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Lacná kniha André Gide: A Life in the Present
One of the most important writers of the twentieth century, Andre Gide also led what was probably one of the most interesting lives our century has seen. Gide knew and corresponded with many of the major literary figures of his day, from Mallarme to Oscar Wilde. Though a Communist, his critical account of Soviet Russia in "Return from the USSR" earned him the enmity of the Left. A lifelong advocate of moral and political freedom and justice, he was a proscribed writer on the Vatican's infamous "Index." Self-published most of his life, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947, at the age of 77. An avowed homosexual, he nonetheless married his cousin, and though their marriage was unconsummated, at 53 he fathered a daughter for a friend. Alan Sheridan's book is a literary biography of Gide, an intimate portrait of the reluctantly public man, whose work was deeply and inextricably entangled with his life. Gide's life provides a unique perspective on our century, an idea of what it was like for one person to live through unprecedented technological change, economic growth and collapse, the rise of socialism and fascism, two world wars, a new concern for the colonial peoples and for women, and the astonishing hold of Rome and Moscow over intellectuals. Following Gide from his first forays among the Symbolists through his sexual and political awakenings to his worldwide fame as a writer, sage, and commentator on his age, Sheridan richly conveys the drama of a remarkable life; the depth, breadth, and vitality of an incomparable oeuvre; and the spirit of a time that both so aptly expressed.
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
2019 was the last great year for the world economy.
For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days - even hours - of when you decided you wanted it.
America made that happen, but now America has lost interest in keeping it going.
Globe-spanning supply chains are only possible with the protection of the U.S. Navy. The American dollar underpins internationalized energy and financial markets. Complex, innovative industries were created to satisfy American consumers. American security policy forced warring nations to lay down their arms. Billions of people have been fed and educated as the American-led trade system spread across the globe.
All of this was artificial. All this was temporary. All this is ending.
In The End of the World is Just the Beginning, author and geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan maps out the next world: a world where countries or regions will have no choice but to make their own goods, grow their own food, secure their own energy, fight their own battles, and do it all with populations that are both shrinking and aging.
The list of countries that make it all work is smaller than you think. Which means everything about our interconnected world - from how we manufacture products, to how we grow food, to how we keep the lights on, to how we shuttle stuff about, to how we pay for it all - is about to change.
A world ending. A world beginning. Zeihan brings readers along for an illuminating (and a bit terrifying) ride packed with foresight, wit, and his trademark irreverence.
Lacná kniha The Lady in the Lake
Derace Kingsley's wife ran away to Mexico to get a quickie divorce and marry a Casanova-wannabe named Chris Lavery. Or so the note she left her husband insisted. Trouble is, when Philip Marlowe asks Lavery about it he denies everything and sends the private investigator packing with a flea lodged firmly in his ear. But when Marlowe next encounters Lavery, he's denying nothing - on account of the two bullet holes in his heart. Now Marlowe's on the trail of a killer, who leads him out of smoggy LA all the way to a murky mountain lake...
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Sluneční králové / Kings of the Sun
Výpravný katalog v češtině a angličtině je doplňkem unikátní výstavy Sluneční králové, která se konala v Národním muzeu v Praze od 1. září 2020 do 31. září 2021 a mapovala více než sto let archeologického výzkumu lokality Abúsíru egyptskými, německými a českými (do roku 1990 československými) misemi. Obsahuje 139 záznamů o téměř 300 předmětech z období mezi raně dynastickým a ptolemaiovským obdobím, včetně příkladů z královské pohřební výbavy krále Raneferefa z doby pyramidového pohřebiště, sochy kněze Nefera a princezny Šeretnebty z jižního Abúsíru, a také předměty ze sajsko-perských šachtových hrobek. Vzácné objekty výstavy Sluneční králové vyprávějí příběh o starověké egyptské civilizaci a o lidech, kteří ji tvořili, a katalog jejich prostřednictvím mapuje existenci a vývoj lokality Abúsír po dobu téměř tří tisíciletí.
The catalogue in Czech and English accompanied the unique exhibition Kings of the Sun that took place at the National Museum in Prague between September 1st 2020 and September 31st 2021 and mapped over a century of archaelogical exploration of the site of Abusir by Egyptian, German and Czech (until 1990 Czechoslovak) mission. It contains 139 entries on almost 300 objects dating between the Early Dynastic and Ptolemaic Periods, including examples from the royal burial equipment of King Raneferef from the pyramid cemetery, sculptures of the priest Nefer and Princess Sheretnebty from Abusir south, as well as items from the Saite-Persian shaft tombs. The objects tell a story of the ancient Egyptian civilization and of the people who formed it, and through them, the catalogue maps the existence and development of the site of Abusir for almost three millenia.
