Hľadanie: Pasca poručíka Columba
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Timeo Danaos a jiné eseje
Spisy 29. Smutek poručíka Borůvky (1966) nebyl první detektivníknížkou, kterou Josef Škvorecký napsal, ale předcházející rományVražda pro štěstí (1962) a Vražda se zárukou (1964), které vznikly vautorské dvojici s Janem Zábranou, podepsal v zájmu jejich snazší cestymezi schvalovacími překážkami jen spoluautor. Povídkový soubor o smutnémkriminalistovi, který nyní vychází již v pátém vydání, zahájil cyklusdalších Škvoreckého detektivek, pokračující sbírkami Hříchy pro páteraKnoxe (1973) a Konec poručíka Borůvky (1975) a uzavřený románem Návratporučíka Borůvky (1981). Jednotlivé příběhy poručíka Borůvky zahrnuté dotéto knížky jsou sice pevně spjaty s dobou svého vzniku, avšakŠkvoreckého vypravěčské kvality, jeho vskutku tvůrčí práce sjazykem a také přirozený půvab *soudružky s drdolem* zajisté zaujmou isoučasné čtenáře.
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Mise na planetě
Váleční hrdinové před důchodem nejsou obvykle odvoláváni a posíláni do dalekých končin galaxie kvůli rutinnímu vyšetřování. Proto když plukovník Carl Butler přijme žádost svého starého a vlivného přítele, ví, že jde o něco zásadního něco, o čem neví zdaleka všechno. Syn nejvyššího radního se ztratil v akci na základně Kappa, vesmírné stanici obíhající válkou zdecimovanou planetu. Mladý poručík byl zraněn a evakuován ale neexistuje žádný záznam, že by kdy dorazil do polní nemocnice. Plukovník Butler záhy zjistí, že základna Kappa je labyrintem slepých uliček a sabotáží: velitelka nemocnice něco tají, velitel zvláštních operací nikdy neodlétá z planety, svědci se ztrácí, radarová data mizí a na povrchu planety číhá mimozemský nepřítel. Butler nemá jinou možnost než sestoupit na povrch nepřátelského světa někdo totiž válečnou zónu využívá jako zástěrku ke svým zločinům. Plukovník se jen musí vrátit zpět živý...
Bezvýznamnosť
Martin je spisovateľ a politológ. Ako spisovateľ nemá o čom písať, pretože nie je o čom písať: všetko bolo napísané, je to priemyselná výroba, robota, inžinierstvo, nie umenie a sloboda. Osud spisovateľa ho ako mladého človeka oslovil ešte v čase komunizmu, kedy spisovateľ mal slovo, váhu a autoritu; v 21. storočí je to zamestnanie ako každé iné, autoritu majú iba najúspešnejší na trhu, nech píšu o čomkoľvek banálnom. Ako politológ Martin padol do pasce rutiny. Jeden banálny podnet jeho milenky ho vyprovokuje a rozhodne sa zapojiť do politiky. Netúžil po tom vždy? Osloví kamarátov v PR agentúrach. Zistí však, že je nikto, že nemá žiadne spoločenské postavenie, že nemá akademické tituly, že nie je úspešný podnikateľ a manažér, nemá peniaze, nepredral sa v spoločnosti. Jeho obraz v spoločnosti je úplne iný, ako sa domnieval. Nakoniec prejde úspešne skúškami a zapája sa do politiky ako poradca. Zisťuje, že politika je vlastne vykonávanie byrokracie, že robí podradnejšie práce, ako robil v doterajšom živote. Dostáva sa do absurdných a bizarných situácií, ktoré sú pre neho ponižujúce. Nakoniec získa dôveru a PR agentúra ho pošle do televíznej debaty. Tam zlyhá a jeho kariéra, meno, obraz sa rozpadne.
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Veg-Table
Named a Best Cookbook of Fall 2023 by Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Eater, The Strategist, The Los Angeles Times, Good Housekeeping, and more, and a Best Cookbook of the Year by Epicurious.
From the bestselling author of The Flavor Equation and Season and winner of the 2023 IACP Trailblazer Award: A fascinating exploration of the unique wonders of more than fifty vegetables through captivating research, stunning photography, and technique-focused recipes.
