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Grasshopper - Barbara Vine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Grasshopper - Barbara Vine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Grasshopper is an enthralling, chilling novel by the bestselling queen of crime Barbara Vine''They have sent me here because of what happened on the pylon''When Clodagh Brown writes these words at the age of nineteen, she believes that she is leaving behind the traumatic events of her youth. But Clodagh soon learns that you can never entirely escape your past.In the aftermath of the incident on the pylon - a gargantuan electrified grasshopper - Clodagh goes off to university, moves into a basement flat arranged by her unsympathetic family, and finds freedom trekking across London''s rooftops with a gang of neighborhood misfits. As she begins a thrilling relationship with a fellow climber, however, both Clodagh and the reader are haunted by the memory of the pylon and of the terrible thing that happened there - and by the eerie sense that another tragedy is just a footfall away. Grasshopper is a modern crime masterpiece that will have you gripped from the first page to the last. If you enjoy the novels of P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow, you will love this book.''The Rendell/ Vine partnership has for years been producing consistently better work than most Booker winners put together'' Ian Rankin''A superb and original writer'' Amanda Craig, Express Barbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including A Fatal Inversion and King Solomon''s Carpet which both won the Crime Writers'' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: A Dark Adapted Eye ; The House of Stairs ; Gallowglass ; Asta''s Book ; No Night Is Too Long ; In the Time of His Prosperity ; The Brimstone Wedding ; The Chimney Sweeper''s Boy ; Grasshopper ; The Blood Doctor ; The Minotaur ; The Birthday Present and The Child''s Child .

DKK 182.00
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The Grasshopper - Bernard Suits - Bog - Broadview Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Grasshopper - Bernard Suits - Bog - Broadview Press Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the mid twentieth century the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein famously asserted that games are indefinable; there are no common threads that link them all. “Nonsense,” said the sensible Bernard Suits: “playing a game is a voluntary attempt to overcome unnecessary obstacles.” The short book Suits wrote demonstrating precisely that is as playful as it is insightful, as stimulating as it is delightful. Through the jocular voice of Aesop''s Grasshopper, a “shiftless but thoughtful practitioner of applied entomology,” Suits not only argues that games can be meaningfully defined; he also suggests that playing games is a central part of the ideal of human existence, and so games belong at the heart of any vision of Utopia. This new edition of The Grasshopper includes illustrations from Frank Newfeld created for the book’s original publication, as well as an introduction by Thomas Hurka and a new appendix on the meaning of ‘play.’

DKK 351.00
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The Iron Grasshopper - Salim Barakat - Bog - Seagull Books London Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Iron Grasshopper - Salim Barakat - Bog - Seagull Books London Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Through vivid vignettes and lyrical prose, The Iron Grasshopper transcends memoir, immersing readers in the poignant and turbulent realities of a Kurdish childhood in mid-twentieth-century Syria. Kurdish-Syrian poet and novelist Salim Barakat, one of the most distinctive writers in contemporary Arabic literature, has mesmerized the Arab literary scene since his first volume of poetry appeared in 1972. Now, his unique memoir—first published in 1980—is finally available in English translation. In The Iron Grasshopper, Barakat offers a poignant and evocative portrayal of his childhood. Set against the backdrop of the mid-twentieth century, Barakat’s memoir recounts his formative years in a small town near the Taurus Mountains. Through a series of vivid and often unsettling vignettes, he captures the turbulence and wonder of growing up in a landscape marked by political upheaval, cultural conflicts, and personal discovery. Barakat’s story intertwines childhood innocence with the harsh realities of violence and discrimination against Kurds, shaping his relationship with his homeland, the Arabic language, and his identity as a writer. The memoir’s rich prose and lyrical reflections invite readers into Barakat’s inner world, where the boundaries between past and present blur, and the simplicity of childhood is juxtaposed with profound existential musings.

