Hľadanie: Biely Svazijčan - STOPY
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Love and Other Thought Experiments
Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
Featuring on BBC 2's Between the Covers
'Sophie Ward is a dazzling talent who writes like a modern-day F Scott Fitzgerald' Elizabeth Day, author of How To Fail
'An act of such breath-taking imagination, daring and detail that the journey we are on is believable and the debate in the mind non-stop. There are elements of Doris Lessing in the writing - a huge emerging talent here' Fiona Shaw
'A towering literary achievement' Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
Rachel and Eliza are planning their future together. One night in bed Rachel wakes up terrified and tells Eliza that an ant has crawled into her eye and is stuck there. Rachel is certain; Eliza, a scientist, is sceptical. Suddenly their entire relationship is called into question. What follows is a uniquely imaginitive sequence of interlinked stories ranging across time, place and perspective to form a sparkling philosophical tale of love, lost and found across the universe.
Deset obrazů krocení býka
Ve 12. století vznikl v Číně cyklus deseti obrazů a textů k nim, které zobrazují člověka, jenž se vzdálil sám sobě a cosi beznadějně hledá. Spatří však stopy býka, objeví jej, svede s ním zápas, posadí se na jeho záda a vše zmizí. Pak se objeví kruh, vrba a v posledním obraze se člověk vrací zpět mezi lidi, pije rýžové víno a na každém, s kým mluví, ulpívá něco z lesku nebe. Mnoho století nenechával tento text posluchače v klidu a nutkavě se k němu vraceli celý život. Stejně tak V. Cílek, který k textům a obrazům přidal čtyři interpretační klíče. Ty ovšem text nevysvětlují (aby tajemství mohlo žít), ale zvláštním způsobem dokreslují.
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Řecké ostrovy Berlitz
Skupina ostrovů ležících v Egejském moři na východ od Řecka už za dávných časů učarovala antickým bohům, kteří se zde usídlili, sváděli zde své veliké boje, oddávali se milostným dobrodružstvím a plodili děti. Ani obyčejným smrtelníkům neunikla st
rategická poloha ostrovů - už před 7000 let je obsadili Peršané a později je využívali obchodníci jako významné základny při svých obchodních cestách mezi Východem a Západem. V průběhu posledních dvou tisíciletí se ostrovy stávaly ohniskem náboženský
ch konfliktů mezi křesťany a muslimy. I když dnes jsou součástí moderního řeckého státu, zůstaly do jejich povrchu vtištěny nesmazatelné stopy historie, která se nám při pohledu na mlžné kopce, olivové háje a mnohotvárné mořské pobřeží stále připomín
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„Ovocie z najvýchodnejších landartových záhrad.“
Jozef Suchoža / Martyna Wolna / Jozef Tušan / Martin Tomori / Michal Murin / Milan Adamčiak / Martin Groch /
Mihály Huszár / Victoria Humes / Anna Strachan / Raphael Woods / Ján Mičuch / Coleman / Samuel Horský / Dalimír
Stano / Peter Bilý
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Lacná kniha Gabrielova trilógia BOX 1-3 (-70%)
Všetky tri diely obľúbenej erotickej trilógie. Temný, zmyselný, strhujúci a šteklivý príbeh váženého profesora Gabriela a plachej študentky Julie. “
Vážený profesor Gabriel Emerson a plachá študentka Julia vás zavedú na územie zakázanej lásky. Milenci v tejto trilógii prejdú peklom aj očistcom. Profesor Emerson je vo dne uznávaným špecialistom na Danteho, v noci sa mení na šelmu zmietanú erotickými túžbami a takmer zvieracími pudmi.
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Paying to Win in a VRMMO: Volume 3
Fabulously wealthy whale Ichiro Tsuwabuki has little interest in romance, but that won't stop the mysterious Nem from going all-out in a VRMMO battle for his indifferent heart. She makes her move while Ichiro is off indulging in a meeting with the game's genius developer, recruiting some of the VRMMO's most unsavory avatars to help her put pressure on her foremost rival, Iris. With Ichiro and his bottomless pocketbook tied up elsewhere, it's up to the ever-loyal Kirschwasser to hold the line and save their crafting guild's most valuable player!
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Lacná kniha Návrat otca Browna (-90%)
Územčistý, okrúhly človiečik v ošumelých šatách a v čiernom klobúku, s röntgenovým pohľadom schovaným za silnými okuliarmi, muž, ktorý sa zjaví všade tam, kde dôjde k záhadnému zločinu, a obyčajne vždy vtedy, keď už skúsení kriminalisti hádžu flintu do žita – to je otec Brown. Poradí si s nevysvetliteľnými zločinmi, uvedie na pravú stopu pátranie polície, vyvracia falošné dedukcie, očisťuje nevinných a zdanlivo nadprirodzeným záhadám dáva reálnu tvár. Slávny literárny kolega Sherlocka Holmesa a Hercula Poirota sa vracia
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Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Witness the epic final chapter of the Skywalker saga with the official novelization of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, including expanded scenes and additional content not seen in theaters!
