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The Axeman's Jazz - Ray Celestin

Inspired by a true story, set against the heady backdrop of jazz-filled, mob-ruled New Orleans, The Axeman’s Jazz by Ray Celestin is a gripping thriller announcing a major talent in historical crime fiction.Winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger for Best Debut Crime Novel of the YearRecommended on the Radio 2 Arts Show with Claudia WinklemanShortlisted for Theakston''s Crime Novel of the Year AwardNew Orleans, 1919. As a dark serial killer – the Axeman – stalks the city, three individuals set out to unmask him:Detective Lieutenant Michael Talbot – heading up the official investigation, but struggling to find leads, and harbouring a grave secret of his own.Former detective Luca d’Andrea – now working for the mafia, his need to solve the mystery of the Axeman is every bit as urgent as that of the authorities.And Ida – a secretary at the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Obsessed with Sherlock Holmes and dreaming of a better life, she stumbles across a clue which lures her and her musician friend, Louis Armstrong, into the case – and into terrible danger . . .As Michael, Luca and Ida each draw closer to discovering the killer’s identity, the Axeman himself will issue a challenge to the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Mobster's Lament - Ray Celestin

From the bestselling author of The Axeman''s Jazz, Ray Celestin''s The Mobster''s Lament is a gripping tale of crime and jazz music, and the third entry in his City Blues Quartet. A gangster is on his last chance to escape the clutches of New York''s mafia families but, as a blizzard descends on NYC, a ruthless serial killer is tracking his every move.New York, 1947.Mob fixer Gabriel Leveson’s plans to flee the city are put on hold when he is tasked with tracking down stolen mob money by ‘the boss of all bosses’, Frank Costello. But while he''s busy looking, he doesn''t notice who is watching him . . .Meanwhile, Private Investigator Ida Young and her old partner, Michael Talbot, must prove the innocence of Talbot’s son Tom, who has been accused of the brutal murders of four people in a Harlem flophouse. With all the evidence pointing towards him, their only chance of exoneration is to find the killer themselves.Whilst across town, Ida’s childhood friend, Louis Armstrong, is on the brink of bankruptcy, when a promoter approaches him with a strange offer to reignite his career . . .Both a gripping neo-noir crime novel and a vivid, panoramic portrait ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Palace of Shadows - Ray Celestin

From the brain behind the upcoming Amazon Prime series, Haven, starring Sophie Turner.''Chillingly gothic'' – The Guardian, Best Crime and Thrillers of the YearInspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House, Palace of Shadows is a hair-raising gothic thriller from the prize-winning author of the City Blues Quartet, Ray Celestin.1899. The desolate Smugglers’ Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby. Unexplained deaths, suicides, young girls gone missing on the nearby moors ­­— the locals say it’s the grand house that drives people mad.Still, when Samuel Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner, Mrs Chesterfield, and commissioned to work on the property, he accepts the offer. For a penniless artist adrift in London, the opportunity is too tempting to ignore.It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architect’s disappearance. Meanwhile, the widowed Mrs Chesterfield, keeps adding wing upon wing, and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession. But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear . . .''Its jaw-dropping finale will leave readers reeling. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sunset Swing - Ray Celestin

''Here ends one of the finest achievements of recent crime fiction'' - Sunday Telegraph''Outstanding'' - The Times*Winner of the 2022 CWA Historical Dagger and Gold Dagger*Los Angeles. Christmas, 1967. A devil is loose in the City of Angels . . .A young nurse, Kerry Gaudet, travels to the City of Angels desperate to find her missing brother, fearing that something terrible has happened to him: a serial killer is terrorising the city, picking victims at random, and Kerry has precious few leads.Ida Young, recently retired Private Investigator, is dragged into helping the police when a young woman is discovered murdered in her motel room. Ida has never met the victim but her name has been found at the crime scene and the LAPD wants to know why . . .Meanwhile mob fixer Dante Sanfelippo has put his life savings into purchasing a winery in Napa Valley but first he must do one final favour for the Mob before leaving town: find a bail jumper before the bond money falls due, and time is fast running out.Ida’s friend, Louis Armstrong, flies into the city just as her investigations uncover mysterious clues to the killer’s identity. And Dante must tread a dangerous ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Dead Man's Blues - Ray Celestin

*Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of 2017*Chicago, 1928. In the stifling summer heat three disturbing events take place. A clique of city leaders is poisoned in a fancy hotel. A white gangster is found mutilated in an alleyway in the Black Belt. And a famous heiress vanishes without a trace. Pinkerton detectives Michael Talbot and Ida Davis are hired to find the missing heiress by the girl’s troubled mother. But it proves harder than expected to find a face that is known across the city, and Ida must elicit the help of her friend Louis Armstrong. While the police take little interest in the Black Belt murder, crime scene photographer Jacob Russo can’t get the dead man’s image out of his head, and so he embarks on his own investigation. And Dante Sanfelippo – rum-runner and fixer – is back in Chicago on the orders of Al Capone, who suspects there’s a traitor in the ranks and wants Dante to investigate. But Dante is struggling with problems of his own as he is forced to return to the city he thought he’d never see again . . . As the three parties edge closer to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Palace of Shadows - Ray Celestin

