na zadním i předním sedadle. Budete tak vědět o každém pohybu vašeho psího kamaráda. Klíčové vlastnosti deky pro psa do auta Henry Wag potah do auta na jedno sedadlo Komfortní cestování umožníte svému psímu parťákovi s dekou pro psa do auta Henry Wag Do přidaných kapes umístíte vše potřebné na cesty Deka je perfektním řešením na zadní nebo přední sedadlo Materiálem deky pro psy do auta Henry Wag je polyester

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The Hot Henry Effect - Lucy Chalice

When a mishap with a pain au chocolat ruins the most important presentation of Dr Clara Clancy’s career, the last person she expects to come to her rescue is the impossibly good-looking and all-round super-nice guy from her university days, Dr Henry Fraser.. Back during their time together at Oxford, Clara was seemingly the only person immune to The Hot Henry Effect – a genuine scientific phenomenon whereby those around Henry fall instantly and helplessly in love with him, the outcomes of which he has remained entirely oblivious to.? Now, reunited and back working together, it’s not long before they slip back into their easy friendship.But both Henry and Clara are keeping secrets – if they can’t be honest with themselves, what hope is there of them being honest with each other? And will Clara really be able to resist the Hot Henry Effect for long?

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Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places - Henry Carroll

An essential guide for emerging artists learning how to take pictures of places.From the author of the bestselling Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs series, this jargon–free introduction covers all aspects of photographing places, including landscapes, cityscapes, architecture, and interiors.Whatever your camera, interest, or skill level, this indispensable photography guide gives you all the essential techniques and demystifies the work of acclaimed photographers. Packed with practical tips and iconic images, this accessible book will teach everything you need to take meaningful pictures of the places that matter to you most.Split into five sections, the book covers composition, exposure, light, manipulation and location.Featuring the work of iconic photographers: Alec Soth, Ansel Adams, Martin Parr, Robert Adams, Todd Hido, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Julius Shulman, Rinko Kawauchi, Thomas Ruff, Tim Hetherington, Joel Sternfeld, Kyler Zeleny, Julius Shulman, Bert Danckaert, Mitch Epstein, Mitch Dobrowner, Massimo Vitali, Joel Meyerowitz, Stephen Tourlentes, Lee Friedlander, Yoshinori Mizutani, John Hilliard, Simon Norfolk, Charles March, Floto + Warner, Olaf Otto Becker, John Gossage, Kikuji Kawanda, Richard Misrach, Harry Cory Wright, Philippe Chancel, Harry Gruyaert, Brassaï, Richard Mosse, Dodo Jin Ming, Tina Hillier, Jorma Puranen, William Henry Jackson, Matt Siber, Mike Slack, Reiner Riedler, John Davies, Fay Godwin, Dilon Marsh, Steffi Klenz, Kathy Ryan, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joan Fontcuberta, Ying Ang, and Charles Duke.Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of Places is part of the internationally–bestselling ''Read This'' series, which has sold over half–a–million books worldwide and has been translated into over 20 languages.More titles in the ''Read This'' series:Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs by Henry Carroll (9781780673356)Read This if You Want to Take Great Photographs of People by Henry Carroll (9781780676241)Use This if You Want to Take Great Photographs: A Photo Journal by Henry Carroll (9781780678887)Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing by Selwyn Leamy (9781786270542)Read This if You Want to Be a Great Writer by Ross Raisin (9781786271976)Read This if You Want to Be Instagram Famous edited by Henry Carroll (9781780679679)

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Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown - Alison Weirová

The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller''Alison Weir makes Henry VIII''s story feel like it has never been told before... This novel will open your eyes and, at times, break your heart. By the end of it, I felt like I had met Henry for the first time'' Tracy BormanSix wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it''s time to hear his.Prince Harry is born the second son, his brother destined to rule. But Arthur''s untimely death sees Harry crowned King Henry of England.As Henry''s power and influence extends, so commences a lifelong battle between head and heart, love and duty. The fate of the Tudor dynasty depends on an heir, but his prayers for a son go unanswered.And the crown weighs heavy on a king with all but his one true desire...HENRY VIII. HIS STORY.Alison Weir''s most ambitious Tudor novel yet reveals the captivating story of a man who was by turns brilliant, romantic, and ruthless: the king who changed England forever.---PRAISE FOR ALISON WEIR''S TUDOR FICTION''This is where the story of the Tudors begins and is historical fiction at its absolute best'' Tracy Borman''History has the best stories and they should all be told like this'' Conn Iggulden''A serious achievement'' The Times''Weir is excellent on the little details that bring a world to life'' Guardian

