the hollow crown dan jones

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule.Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these chaotic years. Yet efforts were made to maintain some semblance of peace and order, as chivalry was reborn, the printing press arrived, and the Renaissance began to flourish. Following on from Dan Jones s bestselling The Plantagenets, The Hollow Crown is a vivid and engrossing history of these turbulent times.

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â ˜Langley ... understands how to excite people about the past â ” more so, perhaps, than most academicsâ ™ â “ The New York Times Philippa Langley has done it again. â “ The TimesA HISTORY HIT BOOK OF THE MONTHHistory re-written: has the 540-year-old mystery been solved?â ˜The totality of evidence revealed is astonishing. Following the discovery of King Richard IIIâ ™s grave in a car park in Leicester in 2012, The Missing Princes Project will again rewrite the history books, redrawing what we know about Richard III and Henry VII and pressing the reset button of history.â ™ - Philippa LangleyIn the summer of 1483, two brothers were seen playing in the grounds of the Tower of London, where theyâ ™d been lodged by the Kingâ ™s Council â “ their uncle, the future Richard III, its chief member. From there the boys seem to vanish from the historical record, and so one of the greatest and most intriguing mysteries of British history was born. Over the centuries, historians have debated tirelessly about the fate of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York: did they die in the Tower? Did they escape? Were they murdered?After astonishing success in locating and laying to rest Richard III, Philippa Langley turns her forensic focus onto this enduring case, teaming up with criminal investigative experts, historians, archivists and researchers from around the world in her groundbreaking The Missing Princes Project. Following years of extensive research, investigation and formidable dedication, this landmark study has finally reached completion, with stunning conclusions.In The Princes in the Tower: Solving Historyâ ™s Greatest Cold Case, join Langley as she records the painstaking investigative work undertaken and lays out the evidence to reveal the remarkable untold story. Here she is able, finally, to address any injustice and solve the mystery surrounding the Princes in the Tower once and for all.Compelling in breadth and detail, this book asks its readers to re-examine what they thought they knew about one of our greatest historical mysteries. Perfect for fans of the period and the likes of Dan Jones, Philippa Gregory and Janina Ramirez.

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REVISED PAPERBACK EDITION FEATURING NEW DISCOVERIESAfter ten years of research, The Missing Princes Project is now concluded and the results are inâ ¦ Philippa Langley has done it again. - The Timesâ ˜Langley ... understands how to excite people about the past â ” more so, perhaps, than most academicsâ ™ - The New York Timesâ ˜Philippa Langley deserves huge credit for her discoveries.â ™ - The Spectatorâ ˜a phenomenal untold story.â ™ - History Hit (Book of the Month)â ˜a gripping and ingenious work of historical detectionâ ™ - The Wall Street JournalHistory re-written: how a 540-year-old mystery has been solved.â ˜The totality of evidence revealed is astonishing. Following the discovery of King Richard IIIâ ™s grave in a car park in Leicester in 2012, The Missing Princes Project will again rewrite the history books, redrawing what we know about Richard III and Henry VII and pressing the reset button of history.â ™ - Philippa LangleyIn the summer of 1483, two brothers were seen playing in the grounds of the Tower of London, where theyâ ™d been lodged by the Kingâ ™s Council â “ their uncle, the future Richard III, its chief member. From there the boys seem to vanish from the historical record, and so one of the greatest and most intriguing mysteries of British history was born. Over the centuries, historians have debated tirelessly about the fate of Edward V and Richard, Duke of York: did they die in the Tower? Did they escape? Were they murdered?After astonishing success in locating and laying to rest Richard III, Philippa Langley turns her forensic focus onto this enduring case, teaming up with criminal investigative experts, historians, archivists and researchers from around the world in her groundbreaking The Missing Princes Project. Following ten years of extensive research, investigation and formidable dedication, this landmark study has finally reached completion, with stunning conclusions.In The Princes in the Tower: How History s Greatest Case Was Solved, join Langley as she records the painstaking investigative work undertaken and lays out the evidence to reveal the remarkable untold story. Here she is able, finally, to address any injustice and solve the mystery surrounding the Princes in the Tower once and for all.Compelling in breadth and detail, this book asks its readers to re-examine what they thought they knew about one of our greatest historical mysteries. Perfect for fans of the period and the likes of Dan Jones, Philippa Gregory and Janina Ramirez.

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LP vinyl - V reedici na mramorově bílo-žlutém vinylu vychází třetí studiové album Architects „Hollow Crown” z roku 2009. Architects jsou britská metalcoreová kapela, která byla založena v roce 2004. V reedici na mramorově bílo-žlutém vinylu vychází třetí studiové album Architects „Hollow Crown” z roku 2009. Architects jsou britská metalcoreová kapela, která byla založena v roce 2004. Seznam stop LP (yellow+white marbled vinyl - limitovaná edice 1000ks) A1 Early Grave / A2 Dethroned / A3 Numbers Count For Nothing / A4 Follow The Water / A5 In Elegance / A6 We #039;re All Alone / B1 Borrowed Time / B2 Every Last Breath / B3 One Of These Days / B4 Dead March / B5 Left With A Last Minute / B6 Hollow Crown

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The most wanted rebel returns in Zoraida Cordova s gripping conclusion to the Hollow Crown duology.For years, she was wielded as a weapon. Now it s her time to fight back.Reeling from betrayal at the hands of the Whispers, Renata has few options and fewer allies. Reluctantly, she agrees to join forces with Prince Castian, her most infuriating and intriguing enemy. Their goals: find the fabled Knife of Memory, kill the ruthless King Fernando, and bring peace to the nation.Together, Renata and Castian have a chance to save everything, if only they can set aside their complex and intense feelings for each other. Renata s heart may still beat for Dez, but as the danger of their quest increases, so does her attraction to Castian.With the king s forces on their heels at every turn, there is little room for mistakes. A dark, twisted history lies behind the elusive weapon, and the fate of the kingdom is held in the balance. Still, the greatest danger is within Renata - the Gray, her fortress of stolen memories, has begun to crumble, threatening her grip on reality. She ll have to control her magics, her mind, and her heart to unlock her power and protect the Moria people once and for all.In this thrilling conclusion to the Hollow Crown duology, Zoraida Cordova weaves an epic finale brimming with adventure, romance, and justice.

