Past is a future country

Past is a Future Country

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Country House: Past, Present, Future

This definitive new book on British country houses offers a magnificent look at the life-style, architecture, and interior design of these historic la

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Past Is a Foreign Country – Revisited

A quarter-century after the publication of his classic account of man's attitudes to his past, David Lowenthal revisits how we celebrate, expunge, con

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Past Is Red

The future is blue. Endless blue... except for a few small places that float across the hot, drowned world left behind by long-gone fossil fuel-guzzle

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Black Country Colouring Book: Past and Present

The Black Country is epitomised by beautiful towns and strong industry, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the area's

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My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself

A journey of faith, feminism and self-discovery

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Don't Let My Past Be Your Future

Don't Let My Past Be Your Future, Harry Leslie Smith's follow-up to Harry's Last Stand, is both a survival guide for today's generations and a memoir

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Wolf Country

A frighteningly plausible dystopia set in a world where ageing is a thing of the past, having been replaced by blissful euthanasia in state-run clinic

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Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future - Ed Conway

A bold new story of human progress, told through six materials that built our world and will transform our future. For fans of Tim Marshall, Lewis Dartnell, Jared Diamond and Yuval Harari. THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR**Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award**Picked as a Book of the Year by FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST and NEW STATESMANA BB...

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How to Inhabit Time ITPE – Understanding the Past, Facing the Future, Living Faithfully Now

Popular speaker and award-winning author James K. A. Smith helps Christians and the church develop a sense of "temporal awareness" that is attuned to

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One Shot – Would you stay trapped by your past? Or would you fight for your future?

This is part of the Prison Literacy Series. Dan has got his life together. He's training as a plumber and he's the star of the local boxing club. But

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How the World Really Works : A Scientist´s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future - Smil Václav

Anotace: We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don`t know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works ...

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How the World Really Works : A Scientist´s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future - Vaclav Smil

<p>We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. This book explains seven of the most fundamental realities governing our survival and prosperity. From energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization, to risks, our environment and its future, How the World Really Works o...

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Essex Colouring Book: Past and Present

Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from Norman castles and country parks to rugged coastlines and historic architecture, each stunning scene is

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This is Me

This is Me offers over a thousand thought-provoking and lighthearted writing prompts and exercises organized into the past, present, and future.

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Elon Musk : How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is Shaping Our Future -

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring R...

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Elon Musk : How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is Shaping Our Future - Vance Ashlee

Anotace: South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films ...

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A Little Bit Country - Kennedy Brian D.

Anotace: Dumplin` meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this heartfelt and funny contemporary romance inspired by Dollywood, about two boys who fall in love against the backdrop of a country music-themed amusement park, from debut author Brian D. Kennedy. Perfect for fans of Erin Hahn, Phil Stamper, and David Levithan.Emmett Maguire wants to be country music`s bigge...

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Japanese Propriety, Past and Present Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book thus offers a fresh view on Japanese society focussing on the role of comportment for group cohesiveness. It explores the stereotype that Japan is the world’s most polite country, examining how proper conduct is acquired and expressed, and how the apparent conflict with some of the concepts considered essential for Western modernity, such as society, freedom and...

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The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People - Maconie Stuart

Anotace: A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year What kind of country is England today? What does it mean to be English? Are we hungry for change or seeking old certainties? ...

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The Full English: A Journey in Search of a Country and its People - Stuart Maconie

<p>A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year What kind of country is England today? What does it mean to be English? Are we hungry for change or seeking old certainties? ...

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In the Upper Country - Kai Thomas

Anotace: The fates of two unforgettable women - one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act - intertwine in this ambitious and inventive debut set at the terminus of the Underground Railroad. Freedom, you can't get and bury, and keep it and keep it so it won't ever go away. No, child. Yo...

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Clark Brandy: Your Life Is A Record - LP (9362489314)

LP vinyl - Třetí studiové album americké country hvězdy. Třetí studiové album americké country hvězdy. Americká country zpěvačka a skladatelka Brandy Lynn Clark se nejprve uplatnila jako autorka písní, když psala pro Sheryl Crow, LeAnn Rimes, Rebu McEntire a další americké hvězdy. V roce 2015 byla jakožto interpret nominována na Grammy v kategorii Objev roku. Obsah: LP...

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Level 6: Poptropica English Future Island Adventure - Laidlaw Caroline

Anotace: It is one thousand years in the future on the island of Verdana. For Leo, Carla, Tim and Ola, life is sad and boring. There are no trees or animals. The streets are dirty and polluted, and the children are chased by horrible robots! But Ola`s grandfather, Popp, remembers life in the past, before Verdana lost its wildlife. "Something terrible happened one day, a ...

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PEKR | Level 6: Poptropica English Future Island Adventure - Caroline Laidlaw

<p>It is one thousand years in the future on the island of Verdana. For Leo, Carla, Tim and Ola, life is sad and boring. There are no trees or animals. The streets are dirty and polluted, and the children are chased by horrible robots! But Ola's grandfather, Popp, remembers life in the past, before Verdana lost its wildlife. "Something terrible happened one day...

