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''A bold, funny epic'' Observer''Compelling and satisfying . . . At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending'' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life___Cyril Avery is not a real Avery. At least, that''s what his parents make sure to remind him. Adopted as a baby, he feels more and more disconnected with the family that treats him more as a curious pet, rather than a beloved son.So, as a young adult, Cyril decides to embark on a quest to find his place in the world. Sometimes misguided and often in the wrong place at the wrong time, life has dealt him a difficult hand but Cyril is resolute that he can change things, and find the courage to be himself.And in doing so, his story will come across that of Catherine Goggin, a young, pregnant woman finding herself alone and isolated at only sixteen. There is a place in the world for both of them, and Cyril is determined to find it.___What readers are saying:''The story of the life of one man, told against the backdrop of twentieth century Ireland'' ''Simultaneously heart-breaking, funny and life-affirming.''''Fantastic eccentric characters and dark humour is underpinned by a touching love story, perfect.''''The saddest and happiest ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha - autor John Boyne, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he? Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from - and over his three score years and ten, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country and much more. In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a...

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Kniha - 712 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or at least that s what his adoptive parents tell him. But if he isn t a real Avery, then who is he? This is the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. From the award-winning author of THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS, this is a novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us of the redemptive power of the human spirit.

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Dusting Off Thunderbolts is not just another book about how to be a good leader. Having worked in 50 countries on a quest to find what he calls the heart of leadership, Sir John Jones shares wisdom gleaned from diverse cultures and continents. You will hear from giants of sport, literature, art, film and music, and be guided by poets, philosophers, war heroes and Nobel prize-winners.Sir John will introduce you to external forces that spark the inner spirit of leadership. The ancients called such forces "muses" and, like old friends, they have sustained Sir John through more than 40 years of leadership. Muses favour those courageous enough to work tirelessly at their craft and travel each day the tough road of hard practice, dedication and quiet heroism. Sadly, some leaders deny their existence, believing that they themselves are the sole source of their success. For these leaders, the gods will dust off their thunderbolts.Teeming with practical ideas, stories and suggestions, Dusting Off Thunderbolts will make you laugh, make you cry, make you think and help you grow. It is an affirmation of those who lead with deep humanity. It is a clarion call to those who see themselves as a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Russia, 1915: Sixteen year old farmer''s son Georgy Jachmenev steps in front of an assassin''s bullet intended for a senior member of the Russian Imperial Family and is instantly proclaimed a hero. Rewarded with the position of bodyguard to Alexei Romanov, the only son of Tsar Nicholas II, the course of his life is changed for ever. Privy to the secrets of Nicholas and Alexandra, the machinations of Rasputin and the events which will lead to the final collapse of the autocracy, Georgy is both a witness and participant in a drama that will echo down the century.Sixty-five years later, visiting his wife Zoya as she lies in a London hospital, memories of the life they have lived together flood his mind. And with them, the consequences of the brutal fate of the Romanovs which has hung like a shroud over every aspect of their marriage...

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William Cody grows up surrounded by his father''s tales of Buffalo Bill, to whom he is distantly related, and his fantasies of the Wild West.Though he escapes his heritage by fleeing abroad and starting a new life for himself, he finds that he is always drawn back to England and to his ancestry.When his father proposes that together they should recreate Buffalo Bill''s stage show, "The Congress of Rough Riders of the World" for a contemporary audience, William refuses to have any part of it. When tragedy strikes, however, it is to his father that he must eventually return.

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Eighty-five-year-old Hendrik Groen is fed up to his false teeth with coffee mornings and bingo.__________ Along with fellow members of the Old-But-Not-Dead Club, he embarks on a wild spree of octogenarian anarchy. But the home''s director will not stand for any more drunken bar crawls, illicit fireworks or geriatric romance. The good name of the care home will not be disgraced. But when Hendrik learns of a plan to close the home down he realises life outside it could be much worse. He and the gang must stop the closure before it''s too late. Or drop dead trying . . . __________ ''A joy to read. An entertaining and uplifting story of a man in the winter of his days'' John Boyne, Irish Times ''Highly entertaining, utterly convincing. A delightful and touching saga of one man''s way of coping with old age''Daily Express ''Terrific. This geriatric Adrian Mole made me laugh'' Fanny Blake, Woman and Home''A funny but also touching diary praised for its wit and realism'' BBC Radio 4 Front Row

