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Gladiators in the Greek World
It was once assumed that the sophisticated ancient Greeks rejected Roman gladiators as the most barbaric cultural import possible. Surely Greeks who loved philosophy and theatre wouldn’t approve of men fighting to the death? The Romans must have forced Greeks to watch against their will, surely? As Alexandra Sills demonstrates in this groundbreaking new study, the truth could not be more different; Greeks across the eastern Mediterranean adored gladiators on an unprecedented scale. Having first explained the political and ideological function of gladiators in Rome, the author reveals why the Greeks ditched all of the boring imperialism for their own, very Greek take on gladiatorial entertainment.The Greeks saw gladiators as the perfect amalgamation of everything they loved best: the drama of mythical duels, the brutal contact sports of the Olympic Games, and the visual perfection of a honed physique. Readers will discover how a very famous Roman was beaten to introducing gladiators to the Greeks by a whole century, by a Hellenistic king once held hostage in Rome, and how another famous Roman kept a troop of gladiators in Turkey to impress his Egyptian girlfriend. There are more commemorative monuments to Greek gladiators than the rest of Europe combined, and they provide a fascinating glimpse into the lives and deaths of these ancient combatants. Gladiators in Greece, unlike anywhere else in the Empire, tell us their stories in their own words. The Greeks under Roman rule took a foreign sport and moulded it into the ultimate celebration of Greekness, with more drama and flair than Rome could ever imagine.
Dynamic Stretching
Transform your athletic abilities with dynamic stretching to help you stay healthy and improve your overall fitness—now with all-new stretching programs!Today’s fitness experts have learned that both stretching and how you stretch can affect how well you perform on the field, court, or track. Research shows that static stretching, a traditional mainstay of athletes’ warm-ups, has a measurable negative impact on performance. Holding a stretch for 30 seconds or longer doesn’t prepare a muscle for exercise; it can actually weaken the muscle.That’s where Dynamic Stretching, Second Edition comes in. This guide teaches you how to effectively prepare your body for physical activity while simultaneously improving strength, power, speed, agility, and endurance. Now with more than 70 exercises—illustrated with step-by-step photos—and fully updated information on the latest stretching research, this book will maximize your workouts and take your athletic abilities to the next level by:Developing full-body range of motionEnhancing full-body motor controlIncreasing flexibility, balance, and muscular enduranceImproving force generation and reaction timeCorrecting major and minor muscle imbalancesOnce you learn the basics of dynamic stretching, dive into the dynamic stretching warm-up programs that have been carefully designed for the individual needs of athletes in more than 30 different sports, including running, tennis, basketball, baseball and softball, football, hockey, skiing, and many more.
Trav
Trav, thirteen, is trying to come to terms with the death of his father. Jay, Tra? best friend, is tasked with going through a decad? worth of writing that Trav wrote after finding his father dead. Stella, Tra? mother, is trying to keep it together for her son while dealing with irreparable fallout in her adopted family. Together, they try to make sense of grief and its druggy comedown, and what happens when cursed destinies intersect. Powered by the prose ? the rhythm and technique ? of accent, sociolect, and place, this novel is working-class but not council-estate chic, grim but not grey, and blessed with a slangy Birmingham vernacular not readily found in modern fiction.
Szarajevói kóla
A Szarajevói kóla kiemelkedő jelentőségű Majoros Sándor életművében, mert egyszerre őrzi meg a jugoszláv magyarok életvilágának irodalmi dokumentumát és teremti meg annak lírai, mégis hétköznapokból fakadó mítoszát. A kötet olyan korszakot és olyan közösséget mutat be, amely mára végérvényesen átalakult, és amelynek emlékei csak a személyes elbeszélésekben őrződnek meg. Az írások gazdag nyelvezete, humorral átszőtt bölcsessége és valósághű, mégis emelkedett hangja széles olvasóközönséget képes megszólítani: nosztalgiát ébreszt az idősebbekben, a fiatalabbaknak pedig érzékletesen, sőt szórakoztatóan mutatja be a kelet-európai múlt egy alig ismert szeletét.
