The 158-pound marriage - john irving

On a New England campus, Viennese housewife Utchka and her aspiring writer husband live a rather placid life with their two children. Until, that is, they meet Severin Winter, Professor of German and wrestling coach, and his delicate wife Edith at a faculty party. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years - a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics. In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant.Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen.In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren't the first or the last ghosts he sees. John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time - among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families.In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A masterpiece from one of the great contemporary American writers.'A wonderful novel, full of energy and art, at once funny and heartbreaking...terrific' WASHINGTON POSTAnniversary edition with a new afterword from the author.A worldwide bestseller since its publication, Irving's classic is filled with stories inside stories about the life and times of T. S. Garp, struggling writer and illegitimate son of Jenny Fields - an unlikely feminist heroine ahead of her time.Beautifully written, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP is a powerfully compelling and compassionate coming-of-age novel that established John Irving as one of the most imaginative writers of his generation.'A diamond sleeping in the dark, chipped out at last for our enrichment and delight...As approachable as it is brilliant' COSMOPOLITAN (knihydobrovsky.cz)

V roce 1941 závodí Rachel Brewsterová v Aspenu v Coloradu na národním mistrovství ve sjezdu a slalomu. Malá Ray, jak se jí říká, neskončí ani zdaleka na stupních vítězů, ale podaří se jí otěhotnět. Doma v Nové Anglii se stane lyžařskou instruktorkou. Její syn Adam vyrůstá v rodině, která se vymyká konvencím a vyhýbá se otázkám týkajícím se pohnuté minulosti. Po mnoha letech se Adam vydá hledat odpovědi právě do Aspenu. V hotelu Jerome, kde byl počat, se setká s několika duchy. A nejsou to první ani poslední přízraky, které uvidí… Patnáctý román Johna Irvinga je monumentální rodinná sága, čtivý a dramatický příběh s duchařskými prvky. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love -- tormented, funny, and affecting -- and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a 'sexual suspect', a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 -- in his landmark novel of 'terminal cases', The World According to Garp. His most political novel since The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving's In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers -- a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself 'worthwhile'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Proslulý román Johna Irvinga líčí život a názory fiktivního spisovatele T. S. Garpa. Jako syn excentrické Jenny Fieldsové, která si usmyslela mít dítě bez manžela, dospívá Garp pod jejím vedením v dosti svéráznou osobnost. Po maturitě odjíždějí s matkou do Vídně, oba se stejným cílem: začít psát. Jenny sepíše svůj životopis Sexuálně podezřelá, kterým se rázem proslaví, a stane se vůdčí autorkou ženského hnutí. Garp zase napíše povídku, aby se mohl oženit s Helenou, ochotnou vzít si jedině spisovatele… Garp ale není výrazný spisovatel a ve své poněkud afektované tvorbě se vypořádává po svém s nejosobnějšími, stále bolestnějšími prožitky, jež jakoby přímo zhmotňovaly děsivé představy, které ho coby starostlivého manžela a otce pronásledují. Proslaví se až svým bulvárním románem Svět podle Bensenhavera, role veřejné osoby ho však zaskočí opět nepřipraveného. Přestože je Irvingův groteskní román plný komických situací, dotýká se citlivých a aktuálních témat dnešní civilizace - otázky individuality osobnosti, sexuality, ženského hnutí, násilí a strachu z neštěstí a ze smrti. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years - a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics. In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant.Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen.In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren't the first or the last ghosts he sees. John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time - among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families.In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

