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The Road to Serfdom - Friedrich Augus Hayek

"Socialism" has particular appeal to intellectuals - the teachers, journalists and other commentators who pass comment on public policy without any special expertise on economic matters. This work explains the enduring appeal of socialist ideas.

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Osudná domýšlivost - Friedrich Augus Hayek

„Zvláštním úkolem ekonomie je lidem předvést, jak málo ve skutečnosti vědí o tom, co považují za vědomě zkonstruovatelné.“Nositel Nobelovy ceny za ekonomii a prorok liberalismu sepsal v roce 1988 jedno ze svých zásadních děl. V něm uvádí hlavní argumenty pro ekonomickou svobodu a volný trh a předkládá svůj manifest o chybách socialismu.Hayek tvrdí, že socialismus se od svých počátků mýlil ve faktických, a dokonce i logických základech. Opakovaná selhání v mnoha různých praktických aplikacích socialistických myšlenek, kterých bylo 20. století svědkem, byla přímým důsledkem těchto chyb.Za osudnou domýšlivost označuje Hayek představu, že „člověk je schopen utvářet okolní svět podle svých přání“.

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Osudná domýšlivost - Friedrich Augus Hayek - e-kniha

eBook: „Zvláštním úkolem ekonomie je lidem předvést, jak málo ve skutečnosti vědí o tom, co považují za vědomě zkonstruovatelné.“Nositel Nobelovy ceny za ekonomii a prorok liberalismu sepsal v roce 1988 jedno ze svých zásadních děl. V něm uvádí hlavní argumenty pro ekonomickou svobodu a volný trh a předkládá svůj manifest o chybách socialismu.Hayek tvrdí, že socialismus se od svých počátků mýlil ve faktických, a dokonce i logických základech. Opakovaná selhání v mnoha různých praktických aplikacích socialistických myšlenek, kterých bylo 20. století svědkem, byla přímým důsledkem těchto chyb.Za osudnou domýšlivost označuje Hayek představu, že „člověk je schopen utvářet okolní svět podle svých přání“.

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Soukromé peníze - Friedrich Augus Hayek - e-kniha

eBook: Po sbírce přednášek o monetárním nacionalismu ze třicátých let, ve kterých rakouský ekonom Friedrich Hayek kritizuje volně fluktuující směnné kurzy a hovoří o skutečně mezinárodním zlatém standardu, se k tématu po čtyřiceti letech vrací už jako laureát Nobelovy ceny za ekonomii v krátké, ale obsahově hutné knize Soukromé peníze (v originále Denationalisation of Money). V ní diskutuje teorii vzniku peněz, nedosažitelnost mezinárodního zlatého standardu, který hájil v monetárním nacionalismu, a v nejslavnější části knihy pak rozvíjí myšlenku konkurujících cenu-stabilizujících měn složených dle Hayekovy vize z košů nerostných surovin. Překlad obsahuje i předmluvy Larryho Whitea a Arthura Seldona.

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The Road to the Country - Chigozie Obioma

THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR''Obioma is truly the heir to Chinua Achebe'' New York Times''Incredibly moving and hopeful'' Nadifa Mohamed''Remarkable'' Alice Walker ''A major voice'' Salman Rushdie''A wondrous novel’ Nana Kwame Adjei-BrenyahAt first the vision is grainy but slowly it clears, and there appears the figure of a man.When a country is plunged into civil war, two brothers on either side of it are divided. They will try to find their way back to each other. Kunle''s search for his sibling Tunde becomes a journey of atonement which sees him conscripted into the army to fight a war he hardly understands. Once there, he will forge friendships to last a lifetime, and he will meet a woman who will change his world forever. But will he find his brother?The story of a young man seeking redemption in a nation on fire, Chigozie Obioma''s novel is an odyssey of brotherhood, love and unimaginable courage set during the Biafran War. Intertwining myth and realism into a thrilling, inspired and emotionally powerful novel, The Road to the Country is a masterpiece.***MORE PRAISE FOR THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY AND CHIGOZIE OBIOMA***''Chigozie Obioma brings the Biafran War to life in a visceral yet mystical way. Loss, pain and grief are etched onto a canvas that seems timeless and endless. I grieve for those lost in that doomed declaration of independence but celebrate those, such as Chigozie, who carry their torches’ Nadifa Mohamed‘This powerfully evocative and intimate book is unarguably Obioma’s finest. Through subtle, piercing, and gripping language, he renders those seemingly simple but unforgettable moments when our lives intertwine with history, anchoring you to the pages until the end. The Road to the Country will remind you that our existence is the histories of past, present, and the future—and the importance of understanding that. This is among the best books I’ve read in a while and is certainly destined to be a classic’ Ishmael Beah‘A spectacular blend of realism and mysticism, The Road to the Country is Chigozie Obioma at his finest. He is a novelist in a league of his own’ Imbolo Mbue''A remarkable talent'' Independent‘Chigozie Obioma is a gifted and original storyteller’ Jennifer Clement''Few contemporary novels achieve the seductive panache of Obioma''s heightened language’ Guardian‘One of the most exciting voices of modern African literature’ Financial Times‘A truly gifted writer, Obioma has proven yet again that he''s a literary treasure’ Nicole Dennis-Benn

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The Road to Roswell - Connie Willis

