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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (EN)


"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave" is the 1845 autobiography of freed slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and his flight for freedom. The account is accompanied by texts written by well-known fellow abolitionists of the time: William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Philipps, acting as proof of the legitimacy of the author’s claims.
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10,99 €

Moths of the Limberlost (EN)


Gene Stratton-Porter was a naturalist and fierce conservationist as well as an author, and one of the areas she held dearest was the Limberlost swamp. Indeed, she spent her income and life endeavouring to protect it. In "Moths of the Limberlost," she shares her lifelong love of its moths, and describes through a series of charming personal anecdotes and with vivid detail each stage of their life cycles.
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10,99 €

Aunt Crete's Emancipation (EN)


‘Aunt Crete’s Emancipation’ follows Miss Lucretia Ward or ‘Crete’ to her family, as she navigates life with her rude sister Carrie and her spoilt niece Luella. They treat the older Crete like a maid more than a family member but everything will change when cousin Donald Grant visits from out west. Carrie and Luella shun the ‘backwoods’ cousin but Crete welcomes him with loving and open arms, changing everyone’s lives forever.
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8,99 €

Daniel Boone, The Pioneer of Kentucky (EN)


This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone (1734-1820). Whilst he is often brushed over in American history classes, Boon was an important frontiersman, pioneer, and explorer, who played a decisive role in furthering European settlement in America. He was also a businessman, soldier and politician, taking part in the French and Indian War and contributing to the settlement of modern day Kentucky.
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13,99 €

Pojízdný krámek snů


Audiokniha Pojízdný krámek snů, jejíž autorkou je Jenny Colganová. Romantický příběh autorky Báječného krámku s čokoládou o introvertní knihomolce, která se rozhodla vzít život do vlastních rukou a splnit si dávný sen. Nina Redmondová je devětadvacetiletá knihomolka s hustými dlouhými hnědými vlasy, bledou pihatou pletí a neustálým plachým ruměncem ve tváři a právě dostala padáka! Jako introvertka to má v současném hlučném světě těžké a nikdo nechápe, že má ráda něco tak zbytečného, jako jsou knihy a že sní o tom, že si otevře knihkupectví.
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13,96 €

Narrenturm


Audiokniha Narrenturm, jejíž autorem je Andrzej Sapkowski je prvním dílem z Husitské trilogie. Je skvělou směsí rytířské romance, fantasy románu a napětí, okořeněné velkou dávkou humoru od mistra polské fantasy. Píše se rok 1425, Čechami zmítá husitská revoluce a ve Slezsku se sbírá katolické vojsko ke křížové výpravě. Geralt z Rivie brousí své meče. tedy pardon, to je z předchozí knihy.
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17,96 €

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The Blue Envelope (EN)


First published in 1922, ‘The Blue Envelope’ is a mysterious adventure from popular children’s author Roy J. Snell. Set in Alaska, young cousins Lucille and Marian are spending the winter here working as a schoolteacher and an artist respectively. However, when a mysterious and important letter arrives, the girls have an adventure ahead of them as they must ensure it gets to the right person and doesn’t fall into the wrong hands.
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10,99 €

Michael O'Halloran (EN)


This is the story of plucky, optimistic newsboy Michael O’Halloran. Michael was orphaned at a young age and asks nothing of the world but to "Be Square!" In this a warm and joyous story, he makes life sunnier for those around him, bringing joy to all who know him, and to readers everywhere. The novel offers a unique view of America in the 1910s and was turned into a movie three times: in 1923, 1937 and 1948.
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22,99 €

Amy Foster (EN)


In this 1901 short story inspired by Ford Maddox Ford’s "The Cinque Ports", Conrad works on the theme of alienation. It centers on a young man, Yanko, the sole survivor of a shipwreck off the coast of Kent. The locals, not knowing that a boat has sunk, shun him as he washes up on their shores. But he is taken in by an eccentric local, and little by little, Yanko learns some English and falls in love with the servant girl, Amy Foster.
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8,99 €

The Red Badge of Courage (EN)


There comes a time in the course of a battle when a soldier leaves his fate in the hands of the Gods of war. He carries on with the battle at hand, the only way he knows how - fight now, think later. Stephen Cranes’ classic novel ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ offers us an insight into the mind of a young soldier.
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10,99 €

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The Holladay Case (EN)