John Irving, one of the world's greatest novelists, returns with his first novel in seven years - a ghost story, a love story, and a lifetime of sexual politics. In Aspen, Colorado, in 1941, Rachel Brewster is a slalom skier at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant.Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen.In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; in The Last Chairlift, they aren't the first or the last ghosts he sees. John Irving has written some of the most acclaimed books of our time - among them, The World According to Garp and The Cider House Rules. A visionary voice on the subject of sexual tolerance, Irving is a bard of alternative families.In The Last Chairlift, readers will once more be in his thrall. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: V roce 1941 závodí Rachel Brewsterová v Aspenu v Coloradu na národním mistrovství ve sjezdu a slalomu. Malá Ray, jak se jí říká, neskončí ani zdaleka na stupních vítězů, ale podaří se jí otěhotnět. Doma v Nové Anglii se stane lyžařskou instruktorkou. Její syn Adam vyrůstá v rodině, která se vymyká konvencím a vyhýbá se otázkám týkajícím se pohnuté minulosti. Po mnoha letech se Adam vydá hledat odpovědi právě do Aspenu. V hotelu Jerome, kde byl počat, se setká s několika duchy. A nejsou to první ani poslední přízraky, které uvidí… Patnáctý román Johna Irvinga je monumentální rodinná sága, čtivý a dramatický příběh s duchařskými prvky. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Modlitba za Owena Meanyho, sedmá kniha Johna Irvinga, je obecně považována za vrchol autorova díla: nabízí strhující příběh, vypravěčské mistrovství a osobitý humor, nad nímž čtenář jednou vybuchne smíchy, podruhé zatrne úzkostí. Titulní hrdina Owen Meany (o němž v románu vypráví jeho přítel z dětství John Wheelwright a své vzpomínky na něj prokládá aktuálními deníkovými záznamy ze své současnosti) je prazvláštně nadaný chlapec nepřirozeně malého vzrůstu s protivným hlasem, který v mnohém připomíná jiného malého velkého antihrdinu světové literatury, Oskara Matzeratha z Plechového bubínku Güntera Grasse (Irving ostatně tuto inspiraci rád přiznává a Grasse považuje za svého přítele). Na rozdíl od monstrózního Oskara je ovšem Owen Meany postavou až kristovských rozměrů, postavou, jež si nepravděpodobným způsobem vybuduje auru proroka a nakonec se obětuje pro druhé. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, a twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable's girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, pursued by the constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. In a story spanning five decades, Last Night in Twisted River - John Irving's twelfth novel - depicts the recent half-century in the United States as a world 'where lethal hatreds were generally permitted to run their course.' From the novel's taut opening sentence to its elegiac final chapter, what distinguishes Last Night in Twisted River is the author's unmistakable voice, the inimitable voice of an accomplished storyteller. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: „Za víru, kterou v sobě mám, vděčím Owenu Meanymu, svému kamarádovi z dětství…“ Každodenní vzpomínka na něj je způsob, jak přežít smůle navzdory. Životní poustevník John Wheelwright odříkává barvitou litanii za spolužáka, jenž mu byl v telecích letech rádcem, vzorem neokázalých ctností a hlavně nerozlučným parťákem, tolikrát zasahujícím do jeho příběhu i do událostí v rodném Gravesendu. Sami posuďte, jaké ohromné věci v zastydlém novoanglickém maloměstě v 50. letech vykonal podměrečný mesiáš Owen Meany. Ačkoli strašidelně piští a v psaných debatách se prosazuje zásadně velkými písmeny, vyplatí se ho nepřeslechnout. Nejenže vyslovuje to, čeho se pokrytecká Amerika ještě dlouho neodváží, ale především se neptá, co může vlast udělat pro něj, nýbrž co on může udělat pro ni… Rozevlátě moderní, a přesto strhující paralela s mučednickým životem a odkazem Ježíše Krista stojí na vrcholu díla Johna Irvinga. S radostí z vyprávění, v jehož živelnosti si nijak nezadá s milovaným Dickensem, líčí autor přátelství až za hrob. Nikdo nejsme ostrov, musíme se k sobě přimknout a v éře pokrytců věřit pouze v to, co má smysl. Ve „sladkých“ 60. letech, jejichž myšlenky umrtvila válka ve Vietnamu, se to koneckonců ukáže v plné nahotě. „Nevšední zjevení v poněkud vyšeptalé próze konce 20. století. Odvážné, jemnocitné a tak zušlechťující, až se čtenáři ani nechce zpátky do reality.“ – Stephen King, The Washington Post. „Tahle modlitba rozlišuje mezi vštípenou vírou a tím, v co bychom měli věřit doopravdy. Owen chápe sebe sama jako nástroj boží a ví, co ho nemine – jako by s námi celý život pobýval jen kvůli oné poslední chvíli.“ – The Guardian. „Spisovatelův mistrovský kousek předkládá nespoutaného proroka, bojovnou zápletku a ústřední myšlenku, kterou se věru nevyplatí brát na lehkou váhu.“ – Time. „Sentiment přiznává autor bez vytáček a zůstává v něm až dojemně ryzí. Něco takového ovládali pouze velikáni 19. století. Posouzeno tedy jejich starosvětským jazykem: Irving popsal šlechetné naděje hrdinů s nezměrnou odolností, div nám z toho neběhá mráz po zádech.“ – The New York Times Book Review. „Hádal se s námi, ale nikdy na nás nežaloval. Nikdy nesvaloval odpovědnost na nás. Owen nebyl krysa. Vyrovnal řadě hrdinů z Bible a byl nám živým příkladem mučedníka. Jak jsem mohl vědět, že je hrdina? (…) Nevypadal lidsky. Postavu měl jako dítě, ale jeho pohyby byly povážlivě dospělé; a jeho vystupování na jevišti bylo víc než „dospělé“ – bylo nadpřirozené. Za všechno mohl pochopitelně jeho hlas. I kdyby volal ‚KONEC SVĚTA SE BLÍŽÍ!