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The Murders in the Rue Morgue
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been claimed as the first detective story; Poe referred to it as one of his "tales of ratiocination". Similar works predate Poe's stories, including Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1819) by E.T.A. Hoffmann and Zadig (1748) by Voltaire.C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mysterious brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human.As the first true detective in fiction, the Dupin character established many literary devices which would be used in future fictional detectives including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it. Dupin himself reappears in "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter".
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Reflections of War and Death (EN)
Anyone, as Freud tells us in Reflections on War and Death, forced to react against his own impulses may be described as a hypocrite, whether he is conscious of it or not. One might even venture to assert - it is still Freud's argument - that our contemporary civilisation favours this sort of hypocrisy and that there are more civilised hypocrites than truly cultured persons, and it is even a question whether a certain amount of hypocrisy is not indispensable to maintain civilisation.
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Between Truth and Time: A History of Soviet Central Television
The first full-length, archive-based history of Soviet Central Television's production and programming in the decades before perestroika
In the first full-length study of Soviet Central Television to draw extensively on archival sources, interviews, and television recordings, Evans challenges the idea that Soviet mass culture in the Brezhnev era was dull and formulaic. Tracing the emergence of play, conflict, and competition on Soviet news programs, serial films, and variety and game shows, Evans shows that Soviet Central Television's most popular shows were experimental and creative, laying the groundwork for Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms and the post-Soviet media system.
The Kiss Curse
Magic doesn't always play by the rules.
Gwyn Jones is perfectly happy with her life in Graves Glen. She's formed a powerful new coven with her family; she's running a successful witchcraft shop, Something Wicked; and she's mentoring some of the younger witches in town. As Halloween approaches, there's only one problem - Llewellyn 'Wells' Penhallow.
Wells has come to Graves Glen for two reasons: to re-establish his family's connection to the town and to make a new life for himself away from his father. But when he opens a magic shop of his own just across the street from Gwyn's, he quickly learns that going up against her won't be as easy as he thought . . . especially after an accidental magic-inspired - and very hot - kiss.
While Gwyn and Wells are fully committed to their witchy rivalry, they soon find themselves thrown together once again to deal with the sudden appearance of a mysterious new coven and Gwyn's growing concern that something - or someone - is messing with her magic . . .
Green Day - The BBC Sessions (White) 2LP
KDO: Americká punk rocková kapela se dala dohromady v roce 1986 okolo zpěváka Billie Joe Arstronga a baskytaristy Mikea Dirnta. Green Day byli součastí punkové scény v Kalifornii, která se formovala okolo klubu 924 Gilman Street v Berkley. Zpočátku vydávali na malé nezávislé značce Lookout!, v roce 1994 přešli pod velké vydavatelství, kde hned s první deskou Dookie dosáhli fenomenálního úspěchu. Prodej alba překročil jen v Americe 10 milionů kopií. Green Day jsou dnes jednou z komerčně nejúspěšnějších rockových kapel světa s prodejem přes 75 milionů desek, obdrželi řadu cen včetně pěti Grammy.
CO: Sběratelská záležitost! 2LP se záznamem z vystoupení skupiny pro BBC Radio 1 Evening Sessions z roku 1994.
LP1
1. She (BBC Live Session) [02:11]
2. When I Come Around (BBC Live Session) [02:52]
3. Basket Case (BBC Live Session) [02:56]
4. 2000 Light Years Away (BBC Live Session) [02:38]
5. Geek Stink Breath (BBC Live Session) [02:06]
6. Brain Stew/Jaded (BBC Live Session) [04:34]
7. Walking Contradiction (BBC Live Session) [02:35]
8. Stuck with Me (BBC Live Session) [02:18]
LP2
1. Hitchin' a Ride (BBC Live Session) [02:50]
2. Nice Guys Finish Last (BBC Live Session) [02:57]
3. Prosthetic Head (BBC Live Session) [03:33]
4. Redundant (BBC Live Session) [03:16]
5. Castaway (BBC Live Session) [03:50]
6. Church on Sunday (BBC Live Session) [03:13]
7. Minority (BBC Live Session) [03:18]
8. Waiting (BBC Live Session) [03:20]
The Big O
Are you ready to have the best sex of your life?
