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The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night."

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The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Bacon - all sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey, where "the most interesting things happen at night."

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The final collection from the internationally acclaimed and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and The Prague Cemetery, on the subjects of art and culture.In this collection of essays we find Umberto Eco’s perennial areas of interest explored in a lively and engaging style, accompanied by beautiful reproductions of the art he discusses. In these wide-ranging pieces he explores the roots of our civilization, changing ideas of beauty, our obsession with conspiracies and the emblematic heroes of the great narrative, amongst other fascinating topics.Umberto Eco was one of the most influential, and entertaining, intellectuals of the last century, as well as being a critically acclaimed and bestselling writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

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Kniha - autor Umberto Eco, 502 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná

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'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep.My name is Kvothe.You may have heard of me'So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin.The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.

Objev podobné jako The Name of the Wind (Defekt) - Patrick Rothfuss

Nineteenth-century Europe - from Turin to Prague to Paris - abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Conspiracies rule history. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and celebrate Black Masses at night. Every nation has its own secret service, perpetrating forgeries, plots, and massacres. From the unification of Italy to the Paris Commune to the Dreyfus Affair to The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Europe is in tumult and everyone needs a scapegoat. But what if, behind all of these conspiracies both real and imagined, lay one lone man? What if that evil genius created its most infamous document? Eco takes his readers on an unforgettable journey through the underbelly of world-shattering events. Eco at his most exciting, a book immediately hailed as a masterpiece.

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'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others fear to speak of during day. I have talked to Gods, loved women, and written songs that make the minstrels weep. My name is Kvothe. You may have heard of me' So begins the tale of Kvothe - currently known as Kote, the unassuming innkeepter - from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, through his years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe the notorious magician, the accomplished thief, the masterful musician, the dragon-slayer, the legend-hunter, the lover, the thief and the infamous assassin. The Name of the Wind is fantasy at its very best, and an astounding must-read title.

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Darkly magical and beautifully imagined, The Mask of Mirrors is the unmissable start to the Rook & Rose trilogy, a rich and dazzling fantasy adventure in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord must unite to save their city.Nightmares are creeping through the city of dreams . . .Renata Virdaux is a con artist who has come to the sparkling city of Nadezra -- the city of dreams -- with one goal: to trick her way into a noble house and secure her fortune and her sister's future.But as she's drawn into the aristocratic world of House Traementis, she realises her masquerade is just one of many surrounding her. And as corrupted magic begins to weave its way through Nadezra, the poisonous feuds of its aristocrats and the shadowy dangers of its impoverished underbelly become tangled -- with Ren at their heart.

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Kniha - autor Patrick Rothfuss, 722 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A high-action novel written with a poet's hand, this brilliant debut fantasy by Patrick Rothfuss is a powerful coming-of-age story of a magically gifted young man, told through a riveting first-person narrative that allows the reader to "become" the hero.

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In a society hostile to diversity, can mermaid princess Mio be true to herself?In the classic fairy tale, a mermaid princess gives up her special abilities for love. What happens if she doesn’t?Princess Mio is betrothed to Prince Chika. However, they’ve never met, and he doesn’t know her secret—she’s a mermaid! When her tutor, Yuri, takes her out of the castle to meet her subjects, Mio begins to accept her true self.But Yuri has a secret too… And when Mio tells her father, the king, she wants to live life openly as a mermaid, he punishes her. How can she stay true to herself?Plus, a bonus story about a royal subject with wings!

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Geralt the Witcher races to find his missing ward, Ciri, in this fourth novel in the bestselling Witcher series that inspired the Netflix show and video games.The world has fallen into war. Ciri, the child of prophecy, has vanished. Hunted by friends and foes alike, she has taken on the guise of a petty bandit and lives free for the first time in her life.But the net around her is closing. Geralt, the Witcher, has assembled a group of allies determined to rescue her. Both sides of the war have sent brutal mercenaries to hunt her down. Her crimes have made her famous.There is only one place left to run. The tower of the swallow is waiting...Translated by David French.

