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The Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece - Jan Royt
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 the results of restoration survey of the panel paintings by the Master of the Třeboň Altarpiece, is the work of Adam Pokorný.
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The Master and Margarita - Michail Bulgakov
This is the acclaimed, bestselling translation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s masterwork, an undisputed classic of Russian and world literature. “A soaring, dazzling novel.” (New York Times) A novel of inexhaustible energy, humor, and philosophical depth, The Master and Margarita is an audacious revision of the stories of Faust and Pontius Pilate and is recognized as one of the essential classics of modern literature. This edition #39;s superb English translation by Diana Burgin and Katherine Tiernan O’Connor’s, along with an afterword and extensive commentary by Ellendea Proffer Teasley, heighten the pleasure of exploring this classic. The novel’s vision of Soviet life in the 1930s is so ferociously accurate that it could not be published during its author’s lifetime and appeared only in a censored edition in the 1960s. Its truths are so enduring that its language has become part of the common Russian speech. One hot spring, the devil arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a retinue that includes a beautiful naked witch and an immense talking black cat with a fondness for chess and vodka. The visitors quickly wreak havoc in a city that refuses to believe in either God or Satan. But they also bring peace to two unhappy Muscovites: one is the Master, a writer pilloried for daring to write a novel about Christ and Pontius Pilate; the other is Margarita, who loves the Master so deeply that she is willing to literally go to hell for him.
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Master Lecture Series for the NCE, CPCE, CECE, and State Counseling Exams - Howard Rosenthal, Unknown Author
WHO ELSE WANTS TO SAY, I PASSED ?The Master Lecture Series Boosts Exam Scores While Reducing Test Anxiety and Study TimeSay goodbye to boring study sessions. Dr. RosenthalÂ’s Master Lecture Series makes learning enjoyable. Revolutionize your exam prep and have fun doing it! This study guide will transform your comprehensive exam journey into an engaging adventure that you ll actually enjoy!The Master Lecture Series is a great standalone exam prep guide and the perfect companion to the Encyclopedia of Counseling and the Human Services Dictionary. The new edition includes updated and expanded lectures on every exam area and questions and answers on all major topics, including those frequently asked by users of Dr. RosenthalÂ’s materials. The book includes a complete test anxiety prevention program, with hundreds of never-before published tiny test hints for effective micro-study sessions, exclusive memory devices, and the most advanced Super Review Boot Camp he has ever created.This is the perfect study tool for every counselor wanting to take their career to the next level.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection - Xbox Digital (G7Q-00001)
Hra na konzoli - Xbox One S / Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, elektronická licence, klíč pro Xbox Live, žánr: akční a střílečky, pro online hraní vyžaduje předplatné Xbox Live Gold, nbsp;The Master Chief Edition obsahuje tyto čtyři tituly Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3 a Halo 4. Všechny jsou v novém grafickém kabátě - HD s minimálním počtem snímků za vteřinu rovnajícím se šedesáti. Neváhejte a pojďte si zavzpomínat na Master Chiefovo dobrodružství! 85% Halo: The Master Chief Collection nastoluje opravdu vysokou laťku pro každou další znovu-vydanou herní kolekci. Vypnuto The Master Chief Collection slibuje boží zážitek v HD grafice. Vypnuto...
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The Eye of the Master - Matteo Pasquinelli
What is AI? A dominant view describes it as the quest to solve intelligence - a solution supposedly to be found in the secret logic of the mind or in the deep physiology of the brain, such as in its complex neural networks. The Eye of the Master argues, to the contrary, that the inner code of AI is shaped not by the imitation of biological intelligence, but the intelligence of labour and social relations, as it is found in Babbage #39;s calculating engines of the industrial age as well as in the recent algorithms for image recognition and surveillance. The idea that AI may one day become autonomous (or sentient , as someone thought of Google #39;s LaMDA) is pure fantasy. Computer algorithms have always imitated the form of social relations and the organisation of labour in their own inner structure and their purpose remains blind automation. The Eye of the Master urges a new literacy on AI for scientists, journalists and new generations of activists, who should recognise that the mystery of AI is just the automation of labour at the highest degree, not intelligence per se.
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The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series) (1784871931)
Kniha - autor Mikhail Bulgakov, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná THE ORIGINAL AND BEST TRANSLATION BY MICHAEL GLENNY 50th Anniversary Edition. Afterwards, when it was frankly too late, descriptions were issued of the man: expensive grey suit, grey beret, one green eye and the other black. He arrives in Moscow one hot summer afternoon with various alarming accomplices, including a demonic, fast-talking black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil's onslaught. Brilliant and blackly comic, The Master and Margarita was repressed by Stalin's authorities and only published after the author's death. The Vintage Classic Russians Series: Published for the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Russian Revolution, these are must-have, beautifully designed editions of six epic masterpieces that have survived controversy,...
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The Master Jeweler - Weina Dai Randel
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the epic story of a brilliant young woman’s dangerous rise to fame in the perilous world of jewelry in 1920s Shanghai—and the power of love and friendship.Harbin, China, 1925. Fifteen-year-old Anyu Zhang discovers a priceless Fabergé egg in the snow and returns it to the owner, Isaac Mandelburg, a fugitive and former master jeweler for Russia’s imperial palace. In gratitude, he leaves her his address in Shanghai and a promise of hospitality, forever altering her fate.A dazzling world of jewelry shrouded in secrecy and greed awaits, when later Anyu arrives at Mandelburg’s jewelry shop as an orphan. Single minded and relentless, Anyu will stop at nothing until she masters the craft of jewelry making. But she soon finds herself entangled in a treacherous underbelly of the city, where violent gangsters stalk the streets, vicious rivals seek to exploit her, and obsessive collectors conspire to destroy the people she loves.From snow-crowned land to diamond-sparkling showrooms to a pristine island on the brink of war, The Master Jeweler chronicles an exciting journey of a bold prodigy artisan—including her losses and triumphs—in a glamorous yet perilous world of treasure.
