The age of american unreason in a culture of lies (0525436529)

Kniha - anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

IN A HOUSE OF LIES...Everyone has something to hideA missing private investigator is found, locked in a car hidden deep in the woods. Worse still - both for his family and the police - is that his body was in an area that had already been searched.Everyone has secretsDetective Inspector Siobhan Clarke is part of a new inquiry, combing through the mistakes of the original case. There were always suspicions over how the investigation was handled and now - after a decade without answers - it's time for the truth.Nobody is innocentEvery officer involved must be questioned, and it seems everyone on the case has something to hide, and everything to lose. But there is one man who knows where the trail may lead - and that it could be the end of him: John Rebus. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Kniha - anglicky Newland je v rozpakoch. Všetci muži uprene hľadeli smerom k miestu, kde sedela May s mamou a tetou. Nepoznal dámu v zvláštnych šatách a netušil, prečo boli všetci takí šokovaní, že ju vidia. Newland Archer, dedič jednej z najlepších newyorských rodín, chce riadne manželstvo, ako si to žiada newyorská spoločnosť V jeden večer spozná Mayinu sesternicu, grófku Ellen Olenskú. Táto exotická a krásna žena sa vrátila z Poľska do New Yorku po záhadnom škandále. Newland musí zvádzať boj medzi povinnosťou a záhadnosťou, medzi tradíciou a silou lásky. CEFR Level: B1 (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Joe Abercrombie, 528 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Concluding the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE WISDOM OF CROWDS brings the series which is revolutionising fantasy to its stunning conclusion. . . Chaos. Fury. Destruction. The Great Change is upon us . . . Some say that to change the world you must first burn it down. Now that belief will be tested in the crucible of revolution: the Breakers and Burners have seized the levers of power, the smoke of riots has replaced the smog of industry, and all must submit to the wisdom of crowds. With nothing left to lose, Citizen Brock is determined to become a new hero for the new age, while Citizeness Savine must turn her talents from profit to survival before she can claw her way to redemption. Orso will find that when the world is turned upside down, no one is lower than a monarch. And in the bloody North, Rikke and her fragile Protectorate are running out of allies . . . while Black Calder... (alza.cz)

`Whitney Scharer's storytelling is utterly immersive and gorgeous in its details . . . This is a powerful, sensual and gripping portrait of the forging of an artist's soul.' Madeleine Miller, author of Circe `I'd rather take a photograph than be one,' says Lee Miller, shortly after she arrives in Paris in 1929. Gorgeous and talented, Lee has left behind a successful modelling career at Vogue to pursue her dream of being an artist. There she catches the eye of the famous Surrealist artist Man Ray. An egotistical, charismatic force, Lee is drawn to him immediately. Though he initially wants to use her as a model, Lee is determined to become Man's photography assistant instead. As their personal and professional lives become further entwined, Lee is consumed by two desires: to become a famous photographer and to have a healthy and loving relationship. But as Lee asserts herself and moves from being a muse to an artist, Man's jealousy spirals out of control, and their mutual betrayals threaten to destroy them both. Richly detailed and filled with a cast of famous characters, The Age of Light is a captivating historical novel about ambition, love, and the personal price of making art. In exploring Lee's complicated and fascinating history, Whitney Scharer has brought a brilliant and pioneering artist out of the shadow of a man's story and into the light. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Newland je v rozpakoch. Všetci muži uprene hľadeli smerom k miestu, kde sedela May s mamou a tetou. Nepoznal dámu v zvláštnych šatách a netušil, prečo boli všetci takí šokovaní, že ju vidia. Newland Archer, dedič jednej z najlepších newyorských rodín, chce riadne manželstvo, ako si to žiada newyorská spoločnosť V jeden večer spozná Mayinu sesternicu, grófku Ellen Olenskú. Táto exotická a krásna žena sa vrátila z Poľska do New Yorku po záhadnom škandále. Newland musí zvádzať boj medzi povinnosťou a záhadnosťou, medzi tradíciou a silou lásky. CEFR Level: B1 (patro.cz)

In this unprecedented book, palliative medicine pioneer Dr Kathryn Mannix explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death.A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, her book answers the most intimate questions about the process of dying with touching honesty and humanity. She makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation but with openness, clarity and understanding.With the End in Mind is a book for us all: the grieving and bereaved, ill and healthy. Open these pages and you will find stories about people who are like you, and like people you know and love. You will meet Holly, who danced her last day away; Eric, the retired head teacher who, even with Motor Neurone Disease, gets things done; loving, tender-hearted Nelly and Joe, each living a lonely lie to save their beloved from distress; and Sylvie, 19, dying of leukaemia, sewing a cushion for her mum to hug by the fire after she has died.These are just four of the book's thirty-odd stories of normal humans, dying normal human deaths. They show how the dying embrace living not because they are unusual or brave, but because that's what humans do. By turns touching, tragic, at times funny and always wise, they offer us illumination, models for action, and hope. Read this book and you'll be better prepared for life as well as death. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Thomas L. Friedman, 486 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná We all sense it - our lives are speeding up at a dizzying rate. Thank You for Being Late exposes the tectonic movements that are reshaping the world today and explains how to get the most out of them. Friedman's thesis is that the planet's three largest forces - Moore's law (technology), the market (globalization) and Mother Nature (climate change and biodiversity loss) - are all accelerating at once. Thank You for Being Late is a work of contemporary history that serves as a field manual for how to think about this era of accelerations and how we can anchor ourselves in the eye of this storm. It's also an argument for 'being late' - for pausing to appreciate this amazing historical epoch we're passing through and reflecting on its possibilities and dangers. Written with his trademark vitality, wit, and optimism, and with unequalled access to many of those at the forefront of the... (alza.cz)

