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Elektronická kniha - autor Jan Kostrhun, 52 stran This book describes fascinating natural landscapes of south Moravia and river Dyje (the area partially protected by UNESCO). It talks about people and yearly events in the region. The stories are characteristic of its poetics, style and beautiful language.

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One of the most iconic characters in children’s literatureHergé’s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most recognisable characters in children’s books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures.The world’s most famous travelling reporter heads for Russia. Accompanied by his dog Snowy, Tintin leaves Brussels to go undercover in Soviet Russia. His attempts to research his story are put to the test by the Bolsheviks and Moscow’s secret police . . .Join the most iconic character in comics as he embarks on an extraordinary adventure spanning historical and political events, and thrilling mysteries. Still selling over 100,000 copies every year in the UK and having been adapted for the silver screen by Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in 2011.The Adventures of Tintin continue to charm more than 90 years after they first found their way into publication. Since then more than 230 million copies have been sold, proving that comic books have the same power to entertain children and adults in the 21st century as they did in the early 20th.Hergé (Georges Remi) was born in Brussels in 1907. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Beyond its housing estates and identikit high streets there is another Britain. This is the Britain of mist-drenched forests and unpredictable sea-frets: of wraith-like fog banks, druidic mistletoe and peculiar creatures that lurk, half-unseen, in the undergrowth, tantalising and teasing just at the periphery of human vision. How have the remarkably persistent folkloric traditions of the British Isles formed and been formed by the identities and psyches of those who inhabit them? In her sparkling new history, Carolyne Larrington explores the diverse ways in which a myriad of imaginary and fantastical beings has moulded the cultural history of the nation. Fairies, elves and goblins here tread purposefully, sometimes malignly, over an eerie, preternatural landscape that also conceals brownies, selkies, trows, knockers, boggarts, land-wights, Jack o''Lanterns, Barguests, the sinister Nuckleavee, or water-horse, and even Black Shuck: terrifying hell-hound of the Norfolk coast with eyes of burning coal.Focusing on liminal points where the boundaries between this world and that of the supernatural grow thin those marginal tide-banks, saltmarshes, floodplains, moors and rock-pools wherein mystery lies the author shows how mythologies of Mermen, Green men and Wild-men have helped and continue to help human beings deal with such ubiquitous concerns as love and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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hrnek Dark Side of the Moon pro děti od 6 let
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The Library of Fragrance Dark Roses 30 ml
Florence and the Machine indie rock CD s knihou
Jan Bauer kniha o Borgiích
David Jan Žák kniha pro mládež
ilustrovaná kniha Milena Lukešová Jan Kudláček
Jan Tesař kniha občanská společnost 1968-1980
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the My Struggle series comes a collection of ambitious, remarkably erudite essays on art, literature, culture, and philosophy.In the Land of the Cyclops is Karl Ove Knausgaard''s first collection of essays to be published in English. In these wide-ranging pieces, he reflects openly and with penetrating intelligence on Ingmar Bergman''s notebooks, Anselm Kiefer, the northern lights, Madame Bovary, Rembrandt, and the role of an editor. Accompanied by black-and-white reproductions throughout, these essays illuminate Cindy Sherman''s shadowlands, the sublime mystery of Sally Mann''s vision, and the serious play of Francesca Woodman. They capture Knausgaard''s remarkable ability to mediate between the personal and the universal, between life and art. Each piece glimmers with his candor and his longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.

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''Soyinka''s greatest novel ... No one else can write such a book'' - Ben Okri''A lion of African literature'' - Financial Times''Chronicles is many things at once: a caustic political satire, a murder mystery, a conspiracy story and a deeply felt lament for the spirit of a nation'' - Juan Gabriel Vásquez, New York TimesA FINANCIAL TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARTo Doctor Menka’s horror, some cunning entrepreneur has decided to sell body parts from his hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Already at the end of his tether from the horrors he routinely sees in surgery, he shares this latest development with his oldest college friend, bon viveur, star engineer and Yoruba royal, Duyole Pitan-Payne, who has never before met a puzzle he couldn’t solve. Neither realise how close the enemy is, nor how powerful.Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is at once a savagely witty whodunit, a scathing indictment of Nigeria’s political elite, and a provocative call to arms from one of the country’s most relentless political activists and an international literary giant.''A high-jinks state-of-the-nation novel'' - Chibundu Onuzo''Chronicles is a good model for what the political novel should be: fearless, disdaining formal ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A brilliantly wide-ranging essay collection from the author of My Struggle, spanning literature, philosophy, art and how our daily and creative lives intertwine.In the Land of the Cyclops is Karl Ove Knausgaard''s first collection of essays to be published in English, and these brilliant and wide-ranging pieces meditate on themes familiar from his groundbreaking fiction.Here, Knausgaard discusses Madame Bovary, the Northern Lights, Ingmar Bergman, and the work of an array of writers and visual artists, including Knut Hamsun, Michel Houellebecq, Anselm Kiefer and Cindy Sherman.These essays beautifully capture Knausgaard''s ability to mediate between the deeply personal and the universal, demonstrating his trademark self-scrutiny and his deep longing to authentically see, understand, and experience the world.''Knausgaard is among the finest writers alive'' New York Times

