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We are the Same

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We Are All Made of Stars

Stella Carey exists in a world of night. Married to an ex-soldier, she leaves the house every evening as Vincent locks himself away. During her nursin

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We Free the Stars - Hafsah Faizal

<p>The epic sequel to the bestselling TikTok sensation We Hunt the Flame! This is YA fantasy at it's best. Lush, hopeful and devestating, We Free the Stars is Hafsah Faizal's spellbinding conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series. Darkness surged in his veins. Power bled from her bones. The battle is ov...

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We Free the Stars - Faizal Hafsah

Anotace: The epic sequel to the bestselling TikTok sensation We Hunt the Flame!This is YA fantasy at it`s best. Lush, hopeful and devestating, We Free the Stars is Hafsah Faizal`s spellbinding conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo`s Shadow and Bone series.Darkness surged in his veins. Power bled from her bones.The battle is over, b...

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I'm Glad There Are: Stars and the Moon

A series of brightly illustrated non-fiction titles exploring the things we are grateful for in the natural world around us

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Wanderers From The Stars

Are we quite alone as the owners of our 'blue planet?' This is the question a group of scientists ask of themselves when they uncover ancient -- and v

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Gardening with the Moon & Stars

Gardening with the Moon & Stars brings biodynamics to the ordinary gardener. Elen Sentier is passionate about biodynamics. She feels it's vital to make organics and biodynamics available to as many people as possible if we are to help our earth cope with the increasing demands we humans place upon her. Biodynamics is easy, simple, cheap and super-effective; it's seriously...

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We Hunt the Flame - Faizal Hafsah

Anotace: Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, Hafsah Faizal`s We Hunt the Flame is a breathtaking debut about discovery, conquering fear and taking identity into your own hands. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo`s Shadow and Bone series.People lived because she killed. People died because he lived.Zafira is the Hunter. Forced to disguise herself as ...

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We Hunt the Flame - Hafsah Faizal

<p>Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, Hafsah Faizal's We Hunt the Flame is a breathtaking debut about discovery, conquering fear and taking identity into your own hands. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone series. People lived because she killed. People died because he lived. Zafira is the Hunter. Forced to disguise herself ...

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We Were Liars - Lockhartová E.

Anotace: 1. Read this book. 2. On reaching the final page, you may experience an urgent need to read it all over again. 3. Check your friends have read it. 4. NOW YOU ARE FREE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT ENDLESSLY Winner of Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Book 2014 'E. Lockhart is one of our most important novelists, and she has given us her best book yet. Thrilli...

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We Were Liars - Emily Lockhartová

<p>1. Read this book. 2. On reaching the final page, you may experience an urgent need to read it all over again. 3. Check your friends have read it. 4. NOW YOU ARE FREE TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT IT ENDLESSLY Winner of Goodreads Best Young Adult Fiction Book 2014 'E. Lockhart is one of our most important novelists, and she has given us her best book yet. Thrilling, be...

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Beijing Rules: China´s Quest for Global Influence - Allen Bethany

Anotace: `Allen has shown remarkable courage in writing this . . . A disturbing, insightful book about China`s hidden, multitiered war-and how the West can fight back` Kirkus Reviews The remarkable story of China`s two-decade quest for global dominance.For several decades China`s ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep portfolio of quie...

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Beijing Rules: China´s Quest for Global Influence - Bethany Allen

<p>'Allen has shown remarkable courage in writing this . . . A disturbing, insightful book about China's hidden, multitiered war-and how the West can fight back' Kirkus Reviews The remarkable story of China's two-decade quest for global dominance.For several decades China's ascendancy has been supported by an astonishingly broad and deep portfolio of quiet...

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How High We Go in the Dark - Nagamatsu Sequoia

Anotace: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE BARNES & NOBLE DISCOVER PRIZE 2022FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022WATERSTONES AND ESQUIRE BEST BOOKS OF 2022`Haunting and luminous ... An astonishing debut` - Alan Moore, creator of Watchmen and V for Vendetta`A powerfully moving and thought provoking read. At times su...

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Raft of Stars - Andrew J. Graff

<p>The further you run the closer you get to the truth…</p> <p>An instant classic for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and We Begin at the End!</p> <p>’One of the finest debut novels to emerge so far in 2021’ Sunday Post</p> <p>One summer night in Wisconsin, the lives of two ten-year-old boys are changed forever…</p> <p>...

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We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea

The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast while they wait for their father to return home from China. But although the harbour is bursting with bo

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We Didn't Mean To Go To Sea

'Like to spend a night in the Goblin?’The Swallows are staying on the Suffolk coast while they wait for their father to return home from China. B

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Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 2

The steampunk danmei/Boys Love novels from China that inspired multimedia adaptations written by Priest, the author behind live-action hits Guardian and Word of Honor!The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern frontier, the conce...