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After walking through a portal in the Tower of the Swallow, thus narrowly escaping death, the Witcher girl, Ciri, finds herself in a completely different world... a world of the Elves. She is trapped with no way out. Time does not seem to exist and there are no obvious borders or portals to cross back into her home world. But this is Ciri, the child of prophecy, and she will not be defeated. She knows she must escape to finally rejoin the Witcher, Geralt, and his companions - and also to try to conquer her worst nightmare. Leo Bonhart, the man who chased, wounded and tortured Ciri, is still on her trail. And the world is still at war.

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Vaclav Havel's remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop window: Workers of the world, unite! Is it a sign of the grocer's unerring ideology? Or a symbol of the lies we perform to protect ourselves? Written in 1978, Vaclav Havel's meditation on political dissent - the rituals of its suppression, and the sparks that re-ignite it - would prove the guiding manifesto for uniting Solidarity movements across the Soviet Union. A portrait of activism in the face of falsehood and intimidation, The Power of the Powerless remains a rousing call against the allure of apathy. 'Havel's diagnosis of political pathologies has a special resonance in the age of Trump' Pankaj Mishra

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In war they made impossible choices. Now can they live with them?'Moving . . . surprises and devastates' New York Times'Masterful' People'Mesmerising . . . reveals new truths about one of history's most tragic eras' USA TodayThe Third Reich has crumbled. The Russians are coming.Marianne von Lingenfels - widow of a resister murdered by the Nazi regime - finds refuge in the crumbling Bavarian castle where she once played host to German high society. There she fulfils her promise to find and protect the wives and children of her husband's brave conspirators, rescuing her dearest friend's widow, Benita, from sexual slavery to the Russian army, and Ania from a work camp for political prisoners. As Marianne assembles this makeshift family she is certain their shared pain will bind them together.But as Benita begins a clandestine relationship and Ania struggles to conceal her role in the Nazi regime, Marianne learns that her clear-cut, highly principled world view has no place in these new, frightening and emotionally-charged days.All three women must grapple with the realities they now face, and the consequences of decisions each made in the darkest of times . . . Deeply moving and compelling, The Women of the Castle is a heart-wrenching and hopeful novel of secrets and survival, a reckoning, and the astonishing power of forgiveness. Perfect for fans of All the Light You Cannot See, The Reader and The Light Between Oceans.

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The Stoker Award-winning, taut and propulsive twist on home invasion horror, packed psychological suspense. Soon to be a major film, Knock At the Cabin, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake, with their closest neighbours more than two miles in either direction.As Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen but he is young and friendly. Leonard and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologises and tells Wen, "None of what's going to happen is your fault". Three more strangers arrive at the cabin carrying unidentifiable, menacing objects. As Wen sprints inside to warn her parents, Leonard calls out, "Your dads won't want to let us in, Wen. But they have to. We need your help to save the world."So begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion, one in which the fate of a loving family and quite possibly all of humanity are intertwined.

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Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare's Richard III, Aya Kanno's dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil. Richard's father, the patriarch of the House of York, seems poised to become king of medieval England during the Wars of the Roses.But just as success appears imminent, he is attacked. Now in the midst of deep despair, Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy.

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Welcome to the story of our Moon - a story of Moon dust and Moon rabbits, cheese and astronauts, deep thoughts and bold plans. Read, dream and wonder as you discover ancient legends about the Moon's creation, meet the very first astronomers and learn about the Space Race. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.

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Kniha - autor Jenn Lyons, 720 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná "Everything epic fantasy should be: rich, cruel, gorgeous, brilliant, enthralling and deeply, deeply satisfying. I loved it."—Lev Grossman on The Ruin of Kings You can have everything you want if you sacrifice everything you believe. Kihrin D'Mon is a wanted man. Since he destroyed the Stone of Shackles and set demons free across Quur, he has been on the run from the wrath of an entire empire. His attempt to escape brings him into the path of Janel Theranon, a mysterious Joratese woman who claims to know Kihrin. Janel's plea for help pits Kihrin against all manner of dangers: a secret rebellion, a dragon capable of destroying an entire city, and Kihrin's old enemy, the wizard Relos Var. Janel believes that Relos Var possesses one of the most powerful artifacts in the world—the Cornerstone called the Name of All Things. And if Janel is right, then there may be nothing in the world...