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Holloway - a hollow way, a sunken path. A route that centuries of foot-fall, hoof-hit, wheel-roll and rain-run have harrowed deep down into bedrock. In July 2005, Robert Macfarlane and Roger Deakin - author of Wildwood - travelled to explore the holloways of South Dorset s sandstone. They found their way into a landscape of shadows, spectres great strangeness. Six years later, after Roger Deakin s early death, Robert Macfarlane returned to the holloway with the artist Stanley Donwood and writer Dan Richards. The book is about those journeys and that landscape. Moving in the spaces between social history, psychogeography and travel writing, Holloway is a beautiful and haunted work of art.

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A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn t wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire.Then, out of nowhere, the tailor is knocked off his horse by a raven, who then transforms into a hideous dog, his mouth writhing with its own innards. The dog issues the tailor with a warning: he must go to a priest and ask for absolution and return to the road, or else there will be consequences...First recorded in the early fifteenth century by an unknown monk, The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings was transcribed from the Latin by the great medievalist M.R. James in 1922. Building on that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.

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Dan Jones narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the Knights Templar. Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history TLS Jones is certainly an entertainer, but also a fine historian who knows how to render serious scholarship into accessible prose The Times Another triumphant tale from a historian who writes as addictively as any page-turning novelist Observerâ ˜When it comes to rip-roaring medieval narratives, Jones has few peers, and in the Templars he finds the perfect subject Sunday TimesThe Knights Templar were the wealthiest, most powerful â “ and most secretive â “ of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.Their story â “ encompassing as it does the greatest international conflict of the Middle Ages, a network of international finance, a swift rise in wealth and influence followed by a bloody and humiliating fall â “ has left a comet s tail of mystery that continues to fascinate and inspire historians, novelists and conspiracy theorists.

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The Colour of Time spans more than a hundred years of world history from the reign of Queen Victoria and the US Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and beginning of the Space Age. It charts the rise and fall of empires, the achievements of science, industry and the arts, the tragedies of war and the politics of peace, and the lives of men and women who made history. The book is a collaboration between a gifted Brazilian artist and a leading British historian. Marina Amaral has created 200 stunning images, using contemporary photographs as the basis for her full-colour digital renditions. Dan Jones has written a narrative that anchors each image in its context, and weaves them into a vivid account of the world that we live in today. A fusion of amazing pictures and well-chosen words, The Colour of Time offers a unique â “ and often beautiful â “ perspective on the past. This compact edition of The Colour of Time makes the perfect gift for anyone (and not just anyone interested in history).

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This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets â “ their story is the story of Britain.Englandâ ™s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets.Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history. From the Crusades, to King Johnâ ™s humbling over Magna Carta and the tragic reign of the last Plantagenet, Richard II â “ this is a blow-by-blow account of Englandâ ™s most thrilling age.

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Don t miss LION HEARTS, the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy from bestselling historian Dan Jones - available to pre-order now. Superb historical fiction as fresh, vivid and vital as this morning s headlines. LEE CHILD Dan Jones⠙ fiction rings with the authority of his scholarly history. PHILIPPA GREGORYAN ENDLESS WAR.A BLOOD-SOAKED BATTLEFIELD.A BAND OF BROTHERS.1347. After a bloody battle at Crécy, the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting ⠓ and their own lives.Now the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais where a new siege is beginning. To get home, they must survive in a lawless camp that is deadlier than any battlefield.Obsessed with finding the Captain, Loveday is losing control of his men. Romford is haunted by a horrific figure from his past. And Scotsman is spiralling into a pit of drink, violence and self-pity.The Dogs are being torn apart ⠓ but this war is far from over. It won⠙t be long before they lose more of their own⠦From a vast siege camp built outside Calais walls into the darkest corners of oligarchs⠙ houses inside a starving city, this captivating and darkly comic story brings the fourteenth century vividly to life. A must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Absolutely fabulous. A raucous, swaggering charge through the medieval underworld. I had such a good time reading it that I never wanted it to stop. ANTONIA FRASER Wolves of Winter is a horrible joy to read: horrible because of the vivid, random bloodshed, and a joy because of the easy authenticity of his prose... If you⠙ve ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book! ALICE WINN Recalls Hilary Mantel⠙s Wolf Hall novels with its masterly control, period details, and understated humor. KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW Dan Jones tackles The Hundred Years War and puts faces and personalities, drug habits and fighting in an urgent light. I feel like I⠙m there . . . Simply stunning. DUFF McKAGAN, New York Times No1 bestselling author of It⠙s So Easy, and founder member of Guns N Roses Finding hints of light amid the darkness of war, Wolves of Winter captures the humanity at the heart of our history. DR MICHAEL LIVINGSTON Wolves of Winter is another brilliant book by Dan Jones. I⠙m constantly amazed at how prolific Dan is, and also how he keeps his standards so high. CHARLES SPENCER Nobody but Dan Jones could write this story... It captures the grime, blood, sweat and friendship of medieval war brilliantly. GARETH RUSSELL An enthralling, captivating, and thrilling chronicle... Truly wonderful and truly fascinating! GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUSPraise for Essex Dogs: Reminds me of Cornwell at his best. CONN IGGULDEN This is the Hundred Years War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian s eye for detail ELODIE HARPER

