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In quest of the unpublished manuscript of a martyred Yiddish writer, the American novelist Nathan Zuckerman travels to Soviet-occupied Prague in the mid-1970s. There, in a nation straightjacketed by totalitarian Communism, he discovers a literary predicament, marked by institutionalised oppression, that is rather different from his own. He also discovers, among the oppressed writers with whom he quickly becomes embroiled in a series of bizarre and poignant adventures, an appealingly perverse kind of heroism. The Prague Orgy, consisting of entries from Zuckerman's notebooks recording his sojourn among these outcast artists, completes the trilogy and epilogue Zuckerman Bound. It provides a startling ending to Roth's intricately designed magnum opus on the unforeseen consequences of art.In 1997 Philip Roth won the Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral. In 1998 he received the National Medal of Arts at the White House, and in 2002 the highest award of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Gold Medal in Fiction, previously awarded to John Dos Passos, William Faulkner and Saul Bellow, among others. He has twice won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has won the PEN/Faulkner Award three times. In 2005 The Plot Against America received the Society of American Historians’ Prize for ‘the outstanding historical novel on an American theme for 2003–2004’.Recently Roth received PEN’s two most prestigious prizes: in 2006 the PEN/Nabokov Award ‘for a body of work . . . of enduring originality and consummate craftsmanship’ and in 2007 the PEN/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction, given to a writer whose ‘scale of achievement over a sustained career . . . places him or her in the highest rank of American literature’. In 2011 Roth won the International Man Booker Prize.Roth is the only living American writer to have his work published in a comprehensive, definitive edition by the Library of America.

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První česká monografie věnovaná tvorbě jednoho z nejvýznamnějších autorů moderního románu Philipa Rotha (1933-2018) shrnuje autorovu uměleckou dráhu, pokouší se utřídit jeho obsáhlé dílo a postihnout jednotlivé tvůrčí etapy spojené se změnami témat a částečně i stylu. Kniha nabízí interpretaci klíčových próz, postavenou na hledání typických rothovských témat, a to jak v perspektivě konkrétní spisovatelovy tvůrčí etapy, tak celého díla. Michal Sýkora zasazuje Rothovo dílo do širšího kontextu americké literatury, věnuje se jeho dobové kritické reflexi a nevyhýbá se ani možnosti hledat interpretační klíč ve spisovatelově životě.

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Peter Tarnopol, Rothovo alter ego, sepisuje v lesní samotě příběhy ze svého pohnutého života. V povídce „Rozverné mládí“, jež do jisté míry připomíná Rothovu novelu „Sbohem, město C.“, žertovnou formou vypráví o vášnivém vztahu s odvázanou sedmnáctiletou Sharon. A ve „Flirtu s katastrofou“ fiktivní hrdina v roli poručníka neodolá kouzlu půvabné vyženěné dcery. Pak se Tarnopol odváže ke svému „skutečnému příběhu“, v němž se potácí mezi „hororovým manželstvím“ s Maureen, ordinací psychoanalytika Spielvogela a náručí mladičké vdovy Susan, která rovněž není pilířem psychické vyrovnanosti, aby nakonec skončil už ve zmíněné lesní samotě. Roth v knize Žít jako muž vypověděl celý příběh svého nevydařeného manželství, ale způsobem sobě vlastním tak učinil se skvostným humorem, živým hovorovým jazykem a hravým přístupem k formě.