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An epic.... Impactful and provocative The New York Times An almost note-perfect piece of first-person storytelling Guardian Subtle, intelligent and humane Sunday Telegraph____________John Boyne's acclaimed quartet of Water, Earth, Fire and Air come together at last.Human life is governed by the elements water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence. They sustain us, but they also challenge us.In The Elements, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a quartet of intertwined narratives, each providing a different perspective on cause and effect from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator and the victim.From a mother on the run from her past, to a young football star on trial, a successful surgeon grappling with childhood trauma, and finally a father on a transformative journey with his son, the four strands weave together to form a tapestry of intersecting lives.Boyne s most ambitious work yet, The Elements is both an engrossing drama and a moving examination of the fault lines inherent to human experience. In crisp, spellbinding prose, he navigates a complex subject with extraordinary empathy and unflinching honesty, at every step challenging us to confront our own perceptions of who we ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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In this collection of twelve dark, unerring and surprising short stories, John Boyne explores the extremities of the human condition in all its brilliance and brutality. The secrets we keep and the ways in which they shape us, the impossibility of shared loss, the lengths we will go to in order to protect our families and the distance we will run to protect ourselves.Drawing on a host of enthralling characters – a farmer, a cuckold and a teenager exploring his sexuality; good parents, bad parents, writers and soldiers; a student, a rent boy and a hitman – Boyne examines the hopeful and the damaged without prejudice or judgement. This, his first collection of short stories, is some of John Boyne’s finest writing to date. It includes ‘Rest Day’ which won the 2015 Writing.ie Short Story of the Year award in Ireland.

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‘An epic.... Impactful and provocative’ The New York Times‘An almost note-perfect piece of first-person storytelling’ Guardian‘Subtle, intelligent and humane’ Sunday Telegraph____________John Boyne's acclaimed quartet of Water, Earth, Fire and Air come together at last. Human life is governed by the elements – water, earth, fire and air. They are fundamental to our existence. They sustain us, but they also challenge us. In The Elements, John Boyne has created a vivid kaleidoscope to reflect that contradiction: a quartet of intertwined narratives, each providing a different perspective on cause and effect from the points of view of the enabler, the accomplice, the perpetrator and the victim. From a mother on the run from her past, to a young football star on trial, a successful surgeon grappling with childhood trauma, and finally a father on a transformative journey with his son, the four strands weave together to form a tapestry of intersecting lives. Boyne’s most ambitious work yet, The Elements is both an engrossing drama and a moving examination of the fault lines inherent to human experience. In crisp, spellbinding prose, he navigates a complex subject with extraordinary empathy and unflinching honesty, at every step challenging us to confront our own perceptions of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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An affectionately illustrated bedtime story with witty wordplay that will also make grown-up readers smile – The TimesThere once was a boy called Jeremy GraceWho had a remarkable interest in space.He was quiet and shy, very often alone,Just him and his dog, spending time on their own.Jeremy dreams of journeying through space, but nobody believes in him . . . Nobody, that is, but Maxwell, his incredible dancing dog who encourages him to reach for the stars. The pair embark on an out-of-this-world adventure - but when they are faced with an incoming comet catastrophe, it takes bravery, daring and a little bit of dancing to save the day.Heartwarming and inspirational with a touch of magic, this read-aloud rhyming picture-book story encourages children to follow their dreams.This is the picture book debut from John Boyne, the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. The illustrations are by award-winning rising star Ashling Lindsay.John Boyne, The Bookseller bestseller, May 2024

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'His relish is infectious' Times'The funniest book I've read in ages. Savage but compelling' Ian Rankin'Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian' The Observer'Sharp, funny, and beautifully written... a brilliant reflection on the landscape we now live in' Joanna Cannon_______________What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''An exhilarating read'' Spectator‘Unsettling and utterly compelling’ Woman and Home‘incredibly well-written’ Good Housekeeping''Hypnotically clean, clear prose... powerful and memorable'' Irish Times''You will hurtle through the book, because it is such a compelling story'' Irish Examiner______From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a challenging and visceral narrative that asks the question: can one cataclysmic moment turn someone into a monster?On the face of it, Freya lives a gilded existence, dancing solely to her own tune. She has all the trappings of wealth and privilege, a responsible job as a surgeon specialising in skin grafts, a beautiful flat in a sought-after development, and a flash car. But it wasn’t always like this. Hers is a life founded on darkness.Did what happened to Freya as a child one fateful summer influence the adult she would become – or was she always destined to be that person? Was she born with cruelty in her heart or did something force it into being?In Fire, John Boyne takes the reader on a chilling, uncomfortable but utterly compelling psychological journey to the epicentre of the human condition, asking the age-old question: nurture – or nature?______Praise for John Boyne''One of the greatest craftsmen in contemporary literature'' Colum McCann''Among the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Discover an extraordinary tale of innocence, friendship and the horrors of war.''Some things are just sitting there, minding their own business, waiting to be discovered. Like America. And other things are probably better off left alone'' Nine-year-old Bruno has a lot of things on his mind. Who is the ''Fury''? Why did he make them leave their nice home in Berlin to go to ''Out-With'' ? And who are all the sad people in striped pyjamas on the other side of the fence? The grown-ups won''t explain so Bruno decides there is only one thing for it - he will have to explore this place alone. What he discovers is a new friend. A boy with the very same birthday. A boy in striped pyjamas. But why can''t they ever play together?‘A small wonder of a book’ Guardian BACKSTORY: Read an interview with the author JOHN BOYNE and learn all about the Second World War in Germany.

