Hľadanie: The Silent Stars Go By
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The Preference for the Primitive
This book is a study of a recurring phenomenon in the history of changing taste in the visual arts, namely the feeling that older and less sophisticated (i.e. 'primitive') works are somehow morally and aesthetically superior to later works that have become soft and decadent. Gombrich traces this idea back to classical antiquity and links it both with Cicero's observation that over-indulgence of the senses leads to a feeling of disgust, and with the profoundly influential metaphor comparing the development of art to that of a living organism. Like an organism, art has been thought to grow to maturity, then decay and die, and successive generations of artists and critics have preferred the alleged strength, nobility and sincerity of earlier styles to the more refined later styles with their corrupting and meretricious appeal to the senses. Summing up more than forty years of study and reflection on this theme, the book presents a closely argued narrative supported by extensive quotations that document with precision the role of authors, critics and artists in shaping and changing opinion. After reviewing the classical authors whose writings largely set the terms of the debate, Gombrich then charts its progress from its revival in the eighteenth century, documenting the often subtle shifts of taste and judgement that frequently focus on the pivotal role of Raphael in the history of art. In the final chapters, he turns to the truly revolutionary primitivism of the twentieth century, analysing the momentous shifts of taste of which he has himself been an eyewitness. Important both as a personal testament and as a documentary anthology, this last book from one of the world's most distinguished art historians provides a deep and revealing insight into the history and psychology of taste.
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Ice Nine Kills - The Silver Scream CD
Tracklist:
1 „The American Nightmare” 04:10
2 „Thank God It's Friday” 04:23
3 „Stabbing in the Dark” 04:36
4 „SAVAGES” 02:57
5 „The Jig Is Up (feat. Randy Strohmeyer)” 03:57
6 „A Grave Mistake” 03:04
7 „Rocking the Boat (feat.Jeremy Schwartz formerly of Ice Nine Kills)” 04:06
8 „Enjoy Your Slay (feat. Sam Kubrick (ex-Shields))” 04:16
9 „Freak Flag” 03:18
10 „The World in My Hands (feat. Tony Lovato of Mest)” 03:50
11 „Merry Axe-mas” 03:18
12 „Love Bites (feat. Chelsea Talmadge)” 03:00
13 „IT Is the End (feat. JR Wasilewski , Buddy Schaub of Less Than Jake& Will Salazar of Fenix TX)” 04:48
The Crown
The Crown je audioknižní portrét nejdéle vládnoucí britské panovnice vzniklý podle úspěšného seriálu společnosti Netflix. Když Elizabetin otec náhle zemře, veškerá zodpovědnost za Britské impérium padá do jejích rukou. Mladá Elizabeth už má tak co dělat se svými dvěma dětmi, ale musí se najednou naučit, jak se stát královnou.
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Mathieu Mireille - The Fabulous New French Singing Star 2LP
Tracklist :
1. Mon crédo
2. Celui que j'aime
3. Est-ce que tu m'aimeras
4. Pourquoi mon amour
5. Le funambule
6. Et merci quand meme
7. Viens dans ma rue
8. Un homme et une femme
9. Ne parlez plus
10. C'est ton nom
11. Ils s'embrassaient
12. Qu'elle est belle
13. Messieurs les musiciens
14. Paris en colere
15. Soldats sans armes
16. Mr Jack Hobson
17. Je suis la (Né Spéchi)
18. Quelque chose de merveilleux
19. Je veux
Five Go on a Strategy Away Day
Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront a new challenge: what exactly is this puzzling scrape referred to as a 'strategy away day'? The Five have gone on their greatest adventure yet - to become an even better team! They are booked into an exciting hotel right next to the jolly motorway services, where the nice (if somewhat nervous and sweating and depressed) man teaches them a number of exercises that will make them work better. But wait! Who's been sneaking messages through the hotel dumb waiter about secret assignations? Is there a smuggler's plot afoot? Or is Shelly from Production shagging Postroom Luke? All will be revealed ...Ideal for those who are allergic to corporate jargon and will throw a sickie before having to play a trust game with colleagues.
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The Paradiso
n "The Paradiso," Dante explores the goal of human striving: the merging of individual destiny with universal order. One of the towering creations of world literature, this epic discovery of truth is a work of mystical intensity? an immortal hymn to God, Nature, Eternity, and Love.
