Enter the world of Septimus Heap, Wizard Apprentice. Magyk is his destiny. A powerful necromancer plans to seize control of all things Magykal. He has killed the Queen and locked up the Extraordinary Wizard. Now with Darke Magyk he will create a world filled with Darke creatures. But the Necromancer made one mistake. A vital detail he has overlooked means there is a boy who can stop him - the only

In the mountains of Transylvania there stands a castle. It is the home of Count Dracula a dark, lonely place, and at night the wolves howl around the walls. In the year 1875 Jonathan Harker comes from England to do business with the Count. But Jonathan does not feel comfortable at Castle Dracula. Strange things happen at night, and very soon, he begins to feel afraid. And he is right to be afraid,

Josefov, nešťastná pátá čtvrť města Prahy byla odedávna obklopena tajemstvím. Uzavřenost ghetta, jeho přeplněnost, odlišnost náboženských zvyklostí - to vše vytvořilo živnou půdu pro mýty a pověsti. tyto legendy přežily ve své jedinečnosti i asanaci Starého Města. Pražské židovské ghetto a jeho pověsti byly inspiračním zdrojem pro mnohé autory pražských románů, a přesto první celkový utříděný sborník

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin\'s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical

THE SENSATIONAL NO.1 BESTSELLER \'The real-life children\'s fairy tale book so inspiring adults are reading it\' I newspaper \'Absolutely beautiful - get one for yourself and one to inspire a woman in your life\' Stylist \'In an ideal world, not only would mothers read this aloud to their daughters, but teachers would read it to schoolboys\' Sunday Times What if the princess didn\'t marry Prince Charming

A charming, giftable collection of the beloved, best-selling author\'s inimitable quotes--her words of wisdom on love, life, and, of course, food. If you\'re afraid of butter, use cream. So decrees Julia Child, the legendary culinary authority and cookbook author who taught America how to cook--and how to eat. This delightful volume of quotations compiles some of Julia\'s most memorable lines on eating--The

Each book in this series is aimed at children whose reading ability and confidence allows them to tackle longer and more complex stories. This title traces the story of Islam from the life and deeds of Muhammad, his successors and the spread of Islam across the globe and covers its main beliefs system and customs.

On a moonlit night in 1903, a mysterious young woman flees alone across the Canadian wilderness, one quick step ahead of her pursuers. Mary Boulton is nineteen years old, half mad, and widowed – by her own hand. Tearing through the forest with dogs howling in the distance, she is desperate, her nerves burning, and she is certain of one thing only – that her every move is being traced. Two red-headed

It is high summer in rural Northumberland. Seventeen-year-old Silvie and her parents have joined an encampment run by an archaeology professor with an interest in the region\'s dark history of ritual sacrifice. As Silvie finds a glimpse of new freedoms with the professor\'s students, her relationship with her overbearing father begins to deteriorate, until the haunting rites of the past begin to bleed

In \"The Black Swan\", Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to

Never Let Me Go...

The next part in the epic PURE trilogy, for fans of Cormac McCarthy, Justin Cronin and Suzanne Collins. Partridge has escaped the safety of his father\'s empire and left the Dome, where his people - the Pures - have sheltered for so long. He has ventured into the destroyed world inhabited by the Wretches, who live crippled by their injuries. Pressia, a Wretch, is desperate to decode the secrets of

1827 During a research trip to Loch Ness, Scotland, a young Charles Darwin encounters a mysterious and terrifying creature that provides the spark for his evolutionary theory. 2013 Almost two hundred years later, and hundreds of miles away in Paris, the Eiffel Tower is under attack. Army engineer Tyler Locke is called in to help, and his expertise saves the day. But Tyler doesn\'t know he\'s about

Born and raised in Vienna, Richard Neutra (1872-1970) came to America early in his career, settling in California. His influence on post-war architecture is undisputed, the sunny climate and rich landscape being particularly suited to his cool, sleek modern style. Neutra had a keen appreciation for the relationship between people and nature; his trademark plate glass walls, and ceilings which turn

The setting is gentler than in some of Hardy\'s novels, but the story is similar - thwarted love and ruined lives.

In Basil\'s secret and unconsummated marriage to the linen-draper\'s sexually precocious daughter, and the shocking betrayal, insanity, and death that follow, Collins reveals the bustling, commercial London of the nineteenth century wreaking its vengeance on a still powerful aristocratic world. Contemporary reviewers vehemently disapproved of this explicit treatment of adultery; and even today the

Social media platforms do not just circulate political ideas, they support manipulative disinformation campaigns. While some of these disinformation campaigns are carried out directly by individuals, most are waged by software, commonly known as bots, programmed to perform simple, repetitive, robotic tasks. Some social media bots collect and distribute legitimate information, while others communicate

Der frühe Ausbruch aus der unerträglichen Enge einer Salzburger Kindheit führt den Autor (Jahrgang 1948) nach Paris, ins europäische Ausland und später in die USA. Nach einem Selbstmordversuch hat er nichts mehr zu verlieren. Als die Ausbruchsbewegung in eine Kreisbahn übergeht und ihn zurück in die Zwangsverhältnisse ehelicher, bürgerlicher Normalität führt, träumt er von einem neuen Ausbruch.

In April 2012, English animator Joe Butcher discovered he could send text messages to HIMSELF on his mobile phone. Naturally, Butcher decided that the best use for this feature would be to send passive aggressive messages to his fictional alter ego October Jones, under the guise of Cooper, his British Bulldog. A classic tale of Man & Dog for the gadget driven internet generation. After taking screenshots