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Some stories are universal. They play out across human history. And time is the river which will flow through them.It starts with a family, a family which will mutate. For now, it is a father, mother and two sons. One with his father’s violence in his blood. One who lives his mother’s artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will change their fate. It is a beginning.Their stories will intertwine and evolve over the course of two thousand years – they will meet again and again at different times and in different places. From distant Palestine at the dawn of the first millennium to a life amongst the stars in the third. While the world will change around them, their destinies will remain the same. It must play out as foretold. It is written.A Traveller at the Gates of Wisdom is the extraordinary new novel from acclaimed writer John Boyne. Ambitious, far-reaching and mythic, it introduces a group of characters whose lives we will come to know and will follow through time and space until they reach their natural conclusion.

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''Simply written and highly memorable'' Ireland on Sunday''A subtle, calculatedly simple and ultimately moving story'' Irish Times''Stays ahead of its readers before delivering its killer-punch final pages'' Independent''A small wonder of a book . . . A particular historical moment, one that cannot be told too often'' Guardian''An extraordinary tale of friendship and the horrors of war...Raw literary talent at its best'' Irish Independent______________What happens when innocence is confronted by monstrous evil?Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country.All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no-one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.Bruno''s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation.And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.The new novel by John Boyne, WATER, is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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At the start of his school holidays, Danny Delaney is looking forward to a trouble-free summer. But when his mother returns home one afternoon, flanked by two policemen, he knows that something terrible has happened.Mrs Delaney has accidentally hit a small boy with her car. The boy is in a coma at the local hospital and nobody knows if he will ever wake up.Consumed by guilt, Danny''s mother closes herself off, while Danny and his father are left to pick up the pieces of their fractured family.Told in John Boyne''s unique style from the point of view of a twelve-year-old boy, The Dare is a brilliantly compelling story about how one moment can change a family forever.

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From the bestselling author of A Ladder to the Sky—“a darkly funny novel that races like a beating heart” (People)—comes a new novel that plays out across all of human history: a story as precise as it is unlimited.This story starts with a family. For now, it is a father and a mother with two sons, one with his father’s violence in his blood, one with his mother’s artistry. One leaves. One stays. They will be joined by others whose deeds will determine their fate. It is a beginning.Their stories will intertwine and evolve over the course of two thousand years. They will meet again and again at different times and in different places. From Palestine at the dawn of the first millennium and journeying across fifty countries to a life among the stars in the third, the world will change around them, but their destinies remain the same. It must play out as foretold.From the award-winning author of The Heart’s Invisible Furies comes A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom, an epic tale of humanity. The story of all of us, stretching across two millennia. Imaginative, unique, heartbreaking, this is John Boyne at his most creative and compelling.

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A deeply moving and thought-provoking stage play based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne.

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Bruno doesn''t like his new house. He had to leave all his friends behind in Berlin, and there are no children to play with here - until Bruno meets Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the wire fence near Bruno''s house, and who wears a strange uniform of striped pyjamas.A stunning anniversary edition of John Boyne''s powerful classic bestseller, with illustrations from award-winning artist Oliver Jeffers.

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NO ONE EVER FORGETS MEETING THE SISTERS STRANGE ...The Furies: mythological snake-haired goddesses of vengeance, pursuers of those who have committed unavenged crimes. Now, private investigator Charlie Parker is drawn into a world of modern furies in two linked stories.In The Sisters Strange, the return of the criminal Raum Buker to Portland, Maine brings with it chaos and murder, as an act of theft threatens not only to tear apart his own existence but also that of Raum's former lovers, the enigmatic sisters Dolors and Ambar Strange.And in The Furies Parker finds himself fighting to protect two more women as the city of Portland shuts down in the face of a global pandemic, but it may be that his clients are more capable of taking care of themselves than anyone could have imagined . . .From the number one Sunday Times and multi-million-copy bestselling author John Connolly comes the most compelling and unsettling Charlie Parker novel yet.

