The Uncontrollability of the World, Paperback - Hartmut Rosa

The driving cultural force of that form of life we call 'modern' is the desire to make the world controllable. Yet it is only in encountering the u...

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DescriptionThe pace of modern life is undoubtedly speeding up, yet this acceleration does not seem to have made us any happier or more content. If ...

Reducere. Everywhere, life seems to be speeding up: we talk of "fast food" and "speed dating." But what does the phenomenon of social acceleration really ent...

Reducere. This book features beautiful photographs and fascinating information on all the major animal habitats of our world. Readers will travel through sav...

DescriptionMongooses are a remarkable and fascinating group of small carnivores, with 25 species occurring in Africa and nine in Asia. They live wi...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Violet BearNumber of pages: 38Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 624 x 195 x 6Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. Born in Rwanda, known as The Land of a Thousand Hills, Faustin Rusanganwa would have never thought he would one day become a refugee from his own c...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Patricia CrisafulliA behind-the-scenes look at Wall Street's top banker Following the eleventh-hour rescue of Bear Stearns ...

Reducere. It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach, but Katie Woo is being bossy. And that's no fun for anyone. Can she stop being bossy and enjoy the be...

Takes children on an exciting interactive journey around the world, using stickers along the way to highlight key landmarks, animals, people and pl...

Reducere. Everyone's heard of the Great Whites. But most people know little of the hundreds of other types of sharks that inhabit the world's oceans. Written...

It's also a glorious read' - William Shawcross, Spectator_____________________________Written by the renowned royal biographer, Robert Hardman, and...

Reborn from the ashes of a Pakistan rubbish heap, this volume tells of a friendship between a writer and an artist, forged on an impecunious, life-...

Reducere. The Corpse War is over. Or at least Will Ritter thought the war was over. But Will quickly changes his mind when he is led through a doorway in tim...

Reducere. This unique, ambitious and entertaining book presents twenty-nine scripts in detail and offers examples of a hundred more. Written in nontechnical ...

Publisher: Rudolf Steiner PressAuthor(s): Hartmut WarmIllustration(s): 6 colour platesNumber of pages: 408Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 232 x 1...

Entrepreneur and Nazi functionary Fritz Kiehn lived through almost 100 years of German history, from the Bismarck era to the late Bonn Republic. A ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Fran ManushkinIllustrator: Tammie LyonPedro's family is spending the day with their friends at an amusement park. Everyone ...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Wayne LynchPhotographer: Wayne Lynch The internationally successful movie March of the Penguins showcases the life of these...

Reducere. A guide to countries and continents in today's rapidly changing world. - Clear, country-by-country layout makes this an ideal reference book for us...

A beautiful and up to date exploration of every urban train map past and present, accompanied by a text brimming with history, anecdotes, facts and...

The play is based around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant. In order for the two to get married and receive Millamant's full dowry, Mirabell mu...

Barefoot Books: Children of the World, Paperback

DescriptionA powerful collection written on the eve of the destruction of Europe by the Second World War, by the great Joseph Roth Having fled to P...

This book takes readers on a journey along some of the world's most important rivers, including the Amazon, Nile, Mississippi and others. Readers c...

This book discusses the failings of the prison system in many countries and offers positive pointers for the future. It shows the way forward will ...

DescriptionLonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated...

It was supposed to be a fun day at the beach, but Katie Woo is being bossy. Can she stop being bossy and have fun with her friends?

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Reducere. "An epic story of war and peace, love and fear, family and friendship."-Lori Nelson Spielman In New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Sheeha...

Not all heroes wear capes! Wonder Woman has been an inspiration for decades, and while not everyone would choose her star-spangled outfit for thems...

Reducere. A.d.i. books creators of linguistic transmogrification The creator inspired this book to reach the lost the found the rich. The poor to add value t...

Publisher: Little, BrownAuthor(s): Rupert EverettPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 152 x 233 x 32Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lecturii...

Reducere. The new novel in the ever-popular Hawkenlye series Autumn, 1210. A year ago, King John was excommunicated and now his men have come to Hawkenlye Ab...

Exciting and informative reference books will provide children with an insight into the wonders of the world around them

Reducere. Three lines of magic must be conquered and three heroes must rise in the first book of this epic fantasy trilogy for fans of Mistborn and The Name ...

Acclaimed travel writer Anthony Lambert presents his selection of train journeys with real character, sublime scenery, a sense of history, a well-a...

The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic Ð at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse ...

An extremely compelling and at times frightening story of what happened to all those on Noah's Ark who survived the great flood, beautifully writte...

An erudite and affectionate history of the Basque people, a nation without a country, the origins of which go back to pre-Roman times, and whose ow...

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Inishmore, Inishmaan, Inisheer: wild, isolated, starkly beautiful and of great historical importance. A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated intr...

Reducere. Few reptiles command more respect than the mighty boas and pythons. Prized for their size, relative docility, and spectacular coloration and patter...

Carolyn Forche is one of America's most important contemporary poets. Her later collections are visionary works drawing on work written over many y...

On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for their incisive, aphoristic style a...

'A modern tragedy on the grand scale.' Salman RushdieThe War of the End of the World is one of the great modern historical novels.