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Skinhead
Šestnáctiletý Joe Hawkins je antihrdina antihrdiny. Jeho životu vládne oblečení, pivo, fotbal a především násilí - násilí vůči hipíkům, autoritám, rasovým menšinám a všem ostatním, kteří se mu nešťastně připletli do cesty.
Joe je londýnský skinhead - příslušník jedinečné britské subkultury, která vznikla na konci šedesátých let. Zatímco ostatní skiny hnala hlavně hudba, móda a hrdost dělnické třídy, Joe a jeho parta používají svůj impozantní pouliční styl jako odznak agresivního hněvu, i když Joe sní o tom, že si zařídí lepší život.
Skinhead, který je drásavý ve svém zobrazení násilí a sexu, často šokujícím i na dnešní poměry, je zároveň provokativním průřezem britskou městskou společností. Nešetří pokrytectvím, korupcí ani přílišnou tolerancí, které podle autora umožnily rozkvět extremistického křídla skinheadské kultury.
Kniha Skinhead, která poprvé vyšla v roce 1970 a stala se obrovským kultovním bestsellerem, je nyní poprvé k dispozici v češtině. I po téměř padesáti letech zůstává jedním z nejsilnějších artefaktů britské populární kultury, které kdy byly vydány tiskem.
What Monstrous Gods
A rich and romantic fantasy loosely inspired by the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights and The Shadow Queen.
Centuries ago, the heretic sorcerer Ruven raised a deadly briar around Runakhia's palace, casting the royal family into an enchanted sleep—and silencing the kingdom's gods.
Born with a miraculous gift, Lia's destiny is to kill Ruven and wake the royals. But when she succeeds, she finds her duty is not yet complete, for now she must marry into the royal family and forge a pact with a god—or die.
To make matters even worse, Ruven's spirit is haunting her.
As discord grows between the old and new guards, the queen sends Lia and Prince Araunn, her betrothed, on a pilgrimage to awaken the gods. But the old gods are more dangerous than Lia ever knew—and Ruven may offer her only hope of survival.
As the two work together, Lia learns that they're more alike than she expected. And with tensions rising, Lia must choose between what she was raised to believe and what she knows is right—and between the prince she is bound to by duty … and the boy she killed.
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35 years of daring, defiant photography.Since her first photographs in the late '70s, Bettina Rheims has defied the predictable. From her series on Pigalle strippers (1980) to her cycle on the life of Jesus in I.N.R.I. (1998), from Chanel commercials to Gender Studies (2011), her work has shaken up traditional iconography and pushed restlessly at the breaking point between two great human preoccupations: beauty and imperfection. This Rheims retrospective showcases more than 500 photographs from 35 years of daring, often defiant, photography. Personally selected and assembled by Rheims, the collection juxtaposes renowned series such as Chambre Close with many previously unpublished archival pictures and entries from Rheims's own "diary," detailing behind-the-scenes work and personal memories. Spanning commercial work and artistic series, the retrospective impresses with each turn of the page, as much for the vigor of each image as for the thrilling variety of Rheims's subjects and aesthetics. With equal attention to anonymous subjects cast in the street as to such global beauty stars as Kate Moss, Madonna, Monica Bellucci, Claudia Schiffer, and Naomi Campbell, the book showcases Rheims's particular interest in female fragility and strength, and of the magic encounter between model and artist which disrupts codes of so-called eroticism to build up a new image system for womanhood.
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Poselství náčelníka Dana George
Odkaz skutečného indiánského náčelníka Dana George, filmového adoptivního otce Dustina Hoffmanna ze slavného snímku Malý velký muž. Kniha byla přivezena z Kanady a obsahuje mj. dvě knihy Dana George, ve kterých typickým indiánským poetickým stylem předává světu své poselství a tím i vnímání moderního světa očima svého národa, úctu a lásku k veškerému životu i k sobě navzájem
The Endless War
THREE LIFE-CHANGING CHOICES, TWO STAR-CROSSED LOVERS, AND ONE UNCLAIMED DESTINY . . .
Newly crowned as king of Maridrina, Keris watches powerless as his forbidden relationship with Zarrah is exposed.
He knows there is only one way to save her when she is imprisoned by the Empress: to ally with the kingdom he nearly destroyed.
Zarrah, held captive on the dreaded Devil's Island, faces two choices: regain the favour of the Empress who condemned her or die a traitor by her royal command.
But dare Zarrah seek a third path: a rebellion to overthrow tyranny entwined with a destiny she must fight to claim.
