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Takhle zní vítězství - Sportuj s Matějem
Co kdyby ti někdo ukázal, že i obyčejný začátek může vést k neobyčejnému vítězství? Matěj nebyl žádný superhrdina. Jen kluk, co zkoušel různé sporty, hledal, co ho baví, a občas selhal. Ale nevzdal se – ani na hřišti, ani před kamerou. Začal tvořit videa, bavit statisíce lidí na sítích a pokořil i legendárního Ironmana. Čeká tě příběh plný výzev, comebacků i exkluzivních videí přes QR kódy. Objev zákulisí sociálních sítí, tvrdého tréninku a zjisti, že i ty můžeš dokázat velké věci. To dáš!
A Curse of Shadows and Ice
FROM BOOKTOK SENSATION AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR CATHARINA MAURA COMES A DARK ROMANTASY BEAUTY AND THE BEAST RETELLING...****A CURSED EMPERORPrincess Arabella of Althea is left no choice when Felix Osiris, the fearsome Shadow Emperor known for his deadly powers and his thirst for conquest, threatens to overthrow her home unless she agrees to marry him.A PRINCESS WITH FORBIDDEN MAGIC When she learns that he and his empire are plagued by ice and a monstrous darkness and she's been prophesized to set them free, they come to an agreement: help him minimize the curse's effect on his people, and he'll let her go.A MARRIAGE THAT COULD SAVE THEM ALL...As Felix teaches Arabella how to control her forbidden and volatile magic, her feelings for him turn from hatred to passion... and she realizes that she must break the curse or she'll forever lose him and everyone they love to the ice and shadows.****READERS LOVE A CURSE OF SHADOWS AND ICE 'I totally loved this book... I couldn't put the book down it's so well written. Loved it!'?????'Beautiful, heartfelt, dark and dangerous at times, these two (Arabella and Felix) had a fiery passion and electric chemistry'?????'Best book I have read in a while, totally engrossing'?????
The Travellers Library
Discover what books to read written by authors from the country you're visiting in this gorgeously illustrated book of recommendations for globetrotters (and armchair travellers!).In this ultimate guide to authors and their novels from around the world, discover over 200 recommendations on what to read, wherever you're travelling. Helping you find the perfect book, written by an author who was born or lived in the country you're visiting, this is a fun and insightful way to elevate your trip experience.With beautiful illustrations throughout and chapters organised by continent, discover a diverse selection of book recommendations from a wide variety of countries. From must-read classics, by the likes of Hemingway and Camus, to contemporary fiction, including Elif Shafak to Olga Togarczuk, as well as notable non-fiction, such as Zeinab Badawi's An African History of Africa and Naomi Klein's Doppelganger – this is a treasure trove for enthusiastic readers.Whether you’re a dedicated globetrotter looking for a book to take on your trip, or prefer to travel from the comfort of your armchair, this is the perfect book for you.
Q
'Q is one of those rare books that hands you back a capability you didn't realise you'd lost' DANIEL H. PINKOur lives are shaped by questions: they are how we connect, persuade and flourish. But we live in a world that wants answers.Questions are engines of learning, catalysts for connection, and drivers of change. They direct our attention and make us feel closer to loved ones and strangers alike. In fact, we are the only species that truly asks questions of one another.But school trains us to answer, not ask. Workplaces reinforce that, and technology feeds us solutions before we’ve described the problem. The result is that we live in an answer-rich, question-poor world. Yet, from doctors’ surgeries to courtrooms to dating, the ability to ask questions determines our experiences. In a world obsessed by answers, asking better questions is powerful.Q takes us on a transformative journey into the art and science of questioning and will shift your perspective on the world. In a captivating narrative from the death of Socrates to the age of AI, Lani Watson draws on research in psychology, philosophy and neuroscience to show how questions play a vital role in our individual lives and in our shared human story.Q will make you think about the questions you ask and the ones you don’t. It is a life-enhancing invitation to harness the hidden power of our most underappreciated human skill.'Excellent. Q will alter how you interact with the world' DAVID EDMONDS'An exhilarating and wise book. This is what philosophy should be – fizzing, sparkling and catalytic' CHARLES FOSTER'By giving us back a simple tool we've had all along, Q empowers us all. This is a book that could change lives' INDIA RAKUSEN
Fawn
Enter the sanctuary at your own risk. The primal and unsettling tale of just how far a woman must go to protect nature and its inhabitants, perfect for fans of Francine Toon and Andrew Michael Hurley.? 'Unflinching... I loved it' Lucy Rose, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamb? 'Beware, this book is pretty but it has sharp teeth' Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice? 'Do whatever you have to do to get your hands on this book' Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters'The devil came on the autumn equinox, as he always did.'Tess Wynne keeps mostly to herself in the hills of Appalachia. Her wildlife sanctuary is a refuge for the wounded and unwanted - and the only home she has left. She has built it carefully, with old rituals and even older bargains with the ominous visitor that comes each year.Then she finds a doe split open on the road.Beside it is the fawn who survived. Red-mouthed. Full set of teeth. Hungry.From the moment Tess brings it home, whispers gather in town. A new pastor starts asking questions. And inside Tess, something primal begins to wake: anger, appetite, the slow understanding that prey is only prey for so long.Dark, tender and eerie, Fawn is a slow-burning folk horror of nature, ritual and feverish femininity - a story about what a woman must become to protect what is hers.