‘, stejně by se publikum sesypalo smíchy. – ukázka z textu. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Proslulý román Johna Irvinga líčí život a názory fiktivního spisovatele T. S. Garpa. Jako syn excentrické Jenny Fieldsové, která si usmyslela mít dítě bez manžela, dospívá Garp pod jejím vedením v dosti svéráznou osobnost. Po maturitě odjíždějí s matkou do Vídně, oba se stejným cílem: začít psát. Jenny sepíše svůj životopis Sexuálně podezřelá, kterým se rázem proslaví, a stane se vůdčí autorkou ženského hnutí. Garp zase napíše povídku, aby se mohl oženit s Helenou, ochotnou vzít si jedině spisovatele… Garp ale není výrazný spisovatel a ve své poněkud afektované tvorbě se vypořádává po svém s nejosobnějšími, stále bolestnějšími prožitky, jež jakoby přímo zhmotňovaly děsivé představy, které ho coby starostlivého manžela a otce pronásledují. Proslaví se až svým bulvárním románem Svět podle Bensenhavera, role veřejné osoby ho však zaskočí opět nepřipraveného. Přestože je Irvingův groteskní román plný komických situací, dotýká se citlivých a aktuálních témat dnešní civilizace - otázky individuality osobnosti, sexuality, ženského hnutí, násilí a strachu z neštěstí a ze smrti. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Príbeh o Homérovi Wellsovi sa začína uprostred jabloňových sadov v štáte Maine v Novom Anglicku. V sirotinci v mestečku St. Cloud je Homér najstarší zverenec, nikto si ho neadoptoval, a tak tam zostal a priúča sa u Wilbura Larcha, lekára a neobyčajne láskavého zakladateľa sirotica, ktorý pomáha ženám v meste a je závislý od éteru. Vedomosti, skúsenosti a životné pravdy, ktoré Homér v mladosti získal od doktora Larcha, zúročí ako dospelý, keď sa stane šéfom muštárne a milencom ženy svojho najlepšieho priateľa. (patro.cz)

The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the acclaimed author of Hamnet, The Marriage Portrait is a dazzling evocation of the Italian Renaissance in all its beauty and brutality.Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. He intends to kill her.Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence's grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband.What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival.The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A recommended read from Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Magazine, and Bustle! After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. But in the eyes of her father, who runs a Michelin starred restaurant, she can do no wrong. He would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he offers her the office upstairs to start her new business and creates a profile on an online dating site to find her a man. She doesn't know he's arranged a series of blind dates until the first one comes knocking on her door... As CEO of a corporate downsizing company Sam Mehta is more used to conflict than calm. In search of a quiet new office, he finds the perfect space above a cosy Indian restaurant that smells like home. But when communication goes awry, he's forced to share his space with the owner's beautiful yet infuriating daughter Layla, her crazy family, and a parade of hopeful suitors, all of whom threaten to disrupt his carefully ordered life. As they face off in close quarters, the sarcasm and sparks fly. But when the battle for the office becomes a battle of the heart, Sam and Layla have to decide if this is love or just a game. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'I thought I had made myself clear. I want something that conveys her majesty, her bloodline. Do you understand? She is no ordinary mortal. Treat her thus.'Florence, the 1560s. Lucrezia, third daughter of Cosimo de' Medici, is free to wander the palazzo at will, wondering at its treasures and observing its clandestine workings. But when her older sister dies on the eve of marriage to Alfonso d'Este, ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father to accept on her behalf.Having barely left girlhood, Lucrezia must now make her way in a troubled court whose customs are opaque and where her arrival is not universally welcomed. Perhaps most mystifying of all is her husband himself, Alfonso. Is he the playful sophisticate her appears before their wedding, the aesthete happiest in the company of artists and musicians, or the ruthless politician before whom even his formidable sisters seem to tremble?As Lucrezia sits in uncomfortable finery for the painting which is to preserve her image for centuries to come, one thing becomes worryingly clear. In the court's eyes, she has one duty: to provide the heir who will shore up the future of the Ferrarese dynasty. Until then, for all of her rank and nobility, her future hangs entirely in the balance. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'As intoxicating as the finest island rum' Independent From the bestselling author of The Dovekeepers comes a love story about one of history's most captivating 'invisible' women: Rachel, the mother of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro. Growing up on the idyllic island of St Thomas in the early 1800s, Rachel dreams of life in faraway Paris. Rachel's mother, a pillar of their tight-knit refugee community of Jews who escaped the European Inquisition, has never forgiven her daughter for refusing to live by the rules. But Rachel's fate is not in her own hands: in order to secure the future of her father's business, she is married off to a widower with three children. When her husband dies suddenly and his handsome nephew Frederic arrives from France to settle the estate, Rachel seizes control of her life, beginning a defiant, passionate love affair that sparks a scandal affecting her entire family, including her favourite son, Camille Pissarro, who will one day become a founder member of the Impressionists and one of history's greatest artists. Set in a world of lush, exquisite beauty, The Marriage of Oppositesshows Alice Hoffman at the height of her considerable powers. The marriage of Rachel and Frederic is an unforgettable story of an extraordinary woman and her forbidden love. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Honora de Balzac is considered the founder of social realism. Balzac was the first writer to write about the all social levels of the social scene in France. His vast collection of works encompasses the Restoration period and the July Monarchy. La Comedie Humaine was written between 1799 and 1850. This collection contains 95 novels, stories, and essays. A Marriage Contract (Le contrat de mariage 1835) is part of the Scenes from private life (Scènes de la vie privée) of La Comedie Humaine. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE ARK BEFORE NOAH: Decoding the Story of the Flood by Dr Irving Finkel is a compelling investigation of one of the most famous myths in the world - and how the re-discovery of an ancient tablet challenges our view of ancient history in a new and exciting way. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LP vinyl - "Selling England by the Pound" je páté studiové album britské progresivní rockové skupiny Genesis. Jeho nahrávání probíhalo v srpnu 1973 v londýnském studiu Island Studios a vyšlo v říjnu téhož roku u vydavatelství Charisma (UK) a Atlantic (US). "Selling England by the Pound" je páté studiové album britské progresivní rockové skupiny Genesis. Jeho nahrávání probíhalo v srpnu 1973 v londýnském studiu Island Studios a vyšlo v říjnu téhož roku u vydavatelství Charisma (UK) a Atlantic (US). V britském žebříčku UK Singles Charts se album umístilo nejlépe na třetím místě, v žebříčku se však udrželo 21. týdnů. Obsah: LP A1. Dancing With The Moonlit Knight A2. I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) A3. Firth Of Fifth A4. More Fool Me B1. The Battle Of Epping Forest B2. After The Ordeal (alza.cz)

Everyone Got marrIed In the 1950s, then moved to the suburbs to have the children of the soon-to-be-famous baby boom. For Americans who had survived the Great Depression and World War II, prosperous married life was a triumph. The unwed were objects of pity, scorn, even suspicion. And so in the 1950s, Eva Eldridge, no longer so young and marginally employed, was the perfect target for handsome Vick, who promised everything: storybook romance, marital respectability, and the lively social life she loved. When he disappeared not long after their honeymoon, she was devastated.Eva hadn't always been so vulnerable. Growing up pretty and popular in rural Oregon, she expected to marry young and live a life much like that of her parents, farming and rearing children. But then the United States threw its weight into World War II and as men headed to battle, the government started recruiting women to work in their places. Eva, like many other young women, found that life in the city with plenty of money, personal freedom, and lots of soldiers and sailors eager to pay court was more exhilarating than life down on the farm. After the war, she was ambivalent about getting married and settling down-at least until Vick arrived. Refusing to believe her brand-new husband had abandoned her, Eva set about tracking down a man who, she now believed, was more damaged by wartime trauma than she had known. But instead of a wounded hero, she found a long string of women much like herself-hard-working, intelligent women who had loved and married Vick and now had no idea where-or even who-he was. Drawing on a trove of some eight hundred letters and papers, Diane Simmons tells the story of Eva's poignant struggle to get her dream husband back, as well as the stories of the women who had stood at the altar with Vick before and after her. Eva's remarkable life illuminates women's struggle for happiness at a time when marriage-and the perfect husband-meant everything. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LP vinyl - Dříve nevydané patnáctipísňové vystoupení legendární americké jazzové zpěvačky ve slavném Hollywood Bowlu z roku 1958 na vinylu. Dříve nevydané patnáctipísňové vystoupení legendární americké jazzové zpěvačky ve slavném Hollywood Bowlu z roku 1958 na vinylu. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop LP The Song Is Ended / You're Laughing at Me / How Deep Is the Ocean / Heat Wave / Suppertime / Cheek to Cheek / Russian Lullaby / Top Hat White Tie and Tails / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / Get Thee Behind Me Satan / Let's Face the Music And Dance / Always / Puttin' on the Ritz / Let Yourself Go / Alexander's Ragtime Band (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Dříve nevydané patnáctipísňové vystoupení legendární americké jazzové zpěvačky ve slavném Hollywood Bowlu z roku 1958 na CD. Dříve nevydané patnáctipísňové vystoupení legendární americké jazzové zpěvačky ve slavném Hollywood Bowlu z roku 1958 na CD. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop CD The Song Is Ended / You're Laughing at Me / How Deep Is the Ocean / Heat Wave / Suppertime / Cheek to Cheek / Russian Lullaby / Top Hat White Tie and Tails / I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm / Get Thee Behind Me Satan / Let's Face the Music And Dance / Always / Puttin' on the Ritz / Let Yourself Go / Alexander's Ragtime Band (alza.cz)

The Collected Early Poems of Ezra Pound contains the complete text, the poet's first six books, their title pages in facsimile (A Lume Spento, 1908; A Quinzaine for This Yule, 1908; Personae, 1909; Exultations, 1909; Canzoni, 1911; Ripostes, 1912), and the long poem Redondillas (1911), for many years available only in a rare limited edition. There are, in addition, twenty-five poems originally published in periodicals but not previously collected, as well as thirty-eight others drawn from miscellaneous manuscripts. Ezra Pound's 1926 collection, entitled Personae after his earlier volume of that name, was his personal choice of all the poems he wished to keep in print other than some translations and his Cantos. It was intended to be the definitive collection of his shorter poems, and so it should remain. Yet even the discarded works of a great poet are of value and interest to students and devotees. Originally, brought out clothbound by New Directions in 1976, the texts were established at the Center for the Study of Ezra Pound and His Contemporaries of The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University. They were edited by Michael King under the direction of Louis L. Martz, who wrote the introduction, and Donald Gallup, formerly Curator of American Literature. Included are textual and bibliographic notes as well as indexes of titles and first lines. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Jouéco The Wildies Family Pound a Peg, 1 ks, Drobné hračky pro děti, Hračky představují ideální způsob, jak zaujmout ty nejmenší. Hračka Jouéco The Wildies Family Pound a Peg vaše dítko navíc nejen zabaví, ale také pomůže v rozvoji jeho smyslového vnímání a dalších dovedností. Vlastnosti: senzorické barvy stimulují rozvoj smyslů dítěte hodí se jako dekorace do dětského pokoje rozvíjí schopnost miminka soustředit pozornost stimuluje rozvoj zraku a hmatu hračku je možné skládat a rozkládat lehká a praktická, ideální na cesty Složení: dřevo (notino.cz)

Vengeance is divine. The heart-wrenching conclusion to the Deadly Divine Duet. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - Live záznam Stevea Hacketta. Live záznam Stevea Hacketta. Seznam stop CD 1 Intro (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Every Day (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Under The Eye Of The Sun (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Fallen Walls And Pedestals (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Beasts In Our Time (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / The Virgin And The Gypsy (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Tigermoth (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Spectral Mornings (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / The Red Flower Of Tai Chi Blooms Everywhere (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Clocks - The Angel Of Mons (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Dancing With The Moonlit Knight (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / I Know What I Like (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) CD 2 Firth Of Fifth (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / More Fool Me (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / The Battle Of Epping Forest (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / After The Ordeal (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / The Cinema Show (Live at Hammersmith, 2019) / Aisle Of Plenty (Live... (alza.cz)

