Hľadanie: An Outline of American Literature
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Rivers of Babylon
Knižný debut, román Rivers of Babylon (1991) vzbudil nebývalý čitateľský a kritický záujem. Pišťanek v ňom expresívnym jazykom s využitím rôznych štýlových vrstiev opisuje pre slov. literatúru netradičné prostredie bratislavského podsvetia, ktoré zaľudňujú postavy drobných i väčších podvodníkov a prostitútok. Jedinou ambíciou týchto ľudí je spríjemniť si život, čo v ich chápaní znamená oklamať, využiť či zničiť tých ostatných. V tomto svete sa svojou primitívnou a priamočiarou túžbou po moci a peniazoch čoraz viac presadzuje hlavná postava, dedinčan Rácz. Niekde v pozadí týchto činností, ktoré postavám zapĺňajú celý život, sa odohráva revolučná zmena roku 1989. Inšpiračné zdroje pre tento román nájdeme v tzv. poklesnutých žánroch – aj Pišťanek kladie dôraz najmä na priamočiarosť rozprávania a rýchly spád deja. Namiesto psychologizácie sa prikláňa k extrovertnému typu písania.
Nové vydanie trilógie vychádza s novými obálkami Tomáša Klepocha.
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Lacná kniha An Echo in the Bone (-70%)
Diana Gabaldon’s brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. Now, in An Echo in the Bone, the enormously anticipated seventh volume, Gabaldon continues the extraordinary story of the eighteenth-century Scotsman Jamie Fraser and his twentieth-century time-traveling wife, Claire Randall.
Jamie Fraser, former Jacobite and reluctant rebel, is already certain of three things about the American rebellion: The Americans will win, fighting on the side of victory is no guarantee of survival, and he’d rather die than have to face his illegitimate son–a young lieutenant in the British army–across the barrel of a gun.
Claire Randall knows that the Americans will win, too, but not what the ultimate price may be. That price won’t include Jamie’s life or his happiness, though–not if she has anything to say about it.
Meanwhile, in the relative safety of the twentieth century, Jamie and Claire’s daughter, Brianna, and her husband, Roger MacKenzie, have resettled in a historic Scottish home where, across a chasm of two centuries, the unfolding drama of Brianna’s parents’ story comes to life through Claire’s letters. The fragile pages reveal Claire’s love for battle-scarred Jamie Fraser and their flight from North Carolina to the high seas, where they encounter privateers and ocean battles–as Brianna and Roger search for clues not only to Claire’s fate but to their own. Because the future of the MacKenzie family in the Highlands is mysteriously, irrevocably, and intimately entwined with life and death in war-torn colonial America.
With stunning cameos of historical characters from Benedict Arnold to Benjamin Franklin, An Echo in the Bone is a soaring masterpiece of imagination, insight, character, and adventure–a novel that echoes in the mind long after the last page is turned.
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Point of care ultrazvuk u kritických stavů. Point of Care Ultrasonography in Critical Care
Téma nové publikace (v češtině a v angličtině) zpracované v podobě praktické příručky „do kapsy“ je vysoce aktuální. Problematika urgentní ultrasonografie je akcentovaná v mnoha medicínských oborech.
Česká publikace zaměřená na point-of-care ultrasonografii na našem knižním trhu dosud chyběla. Napsal ji odborník se zkušeností s péčí o pacienty v kritickém stavu, který tuto metodu denně ve své praxi využívá.
Úvodní část je věnována vysvětlením základních fyzikálních principů ultrazvuku, vysvětlením častých pojmů, jako je Doppler, M-Mód, B-mód, popis ultrazvukových sond, orientace na obrazovce. Druhá část je věnována diferenciální diagnostice šokových stavů. Samostatné kapitoly se věnují vyšetření hrudníku a plic se zaměřením na diagnostiku pneumotoraxu a respiračního selhání, diagnostice krvácení a příčin oběhové nestability u pacientů s traumatem. Pozornost je věnována i kardiopulmonální resuscitaci a echokardiografickému vyšetření pacienta z pohledu intenzivisty.
Text je doprovázen obrázky, schématy, algoritmy i reálnými sonogramy.