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The Master Jeweler - Weina Dai Randel
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Night Angels comes the epic story of a brilliant young woman’s dangerous rise to fame in the perilous world of jewelry in 1920s Shanghai—and the power of love and friendship.Harbin, China, 1925. Fifteen-year-old Anyu Zhang discovers a priceless Fabergé egg in the snow and returns it to the owner, Isaac Mandelburg, a fugitive and former master jeweler for Russia’s imperial palace. In gratitude, he leaves her his address in Shanghai and a promise of hospitality, forever altering her fate.A dazzling world of jewelry shrouded in secrecy and greed awaits, when later Anyu arrives at Mandelburg’s jewelry shop as an orphan. Single minded and relentless, Anyu will stop at nothing until she masters the craft of jewelry making. But she soon finds herself entangled in a treacherous underbelly of the city, where violent gangsters stalk the streets, vicious rivals seek to exploit her, and obsessive collectors conspire to destroy the people she loves.From snow-crowned land to diamond-sparkling showrooms to a pristine island on the brink of war, The Master Jeweler chronicles an exciting journey of a bold prodigy artisan—including her losses and triumphs—in a glamorous yet perilous world of treasure.
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The Master - Colm Tóibín
Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize A triumph â “ The Observer A masterly achievement â “ The IndependentIn January 1895 Henry James anticipates the opening of his first play, Guy Domville, in London. The production fails, and he returns, chastened and humiliated, to his writing desk. The result is a string of masterpieces, but they are produced at a high personal cost.In The Master Colm TóibÃn captures the exquisite anguish of a man who circulated in the grand parlours and palazzos of Europe, who was astonishingly vibrant and alive in his art, and yet whose attempts at intimacy inevitably failed him and those he tried to love. It is a powerful account of the hazards of putting the life of the mind before affairs of the heart.
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Moola Banda: the Master Key - Swami Satyananda
Moola Bandha - the Master Key is for those dedicated yoga practitioners researching for the master key to unlock the abode of maha kundalini. Little has been written about the ancient practice of bandha, which is regarded as an important aspect of both hatha and kundalini yoga. Moola Bandha is a simple yet dynamic practice with profound physical, mental and spiritual benefits for the practitioner. The text focuses on the theory and practice of bandha. The physical, pranic and psychotherapeutic effects are explored, including the relationship between moola bandha and acupuncture. A concise practical section includes both preliminary practices and advanced techniques to enable the practitioner to pursue this sadhana to the utmost, thus awakening the primal energy within. Includes the drawings and diagrams.
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The Master and Margarita: New Translation - Michail Bulgakov
Russiaâ ™s literary world is shaken to its foundations when a mysterious gentleman â “ a professor of black magic â “ arrives in Moscow, accompanied by a bizarre retinue of servants. It soon becomes clear that he is the Devil himself, come to wreak havoc among the cultural elite of a disbelieving capital. But the Devilâ ™s mission quickly becomes entangled with the fate of the Master â “ a man who has turned his back on his former life and taken refuge in a lunatic asylum â “ and his past lover, Margarita. Both a satirical romp and a daring analysis of the nature of good and evil, innocence and guilt, The Master and Margarita is the crowning achievement of one of the greatest Russian writers of the twentieth century.
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My Grandfather, the Master Detective - Masateru Konishi
There used to be a cafe called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels, and now he and Kaede solve mysteries together . . .As a lover of classic crime stories, it’s perhaps no surprise that twenty-seven-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your average person. Solving them is another matter, though, and the person she always heads to for guidance is her beloved grandfather – who, despite having dementia, retains a keen sharpness of mind. From impossible locked-room murders to confounding missing person cases, the granddaughter and grandfather team ‘weave stories’ in master-and-apprentice fashion to get to the bottom of a variety of cases. All the while, a shadow slowly closes in on Kaede, posing a more insidious threat . . .Steeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, My Grandfather, the Master Detective playfully nods to forebears of the genre, while also carrying the light-hearted, escapist hallmarks of cosy crime books which have recently captured readers’ imaginations. Meanwhile, its charming characters and affectionate focus on relationships bring to mind heart-warming Japanese titles such as Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
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My Grandfather, the Master Detective - Masateru Konishi
There used to be a café called Mon Cheri at Nishi Waseda where members of the Waseda Mystery Club spent day after day frothing in excitement over the latest mystery novels and now he and Kaede solve mysteries together . . .As a lover of classic crime stories, it⠙s perhaps no surprise that 27-year-old schoolteacher Kaede encounters everyday mysteries more often than your average person. Solving them is another matter though, and the person she always heads to for guidance is her beloved grandfather who, despite having dementia retains a keen sharpness of mind. From impossible locked room murders to confounding missing person cases, the granddaughter and grandfather team ⠘weave stories⠙ in master-and-apprentice fashion to get to the bottom of a variety of cases. All the while, a shadow slowly closes in on Kaede, posing a more insidious threat . . .Steeped in references to classic crime from Christie to Chesterton to Poe, My Grandfather, the Master Detective playfully nods to forebears of the genre, while also carrying the light-hearted, escapist hallmarks of cosy crime books which have recently captured readers⠙ imaginations. Meanwhile, its charming characters and affectionate focus on relationships bring to mind heart-warming Japanese titles such as Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
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The Master and Margarita - Michail Bulgakov
With an introduction by the writer and critic Viv Groskop.In this imaginative extravaganza the devil, disguised as a magician, descends upon Moscow, along with a talking cat and an expert assassin. This riotous band succeed in fooling an entire population of people who persistently deny the devil’s existence, even as they are confronted with the diabolic results of a magic act gone wrong. The devil’s project soon becomes involved with The Master, a man who has turned his back on his former life and sought sanctuary in a lunatic asylum, and his former lover, Margarita.A literary sensation from its first publication, The Master and Margarita has been translated into more than twentylanguages. Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel is now considered one of the seminal works of twentieth-century Russian literature. By turns acidly satiric, fantastic and ironically philosophical, this story constantly surprises and entertains.
