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The Slow Regard of Silent Things - Patrick Rothfuss

This is a stunning new novella in the Kingkiller universe, and a genuine must-read for fans, showing us a little of the world from the perspective of Auri, one of its best-loved characters.

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The Name Of The Wind - Patrick Rothfuss

'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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The Name of the Wind (Defekt) - Patrick Rothfuss

'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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The Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip.When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast's whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain - but not how to owe. From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace. The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story.In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement. After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?

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The Wise Man´s Fear - Patrick Rothfuss

Sequel to the extraordinary THE NAME OF THE WIND, THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the second instalment of this superb fantasy trilogy from Patrick Rothfuss. This is the most exciting fantasy series since George R. R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, and a must-read for all fans of HBO's GAME OF THRONES. Picking up the tale of Kvothe Kingkiller once again, we follow him into exile, into political intrigue, courtship, adventure, love and magic ...and further along the path that has turned Kvothe, the mightiest magician of his age, a legend in his own time, into Kote, the unassuming pub landlord. Packed with as much magic, adventure and home-grown drama as THE NAME OF THE WIND, this is a sequel in every way the equal to its predecessor and a must-read for all fantasy fans. Readable, engaging and gripping THE WISE MAN'S FEAR is the biggest and the best new fantasy novel out there.

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Jméno větru - Patrick Rothfuss

Jmenuji se Kvothe. Unášel jsem spícím mohylovým králům ukradené princezny. Spálil jsem město Trebon. Strávil jsem noc s Felurian a odešel živý a při smyslech. Byl jsem vyloučen z Univerzity ve věku mladším, než na ni lidé obvykle vstupují. Mluvil jsem s bohy, miloval ženy a skládal písně, při kterých minstrelové vzlykali. Možná jste o mně slyšeli.Tak začíná Kvothův příběh – od jeho dětství strávené ve skupině potulných herců, přes léta prožitá jako polodivoký sirotek na ulicích zločinem prolezlého města až po drzý a nepřehlédnutelný vstup do obtížného a nebezpečného studia magie na slavné Univerzitě. Na samém počátku však Kvotha potkáváme již jako zkušeného mága, zručného zloděje, suverénního muzikanta a neblaze proslulého vraha.Ale ve Jménu větru se toho o něm skrývá mnohem víc, vždyť jde o pravdivé zobrazení událostí skrývajících se za legendou o Kvothovi Královrahovi.

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Hudba ticha - Patrick Rothfuss

Novela z cyklu Kronika Královraha. Hluboko pod Univerzitou existuje temné místo, o němž ví jen málokdo. Jde o zborcené bludiště prastarých chodeb, průchodů a dávno opuštěných místností. V rozlehlé spleti tunelů zvané Podvěcí se skrývá křehká dívka, schoulená v samotném srdci tohoto zapomenutého místa. Jmenuje se Auri a sama je plná tajemství.Hudba ticha je letmý, hořkosladký pohled do jejího života, do jejího malého, ale poutavého dobrodružství, příběh současně radostný i ponurý, nabízející čtenáři příležitost spatřit svět jejíma očima. A dozvědět se skutečnosti, o nichž ví pouze Auri... V této knize nás Patrick Rothfuss zavede do kouzelného světa jedné z nejzajímavějších postav úspěšnéKroniky Královraha. V Hudbě ticha zazní tajemství a záhady tragického příběhu dívky, která se pokouší přežít ve světě, jenž se jí rozpadl pod rukama...