Oloni - Twitter's famous sex and relationships educator - is on a mission to empower women to explore, express and embrace their sensual, sexy selves.
The ultimate sex-positive manifesto will show you how to reclaim and pursue your sexual desires, sensuality, autonomy, and pleasure. By breaking down taboos, rejecting shame, and refusing repression, we can all harness the power of sexual freedom and start enjoying the - sex - life we've always dreamt of.
With infectious energy, honesty, and humour, The Big O gives women a space to celebrate topics and conversations that have historically only been whispered behind closed doors. This book will inspire you - and educate you - on how to communicate with your partner (and yourself!) to have the best sex of your life, as well as debunking taboos and delving deep into important topics that need bringing into the spotlight; from masturbation and sex toys, to kinks, virginity, sexual identities, and sex positions you won't know how you ever lived without.
Everyone and every body needs Oloni in their life, even if they don't know it yet...
So ladies, shall we have some fun...?
The Seer
She was born with the sight.Over a century old, Isabelle is under lock and key—and the watchful eye of her burly guard, Scurn. Her premonitions make her a target, but she’s no good to her people in hiding, watching reruns of reality TV. And crawling through ductwork to escape supervision is getting old. So when she gets a vision of another seer like her, one who’s still a child and in danger, Isabelle has to find her.After so many years protecting her, Scurn discovers Isabelle missing and finds her within minutes—only to be fired from his duty as her guard. Job or no job, he swore an oath and he’s not leaving her side. As they embark on a search and rescue mission together, the boundaries between them drop. Closer than ever, she and Scurn could make a formidable pair…if they can get past the traumatic history between them.
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Sada dvoch luxusných šálok s podšálkou K. Hokusai - The Great Wave 270 ml
Sada dvoch šálok s podšálkou, 2x270 ml, vyrobená z kvalitného bieleho New Bone China porcelánu vyznačujúceho sa elegantnou a prirodzenou krémovo-bielou farbou s jemným leskom a mimoriadnou trvanlivosťou. Vhodná do umývačky riadu a mikrovlnky. Je zdobená reprodukciou obrazu "The Great Wave" od Katsushika Hokusai. Balená v ozdobnej krabičke s rovnakým motívom. Harmonické a pokojné farby námorníckej modrej v kombinácii s jemným pozlátením uspokoja aj tých najväčších milovníkov japonského umenia.
The Last White Man
From the twice Booker-shortlisted author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Exit West, a story of love, loss, and rediscovery in a time of unsettling change
One morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an old friend, newly a lover.
Soon, reports of similar occurrences surface across the land. Some see in the transformations the long-dreaded overturning of an established order, to be resisted to a bitter end. In many, like Anders's father and Oona's mother, a sense of profound loss wars with profound love.
As the bond between Anders and Oona deepens, change takes on a different shading: a chance to see one another, face to face, anew.
The Apollo Murders
1973: a final, top-secret mission to the Moon. Three astronauts in a tiny module, a quarter of a million miles from home. A quarter of a million miles from help.
As Russian and American crews sprint for a secret bounty hidden away on the lunar surface, old rivalries blossom and the political stakes are stretched to breaking point back on Earth. Houston flight controller Kazimieras 'Kaz' Zemeckis must do all he can to keep the NASA crew together, while staying one step ahead of his Soviet rivals. But not everyone on board Apollo 18 is quite who they appear to be.
Full of fascinating technical detail, twists and tension, The Apollo Murders puts you right there in the moment. Experience the dark majesty of space, the fierce G-forces of launch and the rush of holding on to the outside of a spacecraft travelling at 17,000 mph, as told by a former Commander of the International Space Station who has done all of those things in real life.