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The Master Algorithm - Pedro Domingos
Pedro Domingos demystifies machine learning and shows how wondrous and exciting the future will be Walter Isaacson, author of Steve JobsSociety is changing, one learning algorithm at a time, from search engines to online dating, personalized medicine to predicting the stock market. But learning algorithms are not just about Big Data - these algorithms take raw data and make it useful by creating more algorithms. This is something new under the sun: a technology that builds itself. In The Master Algorithm, Pedro Domingos reveals how machine learning is remaking business, politics, science and war. And he takes us on an awe-inspiring quest to find The Master Algorithm - a universal learner capable of deriving all knowledge from data.
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The Master Builder - Alfonso Martinez Arias
Timely, important and compelling Philip Ball A new and stunning argument Azra RazaWhat defines who we are? Until now, the biological answer has been our genes. Leading biologist Alfonso Martinez Arias breaks with popular tradition to make a bold argument: what defines us is our cells. Drawing on groundbreaking research, he reveals that we are composed of a thrillingly complex, constantly rearranging symphony of cells that know how to count, feel, and give form to our bodies. While DNA is important, nothing in your genes explains why your heart is on the left, why you have five fingers and not ten, why genetically identical twins have different sets of fingerprints, or why it s possible for a mother to apparently share no DNA with the children she gave birth to! At the heart of it all is a powerful new conception of the essence of life. Our identities are shaped by the interconnections between cells, working cooperatively, creating something greater than its parts - the unbroken lineage that connects us to the fertilized egg from which we developed and back through the billions of years of our planet s history, to the very first cell of all life on Earth. A sweeping revision of both the present and the history of life, The Master Builder puts forward a new paradigm for understanding biology, transforming our approach to where we come from, what shapes us, and where we are going - as individuals, a species, and the community of life itself.
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The Orphan Master
The award-winning and New York Times bestselling novel: a dark and witty story of the rise of a young orphan in the surreal and tyrannical regime of North Korea. You know you are in the hands of someone who can tell a story. Fantastic ZADIE SMITH A stunning feat of imagination STEPHEN KINGWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST------Young Pak Jun Do is convinced he is special. He knows he must be the unique son of the master of the orphanage, and definitely not some kid dumped by his parents. Surely it was obvious from the way his father singled him out for regular beating?He finds his calling when he is picked as a spy and kidnapper for his nation, the glorious Democratic Republic of North Korea.He knows he must find his true love, Sun Moon, the greatest opera star who ever lived, before itâ ™s too late.He knows heâ ™s not like the other prisoners in the camp.Heâ ™s going to get out soon.Isn t he?This hilarious, dark literary epic of a young boy s rise in North Korea from orphan to high-ranking officer won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was shortlisted for the National Book Award.Adam Johnson is working on a new work of fiction. An addictive novel of daring ingenuity DAVID MITCHELL Excavates the very meaning of life NEW YORK TIMES
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Storm Tide: The landmark 50th global bestseller from the one and only Master of Historical Adventure, Wilbur Smith - Wilbur Smith
THREE GENERATIONS. A DEVASTATING WAR. 1774.Rob Courtney has spent his whole life in a quiet trading outpost on the east coast of Africa, dreaming of a life of adventure at sea. When his grandfather Jim Courtney dies, and the mysterious Captain Cornish calls into the fort, Rob takes his chance and stows away on Marston s ship as it sails to England. Arriving in London, Rob is seduced by the charms of the big city and soon finds himself desperate and penniless.That is until the navy comes calling. Rob enlists and is sent across the Atlantic on a ship to join the war against the rebellious American colonists. But on the other side of the Atlantic, unbeknownst to Rob, his distant cousins Cal and Aidan Courtney are leading a campaign against the British in a quest for American Independence.When Aidan is killed in a fierce battle with British troops, Cal vows he will not rest until he has avenged his brother s death, by driving the British out of America - by whatever means necessary . . .A powerful new historical thriller by the master of adventure fiction, Wilbur Smith, of families divided and a country on the brink of revolution.