DKK 199.00
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Landscape Performance Modeling Using Rhino and Grasshopper - Phillip Zawarus - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Landscape Performance Modeling Using Rhino and Grasshopper - Phillip Zawarus - Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This is a guidebook for landscape architects to learn the fundamental practices and use of the computational software Rhino 3D and the plugin Grasshopper for parametric modeling, landscape inventory, and performative analysis. This process visually connects intangible and abstract information with physical and spatial relationships to signify the impact ecological, climate, and cultural factors have on landscape performance and decision making. Each chapter begins with a summary of the performance method and its application in different projects, outlining the expected goals from industry standard equations and operations. Chapters cover parametric modeling scripts to measure ecosystem services of stormwater management, erosion control, tree benefits, outdoor comfort, accessibility, and many others. Using photographs, tables, and parametric scripts to create qualitative and quantitative representations of landscape performance and ecosystem services, readers will learn to communicate the impact and significance of their outputs. This book will be beneficial to educators, students, and professionals interested in using computational modeling as a performance assessment and graphic visualization tool.

DKK 375.00
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The Arthritic Grasshopper: Collected Stories, 1934-1944 - Gisele Prassinos - Bog - Wakefield Press - Plusbog.dk

The Arthritic Grasshopper: Collected Stories, 1934-1944 - Gisele Prassinos - Bog - Wakefield Press - Plusbog.dk

First discovered, celebrated and published by the Surrealists at the age of 14 (they declared her the “new Alice”), Gisèle Prassinos quickly found herself established in the literary world as a fount of automatic tales freighted with transgressive humor and a pervading sense of threatened feminine identity. “Gisèle Prassinos’ tone is unique,” claimed André Breton, “all the poets are jealous of it. Swift lowers his eyes, Sade shuts his candy box.” The Arthritic Grasshopper and Other Tales gathers together all of her literary prose from 1934 to 1944, an assortment of anxious dream tales drawn from journals and plaquettes, introduced and illustrated by such admirers as Paul Éluard, Man Ray and Hans Bellmer. The 72 stories include such longer, novella-length tales as “Sondue,” “The Executioner” and “The Dream.” Gisèle Prassinos (1920–2015) was born in Istanbul of a Greek father and an Italian mother. One summer day at the age of 13 and in a fit of boredom, she began to compose short absurdist vignettes, filling up pages of paper with tales of sarcastic stains, arrogant hair and liquid frogs. Her first collection was published in 1935, with a preface by Paul Éluard and a frontispiece portrait by Man Ray. With World War II, Prassinos stopped publishing, but in 1954 she returned to literature with a series of novels and stories still imbued with a Surrealist sensibility.

DKK 165.00
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Baby Jack and Jumping Jack Rabbit - Loyd Tireman - Bog - University of New Mexico Press - Plusbog.dk

Baby Jack and Jumping Jack Rabbit - Loyd Tireman - Bog - University of New Mexico Press - Plusbog.dk

Baby Jack lives with his family - Mother Jack, Father Jack, and sister Jumping Jack - in a big mesquite thicket near Mount Baldy. A funny fellow with long legs and long ears, he loves to jump around the mesa. Join Baby Jack in the first book of the Mesaland Series as he explores the desert and encounters other creatures, including a little bee, a grasshopper, and a pile of big red ants.

DKK 170.00
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A Field Guide to Insects of Australia - Paul Zborowski - Bog - New Holland Publishers - Plusbog.dk

A Field Guide to Insects of Australia - Paul Zborowski - Bog - New Holland Publishers - Plusbog.dk

Whether the reader is an amateur insect enthusiast, a student or an entomologist, this completely revised new Fifth Edition of A Field Guide to Insects in Australia offers essential information to help identify insects from all the major groups. With more photographs, species and up-to-date information, the book will enable the reader to differentiate between a dragonfly and a damselfly or a cricket and a grasshopper. It covers cockroaches, termites, praying mantises, beetles, cicadas, moths, butterflies, ants, bees and many more. More than 350 pages and 750 colour photographs show the insects in their natural habitats, while over 50 line drawings clearly illustrate the key features and differences when identification is tricky.