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A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that ⠜explains the void⠝ (Politico) at the center of America⠙s political partiesFeatured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica⠙s political parties are hollow shells of what they could be, locked in a polarized struggle for power and unrooted as civic organizations. The Hollow Parties takes readers from the rise of mass party politics in the Jacksonian era through the years of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Today⠙s parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the Founding. Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld paint unforgettable portraits of figures such as Martin Van Buren, whose pioneering Democrats invented the machinery of the mass political party, and Abraham Lincoln and other heroic Republicans of that party⠙s first generation who stood up to the Slave Power. And they show how today⠙s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s. Activists in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties. Instead, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power. Party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents. With historical sweep and political acuity, The Hollow Parties offers powerful answers to pressing questions about how the nation⠙s parties became so dysfunctional⠔and how they might yet realize their promise.

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A major history from the Founding to our embittered present that ⠜explains the void⠝ (Politico) at the center of America⠙s political partiesFeatured on The Ezra Klein Show and The Weekly Show with Jon StewartAmerica⠙s political parties are hollow shells of what they could be, locked in a polarized struggle for power and unrooted as civic organizations. The Hollow Parties takes readers from the rise of mass party politics in the Jacksonian era through the years of Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Today⠙s parties, at once overbearing and ineffectual, have emerged from the interplay of multiple party traditions that reach back to the Founding. Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld paint unforgettable portraits of figures such as Martin Van Buren, whose pioneering Democrats invented the machinery of the mass political party, and Abraham Lincoln and other heroic Republicans of that party⠙s first generation who stood up to the Slave Power. And they show how today⠙s fractious party politics arose from the ashes of the New Deal order in the 1970s. Activists in the wake of the 1968 Democratic National Convention transformed presidential nominations but failed to lay the foundations for robust, movement-driven parties. Instead, modern American conservatism hollowed out the party system, deeming it a mere instrument for power. Party hollowness lies at the heart of our democratic discontents. With historical sweep and political acuity, The Hollow Parties offers powerful answers to pressing questions about how the nation⠙s parties became so dysfunctional⠔and how they might yet realize their promise.

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An unforgettable story about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of Versaillesâ ¦San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage.Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijingâ ™s fallen Summer Palace.His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . .Until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice . . .Praise for The Phoenix Crown:â ˜Impeccably researched, magnificently rendered, and breathlessly pacedâ ™ JAMIE FORDâ ˜Seamless, page-turning masterpiece of history and suspense â “ shot through with women rising up from the margins of society to claim their own singular futures, I could not put this triumphant novel downâ ™ MARIE BENEDICTâ ˜Heart-pounding, gasp-out-loud storytelling â “ The Phoenix Crown is the best book Iâ ™ve read all yearâ ™ VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY Lushly detailed, richly imagined, and utterly satisfying, The Phoenix Crown will entrance readers BOOKLIST Action-packed, this novel skillfully uses its strong female leads to examine racism, sexism, and classism. Readers won t want to put this one down HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY [A] seamless collaboration of two terrific novelists THE WASHINGTON POST

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She s been the victim and the survivor... Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers. The enemy and the warrior... Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy s head. A lover and heartmate... But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible-travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people-and each other. And now she will become Queen...

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She s been the victim and the survivor…Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.The enemy and the warrior…Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms’ dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.A lover and heartmate…But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible—travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people—and each other.And now she will become Queen…

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Don t miss LION HEARTS, the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy from bestselling historian Dan Jones - available to pre-order now. Draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best. CONN IGGULDENSOME MEN FIGHT FOR GLORY.OTHERS FIGHT FOR COIN.THE ESSEX DOGS FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER.July 1346. The Hundred Years⠙ War begins, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again.There⠙s Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. Scotsman, strong enough to tear down a wall. Father, a priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Romford, a talented young archer on the run from his past. And Loveday, their battle-scarred captain, who watches over them all.With sword, axe and longbow, the Dogs must survive from the landing beaches of Normandy to the perilous field of Crécy. But this war is a bloody one ⠓ and it⠙s only just begun...PRAISE FOR ESSEX DOGS A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell. JANE JOHNSON Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched. DAILY MAIL Vital, earthy, and heart-stopping. SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB The soldiers lives are rather brilliantly recreated ⠓ the kit, the fighting, the boredom and discomfort. THE TIMES Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and leave you wanting more. DAISY DUNN A cast of unforgettable characters. SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Simply stunning. DUFF McKAGAN, New York Times No1 bestselling author

