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Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World - Zakaria Fareed
Anotace: Since the end of the Cold War, the world has been shaken to its core three times. 11 September 2001, the financial collapse of 2008 and - most of all - Covid-19. Each was an asymmetric threat, set in motion by something seemingly small, and different from anything the world had experienced before. Lenin is supposed to have said, `There are decades when nothing h...
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The Secret of Cold Hill - Peter James
Anotace: Cold Hill House has been razed to the ground by fire, replaced with a development of ultra-modern homes. Gone with the flames are the violent memories of the house's history, and a new era has begun. Although much of Cold Hill Park is still a construction site, the first two families move into their new houses. For Jason and Emily Danes, this is their forever ...
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The Dictionary of Lost Words - Pip Williams
<p>Sometimes you have to start with what's lost to truly find yourself... Motherless and irrepressibly curious, Esme spends her childhood at her father's feet as he and his team gather words for the very first Oxford English Dictionary. One day, she sees a slip of paper containing a forgotten word flutter to the floor unclaimed. And so Esme begins to collect word...
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (0345472322)
Kniha - autor Carol S. Dweck, 302 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset. Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them wit...
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Daughter of the Pirate King - Tricia Levenseller
<p>A page-turning, seafaring adventure from YA fantasy sensation Tricia Levenseller - the first book in the Daughter of the Pirate King duology Kidnapped my interest from the first chapter and never let it go - Anna Banks, author of Of Triton Seventeen-year-old Alosa, daughter of the feared Pirate King, is on a mission. She must retrieve an ancient hidden map, t...
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Heroes: The myths of the Ancient Greek heroes retold (1405940360)
Kniha - autor Stephen Fry, 496 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná There are Heroes - and then there are Greek Heroes. Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. In this companion to his bestselling M...
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The Colony of Good Hope - Kim Leine
<p>'A superb novel . . . A hugely powerful chronicle of lives lived on the edge' - Sunday Times, Books of the YearIn the tradition of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an immensely powerful historical novel about the first encounters between Danish colonists and Greenlanders in the early eighteenth century, of brutal clashes between priests and pagans and the forces that ...
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The Colony of Good Hope - Kim Leine
Anotace: In the tradition of Conrad's Heart of Darkness, an immensely powerful historical novel about the first encounters between Danish colonists and Greenlanders in the early eighteenth century, of brutal clashes between priests and pagans and the forces that drive each individual towards darkness or light. 1728: The Danish King Fredrik IV sends a governor to Gr...
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Greek Lessons - Kang Han
Anotace: Book of the Year 2023 according to New Yorker, TIME magazine, Kirkus A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian.`Breathtaking . . . She is simply my favourite living writer to read, and think with, and see the world with` Max PorterIn a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek la...
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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Sigmund Freud
<p>This collection of writings is famous for giving us the phrase 'Freudian slip'. It also builds up a strong social history of Vienna and the middle-class social milieu of Freud and his patients. Through a series of case histories, some no longer than a few lines long, Freud explores how it is that normal people make slips of speech, writing, reading and rememberin...
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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Freud Sigmund
Anotace: This collection of writings is famous for giving us the phrase `Freudian slip`. It also builds up a strong social history of Vienna and the middle-class social milieu of Freud and his patients. Through a series of case histories, some no longer than a few lines long, Freud explores how it is that normal people make slips of speech, writing, reading and rememberi...
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Never Give Up : A Life of Adventure, The Autobiography - Grylls Bear
Anotace: In Never Give Up, global adventurer, Chief Scout and TV presenter Bear Grylls immerses readers in some truly remarkable adventures. As Bear shares personal stories from his toughest expeditions, this inspiring autobiography captures the exhilarating reality behind some of his hairiest survival missions.In this eagerly awaited follow up to his Number One bestsell...
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Never Give Up : A Life of Adventure, The Autobiography, 1. vydání - Bear Grylls
<p>In Never Give Up, global adventurer, Chief Scout and TV presenter Bear Grylls immerses readers in some truly remarkable adventures. As Bear shares personal stories from his toughest expeditions, this inspiring autobiography captures the exhilarating reality behind some of his hairiest survival missions. In this eagerly awaited follow up to his Number One bestsel...
