Hľadanie: The History of Watches EN
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Lord of the Flies
A plane crashes on a desert island and the only survivors, a group of schoolboys, assemble on the beach and wait to be rescued. By day they inhabit a land of bright fantastic birds and dark blue seas, but at night their dreams are haunted by the imag
e of a terrifying beast. As the boys' delicate sense of order fades, so their childish dreams are transformed into something more primitive, and their behaviour starts to take on a murderous, savage significance. First published in 1954, "Lord of the
Flies" is one of the most celebrated and widely read of modern classics.
The Fight at the Pass of Thermopylae: Great Battles of History (EN)
Audiobook The Fight at the Pass of Thermopylae: Great Battles of History written by J. M. Gardner. The Battle of Thermopylae is without doubt the most famous battle in European ancient history. It has inspired many poems, stories, and movies, most recently Frank Miller's 300. Vastly outnumbered Greek soldiers fought with all their might and held off the Persian army for seven days, before the rear-guard was annihilated in one of history's most famous last stands.
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The Fall of Numenor
J.R.R. Tolkien's writings on the Second Age of Middle-earth, collected for the first time in one volume. J.R.R.
Tolkien famously described the Second Age of Middle-earth as a 'dark age, and not very much of its history is (or need be) told'. And for many years readers would need to be content with the tantalizing glimpses of it found within the pages of The Lord of the Rings and its appendices, including the forging of the Rings of Power, the building of the Barad-dur and the rise of Sauron. It was not until Christopher Tolkien published The Silmarillion after his father's death that a fuller story could be told.
Although much of the book's content concerned the First Age of Middle-earth, there were at its close two key works that revealed the tumultuous events concerning the rise and fall of the island of Numenor. Raised out of the Great Sea and gifted to the Men of Middle-earth as a reward for aiding the angelic Valar and the Elves in the defeat and capture of the Dark Lord Morgoth, the kingdom became a seat of influence and wealth; but as the Numenoreans' power increased, the seed of their downfall would inevitably be sown, culminating in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Even greater insight into the Second Age would be revealed in subsequent publications, first in Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle-earth, then expanded upon in Christopher Tolkien's magisterial twelve-volume The History of Middle-earth, in which he presented and discussed a wealth of further tales written by his father, many in draft form.
Now, adhering to the timeline of 'The Tale of Years' in the appendices to The Lord of the Rings, editor Brian Sibley has assembled into one comprehensive volume a new chronicle of the Second Age of Middle-earth, told substantially in the words of J.R.R. Tolkien from the various published texts, with new illustrations in watercolour and pencil by the doyen of Tolkien art, Alan Lee.
Lacná kniha History of England (-70%)
One of the greatest figures of his age, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) was widely admired throughout his life for his prose, poetry, political acumen and oratorical skills. Among the most successful and enthralling histories ever written, his History of England" won instantaneous success following the publication of its first volumes in 1849, and was rapidly translated into most European languages. Beginning with the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and concluding at the end of the reign of William III in 1702, it illuminates a time of deep struggle throughout Britain and Ireland in vivid and compelling prose. But while Macaulay offers a gripping narrative, and draws on a wide range of sources including historical accounts and creative literature, his enduring success also owes a great deal to his astonishing ability to grasp, and explain, the political reality that has always underpinned social change."