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Meno vetra - Patrick Rothfuss

Volám sa Kvothe. Oslobodil som princezné od spiacich hlinených kráľov. Do tla som vypálil mesto Trebon. Strávil som noc s Felurian a neprišiel som o život ani o zdravý rozum. Keď ma vylúčili z univerzity, nemal som ani toľko rokov, v koľkých tam väčšinu študentov prijmú. Len vo svetle mesiaca som vstúpil na cesty, o ktorých sa iní báli rozprávať aj za bieleho dňa. Hovoril som s bohmi, miloval ženy a skladal piesne, pri ktorých trubadúri plakali. Možno ste o mne už počuli.Takto sa začína príbeh, ktorý nemá v žánri fantasy literatúry obdobu. Príbeh Kvotha: chlapcovo detstvo v skupine potulných umelcov, roky, ktoré ako polodivoká sirota strávil v meste plnom zločinu, drzo odvážny, no predsa úspešný pokus vstúpiť do ťažkej a nebezpečnej školy mágie, aj život na úteku po vražde kráľa.Meno vetra, strhujúci príbeh napísaný rukou básnika, je majstrovské dielo, ktoré čitateľa prenesie do tela a mysle čarodejníka. Ponúka príbeh hrdinu vyrozprávaný jeho vlastným hlasom. Je to príbeh o smútku, prežití, hľadaní zmyslu v jeho svete a o tom, ako spolu s nezlomnou vôľou, ktorá ho poháňala, stáli za zrodom legendy.

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Tenká hranice touhy - Patrick Rothfuss

Bast je mistrem směnného obchodu. Vyjednávání, jak výhodně dostat něco za něco, je pro něj stejně přirozené jako dýchání. Sledovat ho při tom je jako sledovat umělce při práci. Jenže i mistr tesař se někdy utne. Když Bast přijme dar a získá cosi zadarmo, celý jeho svět se převrátí vzhůru nohama, protože on moc dobře ví, jak obchodovat - ale neumí dlužit. Sledujte nejoblíbenější postavu slavné Kroniky Královraha v průběhu jediného dne při jejích nadpřirozených kouscích, úkladech a úskocích. Buďte svědkem toho, jak se lehkým tanečním krokem vrhá do nejsvízelnějších problémů a následně se z nich jako zázrakem zase vymaní. Jak hledá a nachází starodávné cesty k tvoření a ničení. Následuje srdce, i když rozum mu velí něco jiného. Konec konců, proč si dávat pozor, když pak přijdete o veškeré napětí a potěšení?

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Strach múdreho muža - Patrick Rothfuss

2. Diel série: Príbeh kráľovraha "Volám sa Kvothe. Oslobodil som princezné od spiacich hlinených kráľov. Do tla som vypálil mesto Trebon. Strávil som noc s Felurian a neprišiel som o život ani o zdravý rozum. Keď ma vylúčili z univerzity, nemal som ani toľko rokov, v koľkých tam väčšinu študentov prijmú. Len vo svetle mesiaca som vstúpil na cesty, o ktorých sa iní báli rozprávať aj za bieleho dňa. Hovoril som s bohmi, miloval ženy a skladal piesne, pri ktorých trubadúri plakali. Možno ste o mne už počuli." Takto sa začína príbeh, ktorý nemá v žánri fantasy literatúry obdobu. V druhom dieli trilógie rozprávanie neobyčajného chlapca, ktorý hľadá vietor a je na najlepšej ceste stať sa legendou, pokračuje. V hostinci Míľnik sa začína nový deň a Kvothe diktuje Kronikárovi pokračovanie svojho príbehu. Aj v ďalšom semestri musí čeliť nepriateľom z radov študentov i profesorov a tvrdo bojuje o každú mincu, aby sa udržal na univerzite. Po nevydarenom pokuse o záchranu prsteňa z rúk zlodeja a úhlavného nepriateľa Ambrosa zápasí o holý život. K tomu sa pridáva obvinenie na súde, po ktorom sa Kvothe rozhodne na niekoľko mesiacov opustiť univerzitu, kým utíchne rozruch. Vydáva sa do ďalekého Severenu, kde vstupuje do služieb vplyvného maera Alverona. Dostáva za úlohu zlikvidovať banditov rabujúcich výbercov daní na kráľovských cestách. Výprava sa nečakane zvrtne, Kvothe sa dostáva do ríše víl a neskôr do Ademu, krajiny obývanej zvláštnym a životaschopným národom. Chlapec sa učí novým schopnostiam a pritom neustále pátra po tajomných Chandriáncoch, vrahoch svojej rodiny. V knihe Strach múdreho muža podniká Kvote prvé kroky na ceste hrdinu a zisťuje na vlastnej koži, aké je to ťažké, keď sa človek stane legendou ešte za svojho života.

