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I Used to Know That: History

Information is broken down into manageable bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and fillin

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I Used to Know That

If you've forgotten the capital city of Chile; the basics of osmosis; how to solve a quadratic equation; who wrote the famous poem about daffodils; th

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I Used to Know That: English

Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction, and improve your spelling and vocabulary.

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Somebody That I Used to Know

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Somebody That I Used to Know

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Prisoners Of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need To Know - Tim Marshall

<p>DISCOVER THE TEN MAPS THAT REVEAL THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD IN THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY - THE SEQUEL TO PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY - OUT ON 22/04/2021 - PREORDER NOW! THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERGeography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed...All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and co...

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Success System That Never Fails

2011 Reprint of 1962 Illustrated Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. W. Clement Stone was a phenomenal salesperson who built built a great company -- the United States Casualty Company. He was also a close friend of Napoleon Hill and co-author with Hill of Success Through A Positive Mental Attitude. In The S...

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The Little Book of Architectural History - Mogens A. Morgen

More than 4,000 years of architecture history unfolded through captivating texts and illustrations. Step inside some of the most ground-breaking architecture projects throughout history guided by captivating texts and colourful illustrations. The Little Book of Architecture History is filled to the brim with interesting facts and anecdotes in a format especially directed...

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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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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (10 Year Anniversary Edition) - Yuval Noah Harari

<p>A beautiful new hardback anniversary edition of the multi-million copy sensationINCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD FROM YUVAL NOAH HARARIWhat makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fract...

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Kay's Marvellous Medicine: A Gross and Gruesome History of the Human Body - Adam Kay

<p>The brand-new, hilarious book from bestselling, record-breaking author Adam Kay.The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off but there was one TINY LITTLE problem back then . . . doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked.It's time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just ...

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Mediaevalia Historica Bohemica 18/2

<p>Z obsahu:<br /><br />I. Studie<br />David KALHOUS<br />Berounská sídelní komora v raném a vrcholném středověku (před r. 1419). Úvaha nad majetkovou strukturou mikroregionu a nad reprezentativností našich pramenů k dějinám osídlení<br />The Beroun District Settlement Chamber in the Early and High Middle Ages (before 1419). Considerati...

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Český časopis historický 3/2018

<p>Z obsahu:<br /> PEŠEK Jiří<br /> Vznik, charakter a konec první Československé republiky (Několik úvah k aktuálním diskusím) … s. 659<br /> (The Foundation, Character and End of the First Czechoslovak Republic. [Some reflections on current discussions])<br /> The author has used the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Czechoslovakia to ...

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A Letter to the Luminous Deep - Cathrall Sylvie

Anotace: `An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity` Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming pen...

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A Letter to the Luminous Deep - Sylvie Cathrall

<p>'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming pen ...

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Moonshot : Inside Pfizer´s Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible - Bourla Albert

Anotace: A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made "the impossible possible"-creating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine that previously ...

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Moonshot : Inside Pfizer´s Nine-Month Race to Make the Impossible Possible - Albert Bourla

<p>The exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer’s CEO Dr. Albert Bourla</p> <p>A riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history, Moonshot recounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the...

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The Storm We Made: The spellbinding WW2 sweeping book club novel ´One of the most powerful debuts I´ve ever read´ Tracy Chevalier - Vanessa Chan

<p>Destined to become a modern-day classic, The Storm We Made is a dazzling saga about the horrors of war and the power of familial love, for fans of Pachinko, All the Light We Cannot See and Wandering Souls. Her decision changed history. Now her family must survive it. British Malaya, 1930s Discontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara ...

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Itch!

Everybody gets itchy, and every kid will love this title that scratches the itch to know more and about the history, anatomy, botany, biology behind i

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Tide

Grandad doesnÂ’t remember things like he used to. But I love him as much as I always have. And I know that he loves me. A story about families, laug

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Everyday Hero Manifesto

Aim for Iconic Rise to Legendary Make History For over twenty-five years, leadership legend and personal mastery trailblazer Robin Sharma has mentored billionaires, business titans, professional sports superstars and entertainment royalty via a revolutionary methodology that has caused them to accomplish rare-air results. Now, in this groundbreaking book, he makes this tr...

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Zoe´s Tale : An Old Man´s War Novel - Scalzi John

Anotace: How do you tell your part in the biggest tale in history? I ask because it`s what I have to do. I`m Zoe Boutin Perry: A colonist stranded on a deadly pioneer world. Holy icon to a race of aliens. A player (and a pawn) in a interstellar chess match to save humanity, or to see it fall. Witness to history. Friend. Daughter. Human. Seventeen years old. Everyone on E...

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Bezos Letters

Amazon is the fastest company ever to reach $100 billion in sales and they didn't reach that landmark by staying in their comfort zone. Risk taking is the key that unlocked the door to growth at Amazon, but those risks were (and are) intentional, calculated, and strategic. Thomas Edison believed, "I have not failed.I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." a...