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Audiokniha: Souložím, tedy zachraňuju lidstvo. A přece to nezvládám bez svého psychoanalytika… V roce 1966 ulehl na gauč věhlasného newyorského cvokaře a rád by se mu vyzpovídal, neboť s jinou formou hříšné relaxace jeho víra nepočítá. Alexander Portnoy – židovský vzorňák v… ehm… Kristových letech, úspěšný právník v mladičkém oboru lidských práv a ze všeho nejvíc lovec žen posedlý sexem i sociálním altruismem – má totiž neurózu jako trám. Jak se pod dohledem dr. Spielvogela noří do hlubin svého rozčarování, loví odtud coby svědomitý sebemrskač křivdu za křivdou. A protože zároveň ne a ne přeseknout pupeční šňůru frustrací, které připisuje láskyplné tyranii maloměšťáckých rodičů, svazujícím židovským tabu i světabolu z předsudků, s nimiž by si neporadil ani nejradikálnější hipík, nelze očekávat, že by se domohl vnitřního klidu. A tak Alexova skandálně přímočará a báječně neřestná zpověď, okořeněná peripetiemi posledního vztahu k rajcovní barbíně, nabízí obecenstvu komedii, jaká nemá v časech sexuální revoluce obdoby. Rothův mistrovský kousek si na české vydání počkal celé „normalizační“ dvacetiletí – a pak naší pruderii ukázal, kam až se v zájmu literatury smí. Kdo by se taky divil u autora, který daru podvratné židovské anekdoty otevřel zcela nové obzory? „Skvělá ukázka toho, jak proniknout pod povrch sexuality. Dokázal to nějaký jiný román tak dobře?“ – The Guardian. „Jednoduše jedno ze dvou nebo tří nejzábavnějších děl americké beletrie.“ – The Chicago Sun-Times. „Pravděpodobně nejpovedenější židovský vtip, jaký se kdy vyprávěl: bizarní, přehnaný, niterný, zprofanovaný a hlavně nespoutaně zábavný.“ – The New York Times. „Obscénnost v tomto románu není jen způsob vyjadřování, je to téměř jeho hlavní téma. Kniha neoplývá sprostými slovy proto, že ‚takhle se mluví‘; to by byl asi nejmíň přesvědčivý argument, proč užívat v beletrii obscénní výrazivo. Kromě toho taky málokdo opravdu mluví tak, jak mluví v téhle knize Portnoy — tohle je totiž člověk, který hovoří pod drtivým tlakem posedlosti: je sprostý, protože chce být spasen. – autor o knize. Snažně vás prosím, pane doktore, řekněte mi, kdo za to může, že jsme takhle vadný? Kdo může za to, že máme náturu, která je takhle patologická, hysterická a slabotinká? Máte pocit, že přeháním, když považuju za hotovej zázrak, že jsem ještě neskončil v blázinci? Tý hysterie – a těch pověr! Těch „dej pozor“ a „buď vopatrnej“! Tohle nesmíš, tohle nemůžeš! (…) V týhle famílii se s obrovským pobavením vykládá historka, jak jednou jako děcko pozoruju z okna metelici, načež se otočím a s nadějí v hlase se zeptám: „A mami, na zimu my věříme?“ – ukázka z knihy.

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It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is almost ten years since readers left Lyra and the love of her young life, Will Parry, on a park bench in Oxford's Botanic Gardens at the end of the ground-breaking, bestselling His Dark Materials sequence. Now, in The Secret Commonwealth, we meet Lyra Silvertongue. And she is no longer a child . . . The second volume of Philip Pullman's The Book of Dust sees Lyra, now twenty years old, and her daemon Pantalaimon, forced to navigate their relationship in a way they could never have imagined, and drawn into the complex and dangerous factions of a world that they had no idea existed. Pulled along on his own journey too is Malcolm; once a boy with a boat and a mission to save a baby from the flood, now a man with a strong sense of duty and a desire to do what is right. Theirs is a world at once familiar and extraordinary, and they must travel far beyond the edges of Oxford, across Europe and into Asia, in search for what is lost - a city haunted by daemons, a secret at the heart of a desert, and the mystery of the elusive Dust. The Secret Commonwealth is truly a book for our times; a powerful adventure and a thought-provoking look at what it is to understand yourself, to grow up and make sense of the world around you. This is storytelling at its very best from one of our greatest writers.

