Lex: 192 books

This isn’t the same old Wild West. The usual suspects are all present: cowboys, outlaws, and sheriffs. There’s plenty of dust, tumbleweeds, horses, and cattle on the range, but there are also magical gems, automatons, elementals, airships… even dinosaurs and genetically modified insects. Roaming...

In his early years on TV he was the 'wog' who was always being told to 'Leave the money on the fridge' by Ted Bullpitt in Kingswood Country. And ultimately he became the majestic patriarch, Manolis, in The Slap. Between times, he attended the birth of Triple J, ran the rugby league touchlines...

The Snuggie is a pop culture icon that quickly developed its own cult of awareness. Few of us were asking for a blanket with sleeves, but that's because we'd forgotten how to dream. Once we'd purchased our Snuggies, we quickly realized our world had changed for the better. Now, we want to show you...

(Jazz Instruction). A complete musical analysis of one of the greatest jazz masters of all time. This comprehensive text studies and analyzes the works, provides transcriptions of the solos, and much more. For all music enthusiasts. Songs covered include: All Blues * Four * Freddie Freeloader * My Funny Valentine * Nardis * So What * Solar * Stella by Starlight * Tune Up * and more!

Effective arrangements for micro and macroprudential policies to further overall financial stability are strongly desirable for all countries, emerging or advanced. Both policies complement each other, but there can also be potential areas of overlap and conflict, which can complicate this cooperation....

Written by one of the foremost scholars in the field, this volume presents a comprehensive, in-depth analysis of the theories, evidence and methodological issues of contingency theory - one of the major theoretical lenses used to view organizations. It includes both an appreciation of the coherency...

A children’s book for adults in the vein of the mega-bestselling Go the F**k to Sleep, The Kid in the Crib brilliantly reimagines the Dr. Seuss classic, The Cat in the Hat, for beleaguered parents struggling with the anxieties and challenges of parenting in the 21st century. It substitutes the typical...

May 7th, 1945: Hitler is dead and the world prepares to celebrate victory in Europe. But for a tiny band of courageous commandos, the battle to save mankind from extermination has only just begun. As rogue Nazi General Wolfgang von Khan and his personal army prepare to launch the gigantic doomsday...

As the leader of the Sangres, all Solomon “Solo” Divine knew was the streets. It wasn't until he was sentenced to six years that he began to think differently. Reading up on Black History and playing chess is how he did his time. His brother introduced him to the game; but, prison elevated him...

Jack Nightmare is a cop by day and an angel by night -- keeping the peace in both worlds. He is perfectly happy, even though many in the underworld are not. An angel should be sworn enemies of a werewolf, not take one as his lover. But when it’s right, it’s right. And TV theme music composer Callum...

La mejor prueba de que la gramática puede explicarse con sencillez y de forma amena. Un libro para «pensar en ella y con ella». ¿Suspendías gramática? Con este libro por fin podrás darla por aprobada. ¿La suspendes ahora? Este libro te hará más fácil comprenderla. ¿Te...

¿Qué es lo que nos hace identificar palabras como propias o ajenas, o asignarlas a una u otra lengua?: el genio de cada idioma, que alcanzamos a identificar someramente incluso aunque no lo conozcamos. Si usted lee der schwankende Wacholder flüstert, sabrá que está ante una frase en alemán....

Eugenio Pulido es un filólogo con poca suerte en la vida. Cuando se queda en el paro y sin ahorros, gracias a un viejo amigo entra en contacto con el comisario Contreras, al que va a hacer una proposición insólita. Pulido puede ayudarle a resolver delitos utilizando para identificar a los delincuentes...

Una reivindicación del español, pero no a costa de otras lenguas sino en diálogo enriquecedor con todas ellas. El lector encontrará aquí una defensa. Nunca un ataque. El idioma español se ve rodeado ahora por los problemas en la educación escolar de sus hablantes, y por la fuerza colonial...