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Narrow Road Between Desires - Patrick Rothfuss

Bast knows how to bargain. The give-and-take of a negotiation is as familiar to him as the in-and-out of breathing; to watch him trade is to watch an artist at work. But even a master's brush can slip.When he accepts a gift, taking something for nothing, Bast's whole world is knocked askew, for he knows how to bargain - but not how to owe. From dawn to midnight over the course of a single day, follow the Kingkiller Chronicle's most charming fae as he schemes and sneaks, dancing into trouble and back out again with uncanny grace. The Narrow Road Between Desires is Bast's story.In it he traces the old ways of making and breaking, following his heart even when doing so goes against his better judgement. After all, what good is caution if it keeps him from danger and delight?

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The Source of Self-Regard: Selected Essays, Speeches, and Meditations (0525562796)

Kniha - autor Toni Morrison, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná These pages give us her searing prayer for the dead of 9/11, her Nobel lecture on the power of language, her searching meditation on Martin Luther King Jr., her heart-wrenching eulogy for James Baldwin. She looks deeply into the fault lines of culture and freedom: the foreigner, female empowerment, the press, money, “black matter(s),” human rights, the artist in society, the Afro-American presence in American literature. And she turns her incisive critical eye to her own work (The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby, Jazz, Beloved, Paradise) and that of others. An essential collection from an essential writer, The Source of Self-Regard shines with the literary elegance, intellectual prowess, spiritual depth, and moral compass that have made Toni Morrison our most cherished and enduring voice.

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Empire of Pain : The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty - Patrick Radden Keefe

The shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, OxyContin and the opioid crisis. The inspiration behind the Netflix series Painkiller, starring Uzo Aduba and Matthew Broderick.Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionThe Sunday Times BestsellerA BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardOne of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of the YearShortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction'I gobbled up Empire of Pain . . . a masterclass in compelling narrative nonfiction.' – Elizabeth Day, The Guardian '30 Best Summer Reads'The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions like Harvard and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They are one of the richest families in the world, known for their lavish donations in the arts and the sciences. The source of the family fortune was vague, however, until it emerged that the Sacklers were responsible for making and marketing Oxycontin. A blockbuster painkiller that was a catalyst for the opioid crisis – an international epidemic of drug addiction which has killed nearly half a million people.In this masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, award-winning journalist and author of Say Nothing (soon to be streaming on Disney+), Patrick Radden Keefe, exhaustively documents the jaw-dropping reality. Empire of Pain is the story of a dynasty, and twenty-first-century greed.'There are so many "they did what?" moments in this book, when your jaw practically hits the page' – Sunday Times‘You feel almost guilty for enjoying it so much’ – The Times

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The Name of All Things (1509879552)

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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The Signature of All Things (1408850044)

Kniha - autor Elizabeth Gilbert, 580 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an unquenchable sense of wonder by her father, a botanical explorer and the richest man in the New World, Alma is raised in a house of luxury and curiosity. It is not long before she becomes a gifted botanist in her own right. But as she flourishes and her research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, the man she comes to love draws her in the opposite direction - into the realm of the spiritual, the divine and the magical. The Signature of All Things soars across the globe of the nineteenth century, from London and Peru, to Philadelphia, Tahiti and beyond. Peopled with extraordinary characters along the way, most of all it has an unforgettable heroine in Alma Whittaker.

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The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness

A special anniversary edition, with a striking new cover design, to celebrate 10 years of the Chaos Walking trilogy. Prentisstown isn't like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in a constant, overwhelming Noise. There is no privacy. There are no secrets. Then Todd Hewitt unexpectedly stumbles on a spot of complete silence. Which is impossible. And now he's going to have to run... This new edition marks the 10th anniversary of the award-winning modern classic, soon to be a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley.

