An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it. The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door. Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic. Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel. Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.

Classic / British English (Available February 2008) Sheherezade is beautiful and clever. She also knows a thousand and one wonderful stories. Her husband wants to kill her, but he can't. Sheherezade tells him stories about a clever servant girl and a boy judge, about Ali Baba and Aladdin. What happens next? Her husband wants to know. He listens and she lives.

Babi Badalov je básnik a umelec, ktorý zbavuje jazyk štatútu exkluzívnej komodity a mení ho na dar, na krádež, na exkrement, na odpad. Používaním výlučne nájdených vecí, na ktoré zaznamenáva svoju orna-mentálnu poéziu sníma z jazyka auru posvätnosti a glorifikácie. Prostredníctvom svojej vizuálnej poézie vytvára jazyk, ktorý nie je objektívnou reflexiou súčasnosti, ale ktorý sa snaží prehovoriť pravdu k jeho moci. Je intelektuálom. Postavou, ktorá pracuje z exilu, z periférie, na okraji. Nie je profesionálom vo vybranej oblasti, ale nepozvaným outsiderom, ktorý na rozdiel od insidera nesleduje svoje individuálne záujmy, a ktorý svojím konaním láme limity ľudského myslenia. Poháňa ho viera, že nič nie je dané, neexistuje len jedna pravda a všetko je dovolené. Kristína Orsághová.

In HIPPIE, his most autobiographical novel to date, Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to re-live the dream of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order - authoritarian politics, conservative modes of behavior, excessive consumerism, and an unbalanced concentration of wealth and power. Following the "three days of peace and music" at Woodstock, the 1969 gathering in Bethel, NY that would change the world forever, hippie paradises began to emerge all around the world. In the Dam Square in Amsterdam, long-haired young people wearing vibrant clothes and burning incense could be found meditating, playing music and discussing sexual liberation, the expansion of consciousness and the search for an inner truth. They were a generation refusing to live the robotic and unquestioning life that their parents had known. At this time, Paulo is a young, skinny Brazilian with a goatee and long, flowing hair who wants to become a writer. He sets off on a journey in search of freedom and a deeper meaning for his life: first, with a girlfriend, on the famous "Death Train to Bolivia," then on to Peru and later hitchhiking through Chile and Argentina. His travels take him further, to the famous square in Amsterdam, where Paulo meets Karla, a Dutch woman also in her 20s. She convinces Paulo to join her on a trip to Nepal, aboard the Magic Bus that travels across Europe and Central Asia to Kathmandu. They embark on a journey in the company of fascinating fellow travelers, each of whom has a story to tell, and each of whom will undergo a transformation, changing their priorities and values, along the way. As they travel together, Paulo and Karla explore their own relationship, an awakening on every level that brings each of them to a choice and a decision that sets the course for their lives thereafter.

No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling we gaze in wonder as wise Athena is born from the cracking open of the great head of Zeus and follow doomed Persephone into the dark and lonely realm of the Underworld. We shiver when Pandora opens her jar of evil torments and watch with joy as the legendary love affair between Eros and Psyche unfolds. Mythos captures these extraodinary myths for our modern age - in all their dazzling and deeply human relevance. ___________ 'Ebullient and funny' The Times 'Entertaining and edifying' Daily Telegraph 'A rollicking good read' Independent 'Fry exhibits enormous erudition and enthusiasm' Mail on Sunday 'Fry takes us from Zeus to Athena with humour. The Greek gods of the past become relatable as pop culture, modern literature and music are woven throughout. Joyfully informal yet full of the literary legacy' Guardian.

Izgalmas és egyszerre tartalmas anyanyelvi történetek a hétköznapok hőseiről. Az újságcikkek kiszótárazva várják a nyelvtanulókat, hogy az élő nyelv szófordulatait könnyebben megismerhessék. Ezen kívül könnyed lexikai gyakorlatok szakítják meg a szövegeket, melyek a szórakoztatáson túl az olvasott kifejezések elsajátítását segítik. A kötetet középfokra készülőknek éppúgy ajánljuk, mint azoknak akik már letették a nyelvvizsgát vagy érettségit, sőt végzős nyelvtanároknak is, akik tudásukat szinten akarják tartani és az egyetemen nem tanított mindenféle nyelvi csemegékre szeretnének bukkanni.

