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Years ago he had comrades in arms and a cause to believe in, but now the man who calls himself Nomad knows only a life on the run. Forced to hop from world to world in the Cosmere whenever the relentless Night Brigade gets too close, Nomad lands on a new planet and is instantly caught up in the struggle between a tyrant and the rebels who want only to escape being turned into mindless slaves-all under the constant threat of a sunrise whose heat will melt the very stones. Unab...

A forbidden, secret affair proves that all's fair in love and science - from Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood. Rue Siebert might not have it all, but she has enough: a few friends she can always count on; the financial stability she yearned for as a kid; and a successful career as a biotech engineer at Kline, one of the most promising start-ups in the field of food science. Her world is stable, pleasant, and hard-fought. Until a hostile takeov...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT:'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very much are and we're not alone' Sunday Times Style'This book contains an addictive, drug like essence that will make you relinquish all responsibility' Glamour 'Yarros had me hooked from the first chapter' Mail on Sunday__________________________________________FRIENDS. ENEMIES. ...

Explore an A-Z of everything you need to know about the iconic films of Wes Anderson, from Asteroid City to Steve Zissou and everything in between.With hundreds of entries covering every facet of Anderson's work - from inspiration and influences to his most frequent collaborators and little-known quirks - A Wes Anderson Dictionary is a stylish guide to the wonderful world of this iconic, unique filmmaker.Written by author and journalist Sophie Monks Kaufman (Little White Lies...

'Changed my perspective on the whole living world but most of all myself.' - CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'Enthralling and packed with insights.' - BILL BRYSON 'A must-read.' - STEPHEN FRY SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024  How can science help us live better and longer? We are living through an exciting revolution in biology. Giant strides are being made in our understanding of why we age, and why some species live longer than others. Will we soon be able to c...

Do you feel like we're living in the end times? Does it seem like everything is on fire, and one disaster follows another? Here's a small comfort: you're not the first to feel that way. If there's one thing that people throughout history have agreed on, it's that history wasn't going to be around for much longer.This book is about the apocalypse, and how humans have always believed it to be very f*cking nigh. Across thousands of years, we'll meet weird cults, failed prophets ...

You might not have heard of Earl Slick, but you've heard him play guitar. In 1974 I got a call from a British guy called David Bowie. I wasn't really that familiar with his work, but I thought, what the hell? I'm sitting like a jerk for a couple minutes and then in walks this spooky-ass looking guy with bright red hair and no eyebrows. He was dressed the way an English rock star might think a Harlem pimp would dress. Whoa. David was definitely the strangest cat I'd ever seen,...

Introduce first colours with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this playful lift-the-flap early learning series!Read along with The Very Hungry Caterpillar and discover bright and colourful animal friends!Each page of this chunky board book has been thoughtfully designed with a peep-through flap to encourage little ones to join in and guess the colour. Perfect for getting very little ones excited about learning their very first colours!Discover more early learning books with The...

Antonia Senior in The Times said:'Superb . . . authentic and terrifying . . . fans of Bernard Cornwell’s Winter King trilogy will devour this and conclude that Kristian has surpassed the Master.'And readers are loving ARTHUR . . .'By far the best Arthurian story I have had the honour to read.’ *****‘Brilliant writing, excellent characterization, and immersive storytelling.’ *****‘I've adored this trilogy. The best re-telling of Arthur's legend I've read, and I'd include Cornw...

Poemat Juliusza Słowackiego należy do kanonu literatury polskiej. Opowiada o losach szlachcica, Maurycego Beniowskiego, w czasach konfederacji barskiej i walk z Rosjanami. Postać głównego bohatera wzorowana jest na rzeczywistym podróżniku i awanturniku Maurycym Beniowskim, który zapisał się w historii jako uczestnik konfederacji barskiej, zesłaniec, uciekinier, kolonizator, a wreszcie „król” Madagaskaru. Zgodnie z regułami poematu dygresyjnego Słowacki nie boi się o...

“Dialog wygnania” to zbiór poetyckich refleksji nad utratą, wiarą i poszukiwaniem tożsamości. Wiersze, pełne biblijnych odniesień i egzystencjalnego napięcia, prześwietlają historię człowieka – od pierwszego wygnania po współczesne doświadczenie wykorzenienia. Autor balansuje między mistycyzmem a brutalną cielesnością, między nadzieją a rozpaczą. To poezja, która nie daje gotowych odpowiedzi, lecz stawia pytania o sens istnienia i możliwość pojednania.Mateusz Maciej KolbusRoc...

Stanisław Ankwicz, bohater "Sztuki pięknego umierania" wie, że prawdziwa sztuka nie powstaje bez ryzyka. Że tworzenie to proces niebezpieczny, powolne rozszczelnianie granic między rzeczywistością a wyobraźnią, aż w końcu nie sposób już ich odróżnić. Ale jeśli nie wolno tworzyć, co pozostaje?W dusznym świecie rodzinnych konwenansów i narzuconych ról Ankwicz tłumi w sobie sztukę, podporządkowuje się konieczności, choć każdy dzień podsuwa mu obrazy, które domagają się uwiecznie...

