'Ian Moore is a brilliantly funny writer and that's all there is to it.' Annabel Giles THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE ENTHRALLING FOLLET VALLEY SERIES, BY TV/RADIO REGULAR IAN MOORE Richard is a middle-aged Englishman who runs a B&B in the fictional Val de Follet in the Loire Valley. Nothing ever happens to Richard, and really that's the way he likes it. One day, however, one of his older guests disappears, leaving behind a bloody handprint on the wallpaper. Another guest, the exotic Valerie, persuades a reluctant Richard to join her in investigating the disappearance. Richard remains a dazed passenger in the case until things become really serious and someone murders Ava Gardner, one of his beloved hens ... and you don't mess with a fellow's hens! Unputdownable mystery set in rural France, by TV/radio regular and bestselling author Ian Moore - perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, Julia Chapman, or M.C. Beaton. Everyone is wanting mort! - what people are saying about Ian Moore: 'Charming, witty, a brilliant read.' Sarah Millican 'There are a great many comedians who think that they can also write books, myself included, but very few who can rival Ian Moore's immediate warmth and skill with language.' Jon Richardson 'Ian Moore is a brilliantly funny writer and that's all there is to it.' Annabel Giles 'Everything its author is: immaculately turned out, sharp and consistently hilarious.' Mark Billingham 'What a strange and wonderful sight Ian Moore must present in the Loire Valley - an English Mod kicking around rural France with a young family, a few goats and big dreams of the good life. His brilliant book is warm, funny and big-hearted - easily the best Englishman-abroad memoir since Gerald Durrell was in short trousers and knocking around pre-war Corfu.' Tony Parsons 'So well written and funny you feel you're there flailing with him in the chicken coop. Warm, tender and incredibly funny. Treads that perfect balance between thigh-slappingly hilarious and heartbreakingly human: a unique and wonderful book.' Isy Suttie 'Ian Moore is a brilliant comedian whose wit is as sharp as his dress sense and he has managed to take that on stage story telling brilliance and put it in his writing. A great read - even if your French!' John Bishop, Comedian and Broadcaster 'Sharp, funny, warm and witty. If Ian Moore writes this well in France, he should never be let back into the UK.' Danny Wallace 'A 21st Century Tony Hancock.' Dean Kelland (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Death and Croissants (A Follet Valley Mystery 1) - Moore IanIčigo Kurosaki byl normální středoškolský student. Tedy, až na to, že měl dvě šílené sestry, ještě šílenějšího otce, že se rád pral a viděl mrtvé lidi. To poslední byl asi tak nejmenší z jeho problémů. Ičigo s mrtvými vycházel docela dobře – alespoň do chvíle, než se mu v životě objevila záhadná Rukia Kučiki, která mu na krk hodila nebezpečný úkol. Už nestačilo jen mrtvé vidět. Bylo třeba i za ně bojovat. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Bleach 1: The Death and the Strawberry - Tite Kubo , Death and other horrors ()Metallica are the biggest metal band of all time. The California quartet have sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, won nine Grammy Awards, and had five consecutive albums hit number one on the US Billboard chart. But theirs is a tale about much more than just sales figures and critical acclaim - and their journey from scuzzy Los Angeles garages to the world's most famous stadiums has been both dramatic and painful.Birth School Metallica Death is the definitive story of the 'Led Zeppelin of their generation'. It's a story about family, community, self-belief, and the pursuit of dreams, which unfolds through first-hand interviews with the band and those closest to it. Piece by piece, Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood reveal just how Metallica have stayed ahead of the competition for so many years, and in Volume I - the first half of this epic story - they detail the band's rise to international fame right up until the eve of the release of their seminal 'Black Album' (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Birth School Metallica Death - Brannigan Paul, Winwood Ian , Ian moshAudiokniha MP3 - autor Howard Phillips Lovecraft a Montague Rhodes James, čte Courtney Claar, Sam Kellett, Roy McCrerey a Alex Went The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short storiesThe author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic horror stories. Cool Air, and Azathoth, by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, complete the collection. Lovecraft was not well-known during his life, but became an influential horror-story writer after his death. It was he who proclaimed M. R. James as the “master of terror and monstrous visions”. The atmosphere of horror and mystery is underlined by excellent performances by all actors and music as well as by the original graphic design of the cover. (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Death and Other Horrors () , Moore christy: christy moore collection - lp (9029667018)Audiokniha MP3 Edgar Allan Poe, čte Rodilý mluvčí Audiokniha Stories of Mystery and Suspense namluvená rodilým mluvčím. Jazyková úroveň B2 pro pokročilé posluchače. In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelström. Ghostly mysteries such as Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher are also in the collection along with Poe’s masterpiece study of madness The Tell-Tale Heart. (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Stories of Mystery and Suspense , Moore gary: a different beat - cd (4050538825824)Limitovaná edice produktů Revlon k premiéře filmu Wonder Woman 1984 exkluzivně k dostání ve FAnn parfumeriích. Výrazně matná, dokonale krycí barva na rty s našlehanou krémovou texturou a příjemným zvláčňujícím účinkem. Díky exkluzivní Ultra HD technologii 100% bez obsahu vosků vám rtěnka Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Mousse zaručí mimořádně zářivý barevný výsledek jediným tahem. Inovovaný měkký aplikátor umožňuje rychlé a precizní nanášení. Jak používat:Aplikátorem naneste na rty. (fann.