Publikace je určena intenzivistům, lékařům první linie a urgentních příjmů, lékařům oddělení zobrazovacích metod, záchranářům, ale také studentům medicíny.
Zpracování v češtině a angličtině využijí zejména studenti medicíny a postgraduální studenti ze zahraničí. Dále je ocení i lékaři vyjíždějící do zahraničí a lékaři připravující své prezentace v angličtině.
Lacná kniha How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch (-50%)
We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years.
Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time to a tiny fraction of a second after our universe began. Along the way, he confronts some really big questions: What is matter really made of? How does the stuff around us escape annihilation in the fearsome heat of the Big Bang? And will we ever be able to understand the very first moments of our universe?
In pursuit of answers, Cliff ventures to the largest underground research facility in the world, deep beneath Italy's Gran Sasso mountains, where scientists gaze into the heart of the Sun using the most elusive of particles, the ghostly neutrino. He visits CERN in Switzerland to explore the 'Antimatter Factory' where this stuff of science fiction is manufactured daily (and we're close to knowing whether it falls upwards). And he reveals what the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider may be telling us about the fundamental ingredients of matter.
Along the way, Cliff illuminates the history of physics, chemistry, and astronomy that brought us to our present understanding of the world, while offering readers a front-row seat to one of the most dramatic intellectual journeys human beings have ever embarked on.
A transfixing deep dive into origins of our world, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch doesn't just put the makeup of our universe under the microscope, but the awe-inspiring, improbable fact that it exists at all.
'A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, and the journey matter takes from the Big Bang, through exploding stars, ultimately to you and me.' - Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden
'If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.' - Carl Sagan
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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
The hotly anticipated second book from Joya Goffney, author of the 2021 YA romcom Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry.
Monique lives a perfect life - a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship.
Tired of waiting, her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique to discover she has a medical condition that makes her far from perfect and she concocts a plan to fix her body and win him back.
With the help of her frenemy, Sasha, the overly zealous church girl Monique's mum pushes her to hang out with, and Reggie, the town's bad boy, Monique must go on trips to unknown and uncomfortable places to find the treatment that will help her. But in doing so, she must face some home truths: maybe she shouldn't be fixing her body to please a boy, maybe Sasha is the friend she needed all along and maybe Reggie isn't so bad at all.
This is a powerful story about the journey towards loving yourself, told with heart, humour and a delicious love triangle.
Contains explicit references to sex and sexual health.
An economic history of Hungary from 1867
For the last century and a half, Central and Eastern Europe has undergone substantial changes both economically and politically. This book gives a comparative overview of the economic characteristics of Hungary by applying a holistic approach, considering the factors that determined the fate of this Central European country. Tables, graphs, and maps illustrate the decisions that influenced the economic processes from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to 2019. Within the pages of this monograph, the question of how the prevailing governments adjusted to the continuously changing internal and external conditions is answered.
“The monograph, written by Endre Domonkos, can be considered an important summary of Hungary’s 150-year economic history. The book will be useful for historians, economists, university students of economics, or readers interested in the economic history of Central and Eastern Europe. It offers important information and avoids taking a conventional approach to the theme. Moreover, it is an essential resource for research fellows both in Hungary and abroad, to understand the semi-peripheral development of the area.”Prof. István Szilágyi, Doctor of HAS
“Endre Domonkos, in his current work, summarises the economic history of Hungary in 10 chapters and more than 200 pages, richly illustrated with tables, maps, and graphs. The work takes a modern approach, applying the scientifi c note apparatus. The quantity and quality of the literature are also excellent and support the formal and qualitative value of the work. The author has done very serious exploratory research and synthesising work.” Prof. Dr. Ferenc Tibor Szávai, DSc.
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King of Sloth
The must-read billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted series.
Read King of Sloth now for a steamy reverse grumpy sunshine romance.
He'd never wanted anyone enough to chase them . . . until he met her.
Charming, easy-going, and rich beyond belief, Xavier Castillo has the world at his fingertips.
He also has no interest in taking over his family's empire (much to his father's chagrin), but that hasn't stopped women from throwing themselves at him . . . unless the woman in question is his publicist.
