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George Orwell’s towering classics, now in a two-book mass market boxed setToday it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece classics have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.The 75th Anniversary Edition of 1984Orwell’s chilling dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrativeTHIS EDITION INCLUDES AN INTRODUCTION BY ...

A detailed, highly illustrated history of the Kaman H-2, including more than 300 images. Kaman developed the Seasprite for the US Navy, specifically for shipborne operations. The type was adopted in 1962 and remained in service for more than 30 years, seeing combat both in Vietnam and during Operation Desert Storm. The Seasprite performed admirably in a wide variety of roles, including antisubmarine warfare and search and rescue.  This a detailed, highly illustrated his...

Alyssa Callahan, zaczynając studia, nie spodziewała się, że w jej życiu tak wiele się wydarzy. Nowe znajomości, dawne przyjaźnie, a nawet pewien chłopak, o którym nie może przestać myśleć. Na pierwszy plan wychodzi jednak tragedia sprzed kilku lat, która odcisnęła na niej wielkie piętno, przez co straciła zaufanie do ludzi. Conor Daniels to gwiazda szkoły futbolu amerykańskiego. Nie bawi się w stałe związki, a tylko przygody na jedną noc. Pojawienie się w jego otoczeniu Alys...

OVER FOUR MILLION INVESTIGATORS BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE!Laugh yourself silly with the latest hilarious adventure in the InvestiGators series! InvestiGators: Case Files is a special solve-along edition of the full colour comic book series by John Patrick Green. Find clues, spot suspects and crack six new cases alongside the InvestiGators! Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.Immersive mystery-solving fun – the perfect book for holidays, car journeys and rainy days!Mang...

Looking after yourself begins with food. In Eat Yourself Healthy, Jamie’s 120 easy, mouthwatering recipes will energise, satisfy, nourish and revitalise. This is all about what you can have, not what you can’t.Jamie’s healthy eating is joyful, generous and so tasty you’ll keep coming back to it. For the first time, the book will open with a 2-week nutrition-packed meal plan to kickstart your health journey and 50 helpful health hacks ensure that healthy choices are always the...

Celebrate 40 years of The Polar Express with this special gold-foiled edition containing free read-along audio narrated by Liam Neeson!All aboard the Polar Express to the North Pole! Follow one boy's journey to receive a very special gift from Santa himself: a bell that only true believers in Father Christmas can hear ring. Discover the beloved Christmas classic that inspired the blockbuster family favourite movie starring Tom Hanks. Will you hear Santa's sleigh-bell ring thi...

24-stronicowa kolorowanka z autami dla małych fanów motoryzacji — idealna do twórczej zabawy.

Master storyteller Viktor Wynd is back with a gloriously grim collection of wickedly entertaining tales from around the world, guaranteed to tickle the darker side of the imagination.Viktor Wynd has always gravitated towards the weirder corners of folklore. On his extensive travels, he has amassed a trove of stories that refuse to play nice - filled with risque twists, grotesque details, and endings that are surprisingly happy, though not always in the way one might expect. H...

 After the death of her father, twelve-year-old Tomoko is sent to live for a year with her uncle in the coastal town of Ashiya. It is a year which will change her life.The 1970s are bringing changes to Japan and her uncle's magnificent colonial mansion opens up a new and unfamiliar world for Tomoko; its sprawling gardens are even home to a pygmy hippo the family keeps as a pet. Tomoko finds her relatives equally exotic and beguiling and her growing friendship with her cousin ...

In this ambitious, myth-busting book, leading scientist and internationally bestselling author Vaclav Smil investigates many of the burning questions facing the world today: Why are some of the world’s biggest food producers also the countries with the most undernourished populations? Why is food waste a colossal 1,000kcal per person daily, and how can we solve that? Could we all go vegan and be healthy? Should we? How will we feed the ballooning population without killing th...

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Jane Austen's first novel, with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart ...

Celebrating seventy-five years of the Moomins, Stories From Moominvalley is a beautiful collection of three stories based on Tove Jansson's beloved and classic chapter books. Sensitively adapted for a younger audience by Alex Haridi and Cecilia Davidsson, it's both perfect as a gift and a must-have for fans of Tove Jansson’s enchanting world.Join Moomintroll, his charming family and his eclectic band of friends on a series of adventures in a picturesque valley where anything ...

Little hands will love pressing the buttons on this bright and colourful board book to hear the tunes of their favourite nursery rhymes. Includes five popular nursery rhymes: 'Hickory, Dickory, Dock', 'Humpty Dumpty', 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star', 'Baa Baa Black Sheep' and 'Hey Diddle Diddle'. With vibrant, high-contrast illustrations specially designed to appeal to young children. - A lovely gift for babies and toddlers, sure to be looked at again and again- There's so muc...