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Mousse L.E. matná rtěnka - Death Valley 5,9 ml , Iron maiden: a matter of life and death (2x lp) - lp (9029585195)Kniha - autor Edgar Allan Poe, 368 stran, anglicky, Pevná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Edgar Allan Poe, 368 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá A collection of some of the most imaginative and dramatic stories by Edgar Allan Poe (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1509826696) , Meteostanice auriol ian 53673Audiokniha:,The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short stories. The author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic horror stories. Cool Air, and Azathoth, by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, complete the collection. Lovecraft was not well-known during his life, but became an influential horror-story writer after his death. It was he who proclaimed M. R. James as the “master of terror and monstrous visions”. The atmosphere of horror and mystery is underlined by excellent performances by all actors and music as well as by the original graphic design of the cover. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Death and Other Horrors - Howard P. Lovecraft, Montague Rhodes James - audiokniha , Schleich deka a ohlávka, sarah a mystery 42462 (4059433568683)eBook: Po Pilířích země a Na věky věků, celosvětově oblíbených historických ságách od bestselleristy Kena Folletta, přichází Ohnivý sloup, třetí rozvětvený příběh zasazený do anglického městečka Kingsbridge, příběh mocných panovníků i jejich nepostradatelných pomocníků, příběh plný intrik, vražd a zrady, ale také lásky, přátelství a naděje. Píše se rok 1558 a Evropu sužují náboženské konflikty. Osmnáctiletý Ned Willard ale v tuto chvíli netouží po ničem jiném než oženit se s Margery Fitzgeraldovou. Jejich vztahu však není přáno, a tak Ned odchází pracovat pro princeznu Alžbětu. Ve chvíli, kdy se Alžběta stane královnou, obrátí se proti Anglii celá Evropa. Chráněná oddanou skupinou nápaditých špehů a odvážných tajných agentů lpí na svém trůnu i zásadách. Skutečný boj totiž staví ty, kdo věří v toleranci a kompromis, proti tyranům, kteří všem ostatním vnucují své názory – ať to stojí cokoli… (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Ohnivý sloup - Ken Follet - e-kniha , Creeper: sex, death and the infinite void - lp (9029528392)One of the great historians of our age asks: how far can a single leader alter the course of history?The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of instruments of control, persuasion and death. Whole societies were re-shaped and wars fought, often with a merciless contempt for the most basic norms. At the summit of these societies were leaders whose personalities had somehow given them the ability to do whatever they wished.Ian Kershaw's new book is a compelling, lucid and challenging attempt to understand these rulers, whether operating on the widest stage (Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini) or with a more national impact (Tito, Franco). What was it about these leaders and the times they lived in that allowed them such untrammelled and murderous power? And what brought that era to an end? In a contrasting group of profiles, from Churchill to de Gaulle, Adenauer to Gorbachev, and Thatcher to Kohl, Kershaw uses his exceptional skills to think through how other, strikingly different figures wielded power. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Personality and Power : Builders and Destroyers of Modern Europe - Ian Kershaw , Creeper: sex, death and the infinite void - lp (9029528391)A century after Britain's Balfour Declaration promised a Jewish 'national home' in Palestine, veteran Guardian journalist Ian Black has produced a major new history of one of the most polarising conflicts of the modern age. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from declassified documents to oral testimonies and his own decades of reporting - Enemies and Neighbours brings much-needed perspective and balance to the long and unresolved struggle between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land. Beginning in the final years of Ottoman ruleand the British Mandate period, when Zionist immigration transformed Palestine in the face of mounting Arab opposition, the book re-examines the origins of what was a doomed relationship from the start. It sheds fresh light on critical events such as the Arab rebellion of the 1930s; Israel's independence and the Palestinian catastrophe (Nakba in Arabic) of 1948; the watershed of the 1967 war; two Intifadas; the Oslo Accords and Israel's shift to the right. It traces how - after five decades of occupation, ever-expanding Jewish settlements and the construction of the West Bank 'separation wall' - hopes for a two-state solution have all but disappeared, and explores what the future might hold. Yet Black also goes beyond the most newsworthy events - wars, violence and peace initiatives - to capture thereality of everyday life on the ground in Jerusalem and Hebron, Tel Aviv,Ramallah, Haifa and Gaza, for both sides of an unequal struggle. Lucid, timelyand gripping, Enemies and Neighbours illuminates a bitter conflict that shows no sign of ending - which is why it is so essential that we understand it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Enemies and Neighbours : Arabs and Jews in Palestine and Israel, 1917-2017 - Ian Black , Schleich sedlo a uzda, klub sarah + mystery 42492 (4059433572819)Maths is the story of the world around us, and the wisdom it gives us can be the difference between success and disaster.We are all doing maths all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of maths - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward.In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events in which the application - or misapplication - of mathematics has played a critical role: patients crippled by faulty genes and entrepreneurs bankrupted by faulty algorithms; innocent victims of miscarriages of justice and the unwitting victims of software glitches. We follow stories of investors who have lost fortunes and parents who have lost children, all because of mathematical misunderstandings.Along the way, Yates arms us with simple mathematical rules and tools that can help us make better decisions in our increasingly quantitative society. You will discover why it's always sensible to question a statistic, often vital to ask for a second opinion and sometimes surprisingly handy to stick to the 37% rule... (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako The Maths of Life and Death , Demi moore život naruby: můj skutečný příběh (978-80-87383-84-1)Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Mousse Rtěnka pro ženy 5,9 ml Odstín 830 Death Valley (parfemy-elnino.