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Burn After Writing - Jones Sharon, Jones Sharon
Anotace: Write. Burn. Repeat. Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube...the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Im...
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Wonka - Dahl Roald
Anotace: Before Charlie, before the Chocolate Factory, comes a story of invention and imagination . . . Ever since he was a child, Willy Wonka had dreamed of making chocolate and sharing it with the world. As a young man, he arrives at the world-famous Galeries Gourmet, determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time. But hounded by a trio of jealous choc...
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A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories - Pratchett Terry
Anotace: Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork... A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator o...
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Nobel Prize: the Story of Alfred Nobel and the Most Famous Prize in the World
This book tells the fascinating story of how a few simple instructions in Nobel's will were transformed into a huge philanthropic organization that ho
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The End of the Wasp Season - Mina Denise
Anotace: A savage murder with no apparent motive - DS Morrow`s most challenging case brings her work and home lives dangerously close... From the two-time winner of the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.When wealthy Sarah Erroll dies a violent death at her home in a posh part of Glasgow, the local community is stunned by what appears to be...
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The End of the Wasp Season, 1. vydání - Denise Mina
<p>A savage murder with no apparent motive - DS Morrow's most challenging case brings her work and home lives dangerously close... From the two-time winner of the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award.When wealthy Sarah Erroll dies a violent death at her home in a posh part of Glasgow, the local community is stunned by what appears to be ...
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (PC) DIGITAL
GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: By purchasing the game, you actually get two games now: 1) The original The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, 2) The Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux. Please see this link for details. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game that focuses entirely on exploration and discovery. It co...
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The Return of Agnes of Bohemia - Josef Tomáš
Anotace: The Return of Agnes Przemyslide was written by Josef Tomáš between 1996 and 1999, in Melbourne, Australia, under the influence of one of his visits to Prague, where-as he himself has implied-the sight of the city evoked in him its still-living historical continuity with all the horrors and beauties of its past. The canonization of Agnes Przemyslide, also called ...
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The Return of Agnes of Bohemia - Josef Tomáš
<p>The Return of Agnes Przemyslide was written by Josef Tomáš between 1996 and 1999, in Melbourne, Australia, under the influence of one of his visits to Prague, where—as he himself has implied—the sight of the city evoked in him its still-living historical continuity with all the horrors and beauties of its past. The canonization of Agnes Przemyslide, also called A...
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The Half of it - Madison Beer
<p>A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight--the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won't see on social media. Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a ch...
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The Half of it - Beer Madison
Anotace: A memoir from singer-songwriter Madison Beer, chronicling the past decade of her life spent in the spotlight--the ups, the downs, and the in-betweens that you won`t see on social media.Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have her entire life documented online. Over the past decade, she has navigated the spotlight as a chi...
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Kingdom of the Cursed - Maniscalco Kerri
Anotace: One sister. Two sinful princes. Infinite deception with a side of revenge . . . Welcome to Hell. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling and sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked. With the enigmatic Prince of Wrath at her side, Emilia sold her soul to become Queen of the Wicked and travelled to the Seven ...
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Revolution 1989 : The Fall of the Soviet Empire - Victor Sebestyen
<p>For more than 40 years after the Second World War the Iron Curtain divided Europe physically, with 300 km of walls and barbed wire fences; ideologically, between communism and capitalism; psychologically, between people imprisoned under totalitarian dictatorships and their neighbours enjoying democratic freedoms; and militarily, by two mighty, distrustful power b...
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Revolution 1989 : The Fall of the Soviet Empire - Sebestyen Victor
Anotace: For more than 40 years after the Second World War the Iron Curtain divided Europe physically, with 300 km of walls and barbed wire fences; ideologically, between communism and capitalism; psychologically, between people imprisoned under totalitarian dictatorships and their neighbours enjoying democratic freedoms; and militarily, by two mighty, distrustful power ...
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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe - Carson McCullers
<p>Introducing 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. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean isl...
