The true story of the woman who became WWII's most highly decorated spy The year is 1942, and World War II is in full swing. Odette Sansom decides to follow in her war hero father’s footsteps by becoming an SOE agent to aid Britain and her beloved homeland, France. Five failed attempts and one plane crash later, she finally lands in occupied France to begin her mission. It is...

Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of...

A collection of essays dealing with issues connected with rule-following and decision-making from the perspectives of philosophy and various sciences. The Reader will learn about the diverse relations to rule-following behaviour of such phenomena as cognitive control, emotions, decision-making heuristics and creativity. The contributions also concern the problem of normativity as it is...

Deductive Logico is helemaal klaar om zich te ontspannen op vakantie... tot een reeks moorden zijn rust verstoort. In een klein, verlaten dorpje in het midden van de woestijn onderzoekt hij de misdaden van de duistere organisatie SPY. Daarvoor moet hij de plannen van TekTopia ontrafelen en de geheimen van MORIARTY, een hoogtechnologische AI-tool, ontluisteren. Puzzel...

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time WINNER OF THE HUGO AND LOCUS AWARDS FOR BEST ART BOOK Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea that “reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago” (David Mitchell)—this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty illustrations illuminating Le Guin’s...

WĘGRY – najlepsze kąpieliska termalne w Europie, stepowe rancza oraz gospody na puszcie, gdzie w kotłach nad ogniem gotuje się bogracz, i oczywiście magiczny Budapeszt uznany przez UNESCO za jedną z najpiękniejszych stolic świata.Praktyczny Przewodnik dla PodróżnikówOddajemy Ci w ręce nasz najpełniejszy przewodnik po Węgrzech. Zapakowaliśmy do niego mnóstwo niezbędnych informacji tak, jak...

Historia Żydów w Warszawie i nie tylko. Żydzi przybywali do Polski już w X wieku n.e. jako handlarze przeworzący, z państw arabskich m.in.: niewolników, tkaniny i przyprawy korzenne. Zwano ich Radanitami, od miejsca, z jakiego pochodzili, doliny Rodanu. Jednym z nich był Ibrahim ibn Jakub, autor relacji z podróży, którą w 966 roku odbył do Polski Mieszka I. Istnieje legenda,...

Album Polska, mały w twardej oprawie

Książka o Warszawie zniszczonej w czasie II wojny światowej i odbudowanej z ruin. W 1944 oku w centrum Europy przestała istnieć milionowa metropolia, stolica 33-milionowego państwa, jedno z większych miast kontynentu - Warszawa. W chwili zagłady miasto mmiało za sobą ponad sześć wieków historii, bogatej zarówno w chwile chwały i heroizmu, jak też poniżenia i upadku.

Szczegółowa mapa turystyczna w skali 1:25 000 .zawiera szlaki turystyczne piesze i rowerowe oraz rózne atrakcje rekreacyjne i turystyczne plus przewodnik dla aktywnych. Mapa laminowana + przewodnik w języku niemieckim i angielskim.

Dorian Gray is having his picture painted by Basil Hallward, who is charmed by his looks. But when Sir Henry Wotton visits and seduces Dorian into the worship of youthful beauty with an intoxicating speech, Dorian makes a wish he will live to regret: that all the marks of age will now be reflected in the portrait rather than on Dorian’s own face. The stage is now set for a masterful tale...

Ten albumik to najlepszy fotograficzny przewodnik po Warszawie i pamiątka z pobytu w tym mieście. W albumie pokazaliśmy najbardziej znane i charakterystyczne obiekty historyczne ale również współczesne oblicze Warszawy.

Whether it’s your first visit or your twentieth, China is so big, so diverse and so fast-changing, it’s always an adventure. Lonely Planet will get you to the heart of China, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice: inspirational images, 3D illustrations, city walks and recommendations from our expert authors planning features and top...

Przepisy kuchni polskiej w języku angielskim. Znakomita, bogato ilustrowana książka kucharska. Zawiera przepisy zarówno na tradycyjne potrawy bożonarodzeniowe i wielkanocne, jak i na codzienne potrawy przyrządzane przez nasze babcie i mamy. Przejrzyste przepisy oraz doskonałe zdjęcia zachęcą każdego do wypróbowania własnych zdolności kulinarnych.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\'Nerd royalty\' BEN GOLDACRE \'Totally brilliant\' TIM HARFORD \'Required reading across the world\' NEW YORK TIMES From the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe\'s...

She knows your secrets. Now discover hers… You've never met anyone like Alice. She sees the best in people. And the worst. She always seems to know exactly what everyone around her is feeling: a thousand different emotions. Every. Single. Day. In amongst all that noise, she's lost herself. But there's one person she can't read. And that's the person who could change her life. Is she ready to...

Journey from the Earth's surface, through the atmosphere and out into space. In this book, you can travel from centre of the universe to discover the stars, planets, moons and comets that call our solar system home.

Jack Reacher, "the coolest continuing series character" (Stephen King), returns in a brand new, pulse-pounding read from Lee and Andrew Child. Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had got there. But someone must have brought him. And shackled him. And whoever had done those things was going to rue the day. That was for damn sure. Jack Reacher wakes up, alone, in the dark,...

For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have come to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity if they are to resist injustice. But over the past decades, a healthy appreciation for the culture and heritage of...

Baby Touch: Colours is part of Ladybird's best-selling Baby Touch series, designed to help stimulate a baby's senses from birth. Encouraging interaction and play, the Baby Touch books are lots of fun for the very youngest babies, as well as toddlers. Baby Touch: Colours is a bold, bright board book perfect for little hands to explore. With a big touch-and-feel on every double page, it helps...