Hľadanie: One for Sorrow
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Kolaps
Jared Diamond vo svojom bestselleri Osudy ľudských spoločností skúmal, ako a prečo západné civilizácie vyvinuli technológie a spôsoby, ktoré im umožnili ovládnuť väčšinu sveta. Vo voľnom pokračovaní knihy skúma druhú stranu rovnice: Čo spôsobilo, že sa niektoré z veľkých civilizácií minulosti zrútili, a čo sa z ich osudov môžeme naučiť?
Prostredníctvom série fascinujúcich historicko-kultúrnych príbehov Diamond aj teraz rozvíja komplexnú globálnu tézu. Od polynézskych kultúr na Veľkonočnom ostrove cez prekvitajúce americké civilizácie Anasaziov a Mayov až po kolóniu Vikingov v Grónsku sleduje základný vzorec katastrofy. Poškodenie životného prostredia, zmena klímy, rýchly rast populácie a nerozumné politické rozhodnutia boli faktormi zániku týchto spoločností, ale iné spoločnosti našli riešenia a pretrvali. Podobným problémom čelíme aj dnes a už priniesli katastrofu Rwande a Haiti, hoci Čína a Austrália sa snažia vyrovnať sa s nimi inovatívnymi spôsobmi. Ako dokumentuje kniha, napriek zdanlivo nevyčerpateľnému bohatstvu našej spoločnosti a jej politickej moci sa problémy objavujú aj na miestach, ktoré by mali byť voči nim odolné.
Brilantná, poučná a nesmierne pútavá kniha Kolaps je predurčená zaujať miesto jednej zo základných kníh našej doby a nastoliť naliehavú otázku: Ako sa náš svet môže vyhnúť ekologickej samovražde?
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Pinocchio
From the classic children's story by Carlo Collodi. Pinocchio the puppet wants to be a real boy, but he is constantly in trouble - running away, falling into bad company and telling lies that make his nose grow and grow. Will he ever find his missing father Geppetto, and learn in the end to be good? The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.
The Portrait
A ship’s captain. A crime. A secret. What would you do to claim the position in society that has been stolen from you?Lady Catherine, banished to the countryside as a useless girl with a lame leg, got her revenge by playing a dangerous game...and now it will ruin her. When the old earl dies, his only child feels no sorrow. The earldom will now revert to the crown and Lady Catherine will continue to live life exactly as she pleases. But when she learns that she is the heir to a secret family title, everything changes. Marriage had once seemed unnecessary and out of the question; now it is the only thing she wants. The two men in her life both need her influence and wealth. Whom shall she choose? The kind but secretive Captain Avebury? Or the notorious Sir Lyle, the handsome smuggler? Both men deal very differently with honor. And when Catherine’s secret self-destructs, which man can be trusted to save her? The Portrait is about a strong woman, foolish decisions, trust, and the definition of honor. Fans of Jane Austen’s independent women will recognize in Catherine a voice which will not be silenced.
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Hicotea
In this mesmerising follow-up to Nightlights, Lorena Alvarez explores our relationship with nature and animals.
On a school field trip to the river, Sandy wanders away from her classmates and discovers an empty turtle shell. Peeking through the dark hole, she suddenly finds herself within a magical new dimension. Filled with sculptures, paintings and books, the turtle's shell is a museum of the natural world. But one painting is incom-plete, and the turtle needs Sandy's help to finish it...
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The Pearl of Penang
Evie Fraser, paid companion to a crotchety spinster, seems destined for a lonely life. Then out of the blue, a marriage proposal arrives by post. She met the handsome Douglas Barrington just once – at his wedding – but never forgot him. Now widowed, plantation-owner Douglas offers her a new life on the lush, exotic island of Penang. How can Evie resist?
But what are Barrington’s motives in marrying Evie when he barely knows her, and why is he so hostile and moody?
Evie soon finds herself pitched against Douglas on the one hand and the shallow, often spiteful world of the expatriate British on the other. Has she made the biggest mistake of her life?
Flynn’s tenth novel explores love, marriage, the impact of war and the challenges of displacement – this time in a tropical paradise as the threat of the Japanese empire looms closer.
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She Drives Me Crazy
High school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy, a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuiston.
What happens when two high school nemeses fall in love?
Seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac can't catch a break.
First there's the embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season, and then she gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her head cheerleader nemesis, Irene Abraham.
Irene is as mean as she is beautiful, and Scottie makes a point to keep her distance, only their little car accident means the girls are forced to ride together to school. Every day.
But when an opportunity arises for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex - and climb her school's social ladder - she convinces Irene to take part in an elaborate fake-dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings.
