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Teo od nového šéfa nečeká nic dobrého. Na minulost se totiž nezapomíná – zvlášť když bolela. Jenže Erik Krejčí je jiný. Nebezpečně přitažlivý, provokativní a vysílá tolik matoucích signálů, až si Teo přestává být jistý tím, co vlastně mezi nimi je. Chová se k němu přátelsky, a navíc pokukuje po jeho sestře – anebo je všechno úplně jinak? Co když jejich setkání není náhoda? Co když jsou jejich osudy propletené mnohem víc, než se na první pohled zdálo?
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Capitalism and Its Critics
A sweeping history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics
At a time when we are faced with fundamental questions about the sustainability and morality of the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from colonialism and the Industrial Revolution to the ecological crisis and artificial intelligence.
John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he tells the story through the eyes of the system's critics. From eighteenth-century weavers who rebelled against early factory automation to Eric Williams's paradigm-changing work on slavery and capitalism, to the Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It looks at familiar figures - Smith, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi - from a fresh perspective, but also focuses on many less familiar, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labour union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; and J. C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics.
Blending biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues of our time.
Moon Over Brendle
The Dust tells the story…1968, Lancashire: It is Joe Sutter’s last summer before going to secondary school. His world is like ours but beyond and beside what we know is Greot; a vast swirling rainbow of many-coloured dust. It settles on the dead, it swathes cities and fields. Joe is one of the few who have the gift of always being able to see it. But no one knows what Greot is. Is it the trillion-eyed god? The history of everything told grain-by-grain? Prophecy? The magic of creativit? oe can’t know; all he wants to do is draw comics and listen to music. Then one day, after climbing up to the ancient tower on Brendle hill, he meets an old writer of pulp SF books who is determined to pass on the power and joy of telling stories. And everything changes. Decades later Joe is a successful SF novelist, and the time has come to tell his story, not only of how he became a writer but also how the secrets of the dust were revealed to him, one grain at a time.
The Last Lady B
'My absolute favourite of all her books' JULIA QUINN, bestselling author of the Bridgerton series A brand-new witty historical romance with a gothic twist from New York Times bestselling author Eloisa JamesLady B may have married Bluebeard; she may have fallen in love with a gorgeous, grumpy solicitor; she may have met a ghost and survived to tell the tale! In the depths of winter, Lady Genevieve Hughes, her pet piglet, and her septuagenarian husband travel to a haunted abbey in the Scottish Highlands. Evie is excited to meet a ghost (perhaps one of her husband's three previous wives), but didn't expect the funny, quirky guests to become the friends she's never had. And she certainly didn't imagine meeting Sir Godric Everly, a sardonic, witty solicitor who loathes her husband. Yet as secrets and lies turn Evie's world upside down, Sir Godric becomes the one person whom she can trust. When ghosts, multiple wills, and a shocking marriage certificate bring Lord Burnsby's past crashing into his present, Burnsby promptly dies, leaving Evie free to remarry . . . though as a virgin wife, now a virgin widow, she is more unnerved by the marriage bed than a spectral visit. More importantly, she has to figure out whose identity is false; whose vows are dishonorable; whose truths could destroy her reputation - and where her heart belongs. This thrilling stand-alone novel brings all the wit and sensuality you expect from an Eloisa James novel, together with a fast-paced plot set in the Scottish Highlands!What to expect from The Last Lady B👻 a gothic (haunted?) abbey💓 major yearning? Scottish highlands💫 sparks flying💘 forbidden love🐖 a piglet💕 happily ever after . . .
Fledgling
Would you trade love for peac? aisa of Upper Earth has only lived a life of privilege and acquiescence. Ever dutiful, she accepts her father’s arrangement of her marriage to Lein, Crown Prince of the corrupt, volatile lands of Lower Earth. Though Lein is a stranger, Raisa knows the wedding will unite their vastly different worlds in a pact of peace: An infusion of Upper Earth technology will usher in the final age of enlightenment, ending war between humans forever. Or is justice more urgen? ewly released from imprisonment, Nada of Lower Earth has found her own calling: disrupting the royal wedding. Convinced her cousin Lein’s alliance with Upper Earth will launch an invasive, terrifying form of tyranny, Nada sets out undercover to light the spark of revolution. When Raisa goes missing a week before the wedding, all eyes turn to the rebels, including Nayf, Nada’s twin brother, a fugitive on the run. In Nayf and Raisa meeting, the long-simmering animosity between their worlds slowly burns away into something unexpected. But the Crown Prince wants his bride - and future - back. And he will go to the ends of the earths to reclaim them.
