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A Christmas Carol (EN)
One night at Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and greedy man, gets a visit from the ghost of his dead business partner. The ghost warns him about the awful punishment that awaits if he continues to live his life selfishly. The next three nights, Scrooge is visited by three separate spirits who confront him with Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come.
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Prelude (EN)
"There was not an inch of room for Lottie and Kezia in the buggy. When Pat swung them on top of the luggage they wobbled; the grandmother‘s lap was full and Linda Burnell could not possibly have held a lump of a child on hers for any distance. " The seemingly perfect Burnell family is moving from one house to another, and on the surface, everything appears idyllic.
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Lord Jim (EN)
Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900. An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past.
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Red Shadows (EN)
First published in Weird Tales, August 1928, alternatively titled 'Solomon Kane'. This was the first Solomon Kane story ever published. In France, Kane finds a girl attacked by a gang of brigands led by a villain known as Le Loup. As she dies in his arms, Kane determines to avenge her death, and the trail leads from France to Africa, ending with Kane's first meeting with N'Longa.
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This Time It’s Forever
Part treasure hunt. Part romance. All heart.
An antique love letter reveals a secret connection between the American Revolution and the windswept shores of beautiful Prince Edward Island, Canada...
Budding archivist Ruby Zalonski and handsome Prince Edward Islander Nathan O'Neil must join forces to solve a series of 300-year-old riddles. Hidden between the pages of love letters from centuries-past lovers, they uncover a tale of love and war surrounding the theft of the Great Seal of Prince Edward Island in 1775...
And two lovers are destined to complete a legendary romance set in motion three centuries ago...
But as Nathan and Ruby search to find out what happened to the lost Great Seal, will they also uncover the treasure of true love?
Novelist Jessica Eissfeldt shines in this heartfelt yet adventurous new romance series that combines the best of 2 genres — treasure hunting and falling in love — the Prince Edward Island Love Letters & Legends Trilogy. Set on gorgeous Prince Edward Island, Canada, rich in colorful legends and romantic history, this is one series you don't want to miss!
For fans of National Treasure and Serendipity, and for readers who love Jude Devereaux and her Nantucket Brides series.
Scroll up and buy today, to uncover the treasure of true love!
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A Bubble Burst
How a Stock Exchange Scare Dislocated the Life of the Empire For Two Days, a story in the "Doom of London" series in which the author sounds the clarion call of potential disasters that my befall the great city. Here, it is the tale of an investment "bubble", an irrational exuberance for buying shares of South African gold mining stocks. Excerpts:"From the highest to the lowest everybody was investing their savings in South Africa. ... In other words, there was a tremendous 'boom.' Nothing like it had ever been seen in the history of commerce. It was the golden hour of the promoter. Yet, for the most part, the schemes promised well. There was, however, an enormous amount of rubbish on the market. Some of the more thoughtful financiers scented danger ahead, but they were not listened to."All England was in the grip of the mania. Bona fide speculation and business had become gambling pure and simple. London thought of nothing else. The City was crammed with excited buyers and operators...."Then a cable telegram arrives from South Africa at one London newspaper office, saying that a tremendous earthquake has destroyed the Johannesburg water system and flooded the gold mines. The undersea cables from South Africa then broke down after the message was received, so no further messages could be sent or received to confirm or to learn more. The newspaper publishes the exclusive news. Investors panic and sell their shares at any price before they are ruined by plunging values. But is it true, or a fraud? -- a market manipulation?
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Anno Domini 2071
A speculative novelette predicting some changes in the world 200 years into the future from the year 1871, written by a noted Dutch scientist, originally published in the Dutch language, the author hiding himself behind the pen name of "Dr. Dioscorides".The story begins as the narrator settles into his comfortable chair and ponders the predictions made by Roger Bacon, the 13th-century scholar, that actually came true by the 19th century: telescopes, self-propelled vehicles, bridges across spans without intermediate supports, devices to navigate without navigators, ships that can be controlled by a single man at great speeds. As he dozes, he suddenly becomes alert and sees that he is in the year 2071 by the date on a clock tower. A noble old man appears before him, whom he recognizes as Roger Bacon, with a young lady named Miss Phantasia. He learns from them that he is in the city of Londinia, a megalopolis formerly London, England. They give him a tour of Londinia and then they take him on a flight over Europe and onward to New Holland (Australia) by airship, explaining the new technologies and changes in the world.Some of the predictions: domed air-conditioned cities, megalopolis cities, end of war due to the cost, electro-magnetic device to control direction of airship travel, universal time for electronic transactions around the globe, electric vehicles powered by batteries, submergence of North Holland under the sea, decline of colonization, the age of aluminum, and more.Edited from the rough OCR www.archives.com version by Stanley Sokolow.