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The stunning first volume in Janny Wurts’s epic tale of two half-brothers cursed to life-long enmity, now re-released with a striking new cover. Let each who reads determine the good and the evil for himself Athera is besieged by the Mistwraith, which blights the land and dims the mysteries guarded by the last fugitives of the old bloodlines. But from a prophecy springs hope: the gifts of two brothers – one dark, one fair, raised on opposite sides of a relentless war – when paired may challenge the Mistwraith’s invasion, though at brutal cost…Arithon, Master of Shadow, musician and mage, commands the power of illusion and darkness.Taken prisoner in battle, his fate falls to his half-brother, Prince Lysaer – a man endowed with the gift of light through the mother they share. Lysaer is the legitimate son of a king who was betrayed by his queen’s choice to father Arithon by his mortal enemy but that does not save him:Vengeful fury drives the king to banish both Lysaer and Arithon from the world they know to the troubled realms of Athera beyond the Worldsend Gate. The two exiles are thrown together by hatred and spilled blood – then bound by ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece was one of the most important Gothic artists of the international style art in the European context. Scholarly literature, both Czech and foreign, presents various ideas concerning ascribing particular pieces of art to this unknown figure, the date of their origin and their chronology, artistic ideological points of departure of his work and the reconstruction and origin of the "Třeboň altarpiece." Art historian Jan Royt's extensive scientific monograph on the Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece is an attempt to answer these questions. The introductory chapters outline the historical events and development of painting in Europe and in Bohemia in the last third of the 14th century, including the spiritual background of the time. The central part is devoted to the artistic and iconographic analysis of works of the Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece and works from his workshop and circle as well as importance in the formulation of the "beautiful style." The scholar focused also on the various hypothetical variants of the hypothetical reconstruction of the altarpiece (including drawings). The book closes with a detailed and critical overview of art historians' views of the work of this medieval artist. The appendix, including illustrations, summarizing ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A LOCUS AWARD FINALIST!Charlie Jane Anders, the nationally bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky delivers a brilliant new novel set in a hauntingly strange future with #10 LA Times bestseller The City in the Middle of the Night.WOULD YOU GIVE UP EVERYTHING TO CHANGE THE WORLD?Humanity clings to life on January—a colonized planet divided between permanently frozen darkness on one side, and blazing endless sunshine on the other.Two cities, built long ago in the meager temperate zone, serve as the last bastions of civilization—but life inside them is just as dangerous as the uninhabitable wastelands outside.Sophie, a young student from the wrong side of Xiosphant city, is exiled into the dark after being part of a failed revolution. But she survives—with the help of a mysterious savior from beneath the ice.Burdened with a dangerous, painful secret, Sophie and her ragtag group of exiles face the ultimate challenge—and they are running out of time.WELCOME TO THE CITY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT "Like a classic from another timeline... this book has notes of Ursula K. Le Guin and Phillip Pullman." —Robin Sloan, author of Sourdough

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Of Wives, Talismans and the Dead is a collection of short stories by influential author, I.N.C. Aniebo. Written originally in the 1960s, these tales explore superstition, Westernisation, and the rising tensions of an unequal society in post-independent Nigeria.''Now, dry your tears my child,'' his father said gently. ''I am going to drive him, away. He will not disturb you again. Dead men should not wander in the land of the living.''In the title story, ''Of Wives, Talismans and the Dead'', eleven-year-old Ibe worries about embarrassing himself in front of his father, finding time to play hide and seek with his friends, and, most importantly, his impending marriage with a young girl named Egeolu.Ibe''s tender innocence is set against the gravity of death and marriage as I.N.C. Aniebo captures the enduring traditions of 1960s Nigeria from the perspective of a young boy.Throughout the collection, Aniebo masterfully weaves together tales of exploitation, cultural change, and the desire to challenge authority. Of Wives, Talismans and the Dead is an outstanding illustration of classic Nigerian literature.Edited by Willfried F. Feuser.

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Finland regularly tops the rankings as ‘happiest country in the world’. Tim Bird looks at what makes the land of the sauna, Sibelius and the Moomins so special

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From the origins of the Seymours to Jane's untimely death, key events in her life are explored as well as some of the most extraordinary events ever to take place in English history.

