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Why has warfare always been part of the human story?From biology to belief, what explains the persistence of violent conflict?What light can this shed on humanity’s past – and its future? There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand the human propensity for conflict. Our history is inextricably tangled in wave after wave of inter-human fighting from as far back as we have records. Repeatedly humans have foresworn war, have understood its appalling risks and have wished to create more pacific, productive societies. And yet almost inevitably circumstances emerge under which war once more seems inevitable or even desirable How can we make sense of what Einstein called 'the dark places of human will and feeling'? Richard Overy draws on a lifetime's study of conflict to write this challenging account of how we can understand the causes of war. Looking at every facet of war from biology to belief, psychology to security, Overy allows readers to understand the many contradictory or self-reinforcing ways in which warfare can suddenly appear a legitimate option, and why it is likely to be part of our future as well as our past.

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Why has warfare always been part of the human story?From biology to belief, what explains the persistence of violent conflict?What light can this shed on humanity’s past – and its future?There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand the human propensity for conflict. Our history is inextricably tangled in wave after wave of inter-human fighting from as far back as we have records.Repeatedly humans have foresworn war, have understood its appalling risks and have wished to create more pacific, productive societies. And yet almost inevitably circumstances emerge under which war once more seems inevitable or even desirableHow can we make sense of what Einstein called 'the dark places of human will and feeling'? Richard Overy draws on a lifetime's study of conflict to write this challenging account of how we can understand the causes of war. Looking at every facet of war from biology to belief, psychology to security, Overy allows readers to understand the many contradictory or self-reinforcing ways in which warfare can suddenly appear a legitimate option, and why it is likely to be part of our future as well as our past.

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In Russia''s War: 1941-1945, Richard Overy re-creates the Soviet Union''s apocalyptic struggle against Nazi Germany, from the point of view both of the troops and of the ordinary civilians. In the course of human history there has probably been no more terrible place than Eastern Europe in 1941-45. Estimates of total Soviet military and civilian deaths in the period now stand at more than 25 million. Yet without the Soviet war effort, it is unlikely that Germany could have ever been defeated. Drawing on a recent wealth of evidence to account for the Soviet Union''s remarkable victory against invading forces, Richard Overy''s Russia''s War is a fascinating account of the epic struggle that turned the tide of the Second World War. ''Masterly ... a vivid account'' Robert Service, Independent ''A dramatic and exciting tale ... His set-piece descriptions of such visions of Hell as Stalingrad, the 900-day siege of Leningrad and the crucial battle of Kursk are as fascinating as they are horrifying'' Alan Judd, Sunday Times ''Overy is a first-class military historian ... Now, we have an authoritative British account that understands both sides, without illusions'' Norman Stone, Spectator ''Excellent ... Overy tackles this huge, complex and multifaceted story ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Now in its fifth edition, The Origins of the Second World War explores the reasons why the Second World War broke out in September 1939 and why a European conflict developed into a war that spanned the globe.This book argues that the global conflict was not just ‘Hitler’s War’ but one that had its roots and origins in the decline of the old empires of Britain and France and the rise of ambitious new powers in Germany, Italy and Japan who wanted large empires of their own. Richard Overy covers the origins of the war from its background in the First World War to its expansion to embrace the Soviet Union, Japan and the United States by the end of 1941. Creating a comprehensive and analytical narrative while remaining a succinct overview of the subject, this book takes a thematic approach to the complex range of events that culminated in global warfare, discussing factors such as economic rivalry, rearmament and domestic politics and emphasizing that any explanation of the outbreak of hostilities must be global in scope. This new edition includes more discussion of the role of empire and the imperial background to the war. Containing several new primary source ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Outstanding...Overy has written a masterpiece of analytical history, posing and answering one of the great questions of the century'' Niall Ferguson, Sunday TimesThe Allied victory in 1945 – though comprehensive – was far from inevitable. By 1942 almost the entire resources of continental Europe were in German hands and Japan had wiped out the western colonial presence in Asia. Democracy appeared to have had its day. In this remarkable study, Richard Overy provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campaigns that created the astonishing revival in Allied fortunes. He also explores the deeper factors that determined success and failure: industrial stength, fighting ability, the skills of leaders and the moral contrasts between the two sides. Today the modern world is once more in the throes of painful transformation. It is essential to establish why and how the last great war was won. Richard Overy casts a brilliant light on the most important turning-point of the modern age.‘A compelling analysis...skilful and chilling’ The Economist

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From the award-winning author of The Dictators, Richard Overy''s The Battle of Britain: Myth and Reality is the best introduction available to a defining moment in British history. The extraordinary struggle between British and German air forces in 1940 was one of the pivotal events of the Second World War. How close did Britain really come to invasion during this time? What were Hitler and Churchill''s motives? And what was the battle''s real effect on the outcome of the war? ''It is harder to imagine a sounder and more succinct account of the Battle of Britain'' Max Hastings, Evening Standard ''No individual British victory after Trafalgar was more decisive in challenging the course of a major war than the Battle of Britain ... the best historical analysis in readable form which has yet appeared on this prime subject'' Noble Frankland, The Times Literary Supplement ''The Battle of Britain is hard to beat'' Saul David, Sunday Telegraph ''Exemplary ... a compelling account'' Boyd Tonkin, Independent ''Succeeds brilliantly ... along the way a lot of myths bite the dust'' Time ''A captivating and brilliant analysis of the fragile circumstances of Britain''s victory'' Observer Richard Overy has spent much of his distinguished career ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in Asia, published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. In the closing months of the Second World War hundreds of thousands of Japanese, mostly civilians, died in a final outburst of violence from the air. American planes were beginning to run low on plausible targets when it was decided to use two atomic weapons in a final, terrible flourish to try to end the war. Richard Overy’s remarkable new book rethinks how we should regard this last stage of the war and the role of the bombing. This book explores the way in which the willingness to kill civilians and destroy cities became normalized in the course of a horrific war as moral concerns were blunted and scientists, airmen, and politicians followed a strategy of mass destruction they would never have endorsed before the war began. But it also engages with the new scholarship that shows how complex the effort to end the war was in Japan, where ‘surrender’ was entirely foreign to Japanese culture.