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Where Is Anne Frank - Ari Folman

<p>A beautifully designed graphic novel bringing to life Kitty, Anne Frank’s imaginary confidant, as she searches for her missing friend in the modern world. I had no clue when I came back to life, or how it happened. I just know there was a terrible storm outside the house . . . It's the middle of the night at the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, when a thunderbolt s...

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This Winter: A Solitaire Novella (0008412936)

Kniha - autor Alice Oseman, 144 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A short novella based on the beloved characters from the graphic novel Heartstopper and Alice Oseman's debut novel Solitaire, which was praised as 'The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age' by The Times. The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this ...

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This Winter - Osemanová Alice

Anotace: A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless. The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than m...

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This Winter - Alice Oseman

<p>A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.</p> <p>The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than...

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Glow: The Plated Prisoner 4 - Kennedy Raven

Anotace: THE BRAND NEW BOOK IN THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT'S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT 'It scares me - what I did that night. Because I don't know my own power . . . But that's been the problem all along, hasn't it?' My life has been shaped and controlled by the gr...

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Glow: The Plated Prisoner 4 - Raven Kennedy

<p>THE BRAND NEW BOOK IN THE TIKTOK FANTASY SENSATION THAT'S SOLD OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF SARAH J. MAAS AND JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT 'It scares me - what I did that night. Because I don't know my own power . . . But that's been the problem all along, hasn't it?' My life has been shaped and controlled by the greed of others, but that ends no...

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Škoda - Driven by Design

<p align="left">“Everything needs a soul - at least everything that’s supposed to have meaning.” This is one of the guiding principles for the ŠKODA Design team and the jumping-off point for Driven by Design, which takes the reader on an exciting and emotional journey into the DNA of the Czech auto manufacturer. Since its founding over 120 years ago, the c...

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Air Conflicts: Collection

POLOŽKY OBSAŽENÉ V TOMTO BALÍČKU   Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers   Air Conflicts: Secret Wars   Air Conflicts: Vietnam   True heroes know no bounds! Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: ...

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Dr. John: Anutha Zone / Duke Elegant (2xCD) - CD (0740155707637)

Hudební CD - Dvě alba Anutha Zone & Duke Elegant v jednom balení Dvě alba Anutha Zone & Duke Elegant v jednom balení Seznam stop CD1 - Anutha Zone Zonata / Ki Ya Gris Gris / Voices In My Head / Hello God / John Gris / Party Hellfire / I Don't Wanna Know / Anutha Zone / I Like Ki Yoka / The Olive Tree / Why Come / Soulful Warrior / The Stroke / Sweet Home New O...

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Brandy: Never Say Never (2xLP) - LP (0349783753)

LP vinyl - Vinylová reedice druhé desky americké zpěvačky. Album původně vyšlo v roce 1998 a produkoval ho Rodney Darkchild Jerkins se svým týmem. Vinylová reedice druhé desky americké zpěvačky. Album původně vyšlo v roce 1998 a produkoval ho Rodney Darkchild Jerkins se svým týmem. Nahrávka debutovala na třetím místě americké hitparády, dnes je multiplatinová a protagon...

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Rival (Fall Away #2) - Douglasová Penelope

Anotace: Madoc and Fallon. Two estranged teenagers playing games that push the boundaries between love and war . . .She`s back.For the three years she`s been away at boarding school, there was no word from her. Back when we lived in the same house, she used to cut me down during the day and then leave her door open for me at night.I was stupid then, but now I`m ready to ...

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Rival (Fall Away #2) - Penelope Douglas

<p>Madoc and Fallon. Two estranged teenagers playing games that push the boundaries between love and war . . . She's back. For the three years she's been away at boarding school, there was no word from her. Back when we lived in the same house, she used to cut me down during the day and then leave her door open for me at night. I was stupid then, but now I'm read...

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Practice of Royal Icing

When in 1 980 I wrote the foreword to The Art of Roya//cing I wished my friend Audrey Holding every success for her book; I was convinced that its appearance would fill a real gap in the literature then available by providing a comprehensive but simple and practicable guide to the techniques used in royal icing. Now. six years later. with The Art of Roya//cing sold widely...

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Gold: The Plated Prisoner 5, 1. vydání - Raven Kennedy

<p>The latest novel in the smash-hit Plated Prisoners by Sunday Times bestselling author Raven Kennedy</p> <p> </p> <p>'Find me in another life. Find me in them all'</p> It all ends now. . . But Every end is also a beginning. I was supposed to die. If it weren’t for Slade, I would have. But he tore a hole the world I know and I went ...

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Moving - Eclairová Jenny

Anotace: The Sunday Times top ten bestseller This house has our blood, sweat, love, laughter and betrayal seeped into its very bones. I might leave this place, but bits of me will remain here, tears soaked deep into the floorboards. You could hoover this place for ever and you`d never get rid of us completely. It only took one night to tear a family apart. Artist and ill...

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Moving - Jenny Eclairová

<p>The Sunday Times top ten bestseller This house has our blood, sweat, love, laughter and betrayal seeped into its very bones. I might leave this place, but bits of me will remain here, tears soaked deep into the floorboards. You could hoover this place for ever and you'd never get rid of us completely. It only took one night to tear a family apart. Artist and illu...

