Grand Central Publishing New Strategic Selling The Book That Sparked A Selling Revolution In 1985 one book changed sales and marketing forever. Rejecting manipulative tactics and emphasizing "process," Strategic Selling presented the idea of selling as a joint venture and introduced the decade's most influential concept, Win-Win. The response to Win-Win was immediate and helped turn the small company that created Strategic Selling, Miller Heiman, into a global leader in sales development with the most prestigious client list in the industry. The New Strategic Selling This modern edition of the business classic confronts the rapidly evolving world of business-to-business sales with new real-world examples, new strategies for confronting competition, and a special section featuring the most commonly asked questions from the Miller Heiman workshops. Learn: How to identify the four real decision makers in every corporate labyrinth How to prevent sabotage by an internal deal-killer How to make a senior executive eager to see you How to avoid closing business that you'll later regret How to manage a territory to provide steady, not "boom and bust," revenue How to avoid the single most common error when dealing with the competition. | 1 | 18,59 € | Vaata | ||
LUMEN DIARIOS Versión corregida, ampliada y definitiva de los diarios de Alejandra Pizarnik. «Una constante de los diarios de escritores es que otros se encarguen de publicarlos póstumamente. Estas publicaciones podrían dar la impresión de ser una violación de la intimidad del diarista, pero no cabe duda de que, al conservarlos, el escritor está indicándonos que es consciente del valor intrínseco que tienen. Eso es aún más evidente en el caso de Alejandra Pizarnik, ya que conservó sus cuadernos hasta el último momento», comenta Ana Becciu en la nota que acompaña esta nueva edición, corregida y ampliada, con muchos fragmentos reveladores que hasta ahora nunca habían visto la luz, de los diarios de una mujer que convirtió su angustia en un destilado de palabras duras y hermosas. Su obsesión por escribir, sus dudas, y sus ganas de comer, fumar y amar con voracidad hasta que el cansancio la derrumbaba... todo quedó apuntado en cuadernos y papeles sueltos que por fin han encontrado su lugar. Aun hoy, cuando ya se han cumplido cuarenta años desde de su muerte, la voz de Pizarnik acompaña al lector en un viaje donde la literatura importa y la vida duele. «A veces me gustaría registrarme por escrito en cuerpo y alma: dar cuenta de mi respiración, de mi tos, de mi cansancio, pero de una manera alarmantemente exacta, que se me oiga respirar, toser, llorar, si pudiera llorar.» Alejandra Pizarnik, París, 3 de agosto de 1961 La crítica ha dicho:«Con su exhibicionismo -hablaba de sus complejos, sus costumbres, sus amores- desafiaba el recato burgués heredado del XIX. De alguna forma, los diarios fueron un arma poderosa para la emancipación de las mujeres. Una vez a Pizarnik le preguntaron para qué escribía. "Para que me quieran", contestó. Son muchas páginas de palabras duras y hermosas, especialmente disfrutables para los muy intensos. Llevó la angustia a sus más altas cotas literarias.»Xacobe Pato (librero en Cronopios), Vogue «Un hecho excepcional en la literatura argentina, que puede adjudicarse al aura de prestigio casi legendario que ha envuelto la vida y la obra de Alejandra Pizarnik.»César Aira «Al encanto de Pizarnik de ser una figura envuelta en el misterio y una personalidad inexplicable, hay que añadir el hecho de que palabra por palabra ella escribía la noche, y el lector que se acerque a ella descubrirá que esa escritura nocturna, que tenía un alto sentido del riesgo, nacía de la más pura necesidad, como a pocos escritores del siglo XX se les ha visto: una lírica extrema y también una tragedia.»Enrique Vila-Matas, Babelia «Sumergirse en la intimidad de la gran poeta argentina es adentrarse en las arenas movedizas de una pulsión suicida. [...] Así es su escritura: el constante descubrimiento de una rosa con espinas. [...] Se la lee de poco en poco, como quien paladea un vino añejo.»Rocío Niebla, Tinta Libre «Pizarnik nos descubre un éxtasis en la inestabilidad del lenguaje y logra arrancarle una verdad mercurial y patética.»Los Angeles Review of Books «Un hecho editorial único; no sólo dentro de la tradición argentina, sino en castellano. Su carácter único reside en que no existe otro caso conocido en que se vaya a disponer, casi con certeza, aunque no todavía, de una publicación completa, sin filtro de autor, pariente o censor, de un material tan abundante, tan ligado desde el principio hasta el final a un destino de escritora.»Nora Catelli, El País «Basta nombrarla para que en el aire vibren la poesía y la leyenda. Una lírica extrema y también una tragedia.»Luis Chitarroni | 1 | 26,09 € | Vaata | ||
Black House Publishing Stuka Pilot Autobiography of WW2 Nazi pilot Hans Rudel the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich's most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself, the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times, Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over 500 tanks, 2,000 ground targets, the Russian battleship Marat, two cruisers and a destroyer, and was so successful against Russian forces that Joseph Stalin put up a 100,000 rouble ransom on his head. His flying record of over 2,500 missions remains unmatched by any pilot since. Until his death in 1982 Hans Rudel remained a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler, and he refused to denounce Hitler, or the Nazis, and believed that the war against Germany was created by powerful Jews and international finance. Hans Rudel remains a complex character, and arguably one of WW2's most heroic figures. This is the uncensored edition first published by his friend the British Fascist leader Oswald Mosley in 1948, and includes maps and photographs. | 1 | 28,09 € | Vaata | ||
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Ecology - From Individuals to Ecosystems 5e A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updatedThe revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems - now in full colour - offers students and practitioners a review of the ecological sciences.The previous editions of this book earned the authors the prestigious 'Exceptional Life-time Achievement Award' of the British Ecological Society - the aim for the fifth edition is not only to maintain standards but indeed to enhance its coverage of Ecology.In the first edition, 34 years ago, it seemed acceptable for ecologists to hold a comfortable, objective, not to say aloof position, from which the ecological communities around us were simply material for which we sought a scientific understanding. Now, we must accept the immediacy of the many environmental problems that threaten us and the responsibility of ecologists to play their full part in addressing these problems. This fifth edition addresses this challenge, with several chapters devoted entirely to applied topics, and examples of how ecological principles have been applied to problems facing us highlighted throughout the remaining nineteen chapters.Nonetheless, the authors remain wedded to the belief that environmental action can only ever be as sound as the ecological principles on which it is based. Hence, while trying harder than ever to help improve preparedness for addressing the environmental problems of the years ahead, the book remains, in its essence, an exposition of the science of ecology. This new edition incorporates the results from more than a thousand recent studies into a fully up-to-date text.Written for students of ecology, researchers and practitioners, the fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems is anessential reference to all aspects of ecology and addresses environmental problems of the future. | 1 | 65,89 € | Vaata | ||
Seix Barral Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada Publicado por primera vez en 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada es quizá el libro de Neruda que ha obtenido una más vasta popularidad y a la vez significó la plena consolidación del prestigio literario de su autor en el área hispánica. Obra de gran envergaduraliteraria, el remanente de la herencia modernista fue aliado en ellapor Neruda de modo admirable a los hallazgos expresivos de la nuevavanguardia en una serie de piezas de conmovida intensidad lírica, cuyo acento de plenitud vital, exaltación genésica y erotismo panteístacede el paso, en la hora de los duelos y las separaciones, a un tonode melancolía que le hermana a la herencia romántica. Intocables en su definitiva rotundidad de pieza maestra, estos Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada constituyen sin duda una de las mayores cimas de la poesía amorosa en lengua castellana. | 1 | 10,09 € | Vaata | ||