A warmly humane look at universal questions of belonging, infused with humour, from the bestselling author of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.Sal used to know his place with his adoptive gay father, their loving Mexican American family, and his best friend, Samantha. But it's senior year, and suddenly Sal is throwing punches, questioning everything, and realizing he no longer knows himself. If Sal's not who he thought he was, who is he? 'Friendships, family, grief, joy, rage, faith, doubt, poetry, and love - this complex and sensitive book has room for every aspect of growing up!' Margarita Engle, author of The Surrender Tree `... another stellar, gentle look into the emotional lives of teens on the cusp of adulthood' Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: `... a smart, intelligent, engaging coming-of-age story and a deep, thoughtful exploration of identity and sexuality' The Book Smugglers `Meticulous pacing and finely nuanced characters underpin the author's gift for affecting prose that illuminates the struggles within relationships' Kirkus Reviews, starred review

The New York Times bestselling author draws from his popular show #AskGaryVee to offer surprising, often outrageous, and imminently useful and honest answers to everything you've ever wanted to know-and more-about navigating the new world. Gary Vaynerchuk-the inspiring and unconventional entrepreneur who introduced us to the concept of crush it-knows how to get things done, have fun, and be massively successful. A marketing and business genius, Gary had the foresight to go beyond traditional methods and use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to reach an untapped audience that continues to grow. #AskGaryVee showcases the most useful and interesting questions Gary has addressed on his popular show. Distilling and expanding on the podcast's most urgent and evergreen themes, Gary presents practical, timely, and timeless advice on marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and everything else you've been afraid to ask but are dying to know.Gary gives you the insights and information you need on everything from effectively using Twitter to launching a small business, hiring superstars to creating a personal brand, launching products effectively to staying healthy-and even buying wine. Whether you're planning to start your own company, working in digital media, or have landed your first job in a traditional company, #AskGaryVee is your essential guide to making things happen in a big way.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating graded material that will encourage students to read. _Suffragette_ is adapted from the 2015 film of the same name and tells the inspiring story of the struggle for women's right to vote in early twentieth century Britain.

The Ridiculous Precieuses * The School for Husbands * The School for Wives * The Critique of the School for Wives * The Versailles Impromptu * Tartuffe * Don Juan This memorable collection gathers the plays of the great social satirist and playwright Moliere, representing the many facets of his genius and offering a superb introduction to the comic inventiveness, richness of prose, and insight that make up Moliere s enduring legacy to theater, literature, and the world. Translated and with an Introduction by Donald M. Frame, a Foreword by Virginia Scott, and a New Afterword"

Who wants to go on a trip to London? You? Then join us on our A-Z journey through this ancient and modern city. London is a city which is full of surprises and there’s always something to see and do in this exciting capital. If you like art or nature, sport or culture, food or museums then this is the place for you! So, what are you waiting for? Let’s start our journey now and discover everything there is to know about London! Syllabus Vocabulary areas Art, nature, museums, sport, culture and traditions, food, people, transport Notions and concepts Describing places, Describing events, Talking about traditions, Describing different means of transport, Making suggestions, Likes and dislikes, Making an itinerary, Describing typical things to eat Other Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions, Comparatives and superlatives, Present simple, Past simple, Present perfect – Gerunds.

Le classique inquiétant envoutera centainement les jeunes lecteurs… Themes: Mystere, Sentiments Dans cet ouvrage: des dossiers culturels; un glossaire des mots et expressions diffi ciles; des exercices DELF; des activités ludiques tres variées. La Vénus d’Ille fait partie de la littérature fantastique. Cette histoire se passe dans le Roussillon, au sud de la France. Une statue en bronze peut-elle épouser puis assassiner un homme ? Le doute persiste chez le lecteur.