DC Finest: Wonder Woman: Dawn Before Darkness
When truth is shattered and death wears many faces, even gods tremble. Diana s world is under siege from enemies without and doubts within. As Paradise Island descends into strife and a celestial invasion looms, the Amazon warrior faces betrayals, rebirths, and supernatural reckoning. Across space and myth, through darkness and memory, Wonder Woman must fight to protect not just the world, but the soul of heroism itself. Collects Wonder Woman #36 44 and #600, Secret Six #10 14, Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 3, and DCU Halloween Special '09 #1.
Alfa Romeo 916 GTV and Spider
Alfa Romeo 916 GTV and Spider traces the complete story of the Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider models produced between 1994 - 2005, commonly known to enthusiasts by the manufacturer's project code as the 916 series. The 916 models would always be controversial - they replaced the iconic Spider, the best-selling Alfa Romeo sports model of all time, and the brand-establishing Alfetta GTV. Sharing components and a platform with a humble Fiat hatchback, would the cars ever be considered 'real' Alfa Romeos? The cars were critically acclaimed, and, though they faced tough competition in the late 1990s from the likes of the Audi TT, they remained in production for over a decade.
Black Fish
Using fishing as a metaphor for personal growth, healing and belonging, Black Fish is a captivating blend of practical fishing guide, intimate memoir and cultural reflection, written by multitalented musician Speech Debelle. Lyrically woven across an array of practical fishing advice – from chosen equipment and casting techniques to weather considerations and mindfulness – each chapter interlaces interviews and stories by seasoned anglers with Speech’s reflections on community, identity and finding one’s roots. Fishing can be a practice of healing from trauma. Understand how to trust the process, have grace with yourself and break emotional cycles. Learn about fishing as an indigenous practice and ancestral skill. Through stories of the movement of peoples across water, see how and why the fishing practices that have evolved with them. Discover how to reclaim space and to create your own fishing community. Understand the water and how to create a relationship with it, including all the guidance you'll need on what equipment to use when, safety gear, comfort and convenience tips, tide times and packing essentials. Practice how to tie and untie personal knots, set up your gear, navigate weather and terrain and get to grips with mindfulness before casting. Once you get a bite, strike and reel it in. Learn how to remove a hook, dispatch and release. Be sure to celebrate your successes and return home with your catch. Speech’s story offers a unique perspective that inspires you to find inner peace within life’s tumultuous currents and become a steward to our abundant oceans.
Lonely Planet Best Bike Rides Canada
Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Canada reveals 35 incredible two-wheeled escapes – with maps – so you can experience even more of this extraordinary country. Get ready for an unforgettable bike ride across Canada and discover exhilarating cycling adventures that range from a couple of hours to a full day. Admire wild and rugged beaches with stunning coastal views, indulge in gastronomic delights, and explore historic and charming cities. Inside Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides Canada: Discover 35 day trips on two wheels that range from a couple of hours to a full day adventure Each bike ride features easy-to-use maps, elevation charts, detailed directions, challenge rating (easy, intermediate, difficult), distance, terrain, start and end points, where to take a break, biking tips and moreRegional profiles provide an overview of the area, local transport, unmissable calendar events, suggestions on when to go and where to stay Find the top stops and experiences along the way'Our Picks' section highlights the best: scenic trails, urban rides, family bike trips, and off-the-beaten-track routes'Also try' recommendations feature extra bike rides in each regionEssential 'Toolkit' on arriving, getting around, accommodation, bike rental and e-bikes, healthy and safety, responsible travel and moreCovers: Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Lonely Planet’s Best Bike Rides Canada is our most comprehensive guide to cycling trips in this amazing part of the world, with all the inspiration you'll need to plan your next big trip on two wheels.
The Mediator
From the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Rich Justice and The Boomerang comes a gripping thriller about a disgraced lawyer facing the legal battle of her life as she tries to redeem herself—and save her son. Max Ringo was once a courtroom star at an elite law firm. Then a car accident left her addicted to painkillers, and her life dissolved into shambles. Now fresh out of rehab and making a comeback as a mediator, she gets her shot at redemption when she is appointed to handle a high-stakes divorce. But as Max begins negotiations between the two notorious power players, the trap is already sprung. The husband kidnaps her teenage son, Nathan, and gives her a chilling ultimatum: settle the case on his terms…or the boy dies. Over three relentless days, Max must resolve a cutthroat legal battle while pursuing a covert mission to rescue Nathan. She’ll risk everything—her career, her freedom, her life—to beat a ruthless adversary at his own game. Even when a shadowy syndicate enters the fray and bodies start to drop, only one thing matters. She must bring her son home, whatever the cost.
