The bone clocks (defekt) - david mitchell

The dazzling new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas, at once the kaleidoscopic story of an unusual woman's life, a metaphysical thriller and a profound meditation on mortality and survival.Run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes: wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict.Over six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imagining. And as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family's survival . . .In 1984, teenager Holly Sykes runs away from home - a Gravesend pub. Sixty years later, she is to be found in the far west of Ireland, raising a granddaughter as the world's climate collapses. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nejnovější román Davida Mitchella přichází jako samostatný, osobitý příběh, zároveň ale i jako další díl "nadrománu" jejž autor píše po celý dosavadní život. Tématem a stylem se od závratného mnohovýznamového Atlasu mraků nebo od Tisíce podzimů Jacoba de Zoeta liší, je pevně a s příjemnou konkrétností zasazen do šedesátých let - jde o román o dospívání. UTOPIA AVENUE není ani zdaleka jen mistrně odpozorovaným portrétem hudební scény v Soho na přelomu 60. a 70. let. Zajímá ho, odkud se berou autorské nápady a jak potom putují světem - popová hudba mu k tomu nabízí ideální příležitost. "Myslím, že většina spisovatelů závidí hudebníkům přímý kontakt s publikem a okamžité ocenění," říká v jednom rozhovoru, "musí to být nádherný pocit! Ať vymyslím jakkoli skvělý výjev, ať napíšu jakkoli dokonalý odstavec, nikdy, nikdy, nikdy tuhle drogu neokusím. Když před publikem přečtete něco nového , co se vám opravdu povedlo, je to jen dost slabá náhražka". Kdo v románu UTOPIA AVENUE dospívá, je hudební skupina stejného jména, "nejpodivnější britská kapela, o které jste v životě neslyšeli", a román líčí nejen její vzestup, ale i pád. V první části kapela získává úspěch, nadšené fanoušky a pořádný kus proslulosti… jenže nikoli spravedlivý díl štěstí. Mitchell s dokonalým vcítěním odkrývá pod tlustou vrstvou slávy i její skrytou tvář: z cesty svedené ambice, poraněné duše, lidské ztráty i působení náhod. Muzikanti cítí čím dál větší napětí mezi požadavky publika, odměnami z provozování umění a na druhé straně změtí protichůdných sil závazků, obav ze selhání, kruté nostalgie a na dřeň jdoucího smutku. Láska přichází a promarněna mizí, smrt přichází znenadání. Puzení k hudbě, k jejímu tvoření, je ale nevysvětlitelně stálé, nedá se mu odolat. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

They were survivors of His Majesty's ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, the Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing 2,500 miles of storm-wracked seas.They were greeted as heroes. Then, six months later, another, even more decrepit, craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways and they had a very different story to tell.The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes - they were mutineers. The first group responded with counter-charges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous captain and his henchmen. While stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness.As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death-for whomever the court found guilty could hang. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When Elsie, an orphan on the streets of Victorian London, hears about the mysterious Ice Monster - a woolly mammoth found at the North Pole - she's determined to discover more... A chance encounter brings Elsie face to face with the creature, and sparks the adventure of a lifetime - from London to the heart of the Arctic! Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes in David Walliams' biggest and most epic adventure yet! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Venice is a city full of secrets. For hundreds of years it has been the scene of scandal, intrigue and murderous rivalries. And it remains so today.1548, Lorenzino de Medici, himself a murderer and a man few will miss, is assassinated by two hired killers.Today, Marmaduke Godolphin, British TV historian and a man even fewer will miss, is stabbed by a stiletto blade on the exact same spot, his body dropping into the canal.Can the story of the first murder explain the attack on Godolphin? The Carabinieri certainly think so. They recruit retired archivist Arnold Clover to unpick the mystery and to help solve the case. But the conspiracy against Godolphin runs deeper than anyone imagined. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Memories can be a real killer in the second Amos Decker novel from Davis Baldacci, The Last Mile. Melvin Mars awaits his fate on Death Row. He was one of America's most promising football stars until, aged twenty, he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his parents just as he was due to begin a very lucrative contract with the NFL. When Amos Decker, newly appointed special agent with the FBI, hears the news that Melvin was saved in the final seconds before his execution because someone has confessed to the killings, he persuades his boss to allow him to carry out an investigation into the Mars murders. There are facts about the case which don't add up, and as the investigation deepens, Decker and his team uncover layer upon layer of lies and deception which are rooted at a time in American history which most would rather forget, but some seem keen