Cars and trucks from a to z - richard scarry

Illustrated in full color. This car-and- truck-filled alphabet extravaganzathat starts with an ambulance and ends with a zippercar, is shaped like LowlyWorm's applemobile. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

ANNOTATION This book is an attempt to reach a new, more general and holistic level of understanding the development and evolution of the world's trolleybus systems. Based on a systematized review of trolleybus systems' data, the book presents the development history and technical specifities of the popular urban means of transportation powered by electricity and known as trolleybus. This is the first publication of its kind that presents a structured body of information on all of the world's trolleybus systems - both extinct and extant - broken down by country. Descriptive and comprehensive data are provided for each trolleybus system, including such information as the total length of the service lines and the number of vehicles in the fleet in different historical periods of its existence. The book is richly illustrated with archive and modern photographs. It is designated for specialists, as well as a wide reading audience interested in urban transport. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Delve into Warhol’s cherished personal collections, published together here for the first time, and discover how truly unique he was Andy Warhol (1928–1987) remains an icon of the 20th century and a leading figure in the Pop Art movement. He also was an obsessive collector of things large and small, ordinary and quirky. Since 1994, The Andy Warhol Museum has studied and safeguarded the artist’s archive encompassing hundreds of thousands of these objects, at turns strange, amusing, and poignant. From this array, many of these items have been researched and described in this book for the first time. For the myriad fans of Warhol and his quixotic world, as well as those who never understood the artist before, this volume is essential and unforgettable. Written by Matt Wrbican, the foremost authority on Warhol’s personal collection, A is for Archive features curated selections from this collection, shedding light on the artist’s work and motivations, as well as on his personality and private life. The volume is organized alphabetically, honoring Warhol’s own use of a whimsical alphabetical structure: “A is for Autograph” (a selection of signed objects, many of which influenced his most popular works), “F is for Fashion” (featuring his collections of cowboy boots, neckties, and jackets), “S is for Stamp” (works of art by Warhol and others relating to stamps and mailed items), and “Z is for Zombie” (a grouping of photographs and ephemera of Warhol in various disguises: drag, robot, zombie, clown). The book also features an insightful essay by renowned art critic and Warhol biographer Blake Gopnik. Matt Wrbican is the former chief archivist of The Andy Warhol Museum. Abigail Franzen-Sheehan is director of publications at The Andy Warhol Museum. Blake Gopnik is a freelance writer and art critic. Neil Printz is the editor of the Andy Warhol catalogue raisonné. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Lowly Worm is one of Richard Scarry's best loved characters, and the star of this lively collection of stories, in which he takes an unexpected ride on a hot-air balloon; helps Huckle find just the right gift for Mother Cat; rides the roller coaster at the fair and builds a castle at the beach. With everything from bike crashes to a big birthday surprise, these stories show exactly why Lowly is one special worm, loved the world over. Every page has something to delight over and discuss. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An encyclopedic A-to-Z guide, this beautifully illustrated volume offers hundreds of rich, fascinating definitions of 700 major and minor characters, creatures, and places of classical mythology.Classical Mythology A-to-Z is a comprehensive and engrossing guide to Greek and Roman mythology. Written by Annette Giesecke, PhD, Professor of Classics and Chair of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Delaware, this brilliant reference offers clear explanations of every character and locale, and captures the essence of these timeless tales.From the gods and goddesses of Mount Olympus and the heroes of the Trojan War to the nymphs, monsters, and other mythical creatures that populate these ancient stories, Giesecke recounts, with clarity and energy, the details of more than 700 characters and places. Each definition includes cross-references to related characters, locations, and myths, as well their equivalent in Roman mythology and cult.In addition to being an important standalone work, Classical Mythology A-to-Z is also written, designed, and illustrated to serve as an essential companion to the bestselling illustrated 75th-anniversary edition of Mythology by Edith Hamilton, including 10 full-color plates and 2-color illustrations throughout by artist Jim Tierney. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Join Richard Scarry's beloved characters Huckle Cat, Sally, and Lowly Worm for a day of adventure and discovery at the airport. Airplane fans will get an up-close look at the terminal, the control tower, the runway, and more! Featuring over 70 labeled words and a sticker sheet! Have hours of fun with this busy adventure from the one and only Richard Scarry! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Jack Sutherland, the narrator and protagonist of this memoir has, you might say, led a charmed life in the face of seeming damnation. A confirmed alcoholic in his early teens, by his twenties he was PA and bodyguard to the Hollywood stars most notably Michael Stipe, Ru Paul and Mickey Rourke. His work took him to exotic destinations around the world and bizarre encounters and requests. It also led him back to a smorgasbord of lethal addictions: alcohol, marijuana, ecstasy and perhaps most damaging of all crystal meth and the crazed chem sex that characterises its use. On the shores of death's coastline, a nine stone skeleton in a frame that once boasted the shape and tone of a bodybuilder, Jack is saved. By his father, one of the literary world's most esteemed personalities: John Sutherland.A son's memoir told through the prism and prose of a father will surely take its place among the classics of contemporary addiction and recovery stories like A Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man and Another Bullshit Night in Suck City. Stars, Cars & Crystal Meth lifts the lid on the shadow world of the Hollywood PA with grim but ultimately inspiring honesty. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Šířka: 150 cm, Certifikace: OEKO-TEX Standard 100 class I., Složení: 95%CO + 5%EL, Barva: barevná, Ošetrování: 2, Motív: Příšerky a ufoni, Výrobce: Evropský výrobce, Gramáž: 260 g/m2 (bubulakovo.cz)