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AI 2041: Ten Visions for the Future (0753559013)

Kniha - 368 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná In a groundbreaking blend of science and imagination, the former president of Google China and a leading writer of speculative fiction join forces to answer an urgent question: How will artificial intelligence change our world over the next twenty years? AI will be the defining issue of the twenty-first century, b...

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Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe Edition

The Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe edition contains: Life is Strange: True Colors: the complete game. Exclusive Bonus Story: ‘Wavelengths’: play as Steph in the year before Alex came to Haven Springs, in a standalone story set in the iconic Rocky Mountain Record Traders store and KRCT radio station. Exclusive Life is Strange Hero Outfit Pack: change up Al...

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Cinema Love: ´Not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic´ Jessamine Chan - Tang Jiaming

Anotace: `Cinema Love is not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic` Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers`A tender and enrapturing feat of storytelling` Vanessa Chan, author of The Storm We Made`Epic in its reach yet so intimate and nuanced in its ability to break the heart of its reader` Wiz Wharton, author of Ghost Girl, BananaFor over thirty...

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Cinema Love: ´Not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic´ Jessamine Chan - Jiaming Tang

<p>'Cinema Love is not just an extraordinary debut but a future classic' Jessamine Chan, author of The School for Good Mothers'A tender and enrapturing feat of storytelling' Vanessa Chan, author of The Storm We Made'Epic in its reach yet so intimate and nuanced in its ability to break the heart of its reader' Wiz Wharton, author of Ghost Girl, BananaFor over thirty ...

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To the Castle and Back - Václav Havel

<p>From the former president of the Czech Republic comes this first-hand account of his years in office and the transition to democracy following the fall of Communism. A renowned playwright, Vaclav Havel became one of Czechoslovakia's most prominent dissidents under Communist rule and the president after the Velvet Revolution, making him a key player in European po...

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The Power of Geography : Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World - Marshall Tim

Anotace: *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*`I can`t imagine reading a better book this year´ Daily MirrorTim Marshall`s global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation´s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn´t changed. But the world has.In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are se...

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The Power of Geography : Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World - Tim Marshall

<p>*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily Mirror Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed. But the world has. In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that a...

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History Is All You Left Me - Silvera Adam

Anotace: From the author of the UK NO. 1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past.You`re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you`re having an open casket funeral. I know you`re out there, listening. A...

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History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera

From the author of the INTERNATIONAL NO. 1 BESTSELLER THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness, and the devastating consequences of refusing to let go of the past. Please note that covers may vary.You’re still alive in alternate universes, Theo, but I live in the real world where this morning you’re having an open casket funeral. I ...

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Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers - Paul Morland

<p>The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have determined which countries are superpowers and which languish in relative obscurity, which economies top the international league tables and which are at best also-rans.The same forces that have shaped our past and present are sha...

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Young ELI Readers 3/A1.1: The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse + Downloadable Multimedia

‘I’m sorry, Alfred. It’s too dangerous here. I want to go home,’ says Jack. ‘Would you like some cheese?’ asks Alfred. ‘No, thank you. I want to go home. I’ve got lots of grass at home,’ says Jack. Two mice are friends. Alfred is a town mouse and Jack is a country mouse. One day Alfred visits Jack in the country. Alfred is very surprised. Jack hasn’t got a house. He hasn’...

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Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe Edition (PC)

The Life is Strange: True Colors Deluxe edition contains:Life is Strange: True Colors: the complete game.Exclusive Bonus Story: &lsquo;Wavelengths&rsquo;: play as Steph in the year before Alex came to Haven Springs, in a standalone story set in the iconic Rocky Mountain Record Traders store and KRCT radio station.Exclusive Life is Strange Hero Outfit Pack: change ...

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In the Upper Country: LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024 - Kai Thomas

<p>WINNER OF THE ATWOOD GIBSON WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD COSMOPOLITAN'S 10 BEST HISTORICAL FICTION BOOKS OF 2023'Fresh and propulsive . . . a veneration of those whose tales are often forgotten' New York Times'A mesmerizing, lyrical testament to the power of storytelling' Atwood Gibson Writer's Trust Fi...

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This is How You Lose the Time War - El-Mohtar Amal

Anotace: Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Somethi...

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This is How You Lose the Time War - Amal El-Mohtar

<p>Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, grows into something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Someth...

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The Adam Silvera Collection: They Both Die at the End, History is All You Left Me, More Happy than N (1398511455)

Kniha - autor Adam Silvera, 1024 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná From the No. 1 international bestselling author, Adam Silvera, comes three sensational books guaranteed to stay with you long after reading. including THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END, which has clocked up 60 million views and counting on TIKTOK! THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END When Death-Cast calls Mateo T...

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SPIDER-HAM #3 (GRAPHIX CHAPTERS) A Pig in Time

The Spectacular Spider-Ham is back and just in TIME to save the past,present, and future in this original graphic novel for youngerreaders!

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A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

Anotace: A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens` beloved book A Christmas Carol.Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scrooge...

