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Venice
Enchanting, captivating, precious—Venice is one of the most cherished cities in the world. For centuries it was the heart of a global maritime power and a crossroads for diverse cultures. Today the city attracts millions of visitors each year, enticed by its irresistible beauty. Art lovers are drawn here by the paintings, prints, drawings, and films made by generations of artists who have captured its magical allure. It is through images—both of the city and the art created there—that Venice’s identity has been forged and spread so powerfully.Venice was a major center of art in the Renaissance: the city where the medium of oil on canvas became the norm.
The achievements of the Bellini brothers, Vittore Carpaccio, Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, and Paolo Veronese are a key part of this story. Nowhere else has been depicted by so many great painters in so many diverse styles and moods. Venetian views were a specialty of native artists such as Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, but the city has also been represented by outsiders: William Turner, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Howard Hodgkin, and many more.
Then there are those who came to look at and write about art. The reactions of Henry James, George Eliot, Richard Wagner, and others enrich this tale. Nor is the story over. Since the advent of the Venice Biennale in the 1890s, the city has become a shop window for the contemporary art of the whole world.In this elegant volume, Martin Gayford takes us on a visual journey through the past five centuries of the city known as “La Serenissima,” the “Most Serene.”
Enlightenment, Culture, Leisure: Houses of Culture in Czechoslovakia
The publication is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the building of a nationwide network of cultural houses, which were systematically established during the socialist period in the former Czechoslovakia. As places of public life in post-war society, these buildings enjoyed generous state support, not only economically but also politically and legislatively. Our interest is not only focused on their specific typology, but we also look at their educational and emancipatory potential as well as their role as a political tool for the organization and control of leisure. The publication also focuses on the search for the roots and programmatic antecedents of cultural institutions established from the nineteenth century onwards and in the inter-war period (association and national or workers' houses), with an overlap into the post-1989 period, when buildings and their operators had to, and sometimes still have to, cope with the demands of modernisation. The book covers both the Czech and Slovak context of the construction of cultural houses, which not only manages to cover the entire territory of the former Czechoslovakia, but also to capture the different historical experiences. The texts for the book were written by Jiří Andrs, Jan Galeta, Hubert Guzik, Katarína Haberlandová, Michaela Janečková, Laura Krišteková, Josef Ledvina, Irena Lehkoživová, Henrieta Moravčíková, Peter Szalay, Karel Šima, Jitka Šosová, Lukáš Veverka, Jan Zikmund, with a foreword by the leading British cultural and art historian David Crowley. The book is a combination of a scholarly book and a pictorial publication with images by photographers Oskar Helcel and Martin Netočný. The series of photographs divides the text into four parts, the first of which focuses on historical pre-images of cultural houses in the Czech lands and Slovakia from the 19th century onwards, and the second on the practical aspects of their construction during the period of state socialism. The third traces the history and changes of cultural houses in the Czech lands from the Second World War to the 1990s. The fourth section focuses on the same in Slovak territory and also includes two case studies, one from Slovakia and the other from the Czech Republic. The individual texts are accompanied by a number of contemporary reproductions, many of which are published for the first time. Graphics by Tereza Hejmová, Adéla Svobodová
The Beetle (EN)
On the day that the emperor’s horse received his golden horseshoes as a reward for his heroic deeds, the beetle who shared his stable was very jealous. The smith refused to make shoes for his little feet and the beetle’s anger went up a notch. So, furious, he left the stable and set off to discover the world alone.
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Scandalized
THE PERFECT NEW ROMCOM!
A one-night stand between two old childhood friends turns into something more, but when a scandal threatens to tear them apart, they must decide how hard to fight for love - a steamy romance debut perfect for fans of Tessa Bailey, Helen Hoang and Rosie Danan.
Exhausted and on deadline with a story that could make or break her career, investigative journalist Georgia Ross is on the verge of a meltdown when a cancelled flight leaves her stuck overnight in a city with no hotel rooms to be had. But when a familiar face appears - the older brother of her childhood friend - and offers help, Gigi finally seems to have caught a break.
Alec Kim is handsome, humble, and kind - exactly the sort of man that Gigi has forgotten existed after her own painful heartbreaks. An evening of reconnection followed by a night of no-strings-attached passion with Alec feels like a gift - that is, until Gigi finally realizes that their childhood connection isn't the only reason he seems so familiar to her. He also happens to be an international TV star. But as their feelings for each other grow deeper, Gigi and Alec must navigate a new reality... one where both of their hard-won careers are put directly in the path of an international scandal.