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

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The first book in the ground-breaking epic fantasy saga of Osten Ard! Inspired me to write my own seven-book trilogy. It s one of my favourite fantasy series GEORGE R. R. MARTIN A master storyteller, and the Osten Ard books are his masterpiece BRANDON SANDERSON Paved the way for so much modern fantasy. Including mine PATRICK ROTHFUSS One of the great fantasy epics of all time CHRISTOPHER PAOLINIThirty years ago Ineluki, the Storm King, was destroyed and his armies scattered. Osten Ard has been at peace ever since, ruled by Simon Snowlock, kitchen boy made king, and Miriamele, King Elias only child. But now age weighs upon their reign. Simon s dreams have deserted him, old allies die and betrayal and assassination threaten. His son and heir John Josua is years dead and his grandson, Morgan, is a wastrel. A journey of redemption and discovery beckons in the darkening world.And in the frozen North, in Nakkiga, the mountain fortress, Ineluki s ally, the Norn Queen, wakes from her deep, decades-long sleep and tells her followers that she will sleep no more. Humanity must be destroyed. Her sorcerers will bring a demon back from death, her warriors will seek the world for living dragon s blood...And finally the greatest artefact of all, the Witchwood Crown, will be hers. With a cast of hundreds - humans, giants, dragons, trolls, Sithi and Norn - The Witchwood Crown is epic fantasy as it used to be: classic, grand and sweeping and evidence that Tad Williams is the greatest living writer of the form.

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The second book in the heartwarming and charming Baby Ganesh series.For centuries the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king.Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone s principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose.The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man - and his elephant - can possibly crack this case...

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Hudební CD - Power Trio je album kanadské hardrockové skupiny Danko Jones vydané v roce 2021. Power Trio je album kanadské hardrockové skupiny Danko Jones vydané v roce 2021. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD I Want Out / Good Lookin #039; / Saturday / Ship Of Lies / Raise Some Hell / Blue Jean Denim Jumpsuit / Get To You / Dangerous Kiss / Let #039;s Rock Together / Flaunt It / Start The Show (feat. Phil Campbell)

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The book version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast.On a dark and stormy night â ¦A pair of ghost-hunting journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain â “ the Hollow Hotel. Theyâ ™re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.Instead, they discover the body of a murdered man hanging from the rafters â “ the work of a killer who wields actual magic as viciously as he does his blade. With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed â ¦Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have only hours to figure out who the killer is in a hotel filled with the tortured spirits of the dead, the anguished wails of the dying, and the relentless whines of the living.

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Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades – the sequence of religious wars fought between the late eleventh century and late medieval periods, in which armies from European Christian states attempted to wrest the Holy Land from Islamic rule, and which have left an enduring imprint on relations between the Muslim world and the West.From the preaching of the First Crusade by Pope Urban II in 1095 to the loss of the last crusader outpost in the Levant in 1302-03, and from the taking of Jerusalem from the Fatimids in 1099 to the fall of Acre to the Mamluks in 1291, Crusaders tells a tale soaked in Islamic, Christian and Jewish blood, peopled by extraordinary characters, and characterised by both low ambition and high principle. Dan Jones is a master of popular narrative history, with the priceless ability to write page-turning narrative history underpinned by authoritative scholarship. Never before has the era of the Crusades been depicted in such bright and striking colours, or their story told with such gusto.

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#39;A magical, fairy-filled read with a twisty plot and main character you #39;ll adore #39; A.F. Steadman, author of the internationally bestselling Skandar and the Unicorn ThiefNobody knows what lies inside the Knoll nor what form the Fae have taken after all these years . . . dare to face the unknown and rescue Goblyn Wood. Are you ready to enter the Hollow Hills . . . ? When Hazel ventured into Goblyn Wood, she discovered that she was part fairy, and that the mysterious fae were stealing magic. Now, on a mission to help the fairies of Goblyn Wood and rescue her friend Pete, she needs to travel to the fae dominion. But soon Hazel discovers a plot that goes beyond the fae. Can she find her inner strength and become the hero that Goblyn Wood needs?The adventure continues in this spectacularly imaginative fantasy world by Waterstones prize-shortlisted author Anna Kemp perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Podkin One-Ear! Praise for Into Goblyn Wood: #39;A fabulously rich adventure into a magical landscape, with that most important theme of all: believing in ourselves and the potential we hold. #39; Sarah Lean, author of the bestselling The Last Bear #39;An absolutely sparkling adventure. The perfect book to curl up with as we #39;re stepping into autumn #39; Alex Foulkes, author of Rules for Vampires #39;A beautiful story, beautifully told. Into Goblyn Wood gives readers a wonderful world to lose themselves inside, and to keep daydreaming about for a long time afterwards! #39; Sylvia Bishop, author of The Bookshop Girl #39;Anna Kemp’s world building is sublime . . . It’s unpredictable, perfectly paced and totally gripping... This is a truly brilliant book - fantasy at its finest. I could not put it down and cannot wait to read the next book in the series #39; Netgalley reviewer

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In the Hollow of the Wave, the second collection by Nina Mingya Powles, examines orientalism, art and artmaking in a time of ecological crisis. Influenced by the lives of women artists, and combining textile art, collage and poetry, these precise, remarkable poems reflect on the material of living, the thread of stories and memories held within fabrics and garments.Through museum and gallery spaces, Powles examines creation and craft as a radical act of love, reclamation and resistance to the shadow of colonial legacies and attitudes. Engaging with the work of artists such as Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Yayoi Kusama, Etel Adnan and the fashion designer Guo Pei, these poems rework the notion of ekphrasis into something elemental and tactile, to find new ways of rendering shifting places, languages and selves; a thriving tapestry of nature and life in full and vivid colour.

