Tehnika: Ulje na platnu Motiv: Portret Dimenzije: 70 x 50 cm Slikana je na platnu koje je razapnuto preko blind rama, iz 2022.god. Kupujete od autora licno.Slika ide bez dekorativnog rama, ide samo sa blind ramom. Dve fotografije pokazuju kako bi slika izgledala sa ramom i zakacena na zidu. OPIS SLIKE: Ime slike: Guitarist`s Eternal Stride `Guitarist`s Eternal Stride` captures a transcendent moment as the artist resolutely walks the labyrinthine streets toward a heavenly path. Dressed in a resilient suit, the guitarist`s expression reveals a deep resolve, navigating the artistic struggle with a saintly grace. His instrument, momentarily at rest, echoes the silent melodies that linger in the air, carrying an ethereal resonance beyond the ordinary. In a world cluttered with kitsch and superficiality, the guitarist`s saintly aura is manifested through a gentle, yellow glow that envelops his figure. This celestial radiance symbolizes the divine spark of creativity, a beacon of hope illuminating the path for fellow artists in a world that often seems unfair and unjust. The rocky path beneath his feet symbolizes the challenges and hardships inherent in the artist`s journey. Each deliberate step becomes a pilgrimage, a testament to resilience, and an unwavering commitment to artistic integrity. The distant, contemplative look in his eyes hints at both introspection and a visionary gaze toward the heavenly possibilities that lie ahead. The relief from suffering is conveyed through the sublime atmosphere surrounding the guitarist. The saintly glow becomes a source of solace, a respite for those who encounter the painting and yearn for a glimpse of transcendence in the artistic struggle. `Guitarist`s Eternal Stride` is a visual hymn, an intricate interplay of light and shadow that captures the artist`s profound journey toward a heavenly realm. It stands as a timeless piece, inviting viewers to reflect on the artist`s unwavering commitment to the pursuit of beauty and depth, transcending the superficialities of the world. The painting radiates a sense of divine grace, offering a sanctuary for those who seek inspiration and solace in the authenticity of artistic expression. Slika je original, nije print. Cena slike bitno umanjena

Pokemon Super Collection Series Books 1-15 Box Set Ash's Big Challenge Pokémon master-in-training Ash Ketchum is delighted when Professor Oak sends him on a very important mission - to capture a unique and mysterious Poké Ball. Ash, Brock and Misty begin their journey to the famed Orange Islands and meet a host of new friends - and old enemies... Pokémon Peril Ash and Misty have found the GS Poké Ball and finally reached the Orange Islands. But they quickly discover that things are very different here - Pokémon are turning pink, and there is an Onix made of crystal. Can Ash, Misty and their new friend Tracey work out what is going on, before Team Rocket sabotage their journey? The Orange League Since arriving on the Orange Islands, Ash has won every single one of his battles! But is he up to the Four-Star Challenge? Ash must tackle totally new ground - and learn some valuable lessons about himself - before he can win all four star gems, and earn himself a place on the legendary Orange League. Scyther vs Charizard Scyther and Charizard are two of the most powerful Pokémon Ash has ever encountered. But this makes them hot-headed and very difficult to control. When the two Pokémon face each other in battle, it's chaos! Can Ash discover the secret to connecting to wayward Charizard, and pull off the most epic battle so far? Race to Danger Pokémon master-in-training Ash Ketchum is facing a brand-new challenge - a hot air balloon battle! Ash and his friends must race the other Pokémon trainers to catch a rare Dratini, before Team Rocket shoots them down! Can Ash get everyone back down safely - and still get his hands on first prize? Show Time! A juggling Exeggutor, a singing Charmander and a dancing Farfetch'd can only mean one thing - it's time for the Pokémon Talent Show! Pokémon master-in-training Ash is determined to win. But when his enemies Team Rocket lure away his Pikachu, it's up to him to save all the Pokémon - and steal the show! Power Up Psyduck Psyduck's powers can blow Team Rocket out of the water, but it isn't the easiest Pokémon to look after... Join the Pokémon-masters-in-training as they learn all about Psyduck's unique history, from when he first met Misty to his latest challenge - a battle like no other. The Winner's Cup It's time! With all four star gems under his belt, Pokémon master-in-training Ash Ketchum is now ready for the biggest battle of his life - the Winner's Cup. Can Ash and Pikachu overcome the mighty Dragonite to win the ultimate Pokémon challenge? The Pokémon School It's time for Ash to take the next step on his quest to become a Pokémon Master. He's off to Pokémon School! His first goal? To catch an Alolan Pokémon. With new friends to make and new skills to learn, Ash is about to embark on his biggest adventure yet. Alolan Challenge It's Island Challenge time on Alola! Ash is determined to pass the test and earn his Z-Crystal. But this is no ordinary Pokemon battle. Can Ash prove his worth against the mighty Kahuna Hala to win the ultimate prize? The challenge is on! Adventure on Treasure Island Ash and Pikachu are visiting one of the tropical islands in Alola. There they discover all sorts of new and interesting Pokémon but they can be a bit difficult! Can Ash and Pikachu rescue a mysterious Water-type Pokémon and persuade a mischievous new Pokémon to join their team? Old Friends, New Battles Ash and his friends from the Poke,on School are visiting his home region of Kanto. They're ready for lots of adventures! When they visit the Cerulean City Gym, Ash and Pikachu take on his old friend Misty and her Gyarados - who will win the mighty battle? Pokemon Unknown Ash and Pikachu are on their way to school when Tapu Koko, the Guardian of Melemele Island, makes an appearance. Tapu Koko puts Ash and his friends in charge of a mysterious new Pokémon just as strange things start to happen. Could this unknown Pokémon have anything to do with it? The Chikorita Challenge When Ash and Pikachu befriend a new Grass-type Pokemo,, they can't wait to welcome it to the team. But tricksters team Rocket are hatching a plan to lure the Chikotita away, stealing it for themsleves. Will Ash work out what's happened and save the pokemon in time? Colouring Fun Get creative with tons of Pokemon characters, Landscapes and patterns for you to colour and make your own. Gotta colour 'em all! Prikaži više

Paris, Portrait Of A City This is the vivid history of the capital of love and photography. After Berlin, Los Angeles, and New York, here comes the 4th volume in our "Portrait of a City" series: "L'air de Paris". A city built on two millennia of history, Paris is entering the third century of its love story with photography. It was on the banks of the Seine that Niepce and Daguerre officially gave birth to this new art that has flourished ever since, developing a distinctive language and becoming a vital tool of knowledge. "Paris, Portrait of a City" leads us through what Goethe described as 'universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where a fragment of history is unrolled at the corner of every street'. This history is recounted in photographs, all the way from Daguerre's incunabula to the most recent images. In fact, Paris can claim to be the only city in the world whose archives house an almost complete record of over a century and a half of transformations. This huge panorama of nearly 600 pages and as many photographs makes Paris, Portrait of a City unique. This book brings together the past and the present, the monumental and the everyday, objects and people. Thanks to images captured by the most illustrious photographers - Daguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassai, Kertesz, Ronis, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson and many more - but also by many unknown amateurs, these pages show the essential workings of a human drama acted out on the stage of history. These visions attempt to bottle just a little of that 'Parisian air', something of that particular poetry given out by the stones and inhabitants of a constantly changing city that has inspired untold numbers of writers and artists over the ages. Presenting an exciting patchwork of images from past and present, "Paris, Portrait of a City" is a huge and unique photographic study that, in a way, is the true family album of all Parisians. It is to them, and to all lovers of this capital city, that this vibrant, loving and tender testimony is dedicated. Prikaži više

- Handbook of Air Conditioning System Design McGraw-Hill, 1965 610 str. tvrdi povez stanje: dobro, pečat na prvoj strani. Contributors: Clifford Strock, Richard L. Koral Nonfiction, Preface Part 1. LOAD ESTIMATING 1. Building Survey and Load Estimate 2. Design Conditions 3. Heat Storage, Diversity and Stratification 4. Solar Heat Gain thru Glass 5. Heat and Water Vapor Flow thru Structures 6. Infiltration and Ventilation 7. Internal and System Heat Gain 8. Applied Psychrometrics Part 2. AIR DISTRIBUTION 1. Air Handling Apparatus 2. Air Duct Design 3. Room Air Distribution Part 3. PIPING DESIGN 1. Piping Design - Genera l2. Water Piping 3. Refrigerant Piping 4. Steam Piping Part 4. REFRIGERANTS, BRINES, OILS 1. Refrigerants 2. Brines 3. Refrigerant Oils Part 5. WATER CONDITIONING 1. Water Conditioning - General 2. Scale and Deposit Control 3. Corrosion Control 4. Slime and Algae Control 5. Water Conditioning Systems 6. Definitions Part 6. AIR HANDLING EQUIPMENT 1. Fans 2. Air Conditioning Apparatus 3. Unitary Equipment 4. Accessory Equipment Part 7. REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT 1. Reciprocating Refrigeration Machine 2. Centrifugal Refrigeration Machine 3. Absorption Refrigeration Machine 4. Combination Absorption-Centrifugal System 5. Heat Rejection Equipment Part 8. AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT 1. Centrifugal Pumps 2. Motors and Motor Controls 3. Boilers 4. Miscellaneous Drives Part 9. SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS 1. System and Applications Part 10. ALL-AIR SYSTEMS 1. Conventional Systems 2. Constant Volume Induction System 3. Multi-zone Unit System 4. Dual-duct System 5. Variable Volume, Constant Temperature System 6. Dual Conduit System Part 11. AIR-WATER SYSTEMS 1. Induction Unit System 2. Primary Air Fan-coil System Part 12. WATER AND DX SYSTEMS 1. Fan-coil Unit System 2. DX Systems Index Here is a practical guide to air conditioning system design, prepared by the foremost firm in the field and intended for the use of designers and consulting engineers. The information in these pages is objective, useful, tested and simplified. Guidance is provided for every step in the design process, from estimating the load to selecting and engineering the appropriate system. 007010090X

NieR: Automata World Guide, Vol. 1 Step into the boots of a YoRHa combat android and discover the world of NieR: Automata from a firsthand perspective! 192 pages of art, lore, and exploration collected into a fantastic full-color hardcover volume in english for the very first time! Whether locked in open combat, zipping through the air on a flying mech, or bonding with nature through the indigenous fauna, NeiR: Automata captivated players through a genre-bending blend of action and adventure. Now, journey through this unique and ruined world, discovering its each and every intricacy with the NieR: Automata World Guide! Dark Horse Books and Square Enix present a faithful localization of the original Japanese volume of the same name, offered in english for the first time! Explore the world of NieR: Automata through maps, character biographies, short stories, concept art, commentary, and more!

