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Tereza Kostková
Tereza Kostková patří k našim nejoblíbenějším herečkám a moderátorkám. V rozhovoru s Václavem Žmolíkem ji ale poznáte jako ženu z masa a kostí. Mluví otevřeně o úspěchu a pochybnostech, o kráse, stárnutí, vztazích, mateřství i o ceně, kterou si vyžádala její cesta na výsluní. Vrací se k herecké kariéře, k zákulisí StarDance i k okamžikům, kdy musela hledat rovnováhu mezi jevištními a životními rolemi. Odhalte skutečný příběh ženy, která se naučila postavit sama za sebe a přitom neztratila lehkost a humor.
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K bielej, 2. vydanie
Piate poetické dielo Kataríny Kucbelovej, básnická skladba s názvom k bielej vychádza v druhom vydaní. Medzitým vyšla v anglickom a macedónskom preklade a získala niekoľko literárnych ocenení: Cenu Nadácie Tatrabanky, Cenu Zlatá Vlna a Cenu Václava Buriana. Básnická skladba k bielej prechádza zasneženou krajinou ako labyrintom. Nachádzame sa v bezčasí nekončiacej sa zimy. V novej realite spochybňovanej množstvom otázok zaznamenávame čerstvé interpretácie a rôzne pokusy o adaptáciu a únik.
Tajemné stezky - Za skrytou krásou Ašska
Známý autor literatury faktu a dvojnásobný držitel prestižní literární Polanovy ceny Aleš Česal (* 1976) nás znovu zavede do nejzápadnějších končin naší vlasti. Poprvé se tam s námi vypravil na stránkách knihy Za skrytou krásou Chebska (2020). Zastavili jsme se tehdy krátce i na Ašsku. Po šesti letech se autor na Ašsko znovu vrací, aby zájemcům o historii, přírodu a koneckonců i záhady, tajemné příběhy a zajímavosti představil tento region z méně známé perspektivy.
V kapitolách věnovaným nejstarším dějinám Ašska se seznámíme s tajuplnými runami nebo kruhovými hradišti – takzvanými ringvaly. Vydáme se za šlechtickými rody, které formovaly život zdejších obyvatel i krajinu, a navštívíme jejich sídla, z nichž některá se po letech devastace opět pomalu probouzejí k životu. Neujde nám ani zajímavá historie ašských svatostánků a mnoha kostelů, kapliček a dalších drobných sakrálních památek v okolí. Zjistíme, že Ašsko je rovněž místem, kde se odehrávaly pochmurné události našich novodobých dějin. Dostane se také na svobodné zednáře, tajemné pověsti, lidovou magii a pověry. Na skok se podíváme i k německým sousedům, města, městečka a vesnice na druhé straně hranice určitě stojí za vidění. Knihu doprovází velké množství starých fotografií a pohlednic i současných snímků. Tak tedy vítejte na Ašsku, račte vstoupit.
The Ice Cream Crocodile
A fabulously winning story about a crocodile who will not be sidelined, from the extraordinary team behind There's a Tiger on the Train. Elvis loves the circus life -The thrills, the skills, the treats,The wide-eyed crowds that cheer out loud,The rows of polished seats. BUT . . . Sidney, the ringmaster, only lets fluffy and feathery animals perform on stage. Can Elvis the crocodile show his STAR potentia? olour and charm pour out of every page of this stunningly illustrated and utterly heartwarming story.
Moonlight Crusaders
This engrossing history explores the creation, development and actions of the Special Duties squadrons, which carried spies, political figures and documents in and out of Occupied Europe. In 1940, Winston Churchill famously set in motion the Special Operations Executive. However, the creation of secret agent networks required a clandestine transport infrastructure to support nascent resistance movements in Occupied Europe. With only the moon to guide their way, the daring pilots of 161 Squadron constantly faced danger: their locations could be discovered, German night-fighters and flak had to be contended with and, of course, they dealt with the worst of European weather. Despite these extra risks, these Special Duties pilots were remarkably successful. Packed with first-hand accounts and expert research, this book dives into the history of the men who flew these dangerous missions and the main aircraft they used – unarmed Lysanders. Author Paul Smiddy, an RAF-trained pilot, explores the origins of the Lysander, the dangers it posed to its pilots and how operational techniques were developed. Facing political interference and limited resources from the RAF, these brave and under-recognised pilots provided a critical role in the war – bringing back agents with important information to help Britain and the Allies defeat the Germans.
