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A bádogkirály leánya
"Alph Poplam nagyra megnõtt és megdagadt ember, ami a személyét illeti. Egyébként mindnyájan tudjuk, hogy sorrendben ötödik leggazdagabb embere Angliának. Azt is tudjuk, hogy Bádogkirály a mellékneve, még a New York Times is így ír róla. Alph Poplam központi irodái ez idõben három bérpalotát töltöttek még a Shoham Square bal oldalán. Kétezer szobában ötezer-hét tisztviselõ dolgozott Pantt, Newman, Lowker, Brillitime és Sevener igazgatók vezetése mellett. London környékén hetvenhárom, az országban harmincegy, a külföldön kilenc gyár tartozott Alph Poplam érdekeltségeihez. 541 igazgatósági tagsága, 112 részvénytöbbsége, 1609 háza volt. Hogy mennyi pénze, arról beszélni sem érdemes, mert õ maga sem tudta már. Ha belenyúlt volna abba az aranyhegybe, amelyet harminc év alatt felépített maga alatt ? elõbb kopott volna el a keze, mielõtt mindent kimarkolhatott volna. Sohasem tudta, mit csinál, de szerencséje volt, és a szerencsét úgy könyvelte el, mint tudásának és ösztönének eredményét, önbizalma éppoly határtalan volt, mint vagyona. Vannak ágrólszakadt szegény emberek, akikben talán több az üzleti érzék és talentum, mint a Bádogkirályban. A pénz azonban Alph Poplam zsebébe ömlött, mert Alph Poplam zsebe volt neki rokonszenves." A szerzõrõl: Aszlányi Károly (1908-1938) szépreményû író, színdarabjaival, regényeivel és humoros írásaival is sikeres volt, mielõtt életének és írói karrierjének véget nem vetett egy csupán harminc éves korában bekövetkezett tragikus autóbaleset.
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Exhausted
Burnout is said to be the defining feeling of the post-pandemic world - but why are we all so exhausted? Some of us struggle with perfectionism, while others are simply overwhelmed by the demands of modern life. But whatever you're feeling, you are not alone - and this liberating, enlightening guide to exhaustion in all its forms will help you find the energy to beat burnout and weariness.
From confronting our inner critics to how our desire to be productive stops us from being free, Anna Katherina Schaffner, cultural historian and burnout coach, brings together science, medicine, literature and philosophy to explore the causes and history of exhaustion and burnout, revealing new ways to combat stress and negativity.
Inventive and freewheeling, full of comfort, solace and practical advice, Exhausted is an inspiring guide to getting control of your own exhaustion - and rediscovering happiness along the way.
Two Wheels Good
A panoramic portrait of the wonderous vehicle whose passenger is also its engine.
A toy, a tool, a liberator, or complete nuisance: the bicycle has been many things to many people over the decades, yet it endures as the most popular form of transport in the world. How has such a simple machine achieved so much?
Combining history, travelogue and memoir, Jody Rosen reshapes our understanding of this ubiquitous vehicle from its invention in 1817 to its present-day renaissance as a 'green machine'. Readers meet unforgettable characters: women's suffragists who steered bikes to the barricades in the 1890s, a Bhutanese king who races mountain bikes in the Himalayas, astronauts who ride a floating bicycle in zero gravity.
By examining the bicycle's past and peering into its future, Two Wheels Good forms a joyful ode to an engineering marvel of global importance.
x+y
From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem impossible at first glance. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal a transformative new way of talking about the patriarchy, mansplaining and sexism: a way that empowers all of us to make the world a better place.
Using precise mathematical reasoning to uncover everything from the sexist assumptions that make society a harder place for women to live to the limitations of science and statistics in helping us understand the link between gender and society, Cheng's analysis replaces confusion with clarity, brings original thinking to well worn arguments - and provides a radical, illuminating and liberating new way of thinking about the world and women's place in it.
O češtině s Karlem Olivou, 2. vydání
Chcete vědět, jak vznikla vyjmenovaná slova, kde se vzalo kroužkované „ů“ nebo „ oslí můstky“ a nakolik vážně byly míněny jazykové brusy typu čistonosoplena , knihovtipník a klapkobřinkotruhla ?
Co bylo motivem nepříliš povedené reformy pravopisu z roku 1993 a čím to, že dnešní maturanti nechápou význam slov „ příkrý sráz“ ?