''Chillingly gothic'' — The Guardian, Best Crime and Thrillers of the YearInspired by the haunting true story of the Winchester Mystery House, Ray Celestin''s Palace of Shadows is an outstanding historical thriller set against the awe-inspiring terror of the Yorkshire Moors. From the prize-winning author of the City Blues Quartet.1899. The desolate Smugglers’ Coast of North Yorkshire is a place that strikes fear into those who live nearby. Unexplained deaths, suicides, young girls gone missing on the nearby moors ­­— the locals say it’s the grand house that drives people mad.Still, when Samuel Etherstone is contacted by its reclusive owner, Mrs Chesterfield, and commissioned to work on the property, he accepts the offer. For a penniless artist adrift in London, the opportunity is too tempting to ignore.It is only on arrival at the Chesterfield house that he learns the sinister details of its architect’s disappearance. And yet the widowed Mrs Chesterfield, keeps adding wing upon wing, and no one will tell him the reason behind her chilling obsession. But as Samuel delves deeper into the mysteries that swirl about the house the nature of the project becomes terrifyingly clear . . .''Darkly entertaining'' — Laura Shepherd-Robinson, bestselling author of The ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Jazz Barn - John Gennari

How a small town in New England became a home for jazz, challenging conventional assumptions about the relationship between culture and landscape, art and geography, town and city, and race and place. Â This is a book about what happened in the 1950s in a barn, an icehouse, and a greenhouse in the verdant Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. Against the backdrop of McCarthyism, the civil rights movement, the expansion of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora, and postwar cultural tourism, two New Yorkers bought part of a sprawling estate in Lenox, where they converted an old barn and other outbuildings into an inn that could host musical performances and seminars. The Berkshire Music Barn went on to host jazz greats like Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, and Billie Holiday, as well as jazz roundtables grounded in folkloric approaches to the music. Â The Jazz Barn explores the cultural significance of venues like the Berkshire Music Barn and later the Lenox School of Jazz to tell a surprising story about race, culture, and place. John Gennari explores how a predominantly white New England town became a haven for African American musicians, and reveals the Berkshires as an important incubator not just of American literature ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Celeste Express - Alexander Slater

In the kingdom of Galaxandria, Princess Celeste Starwing is in BIG trouble. After one bratty incident too many, her father decides she needs to learn a lesson – and so she’s packed off to the Intergalactic Post Office, and given a mission to whip it into shape. Otherwise it’s goodbye to being a princess forever – gulp!But Celeste and her new assistant, Podge, soon find they’re up against a more than just towering piles of unsent letters. Mysterious portal magic known as wurms are putting them out of business – and it looks like the wurms are more sinister than anyone could know. In fact, they might have something to do with Celeste’s mother, who she’s never known . . .Now it’s up to Celeste and Podge – and their adorable collection of Stardust Bunnies – to stop the wurms, uncover what happened to Celeste’s mother – and maybe save the galaxy while they’re at it.This out-of-this world story is stuffed full of incredible adventure, brilliant intergalactic worlds, and amazing cartoon-style artwork – perfect for fans of Super Mario Bros, Amelia Fang, Peanut Jones and Adventures on Trains.

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Star Trek: Warriors of the Mirror War - J. Holtham, Celeste Bronfman

Expand upon the world of The Mirror War in these short stories focusing on some of your favorite characters: Data, Geordi La Forge, Benjamin Sisko, and Deanna Troi!Data and Barclay’s relationship has been strained since Barclay returned from the Prime universe. When Barclay becomes preoccupied with revenge, Data determines to help him right past wrongs so that the human can return to peak operating efficiency. Then, Geordi La Forge is on a scouting mission for Picard when he suddenly finds himself ambushed and teleported into an agony booth. Who is this masked figure torturing La Forge, and what connection do they have to his past?When Benjamin Sisko is tasked with taking out Intendant Kira Nerys’ political rival at a very public party, things quickly escalate from tense to dangerous when another figure from Sisko’s past makes a dark appearance. And in the finale, at the rise of a new dawn for the Terran Empire, Deanna Troi reflects on how far her ambition has driven her on her calculating quest to seek power and escape among the stars.Brought to you by a host of talent including Celeste Bronfman, Roberta Ingranata, J. Holtham, Carlos Rodriguez, Danny Lore, Hendry Prasetya, Marieke Nijkamp, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Philosophy of Jazz - Kevin Le Gendre

Reflecting on the re-vitalisation and vibrancy of the current jazz scene, The Philosophy of Jazz is an ideal gift book for lovers of this genre of music. Authored by an expert on the jazz scene, Kevin Le Gendre.