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Audiokniha: Něco v ní kdysi zemřelo. Teď všechno spálí na prach...Na první pohled žije Freya pohádkový život, v němž platí pouze její vlastní pravidla. Má všechno, co patří k privilegovanému postavení: dostatek peněz, pověst uznávané chiruržky popáleninového centra, okázalý byt po známém fotbalistovi v prestižní čtvrti a luxusní auto. Ale vždy tomu tak nebylo. Současné idyle předcházela temná minulost. Ovlivnilo to, co se jí v dětství jednoho osudného léta přihodilo, dospělou ženu, jíž se stala? Nebo byla vždy předurčena stát se tím, kým dnes je? Skrývala se v jejím srdci krutost už od narození, či se tam násilně uhnízdila teprve později?Ve třetí části své tetralogie bere John Boyne čtenáře na mrazivou, ale naprosto fascinující psychologickou výpravu do epicentra lidské existence a klade si odvěkou otázku: formují nás geny, nebo výchova?Vychází v koedici s Nakladatelstvím Slovart.„Silné čtení, hypnoticky čistá a jasná próza. Freya Petrusová je dostatečně monstrózní a evokativní, aby vtrhla do vašich snů.“ – Irish Times„Boyne ztvárňuje Freyin hlas s takovou autenticitou, že působí jako důvěrnice šeptající vám do ucha. Její tón – místy ostrý a vtipný, jindy bolestně introspektivní – vás udrží v napětí a zároveň zpochybňuje vaše vnímání.“ – Newbooks Playground„Jsem ohromená. Tohle je pro mě nejznepokojivější a ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son. Being in limbo, 30,000 feet in the air, offers time to reflect and take stock. For Aaron Umber, it’s an opportunity to connect with his 14-year-old son as they travel halfway across the world to meet a woman who isn’t expecting them.Unsettled by his past, and anxious for his future, Aaron is at a crossroads in life. The damage inflicted upon him during his youth has made him the man he is, but now threatens to widen the growing fissures between him and his only child. This trip could bind them closer together, or tear them further apart.In this penetrating examination of action and consequence, fault and attribution, acceptance and resolution, John Boyne gives us a redemptive story of a father and a son on a moving journey to mend their troubled lives.

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Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends.Forty years later, Odran’s devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people’s faith in the church. He has seen friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed and has become nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insulting remarks.But when a family tragedy opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within a once respected institution and recognise his own complicity in their propagation.It has taken John Boyne fifteen years and twelve novels to write about his home country of Ireland but he has done so now in his most powerful novel to date, a novel about blind dogma and moral courage, and about the dark places where the two can meet. At once courageous and intensely personal, A History of Loneliness confirms Boyne as one of the most searching chroniclers of his generation.

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‘A perceptive, moving exploration of guilt, grief and complicity’ Sunday Express‘Boyne does not put a foot wrong in this masterly novella’ Mail on Sunday''An intriguing investigation of contemporary trauma... [a] short but powerful book'' Guardian''His quietest novel... but one just as powerful as his larger canvases'' Business Post___________From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne comes a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.The first thing Vanessa Carvin does when she arrives on the island is change her name. To the locals, she is Willow Hale, a solitary outsider escaping Dublin to live a hermetic existence in a small cottage, not a notorious woman on the run from her past.But scandals follow like hunting dogs. And she has some questions of her own to answer. If her ex-husband is really the monster everyone says he is, then how complicit was she in his crimes?Escaping her old life might seem like a good idea but the choices she has made throughout her marriage have consequences. Here, on the island, Vanessa must reflect on what she did - and did not do. Only then can she discover whether she is worthy ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Pickpocket John Jacob Turnstile is on his way to be detained at His Majesty''s Pleasure when he is offered a lifeline, what seems like a freedom of sorts - the job of personal valet to a departing naval captain. Little does he realise that it is anything but - and by accepting the devil''s bargain he will put his life in perilous danger. For the ship is HMS Bounty, his new captain William Bligh and their destination Tahiti.From the moment the ship leaves port, Turnstile''s life is turned upside down, for not only must he put his own demons to rest, but he must also confront the many adversaries he will encounter on the Bounty''s extraordinary last voyage. Walking a dangerous line between an unhappy crew and a captain he comes to admire, he finds himself in a no-man''s land where the distinction between friend and foe is increasingly difficult to determine...

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Cyril Avery není pravý Avery - alespoň mu to tak říkají jeho adoptivní rodiče. Ale když není pravý Avery, kdo ve skutečnosti je? Narodil se jako nemanželské dítě mladistvé dívce zavržené její venkovskou irskou komunitou a byl adoptován zámožným dublinským párem prostřednictvím hrbaté redemptoristické jeptišky. Cyril je vržený do světa, a drží ho jen křehké pouto jeho vřelého vztahu k okouzlujícímu a nebezpečnému Julianu Woodbeadovi. Vydán na pospas milosrdenství osudu a náhodám, prochází životem ve snaze poznat sám sebe a svůj původ - a po celá léta bojuje o svou identitu, domov, vlast a o mnoho dalšího. V tomto transcendentním díle nám John Boyne předkládá příběh Irska od 40. let dodnes očima "obyčejného" muže. Je to román, který rozesměje i rozpláče a připomene všem sílu lidského ducha.Vítěz ceny The Glass Bell Award, román roku.