? Readers are feral for FAWN ?
? 'One of my top books of the year!'? 'This book had me reacting OUT LOUD'? 'Not one to be missed!!!'? 'Gets under your skin without really trying'? 'A feminist woodland horror-fest with so much bite'
Life Story
What if life on Earth evolved not once – but twice?And what if we're now facing a third phase of evolution?Life on Earth has evolved not once, but twice. First as organic life – from single cells to the astonishing diversity of the natural world. Then as human culture – from hunter-gatherers to cities, empires and global civilisations.In this sweeping and original work, Jonathan Loh reveals a radical idea: culture as a form of life. Unfolding across deep time – from the earliest organisms to the rise of Homo sapiens, from foragers to farmers, from the Bronze Age to the Industrial Revolution – it uncovers the hidden patterns linking genetics and language, organisms and states, ecosystems and economies, mass extinctions and civilisational collapse.One species has come to dominate the Earth. Yet as machine intelligence gathers pace, Loh asks whether that supremacy is only a phase in life’s longer story.What can we learn from our past? And what does this mean for our future?
Primal Intelligence
'Primal Intelligence confirms what I have long suspected about Angus Fletcher. He has never had an uninteresting thought' - Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of OutliersAre you worried that AI could replace you?What if we told you that your brain already has the solution?In this life-changing book, Professor Angus Fletcher shares a revolutionary neuroscientific approach to unlocking the hidden potential of your intelligence. Fletcher and his team of researchers tested a method of thinking that - whether trained into civilian entrepreneurs, doctors, teachers, athletes, or children as young as eight - helped participants to achieve heightened levels of leadership and innovation, cope better with change, and experience less anger and anxiety. They called it Primal Intelligence.Now, this training is being made available to you. Blending practical advice with cutting-edge research, Fletcher will show you how to reshape your approach to intuition, imagination, emotion and common sense. Primal Intelligence is the ultimate guide to maximising your efficiency, creativity, adaptability and precision, giving you the tools and edge over AI to thrive in an uncertain world.
Court of Lies and Deceit
Selena struggles to navigate the Unseelie Court's tangled web of intrigue in this captivating third book in the Flame and Thorns series that’s Fourth Wing meets Powerless!A desperate mission takes Selena and her friends to the Unseelie Court. But making deals with the cunning fae of that realm is dangerous. When the Unseelie King forces them into a bargain in exchange for the help they so sorely need, they are pulled into a lethal scheme. To survive it, they must beat the Unseelie King at his own game.However, their chances of making it out alive are slim when the deck is stacked against them and their own strained relationships are causing turmoil within the group. Winning would mean that they are one step closer to taking down the Iceheart Dynasty. But if they lose, it could mean the end of life as they know it.Secret agendas, hidden truths, and complicated feelings push Selena and her friends to the breaking point. Can they survive this dangerous scheme, or will their ambition cost them everything?
Mark Kermodes Surround Sound
'Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight' – Richard Ayoade'Witty and wise . . . an entertaining and assorted history' – EmpireHow can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air?How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers?And when does a soundtrack take on a life of its own?Award-winning film critic Mark Kermode and radio producer Jenny Nelson embark on a full-throttle trip down the glorious rabbit hole of film composition to answer these questions and more.Celebrating the emotional connection that audiences form with film music, exploring the evolution of film scoring from silent films to the present day, and examining how what we hear has an impact on what we see, Mark talks to some of his favourite composers and delves into the movie music he loves.Including interviews with extraordinary talents from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood to Oscar-winning composers Rachel Portman and Howard Shore, and the stories behind iconic soundtracks such as Jocelyn Pook’s Eyes Wide Shut, Michael Kamen’s Brazil and Vangelis’s Blade Runner, Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound is a thrilling take on how great scores are brought to life on the silver screen.