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Suspects - Pearse Lesley
Anotace: In Willow Close, everyone is a suspect . . .On the day Nina and Conrad Best move into their new home in picture-perfect Willow Close, a body is discovered.Hurrying inside, they see horrified residents gather around a police cordon - one of their neighbours has been brutally killed in the woods.As police interview witnesses, they soon discover each resident hidin...
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Advice that Changed My Life
It only takes a few magical words to solve a big problem, reorient your focus, or change the trajectory of your life.
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Mark of the Ninja (PC) Steam
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options. Will you be an unknown, invisible ghost, or a brutal, silent assassin? Upgrade new tools and...
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Mark of the Ninja (PC) Steam (PC)
In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options. Will you be an unknown, invisible ghost, or a brutal, silent assassin?Upgrade new tools...
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The Island of Missing Trees (0241988721)
Kniha - autor Elif Shafak, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A rich, magical new novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestseller It is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tav...
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The Taste of Blue Light - Lydia Ruffles
Anotace: 'If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it' Louise O'Neill, author of Asking For It <br> What happened to me?<br> Why can't I remember?<br> Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.<br> She doesn't know why her days are c...
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A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories - Terry Pratchett
<p>A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.An exclusive collection of twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, these are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during ...
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A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories - Pratchett Terry
Anotace: Far away and long ago, when dragons still existed and the only arcade game was ping-pong in black and white, a wizard cautiously entered a smoky tavern in the evil, ancient, foggy city of Morpork...A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of ...
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Daughter of the Pirate King (1250144221)
Kniha - autor Tricia Levenseller, 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A 17-year-old pirate captain intentionally allows herself to get captured by enemy pirates in this thrilling young adult tale. There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I've gotten what I came for. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map—the key to a legen...
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The Little Book of Avocado: The ultimate superfood - Hippo! Orange
<p>Life is better with a little avocado on the side.The perfect introduction to this versatile and nutritious fruit that continues to take the world by storm, The Little Book of the Avocado is packed with interesting facts, inspiring quotes and delicious recipes that will help you get the most out of this wonder food.For many, the perfectly ripe avocado holds a god-...
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The Lying Life of Adults - Ferrante Elena
Anotace: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER. Soon to be a NETFLIX Original Series. A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL set in a divided Naples by ELENA FERRANTE, the New York Times best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter. "There's no doubt [the publication of The Lying Life of Adults] will be the literary event of the year."-ELL...
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The Lying Life of Adults - Elena Ferrante
<p>A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER. Soon to be a NETFLIX Original Series. A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL set in a divided Naples by ELENA FERRANTE, the New York Times best-selling author of My Brilliant Friend and The Lost Daughter. "There's no doubt [the publication of The Lying Life of Adults] will be the literary event of the year.”-ELLE Maga...
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Until August - Marquez Gabriel Garcia
Anotace: THE EXTRAORDINARY LOST NOVEL FROM THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA AND ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDESitting alone, overlooking the still and blue lagoon, Ana Magdalena Bach surveys the men of the hotel bar. She is happily married and has no reason to escape the world she has made with her husband and children. And yet, every August, ...
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The Island of Missing Trees - Elif Shafak
<p>A rich, magical novel from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World - now a top ten Sunday Times bestsellerIt is 1974 on the island of Cyprus. Two teenagers, from opposite sides of a divided land, meet at a tavern in the city they both call home. The tavern is the only place that Kostas, who is Greek and Christian, and Defne, w...
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Minerals of the Carpathians - Szakáll Sándor
Anotace: Více než 1000 minerálů se svými nalezišti, 50 typových lokalit, geomorfologický přehled, mineralogická muzea, literatura celé oblasti. Vychází pouze anglicky.An encyclopedic listing of every known mineral species, with paragraph size discussions for each mineral, emphasizing formation conditions of the minerals and major worldwide localities. Of special interest...
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Hell Screen - Akutagawa Rjúnosuke
Anotace: Introducing 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. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterrane...
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Tyranny of the Minority - Steven Levitsky
<p>How has democracy become so threatened – and what can we do to save it?</p> <p>With the clarity and brilliance that made their first book, How Democracies Die, a global bestseller, leading Harvard professors Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt offer a coherent new framework for understanding the dangerous times we live in. They draw on a wealth of exam...
