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A hennaművész
A tizenhét éves Lakshmi mindent hátrahagy, hogy elmeneküljön poros falujából és bántalmazó házasságából. Néhány kitérő után az 1950-es évek pezsgő életű, rózsaszín városába, Dzsaipurba kerül, ahol hennaművészként fokozatosan elnyeri a város leggazdagabb asszonyainak bizalmát. Ám míg a magas kasztbeli vendégei rábízzák legféltettebb titkaikat, a különleges motívumai és bölcs tanácsai miatt egyre népszerűbb hennafestő féltve őrzi a sajátját. Egy nap azonban olyasmi történik, ami veszélybe sodorhat mindent, amiért Lakshmi több mint tíz éven át olyan keményen dolgozott: felbukkan a férje és vele Radha, Lakshmi tizenhárom éves húga, akinek a létezéséről mindaddig nem is tudott. Ráadásul Lakshmi hamarosan olyan megbízást kap a királyi családtól, amely a felemelkedéséhez, de akár a bukásához is vezethet… A hennaművész a brit uralom alól épp felszabadult India egyszerre buja és lenyűgöző, ugyanakkor kemény és kíméletlen világába vezet. Hiteles és izgalmas képet fest egy nő önmegvalósítási küzdelméről a több ezer éves tradíciók és a modern világ között egyensúlyozó társadalomban.
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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald
A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator.
Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century’s most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald’s death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.
Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singer’s difficult childhood in Yonkers, New York, the tragic death of her mother, and the year she spent in a girls’ reformatory school?where she sang in its renowned choir and dreamed of being a dancer. Rarely seen profiles from the Black press offer precious glimpses of Fitzgerald’s tense experiences of racial discrimination and her struggles with constricting models of Black and white femininity at midcentury.
Tick’s compelling narrative depicts Fitzgerald’s complicated career in fresh and original detail, upending the traditional view that segregates vocal jazz from the genre’s mainstream. As she navigated the shifting tides between jazz and pop, she used her originality to pioneer modernist vocal jazz. Interpreting long-lost setlists, reviews from both white and Black newspapers, and newly released footage and recordings, the book explores how Ella’s transcendence as an improvisor produced onstage performances every bit as significant as her historic recorded oeuvre.
From the singer’s first performance at the Apollo Theatre’s famous “Amateur Night” to the Savoy Ballroom, where Fitzgerald broke through with Chick Webb’s big band in the 1930s, Tick evokes the jazz world in riveting detail. She describes how Ella helped shape the bebop movement in the 1940s, as she joined Dizzy Gillespie and her then-husband, Ray Brown, in the world-touring Jazz at the Philharmonic, one of the first moments of high-culture acceptance for the disreputable art form.
Breaking ground as a female bandleader, Fitzgerald refuted expectations of musical Blackness, deftly balancing artistic ambition and market expectations. Her legendary exploration of the Great American Songbook in the 1950s fused a Black vocal aesthetic and jazz improvisation to revolutionize the popular repertoire. This hybridity often confounded critics, yet throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Ella reached audiences around the world, electrifying concert halls, and sold millions of records.
A masterful biography, Becoming Ella Fitzgerald describes a powerful woman who set a standard for American excellence nearly unmatched in the twentieth century.
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Mystéria křesťanská aneb o kosmogonikcém tajemství Velikonoc
Pronikavý rozbor velikonočních obřadů zaměřený na zasvěcení do tajemstvíVzkříšení jakožto spásy světa jeho znovustvořením: "Spása duše souvisí snápravou, přerodem lidské "přirozenosti". Uvidíme, že o "přírodu" a"přirozenost" v těchto obřadech jde především. V mysterijní zkušenostisplývá přirozenost duše s přirozeností veškerenstva a spása vlastní sespásou světa. Obé se setkává v 'srdci přirozenosti', které - tak jakoNoemova Archa či Archa Úmluvy - zachraňuje, uchovává a chrání kosmickýřád stvoření, zatímco svět sám dochází své obnovy skrze tajemný průchodnestvořenem, otevřený Kristovým Zmrtvýchvstáním. Událostí Vzkříšenípovstává svět ze svého nebytí - tak jako fénix z vlastního popele."