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The final book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans''s The Third Reich at War: How the Nazis Led Germany from Conquest to Disaster shows how Germany rushed headlong into destroying itself, shattering an entire continent. In 1939 Hitler mobilized Germany into all-out war. Richard Evans''s astonishing, acclaimed history conjures up a whole society plunged into conflict - from generals and front-line soldiers to Hitler Youth activists and middle-class housewives - tracing events from the invasion of Poland and the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler''s plans for genocide and his eventual suicide. ''Masterly ... will surely be the standard history for many years to come ... This is a warning for the future, as much as a judgement on the past'' Richard Overy, Daily Telegraph ''We all know how the story ends ... but Richard Evans brings it masterfully home ... magnificent'' Peter Preston, Observer ''A chilling, brilliant read'' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year ''It is hard to do justice to the humanity and scholarly range of The Third Reich at War ... triumphant ... a masterful historical narrative and the most comprehensive account of Nazi Germany'' Nicholas Stargardt, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY''A masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the shade'' Saul David, The TimesA bold new approach to the Second World War from one of Britain''s foremost military historiansRichard Overy sets out in Blood and Ruins to recast the way in which we view the Second World War and its origins and aftermath. He argues that this was the ''great imperial war'', a violent end to almost a century of global imperial expansion which reached its peak in the ambitions of Italy, Germany and Japan in the 1930s and early 1940s, before descending into the largest and costliest war in human history and the end, after 1945, of all territorial empires.How war on a huge scale was fought, supplied, paid for, supported by mass mobilization and morally justified forms the heart of this new account. Above all, Overy explains the bitter cost for those involved in fighting, and the exceptional level of crime and atrocity that marked these imperial projects, the war and its aftermath. This war was as deadly for civilians as it was ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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When President Clinton sent Richard Holbrooke to Bosnia as America''s chief negotiator in late 1995, he took a gamble that would eventually redefine his presidency. But there was no saying then, at the height of the war, that Holbrooke''s mission would succeed. The odds were strongly against it.As passionate as he was controversial, Holbrooke believed that the only way to bring peace to the Balkans was through a complex blend of American leadership, aggressive and creative diplomacy, and a willingness to use force, if necessary, in the cause for peace. This was not a universally popular view. Resistance was fierce within the United Nations and the chronically divided Contact Group, and in Washington, where many argued that the United States should not get more deeply involved. This book is Holbrooke''s gripping inside account of his mission, of the decisive months when, belatedly and reluctantly but ultimately decisively, the United States reasserted its moral authority and leadership and ended Europe''s worst war in over half a century. To End a War reveals many important new details of how America made this historic decision.What George F. Kennan has called Holbrooke''s "heroic efforts" were shaped by the enormous tragedy with which the mission ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The reality of what it is to be a soldier, by Britain''s foremost military historian.This ambitious, wide-ranging, exhaustively researched book is a compelling attempt to grasp the very nature of war. It takes us through the soldier''s experience in its entirety - from the humiliation of basic training and the intense comradeship of army life, to the terror, isolation and exhaustion of battle. What does it feel like to be in the firing line? How does killing change a man? And what do the extreme conditions of war reveal about a man''s basic instincts, his courage or his fear, his urge for self-preservation or self-sacrifice?Covering several centuries of warfare, and including the personal recollections of veterans from two World Wars, from Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and the Arab-Israeli conflicts, Richard Holmes gives us a powerful picture of what motivates the soldier and enables him to maintain the struggle in conditions of extreme degradation and danger.

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The Historical Atlas of the Third Reich offers penetrating insights into the seemingly inexorable rise of National Socialism and examines the nature of Hitler's power structures both within his party and within Germany as a whole. Formally inaugurated in Potsdam in 1933, the Third Reich was regarded by Hitler as the greatest in a line of might German empires. His mystical belief that this empire would last a thousand years proved unfounded, but not before a world war which resulted in the loss of at least 70 million lives. This atlas charts the rise and fall of Hitler's Nazi state, from the first mass meeting of the NSDAP in Munich in 1920, through the relentless territorial aggression and anti0Jewish atrocities of World War II, to the execution of war criminals in Nuremburg in 1946.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower is one of America’s greatest and least appreciated presidents.Behind the demeanor that made Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower so popular was a cold-as-steel intelligence that kept his country prosperous and out of danger. Because his operating methods were so deeply hidden, it is only in the past few decades that historians have grasped the full extent of his achievements. Ike in Love and War shows the hidden sacrifices that made Eisenhower remarkable. It probes the mission that was driving him: the quest to reconcile his skill as a fighter with his mother’s pacifism, which led him to become the greatest peacekeeper of his age. More than other biographies, this one explores the man’s emotions. It puts the long-standing dispute about his romance with Kay Summersby in a new perspective: tragedy. Here is the story of a unique American, the passion and brilliance he kept concealed, the ambition that propelled him, the sacrifices that wore down his health, and the sheer self-mastery that made it all look easy. It never was. His achievements are timely as Americans face unprecedented dangers. This is the story of the world Ike made, the things he achieved, and the surprises that may still ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Do you know what war is?'' With that question, Cutter and his companions are plunged into the most dangerous, life-threatening conflict they could never have imagined. In their quest for the legendary lost Palace of the High Ones, they are betrayed by the Gliders of Blue Mountain and left to perish on the snow-swept wastes of the Frozen Mountains. Now the Wolfriders must face savage Northern Troll Warriors who stand between Cutter''s tribe and their goal. Even if they are able to join forces with the pugnacious, stag-riding Go-Back elves, can any elfin alliance survive the sheer force and brutality of the troll army? Collects ElfQuest: The Original Quest #16-#20.