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A dazzling speculative novel of 'counterfactual history' from one of America's most highly-regarded science fiction authors, Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle includes an introduction by Eric Brown in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip K. Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out. In a neutral buffer zone in America that divides the world's new rival superpowers, lives the author of an underground bestseller. His book offers a new vision of reality - an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers were defeated - giving hope to the disenchanted. Does 'reality' lie with him, or is his world just one among many others? Philip Kindred Dick (1928-82) was born in Chicago in 1928. His career as a science fiction writer comprised an early burst of short stories followed by a stream of novels, typically character studies incorporating androids, drugs, and hallucinations. His best works are generally agreed to be The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the inspiration for the movie Blade Runner. If you enjoyed The Man in the High Castle, you might like Yevgeny Zamyatin's We, also available in Penguin Classics.

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The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.

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A lively, gorgeously illustrated story from Dynamic Duo, Reeve and McIntyre!Along with his new friends, a grumpy old albatross, a short-sighted mermaid, and a friendly island called Cliff, Oliver goes off in search of his missing parents. But before he can put his rescue plan into action there''s the evil Stacey de Lacey and an army of greasy, green sea monkeys to contend with . . .

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From the author the His Dark Materials trilogy and La Belle Sauvage. Featuring wonderful new illustrations from Peter Bailey this beautiful fairytale is perfect for readers young and old.Lila doesn''t just want to be a Firework-Maker''s daughter, she wants to be a Firework Maker herself. But although she''s learned a lot she still must get through the most difficult and dangerous part of her apprenticeship - and her father won''t tell her what it is.In search of this final Firework-Making secret, Lila heads off alone on a journey. It is a journey filled with dangers beyond anything she could have imagined, a journey on which she will learn so much more than the one secret she set out to find . . .

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Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world that we experience has challenged philosophers for centuries. How then do we even begin to think about 'minds' that are not human?Science now has plenty to say about the properties of mind. In recent decades, the mind - both human and otherwise - has been explored by scientists in fields ranging from zoology to astrobiology, computer science to neuroscience. Taking a uniquely broad view of minds and where they might be found - including in plants, aliens, and God - Philip Ball pulls these multidisciplinary pieces together to explore what sorts of minds we might expect to find in the universe. In so doing, he offers for the first time a unified way of thinking about what minds are and what they can do, arguing that in order to understand our own minds and imagine those of others, we need to move on from considering the human mind as a standard against which all others should be measured, and to think about the 'space of possible minds'.By identifying and mapping out properties of mind without prioritizing the human, Ball sheds new light on a host of fascinating questions. What moral rights should we afford animals, and can we understand their thoughts? Should we worry that AI is going to take over society? If there are intelligent aliens out there, how could we communicate with them? Should we? Understanding the space of possible minds also reveals ways of making advances in understanding some of the most challenging questions in contemporary science: What is thought? What is consciousness? And what (if anything) is free will?The more we learn about the minds of other creatures, from octopuses to chimpanzees, and to imagine the potential minds of computers and alien intelligences, the greater the perspective we have on if and how our own is different. Ball's thrillingly ambitious The Book of Minds about the nature and existence of minds is more mind-expanding than we could imagine. In this fascinating panorama of other minds, we come to better know our own.

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eBook: Trained in philosophy and medicine, the writer, translator, scholar, and political and cultural activist Siegfried Kapper (1821–1879) devoted significant effort to the advancement of Jewish culture in Bohemia, Jewish emancipation, and to the commitment of Jews to contemporary Czech society. The three stories in this collection, which first appeared in the press in the 1840s and were posthumously published as a collection at the end of the century, offer a Romantic and folkloric vision of Jewish culture in Prague. The first story, “Genenda”, displays Kapper’s operatic eye for detail and drama with its account of a dutiful rabbi’s daughter being swept away by a dashing young man, a Christian nobleman disguised as a Jew, a deceit that ends in tragedy. “The Curious Guest” is an intricate tale of a quest for wisdom and power that inevitably leads to the undoing of the arrogant protagonist. The final story, “Glowing Coals”, is a supernatural tale of romantic desire and revenge, displaying Kapper’s skill at deploying the tropes of folklore for dramatic literary effect. The collection not only provides a colorful snapshot of nineteenth-century Czech-Jewish culture but also resonates with universal human themes that transcend a single national experience.

