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Mr. Ladislaw és még két szerelmi zűrzavar - Middlemarch (4.)
„Eliot regényében nem a szavazat ára a lényeg – hanem hogy mi ösztönöz egy embert a politikai állásfoglalásra.” – Adam Roberts
Middlemarchban mindenki ugyanarról beszél. Vajon ki mit örököl a gazdagon elhunyt Peter Featherstone után? A rokonság összegyűlik a temetésre és a végrendelet meghallgatására. Az öreg bizony holtában is épp oly ravasz, mint éltében!
Will, Casaubon úr unokaöccse is a városba érkezik. A fiatalembernek Brooke úr ajánl állást az újságnál, illetve képviselői pályafutásának egyengetésében kéri Will segítségét. Brooke úr ugyanis beleártja magát a politikába. A szavazatvásárlásoktól, választási körzethatárok átrajzolásától és az általános reformtól hangos politikába.
Casaubon úr nem boldog e fejlemények hallatán. Főleg hogy Will többször is meglátogatja őket, és telebeszéli Mrs. Casaubon – az ifjú Dorothea – fejét mindenféle modern eszmével.
Middlemarchban még két szerelmespár sorsa vesz nem várt fordulatot: a Garth család anyagi gondjai egy csapásra megoldódnak, és Marynek immár nem csak Fred udvarol…
Vincy úr pedig meggondolja magát: mégsem támogatja lánya, Rosamond és Dr. Lydgate házasságkötését!
A Middlemarch-sorozat nyolc különleges kötetben jelenik meg. A negyedik, keményfedeles könyv különleges, interaktív illusztrációt tartalmaz!
Oblékám si svoje tělo jako pyžamo
Daleko od lidí je daleko od sebe. Jen s nimi jsme ve světě. Vše, co se stalo, a všechny, které jsme potkali, máme ve svém těle zapsané. Slovy, která jsou někdy až moc hluboko. Slovy, která na noc nejdou svléct. Proto když jsi ty tím, kdo je píše, přitlač. Vejdi do psaní celým tělem. Psaní je aktem odporu, ale taky péče, existence, kolektivního soužití. Piš. Tělo musí promluvit. Truchli, tanči, vzpomínej. Vracej se pohybem vpřed. Vypij soudek do dna, jinak se vypaří. Jako i my se nakonec vypaříme.
Soyangri Book Kitchen
In a peaceful village in the countryside, Yoojin has left behind the stresses of her city life in Seoul and created a book lovers' paradise, a sanctuary for weary souls just like herself. With its book-filled shelves and wafts of delicious food from the café, Soyangri Book Kitchen offers its guests a true escape: the warm embrace of an overnight bookstay.
Over one year, as the seasons change, seven people at a turning point in their lives find their way to Yoojin's door. Among them are a singer grappling with an identity crisis, a promising lawyer confronted with a daunting medical diagnosis, and a young musical director whose dreams have been stifled. As they arrive in Soyangri, each of them will find their life subtly transformed by the magic of its books and the kindness of its people.
The Correspondent
Sybil Van Antwerp is seventy-three, slowly losing her sight and always writing letters . . .
To her children. Her favourite authors. Her ex-sister-in-law. The journalist poking into her past.
Her doctor. Suitors. Kindly neighbours. The infuriating gardening club.
All receive Sybil's witty, wise correspondence, rich with everyday concerns.
But there is one letter that she has never sent. It concerns the darkest period of her life. To post it, Sybil must find forgiveness within herself.
The hardest letter to write is the one you'd never dare to send.
Generační konflikt
Z jedné strany slyšíme: Mladým se nechce makat a nic nevydrží! Z druhé zase: Boomeři jsou hulváti a vykoupili nám byty! A z obou: Kašlou na nás! Generační konflikt tu byl vždy. Ale nyní se stává zásadním problémem Česka. Kniha autorů stejnojmenného podcastu Veroniky Capákové a Petra Honzejka mapuje různé podoby generačního neporozumění. Vše odlehčenou formou dialogu mezi „sněhovou vločkou“ a boomerem, doplněné množstvím expertních pohledů, exaktních údajů a užitečným výkladovým slovníkem.