"Groundbreaking, inspiring, delicious: Nik Sharma’s Veg-Table is everything I’d hoped for and more!”—Nigella Lawson, author of Cook, Eat, Repeat
Nik Sharma, blogger at A Brown Table, Serious Eats columnist, and bestselling cookbook author, brings us his most cookable collection of recipes yet in Veg-table. Here is a technique-focused repertoire for weeknight mains for cooks of all skill levels looking to add more delicious and satisfying vegetable dishes to their diet.
Combining the scientific underpinnings of The Flavor Equation with the inviting and personal recipes of Season, this book features more than fifty vegetables, revealing their origins, biology, and unique characteristics. Vegetable-focused recipes are organized into chapters by plant family, with storage, buying, and cooking methods for all. The result is a recipe collection of big flavors and techniques that are tried, true, and perfected by rigorous testing and a deep scientific lens.
Included here are Sharma’s first-ever pasta recipes published in a cookbook: Pasta with Broccoli Miso Sauce, Shallot and Spicy Mushroom Pasta, and more. And vegetable-focused doesn’t mean strictly vegetarian; bring plants and animal protein together with delicious recipes like Chicken Katsu with Poppy Seed Coleslaw and Crispy Salmon with Green Curry Spinach. A wide variety of hot and cold soups, salads, sides, sauces, and rice-, egg-, and bean-based dishes round out this collection.
Featuring more than 100 of Sharma’s gorgeous and evocative photographs, as well as instructive illustrations, this cookbook perfectly balances beauty, intellect, and delicious, achievable recipes.
FOLLOW-UP TO TWO CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOOKS: Season was a finalist for a James Beard Award and an IACP award. It was on the most prominent cookbook best-of lists, including the New York Times Best Cookbooks, NPR’s Favorite Cookbooks, and Bon Appetit’s Best Cookbooks gift guide; it was also an Amazon Book of the Month. The Flavor Equation was named one of the best cookbooks of the year by the New York Times, Eater, Epicurious, Food & Wine, Forbes, Saveur, Serious Eats, Smithsonian magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, The Kitchn, Chowhound, NPR, The Art of Eating 2021 longlist and many more; plus it garnered international media attention including from the Financial Times, the Globe and Mail, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times (U.K.), Delicious Magazine (U.K.), The Times (Ireland), and Vogue India. It was the winner of the Guild of U.K. Food Writers (General Cookbook). It was a finalist for the 2021 IACP Cookbook Award.
AN ESTABLISHED AUTHOR: Sharma is a regular contributor to the popular Serious Eats food platform, where his pieces on the science of flavor reach millions of readers nationwide.
UNIQUE YET ACCESSIBLE VEGGIE-FORWARD RECIPES: Not only does Sharma write recipes for every palate, but he writes them for every level of cook, from novices to seasoned chefs. This book melds his science-forward thinking with accessible yet delicious vegetable-based recipes for an engaging and unexpected combination.
Perfect for:
Fans of Nik Sharma, Season, and The Flavor Equation
Vegetarians and flexitarians
Those looking to add more plants to their diet
Home cooks looking for a new challenge who are interested in learning more about food and flavor
Birthday, holiday, housewarming, or graduation gift for food enthusiasts
Fans of The Food Lab, The Flavor Bible, and Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat
Readers who like the diverse, modern approach to ethnic food found in publications like Lucky Peach, Indian-ish, and Koreatown
Dane účtovníctvo odvody 8 2022 - Špecifické odpisovanie majetku – mikrodaňovník
V zákone o dani z príjmov sú pre mikrodaňovníka určené špecifické legislatívne úpravy. O aké ide v prípade odpisov, sa dozviete v príspevku Špecifické odpisovanie majetku – mikrodaňovník. Problematike priamych a nepriamych daní sa venujeme v článkoch Skončenie podnikania FO, Manká a škody z pohľadu ZDP, Neznámy pôvod tovaru a odpočítanie DPH alebo Preprava tovaru pri reťazových transakciách a DPH...
Titul obsahuje príspevky k zmenám v právnych predpisoch z oblastí daní, účtovania a zdaňovania miezd a odvodov.