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The third novel in the dazzling Last Hundred Years Trilogy from the winner of the Pulitzer Prize Jane Smiley.1987. A visit from a long-lost relative brings the Langdons together again on the family farm; a place almost unrecognizable from the remote Iowan farmland Walter and Rosanna once owned. Whilst a few have stayed, most have spread wide across the US, but all are facing social, economic and political challenges unlike anything their ancestors encountered.Richie Langdon, finally out from under his twin brother''s shadow, finds himself running for congress almost unintentionally, and completely underprepared for the world-changing decisions he will have to make. Charlie, the charmer, recently found, struggles to find his way. Jesse''s son, Guthrie, set to take over the family farm, is deployed to Iraq, leaving it in the hands of his younger sister, Felicity, who must defend the land from more than just the extremes of climate change.Moving through the 1990s, to our own moment and beyond, this last instalment sees the final repercussions of time on the Langdon family. After a hundred years of personal change and US history, filled with words unsaid and moments lost, Golden Age brings to a magnificent conclusion the century-long portrait of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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It is the year 833, and in the land of the East Angles, the rains have failed. The poor pray and starve. Then foreign hermits enter the north of the kingdom. They preach that God’s wrath has fallen upon the people because the king and the head of the Church are heralds of the Antichrist and have allowed sin to flourish. In the fevered atmosphere, lives are taken. In the kingdom’s south, a boy with royal connections commits an inexplicable crime. The situation spirals out of control, and murder follows. The body of one of the victims is rumoured to have caused a miracle, drawing starving folk to surround the abbey where the body lies. In desperation, the ealdorman calls on Father Eadred—a simple priest with an ability to solve murders—to investigate the crimes. Eadred throws himself into the task, risking his sanity and life to discover the truth. He uncovers a vile plot, where Christians and pagans are entangled in a volatile web. Eadred rushes from one end of the kingdom to the other, in an attempt to prevent the final crime. But has someone beaten him?

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Román vypráví příběh Rosemary Harper, která se připojí k posádce lodi Wayfarer. Posádce je nabídnuta jedinečná příležitost vybudovat hyperspace tunel na vzdálenou planetu. V těsném prostoru vesmírné lodi se postupně odhalují tajemství jednotlivých členů posádky.

• Brožovaná vazba s matným přebalem
• Rozsah 432 stran pro ponoření se do příběhu
• Originální anglický text pro autentický zážitek
• Přístupná cena díky brožované verzi

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An activity book extravaganza based on Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, complete with puzzles, mazes and LOTS of stickers! Join the Lorax in a brilliant activity book adventure through the land of the brown Bar-ba-loots and Truffula Trees! Based on Dr. Seuss’s classic story, The Lorax, puzzle your way from beginning to end with all the characters and memorable moments from the original book! Filled with mazes, dot-to-dot, counting, colouring and clue-solving, discover a world of amazing activities and splendid sticker scenes in this companion activity book to Dr.Seuss’s best-loved eco-tale.

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The instant Sunday Times No. 1 Bestseller.Don''t miss the collector’s edition with a foiled design underneath the dust jacket. Exclusive to the first print run and available while stocks last! A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time…The land of the Silures, 382 ADElen is a princess promised to a general of Rome. Macsen came to Wales seeking an alliance that would advance his quest for power.Despite warnings her marriage is destined for heartache, Elen is determined to honour her vows.But this union will change her destiny forever…Camp Meadow, 2024Cadi is a writer who has discovered Elen’s lost story. As she puts pen to paper, she hears the sound of ghostly marching feet.Opening the gate to the ancient meadow behind her cottage, could the secret behind Elen’s fate lie closer than she thinks?But someone is desperate to keep the past buried, plotting to destroy the meadow…Can Cadi uncover Elen’s story before it’s lost to time?The Sunday Times bestselling author returns with a spellbinding tale of love, ambition, and secrets that have lain silent for over a thousand years…PRAISE for The Story Spinner!‘A delicious feast of love, drama, suspense, mystery, history, and a ghostly magic… Simply unputdownable!’ ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Wow! Another fiendish and fantastical challenge in Wally''s third classic activity book! Join Wally on his quest through magical and bizarre fantasy lands in his third best-selling classic adventure. Hidden in every intricately-detailed scene are Wally and his friends – so let the hunt begin! Search for them in the land of the unfriendly giants, the watery world of the deep-sea divers, the castle of the nasty nasties, the playing fields of the great ball-game players ... Full of eye-boggling extras, there''s hours of fun to be had! Amazing! The Where''s Wally? series has sold over 75 million books worldwide.

