What are conspiracy theories

What Are Conspiracy Theories?

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Conspiracy Theories

Cover-ups and mysteries, are they a mix of wishful thinking and fantasy that grips the attention of millions of people: was JFK assassinated? Why did

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Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously

This volume challenges the prima facie that conspiracy theories are irrational beliefs, and presents fresh perspectives from the philosophical communi

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9/11 Conspiracy Theories (1789464250)

Kniha - autor David Gardner, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The time is right to learn what really happened on 9/11. The time is right to unearth what has been deliberately withheld from the public. Nearly twenty years ago, on 11 September 2001, four passenger aircraft were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon ne...

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A Conspiracy Of Violence : 1 - Gregory Susanna

Anotace: The first adventure in the Thomas Chaloner series.The dour days of Cromwell are over.Charles II is well established at White Hall Palace, his mistress at hand in rooms over the Holbein bridge, the heads of some of the regicides on public display. London seethes with new energy, freed from the strictures of the Protectorate, but many of its inhabitants have lost ...

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Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich

In Rich Dad's Conspiracy of the Rich, Robert Kiyosaki explores why many people are waiting for the political and financial systems of the world to change. He shares his opinion that it's easier to change yourself than to wait for our leaders and systems to change. Is it time for you to take control of your money and your financial future? Is it time to find out what those...

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Lot of People Are Saying

How the new conspiracists are undermining democracy-and what can be done about itConspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today h

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The Conspiracy Theorist´s Puzzle and Activity Book: Puzzling Mysteries and Brain-Teasing Activities - King Jamie

Anotace: This captivating collection of puzzles and trivia, exploring the world`s weirdest events and crazy conspiracies, is sure to set your mind reelingTest your knowledge of US presidents with fiendish trivia questionsSolve clues to discover how the CIA allegedly control their subjectsHelp the reptilian find the right path to its royal throneDiscover some of the most ...

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The Conspiracy Theorist´s Puzzle and Activity Book: Puzzling Mysteries and Brain-Teasing Activities - Jamie King

<p>This captivating collection of puzzles and trivia, exploring the world's weirdest events and crazy conspiracies, is sure to set your mind reelingTest your knowledge of US presidents with fiendish trivia questionsSolve clues to discover how the CIA allegedly control their subjectsHelp the reptilian find the right path to its royal throneDiscover some of the most p...

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Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are explores an unrecognised, but mighty taboo - our tacit conspiracy to ignore who, or what, we really

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Conspiracy : A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire's Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire - Ryan Holiday

<p>Conspiracy theories are legion. Conspiracies are rare. And of the few that do exist, fewer are ever discovered, let alone explained. This story is the exception. In 2016, media giant Gawker was forced to declare bankruptcy after a $140 million dollar judgment in court over an illegally recorded sex tape of Hulk Hogan. The case was no accident: it was the result...

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A Conspiracy of Kings: The fourth book in the Queen´s Thief series - Turner Megan Whalen

Anotace: `Megan Whalen Turner is one of my all-time favorite writers . . . impossible to put down` Holly Black, New York Times bestselling author of The Cruel PrinceSophos, the unwilling prince of Sounis, has disappeared without a trace. Eugenides has never stopped wondering what happened to his friend. Nor has the queen of Eddis, who once offered Sophos her hand. As tim...

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Conspiracy : A True Story of Power, Sex, and a Billionaire`s Secret Plot to Destroy a Media Empire - Holiday Ryan

Anotace: Conspiracy theories are legion. Conspiracies are rare. And of the few that do exist, fewer are ever discovered, let alone explained. This story is the exception. In 2016, media giant Gawker was forced to declare bankruptcy after a $140 million dollar judgment in court over an illegally recorded sex tape of Hulk Hogan. The case was no accident: it was the result ...

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Rationality : What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - Steven Pinker

<p>In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures and conspiracy theorizing? In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliche that humans are simply an ir...

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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt´s Lessons in Love and Disobedience - Stonebridge Lyndsey

Anotace: This bold new take on the life and ideas of political philosopher Hannah Arendt explores her lessons for living in an age of uncertainty`Exhilarating, brilliant and utterly original` PHILIPPE SANDS, author of East West Street`Beautifully written... Biography at its best`EDDIE GLAUDE, author of Begin AgainThe violent unease of today`s world would have been all to...