Paris: Portrait Of A City A lens on the city of lights: A photographic tribute to a capital of romance Described by Goethe as universal city where every step upon a bridge or a square recalls a great past, where a fragment of history is unrolled at the corner of every street , Paris is as rich in its two millennia of history as it is in its beauty, its romance, and its art. It was on the banks of the Seine that Niépce and Daguerre officially gave birth to the new art of photography, and in this evocative tapestry of images, Paris: Portrait of a City leads us through the city s photographic, as well as its cultural, architectural and civic history. Now in a popular Reader s Edition, the book features some 500 pictures, bringing together past and present, the monumental and the everyday, faces and vistas. Images captured by the most illustrious photographers Daguerre, Marville, Atget, Lartigue, Brassaï, Kertész, Ronis, Doisneau, Cartier-Bresson, sit alongside unknown photographers whose work somehow bottles a little of that Parisian air, in all its sensuality, its poetry and its light. About the Series: Bibliotheca Universalis Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia. Bookworm s delight never bore, always excite! Prikaži više

Brian D. Spalding - GENMIX: A General Computer Program for Two-dimensional Parabolic Phenomena Pergamon Press, 1977 380 str. tvrdi povez stanje: dobro, pečat na prvoj i poslednjoj strani. HMT--the science & applications of heat and mass transfer, v. 1. Genmix: A General Computer Program for Two-dimensional Parabolic Phenomena explains a computer program called GENMIX. The main intention of the program is to be used as a tool of instructions. The name of the program is a mixture of two considerations: its generality and its concern for mixing processes. The book aims to help the potential user to understand the physical and mathematical basis of the topic computer program. It is also the aim of the book to make the program applicable to practical problems. The book is arranged in such a way as to parallel a course of lectures and associated computer-workshop sessions wherein the student is allowed to do some elementary computations as soon as he has gained some knowledge of the method. The book contains the mathematical, physical, and computer-coding aspects of the program. Concepts such as the boundary layer, two-dimensional, and steady- flow are defined and discussed in depth. The text will be a useful tool for computer instructors and students. Table of Contents Preface Locations of Major Items Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 The Scope of Two-Dimensional Boundary-Layer Theory 1.2 Some Practical Circumstances in Which Steady Two-Dimensional Boundary Layers Often Play Important Roles 1.3 The Mathematical Character of the Problem of Predicting 2D Steady Boundary-Layer Behavior 1.4 Summary of the Mathematical Task Chapter 2 Introduction to the Genmix Computer Program 2.1 General Features of the Program 2.2 Program Structure 2.3 The Problem Embodied in the Basic Version of the Program 2.4 The Grid and Its Numbering Chapter 3 Mathematical Foundation of Genmix 3.1 The Structure of the Theory 3.2 The Conservation Laws, for Steady Flow 3.3 Flux Laws 3.4 The Resulting Differential Equations 3.5 Procedures for Solving the Differential Equations Chapter 4 The Patankar-Spalding Method 4.1 Transformation of the Differential Equations to the x ~ ω Coordinate System 4.2 The Finite-Difference Equations 4.3 Procedure for Solving the Finite-Difference Equations 4.4 The Locations of the Coefficient-Forming and Equation-Solving Sequences in Genmix Chapter 5 Organization of the Computer Program 5.1 Variable Names 5.2 The Treatment of the Velocity in the Various Sub-Routines 5.3 Differences Between Plane and Axisymmetric Flow 5.4 The Execution of a Forward Step Chapter 6 The Treatment of Wall Boundaries 6.1 The Problem 6.2 Couette-Flow Theory; Laminar Flow 6.3 Couette-Flow Theory; Turbulent Flow 6.4 The Wall Subroutine Chapter 7 Further Features of the Calculation Procedure 7.1 The Calculation of y and r 7.2 Grid Expansion through Undisturbed Fluid (Entrainment) 7.3 Calculation of Pressure Gradient for Confined Flows 7.4 Accounting for the Gravitational Acceleration Chapter 8 Physical Processes and Properties Incorporated into Genmix 8.1 Laminar Transport Properties 8.2 Turbulent Transport Properties 8.3 Source Terms 8.4 The Results of the Calculation Chapter 9 Some Special Problems without Chemical Reaction 9.1 Kinds, Cases, Lessons and Runs 9.2 Examples of KIND = 1 9.3 Examples of KIND = 2 9.4 Examples of KIND = 3 Chapter 10 Some Special Problems with Chemical Reaction 10.1 Examples of KIND = 1 10.2 Examples of KIND = 2 10.3 Examples of KIND = 3 10.4 Some Other Kase`s of Interest Chapter 11 Extensions of Genmix 11.1 More Advanced Turbulence Models 11.2 Further Physical Processes 11.3 Hyperbolic Problems 11.4 Partially-Parabolic Problems Nomenclature Glossary of Fortran Variables References Appendix A Listing & Results of Standard Genmix Discussed in the Text in Section 2.3, in Chapter 8, and Elsewhere (KIND = 1, KASE = 0, IRUN = 0) Appendix B Listing and Results of Standard Genmix, KIND = 2 Appendix C Listing and Results of Standard Genmix, KIND = 3 Appendix D Listing and Results for a Version of Genmix Dealing With the Flow of a Single Fluid (Air) Appendix E Listing and Results for a Version of Genmix Dealing With the Flow of Two Chemically-Inert Fluids (Steam and Air) Appendix F Genmix 0 Non-Fiction, Engineering, Telecommunications & Sensors, Network

How To Rebuild VW Air-Cooled Engines 1961-2003 The air-cooled Volkswagen engine propelled its first automobile down the road in 1936. Since then, tens of millions of these German engines were produced, powering iconic automobiles such as the VW Beetle, Karmann Ghia, and VW Bus all across the world. Either in Type 1 or Type 4 configurations, the lasting legacy of an engine that survived more than 70 years and hundreds of automotive and aviation marque applications resonates with enthusiasts as to just how reliable and effective this "little engine that could" was. With so many of these engines produced over such a long duration, it's only natural that there would be a need to rebuild one of these air-cooled engines at some point in time. Roy Henning of MoFoCo Enterprises, Inc., takes his decades of experience in the family business and applies it to this first ever step-by-step VW air-cooled rebuild book. Tackled are the tasks of disassembly, cleaning, inspection, servicing, parts selection, test fitting, final assembly, and start up and break in procedures in an easy-to-follow, chronological format. This book will be a continual source of information as you traverse through each process from start to completion. It's about time a thorough, hands-on rebuild book has been authored by a leading authority who has decades of experience with air-cooled VW engines. The savings alone from outsourcing time and labor will make this book a worthwhile investment. Prikaži više