The Resistance has been reborn. But although Rey and her fellow heroes are back in the fight, the war against the First Order, now led by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, is far from over. Just as the spark of rebellion is rekindling, a mysterious signal broadcasts throughout the galaxy, with a chilling message: Emperor Palpatine, long thought defeated and destroyed, is back from the dead.
Has the ancient Lord of the Sith truly returned? Kylo Ren cuts a swath of destruction across the stars, determined to discover any challenge to his control over the First Order and his destiny to rule over the galaxy-and crush it completely. Meanwhile, to discover the truth, Rey, Finn, Poe, and the Resistance must embark on the most perilous adventure they have ever faced.
Featuring all-new scenes adapted from never-before-seen material, deleted scenes, and input from the filmmakers, the story that began in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and continued in Star Wars: The Last Jedi reaches an astounding conclusion.
The Habsburgs
'This is probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language, certainly the best I have ever read ... Students, scholars and the general reader will never find a better guide to Habsburg history' Alan Sked, Times Literary Supplement
In The Habsburgs, Martyn Rady tells the epic story of a dynasty and the world it built - and then lost - over nearly a millennium.
From modest origins, the Habsburgs grew in power to gain control of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifteenth century. Then, in just a few decades, their possessions rapidly expanded to take in a large part of Europe stretching from Hungary to Spain, and from the Far East to the New World. The family continued to dominate Central Europe until the catastrophe of the First World War.
With its seemingly disorganized mass of large and small territories, its tangle of laws and privileges and its medley of languages, the Habsburg Empire has always appeared haphazard and incomplete. But here Martyn Rady shows the reasons for the family's incredible endurance, driven by the belief that they were destined to rule the world as defenders of the Roman Catholic Church, guarantors of peace and patrons of learning. The Habsburg emperors were themselves absurdly varied in their characters - from warlords to contemplatives, from clever to stupid, from idle to frenzied - but all driven by the same sense of family mission. Scattered around the world, countless buildings, institutions and works of art continue to bear witness to their overwhelming impact.
The Habsburgs is the definitive history of a remarkable dynasty that, for better or worse, shaped Europe and the world.
Raní Indoevropané v Centrální Asii a Číně
Kniha „Raní Indoevropané v Centrální Asii a Číně“ provádí čtenáře cestou napříč časem podél Hedvábné stezky minulosti. Mnoho vědců se pokoušelo najít stopy jazykových kontaktů mezi populacemi tohoto rozsáhlého regionu, ale Blažek a Schwarz jsou prvními, kteří představili velkou syntézu důkazů o vzájemné interferenci jazykových komunit minulosti. Poté, kdy shromáždili a kriticky vyhodnotili výsledky jiných specialistů, které významnou měrou rozšířili o výsledky vlastního bádání, předkládají závěry, jež se stávají cenným zdrojem informací trvalé hodnoty. Ve své výjimečné publikaci se Václav Blažek a Michal Schwarz pokusili rekonstruovat lingvistickými metodami maximum možného o historii a prehistorii komunit obývajících vnitrozemí Euroasie severně od Himálají. Své vývody autoři ilustrují fylogenetickými modely zobrazujícími vývoj indoevropských jazyků na bázi komparativní a lexikostatistické metody. Monografie bude nepochybně sloužit po mnoho budoucích let jako východisko dalšího bádání nejen na poli středoasijské filologie.
Z recenze George van Driema
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Willful Misconduct
In 1974, Pan American Flight 806 was hoping to land safely in Pago Pago, Samoa but instead plummeted at 140 miles per hour into the jungle floor. The 101 passengers and crew members all survived this devastating crash. Unfortunately, only four of them escaped the wreckage before the ensuing fire that followed and lived to tell their story. After the disaster, Pan American was found guilty of ""willful misconduct"" after the longest and most expensive trial in aviation history.William Norris sets out to discover the truth about the controversies surrounding the accident. What caused the crash, and what prevented the 97 passengers from escaping the aircraft with their lives? Among these questions, Norris discovers more answers to other mysteries about this devastating event and its trial along the way.It is a triumph of investigative journalism by a man whose outrage grew as he followed the trail of evidence, dug beneath the cover-ups, and personally came to know most of those involved. Willful Misconduct is a gripping tale, full of courtroom drama, fascinating characters, and human tragedy.