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Rationality : What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - Stabenow Cornelia, Pinker Steven, Pinker Steven

Anotace: In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures and conspiracy theorizing?In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliche that humans are simply an irr...

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Norms and Necessity

Philosophical theories often hinge on claims about what is necessary or possible. But what are possibilities and necessities, and how could we come to

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Normative Reasons

What are reasons to do something? This study assesses and critiques the current theories of normative reasons and provides a new theory of reasons as

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Adjustment Day - Chuck Palahniuk

<p>The author of Fight Club takes America beyond our darkest dreams in this timely satire. People pass the word only to those they trust most: Adjustment Day is coming. They've been reading a mysterious blue-black book and memorising its directives. They are ready for the reckoning. In this ingeniously comic work, Chuck Palahniuk's first novel in four years, he...

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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor - Hank Green

Anotace: The magnificent sequel to Hank Green's #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel, An Absolutely Remarkable Thing The statues disappeared in an instant. While they were on Earth, they caused confusion and destruction without ever lifting a finger. They also contributed to the untimely death of April May: a young woman who stumbled into their path, naming th...

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We Had To Remove This Post - Bervoets Hanna

Anotace: To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst - but Kayleigh needs money. That's why she takes a job working for a social media platform whose name she isn't allowed to mention. Her job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories, and deciding which need to be removed. It's gruelling work. Kayleigh and her ...

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We Had To Remove This Post - Hanna Bervoets

<p>To be a content moderator is to see humanity at its worst &amp;horbar; but Kayleigh needs money. That’s why she takes a job working for a social media platform whose name she isn’t allowed to mention. Her job: reviewing offensive videos and pictures, rants and conspiracy theories, and deciding which need to be removed.It’s gruelling work. Kayleigh and her col...

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Deus Ex: GOTY

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time i...

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Deus Ex: GOTY (PC)

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the t...

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The Constant Gardener - le Carré John

Anotace: Tessa Quayle, a brilliant and beautiful young social activist, has been found brutally murdered by Lake Turkana in Nairobi. The rumours are that she was faithless, careless, but her husband Justin, a reserved, garden-loving British diplomat, refuses to believe them. As he sets out to discover what really happened to Tessa, he unearths a conspiracy more disturbin...

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Numero Zero - Umberto Eco

Anotace: 1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of II Duce's death remain shrouded in confusion and controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonn...

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Numero Zero - Umberto Eco

<p>1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of II Duce's death remain shrouded in confusion and controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate. As Colonna...

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Corpora in Applied Linguistics

Corpus linguistics is leading to the development of theories about language which challenge existing orthodoxies in applied linguistics. However, there are also many questions which should be examined and debated: how big should a corpus be? Is the data from a corpus reliable? What are its applications for language teaching? Corpora in Applied Linguistics exams these and ...

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Konspirační teorie

V Konspiračních teoriích (Conspiracy Theories, 2019) autor rigorózně a přitom srozumitelně objasňuje, jaká je povaha těchto teorií, proč jsou tak populární a v čem tkví příčiny jejich škodlivosti. Quassim Cassam je profesorem filosofie na University of Warwick; předtím učil v Cambridge, na University College London, a téměř dvacet let v Oxfordu. Původně se věnoval tématů...

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Konspirační teorie - Quassim Cassam

Anotace: V Konspiračních teoriích (Conspiracy Theories, 2019) autor rigorózně a přitom srozumitelně objasňuje, jaká je povaha těchto teorií, proč jsou tak populární a v čem tkví příčiny jejich škodlivosti. <br><br> Quassim Cassam je profesorem filosofie na University of Warwick; předtím učil v Cambridge, na University College London, a téměř dvacet let v Oxf...

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Konspirační teorie - Quassim Cassam

<p>V Konspiračních teoriích (Conspiracy Theories, 2019) autor rigorózně a přitom srozumitelně objasňuje, jaká je povaha těchto teorií, proč jsou tak populární a v čem tkví příčiny jejich škodlivosti. <br /><br /> Quassim Cassam je profesorem filosofie na University of Warwick; předtím učil v Cambridge, na University College London, a téměř dvacet let v ...