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Atlas Tatier - Atlas Tatr - Atlas of the Tatra Mountains
V tomto diele sa milovníkom Tatier dostáva do ruky jedinečná publikácia obsahujúca aktuálne poznatky o neživej tatranskej prírode, ktorá je znázornená formou máp a ilustrácií umiestnených na 28 mapových listoch. Pripravili ju najlepší špecialisti vo svojom odbore, ktorí využili najnovšie technické vymoženosti v oblasti tvorby kartografických ilustrácií. V histórii je to prvé dielo tohto druhu týkajúce sa Tatier ako celku, teda slovenskej aj poľskej strany Tatier a jeho vytvorenie si vyžadovalo úzku spoluprácu odborníkov z obidvoch strán hranice. Publikácia je určená rovnako ľudom profesionálne spojeným s jej tematikou (vedci, pedagógovia, študenti, tatranskí horskí sprievodcovia, pracovníci oboch národných parkov) ako aj všetkým milovníkom Tatier.V prípade druhej skupiny si môže porozumenie niektorých tém vyžadovať použitie odbornej literatúry. Všetky mapy a sprievodné texty sú v poľštine, slovenčine a angličtine. Mapy ( v mierkach 1:250 000, 1:100 000, 1:15 000, 1: 10 000) sú rozdelené do 7 kategórií : I. Tatry ako fyzickogeografický región II. Klíma III. Vodstvo IV. Geologická stavba a podzemné vody V. Reliéf VI. Pôdy VII. Typy prírodného prostredia. Atlas má formu 28 samostatných listov, kde je 82 máp a 168 ilustrácií rozdelených do kategórií. Každý mapový list má 4 strany, čiže atlas má 112 strán. Len nie sú zviazané vo väzbe, ale sú samostatné. K tomu je priložená brožúra so 42 stranami formátu A5. Obsah jednotlivých máp: I.Tatry ako fyzickogeografický región I.1. Karpaty – fyzickogeografická regionalizácia I.2. Lokalizácia Tatier I.3. Tatry – orografia I.4. Tatry – fyzickogeografická regionalizácia II. Klíma II.1.Slnečné žiarenie II.2.Teplota a teplotné charakteristiky II.3.Atmosférické zrážky a snehová pokrývka II.4.Oblačnosť, vietor a vybrané meteorologické javy II.5.Synopotické situácie spôsobujúce extrémne prejavy počasia II.6.Klimatická regionalizácia a typy počasia II.7.Rekonštrukcia klímy III. Vodstvo III.1.Vodstvo a hydrografické pomery III.2.Prietokový režim a jeho charakteristiky III.3.Hydrologické javy III.4.Termika vody a výskyt ľadových javov III.5.Chemické zloženie vôd IV.Geologická stavba a podzemné vody IV.1.Geologická stavba IV.2.Podzemné vody V.Reliéf V.1.Reliéf V.2.Sutinové prúdy V.3.Potenciálne lavínové dráhy V.4.Tatranské zaľadnenia V.5.Reliéf vybraných oblastí Západných Tatier V.6.Reléif vybraných oblastí Vysokých Tatier V.7.Jaskyne a krasové javy – 1.časť V.8.Jaskyne a krasové javy – 2.časť VI. Pôdy VI.1. Pôdy VII. Typy prírodného prostredia VII.1.Typy prírodného prostredia
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Iron Maiden - Nights Of The Dead - Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City (Deluxe) 2CD
KDO: Skupina Iron Maiden patří k nejpopulárnějším reprezentantům britské rockové hudby. V nedávné anketě pořádané u příležitosti královnina diamantového výročí bylo jejich album The Number Of The Beast zvoleno nejlepší britskou deskou posledních šedesáti let. Také v našich končinách se sláva kapely "hvězd dotýká". Opakovaně vyprodávají stadióny, s každým vydavatelským počinem útočí na nejvyšší příčky prodejního žebříčku.
CO: V září 2019 odehrála skupina Iron Maiden tři vyprodané koncerty v Mexico City. To nejlepší z těchto vystoupení v Palacio de los Deportes nyní vychází na albu Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City. Sedmnáct skladeb na ploše více než 100 minut je k dispozici na 2CD (0190295204723), 3LP (0190295204709) nebo v Deluxe knižní verzi na 2CD (0190295204716).
