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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence.
'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And
I should be dead.'
So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare.
Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . .
and so much more.
In an extraordinary story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening - as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety.
Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.
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Alt-Life
Alt-Life je příběh z budoucnosti. Josiane a René patří do generace 50/50. Žijí napůl ve skutečnosti, napůl ve virtuální realitě. A lidstvo právě potřebuje uprchnout z umírajícího světa. Právě proto se přihlásí jako dobrovolníci pro pokus bez možnosti návratu. Stanou se průkopníky nového světa na 100 % virtuálního. Čeká je svět řízený jejich touhami, svět bez bolesti a přirozených potřeb. Zde je možné vše (nebo téměř vše). Jejich dobrodružství narýsuje budoucnost dalších lidí, kteří se k nim rozhodnou připojit. Současný francouzský komiks, jehož kresba vychází z Moebiova vidění světa, zaujme jak originálním libretem, tak kreativním pojetím.
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A Life on Our Planet
With a new afterword, Why You Are Here: A speech on the opening of the COP26 climate summit
As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion. The tragedy of our time has been happening all around us, barely noticeable from day to day - the loss of our planet's wild places, its biodiversity.
I have been witness to this decline. A Life on Our Planet contains my witness statement, and my vision for the future - the story of how we came to make this, our greatest mistake, and how, if we act now, we can yet put it right.
We have the opportunity to create the perfect home for ourselves and restore the wonderful world we inherited.
All we need is the will do so.
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer
A little book with a big heart! "I read this beautifully imagined and moving novella in one sitting, utterly wowed, wanting to share it with everyone I know." --Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry, and Britt-Marie Was Here comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, and his family's efforts to care for him even as they must find a way to let go. With all the same charm of his bestselling full-length novels, here Fredrik Backman once again reveals his unrivaled understanding of human nature and deep compassion for people in difficult circumstances. This is a tiny gem with a message you'll treasure for a lifetime.
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17,10 €
18,00 €
Women Who Run with Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype
Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to "civilize" us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. Without Wild Woman, we become over-domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped. Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D., Jungian analyst and cantadora storyteller, shows how woman's vitality can be restored through what she calls "psychic archeological digs" into the bins of the female unconscious. In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Estes uses multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories chosen from over twenty years of research that help women reconnect with the healthy, instinctual, visionary attributes of the Wild Woman archetype. Dr. Estes collects the bones of many stories, looking for the archetypal motifs that set a woman's inner life into motion. "La Loba" teaches about the transformative function of the psyche. In "Bluebeard," we learn what to do with wounds that will not heal; in "Skeleton Woman," we glimpse the mystical power of relationship and how dead feelings can be revived; "Vasalisa the Wise" brings our lost womanly instincts to the surface again; "The Handless Maiden" recovers the Wild Woman initiation rites; and "The Little Match Girl" warns against the insidious dangers of a life spent in fantasy. In these and other stories, we focus on the many qualities of Wild Woman. We retrieve, examine, love, and understand her, and hold her against our deep psyches as one whois both magic and medicine. In Women Who Run with the Wolves, Dr. Estes has created a new lexicon for describing the female psyche. Fertile and lifegiving, it is a psychology of women in the truest sense, a knowing of the soul.
Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier (EN)
"Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier" collects five of Captain Charles King's frontline stories, and offers a glimpse of American army life in the mid- to late 19th century. It follows his campaigns in the American-Indian wars in a number of battles. It offers valuable insights into life in the military at this time as well as stunning first-hand accounts of combat in these theatres.
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13,99 €
Leading with the Heart: Coach Ks Successful Strategies for Sport, Business and Life
In this informative and inspirational book, Coach K explains how he motivates peak performances from his players, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the US Army and applied over four decades as the head of Duke basketball.
Throughout his career, Coach K’s ethos centred around fostering an environment and culture that focussed on openness, hard work and cooperation to ensure excellence on and off the court.
