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Serena Salvatore vagyok, és ez az én történetem.
Egy olyan világ részévé váltam, ahol egy szabály létezik: a hűség.
Egy olyan világ részévé, amely nem ismeri a könyörületet, ahol mindennap meg kell küzdeni az életben maradásért. Félre kellett tennem az elveimet, azt, aki voltam, hogy azzá az emberré válhassak, aki ma vagyok.
Egy maffiavezér felesége. Szerelme. Társa. Bizalmasa.
Hogy féltem-e? Igen. Hogy akartam? Az már nem számít, mert ezt az életet választottam. Egy maffiavezért. Egy férfit, akibe visszavonhatatlanul beleszerettem. Már az övé vagyok. Az alvilág része vagyok.
Én vagyok A KIRÁLYNŐ.
"Mikor megérint, világok dőlnek romba.
De leginkább az én világom erősnek hitt pillérei.
Olyan ez, mintha csak ekkor élnék igazán. Mintha az érintése nélkül egy haldokló test lennék, ami a sötétséget vágyja."
Marilyn Miller újra az alvilág kegyetlenségébe taszítja az olvasóit A vezér c. könyv folytatásában, választ keresve arra, hogy egy hétköznapi nő, hogyan képes az alvilág egyik legmeghatározóbb személyévé válni.
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Dark Matter
A mindbending, relentlessly surprising thriller from the author of the bestselling Wayward Pines trilogy - “Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the masked abductor knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man Jason’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife. His son was never born. And Jason is not an ordinary college physics professor, but a celebrated genius who has achieved something remarkable. Something impossible. Is it this world or the other that’s the dream? And even if the home he remembers is real, how can Jason possibly make it back to the family he loves? The answers lie in a journey more wondrous and horrifying than anything he could’ve imagined—one that will force him to confront the darkest parts of himself even as he battles a terrifying, seemingly unbeatable foe. Dark Matter is a brilliantly plotted tale that is at once sweeping and intimate, mind-bendingly strange and profoundly human—a relentlessly surprising science-fiction thriller about choices, paths not taken, and how far we’ll go to claim the lives we dream of. From the Hardcover edition.
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Avenue of Spies
The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II The leafy Avenue Foch, one of the most exclusive residential streets in Nazi-occupied France, was Paris's hotbed of daring spies, murderous secret police, amoral informers, and Vichy collaborators. So when American physician Sumner Jackson, who lived with his wife and young son Phillip at Number 11, found himself drawn into the Liberation network of the French resistance, he knew the stakes were impossibly high. Just down the road at Number 31 was the "mad sadist" Theodor Dannecker, an Eichmann protégé charged with deporting French Jews to concentration camps. And Number 84 housed the Parisian headquarters of the Gestapo, run by the most effective spy hunter in Nazi Germany. From his office at the American Hospital, itself an epicenter of Allied and Axis intrigue, Jackson smuggled fallen Allied fighter pilots safely out of France, a job complicated by the hospital director's close ties to collaborationist Vichy. After witnessing the brutal round-up of his Jewish friends, Jackson invited Liberation to officially operate out of his home at Number 11--but the noose soon began to tighten. When his secret life was discovered by his Nazi neighbors, he and his family were forced to undertake a journey into the dark heart of the war-torn continent from which there was little chance of return. Drawing upon a wealth of primary source material and extensive interviews with Phillip Jackson, Alex Kershaw recreates the City of Light during its darkest days. The untold story of the Jackson family anchors the suspenseful narrative, and Kershaw dazzles readers with the vivid immediacy of the best spy thrillers. Awash with the tense atmosphere of World War II's Europe,Avenue of Spies introduces us to the brave doctor who risked everything to defy Hitler. From the Hardcover edition.
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Memos to Shitty People
Incompetent co-worker? Annoying neighbour? Rubbish friend? Colour away your frustration with over thirty-five delightful and vulgar phrases you wish you'd said out loud. Each single-sided page includes such tension-busting phrases as, 'Seriously, Bitch?' and 'Oh look ...the fuck-up fairy has visited' alongside friendly critters and intricate flora to calm your nerves. Why not try before you buy? WARNING contains seriously colourful language!
