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Λονδίνο, τέλη 19ου αιώνα. Μια μυστηριώδης γυναίκα εμφανίζεται στη σκηνή του θεάτρου Τζούμπιλι και το νούμερό της κόβει την ανάσα του κοινού. Οι θεατές δυσκολεύονται να πιστέψουν πως όλα όσα βλέπουν είναι αληθινά. Κι όμως, είναι. Ένας νεαρός χειρούργος θα σαγηνευτεί από την αινιγματική καλλιτέχνιδα και θα νιώσει μια ανεξήγητη δύναμη να τον τραβάει κοντά της. Όταν τη γνωρίσει, δέσμιος πια ανομολόγητων εμμονών, θα ξεκινήσει ένα συγκλονιστικό ταξίδι στην άβυσσο της ανθρώπινης ψυχής, ένα ταξίδι δίχως επιστροφή. «Αν η φρίκη είχε τίτλο θα ήταν αυτό... Και αν ήταν βιβλίο σίγουρα θα ήταν το συγκεκριμένο...»     O J.P. Dixon γεννήθηκε το 1957 στο Gloucestershire στην Αγγλία. Το 1975 αποφάσισε πως θέλει να γίνει επαγγελματίας ηθοποιός κι έγινε δεκτός στο Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, ακολουθώντας μια εικοσαετή καριέρα στον χώρο του θεάτρου και της τηλεόρασης. Την ίδια περίοδο δοκίμασε το ...`χέρι` του τόσο στην ζωγραφική όσο και στη συγγραφή διηγημάτων και νουβελών Επιστημονικής Φαντασίας, με κυριότερο το Η Ιστορία Του Χειρουργού που δημοσιεύτηκε στο The Pan Book Οf Horror Stories Vol.29. Έτος Έκδοσης: 2019, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

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Guess the animal from the clues, then pull a slider to reveal the answer! A brilliant non-fiction board book series perfect for little animal lovers. With vibrant energetic artwork and a friendly rhyming text, these interactive books are great for reading aloud. Each child is thinking of sea creature . . . What do they look like? What do they eat? And what noise do they make? Follow the simple clues, make a guess, then spot the animal hiding in the beautifully illustrated scene and pull the slider to reveal the answer! With four favourite sea creatures to find - and animal noises too! Other titles in the series include:I\'m Thinking of a PetI\'m Thinking of a Jungle AnimalI\'n Thinking of a Farm Animal Σελίδες: 10, Διαστάσεις: 18.2x18.2cm

\'Chilling and poised, I loved it\' MAGGIE O\'FARRELLThe Breakstone family arrange themselves around their daughter Heather, and the world seems to follow: she is the greatest blessing in their lives of Manhattan luxury. But as Heather grows, her radiance attracts a dark interest and their perfect existence starts to fracture. A very different life, one raised in poverty and in violence, is beginning its own malign orbit around Heather. Σελίδες: 144, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

INTRODUCING guide to the father of existentialism and one of 20th century philosophy\'s most famous characters. Jean-Paul Sartre was once described as being, next to Charles de Gaulle, the most famous Frenchman of the 20th century. Between the ending of the Second World War in 1945 and his death in 1980, Sartre was certainly the most famous French writer, as well as one of the best-known living philosophers. Introducing Sartre explains the basic ideas inspiring his world view, and pays particular attention to his idea of freedom. It also places his thinking on literature in the context of the 20th century debate on its nature and function. It examines his ideas on Marxism, his enthusiasm for the student rebellion of 1968, and his support for movements of national liberation in the Third World. The book also provides a succinct account of his life, and especially of the impact which his unusual childhood had on his attitude towards French society. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

Is modern living stressing you out and getting on top of you? Try slowing things down a little by being more sloth. Living in the 21st century is exciting, but with everything moving so quickly it can feel a touch overwhelming. It\'s time that everybody relaxed and took a moment to enjoy the simple pleasures, but we also appreciate it\'s easier said than done. That\'s why we\'ve enlisted the help of an expert to guide you along the path to peace. Meet your mentor: Brian the sloth. Brian\'s hilarious advice is presented in this brilliant gift book that taps into 2018\'s cutest animal trend: sloths. Σελίδες: 64, Διαστάσεις: 12.3x12.3cm

Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He tackled many puzzles--how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what the true nature of meaning is. In \"Introducing Bertrand Russell \"we meet a passionate eccentric, active in world politics, who had outspoken views on sex, marriage, religion, and education. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

