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The Four Days' Night
Another in the "Doom of London" series, in which the author sounds a clarion call of potential disasters that may fall upon the great city. Here he relates a tale of air pollution. Excerpt:They crawled along through the black suffocating darkness, feeble, languid, and sweating at every pore. There was a murky closeness in the vitiated atmosphere that seemed to take all the strength and energy away. At any other time the walk to Clarence Terrace would have been a pleasure, now it was a penance. They found their objective after a deal of patience and trouble. Hackness yelled in the doorway. There was a sound of footsteps and Cynthia Grimfern spoke. "Ah, what a relief it is to know that you are all right," she said. "I pictured all sorts of horrors happening to you. Will this never end, Martin?" She cried softly in her distress. Hackness felt for her hand and pressed it tenderly. "We are going to try my great theory," he said. "Eldred is with me, andwe have got Williamson's permission to operate with the aeroplane."
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The Ultimate Weapon
The star Mira was unpredictably variable. Sometimes it was blazing, brilliant and hot. Other times it was oddly dim, cool, shedding little warmth on its many planets. Gresth Gkae, leader of the Mirans, was seeking a better star, one to which his "people" could migrate. That star had to be steady, reliable, with a good planetary system. And in his astronomical searching, he found Sol. With hundreds of ships, each larger than whole Terrestrial spaceports, and traveling faster than the speed of light, the Mirans set out to move in to Solar regions and take over. And on Earth there was nothing which would be capable of beating off this incredible armada—until Buck Kendall stumbled upon THE ULTIMATE WEAPON.
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The Used Virgin
Mystery in history.
A corrupt governor. A young girl. An old man. Argolicus unravels the threads.
When a lifelong friend disappears, a peaceful retreat to the provinces turns into a challenge to the local governor for Argolicus.
A cruel slander originates from the venal governor. When Argolicus visits the governor, he discovers an unscrupulous plot destined to impoverish his friend. When his lifelong tutor overhears a comment, they set out to find their friend only to discover base cruelty and a secret plot.
A plot that challenges the King’s people, the roots of Roman civility, and his friend’s life.
Affronted, he pursues the thread. Little does he know that his investigation will pitch him in a fight with thugs and ultimately set him head-to-head with the governor.
If you like mysteries set in ancient Italy, get The Used Virgin today and solve the puzzle.
5 Stars “A rich tapestry of interactions that serve to draw the reader deeper in...”
“The feel of a time long passed as a mystery unfolds.”
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The Young Buglers
The Young Buglers, A Tale of the Peninsular War is a book by British author G.A. Henty. It was published by Blackie and Son Ltd, London. It tells of the Peninsula War through the eyes of two orphaned brothers, Tom and Peter Scudamore.
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War On Drugs, The - I Don’t Live Here Anymore CD
KDO: Americká indie rocková formace The War On Drugs vznikla v roce 2005 ve Philadelphii. Vůdčí osobností souboru je kytarista a zpěvák Adam Granduciel. Zakládajícím členem skupiny byl i Kurt Vile, jenž však krátce po vydání debutu Wagonwheel Blues v roce 2008 kapelu opustil, aby se věnoval sólové kariéře. Popularita The War On Drugs hlavně mezi internetovou komunitou a hippstery s každou novou deskou rostla. Celosvětový věhlas skupině přineslo třetí album Lost In The Dream (2014), na kterém se Granduciel coby hlavní skladatel vypsal ze svých depresí a pocitů osamění.
CO: Páté album americké indie rockové formace. Vychází ve formátech CD a 2LP, přičemž si lze pořídit vinyl černý, červený nebo modrý.
CD1
1. Living Proof [04:53]
2. Harmonia's Dream [06:26]
3. Change [06:04]
4. I Don't Wanna Wait [05:13]
5. Victim [06:00]
6. I Don't Live Here Anymore (feat. Lucius) [05:27]
7. Old Skin [04:52]
8. Wasted [04:10]
9. Rings Around My Father's Eyes [04:17]
10. Occasional Rain [04:54]
The Gender of Capital
Two leading social scientists examine the gender wealth gap in countries with officially egalitarian property law, showing how legal professionals - wittingly and unwittingly - help rich families and men maintain their privilege.