Fältskog Agnetha - A+ CD
Agneta Ase Fältskog (narodená 5. apríla 1950) je švédska speváčka, skladateľka a členka popovej skupiny ABBA. Prvýkrát zožala úspech vo Švédsku, keď v roku 1968 vydala svoj debutový album s vlastným názvom. V 70. rokoch sa stala medzinárodnou hviezdou ako členka skupiny ABBA, ktorá je jedným z najpredávanejších hudobných skupín v histórii. Je najmladšou členkou skupiny ABBA a jedinou narodenou v 50. rokoch minulého storočia. Po neoficiálnom rozpade skupiny ABBA v decembri 1982, neskôr v desaťročí obnovila úspech ako sólová umelkyňa s tromi albumami a hlavnou úlohou vo filme. V 90. rokoch sa stala samotárskou, vyhýbala sa vonkajšej publicite. Fältskog prestala nahrávať hudbu na 16 rokov, kým v roku 2004 nevydala nový album My Coloring Book. Vrátila sa v roku 2013 s albumom "A", jej doteraz najvyšším sólovým albumom v UK. Skupina ABBA sa odvtedy zreformovala a Fältskog sa vrátila k svojej predchádzajúcej úlohe v skupine.
"A+" je reedícia albumu, naplánovaná na vydanie 13. októbra 2023.Reedícia bude obsahovať 11 prepracovaných verzií skladieb albumu a nový singel „Where Do We Go from Here?“. Ten je prvým novým materiálom po 10 rokoch.
Tracklist:
01. Where Do We Go From Here?
02. Back On Your Radio (A+)
03. I Should've Followed You Home (feat. Gary Barlow) [A+]
04. Dance Your Pain Away (A+)
05. I Was A Flower (A+)
06. Perfume In the Breeze (A+)
07. Past Forever (A+)
08. The One Who Loves You Now (A+)
09. Bubble (A+)
10. When You Really Loved Someone? (A+)
11. I Keep Them On the Floor Beside My Bed (A+)
Nazareth - Surviving The Law CD
Tracklist:
1. Strange Days
2. You Gotta Pass It Around
3. Runaway
4. Better Leave It Out
5. Mind Bomb
6. Sweet Kiss
7. Falling In Love
8. Waiting For The World To End
9. Let The Whisky Flow
10. Sinner
11. Ciggies And Booze
12. Psycho Skies
13. Love Breaks
14. You Made Me
Kříďák
Všichni máme tajemství. Před některými utíkáme, ale ona si nás najdou. A některé hry končí vždycky stejně… Mysteriózní thriller Kříďák je tu – a nedá se před ním utéct.
Cítíte to v lese, ve škole i na hřišti, cítíte to v domech a v lunaparku. Cítíte to na většině míst v malém městečku Anderbury… strach, že vás někdo nebo něco sleduje. Začalo to na pouti roku 1986, kdy se stala ta nehoda. Toho dne potkal dvanáctiletý Eddie pana Hallorana – pana Křídu. Ten přivedl Eddieho na myšlenku nevinné hry pro něj a partu jeho přátel: za pomoci křídových kreseb si mohli nechávat vzkazy. Byla to docela zábava – dokud je křídoví panáčci nedovedli k tělu. Mrtvému dívčímu tělu, rozřezanému na kousky. Tahle událost se jim nesmazatelně vryla do nočních můr. A třicet let poté najdou v dopisních schránkách záhadnou obálku – s panáčkem a kusem křídy. Strašáci z dětských let totiž možná stále dokážou zabíjet.
Kříďák, debut britské spisovatelky C. J. Tudor, vychází ve 40 zemích – jako kniha roku.
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Hamburg asszonyai 1: Gerda döntése
A Hamburg asszonyai című trilógia első kötete három, a 19. század végén összefonódó női sorsot mutat be.
A melegszívű Gerda, a Beiersdorf céget világhírűvé tevő Oscar Troplowitz gyógyszerész felesége a hagyományos női szerepben találja meg élete értelmét. Segítőkészséggel, szeretettel támogatja a férjét, miközben művészszalont szervez Hamburgban a helyi festők, szobrászok, költők támogatására. Irma Behn, a befolyásos szenátor felesége elégedetlen a nők korabeli érvényesülési lehetőségeivel. Bár a saját művészi céljait szabadon követheti a házassága keretein belül is, a férje szerelmét képtelen elnyerni. Antonia, a szegény munkásasszony a találékonysága, okossága és szorgalma révén tör ki a nyomorúságból.
A három igen különböző asszonyt a feltörekvő Beiersdorf cég köti össze, és olykor választja szét. Életük és sorsuk alakítója a kozmetikumokat, kenőcsöket, tapaszokat gyártó vállalat, mely forradalmi újításaival, a munkásjogok elismerésével számos irigykedő riválisra tesz szert a tekintélyes és nagy múltú Hanza-városban.
Lacná kniha The Myths We Live By (-70%)
In this witty and mischievous book, philosopher Peter Cave dissects the most controversial disputes today and uses philosophical argument to reveal that many issues are less straightforward than we'd like to believe. Leaving no sacred cow standing, Cave uses ingenious stories and examples to challenge our most strongly held assumptions. Is democracy inherently a good thing? What is the basis of so-called human rights? Is discrimination always bad? Are we morally obliged to accept refugees?
In an age of identity politics and so-called 'fake news', this book is an essential resource for reinvigorating genuine public debate - and an entertaining challenge to accepted wisdom.
