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The Rose Society
Bestselling author and"New York Times"proclaimed "hit factory" Marie Lu delivers another heart-pounding adventure in this exhilarating sequel to"The Young Elites." "Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, and she destroyed them all." Adelina Amouteru s heart has suffered at the hands of both family and friends, turning her down the bitter path of revenge. Now known and feared as the White Wolf, she and her sister flee Kenettra to find other Young Elites in the hopes of building her own army of allies. Her goal: to strike down the Inquisition Axis, the white-cloaked soldiers who nearly killed her. But Adelina is no heroine. Her powers, fed only by fear and hate, have started to grow beyond her control. She does not trust her newfound Elite friends. Teren Santoro, leader of the Inquisition, wants her dead. And her former friends, Raffaele and the Dagger Society, want to stop her thirst for vengeance. Adelina struggles to cling to the good within her. But how can someone be good, when her very existence depends on darkness?"
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One Summer: America 1927
Britain's favourite writer of narrative non-fiction Bill Bryson travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever.
In the summer of 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest of the time), a semi-crazed sculptor with a mad plan to carve four giant heads into an inaccessible mountain called Rushmore, a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a youthful aviator named Charles Lindbergh who started the summer wholly unknown and finished it as the most famous man on earth. (So famous that Minnesota considered renaming itself after him.)
It was the summer that saw the birth of talking pictures, the invention of television, the peak of Al Capone's reign of terror, the horrifying bombing of a school in Michigan by a madman, the ill-conceived decision that led to the Great Depression, the thrillingly improbable return to greatness of a wheezing, over-the-hill baseball player named Babe Ruth, and an almost impossible amount more.
In this hugely entertaining book, Bill Bryson spins a story of brawling adventure, reckless optimism and delirious energy, with a cast of unforgettable and eccentric characters, with trademark brio, wit and authority.
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Lacná kniha A Promised Land (-90%)
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency-a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States, becoming the first African American to hold the nation's highest office.
Reflecting on the presidency, he offers a unique and thoughtful exploration of both the awesome reach and the limits of presidential power, as well as singular insights into the dynamics of U.S. partisan politics and international diplomacy. Obama brings readers inside the Oval Office and the White House Situation Room, and to Moscow, Cairo, Beijing, and points beyond. We are privy to his thoughts as he assembles his cabinet, wrestles with a global financial crisis, takes the measure of Vladimir Putin, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds to secure passage of the Affordable Care Act, clashes with generals about U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, tackles Wall Street reform, responds to the devastating Deepwater Horizon blowout, and authorizes Operation Neptune's Spear, which leads to the death of Osama bin Laden.
A Promised Land is extraordinarily intimate and introspective-the story of one man's bet with history, the faith of a community organizer tested on the world stage. Obama is candid about the balancing act of running for office as a Black American, bearing the expectations of a generation buoyed by messages of `hope and change,` and meeting the moral challenges of high-stakes decision-making. He is frank about the forces that opposed him at home and abroad, open about how living in the White House affected his wife and daughters, and unafraid to reveal self-doubt and disappointment. Yet he never wavers from his belief that inside the great, ongoing American experiment, progress is always possible.
This beautifully written and powerful book captures Barack Obama's conviction that democracy is not a gift from on high but something founded on empathy and common understanding and built together, day by day.
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Jacqueline Wilson Quiz Book
A wonderful addition to the bookshelves of Jacqueline Wilson's vast fanbase , this fun-packed quiz book will keep children amused for hours. Full of questions about all of her bestselling books, including THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKER, DOUBLE ACT and THE
ILLUSTRATED MUM. Also includes questions on Jacqueline herself! Perfect for testing friends, keeping quiet on long journeys and showing off just how much you know about Jacqueline Wilson!
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Vigilie
Jakub Kujan (1983)
se narodil v v Mostě. Po dokončení střední průmyslové školy stavební bydlel dva roky v Praze. Poté studoval v Ústí nad Labem dějiny umění, filozofii a historii. Od roku 2001 hrál v punkové kapele Linka 23 a pak přesedlal na jazzrockové Tesilové vlny. Od svých 26 let se věnuje psaní poezie a krátkých próz. Jeho publikování nebylo nijak nápadné. Své první pokusy o poezii prezentoval v internetovém časopisu Divoké víno, v pořadu Mirka Kováříka Zelené peří a v časopisu Host. Poté se na několik let odmlčel. V současnosti žije v Litvínově a pracuje jako dělník. Toto je jeho první kniha.
