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Impedimenta S. L.
Impedimenta is a publishing house founded in 2007. It has been awarded with the National Prize to Best Publishing Labour in 2008. Nowadays publishes between 24 and 34 titles per year (fiction, graphic novels, comics and children’s illustrated books).
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Children's & YADaisy Doormouse Discovers Christmas
by Anna Lott/Elisa Vavouri
Advent calendar book with detachable pages. Plonkety plonk! Daisy Dormouse is rudely awakened from her winter sleep. Outside her den is a present. It says on the wrapping: “To Sunny Bunny for Christmas”. What on earth is Christmas? And who is Sunny Bunny? Daisy quickly packs a few things and sets off to deliver the present. During her journey she makes many new friends and learns all about Advent garlands, Christmas carols, biscuits, sledging, and of course Christmas itself. By the end of her journey, Daisy is sure of one thing: she must never again miss this wonderful time, with all these beautiful customs and traditions! A story in 24 chapters.
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Children's & YAJuly 2021Vielleicht Jetzt
by Carolin Wahl
Maybe Now (MAYBE Trilogy, Vol. 1) Gabriella, Joana and Karla share a flat. To finance their studies, they all work at a catering company. And the three not only realize their professional dreams, but also find the love of their lives. Gabrielle almost missed her plane in Brazil and now she sits next to this super rude guy. Great! She‘s flying to Munich to finally meet her biological father. Undercover, as she starts an internship in his catering company. On her first day in the kitchen, her instructor turns out to be, of all people, Anton. Her rude – or rather rudely handsome – seatmate from the plane! He not only lights a fire at the stove... Gabriella tries in vain to fight the sparks between them. Because Anton has clear rules when it comes to relationships at work. As hot as the Brazilian sun and as seductive as a perfect chocolate mousse! • Feel-good page turner for New Adults• Original plots in heartfelt narrations, leaving out familiar clichés• Girl power: 3 self-confident protagonists and their strong friendship• Stories about first steps towards independence: Career choices, fear of the future, parental pressure, exploring roots to find your place
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Children's & YAJanuary 2018Eyee
by Pavlo Matyusha (Author), Marta Koshulinska (Illustrator)
Eyee, together with her father Ashy and her mother Thalia, form a very special family of gnomes. And this book is a collection of their adventures! Their first story tells us about Eyee's life with her father, as her mother was kidnapped by the eagles. Eyee's father Ashy teaches Eyee about everyday tasks and duties, but when an eagle attempts to take away Eyee as well, he manages to save both her and her mother. Their second story is about Eyee's quarrels with her best friend who ate her lunch box, and how they manage to become friends again. Eyee's third story is about a new pupil eel coming to the forest school, and how everyone mocked him, until Eyee started learning his language and the two became friends. The family's fourth story is about an impolite gnome boy who got lost. Eyee teaches him to be polite and together with her parents helps him to get back home. From 4 to 8 years, 7252 words Rightsholders: rights.ovo.eu@gmail.com
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Children's & YAChangeling
by Kotryna Zylė
Changeling is a rebellious novel about creativity, youth and the raging intensity of teenage emotional life. The gripping story plunges the reader into the depths of a mystical town, a haunting and haunted place, where boundaries between the real and the otherworldly become dangerously blurred. A strange and electrifying tale of teenage disenchantment, Changeling is a work of stunning emotional force that captures the twisted complexities of family relationships and friendships, first love, and the quest for self-definition. Guided by short introductions to Baltic mythology, readers will find themselves in an urban landscape steeped in pagan and post-Soviet history.
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February 2021Layers
by Poznanski, U.
Can You Believe Your Eyes? Dorian has been living on the streets since running away from home, and has always managed to fend for himself pretty well. But when he wakes up one morning beside a dead homeless man who has evidently been murdered, Dorian panics – he can’t remember anything of what happened the previous night. Is he responsible for the man’s murder? Then a stranger appears with an unexpected offer of help, and Dorian seizes the opportunity with both hands – this is his chance to hide from the police. The stranger works with young people in need, and he takes Dorian to a villa where he is given food, new clothes and even schooling.But Dorian soon learns that you get nothing for free in this life. In return for being looked after at the villa, Dorian is expected to distribute mysterious free gifts – gifts which are very carefully sealed. And when an unexpected turn of events results in him keeping one of the gifts, he finds himself being hunted by merciless pursuers. After the international YA-bestseller Erebos, Saeculum and The Eleria-Trilogy Ursula Poznanski now presents her new thriller: Layers Awarded with the Hans-Jörg-Martin Prize 2016 for the best YA-Thriller! More information also available under: www.layers-buch.de
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Children's & YAMarch 2020Amelie Trott and the Earth Watchers
by Moyra Irving
This is the extraordinary story of how one small girl stopped a planetary catastrophe. It’s a very timely book, written for the child in us all, with a forceful message about the power of young people to transform the world - a theme currently demonstrated by brave young heroes like Greta Thunberg. And with magical synchronicity, the very week Greta began her lone vigil outside the Swedish government last year, over 1,000 miles (1,897 km) away in the fictional world of books, Amelie Trott took to Parliament Square, London - on a mission to avert the End of the World. It’s a family drama with an international feel - set mainly in England but with episodes in Washington DC and around the world.