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Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering expert advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Offering value, a vibrant nightlife scene, and one of the most beautiful old cities in all of Europe, it's no wonder that Prague is the single most-visited destination in Eastern Europe. The full-color Fodor's Prague guide provides all the recommendations and tips travelers need for exploring this picturesque city. This travel guide includes: - Dozens of full-color maps - Hundreds of hotel and restaurant recommendations, with Fodor's Choice designating our top picks- Multiple itineraries to explore the top attractions and what's off the beaten path- Major sights such as the Old Town Square, Church of St. Nicholas, and the Jewish Museum- Day Trips from Prague including Kutna Hora, Lidice, and Terezin- Coverage of Prague, Southern Bohemia, Western Bohemia, and Moravia For over 80 years, Fodor's Travel has been a trusted resource offering expert travel advice for every stage of a traveler's trip. We hire local writers who know their destinations better than anyone else, allowing us to provide the best travel recommendations for all tastes and budget in over 7,500 worldwide destinations. Our books make it possible for every trip to be a trip of a lifetime.

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Země původu: Německo Rok vydání: 2024.0 Subžánr: Soundtrack Datum vydání: 2024-04-12 Žánr: Soundtrack Balení obsahuje: LP Interpret / Téma: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Vydavatelství: Diggers Factory Varianta: The Hobbit (Silver Coloured) (LP) Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Dekáda interpreta: 1950 - 1959;1980 - 1989;1960 - 1969;1990 - 1999;1940 - 1949;2000 - 2009;1970 - 1979;2010 - 2019;2020 - 2029 Země interpreta: Česká republika Barva: Stříbrná Složení setu: 1 ks Typ: LP deska;Barevná Barva podle výrobce: Silver

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Interpret / Téma: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Rok vydání: 2022.0 Subžánr: Score Datum vydání: 2022-08-26 Vydavatelství: Silva Screen Varianta: The Hunger Games Saga (LP) Barva: Černá Žánr: Stage & Screen Dekáda interpreta: 1990 - 1999;1980 - 1989;1960 - 1969;1970 - 1979;2020 - 2029;1950 - 1959;1940 - 1949;2010 - 2019;2000 - 2009 Barva podle výrobce: Black Typ: LP deska Země původu: Německo Země interpreta: Česká republika Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Složení setu: 1 ks Balení obsahuje: LP

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Towards the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Prague still possessed its venerable majesty, but now it was fast becoming a modern European metropolis. The old Jewish Quarter had been replaced with broad boulevards, modern bridges spanned the river, and the first steam trains from Vienna were arriving at the station. While only recently the Emperor and his guard had promenaded here, soon independence would be declared and a new country, Czechoslovakia, would be founded. The remarkable photographs in this book capture key moments and everyday life in Prague. Pavel Scheufler has selected over 140 photographs from his family's archive and written a learned commentary on each one. This book is not only a valuable account of a city in transition, but a guide to reading photographs in a way that lets us hear the fascinating stories they tell.

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For readers of VE Schwab and The Witcher, science and magic clash in atmospheric gaslight-era Prague.In the quiet streets of Prague all manner of otherworldly creatures lurk in the shadows. Unbeknownst to its citizens, their only hope against the tide of predators are the dauntless lamplighters - a secret elite of monster hunters whose light staves off the darkness each night. Domek Myska leads a life teeming with fraught encounters with the worst kind of evil: pijavica, bloodthirsty and soulless vampiric creatures. Despite this, Domek find solace in his moments spent in the company of his friend, the clever and beautiful Lady Ora Fischer - a widow with secrets of her own.When Domek finds himself stalked by the spirit of the White Lady - a ghost who haunts the baroque halls of Prague castle - he stumbles across the sentient essence of a will-o'-the-wisp, a mischievous spirit known to lead lost travellers to their death, but who, once captured, are bound to serve the desires of their owners.After discovering a conspiracy amongst the pijavica that could see them unleash terror on the daylight world, Domek finds himself in a race against those who aim to twist alchemical science for their own dangerous gain.show less

