To the edge of the world

Home at the End of the World

Meet Bobby, Jonathan and Clare. Three friends, three lovers, three ordinary people trying to make a place for themselves in the Seventies and Eighties

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Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics

Over 280 contemporary and vintage visualizations to help us understand our world—including seven fold-out spreads—spanning the present state and his

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Not by Genes Alone

Humans are a striking anomaly in the natural world. While we are similar to other mammals in many ways, our behavior sets us apart. This book offers a

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Wild God of the World

This anthology serves as an introduction to Robinson Jeffers' work for the general reader and for students in courses on American poetry. Jeffers comp

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Animals, The World Encyclopedia of

Updated new edition 2020. A beautifully illustrated reference guide to animals across the globe, with a natural history introduction and extensive vis

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Exploring the World of Hummingbirds

A fully illustrated introduction to the hummingbird's high-performance lifestyle showing young readers how hummingbirds and flowers have evolved for t

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Far Side of the World

An enemy frigate is outward bound to play havoc with the vital British whaling trade, and must be stopped at all costs.

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Lost Railways of the World

Written in a way that will delight the railway enthusiast, but will also appeal to those with an interest in nostalgia, geography, history and travel.

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Basque History Of The World

The Basques are Europe's oldest people, their origins a mystery, their language related to no other on Earth, and even though few in population and fr

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Shape of the World (PC)

A serene first-person explorer unfolding in a world that grows around you. Journey through a psychedelic and colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress..Note: Immersion, exploration and contemplation form the core of Shape of the World. This i...

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Topsy-Turvy

Charles Bernstein presents an original and capacious collection of poems that speak to a world turned upside-down by this time of “covidity.”

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A Walk in Spring: Lift the flaps to reveal the secrets of the season - Ladybird

Anotace: Walk through the daffodils and uncover the secrets of spring in this seasonal lift-the-flap non-fiction book.Filled with bite-sized nature facts and over 40 flaps to lift, young explorers can enjoy a colourful and interactive introduction to the wonders of spring. Follow the family as they walk through the six different seasonal scenes, from the garden to the pa...

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Other Side of the World

An unforgettable story of a woman struggling with motherhood, and her husband's attempt to create a new life for them in Australia

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Moomins: The World of Moominvalley

A stunning gift book featuring lots of inside information and original drawings by Tove Jansson for all Moomin fans to treasure.

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The World of The Witcher (1616554827)

Kniha - 182 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Lavish illustrated volume based on the bestselling role-player game, which has a 3rd game slated for release in 2015. The first two have sold over 5.5m copies worldwide, and now transfer to illustrated hardback book form for the first time.

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Flags, The World Encyclopedia of

A comprehensive reference to flags including a fascinating history , with over 1400 illustrations and newly updated in a special large-format edition.

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World of the Unknown: UFOs

From flying saucers and supersonic spaceships, to alien encounters and famous fakes, this classic title traces UFOs throughout history. First publishe

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Tarantulas of the world - Theraphosidae

This book on tarantulas describes and illustrates almost 300 species of tarantulas of the Theraphosidae family by biogeographical zone. The descriptions enable non-specialists to identify each species, and provides additional information on lifestyle, habitat and distribution. Theraphosidae systematics are presented in the form of an identification key for subfamilies and...

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Patton's Tactician

A day-to-day chronicle of Keyes's experiences in the World War II Mediterranean theater and the early days of the Cold War in occupied Germany and Aus

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Visual Thinking : The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns and Abstractions - Grandin Temple, Grandin Temple

Anotace: `Grandin has helped us understand autism not just as a phenomenon, but as a different and coherent mode of existence that otherwise confounds us` The New York Times`A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we`ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century` Steve Silberman, bestselling author of NeuroTribesDo you...

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Size: How It Explains the World - Smil Václav

Anotace: `There is no author whose books I look forward to more` Bill Gates100 words: The New York Times bestselling author returns with a mind-opening exploration of how size defines life on Earth.Explaining the key processes shaping size in nature, society and technology, Smil busts myths around proportions - from bodies to paintings and the so-called golden ratio - t...