Ένα έπος για τον Ήρωα που όλοι οι άνθρωποι κρύβουμε μέσα μας...  Με χαρά οι Εκδόσεις Οξύ επανεκδίδουν το βιβλίο που τόσο αγαπήθηκε από το ελληνικό –και όχι μόνο- αναγνωστικό κοινό! Ο Λύκος της Σπάρτης, το συναρπαστικό ιστορικό μυθιστόρημα του Αντώνη Αντωνιάδη επιτέλους επανακυκλοφορεί!Ο Λύκος της Σπάρτης είναι βασισμένος στα γεγονότα που εξιστορεί ο Ηρόδοτος για τον μοναδικό επιζώντα των Θερμοπυλών, τον Αριστόδημο, ο οποίος κατηγορήθηκε από τους υπόλοιπους Σπαρτιάτες ότι δείλιασε και δεν έπεσε στη μάχη μαζί με τους συμπολεμιστές του και τον βασιλιά Λεωνίδα. Εκείνος, όμως, αποφάσισε να τους αποδείξει πως τα συμπεράσματά τους ήταν λανθασμένα και οι χαρακτηρισμοί τους άδικοι.Ένα έπος για την ανθρώπινη δύναμη και αποφασιστικότητα, για τον άνθρωπο που βάλλεται από παντού, παρόλο που έχει δίκιο. Για όλους εκείνους που η αδικία τούς πνίγει και οι σκληρές κοινωνικές συνθήκες τούς οδηγούν στην απόγνωση. Ο Αριστόδημος θα βαδίσει τον δρόμο του Ήρωα που όλοι οι άνθρωποι κρύβουμε μέσα μας.Το βιβλίο κυκλοφόρησε στην Ιταλία το 2013 από τον εκδοτικό οίκο Longanesi και το 2018 από την εφημερίδα Corriere della Sera. Έτος Έκδοσης: 2023

This is a superlative graphic guide described as \'warm, witty and wise\' by Jonathan Ree to an enigmatic master of twentieth-century philosophy. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

What connects Marliyn Monroe, Disneyworld, \"The Satanic Verses\" and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is postmodernism? This Graphic Guide explains clearly the maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define the world\'s cultural condition over the last three decades. Introducing Postmodernism tracks the idea back to its roots by taking a tour of some of the most extreme and exhilarating events, people and thought of the last 100 years: in art - constructivism, conceptual art, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol; in politics and history - McCarthy\'s witch-hunts, feminism, Francis Fukuyama and the Holocaust; in philosophy - the work of Derrida, Baudrillard, Foucault and Heidegger.The book also explores postmodernism\'s take on today, and the anxious grip of globalisation, unpredictable terrorism and unforeseen war that greeted the dawn of the 21st century. Regularly controversial, rarely straightforward and seldom easy, postmodernism is nonetheless a thrilling intellectual adventure. Introducing Postmodernism is the ideal guide. Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

What might a \'theory of everything\' look like? Is science an ideology? Who were Adorno, Horkheimer or the Frankfurt School? The decades since the 1960s have seen an explosion in the production of critical theories. Deconstructionists, poststructuralists, postmodernists, second-wave feminists, new historicists, cultural materialists, postcolonialists, black critics and queer theorists, among a host of others, all vie for our attention. Stuart Sim and Borin Van Loon\'s incisive graphic guide provides a route through the tangled jungle of competing ideas and provides an essential historical context, situating these theories within tradition of critical analysis going back to the rise of Marxism. They present the essential methods and objectives of each theoretical school in an incisive and accessible manner, and pay special attention to recurrent themes and concerns that have preoccupied a century of critical theoretical activity. Σελίδες: 175, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

Why do Hindus revere the cow?Must Hindus be vegetarian? Hinduism is the world\'s oldest religion, yet the word \'Hindu\' was never used before the 18th century by Hindus to describe themselves. it is defined as polytheistic, but Gandhi declared that a Hindu needn\'t believe in any god. it is a religion as much of myth as of history - it has no founder, no single authoritative book, even few central doctrines.Introducing Hinduism offers a guide to the key philosophical, literary, mythological and cultural traditions of the extraordinarily diverse faith. It untangles the complexities of Hinduism\'s gods and goddesses, its caste system and its views on sex, everyday life and asceticism. Vinay Lal and Borin Van Loon\'s hugely enjoyable tour through Hinduism also explores its links with and differences from Buddhism, Jainism and other religions, the resurgence of Hindu extremism, the phenomenon of Bollywood and the overseas Hindu diaspora. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 12x12cm