Izdavač: Mir Publishers Povez: tvrd sa omotom Broj strana: 430 Format: 17 x 22 cm Ilustrovano. Potpisana, omotnica sanirana selotejpom na par mesta, sama knjiga veoma dobro očuvana. C O N T E N T S Preface 9 Introduction 11 I-1. Purpose of Automatic Power Control Systems 11 I-2. Elements of Automatic Control Systems 13 I-3. Automatic Control and Controllers 16 I-4. Relays and Relaying Devices 22 I-5. Elements of Logic Operations 24 I-6. Connection Diagrams 31 I-7. Conclusions 32 I-8. Review Questions 33 Chapter 1. Automatic Control of Synchronous Generator Excitation 35 1-1. Purpose of Automatic Excitation Control (AEC) Devices 35 1-2. Automatic Excitation Forcing of a Generator 38 1-3. Excitation Compounding with Cumulative Connection of Electromagnetic Voltage Corrector 43 1-4. Excitation Controllers of Generators, Series TVV, with a High-Frequency Excitation System 49 1-5. Overaction Excitation Controllers 51 1-6. Conclusions 56 1-7. Review Questions 57 Chapter 2. Automatic Voltage Regulation 60 2-1. General 60 2-2. Use of AEC Devices 60 2-3. Group Control of Generator Excitation 65 2-4. na Devices for Changing the Transformation Ratio of Power Transformers 69 2-5. Devices for Automatic Capacity ‘Control of Capacitor Banks 75 2-6. Voltage Regulation by Booster Transformers 78 2-7. Voltage Regulation by Changing Excitation of Synchronous Capacitor 78 2-8. Voltage Ngulaan; By: Controlled Reactors 80 2-9. Conclusions 81 2-10. Review Questions 82 Chapter 3. Excitation Systems and Automatic Field pihage Devices of Synchronous Machines 83 3-1. General 83 3-2. Exciters Using Gas-Discharge Tubes and Thyristors 86 3-3. Brushless Excitation System 91 3-4. Excitation Systems of Large Turbogenerators 92 3-5. Field Discharge by Deion Grid Automatic Devices and by changing the Field Coil Supply to Inverter 94 3-6. Conclusions 99 3-7. Review Questions 100 Chapter 4. Automatic Controls for Maintaining Stability in Parallel Operation and Elimination of Asynchronous Operation 4-1. General 102 4-2. Principal Relations Determining Operation of Automatic Controls 103 4-3. Automatic Controls for Improvement of Steady-State Stability 109 4-4. Automatic Controls for Improvement of Transient Stability 124 4-5. Automatic Devices for Sectionalizing Power Systems to Prevent or Eliminate Asynchronous Operation 129 4-6. Separation of Small Thermal Power Stations from Large Hydroelectric Stations when Speed of Hydroelectric Generators Increases 143 4-7. Preventing Misoperation of Protective Relaying 144 4-8. Conclusions 158 4-9. Review Questions 159 Chapter 5. Automatic Frequency Control 161 5-1. Purpose and Specific Features of Automatic PENS Control (AFC) 161 5-2. Modern Principles of AFC 165 5-3. Short-Time Drops of Frequency 169 5-4. Choice of Parameters of FARC Devices and Work of Operators 175 5-5. AFC and FARC Circuits 176 5-6. Induction Frequency Relays 180 5-7. Frequency Relays, Type P4U-I, EAU Onne Semiconductor Blemenie 184 5-8 Conclusions 187 5-9. Review Questions 188 Chapter 6. Automatic Control of Frequency; Real Power and Power Flows in Power Systems 189 6-1. General 189 6-2. Frequency and Power Regulators 193 6-3. Devices to Control Power Output 195 6-4. Power Group Control at Thermal Stations 199 6-5. Power Group Control at Hydroelectric Stations 200 6-6. Frequency and Power Control in Integrated Power Systems 205 6-7. Magnetic Power Transducers 212 6-8. Conclusions 213 6-9. Review Questions 215 Chapter 7. Rapid Paralleling of Synchronous Generators and Parts of Power System 217 7-1. General 217 7-2. Precise Synchronization by Means of an ACT-4 Autosynchronizer 218 7-3. Self-Synchronization of Generators 227 7-4. Automatic Connection of Generators by Self-Synchronization 231 7-5. Speed Control Methods 236 7-6. Asynchronous Connection of Generators and Parts of Power System 238 7-7. Connection of Synchronous Motors, Preventing Their ace Out of a and Resynchronization 241 7-8. Conclusions 247 7-9. Review Questions 248 Chapter 8. Three-Phase Automatic Reclosure 254 8-1. General 251 8-2. Single Lines ‘with Supply from One End 258 8-3. Single Tie Lines Between Power Stations and Substations with Svachronous Loads 268 8-4. Tie Lines and Parallel Links 287 8-5. TPARC Devices on Air Circuit Breakers 289 8-6. Conclusions 293 8-7. Review Questions 295 Chapter 9. One Phase Automatic Reclosure of Power Transmission Lines 297 9-1. Earth Fault and Tripping of One Phase 297 9-2. Types of Discriminating Elements of PARC Devices 306 9-3. PARC Circuit 312 9-4. Use of TPARC Device of Double-Shot Type and Pole-After-Pole Isolators in Place of a PARC Device on Lines 315 9-9. Conclusions 316 9-6. Review Questions 317 Chapter 10. Three Phase Automatic Reclosure of Transformers and Busbars 319 10-1. General 319 10-2. Automatic Testing of Busbars for Insulation 321 10-3. Power Supply to Consumers After Tripping of Busbars and Automatic Reestablishing of Substation Connections 322 10-4. Automatic Reestablishing of Power Station Connections 324 10-5. Three-Phase ARC of Transformers 325 10-6. Conclusions 327 10-7. Review Questions 327 Chapter 11. Automatic Transfer to Reserve Supply and Equipment 328 11-1. General 328 11-2. ATS Device Circuits 331 11-3. ATS Devices Used by Substations Supplying Synchronous Loads 339 11-4. ATS Devices with Standardization Control Stations 341 41-5. Self-Starting of an Asynchronous Load 343 41-6. Conclusions 356 11-7. Review Questions 307 Chapter 12. Operation of ARC and ATS Devices in Conjunction with Protective Relaying 358 12-1. Acceleration of Protection Action Before ARC 308 12-2. Acceleration of Protection Action After ARC, ATS, and Remote Connection 359 12-3. High-Speed Selective Disconnection 360 12-4. Substations Without Circuit Breakers on the High-Tension Side 864 12-5. Simplifying Protective Relaying of Complex System Lines 367 12-6. Simplifying Primary Connection Circuits and Protective Relaying 369 12-7. Step-Down Transformers at Remote-Controlled Substations 373 12-8. Automatic Discriminating Redundancy 374 12-9. Conclusions 376 12-10. Review Questions 377 Chapter 13. Automatic Control Eliminating Overvoltages Across Equipment 378 13-1. General 378 13-2. Overvoltage Automatic Protection Controls 13-3. Increasing the Reset-to-Pickup Ratio of Voltage Relay 13-4. Conclusions Chapter 14. Automatic Recording of Electrical Variables in Disturbances 392 14-1. General 392 14-2. Automatic Starting Devices for Oscillographs 396 14-3. Devices for Recording Electrical Variables with Automatic Acceleration of Recording Speeds During Disturbances 14-4. Automatic Oscillographs 403 14-5. Locating the Fault on Power Transmission Line from Fixing Instruments 406 14-6. Fixing Instruments 411 44-7. Conclusions 418 44-8. Review Questions 419 References 420 Index 428 (K-33)