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The Emperor of All Things - Paul Witcover

1758. England is embroiled in a globe-spanning conflict that stretches from her North American colonies to Europe and beyond. Across the Channel, the French prepare for an invasion - an invasion rumored to be led by none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie. It seems the map of Europe is about to be redrawn.

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The God of Small Things - Arundhati Royová

‘They all broke the rules. They all crossed into forbidden territory. They all tampered with the laws that lay down who should be loved, and how. And how much.’This is the story of Rahel and Estha, twins growing up among the banana vats and peppercorns of their blind grandmother’s factory, and amid scenes of political turbulence in Kerala. Armed only with the innocence of youth, they fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family: their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved Uncle Chacko (pickle baron, radical Marxist, bottom-pincher) and their sworn enemy, Baby Kochamma (ex-nun, incumbent grand-aunt).Arundhati Roy’s Booker Prize-winning novel was the literary sensation of the 1990s: a story anchored to anguish but fuelled by wit and magic.

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The Peace of Wild Things - Berry Wendell

I come into the peace of wild thingswho do not tax their lives with forethoughtof grief. I come into the presence of still water.And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a timeI rest in the grace of the world, and am free. The poems of Wendell Berry invite us to stop, to think, to see the world around us, and to savour what is good. Here are consoling verses of hope and of healing; short, simple meditations on love, death, friendship, memory and belonging; luminous hymns to the land, the cycles of nature and the seasons as they ebb and flow. Here is the peace of wild things.

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The List of Suspicious Things - Jennie Godfrey

***THE NUMBER 3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***HAPPY PLACE BOOK CLUB FOR APRILA BEST DEBUT OF 2024 BY BBC, RED, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING‘Such a fresh and interesting voice. You''ll cry and you won''t be able to stop reading’MARIAN KEYES''Such a beautiful story about friendship, community and family and secrets and what’s going on underneath''ZOE BALL''Gripping and moving''GUARDIAN''To read it is to feel that little bit better about life''ELIZABETH DAY‘A touching paean to lost innocence and the comfort of friendships’THE TIMES''A beautiful mystery with heart''ROB RINDER''This is a heart-warming book''EMMA HEALEY''A gorgeous, page-turning book''I PAPER''A wonderful story''FEARNE COTTON''This book will live in my heart forever. It''s so tender, warm, real and evocative''DAISY BUCHANANYorkshire, 1979Maggie Thatcher is prime minister, drainpipe jeans are in, and Miv is convinced that her dad wants to move their family Down South.Because of the murders.Leaving Yorkshire and her best friend Sharon simply isn''t an option, no matter the dangers lurking round their way; or the strangeness at home that started the day Miv''s mum stopped talking.Perhaps if she could solve the case of the disappearing women, they could stay after all?So, Miv and Sharon decide to make a list: a list of all the suspicious people and things down their street. People they know. People they don''t.But their search for the truth reveals more secrets in their neighbourhood, within their families - and between each other - than they ever thought possible.What if the real mystery Miv needs to solve is the one that lies much closer to home?THE PERFECT DEBUT NOVEL TO DISCUSS IN BOOK CLUBS***READER REVIEWS***''Left a lump in my throat and a hole in my heart''''A book I won''t forget for a while''''A beautiful and emotional debut that I know will stay with me for a long time''''A superb look at childhood, at growing up, at starting to see the world around you''

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The Land of Lost Things - Andy Griffiths

Adventures Unlimited: The Land of Lost Things is the first book in the fun and exciting illustrated series from the author behind the multi-million bestselling Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths, illustrated by Bill Hope.Remember the time we flew to the moon without a rocket? And the time we went to the bottom of the ocean and fought a high-voltage octopus? And how about the time we got lost in the Land of Lost Things? That was one of our most exciting adventures yet! It all started like this . . .Lose yourself in The Land of Lost Things – you’ll never want to be found!

