Great escapes around the world

SAS Great Escapes

SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most famous mi

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SAS Great Escapes

SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most famous mi

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Great Escapes of the First World War

First-hand experiences - the stories are written by soldiers who describe what happened to them during the war therefore the stories were written whil

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Great Escapes: Europe. The Hotel Book. 2019 Edition - Angelika Taschen

<p>From a 150-year-old Portuguese estate to Norway’s Budsjord, last stop on one of the loneliest pilgrimage routes in the world, Angelika Taschen scours the European continent for the most beautiful places to rest your head. This updated guide profiles each hotel through postcard-ready photography and key information including directions, contact details, and readin...

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Desert Escapes

A travel guide to the 40 most luxurious and special places to stay in deserts around the world, accompanied by inspiring photographs of each location.

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Green Escapes

An insider's guide to the world's greatest 'secret' gardens, green spaces, and pocket parks tucked away in cities around the globe

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Great Escapes Europe. The Hotel Book

From a 150-year-old Portuguese estate to NorwayÂ’s Budsjord, last stop on one of the loneliest pilgrimage routes in the world, Angelika Taschen scours

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100 Great Copywriting Ideas From Leading Companies Around the World

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Great Escape

The world is a better place than it used to be. People are healthier, wealthier, and live longer. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many has left

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Great Sandwiches

A collection of the finest sandwich recipes from around the world.

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Great Journey

It's time to depart! Every year, birds from all around the world leave their homes and gather together in the jungle. This is the first time Red Beak

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Secrets of a Jewish Baker: 125 Breads from Around the World - George Greenstein

In this James Beard Award-winning cookbook, George Greenstein reveals 125 recipes for the yeasted and quick breads that have been handed down through his family by three generations of bakers—the breads that made his bakery so well-loved for so many years.For more than twenty years, Greenstein owned and operated a Long Island bakery that produced a wide variety of baked g...

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Where in the World?

Journey around the world in The Great Big Search Book! From paragliders whizzing through the sky to astronauts floating in space to sloths snoozing in

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Tamlin's Great Adventure

A tale of friendship between a girl and her horse and a trip around the world, where the grass isn’t always greener.

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Fair World

The great World's Fairs and Expositions staged around the world since the mid-nineteenth century were among the largest and most dramatic cultural eve

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History of the World in 21 Women

The inimitable Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world – rescuing some from obscurity and shining a new light on familiar names

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Ferdinand Magellan (Little Guides to Great Lives)

Explorer, sailor and navigator, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world.

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Penguin Readers Level 3: The Great Gatsby (0241375266)

Kniha - autor F. Scott Fitzgerald, 80 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Everybody wants to know Jay Gatsby. He is handsome and very rich. He owns a big house, and he has wonderful parties there. But after the music and dancing, does anybody really know who Jay Gatsby is? This is a story of love, money, and secrets. Penguin Readers is a series of the best new...

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The Rise & Fall of Great Powers - Rachman Tom

Anotace: NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYNPR - The Seattle Times - The Globe and Mail - Kirkus Reviews - Daily Mail - The Vancouver Sun From the author of The Italian Teacher and The Imperfectionists comes a brilliant, intricately woven novel about a young woman who travels the world to make sense of her puzzling past. Look in the back of the book for a convers...

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The Rise &amp; Fall of Great Powers - Tom Rachman

<p>NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - The Seattle Times - The Globe and Mail - Kirkus Reviews - Daily Mail - The Vancouver Sun From the author of The Italian Teacher and The Imperfectionists comes a brilliant, intricately woven novel about a young woman who travels the world to make sense of her puzzling past. Look in the back of the book for a convers...

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The Great Gatsby/Velký Gatsby (ENG-CZ)

Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro středně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu morálních hodnot. Jay Gatsby se ve snaze získat milovanou dívku dostane do nejvyšších vrstev společnosti, kde je vyhledáván pro své bohatství ...

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Mr a Mrs Smith Presents the World's Sexiest Bedrooms

A showcase of the very best hotel rooms around the world, from elegant country retreats, to quirky hideaways and stylish city escapes, selected by glo

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How to Think Like an Economist : The Great Economists Who Shaped the World and What We Can Learn From Them Today

An entertaining collection of biographical portraits of history's most influential and inspiring economists from Aristotle to Keynes, and Karl Marx to Friedrich Hayek and what they can teach us about the world today. We all live in the economy, whether we know it or not. The current cost-of-living crisis is an economic problem. Brexit might be a political project, but it ...

