pozar v elysiu alastair reynolds

Jeden občan zemřel před čtrnácti dny. Dva před týdnem. Čtyři včera… a pokud se nepodaří najít příčinu a celé to zastavit, budou brzy po smrti všichni. Na deseti tisících habitatech a mikrosvětech obíhajících kolem planety Žlutozemě umírají lidé bez varování a bez zjevné souvislosti mezi oběťmi. Jejich neurální implantáty se z ničeho nic rozpálí a roztaví. Alastair Reynolds se vrátil do světa Prefekta detektivkou, v níž nikdo není v bezpečí, a předkládá strhující příběh o technologiích, revoluci a pomstě.

Objev podobné jako Požár v Elysiu - Alastair Reynolds

A swashbuckling thriller - Pirates of the Caribbean meets Firefly - that nevertheless combines the author s trademark hard SF with effective, coming-of-age characterisation GUARDIAN A blindingly clever imagining of our solar system in the far flung future SUNReturning to the universe of Revenger, award-winning author Alastair Reynolds delivers another thrilling tale set among the stars.Two sisters ran away from home to join the crew of a spaceship. They took on pirates, faced down monsters and survived massacres . . . and now they re in charge. Captaining a fearsome ship of their own, adventures are theirs for the taking - and there s hoards to loot and treasures to find in the darkest reaches of space. But the rules are also more relaxed out on the fringes, as they re about to discover . . . A rollicking adventure yarn with action, abduction, fights, properly scary hazards, very grisly torture and even ghosts of a sort DAILY TELEGRAPH By far the most enjoyable book Reynolds has ever written SFX

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Tajemná zpráva od hvězdy vzdálené více než sedmdesát světelných let svede dohromady cesty Gomy a Kanua, potomků slavné rodiny Akinyů, která kdysi pomohla lidem proniknout do kosmických dálav. Soustava Gliese 163, odkud záhadný signál přišel, však skrývá mnohem víc překvapení, než se mohlo na první pohled zdát. Opravdu sem příslušníky lidského rodu přivedla odvěká touha najít odpovědi na velké otázky vesmíru, nebo jsou jenom pěšáky v gigantické šachové partii rozehrané civilizacemi tak starými a mocnými, že by původní obyvatelé planety Země byli pod jejich rozlišovací schopnost - kdyby neměli pár cenných vlastností? Alastair Reynolds ve velkolepém finále uzavírá ságu Poseidonových dětí a znovu dokazuje, že v žánru moderní space opery v novém tisíciletí těžko hledá konkurenci.

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Gathered here for the first time are Alastair Reynolds stories and novelettes set in the universe of REVELATION SPACE, his first bestselling blockbuster.

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This is volume 2 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds. The mastersinger of Space Opera (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe - one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written. Alongside the award-winning novels is a galaxy of superb short fiction, collected and published here, in two volumes, in chronological order.This volume includes:Turquoise DaysWeatherGrafenwalder s BestiaryNightingaleMonkey SuitThe Last Log of the LachrimosaNight PassageOpen and ShutPlague Music

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This is volume 1 of the complete collection of tales set in the Revelation Space universe, by British Science Fiction Award-winner Alastair Reynolds.The mastersinger of Space Opera (The Times) created the astonishing Revelation Space universe - one of the most vivid and original SF universes ever written. Alongside the award-winning novels is a galaxy of superb short fiction, collected and published here, in two volumes, in chronological order.This volume includes:Dilation SleepA Spy in EuropaGalactic NorthGreat Wall of MarsGlacialDiamond Dogs

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into interstellar space ...Alastair Reynolds burst onto the SF scene with the Arthur C. Clarke Award-shortlisted REVELATION SPACE, British Science Fiction Award-winning CHASM CITY, and REDEMPTION ARK. Now experience the phenomenal imagination and breathtaking vision of The most exciting space opera writer working today (Locus) in these two tales of high adventure set in the same universe as his novels.The title story, Diamond Dogs , tells of a group of mercenaries trying to unravel the mystery of a particularly inhospitable alien tower on a distant world; Turquoise Days is about Naqi, who has devoted her life to studying the alien Pattern Jugglers.

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Inspired by Sir Arthur C. Clarke s short story A Meeting with Medusa, this novel, with permission from the Clarke Estate, continues the story of Commander Howard Falcon over centuries of space-exploration, interaction with AI, first contact and beyond. All brought to life by two of our greatest SF authors, Stephen Baxter and Alastair Reynolds.Howard Falcon almost lost his life in an accident . . . and a combination of human ingenuity and technical expertise brought him back. Not as himself, but as an augmented human: part man, part machine, and exceptionally capable.The Medusa Chronicles charts his journey through time, the changing interaction between humanity and our universe, and combined moments of incredible action with unparalleled exploration of and expansion into space. A compelling read from the beginning, this is classic SF which has appeal for readers who like Gravity and The Martian.

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Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin. For the humans now settling the Amarantin homeworld, it s of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin. For brilliant, ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it s more than merely intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth.Even if it costs him everything. But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines . .. The original novel in the epic series, Revelation Space was nominated for both the BSFA and Arthur C. Clarke awards.Reynolds PhD in astronomy and experience with the ESA means that his space operas present hard science spins on intergalactic adventures and have impacted SF for years. The stories in the Revelation Space universe are packed with mind-expanding ideas . .. all of which keeps you coming back for more gripping excitement - Kirkus Reynolds s vision of a future dominated by artificial intelligence trembles with the ultimate cold of the dark between the stars - Publishers Weekly Along with Iain M Banks, Reynolds is perhaps the most successful British Space Opera author of his generation - Encyclopedia of Science FictionWelcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

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The Inhibitors are back and Humanity is doomed!Many, many millennia ago, the Inhibitors seeded the universe with machines designed to detect intelligent life - and then to suppress it. But after hundreds of millions of years, the machines started to fail and intelligent cultures started to emerge.Then Dr Dan Sylveste and the crew of Infinity discovered what had happened to the long-vanished Amarantin race ... and awakened the Inhibitors.On Yellowstone, where no one is quite who they appear, the Inquisitor and the planet s Most Wanted War Criminal are watching as the Inhibitors turn a small group of planets into raw materials. Whatever they are building with those materials is not going to be good for Humanity.Once again, Al Reynolds has produced a stunning, universe-spanning space opera of mind-blowing proportions. Big in size, big in concepts, REDEMPTION ARK will leave you gasping at its audacity and breathless at its conclusion.This is British SF at its absolute best.

