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Iconic author of Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury believed that, someday, a collection of his letters could illuminate the story of his life in new ways. That story emerges across time and memory from the pages of Remembrance. Ray Bradbury was one of the best-known writers and creative dreamers of our time. The many honors he received, which included an Emmy and an Academy Award nomination for adaptations of his work, culminated in the 2000 National Book FoundationÂ’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, a 2004 National Medal of Arts, and a 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation. For many years NASA and the Disney Studio felt the impact of Ray BradburyÂ’s creativity, and his fiction has found its way into hundreds of anthologies, textbooks, and the National Endowment for the ArtsÂ’ Big Read program. His enduring legacy as a storyteller, novelist, and space-age visionary radiated out into popular adaptations for stage, film, and television, and now the fascinating narratives and insights of his personal and professional correspondence are revealed for the first time. Remembrance offers the first sustained look at his life in letters from his late teens to his ninth ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Celebrating Ray Bradbury''s centenary, this collection commemorates his finest crime stories – tales as strange and wonderful as his signature fantasy.Time travellers…dark carnivals…living automata…and detectives? Honouring the 100th birthday of Ray Bradbury, renowned author of Fahrenheit 451, this new, definitive collection of the master''s less well-known crime fiction features classic stories and rare gems, a number of which became episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Ray Bradbury Theater, including the tale Bradbury called ‘one of the best stories in any field that I have ever written’.Is it murder to destroy a robot if it looks and speaks and thinks and feels like a human being? Can a ventriloquist be incriminated by the testimony of his own dummy? Can a time traveller prevent his younger self from killing the woman they both loved? And can the survivor of a pair of Siamese twins investigate his own brother''s murder? No other writer has ever rivalled the imagination and narrative gifts of Ray Bradbury, and the 20 unforgettable stories in this collection demonstrate this singular writer''s extraordinary range, influence and emotional power.

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In this exuberant book, the incomparable Ray Bradbury shares the wisdom, experience, and excitement of a lifetime of writing.The first thing a writer should be is – excitedAuthor of the iconic FAHRENHEIT 451, THE ILLUSTRATED MAN and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES, Ray Bradbury is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century.Part memoir, part masterclass, ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a vivid and exuberant insight into the craft of writing. Bradbury reveals how writers can each find their own unique path to developing their voice and style.ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING offers a celebration of the act of writing that will delight, impassion, and inspire.

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A scintillating collection of stories from the master of science fiction.Since the beginning of his career in the 1940s, Ray Bradbury has become synonymous with great science fiction from the pulp comic books of his early work to his adaptations for television, stage and screen and most notably for his masterpiece, ‘Fahrenheit 451’.Bradbury has done a rare thing; to capture both the popular and literary imagination. Within these pages the reader will be transported to foreign and extraordinary worlds, become transfixed by visions of the past, present, and future and be left humbled and inspired by one of most absorbing and engaging writers of this century, and the last.This is the second of two volumes offering the very best of his short stories including ''The Garbage Collector'', ‘The Machineries of Joy’ and ‘The Toynbee Convector’.

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One hundred classic stories from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.In this, the first volume of Ray Bradbury''s short stories, some of the author''s finest works are published together, among them ‘Homecoming’, ‘Veldt’, ‘A Sound of Thunder’ and ‘The Long Rain’.Join an ill-fated crew of astronauts pushed to the brink of insanity by the incessant and highly corrosive rain on Venus, a high-tech virtual reality playroom that comes to life with terrible consequences, and a safari company offering tours for the wealthy back in time to the prehistoric era to stalk and kill dinosaurs, resulting in the present they return to being irrevocably altered.This collection is a rare treasure trove of wonder; as apprehensive about technology and the fate of humanity as it is elegiaic of its irrepressible progress. Each story presents an enlightening and poetic facet of Bradbury’s writing, every one as relevant now as when it was first written.

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Audiokniha: Ačkoli byl Ray Bradbury především mistrem žánru science fiction, ve své tvorbě se neomezoval pouze na něj. Temný karneval z roku 1947 je jeho vůbec první publikovanou sbírkou povídek a Bradbury se v ní čtenářům představuje jako autor hororových a strašidelných příběhů, v nichž nechybí krev, mystika, humor, hrůzostrašné bytosti a tvorové, ale také Bradburyho nezaměnitelná poetika a melancholie. Souborně vycházejí povídky v češtině poprvé.