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An uplifting, humorous memoir of a mother building a new life on a beautiful Sicilian island. Reeling from a broken relationship, Ros Belford decides the best chance she has of healing, while giving her daughters a childhood to remember, is to move to Italy and live by the sea. After a false start in a town where machismo is ingrained, they find the small, lush, delightful island of Salina. Izzy and Juno grow up playing on the beach, learning to swim over volcanic bubbles, hearing tales of Aeolian witches and watching Stromboli erupt on the horizon. It is not entirely paradise, however. The school is atrocious, there are power cuts and an earthquake, and property speculators threaten the island''s fragile beauty. But an eclectic community of islanders take them to their hearts, friendships are forged and Salina becomes home. Full of humanity, vitality, honesty and optimism, Children of the Volcano is for anyone unwilling to give up dreams of adventure and excitement simply because of parenthood, lack of money and not getting things right the first time.

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All of us knew him. One of us killed him...Seven women stand in shock in a seedy hotel room; a man's severed head sits in the centre of the floor. Each of the women - the wife, the teenager, the ex, the journalist, the colleague, the friend, and the woman who raised him - has a very good reason to have done it, yet each swears she did not. In order to protect each other, they must figure out who is responsible, all while staying one step ahead of the police.Against the ticking clock of a murder investigation, each woman's secret is brought to light as the connections between them converge to reveal a killer.A dark and nuanced portrait of love, loyalty, and manipulation, Speak of the Devil explores the roles in which women are cast in the lives of terrible men...and the fallout when they refuse to stay silent for one moment longer.

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A filmmaker is reported dead near Mount Everest. His brother, Charles Houston, is convinced he's alive and is determined to find him. It's a dangerous expedition. He travels from India to the forbidden land of Tibet. In the Yamdring monastery, he discovers an emerald treasure guarded by a woman with a deadly secret. But the Chinese army is coming.

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And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do? She said, We shall Fight. A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when they move into the ruined buildings of an abandoned quarry. Or is it? Soon strange things begin to happen. Like the tops of puddles growing hard and cold, and the water coming down from the sky in frozen bits. Then humans appear and they really mess everything up. The quarry is to be re-opened, and the nomes must fight to defend their new home. But how long will they be able to keep the humans at bay - even with the help of the monster Jekub?

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The Fellowship of the Ring is the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings. Sauron, the Dark Lord, has gathered to him all the Rings of Power - the means by which he intends to rule Middle-earth. All he lacks in his plans for dominion is the One Ring - the ring that rules them all - which has fallen into the hands of the hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins finds himself faced with an immense task, as his elderly cousin Bilbo entrusts the Ring to his care. Frodo must leave his home and make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ring and foil the Dark Lord in his evil purpose. The text of this edition has been fully corrected and revised in collaboration with Christopher Tolkien and is accompanied by nineteen watercolour paintings from Alan Lee.

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The Call of the Wild tells the story of Buck, a domestic dog who is kidnapped from his home in California and forced to pull sleds in the Arctic wasteland. White Fang, by contrast, is the tale of a crossbreed who is three-quarters wolf and a quarter dog, and who must endure considerable suffering in the wilderness before being tamed by an American and taken to live in California. Extraordinary both for the vividness of their descriptions and the success with which they imagine life from a non-human perspective, these two classics of children's literature are two of the greatest and most popular animal stories ever written.This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of The Call of the Wild & White Fang features an afterword by Sam Gilpin.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much-loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

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A radical rethinking of what ISIS is and what it really wants From Graeme Wood, author of the explosive Atlantic cover story "What ISIS Really Wants," comes the definitive book on the history, psychology, character, and aims of the Islamic State. Based on Wood's unprecedented access to supporters, recruiters, and high-ranking members of the most infamous jihadist group in the world, The Way of the Strangers is a riveting, fast-paced deep dive into the apocalyptic dogma that informs the group's worldview, from the ideas that motivate it, to the "fatwa factory" that produces its laws, to its very specific plans for the future. By accepting that ISIS truly believes the end is nigh, we can understand its strategy-and predict what it will do next.