Strap in and count down for the ride of a lifetime.
The Sabi Sabi Wedding - Svadba v Sabi Sabi
Billingual Book.
This enchanting illustrated children's story set in the African wilderness contains in essence a moral, not unlike those found in the fables of Aesop. Here what begins with the childlike misgivings at the frightening sounds of the animal kingdom are allayed by a shift in perspective -- to that of the lions who were also curious at the scent of a wedding feast. The lions are surprisingly creative in the disguises they envision in the hope to join in, yet unable to execute due to their lack of skill. One senses in their endeavor the kinship of man and animal.
Dvojjazyčná kniha.
Tento čarovný ilustrovaný príbeh pre deti, ktorý sa odohráva v africkej púšti, obsahuje i mravné ponaučenie nápodobné tým, ktoré nájdeme v Ezopových bájkach. Tu to, čo začína detskou obavou z desivých zvukov z ríše zvierat, je rozptýlené posunom v perspective, kde sú levy, zaujaté vôňou svadobnej hostiny. Levy sú prekvapivo kreatívne v prevlekoch, ktoré si predstavujú v nádeji pripojiť sa k hostine, napriek tomu to nedokážu z dôvodu ich nedostatku zručností. V ich snahe cítime príbuzenstvo človeka a zvieraťa.
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The Woman in Black
A beautiful hardback edition of one of the scariest and most ingenious novels ever written.
Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until he glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to talk of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose.
This illustrated edition includes four of Susan Hill's scariest ghost stories: Dolly, The Man in the Picture, Printer's Devil Court and The Small Hand.
From the Abyss
D K Broster was one of the great British historical novelists of the twentieth century, but her Weird fiction has long been forgotten. She wrote some of the most impressive supernatural short stories to be published between the wars. Melissa Edmundson, editor of Women's Weird, Women's Weird 2, Elinor Mordaunt's The Villa and The Vortex and Helen Simpson's The Outcast and The Rite, all published by Handheld, has curated a selection of Broster's best and most terrifying work. From the Abyss contains eleven stories, including:
'The Window', in which a deserted chateau takes revenge on anyone who opens one particular window.
Slash - Orgy Of The Damned CD
Saul Hudson (narodený 23. júla 1965), profesionálne známy ako Slash, je britsko-americký hudobník,ktorý pôsobí ako hlavný gitarista hardrockovej skupiny Guns N' Roses, s ktorou koncom osemdesiatych a začiatkom deväťdesiatych rokov dosiahol celosvetový úspech. Slash získal uznanie kritikov a je považovaný za jedného z najlepších gitaristov všetkých čias.
„Orgy of the Damned“ je kolekcia 12 dynamických skladieb, ktoré otriasajú a oživujú bluesovú klasiku s inštinktívnym prístupom. Slash sa opäť zišiel s dvoma bývalými spoluhráčmi z Blues Ball,basgitaristom Johnnym Griparicom a klávesákom Teddym Andreadisom, a získal bubeníka Michaela Jeromea a speváka/gitaristu Tasha Neala. Všetko sa hralo naživo v miestnosti s dôrazom na improvizáciu. Tento prístup viedol k dynamickým skladbám plným energie, ktoré pôsobia bezprostredne, surovo a zreteľne povedome. V nasledujúcich mesiacoch Slash získal a nahral rôznorodých hosťujúcich spevákov albumu, ku ktorým patria Gary Clark Jr, Billy F. Gibbons, Chris Stapleton, Dorothy, Iggy Pop, Paul Rodgers, Demi Lovato, Brian Johnson, Tash Neal, Chris Robinson, a Beth Hart. Na inom mieste albumu má Steven Tyler z Aerosmith harmoniku na prvom singli albumu, chrapľavý, veselo nespútaný pohľad na štandardnú skladbu Howlin' Wolf z roku 1964 „Killing Floor“. Orgy of the Damned predstavuje menej počúvaný aspekt Slashovej hudobnej zdatnosti. Zatiaľ čo vždy prijímal širokú škálu štýlov a žánrov, album ponúka pohľad na jeho rané inšpirácie a pretrvávajúce posadnutosti. Namiesto nahrávania so svojou charakteristickou hromadou zosilňovačov si veci ponechal na základoch s malým kombinovaným zosilňovačom a niekoľkýmistarými gitarami, pričom využil príležitosť preskúmať jedinečnú stránku svojej hry.