A beautifully presented survey of design and the applied arts, explored not by use, material, form or date but by colourThe V&A Book of Colour in Design is attractively simple: a celebration and exploration of colour, as revealed through objects in the world-class collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Structured by colour, it offers fascinating insights into the choices made by designers and makers from across the world and throughout history.Each chapter b...

Thirty botanical species represented in as many works in the Museo del Prado: outstanding paintings and sculptures from the permanent collection.This volume focuses on thirty botanical species represented in as many works in the Museo del Prado: outstanding paintings and sculptures from the permanent collection, such as Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights, Van der Weyden's The Descent from the Cross and Fra Angelico's The Annunciation. Each of the thirty plants is accompan...

The enchanting fifth book in the multi-million-copy bestselling series about a cosy cafe that offers its visitors the chance to travel back in time. Translated from Japanese, in Before We Forget Kindness four new guests enter the mysterious Tokyo café, each with a secret wish, each hoping to go back in time to fulfil it as their coffee is poured . .. - The father who could not allow his daughter to get married- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved...

One beautiful Californian evening, a wealthy businessman falls to his death from his secluded cliff-top house onto the rocks below.A tragic accident? Or murder?Nora and her half-brother Sam suspect it may be the latter, and team up to uncover the truth of what really happened that night.But their relationship has never been easy, and it is about to be tested to the limit as they start to question how well either of them really knew their elusive father.Unravelling his mysteri...

There's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's normally couched in positive terms; that overall economic improvement will benefit everyone. In the case of hi-tech money laundering, however, it offers a dark vision of the future. The better these launderers become at their work, the more crime of all types will be enabled. It's time to understand where the water is rising, before it washes over us all.Money laundering has been around for centuries. For as long as...

W obliczu dynamicznego rozwoju branży beauty w Polsce rosną wymagania prawne i organizacyjne wobec praktyków kosmetyki i kosmetologii. Wobec braku precyzyjnych regulacji prawnych, niniejsza monografia wypełnia istotną lukę na rynku publikacji specjalistycznych. Niniejsza publikacja stanowi czwarty tom serii wydawniczej poświęconej wykonywaniu zawodów w ramach szeroko pojętej ochrony zdrowia. Po tomach o diagnostach laboratoryjnych, ratownikach medycznych i fizjoterapeutach, p...

Set along the US-Mexcio border of the 1940s, Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy continues with The Crossing, a coming-of-age western set parallel to the events of All the Pretty Horses.'McCarthy speaks to us in the thrilling, apocalyptic tones of an Old Testament prophet' – Sunday TelegraphSixteen-year-old Billy Parham and his younger brother Boyd are fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's property. Billy captures the animal but, rather tha...

A behind-the-scenes look at how a simple idea born from a real need grew into a successful brand that transformed its category. Making Business Child's Play is your behind-the-scenes guide to building a purpose-led challenger brand that can take on even the most established names in FMCG. From product idea to market disruption, Joanna Jensen shares how she grew Childs Farm into the UK's leading baby and child personal care brand and what it really takes to do the same.With ho...

The New York Times and Sunday Times Bestseller. As featured on the Dr Chatterjee podcast Feel Better, Live More and the Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. From the author of the multi-million copy selling The Psychology of Money…Same As Ever will arm you with a powerful new ability to think about risk and opportunity, and navigate the uncertainty of the future. When planning for the future, we often ask something like, “What will the economy be doing this time next ...

Czwarta, finałowa część cyklu, spinająca klamrą wątki i losy postaci poznanych w tomach poprzednich. Znajdziemy tu dalsze dzieje Erika Erykssona młodego wikinga, który wraz z oddziałem najemników trafił do kraju Maurów, oraz Oddiego - syna renegata Asgota Czerwonej Tarczy. Ten ostatni, jak wiedzą wierni czytelnicy tej sagi, płonąc żądzą zemsty spędził rok w Winlandii, przebył Ruś i trafił do Bizancjum.   Akcja czwartego tomu rozgrywa się na terenie kalifatu Kordoby i na muz...

Gustav Klimt's visionary talent comes alive in this sumptuous book that features 90 impeccably reproduced works including 6 stunningly detailed fold-out spreads. This stunning volume offers readers an unparalleled opportunity to explore Klimt's artistry through iconic works such as The Kiss, The Three Ages of Woman, Judith I, and Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I. These large-scale fold-outs reveal intricate details, transforming the book into an immersive journey through Klimt...