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The legendary space opera that kicked off the ground-breaking, universe-spanning series.Nine hundred thousand years ago, something wiped out the Amarantin. For the human colonists now settling the Amarantin homeworld Resurgam, it s of little more than academic interest, even after the discovery of a long-hidden, almost perfect Amarantin city and a colossal statue of a winged Amarantin. For brilliant but ruthless scientist Dan Sylveste, it s more than merelty intellectual curiosity - and he will stop at nothing to get at the truth. Even if the truth costs him everything. But the Amarantin were wiped out for a reason, and that danger is closer and greater than even Syveste imagines ...REVELATION SPACE: a huge, magnificent space opera that ranges across the known and unknown universe ... towards the most terrifying of destinations.Readers are hooked on Revelation Space: An amazing blend of space opera, hard SF, and gothic horror that reads like a cross between Frank Herbert s Dune and Ridley Scott s film Alien Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Marvellous hard space opera. Slowly built, with three story lines which at some point merge together, it depicts a very dark universe, full of technological wonders, both human and alien Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Revelation Space series is one of the favouritest favourites . . . Reynolds held me in thrall with his vision Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The setting is a gritty, desolate, and unforgiving universe in which humanity finds itself in imminent danger of extinction . . . I highly recommend it to all adult fans of space opera, cyberpunk, and horror genres Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ A darn good, solid, well executed work of hard sci-fi . . . I really appreciate that Revelation Space ends in a satisfying and self-contained way Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Awesome characters, awesome setting, awesome ideas, awesome awesome awesome . . . Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Kniha - autor Alastair Reynolds, 648 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Jeden občan zemřel před čtrnácti dny. Dva před týdnem. Čtyři včera… a pokud se nepodaří najít příčinu a celé to zastavit, budou brzy po smrti všichni. Na deseti tisících habitatech a mikrosvětech obíhajících kolem planety Žlutozemě umírají lidé bez varování a bez zjevné souvislosti mezi oběťmi. Jejich neurální implantáty se z ničeho nic rozpálí a roztaví. Alastair Reynolds se vrátil do světa Prefekta detektivkou, v níž nikdo není v bezpečí, a předkládá strhující příběh o technologiích, revoluci a pomstě.

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GUERLAIN Champs-Élysées, 75 ml, Parfémované vody pro ženy, Dámská parfémovaná voda Guerlain Champs-Élysées vznikla na počest Paříže a věhlasného bulváru Champs-Élysées, kde se v domě číslo 68 nachází vlajková loď značky Guerlain. Inspirací pro tuto radostnou květinovou vůni byla rozkvetlá mimóza. ovocnokvětinová vůně vznikla na počest pařížskému bulváru Champs-Élysées ideální na každodenní nošení Složení vůně: Nejprve se rozvoní lahodný černý rybíz, jenž skvěle ladí s květy mandloní. Poté přichází do popředí růže, mimóza a šeřík. V základu vůně se mísí smyslná vůně ibišku s jemností hřejivého dřeva mandloní. Příběh vůně: Vůně Guerlain Champs-Élysées vzdává hold městu světla (jak se Paříži přezdívá) a slavnému bulváru Champs-Élysées, kde sídlí vlajková loď tohoto luxusního parfumérského domu. Flakón parfémované vody evokuje krásné ženské křivky. Trojúhelníkový tvar zároveň znázorňuje trojúhelník života i perspektivu nejkrásnější ulice na světě – Champs-Élysées –, která sahá od pyramidy v Louvru až po Vítězný oblouk.

