Overview: The best-selling science book ever published in the English language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science. Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their historical roots, blending science and philosophy in a wholly energetic and irresistible way. Based on Sagan's 13 part television series, "Cosmos" is about science in its broadest human context, and how science and civilization grew up together
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here -- one of whom was his own grandfather -- were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow -- impossible though it seems -- they may still be alive
A Pulitzer-nominated author and a prominent public intellectual of Slavic culture explore the rich and unfamiliar myths and legends of the Slavic world. This collection encompasses the diverse East Slavs (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus), West Slavs (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland), and South Slavs (former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria), all united by tales of adventure and magic rooted in a shared lore. The authors expertly retell these ancient stories while providing nuanced analysis that highlights their significance within Slavic tradition. While less known than the myths of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Scandinavia, Slavic mythology features relatable elements: capricious deities, demons, faeries, and witches, including the dual-natured vestica. A supreme god commands storms, and gods convene under a World Tree, echoing Norse mythology. The vampire and werewolf emerge from Slavic belief systems. Through careful analysis and sensitive reconstructions, the authors reveal the original Slavic beliefs before they were altered by Christian chroniclers and 19th-century nationalists. They also draw connections to neighboring pantheons and the belief systems of indigenous cultures worldwide, uncovering universal themes in the stories that shape our understanding of humanity.
Skutočný príbeh Freddieho Mercuryho Málo ľudí vedelo, že Freddie Mercury si viedol denník, no iba štyria z jeho najbližšieho okolia vedia, čo sa s ním stalo. V roku 2021 jedna z Mercuryho blízkych osôb oslovila autorku Lesley-Ann Jones a ponúkla jej kompletný, neobmedzený prístup k najintímnejším spovediam umelca, šokujúce tajomstvá zo spevákovho detstva a jeho najhlbšie obavy v sedemnástich ručne písaných zošitoch. Kniha S láskou Freddie sa ponára do spevákových osobných odhalení a vytvárala príbeh, ktorý prevráti všetko, čo sme si mysleli, že o Freddiem Mercurym a jeho odkaze vieme.