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Prague in the Heart is a collection of one hundred and eighty-nine true stories of events that have taken place in Prague over the past two hundred years. They show that the recent past has been no less dramatic and convoluted than in medieval times. Franz Kafka, Jaroslav Seifert, Bohumil Hrabal, Jaroslav Hašek, Jan Patočka, Jiří Dienstbier and Václav Havel were all residents of Prague. Occupying armies marched through Prague. There was a battle for Czechoslovak Radio in the Vinohrady quarter of Prague. Czech patriots were executed in Kobylisy, Prague. Dissidents were detained at Ruzyně in Prague. A Reich Protector was assassinated in Prague. And neighborhoods like Smíchov, Karlín and Libeň, once industrial areas, recorded the history of the Industrial Age - a time when poverty was intertwined with achievement, progress, and hope for a better future. Prague in the Heart is not an exhaustive historical study, but a remarkable literary statement from a renowned author who loves her city. Anglická verze titulu Praha v srdci.

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Being a woman was her only crime.Scottish Highlands, 1727. In the aftermath of a tragic fire that kills her father, Aila and her mother, Janet, move to the remote parish of Loth, north-west of Inverness. Blending in does not come easily to the women: Aila was badly burned in the fire and left with visible injuries, while her mother struggles to maintain her grip on reality. When a temporary minister is appointed in the area, rather than welcome the two women, he develops a strange curiosity for them that sets them even further apart from the community.Then arrives a motley troupe of travelling entertainers from Edinburgh, led by the charismatic but mysterious Jack. It is just the distraction Janet, and particularly Aila, needs: for the first time in a long while, their lives are filling with joy and friendship, and a kind of hope Aila hasn't known since her father's death. But in this small community, faith is more powerful than truth, and whispers more dangerous even than fire.Haunting and deeply moving, The Last Witch of Scotland is a story of love, loyalty and sacrifice, inspired by the true story of the last person to be executed for witchcraft in Britain.Perfect for fans of Outlander, The Mercies and The Witches of Vardo, or for anyone with an interest in the history of witchcraft, late renaissance Scotland and Highland history.

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Reeve and McIntyre bring you another rip-roaring read!The Race to the Top of the World! It comes around once in a lifetime, and the prize? Your heart''s desire. Shen and Sika can''t resist the chance to win, but competition is fierce. The path to victory is littered with snow trolls, sea monsters, and a gang of particularly hungry yetis. But Shen and Sika have something the other contestants don''t have. Actually, they have 66 other things; pugs to be exact. That''s a 264 paw-powered sled!Bursting with stunning illustration throughout, this is a book not to be missed!

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Barva: Černá Dekáda interpreta: 2010 - 2019;1960 - 1969;1970 - 1979;1990 - 1999;1950 - 1959;1940 - 1949;2000 - 2009;2020 - 2029;1980 - 1989 Země interpreta: Česká republika Barva podle výrobce: Black Země původu: Německo Balení obsahuje: LP Složení setu: 2 ks Typ: LP deska;Kompilace Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Interpret / Téma: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Rok vydání: 2020.0 Datum vydání: 2020-10-02 Subžánr: Score Varianta: The Hobbit & The Lord Of The Rings (2 LP) Vydavatelství: Diggers Factory Žánr: Stage & Screen

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Enter the remarkable world of His Dark Materials like never before with this stunning, full-colour graphic novel.Lyra has stepped into a brand-new world. Will has just killed a man.Their paths cross in Cittàgazze. In a city haunted by soul-eating Spectres, troops of angels and vengeful witches, they find in each other a welcome ally.Both are hoping to find something in this strange world: Lyra must discover the meaning of Dark Matter, while Will is desperately searching for his missing father.What they find instead is a deadly secret, an object with extraordinary power. Each step of their journey brings them closer to an even bigger threat - and the shattering truth of their own destiny.