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Mind, Body, SpiritUnlocking the Ancient Secrets to Healing
Why Science is Looking to the Past for the Future of Medicine
by Gail Lynn
A FASCINATING ACCOUNT of an extraordinary journey through ancient history, modern science, and the birthing of a revolutionary new sound and light therapy that is helping thousands overcome their health concerns. Gail Lynn’s dream of making a difference in the world was rudely shattered. The accumulated stress resulting from multiple challenges had decimated her physical and psychological reserves. This is the tale of how Gail recovered her health and is helping thousands on her journey.
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My Online-Celebrity Boyfriend
by GUI
Nan is a famous streamer for video games. He has nearly 300,000 followers, but he wants more. Through various projects, his partners give him a great advice. “Find another online-celebrity and collaborate to make an interesting video.”Therefore, Nan invites Yumeta,“The Prince of Unboxing Videos”, to cafe. However Yumeta is different from who he is on the net. His acting is cool and even impolite. These two different online-celebrity in character will create many stories from now on...
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FantasyDire Straits
by Helen Harper
Bo Blackman is a rookie private investigator working for the London based firm of Dire Straits. She doesn't often get triber-based assignments, which is just as well. Vampires and daemons don't interest her as much as humans do. However, when she has to serve a summons on a dodgy daemon called Devlin O'Shea and she ends up saving his life instead of being framed for his murder, her life takes a shocking turn for the worse. And when the vampire Families start involving themselves too, Bo no longer knows where to turn...
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Children's & YAJuly 2021Firkin & the Grey Gangsters
by Ann Scott-Moncrieff, Illustrated by Rojan
Firkin and the Grey Gangsters is a collection of four tales in which animals are the heroes. Firkin and the Grey Gangsters was in 1936 a metaphor for the fear of takeover by corporate America – Firkin is a young red squirrel who leads his people in a battle against a horde of grey squirrel invaders from America. Firkin speaks in Scots. The Sheep who wasn’t a Sheep is about the thoughts going through the head of a sheep, swimming between one Outer Isle and the other. The White Drake is a farmyard drake in Perthshire learning about flying.
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Crime & mysteryMarch 1999Special Commission
A Medieval Murder Mystery
by John Hall
John Hall, acclaimed author of several books on Sherlock Holmes, has written a spellbinding medieval murder mystery. Special Commission is set in the middle of the 15th Century. The old feudal system was giving way and there were stirrings of unrest which could lead to the War of the Roses and the accession of the Tudors. In a remote fortified manor house, the May Day celebrations are rudely interrupted when a man is found murdered. The obvious suspect, an uninvited and unwanted guest, refuses to appear before a judge and jury. The only hope of solving the crime is for the Lord Chancellor to appoint a Special Commission to look into the matter. But, as the reader will discover, things are not quite as simple as that! Breese Books are delighted to release this book, the first in a series, which introduces the reader to the unworldly Martin Byrd and his earthy servant Clement. John Hall will even further enhance his reputation with this unusual mystery.