Booket Pídeme lo que quieras Pídeme lo que quieras es el primer volumen de la serie erótica más adictiva de Megan Maxwell.Tras la muerte de su padre, el prestigioso empresario alemán Eric Zimmerman decide viajar a España para supervisar las delegaciones de la empresa Müller. En la oficina central de Madrid conoce a Judith, una joven ingeniosa y simpática de la que se encapricha de inmediato. Judith sucumbe a la atracción que el alemán ejerce sobre ella y acepta formar parte de sus juegos sexuales, repletos de fantasías y erotismo. Junto a él aprenderá que todos llevamos dentro un voyeur, y que las personas se dividen en sumisas y dominantes... Pero el tiempo pasa, la relación se intensifica y Eric empieza a temer que se descubra su secreto, algo que podría marcar el principio o el fin de la relación.Pídeme lo que quieras es sin duda una novela atrevida, en la que el morbo y las fantasías sexuales están a la orden del día. | 1 | 10,89 € | Vaata | ||
John Blake Publishing Ltd Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman is a true Hollywood juggernaut. The magnetic Australian has joined countrymen Mel Gibson and Russell Crowe as an international superstar thanks to his role as Wolverine in the X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his extremely varied career in film and theatre. When a young Jackman turned down a role in Neighbours to study at the prestigious WAAPA in Perth, his gamble would pay off handsomely. After a string of successful Australian musicals, Jackman's Hollywood break came as he was cast as Wolverine in 2000, catapulting him to heavyweight stardom. He has since reprised the role in box office hits The Last Stand, Origins and The Wolverine. Premium offers including 2006 animation Happy Feet, Baz Lurhmann's epic Australia - and even a rumoured shortlist spot for James Bond - soon followed. With a 2013 Academy Award nomination for his tour de force performance as Jean Valjean in the epic Les Miserables, and a star turn as Wolverine in X-Men: Days of Future Past on the horizon, Hugh is set to dominate the silver screen for the foreseeable future. | 1 | 9,59 € | Vaata | ||
Booket Cuando no queden mas estrellas que contar ¿Cómo se ignora lo que late en tu interior?¿Cómo se recupera el rumbo de una vida trazada por una mentira?áDesde muy pequeña, Maya se ha sacrificado en cuerpo y alma por el ballet. Trabaja como solista en la Compañía Nacional de Danza y los ballets más prestigiosos han puesto sus ojos en ella. Sin embargo, un grave accidente acaba con su futuro prometedor. El único mundo que Maya conoce se ha derrumbado y su abuela, que ha guiado cada uno de sus pasos, la culpa por lo sucedido. La ausencia de su madre pesa más que nunca. Y un hallazgo fortuito abrirá una profunda herida.Un viaje inesperado, una chica rota y una verdad escondida en una caja de música. A veces, dejar que suceda es todo lo que necesitas. | 1 | 10,89 € | Vaata | ||
Chelsea Green Publishing Co The New Cider Maker's Handbook All around the world, the public’s taste for fermented cider has been growing more rapidly than at any time in the past 150 years. And with the growing interest in locally grown and artisanal foods, many new cideries are springing up all over North America, often started up by passionate amateurs who want to take their cider to the next level as small-scale craft producers.To make the very best cider―whether for yourself, your family, and friends or for market―you first need a deep understanding of the processes involved, and the art and science behind them. Fortunately, The New Cider Maker’s Handbook is here to help. Author Claude Jolicoeur is an internationally known, award-winning cider maker with an inquiring, scientific mind. His book combines the best of traditional knowledge and techniques with up-to-date, scientifically based practices to provide today’s cider makers with all the tools they need to produce high-quality ciders.The New Cider Maker’s Handbook is divided into five parts containing:An accessible overview of the cider making process for beginners;Recommendations for selecting and growing cider-appropriate apples;Information on juice-extraction equipment and directions on how to build your own grater mill and cider press;A discussion of the most important components of apple juice and how these may influence the quality of the cider;An examination of the fermentation process and a description of methods used to produce either dry or naturally sweet cider, still or sparkling cider, and even ice cider. This book will appeal to both serious amateurs and professional cider makers who want to increase their knowledge, as well as to orchardists who want to grow cider apples for local or regional producers. Novices will appreciate the overview of the cider-making process, and, as they develop skills and confidence, the more in-depth technical information will serve as an invaluable reference that will be consulted again and again. This book is sure to become the definitive modern work on cider making.A mechanical engineer by profession, Claude Jolicoeur first developed his passion for apples and cider after acquiring a piece of land on which there were four rows of old abandoned apple trees. He started making cider in 1988 using a "no-compromise” approach, stubbornly searching for the highest possible quality. Since then, his ciders have earned many awards and medals at competitions, including a Best of Show at the prestigious Great Lakes International Cider and Perry Competition (GLINTCAP).Claude actively participates in discussions on forums like the Cider Digest, and is regularly invited as a guest speaker to events such as the annual Cider Days festival in western Massachusetts. He lives in Quebec City. | 1 | 36,99 € | Vaata | ||
Hardie Grant Books The Whole Fish Cookbook WINNER OF TWO JAMES BEARD AWARDS IN 2020 Restaurant and Professional and the prestigious BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER OF THE 2019 ANDRÉ SIMON FOOD AWARDWinner of The Australian Book Industry Association's Illustrated Book of the Year in 2020Shortlisted as debut cookbook of the year in the 2020 Fortnum & Mason food & drink awardsLonglisted as Booksellers choice in the adult non-fiction category by the Australian Booksellers AssociationA mind-blowing masterpiece from one of the most impressive chefs of a generation. - Jamie OliverMy cookbook of the year. -Yotam Ottolenghi, The GuardianJosh Niland is a genius - Nigella LawsonIn The Whole Fish Cookbook, groundbreaking seafood chef Josh Niland reveals a completely new way to think about all aspects of fish cookery. From sourcing and butchering to dry ageing and curing, it challenges everything we thought we knew about the subject and invites readers to see fish for what it really is - an amazing, complex source of protein that can and should be treated with exactly the same nose-to-tail reverence as meat.It features more than 60 recipes for dozens of fish species ranging from Smoked Marlin Ham Caesar Salad, Fish Cassoulet and Roast Fish Bone Marrow to - essentially - The Perfect Fish and Chips. Many of us would like to eat more fish but worry about the environmental impact and often end up cooking the same old salmon fillet on repeat. The Whole Fish Cookbook will soon have you embracing new types and will change the way you buy, cook and eat fish.There is so much more to a fish than just the fillet, and it is indeed true what they say about there being more than just a handful of fish in the sea. | 1 | 33,39 € | Vaata | ||
JMEDITIONS Mont Blanc Granite a rock climbing guide Vol 2 - The Chamonix Aiguilles The Chamonix Aiguilles sit centre-stage within the Mont Blanc Range. Their magnificent granite walls catch the eye of every visitor to the valleyand attract climbers from around the world.Volume two in the MONT-BLANC GRANITE series describes the best rock climbs on the Chamonix side of the Aiguilles. Routes (89) were selected according to the quality of the climbing, the purity of the line and the availability of accurate approach and descent information.Where necessary, grades have been updated in order to improve consistency between routes from different eras.The imposing procession of granite spires that runs from the Aiguille de l’M to the Aiguille du Plan houses what is arguably Mont Blanc’s most varied climbing area. Its prestigious summits - Charmoz, Grépon, Blaitière, Peigne, Pèlerins, Deux Aigles - look down upon an outstanding selection of rock climbs of all styles and difficulties: cracks, slabs, corners and arêtes; middle-grade classics, bold and technical challenges, and long, committing traverses… | 1 | 34,99 € | Vaata | ||