DKK 244.00
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Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science to Young Learners - Janice Vancleave - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

Janice VanCleave's Teaching the Fun of Science to Young Learners - Janice Vancleave - Bog - John Wiley & Sons Inc - Plusbog.dk

The book''s 75 lessons and reproducible activities touch on all areas of science and provide the key to a world of science magic and mystery. While kids will have fun doing the activities and learning to love science, they are also being encouraged to develop other skills, including reading, writing, math, and art. The book is designed to help young students catch the "science bug" and find the answers for themselves to these and other questions: - - Why do cats have whiskers? - - How does a caterpillar change into a butterfly? - - Why do elephants have such large ears? - - How does a grasshopper grow? - - Why is the skin on my elbows so wrinkled? - - Why does food taste different when I have a cold? - - How can we make perfume from flower petals? - - Why does my shadow change during the day? -

DKK 156.00
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Bugs - Mara Grunbaum - Bog - Workman Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Bugs - Mara Grunbaum - Bog - Workman Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The latest title in the blockbuster series, BUGS brings you up close and personal with eight different bug species in astounding motion. Another addition to the bestselling Photicular series with over 1.3 million books in print, Bugs zooms into the tiny world of insects. Watch a grasshopper diving for its pray, a house fly rubbing its fore legs, a tarantula skittering across the floor, a leaf-cutter ant hauling a giant leaf up a branch, a dung beetle pushing its ball up a hill, a close-up of a damselfly''s enormous eyes, and more. BUGS offers readers an up-close look at bugs in motion and a window into how they move and behave. Science writer Mara Grunbaum provides an opening essay that delves into the fascinating behavior of these wonderful creatures as well as a detailed profile accompanying each image.

DKK 204.00
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All Good Things Are Wild and Free 1,000-Piece Puzzle (Flow) Adults Families Picture Quote Mindfulness Gift - Editors Of Flow Magazine - Bog - Workman

All Good Things Are Wild and Free 1,000-Piece Puzzle (Flow) Adults Families Picture Quote Mindfulness Gift - Editors Of Flow Magazine - Bog - Workman

A new 1,000 piece puzzle from Flow , the international brand that celebrates mindfulness, creativity, and the simple pleasures in life. This puzzle, featuring an exclusive illustration by Dutch artist Valesca van Waveren, is inspired by the words “All good things are wild and free,” written by Henry David Thoreau in Walking . As you complete the puzzle, piece by piece, you may be reminded of the simple joys of being in nature: a traveling snail, a fruiting tree, the hum of a grasshopper, sparkling constellations, the strong trunk of an oak… Featuring: - 1,000 full-color interlocking pieces - Art print with puzzle image - Finished puzzle is 26 3/8’’ x 18 7/8’’ The full All Good Things Are Wild and Free stationery line includes: 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle, sticker book, stationery set, daily tracker, wrapping paper and gift tags, sticky notes, sketchbook, and notebook set.

DKK 173.00
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Not Our Summer - Casie Bazay - Bog - Running Press,U.S. - Plusbog.dk

Not Our Summer - Casie Bazay - Bog - Running Press,U.S. - Plusbog.dk

Two estranged cousins struggle to overcome a family feud as they travel together on five vacation trips that will change their lives forever. It's bad enough that estranged cousins Becka and KJ see each other at their grandfather's funeral, but when he leaves them a bucket list of places to visit together over the summer, so they can earn their inheritance, it seems like things are about to get much worse. However, with each trip the cousins complete—like riding mules into the Grand Canyon or encountering a bear and a hot tour guide at Yellowstone—they steadily learn about and begin to trust one another. That is until the truth behind Grandpa's bucket list, and their family feud, is revealed, testing Becka and KJ far beyond their limits. Will they find a way to accept each other or will their grandpa's wish to mend his divided family end up buried alongside him inside his grasshopper green casket?