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The Master And Margarita - Michail Bulgakov
Mikhail Bulgakov s devilish salute to artistic freedom, now in a beautiful clothbound edition Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest IndependentWritten in secret during the darkest days of Stalin s reign, The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it, signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakov s carnivalesque satire of Soviet life describes how the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow one Spring afternoon. Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margarita, who will do anything to save the imprisoned writer she loves.Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with an Introduction by Richard Pevear
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The Master And Margarita - Michail Bulgakov
Bulgakov is one of the greatest Russian writers, perhaps the greatest IndependentWritten in secret during the darkest days of Stalin s reign, The Master and Margarita became an overnight literary phenomenon when it was finally published it, signalling artistic freedom for Russians everywhere. Bulgakov s carnivalesque satire of Soviet life describes how the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow one Spring afternoon. Brimming with magic and incident, it is full of imaginary, historical, terrifying and wonderful characters, from witches, poets and Biblical tyrants to the beautiful, courageous Margarita, who will do anything to save the imprisoned writer she loves. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky with an Introduction by Richard Pevear
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The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series) - Michail Bulgakov
A masterpiece - a classic of twentieth-century fiction New York Times Bulgakov paints a powerful picture of Stalin s regime in this allegorical classic. The devil makes a personal appearance in Moscow accompanied by various demons, including a naked girl and a huge black cat. When he leaves, the asylums are full and the forces of law and order are in disarray. Only the Master, a man devoted to truth, and Margarita, the woman he loves, can resist the devil s onslaught. VINTAGE CLASSICS RUSSIAN SERIES - sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history.
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The Master - Christopher Clarey
Federer plays tennis like Michelangelo painted: every stroke is perfection, the end result a masterpiece. Christopher Clarey captured just that Martina Navratilova A deep and enlightening view of Roger s life and career that sports fans will be parsing for decades Jim Courier Deeply reported and crisply written Wall Street Journal THE NEWLY REVISED BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE WORLD S MOST ICONIC ATHLETES Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer made it look astonishingly easy to climb to the top of his sport in an era of brutal competition and deep cynicism. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager to one of the most elegant of competitors has been an act of will, not destiny. Federer not only had talent. He had grit. Top international sportswriter Christopher Clarey was on court in Paris for Federer s Grand Slam debut and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other writer - with unique access to his inner circle including coaches and key competitors. Now updated after Federer s retirement, The Master is a thrilling portrait of the workings of unfaltering excellence.
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The Master Key - Masako Togawa
The prize-winning debut mystery from one of Japan s best-loved crime writersThe K Apartments for Ladies are occupied by over one hundred unmarried women, once young and lively, now grown and old—and in some cases, evil.Their residence conceals a secret connecting the unsolved 1951 kidnapping of four-year-old George Kraft to the clandestine burial of a child s body in the basement bath-house. So, when news comes that the building must be moved to make way for a road-building project, more than one tenant waits with apprehension for the grisly revelation that will follow. Then the master key is lost, stolen and re-stolen—and suddenly no-one feels safe.Fiendish intrigue, double identity and an ingenious plot make this a thriller worthy of comparison with the work of P.D. James.
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The Master
Why is democracy so broken and how might it be fixed? In The Master #39;s Tools, award-winning author Michael A. McCarthy argues the answer can be found in the flows of credit and investment bound up with finance capital.Today, finance guides and constrains our politics, but there is no reason why this must be so. In this groundbreaking work, McCarthy develops a political and social theory of institutional transformation rooted in the interconnectedness of finance and democracy.Inspired by ancient Athens, where small groups chosen by lottery were used to ensure democratic participation, he shows how democracy and working-class power can be strengthened by introducing new forms of financial governance, focusing on the inclusion of historically excluded groups.His proposals for democratic financial institutions point the way to imbuing finance with a socio-environmental purpose and the funding of a just green transition, social housing, and other necessary public goods. And these financial institutions might be the first step toward a whole new kind of economy.
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Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 4 - The Master Planner - Stan Lee
Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #29-38. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created an unabashed cultural phenomenon in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! Their dramatic blend of Peter Parker s everyday woes mixed with his web-slinging alter ego s exploits was something undeniably special. And after years of perfecting that formula, Lee and Ditko unleashed their Spider-Man masterpiece: the Master Planner saga! It s as perfect a Spider-Man story as you ll ever find, including one of the most iconic moments in Marvel history! Plus: Peter s first days on campus at Empire State University introduce you to Gwen Stacy, tease something strange afoot with Norman Osborn and feature villains from the colorful (Kraven the Hunter) to the crazed (J. Jonah Jameson)!
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The Master of Petersburg - J.M. Coetzee
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2003In The Master of Petersburg J. M. Coetzee dares to imagine the life of Dostoevsky. Set in 1869, when Dostoevsky was summoned from Germany to St Petersburg by the sudden death of his stepson, this novel is at once a compelling mystery steeped in the atmosphere of pre-revolutionary Russia and a brilliant and courageous meditation on authority and rebellion, art and imagination. Dostoevsky is seen obsessively following his stepson s ghost, trying to ascertain whether he was a suicide or a murder victim and whether he loved or despised his stepfather.
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The Master Guide to Drawing Cartoons - Christopher Hart
The author of the mega-bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series brings the same inspiring and informative approach to cartooning.
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The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Expressions
The sixth book in the bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series focuses on using principles of figure drawing to create anime characters and scenes.
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Book Three: The Master of Shadows - Nykko
After discovering that Grandpa Gabe has sealed the passageways between worlds, Max, Rebecca, Theo, and Noah must confront the Master of Shadows himself to find another way home.
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The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: 5-Minute Characters - Christopher Hart
This compilation of lessons brings together the simplest characters from theâ ™ Master Guide to Drawing Animeâ ™ series for beginning anime artists.