eBook:,Kolektivní monografie je věnována aktuální problematice revitalizace tradiční kultury a umění amerických indiánů. Zvláštní pozornost je zaměřena na pojetí nativní identity a otázce, jakým způsobem mohou původní obyvatelé Ameriky svobodně rozvíjet tradiční kulturu v moderní a stále více globalizované společnosti. Mezi hlavní témata knihy patří analýza vlivu moderní a postmoderní civilizace na indiánské kultury a postižení procesů a mechanismů, jimiž se v současnosti kulturní dědictví a etnická identita amerických indiánů uchovává anebo naopak ztrácí. Jednotlivé studie, které charakterizuje tematická pestrost a pluralita výzkumných perspektiv, usilují přispět k širší diskusi na aktuální téma tradice, modernita, etnicita a kulturní identita v perspektivě antropologie moderních světů. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Reinvention of Humanity tells the story of a small circle of renegade scientist-explorers who changed something profound: what it means to be normal. In the early twentieth century, these pioneering anthropologists, most of them women, made intrepid journeys that overturned our assumptions about race, sexuality, gender and the nature of human diversity. From the Arctic to the South Pacific, from Haiti to Japan, they immersed themselves in distant or isolated communities, where they observed and documented radically different approaches to love and child-rearing, family structure and the relationship between women and men. With this evidence they were able to challenge the era's scientific consensus - and deep-rooted Western belief - that intelligence, ability and character are determined by a person's race or sex, and show that the roles people play in society are shaped in fact according to the immense variety of human cultures. Theirs were boundary-breaking lives, filled with scandal, romance, rivalry and tragedy. Those of Margaret Mead and her essential partner Ruth Benedict resulted in fame and notoriety. Those of Native American activist Ella Deloria and the African-American writer and ethnographer Zora Neale Hurston ended in poverty and obscurity; here their achievements are brought fully into the light for the first time. All were outsiders, including the controversial founder of their field, the wild-haired professor, German immigrant and revolutionary thinker, Franz Boas. The Reinvention of Humanity takes us on their globe-spanning adventures and shows how, together, these courageous and unconventional people created the moral universe we inhabit today. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 628 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor H. R. McMaster, 480 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá "The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." -H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion) Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on transcripts and personal accounts of crucial meetings, confrontations and decisions, it is the only book that fully re-creates what happened and why. McMaster pinpoints the policies and decisions that got the United States into the morass and reveals who made these decisions and the motives behind them, disproving the published theories of other historians and excuses of the participants. A page-turning narrative, Dereliction Of Duty focuses on a fascinating cast of characters: President Lyndon... (alza.cz)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A marvel of insight and practicality' Charles Duhigg, author of The Power of HabitHow do you build and sustain a great team?The Culture Code reveals the secrets of some of the best teams in the world - from Pixar to Google to US Navy SEALs - explaining the three skills such groups have mastered in order to generate trust and a willingness to collaborate. Combining cutting-edge science, on-the-ground insight and practical ideas for action, it offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.'There are profound ideas on every single page, stories that will change the way you work, the way you lead, and the impact you have on the world. Highly recommended, an urgent read.' Seth Godin, author of Linchpin'Truly brilliant . . . Read it immediately' Adam Grant, author of Originals'Well told stories, with actionable lessons' Financial Times (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Moving and inspired book ... An evocative and deeply affecting requiem for what might have been.' - Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin and Former PeopleA World on Edge reveals Europe in 1918, left in ruins by World War I. But with the end of hostilities, a radical new start seems not only possible, but essential, even unavoidable. Unorthodox ideas light up the age like the comets that have recently passed overhead: new politics, new societies, new art and culture, new thinking. The struggle to determine the future has begun.The sculptor Kathe Kollwitz, whose son died in the war, was translating sorrow and loss into art. Ho Chi Minh was working as a dishwasher in Paris and dreaming of liberating Vietnam, his homeland. Captain Harry S. Truman was running a men's haberdashery in Kansas City, hardly expecting that he was about to go bankrupt - and later become president of the United States. Professor Moina Michael was about to invent the 'remembrance poppy', a symbol of sacrifice that will stand for generations to come. Meanwhile Virginia Woolf had just published her first book and was questioning whether that sacrifice was worth it, while the artist George Grosz was so revolted by the violence on the streets of Berlin that he decides everything is meaningless. For rulers and revolutionaries, a world of power and privilege was dying - while for others, a dream of overthrowing democracy was being born.With novelistic virtuosity, historian Daniel Schoenpflug describes this watershed year as it was experienced on the ground - open ended, unfathomable, its outcome unclear. Told from the vantage points of people, famous and ordinary, good and evil, who lived through the turmoil and combining a multitude of acutely observed details, Schoenpflug composes a brilliantly conceived panorama of a world suspended between enthusiasm and disappointment, and of a moment in which the window of opportunity was suddenly open, only to quickly close shut once again. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O'Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. Their investigative work-equal parts James Bond, Mike Wallace, and Saul Alinsky-has had a consistent and powerful impact on its targets. In American Pravda, the reader is invited to go undercover with these intrepid journalists as they infiltrate political campaigns, unmask dishonest officials and expose voter fraud. A rollicking adventure story on one level, the book also serves as a treatise on modern media, arguing that establishment journalists have a vested interest in keeping the powerful comfortable and the people misinformed. The book not only contests the false narratives frequently put forth by corporate media, it documents the consequences of telling the truth in a world that does not necessarily want to hear it. O'Keefe's enemies attack with lawsuits, smear campaigns, political prosecutions, and false charges in an effort to shut down Project Veritas. For O'Keefe, every one of these attacks is a sign of success. American Pravda puts the myths and misconceptions surrounding O'Keefe's activities to rest and will make you rethink every word you hear and read in the so-called mainstream press. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - „The Age of Anxiety - symfonie č. 2 (podle W. H. Audena), pro klavír a orchestr, 1949” Skladatel: Leonard Bernstein „The Age of Anxiety - symfonie č. 2 (podle W. H. Audena), pro klavír a orchestr, 1949” Leonard Bernstein (25. srpna 1918, Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA - 14. října 1990) byl americký dirigent, hudební skladatel, klavírista, pedagog, hudební popularizátor a televizní hvězda. Seznam stop CD Leonard Bernstein on „The Age of Anxiety” - Interview by Humphrey Burton / Lento moderato () / Variation 1. L'istesso tempo () / Variation 2. Poco pi? mosso () / Variation 3. Largamente, ma mosso () / Variation 4. Pi? mosso () / Variation 5. Agitato () / Variation 6. Poco meno mosso () / Variation 7. L'istesso tempo () / Variation 8. Molto moderato, ma movendo () / Variation 9. Pi? mosso. Tempo di Valse () / Variation 10. Pi? mosso () / Variation 11. L'istesso tempo () / Variation 12. Poco pi? vivace () / Variation 13:... (alza.cz)