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Song of the Land

The past is a foreign country, a place of stories and secrets

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A Christmas Carol, 1. vydání - Charles Dickens

<p>A stunningly beautiful hardback edition of the most famous Christmas story in the world - Charles Dickens' beloved book A Christmas Carol. Ebenezer Scrooge is a mean, miserable, bitter old man with no friends. One cold Christmas Eve, three ghosts take him on a scary journey to show him the error of his nasty ways. By visiting his past, present and future, Scroog...

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A Good Life: A No 1 International Bestseller - Virginie Grimaldiová

<p>AN EMOTIONAL AND UPLIFTING NOVEL FROM THE FRENCH MARIAN KEYES FOR FANS OF RUTH HOGAN, VERONICA HENRY AND SARAH MORGAN Emma and Agathe are sisters. They grew up together yet are very different. Agathe, the youngest, messy, and ardent, has always taken up all the space in the bath, in the bedroom, and in Emma's heart. After five years of unexplained silence, Emma a...

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Crude Britannia

Britain is a land shaped by oil. How does that impact its past, present and future?

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A Guidebook of Babel

A Guidebook of Babel is a story-adventure game based on the butterfly effect. It was released in 2022 during the Nintendo Indie World showcase! You will go on a strange rebirth adventure on Babel. The crew would use Memory Extractor to erase your memories before launching you into the afterlife with the cloud cannon. Passengers frequently moan that it's too late to say fa...

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Macmillan Readers Christmas Carol A Elementary Reader

"Bah Humbug!" That's how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways. Together they travel through time, revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge's life. And as their journey concludes, Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have...

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A Thousand Moons - Sebastian Barry

<p>From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without EndEven when you come out of bloodshed and disaster in the end you have got to learn to live.Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole.Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s Tennessee, she is educated and loved, forging a life for herse...

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Sorrowland: A Novel - Rivers Solomon

<p>A TIME 100 Must-Read Book of 2021 A New York Times Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2021 The Stonewall Book Award winner of 2022 Named a Best Book of 2021 by NPR, The New York Public Library, Publishers Weekly and more! A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction. Vern?seven months pregnant an...

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Ancestry: A Novel - Simon Mawer

A new novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Glass Room and The Girl Who Fell from the Sky. <p>The past is another country and we are all its exiles. Banished forever, we look back in fascination and wonder at this mysterious land. Who were the people who populated it?Almost two hundred years ago, Abraham, an illiterate urchin, scavenges on a Suffolk ...

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A House for Alice - Diana Evans

<p>After fifty years in the wilderness of London, Alice wants to live out her days in the land of her birth. Her children are divided on whether she stays or goes, and in the wake of their father's death, the imagined stability of the family begins to fray.Meanwhile youngest daughter Melissa has never let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, even within the...

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Czech Lessons - Reflections on a Post-Communist Society - Hankiewicz Jessica Kendal

<p>What is it like to move to a formerly communist, Eastern Bloc country just as it is coming to know the West? How much can a new and free generation teach an outsider who is willing to watch, to listen, and to integrate? Written from the perspective of an American emigrant settling in the Czech Republic not long after the fall of communism, Czech Lessons tracks th...

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Level 2: A Christmas Carol - Dickens Charles

Anotace: zjednodušená anglická četba pro dospělé a mládež - úroveň Elementary - Scrooge je chladný, tvrdý člověk. Miluje peníze a nemá rád lidi. Ale úplně ze všeho nenávidí vánoce. O vánocích ho však navštíví několik duchů, kteří mu postupně ukáží jeho minulost, přítomnost a budoucnost. Poučí se Scrooge od duchů a změní se?Scrooge is a cold, hard man. He loves money, and...

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Lion and the Nightingale

Kaya Genc's account of modern Turkey, a country split between East and West, a rich past and an unpredictable, dangerous future.

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A Guidebook of Babel (PC)

A Guidebook of Babel is a story-adventure game based on the butterfly effect. It was released in 2022 during the Nintendo Indie World showcase!You will go on a strange rebirth adventure on Babel. The crew would use Memory Extractor to erase your memories before launching you into the afterlife with the cloud cannon. Passengers frequently moan that it's too late to sa...

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A Catalogue of Catastrophe - Taylor Jodi

Anotace: `Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History` C. K. MCDONNELL BOOK 13 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY`S SERIESFor fans of Richard Osman`s Thursday Murder Club series, Jasper Fforde and Doctor Who.---Finally - finally! - Max has that nice office job she`s always wanted. The one with...

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A Catalogue of Catastrophe - Jodi Taylor

<p>'Jodi Taylor is quite simply the Queen of Time. Her books are a swashbuckling joyride through History' C. K. MCDONNELL BOOK 13 IN THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S SERIESFor fans of Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club series, Jasper Fforde and Doctor Who.---Finally - finally! - Max has that nice office job she's always wanted. The one with ...

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Ancestry: A Novel - Pinker Steven, Mawer Simon

Anotace: The past is another country and we are all its exiles. Banished forever, we look back in fascination and wonder at this mysterious land. Who were the people who populated it? Almost two hundred years ago, Abraham, an illiterate urchin, scavenges on a Suffolk beach and dreams of running away to sea... Naomi, a seventeen-year-old seamstress, sits primly in a secon...

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