Nothing brings him more joy than riling her up, but when a tragedy forces them closer than ever, he must grapple with the uncertainty of his future - and the realization that the only person immune to his charms is the only one he truly wants.
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Cool, intelligent, and ambitious, Sloane Kensington is a high-powered publicist who's used to dealing with difficult clients.
However, none infuriate - or tempt - her more than a certain billionaire heir, with his stupid dimples and laid-back attitude.
She may be forced to work with him, but she'll never fall for him . . . no matter how fast he makes her heart beat or how thoughtful he is beneath his party persona.
He's her client, and that's all he'll ever be. Right?
King of Sloth is a steamy reverse grumpy sunshine billionaire romance. It includes explicit content and profanity. Recommended for mature readers only.
Američan v Gulagu
Tato kniha vyšla poprvé v USA v roce 1975 a nyní, téměř po padesáti letech vychází poprvé v Evropě, a to v České republice. Pojednává o osudu dvacetiletého amerického muže Alexandra Dolguna, neprávem obviněného ze špionáže. Tento skutečný příběh se odehrává ve třícátých letech minulého století, kdy Dolgun přijíždí se svým otcem do Sovětského svazu. Otec se smluvně zavázal pracovat v jedné moskevské automobilce. Syn získal práci na americkém velvyslanectví jako řadový úředník. Jenže žít v té době v Sovětském svazu jako cizinec, to nebyl jen tak obyčejný status. Cizinec byl de facto synonymem pro špiona. Po martiriu dlouhých výslechů strávil Alex osm krutých let v lágrech Gulagu. S jedinečností svého pohledu odvyprávěl v knize mnoho odstínů hrůzy, již prošel a odvyprávěl je se smyslem pro plastický detail. Je to kniha scén ne méně než dantovských a zároveň kniha o nezničitelnosti naděje a vůle k životu. Velmi odborný a fundovaný doslov ke knize napsala paní prof. PhDr. Milada Polišenská, CSc.
House of Flame and Shadow
The stunning third book in the sexy, action-packed Crescent City series, following the global bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath. Bryce Quinlan never expected to see a world other than Midgard, but now that she has, all she wants is to get back. Everything she loves is in Midgard: her family, her friends, her mate.
Stranded in a strange new world, she s going to need all her wits about her to get home again. And that s no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust. Hunt Athalar has found himself in some deep holes in his life, but this one might be the deepest of all.
After a few brief months with everything he ever wanted, he s in the Asteri s dungeons again, stripped of his freedom and without a clue as to Bryce s fate. He s desperate to help her, but until he can escape the Asteri s leash, his hands are quite literally tied. In this sexy, breathtaking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Sarah J.
Maas s Crescent City series reaches new heights as Bryce and Hunt s world is brought to the brink of collapse with its future resting on their shoulders.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest.
But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka.
Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths.
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Lacná kniha How to be an Overnight Success (-50%)
"You are not born an entrepreneur. It's a skill that you learn along the way."
When the skincare company Rodial launched its cult 'snake' serum, the press quickly called the business an 'overnight success'. However, Rodial's founder Maria Hatzistefanis had been toiling for 18 years, building the company from scratch in her bedroom. Now, the beauty boss sets out to demonstrate in this very accessible book that its success stemmed from sheer hard work, tireless efforts and a lot of patience.
Fashion-loving Maria set out with a dream to build a beauty business and - despite not excelling at school, and being fired from her first job - she has achieved it. She did it by dreaming big, working hard, surrounding herself with the best, taking risks, creating buzz and building her own personal brand, which is now a favourite with high-profile models and media personalities including Poppy Delevingne, Daisy Lowe and Kylie Jenner.
Crucially, she believes anyone can do this and her book, brimming with good sense, great advice, tips and secrets - all presented in an easy, friendly style - shows how.