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Exploring Jazz Piano Vol. 2 - Tim Richards

Awarded the prestigious Music Industries Association Award in 2006 for Best Pop Publication, Tim Richards'' Exploring Jazz Piano was the long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed Improvising Blues Piano, also published by Schott. The overall level is somewhat higher, and would suit pianists of Grade 4 standard and above. The book comes in two volumes, comprising no less than 56 original pieces by the author, together with special arrangements of 24 standards ranging from Autumn Leaves and Summertime to Straight No Chaser and Coltrane''s Impressions.The two volumes also contain over 800 musical examples, a veritable treasury of styles and techniques for the aspiring jazz pianist, and refers to the work of Erroll Garner, Art Tatum, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Horace Silver, Hampton Hawes, Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans, George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, and many others.Each volume has its own audio download (mp3-format), containing between them performances of all 80 pieces, played by Tim alone or with his current trio of Dominic Howles (bass) and Matt Home (drums). Play-along tracks are also included, in which the piano is panned to one speaker, providing rhythm section accompaniment if desired by turning the amplifier''s balance control. Copious ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jazz and Death - Walter van de Leur

Jazz and Death: Reception, Rituals, and Representations critically examines the myriad and complex interactions between jazz and death, from the New Orleans "jazz funeral" to jazz in heaven or hell, final recordings, jazz monuments, and the musicÂ’s own presumed death. It looks at how fans, critics, journalists, historians, writers, the media, and musicians have narrated, mythologized, and relayed those stories. What causes the fascination of the jazz world with its deaths? What does it say about how our culture views jazz and its practitioners? Is jazz somehow a fatal culture?The narratives surrounding jazz and death cast a light on how the music and its creators are perceived. Stories of jazz musicians typically bring up different tropes, ranging from the tragic, misunderstood genius to the notion that virtuosity somehow comes at a price. Many of these narratives tend to perpetuate the gendered and racialized stereotypes that have been part of jazzÂ’s history. In the end, the ideas that encompass jazz and death help audiences find meaning in a complex musical practice and come to grips with the passing of their revered musical heroes -- and possibly with their own mortality.

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Zen in the Art of Writing - Ray Bradbury

In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing.The first thing a writer should be is – excitedAuthor of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.Part memoir, part masterclass, ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a vivid and exuberant insight into the craft of writing. Bradbury reveals how writers can each find their own unique path to developing their voice and style.ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a celebration of the act of writing that will delight, impassion, and inspire.

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order - Ray Dalio

From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the international bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes - but similar to those that have happened many times before. A few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order. The last time that this confluence occurred was between 1930 and 1945. This realisation sent Dalio on a search for the repeating patterns and cause/effect relationships underlying all major changes in wealth and power over the last 500 years. In this remarkable and timely addition to his ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Where the Axe is Buried - Ray Nayler

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.In the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power. Meanwhile, on the fringes of a Western Europe that has renounced human governance in favour of ostensibly more efficient, objective, and peaceful AI Prime Ministers, an experimental artificial mind is malfunctioning, threatening to set off a chain of events that may spell the end of the Western world.As the Federation and the West both start to crumble, Lilia, the brilliant scientist whose invention may be central to bringing down the seemingly immortal President, goes on the run, trying to break out from a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo.Each of them must navigate seemingly insurmountable dangers and threats to remain free and, ultimately, put humanity''s future back into its own hands.Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller.

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Jazz Theory Workbook - Dariusz Terefenko

Jazz Theory Workbook accompanies the second edition of the successful Jazz Theory—From Basic to Advanced Study textbook designed for undergraduate and graduate students studying jazz. The overall pedagogy bridges theory and practice, combining theory, aural skills, keyboard skills, and improvisation into a comprehensive whole. While the Companion Website for the textbook features aural and play-along exercises, along with some written exercises and the answer key, this workbook contains brand-new written exercises, as well as as well as four appendices: (1) Rhythmic Exercises, (2) Common-Practice Harmony at the Keyboard, (3) Jazz Harmony at the Keyboard, and (4) Patterns for Jazz Improvisaton. Jazz Theory Workbook works in tandem with its associated textbook in the same format as the 27-chapter book, yet is also designed to be used on its own, providing students and readers with quick access to all relevant exercises without the need to download or print pages that inevitably must be written out. The workbook is sold both on its own as well as discounted in a package with the textbook. Jazz Theory Workbook particularly serves the ever-increasing population of classical students interested in jazz theory or improvisation.This WORKBOOK is available for individual sale in various formats:Print Paperback: 9781138334250Print Hardback: ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order - Ray Dalio

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD “A provocative read...There are few tomes that coherently map such broad economic histories as well as Mr. Dalio’s. Perhaps more unusually, Mr. Dalio has managed to identify metrics from that history that can be applied to understand today.” —Andrew Ross Sorkin, The New York Times From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well. A few years ago, Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Pacific (6 BLU-RAY) - Seriál