The Reading List
A faded list. Nine favourite stories.
For two strangers, friendship is only a page away . . . When Mukesh Patel pops to the local library, forgoing his routine of grocery shopping and David Attenborough documentaries, he has no idea his life's about to change.
He meets Aleisha, a reluctant librarian and the keeper of a curious reading list - just a scrappy piece of paper with the names of 9 stories. It doesn't seem anything special. Yet something tells her to keep it close . . .
Story by story, Mukesh and Aleisha work their way through the list - their worries slipping away with every encounter, with every world discovered in their unlikely book club of two.
A fresh chance at life, at friendship, wasn't on the cards for these lonely souls - but every story starts somewhere .
Platební karty
Různé formy platidel provázejí lidstvo asi 8 000 let. Mají řadu funkcí a jednou z nich je role platidla, která se za poslední 3 000 let významně rozvinula. S tímto vývojem je spojen i vznik bankovnictví a otevření platebního trhu novým subjektům, jako jsou např. platební instituce. Autor Pavel Juřík tomuto vývoji věnuje úvodní část knihy (směnky, šeky, poštovní poukázky apod.). Větší část knihy je zaměřena na fenomén 20. století – platební karty, a to od jejich počátků ve Spojených státech v roce 1914 až po vznik mezinárodních kartových systémů (MasterCard, VISA atd.) včetně vynálezu a rozvoje bankomatů. Pozornost je též věnována novým platebním nástrojům, jako jsou bezkontaktní platby (kartou, mobilním telefonem) či platby na internetu. Kniha přináší mnoho nových informací, z historie i ze současnosti, a doprovází ji několik set barevných fotografií, v řadě případů dosud nepublikovaných.
The Adventures of the Elves 3: The Sword in the Dragon's Cave (EN)
The last book from "The Adventures of the Elves" offers a satisfying and hair-raising experience for the young readers. There is a party going in the elven king’s palace. Everyone is invited and having the fun of their lives, when a giant destroys the gates and attempts to take the castle for himself.
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From Bad to Cursed
Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and-despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe-also a cuddly animal lover. When she's not designing costumes and new storylines for the Arcane Emporium's haunted house, Issa's nursing a secret, conflicted dream of ditching her family's witchy business to become an indie fashion designer in her own right.
But when someone starts sabotaging the celebrations leading up to this year's Beltane festival with dark, dangerous magic, a member of the rival Thorn family gets badly hurt-throwing immediate suspicion on the Avramovs. To clear the Avramov name and step up for her family when they need her the most, Issa agrees to serve as a co-investigator, helping none other than Rowan Thorn get to the bottom of things.
Rowan is the very definition of lawful good, so tragically noble and by-the-book he makes Issa's teeth hurt. In accordance with their families' complicated history, he and Issa have been archenemies for years and have grown to heartily loathe each other. But as the unlikely duo follow a perplexing trail of clues to a stunning conclusion, Issa and Rowan discover how little they really know each other... and stumble upon a maddening attraction that becomes harder to ignore by the day.
Painting Happiness
Combat stress and anxiety and release your own inner creative with this beautiful mindful watercolour book.
In this simple and vibrant guide, hugely popular Instagram muse @TerryRunyan explores the art of watercolour through the lens of mindfulness, presenting activities and projects which you can paint along with as you allow your creative side to flourish.
This watercolour guide is easy and accessible for beginners, as Runyan gently delves into the basics of the artform, starting with simple techniques which you can follow along with, as well as presenting some fun projects ideas for painters to explore.
Alongside beautiful examples of the techniques and styles explored in the book, Runyan also encourages readers to practice mindfulness as they paint, and explores the ways in which art can be used to help improve mental health. Exploring the idea of 'perfectly imperfect watercolours', Runyan places emphasis on self-expression and allowing yourself to make mistakes.
Painting Happiness also includes fun projects for readers to try at home, including:
Turning blobs into birds
Creating wild hairstyles
Experimenting with different prompts to paint at least one thing a day
From technical skills and notes on materials to insight into the creative process, this book has everything you need to start flourishing in watercolour.