Odlično stanje Jack Ma Yun[a] (Chinese: 马云; pinyin: Mǎ Yún; born 10 September 1964) is a Chinese business magnate, investor and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. In addition, Ma is also the co-founder of Yunfeng Capital, a Chinese private equity firm. As of June 2023, with a net worth of $34.5 billion, Ma is the fourth-wealthiest person in China (after Zhong Shanshan, Zhang Yiming and Ma Huateng), as well as the 39th wealthiest person in the world, ranked by Bloomberg Billionaires Index.[2] Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English upon graduating from Hangzhou Normal University in 1988. He became an English lecturer and international trade lecturer at Hangzhou Dianzi University following graduation. Later taking an interest in the emergence of the internet business, he established his first business in 1994, only to end up forming a second company after learning more about the internet and the commercial business possibilities that could be potentially exploited from its emerging growth. From 1998 to 1999, he led an information technology company founded by the Chinese government, later leaving it to start the Alibaba Group with his colleagues in 1999. The company was initially founded as B2B e-commerce marketplace website, yet the company later expanded into a wide range of industry domains across the Chinese economy, including e-commerce, high-technology, and online payment solutions. In 2017, Ma was ranked second in the annual `World`s 50 Greatest Leaders` list by Fortune.[3] He has widely been considered as an informal global ambassador in Chinese business circles, and has continued to remain an influential figure in the Chinese business community and scene of startup companies.[4] In September 2018, he announced that he would retire from Alibaba and pursue educational work, philanthropy, and environmental causes;[5][6][7][8] the following year, Daniel Zhang succeeded him as executive chairman.[9][10] In 2020, the Chinese government stopped plans for an IPO called for the digital payment solutions company Ant Group, a company that he founded after he delivered a speech that criticized Chinese financial regulators for putting too much priority in minimizing risk.[11][12] In 2019, Forbes Magazine named Ma in its list of `Asia`s 2019 Heroes of Philanthropy` for his humanitarian and philanthropic work supporting underprivileged communities in China, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.[5][13] In April 2021, Jack Ma ranked 26th in the `2021 Forbes Global Rich List` with a fortune of $48.4 billion USD.[14] Early life and education[edit] Ma was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang on September 10, 1964 as Ma Yun.[15] He became interested in English as a young boy and began practicing with English speakers in the Hangzhou International Hotel. Ma`s grandfather served as a security guard during the Second Sino-Japanese War. At the age of 12, Ma bought a pocket radio and began listening to English radio stations frequently. For nine years, Ma rode 27 km (17 miles) on his bicycle every day to work as a tour guide of Hangzhou for foreigners in order to practice his English. He became pen pals with one of those foreigners, who nicknamed him `Jack` because he found it hard to pronounce his Chinese name.[16] When Ma was 13 years old, he was forced to transfer to Hangzhou No. 8 Middle School as he kept getting caught in fights. In his early school days, Ma did not fare well scholastically, and it took two years for him to gain acceptance at an ordinary Chinese high school, as he only got 31 points in mathematics on the Chinese high school entrance exam. In 1982, at the age of 18, Ma failed the nation-wide Chinese college entrance exam, obtaining only 1 point in mathematics. Afterwards, he and his cousin applied to be waiters at a nearby hotel. His cousin was hired, but Ma was rejected on the grounds that he was `too skinny, too short, and in general, protruded a bad physical appearance that may have potentially ended up hurting the restaurant`s image and reputation.`[17] In 1983, Ma failed his college entrance exam again for the second time. However, his mathematics score improved, with Ma managing to obtain 19 points. In 1984, despite strong opposition from his family to persuade him to give up on pursuing higher education and choose a different career path, Ma remained steadfastly determined as he decided to take the college entrance examination for the third time. This time, he scored 89 points in the mathematics section. However, the expected amount of marks as benchmark eligibility entrance requirements for prospective university undergraduates was standardized as five points above Ma`s score. Since the enrollment target for English majors was not met, some prospective students had the opportunity to be accepted and promoted into Hangzhou Normal University`s English department, with Ma ending up promoted to the undergraduate foreign language major. After entering Hangzhou Normal University, Ma`s academic performance began to improve substantially as he steadily achieved scholarly excellence over the course of his undergraduate studies. In recognition of his burgeoning academic achievements, Ma was consistently ranked as among the top five students in the university`s foreign language department due to his extensive English-language skills. While witnessing an enormous improvement in his scholastic performance throughout his undergraduate years, Ma was also elected as the chairman of the student union, and later served as the chairman of the Hangzhou Federation of Students for two terms.[17] In 1988, Ma graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in English.[18][19] After graduation, he became a lecturer in English and international trade at Hangzhou Dianzi University. Ma also claims to have applied to Harvard Business School ten times consecutively, only to have ended up being rejected every time in spite of his persistent efforts.[20] Business career[edit] Early career[edit] According to Ma`s autobiographical speech,[21] after graduating from Hangzhou Normal University in 1988, Ma applied for 31 different odd entry-level jobs and was rejected for every single one. `I went for a job with the KFC; they said, `you`re no good``, Ma told interviewer Charlie Rose. `I even went to KFC when it came to my city. Twenty-four people went for the job. Twenty-three were accepted. I was the only guy [rejected]...`.[22][23] During this period, China was nearing the end of its first decade following Deng Xiaoping`s economic reforms. In 1994, Ma heard about the Internet and also started his first company,[24] Hangzhou Haibo Translation Agency (杭州海波翻譯社, Hángzhōu Hǎibō Fānyì Shè), an online Chinese translation agency. In early 1995, he travelled abroad to the United States on behalf of the Hangzhou municipal government with fellow colleagues who had helped introduce him to the Internet.[24] Although he found information related to beer from many countries, he was surprised to find none from China. He also tried to search for general information about China and again was surprised to find none. So he and his friend created an `ugly` website pertaining to information regarding Chinese beer.[25] He launched the website at 9:40 AM, and by 12:30 PM he had received emails from prospective Chinese investors wishing to know more about him and his website. This was when Ma realized that the Internet had something great to offer. In April 1995, Ma and his business partner He Yibing (a computer instructor), opened the first office for China Pages, and Ma started their second company. On May 10, 1995, the pair registered the domain chinapages.com in the United States. Within a span of three years, China Pages cleared approximately 5,000,000 RMB in profit which at the time was equivalent to USD$642,998 (approximately $1.18 million today). Ma began building websites for Chinese companies with the help of friends in the United States. He said that `The day we got connected to the Web, I invited friends and TV people over to my house`, and on a very slow dial-up connection, `we waited three and a half hours and got half a page`, he recalled. `We drank, watched TV and played cards, waiting. But I was so proud. I proved the Internet existed`.[26] At a conference in 2010, Ma revealed that despite achieving massive entrepreneurial success in the Chinese high-technology industry, he has never actually written a line of code nor made one sale to a customer and that he only acquired a computer for the first time at the age of 33.[27] From 1998 to 1999, Ma headed an information technology company established by the China International Electronic Commerce Center, a department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. In 1999, he quit and returned to Hangzhou with his team to establish Alibaba, a Hangzhou-based business-to-business marketplace site in his apartment with a group of 18 friends.[28] He started a new round of venture development with 500,000 yuan. In October 1999 and January 2000, Alibaba won a total of a $25 million foreign venture seed capital from the American investment bank, Goldman Sachs and the Japanese investment management conglomerate SoftBank.[24] The program was expected to improve the domestic Chinese e-commerce market and perfect an e-commerce platform for online Chinese enterprises to establish a presence for themselves to compete, especially fostering the growth of Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as addressing challenges surrounding China`s entrance into the World Trade Organization in 2001. Eventually, Alibaba began to show signs of profitability three years later as Ma wanted to improve the global e-commerce system. From 2003 onwards, Ma established Taobao Marketplace, Alipay, Ali Mama and Lynx. After the rapid rise of Taobao, American e-commerce giant eBay offered to purchase the company. However, Ma rejected their offer, instead garnering support from Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang who offered a $1 billion investment in upfront capital for the potential purpose of expanding Alibaba`s corporate operations. Chairman of Alibaba Group[edit] Ma speaking at the 2007 China Trust Global Leaders Forum. Since 1999, Ma served as the executive chairman of Alibaba Group, which has remained one of China`s most prominent high-technology holding companies in the two decades since it inception presiding over nine major subsidiaries: Alibaba.com, Taobao Marketplace, Tmall, eTao, Alibaba Cloud Computing, Juhuasuan, 1688.com, AliExpress.com, and Alipay. At the annual general meeting of shareholders for Alibaba.com in May 2010, Ma announced Alibaba Group would begin in 2010 to earmark 0.3% of annual revenue to environmental protection, particularly on water- and air-quality improvement projects. Of the future of Alibaba, he has said, `our challenge is to help more people to make healthy money, `sustainable money`, money that is not only good for themselves but also good for the society. That`s the transformation we are aiming to make.`[29] In 2011, it was announced that one of his companies had gained control of Alipay, formerly a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, so as to `comply with Chinese law governing payment companies in order to secure a license to continue operating Alipay.[30] Numerous analysts reported that Ma sold Alipay to himself below market value without notifying the board of Alibaba Group or the other major owners Yahoo and Softbank, while Ma stated that Alibaba Group`s board of directors were aware of the transaction. The ownership dispute was resolved by Alibaba Group, Yahoo! and Softbank in July 2011.[31] In November 2012, Alibaba`s online transaction volume exceeded one trillion yuan. Ma stepped down as the chief executive officer of Alibaba on May 10, 2013 but remained as the executive chairman of the corporation. In September 2014, it was reported that Alibaba was raising over $25 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange.[32] As of 2016, Ma is the owner of Château de Sours in Bordeaux, Chateau Guerry in Côtes de Bourg and Château Perenne in Blaye, Côtes de Bordeaux.[33] Ma speaking on the future of online trade and globalization at the World Economic Forum in 2017. On January 9, 2017, Ma met with United States President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower, to discuss the potential of 1 million job openings in the following five years through the expansion of the presence of Alibaba`s business interests in the United States.[34] On September 8, 2017, to celebrate Alibaba`s 18th year of its establishment, Ma appeared on stage and gave a Michael Jackson-inspired performance. He also performed a partial rendition of Elton John`s 1994 hit single Can You Feel The Love Tonight while being dressed up as a lead heavy metal singer at a 2009 Alibaba birthday event.[35] In the same month, Ma also partnered with Hong Kong business tycoon, Sir Li Ka-shing in a joint venture to offer a digital wallet service in Hong Kong.[36] Ma announced on September 10, 2018 that he would step down as executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding in the coming year.[37] Ma denied reports that he was forced to step aside by the Chinese government[38] and stated that he wants to focus on philanthropy through his foundation.[39] Daniel Zhang would then lead Alibaba as the current executive chairman.[40][10] Ma stepped down from the board of Alibaba on 1 October 2020.[41] Disappearance from the public eye[edit] News outlets noted a lack of public appearances from Ma between October 2020 and January 2021, coinciding with a regulatory crackdown on his businesses.[42] The Financial Times reported that the disappearance may have been connected to a speech given at the annual People`s Bank of China financial markets forum,[43] in which Ma criticized China`s regulators and banks.[43] In November 2020, the Financial Times reported the abrupt cancellation of the Ant Group`s anticipated[44] initial public offering (IPO)[45] after an intervention by financial regulators. According to Chinese bankers and officials, financial stability was the objective behind the intervention.[43] Some commentators speculated that Ma may have been a victim of forced disappearance,[46][47][48][49] while others speculated that he could be voluntarily lying low.[46][50] Ma made a public appearance again on 20 January 2021, speaking via video link to a group of rural teachers at a charitable event, the annual Rural Teacher Initiative.[42][51] In February 2021, Bloomberg reported that he was seen golfing at the Sun Valley Golf Resort in the Chinese island of Hainan.[52] In March 2021, Ma and Alibaba were ordered by Chinese regulators to sell off certain media companies, including Hong Kong`s South China Morning Post, as part of a Chinese campaign to curb the influence wielded by giant digital conglomerates.[53] In October 2021, Reuters reported Ma was on the Spanish island of Mallorca shopping at a local store. His superyacht was anchored in the Port of Andratx.[54] In November 2022, Ma was reportedly living a low profile life in Tokyo, Japan, for nearly six months, and occasionally traveling abroad.[55] In March 2023, Ma was spotted for the first time at the Yungu school in Hangzhou, China. Photos and videos of Ma touring the school appeared on social media confirming the appearance of the billionaire for the first time in several months. The school is funded by his company and is located near the company`s headquarters.[56] He was reportedly persuaded to return by premier Li Qiang.[57] In the same month, Alibaba Group would turn into a holding company and its subsidiaries would separate into six independent firms; The Wall Street Journal reported on 30 March that Ma engineered this in talks with company CEO Daniel Zhang while he was overseas.[58] Teaching[edit] In May 2023, Tokyo College, a research institute at the University of Tokyo, announced that Ma had been appointed a Visiting Professor and would work at the institute until at least October 2023.[59] His research focus would include sustainable agriculture, food production, and lectures on entrepreneurship. The Financial Times described the announcement as `a rare public statement of the billionaire`s commitments outside China.`[60] Entertainment career[edit] In 2017, Ma made his acting debut with his first kung fu short film Gong Shou Dao. It was filmed in collaboration with the Double 11 Shopping Carnival Singles` Day. In the same year, he also participated in a singing festival and performed dances during Alibaba`s 18th-anniversary party.[61][62][63] In November 2020, in the finale of Africa’s Business Heroes, Ma was replaced as a judge in the television show, with Alibaba executive Peng Lei taking his place, reportedly `Due to a schedule conflict`.[64] Awards and honors[edit] In 2004, Ma was honored as one of the `Top 10 Economic Personalities of the Year` by China Central Television (CCTV).[65] In September 2005, the World Economic Forum selected Ma as a `Young Global Leader`.[65] Fortune also selected him as one of the `25 Most Powerful Businesspeople in Asia` in 2005.[65] Businessweek also selected him as a `Businessperson of the Year` in 2007.[66] In 2008, Barron`s featured him as one of the 30 `World`s Best CEOs`[67] In May 2009, Time magazine listed Ma as one of the world`s 100 most powerful people. In reporting Ma`s accomplishments, Adi Ignatius, former Time senior editor and editor-in-chief of the Harvard Business Review, noted that `the Chinese Internet entrepreneur is soft-spoken and elf-like—and he speaks really good English` and remarked that `Taobao.com, Mr. Ma`s consumer-auction website, conquered eBay in China.`[68] He was also included in this list in 2014.[69] BusinessWeek chose him as one of China`s Most Powerful People.[70] Forbes China also selected him as one of the Top 10 Most Respected Entrepreneurs in China by in 2009. Ma received the 2009 CCTV Economic Person of the Year: Business Leaders of the Decade Award. In 2010, Ma was selected by Forbes Asia as one of Asia`s Heroes of Philanthropy for his contribution to disaster relief and poverty.[71] Ma was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in November 2013.[72] Ma was a board member of Japan`s SoftBank (2007–2020)[73] and China`s Huayi Brothers Media Corporation.[citation needed] He became a trustee of The Nature Conservancy`s China program in 2009 and joined its global board of directors in April 2010. In 2013, he became chairman of the board for The Nature Conservancy`s China Program; this was one day after he stepped down from Alibaba as company CEO.[74][75] In 2014, he was ranked as the 30th-most-powerful person in the world in an annual ranking published by Forbes.[76] In 2015, Asian Award honoured him with the Entrepreneur of the Year award.[77] In 2016, he was awarded the Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour by French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent Fabius.[78] In 2017, Fortune ranked Ma second on its World`s 50 Greatest Leaders list.[79] In 2017, a KPMG survey ranked Ma third in global tech innovation visionary survey.[80] In October 2017, Ma was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Technopreneurship from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines.[81] In May 2018, Ma was given an honorary degree of Doctor of Social Sciences by the University of Hong Kong in recognition of his contributions to technology, society and the world.[82] In May 2018, Ma received an honorary doctorate from professors Yaakov Frenkel and Yaron Oz at the Tel Aviv University.[83] In May 2019, Ma and other 16 influential global figures were appointed by Secretary-General of the United Nations as the new advocates for sustainable development goals.[84] In July 2020, Ma received from King Abdullah II a first class medal for his contribution in fighting back against the COVID-19 pandemic.[85] In August 2020, Ma was to receive from the President of Pakistan a Hilal e Quaid e Azam medal for his contribution in fighting back against the COVID-19 pandemic.[86] Views[edit] Ma is an adherent of both Buddhism and Taoism.[87][88][89] On September 24, 2014, in an interview with Taobao, Ma attributed the strength of American society to the country being rooted in its Judeo-Christian heritage and expressed his belief in the importance for China to implement a positive value system in order to overcome the aftermath and legacy of the bygone Cultural Revolution.[90] In November 2018, the People`s Daily identified Ma as a member of the Chinese Communist Party, something which surprised observers.[91][92][93] Ma received international criticism after he publicly endorsed the Chinese work practice known as the 996 working hour system.[94] When asked in 2019 to give his views on the future, Ma again stated that 996 was currently a `huge blessing` necessary to achieve success, but went on to state that artificial intelligence technology might lead to a better life of leisure in the future, where people would only have to work four-hour work days, three days a week.[95][96] At the same time, Ma expressed skepticism that AI could ever completely replace people, referencing to his theory that success requires a `love quotient` and stating that machines can never match this success. Ma also predicted that population collapse would become a big problem in the future.[97][98] Philanthropy[edit] Main article: Jack Ma Foundation Jack Ma is the founder of the Jack Ma Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on improving education, the environment and public health.[99] In 2008, Alibaba donated $808,000 to victims of the Sichuan earthquake.[100] In 2009 Jack Ma became a trustee of The Nature Conservancy`s China program, and in 2010 he joined the global Board of Directors of the organization.[101] In 2015, Alibaba launched a nonprofit organization, Alibaba Hong Kong Young Entrepreneurs Foundation, which supports Hong Kong entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses.[102][103] In the same year, the company funded the rebuilding of 1,000 houses damaged by the earthquake-hit in Nepal, and raised money for another 9,000.[104] In 2015 he also founded the Hupan School,[105] a business school. In September 2018 Ma started the Jack Ma Foundation and announced that he would retire from Alibaba to pursue educational work, philanthropy, and environmental causes.[5][6][7][8] In 2019, Forbes named Ma in its list of `Asia`s 2019 Heroes of Philanthropy` and awarded him the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award for his work supporting underprivileged communities in China, Africa, Australia, and the Middle East.[5][13] In 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alibaba Foundation and Jack Ma Foundation launched various initiatives, some of which involved donating medical supplies to the United States as well as various countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.[106][107]