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Henry V - William Shakespeare

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, M.A., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of English, University of Sussex.The Wordsworth Classics'' Shakespeare Series, with Henry V as its inaugral volume, presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare''s works. The textual editing endeavours to take account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal.Henry V is the most famous and influential of Shakespeare''s history plays. Its powerful patriotic rhetoric has resounded down the ages, gaining eloquent expression in Laurence Olivier''s renowned film. Henry himself, astute and charismatic, who led his ‘band of brothers’ to victory in the Battle of Agincourt, could indeed seem to be ‘this star of England’. In recent decades the play has attracted increasing critical attention and is now highly controversial. Kenneth Branagh''s film-production reflected the changing valuation. Does this play have a sceptical sub-text which subverts its patriotism? Is Henry''s achievement beset by irony? Has current scepticism distorted a predominantly and proudly nationalistic drama? Henry V demonstrates Shakespeare''s acclaimed ability to bring new complexity to the material that he adapted, so that different eras may find within his work the familiar and the strange, the congenial and the harsh, the sustaining and the challenging.

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Henry Henry - Allen Bratton

*2025 Lammy Award Finalist*'One of the most exciting new novels' FINANCIAL TIMES'Very funny... Its deeply felt pages flew by' GUARDIAN'Sexy, compassionate, uncommonly imaginative: I've never read anything quite like it' Oisín McKenna, author of Evenings and WeekendsLondon, 2014. Hal Lancaster – twenty-two, gay, Catholic, chops lines of cocaine with his myWaitrose card – is the reluctant heir of his father Henry, the sixteenth Duke of Lancaster. Henry is half tyrant, half martyr, with an investment in his eldest son that has grown into an obsession. While Hal floats between internships and drinking sessions, Henry keeps him in check with passive-aggression, religious guilt, and a cruelty that Hal sometimes confuses for tenderness. When a grouse shooting accident – funny in retrospect – makes a romance out of Hal’s rivalry with fumblingly leftist family friend Harry Percy, Hal finds that he wants, for the first time, a life of his own. But his father Henry is an Englishman: he will not let his son escape tradition. To save himself, Hal must reckon not only with grief and shame but with the wounds of his family's past. 'Deeply enjoyable' Julia Armfield, author of Our Wives Under the Sea'Thrillingly imaginative' Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time

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Bunyan and Henry; Or, the Beautiful Destiny - Mark Cecil

A large-hearted reimagining of beloved all-American legends, this epic debut novel brings men of myth Paul Bunyan and John Henry alive like never before, teaming up for an adventure quest with deeper interrogations of race, class, and industrialization.Paul Bunyan—legendary larger-than-life American lumberjack—is a man down on his luck. With a load of family debts on his broad back, he ekes out a miserable miner’s life in Lump Town, a bleak hamlet controlled by famed industrialist El Boffo. When Bunyan''s wife Lucette falls ill with a disease caused by the toxic mineral Lump, he embarks on a quest to save her. His only guide: the Chilali—a mysterious creature who speaks only in questions.Bunyan’s path leads to The Windy City—and to John Henry. Henry is not yet the “steel-drivin’” man known to folklore, but a fugitive on the run from a rigged, racist prison system. As Bunyan and Henry strive to reunite with the families they love, they must work together to solve riddles, forge weapons, brawl with a behemoth, and confront at every turn the relentless, duplicitous El Boffo.A richly imaginative reinvention of myth, Bunyan and Henry is at once a timeless quest, a fresh origin story, and an urgent modern fable that wrestles with the two sides of the American dream—its wild idealism and cruel underbelly—to inspire the awakening of the folk hero in us all.

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The Great Henna Party - Humera Malik

If you were to name the person you loved the most, who would you choose?Noor’s cousin is getting married tomorrow, and tonight, her family is throwing her a henna party. They will sing traditional songs, eat delicious treats, and have their hands painted in swirling designs using a dye called henna.Noor is especially excited to play the henna name game. The henna artist will hide the name of the person Noor loves the most in the pattern she paints on Noor’s hands. But whose name will Noor choose?As Noor encounters each member of her family, she finds it harder and harder to make her choice. What should she do if she loves them all? A heart-warming story that traces the patterns of family love through the age-old South Asian tradition of painting with henna.

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