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dětskýma očima lze poznávat historické krásy Prahy. Umožní vám to kniha Aleny Ježkové, uznávané české spisovatelky populárně naučných knih o české historii.Prožijte poetický příběh z magické Prahy, ve kterém kluk David a jeden neobyčejný pražský holub hledají ztraceného Žlutého lva. Čeká je přitom spousta dobrodružství a zvláštních setkání – s rytířem Bruncvíkem, zákeřným kocourem, kamennou Mořskou panenkou, denním strašidlem či rabínem Löwem. Zbude jim i čas na to, aby ochutnali vodnickou zmrzlinu, zaskákali si na kočičích hlavách, zacinkali písničku na zvony a povozili se parníkem po Vltavě. A malí, možná i velcí čtenáři potom snadno rozluští: Jak se hraje holubí hra na klobouky? Co se otevírá Zlatým klíčem? Jak se kreslí na vodu? A kolik je v Praze lvů? Netradiční formát 200x240 mm, celobarevná na tlustém křídovém papíru, rozsah 64 stran. Jazykové verze česká a anglická.

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You want to be a gladiator? This book has everything you need to know before you step out to fight for your life in front of a roaring crowd! Find out how to get thousands to idolize you as the strongest, meanest fighter in the Roman empire. Win fame and fortune in one of Rome’s most glamorous locations, in the presence of the emperor himself. Wouldn’t you kill for a job like that? This handy guide tells you everything you need to know before you make that fateful step. Experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome. Learn how to take the first faltering steps over the threshold of gladiator school, and through training to become a ‘man of the sword’. Learn why you should become a gladiator, how to join the profession, who will try to kill you (and what with), which arena of the empire is right for you, when and how often you will fight and what happens before, during and after the bout. Combining the latest research with modern reconstructions, the author of the bestselling Legionary and Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day helps you experience at first hand the spectacular, brutal life and savage death of The Gladiator. 'Offers tongue-in-cheek advice on how to cut it in the amphitheatre … brings home the horror of the spectacles' Current Archaeology Contents List Becoming a Gladiator • How Did We Get Here? • Arenas of the Empire • Ludus Life • The Making of a Gladiator • Gladiators Outside the Arena • Preliminaries to a Bout • Death at the Colosseum • Death and Other Alternatives to Retirement • Map of the Roman Empire • Glossary • Further Reading • Sources of Quotations • Sources of Illustrations • Index

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This beautiful deluxe hardcover omnibus edition includes all three books in Philip Pullman's internationally bestselling, groundbreaking, beloved His Dark Materials trilogy. A must-have collection for all fans. Since Northern Lights was first published in 1995, and acclaimed as a modern masterpiece, this series has won the UK's top awards forchildren's literature."Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. Her extraordinary journey will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...Now a major HBO/BBC TV series starring Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Dafne Keen and Lin-Manuel Miranda. A stunning deluxe omnibus edition of one of the most popular and successful children's series of all time. The perfect gift for all Philip Pullman fans eagerly awaiting the third instalment of The Book of Dust.

