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An Ideal Husband
One of the nineteenth century's most successful and most frequently revived plays, An Ideal Husband has divided critics more than any other of Wilde's plays. Treating political intrigue, financial fraud, blackmail, scandal and spin, and the role of women in public life, it is a play which engaged with issues of vital importance to its late-Victorian audience, which continue to resonate today. Sos Eltis, a specialist in Victorian drama and its relation to women's issues, provides a stimulating new perspective on An Ideal Husband, through an introduction that looks at its relation with contemporary social purity campaigns, women's rights, and political scandals. The introduction also gives a substantial performance history, with particular reference to the play's film versions and the influential Peter Hall theatre production.
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Youth
BY THE DIRECTOR AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING THE GREAT BEAUTY THE FILM OF YOUTH, STARRING MICHAEL CAINE, HARVEY KEITEL, RACHEL WEISZ, PAUL DANO AND JANE FONDA IS RELEASED IN THE UK ON 29 JANUARY In a luxury spa hotel in the Swiss Alps, octogenarian friends Fred Ballinger and Mick Boyle look back on their eventful and successful lives as composer and film director, surrounded by a host of colourful and eccentric fellow guests. But despite the tranquil setting, trouble is brewing. Fred's daughter and Mick's son are having marital problems, and both men, without knowing it, are entering a critical stage in their careers - for it is never too late to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Bad Blood
'I couldn't put down this thriller . . . the perfect book to read by the fire this winter.' Bill Gates, '5 books I loved in 2018'
WINNER OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES/MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018
The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.
In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work.
In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley.
Now to be adapted into a film, with Jennifer Lawrence to star.
'Chilling . . . Reads like a West Coast version of All the President's Men.' New York Times Book Review
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A Million Worlds with You
The fate of the multiverse rests in Marguerite’s hands in the final installment of the Firebird trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray.
Ever since she used the Firebird, her parent’s invention, to cross through alternate dimensions, Marguerite has been at the center of a cross-dimensional feud. Now she has learned that the evil Triad Corporation plans to destroy hundreds of universes, using their ultimate weapon: another dimension’s Marguerite who is wicked, psychologically twisted, and always one step ahead.
Even though her boyfriend Paul has always been at Marguerite’s side, the Triad’s last attack has left him a changed man, and he may never be the same again. Marguerite alone must stop Triad and prevent the destruction of the multiverse. It’s a battle of the Marguerites . . . and only one can win.
In the epic conclusion to the sweeping series that kicked off with A Thousand Pieces of You, fate and family will be questioned, loves will be won and lost, and the multiverse will be forever changed.
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Great Seeches of our Time
Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfil themselves.' These powerful words, spoken by Nelson Mandela in his inaugural address as the new president of South Africa, are taken from just one of the forty important and thought-provoking speeches in this collection. Ranging from 1945 to the present day, they provide an important insight into the modern world. Inspirational speeches by Winston Churchill, Mikhail Gorbachev, Martin Luther King, Barack Obama and many others are supplemented with biographies of each speaker, as well an exploration of their words' significance and an historical account of the consequences of their oratory. This is a history of the recent and contemporary world told through the speeches that shaped it.
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El Clasico: Barcelona v Real Madrid
Real Madrid versus Barcelona is regarded by many as the most captivating fixture in world football. But it is not only the on-pitch battles that have forged their rivalry. From General Franco and bloody civil war to the Catalan city of Barcelona's lukewarm reaction to Spain's recent World Cup and European Championship triumphs, bitterness is never far from the surface. In El Clasico, Richard Fitzpatrick charts the key political and historical flashpoints between the two clubs. With exclusive interviews with key figures, including Luis Figo, Hristo Stoichkov, Joan Laporta and Vicente del Bosque, El Clasico is the definitive guide to football's greatest feud.
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The Complete Short Stories of Mark Twain
Mark Twain's famous novels, "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" (available in Everyman) have long been hailed as major masterpieces, but it is less well known that the father of American literature also made his mark as a master of the short story. This is the only edition in hardcover of his complete shorter fiction: sixty tales spanning a long career - many rollicking and uproarious, some sombre and even shocking. Included, of course, are such immortal classics as "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (1865), a humorous piece set in Gold-Rush California, which helped establish the young author's reputation, and "The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg" (1899), a satirical novella in which a self-righteously respectable American small town is exposed as a fraud.
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SADO 3 (GB)
SADO 3 is specifically public art, issued by the artist Dorota Sadovská as her personal project. The publication has the form of a womans lifestyle magazine and presents an attractive overview of the last five years of the artists professional life
, thematically bound to the human body, the fashion industry and the overlap of photography into three-dimensional space. The magazine features texts and interviews with prominent domestic and international art theoreticians, reflecting on the artists creations, plus work by poets and photographers: Katarína Bajcurová, Viktor Čech, Rudo Fila, Mila Haugová, Manfred Chobot, Šymon Kliman (cover photo), Diana Majdáková, Lucia Miklošková, Anne Ring Petersen, Tono Stano, Ivan Štrpka (including cover text) and many others.