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The Expanded Edition Guide to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a 512-page hardcover guidebook covering everything in the main game as well as the two Expansion Pass DLC packs "The Master Trials" and "The Champions' Ballad".INCLUDES: Expansion Pass concept art gallery; dedicated chapters covering both Expansion Passes; Reference and Analysis chapter; Maps chapter; all-new hardcover and an extensive 4-page Index.GUIDE DETAILSMaps Chapter: a dedicated 36-page atlas of Hyrule showing the exact location of all Korok seeds and treasure chests.Reference & Analysis Chapter: contains a farming manual showing how to acquire all items of prime interest efficiently; the best weapons and armor upgrades; the most effective recipes; the most lucrative gemstone mining spots; amiibo; merchants and much more.Expansion Pass Chapters: 34 pages dedicated to "The Master Trials" and "The Champions' Ballad".100% AUTHORITATIVE: all side quests, all shrines of Trials and all information about collectible items fully mapped out; also includes optional challenges, mini-games, unlockables, Easter eggs, and more.At-a-glance Walkthroughs: annotated maps and screenshots show the optimal way through every quest and dungeon.Large map poster: two-sided and fully-annotated - covering the immense game area.Concept art: direct from the development team and beautifully laid out across two sections: 16 pages of concept art from "The Master Trials" and "The Champions' Ballad" as well as a 16-page art tour of the main game.Puzzle Master: every single puzzle and riddle unraveled with refined, visual solutions.Expert Combat Strategy: practical, reproducible tactics to crush all enemies and bosses.Comprehensive references: exhaustive appraisals of all items and monsters - including key parameters that are hidden in the game.Premium hardcover: with guide pages printed on superior-quality art paper.EASE OF USE: Instant searches, print navigation systems, extensive 4-page index and detailed map poster give you immediate access to the information you need.

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The story of the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls has become a part of Western lore. Who has not heard about the Bedouin shepherd who threw a rock into a cave, heard a crash, went in to explore, and found the scrolls? The story in that form may be accurate, but it turns out to be something of a simplification. As a matter of fact, much remains unknown about the exact circumstances under which those scrolls were discovered. The story of the discovery at first deals with just one cave; the other ten were located at later times.

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Jana entered the Czechoslovak police force as young woman, married an actor, and became a mother. The Communist regime destroyed her husband, their love for one another, and her daughter's respect for her. But she has never stopped being a seeker of justi

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Enter the circus at your own risk . . .and discover the greatest show on earth in this explosive and darkly magical fantasy novelFor humans, the circus is a place filled with wonder and amazement. For Harrow, it's a place to hide from those who slaughtered her entire clan. Disguising her abilities as part of her act has kept her true identity safe for years.Until he arrives.A strange new attraction with no name, no memory of who - or even what - he is, let alone an explanation for his odd yet deadly powers.But beneath the layers of anger and isolation, one glimpse into his inky eyes reveals a soul that calls out to the loneliness in her own.And so, she chooses him.Harrow is drawn to the darkness, to her insatiable need to soothe the beast who threatens their very existence. But with every secret she unlocks from his past, another from hers is revealed - luring enemies who will stop at nothing to get their final revenge on Harrow. And she's afraid she's given them the perfect weapon against her because he's not what he seems.But maybe it's time they finally learn neither is she...

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From the bestselling author of The Circle, a hilarious and heart-warming misadventure through modern America: it's time for the family vacation...Josie's life is falling apart - lawsuits raining down, her business down the drain and a feckless husband long gone - so she gathers up her two kids and lights out for the wilderness. The Alaskan wilderness, to be specific. This is a story about the trip of a lifetime. It involves one battered old RV, one highly sensitive eight year old boy, one fearless and hyperactive five year old girl, several forest fires, a large supply of pinot noir, and a deeply misguided sense of optimism. It may well be that things don't turn out quite as Josie expected - but then again, some of the best places in the world are found at the end of a road you didn't mean to take...Heroes of the Frontier is an uproariously funny portrait of modern America and the modern family, an entirely contemporary novel gleaming with Dave Eggers' trademark intelligence and originality.