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The Beauty of Everyday Things - Soetsu Yanagi

"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de WaalThe daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty.In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things, these essays call for us to deepen and transform our relationship with the objects that surround us. Inspired by the work of the simple, humble craftsmen Yanagi encountered during his lifelong travels through Japan and Korea, they are an earnest defence of modest, honest, handcrafted things - from traditional teacups to jars to cloth and paper. Objects like these exemplify the enduring appeal of simplicity and function: the beauty of everyday things.

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The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard.Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres.Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting.To the Land of Lost Things.

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The Land of Lost Things - John Connolly

Twice upon a time - for that is how some stories should continue . . .Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to her the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard . . .Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres. Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting. To the Land of Lost Things.

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Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World´s Network of Corruption - Patrick Alley

Arms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. Blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley's revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes - and the 'shadow network' that enables them.VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money, going undercover in the world's most dangerous places, and bringing down the people behind the crimes. Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords, grifters and super-villains who bear every resemblance to The Night Manager's Richard Roper. One dictator's son spent $700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle.As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity, the team encounter well-known corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia. This network of lawyers, bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London, New York, or in offshore accounts, safe from prying eyes.Patrick Alley's book is a brilliant, authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world - and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back.

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Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer (5425016926130)

Karetní hra - párty hra, pro 4 hráče, střední obtížnost, délka hry 20 min, v českém jazyce, vhodné od 10 let Hrajete rádi na párty nebo jen tak ve volné chvíli karetní hry a jste fanoušci seriálu Stranger Things? Pak je tu přesně pro vás hra Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer inspirovaná tímto populárním seriálem. Mozkožrout si tvoří armádu posedlých lidí a plánuje útok na Zemi. Buďte připraveni a dejte pozor, aby nezaútočil na vás a vaše přátele. Doberete kartu a dáte ji jinému hráči, čímž mu například pomůžete, omráčíte ho nebo ho třeba přimějete změnit stranu. Ve hře proti sobě stojí 2 týmy, příčetní a posedlí. Příčetní se snaží odolat útokům mozkožrouta. Posedlí se snaží, aby všechny příčetné postavy byli posedlé nebo omráčené. Pokud na konci hry zůstane aspoň jedna zdravá postava, vyhrávají příčetní. V opačném případě vítězí posedlí. Karetní hra Stranger Things: Attack of the Mind Flayer je vhodná pro minimálně 4 hráče od 10 let....

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The Library of Lost Things - Laura Taylor Namey

Fangirl meets Jane Austen in this deeply heartfelt love story about hiding the worst parts of ourselves, and the people who love us anyway. "How could I open that door and let him see the messiest part of me?" From the moment she first learned to read, literary genius Darcy Wells has spent most of her time living in the worlds of her books. There, she can avoid the crushing reality of her mother's hoarding and pretend her life is simply ordinary. But then Asher Fleet, a former teen pilot with an unexpectedly shattered future, walks into the bookstore where she works...and straight into her heart. For the first time in her life, Darcy can't seem to find the right words. Fairy tales are one thing, but real love makes her want to hide behind her carefully constructed ink-and-paper wall. Still, after spending her whole life keeping people out, something about Asher makes Darcy want to open up. But securing her own happily-ever-after will mean she'll need to stop hiding and start living her own truth--even if it's messy. "A lovely tale for bookish readers that will give them all the feels." --Kirkus

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The Joy of Small Things - Hannah Jane Parkinson

''This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.''NIGELLA LAWSON''Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.''JOJO MOYES''Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson’s writing.''DAVID NICHOLLS''I loved this book . . . Parkinson’s writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.''MARINA HYDE''The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson''s company.''CHARLOTTE MENDELSONDrawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown (''like bathing in marshmallow’), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts (''you’ll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice''), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn’t enjoying. Parkinson’s everyday exaltations – selected from her immensely successful Guardian column – will utterly delight.FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL''A compendium of delights.''OBSERVER''Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.''RED

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The Fairy of Lost Things PB - Victoria Sandøy

Who's that flying through the night?It's the Fairy of Lost Things! She finds things children have lost,and secretly takes them back to their owners. But one night, thefairy finds a little bracelet, and it's so pretty, she can't bearto give it back. What will she decide to do? A magical storyof kindness, friendship and courage.