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Included here are famous tales like 'Sound of Thunder', in which the carelessness of a group of time-travellers leads to disastrous consequences, and 'The Veldt', in which two seemingly innocent young children transform their nursery into a lethal trap. Here are the Martian stories, tales that vividly animate the red planet with its brittle cities and double-mooned sky. Here are stories which speak of a special nostalgia for Green Town, Illinois, the perfect setting for a seemingly cloudless childhood - except for the unknown terror lurking in the ravine.Here are the Irish stories and the Mexican stories, linked across their separate geographies by Bradbury's astonishing inventiveness. Here, too, are thrilling, terrifying stories such as 'The Fog Horn' - perfect for reading under the covers. Read for the first time, these stories are a feast for the imagination; read again - and again - they reveal new, dazzling facets of a master storyteller's extraordinary art.

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This mouth-watering collection features the finest (and rarest!) science fiction stories Wallace Wood ever drew - more than two dozen! Wood''s meticulously detailed, genre-defining brushwork introduces you to breathtaking planetary vistas, terrifying aliens, and sleek rocket ships surging with the power to conquer the stars. Our title story is a rarity that never appeared in any EC comic. Written and drawn for a 3-D comic that was canceled before it could be printed, we present it here in easy-on-the-eyes 2-D. Then, Wood''s most iconic story, ''My World'' is a stunning showcase of the preternatural talent and technique he brought to all his stories. Also included are his trilogy of Ray Bradbury adaptations - ''Home to Stay,'' ''There Will Come Soft Rains...'' and ''Mars Is Heaven!'' - plus ''He Walked Among Us,'' a ''what if...?'' variation on Bradbury''s ''The Man'' from The Illustrated Man. But that''s not all! An incredible science fiction bonus: Al Feldstein wrote many stories of people reaching from the beyond to right a wrong, but with this volume, in a twist worthy of the best of EC, he does the same himself! In 1955, the Comics Code rejected the second page of ''You, Rocket'' and forced EC ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From one of the greatest living literary imaginations and the celebrated author of FAHRENHEIT 451 comes a collection of never-before-published effortlessly beautiful tales.Recently described in The Times as ''the uncrowned poet laureate of science fiction'' Ray Bradbury has won numerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize special citation in 2007 and an Emmy.In this new volume of never-before-published stories, follow a space shuttle crew as they voyage sixty million miles from home, discover what happens when a writer ''with the future''s eye'' believes his friend to be writing stories aboard a UFO, and listen in on a couple talking themselves backwards through time to the moment when they first held hands.This entertaining and gripping collection is a treasure trove of Bradbury gems – eerie and strange, nostalgic and bittersweet, searching and speculative – to delight readers of all ages.

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Kniha - autor Ray Bradbury, česky, pevná s přebalem lesklá Marťanská kronika, román o osidlování Marsu, které ale zdaleka neprobíhá tak, jak by si lidstvo přálo. Ilustrovaný muž, povídková sbírka s osmnácti příběhy, jež na sobě nosí záhadný potetovaný člověk. 451 stupňů Fahrenheita, román o hasičích, jejichž úkolem není hasit, ale naopak pálit. Tři mistrná díla science fiction z pera legendy tohoto žánru Raye Bradburyho, která nyní představujeme v jednom knižním boxu.

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Marťanská kronika, román o osidlování Marsu, které ale zdaleka neprobíhá tak, jak by si lidstvo přálo. Ilustrovaný muž, povídková sbírka s osmnácti příběhy, jež na sobě nosí záhadný potetovaný člověk. 451 stupňů Fahrenheita, román o hasičích, jejichž úkolem není hasit, ale naopak pálit. Tři mistrná díla science fiction z pera legendy tohoto žánru Raye Bradburyho, která nyní představujeme v jednom knižním boxu.