Step By Bloody Step: A Wordless Fantasy THERE IS A GIRL. She has no memory and no name. Nothing but a GUARDIAN. An armored giant who protects her from predators and pitfalls. TOGETHER THEY WALK across an extraordinary fantasy world. If they leave the path the air itself comes alive, forcing them onwards. Why? The girl doesn't know, but there's worse than beasts and bandits ahead. CIVILISATION, with its temptations and treacheries, will test their bond beyond its limits. STEP BY BLOODY STEP is a fantasy opus from the Eisner Award nominees behind CODA (sélection officielle Angoulême 2021): MATIAS BERGARA (HELLBLAZER, THE SCUMBAG) and SI SPURRIER (X-MEN LEGACY, HELLBLAZER, THE SPIRE). Breaking new ground with the possibilities of sequential art, this completely wordless visual feast will delight fans of PRINCESS MONONOKE, ISOLA, and the visionary works of Moebius.

spisak pesama: Disc: 1 - The Infamous 1. The Start Of Your Ending (41st Side) 2. (The Infamous Prelude) 3. Survival Of The Fittest 4. Eye For A Eye (Your Beef Is Mines) - Mobb Deep / Nas / Raekwon The Chef 5. (Just Step Prelude) 6. Give Up The Goods (Just Step) - Mobb Deep / Noyd 7. Temperature's Rising - Mobb Deep / Johnson, Crystal 8. Up North Trip 9. Trife Life 10. Q.U. - Hectic 11. Right Back At You: Benjamin - Mobb Deep / Ghostface Killah / Raekwon The Chef / Noyd 12. The Grave Prelude 13. Cradle To The Grave 14. Drink Away The Pain (Situations) - Mobb Deep / Q-Tip 15. Shook ones [Part II] 16. Party Over - Mobb Deep / Noyd Disc: 2 - Hell On Earth 1. Animal instinct 2. Drop a gem on 'Em 3. Bloodsport 4. Extortion 5. More trife life 6. Man Down 7. Can't get enough of it 8. Nighttime vultures 9. G.O.D. [Part III] 10. Get dealt with 11. Hell On Earth (Front Lines) 12. Give It Up Fast 13. Still shinin' 14. Apostle's warning Disc: 3 - Murda Muzik 1. Intro 2. Streets Raised Me - Mobb Deep / Big Noyed And Chinky 3. What's Ya Poison - Mobb Deep / Cormega 4. Spread Love 5. Let A Ho Be A Ho 6. I'm Going Out - Mobb Deep / Lil' Cease 7. Allustrious 8. Adrenaline 9. Where Ya From - Mobb Deep / 8-Ball 10. Quiet Storm 11. Where Ya Heart At 12. Noyd Interlude 13. Can't F*** Wit - Mobb Deep / Raekwon 14. Thug Muzik - Mobb Deep / Infamous Mobb And Chinky 15. Murda Muzik 16. The Realest - Mobb Deep / Kool G Rap 17. U.S.A. (Aiight Then) 18. It's Mine - Mobb Deep / Nas 19. Quiet Storm (Remix) - Mobb Deep / Lil' Kim Disc: 4 - Infamy 1. Pray for me - Mobb Deep / Lil' Mo 2. Get Away (Explicit Album Version) 3. Bounce 4. Clap 5. Kill That Nigga (Kill That) 6. My gats spitting - Mobb Deep / Infamous Mobb, The 7. Handcuffs 8. Hey Luv (Anything) - Mobb Deep / 112 9. The Learning (Burn) - Mobb Deep / Noyd 10. Live foul 11. Hurt niggas - Mobb Deep / Noyd 12. Get at me 13. I won't fall 14. Crawlin 15. Nothing like home - Mobb Deep / Littles 16. There I go again - Mobb Deep / Isley, Ron Disc: 5 - Amerikaz Nightmare 1. Amerikaz nightmare 2. Win Or Lose 3. Flood The Block 4. Dump - Mobb Deep / Nate Dogg 5. Got it twisted 6. When U hear the 7. Real niggaz 8. Shorty wop 9. Real Gangstaz - Mobb Deep / Jon, Lil 10. One of ours [Part 2] - Mobb Deep / Jadakiss 11. On the run 12. Throw your hands (in the air) 13. Get me - Mobb Deep / Littles / Noyd 14. We up 15. Neva change 16. Got it twisted (Remix) - Mobb Deep / Twista

Dance Upon The Air (Three Sisters Island Trilogy) When Nell Channing arrives on Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago. But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafe - and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd. Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realises that the island suffers under a terrible curse - one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women - and with the nightmares of the past haunting her every step - she must find the power to save her home, her love and herself . . .