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Explore World War II in unprecedented detail with this compelling geographical guide.If you''re interested in finding out more about one of the deadliest wars in history, then this war book is perfect for you. World War II Map by Map is an intricately detailed history book, that will encourage you to get a sense of the magnitude, mobility and speed at which the colossal armies swept through these vast landscapes during a war that claimed millions of lives and spanned through many areas globally. Follow the key developments of World War II in unprecedented visual detail, with more than 100 specially created historical maps covering all major theatres of war. Discover how the conflict raged around the globe on land, air, and sea, while timelines provide an in-depth chronology of events. Beautiful archival photographs, contemporary artifacts, and profiles of famous leaders reveal the full story of the war that shaped the modern world. So what are you waiting for? Journey back in time and uncover:- 9 main contemporary maps, including battle maps from both Allies and Axis countries, explain key events. - Easy-to-read text panels to accompany the maps for a deeper understanding of each topic. - Set out into ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''A scintillating, encyclopaedic history, rich in detail from the arcane to the familiar... a veritable tour de force'' Richard Overy, New Statesman''Transnational history at its finest ... .. social, political and cultural themes swirl together in one great canvas of immense detail and beauty'' Gerard DeGroot, The Times''Dazzlingly erudite and entertaining'' Dominic Sandbrook, The Sunday TimesA masterpiece which brings to life an extraordinarly turbulent and dramatic era of revolutionary change.The Pursuit of Power draws on a lifetime of thinking about nineteenth-century Europe to create an extraordinarily rich, surprising and entertaining panorama of a continent undergoing drastic transformation. The book aims to reignite the sense of wonder that permeated this remarkable era, as rulers and ruled navigated overwhelming cultural, political and technological changes. It was a time where what was seen as modern with amazing speed appeared old-fashioned, where huge cities sprang up in a generation, new European countries were created and where, for the first time, humans could communicate almost instantly over thousands of miles. In the period bounded by the Battle of Waterloo and the outbreak of World War I, Europe dominated the rest of the world as never before or since: this book breaks new ground by showing ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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IThe bestselling guide for understanding how your family made you, and how you can make yourself even better. ''Excellent'' - Brendan O''Connor, RTÉ Radio One''I loved it'' - Síle Seoige, Ready to Be Real * * *Our early years at home are when we lay down the blueprint for being a partner, parent, sibling, friend, colleague, neighbour, and even a citizen. Home is where we become who we are.Even the best of childhoods is imperfect. And if there were difficulties - whether due to simple personality clashes, or issues such as authoritarian parenting, family break-up, illness, loss or addiction - it may be an ongoing struggle to manage our moods and emotions, though we may have no idea why. Psychotherapist Richard Hogan has seen it all when it comes to how the early years shape us - and he knows we can work on ourselves to rewrite the blueprint. In this book he draws on extensive research and thousands of conversations in the therapy room to explain how.Packed full of eye-opening and liberating ideas, fascinating case studies and practical tools, Home is Where the Start Is also includes a remarkable account of Richard''s own challenges as a child and teenager. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Stavebnice LEGO Marvel 76320 obsahuje 204 dílků pro sestavení Iron Mana, War Machine a dvou pohyblivých Hammerových dronů s vystřelovači. Sada je určena pro děti od 7 let a podporuje digitální stavění prostřednictvím aplikace LEGO Builder. Modely umožňují akční hru s raketomety a blastery.

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Celebrating a decade of Columbia Global Reports, the Forerunners series revives groundbreaking works of investigative journalism and incisive analysis published a century before CGR’s founding. These texts, once forgotten or underexplored, reflect CGR’s core mission: fearless reporting, global perspective, and intellectual rigor. Each selection remains strikingly relevant today, offering historical insights that challenge contemporary perspectives and reaffirm the power of journalism to shape the world. Initially published in 1897, Cuba in War Time brought readers onto the battlefields with a style that was urgent, immersive, and unmistakably modern. Richard Harding Davis, the most famous journalist of his generation, filed vivid, morally charged dispatches, capturing everything from Spanish atrocities to the execution of a young Cuban rebel, and helped transform frontline reporting into a new literary form and a potent political force. Davis’s work helped ignite public support for the Spanish-American War, and his account of the Battle of San Juan Hill turned a young Theodore Roosevelt into a national hero. Yet his work often blurred the line between fact and spectacle, revealing how easily journalism could be swept into the causes it chronicled. This edition reexamines Davis’s legacy with a searching new introduction by Peter Maass, a celebrated war reporter ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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“This may be the most anticipated poetry book of the last decade...expect it to haunt you.”—NPR.org"Richard Siken writes about love, desire, violence, and eroticism with a cinematic brilliance and urgency."—Huffington Post In reviewing Richard Siken''s first book, Crush, the New York Times wrote that "his territory is [where] passion and eloquence collide and fuse." In this long-awaited follow-up to Crush, Siken turns toward the problems of making and representation, in an unrelenting interrogation of our world of doublings. In this restless, swerving book simple questions—such as, Why paint a bird?—are immediately complicated by concerns of morality, human capacity, and the ways we look to art for meaning and purpose while participating in its—and our own—invention. "Slippery, magnetic riffs on the arbitrary divisions made by the human mind in light of the mathematical abstractions that delete them; poetry lovers will want to read."—Library Journal, starred review "[P]oems of passion, examining what it means to love, to be, and to create."—Vanity Fair "Siken’s stark, startling collection focuses tightly on both the futility and the importance of creating art."—Booklist “Poems primarily about painting and representation give way to images that become central characters in a sequence of fable-like pieces. Animals, landscapes, objects, and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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LP vinyl - V rámci katalogové kampaně vycházejí v reedici desky skupiny War. Pro zájemce tak jesou na vinylech k dispozici alba War (1971), All Day Music (1971), The World Is A Ghetto (1972), Deliver The Word (1973) a Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975). V rámci katalogové kampaně vycházejí v reedici desky skupiny War. Pro zájemce tak jesou na vinylech k dispozici alba War (1971), All Day Music (1971), The World Is A Ghetto (1972), Deliver The Word (1973) a Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975). War (původně Eric Burdon and War) je americká funk-rocková kapela z Long Beach v Kalifornii, známá několika hitovými písněmi, včetně Spill the Wine, The World Is a Ghetto, The Cisco Kid, Low Rider a Summer). Jejich album The World Is a Ghetto bylo nejprodávanějším albem Billboard Chart roku 1973. Rok vydání : 1975 (7.album) Rok reedice : 2022 Seznam stop LP Don't Let No One Get You Down / Lotus Blossom / Heartbeat / Leroy's Latin Lament (Medley) / Smile Happy / So /...