CD1
1. Churchill's Speech (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [0:38]
2. Aces High (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:58]
3. Where Eagles Dare (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:12]
4. 2 Minutes To Midnight (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:54]
5. The Clansmen (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [09:16]
6. The Trooper (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:02]
7. Revelations (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [06:32]
8. For The Greater Good Of God (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [09:23]
9. The Wickerman (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:43]
CD2
1. Sign Of The Cross (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [11:00]
2. Flight Of Icarus (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [03:43]
3. Fear Of The Dark (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [07:47]
4. The Number Of The Beast (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:59]
5. Iron Maiden (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:31]
6. The Evil That Men Do (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [04:25]
7. Hallowed Be Thy Name (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [07:38]
8. Run To The Hills (Live in Mexico City, Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico, September 2019) [05:07]
Lacná kniha The Tibetan Book of the Dead (-70%)
"The Dalai Lama's blessing attends Thurman's translation of the Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between. Composed by Padma Sambhava in the late 8th century, this text minutely describes the 'betweens' (Bardos) or after-death
transition states. Thurman, who opens this work with a new section of preliminary prayers, gives a helpful commentary in terms Westerners can understand and boldface portions to be read aloud in the presence of the dead. He closes by appending Nyingm
a tradition works to the main text.... Westerners will find this a colorful, awesome journey."Library Journal
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Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS
THE FIRST EVER OFFICIAL BOOK—
Published in celebration of BTS’s 10th Anniversary, stories that go beyond what you already know about BTS, including unreleased photos, QR codes of videos, and all album information.
After taking their first step into the world on June 13, 2013, BTS will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their debut in June 2023. They have risen to the peak as an iconic global artist and during this meaningful time, they look back on their footsteps in the first official book. In doing so, BTS nurtures the power to build brighter days and they choose to take another step on a road that no one has gone before.
BTS shares personal, behind-the-scenes stories of their journey so far through interviews and more than three years of in-depth coverage by Myeongseok Kang, who has written about K-pop and other Korean pop culture in various media. Presented chronologically in seven chapters from before the debut of BTS to the present, their vivid voices and opinions harmonize to tell a sincere, lively, and deep story. In individual interviews that have been conducted without a camera or makeup, they illuminate their musical journey from multiple angles and discuss its significance.
In addition, portrait photos that show BTS as individuals and artists open the book, and throughout there are concept photos, tracklists of all previous albums, and over 330 QR codes. As digital artists, BTS has been communicating with the world through the internet and this book allows readers to immediately access trailers, music videos, and more online to have a rich understanding of all the key moments in BTS history. Complete with a timeline of all major milestones, BEYOND THE STORY is a remarkable archive—truly everything about BTS in one volume.
Četba pro začátečníky - The Story of Doctor Dolittle (A1 - A2)
Doctor Dolittle is one of a kind. Just imagine – he can talk to animals! Using his amazing skill, he becomes a vet. His excellent reputation soon spreads in the animal kingdom. One day Doctor Dolittle receives a message from monkeys – they are very ill! Sailing off to Africa with his band of animal companions, Doctor Dolittle seeks to help all he can. Lets find out how they will handle fierce storms, vicious pirates and one angry king. Doktor Dolittle je výjimečný. Jen si to představte – umí mluvit se zvířaty! Své úžasné schopnosti využil k tomu, aby se stal zvěrolékařem. Jeho skvělá pověst se brzy roznese zvířecí říší. Jednoho dne dostane doktor Dolittle zprávu od opic – jsou velmi nemocné! A tak se doktor vydává lodí do Afriky i s partou zvířecích společníků, aby pomohl, jak nejlépe umí. Pojďme se podívat, jak si poradí s prudkými bouřemi, krutými piráty a jedním rozzlobeným králem.