Francie is a reluctant Maid of Honor, for several reasons.The first is that her friend Serena has terrible taste in men. Previous fiancés have included a storm-chaser, a shaman and a kamikaze base-jumper. This is the closest a wedding has come to happening, and it''s to a UFO-chaser.The second is that, as a result, the wedding is being held in New Mexico. In Roswell. During the UFO festival.After a series of travel disasters that end with her car sharing with another wedding guest - who also happens to be an FBI agent - a wedding due to take place in the UFO Museum, conducted by a high priest from the Church of Galactic Truth, and a frankly repellent bridesmaid dress, the alien abduction is actually a high point of Francie''s day.Bundled by an alien into an SUV, which she is forced to drive, what follows is a chaotic road trip, picking up other waifs and strays, hotwiring an RV, and desperately trying to work out what their alien captor actually wants.This chaotic road trip of a story is delightful fun, perfect for fans of PAUL, GALAXY QUEST and THE ORVILLE. It''s a stand-alone entry point into the world of multi-award-winner Connie Willis.

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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell

The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Amelia Gentleman. The Road to Wigan Pier is an insightful and powerful account of lives lived in poverty and deprivation in a time of low wages and meagre government support. Orwell describes dismal housing (including the lodging house where he stays), harsh working conditions and the devastating effects of unemployment. And he also vividly describes the courage and dignity of the people he meets. In the second half of the book, Orwell examines his own political and social affiliations with an impressive ability to provoke and to question. He defends middle-class values whilst critiquing the failures of his own class, he advocates socialism whilst criticizing the socialist movement in England.

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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell

In January 1936, the thirty-two-year-old George Orwell left his home in London and travelled to the industrial north of England with the intention of experiencing first-hand the conditions in which the working-class poor were compelled to live their lives. During his two-month expedition he visited Manchester, Wigan and Liverpool in the north-west, then Sheffield, Leeds and Barnsley in Yorkshire, recording his impressions as he went in a diary that would later form the basis of one of the most significant works of literary reportage ever written. Part sociological survey, part polemic about the potential benefits of socialism – as well as the failures and idiosyncrasies of many of its middle-class exponents – The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe working conditions and other social ills, as well as providing an invaluable insight into the evolution of Orwell’s political consciousness.

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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer.In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher – to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwell’s stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire.Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners – something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing.The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell''s later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.

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The Road to Freedom - Joseph E. Stiglitz

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedomDespite its manifest failures, the narrative of neoliberalism retains its grip on the public mind and the policies of governments all over the world. By this narrative, less regulation and more ‘animal spirits’ capitalism produces not only greater prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society - and is therefore morally better. But, in The Road to Freedom Stiglitz asks, whose freedom are we – should we be – thinking about? What happens when one person’s freedom comes at the expense of another’s? Should the freedoms of corporations be allowed to impinge upon those of individuals in the ways they now do? Taking on giants of neoliberalism such as Hayek and Friedman and examining how public opinion is formed, Stiglitz reclaims the language of freedom from the right to show that far from ‘free’ – unregulated – markets promoting growth and enterprise, they in fact reduce it, lessening economic opportunities for majorities and siphoning wealth from the many to the few – both individuals and countries. He shows how neoliberal economics and its implied moral system have impacted our legal and social freedoms in surprising ways, from property and intellectual rights, to education and social media. Stiglitz’s eye, as always, is on how we might create the true human flourishing which should be the great aim of our economic and social system, and offers an alternative to that prevailing today. The Road to Freedom offers a powerful re-evaluation of democracy, economics and what constitutes a good society—and provides a roadmap of how we might achieve it.

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The Road to the Open - Arthur Schnitzler - e-kniha

eBook: A coming-of-age novel, \'The Road to the Open\' follows the complicated liaisons of composer, Baron Georg von Wergenthin. While a talented man, Wergenthin lacks motivation and, instead of working, prefers to socialise with members of the Viennese bourgeoisie. A committed Christian, his life becomes even more complex when he finds himself falling for a Jewish girl, Anna Rosner. Through this story, Schnitzer documents the collapse of the freethinking Austrian society, as antisemitism and patriotism start to take its place. A classic novel from one of Vienna\'s most noteworthy authors, this is ideal for those new to Schnitzler\'s body of work.

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The Road to Alberta - Brian Dan Christensen - e-kniha

eBook: Vietnam veteran Howard Walker is fleeing from a dark secret. As 62-year-old Walker drives a coach bus across America, he recounts his experiences of war trauma and his bond with the famous protest singer Philip Boothman back in New York City. Boothman pulled Walker out of the gutter, and in return, Walker has been handling shady business for the renowned songwriter. As Walker’s story unfolds, the truth about Boothman\'s ill-fated romantic affair with a Danish girl comes to light… "The Road to Alberta" is a sombre, contemporary portrayal of America, reminiscent of "The Great Gatsby." The novel beautifully explores the intricate dynamics of striving for a dream while navigating the complexities of unreciprocated love. A narrative of betrayal, friendship, commitment, art, and disillusionment. “A well-composed novel riddled with unfulfilled dreams, broken hearts, and human fate … When Brian Dan Christensen leads you around New York City, you feel just as safe as when Ellroy gives you a guided tour of L.A. or Elmore shows you Detroit.” Litteratursiden Brian Dan Christensen (b. 1970) is a Danish-American writer and translator. He has published novels, poetry, and nonfiction, has translated such diverse writers as Garrison Keillor, Christopher Isherwood, Jack Kerouac, Graham Greene, Norman Mailer, David Nicholls, and Catherine Lacey, and has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion.