Through his innate understanding of teamwork and mutual respect, this rediscovered bestseller will teach everyone, everywhere, how to get the best performance out of themselves and their team.
No Rest for the Wicked
A lady’s guide to surviving aboard a pirate ship:
- Dress as a cabin boy.
- Avoid drinking too much rum when the handsome captain is around.
- Do not let the captain kiss you…again.
The last thing Roberta Harcourt needs is to be trapped on a ship with pirates. After she is separated from her father when their ship is attacked, Roberta finds herself the unwilling guest of sinfully handsome Captain Dominic Grey. He gives her two choices: to share his bed and maintain her life as a lady, or she can sleep on the floor of his cabin and live the life of a cabin boy until he decides to set her free. Refusing to be seduced by a pirate, she dresses in breeches and assumes duties on board his ship among the men, but each night, sharing a cabin with the brooding, seductively intense captain, she begins to wonder if letting him kiss her again might be a rule worth breaking…
Dominic lost his innocence long ago when he was kidnapped and sold into indentured servitude in the West Indies. Determined to leave the painful memories of his past behind, he looks only to the future and the next prize he and his crew can capture on the high seas…until he discovers and captures the feisty daughter of a naval admiral. Protecting her from other pirates and preventing her marriage to an English officer is all in a day’s work for a pirate. But Dominic is determined to play the gentleman he once was born to be. He tries to resist the siren’s call of her sweet lips, especially when she’s arguing with him. But damned if the woman wasn’t meant to be a pirate because she’s stealing his heart…
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3,39 €
Fashionopolis: The Price of Fast Fashion - and the Future of Clothes
'A gripping blockbuster ... Thomas researches meticulously and writes with simmering even-handed anger' TELEGRAPH. Fashionopolis is the definitive book on the cost of fast fashion, and a blueprint for how we get to a more sustainable future.
Fashion has blighted our planet. Today, one out of six people on earth work in fashion, churning out 100 billion garments a year. Yet 98 percent of them do not earn a living wage, and 2.1 billion tonnes of clothing is thrown away annually. The clothing industry's exploitation of fellow humans and the environment has reached epic levels. What should we do?
Bestselling author and veteran journalist Dana Thomas has travelled the globe to find the answers. In Fashionopolis, she details the damage wrought by fashion's behemoths, and celebrates the visionaries - including activists, artisans, designers, and tech entrepreneurs - fighting for change.
We all have been casual about our clothes. It's time to get dressed with intention. Fashionopolis is the first comprehensive look at how to start.
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13,25 €
13,95 €
Lacná kniha One Year Of My Life (-70%)
Celosvětově unikátní fotografický projekt, popisující jeden rok všedního i
nevšedního života uměleckého fotografa a režiséra Adolfa Ziky. Každý den je
chronologicky zaznamenán v devíti fotografiích na jedné straně knihy tak, aby
každá z nich nejlépe vystihovala konkrétní moment, činnost, časové období.
Každý měsíc je opatřen charakteristickým osobním komentářem autora
v českém a anglickém jazyce. Krásné ženy, rychlá auta, exotické země,
zajímaví lidé…
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7,35 €
24,49 €
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Ravenclaw Edition
Let the magic of J.K. Rowling's classic series take you back to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Issued to mark the 20th anniversary of first publication of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, these irresistible House Editions celebrate the noble character of the four Hogwarts houses.
Featuring gorgeous house-themed cover art and interior line illustrations by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold, each book will also have vibrant sprayed edges in the house livery. Entertaining bonus features exclusive to each house accompany the novel. All seven books in the series will be issued in these highly collectable House Editions.
A must-have for anyone who has ever imagined sitting under the Sorting Hat in the Great Hall at Hogwarts waiting to hear the words, `Better be RAVENCLAW!'You'll always find a home at Hogwarts!
