Найскладніший пристрій у всесвіті — твоє тіло. Щоб уміло ним керувати, треба опанувати інструкцію користувача. І якщо вона не нудна, а захоплива — це реально круто! Про автора Адам Кей — письменник, який здобув чотири літературні премії, і колишній лікар, що не отримав нагород. Уже понад 3 000 0000 примірників його книжок продано в усьому світі.

Когда снег пахнет мандаринками? Пожалуй, в новогодне-рождественскую пору. Тогда так хочется верить в чудеса и ждать подарков святого Николая, тайком надеясь, что он исполнит твое заветное желание. Но что если ты уже не ребенок? Неужели в твоей жизни больше не будет праздничной магии?

International Economics uchwyca witalność nowoczesnego handlu międzynarodowego i finansów. Klasyczna książka światowej sławy autorów, siódme wydanie jest kompleksowo zrewidowane i zaktualizowane w nowym, pełnokolorowym formacie. Każda połowa książki zawiera rdzeń rozdziałów teoretycznych, po których następują rozdziały stosujące teorię do głównych kwestii politycznych przeszłości i...

Seria książeczek będących idealną lekturą dla dzieci ze starszych klas szkoły podstawowej. 4 poziomy. Dwa najniższe poziomy w formie kolorowych komiksów. Wyższe poziomy bogato ilustrowane. Każda lektura jest okazją do wykonania pracy projektowej.

In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that he is actually describing one city: Venice. As Gore Vidal wrote 'Of all tasks, describing the contents of a book is the most difficult and in the case of a marvellous invention like Invisible Cities, perfectly irrelevant.'

Do you ever think you’re the only one making any sense? Or tried to reason with your partner with disastrous results? Do long, rambling answers drive you crazy? Or does your colleague’s abrasive manner get your back up? You are not alone. After a disastrous meeting with a highly successful entrepreneur, who was genuinely convinced he was ‘surrounded by idiots’, communication expert and...

The Second World War. Poland. Our narrator has no intention of being a hero. He plans to survive this war, whatever it takes. Meticulously he recounts his experiences: the slow unravelling of national events as well as uncomfortable personal encounters on the street, in the café, at the office, in his love affairs. He is intimate but reserved; conversational but careful; reflective but...

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens' most memorable characters. Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious...

Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play, by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor and by debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression England. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out...

Explore the history of the world in unprecedented detail with this ultimate guide to history throughout the ages. Maps don't just show us where to go, but also where we've been. If you're interested in finding out more about the biggest events in world history, then this book all about history of the world is perfect for you! This stunning history book for adults starts with...

This edition features new content for 2021 from Dr Mary Dobson: Plagues, Pandemics and Planetary Health. Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon? Do you know what happens in the microscopic world of a life-saving vaccine? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? "A glorious scientific gaze at our world, and the universe...

The tips and tricks are just brilliant.' – Jane Dunn, author of Jane's Patisserie 101 eco-friendly home-hacks, tips and recipes from Sunday Times bestselling author and Great British Bake Off winner Nancy Birtwhistle. One change, any change, will make a difference to our precious planet. We all want to do our best for our homes and the planet, but it’s often hard to find...

Третя книга з серії «Країни Мумі-тролів» – це нові неповторні зустрічі з милим сімейством Мумі-тролів та їхніми багатьма друзями. В книгу увійшли повісті «Невидиме дитятко», «Тато і море», «Наприкінці листопада».

Auschwitz and Birkenau were separate from each other,by about a 45 minute walk. Auschwitz was adapted to hold political prisoners in 1940 and evolved into a killing machine in 1941. Later that year a new site called Birkenau was found to extend the Auschwitz complex. Here a vast complex of buildings were constructed to hold initially Russian POWs and later Jews as a labour...

From the acclaimed author of Japan Story, this is the history of Japan, distilled into the stories of twenty remarkable individuals. The vivid and entertaining portraits in Chris Harding's enormously enjoyable new book take the reader from the earliest written accounts of Japan right through to the life of the current empress, Masako. We encounter shamans and warlords, poets and...

New Yorker staff writer A.J. Liebling recalls his Parisian apprenticeship in the fine art of eating in this charming memoir, Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris. "There would come a time when, if I had compared my life to a cake, the sojourns in Paris would have presented the chocolate filling. The intervening layers were plain sponge." In his nostalgic review...

When Shasta discovers he is not The son of Arsheesh and therefore does not belong in the cruel land of Calormen, he joins forces with Bree the talking horse and flees north towards Narnia, where freedom reigns. And so begins their hazardous journey, fraught with mystery and danger. The capital city of Tashbaan must be crossed, a harsh desert endured, the high mountains of Archenland climbed,...

Over 300 spectacular photographs of London's lost buildings from the London Metropolitan Archive in Panoramic format. Tudor, Georgian and Victorian buidings, some of them historic masterpieces, captured in location just before their destruction between 1870-1945.

John Locke (1632-1704) was perhaps the most influential English writer of his time. His Essay concerning Human Understanding (1690) and Two Treatises of Government (1690) weighed heavily on the history of ideas in the eighteenth century, and Locke’s works are often − rightly − presented as foundations of the Age of Enlightenment. Both the Essay and the Second Treatise (by far the more...