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LEGO Minecraft Dobrodružství v Endu
Přidej se k Endovému rytíři na jeho nebezpečné výpravě do tajemné dimenze, kde musí porazit draka z Endu. Tahle výzva není pro žádné strašpytle – pomoz našemu hrdinovi projít Overworld i Nether, posbírat potřebné suroviny a naplnit inventář. Čeká na tebe spousta zábavných úkolů a aktivit. Jen ti nejodvážnější projdou portálem do Endu a postaví se drakovi, který tam čeká!
Smyčka
V opuštěném lomu u Velké a Malé Ameriky si skupina trampů vypráví u táboráku děsivé historky, aniž by tušila, že je z temných katakomb někdo sleduje. O něco později vyráží z Ostravy do Středočeského kraje dvojice přátel, Johana a František. Zatímco ona hledá romantiku, on touží po dobrodružství. Netuší však, že jejich idylické putování se brzy změní v boj o zdravý rozum i holý život, když budou nuceni čelit temnotě, strachu a silám, které přesahují jejich chápání.
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A viskó - Éldekorált kiadás
„Szinte látta, ahogy egy fekete szakadék nyílik meg a padlón a fegyver mögött, amelyre meredt, sötét verem, ami a remény utolsó foszlányait is kiszippantja a szívéből. Ha végezne magával, azzal jól visszavághatna Istennek - már ha Isten egyáltalán létezik.”
Mackenzie „Mack” Allen Philips titokzatos levelet kap Nagy Szomorúsága negyedik évében. Az állítólagosan Istentől származó üzenet abba az elhagyott házikóba - a viskóba - invitálja, ahol négy évvel ezelőtt rátaláltak elrabolt és valószínűleg meggyilkolt lánya, Missy véres ruháira. Mack maga sem igazán tudja, miért, de egy szeles délután elindul az oregoni vadonban található viskóba, vissza legsötétebb rémálmába. És amit ott talál, örökre megváltoztatja a világát.
Wm. Paul Young regénye, amely azt az örök kérdést boncolgatja, hogy hol található Isten az elviselhetetlen fájdalommal teli világban, az elmúlt két évtized egyik legsikeresebb és legnagyobb hatású könyve világszerte. A magyar olvasók most a régóta várt folytatás közelgő megjelenése alkalmából új fordításban vehetik kézbe A viskót.
The Hiroshima Men
'An extraordinary and utterly absorbing blend of the historical, the scientific and the human. MacGregor has made us see a terrible event with different eyes. A real achievement' Patrick BishopWe Have Ways Podcast 'Books of the Year' SelectionThe Critic Military Books of the YearAt 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city, instantly killing tens of thousands. The world would never be the same again. The Hiroshima Men's unique narrative recounts the decade-long journey towards this first atomic attack. It charts the race for nuclear technology before, and during the Second World War, as the allies fought the axis powers in Europe, North Africa, China, and across the vastness of the Pacific, and is seen through the experiences of several key characters: General Leslie Groves, leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer; pioneering Army Air Force bomber pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets II; the mayor of Hiroshima, Senkichi Awaya, who would die alongside over eighty-thousand of his fellow citizens; and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist John Hersey, who travelled to post-war Japan to expose the devastation the bomb had inflicted upon the city, and in a historic New Yorker article, described in unflinching detail the dangers posed by its deadly after-effect, radiation poisoning. This thrilling account takes the reader from the corridors of the White House to the laboratories and test sites of New Mexico; from the air war above Nazi Germany and the savage reconquest of the Pacific to the deadly firebombing air raids across the Japanese Home Islands. The Hiroshima Men also includes Japanese perspectives - a vital aspect often missing from Western narratives - to complete MacGregor's nuanced, deeply human account of the bombing's meaning and aftermath.