1
Tvá krása urazila mnoho žen.
Pověděl tak, aby ho slyšel
jen její úsměv na sklenici od piva.
Byly večery, kdy se modlila,
až k tvému srdci, s nímž nebylo možné
hrát basket.
Zvíře je vždy, váš mlčící svědek,
kterému jste neodpustili jeho setrvání v ráji.
Člověk je váš vrah, jenž nemá smlouvu na neurčito.
Země materiál, kterým platíte za sebezničení.
A váš život? Sladký trest herců bez angažmá
2
Je zapotřebí rozloučit se s otcem.
Jeho oči – věčnost, která žárlí.
Stisk ruky – něžnost při čistění pěchotní zbraně.
I čtrnáct dní před smrtí pracoval s vervou,
jako by měl odjet stavět katedrálu.
Co pant do vrat, to kámen, který po něm hodili,
Co poklek, to pokora na poslední chvíli.
A co pohled, to láska otce k synovi,
která o nás mlčela
3
Přál sis, aby se jaro upilo místo tebe.
Nicotu nelze opít a konci je odepřena žízeň.
Byl jsi zapomenut vlastním domem,
který se tě bojí víc, než démona na obraze.
Naděje, nikým neočekáváná je probuzena z Šavelova snu,
a jde všem oznámit, že se sama musí zničit.
Tvůj přítel celá léta plánuje sebevraždu
a čeká na nejvhodnější literární manuál.
I když jste hříšní, není pro vás v pekle místo.
Nakonec skončíte jako preparovaný homo sapiens v muzeu
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Sötét anyag
"Elégedett vagy az életeddel?" Ezek az utolsó szavak, amiket Jason Dessen hall, mielőtt az elrablója leüti. Mielőtt egy hordágyra szíjazva ébred, vegyvédelmi szkafandert viselő emberek között. Mielőtt egy olyan férfi, akivel soha nem találkozott, rámosolyog, és azt mondja neki: "Úgy örülök, hogy újra látlak, barátom".
Abban a világban, ahol felébredt, Jason élete teljesen más, mint korábban. A felesége nem a felesége. A fia meg sem született. Ő maga pedig nem csak egy átlagos egyetemi tanár, hanem ünnepelt zseni, aki egy forradalmi dolgot alkotott - olyasmit, ami a lehetetlennel határos.
Vajon melyik világ a valóság? És ha az emlékeiben élő otthona tényleg létezik, hogyan tudna visszajutni imádott családjához? A választ egy meglepő és hátborzongató utazás során kapja meg, miközben kénytelen szembenézni önmaga legsötétebb oldalával, és megküzdeni egy legyőzhetetlennek tűnő, rémisztő ellenféllel.
Blake Crouch a nagy sikerű Wayward Pines-trilógia után ezúttal kvantummechanikával és alternatív világokkal feszegeti a tudományos sci-fi határait egy rá jellemző, gyors tempójú regényben. A Sötét anyag az év legjobban várt thrillere - egy zseniálisan kitalált, sodró lendületű és bensőséges, különös és mélyen emberi történet a legfontosabb döntéseinkről és arról, hogy mit vagyunk hajlandóak megtenni azokért az életekért, melyekről álmodunk.
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Serving The Servant
In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle. He had no idea that the band's leader, Kurt Cobain, would become a pop-culture icon with a legacy arguably at the level of John Lennon, Michael Jackson, or Elvis Presley. Danny worked with Kurt from 1990 to 1994, the most impactful period of Kurt's life. This key time saw the stratospheric success of Nevermind turn Nirvana into the most successful rock band in the world and make punk and grunge household names; Kurt met and married the brilliant but mercurial Courtney Love and their relationship became a lightning rod for critics; their daughter Frances Bean was born; and, finally, Kurt's public struggles with addiction ended in a devastating suicide that would alter the course of rock history. Throughout, Danny stood by Kurt's side as manager, and close friend.
Drawing on Danny's own memories of Kurt, files which previously have not been made public, and interviews with, among others, Kurt's close family, friends and former bandmates, Serving the Servant sheds an entirely new light on these critical years. Casting aside the common obsession with the angst and depression that seemingly drove Kurt, Serving the Servant is an exploration of his brilliance in every aspect of rock and roll, his compassion, his ambition, and the legacy he wrought - one that has lasted decades longer than his career did. Danny Goldberg explores what it is about Kurt Cobain that still resonates today, even with a generation who wasn't alive until after Kurt's death. In the process, he provides a portrait of an icon unlike any that have come before.