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The Road to Xanadu - John Livingstone Lowes - e-kniha

eBook: It takes a great mind to study a great mind.The literary critic John Livingston Lowes puts his reputation on the line by chosing to analyse the sources, thoughts and imagination of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge.The result, \'The Road to Xanadu\', is a remarkable and insightful examination of the creative processes and reading material that inspired \'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner\' and \'Kubla Khan\'.Lowes brilliantly uses his study of Coleridge as a springboard to a more wide-ranging analysis of the imagination.If you like Coleridge\'s work, you will be fascinated by this look into the mind of a literary giant.

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Wellington: The Road to the Lion´s Mound 1769-1815 - Daniel Res

Wellington - The Road to the Lion's Mound is the story of the 1st Duke of Wellington, the man who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo and became a celebrated hero not only in Britain and Europe, but throughout the world. Daniel Res tells the gripping tale of Wellington's exploits, giving the book an almost novel-like readability. In it we discover the story of Wellington's youth in Ireland, his shaky beginnings in politics and the army, his first military success in India and his crucial engagements with Napoleonic France on the Iberian Peninsula as he fights his way from there to the south of France in 1814 - all events which culminate in the Battle of Waterloo the following year. Res presents Wellington not only as an ingenious commander, but also as a sensitive man, one often shaken by the realities and horrors of war. Wellington is revealed to be an excellent horseman, a passionate reader, a gentleman, an impeccable organizer, perfectionist and workaholic, as well as being a Conservative politician with a notably British sense of humour. The author also recounts something of Wellington's wooing of and marriage to Catherine 'Kitty' Pakenham, a story likened by contemporaries to Odysseus and Penelope. This provides the reader with insight into Wellington's development from a 'dreamy, idle and shy lad', an often lovelorn and unrestrained youth, to a man of principle with strong personal convictions and values. The book's title - Wellington - The Road to the Lion's Mound - has been inspired by the monument that today stands on the battlefield of Waterloo and symbolizes the Duke's personal journey. From a scholarly perspective, Wellington - The Road to the Lion's Mound offers up an interesting hypothesis concerning the creation of the Lines of Torres Vedras, and discusses in detail the connection between Wellington's campaigns and the activities of his Intelligence Service, casting fresh light on many of the Duke's crucial decisions. However, Res's primary contribution to the subject as an historian operating outside the Anglosphere is the addition of a richly detailed Central European context to the topic as well as new sources from the Czech and German languages. For instance, Res points to the rather surprising fact that Wellington did not consider Napoleon to be the best commander of his era, but rather the Austrian commander Archduke Charles, who was also the first man to defeat Napoleon in the field of battle. In the final chapter, Res provides an analysis of Anglo-Austrian relations in the Napoleonic Era. Here we encounter Wellington's correspondence with a member of the Bohemian nobility, Marshal Karl Philipp of Schwarzenberg, a figure who led the allied troops to victory over Napoleon at Leipzig. The book also tells the remarkable tale of the 'Black Brunswickers', who banded together in Nachod, Czech Republic and fought their way through to join Wellington's forces in Portugal. Rich in colour and texture, as well as supported by a wealth of illustrations, Wellington - The Road to the Lion's Mound seeks to be a useful new addition to the plethora of books about one of history's most remarkable commanders. No rating value Delivery Options

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The Road (0307386457)

Kniha - autor Cormac McCarthy, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná At once brutal and tender, despairing and rashly hopeful, spare of language and profoundly moving, this work is a fierce and haunting meditation on the tenuous divide between civilization and savagery, and the essential, sometimes terrifying power of filial love.

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The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Richard Flanagan

This is a story about the many forms of love and death, of war and truth, as one man comes of age, prospers, only to discover all that he has lost. In the despair of a Japanese POW camp on the Burma Death Railway, surgeon Dorrigo Evans is haunted by his love affair with his uncle’s young wife two years earlier. Struggling to save the men under his command from starvation, from cholera, from beatings, he receives a letter that will change his life forever.*WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014*'An unforgettable story of men at war' The TimesThis series of war novels from Vintage Classics presents eight powerful stories about the horror and waste of war - each a passionate plea to prevent its repetition.

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The Communist Manifesto - Friedrich Engels

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in Penguin Classics.Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, The Communist Manifesto is one of the most important political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, they produced an incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property or a state, arguing that the exploitation of industrial workers will eventually lead to a revolution in which Capitalism is overthrown. This vision provided the theoretical basis of political systems in Russia, China, Cuba and Eastern Europe, affecting the lives of millions. The Communist Manifesto still remains a landmark text: a work that continues to influence and provoke debate on capitalism and class.Gareth Stedman Jones's extensive and scholarly introduction provides an unique assessment of the place of The Communist Manifesto in history, and its continuing relevance as a depiction of global capitalism. This edition reproduces Samuel Moore's translation of 1888 and contains a guide to further reading, notes and an index.Karl Marx (1818-1883) was born in Trier, Germany and studied law at Bonn and Berlin. He settled in London, where he studied economics and wrote the first volume of his major work, Das Kapital (1867, with two further volumes in 1884 and 1894). He is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London.Friedrich Engels (1820-1895), as well as his collaboration with Marx, was the author of The Condition of the Working Class in England (1845), based on personal observations and research.If you enjoyed The Communist Manifesto, you might like Marx's Capital, also available in Penguin Classics.'The words of the Communist Manifesto flare like the fiery writing on the wall above the crumbling bastions of capitalist society: socialism or barbarism!'Rosa Luxemburg