The Royal Insider
THE BRAND NEW REVELATORY ROYAL MEMOIR FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR PAUL BURRELL. 'A moving and at times jaw-dropping account - not just of his two decades when he had a ringside seat at the heart of the Royal Family, but also of the years since,' Richard Kay, DAILY MAIL'For twenty-one years I was in a privileged position and shared the lives of the Queen and Princess Diana. Now that neither of these two wonderful women are here, that duty continues for me in the need to protect their legacy.'For over two decades, Paul Burrell was a silent witness to the making of history - first as footman to Queen Elizabeth II, then as butler to King Charles III (then Prince of Wales), and, most famously, as a confidante of the late Princess Diana. Now, with a unique perspective shaped by time and change, he's ready to share his own story alongside theirs. His bestselling memoir, A Royal Duty, about his friendship with Diana, sent shockwaves around the world, selling over two million copies. But it is only, in the wake of the Queen's passing and the commencement of a new royal era, Burrell feels he can finally tell his story in full. In this deeply personal and intimate memoir, Burrell shares many untold stories of his life at home and abroad with the Royals. With warmth, candour, and rare insight, he recounts unexpected moments of intimacy with the Queen, who gently guided a fresh-faced, 18-year-old Burrell through palace life. He speaks candidly about the tensions that simmered during those years - including the breakdown of Charles and Diana's marriage and his own complex relationship with Princes William and Harry. He also reveals his heartache at parting with three of the most significant women in his life - the Queen, Diana and his wife Maria - all while navigating his own personal journey to happiness as well as a battle with prostate cancer. Heartfelt, sincere and rich in detail, this is the memoir of a man who has lived and learned in the most extraordinary of ways.
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young
'A fascinating journey that illuminates, in often thought-provoking ways, the politics of violence in radical movements' Angela DavisThe son of the FBI's most wanted woman tells the electrifying story of a childhood on the run – and a half-century of revolutionary struggle in AmericaWe all grapple with a past that defines us: culture, religion, a family story. But what happens when you inherit a revolutio? ayd Ayers Dohrn was born underground. His parents were fugitives after a decade fighting the US government; his mother co-founded a leftist radical group called the Weathermen, and replaced Angela Davis on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List. All his life, Dohrn’s parents said his birth marked a clean break with violent revolutionary struggle but, in this explosive memoir, he discovers that story wasn’t entirely true. Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young offers a page-turning account of an infamous family and their life in hiding, as well as the political battles of the ‘60s and ‘70s. At its heart it asks big questions: how can a child survive when the place they feel safest – with their family – also puts them in danger? What does it mean to be a good revolutionary, and how should young people today try to change the world?
Rodeo For Dummies
A fun and easy introduction to rodeo competitions and cowboy culture If you’ve ever wanted to know more about the wild and exciting world of rodeo, now’s your chance. In Rodeo For Dummies, experienced Western competitor Amanda Devan walks you through the ins and outs of the rodeo experience, including the culture, traditions, events, and groups that define American rodeo. You’ll learn all about bull riding, tie-down roping, steer wrestling, barrel racing, and more. Devan explains the most prominent rodeo associations and organizations you can join and follow, as well as the histories of some of rodeo’s most famous cowboys and cowgirls. She describes the cowboy code, cowboy lingo, traditional fashion and gear, and more – even if it IS your first rodeo. Inside the book: A comprehensive guide to understanding scoring, animal welfare, and the prominent rodeo associations who make it all happenExplanations of important parts of rodeo culture, including the traditions, superstitions, fashion, and the lifestyleEasy ways to connect with the rodeo community in your area Perfect for everyone curious about the sport of rodeo, cowboy culture, and the rich history of this uniquely American pastime, Rodeo For Dummies is an easy-to-follow and complete exploration that’s perfect for every beginner.