BrightSummaries.com The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (Book Analysis) Unlock the more straightforward side of The Unbearable Lightness of Being with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, an intricate, cyclical novel which charts the lives of Tomas, a successful surgeon, his wife Tereza, his lover Sabina, and Sabina's lover Franz. The narrative skilfully blends the characters' experiences of love, political activism and happiness with philosophical musings on the "lightness" of existence, creating an engaging novel which encourages readers to reflect on the meaning of their own lives. Milan Kundera was born in Czechoslovakia, where he had a successful career as a university lecturer and author until the country was invaded by Soviet forces in 1968 following the Prague Spring. His books were banned by the Communist regime, and he moved to France in 1975. He has won a number of prestigious literary awards, including the Jerusalem Prize (1985) and the Czech State Literature Prize (2007).Find out everything you need to know about The Unbearable Lightness of Being in a fraction of the time!This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:•A complete plot summary•Character studies•Key themes and symbols•Questions for further reflectionWhy choose BrightSummaries.com?Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you on your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com! | 1 | 13,39 € | Vaata | ||
PENGUIN CLASICOS El Corán La obra fundamental sobre la que se erige la cultura y religiónislámicas, una visión del mundo y la vida.«El buen fin pertenece a los piadosos.»Según establece la tradición, el Corán fue dictado por elpropio Alá. Mahoma lo escribió en prosa rimada y lo dividió en 114capítulos y suras. El Corán está constituido por un conjunto desentencias, leyes y normas que proporcionan a los fieles una visióndel mundo y la vida, la divinidad, la economía, la política, el cielo, el infierno, el Juicio Final y la resurrección de la carne. Sudoctrina ha influido decisivamente en la cultura, el desarrollo y lasactitudes de los numerosos países y pueblos que profesan la feislámica.Juan Vernet, uno de los más prestigiosos especialistasoccidentales de la cultura islámica, firmó la totalidad de la presente edición, que ha sido y sigue siendo considerada la canónica en lengua espa?ola desde el momento de su primera publicación en la colección«El Mensaje» de José Janés Editor en 1933. Una presentación ya clásica en sí misma de uno de los textos capitales de la historia de lareligión.«El Corán está tan bellamente dictado que no podría ser obrade ningún hombre.»Ramón Llull«La elegancia del estilo inimitable del Corán es tan grande que ninguna inteligencia puede apreciarlo debidamente.»Ibn Jaldún | 1 | 12,79 € | Vaata | ||
Citadel Press Inc.,U.S. Second Variety And Other Classic Stories Many thousands of readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick s work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.This collection draws from the writer s earliest short and medium-length fiction (including several previously unpublished stories) during the years 1952-1955, and features such fascinating works as Second Variety, Foster, You're Dead, The Father-Thing, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick s initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel of 1963 for The Man in the High Castle and in the last year of his life, the now-classic film Blade Runner was made from his novel Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep? More recently, Dick s short story The Minority Report inspired a Steven Spielberg movie as well as a TV series.The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of science fiction s most enduring and respected names.This book has had 4 printings with a total of 8,000 copies in print.Includes The Golden Man,the basis for the motion picture Next | 1 | 18,59 € | Vaata | ||
Debolsillo La suma de los dias En las páginas de este libro, Isabel Allende narra con franqueza lahistoria reciente de su vida y la de su peculiar familia enCalifornia, en una casa abierta, llena de gente y de personajesliterarios, y protegida por un espíritu: hijas perdidas, nietos ylibros que nacen, éxitos y dolores, un viaje al mundo de lasadicciones y otros a lugares remotos del mundo en busca deinspiración, junto a divorcios, encuentros, amores, separaciones,crisis de pareja y reconciliaciones. También es una historia de amorentre un hombre y una mujer maduros, que han salvado juntos muchosescollos sin perder ni la pasión ni el humor, y de una familiamoderna, desgarrada por conflictos y unida, a pesar de todo, por elcari?o y la decisión de salir adelante. Esta es la familia quedescubrimos en Paula y que desciende de los personajes de La casa delos espíritus. Una obra al tiempo emotiva y escrita en el tono irónico y apasionado que caracteriza a la autora, en la que nos entrega lasuma de sus días como mujer y como escritora.Una memoria viva y amenay al mismo tiempo un libro de superación personal.Isabel Allende, denacionalidad chilena, nació en Lima en 1942. Ha trabajadoinfatigablemente como periodista y escritora desde los diecisietea?os. La casa de los espíritus (1982) la situó en la cúspide de losnarradores latinoamericanos e inauguró una brillante trayectorialiteraria que, con los a?os, no ha dejado de acrecentar su prestigio.Entre sus obras cabe destacar De amor y de sombra, Eva Luna, Cuentosde Eva Luna, El plan infinito, Paula, Afrodita, Hija de la fortuna,Retrato en sepia, Mi país inventado, El Zorro, Inés del alma mía y latrilogía «Las memorias del Aguila y el Jaguar», integrada por LaCiudad de las Bestias, El Reino del Dragón de Oro y El Bosque de losPigmeos, todas ellas publicadas por Plaza & Janés y las tres últimastambién por Montena. | 1 | 9,89 € | Vaata | ||
Mariner Books Steal the Show "An indispensable guide for introverts and extroverts alike."- Inc. Every interaction is a performance, and much of our success-professional and personal-hinges on being able to inspire an audience. And while some people seem to be naturals in the spotlight, this ability very rarely derives from talent alone; confident communication is a skill, and anyone can learn how to do it. In Steal the Show, New York Times best-selling author, top-rated corporate speaker, and former professional actor Michael Port teaches you how to make the most of your own moments in the spotlight. A Wall Street Journal best-seller, this actionable guide breaks down how to give your presentations a clear focus, engage your listeners, manage your nerves, play the right role in every situation to give your message maximum impact, and much more. Drawing on his MFA training at the prestigious Graduate Acting Program at New Yok University, Port's engineered a system that the non-actor can use to ensure his or her voice is heard when it matters most. | 1 | 13,09 € | Vaata | ||
MONTENA BINDING 13 Una historia de amor épica e inolvidable: llega en español Binding 13, el primer libro del fenómeno de TikTok Los chicos de Tommen, de Chloe Walsh Nunca habrás sentido con tanta intensidad el poder del primer amor como en este romance deportivo. ¡No podrás dejar de leer! Hasta ahora han permanecido en lados opuestos del campo, pero cuando sus dos mundos choquen, nada volverá a ser lo mismo.Johnny Kavanagh lo tiene todo a su favor. En el campo de rugby es una fuerza imparable. Ha nacido para el estrellato y nada detendrá su camino a la cima. Ni siquiera la tímida chica nueva del Instituto Tommen. La de los ojos tristes y los moratones escondidos. La que lo distrae como nunca nadie lo ha hecho. La vida nunca ha sido fácil para Shannon Lynch. Acosada y torturada por sus antiguas compañeras, llega a Tommen a mitad del año escolar, rezando por un nuevo comienzo y desesperada por librarse de los demonios de su pasado. En su primer día en la prestigiosa escuela privada, conoce, de forma bastante impactante, al famoso Johnny Kavanagh. Atrapada en un torbellino de sentimientos hacia él y desesperada por pasar desapercibida, Shannon se convierte una vez más en el blanco del acoso, pero la flamante estrella del rugby irlandés resulta ser un aliado de lo más inesperado.Unidos por su frágil amistad y su innegable química, Johnny y Shannon tendrán que enfrentarse a todos los obstáculos que amenazarán el comienzo de una relación que puede ser mucho más... | 1 | 16,99 € | Vaata | ||