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The stunning, gender-flipped novel about love, creativity and the power of speaking out - perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Pat Barker. Poetic and evocative ... this story will thrill readers PIP WILLIAMS, bestselling author of The Dictionary of Lost Words Their love transcends every boundary. Can it cheat death?Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she s been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung island, her blood sings with poetry and her words can move flowers to bloom and forests to grow ... but her father, the sun god Apollo, has forbidden her this art.A chance meeting with a young shield-maker, Eurydicius, gives her the courage to use her voice. After wielding all her gifts to defeat one final champion, Orphia draws the scrutiny of the gods. Performing her poetry, she wins the protection of the goddesses of the arts: the powerful Muses, who welcome her to their sanctuary on Mount Parnassus. Orphia learns to hone her talents, crafting words of magic infused with history, love and tragedy.When Eurydicius joins her, Orphia struggles with her desire for fame and her budding love. As her bond with the gentle shield-maker grows, she joins the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece. Facing dragons, sirens and ruthless warriors on the voyage, Orphia earns unparalleled fame, but she longs to return to Eurydicius.Yet she has a darker journey to make - one which will see her fight for her love with all the power of her poetry.Praise for Orphia and Eurydicius As I read, I imagined the muses beside Elyse John, focusing her mind and guiding her hand. The writing is poetic and evocative, and the story will thrill readers who have long suspected something is missing from the classics of Greek myth. PIP WILLIAMS, author of The Dictionary of Lost Words and The Bookbinder of Jericho Spins a bewitching tale of courage, love, and defiance, giving voice and agency to the women in Greek tales who are so often defined by the men they are associated with. Orphia s poetry may bring the gods to tears; John s words have the same effect on us mere mortals. Tragic and triumphant, a must-read! ANDREA STEWART, author of The Bone Shard Daughter Elyse John s deft language lays bare the exquisite intimacies of human connection, from the brutal - yet seductive - exercise of power over another, to the moments of tenderness and vulnerability between lovers. SHELLEY PARKER-CHAN, author of She Who Became the Sun Elyse John s Orphia and Eurydicius stunning retelling deftly explores Orphia s beginnings, her poetic ambitions, and her searing chemistry with Eurydicius, all of which challenge the gender dynamics of the time and death itself. A highly original read. STACEY THOMAS, author of The Revels Bold yet beautiful ... I was glued to the page, compelled by the story of Lady Orphia and her love, the gentle shieldmaker Eurydicius. Orphia and Eurydicius is a thoughtful consideration as to what it means to be a man, a woman, a hero, a human being. I loved this retelling and couldn t stop thinking about it: Lady Orphia has my heart. LAURA SHEPPERSON, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Heroines (UK), Phaedra (US) A cleverly conceived and lyrically crafted reimagining. John deftly weaves a compelling and insightful narrative that interrogates not only patriarchy but the gendered dynamics of love, romance and the role of artist and muse. It is a story about the importance of having a voice, and a delightful subversion of myth BEA FITZGERALD, Sunday Times bestselling author of Girl, Goddess, Queen I found myself crying at the power of Elyse John s glittering, lyrical prose and the relationship at the heart of the novel. This is an excellent example of the power of mythological retellings as the novel makes us re-examine gender, heteronormativity and what makes a hero. I fell head over heels for this warrior-poet and gentle shieldmaker RANI SELVARAJAH, author of Savage Beasts Orphia and Eurydicius is a Greek retelling which stands out in an age of reiterations. The language is lyrical, the plot, enchanting. John is a writer who has clearly done the work, one whose courage aligns with her brave, protagonists, outliers in their own right. I find myself enamoured of both artist and novel; the tender yearning, the fierce desire, the sorrow and sacrifice. This book consumed three months of my life and yet, I want to give more. It will be hard to return to real life. (If I cannot have this type of love, I d rather have none at all). Orphia and Eurydicius is worthy of the greats. CH?K?D?L? EMEL?MAD?, author of Dazzling A gorgeous, sweeping tale that both evokes the feeling of classic mythology and intelligent and modern insight, this is a story of the boundaries we put on love and grief - I dare you to be unmoved by it. SAM HAWKE, author of City of Lies A beautiful, poetic ode to Greek myth, love, and the sheer power of women s art and women s voices. TASHA SURI, author of

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GUERLAIN Champs-Élysées, 75 ml, Toaletní vody pro ženy, Vydejte se na romantickou procházku provoněnou kvetoucím jarním kvítím. Toaletní voda pro ženy Guerlain Champs-Elysées vás přenese na nejznámější pařížský bulvár lemovaný rozkvetlou alejí. nbsp;Tato zářivá vůně vás zahalí nbsp;do květinové aury, která dokonale podtrhne vaši ženskou krásu. jiskřivá ovocno-květinová vůně s orientálními prvky podtrhne vaši romantickou a odvážnou stránku osobnosti okouzluje ženy již od roku 1996 Složení vůně: Nejdříve vás zaujme nečekaně harmonické spojení černého rybízu s jemnými mandlovými květy a něžnou růží. Poté se naplno projeví hlavní složka vonné kompozice – omamně nasládlá mimóza, která navozuje tolik příjemnou harmonii. Smyslnost vonné kompozice spočívá na líbezném prolnutí svůdného ibišku s hlubokými dřevitými akordy mandlovníku. Příběh vůně: Delikátní nasládlá vůně mimózy vás i vaše okolí zalije radostí a optimismem. Právě tato květina je hlavní ingrediencí dámské vůně Guerlain Champs-Elysées a její přednosti byly právě v této vůni poprvé vyzdviženy. Kdykoliv během roku dodá vašemu dni energii jako jarní sluneční paprsky. Flakon vychází z tradičního designu Bee Bottle, jehož původní podobu navrhl v roce 1853 sám Pierre-François-Pascal Guerlain. Vyobrazená včera je znakem celého módního domu jakožto symbol tradice a tvrdé práce. Na tomto flakonku jich najdete přesně 69.

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THE empowering intro to politics that EVERY young person needs right now from writer, podcaster and strategist ALASTAIR CAMPBELL.**Longlisted for the SLA Information Book Award 2025**Politics made fun? YES, REALLY!Writer, podcaster and strategist, Alastair Campbell, makes politics exciting, relatable and personal â “ AT LAST!Alastair shares his incredible knowledge and passion to empower young people and give them the skills and confidence they need to understand how the country is run, how they can get involved, encourage them to have a view, or take a stand, give them tips about how to debate, and so much more!EVERYONE should have a copy of this brilliant guide to understanding the world of politics, which is bursting with Q As, quizzes, tips, challenges, plus quotes and interviews from a range of people, including KEIR STARMER, RORY STEWART, KEIRA KNIGHTLEY and LINDSAY HOYLE.Also available in the series:â ¢ Deborah Meaden Talks Money â “ â Ž978-0008651527

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The Reynolds Pamphlet (1797) is an essay by Alexander Hamilton. Written while Hamilton was serving as Secretary of the Treasury, the Pamphlet was intended as a defense against accusations that Hamilton had conspired with James Reynolds to misuse funds meant to cover unpaid wages to Revolutionary War veterans. Admitting to an affair with Maria, Reynolds’ wife, Hamilton claims that the accusation is nothing more than an attempt at blackmail. This revelation not only endangered Hamilton’s career as a public figure, but constituted perhaps the earliest sex scandal in American history. “The bare perusal of the letters from Reynolds and his wife is sufficient to convince my greatest enemy that there is nothing worse in the affair than an irregular and indelicate amour. For this, I bow to the just censure which it merits. I have paid pretty severely for the folly and can never recollect it without disgust and self condemnation. It might seem affectation to say more.”Accused of corruption in his role as Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton was forced to confess his adultery, bringing shame to himself as a married man and supposedly honorable public figure, yet saving his political career in the process. Looking back on his affair with Maria Reynolds from a distance of five years, Hamilton expresses regret for his foolishness, yet wholeheartedly denies her husband’s accusation that he had been involved in his scheme to misuse government funds. Perhaps the first sex scandal in American history, the Reynolds affair sent shockwaves throughout the burgeoning republic, leaving many to question the motives and character of their leaders for the first time, though certainly not the last. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