Burying the Typewriter
‘A modern classic’ – The Sunday Times‘This story starts roughly in the 1970s, a few years after I was born, about the time when I began to have memories and my father’s codename was already long established as “Andronic”, a name we learned about only last summer . . .’Burying the Typewriter is the haunting true story of life behind the Iron Curtain, and one teenage girl’s flight from the Romanian secret police and the Ceausescu regime. At 2 a.m. on 10 March 1983, Carmen Bugan’s father left the family home, alone. That afternoon, Carmen returned from school to find officers of the Securitate, the Romanian secret police, in her living room. Her father had been detained for his protests against the Communist regime in Romania, and the family home was now laced with surveillance devices. Overnight, Carmen’s life became a living hell of paranoia and small-scale resistance, her schoolteachers and the friends and neighbours all around her transformed into potential informants. Burying the Typewriter is the extraordinary story of Carmen’s coming of age in the twilight years of Ceausescu’s rule. Above all, it is a luminous, compassionate, and unflinchingly honest book about the price of courage, the pain of exile, and the power of memory. Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.
Between the Waves
Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA Book of the Year in The Times, TLS and Prospect The definitive history of Britain’s tumultuous relationship with Europe – as it’s never been told before. ‘Thought-provoking’ - The Sunday Times'Mesmerising' - LRB'A great big entertaining sweep of a book' - The Guardian'Excellent' - The Telegraph'Rich and incisive' - The Economist‘Powerful, precise, morally engaged’ - Rory Stewart‘The authoritative political history’ - David Kynaston'Sweeping and ambitious' - Helen LewisIn this lively history, acclaimed writer Tom McTague chronicles the battle of ideas, events and personalities that first took the country into the Common Market in 1973, only to take it out of the European Union in an explosive referendum a little over forty years later. A riveting story of the clashing ideals that have pulled at Britain’s public imagination for more than seven decades, Between the Waves illuminates the conflicts between leading twentieth century politicians and the lesser-known actors in this great post-war drama: the Eurosceptic student radicals, Cold Warriors, eccentric billionaires and political strategists who turned the tide of history. Ultimately, this book raises that most elemental of questions: who are we?
Mother Tongue
In this emotionally rich first memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of True Biz retraces her path out of the hearing world and into the deaf community - and seeks to understand the journeys her own children must take.Sara Nović''s early years were filled with music, Bible study, and a strong desire to fit in. But when she failed her school''s mandated hearing test, her worldview was thrown into chaos. Desperate not to be marked as different, she told no one, staying in the hearing world for as long as she could by brute force. Eventually unable to ignore the fact that she was deaf, Nović sought out other deaf people and was welcomed into a tight knit community rooted in the beauty and joy of American Sign Language. Nović realized that rather than maintaining the facade of her old life or trying to straddle two worlds, she would need to cultivate a life in the space between. Now the mother of two young sons - one, biological and hearing, the other, adopted and deaf-Nović reflects on her life both before and after parenthood. She''s raising her children within the deaf world, offering them things her younger self needed, all the while knowing that as her children grow, their own paths will branch off from hers in ways she cannot fully predict or plan for. Interwoven with Novic''s personal story is a remarkable portrait of America through reflections on some of its most complex histories: the rise of the Christian right, the thorny world of international adoption, and above all, the deaf and disabled communities'' stubborn survival in the face of persistent oppression. Nović''s clear, bold voice is one readers will hold onto, learn from, argue with, and be inspired by, as she asks us to recognize difference as a source of opportunity rather than fear, as a chance to draw families and communities together, and to build something new.