Ready or Not A surprise pregnancy leads to even more life-changing revelations in this heartfelt, slow-burn, friends-to-lovers romance of found family and unexpected love. Eve Hatch has always been content to coast through her life, with a steady, if uninspiring, job and a cozy apartment in Brooklyn, close to her childhood best friend Willa and far from the midwestern, traditional family who never really understood her. But when she finds herself pregnant after an uncharacteristic one-night stand, her comfy life is suddenly up in the air. Eve's loyal friendship with Willa is feeling tense, right when she needs her the most, and it's actually Willa's steadfast big brother, Shep, who steps up with the most support and he's...suddenly kinda hot? As if she needs one more complication, there's also the baby's father, who is technically supportive, but majorly conflicted. But as Eve struggles to figure out the next step in her expanding reality, she begins to realize that family and love, in all forms, can sneak up on you when you least expect it.

Minecraft: Super Bite-Size Builds Learn how to design, build and customise 20 mini-projects in Minecraft, from pig hot-air balloons and wishing wells to giant grandfather clocks and horse-racing circuits. There's even an underwater aquarium hidden beneath an island and a skull cove filled with pirate treasure! With detailed instructions, block hacks and build tips, this book will encourage you to polish old skills and learn new tricks as you create a wide range of fun, bite-sized builds to impress your friends in Minecraft. Each build is accompanied by exploded views, step-by-step guides and detailed instructions to show you how to complete each build from start to finish. Informative text will help you with your construction understanding, and encourage you to use your new knowledge to create your very own builds.

Time In the millennium’s last great sf novel, Stephen Baxter takes us a short step byond Y2K. The year is 2010. We have survived … so far. Cornelius Taine of Eschatology, Inc., mathematical genius, predicts that in just 200 years our species will be wiped out. Even evacuation from Earth will not save us from extinction. Reid Malenfant, entrepreneur, has Big Dumb Boosters ready to fly from the California desert, to be piloted by an enhanced squid named Sheena 5. When Taine offers Malenfant the ultimate dream of saving the species, Sheena’s mission is diverted to investigate Earth’s recently discovered – and very remote – second moon. What Sheena 5 discovers there is nothing less than a revelation: the secret reason for our existence visible at last beneath the rippled surface of Time’s river. Malenfant and Taine must follow Sheena… but they are pursued by an enraged US Air and Space Force, and a mighty battle in space may cut short their hopes for the ultimate transformation of mankind.

Living Decor: Plants, Potting and DIY Projects Welcome houseplants into your space and use them to make beautiful home decor projects that showcase your plants and your creativity. It's time to change the way we think about houseplants. For too long we have overlooked potted plants and failed to appreciate the many benefits they can bring into our homes: improved air quality, natural decor, brilliant colors, and a greener lifestyle, just to name a few. Living Decor is a manual to introducing the life, beauty, and health benefits of plants into your home in creative ways. Maria Colletti (Terrariums: Gardens Under Glass) brings fun to creating your own arrangements with moss, succulents, air plants, and other favorite indoor greenery. Also find simple guidance for taking care of your plants and DIY tips. This guide to houseplants takes you through modern trends in filling your space with plants, such as display with macramé, concrete planters, new plant stands for popular botanicals like Fiddle Leaf Figs and Monstera, and also shows what a beautiful, unique, and even artistic experience living with plants can be. Step-by-step projects include: Chandelier-style planters Moss jar gardens and photo frames Terrariums Succulent centerpieces And more! Beyond the individual projects, you'll find endless ideas for botanical styling from the author, as well as a large network of shopkeepers and interior designers who bring you into their homes to see remarkable interior design that celebrates everything green. Prikaži više

Not Dead Yet: The Autobiography Not Dead Yet is Phil Collins’ candid, witty, unvarnished story of the songs and shows, the hits and pans, his marriages and divorces, the ascents to the top of the charts and into the tabloid headlines. As one of only three musicians to sell over 100 million records both in a group and as a solo artist, Collins breathes rare air, but he has never lost his talent for crafting songs that touch listeners around the globe. This is the story of his epic career, from child actor to one of the most successful songwriters of the pop music era. A drummer since almost before he could walk, Collins received on-the-job training in the seedy, thrilling bars and clubs of 1960s swinging London before finally landing the drum seat in Genesis. Later he would step into the spotlight on vocals after the departure of Peter Gabriel, and compose the songs that would rocket him to international solo fame with the release of Face Value and ‘In the Air Tonight’. Whether he’s recalling jamming with Eric Clapton and Robert Plant, pulling together a big band fronted by Tony Bennett, playing twice at Live Aid, or writing the Oscar-winning music for Disney’s smash-hit animated film Tarzan, Collins keeps it intimate and his storytelling gift never wavers.

Saga ‎– The Works Label:Bon Aire ‎– 354 333 Format:2 × CD, Compilation Country:Germany Released:1991 Retko izdanje 1-1 Gotta Love It 4:43 1-2 How Long 3:59 1-3 What Do I Know? 3:37 1-4 Only Time Will Tell 4:22 1.05 Humble Stance 5:47 1-6 Don`t Be Late (Chapter Two) 5:59 1-7 The Vendetta (Still Helpless) 3:38 1-8 Times Up 4:01 1-9 The Flyer 3:42 1-10 Angel 4:20 1-11 As I Am 5:16 1-12 On The Loose 4:09 1-13 Chase The Wind 4:52 1-14 You And The Night 5:15 2-1 The Call 4:19 2-2 Scratching The Surface 5:13 2-3 Take A Chance 3:52 2-4 Starting All Over 4:00 2-5 Slow Motion 3:50 2-6 Catwalk 4:23 2-7 Once Upon A Time 6:35 2-8 Solsbury Hill Written By – Peter Gabriel 4:39 2-9 Out Of The Shadows 4:45 2-10 Careful Where You Step 4:22 2-11 Wildest Dreams 4:56 2-12 Help Me Out 5:52 2-13 Wind Him Up 5:54 2-14 A Brief Case 2:14 Disk 1 - 4+ Disk 2 - 4+ Booklet - 4

DK Eyewitness Top 10 Washington, Dc: 2020 An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Washington, DC, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps, top 10 lists, and a laminated pull-out map - all designed to help you see the very best of Washington, DC. Admire the frescoes and art collection at the 200-year-old United States Capitol, stroll past the elegant Neo-Classical White House, marvel at the exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum, drop by the graceful Mount Vernon mansion on the banks of the Potomac River, or step into George Washington's Distillery for a look at the most successful business venture of the first president. From Top 10 art galleries to Top 10 things to do for free - discover the best of Washington, DC with this easy-to-use travel guide. Inside Top 10 Washington, DC: - Eight easy-to-follow itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend, or a week - Top 10 lists showcase the best attractions in Washington, DC, covering the United States Capitol, the White House, the National Zoological Park, Mount Vernon and more - Free laminated pull-out map of Washington, DC, plus six full-colour area maps - In-depth area guides explore Washington, DC's most interesting neighbourhoods, with the best places for shopping, going out, and sightseeing - Colour-coded chapters divided by area make it easy to find information quickly and plan your day - Essential travel tips including our expert choices of where to stay, eat, shop, and sightsee, plus useful transport, visa, and health information - Colour maps help you navigate with ease - Covers Capitol Hill, The Mall and Federal Triangle, Penn Quarter, The White House and Foggy Bottom, Georgetown, and sights beyond the city centre. Prikaži više

Five Rules for Rebellion: Let's Change the World Ourselves 'Rousing, hopeful and important reading' - Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women Had enough? Feeling hopeless? Don't give up - join the rebellion. Activist, journalist, founding leader of the Women's Equality Party and 'modern-day suffragette' (Evening Standard) Sophie Walker presents an inspiring, five-step journey to incorporating activism into our lives. Featuring stories of new and seasoned activists - including Amika George and Jack Monroe - campaigning on a range of issues from reproductive rights and poverty to the environment and access to education - the book shows us how to see activism not as a series of pitched battles but as a positive, lifelong learning experience. Escape the numbing effects of despair, learn to channel anger, arm yourself with hope, practise perseverance and connect with others compassionately. Five Rules for Rebellion explains how we can convert our confusion and impatience into a powerful force for change. 'Thoroughly engaging, empowering and inspiring ... blows invigorating air into the weary world of politics and makes you want to get out there NOW and do something about it' - Ailbhe Smyth, co-director of Together For Yes and convenor of Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment

48 x 68 cm 2 x presavijen movie poster, AFFICHE de FILM The Day of the Jackal (1971) is a thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France. The novel received admiring reviews and praise when first published in 1971, and it received a 1972 Best Novel Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America. The novel remains popular, and in 2003 it was listed on the BBC`s survey The Big Read. The OAS, as described in the novel, did exist, and the book opens with an accurate depiction of the attempt to assassinate de Gaulle led by Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry on 22 August 1962. However, the subsequent plot is completely fictional. The book begins in 1962 with the (historical) failed attempt on de Gaulle`s life planned by Col. Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry in the Paris suburb of Petit-Clamart: Operation Charlotte Corday. Following the arrest of Bastien-Thiry and remaining conspirators, the French security forces wage a short but extremely vicious `underground` war with the terrorists of the OAS, a militant right-wing group who have labelled de Gaulle a traitor to France after his grant of independence to Algeria. The French secret service, particularly its covert operations directorate (the `Action Service`), is remarkably effective in infiltrating the terrorist organisation with their own informants, allowing them to seize and interrogate the terrorists` operations commander, Antoine Argoud. The failure of the Petit-Clamart assassination, and a subsequent unsuccessful attempt at the École Militaire, compounded by Bastien-Thiry`s eventual execution by firing squad, likewise demoralise the antagonists. Argoud`s deputy, Lt-Col Marc Rodin, carefully examines their few remaining options and establishes that the only way to succeed in killing de Gaulle is to hire a professional assassin from outside the organisation, someone completely unknown to both the French authorities and the OAS itself. After inquiries, he contacts an Englishman (whose true name is never disclosed), who meets with Rodin and his two principal deputies in Vienna, and agrees to assassinate de Gaulle, but who demands a total of US$500,000 (approximately $4.2 million today). They also decide to call him a code name, `The Jackal`. The triumvirate of OAS commanders then take up residency on the top floor of a Rome hotel guarded by a group of ex-legionnaires to avoid the risk of being captured and subsequently revealing the assassination plot under interrogation. The remainder of Part One describes the Jackal`s exhaustive preparations for the forthcoming assignment. He first acquires a legitimate British passport under a false name, under which he decides to operate for the majority of his mission. He then steals the passports of two foreign tourists visiting London who superficially resemble him for use as contingency identities. With his primary phony passport, the Jackal travels to Brussels, where he commissions a master gunsmith to build him a special suppressed sniper rifle of extreme slimness with a small supply of mercury-tipped explosive bullets. He also acquires a set of forged French identity papers from a professional forger. The latter makes the mistake of attempting to blackmail him, for which the Jackal kills him and locks his body in a large trunk where he determines it will not be found for a considerable time. After exhaustively researching a series of books and articles by, and about, de Gaulle, the Jackal travels to Paris to reconnoitre the most favourable spot and the best possible day for the assassination. Upon orchestrating a series of armed robberies in France, the OAS is able to deposit the first half of the Jackal`s fee in his bank account in Switzerland. Meanwhile, the French secret service, curious about Rodin and his subordinates being holed up in the hotel, composes and despatches a false letter that lures Viktor Kowalski, one of Rodin`s bodyguards (and a hulking giant) to France, where he is caught and tortured to death. Interpreting his incoherent ramblings, the secret service is able to decipher Rodin`s plot, but knows nothing of the assassin himself bar his codename. When informed of the plan, de Gaulle (who was notoriously careless of his personal security) refuses to cancel any public appearances, modify his normal routines, or even allow any kind of public inquiry into the assassin`s whereabouts to be made: any investigation, he orders, must be done in absolute secrecy. Roger Frey, the French Minister of the Interior, convenes a conference of the heads of the French security forces. Because Rodin and his men are in the hotel under heavy guard, they cannot be caught and interrogated about the assassin. The rest of the meeting is at a loss to suggest how to proceed, until a Commissioner of the Police Judiciaire reasons that their first and most essential step is to establish the Jackal`s true identity, which is a duty for a police detective. When asked to name the best detective in France, he volunteers his own deputy commissioner, Claude Lebel. Granted special emergency powers to conduct his investigation, Lebel does everything possible to uncover the Jackal`s identity. He first calls upon his `old boy network` of foreign intelligence and police contacts to inquire if they have any records of a top-class political assassin. Most of the inquiries are fruitless, but in the United Kingdom, the inquiry is eventually passed on to the Special Branch of Scotland Yard, and another veteran detective, Superintendent Bryn Thomas. A search through Special Branch`s records turns up nothing. However, one of Thomas`s subordinates suggests that if the assassin were an Englishman, but primarily operated abroad, he would most probably come to the attention of the Secret Intelligence Service. Thomas makes an informal inquiry with a friend of his on the SIS`s staff, who mentions hearing a rumour from an officer stationed in the Dominican Republic at the time of President Trujillo`s assassination. The rumour states that a hired assassin stopped Trujillo`s car with a rifle shot, allowing a gang of partisans to finish him off. Additionally, Thomas also learns that the assassin was an Englishman, whom he is able to identify as Charles Calthrop. To his surprise, Thomas is summoned in person by the Prime Minister (unnamed, but most probably intended to represent Harold Macmillan), who informs him that word of his inquiries has reached higher circles in the British government. Despite the enmity felt by much of the government against France in general and de Gaulle in particular, the Prime Minister informs Thomas that de Gaulle is his friend, and that the assassin must be identified and stopped, with a limitless amount of resources, manpower or expenses at Thomas` disposal. Thomas is handed a commission much similar to Lebel`s, with temporary powers allowing him to override almost any other authority in the land. Checking out the name of Charles Calthrop, Thomas finds a match to a man living in London, said to be on holiday. While Thomas confirms that this Calthrop was in the Dominican Republic at the time of Trujillo`s death, he does not feel it is enough to inform Lebel, until one of his junior detectives realises that the first three letters of his Christian name and surname form the French word for Jackal, Chacal. Unknown to any member of the council in France, there is an OAS mole among them: the mistress of an arrogant Air Force colonel attached to de Gaulle`s staff. Through pillow talk, the colonel unwittingly feeds the Jackal a constant stream of information as to Lebel`s progress. The Jackal enters France through Italy, driving a rented Alfa Romeo sports car with his weapon welded to the chassis. Although he receives word from the OAS agent that the French are on the lookout for him, he determines he will succeed anyway. In London, the Special Branch raids Calthrop`s flat, finding his passport, and deduce that he must be travelling on a false one. When they work out the name of the Jackal`s primary false identity, Lebel and the police come close to apprehending the Jackal in the south of France, but thanks again to his OAS contact, the Jackal leaves his hotel prematurely and evades them by only an hour. With the police on the lookout for him, the Jackal takes refuge in the château of a woman whom he had encountered and seduced at the hotel: when she goes through his things and finds the rifle, he kills her and flees. The murder is not reported until much later that evening, allowing the Jackal to assume one of his two emergency identities and board the train for Paris. Lebel becomes suspicious of what the rest of the council label the Jackal`s apparent `good luck`, and has the telephones of all the members tapped, which leads him to discover the OAS agent. The Air Force colonel withdraws from the meeting in disgrace and subsequently tenders his resignation. When Thomas checks out and identifies reports of stolen or missing passports in London in the preceding months, he closes in on the Jackal`s remaining false identities. On the evening of 22 August 1963, Lebel deduces that the Jackal has decided to target de Gaulle on 25 August, the day commemorating the liberation of Paris during World War II. It is, he realises, the one day of the year when de Gaulle can definitely be counted on to be in Paris and to appear in public. Believing the inquiry to be over, the Minister orchestrates a massive, citywide manhunt for the Jackal now that he can be reported as a killer, dismissing Lebel with hearty congratulations – but the Jackal eludes them yet again: slipping into a gay bar while in disguise, he gets himself picked up by a local man and taken to his flat, where he kills him and hides out. On the 24th, the Minister summons Lebel yet again and tells him that the Jackal still cannot be found. Lebel listens to the details of the President`s schedule and security arrangements, but can suggest nothing more helpful than that everyone `should keep their eyes open.` On the 25th itself, the Jackal, masquerading as a one-legged French war veteran, passes through the security checkpoints carrying his custom rifle concealed in the sections of a crutch. He makes his way to an apartment building overlooking the Place du 18 Juin 1940 (in front of the soon-to-be-demolished façade of the Gare Montparnasse), where de Gaulle is presenting medals to a small group of Resistance veterans. As the ceremony begins, Lebel is walking around the street, questioning and re-questioning every police checkpoint. When he hears from one CRS guard about a one-legged veteran with a crutch, he realises what the Jackal`s plan is, and rushes into the apartment building, calling for the patrol to follow him. Having sneaked into a suitable apartment to shoot from, the Jackal prepares his weapon and takes aim at de Gaulle`s head, but his first shot misses by a fraction of an inch when de Gaulle unexpectedly leans forward to kiss the cheeks of the veteran he is honouring. Outside the apartment, Lebel and the CRS officer arrive on the top floor in time to hear the sound of the first, silenced shot. The CRS man shoots off the lock of the door and bursts in as the Jackal is reloading: the Jackal turns and fires, killing him instantly with a shot to the chest. The Jackal scrambles to load his third and last bullet while the unarmed Lebel snatches up the dead policeman`s submachine-gun: Lebel is faster and shoots the Jackal with half a magazine-load of 9mm bullets, instantly killing him. In London, the Special Branch are cleaning up Calthrop`s apartment when the real Charles Calthrop storms in and demands to know what they are doing. Once it is established that Calthrop truly has been on holiday in Scotland and has no connection whatsoever with the hitman, the British are left to wonder `if the Jackal wasn`t Calthrop, then who the hell was he?` The Jackal is buried in an unmarked grave in a Paris cemetery, officially recorded as `an unknown foreign tourist, killed in a car accident.` Aside from the priest, the only person attending the burial is Police Inspector Claude Lebel, who then leaves the cemetery to return home to his family.