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Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang 3 - Priest

Anotace: The steampunk danmei/Boys` Love novels from China that inspired multimedia adaptations--written by priest, the author behind live-action hits Guardian and Word of Honor!The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled the empire of Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished no...

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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe - Ferguson Niall

Anotace: Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck. We have science on our side, after all. Yet the responses of many developed countries to a new pathogen from China were badly bungled. Why?While populist rulers certain...

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Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1 - neuveden

Anotace: The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern frontier, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng`s small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a ...

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Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang (Novel) Vol. 1

<p>The discovery of violet gold, a vital fuel for steam-powered machines, propelled Great Liang into an age of prosperity. But for Chang Geng, a young man raised on the impoverished northern frontier, the concerns of the empire are as distant as the stars above. When raiders from the north attack Chang Geng's small village, he discovers that the life he knows is a ...

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AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future - Lee Kai-Fu

Anotace: A WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, AND FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR*Now with a new foreword on ChatGPT*_____________How will artificial intelligence change our world within twenty years?AI will be the defining development of the twenty-first century. Within two decades, aspects of daily human life will be unrecognizable. AI will generate unpreceden...

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The Good, The Bad and The History - Taylor Jodi

Anotace: BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY`S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR. `Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes` Reader review `The characters make me come back time and time again` Reader review `I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well` Reader review St Mary`s is under investiga...

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The Good, The Bad and The History - Jodi Taylor

<p>BOOK 14 IN THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIES, FROM THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER JODI TAYLOR. 'Brilliant, hilarious, keeps you on your toes' Reader review 'The characters make me come back time and time again' Reader review 'I have not found another author who can tell a story involving time travel as well' Reader review St Mary's is under investigat...

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The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage into the World of the Weird - Schreiber Dan

Anotace: This is not a book of facts; it`s a book of `facts`. Should you finish it believing we became the planet`s dominant species because predators found us too smelly to eat; or that the living bloodline of Christ is a family of Japanese garlic farmers - well, that`s on you. Why are we here? Do ghosts exist? Did life on Earth begin after a badly tidied-up pi...

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The New Silk Roads : The Present and Future of the World - Peter Frankopan

<p>A brand new book from the Sunday Times and internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads `Masterly mapping out of a new world order' - Evening Standard Revised and updated edition The New Silk Roads takes a fresh look at the relationships being formed along the length and breadth of the ancient trade routes today. The world is changing dramatically ...

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The Koala Who Could (1408331640)

Kniha - autor Rachel Bright, 32 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Fans of The Gruffalo and Giraffes Can't Dance will love this feelgood rhyming story portraying a positive message about facing up to change, something that young children can sometimes struggle with.Sometimes change comes along whether we like it or not . . . but if you let it, change can be ...

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The Fox Wife - Choo Yangsze

Anotace: An enchanting and unforgettable historical mystery from the acclaimed author of The Night Tiger. Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . . Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow. Her death is clouded ...

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The Fox Wife - Yangsze Choo

<p>'Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio, author of If We Were Villains'Filled with wonder, mystery and folklore' Sue Lynn Tan, author of Daughter of the Moon GoddessSome people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908: ...

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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs : The Untold Story of a Lost World - Steve Brusatte

<p>The Times Science Book of the YearA Sunday Times Bestseller</p> <p>'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader since the 1980s.' The Sunday Times</p> <p>66 million years ago the dinosaurs were wiped from the face of the earth. Today, Dr. Steve Brusatte, one of the leading scientists of a new generation of d...

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The Adidas Archive. The Footwear Collection - Christian Habermeier

<p>The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, and Madonna. A mecca for sneaker fans, this book presents adidas’s history through more than 350 pairs of shoes from the “adidas Archive”, including one-of-a-kind originals, vintage models, never-before-seen proto...

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The Future of Geography - Marshall Tim

Anotace: Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries` GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years.This isn`t science fiction. It`s astropolitics.Humans are heading up and out, and we`re taking our power struggles with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers and seas have on Earth. It`s no ...

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The Song of Mountain, Forest and Sea

Tři příběhy tří domorodých kmenů Rukai, Atayal a Pangcah (Amis) nás vrací zpět na počátek ke kořenům tchajwanské domorodé kultury. Tchaj-wan známý též pod názvem Formosa, neboli Krásný ostrov, leží v Tichém oceánu nedaleko čínské provincie Fu-ťien, mezi Filipínami a Japonskem. Zde jej omývá teplý mořský proud Kurošio, který k jeho břehům přináší bohatý mořský život. Horna...