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Kompletní vydání bestsellerů Chlapec v pruhovaném pyžamu a Chlapec na vrcholu hory. Brunovi se nechce opouštět pokojíček, školu a kamarády v Berlíně a stěhovat se do nového, osamělého a ponurého domu v tajemném místě jménem Aušic. Jenomže Fíra, nadřízený Brunova tatínka, tak rozhodl a devítileté děti do podobných záležitostí nemají co mluvit. S kým si tady ale Bruno bude hrát? Z okna vidí jen vysoký plot a za ním! A pak se jednoho dne seznámí se stejně velkým Šmuelem, chlapcem v pruhovaném pyžamu… Na úspěch bestselleru CHLAPEC V PRUHOVANÉM PYŽAMU, který se stal předlohou oblíbeného filmu, navázal irský autor John Boyne další dětskou prózou pojednávající o holocaustu CHLAPEC NA VRCHOLU HORY. Malý Pařížan Pierrot žije na vrcholu hory, kde v tajemném domě pracuje jeho teta jako hospodyně. Píše se rok 1935 a dům, ve kterém pracuje se jmenuje Berghof, horské sídlo Adolfa Hitlera. Vůdce si vezme Pierrota pod svá ochranná křídla a uvrhne ho do nebezpečného světa moci a tajemství… Je otázkou, zda si i Pierrot uchová svou nevinnost, stejně jako Bruno, hrdina známější knihy Johna Boyna.

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Uznávaný irský spisovatel John Boyne představuje v ambiciózním mytickém vyprávění Poutník u bran moudrosti skupinu postav, jejichž životy budeme sledovat v čase i prostoru, dokud se jejich osudy nenaplní. Nejprve to vypadá jako obyčejný příběh jedné rodiny: matka, otec a jejich dva synové, z nichž jeden je agresivní po otci a druhý spíš citlivý po matce. Jeden odejde, druhý zůstane. Jenže budou se znovu a znovu potkávat v různých dobách a na různých místech, počínaje Palestinou prvního tisíciletí a konče současnou Amerikou. Svět kolem se bude proměňovat, jejich osud bude pořád stejný. Dokud nezažijí skutečnou proměnu

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Skvěle napsaná kniha Komnata ozvěn (The Echo Chamber) bez servítek a neuvěřitelně zábavným způsobem nastavuje zrcadlo dnešní době, především vlivu médií a sociálních sítí na život společnosti, kde může jediný příspěvek odeslaný z mobilního telefonu na Twitter či Instagram převrátit naruby život jedinci i celé jeho rodině, tak jak se to stalo hrdinům románu, rodině Cleverlyových, žijící v dnešním Londýně. Na jejich příběhu John Boyne ukazuje, jak se tak skvělá věcička jako mobilní telefon, neboli 180 gramů kovu, skla a plastu, může stát v rukou „ignorantů" a „hlupáků" velmi nebezpečnou zbraní. Člověk může být sebelaskavější filantrop, ale stačí pár slov utroušených v dobré víře a míněných jako podpora a svět sociálních sítí si všechno překroutí dle své vůle a učiní z dotyčného monstrum, jak na vlastní kůži poznají George Cleverley (slavný televizní moderátor u BBC), jeho manželka Beverley (spisovatelka, též slavná, ovšem nikoliv tak, jak by chtěla) a jejich tři dospělé či dospívající děti, Nelson, Elizabeth a Achilles). Během několika pouhých dnů absolvují objevnou cestu propletenou džunglí moderního života, kde minulé pravdy už neplatí a pečlivě budovaná reputace se může během okamžiku zhroutit. Na této cestě se dozví, jak nevraživým, rozezleným a neodpouštějícím se svět může stát, když člověk sejde ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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From million-copy-bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected. It’s the tabloid sensation of the year: two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt. As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment.Since leaving his island home, his life has been a lie on many levels. He’s a talented footballer who wanted to be an artist. A gay man in a sport that rejects diversity.A defendant whose knowledge of what took place on that fateful night threatens more than just his freedom or career. The jury will deliver a verdict but, before they do, Evan must judge for himself whether the man he has become is the man he wanted to be.