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
In the vein of The Time Travelers Wife and Life After Life, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is New York Times bestselling author V. E. Schwabs genre-defying tour de force. Addie La Rue has learnt the hard way that deals with the devil are tricky things. Immortal but eternally invisible and forgotten by people, Addie exists only as a muse for artists throughout history. The only person who remembers her is the devil, who visits every year on the anniversary of their deal. Until one day, in a bookshop in New York, she meets a boy who remembers her.
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Kelly Family, The - 25 Years Later: Live 2CD
Tracklist:
CD1
1. Why Why Why
2. Fathers Nose
3. First Time
4. Baby Smile
5. Cover The Road
6. She's Crazy
7. Ares Qui
8. Key To My Heart
9. Roses Of Red
10. Once In A While
11. Break Free
12. An Angel
13. The Wolf
14. Santa Maria
15. Over The Hump
16. Baila Mi Corazon
CD2
1. Never Gonna Break Me Down
2. Nanana
3. Fire
4. Star Of The County Down
5. El Camino
6. Drum Solo
7. Sweet Freedom
8. Let My People Go
9. Good Neighbor
10. Oh Holy Night
11. White Christmas
12. Take My Hand
13. I Can't Help Myself
14. Fell In Love With An Alien
15. We Had A Dream
16. We Are The World
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Riddle of Ages
The brilliant and beloved gang from the New York Times bestselling series is back -- and ready to face new threats, dangerous dilemmas, and irresistible adventures.
The Mysterious Benedict Society is a modern classic, drawing comparisons to J.K. Rowling and Roald Dahl, named a Time magazine "Best Young Adult Book of All Time," and selling over three million copies. Some time has passed since the inimitable quartet of Reynie, Sticky, Kate, and Constance have had a mission together.
But with the arrival of a new Society member -- and a new threat -- they must reunite to face dilemmas more dangerous than ever before, including the villainous Mr. Curtain and a telepathic enemy tracking their every move, not to mention a dramatically preteen Constance.
In its triumphant return, the Society encounters all new challenges, but the series' trademark sly humor, sweet camaraderie, hairsbreadth escapes, and mind-bending puzzles are all as engaging as ever. Fans of the series will be thrilled to see the Society has grown up a little with them, while a new generation of readers will fall in love with this irresistible series.
A Little Princess
When little Sara Crewe is brought from India to London to join Miss Minchin's school, she arrives a princess - cloaked in velvet and feathers, surrounded by extravagant affection. Then disaster strikes; her father dies and his business fails, and Sara is cast into poverty. Now a beggar, and used by the school for back-breaking work, she must depend on her imagination, and the kindness of strangers, to lift her above the misery of her circumstances.
A dramatic reversal of the traditional 'rags to riches' formula, A Little Princess, by the author of The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett, is a truly magical story about the power of optimism in the face of adversity, which continues to enchant readers of all ages.
This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of A Little Princess features illustrations by Reginald Birch and an afterword by publisher Anna South.
Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
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Morissette Alanis - Such Pretty Forks In The Road LP
Tracklist:
1. Smiling
2. Ablaze
3. Reasons I Drink
4. Diagnosis
5. Missing The Miracle
6. Losing The Plot
7. Reckoning
8. Sandbox Love
9. Her
10. Nemesis
11. Pedestal
Pohádky bratří Grimmů - Fairy Tales by The Brothers Grimm
Učte se angličtimu čtením pohádek! Bratři Jacob (1785 – 1863) a Wilhelm (1786 – 1859) Grimmové byli němečtí lingvisté, literární badatelé a sběratelé lidových vyprávění a pohádek. Těch shromáždili na dvě stě, a přestože se mnohdy jedná o příběhy kruté a morbidní, vyrostly na nich děti v mnoha zemích světa včetně českých čtenářů. Kdo by neznal Popelku, Jeníčka a Mařenku, Sněhurku, Šípkovou Růženku nebo Červenou karkulku. Hodně příběhů si bratři Grimmové nechali vyprávět od své známé, paní Hassenpflugové, která měla francouzské kořeny a využívala jako zdroj francouzského pohádkáře Charlese Perraulta (1628 – 1703). Mnohé pohádky se dočkaly i filmových zpracování, ať už ve studiu Walta Disneyho či jinde. Vy máte před sebou anglické verze pohádek bratří Grimmů, jak je v 19. století přeložili britští spisovatelé Lucy Craneová, Edgar Taylor a Marian Edwardesová. Můžete si jejich čtením procvičit porozumění anglickému textu. K tomu vám pomůže zrcadlový český překlad. V knize kromě známých i méně známých pohádek naleznete přehled základní anglické gramatiky a komentáře k vybraným jazykovým jevům.