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The Master and His Emissary - McGilchrist Iain
A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brainâ ™s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture⠔⠜one of the few contemporary works deserving classic statusâ (Nicholas Shakespeare, Times, UK)  ⠜Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative â ˜masterâ ™ the right. Brilliant and disturbing.â â ”Salley Vickers, a Guardian Best Book of the Year  ⠜I know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience.â â ”W. F. Bynum, Times Literary Supplement  Why is the brain divided? The difference between right and left hemispheres has been puzzled over for centuries. Drawing upon a vast body of brain research, the renowned psychiatrist, author, and thinker Iain McGilchrist reveals that the difference between the two sides is profoundâ ”two whole, coherent, but incompatible ways of experiencing the world. The detail-oriented left hemisphere prefers mechanisms to living things and is inclined to self-interest, while the right hemisphere has greater breadth, flexibility, and generosity.  In the second part of his book, McGilchrist takes the reader on a journey through the history of Western culture, illustrating the tension between these two worlds as revealed in the thought and belief of thinkers and artists from the ancient to the modern, from Aeschylus to Magritte. He ultimately argues that, despite its inferior grasp of reality, the left hemisphere is increasingly taking precedence in todayâ ™s worldâ ”with potentially disastrous consequences.
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The Master Painters of the Dutch Golden Age - Susie Hodgeová
Named retrospectively, the Golden Age was a period when the new Dutch Republic had become the most prosperous nation in Europe, leading in trade, science and art. From 1600 for almost a century, more than four million paintings were produced there, and the accomplishments in realism and naturalism by a large number of Dutch artists were unprecedented. These artists painted life as had never been seen before; their technical skills were often outstanding, and their art was distinctive in its depiction of lifelike objects, places and people of all ages and backgrounds. Unlike traditional Flemish and Italian Baroque paintings, Dutch artists in general avoided idealisation or portrayals of splendour, and instead developed their own unique and innovative styles, themes and subjects. The first section of this detailed book considers all this in a biographical guide to some of the greatest Dutch Golden Age artists and their work. Roughly chronological in order, it explains who the painters were, where they lived and worked, who and what taught and influenced them, and why their work was often groundbreaking. Among many others, included are Frans Hals, Rembrandt, Nicolaes Maes, Jan Lievens, Judith Leyster, Gerrit Dou, Gerrit van Honthorst, Adriaen Brouwer, Jan Steen, Hendrick Avercamp, Jacob van Ruisdael, Pieter de Hooch, Johannes Vermeer and Rachel Ruysch. While most are discussed, some do not appear, as even in this substantial book, there is room for only a proportion of the exceptionally proficient painters of the period. The second part of the book is a gallery of outstanding works from a range of Dutch Golden Age artists, grouped into the broad themes of landscapes, portraits, genre, history and religion, and still life - giving a fascinating, colourful and in-depth overview of what constituted the art of the period. With more than 500 reproductions, you can dip in and out of this beautifully illustrated volume, or peruse it from cover to cover. All paintings are located to their museum or gallery. This volume is essential reading for anyone who would like to learn more about the extraordinary flowering of art during the Dutch Golden Age, and a book that you will turn to over and again.
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The Goldsmith and the Master Thief - Tonke Dragtová
Wonderful... such a joy Wall Street Journal Like a fairy tale up dream of but have never found New StatesmanLaurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two drops of water. No one can tell them apart, and no one can split them up. But when tragedy strikes, they must make their own way in the world.Each brother chooses his own path - hardworking Laurenzo learns to make priceless golden treasures, and fearless Jiacomo decides to travel and becomes an unlikely thief. So begins an incredible adventure that will test them to their limits. The twins will face terrible danger, be imprisoned in a castle, sail across the ocean, fall in and out of love, and even becomes kings by mistake.They must use all their talent and wit to survive. Are you ready to join them?Part of the new Pushkin Children s Classics series of thrilling, magical and inspiring stories from around the world, which young readers will return to time and again.Translated by Laura Watkinson.Tonke Dragt was born in Jakarta in 1930 and spent most of her childhood in Indonesia. Her family moved to the Netherlands after the war and, after studying at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dragt became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, followed a year later by The Letter for the King, which won the Children s Book of the Year award and has been translated into sixteen languages. Dragt was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001. She died in 2024.Laura Watkinson is a full-time translator from Dutch, Italian and German. She has translated many titles for Pushkin Children s Books, including Jan Terlouw s Winter in Wartime, Tonke Dragt s The Letter for the King and Annet Schaap s Lampie. She lives in Amsterdam.
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The Master - Patrick Rambaud, David Ball, Nicole Ball
The extraordinary life of Zhuang Zhou sits halfway between fable and philosophy. â œIt was twenty-five centuries ago in the land of Song, between the Yellow River and the River Huai: Zhuang Zhou was born without a cry with his eyes wide open.â Â Welcome to China in the fifth century BCE, a colorful, violent, unstable world into which Zhuang is born. Here royals raise huge armies, constantly waging wars against one another. They have slaves, concubines. Gold is everywhere. And so is hunger. Born rich and entitled, Zhuang learns to refuse any official function. His travels bring him closer to ordinary people, from whom he learns how to live a simple and useful life. This is how he will become one of the greatest Chinese philosophers who gave his name to his legendary book, the Zhuangzi, one of the two foundational texts of Taoismâ ”a magnificent procession of lively stories in which we meet dwarfs, virtuous bandits, butchers, powerful lords in their castles, turtles, charming concubines, and false sages. In this remarkable bildungsroman, award-winning French novelist Patrick Rambaud spins out the extraordinary life of Zhuang Zhouâ ”a poetic, cruel, and often humorous tale, halfway between fable and philosophy.
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The Master
From the self-described black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet , these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger are filled with darkness and light. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
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The Last Gift of the Master Artists - Ben Okri
By a riverbank in Africa, two lovers meet for the first time. They make a promise to meet again the next day, same time, same place, but only one of them shows up.This sounds like the beginning of a love story, but it s more than that, for this breathtaking tale takes the reader into the heart of a vibrant world, a complex and intriguing civilisation of warriors and kings, philosophers and artists, parents and lovers. A world and culture which is about to end for, glimpsed on the horizon, seen but unsuspected, beautiful ships with white sails are waiting...