Can you succeed without being a terrible person? We often think not: recognising that, as the old saying has it, 'nice guys finish last'. But does that mean you have to go to the other extreme, and be a bully or Machiavellian to get anything done?In THE ART OF FAIRNESS, David Bodanis uses thrilling historical case studies to show there's a better path, leading neatly in between. He reveals how it was fairness, applied with skill, that led the Empire State Building to be constructed in barely a year - and how the same techniques brought a quiet English debutante to become an acclaimed jungle guerrilla fighter. In ten vivid profiles - featuring pilots, presidents, and even the producer of Game of Thrones - we see that the path to greatness doesn't require crushing displays of power or tyrannical ego. Simple fair decency can prevail.With surprising insights from across history - including the downfall of the very man who popularised the phrase 'nice guys finish last' - THE ART OF FAIRNESS charts a refreshing and sustainable new approach to cultivating integrity and influence. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fractured marriage. A silent family. A secret that connects them all. When DC Cat Kinsella is approached by Joseph Madden for help with his wife, Rachel, there's not much she can do. Joseph claims that Rachel has been threatening him, but can't - or won't - give Cat details as to why. Dismissing it as a marriage on the rocks, Cat forgets about it. That is until Naomi Lockhart, a young PA, is found dead after a party attended by both Joseph and Rachel, and Joseph is arrested for the murder. Joseph says his wife is setting him up.His wife says he didn't do it.The trail of evidence leads to even more questions . . . Adulterer. Murderer. Victim. Who would you believe? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Tales of the Jazz Age features some of F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-loved short stories and 'novelettes' including 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' and 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz'. Set in the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald's own term for the Roaring Twenties of newly confident, post-war America, this collection shows a comic genius at work, fashioning every genre from low farce to shrewd social insight, along with fantasy of extraordinary invention. These stories illuminate the unique talent who went on to write The Great Gatsby, and to become one of the enduring icons of American literature. With an afterword by Ned Halley. Stories in this edition: The Jelly-Bean The Camel's Back May Day Porcelain and Pink The Diamond as Big as the Ritz The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Tarquin of Cheapside 'O Russet Witch' The Lees of Happiness Mr Icky: The Quintessence of Quaintness in One Act Jemina, the Mountain Girl (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this third Ice Age story, mammoths Manny and Ellie are expecting a baby. But Manny’s friends, Diego and Sid, feel left out. Sid finds and adopts three very large eggs. The eggs hatch into baby dinosaurs and when their mother comes to claim them back, she carries Sid off too. The friends set off to rescue Sid, encountering a new friend, fierce dinosaurs and dangerous terrain along the way. But who, or what, is Rudy? Anglická zjednodušená četba pro děti na motivy úspěšných holywoodských kreslených filmů. (patro.cz)