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Zoya Lak na nehty 15ml 1135 ELYSE Elyse  značky Zoya   lze nejlépe popsat jako barvu lilku. Barevná skupina - Neutrální Povrchová úprava - Krémová Intenzita - 2 ( 1 = Průsvitná - 5 = Neprůsvitná ) Odstín - Studený   Pro dosažení nejlepších výsledků: 1) Očistěte nehet pomocí odlakovače a čističe nehtů Zoya Remove+ 2) Vyberte ten správný podkladový lak: Zoya Anchor pro zdravé nehty nebo Zoya GetEven pro nerovný povrch nehtů. Naneste na nehet. 3) Aplikujte 2 vrstvy oblíbeného barevného laku na nehty Zoya 4) Naneste vrchní lak Zoya Armor 5) Aplikujte jednu kapku Zoya Fast Drop na spodní část nehtového lůžka Při dodržení těchto pěti kroků vydrží lak na nehtech až po dobu 14 dní!

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Make your own picture book with this hilarious, activity-filled guide from award-winning author Elys Dolan. Ever wanted to make your own picture book? Award-winning author Elys Dolan shows you how - with the help of her very enthusiastic assistant, Bert. From finding a brilliant idea to using colour and space to tell your story, this entertaining guide is packed with activities, tips and jokes. Find inspiration, grab your pens and pencils, and get making!

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One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti s journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H. Reynolds multiple award-winning modern classic. In this inspiring, award-winning story of self-expression and creativity from Peter H.Reynolds, illustrator of Ish and the Judy Moody series, Vashti thinks she can t draw. But her teacher is sure that she can. She knows that there s creative spirit in everyone, and encourages Vashti to sign the angry dot she makes in frustration on a piece of paper.This act makes Vashti look at herself a little differently, and helps her discover that where there s a dot there s a way... With wit, charm and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds encourages even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us.

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Become a little expert in how the country is run! Understand why politics matters and how you can get involved with ALASTAIR CAMPBELL â “ writer, podcaster and strategist best known for his work as former PM Tony Blairâ ™s spokesman.What links schools, transport and hospitals? POLITICS! Discover how and why politics is part of everything we do with writer, podcaster and strategist ALASTAIR CAMPBELL. Who is in charge? How are decisions made? What can children do to get involved? Find out all this and more â “ alongside accessible introductions to parliament, government, voting and debating.Packed with fun, facts and challenges â “ perfect for readers aged 6 to 9.Welcome to LITTLE EXPERTS â “ inspiring the next generation of experts!â ¢ Written by expert authors, famous for their passion and expertiseâ ¢ Must-read introductions to key non-fiction topics with colour illustrations throughoutâ ¢ Created to empower and inspire!Also available in the series:Why Money Matters by DEBORAH MEADEN, entrepreneur, Dragons Den investor and host of the BBC Radio 5 Liveâ ™s The Big Green Money Show podcast.Marvellous Vehicles by JAMES MAY, a writer and broadcaster who is best known for co-presenting Top Gear and The Grand Tour.Amazing Bodies and How to Save a Life by DR RONX, award-winning trans non-binary emergency doctor and TV presenter.How Families Are Made by DR AMIR KHAN, an award-winning full-time GP and resident doctor on Lorraine and Good Morning Britain.How to Build a Home by GEORGE CLARKE, an architect, writer, lecturer and TV presenter.Superhero Animals by CHRIS PACKHAM CBE, one of the UKâ ™s leading naturalists and an award-winning conservationist, who began his TV career presenting childrenâ ™s series The Really Wild Show.

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FROM THE AUTHOR OF GREAT ADVENTURERS - WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD CHILDREN #39;S TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019.Sometimes adventure, like life, doesn #39;t work out as you want it to. Even determined explorers make mistakes. Many of the greatest adventurers of all time have failed along the way...Hand-picked by adventurer Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by explorers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. It features adventurers whose expeditions went desperately wrong, turning into struggles for survival. And adventurers who had to fight for their right to succeed in the face of discrimination or setbacks that threatened to squash their dreams. These are stories of self-belief, resilience, friendship, courage, determination and hope - against the odds.Featuring explorers modern and ancient, from Zheng He to Joe Simpson, Jeanne Baret to Matthew Henson, these men and women ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles, and may inspire you to do the same. We often hold a very narrow ideas of what #39;success #39; means. We think that if we don #39;t reach a certain outcome, then we #39;ve failed and wasted our time. But in this book, you are going to read of changed plans leading to greater happiness, of personal disaster opening the door to wonderful experiences, of lessons learned from compromising, and even occasions when mere survival is triumph enough. - Alastair Humphreys

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This inspiring and powerful book from environmental campaigner Alastair McIntosh sets out a visionary manifesto for how communities can stand up to the powerful forces destroying our planet.​It is easy to feel helpless in the face of the torrent of information about environmental catastrophes taking place all over the world.In this powerful and provocative book, Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious.As a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust, McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird from his own estate. And plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a superquarry were overturned after McIntosh persuaded a Native American warrior chief to visit the Isle of Harris and testify at the government inquiry.This extraordinary book weaves together theology, mythology, economics, ecology, history, poetics and politics as the author journeys towards a radical new philosophy of community, spirit and place. His daring and imaginative responses to the destruction of the natural world make Soil and Soul an uplifting, inspirational and often richly humorous read.

