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B. J. Harrison Reads The Man Upstairs (EN)
Composer and music teacher Annette Brougham hears a knock on her ceiling. Ready for a confrontation, she goes up and is surprised to find herself drawn to the mysterious artist Alan Beverley. As their relationship develops, Annette finds herself knocking on the ceiling whenever she wishes to speak with Alan.
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Kroje Slovenska - mapa
Skladacia mapa kroje Slovenska (1:500-tisíc) na jednej strane prináša ilustrácie postavičiek v tradičných mužských a ženských odevoch v 24 slovenských regiónoch. Menšie mapky zobrazujú územia podľa typov mužského tradičného odevu (plátenný, súkenný, keprový), typov ženského tradičného odevu (rubášový, košeľový) a podľa druhov tradičnej obuvi (kožené pantofle, súkenná obuv a krpce, krpce). Na druhej strane podáva slovenský etnograf Mojmír Benža stručný výklad o slovenských krojoch. Texty sú v slovenskom, anglickom a nemeckom jazyku.
Dav. Próza slovenskej ľavicovej avantgardy
Komentovaná antológia DAV. Próza slovenskej ľavicovej avantgardy obsahuje prozaickú tvorbu členov hnutia DAV z rokov 1922 až 1926 (J. Tomášik-Dumín, A. Sirácky, D. Okáli, J. Poničan, L Novomeský, E. Urx, J. Elen, J. Zindr, P. Jilemnický). Modernizačné úsilia poprevratovej literárnej generácie a jej zápas o modernú podobu slovenskej prózy nachádzali jeden z najvýraznejších prejavov práve v tvorbe davistov; tá predstavuje v mnohých prípadoch výrazovo, tvarovo a ideovo to najambicióznejšie, čo v slovenskom literárnom kontexte prvej polovice dvadsiatych rokov 20. storočia vôbec môžeme nájsť: od generačného nástupu v rokoch 1922 – 1923, cez vrchol v rokoch 1924 a 1925 až po doznievanie v roku 1926. Všetky poviedky davistov boli pôvodne publikované iba časopisecky, viaceré z nich vychádzajú knižne prvý raz až v našej antológii.
K jednotlivým prózam sú priradené odborné komentáre obsahujúce kompletnú bibliografickú informáciu o prvom časopiseckom vydaní a prípadných knižných vydaniach, analytickú interpretáciu textu s literárnohistorickými súvislosťami, súčasťou je i blok vysvetliviek. Publikácia obsahuje tiež edičnú poznámku vysvetľujúcu realizované editorské postupy a princípy textologických úprav, biograficko-bibliografické portréty autorov, obrazovú prílohu s fotodokumentáciou a záverečnú syntetizujúcu vedeckú štúdiu. V nových kontextoch a súvislostiach upozorňuje na fenomén ľavicovej avantgardy v slovenskej literatúre, kultúre a spoločnosti medzivojnového obdobia.
Autor: Michal Habaj (1974) je básnik a literárny historik. Vyštudoval odbor Slovenský jazyk a literatúra na Filozofickej fakulte UK v Bratislave, pracuje v Ústave slovenskej literatúry SAV.
Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare, a Summary of the Play (EN)
Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's best dramatist. His plays have been translated into every major language, and are the most performed ever. His work contains stunningly modern insight, witty jokes and soaring passion; it is an endless source of amazement and inspiration.
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The Ghost-Extinguisher
This short story must have been the inspiration for the popular movie "Ghost Busters" (1984). The humorist-author here tells the tale of a scientist-philosopher who invents devices to capture ghosts and sets up a business of eradicating them from haunted houses. If you've seen the movie, you will recognize the resemblance in this excerpt:"My assistants with the extinguishers stood firm, and although almost unnerved by the sight, they summoned their courage, and directed simultaneous streams of formaldybrom into the struggling mass of fantoms. As soon as my mind returned, I busied myself with the huge tanks I had prepared for use as receivers. These were fitted with a mechanism similar to that employed in portable forges, by which the heavy vapor was sucked off. Luckily the night was calm, and I was enabled to fill a dozen cylinders with the precipitated ghosts. The segregation of individual forms was, of course, impossible, so that men and horses were mingled in a horrible mixture of fricasseed spirits. I intended subsequently to empty the soup into a large reservoir and allow the separate specters to reform according to the laws of spiritual cohesion."The ghost-capturing business was going well until one customer refused to pay after his ghosts were safely incarcerated in canisters. The ghost wrangler decided to get revenge, but unfortunately for him, things didn't go as he planned.The story was published in Cosmopolitan Magazine, April, 1905.