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The Road to Ruin: What the Global Elite Knows About the Next Financial Crisis (0241189209)

Kniha - autor James Rickards, 340 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor James Rickards, 340 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The global economy has made what seems like an incredible comeback after the financial crisis of 2008. Yet this comeback is artificial. Central banks have propped up markets by keeping interest rates low and the supply of money free-flowing. They won't bail us out again next time. And there will be a next time - soon.In The Road to Ruin, bestselling author James Rickards identifies how governments around the world are secretly preparing an alternative strategy for the next big crisis: a lockdown. Instead of printing money to reliquify markets and prop up assets, governments are preparing to close banks, shut down exchanges and order powerful asset managers not to sell. They're putting provisions in place that will allow them to do so legally. What's more, the global elite has already started making their own...

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Rea Chris: The Road To Hell (Deluxe Edition, 2x CD) - CD (9029549220)

Hudební CD - Album z roku 1989. Původní nahrávky jsou nově zremasterované a doplněné o raritní věci, B strany singlů nebo živé záznamy. Nejpopulárnější alba Chrise Rey z přelomu osmdesátých a devadesátých let - všech pět desek vychází na 2CD, původní nahrávky jsou nově zremasterované a doplněné o raritní věci, B strany singlů nebo živé záznamy. Alba: Shamrock Diaries (1985), On The Beach (1986), Dancing With Strangers (1987), The Road To Hell (1989) a Auberge (1991). Anglický zpěvák, kytarista a skladatel patří k nejslavnějším britským hudebníkům pozdních osmdesátých let. Legendární muzikant, jenž vyniká specifickou hrou na kytaru, získal hned několik nominací na Brit Awards a Grammy a jeho přínos je srovnatelný s Markem Knopflerem či Ericem Claptonem. Debutoval v roce 1978 albem Whatever Happened To Benny Santini?, které obsahuje píseň Fool (If You Think It's Over), což je hudebníkův nejúspěšnější singl v Americe. V Evropě Chris Rea uspěl až v roce 1983 s...

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The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island (0552779849)

Kniha - autor Bill Bryson, 476 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Bill Bryson, 476 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Over 20 years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his home. The hilarious book he wrote about that journey, NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND became one of the most loved books of recent decades. Now, in his first travel book for 15 years, he sets out again on a long-awaited brand-new journey around the UK.

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On the Road (9780141182674)

Kniha - autor Jack Kerouac, anglicky On the Road swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat. Now recognized as a modern classic, Kerouac's American Dream is nearer that of Walt Whitman than F. Scott Fitzgerald's, and the narrative goes racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and passion.

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On the Road (0241347955)

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The Road - Cormac McCarthy

One of the New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st CenturyA post-apocalyptic classic set in a burned-out America, a father and his young son walk under a darkened sky, heading slowly for the coast. They have no idea what, if anything, awaits them there. The Road is a masterpiece of American fiction from Cormac McCarthy.Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for FictionThe landscape is destroyed. Nothing moves save the ash on the wind. Cruel, lawless men stalk the roadside, lying in wait. Attempting to survive in this brave new world, the young boy and his protector have nothing but a pistol to defend themselves. They must keep walking.In this unflinching study of the best and worst of humankind, Cormac McCarthy boldly divines a future without hope, but one in which, miraculously, this young family may yet find tenderness.'The Road made me cry for days' – Emma Donoghue, author of Room and Haven'[T]he most important environmental book ever written' – George Monbiot, author of Feral and RegenesisWith an introduction from John Banville, author of The Sea.Adapted into a critically-acclaimed film starring Viggo Mortensen and Charlize Theron.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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The Road - Christopher Hadley

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year’ Sunday Telegraph‘On nearly every page a random passage takes one’s breath away’ The TimesHave you ever heard the march of legions on a lonely country road? For two thousand years, the roads the Romans built have determined the flow of ideas and folktales, where battles were fought and where pilgrims trod. Almost everyone in Britain lives close to a Roman road, if only we knew where to look.In the beginning was Watling Street, the first road scored on the land when the invading Romans arrived on a cold and alien Kentish shore in 43 CE. Campaign roads rolled out to all points of the compass, forcing their way inland and as the Britons fell back, the roads pursued them relentlessly, carrying troops, supplies and military despatches. In the years of fighting that followed, as the legions pushed onwards across what is now England, into Wales and north into Scotland in search of booty, mineral wealth, land and tribute, they left behind a vast road network, linking marching camps and forts, changing the landscape, etching the story of the Roman advance into the face of the land, channelling our lives today.Christopher Hadley, acclaimed author of Hollow Places, takes us on a lyrical journey into this past, retracing and searching for an elusive Roman road that sprang from one of the busiest road hubs in Roman Britain. His passage is not always easy. Time and nature have erased many clues; bridges rotted and whole woods grew across the route. Carters found an easier ford downstream, and people broke up its milestones to mend new paths. Year after year the heavy clay swallowed whole lengths of it; the once mighty road became a bridleway, an overgrown hollow-way, a parched mark in the soil.Hadley leads us on a hunt to discover, in Hilaire Belloc’s phrase, ‘all that has arisen along the way’. Gathering traces of archaeology, history and landscape from poems, church walls, hag stones and cropmarks, oxlips, killing places, hauntings and immortals, and things buried too deep for archaeology, The Road is a mesmerising journey into two thousand years of history only now giving up its secrets.