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The Saturday Night Ghost Club - Davidson Craig

Anotace: An irresistible and bittersweet coming-of-age story in the vein of Stranger Things and Stand by Me about a group of misfit kids who spend an unforgettable summer investigating local ghost stories and urban legendsA celebration of the secret lives of children, both their wonders and their horrors . . . Immensely enjoyable, piercingly clever, and satisfyingly soul...

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - Graeber David

Anotace: For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century ...

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The Cassandra Compact - Robert Ludlum

Anotace: "What they're going to do, I would never have believed it. It's insanity!" They were the last words spoken by Yuri Danko, an officer in the medical division of Russia's security service, before his body was ripped apart by a spray of assassin's bullets. Now Covert-One's Jon Smith has Danko's classified papers, and he'...

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The Cassandra Compact

"What they're going to do, I would never have believed it. It's insanity!" They were the last words spoken by Yuri Danko, an officer in the medical division of Russia's security service, before his body was ripped apart by a spray of assassin's bullets. Now Covert-One's Jon Smith has Danko's classified papers, and he's unearthed a terrifying global conspiracy. A Serb terr...

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The Cassandra Compact - Robert Ludlum

<p>"What they're going to do, I would never have believed it. It's insanity!" They were the last words spoken by Yuri Danko, an officer in the medical division of Russia's security service, before his body was ripped apart by a spray of assassin's bullets. Now Covert-One's Jon Smith has Danko's classified papers, and he's unearthed a terrifying global cons...

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The Madness of Crowds (1529379393)

Kniha - autor Louise Penny, 448 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The incredible new book in Louise Penny's #1 bestselling Chief Inspector Gamache series. When Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is asked to provide crowd control at a statistics lecture given at the Universite de l'Estrie in Quebec, he is dubious. Why ask the head of homicide to provide security ...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC. Mini-scenario The world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pac...

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Realpolitiks - New Power DLC (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

New Power injects fresh content and realism into the world of Realpolitiks. A mini-scenario featuring an actual nuclear threat, Non-Governmental Organizations that try to influence politics and new features for creating larger territorial units are all highlights of this DLC.Mini-scenarioThe world gazed in terror as yet another powerful shock wave spread through the Pacif...

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The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule - Angela Sainiová

<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023 'I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book' Sathnam Sanghera 'By thinking about gendered inequality as rooted in something unalterable within us, we fail t...

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - David Graeber

<p>For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century a...

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The Sundew

Shibukawa, capital of Japan, 2054. Water drips from the cracked ceiling onto the edge of your bed as the incessant rain masks the whine of a refrigerator and the neon hum of the city outside. You don’t recognise the heavy breath in your ear nor the warmth of the body lying next to you... The world’s gone to hell, and it’s taking you down with it. Welcome...

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The Sundew (PC)

Shibukawa, capital of Japan, 2054. Water drips from the cracked ceiling onto the edge of your bed as the incessant rain masks the whine of a refrigerator and the neon hum of the city outside. You don&rsquo;t recognise the heavy breath in your ear nor the warmth of the body lying next to you...The world&rsquo;s gone to hell, and it&rsquo;s taking you down with ...

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The Fourth Turning

First came the postwar High, then the Awakening of the '60s and '70s, and now the Unraveling. This audacious and provocative book tells us what to expect just beyond the start of the next century. Are you ready for the Fourth Turning? Strauss and Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it. In "The Fourth Turning, they apply their generational theorie...

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Unfair Advantage

On the heels of his 2010 New York Times bestseller Conspiracy of the Rich, Robert Kiyosaki takes a new and hard-hitting look at the factors that impact people from all walks of life as they struggle to cope with change and challenges that impact their financial world. In Unfair Advantage -- The Power of Financial Education Robert underscores his messages and challenges r...

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Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny - Tomasello Michael

Anotace: "A landmark in our understanding of human development."?Paul Harris, author of Trusting What You´re Told"Magisterial...Makes an impressive argument that most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general chronology in which these traits appear can...be identified."?Wall Street JournalVirtually all theories of how humans have bec...