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The Goldsmith and the Master Thief - Tonke Dragtová
Laurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two drops of water. No one can tell them apart and no one can split them up. But when tragedy strikes their carefree young lives, they must make their own way in the world. As each brother chooses his own path--hardworking Laurenzo to make beautiful objects from gold and silver, and fearless Jiacomo to travel, explore, and become an unlikely thief--it is the start of a series of incredible escapades that will test them to their limits. Along the way they will face terrible danger, solve cunning riddles, become prisoners in a castle, sail across the ocean, fall in and out of love, stay at an enchanted inn, help save a priceless pearl, even become kings by mistake --
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The Master Key System - Charles Haanel
Established as a correspondence course in 1912 and published in book form in 1916, this bestseller forms the original course in New Thought, which promised such benefits as advances in mental development and improvements in health and finances. Readers are encouraged to transform their dreams into reality by employing the law of attraction and creative visualization, concepts adapted by Napoleon Hill and the author of The Secret.
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Struhadlo na širší proužky s rukojetí z ořechového dřeva Master Microplane
A Microplane Master sorozatú reszelője széles, finom csíkok készítésére alkalmas, mindkét irányban használható. Prémium diófa nyelvvel és sebészi rozsdamentes acél reszelőfelülettel készült, csúszásgátló gumóvéggel és tárolótokkal. Díjnyertes designját kiváló funkcionalitás és tartósság jellemzi.
- Díjnyertes design: Red Dot Design Award 2017 nyertes
- Prémium anyagok: olajozott amerikai diófa nyelv és sebészi rozsdamentes acél
- Többirányú funkcionalitás: stabil csúszásgátló vég és mindkét irányban reszelés
- Biztonságos tárolás: védőtokkal ellátva a biztonságos elhelyezéshez
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The Master and Margarita (Easy Classics)
From the dazzling ballrooms of St. Petersburg to the blazing war-torn streets of Moscow, children can now experience the famous, epic Russian stories. Suitably adapted and illustrated for children aged 7+.
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Mandolína Revolution MASTER de Buyer
A de Buyer Revolution MASTER mandolin professzionális rozsdamentes acélból készült, otthoni és szakmai felhasználásra egyaránt alkalmas. Többféle vágási módot kínál, beleértve a plátkokat, julienne csíkokat, kockákat és dekoratív rombuszokat, biztonságos zöldségtartóval. Könnyen tisztítható, kompakt tároló tokban érkezik, és Franciaországban készül.
- Professzionális rozsdamentes acél kivitel, otthoni és szakmai használatra egyaránt
- Többféle vágási mód: plátkok, julienne csíkok, kockák, rombuszok, hullámos chips
- Biztonságos ergonomikus zöldségtartó és extra hosszú darab tartó a kezek védelmére
- Könnyen tisztítható, kompakt tárolásra tervezett integrált tok
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Struhadlo jemné s rukojetí z ořechového dřeva Master Microplane
A Microplane Master sorozatú finom reszelője diófa nyelvvel és Red Dot Design díjjal rendelkezik. Kiválóan alkalmas finomra reszelésre, például citromhéj, kemény sajt vagy gyömbér esetén. A tartós, rozsdamentes acél pengék és a stabil gumatalp biztosítják a hatékony és biztonságos használatot.
- Diófa nyelv kiváló megfogással és esztétikus megjelenéssel
- Red Dot Design díjas, időtálló dizájn
- Stabil, csúszásgátló gumatalp biztonságos használathoz
- Műtéti rozsdamentes acél, tartósan éles pengék
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Master and Margarita - Michail Bulgakov
A literary sensation from its first publication, The Master and Margarita is considered a masterpiece of twentieth-century Russian literature. Part of the Macmillan Collector s Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is translated by Diana Burgin and Katherine Tiernan O Connor, and features an introduction by Orlando Figes. In Mikhail Bulgakov s imaginative extravaganza, Satan, disguised as a magician, descends upon Moscow in the 1930s with his riotous band, which includes a talking cat and an expert assassin. This visit has several aims, one of which concerns the fate of the Master, an author who has written a novel about Pontius Pilate and is now in a mental hospital. By turns satiric, fantastic and ironically philosophical, The Master and Margarita constantly surprises and entertains as the action switches back and forth between twentieth-century Moscow and first-century Jerusalem. Review Funny and frightening ? London Review of Books Incandescent . . . One of those novels that, even in translation, make you feel that not one word could have been written differently . . . It has too many achievements to list, but the way it keeps faith in love and art even in moments of unspeakable humiliation and cruelty must be the greatest ? New York Times It had everything: Satan and a wise-cracking cat, Jesus as a wise simpleton, doomed love, hints of sex, blasphemy -- Jonathan Grimwood ? Independent I read it as a book about how to go on living when your spirit is broken -- Viv Groskop ? Guardian From the Back Cover But would you kindly ponder this question: What would your good do if evil didn t exist? About the Author Mikhail Bulgakov was born in 1891 in Kiev, in present-day Ukraine. He first trained in medicine but gave up his profession as a doctor to pursue writing. He started working on The Master and Margarita in 1928 but due to censorship it was not published until 1966, more than twenty-five years after Bulgakov s death.