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Down and Out in Paris and London & The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell

George Orwell is a difficult author to summarize. He was a would-be revolutionary who went to Eton, a political writer who abhorred dogma, a socialist who thrived on his image as a loner, and a member of the Imperial Indian Police who chronicled the iniquities of imperialism. Both the books in this volume were published in the 1930s, a \"a low, dishonest decade,\" as his coeval W.H. Auden described it. Orwell's subjects in Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier are the political and social upheavals of his time. He focusses on the sense of profound injustice, incipient violence, and malign betrayal that were ubiquitous in Europe in the 1930s. Orwell's honesty, courage, and sense of decency are inextricably bound up with the quasi-colloquial style that imbues his work with its extraordinary power. His descriptions of working in the slums of Paris, living the life of a tramp in England, and digging for coal with miners in the North make for a thoughtful, riveting account of the lives of the working poor and of one man's search for the truth.Our edition includes the following essays: Marrakech; How the Poor Die; Antisemitism in Britain; Notes on Nationalism

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On the Road - Jack Kerouac

On the Road by Jack Kerouac is the exhilarating novel that defined the Beat Generation and is a 2012 major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range.'What's your road, man? - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody anyhow.'Sal Paradise, young and innocent, joins the slightly crazed Dean Moriarty on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American Dream.A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel defined the new 'Beat' generation and became the bible of the counter culture.'On the Road sold a trillion Levis and a million espresso machines, and also sent countless kids on the road. The alienation, the restlessness, the dissatisfaction were already there waiting when Kerouac pointed out the road' William Burroughs'Pop writing at its best. It changed the way I saw the world, making me yearn for fresh experience' Hanif Kureishi, Independent on SundayJack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922. Educated by Jesuit brothers in Lowell, he decided to become a writer at age seventeen and developed his own writing style, which he called 'spontaneous prose'. He used this technique to record the life of the American 'traveler' and the experiences of the Beat Generation, most memorably in On the Road and also in The Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums. His other works include Big Sur, Desolation Angels, Lonesome Traveler, Visions of Gerard, Tristessa, and a book of poetry called Mexico City Blues. Jack Kerouac died in 1969.

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On the Road - Terry Deary

Put the pedal to the metal! Discover all the foul factsbehind the story of cars and automobiles across the world withhistory's most horrible headlines: motor edition.The master of making history fun, Terry Deary, turns his attentionto the road. From scalding steam engines topreposterous propellor powered vehicles, awfulaccidents to rebellious road raiders,cursed cars and risky racers, it's all inHorrible Histories: On the Road:fully illustrated throughout and packed with hair-raisingstories - with all the horribly hilarious bits includedwith a fresh take on the classic Horrible Historiesstyle, perfect for fans old and newthe perfect series for anyone looking for a funand informative readHorrible Histories has been entertaining childrenand families for generations with books, TV, stage show, magazines,games and 2019's brilliantly funny HorribleHistories: the Movie - Rotten Romans.Get your history right here and collect the whole horrible lot.Read all about it!

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On the Road - Jack Kerouac

'I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's' Bob Dylan Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero, the mystical traveller Dean Moriarty, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion. One of the most influential and important novels of the 20th century, this is the book that launched the Beat Generation and remains the bible of that literary movement.

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On The Road - Jack Kerouac

Five decades after it was first published, Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat novel On the Road finally finds its way to the big screen, in a production from award-winning director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) starring Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Rock), Garret Hedlund (Friday Night Lights), Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen. Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream. A brilliant blend of fiction and autobiography, Jack Kerouac's exhilarating novel swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion. One of the most influential and important novels of the 20th century, On the Road is the book that launched the Beat Generation and remains the bible of that literary movement. 'The most beautifully executed, the clearest and the most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as "beat"' The New York Times 'Pop writing at its best. It changed the way I saw the world, making me yearn for fresh experience' Hanif Kureishi, Independent on Sunday 'On the Road sold a trillion Levis and a million espresso machines, and also sent countless kids on the road' William Burroughs

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Metheny Pat: Road To The Sun - CD (4050538639322)

Hudební CD - Na svém album „Road To The Sun” nás Pat Metheny znovu udivuje svou schopností hledat nové hudební cesty při zachování svého typického, okamžitě rozpoznatelného zvuku. Album je rozděleno na dvě části. Na svém album „Road To The Sun” nás Pat Metheny znovu udivuje svou schopností hledat nové hudební cesty při zachování svého typického, okamžitě rozpoznatelného zvuku. Album je rozděleno na dvě části. Pro první „Four Paths Of Light” byl Patem Methenym vybrán jako interpret klasický kytarista Jaqson Vieaux, pro druhou kompozici „Road To The Sun” autor vybral k interpretaci Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Slavný hudebník nedávno získal svou jubilejní dvacátou Grammy, navíc vstoupil jako nejmladší člen do Síně slávy časopisu DownBeat. Jeho tvorba je nejčastěji spojována s pojmy jako progresivní jazz nebo post-bop, ale věnuje se i latinské verzi jazzu a jazz fusion. Na nahrávkách s ním spolupracovali třeba saxofonista Chris Potter, bubeník Antonio Sanchez,...