Kniha - autor Joan Didion, 126 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá (alza.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

VINTAGE EARTH is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. 'This is not our world with trees in it. It's a world of trees, where humans have just arrived'This is the story of a group of strangers, each summoned in different ways by the natural world, brought together to save it from catastrophe.An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light. A hearing- and speech-impaired scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another.An Air Force crewmember in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. 'It changed how I thought about the Earth and our place in it' Barack ObamaTHE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER and WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTIONVintage Earth is a collection of novels to transform our relationship with the natural world. Each one is a work of creative activism, a blast of fresh air, a seed from which change can grow.The books in this series reconnect us to the planet we inhabit - and must protect. Discover great writing on the most urgent story of our times. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From award-winning chef and Food Network personality Scott Conant, a cookbook of restaurant-quality Italian meals that you can make easily in your home kitchen Thirty-five years into an illustrious career of restaurant openings across the country, widespread acclaim, and frequent appearances on the Food Network’s Chopped and many other shows, Scott Conant has returned home to create his most personal cookbook yet. Meals cooked from simple, fresh ingredients were staples of Conant’s childhood in a New England family with roots in Southern Italy. From his grandparents’ garden to the dinner table, he learned early on to appreciate the nuances of different flavors and ingredients, and the strong connection between food and family. Focusing on these foods Conant grew up with and the ones he makes for his loved ones today, Peace, Love, and Pasta compiles simple, fresh, and flavorful Italian recipes for the home cook to bring to their own family’s table. These recipes are built on the art of cooking for love, fascination with flavors and ingredients, and the simple pleasures of taste and conviviality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu: Print s malými vozidly Přítlačné cvočky na rameni Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči: Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Lze prát při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení (pinkorblue.cz)

Kontakty: (1) USB samec typu A (1) samec Micro USB typu B (1) 8-pinový konektor Lightning samec Poniklované Topánka z tvarovaného PVC Elektrická inštalácia: Výdržné napätie: 300 V DC 10 ms Izolačný odpor: 5 M? Kontaktný odpor: 3 ?Dĺžka: 1 m (3.3 ft.)Obsah balenia: nabíjací/synchronizačný kábel iLynk . (patro.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu Body s krátkým rukávem V praktickém dvojitém balení S lisovacími cvočky v rozkroku Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Praní při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení Salt and Pepper - oblíbené barevné věci pro nejmenší. Móda Salt& Pepper přesvědčuje rodiče: Měkké materiály šetrné k pokožce, pohodlné střihy a kvalitní zpracování činí módu Salt& Pepper trvanlivou a osobitou. (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu Body s krátkým rukávem V praktickém dvojitém balení S lisovacími cvočky v rozkroku Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Praní při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení Salt and Pepper - oblíbené barevné věci pro nejmenší. Móda Salt& Pepper přesvědčuje rodiče: Měkké materiály šetrné k pokožce, pohodlné střihy a kvalitní zpracování činí módu Salt& Pepper trvanlivou a osobitou. (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu Body s krátkým rukávem V praktickém dvojitém balení S lisovacími cvočky v rozkroku Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Praní při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení Salt and Pepper - oblíbené barevné věci pro nejmenší. Móda Salt& Pepper přesvědčuje rodiče: Měkké materiály šetrné k pokožce, pohodlné střihy a kvalitní zpracování činí módu Salt& Pepper trvanlivou a osobitou. (pinkorblue.cz)