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Halil the Pedlar
On September 28th, 1730, a rebellion burst forth in Stambul against Sultan Achmed III., whose cowardly hesitation to take the field against the advancing hosts of the victorious Persians had revolted both the army and the people. The rebellion began in the camp of the Janissaries, and the ringleader was one Halil Patrona, a poor Albanian sailor-man, who after plying for a time the trade of a petty huckster had been compelled, by crime or accident, to seek a refuge among the mercenary soldiery of the Empire. The rebellion was unexpectedly, amazingly successful. The Sultan, after vainly sacrificing his chief councillors to the fury of the mob, was himself dethroned by Halil, and Mahmud I. appointed Sultan in his stead. For the next six weeks the ex-costermonger held the destiny of the Ottoman Empire in his hands till, on November 25th, he and his chief associates were treacherously assassinated in full Divan by the secret command, and actually in the presence of, the very monarch whom he had drawn from obscurity to set upon the throne.
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The Friend of Life is Joy
Another volume from the Books of Happiness trilogy, this book is filled with quotes on happiness itself. Through these sayings, one may reach the understanding that life lived in happiness is the most beautiful way to live it, and also that our every experience is created through perceiving happiness and emotion and through relating these to ourselves and our lives. Step by step, our dreams become true in the happiness of our life. We use happiness to express the essence of living a beautiful and harmonic life and to live through everything that happens with emotion and gentleness.
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B. J. Harrison Reads The Empty House (EN)
An aunt and her nephew embark on a weird adventure. They attempt to spend a night in a house which witnessed way more dangerous days. A man was murdered many years ago. And the aunt and her nephew want to find out if something or someone was left behind. How will their night end and will they see? Will they have the courage to stay inside or the house will not accept the self-invited guests? Find out the answers in "The Empty House", a ghost story by Algernon Blackwood.
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Gateway B2 Student's Book + Maturitné CV testy
Gateway is an academically rich, multi-level general English course designed to lead teenage students to success in school-leaving/university entrance examinations, and prepare them for university and the world of work. The course stimulates the interest of students by providing cross-curricular and cultural content that is genuinely interesting, meaningful and thought-provoking. Gateway helps students prepare and practise for their school-leaving exams and equips them with lifelong learning and study skills. Taking an inductive approach to grammar, Gateway revises and extends students' active knowledge of grammar and vocabulary through a wealth of varied skills-based activities that recycle, revise, evaluate and develop language skills.
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The Lerouge Case
Excerpt:"Those who anticipated the discovery of a crime, were unhappily not deceived. The commissary was convinced of this as soon as he crossed the threshold. Everything in the first room pointed with a sad eloquence to the recent presence of a malefactor. The furniture was knocked about, and a chest of drawers and two large trunks had been forced and broken open."
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The Dog Crusoe and His Master
Who doesn't like a story that involves a great dog and his young master and friends? In this book you will share their action packed journey and adventures as they wander through the Western prairies with a mission to bring peace between the white population and the assorted Indian tribes. They face many perils and become heroes many times over.
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The Drift
Survival can be murder...
During a deadly snowstorm, Hannah awakens to carnage, all mangled metal and shattered glass. Evacuated from a secluded boarding school, her coach careered off the road, trapping her with a handful of survivors.
Meg awakens to a gentle rocking. She's in a cable car stranded high above snowy mountains, with five strangers and no memory of how they got on board.
Carter is gazing out of the window of an isolated ski chalet that he and his companions call home. As their generator begins to waver in the storm, the threat of something lurking in the chalet's depths looms larger.
Outside, the storm rages. Inside one group, a killer lurks.
But which one?
And who will make it out alive?
