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In an informed defence of innovative fashion, Marnie Fogg explains why challenging established codes of dress can be highly creative if also, at times, wildly controversial.

Manfred De La Ray si Sasha Courtney, fiii vitregi ai lui Centaine de Thiry, au fost destinati sa fie dusmani pe viata inca din copilarie. Prinsi in tumultul istoriei Africii de Sud, crescuti in lumi diferite in aceeasi tara, cei doi sunt adversari intr-o confruntare salbatica pentru a dobandi puterea suprema asupra pamantului lor.

Pornind de pe campurile aurifere pana in citadelele secrete ale puterii sud-africane, de pe stadioanele inflacarate ale Olimpiadei berlineze din timpul lui Hitler pana la razboiul crancen din Abisinia, povestea lor avea sa devina o aventura palpitanta, o saga epica a rivalitatilor si a razbunarii, a castigului si a ratarii intr-o lupta unde numai cei nemilosi supravietuiesc.

"David Hamilton are un dar unic de a combina spiritualitatea si stiinta intr-un mod atat de simplu dar atat de puternic. Toata lumea ar trebui sa citeasca aceasta carte!" (Suzy Greaves, Revista Health & Fitness)

"Adevarul nu poate fi cuprins in absolut niciun cuvant. Adevarul nu poate fi cunoscut decat prin experienta – adevarul poate fi trait – dar nu e chip sa fie exprimat in cuvinte."

Cartea de fata este despre cautarea launtrica si transformarea personala, oferind intelegere asupra celor mai profunde intrebari pe care le putem avea despre viata pornind de la 11 istorioare povestite de diferiti maestrii zen. In finalul fiecarui comentariu, Osho raspunde intrebarilor formulate de oamenii din audienta, oferind indrumari in probleme legate de iubire, intelegere si “cautare”.

„Eliade semnaleaza cartea inca in ianuarie 1932, cind scrie pentru prima data despre ea in foiletonul ziarului Cuvintul, numindu-l pe autor «eroul celei mai romantice aventuri din razboiul european»… Dar ceea ce i-a trezit cu adevarat admiratia este ca Lawrence a obtinut marile sale succese in mobilizarea triburilor beduine impotriva inamicului otoman prin capacitatea de a colabora cu acestea si a se identifica cu modul lor de a gindi si trai situatiile carora trebuiau sa le faca fata.” (Mircea Anghelescu)

„O capodopera…. Fascinant!" (USA Today)

„O carte acaparatoare si ingenioasa." (Kirkus Reviews)

In Exercitiul miraculos, Daniel Glattauer se dovedeste a fi un foarte bun cunoscator al firii umane si surprinde cu maiestrie hatisul sentimentelor contradictorii ale omului contemporan.

Asociind Ivan cu Gogh, in afara de jocul de cuvinte foarte reusit, Maria Pilchin realizeaza o poezie care vrea sa exprime, in primul rand, dramatic dar si ironic, o realitate duala, contradictorie, greu de suportat si in care, cu un mare efort, isi gaseste propriul eu feminin. Poezia are puternice accente sociale si de constiinta individuala. Acestui univers ireconciliant eul feminin nu i se poate aservi. De aici vine poezia Mariei Pilchin. Poeme pentru Ivan Gogh m-au convins intru totul. (Calin Vlasie)

“Imagine a hybrid of Scooby Doo and The Catcher in the Rye and you get a little of this novel's flavour” (The Financial Times)

“Genuine – and genuinely funny – dialogue, a satisfyingly tangled but not unbelievable mystery and delightful secondary characters” (Kirkus Reviews)

"A very funny performance, littered with wonderful lines and memorable images" (Literary Review)

"This is a seriously funny book" (Sunday Times)

"Not only hilarious but also insightful and informative" (Independent on Sunday)

The third title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

Anansi, King of the Spiders, receives a gift from the Gods - a bag of wisdom. Will Anansi share it, or will he keep it for himself?

Un orfelinat celebru,sapte scrisori anonime, o disparitie misterioasa.

Ant and Grasshopper can't agree over how to spend the summer. Who will be right when winter comes? This charming retelling of Aesop's classic fable has easy-to-read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

Captain Mac needs a crew for his ship – quick!

Features superb illustrations to accompany the rhyming story.

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester, in a shower of rain.

He stepped in a puddle.

Right up to his middle, and never went there again.

An appealing story to inspire very beginner readers.

All the animals in the forest admire Bear's tail, but Bear thinks it's a nuisance... This lively retelling of a Native American folk tale has easy-to-read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

Lee is too lazy to grow any food, so he gets very hungry. Then he plants a magic melon- but things don't go as planned... This lively retelling of an old Chinese tale has easy-to-read text and fun puzzles to try after the story.

A story based on the classic nursery rhyme for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures.

Join Nell and Dad on their trip to the pet shop – can they find the perfect pet?

" Really enjoyable... will keep you guessing right up until the end" (Heat)

" Romantic and charming... a real must-read" (Closer)

" A very warm and touching book... deserves to be a bestseller" (Woman's Way)

Nat and Ned are poor and often hungry, until Ned rescues a wish-granting fairy. But are all their troubles over for good?

A must for fans of The Hunger Games.

"A gentle, moving tragicomedy... Ishiguro gives us a vignette of a moment in cultural history which is as complete, in its own way, as Washington Square" (London Review of Books)

" A work of spare elegance: refined, understated, economic" (Sunday Times)

These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON …

"This is an epic tale and a beautiful evocation of a rapidly vanishing world" (The Times)