Taschen GmbH Saarinen The creator of the ubiquitous Knoll "Tulip” chairs and tables, Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was one of the 20th century’s most prominent space shapers, merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across architecture and design.Among Saarinen’s greatest accomplishments are Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport, the very sculptural and fluid TWA terminal at JFK Airportin New York, and the 630 ft. (192 m) high Gateway Arch of St. Louis, Missouri, each of them defining structures of postwar America. Catenary curves were present in many of his structural designs. During his long association with Knoll, Saarinen’s other famous furniture pieces included the "Grasshopper” lounge chair and the "Womb” settee. Married to Aline Bernstein Saarinen, a well-known critic of art and architecture, Saarinen also collaborated with Charles Eames, with whom he designed his first prize-winning chair.With rich illustration tracing his life and career, this introduction follows Saarinen from his studies across his training all the way to his most prestigious projects, and explores how each of his designs brought a new dimension to the modernist landscape. | 1 | 15,59 € | Vaata | ||
Taschen GmbH Michelangelo. The Graphic Work Graphic beauty: Breathtaking drawingsFew artists can claim such tenacious fame across continents and centuries as Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475-1564). His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect remain unrivalled and unique. This fresh edition celebrates the artist's graphic work, with a selection of his mostmasterful and mesmerizing drawings.Gathered from some of the world's most prestigious collections, these works show the full ambition and reach of Michelangelo's practice, spanningarchitectural elements, facial expressions, and countless, meticulous anatomical drawings. Whether finely-tuned or left unfinished, each and every drawing testifies to the artist'sdedicated scrutiny of the world around him and his compelling mastery of line, form, and detail.There is an intimacy in these works, too. As different sketches occupy the same pages, and notes intersperse the drawings, we may not only marvel at the meticulously rendered textures or anatomically-perfected figures, but also feela spine-tingling proximity to the very process, as much as the product, of genius.About the series:Bibliotheca Universalis- Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price!Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing.Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia.Bookworm's delight - never bore, always excite! | 1 | 18,99 € | Vaata | ||
Salamandra LA TRENZA Con cerca de medio millón de ejemplares vendidos en Francia y casitreinta traducciones en curso, La trenza fue uno de los fenómenoseditoriales de 2017. En esta narración vibrante y conmovedora,Laetitia Colombani ?guionista, directora y actriz de reconocidoprestigio? aborda las historias de tres mujeres que, nacidas encontinentes muy dispares, comparten unas ideas y sentimientos que lasunen en un poderoso anhelo de libertad.INDIA. En Badlapur, la intocable Smita sobrevive recogiendo losexcrementos de una casta superior. Resignada a su condición, estádecidida en cambio a que su hija no siga sus pasos: la pequeña irá ala escuela y su vida será digna y provechosa, aunque para ello Smitatenga que desafiar las normas establecidas.ITALIA. A Giulia le encanta trabajar en el taller familiar, el últimode Palermo que confecciona pelucas con pelo auténtico. Hubiera podidoir a la universidad, pero dejó el instituto con dieciséis años parainiciarse en los secretos de este oficio. Cuando su padre sufre unaccidente y Giulia descubre que el negocio está al borde de laquiebra, afronta la adversidad con valentía y determinación.CANADÁ. Sarah es una abogada de éxito en Montreal que lo hasacrificado todo por su carrera: dos matrimonios fallidos y tres hijos a los que no ha visto crecer. Un día, tras caer desmayada en eltranscurso de un juicio, Sarah comprende que su vida ha dado un vuelco y que deberá escoger lo que de verdad le importa.Smita, Giulia y Sarah no se conocen, pero tienen en común el empuje yel tesón de las mujeres que rechazan lo que el destino les hareservado y se rebelan contra las circunstancias que las oprimen. Como hilos invisibles, sus caminos se entrelazan, formando una trenza quesimboliza la voluntad inquebrantable de vivir con esperanza e ilusión. | 1 | 18,99 € | Vaata | ||
Booket Hay momentos que deberían ser eternos Eva es una mujer independiente, segura de sí misma y está muy unida a su adinerada familia, a pesar de que sus hermanos, en ocasiones, no se lo pongan nada fácil. Tras un fracaso amoroso en el pasado, decidió volcarse en sus restaurantes, y es su trabajo de chef lo que llena su vida.Marc Sarriá, más conocido como doctor Sarriá, es un prestigioso y querido cirujano oncólogo en un hospital privado de Madrid. Hace unos años tomó la decisión de vivir el presente y no plantearse el futuro más allá del día a día.Los caprichos del destino hacen que dos personas tan distintas como Eva y Marc se conozcan una tarde en una azotea y terminen la noche como nunca imaginaron. De pronto y sin proponérselo, ¡acaban convirtiéndose en inseparables! Eva se da cuenta entonces de que existe vida más allá del trabajo, de que la presión, si la controlas, no hunde sino ayuda, y de que el amor, cuando se trata de amor verdadero, es ineludible.Hay momentos que deberían ser eternos, llenará tu corazón de emociones y te hará sonreír con esas pequeñas cosas que convierten la vida en algo maravilloso. | 1 | 10,89 € | Vaata | ||
William Morrow and Company Quantum and the Lotus Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize--winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the Dalai Lama, living in the Shechen monastery near Kathmandu in Nepal. Trinh Thuan was born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam but became intrigued by the explosion of discoveries in astronomy during the 1960s. He made his way to the prestigious California Institute of Technology to study with some of the biggest names in the field and is now an acclaimed astrophysicist and specialist on how the galaxies formed. When Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Thuan met at an academic conference in the summer of 1997, they began discussing the many remarkable connections between the teachings of Buddhism and the findings of recent science. That conversation grew into an astonishing correspondence exploring a series of fascinating questions. Did the universe have a beginning? Or is our universe one in a series of infinite universes with no end and no beginning? Is the concept of a beginning of time fundamentally flawed? Might our perception of time in fact be an illusion, a phenomenon created in our brains that has no ultimate reality? Is the stunning fine-tuning of the universe, which has produced just the right conditions for life to evolve, a sign that a "principle of creation" is at work in our world? If such a principle of creation undergirds the workings of the universe, what does that tell us about whether or not there is a divine Creator? How does the radical interpretation of reality offered byquantum physics conform to and yet differ from the Buddhist conception of reality? What is consciousness and how did it evolve? Can consciousness exist apart from a brain generating it? The stimulating journey of discovery the authors traveled in their discussions is re-cre | 1 | 16,19 € | Vaata | ||
Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Last Will A frosty December night in Stockholm. A thousand guests attend the prestigious Nobel Prizewinners' dinner. The evening is one of prestige and glamour. Until wo shots are fired on the dance floor. Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is there, covering the event for the "Evening Post". As the police realize she caught a glimpse of the suspect, she is far more interested in getting back to the newsroom. But as more brutal murders follow, Annika finds herself in the middle of something far larger than she had anticipated. No longer just a reporter but also a vulnerable key witness, she begins to close up the gaps linking these crimes, just as the suspect starts closing the net on Annika herself. | 1 | 18,89 € | Vaata | ||
Akal La Celestina Se publica aquí La Celestina, siguiendo la edición de la Tragicomediade Calisto y Melibea de 1507, aunque se han tenido en cuenta asimismola impresión de 1514 y ediciones modernas de reconocido prestigio. Seindican los apartes y las divisiones en escenas. Las anotacionesintentan aclarar vocablos y pasajes oscuros o de difícil comprensión.Conforme a los criterios de esta colección, se ha acercado el texto ala lengua actual, se ha regularizado el uso de mayúsculas, puntuado el texto y acentuado según las normas académicas vigentes. El volumen se completa con una introducción, que aborda los aspectos históricos yliterarios más representativos de la obra, un variado conjunto deactividades de comprensión y de recapitulación, el comentario de untexto y numerosas sugerencias de coloquios, trabajos y debates quepudieran ayudar a los lectores al mejor conocimiento de una de lasobras más importantes y famosas de la literatura en lengua castellana. | 1 | 9,99 € | Vaata | ||
