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Chiny, XI wiek. Zaślepiony pragnieniem nieśmiertelności cesarz Renzong z dynastii Song pojmał święte zwierzę – Feniksa. Tym samym ściągnął na swój lud straszliwy gniew smoka Yinglonga. Cesarstwo pogrążyło się w chaosie, wyniszczane wojną i głodem. Żądzę zemsty wielkiego węża cesarz załagodzić może tylko największym z możliwych poświęceń. Czy oddając bóstwu jedynego syna zdoła powstrzymać siły przeznaczenia? Dworski dramat wpłynie na losy kilku pokoleń, a finał znajdzie w wa...

Bird Haven Farm: The Story of an Original American Garden offers a four-season portrait of a singular private landscape opened regularly for Garden Conservancy tours. Author Janet Mavec guides readers through meadows, orchards, woodland edges, and intimate enclosures shaped over two decades on a historic property once owned by the publisher behind the Nancy Drew mysteries. Photographs by Ngoc Minh Ngo dwell on structure and mood—stone walls catching morning light, pollinator ...

The Panzerjäger Tiger (P) was a powerful tank destroyer fielded in small numbers by the Wehrmacht. As indicated by the Panzerjäger Tiger (P) name, this series of 90 vehicles was based on an early design of the Panzer VI Tiger tank, specifically the unsuccessful tank design prototype by Ferdinand Porsche. In fact, as initially fielded, the series of giant tank killers was given the name Ferdinand. After disappointing performance at Kursk, the 48 surviving Ferdinands were retur...

Huts Full of Character reveals 52 Alpine retreats, offering travel and hiking tips for mountain exploration. This photo-heavy guidebook invites readers to an unparalleled hut holiday. These huts are small Alpine hotels or bed and breakfasts that offer food and accommodations to travelers, hikers, and mountaineers. The book unveils 52 captivating Alpine retreats across • France • Switzerland • Italy • Germany • Liechtenstein • Austria • Slovenia Readers can e...

A unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School's 50-year history. This book provides a unique, illustrated history of the US Navy Fighter Weapons School’s 50-year history. Currently located at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, TOPGUN was formed in late 1968 at Naval Air Station Miramar, California, to create a graduate-level course in fighter tactics for Navy pilots deploying to Vietnam. Before TOPGUN, Navy F-4 Phantom II fighter crews in Vietnam manag...

Photographic chronicle of the history and evolution of New York subway signage, covering porcelain, wood, tin, and mosaic signs from the 1920s to the 1980s. Foreword by renowned transit photographer and historian Douglas Grotjahn Vintage New York City Subway Signs: 1920s–1980s features over 350 historic photographs, chronicling the evolution of subway signs from the 1920s to the 1980s. Each image showcases the craftsmanship and cultural significance of these transit artifac...

With more than 45 years of experience in crystal healing, expert author Judy Hall is a leading authority on the use of crystals for personal and spiritual development. Crystals provide a gentle, non-invasive form of healing that co-operates with your body's inner healer, a repair mechanism that brings mind and body back into balance. Working through the transmission of energy and the adjustment of subtle vibrations, crystals absorb, focus, transmute and transmit electromagnet...

To obszerne opracowanie oparte na dokumentach z archiwów rosyjskich przedstawia burzliwe stosunki między sowieckim dyktatorem Józefem Stalinem a brytyjskim premierem Winstonem Churchillem. Podkreśla tajną korespondencję między dwoma przywódcami, rejestruje ich spotkania i rozmowy w Moskwie oraz na szczytach w Teheranie, Jałcie i Poczdamie, a także ujawnia poufne komunikaty Stalina i jego dyplomatów.Książka została opracowana przez trzech czołowych rosyjskich i brytyjskich his...

The 11th SS Freiwilligen (Volunteer) Panzergrenadier Division “Nordland” was formed in 1943. Despite what the name indicated, this was not an all-volunteer or fully Nordic unit. The ranks were filled with men from across Europe, many of them conscripts. A cadre of Norwegians in the Regiment 23 “Norge” and Danes in the Regiment 24 “Danmark” formed the backbone of the new division. Nordland was deployed in antipartisan operations in Croatia in the fall of 1943. In 1944...

A complete history of 110 years of Alfa Romeo: the cars, the people, the racing, and the heritage. For more than 110 years, Alfa Romeo has set the standard for elegant, sophisticated, and racy Italian automobiles. The first Alfa Romeo, the Tipo 24HP, rolled off the line in 1910 and paved the way for such classic and well-known models as the Tipo 33 Stradale, Guilia, Giulietta, Alfasud, Alfetta, and Stelvio—Alfa Romeo’s first SUV. This comprehensive volume covers those mo...

Legendarny zabójca, Endo Owaru, nagle postanowił przejść na emeryturę, a powodem tego jest nie kto inny jak podziemna idolka – Kaorin. Czy człowiek splamiony krwią i przemocą może znaleźć dobry sposób na wsparcie swojego ulubionego idola?

„Bóg i wolny rynek. Religie a ekonomia” to książka, która stawia pod znakiem zapytania jeden z najtrwalszych stereotypów współczesności – przekonanie, że religia i rynek stoją po przeciwnych stronach barykady. Czy rzeczywiście wiara zajmuje się wyłącznie „sprawiedliwością społeczną”, a ekonomia – bezdusznym rachunkiem zysków i strat? Autorzy esejów zebranych w tej książce pokazują, że historia mówi nam coś zupełnie innego. Judaizm, chrześcijaństwo i islam od samego...

