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Malcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. So much of what we know about his life and politics is from books, films and documentaries that are all guilty of peddling the Malcolm myth for their own nefarious interests. Forever known as the violent Yang to Martin Luther King’s Yin, in the years since his death he has been co-opted into the American project, punished by his enemies for his radicalism, and marginalised by dec...

First in the bestselling Folk of the Air trilogy. The sequels - The Wicked King and The Queen of Nothing - are the winners of/won the Goodreads YA Best Fantasy in 2019 and 2020. Nominated for the CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2019. Winner of the silver INKY for best international YA book. "A dark jewel of a book . . . intoxicating" - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Six of CrowsOf course I want to be like them. They're beautiful as blades forged in some divine fi...

Do you feel you’re simply going through the motions? Succeeding at work, pulling your weight at home, living an active social life… yet deep down, you feel drained? If so, you may be experiencing High-Functioning Depression.In the first book to uncover this common yet misunderstood condition, Columbia University psychiatrist Dr Judith Joseph combines her experiences with brand-new research and client cases to demystify HFD. She unveils her unique methodology known as the five...

Is Lady Juvelian at greater risk of dying at the hands of her father’s political enemies… or of falling in love? Desperate to appear unavailable for marriage to the tyrannical Crown Prince Maximillian – the villain of her previous life – Juvelian has proposed a contract relationship with her father’s rebellious protégé. At first glance, he’s the perfect choice, but a veil of misunderstandings hides a dark truth that could challenge Juvelian’s attempts to change her future.Mea...

Our human rights are endangered. After the devastation of World War Two the international community united to enshrine fundamental rights to refuge, health, education and living standards. They protected privacy, fair trials and free speech and outlawed torture, slavery and discrimination. Their goal was greater global justice, equality and peace. That settlement is now under attack from opponents on both left and right and populist and authoritarian movements worldwide. Simu...

Introducing the new 'How To...' series from #Merky Books: unlock your potential with our short, practical pocket-sized guides.How to Move It: Reset Your BodyThis book is about motivating your body through the power of movement, focusing on you as an individual and not the ideal of fitness we see so often. Before you lift a single kettle bell or hit the yoga mat, Nike Master Trainer Joslyn Thompson Rule will break down the stages to moving your body for the better. Starting wi...

352 strony, formatu B6 wydłużonego (11 x 19 cm), 39 panoram górskich, 16 mapek i planów miejscowości. Oprawa miękka z dwoma skrzydełkami, szyta.Wydawnictwo „Trawers” – wyd. XXIV, Latchorzew 2025Przewodnik nie mający odpowiedników w polskiej literaturze krajoznawczej. Od 30 lat stale na rynku, z wydania na wydanie rozszerzany i aktualizowany. Towarzyszy w wędrówkach doświadczonym turystom górskim, wprowadza w Tatry nowicjuszy. Zawiera szczegółowe opisy wszystkich szlaków w Tat...

"Nauka pisania. Liczby od 1 do 100" to zestaw ćwiczeń kształtujących umiejętność pisania cyfr i pozwalających dziecku oswoić się z liczbami od 1 do 100. Książka została wzbogacona kolorowymi ilustracjami i zadaniami sprawdzającymi zdobytą wiedzę.

THE INSTANT TIMES BESTSELLERAward-winning classicist and historian Emily Hauser takes readers on an epic journey to uncover the astonishing true story of the real women behind ancient Greece’s greatest legends, and the real heroes of those ancient epics, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey . . . 'Bold and intellectually thrilling . . . blending history and science, rigorous scholarship and dazzling feats of imagination.' TOM HOLLAND, historian and co-host of 'The Rest is History' podca...

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle.The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror.Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout ...

A ground-breaking book that reveals why our human biases effect the way we receive and interpret informationOur lives are minefields of misinformation. Statistics, stories and studies lie to us on a daily basis. Not only this but, as Professor Alex Edmans reveals, our brains lie to us too. He argues that we need to acknowledge and understand the role that our own human biases play in interpreting and digesting the information that we consume. It's only when we do, that we can...

Emocje, rodzinne niesnaski, miłość i zdrada. W kwietniu 1518 roku po długiej podróży Bona Sforza przybywa do Krakowa. Król Polski zakochuje się w młodej i ślicznej żonie. Tymczasem na Wawelu charyzmatyczna i wykształcona królowa, spokrewniona z Katarzyną Sforzą i spowinowacona z Lukrecją Borgią, budzi dystans, ciekawość, a zarazem lęk. Gdy zaczyna budować stronnictwo antyhabsburskie, niechęć do niej wzrasta. Oczkiem w głowie matki staje się jedyny syn, a córki Bony zostają ze...