Decolonising Tourism Education
The first book to address how teachers can build more inclusive, reflexive and socially just approaches to tourism education. This book aims to disrupt the dominance of Western ways of being, thinking and knowing and blends critical theory with practical strategies, focusing on who teaches tourism, what knowledge is prioritised and how students can co-create learning. Drawing on global case studies and innovative pedagogies, the book demonstrates how to amplify Indigenous and marginalised voices, diversify knowledge systems and reimagine assessment and practice in tourism education. The volume launches a challenge to pervasive Eurocentric educational models and advances decolonisation pedagogies which dismantle the processes and practices inherited from colonialism that have shaped the study of tourism and offers a different pedagogic paradigm. It brings together pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and disciplinary dimensions of tourism into a coherent volume that provides a consistent narrative while showcasing diverse perspectives, making it both academically rigorous and an invaluable tool for educators, students and institutions worldwide.
Broken Dove
In the heart-pounding sequel to the Sunday Times bestselling dystopian romance Silver Elite, lines will be crossed, loyalties will be tested, and the fight for the Continent is only just beginning as Wren Darlington finds herself caught in the middle of two wars: one for the fate of her home and another for the fate of her heart. LINES WILL BE CROSSED. After blowing her cover as a double agent within Silver Elite and fleeing the Prime-controlled capital, Wren Darlington is finally safe behind allied lines. As her lover and former commander Cross Redden works to disrupt the Primes from inside their ranks, Wren turns her focus toward assisting the Uprising in overthrowing their rule once and for all. LOYALTIES WILL BE TESTED. But though she’s back among her own people, trust is hard-won and hidden agendas abound on the Mod base. And beyond those walls, Wren can’t help but worry that Cross is keeping secrets of his own. . . secrets that could jeopardise everything. Complicating matters even further is her shocking reunion with hotshot fighter pilot and undercover operative, Grayson Blake. Once her closest friend in Silver Elite, Gray seems to understand Wren on a level she never thought possible. AND THE FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE CONTINENT IS ONLY JUST BEGINNING. With the war between Mods and Primes growing more brutal by the day, and with her own role in the conflict becoming more essential than ever, Wren must confront some gut-wrenching questions. Who is she fighting for . . . and who is she willing to lose?
Lonely Planet My Amazing Travel Journal
The ultimate fun-filled travel journal for globetrotting kids to write, draw, play games and capture special memories during their next big trip!This all-in-one journal, scrapbook and sketchbook is an extension of the Lonely Planet Kids 'A Kid's Guide To' series, and is the perfect keepsake for curious adventurers. Packed with fun prompts, fill-ins, games, and spaces for notes, pictures and scribbles, kids can record their favourite moments whether they're jet-setting across continents, hitting the road, or exploring closer to home. Inside My Amazing Travel Journal:Journal prompts inspire travellers to write about their thoughts and experiencesWord games, doodles and fun image search puzzles keep minds entertained and busyOn-the-go activities and hands-on crafts help kids to enjoy their trip and remember it once they've returned homeFeatures a pocket in the back to save special mementosA handy elastic band keeps the journal closed when not in useWritten by Paige Towler, author of 25+ children's books including Lonely Planet Kids A Kid's Guide to Paris and A Kid's Guide to LondonIllustrated by Annika Brandow whose vibrant and vivid artwork has been featured in numerous non-fiction guides and educational books for children Get kids to engage with their next trip away using this easy-to-carry journal that fits perfectly into a backpack and on a bookshelf. All they need is a pencil or pen!
Now, the People! Revolution in the Twenty-First Century
In summer 2024, France stood on the brink of a far-right takeover. But the disaster was avoided thanks to a New Popular Front of parties headed by long-standing left-wing leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. It won the most seats in the snap parliamentary elections, running on a radical, progressive, inclusive agenda, in large part inspired by Mélenchon's presidential programme. Now, the People! details his vision of revolution in our time. In this book, Mélenchon embarks on a survey of human history from its earliest moments to the crisis-ridden present. He outlines his vision for a new strategy for radical parties to reach the highest levels of government and peacefully transform the capitalist system: a citizens' revolution. In this revolution, individuals come together to form a single, politically mobilised people. They assert their power over the collective conditions of urbanised life, against the oligarchy that still controls them.
The Move
New beginnings can be deadly...
Kate and Matt Crowther are finally moving out of London, in search of a better life for their young family. Trade Cottage seems to be the house of their dreams - and they immediately hit it off with the sellers, Rosemary and Paul Finch, who brought up their own family there.
When Kate and Matt move in, they're pleased to discover the Finches still very much in evidence: offering advice, introducing them to the local community, and becoming honorary grandparents to Will, 11, and Tilly, 9. But when the Finches take exception to Kate and Matt's renovations, relations with the neighbours sour, and Kate and Matt find themselves subjected to a vicious campaign of hate.
But Kate isn't giving up her dream home without a fight. And it turns out Trade Cottage has secrets of its own to reveal - secrets that may endanger the very family Kate has moved there to protect...
