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Martha Collison Twist ENMartha Collison amazed the judges and viewers alike as the youngest ever contestant in the 2014 series of The Great British Bake Off. Martha shone with her Showstopper skills and extraordinary 'Technical Challenge' knowledge. Here in her first book, she offers a brilliant new approach to baking – a way to master baking, while adding 'twists' to recipes to make contemporary bakes that everyone will love. With clever…
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Neil McCormick U2 By U2 ENIn 1975, four teenagers from Mount Temple School in Dublin gathered in a crowded kitchen to discuss forming a band. The drum kit just about fit into the room, the lead guitarist was playing a homemade guitar, the bassist could barely play at all and nobody wanted to sing. Over thirty years later, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr are still together, bound by intense loyalty, passionate idealism and a…
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Daniel Silva Ukradený Caravaggio CZGabriel Allon právě restauruje v Benátkách oltářní obraz od Veroneseho, když si ho náhle předvolá italská policie. Výstřední londýnský galerista Julian Isherwood se připletl k chladnokrevné vraždě u Komského jezera a je zadržován jako podezřelý. Aby Gabriel prokázal přítelovu nevinu, musí udělat jediné: najít skutečné vrahy, a pak i ukradený proslulý obraz Narození známého barokního malíře Caravaggia. Zavražděným…
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Adam Bray Ultimate MarvelThis definitive in-world guide to the Marvel Comics Universe features, in chronological order, every significant Marvel Comic character, location, vehicle, and weapon in the company's illustrious history. Go on a fact- and fun-filled journey via the first major Marvel heroes, villains, cowboy stars, and comic characters of the 1940s and 1950s to the iconic, timeless Super Heroes and Super Villains of the Marvel Age…
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Laura Hillenbrand Unbroken ENThe incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant survives. Louise Zamperini had already transformed himself from child delinquent to prodigious athlete, running in the Berlin Olympics. Now he must embark on one of the Second World War’s most extraordinary odysseys. Zamperini…
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin ENOne thing is certain, - that there is a mustering among the masses, the world over; and there is a dis irae coming on, sooner or later.Viewed by many as fuelling the abolitionist movement of the 1850s and laying the groundwork for the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental and moral tale of slaves attempting to secure their freedom was one of the most popular books of the nineteenth century. Centred round…
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Jason LaPier Unclear Skies ENThe second book in Jason LaPier’s thrilling sci-fi trilogy. Justice isn’t what it used to be. Rogue cop Stanford Runstom blew open a botched murder case and was given a promotion – of sorts. But doing PR work for ModPol, the security-firm-for-hire, is not the detective position Runstom had in mind, particularly when his orders become questionable. Freedom always comes at a price. Despite being cleared of false…
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Thomas Hardy Under the Greenwood Tree ENFrom the author of Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Under the Greenwood Tree is a tale of love, tragedy and the changing charm of traditional village life when it is met with the cold reality of modernity. Centring on the quaint rural village of Mellstock, set deep within Hardy’s imagined and picturesque county of Wessex, the novel revolves around a double plot of the hopeful love story of Dick Dewey and Fancy Day and…
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Malcolm Lowry Under the Volcano ENOne of the twentieth century's great undisputed masterpieces, Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano includes an introduction by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Modern Classics. It is the fiesta 'Day of the Dead' in the small Mexican town of Quauhnahuac. In the shadow of the volcano, ragged children beg coins to buy skulls made of chocolate, ugly pariah dogs roam the streets and Geoffrey Firmin - ex-consul, ex-husband, an…
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Mike Tyson Undisputed Truth ENLove him or loathe him, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again.In this, his first, autobiography, ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson pulls no punches and lays bare the story of his remarkable life and career. Co-written with Larry Sloman, author of…
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Tahereh Mafi Unite Me ENJuliette will not stand alone in a battle that will decide the fate of her world... In Destroy Me, Warner, the ruthless leader of Sector 45, refuses to let her go. In Fracture Me, Adam, Juliette's first love, will do anything to get her back. These two explosive novellas are available in print for the first time. Unite Me also features an exclusive look into Juliette's journal and a preview of Ignite Me, the…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber UnmaskedOne of the most successful and distinguished artists of our time, Andrew Lloyd Webber has reigned over the musical theatre world for nearly five decades. The winner of numerous awards, including multiple Tonys and an Oscar, ...