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The darkly comic new novel from the bestselling author of The Portable Veblen ‘Even funnier, even more romantic than McKenzie's wonderful last' Karen Joy Fowler Penny Rush has problems. Freshly divorced from her mobile knife-sharpener husband, she has returned home to Santa Barbara to deal with her grandfather, who is being moved into a retirement home by his cruel second wife. Her grandmother, meanwhile, has been found in possession of a sinister sounding weapon called ‘the scintilltor' and something even worse in her woodshed. Penny's parents have been missing in the Australian outback for many years now, and so Penny must deal with this spiralling family crisis alone. Enter The Dog of The North. The Dog of the North is a borrowed van, replete with yellow gingham curtains, wood panelling, a futon, a pinata, clunky brakes and difficult steering. It is also Penny's getaway car from a failed marriage, a family in crisis and an uncertain future. This darkly, dryly comic novel follows Penny as she sets out in The Dog to find a way through the curveballs life has thrown at her and in doing so, find a way back to herself.

Objev podobné jako Dog of the North (Defekt) - McKenzie Elizabeth

Translated by Yuan Shibing and J.J.L.Duyvendak. With introductions by Robert Wilkinson. The two political classics in this book are the product of a time of intense turmoil in Chinese history.Dating from the Period of the Warring States (403-221BC), they anticipate Machiavelli's The Prince by nearly 2000 years. The Art of War is the best known of a considerable body of Chinese works on the subject. It analyses the nature of war, and reveals how victory may be ensured.The Book of Lord Shang is a political treatise for the instruction of rulers. These texts are anything but armchair strategy or ivory-tower speculation. They are serious, urgent and practical responses to the desperate situations in which they were written.They have been immensely influential both inside and outside China.

Objev podobné jako The Art of War / The Book of Lord Shang (Defekt) - Sun Tzu

Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time.These new editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able new jackets by Jonny Duddle, with huge child appeal, to bring Harry Potter to the next generation of readers. It's time to PASS THE MAGIC ON …

Objev podobné jako Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Defekt) - Joanne K. Rowlingová

''Must the tyranny of the group rule us from cradle to grave? Absolutely not, says Todd Rose in a subversive and readable introduction to what has been called the new science of the individual ... Readers will be moved'' Abigail Zuger, The New York Times''Groundbreaking ... The man who can teach you how not to be average'' Anna Hart, Daily Telegraph''Fascinating, engaging, and practical. The End of Average will help everyone - and I mean everyone - live up to their potential'' Amy Cuddy, author of Presence''Lively and entertaining ... a cheering story of how the square pegs among us can build successful lives despite being unable or unwilling to fit into round holes'' Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education''Heartening . . . a worthwhile read for the aspiring nonconformist'' Iain Morris, Observer

Objev podobné jako The End of Average - Todd Rose

**From BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral ''Ros Atkins on...'' explainer videos and host of the forthcoming BBC Radio 4 podcast ''Communicating with Ros Atkins''**''A great read for polishing your communication skills'' FORBES''For all those who want their audiences to listen and understand'' JEREMY BOWEN ''Precision, deftness and a calming expertise'' THE TIMES Do you worry about holding people''s attention during presentations?Are you unsure where to start when faced with writing an essay or report?Are you preparing for an interview and wondering how to get all your points across?Explanation - identifying and communicating what we want to say - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral ''Ros Atkins on...'' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the secrets he has learned from years of working in high-pressure newsrooms, identifying the ten elements of a good explanation and the seven steps you need to take to express yourself with clarity and impact.Whether at work, school, university or home, we all benefit from being able to articulate ourselves clearly. Filled with practical examples, The Art of Explanation is a must-read for anyone who wants to sharpen their communication skills.