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ZeroZeroZero
An electrifying, internationally bestselling investigation of the global cocaine trade, from the author of the #1 international bestseller "Gomorrah" Zero zero zero flour is the finest, whitest available. It is also the nickname among narcotraffickers for the purest cocaine on the market. And it is the title of Roberto Saviano s unforgettable exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine trade its rules and armies, and the true depth of its reach into the world economy. Saviano s "Gomorrah," his explosive account of the Neapolitan mob, the Camorra, was a worldwide sensation. It struck such a nerve with the Camorra that Saviano has lived with twenty-four-hour police protection for more than eight years. During this time he has come to know law enforcement agencies and officials around the world. With their cooperation, Savaiano has broadened his perspective to take in the entire global corporate entity that is the drug trade and the complex money-laundering operations that allow it to function, often with the help of the world s biggest banks. The result is a harrowing and groundbreaking synthesis of literary narrative and geopolitical analysis exploring one of the most powerful dark forces in our economy. Saviano tracks the shift in the cocaine trade s axis of power, from Colombia to Mexico, and relates how the Latin American cartels and gangs have forged alliances with crime syndicates across the globe. He charts the increasing sophistication of these criminal entities as they diversify into other products and markets. He also reveals the astonishing increase in the severity of violence as they have fought to protect and extend their power. Saviano is a writer and journalist of rare courage and a thinker of impressive intellectual depth, able to see connections between far-flung phenomena and bind them into a single epic story. Most drug-war narratives feel safely removed from our own lives; Saviano offers no such comfort. Both heart-racing and eye-opening, "ZeroZeroZero" is an investigative story like none other. Praise for "ZerZeroZero" [Saviano] has developed a literary style that switches from vivid descriptions of human depravity to a philosophical consideration of the meaning of violence in the modern world. . . . Most important of all is the hope Saviano gives to countless victims of criminal violence by standing up to its perpetrators. "Financial Times""
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Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion
Karl Lagerfeld lived a very public life. He shaped the Chanel and Fendi brands for decades, and his wit and wisdom amused and informed the world. Yet despite a massively public persona, his hinterland remained unknown. What is the truth behind this larger-than-life but enigmatic figure?
The journalist and fashion specialist Alfons Kaiser met Lagerfeld on numerous occasions. He has now written the first authoritative biography on this fascinating character, whose life has always been marked by elements of secrecy. From his parents’ links with the Nazi regime to Lagerfeld’s last days in the company of only his closest friends, this book – the result of unprecedented archival and field work – divulges all the facets of a passionate artist and workaholic: the precocious boy who preferred to draw in the attic rather than play with his peers; the son who quarrelled with his parents but never got away from them; the competitor of Yves Saint Laurent, whom he outshone in the end; the brother, uncle, friend; and finally, the partner of Jacques de Bascher, the great love of his life.
A második világháború 2. (DVD)
Sztálin - a Szovjetúnió tejhatalmú diktátora - kíméletlen zsarnok volt, aki emberek millióinak haláláért volt felelős. Ennek ellenére, elképesztő kapcsolatokkal rendelkezett a második világháború alatt. Elsősorban nem csak a nagy demokráciák vezetőire gondolunk itt, mint például ... Folytatás ›› Franklin Roosevelt vagy Winston Churchill, de Hitlerrel és a nácikkal is igen közeli kapcsolatokat ápolt.
Most végre, a televíziózás történetében először titkos beszélgetéseket hallgathatunk meg és soha nem látott felvételeket nézhetünk meg, amik végre teljes képet adhatnak a négy nagy vezető (Churchill, Sztálin, Roosevelt és Hitler) valódi szándékairól, személyiségükről, illetve motivációikról. Végre megérthetjük, hogy a találkozók amiket tartottak, illetve a döntések amiket hoztak, hogyan alakították a múlt és a jelenkor történelmét.
A sorozat 3 DVD-t tartalmaz!
A(z) A második világháború 2. (DVD Film) szerzője Laurence Rees.
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People to Follow
They're used to being followed. But not like this...
Ten social media stars think they're about to join the cast of a hot new reality show.
But the production crew never shows up, and the influencers find themselves stranded on a deserted Caribbean island with no contact with the outside world - except for messages from the mysterious 'Sponsor', who is threatening to expose their darkest secrets.