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Audiokniha: Tichá voda břehy mele. Bez milosti bere, ale současně očišťuje a znovuzrozuje. Připluje na jeden z Aranských ostrovů u západního pobřeží Irska, změní si jméno a zabydlí se v prostém domku daleko od zvědavých vesničanů. Poustevničením v nejzazším cípku své vlasti se chce odstřihnout od dublinské minulosti a na důkaz toho se kajícně oholí na ježka. Třiapadesátiletá Vanessa Carvinová – nyní Willow Haleová – se sem však neuchýlila před ramenem spravedlnosti, které už zasáhlo. Uprchla sem před vědomím spoluviny, k níž soud nepřihlédl a nechal ji, ať nad sebou morální trest vynese sama. Slušně zajištěná Vanessa totiž v životě udělala jednu fatální chybu: cosi podstatného přehlédla a až sled neblahých událostí ji přinutil pochopit, že utonutí její mladší dcery nebyla náhoda... Uhrančivá studie ženy v hluboké krizi se opírá o zpověď vypravěčky s povahou nenápadné, a teď už metodické pozorovatelky. Vanessa je sama sobě vrbou a zároveň jako tichá voda podemílá vše nepevné, i kdyby to měl být sám chrám víry v takzvaně osvědčené konzervativní hodnoty. A tak se poddává přívalu vod, které Irsko omývají, neboť poznává, kolik šance na znovuzrození lze z jejich proudu načerpat. Zastánce slabých a přehlížených John Boyne prostřednictvím této rekapitulace zahajuje volnou románovou tetralogii ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Autor bestsellerů John Boyne přináší drsný příběh mladého muže, kterému se nepodařilo splnit si životní sen. Je to bulvární senzace roku: dva známí fotbalisté jsou obviněni ze znásilnění, ale oba svou vinu důrazně popírají, přestože je usvědčují nechutné esemesky.Mladý Ir Evan Keogh sedí na lavici obžalovaných se svým spoluhráčem Robbiem Wolvertonem, a zatímco žalobce a obhájkyně vynášejí na světlo skutečnosti týkající se případu, Evan se noří čím dál hlouběji do vzpomínek a znovu prožívá klíčové okamžiky svého života. Celou dobu v něm hlodá otázka, která se netýká rozsudku o vině či nevině. Musí sám posoudit, jestli muž, kterým se stal, je tím, kým kdysi chtěl být.

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Krásná a úspěšná Freya si užívá výhod bohatství a prestižního postavení - pracuje jako chirurgyně se specializací na kožní štěpy, žije v luxusním bytě a jezdí drahým autem.Ale Freya vybudovala svůj zdánlivě ideální život na temných základech. Ovlivňuje dospělou ženu to, co se jí přihodilo jednoho osudného léta, nebo byla už od narození předurčena k tomu stát se právě tímhle člověkem? Narodila se s krutostí v srdci, nebo jí byla vnucena?V Ohni zve John Boyne čtenáře na děsivou a uhrančivou cestu do nitra lidské podstaty, aby se pokusil zodpovědět otázku starou, jako lidstvo samo: utváří člověka dědičnost, nebo prostředí?

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Moving beyond the process of changeWhy is change so hard? Because in order to make any transformation successful, you must change more than just the structure and operations of an organization—you need to change people’s behavior. And that is never easy.The Heart of Change is your guide to helping people think and feel differently in order to meet your shared goals. According to bestselling author and renowned leadership expert John Kotter and coauthor Dan Cohen, this focus on connecting with people’s emotions is what will spark the behavior change and actions that lead to success. Now freshly designed, The Heart of Change is the engaging and essential complement to Kotter’s worldwide bestseller Leading Change.Building off of Kotter’s revolutionary eight-step process, this book vividly illustrates how large-scale change can work. With real-life stories of people in organizations, the authors show how teams and individuals get motivated and activated to overcome obstacles to change—and produce spectacular results. Kotter and Cohen argue that change initiatives often fail because leaders rely too exclusively on data and analysis to get buy-in from their teams instead of creatively showing or doing something that appeals to their emotions and inspires them to spring into action. They call ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lines may divide us, but hope will unite us . . .Nine-year-old Bruno knows nothing of the Final Solution and the Holocaust. He is oblivious to the appalling cruelties being inflicted on the people of Europe by his country. All he knows is that he has been moved from a comfortable home in Berlin to a house in a desolate area where there is nothing to do and no one to play with. Until he meets Shmuel, a boy who lives a strange parallel existence on the other side of the adjoining wire fence and who, like the other people there, wears a uniform of striped pyjamas.Bruno''s friendship with Shmuel will take him from innocence to revelation. And in exploring what he is unwittingly a part of, he will inevitably become subsumed by the terrible process.

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From the author of the globally bestselling, multi-million-copy classic, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, comes its astonishing and powerful sequel. Gretel Fernsby is a quiet woman leading a quiet life.She doesn't talk about her escape from Germany seventy years ago or the dark post-war years in France with her mother. Most of all, she doesn't talk about her father, the commandant of one of the most notorious Nazi concentration camps. But when a young family moves into the apartment below her, Gretel can't help but befriend their little boy, Henry, though his presence brings back painful memories.One night, she witnesses a violent argument between his parents, which threatens to disturb her hard-won peace. For the second time in her life, Gretel is given the chance to save a young boy. To do so would allay her guilt, grief and remorse, but it will also force her to reveal her true identity.Will she make a different choice this time, whatever the cost to herself?