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lip Mousse 5,9 ml rtěnka pro ženy 830 Death Valley tekutá rtěnka , Sidolux universal soda power lilly of the valley 1 l (5902986208072)In this third book in the series, Harley goes on a time-twisting adventure! On a school trip to the Inventia Jurassic Coast, Harley finds an unusual fossil. Has she discovered an entirely new species of dinosaur? Her class nemesis, Fenelda, doesn't believe it, so Harley decides to build a time machine to prove the discovery and win the 'best invention' competition. But messing around with time can have unexpected, dinosaur-size effects...Vashti Hardy's immersive world building, cool science and tech, weird and wonderful inventions, warm and funny characters - all perfectly pitched for younger readers. A modern-day INSPECTOR GADGET meets THE WORST WITCH, with a STEM twist. Full of brilliant illustrations from George Ermos! Collect them all: Harley Hitch and the Iron Forest and Harley Hitch and the Missing Moon (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Harley Hitch and the Fossil Mystery - Vashti Hardy , Touch of death ()This collection of Poe's work contains some of the most exciting and haunting stories ever written. They range from the poetic to the mysterious to the darkly comic, yet all possess the genius for the grotesque that defines Poe's writing. They are peopled with neurotics and social outcasts, obsessed with nameless terrors or preoccupied with seemingly unsolvable mysteries. 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' are key works in the horror canon, while in the 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue' and 'The Mystery of Marie Roget' we find the origins of modern detective fiction. Collectively, these tales represent the best of Edgar Allan Poe's prose work before his premature death in 1849.This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of Edgar Allan Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination feature With an afterword by Jonty Claypole.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Tales of Mystery and Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe , Ward eleri: a perfect little death - lp (9155846081)Audiokniha:,Audiokniha Stories of Mystery and Suspense namluvená rodilým mluvčím. Jazyková úroveň B2 pro pokročilé posluchače. In this reader you will find nine of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous stories of mystery and suspense. They range from Gothic historical stories such as The Pit and the Pendulum, through to detective fiction like The Murders in the Rue Morgue and an early science fiction tale - A Descent into the Maelström. Ghostly mysteries such as Ligeia and The Fall of the House of Usher are also in the collection along with Poe’s masterpiece study of madness The Tell-Tale Heart. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Stories of Mystery and Suspense - Edgar Allan Poe - audiokniha , Ward eleri: a perfect little death - cd (9155846058)Sherlock Holmes and Mrs Hudson are faced with a new challenge... Dangerous magicians! Precious gems! Dastardly Plans! Sherlock Holmes is just the man... But what if Holmes isn't the only brains at Baker Street? As snow falls on Baker Street, the wintry city is abuzz with excitement: the Malabar Rose - a fabled and enormous ruby - has been sent as a gift to Queen Victoria by the Marharajah of Marjoudh. An extraordinary condition is attached: the gem must be displayed at London's sumptuous Blenheim Hotel. How can the safety of this priceless jewel be assured? The authorities wisely enlist the help of Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr Watson... but fortunately for them, they are also on the receiving end of help from Holmes's redoubtable housekeeper Mrs Hudson and her able assistant, Flotsam the housemaid. The Malabar Rose isn't the only exotic attraction stirring up excitement in the city, however. World famous magician the Great Salmanazar will be amazing the lucky few who can secure tickets at a once-in-a-lifetime spectacular. Not only that, but the world's most beautiful woman - the glamorous, if rather risqué, fire dancer Lola Del Fuego - will be joining him on the bill. With all this excitement and a peculiar disappearance in Ealing, Mrs Hudson and Flottie have their hands full this festive season. Their investigations take in snow-shrouded streets, a toyshop full of wonders, a tumultuous Covent Garden as the New Year rings in and even theatre dressing rooms in Stepney. This fresh twist on classic Victorian mystery will delight fans and new readers alike. Martin Davies grew up in north-west England. In addition to the Holmes & Hudson Mysteries, he is the author of four other novels, including The Conjurer's Bird, which sold over 150,000 copies and was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club and Havana Sleeping, which was shortlisted for the 2015 CWA Historical Dagger award. He works as a consultant in the broadcasting industry. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Mrs Hudson and the Malabar Rose (Holmes & Hudson Mystery) , Needtobreathe: into the mystery - cd (7567864364)In this unprecedented book, palliative medicine pioneer Dr Kathryn Mannix explores the biggest taboo in our society and the only certainty we all share: death.A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Told through a series of beautifully crafted stories taken from nearly four decades of clinical practice, her book answers the most intimate questions about the process of dying with touching honesty and humanity. She makes a compelling case for the therapeutic power of approaching death not with trepidation but with openness, clarity and understanding.With the End in Mind is a book for us all: the grieving and bereaved, ill and healthy. Open these pages and you will find stories about people who are like you, and like people you know and love. You will meet Holly, who danced her last day away; Eric, the retired head teacher who, even with Motor Neurone Disease, gets things done; loving, tender-hearted Nelly and Joe, each living a lonely lie to save their beloved from distress; and Sylvie, 19, dying of leukaemia, sewing a cushion for her mum to hug by the fire after she has died.These are just four of the book's thirty-odd stories of normal humans, dying normal human deaths. They show how the dying embrace living not because they are unusual or brave, but because that's what humans do. By turns touching, tragic, at times funny and always wise, they offer us illumination, models for action, and hope. Read this book and you'll be better prepared for life as well as death. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial - Mannix , Funko mystery minis little mermaid (889698421089)As a reporter, Jacques Peretti has spent his life investigating important stories. But there was one story, heard in scattered fragments throughout his childhood, that he never thought to investigate. The story of how his mother survived Auschwitz.In the few last months of the Second World War, thirteen-year-old Alina Peretti, along with her mother and sister, was one of thirteen thousand non-Jewish Poles sent to Auschwitz. Her experiences there cast a shadow over the rest of her life.Now ninety, Alina has been diagnosed with dementia. Together, mother and son begin a race against time to record her memories and preserve her family's story. Along the way, Jacques learns long-hidden secrets about his mother's family. He gains an understanding of his mother through retracing her past, learning more about the woman who would never let him call her 'Mum'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Little Bird of Auschwitz: How My Mother Escaped Death and Found Our Family - Jacques Peretti , Hohner big valley d (hn139510)Who would you be, if you hadn't turned out to be the person you are now?Dawn is a death doula, and spends her life helping people make the final transition peacefully.But when the plane she's on plummets, she finds herself thinking not of the perfect life she has, but the life she was forced to abandon fifteen years ago - when she left behind a career in Egyptology, and a man she loved.Against the odds, she survives, and the airline offers her a ticket to wherever she needs to get to - but the answer to that question suddenly seems uncertain.As the path of her life forks in two very different directions, Dawn must confront questions she's never truly asked: What does a well-lived life look like? What do we leave behind when we go? And do we make our choices, or do our choices make us?Two possible futures. One impossible choice. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako The Book of Two Ways: A stunning novel about life, death and missed opportunities - Jodi Picoultová , Valley oblecek zeleny 25cm 4993cA brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ' the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature - and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: 'She's just the finest detective God ever made.' - and many Agatha Christie fans would agree. Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances. Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent.As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Miss Marple and Mystery : The Complete Short Stories - Agatha Christie , Protective p-valley black (sptrcc447nad)Cyrus the Great created the first Persian Empire in the 500s BCE, and sealed his pre-eminence as one of the greatest founders of empire. He conquered all major civilizations in his region and his influence reached from the Balkans in the West to the Indus river in the East. His brilliant campaigns brought vast wealth and grandeur to his homeland and a reputation for military leadership that has stood the test of time.FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Cyrus the Great: Epic and Legendary Leaders - Ian Macgregor Morris , Moore mandy: in real life - cd (4557128)The definitive reference for all Wes Anderson fans. Loaded with rich imagery and detailed analysis of his incredible films – including the classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom as well as Anderson's highly anticipated new releaseThe French Dispatch – this is the first book to feature all of Wes Anderson's movies in a single volume. Acclaimed film journalist Ian Nathan provides an intelligent and thoughtful examination of the work of one of contemporary film’s greatest visionaries, charting the themes, visuals, and narratives that have come to define Anderson’s work and contributed to his films an idiosyncratic character that's adored by his loyal fans. From Anderson’s regular cast members – including Bill Murray and Owen Wilson – to his instantly recognisable aesthetic, recurring motifs and his scriptwriting processes, this in-depth collection will reveal how Wes Anderson became one of modern cinema’s most esteemed and influential directors. Presented in a slipcase with 8-page gatefold section, this stunning package will delight all Wes Anderson devotees and movie lovers in general. Unauthorised and Unofficial. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Wes Anderson: The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work - Ian Nathan , Moore mandy: in real life - lp (4557126)An authoritative new publication that revisits Munch’s work in its entirety. Edvard Munch occupies a pivotal place in artistic modernity. His work is permeated by a singular vision of the world, with a powerful symbolist dimension that goes beyond the masterpieces he created in the 1890s, and which gives his art a great coherence.For Munch, humanity and nature were united in the cycle of life, death and rebirth, which is reflected in the unending recurrence of certain motifs and colour combinations in his work. He wrote: ‘These paintings, which are, admittedly, relatively difficult to understand, will be […] easier to grasp if they are integrated into a whole.’ Published to accompany the major exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, Edvard Munch: A Poem of Life, Love and Death presents about a hundred works – paintings, drawings, prints and engraved blocks – reflecting the diversity of Munch’s practice. Seven essays explore the artist in his philosophical and scientific milieu and the places that shaped the man and his art, as well as offering a rare glimpse of Munch’s attempts at creative writing.They also examine the historical evolution of his monumental Frieze of Life series and the world-famous Scream. This publication invites readers to revisit the painter’s work in its entirety by following the thread of an ever-inventive pictorial thinking: a vision that is both fundamentally coherent, even obsessive, and at the same time constantly renewed. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Edvard Munch: A Poem of Life, Love and Death , Death vigil: pod křídly smrti (978-80-906935-3-1)eBook: ‘Tales of Terror and Mystery’ is a volume of 13 short stories from the prolific ‘Sherlock Holmes’ author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Stories in the collection include the mystery of a disappearing train in ‘The Lost Special’ and the surprising science-fiction story ‘The Horror of the Heights’. Full of classic Doyle mystery, this collection also includes some wonderful terror tales from the much-loved author. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) was a British author, best known as the creator of the world-famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Born in Edinburgh, he was educated in England and Austria before studying medicine at the University of Edinburgh. It was during his time at university that Doyle began writing short stories, submitting them to magazines and journals. His first Sherlock Holmes novel, ‘A Study in Scarlet’ was written in just three weeks and published in 1887 to favourable reviews, and more Sherlock adventures followed. By 1893, Doyle was growing tired of Sherlock and attempted to kill him off in the story ‘The Final Problem’, but public outcry caused him to resurrect the famous detective. He featured in a total of 56 short stories and four novels along with his trusty sidekick Dr Watson and made Doyle one of the best-paid authors of the time. The stories have been adapted multiple times; most recently in the successful BBC series ‘Sherlock’ starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Later literary works included the Professor Challenger series which began with ‘The Lost World’, in which Challenger sets out to find evidence of prehistoric life. The book inspired numerous adaptations, including the films ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Lost World’. In later life Doyle became captivated by the world of spiritualism and the occult and published non-fiction works about his beliefs including ‘The Coming of the Fairies’. Arthur Conan Doyle died at home in 1930. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Tales of Terror and Mystery - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - e-kniha , Death note zápisník smrti 1 (978-80-7449-219-8)A brand new omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ' the typical old maid of fiction', Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature - and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: 'She's just the finest detective God ever made.' - and many Agatha Christie fans would agree. Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances. Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie's mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent.As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Miss Marple and Mystery : The Complete Short Stories (Defekt) - Agatha Christie , Mystery sága – zatmění slunce a krvavý měsíc (978-80-754-8055-2)eBook:,5 povídek s krimi a hororovým nádechem podle skutečných životních událostí. Povídky pojednávají o různých lidských slabostech a pohnutkách, které dokážou v člověku rozdmýchat temné stránky jeho osobnosti a vedou ho na scestí, aby se dopustil násilí na jiných lidech či sám na sobě, což je příčinou jeho neštěstí. Kromě anglicko-české četby pro středně pokročilé studenty angličtiny učebnice nabízí řadu aktivit na porozumění četbě, dále podněty k ústnímu či písemnému projevu, podrobný výklad gramatiky a řadu cvičení s klíčem. Zvolené aktivity a cvičení jistě upevní a rozšíří vaše znalosti anglického jazyka a podnítí vaši chuť do dalšího studia. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako The Case of Bizarre Death and Other Tales / Případ bizarní smrti a další příběhy - Alena Kuzmová - e-kniha , Funko pop disney: onward - ian w/ staff (889698455848)WINNER OF THE CRIMEFEST LAST LAUGH AWARD 2019 The charming first novel in a new comic crime series, from one of Britain's most-loved writers, the incomparable Lynne Truss 'More Marx Brothers than Agatha Christie, this is crime fiction turned on its head - a giddy spell of sheer delight' Daily Mail Brighton, 1957. Inspector Steine rather enjoys his life as a policeman by the sea. No criminals, no crime, no stress. So it's really rather annoying when an ambitious - not to mention irritating - new constable shows up to work and starts investigating a series of burglaries. And it's even more annoying when, after Constable Twitten is despatched to the theatre for the night, he sits next to a vicious theatre critic who is promptly shot dead part way through the opening night of a new play. It seems Brighton may be in need of a police force after all... (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako A Shot in the Dark : A Constable Twitten Mystery 1 - Lynne Trussová , Funko pop! jurassic world - dr. ian malcolm (889698622240)Country Candle Butter Croissants, 453 g, Vonné svíčky Vůně do bytu, Vonná svíčka Country Candle Butter Croissants provoní váš domov nádhernou vůní a vytvoří tak útulnou atmosféru, díky níž se budete vždy cítit skvěle. Vlastnosti: gurmánská vůně ideální jako dárek dlouhá doba hoření Složení: bavlněný knot Jak používat: Svíčku pokládejte na dostatečně tepelně odolný povrch. Nenechávejte hořet déle než 4 hodiny. Nikdy nedovolte, aby svíčka dohořela až do úplného konce. Hořící svíčku nenechávejte nikdy bez dozoru a v blízkosti lehko vznětlivých předmětů. Uchovávejte mimo dosah dětí a domácích zvířat. Nechte vždy svíčku hořet minimálně po tu dobu, než se roztaví celá horní vrstva. Předejdete tak vzniku nežádoucí prohlubně ve vosku. Pro optimální hoření doporučejeme knot pravidelně zastřihávat na doporučenou délku. (notino.