DKK 158.00
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Marvellously Revolting Recipes - Roald Dahl - Bog - Penguin Random House Children's UK - Plusbog.dk

Marvellously Revolting Recipes - Roald Dahl - Bog - Penguin Random House Children's UK - Plusbog.dk

* A brand-new recipe book inspired by the amazing worlds of Roald Dahl!* ''I''ve eaten many strange and scrumptious dishes in my time . . .'' So spoke the Grasshopper as, in James and the Giant Peach , he told us about the most incredible food he''d eaten - some of which you wouldn''t even believe was real!Mice with rice, earwigs cooked in slime, fresh dragon''s flesh and curried slugs and much much more. Now YOU can create the most amazing food from the world of Roald Dahl in this incredible new recipe book, inspired by stories such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , The Giraffe the Pelly and Me , and Danny Champion of the World. With easy step-by-step guides to making the most marvellous (and most revolting) recipes, and hints and tips for budding young chefs, this book will give you everything you need to cook amazing dishes. Each recipe will be beautifully illustrated by a host of amazing artists.

DKK 155.00
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One Thing and Another - Jonathan Miller - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

One Thing and Another - Jonathan Miller - Bog - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - Plusbog.dk

‘Do you sometimes think that you might wish that you were a national treasure, like Alan Bennett?’‘I’m rather glad I’m not. I’m quite pleased to be what I think I am, which is a sort of national liability.’Over the course of seven decades, Jonathan Miller has been at the forefront of developments in theatre, opera, comedy, philosophy and scientific debate. This new collection brings together the very best of his acerbic writing. In keeping with Miller’s grasshopper mind, One Thing and Another leaps from discussions of human behaviour, atheism, satire, cinema and television, to analysis of the work of M. R. James, Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and Truman Capote, by way of reflections on directing Shakespeare, Chekhov, Olivier and opera. A celebrated conversationalist, the book also features a selection of key interviews focusing on his working method. Jonathan Miller is internationally celebrated as one of the last great public intellectuals. Read One Thing and Another to find out why.

DKK 272.00
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Mabel and the Queen of Dreams - Harrison Herz - Bog - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Mabel and the Queen of Dreams - Harrison Herz - Bog - Schiffer Publishing Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A restless Mabel falls asleep to the soothing story of the Queen of Dreams, a magical fairy who glides over sleeping children, painting their dreams Little Mabel is an expert at not going to sleep. She knows all the best bedtime-avoiding excuses. "I''m thirsty." "I need to use the bathroom." "Will you tell me a story?" Luckily, Mom''s selection of bedtime tales includes the story of the Fae Queen, who paints children''s dreams and can only visit when their eyes are closed. Inspired by Mercutio''s soliloquy in Romeo & Juliet , in which he details how the tiny fairy queen influences people''s dreams as she passes by in her flying chariot, the soothing story evokes images of an ant in a worn gray coat and a hazelnut-shell chariot with a roof of grasshopper wings. Told in lyrical language that adults will also appreciate, the story helps parents get their kids to sleep. For ages 0-6.

DKK 175.00
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Saarinen - Pierluigi Serraino - Bog - Taschen GmbH - Plusbog.dk

Saarinen - Pierluigi Serraino - Bog - Taschen GmbH - Plusbog.dk

The creator of the ubiquitous Knoll “Tulip” chairs and tables , Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) was one of the 20th century’s most prominent space shapers , merging dynamic forms with a modernist sensibility across architecture and design. Among Saarinen’s greatest accomplishments are Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport , the very sculptural and fluid TWA terminal at JFK Airport in New York, and the 630 ft. (192 m) high Gateway Arch of St. Louis , Missouri, each of them defining structures of postwar America. Catenary curves were present in many of his structural designs. During his long association with Knoll, Saarinen’s other famous furniture pieces included the “Grasshopper” lounge chair and the “Womb” settee. Married to Aline Bernstein Saarinen, a well-known critic of art and architecture, Saarinen also collaborated with Charles Eames, with whom he designed his first prize-winning chair. With rich illustration tracing his life and career, this introduction follows Saarinen from his studies across his training all the way to his most prestigious projects, and explores how each of his designs brought a new dimension to the modernist landscape .

DKK 225.00
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