Diabolská izba
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) sa do sŕdc čitateľov zapísal predovšetkým ako stvoriteľ najslávnejšieho literárneho detektíva Sherlocka Holmesa, ktorý je známy naozaj po celom svete. Aj holmesovské detektívky vedeli byť značne hrôzostrašné, nuž nečudo, že Doyle svoje spisovateľské zručnosti zúročil i na teréne žánru hororovej fantastiky. K tomuto žánru ho viedol i jeho celoživotný záujem o špiritizmus (stal sa aktívnym členom slávnej Society for Psychical Research). Paradoxne ho práve racionalistická metóda, vychádzajúca z medicínskeho školenia primäla k otvorenosti voči mysterióznym fenoménom a k tomu, že sa nimi začal zaoberať i vo svojich prózach. V jeho tajuplných poviedkach väčšinou skeptický racionalistický hrdina, najčastejšie rozprávač (ktorý akoby z oka vypadol Dr. Watsonovi), býva konfrontovaný s tajuplnými úkazmi, ktoré ich nedovoľujú racionálne, prirodzene vysvetliť. Doylove prózy zručne dávkujú napätie a otvárajú šerosvit dohadov, až kým príde záverečný šok. No neurčitosť zostáva.
„Loď, plaviacu sa polárnymi pláňami, čosi prenasleduje a kapitán Polárky upiera zrak do diaľky, kde niečo vidí len on... Tajuplné prastaré egyptské receptúry na oživovanie mŕtvych, jednoruká mátoha v lekárskom laboratóriu, médiá na špiritistických seansách, špiritistické materializácie, čosi hrôzostrašné číhajúce v temnej jaskyni, vývojové mutácie, vyžarovanie duchovnej energie z predmetu, diabolská pomsta – to všetko sú témy, sľubujúce správny zážitok pre labužníkov hororovej fantastiky. Doyle však nikdy nevyužíva lacné nadprirodzené efekty – naopak, všetky mysteriózne javy sa usiluje preskúmať s priam vedeckou metodickosťou. Akoby sa Sherlock Holmes so svojou dedukčnou metódou odrazu ocitol v temnej ríši okultných javov. Doyle predsa písal v časoch, keď špiritizmus bol rovnakou vedou ako kriminológia...“
Tomáš Horváth
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What the Old Man Does is Always Right (EN)
A peasant and his wife owned a horse that grazed in a ditch close to their house. But they thought that it would be better for them to sell it or exchange it for something more useful. The woman sent her husband to town to exchange the horse – she trusted him because "what the old man does Is always right"!.
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Lacná kniha Hrady, zámky a tvrze Klatovska (-90%)
Podrobný popis stavebního vývoje, majitelů jednotlivých panských sídel i dnešní, často ne právě utěšený stav těchto unikátních památek naší minulosti v oblasti Klatovska s bohatou obrazovou dokumentací (mapy, plány, dobová zobrazení, starší i současná fota) z pera historika a archiváře Jiřího Úlovce, navíc s obsáhlou barevnou fotografickou přílohou Josefa Hory.
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The Ex Talk
Shay Goldstein has worked at her Seattle radio station for nearly a decade. But lately she's been clashing with her new colleague, Dominic Yun - who's fresh off a journalism course and convinced he knows everything about radio.
When the station needs a new concept, Shay proposes 'The Ex Talk', where two exes give relationship advice live on air. Each armed with their own disastrous relationship stories, Shay and Dominic are the perfect co-hosts - even if it does come with a little tension...
Their spiky dynamic is an instant hit, and soon 'The Ex Talk' is climbing the charts. But when Shay and Dominic start to fall for each other, is this the start of something amazing... or the end of their careers?
No Control - and Other Erotic Short Stories from Cupido (EN)
Audiobook No Control - and Other Erotic Short Stories from Cupido. Surrender to seduction and delve into a provocative world of desire and submission with ‘No Control - and Other Erotic Short Stories from Cupido’. A curated collection of sexy story compilations which explores the pleasure of losing control and being dominated, it will leave you craving for more. This collection includes compilations such as ‘Law’s Lengthy.
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You Only Live Once 2
Live your best life with this guide to 250+ travel experiences and start planning a lifetime of adventures. Whether you have an hour, day, week, month or year, discover how you can make the most of every precious moment. From seeing the sunrise at summer solstice, to camping off-grid or climbing a volcano, this is your guide to a life well-lived.
