The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Invention of Hugo Cabret (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

An orphan and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a busy train station. He desperately believes a broken automaton will make his dreams come true. But when his world collides with an eccentric girl and a bitter old man, Hugo's undercover life are put in jeopardy. Turn the pages, follow the

Wonderstruck (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted

Clyde Fans (Seth)(Paperback)

A masterwork... Clyde Fans is a brilliant trip.--Brian Seznick, The Invention of Hugo Cabret Legendary cartoonist Seth's magnum opus Clyde Fans appeared on twenty best of the year lists, including The New York Times, The Guardian, and Washington Post. The first graphic novel nominated for the

Kaleidoscope (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.A ship. A garden. A library. A key. In Kaleidoscope, the incomparable Brian Selznick presents the story of two people bound to each other through time and space,

Marvels (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The illustrated story begins in 1766 with Billy Marvel, the lone survivor of a shipwreck, and charts the adventures of his family of actors over five generations. The prose story opens in 1990 and follows Joseph, who has run away from school to an estranged uncle's puzzling house in London, where

Baby Monkey, Private Eye (Selznick Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick and debut children's book author David Serlin create a dazzling new format especially for young children!A New York Times Bestselling BookAn Amazon Best Book of the YearA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearParents Magazine Best Early Reader of the Year'A marvel.'

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Brian Clarke: The Art of Light (Clarke Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Gorgeous masterpieces of stained glass by Brian Clarke, the medium's leading exponent todayOver the past five decades, British artist Brian Clarke (born 1953) has consistently pushed the boundaries of stained glass as a medium, both in terms of technology and visual vocabulary. With major

Lepus - The Story of a Hare (Plummer David Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Brian Froud's Faeries' Tales (Froud Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Following in the footsteps of Trolls, Brian and Wendy Froud lead readers deep into the world of faeries. Humans throughout history have always had special relationships and bonds with faeries, whether loving and helpful or at times destructive. This new book explores that complex relationship and

Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic (Baltazar Armand)(Paperback)

For fans of Rick Riordan and Brian Selznick, author-artist Armand Baltazar introduces Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic, the first in a new science fiction/fantasy series that explores a world painted new by the Time Collision. Integrating art and text, this epic and cinematic

Historical Dictionary of European Organizations (Urwin Derek W.)(Pevná vazba)

The modern international organization is a European invention. The fragmented nature of the continent, with national boundaries shifting over time, was always paralleled by interactions between states. In the twentieth century the historical format of treaties and military alliances was

Rosey (Rose Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The autobiography of the Somerset and England cricketer Brian Rose, the most successful captain in Somerset's

Strategies of Fantasy (Attebery Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Brian Attebery's 'strategy of fantasy' include not only the writer's strategies for inventing believable impossibiltes, but also the reader's strategies for enjoying, challenging, and conspiring with the text. Drawing on a number of current literary theories (but avoiding most of their jargon),

Empire's Ruin (Staveley Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The Empire's Ruin is the first book in the epic Ashes of the Unhewn trilogy by Brian Staveley. As the Annurian Empire disintegrates, a lone soldier sets out to save

The Adventures of Alexander Von Humboldt (Wulf Andrea)(Pevná vazba)

A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the New York Times bestselling author of The Invention of Nature, comes a breathtakingly illustrated and brilliantly evocative recounting of Alexander Von Humboldt's five year expedition in South America. Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an

Healer of the Water Monster (Young Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty

Dune: The Lady of Caladan (Herbert Brian)(Pevná vazba)

From Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, Dune: The Lady of Caladan is a brand new novel in the internationally bestselling Dune series. Lady Jessica, mother of Paul, and consort to Leto Atreides. The choices she made shaped an empire, but first the Lady of Caladan must reckon with her own betrayal

Freedom: An Unruly History (de Dijn Annelien)(Pevná vazba)

The invention of modern freedom--the equating of liberty with restraints on state power--was not the natural outcome of such secular Western trends as the growth of religious tolerance or the creation of market societies. Rather, it was propelled by an antidemocratic backlash following the Atlantic

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 (Floca Brian)(Pevná vazba)

'An extraordinary delight for a reader of any age.' --The New York Times Book Review Brian Floca explores Apollo 11's famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot Simply told, grandly shown, and now with eight additional pages of brand-new art and more in-depth information about

Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces of Art (Kerrigan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and the most precious and expensive of such manuscripts were 'illuminated' through the use of brightly coloured pigments and gold embellishments. Beginning

Wonders of the Universe (Cox Professor Brian)(Pevná vazba)

Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it

The Invention of Medicine: From Homer to Hippocrates (Fox Robin Lane)(Pevná vazba)

A preeminent classics scholar revises the history of medicine.Medical thinking and observation were radically changed by the ancient Greeks, one of their great legacies to the world. In the fifth century BCE, a Greek doctor put forward his clinical observations of individual men, women, and

Joker: The Deluxe Edition (Azzarello Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The award-winning creative team behind Batman: Damned, Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo, present one of the most chilling Joker stories ever told. Presented in a beautiful new hardcover edition. The Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's not happy about what's been