Reds
Reds tells the global history of communism, going beyond the turmoil of the 20th century, and exploring communist ideas, movements, and regimes. It starts in antiquity, not in 1917. It centres not just on the obvious leaders and thinkers but asks how the idealism of millions of working-class activists could lead to their acquiescence in mass murder, repression and social atomisation. A fact whose legacy - unfortunately - is alive and kicking in both Russia and China today. Paul Mason's startling new book will argue that the desire to live without hierarchy and property is an impulse deeply rooted in our human nature. Reds traces the history of communist ideas through revolts in the ancient and medieval worlds, and chronicles the rise of 19th century anti-capitalist movements. Using first hand testimonies of both the perpetrators and the victims, Mason gives a new and terrifying account of how the 20th century experiment in communism turned into a totalitarian nightmare. But, he argues, the story is not over. Western democracies are stagnant and lacking self-belief. Looming climate chaos demands radical economic answers. Millions of people in the global south see China's offer of authoritarian, state-led development model as a viable alternative. And among the Western left, new forms of techno-egalitarianism vie with right-wing libertarianism in the battle over the digital future.Reds will be a major analysis as we head into a dangerous new world order where China and Russia threaten major change to the world's democracies.
Natural Selection
'Suspenseful, witty, and oh so timely. It's been ages since I devoured a book this quickly.' Karen M. McManus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying'A fierce, feminist anthem' SLJWhen three friends in a tiny rural town realise they've all been the victim of the same guy, they plan a revenge prank in the woods. But things take a distinctly dark turn with an accident, a snowstorm and the appearance of a grizzly bear.Now the girls share a terrible secret.But when bear attacks on local men begin to multiply the girls start to wonder, truly, who is more dangerous?When it comes to boys and bears, always choose the bear.A powerful, page-turning coming-of-rage story
The Elements of Dark Academia
Ambition. Desire. Secrets. Belonging.
Don your best tweed and sharpen your daggers: school is in session.
In this revelatory collection of over two dozen stories, award-winning anthologist Jared Shurin guides us through the hallowed halls of Dark Academia, from its Gothic roots to its boundary-pushing present. Ranging from the mysterious to the fantastic, the romantic and the horrific, these stories explore the hidden secrets of elite institutions, probe our relationship with power, and examine the darkest corners of human nature.
Within these pages, you’ll meet obsessed professors and the students who will do anything to impress them. Artists and musicians who make deals with the devil. Academic rivalries that turn personal, and even deadly. Students who come to study, but learn that ivory towers often contain dark secrets.
On the syllabus, you’ll find:
Edgar Allan Poe
Evelyn Waugh
Dorothy Sayers
Carmen Maria Machado
M.L. Rio
Lev Grossman
And many more.
And for your final assignment: an original story by Olivie Blake.
Will you dare to explore this tome's hidden depths?
To All the Men I’ve Killed Before
The brand-new novel from the bestselling author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With it.
Čínské myšlení a akupunktura
Akupunktura je specifická disciplína a na začátku je nejlepší mít učitele. Tím vám může být tato kniha. Kdo s akupunkturou začíná, objeví nové světy a pohled na akupunkturu jako životní filozofii. Původním posláním taoistických vnitřních umění nebylo léčení nemocí, ale kultivace jedince, snaha o sjednocení všech tří pokladů do jednoho a osvobození duše. Lidé, kteří toto pojetí pochopí, tak objeví souvislosti, o kterých neměli tušení. Tato kniha přináší pohled čínské medicíny na příčiny nemocí, popisuje školu studených a horkých nemocí a také sedmileté a osmileté životní cykly v životě muže a ženy. Zjistíte, co jsou nebeská a tělesná duše, koncept tří pokladů a pěti prvků a jejich význam v léčení. Pochopíte, co je akupunkturní bod, poznáte také třináct bodů démonů a jaké body vybrat k léčbě. Součástí knihy jsou originální autorovy mapy akupunkturních bodů a drah. Existuje řada tzv. laických postupů a metod, které s původní akupunkturou a její filozofií nemají mnoho společného.
Tato kniha vám vysvětlí důvody a také možnosti některých z nich. Zkušení akupunkturisté, zejména lékaři, vědí, jak se vyvarovat chyb. Po přečtení této knihy se těch nejvýznamnějších vyvarujete také.
Optické iluze: Dostane tě oční klam?
Připrav se na knihu, která ti zamotá hlavu! Objev bláznivé optické iluze, které klamou oči i mozek, lušti záludné hádanky a vyzkoušej si pokusy, jež překvapí tebe i kamarády. Vidíš opravdu to, co si myslíš?
