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Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami is arguably one of Japan's finest, modern writers and is, increasingly, being seen as one of the top authors working today. The last novel of his to find its way to these shores, Norwegian Wood, was a delightful, if slightly one-dimensional coming-of-age tale. The pyrotechnics of his previous, more surreal novels (Wind Up Bird Chronicle and A Wild Sheep Chase) had disappeared but something of his eccentricity, what made his books such a wonder, had disappeared too. Sputnik Sweetheart is a confident continuation of this more simple style yet one that retains the allegories, the depth of his best work. The narrator, a teacher, is in love with the beguiling, odd Sumire. As his best friend, she is not adverse to phoning at three or four in the morning to ask a pointless question or share a strange thought. Sumire, though, is in love with a beautiful, older woman, Miu, who does not, can not, return her affections. Longing for Sumire, K (that is all we are told by way of a name) finds some comfort in a purely sexual relationship with the mother of one of his pupils. But the consolation is slight. K is unhappy. Miu and Sumire, now working together, take a business trip to a Greek Island. Something happens, he is not told what, and so K travels to Greece to see what help he can offer. Themes of love, loss, sexuality, identity and selfhood are all interrogated, woven into a compelling, romantic, serious and sometimes sad book. It is a disarmingly simple, hugely satisfying, intelligent and moving work and one of Murakami's best. Simplicity, sprinkled with a dose of his magic, has enabled Murakami to write candidly, succinctly and beautifully about the complications and difficulties of love and loving.
B. J. Harrison Reads The Vampyre (EN)
Aubrey is a young Englishman, who meets Lord Ruthven – a mysterious man who has recently entered London’s upper class. The two men travel to Rome. There Ruthven does something that Aubrey disapproves, so the young man leaves for Greece. He meets the daughter of a hotelier, Ianthe, who draws his attention.
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Suicide Notes
An unforgettable coming of age novel for fans of 13 Reasons Why, Its Kind of a Funny Story, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Fifteen-year-old Jeff wakes up on New Years Day to find himself in the hospitalspecifically, in the psychiatric ward. Despite the bandages on his wrists, hes positive this is all some huge mistake. Jeff is perfectly fine, perfectly normal; not like the other kids in the hospital with him.
But over the course of the next forty-five days, Jeff begins to understand why he ended up hereand realizes he has more in common with the other kids than he thought.
The Greek and Roman Myths
This handy guide to the Greek and Roman Myths brings classical mythology to life. Written by a bestselling author on Ancient Greece and Rome, the book features an engaging blend of stories, facts and quotations from ancient authors, and places ancient myths in a modern context, discussing the 'afterlives' of the myths and the relevance of their messages today. Factfiles on heroes and heroines and family trees of the gods also make this a useful reference book for students.
Empire
JOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ATHENS:
THE JEWEL IN THE GREEK EMPIRE
Standing like a colossus over the city is Pericles:
politician, general, architect of the city’s fortunes.
Yet some look on jewels with envy.
Forever a threat from the south,
Sparta will not kneel to its rival.
From their ranks rises a young boy
– ruthless, courageous, hungry.
Soon he will lead them . . .
Pericles is no longer young.
His city is divided – against the Spartan threat, against him.
Can Athens’ most famous son rouse its citizens to war?
Will the Lion of Athens roar one final time?
Staré grécke báje a povesti
Vydajte sa s nami na cestu za starodávnymi bájami, na cestu, ktorá je plná dobrodružstva. Staré grécke báje vznikli v dobe, kedy ľudia ešte nemali vymoženosti dnešnej doby. Aj napriek tomu sú nadčasové a mnohé z nich sú stále aktuálne.
Chcete vedieť, kde sídli Zeus či aké úlohy musel splniť silák Herakles?
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Taylor Lockwoodová pracuje přes den v renomované advokátní kanceláři na Wall Street a v noci se věnuje své velké vášni, jazzové hře na piano. Její život se od základu změní ve chvíli, kdy ji hvězdný advokát Mitchell Reece požádá o pomoc při hledání ž
ivotně důležitého dokumentu, jehož ztráta ho může připravit nejen o mnoho milionů dolarů, ale i o kariéru. Taylor, svedena vidinou spolupráce s pohledným a pro ženy zdánlivě nedostižným idolem Reecem, postupně zjišťuje, jaké špinavosti se odehrávají
za zavřenými dveřmi firmy Hubbard, White a Willis. Podaří se jí odhalit i takové skutečnosti,které by raději ani nechtěla znát a pro jejichž utajení je kdosi ochoten i vraždit...
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A Touch of Darkness
From bestselling author Scarlett St. Clair comes a dark and enthralling reimagining of the Hades and Persephone Greek myth.
"Let me worship you," he said.
She remembered the words she had whispered to him in the back of the limo after La Rose. "You will worship me, and I won't even have to order you." His request felt sinful and devious, and she reveled in it.
She answered, "Yes."
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring in title only. Since she was a little girl, flowers have only shriveled at her touch. After moving to New Athens, she hoped to lead an unassuming life disguised as a mortal journalist. All of that changes when she sits down in a forbidden nightclub to play a hand of cards with a hypnotic and mysterious stranger.
Hades, God of the Dead, has built a gambling empire in the mortal world and his favorite bets are rumored to be impossible. But nothing has ever intrigued him as much as the goddess offering him a bargain he can't resist.
After her encounter with Hades, Persephone finds herself in a contract with the God of the Dead, and his terms are impossible: Persephone must create life in the Underworld or lose her freedom forever. The bet does more than expose Persephone's failure as a goddess, however. As she struggles to sow the seeds of her freedom, love for the God of the Dead grows-a love that is both captivating and forbidden.