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Richard Haass, a member of the National Security Council staff in the George H. W. Bush administration and the State Department director of policy planning for George W. Bush, reviews the causes and strategies of the first and second Iraq wars while providing a thoughtful examination of the means and ends of U.S. foreign policy.War of Necessity, War of Choice—part history, part memoir—provides invaluable insight into some of the most important recent events in the world. Additionally, this book provides a much-needed compass for how the United States can apply the lessons learned from the two Iraq wars so that it is better positioned to put into practice what worked and avoid repeating what so clearly did not. In this compelling, honest, and challenging book by one of the country’s most respected voices on foreign policy, Haass’s assessments are critical yet fair and carry tremendous weight.

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The biggest and deadliest war. Over 50 countries involved. More than 100 million people mobilized. A death toll between 50 to 85 million—half of which were innocent civilians. Six bloody years. Countless atrocities and savageries. If you’re interested in the story and legacy of World War II, then this history book is for you!From the Pearl Harbor attack and the D-Day invasion to the Holocaust and the Manhattan Project, World War II has had a lasting impact on the world. Larger-than-life heroes and villains were minted: Hitler, MacArthur, Stalin, and Churchill, to name a few. The ballistic missile, atomic bomb, radar, and other inventions were developed that came to define modern life. The impact of World War II cannot be underestimated. The Handy World War II Answer Book looks at the Blitzkrieg, Hiroshima, concentration camps, and the rest of the war’s history. It answers 550 of the most intriguing questions about the war, including … Why did Italy and Germany become allies? What was special about the Commando Fighting Knife? What were the secrets of Station X? Who were the Desert Rats? Did the Allies know that the Holocaust was happening? When was the first Enigma machine captured — and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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"If we in Great Britain are resolute and wise there will emerge from this catastrophe something which may well give hope to the world" First published in 1939 as a Penguin Special, this is the original best-selling account of why Britain went to war with Germany. In simple terms it describes the stages of Adolf Hitler''s ruthless pursuit for power, identifies his methods of deception and false diplomacy, and details his terrifying use of force that rendered peaceful negotiation increasingly difficult, and finally impossible. Shining a light on Hitler''s early life and character, Harold Nicolson reveals the dictator''s political theories in Mein Kampf, and explains the strategies he adopted in seizing the Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia and later Poland. Written with clarity and insight, and read widely by soldiers during World War II, the final message of hope and peace is as relevant today as it was in 1939.This facsimile edition includes a new introduction by Andrew Roberts, best-selling author of The Storm of War; Masters and Commanders and Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership.

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We tend to think cities look the way they do because of the conscious work of architects, planners and builders. But what if the look of cities had less to do with design, and more to do with social, cultural, financial and political processes, and the way ordinary citizens interact with them? What if the city is a process as much as a design? Richard J. Williams takes the moment construction is finished as a beginning, tracing the myriad processes that produce the look of the contemporary global city. This book is the story of dramatic but unforeseen urban sights: how financial capital spawns empty towering skyscrapers and hollowed-out ghettoes; how the zoning of once-illicit sexual practices in marginal areas of the city results in the reinvention of culturally vibrant gay villages; how abandoned factories have been repurposed as creative hubs in a precarious postindustrial economy. It is also the story of how popular urban clichés and the fictional portrayal of cities powerfully shape the way we read and see the bricks, concrete and glass that surround us. Thought-provoking and original, Why Cities Look the Way They Do will appeal to anyone who wants to understand the contemporary city, shedding ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A GUARDIAN AND INDEPENDENT BEST MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR‘At last an expert classicist gets to grips with Bob Dylan’ Mary Beard‘Thomas’s elegant, charming book offers something for everyone – not just the super-fans’ IndependentWhen the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan, the literary world was up in arms. How could the world’s most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter in his Seventies, who wouldn’t even deign to make an acceptance speech?In Why Dylan Matters, Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers that question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on Classical poetry, Thomas was initially ridiculed by his colleagues for teaching a course on Bob Dylan alongside his traditional seminars on Homer, Virgil and Ovid. Dylan’s Nobel prize win brought him vindication. This witty, personal volume is a distillation of Thomas’s famous course, and makes a compelling case for moving Dylan out of the rock n’ roll Hall of Fame and into the pantheon of Classical poets. You’ll never think about Bob Dylan in the same way again.

