The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about marriage, the often baffling pursuit of health and happiness, and the stories that bind us together. From the gritty '90s Chicago art scene to a suburbia of detox diets and home-renovation hysteria, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart. “A...

Pusheen by the Numbers offers artists of every age the chance to paint and display their favourite lazy, lovable feline no matter where or when inspiration strikes. - Specifications: Includes everything you need to create three 3-1/8" X 2-1/4" mini masterpieces including: 1 paintbrush, 8 paint pots, 3 pre-printed canvases, 1 easel, and a fold-out sheet with numbered sections and...

Test your powers of deduction against more than 200 devilishly difficult Killer Sudoku puzzles. The revered intelligence organisation, Mensa, have worked with Gareth Moore to put together a supreme test of logic. These brand-new puzzles will provide hours of entertainment for anyone who enjoys a difficult mental challenge.

In this luminous first collection, Carlos Hiraldo knocks down the bland edifice of contemporary poetry and replaces it with real poems that resound and shock and illuminate. As Machu Picchu grows from the mountain, gathers itself stone by stone and bursts into the sky, so these poems take the stuff of life and raise up a new, vibrant city built on love, poverty, racism, sweetness, violence...

In Carry On, Simon Snow and his friends realized that everything they thought they understood about the world might be wrong. And in Wayward Son, they wondered whether everything they understood about themselves might be wrong. In Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon and Baz and Penelope and Agatha have to decide how to move forward. For Simon, that means deciding whether he still wants to be part...

Why do cats purr? How much can you learn about a cat’s mood from the direction it flicks its tail? How do cats show trust with their eyes? Why do cats rub against their owners’ legs? Arranged in chapters covering wild cats, shorthairs, longhairs, behaviour, and kittens, Cats features a huge range of breeds from all around the world. From Siamese to Russian Blue, Manx to American Bobtail,...

Whether it\'s diamond-encrusted grills, oversized “truck” style chains, bust-down Rolex and Patek Philippe watches or a Tiffany necklace, jewelry is a cornerstone of hip-hop culture. Glittering, blinged-out jewels are the shining statement of a collective identity: unapologetic, charismatic, and street savvy . Spanning the history of hip-hop jewelry,...

Little hands can lift the big flaps in this robust board book to find out what all the diggers are doing at the building site, on the farm, at the quarry and on the road. On every spread, there's also a pink cat to look for, lots of things to spot and talk about, and a few hidden surprises along the way.

Discover the story of Disneyland, Walt Disney’s visionary theme park in Anaheim, California. This bountiful visual history includes stunning color photographs, concept drawings, as well as ephemera from the historical collections of the Walt Disney Company and the golden age of photojournalism, to trace the park’s development and immersive world of magic and wonder, from Main Street, U.S.A....

"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...

Gdzie najłatwiej spotkać trolla, a gdzie średniowiecznego rycerza? Które miasto zwiedza się w rytmie deszczowej piosenki? Dokąd udać się na skosztowanie krabów Stalina? Te i inne zagadki Północy pomoże odkryć nasz przewodnik po Norwegii. Nie brak w nim opisów największych atrakcji kraju wikingów: fenomenalnych fiordów Geirangerfjorden i Sognefjorden, lodowca Jostedalsbreen, skąpanego w...

A lively introduction to and history of international contemporary art from 1960 to the present. What does it mean? Is it really art? Why does it cost so much? While these questions are perpetually asked about contemporary art, they are not the questions that E. H. Gombrich set out to answer in his seminal book The Story of Art. Contemporary art is very different from what came before. From...

Have you ever wondered how cars roar along roads, or planes soar into the sky? Discover how all sorts of amazing things work, from fire engines and submarines to dishwashers and vacuum cleaners, in this exciting introduction to engineering for young children, with over 70 flaps to lift. Includes links to carefully selected websites to find out more.

<b>Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King\'s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to uncover the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a Midwestern town.</b> Bonnie Dahl is missing . . .  Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency is meant to be on leave. But she finds it impossible to turn down...

The perfect introduction to the world of Japanese myth and legend. This is a smart and succinct guide to the rich tradition of Japanese mythology, from the earliest recorded legends of Izanagi and Izanami, their divine offspring and the creation of Japan, to medieval tales of vengeful ghosts, through to the modern-day reincarnation of ancient deities as the heroes of mecha anime....

When the Emperor and his notorious apprentice, Darth Vader, find themselves stranded in the middle of insurgent action on an inhospitable planet, they must rely on each other, the Force, and their own ruthlessness to prevail. “It appears things are as you suspected, Lord Vader. We are indeed hunted.” Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight, is just a memory. Darth Vader, newly anointed Sith Lord, is...

A POWERFUL NEW NOVEL FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY AND BEWILDERMENT 'Is there anything Richard Powers cannot write? The world here is complete, seductive, and promising. The writing feels like the ocean. Vast, mysterious, deep and alive' PERCIVAL EVERETT 'An extraordinarily immersive journey through lives linked in mysterious ways - gripping,...

Pojęcie „teurgii” jest najważniejszym z zapomnianych, choć nadal czynnych pojęć cywilizacji europejskiej (a może, szerzej, całej ludzkości). Zwróćmy uwagę na zakres, jaki ono obejmuje. Z jednej strony msza święta jest w katolicyzmie i prawosławiu praktyką teurgiczną, w której chleb i wino zmieniają się w święte ciało Boga. Z drugiej strony idea przebóstwienia człowieka – w swojej...

W podręczniku zaprezentowano instytucje procesowe postępowania administracyjnego i administracyj­nego postępowania egzekucyjnego oraz postępowania sądowoadministracyjnego. Wskazano kierunki wykładni przepisów prawa procesowego oraz ich wpływ na stosowanie orzecznictwa sądów administra­cyjnych. Wykład zawiera systematyczne przedstawienie całości rozwiązań prawnych, od kształtowania praw...

Publikacja ma na celu ułatwienie skutecznego porozumiewania się po angielsku na tematy związane z szeroko rozumianym biznesem i współpracą międzynarodową. Została opracowana w oryginalnej formie glosariusza – słownika frazeologicznego, w którym bogaty zestaw użytecznych w praktyce sformułowań podano w wersji dwujęzycznej. Zawiera terminy, wyrażenia, zwroty i idiomy używane podczas...