Hľadanie: Perilous Power: The Middle East and US Foreign Policy
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The Rebel and the Kingdom
The wild story of a college activist's high-stakes attempt to topple the North Korean regime and change the world.
In the early 2000s, Adrian Hong was a soft-spoken Yale undergraduate looking for his place in the world. After reading a harrowing account of life inside North Korea, he realized he had found a cause so pressing that he was ready to devote his life to it. What began as a trip down the safe and well-worn path of organizing soon morphed into something more dangerous. Hong journeyed to China, outwitting Chinese security services as he helped ferry asylum-seeking North Korean escapees to safety.
Meanwhile, Hong's secret organization, Cheollima Civil Defense (later renamed Free Joseon), began tracking the North Korean government's activities, and its volatile third-generation ruler, Kim Jong Un. Free Joseon targeted North Korean diplomats who might be persuaded to defect, while drawing up plans for a government-in-exile. After the shocking broad-daylight assassination in 2017 of Kim Jong Nam, the dictator's older brother, Hong, along with Marine veteran Christopher Ahn, helped ferry Nam's family to safety. Then Hong took the group a step further. He initiated a series of high-stakes direct actions, culminating in an armed raid at the North Korean embassy in Madrid-an act that would put Ahn behind bars and turn Hong into one of the world's most unlikely fugitives.
In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, The Rebel and the Kingdom is an exhilarating account of a man who turns his back on the status quo-to instead live boldly by his principles. Acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Bradley Hope-who broke numerous details of Hong's operations in The Wall Street Journal-now reveals the full contours of this remarkable story of idealism and insanity, hubris and heroism, all set within the secret battle for the future of the world's most mysterious and unsettling nation.
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The Art of The Batman
The Art of The Batman is the official behind-the-scenes illustrated tie-in book to the highly-anticipated Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, War for the Planet of the Apes) film, coming to theaters March 4, 2022. Set during Batman's second year as a crimefighter, this unique, noir-inspired take on the Dark Knight serves as a return to the character's roots in detective fiction, crime, and horror and stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne, Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, Paul Dano as the Riddler, Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon, and Colin Farrell as The Penguin. Readers will get an insider's look at the film's production process through character designs, vehicle and gadget designs, background paintings, storyboards, and keyframe art done for the film, alongside original commentary and interviews from the filmmakers, cast, production designer, and conceptual artists.
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Coco Chanel - The Legend and the Life
SLEEK. CHIC. NOTORIOUSLY GUARDED. WELCOME TO THE SECRET WORLD OF COCO CHANEL.
Justine Picardie’s definitive biography explores the dark mysteries hidden beneath the shimmering surface of a fabled fashion icon. Unveiling remarkable details about Coco Chanel’s traumatic childhood and her flight into unconventional adulthood, this beautifully constructed portrait reveals her passionate and painful past, her turbulent loves and losses, her quest for fame and fortune, and how she transformed herself into her own most powerful creation.
Feared and revered by her contemporaries, Chanel died in 1971, but her legacy lives on as an enduring global brand. Drawing on interviews with her last surviving friends and relatives, and unprecedented archival research, Justine Picardie brings Chanel out of hiding, unpicking the seams between reality and myth, and telling a timeless story that uncovers the true art and heart of fashion.
This special new edition has been extensively revised and updated, and offers a uniquely authoritative account of the greatest designer in the world. Adding fresh insights and discoveries, it comes complete with a compelling array of previously unseen images from the Chanel archives.
Paper Dragons: The Fight for the Hidden Realm
An extraordinary destiny unfolds . . .
Twelve-year-old Zhi Ging has always been an outcast. Until she receives an invitation to Hok Woh, an underwater school that offers her the chance to become immortal, and to finally belong.
There, she battles in hair-raising boat races, meets ageshifting tutors and competes in thrilling trials.
But there are rumours of a growing dark force . . . and students who fail the trials are disappearing. Can Zhi Ging uncover the truth before it's too late?
