Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon (Martinez-Pinzon Felipe)(Pevná vazba)

Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon (Martinez-Pinzon Felipe)(Pevná vazba)

Intimate Frontiers: A Literary Geography of the Amazon analyzes the ways in which the Amazon has been represented in twentieth century cultural production. With contributions by scholars working in Latin America, the US and Europe, Intimate Frontiers reads against the grain commonly held notions

In Pieces (Field Sally)(Pevná vazba)

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time -- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a

Field Guide to the Birds of Chile (Martinez Pina Daniel E.)(Pevná vazba)

Rare Earth Frontiers: From Terrestrial Subsoils to Lunar Landscapes (Klinger Julie Michelle)(Paperback)

Rare Earth Frontiers is a work of human geography that serves to demystify the powerful elements that make possible the miniaturization of electronics, green energy and medical technologies, and essential telecommunications and defense systems. Julie Michelle Klinger draws attention to the fact

Volvo Amazon: The Complete Story (Dredge Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Volvo Amazon - The Complete Story includes the history of Volvo before and after the Amazon; development and production of all Amazon derivatives from 1956-1970, including the 121, 122S, 122S, 123GT and all of the estate editions. Biographies of key Volvo personnel, including the company's first

The Origins of the Literary Vampire (Crawford Heide)(Pevná vazba)

The long and distinguished tradition of the literary vampire began in Germany during the Age of Enlightenment. German literature was the first to adapt the vampire figure from central European folklore and superstition and give it literary form. Despite these German origins, scholarly attention

Frontiers of Quantum Chemistry (Wjcik Marek J.)(Pevná vazba)

The purpose of this book is to convey to the worldwide scientific community the rapid and enthusiastic progress of state-of-the-art quantum chemistry. Quantum chemistry continues to grow with remarkable success particularly due to rapid progress in supercomputers. The usefulness of quantum

Prisoners of Geography - Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps (Marshall Tim)(Pevná vazba)

A stunning abridged and illustrated edition of the international bestseller Prisoners of Geography, by acclaimed author Tim

Models of Representation in Czech Literary History (Bilek Petr)(Pevná vazba)

In the last twenty years of their academic engagement in the field of literary history, the authors have focused predominantly on the explorations of various possible ways of writing literary history with the impulses and inspiration produced by recent literary theory. Their long discussions

Mediating Dangerously: The Frontiers of Conflict Resolution (Cloke Kenneth)(Pevná vazba)

Sometimes it's necessary to push beyond the usual limits of the mediation process to achieve deeper and more lasting change. Mediating Dangerously shows how to reach beyond technical and traditional intervention to the outer edges and dark places of dispute resolution, where risk taking is

Christmas Stories (Secker Tesdell Diana)(Pevná vazba)

As a literary subject, Christmas has inspired topics ranging from intimate domestic dramas, to fanciful flights of the imagination. This work features stories that is imbued with Christmas spirit of one kind or another. It also includes: 'Green Holly'; 'The Night Before Christmas'; 'Vanka'; 'The

The Latin American Cookbook - Nicholas Gill, Virgilio Martínez

The most comprehensive and varied selection of recipes ever published from one of the most fascinating and diverse regions of the world – under the tutelage of globally renowned Peruvian chef, Virgilio Martínez Rarely has the incredible range of cuisines from Mexico's tropical coasts to the icy

Populating the Novel: Literary Form and the Politics of Surplus Life (Steinlight Emily)(Pevná vazba)

One Boy's Choice: A Tale of the Amazon (Menezes Sueli)(Pevná vazba)

On the bank of a river in the Amazon, a boy learns from his grandfather about a father fish that cares for his offspring, and the importance of preserving the species for future generations. A little boy of the Amazon is excited to go on his first fishing trip with his grandad. He wants to catch

Family Business - An Intimate History of John Lewis and the Partnership (Glendinning Victoria)(Pevná vazba)

Performance (Thomas Claire)(Pevná vazba)

The breakout literary sensation of 2021 from the prize-winning author of FUGITIVE

The Black Butterfly: Brazilian Slavery and the Literary Imagination (Wood Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

Focuses on the slavery writings of three of Brazil's literary giants - Machado de Assis, Castro Alves, and Euclides da Cunha. Wood finds that all three writers responded to the memory of slavery in ways that departed from their counterparts in Europe and North America, where emancipation has

Ayahuasca: Sacred Plant Medicine of the Amazon Jungle (Harper Naomi)(Pevná vazba)

Ayahuasca: Sacred Plant Medicine of the Amazon Jungle provides a quick yet comprehensive look into a sacred topic that is often intimidating to discuss. Ayahuasca is a plant medicine that has been used by Amazonian shamans for thousands of years and is surrounded by an extremely dense web of

London Cocktails: Over 100 Recipes Inspired by the Heart of Britannia (Schrieberg Felipe)(Pevná vazba)

London Cocktails is a stunning collection of over 100 recipes inspired by the heart of Britannia.Forget pouring a cuppa, fill your glass with unique drinks from the heart of Britain and explore some of the best pubs and lounges the home of Big Ben has to offer. Enjoy cocktails from some of London's

Village of the Lost Girls (Martinez Agustin)(Pevná vazba)

GRIPPING AND ATMOSPHERIC --Sunday TimesA breath-taking missing persons thriller set under the menacing peaks of the Pyrenees.Five years after their disappearance, the village of Monteperdido still mourns the loss of Ana and Lucia, two eleven-year old friends who left school one afternoon and were

Felipe and Claudette (Teague Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Felipe and Claudette are the only animals left at the pet shelter. Who would ever adopt pets like them?Each adoption day, all of the pets at Mrs. Barrett's adoption shelter are sure to look their best. And each adoption day, all of the pets are adopted, except for two -- Felipe (a grumpy cat) and

Songs for the Flames (Vasquez Juan Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

A dazzling collection of stories by the winner of the Dublin Literary Award

Berlin Noir (Wrtche Thomas)(Paperback)

'A volume of short stories that revolve around the history, geography and literary traditions of Berlin.'--New York Times Book Review, 'Globetrotting,' April 2019'The 13 stories in this welcome entry in Akashic's noir series, all set in 21st-century Berlin, are less about traditional crime and more

Plutocracy: Chronicles of a Global Monopoly (Martinez Abraham)(Pevná vazba)

2051. The world's largest company, The Company, has seized power on a planetary scale and runs the world as if it were a business. In a plutocracy, the richer one is, the more powerful one is. In this context, an anonymous citizen becomes compelled to uncover how the world came to this situation,