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Release Your Anger
Over thirty-five creative and intricate designs that feature classic and wonderfully original insults, exclamations and swear words to help you relax and let go of the stressful situations in your life. Each single-sided page includes such agression-relieving words as 'Shitballs', 'Twat Waffle' and 'Baggy Vag' laid over therapeutic, mandala and nature inspired patterns. Why not try before you buy? WARNING contains seriously colourful language!
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Einen Dieb fangen
n gruppe schweiziske skoledrenge er pa camping i bjergene. I starten virker det som den perfekte ferielejr, men en dag bliver alle drengenes penge stjalet. Da de ikke selv kan finde noget, kontakter de politiet og nu begynder en undersogelse med et overraskende resultat.
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Lost in Time - Roman Threat/Third Reich Rises
Deep in the past, Peter Brezovsky got lost in time. From the 20th century he landed in the middle of plots and intrigues of the expanding Roman empire. Together with Germanic warrious of Quadi they find a way to cause open conflict with the Roman legions to try and stop the expansion. Meantime, Nazi fanatic Eduard knows the Time Gate exists and will stop at nothing to find it and go back in time to join Hitler to establish a Third Reich world, destroying anyone or anything that gets in his way. This gripping novel comes to a head when Peter’s arrival starts a chain of events that culminate in rebellion to bring down the Third Reich.
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Lacná kniha Humans - 30 tvárí lepšieho Slovenska (-90%)
Po vzore známej knihy Humans of the World, prestížny časopis Forbes spojil sily s renomovanou reportážnou fotografkou Janou Čavojskou a prinášajú knihu Humans, 2021. Je to jedinečné dielo plné malých, ale veľavravných príbehov ľudí zo Slovenska, ktorí museli v súvislosti s pandémiou niečo zmeniť vo svojich životoch, aby sa mohli opäť "nadýchnuť". To niečo bolo pre ich ďalšiu existenciu veľmi dôležité a zároveň inšpiratívne pre nás všetkých.
"V čase vrcholiacej druhej vlny pandémie ochorenia covid-19, keď mnohí prepadali beznádeji, sme sa rozhodli nájsť ľudí, ktorí napriek zložitej situácii menia Slovensko k lepšiemu. Nie sú to politici, vedci ani verejne činné osoby. Nerobia veci, ktoré by sme mohli označiť ako veľké. Nevynašli liek na koronavírus ani riešenie klimatickej krízy. Sú to ľudia ako ja a ty. Menia svoje malé svety. Ich spoločným znamením je, že sa nevzdali. Neprestali hľadať riešenia a inovatívne cesty k nim. Neodradilo ich, že je to náročné. Vytrvali a môžu nám byť inšpiráciou. Tieto príbehy nájdete na ďalších stranách tejto knihy. Dúfam, že vám pomôžu nájsť lepšie Slovensko." autorka knihy, Jana Čavojská
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Butts
Whether we love them or hate them, think they're sexy, think they're strange, consider them too big, too small, or anywhere in between, humans have a complicated relationship with butts. It is a body part unique to humans, critical to our evolution and survival, and yet it has come to signify so much more: sex, desire, comedy, and shame. A woman's butt, in particular, is forever being assessed, criticized, and objectified, from anxious self-examinations trying on jeans in department store dressing rooms to enduring crass remarks while walking down a street or high school hallways. But why? In Butts: A Backstory, reporter, essayist, and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke is determined to find out.
Spanning nearly two centuries, this "whip-smart" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) cultural history takes us from the performance halls of 19th-century London to the aerobics studios of the 1980s, the music video set of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back" and the mountains of Arizona, where every year humans and horses race in a feat of gluteal endurance. Along the way, she meets evolutionary biologists who study how butts first developed; models whose measurements have defined jean sizing for millions of women; and the fitness gurus who created fads like "Buns of Steel." She also examines the central importance of race through figures like Sarah Bartmann, once known as the "Venus Hottentot," Josephine Baker, Jennifer Lopez, and other women of color whose butts have been idolized, envied, and despised.
