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<p>Sam Vimes is a man on the run. Yesterday he was a duke, a chief of police and the ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And there are monsters on his trail . . .</p>

<p>'We play and are played and the best we can hope for is to do it with style.'Football has come to the ancient city of Ankh-Morpork. And now the wizards of Unseen University must win a football match without using magic . . . so they're in the mood for trying everything else.To do this, they recruit an unlikely group of players: Trev, a street urchin with a talent for kicking a tin can; Glenda, the night chef who makes a mean pie; Juliet, the kitchen hand turned world's greatest fashion model; and the mysterious Mr Nutt, who has something powerful, and dark, locked away inside him . . .And the thing about football - the important thing about football - is that it is not just about football. Here we go, here we go, here we go!'This isn't just football, it's Discworld football. Or, to borrow another phrase, it's about life, the Universe and everything' The Times'No one mixes the fantastical and mundane to better comic effect' Daily MailUnseen Academicals is the seventh book in the Wizards series, but you can read the Discworld novels in any order.</p>

<p>A truly unmissable set of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett: award-winning and bestselling author, and creator of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.An exclusive collection of twenty early short stories by one of the world's best loved authors, these are rediscovered tales that Pratchett wrote under a pseudonym for newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.Whilst none of the stories are set in the Discworld, they hint towards the world he would go on to create in his award-winning and globally bestselling series, containing all of his trademark wit, satirical wisdom and fantastic imagination. These are tales which entertain, enlighten and, most importantly, make you laugh.Meet Og the inventor, the first caveman to cultivate fire, as he discovers the highs and lows of progress; haunt the Council with the defiant evicted ghosts of Pilgarlic Towers; visit Blackbury, a small market town with weird weather and an otherworldly visitor; and travel millions of years back in time to The Old Red Sandstone Lion pub.The final ever 'new' writing to be published from the late, great Sir Terry Pratchett, A STROKE OF THE PEN is a must-have collection of fantastic short stories for fans, old and new. Praise for Terry Pratchett'Pratchett is a master storyteller' - A. S. Byatt, Guardian'The Discworld novels have always been among the most serious of comedies, the most relevant and real of fantasies' - Independent'Compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world . . . There's never been anything quite like it' - Evening Standard'Like most true originals, Pratchett defies categorisation' - The Times 'Pratchett found something better than literature' - Frank Cottrell Boyce, Guardian</p>

<p>An illustrated celebration of architecture using shipping containers as modular building elements, resulting in affordable moveable and sustainable prefabricated homes. Architecture with containers is a form of sustainable architecture creating a very peculiar aesthetic from recycled material. It is a construction procedure based on the assembly of modular elements, in this case, containers used in maritime and rail transport of goods. They are robust, durable, economical, easily transportable, adaptable and sustainable. Their versatility makes them adaptable to the most diverse scales and needs: single-family and collective housing, shopping centres, offices, schools, hotels, restaurants, shelters, laboratories and works of ephemeral architecture.</p>

<p>'Tim Harford is peerless at making sense of a complicated world and our place within it. This is a book that all children should read' - Matthew Syed-&gt; Did you know that a toy spaceship can teach you about inflation?-&gt; Or that a pooping cow can show you how to invest your pocket money?-&gt; And that even the greatest detectives have been fooled by fake news and dancing fairies?The world is often full of bamboozling headlines and numbers that don't add up. But don't panic. Within these pages you will transform into a Truth Detective, hunting down the truth about the world around you. You will meet heroic truth detectives, such as Florence Nightingale who started a revolution with a pie chart. You will encounter dastardly villains who have tried to trip us up with dodgy data and misinformation. And you will learn how being smart and savvy with numbers, will help you be smart and savvy about everything else in life too.So grab your detective cap, pick up your magnifying glass and start seeing the world like never before.A must read for curious kids from presenter of BBC Radio 4's "More or Less", Tim Harford and with wonderful illustrations to enjoy by Ollie Mann.</p>

<p>In this essential Star Wars Legends novel, Mace Windu must journey to his long-forgotten homeworld to confront a terrifying mystery with dire personal consequences. The jungle planet of Haruun Kal, homeworld of the legendary Jedi Master Mace Windu, has become a battleground in the increasing hostilities between the Republic and the renegade Separatist movement. The Jedi Council has sent Depa Billaba--Mace's former Padawan and fellow Council member--to Haruun Kal to train the local tribesmen as a guerrilla resistance force. But now the Separatists have pulled back, and Depa has not returned. The only clue to her disappearance is a cryptic recording left at the scene of a brutal massacre: a recording that hints of madness and murder, and the darkness in the jungle . . . a recording in Depa's own voice. Mace Windu trained Depa. Only he can find her. Only he can learn what has changed her. Only he can stop her. He will leave behind the Republic he serves, the civilization he believes in, everything but his passion for peace and his devotion to his former Padawan. And he will learn the terrible price that must be paid when keepers of the peace are forced to make war. . . .</p>