In many countries, property law grants equal rights to men and women. Why, then, do women still accumulate less wealth than men? Combining quantitative, ethnographic, and archival research, The Gender of Capital explains how and why, in every class of society, women are economically disadvantaged with respect to their husbands, fathers, and brothers. The reasons lie with the unfair economic arrangements that play out in divorce proceedings, estate planning, and other crucial situations where law and family life intersect.
Céline Bessiere and Sibylle Gollac argue that, whatever the law intends, too many outcomes are imprinted with unthought sexism. In private decisions, old habits die hard: families continue to allocate resources disproportionately to benefit boys and men. Meanwhile, the legal profession remains in thrall to assumptions that reinforce gender inequality. Bessi?re and Gollac marshal a range of economic data documenting these biases. They also examine scores of family histories and interview family members, lawyers, and notaries to identify the accounting tricks that tip the scales in favor of men.
Women across the class spectrum - from poor single mothers to MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos - can face systematic economic disadvantages in divorce cases. The same is true in matters of inheritance and succession in family-owned businesses. Moreover, these disadvantages perpetuate broader social disparities beyond gender inequality. As Bessiere and Gollac make clear, the appropriation of capital by men has helped to secure the rigid hierarchies of contemporary class society itself.
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The White Company
A historical adventure set during the Hundred Years' War. The story follows a young man as he leaves the shelter of an abbey in England and becomes involved with Edward, the Black Prince's campaign in Spain. Doyle later wrote a prequel, titled "Sir Nigel", concerning the early life of one of the heroes in this novel. “We go to France, and from thence I trust to Spain, in humble search of a field in which we may win advancement and perchance some small share of glory. For this purpose I would have you know that it is not my wont to let any occasion pass where it is in any way possible that honor may be gained. I would have you bear this in mind, and give great heed to it that you may bring me word of all cartels, challenges, wrongs, tyrannies, infamies, and wronging of damsels. Nor is any occasion too small to take note of, for I have known such trifles as the dropping of a gauntlet, or the flicking of a breadcrumb, when well and properly followed up, lead to a most noble spear-running.” - Sir Nigel, “The White Company”
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Thunder - All The Right Noises (Deluxe Edition) 2CD
KDO: Thunder je britská hard-rocková skupina, která vznikla v roce 1989 rozštěpením tehdejší formace Terraplane. Během devadesátých let se kapela proslavila hlavně v domovské Anglii, ale také v Japonsku. S několika přestávkami v činnosti působí na scéně dodnes.
CO: Třinácté studiové album britských hard-rockových hrdinů dostalo název "All The Right Noises". Album je návratem k "plnému" rockovému zvuku, který jim pomáhal vybudovat si úspěšnou, více jak třicetiletou kariéru. Skladby pro album byly napsány ještě před prvním lockdownem, a samotné album bylo natočeno během prvního měsíce první britské uzávěry, ale je zajímavé, jak aktuální přesto jsou i v této nové situaci, ve které se náš svět nachází. Kupříkladu první singl "Last One Out Turn Off The Lights" byl původně zamýšlen jako reakce na brexit, ale nyní je snad dle slov kapely ještě více aktuální.
CD1:
1. Last One Out Turn Off the Lights
2. Destruction
3. The Smoking Gun
4. Going to Sin City
5. Don't Forget to Live Before You Die
6. I'll Be the One
7. Young Man
8. You're Gonna Be My Girl
9. St. George's Day
10. Force of Nature
11. She's a Millionairess
CD2:
1. Firebird
2. Hero
3. The Fires That Roar
4. Pariah
5. You're Gonna Be My Girl (Live)
6. Destruction (Live)
7. Last One Out Turn Off the Lights (Live)
8. Don't Forget to Live Before You Die (Live)
9. Going to Sin City (Live)
10. I'll Be the One (Live)
11. She's a Millionairess (Live)
12. Young Man (Live)
John Elton - Victim Of Love (Remastered 2022) LP
Sir Elton Hercules John je anglický spevák, skladateľ a klavirista. Od roku 1967 spolupracuje so svojím skladateľským partnerom Berniem Taupinom, s ktorým dodnes nahral viac ako 30 albumov.Počas jeho 50-ročnej kariéry predal Elton John viac ako 300 miliónov nahrávok, vďaka čomu sa stal jedným z najpredávanejších hudobných umelcov na svete. Má viac ako 50 hitov v prvej 40, vrátane siedmych po sebe idúcich albumov na 1. mieste v USA a 58 singlov v prvej 40 rebríčka Billboard Hot 100. Jeho najúspešnejším singlom je „Something About the Way You Look Tonight“/„Candle in the Wind 1997“, ktorého sa predalo viac ako 33 miliónov kópií po celom svete a stal sa „najpredávanejším singlom všetkých čias“. Elton John získal počas svojej kariéry šesť Cien Grammy, päť cien Brit Award, dve ceny Academy Award, jednu cenu Zlatý glóbus, jednu cenu Tony Award, jednu cenu Disney Legends a ocenenie Kennedy Center Honors v roku 2004. V roku 2004 ho časopis Rolling Stone zaradil na 49. miesto vo svojom zozname 100 vplyvných hudobníkov rock and rollovej éry. V roku 1994 bol Elton John uvedený do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, v roku 2013 do Songwriters Hall of Fame spolu s Berniem Taupinom. V roku 1996 bol menovaný za komandéra Radu britského impéria a v roku 1998 získal rytierstvo od Alžbety II. za „hudobné a charitatívne služby“.