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A Flock of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls (Deluxe Edition) 3CD
KDO:A Flock Of Seagulls byli novovlnná skupina aktivní v letech 1979 až 1985. Skupinu založil v Liverpoolu Martin Score společně se svým bratrem Alim. Na krátkou dobu ještě skupina obnovila činnost v letech 2003-2004.CO:Rozšířená reedice debutového albaz roku 1982, které dosáhlo v americké hitparádě do Top 10. Album obsahuje nejúspěšnější skladbu skupiny „I Ran“ (No. 9 v US Billboard 100) a v době vydání na něj kritika nešetřila chválou zejména pro jeho inovativní novovlnné produkční techniky. U příležitosti čtyřicátého výročí vydání vychází v limitované edici 3CD.
Tracklist:
CD1:Original album remastered
1. Modern Love Is Automatic
2. Messages
3. I Ran
4. Space Age Love Song
5. You Can Run
6. Telecommunication
7. Standing In The Doorway
8. Don't Ask Me
9. D.N.A.
10. Tokyo
11. Man Made
CD2:B-sides, singles & BBC Session
1. Factory Music
2. Tanglimara
3. Intro
4. Pick Me Up
5. Windows
6. (It's Not Me) Talking
7. Modern Love Is Automatic (Single Edit)
8. I Ran (Single Edit)
9. Space Age Love Song (Single Edit)
10. (It's Not Me) Talking (Remix)
11. (It's Not Me) Talking (Instrumental)
12. I Ran (12" Mix)
John Peel Session:
13. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn
14. (It's Not Me) Talking
15. I Ran
16. Committed
CD3:BBC Sessions & Concert
Richard Skinner Session:
1. Don't Ask Me
2. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn
3. I Ran
4. Tanglimara
Kid Jensen Session:
5. D.N.A.
6. I Ran
7. Space Age Love Song
8. Standing In The Doorway
Janice Long Session:
9. Man Made
10. I Ran
11. Telecommunication
12. You Can Run
Paris Theatre, London Concert:
13. Modern Love Is Automatic
14. Standing In The Doorway
15. Telecommunication
16. Man Made
17. I Ran
18. (It's Not Me) Talking
Mars Bruno & Paak Anderson - An Evening With Silk Sonic CD
KDO: Bruno Mars patří k nejpopulárnějším interpretům současnosti. V roce 2011 ho časopis Time zařadil mezi sto nejvlivnějších lidí na světě. Dvacetkrát byl nominován na Grammy, čtyřikrát si cenu převzal. Celosvětově prodal přes 169 milionů singlových nahrávek, což z něj v tomto ohledu činí nejúspěšnějšího interpreta všech dob. K jeho nejznámějším písním patří hity Lazy Song, Marry You nebo Locked Out Of Heaven, nutné je rovněž zmínit, že se podílel na jedné z nejpopulárnějších nahrávek posledních let, singlu Uptown Funk producenta Marka Ronsona.Projekt Silk Sonic sním založil soulový zpěvák Anderson .Paak a vširší sestavě působí třeba i legendární baskytarista Bootsy Collins.
CO: Bruno Mars a Anderson .Paak nás zvou na pozoruhodný výlet do minulosti, kdy se hudba s láskou nahrávala a s láskou také poslouchala. Jejich projekt Silk Sonic je ryzí radostí a důkazem toho, jak dobře mají oba starou černou hudbu naposlouchanou. Těžko si představit dokonalejší uchopení old-school R&B, než jaké Mars a Anderson s partou dalších muzikantů na téhle desce předvádějí.
Tracklist:
01. Silk Sonic Intro [01:03] 02. Leave The Door Open[04:02] 03. Fly As Me [03:39] 04. After Last Night (with Thundercat & Bootsy Collins) [04:09] 05. Smokin Out The Window [03:17] 06. Put On A Smile [04:15] 07. 777 [02:45] 08. Skate [03:23] 09. Blast Off [04:44]
Piazzolla Astor - The American Clave Recordings 3CD
KDO: Argentinský skladatel a aranřér se věnoval především tangu. Jeho tradiční verzi však obohacoval o prvky jazzu a vážné hudby, čímž definoval základy stylu nuevo tango.
CO: Soubor tří alb původně vydaných v osmdesátých letech u American Clavé Records. Jedná se o desky Tango: Zero Hour, La Camorra: The Solitude Of Passionate Provocation a The Rough Dancer And The Cyclical Night. Nahrávky jsou vůbec poprvé k dispozici na vinylu. Pochopitelně vycházejí rovněž jako 3CD box.