<p>The chilling tale of the undead in a galaxy far, far away. "This is the Star Wars of every horror fan's dreams--gory, funny, and brimming with a blood-spattered cast of swashbucklers and space-zombies."--Seth Grahame-Smith, author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies When the Imperial prison barge Purge--temporary home to five hundred of the galaxy's most ruthless killers, Rebels, scoundrels, and thieves--breaks down in a distant part of space, its only hope appears to lie with a Star Destroyer found drifting and seemingly abandoned. But when a boarding party from the Purge is sent to scavenge for parts, only half of them come back--bringing with them a horrific disease so lethal that within hours, nearly all aboard the Purge die in ways too hideous to imagine. And death is only the beginning. The Purge's half-dozen survivors will do whatever it takes to stay alive. But nothing can prepare them for what lies waiting aboard the Star Destroyer. For the dead are rising: soulless, unstoppable, and unspeakably hungry.</p>

<p>A deluxe edition of Orochi, featuring all nine of the classic interconnected short stories by horror master Kazuo Umezz, the creator of The Drifting Classroom!A mysterious young woman slithers her way into the lives of unsuspecting people like the legendary multitailed serpent for which she is named-Orochi.The third volume of Umezz's classic horror manga begins with "Stage," in which Orochi encounters a child who insists a mysterious "morning-man" has killed his father. But who is he really? Then, a group of stranded soldiers succumb to unimaginable depravity in order to survive. In "Combat," their story comes back to haunt them...and others.</p>

<p>Sada na malování pro nejmenší v dřevěném kufřík s 8 fixy, 8 tužkami, 8 pastelkami a 8 akvarelovými barvami včetně štětce. Velikost: 26 x 20 x 4 cm. Vhodné pro děti od 3 let.</p>

<p>25 úvah o tom, proč je internet dobrý sluha i zlý pán Na internetu hledáme čerstvé zprávy. Nakupujeme, platíme a připojujeme se k různým institucím. Posloucháme internetové rádio, podcasty a hrajeme hry. Je to pro nás dnes nepostradatelný pracovní nástroj, který pomáhá našemu vzájemnému propojení i ke vzdělávání. Mobil nás provází doslova na každém kroku. Vytváří zcela nový životní prostor, jenž má vliv na naši koncentraci, vztahy a naše tělesné, duševní a duchovní zdraví. Bereme ho do ruky v průměru každých deset minut. Co nám to přináší a co bere? 25 konkrétně zaměřených kapitol zaměřuje naši pozornost na to, jak mobil a internet využít co nejlépe a jak se přitom vyhnout různým úskalím. Autor je optimista i realista. Mobilní telefon a internet se mohou stát nástrojem růstu Božího království v našem životě i v životě těch, s nimiž se skrze ně setkáváme.</p>

<p>'The feminist update to Rosemary's Baby we all needed' - ANDREA BARTZ 'A darkly visceral and magically evocative novel' - SARAH LAWTON I wanted this baby so badly. But she may be the death of me... Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a gruelling IVF regime, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments are moved without her knowledge. She's sure she's being followed. And when she finally does get pregnant, someone breaks into her house and steals the ultrasound photograph of her baby. But despite everything she's gone through, not even her husband is willing to believe that someone is playing twisted games with her. Then her doctors tell her she's lost the baby. Despite her grief, Anna ignores the grave-faced men lecturing her - because she can still feel the baby moving, can see the toil it's taking on her weakened body. Isolated in a remote snowbound town, Anna is sure that whoever has been following her is closing in. And as her symptoms become more terrifying, she can't help but wonder what exactly is growing inside her... and why no-one will listen when she says that something is horribly wrong. Exploring visceral themes of loss, medical misogyny and female power, The Push meets The Silent Patient in this spellbindingly dark thriller.</p>

<p>A gripping, propulsive YA fantasy novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author and social media superstar Alex Aster--now in paperback and with a special sneak peek at book 2 Welcome to the Centennial. Every hundred years, the island of Lightlark appears for only 100 days to host a deadly game, where the rulers of six realms fight to break their curses and win unparalleled power. Each ruler has something to hide. Each curse is uniquely wicked. To break them--and save themselves and their realms--one ruler must die. To survive, Isla Crown must lie, cheat, and betray. Even as love complicates everything . . . This paperback edition will include a teaser chapter of the upcoming second book in the Lightlark Saga.</p>