Špecifické odpisovanie majetku – mikrodaňovník
Príklady z praxe – špecifické odpisovanie majetku
Majetok využívaný aj na súkromné účely
Príklady z praxe – majetok využívaný aj na súkromné účely
Pozostalí po živnostníkovi – ekonomické dopady
Skončenie podnikania FO
Manká a škody z pohľadu ZDP
Neznámy pôvod tovaru a odpočítanie DPH
Preprava tovaru pri reťazových transakciách a DPH
Manká a škody z pohľadu DPH
Odpisy v daňových výdavkoch
Príklady z praxe – odpisy v daňových výdavkoch
Obstaranie nehnuteľnosti na predaj – účtovanie
Manká a škody z pohľadu JÚ a PÚ
Skončenie podnikania v priebehu zdaňovacieho obdobia (2.)
Platobný výmer– posúdenie obsahu
Daňové konanie a dôkazy z trestného konania
Daňová povinnosť – lehoty a možnosť predĺženia
Stravné pri pracovných cestách v tuzemsku – zvýšenie
Elektronická dočasná pracovná neschopnosť
Príklady z praxe – stravovanie zamestnancov
Je rozhodovanie únavné?
Behám, beháš, beháme
Cigarety, snus a vapovanie – vážne zlozvyky
Termíny pre prax v júli a auguste 2022H
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Špecifické odpisovanie majetku – mikrodaňovník
U mikrodaňovníka, ktorým je fyzická osoba, sa limit výšky odpisov nevzťahuje na prenájom hmotného majetku nadobudnutého najskôr 1. 1. 2021, a to za podmienky, že tento hmotný majetok je zaradený do obchodného majetku v súvislosti s dosahovaním príjmov z podnikania a inej samostatnej zárobkovej činnosti podľa § 6 ods. 1 a 2 ZDP...
Majetok využívaný aj na súkromné účely
Daňovým výdavkom treba rozumieť výdavok na dosiahnutie, zabezpečenie a udržanie príjmov preukázateľne vynaložený daňovníkom, zaúčtovaný v účtovníctve daňovníka alebo zaevidovaný v evidencii daňovníka podľa § 6 ods. 11 ZDP, pričom pri využívaní majetku, ktorý môže mať charakter osobnej potreby a s ním súvisiacich výdavkov (nákladov), je daňový výdavok uznaný len v pomernej časti podľa § 19 ods. 2 písm. t) ZDP, v akej sa používa na dosiahnutie, zabezpečenie a udržanie zdaniteľných príjmov, ak tento zákon neustanovuje inak...
Neznámy pôvod tovaru a odpočítanie DPH
Pokiaľ u subdodávateľa nastane „problém“ v podobe nespolupráce so správcom dane, nečinnosti, resp. zániku obchodnej spoločnosti, alebo iných pochybností o tomto subdodávateľovi, dôležitá je otázka dôkazného bremena – jeho unesenia zo stany platiteľa uplatňujúceho odpočítanie DPH a tiež otázka rozloženia dôkazného bremena medzi platiteľa a správcu dane...
Stravné pri pracovných cestách v tuzemsku – zvýšenie
Podnikateľovi patrí stravné v súlade s ustanovením § 5 ZCN a to za každý kalendárny deň pracovnej cesty. Výška stravného je ustanovená v závislosti od času trvania pracovnej cesty a je rozdelená na časové pásma. Podľa § 1 Opatrenia Ministerstva práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny SR č. 116/2022 Z. z. nové sumy stravného sú:
• 6 eur pre časové pásmo 5 až 12 hodín,
• 9 eur pre časové pásmo nad 12 hodín až 18 hodín,
• 13,70 eura pre časové pásmo nad 18 hodín.
Best Road Trips Canada 3
Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Marvel at the Niagara Falls, spot whales in Newfoundland and sample wine on the Okanagan Valley Wine trail. Get to Canada, rent a car, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips:
Itineraries for classic road trips plus other lesser-known drives with expert advice to pick the routes that suit your interests and needs
Full-color route maps - easy-to-read, detailed directions
Detours - delightful diversions to see the Canada's highlights along the way
Link Your Trip - cruise from one driving route to the next
Insider tips - get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roads
Stretch Your Legs - the best things to do outside the car
Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
Lavish color photography provides inspiration throughout
Covers British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Canada's Best Road Trips is perfect for exploring Canada via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.
