Hľadanie: Skulduggery Pleasant
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Mnohé nevysvětlitelné úkazy se dějí v nitru hory Great Eyry, které s velkým znepokojením sledují obyvatelé blízkého městečka Pleasant Garden. Povolaný inspektor Strock dostane za úkol, aby záhadné události osvětlil. Strock se pokusí na Great Eyry vystoupit, ale musí se těsně pod vrcholem vrátit, protože další výstup je již nad jeho síly.
O čtrnáct dní později je v okolí Philadelhie pozorováno neznámé vozidlo, které se řítí po ulicích obrovskou rychlostí, a které se zúčastní již probíhajícího závodu pořádaného Klubem automobilistů, kde hladce poráží všechny soupeře, aby odvážným manévrem záhadně zmizelo ve vodách Michiganského jezera, považováno za ztracené.
Další podivné jevy však následují při pobřeží Nové Anglie. Inspektor Strock pokračuje v pátrání a osvětluje události, spojené s těmito i dalšími záhadami. Následně se shodou náhod a štěstí ocitá na palubě Epouvanty – obojživelného stroje inženýra Robura. Zdá se však, že Robur zcela ztratil rozum…
V pokračování příběhu Robura Dobyvatele, slavný romanopisec vyjádřil rozhodný pesimistický postoj k vědeckému pokroku, jenž může s sebou nést neblahé následky.
Kniha vychází za kompletního ilustračního doprovodu, původních černobílých a barevných rytin, v kartonovém pouzdru, s jednotně černobílým přebalem, raženou plátěnou vazbou a se zlatou ořízkou knižního bloku.
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Kouření škodí zdraví cigaret a další povídky
This bilingual collection of absurdist short stories set in Prague attempts to answer the more complex questions of life, such as why a butterfly would be bitter against the world, how an octopus could resent all things Scottish, which breed of cow is the most superficial, and whether bookcases have a sense of humour. Maybe you’re someone who would like to understand the hopes of an ambitious but naive young cigarette or the fears of a left-handed snake.
Tato dvojjazyčná sbírka absurdních povídek zasazených do Prahy se snaží zodpovědět složitější otázky života, jako je například proč by měl být motýl zahořklý vůči celému světu, jak by chobotnice mohla nesnášet cokoli skotského, které kravské plemeno je nejpovrchnější či zda mají knihovny smysl pro humor. Možná jste někdo, kdo by rád pochopil naděje ambiciózní, ale naivní mladé cigarety nebo obavy levorukého hada.
To help English language learners, idiomatic expressions used in each story are explained. Special attention is given to the dreaded Czenglish mistakes which are so commonly made (yes, that’s make a mistake, not do a mistake!).
Abychom pomohli studentům anglického jazyka, jsou zde vysvětleny idiomatické výrazy používané v každém příběhu. Zvláštní pozornost je věnována obávaným tzv. Czenglish chybám, které se tak často dělají (ano, říká se make a mistake, nikoli do a mistake!).
We recommend the PocketBook e-reader app for phones and tablets. We found this app creates the most pleasing reading experience for this book. We do not benefit in any way from this recommendation.
Pro telefony a tablety doporučujeme aplikaci PocketBook e-reader. Zjistili jsme, že tato aplikace vytváří nejpříjemnější zážitek ze čtení této knihy.
Z tohoto doporučení nám neplynou žádné benefity.
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The Saint’s Mistress
Told against the fourth-century backdrop of the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of Christianity, The Saint's Mistress breathes life into the previously untold story of Saint Augustine and his mistress.Defying social norms and traditions, Roman aristocrat Aurelius Augustinus falls in love with Leona, a North African peasant. Leona comes into conflict with Aurelius's mother Monnica, his powerful patron Urbanus, and the Empire itself, in her fight to keep her family together and win legitimacy for her son. When Monnica and Urbanus succeed in separating Leona from her son and securing a more suitable fiancée for Aurelius, Leona commits herself to the Church.When many years later Leona and Aurelius, now Bishop Augustine, meet again, old passions re-ignite, perennial feuds smolder, and the fate of the Roman Empire in North Africa hangs in the balance.""Ask any author-sinners are more interesting than saints."" -Michael Schmicker, investigative journalist and novelist
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The Square Emerald
Suicide on the left,' says Chief Inspector Coldwell pleasantly, as he and Leslie Maughan stride along the Thames Embankment during a brutally cold night. A gaunt figure is sprawled across the parapet. But Coldwell soon discovers that Peter Dawlish, fresh out of prison for forgery, is not considering suicide but murder. Coldwell suspects Druze as the intended victim. Maughan disagrees. If Druze dies, she says, 'It will be because he does not love children!'
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A Brief History of Paris
Paris: city of love, food and fashion.
Paris: the city that played host to major historical and cultural dramas.
Paris: a modern metropolis.
Paris is all of these, all at once, all the time.
