Reimagining the library of the future

Reimagining the Library of the Future

The study Reimagining the Library of the Future investigates the various models of public buildings and civic space through the lens of the library.

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Future Is Female Volume 2, The 1970s: More Classic Science Fiction Stories By Women

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Journey to the Future of Transport

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Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism

This collection highlights the urgency of reimagining federalism and the potential for federalism to support Indigenous sovereignty and self-determina

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FOOTPRINT READING LIBRARY: LEVEL 2200: THE FUTURE OF POLAR BEARS National Geographic learning

Zjednodušená četba pro studenty angličtiny. Lední medvědi jsou jedním z největších a nejnebezpečnějších lovců v chladných oblastech na severu. Jejich těla jsou stavěna na zimu a vedou si nejlépe v nejchladnějších oblastech. Naneštěstí jsou lední medvědi ohrožováni změnami světového klimatu. Jak globální oteplování působí na lední medvědy? Co musí být vykonáno, aby byli za...

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Identity, Citizenship, and Violence in Two Sudans: Reimagining a Common Future

The 2011 split of Sudan and the conflicts that have followed make it a case of ongoing significance for understanding state-building in Africa. Examin

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The Library of Lost Things - Namey Laura Taylor

Anotace: Fangirl meets Jane Austen in this deeply heartfelt love story about hiding the worst parts of ourselves, and the people who love us anyway. "How could I open that door and let him see the messiest part of me?" From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid ...

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FOOTPRINT READING LIBRARY: LEVEL 2200: THE FUTURE OF POLAR BEARS with Multi-ROM National Geographic learning

Zjednodušená četba pro studenty angličtiny, kniha a multirom. Lední medvědi jsou jedním z největších a nejnebezpečnějších lovců v chladných oblastech na severu. Jejich těla jsou stavěna na zimu a vedou si nejlépe v nejchladnějších oblastech. Naneštěstí jsou lední medvědi ohrožováni změnami světového klimatu. Jak globální oteplování působí na lední medvědy? Co musí být vyk...

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Foundation Trilogy - Isaac Asimov

<p>It is the story of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after twelve thousand years of rule. And it is the particular story of psycho-historian Hari Seldon, the only man who can see the horrors the future has in store: a dark age of ignorance, barbarism and violence that will last for thirty thousand years. Gathering together a band of courageous men and women, Seldon ...

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Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine´s Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs

<p>The New York Times #1 best-selling series. The movie adaptation of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is now a major motion picture from visionary director Tim Burton, starring Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Ella Purnell, Samual L. Jackson, and Judi Dench. Like its predecessors, Library of Souls blends thrilling fantasy with never-before-published vintage ...

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Little Women - Alcottová Louisa May

Anotace: `I`m not afraid of storms, for I`m learning how to sail my ship.`Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth - four "little women" enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo`s hand, cried over little Beth`s death, and dream...

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Question Mark

In 1926 Muriel Jaeger set out to explore `The Question MarkÂ’ of what a future society might look like if human nature were properly represented. The

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Artificial Intelligence and Entertainment

The future of entertainment is here. Computers have outsmarted expert chess champions, and gaming software knows how to adapt to your playing style. A

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Wild Harbour

Macpherson's only science fiction novel is a bleak and truly prescient novel of future war first published in 1936, just 3 years before the outbreak o

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Artificial Intelligence and Entertainment

The future of entertainment is here. Computers have outsmarted expert chess champions, and gaming software knows how to adapt to your playing style. A

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Library Wars Love & War 14

In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forc

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Library Wars Love & War 15

In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military group to defend themselves--the Library Forc

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Tess of the D'Urbevilles (0141199946)

Kniha - autor Thomas Hardy, 486 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Penguin English Library Edition of Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy "I would be content, ay, glad, to live with you as your servant, if I may not as your wife; so that I could only be near you, and get glimpses of you, and think of you as mine ... I long for only one thing in heave...

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Tess of the d´Urbervilles, 1. vydání - Thomas Hardy

<p>Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.</p> <p>An unforgettably powerful tragedy, Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles is one of the great classics of the late nineteenth century. This ...

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The Nickel Boys : Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2020 - Colson Whitehead

<p>WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2020Winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction 2020Time #1 Novel of the Year 2019________________________________________________________________________Author of The Underground Railroad, Colson Whitehead brilliantly dramatizes another strand of Americ...

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The Sunlit Man - Brandon Sanderson

<p>#1 New York Times Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson shows us a future in the Cosmere Universe where a perpetual planetary wanderer must decide whether to keep running, or stay and make a difference on a struggling planet.Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to ...

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The End Crowns All - Bea Fitzgerald

<p>The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Love caused this war. At least, that's what the stories will say. When Cassandra's patron god, Apollo, offers her the gift of prophecy - and all the power that comes with it - she se...

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The End Crowns All - Bea Fitzgerald

<p>The second fierce, fresh and gloriously romantic YA Greek myth re-imagining, from Bea Fitzgerald, growing TikTok superstar and Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN.Love caused this war. At least, that's what the stories will say. When Cassandra's patron god, Apollo, offers her the gift of prophecy - and all the power that comes with it - she se...

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Level 3: Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Chris Rice retells this exciting story of life-changing experience in engaging prose composed especially for pre-intermediate literacy learners. While John Wood was working for Microsoft, he went on vacation to Nepal. There, in a small mountain village, he visited a school library which had very few books. The shock of this experience changed his life. Now his charity, Ro...

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Shadow of Night

In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidden love has broken the laws dividing creatures. To discover the manuscript which holds their hope for the future, they must now travel back to the past. When Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, discovered a significant alchemical manusc...

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Shadow of Night - Harknessová Deborah

Anotace: Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the captivating second volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS trilogy, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling. In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidd...