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Journey between the land of the Living and the spirit world in this magical Booker Prize-winning novel ''So long as we are alive, so long as we feel, so long as we love, everything in us is an energy we can use'' Azaro, is a spirit child, who in many traditions of Nigeria exists between life and death. Born into a difficult world, Azaro awakens with a smile on his face. Despite belonging to a spirit world made of enchantment, where there is no suffering, Azaro chooses to stay in the land of the Living: to feel it, endure it, know it and love it. This is his story.''In a magnificent feat of sustained imaginative writing, Okri spins a tale that is epic and intimate at the same time. The Famished Road rekindled my sense of wonder. It made me, at age 50, look at the world through the wide eyes of a child'' Michael Palin''This is a book to generate apostles. People will be moved and, with stars in their eyes, will pass on the word'' Time Out ''Ben Okri is incapable of writing a boring sentence'' Independent on Sunday

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Snowdrop the Unicorn travels from fairytale kingdoms to the land of the dinosaurs, leaving little Unicorn poos everywhere. Can you find each of the five poos on every spread?From outer space, to a music festival and a visit to the petting zoo, there is so much to spot and find - including Snowdrop the Unicorn! Search and find titles have rocketed in popularity in recent years with bestselling titles such as Where''s the Unicorn? and Where''s the Wookiee? Our titles focus on popular themes among children with beautiful, full colour illustrations.

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This classic novel tells the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead palm-wine tapster. As he travels through the land of the dead, he encounters a host of supernatural and often terrifying beings - among them the complete gentleman who returns his body parts to their owners and the insatiable hungry-creature. Mixing Yoruba folktales with what T. S. Eliot described as a ''creepy crawly imagination'', The Palm-Wine Drinkard is regarded as the seminal work of African literature.''Brief, thronged, grisly and bewitching.'' Dylan Thomas, Observer''Tutuola''s art conceals - or rather clothes - his purpose, as all good art must do.'' Chinua Achebe

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The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice.‘A gripping, suspenseful and cathartic memoir that tells a story of pain and perseverance and makes the moral case for asylum.’ David Lammy MPNorth Korea is an open-air prison from which there is no escape. Only a handful of men and women have succeeded.Jihyun Park is one of these rare survivors. Twice she left the land of the ‘socialist miracle’ to flee famine and dictatorship.By the age of 29 she had already witnessed a lifetime of suffering. Family members had died of starvation; her brother was beaten nearly to death by soldiers. Even smiling and laughing was discouraged.The first time she ran, she was forced abandon her father on his deathbed – crossing the border under a hail of bullets. In China she was sold to a farmer, with whom she had a son, before being denounced and forcibly returned to North Korea.Six months later guards abandoned her, injured, outside a prison camp. She recovered and returned China to seek her son, now six, before attempting to navigate the long, hard road through the Gobi Desert and into Mongolia.Clear-eyed and resolute, Jihyun’s extraordinary ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best First Novel!"This claustrophobic, horror-leaning tour de force is highly recommended for fans of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation and Andy Weir’s The Martian." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)The thrilling, atmospheric debut from the author of The Death of Jane Lawrence, a novel with the intensive drive of The Martian and Gravity and the creeping dread of Annihilation, in which a caver on a foreign planet finds herself on a terrifying psychological and emotional journey for survival.When Gyre Price lied her way into this expedition, she thought she’d be mapping mineral deposits, and that her biggest problems would be cave collapses and gear malfunctions. She also thought that the fat paycheck—enough to get her off-planet and on the trail of her mother—meant she’d get a skilled surface team, monitoring her suit and environment, keeping her safe. Keeping her sane.Instead, she got Em.Em sees nothing wrong with controlling Gyre’s body with drugs or withholding critical information to “ensure the smooth operation” of her expedition. Em knows all about Gyre’s falsified credentials, and has no qualms using them as a leash—and a lash. And Em has secrets, too . . .As Gyre descends, little inconsistencies—missing supplies, unexpected changes in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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“What a way to travel through America! George Motz takes us one burger at a time.” —Bobby Flay, host, Food Network“In the land of the hamburger, George Motz is king, an enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and passionate king.” —Chicago Tribune Buckle up, burger lovers. You’re in for a ride to hamburger heaven!The Great American Burger Book showcases a wide range of regional hamburger styles and cooking methods. Author and burger expert George Motz covers traditional grilling techniques as well as how to smoke, steam, poach, and deep-fry burgers based on signature recipes from around the country. Regional burgers include: The tortilla burger of New Mexico The classic New York–style pub burgerThe fried-onion burger of Oklahoma Hawaii’s Loco MocoIowa’s Loose Meat SandwichThe Cuban Frita from FloridaMinnesota’s Jucy LucyThe Pastrami Burger from UtahAnd many, many more! Motz writes in his introduction, “Across America, burger diversity abounds. The unique flavors and textures of our best burgers run deep, and they begin with the regional methods by which burgers are cooked, well before toppings (both traditional and far-out) are introduced. In my many years of research around the country I have discovered that burgers can be smoked, stuffed, smashed, steamed, deep-fried, grilled, breaded, and poached. . ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''There are always rules . . . I am the Dream Master. Not you. What I say goes. And I say this dream is gone, so beat it.''There are good dreams and there are rotten dreams, but once they''re over, they''re over. Or are they? For one morning, as Cy is about to wake up from a terrific dream about Ancient Egypt, he discovers that he can get back into his dream world. There''s just one problem: the Dream Master, who isn''t used to stroppy boys standing up to him and wanting to break all the rules. And as Cy moves back and forth between the present day and the land of the pharaohs - sorting out all kinds of problems with schoolwork and bullies - dream life and real life become ingeniously intertwined!