Majoros Sándor kötete egyszerre irodalmi érték, kulturális lenyomat és identitáserősítő dokumentum. Támogatása azért is kiemelten indokolt, mert olyan hangot őriz meg a magyar irodalomban, amely az anyaországi és határon túli horizont egyaránt fontos részeként kapcsolja össze a balkáni térség valóságát a magyar próza hagyományaival - humorosan, érzékenyen és felejthetetlenül.
By Criminal Design
Julius Jr.''s childhood is far less than perfect. He is torn between his mother and father, who are going through a bitter divorce. His world is turned upside down when his father takes him from the comfort of the family home in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to the brutal streets of South Dallas, Texas. When Julius Jr.''s family is gruesomely murdered, his life takes a dramatic turn. His mother, Naje'', moves to Texas to care for her youngest son and finds herself drawn into a conspiracy that threatens not only his life but hers as well. Roll with Julius as he grows into the ultimate hustler and unrelenting killer that the gang-ridden streets of South Dallas often breed. Where pimping, drug dealing, treachery, and betrayal go hand in hand.
Six of Crows
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a new Grishaverse short story: a mystery told through found documents and set after the events of Crooked Kingdom.
In the years since the violent upheaval caused by the auction of Kuwei Yul-Bo, the merchants of Ketterdam have been under attack. Secret businesses exposed.
Ships sunk. Slavers hunted as they once hunted their victims. All the work of a mysterious sea captain and her ship, the Wraith.
Now, two investigators meet to uncover the truth behind the latest disaster: a massacre on an island off the shores of Ketterdam.
Among the evidence collected is private correspondence between notorious crime boss Kaz Brekker and an anonymous sailor aboard the Wraith known only as I.
Follow along with the lead investigator as he tries to piece together how such a disaster transpired, and explore the Grishaverse like never before with new illustrations by E.K. Belsher, original music composed by E. Aaron Wilson, and in-world collectible items.
Guía de Vinos de Eslovaquia /Sprievodca slovenským vínom 2026
Po dlhoročných skúsenostiach, stretnutiach so slovenskými vinármi a degustáciách v Španielsku sme sa rozhodli predstaviť prvú knihu o slovenských vínach v Španielsku. Sprevádzame slovenské vínne firmy, ktoré sme oslovili cez túto publikáciu a vďaka ktorým sme otvorili malé dvierka v našom vínnom svete v Španielsku. Dozviete sa hodnotenia, ktoré sa dostali týmto vínam cez našich someliérov, ale aj cez našich klientov a spoznáte aj vzťahy, ktoré sa viažu pri stretnutí slovenských vín so španielskym jedlom.
Never Afrer 6: Pohlceni
Enzo Marino má jakožto syn nejmocnějšího šéfa americko-italské mafie život od narození pečlivě naplánovaný. Když jeho bratr tragicky zemře, je proti své vůli nucen převzít jeho roli, ale už jako malý se naučil, že to, co si přeje, musí ustoupit zájmům rodiny. Když se i on jednoho dne octne na prahu smrti a z jejích spár ho vyrve dcera Krále moří, nejmocnějšího muže Jižní Karolíny, jeho otec se chopí příležitosti. Jak lépe se krásné zpěvačce odvděčit a spojit dvě mocné zločinecké rodiny než skrze svatbu? Enzo se jako vždy otcově přání podřídí, protože povinnosti vůči rodině jsou přece důležitější než skutečné pouto a otcovo slovo je zákon. Tomu alespoň věří do chvíle, než se seznámí se sestřenicí své nastávající.
Venesa Andersenová je pravá ruka svého strýce, který se jí ujal, když přišla o rodiče. Ačkoli bez váhání plní každý úkol v naději, že si tím vydobude jeho lásku a uznání, stále ji tíží starý známý pocit z dětství, že není dost dobrá. Jejím nejvroucnějším přáním je, aby si jí někdo konečně všímal a viděl ji takovou, jaká je. A to se jí také záhy splní. Háček ale spočívá v tom, že dotyčný už je zasnoubený – a jeho ženou se má stát její zhýčkaná, nenáviděná sestřenice.
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Rozdělené město 2: Ve stínu impéria
Tarian a Kris možná přežili setkání se smrtí, portál je však přenesl na místo, odkud se budou jen těžko vracet domů.
