The comfort book (defekt) - matt haig

'Profound, witty and uplifting' Observer 'Full of eloquent, cogent and positive reminders of the beauty of life' Independent The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations offer new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being aliveIt is a strange paradox, that many of the clearest, most comforting life lessons are learned while we are at our lowest. But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard.The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations celebrate the ever-changing wonder of living. This is for when we need the wisdom of a friend or a reminder we can always nurture inner strength and hope, even in our busy world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being aliveIt is a strange paradox, that many of the clearest, most comforting life lessons are learned while we are at our lowest. But then we never think about food more than when we are hungry and we never think about life rafts more than when we are thrown overboard.The Comfort Book is a collection of consolations learned in hard times and suggestions for making the bad days better. Drawing on maxims, memoir and the inspirational lives of others, these meditations celebrate the ever-changing wonder of living. This is for when we need the wisdom of a friend or a reminder we can always nurture inner strength and hope, even in our busy world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

„Je zvláštním paradoxem, že nám život spoustu z těch nejjasnějších, nejvíce uklidňujících lekcí uděluje ve chvílích, kdy jsme na tom nejhůře. Na druhou stranu, nikdy přece nemyslíme na jídlo víc, než když jsme hladoví, a netoužíme po záchranném člunu, dokud se netopíme.“Kniha útěchy je sbírkou povzbuzujících pravd, jež autora naučily nejtěžší časy, a tipů, jak ze špatných dní udělat hezké. Ve svém rozjímání oslavujícím proměnlivý zázrak žití čerpá z obecných mravních zásad, vzpomínek a inspirativních životních příběhů. Po knize je ideální sáhnout tehdy, potřebujete-li útěchu kamaráda nebo připomenutí, že i v tomto uspěchaném světě lze posilovat vnitřní sílu a živit v sobě naději.Kniha představuje nadčasovou útěchu pro moderní mysl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF A TEENY-TINY HEROMiika just wants to belong. Living with elves and trolls and pixies can make a mouse feel like the odd one out. When he makes friends with a fellow mouse, Miika thinks he can relax.But really, his quest is just beginning . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The first magical book in Matt Haig's festive series - now a major new film! BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to read the TRUE STORY of Father Christmas. If you believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. (Because this book is FULL of impossible things.) Are you still reading? Good. Then let us begin . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love. But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE? After an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, and he's a dog. Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about the human race . . . ? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THERE'S NO PLANET LIKE HOMEAfter an 'incident' one wet Friday night where he was found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him.Even his loving wife and teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species and hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, (and he's a dog).Who is he really? And what could make someone change their mind about the human race? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

What looks like magic is simply a part of life we don't understand yet . . .When retired Maths teacher Grace is left a run-down house on a Mediterranean island by a long-lost friend, curiosity gets the better of her.She arrives in Ibiza with a one-way ticket, no guidebook and no plan.Among the rugged hills and golden beaches of the Balearics, Grace searches for answers about her friend's life, and how it ended. What she uncovers is stranger than she could have dreamed. But to dive into this impossible truth, Grace must first come to terms with her past.Filled with wonder and wild adventure, this is a story of hope and the life-changing power of a new beginning. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORPhilip Noble is an eleven-year-old in crisis. His pub landlord father has died in a road accident, and his mother is succumbing to the greasy charms of her dead husband's brother, Uncle Alan. The remaining certainties of Philip's life crumble away when his father's ghost appears in the pub and declares Uncle Alan murdered him.Arming himself with weapons from the school chemistry cupboard, Philip vows to carry out the ghost's relentless demands for revenge. But can the words of a ghost be trusted any more than the lies of the living? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Meet the Hunter family: Adam, Kate, and their children Hal and Charlotte. And Prince, their black Labrador. Prince is an earnest young dog, striving hard to live up to the tenets of the Labrador Pact (Remain Loyal to Your Human Masters, Serve and Protect Your Family at Any Cost). Other dogs, led by the Springer Spaniels, have revolted. As things in the Hunter family begin to go badly awry - marital breakdown, rowdy teenage parties, attempted suicide - Prince's responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him and he is forced to break the Labrador Pact and take desperate action to save his Family. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Matt Haig, 272 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Reflections on hope, survival and the messy miracle of being alive. Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn't give up. The Comfort Book is a collection of little islands of hope. It gathers consolations and stories that give new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig's mix of philosophy, memoir and self-reflection builds on the wisdom of philosophers and survivors through the ages, from Marcus Aurelius to Nellie Bly, Emily Dickinson to James Baldwin. This is the book to pick up when you need the wisdom of a friend, the comfort of a hug or a reminder that hope comes from unexpected places. (alza.cz)

1768. Charlotte, daughter of the Habsburg Empress, arrives in Naples to marry a man she has never met. Her sister Antoine is sent to France, and in the mirrored corridors of Versailles they rename her Marie Antoinette.The sisters are alone, but they are not powerless. When they were only children, they discovered a book of spells - spells that work, with dark and unpredictable consequences.In a time of vicious court politics, of discovery and dizzying change, they use the book to take control of their lives.But every spell requires a sacrifice. And as love between the sisters turns to rivalry, they will send Europe spiralling into revolution.Brimming with romance, betrayal, and enchantment, The Embroidered Book reimagines a dazzling period of history as you have never seen it before. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Detective Billy Harney exposes an evil lurking deep within his city - but it also brings his own past demons to light... To Billy Harney, the newest member of Chicago PD's elite strike force, getting shot in the head, stalked by a state's attorney, and accused of murder by his fellow cops is all part of breaking a case. So, when a drive-by shooting on the Chicago's West Side turns political, he doesn't shy away from leading the investigation. As the easy answers prove to be the wrong ones, Harney's quest to expose the evil that's rotting the city from the inside out takes him to the one place he vowed never to return to: his own troubled past. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Mezi životem a smrtí stojí knihovna Když se Nora Seedová ocitne v Půlnoční knihovně, je přesvědčená o tom, že dosud byl její život jen přehlídkou zoufalství a výčitek. Připadá jí, že všechny včetně sebe zklamala. To se má ale co nevidět změnit. Každá kniha v Půlnoční knihovně představuje život, jaký by Nora žila, kdyby se v určitou chvíli rozhodla jinak. S pomocí knihovnice se může začíst do jednotlivých knih a zjistit, kam by ji jiná rozhodnutí dovedla. Nora cestuje mezi vlastními životy a snaží se najít jeden, ve kterém by opravdu žít chtěla a mohla v něm zůstat. Při honbě za absolutním ideálem v nekonečnu možností je pak postavena před zásadní otázku: jak takový dokonalý, šťastný život vlastně vypadá? Román Půlnoční knihovna získal ocenění Goodreads Choice Award 2020. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