My First Scottish 1 2 3
My First Scottish 1 2 3 is a colourful counting book. Eilidh Muldoon’s distinctive illustrations guide young readers from numbers one to ten, encouraging them to identify and count animals, birds and sea creatures associated with Scotland such as the Loch Ness Monster and Shetland ponies, all the way through singing seals and diving dolphins, to sleepy sheep who are ready for their bed . . . With something different to look at on every page, and interesting and unusual animals to find and count, this interactive book is full of fun!
The Widows
ONE FALSE MOVE COULD GET THEM KILLEDRuby, Bella and Cissy are used to the high life. Married to gangland bosses at the top of their game, the riches of Costa del Sol are at their fingertips, the world at their feet. But when Cissy's husband is brutally murdered, everything changes. With his lifelong friend - the notorious drug lord Tommy Mallon - hellbent on revenge, the three women are forced to go on the run. Soon they find themselves caught up in an explosive struggle for money and power. A new life awaits - but only if they can outrun the one they've left behind . . . Praise for Anna Smith's Kerry Casey series'Martina Cole fans will love this' Daily Mirror'Will keep you reading into the wee small hours' The Sunday Post'Gritty, hard-edged, not for the faint-hearted' Sunday Mirror
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The Hunters Club
If you're not with them you're against them.Oxford, 1883. Young men are being found bound, gagged and hooded at the gates of their colleges in the small hours. Basil Rice, Jesus College fellow, is asked by the senior proctor to investigate. But matters of sexual purity are dangerous, as it lays Basil open to unwelcome scrutiny of his own private life. Meanwhile, the University Vice Chancellor's Court has wrongly imprisoned a young shopgirl from the town, and she seeks the services of young academic and budding journalist, Non Vaughan, to clear her name. The uncovering by Basil of a secret society, The Venatores, and the murder of a student, cause Non and Basil to join forces. But is justice possible in a world so unjust and dangerou? scintillating historical mystery from the author of CWA Historical Dagger shortlisted A Bitter Remedy. Praise for the Oxford Mysteries series'An excellent historical mystery dripping with atmosphere that exposes the chauvinism, misogyny and bigotry of late Victorian England' The Times'Real figures from history rub shoulders with those invented by Hawkins and her inventiveness is prodigal' Financial Times'Fearlessly tackles taboo attitudes of the era, taking aim at misogyny, homophobia, and sexual politics. An excellent addition to the historical mystery canon. Marvellous!' Vaseem Khan'Brilliantly researched, rich in atmosphere and with two likeable and intriguing protagonists at the centre' Philip Gwynne Jones
The Waking Of Willie Ryan
Long overlooked but now recognised as a quietly radical masterpiece, The Waking of Willie Ryan reveals John Broderick as one of the most incisive chroniclers of mid-century Ireland. Set in a midlands town where beauty and brutality uneasily coexist, the novel follows the return of Willie Ryan – once scapegoated for his relationships with men, institutionalised, and written out of local memory – who comes home to die and, in doing so, unsettles the pieties that once destroyed him. Broderick’s portrait of Willie is unforgettably tender: a gay man whose dignity, vulnerability and refusal ‘to serve’ expose the hypocrisies of a society built on fear. Through crystalline prose and an unsparing eye, Broderick maps the forces – clerical authority, bourgeois respectability, inherited shame – that shaped Irish life in the 1960s. A pioneering exploration of queer Irish experience and a devastating critique of provincial cruelty, The Waking of Willie Ryan stands alongside the great modern Irish novels for its moral clarity, elegance, and emotional force.
Your Hand In Mine
A thoughtful, heartfelt celebration of parental love – perfect for sharing with little loved ones. There's a baby, peekaboo! Remember when we did that too, when you were tiny, soft and new, your little hand in mine? A mother and son enjoy a fun-filled day taking the bus to the park for a picnic, playing games and returning home for a bedtime story. As well as exploring everything we use our hands for, this reassuring rhyming story with gorgeous illustrations, celebrates the simple act of holding hands as an expression of security and love. A beautiful story, perfect for parent and child to share.