Impérium je říše plná překvapivých kontrastů, které vyvolávají jen další a další otázky.
Jak je možné, že neznámí útočníci dokážou hravě obejít všudypřítomné strážce hlavního města i jeho armádu neúnavných strojů?
Jestliže se studenti ve školách neučí novým věcem, kdo může za veškerý pokrok impéria?
Kam se poděla veškerá magie z okolí hlavního města?
Proč je v místních lesích naprosté ticho a klid?
A kdo se zatraceně pořád snaží zabít Tariana a jaký k tomu má důvod?
Na tyhle a možná i další otázky vám odpoví druhý díl ze série Kroniky magie s názvem Ve stínu impéria.
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Princezna a slunce svit
Princezna hlavně nechtěla nikdy nikomu ublížit. Ona sama má přece také svoje chyby. I ten drak, co ji na tomhle příšerném místě drží, je možná v jádru hodný, možná ho jenom nikdy nikdo neměl rád a princezna by mu tu chybějící lásku mohla vynahradit. A navíc… on to možná vážně dělá pro její dobro, že ji tu drží. Možná by si venku vážně sama neporadila, byla by ztracená. Jenomže co má dělat, když je jí tak teskno a tenhle život je tak nesnesitelný?
Autobiografický pohádkový příběh Kamily Restrepo o cestě za uzdravením z toxických vztahů a hledání vlastní spokojené existence.
Stalin's Apostles
Using recently declassified files, STALIN'S APOSTLES explores as never before the treachery of five British men who spied for the Soviet Union: Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Kim Philby, John Cairncross and Keeper of the Queen's Pictures Anthony Blunt, all radicalised while at Cambridge University in the 1930s. Their supply of British and US intelligence gave Stalin an inside track on US and British strategy at a critical period in history. For more than twenty years there was barely a secret, barely a decision made, that Stalin did not know about, thanks to his Cambridge spies. The Five became tools in Stalin's imperial scheme, responsible directly and indirectly for the death of thousands of men and women fighting against Soviet domination.
Shielded for so long by the British Establishment, four of the five were never prosecuted for their crimes. And in time another dictator emerged as ruthless as Stalin, but with an even greater desire to establish a Russian Empire that would threaten Western democracy. The legacy of the Cambridge Five is not only in the graveyards of eastern Europe, but at the heart of Putin's Kremlin.
Aktualizácia II/2 2026 – Obchodné a občianske právo
Nové úpravy zákona o verejnom obstarávaní sú nevyhnutné na zefektívnenie procesu kontroly vykonávanej Úradom pre verejné obstarávanie ako sprostredkovateľským orgánom. Novelou zákona sa súčasne rieši prísľub Slovenskej republiky vysporiadať sa s námietkami nesúladu definície základného bezpečnostného záujmu podľa § 2 ods. 5 písm. r) zákona o verejnom obstarávaní s európskym rámcom. Prijatie novej právnej úpravy pravidiel v čo najskoršom termíne je tak nevyhnutné na zníženie rizika, resp. zamedzení vzniku možných finančných strát štátu.
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Games
'A complex, beautiful coming-of-age novel...a love story unlike any I've ever read' Ali Hazelwood'A soulful book about the politics of labor and submission' Raven LeilaniWhen Lili Marwan, a brilliant economics graduate student, has an intense one-night stand with Aleksandr Petrov, a Wall Street banker two decades her senior, her restless mind finally goes calm. At twenty-two, Lili is opinionated beyond her years: whether it's astrology, democratic socialism, veganism, or the ravages of late-stage capitalism. But when a tall, dark stranger buys her a drink in a FiDi bar, she meets her match. Aleksandr is fiercely intelligent, and infuriatingly disarming. He's also two decades older than her, a Capricorn, a neoliberal capitalist, and a strong believer in free markets, having escaped the Soviet Union in its dying days. He challenges her at every turn. And she can't stay away. Over the course of a heady New York City summer, Lili and Aleksandr reach across the divide of their differences, discovering startlingly shared experiences. Their casual arrangement-rough sex, hours where Lili does not need to think-gives way fast to an unexpected intimacy, by turns breathtaking, then devastating. As Lili struggles to understand herself and the complicated threads of her ambition, pain, and desire, she will have to decide: is the risk of loss worth the chance of something mor? EADERS ARE OBSESSED WITH GAMES'I was not prepared. This was addicting: tastefully sexy, raw and emotional' ?'Easily one of my favourite books not just of the year, but of my life. it's not the kind of story you just read and move on from, it sticks with you in a way that almost feels dangerous' ?'Heart-wrenching, achingly beautiful, and insanely sharp' ?'Lili and Aleksandr's story is my favourite love story of the year point blank' ?'A hit for me. I believe I've read it at the exact right time in my life, and I feel like it found something in me that I didn't know existed' ?'Equal parts a thoughtful and deeply detailed dive into the economics of the world, a literary classic worthy love story, and a deeply respectful and heartwrenching exploration of trauma, growth, and how falling in love can break down personal barriers' ?
