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Too Ghoul for School
St Sebastian's School in Grimesford is the pits. No, really - it is. Built on the boggy remains of a medieval plague pit, this once proud school's dodgy nineteenth-century foundations are causing it to slowly subside. Every year, it sinks a little further into the ground, and every year the ghosts of the plague victims underneath become more disgruntled. All they want is to rest in peace, but during term time all they hear is the clatter of hundreds of pairs of high school kids' feet overhead. The ghosts - egged on by their spooky ringleader, Edith Codd - decide to get their own back, and they're willing to play dirty. Really dirty. They swarm into the St Sebastian's sewer system and start to kick up a stink the only way they know how. Popping up through pipes and taps, they invade the school, morphing into monsters and zombies, performing possessions and hauntings, and generally causing as much mischief as in inhumanly possible. But the ghosts haven't reckoned on three friends in year seven, James, Alexander and Lenny. Together, the boys prevent a plague of zombie nits from turning everyone at St Sebastian's into the walking dead, save their school from an unusual invasion and finally thrash rival school St Mary's at football with a little help from a fiend.
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Ve Skalistých horách v centrální části amerického Colorada umírají za záhadných okolností lidé. Nezřídka dost krvavým způsobem. První obětí šestiprstého zabijáka se stává Malcolm Ferry, úspěšný autor strašidelných románů, který bohužel příliš pozdě pochopil, že ve svém rozepsaném trháku vytahuje na světlo fikci, jež fikcí tak docela není a světlo jí navíc zatraceně vadí. A právě kvůli tomuto Ferryho přehmatu se nad zasněženým krajem kolem hornického městečka Carbon Mills začínají kvapem stahovat zlověstná mračna. Místním lidem se po setmění houfně zakalují mozky a neovladatelný vír dění uchvacuje další a další aktéry dramatického duelu dvou odvěkých rivalů, pro něž byl svět vždycky příliš malý. Blíží se Vánoce roku 1994, ale do Rocky Mountains tentokrát nepřichází jenom Santa Claus.
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Rudo Móric deti neklamal, jemne a múdro ich svojimi rozprávkami učil, že príroda pozná aj kruté a neľútostné príbehy...
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Dejiny veľkých ideí
Veľké idey, ktoré sa objavili v priebehu dejín vždy výrazne menili život spoločnosti. Dávali totiž odpovede na principiálne otázky: Z čoho vznikol svet? Aký je zmysel života? Ako by sme mali žiť? V knihe je zrozumiteľný text, citáty veľkých mysliteľov jednotlivých období, slovníček najfrekventovanejších výrazov, farebné fotografie a príťažlivá grafická úprava.
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Střecha cest
Když Kupe, slavný polynéský mořeplavec, pronásleduje oceánem obrovskou chobotnici, objeví zvláštní
a tajemnou zemi Mlh a zachrání z rozbouřeného moře muže a ženu.Odveze je zpět na ostrov Raiatea,kde se cizinci s bledou kůží stanou svědky událostí, př
ímo souvisejících s úmrtím krále a bojem o nástupnictví.Ale bohové se dívají také, a když princ Tangiia se svými stoupenci z ostrova potají uprchne, musejí zasáhnout.
STŘECHA CEST, úžasná bohatými a barvitými detaily a mýty ze života Polynésanů, je
první částí poutavého
příběhu, který se stane mezníkem fantastiky.
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Lacná kniha Catherine Blum (-70%)
En 1829, dans un village de Picardie, deux jeunes gens, Catherine Blum et Bernard Watrin, sont victimes d'une machination diabolique orchestrée par un rival jaloux et contrefait, l'orphelin Mathieu Goguelue, que seule une solide enqute parviendra démasquer.. Loin des sagas historiques, des histoires de cape et d'épée, Catherine Blum révle une facette méconnue du génie de Dumas, plus intimiste, plus social, plus descriptif, parfois proche de Balzac. Par ce livre, écrit Dominique Fernandez en préface, Dumas démontre avec éclat qu'il n'avait besoin ni de l'appui de grands événements historiques, ni du prestige attaché aux rois et aux surhommes, pour tre romancier. ""
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Lacná kniha L´Appello (-50%)
1967: a Greenville, una cittadina come tante nel profondo sud americano, unabomba fa esplodere gli uffici di un avvocato impegnato nella difesa dei diritti civili, uccidendo i suoi due figli. Nessuno sembra dubitare della colpevolezza di Sam Cayhall, noto membro del locale Ku-klux-klan. 1988: sonopassati vent'anni e l'azione si sposta a Chicago. Cayhall ancora chiuso nelraggio della morte e ha esaurito tutte le possibilit di appello. Ma un giovane avvocato di un grande studio chiede esplicitamente di essere assegnato alsuo caso. Vuole tirar fuori di cella l'uomo del Klan. Perché?