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Večerní chodec, žena na cestě za umírající matkou, popelář či věčně dvanáctiletý chlapec. Paleta hrdinek a hrdinů Bradburyho povídek je přepestrá, ale leccos je spojuje – motivy cesty, nejistoty a hledání sama sebe a svého místa ve světě. Dvaadvacet povídek si čtenáře podmaní melancholickou atmosférou, poetickým jazykem a imaginací, s níž Ray Bradbury mistrovsky buduje světy povědomé, a přece nové a překvapivé.

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''Let us now praise Ray Bradbury''THE TIMESBradbury''s first story collection is a must-read for any fan of the genre, spinning stardust and cobwebs in its wondrous wake.It contains twenty-seven stories, from science fiction’s master storyteller.

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The strange and wonderful tale of man’s experiences on Mars, filled with intense images and astonishing visions.The classic work that transformed Ray Bradbury into a household name.Written in the age of the atom when America and Europe optimisitcally viewed the discovery of life on Mars as inevitable, Bradbury’s 1940s short stories of a brutal, stark and unforgiving martian landscape were as shocking and visionary as they were insightful.‘The Martian Chronicles’ tells the story of humanity’s repeated attempts to colonize the red planet. The first men were few. Most succumbed to a disease they called the Great Loneliness when they saw their home planet dwindle to the size of a pin dot. Those few that survived found no welcome. The shape-changing Martians thought they were native lunatics and duly locked them up.More rockets arrived from Earth, piercing the hallucinations projected by the Martians. People brought their old prejudices with them – and their desires and fantasies, tainted dreams. These were soon inhabited by the strange native beings, with their caged flowers and birds of flame.

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It''s All Hallow''s Eve, and Cooger and Dark''s Pandemonium Shadow Show has come to town.Hear the music, see the lights, shrug off life''s worries and enter a place where dreams are not dreams, and wishes can be real.All this awaits two boys trembling on the brink of manhood. But entering the smoke, mazes and mirrors, they will discover that not all dreams are worth the cost that must be paid . . .Ray Bradbury''s seminal tale of life in small-town America is as prescient today as it was sixty years ago.

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Between 1951 and 1954, EC Comics adapted 28 classic Ray Brad-bury stories into comics form, scripted by Al Feldstein and inter-preted and illustrated by all of EC''s top artists. Plus three bonus stories inspired by other Bradbury tales. A superb, sumptuous showcase for these classic comic book masterpieces that have never before been collected together in one volume.

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The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.The classic novel of a post-literate future, `Fahrenheit 451' stands alongside Orwell's `1984' and Huxley's `Brave New World' as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which over fifty years from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

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The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.The classic dystopian novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a novel which, decades on from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock.

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An endearing classic of childhood memories of an idyllic midwestern summer from the celebrated author of ‘Farenheit 451’."He stood at the open window in the dark, took a deep breath and exhaled.The street lights, like candles on a black cake, went out.He exhaled again and again and the stars began to vanish.Douglas smiled. He pointed a finger.There, and there. Now over here, and here…Yellow squares were cut in the dim morning earth as house lights winked slowly on. A sprinkle of windows came suddenly alight miles off in dawn country.''Everyone yawn. Everyone up.''"In the backwaters of Illinois, Douglas Spaulding''s grandfather makes an intoxicating brew from harvested dandelions. ‘Dandelion Wine’ is a quirky, breathtaking coming-of-age story from one of science fiction''s greatest writers. Distilling his experiences into "Rites & Ceremonies" and "Discoveries & Revelations", the young Spaulding wistfully ponders over magical tennis shoes, and machines for every purpose from time travel to happiness and silent travel.Based upon Bradbury''s own experiences growing up in Waukegan in the 1920s, ‘Dandelion Wine’ is a heady mixture of fond memory, forgiveness, magic, the imagination and above all, of summers that seemed to go on forever.

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A poignant and brilliant sequel to Dandelion Wine from the author of Fahrenheit 451 In Green Town Illinois, Douglas Spaulding is in the midst of a small civil war with the old pitted against the young in this, the second book in Bradbury's semi-fictionalised account of his childhood. As the school board's figure of authority Mr Calvin C. Quartermain attempts to outwit the boys at every turn, their antics increase and become ever more daring and mischevious. Once the shadow of winter draws across Green Town, the boys quickly realise that their enemy is not so much the senior members of their own community, but rather time itself which is ever ebbing away, just beyond the reach of their most daring trick yet: a bold attempt to sabotage the town's clock.