to remember. There is someone out there with a lot to hide, and a secret that everyone is looking for. A race against time ensues because, when revealed, that information threatens to tear apart the corridors of power at the very highest level.The case proves to be life-changing for both Mars and Decker in ways that neither could ever have imagined (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Dare you enter the world of MONSTERS? The beloved World's Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You've met the world's worst children, the world's worst parents, the world's worst teachers and the world's worst pets - but are you ready for the world's worst monsters? If you don't like ghosts, ogres, zombies, vampires, aliens, werewolves or mummies, DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. Laugh along to these ten terrifying tales of marvellous monsters, brought to you by David Walliams, and illustrated in glorious technicolour by Adam Stower. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

One morning, deep in the forest, a beautiful baby panda was born. The panda was different to all the others, as he had dazzling orange fur. “I will call you Marmalade,” his mummy whispered. . . Meet Marmalade, the little panda who goes on a big adventure as he sets off to explore the forest one day to find where he belongs. Along the way, he meets all sorts of animals . . . until he sees he has come full circle and is back home with his mum, which is where he always did belong, of course! This gorgeous and endearing story is a celebration of family love, being yourself and finding your place in the world. It is the perfect story to share with your special someone – big or little. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance under the guile of Allen Welsh Dulles, the longest-serving director of the CIA. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Millions of young readers have loved the World's Worst Children tales and revelled in the World's Worst Teachers with their delightfully dreadful deeds - now prepare for...THE WORLD'S WORST PARENTS! From the phenomenally bestselling David Walliams and illustrated in glorious colour by the artistic genius, Tony Ross.Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever?Sure, some parents are embarrassing - but they're NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world's most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter.Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world... jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels... watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids' toys... and oh no, it's Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME SHORTLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION **SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE STARRING LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND ROBERT DE NIRO** 'A riveting true story of greed, serial murder and racial injustice' JON KRAKAUER 'A fiercely entertaining mystery story and a wrenching exploration of evil' KATE ATKINSON 'A fascinating account of a tragic and forgotten chapter in the history of the American West' JOHN GRISHAM From the bestselling author of The Lost City of Z, now a major film starring Charlie Hunnam, Sienna Miller and Robert Pattison, and the Number One international bestseller The Wager, comes a true-life murder story which became one of the FBI's first major homicide investigations. In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions and sent their children to study in Europe.Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. As the death toll climbed, the FBI took up the case. But the bureau badly bungled the investigation.In desperation, its young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to unravel the mystery. Together with the Osage he and his undercover team began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The "brilliant, funny, meaningful novel" (The New Yorker) that established J. D. Salinger as a leading voice in American literature--and that has instilled in millions of readers around the world a lifelong love of books. "If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth." The hero-narrator of The Catcher in the Rye is an ancient child of sixteen, a native New Yorker named Holden Caufield. Through circumstances that tend to preclude adult, secondhand description, he leaves his prep school in Pennsylvania and goes underground in New York City for three days. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Lost World, by the author of the international Number One bestsellers KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE WAGER Fawcett was among the last of a legendary breed of British explorers. For years he explored the Amazon and came to believe that its jungle concealed a large, complex civilization, like El Dorado. Obsessed with its discovery, he christened it the City of Z.In 1925, Fawcett headed into the wilderness with his son Jack, vowing to make history. They vanished without a trace. For the next eighty years, hordes of explorers plunged into the jungle, trying to find evidence of Fawcett's party or Z.Some died from disease and starvation; others simply disappeared. In this spellbinding true tale of lethal obsession, David Grann retraces the footsteps of Fawcett and his followers as he unravels one of the greatest mysteries of exploration. 'A wonderful story of a lost age of heroic exploration' Sunday Times 'Marvellous ...An engrossing book whose protagonist could out-think Indiana Jones' Daily Telegraph'The best story in the world, told perfectly' Evening Standard 'A fascinating and brilliant book' Malcolm Gladwell (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Are you ready to meet the worst parents ever?Sure, some parents are embarrassing – but they’re NOTHING on this lot. These ten tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter.Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world… jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels… watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids’ toys… and oh no, it’s Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