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Tajomstvá šťastných rodín
Návod, ako docieliť pohodovú domácnosť
Čo robia šťastné rodiny správne a ako sa my ostatní môžeme poučiť, aby boli aj naše rodiny šťastnejšie?
Vytvorte si krajšie rána, prehodnoťte spoločnú večeru, hádajte sa múdrejšie, zahrajte sa. Toto je iba niekoľko z prospešných riešení v tejto odvážnej príručke pre súčasné rodiny. Autor Bruce Feiler sa kedysi sám ocitol medzi mlynskými kameňmi. Starostlivosť o starnúcich rodičov aj o malé dvojčatá mu dávali poriadne zabrať. Prečítal množstvo publikácií na túto tému. Žiadna však nebola šitá na potreby dnešnej hektickej doby. A tak sa pozrel na problém z celkom novej perspektívy a zostavil plán pre moderné rodiny, pričom sa inšpiroval metódami, aké využívajú vo svojej praxi odborníci z oblasti vedy, obchodu, športu či armády. Výsledkom je zábavná a podnetná príručka pre súčasné rodiny s viac ako 200 užitočnými postupmi, ako docieliť pohodovú domácnosť.
Tajomstvá šťastných rodín sú doslova povinným čítaním pre všetkých rodičov a prinášajú odpovede na otázky, ktoré si dnes kladie množstvo z nich: Ako zvládať toľko povinnosti? Ako naučiť deti, aby si osvojili správne hodnoty? Ako docieliť, aby naša rodina bola šťastnejšia?
Z anglického originálu The Secret of Happy Families (William Morrow. An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2013 USA) preložil Martin Štulrajter.
Tanec slunce a vodičky
Tato kniha je poctou Vody, Slunci. Poctou sluneční záři prostupující skrz hladinu vody, až na samé dno. Příběh slunce a vody o navrácení se Moudrosti Čisté Lásky. Aneb když spolu dva živly tančí. Příběh slunce a vody se začal psát před mnoha lety. Tehdy, kdy voda počala volně plout a získala nazpět svou sílu. Jednou, když se voda procházela po vodní hladině, vyhřívajíc se ve své vodní lázni, všimlo si jí sluníčko. Dívalo se na ni, neb ho okouzlila svou sílou a křehkostí, krásou a tichostí, ale stydělo se maličko. Přemýšlelo, jak to udělat, aby ho voda uviděla. Voda, ponořena sama do sebe, si ho nijak nevšímala. Jen sama u sebe byla, teploučka a vody si užívala, nic víc ji nezajímaje. Sama se sebou byla. A co víc! Vždy zničehonic jako pára nad hrncem se vypařila a byla pryč...
The Wake-Up Call
They'll do anything to save the hotel, except work together . . .
Welcome to Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas - bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone's sake.
After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day.
But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future . . .
Tomas Nevinson
Tomás Nevinson, a retired MI6 agent, is working for the British Embassy in Madrid when his former handler, the sinister Bertram Tupra, offers to bring him back inside for one last assignment. His mission: to catch and, if necessary, kill a terrorist gone to ground in Northern Spain after bombings in Barcelona and Zaragoza. The trouble is there are three suspects – all women – and it may not actually be any of them. To find out, Nevinson must move incognito to the small town where the three women separately live, and become an intimate friend to each, in the hope of uncovering a clue . . .
A philosophical thriller with a climate of suspense to rival le Carré and a psychological depth that is purely Marias’s own, this is a novel that explores the deepest of human questions: in what circumstances can killing be called just?
Six Faces of Globalization
When it comes to the politics of free trade and open borders, the camps are clear, producing a kaleidoscope of claims and counterclaims. But what exactly are we fighting about? Anthea Roberts and Nicolas Lamp cut through the confusion and mudslinging with an indispensable survey of the interests, logics, and ideologies driving these seemingly intractable arguments.