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Zeitsprung
Wendezeit. Die westdeutsche Chirurgin Dorothea Mayfeld fliegt zu einem Kongreß nach Prag, trifft ihren amerikanischen Kollegen und Geliebten Henry Goldstein und dessen ostdeutschen Freund Hermann Nehmer, ohne den Goldstein, so erzählt er Dorothea, nicht am leben wäre. Eine schicksalhafte Beziehung aus NS-Zeit und Krieg, in die auch die Frau sich unversehens hineingezogen fühlt. Aber auch bei ihr durchdringen sich bei der Begegnung mit Nehmer Gegenwart und Vergangenheit, meint sie doch, in einer Déjà-vu-Situation einen Zeitsprung zu erleben und einen längst vergessen Geglaubten zu sehen: Grewe, den geheimnisvollen Geliebten der Mutter, das Skandalon der kleinen Stadt am Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Eine Geschichte der Verarbeitung. Verarbeitung von Geschichte und Geschichten. Und eine (Liebes-)Geschichte zwischen zwei Menschen, die sich am Ende verlieren.
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Ich schenk dir Sonnenschein Geschichten rund ums Gluck
Herbert Reineckers Geschenkband Ich bring die Freude mit hat Zehntausende begeisterter Leser gefunden. Hier sind weitere Geschichten vom Meister der zu Herzen gehenden Pointe – zum Verschenken, Lesen, Lachen, Denken. Ein Mann, eine Frau, eine Situation, die irgendwie festgefahren scheint: Das ist die Spezialität von Herbert Reinecker, und niemals ist er um eine Idee verlegen, wie alles überraschend umzukrempeln ist. Da ist das Pärchen vor der Hochzeit, und plötzlich macht der Trauzeuge das Rennen. Da ist der Chef, der sich verliebt stellt, um seinem Buchhalter das Fräulein Wegener zuzuführen. Da ist der junge Vater, der es nicht sein will – und den der Taxifahrer überzeugt. Immer bringt uns Herbert Reinecker dazu, das Gewöhnliche von einer ganz neuen Seite zu sehen – und das macht glücklich!
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Sense of an Elephant
Pietro arrives in Milan with a battered suitcase full of memories, to take up a new job as concierge. Living in his palazzo are lost and eccentric souls: Poppi, a lawyer; Luciana and her son; and Luca, a doctor, whose wife Viola holds a secret that could destroy their marriage. Right from the start Pietro has a special interest in Luca and his family, and soon he's letting himself into their apartment while everyone is out. As his story emerges in snatches and flashbacks, each prompted by his case of treasures, we begin to find out what has brought him to be guardian here, so late in his life ...For readers of The Elegance of the Hedgehog and The Yacoubian Building, this is an atmospheric and unforgettable novel about the ties that bind.
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11,35 €
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Basquiat
From the streets of New York to the walls of its most prominent galleries, young graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) was catapulted to international fame in his early 20s and died of a drug-overdose at 27. The subject of a feature film by fellow artist Julian Schnabel, Basquiat is one of the most admired artists to emerge from the 1980s art boom. This book explores his short but prolific career.
Dotter of Her Father`s Eyes
Part personal history, part biography, `Dotter of Her Father's Eyes` contrasts two coming-of-age narratives: that of Lucia, the daughter of James Joyce, and that of author Mary Talbot, daughter of the eminent Joycean scholar James S. Atherton. Social expectations and gender politics, thwarted ambitions and personal tragedy are played out against two contrasting historical backgrounds, poignantly evoked by the atmospheric visual storytelling of award winning comic artist and graphic novel pioneer Bryan Talbot. Produced through an intense collaboration seldom seen between writers and artists, `Dotter of Her Father's Eyes` is intelligent, funny and sad - a fine addition to the evolving genre of graphic memoir.
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Crooked House
One of Agatha Christie's finest novels, which has finally been made into a film, adapted by Julian Fellowes and starring Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Gillian Anderson, Stefanie Martini, Max Irons and Christina Hendricks.
`People more often kill those they love, than those they hate...'
The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. At least they were, until the wealthy grandfather, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal injection of barbiturates.
Suspicion naturally falls on the old man's young widow, fifty years his junior and suspected of having an illicit affair. While Scotland Yard struggles to find clues, the murderer has not anticipated the determination of Charles Hayward, fiance of the millionaire's granddaughter, to solve the crime from the inside...
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9,03 €
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Desert God
A novel of Ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of River God. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time.