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The completely updated physical and psychological guide to the land of the slim and healthy. If you want to be slim for a week – go on a diet… If you want to be Slim 4 Life – read this book!Jason Vale is the ultimate health coach – ‘The Juice Master’ – and in this fully updated paperback version of his revelatory health and fitness bible, he reveals how everyone can get slim, get fit, and get energised. His lively style and irreverent text nonetheless contains clear health messages for everyone:give up what he calls ‘drug foods’ – those nutritionally worthless addictive substances, such as sugar (‘white trash’) and caffeine – and return to a fresh dieteat the freshest plant ingredients and feel the fabulous health benefit of raw juice which is full of healthy enzymeshit out at the food industry and reject its brainwashing advertisinguse food combining to help your digestion.The Juice Master, offers a whole new approach to reframing the way you think about food, and offers plenty of surprises along the way.

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A spooky yet heartwarming adventure about one girl's journey into the land of the undead, and the unexpected family she finds along the way. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and the hit series Wednesday. On Halloween, it is always wise to expect the unexpected, but no amount of planning could have prepared Eve for that particular night. Fleeing an unpleasant orphanage, she’s saved by someone who she never believed was real…the fabled Pumpkin King himself. Throwing caution aside, Eve accepts the offer to become his daughter and is whisked away to the misty Hallowell Valley—home to witches and vampires, ghosts and goblins, and all that go bump in the night. But just when she believes she’s found her place among the undead, a sinister scheme unearths itself, threatening to take everything from Eve unless she can stop it. From debut author Steven Banbury comes a cozy, magical adventure sure to delight anyone who loves the tricks of Halloween as much as the treats of autumn.

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Aoife has returned. Back with her family after her adventures in the Land of the Young – where she rescued her younger sister Eva, narrowly escaping the evil fairy Dorocha – she is adjusting to life in the human world. But this is hard when you are trying to contain an otherworldly power . . . and even harder when you''ve been thought dead, mourned by those you love.Aoife’s world collapses completely when Shay, her fellow traveller and love of her life, abandons her. He is a lenanshee – and it is dangerous to love, and be loved, by such a fairy.But Shay is trapped in his own web of desire, as dark forces move against the pair. When he is taken in by a beautiful demon, this can only mean a return to the Fairy World. Aoife – with her best friend Carla – must battle old and new enemies, meet old and new friends, and use all her Fairy Powers to save Shay – her true Beloved.And when days in the Fairy World are months in the human world, time runs out very fast indeed . . .

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Against a deadly alliance of Japanese smarts and KGB savagery, they were striking back—with everything they had!In the arms race against Russia, the United States has eked ahead with their superior advancements in computer technology. All that changes when Russia recruits some of Japan’s finest scientific minds to build their greatest weapon yet: a supercomputer capable of annihilating the US’s formidable Star Wars defense system.Destined for the land of the Samurai, the Black Berets know just how much is riding on this latest mission. If Russia succeeds in its quest for world domination, the future of the warriors’ countrymen—and their loved ones—is bleak indeed.

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Conservationist, scholar, soldier, white hunter and fabled lover - Denys Finch Hatton was an aristocrat of leonine nonchalance. After a dazzling career at Eton and Oxford, he sailed in 1910 for British East Africa - still then the land of the pioneer. Sara Wheeler reveals the truth behind his love affairs with the glamorous aviatrix Beryl Markham, and - famously - with Karen Blixen, a romance immortalised in her memoir Out of Africa. ''No one who ever met him'', his Times obituary concluded, ''whether man or woman, old or young, white or black, failed to come under his spell''.