Michel Foucault\'s work was described at his death as \'the most important event of thought in our century\'. As a philosopher, historian and political activist, he certainly left behind an enduring and influential body of work, but is this acclaim justified? \"Introducing Foucault\" places his work in its turbulent philosophical and political context, and critically explores his mission to expose the links between knowledge and power in the human sciences, their discourses and institutions. This book explains how Foucault overturned our assumptions about the experience and perception of madness, sexuality and criminality, and the often brutal social practices of confinement, confession and discipline. It also describes Foucault\'s engagement with psychiatry and clinical medicine, his political activism and the transgressive aspects of pleasure and desire that he promoted in his writing. Σελίδες: 175, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

Logic is the backbone of Western civilization, holding together its systems of philosophy, science and law. Yet despite logic\'s widely acknowledged importance, it remains an unbroken seal for many, due to its heavy use of jargon and mathematical symbolism.This book follows the historical development of logic, explains the symbols and methods involved and explores the philosophical issues surrounding the topic in an easy-to-follow and friendly manner. It will take you through the influence of logic on scientific method and the various sciences from physics to psychology, and will show you why computers and digital technology are just another case of logic in action. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.8x11.8cm

Over 65 heavenly plant-based recipes featuring protein-rich tahini, from savoury salads, soups and burgers to sweet energy bars, smoothies and bakes. Tahini, or sesame seed paste, is much more than the staple ingredient in hummus it is recognized as in the western world. Known as \'white gold\' in Middle Eastern cuisine, it is a widely used and treasured ingredient, famed for its versatility. In this book, discover how the savoury-sweet, nutty taste of tahini can be used to enhance all manner of vegan recipes. The creamy texture and high un-saturated fat content are especially precious, as when mixed with water tahini has dairy-like qualities that are hard to re-create in a plant-based diet. Learn about the different types of tahini and how to make them from scratch; hulled and unhulled, with both black and white sesame seeds, and how to choose the right store-bought tahini for your recipe. Then discover a plethora of dreamy recipes, from Strawberry-tahini Yogurt to Sesame-full Quiche, Velvety White Soup, Marbelled Muffins and Coconut and Black Tahini Ice Cream. Just a swirl of this sesame seed paste can take your vegan food from to lackluster to luscious! Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 17x17cm

While patrolling his territory, Simon\'s Cat dips into the lives of the many dogs in his neighbourhood, including crazy poodles, a lovestruck bulldog and a pack of mischievous puppies. With characteristic style and wit, Simon Tofield\'s brilliantly observed illustrations capture the comical capers of different dog breeds, and some a-meow-sing encounters with their feline counterparts. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 21.5x21.5cm

This exciting collection of 10 hit tunes for piano has been meticulously arranged by Ned Bennett for Grade 3 (Late Elementary) level and is ideal for own-choice exam pieces. Take centre stage as you play with downloadable live backings and demo tracks recorded by professional musicians. In addition, all the Grade 3 books in the series work together. From pop to musicals, jazz and film, bring your practice sessions to life as you perform with the band! Σελίδες: 32, Διαστάσεις: 22.9x22.9cm

