Vstupte do vesmíru plného bohů. Zavedou vás k tajemstvím na dně brazilské přehrady Tucuruí, ukáží vám lásku a odhodlání ve vodou a nenávistí zaplavené Kalifornii, budou vašimi průvodci v pražských ulicích, na Marsu i planetách vzdálených desítky světelných let. Budete s nimi bojovat o holý život a seznámíte se také s těmi, jimž nad hlavami září cizí hvězdy. Bohové jsou všemocní, krutí i laskaví, bezohlední

Prozkoumej všechna tajemná zákoutí džungle! Žije zde mnoho divokých zvířat, velkých a nebezpečných, i malých a roztomilých. Prohlédni si tuto knížku a seznam se s nimi! Hlučné opice řádí v korunách stromů a chameleon se ukrývá mezi listy. Kniha z řady První objevy s obrázky má v každé scéně pohyblivé prvky, díky nimž se děti seznámí s úžasným světem přírody a zároveň si procvičí jemnou motoriku.

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Full of life, color and sound, “Top Shops 2” define the most fashionable neighborhoods the world over. This volume presents the latest in shop design. Visual impact is combined with meaningful integration into each given context, creating ultimate orchestrations of irresistible magnetism and subtle charm. Hundreds of vibrant photographs, floor plans and construction details, with in-depth architectural

Become a super-awesome artist with this fantastic new book. Using real examples of art for inspiration, this great book features 20 exciting art challenges to help you create your own masterpieces. Channel the artistic genius within and you\'ll be painting like Pollock, doodling like Duchamp and creating like Kahlo in no time!

In the cold October of 1917 Margaretha Zelle, alias Mata Hari, the infamous exotic dancer, sits in a prison cell in Paris awaiting trial on charges of espionage, the penalty, death by firing squad. As she waits, Mata Hari tells stories - much like Scheherazade - to buy back her life from her interrogators. From a bleak childhood on the shores of the North Sea, through a loveless marriage to a Dutch

From its roots in Cajun and Creole to the barbecue and smoking techniques of rural communities, Deep South showcases southern cooking as a cuisine that deserves to be heralded alongside that of Italy, France and

Celebrates the bird in art with an international collection of paintings, illustrations and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful

The brightly coloured photographs in this picture book show common minibeasts that most children will be familiar with. Photographs alongside the minibeasts show children grouped and made up to resemble the insect

Helena, physician\'s daughter of humble birth, cures the King of France, and in return is promised the hand of any nobleman she wishes. But the man she chooses, the proud young Bertram, count of Rosillion, flees to Florence, refusing to consent to the forced marriage unless Helena can pass two seemingly impossible

When a senator comes up with a probation program to redeem criminals in the USA, the Supreme Court offers him a chance to prove the feasibility of his idea - by trying it out on the worst Old West villains ever: the Daltons. As usual, it\'s up to Lucky Luke to keep an eye on the terrible four during their month-long trial

Beloved picture book creator and four-time Caldecott Honor-winner Leo Lionni\'s very first story for children, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can\'t find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying

Covering three centuries of unprecedented demographic and economic changes, this textbook is an authoritative and comprehensive view of the shaping of Irish society, at home and abroad, from the famine of 1740 to the present day. The first major work on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a social history perspective, it focuses on the experiences and agency of Irish men, women and children, Catholics

I loved it.\' - RUTH HOGANWhat happens to a story when it ends too soon? But their story ends on page twelve. It\'s a story Eva thought she knew - but as you and she will discover, it\'s not just the ending of the story that she got

You probably haven\'t ever noticed them. But they\'ve noticed you. They notice everything. That\'s their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers\' work habits, the positions of the security guards. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack. They\'re

Farewell Damascus, set in the city during the early 1960s, is both a paean to a beloved homeland and an ode to human dignity. Armed with her customary humor, pathos, and knack for suspense, Ghada Samman fearlessly tackles issues that roil societies across the globe to this

Zažíváme nový fenomén s popularitou příliš nevzdálenou Jaromíru Jágrovi. Ano, máme pocit, že zíráme na zcela novou sportovní divu, která nás okouzlila svou osobností a rovněž strhla sportovními výkony, a navíc jde o ženu neorenesanční! Rodačka z Jablonce píše opravdu velký příběh. Od dětství vzhlíží k mamince, stříbrné v běhu na lyžích z olympiády v Sarajevu 1984, nejen kvůli sportovním výsledkům,

Počas rodinnej návštevy v Cornwalle oslovia súkromného detektíva Cormorana Strikea, aby sa pozrel na prípad zmiznutia Margot Bamboroughovej z roku 1974. Strike sa nikdy predtým nepustil do odloženého prípadu a jeho šance na úspech sú viac než mizivé. Aj napriek tomu sa však rozhodne, že jeden prípad navyše jeho detektívnej agentúre nijako neublíži. Jeho partnerku Robin Ellacottovú okrem detektívnej

A beautifully illustrated guide to the fairy folk of the world, with magical stories, maps revealing their locations and amazing tales of close encounters. Do you think of fairies as small, winged creatures? Well, they can be, but did you know that they can also be tinier than ants or as large as humans? Many do fly, but others, such as the goblin and the gnome, walk on the ground as we do. Magical,