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How people succeed â “ and how you can, too.***Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller***Alastair Campbell knows all about winning. As Tony Blairâ ™s chief spokesman and strategist he helped guide the Labour Party to victory in three successive general elections, and heâ ™s fascinated by what it takes to win.How do sports stars excel, entrepreneurs thrive, or individuals achieve their ambition? Is their ability to win innate? Or is the winning mindset something we can all develop? Drawing on the wisdom of an astonishing array of talented people â “ from elite athletes to top managers, from rulers of countries to rulers of global business empires â “ Alastair Campbell uses his forensic skills, as well as his own experience of politics and sport, to get to the heart of success. He examines how winners tick. He considers how they build great teams. He analyses how they deal with unexpected setbacks and new challenges. He judges what the very different worlds of politics, business and sport can learn from one another. And he sets out a blueprint for winning that we can all follow.

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Twenty-five years since acid house and Ecstasy revolutionized pop culture, Simon Reynolds s landmark rave history Energy Flash has been expanded and updated to cover twenty-first-century developments like dubstep and EDM s recent takeover of America.Author of the acclaimed postpunk history Rip It Up and Start Again, Reynolds became a rave convert in the early nineties. He experienced first-hand the scene s drug-fuelled rollercoaster of euphoria and darkness. He danced at Castlemorton, the illegal 1992 mega-rave that sent spasms of anxiety through the Establishment and resulted in the Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill. Mixing personal reminiscence with interviews and ultra-vivid description of the underground s ever-changing sounds as they mutated under the influence of MDMA and other drugs, Energy Flash is the definitive chronicle of electronic dance culture.From rave s origins in Chicago house and Detroit techno, through Ibiza, Madchester and the anarchic free-party scene, to the pirate-radio underworld of jungle and UK garage, and then onto 2000s-shaping genres such as grime and electro, Reynolds documents with authority, insight and infectious enthusiasm the tracks, DJs, producers and promoters that soundtracked a generation. A substantial final section, added for this new Faber edition, brings the book right up to date, covering dubstep s explosive rise to mass popularity and America s recent but ardent embrace of rave. Packed with interviews with participants and charismatic innovators like Derrick May, Goldie and Aphex Twin, Energy Flash is an infinitely entertaining and essential history of dance music.

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A practical look at putting your life together written by the founder of the internationally celebrated website Get Your Shit Together and informed by the authors personal experience after her husband was killed in a biking accident. Part memoir, part hard-working how-to guidebook, What Matters Most inspires readers to get their affairs in order before the unthinkable (or inevitable) happens.On July 17, 2009, Chanel Reynoldss husband, Jos, was sideswiped by a van while cycling near their home in Seattle. In the aftermath of her husbands sudden death, Reynolds quickly realized that she was left bewildered and underprepared for what happens next. What was the password to his phone? Did they sign their wills? How much insurance did they have? Could she afford the house? And what the hell was probate court anyway? Simply put, when life went sideways she didnt have her shit together.As it turns out, most of us dont either. Were too busy, in denial, overwhelmed, dont know where to start. We procrastinate or outright avoid having these difficult yet critical conversations.Reynolds learned the hard way that hoping for the best is not a plan, but you dont have to. Drawing on her first-hand experience, expert advice, and the unparalleled resources shes compiled from her popular website and checklists, Reynolds lends her, friendly, human voice to help readers navigate and avoid much of confusion, overwhelm, and uncertainty when something happens and learn how to: Create a will, living will, and power of attorney documents Update (or finally get) the right life insurance policy Start or grow an emergency fund and prioritize your spending Make a watertight emergency and What-If plan Keep secure, up-to-date records of personal informationAuthoritative yet intimate, grounded but irreverent, Reynoldss voice carries readers through a tough subject with candor and compassion. Weaving personal story with hard-won wisdom, What Matters Most is the approachable, no-nonsense handbook we all need to living a life free of worry and what ifs.

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Alastair Gordon (b.1978, Edinburgh), is an artist based in London. This, the first major monograph of the artist’s career, includes over 160 paintings, drawings, and documentational photographs, along with notes by Gordon himself. The book introduces this accomplished and engaging new voice in British painting.Gordon’s paintings bring the historic languages of genre painting and the quodlibet into a contemporary discourse that pushes the boundaries of realism, figuration, and illusionism to focus on everyday moments. His work often elevates seemingly ordinary objects––feathers, matchsticks, postcards––allowing them to speak to wider concerns of beauty, truth, life, and death.The documented works, produced between 2012 and 2023, include paintings made in oil or acrylic on MDF, wood, ‘found’ wood, gesso panel, paper, canvas, and occasionally linen. Each is distinctive for its style and for the recurring motifs Gordon selects such as masking tape, paper ephemera, and repeated, subtly different studies of the same subject. Gordon’s texts describe how objects found mud larking on the banks of the River Thames, shoes from the London City Mission, and rags and papers discarded from art students’ studios have been depicted in paintings, incorporating the histories and stories of each item (and each person) into his work. The book also features recent works influenced by rural landscapes and parkland.An introduction by Julia Lucero, Associate Director of Nahmad Projects, London, emphasizes the importance of nature and of meditation within Gordon’s practice. Specifically, Lucero brings out the idea of the axis mundi, that metaphysical and mystical connecting point where heaven meets Earth . She explores the significance of quodlibet, a seventeenth-century trompe-l’oeil painting technique that Gordon favors, rendering brushstrokes invisible and affording everyday objects new significance, even profound value . Humble objects such as a matchstick or paper airplane might be elevated to the realms of the divine.An essay by Jorella Andrews, Professor of Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London, describes the influence of Gordon’s time on a research residency in the former studio of Paul Cézanne at Les Lauves on the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence. His experiences there proved pivotal to the direction of his practice, in which both the visual misdirection of quodlibet and the qualities of wood have become central. Andrews brings art historical texts and works of art into relation with Gordon’s paintings, making comparisons between subject, form, and approach. Andrews’ text further details the recent synthesis of two sides of Gordon’s work: precise illusionism combined with looser observations made in the natural landscape.Edited by Alastair Gordon Studio, designed by Herman Lelie, printed by EBS Verona and published in 2023 by Anomie Publishing, London, the publication has been generously supported by Howard and Roberta Ahmanson through Fieldstead and Company.