Part deep dive reportage, part personal journey, part cabinet of curiosities, Butts is an entertaining, illuminating, and thoughtful examination of why certain silhouettes come in and out of fashion and how larger ideas about race, control, liberation, and power affect our most private feelings about ourselves and others.
Cross Bones
A gripping Temperance Brennan novel from world-class forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, the international no. 1 bestselling crime thriller writer and the inspiration behind the hit TV series Bones.
A full week after death, a barely recognisable body is discovered in a closet. 'Death by self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head' is the initial assessment, but the victim's relatives are adamant that this was not suicide.
Extreme heat has accelerated decomposition, and Dr Temperance Brennan's forensic expertise is required. Even for her, it is virtually impossible to determine the trajectory of the bullet.
But just as Tempe is attempting to make sense of the evidence, an unknown man slips her a photograph of a skeleton. Could this hold the answer to the victim's death?
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Dr Kathy Reichs is a professional forensic anthropologist. She has worked for decades with chief medical examiners, the FBI, and even a United Nations Tribunal on Genocide.
However, she is best known for her internationally bestselling Temperance Brennan novels, which draw on her remarkable experience to create the most vividly authentic, true-to-life crime thrillers on the market and which are the inspiration for the hit TV series Bones.
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Santa Fe
Arriving in Santa Fe with Maria and Carmen, Jill connects with Jake. He introduces her to his world—taking advantage of the boom brought by the new railroad by catering to the sexual desires of the traveling businessmen. Soon they are all at work, whoring at the hotel and doing special events, such as putting on a sex show with Lis at a local cathouse.
Through it, she learns that Santa Fe is still something of a backwater. The boom will fade once the scramble for contracts spurred by railroad money is over.
Lis is disillusioned with Jake, who acts more as her pimp.
When she starts meeting special clients, sent by the ambitious Gina, Jill learns the woman wants to become a major influence by satisfying the secret lusts of politicians. In many cases, the profit Gina envisions is murkier than just money. She is more interested in the leverage that favors, and secrets offer.
When Warren Lewis shows up from Chicago, he’s got work for her too, and his newest ideas are even more dramatic. He wants her to seduce a man who is evaluating contract bids. There is specific information the man has he wants.
If Jill does what Warren wants, it opens new doors. It will change both how and where she works. But no matter what she chooses, her path doesn’t alter one fact: she remains a western whore. And to Little Jill, that’s a good thing.
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As the stage rolled down the dusty streets of Santa Fe, my first look at the city made my heart sink a little. The Spanish architecture was lovely, but the city looked disappointingly sleepy. The streets were dirt and a few prosperous looking businesses lining them were mixed in with hovels and shabby bodegas.
Santa Fe was supposed to be a city, and after all the bright things Jake and Lis had told me about the city, I’d let myself expect far too much. I’d expected Santa Fe to be more like the cities I’d seen back east. Thinking of coming here to work with my friends, knowing they were special and were boosters of this city, made me assume the place would have an elegance.
The truth was, Santa Fe was an important crossroad, but otherwise just another western town. On top of that, all three of us felt a little lightheaded as the stage pulled in. The driver had warned us that this city was at high altitude. “Higher than Denver,” he said. “Over seven thousand feet.”
Carmen and Maria, the Mexican girls who had decided to move to Santa Fe with me, were delighted with what they saw. As we passed a fancy saloon, Carmen leaned out and took a good look. “Nice place,” she said. “I already like this place more than Wolf Crossing.”
“And forget about Lizard Creek,” Maria added, laughing.
I saw her point. This saloon was a giant step up from the saloons in both places, and there were more potential clients, people of means walking the streets. The three of us were whores, so that mattered. Nicer places to meet clients and more clients who were more than ranch hands.
“This is too delicious!” Those were Jake’s welcoming words when he saw us getting off the stage. His voice sounded sweet to my ears.
“It’s great to be here,” I told him.
His eyes smiled when I made the introductions. “A sister act?” he said, sounding hopeful.
I nodded. “Separate or together, they are ready to go.”
That made his eyes sparkle, and he wasn’t the only one happy with the introductions.
Carmen, wide-eyed, brushed her body up against Jake and looked up at his shoulder-length hair. “You didn’t tell us how good looking your friend Jake is,” she said.