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Shadow of Night - Deborah Harkness

<p>Fall deeper under the spell of Diana and Matthew in the captivating second volume of the No.1 internationally bestselling ALL SOULS trilogy, following A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman, Diana Gabaldon and J. K. Rowling.In a world of witches, daemons and vampires the fragile balance of peace is unravelling. Diana and Matthew's forbidden love ...

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (PC) Steam

Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you’ll lead the expedition on the newly rediscovered Necron planet of Silva Tenebris. Customize your team, manage resources, discover long-forgotten tech, and control your Tech-Priests’ every move. Your every decision will shap...

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (PC) Steam (PC)

Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you&rsquo;ll lead the expedition on the newly rediscovered Necron planet of Silva Tenebris. Customize your team, manage resources, discover long-forgotten tech, and control your Tech-Priests&rsquo; every move.Your every decision wi...

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus (PC)

Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you&rsquo;ll lead the expedition on the newly rediscovered Necron planet of Silva Tenebris. Customize your team, manage resources, discover long-forgotten tech, and control your Tech-Priests&rsquo; every move.Your every decision wi...

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Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus

Take control of one of the most technologically advanced armies in the Imperium - The Adeptus Mechanicus. As Magos Dominus Faustinius, you’ll lead the expedition on the newly rediscovered Necron planet of Silva Tenebris. Customize your team, manage resources, discover long-forgotten tech, and control your Tech-Priests’ every move. Your every decision will shap...

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Lore Olympus: Volume Three, 1. vydání - Rachel Smythe

<p>Witness what the gods do after dark in the third volume of a stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short storyfrom creator Rachel Smythe."A refreshingly modern and surprisingly poignant take on the Hades and Persephone myth . . . steamy, often laugh-out-loud funny, and emoti...

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Little Women, 1. vydání - Louisa May Alcott

<p>'I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.' Meg, Jo, Amy and Beth - four "little women" enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England The charming story of the March sisters, Little Women has been adored by generations. Readers have rooted for Laurie in his pursuit of Jo's hand, cried over little Beth's death...

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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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Reflections and Speeches - Tomáš Baťa; Antonín Cekota

Anotace: The book Reflections and Speeches is one of the basic sources of Tomas Bata´s philosophy. Tomas Bata never excelled in his desire to preserve his thoughts and write his memories. He lived mostly in the present and was constantly determined to face challenges on a daily basis. However, a typical characteristic of Tomas Bata was his ability to clearly describe the...

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Reflections and Speeches

The book Reflections and Speeches is one of the basic sources of Tomas Bata´s philosophy. Tomas Bata never excelled in his desire to preserve his thoughts and write his memories. He lived mostly in the present and was constantly determined to face challenges on a daily basis. However, a typical characteristic of Tomas Bata was his ability to clearly describe the problem, ...

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Nemesis Games - James S. A. Corey

<p>NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL TV SERIES Nemesis Games is the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series. A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land-rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle. Ships are disappearing without a trace....

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Nemesis Games - Corey James S. A.

Anotace: NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL TV SERIESNemesis Games is the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series.A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land-rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle.Ships are disappearing without a trace. Priv...

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Twisted - McIntire Emily

Anotace: From BookTok sensation Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of Aladdin.She`s his diamond in the rough. He`s her worst nightmare.Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the richest men in the world, has never known strife. So, when her beloved father falls ill, she`s determined to make his final days his happiest. His last wish? To ...

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Twisted - Emily McIntire

<p>From BookTok sensation Emily McIntire comes a dark and delicious fractured fairy tale reimagining of Aladdin.She's his diamond in the rough. He's her worst nightmare.Yasmin Karam, daughter to one of the richest men in the world, has never known strife. So, when her beloved father falls ill, she's determined to make his final days his happiest. His last wish? To s...

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Časopis White Dwarf 2022/7 (Issue 478) + karty

Here’s what you can look forward to in the July issue: Contact! Letters, painting advice, and beautifully painted miniatures. This month: a big green god and the Martian Mechanicum. Inside the Studio We talk about some of the models we've painted and the games we've played over the last month. WARHAMMER 40,000 Echoes from the Warp Following the release of the latest C...

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Miss Peregrine´s Peculiar Children - boxed set - Ransom Riggs

Anotace: Together for the first time, here is the #1 New York Times best seller Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and its two sequels, Hollow City and Library of Souls. All three are packaged in a beautifully designed slipcase. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photog...

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Eat a Peach : A Memoir - Chang David

Anotace: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix`s Ugly Delicious--an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure. "David puts words to so many of the things we all feel, sharing generously of ...

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How To Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin

Anotace: FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE`D BE MURDERED...SHE WAS RIGHT.In 1965, when Frances Adams was seventeen, a fortune teller told her that one day she`d be murdered. Thus began a lifetime of trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. No one took Frances seriously for sixty years - until, of course, she was murdered. But for Frances, being the village bu...

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How To Solve Your Own Murder - Kristen Perrin

<p>FRANCES ALWAYS SAID SHE'D BE MURDERED...SHE WAS RIGHT.In 1965, when Frances Adams was seventeen, a fortune teller told her that one day she'd be murdered. Thus began a lifetime of trying to prevent the crime that would be her eventual demise. No one took Frances seriously for sixty years - until, of course, she was murdered. But for Frances, being the village bus...

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Our Missing Hearts - Ng Celeste

Anotace: The New York Times bestseller, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child.`It`s impossible not to be moved` Stephen King`Exceptionally powerful and scaldingly relevant` Observer`Stunning...this novel will break your heart and fire up your courage` Mail on Sunday`Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching` Reese WitherspoonTwelve...

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