„Je zvláštním paradoxem, že nám život spoustu z těch nejjasnějších, nejvíce uklidňujících lekcí uděluje ve chvílích, kdy jsme na tom nejhůře. Na druhou stranu, nikdy přece nemyslíme na jídlo víc, než když jsme hladoví, a netoužíme po záchranném člunu, dokud se netopíme.“Kniha útěchy je sbírkou povzbuzujících pravd, jež autora naučily nejtěžší časy, a tipů, jak ze špatných dní udělat hezké. Ve svém rozjímání oslavujícím proměnlivý zázrak žití čerpá z obecných mravních zásad, vzpomínek a inspirativních životních příběhů. Po knize je ideální sáhnout tehdy, potřebujete-li útěchu kamaráda nebo připomenutí, že i v tomto uspěchaném světě lze posilovat vnitřní sílu a živit v sobě naději.Kniha představuje nadčasovou útěchu pro moderní mysl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Který život je pro nás ten pravý? Každý z nás už někdy přemýšlel nad tím, jestli ve svém životě nemohl udělat něco jinak a kam by ho takové rozhodnutí posléze nasměrovalo. Nora Seedová takovou možnost dostane, když se ocitne v tajemné Půlnoční knihovně – ale ruku na srdce, měnit by s ní chtěl asi jen málokdo. Aby se tam totiž dostala, musela se ocitnout na prahu života a smrti, a to v jejím případě vlastním přičiněním. Nořin dosavadní život byl plný zoufalství a výčitek a jednoho dne ji pocit, že všechny zklamala a nikdo ji nepotřebuje, dovedl až k pokusu o sebevraždu. Nyní to však vypadá, že dostala druhou šanci, respektive takřka nekonečné množství druhých šancí. Půlnoční knihovna tápající ženě umožní odčinit hříchy její minulosti a vyzkoušet si nejrůznější alternativní životní role – stát se starostlivou manželkou, slavnou zpěvačkou, uznávanou filozofkou, úspěšnou sportovkyní nebo milující matkou. Záleží už jen na ní, jestli mezi tolika životními cestami dokáže najít takovou, která by ji dovedla ke štěstí… Románový bestseller se stal v roce 2020 vítězem ankety Goodreads Choice Award v kategorii beletrie. „Strhující čtení, plné vřelosti a humoru, které opěvuje moc knih měnit lidské životy.“ – Ian Critchley, Sunday Times. „Vize neomezených možností, nových cest, nových životů, úplně jiného světa, který je nám někde otevřen – to by mohlo být přesně to, o co v této neklidné a znepokojivé době stojíme.“ – Karen Joy Fowler, The New York Times. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Předkládaný katalog Arménské knižní umění v průběhu staletí ? "Ti, kdo pili z toků Ducha" vychází při příležitosti stejnojmenné výstavy, která se uskuteční v Národní knihovně České republiky od 11. do 25. října 2016. Kniha obsahuje fotografie a popisky (ve třech jazycích ? angličtině, arménštině a češtině) sedmdesáti pěti manuskriptů a tisků, které vybral a okomentoval Haig Utidjian. Důraz je kladen na rané tisky, mj. vynikající editiones principes arménské Bible, Hymnáře a jiných liturgických knih. Zvláštního prostoru se dostalo dílům sv. Řehoře z Nareku a arménské církevní hudbě. Autor se zaměřil na představení typických rysů této tvorby, jež spočívá v jednotném propojování nejlepších dobových trendů evropské knižní ilustrace s prvky arménské tradice rukopisných iluminací. Publikace rovněž obsahuje významné příspěvky na témata přítomná na výstavě ? věnuje se také arménsko-českým literárním vztahům či genocidě Arménů v Osmanské říši během 1. světové války. Katalog má povahu vědeckého pojednání, může však sloužit též jako příruční kniha pro všechny milovníky krásných tisků či jako půvabný a nádherně ilustrovaný úvod do arménské kultury a spirituality. The present volume, published in connection with the Exhibition held in Prague's Klementinum "The Art of the Armenian Book through the Ages: ‘They who imbibed the effusions of the Spirit'” in 2016, includes photographs and descriptions in English, Armenian and Czech of seventy-five publications and manuscripts selected and presented by Haig Utidjian. There is an emphasis on early and rare publications, such as the magnificent editiones principes of the Armenian Bible, Hymnal and other liturgical volumes. The works of St. Gregory Narek and Armenian sacred music are particularly well covered. The author aims to present a most distinctive tradition ? one which succeeded in achieving a seamless combination of the best of contemporaneous European book illustration with elements of Armenian manuscript illumination; this may, in turn, serve as a metaphor for wider interactions in music and in spirituality, where too the Armenian tradition was enriched without losing its unique character. The volume includes substantial essays on a variety of related subjects, placing the exhibits in context, and also discussing Czech-Armenian literary interactions. The volume may be recommended as a handbook for researchers as well as a coffee-table volume for book lovers from all backgrounds ? not least those seeking an attractive and beautifully illustrated introduction to Armenian culture and spirituality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Packed with stunning artwork from the bestselling Heartstopper series, this unique colouring book allows you to relax with Nick, Charlie and friends - and also includes several exclusive never-before-seen images. Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. This beautiful colouring book contains all the fan favourite characters and scenes such as Nick and Charlie's first kiss and their trip to Paris, plus guest appearances from Nellie, Tao and Ellie, Tara and Darcy and many more! Featuring some empty speech bubbles to fill in with your own creative thoughts, and the entire Tara/Darcy mini-comic to colour at the end, this book has something for everyone. Celebrate the power of love and friendship, while becoming involved in the Heartstopper world in a truly interactive way. Praise for Heartstopper:'Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully paced. I loved this book.' RAINBOW ROWELL, author of Carry On'The queer graphic novel we wished we had at high school.' Gay TimesHeartstopper was Children's #1 bestseller in the TCM chart on 23 April 2022. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The first magical book in Matt Haig's festive series - now a major new film! BELIEVE IN THE IMPOSSIBLE You are about to read the TRUE STORY of Father Christmas. If you believe that some things are impossible, you should put this book down right away. (Because this book is FULL of impossible things.) Are you still reading? Good. Then let us begin . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Mezi životem a smrtí stojí knihovna Když se Nora Seedová ocitne v Půlnoční knihovně, je přesvědčená o tom, že dosud byl její život jen přehlídkou zoufalství a výčitek. Připadá jí, že všechny včetně sebe zklamala. To se má ale co nevidět změnit. Každá kniha v Půlnoční knihovně představuje život, jaký by Nora žila, kdyby se v určitou chvíli rozhodla jinak. S pomocí knihovnice se může začíst do jednotlivých knih a zjistit, kam by ji jiná rozhodnutí dovedla. Nora cestuje mezi vlastními životy a snaží se najít jeden, ve kterém by opravdu žít chtěla a mohla v něm zůstat. Při honbě za absolutním ideálem v nekonečnu možností je pak postavena před zásadní otázku: jak takový dokonalý, šťastný život vlastně vypadá? Román Půlnoční knihovna získal ocenění Goodreads Choice Award 2020. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Existuje spousta vánočních příběhů, ale tohle je zaručeně ten první… Má mnoho jmen, ale vypadá pokaždé stejně – bělovlasý muž s plnovousem, který na Vánoce nosí hodným dětem dárky. Koho by napadlo, že i on kdysi dávno býval malým chlapcem? Jmenoval se Nikolas a narodil se ve Finsku v rodině chudé tak, že jeho jedinou hračkou byl panáček vyřezaný z tuřínu. O maminku brzy přišel a jeho tatínek se jednoho dne připojil ke královské výpravě hledající daleko na severu bájné elfy. Jenže se dlouho nevracel, a tak se ho Nikolas se svým myším kamarádem vydal hledat. A to byl začátek velkého napínavého dobrodružství, v němž nechybí elfové, kouzla, skřítci, létající sobi, ba ani troll a na jehož konci bude lidský svět o poznání šťastnějším a magičtějším místem k životu… Mimořádně úspěšná kniha pro děti se v roce 2021 dočkala neméně kouzelné filmové adaptace. „Andersenovská nevinnost příběhu je protkána temnotou a černým humorem ve stylu Roalda Dahla.“ – Tony Bradman, The Guardian. „Úžasná směsice pohádky a vtipu. Pro malé i velké. Prostě báječné. Tohle je vánoční kniha roku.“ – The Sun „Kniha potěší dospělé i děti. Budoucí klasika.“ − The Bookseller. „Matt Haig napsal věčný a nejnesmrtelnější vánoční příběh, jaký byl za poslední desetiletí vydán. Budoucí generace budou mít z Chlapce jménem Vánoce stejnou potěchu a radost, jakou přináší cukroví, sněhuláci a smetanové likéry...“ − Stephen Fry. „Nová sváteční klasika. Vtipná, smutná a skvělá. Ukázalo se, že jsme znali jen polovinu příběhu.“ − Simon Mayo. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Jestliže měla kouzla svůj začátek, mohlo by se stát, že jednou taky skončí? Je Štědrý den, ale malé kominici Amélii Darreckové není ani trochu do skoku. Trčí zavřená ve sklepení robotárny pana Plazila a pomalu ztrácí naději, že jí Otec Vánoce splní přání a vysvobodí ji. Jenže to byla právě ona, kdo v Otce Vánoce uvěřil jako první. A jelikož Amélie teď věřit přestává, jsou Vánoce v ohrožení. Proto ji Otec Vánoce musí najít. S pomocí elfů, osmispřežení sobů, královny Viktorie a taky jistého pána jménem Charles Dickens se ji vydává hledat. Je nejvyšší čas… Přeloženo do 23 jazyků. Pokračování bestselleru Kluk jménem Vánoce. Od autora bestselleru Půlnoční knihovna. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he's been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past - and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love. But what if the one thing he can't have just happens to be the one thing that might save him? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: „Je zvláštním paradoxem, že nám život spoustu z těch nejjasnějších, nejvíce uklidňujících lekcí uděluje ve chvílích, kdy jsme na tom nejhůře. Na druhou stranu, nikdy přece nemyslíme na jídlo víc, než když jsme hladoví, a netoužíme po záchranném člunu, dokud se netopíme.“Kniha útěchy je sbírkou povzbuzujících pravd, jež autora naučily nejtěžší časy, a tipů, jak ze špatných dní udělat hezké. Ve svém rozjímání oslavujícím proměnlivý zázrak žití čerpá z obecných mravních zásad, vzpomínek a inspirativních životních příběhů. Po knize je ideální sáhnout tehdy, potřebujete-li útěchu kamaráda nebo připomenutí, že i v tomto uspěchaném světě lze posilovat vnitřní sílu a živit v sobě naději.Kniha představuje nadčasovou útěchu pro moderní mysl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE EPIC ADVENTURE OF A TEENY-TINY HEROMiika just wants to belong. Living with elves and trolls and pixies can make a mouse feel like the odd one out. When he makes friends with a fellow mouse, Miika thinks he can relax.But really, his quest is just beginning . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Pomohla přivést na svět Vánoce. A teď musí bojovat o jejich záchranu… Amélie Darrecková z Londýna se stala prvním dítětem, které uvěřilo v Otce Vánoce, a on jí to nikdy nezapomněl. Loni měl však na Štědrý den poněkud jiné starosti: Elfhelm totiž zákeřně napadli obludní trollové. A tak malá chuděra, jež po smrti milované maminky otročí v obávané robotárně bezcitného pana Plazila, začala svou víru ve vánoční kouzla pomalu ztrácet. O rok později Otec Vánoce plánuje nebohým dětem všechno vynahradit a začít chce právě u těžce zkoušené Amélie. Kromě věrných elfů a sobů mu při jejím vysvobozování pomůže dívčin kocour Kapitán Sazinka, slavný romanopisec Charles Dickens, dokonce i sama britská královna Viktorie! Mezitím se zvídavá elfka Nuš snaží vypátrat, co trolly přimělo napadnout mírumilovné sousedy a pokazit tím magický svátek, který přináší dětem po celém světě radost a naději… Pokračování oblíbené dětské knížky Kluk jménem Vánoce, jež vykouzlila úsměv na tvářích mnoha malých čtenářů a dočkala se i úspěšné filmové adaptace. „Holka, která zachránila Vánoce je předurčena stát se vánoční klasikou.“ – Kids’ Book Review. „Půvabné a hřejivé vyprávění není přespříliš vyumělkované ani sentimentální. Obsahuje řadu nečekaně hlubokých momentů.“ – The Guardian. Otec Vodol udělal krok vpřed a zamumlal: „To nejde.“ Dav elfů opět zalapal po dechu a rodiče dětem zacpali uši. „Otče Vodole, prosím, žádná sprostá slova, jsou tu děti,“ upozornil ho Otec Vánoce a pak se zase obrátil ke shromážděným. „Je mi jasné, že to vypadá… obtížně. Ale jeden velice moudrý elf mi kdysi řekl, že nic není ne…, no zkrátka tamto slovo. A na nás dneska v noci spoléhá každé lidské dítě. My jim to kouzlo musíme dát.“ – ukázka z knihy. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Kde sa vzal tu sa vzal! Prišiel Mikuláš, Santa či Ježiško! Tento príbeh je o Vianočnom otcovi. Možno preňho máte iné mená, napr. Santa či Mikuláš. Ale ak by ste boli elfovia, nevolali by ste ho inak ako Vianočný otec. Viete si však predstaviť, že kedysi ho nikto nepoznal? Bol obyčajným chlapcom a žil uprostred ničoho. Veľa toho o svete nevedel, poznal však chuť hubovej polievky, chlad severského vetra a príbehy, ktoré mu rozprávali rodičia. S mágiou ho spájalo len to, že v ňu veril. A v jeho živote sa mali čoskoro udiať zázraky, ktoré si nevedel ani predstaviť! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Od autora bestselleru Půlnoční knihovna. Příběh vypráví o kouzelném bělovlasém vousatém muži, který na Vánoce nosí dětem dárky. Koho by napadlo, že i on kdysi dávno býval malý chlapec? Jmenoval se Nikolas, narodil se o Vánocích a vyrůstal v chudé rodině kdesi ve Finsku. O maminku brzy přišel a tatínek se jednoho dne vypravil s dalšími muži daleko na sever, aby králi přinesl důkaz, že elfové existují. Když se dlouho nevracel, Nikolas se ho vydal hledat. A to je vlastně teprve začátek velkého dobrodružství, v němž důležitou roli sehrají elfové, sob, troll i skřítci a na jehož konci je svět díky Nikolasovi mnohem šťastnější a kouzelnější. Mimořádně úspěšná kniha byla přeložena do téměř 30 jazyků a dočkala se i filmové adaptace. Úžasná směsice pohádky a vtipu. Pro malé i velké. Prostě báječné. Tohle je vánoční kniha roku. (THE SUN) Nová vánoční klasika. Očaruje vás. Přečtěte si to! (SUNDAY TIMES) (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Welcome to the story of our Moon - a story of Moon dust and Moon rabbits, cheese and astronauts, deep thoughts and bold plans. Read, dream and wonder as you discover ancient legends about the Moon's creation, meet the very first astronomers and learn about the Space Race. Published to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Keeper of Stories, comes an utterly beautiful and charming novel full of mystery and secrets waiting to be uncovered... Her new chapter starts now... Jo Sorsby is hiding from her past when she agrees to run her uncle's beloved stationery shop.Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble little notes and browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from her bruised heart. When she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and Malcolm, a septuagenarian still finding himself, she suddenly realizes she isn't alone. They each have a story that can transform Jo's life...if only she can let them in. The perfect gift for book lovers, The Keeper of Stories meets The Lost Bookshop in this gorgeous novel about secrets, second chances and finding friendship in the most unlikely places. Netgalley reviewers LOVE The Book of Beginnings! 'Another extraordinary read by the author of The Keeper of Stories.' 'What a gem of a book!' 'Everything about the story moved me.' 'I am in awe of Sally Page's writing' 'So refreshingly original.' 'You just have to read it.' 'A read cover-to-cover-in-one-sitting book that gives all the feels.' 'Wonderful, just wonderful.' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The brilliantly escapist summer read from your favourite author.One long summer. One perfect setting. Can fiction inspire real life...?Sometimes a book grabs you by the heart and grows to mean everything to you. That's what Hope Falls is to friends Emily, Rachel and Tori. So, when they get the chance to spend a whole summer at the cottage in Lakeside where the film adaptation was located, they know it is going to be the holiday of a lifetime.Spending six weeks away will give them a chance to re-evaluate their life choices. For Emily to decide which way her career will go - the safe route, or the more risky creative option? And for Rachel to decide whether to move in with her partner Jeremy. Then Tori has to drop out at the last moment, and her space is offered to another Hope Falls afficionado, Alex.But when Alex turns out not to be who they expected, the holiday takes an unforeseen turn. And as the summer develops, so does their friendship. Could this be where they uncover their future selves, find love in all its forms and where their lives will change course forever...? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

For fans of The Night Circus, comes a sweeping and captivating debut novel about a young librarian who discovers that his family labours under a terrible curse. Simon Watson lives alone on the Long Island Sound. On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious book connected to his family. The book tells the story of two doomed lovers, two hundred years ago. He is fascinated, yet as he reads Simon becomes increasingly unnerved. Why do so many women in his family drown on 24th July? And could his beloved sister risk the same terrible fate? As 24th July draws ever closer, Simon must unlock the mysteries of the book, and decode his family history, before it's too late. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

AS SEEN ON TIKTOK: The Book of Answers holds the solution you've been looking for.Ask a yes or no question, open the book and find your answer...Is my partner the one?Should I travel this weekend?Should I ask my boss for a pay rise?The perfect gift for those looking for new perspectives and enlightenment...or simply (spookily accurate) fun!HOW TO USE THE BOOK OF ANSWERS:1. Simply hold the closed book in your hands and take ten to fifteen seconds to concentrate on your question.2. Whilst visualising or saying your question out loud, place one palm on the book's front cover and stroke the edge of the pages back to front.3. When you sense the time is right, open to the page your fingers land on and there is your answer!Beautifully packaged with over 700 guiding insights, The Book of Answers is a brilliant and original gift. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Viete, ako funguje mágia, pomocou ktorej soby lietajú po oblohe? A ktorá umožňuje Vianočnému otcovi zvládnuť cestu okolo sveta za jedinú noc? Je tu vďaka nádeji každého z nás. Amelia mala len štyri drobné priania. Tak dobre, tri malé a jedno veľké. A jediný, kto jej ich mohol splniť, bol Vianočný otec. No práve v roku, keď si ho najviac želala, neprišiel... Mohli za to nešťastní elfovia, nemohúce soby a nazúrení trolovia. Vianoce boli ohrozené! Vianočný otec vedel, že bez Amelie by najkrajší deň v roku už nikdy nenastal. A tak sa vybral za ňou, aby v nej oživil nádej a ona mohla zachrániť Vianoce. Pokračovanie neuveriteľného a tajomného príbehu o vianočnom chlapcovi Nikolasovi. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is the perfect study guide to the complete works of Shakespeare, covering everything from the romantic comedy of Romeo and Juliet to the tragedy Macbeth, alongside his Elizabethan history plays, sonnets, and other poems With detailed plot summaries and an in-depth analysis of the major characters and themes, this is a brilliant, innovative exploration of the entire canon of Shakespeare plays, sonnets and poetry, from the comedies of Twelfth Night and As You Like It to the tragedies of Julius Caesar and Hamlet, plus lost plays and lesser known works of poetry. Packed with witty illustrations and memorable quotes, The Shakespeare Book brings the Bard's best-loved characters and storylines to life, and explores all of his key themes and much-quoted phrases. Easy-to-understand graphics and illustrated timelines also offer an at-a-glance summary of each play. Whether you're a Shakespeare scholar, a student of the great Bard, or simply someone who wants to learn more, The Shakespeare Book offers a fuller appreciation of his phenomenal talent and the lasting legacy of his plays and poetry. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A splendid reimagining of key stories from the Bible, by the author of The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony. A man named Saul is sent to search for some lost donkeys and on the way is named king of his people. The queen of a remote African realm travels for three years with her multitudinous retinue to meet the king of Jerusalem and pose him a few riddles. A man named Abraham hears a divine voice speaking words that reverberate throughout the Bible: 'Go away from your land, from your kindred and from the house of your father toward the land that I will show you'. In The Book of All Books, Roberto Calasso weaves together stories of promise and separation from one of the founding texts of Western civilisation. These tales of grace and guilt, of the chosen and the damned, cast many Biblical figures and indeed the whole book in a light as astonishing as it is disquieting. The Book of All Books is part of a larger work which began with The Ruin of Kasch (1983) and includes The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, Ka, and The Celestial Hunter. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

ONE MAN'S TRUTH IS ANOTHER MAN'S LIE. When big-shot literary agent Peter Katz receives an unfinished manuscript entitled The Book of Mirrors, he is intrigued. The author, Richard Flynn is writing a memoir about his time at Princeton in the late 80s, documenting his relationship with the famous Professor Joseph Wieder. One night in 1987, Wieder was brutally murdered in his home and the case was never solved. Peter Katz is hell-bent on getting to the bottom of what happened that night twenty-five years ago and is convinced the full manuscript will reveal who committed the violent crime. But other people's recollections are dangerous weapons to play with, and this might be one memory that is best kept buried. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kenergy. The phrase on everybody's lips. But what actually is Kenergy? And how can you unlock your own Kenergy from within? Kenergy is main-side-kick-character energy. It's carrying someone's purse like your life depends on it. It's letting your girlfriend test out her makeup ideas on you first to check they look good. It's hiding in your girlfriend's suitcase to surprise her on vacation, then happily getting the 6 hour flight home alone when she says she doesn't want you there. Someone with Kenergy always takes care of his appearance, but only to make his girlfriend look even hotter - not that it's even possible. He's (somehow) always got a tan and his abs are so shredded you could grate cheese on them. And he polishes his motorcycle every morning just in case he learns to ride it one day. But Kenergy is not all smiles and sparkles. Sometimes he wants so badly to be admired and adored that he can barely carry on when he doesn't get the praise he craves so deeply. But he patiently waits for the crippling invasive thoughts to pass, then merrily resumes making his strawberry daiquiri. In a nutshell, Kenergy is joyful, whimsical and - above all - delights in the absurd. And with this book, you'll become an expert in identifying Kenergy, harnessing your Kenergy, embodying your Kenergy, and learning how to be the ultimate hype-man. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'This book is a novel in the form of variations. The various parts follow each other like the various stages of a voyage leading into the interior of a theme, the interior of a thought, the interior of a single, unique situation the understanding of which recedes from my sight into the distance. It is a book about laughter and about forgetting, about forgetting and about Prague, about Prague and about the angels.' The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the most secret of Kundera's novels. This new translation is the first to be fully authorized by Milan Kundera. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWhen a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTIONWhen a book and a reader are meant for each other, both of them know it . . .After the tragic death of his father, fourteen-year-old Benny Oh begins to hear voices. The voices belong to the things in his house and sound variously pleasant, angry or sad. Then his mother develops a hoarding problem, and the voices grow more clamorous. So Benny seeks refuge in the silence of a large public library. There he meets a mesmerising street artist with a smug pet ferret; a homeless philosopher-poet; and his very own Book, who narrates Benny's life and teaches him to listen to the things that truly matter.Blending unforgettable characters with jazz, climate change and our attachment to material possessions, this is classic Ruth Ozeki - bold, humane and heartbreaking. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

*FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED*Whether it was Churchill rousing the British to take up arms or the dream of Martin Luther King, Fidel Castro inspiring the Cuban revolution or Barack Obama on Selma and the meaning of America, speeches have profoundly influenced the way we see ourselves and society.Gathered here are some of the most extraordinary and memorable speeches of the last century - from Lenin to Reagan, Thatcher to Malala. Some are well known, others less so, but all helped form the world we now inhabit. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Spark your imagination, forge your own adventures and unearth long-lost skills.In this long-awaited follow-up to his much-loved bestseller, written with his sons Cameron and Arthur, Conn Iggulden presents a brand-new compendium of cunning schemes, projects, tricks, games and tales of extraordinary courage.Whether it's building a flying machine (keep your temper with this one) or learning how to pick a padlock (or your own front door, but not someone else's), discovering our forgotten explorers and the world's greatest speeches, or mastering the lauded task of solving a Rubik's cube, The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is the ultimate companion to be cherished by readers and doers of all ages. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A HILARIOUS, BRAND NEW BOOK IN THE PHENOMENAL LADYBIRDS FOR GROWN UPS SERIES, FOR CHRISTMAS 2016* The Ladybird Book of Boxing Day - a nugget of wisdom from bestselling authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris. This delightful book is the latest in the series of Ladybird books which have been specially planned to help grown-ups with the world about them. The large clear script, the careful choice of words, the frequent repetition and the thoughtful matching of text with pictures all enable grown-ups to think they have taught themselves to cope. Featuring original Ladybird artwork alongside brilliantly funny, brand new text. Other new titles from the Ladybirds for Grown Ups Series: How it Works: The Student How it Works: The Cat How it Works: The Dog How it Works: The Grandparent The Ladybird Book of Red Tape The Ladybird Book of the People Next Door The Ladybird Book of the Sickie The Ladybird Book of the Zombie Apocalypse The Ladybird Book of the Meeting Previous titles in the Ladybirds for Grown Ups series: How it Works: The Husband How it Works: The Wife How it Works: The Mum How it Works: The Dad The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis The Ladybird Book of the Hangover The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness The Ladybird Book of the Shed The Ladybird Book of Dating The Ladybird Book of the Hipster (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)