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Lacná kniha Marc Riboud (-50%)
A member of Magnum, Marc Riboud has travelled the world, from Europe to the Middle East and from Vietnam to the United States. Repelled by violence, indifferent to the pursuit of 'events', yet irresistibly drawn by the desire to see, he is a reporter under the spell of life itself. Whether covering the Cultural Revolution or the Soviet Union before perestroika, he waits for the inner truth to 'rise to the surface of things'. These photographs reveal his intense awareness of the innate power of each image.
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7,25 €
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Westlife - The Twenty Tour: Live From Croke Park DVD
Tracklist:
1 Hello My Love
2 Swear It Again
3 What About Now
4 My Love
5 When You're Looking Like That
6 Uptown Girl
7 Mandy
8 If I Let You Go
9 Home
10 Better Man
11 Queen Medley: Another One Bites the Dust / Radio Gaga / I Want to Break Free / Somebody to Love / Don't Stop Me Now / We Will Rock You / We Are The Champions
12 I Have A Dream
13 Unbreakable
14 Fool Again
15 Queen of My Heart
16 What Makes a Man
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Můj příběh
Andrej Sannikov je politický a sociální aktivista, koordinátor sociálního programu „Evropské Bělorusko“ a iniciativy „Chartyja 97“. V roce 2010 kandidoval v prezidentských volbách v Bělorusku. Jeho autobiografie mapuje jeho život a soustředí se především na jeho odpor proti Vladimiru Lukašenkovi, kvůli němuž byl nucen odejít z Běloruska.Časopis Foreign Policy označil jeho knihu za mix Jednoho dne Ivana Děnisoviče Alexandra Solženicyna a The Case for Democracy Nathana Šaranského.
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The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. Although classified as a comedy in the First Folio, and while it shares certain aspects with Shakespeare's other romantic comedies, the play is perhaps more remembered for its dramatic scenes, and is best known for the character of Shylock.The title character is the merchant Antonio, not the Jewish moneylender Shylock, who is the play's most prominent and more famous villain. Though Shylock is a tormented character, he is also a tormentor, so whether he is to be viewed with disdain or sympathy is up to the audience (as influenced by the interpretation of the play's director and lead actors). As a result, The Merchant of Venice is often classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays.
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Of Sand and Stone
She was destined to save his heart of stone...
Bookish museum curator Rebecca Clark has given up on dating. Real life men aren’t nearly as perfect as the men in the paintings and statues she sees every day at her job. But one night she whispers a prayer to the universe to send her the perfect man. She had no idea a goddess is listening…Devon Blake was Regency London’s most wicked lover but when he sleeps with the wrong woman and leaves her unsatisfied, he finds himself cursed by none other than the Goddess of love herself. After living two centuries trapped as a marble statue, Aphrodite gives Devon one chance to redeem himself or he’ll face an eternity of made of stone. He must prove he can satisfy a woman’s every desire without satisfying his own.When Rebecca discovers a naked man in her art gallery instead of a priceless statue at midnight she has no idea he’s the answer to her prayers. Aphrodite has sent Devon to be Rebecca’s perfect man. Can Devon earn Rebecca’s love and trust by proving his selflessness or will it be too late?
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Painted House
The hill people and the Mexicans arrived on the same day. It was a Wednesday, early in September 1952. The Cardinals were five games behind the Dodgers with two weeks to go, and the season looked hopeless. The cotton, however, was waist high to my father, almost over my head, and he and my grandfather could be heard before supper whispering words that were seldom heard. It could be a good crop." Thus begins the new novel from John Grisham, a story inspired by his own childhood in rural Arkansas. The narrator is a farm boy named Luke Chandler, age seven, who lives in the cotton fields with his parents and grandparents in a little house that's never been painted. The Chandlers farm eighty acres that they rent, not own, and when the cotton is ready they hire a truckload of Mexicans and a family from the Ozarks to help harvest it. For six weeks, they pick cotton, battling the heat, the rain, the fatigue, and sometimes, each other. As the weeks pass Luke sees and hears things no seven year old could possibly be prepared for, and finds himself keeping secrets that not only threaten the crop but will change the lives of the Chandlers forever. "A Painted House" is a moving story of one boy's journey from innocence to experience."
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Lacná kniha Meet the X-Men: X-Men Reader Level 2 (DK Readers Level 2) (-70%)
The marvellous world of Mutants is brought to life as you prepare for the release of X-Men 3" in cinemas May 2006. Meet your favourite characters, learn about their abilities and build up your reading skills. Loads of action, and great illustrations make learning about these amazing crime-fighters, from Cyclops and his laser eyes to Wolverine and his very special skeleton, great fun."
Na sklade 2Ks
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Lacná kniha My Life as a Fake (-50%)
In Melbourne in the late 1940s, a young conservative poet named Christopher Chubb decides to teach his country a lesson about pretension and authenticity. But over the ensuing years his audacious act of literary ventriloquism takes on a much darker resonance. Having fled Melbourne for the seedy, sweaty streets of Kuala Lumpur, Chubb finds himself, just as Frankenstein was, haunted and pursued by his own creation.
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5,79 €
11,58 €
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