Lisbon has been an extraordinary city for well over a thousand years, rendering it a place of great historical and contemporary interest. The combination of cultural influences in Lisbon -- Arabian, African, and European -- and the city\'s identity as a great seafaring stronghold, has granted it a unique and spirited legacy. Lisbon Tales reflects this legacy in its literary selections. From famous

What matters in people\'s social lives? What motivates and inspires our society? How do we enact what we know? Since the first edition published in 1980, Content Analysis has helped shape and define the field. In the highly anticipated Fourth Edition, award-winning scholar and author Klaus Krippendorff introduces you to the most current method of analyzing the textual fabric of contemporary society.

The long-awaited standalone sequel to SONS OF THE

A group of anarchists are under surveillance by Scotland Yard in Chesterton\'s hugely popular metaphysical thriller. The Supreme Anarchists Council is dedicated to overthrowing the world order. To keep their identities a secret, each of them has been named a day of the week. Gabriel Syme, an eccentric poet, is recruited by Scotland Yard to infiltrate the group. He tracks down the six men and manages

Build self-esteem and discover true self-love with this inspiring and interactive self-love workbook. Crafted for women of all ages, this interactive and heartfelt guide features exercises that empower you to rewrite limiting beliefs, embrace positive self-talk, and nurture genuine self-worth. Unleash your confidence, foster self-acceptance, and embark on a journey of inner strength and empowerment

A little girl and her family are getting ready to go on vacation . . . or at least they are trying to. In the effort to pack everything that will be needed, there\'s bound to be something overlooked, and what that is provides a funny ending to this meter-perfect \"twist\" on Clement Moore\'s

The first in a new crime series featuring an English PI working on the Costa Brava. It is the first day of the hunting season. In the hills overlooking the Costa Brava a young graffiti artist, Cisco Perez, falls to his death while painting a mural on the tower of Casa

Welcome to the wild world of pandas In this intro to the species, youngsters discover where on Earth this bear lives, what it eats, how big it grows, and how it communicates. Cool photos of adorable panda cubs and panda relatives bring the creatures into full focus. After learning the basics, young readers will discover why pandas need our help and what people around the world are doing to help save

Mabel Mynt knows a lot about space, but she doesn\'t know how to fill the space in her heart that Dad left when he walked out. And so she sets out on a mission of discovery... A heart-warming and laugh-out-loud story about learning that love is never lost and change doesn\'t have to be

Dive into the complete New York Times bestselling series The Wild Robot with this beautiful hardcover gift set. Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. From bestselling and award-winning author and

Maritime navigational tools could find latitude, but finding longitude remained elusive until Harrison developed the reliable sea clock, H4. Building on H4\'s success, Kendall made a series of nautical timekeepers, K1, K2 and K3. This is the story of the K2 timekeeper; its adventurous voyages, the people it touched, and its place in history. K2\'s first voyage, accompanied by the young Nelson, was

An evocative and life-enhancing account of running a community farm and raising a family in New York

The American Revolution is finally over, and Sophie Menzies is starved for good news. When her nearest neighbor, General Seamus Ogilvy, finally comes home to Tall Acre, she hopes it is a sign of better days to come. But the general is now a widower with a small daughter in desperate need of a mother. Nearly destitute, Sophie agrees to marry Seamus and become the mistress of Tall Acre in what seems

Full of humor, drama, and adventure, this retelling of a little-known figure of Arthurian Legend, co-written by friends Kaliis Smith and #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, is perfect for any knight in training. Prince Morien was brave and clever and true... The brave North African knight Morien is on a quest to find his father, who had set off on an adventure of his own and never returned.

Inspired by a true story, The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou is a historical crime novel set in the Greek diaspora of 1950s London about a woman accused of murder and the translator working on her

If you want a more energetically uplifting way of life - it all comes down to trusting your vibes. Originally published in 2004, this book by bestselling author, speaker and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette has been revised to share new stories and tools used by those who learned to tap into their intuition and positively change their

A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II \"When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages, Kennedy can be dazzling.\"--Ian W. Toll, New York Times \"The book makes for enjoyable reading, owing to the author\'s easygoing style. . . . Kennedy is an academic who does not write like one; he writes a story, not a treatise.\"--Robert

Pojďme prozkoumat život u řeky. Je pestrý, zajímavý a plný nejrůznějších zvířat. Prohlédni si obrázky a zjisti, co všechno u řeky můžeme objevit - ryby, kachny, žáby a vážky, ale i volavku, bobry nebo ledňáčka. Ti všichni čekají na malé objevitele a objevitelky v tomto veršovaném leporelu s pohyblivými prvky. Obrázky lze oživit na každé stránce. Stačí tady zatáhnout, tam posunout nebo pootočit. Knížka