Hľadanie: The Time of My Life: the Autobiography
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Lacná kniha Time of Contempt (-90%)
Geralt the Witcher has fought monsters and demons across the land, but even he may not be prepared for what is happening to his world. The kings and armies are manoeuvring for position, each fearing invasion from across the river, each fearing their neighbours more. Intrigue, dissent and rebellion are on all sides. The Elves and other non-humans are still suffering under decades of repression, and growing numbers join the commando units hidden deep in the forest, striking at will and then dissolving into the trees. The Magicians are fighting amongst themselves, some in the pay of the kings, some sympathetic to the elves. And against this backdrop of fear and contempt Geralt and his lover Yennefer must protect Ciri, orphaned heir and sought by all sides. For the prophecy rests on her, and whether she lives or dies she has the power to save the world - or perhaps end it.
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Lacná kniha Twelve Faces of Time (-90%)
The passing of the hours is the one thing we all have in common. Long the subject of philosophical musings, time waits for none of us. This thought-provoking volume profiles twelve very distinct masters in the world of high-end horology. We learn of the unique process, infinite precision and personal vision each brings to his craft. Through text and photographs we gain a heartfelt understanding of the fine detail and delicate artistry that is the hallmark of mechanical watchmaking at its highest echelons. Author Elizabeth Doerr is the senior editor of Wristwatch Annual and has written for prominent magazines worldwide. Photographer Ralf Baumgarten’s varied projects include his first book on watchmaking, UhrMenschen. His works have been featured in publications and exhibitions internationally.
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Doors, The - Very Best Of The Doors CD
Tracklist:
1 - Break on Through
2 - Light My Fire
3 - Love Me Two Times
4 - Hello I Love You
5 - People Are Strange
6 - Strange Days
7 - Riders On The Storm
8 - L.A. Woman
9 - Touch Me
10 - Roadhouse Blues
11 - Peace Frog
12 - Love Street
13 - The Crystal Ship
14 - Soul Kitchen
15 - Love Her Madly
16 - Back Door Man
17 - Alabama Song (Whisky Bar)
18 - Moonlight Drive
19 - The Unknown Soldier
20 - The End (Version From The Film Apocalypse Now)
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
A shocking, hilarious and strangely tender novel about a young woman’s experiment in narcotic hibernation, aided and abetted by one of the worst psychiatrists in the annals of literature. Our narrator has many of the advantages of life, on the surface. Young, thin, pretty, a recent Columbia graduate, she lives in an apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan paid for, like everything else, by her inheritance. But there is a vacuum at the heart of things, and it isn’t just the loss of her parents in college, or the way her Wall Street boyfriend treats her, or her sadomasochistic relationship with her alleged best friend. It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?
This story of a year spent under the influence of a truly mad combination of drugs, designed to heal us from our alienation from this world, shows us how reasonable, even necessary, that alienation sometimes is. Blackly funny, both merciless and compassionate – dangling its legs over the ledge of 9/11 – this novel is a showcase for the gifts of one of America’s major young writers working at the height of her powers.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.
Placebo My
Scenárista menom Život podrobil lásku Emy a Chrisa rôznym skúškam v podobe nedorozumení, klamstiev a tajomstiev, avšak oni sa nevzdali a konečne si vyslúžili status MY.
Po všetkých útrapách nadobudli pocit, že nastal čas, kedy si môžu užívať jeden druhého a krásu prítomného okamihu. Lenže čo ak všetky skúšky, ktorými si prešli, boli len predzvesťou niečoho omnoho horšieho?
Stačil jeden záhadný telefonát a všetko, na čom Eme záležalo, sa začalo rúcať ako domček z karát. Slnečnú oblohu zastreli tiene minulosti ožívajúce z najhorších nočných môr a rozohrali nebezpečnú hru, ktorá sa neobíde bez následkov.
