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In this dazzling, illustrated edition of the instant classic that has sold more than a million copies, award-winning illustrator Levi Pinfold brings Neil Gaiman's bravura rendition of the Norse gods and their world to life. Bursting off the page with breathtaking, full-color art are tales of fierce battles with…
A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force, featuring new artwork selected by V.E. Schwab, illustrated plate section, printed endpapers and exclusive jacket.
Emily Wilde har vigt sitt liv och sin karriär åt att förstå och kartlägga älviska väsen runt om i världen och blivit en av de främsta experterna i ämnet vid universitetet Cambridge. När det gäller att hantera andra människor är hon däremot inte särskilt framgångsrik ett visst mått av vresighet gör heller inte saken…
’A charmingly whimsical delight. . . Five dazzling, gladdening stars’ India Holton, author of The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels
The third instalment in the enchanting light academia Emily Wilde books, about a curmudgeonly scholar of folklore and the fae prince she loves, from Sunday Times bestselling…
Rise of the Dungeon Master tells, in graphic form, the story of Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the most influential games ever made. Like the game itself, the narrative casts the reader into the adventure from a first person point of view, taking on the roles of the different characters in…
The de Havilland DH.106 Comet was the first jet airliner. Prototypes first flew in 1949, deliveries of production aircraft began in 1951, and the type entered commercial service in 1952.
It was expected to deliver great prestige and prosperity to the postwar British aerospace industry, but the Comet’s reputation…
Presented in a high-quality traditionally-bound gift format with accompanying illustrations, Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics Illustrated provides a compact, easy-to-understand introduction to the writing system of the land of the Pharoahs.
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
An exceptionally moving and intimate insight into the mind of Vincent van Gogh, this book captures the artist’s domestic life, his spiritual torment and the process of artistic creation.
The sayings known as Cheng yu are used frequently in Chinese. Chinese Proverbs Illustrated features ovr 75 of the more than 5,000 Cheng yu, reproduced in a large format. Alongside each phrase is an accessible and inspiring explanation, its literal translation in English, and what the particular strokes symbolize.
Written in the early 18th century by Samurai retainer Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure is the classic exposition of Bushido, the warrior code of the Samurai, divided into a collection of commentaries. Combining elements of both Zen Buddhism and Confucianism, Hagakure teaches a wisdom centered on loyalty, devotion, purity…
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore, and has catalogued many secrets of the Hidden Folk in her encyclopaedia with her infuriatingly charming fellow scholar, Wendell Bambleby, by her side. But Bambleby is more than just a brilliant and unbearably handsome scholar. He’s an exiled faerie king on the…
The broad-ranging introduction of this book unravels the myths that surround sainthood, explaining why pious heroism is described through legend and how relics signify the reality of the saints. Then, the second half of the book is an illustrated encyclopedia of over 500 saints, in chronological order from the Apostles…
This elegant hardback edition presents Emily Dickinson’s best loved poetry, featuring a silver-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and beautiful patterned endpapers.
A deeply personal collection of poetry, the raw emotion and mastery of Emily Dickinson’s poems cannot be denied. Her unique style, with…
Kategorier: Alternativa terapier, healing och hälsa Ande, kropp och själ Chakran, auror och andlig energi Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Karriär och framgång Medier, änglar och kanalisering Parapsykologi och psykiska fenomen Självhjälp och praktiska råd
PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT THE BASICS is an illustrated guidebook that will teach you how to open to your intuition and open up psychically. The book takes the reader on a visual journey into the world of psychic and energy work. It covers everything that a beginner needs to know to access their own psychic skills and guides…
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s first comprehensive encyclopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Ones on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival Wendell Bambleby. Because Bambleby is more than…
Multi-award-winning, globally bestselling author Neil Gaiman’s riveting retellings of the classic Norse myths, now reinvented with epic, full-colour illustrations by Levi Pinfold. A gift from the gods of story. Ancient myths burst into thrilling, visceral life in Neil Gaiman’s irresistible Norse Mythology,…
Kategorier: Informationsteknik
The fascinating lives of the Bronte sisters, told in their own words through letters and diaries, illuminated by period illustrations and rarely seen examples of the sisters’ paintings, of real and imaginary worlds.
Kategorier: Antropologi Kulturantropologi och socialantropologi Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Sociologi och antropologi
The ultimate visual guide to Samurai history and culture!
The Samurai are continuously celebrated as the greatest warriors the world has ever seen. They ruled Japan for centuries, finally uniting the nation after a prolonged period of brutal war and bloodshed. Though famed for their loyalty, honor, and chivalry, they…
Kategorier: Ande, kropp och själ Ande, kropp och själ: tänkande och praktik Familj och hälsa Filosofi Filosofi och religion Filosofins historia och filosofiska traditioner Hälsa, relationer och personlig utveckling Kost och träning Motion och träning Östasiatisk och indisk filosofi Referensverk Referensverk, informationshantering och tvärvetenskap Självhjälp och praktiska råd Uppslagsverk och referensverk
This yoga dictionary has no competitors in the English-language market and will become essential equipment for every yoga teacher and many students. Some 1500 terms and more are glossed and many postures are illustrated with a thumbnail sketch. There are, also, explanations of English terms. Pronunciation rules are…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
Emily wants to help her mama by watching Daisy the cow so she doesn’t escape out the hole in her fence.
On the way to the meadow, Emily meets a big dog, a boastful boy and an old man. But who will help Emily when she needs it?