<p>Read up a storm with Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat-plus his friend Young Cat! The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. The Cat in the Hat can read in purple and in brown, in a circle and even upside down! Can he teach Young Cat to do the same? A perfect stepping stone for emerging readers to show off their skills, this book will show kids all the wonderful ways and wonderful things you can read. Originally created by Dr. Seuss himself, Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read. These unjacketed hardcover early readers encourage children to read all on their own, using simple words and illustrations. Smaller than the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go!, these portable packages are perfect for practicing readers ages 3-7, and lucky parents too!</p>

<p>There is more than one history of the world. Before science defined the modern age, other powers, wondrous and magical, once governed the universe, their lore perfected within a lost capital of hieroglyphs, wizard-kings, and fabulous monuments. In the 1970s, a historian named Pierce Moffett moves to the New England countryside to write a book about AEgypt, driven by an idea he dare not believe: that the physical laws of the universe once changed and may change again. Yet the notion is not his alone. Something waits at the locked estate of Fellowes Kraft, author of romances about Will Shakespeare and Giordano Bruno and Dr. John Dee, something for which Pierce and those near him have long sought without knowing it: a key, perhaps, to AEgypt ...Shortlisted for the WORLD FANTASY and ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARDs.</p>

<p>Publikace Štukatérství přináší historický přehled štukatérského řemesla a seznamuje s různými materiály a používanými technikami. Přibližuje základní mezníky technologie zpracování štukové masy, jež se vyvíjela v důsledku rozvoje technologických znalostí a také v závislosti na konkrétním slohovém období. Kniha nabízí výběr z bohatého sbírkového fondu Národního technického muzea, konkrétně Sanderovy sbírky, která zahrnuje architektonické prvky z nejrůznějších slohových období i výzdobné plastické elementy plošné a prostorové. Seznamuje s využitím této techniky v českých dílnách či ateliérech, kde jsou kontinuálně dodržovány původní techniky štukatérství a historické materiály. Přináší reflexi o stavu a vývoji štukatérství v českém prostředí po roce 1989. Zároveň ukazuje, jak se štukatérství uplatňuje v moderním interiéru nebo v tvorbě designových produktů a artefaktů.</p>

<p>Duchové jsou stále hladoví a nikdo to neví lépe než Ed a Lorraine Warrenovi. Dvojice slavných démonologů desítky let bojovala se silami zla a zažila při tom řadu šokujících událostí. V jejich vyprávění ožívají hrůzné paranormální případy démonické posedlosti, ozvěn ze záhrobí, satanistických kultů a prokletých míst. Ať už se do nich ponoříte uprostřed noci, nebo během slunečného dne, bude vás pronásledovat galerie přízraků, které se chtějí živit vašimi nejtemnějšími strachy.</p>

<p>PŘEŽILA ŠÍLENÉHO KRÁLE. NOČNÍ MŮRA ALE JEŠTĚ NESKONČILA. Siréna a družka Desmonda Flynna Callypso unikla ze spárů šíleného krále Karnona. Jeho děsivé vězení se na ní trvale podepsalo, tím však její strasti zdaleka nekončí. Callie a Des se vydávají do Říše flory, aby pokračovali ve svém pátrání. Záhy zjišťují, že najít Zloděje duší je pouze jeden z mnoha jejich problémů. Na světě neexistuje krutější místo než vílí dvůr a před intrikami králů a královen nemůže Callypso ochránit ani Handlířova magie. Víly hrají nebezpečné hry. Některé touží po lásce nebo po pomstě, jiné baží po lidském mase a pár jich sní o věcech tak zvrácených, že je nelze ani vyslovit. Jedno je jisté: nikdo není tím, kým se zdá být. Dokonce ani Desmond. Také Říše flory má záhad víc než dost: od krvácejících stromů po ocejchované otroky a nezvěstné stráže. V království všeho, co roste, klíčí cosi temného, a když si Callie nedá pozor, přijde o všechno, na čem jí záleží. Včetně jí samotné…</p>

<p>Brian Murphy si s rodinou užívá pohodový letní pobyt na mysu Cape Cod, když se u jeho ženy Emmy začnou projevovat silné příznaky chřipky. Následuje hektický návrat domů do New Yorku, po prodělaném záchvatu v autě je Emma značně dezorientovaná a na pohotovosti upadá do kómatu. V nemocnici jí diagnostikují koňskou encefalomyelitidu východního typu neboli EEE, vzácné a vysoce smrtelné virové onemocnění přenášené komáry. Záhy navíc jejich malá dcera vykazuje znepokojivé příznaky stejné nemoci. Situace se stane ještě strastiplnější, když Brian obdrží závratný účet za pobyt v nemocnici, a co hůř, pojišťovna náklady neproplatí s odvoláním na pochybné klauzule v Brianově pojistce. Naštvaný Brian přísahá, že bude hledat spravedlnost…</p>