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Audiokniha: #1 Bestseller New York Times – predalo sa viac ako 3 milióny kópií! Ove je starší pán, aký žije snáď v každom obytnom dome - večne nevrlý, zatrpknutý frfloš, v ktorom len ťažko odhalíte dobré srdce. Milovaná žena mu umrela, stal sa z neho samotár a pomaly stráca zmysel života. Kedysi býval predsedom spoločenstva vlastníkov domov, ale vystriedali ho už pred niekoľkými rokmi. Rozhodne mu to však nezabránilo vykonávať funkciu strážcu poriadku. Samozvaného. Keď sa do domu naproti prisťahujú mladí hluční susedia a namiesto pozdravu sa im len tak mimochodom podarí nacúvať do Oveho poštovej schránky, a ešte k tomu japonským autom, spustí sa kolotoč nečakaných udalostí. Začína sa príbeh o prekvapujúcom priateľstve, túlavom kocúrovi a najmä o tom, ako sa ľuďom, ktorí sa s Ovem stretnú, zmení život. Knihu Muž menom Ove preložili doteraz do dvadsiatich piatich jazykov a filmové spracovanie existuje od roku 2015. "Vôbec nechápe ľudí, ktorí sa dušujú, že túžia iba po dôchodku. Čo sú to za ľudia, ktorí snívajú o ničnerobení a priživovaní sa na spoločnosti? Ove si nič hroznejšie než toto ani nevie predstaviť." Povedali o titule „Očarujúci debut... Budete sa smiať, budete plakať, pocítite nové sympatie k zakríknutým ľuďom vo vašom živote. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The rapid rise in Russia''s power over the course of the last ten years has been matched by a stunning lack of international diplomacy on the part of its president, Vladimir Putin. One consequence of this, when combined with Europe''s rapidly shifting geopolitics, is that the West is on a possible path toward nuclear war. Former deputy commander of NATO General Sir Richard Shirreff speaks out about this very real peril in this call to arms, a novel that is a barely disguised version of the truth. In chilling prose, it warns allied powers and the world at large that we risk catastrophic nuclear conflict if we fail to contain Russia''s increasingly hostile actions.In a detailed plotline that draws upon Shirreff''s years of experience in tactical military strategy, Shirreff lays out the most probable course of action Russia will take to expand its influence, predicting that it will begin with an invasion of the Baltic states. And with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump recently declaring that he might not come to the aid of these NATO member nations were he to become president, the threat of an all-consuming global conflict is clearer than ever.This critical, chilling fictional look at our ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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AZzardo AZ4508 OVE WALL – venkovní nástěnné LED svítidlo 3000K tmavě šedéVneste do svého exteriéru i interiéru moderní design s kulatým nástěnným svítidlem AZzardo OVE WALL AZ4508. Toto osvětlení v elegantní tmavě šedé barvě je perfektním řešením pro prostory, kde je třeba kombinovat estetiku s funkčností a trvanlivostí.Hlavní přednosti svítidla Odolné provedení do exteriéru i interiéru – kovové tělo a krytí IP54 chrání před stříkající vodou a prachem. Moderní design s dekoračním vroubkováním – vhodné pro chodby, předsíně, koupelny, terasy, balkony či vstupní prostory. Integrovaný LED zdroj – příkon 2,5 W, světelný tok 150 lm, energeticky úsporné řešení. Příjemná teplota světla 3000 K – neutrální bílé až teplé světlo vhodné pro večerní relaxaci i orientaci. Kompaktní rozměry – průměr 110 mm, hloubka 25 mm, hmotnost pouze 200 g.Technické parametry Příkon: 2,5 W Světelný tok: 150 lm Teplota barvy: 3000 K (teplá bílá) Index podání barev: CRI ≥ 80 Životnost: 25 000 h Energetická třída: G Krytí: IP54 (venkovní použití) Materiál: kov Barva: tmavě šedá Napájení: 220–240 V Rozměry: 110 × 110 × 25 mm Hmotnost: 200 g Součástí balení: integrovaný LED modulDoporučení architektaSvítidlo AZzardo OVE WALL je ideální volbou pro decentní nasvícení vstupních prostor, schodišť, chodeb nebo teras. Díky zvýšenému ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Osobní váha - digitální, nosnost 180 kg, materiál desky sklo, přesnost měření 100 g, k napájení slouží AAA baterie, vícebarevné Osobní váha Hyundai OVE 308 digitální Digitální osobní váha Hyundai OVE 308 v sobě spojuje líbivý design a praktické funkce, jako je například dotykové ovládání, možnost volby ze tří různých jednotek hmotnosti nebo schopnost okamžitého vážení po vstoupení na desku přístroje. K provozu váhy jsou potřeba 2 AAA baterie, které najdete v balení. Designová váhaSkleněná osobní váha Hyundai OVE 308 vás zaujme nejen svou funkčností, ale také barevným designem. Svou hmotnost uvidíte na velkém displeji. Jednoduchou obsluhu navíc zajišťuje dotykové ovládání. Praktické funkceOsobní váha Hyundai OVE 308 disponuje nosností 180 kg a přesností na 100 g. Váží okamžitě, jak si na ni stoupnete. Můžete si vybrat ze tří různých jednotek - kilogramů, liber a tzv. stones...

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Osobní váha - digitální, nosnost 180 kg, materiál desky sklo, přesnost měření 100 g, k napájení slouží AAA baterie, vícebarevné Osobní váha Hyundai OVE 309 digitální Digitální osobní váha Hyundai OVE 309 v sobě spojuje líbivý design a praktické funkce, jako je například dotykové ovládání, možnost volby ze tří různých jednotek hmotnosti nebo schopnost okamžitého vážení po vstoupení na desku přístroje. K provozu váhy jsou potřeba 2 AAA baterie, které najdete v balení. Designová váhaSkleněná osobní váha Hyundai OVE 309 vás zaujme nejen svou funkčností, ale také barevným designem s motivem lapače snů. Svou hmotnost uvidíte na velkém displeji. Jednoduchou obsluhu navíc zajišťuje dotykové ovládání. Praktické funkceOsobní váha Hyundai OVE 309 disponuje nosností 180 kg a přesností na 100 g. Váží okamžitě, jak si na ni stoupnete. Můžete si vybrat ze tří různých jednotek - kilogramů, liber a...