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Master of Me - Keke Palmer
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value.A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF AUTUMN 2024: Bookshop, Apple Books, and more!!Keke Palmer thought she knew who she was. What it means to be a good person and what it takes to be a success. It all seemed so simple, until she realized the challenges she would have to face to prove to herself who she wanted to be. From feeling alienated to having to restart her career after ten years in to becoming a single mother just months after her son was bornâ •everything she worked for in life that she felt granted her what she wanted now also reminded her that life is going to life and throw curveballs regardless of what you deserve. She found herself asking, Where do I find my power? How do I master myself?In her own raw and intimate words, Keke talks about everything from her struggles with boundaries to unconditional love, forgiveness, and worthiness. Don t block your blessings and potential opportunities by allowing the voices of other people to influence your actions, she says. How you re choosing to set yourself up for success is between you and the person looking back at you in the mirror. Throughout the book, Keke also poses readers with the questions needed to get them through their own challenging times by sharing personal stories and lessons she s learned along the way. She gets candid about the tools she s developed to take the reins, harness her vulnerability, and recognize ownership in the narrative of her lifeâ •which allowed her to turn personal power into major power.In this exhilarating, deeply poignant, and often laugh-out-loud book, Lauren Keyana Palmer gets real about life, work, love, and belief. These pages will encourage readers to empower themselves with the truth, leverage their currency, and find the keys to master themselves and the art of alchemy. Keke writes, You are not on anyone else s timeline, only your own. The result is a tour de force.They said, Jack of all Trades, Master of None. She said, No, I am the Master. Of Me.
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Master of Me - Keke Palmer
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the award-winning, multihyphenate global entertainer Keke Palmer comes the inspiring true story of her journey to understanding her genuine value. Powerful. - People Magazine The new memoir, Master of Me, doubles as a guide to finding-and being-your true self. -Self MagazineKeke Palmer thought she had it all figured out-how to be a good person, how to succeed, how to stay in control. But life had other plans. When everything went off-script, she was forced to confront what she didn t know: about herself, her worth, and what it really means to grow.From restarting her career after a decade in the industry, to becoming a mother, to navigating heartbreak and public scrutiny, Keke found herself asking the big questions: Where do I find my power? How do I master myself?In this raw, hilarious, and deeply empowering book, Lauren Keyana Palmer opens up like never before. Through personal stories and hard-earned wisdom, she unpacks lessons on self-worth, boundaries, resilience, and unconditional love-offering readers the tools to unlock their own growth.They said, Jack of all trades, master of none. She said, No-I m the Master. Of Me.
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The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Tips
A guide to creating anime characters and scenes, offering all the secrets of anime drawing that make characters look complete. The instruction is in-depth and accessible.
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Master Dogen
Dogen s famous text on Zen practice comes alive in the hands of a modern meditation master. â ”Carl Biefeldt, Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford University and author of Dogen s Manuals of Zen MeditationThis is the definitive English translation of a foundational work of Zen Buddhismâ ”the Bendowa ( On the Endeavor of the Way ) by Eihei Dogen, founder of the Soto school of Zen in Japan. Written in 1231, it contains the master s essential teachings on zazen, or seated meditation, which is the fundamental pathway to Buddhist enlightenment. The first part of the book introduces the notion of wondrous dharma and looks at the role of the individual to society and notions of time and interconnection. The second part of the work is cast in the form of a dialogue, the Q A format offering answers to questions a Zen novice might pose regarding the paths to enlightenment:How can passively sitting being a means of attaining enlightenment?Why is sitting so key to meditation?Can seated meditation be combined with other practices? How can I maintain a practice that accords with my other responsibilities in life?What sets this edition apart are the contemporary insights by modern Zen master Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, which tackle some of the difficulties readers face in comprehending Dogen s guidance and demystify some of the terms and concepts central to an understanding of zazen practice and Buddhist philosophy. He discusses the notion of dharma as presented in the text and looks at Buddhist thought through the lens not of abstraction, but in terms of its concrete realities.
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Master of Rome - David Potter
By any measure, Julius Caesar is one of the most significant and famous figures in Roman history. Self-identified as a popular politician, he advocated for effective government to better the lives of average Romans,but believed such a government could not be based upon the existing democracy. Only through his personal authority and the massive organization he built to overthrow the government could the prosperity of all Rome s citizens be ensured.Through a careful analysis of the ancient sources, especially Caesar s own writings, David Potter offers us a stunning and original portrait of this great general and statesman.Master of Rome reveals Caesar as a highly organized manager with an extraordinary ability to adjust to circumstances while maintaining the ancient equivalent of a positive media presence. After his death, Caesar s followers put forward a narrative of his life that made his rise to power seem inevitable, but Caesar s own writing tells us a different story--one of a detail-oriented general who demanded a high degree of accountability from his subordinates.A critical aspect of Caesar s philosophy of command was the need to find room for former enemies to serve in his organization. While this philosophy catapulted Caesar to great fame as a general during the wars in Gaul, when he attempted to put this method into effect in the wake of the civil war that established him as the master of Rome, it led to his brutal assassination in 44 BCE.Master of Rome tells the dramatic story of one of history s most intriguing figures, who rose from the fringes of Roman political society to unprecedented heights. Along the way, Potter identifies the extraordinary qualities that enabled Caesar to dominate the world in which he lived.
