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One of New Scientist’s Best Popular Science Books of 2025Artists have captured the marvels of ocean life throughout history. From fine art to scientific illustrations, these portrayals help us to appreciate and interpret the diversity of shapes, colours and patterns of the remarkable organisms that inhabit the oceans of the world. In Ocean Art, marine biologist and writer Helen Scales takes readers on a tour of ocean art, looking for the most striking and meaningful depiction...

In 1600 English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan and was interrogated by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan’s most powerful warlord and soon-to-be shogun. Far from executing Adams as a pirate, Ieyasu made him one of his most trusted advisers. This biography traces Adams’s rise from humble pilot to a position of immense influence in Japan’s foreign relations.It unravels the subsequent diplomatic manoeuvres of the Western powers in the shogun’s empire, and Adams’s eventual dow...

Geralt is invited to a banquet at the Kingdom of Cintra. The Princess has come of age and suitors prepare to present themselves for her hand in marriage. Wary of the Queen’s invitation, Geralt attends the dinner with caution. When a mysterious uninvited guest, bearing the armor of a knight enters the hall, a bold declaration and a shocking revelation ignites the party into chaos and uproar.This graphic novel is the fourth in a series of adaptations from Sapkowski's acclaimed ...

Gente Hoy 3 to kurs na poziomie B2 dla młodzieży i dorosłych. Edycja hybrydowa zawiera podręcznik i roczny kod dostępu do platformy Campus Difusión.Seria Gente Hoy to:Bazowanie na metodzie zadaniowej. Zadanie końcowe jest celem, do którego prowadzą wykonane w rozdziale ćwiczenia.Rozwijanie różnorodnych strategii rozumienia ze słuchu.Filmy na początku każdej jednostki lekcyjnej, przedstawiające poruszane w niej zagadnienia.Podręcznik zaprojektowany na wzór czasopisma.Wyczerpuj...

Historia o zwykłych ludziach, których życie zmienia się w ciągu kilkunastu minut… Początek wojny to dla Kresów Wschodnich czas wywózek w odległe i złowrogie rejony Związku Radzieckiego. Dobrze zapowiadająca się aktorka, żyjąca w szczęśliwym związku z lekarzem społecznikiem, zawadiacki lekkoduch grający na saksofonie, siostry bliźniaczki, których ojciec znika bez śladu, chłopiec opiekujący się niewidomym dziadkiem i młoda mężatka wychowująca córeczkę – tych wszystkich ludzi pe...

Presented by Dark Horse, this glorious hardbound collection takes you on a journey through the game’s eight expansions, featuring a trove of meticulously crafted cards that players across the realm have used to wage war against their opponents. This celebration of art is also a celebration of GWENT’s place as a unique, memorable, and beloved part of The Witcher world, so enjoy your adventure through every page and every card within!

Bieszczady miały być dla Wiktora Forsta azylem. Zaszył się w niewielkiej wsi, znalazł wikt i opierunek u starej kobiety, w zamian zajął się jej gospodarstwem i podupadającą chatą. Zostawił wszystko i wszystkich za sobą, nie umiejąc poradzić sobie z tym, co bezpowrotnie utracił.Zgnębiony żalem, chciał przestać istnieć, a odludne tereny Bieszczadów wydawały się do tego idealne. Do czasu. W okolicy bowiem zaczęto odkrywać niemożliwe do identyfikacji ciała, wszystkie z wypalonym ...

Człowiek ma prawo do wszystkich emocji. Ma też prawo do uznania swoich krzywd i stanięcia w PRAWDZIE. Trudy dzieciństwa, anoreksja, bulimia, uzależnienie od sportu, nieudane małżeństwo, samotne macierzyństwo, wieloletnia terapia jako osoby współuzależnionej i wiele innych, nie odniosły zwycięstwa nad pełnym radości uśmiechem. Autorka znana z niebywałego autentyzmu, dzieląc się skrawkami ze swojej codzienności, łamie stereotypy dotyczące osób pochodzących z trudnych środowisk....

Ukochana bohaterka Stephena Kinga wyrusza w pościg za najbardziej przerażającymi ze wszystkich jej dotychczasowych przeciwników.Holly Gibney powraca w wielkim stylu, tym razem w swojej własnej historii. Spotykamy ją w momencie, gdy zdążyła już przejść długą drogę – od „Pana Mercedesa”, w którym pojawiła się po raz pierwszy jako nieśmiała, ale odważna i szlachetna samotniczka, przez współpracę z Billem Hodgesem w „Znalezione nie kradzione”, do błyskotliwej, dzielnej detektywki...