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10,40 €
10,95 €
The Wicked Prince (EN)
Once upon a time there was a prince without pity: he wanted to be the strongest and sent armies of soldiers to destroy villages and stop other kings, he even got it into his head to prove that he was worth more than God. Little did he know where this arrogance would lead him!.
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5,99 €
The life of an expat
This book describes – in English - the author's emigration from Czechoslovakia triggered by a historical event in August 1968. All events in this book are based on recollection of the author's memories and historical photos from his archives. Only a minor part of the events was collected from friends and colleagues. There might be some discrepancies regarding the exact locations and dates. The book reflects his personal opinions and feelings, and it does open broad his private life. The book represents a complete emigration circle. It starts in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and ends after the author returns to the Czech Republic and regains his citizenship at the end of 2000.
Tato anglicky psaná kniha popisuje autorovu emigraci z Československa, kterou vyvolaly historické události v srpnu 1968. Popis všech událostí v této knize je založen na autorových vzpomínkách a je doplněn fotografiemi z jeho archivu. Malá část knihy je také založena na vzpomínkách autorových přátel a kolegů. Pokud jde o přesná místa a data, mohou existovat nepatrné nesrovnalosti. Kniha odráží osobní názory a pocity autora a čtenáři předkládá pohled do autorova soukromého života.
Kniha představuje uzavřený kruh emigrantského života - začíná v Československu v roce 1968 a končí poté, co se autor vrátil do České republiky a na konci roku 2000 zde znovu získal občanství.
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8,39 €
Her Wicked Longing
Fans of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series and Johanna Lindsey’s Malory series will delight in this swoonworthy adventurous romance series with roguish heroes and feisty, intelligent heroines!Her Wicked Longing contains two new short teaser stories starring Audrey Sheridan and her maid Gillian Beaumont!What trouble can a young lady with a talent for mischief and her maid get into in just one day?His Wicked Maid-Always prim and proper, lady’s maid Gillian Beaumont has never acted with wild abandon the way her young headstrong mistress does. But deep down she dreams of a life filled with love and a husband who will give her his whole heart even though she knows it’s impossible. With a list of chores from her mistress, Gillian is given the chance to live the life of a gentle lady, and she clings to it, knowing that soon it will be over. While wearing a dress meant for her lady, she catches the eye of a handsome earl and is swept away from her duties by his rakish good looks and charm. Heated looks in public and passionate kisses in a dark corner of a bookshop create a perfect day for Gillian to cling to when she returns to her real life…Her Wicked Lessons- Determined to learn the art of the spy trade, Miss Audrey Sheridan, finds a way to escape a dull afternoon tea by running off to the residence of an infamous French Courtesan. Hoping to improve her French for a future mission to the continent, she never expects to be caught by the one man who haunts her dreams: Jonathan St. Laurent, the former servant-turned-brother of a duke. With one penetrating look from those bewitching green eyes of his, Audrey knows she’s in trouble. Unable and unwilling to confess her real reason for visiting a French courtesan, Audrey decides to convinces Jonathan she’s there to learn the art of seduction. But she never expects the devilish rogue to take her lessons seriously…*Note: These are short stories of under 10,000 words that will prepare readers for Gillian’s happily ever after in The Earl of Pembroke and Audrey’s happily ever after in His Wicked Secret.
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0,84 €
Granny Fixit and The Pirate ELI 1 + CD
‘Look at the parrots! Pink and blue. Grey and purple. Green ones too. Parrots parrots everywhere. One on the wardrobe. One on the chair.’ When Jill and Ahmed find themselves by magic on a pirate ship they meet sad Pirate Bill. He has no pirate hat, treasure or parrot! But with Granny Fixit around no one stays sad for long!
Pozri sa na papagájov! Ružoví a modrí, zelení a fialoví a tiež zelení. Papagáje sú všade! Jeden na skrini, jeden na stoličke.
Keď sa Jill a Ahmed vďaka kúzlu ocitnú na lodi, stretnú smutného piráta Billa. Nemá ani pirátsku čiapku, ani poklad, ani papagája! Babička Fixit však nenechá nikoho dlho smutného.