Lacná kniha Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange (-90%)
On the shrouded corpse hung a tablet of green topaz with the inscription: 'I am Shaddad the Great. I conquered a thousand cities; a thousand white elephants were collected for me; I lived for a thousand years and my kingdom covered both east and west, but when death came to me nothing of all that I had gathered was of any avail. You who see me take heed: for Time is not to be trusted.' Dating from at least a millennium ago, these are the earliest known Arabic short stories, surviving in a single, ragged manuscript in a library in Istanbul. Some found their way into The Arabian Nights but most have never been read in English before. Tales of the Marvellous and News of the Strange has monsters, lost princes, jewels beyond price, a princess turned into a gazelle, sword-wielding statues and shocking reversals of fortune.
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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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Lacná kniha The Brightest Star in the Sky (-90%)
At 66, Star Street in Dublin, someone is watching over the lives of the people living in its flats. But no one is aware of it – yet... One of them is ready to take the plunge and fall in love; another is torn between two very different lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay buried will come to light and for others, the unveiling of those secrets will have tragic consequences. Fate is on its way to Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy, friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change their lives in the most unexpected of ways…
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The Witch and the Tsar
Yaga lives deep in the Russian forest, tending to any that call upon her for her healing potions and vast wisdom.
She has been alone for centuries, with only her beloved animals for company. But, when Tsaritsa Anastasia, wife of Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich, shows up at Yaga's cottage on the brink of death, Yaga is compelled to travel with her to Moscow to keep her safe.
However, the Russia Yaga sees as she makes her journey to the heart of the country is one on the brink of chaos. Tsar Ivan - soon to become Ivan the Terrible - grows more volatile and tyrannical by the day, and Yaga believes the tsaritsa is being poisoned by an unknown enemy. But what Yaga cannot know is that Ivan is being manipulated by powers far older and more fearsome than anyone can imagine.
Set in sixteenth-century Russia, The Witch and the Tsar upends the stories we know of Baba Yaga as the bony-legged witch of Slavic fairy tales and the stuff of nightmares. For beyond the rumours of her iron nose, fangs for teeth, and house on chicken legs, is the story of a woman so wise and strong that she has to be cloaked in lies to hide her true power.
Pride and Prejudice: The Sisterhood
Including an introduction from writer and feminist activist Scarlett Curtis, curator of Sunday Times Bestseller Feminists Don't Wear Pink.
The only thing in the world that matters to Mrs Bennett, is marrying all five of her daughters to rich, landed gentlemen.
So when two wealthy young gentlemen move to town, she vows that at least one of her daughters will marry into their fortunes.
Jane and Elizabeth, her eldest daughters, soon discover that love is rarely straightforward and is often surprising. Because, surely that sullen, quiet, mysterious Mr Darcy can't be more than he seems . . . can he?
The Sisterhood collection celebrates the best-loved classics, written by some of the best female authors in history for International Women's Day. Read the rest of the collection:
The Railway Children
Little Women
Heidi
A Little Princess
Anne of the Green Gables
The Woman Who Killed the Fish
"That woman who killed the fish unfortunately is me," begins the title story, but "if it were my fault, I'd own up to you, since I don't lie to boys and girls. I only lie sometimes to a certain type of grownup because there's no other way." Enumerating all the animals she's loved-cats, dogs, lizards, chickens, monkeys-Clarice finally asks: "Do you forgive me?"
"The Mystery of the Thinking Rabbit" is a detective story that explains that bunnies think with their noses: for a single idea a bunny might "scrunch up his nose fifteen thousand times" (he may not be too bright, but "he's not foolish at all when it comes to making babies"). The third tale, "Almost True," is a shaggy dog yarn narrated by a pooch who is very worried about a wicked witch: "I am a dog named Ulisses and my owner is Clarice." The wonderful last story, "Laura's Intimate Life" stars "the nicest hen I've ever seen." Laura is "quite dumb," but she has her "little thoughts and feelings. Not a lot, but she's definitely got them. Just knowing she's not completely dumb makes her feel all chatty and giddy. She thinks that she thinks." A one-eyed visitor from Jupiter arrives and vows Laura will never be eaten: she's been worrying, because "humans are a weird sort of person" who can love hens and eat them, too. Such throw away wisdom abounds: "Don't even get me started." These delightful, high-hearted stories, written for her own boys, have charm to burn and are a treat for every Lispector reader.