These Wicked Devices
THE HOLY CITY IS NO PLACE FOR MERCY 'Matthew Plampin should rank with the best' Sunday Times 'Plampin is heartbreakingly good' The Times 'Gripping, immersive, at times very funny and beautifully written, this is historical fiction of the highest quality' Elizabeth Fremantle Rome, 1650. The streets are teeming as thousands of pilgrims flood in for the Holy Jubilee, but behind the gilded façade of the Vatican, power is unravelling. Donna Olimpia Maidalchini has long kept Pope Innocent X under her thumb, but as loyalties shift, her enemies close in. And her most dangerous opponents may be those she deems too weak to matter. Two destitute nuns arrive, fleeing the ruined city of Castro and each carrying secrets that could destroy them. Meanwhile, the assistant to the famed Spanish artist Diego Velázquez is drawn into a perilous conspiracy – one that could bring Italy to its knees, and against which his own desperate ambitions seem to count for nothing. As the sweltering summer heat rises, survival, not salvation, becomes the ultimate goal – and in this world of sin, saints almost never survive.
Quite Ugly One Evening
An Atlantic voyage. A family at war. A secret worth killing over.Reporter Jack Parlabane thrives on chasing stories in unlikely places, and where could be less likely than a fan convention on a cruise liner celebrating a contentious Sixties TV series? But unlike the media family exploiting their show''s renewed relevance, he''s not there to stoke controversy: he''s there to solve a murder.Already in deep water with his employer, Jack desperately needs a win, and solving this decades-old mystery could be it. Problem is, he''s in the middle of the Atlantic, and someone onboard has already killed once to keep their secret.And that''s not even the tricky part. No, the tricky part is definitely the dead body locked in a stateroom with him, covered in his blood. Now Jack has to solve two murders, otherwise the only way he''s getting off this ship is in handcuffs - or in a body bag.Quite Ugly One Evening is a zeitgesty locked-room mystery that sees the return of rogue journalist Jack Parlabane thirty years after his first appearance in Quite Ugly One Morning. Praise for Chris Brookmyre:''Chris Brookmyre is a genius'' - Richard Osman''In the pantheon of great crime writers'' - Elly Griffiths''There''s nothing he can''t do'' - Mick Herron''Chris Brookmyre is a storytelling mastermind'' - Chris Whitaker
National Trust: Rewild This Book
Draw, stick, find, sniff, colour, rip, dip, roll, throw and make . . . go outside and get this book back to nature!An interactive activity book with a difference, Rewild This Book encourages creative, messy play out in nature. What happens if you dip a page of this book in a puddle or roll the book down the hill? Can you turn mud into mud creatures or make a masterpiece using only a twig? Try, create and see what happens!There are over 60 activities and prompts to help spark your imagination - and remember, you can't rewild this book without getting a little bit WILD!
A Small Matter of Impending Catastrophe
The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcastIn 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since then… nothing.Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered – there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan – and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm.Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.
Room for Us All
The irresistible new picture book from the creators of Mavis the Bravest and Basil Dreams Big shows us that everything's better when no one's left out!Today is Pamela the squirrel's BEST day! She is finally off to The Big Tree to play. Pam can bounce! She can pounce! Yes - she's ready to JOIN IN. But what will Pamela do when the other squirrels say there's NO ROOM for her?!A heartwarming, relatable story that reassures us that there's always a way to make room for us all!Perfect for encouraging conversations about not leaving people outA rhyming text that's a joy to read out loud. Gorgeous, characterful artwork packed with adorable detail. Other books by Lu Fraser and Sarah Warburton: One Camel Called DougMavis the BravestBasil Dreams BigOther books by Lu Fraser and Kate Hindley: The Littlest YakThe Littlest Yak: The New ArrivalThe Littlest Yak: Home is Where the Herd IsThe Busiest Beaver
Denied Access