There is a unique fusion of past and present in this purposefully grand and well-planned city. The Triumphal Way, which runs straight from the Louvre through the Tuileries Gardens, across the Place de la Concorde - where the guillotine once stood - through the Arc de Triomphe towards the Arche de la Defense and into the modern business district is just one example of the many eras that remain present.
Famously a city for walkers, Paris has echoes of its history at every turn. Wandering through Montmartre, you will discover the birthplace of the energetic cancan at the Moulin Rouge; stroll around Montparnasse and see the haunts of American writer Ernest Hemingway; observe the striking new Opera de la Bastille, which stands in the same place as the notorious prison.
To walk in Paris is to walk in history.
Cecil Jenkins recounts the often turbulent history with due attention to social conditions and cultural development as well as to the political events that shaped the city. It is the colourful story of a city emerging to modernity through repeated conflicts, both internal and regional: a struggle between piety and passion, prince and peasant, against competing countries in Europe.
Rebel Moon Part One - A Child Of Fire: The Official Novelization
When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, a mysterious stranger named Kora becomes their best hope for survival.
From Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead, comes REBEL MOON, an epic science-fantasy event decades in the making.
When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite with her in making an impossible stand against the Mother World, Kora assembles a small band of warriors—outsiders, insurgents, peasants and orphans of war from different worlds who share a common need for redemption and revenge. As the shadow of an entire Realm bears down on the unlikeliest of moons, a new army of heroes is formed.
Novelized by V. Castro, two-time Bram Stoker Award-nominated author. Experience Rebel Moon on the page in this pulse-pounding novelization.
Kidnapped (EN)
Recently orphaned 17-year-old David leaves his home on the Scottish countryside to seek out a rich uncle he has never met. The uncle, as it turns out, is paranoid and unpleasant, and before David can claim his inheritance he is knocked out and taken to sea to be sold as a slave in America. So begins Robert Louis Stevenson‘s adventure novel, Kidnapped (1886), a breathlessly exciting story for fans of action and suspense, and a story about two very different types of Scotsmen.
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Born Wild
Born Wild is a story of passion, adventure and skulduggery on the frontline of African conservation. Following Tony Fitzjohn's journey from London bad boy to African wildlife warrior, the heart of the story is a series of love affairs with the world’s mos
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Jeremy Pang's School of Wok: Simple Family Feasts
Easy feasting is back on the menu with this new collection from TV's Jeremy Pang. Bringing together the best flavours from across East and South East Asia, Jeremy Pang's Simple Family Feasts includes more than 80 irresistible recipes for the whole family to enjoy.
Nine of the ten chapters in the book are dedicated to a different country in East and South East Asia, each one offering a range of dishes inspired by that particular cuisine. The recipes within those chapters can be enjoyed individually as a simple meal, built up with one or two other dishes or the whole chapter combined for a full-on banquet for friends and family.
To simplify the cooking process, most of the recipes can be prepared using Jeremy's signature 'wok clock' technique, where the ingredients are laid out in a clock formation in the order they will be cooked. The new 'feasting wheels' will help you find a balance of colour, flavour and texture across dishes, as well as providing the order of preparation, so you have a clear process for building a delicious, crowd-pleasing feast.
With food that everyone will love, Jeremy Pang's Simple Family Feasts will uncover new family favourites that you'll want to share again and again.
Bruegel. The Complete Works
The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1526/30–1569) were marked by stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba’s brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands, and the palpable effects of the Inquisition. To this day, the Flemish artist remains shrouded in mystery. We know neither where nor exactly when he was born. But while early scholarship emphasized the vernacular character of his painting and graphic work, modern research has attached greater importance to its humanistic content.
Starting out as a print designer for publisher Hieronymus Cock, Bruegel produced numerous print series that were distributed throughout Europe. These depicted vices and virtues alongside jolly peasant festivals and sweeping landscape panoramas. He would eventually increasingly turn to painting, working for the cultural elite of Antwerp and Brussels.
This monograph is a testament to Bruegel’s evolution as an artist, one who bravely confronted the issues of his day all the while proposing new inventions and solutions. Rather than idealizing reality, he addressed the horrors of religious warfare and took a critical stand against the institution of the Church. To this end, he developed his own pictorial language of dissidence, lacing innocuous everyday scenes with subliminal statements in order to escape repercussions.
This collection captures all the breadth and splendid detail of Bruegel’s oeuvre like never before, and gathers all 40 paintings, 65 drawings, and 89 engravings in pristine reproductions?each piece a unique witness to both the religious mores and the close-knit folk culture of Bruegel’s time.
Dodger
Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London. Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't. But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him. And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins...
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Being Happy
'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'
The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - not sensual hedonism, but the absence of pain or fear - is the highest goal of life. His hugely influential lessons on happiness are a call to appreciate the joy of being alive.
One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas series. This new selection showcases a diverse list of thinkers who have helped shape our world today, from anarchists to stoics, feminists to prophets, satirists to Zen Buddhists.