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5,70 €
6,00 €
The Cocktail Balance
Kniha The Cocktail Balance je návodom, ako robiť na Slovensku kvalitné barmanstvo. Barmanská kniha nielen pre skúsených barmanov a barmanky, milovníkov barovej kultúry, ale aj študentov a študentky odborných škôl, ktorá posunie hranice Vašej kreativity od základov. Je to kniha, ktorá je poctou slovenskému barmanstvu. Podstata knihy je v tom, aby ste si z nej vzali čokoľvek, čo potrebujete a zaujme vás.
Je pre všetkých, ktorí sa chcú naučiť niečo nové, inšpirovať a posúvať hranice, pretože len keď rastieme ako jednotlivci, potom rastú aj ľudia a veci okolo nás, kde následne rastieme všetci spolu.
Kniha The Cocktail Balance je rozdelená na 3 základné časti – teoretickú, praktickú a odkazy od najlepších slovenských barmanov.
Teoretická časť obsahuje základy profesionálneho prístupu v jednotlivých kapitolách, ako sa prezentovať a ako sa starať o svojich hostí. Dozviete sa tiež proces cenotvorby cocktailu, efektívne metódy využiteľné na spracovanie kreatívnych myšlienok a v kapitole venovanej gastrofyzike a neurogastronómii to, ako môže vôňa, dotyk, zvuk a vizuál ovplyvniť výslednú chuť cocktailu. A to všetko vytvára komplexný a nezabudnuteľný zážitok pre Vašich hostí.
V knihe tiež nájdete definície 20 moderných ingrediencií, s ktorými autor pracuje pri tvorbe cocktailov – čerešne, zázvor, fialová mrkva či malinové listy. Cocktailová časť je rozdelená na 20 Twisted Classics drinkov, kde autor zdôrazňuje dôležitosť ovládať základy a poznať tie najznámejšie svetové klasiky, ktoré sú dodnes základom aj pre mnoho moderných adaptácii a zároveň 20 autorových Signature drinkov. Nechýba barové náradie, technológie, techniky príprav a prečítate si aj o práci s ľadom.
V knihe The Cocktail Balance nájdete overené procesy, ktoré fungujú a ktorými sa môžete inšpirovať autorom Stanislavom Harciníkom: “Kniha bola pôvodne iba mojim receptárom, keďže sa venujem tvorbe drinkov a baví ma práca s chuťami. Ale uvedomil som si, že mojou súčasťou nie sú len recepty, ale aj celý ten kreatívny proces a prístup, ktorý vám chcem ukázať. A je len na vás, čo si z neho vyberiete.”
“Bar, Cocktail a Hostia sú mojím životným štýlom, čo je alebo bude tým vaším?”
Beauty and the Beast
One of the best-loved fairy tales. Beauty goes to the Beast's castle in order to save her father's life and help her family. The Beast is kind to her, but when he asks her to marry him, she can't bring herself to say yes. Then Beauty returns home and dreams that the Beast is dying. Can she save him? The Usborne English Readers series is a new range of graded readers in simplified English for younger learners. They include activities, glossaries and a full audio recording of the text in both British English and American English.
The Life and Works of Beethoven (EN)
The first of a series of musical biographies, written and presented by broadcaster Jeremy Siepmann, with Bob Peck as Beethoven. In this set the life and music of the revolutionary composer/pianist is unveiled in considerable detail with many musical examples.
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12,50 €
Another Life
Do you remember your first love?
Nick and Anna are young. They meet at a cinema, both working summer jobs. They've lived different lives. Carry secret hurts. But they're drawn together by something neither understands.
Fast forward and they've long ago gone their separate ways. Inhabiting different worlds. Shaped by the hurt they bear. Yet neither can quite forget the other.
So when tragedy brings them back together, they find themselves asking . . .
What if we took a chance on another life?
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12,30 €
12,95 €