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The thrilling, unmissable follow-up to Wolves of Winter by Sunday Times bestselling historian, Dan Jones, following the fortunes of ordinary soldiers in the early years of the Hundred Yearsâ ™ War. Three years after the Essex Dogs battled through the Siege of Calais, the Black Death has torn through Europe. Romford, basking in his new riches, now finds himself living as a squire in the glamorous court of King Edward III. Loveday, whose businesses have been destroyed by the plague, is desperate to avoid returning to the life he vowed to abandon: fighting. And Millstone and Thorp enlist themselves on a deadly mission to escort a princess to Castille. Each Dog has scattered in a radically different direction. But something is about to bring them back together... Praise for THE ESSEX DOGS TRILOGY Wolves of Winter is a horrible joy to read: horrible because of the vivid, random bloodshed, and a joy because of the easy authenticity of his prose... If you ve ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book! ALICE WINN A book that draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best, turning up tension click by click. CONN IGGULDEN This is the Hundred Years War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian s eye for detail. ELODIE HARPER Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched. DAILY MAIL

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Her territory isn t young or old; it s the heart-and brain-matter of people, their desires and worries and fantasies and intricate interactions. All of this is set capably against a particular landscape, and the result tends to be vivid and real. Beautiful, like Willa Cather Meg Wolitzer, New York TimesThe barren, beautiful Cumbrian fells provide the bewitching setting for the adventures of Bill and Harry, two children who find wonder at every turn as they experience the Hollow Land. Everyday challenges give a daring edge to this rural work and play. There are mysteries to explore and uncover , like the case of the Egg Witch, and everyone is curious about the Household Name, a visitor from London, moving into the jewel of the territory, Light Farm.Gardam is at her best with this novel, which won the Whitbread award in 1981.

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In this much anticipated sequel to The Hollow and the Haunted, Miles and Gabriel find themselves ensnared in a web of dark magic beyond their wildest imaginings. Time is running out to change their future, and the dead are hungry...Perfect for fans of atmospheric queer fantasy romance, including The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls.With Gabriel missing and the death premonition still unbroken, Miles and Charlee race to work out where he is. Armed with the grimoire, they might stand a chance of breaking the curse on GabrielÂ’s family and preventing his death—but only if they can find him. MilesÂ’s parents are furious to learn he s been helping Gabriel—and they donÂ’t even know the half of it. Miles is sure understanding the feud between their families is key to lifting the curse. Plus, heÂ’d like them to get to know the boy heÂ’s hoping he s maybe, sort-of dating.With new premonitions changing everything they thought they knew and the dark power of the grimoire whispering in their ears, Miles and Gabriel are running out of time. Both their lives are on the line, and danger might be closer to home than they realize…

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In his new cocktail collection, expert mixer Dan Jones proves that rough-around-the-edges dive bars provide the perfect inspiration for your homemade drinks. After all, if the bartender in a low-lit, sticky-carpeted, no-frills establishment can churn out a faultless Manhattan or the Dirty Martini of your dreams, that means you can do it too!Dan starts by detailing the basic cocktail kit, but never fear: an empty pickle jar for shaking and a spoon for swizzling will do the trick. With over 50 recipes, featuring chic classics and modern concoctions, single serves and jugs of joy, you won t know where to begin. To set the mood, Dan explores the greatest dive bars across the globe and offers up the best karaoke song or dirty snack to accompany your tipple.So whether it s a cocktail party or an unplanned drinkathon, let Dive Bar inject some magic into your next soiree.

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If you think that tequila can only be consumed as a slammer with salt and lime, and follows with a chaser of the world s-worst-hangover the morning after, think again: Dan Jones is about to set the record straight. In Tequila: Shake Muddle Stir, Dan introduces readers to some rather grown-up and classy ways to consume this agave-based spirit, and will have you drinking like a Mexican in no time.Starting with the basics for your home bar, and following with the best tequila-makers on the planet, you ll be shopping for your tequila kit like a pro. Like a fine whiskey, tequila should be sipped, savoured and enjoyed. With this in mind, Dan has curated over 40 tequila recipes for the home mixologist.With more margarita recipes than you can shake a cocktail shaker at, as well as a glut of amazing tequila cocktails you have never even heard of, this is a recipe book that will change your drink repertoire for good. Including recipes for DIY syrups, sours, infusions and more, Tequila: Shake Muddle Stir will show you just how versatile this underrated liquor is, and proves there is a tequila-based drink out there for everyone, just waiting to be discovered.

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The Hollow Mountain is possibly the best yet - S.G. MacLeanThe Tunnel Tigers were an elite group of construction workers who specialised in a lucrative but hazardous profession – blasting tunnels through mountains and under rivers, in dangerous conditions few men could endure.Alice Larkin, the headstrong daughter of a millionaire and former news reporter, claims her lover, a Tunnel Tiger, died in mysterious circumstances many years ago, and she wants journalist Rebecca Connolly to investigate.Intrigued, Rebecca throws herself into investigating the story, but she soon comes face to face with an old adversary. Family legacies and influential reputations are at stake – and danger is shockingly close to home.

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

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An epic dragon-rider quest where Empress of Salt and Fortune meets TemeraireMéka must capture a king dragon, or die trying. War between the island states of Kattaka and Mazemoor has left no one unscathed. Méka’s nomadic people, the Ba’Suon, were driven from their homeland by the Kattakans. Those who remained were forced to live under the Kattakan yoke, to serve their greed for gold alongside the dragons with whom the Ba’Suon share an empathic connection. A decade later and under a fragile truce, Méka returns home from her exile for an ancient, necessary rite: gathering a king dragon of the Crown Mountains to maintain balance in the wild country. But Méka’s act of compassion toward an imprisoned dragon and Lilley, a Kattakan veteran of the war, soon draws the ire of the imperialistic authorities. They order the unwelcome addition of an enigmatic Ba’Suon traitor named Raka to accompany Méka and Lilley to the mountains. The journey is filled with dangers both within and without. As conflict threatens to reignite, the survival of the Ba’Suon people, their dragons, and the land itself will depend on the decisions – defiant or compliant – that Méka and her companions choose to make. But not even Méka, kin to the great dragons of the North, can anticipate the depth of the consequences to her world.