In the Midst of Civilized Europe
A riveting account of a forgotten holocaust: the slaughter of over one hundred thousand Ukrainian Jews in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century.
Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were murdered in Ukraine by peasants, townsmen, and soldiers who blamed the Jews for the turmoil of the Russian Revolution.In hundreds of separate incidents, ordinary people robbed their Jewish neighbours with impunity, burned down their houses, ripped apart their Torah scrolls, sexually assaulted them, and killed them. Largely forgotten today, these pogroms - ethnic riots - dominated headlines and international affairs in their time. Aid workers warned that six million Jews were in danger of complete extermination.Twenty years later, these dire predictions would come true. Drawing upon long-neglected archival materials, including thousands of newly discovered witness testimonies, trial records, and official orders, acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger shows for the first time how this wave of genocidal violence created the conditions for the Holocaust. Through stories of survivors, perpetrators, aid workers, and governmental officials, he explains how so many different groups of people came to the same conclusion: that killing Jews was an acceptable response to their various problems.
Dead Souls
Since its publication in 1842, Dead Souls has been celebrated as a supremely realistic portrait of provincial Russian life and as a splendidly exaggerated tale; as a paean to the Russian spirit and as a remorseless satire of imperial Russian venality, vulgarity, and pomp. As Gogol's wily antihero, Chichikov, combs the back country wheeling and dealing for "dead souls"--deceased serfs who still represent money to anyone sharp enough to trade in them--we are introduced to a Dickensian cast of peasants, landowners, and conniving petty officials, few of whom can resist the seductive illogic of Chichikov's proposition.
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Dodger
Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.
Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't.
But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.
And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . .
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Abyss
A Times History Book of the Year 2022
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was the most perilous event in history, when mankind faced a looming nuclear collision between the United States and Soviet Union. During those weeks, the world gazed into the abyss of potential annihilation.
Max Hastings's graphic new history tells the story from the viewpoints of national leaders, Russian officers, Cuban peasants, American pilots and British disarmers. Max Hastings deploys his accustomed blend of eye-witness interviews, archive documents and diaries, White House tape recordings, top-down analysis, first to paint word-portraits of the Cold War experiences of Fidel Castro's Cuba, Nikita Khrushchev's Russia and Kennedy's America; then to describe the nail-biting Thirteen Days in which Armageddon beckoned.
Hastings began researching this book believing that he was exploring a past event from twentieth century history. He is as shocked as are millions of us around the world, to discover that the rape of Ukraine gives this narrative a hitherto unimaginable twenty-first century immediacy. We may be witnessing the onset of a new Cold War between nuclear-armed superpowers.
To contend with today's threat, which Hastings fears will prove enduring, it is critical to understand how, sixty years ago, the world survived its last glimpse into the abyss. Only by fearing the worst, he argues, can our leaders hope to secure the survival of the planet.
A Macskaherceg kilencedik élete
Tudtad, hogy a Városligetben az öreg platánt igazából özvegy Závoczki Endrénének hívják? Az is megeshet, hogy egyszer csak mesélni kezd a kőkirályfi és a vízi tündér szerelméről, amitől megállt Budapesten az idő, és minden tele lett boldogsággal. De nemcsak a városligeti, a Tisza-parti fák is sokat tudnak mesélni: egy tavasztündérről és a Macska-hercegről, a szorgosról és a csélcsapról, akiket mégis összeköt egy láthatatlan fonál, amit a halál sem tud elszakítani.
Ahogy a szerelmesek, úgy fonódik össze Gimesi Dóra meséiben és Szegedi Katalin képeiben a humor és az érzelem, a hétköznapok és a lírai képzelet világa.
Ajánljuk mindenkinek 6 éves kortól, akár kiskamaszoknak és felnőtteknek is, akik hagyják, hogy magával ragadja őket a mese és az ezerarcú szerelem ereje
Captain America: Sam Wilson Vol. 2 - Standoff
For years, across two eras, Steve Rogers wielded his red, white and blue shield against unspeakable odds. For a time when he fell, his brother in arms Bucky Barnes picked it up. And when it was time to rest for good, Steve handed it to his friend Sam Wilson. Now all three men who were and are Captain America must unite for a heroic Standoff with the evil that lurks in Pleasant Hill! It's a tale of Caps past and present, 75 years in the making! And if Sam gets out of it alive, shield still in hand, he'll face the Americops, who have their own definition of law and order! Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Plus: stories celebrating the legacy and legend of Captain America throughout history! COLLECTING: Captain America: Sam Wilson 7-8, Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha, Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega
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May Day
This somewhat unpleasant tale, published as a novelette in the "Smart Set" in July, 1920, relates a series of events which took place in the spring of the previous year. Each of the three events made a great impression upon me. In life they were unrelated, except by the general hysteria of that spring which inaugurated the Age of Jazz, but in my story I have tried, unsuccessfully I fear, to weave them into a pattern—a pattern which would give the effect of those months in New York as they appeared to at least one member of what was then the younger generation.
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