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The Land of Lost Things (Defekt) - John Connolly

Phoebe, an eight-year-old girl, lies comatose following a car accident. She is a body without a spirit, a stolen child. Ceres, her mother, can only sit by her bedside and read aloud to Phoebe the fairy stories she loves in the hope they might summon her back to this world.But it is hard to keep faith, so very hard.Now an old house on the hospital grounds, a property connected to a book written by a vanished author, is calling to Ceres.Something wants her to enter, and to journey - to a land coloured by the memories of Ceres's childhood, and the folklore beloved of her father, to a land of witches and dryads, giants and mandrakes; to a land where old enemies are watching, and waiting.To the Land of Lost Things.

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The Book of Lost Things. 10th Anniversary Edition (1473659140)

Kniha - autor John Connolly, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná 'A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel' Daily Mirror'A moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood' The Times'This is no saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights' Daily MailThis illustrated edition includes two new short stories - Cinderella, A Version and The Rat King, the latter introducing the Crooked Man who is central to the world of The Book of Lost Things - and an afterword from the author.'Once upon a time, there was a boy who lost his mother . . .' As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother, he finds the real world and the fantasy world begin to blend. That is when bad things start to happen. That is when the Crooked Man comes. And David is violently propelled into a land populated by heroes, wolves and monsters in...

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The Little Book of Things To Do - Martin Ellis

Pocket-sized book full of ideas for children’s activities - on their ownor with other children, inside or in a garden, park or on a beach, on ajourney or on holiday.

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The Book of Lost Things Illustrated Edition - John Connolly

'A brilliantly creepy coming of age novel' Daily Mirror'A moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood' The Times'This is no saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights' Daily Mail This illustrated edition includes two new short stories - Cinderella, A Version and The Rat King, the latter introducing the Crooked Man who is central to the world of The Book of Lost Things - and an afterword from the author. 'Once upon a time, there was a boy who lost his mother . ..' As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother, he finds the real world and the fantasy world begin to blend. That is when bad things start to happen. That is when the Crooked Man comes.And David is violently propelled into a land populated by heroes, wolves and monsters in his quest to find the legendary Book of Lost Things.

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The Meaning of Liff: The Original Dictionary Of Things There Should Be Words For - Douglas Adams

The Meaning of Liff has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since it was first published in 1983, and remains a much-loved humour classic. This edition has been revised and updated, and includes The Deeper Meaning of Liff, giving fresh appeal to Douglas Adams and John Lloyd's entertaining and witty dictionary. In life, there are hundreds of familiar experiences, feelings and objects for which no words exist, yet hundreds of strange words are idly loafing around on signposts, pointing at places. The Meaning of Liff connects the two.

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Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic (PC) DIGITAL (417801)

Hra na PC - elektronická licence, klíč pro Uplay, žánr: akční a simulátor, 62% "Silent Hunter 5 je nejpřesnější simulace ponorkových konfliktů uprostřed atlantiku v průběhu II. světové války. Až na některé detaily by mohla Battle of the Atlantic být zařazena na špičku z této série. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! Silent Hunter je nejvíce oceňovaná ponorková série všech dob. S téměř 1,5 miliony prodaných kopií po celém světě. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! Pusťte se do boje napříč Atlantikem. Není vyplněn Alternativní text k fotografii! U této hry se zapotíte Staňte...

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (0143126563)

Kniha - autor David Allen, 318 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity (0349423148)

Kniha - autor David Allen, 318 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen's Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. 'GTD' is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

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Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things - Adam Grant

"This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would've helped me find a more joyful path to progress."-Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis championThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights.We live in a world that's obsessed with talent.We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become.We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn't knock, there are ways to build a door.Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom, the playground to the Olympics, and underground to outer space.He shows that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn. Growth is not about the genius you possess-it's about the character you develop. Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.Many writers have chronicled the habits of superstars who accomplish great things.This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you've reached, but how far you've climbed to get there.