Des péripéties a la chaîne pour de jeunes lecteurs assoifés d’aventure ! Themes: Sentiments, Projets Dans cet ouvrage: des dossiers culturels; un glossaire des mots et expressions difficiles; des activités ludiques tres variées; des activités type DELF. Alex, Aurélie et Florence veulent aider le professeur Peng a retrouver une ville disparue: Karminia. Ils partent au mont Ventoux a la recherche d’indices, mais pendant leur exploration une mauvaise rencontre met leur vie en péril. Feront-ils preuve de courage ? Si tu aimes l’aventure, n’attends pas plus longtemps ! Joins-toi a nos amis dans leur expédition !

Los caracteres de esta comedia poseen una dimensión universal. En esta publicación vas a encontrar: Información sobre la vida de Leandro Fernández de Moratín; Documentación sobre el ambiente y el contexto; Glosario con las palabras y expresiones difíciles; Actividades de comprensión; Preparación al DELE; Test final Temas: Amor, Matrimonio, Educación Autoridad, Libre albedrío, Honor, Sociedad Dona Francisca va a casarse con un hombre mayor que ella bajo la presión de su madre, aunque está enamorada de un joven oficial. Esta obra es un alegato contra los métodos educativos del siglo XVIII y gira alrededor de los principales temas de actualidad de la época: el respeto de los convencionalismos y normas sociales, el derecho al matrimonio por amor, el conflicto de la autoridad paterna, y el papel de la mujer en la sociedad.

Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef is a tribute to three-michelin star restaurant, Osteria Francescana and the twenty-five year career of its chef, Massimo Bottura.

Zrcadlový text vám přináší napínavý příběh jak v českém tak anglickém jazyce – na levé straně knihy je původní text, na pravé jeho překlad do češtiny. Ideální čtení nejen na dovolenou, u kterého se pobavíte, ale navíc se procvičíte v angličtině! Klasický příběh je převyprávěn pro dnešní čtenáře, s využitím běžné angličtiny. Text je navíc doplněn užitečnými poznámkami pod čarou, které čtenáře upozorní na důležitá anglická slovní spojení. Doporučujeme všem mírně pokročilým k procvičení pochopení anglického textu.

Zrcadlový text vám přináší napínavý příběh jak v českém tak anglickém jazyce – na levé straně knihy je původní text, na pravé jeho překlad do češtiny. Ideální čtení nejen na dovolenou, u kterého se pobavíte, ale navíc se procvičíte v angličtině! Klasický příběh je převyprávěn pro dnešní čtenáře, s využitím běžné angličtiny. Text je navíc doplněn užitečnými poznámkami pod čarou, které čtenáře upozorní na důležitá anglická slovní spojení. Doporučujeme všem mírně pokročilým k procvičení pochopení anglického textu.

In his book Josef Hrdlička opens the question of what exactly constitutes Exile Poetry, and indeed whether it amounts to a category as fundamental as Romantic or Bucolic lyricism. He covers the intricately complex and diverse topic of exile by exploring selected literary texts from antiquity to the present, giving due attention to writers that have influenced the exile discourse; from Ovid, Goethe and Baudelaire to the thinkers and poets of the 20th century like Adorno or Saint-John Perse. Against this backdrop of exile poetics, he turns his attention to Czech poets who left their homeland after the Communist Coup of 1948 and were notable contributors to Czech literature abroad. Hrdlička considers the works of Ivan Blatný, Milada Součková, Ivan Diviš and Petr Král, to show the continuity and changes in the western poetic tradition and expressions of exile.