Objev podobné jako The Art of Explanation - Ros Atkins

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Objev podobné jako The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name (1250207142)

V románu-labyrintu proslulého autora se příběh s detektivní zápletkou prolíná s literaturou faktu. Ve svém bytě v nevábné pařížské čtvrti se v březnu 1897 probouzí starší muž a snaží se rozpomenout, kdo vlastně je. Metodou doktora Freuda, se kterým párkrát pojedl, si začíná vybavovat vlastní minulost italského a později francouzského policejního konfidenta, autora fiktivního konspiračního plánu, který pak v rukou jiných začal žít vlastním životem. Téměř všechny postavy (např. Alexandre Dumas) jsou historické, neméně skutečný je i hrdinou sepsaný pamflet. Román Pražský hřbitov vynesl v srpnu 2011 také italskému spisovateli prestižní Paveseho cenu. Vizuální videochutnávka . Dopis Umberta Eca čtenářům: Devatenácté století překypovalo mnoha tajemnými a strašnými událostmi: nevyřešená a záhadná smrt Ippolita Nieva, Protokoly sionských mudrců, notoricky známý podvrh, který později inspiroval Hitlera k rozpoutání holocaustu, Dreyfusova aféra a četné intriky za účasti tajných služeb rozličných národů, zednářů, jezuitských spiknutí, stejně jako ostatní události, jejichž pravdivost nebyla nikdy prokázána, ale které poskytly bohatý materiál pro 150 let staré fejetony. Kniha Pražský hřbitov je příběh, ve kterém všechny postavy - s výjimkou té hlavní - skutečně existovaly, včetně hrdinova pradědečka, autora záhadného dopisu Abbému Barruelovi, jenž odstartoval vlnu moderního antisemitismu. Jediná fiktivní postava novely (která nicméně připomíná mnoho skutečných lidí, dokonce těch dnešních) se stává autorem rozličných výmyslů a spiknutí, a to vše na pozadí vyjímečného coups de théatre, podzemních stok plných mrtvol, lodí, které explodují v oblasti soptícího vulkánu, opatů ubodaných k smrti, notářů s falešnými vousy, hysterických satanistek, černých mší a podobně. Stejně jako starobylé fejetony i Pražský hřbitov je ilustrovaný. Ilustrace jsou navíc dobové, takže v některých čtenářích mohou vzbuzovat pocity nostalgie a náhlé touhy po starých knihách svého mládí. Očekávám nicméně i další dva druhy čtenářů. Ti první nemají ani zdání, že všechny tyhle věci se ve skutečnosti staly, nevědí nic o literatuře devatenáctého století, a jsou proto těmi, kteří berou vážně dokonce Dana Browna. Ti, se sadistickým potěšením, ocení děj knihy jako snůšku perverzních výmyslů, včetně hlavní postavy, kterou jsem se snažil vytvořit coby nejcyničtějšího a nejnepříjemnějšího hrdinu v historii literatury. Poslední skupina čtenářů ví, nebo přinejmenším cítí, že věci, které líčím, se skutečně staly. Tento čtenář možná ucítí, jak se mu zlehka potí čelo, bude se úzkostlivě ohlížet za sebe, zhasne všechna světla v bytě a pojme podezření, že všechny ty věci se mohou stát znovu, nebo že se dokonce dějí právě teď. A bude si myslet to, co bych rád, aby si myslel: "Jsou mezi námi..."Umberto Eco

Objev podobné jako Pražský hřbitov - Umberto Eco

Nejnovější kniha Umberta Eca je jakýmsi protějškem jeho Dějin krásy. Co je vlastně opakem krásy? Na tuto otázku hledá autor odpověď na stránkách výpravné ilustrované publikace, kde na příkladech děl literárních i výtvarných ukazuje, že opak krásy se neomezuje jen na ohyzdnost satyrů či Harpyjí. Protějškem krásy jsou také groteskní tvary, odpudivé, dekadentní ovzduší opiových doupat, kam vstupuje Dorian Gray, svět vampírů i podivných bytostí vylovených z moře, neovladatelných pudů i děsu, prorockých vizí i apokalypsy, banálního zla i napohled směšných příhod. To vše není krásné, je to však podmanivé. Při četbě knihy nemůžeme nedat za pravdu moudrému Římanovi, když říká, že v přírodě není ošklivosti.