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The God of Small Things (Collins Modern Classics) - Arundhati Royová

Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put it in her hairEstha and Rahel, seven-year-old twins, are growing up amidst vats of banana jam, mountains of peppercorns and scenes of political turbulence in Kerala. But when their beautiful young cousin Sophie arrives, their world is irrevocably shaken. An illicit liaison and tragedies both accidental and intentional expose things that lurk unsaid, in a country drifting dangerously towards unrest.Winner of the Booker Prize, The God of Small Things is lush, lyrical and unnerving: a literary sensation and a modern classic.‘A voice of breathtaking beauty… a masterpiece’ Observer

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Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town - Adam Christopher

Chief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things.Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper's protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked "New York" out of the basement-and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does "Vietnam" mean? And why has he never talked about New York?Although he'd rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can't deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York-the last big case before everything changed...Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth.Soon Hopper is undercover among New York's notorious street gangs. But just as he's about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he's faced before.

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Chaos Walking : Book 1 The Knife of Never Letting Go - Patrick Ness

The multi-award-winning novel by Patrick Ness, the first in a gripping trilogy, is now a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. Todd Hewitt lives in a town unlike other towns. There are no women, and everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. But then Todd meets someone who should not exist: a girl. Even in a town where privacy is impossible, there is a secret so terrible, they're going to have to run for their lives. But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought? "Terrifying, exhilarating and heartbreaking." Sunday Telegraph

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An Echo of Things to Come : Book Two of the Licanius trilogy - James Islington

AS SHADOWS RISE, A DARKNESS AWAKESAn amnesty has been declared for all Augurs - finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against Andarra. However, as Davian and his new allies hurry north towards the ever-weakening Boundary, fresh horrors along their path suggest that their reprieve may have come far too late.Meanwhile, Caeden continues to wrestle with the impossibly heavy burdens of his past. Yet as more and more of his memories return, he begins to realise that the motivations of the two sides in this ancient war may not be as clear-cut as they first seemed . . .An Echo of Things to Come continues the epic story that began in The Shadow of What Was Lost, the acclaimed fantasy blockbuster from James Islington.

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The Story of Buildings: Fifteen Stunning Cross-sections from the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House - Patrick Dillon

A highly readable book about architecture, lavishly illustrated with sixteen intricate cross sections. From straw huts to skyscrapers, palaces to arts centres, The Story of Buildings takes us on a journey across continents and over centuries. Patrick Dillon selects sixteen of the most iconic buildings from around the world including the Parthenon, Notre Dame Cathedral, the Taj Mahal, the Forbidden City, the Bauhaus, Crystal Palace, the Sydney Opera House and the Pompidou Centre, and tells the remarkable human story behind each of them. Stephen Biesty's detailed, intricate cross-sections allow us to see inside these incredible structures and appreciate the inspiration of their creators. Technical information and architectural terms are explained in labels and there is an extensive index and timeline at the end of the book.

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Chaos Walking : Book 1 The Knife of Never Letting Go (Defekt) - Patrick Ness

The multi-award-winning novel by Patrick Ness, the first in a gripping trilogy, is now a major motion picture starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley. Todd Hewitt lives in a town unlike other towns. There are no women, and everyone can hear everyone else's thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. But then Todd meets someone who should not exist: a girl. Even in a town where privacy is impossible, there is a secret so terrible, they're going to have to run for their lives. But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought? "Terrifying, exhilarating and heartbreaking." Sunday Telegraph

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Many Things Under a Rock: The Mysteries of Octopuses - David Scheel

What is it like to be an octopus?The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature. It can change colour as quickly as it can move, 'think' with its tentacles and communicate in sophisticated ways.Marine biologist David Scheel's lifelong preoccupation with these animals has led to a career of groundbreaking research, from finding previously unknown species to the discovery of signaling communication. In Many Things Under a Rock, Scheel shares his deep scientific understanding of octopuses and recounts his intrepid adventures with these mysterious, charismatic creatures.He investigates four major mysteries about octopuses: what can we know about such elusive and camouflaged creatures? Why are they so extraordinarily resilient? How do their bodies work? And what kind of relationships do they have? In unravelling these mysteries, Dr Scheel shows octopuses to be complex emotional beings and reveals what they can teach us about ourselves.