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Captured by a Prince
A long lost princess…a forbidden love with a royal guard…a prince who will do anything to be with the woman he loves…Royals have the best secrets. Virginia moved on from her royal life in Caledonia and all its painful memories a long time ago. Or at least she thought she did.For High Prince Darius, those memories aren’t so far buried. Determined to fulfill his father’s request to marry Virginia, Darius and his best friend and loyal bodyguard, Dorin, track down the long lost princess. But she won’t come willingly, so it's time for a bit of a princely persuasion.They’ve only got one night to remind her of all she’s left behind. One night to entertain her dark desires and convince her to take her rightful place at their sides. Captured by a Prince is a standalone dark, sexy, forbidden MMF royalty romance. If you like alpha males and menage, you’ll love these three. *Note this a short story of 6,000 words with a happy ending.
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The Shadow Project
A banished Fae. A web of lies. Will an impossible bargain send me to my doom?
After three long centuries, I have one last chance to end my exile and return home to Faerie. All I need to do is smoke out a supernatural traitor at some secret government lab in Atlanta. But, as with any Fae bargain, there are complications…
A teleporting kitten. An invisible murderer. And an annoying gargoyle babysitter who thinks he’s an expert on all things Fae.
Oh, and it’s becoming obvious that I’ve been set up by someone in the Court of the Light Fae Queen (a.k.a. my grandmother) to fail.
Can I unmask a sinister cabal before I smite the Fae-splaining gargoyle and lose my ticket home…or my life?
The Shadow Project is the mesmerizing first book in The Fae Files urban fantasy series. If you like snarky heroines, memorable creatures, and unique magical worlds, then you’ll love Cecilia Dominic’s spellbinding story.
Buy The Shadow Project to pierce the veil today!
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Fushi no Kami: Rebuilding Civilization Starts With a Village Volume 1
Ash is a young boy with apparent past-life memories who lives in a remote, deserted village. As he remembers leading a bountiful life, he can’t bear living in a world akin to the Dark Ages, where not even the internal combustion engine exists. Ash envisions the rebirth of a civilization where housing with proper sanitation is the norm and the world is connected via a means of transportation faster than horses. For that reason, he is eager to consult books containing knowledge from a highly-developed ancient culture that is rumored to have existed far in the past.Ash makes use of the church’s resources, learning how to read and obtaining the knowledge that he seeks. In addition, he enlists the help of the people around him, including Maika, the village chief’s daughter. Together, they aim to develop their own village.This is only the beginning of the story about a young boy who sets out to revolutionize the world in order to rebuild civilization and create his ideal life!
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Human Origins
Where did we come from? Where are we going?
Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink of an evolutionary eye we have spread around the globe, taken control of Earth's biological and mineral resources, transformed the environment, discovered the secrets of the universe and travelled into space.
Yet just 7 million years ago, we were just another species of great ape making a quiet living in the forests of East Africa. We do not know exactly what this ancestor was like, but it was no more likely than a chimpanzee or gorilla to sail across the ocean, write a symphony, invent a steam engine or ponder the meaning of existence. How did we get from there to here?
Human Origins recounts the most astonishing evolutionary tale ever told. Discover how our ancestors made the first tentative steps towards becoming human, how we lost our fur but gained language, fire and tools, how we strode out of Africa, invented farming and cities and ultimately created modern civilisation - perhaps the only one of its kind in the universe. Meet your long-lost ancestors, the other humans who once shared the planet with us, and learn where the story might end.
ABOUT THE SERIES
New Scientist Instant Expert books are definitive and accessible entry points to the most important subjects in science; subjects that challenge, attract debate, invite controversy and engage the most enquiring minds. Designed for curious readers who want to know how things work and why, the Instant Expert series explores the topics that really matter and their impact on individuals, society, and the planet, translating the scientific complexities around us into language that's open to everyone, and putting new ideas and discoveries into perspective and context.
Longital - Mauna LP
Desiaty štúdiový album od Longital. Čo môžeme od neho po nedávnych pozoruhodných sólových odbočkách všetkých troch členov kapely očakávať? Novú synergiu, nahromadenú energiu a Longital 2.0 v top forme a dokonalej žánrovej neuchopiteľnosti. Akoby Shina, Dano Salontay a Marián Slávka s ľahkosťou spojili všetky žánrové obdobia, projekty a svety, ktorými si za posledné roky prešli. Nechýbajú zimomriavkové sláčikové momenty, orchestrálne aranžmány, zbory, klavírne plochy, ale tiež experimentálne zvukové výlety, analógová elektronika a prvky vážnej hudby.
Tracklist:
1. Bez práce a bez slov
2. Čakanie na pozadí
3. Biele čiary
4. Okolo a okolo
5. Slová
6. Len závan
7. Všetko sa začína chvením
8. Len sme sa dívali
9. Potom
Minimalistický denník
Dlhé roky som bola sústavne zaneprázdnená, no neproduktívna. Navyše ma stresoval aj môj životný priestor. Doma som sústavne niečo hľadala, zdvíhala zo zeme či upratovala. Ako sa vraví - chaos doma, chaos v hlave.
