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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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The Girl from the Well
From the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogy comes a chilling story of a Japanese ghost looking for vengeance and the boy who has no choice but to trust her, lauded as a "a fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night"-RT Book Reviews
I am where dead children go.
Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they're due. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring Okiku peace. Still she drifts on.
Such is her existence, until she meets Tark. Evil writhes beneath the moody teen's skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. While his neighbors fear him, Okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. There's just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host.
Suspenseful and creepy, The Girl from the Well is perfect for readers looking for
Spooky books for young adults
Japanese horror novels
Ghost stories for teens
East Asian folklore
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Who Goes There?
The tie-in to the upcoming blockbuster prequel to John Carpenter's THE THING - the never before told story of the original doomed Norwegian expedition. When a group of scientific researchers, isolated in Antarctica, stumble across an alien spaceship buried in the ice it seems like an incredible opportunity. The alien pilot can just be seen - a shadowy figure frozen just a short depth into the ice. It looks as though he survived the crash only to be flash-frozen on the Antarctic plateau. The team fight the frozen conditions to free the ship from the ice - with disastrous consequences - and rescue the alien. As they transport the corpse, one of their greatest finds, out on the ice back to their camp, several scientists begin to experience extraordinary, vivid and unsettling dreams. They're dismissed as the product of stress and the harsh conditions ...but the nightmare is only beginning.
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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
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)
Pixies - Beneath The Eyrie (EE Version) CD
KDO: Pixies vznikli na počátku roku 1986. Svou kombinací ostrých kytarových riffů, s popově melodickou chytlavostí, prolínajícími se mužsko-ženskými harmoniemi, se stali jednou z nevlivnějších alternativně rockových kapel konce 80. a první poloviny 90. let. V těžko proniknutelných textech se pod povrchem zabývali vesmírem, náboženstvími, sexem i popkulturou. Jejich přímé, dynamické, krátké skladby jsou jedním ze základních stavebních kamenů nezávislého roku konce minulého tisíciletí.
CO: Své sedmé studiové album vydá kapela v září 2019 a podpoří jej i koncertním vystoupením na začátku října v pražské Lucerně.
CD (EE Version)
1. In the Arms of Mrs. Mark of Cain
2. On Graveyard Hill
3. Catfish Kate
4. This Is My Fate
5. Ready for Love
6. Silver Bullet
7. Long Rider
8. Los Surfers Muertos
9. St. Nazaire
10. Bird of Prey
11. Daniel Boone
12. Death Horizon
Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia
Celebrate the Doctor's 50th anniversary with over 200 characters - past and present. Step into the Tardis, watching out for the odd Dalek, and allow yourself to be swept away into the weird and wonderful world of Doctor Who. Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia covers every single Doctor and each of his resourceful companions from the last 50 years, as well as unforgettable foes from the Daleks, to Cybermen and the fearsome Master. Each Doctor's regeneration is featured in Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia, where more than 200 characters have full profiles, including the very strangest of aliens from the classic series. Data files provide fascinating stats on every character included in the book, from the faithful K-9 to brand new companion Clara Oswald. If you're a Time Lord in the making, Doctor Who Character Encyclopedia is a must-have. Perfect for Doctor Who fans of all ages, for researching your scariest enemies and saving the planet one adventure at a time. Geronimo!
