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Short Stories in French for Beginners
An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners.
"I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers
Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories will both entertain you, and give you a feeling of progress when reading.
What does this book give you?
* Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making reading fun, while you learn a wide range of new vocabulary
* Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently
* Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability
* Pleasure! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration - 'It's too hard!' 'I don't understand!'
* Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way
Carefully curated to make learning a new language easy, these stories include key features that will support and consolidate your progress, including
* A glossary for bolded words in each text
* Full plot summary
* A bilingual word list
* Comprehension questions after each chapter.
As a result, you will be able to focus on enjoying reading, delighting in your improved range of vocabulary and grasp of the language, without ever feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in French for Beginners will make learning French easy and enjoyable.
Work on Your Vocabulary Elementary
Hundreds of words to learn and remember Collins Work on your Vocabulary - Elementary (A1) is a new practice book that covers the key vocabulary needed by learners of English at Elementary level (CEF level A1). This book is an essential resource for learners who want to improve their English vocabulary. Each of the 30 units presents vocabulary relating to a particular topic using clear language and examples. This is followed by practice exercises to ensure the learner will remember and be able to use what they have learnt with confidence in their written and spoken English. The vocabulary covered in Collins Work on your Vocabulary - Elementary (A1) has been carefully selected based on Collins Corpus research and the experience of our language experts. As a result, this book provides plenty of useful practice with authentic, up-to-date examples of language usage in context. A carefully structured layout and simple illustrations make sure the language is always clear and the book is easy to navigate. Collins Work on your Vocabulary - Elementary (A1) is ideal for self-study or for use in the classroom, and is an essential resource for students and teachers. * Focuses on the vocabulary required at Elementary level (CEF level A1) * Thirty units with clear presentation material followed by practice exercises * Authentic examples of real English, taken from the Collins Corpus * Includes line drawings which illustrate key concepts * Clear structure and presentation of language * Plenty of room to write in * Full answer key included * Ideal for self-study or for use in the classroom
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Lacná kniha A Month in Siena (-70%)
FROM THE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AND MAN BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR
'Everybody should get to spend a month with Mr. Matar, looking at paintings' Zadie Smith
'Sparkles with brilliant observations on art and architecture, friendship and loss' Guardian
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When Hisham Matar was nineteen years old he came across the Sienese School of painting for the first time. In the year in which Matar's life was shattered by the disappearance of his father the work of the great artists of Siena seemed to offer him a sense of hope. Over the years since then, Matar's feelings towards these paintings would deepen and, as he says, 'Siena began to occupy the sort of uneasy reverence the devout might feel towards Mecca or Rome or Jerusalem'.
A Month in Siena is the encounter, twenty-five years later, between the writer and the city he had worshipped from afar. It is a dazzling evocation of an extraordinary place and its effect on the writer's life. It is an immersion in painting, a consideration of grief and a profoundly moving contemplation of the relationship between art and the human condition.
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'Bewitching . . . Meditating on art, history and the relationship between them, this is both a portrait of a city and an affirmation of life's quiet dignities in the face of loss' The Economist, Books of the Year
'An exquisite, deeply affecting book' Evening Standard
'A dazzling exploration of art's impact on his life and writing, and a moving contemplation of grief' Financial Times
'Breathtaking' New Statesman
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Nature in Otokar Březina's Work
Cílem této monografie je naznačit symboliku, praktické využití a kontextový význam termínů, metafor a dalších pojmenování z oblasti přírodních věd v díle Otokara Březiny.
Svazek devíti studií vzniklých v letech 2003–2013 (O. Březina’s Galium, Ear of Grain in the Work of Otokar Březina, Vitis vinifera L. ssp. sativa /DC./ Hegi in the Works of Otokar Březina, Trees in the Poetic Works of Otokar Březina, Flora in the Work of Otokar Březina, Flowers in the Work of Otokar Březina, Otokar Březina’s “Geographical” Geology?, Březina’s Stones and Gemstones, Březina’s Stones and Gemstones II) je věnován některým vybraným problémům týkajícím se obrazů, metafor a vůbec obecně výskytů přírodních pojmenování v básnickém, esejistickém a korespondenčním díle vůdčího básníka českého a evropského symbolismu Otokara Březiny (1868–1929).