Region Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej stoi przed wieloma wyzwaniami bezpieczeństwa, które wymagają skoordynowanych działań na poziomie międzynarodowym, regionalnym i krajowym. Dążenie do stabilności wymaga zarówno wzmacniania obronności, jak i dyplomacji, a także rozwiązywania problemów wewnętrznych i strategicznych zależności energetycznych. Książka analizuje wyzwania i zagrożenia bezpieczeństwa w tym obszarze, takie jak: - Geopolityczne uwarunkowania regionu – historia, sojus...

Dwaj młodzi inżynierowie z Warszawy docierają do poniemieckiej fabryczki na Dolnym Śląsku. Mają za zadanie sfinalizować wrogie przejęcie firmy i dopilnować wywiezienia sprzętu przed zwolnieniem załogi. Na miejscu okazuje się, że w fabryce wytwarzającej dermokosmetyki i preparaty ziołowe pracują same kobiety. Wszyscy mężczyźni, oprócz zdziwaczałego wiceprezesa, zniknęli bez śladu, a kobiety zachowują się dziwnie i coś ukrywają. Mieszkańcy niedalekiego miasteczka tw...

Hallie Astor pięć lat temu niemal straciła wszystko.  Zawsze jednak istnieje iskierka nadziei, nawet w najciemniejszą noc.  To był on. Nieznajomy, którego nie potrafiła zapomnieć.  Teraz w końcu kobieta ma szansę na upragniony nowy start. I kiedy pojawia się na spotkaniu w sprawie posady niani w małym, górskim miasteczku, napotyka spojrzenie znajomych niebieskich oczu.  Oczu, które przez ostatnie pięć lat nawiedzały ją w snach. Lawson Hartley zostaje jej szefem. Jest sta...

A likeable young girl burns her family home to the groundA man has no memory of the night he killed his wifeA teenager’s visions have murderous effectOne question binds the cases of Dr Duncan Harding, Britain’s top forensic psychiatrist: Why?Growing up in a violent home, Harding became a doctor to be good and kind. His journey brought him to psychopaths, to the limits of his compassion and to the darkest corners of his own troubled past.But he’s never turned away nor given up...

A smart, incisive take-down of the bogus claims being made about so-called ‘artificial intelligence’, exposing the real harm these technologies do to our jobs, health, society and environment, who stands to gain from them, and how to fight back.Is AI going to take over the world? Have scientists created an artificial lifeform that can think on its own? Is it going to replace all our jobs, even creative ones, like doctors, teachers and care-workers? Are we about to enter an ag...

Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This tr...

What would killing him accomplish? Nothing, mostly.Then again, neither would letting him live.When Hester is diagnosed with cancer on her fortieth birthday, she knows immediately what she must do: abandon her possessions and drive to California to kill her estranged father. With no friends or family tying her to the life she’s built in New York City, she quits her wildly lucrative job in corporate law and sets off. She hasn’t made it far when she runs into John, an eco-activi...

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discove...

The beloved Japanese bestseller: a tale of love, family, new beginnings, and the comfort that can be found between the pages of a good book. When twenty-five-year-old Takako's boyfriend reveals he's marrying someone else, she reluctantly accepts her eccentric uncle Satoru's offer to live rent-free in the tiny room above his shop. Hidden in Jimbocho, Tokyo, the Morisaki Bookshop is a booklover's paradise.On a quiet corner in an old wooden building, the shop is filled with hund...

Czy wiesz, jak niezwykłe przemiany przechodzą motyle w swoim krótkim życiu? Te piękne owady kilka razy zmieniają swą postać, zanim staną się barwnymi klejnocikami, które tak lubimy podziwiać w letnie dni. Gdy widzisz niezbyt urodziwe czarne gąsienice na pokrzywie, to wiedz, że z nich wyklują się piękne motyle!Autorka, Izabela Sielezniew, od dzieciństwa fascynowała się motylami. Teraz nadal jest ich wielbicielką i badaczką. Swoją fascynację wyraża nie tylko przez pracę naukową...

An Inspector Calls, first produced in 1946 when society was undergoing sweeping transformations, has recently enjoyed an enormously successful revival. While holding its audience with the gripping tension of a detective thriller, it is also a philosophical play about social conscience and the crumbling of middle class values. Time and the Conways and I Have Been Here Before belong to Priestley’s ‘time’plays, in which he explores the idea of precognition and pits fate against ...

A Room of One's Own, based on a lecture given at Girton College Cambridge, is one of the great feminist polemics. Woolf's blazing writing on female creativity, the role of the writer, and the silent fate of Shakespeare's imaginary sister remains a powerful reminder of a woman's need for financial independence and intellectual freedom.