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Lacná kniha Rok na Orave Rok na Orawie The year in Orava (-90%)
Unikátny sprievodca čarokrásnym krajom na severe Slovenska vznikom ako spojené dielo známych Oravcov – spisovateľa Antona Habovštiaka a fotografa Vlada Medzihradského. Habovštiakovo vyznanie o Oravskom zámku, starých Oravcoch a pokojnom plynutí ich života v kolobehu ročných období sa prelína s galériou nádherných vizuálnych vnemov – farebných i čiernobielych fotografií, ktoré stelesňujú krásu oravskej krajiny a ľudí. Trojjazyčný slovensko – poľsko – anglický text.
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Lacná kniha The Walking Dead Vzestup guvernéra (-70%)
Co všechno se člověku musí přihodit, aby se z něj stala zrůda? Opravdu je v každém z nás nějaké temné já, které jen čeká na to, aby se mohlo projevit? Skoro by se dalo říct, že na Briana Blakea je toho dost. Kráčí po světě jako je ten náš, jenže v tom jeho umí kráčet i mrtví. A jemu teď nejde o nic jiného, než aby přežil. Se dvěma kamarády a bratrem Phillipem s malou dcerou se ze všech sil snaží nalézt klidné místo ve světě, kde civilizace zanikla.Román ze světa veleúspěšného komiksu Živí mrtví přináší příběh postavy, která zasadí známé skupině přeživších jednu z nejhorších ran. Avšak Guvernér nebyl vždy šíleným despotou. Tvůrce hororových románů Jay Bonansinga spojil síly s autorem původního komiksu Robertem Kirkmanem, aby spolu stvořili první díl trilogie o tom, jak může být lidský vzestup.
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Kennedy Dermont - Without Fear (Repack New/The Complete Edition) CD
1 An Evening I Will Not Forget,
2 The Corner,
3 Power Over Me,
4 Outnumbered,
5 Moments Passed,
6 Outgrown,
7 Redemption,
8 All My Friends,
9 Lost,
10 What Have I Done,
11 Dancing Under Red Skies,
12 Do You Remember When,
13 Without Fear
Little Nothing
An enchanting, atmospheric new novel from New York Times-bestselling author Marisa Silver In an unnamed country at the beginning of the last century, a peasant couple longs for a child. In despair they turn to gypsy tonics and archaic prescriptions, and one cold wintery night, the couple's wish comes true. But the silence that follows the birth forewarns of darker days to come. Strangers look on askance and fall speechless in the child's presence, and villagers protectively hush their children as they pass on narrow market lanes. Pavla is no ordinary child, but then this is no ordinary tale. Woven throughout is the story of Danilo, a young man who sees beauty where others see ugliness, and who is obsessed only with protecting Pavla. Drawing from a rich tapestry of fables, fairy tales and folklore, Little Nothing is a fantastically inventive, suspenseful allegory, and one of the most quixotic and constantly surprising love stories you will read this year.
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Van Morrison - Three Chords & The Truth 2LP
Skladba
1 March Winds In February
2 Fame Will Eat The Soul
3 Dark Night Of The Soul
4 In Search Of Grace
5 Nobody In Charge
6 You Don't Understand
7 Read Between The Lines
8 Does Love Conquer All?
9 Early Days
10 If We Wait For Mountains
11 Up On Broadway
12 Three Chords And The Truth
13 Bags Under My Eyes
14 Days Gone By
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad
The sacrifices that enabled the Soviet Union to defeat Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-45 are sacrosanct. The foundation of their eventual victory was laid during the battle for the city of Stalingrad, resting on the banks of the river Volga. For Germany, the catastrophic defeat was the beginning of their eventual demise that would see the Red Army two years later flying their flag of victory above the Reichstag. Stalingrad is seen as the pivotal battle of the Second World War, with over two million civilians and combatants either killed, wounded or captured during the bitter winter of September 1942. Both sides endured terrible conditions in brutal house-to-house fighting reminiscent of the Great War.