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With over 2 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the unbreakable connections between loved ones has healed generations of children and adults alike. A Spanish edition (El hilo invisible by Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff) and a companion workbook are also available (The Invisible String Workbook). Parents, educators, therapists, and social workers alike have declared The Invisible String the perfect tool for coping with all kinds of separation anxiety, loss, and grief. It's also been joyfully embraced as a year-round celebration of love--gifted at births, graduations, weddings, Valentine's Day, and beyond. In this relatable and reassuring contemporary classic, a mother tells her two children that they're all connected by an invisible string. "That's impossible!" the children insist, but still they want to know more: "What kind of string?" The answer is the simple truth that binds us all: An Invisible String made of love. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart, and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. Does everybody have an Invisible String? How far does it reach? Does it ever go away? This heartwarming picture book for all ages ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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There''s nothing unusual or different about the Brocket family - and they''re keen to keep it that way. But when Barnaby Brocket comes into the world, it''s clear he''s anything but ordinary. To his parents’ horror, Barnaby defies the laws of gravity - and floats. Soon, the Brockets decide enough is enough. The neighbours are starting to talk. They never asked for a weird, abnormal, floating child. Barnaby has to go . . .Betrayed and frightened, Barnaby floats into the path of a very special hot air balloon – and so begins a magical journey around the world, with a cast of extraordinary new friends.

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The story of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is very difficult to describe. Usually we give some clues about the book on the cover, but in this case we think that would spoil the reading of the book. We think it is important that you start to read without knowing what it is about.If you do start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy called Bruno. And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at a fence. We hope you never have to cross such a fence.

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When Pierrot becomes an orphan, he must leave his home in Paris for a new life with his Aunt Beatrix, a servant in a wealthy household at the top of the German mountains. But this is no ordinary time, for it is 1935 and the Second World War is fast approaching; and this is no ordinary house, for this is the Berghof, the home of Adolf Hitler. Quickly, Pierrot is taken under Hitler''s wing, and is thrown into an increasingly dangerous new world: a world of terror, secrets and betrayal, from which he may never be able to escape.

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September 1919: Twenty-year-old Tristan Sadler takes a train from London to Norwich to deliver a clutch of letters to Marian Bancroft. Tristan fought alongside Marian''s brother Will during the Great War. They trained together. They fought together.But in 1917, Will laid down his guns on the battlefield and declared himself a conscientious objector, an act which has brought shame and dishonour on the Bancroft family.The letters, however, are not the real reason for Tristan''s visit. He holds a secret deep within him. One that he is desperate to unburden himself of to Marian, if he can only find the courage. Whatever happens, this meeting will change his life – forever.

Objev podobné jako The Absolutist - John Boyne

Matthieu Zela has lived his life well. In fact, he''s lived several lives well. Because Matthew Zela''s life is characterised by one amazing fact: his body stopped ageing before the end of the eighteenth century. Starting in 1758, a young Matthieu flees Paris after witnessing his mother''s brutal murder. His only companions are his younger brother Tomas and one true love, Dominique Sauvet. The story of his life takes us from the French Revolution to 1920s Hollywood, from the Great Exhibition to the Wall Street Crash, and by the end of the twentieth century, Matthieu has been an engineer, a rogue, a movie mogul, a soldier, a financier, a lover to many, a cable TV executive and much more besides.Brilliantly weaving history and personal experience, this is a dazzling story of love, murder, missed chances, treachery - and redemption.

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Audiokniha: Ať sám posoudí, zda je tím mužem, kterým chtěl být. Nebo bude znovu rýt bradou v hlíně.Utekl z téhož zapadlého ostrova, kam se přijela kát Vanessa v baladické próze Voda, ale okovy v mysli setřást nedokáže. Stále na sobě cítí vidlácký původ, otcovu nelásku i kamarádovo pohrdání, nicméně tolik tísně do země nezadupou ani špunty prvotřídních kopaček. Navíc teď Evan Keogh coby špičkový irský fotbalista v ceně pět milionů liber – maskující se značkovým životním stylem i nevinným obličejem hezounka – lítá v ostře sledovaném maléru. Bude se před soudem zodpovídat ze spoluúčasti na znásilnění fanynky, což je v jeho případě docela absurdní. Coby gay si se ženami přece vždycky rozuměl, až ho následkem toho okolí považovalo za zženštilého. Nechtěl se vlastně ani živit čutáním do mičudy a nejradši by se stal malířem, jenže… okolnosti byly proti. Jestli se tedy vše dá svést na osud…Další autorovu vycizelovanou truchlohru na pomezí novely a románu rámuje soudní drama, pravidelně se prolínající s ponorem do vzpomínek protagonisty. Brzy je znát, že Evan není zdaleka taková primadona jako jeho spoluhráč Robbie, do nějž se beznadějně zamiloval a který ho i s celou povedenou famílií nutí křivě vypovídat. Zdaleka už ovšem není jisté, zda ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A psychological drama of cat and mouse, A Ladder to the Sky shows how easy it is to achieve the world if you are prepared to sacrifice your soul. If you look hard enough, you can find stories pretty much anywhere. They don’t even have to be your own. Or so would-be writer Maurice Swift decides very early on in his career. A chance encounter in a Berlin hotel with celebrated novelist Erich Ackermann gives him an opportunity to ingratiate himself with someone more powerful than him. For Erich is lonely, and he has a story to tell. Whether or not he should do so is another matter entirely. Once Maurice has made his name, he sets off in pursuit of other people’s stories. He doesn’t care where he finds them – or to whom they belong – as long as they help him rise to the top. Stories will make him famous but they will also make him beg, borrow and steal. They may even make him do worse.