Překvapivě častá a suverénně používaná a použitá terminologie z oblasti přírodních věd tvoří nezastupitelnou součást básníkova díla a čtenářskou i odbornou veřejností je už vnímána jako jeho integrální součást.
Kniha Nature in Otokar Březina’s Work si klade za cíl zprostředkovat Březinovu tvorbu zahraničním zájemcům a zároveň též přispět k šíření stále dobrého jména české literatury mimo geopolitickou, geografickou i jazykovou oblast výhradně českého prostředí.
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Pink Floyd - A Foot In The Door: The Best Of 2LP
KDO: Pink Floyd jsou nepochybně jednou z nejzásadnějších skupin hudební historie. Jejich experimentální rocková muzika ovlivnila miliony posluchačů a inspirovala několik generací hudebníků. Vždy je zdobil progresivní přístup při hledání nových možností, kladli důraz na koncepční propojení zvuku s obrazem. Měli jedinečné nápady a pořádali originální výpravné koncerty. Od roku 1964, kdy vznikli, natočili čtrnáct studiových alb. Těžko hledat slavnější art-rockovou skupinu!
CO: První vydání na vinylu! Kompilační album A Foot In The Door vyšlo původně v roce 2011 na CD a obsahuje nejznámější skladby skupiny z období 1967 - 1994 včetně Wish You Were Here, Comfortably Numb, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, See Emily Play nebo High Hopes. Pro účely vydání na vinylu byly nahrávky znovu zremasterovány, na zvuk dohlíželi James Guthrie, Joel Plante a také Bernie Grundman. Design alba vznikal pod dohledem kreativní ředitelky Aubrey Powell z Hipgnosis a Petera Curzona. Obal obsahuje alternativní verze fotografií, jež byly použity na CD. Oba vinyly jsou pochopitelně 180g.
LP 1
1. Hey You (2011 Remastered Version) [4:38]
2. See Emily Play (2011 Remastered Version) [2:49]
3. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives [1:32]
4. Another Brick In The Wall, Pt. 2 [3:48]
5. Have A Cigar [5:12]
6. Wish You Were Here (2011 Remastered Version) [5:13]
7. Time/Breathe (In The Air) [Reprise] [6:59]
8. The Great Gig In The Sky (2011 Remastered Version) [4:44]
9. Money (2011 Remastered Version) [6:35]
LP 2
1. Comfortably Numb (2011 Remastered Version) [6:18]
2. High Hopes [6:55]
3. Learning To Fly (2011 Remastered Version) [4:57]
4. The Fletcher Memorial Home (2011 Remastered Version) [4:12]
5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1 - 5) [Edit] [11:05]
6. Brain Damage (2011 Remastered Version) [3:47]
7. Eclipse [1:52]
Balancování na hraně work-life balance a transparentnosti
Publikace reaguje na dvě relativně nové evropské pracovněprávní směrnice, které mají být do českého právního řádu transponovány během roku 2022, a to směrnici Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2019/1152 ze dne 20. 6. 2019 o transparentních a předvídatelných pracovních podmínkách v Evropské unii a směrnici Evropského parlamentu a Rady 2019/1158 ze dne 20. 6. 2019 o rovnováze mezi pracovním a soukromým životem rodičů a pečujících osob.
V souvislosti s promítnutím obou směrnic do českého právního řádu vyvstávají mnohé otázky, nejasnosti a potřeba „balancování“, které se snaží autoři jednotlivých příspěvků reflektovat. K těm nejdůležitějším výzvám pro české zákonodárce patří nalezení rovnováhy mezi právním rámcem Evropské unie, respektováním určitých „národních“ tradic a specifik naší pracovněprávní úpravy a potřebami dalšího vývoje trhu práce.
Sborník byl sestaven z příspěvků semináře „Work-life balance a transparentní pracovní podmínky – výzva pro české pracovní právo?“, který se konal na začátku léta 2021 na Právnické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy. Editoři sborníku věří, že texty v něm shromážděné budou užitečným příspěvkem k diskusím potřebným pro nalezení optimální cesty.