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Biography: historical, political & militaryCold War Casualty
The Court-Martial of Major General Robert W. Grow
by George Hofmann (author)
New research data gathered through the Freedom of Information Act and the first use of the Grow files provide the framework for this absorbing account of the general court-martial of one of General George S. Patton’s famous armored division commanders of World War II.The 1952 court-martial of Major General Robert W. Grow, senior U.S. military attaché in Moscow during the Korean War era, involved a general officer who had used questionable judgment in securing a personal diary that contained impolitic statements portions of which had been photocopies by an alleged Soviet agent in Frankfurt, West Germany. This era of Cold War tensions and McCarthyism, Western media sensationalism, and communist propaganda created a cause célèbre and influenced the Army Staff in the Pentagon, led by Lieutenant General Maxwell D. Taylor, to exercise controversial command influence under the aegis of the new Uniform Code of Military Justice.White the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency recommended refuting the implications of the published diary, the Army Staff decided to prosecute the unfortunate attaché. Grow, a career soldier, welcomed a formal hearing in order to clear his name. The result became an exercise in Army politics and an example of the corruption of the military justice system through managerial careerism and unlawful command influence.Through his analysis of the Grow incident, Hofmann traces the actual operation of military judicial process under the Uniform Code and examines the bureaucratic intrigues, influence of the media, Cold War propaganda, and resulting conflict between service and self-interest.
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Children's & YATales of Tommy Twitchnose
by Terry Waite
Meet Tommy Twitchnose, who lives with his wife and two children in a cosy little house under the floorboards in a converted barnhouse. Tommy and his family have a happy life, foraging for scraps of food and doing up their home with bits and pieces dropped by the humans who live above them.But then, one day, their peaceful life is rudely interrupted. A large family of town mice suddenly appears on their doorstep, led by a daring and determined mouse called Danny, who announces that they're moving in...The adventures that follow will charm, amuse and amaze all who read them - children and grown-ups alike!Contents1. The surprise visitorsTommy Twitchnose and his family receive an unwelcome surprise when some unexpected visitors arrrive, led by the daring Danny Dockmouse (Tommy’s long-forgotten cousin), who has led his large family all the way from London to seek a better life in the country.2. A happy Harvest FestivalTommy and his family join the church mice, who live nearby, to celebrate the Harvest Festival. The joyful service is conducted by a mouse by the name of the Reverend Albert Pew, who leads them in singing some funny animal versions of well-known harvest songs, and tells them about his new plan to make sure the church mice (who are very poor) will have enough food to last them another year.3. Fun and games at a partyAll the mice are invited to the annual garden party held in the grounds of the stately home of Lord Whiskers of Whiskerton. They travel there on the Moles' Underground Express and when they arrive are amazed by a series of daring circus acts performed by a group of acrobatic frogs, two squirrels and the brave contestants in the annual Grand International Vole Swimming Race.4. A visit to the Houses of ParliamentLord Whiskers is an honourable member of the House of Mice, which has its premises under the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. He invites his new friends Tommy and Danny to join him on one of his visits, but trouble follows when Danny decides to explore the House upstairs and ends up trapped in a Big Red Box used by the Prime Minister.5. The Small Animal Rescue ServiceThe Reverend Albert Pew asks Tommy to take charge of a new venture called the Small Animal Rescue Service, which is designed to transport sick animals quickly to the Small Animal Hospital. It is the day of the parish picnic at the seaside, and Tommy flies there on the back of a friendly seagull; but before they get there they notice an animal in distress on the rocks below, and swoop down to the rescue.6. The very naughty squirrelTommy's wife, Tiggy, helps to run the new village shop, but is alarmed when she discovers that someone is helping themselves to things without paying. PC Charles Catchem takes charge of the operation to find out who's behind crime, and with the help of Barney the Barn Owl he devises a clever trap to catch the thief red-handed.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureManners of the Well-Bred: A Japanese-Inspired Lifestyle of Natural Politeness
by Emi Sunai
OVER 460,000 Copies Sold in Japan!! You will not see anyone more polite and well-mannered than the Japanese. But have you ever wondered why they bother to care so much about how they appear from the people around them? This book teaches the manners that any well-bred person would know how to handle ingeniously. Yes, there is a way of doing it without burying your true self. You may think that learning manners from a book is nonsense, or that itʼs not a crucial skill at this point. Or that the Japanese are well-mannered only because of their culture.But the truth is that regardless of how you were raised or where youʼre from, invarious aspects of life, learning that one higher level of politeness and sophistication will help you to achieve more success than you can imagine. Politeness should neither be considered cultural nor something related to status, but rather a universal mindset. Itʼs a way of being your best self and, at the same time, making others feel pleasant to be there. Learn how to live a calm, peaceful lifestyle with the mental capacity to have more compassion for your surroundings.