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The Road is Good - Uzo Aduba

A powerful, timely memoir of Black immigrant identity, maternal love, and a unique coming-of-age story by Emmy-winning Orange Is the New Black star Uzo Aduba. Actress Uzo Aduba - known for Emmy-winning roles in Orange Is the New Black and Mrs. America - grew up in one of the few Black families in a white Massachusetts suburb. But she and her siblings were also grounded by a fierce sense of belonging and worth that stemmed from their mother''s powerful vision for her children, and by their connection to generations of family in Nigeria. The alchemy of being out of place yet driven by fearless conviction powered Uzo to success - and fuels her intimate and inspiring memoir.Deeply mining her family history and the gripping tales handed down to her by her mother, aunts and uncles, Uzo weaves together a moving story filled with guiding lessons that are both personal and profoundly universal. Framed by two powerful turning points - Uzo''s mother''s illness and her eventual death - The Road Is Good is both a story of a young woman determined to survive early adulthood and create an identity for herself, and a testament to matriarchal power and the guiding light of maternal love.

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Until the Road Ends - Phil Earle

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky Falls: The Times Children's Book of the Year, winner of a Books Are My Bag Readers Award, the British Book Award for Children's Fiction and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. When Peggy saves a stray dog from near-death, a beautiful friendship begins. Peggy and Beau are inseparable: the only thing that can ever come between them is war.Peggy is evacuated to the safety of the coast, but Beau is left behind in the city, where he becomes the most extraordinary and unlikely of war heroes. Night after night, as bombs rain down and communities are destroyed, Beau searches the streets, saving countless families. But then disaster strikes, changing Peggy's life forever.With her parents killed, both she and Beau are left alone, hundreds of miles apart. But Beau has a plan to reunite them at long last .

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On the Road : The Original Scroll - Jack Kerouac

Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero Dean Moriarty, a traveller and mystic, the living epitome of Beat, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becomes an exploration of personal freedom, a test of the limits of the American dream.

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Saka (Ultimate Football Heroes - International Edition) - Includes the road to Euro 2024! - Tom & Matt Oldfield, Ultimate Football Heroes

The No.1 football series - over 1 million copies sold!Bukayo Saka has the world at his feet. Since breaking through the ranks at Arsenal, the young forward has gone from strength to strength, helping his team lift the FA cup for a record 14th time. His versatile style of play means he can help his team all over the pitch. Discover how the boy born in Ealing, went on to represent England at Wembley in the Euro 2020 final, achieved his dream of representing his country at such a young age and overcame adversity to become the ultimate football hero.Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to superstar professional player. Written in fast-paced, action-packed style these books are perfect for all the family to collect and share.

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Osudná domýšlivost: Omyly socialismu (978-80-86389-71-4)

Kniha - autor Friedrich Augus Hayek, 272 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Nositel Nobelovy ceny za ekonomii a prorok liberalismu sepsal v roce 1988 jedno ze svých zásadních děl. V něm uvádí hlavní argumenty pro ekonomickou svobodu a volný trh a předkládá svůj manifest o chybách socialismu.

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Twilight of the Idols with The Antichrist and Ecce Homo - Friedrich Nietzsche

Translated by Antony M. Ludovici. With an Introduction by Ray Furness.The three works in this collection, all dating from Nietzsche's last lucid months, show him at his most stimulating and controversial: the portentous utterances of the prophet (together with the ill-defined figure of the UEbermensch) are forsaken, as wit, exuberance and dazzling insights predominate, forcing the reader to face unpalatable insights and to rethink every commonly accepted 'truth'. Thinking with Nietzsche, in Jaspers' words, means holding one's own against him, and we are indeed refreshed and challenged by the vortex of his thoughts, by concepts which test and probe. In The Twilight of the Idols, The Antichrist, and Ecce Homo Nietzsche writes at breakneck speed of his provenance, his adversaries and his hopes for mankind; the books are largely epigrammatic and aphoristic, allowing this poet-philosopher to bewilder and fascinate us with their strangeness and their daring.He who fights with monsters, Nietzsche once told us, should look to it that he himself does not become one, and when you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Reader, beware.

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The Beatles Abbey Road

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On The Road Truck Simulator - PS4 (4015918150491)

Hra na konzoli - PS4 / PS4 Pro, PS5 (s mechanikou), krabicová verze, žánr: strategie a simulátor, - dispozici máte víc než 6500 km dálnic a okresních silnic – včetně celé řady dálničních křižovatek a více přes 15 německých měst jako Hamburg, Brémy, Kolín, Hannover a Berlín s jejich jedinečným designem. Zkuste si boty profesionálního řidičeŽivot řidiče kamionu není nic jednoduchého. Každý ale občas snil o tom, že usedne za volant tohoto kolosu. V On The Road - Truck Simulator PS4 si můžete otestovat, jaké to je stát se lodivodem vedoucím svůj kolos po dálnici. Vydejte se v On The Road Truck Simulator PS4 na dálnice Projíždějte se v útrobách kamionu po obrovském světe tvořeném 6000 km dálnic. Valte se po dálnicích. Proplouvejte uličkami šestnácti unikátně navržených měst, která mají hráče překvapit především rozložením různorodých...