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Rakovina tlustého střeva a konečníku
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agnostikou a léčbou, ale hlavně klade důraz na méně známé diagnosticko-léčebné postupy, moderní možnosti a výhledy do budoucnosti. Jde o netradiční publikaci s nadčasovým obsahem, který bude aktuální v průběhu několik dalších let, a která se může stá
t důležitou základnou pro další, podrobnější studium jednotlivých oblastí. Je zajímavá pro každého, kdo má zájem maximálně pomoci nemocným s kolorektální rakovinou a nabízí nové pohledy a možnosti, které nejsou součástí běžné odborné literatury.
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It Doesnt Have to Be Crazy at Work
In this timely manifesto, the authors of the New York Times bestseller Rework broadly reject the prevailing notion that long hours, aggressive hustle, and "whatever it takes" are required to run a successful business today. In Rework, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson introduced a new path to working effectively. Now, they build on their message with a bold, iconoclastic strategy for creating the ideal company culture-what they call "the calm company." Their approach directly attack the chaos, anxiety, and stress that plagues millions of workplaces and hampers billions of workers every day.
Long hours, an excessive workload, and a lack of sleep have become a badge of honor for modern professionals. But it should be a mark of stupidity, the authors argue. Sadly, this isn't just a problem for large organizations-individuals, contractors, and solopreneurs are burning themselves out the same way.
The answer to better productivity isn't more hours-it's less waste and fewer things that induce distraction and persistent stress. It's time to stop celebrating Crazy, and start celebrating Calm, Fried and Hansson assert. Fried and Hansson have the proof to back up their argument.
"Calm" has been the cornerstone of their company's culture since Basecamp began twenty years ago. Destined to become the management guide for the next generation, It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work is a practical and inspiring distillation of their insights and experiences. It isn't a book telling you what to do.
It's a book showing you what they've done-and how any manager or executive no matter the industry or size of the company, can do it too.
Lessons in Chemistry
Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.
But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Forced to resign, she reluctantly signs on as the host of a cooking show, Supper at Six. But her revolutionary approach to cooking, fuelled by scientific and rational commentary, grabs the attention of a nation.
Soon, a legion of overlooked housewives find themselves daring to change the status quo. One molecule at a time.
A Book of the Year for: Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman & Home, Stylist, TLS, Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, New York Times, India Knight, Hay Festival, Amazon and many others
The House in the Cerulean Sea
An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place - and realizing that family could be yours.
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect' - V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . .
Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he's spent many dull years monitoring their orphanages.
Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside, including the Antichrist. There, Linus must somehow determine if they could bring on the end of days. But their guardian, charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. As Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must choose between duty and his dreams.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that's become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.
'Likely to cause heart-swelling' - Washington Post
Pink Floyd - A Foot In The Door: The Best Of CD
Tracklist:
1. Hey You
2. See Emily Play
3. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
4. Another Brick In The Wall pt2
5. Have A Cigar
6. Wish You Were Here
7. Time
8. The Great Gig In The Sky
9. Money
10. Comfortably Numb
11. High Hopes
12. Learning To Fly
13. The Fletcher Memorial Home
14. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Edit)
15. Brain Damage
16. Eclipse
In flagranti
Milování je jako dobré jídlo, musí mít vůni smyslnosti a otevřené horké radosti, okořeněné vášní a naservírované na svůdně blaženém a pestře zdobeném podnosu.
Aneta žije ne zrovna spokojeným manželským životem a svou frustraci z nedostatku kvalitního sexu řeší se svou svůdnou kamarádkou Veronikou, která ji podporuje nejen v manželské nevěře, ale i různých netradičních erotických dobrodružstvích. Spirála vášně, nejtajnějších sexuálních tužeb a fantazií se tak začne nekontrolovaně roztáčet...
A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime
Wren Beaumont is a model student. Kind, clever and beautiful, she is loved by everyone at Lancaster Prep.
Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.
Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and high expectations, it's anything but.
Which is why he has no time for people like Wren.