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Defeat of Germany: Then and Now

This book illustrates the battles by the western Allies to liberate western Europe during the Second World War and follows the fighting, month by mont

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Medical History of Hong Kong – 1942–2015

Provides an account of Hong Kong's medical and health development from the Second World War to the present day, investigating how medical and health s

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Waterloo 1815: The British Army's Day of Destiny

Major reassessment of the battle from one of the world's leading authorities originally written to commemorate the bi-centenary in 2015

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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food - Dunlop Fuchsia

Anotace: `A brilliant, passionate and spellbinding tour de force` Claudia Roden`Fuchsia Dunlop is one of the world`s best writers on Chinese food` Ken Hom CBE The epic tale of the world`s most sophisticated gastronomic culture, told through a banquet of thirty Chinese dishesChinese was the earliest truly global cuisine. When the first Chinese labourers began to sojourn ...

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Our Celestial Clockwork: From Ancient Origins To Modern Astronomy Of The Solar System

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Duhigg Charles

Anotace: Who and what are supercommunicators? They`re the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They`re brilliant faciliators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Du...

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To Kill the Truth

Taut, authoritative and explosive, To Kill the Truth takes us to the edge of anarchy, a world without truth in which history will be re-written by tho

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Edge of Eternity: Book Three of the Century Trilogy (0451474023)

Kniha - autor Ken Follett, 1136 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In Fall of Giants and Winter of the World, Ken Follett followed the fortunes of five international families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—as they made their way through the twentieth century. Now they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the 1960s through the 1980s, f...

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Living On The Edge

Amazing homes built with the help of innovative techniques at the most challenging locations around the world. A book for architecture lovers without

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Lessons From the Edge

Aldo Kane is an adventurer and World Record Holder with over 20 years' experience working in some of the most extreme, remote and inhospitable places

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Edge of Twilight – Return To Glory

*This contain only first chapter of Edge of Twilight* "Edge of Twilight - Return to Glory" is a 3rd person action adventure game presenting a unique post-apocalyptic, steampunk fantasy world that has been split into separate realms of Day and Night. Players take the role of Lex, an outcast bounty hunter who finds himself caught amidst the clash of two polar opposite civil...

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Edge of Twilight – Return To Glory (PC)

*This contain only first chapter of Edge of Twilight*"Edge of Twilight - Return to Glory" is a 3rd person action adventure game presenting a unique post-apocalyptic, steampunk fantasy world that has been split into separate realms of Day and Night. Players take the role of Lex, an outcast bounty hunter who finds himself caught amidst the clash of two polar oppos...

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Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy - Kissinger Henry

Anotace: Kissinger`s six leaders are Konrad Adenauer, Charles de Gaulle, Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Lee Kuan Yew, and Margaret Thatcher. All of them were formed in a period when established institutions collapsed all over Europe, colonial structures gave way to independent states in Asia and Africa, and a new international order had to be created from the vestiges of th...

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Book Of Upside Down Thinking

Beautifully presented and designed, this hardback collection of wise and witty rhymes that challenge our view of the world makes a thought-provoking,

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Art of The Secret World of Arrietty

A Ghibli masterpiece of the imagination, brought to life with sketches and stills from Arrietty.

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City on the Edge

A comprehensive and timely account of Hong Kong's development from precolonial times to the present, City of the Edge considers the 2019 unrest in Hon

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Gmo Sapiens: The Life-changing Science Of Designer Babies

GMO Sapiens: the Life-Changing Science of Designer Babies is an exciting new book which takes a look at the cutting edge biotechnology trends that are

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Around the World - The Police

Anotace: Around The World sleduje první světové turné skupiny The Police v letech 1979 a 1980, kdy navštívili šest kontinentů a budovali svou fanouškovskou základnu koncert po koncertu, zemi po zemi, píseň po písni. Mezi jednotlivými vystoupeními film nabízí žoviální pohled na kapelu při cestách po světě a návštěvy místních pamětihodností. Film Around The World je prezen...

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Around the World - The Police

<p>Around The World sleduje první světové turné skupiny The Police v letech 1979 a 1980, kdy navštívili šest kontinentů a budovali svou fanouškovskou základnu koncert po koncertu, zemi po zemi, píseň po písni. Mezi jednotlivými vystoupeními film nabízí žoviální pohled na kapelu při cestách po světě a návštěvy místních pamětihodností. Film Around The World je prezent...