Blu-ray film The Pacific HD seriál [2010]. České titulky. Dolby Digital. Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg a Gary Goetzman přinášejí The Pacific, seriál, který sleduje skutečnou cestu tří příslušníků americké námořní pěchoty. Výkonní producenti Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg a Gary Goetzman přinášejí The Pacific, seriál, který sleduje skutečnou cestu třípříslušníků americké námořní pěchoty – Roberta Leckieho (James Badge Dale), Eugena Sledge (Joe Mazzello) a Johna Basilona (Jon Seda) – nedozírným jevištěm pacifického divadla za 2. světové války. Seriál provází tyto muže a jejich spolubojovníky od jejich první bitvy s Japonci u Guadalcanalu, přes deštné lesy Cape Gloucesteru a pevnosti Peleliu, krvavými písky Iwo Jimy, přes hrůzy Okinawy až k jejich triumfálnímu, ale nesnadnému návratu domů po kapitulaci Japonska. Minisérie částečně vychází z knih Helmet for My Pillow Roberta Leckieho a With the Old Breed Eugena B. Sledge, je ale doplněna i o materiál z Red Blood, Black Sand Chucka Tatuma a China Marine Eugena B. Sledge a také o původní rozhovory, vedené filmaři. Bonusy: Obsahuje epický desetidílný seriál plus: - Anatomie války v Pacifiku Objevte historické vlivy a kulturní vjemy, které vedly k nemilosrdné brutalitě v Pacifiku za 2. světové války. - NOVÉ EXKLUZIVNÍ BONUSY KE KAŽDÉMU DÍLU - ROZŠÍŘENÁ VERZE ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jazz pro kytaru - Emil Hradecký + Audio Online (BM011)

Publikace obsahuje sedm jazzově laděných skladeb pro klasickou kytaru od českého skladatele Emila Hradeckého. Všechny skladby jsou prezentovány v notovém zápisu i tabulatuře. Ke knize je přístup k online audio nahrávkám.

  • 7 originálních jazzových skladeb od českého skladatele
  • Dvojí zápis: kytarová linka i tabulatura pro snadné hraní
  • Online audio nahrávky ke stažení pro představu zvuku
  • Vhodné pro mírně pokročilé hráče

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The Silken Thread - J. Ray Fisher, Robert N. Wiedenmann

Insects are seldom mentioned in discussions surrounding human history, yet they have dramatically impacted today''s societies. This book places them front and center, offering a multidisciplinary view of their significance. Diseases vectored by insects have killed more people than all weapons of war. Fleas are common pests, but some can transmit illnesses such as the bubonic plague. In fact, three pandemics can be traced back to them. Epidemics of typhus have been caused by lice. Conversely, humans have also benefitted from insects for millennia. Silk comes from silkworms and honey comes from bees. Despite the undeniably powerful effects of insects on humans, their stories are typically left out of our history books.In The Silken Thread, entomologists Robert. N. Wiedenmann and J. Ray Fisher link the history of insects to the history of empires, cultural exchanges, and warfare. The book narrows its focus to just five insects: a moth, a flea, a louse, a mosquito, and a bee. The authors explore the impact of these insects throughout time and the common threads connecting them. Using biology to complement history, they showcase these small creatures in a whole new light.On every page, the authors thoughtfully analyze the links between history and entomology. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jazz Trumpet Studies - James Rae

Jazz Trumpet Studies brings together 78 of James Rae’s pieces from his successful method Progressive Jazz Studies into a single great-value book, suitable for Grade 1 to 5. •Part 1 introduces the beginner to jazz rhythms including swing quavers, syncopation and anticipation •Part 2 contains fully graded melodic jazz studies •Part 3 develops confidence within common jazz tonalities: whole-tone, diminished and blues scales, modes and the II-V-I chord sequence. **ABRSM selected pieces (Trumpet, Cornet & Flugelhorn from 2009): Study No. 31 or No. 33 (Rae) Study No. 37 or No. 43 (Rae) Study No. 44 or No. 48 (Rae) Study No. 61 (Rae)

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Jazz As Critique - Fumi Okiji

A sustained engagement with Theodor Adorno, Jazz as Critique looks to jazz for ways of understanding the inadequacies of contemporary life. Adorno's writings on jazz are notoriously dismissive. Nevertheless, Adorno does have faith in the critical potential of some musical traditions. Music, he suggests, can provide insight into the controlling, destructive nature of modern society while offering a glimpse of more empathetic and less violent ways of being together in the world. Taking Adorno down a path he did not go, this book calls attention to an alternative sociality made manifest in jazz. In response to writing that tends to portray it as a mirror of American individualism and democracy, Fumi Okiji makes the case for jazz as a model of "gathering in difference."Noting that this mode of subjectivity emerged in response to the distinctive history of black America, she reveals that the music cannot but call the integrity of the world into question.

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The Shadow of the Mine - Huw Beynon, Ray Hudson

The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday, the heroics and betrayals of the Miners’ Strike, and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed.No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. Coal was central to the British economy, powering its factories and railways. It carried political weight, too. In the eighties the miners risked everything in a year-long strike against Thatcher’s shutdowns. Their defeat doomed a way of life. The lingering sense of abandonment in former mining communities would be difficult to overstate. Yet recent electoral politics has revolved around the coalfield constituencies in Labour’s Red Wall. Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson draw on decades of research to chronicle these momentous changes through the words of the people who lived through them.This edition includes a new postscript on why Thatcher’s war on the miners wasn’t good for green politics. ‘Excellent’NEW STATESMAN ‘Brilliant’TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT‘Enlightening’GUARDIAN

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The Singularity is Nearer - Ray Kurzweil