On the banks of the Nile, a hero will rise
Egypt is under threat. Taita, a freed slave and the Pharaoh’s closest advisor, must create a master plan to crush the kingdom’s historic enemy and return Egypt to its former glory.
He must call on his powers as both tactician and warrior to lead a great army up the Nile, through Arabia to the magical city of Babylon, then across the open seas to Crete.
This army will meet battle and betrayal head on. But their greatest challenge will not be found on the battleground and it will threaten not only Taita’s plan, but the very future of Egypt.
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8,08 €
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Levels of Life
You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed...' Julian Barnes' new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together, and about tearing them apart. One of the judges who awarded him the 2011 Man Booker Prize described him as 'an unparalleled magus of the heart'. This book confirms that opinion.
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8,08 €
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Aquaman Vol. 2 Black Manta Rising (Rebirth)
A part of DC Rebirth, as the tales of the King of the Seven Seas continues in this new hit series! Aquaman's investigation into the mysterious Atlantean terrorist attacks on the surface is cut short when Black Manta taps his newfound weapons cache and unleashes an unstoppable weapon upon the undersea kingdom: a relentless behemoth from the deep that lays waste to anything in its path. In this brand new series by fan-favorite writer Dan Abnett (TITANS HUNT) and all-star penciller Brad Walker (SINESTRO), Arthur Curry continues his blood feud with his most dangerous enemy. Collects AQUAMAN #7-12. Rebirth honors the richest history in comics, while continuing to look towards the future. These are the most innovative and modern stories featuring the world's greatest
superheroes, told by some of the finest storytellers in the business.
Honoring the past, protecting our present and looking towards the future. This is the next chapter in the ongoing saga of the DC Universe. The legacy continues.
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18,00 €
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Deep Blue Sea
Passionate. Explosive. Impossible to put down. Tasmina Perry is back with her most spectacular novel yet. Beneath the shimmering surface lies a dark secret...Diana and Julian Denver have the world at their feet. With a blissful marriage, a darling son and beautiful homes in London and the country, Diana's life, to the outside world, is perfect. But nothing is as it seems...When Julian dies suddenly and tragically, Diana is convinced there is more to it than meets the eye. She calls on the one person she had never wanted to see again - her sister, Rachel. A former tabloid reporter, Rachel appears to be living the dream as a diving instructor on a Thai island. The truth is she's in exile, estranged from her family and driven from her career by Fleet Street's phone-hacking scandal. For Rachel, Diana's request opens old wounds. But she is determined to make amends for the past, and embarks on a treacherous journey to uncover the truth - wherever it may lead...
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Leon DVD
1994 / Kriminální, Drama, Thriller / 106 minut / Francie
Záhadný Leon (Jena Reno) je elitním newyorským nájemným zabijákem. Když jsou vyvražděni jeho sousedé, Léon se stává neochotným ochráncem jediného, kdo masakr přežil - dvanáctileté Mathildy (Natalie Portman). Ta ovšem nechce ochranu, ona prahne po pomstě. Od elektrizujícího nástupu až po fatální zakončení je LEON nabitý nekonečnou kaskádou akce a napětí. Vychutnejte si jak kino verzi tohoto oblíbeného akčního mistrovského díla, tak i jeho rozšířenou režisérskou verzi, obě v kompletně remasterované podobě.
Hrají: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman, Danny Aiello, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Elizabeth Regen, Frank Senger, George Martin, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Maiwenn, Samy Naceri, Jessie Keosian, Robert LaSardo, Stuart Rudin, Fred Fischer, Marc Andréoni, Geoffrey Bateman, Joseph Malerba, Arsene Jiroyan, Kent Broadhurst, Randy Pearlstein
V českém znění: Miloš Vávra - Jean Reno (Leon), Klára Šumanová - Natalie Portman (Mathilda), Alexej Pyško - Gary Oldman (Stansfield), Martin Kolár - Frank Senger (Tlusťoch), Jana Páleníčková - Elizabert Regen (Mathildina sestra), Miroslava Součková - Ellen Greene (Mathildina matka), Bohdan Tůma - Peter Appel (Malky), Petr Štěpánek - Danny Aiello (Tony), Roman Hájek - Michael Badalucco (Mathildin otec), Filip Švarc - Abdul Hassan Sharif (taxikář), Karel Richter - George Martin (recepční), Viola Zinková - Betty Miller (ředitelka sirotčince) + Jessie Keosian (stará dáma), Pavel Pípal - Keith A. Glascoe (Benny), Radovan Vaculík, Lucie Kožinová, Marek Libert, Michal Suchánek, Jaroslav Horák a Jan Přeučil
Režie: Luc Besson
Kamera: Thierry Arbogast
Hudba: Eric Serra
Scénář: Luc Besson
Zvukové formáty: česky Dolby Digital 5.1 / anglicky Dolby Digital 5.1
Titulky: české
Obrazové formáty: 16:9
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