Cafe. Waiting. Love.
'Dreams that are laughable when said aloud are often the ones most worth pursuing. Even if you fall . . .'In a small café in Hsinchu, Taiwan, everyone is waiting for something. Whether it's love, a second chance or a sign of something greater. More than just an ordinary coffee shop; this is a place for serendipitous encounters.Si-ying, a young woman working at the café, harbours a secret crush on the handsome Tse-yu, who regularly visits with a new girlfriend in tow. However, her life takes a turn when she befriends the quirky and earnest Ah Tuo. He takes her on adventures and introduces her to an eclectic mix of people who aren't what they seem to be - a triad boss who is a cinephile and a laundrette owner who whips up exquisite dishes worthy of Michelin stars (but only on a Sunday!).Feelings are complicated, Si-ying learns. Within the café's walls, moments of reflection reveal profound truths. Amidst the wait for someone else, Si-ying makes her most significant journey: the one to discovering herself.** Translated from the Mandarin Chinese by Shanna Tan **
My Name is MacKenzie Bly
I am fourteen years old and I’m called MacKenzie Bly. It’s a good name, isn’t it? Unfortunately, I just made it up, I’m actually called Philip Stephens which, if there was ever a competition for the world’s most boring name, would be a clear winner. ‘We didn’t want to call you something that would mean you’d get teased’ is what Mum B says.But given that I’m the size of a vending machine, hate sport, live with my Mums, one of whom teaches biology at my school, and don’t live with my Dad who plays air guitar, has ginger plaits down to his waist and writes random notes on Rizlas instead of using a diary, they might as well have called me ‘Fattus Butticus’ for all the difference it would have made….Oh, and my best friend Sy has just moved to New Zealand.Life is terrible.I hope you enjoy reading this.
Aligned
We often equate peak performance with relentless effort?early mornings, intense workouts, and unwavering discipline. But what if the true catalyst for excellence lies not in exertion, but in restoration?Pulling from one of the world’s largest physiological datasets and more than two decades of experience operating in high-stakes, high-stress environments, Holmes makes a compelling case: your downtime is your competitive advantage.Dr. Kristen Holmes, psychophysiologist and Global Head of Human Performance at WHOOP, challenges conventional wisdom by revealing that recovery is not a luxury?it's a necessity. She demonstrates that aligning with our body's natural rhythms is the key to unlocking sustained vitality and presence, and bridges the gap between cutting-edge science and practical application.You’ll discover how to:Align with your biological rhythms: Learn how circadian alignment affects hormonal health, cognitive function, sleep quality, and emotional well-being, and how to synchronize your daily routines and live with more joy and energy.
Decode the science of recovery: Understand why recovery isn't a luxury but a necessity, and how metrics like Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and sleep consistency are critical indicators of resilience and readiness.
Translate data into action: Transform complex biometric data into daily rituals that reinforce your desired identity and support continuous growth.
Shape your emotional resilience: Explore Dr. Holmes's innovative frameworks?HEAL (Heart, Energy, Autonomy, Love), TEAM (Time, Expectations, Attachments, Memory), and PEAC (Purpose, Efficacy, Autonomy, Connection)?each offering a unique lens to understand and shape your internal narratives and overall well-being.Whether you're an elite athlete, a corporate leader, or someone seeking deeper meaning in your life, Aligned serves as a field guide to living at full capacity, in tune with both body and mind.Published by FlightStory Books.
Agrippa
From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Conclave and Dictator, a gripping tale of ancient Rome’s descent into dictatorshipHe was born feet first, a dangerous way to enter the world. His mother did not survive, and the nickname, Agrippa—mother killer—stuck. But the schoolyard taunting only served to harden his resolve and hone his predilection for aggression. In time, the name lost its sting and became instead a mark of his invincibility. It came to shape his destiny.Agrippa was a mere commoner, a plebeian, his father a humble Stoic, but he earned the respect and fear of his peers. He defended a bullied young boy, Octavius, who turned out to be the nephew of Caesar himself, a chance encounter that would change the trajectory of his life. He eventually joined the ranks of the legionnaires and marched against their enemies. His prowess on the battlefield spoke for itself, and Caesar relied on him to protect his favored nephew. When Caesar was murdered in the Senate, Octavius inherited the empire in name only. To assume the mantle he would have to fight for it, and Agrippa, forever by his side, would be his closest advisor and the merciless agent of his military will.As gripping and full of intrigue as his bestselling novel Conclave, Agrippa is Robert Harris’s monumental return to the world of ancient Rome on the precipice of dictatorship, a novel for our times.