Agal’s desire to save his mother rushes him to the Dead Woods. However, he is yet to find the fate that awaits him during his unicorn hunt. Instead of the award for the hunt, he has to face the battle against the dark powers of the wood as well as the battle with his own inner demons. Agal blames himself more than once for the journey he decided to take. Facing his own death, the potter’s son grows into a human being that possesses amazing magical abilities and virtues of the ancient symbols. Nevertheless, the border between the good and bad is too small. It is only Agal himself that can decide whether his newly acquired power will serve a larger purpose or whether the vision of his own power will tragically engulf him.

L'anno e il 1986, il luogo e la Repubblica Socialista Cecoslovacca, in una piccola citta ai confini con l'Ungheria. L'undicenne Alžbeta ci racconta nel suo diario la propria fede nel Futuro Comunista: essere una Pioniera non e solo un obbligo scolastico, e una missione! Significa istruirsi, fare buone azioni, dire solo la verita… anche se non sempre il mondo accoglie bene questo sincero zelo, e non tutto intorno ad Alžbeta e come sembra. Compresa la sua stessa famiglia. Tra ricordi dai tratti autobiografici e affresco storico, "Dal diario di una piccola comunista" ci accoglie in un mondo ormai scomparso, che nelle pagine e vivo, colorato ed emozionante, grazie alla forza di una voce bambina.

Three years have passed since the events narrated in Little Women, and the four March sisters are approaching adulthood, with all its accompanying challenges and expectations. Meg is preparing for her wedding, Beth continues to struggle with her health, Jo is more than ever devoting herself to literature and Amy is about to go on a tour of Europe with her aunt. Their experiences, hopes and ambitions are set in counterpoint to each other, until the whole family is brought together by tragedy and misfortune. Following on the immediate commercial success of Little Women, Good Wives completes the story of the March sisters and their friend Laurie, and is, together with its prequel, Louisa May Alcott's crowning achievement and one of the most popular young-adult tales ever written.

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'After all what can we ever gain in forever looking back and blaming ourselves if our lives have not turned out quite as we might have wished?' In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the English countryside and into his past...A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's beautiful and haunting evocation of life between the wars in a Great English House, of lost causes and lost love. The Remains of the Day is now available as a Faber Modern Classics edition.

This miniature version of Men, Stefan Mays charged compilation of male nudes, contains all the energy, vitality and thrill of its precursor. And, it still contains all the delightful photographs that made the larger volume so delectable. Yet, this s pecial diminutive format makes it more affordable and accessible, as well as, more convenient to shelve and browse. Stefan May commissioned by magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Max and Amica, also works for major advertising clients.

Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan is a concept that will change the way you look at the world. Black Swans underlie almost everything, from the rise of religions, to events in our own personal lives. A Black Swan i s a highly improbable event with three principle characteristics: it is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random and more predictable than it was. The astonishing succ ess of Google was a black swan; so was 9/11. And why do we alwaysignore the phenomenon of Black Swans until after they occur? As Nassim Nicholas Taleb reveals, we arehard-wired notto truly estimate risk, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify, nar rate, and categorize and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the "impossible". In this revelatory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we dont know, and shows us how to face the world.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie o bmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.

A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the imag e of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, "Lord of the Flies" is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.

In the long hot summer of 1939 Britain is preparing for war. But on a riverside farm in Suffolk there is excitement of another kind: Mrs Pretty, the widowed farmer, has had her hunch proved correct that the strange mounds on her land hold buried treasure. As the dig proceeds against a background of mounting national anxiety, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary find... John Preston's recreation of the Sutton Hoo dig - the greatest Anglo-Saxon discovery ever in Britain - brilliantly and comically dramatizes three months of intense activity when locals fought outsiders, professionals thwarted amateurs, and love and rivalry flourished in equal measure.