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERThe legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition.‘The best person I know at predicting the future of AI’ BILL GATES''Essential reading to understand our exponential times'' MUSTAFA SULEYMAN''Fascinating . . . raises the most profound philosophical questions'' YUVAL NOAH HARARIBy the end of this decade, AI will exceed human levels of intelligence. During the 2030s, it will become ‘superintelligent’, vastly outstripping our capabilities and enabling dramatic interventions in our bodies. By 2045, we will be able to connect our brains directly with AI, enhancing our intelligence a millionfold and expanding our consciousness in ways we can barely imagine. This is the Singularity.Ray Kurzweil is one of the greatest inventors of our time with over 60 years’ experience in the field of Artificial Intelligence, whose long-range predictions about the rise of the internet, AI and bioengineering have all borne out. In this visionary, fundamentally optimistic book, Kurzweil explains how the Singularity will occur, explores what it will mean to live free from the limits of biology and argues that we can and will transform life on Earth profoundly for the better.''The greatest oracle of our digital age'' PETER H. DIAMANDIS, founder of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Case Against Satan - Ray Russell

Before The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby, there was The Case Against Satan By the twentieth century, the exorcism had all but vanished, wiped out by modern science and psychology. But Ray Russell—praised by Stephen King and Guillermo del Toro as a sophisticated practitioner of Gothic fiction—resurrected the ritual with his classic 1962 horror novel, The Case Against Satan, giving new rise to the exorcism on page, screen, and even in real life.Teenager Susan Garth was “a clean-talking sweet little girl” of high school age before she started having “fits”—a sudden aversion to churches and a newfound fondness for vulgarity. Then one night, she strips in front of the parish priest and sinks her nails into his throat. If not madness, then the answer must be demonic possession. To vanquish the Devil, Bishop Crimmings recruits Father Gregory Sargent, a younger priest with a taste for modern ideas and brandy. As the two men fight not just the darkness tormenting Susan but also one another, a soul-chilling revelation lurks in the shadows—one that knows that the darkest evil goes by many names.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Choose the Right A Levels - Ray Le Tarouilly

The gap between a good career and a great career can be something as simple as choosing the right A levels.Why? Because the choices you make now could determine which university course, apprenticeship or job you can access in the future. With so much at stake, it can feel overwhelming or almost impossible to get right.Fully updated, this 2nd edition of Choose the Right A Levels will be your essential guide as you explore your options. Helping you make confident choices, it answers key questions such as:What does the course outline look like and how is it assessed?What will I need at GCSE to study the subject at A level and how does it compare to GCSE?What key skills does the subject draw on and develop?Which subjects are preferred or required for certain degree courses and careers?What subjects combine well together?Written by expert Careers Adviser Ray Le Tarouilly, this trusted guide will give you a solid foundation for future success.''A thorough and comprehensive resource for exploring A level options and informing choices. I would highly recommend this invaluable book to students, parents and colleagues alike.'' Ian McClary, former Head of Sixth Form, Bryanston School, Dorset

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The Summer Love Strategy - Ray Stoeve

Ray Stoeve’s Summer Love Strategy is a sweet and swoony YA rom-com about two friends making a pact to find summer romance like they’ve seen in the movies—and finding love where they least expect it along the way! Hayley always has a crush. The problem is, her crushes never like her back. After her latest unrequited love—a girl from her basketball team—gets a boyfriend, she decides she’s done falling for girls who are unavailable. Her best friend, Talia, wants romance too, but rarely gets crushes on anyone, and she’s tired of watching Hayley get her heart stomped on over and over. So the two girls make a pact: they’ll help each other find summer love by putting themselves in situations that always lead to romance in movies. To help carry out their summer love strategy, they make a list of all the places they could find their real-life rom-com: the beach, the Pride parade, the pool, a MUNA concert, and a party. But as they go to each place and try to find the one, it seems like they just can’t catch a break—they don’t know how to talk to cute strangers, someone mistakes Hayley as straight, and Hayley does ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The More We Get Together - Celeste Cortright

Set to the familiar tune of “The More We Get Together,” this new addition to Barefoot Books’ bestselling singalong collection features children who work together to make their urban neighborhood cleaner, friendlier, and safer for everyone. Includes end matter about recycling, activism, community gardens, teamwork and more.

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The Singularity Is Near - Ray Kurzweil

In his now-classic and hugely influential exploration of the evolving union of human and machine, world-renowned inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil foresees the dawning of a new civilisation where humans will transcend our biological limitations and amplify our creativity by combining our aptitudes with the vastly greater capacity, speed and knowledge-sharing abilities of Artificial Intelligence. This melding of human and machine is what he terms 'the singularity'. On the eve of publication of his latest book, The Singularity is Nearer, this new edition of the first instalment of his groundbreaking vision offers a fascinating and thought-provoking perspective on decades of innovation - and what still lies ahead.

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The Death of Porn - Ray Ortlund

The Death of Porn by Ray Ortlund is a series of personal letters written to men assaulted by the porn industry. Every man can experience his true royalty—not through self-help, but by believing the gospel. Pastor Ortlund paints the picture of a whole generation redefining their future with new dignity and confident purpose.