The first in the unmissable magical fantasy series of 2024, set to take the world by storm. Perfect for fans of Nevermoor and Dragon Mountain.
Lacná kniha The Maths of Life and Death
Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.
We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward.
In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application - or misapplication - of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages of justice and the unwitting victims of software glitches. We follow stories of investors who have lost fortunes and parents who have lost children, all because of mathematical misunderstandings.
Along the way, Yates arms us with simple mathematical rules and tools that can help us make better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You will discover why it's always sensible to question a statistic, often vital to ask for a second opinion and sometimes surprisingly handy to stick to the 37% rule...
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Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs
Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true
'An invisible tremor ran through the Aztecs on the rooftops, a breathless gasp of excitement. On the edge of the city the drummers struck up their rhythm. They were coming...'
With its vast cities, soaring pyramids and glittering treasure, the Aztec Empire was one of the greatest civilizations in the world, at once beautiful and terrible. At its head was the Emperor Montezuma, master of millions, who spoke with the voice of the gods and fed the sun with the blood of his prisoners. Yet Montezuma was troubled by terrifying omens. And when Spanish explorers landed on his shore to seek their fortunes, nothing would ever be the same again...
The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...
The Librarian of Auschwitz: The Graphic Novel
The Librarian of Auschwitz is ideal for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice, this graphic novel is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous. Based on a true story, it is an extraordinary novel of courage and hope by Antonio Iturbe and Loreto Aroca.
'It wasn't an extensive library. In fact, it consisted of eight books and some of them were in poor condition. But they were books. In this incredibly dark place, they were a reminder of less sombre times, when words rang out more loudly than machine guns . . .'
Fourteen-year-old Dita is one of the many imprisoned by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Taken, along with her mother and father, from the Terezin ghetto in Prague, Dita is adjusting to the constant terror that is life in the camp. When Jewish leader Freddy Hirsch asks Dita to take charge of the eight precious books the prisoners have managed to smuggle past the guards, she agrees. And so Dita becomes the secret librarian of Auschwitz, responsible for the safekeeping of the small collection of titles, as well as the 'living books' - prisoners of Auschwitz who know certain books so well, they too can be 'borrowed' to educate the children in the camp.
But books are extremely dangerous. They make people think. And nowhere are they more dangerous than in Block 31 of Auschwitz, the children's block, where the slightest transgression can result in execution, no matter how young the transgressor . . .
Based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz.
When in Rome
Rome is where the heart is.
Amelia Rose is burned-out from years of maintaining her public image as pop princess Rae Rose. Inspired by her favourite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is.
Running the pie shop his grandmother left him, Noah Walker is busy enough as it is. But after finding Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he decides to let her stay in his guest room - on a very temporary basis, of course.
As the two of them grow closer, Noah starts to see a new side to Amelia - kind-hearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. Amelia may have to go back to her other life someday, but for now she's perfectly happy falling in love with the cozy small town she's found herself in . . . and her grumpy tour guide isn't half-bad either.
Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth
Honestly, blowing up another school was the last thing I wanted to do. As the son of a Greek god, I´ve had my share of near-death disaster. This summer, I didn´t choose to battle the cheerleading squad, but when two hissing she-devils with fangs are headi
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Soundtrack - Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker CD
„John opět přišel s naprosto dechberoucím soundtrackem a vytvořil úchvatné, děsivé, záhadné i intimní melodie, a zároveň vytvořil i nové aranže svých dobře známých klasických melodií,” přibližuje režisér Star Wars J. J. Abrams. „George Lucas mi dal jedinečnou příležitost pracovat na jednom projektu nepřetržitě po čtyři dekády, a za to jsem mu nesmírně vděčný. Ke každému filmu jsem mohl vytvořit unikátní hudbu, která dohromady tvoří jeden kompaktní celek,” doplňuje Williams.