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Donald začal za výdatnej otcovej podpory nakoniec naozaj veriť, že je niečo viac než ostatní a že sa to dá dobre využiť. Už v dvanástich bol pravý kútik jeho pier takmer neustále zdvihnutý do typického úškľabku, z ktorého priam sršalo sebavedomie a presvedčenie o vlastnej nadradenosti a bohorovnosti... Okrem toho však fungovanie v akadémii Donalda ešte viac utvrdilo v presvedčení, ktoré mu otec vštepoval: človek, ktorý má moc (bez ohľadu na to, či sa k nej dostal vlastnými silami alebo ju získal náhodou), môže rozhodovať o tom, čo je správne a čo nesprávne.
Klinická psychologička a jediná Trumpova neter Mary L. Trumpová ponúka doteraz nevídaný a dôveryhodný obraz o Donaldovi J. Trumpovi a toxickej rodine, ktorá ho stvorila. Jej cieľom je objasniť temnú históriu svojej rodiny, aby vysvetlila, ako sa z jej strýka stal človek, ktorý vážne ohrozuje verejné zdravie, ekonomickú bezpečnosť a sociálnu štruktúru celého sveta. Mary Trumpová strávila väčšiu časť detstva vo veľkom luxusnom dome starých rodičov v srdci štvrte Queens v New Yorku, kde vyrastal aj Donald so svojimi štyrmi súrodencami.
Autorka pútavo vysvetľuje, ako konkrétne udalosti a fungovanie v jej rodine, napríklad nezdravý vzťah medzi Fredom Trumpom seniorom a jeho najstaršími synmi Fredom juniorom a Donaldom, stvorili človeka s poruchou osobnosti, ktorý získal moc a dostal sa až do Oválnej pracovne.
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You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake!
A lively, research-based tour of nine common decision-making traps – and practical tools for avoiding them – from a professor of strategic thinking We make decisions all the time. It's so natural that we hardly stop to think about it. Yet even the smartest and most experienced among us make frequent and predictable errors. So, what makes a good decision? Should we trust our intuitions, and if so, when? How can we avoid being tripped up by cognitive biases when we are not even aware of them?
You're About to Make a Terrible Mistake! offers clear and practical advice that distils the latest developments in behavioural economics and cognitive psychology into actionable tools for making clever, effective decisions in business and beyond.
Emperor of Rome
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)
Cruel control freaks, diligent workaholics or extravagant teenagers? What were the emperors of Rome really like?
In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar (assassinated 44 BCE) to Alexander Severus (assassinated 235 CE).
Emperor of Rome is not your usual chronological account of Roman rulers, one after another: the mad Caligula, the monster Nero, the philosopher Marcus Aurelius. Beard asks bigger questions: What power did emperors actually have? Was the Roman palace really so bloodstained?
Emperor of Rome goes directly to the heart of Roman (and our own) fantasies about what it was to be Roman, offering an account of Roman history as it has never been presented before.
Coco Chanel
An updated authorized edition of Isabelle Fiemeyer’s literary biography of Coco Chanel, which demystifies the legendary designer’s life.
Coco Chanel was an emancipated fashion revolutionary. Raised by nuns in an orphanage, she rose to become a star of the world of couture and a byword for stylish elegance. But now, a fascinating new light can be shed on her life and career.
During the Second World War, Chanel closed her couture house, but accepted the enemy’s help in rescuing her beloved nephew from a prison camp. However, as newly declassified information reveals, she did not supply any information in exchange for this favour. Moreover, it now seems that she was unknowingly listed as an agent because of her British connections and friendship with Winston Churchill.
Featuring unpublished and exclusive content based on first-hand interviews with Chanel’s great-niece and confidante, this evocative portrait is based on years of painstaking archive research and tells the true story of the twentieth century’s most celebrated yet enigmatic fashion icon.