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is Sunday Times A great achievement, pulling together many strands with aplomb Peter Frankopan, Spectator, Books of the Year It s so delightful to encounter a skilled historian of such enormous energy who s never afraid of being entertaining The Times, Books of the Year An amazing masterly gripping panorama Simon Sebag Montefiore A badass history writer... to put it mildly Duff McKagan A triumph Charles SpencerDan Jones s epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. It is a thousand-year adventure that moves from the ruins of the once-mighty city of Rome, sacked by barbarians in AD 410, to the first contacts between the old and new worlds in the sixteenth century. It shows how, from a state of crisis and collapse, the West was rebuilt and came to dominate the entire globe. The book identifies three key themes that underpinned the success of the West: commerce, conquest and Christianity.Across 16 chapters, blending Dan Jones s trademark gripping narrative style with authoritative analysis, Powers and Thrones shows how, at each stage in this story, successive western powers thrived by attracting â “ or stealing â “ the most valuable resources, ideas and people from the rest of the world. It casts new light on iconic locations â “ Rome, Paris, Venice, Constantinople â “ and it features some of history s most famous and notorious men and women.This is a book written about â “ and for â “ an age of profound change, and it asks the biggest questions about the West both then and now. Where did we come from? What made us? Where do we go from here?Also available in audio, read by the author.

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The cat-tastic companion to Dogs Who Changed the World.50 awe-inspiring stories of cats who have altered history, inspired art and literature, reunited lost lovers, saved lives, or just ruined everything. These inspiring, humorous, heart-breaking, or just plain weird stories reveal why cats have earned their place as our weirdest, most endearing companions, and how our fascination with them is age-old. Along the way you ll meet Félicette, the first moggy in space; Unsinkable Sam, a sea-faring feline; Tama, the railway cat who saved a community; and Snowball, the crime-solving cat.Cats Who Changed the World celebrates the unique relationship we have with our feline best friends, from contemporary times to all throughout history.

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The explosive account of the succession of Elizabeth I from bestselling author Tracy Borman, Chief Historian at Historic Royal Palaces COMPELLING AND BRILLIANT - ALISON WEIR Reads like a political thriller - GARETH RUSSELL, author of Queen James Part political thriller . . . A thrilling achievement - KATE WILLIAMS, author of Rival Queens Wonderful . . . like a political thriller - ELIZABETH NORTON, author of The Lives of Tudor Women----------In March 1603, Queen Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, lies dying at Richmond Palace. The queen s ministers cluster round her bedside, urging her to name her successor - something she has stubbornly resisted throughout her reign. Almost with her last breath she whispers that James VI of Scotland should succeed her.Or so we ve been led to believe.But, as enthralling new research shows, this is not what happened. Elizabeth went to her grave without formally naming an heir. The notion of an approved succession from Tudors to Stuarts is little more than an elaborately constructed fiction - a fiction that went on to have devastating consequences. The Stuart regime rapidly descended into turbulence and uncertainty, conspiracy and persecution, witchcraft and gunpowder.With a combination of rigorous research and brilliant storytelling, The Stolen Crown takes us behind palace doors to reveal the secret history of the Tudor succession.

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Why was the math book unhappy? Because it had too many problems!More than 750 knee-slapping dad jokes the whole family can enjoy together!You don t have to be a dad to love and tell dad jokes. They re for everybody (except skeletons who don t have the guts to tell dad jokes). So, gather round, crack open this book, and start chuckling! The Big Book of Silly Dad Jokes boasts hundreds and hundreds of hilarious, pun-tastic, and supremely silly jokes and riddles that kids and adults of all ages can read and share for hours of fun. Bring it to the dinner table, take it on a road trip, or give it as a gift, and make sure the whole room is laughing. Kids will even find tips and tricks for how to write their own dad jokes!Fun for everyoneâ ”These wholesome, simple jokes are good, clean fun for kids, teens, parents, grandpa, grandma, and anyone who loves to laugh.Jokes for daysâ ”The fun and laughter goes on and on with the massive number of jokes in this joke book! Tell a few, pass it on, or read ahead so you can have your next dad joke at the ready.Amazingly giftableâ ”This fun and silly book makes the perfect present for Father s Day, birthdays, Christmas stocking stuffers, and more!Get set to tickle your funny bone with The Big Book of Silly Dad Jokes!

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Knock-Knock is the world s oldest joke and yet has never gotten old! (It just feels it.)Invented by William Shakespeare in 1606, (appearing in his famed tragedy, Macbeth; bet you never knew that) the humble Knock-Knock joke has made eyes roll, noses snort and mouths chuckle for centuries. Since the Bard s drunken Beelzebub bit the long-suffering gag became a global punomenon (in 1936) before settling today as the world s best kids (and Dads) joke format that encourages giggles and grimaces in equal measure... with endless punning potential.The latest kid on the block in Welbeck s big-selling Small and Mighty gift series, compiled by (self-proclaimed) World s funniest joke compiler , Malcolm Croft, The Small and Mighty Book of Knock Knock Jokes is a tiny bundle of joy that includes all the classic and vintage Knock-Knock jokes, as well as all the modern, twenty-first century ones too. And because the jokes are all clean and family-friendly, you can share them with kids of all ages without worrying about anything inappropriate.If laughter is indeed the best medicine, we recommend you take two Small and Mighty Book of Knock Knock Jokes with a glass of water and have a lie down â “ you ll find something to tickle your funny bone in no time, guaranteed!Knock-Knock! â “ Who s there? â “ Boo â “ Boo who? â “ Don t cry, it s just a joke.The World Record for the most knock-knock jokes told in one minute is 24, told by Alex and Andrea Rose from Texas in 2015.