Penguin Random House Children's UK The Blood Phoenix The sequel to the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER Of Jade and Dragons – a thrilling and epic silkpunk fantasy inspired by the legendary Qing dynasty. Perfect for fans of Elizabeth Lim and Xiran Jay Zhao. When Ying left the prestigious Engineer’s Guild and the ghost her father’s death behind, she thought her life would regain a sense of normalcy.But, after her new home is attacked, by the mysterious – and deadly – Blood Phoenix, Ying is thrust back into the tense political world of the Nine Isles and, distressingly, back into the path of the man who broke her heart, High Commander Ye-yang. She’d hoped never to face him again, but Ying and Ye-yang must work together to unmask the elusive mastermind behind a far-reaching conspiracy, before the Nine Isles are torn apart. Can they find a way to defeat their new enemy, or will the cost be too great? | 1 | 9,79 € | Vaata | ||
Haynes Publishing Group BMW 5-Series 6-Cyl Petrol The International Symposium on Spatial Data Handling (SDH) is the premier long-running forum in geographical information science, providing a prestigious outlet to geographers, cartographers, computer scientists and others in this rapidly developing multidisciplinary area. This conference has been organized as one of the main activities of the International Geographical Union since it was first started in Zurich in 1984. This selection of papers from the 16th SDH conference, jointly organized in Toronto, Canada with the 2014 ISPRS Technical Commission II Midterm Symposium as the Joint International Conference on Geospatial Theory, Processing, Modeling and Applications, offers readers exemplary contributions to geospatial scholarship and practice from the 30th year anniversary of the conference. | 1 | 35,39 € | Vaata | ||
OXFORD UNIV PR Tap Dancing America Here is the vibrant, colorful, high-stepping story of tap - the first comprehensive, fully documented history of a uniquely American art form, exploring all aspects of the intricate musical and social exchange that evolved from Afro-Irish percussive step dances like the jig, gioube, buck-and-wing, and juba to the work of such contemporary tap luminaries as Gregory Hines, Brenda Bufalino, Dianne Walker, and Savion Glover. In Tap Dancing America, Constance Valis Hill, herself an accomplished jazz tap dancer, choreographer, and performance scholar, begins with a dramatic account of a buck dance challenge between Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Harry Swinton at Brooklyn's Bijou Theatre, on March 30, 1900, and proceeds decade by decade through the 20th century to the present day. She vividly describes tap's musical styles and steps - from buck-and-wing and ragtime stepping at the turn of the century; jazz tapping to the rhythms of hot jazz, swing, and bebop in the '20s, '30s and '40s; to hip-hop-inflected hitting and hoofing in heels (high and low) from the 1990s right up to today.Tap was long considered "a man's game," and Hill's is the first history to highlight such outstanding female dancers as Ada Overton Walker, Kitty O'Neill, and Alice Whitman, at the turn of the 20th century, as well as the pioneering women composers of the tap renaissance, in the 70s and 80s, and the hard-hitting rhythm-tapping women of the millennium such as Chloe Arnold, Ayodele Casel, Michelle Dorrance, and Dormeshia Sumbry Edwards. Written with uncanny foresight, the book features dancers who have become international touring artists and have performed on Broadway, won Emmy and Tony Awards, and received the prestigious Dance Magazine, Adele and Fred Astaire, and Jacob's Pillow Dance awards. Presented with all the verve and grace of tap itself and drawing on eyewitness accounts of early performances as well as interviews with today's greatest tappers, Tap Dancing America fills a major gap in American dance history and places tap firmly center stage. | 1 | 46,29 € | Vaata | ||
Cornerstone By Its Cover By Its Cover is the much anticipated twenty-third instalment in Donna Leon's bestselling crime series, where Commissario Brunetti is better than ever as he addresses questions of worth and value alongside his ever-faithful team of Ispettore Vianello and Signorina Elettra. When several valuable antiquarian books go missing from a prestigious library in the heart of Venice, Commissario Brunetti is immediately called to the scene. The staff suspect an American researcher has stolen them, but for Brunetti something doesn't quite add up. Taking on the case, the Commissario begins to seek information about some of the library's regulars, such as the ex-priest Franchini, a passionate reader of ancient Christian literature, and Contessa Morosini-Albani, the library's chief donor, and comes to the conclusion that the thief could not have acted alone. However, when Franchini is found murdered in his home, the case takes a more sinister turn and soon Brunetti finds himself submerged in the dark secrets of the black market of antiquarian books.Alongside his ever-faithful team of Ispettore Vianello and Signorina Elettra, he delves into the pages of Franchini's past and into the mind of a book thief in order to uncover the terrible truth. | 1 | 10,69 € | Vaata | ||
Little, Brown Book Group Gossip Girl #10: Would I Lie To You Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side where my friends and I live, and go to school, and play, and sleep - sometimes with each other.We all live in huge apartments with our own bedrooms and bathrooms and phone lines.We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we have fantastic clothes, and we know how to party... Continuing the no. 1 New York Times bestselling series about the provocative lives of New York City's most prestigious private school young adults. Sharp wit, intriguing characters, and high stakes melodrama drive the action of this addictive series that have made Gossip Girl the lit world's coveted "it" girl. | 1 | 13,29 € | Vaata | ||
Sourcebooks, Inc Full Tilt From USA Today bestselling author Emma Scott comes a poignant, angsty friends to lovers romance about love, loss and the moments of searing passion between. ***"I would love you forever if I only had the chance..."Kacey Dawson has always lived life on the edge – impulsively, sometimes recklessly. And now, as lead guitarist for a hot up-and-coming band, she is poised at the brink of fame and fortune.But behind the scenes, Kacey is torn between wanting to be a serious musician and the demons that lure her down the glittering – albeit alcohol-soaked – path of rock stardom. A wrecked concert in Las Vegas threatens to ruin her career entirely. She wakes up with a hangover from hell and no memory of the night before, or how she ended up on her limo driver’s couch...Jonah Fletcher is running out of time. He knows his situation is hopeless, and he's vowed to make the most of the handful of months he has left to him. His plans include seeing the opening of his glass installation at a prestigious art gallery – they do not include falling in love with a wild, tempestuous rock musician who winds up passed out on his couch.Jonah sees that Kacey is on a path to self-destruction. He lets her crash with him for a few days to dry out and get her head straight. But neither of them expected the deep connection they feel, or how that connection could grow so fast from friendship into something more.Something deep and pure and life-changing…something as fragile as glass, that they both know will shatter in the end – no matter how hard they try to hold on to it. A beautiful and heartbreaking contemporary romance story about what it means to love with your whole heart, to sacrifice, to experience terrible grief and soaring joy…and in the end, to smile through tears and know you wouldn’t have changed a thing. TropesFriends to LoversRockstar RomanceRight Person/Wrong TimeHealing LoveAngsty RomanceBooks That Will Make You Cry | 1 | 10,69 € | Vaata | ||
Espanol Santillana Universidad de Salamanca El momento de la sensacion verdadera «¿La violencia y el sinsentido no son, al fin y al cabo, una y lamisma cosa?»» M. Horkheimer Un hombre se levanta una mañana tras unlargo sueño en el que se ha visto a sí mismo convertido en un asesino. A partir del momento del despertar, los dos días en que seguiremos aeste Keuschnig, diplomático austriaco en París, se convertirán en unaespiral de repugnancia y sinsentido, de caída del mundo, dedespojamiento hasta el propio horror. Y es que, en definitiva, Elmomento de la sensación verdadera, una de las obras que mássólidamente ha cimentado el prestigio de Peter Handke, es una personal experiencia de la muerte cuyo desenlace habrá de ser, sin embargo, el nuevo brillo de lo cotidiano a través del espejo de la infancia. | 1 | 18,49 € | Vaata | ||
