Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums (Donohue Moira Rose)(Pevná vazba)

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest (Donohue Moira)(Pevná vazba)

Coloful birds! Jaguars! Tree frogs! National Geographic presents a delightful, age-appropriate introduction to tropical rain forest creatures big and small in this new title in the popular Little Kids First Big Book

Little Kids First Big Book of Rocks, Minerals & Shells (Donohue Moira)(Pevná vazba)

Get ready to be dazzled This lively reference book for the younger set introduces a fascinating variety of Earth's rocks, minerals, gemstones, fossils, and shells--from granite to gold, marble to malachite, and conchs to clams. Discover how rocks are formed, the three kinds of rocks, and the

The Savoy Cocktail Book (Craddock Harry)(Pevná vazba)

Lavish color 1930 reproduction of The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock, bartender of the Savoy Hotel in London. It features the most popular cocktails of the time in both breadth and depth, with over 700 recipes. No student of libations should be without this historic book

Savoy Cocktail Book (Savoy Savoy)(Pevná vazba)

Originally published by Constable in 1930, the Savoy Cocktail Book features 750 of the Savoy's most popular recipes. It is a fascinating record of the cocktails that set London alight at the time - and which are just as popular today. Taking you from Slings to Smashes, Fizzes to Flips, and

Writing the History of Somerset (Webb Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World (Alt Matt)(Pevná vazba)

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination. 'A masterful book driven by deep research, new insights, and powerful storytelling.'--W. David Marx, author of Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style

Sounds of the Wild - Discover incredible island animals (Butterfield Moira)(Pevná vazba)

How I Became a Tree (Roy Sumana)(Pevná vazba)

An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek    “I was tired of speed. I wanted to live tree time.” So writes Sumana Roy at the

On the Game - How Football Became What it is Today (England Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Sounds of the Skies - Discover amazing birds and wildlife (Butterfield Moira)(Pevná vazba)

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor (Messner Kate)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive picture book biography of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and one of the most crucial figures in the COVID-19 pandemic. Before he was Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony

Vienna 1900 Complete (Brandsttter Christian)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the 20th century, Vienna became an epicenter for new thought, increasingly running counter to the prevalent conservatism symbolized by the neo-classical facades of the buildings in the city's Ringstrasse. During the time of the modernist movement led by Gustav Klimt, Josef Hoffmann,

Trip to the Future (Butterfield Moira)(Pevná vazba)

Take a trip to the future in this one-of-a-kind science

The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing (de la Haye Amy)(Pevná vazba)

An exploration of how the rose--the most ravishingly beautiful and symbolic of flowers--has inspired fashion over hundreds of years​ The Rose in Fashion: Ravishing is a fascinating exploration of how the rose has inspired the way we look, dress, feel, and fantasize. It foregrounds innovative,

The Huainanzi (Major John)(Pevná vazba)

Compiled by scholars at the court of Liu An, king of Huainan, in the second century B.C.E, The Huainanzi is a tightly organized, sophisticated articulation of Western Han philosophy and statecraft. Outlining 'all that a modern monarch needs to know,' the text emphasizes rigorous self-cultivation

How to Bake (Hollywood Paul)(Pevná vazba)

At last, the star of BBC2's The Great British Bake Off reveals all the secrets of his craft in How to Bake. The son of a baker, Paul Hollywood is passionate about busting the myths that surround baking, sharing his finely honed skills, and showing that with the right guidance, anybody can achieve

Vic Reeves Art Book (Moir Jim)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive collection of art by Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, with a foreword by Grayson

History of the Wars (Procopius)(Pevná vazba)

Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he

History of the Wars (Procopius)(Pevná vazba)

Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he

History of the Wars (Procopius)(Pevná vazba)

Procopius, born at Caesarea in Palestine late in the 5th century, became a lawyer. In 527 CE he was made legal adviser and secretary of Belisarius, commander against the Persians, and went with Belisarius again in 533 against the Vandals and in 535 against the Ostrogoths. Sometime after 540 he

Manetho: History of Egypt and Other Works (Manetho)(Pevná vazba)

Manetho was an Egyptian of the 3rd century BCE. Born probably at Sebennytus in the Delta, he became a priest or high priest at Heliopolis. Apparently he and a Greek Timotheus did much to establish the cult of Serapis in Egypt. Eight works or parts of works were ascribed to him, all on history and

Kairouan: Or How Paul Klee Became a Painter (Hausenstein Wilhelm)(Pevná vazba)

The impressions Paul Klee collected on his journey to Tunisia in 1914, and especially to the city of Kairouan, were of fundamental significance to his artistic development: 'Color and I are one. I am a painter,' he declared afterwards. A few years later, in 1921, Klee's friend Wilhelm Hausenstein

Rome at War (Gilliver Kate)(Pevná vazba)

The story of a small town that rose to become the most powerful empire of the ancient world has been an inspiration to generations of people. Even after the collapse of the Roman Empire, many nations and their leaders have styled themselves 'heirs of Rome', emulating its society, technology and

Bank 4.0: Banking Everywhere, Never at a Bank (King Brett)(Pevná vazba)

Winner of best book by a foreign author (2019) at the Business Book of the Year Award organised by PwC Russia The future of banking is already here -- are you ready? Bank 4.0 explores the radical transformation already taking place in banking, and follows it to its logical conclusion. What will