This is a delightful springtime story for young children about kindness and helping…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
Encounter magical shamans, mighty eagles and terrifying beasts in this lavishly illustrated, adaptation of the classic Finnish epic.
This superb prose retelling of Finland’s national folk saga is brought to life with exquisitely detailed artwork of magical creatures, snowy mountains, adventurous heroes and dark…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
A beautifully illustrated collection of animal tales from traditional Nordic folklore, created by renowned author-illustrator Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin (Otto and the Secret Light of Christmas).
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
”I don’t regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one should do anything one does. I lived on honeycomb.” Oscar Wilde
Although it is over 120 years since his infamous trial for indecency, Oscar Wilde has never held greater fascination for us. This packed…
A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen.
It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages of her letters. This handsome celebration of Austen’s…
Kategorier: Modern romantik Romantik Skönlitteratur Skönlitteratur i översättning Skönlitteratur: specialutgåvor
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Amber älskar sitt liv i rampljuset, men har fått nog av att se sitt kärleksliv hängas ut i media. Efter att en tidning publicerat en lista över alla hennes tidigare pojkvänner väljer hon att ligga lågt ett förhållande är det sista hon är ute efter! Men när hon träffar…
The 2,500-year-old I Ching, or ’Book of Changes’, is an ancient Chinese work of divination and prophesy, consulted by performing complex routines of dropping bundles of dried grass stalks. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, this book will allow anyone to use the…
Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with 150 illustrations and artworks of saints from every part of the world, this book will fascinate anyone interested in inspiring religious figures from Biblical times to John Paul II.
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
WWI was a complex conflict: an air war, a land war fought in the Balkans, NW Europe, Italy, Africa, Turkey and the Middle East, and a naval war in the North Sea, South Atlantic, South Pacific and Indian Oceans. Including over 180 detailed maps, World War I Illustrated Atlas is an invaluable reference guide to this…
The Tao Te Ching, written around 300BC, describes the fundamental beliefs of Taoism, addressing how to live a simple, peaceful and harmonious life, how to rid oneself of desires and institutions that promote greed. This traditional Chinese-bound dual-language edition presents the original Chinese text with a new…
Kategorier: Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap
Japanese folklore abounds with bizarre creatures collectively referred to as the yokai the ancestors of the monsters populating Japanese film, literature, manga, and anime.
Artist Toriyama Sekien (1712-88) was the first to compile illustrated encyclopedias detailing the appearances and habits of these creepy-crawlies…
A complete history of 110 years of Alfa Romeo, the cars, the people, the racing, and the heritage.
For more than 110 years, Alfa Romeo has set the standard for elegant, sophisticated, and racy Italian automobiles. The first Alfa Romeo, the Tipo 24HP, rolled off the line in 1910 and paved the way for such classic and…
This illustrated collection includes hundreds of fables that have influenced our world for centuries.
The stories attributed to Aesop, a slave and storyteller who lived in Greece around 620-564 BCE, were originally passed on through oral tradition before first being transcribed several centuries after his death.…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Bilderböcker Bilderböcker, pysselböcker och pedagogiska böcker 0–5 år
Mysterious lights in the sky. Alien abductions. Government cover-ups. Dedicated ufologists have spent years documenting unexplained phenomena from flying saucers to extraterrestrial life. Uncover the history of UFOs in this illustrated guide, which separates the science fiction from the facts. The mysterious history of…
Kategorier: Barnböcker, ungdomsböcker och läromedel Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom Personliga och sociala frågor barn och ungdom: känslor
WHAT IS FUNNY? addresses the subject of sensitivity and awareness in humour. Laughing at others or laughing at oneself, or laughing for no particular reason at all, author Etan Boritzer approaches the various subtleties of this basic human activity asking what is appropriate and what is hurtful, while tackling issues…
”A novel about the truths–some wonderful, some terrible–that children know and adults do not.” –Time magazine
A beautiful, immersive, fully illustrated edition of Neil Gaiman’s beloved #1 bestselling novel, featuring illustrations by Elise Hurst. ”They say you cannot go home…
Runes are a popular tool for understanding the present and divining the future. Divided into three, showing how to use runes, the full runic alphabet and runestones, Runes Illustrated provides a compact, accessible guide in traditional Chinese binding – this book will fascinate anyone interested in this ancient…
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207-73) was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. This hand-bound volume offers a selection of his many poems with a variety of themes, including love, marriage, life and death, passion and mysticism, as well as his religious collection, Rubaiyat, and…
From simple shapes and colors to gods, mythical beasts, sacred rituals, and global branding, over 2,000 signs and symbols are explained through text, illustrations, and photography. Grouped thematically and comprehensively cross-referenced.
’Forget dark academia: give me instead this kind of winter-sunshined, sharp-tongued and footnoted academia, full of field trips and grumpy romance’ Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous Light
An intrepid professor must uncover faerie secrets in the delightful and heart-warming second instalment of the Sunday…
When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late, in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.
Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore who just wrote the world’s…
”Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us-the infinite ways in which gender, good taste, and art can be lived.” -Sasha VelourThis book is a quilt, piecing together memoir, history, and theory into a living portrait of an artist and an art.
Packed with step-by-step instructions to make your own herbal remedies, simple recipes for cooking with herbs and spices and both illustrations and photographs, this might be the most comprehensive guide to natural remedies ever published. Here readers can learn about alternative medicine and homoeopathic approaches,…