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May 2017Sejong Korea Culture 1
by King Sejong Institue Foundation
A textbook developed for learners to understand Korean culture following their language proficiency Sejong Korea Culture is a textbook to understand culture based on the relevant categories covered in the Sejong Korean, helping learners understand the country, its culture and eventually the general cultural aspects needed to learn the language. This book is designed for beginners in Korean to compare and experience Korean culture with those of their own countries from various aspects. Through such comparisons and experiences, learners are expected to improve the understanding of Korea and further build up the knowledge of cultural background needed to learn the language; this is a customized textbook for such purpose. It can be used at formal educational institutes including King Sejong Institute both as a regular textbook or a teaching aid. In addition, it is a supplementary textbook that can be tailored for different learners as they want self-study to better understand Korean culture. ▪ The very textbook for Korean culture at the King Sejong Institute Sejong Korean Culture is a textbook created by the King Sejong Institute, a provider of Korean language education to the people around the world specifically to teach Korean culture. The King Sejong Institute Foundation has developed it after designing and thoroughly examining the contents. ▪ A textbook to learn Korean culture, customized for the language proficiency of learners While this book is based on the cultural categories covered in Sejong Korean, it expands the cultural section that has been only a part of language education into an independent subject of education; thus learners can study Korean culture according to their Korean language proficiency, improving the understanding of the culture and the country. ▪ A comprehensive textbook to learn culture, covering both traditional and contemporary aspects When people say Korean culture, they tend to think of the categories of traditional culture. However, this book also addresses diverse contemporary aspects of Korean culture together with general aspects of real life in Korea for foreigners. By doing so, it can serve as a textbook to learn culture, promoting how Koreans actually live in this country to the world.
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April 2019Gebroken Wit
by Astrid Roemer
Grandma Bee, Louise, Heli, Imker, Babs, Audi. Family name Vanta. In Off-White, they are related to one another like the colours of refracted sunlight. Grandma Vanta-Julienne’s grandchildren are confronted with their own vulnerability when they are forced to support her through the turmoils of daily life. Mother Louise has learned that outward appearance is not a simple fact, but a circumstance that bears witness to a history of organised violence in Africa, Europe and Asia. They live in a South American coastal city sustained by women, in a terrain that confines men with its natural boundaries. The consequences are particularly palpable in the family circle: sisters Ethel and Laura are gone and father Anton is no longer alive. While caring for ailing Grandma Bee, the young Vantas all look for a country to love, a people to belong to, a dream to live for. Amsterdam owes a great deal to Paramaribo. And vice versa?
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Bach and The Tuning of the World
by Jens Johler
Everyone has heard of Johann Sebastian Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier – but hardly anybody knows anything about his journey to F sharp major.In March of 1700, shortly before his fifteenth birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach set off on his journey. His destination: to create perfect music, music that unites heaven and earth in harmony. His search finally brought him to Lübeck, where he became acquainted with Andreas Werckmeister and the well-tempered tuning. In this tempering – and that is new! – you can play everything, all keys, in major and minor. But perfection has its price: All notes are "tempered" a bit, which means falsified; the music has a touch of artificiality from now on. And not only the notes and pitches – nature and people are also being tempered. Gardens are laid out with geometric precision, rivers are canalized, cities redesigned. Night becomes day thanks to street lighting, the pocket watch makes it possible to take along the time with you, the tuning fork enables choral pitch. The journey into an artificial world has begun. When Bach completed the Well-Tempered Clavier, he was overcome with profound doubt: Is not his work "only of this world" – perfect, artificial, profane?
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FictionRock-A-Bye Baby
by Jenny Gill
Baby Boomer fiction – No 5 in the Southhill Sagas, set in leafy Surrey, England – each book stands alone Joy and Michael are initially horrified when their beautiful but irresponsible daughter, Rachael, announces that she is pregnant and refuses to say who the father is. She can barely look after herself; how will she be able to care for a child? Michael is convinced it will all fall on Joy’s shoulders, but Joy hopes that having a baby will make Rachael grow up, fast. Custody battle Neither of them actually anticipates that a time might come when they will be consulting a solicitor and battling over custody of little Kelly. Although they love Rachael the welfare of their granddaughter has to be priority number one. A story of three generations, of love, of joy, of pain, of distress and also of hope
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The Abode of Bliss
by D.C.Fernback
This book is 120,000 words long about 350 pages. The Abode of Bliss is a love story set in the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century, the golden age of power, that takes the reader deep into the inner sanctum of the Sultan’s palace, into the world of the harem, the true locus of power of The Ottoman Empire. We learn of the fascinating politics of this dynasty and the means of recruitment to dynastic service, and slowly its weaknesses and strengths are exposed and the menace of the ruthless Janissaries and the executioner’s silken chord becomes clear.