Tinie Tempah - Youth (Deluxe Limited) CD
KDO: Tinie Tempah je jedním z nejúspěšnějších britských rapperů posledních let. Debutoval v roce 2010, kdy vydal desku Disc-Overy s hity Pass Out, Frisky a Written In The Stars. Za album získal dvě ceny Brit Awards, stal se Objevem roku a měl Nejlepší domácí singl. V roce 2013 vydal dvojku Demonstration, za kterou má doma zlatý certifikát a cenu MOBO Awards. Je rovněž módní ikonou, spoluvlastní značku s oblečením Disturbing London. Jeho kariéru lemují spolupráce s jinými interprety. Na singl Not Letting Go si pozval zpěvačku Jess Glynne, hostoval ve skladbě Turn The Music Louder (Rumble) londýnského producenta a DJe KDA, nahrával s úspěšnou zpěvačkou Zarou Larsson apod.
CO: Třetí album britské rapové hvězdy nabízí všechny důležité singly, na kterých se v posledních dvou letech Tinie Tempah podílel i zcela nový materiál. Příznivci jednoho z nejúspěšnějších reprezentantů britského hip hopu na desce najdou Tinieho spolupráci se zpěvačkami Jess Glynne (Not Letting Go) a Zarou Larsson (Girls Like), singly Mamacita a Chasing Flies i řadu dalších zajímavých kolaborací (např. s písničkářem Jake Buggem).
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1. Youth
2. Not For The Radio (Feat. MNEK)
3. Lightwork
4. Chasing Flies (Feat. Nea) [3:22]
5. Mamacita (Feat. Wizkid) [3:41]
6. Text From Your Ex (Feat. Tinashe) [3:25]
7. Cameras (Feat. David Stewart)
8. If You Know (Feat. Tiggs Da Author)
9. Holy Moly
10. Girls Like (Feat. Zara Larsson) [3:16]
11. Something Special
12. They Don't Know (Feat. Kid Ink, Stefflon Don & Aod)
13. So Close (Feat. Guy Sebastian & Bugzy Malone)
14. Find Me (Feat. Jake Bugg)
15. Rehab (Feat. Tiggs Da Author)
16. Shadows (Feat. Bipolar Sunshine)
17. Not Letting Go (Feat. Jess Glynne) [3:49]
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Maľovanie podľa čísel Stará anglická chata (24x30 cm) Schipper
Rozmer obrazu: 24 x 30 cm
Balenie "Stará anglická chata" obsahuje:
• Akrylové farby na vodnej báze v uzatvárateľných nádobkách s dobrou krycou schopnosťou, ktoré nie je potrebné navzájom miešať alebo kombinovať. Všetky odtiene sú už harmonicky zladené a presne namiešané.
• Stabilný maliarsky kartón s ľanovou štruktúrou, na ktorom sú vyznačené exaktné tenké obrysy plôch s dobre čitateľnými číslami.
• Jemný maliarsky štetec.
• Kontrolný list.
• Jednoduchý návod na maľovanie.
Maľovanie podľa čísel od Schipper - to je skvelá zábava s dokonalým výsledkom! Vymaľovaný obraz má charakter skutočnej maľby.
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Nový domov Jany Giovanni Bellofato anebo Syflárna po pětačtyřiceti letech
Karel Haloun (1951) je výtvarník, grafický designér, publicista, editor, kurátor, nehrající člen kapel Jasná páka a Hudba Praha a docent UMPRUM. Tato kniha navazuje na předchozí soubor jeho ironických her a hříček Hrana hry (2019) a už podruhé ho představuje jako originálního undergroundového dramatika. Groteskní komedie Nový domov Jany Giovanni Bellofato je sequelem Syflárny, ve kterém se po pětačtyřiceti letech možná proměňuje původní zloba a pragmatičnost hlavní hrdinky v relativní smířlivost, ale okolní svět je bez ohledu na režimy, zdá se, pořád stejně cynický. Doslov napsal Michal Čunderle.