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History of the World in 100 Animals

A powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet.We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our homes.We are humans and we love the idea of our uniqueness. But the fact i...

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50 Greatest Castles and Palaces of the World

Explore the legends, history and secrets of great castles and palaces around the world.

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Animal: Exploring the Zoological World - James Hanken

<p>Explore the beauty and diversity of the animal world through more than 300 captivating images from across time and from every corner of the globe</p> <p>Animal: Exploring the Zoological World is a visually stunning and broad-ranging survey that explores and celebrates humankind's ongoing fascination with animals. Since our very first moments on Earth,...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Gavin Menzies

<p>On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas' and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their jo...

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Why Monkeys Live In Trees and Other Animal Stories of the Great Outdoors

Inspired by traditional folktales from around the world, this features fantastical, mesmerising tales about how different animals came to resemble the

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Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Step back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived in this tour through history's civilisations.Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilisations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great.Children aged 7-11 will discover how deep knowledge of th...

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How the World Thinks: A Global History of Philosophy (1783782307)

Kniha - autor Julian Baggini, 432 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or le...

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The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Fatherhood, Love and Raising Great Kids - Holiday Ryan

Anotace: `Make this book a morning ritual.` - Matthew McConaughey`A simple way to ground us, to force a reflection on the choices we`re making, and the ones we want to make. And it`s not just for dads.` - Emily Oster, author, CribsheetWhat does it mean to be a great father? And how do you become one? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad need...

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The Daily Dad: 366 Meditations on Fatherhood, Love and Raising Great Kids - Ryan Holiday

<p>'Make this book a morning ritual.' - Matthew McConaughey 'A simple way to ground us, to force a reflection on the choices we're making, and the ones we want to make. And it's not just for dads.' - Emily Oster, author, Cribsheet What does it mean to be a great father? And how do you become one? Parenting is a role filled with meaning and purpose, but every dad n...

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Velký Gatsby / Great Gatsby - Zrcadlová četba - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

<p>Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu morálních hodnot. Jay Gatsby se ve snaze získat milovanou dívku dostane do nejvyšších vrstev společnosti, kde je vyhledáván pro své boh...

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Velký Gatsby - Great Gatsby - Zrcadlová četba - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

Anotace: Anglicko-česká zrcadlová četba pro mírně pokročilé. Velký Gatsby je nejslavnějším románem Francise Scotta Fitzgeralda. Příběh se odehrává v New Yorku 20. let minulého století, kdy nečekaná hospodářská prosperita přinesla i ztrátu moráln&i...

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches - Basho Matsuo

Anotace: In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings of the material world and bring spiritual enlightenment. He wrote of the seasons ...

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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design - Roman Mars

<p>__________Out now: The most entertaining and fascinating book about architecture and design, from the wildly popular podcast 99% Invisible. __________A New York Times Bestseller'Full of surprises and quirky information . . . a fascinating journey through the over-familiar.' - Financial Times, Best Books of 2020'[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Invi...

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Land : How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World - Simon Winchester

<p>From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back.</p> <p>In 1889, thousands of hopeful people raced southward from the Kansas state line and westward from the Arkansas boundary to stake claims on the thousands of acres of unclaimed pa...

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History Year by Year: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events that Shaped the World - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years.When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive moments as and when they happened. Taking a chronological approach, History Year by Year inv...

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The Psychology of Stupidity : Explained by Some of the World´s Smartest People - Jean-Franco Marmion

<p>The Number One International bestseller'We need books like this one' - psychologist Steven PinkerAt last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world’s smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday.Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won’t stop hitting ‘reply...

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The Psychology of Stupidity : Explained by Some of the World´s Smartest People - Marmion Jean-Franco

Anotace: At last, stupidity explained! And by some of the world`s smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron James and Ryan Holiday.Stupidity is all around us, from the colleagues who won`t stop hitting `reply all` to the former school friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to batt...

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Massimo Listri. The World’s Most Beautiful Libraries. 40th Anniversary Edition - Elisabeth Sladek

<p>Bibliophiles, rejoice! In this rapturous photographic journey, Massimo Listri travels to some of the oldest and finest libraries to celebrate their architectural and historical wonder. From medieval to 19th-century, from private to monastic, this is a cultural-historical pilgrimage to the heart of our halls of learning and the stories they tell.</p> <p&g...

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Man in the Dark

'I am alone in the dark, turning the world around in my head as I struggle through another bout of insomnia, another white night in the great American

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The Girl on the Train

THE RUNAWAY SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER AND THRILLER OF THE YEAR'Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect' STEPHEN KINGRachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She’s even started to feel like she knows the people wh...