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Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is the ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The author’s enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often find challenging. It has been cited as being authoritative in the courts of numerous countries.The eleventh edition of Equity and Trusts continues to offer the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the law of Equity and Trusts, while still presenting a lively and thoughtful account of the issues raised by it. It probes the geopolitical problems which trusts law has created, as well as the traditional technical problems. New cases in this edition include Guest v Guest; Byers v Saudi National Bank; Stoffel v Grondona; CPS v Aquila; Lehtimäki v Cooper; Stanford Bank International Ltd v HSBC plc, Re Gamenation (UK) Ltd; Davies v Ford; Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd v Ruhan; Butler-Sloss v Charity Commission; O’Neill v Holland; Williams v Williams; Hudson v Hathaway, and many others besides.Explaining concepts by using easy-to-understand examples from real life, Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is essential reading for all core modules in the subject.

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Dámské šaty s ozdobnými rukávy Elyssa RUE PARIS černé

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Champs-Élysées Eau de Toilette je vůně, která ztělesňuje pařížský půvab a nadčasovou eleganci. Inspirována slavnou pařížskou třídou představuje zářivou a sofistikovanou interpretaci ženskosti a šarmu. Její živé a okouzlující tóny evokují romantickou atmosféru města světel. Vůně působí jiskřivě a přitažlivě, takže na svém okolí zanechá silný a nezapomenutelný dojem. Vůně byla uvedena na trh v roce 2021.

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Rozměry: průměr 9 x V 28 cm Objem: 780 ml Materiál: sklo Další informace: Pouze ruční mytí. Nevhodné do myčky nádobí. Moderní sklenice ELYSIA zaujme svým elegantním tvarem. Skvěle se hodí na stylové servírování a vychutnávání vín jako Barolo, Pinot Noir nebo Dornfelder, ať už při slavnostně prostřeném stole, nebo při výjimečných příležitostech.

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Rex goes on an intergalactic guinea pig rescue mission in his next adventure in the hilarious series for 7+ readers, from Lollies Prize winning author-illustrator Elys Dolan.Life is going well for Rex until the school s guinea pigs suddenly vanish from the pet show. As a dinosaur-turned-PE teacher, Rex immediately gets the blame.Determined to prove he hasn t eaten any beloved pets, Rex â “ along with his friends Sandra, Anish and Bigfoot â “ set out to solve the guinea pig mystery.First they have to face up to the shifty city mayor, Jimmy Prigg, and then Rex must go undercover on a daring intergalactic rescue mission.Highly illustrated throughout and laugh-out-loud funny, this hilarious series is perfect for fans of The Bolds, Dogman and Bunny Monkey.

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A comedy of errors starring the instantly-loveable Rex â “ the first book in a fantastically funny series for 7+ readers, from Lollies Prize winning author-illustrator Elys Dolan.Rex is king of the dinosaurs: carnivores want to be him and herbivores want to be eaten by him... That is, until a pesky Ice Age comes along and he winds up frozen solid in a glacier. When he wakes up, 65 million years later, human beings rule the roost â “ and if they get their hands on Rex, he ll wind up in a zoo. (Or, worse: a MUSEUM.)Lucky for him, Rex isn t the only undercover creature in town. He s whisked out of danger by the one and only Bigfoot, who has been surviving among the humans undetected for years. Bigfoot and his friends show Rex how to get by in the humans world, and soon there s only one thing left for him to do: GET A JOB.But that s easier said than done ... and with a meddling nine-year-old neighbour to deal with, and the constant risk of discovery, life couldn t be harder for a dinosaur in disguise.

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In A Blackqueer Sexual Ethics: Embodiment, Possibility, and Living Archive Elyse Ambrose looks to an archive of blackqueerness as an authoritative source for religious ethical reflection. This approach counters the disintegrative norms of anti-black and anti-body traditionalism in Christian sexual ethics, even those that strive to be liberative. It builds upon a tradition of black queer and LGBTQ+-centered critique at the intersections of race, sexuality, gender, and religion through exploring the moral imagination of sexual and gender non-conformist communities in 1920’s Harlem (their rent parties, blues environments, and Hamilton Lodge Ball); ethics and theology blackqueering the disciplines; and contemporary oral histories (including photographs of the subjects by the scholar-artist) of those doing ethics in their blackqueerness.These serve as integrative sites that signal blackqueer ethical counter-patterns of communal belonging, individual and collective becoming, goodness, embodied spirit/inspirited bodies, and shared thriving. Emphases on both personal and social right-relatedness mark a shift from Christian sexual ethics based on rules, toward a communal relations-based transreligious ethics of sexuality.

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Start the day with the definitive cookbook of authentic home-cooking breakfast dishes from around the world Breakfast is the most important – and comforting – time of day for billions of people everywhere. Here, for the first time, a collection of hundreds of home-cooking recipes celebrates morning meals as they re prepared in kitchens across the globe. Each recipe is accessible and straightforward, with notes offering cultural context and culinary insight. Whether it s sweet or not, classic or regional, it s here: Egyptian Ful Medames (stewed fava beans); Mexican Chilaquiles; Chinese Pineapple Buns; American Scones; Scottish Morning Rolls; and so much more. Featuring contributions from Reem Kassis, Bill Granger, Jason Hammel, Stephen Harris, Clotilde Dusoulier, Harumi Kurihara, Meera Sodha, Alvin Cailan, Fredrik Berselius, and Manoella Buffara., Emily Elyse Miller is a food writer and culinary consultant based in New York City. She has worked with VICE, Lucky Peach, The New Yorker, and been featured in Vogue, Refinery29, and many other publications. She is the founder of BreakfastClub, a global event series that connects culinary and design innovators and chefs through the ritual of breakfast.

