Popo the emperor penguin

Popo the Emperor Penguin

The seventh and last book of the series is an enchanting story about a boy and an emperor penguin. When a big ball of snow separates Seb from the rest

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Emperor

After the deposition of Haile Selassie in 1974, which ended the ancient rule of the Abyssinian monarchy, Ryszard Kapuscinski travelled to Ethiopia and

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Penguin

150 images of the Emperor Penguin, from Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner, Stefan Christmann. Text in English and German.

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Emperor's Babe

Through bustling, hustling city, its slum tenements and sumptuous villas, this book follows Zuleika the daughter of Sudanese immigrants. Married to a

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When The Emperor Was Divine

Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encam

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The Emperor's Revenge: Oregon Files 11 (1405923814)

Kniha - autor Clive Cussler; Boyd Morrison, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon face a violent bank heist during the Monaco Grand Prix that decimates their accounts. Soon the full plan comes into focus: the bank theft is just the first step in a plot that will result in the deaths of millions and bring the world's ec...

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Evil Emperor Penguin: Antics in Antarctica

Bestselling author Laura Ellen Anderson's hilarious comic book about the cutest evil genius ever - originally published in Phoenix Magazine, and now i

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God Emperor of Dune (0593098250)

Kniha - autor Frank Herbert, 608 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles, the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time. Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life. Leto Atreides, the son of the world's savior, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, is still alive but far from human. To p...

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God Emperor of Dune - Frank Herbert

Book Four in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Millennia have passed on Arrakis, and the once-desert planet is green with life.

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Emperor's Egg

An award-winning picture book about the Emperor penguin's parenting.

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Evil Emperor Penguin: The World Will Be Mine!

Another hilarious comic book from bestselling creator Laura Ellen Anderson, about the world's cutest supervillain!

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The Emperor's New Clothes - Read It Yourself with Ladybird

The vain emperor has some beautiful new clothes made that only clever people can see - or can they?

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Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Ranger's Apprentice Book 10)

The Emperor of Nihon-Ja is the tenth thrilling book in John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series – over eight million sold worldwide. When Horac

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Emperor and the Nightingale: Read It Yourself - Level 4 Fluent Reader

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Emperor of Nihon-Ja (Ranger's Apprentice Book 10) Penguin Random House Children's UK

The Emperor of Nihon-Ja is the tenth thrilling book in John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series - over eight million sold worldwide. When Horace travels to the exotic land of Nihon-Ja, it isn't long before he finds himself pulled into a battle that is not his - but one he knows in his heart he must wage....

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My Penguin Year

An unprecedented portrait of an emperor penguin colony in Antarctica, generously illustrated with the author's breathtaking photography.

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Claudius the God - Graves Robert

Anotace: Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves`s Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful...

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The Twelve Caesars - Robert Graves

<p>An essential primary source on Roman history, Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars is a fascinating achievement of scholarship covering a critical period in the Empire. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin by Robert Graves, author of I, Claudius, revised with an introduction and notes by James B. Rives. As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian,...

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Meditations - Aurelius Marcus

Anotace: Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius`s Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditation...

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Kokoro - Soseki Natsume

Anotace: Kokoro, meaning `heart`, is a tantalising novel about the friendship between a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls Sensei. Set in the early twentieth century, when the death of the emperor Meiji gave way to a new era in Japanese politicial and cultural life, the novel enacts the transition from one generation to the next in the dynamic between Sensei,...

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Caligula and Three Other Plays - Camus Albert

Anotace: In brand new translations by Ryan Bloom, four theatrical masterpieces from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Outsider and The Plague are brought together for the first time in English, alongside deleted scenes and alternate lines of dialogueCaligula/The Misunderstanding /State of Emergency/The JustAlthough renowned for his novels, Albert Camus described the ...

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Claudius the God

Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successfu

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The Habsburgs : Embodying Empire

<p>The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico.</p>

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The Habsburgs : Embodying Empire

<p>The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico.</p>

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In Defence of the Republic

Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history. Even one of the men who authorized his assassination, the Emperor Octavian, admi

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Claudius the God - Robert Graves

<p>Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves's Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful ...

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Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun

Mesopotamia, AD 260. Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the v

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Heretics of Dune

Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles -the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilization and spread out beyond the reaches of known space.The planet Arrakis - now ca...

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William Tell - Friedrich von Schiller

William Tell is a good man, but his country is adangerous place. The Swiss people don´t like the Austrin emperor or his governor in Switzerland. Can William Tell help them in their fight with Austrians? Or is he a man of peace?

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Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

<p>'Their icy blasts are refreshing and restorative. They tell you the worst. And having heard the worst, you feel less bad' Blake MorrisonWritten in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises develope...

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Meditations

Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius' "Meditations" has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This "Penguin Classics" edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay. Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the "Meditations of ...

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Children of Dune

Book Three in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles - the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time The Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the twins possess supernormal abilities--making them valuable to their manipulativ...

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World Order

In World Order, Henry Kissinger - one of the leading practitioners of world diplomacy and author of On China - makes his monumental investigation into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations.World Order is the summation of Henry Kissinger's thinking about history, strategy and statecraft. As if taking a perspective from far above the globe, it examines...