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"Kedves Rachel! Légy készen egy nagy meglepetésre. Akarsz-e csatlakozni ahhoz a társasághoz, melyet a jövõ hónap 10-én Norvégiába viszek? Egyik résztvevõm lemondott, s ha óhajtanád elfoglalni a helyét, a te ajánlkozásodnak adom az elsõséget. Gyakran voltál rá kíváncsi, hogy mi módon élünk mi az úgynevezett »Boldogság völgyé«-ben. Nos, meghívlak most oda fizetõvendég gyanánt. Jöjj és láss a magad szemével mindent, amire kíváncsi vagy. Ez a kirándulás nagyon egészséges változás lesz számodra a londoni szezon taposómalma után. A vidék képe nagyszerû, az élet valóban árkádiai, a levegõ pedig testet-lelket felfrissítõ. Ott ugyan nem lelné helyét a te kényes szobalányod, arra sem nyílna alkalom, hogy pompás kalaptollaidat fitogtasd. Egy vastag bot s egy pár erõs cipõ váltja fel a kényelmes kocsik helyét."
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Lékař Marc Seidman se stane obětí podivného zločinu. On sám je těžce raněn, manželka zemře a půlroční dcerka zmizí. Když se Marc probere z bezvědomí, snaží se vypátrat, co se vlastně stalo a kam se jeho dcerka poděla. Policie mu v tom příliš nápomocna není, naopak podezírá jeho samého. Zoufalý Marc se obrací na bývalou agentku FBI Rachel Millsovou, se kterou měl kdysi milostný vztah. Rachelina minulost je však poznamenána záhadou, která v Marcovi vzbuzuje pochyby. Navíc se nad nimi vznáší stín nešťastného rozchodu, přes který se ani jeden nedokázali přenést. Napínavý příběh plný nečekaných zvratů spěje k překvapivému rozuzlení a zdaleka se nedotýká jen kriminálního tématu, nýbrž i otázky přátelských, partnerských a rodinných vztahů.
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Nejznámější česká báseň o lásce a smrti, Máchův "Máj", v novém, zvukomalebném překladu do němčiny rakouského básníka českého původu Ondřeje Cikána (*1985). Dvojjazyčné, zrcadlové vydání s ilustracemi Antonína Šilara (*1986). S doslovem překladatele. "Es war spät Abend - erster Mai - abends der Mai - war Liebeszeit." Mit diesen Worten beginnt das Kurzepos über Liebe und Tod des tschechischen Romantikers Karel Hynek Mácha (1810-1836). Ein Räuberhauptmann wird hingerichtet, weil er die Verführung seiner Geliebten gerächt hat. In eindrucksvollen Bildern verabschiedet er sich von der Erde. Das Kurzepos "Mai" ist nicht nur eines der wichtigsten Werke der Romantik, es diente auch wegen seines avantgardistischen Bilderreichtums den tschechischen Surrealisten als Vorbild. Endlich erscheint es in einer zweisprachigen Ausgabe und in einer neuen, lautmalerischen Übersetzung des österreichisch-tschechischen Dichters Ondřej Cikán (*1985). Illustriert von Antonín Šilar (*1986).
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If I Survive You
A major debut that follows a Jamaican family in Miami navigating recession, racism and Hurricane Andrew.
1979. Topper and Sanya flee to Miami as political violence consumes their native Kingston. But they soon learn that the welcome in America is far from warm. Trelawny, their youngest son, comes of age in a society which regards his racial ambiguity with suspicion, while their eldest son, Delano, becomes ever more reckless in his longing for a better future.
As the brothers battle the many obstacles in their path – an unreliable father, racism, a financial crisis and Hurricane Andrew – they find themselves increasingly pitted against each other. Will their rivalry be the thing that finally tears their family apart?
Christmas Carol
Marley's ghost, Bob Cratchit's slide down icy Cornhill, Mr and Mrs Fezziwig's dance, and of course Ebenezer Scrooge himself, are all exquisitely illustrated in this luxury collector's edition of Charles Dickens's perennial seasonal favourite. Arthur Rackham's colour wash drawings and silhouettes, first published during the First World War, bring a threatening and haunting atmosphere to Scrooge's story, which contrasts wonderfully with the gifts and games of Belle's household. Rackham was a leading illustrator in the golden age of book illustration, when groundbreaking techniques for colour printing were developing fast.He illustrated over sixty books and specialized in children's classics and fairy tales. This landmark edition helped to consolidate the idea of the Dickensian Christmas and the tradition of the Christmas gift book. It is a beautiful version of a classic story, which never ceases to be relevant to our times.