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Two dazzling new novellas from the celebrated author of Fahrenheit 451.Two previously unpublished novellas comprise this astonishing new volume from one of science fiction''s greatest living writers. In the first, ''Somewhere a Band is Playing'', newsman James Cardiff is lured through poetry and his fascination with a beautiful and enigmatic young woman to Summerton, Arizona. The small town''s childless population hold an extraordinary secret which has been passed on for thousands of years unbeknownst to the rest of human civilization.In the second novella, ''Leviathan ''99'', the classic tale of Herman Melville''s ‘Moby Dick’ is reborn as an interstellar adventure. It recounts the exploits of the mad Captain Ahab, who, blinded by his first encounter with a gigantic comet called ''Leviathan'', pursues his lunatic vendetta across the universe. Born in space and seeking adventure in the skies, astronaut Ishmael Jones joins the crew aboard the Cetus 7 and quickly finds his fate in the hands of an indefatigable captain.Published together for the first time in one volume, these two stories twinkle with Bradbury''s characteristically intricate metaphors and lyrical phrases. Both are a lasting testament to an older generation of writers that, much like the Leviathan itself, are on the threshold of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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451 stupňů Fahrenheita je teplota, při níž papír hoří. V Bradburyho temné vizi budoucnosti nejsou hasiči vybaveni vodními stříkačkami, ale plamenomety, které ničí poslední svědectví svobodného myšlení – knihy. Až do dne, kdy si hasič Guy Montag začne klást znepokojivé otázky… Román vychází v nově revidovaném překladu s úvodním slovem Raye Bradburyho. Kniha je doplněna původním doslovem Josefa Škvoreckého k prvnímu českému vydání a esejem Františka Novotného k současnému aktualizovanému vydání.

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Kolekce obsahuje filmy Black Panther (2018) a jeho pokračování na dvou Blu-ray discích. Příběh sleduje prince T'Challu, který se po smrti otce stává králem Wakandy a přijímá identitu Black Pantera. Součástí jsou rozsáhlé bonusové materiály včetně vystřižených scén a dokumentů o Marvel Cinematic Universe.

• Kompletní kolekce obou filmů na 2 Blu-ray discích
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Blu-ray edice filmu Superman z roku 2025 v režii Jamese Gunna. Obsahuje český dabing, české titulky a pokročilé zvukové formáty. Součástí jsou rozsáhlé bonusové materiály v celkové délce přes 90 minut.

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Kompletní Blu-ray kolekce obsahuje všech osm sérií seriálu Hra o trůny na 36 discích. Série je natočena podle knižní předlohy George R. R. Martina a získala několik cen Emmy. Kolekce obsahuje český dabing a sleduje příběhy obyvatel fantasy světa Westeros.

• Kompletní kolekce všech 8 sérií na 36 Blu-ray discích
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Film Želvy Ninja na Blu-ray představuje kompletní edici na dvou discích obsahující 3D i 2D verzi. Příběh sleduje čtyři geneticky modifikované želvy bojující proti zločinci Trhačovi v New Yorku. Edice obsahuje rozsáhlé bonusové materiály včetně dokumentů a speciálních scén.

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Film Wonka z roku 2023 vypráví původní příběh Willyho Wonky, geniálního vynálezce čokolády, který se snaží splnit si sen o vlastní čokoládovně. Příběh je založen na postavě z kultovní knihy Roalda Dahla. Distribuován je na 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray s českým dabingem a titulky.

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Film Kouř je digitálně restaurovaný satirický muzikál z roku 1990 režiséra Tomáše Vorla st. Restaurování z originálního negativu zachovává autenticitu dobové technologie. Příběh sleduje idealistického inženýra v prostředí plném intrik a korupce.

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Tubbz kachnička zobrazuje postavu Tali Zorah Nar Rayya ze hry Mass Effect v humorném stylu. Figurka je oficiálně licencovaná, vyrobena z vinylu a měří 9 cm na výšku. Je určena pro sběratele a děti od 6 let, není vhodná do vody.