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The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist´s Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life - Nathalie A. Cabrol

<p>'A mind-altering and exhilarating read' Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk 'Of all the popular books on the search for life that are now being published, this one is quite special' James L. Green, former NASA chief scientistOne of the world's leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity's mo...

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The Plus One: The next sparkling & swoony enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit, A Brush with Love! - Eddings Mazey

Anotace: It started as a fake date for the wedding from hell . . . The next sparkling and swoony enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit A Brush with Love and Lizzie Blake`s Best Mistake.`Mazey Eddings`s writing is authentic, emotional, and intensely romantic! To me, it`s like a Taylor Swift song in book form` Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling...

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Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind - Tallis Frank

Anotace: Like Sarah Bakewell`s How to Live and Andrea Wulf`s Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideasSome cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and they burn with such fierce intensity that they outshine all their ri...

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Mortal Secrets: Freud, Vienna and the Discovery of the Modern Mind - Frank Tallis

<p>Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideasSome cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and they burn with such fierce intensity that they outshine all their riv...

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The Principle of Moments: The biggest SF fantasy debut of 2024 and the first ever winner of the Future Worlds Prize - Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

<p>'My favourite kind of grand space opera'BEN AARONOVITCH, Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Rivers of London series6066: In Emperor Thracin's brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan - a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele ...

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The Death of Vivek Oji - Emezi Akwaeke

Anotace: SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 'Astonishing.' Stylist 'Electrifying.' O: The Oprah Magazine 'Brilliant and heartbreaking.' Marie Claire 'Propulsive and resonant.' Esquire They burned down the market on the day Vivek Oji died. One afternoon, a mother opens her front door to find the length of her son's body s...

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The Dawn of the Cursed Queen: The latest sizzling, dark romantasy book in the Gods &amp; Monsters series! - Amber V. Nicole

<p>SAMKIEL AND DIANNA WILL RETURN'Amber's series breaks the rules in the best way. Her main character is strong, capable, and unapologetically powerful. There is no damsel here. This story is filled with fast-paced action, an in-depth world, and a romance that goes from simmer to boil. If you like romantasy, read this!' RAVEN KENNEDY'A wicked ride from beginning to ...

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The Big Book of Flute Songs

Pro sólovou flétnuObsah: 1. Put Your Hand In The Hand2. All My Loving3. All The Small Things4. Alley Cat5. America6. Another One Bites The Dust7. Any Dream Will Do8. Bad Day9. Barely Breathing10. Be True To Your School11. (It'...

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The adidas Archive. The Footwear Collection. 40th Anniversary Edition - Christian Habermeier

<p>The adidas story is one of groundbreaking designs, epic moments, and conceiving the all-around sports shoe, worn by the likes of Lionel Messi, Run DMC, and Madonna. A mecca for sneaker fans, this book presents adidas’s history through almost 200 pairs of shoes, including one-of-a-kind originals, vintage models, and designer pieces.</p> <p> </p> ...

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James Lovelock et al. The Earth and I - James Lovelock

<p>A richly illustrated collection of essays on earth and human science from 12 of today’s leading thinkers. From stars to cells, quantum theory to capitalism, ancient fossils to Artificial Intelligence, this book delivers a holistic understanding of our planet and is a trusted tool kit for an informed and enlightened future.</p> <p> </p> <p>...

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A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom - John Boyne

<p>Some stories are universal. They play out across human history. And time is the river which will flow through them.It starts with a family, a family which will mutate. For now, it is a father, mother and two sons. One with his father’s violence in his blood. One who lives his mother’s artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will...

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The Plus One: The next sparkling &amp; swoony enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit, A Brush with Love! - Mazey Eddings

<p>It started as a fake date for the wedding from hell . . . The next sparkling and swoony enemies-to-lovers rom-com from the author of the TikTok-hit A Brush with Love and Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake.'Mazey Eddings's writing is authentic, emotional, and intensely romantic! To me, it's like a Taylor Swift song in book form' Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling ...

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The Burrow : Posthumously Published Short Fiction - Franz Kafka

<p>After Franz Kafka's death, in perhaps the most important of all acts of literary disobedience, his executor refused to agree to Kafka's wish that his great mass of unpublished fiction be destroyed. This fiction included not only The Castle and The Trial but also the amazingly varied, chilling and ingenious short works collected in The Burrow and Other Stories. Th...

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The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry: by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Tomorrow &amp; Tomorrow &amp; Tomorrow 4/11/23 - Gabrielle Zevin

<p>BY THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW'Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both' Washington PostA.J. Fikry, the grumpy owner of Island Books, is going through a hard time: his bookshop is failing, he has lost his beloved wife, and his prized possession - a rare first ed...