The world of spas at the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, when the emperor, the aristocracy and famous visitors from all over Europe would take the waters, is long gone. Elegant ladies and gentlemen would come to these towns for health, diversion, amusement and tranquillity. This country's many smaller and lesser-known spas offered seclusion and relaxation, while the beautiful promenades, cafés and casinos of Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and Františkovy Lázně offered entertainment, conviviality and romance. All of this was captured by photographers whose pictures can now take us back to a lost world. Die Welt der Kurbäder gegen Ende der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, als bedeutende Persönlichkeiten aus ganz Europa zu den Heilquellen strömten, gehört schon lange der Vergangenheit an. Elegante Damen und Herren waren hier nicht nur auf der Suche nach Gesundheit, sondern auch nach Entspannung, Unterhaltung und Ruhe. Etliche kleinere und weniger bekannte böhmische Kurorte boten ruhige Plätze und Erholungsmöglichkeiten. Wunderbare Promenaden, Cafés und Casinos in Karlsbad, Marienbad oder Franzensbad luden hingegen zur Unterhaltung ein und boten Gelegenheiten, neue Freundschaften zu knüpfen oder sogar romantische Bekanntschaften schliesssen. All dies wurde von den Augen der Fotografen achtsam mitverfolgt, deren Aufnahmen uns heute ein einzigartigen Zeugnis über diese verlorene Welt von Gestern gewähren. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Analytics has become a key driver of competitive advantage for organizations, underpinning new waves of productivity, growth, innovation and customer insights. As the availability of data increases, it becomes ever more important that decision makers across companies can fully exploit the potential of analytics to provide effective insights. By expertly linking data and decision making, the authors present a new paradigm which will forge the way into helping develop products and services that cam positively contribute to society. Graham draws on his unique background in military intelligence, strategy consulting and analytics. Presenting research, personal experiences and case studies, in an engaging and practical format. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Unleash, 50 ml, Toaletní vody pro ženy, Lehká, svěží a zároveň nezaměnitelná. Toaletní voda pro ženy Adidas Culture of Sport Unleash vás dostane svou jemnou, sofistikovanou vonnou kompozicí, která je jako stvořená pro každodenní nošení. čistá svěží vůně ovocná vůně květinová vůně pro moderní ženu 21. století (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Unleash, 30 ml, Toaletní vody pro ženy, Lehká, svěží a zároveň nezaměnitelná. Toaletní voda pro ženy Adidas Culture of Sport Unleash vás dostane svou jemnou, sofistikovanou vonnou kompozicí, která je jako stvořená pro každodenní nošení. čistá svěží vůně ovocná vůně květinová vůně pro moderní ženu 21. století (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Charge, 50 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Lehká, svěží a zároveň nezaměnitelná. Toaletní voda pro muže Adidas Culture of Sport Charge vás dostane svou jemnou, sofistikovanou vonnou kompozicí, která je jako stvořená pro každodenní nošení. citrusová vůně čistá svěží vůně pro aktivního muže plného energie vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Strike, 30 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Nenechte se ničím zastavit a dopřejte si vzpruhu v jakékoli situaci. Toaletní voda pro muže Adidas Culture of Sport Strike vám zajistí okamžitý příliv energie na smyslové úrovni. Povzbudí vás tak, že vše zvládnete s přehledem a lehkostí. čistá svěží vůně fougère vůně pro aktivního muže plného energie vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Uplift, 30 ml, Toaletní vody pro ženy, Dopřejte si osvěžení nejen v horký letní den. Dámská toaletní voda Adidas Culture of Sport Uplift vás zahalí do vůně plné citrusových tónů, která vám dodá energii a povzbudí vaše smysly. čistá svěží vůně ovocná vůně citrusová vůně ocení ji žena s romantickou duší vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Strike, 50 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Nenechte se ničím zastavit a dopřejte si vzpruhu v jakékoli situaci. Toaletní voda pro muže Adidas Culture of Sport Strike vám zajistí okamžitý příliv energie na smyslové úrovni. Povzbudí vás tak, že vše zvládnete s přehledem a lehkostí. čistá svěží vůně fougère vůně pro aktivního muže plného energie vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Uplift, 50 ml, Toaletní vody pro ženy, Dopřejte si osvěžení nejen v horký letní den. Dámská toaletní voda Adidas Culture of Sport Uplift vás zahalí do vůně plné citrusových tónů, která vám dodá energii a povzbudí vaše smysly. čistá svěží vůně ovocná vůně citrusová vůně ocení ji žena s romantickou duší vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Adidas Culture of Sport Charge, 30 ml, Toaletní vody pro muže, Lehká, svěží a zároveň nezaměnitelná. Toaletní voda pro muže Adidas Culture of Sport Charge vás dostane svou jemnou, sofistikovanou vonnou kompozicí, která je jako stvořená pro každodenní nošení. citrusová vůně čistá svěží vůně pro aktivního muže plného energie vůně vhodná pro každodenní nošení (notino.cz)