Harpercollins Dungeons & Dragons: A Goblin Problem A 96-page, full-color early chapter book, based on the iconic board game Dungeons & Dragons and featuring characters from the hit middle grade series Dungeon Academy!Being a human at the prestigious Dungeon Academy is strictly forbidden. That's why Zelli Stormclash must keep her identity a secret!Disguised as a minotaur, Zelli does her work, tries her best to blend in with her monstrous surroundings all the while keeping to herself. Unless it involves bullies. Zelli hates bullies and has no problem putting a stop to their antics.When a smaller student is teased by a gang of goblin bullies, Zelli steps in to save the day. But will the "Bully Crusher" take on more than she can handle? | 1 | 5,79 € | Vaata | ||
Sourcebooks, Inc The New Girl Lia Setiawan has never really fit in. And when she wins a full ride to the prestigious Draycott Academy on a track scholarship, she's determined to make it work even though she's never felt more out of place.But on her first day there she witnesses a girl being forcefully carried away by campus security. Her new schoolmates and teachers seem unphased, but it leaves her unsure of what she's gotten herself into.And as she uncovers the secrets of Draycott, complete with a corrupt teacher, a golden boy who isn't what he seems, and a blackmailer determined to get her thrown out, she's not sure if she can trust anyone...especially when the threats against her take a deadly turn. | 1 | 9,59 € | Vaata | ||
National Geographic Kids LA DOBLE HÈLICE MÁS ENIGMAS Y AVENTURAS EN LA PRESTIGIOSA EXPLORER ACADEMY.Cruz continúa sus estudios junto con Emmett, Sailor y Bryndis. Mientras busca otra pieza del rompecabezas que le legó su madre en las ruinas de Petra, en Jordania, alguien le avisa de que muy pronto se verá en peligro. Por si fuera poco, cuando el padre de Cruz desaparece, su tía Marisol deberá marchar en su búsqueda y Lani arriesgará su vida para intentar resolver el misterio. A medida que se acerca su aniversario, Cruz descubre que Nébula quiere evitar que complete el rompecabezas antes de que cumpla trece años.¿CONSEGUIRÁ RESOLVER EL MISTERIO A TIEMPO? ¡NO TE PIERDAS NI UN SOLO SÍMBOLO SECRETO, NI LOS CÓDIGOS NI LOS PUZLES QUE SE OCULTAN A LO LARGO DEL LIBRO! | 1 | 15,59 € | Vaata | ||
John Wiley & Sons Inc Virtual Selling - A Quick-Start Guide to Leveraging Video Based Technology to Engage Remote Buyers and Close Deals Fast And just like that, everything changed . . .A global pandemic. Panic. Social distancing. Working from home.In a heartbeat, we went from happy hours to virtual happy hours. From conferences to virtual conferences. From selling to virtual selling.To remain competitive, sales and business professionals were required to shift the way they engaged prospects and customers.Overnight, virtual selling became the new normal. Now, it is here to stay.Virtual selling can be challenging. It's more difficult to make human to human connections. It's natural to feel intimidated by technology and digital tools. Few of us haven't felt the wave of insecurity the instant a video camera is pointed in our direction.Yet, virtual selling is powerful because it allows you to engage more prospects and customers, in less time, at a lower cost, while reducing the sales cycle.Virtual Selling is the definitive guide to leveraging video-based technology and virtual communication channels to engage prospects, advance pipeline opportunities, and seal the deal. You'll learn a complete system for blending video, phone, text, live chat, social media, and direct messaging into your sales process to increase productivity and reduce sales cycles.Jeb Blount, one of the most celebrated sales trainers of our generation, teaches you:* How to leverage human psychology to gain more influence on video calls* The seven technical elements of impactful video sales calls* The five human elements of highly effective video sales calls* How to overcome your fear of the camera and always be video ready* How to deliver engaging and impactful virtual demos and presentations* Powerful video messaging strategies for engaging hard to reach stakeholders* The Four-Step Video Prospecting Framework* The Five-Step Telephone Prospecting Framework* The LDA Method for handling telephone prospecting objections* Advanced email prospecting strategies and frameworks* How to leverage text messaging for prospecting and down pipeline communication* The law of familiarity and how it takes the friction out of virtual selling* The 5C's of Social Selling* Why it is imperative to become proficient with reactive and proactive chat* Strategies for direct messaging - the "Swiss Army Knife" of virtual selling* How to leverage a blended virtual/physical selling approach to close deals fasterAs you dive into these powerful insights, and with each new chapter, you'll gain greater and greater confidence in your ability to effectively engage prospects and customers through virtual communication channels. And, with this newfound confidence, your success and income will soar.Following in the footsteps of his blockbuster bestsellers People Buy You, Fanatical Prospecting, Sales EQ, Objections, and Inked, Jeb Blount's Virtual Selling puts the same strategies employed by his clients--a who's who of the world's most prestigious organizations--right into your hands. | 1 | 22,99 € | Vaata | ||
John Wiley & Sons Inc (ISC)2 CISSP Certified Information Systems Security Professional Official Practice Tests, 3rd Edition Full-length practice tests covering all CISSP domains for the ultimate exam prepThe (ISC)2 CISSP Official Practice Tests is a major resource for (ISC)2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) candidates, providing 1300 unique practice questions. The first part of the book provides 100 questions per domain. You also have access to four unique 125-question practice exams to help you master the material. As the only official practice tests endorsed by (ISC)2, this book gives you the advantage of full and complete preparation. These practice tests align with the 2021 version of the exam to ensure up-to-date preparation, and are designed to cover what you will see on exam day. Coverage includes: Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, and Software Development Security.The CISSP credential signifies a body of knowledge and a set of guaranteed skills that put you in demand in the marketplace. This book is your ticket to achieving this prestigious certification, by helping you test what you know against what you need to know.* Test your knowledge of the 2021 exam domains* Identify areas in need of further study* Gauge your progress throughout your exam preparation* Practice test taking with Sybex's online test environment containing the questions from the bookThe CISSP exam is refreshed every few years to ensure that candidates are up-to-date on the latest security topics and trends. Currently-aligned preparation resources are critical, and periodic practice tests are one of the best ways to truly measure your level of understanding. | 1 | 36,79 € | Vaata | ||
Ediciones Cátedra Cuentos populares polacos El Romanticismo fue la época que supo redescubrir los valoresestéticos de la tradición popular. El cuento es el género que mejorrecoge la cultura popular de tradición oral, transmitida de generación en generación. En Polonia, los escritores románticos provocaron unaverdadera revolución en el desarrollo del cuento, reelaborandoleyendas y cuentos y acomodándolos en el marco de la literaturapolaca. Polonia halló en el folclore una garantía de conservación ypervivencia de su identidad nacional, así como una referencia quelegitimaba su historia y su derecho a mantener un Estado propio eindependiente.En el siglo XIX los escritores e intelectuales polacos estudiaban lastradiciones y recogían cuentos populares para trasladarlos a loslectores en revistas culturales y etnográficas. Los escritores bienreelaboran motivos tradicionales o bien estos eran fruto de laoriginalidad literaria, aunque estuviera apoyada en elementosfolclóricos. Esta edición recoge las versiones literarias elaboradaspor autores de reconocido prestigio en la historia de la literaturapolaca.Introducción. Texto y notas de «Cuentos populares polacos». | 1 | 19,49 € | Vaata | ||