Podrobnosti o produktu Body s krátkým rukávem V praktickém dvojitém balení S lisovacími cvočky v rozkroku Podrobnosti o materiálu a péči Materiál: 95% bavlna, 5% elastan Používejte jemné mycí prostředky Praní s látkami podobných barev Praní při teplotě do 40 °C Praní naruby a žehlení Salt and Pepper - oblíbené barevné věci pro nejmenší. Móda Salt& Pepper přesvědčuje rodiče: Měkké materiály šetrné k pokožce, pohodlné střihy a kvalitní zpracování činí módu Salt& Pepper trvanlivou a osobitou. (pinkorblue.cz)

Výrobce: Evropský výrobce, Certifikace: OKO-TEX Standard 100 class I., Barva: černá, Gramáž: 200 g/m2, Motív: Dopravní prostředky, Šířka: 150 cm, Složení: 95%CO + 5%EL, Ošetrování: 2 (bubulakovo.cz)

Výrobce: Evropský výrobce, Certifikace: OKO-TEX Standard 100 class I., Barva: hnědá, Gramáž: 200 g/m2, Motív: Dopravní prostředky, Šířka: 150 cm, Složení: 95%CO + 5%EL, Ošetrování: 2 (bubulakovo.cz)

Plowing! Digging! Hauling! Scooping! Is there anything that Matt and his battalion of big rigs can't do? Of course not! Caldecott Honor-winning Peter Sis throws things into high gear in this irresistible follow-up book to his popular Fire Truck. Young viewers will be enchanted by nine brightly colored earth-shaking machines, including a dump truck, a plow, a bulldozer, and a foldout spread of a crane that takes counting to exciting new heights. It's time to feel the rumble of trucks, trucks, trucks! 2000 Notable Children's Books. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha, vycházející ke stejnojmenné retrospektivní výstavě Aleksandry Vajd v Museum of Contemporary Art Metelkova +MSUM v Lublani (8. 12. 2023-5. 5. 2024), mapuje komplexní dílo pětadvacetileté tvorby této významné umělkyně a pedagožky, která na UMPRUM působila 15 let jako vedoucí Ateliéru volného umění IV. Úkolem publikace je obsáhnout klíčové problémy a metody - individuální a kolektivní vztahy, složitost času, kolážistické přístupy, autoreferenčnost, materialitu a ontologii média fotografie. Koncepce knihy a expozice se snaží vzájemně zrcadlit, ale jejich různé formy se doplňují a nabízejí vícenásobný přístup k dílům a jejich významům.Kniha je obohacena texty českých a zahraničních umělců jako Anetta Mona Chişa, Edith Jeřábková, Jen Kratochvil, Vojtěch Märc, Jimena Mendoza, Teja Merhar, Ana Mizerit, Michal Novotný, Tanja Radež, Peter Rauch, Luka Savi?, Adéla Svobodová a Jan Zálešák. Grafika Adéla Svobodová.Vychází v anglicko-slovinské jazykové mutaci. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Humanity has always been struck by pestilence and pandemics, from the plagues of ancient Egypt to the pox that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, to Covid-19. People living through the crises have always recorded what they saw, what they felt, and what they did. Some presented sober facts laced with anecdote, while others produced emotional outpourings; moralists speculated on the origins of the horror, poets distilled the suffering. Doctors described how they were able to advance their understanding of disease and scientists how to cure it, while survivors and the families of victims gave the inside story of the nightmare that develops when a long-feared disease enters your home or your body. There was a time when to read accounts of the Plague in Wittenburg by Martin Luther or the Great Plague of 1665 by Samuel Pepys – scenes of anguish and woe, empty streets, quarantined houses, closed businesses, overflowing graveyards, heroic doctors and nurses, quack remedies and charlatans – was to enter a disturbing and unfamiliar world. Today, to read the same words is to be hit by a jolt of recognition and understanding. As well as causing a huge loss of life, the Covid pandemic has taught us a great deal about ourselves and the way we live, illuminating tensions at the heart of society. This collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages bears witness to despair, rage, the blackest of humour, heartbreak and hope. These voices hold up a mirror to our own experiences of, and responses to, the crisis today. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Bedevilled by the demons of self-doubt, fear of failure or lack of inspiration? Lay waste to your mind-forged monsters with the help of Creative Demons and How to Slay Them. If you’ve ever embarked on a creative endeavour, then there’s a good chance you’ll have been bedevilled by self-doubt, fear of failure or a lack of inspiration at some point along the way. This book will help you to banish those mind-forged monsters one by one, no matter how grotesque or scary they may be.Drawing on inspirational anecdotes from art, philosophy, neuroscience, nature, music and contemporary culture, creativity expert Richard Holman provides you with your very own mental armoury to see you through every stage of the creative process. By learning through the experiences of such creative luminaries as Leonardo da Vinci, Marina Abramovic, J.K. Rowling, Dr Seuss and Herbie Hancock, you’ll find out how best to overcome the perils of procrastination, the sting of criticism, the seductive tug of convention or the gnawing feeling that you’re not up to it.It’s time to say farewell to your demons and make your next creative project the very best it can be. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Výrobce: Evropský výrobce, Certifikace: OKO-TEX Standard 100 class I., Barva: zelená, Gramáž: 200 g/m2, Motív: Dopravní prostředky, Šířka: 150 cm, Složení: 95%CO + 5%EL, Ošetrování: 2 (bubulakovo.cz)