Based on period documents and photography, the book maps in detail the development of Czech non-university sciences from the 18th century when the Society of Unknown Scholars in the Austrian Lands was founded in Olomouc. The main attention is focused on the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and its most important precursors, whether the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, active in 1953-1992, or earlier institutions, such as the Czech Academy of Sciences and Arts (originally the Emperor Franz Joseph Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts), founded in 1890, or the Royal Bohemian Society of Learning, which existed already from the 18th century. Individual chapters are devoted also to Masaryk Academy of Labour and the main scientific institutions of the Germans living in the Czech lands - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Deutscher Wissenschaft, Kunst und Literatur in Böhmen (Society for the Support of German Sciences, Arts and Literature in Bohemia). Attention is, however, also devoted to our most important scientists with whose research results as well as the milieu in which they worked and work the reader is acquainted with through archival and contemporary sources. The patrons and sponsors who made it possible for Czech science to reach a global level are also not forgotten. The entire process of the development of Czech non-university science is places in the wider social context, which influenced the development of the scientific institutions and the position of scientists in them. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The First Mistake is the stunning second novel from The Other Woman author Sandie Jones, who delivers twist after heart-stopping twist, in this addictively readable domestic suspense about a wife, her husband, and her best friend. Perfect for fans of The Mother-in-Law and My Lovely Wife. For Alice, life has never been better. After the death of her first husband, she has remarried, with a successful business, two children and a beautiful house. In Beth, she also has the best friend she has always wanted. A friend without judgement, she is the most trustworthy and loyal person Alice knows. So when Alice begins to suspect her husband Nathan is having an affair, Alice turns to Beth to help her find the truth. She can trust Beth, can't she . . .? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LP vinyl - V 50. letech se USA staly místem touhy, svobody, pokroku a prosperita, americký sen, který je vzorem pro svět. Tento postoj k životu bezpochyby je spojen s tehdejší hudbou, V 50. letech se USA staly místem touhy, svobody, pokroku a prosperita, americký sen, který je vzorem pro svět. Tento postoj k životu bezpochyby je spojen s tehdejší hudbou, která nám dodnes připomíná růžové cadillacy, mléčné koktejly a zmrzlinové bomby. LP vypráví příběh této doby a poskytuje to nejlepší z hudební scény padesátých let. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop Strana A Lollipop - The Chordettes At The Hop Danny & the Juniors (We're Gonna) / Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets / 16 Candles - The Crests / Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry / Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard / I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino / Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka / Why Do Fools Fall in Love - Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers Strana B Mr. Sandman - The Four Aces / Wake... (alza.cz)

"Kent Heckenlively and Judy Mikovits are the new dynamic duo fighting corruption in science." --Ben Garrison, America's #1 political satirist Dr. Judy Mikovits is a modern-day Rosalind Franklin, a brilliant researcher shaking up the old boys' club of science with her groundbreaking discoveries. And like many women who have trespassed into the world of men, she uncovered decades-old secrets that many would prefer to stay buried.From her doctoral thesis, which changed the treatment of HIV-AIDS, saving the lives of millions, including basketball great Magic Johnson, to her spectacular discovery of a new family of human retroviruses, and her latest research which points to a new golden age of health, Dr. Mikovits has always been on the leading edge of science.With the brilliant wit one might expect if Erin Brockovich had a doctorate in molecular biology, Dr. Mikovits has seen the best and worst of science. When she was part of the research community that turned HIV-AIDS from a fatal disease into a manageable one, she saw science at its best. But when her investigations questioned whether the use of animal tissue in medical research were unleashing devastating plagues of chronic diseases, such as autism and chronic fatigue syndrome, she saw science at its worst. If her suspicions are correct, we are looking at a complete realignment of scientific practices, including how we study and treat human disease.Recounting her nearly four decades in science, including her collaboration of more than thirty-five years with Dr. Frank Ruscetti, one of the founders of the field of human retrovirology, this is a behind the scenes look at the issues and egos which will determine the future health of humanity. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - Šestnácté dtudiové album vydané v roce 2020 Šestnácté dtudiové album vydané v roce 2020 Seznam stop CD Fuck the Factoid / Backlash Just Because / That Curse of Being in Thrall / Contagion / Joie De Ne Pas Vivre / Invigorating Clutch / Zero Gravitas Chamber / Fluxing of the Muscle / Amoral / Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism / Acting in Gouged Faith / Feral Carve-up / A Bellyful of Salt and Spleen / White Kross (04:06) - Sonic Youth Cover / Blissful Myth (01:52) - Rudimentary Peni Cover (alza.cz)

Zpěvník LITTLE BLACK SONGBOOK: JOHNNY CASH Zpěvníky z edice Little Black Book obsahují texty a akordy k desítkám populárních skladeb. Tato verze těchto zpěvníků kapesní velikosti představuje ty největší hity Johnnyho Cashe. Seznam skladeb: A Legend In My Time Ain't No Grave Aloha Oe Banks Of The Ohio Big Iron Bird On A Wire Bridge Over Troubled Water Casey's Last Ride Cindy Country Boy Danny Boy Dark As A Dungeon Delia's Gone Desperado Devil's Right Hand Do Lord Down The Line Father And Son First Time I Ever Saw Your Face For The Good Times Four Strong Winds Further On (Up The Road) Gentle On My Mind Give My Love To Rose God's Gonna Cut You Down Hurt I Am A Pilgrim I Hung My Head I Never Picked Cotton I Shall Not Be Moved I Won't Back Down If I Give My Soul If You Could Read My Mind I'm A Drifter I'm Bound For The Promised Land I'm Movin' On I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry In My Life In The Garden In The Sweet By And By Just As I Am Just The Other Side Of Nowhere Kneeling Drunkard's Plea Let The Lower Lights Be Burning Like The 309 Long Black Veil Love's Been Good To Me Mary Of The Wild Moor Oh, Bury Me Not Old Chunk Of Coal On The Evening Train One Personal Jesus Redemption Redemption Song Rowboat Rusty Cage Salty Dog Sam Hall Softly And Tenderly Solitary Man Southern Accents Tennessee Stud That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) The Beast In Me The Fourth Man In The Fire The Man Comes Around The Mercy Seat The Running Kind Trouble In Mind Unchained Waiting For A Train We'll Meet Again When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies Why Me Lord? Wichita Lineman Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone) (kytary.cz)

In a village far away, deep in a valley, all the animals and birds disappeared some years ago. Only the rebellious young teacher and an old man talk about animals to the children, who have never seen such (mythical) creatures. Otherwise there's a strange silence round the whole subject. One wretched, little boy has dreams of animals, begins to whoop like an owl, is regarded as an outcast, and eventually disappears. A stubborn, brave girl called Maya and her friend Matti, are drawn to explore in the woods round the village. They know there are dangers beyond and that at night, Nehi the Mountain Demon comes down to the village. In a far-off cave, they come upon the vanished boy, content and self-sufficient. Eventually they find themselves in a beautiful garden paradise full of every kind of animal, bird and fish - the home of Nehi the Mountain Demon. The Demon is a pied piper figure who stole the animals from the village. He, too, was once a boy there, but he was different, mocked and reviled, treated as an outsider and outcast. This is his terrible revenge, one which has punished him too, by removing him from society and friendship, and every few years he draws another child or two to join him in his fortress Eden, where he has trained the sheep to lie down with the wolves, and where predators are few. He lets the two children return to the village, telling them that one day, when people are less cruel and his desire for vengeance has crumbled, perhaps the animals might come back... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - Desáté studiové album americké heavy metalové skupiny Trivium produkoval Josh Wilbur (např. Lamb Of God). Desáté studiové album americké heavy metalové skupiny Trivium produkoval Josh Wilbur (např. Lamb Of God). Kapela Trivium vznikla v roce 2000 v Orlandu na Floridě. Věnuje se melodickému death metalu, trash metalu i metalcore. Rok vydání : 2021 (10.album) Seznam stop CD X / In The Court Of The Dragon / Like A Sword Over Damocles / Feast Of Fire / A Crisis Of Revelation / The Shadow Of The Abattoir / No Way Back Just Through / Fall Into Your Hands / From Dawn To Decadence / The Phalanx (alza.cz)

Everyone Got marrIed In the 1950s, then moved to the suburbs to have the children of the soon-to-be-famous baby boom. For Americans who had survived the Great Depression and World War II, prosperous married life was a triumph. The unwed were objects of pity, scorn, even suspicion. And so in the 1950s, Eva Eldridge, no longer so young and marginally employed, was the perfect target for handsome Vick, who promised everything: storybook romance, marital respectability, and the lively social life she loved. When he disappeared not long after their honeymoon, she was devastated.Eva hadn't always been so vulnerable. Growing up pretty and popular in rural Oregon, she expected to marry young and live a life much like that of her parents, farming and rearing children. But then the United States threw its weight into World War II and as men headed to battle, the government started recruiting women to work in their places. Eva, like many other young women, found that life in the city with plenty of money, personal freedom, and lots of soldiers and sailors eager to pay court was more exhilarating than life down on the farm. After the war, she was ambivalent about getting married and settling down-at least until Vick arrived. Refusing to believe her brand-new husband had abandoned her, Eva set about tracking down a man who, she now believed, was more damaged by wartime trauma than she had known. But instead of a wounded hero, she found a long string of women much like herself-hard-working, intelligent women who had loved and married Vick and now had no idea where-or even who-he was. Drawing on a trove of some eight hundred letters and papers, Diane Simmons tells the story of Eva's poignant struggle to get her dream husband back, as well as the stories of the women who had stood at the altar with Vick before and after her. Eva's remarkable life illuminates women's struggle for happiness at a time when marriage-and the perfect husband-meant everything. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York Times Bestseller Worldwide bestselling "dazzling storyteller” (Associated Press) Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel about three very different people who are brought together in a mesmerizing story that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil. In the Midst of Winter begins with a minor traffic accident-which becomes the catalyst for an unexpected and moving love story between two people who thought they were deep into the winter of their lives. Richard Bowmaster-a 60-year-old human rights scholar-hits the car of Evelyn Ortega-a young, undocumented immigrant from Guatemala-in the middle of a snowstorm in Brooklyn. What at first seems just a small inconvenience takes an unforeseen and far more serious turn when Evelyn turns up at the professor's house seeking help. At a loss, the professor asks his tenant Lucia Maraz-a 62-year-old lecturer from Chile-for her advice. These three very different people are brought together in a mesmerizing story that moves from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil, sparking the beginning of a long overdue love story between Richard and Lucia. Exploring the timely issues of human rights and the plight of immigrants and refugees, the book recalls Allende's landmark novel The House of the Spirits in the way it embraces the cause of "humanity, and it does so with passion, humor, and wisdom that transcend politics” (Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post). In the Midst of Winter will stay with you long after you turn the final page. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - CD obsahuje náboženské písně. Zpívá se ve staroslověnštině. CD obsahuje náboženské písně. Zpívá se ve staroslověnštině. Oleg Palkin, voice Igor Ushakov, voice Vadimir Miller, bass Seznam stop CD Anonymous / Deciphered by N. Uspensky Great Ektene / Exclamations: Ushakov, Igor (voice) / Miller, Vadimir (bass) Anonymous / Transcribed by N. Uspensky It Is Meet / Traditional melody of Solovki Monastery. Znamenny chant Anonymous I Will Lift Up My Eyes Unto The Heavens... / A hymn of degrees, in tone VI. Solovki Monastery chant Anonymous Glory to God in the highest heaven... / Small doxology. Valaam Monastery chant Anonymous / Deciphered by N. Uspensky The voice of the Lord... / Troparion, in tone VIII CHESNOKOV, Paul Grigor'yevich (1877-1944) / Arr. for male choir by Ushakov, Igor O gladsome radiance... Anonymous O Theotokos and Virgin, Rejoice... / Valaam Monastery chant Anonymous / Harmonization by I. Ushakov Taking up into Heaven... /... (alza.cz)

In this third Ice Age story, mammoths Manny and Ellie are expecting a baby. But Mannys friends, Diego and Sid, feel left out. Sid finds and adopts three very large eggs. The eggs hatch into baby dinosaurs and when their mother comes to claim them back, she carries Sid off too. The friends set off to rescue Sid, encountering a new friend, fierce dinosaurs and dangerous terrain along the way. But who, or what, is Rudy? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Studio Marvel představuje světový fenomén: AVENGERS: Age of Ultron, který je výpravným pokračováním největšího superhrdinského filmu všech dob. Pokus miliardáře Tonyho Starka oživit program na udržení celosvětového míru skončí nezdarem a největší hrdinové světa, včetně Iron Mana, Kapitána Ameriky, Thora, Neuvěřitelného Hulka, Black Widow a Hawkeye musí čelit děsivému nebezpečí. V sázce je osud celé planety. Povstane zlovolný Ultron a jenom Avengers mu mohou zabránit v uskutečnění ďábelských plánů. Nová křehká spojenectví a nečekané zvraty jsou zárukou vzrušujícího a jedinečného akčního dobrodružství globálních rozměrů.V českém znění: Aleš Procházka - Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark / Iron Man), Jan Maxián - Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Pavel Šrom - Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner / Hulk), Libor Bouček - Chris Evans (Steve Rogers / Captain America), Jitka Moučková - Scarlett Johansson (Nataša Romanoffová / Black Widow), Pavel Tesař - Jeremy Renner (Clint Barton / Hawkeye), Jan Šťastný - James Spader (Ultron), Vladimír Kratina - Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Jan Čenský - Don Cheadle (James Rhodes / War Machine), Filip Tomsa - Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver), Helena Dvořáková - Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximovová / Scarlet Witch), Filip Švarc - Paul Bettany (Jarvis / Vision), Tereza Chudobová - Cobie Smulders (Maria Hillová), Michal Holán - Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson / Falcon). (dvd-premiery.cz)