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Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World, 1. vydání - Naomi Kleinová

<p>*THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, AND PROSPECT*'If I had to name a single book that makes sense of these last few dark years, it would be this one' New York Times'A deeply compelling read ... urgent and necessary' Evening StandardNaomi Klein, author of era-defining bestsellers, The Shock ...

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Sword Catcher - Cassandra Clare

Anotace: In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power and the next hedonistic thrill. Kel is an orphan, stolen from the life he knew to become the Sword-Catcher - the body-double of a royal heir, Prince Conor Aurelian. He has been raised alongside the pr...

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Frank and Drake - Special Edition

Combining the narrative adventure game Frank and Drake with its Original Soundtrack. Frank and Drake are brought together by unknown forces in a conspiracy that threatens them both. Sharing the same apartment, though destined never to meet, they must work together to uncover the mystery shrouding both their existences. Frank is the super of a run-down apartment blo...

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Frank and Drake - Special Edition (PC)

Combining the narrative adventure game Frank and Drake with its Original Soundtrack.Frank and Drake&nbsp;are brought together by unknown forces in a conspiracy that threatens them both. Sharing the same apartment, though destined never to meet, they must work together to uncover the mystery shrouding both their existences.Frank is the super of a run-down apartment blo...

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Sword Catcher - Cassandra Clare

<p>Two outcasts find themselves at the centre of world-altering change in the start of a riveting epic fantasy series from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shadowhunter Chronicles.In the vibrant city-state of Castellane, the richest of nobles and the most debauched of criminals have one thing in common: the constant search for wealth, power and the...

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On Description - Alice Jedličková

Anotace: There are probably not many readers who would cherish their memories of writing a description at school... <br> Nevertheless, hardly anyone would deny that we cannot do without descriptions in everyday face-to-face dialogues - though only a few of us may be able to reflect on the process of describing, and to judge to what extent it is influenced by the ci...

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On Description

There are probably not many readers who would cherish their memories of writing a description at school… Nevertheless, hardly anyone would deny that we cannot do without descriptions in everyday face-to-face dialogues – though only a few of us may be able to reflect on the process of describing, and to judge to what extent it is influenced by the circumstances surrounding...

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On Description - Alice Jedličková

<p>There are probably not many readers who would cherish their memories of writing a description at school…</p><p>Nevertheless, hardly anyone would deny that we cannot do without descriptions in everyday face-to-face dialogues – though only a few of us may be able to reflect on the process of describing, and to judge to what extent it is influenced by th...

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How Philosophy Works - neuveden

Anotace: What is the meaning of life? Are weI truly free? How can we make ethical choices? Discover the answers to life`s greatest questions. Demystifying the key ideas of the world`s greatest philosophers, and exploring all of the most important branches of philosophical thought in a uniquely visual way, this book is the perfect introduction to the history of philosoph...

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Reimagining Time: A Light-Speed Tour of Einstein's Theory of Relativity - Tanya Bub

A quirky, funny, and accessible blend of science and art that delves into the heart of Einstein’s theory of relativity “A fascinating introduction to the core concepts of special relativity. The unique illustrated format and elegant writing will appeal to readers who have not encountered these ideas before.”&amp;horbar;Chad Orzel, author of How to Teach Quantum Physi...

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How Economics Works: The Concepts Visually Explained - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Discover everything you need to know about Economics. What is Economics? Why do consumers borrow and save? How do economic systems work? Money and investing can be daunting. This book covers all of the key aspects of economic theory and history.How Economics Works brings you the facts visually explained.With this simple Economics book, you can find: An introducti...

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The Curator - King Owen

Anotace: Half fairy tale and half historical account of a revolution that never was, Owen King`s The Curator is full of sly humor, sensuality, and strangeness - Holly BlackFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjure...

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The Curator - Owen King

<p>Half fairy tale and half historical account of a revolution that never was, Owen King's The Curator is full of sly humor, sensuality, and strangeness - Holly BlackFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjurer...

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The Curator - King Owen

Anotace: Half fairy tale and half historical account of a revolution that never was, Owen King`s The Curator is full of sly humor, sensuality, and strangeness - Holly BlackFrom Sunday Times bestselling author Owen King comes a Dickensian fantasy of illusion and charm where cats are revered as religious figures, thieves are noble, scholars are revolutionaries, and conjure...

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