Loki the Viking trickster god has checked into the hotel and he's ready to have some fun - at the other gods' expense! The Hotel of the Gods has a new guest! Loki, the Viking trickster god, has come to celebrate Midsummer at the hotel. Everyone is excited about the new arrival - apart from Loki's old rival, Thor. Atlas and his best friend Maui find Loki and his shape-shifting tricks hilarious at first. But when Loki's pranks go too far, Atlas knows he has to get the Viking god to leave before the Midsummer party is ruined. There's only room for one trickster god at the hotel, and a battle of pranks ensues. May the best trickster win!

Explore Istanbul with this Freytag&Berndt street map. The best way to plan your trip, prepare your itinerary, and to travel independently in this city of Western Turkey.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.Plato's Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Plato's Republic has influenced Western philosophers for centuries, with its main focus on what makes a well-balanced society and individual.

"In the publishing division of the Villegiature Awards, the best book on hotel goes to the German publisher teNeues for the superb coffee table book Luxury Hotels - Top of the World." - Press Release Prix Villegiature (22.10.2007) teNeues Publishing is delighted to have been awarded the prestigious PRIX VILLEGIATURE 2007 for its book Luxury Hotels - Top of the World. This much sought-after Award is the European tourism industry's ultimate distinction for Hotel books. The prize was awarded by teNeues in the course of a formal ceremony in Paris on 22.10.2007. What makes a luxury hotel "top of the world?" The answers might include exquisite linens, museum-quality furniture, stunning surroundings, and of course, impeccable standards and exacting attention to detail. This selection of the world's very best lodgings profiles the ultimate in accommodations across the globe. This generously proportioned addition by teNeues' Luxury Hotels series contains an extensive selection of delectable hotel interiors, exteriors and surroundings. Perhaps only a select few will ever get to stay here, but now many more can dream of doing so. This special double edition is over 400 pages in length. Martin N. Kunz has edited several titles in teNeues' best-selling Luxury Books, Designpockets, Cool Restaurants, and architecture & design series. Patricia Masso is a PR and Marketing consultant specializing in hotels and tourism. In recent years, she has collaborated on various hotel-themed titles, and was co-editor of teNeues' Luxury Hotels Golf Resorts. An indispensable worldwide selection of the very best luxury hotels Appealing to both those who plan to travel in grand style, and to those who fantasize about doing so Text in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian

Cool comforts in the Catalonian capital Angelika Taschen has selected a delectable range of hotels and hotspots for your stay in Barcelona, from the Hotel Neri in the Gothic district to the modern and minimal Hotel Omm with breathtaking views of Gaudi's Casa Mila; to the Casa Camper, a quirky and multicultural smoke-free hotel in the former prostitute quarter run by the famous Spanish shoe makers. She also tells you where to taste the best tapas and innovative Catalan cuisine as well as where to check out contemporary art exhibitions and the best markets. About the series: Angelika Taschen`s Hotel series books are much more than simple hotel guides. They are meant to be taken along on your trip, as they not only feature the best and most interesting places to stay-from low budget to luxury-but also list hot spots for each hotel`s neighborhood. Once you`re installed in the hotel of your choice, you can peruse our suggestions for restaurants, bars, boutiques, specialty shops, and more. Special features: - plastic jacket with silk screen - hand-illustrated postcard - a space for your personal travel notes - an exclusive hand-illustrated map for each area About the editor and author: Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN since 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. About the photographer: Pep Escoda is based in Tarragona, Spain, from where he travels the world in order to realize his projects, which were honored by the National Photographer Assosiation with 11 LUX awards. He has published more than 100 books and works for international magazines such as Homes & Houses of the New York Times. Издание на английском, французском и немецком языках.

12 volumes in slipcase Travel wisdom in your pocket Get around New York, Paris, Berlin, and London in high style Following the smashing success of our city travel guide series, TASCHEN brings you the entire collection in a box set of 12 volumes. Each city-Paris, New York, London, and Berlin-is covered in three separate volumes for hotels, restaurants, and shops. These guides are just as stylish as the originals, now easier to slip in your pocket while you explore! Highlights include: London: Number Sixteen, a chic South Kensington hotel in a beautiful Victorian townhouse with romatic gardens, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver's restaurant and social project, Fifteen, where teenagers cook the meals, and Dover Street Market, the multi-floor concept store founded in 2004 by Comme des Gar?ons. New York: the Maritime Hotel, a former sailors' dorm, now Chelsea's coolest hotel, the Waverly Inn, Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter's exclusive salon for the glitterati, and where to buy New York's best cheesecake Paris: Laduree, the best macaroons in the city, the ultra-luxurious Ritz hotel on elegant Place Vendоme, and Colette fashion concept store Berlin: hip nightspot Green Door, where one rings the doorbell to gain entrance, oriental delight at Edd's, the best Thai restaurant in Berlin (perhaps in Germany), and experimental store Bless, "publicizing artistic values through products".

Football isn't life or death - it's much more serious than that... Which players will the fans never forget? Who are the Premier League's best buys? Who were the best link ups in history? In Match of the Day Top 10 of Everything, Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards bring all of the charm, wit and punditry of their hit BBC Sounds podcast onto the page, arguing the toss over their favourite strikers, Premier League managers, shock transfers, cult heroes, hard men, FA Cup Finals, and much, much more. The question is...will you agree with their picks?

'If you put me to death; SOCRATES warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place' So indeed it would prove, a single cup of hemlock robbing the western philosophical tradition of its founding father. Yet Socrates' influence was not so easily to be done away with. His words were lovingly recorded by his devoted disciple Plato, and his teachings have survived for twenty-seven centuries. His sense of education as self-discovery and his view of philosophy as preparation for life have been the stuff of western thought at its best. This is a fascinating analysis of the founding father of western philosophy - a man prepared to die for his beliefs.

'If you put me to death; SOCRATES warned his Athenian judges, 'you will not easily find anyone to take my place' So indeed it would prove, a single cup of hemlock robbing the western philosophical tradition of its founding father. Yet Socrates' influence was not so easily to be done away with. His words were lovingly recorded by his devoted disciple Plato, and his teachings have survived for twenty-seven centuries. His sense of education as self-discovery and his view of philosophy as preparation for life have been the stuff of western thought at its best. This is a fascinating analysis of the founding father of western philosophy - a man prepared to die for his beliefs.