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A spectacularly spooky story full of friendship, adventure and stunning full-colour artwork from adored, award-winning duo Phillip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

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With a foreword by Neil Gaiman, this comprehensive, entertaining and authentic collection of English folktales is perfect for fans of Madeline Miller, Philip Pullman and the Brothers Grimm.This is a golden treasury of over one hundred English folktales captured in the form they were first collected in past centuries. Read these classic tales as they would have been told when storytelling was a living art – when the audience believed in boggarts and hobgoblins, local witches and will-o’-the-wisps, ghosts and giants, cunning foxes and royal frogs. Find “Jack the Giantkiller”, “Tom Tit Tot” and other quintessentially English favourites, alongside interesting borrowings, such as an English version of the Grimms’ “Little Snow White” – as well as bedtime frighteners, including “Captain Murderer”, as told to Charles Dickens by his childhood nurse.Neil Philip has provided a full introduction and source notes on each story that illustrate each tale’s journey from mouth to page, and what has happened to them on the way. These tales rank among the finest English short stories of all time in their richness of metaphor and plot and their great verbal dash and daring.

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In this comprehensive guide, best-selling author and crystal expert Philip Permutt reveals the amazing ability of crystals to heal and energize, with details of over 400 crystals and how they can help a huge range of common ailments and enhance every part of your life.With crystal remedies for more than 250 common ailments and a directory of over 400 crystals, as well as detailed explanations of the most effective healing methods, this book is the ultimate guide to healing with crystals. By drawing on the unique qualities of crystals, you can balance the energy fields around your body and home to bring wellbeing and gain health benefits. Crystals can help soothe emotional problems such as anxiety, mood swings, and shyness, as well as physical symptoms such as migraines and allergies. Illustrated with color photographs, and supplemented with exercises to try, The Modern Guide to Crystal Healing is the ultimate practical reference from a highly respected healer and teacher.

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Hudební CD - Prague Opera Collection - Historical Recording. František Škroup: Columbus - Highlights from the Opera. Prague Opera Collection - Historical Recording. František Škroup: Columbus - Highlights from the Opera. Vybrané scény z opery. Columbus, napsáno 1855, premiéra v českém překladu Ferdinanda Pujmana 1942, německy nebylo hráno B. Blachut, M. Šubrtová, Z. Otava a.o. Prague Radio Chorus and Orchestra František Dyk Obsah: Overture Jak sám jsem chtěl Teď vejde král a královna Klidno je, že venku vlnka sotva hne se Doufej, důvěřuj stále Když umřel on, zemru také Hold západního světa přijmiž

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The ten years leading up to the First World War were the most exciting, frenzied and revolutionary in the history of art. They were the crucible of Modernism, when Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism and Abstract Art all burst forth. Simultaneously the Old Master market boomed, and art itself was politically weaponised in advance of approaching war.What was the conventional art against which Modernism was rebelling? Why did avant-garde artists become so obsessed with themselves? What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art? And why did others pay so much money for Old Masters?Art expert Philip Hook brings to bear a unique perspective on the art of a unique and extreme decade.

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Typ: Barevná;LP deska;Album Složení setu: 1 ks Dekáda interpreta: 1950 - 1959;1940 - 1949;1980 - 1989;1970 - 1979;1960 - 1969;2020 - 2029;2010 - 2019;2000 - 2009;1990 - 1999 Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Země interpreta: Česká republika Balení obsahuje: LP Žánr: Classical;Stage & Screen Subžánr: Classical;Score;Stage & Screen Varianta: Music From The Lord Of The Rings (LP) Datum vydání: 2022-09-16 Interpret / Téma: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Rok vydání: 2022.0 Vydavatelství: Silva Screen Barva: Zelená Barva podle výrobce: Green Clear

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Barva podle výrobce: Black Dekáda interpreta: 2020 - 2029;1950 - 1959;1980 - 1989;2000 - 2009;1940 - 1949;1970 - 1979;2010 - 2019;1990 - 1999;1960 - 1969 Balení obsahuje: LP Žánr: Classical;Soundtrack Typ: LP deska;Album Složení setu: 4 ks Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Země původu: Německo Země interpreta: Česká republika Rok vydání: 2024.0 Barva: Černá Interpret / Téma: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Vydavatelství: Diggers Factory Subžánr: Soundtrack Varianta: The Music From Lord Of The Rings (4 LP) Datum vydání: 2024-10-25

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