Tracklist:
01. The Pusher – feat. Chris Robinson
02. Crossroads – feat. Gary Clark Jr.
03. Hoochie Coochie Man – feat. Billy F. Gibbons
04. Oh Well – feat. Chris Stapleton
05. Key To The Highway – feat. Dorothy
06. Awful Dream- feat. Iggy Pop
07. Born Under A Bad Sign – feat. Paul Rodgers
08. Papa Was A Rolling Stone – feat. Demi Lovato
09. Killing Floor – feat. Brian Johnson
10. Living for the City – feat. Tash Neal
11. Stormy Monday – feat. Beth Hart
12. Metal Chestnut
You Vs The World
Give the young person in your life the mindset they need to thrive.
Kids today are presented with new challenges all the time. They face an uncertain future and are under constant pressure to thrive in an overwhelming and fast-paced world.
You vs the World: The Bear Grylls Guide to Never Giving Up retells Bear Grylls' most extreme adventures in a kid-friendly way. He shares the life lessons he's learned along the way, and how the skills needed to survive in the wild can be used in everyday life. From finding confidence to bouncing back from failure, Bear gives children the tools they need to survive and thrive in their own lives.
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The Masque of the Red Death
"The Masque of the Red Death", originally published as "The Mask of the Red Death", is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague known as the Red Death by hiding in his abbey. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, has a masquerade ball within seven rooms of his abbey, each decorated with a different color. In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure enters and makes his way through each of the rooms. When Prospero confronts this stranger, he falls dead. The story follows many traditions of Gothic fiction and is often analyzed as an allegory about the inevitability of death, though some critics advise against an allegorical reading. Many different interpretations have been presented, as well as attempts to identify the true nature of the disease of the "Red Death."
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Krajinou domova / Seeing the home landscape / In der Heimatlandschaft
I tu nejprobádanější krajinu můžeme objevovat stále znovu a znovu.
Naši krajinu domova máme krásně vymezenou zvláštní kruhovou hradbou pohraničních hor. Kotlina Čech, sevřená tímto prstencem, je do sebe uzavřeným světem, zatímco široké úvaly Moravy se naopak otevírají jako náruč. Člověk se v té krajině učil žít a hospodařit tak dlouho, až z ní vytvořil prostor, kterému sám pro sebe začal říkat Zahrádka. Krajinu domova vnímáme jako zemský ráj, o kterém se zpívá v naší hymně. Najdeme zde mnoho koutů, kde jedinečné kouzlo a nezaměnitelná poetika Zahrádky ožívá i dnes.
V této knize se spolu s námi projdete krajinou Hustopečské pahorkatiny a Pálavy, Železných hor a Žďárských vrchů, Bílých Karpat, Jizerských hor a Krkonoš, Nízkého a Hrubého Jeseníku. Podíváme se i na místa, v nichž se otiskly vzpomínky na sopky – do Českého středohoří a Slavkovského lesa.
Kniha navazuje na stejnojmenný úspěšný televizní pořad, který získal prestižní hlavní cenu Tourfilmu, mezinárodního festivalu filmů s cestovatelskou tematikou. Úchvatné fotografie doprovázejí texty vyzdvihující pozoruhodnosti české a moravské krajiny a dokreslují je působivé ilustrace. Vychází v trojjazyčné verzi – česky, anglicky a německy.