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The Gene
Selected as a Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Economist, Independent, Observer and Mail on Sunday. THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017. "Dramatic and precise...[A] thrilling and comprehensive account of what seems certain to be the most radical, controversial and, to borrow from the subtitle, intimate science of our time...He is a natural storyteller...A page-turner...Read this book and steel yourself for what comes next". (Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times). The Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from bestselling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee. Spanning the globe and several centuries, The Gene is the story of the quest to decipher the master-code that makes and defines humans, that governs our form and function. This is an epic, moving history of a scientific idea coming to life, by the author of The Emperor of All Maladies. But woven through The Gene, like a red line, is also an intimate history - the story of Mukherjee's own family and its recurring pattern of mental illness, reminding us that genetics is vitally relevant to everyday lives.These concerns reverberate even more urgently today as we learn to "read" and "write" the human genome - unleashing the potential to change the fates and identities of our children. The story of the gene begins in an obscure Augustinian abbey in Moravia in 1856 where a monk stumbles on the idea of a 'unit of heredity'. It intersects with Darwin's theory of evolution, and collides with the horrors of Nazi eugenics in the 1940s. The gene transforms post-war biology. It reorganizes our understanding of sexuality, temperament, choice and free will. This is a story driven by human ingenuity and obsessive minds - from Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel to Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin, and the thousands of scientists still working to understand the code of codes. Majestic in its ambition, and unflinching in its honesty, The Gene gives us a definitive account of the fundamental unit of heredity - and a vision of both humanity's past and future.
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.
Queen - The Miracle LP
Tracklist:
Side 1
1 Party
2 Khashoggi's Ship
3 The Miracle
4 I Want It All
5 The Invisible Man
Side 2
1 Breakthru
2 Rain Must Fall
3 Scandal
4 My Baby Does Me
5 Was It Worth It
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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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Their names still echo down the ages: The Great Pyramid at Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Temple of Artemis. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The mausoleum of Halikarnassos. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Seven Wonders of the World were staggeringly audacious impositions on our planet. They were also brilliant adventures of the mind, test cases for the reaches of human imagination. Now only the great pyramid remains fully standing, yet the scale and majesty of these seven wonders still enthral us today.
In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes walks through the landscapes of both ancient and modern time. This is a journey whose purpose is to ask why we wonder, why we create, why we choose to remember the wonder of others. She explores traces of the Wonders themselves, and the traces they have left in history. A magisterial work of historical storytelling, The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World reinforces the exciting and nourishing notion that humans can make the impossible happen.
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Adrift in a raft after a terrible shipwreck, ten strangers try to survive while they wait for rescue.
After three days, short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves.
They pull him on board - and the survivor claims he can save them.
But should they put their trust in him?
Will any of them see home again?
And why did the ship really sink?
The Stranger in the Lifeboat is not only a deeply moving novel about the power of love and hope in the face of danger, but also a mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end.
Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair (Pic Disc) LP
Tracklist:
Side one
1 „Shout” 06:32
2 „The Working Hour” 06:30
3 „Everybody Wants to Rule the World” 04:10
4 „Mothers Talk” 05:09
Side two
1 „I Believe” 04:53
2 „Broken” 02:38
3 „Head over Heels/Broken (Live)” 05:01
4 „Listen” 06:48
SAS - The Illustrated History of the SAS
The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS’s wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail.
The SAS began as a lie, a story of a British parachute unit in the North African desert, to convince the Axis they were under imminent threat. The lie was so effective that soon a small band of men were brought together to make it real. These recruits were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most dynamic and most self-sufficient. Their first commanders, David Stirling and Paddy Mayne, would go down in history as unorthodox visionaries. Yet this book tells much more than the usual origin story of the unit and seeks out less well-known leaders like Bill Fraser, who was essential in helping the SAS achieve fame for their devastating raids. By looking beyond the myth, this book brings back to life a group of men who showed immense bravery and endured unimaginable risks behind enemy lines.
Written with the full cooperation of the SAS and with exclusive access to SAS archives, Levine draws on individual stories and personal testimony, including interviews with veterans and family members. On every page, the book gives a visceral sense of what it was like to fight and train in the SAS in both North Africa and Europe during the Second World War, focusing on their failures as well as their successes.
This book is vivid with the characters of the men, their eclectic personalities, their strengths, weaknesses and many disagreements. Levine has uncovered a remarkable portrait of this enigmatic unit with photographs and stories long thought lost to history.