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Professor Marston & The Wonder Women - Blu-ray (BD001673)

Film na Blu-ray - Skutečný příběh autora superhrdinky Wonder Woman. William Moulton Marston ve své době sklízel nemilosrdnou kritiku za to, že vytvořil komiksovou feministickou superhrdinku. Jeho skutečný život byl ale mnohem provokativnější, než jeho příběhy... Skutečný příběh autora jedné z nejikoničtějších superhrdinek všech dob Wonder Woman. Harvardský psycholog doktor William Moulton Marston (Luke Evans) ve své době sklízel nemilosrdnou kritiku za to, že vytvořil komiksovou feministickou superhrdinku. Skutečnost, že žil současně se svou manželkou Elizabeth (Rebecca Hall) a jejich milenkou Olive (Bella Heathcote), byla ale mnohem víc provokativní než všechny dobrodružné příběhy, které kdy napsal... BONUSY • Dynamická trojice: Zrození feministické ikony • Klíčový pohled: Režírování filmu Professor Marston & The Wonder Women • Kreslený film The Secret Identity of Charles Moulton • Vynechané scény

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Superman (2025) (BLU-RAY)

Blu-ray edice filmu Superman z roku 2025 v režii Jamese Gunna. Obsahuje český dabing, české titulky a pokročilé zvukové formáty. Součástí jsou rozsáhlé bonusové materiály v celkové délce přes 90 minut.

  • Český dabing a české titulky
  • Dolby Atmos a Dolby Digital zvuk
  • Přes 90 minut exkluzivních bonusů
  • Nový přístup Jamese Gunna k Supermanovi

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Black Panther kolekce 1.+2 (2BD) - Blu-ray (D01597)

Kolekce obsahuje filmy Black Panther (2018) a jeho pokračování na dvou Blu-ray discích. Příběh sleduje prince T'Challu, který se po smrti otce stává králem Wakandy a přijímá identitu Black Pantera. Součástí jsou rozsáhlé bonusové materiály včetně vystřižených scén a dokumentů o Marvel Cinematic Universe.

  • Kompletní kolekce obou filmů na 2 Blu-ray discích
  • Bohaté bonusové materiály včetně vystřižených scén a dokumentů
  • Vysoká obrazová a zvuková kvalita formátu Blu-ray
  • Exkluzivní obsah Marvel Studios o propojení vesmíru

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From Punk to Monk: A Memoir - Moby, Ray 'Raghunath' Cappo

“Ragunath’s transformation shows how one person’s choice to evolve can change the lives of so many. This book is real, funny, and inspirational.” —Jay Shetty The heartfelt memoir of Ray Raghunath Cappo, a legendary hardcore punk musician-turned-monk—and pioneer of the straight-edge movement—told with warmth, candor, and humor.Ray Cappo was a hardcore punk singer and pioneer of the straight-edge movement living on the Lower East Side of New York City in the ’80s, where his band Youth of Today played to packed clubs and touched thousands of people across the globe. But despite the accolades from fans, the popularity of his records, and the positivity he’d brought to the punk music scene, none of this success gave Ray joy. He felt stagnant, and he yearned for something more. This, along with his father’s untimely death, led him to abruptly quit the band and buy a one-way ticket to India in pursuit of the answers to life’s great mysteries. Living as a monk in the sacred city of Vrindavan and traveling across the country on a series of train trips, Ray embraced the rich, spiritual culture he discovered there. As his unusual adventure unfolded, he encountered extraordinary characters, witnessed deep acts of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ray - Emily Kate Moon

The Science Pals series introduces the dazzling Ray to reveal how light works—from the creator of Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About AirMeet Ray. He''s light! And he''s been shining since time began. Wherever there''s life on Earth, there''s Ray, helping everything under the sun thrive. And Ray can really move—fast. Have you ever hurtled through space? Become a rainbow? Made food for plants? Ray has! With brilliant wit and sparkling one-liners, Ray introduces readers to a light show like no other. Filled with awe-inspiring artwork, funny asides, and a spotlight on kid-enticing facts, Ray invites us to bask in his warmth, as he illuminates our world.

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Hra o trůny kolekce 1-8 (BLU-RAY) 36 disků - Seriál

Kompletní Blu-ray kolekce obsahuje všech osm sérií seriálu Hra o trůny na 36 discích. Série je natočena podle knižní předlohy George R. R. Martina a získala několik cen Emmy. Kolekce obsahuje český dabing a sleduje příběhy obyvatel fantasy světa Westeros.

  • Kompletní kolekce všech 8 sérií na 36 Blu-ray discích
  • Kvalitní český dabing pro pohodlné sledování
  • Cenami Emmy ověnčený seriál v prémiovém formátu
  • Obsahuje bonusové materiály a speciální edice

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Želvy Ninja 3D+2D (2 disky) - Blu-ray (P00970)

Film Želvy Ninja na Blu-ray představuje kompletní edici na dvou discích obsahující 3D i 2D verzi. Příběh sleduje čtyři geneticky modifikované želvy bojující proti zločinci Trhačovi v New Yorku. Edice obsahuje rozsáhlé bonusové materiály včetně dokumentů a speciálních scén.