Prisse d'Avennes. Egyptian Art
Symmetry and opulence. Art and architecture of ancient Egypt. An ardent admirer of the superb skills of the ancient Egyptian and Oriental artisans, the French Orientalist, author, and artist Emile Prisse d'Avennes (1807-1879) made enormous contributions to the field of Egyptology. As a youth he dreamed of exploring the Orient, and at 19 began his travels, by visiting Greece, Palestine, and India. Over the next 40 years he travelled to Syria. Arabia, Persia, and lived for some time in Egypt and Algeria. Prisse d'Avennes explored Egypt disguised as an Arab, using the name Edris Effendi. A student of ancient Egyptian and Islamic cultures, he later wrote in his History of Egyptian Art: "I have selected the most elegant models, those whose shape gives a very exact idea of the taste and luxury of this period, when Egyptian artistry was at its most brilliant." In 1844 Prisse d'Avennes travelled from Alexandria to France, where, three years later, he published Les Monuments egyptiens. The volume contains 51 plates - mainly chromolithographs, but also some color plates - based on drawings made during his years in Egypt. After again visiting North Africa, he returned to Paris in 1860 with the fruits of his numerous journeys - hundreds of folio drawings, photographs, sketches, plans, and 400 meters of bas-reliefs. Fascinated by the symmetry, complexity and opulence of Egyptian and Arabic art, he drew from his vast collection to create compilations of art and architecture, based on his study of original documents and historical, social, and religious context. His beautiful album of Egyptian art was published in its entirety in Paris in 1878 as L'Histoire de l'art egyptien containing 159 stunning plates. For this publication, these splendid illustrations of architecture, sculpture, paintings, and industrial arts, brilliantly conveying the history and variety of ancient Egypt's art and culture, are reproduced in facsimile and for the first time published together.
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Seva
Think of any scene of disaster and you'll find Sikh volunteers rallying to the site to perform seva - pronounced 'say-va', meaning selfless service - feeding migrant workers, helping riot victims, and cleaning up after earthquakes and floods. Why has this 30 million strong community become the world's Good Samaritan? What is it about their values that makes so many of them do so much good? And how is it that they're also able to channel so much joy and laughter while serving others?
Through science-based studies, interviews with Sikhs and a look at history and fables, Seva unlocks seven Sikh-inspired rules to help anyone become kinder, happier and lead a more meaningful life. A secular handbook for the modern world, Seva is a beautiful, inspiring and moving book that will change you from the inside out.
Lacná kniha Evolution: A Very Short Introduction (-70%)
Less than 450 years ago, all European scholars believed that the earth was the centre of a universe that was at most a few million miles in extent, and that the planets, sun, and stars all rotated around this centre. Less than 250 years ago, they believed that the universe was created essentially in its present state about 6000 years ago. Less than 150 years ago, the special creation by God of living species was still dominant. The relentless application of the scientific method of inference from experiment and observation, without reference to religious, or governmental authority has completely transformed our view of our origins and relation to the universe, in less than 500 years. Few would dispute that this programme has been spectacularly successful, particularly in the twentieth century. This book is about the crucial role of evolutionary biology in transforming our view of human origins and relation to the universe, and the impact of this idea on traditional philosophy and religion.The purpose of this book is to introduce the general reader to some of the most important basic findings, concepts, and procedures of evolutionary biology, as it has developed since the first publications of Darwin and Wallace on the subject, over 140 years ago. Evolution provides a unifying set of principals for the whole of biology; it also illuminates the relation of human beings to the universe and each other. In addition, many aspects of evolution have practical importance; for instance, the rapid evolution of resistance by bacteria to antibiotics and of HIV to antiviral drugs are pressing medical problems.
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Martin Konvička
Pro někoho milovaný zachránce národa, pro jiné zase nebezpečný šílenec, před kterým je třeba mít se na pozoru. Jisté je jen jedno, totiž že tato nepřehlédnutelná postava české politické scény dokáže vzbudit emoce i zájem.
Autoři knihy se pokusili poodhrnout roušku tajemství a prostřednictvím rozhovoru nahlédnout pod pokličku každodenní reality a představit tak Martina Konvičku jako člověka, který je formován zážitky, svými touhami, svou prací.
Při čtení knihy se tak čtenáři dostane odpovědí na celou řadu otázek. Mimo jiné zjistí, co vlastně ovlivňovalo a ovlivňuje nejvýznamnějšího odpůrce islámu u nás.
The Way It Was
When Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952, Britain had a far-flung empire, Winston Churchill was prime minister, sweets were rationed, mums stayed at home and kids played on bombsites. In the years that followed everything changed utterly. Through original research, interviews with people who were there and his own memories of the time, Matthew Engel traces this transformation of British society as never before.
Beginning with the death of King George VI and ending on the eve of Margaret Thatcher's election, Engel not only covers all the major historical events but also explores everyday life - from the food we ate and where we shopped, to what we watched on television and the newspapers we read. In doing so, he brings these three decades to life with his own light touch and a wealth of fascinating, forgotten, often funny detail. Previously published as The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain.