Autor, fizičar, bivši NASA-in robotičar i strip crtač, u knjizi daje znanstvene odgovore na zanimljiva pitanja poput „S koje bismo visine morali baciti odrezak da na zemlju padne ispečen?“ i „Ako bi iznenada nestao nečiji DNK, koliko bi dugo taj čovjek preživio?“. Knjiga je spoj autorovih interesa, prirodoslovlja i stripa te sadrži izbor pitanja postavljenih na njegovoj web stranici te zabavne i jasne odgovore upotpunjene autorovim crtežima.
Laugh out loud with Captain Underpants, the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Dog Man!
Een vrouwelijke arts moet zowel in haar beroep als in haar liefdesleven ingrijpende keuzes maken.
Revanš raspamećenih robotskih balonja
George and Harold are having a normal kind of week. Yesterday they found out they were going to flunk fourth grade. Today they've created an evil, super-powerful monster. She's mean. She's got a fake-fur Evil Baddie costume - and she's having a REALLY bad hair day. With the help of her robots, the Wicked Wedgie Woman is on a mission to take over the world ... and she'll give a whopping wedgie to anyone who stands in her way! Watch out!
Bogate plantažerske obitelji Warwick, Wyndham i Toliver žive raskošnim južnjačkim životom u Aleji plantaža u Južnoj Carolini. Na prvi je pogled sve savršeno, ali ispod površine tinjaju mnoge uzavrele strasti, sukobi i nepravde. Silas Toliver je oporukom svojeg oca praktički razbaštinjen, a svojeglava kći okružnog moćnika Carsona Wyndhama osramotila je cijelu obitelj time što je pomagala bijeg robova s robovlasničkih imanja. U umu njezina lukavog oca rodila se zamisao kako da se riješi svoje prkosne kćeri i spasi obiteljsku čast. Znajući za Silasov davnašnji san da napusti zemlju svojih predaka i naseli se u uzbudljivoj zemlji novih mogućnosti Texasu, kao i za njegovu besparicu, Carson predlaže Silasu da se oženi njegovom kćeri i dobije sve što mu srce poželi. To možda i ne bi bila pogodba s vragom da Silas nije zaručen za prelijepu učiteljicu Lettie koja je luda za njim… U stoljeću ljubavi, mržnje, rata i mira, pratimo sudbinu triju naraštaja Toliverovih, Warwickovih i DuMontovih i njihova nastojanja da usprkos svim udarcima sudbine ostvare svoje snove.
Josep Alvarez mladić je koji živi u Santa Euláliji, vinogradarskom seocetu na sjeveru Španjolske, u kojem njegov otac uzgaja crno grožđe koje za sitan novac prodaje za proizvodnju octa. Josep voli život i rad na zemlji, ali drugorođeni je sin i očev vinograd naslijedit će njegov brat Donat, prvorođenac. Josep čezne za time da uzgaja grožđe i da mu se ukaže prilika da oženi Teresu Gallego. Za to vrijeme madridski bogataši i moćnici spletkare planirajući atentat na političkog vođu Španjolske. Njihova spletka stvara oluju intriga koja u svoj vrtlog uvlači i skupinu nevinih mladih poljoprivrednih radnika u Santa Euláliji. Ti će događaji drastično promijeniti Josepov život i, ironično, malo-pomalo ga preobraziti u nadahnutog trgovca vinom s vizijom života koja se sve više širi. Vinogradar je najnoviji roman američkog pisca Noaha Gordona kojeg su naši čitatelji zavoljeli čitajući njegove romane Šaman, Rabin, Jeruzalemski dijamant i Iscjelitelj iz Zaragoze, te roman Iscjelitelj koji mu je donio svjetsku slavu i po kojem je snimljen i istoimeni film. Dirljiva je to priča o čovjeku u nesretnim vremenima koji pokušava pronaći sreću i koji će boreći se s prirodom i ljudima učiniti baš sve kako bi uspio u svome poslu ali i u ljubavi.