A thorough international survey of the body's role in contemporary art, fully revised and updated.The Body in Contemporary Art presents an international survey of art made since 2000 that takes the body as its focus. Examining such areas as nature and technology, identity politics and the grotesque, writer and critic Sally O'Reilly traces the body's movement from a subject to a live medium of art, and highlights how socio-political and cultural developments, from contemporary...

“Girls, Gags & Giggles,” ran publisher Robert Harrison’s recipe for dishing up pin-up to the American male. Men loved his tasty dishes, a mixture of strippers and starlets dressed in outfits so fetishistic no one noticed they were never nude. While other magazines delivered the girl next door, Harrison’s publications banked on bad girls in satin and leather, fishnet stockings, and six-inch heels performing slapstick stunts straight from the burlesque stage.Harrison lured his ...

Paris is the City of Light in all its facets. In the 1920s La Ville des lumières gleams especially bright and becomes a magnet for creative people from around the world. This is the decade of Coco Chanel and Josephine Baker, Art Deco and Surrealism, café culture and cabaret.The most famous artists of the epoch, later called Classic Modernism, are in close contact and have lively exchanges with one another – including Marcel Duchamp, Francis Picabia, Pablo Picasso, Réne Clair,...

The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering for the wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has even left the catwalk. Along the way, the signature silhouettes of each era evolved beyond recognition. For women, House of Worth crinolines gave way to Vionnet’s bias-cut gowns, Dior’s New Look to Quant’s Chelsea Look, Halston’s white suit to Frankie B.’s low-rise ...

Come and join the fun with master illustrator and author, Hervé Tullet! Experience the magic of Hervé Tullet in The Game of Mix and Match, a title from his much-loved Let’s Play Games series of interactive board books for readers aged 3-6 years. This hands-on game has more than 50 different pictures – use the flaps to discover what you get when you mix a heart with an apple or a snail with a lemon! The book features Tullet’s unique hand lettering and a vibrant riot of illustr...

The first cookbook from cult yakitori restaurant Yardbird in Hong Kong puts the spotlight on chicken - taking grilling to a whole new levelChicken is the world's best loved meat, and yakitori is one of the simplest, healthiest ways to cook it. At Yardbird in Hong Kong, Canadian chef Matt Abergel has put yakitori on the global culinary map. Here, in vivid style, with strong visual references to Abergel's passion for skateboarding, he reveals the magic behind the restaurant's s...

The entrepreneur and philanthropist's A-Z guide and manifesto for personal growth and for turning problems into assetsIn the newest entry in Phaidon's popular advice series, the internationally renowned fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg shares her accessible, empowering manifesto: connect, expand, inspire, advocate. In an easy-to-navigate A-Z format, Own It is her blueprint for enjoying both personal and professional growth at any age. 'The secret of l...

The ultimate celebration of Vietnamese cuisine, featuring 445 beloved traditional dishes from home kitchens across the country More than just pho and bánh mì, Vietnamese food is a rich and diverse tapestry of flavors, techniques, and customs. Vietnam: The Cookbook is a definitive deep dive into this vibrant cuisine, featuring more than 400 authentic home-cooking recipes – each faithfully captured, rigorously tested, and presented with clear, step-by-step directions. Orga...

‘The fashion bible.’ – Vogue The global bestseller, showcasing more than 500 of fashion’s greatest names from A-Z Phaidon’s iconic global bestseller The Fashion Book takes a fresh look at the fashion world and the people who created and inspired it. Spanning almost 200 years, the entire fashion industry is represented: from designers to photographers, stylists, and retailers, as well as editors and creative directors. Back in print in a chic new color...

A compelling collection of the world’s most innovative, stylish, and influential chairs from across the globe Throughout history, the chair has presented designers the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new production methods and innovative materials within the set parameters of an object that is primarily there to serve a practical purpose. Now available with a new cover, Chair: 500 Designs that Matter celebrates the humble chair as never before, ...

Dyplomacja publiczna jako działanie nietradycyjne często wykorzystuje spektakularne działania obliczone na pozyskanie zainteresowania opinii publicznej innych państw. Skutecznym narzędziem są prezentacje skarbów przeszłości, które ukazane w odpowiednim kontekście mogą aktywnie i subtelnie wspierać tradycyjne działania dyplomatyczne. W niniejszej książce przedstawione zostało wykorzystanie rumuńskich skarbów archeologicznych przez pryzmat dziejów jednego z najważniejszych i na...

Kartonowa KSIĄŻKA z PRZESTRZENNYMI STRONAMI – idealny pomysł na PREZENT.Książka dla najmłodszych zawierająca mnóstwo CIEKAWOSTEK na temat UKŁADU SŁONECZNEGO.KSIĄŻKA PRZESTRZENNA – po otwarciu ukazują się ROZKŁADANE SCENKI PRZEDSTAWIAJĄCE SŁOŃCE, KSIĘŻYC, PLANETY ITP.    Książka  •    wspiera wszechstronny rozwój•    przekazuje ważne informacje •    pobudza wyobraźnię•    rozbudza ciekawość świata Ale przyroda!To seria książek zawierających ważne INFORMACJE oraz CIEKAWOSTKI na...