An army forty thousand strong is clamoring at the gates for human blood, and there is little hope of reinforcements. The Sacred Kingdom’s strongest paladin, Remedios, leads the defense of the city, but even she cannot stem the tide on her own. Des ..

Kniha Frans Hals autora Bart Cornelis,Jaap Van Der Veen,Friso Lammertse,Justine Rinnooy Kan vydaná v nakladatelství Yale University Press v roce 2023, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 240, ISBN-13: 9781857097122, zařazení do kategori

The vibrant tradition of African folktales is long and varied, but to date it has been largely overlooked in the West. Aware of this gap, Nelson Mandela has selected 32 stories, many of them translated from their original tongues, to show the seminal role of African folklore in world literature.

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of ..

In this engaging commentary, the distinguished analyst and author Marie-Louise von Franz shows how the Feminine reveals itself in fairy tales of German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Eskimo origin, including familiar stories such as „Sleeping Beauty,“ " ..

Bill Campbell played an instrumental role in the growth of several prominent companies, such as Google, Apple, and Intuit, fostering deep relationships with Silicon Valley visionaries, including Steve Jobs, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt. In addition, ..

„The Catcher in the Rye“ is J . D. Salinger's world-famous novel of disaffected youth. Holden Caulfield is a seventeen- year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holde ..

Get ready, Book 11 in the phenomenally bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is coming!The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and ex ..

Keep It Shutby Karen Ehman explores how to better control your tongue, knowing what to say and how to say it, and realizing when it is best to say nothing at all. From Bible times to modern times women have struggled with their words. What to say and ..

Provides a humorous tour through modern statistics as it is practiced in a wide variety of fields – from the humanities to the sciences. The book begins with a brief history of the subject, then proceeds to cover data analysis, probability and all topics crucial to the study of statistics.

An instructive book that examines the practice of drawing for illustration through case studies and sketchbooks, written by one of the world's foremost experts and teachers on the subject. This essential handbook explores the subject of drawing for i ..

Kniha Mrs. Dalloway: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) autora Jenny Offill vydaná v nakladatelství PENGUIN GROUP v roce 2021, jazyk: Angličtina, vazba: Brožovaná, počet stran: 240, ISBN-13: 9780143136132, zařazení do kategorie: Beletrie: obecná a lit