10 Mythological Heroes and Stories, Greek Mythology (EN)
Ten mythological heroes and stories from Greek mythology, for a delightful overview of the fundamentals of our culture. This is a selection of the most touching and inspiring stories from Ancient Greece; they have all inspired countless works of art through the centuries, often come from even more ancient myths, and are here retold in a detailed and lively manner.
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Mermaid Singing (EN)
In 1954 Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston, with children in tow, left grey post-war London for Greece. Mermaid Singing details the culture shock and sheer delight of their first year on the tiny sponge-fishing island of Kalymnos. Clift paints an evocative picture of the characters and sun-drenched rhythms of traditional life, long before mass tourism descended.
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Staň se hvězdou TikToku
Od šílených výzev přes odvážné taneční kreace až po mistrovský lip-sync. Díky tipům od legend TikToku to všechno zvládneš levou zadní! V této knize najdeš tipy, triky, kvízy, profily tiktokerů a spoustu dalších věcí, které ti pomohou najít svůj vlastní styl a nezapadnout. Přišel tvůj čas zazářit!
The Grey Fairy Book
The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries—Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other regions of the world.
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Oko noci
Olivia Rönningová a Lisa Hedqvistová sa pri kontakte s ukrajinskými utečencami dozvedajú o zločinoch, ktorým čelia počas svojej strastiplnej cesty. Kriminalistky sa snažia zistiť, kto stojí za medzinárodnou sieťou napojenou na obchodovanie s ľuďmi.
Tom Stilton vyvolá podozrenie svojej partnerky Luny. Zdá sa, že má podiel na istom pozoruhodnom úmrtí, hoci ho očividne netrápi svedomie. Keď ho príde vypočúvať polícia, vzťah medzi Tomom a Lunou sa vyhrotí. Môže vôbec ľúbiť takéhoto muža?
V centre Štokholmu padne zo strechy domu mladík, prenasledovaný dvoma mužmi. Mŕtveho sa nedarí identifikovať. Kto to je a kto zapríčinil jeho smrť?
Abbasa, priateľa Toma a Olivie, nečakane navštívi matka, ktorú nevidel od detstva. Prečo ho vyhľadala?
Nitky jednotlivých udalostí súvisia s luxusnou jachtou na francúzskej riviére a s klenotom nevyčísliteľnej hodnoty – so strateným Fabergého vajcom známym ako Oko noci.
Zo švédskeho originálu Nattens öga (Norstedts, Stockholm 2023) preložila Mária Bratová.
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Peel Me a Lotus (EN)
Audiobook Peel Me a Lotus written by Charmian Clift. In 1954 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post- war London for Greece. Moving first to the tiny island of Kalymnos they then settled on Hydra and stayed for almost a decade. They bought a picturesque, dilapidated house and Charmian grappled with the chaos of domestic life, the arrival of a third child and the clash of cultures.
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Zlo - Spomienky súdneho znalca
„Za istých okolností sa môže stať vrahom každý z nás,“ hovorí profesor klinickej a forenznej psychológie Anton Heretik. Práve preto je vražda nielen zločinom, ale aj kultúrnym fenoménom a zlomovou udalosťou v rozprávkach, mýtoch, literárnych dielach i ľudských osudoch. Grécke mýty sú plné vrážd, Shakespearovými drámami sa valia potoky krvi, a to nehovoríme o filmovom priemysle produkujúcom horory a trilery. Profesor Heretik už tridsaťpäť rokov pôsobí ako súdny znalec. Za ten čas sa ocitol zoči-voči stovkám páchateľov tých najzávažnejších zločinov, najmä vrážd. Táto skúsenosť ho priviedla k poznaniu, že vrahovia sa navzájom líšia intelektom, osobnosťou a motiváciou. To, čo ich však spája a čo spája ľudí na oboch stranách väzenského múru, je agresivita. O zločinoch a ich páchateľoch, ktorí najviac utkveli v znalcovej pamäti, je aj táto kniha....
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The History of Theatre (EN)
This bold undertaking covers Western theatre from ancient Greece to the present day. It traces the development of dramatic art through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Moliere and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the nineteenth century and the main movements in the twentieth century.
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A Gangster's Grip (EN)
Audiobook A Gangster's Grip written by Heather Burnside. It's 1991, and Rita is looking forward to her return to Manchester after a few years in Greece with her husband Yansis. But once back she finds a cuckoo in the family nest – a dope-smoking 'businessman' called Leroy. Worse, he is her sister Jenny's boyfriend, and father of her unborn child. Rita and Yansis retreat to stay with friends Julie and Vinny, now living in a comfortable suburb of the city.
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Atalanta
When a daughter is born to the King of Arcadia, she brings only disappointment.
Left exposed on a mountainside, the defenceless infant Atalanta is left to the mercy of a passing mother bear and raised alongside the cubs under the protective eye of the goddess Artemis.
Swearing that she will prove her worth alongside the famed heroes of Greece, Atalanta leaves her forest to join Jason's band of Argonauts. But can she carve out her own place in the legends in a world made for men?
Staré grécke báje a povesti
Vydajte sa s nami na cestu za starodávnymi bájami, na cestu, ktorá je plná dobrodružstva. Staré grécke báje vznikli v dobe, kedy ľudia ešte nemali vymoženosti dnešnej doby. Aj napriek tomu sú nadčasové a mnohé z nich sú stále aktuálne.
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