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Make peace with food.Free yourself from chronic dieting forever.Rediscover the pleasures of eating.The go-to resource––now fully revised and updated––for building a healthy body image and making peace with food, once and for all. When it was first published, Intuitive Eating was revolutionary in its anti-dieting approach. The authors, both prominent health professionals in the field of nutrition and eating disorders, urge readers to embrace the goal of developing body positivity and reconnecting with one’s internal wisdom about eating—to unlearn everything they were taught about calorie-counting and other aspects of diet culture and to learn about the harm of weight stigma. Today, their message is more relevant and pressing than ever. With this updated edition of the classic bestseller, Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch teach readers how to: • Follow the ten principles of Intuitive Eating to achieve a new and trusting relationship with food • Fight against diet culture and reject diet mentality forever • Find satisfaction in their food choices • Exercise kindness toward their feelings, their bodies, and themselves • Prevent or heal the wounds of an eating disorder • Respect their bodies and make peace with food—at any age, weight, or stage of development • Follow body positive feeds for inspiration and validation. . . and more easy-to-follow suggestions that can lead readers to integrate Intuitive Eating into their everyday lives and feel the freedom that comes with trusting their inner wisdom—for life.

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A tender teen love story from the Carnegie-winning author of Look Both Ways.â ˜Jason Reynolds has done it again!â ™ Judy BlumeSeventeen-year-old Neon is about to have sex with his girlfriend, Aria, for the first time. In 24 seconds to be precise. He s hiding in the bathroom, nervous, wanting to do everything right . . .Rewind. To 24 minutes earlier where Neon rushes from work, taking the gift of fried chicken to Aria s house.Rewind again. To 24 hours earlier when Neon s big sister has advice about sex which makes him think he probably shouldn t be listening to his friends.To 24 days earlier. To 24 weeks earlier. To 24 months earlier, when he and Aria first met.This tender, sweet, wholesome piece of fiction discusses how to approach first sex, how to respect women, how to be gentle, how to make it about love. It shows us a refreshingly different side to male sexuality.â ˜Twenty-Four Seconds From Now will stay with readers for years to come. A gem of a book!â ™ Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U GiveJason Reynolds won the Carnegie Medal for his book, Look Both Ways, in 2019 and was a New York Times #1 bestseller on 3rd November of the same year.

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Simon Reynolds s first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music s future - the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. But it s also about the way music can stir anticipation for a thrillingly transformed world just around the corner: a future that might be utopian or dystopian, but at least will be radically changed and exhilaratingly other. Starting with an extraordinary chapter on Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer, taking in illuminating profiles of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Boards of Canada, Burial, and Daft Punk, and arguing for Auto-Tune as the defining sound of 21st century pop, Futuromania shapes over two-dozen essays and interviews into a chronological narrative of machine-music from the 1970s to now. Reynolds explores the interface between pop music and science fiction s utopian dreams and nightmare visions, always emphasising the quirky human individuals abusing the technology as much as the era-defining advances in electronic hardware and digital software. A tapestry of the scenes and subcultures that have proliferated in that febrile, sexy and contested space where man meets machine, Futuromania is an enthused listening guide that will propel readers towards adventures in sound. There is a lifetime of electronic listening here.

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A stunning visual autobiography of two crazy-talented besties, bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds and painter Jason Griffin, who could never be who they are singularly if they weren’t who they were together.Once upon a time in America, there were two Jasons. Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin. One a poet. One an artist. One Black. One white. Two voices. One journey in mind: to move to New York, the city of dreams, to make their own dreams come true. Willing to have a life not un-hard, so long as it wasn’t unhappy. Willing to let the city swallow them whole, so long as it gives them their chance. They had each other. “What if painting was a sin, and the poetry became taboo. And no one ever clapped for me again. My question is, would you?” They clapped. Oh, they clapped. And aren’t we glad?

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In But Enough About Me, legendary film actor and Hollywood superstar Burt Reynolds recalls the people who shaped his life and career, for better or for worse. From Robert Altman, Cary Grant, Clint Eastwood and Robert Mitchum to Bette Davis, Marlon Brando, Woody Allen and Kirsty Alley, Burt pays homage to those he loves and respected, acknowledges those who ve stayed loyal, and calls out the assholes he can t forgive. Recalling his life and career spanning over 50 glorious years, the legendary actor gives special attention to the two great loves of his life, Dinah Shore and Sally Field, his son, Quinton, as well as to the countless people who got in his way on his journey to Hollywood domination. With chapters on his early childhood, how he discovered acting, played poker with Frank Sinatra, received directing advice from Orson Welles, his golden years in Hollywood, his comeback in the late 1990s, and how his life and art led him to found the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre, But Enough About Me is a gripping and eye-opening story of one of cinema s true greats.

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Mack Reynolds novel Mercenary is a science fiction novel. This thought-provoking tale takes place in a future society dominated by political beliefs, power struggles, and international interactions. Miles Gilbert, the protagonist, is a professional mercenary, a soldier for hire in a world where nations no longer fight traditional wars but instead hire mercenaries to fight on their behalf. Gilbert is a multifaceted figure who navigates a morally confusing environment where loyalty, politics, and personal ethics collide. As the novel progresses, Gilbert becomes engaged in a succession of worldwide wars, each of which is motivated by the interests of strong nations and companies. His experiences shed insight on the complex mechanics of a society where conflict has become a profitable business. Mack Reynolds deftly employs Mercenary as a vehicle for exploring themes of war, diplomacy, and the ethics of violence. The story explores concerns about the role of mercenaries in influencing nations fates, as well as the blurred lines between patriotism and profit. Mercenary is a politically charged and intellectually fascinating work of science fiction that asks readers to consider the implications of a society in which violence is outsourced to private warriors.