This latest pulse-pounding installment in Vince Flynn's #1 New York Times bestselling series takes Mitch Rapp back to his fledgling assassin days, completing the trilogy begun with American Assassin and Kill Shot. The Central Intelligence Agency is in crisis. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Congress is questioning the organization’s necessity. Interim CIA director Thomas Stansfield is already on the back foot when things somehow get worse: a brilliantly run sting operation in Moscow has resulted in the arrest of America’s most prized Russian asset and the expulsion of his CIA handler. With the Moscow Station now paralyzed, Stansfield seeks help from Mitch Rapp, a newly minted assassin in the secretive Orion program. But Rapp has problems of his own: when his Swiss girlfriend's grandfather receives a box containing the head of a former Cold War comrade along with a note promising that hers will be next, Rapp finds himself on the frontlines in a war between the American and Russian intelligence services. To protect the woman he loves and save the CIA from destruction, Mitch Rapp must be willing to risk everything. Praise for the Mitch Rapp series: ‘Sizzles with inside information and CIA secrets’ DAN BROWN ‘Literally takes no prisoners’ THE TIMES ‘Mitch Rapp is a great character who always leaves the bad guys either very sorry for themselves or very dead’ GUARDIAN
Love Galaxy
Are you ready to find the greatest love in the galaxy? A reality dating show goes intergalactic in this sci-fi romance novel for fans of Ali Hazelwood and Hannah Nicole Maehrer!Tonight, on Love Galaxy, a hot new bombshell enters the cosmos!Trash collector Temmi never expected to land a spot on Love Galaxy, the wildly popular dating show starring the brother and sister heirs to the galactic empire: twenty-four contestants. Two imperial heirs. One chance for Temmi to change her life. Hang on – Temmi, babes, you’re supposed to be wooing the prince, not falling for his sister!Temmi may have been hand-picked to date the quiet, bookish prince, but she can’t seem to keep away from Princess Spie. She’s entirely off limits, but their magnetic chemistry is undeniable. OK, plot twist! But all’s fair in love and revolution, righ? hen contestants start turning up dead and whispers of rebellion spread, Temmi and Spie find themselves in over their heads – romantically, politically and, possibly, fatally. Deadly eliminations and an anti-Empire coup? Things on Love Galaxy are getting seriously off-script…Sexy, snarky and full of heart, Love Galaxyis a rom-com with rocket fuel – perfect for anyone who lives for the drama!🪐A sapphic sci-fi romance💫Forced proximity🎥Reality TV vibes💖Forbidden love🖤A little bit of murde? whole lot of yearning👑Sibling drama'Everything I’ve ever wanted and more. I could go on and on about how much I love this book but suffice it to say, Love Galaxy is amazing and you should be racing to order your copy' ? ?When I say the plot twists in it were jaw dropping – I mean set it down and stare into the abyss jaw dropping. SUCH a fun premise & romance, overall a wonderful wonderful read!’ ? ?‘If you like reality TV, royalty, space, tortured love, divided loyalty, literal star-crossed lovers…I could go on. I was obsessively turning pages to the end’ ? ?'I absolutely devoured this gem of a book that I didn't know I needed. Highly recommended!' ? ?
I Can’t Sleep
Two brothers share a room. One is asleep, but the other is WIDE awake. He has a burning question: why do we sleep in beds? Little brother Magnus can’t fall asleep. His bed is too big, too cold, too lumpy! He also has a very important question to ask his big brother Kasper: why do we sleep in beds? As the two brothers explore all the places they could sleep, and they gradually get more fantastical, we get to go on a bedtime adventure like no other.
Nobody's Baby
Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple in the second entry of this cozy sci-fi mystery series, helmed by a no-nonsense formidable auntie of a detectiveWelcome to the HMS Fairweather, Her Majesty's most luxurious interstellar passenger liner! Room and board are included, new bodies are graciously provided upon request, and should you desire a rest between lifetimes, your mind shall be most carefully preserved in glass in the Library, shielded from every danger. A wild baby appears! Dorothy Gentleman, ship detective, is put to the test once again when an infant is mysteriously left on her nephew's doorstep. Fertility is supposed to be on pause during the Fairweather’s journey across the stars—but humans have a way of breaking any rule you set them. Who produced this child, and why did they then abandon him? And as her nephew and his partner get more and more attached, how can Dorothy prevent her colleague and rival detective, Leloup, a stickler for law and order, from classifying the baby as a stowaway or a piece of luggag? old through Dorothy’s delightfully shrewd POV, this novella series is an ode to the cozy mystery taken to the stars with a fresh new sci-fi take. Perfect for fans of the plot-twisty narratives of Dorothy Sayers and Ann Leckie, this well-paced story will leave readers captivated and hungry for the next installment.
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