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In the hazardous fictional terrain of his historical novels, Gore Vidal is never especially kind to American history in general, or to its icons in particular. Yet in this brilliantly realised study of Abraham Lincoln, he paints a surprising and near-heroic picture of the man who led America through four of the most divisive and dangerous years of the nation''s history. Observed alternately by his loved ones, his rivals and his future assassins, Lincoln at first appears as an inept and naïve backwoods lawyer. People in this novel are not averse to turning up, getting drunk, and regaling the reader with details of Lincoln''s whoring activities and his seemingly inexhaustible supply of folksy stories. Yet gradually Lincoln the towering leader of deep vision emerges in a Washington engulfed by fear, greed and the horrors of the Civil War. Lincoln''s loving but mentally decomposing wife, his view from the White House on slavery and America''s bloodiest war, and his own, fierce personal ambition: all are portrayed with a vibrancy and an urgency that almost belies what they have now become ? history itself.

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Gore Vidal''s classic novel of Aaron Burr - the man who shot Alexander Hamilton.In 1804, Colonel Aaron Burr, Vice-President of the United States, shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. Three years later, on the order of President Thomas Jefferson, he was tried for treason: for plotting to dismember the United States.Gore Vidal, romping iconoclastically through American history, debunks, in this historical novel of Burr''s life, the common and casually held notion of the man as a scoundrel and an adventurer. Instead he appears as one of the ''host of choice spirits'' forced to live among coarse, materialistic, hypocritical people, among them Jefferson and Hamilton. Here, the latter appears as a power-hungry ''parvenu'' from the West Indies and the former as a semi-literate slave-owning tyrant. American politics, suggests Vidal, had a penchant for the vulgar. Even then.Veering backwards to the revolution and the early days of the republic, stopping at dinner-parties on the way, and reaching forward to the future, Burr is a novel about treason, both the particular and in general. For what, asks Vidal, really belongs to whom? What properly belongs to the Constitution, to the nation, to the family even, intriguingly, to novelists and historians?

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A collection of essays taken from 40 years of work by the bestselling and celebrated Gore VidalGore Vidal''s reputation as America''s finest essayist is an enduring one. This collection, chosen by the author from 40 years of work, contains about two-thirds of what he published in various magazines and journals. He has divided the essays into three categories, or states. State of the art covers literature, including novelists and critics, bestsellers, pieces on Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Suetonius, Nabokov and Montaigne (a previously uncollected essay from 1992). State of the union deals with politics and public life: sex, drugs, money, Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Holy Family (his essay on the Kennedys), Nixon, and finally Monotheism and its Discontents , a scathing critique of Christianity, Judaism and Islam. In state of being, we are given personal responses to people and events: recollections of his childhood, E. Nesbit, Tarzan, Tennessee Williams and Anais Nin.''Magnificent... irresistible from beginning to end'' The Times''All the Vidals are on display in this glittering showcase'' Guardian''Vidal is the outstanding literary radical of America'' Melvyn Bragg

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The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal's finest historical novels

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A literary cause célèbre when first published in 1948, Gore Vidal's now-classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience

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Jim Willard, former high-school athlete and clean-cut boy-next-door-, is haunted by the memory of a romanctic adolescent encounter with his friend Bob Ford. As Jim pursues his first love, in awe of the very same masculinity he possesses himself, his progresss through the secret gay world of 1940''s America unveils surreptitious Hollywood affairs, the hidden life of the military in the Second World War and the underworld bar culture of New York City.With the publication of his daring thrid novel The City and the Pillar in 1948, Gore Vidal shocked the American public, which has just begun to hail him as their newest and brightest young writer. It remains not only an authentic and profoundly importatnt social document but also a serious exploration of the nature of idealistic love.

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Gore Vidal''s fictional recreation of the Roman Empire teetering on the crux of Christianity and ruled by an emperor who was an inveterate dabbler in arcane hocus-pocus, a prig, a bigot, and a dazzling and brilliant leader.

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It is a risky (and risque) business becoming ''Woman Triumphant'' - exercising total power over men like Rusty Godowski. Rusty just wants to be a Hollywood star like everyone else at Buck Loner''s academy, but now that Buck''s niece, Myra Breckinridge, has arrived, the curriculum is taking a wildly strange turn. Willing to risk all to be superb and unique, Myra means to prove to her old friend Dr Montag that it is possible to work out in life all one''s fantasies - and survive.''From Myra''s fist appearnce on the page she was a megastar'', explains her creator, Gore Vidal. Myra caused a second furore when she returned in Myron to battle it out with her eponymous alter ego, a drab little man fallen into marriage and a job in Chinese catering. Theirs is a contest of hormonal roulette, with glorious Myra off on time-travelling missions of mercy back to 1948 to try to change cinema history and to introduce her own radical theories of popuation control. Meanwhile Myron tries desperately to stay in the present as inconspicuously as Mrya will allow.

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Vidal on Vidal - a great and supremely entertaining writer on a great and endlessly fascinating subject

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Vidal''s historical novel set in the 5th century BC and narrated by Cyrus Spitama, son of a Persian prince and Greek sorceress, grandson of the prophet Zoroaster, and ambassador to the courts of India, China and Greece. Pericles, Thucydides, Sophocles and Confucius are among the book''s characters.

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Beneath the surface of the apparently untutored and deceptively frank Abraham Lincoln ran private tunnels of self-taught study, a restless philosophical curiosity, and a profound grasp of the fundamentals of democracy. Now, in Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction, the award-winning Lincoln authority Allen C. Guelzo offers a penetrating look into the mind of one of our greatest presidents. If Lincoln was famous for reading aloud from joke books, Guelzo shows that he also plunged deeply into the mainstream of nineteenth-century liberal democratic thought. Guelzo takes us on a wide-ranging exploration of seven problems that confronted Lincoln and liberal democracy--equality, opportunity, the rule of law, slavery, freedom, and reconciliation. The book sets these problems and Lincoln''s responses against the larger world of American and trans-Atlantic liberal democracy in the 19th century, comparing Lincoln not just to Andrew Jackson or John Calhoun, but to British thinkers such as Richard Cobden, Jeremy Bentham, and John Bright, and to French observers Alexis de Tocqueville and François Guizot. The Lincoln we meet here is an Enlightenment figure who struggled to create a common ground between a people focused on individual rights and a society eager to establish a certain moral, philosophical, and intellectual bedrock. Lincoln ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Hailed as the definitive portrait of the sixteenth president, Lincoln scholar Michael Burlingame's impressive two-volume biography has been masterfully abridged and revised. Sixteenth president of the United States, the Great Emancipator, and a surpassingly eloquent champion of national unity, freedom, and democracy, Abraham Lincoln is arguably the most studied and admired of all Americans. Michael Burlingame's astonishing Abraham Lincoln: A Life, edited and abridged by Jonathan W. White, offers fresh interpretations of this endlessly fascinating American leader. Based on deep research in unpublished sources as well as newly digitized sources, this work reveals how Lincoln's character and personality were the North's secret weapon in the Civil War, the key variables that spelled the difference between victory and defeat. He was a model of psychological maturity and a fully individuated man whose influence remains unrivaled in the history of American public life. Burlingame chronicles Lincoln's childhood and early development, romantic attachments and losses, his love of learning, legal training, and courtroom career as well as his political ambition, his term as congressman in the late 1840s, and his serious bouts of depression in early adulthood. Burlingame recounts, in fresh detail, the Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln marriage and traces the mounting ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From the founder of IrishCentral, a fascinating piece of Civil War history: Lincoln’s relationship with the immigrants arriving in America to escape the Irish famine. “If you’re a Lincoln fan like me, you’ll love this book.” —Liam NeesonWhen Pickett charged at Gettysburg, it was the all-Irish Pennsylvania 69th who held fast while the surrounding regiments broke and ran. And it was Abraham Lincoln who, a year earlier at Malvern Hill, picked up a corner of one of the Irish colors, kissed it, and said, “God bless the Irish flag.”Renowned Irish-American journalist Niall O’Dowd gives unprecedented insight into a relationship that began with mutual disdain. Lincoln saw the Irish as instinctive supporters of the Democratic opposition, while the Irish saw the English landlord class in Lincoln’s Republicans. But that dynamic would evolve, and the Lincoln whose first political actions included intimidating Irish voters at the polls would eventually hire Irish nannies and donate to the Irish famine fund.When he was voted into the White House, Lincoln surrounded himself with Irish staff, much to the chagrin of a senior aide who complained about the Hibernian cabal. And the Irish would repay Lincoln’s faith—their numbers and courage would help swing the Civil War ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a fun picture book biography of Tad Lincoln, his relationship with his father President Abraham Lincoln, and a story about a parent’s love for his son and the wisdom of a child. Full of humor, this romp through history will teach children about the power of curiosity, imagination, friendship, empathy, determination…and even a little mischief!Tad Lincoln was forever getting into trouble. He bounced around the White House making mischief and annoying almost everyone but the president. Yet Tad was his father’s joy and comfort amidst a brutal war, a family tragedy, and the toll of holding the nation’s highest office. When Tad befriends a turkey meant to be holiday dinner, his plea for the pet to be spared teaches Abe a lesson about mercy. It also starts the tradition of the presidential turkey pardon, a tradition that presidents carry on to this day.In The Magnificent Mischief of Tad Lincoln readers 4-8 will:learn about the larger-than-life personality of Tad Lincoln and his father President Abe Lincoln, highlighting the importance of familysee the impact of empathy and understanding towards othersbe inspired by Tad’s resilience and determination, as he overcomes challenges ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A timely and urgent investigation from John Vidal, Environment Editor of the Guardian for nearly thirty years, into how the destruction of nature is releasing disease into our societies''Urgent, fascinating and essential'' GEORGE MONBIOT''A searing, vital work'' BETTANY HUGHESCovid-19, mpox, bird flu, SARS, HIV, AIDS, Ebola; we are living in the Age of Pandemics – one that we have created. As the climate crisis reaches a fever pitch and ecological destruction continues unabated, we are just beginning to reckon with the effects of environmental collapse on our global health.Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever. Drawing on the latest scientific research and decades of reporting from more than 100 countries, former Guardian environment editor John Vidal takes us into deep, disappearing forests in Gabon and the Congo, valleys scorched by wildfire near Lake Tahoe and our densest, polluted cities to show how closely human, animal and plant diseases are now intertwined with planetary destruction. He calls for an urgent transformation in our relationship with the natural world, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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DVD film Tajemné příběhy (6. díl) - Abraham Lincoln, Billy Kid. Český dabing. Dolby Digital. Zajímavá fakta a teorie o Abrahamovi Lincolnovi a o Billy Kidovi. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln, 16. prezident Spojených států amerických, první prezident, který zemřel zákeřnou rukou atentátníka. Abraham Lincoln, legendární politik, mající čestné místo v americké a světové historii jako státník a bojovník za svobodu, který se významně zasloužil o zrušení otroctví a zamezil, byť za cenu občanské války, rozpadu Unie. Ačkoliv jsou názory a činy Abrahama Lincolna z pozdních let jeho života docela dobře známé, neboť existuje řada dokladů, dokumentů a památek na něj, mnoho se neví o jeho životě v mladém věku, ani o jeho politických názorech zpočátku jeho kariéry. Byl tento uvážlivý muž uvážlivý i v mladém věku? Proč vlastně byl proti otroctví a otrocké práci, co jej k tomu vedlo, měl k tomu i nějaké osobní důvody? Byl tento politik vždy tím zásadovým mužem, jež šel neohroženě za svou ideou, nebo byl někdy v časných letech své kariéry populistou a rád se předváděl? Podívejme se tedy spolu do starých záznamů a utvořme objektivnější obraz Abrahama Lincolna nejen jako politika, ale i jako člověka. Obraz pravdivější a objektivnější, než oficiální životopisy. Podívejme ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Abraham Lincoln was known for his sense of humor. But early in his adult life, it got him into trouble. He had to use his imagination to save his career—and maybe even his life. When Abraham Lincoln became frustrated with the actions of James Shield, a political rival, he came up with a plan. It was silly. It was clever. And it was a great big mistake! Lincoln wrote a series of fictional letters to the editor, complaining about Shields. But when Shields took offense, he challenged Lincoln to a duel. How did our future president straighten things out and save the lives and careers of both himself and his rival?Donna Bowman''s humorous voice and S. D. Schindler''s expressive illustrations are the perfect match for this story of Abraham Lincoln''s humor and wit. Back matter includes an author''s note and bibliography.

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Winner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington’s 2019 book prize!A Renowned Historian Gives New Perspective on Statesmen at WarLewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National Humanities Medal winner, gives new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen—and their remarkable leadership in wars of national survivalAbraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, as commanders in chief, led their nations to victory—Lincoln in the Civil War, Churchill in World War II. They became revered leaders—statesmen for all time. Yet these two world-famous war leaders have never been seriously compared at book length. Acclaimed historian Lewis Lehrman, in his pathbreaking comparison of both statesmen, finds that Lincoln and Churchill—with very different upbringings and contrasting personalities—led their war efforts, to some extent, in similar ways. As supreme war lords, they were guided not only by principles of honor, duty, freedom, but also by the practical wisdom to know when, where, and how to apply these principles. They made mistakes which Lehrman considers carefully. But the author emphasizes that, despite setbacks, they never gave up. Even their writings and speeches were swords in battle. Gifted literary stylists, both men relied on the written and spoken word to steel their citizens throughout desperate and prolonged ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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DVD film Lincoln [2012]. Český dabing. České titulky. Dolby Digital. Legendární režisér Steven Spielberg uvádí nadšeně přijaté historické drama Lincoln, v němž Daniel Day-Lewis předvádí nezapomenutelný oscarový výkon v roli amerického prezidenta. Legendární režisér Steven Spielberg uvádí nadšeně přijaté historické drama Lincoln, v němž Daniel Day-Lewis předvádí nezapomenutelný oscarový výkon v roli vlivného amerického prezidenta. Abraham Lincoln zasvětil poslední měsíce v prezidentském úřadu snaze přesvědčit vládu válkou zmítané země, aby zrušila otroctví. Díky svému nezlomnému úsilí a odvaze nakonec vládu dotlačil k rozhodnutí, které změnilo dějiny. Ve vedlejších rolích strhujícího a trofejemi oceněného fi lmu, na který nikdy nezapomenete, se představují Sally Field a Tommy Lee Jones, kteří byli za své výkony nominováni na Oscara.Bonusy:• Cesta k Lincolnovi• Vytváření minulosti

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Introduce little learners to Abraham Lincoln's childhood and presidency with this 200-word board book.This little book introduces Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States. Simple, toddler-friendly text tells the story of his childhood, his rise to the presidency, and the part he played in the U.S. Civil War. Accompanied by vivid and engaging illustrations, The Story of Abraham Lincoln will help even the smallest children understand who Abraham Lincoln is, and why he is so important.

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It''s no puzzle why folks visit Lincoln or even call it home! From the Nebraska state capitol building to children''s zoo to the sunken gardens, there''s something for everyone. Now, in The Lincoln Puzzle Book, you can learn tons more about Lincoln through 90 delightful word puzzles, including word searches, jumbles, crossword puzzles, and more featuring Lincoln streets, restaurants, claims to fame, local celebrities, and much more!

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One of Abraham Lincoln’s staunchest and most effective allies, Judge David Davis masterminded the floor fight that gave Lincoln the presidential nomination at the 1860 Republican National Convention. This history-changing event emerged from a long friendship between the two men. It also altered the course of Davis’s career, as Lincoln named him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1862. Raymond J. McKoski offers a biography of Davis’s public life, his impact on the presidency and judiciary, and his personal, professional, and political relationships with Lincoln. Davis lent his vast network of connections, organizational and leadership abilities, and personal persuasiveness to help Lincoln’s political rise. When Davis became a judge, he honed an ability to hear each case with complete impartiality, a practice that endeared him to Lincoln but one day put him at odds with the president over important Civil War–era rulings. McKoski details these cases while providing an in-depth account of Davis’s role in Lincoln’s two unsuccessful campaigns for U.S. Senate and the fateful run for the presidency.

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The incredible untold story of how the world''s greatest magician, Harry Houdini, waged war upon Spiritualism, uncovering unknown magic, political conspiracies, and surprising secrets along the way.You won’t live forever, Houdini. You’ve got to DIE. I put a curse on you . . .During a séance in 1924, Houdini—the greatest entertainer in the world—was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible.By 1926, Houdini was dead. This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who after becoming inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln, devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead. In a spellbinding journey across Jazz Age America, haunted by the aftermath of the Great War and a deadly pandemic, Houdini encounters all the modern forms of haunted houses, warlocks, and monsters, and uncovers a shocking conspiracy that stretches all the way back to Lincoln himself.In a compelling dual-timeline narrative alternating between Houdini’s 1926 dramatic courtroom testimony before Congress and the last otherworldly cases he takes on that lead him there, Lincoln''s Ghost is a powerful examination of deception, love, politics, the afterlife, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The first short biography of the sixteenth president by America''s preeminent Civil War historian, Abraham Lincoln follows the son of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks from their Kentucky farm to the Illinois legislature, and finally the nation''s capitol. February of 2009 marks the bicentennial of his birth and this book will be a compact, concise history of a man with big ideals and an even larger legacy. James McPherson, our country''s foremost historian of the Civil War, authors this attractively packaged book on Lincoln for an audience that would prefer a brief treament rather than David Herbert Donald''s 720-page opus, or Michael Burlingame''s forthcoming multi-volume work.

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The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it  “Lively and arresting. . . . [Lincoln] is as confident in handling the royal ceremonials of political transition . . . as she is with London's thriving coffee-house culture, and its turbulent maritime community.”—Ian W. Archer, Times Literary Supplement  “Lincoln has a curator’s gift for selecting all the right details for a thoroughly absorbing account.”—Tony Barber, Financial Times, “Best Books of 2021: History”  The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the seventeenth century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took center stage.  In this fascinating account, Margarette Lincoln charts the impact of national events on an ever-growing citizenry with its love of pageantry, spectacle, and enterprise. Lincoln looks at how religious, political, and financial tensions were fomented by commercial ambition, expansion, and hardship. In addition to events at court and parliament, she evokes the remarkable figures of the period, including Shakespeare, Bacon, Pepys, and Newton, and draws on diaries, letters, and wills to trace the untold stories of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Pierre Vidal-Naquet (1930-2006) byl vynikající francouzský historik, odborník na dějiny starého Řecka. Mezi jeho díla patří Économies et Sociétés en Grčce ancienne (Hospodářství a společnost ve starém Řecku, 1972, spoluautor Michel Austin), Le Chasseur noir. Formes de pensées et formes de société dans le monde grec (Černý lovec. Formy myšlení a společenského uspořádání řeckého světa, 1981) či Le Miroir brisé: tragédie athénienne et politique (Rozbité zrcadlo: athénská tragédie a politika, 2002). Jako angažovaný intelektuál vystoupil koncem 60. let proti francouzské koloniální válce v Alžírsku, věnoval se dokumentaci studentského hnutí v roce 1968 a také spolu s Michelem Foucaultem a Jeanem-Marie Domenachem zakládal v roce 1971 Skupinu pro informování o vězeňství. Nemalé úsilí věnoval rovněž boji proti historickému revizionismu, tedy snahám o popření holocaustu. Jeho klíčové texty k této otázce jsou shrnuty právě ve svazku Vrazi paměti.

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Covid-19, mpox, bird flu, SARS, HIV, AIDS, Ebola; we are living in the Age of Pandemics one that we have created. As the climate crisis reaches a fever pitch and ecological destruction continues unabated, we are just beginning to reckon with the effects of environmental collapse on our global health. Fevered Planet exposes how the way we farm, what we eat, the places we travel to and the scientific experiments we conduct create the perfect conditions for deadly new diseases to emerge and spread faster and further than ever. Drawing on the latest scientific research and decades of reporting from more than 100 countries, former Guardian environment editor John Vidal takes us into deep, disappearing forests in Gabon and the Congo, valleys scorched by wildfire near Lake Tahoe and our densest, polluted cities to show how closely human, animal and plant diseases are now intertwined with planetary destruction. He calls for an urgent transformation in our relationship with the natural world, and expertly outlines how to make that change possible.

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A graphic biography of female novelist George Sand, whose life and work championed women’s rights, gender expression, and sexual liberation A scrupulously researched and tenderly revealing biography of one of the great pioneering figures of 19th-century French literature. Born in 1804—at a time when women were deprived of their civil rights (along with minors, criminals, and the insane)—Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin grew up to defy those norms, both in her life and her writing. Adopting the gender-neutral pen name George Sand, and in a career lasting over forty years as a novelist and playwright, she is best remembered today for the affairs and friendships she enjoyed with men: the composer Chopin; the painter Delacroix; the novelist Balzac. But this moving biographical portrait, written by Séverine Vidal and illustrated by Kim Consigny, restores her to the center stage she always commanded in her lifetime. Not just as the daring, scandalously cross-dressing, bisexual, cigarette-smoking divorcée novelist, but as the brilliant chronicler of her changing time—and therefore of ours.

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''A generous story about the quiet heroism of older women. This heartwarming novel by a crime writer will help to brighten a bleak January '' The TimesFor readers of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler, a life-affirming novel about marriage, friendship and the powerful dignity of a woman forced to rebuild her life - unexpectedly and alone - in 1960s Texas.She made herself see Robert with the kids, telling stories of crafty, talking rabbits and determined turtles, his face bright with meanings, with silliness. Made herself see the two of them laughing together in bed, they had done that. That was true. Through the years, they''d had happiness and closeness. They had.As Eliza sits at her husband''s funeral, still stunned by the suddenness of his death, she discovers a lie that turns her life upside down. Almost overwhelmed by the dawning understanding that she has known nothing true about her life, Eliza can''t see a way forward at first. How should she come to terms with all that has been a lie? How can she live with herself?But Eliza has a core of resourceful steel that does not let her down and an innate emotional generosity that she clings to, faced ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Do you want to know what life has in store? It''s all here in this book. All the little things we learn in the course of our lives. A page a year, from nought to a hundred.5: You learn that boys and girls fall in love. Incredible!13: When will your parents learn? Not in front of your friends.36: A dream came true, but it feels different than you thought. 45: Do you like yourself as you are?75: You learn to unlearn things. Can you still do a somersault? 86: Everything can be different in every moment. How does our perception of the world change in the course of a lifetime? When Heike Faller''s niece was born she began to wonder what we learn in life, and how we can talk about what we have learnt with those we love. And so she began to ask everyone she met, what did you learn in life? Out of the answers of children''s writers and refugees, teenagers and artists, mothers and friends, came 99 lessons: that those who have had a difficult time appreciate the good moments more. That those who have had it easy find it harder getting old. That a lot ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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For readers of Elizabeth Strout and Anne Tyler, a life-affirming novel about marriage, friendship and the powerful dignity of a woman forced to rebuild her life - unexpectedly and alone - in 1960s Texas.She made herself see Robert with the kids, telling stories of crafty, talking rabbits and determined turtles, his face bright with meanings, with silliness. Made herself see the two of them laughing together in bed, they had done that. That was true. Through the years, they''d had happiness and closeness. They had.As Eliza sits at her husband''s funeral, still stunned by the suddenness of his death, she discovers a lie that turns her life upside down. Almost overwhelmed by the dawning understanding that she has known nothing true about her life, Eliza can''t see a way forward at first. How should she come to terms with all that has been a lie? How can she live with herself?But Eliza has a core of resourceful steel that does not let her down and an innate emotional generosity that she clings to, faced with an almost overwhelming sense of bitterness. Signing up to business classes so she can make a living, she moves into a hotel, The Sweet Vidalia, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Give teens the tools to decipher their emotions, understand themselves, and improve their lives. The simple and empowering message of In My Feelings is that emotions, especially unpleasant ones, are not just to be avoided, controlled, or treated. Emotions can serve as a source of information that teens can use to make decisions and help them live their best lives. The path to emotional health for teens lies in improving their ability to recognize, understand, manage, and use emotions. Dr. Vidal Annan encourages teens to think of emotions as messengers or sources of data that they can access and use to set and achieve goals, and to continue to grow and develop. In My Feelings starts by exploring what it means to be a teenager, what emotions are, and why people have them. In the second part of the book, Dr. Annan delves into specific emotions that teens may be experiencing daily. In My Feelings helps teens develop their emotional literacy and tap into the power of their emotions to improve their mental health.

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Translation and Objectsoffers a new and original perspective in Translation Studies, originating from the conviction that in today’s world translation is pervasive. Building on the ideas of scholars who have expanded the boundaries of the discipline, this book focuses on the analysis of objects that migrants carry with them on their journey of migration.The ideas of displacement and constant movement are key throughout these pages. Migrants live translation literally, because displacement is a leitmotif for them. Translation and Objects analyzes migrant objects—such as shoes, stones, or photographs—as translation sites that function as expressions as well as sources of emotions. These displaced emotional objects, laden with meanings and sentiments, tell many stories, saying a great deal about their owners, who almost never have a voice. This book shows how meaning is displaced through the materiality, texture, smells, sensations, and forms of moving objects.Including examples of translations that have been created from a no-nlinguistic perspective and exploring linguistic issues whilst connecting them to other fields such as anthropology and sociology, Vidal sets out a broad vision of translation. This is critical reading for translation theory courses within Translation Studies, comparative literature, and cultural studies.With the exception of Chapter 3, no part of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jednička v kategorii Grundéns bund vhodných pro turnajové rybolovy. Tato bunda byla navržena s ohledem na potřeby profesionálních rybářů. Optimalizuje nepromokavost, pohodlí, pohyblivost a nabízí cílenou sadu inovativních funkcí. Bunda disponuje 100% voděodolností s garancí GORE-TEX® „GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™“. Je vyrobena z 80d 100% nylonu s GORE-TEX® C-Knit podšívkou a nabízí stretchové panely GORE-TEX® TOPO pro maximální komfort při pohybu. Je vybavena reflexními bezpečnostními prvky pro optimální viditelnost a integrovaným kotevním spínačem. Hlavní vlastnosti: Voděodolnost: 100% voděodolný materiál díky technologii GORE-TEX® GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™. Materiál: 80d 100% nylon s GORE-TEX® C-Knit podšívkou a garancí GORE-TEX® GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY™. Pohyblivost: GORE-TEX® TOPO strečové panely pro maximální rozsahy pohybu. Manžety: Submersible shingled manžety pro extra ochranu před vniknutím vody. Kapuce: Skládací kapuce Bezpečnostní prvky: Reflexní loga Grundéns a bezpečnostní prvky pro lepší viditelnost Grundéns Gambler Gore-Tex jacket je perfektní volbou pro každého profesionálního rybáře, který hledá spolehlivou a pohodlnou bundu pro všechny své aktivity. S touto bundou od značky Grundéns budete připraveni na jakékoliv počasí a vaše rybářské zážitky budou vždy stoprocentí.

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On the envelopes of letters sent to a dear friend, the famed artist and writer Edward Gorey drew dozens of original illustrations—illustrations now collected in this volume along with marvelously playful selections from the correspondence, all never before seen by the public until now.From Ted to Tom will be published in the centenary year of Edward Gorey''s birth.When Tom Fitzharris met Edward "Ted" Gorey in 1974, the two quickly struck up a friendship. Over the next year Gorey sent a total of fifty letters to Fitzharris. Every envelope Fitzharris received was illustrated by Gorey, and filled with surprises: typewritten letters with news and opinions from Gorey''s life, handwritten note cards with unexpected quotes, sketches, inside jokes, and a host of other joyous miscellany.Assembled here for the first time, these envelopes and their contents deliver all the humor, imagination, gossip, and wonder that came with being Edward Gorey''s pen pal.

Objev podobné jako From Ted to Tom - Edward Gorey, Tom Fitzharris

This brand new edition of the first novel to feature the officer and gentleman detective Colonel Wickham Gore includes the first ever reprint of the only Colonel Gore novella, Too Much Imagination.Colonel Gore is reunited with old friends at a dinner party to mark his return from service in Africa, but is shocked to discover that one of them has fallen victim to a callous blackmailer. When the antagonist is found dead, Gore finds that civilian life can be as challenging as anything in the army, especially when one of your friends may have become a killer . . . but which one?Once famous in the West End and on Broadway for plays written as ‘Anthony Wharton’, Dublin-born Alexander McAllister had become a publican in Surrey when, as ‘Lynn Brock’, his writing career took off again with the creation of country detective Colonel Wickham Gore. Described by Rose Mcaulay as ‘a very clever writer: a gift for drawing life-like people and a lively sense of dramatic incident’, Brock became a pillar of the Golden Age with his Colonel Gore whodunits and pioneering psychological novels including the lurid Nightmare.This Detective Club classic is introduced by Rob Reef, author of the John ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Deductions of Colonel Gore - Lynn Brock

Hledáte spolehlivý a prostorný studentský batoh, který zvládne náročný školní rok i volnočasové aktivity? Bagmaster LINCOLN je navržen přesně pro potřeby starších školáků a studentů. Nabízí výjimečný komfort nošení a chytře řešený úložný prostor pro vše potřebné, od učebnic po notebook. Tento batoh do školy myslí na každý detail. Zajistí bezpečné uložení vašeho notebooku do samostatné polstrované kapsy a veškeré učebnice i sešity formátu A4 snadno pojmou hlavní komory. Díky praktickému organizéru v přední kapse budete mít drobnosti jako mobil, klíče či sluchátka vždy přehledně uspořádané. Na cennosti je navíc připravena skrytá zádová kapsa, která zvyšuje bezpečí na cestách městem nebo v dopravních prostředcích. Pohodlí při každodenním nošení zajišťují měkce polstrovaná, anatomicky tvarovaná záda i ramenní popruhy. Nastavitelný hrudní popruh pomáhá batoh lépe fixovat a rozložit váhu nákladu. Moderní zeleno-černý design doplňují reflexní prvky pro lepší viditelnost za zhoršených světelných podmínek. Proč je tento studentský batoh dobrá volba? Velkorysý objem: Nabízí 30 l prostoru pro učení i věci na kroužky (kompatibilita s A4 formátem). Lehká konstrukce: Váží pouze 1 kg. Vysoká nosnost: Spolehlivě unese až 10 kg. Ideální rozměry: Velikost 48 x 35 x 25 cm vyhovuje potřebám studentů. Pohodlná záda: Měkce polstrovaný zádový systém pro maximální komfort. Hrudní popruh: ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Batoh na notebook Bagmaster LINCOLN 25 A Green/black

Připravte se na školní rok s dokonalým parťákem. Studentský set Bagmaster LINCOLN 25 A v zeleno-černé kombinaci je navržen pro starší studenty, kteří potřebují dostatek prostoru a maximální pohodlí každý den. Tento set batohu a pouzdra spojuje moderní design s praktickými funkcemi pro všechny školní i volnočasové aktivity. Batoh nabízí promyšlené uspořádání s několika komorami pro přehledné uložení všech potřebných věcí. Nechybí speciální polstrovaná přihrádka pro bezpečné přenášení elektroniky. Knihy a sešity formátu A4 se snadno vejdou do hlavních částí. Přední kapsa obsahuje praktický organizér pro drobnosti jako telefon, psací potřeby nebo peněženku, s chytrou kapsičkou na power banku a průchodkou na kabel. Bezpečnost na cestách zajišťuje diskrétní zadní kapsa ideální pro cennosti a doklady, skrytá v polstrování. Viditelnost za šera a tmy zlepšují integrované reflexní prvky. Komfort při nošení je klíčový, proto má batoh měkce polstrované zádové plochy a ramenní popruhy, které netlačí ani při plném zatížení. Nastavitelný hrudní pás pomáhá rozložit váhu a zajistit stabilitu. Pevné a polstrované dno zaručuje, že batoh drží tvar a obsah je chráněn. Praktické boční kapsy poskytují rychlý přístup k láhvi s pitím nebo jiným nezbytnostem. Součástí setu je i prostorný penál, který nabízí organizované místo pro všechny psací a kreslicí potřeby. Proč ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Max is epic fun!'' – Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.''Fantastic! I loved it!'' – Dav Pilkey, bestselling author of the Dog Man series.Join Max''s quest to become a knight in this bestselling comic adventure! Max and the Midknights is a laugh-out-loud graphic novel from the creator of the Big Nate series, Lincoln Peirce.Max wants to be a knight – too bad that dream is about as likely as finding a friendly dragon. But when Max''s uncle Budrick is kidnapped by the cruel King Gastley, Max has to act . . . and fast! Joined by a band of brave adventurers – the Midknights – Max sets out on a thrilling quest: to save uncle Budrick and restore the realm of Byjovia to its former glory!With his trademark comic book-style illustrations, Lincoln Peirce brings epic adventure, riotous fun and medieval silliness to the graphic novel series, which continues with Battle of the Bodkins. Now a Paramount+ animated series!

Objev podobné jako Max and the Midknights - Lincoln Peirce

A compelling, fresh perspective on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, as revealed through the unrivaled collection of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.

Objev podobné jako Lincoln - Christina Shutt, Dr. Ian Hunt

A second super-sized, super-funny compilation of all the most hilarious moments from Big Nate’s long running, much-loved comic strip, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com.Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’.Check out the second compilation of classic Big Nate comic strips, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com."Lincoln Peirce is one of my cartooning heroes, and BIG NATE ranks as a comics classic. Year in and year out, Big Nate is among the best comics on the funny page." Jeff Kinney, author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’.

Objev podobné jako Big Nate Compilation 2: Here Goes Nothing - Lincoln Peirce

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Goodbye Man, discover Jeffery Deaver's chilling series featuring much-loved protagonists Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs. Someone is killing couples just as they start their lives together. Newlyweds Lincoln Rhyme and Amelia Sachs are on the hunt .. . The first victims, William and Anna, were collecting her engagement ring.1.5 carat, almost flawless. But the Promisor had other ideas for their future . .. Their murder - and that of the diamond cutter they were visiting - is only the first of a series of macabre attacks. The killer is hunting down any witnesses who might lead to his capture.He has promised one thing: to destroy. But Rhyme and Sachs will do whatever it takes to break his vow. 'The best psychological thriller writer around' The Times

Objev podobné jako The Cutting Edge: Lincoln Rhyme Book 14 - Jeffery Deaver

A super-sized, super-funny compilation of all the most hilarious moments from Big Nate’s long running, much-loved comic strip, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com.Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’.Check out this third compilation of classic Big Nate comic strips, originally published in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com."Lincoln Peirce is one of my cartooning heroes, and BIG NATE ranks as a comics classic. Year in and year out, Big Nate is among the best comics on the funny page." Jeff Kinney, author of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’.

Objev podobné jako Big Nate Compilation 3: Genius Mode - Lincoln Peirce

Reliquary is the smash hit second book in the Pendergast series, from New York Times bestselling authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln ChildHidden deep beneath Manhattan lies a warren of tunnels, sewers, and galleries, mostly forgotten by those who walk the streets above. There lies the ultimate secret of the Museum Beast. When two grotesquely deformed skeletons are found deep in the mud off the Manhattan shoreline, museum curator Margo Green is called in to aid the investigation. Margo must once again team up with police lieutenant D'Agosta and FBI agent Pendergast, as well as the brilliant Dr. Frock, to try and solve the puzzle. The trail soon leads deep underground, where they will face the awakening of a slumbering nightmare... in Reliquary, from bestselling coauthors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child.

Objev podobné jako Reliquary - Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

This handsome, pocket-sized Smithsonian edition printed in the United States contains Lincoln''s groundbreaking executive order and the writings that helped form it, with features that make it the perfect keepsake:·Bound in faux leather ·Foil-stamped in gold·Sturdy, quality hardcoverThe edition stands out in the market with an illuminating new introduction from Paul Gardullo, curator at the Smithsonian''s National Museum of African American History. His research on the impact of slavery in America''s cultural memory contextualizes the historical document as part of a larger cultural narrative, connecting its legacy to modern day. Abraham Lincoln considered the Emancipation Proclamation the crowning achievement of his presidency, and it is easy to see why. The imperative document freed African Americans enslaved in the Confederate states, transformed the purpose and stakes of the Civil War, and served as a precursor to the Thirteenth Amendment, which would end slavery across the nation. The Emancipation Proclamation was a major turning point in the struggle for African American freedom.

Objev podobné jako The Emancipation Proclamation - Smithsonian Edition - Abraham Lincoln

In 1691, a Livonian peasant known as Old Thiess boldly announced before a district court that he was a werewolf. Yet far from being a diabolical monster, he insisted, he was one of the “hounds of God,” fierce guardians who battled sorcerers, witches, and even Satan to protect the fields, flocks, and humanity—a baffling claim that attracted the notice of the judges then and still commands attention from historians today. In this book, eminent scholars Carlo Ginzburg and Bruce Lincoln offer a uniquely comparative look at the trial and startling testimony of Old Thiess. They present the first English translation of the trial transcript, in which the man’s own voice can be heard, before turning to subsequent analyses of the event, which range from efforts to connect Old Thiess to shamanistic practices to the argument that he was reacting against cruel stereotypes of the “Livonian werewolf” a Germanic elite used to justify their rule over the Baltic peasantry. As Ginzburg and Lincoln debate their own and others’ perspectives, they also reflect on broader issues of historical theory, method, and politics. Part source text of the trial, part discussion of historians’ thoughts on the case, and part dialogue over the merits ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Old Thiess, a Livonian Werewolf - Carlo Ginzburg, Bruce Lincoln

The concept of ‘fellow citizens’ for Abraham Lincoln encompassed different groups at different times. In this first book focused on the topic, Mark Steiner analyses and contextualizes Lincoln's evolving views about citizenship over the course of his political career.

Objev podobné jako Lincoln and Citizenship - Mark E. Steiner

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The Lincoln Conspiracy.Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The conspirators were part of a white supremacist secret society that didn’t want an abolitionist in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the President-elect in Baltimore as Lincoln’s inauguration train passed through, en route to the nation''s capital. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including Kate Warne, one of the first female private detectives in America.Had the assassination succeeded, there would have been no Lincoln Presidency and the course of the Civil War and American history would have forever been altered.

Objev podobné jako Lincoln Conspiracy - Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch

Prvotřídní syntetická kůže Full Grain Microfibre, prodyšná voděodolná Gore-Tex membrána, žebrované panely pro volnější pohyb.. Moto boty SIDI Gavia Gore tvoří kvalitní cestovní motocyklovou obuv, která je vyrobena z prvotřídní syntetické kůže Full Grain Microfibre a prodyšné voděodolné Gore-Tex membrány. Polstrované žebrované panely z elastického materiálu umožňují volnější a citlivější pohyb. Kritická místa jako špičky, paty a kotníky jsou vyztuženy. Podrážky jsou protiskluzové a boty jsou v zadní části vybaveny reflexními prvky, čímž je zvýšena pasivní bezpečnost jezdce. Moto boty SIDI Gavia Gore si určitě oblíbíte díky jejich pohodlí, funkčním vlastnostem i svěžímu sportovnímu designu.Technický popis: dvojité zapínání na klasický a suchý zip nepromokavá membrána Gore-Tex® výztuha v oblasti řazení a holeně vnitřní a vnější ochrana kotníku polstrované žebrované stretch panely zesílená pata a špička vyjímatelná antibakteriální vložka s nylonovou výztuhou pryžová podrážka s protiskluzovou úpravou manžeta po celé délce boty reflexní prvky v zadní části materiál: Full Grain Microfibre (syntetická kůže z plnozrnného mikrovlánka) certifikace dle normy 89/686/EEC

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Déšť? Běžíš dálBěžecké boty Nike Winflo 11 Gore-Tex ti umožní běhat i v tom nejhorším počasí. Nepromokavá membrána Gore-Tex udrží tvoje nohy v suchu, tlumení Cushlon 3.0 s jednotkou Nike Air se postará o pohodlí a reflexní detaily tě ochrání při běhu za šera. Díky širší přední části máš dost prostoru pro prsty, takže tě boty netlačí ani při delších trasách.Výhody:▪ Gore-Tex membrána chrání před deštěm a vlhkostí.▪ Tlumení Cushlon 3.0 + Nike Air vrací energii do každého kroku.▪ Reflexní prvky zvyšují bezpečnost při špatné viditelnosti.▪ Širší přední část poskytuje více prostoru a komfortu.▪ Odolná gumová podrážka se spolehlivou trakcí na mokru.Běž v klidu i v dešti – Winflo 11 Gore-Tex tě nenechají na holičkách.PodrážkaGuma. S gumovou podrážkou se prostě nedá nic zkazit. Dlouho vydrží, lehce se čistí a má skvělou trakci.TechnologieCushion 3.0 pěna je jako super pohodlná matrace pro vaše chodidla – měkká, pružná, ale přesto odolná, takže zvládne maratony i sprinty do obchodu. Je to třetí generace tlumicí technologie, která zajišťuje, že každý krok bude jako na obláčku (ale s lepším gripem). A hlavně – tahle pěna se jen tak „neprošlape“, takže bude sloužit věrně a dlouho!Nike Air. Technologie funguje na principu stlačeného vzduchu uzavřeného v pevné a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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