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On The Road - Rickenbacher Stephanie, Eigenmann Lui

Lui a Stephanie procestovali ve své dodávce, kterou si sami přestavěli na karavan a pojmenovali Karel, 45 zemí rozmanitého evropského kontinentu. Kniha obsahuje praktické tipy na nejlepší místa k přenocování, ale i restaurace, pamětihodnosti a další.

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Zápisník Paperblanks - On the Road - Midi linkovaný

Luxusní zápisník Paperblanks z kolekce Jack Kerouac. Originální design inspirovaný světovými vzory a uměleckými díly. Hedvábná záložka pro nalezení správné strany. Sešívaná vazba. Zadní kapsa pro poznámky. Zesílené listy, kterými neprosvítá inkoust. Měkká vazba Flexis. Velikost midi - 130 x 180 mm. 176 stran. Gramáž papíru 100 gsm. Linkovaný. To nejlepší z beatu Originální dílo: ručně psané poznámky Jacka Kerouaca s ilustrací Dominika Ferrariho Éra: únor 1950 (poznámky), současnost (ilustrace) Region: USA a Velká Británie "Chtěl bych vyvolat tu nepopsatelně smutnou hudbu noci v Americe... Je to skutečný vnitřní zvuk země." - Jack Kerouac Americký romanopisec a básník Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969) vyniknul jako preeminentní hlas Beat Generation, literární obrazoborec, který odhalil realitu politiky a kultury v poválečné Americe. S metodou psaní, která byla silně ovlivněna dobovým výbuchem jazzové hudby, se stala jeho "spontánní próza" novou érou populárního psaní. Kerouacovo "Na cestě" je považováno za dílo definující "Beats", v němž reprezentuje své cesty v reálném životě na pozadí jazzu a poezie. Román publikovaný v roce 1957 vznikl koncem čtyřicátých let v sérii kroužkových sešitů, které si Kerouac vzal na cesty. Písmo na zadní vazbě této kolekce pochází z jednoho takového poznámkového bloku, který byl napsán v roce 1950. V příspěvku Kerouac píše o tom, že se nevidí jako spisovatel, ale jako "aranžér", který se zaměřuje především na vnitřní hudbu, takt a rytmus, který existuje uvnitř nás všech. Kerouacova metoda psaní, inspirovaná jazzovými osobnostmi Charliem Parkerem, Dizzym Gillespiem a Theloniousem Monkem, se zaměřila na myšlenku dechu. Často zdánlivě improvizovaná slova odděloval dlouhými spojovacími čárkami, úplně eliminoval periody a omezil svojí revizi. Při společném čtení připomínají tyto přerušované fráze jazzové licky, které nabývají hudební kadence. Hudba hraje důležitou roli také v zápletce knihy Na cestě. Hlavní postavy Sal Paradise (Kerouacovo alter ego) a Dean Moriarty (zastupující Neala Cassadyho) jsou zobrazování jako nadšenci jazzu/bebopu, opakovaně líčí poslech konkrétních nahrávek a chodí do hudebních klubů, aby si poslechli své oblíbené skladby. Stejně jako hudba inspirovala Kerouaca, tak i Kerouac inspiroval budoucí hudebníky - Boba Dylana, Beatles, Patti Smith, Van Morrisona a Jim Morrisona a mnoho dalších. Ti všichni byli velmi ovlivněni jeho literárními díly. Vizuální umělci jako Dominic (Nic) Ferrari, který přispěl svým uměním na tuto vazbu, byli rovněž inspirování k tomu, aby do svých vlastních děl kombinovali Kerouacovu muzikálnost: "Inspiroval jsem se knihou Jacka Kerouaca Na cestě. Témata, která mě v knize zaujala, byla cestování, poznávání a setkání nových, zajímavých lidí. V knize je také silná přítomnost jazzové hudby. Cílem této ilustrace je zachytit plynulost a nepředvídatelnost jazzové hudby a vykreslit koncept pohybu a cestování." - Nic Ferrari Ačkoliv počáteční reakce kritiků na knihu Na cestě byla smíšená - někteří recenzenti na jeho "spontánní prózu" reagovali ostře - kniha se stala literární klasikou, která přinesla Kerouacovi velkou slávu a proslulost. V poslední době došlo k přílivu filmů inspirovaných Kerouacem a jeho kolegy z beatové generace. Samostatný film Na cestě vznikl v roce 2012, režiroval jej Walter Salles a produkoval Francis Ford Coppola. Je smutné, že právě rokenrolový životní styl, který tolik ovlivnil jeho psaní a dílo budoucích umělců, nakonec ukončil Kerouacův život. Zemřel ve věku 47 let na břišní krvácení způsobené celoživotním nadměrným pitím. A protože se blížíme ke 100. výročí narození Kerouaca, vzdává společnost Paperblanks hold jeho dílu novou kolekcí Jack Kerouac.