Orion Publishing Co Whispering Dark 'A haunting, dreamlike tale of sacrifice, love, and obsession' Cassandra Clare, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE LAST HOURS'A paranormal thriller laced with twists and revelations that will stop your heart' Aiden Thomas, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CEMETERY BOYSNINTH HOUSE meets THE ATLAS SIX in the haunting debut everyone on TikTok is talking about . . .Delaney Meyers-Petrov is tired of being seen as fragile just because she's Deaf. So when she's accepted into a prestigious program at Godbole University that trains students to slip between parallel worlds, she's excited for the chance to prove herself. But her semester gets off to a rocky start as she faces professors who won't accommodate her disability, and a pretentious upperclassman, Colton Price, who seems determined to despise her.Colton Price died when he was nine years old. Quite impossibly, he woke at the feet of a green-eyed little girl. When she told him to live, he obeyed.Now, twelve years later, Delaney has stumbled back into his orbit, but Colton's been ordered to keep far away from the new girl... and the voices she hears calling to her from the shadows. Delaney wants to keep her distance from Colton - she seems to be the only person on campus who finds him more arrogant than charming - yet after a Godbole student turns up dead, she and Colton are forced to form a tenuous alliance, plummeting down a rabbit-hole of deeply buried university secrets.But Delaney and Colton discover the cost of opening the doors between worlds when they find themselves up against something old and nameless, an enemy they need to destroy before it tears them - and their forbidden partnership - apart. 'THE WHISPERING DARK will burrow into your bones and nestle deep, refusing to let go. Kelly Andrew's prose is aching and lyrical, the mark of a master in the making.This is a story I won't soon forget' Hafsah Faizal, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of WE HUNT THE FLAME 'Ivory tower academia, but make it cosmic horror. THE WHISPERING DARK seethes with forbidden romance and truly terrifying shadows' Hannah Whitten, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of THE WILDERWOOD duology'Eerie and seductive, THE WHISPERING DARK is a masterclass in dark academia. Andrew dazzles with exquisite prose, sizzling romantic tension, and a clever, twisting plot that will keep you breathless until the very end' Allison Saft, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of A FAR WILDER MAGIC | 1 | 10,49 € | Vaata | ||
Seven Seas Devils and Realist William Twining has it all-a sharp intelligence, dashing good looks, and a noble station in life. There's only one problem: he's broke. With no way to finance his prestigious education, William decides to search through his uncle's mansion for something of value to sell. But William's logical worldview is about to take a hit, when he comes across a mystical seal which he unintentionally uses to summon a demon.The demon's name is Dantalion, a Grand Duke of Hell, who informs the young nobleman of his destiny-that he is the new "Elector" whose sole responsibility is to appoint the next ruler of Hell in place of Lucifer. Such news might drive a lesser man mad, but not William Twining. He's a realist whose views don't allow for the existence of demons, even when scores of demonic candidates begin to knock down his door and seek his favor. None of this can possibly be real-can it?-and besides, he's got bills to pay. | 1 | 9,39 € | Vaata | ||
Debolsillo El paciente ingles / The English Patient Ganador del premio Golden Man Booker Prize, para el que compitieron los ganadores del prestigioso Man Booker Prize de los últimos 50 a?os.La novela en la que se basa la aclamada película El paciente inglés, ganadora de 9 Oscar, incluyendo el premio a la mejor película.El final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial alcanza a cuatro personas en una villa italiana. Una joven enfermera que cuida a un enigmático hombre completamente abrasado, un rastreador de explosivos de origen sij y un cínico superviviente de la guerra irán recomponiendo sus propias identidades. Algunos de sus recuerdos viajan hasta el ardiente y desolado desierto africano para desvelarnos una intensa historia de amor. La novela fue adaptada al cine en 1996 por Anthony Minghella, convirtiéndose en una de las películas más premiadas de la historia de los Oscar, con nueve estatuillas.ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONWith unsettling beauty and intelligence, this Booker Prize-winning novel traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II.The nurse Hana, exhausted by death, obsessively tends to her last surviving patient. Caravaggio, the thief, tries to reimagine who he is, now that his hands are hopelessly maimed.The Indian sapper Kip searches for hidden bombs in a landscape where nothing is safe but himself. And at the center of his labyrinth lies the English patient, nameless and hideously burned, a man who is both a riddle and a provocation to his companions-and whose memories of suffering, rescue, and betrayal illuminate this book like flashes of heat lightning. Time | 1 | 10,89 € | Vaata | ||
DUOMO Ella y su gato UNA NOVELA DEL GENIAL CREADOR MAKOTO SHINKAI, DIRECTOR DEL ÉXITO YOUR NAMECuatro mujeres, cuatro gatos, cuatro historias entrelazadasEn un lluvioso día de primavera, Miyu, una chica que vive sola en la gran ciudad, encuentra un gato acurrucado en una caja de cartón y se lo lleva a casa. A ella se le da mal expresar lo que siente. Él observa de cerca sus torpezas y rutinas. Cada uno en su universo propio, ambos dan el salto al mundo exterior, donde encontrarán a otros con distintos problemas, unas veces grandes y otras, pequeños. Reina, una chica que no reúne el suficiente valor para presentarse a unas pruebas de acceso a la escuela de Bellas Artes, y Aoi otra joven que vive atormentada por la muerte de su mejor amiga? Mientras sus gatos las observan con cariño, entre todos nacerá un vínculo especial, lleno de emociones. Ella y su gato supone la novelización de una de las primeras obras del prestigioso director de animación Makoto Shinkai. Son cuatro historias engarzadas que giran en torno a los gatos recogidos de la calle, repletas del encanto y la belleza del mundo de este gran cineasta contemporáneo.«Pu ra sencillez. Consigue en pocas páginas lo que en otros se descubre tras horas de lectura.» Anime ListUna historia conmovedora sobre el vínculo que creamos con nuestras mascotas.» AniList«Una combinación perfecta de melancolía y genuino cariño entre seres que se aman de forma peculiar.» Yoakemonogatari | 1 | 16,09 € | Vaata | ||
KAYA PROD Where We Once Belonged Fiction. A bestseller in New Zealand and winner of the prestigious Commonwealth Prize, Sia Figiel's debut marks the first time a novel by a Samoan woman has been published in the United States. Figiel uses the traditional Samoan storytelling form of su'ifefiloi to talk back to Western anthropological studies on Samoan women and culture. Told in a series of linked episodes, this powerful and highly original narrative follows thirteen-year-old Alofa Filiga as she navigates the mores and restrictions of her village and comes to terms with her own search for identity. A story of Samoan PUBERTY BLUES, in which Gauguin is dead but Elvis lives on -- Vogue Australia. A storytelling triumph -- Elle Australia. | 1 | 12,99 € | Vaata | ||
Espasa LO QUE AMERICA LE DEBE A ESPAÑA Marcelo Gullo vuelve con una obra monumental que ensalza la huella imperecedera que dejó España en América: la creación de la Hispanidad.El encuentro de España con América fue un acontecimiento trascendental y el legado que allí quedó, una huella imperecedera. El prestigioso historiador Marcelo Gullo aborda en esta obra la necesidad de comprender adecuadamente la Historia de España e Hispanoamérica, los lazos y los innumerables puntos en común que nos unen, huyendo así de la historia falseada y manipulada que se ha transmitido desde hace décadas. Con la creación de la Hispanidad, América recibió los valores de la cultura grecorromana católica, y no solo sus clases ilustradas, sino también los sectores populares se hicieron legatarios del pensamiento de Sócrates, Platón, Aristóteles, Cicerón, San Agustín y Santo Tomás. A su vez, los habitantes de América disfrutaron de plenos derechos y fueron súbditos libres de la Corona española.Hispanoamérica le debe su unidad sustancial a España, de manera que de Madrid a Kiev o de Granada a Berlín hay más distancia psicológica, sociológica y cultural que de Lima a Sevilla o de Buenos Aires a Salamanca.Los pueblos que se extienden desde los Pirineos a Acapulco y desde California a Tierra del Fuego conforman en sustancia un solo pueblo, un único pueblo, aunque, como resultas de la leyenda negra, hayan perdido la conciencia de su unidad de destino. | 1 | 21,99 € | Vaata | ||