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Marvels Loki The Art of the Series
When Loki stole the Tesseract in Avengers: Endgame and escaped from New York, not only did it complicate plans for the Avengers, but also his own glorious purpose. Picking up immediately where the record-breaking movie left off, Loki finds himself called before the Time Variance Authority, a Kafkaesque bureaucratic organization that exists outside of time and space, forced to answer for his crimes against the sacred timeline and given a choice: face deletion from reality as we know it or assist them in catching an even greater threat. Go behind the scenes of the smash-hit Disney+ series with exclusive concept art and interviews with cast and crew in this one-of-a-kind collectible volume!
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Black Sabbath - The End BD+CD
Tracklist:
BRD:
1 Black Sabbath (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
2 Fairies Wear Boots (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
3 Medley: Under The Sun / Every Day Comes And Goes (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
4 After Forever (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
5 Into The Void (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
6 Snowblind (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
7 Band Introductions (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
8 War Pigs (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
9 Behind The Wall Of Sleep (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
10 Medley: Bassically / N.I.B. (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
11 Hand Of Doom (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
12 Medley: Supernaut / Sabbath Bloody Sabbath / Megalomania (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
13 Medley: Rat Salad / Drum Solo (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
14 Iron Man (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
15 Dirty Women (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
16 Children Of The Grave (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
17 Crowd Cheering (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
18 Paranoid (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
19 Credits
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20 Menu / Black Sabbath / The End (Live From The Genting Arena, Birmingham / 2017)
+ Bonus:
THE ANGELIC SESSIONS:
21 The Wizard (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
22 Wicked World (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
23 Sweet Leaf (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
24 Tomorrow's Dream (Live Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
25 Changes (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
CD: THE ANGELIC SESSIONS
1 The Wizard (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
2 Wicked World (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
3 Sweet Leaf (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
4 Tomorrow's Dream (Live Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
5 Changes (Live From Angelic Studios, UK, 2017)
Nicks Stevie - Live In Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour (Black) 2LP
LP1:
1. A1 Stand Back (Live),
2. A2 If Anyone Falls (Live),
3. A3 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around (Live),
4. A4 Crying In The Night (Live),
5. A5 Gypsy (Live),
6. B1 Wild Heart / Bella Donna (Live),
7. B2 New Orleans (Live),
8. B3 Enchanted (Live),
9. B4 Belle Fleur (Live),
LP2:
1. C1 Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dream) (Live),
2. C2 If You Were My Love (Live),
3. C3 Gold Dust Woman (Live),
4. D1 Edge Of Seventeen (Live),
5. D2 Rhiannon (Live),
6. D3 Landslide (Live)
Lacná kniha E.T. The Book of the Green Planet (-70%)
E.T. has returned to his home, the Green Planet. He is in disgrace and misses his friend from Earth, Elliot. E.T. decides he must try to return to Earth.
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Vangelis - Nocturne: The Piano Album (Limited) 2LP
Tracklist:
1 Nocturnal Promenade
2 To the Unknown Man
3 Mythodea - Movement 9
4 Moonlight Reflections
5 Through the Night Mist
6 Early Years
7 Love Theme (From Blade Runner)
8 Sweet Nostalgia
9 Intermezzo
10 To a Friend
11 La petite fille de la mer (From L'Apocalypse des animaux)
12 Longing (From Blade Runner)
13 Main Theme (From Chariots of Fire)
14 Unfulfilled Desire
15 Lonesome
16 Conquest of Paradise (From 1492: Conquest of Paradise)
17 Pour Melia
Bridgerton: The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons Book 2)
1814 promises to be another eventful season, but not, This Author believes, for Anthony Bridgerton, London's most elusive bachelor, who has shown no indication that he plans to marry. And in all truth, why should he? When it comes to playing the consummate rake, nobody does it better... --Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1814
Anthony Bridgerton needs a wife.
Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure, he knows it's high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line.
Edwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. She is also sweet, innocent and eminently biddable - Anthony is sure she'll make a perfectly acceptable wife and vows to make her his.
The only obstacle in his way is Edwina's older sister, Kate. Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. And the roguish viscount is beginning to think he may have met his match in Kate's keen wit and sharp tongue. Until, that is, he makes the mistake of kissing her . . .
Find out why readers love Julia Quinn . . .
'Quinn is a master of historical romance' Entertainment Weekly
'A smart, funny touch. . . reminiscent of Helen Fielding' Time Magazine'Powered by a surfeit of dazzling wit and graced with a cast of unforgettable characters' Booklist
Fault in Our Stars
A beautiful, humorous and emotional novel about sickness and health, life and death. Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs. for now. Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too - post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and - shockingly, to her - interested in Hazel.
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