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Educated meets The Queen s Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch, who describes his upbringing in an abusive cult - and how chess ended up saving his lifeBorn into the Church of Immortal Consciousness, Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult. Despite psychological manipulation, physical abuse, and neglect, he persevered. An international chess master and world-class commentator, Rensch s remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess.com, one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world. With unflinching honesty, Rensch recounts his life, starting from the moment he discovered chess in the summer of 1995, all the way up to being at the center of the most explosive cheating scandal in chess history. He chronicles the traumas of being special in a cult that forced separation from his mother. Mentored by an alcoholic, Russian chess master, he found solace alongside suffering in his obsession for an ancient game, and chess became his only escape. Rensch rose through the chess ranks until a medical emergency nearly took him out of the game forever. And it almost did, until Chess.com came along. Deeply heartfelt, keenly reflective, and haunting, Dark Squares is the never-before-told story of Danny Rensch s resilience, survival, and his enduring love for the game that saved him.

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“A GRIPPING CLASSIC. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dan Hampton lets you feel it for yourself as no one else could.”--Colonel LEO THORSNESS, Wild Weasel pilot and Medal of Honor recipientAt the height of the Cold War, America s most elite aviators bravely volunteered for a covert program aimed at eliminating an impossible new threat. Half never returned. All became legends. From New York Times bestselling author Dan Hampton comes one of the most extraordinary untold stories of aviation history.Vietnam, 1965: On July 24 a USAF F-4 Phantom jet was suddenly blown from the sky by a mysterious and lethal weapon—a Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile (SAM), launched by Russian advisors to North Vietnam. Three days later, six F-105 Thunderchiefs were brought down trying to avenge the Phantom. More tragic losses followed, establishing the enemy s SAMs as the deadliest anti-aircraft threat in history and dramatically turning the tables of Cold War air superiority in favor of Soviet technology.Stunned and desperately searching for answers, the Pentagon ordered a top secret program called Wild Weasel I to counter the SAM problem—fast. So it came to be that a small group of maverick fighter pilots and Electronic Warfare Officers volunteered to fly behind enemy lines and into the teeth of the threat. To most it seemed a suicide mission—but they beat the door down to join. Those who survived the 50 percent casualty rate would revolutionize warfare forever. You gotta be sh*#@ing me! This immortal phrase was uttered by Captain Jack Donovan when the Wild Weasel concept was first explained to him. You want me to fly in the back of a little tiny fighter aircraft with a crazy fighter pilot who thinks he s invincible, home in on a SAM site in North Vietnam, and shoot it before it shoots me? Based on unprecedented firsthand interviews with Wild Weasel veterans and previously unseen personal papers and declassified documents from both sides of the conflict, as well as Dan Hampton s own experience as a highly decorated F-16 Wild Weasel pilot, The Hunter Killers is a gripping, cockpit-level chronicle of the first-generation Weasels, the remarkable band of aviators who faced head-on the advanced Soviet missile technology that was decimating fellow American pilots over the skies of Vietnam.

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The Hollow State: Power Without Purpose in Australian Politics is a scathing analysis of how Australia s political system has been drained of conviction, competence and purpose

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Every good hero needs a villain! Explore the hidden world of magnetic and mysterious villains, often cast aside and misunderstood in tales of mythology and folklore. Through the pages of Queer Villains of Myth and Legend, discover a diverse community of fascinating characters, ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring.Experience the dark allure of Circe and Medusa through to David Bowie s Jareth in Labyrinth and delve into their complex and multifaceted personalities and motivations. Take a deep dive into the intersection of queerness and villainy, re-examine some of our favourite characters, and discover why so many bad characters are queer-coded. From ancient mythology to contemporary pop culture, Queer Villains of Myth and Legend celebrates the fascinating stories of these often-overlooked characters. Join Dan Jones on a journey of discovery, as he explores the hidden depths of queer villainy and sheds light on the queer identities of these compelling figures. It s a powerful celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary complexity.

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Výjimečná a v současné knižní produkci ojedinělá publikace Barvy času pokrývá více než 100 let světových dějin: od vlády královny Viktorie a americké občanské války až ke kubánské krizi a počátkům kosmického věku. Zaznamenává vzestup a pád impérií, vědecké objevy, průmyslový vývoj, umění, tragédie válek, politiku míru a životy mužů a žen, kteří tvořili dějiny. Bohatě ilustrovaná kniha je společným dílem renomovaného britského historika Dana Jonese, autora bestsellerů žebříčku The New York Times, a talentované brazilské umělkyně Mariny Amaralové. Ta na základě unikátních fotografií vytvořila 200 úchvatných obrazů, které přivedla k životu s pomocí digitálního kolorování. Dan Jones ke každému z nich napsal poutavý text, který jej zasazuje do historického kontextu. Vznikl tak živoucí celistvý obraz světa, v němž dnes žijeme.