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The Daughter - T. M. Logan
Real readers LOVE THE DAUGHTER: #39;YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK #39; #39;WOW OMG THE BEST READ EVER #39; #39;WHAT A HOOK #39; #39;FAST MOVING WITH TWISTS AND TURNS GALORE #39; #39;WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE VERY END #39;THE UNMISSABLE, UNRELENTINGLY GRIPPING NEW BOOK FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING MASTER OF THE UP-ALL-NIGHT THRILLERYou thought she was safe. You were wrong . . .Lauren can #39;t wait to see her daughter again, to pick her up from university at the end of her first term. But when she arrives at her hall and knocks on the door to her room, a stranger opens it.At first, Lauren thinks she must have the wrong room, or the wrong floor. Maybe even the wrong building.But she soon realises the truth: Evie #39;s not there. She hasn #39;t been there for weeks. So where is she?Following one family #39;s desperate race against time as one terrifying moment unravels into a living nightmare, The Daughter is the unmissable new heart-in-mouth thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mother and The Dream Home.Praise for The Daughter #39;An excellent premise and explosively enjoyable finale #39; THRILLERS OF THE MONTH, GUARDIAN #39;With huge timely themes, this nail-biter will play on every parent #39;s worst fears #39; HEAT BOOK OF THE WEEK #39;Every parent #39;s worst nightmare. This twists keep coming in this absorbing thriller #39; CHOICE MAGAZINE #39;T.M. Logan does it again with another killer thriller! The Daughter plunges us deep into a mystery that left me breathless in my race to solve it. Propulsive and compelling, this truly is a read-in-one-sitting thriller #39;LUCY CLARKE, author of THE HIKE #39;Explosive, out of this world pacing, non-stop action, hugely likeable characters, brilliantly twisty - I inhaled it in two sittings. Outstanding - readers will adore it #39; ANDREA MARA, author of SOMEONE IN THE ATTIC #39;T.M. Logan is the master of family-in-danger grip lit and The Daughter is his most terrifying and addictive yet #39; LOUISE CANDLISH, author of OUR HOUSE #39;My favourite T.M Logan yet . . . this pacy, gripping thriller kept me glued to the pages as it explored every parent #39;s worst fear in a captivating story that didn #39;t let up. Full of suspense and intrigue, I didn #39;t guess any of the twists and turns, making THE DAUGHTER impossible to put down. A 2025 must-read - a book to binge in one sitting! #39; SARAH PEARSE, author of THE SANATORIUM #39;Absolutely breathtaking. An utterly gripping and chillingly real thriller that plunges you head-first into one of the most compelling race-against-time mysteries I #39;ve ever encountered. #39; B.P. WALTER, author of THE DINNER GUEST #39;A novel which delivers all the pace and brilliant twists that I have come to expect and love from T.M. Logan #39;s books. A superb read #39; L.V. MATTHEWS, author of THE TWINS
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The Darkest Winter - Carlo Lucarelli
Bologna, 1944. World-weary Comandante De Luca is tasked with investigating three brutal murders, with the lives of ten Italian hostages on the line. The pitch-black prequel to the Inspector De Luca quartet, by the master of Italian Noir. ‘A brutal evocation of a dystopian past, a stunning winter portrait of the debris and human detritus of wartime Bologna, and a gripping and complex trio of murders’ Peter May ‘Imbued with the cruel compromises of a city on the brink of collapse, immersive, evocative and as opaque as the soot-stained snow, this is historical crime fiction at its finest’ Tom Benjamin ‘A truly insightful, penetrating and raw portrait of a man and a city ravaged by bloody conflict and the terror of fascism and war’ Paul Burke, European Literature Network _____ In November 1944, in the worst winter ever known in Bologna, in the depths of the war, the bomb-scarred streets are home to starving refugees who have fled the advancing Allies. The Fascist Black Brigades, the officers of the S.S. and the partisans of the Italian Resistance compete for control of the city streets in bloody skirmishes. Comandante De Luca, who has proved himself “the most brilliant investigator” in Bologna, but who is now unwillingly working for the Political Police in a building that doubles as a torture facility, finds himself in trouble when three murders land on his desk: a professor shot through the eye, an engineer beaten to death, and a German corporal left to be gnawed on by rats in a flooded cellar. De Luca must rapidly unravel all three cases with ten lives on the line: ten Italian hostages who will face a Nazi firing squad if the corporal’s killing is not solved to the German command’s satisfaction. As he navigates a web of personal and political motivations – his life increasingly at risk – De Luca will not stop until he has uncovered the dangerous secrets concealed in the frozen heart of his city. _____ ‘One of Italy’s most acclaimed crime authors’ Barry Forshaw ‘The unravelling of the three cases is fraught with hazard and takes the reader on a dark journey into the terrible place that Bologna has become … not just a gripping whodunnit, but also a glimpse into the grim winter where this murder mystery is set’ Historical Novel Society ‘Tasked with an impossible job in a world in turmoil for which the “noir” adjective seems almost inadequate, De Luca must survive on his wits and beyond in a tense race against time in a world of torn loyalties, both political and personal. The return of a much-tortured but believable character’ Maxim Jakubowski, CrimeTime ‘A stripped-down historical thriller loaded with tension’ La Repubblica ‘The Darkest Winter paints the portrait of a city devastated by war, scarred by bombs and with its poorest inhabitants living in desperation. The result is a living fresco, a snapshot of an era. The quality of Lucarelli’s research, in-depth analysis and narrative style put him in a league of his own’ Corriere della Serra ‘Lucarelli has proven yet again that he is an extraordinary writer, navigating with ease the murky waters between crime fiction, historical novel and social commentary’ La Nuova ‘Lucarelli’s best work’ La Lettura Praise for Carlo Lucarelli ‘A fresh and exciting new voice in Italian crime fiction’ Booklist ‘A stunning tour de force’ Sunday Telegraph ‘A compact and powerful masterpiece’ Guardian ‘Full of the tensions and atmosphere Lucarelli is so adept at creating’ The Times
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