Our Last Resort
*A HOLIDAY TO REMEMBER. A DARK PAST SHE CAN’T FORGET. ‘One of the most daring, exciting new voices in psychological suspense.’ Lisa Jewell‘Dripping with suspense that keeps you guessing’ The Sun‘Michallon masterfully weaves past cult abuse into a taut present-day procedural, blending psychological complexity with enough terror to make you white-knuckle your beach chair’ Oprah DailyFrom the bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant comes a compulsive new psychological thriller – the perfect holiday readFifteen years ago, Frida and her brother Gabriel escaped from a cult. Once so close they were able to finish each other’s sentences, a sudden, unspeakable tragedy caused them to drift apart. Now, on holiday at the stunningly luxurious Ara Hotel, they finally have a chance to reconnect between dips in the pool and hikes on spectacular desert trails. It all feels like paradise – until a young woman is found dead. When the local police arrive and put the resort into lockdown, Gabriel becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. At first Frida’s belief in his innocence is unwavering – but as the evidence mounts against him, she is forced to confront long-buried memories from their traumatic upbringing, their dramatic escape, and the secret they swore to keep forever. Alternating between past and present timelines, the plot builds toward a shattering climax that uncovers the fate of the murdered Ara guest and reveals the shocking past that Gabriel and Frida have been hiding for years. Taut, gripping, and intense, Clémence Michallon’s Our Last Resort is a nail-biter that keeps you guessing until the final page, cementing her status as a major new talent in the genre. ______________________________________________‘With a chilling cult backstory that feels ripped from the headlines and a complicated heroine you can't help rooting for, Our Last Resort is both an immersive mystery and a haunting exploration of just how far we'll go to protect those we hold most dear.’ Andrea Bartz, author of We Were Never Here and The Last Ferry Out
Sodom and Gomorrah
'the metamorphosis of Monsieur de Charlus into a new person was so complete that... everything which had appeared incoherent to me until then, was becoming intelligible, and self-evident'The fourth volume of Proust's In Search of Lost Time extends the protagonist's journey of discovery into the social world of fin-de-siecle France. As the biblically inflected title, Sodom and Gomorrah, suggests, however, this world has taken on a new colouring. Through a succession of observations--both voyeuristic and overt--Proust's protagonist encounters and begins to appreciate the great diversity of sexual identities and proclivities that underpin human relations. At the heart of this volume that buzzes with chatter, gossip, and position-taking, is the Baron de Charlus, whose relationship with the working-class Charlie Morel is a central preoccupation of the narrative. This volume lays bare the ways in which ambitions and desires are nurtured, projected, masked, and exposed. Suffering, in love, is rarely far away. Sodom and Gomorrah explores frictions between the social classes via the Verdurins' upward climb and the ways in which the impulses of desire can cut across society's arbitrary boundaries. The narrator recounts his retrospective devastation at the death of his grandmother, and while his connection to Albertine deepens, it is his uncertainty about the true nature of her sexual identity that binds him closer to her, leading to a fraught denouement that paves the way for the next, fateful phase of their relationship. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Pool House
'A sharp, hilarious, unsparing mother-daughter story' Rachel Khong'Culturally incisive and relentlessly smart' Michelle Zauner 'A magnum opus and a vibe' Bryan WashingtonStevie cannot wait to escape her mother. Whilst many people dream of moving to LA and into the spotlight, she is desperate to get out and start over. Moon is many things: an out-of-work actress, a recovering addict, a nineties iconoclast, a dysfunctional mother - and whatever a mistress becomes when she's widowed. Reeling in the aftermath of her lover and TV husband's death, Moon is plunged into despair. The last thing she expects is for her daughter to leave her too. Neither Stevie nor Moon can afford to quit each other, having been forced to move into the glass pool house in their back yard while their home is rented out to pay the bills. When Adam, Moon's former TV son and Stevie's girlhood crush, arrives for the funeral, the three of them are pulled into a messy triangle, moving back into the Big House and play-acting a picture-perfect family, even as tensions rise and relationships unravel. Hilarious, biting and unexpectedly moving, Pool House is a brilliantly observed novel about the complexities of love, sex, fame, family and grief, and an unforgettable portrait of two women grappling with what it means to grow up and grow older in Hollywood.
Blood on the Cat
A cosy murder mystery in which a cat helps solve the crime, this is a forgotten Golden Age classic. ‘Expert sleuthing’ - The Saturday ReviewBennet Farr was the richest and most hated man in town, so when he is found dead, the list of those with a grudge grows endless. There’s the librarian, the journalist, the schoolteacher, and Bennet’s own son, who was struck off the family inheritance just days before Bennet’s death. How do catch a killer when everyone in town has a motive? The police are befuddled by the lack of evidence. And in the end, the key to solving the mystery is found not by them but by Bennet’s pet cat, Smoky. A lost classic worthy of rediscovery, this cosy mystery will delight any fan of Golden Age detective fiction.
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