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The Adventures of Captain Horn
This was the third-best selling book in the United States in 1895. It begins:"Early in the spring of the year 1884, the three-masted schooner Castor, from San Francisco to Valparaiso, was struck by a tornado off the coast of Peru. The storm, which rose with frightful suddenness, was of short duration, but it left the Castor a helpless wreck. ..."The Castor was an American merchant-vessel, commanded by Captain Philip Horn, an experienced navigator of about thirty-five years of age. Besides a valuable cargo, she carried three passengers—two ladies and a boy. ..."But when the storm had passed, and the sky was clear, and the mad waves had subsided into a rolling swell, there seemed no reason to believe that any one on board the Castor would ever reach Valparaiso. The vessel had been badly strained by the wrenching of the masts, her sides had been battered by the floating wreckage, and she was taking in water rapidly. Fortunately, no one had been injured by the storm, ...."All of the row boats had been blown off of the ship, but the crew was able to retrieve two of them from the sea; and "...in less than three hours after the vessel had been struck, the two boats, containing all the crew and the passengers, besides a goodly quantity of provisions and water, and such valuables, clothing, rugs, and wraps as room could be found for, were pulling away from the wreck."The adventure thus begins, lost at sea somewhere off of the unsettled coast of Peru with only a vague idea of where they are.
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The Used Virgin
Mystery in history.
A corrupt governor. A young girl. An old man. Argolicus unravels the threads.
When a lifelong friend disappears, a peaceful retreat to the provinces turns into a challenge to the local governor for Argolicus.
A cruel slander originates from the venal governor. When Argolicus visits the governor, he discovers an unscrupulous plot destined to impoverish his friend. When his lifelong tutor overhears a comment, they set out to find their friend only to discover base cruelty and a secret plot.
A plot that challenges the King’s people, the roots of Roman civility, and his friend’s life.
Affronted, he pursues the thread. Little does he know that his investigation will pitch him in a fight with thugs and ultimately set him head-to-head with the governor.
If you like mysteries set in ancient Italy, get The Used Virgin today and solve the puzzle.
5 Stars “A rich tapestry of interactions that serve to draw the reader deeper in...”
“The feel of a time long passed as a mystery unfolds.”
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The Faerie War
Driven by action, suspense, and a strong heroine, this bestselling YA fantasy will keep you turning the pages ...
Violet Fairdale is in big trouble. Her home is gone, her beloved forest lies in ruins, the guy she gave her heart to has deserted her—and she doesn’t remember any of it. The powerful Lord Draven is taking over, brainwashing guardians into fighting for him. No one is safe from the evil spreading throughout the fae world.
As alliances are forged between the remaining free fae, Vi struggles to reclaim her identity and figure out where she belongs in this new world. When someone from her past shows up, life gets more complicated. He brings with him a long-forgotten weapon and an ancient prophecy that places Vi at the center of the fight against Draven
With the future of the fae world at stake, can Vi carry out the prophecy’s instructions before it’s too late?
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The Bandbox
The tale bristles with breathless adventure, mistaken identities, detective investigations, romantic developments, and startling situations... It is a rousing story, told with a stimulating style, and culminating in love rewarded; but, before that happy end is reached, there are many thrilling revelations.
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The Canterbury Tales II (EN)
Audiobook The Canterbury Tales II, written by Geoffrey Chaucer. Four more delightful tales from one of the most entertaining storytellers of all time. Though writing in the thirteenth century, Chaucer’s wit and observation comes down undiminished through the ages, especially in this accessible modern verse translation. The stories vary considerably from the uproarious Wife of Bath’s Tale, promoting the power of women to the sober account of patient Griselda in the Clerk’s Tale.
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10,50 €
The History of Theatre (EN)
This bold undertaking covers Western theatre from ancient Greece to the present day. It traces the development of dramatic art through the miracle plays, the great Shakespearean period, Moliere and Racine in France, Goethe in Germany, through the nineteenth century and the main movements in the twentieth century.
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12,50 €
B. J. Harrison Reads The Bet (EN)
While hosting a party, a banker makes a bet with one of his guests, who is a lawyer. The topic of the bet is capital punishment and whether it is worse or better than a life sentence. The banker sees the capital punishment as more humane than life imprisonment, whilst the young lawyer completely disagrees.
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5,99 €