• Oficiálně licencovaná figurka z Mass Effect
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Pre-order Ray Nayler''s brand-new speculative thriller Where the Axe is Buried, coming soon! ''I loved this novel''s brain and heart''DAVID MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF CLOUD ATLAS''A first-rate speculative thriller, by turns fascinating, brutal, powerful, and redemptive''JEFF VANDERMEER, AUTHOR OF ANNIHILATIONThere are creatures in the water of Con Dao. To the locals, they''re monsters. To the corporate owners of the island, an opportunity. To the team of three sent to study them, a revelation. Their minds are unlike ours. Their bodies are malleable, transformable, shifting. They can communicate. And they want us to leave. When pioneering marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn''t pause long enough to look at the fine print. DIANIMA - a transnational tech corporation best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence - has purchased the islands, evacuated their population and sealed the archipelago off from the world so that Nguyen can focus on her research.But the stakes are high: the octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence and there are vast fortunes to be made by whoever can take advantage of their advancements. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In these highly-candid radio interviews, more than fifty legendary, larger than life personalities trade anecdotes about the Golden Age of science fiction. Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Margaret Atwood, Fritz Leiber, Frank Herbert, Frank Kelly Freas, and many more, depict the wild personalities, sparks of contention, and vivid imagination that made science fiction thrive. Today, depictions of aliens, rocket ships, and awe-inspiring, futuristic space operas are everywhere. Why is there so much science fiction, and where did it come from anyway? Radio producer and author Richard Wolinsky has found answers in the Golden Age of science fiction, between 1920 and 1960. Wolinsky and his fellow writers and co-hosts Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, interviewed a veritable who''s who of famous (and infamous) science-fiction publishers, pulp magazines, editors, cover artists, and fans. The interviews themselves, which aired on the public radio, Probabilities, span over twenty years, from just before the release of Star Wars through the dawn of Y2K. Probabilities was the home of a vivid cross-section of the early science fiction world, with radio guests offering a wide range of tales, opinions, theory, and gossip. It speaks to how, in the early days, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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All systems fail. All societies crumble. All worlds end.In the authoritarian Federation, there is a plot to assassinate and replace the President, a man who has downloaded his mind to a succession of new bodies to maintain his grip on power. Meanwhile, on the fringes of a Western Europe that has renounced human governance in favour of ostensibly more efficient, objective, and peaceful AI Prime Ministers, an experimental artificial mind is malfunctioning, threatening to set off a chain of events that may spell the end of the Western world.As the Federation and the West both start to crumble, Lilia, the brilliant scientist whose invention may be central to bringing down the seemingly immortal President, goes on the run, trying to break out from a near-impenetrable web of Federation surveillance. Her fate is bound up with a worldwide group of others fighting against the global status quo.Each of them must navigate seemingly insurmountable dangers and threats to remain free and, ultimately, put humanity''s future back into its own hands.Nebula Award, Ray Bradbury Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award finalist and Locus Award winner Ray Nayler returns with a gripping technological thriller.