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The Last Hours 3: Chain of Thorns
James and Cordelia must save London-and their marriage-in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel.Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her. In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her...
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The Afghan - Frederich Forsyth
Anotace: When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they are primed for action - but what can they do? They know nothing about the attack: the what, where or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it's impossible to plant someone. Impossible, unless . . . The Afghan is Izmat Khan, a five-year prisoner of Guantanam...
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Inspector Singh Investigates: The Singapore School Of Villainy
The third book in an exciting new international crime series with a truly memorable detective hero
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, Book 3), 1. vydání - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
<p>Concluding the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. Featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth. The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and E...
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Stephen Hawking : Friendship and Physics - Mlodinow Leonard
Anotace: CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE GUARDIAN, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND BBC SCIENCE FOCUS`An intimate, unique, and inspiring perspective on the life and work of one of the greatest minds of our time. Filled with insight, humour, and never-before-told stories, it`s a view of Stephen Hawking that few have seen and all will appreciate` James Clear, author ...
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The Daughter of Auschwitz - Tova Friedman
<p>The harrowing, moving and poignant account of one of the youngest survivors of Auschwitz: a girl who was only five years old when she was sent to an extermination camp, and was one of the few people who entered a gas chamber and lived to tell her story.'I am a survivor. That comes with a survivor's obligation to represent one and half million Jewish children murd...
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The Discomfort of Evening - Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
<p>*WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020* The sensational Dutch bestseller: 'Exceptional' (Financial Times) 'Exhilarating' (Independent) 'Luminous' (Observer) 'Beautifully wild' (Guardian) 'An earthy and irreverent new voice, thrillingly uninhibited' (New York Times) I asked God if he please couldn't take my brother Matthies instead of my rabbit. 'Amen.' ...
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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten.The Tale A few years have passed since our heroes heroically defeated the arch-witch Mortroga. And their lives, like the lives of most peo...
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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 (PC)
Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their destiny. A destiny as yet unwritten.The TaleA few years have passed since our heroes heroically defeated the arch-witch Mortroga. And their lives, like the lives of most peop...
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Love and Freindship: And Other Youthful Writings - Austenová Jane
Anotace: Jane Austen`s brilliant, hilarious - and often outrageous - early stories, sketches and pieces of nonsense, in a beautiful Penguin Classics clothbound edition. Jane Austen`s earliest writing dates from when she was just eleven years, and already shows the hallmarks of her mature work: wit, acute insight into human folly, and a preoccupation with manners, morals ...
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The Summer of Serendipity - McNamarová Ali
Anotace: `Wonderfully romantic, full of mystery and magic. I fell in love with Ballykiltara!` - Cathy BramleyYou`ll find a warm welcome in the latest novel from Ali McNamara, bestselling author of The Little Flower Shop by the Sea and From Notting Hill with Love, ActuallyOne summer, property seeker, Serendipity Parker finds herself on the beautiful west coast of Ireland,...
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This Summer Will Be Different - Fortune Carley
Anotace: PRE-ORDER NOW! ***A glorious and tantalising new escape from #1 New York Times bestselling author of EVERY SUMMER AFTER and MEET ME AT THE LAKE, Carley Fortune. This summer they`ll keep their promise. This summer they won`t give into temptation. This summer will be different.The first time Lucy and Felix met she was on vacation on Prince Edward Island. And a tou...
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Court of the Dead Graphic Novel Shadows of the Underworld englis
Exraile whispers these few words into Queen Gethsemoni's ears, and in doing so kicks off an epic hunt for the diabolical leader of the mysterious Severed Shadow - a group of subversive Underworld zealots.The Court of the Dead: Shadows of the Underworld Original Graphic Novel takes readers on a journey through the twisted underbelly of the Land of the Dead, where the hunge...
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The New New Journalism
Forty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls the "New New Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers. The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. Jon Kra...
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Invitation to a Banquet: The Story of Chinese Food - Fuchsia Dunlop
<p>'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 a...
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