Veľké finále knižnej trilógie Placebo preverí hĺbku citov i silu priateľstva, vypýta si poriadnu dávku odvahy a podrobí vzťah dvoch milencov najnáročnejšej skúške zo všetkých. Len čas ukáže, či sa klamlivé placebo mohlo zmeniť na skutočnú medicínu.
2Pac - Until The End Of Time (Reissue Limited) 4LP
Tracklist:
A1. Ballad Of A Dead Soulja
A2. F*** Friendz
A3. Lil' Homies
A4. Let Em Have It
B1. Good Life
B2. Letter 2 My Unborn
B3. Breathin
B4. Happy Home
C1. All Out
C2. Fuckin Wit The Wrong Nigga
C3. Thug N U Thug N Me (Remix)
C4. Everything They Owe
D1. Until The End Of Time
D2. M.O.B
D3. World Wide Mob Figgaz
E1. Big Syke Interlude
E2. My Closest Roaddogz
E3. Niggaz Nature (Remix)
E4. When Thugz Cry
F1. U Don't Have 2 Worry
F2. This Ain't Livin
F3. Why U Turn On Me
G1. Lastonesleft
G2. Thug N U Thug N Me
G3. Words 2 My First Born
G4. Let Em Have It (Remix)
H1. Runnin On E
H2. When I Get Free
H3. Until The End Of Time (RP Remix)
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods
The original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way. After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren't quite done with him.
Percy will have to fulfil three quests in order to get the necessary three letters of recommendation from Mount Olympus for college. The first quest is to help Zeus's cup-bearer retrieve his goblet before it falls into the wrong hands. Can Percy, Grover, and Annabeth find it in time? Readers new to Percy Jackson and fans who have been awaiting this reunion for more than a decade will delight equally in this latest hilarious take on Greek mythology.
My deti zo stanice Zoo
Kniha zachytáva príbeh mladej tínedžerky v Západnom Berlíne v druhej polovici sedemdesiatych rokov, keď na scénu vtrhli tvrdé drogy, s ktorými mala skúsenosti už ako trinásťročná. Vznikla v spolupráci s dvoma nemeckými novinármi a toto už klasické dielo svojho žánru dodnes nestratilo nič na aktuálnosti. Christiane sa v centre mládeže už v dvanástich dostala k hašišu, na diskotéke sa v trinástich prepracovala k tvrdým drogám a skončila na heroíne. Jej matka dva roky netušila, že užíva drogy a zarába si na ne prostitúciou, ktorej sa nevyhlo takmer žiadne dievča s podobným osudom. Je to zároveň príbeh bezradnej spoločnosti, ktorá si s drogovo závislými deťmi nedokázala vo svojej dobe poradiť a mnohé z prípadov skončili tragicky.
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The Education of an Idealist
'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack Obama
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'What can one person do?' In this vibrant, galvanizing memoir, human rights advocate and Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Samantha Power offers an urgent response to this question.
As she traces her path from Irish immigrant to war correspondent and activist to eventually becoming the youngest-ever US Ambassador to the United Nations, Power writes with a unique blend of suspenseful storytelling, vivid character portraits and disarming honesty.
Her account illuminates the challenges of navigating the halls of power while trying to put one's ideals into practice (and raise two young children along the way), and it shows how - even in the face of daunting challenges - each of us can make a difference.
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Fotoalbum: My sme starí Prešporáci
Knižná novinka "My sme starí Prešporáci" je unikátna publikácia zostavená a vydaná našim občianskym združením obsahuje 21 príbehov zo starej Bratislavy. Každú jej kapitolu tvorí jedno autentické rozprávanie Prešporáčky či Prešporáka, v ktorom približuje dejiny svojej rodiny a svoj vzťah k rodnému mestu. Tieto osobné texty sú doplnené bohatým výberom vzácnych fotografií zo starých albumov danej rodiny a spoločne čitateľom približujú tolerantného ducha viacjazyčného starého Prešporku.