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Country Candle Butter Croissants vonná svíčka 453 g , Dury ian, blockheads: do it yourself - lp (4050538828177)Country Candle Butter Croissants, 42 g, Čajové svíčky Vůně do bytu, Čajová svíčka Country Candle Butter Croissants dotvoří atmosféru každé romantické večeře i všedního večera. Svíčka umístěná ve svícnu se stane doplňkem vašeho domova a příjemně provoní každý menší interiér. Kombinací několika vůní si můžete vytvořit vonný zážitek podle svých představ. Vlastnosti: gurmánská vůně Složení: dřevěný knot Jak používat: Svíčku pokládejte na dostatečně tepelně odolný povrch. Nenechávejte hořet déle než 4 hodiny. Nikdy nedovolte, aby svíčka dohořela až do úplného konce. Hořící svíčku nenechávejte nikdy bez dozoru a v blízkosti lehko vznětlivých předmětů. Uchovávejte mimo dosah dětí a domácích zvířat. (notino.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Country Candle Butter Croissants čajová svíčka 42 g , 4-dílný emipo ergo one mystery (8595645402101)Country Candle Butter Croissants, 680 g, Vonné svíčky Vůně do bytu, Vonná svíčka Country Candle Butter Croissants provoní váš domov nádhernou vůní a vytvoří tak útulnou atmosféru, díky níž se budete vždy cítit skvěle. Vlastnosti: gurmánská vůně ideální jako dárek dlouhá doba hoření Složení: bavlněný knot Jak používat: Svíčku pokládejte na dostatečně tepelně odolný povrch. Nenechávejte hořet déle než 4 hodiny. Nikdy nedovolte, aby svíčka dohořela až do úplného konce. Hořící svíčku nenechávejte nikdy bez dozoru a v blízkosti lehko vznětlivých předmětů. Uchovávejte mimo dosah dětí a domácích zvířat. Nechte vždy svíčku hořet minimálně po tu dobu, než se roztaví celá horní vrstva. Předejdete tak vzniku nežádoucí prohlubně ve vosku. Pro optimální hoření doporučejeme knot pravidelně zastřihávat na doporučenou délku. (notino.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Country Candle Butter Croissants vonná svíčka 680 gThe brilliantly funny and clever fourth book in the critically acclaimed Her Majesty The Queen Investigates mystery series - and the first set in late 1970s London featuring a young Queen Elizabeth II. 1957 - Young Queen Elizabeth II is finding her way in a challenging world as the United Kingdom must adjust to having neither an empire nor a set place in post-war Europe. As she travels the world to try and build bridges, the Queen is advised by the 'men in moustaches', as Philip calls them - her father's old courtiers, who may or may not have her best interests at heart. One of them is trying to sabotage her: that much she is sure of. And then two bodies turn up, horribly murdered, in Chelsea, and the Queen finds herself unwillingly used as the alibi for somebody very close to her. Elizabeth knows she can't face these challenges alone. She needs support from someone clever, discreet and loyal, someone she can trust. Then she meets ex-Bletchley Park code breaker, Joan McGraw, and their investigation into the murders begins in earnest . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako A Death in Diamonds: The brand new 2024 royal murder mystery from the author of THE WINDSOR KNOT - S. J. BennettKniha - autor John Carreyrou, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers. In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud... (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (0593081641)Hra na konzoli - Xbox One S / Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, elektronická licence, klíč pro Xbox Live, žánr: akční, Perfektní kompilace pro dlouholeté fanoušky série a nové hráče Darksiders. Kolekce obsahuje dva díly Darksiders ve vylepšených verzích. Nejlepší verze her V kolekci se nachází hry ve svých vylepšených verzích s ostrými texturami plynulým obrazem v 60 FPS. Darksiders Warmastered - Vykoupení válkyVálka, první jezdec Apokalypsy, se nechal oklamat zlými silami a rozpoutal válku mezi... (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Darksiders Fury's Collection - War and Death - Xbox Digital (G3Q-00423)An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters William Shakespeare found dozens of different ways to kill off his characters, and audiences today still enjoy the same reactions - shock, sadness, fear - that they did more than 400 years ago when these plays were first performed. But how realistic are these deaths, and did Shakespeare have the knowledge to back them up?In the Bard's day death was a part of everyday life. Plague, pestilence and public executions were a common occurrence, and the chances of seeing a dead or dying body on the way home from the theatre were high. It was also a time of important scientific progress. Shakespeare kept pace with anatomical and medical advances, and he included the latest scientific discoveries in his work, from blood circulation to treatments for syphilis. He certainly didn't shy away from portraying the reality of death on stage, from the brutal to the mundane, and the spectacular to the silly. Elizabethan London provides the backdrop for Death by Shakespeare, as Kathryn Harkup turns her discerning scientific eye to the Bard and the varied and creative ways his characters die. Was death by snakebite as serene as Shakespeare makes out? Could lack of sleep have killed Lady Macbeth? Can you really murder someone by pouring poison in their ear? Kathryn investigates what actual events may have inspired Shakespeare, what the accepted scientific knowledge of the time was, and how Elizabethan audiences would have responded to these death scenes. Death by Shakespeare will tell you all this and more in a rollercoaster of Elizabethan carnage, poison, swordplay and bloodshed, with an occasional death by bear-mauling for good measure. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Death By Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts - Kathryn HarkupElektronická kniha - autor Alena Kuzmová, 137 stran, česky 5 povídek s krimi a hororovým nádechem podle skutečných životních událostí. Povídky pojednávají o různých lidských slabostech a pohnutkách, které dokážou v člověku rozdmýchat temné stránky jeho osobnosti a vedou ho na scestí, aby se dopustil násilí na jiných lidech či sám na sobě, což je příčinou jeho neštěstí. Kromě anglicko-české četby pro středně pokročilé studenty angličtiny učebnice nabízí řadu aktivit na porozumění četbě, dále podněty k ústnímu či písemnému projevu, podrobný výklad gramatiky a řadu cvičení s klíčem. Zvolené aktivity a cvičení jistě upevní a rozšíří vaše znalosti anglického jazyka a podnítí vaši chuť do dalšího studia. (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako The Case of Bizarre Death and Other Tales / Případ bizarní smrti a další příběhy (999-00-020-3027-7)Country Candle Butter Croissants, 64 g, Vosky do aromalampy Vůně do bytu, Vosk do aromalampy Country Candle Butter Croissants vytvoří ve vašem interiéru maximální vonný efekt. Díky rychlé a jednoduché možnosti výměny za jiný vosk si vždy snadno zvolíte právě tu vůni, na kterou máte zrovna náladu. Vlastnosti: gurmánská vůně Složení: bavlněný knot Jak používat: Tající vosk v aromalampě nenechávejte nikdy bez dozoru a v blízkosti lehko vznětlivých předmětů. Nenechávejte produkt v dosahu dětí nebo domácích mazlíčků. (notino.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Country Candle Butter Croissants vosk do aromalampy 64 gThe full inside story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers. In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup "unicorn" promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: The technology didn't work. In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. Now to be adapted into a film, with Jennifer Lawrence to star. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John CarreyrouThe riveting true story of the breathtaking rise and shocking collapse of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup founded by Elizabeth Holmes, by the prize-winning journalist who first broke the story and pursued it to the end, despite pressure from its charismatic CEO and threats by her lawyers.In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the female Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup 'unicorn' promised to revolutionize the medical industry with a machine that would make blood testing significantly faster and easier. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes's worth at an estimated $4.7 billion. There was just one problem: the technology didn't work.In Bad Blood, John Carreyrou tells the riveting story of the biggest corporate fraud since Enron, a tale of ambition and hubris set amid the bold promises of Silicon Valley. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup - John CarreyrouVesmírná vůně, která ve vás navodí okamžitý příval pozitivní energie. PopisHlava: Mandarinka, Bergamot, Levandule Srdce: Jasmín, Konvalinka, Fialka Základ: Cedrové dřevo, pižmoNáš tipVůně Dermacol se mohou používat samostatně nebo je můžete kombinovat mezi sebou tak, že vznikne jedinečná smyslová stopa, kterou vyjádříte sami sebe! Další parfémy od Dermacolu. (patro.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Dermacol Parfémovaná voda Lily of the Valley and Fresh Citrus 50 ml, 50ml'Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets' The Economist This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, witch-doctors and sex workers. This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians. This is London as you've never seen it before. 'An eye-opening investigation into the hidden immigrant life of the city' Sunday Times 'Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others ...It recalls the journalism of Orwell' Financial Times (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako This is London: Life and Death in the World City - Ben JudaheBook: From changes in workload, sibling rivalry, money and relationship issues, to health and well-being, an addition to your family raises questions, challenges and emotions. Offering a practical and reassuring guide, this book provides the tried and tested expert advice, supplemented with the voices of parents and children, to help you successfully navigate the difficult decision of welcoming a second child. A trusted companion for parents alike, feel positive, prepared and excited about your new family with \'Second Essential Information and Wisdom to Help You Decide, Plan and Enjoy\'.- (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Second Child: Essential Information and Wisdom to Help You Decide, Plan and Enjoy - Doreen Rosenthal, Susan Moore - e-knihaThe definitive history of Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth saga, Anything You Can Imagine takes us on a cinematic journey across all six films, featuring brand-new interviews with Peter, his cast & crew. From the early days of daring to dream it could be done, through the highs and lows of making the films, to fan adoration and, finally, Oscar glory. LightsA nine-year-old boy in New Zealand’s Pukerua Bay stays up late and is spellbound by a sixty-year-old vision of a giant ape on an island full of dinosaurs. This is true magic. And the boy knows that he wants to be a magician. CameraFast-forward twenty years and the boy has begun to cast a spell over the film-going audience, conjuring gore-splattered romps with bravura skill that will lead to Academy recognition with an Oscar nomination for Heavenly Creatures. The boy from Pukerua Bay with monsters reflected in his eyes has arrived, and Hollywood comes calling. What would he like to do next? ‘How about a fantasy film, something like The Lord of the Rings…?’ ActionThe greatest work of fantasy in modern literature, and the biggest, with rights ownership so complex it will baffle a wizard. Vast. Complex. Unfilmable. One does not simply walk into Mordor – unless you are Peter Jackson. Anything You Can Imagine tells the full, dramatic story of how Jackson and his trusty fellowship of Kiwi filmmakers dared take on a quest every bit as daunting as Frodo’s, and transformed JRR Tolkien’s epic tale of adventure into cinematic magic, and then did it again with The Hobbit. Enriched with brand-new interviews with Jackson, his fellow filmmakers and many of the films’ stars, Ian Nathan’s mesmerising narrative whisks us to Middle-earth, to gaze over the shoulder of the director as he creates the impossible, the unforgettable, and proves that film-making really is ‘anything you can imagine’. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Anything You Can Imagine: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-earth - Ian NathanLight Yagami is an ace student with great prospects - and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and now Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Noteto rid the world of evil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send the legendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, will Light lose sight of his noble goal...or his life? Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know? (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Death Note 1 - Cugumi ObaV letech 1983-1987 mladý britský scenárista jménem Alan Moore zmodernizoval americký komiks. Jeho přelomové pojetí Bažináče nastavilo nové standardy pro grafické vyprávění a vyvolalo v komiksovém médiu malou revoluci. Navázal na rámec gotického hororu svých předchůdců a umocnil jej intuitivním stylem vyprávění a bezprecedentní hloubkou postav. Moorovu vizi pak realizovali znepokojivě krásnou kresbou takoví spolupracovníci jako Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day a Rick Veitch. Výsledkem je mistrovské dílo odolávající zubu času. V tomto prvním ze šesti dílů Moorovy Ságy o Bažináčovi jsou sebrány sešity 20-28. Svazek obsahuje rovněž předmluvu známého hororového autora Ramseyho Campbella a úvod od spolutvůrce a redaktora původní série Lena Weina. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Swamp Thing - Bažináč 1 - Alan MooreNejrychlejší dobrodružství vašeho života právě začíná! Modrý ježek Sonic uhání chránit svět před starými i novými padouchy. Vinou zločineckého Dr. Eggmana se nyní na svobodě pohybují zlotřilí roboti a na vzestupu jsou i další nepřátelé. Kde se ničemný doktor nachází a jaká tajemství Sonic během svého pátrání odhalí? S pomocí svých přátel si určitě poradí s každým zádrhelem. Ať už patříte mezi malé, nebo velké fanoušky elektronických her, čeká na vás epický příběh, který si nemůžete nechat ujít! (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Ježek Sonic 1 - První dobrodružství - Ian FlynnLP vinyl - Nové album rock'n'rollového průkopníka plné zvučných spoluprací na vinylu Nové album rock'n'rollového průkopníka plné zvučných spoluprací na vinylu Seznam stop Defiance (feat. Robert Trujillo & Slash) / Bed Of Roses (feat. Ringo Starr & Mike Campbell) / No Hard Feelings (feat. Johnny Depp & Jeff Beck) / Pavlov's Dog (feat. Dean DeLeo, Robert De Leo & Eric Kretz) / Don't Tread On Me (feat. Todd Rundgren) / Guernica (feat. Mike Campbell & Joe Elliott) / I Hate Hate (feat. Dennis DiBrizzi) / Angel (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Duff McKagan & Brad Whitford) / Kiss N' Make Up (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Billy Bob Thornton & Billy F Gibbons) / This Is What I'm Here For (feat. Taylor Hawkins, Joe Elliott & Waddy Wachtel) / I Hate Hate (Alternate Version) (feat. Dennis DiBrizzi & Jeff Tweedy) (alza.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Hunter Ian: Defiance Part 1 - LP (4780556)Free markets aren't really free. Record corporate pro fits don t trickle down to everyone else. And we aren't empowered to make our own choices they're made for us every day.In Vulture Capitalism, acclaimed journalist Grace Blakeley takes on the world s most powerful corporations by showing how the causes of our modern crisis are the intended result of our capitalist system. It's not broken, it's working exactly as planned. From Amazon to Boeing, Henry Ford to Richard Nixon, Blakeley shows us exactly where late-stage capitalism has gone wrong. Searing, explosive and timely, Vulture Capitalism is the book you need to understand what is happening in the world around you and what you can do to change it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako Vulture Capitalism : Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts and the Death of Freedom - Grace BlakeleyAll the Living and the Dead is an exploration into the psychology of modern death, told through the remarkable people who deal with it every day. For readers of Caitlin Doughty's Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, Jon Ronson's The Psychopath Test, Sue Black's All That Remains and Elinor Cleghorn's Unwell Women.We are surrounded by death. It is in our news, our nursery rhymes, our true-crime podcasts. Yet from a young age, we are told that death is something to be feared. How are we supposed to know what we're so afraid of, when we are never given the chance to look?Fuelled by a childhood fascination with death, journalist Hayley Campbell searches for answers in the people who make a living by working with the dead. Along the way, she encounters mass fatality investigators, embalmers, and a former executioner who is responsible for ending 62 lives. She meets gravediggers who have already dug their own graves, visits a cryonics facility in Michigan, goes for late-night Chinese with a detective, and questions a man whose job it is to make crime scenes disappear.Through Campbell's incisive and candid interviews with these people who see death every day, she asks: Why would someone choose this kind of life? Does it change you as a person? And are we missing something vital by letting death remain hidden?A dazzling work of cultural criticism, All the Living and the Dead weaves together reportage with memoir, history, and philosophy, to offer readers a fascinating look into the psychology of Western death.'Campbell is a gorgeous writer, capturing the exquisite pathos and gallows humour found in folks who spend their lives working with the dead' - Caitlin Doughty, New York Times bestselling author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (knihydobrovsky.cz)
Podobné produkty ako All the Living and the Dead: A Personal Investigation into the Death Trade