BAŚNIOWA OPOWIEŚĆ, W KTÓREJ OŻYWAJĄ DAWNE UCZUCIA I WYCHODZĄ NA JAW SEKRETY Z PRZESZŁOŚCIW niewielkim i cichym miasteczku czas wydaje się stać w miejscu. Mieszkańcy wiodą spokojne życie i wiedzą wszystko o swoich sąsiadach. Przynajmniej tak im się wydaje do chwili, gdy umiera najstarszy mieszkaniec miasta. Wówczas to wychodzą na jaw sekrety, które sprawiają, że troje ludzi zajmujących się inwentaryzacją majątku zmarłego rozpoczyna śledztwo i odkrywa niezwykłą historię miłości...

Lonely Planet's Korea is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Marvel at the volcanic landscape of Jeju-do, wonder at the exquisite Changdeokgung palace, and get dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Korea Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best ...

Ćwiczenia do kaligrafii liter łacińskich i polskich znaków znajdujące się w tym zeszycie można wykorzystać w trakcie lekcji, zajęć korekcyjno-kompensacyjnych, wyrównawczych oraz podczas pracy indywidualnej z dzieckiem.Każda karta pracy zaczyna się rysunkiem, którego kontur uczeń powinien poprawić.Jest to wstępne ćwiczenie grafomotoryczne, poprzedzające naukę pisania liter.Kolejność zadań została ustalona według wzrastającego stopnia trudności.Najpierw uczeń pisze po wzorze li...

Mównica Logopedyczna to seria zeszytów ćwiczeń poświęcona zagadnieniom różnicowania głosek opozycyjnych i przeznaczona dla dzieci, logopedów, terapeutów, nauczycieli oraz rodziców. Zeszyt Szale czy sale? obejmuje materiał dotyczący różnicowania głosek szeregu syczącego oraz szumiącego: s i sz.Pomoc zawiera różnorodne, pomysłowe zabawy oparte głównie na materiale obrazkowym, które uatrakcyjnią ćwiczenia prawidłowej wymowy i ułatwią pracę nad różnicowaniem głosek opozycyjnych.H...

'EXCELLENT' - THE TLS'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they signed NATO into being after World War II, its founders fervently believed that only if the West's democracies banded permanently together could they avoid a catastrophic global atomic conflict. Over the 75 y...

Approximately 11 million people were killed during the Holocaust. No one will ever know the exact figure. Of those, some six million were Jewish, including one million children. The remainder comprised numerous ethnic and social groups deemed the Untermenschen, the subhuman species that, according to the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and  the ruling Nazis, were not fit to live.When the implementation of the Final Solution - Reinhard Heydrich's plan to exterminate the remaini...

With the dark, mythical magic of the Winternight trilogy, and the slow-burn romance of Spinning Silver, NORTH IS THE NIGHT is a feminist fantasy adventure that shows the power of female friendship and how love - both romantic and familial - can conquer even death itself.In the harsh interior of the Finnish wilderness, best friends Aina and Siiri are inseparable despite their opposite natures: Aina is gentle and cautious while Siiri is headstrong and brave. But their friendshi...

'A layered, beautifully written, and deeply moving novel. Karissa Chen masterfully blends love, music, history, and heartbreak to create a sweeping tale that spans decades and continents' Abi Daré'[Homeseeking] weaves expertly between present and past, telling the story of childhood sweethearts who meet again late in life and are torn between looking back and moving on' Celeste Ng'As I tearfully turned the last page of Homeseeking, I knew that it had earned a place on my top ...

'CLAIRE NORTH BRINGS A POWERFUL, FRESH AND UNFLINCHING VOICE TO ANCIENT MYTH' Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller AriadneFollowing the critically acclaimed Ithaca and House of Odysseus comes the final novel in Claire North's Songs of Penelope trilogy - an exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth. This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before.Many years ago, Odysseus sailed to war and never ...

INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but if it did, it would be this one.’ Myleene Klass‘Brilliant … Dr Martha has guidance for almost every sticky moment.’ i PaperDrawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Dr Martha understands the questions all parents face: How can I make my child listen to me?How can I stop a tantrum in its tracks?What can I do when my child feels sad?Why is my child a picky eater and what can I do abou...

The major new novel from the once-in-a-generation author of The End of Eddy'One of the most important, politically vital and morally bracing writers of his generation’ Keiran Goddard, Guardian‘Change fills me with admiration and inspiration, as well as renewed faith in writing itself’ Maggie Nelson‘One of the major writers of our time' Garth Greenwell‘A mesmeric novel’ Daily MailÉdouard Louis longs for a life beyond the poverty, discrimination and violence in his working-clas...

Ancient Rome, AD 37 The fate of a dynasty hangs in the balance. Into this fevered forum, Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus, gives birth to a son: Nero. Imperial blood courses through their veins but will offer no protection. If they are to survive amongst tyrants, they must learn to walk a razor's edge.Agrippina knows all too well that darkness and power plays of Machiavellian proportions lie at the empire's shadowy heart. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silv...