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A Welsh princess. A Roman general. Their love story lost to time… The land of the Silures, 382 AD

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A full-colour short story taken from the world of the Magic Faraway Tree. Perfect for new readers. Discover the magic!At the top of the Faraway Tree a new adventure awaits the children. What could be nicer than a visit to the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Frannie has always longed to ride an elephant and Joe wants to be a train-driver. Everyone''s wishes can come true! The perfect format for new readers to enjoy the adventures of Moonface, Silky, Saucepan Man and friends.Also available in this short story series:A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of BirthdaysA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Magic MedicinesA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Do-As-You-PleaseA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of GoodiesA Faraway Tree Adventure: In Santa Claus''s CastleA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of ToysA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of DreamsA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Silly SchoolA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of EnchantmentsA Faraway Tree Adventure: Joe and the Magic Snowman

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A full-colour short story from the enchanted world of the Faraway Tree in a perfect format for new readers. Discover the magic!The Land of Silly School is where Dame Snap teaches naughty elves, pixies and fairies. But Joe, Beth, Frannie, Connie soon discover that the lessons are very silly indeed! How will they escape strict Dame Snap?Also available in this short story series:A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of BirthdaysA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Magic MedicinesA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Do-As-You-PleaseA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of GoodiesA Faraway Tree Adventure: In Santa Claus''s CastleA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of ToysA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of DreamsA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Silly SchoolA Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of EnchantmentsA Faraway Tree Adventure: Joe and the Magic Snowman

Objev podobné jako A Faraway Tree Adventure: The Land of Silly School - Enid Blyton

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ***Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue . . .''Book lovers and fans of John Connolly will not be disappointed by this remarkable standalone novel'' INDEPENDENT''Will wholly satisfy fans of The Book of Lost Things. The tale is fully immersed in the otherworld of fantasy and fairytale... the novel is also a quietly profound journey to the heart of the human condition'' IRISH TIMES''This can be read as a standalone, and may well prove as popular as its predecessor'' GUARDIAN Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard. Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres''s childhood, and the folklore beloved of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

The first in a new children’s fantasy adventure series, full of imagination, humour and heart, and with echoes of Peter Pan, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Neverending Story and Jumanji.The Land of Roar is perfect for children aged 8 to 12, and can sit on their bookshelf next to Nevermoor, Wizards of Once and How to Train Your Dragon. Readers can bring their fantasy world to life and meet dragons, unicorns, mermaids and more in this beautifully illustrated children’s book.Believing is just the beginning …When Arthur and Rose were little, they were heroes in the Land of Roar, an imaginary world that they found by climbing through the folding bed in their grandad’s attic. Roar was filled with things they loved – dragons, mermaids, ninja wizards and adventure – as well as things that scared them (including a very creepy scarecrow…)Now the twins are eleven, Roar is just a memory. But when they help Grandad clean out the attic, Arthur is horrified as Grandad is pulled into the folding bed and vanishes. Is he playing a joke? Or is Roar … real?''This funny, captivating story is filled with the painful pangs of growing up and the transporting qualities of imagination'' ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Land of Roar - Jenny McLachlan

'Someone rare ... a writer with the liveliest sense of life and the warmest, most authentic humour' TRUMAN CAPOTE'A writer with something significant to say' NEW YORK TIMES'A rare literary phenomenon' VOGUE'[She changed] the way we saw each other, and then the way we saw ourselves' PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMAFrom the beloved bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a posthumous collection of newly discovered writing, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind behind To Kill a Mockingbird.Featuring an introduction by Casey Cep, Harper Lee's appointed biographer.Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in her Pulitzer-winning debut, To Kill a Mockingbird; as well as for the darker, late- 50s version of small-town Alabama that emerged in Go Set a Watchman, her only other novel, published in 2015 after its rediscovery.The Land of Sweet Forever combines Lee s never-before-seen short stories and published nonfiction in a volume offering an unprecedented look at the development of her inimitable voice. Covering territory from the Alabama schoolyards of Lee s youth to the luncheonettes and movie houses of midcentury Manhattan, The Land of Sweet Forever invites still-vital conversations about politics, equality, travel, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Land of Sweet Forever - Harper Leeová

The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magical universe as the “enchanting, engrossing, and enlightening” (Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale) The Book of Lost Things.“Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…” Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting… The Land of Lost Things.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