Facing impossible odds, Keris and Zarrah must somehow find their way back to each other, before it's too late . . .
The Great Divide
A breathtaking historical novel following the incredible construction of the Panama Canal and casting light on the unsung people who lived and laboured in its shadow - by acclaimed author Cristina Henriquez.
It is said that the Canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built.
Ada Bunting, a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados, arrives alone in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work in the grand building project of the Canal. Francisco, a local fisherman, resents the foreign nations clamouring for a slice of his country, but nothing is more upsetting for him than his son Omar's decision to work as a digger. For Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection and independence. Scientist John Oswald has come from further afield. He has journeyed to Panama in pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But everything hangs in the balance as his wife Marian falls ill herself.
When John witnesses an act of bravery and compassion from Ada one day, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver for his wife. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Breathtaking and impossible to put down, The Great Divide explores the lives of the labourers, fishmongers, journalists, protesters, doctors and soothsayers who lived alongside the construction of the Canal - those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.
The Kingdom of Sweets
Light and dark - this is the destiny placed upon Natasha and Clara, the birthright bestowed on them by their godfather, the mysterious sorcerer Drosselmeyer. Clara, the favourite, grows into beauty and ease, while Natasha is cursed to live in her sister's shadow. But one fateful Christmas Eve, Natasha gets her chance at revenge. For Drosselmeyer has returned and brought with him the Nutcracker, an enchanted present which offers entry to a deceptively beautiful world: the Kingdom of Sweets.
In this land of snow and sugar, Natasha is presented with a power far greater than Drosselmeyer: the Sugar Plum Fairy, who is also a giver of gifts . . . and a maker of dread-filled bargains. As Natasha uncovers the dark destiny laid before her birth, she must reckon with powers both earthly and magical . . . and decide to which world she truly belongs.
The Porcelain Maker
Two lovers caught at the crossroads of history
A daughter’s search for the truth
Germany, 1929.
When Max, a Jewish architect, and Bettina, a beautiful and celebrated German avant-garde artist, meet at a party their attraction is instant. In love with each other and the art they create, their talent transports them to the dazzling lights of Berlin. But Germany is on the brink of terrible change, and their bright beginning is soon dimmed by the rising threat of Nazism.
When Max is arrested and sent to the Dachau concentration camp, it is only his talent at making the exquisite porcelain figures so beloved by the Nazis that stands between him and certain death. At first, Bettina has no idea where Max has been taken but when she learns of his fate, she is determined to rescue him whatever the cost.
Now, a lifetime later, Bettina’s daughter, Clara, sets out on a journey to uncover the truth about her identity. As she weaves together the fabric of her past, she discovers the terrible secret her mother wanted hidden forever.
For fans of Heather Morris and Kristin Hannah, The Porcelain Maker is a sweeping, epic story of love, betrayal and art, set across Europe from the 1920s Weimar Republic, to dark and glittering 1930s Berlin.
Británie a USA - reálie
Znalost světa, v němž Britové a Američané žijí, usnadňuje cizincovu orientaci v jejich zemích i společenskou komunikaci s jejich obyvateli. Vzpomeňte si, jak Vás potěšilo, když cizinec ledacos věděl o Vaší zemi.
Zde ve dvou paralelních oddílech (Brit
ánie a USA) začneme s nástinem dějin těchto dvou zemí. Následují reálie institucí a všedního života. Není tu zeměpisný přehled obou států, ten je však poměrně snadno dostupný v knižních průvodcích. Nenajdete zde ani ekonomické údaje a politické aktua
lity, protože to všechno rychle podléhá změnám. Pro nedostatek místa nemohly být bohužel zařazeny kapitoly o architektuře, výtvarném umění a hudbě to však již patří k pokročilému studiu. Tento svazek je určen především pro "English learners" na stř
edních a jazykových školách, v kursech pro veřejnost a pro samouky. Není třeba knihu číst jako román, od začátku do konce. Nejprve si vyhledávejte to, co vás zajímá, nebo kde cítíte, že máte největší mezery ve vědomostech (můžete nahlédnout do závěre
čného rejstříku). 235 ilustrací v textu určitě podnítí Váš další zájem.
Český překlad Vám má usnadnit porozumění textu, ušetřit vyhledávání slovíček ve slovníku. I když se autor vyhýbal výrazivu s malou frekvencí a vše formuloval ve větách pokud možn
o jednoduchých, přece je lexikum těchto 50 kapitol dosti rozsáhlé.