Alicia Berenson lived a seemingly perfect life until one day six years ago.When she shot her husband in the head five times.Since then she hasn't spoken a single word.It's time to find out why.THE SILENT PATIENT is the gripping must-read debut thriller of 2020 - perfect for fans of THE WOMAN IN THE WINDOW by A.J. Finn and THE GIRL BEFORE by JP Delaney. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Unlock is a five-level academic skills course that combines carefully scaffolded exercises, a comprehensive approach to critical thinking and motivating video. Unlock Reading and Writing Skills Level 2 provides 60-90 hours of classroom material. Access to the Online Workbook is provided via a code packaged with the Student's Book. Critical Thinking sections give students frameworks to formulate their own opinions and express themselves effectively in the end-of-unit academic tasks. Unique research into common learner errors (using the Cambridge English Corpus) focuses the language used in Unlock on those areas learners find most challenging. Videos from Discovery Education(TM) (accessible via the Cambridge Learning Management System and supplied on the Teacher's Book DVD) provide new angles on a range of academic subjects. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The African artistic spirit extends far beyond the canvas and studio; a new wave of African creatives is on the rise and making a name for itself in design, fashion, photography, and architecture across Africa and abroad. While the colors, patterns, and crafts are profoundly rooted in African tradition, young designers infuse their creations with a delightfully discordant edge making them contemporary, unique, and truly pieces of African design. Africa Rising calls stereotypes and archaic clichés into question. A comprehensive portrait of Africa manifests from marrying Peter Mabeo’s furniture made from indigenous wood or Nobukho Nqaba’s body of photographic work that handles the themes of migration and foreignness through the clever use of every day objects or the publicly-minded architecture of David Adjaye with the up-and-coming threads of Selly Raby Kane’s energetic fashion line or the soundscapes of Spoek Mathambo’s Fantasma that fix Bantu lyrics to computerized beats. Insightful essays from experts and artisans contextualize each portrait and provide insight into talented pioneers, outstanding projects, and the way craft can be a catalyst for social and economic developments. The volume is co-edited by Design Indaba: a multifaceted design platform that garners worldwide critical acclaim for their annual design conference held in Cape Town. Africa Rising celebrates the way art strengthens and unifies cultures and, most importantly, invokes the multi-faceted richness of Africa. Explore Africa’s worldwide ripple effect of inspiration, creativity, and artistic community. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

> Na tento produkt bohužel nelze uplatnit slevový poukaz.Prostřednictvím publikace Farmlife vám autoři představí cestu poctivých surovin z farmy až k vám na stůl. Ať už se jedná o domácí kozí sýr, čerstvé maso nebo med, těsné spojení mezi přírodou a kuchyní se zapřít nedá. Zkušení farmáři, kuchaři, včelaři a food aktivisté z celého světa se s vámi podělí o svoje příběhy a dlouholeté zkušenosti. Recepty jsou v knize vtipně spárovány s ilustracemi a trefnými anekdotami. Natrefíte tak například na pohádku o dědičném semínku , o opuštěném parkovacím místě, z kterého šikovný farmář vytvořil BIO záhon, ale i příběh o kuchaři ze švédských lesů vytvářející delikátní jídla v udržitelné kuchyni a bez elekřiny. Nechte se inspirovat a podlehnete i vy kouzlu poctivě připravených potravin.Editor: Gestalten & Food Studio256 stran (vemzu.cz)

Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor were a Sixties supercharged couple in an era of supercharged couples. As a pairing they were fantasy figures, impossibly desirable. Liz supple and soft, in perfumes and furs - yet with something demonic and lethal about her.Dick, in turn, with his ravaged, handsome face, looked as though lit by silver moonlight - poised to turn into a wolf.Roger Lewis uses this glamorous and damaged pair as the starting point to tell the story of an age of excess: the freaks and groupies, the private jets and jewels and the yachts sailing in an azure sea; the magnificent bad taste and greed. It is about the clash of worlds: the filth and decay of South Wales and the grandeur and elegance of Old Hollywood; the fantasies we have about film stars and the fantasies the Burtons had about each other. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Build a solid foundation for students to develop the skills and knowledge they need to progress with the updated edition of Richard Gross's best-selling introduction to Psychology. This 8th edition of Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behaviour is the essential guide to studying Psychology, helping over half a million students during its 30 years of publication. - Easily access psychological theories and research with user-friendly content and useful features including summaries, critical discussion and research updates.- Develop evaluative skills, with new evaluation boxes, encouraging students to put classic and contemporary studies into context. - Consolidate understanding by identifying common misconceptions. - Stay up to date with revised content and the latest psychological research.- Understand the research process with updated contributions from leading Psychologists including Elizabeth Loftus, Alex Haslam and David Canter. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor John Gray, 286 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor John Gray, 286 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Humans have been building homes from wood for thousands of years, and yet, in a contemporary world of option and innovation, the most primitive resource could in fact be the most pertinent. Stretching back to historic Japanese houses, becoming synonymous with resort accommodation, and intertwining itself in the modern trend of hygge, its tactility and warmth have influenced countless architectural design movements. Timber is fast emerging as a viable material of choice, a safe, sturdy, and sustainable alternative to concrete. Architects are rediscovering wood’s universal appeal, thanks to recent technological advances. This book explores the innovative and inspiring ways architects are using this universal building material. Spanning grand Alpine escapes to tropical getaways, plywood penthouses to mass timber high-rises, Out of the Woods documents their progressive and inspiring creations from the foundations up. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An exclusive glimpse into the gardens of the world's leading restaurants - and access to innovative recipes inspired by themFor many chefs, their gardens are a direct extension of their kitchens. Whether a small rooftop in the city for growing herbs and spices, or a larger plot with fruit trees and vegetables, these fertile spots provide the ingredients and inspiration for countless seasonal dishes. Here, for the first time, The Garden Chef presents fascinating stories and signature recipes from the kitchen gardens of 40 of the world's best chefs, both established and emerging talents, with a wealth of beautiful images to provide visual inspiration. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our reach. They're inventors and toymakers, amateurs and adventurers, visionaries, dreamers and, yes, crackpots. Some have called them irresponsible, even dangerous. But Richard Branson has met many of them. He has worked with them, funded them, and flown with them. He admires them, and trusts them, and thinks they and their kind are our future. In this book Richard Branson looks at the history of flight through the stories and people who have inspired him throughout his life. In these pages you will find tales of miraculous rescues; of records made and broken; of surprising feats of endurance and survival, including some of his own adventures, as well as developments in the future of air travel (and space travel). It is a story of pioneers, and of course it includes the world famous Montgolfiers and the Wright brothers, but he also wants to describe some of the lesser-known trailblazers. People like Tony Jannus, who in 1914 created the first scheduled commercial flight in the world, flying his passengers over the waters of Tampa Bay at an altitude of just fifty feet! The 'bird man' Leo Valentin, who in the 1950s jumped from 9,000 feet with wooden wings attached to his shoulders. And Branson's friend Steve Fossett, who dedicated his life to breaking records and having adventures. This is their story. It is also, in a small way, his own. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The best photo assignments from the Monocle archive, published to mark the magazine's fifteenth anniversary. Back in 2007 the first issues of Monocle magazine hit newsstands and kiosks around the globe. At its core was a pledge to commission all original photography – capturing the world on film, on the ground and in the moment. The cover of that first issue featured a Japanese helicopter pilot from the country's defence force – taken as part of a 10-day reportage assignment for both photographer and writer. In the years since, Monocle has continued in its pursuit of documenting the world through its unique lens – from embassies and residences to world leaders and cultural stars. Each issue has featured a dedicated photographic Expo section celebrating lesser-known locales, obscure events and curious characters through truly outstanding photography. Alpine wrestlers, Syrian outposts, French legionnaires, noodle-makers, game show hosts and private member’s clubs have all graced the pages. The Monocle Book of Photography draws on the best of these photographic stories from an archive a decade and a half in the making. A handsome linen bound edition with the highest quality gloss paper and printing, the book also features supporting text about the photo assignments and the stories behind them, including first hand accounts from the photographers involved. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Rick Riordan, 212 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Join Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and Carter and Sadie Kane as they do battle with an ancient Egyptian magician determined to become a god. Against impossible odds, the four demigods and magicians team up to prevent the apocalypse.Contains the short stories The Son of Sobek, The Staff of Serapis and The Crown of Ptolemy, together in one volume for the first time.Plus, read an exciting extract from The Sword of Summer, the first book in Rick Riordan's latest series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard. (alza.cz)