V knižním rozhovoru s jazykovědcem Karlem Olivou se o naší mateřštině dozvíte spoustu dalších zajímavostí. Třeba čím jsou unikátní výrazy kulaťoučký nebo páteř , proč se v češtině neuchytily pojmy nožehlák či Křemíkové údolí , že užití předložkové vazby díky nehodě už není hřích a spojení umělecká kovářka Jana Kovář skvěle dokládá rozpolcenost feministických lingvistek.
Na slovo – zejména na české slovo – vzatý expert, někdejší dlouholetý ředitel Ústavu pro jazyk český Akademie věd ČR, v odpovědích na otázky novinářky Ivany Karáskové fundovaně a vtipně odhaluje mnohdy překvapivé skutečnosti, které vás ve škole neučili – nebo dokonce učili špatně. Jako zkušený popularizátor češtiny s lehkostí přibližuje osobitost jazyka, ať už se to týká jeho historie, slovní zásoby či pravopisu. Rovněž bez okolků glosuje řečnické dovednosti politiků nebo se zamýšlí nad specifiky češtiny. Na úplný závěr se dozvíte, zda naší mateřštině nehrozí zánik a vytěsnění univerzální „evropanštinou“.
Mimochodem, víte, že čeština naučila svět používat výraz tunel pro odklánění toku peněz, za mrože vděčíme tiskařské chybě a mezinárodní označení elementární částice quark ( kvark ) pochází ze slova tvaroh ?
Go Lightly
WHO IS ADA?
With Sadie she's an Aussie girl in London, a performer, a ball of creativity and a lover of food.
With Stuart she's funny and quirky, capable of finding romance in a dinner of crisps on a cold harbour and long train rides.
With her family she's the joker, the peacekeeper, the entertainer.
But she doesn't have to choose which version of herself to be… right?
Ada's answer to most questions is: yes. Every night is an opportunity to be thrilled and every morning a chance to recount it to her friends, so when she falls for Sadie and Stuart at the same time, she sees no reason not to pursue them both.
But as the realities of modern life begin to catch up with her, and everyone wants Ada to define herself in relation to them, she feels the weight of the questions: which version of yourself is most true? And do other people enhance your best self, or distort it?
A funny and tender twenty-first century story of family, friendship, love – and how getting it wrong is sometimes the only way to get it right.
In the Lives of Puppets
From New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune, In the Lives of Puppets is a queer retelling of the Pinocchio tale, inviting you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts.
New for paperback! This paperback edition includes the poignant short story 'Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!' set in the same extraordinary world.
*A New York Times, Sunday Times and Indie Bestseller*
*Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Science Fiction*
In a small home, built into the branches of a tree, live a human named Victor and three robots. These are a pleasantly sadistic nurse machine, a small vacuum desperate for love and attention, and a fatherly inventor-android named Giovanni Lawson. Together they’re a family, hidden and safe.
Then Vic salvages an unfamiliar android labelled ‘HAP’. He learns that Hap and Gio share a dark past, where they hunted humans. And Hap unwittingly gives away Gio’s location. Before they know it, robots from Gio’s former life arrive – to capture and return the android to his old laboratory in the City of Electric Dreams.
The rest of the unconventional family must travel across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommissioning. Or worse, reprogramming. Along the way, Vic must decide if he can handle his feelings for Hap – even if they come with strings attached.
Inspired by Carlo Collodi’s The Adventures of Pinocchio, In the Lives of Puppets is a masterful standalone fantasy adventure from the author who brought you The House in the Cerulean Sea and Under the Whispering Door.
Woman's Lore
Shortlisted for the HWA Non-Fiction Crown Award 2023
The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women – and then won back again.
Creatures like Lilith, the seductive first wife of Adam, and mermaids, who lured sailors to their death, are familiar figures in the genre of monstrous temptresses who use their charms to entice men to their doom.
But if we go back 4,000 years, the roots of these demons lie in horrific creatures like Lamashtu, a lion-headed Mesopotamian demon who strangled infants and murdered pregnant women, and Gello, a virgin ghost of ancient Greece who killed expectant mothers and babies out of jealousy. Far from enticing men into danger and destruction, these monsters were part of women's ritual practices surrounding childbirth and pregnancy. So how did their mythology evolve into one focused on the seduction of men?
Sarah Clegg takes us on an absorbing and witty journey from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day, encountering a multitude of serpentine succubi, a child-eating wolf-monster of ancient Greece, the Queen of Sheba and a host of vampires. Clegg shows how these demons were appropriated by male-centred societies, before they were eventually recast as symbols of women's liberation, offering new insights into attitudes towards womanhood, sexuality and women's rights.