Ladislav Mednyánszky, K 100. výročiu úmrtia umelca/ The 100th anniversary of artist’s death
Ladislav MEDNYÁNSZKY (1852 Beckov – 1919 Viedeň) bol jedným z najvýznamnejších maliarov prelomu 19. a 20. storočia a rozhodne najznámejším umelcom Barbizonu u nás. Vo svojej dobe bol uznávaný predovšetkým ako krajinár. Barbizonské chápanie krajiny bolo v súlade s jeho vnútorným svetom a tento typ krajinomaľby v duchu lyrického realizmu, ktorý uprednostňoval zážitok umelca, jeho individuálne pocity a nálady, čoskoro priviedol na majstrovskú úroveň. Prehlboval sa jeho záujem o filozofiu, budhizmus a teozofiu, ktoré zamýšľal istým spôsobom zapracovať do svojich diel.
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The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People
The fascinating story of the evolution of the country house in Britain, from its Roman precursors to the present
The Story of the Country House is an authoritative and vivid account of the British country house, exploring how they have evolved with the changing political and economic landscape. Clive Aslet reveals the captivating stories behind individual houses, their architects, and occupants, and paints a vivid picture of the wider context in which the country house in Britain flourished and subsequently fell into decline before enjoying a renaissance in the twenty-first century. The genesis, style, and purpose of architectural masterpieces such as Hardwick Hall, Hatfield House, and Chatsworth are explored, alongside the numerous country houses lost to war and economic decline. We also meet a cavalcade of characters, owners with all their dynastic obsessions and diverse sources of wealth, and architects such as Inigo Jones, Sir John Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Sir John Soane and A.W.N. Pugin, who dazzled or in some cases outraged their contemporaries. The Story of the Country House takes a fresh look at this enduringly popular building type, exploring why it continues to hold such fascination for us today.
Na březích Nilu / On the Banks of the Nile
Česko-anglická obrazová celobarevná publikace mapuje život včetně života přírody a jeho odrazu v prastaré egyptské kultuře na březích afrického veletoku.
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The Secret History of the Five Eyes
The Secret History of The Five Eyes: The untold story of the international spy network, is a riveting and exclusive narrative of the most powerful and least understood intelligence alliance, which has been steeped in secrecy since its formation in 1956.
Richard Kerbaj, an award-winning investigative journalist and filmmaker, bypasses the usual censorship channels to tell the definitive account of authoritative but unauthorised stories of the Western world's most powerful but least known intelligence alliance made up of the US, Britain, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. As Kerbaj shows, spy stories are never better than when they are true - and these span from 1930s Nazi spy rings to the most recent developments in Ukraine and China.
Through personal interviews with world leaders - including British Prime Ministers Theresa May and David Cameron - and more than 100 intelligence officials, this book explores the complex personalities who helped shape the Five Eyes. They include a Scotland Yard detective who became a spymaster and inspired the first exchanges between MI5 and the FBI. An American home economics teacher who helped create one of the most effective programmes to counter Soviet espionage. The CIA's lone officer in Budapest during the Hungarian Revolution. GCHQ's chief during the Edward Snowden intelligence leak. And the Australian politician turned diplomat whose tip-off to the FBI instigated the inquiry into Russia's meddling in the US presidential contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Richard Kerbaj is able to draw from deep inside the secret corridors of power and his unparalleled access spans all 5 countries. Some of the people he has interviewed include former GCHQ director Sir Iain Lobban, CIA director General David Petraeus, MI5 director-general Eliza Manningham-Buller, NSA director Admiral Mike Rogers, British National Security Advisor Kim Darroch, ASIO chief Mike Burgess, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service's chief Richard Fadden, and Ciaran Martin, the official who oversaw Britain's assessments on whether the Chinese telecoms firm, Huawei, should have had a role in the creation of the UK's 5G network.
This page-turning book will lift the lid on spy stories from across the English-speaking world, question the future of the alliance, and our place within it.