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British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true – British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain, the country that invented them, consistently unable to field tanks of the required quality or quantity throughout the conflict? This perceived failure has taken on the status of a myth, but, like all myths, it should not be accepted at face value – it should be questioned and analyzed. And that is what Dick Taylor does in this closely researched and absorbing study.He looks at the flaws in British financial policy, tank doctrine, design, production and development before and throughout the war years which often had fatal consequences for the crews who were sent to fight and to be ‘murdered’ in ‘mechanical abortions’. Their direct experience of the shortcomings of these machines is an important element of the story. He also considers how British tanks compared to those of the opposition and contrasts tank production for the army with the production of aircraft for the RAF during ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Osobní váha kompaktní, vyrobená z bezpečnostního skla, nosnost 150 kg, dotykové ovládání, funkce automatického vypnutí, čistý design vhodný do každé koupelny Potřebujete si zajistit větší přehled o své hmotnosti, ale dělá vám problém výběr vhodné váhy? Osobní váha Hyundai OVE 950 má desku vyrobenou z kvalitního skla, takže krásně zapadne do jakéhokoliv interiéru. Její maximální nosnost činí 150 kg a měří s přesností na 100 g. Stoupnutím na desku se automaticky zapne a začne vážit. Sami si navolíte jednotky měření. Na výběr máte z klasických kilogramů a dále také z liber či stones, jednotek které se používají v některých cizích zemích. Naměřené hodnoty se vám následně zobrazí na přehledném LCD displeji s dotykovým ovládáním. Klíčové vlastnosti osobní váhy Hyundai OVE 950Digitální váha ideální pro sledování vaší hmotnostiMaximální nosnost váhy Hyundai OVE 950 činí 150 kgKvalitní skleněný materiál vážicí plochy s tloušťkou 6 mmPřehledný LCD displej s...

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One of the Guardian''s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, an addictive and searingly honest novel about childhood, family and grief.* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *Karl Ove Knausgaard writes about his life with painful honesty. He writes about his childhood and teenage years, his infatuation with rock music, his relationship with his loving yet almost invisible mother and his distant and unpredictable father, and his bewilderment and grief on his father''s death.When Karl Ove becomes a father himself, he must balance the demands of caring for a young family with his determination to write great literature. Knausgaard has created a universal story of the struggles, great and small, that we all face in our lives. A profound and mesmerizing work, written as if the author''s very life were at stake.''A masterpiece... Its depiction of a family''s disintegration is one of the most powerful pieces of writing I''ve read in years'' Observer

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An exhilarating story of ambition, joy and failure in early manhood from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard.* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *As the youngest student to be admitted to Bergen''s prestigious Writing Academy, Karl Ove arrives full of excitement and writerly aspirations. Soon though, he is stripped of his youthful illusions. His writing is revealed to be puerile and clichéd, and his social efforts are a dismal failure. He drowns his shame in drink and rock music.Then, little by little, things begin to change. He falls in love, gives up writing and the beginnings of an adult life take shape. That is, until his self-destructive binges and the irresistible lure of the writer''s struggle pull him back.''Breathtaking... Knausgaard has a rare talent for making everyday life seem fascinating'' The Times

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From the international phenomenon Karl Ove Knausgaard, the extraordinary final volume of ''the most significant literary enterprise of our times'' (Guardian).* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *In this final novel in the My Struggle cycle, Karl Ove Knausgaard examines life, death, love and literature with unsparing rigour and begins to count the cost of his project.The End reflects on the fallout from the earlier books, with Knausgaard facing the pressures of literary acclaim and its often shattering repercussions. It is at once a meditation on writing and its relationship with reality, and an account of a writer''s relationship with himself - from his ambitions to his doubts and frailties.''Epic... It creates a world that absorbs you utterly'' Sunday Times''Compulsively addictive'' Daily Telegraph''My Struggle has strong claim to be the great literary event of the twenty-first century'' Guardian''A mesmerising, thought-provoking and genuinely important work of art'' Spectator

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An irresistible story of childhood adventure from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard.* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *Childhood is exhilarating and terrifying. For the young Karl Ove, new houses, classes and friends are met with manic excitement and creeping dread. Adults occupy godlike positions of power, benevolent in the case of his doting mother, tyrannical in the case of his cruel father.In the now infamously direct style of the My Struggle cycle, Knausgaard describes a time in which victories and defeats are felt keenly and every attempt at self-definition is frustrated. This is a book about family, memory and how we never become quite what we set out to be.''Knausgaard finds the sublime in the everyday... Boyhood Island reverberates with the joys and anxieties of early youth, and Knausgaard brilliantly recreates their exaggerated feel'' Times Literary Supplement

Objev podobné jako Boyhood Island - Karl Ove Knausgaard

A beautiful, funny, vital novel of teenage years and teenage mistakes from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard.* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *Fresh out of high school, Karl Ove moves to a remote fishing village to work as a teacher. He has no interest in the job itself - or in any other job for that matter, his sole aim is to save money and start writing. All goes well to begin with but as the nights grow longer, his life takes a darker turn. Drinking causes him blackouts, his repeated attempts at losing his virginity end in humiliation, and to his own great distress he develops romantic feelings towards one of his 13-year-old students. And all the while the shadow of his father looms large.''Beautifully human... Being drawn into Knausgaard''s world is an ineluctable pleasure''The Times

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The events are set out not just from a high command perspective but from grass-roots, with all the human suffering, trauma, compassion and even survival. There is real compassion and human understanding, especially in Bosnia, with sufferings of all sides.The writing is attractive and very readable , modest, self-effacing, honest, with hints of P G Wodehouse(!), and intimate. Readers will feel involved and brought into author''s confidence - and this is a gift of good authorship.There are deep and important themes apart from immediate policy and action, notably the nature of war and warfare as a fundamental human condition, the real-life horror of war, and self-sacrifice. And examination of leadership is very impressive, with the trust which is vital to success. A chapter on ''surprise'' in political and military history is fascinating for historians. Technology is a vital theme and covered for the lay reader to grasp and even cyber technology. The chapters on relations with other arms, government bodies including the MOD and distinguished colleagues, and all ranks, are highly informative and reveal what to some is a secret world.