Instead of picking sides, Six Faces of Globalization guides us through six competing narratives about the virtues and vices of globalization, giving each position its due and showing how each deploys sophisticated arguments and compelling evidence. Both globalization’s boosters and detractors will come away with their eyes opened. By isolating the fundamental value conflicts driving disagreement?growth versus sustainability, efficiency versus social stability?and showing where rival narratives converge, this book provides an invaluable framework for understanding ongoing debates and finding a way forward.
Bloody Brilliant People: The Couples And Partnerships That History Forgot
'Sometimes, 1+1 = changing the world. Cathy Newman's witty, warm history on the power of determined couples will make you look at your relationship and wonder, "Could we be doing more this weekend than just going to IKEA?"' CAITLIN MORAN
From rivals propelling each other forwards to friends combining their talents, it's clear: often two heads are better than one.
How did William and Ellen Craft work together to pull off a perilous cross-country escape from slavery? How did the queer artists Marcel Moore and Claude Cahun become icons of the surrealist movement, then heroines of the resistance in the Second World War? Why couldn't Steve Jobs have started Apple alone?
Vibrant, feminist and unexpected, Cathy Newman rewrites the history books to expose this strange power of two - and to ask why certain collaborators are so often left out of the narrative.
Mortal Secrets
Like Sarah Bakewell's How to Live and Andrea Wulf's Magnificent Rebels, Mortal Secrets is a lively and accessible portrait of a major figure - Sigmund Freud - and the unprecedented era of creativity that shaped his ideas
Some cities are like stars. When the conditions are right, they ignite, and they burn with such fierce intensity that they outshine all their rivals. From 1890 and through the early years of the 20th century, Vienna became a dazzling beacon. The city was powered by an unprecedented number of extraordinary people - artists Klimt and Schiele, thinkers such as Theodor Herzl, and fashion icons like the glamorous Empress Sisi. Conversations in coffee houses and salons spurred advances in almost every area of human endeavour: science, politics, philosophy, and the arts. The influence of early 20th century Vienna is still detectable all around us - but the place where it is at its strongest is in our heads. The way we think about ourselves has been largely determined by Vienna's most celebrated resident: Sigmund Freud. Mortal Secrets is the story of Freud's life, Vienna's golden age, and an essential reappraisal of Freud's legacy.
Never
Expertly researched and visionary in scale, international number one bestseller Ken Follett’s Never is more than a thriller. It imagines a scenario we all hope never comes true, one which will keep you transfixed until the final page...
A stolen US army drone.
A shrinking oasis in the Sahara Desert.
A secret stash of deadly chemicals.
Each is a threat to global stability. Each can be overcome with only the highest levels of diplomacy. But when those in charge disagree and refuse to back down, an international chain reaction kicks off with potentially catastrophic consequences: a world edging closer to war...
Now three people must work with the utmost skill to stop that from happening:
A spy working undercover with jihadis.
A brilliant Chinese spymaster.
A US president beleaguered by a populist rival for the next election.
The only question is – in a game of brinksmanship, can the inevitable ever be stopped?
Christendom
In the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming the paganism of Rome, and converting the Emperor Constantine in the process, it resoundingly defeated a host of other rivals. Almost a thousand years later, all of Europe was controlled by Christian rulers, and the religion, ingrained within culture and society, exercised a monolithic hold over its population. But, as Peter Heather shows in this compelling history, there was nothing inevitable about Christendom's rise to Europe-wide dominance.
In exploring how the Christian religion became such a defining feature of the European landscape, and how a small sect of isolated congregations was transformed into a mass movement centrally directed from Rome, Heather shows how Christendom constantly battled against both so-called 'heresies' and other forms of belief. From the crisis that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire, which left the religion teetering on the edge of extinction, to the astonishing revolution in which the Papacy emerged as the head of a vast international corporation, Heather traces Christendom's chameleon-like capacity for self-reinvention and willingness to mobilize well-directed force.
Christendom's achievement was not, or not only, to define official Christianity, but - from its scholars and its lawyers, to its provincial officials and missionaries in far-flung corners of the continent - to transform it into an institution that wielded effective religious authority across nearly all of the disparate peoples of medieval Europe. This is its extraordinary story.