I laughed. “Of course not. If I’d told you that, you’d have been screaming at the driver to go faster for the whole trip.”
“Jill said you have work for us,” Maria said. “Good pay for hot fucking?”
He looked her up and down. “Oh, hell yes.”
Jake and his wife Lis were in the same line of work we were in, but they had an actual business—offering high-end sexual entertainments for a select and wealthy clientele. They’d been returning to Santa Fe when I was first headed west. We m
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Lacná kniha 1000x European Hotels
1000x European Hotels reveals what unites and divides European hotels by exploring its variety with regard to style, architecture and design: famous Grand Hotels, stylish business accommodations, innovative youth hostels, superb country houses, romantic bed & breakfasts, extravagant luxury hotels as well as quite unusual places such as a timbered tree house, a former jail, a cave or a repurposed drain pipe.
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Bolyongás a borgesi könyvtárban
Egy kétségtelenül szellemes megjegyzés szerint a cím csak akkor fedheti le pontosan a könyv tartalmát, ha betűről betűre megegyezik vele. Valami hasonló mondható a fülszövegekről is (biztos Boegesnek is tetszene ez a gondolat), és ennek megfelelően meg sem kísérlem néhány mondatban összefoglalni, hogy miről lesz szó. Ehelyett inkább először is azt emelem ki, hogy a címnek megfelelően miről nem: például nem magáról Borgesről, a 20. század egyik legjelentősebb argentin írójáról. Hanem inkább arról, hogy a novelláival kapcsolatban milyen, az irodalomtól olyakor látszólag meglehetősen távol álló kérdések merülhetnek fel kezdve azon, hogy az általa leírt bábeli könyvtár valóban olyan teljes és mindenre kiterjedő-e, miként azt Borges sugallja; folytatva azon, hogy van-e egyáltalán értelme felvetni, hogy milyen lenne, ha valaki tökéletes emlékezettel rendelkezne (nincs). Meg, hogy elképzelhető-e, nem pedig, hogy létezik vagy legalább lehetséges-e egy olyan pont vagy térrész: egy olyan Alef, amelyen keresztül egyszerre láthatunk mindent. És így tovább egészen addig, hogy mit mondhatunk az irodalomkritikáról, az irodalmi zsánerek létrejöttéről meg eltűnéséről vagy éppen az irodalmi halhatatlanságról – ismét csak mint elméleti problémáról.
Azaz végső soron persze mégiscsak egyfajta bolyongás ez a borgesi könyvtában, illetve bizonyos, legalább hipotetikusan lehetséges és az irodalomhoz így vagy úgy kapcsolódó kérdések fázisterében még akkor is, ha a fentebbiekben, miként a figyelmes olvasó már észre vehette, éppen azt tettem, amiről korábban azt sejttettem, hogy nem fogom: néhány példa említésével próbáltam utalni rá, hogy miről szól az egész. De talán ez sincs igazi ellentmondásban azzal a megközelítéssel, amit ez a könyv sugall.
Galántai Zoltán tudománytörténész és író. Korábbi könyvei az eClassicnál:
Könyvkettő. A könyv, az írás és az irodalom jövőjéről (2013)
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Provence a Azurové pobřeží + DVD
Provence je rozlehlý a rozmanitý region, jehož kontrastní krajina zahrnuje venkovská pole a vesnice ve vnitrozemí, nepřístupné horské oblasti Alp na severu a východě a rychle se rozvíjející Riviéru na jihu. Hlavním městem Azurového pobřeží je Nice, v
elmi zajímavá a pulsující směs italského vlivu, zašlé zlaté éry, lesku a prvotřídního umění. Na hustě zalesněných alpských úbočích severně od města jsou posazené nádherné a nenarušené horské vesnice, zatímco na východě spojuje horská cesta malebná po
břežní městečka: v některých místech nabízejí pobřežní silnice corniches řidičům jedny z nejvelkolepějších zážitků při jízdě podél pobřeží. Dále na západ, minete-li oblasti vyhlášené znamenitým vínem, leží živá metropole Marseille. Je největším m
ěstem regionu a významným přístavem. Severně od Marseille se nachází elegantní město Aix-en-Provence s pohlednými kamennými domy, bulváry lemovanými kavárnami a nejlepšími trhy v Provence, kde žil a tvořil Cézanne. Nelze opomenout ani papežské město
Avignon či unikátní biotop Camargue, rozkládající se v široké deltě Rhôny. Při cestování po tomto provoněném regionu se všude setkáte se stopami původních obyvatel Féničanů, Řeků a Římanů. Rozhodně nesmíte minout římský akvadukt v Pont-du-Gard nebo
amfiteátr v Orange či v Arles. Provence je slavná i pro svou vynikající středomořskou kuchyni, založenou na místních produktech olivovém oleji, česneku, bylinkách a samozřejmě mořských plodech. Průvodce je doplněn údaji o místních dějinách, mapkam
i jednotlivých oblastí i podrobnými plány měst. Obsahuje praktické informace o cenách ubytovacích a stravovacích zařízení nebo kulturních událostech a je doplněn barevnými přílohami o gastronomických zážitcích a sportovním vyžití v regionu.