More than 6 million readers around the world have improved their lives by reading The Magic of Thinking Big. First published in 1959, David J Schwartz's classic teachings are as powerful today as they were then. Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book will not only inspire you, it will give you the tools to change your life for the better - starting from now. His step-by-step approach will show you how to: Defeat disbelief and the negative power it creates Make your mind produce positive thoughts Plan a concrete success-building programme Do more and do it better by turning on your creative power Capitalise on the power of NOW Updated for the 21st century, this is your go-to guide to a better life, starting with the way you think. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

More than 6 million readers around the world have improved their lives by reading The Magic of Thinking Big. First published in 1959, David J Schwartz's classic teachings are as powerful today as they were then. Practical, empowering and hugely engaging, this book will not only inspire you, it will give you the tools to change your life for the better - starting from now. His step-by-step approach will show you how to: Defeat disbelief and the negative power it creates Make your mind produce positive thoughts Plan a concrete success-building programme Do more and do it better by turning on your creative power Capitalise on the power of NOW Updated for the 21st century, this is your go-to guide to a better life, starting with the way you think. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

BE WARNED! AWFUL ANIMALS LURK INSIDE... Millions of readers have loved The World's Worst Children, The World's Worst Teachers and The World's Worst Parents - now they will delight in this ludicrously laugh-out-loud collection of pets, brought to you by the phenomenal Number One bestselling author David Walliams, with every story illustrated in vibrant colour by Adam Stower. These ten tales of the world's craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You'll never look at pets in the same way again! Marvel at Houdini, the magician's rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It's Furp, the monstrous goldfish! Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp - these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around. David Walliams was most recently Children's #1 bestseller for six weeks with Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (TCM chart: from 20 Nov 2021) (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In the summer of 1978 the Krasnansky family - bickering, tired and confused - arrive in Rome. Alongside thousands of other Soviet Jewish refugees they await passage to a new home in the West. But escaping Communism is not so easy, especially when some of the Krasnanskys insist on bringing it with them. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough’s seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet. Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on the soles of their feet.In The Living Planet, David Attenborough’s searching eye, unfailing curiosity and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the intricate lives of the these colonies, from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures that have established themselves in the most recent of environments, the city. By the end of this book it is difficult to say which is the more astonishing – the ingenuity with which individual species contrive a living, or the complexity of their interdependence on each other and on the habitations provided by our planet.In this new edition, the author, with the help of zoologist Matthew Cobb, has added all the most up-to-date discoveries of ecology and biology, as well as a full-colour 64-page photography section. He also addresses the urgent issues facing our living planet: climate change, pollution and mass extinction of species. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on the soles of their feet.In The Living Planet, David Attenborough's searching eye, unfailing curiosity and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the intricate lives of the these colonies, from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures that have established themselves in the most recent of environments, the city. By the end of this book it is difficult to say which is the more astonishing - the ingenuity with which individual species contrive a living, or the complexity of their interdependence on each other and on the habitations provided by our planet.In this new edition, the author, with the help of zoologist Matthew Cobb, has added all the most up-to-date discoveries of ecology and biology, as well as a full-colour 64-page photography section. He also addresses the urgent issues facing our living planet: climate change, pollution and mass extinction of species. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The sixth in the Millennium series featuring THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO "What will you do now?" "I shall be the hunter and not the hunted" The girl with the dragon tattoo is finally ready to confront her nemesis, the only woman who is evidently and in many ways her match. Salander will not wait to be hunted. When she strikes it will be a double blow: vengeance for recent atrocities, and the settling of lifelong scores. For months now Salander has been closing in on her target. She has moved from Stockholm, her hair is newly styled, her piercings are gone. She could pass for any other businesswoman. But not all businesswomen have a Beretta Cheetah beneath their jacket. They do not wield the lethal power of a hacker's genius. They do not carry scars and tattoos to remind them that they have survived the unsurvivable. The new episode in David Lagercrantz's acclaimed, internationally bestselling continuation of Stieg Larsson's Dragon Tattoo series is a thrilling ride that scales the heights of Everest and plunges the depths of Russian troll factories. It begins with the discovery of Mikael Blomkvist's number at Millennium magazine in the pocket of an unidentified homeless man who died with the name of a government minister on his lips. Blomkvist, at extreme risk to himself, tracks down his old friend and will protect her as far as he can. But he is powerless to crush her enemies on his own. And for Lisbeth Salander, the personal is always political - and deadly. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Daylight is the gripping follow up to Long Road to Mercy and A Minute to Midnight featuring Special Agent Atlee Pine from one of the world’s most favourite thriller writers, David Baldacci. The hunt Ever since Mercy was abducted aged six, Atlee has been relentless in her search for her. Finally, she gets her most promising breakthrough yet – the identity of her sister’s kidnapper. The capture As Atlee and her assistant, Carol Blum, race to track down the suspect, they run into Pine’s old friend and fellow agent, John Puller, who is investigating the suspect’s family for another crime. The kill Working together, Pine and Puller must pull back the layers of deceit, lies and cover-ups that strike at the very heart of global democracy. And the truth about what happened to Mercy will finally be revealed. That truth will shock Atlee Pine to her very core. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Fourteen year-old Gerry and his parents are returning to the African savannah after six months in London when their plane crash lands in the jungle, killing the pilot. When Gerry wakes, he has a terrifying shock. He is now a baboon. Using his human intellect and powers of reason, he ensures his survival and growing acceptance by a baboon troop. Just when things are getting comfortable, a shock attack by a leopard triggers Gerry's re-entry into his own body. In hospital, Doctor's tell him he has awoken from a coma - but does Gerry have the scars to prove otherwise? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

On a volcanic island, in the middle of shark-infested waters, stands The Cruel School. The lessons are appalling, the school dinners are revolting and the teachers are terrifying - especially the mysterious Science teacher Doctor Doktur.When Larker is sent to the school, she quickly realises something very odd is going on... something involving Doctor Doktur, a pair of strange spectacles, and a 'Monsterfication Machine'. And ultimately she finds herself face to face with a real life Megamonster.There seems to be no escape - but for Larker, nothing is impossible... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

America. The 1960s. Ruth loves climbing trees, making a mess and throwing stones. But the thing she loves most is SPACE. The girl is OBSESSED. She spends her days reading comics about alien invasions, doodling UFOs, watching B-movies about Earth being invaded by creatures from Mars… and gazing at the stars through her old, battered telescope. Until one night, Ruth creeps out of bed in the attic room of her rickety old farmhouse to watch the stars – and is just dozing off when she spots something blazing across the sky. Something that looks like a flying saucer! Is she dreaming? No! And the flying saucer is on fire… But when the UFO crash-lands in the cornfield, and Ruth rushes to help, she finds a mystery – and an adventure – beyond her wildest dreams… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Jeden z nejvýznamnějších anglicky píšících autorů současnosti... šest napříč časem propojených příběhů... sedm výborných herců... více než 22 hodin strhujícího vyprávění... Nedobrovolný cestovatel plavící se v roce 1850 přes Tichý oceán (Kryštof Rímský), vyděděný skladatel obstarávající si nejisté živobytí v Belgii mezi 1. a 2. světovou válkou (Jan Zadražil), ambiciózní novinářka píšící v Kalifornii v dobách, kdy tam byl guvernérem Ronald Reagan (Kristýna Frejová), ješitný nakladatel ukrývající se před věřiteli ze zločineckého podsvětí (Jan Vlasák), geneticky modifikovaná jídlonoška čekající na smrt (Jana Stryková) a Zachry, mladý ostrovan zažívající soumrak vědy a civilizace (Martin Stránský) – to jsou vypravěči Atlasu mraků, kteří odkudsi z potemnělých chodeb dějin slyší dozvuky ostatních příběhů. Každý záchvěv ozvěny více či méně pozměňuje jejich vlastní osudy. Atlas mraků vyhrál cenu British Book Awards a byl nominován na Man Booker Prize, James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Nebula a další. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Patnáctiletá Holly po zuřivé hádce s matkou zabouchne dveře za svým starým životem. Když nyní prochází anglickým venkovem, podivná setkání a souhry náhod přetvářejí její realitu tak, až se začne podobat oživlé noční můře. Neboť Holly upoutala pozornost skupinky nebezpečných mystiků – a jejich nepřátel. A právě osud Holly Sykesové je tmelem spojujícím příběhy dalších protagonistů Hodin z kostí – studenta z Cambridge, který usiluje o bohatství a vliv, rozpačitého otce, jenž si připadá naživu, pouze když podává zpravodajství z okupovaného Iráku, spisovatele středního věku, jenž truchlí nad svým vyhnanstvím ze žebříčku bestsellerů –, kteří všichni sehrají roli v nadpřirozené neviditelné válce na okrajích našeho světa. Ze středověkých švýcarských Alp přes australskou buš devatenáctého století a hotel v Šanghaji až do výstavného domu na Manhattanu v blízké budoucnosti a na postapokalyptický irský venkov se jejich příběhy rozvíjejí a spojují v okamžicích jak každodenních, tak téměř zázračných. Hodiny z kostí tvoří kaleidoskop plný výrazných postav a možných světů, který přímo prosí o to, abychom ho rozebrali a opět poskládali dohromady. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nejnovější londýnská umělecká výstava je skutečně zabijácká… Undergroundový umělec zanechá přímo na Trafalgarském náměstí tři skleněné vitríny obsahující morbidní umělecká díla: mrtvoly tří bezdomovců.Umělec přislíbil, že další díla budou následovat a tak nově povýšená detektiv inspektorka Grace Archerová a její uštěpačný detektiv seržant Harry Quinn musejí závodit s časem a objevit stopy, které po sobě vychytralý vrah zanechal.Když se u dalších londýnských památek objeví další vystavená těla, která vrah navíc živě vysílá přímo na sociálních sítích, honba za zabijákem nabírá na obrátkách. Když však Archerová zjistí, že by vraha mohla mít blíž, než kdy tušila, uvědomí si, že se zaměřil přímo na ni… Vytváří mistrovské dílo a ona se má stát hlavní hvězdou jeho sbírky. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Another hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life, she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels, and now she needs Ben's help… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Read David Walliams’ latest bestselling children’s book, Bad Dad, a fast and furious adventure for boys and girls aged 7–12. Beautifully illustrated by artistic genius Tony Ross. David Walliams’ riches-to-rags story will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter! Bad Dad is a fast and furious, heart-warming new children’s book about a father and son on an adventure – and a thrilling mission to break an innocent man into prison . . . It’s a high-speed cops-and-robbers adventure with heart and soul about a father and son taking on the villainous Mr Big – and winning! Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones.There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones.There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones.Of course, there are good dads, and bad dads . . . Bestselling author David Walliams raced to the top of the book charts once again with Bad Dad, his tenth children’s novel. Now available in paperback! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

One life-changing summerSixteen-year-old Charlie meets Fran...8 million copies since STARTER FOR TEN first introduced us to hisincomparable talent for making us laugh, cry and wince with recognition in the space of a single sentence; ten years after ONE DAY became the iconic love story for a generation; five years since the journey of US took him to the Man Booker Prize long-list;DAVID NICHOLLS has written a major new novel, SWEET SORROW:a hymn to the tragicomedy of ordinary lives, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, blinding explosion of first love that perhaps can only be looked at directly once it has burned out.'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'The Times'There is a sharp empathetic intelligence to his writing that makes his characters real . . . the clear writing often dazzles with truth . . . sad funny, soulful' Observer'A sublime talent for illuminating the murky causeway that most of us have to navigate between darkness and light' Donal Ryan'Nicholls' ability to create and then subvert the traditional plot for comedy is the secret of his success. It makes us confront the gap between what we expect from storytelling and what happens in real life' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

