Hľadanie: The Fall of Five EN
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I Served the King of England
This book contains an introduction by Adam Thirlwell. Sparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, "I Served the King of England" is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and entertains.
The Poison Belt
The Poison Belt was the second story, a novella, that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote about Professor Challenger. Written in 1913, roughly a year before the outbreak of World War I, much of it takes place--rather oddly, given that it follows The Lost World, a story set in the jungle--in a room in Challenger's house. This would be the last story written about Challenger until the 1920s, by which time Doyle's spiritualist beliefs had begun to affect his writing.
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The Dead Secret (EN)
A masterful blend of Gothic drama and romance, Wilkie Collins’s mystery novel is an exploration of illegitimacy and inheritance. Set in Cornwall, the plot foreshadows The Woman in White with its themes of doubtful identity and deception, and involves a broad array of characters. The ‘secret’ of the book’s title is the true parentage of the book’s heroine, Rosamond Treverton, which has been written down and kept in an unused room at Porthgenna Tower.
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The Thing From -- "Outside"
This was one of the 6 science fiction stories published in the first issue (April 1926) of the first magazine devoted to science fiction, Amazing Stories, edited and published by Hugo Gernsback, now considered to be the father of the science fiction genre. He described this story:"Here is an extraordinary story by the well-known magazine writer, George Allan England. This story should be read quite carefully, and it is necessary to use one's imagination in reading it. "The theme of Mr. England's Story is unusual and extraordinary. If we can take insects and put them upon the dissecting table in order to study their anatomy, is there a good reason why some super-Intelligence cannot do the same thing with us humans?"It may be taken as a certainty that Intelligence, as we understand it, is not only of our earth. It is also not necessary to presume that Intelligence may have its setting only in a body of flesh and blood."There is no reason for disbelieving that a Super-Intelligence might not reside in gases or Invisible structures, something which we of today cannot even imagine."The copyrights of the magazine and of the individual authors were not renewed. Therefore, this work is in the public domain in the United States.
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Tears of the Giraffe
The second exciting story from The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series. Precious Ramotswe is now known as Botswana’s first and only lady detective and has many cases. She’s looking for a young American who disappeared ten years ago. Will she finally marry Mr JLB Matekoni
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The Old Testament 2 - Exodus (EN)
The Book of Exodus begins more than four hundred years after Joseph, his brothers, and the Pharaoh he once served have all died. The new leadership in Egypt—feeling threatened by Jacob’s descendants, who have increased greatly in size—embarks on a campaign to subdue the Israelites, forcing them into slavery and eventually decreeing that all Hebrew boys must be killed at birth in the Nile River.
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The Marquis is Deceived (Barbara Cartland's Pink Collection 128) (EN)
Perfect for fans of the Netflix adaptation of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn. The Marquis of Craigmere, one of the most handsome and attractive men in the Beau Monde, is pursued by an exotic and beautiful married woman called Peony Lawson. The Marquis finds this affaire-de-coeur amusing and enjoyable until Peony says that that she intends to tell her husband what they have been doing and ask him for a divorce.
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Tales from The Arabian Nights (EN)
Audiobook Tales from The Arabian Nights written by Andrew Lang. Toby Stephens takes us back to the world of cunning, adventure, mishap and fun. Sheherezade, night after night, weaves her tales and Aladdin and his Magic Lamp, Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves and other tales come alive. The unforgettable music of Rimsky Korsakov sets the scene perfectly.
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The Ravenhood - Falka
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"A szíved mélyén, ha nem kellene választanod, megtennéd?"
A tét egyszerű: a tizenkilencéves Cecilia Hornernek egy dolga van - át kell vészelnie egy évet Triple Falls kisvárosában, ahol a családjától különélő apjánál lakik és munkát kell vállalnia az apja gyárában. Cserébe az apja fizeti a főiskolai tandíját, és egy kisebb vagyont is biztosít, amiből Cecilia segítheti egyedülálló anyját.
De minden megváltozik, amikor az első munkanapján megismerkedik a helyi fiúval, a szexi Seannal. Sean összehozza összetartó baráti körével, köztük a titokzatos Dominic-kal. A társaság a saját törvényei szerint él, és ugyanolyan hollót ábrázoló tetoválásuk van...
Cecilia mindig is óvatos volt, de most elvakítják a Sean és Dominic iránti egyre erősödő érzései, és úgy dönt, kiélvezi az utolsó szabad nyarát, és nyit az új élmények felé, repítsék azok bárhova is...
Kate Stewart "Ravenhood" trilógiája elvarázsolta a TikTok közönségét világszerte.
A merész, szexi, romantikus, korunkba átültetett Robin Hood-történet lélegzetelállító fordulatai és elsöprő érzelmei magával ragadnak, és nem eresztenek.
Ez a szokatlan, és tabudöntögető szerelmi történet mindvégig töretlen izgalmat ígér, rejtélyekkel, szexiséggel, függőséget okozó rosszfiúkkal, akcióval és ÉRZELMEK SOKASÁGÁVAL.
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The Double Traitor
A story of the diplomatic events leading up to the European War.
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Jean Paul Belmondo
BEBEL neboli BELMONDO. Rozpláclý nos, široký neodolatelný úsměv ve víru vrásek, kukuč šibalského šprýmaře, šaška či klauna, zároveň však image tvrdého a nekompromisního policajta i sympatického zločince nebo romantického hrdiny. To všechno jsou tváře ikony francouzského filmu Jeana-Paula Belmonda. Rebela a rošťáka, hlavní postavy francouzské nové vlny a jednoho z nejznámějších symbolů země galského kohouta dvacátého století, který po dlouhá léta patřil k nejlepším exportním artiklům francouzské kinematografie.