Součástí kultury každého národa je i literatura. Její dějiny by však vyžadovaly samostatný svazek. Zde se pokusíme o jistou náhražku: vývoj britské a americké literatury rok po roce.
Zahrnuta však jsou jen díla přeložená do češtiny (příležitost pro čtenáře porovnat si název originálu s názvem českého překladu). Také je možné srovnávat, co bylo napsáno ve stejné době v Británii a USA - a u nás (jestliže znáte data vydání významněj
ších děl české literatury). Množství přeložených titulů (1380) Vás možná překvapí. Je to doklad toho, že se Češi jako malý národ vždy snažili být v kontaktu se zahraniční literaturou. A konečně, v oddílu literatury najdete i 153 portrétů významnějšíc
h či populárnějších spisovatelů, které nejsou jinde snadno dostupné.
Steven Spielberg All the Films
A first-of-its-kind deep dive into Steven Spielberg's decades-long career, covering everything from early short films and television episodes to each of his more than 30 feature length-films.
Organized chronologically and covering every short film, television episode, and blockbuster movie that Steven Spielberg has ever directed, Steven Spielberg All the Films draws upon years of research to tell the behind-the-scenes stories of how each project was conceived, cast, and produced; from the creation of the costumes to the search for perfect locations; details about Spielberg's work with longtime collaborators like George Lucas, producer Kathleen Kennedy, and composer John Williams; and of course, the direction of some of Hollywood's most memorable scenes. Spanning more than fifty years, this book details the creative processes that resulted in numerous classic films like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Jurassic Park, The Color Purple, Schindler's List, and Saving Private Ryan (to name just a few). Newer work like Lincoln, The Post, and The Fabelmans is also featured alongside awards stats, original release dates, box office totals, casting details, and other insider scoops that will keep fans turning pages. Featuring hundreds of vivid photographs that celebrate one of cinema's most iconic artists, Steven Spielberg All the Films is the authoritative guide to the man who invented the Hollywood blockbuster
The Stone Age
On 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back.
These five white British kids set out to play the music of black America. They honed a style that bled bluesy undertones into dark insinuations of women, sex and drugs. Denounced as 'corruptors of youth' and 'messengers of the devil', they created some of the most thrilling music ever recorded.
Now, their sound and attitude seem louder and more influential than ever. Elvis is dead and the Beatles are over, but Jagger and Richards bestride the world. The Stones may be gathering moss, but on they roll.
Yet how did the ultimate anti-establishment misfits become the global brand we know today? Who were the casualties, and what are the forgotten legacies? Can the artist ever be truly divisible from the art?
Lesley-Ann Jones's new history tracks this contradictory, disturbing, granitic and unstoppable band through hope, glory and exile, into the juggernaut years and beyond into rock's ongoing reckoning . . . where the Stones seem more at odds than ever with the values and heritage against which they have always rebelled.
Good, bad and often ugly, here are the Rolling Stones as never before.
Queen Charlotte: Before the Bridgertons came the love story that changed the ton...
From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn and television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful and romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte and King George III's great love story and how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix.
'We are one crown. His weight is mine, and mine is his . . .'
In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King and Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, and fiercely intelligent . . . not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire and independence were exactly what she needed, because George had secrets . . . secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy.
Thrust into her new role as a royal, Charlotte must learn to navigate the intricate politics of the court . . . all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King, even as he pushes her away. Above all she must learn to rule, and to understand that she has been given the power to remake society. She must fight - for herself, for her husband, and for all her new subjects who look to her for guidance and grace. For she will never be just Charlotte again. She must instead fulfil her destiny . . . as Queen.
The Once and Future Sex
What makes for the ideal woman? How should she look, love, and be? In this vibrant, high-spirited history, medievalist Eleanor Janega turns to the Middle Ages, the era that bridged the ancient world and modern society, to unfurl its suppositions about women and reveal what’s shifted over time?and what hasn’t.
Enshrined medieval thinkers, almost always male, subscribed to a blend of classical Greek and Roman philosophy and Christian theology for their concepts of the sexes. For the height of female attractiveness, they chose the mythical Helen of Troy, whose imagined pear shape, small breasts, and golden hair served as beauty’s epitome. Casting Eve’s shadow over medieval women, they derided them as oversexed sinners, inherently lustful, insatiable, and weak. And, unless a nun, a woman was to be the embodiment of perfect motherhood.
In contrast, drawing on accounts of remarkable and subversive medieval women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and Hildegard of Bingen, along with others hidden in documents and court cases, Janega shows us how real women of the era lived. While often mothers, they were industrious farmers, brewers, textile workers, artists, and artisans and paved the way for new ideas about women’s nature, intellect, and ability.