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Chronicles John Faulkner''s six-decade journey through British and Irish music, revealing personal stories and significant collaborations.For more than six decades John Faulkner has been at the heart of British and Irish music-making, as a singer, songwriter, composer, musician, producer and filmmaker. Storm in My Heart is John’s highly personal account of his life in music, from his childhood in wartime London, through his years in the English folk explosion and on to life in Ireland as a significant player in the traditional music scene. In a lifetime’s journey John falls under the influence of Ewan McColl and Peggy Seeger, marries tempestuous singer Dolores Keane, and moves to County Galway where he brings his words and music to the world. He has an international number one success with ‘Lion in a Cage’, his campaigning tribute to the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, whom he subsequently meets.In this honest and witty memoir John recalls his work with Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn, John Prine and others, revealing the dark arts of the Irish music business while reveling in the freewheeling delights of a life devoted to performing. Storm in My Heart is a clear-eyed chronicle by one of Ireland’s finest artists.Storm in My Heart includes ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Chaos and murder arrive in Charlie Parker’s hometown of Portland, Maine, with two connected crimes in the latest novel in #1 nationally bestselling author John Connolly’s “flawless and highly suspenseful” (PopSugar) series.New York Times bestselling author John Connolly pits Parker against two separate—but vitally connected—investigations, which prove to be among the most complicated of his entire career in this “must-read for the author’s fans and a good introduction to the series for newbie” (Booklist). In The Sisters Strange, criminal Raum Buker arrives in Portland, only for a shocking act of theft to threaten not only his own existence but those of his former lovers—the enigmatic sisters Strange. And in the title novel, The Furies, Parker must protect two women under threat as Portland shuts down in the face of a global pandemic. But it may be that those clients are more capable of taking care of themselves than anyone could have imagined.

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July 1910: The grisly remains of Cora Crippen, music hall singer and wife of Dr Hawley Crippen, are discovered in the cellar of 39 Hilldrop Crescent, Camden. But the Doctor and his mistress, Ethel Le Neve, have vanished, much to the frustration of Scotland Yard and the outrage of a horrified London.Across the Channel in Antwerp, the SS Montrose sets sail on its two week voyage to Canada. Amongst its passengers are the overbearing Antonia Drake and her daughter Victoria, who is hell-bent on romance, the enigmatic Mathieu Zela and the modest Martha Hayes. Also on board are the unassuming Mr John Robinson and his seventeen-year-old son Edmund. But all is not as it seems...

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The cult classic novel from the author of Climbers and The Sunken Land Begins to Rise AgainWith an introduction by bestselling author of Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield''A spare textual elegance and closure-denying restraint that impresses and fulfils'' IAIN BANKSOn a hot May night, three Cambridge students carry out a ritualistic act that changes their lives. Decades later, none of the participants can remember what transpired; but their clouded memories bind them together. Unable to move on, Pam Stuyvesant has epilepsy and is plagued by sensual visions. Her husband Lucas believes that a dwarfish creature is stalking him, and invents histories to soothe Pam''s fears. Self-styled Sorcerer Yaxley becomes obsessed with a terrifyingly transcendent reality. The narrator is seemingly the least effected participant in the ritual: he is haunted by the smell of roses, and his guilt as he attempts to help his friends escape the torment that has engulfed their lives. Strange, dreamlike and moving, The Course of the Heart is an examination of the edges of humanity where we lie, hide, hurt and heal.''A gloriously intelligent, beautifully written and thoroughly maddening book'' INDEPENDENT

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Just as power has moved from boardrooms into the domain of dynamic individuals, Invisible Work maps the evolution of this new way of being and succeeding. Howkins lays out a visionary framework for working practice and success. He focuses on the ways in which we think most innovatively, how we best share those private ideas, how we make unseen connections and remain authentic whilst staking out our domain in a virtual world. He considers the growing area of self-employment in a chapter entitled ''The Incorporated Self'', and he explores the tricky task of spotting and nurturing those best suited to invisible work.

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