“One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.” —The Guardian In Simenon’s iconic first novel featuring Inspector Maigret, the laconic detective is taken from grimy bars to luxury hotels as he traces a fraudster’s true identity Inspector Jules Maigret, a taciturn detective and commissaire of the Paris Brigade Criminelle, receives notice from Interpol that a notorious conman known only as Peitr the Latvian is en route to France. Armed with a broad description and a scant few clues, Maigret plans to intercept him at the train station outside Paris. But when he arrives, he finds that there are several suspects—some living, and some dead—who meet the description uncannily well. Who is Pietr the Latvian, truly? A vagrant, a seaman, a businessman, a corpse? Russian, Norwegian, American or Latvian? In Pietr the Latvian, the iconic first novel of Simenon’s classic series that made Inspector Maigret a legendary figure in the annals of detective fiction, Maigret must use his every instinct to unravel the mystery and track down the truth.
Stripverhaal over de geschiedenis van de evolutionaire ontwikkeling van de mensheid vanaf de homo sapiens tot in de 21ste eeuw. NL-ZmNBD
Before. Miles “Pudge” Halter is done with his safe life at home. His whole life has been one big non-event, and his obsession with famous last words has only made him crave “the Great Perhaps” even more (Francois Rabelais, poet). He heads off to the sometimes crazy and anything-but-boring world of Culver Creek Boarding School, and his life becomes the opposite of safe. Because down the hall is Alaska Young. The gorgeous, clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating Alaska Young. She is an event unto herself. She pulls Pudge into her world, launches him into the Great Perhaps, and steals his heart. Then. . . . After. Nothing is ever the same.
De elfjarige Mark Sway en zijn broertje Ricky trekken op zekere dag het veld in om stiekem sigaretjes te roken. Daar zijn zij getuige van de dramatische zelfmoord van Jerome Clifford, een louche advocaat uit New Orleans, die aan de vooravond stond van een van zijn grootste zaken.
Jednom ne tako davno Darko i Marko stvorili su najvećeg junaka nad junacima u čitavoj povijesti svoje škole – i onda ga zabunom i oživjeli! To je, međutim, bio tek početak! Sad su dječaci slučajnostvorili čitavu legiju zločestih i opakih zahoda-Laprdala koji su sebi zabili u glavu da osvoje svijet!!!A tu je i KIN-O-PRST! Svjetski poznata jeftilen tehnika animacije pomoću koje možeš SAM pokrenuti slike! Spreman da se baciš na čitanje?
(popraćena kasnijim napadom podjednako opakih kantinskih zombija-bezveznjaka)
Taj tip što su ga stvorili Darko i Marko – evo nam ga opet! U pustolovini GUMILASTIČNIJOJ od ijedne! On je pobijedio dijaboličnog dr. Pelena… junački sredio strašne zahode-laprdala… No hoće li se kapetan Gaceša znati nositi i s tri golema, krakata svemirska bića (pa još i prerušena)? I je li napokon našao nekog sebi ravnog u divovskom Maslačku-ljudožderu s planeta Zlokob? A tu je i KIN-O-PRST! Svjetski poznata jeftilen tehnika animacije pomoću koje možeš SAM pokrenuti slike!
Only Captain Underpants can stop Professor Poopypants from reducing the world to the size of a pair of pre-shrunk underpants. This is the fourth story to feature Captain Underpants.
Annies vader Eric is wetenschapper. Hij doet onderzoek naar leven op Mars en stuurt een speciale robot de ruimte in. Annies beste vriend George vindt het allemaal reuzespannend. Maar de robot reageert erg raar: hij stuurt vreemde boodschappen terug naar aarde. Probeert een buitenaards wezen soms contact te maken? Is er dan toch leven in het heelal? Annie en George willen hier meer van weten en vliegen met behulp van Erics superslimme computer Kosmos de ruimte in. Maar hoe vind je iemand in het grote heelal? En wat moet je eigenlijk tegen een buitenaards wezen zeggen?