Zrcadlová četba - The Art of War (B2-C1)
The Art of War is a renowned and respected ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a military general, strategist, philosopher, and writer. The book composed around the fifth century BC is divided into 13 chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of warfare, such as strategy, tactics, and leadership. One of the books most significant insights is the importance of knowing oneself and ones enemy in order to win battles. This book continues to be studied and applied in various fields beyond the military, including business, politics and other areas where tactical mind or strategic thinking is important. This books key concepts are still applicable today. Umění války je proslulé a uznávané pojednání ze starověké Číny připisované vojenskému generálovi, stratégovi, filozofovi a spisovateli Sunovi Tzu. Kniha byla sepsána přibližně v pátém století př. n. l. a je rozdělena do 13 kapitol, z nichž každá se zaměřuje na jiný aspekt války, jako je strategie, taktika a vedení. Jedním z nejvýznamnějších poznatků této knihy je to, že pro vítězství v bitvě je důležité znát sebe sama i svého nepřítele. Kniha je stále studována a využívána v různých i nevojenských oblastech včetně obchodu, politiky a jiných, kde je důležité taktické myšlení a strategické uvažování. Klíčové poznatky tohoto díla jsou platné i v dnešní době.
The Ballad of Never After
The Ballad of Never After is the fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak. After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.
But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed.Jacks isn't the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.
Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline's life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts.Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she's not sure she can.
My sme Slovan
My sme Slovan nie je obyčajná športová encyklopédia, ani chronologická správa o storočnej histórii najznámejšieho slovenského hokejového klubu. Kolektív autorov – skúsených športových novinárov, publicistov a historikov – si pri príležitosti belasého hokejového jubilea dal náročnejšiu úlohu: prostredníctvom presnej stovky jedinečných príbehov o legendárnych hráčoch a tréneroch, slávnych víťazstvách, ale aj trpkých prehrách, o autentickej atmosfére celých období medzi svetovými vojnami, vo federálnej či slovenskej hokejovej lige alebo na medzinárodnej scéne vyrozprávať výnimočný príbeh klubu, ktorý spolutvoril dejiny slovenského hokeja a slovenského športu vo všeobecnosti.
Vznikla tak kniha, ktorá sa dá prečítať takpovediac na jeden dych a zároveň sa k nej dá nespočetnekrát vracať. „Kniha kníh“ pre každého verného fanúšika Slovana a tiež dôležité dielo, ktoré si nájde miesto v knižnici priaznivcov najrýchlejšej kolektívnej hry na svete.
Ja a My
Jeden je sociológ, druhý je psychoanalytický psychoterapeut. Fedor Gál aj Peter Pöthe sa zaujímajú o oblasti poznania toho druhého a kladú si veľa zásadných otázok týkajúcich sa ľudského života a života spoločnosti. Kniha rozhovorov prináša až odzbrojujúce otvorenie sa nielen v témach všeobecných, ale aj tých osobných. Rodičia, sexualita, vzťahy, dospievanie, práca, zlomové momenty. JA sa tak plynulo preplieta s TY, aby sa spolu vliali do MY.
Prečo a ako potrebuje JA k svojmu vývinu TY? Ako je to s mojou identitou? Ako život rodičov ovplyvňuje náš vzťah k sebe samým aj k iným? Ako môže spoločnosť vygenerovať zlovoľného vládcu, ktorý terorizuje spoločnosť? Ako čeliť nenávisti voči inakosti, voči imigrantom? Čo môžem urobiť ja ako jedinec? Ako prepájať dobroprajných ľudí, aby sa cítili súčasťou MY?