Objev podobné jako Dějiny ošklivosti - Umberto Eco

Foucaultovo kyvadlo, obvykle vnímané jako symbol rozumového poznání, se v Ecově románu stává hrůzným nástrojem, který nelítostně ukončí to, co mělo být pouhým žertem. Obsáhlý román, jehož deset oddílů nese názvy kabalistických sefir, je napínavým příběhem odhalování rozsáhlého spiknutí, osnovaného po dvě tisíciletí nejrůznějšími tajnými společnostmi. Údajný "Plán", vzniklý z rozmaru hrstky přátel, začne žít vlastním životem a své tvůrce vhání do dramatických situací od Itálie až po Brazílii. Vedle strhujícího příběhu nabízí kniha zasvěcený pohled na různé esoterické proudy v evropském myšlení.

Objev podobné jako Foucaultovo kyvadlo - Umberto Eco

Soubor šestnácti nedávno vzniklých esejistických textů známého spisovatele a badatele nese název prvního z nich, věnovaného mimořádně aktuálnímu tématu: potřebě určité společnosti mít svého nepřítele a utvořit si jeho obraz. Svazek se vyznačuje tematickou rozmanitostí, sahající od literárních lásek mládí přes otázky poetiky či etiky výzkumu v oblasti medicíny až po představení autorova vlastního zralého díla. Vedle Ecovy příslovečné erudice řadu textů spojují autorovy oblíbené motivy, z nichž on sám výslovně uvádí absolutno, ošklivost a oheň.

Objev podobné jako Vytváření nepřítele - Umberto Eco

V Nultém čísle se vrací Ecovo oblíbené prostředí redakce. Ztroskotaný nájemný spisovatel připravuje nulté číslo bulvárního plátku Zítřek, jehož cílem je spíš vydírat než informovat. Zaplete se přitom do šíleného příběhu, v němž hraje roli mrtvola lži-Mussoliniho, vražda papeže Jana Pavla I., Rudé brigády, CIA, mafie a houfy spiklenců. Eco vykresluje temná zákoutí jiného Milána, než jaký znají turisté; zde se v temných uličkách vraždí a neopravené pozůstatky bombardování mezi ruinami římských památek navozují obskurní představy. Příběh z roku 1992, v němž splývá historie s paranoiou, má kořeny v druhé světové válce a jeho výhonky zasahují až do naší doby, jejíž manipulace a falzifikace veřejného mínění předjímá.

Objev podobné jako Nulté číslo - Umberto Eco

Publikace Teorie sémiotiky představuje základní odbornou literaturu ve svém oboru. Eco toto dílo napsal přímo v angličtině a následně přeložil do mateřské italštiny podnázvem Trattato di semiotica generale. Eco vidí sémiotiku v širších souvislostech, především jako ekvivalent kulturní antropologie, neboť člověk jako tvůrce znakuje de facto samotnou podstatou znaku a znak je konsekventně podstatou veškeré lidské komunikace, tedy základním stavebním prvkem kultury. Přestože Eco sám charakterizuje předložený text jako pouhý úvod do studia sémiotiky, lze dílo doporučit všem zájemcům o daný obor, a to jak začínajícím, tak pokročilým.

Objev podobné jako Teorie sémiotiky - Umberto Eco

Life is simple for Champa. He has a good job as a chauffeur in his hometown of Lhasa, and if his Chinese boss Plum is a little domineering, well, he can understand that - she's a serious art-collector after all. And he does get to drive her huge Toyota. When he starts to sleep with his boss, life becomes a whole lot more complicated.