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Memoirs of Hadrian

The Emperor Hadrian writes a valedictory letter to Marcus Aurelius, his future successor. The Emperor meditates on his past, describing his accession,

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Caligula

Presents the biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul.

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Fairy Tales

Collects such fairy tales as: "The Tinderbox"; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; "The Little Mermaid"; "The Ugly Duckling"; "The Ice maiden"; and, "The Woo

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Jewish War

Offers the history of the Jews under Roman rule, with portraits of such key figures as the Emperor Vespasian and Herod the Great. This book is one of

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Alexiad

Offers an account of the reign of a Byzantine emperor. This book provides a view of the Byzantine world in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

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Kaiser Wilhelm II

King of Prussia, German Emperor, war leader and defeated exile, Kaiser Wilhelm II was one of the most important figures in the history of twentieth-ce

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Meditations

The Mediations of the great Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius are simple yet profound works of stoic philosophy that continue to offer guidanc

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Tale of Genji

Tells the story of Prince Genji, the son of an emperor, whose passionate character, love affairs and shifting political fortunes, offer a glimpse of t

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Caligula - Suetonius

<p>Presents the biography of the brutal, crazed and incestuous Roman Emperor Caligula, who tried to appoint his own horse consul.</p>

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Tale of Genji

A portrait of Genji, the Shining Prince, son of an emperor. It features on his tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and

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Titus Andronicus

Rome is in turmoil. With the Emperor dead, his two sons, Saturninus and Bassianus, quarrel over who should succeed him; but neither are as popular as

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Remote People

Begins with an account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by Evelyn Waugh in 1930 as special

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Consolation of Philosophy

Boethius was an eminent public figure under the Gothic emperor Theodoric, and an exceptional Greek scholar. When he became involved in a conspiracy an

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Roman History

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war.

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Black Mischief

When Oxford-educated Emperor Seth succeeds to the throne of the African state of Azania, he has a tough job on his hands. His subjects are ill-informe

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Heretics of Dune (0593098269)

Kniha - autor Frank Herbert, 688 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Book Five in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeLeto Atreides, the God Emperor of Dune, is dead. In the fifteen hundred years since his passing, the Empire has fallen into ruin. The great Scattering saw millions abandon the crumbling civilizatio...

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Meditations - Antoninus Marcus Aurelius

<p>The Mediations of the great Roman philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius are simple yet profound works of stoic philosophy that continue to offer guidance and consolation to many with their eloquence, wisdom and humility.</p>

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Letters from a Stoic: Epistulae Morales Ad Lucilium - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

<p>Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, Seneca's Letters from a Stoic are a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the most insightful philosophers of the Silver Age of Roman literature. This Penguin Classics edition is translated from the Latin with an introduction by Robin Campbell.A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived...

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Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

<p>Originally written only for his personal consumption, Marcus Aurelius's Meditations has become a key text in the understanding of Roman Stoic philosophy. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with notes by Martin Hammond and an introduction by Diskin Clay.Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations...

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Chapterhouse: Dune (0593098277)

Kniha - 624 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Frank Herbert, 624 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Frank Herbert's Final Novel in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles—the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time. The desert planet Arrakis, called Dune, has been destroyed. The remnants of the Old Empire have been consumed by the violent ...

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Children of Dune (0593098242)

Kniha - autor Frank Herbert, 624 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Book Three in the Magnificent Dune Chroniclesthe Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All TimeThe Children of Dune are twin siblings Leto and Ghanima Atreides, whose father, the Emperor Paul Muad'Dib, disappeared in the desert wastelands of Arrakis nine years ago. Like their father, the tw...

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Dune Messiah

Book Two in the Magnificent Dune Chronicles - the Bestselling Science Fiction Adventure of All Time Dune Messiah continues the story of Paul Atreides, better known - and feared - as the man christened Muad'Dib. As Emperor of the known universe, he possesses more power than a single man was ever meant to wield. Worshipped as a religious icon by the fanatical Fremen, Paul f...

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Last Days in Old Europe : Trieste ´79, Vienna ´85, Prague ´89 - Richard Bassett

<p>In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste to Prague and Vienna to Warsaw, fading aristocrats, charming gangsters, fractious diplo...

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Children of Dune: Deluxe Edition - Frank Herbert

<p>A deluxe hardcover edition of Children of Dune, the third novel in Frank Herbert's magnificent science fiction saga. This deluxe hardcover edition of Children of Dune includes: - An iconic new cover - A stamped and foiled case featuring a quote from the Litany Against Fear - Stained edges and fully illustrated endpapers - A beautifully designed poster on the int...

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Nero - Conn Iggulden

<p>TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED.Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of NERO - last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . . 'A master storyteller' Daily Express'Epic and in a class of his own' Daily Mirror ---- ANCIENT ROME, AD 37 ...

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Last Days in Old Europe : Trieste ´79, Vienna ´85, Prague ´89 - Richard Bassett

<p>The final decade of the Cold War, through the eyes of a laconic and elegant observer In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste ...

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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

A collection that contains eight stories. It includes Thumbelina, a little girl no more than a thumb-joint high, "The Emperor's New Clothes", the tale

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