In The Once and Future Sex, Janega unravels the restricting expectations on medieval women and the ones on women today. She boldly questions why, if our ideas of women have changed drastically over time, we cannot reimagine them now to create a more equitable future.
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Becoming Calder
The first book in the Acadia Duology, a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance, from the New York Times bestselling author of the TikTok sensation ARCHER'S VOICE.
The light of love has always found its way into even the darkest of places, from the beginning of time to the end of the world.
There is a place in today's America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place, there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition.
In the community of Acadia lives a boy named Calder with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He serves his family with faith and honour, but he dares to dream of more . . . especially when an angel-faced girl his age is brought to their community. To Acadia, Eden is obedient perfection, prophesized to lead them to eternal peace, but to Calder, even at first glance, she is so much more.
Calder and Eden were never meant to be friends. Certainly never meant to fall in love. After all, Eden is betrothed to Acadia's leader, secluded until the day of her destiny. But as she and Calder steal fleeting moments and forbidden kisses, their hearts grow dangerously tangled, and it's too late to heed the warnings.
In Acadia, they can never be together. But Acadia is all they know. If they want any chance at a future, they must risk everything to choose between the life they were taught to live and the dream their hearts want to follow.
Invisible
In this compelling novel from No. 1 bestselling author Danielle Steel, a gifted young woman must grapple with the legacy of a troubled childhood in order to pursue her dreams.
When destiny shines the spotlight on you, do you stay . . . or run?
Antonia Adams is the product of a loveless marriage between a beautiful young model and a wealthy entrepreneur. As a child, she is abandoned in the chasm between them. Unprotected and unloved, she learns that the only way to feel safe is to draw as little attention as possible, to be invisible.
In her isolation, films are her escape, and she dreams of one day becoming a screenwriter. During a summer job at a Hollywood studio, she meets a famous filmmaker, and is invisible no longer. He wants to put her in a movie and make her a star. It is a dazzling opportunity but a terrifying one. Suddenly she is thrust into the public eye – even more so when they fall in love.
Antonia never lets go of her true dream of becoming a filmmaker, but to make that leap she will have to expose herself in ways she never has before. When tragedy strikes, she must decide whether she will remain center stage or retreat to safety once more. Will she face her demons, or run and hide?
In this extraordinary novel, Danielle Steel tells the story of a woman who must decide the price of pursuing her passion, and whether it is possible to stay true to herself while she does.
Jak prof.telefefonovat v 6.jaz
Příručka švýcarského autora přináší přehled nejužitečnějších obratů a výrazů, jichž s úspěchem využijí všichni ti, kteří jsou v pravidelném telefonickém kontaktu se zahraničními partnery a klienty. Soubor nejdůležitějších ekvivalentů v angličtině, ně
mčině, francouzštině, italštině, španělštině a češtině vhodně doplňují poznatky z oblasti psychologie a technik komunikace prostřednictvím telefonu.
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A six-level course with a higher vocabulary load and more reading than most primary courses.
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Lacná kniha Jak člověk v duchu uvažuje, takový opravdu je (-90%)
Autorka, známá také pod jménem babička Hansi, napsala tuto knížku ve svých 86 letech na základě dlouhodobých zkušeností s péčí o osobu postiženou progresivní demencí. Její spolupracovnice a nejlepší kamarádka v jedné osobě, Betty Pershing, se jí před očima postupně měnila v umíněné děcko. Ačkoliv nebylo snadné sledovat, jak vysoce inteligentní Betty ztrácí paměť i soudnost, povzbudivě působila naopak skutečnost, že její duchovní život se nevytratil. Po několika letech studia stavby a funkce lidského mozku Hansi vzala své nashromážděné poznámky a vytvořila z nich útlou knížku, která nikomu nezabere příliš mnoho času. V jedné z posledních kapitol otevřeně hovoří i o určité duchovní krizi, kterou prožívala, když mnohé modlitby za zlepšení Bettina stavu nedocházely vyslyšení. Na některé otázky dodnes nezná odpovědi; nalezla však pokoj v ujištění, že v Kristově království po fyzické smrti dostaneme novou mysl, která si bude pamatovat všechno, co jsme se na zemi naučili. Kéž se i v případě demence může naplnit Boží zaslíbení, že všecko napomáhá k dobrému těm, kdo milují Boha, kdo jsou povoláni podle jeho rozhodnutí (Řím. 8,28)
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