"Victim of Love" je trinásty Eltonov štúdiový album. Ide o diskotékový album vydaný v roku 1979 krátko po vrchole popularity "Disco". Nebol kriticky ani komerčne dobre prijatý a po albumoch "Leather Jackets" z roku 1986 a "Ice on Fire! z roku 1985 je Johnovým tretím albumom s najnižšou hitparádou v USA. Album bol remastrovaný vo svetovo uznávanom masteringovom štúdiu Lurssen Mastering.
Tracklist:
SIDE A:
1. Johnny B. Goode
2. Warm Love In A Cold World
3. Born Bad
SIDE B:
1. Thunder In The Night
2. Spotlight
3. Street Boogie
4. Victim Of Love
The Blue Fairy Book
Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although Andrew Lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally (with the notable exception of Madame d'Aulnoy), made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign-language sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in English. As acknowledged in the prefaces, although Lang himself made most of the selections, his wife and other translators did a large portion of the translating and telling of the actual stories.The Blue Fairy Book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among other sources.(wikipedia)
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The Houses of Greenwich Village
With its patchwork of secluded courtyards, gardens and narrow tree-lined streets, New York’s Greenwich Village is one of the very few neighborhoods that still retains the charm and timelessness of old New York. In this overview of houses from the early nineteenth century to contemporary Modernist examples, Kevin Murphy explores the architecture and interiors of eighteen houses and two gardens located in what has become one of New York City’s most exclusive and desirable residential communities.Beginning with the Robert Blum House (1827), The Houses of Greenwich Village traces the rich history behind each home and delves into the compelling biographies of its original owners and architects, revealing the evolution of structure, design, and style in the neighborhood throughout the nineteenth century, as well as its vibrant and at times eccentric character into the twentieth century. The stunning photographs by Paul Rocheleau were specially commissioned for this book and give readers unprecedented access to some of the most beautiful homes in New York.
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Europe - The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary (2CD+BR)
KDO: Jedna z nejslavnějších hard-rockových kapel ze Skandinávie se v roce 1986 nesmazatelně zapsala do hudební historie skladbou The Final Countdown. Zkraje devadesátých let se skupina rozpadla, aby se znovu sešla až v nultých letech. Dosud posledním albem byla deska Bag Of Bones z roku 2012.
CO: Během roku 2016 odehrála švédská skupina sérii koncertů zasvěcených úspěšné desce The Final Countdown. Jedním z nich bylo i vystoupení v legendárním londýnském klubu Roundhouse. Živý záznam je nyní u příležitosti třicátého výročí vydání slavného alba k dispozici ve třech variantách - DVD/2CD, Blu-ray/2CD a limitovaný box Blu-ray/2CD/2LP v nákladu 1.000ks.