But when their lives unexpectedly collide, Wren discovers there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to care about someone other than himself . . .
Could they - should they - become the school's most unlikely couple?
When in Rome
Rome is where the heart is.
Amelia Rose is burned-out from years of maintaining her public image as pop princess Rae Rose. Inspired by her favourite Audrey Hepburn film, Roman Holiday, she drives off in the middle of the night for a break in Rome . . . Rome, Kentucky, that is.
Running the pie shop his grandmother left him, Noah Walker is busy enough as it is. But after finding Amelia on his front lawn in her broken-down car, he decides to let her stay in his guest room - on a very temporary basis, of course.
As the two of them grow closer, Noah starts to see a new side to Amelia - kind-hearted and goofy, yet lonely from years in the public eye. Amelia may have to go back to her other life someday, but for now she's perfectly happy falling in love with the cozy small town she's found herself in . . . and her grumpy tour guide isn't half-bad either.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited first work of fiction - at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal - is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award-winning film.
RICK DALTON - Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick's a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it?
CLIFF BOOTH - Rick's stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he's the only one there who might have gotten away with murder . . .
SHARON TATE - She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon's salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills.
CHARLES MANSON - The ex-con's got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he's their spiritual leader, but he'd trade it all to be a rock 'n' roll star.
HOLLYWOOD 1969 - YOU SHOULDA BEEN THERE
Pokojní v nepokoji / Light in darkness
Fotograf Timotej Križka zachytil príbehy politických väzňov zo Slovenska. Do knihy vybral svedectvá tých, ktorých pobyt vo väzení nezlomil a napriek neprávosti, ktorá bola na nich spáchaná, si zachovali vnútornú slobodu a pokoj. Ako hovorí jeden zo svedkov: Každý z nás má mať určitý životný názor a za ním stáť za každej situácie. Nie meniť svoje názory vzhľadom k tomu, aby po ekonomickej alebo spoločenskej stránke získal niečo navrch. Tak bude šťastný a spokojný.
Pokojní v nepokoji/Light in darkness: Eugénia Vyskočilová, Rudolf Dobiáš, Michal Ivanko, Štefan Ružovič, Michal Vasiľ, Eugen Ján Kočiš, Ján Ďuro, Anton Srholec, Dorota Kravjanská, Jozef Tóth, Imrich Vanta, Imrich Mráz, Ján Chryzostom Korec, Františka Múziková, Ján Zeman, Jozef Mašlej, Akvinas, Ladislav Záborský, Justína, Bernard Pánči, Andrej Konc
Kniha je dvojjazyčná SK/EN.
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Človek môže byť fyzicky obmedzený, ale o slobodu ducha, o to nemôže obrať človeka ani väzenie. / A man can be limited physically, but not even prison can rob a man of the freedom of the spirit.
Nehanbím sa sám pred sebou. Keby som videl, aj zrkadlo by mi ukázalo, kto som. / I am not ashamed when I look at myself. If I could see, even the mirror would show me who I am.
Vyšiel som von ako slepý. Nepoznal som peniaze, nič. Bol som samý vred. Boli veľké ako slepačie vajce. Celý čas som žil pod tlakom nevedomosti. Prišiel som domov a keď ma uvidela manželka, myslela si, že má halucinácie. Deti vyrástli, jedna dcérka mala dvanásť, druhá desať rokov. / When I got out I was like a blind man. I didnt know the currency, nothing. I was covered in ulcers. Ulcers as big as chicken eggs. This whole time I lived under the pressure of ignorance. I came home and when my wife saw me, she thought she was hallucinating. My children grew up, one of my daughters was twelve, the other ten.
Tam som mal čas na premýšľanie. Modlil som sa za svojich nepriateľov, nikdy som nepochyboval o tom, že dobro zvíťazí. Naivita? Doteraz som na to nenašiel odpoveď. / In there I had time to think. I prayed for my enemies, I never doubted that good would triumph over evil. Naiveté? I dont have an answer yet.
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The Woman in Me
The Woman in Meis a brave andastonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharingher voiceher truthwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time herincredible journeyand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.
Written with remarkable candorand humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveand theimportance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.