Kelly Family, The - We Got Love: Live 2DVD
Tracklist:
Live From Westfalenhalle, Dortmund / 2017
1. I Can't Stop The Love
2. Why Why Why
3. First Time
4. Imagine
5. Because It's Love
6. Come Back To Me
7. Red Shoes
8. No Lies
9. An Angel
10. Loch Lomond
11. When I Was In Town
12. Echo La Ronda
13. Une Famille C'est Une Chanson
14. Swing Low
15. When The Boys Come Into Town
16. Nanana
17. Keep On Singing
18. Fathers Nose
19. Please Don't Go
20. Drum Solo
21. Fell In Love With An Alien
22. I Can't Help Myself
23. The Wolf
24. Cover The Road
25. We Got Love
26. Dan O'Feefes (Irish Jig)
27. Wearing Of The Green
28. Who'll Come With Me (David's Song)
29. Good Neighbor
30. Take My Hand
31. Brothers And Sisters
Kelly Family, The - We Got Love: Live BD
Tracklist:
Live From Westfalenhalle, Dortmund / 2017
1. I Can't Stop The Love
2. Why Why Why
3. First Time
4. Imagine
5. Because It's Love
6. Come Back To Me
7. Red Shoes
8. No Lies
9. An Angel
10. Loch Lomond
11. When I Was In Town
12. Echo La Ronda
13. Une Famille C'est Une Chanson
14. Swing Low
15. When The Boys Come Into Town
16. Nanana
17. Keep On Singing
18. Fathers Nose
19. Please Don't Go
20. Drum Solo
21. Fell In Love With An Alien
22. I Can't Help Myself
23. The Wolf
24. Cover The Road
25. We Got Love
26. Dan O'Feefes (Irish Jig)
27. Wearing Of The Green
28. Who'll Come With Me (David's Song)
29. Good Neighbor
30. Take My Hand
31. Brothers And Sisters
100 Gecs - 1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues (Red) LP
KDO: 100 Gecs (stylizované jako 100 gecs) je americké experimentálně elektronické duo, keré tvoří Dylan Brady a Laura Les. Oba vyrůstali na předměstí St. Louis a setkali se na střední škole, jejich hudební spolupráce začala v roce 2015.
CO: Vinylová verze remixového alba z roku 2020. Na desce najdete úpravy skladeb, které původně vyšly na debutu v roce 2019.
LP1
1. money machine (A.G. Cook Remix) [03:12]
2. ringtone (Remix) [feat. Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Kero Kero Bonito] [03:34]
3. 745 sticky (Injury Reserve Remix) [03:32]
4. gec 2 Ü (Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix) [02:28]
5. hand crushed by a mallet (Remix) [feat. Fall Out Boy, Craig Owens, Nicole Dollanganger] [02:55]
6. 800db cloud (Ricco Harver Remix) [01:43]
7. stupid horse (Remix) [feat. GFOTY & Count Baldor] [02:12]
8. ringtone (umru Remix) [03:45]
9. xXXi_wud_nvrstop_ÜXXx (Remix) [feat. Tommy Cash & Hannah Diamond] [04:31]
10. 745 sticky (Black Dresses Remix) [02:51]
11. gecgecgec (Remix) [feat. Lil West and Tony Velour] [02:08]
12. xXXi_wud_nvrstop_ÜXXx (99jakes Remix) [03:21]
13. gec 2 Ü (Remix) [feat. Dorian Electra] [02:46]
14. hand crushed by a mallet (N0thanky0u Remix) [02:40]
100 Gecs - 1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues (Black) LP
KDO: 100 Gecs (stylizované jako 100 gecs) je americké experimentálně elektronické duo, keré tvoří Dylan Brady a Laura Les. Oba vyrůstali na předměstí St. Louis a setkali se na střední škole, jejich hudební spolupráce začala v roce 2015.
CO: Vinylová verze remixového alba z roku 2020. Na desce najdete úpravy skladeb, které původně vyšly na debutu v roce 2019.