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The Magic In Your Mind - U. S. Andersen

<p>Before there was The Law of Attraction or The Secret, there was The Magic in Your Mind by U. S. Andersen. Eckhart Tolle recognized the brilliance of this self-empowerment classic and here presents it anew as the latest volume in his imprint. In clear, crisp, invigorating language, Andersen offers a liberating message for anyone seeking to improve and understand t...

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Life on the Edge

Described by the actress, Joanna Lumley, as "the man with no fear", Tristan spent his whole life living up to the legend. This book tells the story of

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SPENDING WISELY-BUYING HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE POOR

With a special focus on strategic purchasing and contracting of services from nongovernmental providers, this title reviews ways to make public spendi

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My Dogs, My Life: The Life and Legacy of a Travelling Canine Comedy Act

This is a story of adventure, romance and cultural history. It's a story of travel to many parts of the world; performances for TV, in iconic sports a

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The Strangeworlds Travel Agency: The Edge of the Ocean

Pack your suitcase for a magical adventure! Perfect for fans of The Train to Impossible Places and Pages a Co. At the Strangeworlds Travel Agency, e

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World on the Wing

Written from the cutting edge of research into bird migration, A World on the Wing is a landmark work of nature writing that will delight fans of Isab

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History of the World in 100 Objects

In 2010, the BBC and the British Museum embarked on an ambitious project: to tell the story of two million years of human history using one hundred ob

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House on the Edge

A tense thriller that's impossible to put down - perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Fleur Hitchcock. Where has Faith's dad gone? Her brother is ob

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Politics On the Edge

A searing insider’s account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabinet minister and co-presenter of breakout hit podcast The Rest Is Politics ‘The most exceptional political memoir I’ve ever read’ ALAN JOHNSON ‘An instant classic’ MARINA HYDE ‘At last a politician who can write’ SEBASTIAN FAULKS The Times Political Book of the Year Over the...

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The Book of Orchids: A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred Species from Around the World

One in every seven flowering plants on earth is an orchid. Yet orchids retain an air of exotic mystery--and they remain remarkably misunderstood and underappreciated. The orchid family contains an astonishing array of colors, forms, and smells that captiva

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World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon

The sequel to Day of the Dragon, one of the bestselling Warcraftnovels of all time. Night of the Dragonis also the first Warcrafttrade paperback origi

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Adventure of Life

The Adventure of Life is a modern-day spiritual manual that guides us towards understanding the roots of anxiety and confusion, both on a personal level and in society today, and offers the practice of meditation as a tool to centre and harmonise our lives. It introduces us to a modern spiritual lifestyle with focus on health, diet, sport, family life and the workplace.Th...

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Death Note: L, Change the WorLd

L has twenty-three days to live, and twenty-two days to save the world.

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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 - Shafak Elif

Anotace: SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019 `Expect vibrant, vivid and eye-opening descriptions of Middle Eastern life propelled by a tender storyline, all in Shafak`s haunting, beautiful and considered prose` Vanity Fair`Incredibly sensuous and poetic and evocative` Pandora Sykes`Richly uplifting... truly beautiful writing` Nicola Sturgeon`In the first minute follow...

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Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World - Chang Ha-Joon

Anotace: RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arr...

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World Beneath the Sands

A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the ope

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Pleasures Of Pi, E And Other Interesting Numbers, The

Organized into two sections, this book covers infinite series beginning with those that a young child can understand to one that even Isaac Newton, Go

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The Quiet at the End of the World - Lauren Jamesová

Anotace: How far would you go to save those you love? Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking and looking for treasure until a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity s entire...

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Close To The Edge (CD) - Yes

<p>Close to the Edge je reedice pátého studiového alba anglické progresivně rockové skupiny Yes, vydané v roce 1972 u Atlantic Records.<br /><br /> Jon Anderson - Vocals<br /> Chris Squire - Bass<br /> Rick Wakeman - Keyboards<br /> Bill Bruford - Drums<br /> Steve Howe - Guitars<br /><br /> Tracklist:<br /><...

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The Gift of the Magi - Henry O.

Anotace: Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. O. Henry is one of the most popular American writers of the twentieth century and a true master of the short story. This selection of tales ranges from Christmas in New York t...

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