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But Crime Does Punish - Ján Johanides

<p>"So, as you see, I am familiar with the case. However, we can't discuss it unless you learn more about some other court cases, so that you can compare your father's trial with other, more baffling cases, and see it in the context of the madness that reigned at the time." <br /> In Ján Johanides riveting Slovak novel, you the reader are thrust in m...

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The Czechs in a Nutshell - Terje B. Englund

<p>Why do Czech men love sandals and white socks, and why do Czech women practice extramarital sex with greater gusto than women in most other European countries? Did you know that Czech Euroscepticism has its roots in 1620? That Czech society is in reality an undercover matriarchy? Or that some Czech have names like Hippopotamus, Don't-Eat-Bread and even Pepa from ...

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August Blue - Deborah Levy

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, TIME MAGAZINE'Levy's lyrical, pitch-perfect prose is an exploration of our reasons for living, the forces that drive us and the inner music that controls the rhythms of our dance through life and love' IndependentThe mesmerising new novel from the twice Booker-shortlisted a...

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The Once and Future Witches: The spellbinding must-read novel - Alix E. Harrowová

<p>Glorious . . . a tale that will sweep you away' Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger 'A gorgeous and thrilling paean to the ferocious power of women' Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author of Strange the Dreamer In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, b...

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The Anxiety Solution : A Quieter Mind, a Calmer You - Brotheridge Chloe

Anotace: This is a book for anyone experiencing anxiety, guiding you through simple ways to ease panic, dread and fear in the uncertainty of modern life.The Anxiety Solution is a simple and inspiring guide to reducing anxiety from former sufferer and qualified clinical hypnotherapist, and host of The Calmer You podcast, Chloe Brotheridge.Chloe will help you understand wh...

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The Malevolent Seven: "Terry Pratchett meets Deadpool" in this darkly funny fantasy - de Castell Sebastien

Anotace: From the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts and special powers must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall. Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No d...

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The Malevolent Seven: &quot;Terry Pratchett meets Deadpool&quot; in this darkly funny fantasy - Castell Sebastien de

<p>From the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts and special powers must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall. Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt h...

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Air Conflicts: Collection (PC)

POLOŽKY OBSAŽEN&Eacute; V TOMTO BAL&Iacute;ČKU&nbsp;Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers&nbsp;Air Conflicts: Secret Wars&nbsp;Air Conflicts: Vietnam&nbsp;True heroes know no bounds!Experience top combat action in this brand new arcade flight sim and become immersed in the exploits of famous aircraft carriers. Choose the side you want to play on: the US ...

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Young Adult ELI Readers 4/B2: Frankenstein+CD - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

<p>After many more days and nights of study, I discovered exactly how life was created. With this knowledge I became the first man in history to have the power to create life from death.’ Tags Science Fiction Fantasy/Horror In this Reader you will find: - Information about Mary Shelley’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult word...

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The Letter with the Golden Stamp - Onjali Q. Rauf

<p>'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebox full of them now.Mam used to help me collect them ... Before she got so ill that she lost her job, her friends...everything.Now it's my job to take care of her and protect her - and my little brother and sister too. But to do that, I have to make Mam a Secret. A s...

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Kulti - Mariana Zapata

<p>“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.It didn’t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she’d seen in the international soccer icon—why she’d ever had his posters on her wall, or ev...

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Kulti - Zapata Mariana

Anotace: "Trust me, I´ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five."When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it´s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.It didn´t take a week for twenty-seven-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she´d seen in the international soccer icon-why she´d ever had his posters on her wall, or e...

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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing - Matthew Perry

<p>The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. 'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And I should be dead.' So begins the riveting story of acclai...

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Churchill - neuveden

Anotace: Winston Churchill towers over every other figure in twentieth-century British history. By the time of his death at the age of 90 in 1965, many thought him to be the greatest man in the world.There have been over a thousand previous biographies of Churchill. Andrew Roberts now draws on over forty new sources, including the private diaries of King George VI, used ...

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The Future of Geography - Tim Marshall

Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of GeographySpy 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 ...

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Humans of Prague - Tomáš Princ

Anotace: Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn't know: "Can I take your photograph?" This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty co...

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Humans of Prague

Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn't know: "Can I take your photograph?" This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty commentators...

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Humans of Prague - Tomáš Princ

<p>Almost every day the photographer Tomáš Princ walks the streets of Prague and asks people he doesn‘t know: “Can I take your photograph?” This book presents the most interesting stories from his popular blog Humans of Prague from the past five years. The author presents the residents of the capital city and its visitors as thoughtful observers as well as witty com...

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A Crane Among Wolves - June Hur

<p>A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land for his recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnappin...

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The Island of Sea Women - Lisa See

<p>A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island. Mi-ja and Young-sook, two girls living on the Korean island of Jeju, are best friends that come from very different backgrounds. When they are old enough, they begin working in the sea with the...

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