LP1
1. money machine (A.G. Cook Remix) [03:12]
2. ringtone (Remix) [feat. Charli XCX, Rico Nasty, Kero Kero Bonito] [03:34]
3. 745 sticky (Injury Reserve Remix) [03:32]
4. gec 2 Ü (Danny L Harle Harlecore Remix) [02:28]
5. hand crushed by a mallet (Remix) [feat. Fall Out Boy, Craig Owens, Nicole Dollanganger] [02:55]
6. 800db cloud (Ricco Harver Remix) [01:43]
7. stupid horse (Remix) [feat. GFOTY & Count Baldor] [02:12]
8. ringtone (umru Remix) [03:45]
9. xXXi_wud_nvrst?p_ÜXXx (Remix) [feat. Tommy Cash & Hannah Diamond] [04:31]
10. 745 sticky (Black Dresses Remix) [02:51]
11. gecgecgec (Remix) [feat. Lil West and Tony Velour] [02:08]
12. xXXi_wud_nvrst?p_ÜXXx (99jakes Remix) [03:21]
13. gec 2 Ü (Remix) [feat. Dorian Electra] [02:46]
14. hand crushed by a mallet (N0thanky0u Remix) [02:40]
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's soon to be a highly anticipated feature film! A classic collection of chillingly scary tales, collected and retold by Alvin Schwartz and featuring the original illustrations by lauded artist Steve Gammell. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark contains some of the most alarming tales of horror, dark revenge, and supernatural events of all time. Walking corpses, dancing bones, and narrow escapes from death-they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories. Make sure you read these books with the light.
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PJ Harvey - The Hope Six Demolition CD
1. The Community of Hope
2. The Ministry of Defence
3. A Line in the Sand
4. Chain of Keys
5. River Anacostia
6. Near the Memorials to Vietnam and Lincoln
7. The Orange Monkey
8. Medicinals
9. The Ministry of Social Affairs
10. The Wheel
11. Dollar, Dollar
Kelly Family, The - We Got Love: Live 2CD
Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. I Can't Stop The Love
2. Why Why Why
3. First Time
4. Imagine
5. Because It's Love
6. Come Back To Me
7. Red Shoes
8. No Lies
9. An Angel
10. Loch Lomond
11. When I Was In Town
12. Echo La Ronda
13. Une Famille C'est Une Chanson
14. Swing Low
CD 2:
1. When The Boys Come Into Town
2. Nanana
3. Keep On Singing
4. Fathers Nose
5. Please Don't Go
6. Drum Solo
7. Fell In Love With An Alien
8. I Can't Help Myself
9. The Wolf
10. Cover The Road
11. We Got Love
12. Only Our Rivers Run Free
13. Dan O'Feefes (Irish Jig)
14. Wearing Of The Green
15. Who'll Come With Me (David's Song)
16. Good Neighbor
17. Take My Hand
18. Brothers And Sisters
Maľuj vodou! Sofia the first
Spravte Vašim deťom radosť vodovými vymaľovankami. Deti budú radi vyfarbovať veselé a farebné obrázky len štetcom a vodou.
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Případ levného bytu - The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
Pokud se něco zdá být příliš výhodné, než aby to byla pravda, je to přinejmenším podivné. Když si manželé Robinsonovi pronajmou byt v londýnské čtvrti Knightsbridge za čtvrtinu obvyklé ceny, vzbudí to pozornost kapitána Hastingse, který případ levného bytu předá k vyřešení svému příteli Herculu Poirotovi. V povídce Záhada lovecké chaty brání Herculu Poirotovi chřipka zúčastnit se vyšetřování případu. Dokáže ovšem sám Hastings zjistit, proč cizinec, který navštívil pana Pace před jeho zavražděním, odešel oknem? V povídce Cikánka má Dickie Carpenter fóbii z cikánů, vyplývající z tajemného prožitku z dětství. Má se nového setkání znovu obávat, nebo může být tentokrát jeho spásou? V poslední povídce Lampa s tajemným nádechem slyší malý chlapec v bytě, kam se se svojí matkou právě nastěhoval, záhadné kroky a hlasy jiného chlapce. Mohou jeho vjemy souviset s osudy bývalých nájemníků?
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