The life of a law clerk at a New York firm is hectic. It can only be made more so by the addition of a murder trial. Alongside his job at Graham & Royce, Lester has a front-row seat to the murder trial of Wall Street multi-millionaire Hiram Holladay. The banker’s loving daughter, Frances, is the prime suspect.
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10,99 €

Captain William Kidd and Others of The Buccaneers (EN)


In this biography, John S. C. Abbott focuses on the infamous Scottish sailor turned pirate Captain William Kid. The book is completed by other buccaneer stories, buccaneers being a term designating privateers or sailors for hire, peculiar to the Caribbean Sea. Pirate life in the 18th century is little like it is commonly represented in movies and novels, and Abbott here helps the reader understand what it was really like, what it meant, and what repercussions the choice of a pirate life could have.
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13,99 €

Molly Brown's Freshman Days (EN)


The first in the ‘Molly Brown’ series of children’s novels by American author Nell Speed, in ‘Molly Brown’s Freshman Days’ we are introduced to the loveable main character Molly as she leaves home and starts college. She has a lot to learn about college life, but she makes many new friends that will help her, as well as help to keep her homesickness at bay.
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10,99 €

Molly Brown's Sophomore Days (EN)


In ‘Molly Brown’s Sophomore Days’ we are reunited with our heroine Molly Brown, as she returns for her second year of college at Wellington. Her return to college is marred by the very real possibility of poverty, due to a failed investment. Will Molly have to move, get a job, or even leave her education altogether? First published in 1912, this is a delightful novel from American author Nell Speed, which makes clear the importance of strong friendships.
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10,99 €

What Katy Did at School (EN)


Tall, gangly, and tomboyish Katy was badly injured in an accident which has left her partially paralysed. This has been tough on the wild girl, who is no longer able to play with her siblings or roam around nature the way she used to. But Katy has now regained some feelings in her legs, and can finally start to slowly walk again.
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10,99 €

Příběhy ze země, kde gekoni dávají dobrou noc


Audiokniha Příběhy ze země, kde gekoni dávají dobrou noc, autorkou je Sarah Hlousek. Tato knížka vznikla díky mým fanouškům z Facebooku. Všechny tyhle vtipný, veselý a někdy i neuvěřitelně bizarní příběhy, který se mi na Bali staly a stále dějí, je baví natolik, že skoro v každém komentáři pod příspěvkem čtu: „Hoď to na papír! Já chci knihu! Kdy už konečně vyjde.“ A já se nakonec těmi komentáři a fanoušky nechala vyhecovat a knížku napsala.
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11,96 €

The Purple Flame (EN)


Published two years after the conclusion of Roy J. Snell’s earlier novel ‘The Blue Envelope’ we re-join the plucky Marian in ‘The Purple Flame’ as she and her cousin Patsy work together to care for the family reindeer herd after Marian’s father was taken ill. The girls are faced with a range of challenges – from blizzards to poachers, and hungry wolves to treacherous mountain passes, and must overcome them all in order to survive.
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10,99 €

Čtvrtý stav


Boj dvou tiskových magnátů na život a na smrt. Lubji Hoch, chlapec z chudé židovské rodiny, uteče před nacisty a změní si jméno na Richard Armstrong. Po úspěšné kariéře v britské armádě přebírá noviny, které se zmítají v problémech, a s neslýchanou bezohledností začíná budovat své mediální impérium.
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13,99 €

Otcovy hříchy


Audiokniha Otcovy hříchy (Cliftonova kronika: Díl druhý), kterou napsal Jeffrey Archer. New York, 1939. Harry Clifton, nyní pod novou identitou jako Tom Bradshaw, je zatčen za vraždu prvního stupně. Když mu špičkový manhattanský právník Sefton Jelks nabídne zdarma své služby, Harry, který je na mizině, nemá jinou možnost než jeho nabídku a rady přijmout. Jenže poté co je Harry shledán vinným a odsouzen, Jelks záhadně zmizí a jediný způsob, jak Harry může dokázat svou nevinu, je odhalit svou pravou identitu – něco, co přísahal, že nikdy neudělá, aby ochránil Emmu Barringtonovou, ženu, kterou miluje.
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13,99 €

Najpredávanejší autori v tejto kategórii: Juraj Červenák, Dominik Dán, Peter Stoličný, Babča B. Kardošová, Krista Bendová.