Knjiga je dobro očuvana. ``I Sing the Body Electric! is a 1969 collection of short stories by Ray Bradbury. The book takes its name from an included short story of the same title, which in turn took the title from a poem by Walt Whitman published in his collection Leaves of Grass. Contents The collection includes these stories: `The Kilimanjaro Device` (originally titled `The Kilimanjaro Machine`, first appeared in Life Magazine, January 1965) After a long drive, a man arrives in Idaho and begins to ask questions about a local who has died. In a bar, he finally finds someone who was familiar with the person he is looking for. Though the latter is never referred to by name, it becomes clear that he is none other than Ernest Hemingway. When asked why he`s looking for him, the traveler reveals that his truck has the ability to travel in time. He goes further to explain that there are right graves and wrong graves; that people do not always die at the right time, and this local man is one of them. The traveler then departs to search for Hemingway, hoping to help him find a better end. `The Terrible Conflagration Up at the Place` A band of rebels plot to overthrow the local lordship and express their own freedom by burning down his stately home. Before they can get on with it, the lordship himself catches them in the act and invites them inside. Offering drinks, he resigns himself to let them burn his house, though bargains with them to do it the following night, so that he and his wife may still attend the theatre. The rebels ultimately agree that it is the only decent thing to do. However, before they leave the house, the lordship asks that they also spare the priceless works of art resting in the house. Before long, the complications of burning the house become too much, and the Lordship too friendly, leaving the rebel plans long forgotten. `Tomorrow`s Child` Peter and Polly are excited about the birth of their first child, but the doctor has unfortunate news. Because of a series of malfunctions in the new birthing machines, their newborn child has been born into another dimension. While ultimately healthy, the baby`s appearance is that of a small blue pyramid with tentacle-like appendages. Peter and Polly decide to take the baby home on the condition that the doctors continue ongoing work and research to try to bring their child back into his rightful dimension. Time passes, with both Peter and Polly dealing with the burden of raising their abnormal child; Polly takes it especially hard and begins drinking heavily. After almost exactly a year, the doctors give them a difficult choice. Their attempts to retrieve the baby have proved futile, but they can send Peter and Polly to the same dimension, where they would be reunited with their child, but their altered appearance would force them into solitude from the rest of society. `The Women` (originally published in Famous Fantastic Mysteries, October 1948) A man and his wife are at the beach, but something sinister has awakened in the water. Calling out for the man to step in the ocean, the water entity attempts to draw him to the depths. Increasingly aware of the danger, his wife does all she can to distract him from the call of the ocean. Time ticks by, the intelligence in the water growing desperate, knowing that if it cannot lure the man before he leaves today, it will be over. Storm clouds roll in, and wife believes she has won; her husband does not understand why she seems to be cheerful that their last day at the beach has been ruined. As they begin to walk away, the husband suddenly hears a drowning voice call out for help, and rushes into the water to save it. The entity envelops the man, and hours later releases his body to wash up on shore. `The Inspired Chicken Motel` The narrator recalls the time he spent traveling with his family during the Great Depression. In particular, he looks back fondly on a motel where the owner was the proud owner of a chicken with the ability to tell fortunes. When the family arrives, the owner presents them with two eggs, laid only days before their arrival. On one is the raised image of a longhorn steer, and the other contains the message “Rest in peace. Prosperity is near.” Unsure what to make of the message, but ultimately given new hope, the family sets back out on the road. `Downwind from Gettysburg` (originally published in Playboy Magazine, June 1969) When a robotic recreation of Abraham Lincoln is shot dead in a movie theater, Bayes finds the dead Lincoln in a seat on the stage, and reminisces of the past when he and Phipps worked together to create him. Bayes confronts the killer, Mr. Booth, a self-pitying man who takes pleasure in doing harm. Bayes interrogates him, finding Mr. Booth killed Lincoln to gain attention and pleasure. Bayes then takes that away from the killer, ensuring that he will gain no attention for the murder. The killer fights back, but Bayes intimidates him, to the point where he threatens him with death should he ever talk about the murder. Mr. Booth flees from the theater, while Bayes reflects on himself over letting the killer go. `Yes, We`ll Gather at the River` A small town is confronted with the reality of a new roadway being built. The new road bypasses the town completely, and threatens the livelihood of all the town`s businesses. The store owners reflect on how things have changed; roads used to take years to build, but now take only a matter of hours. They each know that even though they will move onward, a part of them will die with the town; they ultimately accept this without ill feeling, seeing the inevitably changing course of the road like that of a flowing river. `The Cold Wind and the Warm` (originally published in Harper`s Magazine, July 1964) In Dublin, Ireland, David and his team of strange travelers arrive at the Royal Hibernian Hotel, with the intention of `doing something mysterious`. They meet a few of the townspeople, some of which find the visitors bizarre. The townspeople find the visitors suspicious, and they observe the travelers, finding them standing still in the park, watching the leaves change colors. They report their findings back at the tavern, only to have David walk into the tavern himself. He tells the story of two races travelling to the other`s countries, to escape the heat or cold, and reveals that he himself was trying to escape the heat of the equatorial countries and visit a colder country like Ireland. The townspeople watch the leaves change colors as David and his team travel back to their countries. `Night Call, Collect` A man stranded on Mars sits in an empty town, in an empty house. A phone rings, and when he picks up he hears his own voice. He spent all his early years recording messages for his older self, years setting up the connections so that he might never feel alone. Now, years later, the calls all begin to come at once. At first they are comforting, but quickly they become a maddening reminder of all that he has lost. His youthful self sits out of the reach of time, mocking him as he grows only older. Maddened, he sets off across the planet, attempting to destroy every vestige of his own voice. On his way, he gets a call from a passing ship; is he finally rescued, or is it simply another trick played on him by his own voice? `The Haunting of the New` Nora, a rich owner of an illustrious house, invites Charlie to investigate her house after it seemingly causes her previous party to die down and end quickly. As Charlie drives to her house, he reminisces of the time he and Nora had spent together, and when he investigates the house, he finds a few good memories from his past. Nora then reveals that the real house had burnt down 4 years ago, but she had recreated it down to the finest details with the help of numerous artisans. She also wants Charlie to own the house, saying that she was too sinful and old for the house, claiming that her sins caused the original house to burn down in the first place. Charlie refuses, and he and Nora drive to her other home, while holding hands. `I Sing the Body Electric!` (originally titled `The Beautiful One is Here`, first appeared in McCall`s Magazine, August 1969; initially a screenplay by the author appearing on the TV series The Twilight Zone with an original air date of May 18, 1962) Following the untimely death of their mother, a family decides to buy an electric grandmother in order to help around the house and serve as a nanny for the three children. Thrilled at the idea, Tom, Timothy and Agatha go with their father to the Fantoccini company showroom in order to custom build their new grandmother. The children take turns selecting her parts, the color of her eyes, even the tone of her voice. Weeks later, a mysterious package arrives, a sarcophagus containing their factory-fresh electric grandmother. At the turn of a key, she springs to life and quickly becomes an essential part of the family. Tom, Timothy and their father immediately begin to love her, but Agatha remains distant, untrusting. It slowly becomes clear that Agatha does not believe that the grandmother will always be there for them; she is afraid that she will leave them, just as their mother did when she died. One day, Agatha runs from the house in tears straight into traffic. In a flash, the grandmother pushes her to safety, only to be hit by the car herself. Agatha cries, but finds herself comforted by the grandmother, who is unscathed by the accident. The grandmother insists that she will never leave her and that not even death could separate them. Agatha realizes that the grandmother is the only one who can keep that promise and finally opens up to her. `The Tombling Day` (originally published in Shenandoah, Fall 1952) In a small town in Missouri, an unused graveyard will be emptied to later be part of a new road. The locals agreed to remove the old bones. An old woman exhumes her fiancé of youth and brings his coffin home for a final requiem. She is astonished to discover that her beloved remains exactly as he was buried 60 years ago: a jolly 23-year old man. The woman suddenly feels her old age oppressive, as she is unable to match her past beauty. `Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby`s Is a Friend of Mine` (originally titled `Charlie is My Darling`, first appeared in McCall`s Magazine, January 1966) A man calling himself Charles Dickens arrives in a small, Mid-west American town and moves into the boarding house run by the mother of the narrator, a young boy. He proceeds to `write` the novels of Dickens, sometimes dictating them to the boy and sometimes with a pen and paper. To the boy, the man is an inspiration; to the town`s adults, he is a fraud. `Heavy-Set` (originally published in Playboy Magazine, October 1964) An aloof 30-year old man still lives with his mother. His mother worries and cares for his well being, but there is something sinister about him, about exercising heavily each night, about dismissing most social activity invitations. `The Man in the Rorschach Shirt` (originally published in Playboy Magazine, October 1966) After retiring as a professional psychiatrist, a man decides to bring his expertise as an outdoor hobby. To this end, he wears shirts with Rorschach test themes while asking people around him what they see in his shirt. `Henry the Ninth` (originally titled `A Final Sceptre, a Lasting Crown`, first appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1969) Due to harsh and worsening weather, people from the northern hemisphere decide to migrate permanently to warmer climates. The whole of Great Britain will be evacuated shortly, save for a reluctant man who has decided to take care of the now-abandoned land. `The Lost City of Mars` (originally published in Playboy Magazine, January 1967) Tired of the usual luxuries, a rich businessman wants a new adventure: discover the fabled lost city of Mars, Dia-Sao, the City of Doom. He organizes an odd crew and floods the long-dry Martian watercourses, as Mars has never been explored by boat. Indeed, the crew finds the city hidden in a mountain, but what sinister secret in it drove away its original inhabitants in fear? `Christus Apollo` Cantata celebrating the eight day of creation and the promise of the ninth.`` ``The mind of Ray Bradbury is a wonder-filled carnival of delight and terror that stretches from the verdant Irish countryside to the coldest reaches of outer space. Yet all his work is united by one common thread: a vivid and profound understanding of the vast set of emotions that bring strength and mythic resonance to our frail species. Ray Bradbury characters may find themselves anywhere and anywhen. A horrified mother may give birth to a strange blue pyramid. A man may take Abraham Lincoln out of the grave—and meet another who puts him back. An amazing Electrical Grandmother may come to live with a grieving family. An old parrot may have learned over long evenings to imitate the voice of Ernest Hemingway, and became the last link to the great man. A priest on Mars may confront his fondest dream: to meet the Messiah. Each of these magnificent creations has something to tell us about our humanity—and all of their fates await you in this new trade edition of twenty-eight classic Bradbury stories and one luscious poem. Travel on an unpredictable and unforgettable literary journey—safe in the hands of one of the century`s great men of imagination.``

Dance Upon The Air When Nell Channing arrives on Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago. But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafe - and begins to explore her feelings for the island sheriff, Zack Todd. Just as Nell starts to wonder if she'll ever be able to break free of her fear, she realises that the island suffers under a terrible curse - one that can only be broken by the descendants of the Three Sisters, the witches who settled the island back in 1692. And now, with the help of two other strong, gifted women - and with the nightmares of the past haunting her every step - she must find the power to save her home, her love and herself . . .

The Obsession The riveting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Liar. "She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her." Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father's crimes and made him infamous. No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can't outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes. Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she's ever known. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up--especially the determined Xander Keaton. Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she's always secretly craved. But the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she's learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away.