Objev podobné jako Barvy času - Dan Jones, Marina Amaralová

Wildly imaginative, brilliantly written and perfectly illustrated. This is a joy to read. – David WalliamsSuperstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in Peanut Jones and the Twelve Portals. This second title in the hilarious adventure series for boys and girls aged 8 to 12 fizzes with magic, danger, friendship and art. It is fully illustrated throughout by Rob, the creative genius behind #DrawWithRob. Another absolute smasher from Rob Biddulph! Gorgeously illustrated and a joyfully escapist adventure. – Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God s Guide to Being GoodSome legends are born, some are drawn . . .Famous works of art are disappearing from all over the world. One moment they are there, the next, they have crumbled to dust. Peanut Jones, artist and adventurer, and her friends suspect it might have something to do with the magical world of Chroma and the wicked Mr White s plot to wipe out colour, art and creativity. It s time to head back to the Illustrated City and help the resistance fight back. . .*Winner of The Week Junior s Cover of the Year Award*Praise for the first title in the series Peanut Jones and the Illustrated City: Peanut Jones is AWESOME. I loved this book from start to finish - the story is packed with twists and turns, and Rob’s illustrations are full of wit and warmth . . . I need to know what happens next! – Nadia Shireen A wildly imaginative, big-hearted celebration of creativity – Anna James, author of the Pages Co series Look at this utter beauty . . . This book is EPIC – Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang series

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Featuring 50 profiles and select B W illustrated portraits, Heroes of Queer Myth Legend is a celebration of gay gods and goddesses, sapphic sirens, misunderstood mermen, and lesbians of legend. Hidden in the margins of history books, classical literature, and thousands of years of stories, myths and legends, through to contemporary literature, TV and film, there is a diverse and other-worldly super community of queer heroes to discover, learn from, and celebrate. Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus Achilles (explored in Madeleine Miller #39;s bestseller Song of Achilles), join the cult of Antinous (inspiration for Oscar Wilde), get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth, and fall for Zimbabwe #39;s trans God Mawi. And from modern pop-culture, through Dan Jones #39;s witty, upbeat style, learn more about 90s fan obsessions Xena: Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Neil Gaiman #39;s American Gods and the BBC #39;s Doctor Who.Heroes of Queer Myth Legend brings to life characters who are romantic, brave, mysterious, and always fantastical. It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory.

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The wicked companion book to Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend. Featuring 50 profiles and select B W illustrated portraits, Queer Villains of Myth Legend is a celebration of those delightfully villainous queer mystical beings. Every good hero needs a villain! Explore the hidden world of magnetic and mysterious villains, often cast aside and misunderstood in tales of mythology and folklore. Through the pages of Queer Villains of Myth and Legend, discover a diverse community of fascinating characters, ranging from seductive and cunning to powerful and awe-inspiring. Experience the dark allure of Circe and Medusa through to David Bowie #39;s Jareth in Labyrinth and delve into their complex and multifaceted personalities and motivations. Take a deep dive into the intersection of queerness and villainy, re-examine some of our favorite characters, and discover why so many #39;bad #39; characters are queer-coded. From ancient mythology to contemporary pop culture, Queer Villains of Myth and Legend celebrates the fascinating stories of these often-overlooked characters. Join Dan Jones on a journey of discovery, as he explores the hidden depths of queer villainy and sheds light on the queer identities of these compelling figures. It #39;s a powerful celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary complexity.

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Who will impress the fairy king and win the Golden Crown?Specially created to encourage childrenâ ™s reading skills and confidence, and aligned with reading bands familiar in most schools. Includes an illustrated story, focus phonic sounds and tough words to look out for and practise, and fun questions to develop comprehension. A teacher/parent note guides adults to help their children to enjoy and develop their reading.

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A beautifully produced account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one of the most influential statements in the history of democracy, as part of the stunning landmark library series. On a summer s day in 1215 a beleaguered English monarch met a group of disgruntled barons in a meadow by the river Thames named Runnymede. Beset by foreign crisis and domestic rebellion, King John was fast running out of options. On 15 June he reluctantly agreed to fix his regal seal to a document that would change the world. A milestone in the development of constitutional politics and the rule of law, the Great Charter established an Englishman s right to Habeas Corpus and set limits to the exercise of royal power. For the first time a group of subjects had forced an English king to agree to a document that limited his powers by law and protected their rights. Dan Jones s elegant and authoritative narrative of the making and legacy of Magna Carta is amplified by profiles of the barons who secured it and a full text of the charter in both Latin and English.

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The origin and early adventures of Danny Rand, the Immortal Iron Fist! Celebrating 50 years of Iron Fist, Marvel is proud to present an Omnibus edition collecting the early adventures of Danny Rand, Marvel s martial arts legend. This collection not only includes his complete solo colour comic series, but also Iron Fist s exploits in the black-and-white magazine Deadly Hands of Kung Fu. After an expedition to find the mystical city of K un-Lun left Daniel Rand s parents dead, he found the path to K un-Lun and spent a decade there training. With the shattering power of the Iron Fist, Danny set out into the Western world to avenge their deaths. He is joined by Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, who also star in their own three-part solo exploit by Chris Claremont and Marshall Rogers. Collecting: Marvel Premiere (1972) #15-25, Iron Fist (1975) #1-15, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #63-64 and material from Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1974) #10, #18-24, #29, #31-33 Special (1975) #1 and Bizarre Adventures (1981) #25

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The unmissable new historical novel in the Essex Dogs series from Sunday Times bestseller, Dan Jones.

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