Born in Illinois in 1886, Edward Weston opened a studio in California in 1911 where he achieved success as a commercial photographer, making portraits in the popular soft-focus, pictorialist style of the time. By the early 1920s, Weston had become dissatisfied with these 'false', retouched and manipulated images, and after meeting Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand and Charles Sheeler in 1922, began to adopt a more straightforward, realistic style of photography. In 1922 Weston took photographs of the Armco Steelworks in Ohio and his break with pictorialism is evident in the simplicity and clarity of his sharply focused image of a row of smokestacks. The following year, Weston moved to Mexico where he continued to experiment with 'straight photography' in a series of nude studies of Tina Modotti, his lover and collaborator over the next few years. Modotti introduced him to the artists Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco who influenced Weston to develop his modernist style. In the later 1920s and 30s Weston worked on his well-known series of close-up still lifes which included abstract, formally precise images of shells, peppers and artichokes and other natural forms. Photographing on a large format camera with exposures of up to four hours and with only natural light, Weston's preoccupation with form and pattern is also evident in his nude studies (particularly of his second wife Charis Wilson) and in his landscapes. In 1937, Weston embarked on a period of sustained work on the American West enabled by the award of a Guggenheim grant - the first ever awarded to a photographer. Weston continued to concentrate on broad, dramatic landscapes towards the end of his life and took his last photographs at Point Lobos in 1948, two years after developing Parkinson's Disease. Edward Weston died at home on January 1, 1958. The essay by Amy Conger concentrates on the relationship between Edward Weston's nudes and his work in other genres (particularly the still-life). Throughout the book, the juxtaposition of Weston's still-lifes and landscapes with his various nude studies highlights the continuities which are evident in Weston's photography - regardless of the subject matter - and which Conger attributes to Weston's overwhelming interest in form. This new approach to Weston's work, illustrated with many beautiful and striking images, makes this book not only an introduction to Weston's photography, but also of interest to the specialist.

The world appears to be divided into cat and dog lovers, but fortunately Walter Chandoha, the 20th century's greatest pet photographer found himself happily in the middle. He loved these intriguing creatures equally for their unique beauty and individualism, and as subjects to photograph in a career spanning over 70 years. While working on his critically acclaimed TASCHEN book Cats, Chandoha handpicked his favorite dog photos for a potential follow-up title, putting into carefully marked boxes hundreds of contact sheets, prints, and color transparencies, many unseen for at least 50 years, and some totally unseen. Chandoha sadly passed away in 2019 at the age of 98, but his legacy lives on in this dashing sequel dedicated to man's best friend. "Walter Chandoha's photographs of dogs are compelling not just because dogs have an inherent charm, but because the person behind the camera was a master of his craft," writes the photography critic Jean Dykstra in the book's introduction. We see terriers, collies, beagles, bloodhounds, poodles, small dogs, big dogs, show dogs, working dogs, and many more, featuring over 60 breeds photographed in both black-and-white and glorious Kodachrome.Spanning a 50-year period, the book is divided into six sections, and each chapter reveals Chandoha's exceptional combination of technique, versatility, and soul. The opening chapter "In the Studio" focuses on formal portraiture; next it's "Strike a Pose" where our canine companions ham it up for the camera; in "Out and About" they get to roam and play, often photographed with Chandoha's own children; next it's "Best in Show" with Chandoha using his reportage skills to capture vintage dog shows from the Mad Men era; in "Tails from the City," the dogs are hitting the streets of mid-century New York; and in the closing chapter "Country Dogs," it's back to nature, the fields, and the beaches. Dogs is an unleashed photographic tribute to these lovable and loyal creatures.

What could a lacemaker have in common with vascular surgeons? A Savile Row tailor with molecular scientists? A fighter pilot with jazz musicians? At first glance, very little. But Roger Kneebone is the expert on experts, having spent a lifetime finding the connections. In Expert, he combines his own experiences as a doctor with insights from extraordinary people and cutting-edge research to map out the path we're all following - from 'doing time' as an Apprentice, to developing your 'voice' and taking on responsibility as a Journeyman, to finally becoming a Master and passing on your skills. As Kneebone shows, although each outcome is different, the journey is always the same. Whether you're developing a new career, studying a language, learning a musical instrument or simply becoming the person you want to be, this ground-breaking book reveals the path to mastery.