Za tých pár rokov som vyskúšala veľa plánovačov, kalendárov a diárov. Kúpila som si farebné ceruzky, zvýrazňovače a zápisníky. Písala som si dlhočizné zoznamy všetkého, čo treba vybaviť. Nekrátili sa, práve naopak. Keď sa mi na chvíľu zdalo, že mám veci konečne pod kontrolou, po pár týždňoch som bola presne tam, kde predtým. Pre neporiadok som stratila aj svoje nekonečné zoznamy a v diári na mňa zízali zabudnuté biele strany.
Napriek tomu, že som sa veľmi snažila, nikdy som si nenašla čas na to, čo som považovala za najdôležitejšie pre seba. Spokojný bol manžel, deti aj šéf v práci. Spokojní boli všetci okrem mňa. Môj život plánovali okolnosti a tí druhí. Nedokázala som povedať nie.
Po rokoch nenaplneného života v pokluse som objavila záchranu. Volá sa minimalizmus. Ten ma naučil sústrediť sa len na jednu podstatnú vec, ktorú práve chcem dosiahnuť, a pripomínať si, prečo je pre mňa dôležitá. Prečo má byť len jedna? Lebo sa z nej vďaka tomu stáva priorita, ktorú dokončím v konkrétnom dni. Ak budeš postupovať rovnako, celý deň ťa bude sprevádzať pocit úspechu a nepôjdeš spať s výčitkami.
Denník, ktorý držíš v ruke, je nástrojom na spomalenie hektického života a vyjasnenie zaneprázdnenej mysle. Nie je dôležité to, čo bude o päť rokov. Najdôležitejší čas je práve teraz.
Minimalistický denník ti pomôže:
- robiť denne len tú vec, ktorá je práve dôležitá,
- pripomínať si svoje životné priority,
- praktizovať silu vďačnosti a žiť v prítomnosti,
- naplánovať si pravidelný pohyb,
- kontrolovať denné výdavky a podchytiť impulzívne nákupy,
- eliminovať zbytočnosti,
- plánovať si deň,
- vyprázdniť si myseľ,
- relaxovať pri práci s rukami,
- pravidelne vypnúť technológie.
Prečo zvoliť minimalistický denník? Pretože práve minimalizmus je silným nástrojom na podporu produktivity. Základ úspešného dňa nie stihnúť veľa vecí, často nepodstatných, ale spraviť jednu - tú najdôležitejšiu.
Zjednoduš si deň a dýchaj. Prerieď, deleguj, oddychuj, rob podstatné veci s jasnou mysľou.
Spomaľ a dosiahni viac.
S láskou
Andrea Richardson, autorka a blogerka
Ambassador 1: Seeing Red
24 October 2114: the day that shocked the world.
Young diplomat Cory Wilson narrowly escapes death in the assassination of President Sirkonen. No one claims responsibility but there is no doubt that the attack is extraterrestrial.
Cory was meant to start work as a representative to Gamra, the alien organisation that governs the FTL transport network, but now his new job may well be scrapped in anger.
Worse, as Earth uses military force to stop any extraterrestrials coming or leaving, as 200,000 extraterrestrial humans are trapped on Earth, as the largest army in the galaxy prepares to free them by force, only Cory has the experience, language skills and contacts to solve the crime.
But he's broke, out of a job and a long way from Earth.
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Barca
From the bestselling co-author of Soccernomics comes the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful football club in the world - and how that envied position now hangs in the balance.
Barca is not just the world's most popular sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organisations on the planet. With almost 250 million followers on social media and 4 million visitors to its Camp Nou stadium each year, there's little wonder its motto is 'More than a club'. But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona has transformed from regional team to global powerhouse, becoming a model of sporting excellence and a consistent winner of silverware.
Simon Kuper unravels exactly how these transformations took place. He outlines the organisational structure behind the club's business decisions, and details the work of its coaches, medics, data analysts and nutritionists who have revolutionised the sporting world. And, of course, he studies the towering influence of the club's two greatest legends, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi.
Like many leading global businesses, FC Barcelona closely guards its secrets, granting few outsiders a view behind the scenes. But, after decades of writing about the sport and the club, Kuper was given unprecedented access to the inner sanctum and to the people who strive daily to keep Barcelona at the top.
Erudite, personal, and capturing all the latest successes and upheavals, his portrait of this incredible institution goes beyond football to understand Barca as a unique social, cultural, and political phenomenon.
"I began my research thinking I was going to be explaining Barca's rise to greatness, and I have, but I've also ended up charting the decline and fall."