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Fresh from the scandal at Hampstead County PD, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray works a complex double-homicide that points to a killer on a murderous rampage and a shattering series of discoveries that could end her career … The shocking sequel to the addictive, twisty, bestselling Black Reed Bay… ‘An edge-of-your-seat, fast-paced thriller with a twisting, complex plot that makes it impossible to tell who the good guys are… a cracker!’ Andrea Carter ‘Complex, engrossing and atmospheric. An authentic and epic thriller that completely immerses you in its world’ Nadine Matheson ‘Terrific! Casey is as compelling a character as you’ll find!’ Trevor Wood _______ Hampstead County Police Department is embroiled in scandal after corruption at the top of the force was exposed. Cleared of involvement and returned to active duty, Detective Sergeant Casey Wray nonetheless finds herself at a crossroads when it becomes clear not everyone believes she’s innocent. Corruption Partnered with rookie Billy Drocker, Casey works a shocking daytime double-homicide in downtown Rockport with the two victims seemingly unknown to one another. And when a third victim is gunned down on her doorstep shortly after, it appears an abusive ex-boyfriend holds the key to the killings. Murder With powerful figures demanding answers, Casey and Billy search for the suspect, fearing he’s on a murderous rampage. But when a key witness goes missing, and new evidence just won’t fit, the case begins to unravel. Danger With her career in jeopardy, Casey makes a shattering discovery that threatens to expose the true darkness at the heart of the murders… with a killer still on the loose…For fans of Mare of Easttown, Tana French, Michael Connelly and James Lee Burke_______ ‘Reminiscent of Dennis Lehane and early Scott Turow … I love this author’s meaty plots’ Prima ‘The deeper they dig, the more twisted things become … thrilling’ Crime Monthly ‘Bold, taut and gritty, this sophisticated thriller puts its protagonist and the reader through the wringer at every twist … masterclass!’ Steph Broadribb ‘As epic as a Hollywood blockbuster, with characters who deliver so well, this is high-octane, glued-to-the-seats reading … An explosive, tension-filled thriller with a plot that is so intricately created that the reader will never be quite sure whose side to be on’ Mature Times ‘Unpredictable and beautifully written’ Michael Wood #39;Starts off at breakneck speed and doesn #39;t let up. Full of intrigue, action, twists and turns … Casey Wray is fast becoming one of my favourite protagonists #39; Chris McDonald. ‘A twisty, high-stakes, high-voltage murder mystery’ Tim Baker Praise for the Detective Casey Wray series: ‘Urgent, thrilling and richly imagined. Without doubt his best yet’ Chris Whitaker ‘Reynolds captures the claustrophobic feel of a small town … a tense slice of American noir’ Vaseem Khan ‘If you were hooked on Mare of Easttown, this will be right up your street’ Nina Pottell, Prima ‘Rod Reynolds makes the most of this desolate, windswept location … thrillingly complex’ The Times ‘Electrifying’ Crime Monthly ‘An awesome read. A turn of the screw in every chapter’ Oscar de Muriel ‘If you love Harlen Coben and Lee Child, you will love this … cinematic, epic, you will forget to breathe’ Miranda Dickinson ‘Compelling and stylish, with devious twists and a cleverly crafted ending ‘ G J Minnett **LONGLISTED for the CWA Steel Dagger for THRILLER of the YEAR**

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“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother.A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

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The #1 New York Times bestseller!This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds is an essential introduction to the history of racism and antiracism in America RACE. Uh-oh. The R-word. But actually talking about race is one of the most important things to learn how to do.Adapted from the groundbreaking bestseller Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, this book takes readers on a journey from present to past and back again. Kids will discover where racist ideas came from, identify how they impact America today, and meet those who have fought racism with antiracism. Along the way, they’ll learn how to identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their own lives. Ibram X. Kendi’s research, Jason Reynolds’s and Sonja Cherry-Paul’s writing, and Rachelle Baker’s art come together in this vital read, enhanced with a glossary, timeline, and more.

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A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Jason Reynolds’s fiercely stunning novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother.A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if WILL gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

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Překvapující geografické objevy naší planety zobrazené na 50 originálních mapách. Moderní technologie dálkového průzkumu Země a další geografické metody dnes umožňují poznání naší planety do neuvěřitelných detailů. Svět přírody i společnost dokážeme zmapovat tak, jako nikdy předtím – od zobrazení druhové diverzity živočichů po monitorování pohybů pevnin. Atlas Nové pohledy obsahuje 50 originálně zpracovaných map, které představují naši planetu fascinujícím a vizuálně atraktivním způsobem. Alastair Bonnett doprovází každou mapu čtivým komentářem, který poskytuje detailní vhled do procesů, které proměňují naši planetu a utvářejí její budoucí obraz. Každá mapa originálním způsobem zobrazuje důležitou součást historie, sociologie, a především geografie našeho světa. Zabývá se důležitými tématy od zkoumání šíření pouští a mapování vzdušného prostoru po objevování nových pevnin a měření přírodního bohatství kontinentů. Nové pohledy nabízejí vzrušující, zasvěcenou a obdivuhodnou výpravu za poznáním naší planety.

Objev podobné jako Nové pohledy - Alastair Bonnett

When Danny reveals the dark underside of a company making a new fighting toy gadget, he has no idea of the danger heâ ™s in. A gripping sci-fi mystery from bestselling author Alastair Chisholm.Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting-game craze. But Dannyâ ™s Blitzer is broken â “ it wonâ ™t fight!His classmates laugh at him. His brother tells him to wipe the code and start again. But Danny does something different â ¦ and everything changes.For the people behind Blitzers are hiding a deadly secret, and now everyone is in danger. Can Danny uncover the truth? Can he figure out what Blitzers are? And above all, can he save his best friend?Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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An action-packed storytelling adventure and the final book in the internationally acclaimed trilogy from award-winning creators Alastair Chisholm and Jez Tuya, authors of The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears and The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog.Jamie and Abby are bored, and bored. Dad, trying to work from his dining table office, has no choice but to entertain them with a story â “ a Space Pirate Bear story! When something grey threatens the entire universe, and has the Star Defenders on the brink of defeat, who are you going to call? Well the mightiest band of heroes in all the cosmos, of course, the SPACE PIRATE BEARS. But can Abby and Jamie agree who these mysterious heroes are before the Forces of Greyness destroys everything?

Objev podobné jako Space Pirate Bears - Alastair Chisholm

** WINNER OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY CHILDREN S TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 AND LONG-LISTED FOR THE BLUE PETER BOOK AWARD 2019**Hand-picked by adventurer Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by his personal heroes.

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