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Mysterious Setting

13,53 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Shiori knows that she was destined to sing - even if she is completely tone-deaf. Forced to give up her dream of becoming a travelling troubadour, she moves to Tokyo at eighteen to forge a career in music, whatever the cost.

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My Heavenly Favourite

21,29 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

SENSATIONAL WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE'It's been a long time since a novel has destroyed me like this . . .One of the boldest writers alive today.' Max Porter'A novel of exquisite discomfort and delicious poetry . . .Made me laugh and gasp . . .I'm in awe.' Brandon Taylor'Rejuvenating, glorious, brilliant. A book about obsession with prose that obsessed me from the first line.' Daisy JohnsonIn the tempestuous summer of 2005, a local veterinarian becomes enraptured by a 14-year-old farmer's daughter - his 'favourite' - as he tends her father's cows.

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How Should One Read a Book

10,62 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

The first time Woolf's essay on the power of reading has been published in a single standalone volume. Small format, highly packaged HB - perfect for till point and Christmas gifting.

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Lou Reed

41,23 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

"The only Lou Reed bio you need to read." -The Washington Post"There have been many biographies of Lou Reed, but Will Hermes has written the definitive life . . .He has brought to the assignment a sharp eye, a clear head, a lucid prose style, and a determination to let Lou be Lou, without judgment." -Lucy Sante, author of Low LifeThe most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master, whose stature grows every year.Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured.

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The Power Of Regret

31,53 €

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A humorous and rousing set of literal and figurative sojourns as well as a mission statement about comprehending, protecting, and truly experiencing the outdoors, fueled by three journeys undertaken by actor, humorist, and New York Times bestselling author Nick Offerman Nick Offerman has always felt a particular affection for the Land of the Free—not just for the people and their purported ideals but to the actual land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything in between that generates the health of your local watershed.

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The Art of the Publisher

11,59 €

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'All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain'In this fascinating memoir and manifesto the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. With his signature erudition and polemical flair, Calasso transcends Adelphi to look at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization.

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Out There Screaming

19,35 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Jordan Peele, the visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates this groundbreaking anthology of brand new stories of Black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of injustice that haunts our world. Featuring an introduction by Jordan Peele and an all-star roster of beloved writers and new voices, Out There Screaming is a master class in horror, and – like his spine-chilling films – its stories prey on everything we think we know about our world, and redefine what it means to be afraid.

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Cult Object, Design Object, Bicycle

44,57 €

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In bicycles, design and technology are increasingly meld, as is particularly evident in the frame and its materials, but also in the drive system used, the suspension and the wheels. The highlights of bicycle design from 1817 to the present day can be traced on the basis of numerous detailed photographs.

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Kala

19,35 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

In the seaside town of Kinlough, on Ireland's west coast, three old friends are thrown together for the first time in years. They - Helen, Joe and Mush - were part of an original group of six inseparable teenagers in the summer of 2003, with motherless, reckless Kala Lanann as their group's white-hot centre.

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Hunting the Falcon

21,29 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

'A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh reality of politics' Amanda Foreman'Better than Wolf Hall because it's all true' Andrew Roberts The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is one of the most remarkable in history: a long courtship followed by a shotgun wedding and then a coronation, ending just short of three years later when a husband s passion turned to such hatred that he simply wanted his wife gone. In Hunting the Falcon, John Guy and Julia Fox examine the most recent archival discoveries and peel back layers of historical myth to present Anne and Henry in startlingly new ways.

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The Bookseller at the End of the World

21,29 €

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Ruth Shaw weaves together stories of the characters who visit her bookshops, musings about favourite books, and bittersweet stories from her full and varied life. She's sailed through the Pacific for years, been held up by pirates, worked at Sydney's Kings Cross with drug addicts and prostitutes, campaigned on numerous environmental issues, and worked the yacht Breaksea Girl with her husband, Lance.

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The Kaiju Preservation Society

13,53 €

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Jurassic Park meets Parks & Recreation in The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi, a thrilling, fast-paced adventure set on an alternate Earth - perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky and Michel Crichton. 'John Scalzi is the most entertaining, accessible writer working in SF today' - Joe Hill, author of The Fireman

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Our Missing Hearts

13,53 €

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The New York Times bestseller, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child. 'It's impossible not to be moved' Stephen King

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The Perfect Golden Circle

12,56 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

'In this folksy, magnetic tale, two outsiders seek healing and enlightenment by creating crop formations in a Wiltshire field ... A memorable hymn to beauty' OBSERVER'The pleasures of this bountiful novel are like a glass of cool water on a parched summer day' THE TIMESEngland, 1989. Over the course of a burning hot summer, two very different men - traumatized Falklands veteran Calvert, and affable, chaotic Redbone - set out nightly in a clapped-out camper van to undertake an extraordinary project.