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Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World´s Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney) - Hepworth David

Anotace: With a foreword by Paul McCartney`It`s semi-devotional -- a really special place` Florence Welch`There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical` Nile RodgersMany people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates....

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Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World´s Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney) - David Hepworth

<p>With a foreword by Paul McCartney'It's semi-devotional -- a really special place' Florence Welch'There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical' Nile RodgersMany people will recognise the famous zebra crossing. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. ...

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Running the Room: The TeacherÂ’s Guide to Behaviour

Running the Room is the teacher's guide to behaviour. Practical, evidence informed, and based on the expertise of great teachers from around the world

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Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis (147291323X)

Kniha - 298 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 298 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don't, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades. But how often do we stop to think about what makes our cities work? Cities are built using some...

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The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear

The Hound of the Baskervilles is the classic detective chiller. It features the world's greatest detective, Sherlock Holmes, in his most challenging case. The Baskerville family is haunted by a phantom beast "with blazing eyes and dripping jaws" which roams the mist-enshrouded moors around the isolated Baskerville Hall on Dartmoor. Now the hound seems to be stalking young...

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The Return of the Native - Thomas Hardy

<p>'To be loved to madness - such was her great desire' Eustacia Vye criss-crosses the wild Egdon Heath, eager to experience life to the full in her quest for 'music, poetry, passion, war'. She marries Clym Yeobright, native of the heath, but his idealism frustrates her romantic ambitions and her discontent draws others into a tangled web of deceit and unhappiness....

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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins

Anotace: THE RUNAWAY SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLER AND THRILLER OF THE YEAR`Really great suspense novel. Kept me up most of the night. The alcoholic narrator is dead perfect` STEPHEN KINGRachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time, overlooking a row of back gardens. She´s even started to feel like she kno...

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The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

Anotace: After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past... A contemporary classic, The Remains of the D...

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The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro

<p>After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' <br /> In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past...<br /> A contemporary classic...

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Archaeology: The Whole Story

Global in perspective and covering over four million years of history, this accessible volume provides a chronological account of both the development of the human race and the order in which modern societies have made discoveries about their ancient past. Beginning deep in prehistory, it takes in all the great archaeological sites of the world as it advances to the prese...

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The Marvellers: the spellbinding magical fantasy adventure! - Claytonová Dhonielle

Anotace: Eleven-year-old Ella Durand is the first Conjuror to attend the Arcanum Training Institute, a magic school in the clouds for Marvellers from around the world. Ella discovers that being the first isn't easy but she finds friendship in fellow misfits Brigit, a girl who hates magic, and Jason, a boy with a fondness for magical creatures and support from her El...

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The Thaumaturge Deluxe Edition

The Thaumaturge is an isometric, story-rich RPG with a unique take on turn-based combat, character development features, and investigation mechanics, facing you with morally ambiguous choices – set in a world teeming with mysterious powers and strange ethereal beings called salutors. The year is 1905. Warsaw lives under the yoke of imperial Russian tsardom. It...

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The Fountainhead - Randová Ayn

Anotace: Her first major literary success, Ayn Rand`s The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy, portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull, conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition, power, gold and love, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with. Def...

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The Fountainhead - Ayn Randová

<p>Her first major literary success, Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead is an exalted view of her Objectivist philosophy, portraying a visionary artist struggling against the dull, conformist dogma of his peers; a book of ambition, power, gold and love, published in Penguin Modern Classics.Architect Howard Roark is as unyielding as the granite he blasts to build with. Defy...

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The Marvellers: the spellbinding magical fantasy adventure! - Dhonielle Claytonová

<p>The NEW YORK TIMES bestseller! 'The Marvellers deserves the highest compliment I can give a book: I want to live in this world' - Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series 'A richly imagined world with characters I wish I could meet and magic that filled my dreams for days afterwards. I didn't want it to end - when is the next one out!?' - A. F. Steadman...

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The Swarm: A Novel of the Deep (0340920750)

Kniha - autor Frank Schätzing, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Frank Schätzing, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Frank Schätzing's amazing novel is a publishing phenomenon with translation rights sold around the world, drawing rave reviews for both pulsating suspense and great scientific knowledge. The world begins to suffer an escalating and sensa...

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No Time Like The Past

The fifth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor. A Fete Worse Than Death... The St Mary's Institute of Historical Research has finally recovered from its wounds and it's bus...

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