Na stranicama ove čudesne knjige kriju se važne, velike i mudre istine. To su poruke o onomu što je mudrije od filozofije i moćnije od vlasti, bolje nego sam život... U knjizi su objavljene bajke Sretni princ, Slavuj i ruža, Sebični div, Mladi kralj, Infantkinjin rođendan, Ribar i njegova Duša te Zvjezdan. U tim bajkama Wilde ističe dva područja ljepote: prolazno i trajno, malo vrijedno i hvale vrijedno, ali ne daje nikakve naznake da će plemenita djela donijeti ikakvu nagradu osim ostvarenja visokoga estetskog ideala. Mnogi njegovi likovi dolaze do samospoznaje i do spoznaje ružnoći i bijedi, a sam autor veliča moć ljubavi koja je veća od moći zla ili dobra.
Ova zanimljiva priča o superpodmornici Nautilus i njezinu čudačku kapetanu Nemu nosi sve bitne odlike Verneova stvaralaštva: aktualnost, vizionarstvo i poučnost. Ovo izdanje donosi skraćenu verziju romana kako bi bio pristupačniji mladim čitateljima budući da originalni tekst sadrži mnoge opise i pomalo zamorna nabrajanja životinjskih i biljnih vrsta.
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future.
Organized into seven thematic sections, this intriguing look at some of the most puzzling events and people of the past explores the truth behind the sinking of the Titanic, the Lindbergh kidnapping, Jack the Ripper, and other historical milestones. 20,000 first printing.
Ilustrirana enciklopedija: Za školu i dom - Mnogo knjiga u jednoj
Enciklopedija za djecu i mlade, kroz kratke i jednostavne natuknice praćene fotografijama, crtežima i tabelama,objašnjava niz pojmova o Svemiru, Zemlji, živom svijetu, ljudskom tijelu, vjerovanjima i običajima, umjetnosti i medijima, sportu, znanosti, transportu, komunikacijama i industriji, zemljama svijeta i povijesti. Kazalo.
Een lector aan een Amerikaanse universiteit raakt betrokken bij een mafia-complot dat tot doel heeft de handel in verdovende middelen op de campus te vergroten.
The second collection of song lyrics (from the album Tender Prey, 1988 to Boatman's Call, 1997) showcases Nick Cave as an essential poet.
'Ik had mijn sleutels van mijn riem gehaald en zocht naar die van John Coffey's cel. Ook op een dag dat ik me gezond voelde, had hij me over zijn knie kunnen leggen en me als een takje in tweeën en dit was niet zo'n dag. Toch ging ik het doen...' Deze thriller krijgt een onverwachte wending, wanneer Paul Edgecombe, hoofdcipier van Blok E, alle regels met voeten treedt en alleen de dodencel van John Coffey binnenstapt...
'Ik schreef over Harry die ons eraan herinnert dat we, al hadden we John in de gevangenis teruggekregen zonder betrapt te zijn, nog steeds niet van Percy af waren. "De nacht is niet voorbij zoalng we nog met hem te maken hebben", zei Harry.' Na de vreemde nachtelijke reis stijgt de spanning op de mijl. De bewakers vrezen voor hun baan, Percy Wetmore zit nog opgesloten in de isoleercel en John Coffey begint aan zijn allerlaatste mijl...
Zonder het te weten wordt Mitchell McDeere, briljant rechtenstudent van arme ouders, al geruime tijd in de gaten gehouden. Zodra hij afstudeert, biedt het prestigieuze juristenkantoor Bendini, Lambert & Locke hem niet alleen een zeer aantrekkelijke baan aan, maar het overlaadt de net getrouwde Mitchell ook nog eens met een zeer vorstelijk salaris, een schitterende auto, een prachtig huis met een zeer lage hypotheek en talrijke bonussen. Niets laat het kantoor onbeproefd om het de uitverkoren nieuwe medewerker naar de zin te maken. Er moet natuurlijk wel wat tegenover staan: absolute loyaliteit, een negentigurige werkweek en haast onhaalbare resultaten. Na verloop van tijd begint de dodelijk vermoeide Mitchell zich ongemakkelijk te voelen in het strakke keurslijf van zijn werkgever. Wat gaat er schuil achter de respectabele façade van het kantoor en wat speelt zich af op de ontoegankelijke bovenste verdieping? Als Mitchell dan ook nog ontdekt dat geen enkele medewerker ooit de zaak verlaten heeft - tenzij horizontaal -, zien Mitchell en zijn inmiddels wanhopige vrouw Abby maar één manier om hun vrijheid terug te krijgen...