Kniha z kolekce Hardie Grant Books (UK). Vtipné citáty a moudrá slova Coco Chanel v kapesní verzi. (answear.cz)

MANHATTAN i-Lynk Charge/Sync Cable Bílý kabel USB A na micro-USB a 8-pin, délka 1m. Technické parametry: Kontakty: USB samec typu A, Micro USB samec typu B, 8-pinový konektor Lightning samec Topánka: z tvarovaného PVC Poniklované: pro lepší výkon a dlouhou životnost Elektrické specifikace: Výdržné napětí: 300 V DC 10 ms Izolační odpor: 5 MΩ Kontaktní odpor: 3 Ω Obsah balení: Nabíjecí/synchronizační kábel iLynk (tonerpartner.cz)

Jak může přežít řeholnice v pasťáku? Jak se ošetřuje prezident? Jak hovořit o víře v dnešní době? Jaké to bylo, vstoupit za komunistů do tajné řehole? Může řeholní sestra sledovat MS v hokeji, pít pivo a být aktivní na Facebooku? Nebo dokonce mít v rozhlase svůj pořad a kamarády mezi předními sportovci? Tyto a mnohé další otázky zodpovídá v knižním rozhovoru boromejka Angelika Pintířová. Dotýká se nejen palčivých témat dnešní doby, jako je rozpad rodinných vztahů, dědictví komunismu v nás či výchova delikventní mládeže, ale dává nahlédnout i do svého životního příběhu. Patří do něj šťastné dětství na vesnici, ochotnické divadlo, utajený život řeholnice za komunismu, studium na DAMU, cestování po Sibiři či jízda na koloběžce. Je to příběh řeholnice, které celý život padají z nebe nejrůznější výzvy. A ona je zvedá! (patro.cz)

The full inside story of the detection of gravitational waves at LIGO, one of the most ambitious scientific experiments of all time *Selected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the Sunday Times*'This is empirical poetry. A fascinating tale of human curiosity beautifully told, and with black holes and lasers too' Robin Ince In 1916 Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves: miniscule ripples in the very fabric of spacetime generated by unfathomably powerful events. If such vibrations could somehow be recorded, we could observe our universe for the first time through sound: the hissing of the Big Bang, the low tones of merging galaxies, the drumbeat of two black holes collapsing into one… In 2016 a team of hundreds of scientists at work on a billion-dollar experiment made history when they announced the first ever detection of a gravitational wave, confirming Einstein’s prediction a century ago. Based on complete access to LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) and the scientists who created it, Black Hole Blues offers a first-hand account of this astonishing achievement: an intimate story of cutting-edge science at its most awe-inspiring and ambitious. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Stepping back from the world is an ancient human impulse. Over the last year we have had to retreat. But throughout history, we have chosen to.We were doing it more and more, anyway. Mindfulness and meditation are all the rage. Wellness tourism, yoga breaks, meditation apps, and spiritual boot camps have been booming - entry-level to hardcore.Retreat investigates this human obsession, mining neuroscience, psychology and history to reveal why we seek solitude, what we get out of it, and what is going on in our brains and bodies when we achieve it. What has it meant to the world's great thinkers, and what does it mean, in our age, as an activity we pay for?Is isolation a means of engaging more fully with reality, or evading it? And what has retreat meant at a time when humanity has - to an unprecedented extent - been forced to withdraw? Nat Segnit has felt the pull of solitude and the fear of it, as well as the warmth of company. To answer these questions, he has been on retreats around the world and met yogic scholars, cognitive and social scientists, religious leaders, philosophers and artists.Retreat is endlessly enlightening, sceptical and open-minded. It is about seeking happiness, fulfilment, a change of perspective, and relief from stress and anxiety. And it is surprisingly, joyously, full of human encounter. Ultimately, it is about the discovery that retreat is a mental state that can be achieved anywhere, in a monastery or shopping centre, a cave or a crowd. (knihydobrovsky.cz)