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Tahereh Mafi Unravel Me ENJuliette has escaped to Omega Point. It is a place for people like her - people with gifts - and it is also the headquarters of the rebel resistance. She's finally free from The Reestablishment, free from their plan to use her as a weapon, and free to love Adam. But Juliette will never be free from her lethal touch.Or from Warner, who wants Juliette more than she ever thought possible. In this exhilarating sequel to…
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Ja Rule Unruly ENJa Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling story from his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prison and reveals the man beneath the legend. Unruly is two stories that offer one complete picture of a man and his world: the angry, fatherless rapper, Ja Rule who was “raised by the streets”; and…
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Oliver Jeffers Up and Down ENIn this much-anticipated sequel to the internationally best-selling picture book Lost and Found, we revisit the boy and the penguin after their trip to the South Pole... The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together... That is, until the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible. Running away, the penguin visits place after place, searching for a chance…
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Stephanie Laurens V patách Elize Cynsterové CZSvatba slečny Elizy Cynsterové bude jistě velkolepou a nezapomenutelnou událostí… … jenže nejprve ji někdo musí zachránit ze spárů tajemného a nebezpečného muže! Eliza je unesena ze zásnubního večírku sestry Heather přímo před očima svých bratrů, kteří ji měli chránit. Únosci s ní míří na sever do Edinburghu. Eliza se však jen tak lehce nevzdává a je rozhodnutá využít každou příležitost, aby z jejich spárů unikla.…
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Stephanie Laurens V zajetí hraběte z Glencrae CZSrdečně vás zveme na svatbu slečny Angeliky Cynsterové… … ale ne dříve, než se spolu se snoubencem v drsné přírodě Skotské vysočiny postaví tváří v tvář prohnanému nepříteli a nepohřbí dávnou nevraživost. Tvrdohlavá a sebevědomá Angelica Cynsterová je přesvědčená, že svého budoucího manžela pozná na první pohled. Když jí během plesu padne zrak na záhadného šlechtice, nade vší pochybnost ví, že on je ten PRAVÝ.…
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Ellen Schreiber Vampire Kisses 1: Blood Relatives ENThe absolute last thing goth-girl Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, need is another hitch in their nighttime-only romance—but dark trouble hovers on the horizon when Raven and Alexander discover four freshly dug graves filled with empty coffins.
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Darren Shan Vampire Mountain ENDarren Shan and Mr Crepsley make a long and dangerous trek to the vampire′s stronghold in the mountains. The trek is a test of skill and endurance - one which sees Darren′s vampire nature develop, and a new understanding of the mysterious blue-robed servants of the sinister Mr Tiny.
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William Makepeace Thackeray Vanity Fair ENOh, those women! They nurse and cuddle their presentiments, and make darlings of their ugliest thoughts...Self-serving social climber and anti-heroine Becky Sharp will do anything to raise her status and attain wealth and standing with smart Society. Clever, lively and resourceful, orphan Becky is the the total opposite of her naive and sentimental schoolmate Amelia Sedley, a pampered, yet good-natured girl from a…
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Nora Roberts Vášeň a strach CZDvojí obraz Ariel je úspěšná herečka, která má ráda život a užívá si ho plnými doušky. Zahrát si krutou bývalou manželku známého scenáristy Bootha DeWitta v jeho autobiografickém filmu je role, která se neodmítá. Nejenže může prokázat své herecké schopnosti, ale především pracovat s člověkem, jehož už dlouho obdivuje. Booth se však dávno zařekl, že s herečkami nechce mít nic společného! A tak Ariel, která se s…
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Paulo Coelho Veronika Decides to Die ENVeronika has everything she could wish for – young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, loving family. Yet Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that although she is alive, her heart is now irreparably damaged and she has only a few days to live… This story follows her…
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Nora Roberts Víc než touha CZČekání na Nicka Freddie, ač dosud velmi mladá žena, ví naprosto přesně, co je pro její život nejdůležitější. Dosáhnout úspěchu v profesi, kterou si pro sebe vybrala, zařídit si byt v New Yorku, ale především přesvědčit Nicka, svou lásku z dětství, že už není dítě a že je pro něho ta pravá a jediná. Když se s ní Nick po letech znovu potká, uvědomuje si, že ta malá pihatá Freddie, kterou vždycky bral jen jako…
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David McCandless Visual Miscellaneum ENThe bestselling classic has been revised and updated! A colorful guide to the world's most consequential trivia, The Visual Miscellaneum now includes 18 all new graphs and 23 updated ones. It is a reference book like no other helping us make sense of our world by putting the data we are bombarded with every day health findings, technological advances, cultural touch points, war statistics into creative visual…