Within this life-and-death struggle for the heart of the city and situated on the frontline was a key strategic building, codenamed: 'The Lighthouse'. Here, a small garrison of Red Army guardsmen withstood German aerial bombardments and fought off daily assaults of infantry and armour. Red Army newspaper reports at the time would be seized upon by the Moscow media needing to place a positive spin on the fighting that had at one point looked beyond salvation. By the end of the war, the story of this building would gather further momentum to inspire Russians to rebuild their destroyed towns and cities until it became the legend it is today, renamed after the simple sergeant who had supposedly led the defence - 'Pavlov's House'.
In time for the eightieth anniversary, The Lighthouse of Stalingrad will shed fresh insight on this iconic battle through the prism of the men who fought one another over five months and the officers who commanded them. A riveting narrative, informed by both German and Russian archives to unearth unpublished memoirs and eyewitness testimonies from veterans and civilians alike, this book will celebrate the real heroes and provide a truer picture of how this mighty battle finally ended.
Crowded House - Farewell To The World: Live At Sydney Opera House (Remaster 2006) 2CD
KDO: Crowded House je novozélandsko-australská rocková skupina, kterou založil Neil Finn v roce 1985 po rozpadu jeho předchozí skupiny Split Enz. Skupina se stala známou pro své melodiční písně, chytlavé harmonie a vynikající hudební řemeslo. Debutové album "Crowded House" bylo vydáno v roce 1986 a obsahovalo hity jako "Don't Dream It's Over" a "Something So Strong". Tyto písně se staly ikonickými a zajistily skupině mezinárodní úspěch. Crowded House pokračovali ve vydávání dalších úspěšných alb, včetně "Temple of Low Men" (1988) a "Woodface" (1991). Skupina si získala pověst vynikajících koncertních interpretů a měla silnou fanouškovskou základnu. Písně Crowded House, jako "Weather with You", "Four Seasons in One Day" a "Fall at Your Feet", zůstávají populární dodnes a jsou často hrány v rádiích. I když skupina prošla několika změnami v sestavě a krátkou pauzou v 90. letech, znovu se spojili a pokračují v hraní koncertů a vydávání nové hudby. Crowded House si udržují status ikonické rockové skupiny a mají stále věrnou fanouškovskou základnu po celém světě.
CO: V reedici vychází záznam charitativního koncertu z australského Sydney z roku 1996.
CD1
1. Mean to Me (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
2. World Where You Live (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
3. When You Come (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
4. Private Universe (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
5. Four Seasons in One Day (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
6. Fall at Your Feet (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
7. Whispers and Moans (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
8. Hole in the River (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
9. Better Be Home Soon (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
10. Pineapple Head (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
11. Distant Sun (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
12. Into Temptation (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
13. Everything Is Good for You (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
CD2
1. Locked Out (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
2. Something so Strong (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
3. Sister Madly (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
4. Italian Plastic (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
5. Weather with You (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
6. It's Only Natural (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
7. There Goes God (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
8. Fingers of Love (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
9. In My Command (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
10. Throw Your Arms Around Me (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
11. Don't Dream It's Over (Live at Sydney Opera House) [2006 - Remaster]
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush CD
Tame Impala vydávají v pořadí čtvrté album The Slow Rush. Deska obsahuje 12 skladeb a tematicky se noří do oceánu času, probouzí pocit věčnosti a okamžiků, které nám protékají mezi prsty mezitím, co se koukáme na obrazovky svých telefonů.
Tracklist:
1 „One More Year” 05:22
2 „Instant Destiny” 03:13
3 „Borderline” 04:34
4 „Posthumous Forgiveness” 06:06
5 „Breathe Deeper” 06:12
6 „Tomorrow's Dust” 05:26
7 „On Track” 05:01
8 „Lost in Yesterday” 04:09
9 „Is It True” 03:58
10 „It Might Be Time” 04:33
11 „Glimmer” 02:08
12 „One More Hour” 07:13
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush 2LP
Tame Impala vydávají v pořadí čtvrté album The Slow Rush. Deska obsahuje 12 skladeb a tematicky se noří do oceánu času, probouzí pocit věčnosti a okamžiků, které nám protékají mezi prsty mezitím, co se koukáme na obrazovky svých telefonů.
Tracklist:
1 „One More Year” 05:22
2 „Instant Destiny” 03:13
3 „Borderline” 04:34
4 „Posthumous Forgiveness” 06:06
5 „Breathe Deeper” 06:12
6 „Tomorrow's Dust” 05:26
7 „On Track” 05:01
8 „Lost in Yesterday” 04:09
9 „Is It True” 03:58
10 „It Might Be Time” 04:33
11 „Glimmer” 02:08
12 „One More Hour” 07:13