Anglická verze publikace Královský sňatek. This publication, printed in both an English and Czech version is the catalogue for the exhibition of the same title. The exhibition took place in the Stone Bell House on Old Town Square in Prague between November 4, 2010 and February 6, 2011, coinciding with the 700th anniversary of the ascent of John of Luxembourg to the Bohemian throne and his marriage to Bohemian Princess Elisabeth Premyslid. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Autor, přední básník XX. století, míří přímo na jádro systému, v němž žijeme - a zasahuje! články, básně, poznámky, manifesty, překlady, výpisky z četby, eseje z Italské sociální republiky autor míří přímo na jádro systému, v němž žijeme - a zasahuje! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine, and a charming, handsome fiancee, fellow doctor Joe Sangster.But as the wedding day draws closer and Yasmin's parents get to know Joe's firebrand feminist mother, both families must confront the unravelling of long-held secrets, lies and betrayals.As Yasmin dismantles her own assumptions about the people she holds most dear, she's also forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a 'love marriage' actually means.Love Marriage is a story about who we are and how we love in today's Britain - with all the complications and contradictions of life, desire, marriage and family. What starts as a captivating social comedy develops into a heart-breaking and gripping story of two cultures, two families and two people trying to understand one another. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gero may be a master assassin, but he’s not exactly killing it in the romance department! Can marriage swindler Kinosaki help him find true love?Poison Master Hikaru Gero is about to take on his most challenging assignment yet—getting married! But after training his entire life to become one of the world’s deadliest assassins, Gero couldn’t be more clueless when it comes to the art of dating. Thankfully, marriage swindler Mei Kinosaki knows everything there is to know about love, and together, this unlikely pair is going to do whatever it takes to get Gero hitched—even if they have to take on the entire criminal underworld in the process!After Kinosaki sets Gero up as bodyguard for Shiori Ureshino—the daughter of a high-profile CEO—Gero’s assassin skills are pushed to the limit as he tries to prevent Sound Master Naruko from turning Ureshino’s university camping trip into an all-out horror show! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see. This title expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Witcher meets Vikings in this new Norse-inspired fantasy series from acclaimed British author John Gwynne, which will thrill his existing fans as well as being the perfect starting point for new readers THE GREATEST SAGAS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD. A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out.As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman pursuing battle fame, and a thrall seeking vengeance among the mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods.Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.Further praise for The Shadow of the Gods'Visceral, heart-breaking and unputdownable' Jay Kristoff'A satisfying and riveting read. The well-realised characters move against a backdrop of a world stunning in its immensity. It's everything I've come to expect from a John Gwynne book' Robin Hobb'A masterclass in storytelling . . . epic, gritty fantasy with an uncompromising amount of heart' FanFiAddict'Quintessential Gwynne honed to perfection . . . The Shadow of the Gods is absolutely stunning, one hell of an epic series opener and a spectacular dose of Viking-flavoured fantasy' The Tattooed Book Geek'Reminds me of all that I love in the fantasy genre. The Shadow of the Gods is an action-packed cinematic read' Fantasy Hive (knihydobrovsky.cz)

What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke and fled the country?The answer is in THE EXCHANGE, the riveting sequel to THE FIRM, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of the world's bestselling author.It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favour that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the centre of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications - and once again endangers his colleagues, friends and family. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith.When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Soldier, secretary, Anglican priest, MP, father of 12, Dean of St Paul\'s... it\'s amazing that John Donne had any spare time. But this collection of his poems shows why it is good to give work to a busy person. \'The Poems of John Donne\' is an education and an inspiration, with his signature rhetorical style ever-present. Through love letters, songs, epigrams, satires and memorial verse, Donne reveals a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding of the human spirit that has hardly been surpassed. This collection is perfect for fans of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear, 11,8 ml, Laky na nehty pro ženy, Nádherná manikúra jako po návštěvě nehtového studia? Lak na nehty Sally Hansen Hard As Nails Xtreme Wear umožňuje vytvořit si ji v pohodlí vlastního domova. Pokrývá povrch nehtů souvislou vrstvou dlouhotrvající intenzivní barvy s lesklým finišem, a pomáhá tak dodat nehtům pěstěný, dokonale upravený vzhled. Můžete s jeho pomocí jednoduše zvýraznit své nehty a nebo třeba podtrhnout styl vašeho outfitu. Tak která barva se zaleskne na vašich nehtech? Vlastnosti: zářivá a sytá barva zajišťuje vysoký lesk posiluje a zpevňuje nehty pohodlně se nanáší Jak používat: Lak nanášejte pomocí štětečku na odlakované odmaštěné nehty. Pro lepší výsledný efekt aplikujte 2 vrstvy. (notino.cz)