A spellbinding and haunting literary fable of loss, perfect for fans of The Binding and The Night Circus.\'This beautiful and beguiling book tells a poignant and haunting story rich in slow-burning intrigue and tender emotion\' Jennifer Saint, Sunday Times bestselling author of Ariadne\'A transporting, delicious fairytale about loss, beauty, and love.\' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies________________________How do you heal a broken house?First you unlock its secrets.Alone on an island, surrounded by flowers that shine as dusk begins to fall, sits an old, faded house. Rooms cannot be rented here and visits are only for those haunted by the memory of loss.When Liddy receives an invitation, she thinks there must be some mistake - she\'s never experienced loss. But with her curiosity stirred, and no other way to escape a life in which she feels trapped, she decides to accept.Once there, she meets Vivienne, a beautiful, austere woman whose glare leaves Liddy unsettled; Ben, the reserved gardener; and Raphael, the enigmatic Keymaker. If Liddy is to discover her true purpose in the house, she must find the root of their sorrow - but the house won\'t give up its secrets so easily . . .________________________\'A haunting journey of self-discovery, bursting with metaphor, and with the feel of a classic fairytale. Prepare to get lost in this spellbinding world.\' Ava Reid, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Wolf and the Woodsman\'Haunting, surreal, and intricate, Cartwright has deftly crafted a story about what we find when we believe we are lost.\' Heather Walter, author of the Malice duology.\'Enchanting, poetic prose that enriches a beautiful fairytale world.\' A. E. Warren, author of the Tomorrow\'s Ancestors series. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Snug and the bestselling Little Moments of Love comes an all-new collection, In Love & Pajamas by Catana Chetwynd of Catana Comics! The book includes 2 pages of stickers in the back!When you\'ve reached that sweatpants-wearing cozy place in your relationship, it\'s all In Love & Pajamas! This brand-new collection of Catana Comics presents 50 percent never-before-seen comics and some fan favorites that delight and amuse readers of all ages. Wholesome, sweet, feel-good humor, a perfect gift for your other half and a welcome add-on to any wedding, anniversary, or Valentine\'s Day gift. Σελίδες: 128, Διαστάσεις: 13.5x13.5cm

\'The unexpected comic masterpiece of the year\' Daily MailIn 1967, retired army major and self-made millionaire Paddy Roy Bates inaugurated himself ruler of the Principality of Sealand on a World War II Maunsell Sea Fort near Felixstowe - and began the peculiar story of the world\'s most stubborn micronation. Having fought off attacks from UK government officials and armed mercenaries for half a century - and thwarted an attempted coup that saw the Prince Regent taken hostage - the self-proclaimed independent nation still stands. It has its own constitution, national flag and anthem, currency, and passports - and offers the esteemed titles of \'Lord\' or \'Lady\' to its loyal patrons. Incorporating original interviews with surviving members of the principality\'s royal family, and many rare, vintage photographs, Dylan Taylor-Lehman recounts the outrageous attempt to build a sovereign kingdom by a family of rogue, larger-than-life adventurers on an isolated platform in the freezing waters of the North Sea. Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2021, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

** LONGLISTED FOR THE JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE LONGLIST 2022 ** \'Really packs a punch\' Aja Barber, author of Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change, and Consumerism\'Will open the minds of even the most ardent denier of climate change and/or systemic racism. If there\'s one book that will help you to be an effective activist for climate justice, it\'s this one\' Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu\'Accessible. Poignant. Challenging\' Nnimmo Bassey, environmentalist and author of To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Crisis in AfricaWhen we talk about racism, we often mean personal prejudice or institutional biases. Climate change doesn\'t work that way. It is structurally racist, disproportionately caused by majority White people in majority White countries, with the damage unleashed overwhelmingly on people of colour. The climate crisis reflects and reinforces racial injustices.In this eye-opening book, writer and environmental activist Jeremy Williams takes us on a short, urgent journey across the globe - from Kenya to India, the USA to Australia - to understand how White privilege and climate change overlap. We\'ll look at the environmental facts, hear the experiences of the people most affected on our planet and learn from the activists leading the change.It\'s time for each of us to find our place in the global struggle for justice.\'Climate Change Is Racist is a significant intervention in climate change studies and activism. Jeremy Williams crafts an accessible, intersectional analysis that is essential reading for those seeking to diversify climate change activism and confront historical, structural racism(s).\' Professor Robert Beckford, Director of the Institute for Climate and Social Justice, University of Winchester Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

For me it begins in such an ordinary way ... with a gorilla, a blonde,and a gun ...Mid- 20th century Hollywood; \'RaymondChandler\'s LA before Pilates and cell phones\'. Clancy Sigal (who would later bethe inspiration for Doris Lessing\'s \'Saul Green\') is just back fromfighting in the Second World War and an abortive solo attempt to assassinate HermannGoering at the Nurenburg trials. Charming his way into a job as anagent with the Sam Jaffe agency, Sigal plunges into a chaotic Hollywood peopled by fastwomen, washed-up screenwriters, wily directors, and starstruck FBI agentstrailing \'subversives\'. He parties with the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, TonyCurtis and an anxious Peter Lorre, who becomes a drinking buddy.But this is the era of the Hollywood Blacklistand Sigal, like many of his contemporaries, is subpoenaed to testify before theHUAC. Will he give up the list of nine names, burning a hole in his pocket, tosave his own skin? Hilarious, touching, intimate and revealing: Sigal\'smemoir reads like a forgotten hardboiled detective novel and has all the makings of aninstant classic. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2019, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Humorist Keaton Patti \"forced a bot\" to digest massive amounts of human media to produce these absurdly funny, \"totally real,\" \"bot-generated\" scripts, essays, advertisements, and more.Ever wonder what an AI bot might come up with if tasked with creative writing? From Olive Garden commercials to White House press briefings to Game of Thrones scripts, writer and comedian Keaton Patti\'s \"bot\" recognizes and heightens the tropes of whatever it\'s reproducing to hilarious effect. Each \"bot-generated\" piece can be enjoyed as surrealist commentary on the media we consume every day or simply as silly robot jokes-either way, you\'ll probably end up laughing. Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 16.3x16.3cm