It’s epic—the irresistibly chunky, die-cut Mini House format meets the obsession of dinosaurs. The Land of Dinosaurs expands the bestselling series by breaking the conceit—its first flap isn’t a door to a house or vehicle, but a portal back in time to an exotic land.A tactile treat, so pleasing to hold and flip through, to peer into the die-cut cave and rub fingers along the shape of the dinosaurs, The Land of Dinosaurs is populated with roaring, fighting, swimming, swooping, herding, running dinosaurs, all against a colorful backdrop of jungles, volcanoes, prehistoric seas, and oozing swamps. At the center, a just-hatched baby dinosaur. But what kind? A fierce Tyrannosaurus Rex? The armor-plated Gastonia, or Ankylosaurus, wielding its clublike tail? The peaceful tree-munching giant Brachiosaurus, or the funny-looking Parasaurolophus, with the ducklike beak and operatic voice?The book is a quest, as the reader follows the baby dinosaur on its journey of self discovery. Great fun, an education, a first primer in dinosauriana—it’s a book, it’s a toy, it’s a new land to visit again and again.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Dinosaurs - Peter Lippman, Louise Gikow

The redemptive power of stories and family is revealed in New York Times bestselling author John Connolly’s atmospheric tale set in the same magical universe as the “enchanting, engrossing, and enlightening” (Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale) The Book of Lost Things.“Twice upon a time—for that is how some stories should continue…” Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident—a body without a spirit. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud the fairy stories Phoebe loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world. But an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, to journey to a land colored by the memories of childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father—a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; a land where old enemies are watching and waiting… The Land of Lost Things.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

In the second half of the nineteenth century, settlers poured into Aotearoa demanding land. Millions of acres were acquired by the government or directly by settlers; or confiscated after the Land Wars.By 1891, when the Liberal government came to power, Māori retained only a fraction of their lands. And still the losses continued. For rangatira such as James Carroll, Wiremu Pere, Pāora Tūhaere, Te Keepa Te Rangihiwinui, and many others, the challenges were innumerable. To stop further land loss, some rangatira saw parliamentary process as the mechanism; others pursued political independence.For over two decades, Māori men and women of outstanding ability fought hard to protect their people and their land. How those rangatira fared, and how they should be remembered, is the story of Māori political struggle during the Liberal era.

Objev podobné jako The Fate of the Land Ko nga Akinga a nga Rangatira - Danny Keenan

Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard.Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres.Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting.To the Land of Lost Things.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue . . .Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to her the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard . . .Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting. To the Land of Lost Things.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

Fairy tales are just the beginning.The Masked Man is on the loose in the Land of Stories, and it''s up to Alex and Conner Bailey to stop him . . . except Alex has been thrown off the Fairy Council, and no one will believe they''re in danger.With only the help of the ragtag group of Goldilocks, Jack, Red Riding Hood, and Mother Goose and her gander, Lester, the Bailey twins discover the Masked Man''s secret scheme: he possesses a powerful magic potion that turns every book it touches into a portal, and he is recruiting an army of literature''s greatest villains!So begins a race through the magical Land of Oz, the fantastical world of Neverland, the madness of Wonderland, and beyond. Can Alex and Conner catch up to the Masked Man, or will they be one step behind until it''s too late?Fairy tales and classic stories collide in the fourth adventure in the bestselling Land of Stories series as the twins travel beyond the kingdoms!

Objev podobné jako The Land of Stories: Beyond the Kingdoms - Chris Colfer

Adventures Unlimited: The Land of Lost Things is the first book in the action packed, laugh-out-loud adventure series from the author of the multi-million bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths. Brilliantly illustrated throughout by Bill Hope.In our first adventure You and Me trek to the Land of Lost Things in search of my lucky rabbit''s foot. Along the way we meet some wacky new friends, the Knucklehead brothers, a wristwatch that’s lost its flock, a talking book, hundreds of snapping turtles and a pirate rabbit!Did we find my lucky charm? You already know that, YOU were there! If you''ve forgotten you''ll just have to read the book!Join us on an exciting new adventure through Adventures Unlimited, and lose yourself in The Land of Lost Things. You''ll never want to be found . . . !

Objev podobné jako You and Me and the Land of Lost Things - Andy Griffiths

''In this excellent book, Ecott''s evocative telling makes me want to go to this weird and wonderful place.'' - PAUL THEROUX''I never want to leave the remote island world so atmospherically, precisely educed between the covers of this book. Ecott''s prose has the power of tides, his perception is as searching as the Atlantic wind, and he has the soul of a natural-born naturalist. A masterpiece.'' - JOHN LEWIS-STEMPLEFollowing the natural cycle of the year, The Land of Maybe captures the essence of ''slow life'' on the 18 remote, mysterious islands which make up the Faroes in the North Atlantic. Closer to the UK than Denmark, this fast disappearing world is home to a close-knit society where just 50,000 people share Viking roots and a language that is unlike any other in Scandinavia.We follow the arrival of the migratory birds, the over-wintering of the sheep and the way food is gathered and eaten in tune with the seasons. Buffeted by the weather and the demands of a volatile natural environment, people still hunt seabirds and herd pilot whales for a significant portion of their basic food needs.This is not a travelogue, but a deeper exploration of how ''to be'' in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Land of Maybe - Tim Ecott