John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County. Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour, and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known. Praise for Grisham's latest book, The Rooster Bar (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From John Grisham, America's #1 bestselling author, comes the most electrifying novel of the year, a high-stakes thrill ride through the darkest corners of the Sunshine State. We expect our judges to be honest and wise. Their integrity and impartiality are the bedrock of the entire judicial system. We trust them to ensure fair trials, to protect the rights of all litigants, to punish those who do wrong, and to oversee the orderly and efficient flow of justice. But what happens when a judge bends the law or takes a bribe? It's rare, but it happens. Lacy Stoltz is an investigator for the Florida Board on Judicial Conduct. She is a lawyer, not a cop, and it is her job to respond to complaints dealing with judicial misconduct. After nine years with the Board, she knows that most problems are caused by incompetence, not corruption. But a corruption case eventually crosses her desk. A previously disbarred lawyer is back in business with a new identity. He now goes by the name Greg Myers, and he claims to know of a Florida judge who has stolen more money than all other crooked judges combined. And not just crooked judges in Florida. All judges, from all states, and throughout U.S. history. What's the source of the ill-gotten gains? It seems the judge was secretly involved with the construction of a large casino on Native American land. The Coast Mafia financed the casino and is now helping itself to a sizable skim of each month's cash. The judge is getting a cut and looking the other way. It's a sweet deal: Everyone is making money. But now Greg wants to put a stop to it. His only client is a person who knows the truth and wants to blow the whistle and collect millions under Florida law. Greg files a complaint with the Board on Judicial Conduct, and the case is assigned to Lacy Stoltz, who immediately suspects that this one could be dangerous. Dangerous is one thing. Deadly is something else. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the Booker Prize-winning John Banville comes a playful, multilayered novel of nostalgia, life and death, and quantum theory. A man with a borrowed name steps from a flashy red sports car also borrowed onto the estate of his youth. But all is not as it seems.There is a new family living in the drafty old house: the Godleys, descendants of the late, world-famous scientist Adam Godley, whose theory of existence threw the universe into chaos. And this mystery man, who has just completed a prison sentence, feels as if time has stopped, or was torn, or was opened in new and strange ways. He must now vie with the idiosyncratic Godley family, with their harried housekeeper who becomes his landlady, with the recently commissioned biographer of Godley Sr., and with a wealthy and beautiful woman from his past who comes bearing an unusual request.With sparkling intelligence and rapier wit, John Banville revisits some of his career's most memorable figures, in a novel as mischievous as it is brilliantly conceived. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

He thought it was his dream job. It turned into his worst nightmare. When Mitch McDeere qualified third in his class at Harvard, offers poured in from every law firm in America.Bendini, Lambert and Locke were a small, well-respected firm, but their offer exceeded Mitch's wildest expectations: a fantastic salary, a new home, and the keys to a brand new BMW. Except for the mysterious deaths of previous lawyers with the firm. And the FBI investigations.And the secret files. Mitch soon realises that he's working for the Mafia's law firm, and there's no way out - because you don't want this company's severance package. To survive, he'll have to play both sides against each other - and navigate a vast criminal conspiracy that goes higher than he ever imagined... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant. John Grisham will keep you on the edge of your seat with his electrifying number one bestseller. The most corrupt judge in US history. A young investigator with a secret informant. The electrifying new thriller. Lacy Stoltz never expected to be in the firing line. Investigating judicial misconduct by Florida's one thousand judges, her cases so far have been relatively unexciting. That's until she meets Greg Myers, an indicted lawyer with an assumed name, who has an extraordinary tale to tell. Myers is representing a whistle blower who knows of a judge involved in organised crime. Along with her gangster associates this judge has facilitated the building of a casino on an Indian reservation. At least two people who opposed the scheme are dead. Since the casino was built, the judge has made several fortunes off undeclared winnings. She owns property around the world, hires private jets to take her where she wishes, and her secret vaults are overflowing with rare books, art and jewels. No one has a clue what she's been doing - until now. Under Florida law, those who help the state recover illegally acquired assets stand to gain a large percentage of them. Myers and his whistle blower friend could make millions. But first they need Lacy to start an investigation. Is she ready to pit herself against the most corrupt judge in American history, a judge whose associates think nothing of murder? 'The best thriller writer alive' Ken Follett (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Everything was dead, everything unreal; the dark mob was made up of stiff lay-figures' One of America's greatest writers explores mob violence, voyeurism and betrayal in these unforgettable tales of Californian life. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

TEN DAYS TO SAVE A LIFE. ONE SECOND TO END IT.Mitch McDeere has cheated death and come out the other side. Fifteen years ago, he stole $10 million from the mob and disappeared. Now, with his enemies jailed or dead, he has fought his way to the top of the biggest law firm in the world.When a new case takes Mitch to Libya, danger awaits: he's soon in the biggest hostage negotiation in recent history with terrorists who have murdered and will murder again. Their demand is staggering: a ransom of $100 million must be paid within 10 days. But this isn't a random kidnapping - it's personal.And no one, not even Mitch's wife in New York, is safe. With the clock ticking, can Mitch stay one step ahead of his enemies? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kavanagh begins his life patrolling the Wall. If he's lucky, if nothing goes wrong, he only has two years of this, 729 more nights.The best thing that can happen is that he survives and gets off the Wall and never has to spend another day of his life anywhere near it. He longs for this to be over; longs to be somewhere else.He will soon find out what Defenders do and who the Others are. Along with the rest of his squad, he will endure cold and fear day after day, night after night. But somewhere, in the dark cave of his mind, he thinks: wouldn't it be interesting if something did happen, if they came, if you had to fight for your life?John Lanchester's thrilling, hypnotic new novel is about why the young are right to hate the old. It's about a broken world you will recognise as your own-and about what might be found when all is lost. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

První část Poundovy životní básnické skladby Cantos, jejíchž sto sedmnáct zpěvů psal přes padesát let. V Cantos chtěl Pound po Homérovi, Vergiliovi a Dantovi vypsat sumu našeho věku, tradice a přítomnosti: "Pound na své dobrodružné cestě za Ithakou dochází ke zcela jinému pojetí času, v němž obvyklé dělení na minulost, přítomnost a budoucnost nahrazuje novou škálou hodnot pozemského času. Zachycuje to, co trvá, co se vrací a co odchází." (T. S. Eliot) Prvních třicet Cantos vznikalo v letech 1912-1929. Knižně byla vydána pod názvem A Draft of XXX Cantos v roce 1930 v Paříži. Jako Odysseus se v nich Pound plaví přes moře do Evropy, nachází tu tradici trobadorskou i velikost a krutost středověké Itálie. To vše, i tóny dálněvýchodní, konfrontuje s reminiscencemi na někdejší vznik "nového světa" v Americe i se svou dobou první světové války a ruské revoluce (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cantos jsou Poundovou životní básnickou skladbou: jejich druhý svazek obsahuje oddíly "Jefferson: Nuevo Mundo" (XXXI-XLI) a "Siena: Leopoldovy reformy" (XLII-LI). Zatuchlost střední Evropy se prolíná se snahami o nový stát, zápas o americký peněžní systém je srovnáván s někdejším bankovním systémem v Sieně a Florencii. Do Cantos vstupuje Napoleon a kartháginský vojevůdce Hannón. V Cantu XXXVI Pound předestírá svůj koncept Lásky. A v Cantu XXXIX a pak XLVII se vydává na "druhou a třetí cestu Odysseovu": za Kirké. Canto XLV, slavné canto proti lichvě (usuře), je varírováno v závěrečném Cantu LI. Canto XLIX, Canto Sedmi jezer, je zastavením v průzračném ráji, připomenutím konfuciánského Canta XIII a předznamenáním následujícího oddílu Čínských Cantos. (knihydobrovsky.cz)