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Aerosmith - 1971: The Road Starts Hear (LP)

Barva: Černá Země původu: Německo Balení obsahuje: LP Typ: Album;LP deska Subžánr: Hard Rock;Blues Rock;Heavy Metal Varianta: 1971: The Road Starts Hear (LP) Dekáda interpreta: 2000 - 2009;1990 - 1999;1980 - 1989;1970 - 1979;2020 - 2029;2010 - 2019 Interpret / Téma: Aerosmith Vydavatelství: Universal Music Žánr: Blues;Hard Rock;Heavy Metal;Rock Rok vydání: 2022.0 Datum vydání: 2022-04-08 Složení setu: 1 ks Země interpreta: USA Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Barva podle výrobce: Black

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Iron Maiden - Death On The Road (LP)

Země interpreta: Spojené království Složení setu: 2 ks Země původu: Evropská unie Dekáda interpreta: 2020 - 2029;2010 - 2019;1990 - 1999;1980 - 1989;1970 - 1979;2000 - 2009 Balení obsahuje: LP Typ: Album;LP deska Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Hmotnost: 180 g Žánr: Rock;Hard Rock;Heavy Metal Subžánr: Rock;Hard Rock;Progressive Rock;Heavy Metal Barva: Černá Interpret / Téma: Iron Maiden Rok vydání: 2017.0 Vydavatelství: Parlophone Datum vydání: 2017-07-28 Barva podle výrobce: Black Varianta: Death On The Road Rok nahrávky: 2005.0

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Zápisník Paperblanks - On the Road - Ultra linkovaný

Luxusní zápisník Paperblanks z kolekce Jack Kerouac. Originální design inspirovaný světovými vzory a uměleckými díly. Hedvábná záložka pro nalezení správné strany. Sešívaná vazba. Zadní kapsa pro poznámky. Zesílené listy, kterými neprosvítá inkoust. Měkká vazba Flexis. Gramáž papíru 100 gsm. Linkovaný. To nejlepší z beatu Originální dílo: ručně psané poznámky Jacka Kerouaca s ilustrací Dominika Ferrariho Éra: únor 1950 (poznámky), současnost (ilustrace) Region: USA a Velká Británie "Chtěl bych vyvolat tu nepopsatelně smutnou hudbu noci v Americe... Je to skutečný vnitřní zvuk země." - Jack Kerouac Americký romanopisec a básník Jack Kerouac (1922 - 1969) vyniknul jako preeminentní hlas Beat Generation, literární obrazoborec, který odhalil realitu politiky a kultury v poválečné Americe. S metodou psaní, která byla silně ovlivněna dobovým výbuchem jazzové hudby, se stala jeho "spontánní próza" novou érou populárního psaní. Kerouacovo "Na cestě" je považováno za dílo definující "Beats", v němž reprezentuje své cesty v reálném životě na pozadí jazzu a poezie. Román publikovaný v roce 1957 vznikl koncem čtyřicátých let v sérii kroužkových sešitů, které si Kerouac vzal na cesty. Písmo na zadní vazbě této kolekce pochází z jednoho takového poznámkového bloku, který byl napsán v roce 1950. V příspěvku Kerouac píše o tom, že se nevidí jako spisovatel, ale jako "aranžér", který se zaměřuje především na vnitřní hudbu, takt a rytmus, který existuje uvnitř nás všech. Kerouacova metoda psaní, inspirovaná jazzovými osobnostmi Charliem Parkerem, Dizzym Gillespiem a Theloniousem Monkem, se zaměřila na myšlenku dechu. Často zdánlivě improvizovaná slova odděloval dlouhými spojovacími čárkami, úplně eliminoval periody a omezil svojí revizi. Při společném čtení připomínají tyto přerušované fráze jazzové licky, které nabývají hudební kadence. Hudba hraje důležitou roli také v zápletce knihy Na cestě. Hlavní postavy Sal Paradise (Kerouacovo alter ego) a Dean Moriarty (zastupující Neala Cassadyho) jsou zobrazování jako nadšenci jazzu/bebopu, opakovaně líčí poslech konkrétních nahrávek a chodí do hudebních klubů, aby si poslechli své oblíbené skladby. Stejně jako hudba inspirovala Kerouaca, tak i Kerouac inspiroval budoucí hudebníky - Boba Dylana, Beatles, Patti Smith, Van Morrisona a Jim Morrisona a mnoho dalších. Ti všichni byli velmi ovlivněni jeho literárními díly. Vizuální umělci jako Dominic (Nic) Ferrari, který přispěl svým uměním na tuto vazbu, byli rovněž inspirování k tomu, aby do svých vlastních děl kombinovali Kerouacovu muzikálnost: "Inspiroval jsem se knihou Jacka Kerouaca Na cestě. Témata, která mě v knize zaujala, byla cestování, poznávání a setkání nových, zajímavých lidí. V knize je také silná přítomnost jazzové hudby. Cílem této ilustrace je zachytit plynulost a nepředvídatelnost jazzové hudby a vykreslit koncept pohybu a cestování." - Nic Ferrari Ačkoliv počáteční reakce kritiků na knihu Na cestě byla smíšená - někteří recenzenti na jeho "spontánní prózu" reagovali ostře - kniha se stala literární klasikou, která přinesla Kerouacovi velkou slávu a proslulost. V poslední době došlo k přílivu filmů inspirovaných Kerouacem a jeho kolegy z beatové generace. Samostatný film Na cestě vznikl v roce 2012, režiroval jej Walter Salles a produkoval Francis Ford Coppola. Je smutné, že právě rokenrolový životní styl, který tolik ovlivnil jeho psaní a dílo budoucích umělců, nakonec ukončil Kerouacův život. Zemřel ve věku 47 let na břišní krvácení způsobené celoživotním nadměrným pitím. A protože se blížíme ke 100. výročí narození Kerouaca, vzdává společnost Paperblanks hold jeho dílu novou kolekcí Jack Kerouac.

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