When one of them winds up dead, things start to get more real than they bargained for . . .
With the body count rising, the influencers must figure out who is trying to get them cancelled - like, literally - before their number one follower strikes again.
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Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data
Markets have long been acknowledged to be a superior mechanism for managing resources but until the advent of big data, they largely functioned better in theory than in practice. Now, as ideal markets are within reach because of vastly greater access to information, we are on the verge of a major disruption. As data becomes a more valuable asset than cash, the rules for surviving and thriving are changing.
Reinventing Capitalism is a provocative look at how data is reinventing markets and, in so doing, is ushering in an era where the firm is no longer predominant. With richer and more comprehensive information about human wants and needs, an economy powered by data offers the possibility of increased abundance, equality, and resilience. The data-driven markets that will thrive in this environment are far better than firms at organizing human endeavors, meaning that finance driven capitalism is being displaced by its more efficient, moresustainable, and more democratic disruptor: data capitalism.
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Maminky slavných
Kniha Maminky slavných pojednává o maminkách slavných osobností z oblasti historie, politiky, vědy, literatury, divadla, filmu, umění. Autor Pavel Taussig obohatil knihu unikátními fotografiemi.
Pročítáme-li životopisy významných osobností, nebo jestliže nám ony dají nahlédnout v publikovaných vzpomínkách do svých osudů, nemůžeme si nevšimnout, jak často hovoří o svých maminkách a za co všechno jim vyslovují vděk. Nejen za dar řeči - ne náhodou hovoříme o mateřském jazyku. A již od svatého Václava nás až doteď provází zajímavá skutečnost: život a dílo významných osobností bývají mnohem výrazněji ovlivněny matkou, než otcem. Pavel Taussig, publicista a spisovatel, filmový historik a scénárista, se rozhodl nechat maminky některých slavných jedinců vyjít z anonymity a vzdát jim tak hold za jejich obětavost, s níž své děti, převážně syny, doprovázely na cestě ke slávě. Výběr byl spontánní, snažil se vypodobnit maminky osobností, které jej oslnily svým významem. A je jistě logické, že mnohá jména nalezneme i na předních místech v nedávné anketě Největší Čech. Kniha může tak být nejen zdrojem příjemných chvil nad poučnými i dojemnými medailony, ale zejména krásným vánočním dárkem nejen všem maminkám.
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Lacná kniha Maminky slavných (-90%)
Kniha Maminky slavných pojednává o maminkách slavných osobností z oblasti historie, politiky, vědy, literatury, divadla, filmu, umění. Autor Pavel Taussig obohatil knihu unikátními fotografiemi.
Pročítáme-li životopisy významných osobností, nebo jestliže nám ony dají nahlédnout v publikovaných vzpomínkách do svých osudů, nemůžeme si nevšimnout, jak často hovoří o svých maminkách a za co všechno jim vyslovují vděk. Nejen za dar řeči - ne náhodou hovoříme o mateřském jazyku. A již od svatého Václava nás až doteď provází zajímavá skutečnost: život a dílo významných osobností bývají mnohem výrazněji ovlivněny matkou, než otcem. Pavel Taussig, publicista a spisovatel, filmový historik a scénárista, se rozhodl nechat maminky některých slavných jedinců vyjít z anonymity a vzdát jim tak hold za jejich obětavost, s níž své děti, převážně syny, doprovázely na cestě ke slávě. Výběr byl spontánní, snažil se vypodobnit maminky osobností, které jej oslnily svým významem. A je jistě logické, že mnohá jména nalezneme i na předních místech v nedávné anketě Největší Čech. Kniha může tak být nejen zdrojem příjemných chvil nad poučnými i dojemnými medailony, ale zejména krásným vánočním dárkem nejen všem maminkám.
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Lacná kniha Buried Secrets
Nick Heller returns in an explosive new thriller. When PI Nick Heller moves back to Boston to set up his own agency, he soon gets an urgent case even closer to home than expected. Alexandra Marcus - teenage daughter of hedge fund titan Marshall Marcus - has been kidnapped. But it's no ordinary kidnapping - and it's not even clear what they want. She's been abducted by professionals and buried alive in an underground casket. A video camera is streaming her desperate pleas live over the internet. With only a limited supply of food and water, her time is quickly running out. A close friend of the family, Nick is more determined than ever to catch the perpetrators. But when Marshall is arrested for fraud, Nick uncovers some powerful enemies and a conspiracy that reaches up to the very highest levels of government. Faced with opponents well-protected by wealth and position, Nick must play a dangerous game if he hopes to flush out those responsible before Alexa is buried for good...