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Cixin Liu´s For the Benefit of Mankind: A Graphic Novel - Cch´-Sin Liou

Anotace: Welcome to The Worlds of Cixin Liu, a series of graphic novels created by 35 artists - including writers, illustrators and colourists - from 13 countries, to salute the unique imagination of China`s science fiction grandmaster.Earth. Our home. The sole planet within our solar system capable of sustaining human life. A truly unique ecosystem. Unique, that is, but...

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The Song of Mountain, Forest and Sea, 1. vydání - Kate Dargaw

<p>Tři příběhy tří domorodých kmenů Rukai, Atayal a Pangcah (Amis) nás vrací zpět na počátek ke kořenům tchajwanské domorodé kultury. Tchaj-wan známý též pod názvem Formosa, neboli Krásný ostrov, leží v Tichém oceánu nedaleko čínské provincie Fu-ťien, mezi Filipínami a Japonskem. Zde jej omývá teplý mořský proud Kurošio, který k jeho břehům přináší bohatý mořský živ...

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Spies: The epic intelligence war between East and West - Walton Calder

Anotace: The riveting story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China`A masterpiece` CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5`The book we have all been waiting for` BRENDAN SIMMS, author of Hitler: A Global Biography`Gripping, authoritative... A viv...

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Spies: The epic intelligence war between East and West - Calder Walton

<p>The riveting story of the hundred-year intelligence war between Russia and the West with lessons for our new superpower conflict with China'A masterpiece' CHRISTOPHER ANDREW, author of The Defence of the Realm: The Authorised History of MI5'The book we have all been waiting for' BRENDAN SIMMS, author of Hitler: A Global Biography'Gripping, authoritative... A vivi...

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Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future Beyond Earth - Avi Loeb

From the iconoclastic Harvard astronomer and New York Times best-selling author of Extraterrestrial, an urgent explanation of why becoming an interstellar species is imperative for humanity's survival - and a game plan for how we can settle among the stars. <p>In 2017, Avi Loeb, Chair of Harvard's Astronomy Department, went public with a theory that shook the scient...

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The Throne of Broken Gods: The MUST-READ second book in Amber Nicole´s dark romantasy series! - Amber V. Nicole

<p>SAMKIEL AND DIANNA ARE BACK!! NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER !!One of Book Riot's '10 NEW THRILLING AND DELICIOUSLY DARK ROMANCE BOOKS'Don't miss this second addictive instalment in the Gods &amp; Monsters series from BookTok sensation, Amber V. Nicole!_________________________WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . . When I burn this world ...

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The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World - A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Tim Marshall

<p>AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A fascinating and crucial insight into how, even as humanity moves upwards into the final frontier, we'll be influenced by the geographies of space. Marshall has done it again!' Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of Being Human Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy in...

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Steve Schapiro. The Godfather Family Album. 40th Anniversary Edition - Steve Schapiro

<p>As special photographer on the sets and locations of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather trilogy, Steve Schapiro had the remarkable experience of witnessing legendary actors giving some of their most memorable performances. This book gathers more than 300 of Schapiro’s finest photographs to take us behind the scenes of this epic and inimitable cinematic saga.<...

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Astrobiology

Are we alone in the Universe, or are there as many planets supporting life as there are stars in the sky?

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Poseidon's Wake

Mankind has reached the stars. Now we are trying to unravel the heart of the universe, but all discoveries are dangerous and some mysteries might be s

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In the Case of Heartbreak: A steamy and sweet rom-com! - Kae Courtney

Anotace: From the author of IN THE EVENT OF LOVE, a Goodreads Summer Romance Reading Recommendation and one of Buzzfeed`s Most Anticipated LGBTQ Romances of 2022!`Exactly the slow-burn, second-chance, friends-to-lovers romance I was craving` ALI HAZELWOOD`Move over, Stars Hollow. I`m moving to Fern Falls!` LACIE WALDON`The sweetness of a Hallmark holiday movie, set in a ...

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In the Case of Heartbreak: A steamy and sweet rom-com! - Courtney Kae

<p>From the author of IN THE EVENT OF LOVE, a Goodreads Summer Romance Reading Recommendation and one of Buzzfeed's Most Anticipated LGBTQ Romances of 2022!'Exactly the slow-burn, second-chance, friends-to-lovers romance I was craving' ALI HAZELWOOD'Move over, Stars Hollow. I'm moving to Fern Falls!' LACIE WALDON'The sweetness of a Hallmark holiday movie, set in a t...

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