Cranberries, The - Stars: The Best Of 1992-2022 2LP
Tracklist:
Side A:
Dreams,
Linger,
Zombie,
Ode To My Family,
I Can't Be With You,
Side B:
Ridiculous Thoughts,
Salvation,
Free To Decide,
When You're Gone,
Hollywood,
Side C:
Promises,
Animal Instinct,
Just My Imagination,
You & Me,
Analyse,
Side D:
Time Is Ticking Out,
This Is The Day,
Daffodil Lament,
New New York,
Stars
Balada o srdci - The Ballad of the Heart
Dievčatko so srdcom na dlani putuje snovou krajinou, aby našlo stratenú lásku a porozumenie. Šumenie lužných lesov, bažiny dunajských ramien, divozverí rodičia, vodný svet a život medzi rybami, vysoké trávy, brezový háj, jelene a lane unikajúce pred lovcami, zranená líška, ale aj slnko, oblaky, sny a nádej. Text tejto últej knižky plynie ako pomalá rieka a kresby sa vrývajú hlboko do srdca.
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11,31 €
11,90 €
Lacná kniha Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times (-70%)
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present day
Cursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed - dark supernatural forces.
Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia.
This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state's role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism and the true nature of magic.
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Princ a krása zeme / A Prince and the Beauty of the Earth
Kniha Princ a krása zeme prináša rozprávky z vyše tridsiatky krajín, v ktorých pôsobili slovenskí vojaci od roku 1993 v misiách a operáciách na podporu mieru, pričom rozprávky sú publikované v slovenčine aj v angličtine a ilustroval ich renomovaný výtvarník Martin Kellenberger.
Knihu vydala Vojenská podporná nadácia Bratislava a zostavil ju správca nadácie Milan Gajdoš. Prerozprávali ich vojaci, ktorí v zahraničnom nasadení pôsobili, no aj diplomati, novinári, charitatívni pracovníci či cestovatelia. Súčasťou 378 stranovej knihy je príloha s údajmi o slovenskom zastúpení v jednotlivých operáciách medzinárodného krízového manažmentu, ktorú zostavil publicista Pavol Vitko.
Na ilustráciu: rozprávka Začarované bociany je z Iraku, Dedova rada z Lotyšska, o tom že Dom bez ženy je ako pec bez cesta sa hovorí v rozprávke z Afganistanu, cyperská rozprávka má názov Hodža Aslant – drevorubač, Muž, ktorý robí dobro je zo Sýrie, Hadí kráľ a statočný roľník Vasva z Ugandy, Princ a jeho osud je z Egypta, Teklova koza z Eritrei, Malin Kundag a jeho mamka z Východného Timoru, Kráľov roh je zo Severného Macedónska, Starenka bylinkárka a zlodej z Kuvajtu, Dievča – žabka z Chorvátska a trebárs Princ a krása zeme je z Kosova. Dodajme, že slovenská rozprávka je autorská, napísal ju Ľubomír Feldek a volá sa Keď Pán Boh a Svätý Peter chodili po Slovensku. Ľubomír Feldek pre deti jednu z rozprávok aj prebásnil. Jej názov je Prečo sa opica podobá človeku a pochádza z Mali.
The War of the Worlds
No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied. Yet across the gulf of space, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
Then, late one night, in the middle of the English countryside, they landed.
Kingdom of the Cursed
One sister. Two sinful princes. Infinite deception with a side of revenge . . . Welcome to Hell.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Kerri Maniscalco comes the sizzling and sweepingly romantic sequel to Kingdom of the Wicked.
With the enigmatic Prince of Wrath at her side, Emilia sold her soul to become Queen of the Wicked and travelled to the Seven Circles to fulfil her vow of avenging her beloved sister.
But the first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. And it quickly becomes clear that nothing in Hell is what it seems. Even Wrath, her onetime ally, may be keeping secrets about his true nature. But that suits Emilia just fine - she's got secrets of her own.
Faced with backstabbing courtiers, princes who delight in fear, luxurious palaces, dazzling galas, and conflicting clues about what truly happened to her sister, Emilia finds herself on a mission to unlock the mysteries of her own past and uncover the answers she craves.
As long as her sins don't catch up to her first . . .