Objev podobné jako The Unbearable Dreamworld of Champa the Driver (Defekt) - Chan Koonchung

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Magnificent: a dizzying tale of drama, intrigue and passion' MAIL ON SUNDAY As a child, Daniel Sempere discovered among the passageways of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books an extraordinary novel that would change the course of his life. Now a young man in the Barcelona of the late 1950s, Daniel runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop and enjoys a seemingly fulfilling life with his loving wife and son. Yet the mystery surrounding the death of his mother continues to plague his soul. Just when Daniel believes he is close to solving this enigma, a conspiracy more sinister than he could have imagined spreads its tentacles from the hellish Franco regime. That is when Alicia Gris appears, a soul born out of the nightmare of the war. She is the one who will lead Daniel to the edge of the abyss and reveal the secret history of his family, although at a terrifying price. 'This is a novel to lose oneself in, and it promotes the sort of reading experience we remember from childhood - of complete absorption into a fantasy world' IRISH TIMES

Objev podobné jako Labyrinth of the Spirits (Defekt) - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Dvanáct textů uveřejněných v knize Na ramenech obrů bylo napsáno pro konferenci La Milanesiana v letech 2001-2015. Jednotlivé přednášky nejčastěji vycházejí z témat, která si La Milanesiana každoročně stanoví. Nacházíme tu tresť světa Umberta Eca - autor se ve svých přednáškách zabývá filozofií, literaturou, estetikou, etikou i médii. O tom všem píše vlídným jazykem, okořeněným ironií, tónem hravým i břitkým. Kořeny naší kultury, kánony krásy, lež měnící běh dějin, posedlost spiknutím, hrdinové velké prózy, formy umění, to jsou témata tohoto svazku, obohaceného ilustracemi, jimiž autor své přednášky doprovázel.

Objev podobné jako Na ramenech obrů - Umberto Eco

Three book editors, jaded by reading far too many crackpot manuscripts on the mystic and the occult, are inspired by an extraordinary conspiracy story told to them by a strange colonel to have some fun. They start feeding random bits of information into a powerful computer capable of inventing connections between the entries, thinking they are creating nothing more than an amusing game, but then their game starts to take over, the deaths start mounting, and they are forced into a frantic search for the truth.

Objev podobné jako Foucault´s Pendulum - Umberto Eco

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the greatest collection of detective stories ever written. From his residence at 221B Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes solves a series of baffling and bizarre cases, including those of a man terrified by the arrival of an envelope containing orange pips, and a woman whose fiance disappeared on his way to their wedding. Each story showcases the great detective's inimitable and extraordinary deductive powers, recounted to us by his faithful friend and colleague, Dr Watson. This Macmillan Collector's Library edition features an afterword by David Stuart Davies - a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and an authority on Sherlock Holmes.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.

Objev podobné jako The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Defekt)

When Darwin set sail at the end of 1831, it was only with a vague notion that all life forms, both present and extinct, were more strongly related than the Christian version of the world's creation purported them to be. During his five-year voyage of research and discovery on board HMS Beagle, and later from his home in Kent, he painstakingly collected a mass of evidence from across the planet - from Paraguay and the Galapagos Islands to Staffordshire and Scotland - building a compelling case for a theory that would change the world we live in - and the way we look at it - for ever.The foundation of evolutionary biology and natural selection - which prompted as huge a revolution in the fields of science and religion as Copernicus's heliocentric model of the universe and Newton's law of gravity, Darwin's On the Origin of Species is perhaps the most important book of scientific observation ever written.

Objev podobné jako On the Origin of Species (Defekt)

It is 1953. Thomas Wazhushk is the night watchman at the first factory to open near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in rural North Dakota. He is also a prominent Chippewa Council member, trying to understand a new bill that is soon to be put before Congress. The US Government calls it an 'emancipation' bill; but it isn't about freedom - it threatens the rights of Native Americans to their land, their very identity. How can he fight this betrayal?Unlike most of the girls on the reservation, Pixie - 'Patrice' - Paranteau has no desire to wear herself down on a husband and kids. She works at the factory, earning barely enough to support her mother and brother, let alone her alcoholic father who sometimes returns home to bully her for money. But Patrice needs every penny to get if she's ever going to get to Minnesota to find her missing sister Vera.In The Night Watchman multi-award winning author Louise Erdrich weaves together a story of past and future generations, of preservation and progress. She grapples with the worst and best impulses of human nature, illuminating the loves and lives, desires and ambitions of her characters with compassion, wit and intelligence.

Objev podobné jako The Night Watchman : Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction 2021 (Defekt) - Erdrich Louise