This book is not just another bucketlist of big ticket trips: it is a promise to live life to the fullest. Explore five awesome time-themed chapters and find inspiring ideas on how to add a dash of joie de vivre to your everyday. Let your inhibitions go when you skinny dip in Australia's Alexandra Bay; care for rescued sloths at a Pacific Coast sanctuary in Costa Rica; or bikepack through America's East Coast Greenway. You'll even find exhilarating tips to help you face your fears; reignite long-forgotten desires; and spark new and unexpected ambitions.
Inside You Only Live Once 2nd Edition:
- More than 250 rejuvenating ideas for trips to inspire your personal growth so you can live an illuminated life
- Five uplifting chapters for an Hour, Day, Week, Month and Year that are bursting with fun suggestions on places to visit, sights to behold, vibrant carnivals and festivals, out-of-this-world food and fulfilling activities to nourish the mind and soul
- Insightful essays from local experts and award-winning writers that explore sustainable and responsible ways of travel, humbling and awe-inspiring experiences and spiritual connections with our natural world
- Featuring stunning illustrations, maps, infographics and empowering quotes, all presented in a modern, visually inspiring hardback format
You Only Live Once 2nd Edition is the new, updated edition of the bestselling You Only Live Once by Lonely Planet. Whether you're travelling for a week or a year, or simply looking to seize the day with mindful and creative activities, this wonderful book will inspire the explorer in all of us. Gift this life-affirming guide to anyone who is dreaming of making a change to their every day or about to embark on an adventure. It's time to start living!
If I had an octopus
A board book edition of this charming and imaginative story in the bestselling 'If I had a...' series, which imagines life with an octopus as a pet.
I really want a clever pet, a pet with many charms.
The sort of pet with talents, and a large amount of arms
Have you ever thought about what the best aquatic pet would be? It's an octopus, of course! Playing different ball games simultaneously and staying camouflaged when it’s bedtime is eight times the fun – just watch out for the ink...
With vibrant illustrations and playful rhymes, If I Had an Octopus is a delightful bedtime story that follows a little girl's flight of fancy as she imagines the advantages and disadvantages of having an octopus for a pet.
The Little Prince
Chris Riddell's brilliant full-colour illustrated The Little Prince in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this much-loved favourite classic.
After crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, a lonely pilot encounters a little prince who is visiting Earth from his own planet. Their strange and moving meeting illuminates many of life's universal truths, as he comes to learn what it means to be human from a child who is not. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's delightful The Little Prince has been translated into over 180 languages and sold over 80 million copies worldwide.
With the loving, insightful, perplexed-by-grown-ups Little Prince at its heart, readers will not only rediscover characters such as The coquettish Rose, The knowledgeable Fox and The complex Lamplighter, but will find fresh and wonderful creations of these characters by a true master of his art; images that will live in our hearts and minds for generations to come.
Brief History of Living Forever
An audacious novel set in near-future America, from the critically acclaimed author of SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA.
When Adela discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the American-raised daughter she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her moody, grown son, Roman, in their native Czech village, she flies to the United States to find the long-lost daughter who never knew her.
In New York City, Tereza is working as the star researcher for two suspicious biotech moguls hellbent on developing a 'god pill' to extend human life indefinitely. But before Tereza can find a cure for Adela, her mother dies mysteriously.
Narrated from the beyond by Adela, A Brief History of Living Forever is a high-wire act of storytelling. By turns insightful, moving and funny, the novel blends an immigrant mother's heartbreaking journey through the American dream with her children's quest to reclaim her from a country that would erase any record of her existence.
Peach Blossom Spring
With every misfortune there is a blessing and within every blessing, the seeds of misfortune, and so it goes, until the end of time.
China, 1938: Meilin and her four-year-old son, Renshu, flee their burning city as Japanese forces advance. In their perilous journey across the country seeking refuge, they find comfort and wisdom in their most treasured possession - a beautifully illustrated hand scroll, filled with ancient fables.
Years later, separated from his mother by thousands of miles, Renshu now calls himself Henry Dao. His daughter, Lily, is desperate to understand her place in the world, but Henry refuses to share with her the fear and tragedy that mar his past.
Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring is a bold and moving story of the sacrifices we make to protect our children. It's about the power of our past, the hope for a better future, and the search for a place to call home.