CD1
1. Hole in My Pocket (Live) [5:23]
2. The Second Day (Live) [4:52]
3. Praise You (Live) [4:55]
4. Nothin to Ya (Live) [4:03]
5. California 405 (Live) [4:56]
6. Angels (With Broken Hearts) [Live] [5:24]
7. Days of Rock 'N' Roll (Live) [3:28]
8. Children of the Mind (Live) [4:28]
9. Rainbow Bridge (Live) [4:52]
10. Vasastan (Live) [4:01]
11. Light it Up (Live) [5:37]
12. War of Kings (Live) [4:45]
CD2
1. The Final Countdown (Live) [6:15]
2. Rock the Night (Live) [5:13]
3. Carrie (Live) [5:06]
4. Danger on the Track (Live) [3:42]
5. Ninja (Live) [4:19]
6. Cherokee (Live) [4:13]
7. Time Has Come (Live) [4:26]
8. Heart of Stone (Live) [3:50]
9. On the Loose (Live) [3:12]
10. Love Chaser (Live) [3:31]
11. The Final Countdown (Reprise) [Live] [2:56]
BR
1. The Final Countdown 30th Anniversary Show - Live At The Roundhouse [001:43:25]
The Young Pitcher
High school senior Ken Ward is on top of the world--he's popular, a somebody. But as a freshman at Wayne University, Ken quickly discovers he's a nobody who's treated like dirt by upperclassmen. When Ken can't stand the harassment anymore, he bursts out of his gloom by slugging a sophomore bully--who turns out to be captain of the varsity baseball team. It looks as if Ken's dream of making that team has gone down the drain... until in a moment of wild excitement he proves himself with, of all things, a potato! And Ken keeps on proving himself until the last out of a heart-pounding league championship game.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The 200,000 Franc Reward (EN)
From the books that inspired the new Netflix series "Lupin" with Omar Sy. There is a mystery to be solved. A baroness and a great deal of money have disappeared from Paris, and neither her husband nor the police can find any trace of her. Enter the infamous Arsene Lupin, master thief, gentleman burglar and greatest criminal mind of all time.
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Summer Sex 1: The Bus (EN)
Alice and Eddie have never met in real life, their only meeting was via webcam in their beds. But when they meet one warm summer day on a crowded bus, things immediately heat up. With no seats available, Alice ends up sitting on Eddie's knee, and soon they are oblivious to everything other than the rhythmic vibrations of the bus, the tense atmosphere, and their forbidden desires.
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The Journey of Humanity
This breakthrough scientific masterwork - and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history and will secure our future...
The stunning advances that have transformed human experience in recent centuries are no accident of history - they are the result of universal and timeless forces, operating since the dawn of our species. Drawing on a lifetime's scientific investigation, Oded Galor's ground-breaking new vision overturns a host of long-held assumptions to reveal the deeper causes that have shaped the journey of humanity:
Education rather than industrialisation
Family size and gender equality as much as inventions and technology
Geography and diversity rather than wars, disease and famine
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Secrets of the Lost Symbol
From the team that brought you the bestselling SECRETS OF THE CODE and SECRETS OF ANGELS AND DEMONS comes the first literary companion to Dan Brown´s latest blockbuster. SECRETS OF THE LOST SYMBOL builds upon the expertise and wisdom of Nobel prize-winnin
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Scarlet Plague (EN)
Sixty years ago, a plague wiped out mankind and only a handful of people managed to survive. The survivors established their own civilization and rules in the wild and destructed world. Now, sixty years later, an old man named James Howard Smith walks together with a young boy through the desert. The two travelers walk along an old and long forgotten railway track with an important mission, a mission that can change the life of all the survivors.
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The Aristocracy of Talent
'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for many social ills is misplaced-and that assigning responsibilities to the people best able to discharge them really is better than the time-honoured customs of corruption, patronage, nepotism and hereditary castes' Steven Pinker
Meritocracy: the idea that people should be advanced according to their talents rather than their status at birth. For much of history this was a revolutionary thought, but by the end of the twentieth century it had become the world's ruling ideology. How did this happen, and why is meritocracy now under attack from both right and left?
Adrian Wooldridge traces the history of meritocracy forged by the politicians and officials who introduced the revolutionary principle of open competition, the psychologists who devised methods for measuring natural mental abilities and the educationalists who built ladders of educational opportunity. He looks outside western cultures and shows what transformative effects it has had everywhere it has been adopted, especially once women were brought into the meritocractic system.
Wooldridge also shows how meritocracy has now become corrupted and argues that the recent stalling of social mobility is the result of failure to complete the meritocratic revolution. Rather than abandoning meritocracy, he says, we should call for its renewal.
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