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WINNER OF THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024''A quiet work of art that explores the complexity of trauma in the wake of the Enniskellen bombing. McKeon’s writing is sensitive, elusive and philosophical, and pursues an elusive truth at the heart of the Troubles.’ PAUL LYNCH ''Exceptional ... The imaginative storytelling and fine prose of Remembrance Sunday puts McKeon in the big leagues'' Irish Times''A supreme storyteller'' Sunday Times''If you enjoy Colum McCann''s work, this novel is for you'' Irish Independent''Impressive ... A poignant, delicately composed novel that doesn''t stint on the wreckage of violence'' Daily Mail ''Beautifully written'' Sunday IndependentChinatown, New York. After a chance encounter with an old friend, Simon Hanlon, an Irish architect, experiences a seizure, his first in almost thirty years. Soon, they come to him daily.As he awaits a brain operation, Simon turns his mind back to his childhood on a farm near the Irish border. At fifteen, he was present when an IRA bomb exploded at the Remembrance Sunday parade in Enniskillen. It was in the following weeks that his seizures first began. Now, he is compelled to seek out the bomber from the remnants of his past, and to ask ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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WINNER OF THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2024''Exceptional ... The imaginative storytelling and fine prose of Remembrance Sunday puts McKeon in the big leagues'' Irish Times''A supreme storyteller'' Sunday Times''If you enjoy Colum McCann''s work, this novel is for you'' Irish Independent''Impressive ... A poignant, delicately composed novel that doesn''t stint on the wreckage of violence'' Daily Mail''Beautifully written'' Sunday IndependentFrom the acclaimed author of All That is Solid Melts into AirChinatown, New York. After a chance encounter with an old friend, Simon Hanlon, an Irish architect, experiences a seizure, his first in almost thirty years. Soon, they come to him daily.As he awaits a brain operation, Simon turns his mind back to his childhood on a farm near the Irish border. At fifteen, he was present when an IRA bomb exploded at the Remembrance Sunday parade in Enniskillen. It was in the following weeks that his seizures first began. Now, he is compelled to seek out the bomber from the remnants of his past, and to ask himself the question: why do we harm one another?Remembrance Sunday is a moving and unforgettable novel about love, empathy and the ways in which history imprints itself upon ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Foreword by HRH The Princess Royal Preface by Algy Cluff - some corner of a foreign field - How a nation treats its dead fighting men is a telling barometer. How were soldiers viewed by society? Were lower ranks thought deserving of having honour bestowed on their graves? Was death in battle or in the course of duty worthy of remembrance? Did those who died far from the mother country warrant commemoration - and who at home would ever know? The graves of the majority of those who have died for their country since August 1914 are the responsibility of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. But what of those who fell in previous conflicts - in the Seven Years War, the Revolutionary and French Wars, and the various wars of empire? The Remembrance Trust, founded by Algy Cluff in 2018, has begun to address the issue of caring for early military memorials.