Cheers to TV
The duo behind Cocktails of the Movies returns with dozens of delicious and easy-to-prepare drinks that will elevate your next TV watch party.
The perfect pop culture pairing, this collection of drinks inspired by iconic television characters blends old and new, spicy and sweet, strong and mellow.
Cheers to TV connects sixty cocktails to stars of the small screen. Some are invented specifically for that character, such as the Bloody Ending, inspired by Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen, or the Stringer Bell, an ode to The Wire. Others deliver a TV twist to an established cocktail—a Rusty Nail for Better Call Saul’s titular hero, for instance. Some are cocktails created by the show itself—Absolutely Fabulous’ Stoli-Bolli is sure to outlive its boozy inventor Patsy Stone. There are mocktails like the Banana Stand (honoring George Michael Bluth from Arrested Development), coffee-tinged drinks such as the Central Perk (for Friends’ Rachel), and even a rainbow slushie inspired by Pose’s Blanca Evangelista.
Along with clever, original illustrations, straightforward recipes, and engaging texts about the shows and characters, the authors cover the mixology basics: bar equipment; types of spirits, liqueurs, juices, and bitters; garnishes and glassware.
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A pair of fierce foes are forced to work together to save the arts at their school in this “enemies-to-lovers rom-com of my dreams” (Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow) that fans of Jenny Han and Morgan Matson are sure to adore.
Lifelong rivals Natalie and Reid have never been on the same team. So when their school’s art budget faces cutbacks, of course Natalie finds herself up against her nemesis once more. She’s fighting to direct the school’s first ever student-written play, but for her small production to get funding, the school’s award-winning band will have to lose it. Reid’s band. And he’s got no intention of letting the show go on.
But when their rivalry turns into an all-out prank war that goes too far, Natalie and Reid have to face the music, resulting in the worst compromise: writing and directing a musical. Together. At least if they deliver a sold-out show, the school board will reconsider next year’s band and theater budget. Everyone could win.
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A powerful and thought-provoking Civil Rights era memoir from one of America s most celebrated poets. Looking back on her childhood in the 1950s, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Marilyn Nelson tells the story of her development as an artist and young woman through fifty eye-opening poems. Readers are given an intimate portrait of her growing self-awareness and artistic inspiration along with a larger view of the world around her: racial tensions, the Cold War era, and the first stirrings of the feminist movement. A first-person account of African-American history, this is a book to study, discuss, and treasure."
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Following SHELTER and SECONDS AWAY - the gripping new Mickey Bolitar YA thriller from the internationally bestselling master of suspense.
It's been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey's sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in hospital, Rachel won't tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him . . . and then there's Ema's surprise announcement: she has an online boyfriend and he's vanished.
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The Sunday Times bestseller now updated with a new foreword
Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret. Strangers to each other, they were newly pregnant, and facing an uncertain fate without their husbands. Alone, scared, and with so many loved ones already lost to the Nazis, these young women were privately determined to hold on to all they had left: their lives, and those of their unborn babies.
That the gas chambers ran out of Zyklon-B just after the babies were born, before they and their mothers could be exterminated, is just one of several miracles that allowed them all to survive and rebuild their lives after World War II. Born Survivors follows the mothers' incredible journey - first to Auschwitz, where they each came under the murderous scrutiny of Dr. Josef Mengele; then to a German slave labour camp where, half-starved and almost worked to death, they struggled to conceal their condition; and finally, as the Allies closed in, their hellish 17-day train journey with thousands of other prisoners to the Mauthausen death camp in Austria. Hundreds died along the way but the courage and kindness of strangers, including guards and civilians, helped save these women and their children.
Sixty-five years later, the three 'miracle babies' met for the first time at Mauthausen for the anniversary of the liberation that ultimately saved them. United by their remarkable experiences of survival against all odds, they now consider each other "siblings of the heart." In Born Survivors, Wendy Holden brings all three stories together for the first time to mark their seventieth birthdays and the seventieth anniversary of the ending of the war.
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