How do you solve a murder when you can't ask any questions? The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of Stasi Child . East Germany, 1975. Karin Müller, sidelined from the murder squad in Berlin, jumps at the chance to be sent south to Halle-Neustadt, where a pair of infant twins have gone missing. But Müller soon finds her problems have followed her. Halle-Neustadt is a new town - the pride of the communist state - and she and her team are forbidden by the Stasi from publicising the disappearances, lest they tarnish the town's flawless image. Meanwhile, in the eerily nameless streets and tower blocks, a child snatcher lurks, and the clock is ticking to rescue the twins alive . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Berlin, early 1948. The city, still occupied by the four Allied powers, still largely in ruins, has become the cockpit of a new Cold War, and as spring unfolds its German inhabitants live in fear of the Soviets enforcing a Western withdrawal. Here, as elsewhere in Europe, the legacies of the War have become entangled in the new Soviet-American conflict, creating a world of bizarre and fleeting loyalties, a paradise for spies. John Russell works for both Stalin's NKVD and the newly created CIA. He does as little for either as he can safely get away with, and between the tawdry tasks they set him--assessing dubious defectors in Trieste, running a spy ring in a Berlin VD clinic, rescuing ex-Nazis who might prove useful from Czechoslovakia--he seeks a way to cut himself loose. His partner Effi Koenen has an easier time, starring in a popular radio series and looking after their adopted daughter Rosa, until a woman she helped save in the War turns up on her doorstep, and admits to a child she left behind all those years before, a child now trapped behind the new Iron Curtain. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Maličkého kotěte, kterému hrozí nešťastný osud, se ujme samotný dalajlama. Kočička líčí svůj každodenní život v jeho těsné blízkosti. Stává se svědkem rozhovorů mezi dalajlamou a jeho hosty. Postupně poznává, v čem spočívá štěstí, a jak ho na cestě životem najít, což není pro žádnou živou bytost snadné. V laskavém příběhu často nechybějí humorné situace, kočka se tře o nohy hollywoodských hvězd a dělí se s námi o poznání, které získává v klášteře buddhistických mnichů. „Chci, aby i díky této knize lidé dospěli k tomu, že nejdůležitější je láska v různých podobách. Šťastní jste, když se staráte o druhé a dáváte jim lásku. To je jedna z nejúčinnějších cest ke štěstí,“ říká o Dalajlámově kočce její autor David Michie. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nejnovější román Davida Mitchella přichází jako samostatný, osobitý příběh, zároveň ale i jako další díl "nadrománu" jejž autor píše po celý dosavadní život. Tématem a stylem se od závratného mnohovýznamového Atlasu mraků nebo od Tisíce podzimů Jacoba de Zoeta liší, je pevně a s příjemnou konkrétností zasazen do šedesátých let - jde o román o dospívání. UTOPIA AVENUE není ani zdaleka jen mistrně odpozorovaným portrétem hudební scény v Soho na přelomu 60. a 70. let. Zajímá ho, odkud se berou autorské nápady a jak potom putují světem - popová hudba mu k tomu nabízí ideální příležitost. "Myslím, že většina spisovatelů závidí hudebníkům přímý kontakt s publikem a okamžité ocenění," říká v jednom rozhovoru, "musí to být nádherný pocit! Ať vymyslím jakkoli skvělý výjev, ať napíšu jakkoli dokonalý odstavec, nikdy, nikdy, nikdy tuhle drogu neokusím. Když před publikem přečtete něco nového , co se vám opravdu povedlo, je to jen dost slabá náhražka". Kdo v románu UTOPIA AVENUE dospívá, je hudební skupina stejného jména, "nejpodivnější britská kapela, o které jste v životě neslyšeli", a román líčí nejen její vzestup, ale i pád. V první části kapela získává úspěch, nadšené fanoušky a pořádný kus proslulosti… jenže nikoli spravedlivý díl štěstí. Mitchell s dokonalým vcítěním odkrývá pod tlustou vrstvou slávy i její skrytou tvář: z cesty svedené ambice, poraněné duše, lidské ztráty i působení náhod. Muzikanti cítí čím dál větší napětí mezi požadavky publika, odměnami z provozování umění a na druhé straně změtí protichůdných sil závazků, obav ze selhání, kruté nostalgie a na dřeň jdoucího smutku. Láska přichází a promarněna mizí, smrt přichází znenadání. Puzení k hudbě, k jejímu tvoření, je ale nevysvětlitelně stálé, nedá se mu odolat. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Million-copy bestseller David Walliams' funniest book yet - a laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history Meet the Blunders: Bertie, Betsy, their children, Brutus and Bunny, along with their beloved grandma Old Lady Blunder, and their pet ostrich, Cedric. An ostrich is not a sensible pet, but then the Blunders are not sensible people. This family of upper-class twits lives in a crumbling country house named Blunder Hall. When their home comes under threat, they must embark on a series of comic misadventures to save it. Absurd and hilarious, The Blunders is David Walliams' funniest book yet. A laugh-out-loud tale of the most blundering and lovable family in history. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hrabě David Wavesbury, v té době podplukovník Wavesbury, chystá uprostřed znesvářené Indie doprovodit Roberta Clivea na výpravu proti zdrcující přesile. Po ztrátě důstojníka vezme zavděk jakoukoliv náhradou. Mladý podporučík John Ferrel totiž skrývá nejedno tajemství. Ani po návratu domů - již po boku milované Elizabeth - nemá Wavesbury čas těšit se z rodinného štěstí. Líbánky nedopadnou právě podle jejich představ, když se objeví dávný Elizabetin známý, který chce využít dceru rebela pro své politické cíle. Elizabeth čeká nelehká volba. Může být vůbec ochotna postavit se kvůli svému manželovi za vévodu z Cumberlandu, Řezníka Vysočiny? Ke všemu kolují zvěsti, že na Wavesburyho barbadoské plantáži straší. Hrabě Wavesbury je skeptický ke všemu nadpřirozenému, ale žádost jeho správce o zásah je natolik naléhavá, že si ji nemůže dovolit ignorovat. Když se začnou opakovat útoky na Elizabetin život, Wavesbury je nucen jednat. Nenese nakonec za většinu předchozích událostí odpovědnost jediný neznámý nepřítel? Kdosi v pozadí s vlastními cíli? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Somewhere in the not-so-distant future the residents of Ennet House, a Boston halfway house for recovering addicts, and students at the nearby Enfield Tennis Academy are ensnared in the search for the master copy of INFINITE JEST, a movie said to be so dangerously entertaining its viewers become entranced and expire in a state of catatonic bliss . . . 'Wallace's exuberance and intellectual impishness are a delight, and he has deep things to say about the hollowness of contemporary American pleasure . . . sentences and whole pages are marvels of cosmic concentration . . . Wallace is a superb comedian of culture' James Wood, GUARDIAN. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Filled with illustrations and an abundance of interesting facts, this is an atlas with a pictorial difference. Children can learn where countries are located, identify what they look like while discovering more about the world they live in. Explore this busy and exciting picture atlas to discover fascinating facts about the world. Find out how cold a Siberian winter is, how many different tribes live in the Amazon rainforest, and which country has endured the biggest ocean wave in the world. An excellent book to develop a child's geographical knowledge, sparking an interest in history and landmarks across the globe. Includes a double-page map of the world and a list of every country's flag and capital city. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Spiknutí, korupce a vraždy aneb akční thriller No. 1 dle New York Times! Každý den si Travis Devine oblékne levný oblek, vezme si kufřík z umělé kůže a v 6.20 nasedne na příměstský vlak, aby odjel na Manhattan, kde pracuje jako analytik v nejprestižnější investiční firmě ve městě. Z okna vlaku hledí na honosné domy nejbohatších lidí a sní o tom, že se k nim přidá. Jednoho rána však jeho nudnou rutinu naruší anonymní e-mail: Je mrtvá. Devineova kolegyně a bývalá přítelkyně, byla nalezena oběšená – zřejmě spáchala sebevraždu. A kromě toho jistá nepříjemná návštěva Devina vydírá, že pokud se nezúčastní tajného vyšetřování ve své firmě, vyplave na povrch nehezké tajemství z jeho minulosti v armádě... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Spiknutí, korupce a vraždy aneb akční thriller No. 1 dle New York Times! Každý den si Travis Devine oblékne levný oblek, vezme si kufřík z umělé kůže a v 6.20 nasedne na příměstský vlak, aby odjel na Manhattan, kde pracuje jako analytik v nejprestižnější investiční firmě ve městě. Z okna vlaku hledí na honosné domy nejbohatších lidí a sní o tom, že se k nim přidá. Jednoho rána však jeho nudnou rutinu naruší anonymní e-mail: Je mrtvá. Devineova kolegyně a bývalá přítelkyně, byla nalezena oběšená – zřejmě spáchala sebevraždu. A kromě toho jistá nepříjemná návštěva Devina vydírá, že pokud se nezúčastní tajného vyšetřování ve své firmě, vyplave na povrch nehezké tajemství z jeho minulosti v armádě... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Mysl může proces uzdravení velmi významně podpořit!Pokud myslíme na lidi nebo věci, které v nás vzbuzují negativní emoce, můžeme tím oslabit svůj imunitní systém, a zpomalit tak své uzdravení. Myslíme-li však na cokoli příjemného či uvolňujícího, můžeme svoji obranyschopnost posílit.Abecední seznam zdravotních potíží s návody na příslušné vizualizaceToto je bezpochyby jedna z nejlepších knih, po jakých můžete sáhnout v případě, že jste vážněji nemocní či trpíte vleklými obtížemi a nevíte si rady.Najdete zde důkazy toho, jak mysl ovlivňuje náš fyzický stav, a praktické konkrétní návody, co a jak si představovat, pokud se chcete uzdravit nebo si zlepšit zdravotní stav. Autor velmi pečlivě sestavil praktického průvodce po dosavadních vědeckých poznatcích o tom, jak funguje propojení mysli a těla, abyste porozuměli tomu, jak vizualizace funguje a jaké změny v těle působí. Tak získáte důvěru v sílu své vlastní mysli společně s jednoduchým návodem na to, jak využít mysl k podpůrným a léčebným procesům v těle.V knize najdete příběhy lidí, kteří využili vizualizaci jako podpůrnou léčbu rakoviny, chronického únavového syndromu, kardiovaskulárních chorob, senné rýmy, snížené funkce štítné žlázy, různých zánětlivých onemocnění, k rehabilitaci po mozkové mrtvici, k odstranění bradavic, při astmatu a artritidě, ale třeba i ke zvýšení výkonnosti při sportu. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Bestseller Atlas mraků ověnčený British Book Award a nominovaný na cenu Arthura C. Clarka, Nebula a Man Bookerovu cenu byl filmové adaptaci z roku 2012 převeden rovněž do zvukové podoby. Poslechněte si šestici příběhů rozkročených od 19. století až do daleké budoucnosti, které vypovídají o nezdolném hledačství a touze po smyslu i svobodě v každém z nás. účinkují: Kryštof Rímský (Adam Ewing), Jan Zadražil (Robert Frobisher), Kristýna Frejová (Luisa Rey), Jan Vlasák (Timothy Cavendish), Jana Stryková (Sonmi 451), Jan Herget (archivář), Martin Stránský (Zachry) (patro.cz)