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The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World - Haemin Sunim

The Times Top 10 BestsellerTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD'Is it the world that's busy, or my mind?'The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to. In this timely guide to mindfulness, Haemin Sunim, a Buddhist monk born in Korea and educated in the United States, offers advice on everything from handling setbacks to dealing with rest and relationships, in a beautiful book combining his teachings with calming full-colour illustrations. Haemin Sunim's simple messages - which he first wrote when he responded to requests for advice on social media - speak directly to the anxieties that have become part of modern life and remind us of the strength and joy that come from slowing down.Hugely popular in Korea, Haemin Sunim is a Zen meditation teacher whose teachings transcend religion, borders and ages. With insight and compassion drawn from a life full of change, the bestselling monk succeeds at encouraging all of us to notice that when you slow down, the world slows down with you.

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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus: The Diaries of Agent Silent Death - Xbox Digital (7D4-00266)

Herní doplněk / DLC - Xbox One S/Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, elektronická licence, klíč pro Xbox Live, žánr: Akční a Střílečky, pro uplatnění je vyžadována základní hra 86% Ohlášení druhého Wolfensteina na E3 nebylo překvapení. Ostatně původní New Order patří mezi nejlepší FPS poslední doby. Wolfenstein II: New Colossus si tak zahrajete už 27. října. Vypnuto Nacisté mají i v roce 1961 stále navrch. Jen jeden hrdina může změnit budoucnost. Vypnuto Děj tohoto DLC obnáší úkol agentky Silent Death, má najít a sprovodit ze světa osoby, které jsou odpovědní za smrt jejího manžela. Vypnuto Na co se můžete...

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Mosnsters of Men - Patrick Ness

A new edition of this award-winning conclusion to the Chaos Walking trilogy, with a bonus short story, Snowscape.

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The Librarianist - Patrick Dewitt

From bestselling and award-winning author Patrick deWitt comes a novel about an ordinary man who thought life's surprises were behind him - until a chance encounter changed everythingBob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior centre that is her home. Hoping to fill the void he's known since retiring, Bob begins volunteering at the center. Here, as a community of strange peers gathers around Bob, and following a brush with a painful complication from his past, the events of his life and the details of his character are revealed.Behind Bob Comet's straight man facade is the story of an unhappy child's runaway adventure during the last days of the Second World War, of true love won and stolen away, of the purpose and pride found in the librarian's vocation, and the pleasures of a life lived to the side of the masses.

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The Exile - Patrick Worrall

It's 1951 and the servants of Stalin are closing in on the occupied nations of eastern Europe. As the Red Army tightens the net, Greta - best and bravest of freedom fighters - is told to escape to the West and undertake a dangerous mission.Greta's task is to find a missing girl: the precious daughter of a partisan general who was sent into exile in the final days of the war.But the so-called Free World is no place for vulnerable young refugees. Europe is in ruins, the old Empires are dying, and a spectacular cast of spivs, gangsters and rival intelligence agencies are fighting over the scraps.Crossing the Iron Curtain will require nerves of steel as Greta faces down the French mob, ex-Nazis, Soviet spies, all the glamour and temptation of Paris and ultimately, her own demons.The Exile is the stunning prequel to The Partisan, Patrick Worrall's critically-acclaimed debut, which introduced the world to the force of nature that is Greta.This is her white-knuckle ride into the black heart of postwar Europe - a terrifying world in which allies and enemies are impossible to tell apart.

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Free Your Mind: The new world of manipulation and how to resist it - Laura Dodsworth, Patrick Fagan

Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still or sparkling?’ Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield.In this indispensable book, Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan draw on interviews with mind-control experts ranging from monks to magicians, infiltrate cults and forums to uncover their most deceptive techniques and expose the hidden tactics used to influence you, from social media to subliminal messages. Learn how to recognise the nudges, dispel efforts to brainwash you and always question those who say the choice is yours. If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.

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