“Mám malých klientov, ktorí majú vybrané miesto, odkiaľ skočia, aby to bolo naozaj rýchle. Žijem s tým a niekedy mi vlasy dupkom vstávajú. V takýchto prípadoch sa smrti bojím, cítim, že za ňu nesiem akúsi zodpovednosť, jednoducho to tvorí veľkú časť emočnej záťaže, ktorú prežívam v práci.” — PP —
“Dôležité je, tak ako sa hovorí v jednom zen-budhistickom poučnom príbehu, že hľadanie vlastného ja ani nemusí byť priveľmi sofistikované. Môže byť aj jednoduché. Môžeme sa ho pokúšať nájsť v pravidelne sa opakujúcich úkonoch každodenného života. V tom, že ich vykonávame NAOZAJ. Keď jem, tak jem naozaj. Keď pijem, tak pijem naozaj. Keď upratujem, tak upratujem naozaj.” — FG —
“V pätnástich-šestnástich rokoch som si povedal, že kašlem na to, či sa dostanem alebo nedostanem do pekla. To bolo vyslobodenie.” — PP —
“Prvé bitky. Tvrdé bitky. Dostal som na hubu. Začal som boxovať, aby som už druhýkrát na hubu nedostal. Baby. Zlín bol ženské mesto. Boli tam ženské fabriky, tam bolo šesť žien na jedného chlapa. Nebolo možné sa tejto téme nijako vyhnúť.” — FG —
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
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Ambition will fuel him.
Competition
will drive him.
But power has its price.
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the tenth
annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, eighteen-year-old Coriolanus
Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games.
The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its
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The odds are against him. He's been given the humiliating assignment
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the arena, Coriolanus starts to feel for his doomed tribute...
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Na konci cesty - Krematórium v Bratislave - At the End of the Road The Bratislava Crematorium
Kniha sa podrobne zaoberá mimoriadnym architektonickým dielom - bratislavským krematóriom. Postavili ho pred pol storočím (1968) za neobyčajne priaznivej súhry okolností, no predchádzal tomu dlhý zápas o jeho zriadenie, ktorého počiatky siahajú až do roku 1889. Preto kniha približuje aj históriu moderného kremačného hnutia v Európe so zreteľom na dlhý zápas mesta Bratislava o krematórium, ďalej sa zaoberá domácimi a zahraničnými architektonickými podnetmi, ktoré ovplyvnili architektúru objektu. Okrem príbehu samotnej budovy a urnového hája, v ktorom stojí, sa dočítate o tvorivej dráhe autora budovy, architekta Ferdinanda Milučkého, príslušníka prvej povojnovej slovenskej architektonickej generácie, ale aj súvislostiach vzniku pozoruhodných výtvarných diel z areálu krematória - sôch od troch špičkových slovenských výtvarníkov. Text Matúša Dullu v slovenčine a angličtine sprevádzajú umelecké fotografie Olje Triašky Stefanović. Snímky citlivo zachytávajú premeny krematória a prostredia, v ktorom sa nachádza, počas jednotlivých ročných období. Publikácia vychádza pri príležitosti päťdesiateho výročia vzniku prvého slovenského krematória.
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
A searing satire set amid the murderous mayhem of Sri Lanka beset by civil war
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida, war photographer, gambler and closet gay, has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira lake and he has no idea who killed him. At a time where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest.
But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to try and contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to a hidden cache of photos that will rock Sri Lanka.
Ten years after his prizewinning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka's foremost authors, Karunatilaka is back with a rip-roaring epic, full of mordant wit and disturbing truths.
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The Priory of the Orange Tree
An enthralling, epic fantasy about a world on the brink of war with dragons - and the women who must lead the fight to save it.
The House of Berethnet has ruled Inys for a thousand years. Still unwed, Queen Sabran the Ninth must conceive a daughter to protect her realm from destruction - but assassins are getting closer to her door.
Ead Duryan is an outsider at court. Though she has risen to the position of lady-in-waiting, she is loyal to a hidden society of mages. Ead keeps a watchful eye on Sabran, secretly protecting her with forbidden magic.
Across the dark sea, Tane has trained to be a dragonrider since she was a child, but is forced to make a choice that could see her life unravel.
Meanwhile, the divided East and West refuse to parley, and forces of chaos are rising from their sleep.