Taschen GmbH Rousseau Henri Rousseau (1844-1910) was a clerk in the Paris customs service who dreamed of becoming a famous artist. At the age 49, he decided to give it a try. At first, Rousseau's bright, bold paintings of jungles and exotic flora and fauna were dismissed as childish and simplistic, but his unique and tenacious style soon won acclaim. After 1886, he exhibited regularly at Paris's prestigious Salon des Independants, and in 1908 he received a legendary banquet of honor, hosted by Picasso. Although best known for his tropical scenes, Rousseau, in fact, never left France, relying on books and magazines for inspiration, as well as trips to natural history museums and anecdotes from returning military acquaintances. Working in oil on canvas, he tended toward a vibrant palette, vivid rendering, as well as a certain lush, languid sensuality as seen in the nude in the jungle composition The Dream. Today, "Rousseau's myth" is well established in art history, garnering comparison with such other post-Impressionist masters as Cezanne, Matisse, and Gauguin. In this dependable TASCHEN introduction, we explore the makings of this late-blooming artist and his legacy as an unlikely hero of modernism. "Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see." - Henri Rousseau | 1 | 14,19 € | Vaata | ||
Seven Seas Devils and Realist William Twining has it all--a sharp intelligence, dashing good looks, and a noble station in life. There's only one problem: he's broke. With no way to finance his prestigious education, William decides to search through his uncle's mansion for something of value to sell. But William's logical worldview is about to take a hit, when he comes across a mystical seal which he unintentionally uses to summon a demon.The demon's name is Dantalion, a Grand Duke of Hell, who informs the young nobleman of his destiny--that he is the new "Elector" whose sole responsibility is to appoint the next ruler of Hell in place of Lucifer. Such news might drive a lesser man mad, but not William Twining. He's a realist whose views don't allow for the existence of demons, even when scores of demonic candidates begin to knock down his door and seek his favor. None of this can possibly be real--can it?--and besides, he's got bills to pay. | 1 | 9,39 € | Vaata | ||
Taschen GmbH Peter Lindbergh. Dior. 40th Ed. Peter Lindbergh photographed DIOR’s most exceptional muses, Marion Cotillard and Charlize Theron among them, and signed campaigns for Lady Dior and J'Adore with his inimitable style. Throughout his career, the photographer was one of the house’s closest collaborators. This final book was an original cocreation that was close to the artist’s heart—and to ours.Seventy years of DIOR history projected against the effervescence of Times Square, New York: this was the concept behind Lindbergh’s project, extraordinary both in scope and dimension, for which DIOR, in an unusual move, allowed an unprecedented number of priceless garments to be taken from its vaults in Paris and shipped across the Atlantic.The result is electric. Amid the frenzy of Times Square, Alek Wek glows in the immaculate 1947 Bar suit, the storied ensemble that launched the House of DIOR. In snatches of street scenes, models Saskia de Brauw, Karen Elson, and Amber Valletta flit through crowds and scaffolding, are reflected in building façades, and draped in haute couture, from pieces hand-sewn by Christian Dior to more recent designs by Maria Grazia Chiuri. Lindbergh’s trademark monochrome and color photographs masterfully highlight the intricacies, silhouettes, and textures of each garment.Lindbergh himself is present in every aspect of this publication designed by his long-time collaborator and friend Juan Gatti. This volume features 165 never-before-published images from the shoot, including an introduction by Martin Harrison, and pays homage to Lindbergh’s profound relationship with the Parisian House by curating more than 100 of his photographs of DIOR creations, from haute couture to ready-to-wear, men’s and women’s, originally published in some of the world’s most prestigious magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. A breathtaking tribute to two pillars of fashion and photography and their timeless collaborations. | 1 | 22,19 € | Vaata | ||
Vintage Publishing The Most Secret Memory of Men **THE GLOBAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF FRANCE'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD, THE PRIX GONCOURTLONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS & THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD**'A masterpiece' The Times'A love letter to literature’ Leïla Slimani'A rollicking literary mystery … Propulsive’ New YorkerParis, 2018. Diégane Latyr Faye, a young Senegalese writer, discovers a legendary book titled The Labyrinth of Inhumanity. It has an immediate hold over him.No one knows what happened to its author, T.C. Elimane, who was accused of plagiarism, his reputation destroyed by the critics. Obsessed with discovering the truth about Elimane's disappearance, Faye weaves past and present, countries and continents, to follow the author's labyrinthine trail from Senegal to Argentina and France and to confront the great tragedies of history.Will he get to the truth at the centre of the maze?'The style as well as the sweep is Bolaño-esque' Observer'As enthralling as it is thought-provoking’ Eric Nguyen'Terrific’ Daily MailTranslated by Lara Vernaud | 1 | 9,79 € | Vaata | ||
ESPASA CALPE Viaje a Rusia en 1925 Un lúcido retrato de la Unión Soviética de los años 20.En 1925, pocos años después de la Revolución rusa, Occidente veía la URSS envuelta de un halo de misterio y extrañeza. En ese contexto, Josep Pla, que a sus veintiocho años ya había viajado por toda Europa, fue a visitar Rusia para sacar una imagen más clara de ese país todavía en construcción. De ahí salieron los dos textos que conforman este volumen, por primera vez traducidos al castellano: Viaje a Rusia en 1925 y el perfil del comunista catalán Andreu Nin.En Viaje a Rusia el 1925, vemos a Pla ?incansable y curioso viajero, brillante cronista? acercarse a todo con la encantadora mirada limpia de la juventud. Así habla de Moscú ?cuyo color compara con una «ensalada de pimientos y tomates»?, del Kremlin ?«de lo mejor que existe»? y de todo tipo de detalles costumbristas. Pero también aborda con una curiosidad transparente las banderas rojas con la hoz y el martillo, la organización política de la Rusia comunista y la «lógica» revolución bolchevique.Más descreído, irónico y característico del Pla más conocido, es el homenot (así llamaba Pla a sus perfiles de personalidades) dedicado a Andreu Nin, político y sindicalista catalán que le acogió en Moscú, y que años más tarde moriría trágicamente en manos estalinistas por su adscripción trotskista.Esta edición, traducida y prologada por la prestigiosa eslavista Marta Rebón, y con imágenes de la época, es un documento de excepción que da a conocer una incipiente URSS a través de la pluma de un cronista excepcional. | 1 | 10,29 € | Vaata | ||
Transworld Publ. Ltd UK White King "Disturbing, compelling, beautifully translated." (The Times). "Electric, urgent, luminous...a coming-of-age with a difference." (Daily Mail). Eleven-year-old Djata makes sure he is always home on Sundays. It is the day the State Security came to take his father away, and he believes it will be a Sunday when his father finally comes home again. While he waits, Djata lives out a life of adventure. He plays wargames in flaming wheat fields; hunts for gold in abandoned claymines; watches porn in a backroom at the cinema, and plays chess with an automaton. But lurking beneath his rebel boyhood, pulling at his heartstrings, is the continued absence of his father. When he finally uncovers the real truth, he risks losing his childhood for ever. With The White King, Gyorgy Dragoman won the prestigious Sandor Marai prize. An urgent, humorous and melancholy picture of a childhood behind the Iron Curtain it introduces a stunning new voice in contemporary fiction. | 1 | 11,69 € | Vaata | ||
Pavilion Books Grace Kelly a Life in Pictures An illustrated celebration of Grace Kelly, one of Hollywoods brightest stars, is already long overdue. Following on from the popular full-sized edition, this must-have gift-sized version was published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Grace Kelly's death and is now reissued to coincide with the release of the film Grace of Monaco, starring Nicole Kidman. A fascinating look at one of the world's most enduring and glamorous icons, the book includes a detailed biography and over 160 pictures and contact sheets, many of which are reproduced for the first time. Hand-written documents and famous quotes on and from Grace Kelly complement impressive iconographic research (family pictures, national archives, private collections, press agencies, newspapers). Also included are images and contact sheets from prestigious photographers, all of which give us a highly individual portrait of a cinematic legend. | 1 | 16,99 € | Vaata |