Sherlock Holmes a myslící stroj
Píše se rok 1895 a Sherlock Holmes se právě zabydluje jako soukromý detektiv v londýnské Baker Street 221b, když se spolu s Watsonem dozví o podivných událostech mezi snovými věžmi Oxfordu. Profesor Quantock zkonstruoval úžasný výpočetní stroj, jehož analytické myšlení je podle něj schopné soupěřit s nejchytřejšími lidmi světa. Sherlock Holmes tuto výzvu samozřejmě nenechá bez povšimnutí, a vydá se s Watsonem do Oxfordu, kde se rozpoutá souboj důvtipu geniálního detektiva a jeho mechanického protivníka v soutěži o to, kdo z nich jako první rozluští sérii zločinů, od krvavé vraždy až po nezvěstného sportovce. Ale zatímco člověk soupeří s technologií o převahu, ukáže se, že inteligentní stroj má jiné plány...
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Under Rose - Tainted Skies
Available in three different shades of pink (supplied at random).
Agoraphobia confines Norah to the house she shares with her mother.
For her, the outside is sky glimpsed through glass, or a gauntlet
to run between home and car. But a chance encounter on the doorstep
changes everything: Luke, her new neighbour. Norah is determined
to be the girl she thinks Luke deserves: a 'normal' girl,
her skies unfiltered by the lens of mental illness. Instead, her
love and bravery opens a window to unexpected truths ...
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Punderdome - A Card Game for Pun Lovers
One part game, one part conversation starter, you don't need to be a pun master to master Punderdome: the goal is to make bad jokes and have fun in the process. A player (the prompter for that round) draws two prompt cards from the deck, reading the prompts to the rest of the group, who have 90 seconds to create a single, groan-worthy pun that combines the two prompts. When time is up, pun makers share their pun with the prompter, who awards the prompt cards to the player whose pun they like best. The winner then draws the next pair of prompt cards and the process repeats. Players win by obtaining 10 pairs of cards."
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Richard Scarry's Best Picture Dictionary Ever
Richard Scarry brings his classic style and beloved characters to this adventurous picture dictionary?now celebrating its 50th anniversary! With over 2,500 words and featuring over 1,000 pictures, young readers are in for hours of fun, learning, and busy discovery with the one and only Richard Scarry.
Warrior Goddess Training
It's no secret that women today are juggling a lot. We now make up half the workforce in the United Kingdom and are busier than ever with partners, children, family and friends, often putting the needs of others ahead of our own. And if we feel overwhelmed by it all or fall short of perfection, many of us have learned to be our own worst critic rather than our own best friend.
That's where finding our inner warrior goddess comes in.
In Warrior Goddess Training, bestselling author HeatherAsh Amara provides the antidote to the flawed idea that you are not enough. Direct, honest and unapologetic, Amara will show you how to release the layers of expectations to finally see yourself for the authentic, perceptive, perfect woman you really are.
Drawing on wisdom from Buddhism, the Toltec tradition and ancient Earth-based goddess spirituality, the Warrior Goddess path includes personal stories, rituals and exercises that will encourage and inspire you to become the true warrior goddess you are meant to be.
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