The Thickets
This novel is the first part of the Ukrainian Trilogy of Polish poet and novelist Józef Łobodowski. Written between 1955 and 1960, the action of the trilogy plays out, for the most part, in the Kuban areas of Russia. Here Ukrainian, Russian, and Cossack live alongside and interact with Tatar and Circassian; there was also a large influx of other nationalities subject to the Tsar, such as Armenians and Poles — to which latter nation belongs Staś (Stanisław), the main character of the trilogy. The Thickets presents the reader with a vivid picture of the chaos that reigned in the former Russian Empire following the toppling and execution of the Tsar, and the fall of Kerensky’s government. Young Staś, who had studied at the local classical gymnasium, is now reduced to peddling contraband on the black market, discovers to the reader’s eyes the chaos of war and occupation in an especially visceral way.
Witch Season
There are two types of witches: those who are born into magic, and those who explode with it. 'A compelling, addictive story . . . Brilliant!' BRIGITTE KNIGHTLEY'An absolutely stellar debut . . . fans of witchy books are going to love this' INDIA HOLTON'Tightly woven and full of intrigue' LOGAN KARLIE_____________________Katherine Barnes is an enforcer, charged with maintaining order in Los Angeles' Aestas coven and bringing unsettled witches - those who aren't aware they have magic until it explodes out of them in catastrophic bursts - into the fold. As a former unsettled witch, Katherine owes her life to Aestas' founder, Sylvia Page. When Silas Khatri, heir to Noctis, the most powerful coven in the country, arrives to challenge Aestas's more unconventional practices, Katherine's dislike for him reaches blistering levels. She loathes his money and his coven's dangerous attitude towards unsettled witches. The fact that she finds him frustratingly attractive doesn't help either. But a powerful threat is on the rise, more insidious than the decades-long power struggle that exists in the hidden witch world. One that will pull Katherine and Silas together despite their differences. And one that could lead to an all-out war . . . Exhilarating, dangerous, and seductive, Witch Season is an action-packed and fiercely romantic urban fantasy from debut author and screenwriter Julia Bianco, perfect for fans of Juno Dawson, Leigh Bardugo and Buffy. _____________________READERS ARE SPELLBOUND BY WITCH SEASON!'Let me introduce you to THE urban fantasy of 2026... it's just magnificent!' ? ? ? ? ? 'A little bit of everything - romance, crime solving, the beginnings of found family' ? ? ? ? ? '...the kind of book you want to savor, but also one you can't stop reading because each chapter draws you deeper into its spell' ? ? ? ? ? 'Bianco gives us a really interesting magic system, a flawed but strong main character, and a great plot' ? ? ? ? ? 'It blended genres in a way that felt new and exciting!' ? ? ? ? ? 'Once I'd started this book, it was hard to put down' ? ? ? ? ?
Apology of a Loser
Apology of a Lose? s an essay that critically explores the dynamics of success and failure in contemporary society. It questions a culture obsessed with individual achievement and challenges the widespread belief that personal will is the primary driver of success. Divided into three sections, this essay first examines how the concept of success is shaped by historical and social forces, especially the neoliberal ideology that links achievement solely to merit, ignoring the crucial roles of socio-economic background, chance, and privilege. The second section dismantles the myth of meritocracy, showing--through historical cases and sociological research--how success often depends on external, unpredictable factors. It critiques the circular logic that equates success with talent and highlights the cumulative advantages that widen social inequalities, even among equally capable individuals. In its final section, the essay proposes a cultural shift: learning to fail. It redefines failure not as personal defeat but as a meaningful part of life, essential for growth and self-awareness. By rejecting the toxic pursuit of success at all costs, Apology of a Lose? ffers a more balanced, human, and sustainable vision of personal fulfillment.