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound LP
Tracklist:
1 „Dancing with the Moonlit Knight” 08:04
2 „I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)” 04:07
3 „Firth of Fifth” 09:35
4 „More Fool Me” 03:10
5 „The Battle of Epping Forest” 11:49
6 „After the Ordeal” 04:13
7 „The Cinema Show” 11:06
8 „Aisle of Plenty” 01:32
Stewart Rod With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - You're In My Heart CD
KDO: Britský rockový zpěvák a skladatel patří mezi komerčně nejúspěšnější interprety všech dob. Celosvětově prodal na 100 milionů desek, získal bezpočet různých ocenění a natočil celou řadu nezapomenutelných písní. V roce 1994 byl zvolen do rock'n'rollové síně slávy. Uznávaný hudební měsíčník Q ho v anketě o nejlepšího zpěváka všech dob zařadil na třiatřicáté místo.
CO: Nová kompilace představuje výběr největších hitů Roda Stewarta s orchestrálními aranžemi. Na CD nebo v rozšířené variantě na 2CD mimo jiné najdete duet s Robbie Williamsem nebo zbrusu novou skladbu Stop Loving Her Today.
CD
1. Maggie May (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:47]
2. It Takes Two (with Robbie Williams) [04:21]
3. Sailing (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:27]
4. Reason To Believe (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [03:54]
5. Handbags and Gladrags (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:09]
6. Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) [with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] [04:12]
7. I Don't Want To Talk About It (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [05:41]
8. The First Cut Is The Deepest (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:41]
9. You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim) [with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra] [04:38]
10. I Was Only Joking (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [06:26]
11. Young Turks (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:57]
12. Forever Young (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:54]
13. Rhythm of My Heart (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:17]
14. Have I Told You Lately (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:05]
15. Stop Loving Her Today (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) [04:10]
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade Is Dead! 2LP
KDO: U nás velmi populární americká rocková kapela, v jejíž tvorbě lze najít prvky hardcore, emo rocku i popu, stihla mezi roky 2001 a 2013 vydat čtyři studiová alba. Hned druhé nazvané Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge zaznamenalo světový ohlas, prodalo se ho přes milion kopií a pro skupinu bylo vstupenkou mezi rockovou extraligu. V roce 2013 se kapela rozpadla.
CO: Reedice koncertního alba emo-rockové legendy. Druhý "živák" My Chemical Romance vyšel původně v roce 2008, nyní je opět k dispozici na 2LP.
LP1
1. The End. (Live in Mexico City) [02:34]
2. Dead! (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
3. This Is How I Disappear (Live in Mexico City) [03:51]
4. The Sharpest Lives (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
5. Welcome to the Black Parade (Live in Mexico City) [05:05]
6. I Don't Love You (Live in Mexico City) [03:47]
7. House of Wolves (Live in Mexico City) [03:38]
8. Interlude (Live in Mexico City) [01:01]
9. Cancer (Live in Mexico City) [03:17]
10. Mama (Live in Mexico City) [05:21]
LP2
1. Sleep (Live in Mexico City) [05:31]
2. Teenagers (Live in Mexico City) [03:04]
3. The Black Parade Is Dead! [01:01]
4. Disenchanted (Live in Mexico City) [04:59]
5. Famous Last Words (Live in Mexico City) [05:08]
6. Blood (End Credits) [01:22]
7. Kill All Your Friends [04:28]
8. My Way Home Is Through You [02:59]
9. Heaven Help Us [02:56]
The Last Tale of the Flower Bride
Do not look. Do not ask. Do not pry.
A sumptuous, gothic story about an obsessive female friendship cursed to end in tragedy, a marriage unraveled by dark secrets, and the danger of believing in fairy tales - the breathtaking adult debut from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi.
Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Castenada. He was a scholar of myths. She was heiress to a fortune. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after - and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past.
But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom soon finds himself unable to resist. For within the crumbling manor's extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo's dearest childhood friend, who disappeared without a trace.
As the house slowly reveals his wife's secrets, the bridegroom will be forced to choose between reality and fantasy, even if doing so threatens to destroy their marriage . . . or their lives.
Combining the lush, haunting atmosphere of Mexican Gothic with the dreamy enchantment of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, The Last Tale of the Flower Bride is a spellbinding and darkly romantic page-turner about love and lies, secrets and betrayal, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive.
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