**A REVISED AND SIGNIFICANTLY UPDATED EDITION OF ROB TANNER\'S 5000-1- NOW COVERING THE FIVE YEARS SINCE LEICESTER CITY\'S INCREDIBLE PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE WIN.**On 2 May 2016, English football was spectacularly altered as 5000-1 longshots Leicester City were crowned Premier League champions. Their victory broke a long-standing monopoly at the top of the table, and propelled the club into the Champions League for the first time.In The Leicester City Story: Five Years On, acclaimed Athletic Leicester City correspondent Rob Tanner relives City\'s title win, their summer of celebration and the highs and lows of the next five years that led to their first FA Cup win in 2021.Detailing the dramatic changes in the club\'s management since 2016, and reflecting on the great legacy of the club\'s much-loved owner, Khun Vichai, Tanner tells the inside story of a remarkable team still on the rise. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2021, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS\' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE McKITTERICK PRIZEDr James Darke has expelled himself from the world. He writes compulsively in his \'coming of old age\' journal; he eats little, drinks and smokes a lot; he tries to console himself with the wisdom of the great thinkers and poets, yet finds nothing but disappointment. But cracks of light start to appear in his carefully managed darkness - the tender, bruised filaments of love for his daughter and grandson. With scalding prose, ruthless intelligence and an unforgettably vivid protagonist, Darke confronts some of humanity\'s greatest and most uncomfortable questions about how we choose to live, and to die. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

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Σελίδες: 192, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

When \'BREW\' activates in the middle of his battle with Mosquito, Death the Kid\'s soul wavelength is amplified to a whole new level! But once Mosquito has recovered from the shock of seeing the real \'BREW\' in action, he redoubles his efforts to destroy the young shinigami before the intruders from DWMA unlock the way to the Spider Queen Room. Will Kid\'s awakened power be enough to defeat Mosquito\'s deadly form?! Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm

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SCHOOL DAZEJust as Ruby and Steph are starting to become close, Ruby\'s dad shows up and pulls her out of school! Her father wants Ruby to come and live with him in Italy, but she isn\'t too keen on the idea. Steph doesn\'t want her to go either, so the two come up with a plan: if Ruby can pass the school\'s scholarship exam, then her father will have to let her stay. Ruby may not be the best student, but with Steph as her tutor, she\'s willing to try! Σελίδες: 172, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Once teeming with plants and animals, our ocean is no longer in good shape. It\'s warming up and becoming a dumping ground for plastic rubbish. But it doesn\'t have to be that way! There are all sorts of clever things that we can do to make life in the ocean healthy again. Σελίδες: 16, Έτος Έκδοσης: 2022, Διαστάσεις: 21.6x21.6cm

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COUNTDOWN TO DOWNFALL!As Katarina strives to avoid her imminent demise, she gradually begins to confide in the people around her. But with the sudden appearance of her adoptive brother, Keith-one of the possible agents of her destruction-things have taken a turn for the awkward. Katarina tries to get along with Keith, but his deep emotional scars leave her at a loss. If he abandons hope, could this spell doom for her after all? Σελίδες: 178, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED CREATOR OF SWEET BLUE FLOWERS AND WANDERING SON.Ever since Ayano and Akari became neighbors, the two women have tried to put aside their romantic feelings for each other. But their attempts at playing it cool might have been a little too successful, as now Akari is becoming friends with Ayano\'s husband and his family! As they spend more time together, Akari realizes that she can\'t think of Ayano as just a friend, and Ayano is forced to think about her future. Σελίδες: 160, Διαστάσεις: 12.7x12.7cm