Jane Fonda
Since the late 1960s, Jane Fonda has identified as an activist first and an actor second, using her celebrity as a vehicle to convey her views and her advocacy. Few stars of her stature have been as simultaneously acclaimed and vilified as Fonda. Even as she won two Academy Awards and was a major box office draw of the 1970s and 1980s, she received reams of hate mail for her political activism and antiwar stances. This book explores Fonda's devotion to movement politics—sometimes at the expense of her career and her personal safety. Digging deep into rare material from cinema archives and Fonda's own personal papers, journalist Marilyn Greenwald tells the story of how Fonda came to view acting as a "side gig" that gives her a worldwide platform to convey her personal and political views. Charting the evolution of her activism and the merging of her acting and producing with her advocacy, Greenwald focuses on the years from 1968—when she was jarred out of complacency by the Vietnam War—to 1980, after the release of The China Syndrome and the advent of the Three Mile Island nuclear crisis, which brought to light the possible dangers of nuclear energy. Greenwald details how three of her films—Klute (1971), Coming Home (1978), and The China Syndrome (1979)—were designed to further her personal beliefs. She also considers how Fonda has weathered changes in the entertainment industry and public tastes to produce and star in decades' worth of socially conscious projects. Charting Fonda's personal and professional growth while offering a candid account of her struggles, this book shows how Fonda viewed movies as an influential storytelling tool that can influence public opinion, change minds, and trigger social change.
Texan Crucible
A history of European immigrants in Texas and how they redefined racial identity. While the creation of a Black-White racial binary was foundational to most of the United States, nineteenth-century Texas developed a unique tripartite system that acknowledged the role of individuals of Mexican ancestry in a region that was Spanish, Mexican, and an independent nation before becoming a US (and briefly Confederate) state. Yet this framework was fraught, struggling to accommodate new arrivals from beyond North America, in particular the Irish, Germans, and Czechs. Texan Crucible tells the story of these immigrants and how they became Anglo. Marian Barber reveals the ways language, religion, alcohol use, and attitudes toward slavery distinguished these newcomers to Texas from those arriving from the eastern United States and how they nevertheless created thriving, influential communities. Their status was shaped by events inside and far beyond Texas, including an 1887 prohibition fight, the Civil War, and two world wars that encouraged them to erase their distinctiveness. As segregation was formally outlawed and civil rights activism grew, understandings of race shifted, cementing these groups’ status as Anglo. Texan Crucible recovers the histories of German, Irish, and Czech immigrants and unveils the social construction of racial difference underpinning Texan identity.
Possibility and Statistics
“Possibility and Statistics” (P.S.) is a rigorously ethical, mixed-method way of knowing that centers lived experience, assets, and human agency; treats oral narratives as primary data; and designs measures, tools, and dissemination practices to cultivate flourishing rather than manage risk. Ivory A. Toldson’s Possibility and Statistics is more than a book about statistical methods; it is a profound and necessary intervention into the soul of education and social science. It is a methodological treatise and a deeply personal work of literary scholarship that redefines the purpose of data in a world saturated with it. By developing a new statistical language, Toldson demonstrates that the principles of possibility—care, context, and potential—can be as analytically rigorous as the principles of probability. Possibility and Statistics introduces a new analytical toolkit; formula-driven methods designed to quantify hope. Metrics like the Overcoming Adversity Index (OAI), which measures success relative to context; the Potential Realization Quotient (PRQ), which quantifies achievement beyond statistical expectations; and the Resource Parity Index (RPI), which measures inequities in resources, give practitioners tangible tools. Toldson crafts a powerful argument that the tools of statistics, so often used to document despair and predict failure, must be re-engineered to architect hope and cultivate human potential. The result is a work that is at once a rigorous academic text and a moral call to arms for researchers, educators, policymakers, and anyone who wields data that touches human lives.
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