Jeho kouzlo nezasáhlo jen Evropu, ale celý svět. Díky snímku "U konce s dechem" vznikl v roce 1967 Bonnie a Clyde s Warrenem Beattym a Faye Dunawayovou, Quentin Tarantino zase přiznal, že bez Belmonda by nebylo jeho autorské bible Pulp Fiction, natočené v roce 1994.
Za svou padesátiletou profesionální kariéru Jean-Paul natočil víc jak 80 filmů, které navštívilo na 150 milionů diváků po celém světě. Klobouk dolů...
Revoluční snímek U konce s dechem režiséra Jeana-Luca Godarda z roku 1960 odstartoval nejen Belmondovu hvězdnou kariéru, ale i tzv. francouzskou novou vlnu, kterou se později inspirovali i českoslovenští režiséři v čele s Milošem Formanem, Ivanem Passerem, Věrou Chytilovou, Jiřím Menzelem, Jurajem Jakubiskem nebo Jurajem Herzem. Naplno se v něm projevilo Bébelovo charisma a obrovský herecký talent. Ten prokázal ve stoupající míře i v následujících filmech, patřících dnes už do zlatého fondu francouzské i světové kinematografie: Cartouche, Mužové z Ria, Hongkongku a Acapulca, Manželé z roku II, Borsalino, Zvíře, Policajt nebo rošťák, Profesionál, Dobrodruh, Veselé Velikonoce, Bezva finta, Samotář nebo Poloviční šance.
Jeho kariéra i osobní život jsou často srovnávány s vrstevníkem a neméně velkou ikonou francouzského filmu, Alainem Delonem, který byl jeho rivalem, ale nakonec i přítelem. Na plátně se potkali poprvé už v roce 1957 ve filmu Buď hezká a mlč, celkově ale pouze třikrát. Jean-Paul o jejich celoživotním soupeření a vztahu řekl v roce 2018 u příležitosti svých 85. narozenin:
"Povahově různí, ale oba současně bezstarostní a vášnivě zaujatí svým povoláním se stáváme přáteli. A to přesto, že jsme byli protikladní - já veselý a sympatický, on zasmušilý a introvertní. Já klasicky vzdělaný herec, on se stal hercem náhodou."
Zaplaťpámbu za ta slova, vždyť filmové fanoušky jejich roztržka kvůli filmu Borsalino a následující víc jak dvacet let trvající nekomunikace mrzely.
Autorka portrétních knih známých osobností líčí životní peripetie Jeana-Paula Belmonda i v souvislosti s osudy Alaina Delona.
Under the Greenwood Tree
The plot concerns the activities of a group of church musicians, the Mellstock parish choir, one of whom, Dick Dewy, becomes romantically entangled with a comely new school mistress, Fancy Day. The novel opens with the fiddlers and singers of the choir--including Dick, his father Reuben Dewy, and grandfather William Dewy--making the rounds in Mellstock village on Christmas Eve. When little band plays at the schoolhouse, young Dick falls for Fancy at first sight. Dick, smitten, seeks to insinuate himself into her life and affections, but Fancy's beauty has gained her other suitors, including a rich farmer and the new vicar at the parish church.
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None of the Above
'When you are someone that falls outside of categories in so many ways, a lot of things are said to you. And I have had a lot of things said to me.'
In None of the Above, Travis Alabanza examines seven phrases people have directed at them about their gender identity. These phrases have stayed with them over the years. Some are deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or offensive, some celebratory; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must be a binary.
Through these seven phrases, which include some of their most transformative experiences as a Black, mixed race, non binary person, Travis Alabanza turns a mirror back on society, giving us reason to question the very framework in which we live and the ways we treat each other.
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The New Testament 3 - Luke (EN)
The book of Luke is a Gospel that contains Narrative History, Genealogy, Sermons, Parables, and some Prophetic Oracles. The emphasis of Luke is Parables and contains more of them than any other Gospel (19 total). It is the third of the synoptic gospels. Luke, a doctor and a Greek Christian, wrote it circa 59-61 A.
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The Leavenworth Case
Horatio Leavenworth is a New York merchant whose material wealth is matched by his eminence in the community and reputation for good works. He is also the guardian of two striking nieces who share his Fifth Avenue mansion. Mary, her uncle's favorite, is to inherit his fortune at his death. As this mystery opens, that lamentable event has just occurred. Leavenworth has been shot to death and circumstances point to one of his young wards...
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The Pilgrim's Progress
The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print.
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OWC House of the Seven Gables
In the final years of the seventeenth century in a small New England town, the venerable Colonel Pyncheon decides to erect a ponderously oak-framed and spacious family mansion. It occupies the spot where Matthew Maule, `an obscure man', had lived in
a log hut, until his execution for witchcraft. From the scaffold, Maule points his finger at the presiding Colonel and cries `God will give him blood to drink!' The fate of Colonel Pyncheon exerts a heavy influence on his descendants in the crumbling
mansion for the next century and a half. Hawthorne called his novel a `Romance', drawing on the Gothic tradition which embraced and exploited the thrills of the supernatural. Unlike The Scarlet Letter, with its unrelentingly dark view of human natur
e and guilt, Hawthorne sought to write `a more natural and healthy product of my mind', a story which would show guilt to be a trick of the imagination. The tension between fantasy and a new realism underpins the novel's descriptive virtuosity.
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The World's Least Interesting Master Swordsman: Volume 4
With the peace treaty with the Domino Republic in place, Lain's safety is all but assured, but life in the mortal world is one new conflict after another.A new challenger seeking to be the world's strongest appears: the mystery girl, Ran. This talented wild child has a more complicated history than anyone would ever have expected.Does might truly make right? Conflicting values collide and fates intertwine in this new chapter of a tale that explores the meaning of strength.
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