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In Rescue and Remembrance, Kobi Kabalek examines how the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust has been understood and represented in Germany from the Nazi period to the present. In many regions outside Germany, a small number of known Holocaust rescuers are often held up as exemplars of broad pro-Jewish sentiment among that country’s population during World War II, thereby projecting an image of national moral virtue. Within Germany, by contrast, rescuers are often presented in both scholarship and public commemoration as a small minority; their examples condemn the majority by showing what Germans could have done but did not do.  Kabalek argues that such simplistic depictions of the majority versus minority obscure the complex motivations and situations that led people in Nazi Germany to help persecuted Jews. Against the view that the rescuers were “forgotten” after the war, he shows that portrayals and interpretations of helping Jews appeared in various media and social discourses in East, West, and unified Germany and were used to actively debate questions of collective morality. Rescue and Remembrance analyzes the varied and changing depictions of rescue in the distinct German polities from the Nazi period, examining how the very notions of “majority” and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''It''s hard not to be persuaded by Bradbury''s enthusiasm and positivity'' THE TIMESJoin Julia Bradbury as she leads you through the walk of our lifetimes. There''s a lot of talk about how we all must connect more with nature. But what does that mean? How do you do it? And what does it do for you in return? Can something as simple as going for a walk really improve your life? The simple answer is: YES. Walk Yourself Happy will explain the elemental link between our own health - both physical and mental - and the natural world. Julia knows first-hand the profound impact of nature: it has helped her survive breast cancer, overcome infertility and continue through failed IVF treatments; it balances the soul and acts as a confidante and therapist. Through science-backed information, practical tips and Julia''s own story, Walk Yourself Happy will explore how nature can soothe anxiety and stress, how a mountain or a tree can keep you company in times of grief, and the importance of building nature into your everyday life, so you eat well, sleep better and move more.Walking, one of the most accessible activities for most of us, is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Penguin Book of Modern British Short Stories, edited by novelist and critic Malcolm Bradbury, is a collection of the finest short stories from our best loved authors, including Samuel Beckett, Graham Greene, William Golding, Kingsley Amis, Doris Lessing, Muriel Spark, J. G. Ballard, William Trevor, Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, Rose Tremain, Salman Rushdie, Graham Swift and Kazuo Ishiguro.'The short story has become one of the major forms of modern literary expression - in some ways the most modern of them all.'The story of the British short story since the Second World War is one of change and revolution and this powerful and moving collection brilliantly demonstrates the evolution of the form. Containing thirty-four of the most widely regarded postwar British writers, it features tales of love and crime, comedy and the supernatural, the traditional as well as the experimental. This many-storied, many-splendored collection is a brilliant portrait of the generation of writers who have immediately influenced the brightest, sharpest and most intriguing writers who continue to emerge today.Malcolm Bradbury was a novelist, critic, television dramatist and professor of American studies and creative writing. He was awarded the CBE in 1991 for his services to Literature and was knighted in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Join Julia Bradbury as she travels the world to uncover the ultimate health and wellness hacks to help you take charge of your health for good.The human body is a marvel of biological engineering that constantly renews itself, and we always seem to be on the hunt for ways to improve it, physically and emotionally. But with so many new health trends on the rise, how do we know what really works?In Hack Yourself Healthy, TV presenter and author Julia Bradbury cuts through the noise to embark on a rigorous journey to reclaim her health following her own breast cancer diagnosis. Her quest in this book is to discover whether she can go from a cancer diagnosis to being the fittest and healthiest she''s ever been. Travelling across the world to explore different cultural approaches, from India to Antarctica, from Cornwall to Yorkshire, Julia talks with world-renowned experts as she volunteers as a ''Crash Test Mummy'' to test the latest in biohacking, screening and testing. Follow her as she embraces Europe''s coldest cryotherapy chamber and investigates the world''s oldest medical system, Ayurveda, in the Himalayas.Drawing from research, interviews with global thought leaders and personal experiments, Julia offers practical tips and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER''It''s hard not to be persuaded by Bradbury''s enthusiasm and positivity'' THE TIMESJoin Julia Bradbury as she leads you through the walk of our lifetimes. There''s a lot of talk about how we all must connect more with nature. But what does that mean? How do you do it? And what does it do for you in return? Can something as simple as going for a walk really improve your life? The simple answer is: YES. Walk Yourself Happy will explain the elemental link between our own health - both physical and mental - and the natural world. Julia knows first-hand the profound impact of nature: it has helped her survive breast cancer, overcome infertility and continue through failed IVF treatments; it balances the soul and acts as a confidante and therapist. Through science-backed information, practical tips and Julia''s own story, Walk Yourself Happy will explore how nature can soothe anxiety and stress, how a mountain or a tree can keep you company in times of grief, and the importance of building nature into your everyday life, so you eat well, sleep better and move more.Walking, one of the most accessible activities for most of us, is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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British South Asian poetry is flourishing, but it is still not being amply reflected in mainstream publishing. The Third Space project was conceived by award winning artist and poet, Suman Gujral, and has its eye on filling this gap and celebrating the best of the South Asian poetry scene.Following the Third Space anthology in 2024, with funding from the Arts Council supporting various projects and events during the summer of 2024, the Remembrance anthology, bringing together some fifty South Asian poets, is a celebration of talent, a communion of imaginations from all over the world and an inspiration for would-be writers with their writing career ahead of them.

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Chlapecké triko Lewro BRADBURY s krátkým rukávem je stylový kousek pro každodenní nošení do školy i do města. Bavlněný materiál zaručuje komfort a příjemný pocit.

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Chlapecké triko Lewro BRADBURY s krátkým rukávem je stylový kousek pro každodenní nošení do školy i do města. Bavlněný materiál zaručuje komfort a příjemný pocit.

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Chlapecké triko Lewro BRADBURY s krátkým rukávem je stylový kousek pro každodenní nošení do školy i do města. Bavlněný materiál zaručuje komfort a příjemný pocit.

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Chlapecké triko Lewro BRADBURY s krátkým rukávem je stylový kousek pro každodenní nošení do školy i do města. Bavlněný materiál zaručuje komfort a příjemný pocit.

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Chlapecké triko Lewro BRADBURY s krátkým rukávem je stylový kousek pro každodenní nošení do školy i do města. Bavlněný materiál zaručuje komfort a příjemný pocit.