  • Kompletní edice na 2 discích s 3D a 2D verzí
  • Bohaté bonusové materiály včetně dokumentů a scén
  • Vysoká kvalita obrazu a zvuku formátu Blu-ray
  • Kultovní akční film s populárními postavami

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Jazz and Jet - Kate Scott

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Jet the dog and Jazz the cat live together, but when Jazz steals Jet’s bed will Jet be happy to share?Pages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy” feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Wonka (4K ULTRA HD BLU-RAY)

Film Wonka z roku 2023 vypráví původní příběh Willyho Wonky, geniálního vynálezce čokolády, který se snaží splnit si sen o vlastní čokoládovně. Příběh je založen na postavě z kultovní knihy Roalda Dahla. Distribuován je na 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray s českým dabingem a titulky.

  • Krystalicky čistý obraz ve formátu 4K Ultra HD s HDR
  • Immerzivní zvukový zážitek díky Dolby Atmos
  • Kompletní lokalizace včetně českého dabingu a titulků
  • Vyprávění původu kultovní postavy Willyho Wonky

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Kouř (BLU-RAY) - digitálně restaurovaný film

Film Kouř je digitálně restaurovaný satirický muzikál z roku 1990 režiséra Tomáše Vorla st. Restaurování z originálního negativu zachovává autenticitu dobové technologie. Příběh sleduje idealistického inženýra v prostředí plném intrik a korupce.

  • Digitální restaurování z originálního kamerového negativu
  • Zvuk Dolby Digital z magnetického záznamu
  • Zachování autentických dobových prvků zpracování
  • Satirický muzikál s typickým humorem Divadla Sklep

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The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History - Ray Richmond

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Sopranos with this definitive and intimate portrait of one of the most groundbreaking television shows ever made.The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Now, in honor of its 25th anniversary, this expansive volume explores the seminal series and the stories behind the stories through a plethora of photographs, archival materials, and exclusive one-on-one interviews with show creator, David Chase, key crewmembers, and cast, including Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steven Schirripa, and many more. Follow along as The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History takes you on a rich photographic journey through the trials and tribulations of T.V.’s most celebrated antihero, Tony Soprano, while he attempts to balance the responsibilities of domestic life and life in the “family”—all while suffering through panic attacks, a toxic mother, and a power-hungry uncle who would rather see him dead than Boss. Featuring an examination of the show’s influence on pop culture, a foreword by Rolling Stone’s chief television critic, Alan Sepinwall, and a touching tribute to the late James Gandolfini, The Sopranos: The Complete Visual History, is the ultimate companion to a television classic and required reading for serious fans of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Remembrance - Ray Bradbury

Iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury believed that, someday, a collection of his letters could illuminate the story of his life in new ways. That story emerges across time and memory from the pages of Remembrance. Ray Bradbury was one of the best-known writers and creative dreamers of our time. The many honors he received, which included an Emmy and an Academy Award nomination for adaptations of his work, culminated in the 2000 National Book FoundationÂ’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a 2004 National Medal of Arts, and a 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. For many years NASA and the Disney Studio felt the impact of Ray BradburyÂ’s creativity, and his fiction has found its way into hundreds of anthologies, textbooks, and the National Endowment for the ArtsÂ’ Big Read program. His enduring legacy as a storyteller, novelist, and space-age visionary radiated out into popular adaptations for stage, film, and television, and now the fascinating narratives and insights of his personal and professional correspondence are revealed for the first time. Remembrance offers the first sustained look at his life in letters from his late teens to his ninth ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Killer, Come Back To Me - Ray Bradbury

Celebrating Ray Bradbury''s centenary, this collection commemorates his finest crime stories – tales as strange and wonderful as his signature fantasy.Time travellers…dark carnivals…living automata…and detectives? Honouring the 100th birthday of Ray Bradbury, renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, this new, definitive collection of the master''s less well-known crime fiction features classic stories and rare gems, a number of which became episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Ray Bradbury Theater, including the tale Bradbury called ‘one of the best stories in any field that I have ever written’.Is it murder to destroy a robot if it looks and speaks and thinks and feels like a human being? Can a ventriloquist be incriminated by the testimony of his own dummy? Can a time traveller prevent his younger self from killing the woman they both loved? And can the survivor of a pair of Siamese twins investigate his own brother''s murder? No other writer has ever rivalled the imagination and narrative gifts of Ray Bradbury, and the 20 unforgettable stories in this collection demonstrate this singular writer''s extraordinary range, influence and emotional power.

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The Pacific (6BD) - Blu-ray (W02784)

Film na Blu-ray - Válečný seriál HBO sleduje skutečnou cestu příslušníků americké námořní pěchoty peklem pacifického bojiště, od bitvy u Guadalcanalu až do konce války... 8. prosince 1941, jen 24 hodin po překvapivém útoku Japonska na námořní základnu v Pearl Harboru, vydal Kongres formální vyhlášení války proti japonskému impériu. Napětí mezi Japonskem a USA narůstalo po celé desetiletí, kdy Japonci rozšiřovali své dobyté území o značnou Díl území Číny a Jihovýchodní Asie. Bombardování Pearl Harboru vyústilo v oficiální vstup Spojených států do II. světové války, kterou již třetím rokem spojenci - Spojené království, Sovětský svaz, Čína, Kanada a Austrálie - vedli proti Japonsku, Německu a Itálii Výkonní producenti Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg a Gary Goetzman stojí za seriálem, který sleduje skutečnou cestu tří příslušníků americké námořní pěchoty - Roberta Leckieho (James Badge Dale), Eugena Sledge (Joe Mazzello) a Johna Basilona (Jon Seda) - nedozírným...