* A brilliant, savage, hilarious new collection of writings from David Sedaris - it's as if Garrison Keillor's evil twin meets Woody Allen (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Praha je pro fotografa jako cukrárna nebo továrna na čokoládu pro dítě. Nabízí nepřeberné množství míst, budov, prostranství, zákoutí v těch nejroztodivnějších pohledech. Viděli jsme tisíce fotek Karlova mostu, statisíce fotek Prahy, ale stále objevujeme nové pohledy, nové kompozice, nové souvislosti. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York Times bestseller David Arnold returns with a poignant love story about two teens whose souls come together time and again through the ages—for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig.Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his little brother and single mother are taken care of, and continue therapy to process his father's departure. But after his mom’s unexpected diagnosis, as Evan’s plans begin to fade, he hears something: a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer . . .Shosh Bell has dreams. A high school theater legend, she’s headed to performing arts college in LA, a star on the rise. But when a drunk driver takes her sister’s life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void—and a soft voice singing in her ear . . .Over it all, transcending time and space, a celestial bird brings strangers together: from an escaped murderer in 19th century Paris, to a Norwegian kosmonaut in low-earth orbit, something is happening that began long ago, and will long outlast Evan and Shosh. With lyrical prose and original songs (written and recorded by the author), I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE explores the history of love, and how some souls are meant for each other—yesterday, today, forever. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The brilliant follow-up to the bestselling The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about hilariously horrible kids! Do you dare to meet the worst children in the world? Be warned! Inside are five ghastly girls and five badder-than-bad boys! Like Humbert the hungry baby, who literally eats his parents out of house and home. And Gruesome Griselda who likes to play tricks on everyone with her vast collection of creepy-crawlies. From number one bestselling author David Walliams come ten more wonderfully wicked tales, illustrated throughout by artistic genius Tony Ross. David Walliams' book 'SPACEBOY' was a No.1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 28-11-2022. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York Times bestseller David Arnold returns with a poignant love story about two teens whose souls come together time and again through the ages—for fans of Nina LaCour and Matt Haig.Evan Taft has plans. Take a gap year in Alaska, make sure his little brother and single mother are taken care of, and continue therapy to process his father's departure. But after his mom’s unexpected diagnosis, as Evan’s plans begin to fade, he hears something: a song no one else can hear, the voice of a mysterious singer . . .Shosh Bell has dreams. A high school theater legend, she’s headed to performing arts college in LA, a star on the rise. But when a drunk driver takes her sister’s life, that star fades to black. All that remains is a void—and a soft voice singing in her ear . . .Over it all, transcending time and space, a celestial bird brings strangers together: from an escaped murderer in 19th century Paris, to a Norwegian kosmonaut in low-earth orbit, something is happening that began long ago, and will long outlast Evan and Shosh. With lyrical prose and original songs (written and recorded by the author), I LOVED YOU IN ANOTHER LIFE explores the history of love, and how some souls are meant for each other—yesterday, today, forever. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Je to největší příběh, jaký byl kdy vyprávěn: příběh vývoje života na Zemi. Jubilejní aktualizované vydání základní příručky všech milovníků přírody po 40 letech. Nezapomenutelné setkání Davida Attenborougha s gorilami se stalo ikonickým okamžikem pro miliony televizních diváků. Seriál a doprovodná kniha Život na Zemi od základů změnily způsob, jakým pohlížíme na svět přírody a jak s ním komunikujeme. Nastavily nová měřítka kvality a ovlivnily celou generaci milovníků přírody. U příležitosti čtyřicátého výročí prvního vydání se David Attenborough k Životu na Zemi vrátil, aktualizoval jej, rozšířil původní text a zohlednil moderní vědecké objevy. Vybral krásné a zcela nové fotografie a ty pomáhají knihu ilustrovat mnohem lépe, než jak to bylo možné před čtyřiceti lety. Přepracované jubilejní vydání je důstojným přínosem k nestárnoucí klasice knih o volné přírodě. Jistě nadchne jak ty, kdo dílo znají v podobě prvního vydání, tak i celou novou generaci. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Now a major film directed by Armando Iannucci, starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi and Ben WhishawDickens's great coming-of-age novel, now in a beautiful clothbound Penguin editionThis is the novel Dickens regarded as his 'favourite child' and is considered his most autobiographical. As David recounts his experiences from childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist, Dickens draws openly and revealingly on his own life. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters are Rosa Dartle, Dora, Steerforth, and the 'umble Uriah Heep, along with Mr Micawber, a portrait of Dickens's own father which evokes a mixture of love, nostalgia and guilt.Dickens's great Bildungsroman (based, in part, on his own boyhood) is a work filled with life, both comic and tragic. (knihydobrovsky.cz)