Winner of the Jhalak Children's & YA PrizeWinner of the Indie Book Awards for Children's FictionWinner of the Week Junior Book Award for Older FictionShortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 'Safiyyah's War has the soul of a classic & the urgency of a story for our times. A tale of tolerance, unthinkable bravery, and heart-in-mouth true events. I loved this book' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave'All at once, Safiyyah's War broke my heart and filled me with immense hope.With it...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVELLA 2024.An original, subversive fairytale about a kind-hearted, toad-shaped heroine, a gentle knight, and a mission gone completely sideways, perfect for fans of Alix E. Harrow and Katharine Arden.There's a princess traed in a tower. This isn't her story.Meet Toadling. On the day of her birth, she was stolen from her family by the fairies, but she grew up safe and loved in the warm waters of faerieland. Once an adult though, the fae ask ...

A collection of recipes from an effortlessly stylish city, interspersed with stories that set the culinary scene of the Danish capital.From the chic restaurants of Vesterbro to the buzzing streets of Nørrebro, eating in Copenhagen is quite unlike dining anywhere else in the world. Known for its innovation, the city’s calming vibe draws people from everywhere, and for good reason.Eat Copenhagen explores the feel and the taste of Copenhagen through the recipes – from early morn...

From Yale professor and bestselling author of How Fascism Works, a searing confrontation with the authoritarian right's attacks to undo a century of work to advance social justice action on race, gender, sexuality and class.Combining historical research with an in-depth analysis of our modern political landscape, Erasing History issues a dire warning for the world: the worst fascist movements of humanity's past began in schools; the same place so many of today's right-wing po...

Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This is his account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Describing in simple terms the tragic murder of a people from a survivor's perspective, Night is among the most personal, intimate and poignant of all accoun...

An excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be; and in Shirley Jackson's best-known story, a small farming village comes together for a terrible lottery.The creeping unease of lives squandered and the bloody glee of lives lost is chillingly captured in these tales of wasted potential and casual cruelty by a master of the short story.

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin.Lottie Brooks is 11 ľ and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third.Lottie navigates the many perils of growing u...

Tadeusz Borowski’s concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. In spare, brutal prose he describes a world where where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup, an extra blanket or the luxury of a pair of shoes with thick soles; and where the line between normality and abnor...

What if the great discoveries of science came in the “wrong” order? The Laws of Thermodynamics were discovered well after the creation of algebra, classical physics, and chemistry, but are perhaps much more important to our basic understanding of the universe. This flawed chronology led to a confusion that has prevented a cross-curricular understanding of the sciences. With the development of Artificial Intelligence, it will soon be possible to solve the philosophical and bio...

Facts alone are wanted in life': the children at Mr Gradgrind's school are sternly ordered to stifle their imaginations and pay attention only to cold, hard reality. They live in a smoky, troubled industrial town so entertainment is hard to come by and resentments run deep. The effects of Gradgrind's teaching on his own children, Tom and Louisa, are particularly profound and leave them ill-equipped to deal with the unpredictable desires of the human heart. Luckily for them th...

"Ho! ho! I am the Toad, the motor-car snatcher, the prison-breaker, the Toad who always escapes!" Tired of spring cleaning, Mole ventures above ground into the warm sunshine, and happens upon his friend Ratty. Together they picnic on the sparkling, burbling river, brave the sinister Wild Wood in wintertime to visit the bad-tempered Badger, and take to the open road in a caravan with dear, silly old Toad. But when Toad's attention turns to motor cars, his reckless behaviour go...

Robinson Crusoe runs away from home to join the navy. After a string of adventures at sea, he is shipwrecked in a devastating storm, and finds himself alone on a remote desert island. He remains there many years, building a life for himself in solitude, until the day he discovers another man's footprint in the sand...

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What kind of person do you want to be? Kind, smart, thoughtful or wise, the possibilities are endless. Follow all of these amazing bees on their busy day, from their hive to school, on good days and bad days, and learn that being yourself is the best you that you can be . . . and if you believe in yourself, life can be sweeter than honey.

Discover the Joy of the Outdoors with a List of 4,101 Ways Nature Makes Us Smile​!4,101 Ways Nature Makes Us Smile is a celebration of the simple pleasures and endless wonders waiting just outside your door. This inspiring guide invites readers to enjoy the outdoors in a simple and fun, illustrated list style. It reminds us that nature is for everyone—no special gear or experience required. From the rustle of leaves to the thrill of discovering a sea turtle hatchling, every m...