CD1
1. Tanguedia III (2009 Remaster) [04:39]
2. Milonga Del Angel (2009 Remaster) [06:30]
3. Concierto Para Quinteto (2009 Remaster) [09:00]
4. Milonga Loca (2009 Remaster) [03:05]
5. Michelangelo '70 (2009 Remaster) [02:52]
6. Contrabajísimo (2009 Remaster) [10:18]
7. Mumuki (2009 Remaster) [09:32]
CD2
1. Soledad (2009 Remaster) [07:50]
2. La Camorra I (2009 Remaster) [09:25]
3. La Camorra II (2009 Remaster) [07:02]
4. La Camorra III (2009 Remaster) [11:03]
5. Fugata (2009 Remaster) [03:15]
6. Sur: Los Sue?os (South: The Dreams) [2009 Remaster] [02:56]
7. Sur: Regreso al Amor (South: A Return to Love) [2009 Remaster] [06:22]
CD3
1. Prologue (Tango Apasionado) [2009 Remaster] [01:45]
2. Milonga for Three (2009 Remaster) [05:59]
3. Street Tango (2009 Remaster) [04:12]
4. Milonga Picaresque (2009 Remaster) [01:35]
5. Knife Fight (2009 Remaster) [01:49]
6. Leonora's Song (2009 Remaster) [03:33]
7. Prelude to the Cyclical Night, Pt. 1 (2009 Remaster) [0:47]
8. Butcher's Death (2009 Remaster) [02:22]
9. Leijia's Game (2009 Remaster) [02:21]
10. Milonga for Three (Reprise) [2009 Remaster] [05:57]
11. Bailongo (2009 Remaster) [01:44]
12. Leonora's Love Theme (2009 Remaster) [03:51]
13. Finale (Tango Apasionado) [2009 Remaster] [03:31]
14. Prelude to the Cyclical Night, Pt. 2 (2009 Remaster) [0:51]
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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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King of Greed
A brand-new steamy billionaire romance from the bestselling author of the Twisted seriesHe had her, he lost her... and he'll do anything to win her back. Powerful, brilliant, and ambitious, Dominic Davenport clawed his way up from nothing to become the King of Wall Street. He has everything - a beautiful home, a beautiful wife and more money than he could spend in a lifetime.
But no matter how much he accumulates, he's never satisfied. In his endless quest for more, he drives away the only person who saw him as enough. It isn't until she's gone that he realizes there may be more to life than riches and glory... but by then, it may be too late.
*** Kind, intelligent, and thoughtful, Alessandra Davenport has played the role of trophy wife for years. She stood by her husband while he built an empire, but now that they've reached the top, she realizes he's no longer the man she fell for. When it becomes clear that she'll always come second to his work, she finally takes charge of her life and puts herself first - even if it means leaving the only man she's ever loved.
But what she didn't count on was his refusal to let her go... or for him to fight for their marriage, no matter what it takes.
American Fairy Tales
12 Fairy Tales from the author of the Wizard of Oz series of books. Inspired by Lang and the Brothers Grimm, Baum sought to create an American type of fairy tales, avoiding the usual violence and roman often found in these sort of stories.
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Identity, Tradition and Revitalisation of American Indian Culture
Kolektivní monografie "Identity, Tradition and Revitalization of American Indian Culture" je věnována aktuální problematice revitalizace tradiční kultury a umění amerických indiánů. Zvláštní pozornost je zaměřena na pojetí nativní identity a otázce, jakým způsobem mohou původní obyvatelé Ameriky svobodně rozvíjet tradiční kulturu v moderní a stále více globalizované společnosti. Mezi hlavní témata knihy patří analýza vlivu moderní a postmoderní civilizace na indiánské kultury a postižení procesů a mechanismů, jimiž se v současnosti kulturní dědictví a etnická identita amerických indiánů uchovává anebo naopak ztrácí. Jednotlivé studie, které charakterizuje tematická pestrost a pluralita výzkumných perspektiv, usilují přispět k širší diskusi na aktuální téma tradice, modernita, etnicita a kulturní identita v perspektivě antropologie moderních světů.
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