Film na DVD - Pokus Tonyho Starka oživit program na udržení celosvětového míru skončí nezdarem. Povstane zlovolný Ultron a jenom Avengers mu mohou zabránit v uskutečnění ďábelských plánů… V sázce je osud celé planety. Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fáze 2 Pokus miliardáře Tonyho Starka oživit program na udržení celosvětového míru skončí nezdarem a největší hrdinové světa, včetně Iron Mana, Kapitána Ameriky, Thora, Hulka, Black Widow a Hawkeye musí čelit děsivému nebezpečí. V sázce je osud celé planety. Povstane zlovolný Ultron a jenom Avengers mu mohou zabránit v uskutečnění ďábelských plánů. Bonusy: • Globální dobrodružství (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Debutové album vítěze CZ/SK Superstar 2021 Adama Pavlovčina alias ADONXS. Obsahuje i dva úspěšné singly Moving On a Game, které si držely přední místa v rádiových žebříčcích. Albovou sestavu doplňuje dalších osm skladeb, které se pohybují napříč spektrem moderního popu na světové úrovni. Debutové album vítěze CZ/SK Superstar 2021 Adama Pavlovčina alias ADONXS. Obsahuje i dva úspěšné singly Moving On a Game, které si držely přední místa v rádiových žebříčcích. Albovou sestavu doplňuje dalších osm skladeb, které se pohybují napříč spektrem moderního popu na světové úrovni. Hitovka Game obsadila na osm týdnů první příčku a pozici nejhranější domácí skladby ve slovenském éteru a skladba Moving On se držela dvanáct týdnů v TOP 10 v rámci hitparády nejhranějších slovenských a českých písní. Adam Pavlovčin vyhrál loňský ročník Česko-Slovenské SuperStar. V soutěži zaujal jedinečným pěveckým projevem a nezaměnitelným stylem, sebevědomým vystupováním i... (alza.cz)

Film na DVD - Pokus Tonyho Starka oživit program na udržení celosvětového míru skončí nezdarem. Povstane zlovolný Ultron a jenom Avengers mu mohou zabránit v uskutečnění ďábelských plánů... V sázce je osud celé planety. Pokus miliardáře Tonyho Starka oživit program na udržení celosvětového míru skončí nezdarem a největší hrdinové světa, včetně Iron Mana, Kapitána Ameriky, Thora, Hulka, Black Widow a Hawkeye musí čelit děsivému nebezpečí. V sázce je osud celé planety. Povstane zlovolný Ultron a jenom Avengers mu mohou zabránit v uskutečnění ďábelských plánů. Nová křehká spojenectví a nečekané zvraty jsou zárukou vzrušujícího a jedinečného akčního dobrodružství globálních rozměrů. Bonusy: • Globální dobrodružství (alza.cz)

Alice Herz-Sommer was born in 1903 in Prague, the Prague of the Hapsburgs and of Franz Kafka, a family friend. Musically very gifted, by her mid-teens Alice was one of the best-known pianists in Prague. But as the Nazis swept across Europe her comfortable, bourgeois world began to crumble around her, as anti-Jewish feeling not only intensified but was legitimised. In 1942, Alice's mother was deported. Desperately unhappy, she resolved to learn Chopin's 24 Etudes - the most technically demanding piano pieces she knew - and the complex but beautiful music saved her sanity. A year later, she, too - together with her husband and their six-year-old son - was deported to a concentration camp. But even in Theresienstadt, music was her salvation and in the course of more than a hundred concerts she gave her fellow-prisoners hope in a world of pain and death. This is her remarkable story, but it is also the story of a mother's struggle to create a happy childhood for her beloved only son in the midst of atrocity and barbarism. Of 15,000 children sent to the camp, Raphael was one of the 130 who survived. Today, Alice Herz-Sommer lives in London and she still plays the piano every day. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Soon to be a major motion picture, this heart-warming and inspirational tale follows Enzo, a loyal family dog, as he tells the story of his human family, how they nearly fell apart, and what he did to bring them back together. A captivating and moving story of an extraordinary family, how they almost fell apart, and how they were brought back together again by the wisest and most loyal member - Enzo the dog. Heart-wrenching but deeply funny, The Art of Racing in the Rain is an uplifting tale about the wonders and absurdities of human life … as only a dog could tell it. Now a major motion picture from Fox 2000 starring Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried and Kevin Costner. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Plnobarevná obrazová česko/anglická publikace se věnuje osobnosti a osudům českého egyptologa Jaroslava Černého. Vedle řady vyobrazení a fotografií památek starého Egypta spjatých s Jaroslavem Černým je součástí obrazového doprovodu i přetištění mnoha osobních dokumentů, zápisků a fotografií této vynikající osobnosti české vědy. (patro.cz)