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Bake It Better
Why bake it "good enough" when you can Bake It Better?
In Bake It Better, Instagram and TikTok star Matt Adlard shares his tried-and-true baking approach to help home chefs advance from intermediate-level to master baker-all at their own pace. Each chapter has a dedicated theme, with recipes offering techniques to show you how to elevate your baking from refreshingly refined to extraordinarily elegant.
Each bake comes as a pair, beginning with a delicious "Tier 1" recipe, followed by an elevated "Tier 2" version for when you're ready to take your skills to the next level. Love making Brioche from scratch? Why not take things up a notch with Brioche Cinnamon Rolls, using a slightly advanced technique? Or try your hand at Triple Chocolate Brownie Fingers once you've mastered the recipe for Chocolate Chunk Brownies.
Bake It Better includes:
- 70 mouthwatering recipes for cakes, pastries, breads, cookies, ice creams, and more.
- Techniques for mastering essential skills and deepening your abilities.
- Expert advice from Matt Adlard on enhancing your expertise and building your confidence as a baker.
Join Matt Adlard on a journey to whatever baking destination you seek-and enjoy the detours along the way!
H. P. Lovecraft
Lovecraft had an unusual childhood marked by tragedy. His traveling salesman father developed a mental disorder and, in 1893, became a patient at the Butler Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, and there he remained until his death.
A sickly child, Lovecraft became an avid reader. He loved the works of Edgar Allan Poe and developed a special interest in astronomy. As a teenager, he suffered a nervous breakdown and became a reclusive figure, choosing to stay up late studying and reading and writing and then sleeping late into the day. During this time, he managed to start publishing short stories his inimitable form of horror fiction.
As mythical as one of his own creations, his innumerable readers see him as having been a rather strange figure from another world. Who really was this recluse from Providence?
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Kouzlo sebeuskutečnění
Miliony dětí, mládeže i dospělých jsou po celém světě fascinovány dobrodružstvími Harryho Pottera ve světě mudlů a čarodějů.Propadají tito všichni svodům okultismu či satanismu, jak se ozývalo z řad fundamentalistických kritiků? Pro Mathiase Junga je dílo britské autorky Rowlingové naopak mistrovským literárním dílem lidské mravnosti. Autor v knize předkládá ucelený hlubinně psychologický výklad potterovské série. Obrací se především na přemýšlivé čtenáře Harryho Pottera, pro které může být jeho kniha četbou, ze které se dozvědí více o potterovském mýtu i o sobě samých, o cestě vlastního sebeuskutečnění. Své úvahy Mathias Jung prokládá paralelami z mytologie, duchovních tradic, či myšlenkami autorů jako C. G. Jung, E. Drewermann, E. Erickson či F. M. Dostojevskij. Kniha může být ideálním dárkem pro čtenáře se zájmem o vlastní seberozvoj a pro všechny milovníky Harryho Pottera, kterým text pomůže porozumět příběhu v širších souvislostech. Dr. Mathias Jung působí jako psychoterapeut a filozof v německém Koblenci. Je autorem řady knih, kromě jiného hlubinně psychologických výkladů Siddharty Hermana Hesseho či Malého prince Antoina de Saint-Exupéryho (v češtině vydal Portál pod názvem Malý princ v nás).
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One Summer
Britain's favourite writer of narrative non-fiction Bill Bryson travels back in time to a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and, in five eventful months, changed the world for ever. In the summer of 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day (and slept much of the rest of the time), a semi-crazed sculptor with a mad plan to carve four giant heads into an inaccessible mountain called Rushmore, a devastating flood of the Mississippi, a sensational murder trial, and a youthful aviator named Charles Lindbergh who started the summer wholly unknown and finished it as the most famous man on earth. (So famous that Minnesota considered renaming itself after him.) It was the summer that saw the birth of talking pictures, the invention of television, the peak of Al Capone's reign of terror, the horrifying bombing of a school in Michigan by a madman, the ill-conceived decision that led to the Great Depression, the thrillingly improbable return to greatness of a wheezing, over-the-hill baseball player named Babe Ruth, and an almost impossible amount more. In this hugely entertaining book, Bill Bryson spins a story of brawling adventure, reckless optimism and delirious energy, with a cast of unforgettable and eccentric characters, with trademark brio, wit and authority.
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