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Even as the fashion industry changes rapidly with new technologies, styles and trendsetters, one thing remains constant: the customer is key. But with more competition than ever before, how do fashion brands reach elusive customers and even more crucially, establish loyalty? This thoroughly updated third edition introduces core concepts of consumer behavior through a unique fashion perspective. Ideal for fashion merchandising and marketing courses, this text explains the motivation behind consumer choice and purchase written in a clear manner with industry examples. This text will cover updates in technology and social media, which have changed the landscape of the fashion market. Discussion of the pandemic, diversity, sustainability, and ethical practices are also included. Student activities, mini-projects, and brand new “Just-in-Case” case studies promote application of the text concepts for a complete understanding of The Why of the Buy.STUDIO Features Include:- Self-assessment quizzes to test yourself on what you have just read- Flashcards of key terms and concepts covered in the bookInstructor Resources- Instructor’s Guide to help incorporate the text into your classroom-The Test Bank includes sample test questions for each chapter- PowerPoint Slides for every chapter

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Richard WrightÂ’s Native Son (1940) is one of the most violent and revolutionary works in the American canon. Controversial and compelling, its account of crime and racism remain the source of profound disagreement both within African-American culture and throughout the world. This guide to Wright''s provocative novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Native Son a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the presenta selection of reprinted critical essays on Native Son, by James Baldwin, Hazel Rowley, Antony Dawahare, Claire Eby and James Smethurst, providing a range of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section a chronology to help place the novel in its historical context suggestions for further reading. Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series, this volume is essential reading for all those beginning detailed study of Native Son and seeking not only a guide to the novel, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Wright''s text.

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Audioknihu Muž jménem Ove napsal autor: Fredrik Backman, čte: Jan Vlasák. O lásce, pořádném nářadí a o tom, proč je důležité jezdit saabem. Toho starého protivu určitě znáte – všechno ví a umí nejlépe, nesmyslně škudlí, chová se jako samozvaný strážce pořádku v nejbližším okolí a neustále otravuje se zbytečnostmi, protože mu „jde o princip“. Jenže s Ovem život pěkně zametl. Teď je mu 59 let, před několika roky ho vystřídali na pozici předsedy družstva vlastníků, nedávno mu zemřela žena a v práci ho poslali do penze. Copak se lze divit, že chce po svém okolí už jen klid na efektivně provedenou sebevraždu? Ve světě, kde lidé střídají značky aut a nedovedou si nic opravit vlastníma rukama, už pro něj stejně není místo. Ale jeho noví sousedi, kteří místo pozdravu nešikovně nabourají do Oveho poštovní schránky, a vlezlý toulavý kocour, který mu pořád courá po zahradě, to ne a ne pochopit… Audiokniha v podání výtečného Jana Vlasáka vypráví o přátelství, které dokáže vrátit chuť do života, i když se mohlo zdát, že ztratil smysl. Někdo ty mameluky přece musí naučit, jak se správně řídí a co to je pořádné auto! Audiokniha roku 2014: ABSOLUTNÍ VÍTĚZ NOMINACE: Audiokniha roku 2014: Nejlepší ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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AZzardo AZ4509 OVE WALL – venkovní nástěnné LED svítidlo 4000K tmavá šedáModerní kulaté nástěnné svítidlo AZzardo OVE WALL v elegantní tmavě šedé barvě vyniká minimalistickým designem a vysokou funkčností. Díky krytí IP54 je ideální volbou do exteriéru i interiéru – chrání před stříkající vodou a prachem, což zajišťuje spolehlivý provoz v chodbě, koupelně, na terase, balkónu či u vchodových dveří.Hlavní vlastnosti produktu Rozměry: 110 × 110 × 25 mm Materiál: odolný kov s dekorativním vroubkováním Barva: tmavě šedá Integrovaný LED zdroj: 2,5 W, svítivost 150 lm Barevná teplota: 4000 K (studená bílá) Index podání barev: CRI ≥ 80 Životnost LED: 25 000 h Energetická třída: G Napájení: 220–240 V Hmotnost: 200 g Krytí: IP54 – vhodné do vlhkých či prašných prostorInspirace a doporučeníToto svítidlo se skvěle hodí jako decentní orientační nebo dekorační osvětlení na stěnu. Doporučujeme jej použít pro zvýraznění nočních linií na terase, k osvětlení schodiště, venkovní chodby nebo jako moderní doplněk do koupelny. Studené bílé světlo (4000 K) podporuje dobrou orientaci a zvýrazňuje architektonické prvky.Trust badges & garance Životnost LED zdroje: až 25 000 hodin Záruka: 2 roky Certifikace: CE Krytí: IP54 – odolnost vůči stříkající vodě a prachuFAQ – často kladené otázky Lze vyměnit LED zdroj? Svítidlo ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Kniha – Povzbudivý příběh, který vás rozpláče i rozesměje – autor Fredrik Backman, 336 stran, česky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Ovemu je 59 let. Řídí saaba. To, že byl na pozici předsedy družstva vystřídán už před pár lety (což on sám považuje za převrat), mu rozhodně nebrání ve vykonávání funkce strážce pořádku. Samozvaného strážce pořádku. Když se do protějšího domku přistěhují noví sousedé a místo pozdravu se jim jen tak mimochodem podaří nacouvat do Oveho poštovní schránky, spustí se kolotoč nečekaných událostí — začíná příběh o překvapivém přátelství, toulavé kočce a prastarém umění řídit. Příběh, který od začátku promění všechny, kdo se s Ovem dostanou do styku. Román Fredrika Backmana o starém vzteklounovi odvedle komicky ztvárňuje řadu situací, které nám jsou důvěrně známé. Je to kniha, jež dokáže stvořit svůj vlastní svět, ale zároveň nám říká něco důležitého o nás i naší době. Příběh se nese ve stejném duchu jako film Lepší už to nebude s Jackem...