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Tržní farma je swiftovsky-orwellovské satirické podobenství současného západního světa. Vypráví příběh o společenství zvířat, jež odmítla nadvládu lidí, vzala věci do svých rukou a pod vládou chytrých prasat budovala svobodnou farmu pro všechny. Když se však do věci vložily lišky, šance na idylický svět se rázem utopila v moři bezbřehého kapitalismu. Bradbury vtipně, s nadsázkou a nadhledem popisuje ekonomické a politické mechanismy, které pod rouškou velkolepě vyprázdněných hesel o svobodě a rovnosti směřují k hromadění majetku i drancování zdrojů a nevyhnutelně vrhají svět do hluboké krize. K čemu vede nespoutaný volný trh, životní styl založený na neustále rostoucí spotřebě a neomezeném využívání přírody a co obnáší relativita všech dalších "vymožeností" a "pseudopotřeb", jež nám takový způsob života nabízí? Jak dalece podléháme mediálním manipulacím a populistickým ideologiím? Je sociální stát projevem mezilidské solidarity, anebo jen úplatou za to, že držíme hubu a krok? Autor svou odpověď na tyto otázky nabízí v alegorickém zvířecím příběhu, který vznikl v přímé reakci na světovou finanční krizi z roku 2008. Jeho satirická bajka, pojatá jako volné pokračování Orwellovy , nás má rozhodně pobavit, ale možná i varovat před zjednodušenými interpretacemi našeho světa, vládami chytrých prasat různých frakcí a dobrodinci v liščích kožiších.

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Jednoduchý a flexibilní program nabízí šest kroků, jak zvládnout poruchy pozornosti a hyperaktivitu neboli ADHD. V knize najdete hry, které pomohou k zlepšení pozornosti dítěte, a ověřené nápady, které dítěti pomohou, aby si lépe organizovalo prostor a čas. ADHD je výzvou pro všechny, jak pro dítě, tak pro „jeho“ dospělé, tedy rodiče a učitele. Autoři vycházejí z poznatku, že děti s ADHD potřebují, abychom se o ně starali jinak, než se staráme o děti, které nemají problémy s koncentrací a hyperaktivitou. Kniha vychází z řady studií i ze zkušeností rodin, kde žije dítě s ADHD. David Daley je psycholog, působí na Bangorské universitě. Margaret Thompson je psycholožka a externě vyučuje na universitě v Southamptonu. Edmund J. S. Sonuga-Barke je profesorem psychologie na universitě v Southamptonu. Cathy Laver-Bradbury je zdravotní sestra specializující se na problematiku ADHD, působí na universitě v Southamptonu. Anne Weeks působí jako vrchní sestra v nemocnici v Ashurstu.

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Visiting Florence with her prim and proper cousin Charlotte as a chaperone, Lucy Honeychurch meets the unconventional, lower-class Mr. Emerson and his son, George. Upon her return to England, Lucy becomes engaged to the supercilious Cecil Vyse, but she finds herself increasingly torn between the expectations of the world in which she moves and the passionate yearnings of her heart. More than a love story, A Room with a View (1908) is a penetrating social comedy and a brilliant study of contrasts – in values, social class, and cultural perspectives – and the ingenuity of fate. In her illuminating introduction, Forster biographer Wendy Moffat delves into the little-known details of his life before and during the writing of A Room with a View, and explores the way the enigmatic author’s queer eye found comedy in the clash between English manners and the unsettling modern world, encouraging his reader to recognize and overcome their prejudice through humor. This edition also contains new suggestions for further reading by Moffat and explanatory notes by Malcolm Bradbury.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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One tree, in one garden. Can it really make a difference?In RHS The Tree in My Garden, award-winning wildlife author Kate Bradbury reveals the amazing effect planting a single tree in your garden can have - and dares to imagine what would happen if every gardener up and down the country did the same. Combining practical gardening advice, eye-opening scientific research, reflections on the cultural importance of different species, and evocative accounts of how vital trees are for countless different forms of wildlife, this book will leave you in no doubt that every garden needs a tree!This terrific tree book features a directory of 50 key species, each one beautifully illustrated by Lucille Clerc and packed with information about each tree''s appearance, care needs, and the wildlife it supports - to help you choose the best tree for your own garden, or learn more about the trees you may already have. Dive into the pages of this tree identification book to discover: - 50 illustrated profiles of a wide range of trees suitable for different gardens and preferences- Eye-opening accounts of the importance of trees for our planet, our wildlife, and ourselves- Essential practical information to help readers choose, plant, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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