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The Tusks of Extinction - Ray Nayler

When you bring back a long-extinct species, thereÂ’s more to success than the DNA.Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again.Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behavior, was brutally murdered trying to defend the world''s last elephants from the brutal ivory trade. Now, her digitized consciousness has been downloaded into the mind of a mammoth.As the herd''s new matriarch, can Damira help fend off poachers long enough for the species to take hold? Or will her own ghosts, and Moscow''s real reason for bringing the mammoth back, doom them to a new extinction?A tense SF thriller from a new master of the genre.

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Governing the Machine - Miriam Vogel, Ray Eitel-Porter, Paul Dongha

‘Responsible AI isn’t just a technical challenge – it’s a leadership imperative. This book offers essential guidance for anyone navigating the promise of deploying AI at scale. Read this book to understand how.’ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and bestselling author of Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future‘Grounded, up-to-date, thorough, actionable – you could read this book, or you could pay consultants gazillions of dollars to tell you something less useful.’ Stuart Russell OBE, Professor of Computer Science, University of California, BerkeleyGoverning the Machine is the essential guide to harnessing the transformative potential of AI, while navigating and mitigating its inherent risks. Despite AI’s power to innovate daily life and revolutionize organizations, public trust in AI is low. For companies to take full advantage of AI, it is vital that they adopt and communicate a responsible approach in order to build consumer, employee and investor confidence. Governing the Machine provides business leaders with a practical and flexible framework for building comprehensive and robust AI governance. It empowers organizations to reap the benefits, while ensuring that AI is trustworthy, sustainable and a source of opportunity and profit rather than liability and harm. Drawing on their vast experience ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Memory Index - Julian Ray Vaca

In this electric speculative YA sci/fi novel, the world treats memories like currency, so dreams can be a complicated business. Perfect for fans of Neal Stephenson and Philip K. Dick.In an alternative 1987, a disease ravages human memories. There is no cure, only artificial recall. The lucky ones—the recollectors—need the treatment only once a day.Freya Izquierdo isn’t lucky. The high school senior is a “degen” who needs artificial recall several times a day. Plagued by blinding half-memories that take her to her knees, she’s desperate to remember everything that will help her investigate her father’s violent death. When her sleuthing almost lands her in jail, a shadowy school dean selects her to attend his Foxtail Academy, where five hundred students will trial a new tech said to make artificial recall obsolete.She’s the only degen on campus. Why was she chosen? Freya is nothing like the other students, not even her new friends Ollie, Chase, and the alluring Fletcher Cohen. Definitely not at all like the students who start to vanish, one by one. And nothing like the mysterious Dean Mendelsohn, who has a bunker deep in the woods behind the school.Nothing can prepare Freya and her friends for the truth ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Where the Axe is Buried - Ray Nayler

All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.In the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power.Meanwhile, on the fringes of a Western Europe that has renounced human governance in favour of ostensibly more efficient, objective, and peaceful AI Prime Ministers, an experimental artificial mind is malfunctioning, threatening to set off a chain of events that may spell the end of the Western world.As the Federation and the West both start to crumble, Lilia, the brilliant scientist whose invention may be central to bringing down the seemingly immortal President, goes on the run, trying to break out from a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo.Each of them must navigate seemingly insurmountable dangers and threats to remain free and, ultimately, put humanity's future back into its own hands.A cybernetic novel of political intrigue, Where the Axe is Buried combines the story of a near-impossible revolutionary operation with a blistering indictment of the many forms of authoritarianism that suffocate human freedom.

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The Heavenly Table - Donald Ray Pollock

Cane, Cob and Chimney Jewett are young Georgia sharecroppers held under the thumb of their God-fearing father, Pearl. When he dies unexpectedly, they set out on horseback for Canada, robbing and looting their way to wealth and infamy. But little goes to plan and soon they’re pursued by both the authorities and the stories emanating from their trail of destruction – making the Jewett Gang out to be the most fearsome trio of murdering bank robbers in the Midwest. The truth, though, is far more complex than the legend. And the heaven they’ve imagined may in fact be worse than the hell they sought to escape.

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Tubbz kachnička Mass Effect Tali Zorah Nar Rayya První edice

Tubbz kachnička zobrazuje postavu Tali Zorah Nar Rayya ze hry Mass Effect v humorném stylu. Figurka je oficiálně licencovaná, vyrobena z vinylu a měří 9 cm na výšku. Je určena pro sběratele a děti od 6 let, není vhodná do vody.

  • Oficiálně licencovaná figurka z Mass Effect
  • Detailní zpracování v humorném pojetí
  • Vyrobeno z kvalitního vinylového materiálu
  • První edice - exkluzivní sběratelský kousek

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