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Elektronická kniha - Povzbudivý příběh, který vás rozpláče i rozesměje - autor Fredrik Backman, 336 stran Román Fredrika Backmana o starém vzteklounovi humorně ztvárňuje řadu situací, které jsou nám důvěrně známé. Je to kniha, jež má svůj vlastní svět, ale zároveň nám říká něco důležitého o nás i naší době. Příběh se nese ve stejném duchu jako román Jonase Jonassona Stoletý stařík, který vylezl z okna a zmizel nebo film Lepší už to nebude s Jackem Nicholsonem.Jistě toho starého protivu všichni znáte...Ovemu je padesát devět let. Řídí Saab. Na pozici předsedy družstva vlastníků byl sice vystřídán už před pár lety — což on sám považuje za převrat —, ale to mu rozhodně nebrání ve vykonávání funkce strážce pořádku. Samozvaného strážce pořádku.Když se do protějšího domku přistěhují noví sousedé a místo pozdravu se jim jen tak mimochodem podaří nacouvat do Oveho poštovní schránky, spustí se kolotoč nečekaných událostí — začíná příběh o překvapivém přátelství,...

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Audiokniha MP3 - Audiokniha roku 2014: Absolutní vítěz. Příběh o přátelství, které dokáže vrátit chuť do života, i když se mohlo zdát, že ztratil smysl. - Fredrik Backman, čte Jan Vlasák Nejlepší audiokniha roku 2014 „Pokud by měl mít Ove něco vyryté na pomníku, pak jedině: Vždy myslel na spotřebu paliva.“ Určitě toho starého protivu znáte – všechno ví a umí nejlépe, nesmyslně škudlí, chová se jako samozvaný strážce pořádku v nejbližším okolí a neustále otravuje se zbytečnostmi, protože mu „jde o princip“. Jenže s Ovem život pěkně zametl. Teď je mu 59 let, před několika roky ho vystřídali na pozici předsedy družstva vlastníků, nedávno mu zemřela žena a v práci ho poslali do penze. Copak se lze divit, že chce po svém okolí už jen klid na efektivně provedenou sebevraždu? Ve světě, kde lidé střídají značky aut a nedovedou si nic opravit vlastníma rukama, už pro něj stejně není místo. Ale jeho noví sousedi, kteří místo pozdravu nešikovně nabourají do Oveho...

Objev podobné jako Muž jménem Ove

Audiokniha: Určitě toho starého protivu znáte – všechno ví a umí nejlépe, nesmyslně škudlí, chová se jako samozvaný strážce pořádku v nejbližším okolí a neustále otravuje se zbytečnostmi, protože mu „jde o princip“. Jenže s Ovem život pěkně zametl. Teď je mu 59 let, před několika roky ho vystřídali na pozici předsedy družstva vlastníků, nedávno mu zemřela žena a v práci ho poslali do penze. Copak se lze divit, že chce po svém okolí už jen klid na efektivně provedenou sebevraždu? Ve světě, kde lidé střídají značky aut a nedovedou si nic opravit vlastníma rukama, už pro něj stejně není místo. Ale jeho noví sousedi, kteří místo pozdravu nešikovně nabourají do Oveho poštovní schránky, a vlezlý toulavý kocour, který mu pořád courá po zahradě, to ne a ne pochopit… Audiokniha v podání výtečného Jana Vlasáka vypráví o přátelství, které dokáže vrátit chuť do života, i když se mohlo zdát, že ztratil smysl. Někdo ty mameluky přece musí naučit, jak se správně řídí a co to je pořádné auto! „Pokud by měl mít Ove něco vyryté na pomníku, pak jedině: Vždy myslel na spotřebu paliva.“

Objev podobné jako Muž jménem Ove - Fredrik Backman - audiokniha

Román o lásce, pořádném nářadí a o tom, proč je důležité jezdit saabem. Ovemu je padesát devět let. Řídí saab. Na pozici předsedy družstva vlastníků ho sice vystřídali už před pár lety - což on sám považuje za převrat -, ale to mu rozhodně nebrání vykonávat funkci strážce pořádku. Samozvaného strážce pořádku. Když se do protějšího domku přistěhují noví sousedé a místo pozdravu se jim podaří nacouvat do Oveho poštovní schránky, spustí se kolotoč nečekaných událostí - začíná příběh o překvapivém přátelství, toulavé kočce a prastarém umění řídit. A o tom, jak se změní životy lidí, kteří se s Ovem setkají. Román Fredrika Backmana o starém vzteklounovi humorně ztvárňuje řadu důvěrně známých situací. Je to kniha, jež má svůj vlastní svět, ale zároveň nám říká něco důležitého o nás i naší době.

Objev podobné jako Muž jménem Ove - Fredrik Backman

An electrifying story about love and new life from the international phenomenon, Karl Ove Knausgaard.* Karl Ove Knausgaard''s dazzling new novel, The Morning Star, is available to pre-order now *This is a book about leaving your wife and everything you know. It is about fresh starts, about love, about friendship. It is also about the earth-shattering experience of becoming a father, the mundane struggles of family life, ridiculously unsuccessful holidays, humiliating antenatal music classes, fights with quarrelsome neighbours, the emotional strains of childrens'' birthday parties and pushing a pram around Stockholm when all you really want to do is write.This is a book about one man''s life but, somehow, about everyone else''s too.''Compelling, rewarding...breathtaking'' Observer

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The million-copy bestselling phenomenon: Soon to be a major film starring Tom HanksFredrik Backman's heartwarming debut is a funny, moving, uplifting tale of love and community that will leave you with a spring in your step'Warm, funny, and almost unbearably moving' Daily MailAt first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the Residents' Association. He will persist in making his daily inspection rounds of the local streets.But isn't it rare, these days, to find such old-fashioned clarity of belief and deed? Such unswerving conviction about what the world should be, and a lifelong dedication to making it just so?In the end, you will see, there is something about Ove that is quite irresistible...

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