You and Me and the Land of Lost Things is the brand new adventure series from Andy Griffiths, the author behind the multi-million bestselling Treehouse series that puts YOU the reader right into the middle of the adventure! This book is highly illustrated by Bill Hope in a comic book style, perfect for fans of Dogman and Bunny vs Monkey.What are you waiting for? Come on in!Remember the time we flew to the moon without a rocket? And the time we went to the bottom of the ocean and fought a high-voltage octopus? And how about the time we got lost in the Land of Lost Things? That was one of our most exciting adventures yet! It all started like this . . .Full of hilarious hijinx, page-turning illustrations, non-stop action and many twists and turns... Come on and lose yourself in The Land of Lost Things – you’ll never want to be found!

Objev podobné jako You and Me and the Land of Lost Things - Andy Griffiths

From the beloved bestseller and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a posthumous collection of newly discovered writing, offering a fresh perspective on the remarkable literary mind behind To Kill a Mockingbird.Also featuring an introduction by Casey Cep, Harper Lee's appointed biographer.Harper Lee remains a landmark figure in the American canon – thanks to Scout, Jem, Atticus, and the other indelible characters in her Pulitzer-winning debut, To Kill a Mockingbird; as well as for the darker, late-’50s version of small-town Alabama that emerged in Go Set a Watchman, her only other novel, published in 2015 after its rediscovery.The Land of Sweet Forever combines Lee’s never-before-seen short stories and published nonfiction in a volume offering an unprecedented look at the development of her inimitable voice. Covering territory from the Alabama schoolyards of Lee’s youth to the luncheonettes and movie houses of midcentury Manhattan, The Land of Sweet Forever invites still-vital conversations about politics, equality, travel, love, fiction, art, the American South, and what it means to lead an engaged and creative life.This collection comes with an introduction by Casey Cep, Harper Lee’s appointed biographer, which provides illuminating background for our reading of these stories and connects them both to Lee’s life and to her ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Land of Sweet Forever - Harper Leeová

After the success of Pastimes and Pleasures in the Time of Jane Austen, Sarah Jane Downing turns her attention to the hair and beauty styles of Jane Austen’s era. In Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen, she examines the beauty ideals of the Regency period to shed light on the transition from the baroque high hair and formal doll-like faces of the court of King George III to the fresh complexions and glossy, bouncy ringlets of the Regency. She also dispels the myth that cosmetics and beauty aids disappeared during the period. Published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, this book will be an invaluable resource for the legions of ‘Janeites’ who don Regency dress each year for the Jane Austen Festival in Bath and increasing number of Jane Austen-themed events around the world.

Objev podobné jako Beauty and Cosmetics in the Time of Jane Austen - Sarah Jane Downing

A spiritually uplifting and beautiful designed visual memoir by the hugely popular photographer on Instagram, Joe Greer, combining thoughtful essays and more than 100 gorgeous landscape photos—half fan favorites, and half never-before-seen. “Each photograph really does come down to a split second when you decide to freeze that moment in time. . . . You ask yourself what the story is that you want to tell, and let the rest unfold: Click.”—from the introductionJoe Greer never imagined he would become a photographer. Raised in Florida by an aunt and uncle after his mother’s death when he was four, Joe had a seemingly normal childhood, spending summers at church camp and dreaming of going to college. But nearly fifteen years later, the ground shifted beneath his feet when he discovered a family secret that would impact the rest of his life. Trying to make sense of that revelation and what it meant for his future, Greer set his sights on becoming a pastor at Spokane’s Moody Bible Institute. There, he discovered Instagram—and a passion for photography. His pictures of the lush, wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest landscape attracted a large following that has grown to more than three quarters of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Lay of the Land - Joe Greer

Alex and Conner Bailey''s world is about to change.When the twins'' grandmother gives them a treasured fairy-tale book, they have no idea they''re about to enter a land beyond all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy tales are real.But as Alex and Conner soon discover, the stories they know so well haven''t ended in this magical land - Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother!The twins know they must get back home somehow. But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on their trail, will they ever find the way?The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell brings readers on a thrilling quest filled with magic spells, laugh-out-loud humour and page-turning adventure.

Objev podobné jako The Land of Stories - The Wishing Spell - Chris Colfer