Fotografie Michal Matuška a Pavel Vacek
Metallica - Kill 'Em All (Jump In The Fire Engine Red Ltd. Edition) LP
Metallica je americká heavymetalová skupina. Kapela bola založená v roku 1981 v Los Angeles spevákom a gitaristom Jamesom Hetfieldom a bubeníkom Larsom Ulrichom a väčšinu svojej kariéry žila v San Franciscu.Rýchle tempá, inštrumentály a agresívne muzikantstvo z nich urobili jednu zo zakladajúcich „veľkej štvorky“ thrash metalových kapiel, popri Megadeth, Anthrax a Slayer. Aktuálnu zostavu Metallicy tvoria zakladajúci členovia a hlavní skladatelia Hetfield a Ulrich, dlhoročný hlavný gitarista Kirk Hammett a basgitarista Robert Trujillo. Gitarista Dave Mustaine, ktorý založil Megadeth po vyhodení z kapely, a basgitaristi Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton a Jason Newsted sú bývalí členovia kapely.
Kill 'Em All je debutový štúdiový album, vydaný 25. júla 1983 prostredníctvom nezávislého vydavateľstva Megaforce Records. Metallica začala vystúpeniami v miestnych kluboch v Los Angeles. Nahrali niekoľko dem, aby získali pozornosť majiteľov klubov a nakoniec sa presťahovali do San Francisca, aby si zabezpečili služby basgitaristu Cliffa Burtona. Demokazetu skupiny No Life 'til Leather (1982) si všimol šéf labelu Megaforce Jon Zazula, ktorý ich podpísal a poskytol rozpočet 15 000 dolárov na nahrávanie. Album bol nahraný v máji s producentom Paulom Curciom v Music America Studios v Rochestri v New Yorku. Pôvodne mal niesť názov Metal Up Your Ass, s predlohou s rukou zvierajúcou dýku vychádzajúcu zo záchodovej misy. Zazula presvedčil kapelu, aby zmenila názov, pretože distribútori sa obávali, že vydanie albumu s takým urážlivým názvom a grafikou by znížilo jej šance na komerčný úspech.
Side A:
1. Hit The Lights
2. The Four Horsemen
3. Motorbreath
4. Jump In The Fire
5. (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth
6. Whiplash
Side B:
1. Phantom Lord
2. No Remorse
3. Seek & Destroy
4. Metal Militia
The Five Elements Cookbook
A stunning and accessible guide to cooking with Traditional Chinese Medicine, featuring over 50 nourishing recipes to eat for healing every day by TCM chef and registered dietitian Zoey Xinyi Gong.
Chef and registered dietitian Zoey Xinyi Gong offers an incredibly fresh, elegant, and authentic approach to food therapy and a truly accessible guide to cooking with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a thousands-year-old practice for holistic wellness.
Named after a foundational theory of what balance and optimal health looks like, The Five Elements Cookbook is a stunning introduction to the beginner concepts of TCM and offers a photographic guide to the most commonly used medicinal ingredients (American ginseng, turmeric, reishi, and more), their healing properties, and how to use them seamlessly in your cooking—whether in a warm tea, restorative bone broth, a sweet smoothie, or your favorite dinner.
Each of the over 50 delicious recipes ingeniously incorporates a food-as-medicine ingredient, with consideration for seasonality, digestion, and body constitution, and specific concerns, like menstrual pains, nausea, anxiety, blood circulation, respiratory health, and more. For those with dietary restrictions, each recipe also includes a key for vegan, nut free, dairy free, gluten free, plus the TCM energetics and uses.
Recipes span all day and every meal, plus beverages and desserts:
Sesame Goji Granola
Pumpkin and Lotus Seed Hummus with Crudité
Reishi Mushroom Miso Soup
Steamed Whole Fish with Herbal Soy Sauce
Warming Lamb Noodle Soup
Saffron Mulled Wine
With beautiful photographs throughout, this soothing, practical guide is perfect for those looking to eat for healing, nourishment, and joy.