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Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out
The feel-good read of 2023. Perfect for fans of Mike Gayle, Beth O’Leary and Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper.
When 79-year-old Arthur Edwards gathers his family together to share some important news, no one is prepared for the bombshell he drops: he's gay, and after a lifetime in the closet, he's finally ready to come out.
Arthur's 21-year-old grandson, Teddy, has a secret of his own: he's also gay, and developing serious feelings for his colleague Ben. But Teddy doesn't feel ready to come out yet – especially when Arthur’s announcement causes shockwaves in the family.
Arthur and Teddy have always been close, and now they must navigate first loves, heartbreak, and finding their place in their community. But can they – and their family – learn to accept who they truly are?
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
An irresistible new collectible hardcover in the successful series of Penguin Christmas Classics: the story of Santa Claus, from boy to jolly old fellow, as imagined by the creator of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
A magical Christmas story by the author of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus answers the enigmatic Christmas questions: Why does Santa travel via Reindeer? How does he fit through the chimney, and how does he deliver all those toys in one wintry night?
First published in 1902, the tale begins as a wood nymph discovers a baby abandoned in a forest. Raised among mythical forest creatures, the child learns to outwit evil as he grows towards adulthood and must discover how to re-enter the human world, which leaves him determined to share gifts and spread love to his fellow man.
On Our Best Behaviour
Why do women equate self-denial with being 'good'?
We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We put others' needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. Journalist and podcast host Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses – often lauded as distinctly feminine instincts – are actually ingrained in us by a culture that reaps the benefits, via an extraordinarily effective collection of social mores:
Lust. Gluttony. Greed. Sloth. Wrath. Envy. Pride.
These so-called 'deadly sins' have been used by the patriarchy to control women throughout our history. For instance, a fear of gluttony drives us to ignore our appetites and an aversion to greed prevents us from negotiating a better salary at work.
So, what would happen if we stopped trying to be 'good'?
Provocative and bold, On Our Best Behaviour is a probing analysis of history and contemporary culture that explains how women have internalised the patriarchy, and how they unwittingly reinforce it. By sharing her own story and the spiritual wisdom of other traditions, Elise Loehnen shows how we can break free and discover a path toward a more balanced, fulfilled way to live.
The Raised Bed Book
Whether you want to garden at a more accessible height, improve soil fertility, nurture plants with particular needs, or simply enjoy a closer sensory experience, growing in raised beds will help you reach new heights in the garden.
Raised beds are possible in any sized garden, even on balconies, but it needs expert advice to create the optimum growing conditions, achieve the most practical use of space tailored to your individual needs, and ensure longevity of the raised bed structure.
Featuring clear diagrams, inspired planting plans, and step-by-step photography of beds built from scratch, this book will be the ultimate guide on your raised bed journey.
In addition, 8 international gardeners share their love for raised beds and provide planting designs that will open your eyes to creative possibilities.
From siting and designing, choosing materials and growing media, to ongoing maintenance and how best to care for your plants, The Raised Bed Book is the final word on growing above ground.
The New Dress and Other Stories
As Mabel Waring takes off her cloak and steps into the drawing room of Clarissa Dalloway, she immediately realizes that something is not right: her pale-yellow silk dress, which she has had specially made for the occasion, is clearly old-fashioned, dowdy and out of place. Everyone seems to be looking at her in dismay or mocking her appearance. Crushed at once by her insecurity, Mabel is pervaded by a sense of self-loathing, and feels utter revulsion for the social world she has tried so hard to impress.
Written in 1924 and perhaps intended for inclusion in Mrs Dalloway, a book Woolf was working on at the time, 'The New Dress' is here accompanied by most of the short stories she published in her lifetime and six other posthumously published narratives that share the milieu and some of the characters of her celebrated novel. Together, they reveal their author as one of the finest practitioners in the field of short fiction.