Best Road Trips Pacific Northwest 6
Discover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Pacific Northwest's Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 32 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Cruise the Pacific Coast, the Willamette Valley and the Cascade Mountains. Get to the Pacific Northwest, rent a car, and hit the road!
Inside Lonely Planet's Pacific Northwest's Best Road Trips:
Itineraries for classic road trips plus other lesser-known drives with expert advice to pick the routes that suit your interests and needs Full-color route maps - easy-to-read, detailed directionsDetours - delightful diversions to see the Pacific Northwest's highlights along the way
Link Your Trip - cruise from one driving route to the next
Insider tips - get around like a local, avoid trouble spots and be safe on the road - local driving rules, parking, toll roadsStretch Your Legs - the best things to do outside the car
Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, hidden gems that most guidebooks missLavish color photography provides inspiration throughout
Covers Pacific Coast, Cascade Mountains, John Day region, Whidbey Island, Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge, Olympic National Park, San Juan Islands, and more
The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pacific Northwest's Best Road Trips is perfect for exploring the Pacific Northwest via the road and discovering sights that are more accessible by car.
Sri Lanka
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sri Lanka is your in-depth guide to the very best of this beautiful and diverse country.
Explore Sri Lanka region-by-region, from Colombo and the beaches on its idyllic west coast to Kandy and the Hill Country to Jaffna and the north. Visit Yala National Park to see wildlife, play a game of cricket, and take a pilgrimage to Adam's Peak.
Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sri Lanka.
- Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance.
- Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights.
- Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums.
- Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area.
- Area maps marked with sights.
- Detailed city maps include street finder indexes for easy navigation.
- Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights.
- Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations.
With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sri Lanka truly shows you this country as no one else can.
The Periodic Table of WINE
Welcome to The Periodic Table of Wine! Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find Chardonnay to Shiraz - grape varieties and wine names, as you would find wine in shops, arranged following the logical ordering of The Periodic Table of Elements.
Wine expert Sarah Rowland has arranged 127 wines by their essential colour, aroma and flavour properties, from white to rose to red and including sparkling, fortified and sweet wines too. The result is an engaging pocket guide to wine that makes navigating wine lists and off-licence shelves hassle free and easy for anyone.
Do you tend to stick to what you know and like? Find your favourite wine in the table and, in theory, you should like all the other wines in the same column and also the wines immediately to the left or right, regardless of colour, because they all share characteristics you'll enjoy. Then find out why they are similar, how to enjoy them, what to pair them with and even more wines to try in this expert guide.
Maktub
An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery.
From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho’s daily column of the same name, Maktub, meaning “it is written,” invites seekers on a journey of faith, self-reflection, and transformation. As Paulo Coelho explains, ‘Maktub is not a book of advice?but an exchange of experiences.’
Each story offers an illuminated path to see life and the lives of our fellow people around the world in new ways, allowing us to tap into universal truths about our collective and individual humanity. As Coelho writes, ‘a man who seeks only the light, while shirking his responsibilities, will never find illumination. And one who keep his eyes fixed upon the sun . . . ends up blind.’ In these wise tales akin to Zen koans and other mysteries of the universe, there are talking snakes, old women climbing mountains, disciples querying their masters, Buddha in dialogue, mysterious hermits, and many saints.
Following the path of his previous internationally bestselling works, this thoughtful collection of short, inspirational pieces, introduced in a foreword by the author and illustrated with black-and-white line art throughout, will engage seekers of all ages and backgrounds.
Gennaro’s Verdure
In Gennaro’s Verdure, Gennaro transforms humble vegetables from side dish material into the hero of the plate, using punchy flavours from staple ingredients in his unique and much loved Italian style.
Structured by colour chapters that group recipes into vegetable families, Gennaro champions their versatility and breaks the common misconception that vegetables lack texture and flavour. This novel approach not only adds visual appeal but also allows for easy navigation and exploration of the wonderful world of vegetables.