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The Miracle Of Mindfulness

14,50 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

'The monk who taught the world mindfulness' Time. This is the definitive book on mindfulness from the beloved Zen master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh.

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Book of Colours

11,59 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

A spectacular concept board book from world-renowned artist Oliver Jeffers, based on his million-copy selling, global phenomenon Here We Are! Inspired by the exceptional, award-winning global picture-book phenomenon, Here We Are, comes this irresistible introduction to colours to welcome babies and toddlers to our planet. A perfect gift for families to treasure forever, and a must for all nurseries.

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Home Made Russia

31,96 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has led to widespread sanctions being imposed on Russia. As the effects of these measures begin to take hold, the lives of ordinary Russian people will be subject to the type of austerity they last endured over 30 years ago, following the collapse of the USSR.

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Austerity

15,47 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013. Governments today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse.

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Chasing Light

51,36 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Captured in vivid colour and magnificent quality, the unique moments that photographer Stefan Forster discovers in out-of-the-way places in nature take place on adventurous backcountry trips far from civilisation, with Forster lugging up to 80 pounds in camera gear and camping equipment. With enormous enthusiasm and prepared for anything, he often hikes through remote areas for weeks at a time on his search for the extraordinary.

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Hamnet (anglické vydanie)

13,53 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

TWO EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. A LOVE THAT DRAWS THEM TOGETHER.

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The Weirdest People in the World

19,89 €

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'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the twenty-first century' MATTHEW SYED Do you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network?

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If Cats Disappeared From The World

11,16 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

A beautifully moving tale of loss and reaching out to the ones we love, of one man’s journey to discover what really matters in modern life. Our narrator’s days are numbered.

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The Education of an Idealist

13,53 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack Obama THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY: The New York Times * Time * The Economist * The Washington Post * Vanity Fair * Times Literary Supplement 'What can one person do?' In this vibrant, galvanizing memoir, human rights advocate and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question. As she traces her path from Irish immigrant to war correspondent and activist to eventually becoming the youngest-ever US Ambassador to the United Nations, Power writes with a unique blend of suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits and disarming honesty.

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I Know This to Be True

14,07 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

The I Know This to Be True series is a collection of extraordinary figures from diverse backgrounds answering the same questions, as well as sharing their compelling stories, guiding ideals, and insightful wisdom. The inimitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former associate justice of the US Supreme Court, embodied the power of persistence and integrity.

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Jacinda Ardern. Leading with Empathy

23,23 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Jacinda Ardern was swept to office in 2017 on a wave of popular enthusiasm dubbed 'Jacindamania'. In less than three months, she rose from deputy leader of the opposition to New Zealand's highest office. Her victory seemed heroic.

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Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?

12,56 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Linda Nochlin's seminal essay on women artists is widely acknowledged as the first real attempt at a feminist history of art. Nochlin refused to handle the question of why there had been no 'great women artists' on its own, corrupted, terms.

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Richard Scarry's Funniest Storybook Ever!

16,44 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Get ready to laugh, laugh, laugh, in Richard Scarry's Funniest Storybook Ever! Richard Scarry's classic collection of his funniest stories is back in print! All your favorite Busytown characters are back and getting up to countless silly situations. Whether it's an out-of-control mix-up with Ma Pig's new car, babysitters making accidental exploding fudge, sneaky mice pirates taking over Uncle Willie's ship, or even a talking loaf of bread that baffles Humperdink the Baker and Lowly Worm, young readers will be rolling on the floor with laughter thanks to the hysterical hijinks found in this Funniest Storybook Ever! Note: Includes some stories that also appear in Richard Scarry's Favorite Storybook Ever.

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The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

21,29 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

Discover the very special book that has captured the hearts of millions of readers all over the world. 'Feeling a little blue?

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The Narrative of Trajan's Column

7,28 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

'When the last fire goes out, time too will be finished' Italo Calvino was one of the most joyful and imaginative writers of the twentieth century. Here he muses on what the things we leave behind - whether waxworks or ancient graffiti, enigmatic maps or a crumbling Roman column - tell us about the greater truths of the world, space and time.

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Here We Are

15,47 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

It is Brighton, 1959, and the theatre at the end of the pier is having its best summer season in years. Ronnie, a brilliant young magician, and Evie, his dazzling assistant, are top of the bill, drawing audiences each night.

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Gustav Klimt. Complete Paintings

179,45 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

During his lifetime, Gustav Klimt was a controversial star whose works made passions run high. He stood for Modernism but he also embodied tradition.

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On Marriage

15,47 €

Uvedená cena je platná k 03.07.2024

BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORKER AND KIRKUS 'Devorah Baum is a visionary writer. Her intellectual depth, her emotional precision and her searing insight can only be gathered under an old fashioned word: wisdom' Zadie SmithA shining exploration of why we marry from writer and academic Devorah BaumFor better or worse, for richer for poorer, till death us do part – we’ve always done it and we’re still doing it.