Studna lásky k pravdě
Hluboko pod zemí je voda života. Abraham kopal studny, aby měl život. Po jeho odchodu ze země přišli nepřátelé a tyto studny zasypali. Izák, Abrahamův syn, obnovil otcovy studny a nazval je stejnými jmény jako jeho otec. Obnovil dědictví po otci a pil ze stejných zdrojů jako Abraham. Hluboko v srdcích Čechů jsou zasypané studny života. Jsou to hodnoty, které vykopali předkové a měli v nich život. Dnešní generace mají možnost se navrátit k hodnotám české reformace a obnovit staré české studny. Přední studnou je Studna lásky k pravdě. Prorocký hlas Jana Amose Komenského se přes čtyři staletí nese k nám a volá: Synové milí a všichni, ke kterým snad dolehne tento můj hlas, poslechněte mne... Věřím i já Bohu, že po přejití vichřic hněvu, hříchy našimi na hlavy naše uvedeného, vláda věcí tvých k tobě se zase navrátí, ó lide český. A pro tuto naději tebe činím dědicem toho všeho, cokoliv jsem po svých předcích zdědila a přes těžké a nesnadné časy přechovala: Zejména a nejprve, lásku k Boží pravdě ... Tvé je to dědictví, tobě před jinými národy dané, ó vlasti milá! Ujmi se svého práva jako svého, když tobě milosrdenství prokáže a pravdě své dá průchod Pán, tvůj Slitovník.
Kushiel's Avatar
The triumphant conclusion to this trilogy, Kushiel’s Avatar by Jacqueline Carey is a sumptuous fantasy of defiance and redemption – perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout.
Desire. Duty. Death.
Phedre has lain with princes and pirate kings, battled a wicked temptress, and saved two nations. But Joscelin has remained her loyal swordsman throughout. Chosen to experience pain and pleasure as one, Ph?dre’s nature is tortuous to them both. Yet Joscelin has never forsaken his vow: to protect and serve, even if her plans push his pledge to its limit.
For Phedre can’t abandon her friend, Hyacinthe, who bargained with gods to spare her life. She’s long sought the key to free him from eternal servitude – even if this means her death. This now takes Phedre and Joscelin to a distant court where madness reigns and souls are used as currency. But they’ll also find a power so mighty that none dare speak its name...
Let's Meet Taylor
Are YOU ready to meet Taylor?
In this fun and friendly unofficial book, follow gifted singer-songwriter Taylor's inspirational journey from growing up on a Christmas tree farm to superstardom. Discover how she never gave up on her dream, from her earliest performances to the multi-talented and award-winning star she is today, and learn why she believes everyone should have the chance to be who they want to be. There are lots of Taylor Easter eggs hiding throughout the book too – can you find them all?
Taylor is a hugely successful and record-breaking singer across many styles and genres, always determined to do things her way and stay in control of her music. Her current Eras tour is set to be the highest grossing tour of all time, greeted so enthusiastically by her devoted fans that they shook the ground as much as an earthquake at her show in Seattle!
With gentle text and bright illustrations, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to share in Taylor's dream and celebrate her success.
Shakespeare
Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...
Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green...
Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...
These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.
For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra.
In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity. While revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process, sharing her personal interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans. All brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now.
Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.
Eyes Turned Skyward
Life's too short to play it safe...
Since her sister's death, twenty-year-old Paisley Donovan has been treated like delicate glass by her parents. She may share her sister's heart condition, but nothing will stop her from completing her Bucket List, even if it kills her. And it almost does, until Jagger Bateman pulls her from the ocean and breathes more than air into her lungs?he sets her soul on fire.
Jagger is enrolled in the country's toughest flight school. He's wickedly hot, reckless, and perfect for a girl looking to live life to the fullest. Except that Paisley is the commanding general's daughter, and her boyfriend is Jagger's biggest rival. Now Paisley must decide just how much to risk for a guy who makes her heart pound a little too hard.
They're flying through dangerous territory?and one wrong move could make them crash and burn...
The Flight & Glory series is best enjoyed in order.
Reading Order:
Book #1 Full Measures
Book #2 Eyes Turned Skyward
Book #3 Beyond What is Given
Book #4 Hallowed Ground
Book #5 The Reality of Everything
The Periodic Table of WINE
Welcome to The Periodic Table of Wine! Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find Chardonnay to Shiraz - grape varieties and wine names, as you would find wine in shops, arranged following the logical ordering of The Periodic Table of Elements.
Wine expert Sarah Rowland has arranged 127 wines by their essential colour, aroma and flavour properties, from white to rose to red and including sparkling, fortified and sweet wines too. The result is an engaging pocket guide to wine that makes navigating wine lists and off-licence shelves hassle free and easy for anyone.
Do you tend to stick to what you know and like? Find your favourite wine in the table and, in theory, you should like all the other wines in the same column and also the wines immediately to the left or right, regardless of colour, because they all share characteristics you'll enjoy. Then find out why they are similar, how to enjoy them, what to pair them with and even more wines to try in this expert guide.