Up first, Green Vegetables, Gennaro highlights the crisp freshness and health benefits of greens like asparagus, spinach, and broccoli. He transforms these humble ingredients into culinary masterpieces; try Gennaro's Asparagus Carbonara, a delightful twist on the classic pasta dish, and be tempted by his Spinach ‘plumcake’, a unique creation that combines savoury and sweet flavours.
In Red Vegetables, Gennaro celebrates the vibrant hues and rich flavours of produce such as tomatoes, Swiss chard and red peppers. From Chard Calzone to a zingy Tomato Sorbet, Gennaro proves that these red gems can be the star ingredients of extraordinary dishes.
Sunshine Vegetables radiates with the vibrant colours of yellow, cream and orange vegetables. Gennaro showcases the natural sweetness and sunny disposition of ingredients such as carrots, onions and pumpkins. These recipes will bring warmth and joy to your plate, from comforting Pumpkin Gnocchi to Carrot Soufflé.
Purple Vegetables uncovers the hidden treasures lurking in the depths of our refrigerators. Aubergines, purple radicchio and beetroots take centre stage. Savour Beetroot Capracchio and Raddchio Terrine over a picnic lunch on a summer’s day, imagining you are on the Amalfi Coast.
While not all recipes are entirely plant-based, Gennaro ensures that every dish includes the beauty and goodness of plants. With his signature Italian touch, these innovative meals are designed to please not only vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians, but also meat-eaters looking to incorporate more vegetables into their diet.
Gennaro's Verdure is a testament to the incredible potential of vegetables, including an in-depth profile of each. Whether you're seeking inspiration for a meatless Monday or aiming to embrace a plant-based lifestyle, Gennaro's recipes are sure to leave you satisfied, nourished, and eager to experiment with the endless possibilities of vegetables.
Rozšírenie vtákov na Slovensku
Kniha zaznamenáva rozšírenie vtákov na Slovensku v rokoch 1980 - 1999. Je výsledkom práce širokého kolektívu 31 autorov textov, ktorí vychádzali z literárnych podkladov a práce 271 terénnych spolupracovníkov. Slovensko sa tým zaradilo k nemnohým kraj
inám, ktoré majú aktualizovaný stav poznatkov o rozšírení, početnosti a ochrane vtákov vo forme ucelenej monografie. Autori sumaritujú v textoch poznatky o distribúcii všetkých 340 druhov divožijúcich vtákov, potvrdených na Slovensku k 1. januáru 200
0 (okrem voľne žijúceho holuba domáceho). Texty doplňuje okolo 400 máp rozšírenia vybraných druhov počas hniezdenia, zimy, prípadne máp mimohniezdneho výskytu. Texty o druhoch obsahujú informácie o ich rozšírení v Európe, detailne na Slovensku, o sta
ve ohrozenia a ochranárskych návrhoch, ale aj podrobné údaje o statuse ich ochrany podľa medzinárodných kritérií. Kniha uvádza aj odhady národných hniezdnych a zimujúcich populácií všetkých druhov vtákov, ako aj ich populačné a územné trendy v rokoch
1980-1999.
Súhrnný text ku každému druhu a kapitoly, úvod, metodika a výsledky sú uvedené aj v anglickom jazyku.
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Lacná kniha Il fu Mattia Pascal (-70%)
Mattia Pascal è l'esemplare testimone di questa assurda condizione dell'uomo prigioniero delle maschere sociali
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The Food of Sicily
In this all-new cookbook from Fabrizia Lanza, one of the world’s greatest food cultures is distilled in 75 recipes for the home cook, plus a loving tribute to its ingredients, passions, influences, and history
Tucked away on an estate in the countryside south of Palermo is the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School, a unique center dedicated to preserving and sharing the great food culture of Sicily. The spirit of the school, now run by Fabrizia Lanza, the founder’s daughter and scion of a renowned family of winemakers that goes back generations, is what makes Lanza’s The Food of Sicily such a singular cookbook—not just a collection of recipes and techniques, but a vibrant and beautifully photographed profile of the land, the people, the history, and so much more.