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Krádež
Abdulrazak Gurnah nám ve svém nejnovějším románu, prvním od chvíle, kdy v roce 2021 získal Nobelovu cenu za literaturu, předkládá subtilní příběh o dospívání, vině, touze a hledání vlastní identity ve světě poznamenaném koloniální minulostí.
S empatií a vypravěčskou jistotou sleduje autor osudy tří hlavních postav, jejichž životy se protínají v prostředí, kde osobní rozhodnutí nikdy nejsou zcela oddělena od širších historických a společenských vlivů. Gurnah rozplétá jejich vztahy s trpělivostí a citem pro detail, přičemž postupně odhaluje skryté motivace, zklamání i naděje.
Krádež je zároveň intimním příběhem dospívání i široce pojatým obrazem postkoloniální reality - světa, v němž se minulost neustále vrací a ovlivňuje přítomnost. V závěru, plném napětí a katarze, se jednotlivé dějové linie propojují v překvapivé, a přitom nevyhnutelné rozuzlení.
Gurnahův román je výjimečný svou schopností probouzet porozumění: nenápadně, ale vytrvale nás vede k tomu, abychom méně soudili a více chápali - druhé i sami sebe.
Román Theft představuje návrat autora do rodné Tanzanie a navazuje na témata, která charakterizují jeho dosavadní tvorbu - otázku identity, vykořenění, sociální nerovnosti a vztahu mezi Afrikou a Evropou v globalizovaném světě.
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Tetraéder 2077
Po nehode na bicykli sa Milan ocitá vo virtuálnej realite, vytvorenej vyspelou mimozemskou civilizáciou. Tam prijme posolstvo, ktoré môže zmeniť osud ľudstva. V tomto priestore, kde sa čas ohýba a vedomie rozširuje, sa stretáva s bytosťami, ktoré mu odhaľujú cestu k novému modelu spoločnosti, ekonomiky a duchovného rozvoja.
Kniha nie je len príbehom o kontakte s mimozemšťanmi. Je to výzva k premýšľaniu a zároveň pozvánka k dialógu, introspekcii a hľadaniu lepšej budúcnosti. Spája sci-fi s filozofiou, spiritualitou a spoločenskou kritikou. Využíva kreatívne analógie – ako Imhotepov šach – na vysvetlenie komplexných konceptov, ktoré sú podané zrozumiteľne a ľudsky.
Kniha TETRAÉDER 2077 je filozofická sci-fi výprava, ktorá ťa vtiahne do sveta, kde sa realita formuje myšlienkami, kde sa učí o rovnováhe medzi EQ a IQ a hovorí o ekonomike, ktorá odmeňuje prínos, nie hromadenie, a prináša vodcovstvo, ktoré vychádza z empatie, nie z ega.
Priprav sa na čítanie, ktoré ťa zmení!
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Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi: The Chronicles of Luke Skywalker
Take a journey through the light side of the Force to learn the history of the Jedi Order and its allies, as told from the perspective of one of the Order’s most famous individuals, Luke Skywalker. This comprehensive guide to the Jedi contains a wealth of knowledge told from Luke Skywalker’s perspective, to include introductions to other famous light-side characters such as Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka Tano, and more. Featuring captivating illustrations and a detailed history of the Jedi, this book provides important information about the mysterious Order and the Force. UPDATED EDITION: This completely redesigned edition of Star Wars: The Secrets of the Jedi includes all-new information conveyed through recent TV series, publishing, and films released since the first edition.
The Smallest Restaurant In Paris
'A publishing phenomenon.' - The Times'Rachel's style brings Paris to life.' - Daily Mail'A delightful read.' - Woman & Home'Inspiring, intrepid, and bold' - Bonnie Garmus, international bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry 'Comforting and quietly empowering' - Melissa Hemsley, bestselling cookbook author 'Rachel Khoo shaped a path for chefs like me . . . She's an icon' - Ravneet Gill, chef and bestselling cookbook author 'A fascinating insight into finding a niche and building something meaningful. Rachel's writing is superb, her story inspiring' - Rukmini Iyer, international bestselling cookbook author_________________It begins in a tiny bedsit near the Bastille. Newly arrived from London, Rachel Khoo is trying to make a life for herself in Paris, carrying a British, Chinese-Malaysian and Austrian background, while juggling odd jobs, culinary school and persistent doubts about where she belongs. The book follows her years in the city: studying French patisserie, scraping by on short-term work, chasing food ideas and creative projects, and slowly finding confidence through trial, failure and curiosity. Almost without noticing, a series of small dinner parties in her flat plants the seed for what would later lead to her international bestselling cookbook and TV series, The Little Paris Kitchen. Part memoir, part food writing, this illustrated book pairs personal stories of life in Paris with recipes inspired by the city, celebrating resilience, curiosity and the power of small beginnings. _________________






