On every page, in every recipe and note, the author captures the distinct taste of Sicily. How the simplest antipasti, brightly seasoned with nothing but lemon or vinegar, open the appetite—like a classic Octopus Salad or dish of Sautéed Black Olives. The little fried somethings—like an arancine or panelle—are easy, welcome, and nourishing. The Fresh Cavatelli, Pasta with Eggplant and Tomatoes, Bucatini with Sardines and Wild Fennel, and the eye-opening Anelletti Timballo explain why Sicilians are the biggest pasta eaters in the world. Festive meat dishes—such as Lamb-Stuffed Pastry, an Easter staple, or Grilled Sausage with Bay Leaves and Onions—are festive because the moment it’s holiday time, Sicilians everywhere head outside and fire up their grills. And for a people known for their passion for sweets, some famous Sicilian treats—Watermelon Pudding, Lemon Granita, Rolled Fig Cookies, and the pinnacle of desserts, the elaborate Sicilian Cake with Ricotta Cream and Marzipan. Along the way, the author delves into everything from cheese, couscous, and olives to Amaro and the importance of bitterness.
Visitors to Sicily often sense it to be a place unlike anywhere else—lost in time and a little bit secretive. The Food of Sicily opens a bright window on it, celebrating this wonderful food culture while honoring everything that makes it special.
Unhoused - Adorno and the Problem of Dwelling
Unhoused: Adorno and the Problem of Dwelling is the first book-length study of Theodor Adorno as a philosopher of housing. Treating his own experience of exile as emblematic of late modern life, Adorno observed that twentieth-century dwelling had been rendered “impossible” by nativism, by the decimations of war, and, in the postwar period, by housing’s increasingly thorough assimilation into private property. Adorno’s position on the meaning and prospects for adequate dwelling?a concept he never wrote about systematically but nevertheless returned to frequently?was not that some invulnerable state of home or dwelling should be revived. Rather, Adorno believed that the only responsible approach to housing was to cultivate an ethic of displacement, to learn “how not to be at home in one’s home.”
Unhoused tracks four figurations of troubled dwelling in Adorno’s texts?homelessness, no man’s lands, the nature theater, and the ironic property relation?and reads them as timely interventions and challenges for today’s architecture, housing, and senses of belonging. Entangled as we are in juridical and financial frameworks that adhere to a very different logic, these figurations ask what it means to organize, design, build, and cohabit in ways that enliven non-exclusive relations to ourselves, others, objects, and place.
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An Italian Christmas
Buon Natale — A Merry Christmas — made all the more joyful with these literary treats filled with ancient churches, trains whistling through the countryside, steaming tureens, plates piled high with pasta, High Mass, dashed hopes, golden crucifixes, flowing wine, shimmering gifts and plenty of style.
In this collection, classic works by Boccaccio to Pirandello intertwine with more recent stories from writers like Anna Maria Ortese, Natalia Ginzburg and Nobel laureate Grazia Deledda to bring together the greatest festive tales from the land of enchantment: Italy. Bursting with family chaos, carols and yuletide cheer, An Italian Christmas showcases stories that put the passionate, fiery side of the festive period back into Christmas.
Nights of Plague
An epic and playful mystery of passion, fear, scandal and murder, from one of history's master storytellers.
1901. Night draws in.
With the stealth of a spy vessel, the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria, the twenty-ninth state of the ailing Ottoman Empire. The ship carries Princess Pakize, the daughter of a deposed sultan, her doctor husband, and the Royal Chemist, Bonkowski Pasha. Not all of them will survive the weeks ahead. There are rumours of plague - rumours some in power will try to suppress.
But plague is not the only killer. Mingheria is on the cusp of catastrophe, and the future of a fragile empire is at stake.
Hlava XXII
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Lunch with the FT has been a permanent fixture in the Financial Times for almost 30 years, featuring presidents, film stars, musical icons and business leaders from around the world.
The column is now a well-established institution, which has reinvigorated the art of conversation in the convivial, intimate environment of a long and boozy lunch.
This new and updated edition includes lunches with:
Elon Musk
Donald Trump
Hilary Mantel
Richard Branson
Zadie Smith
Nigel Farage
Russell Brand
David Guetta
Yanis Varoufakis
Jean-Claude Juncker
Gwyneth Paltrow
Rebecca Solnit
Jordan Peterson
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