The couple at no 9 (defekt) - claire douglas

BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body. Two bodies, in fact. POLICE INVESTIGATE Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years, which leads the police to question the cottage's former owner - Saffy's grandmother, Rose. OWNER QUESTIONED Rose's Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police - but it is clear she remembers something. A KILLER AT LARGE? As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched . . . What happened thirty years ago? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger? . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THREE GIRLS MISSINGTwenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished.THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAINNow: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak.What happened?Is Olivia hiding something?Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened?How many secrets can one small town hide? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

SIX COUPLES. ONE LUXURY RESORT. THE PERFECT MURDER . . .A dream honeymoon...You've madly in love, newly married and at an exclusive resort.A nightmare dinner ...You receive a note warning you to 'Beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours.' There are five other couples. Any of them might have murder in mind.A crime that seems impossible...Who tried to warn you? Who is out to get you?And will you make it home alive?SOPHIE HANNAH IS THE QUEEN OF THE UNGUESSABLE MYSTERY! (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THREE GIRLS MISSINGTwenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished.THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAINNow: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak.What happened?Is Olivia hiding something?Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened?How many secrets can one small town hide? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal—she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault—and almost absorbs the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband’s death. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple—until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her license due to controversial methods. When the Bishops glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Why doesn't the explosive growth of companies such as Facebook and Uber deliver more prosperity for everyone? How could things be different? In this book, the author lays out a ground plan for a different economic and social future. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Jedné letní noci roku 1994 v ospalém přímořském městečku beze stopy zmizela šestnáctiletá Flora Powellová. O pětadvacet let později Flořina sestra Heather nakráčí do cizího domu, kde chladnokrevně zavraždí dva lidi. Případ se dostane až na stůl novinářky Jess, pro kterou je nadmíru osobní – sestry Powellovy totiž kdysi byly její nejlepší kamarádky. Povede se Jess najít klíč k oběma záhadám? A co když přitom odhalí další tajemství městečka, která nikdy neměla vyplavat na povrch? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Když se Saffy nastěhuje do domku po babičce a pustí se do stavebních úprav, to poslední, co čeká, je hrůzný nález dvou těl pohřbených na zahradě. Ležela tam víc než třicet let. Policie zahájí vyšetřování vraždy a požádá o rozhovor s babičkou. Ta však trpí demencí a žije v pečovatelském domě. Spolu se střípky vzpomínek, které se jí vynořují, v Saffy narůstá strach, že domek někdo sleduje. Co se tam kdysi přihodilo a jakou roli v tom hrála babička? Ocitla se Saffy nyní v nebezpečí? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Jedné letní noci roku 1994 v ospalém přímořském městečku beze stopy zmizela šestnáctiletá Flora Powellová. O pětadvacet let později Flořina sestra Heather nakráčí do cizího domu, kde chladnokrevně zavraždí dva lidi. Případ se dostane až na stůl novinářky Jess, pro kterou je nadmíru osobní – sestry Powellovy totiž kdysi byly její nejlepší kamarádky. Povede se Jess najít klíč k oběma záhadám? A co když přitom odhalí další tajemství městečka, která nikdy neměla vyplavat na povrch? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Když se Saffy nastěhuje do domku po babičce a pustí se do stavebních úprav, to poslední, co čeká, je hrůzný nález dvou těl pohřbených na zahradě. Ležela tam víc než třicet let. Policie zahájí vyšetřování vraždy a požádá o rozhovor s babičkou. Ta však trpí demencí a žije v pečovatelském domě. Spolu se střípky vzpomínek, které se jí vynořují, v Saffy narůstá strach, že domek někdo sleduje. Co se tam kdysi přihodilo a jakou roli v tom hrála babička? Ocitla se Saffy nyní v nebezpečí? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In The War on the West, international bestselling author Douglas Murray asks: if the history of humankind is a history of slavery, conquest, prejudice, genocide and exploitation, why are only Western nations taking the blame for it? It's become, he explains, perfectly acceptable to celebrate the contributions of non-Western cultures, but discussing their flaws and crimes is called hate speech. What's more it has become acceptable to discuss the flaws and crimes of Western culture, but celebrating their contributions is also called hate speech. Some of this is a much-needed reckoning; however, some of it is part of a larger international attack on reason, democracy, science, progress, and the citizens of the West by dishonest scholars, hatemongers, hostile nations and human rights abusers hoping to distract from their ongoing villainy. In The War on the West, Douglas Murray shows how many well-meaning people have been lured into protests and polarisation by such lies and hypocrisy. A blistering and important polemic, Murray's latest book carefully and methodically shows how far political discourse has strayed in Europe and America from its stated goals: justice and equality. Propelled by an incisive deconstruction of inconsistent arguments and activism, towards a clarion call for the defence of enlightenment values, The War on the West is one of the most important books for a generation, cementing Murray as one of the world's foremost political writers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Stoker Award-winning, taut and propulsive twist on home invasion horror, packed psychological suspense. Soon to be a major film, Knock At the Cabin, directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Seven-year-old Wen and her parents, Eric and Andrew, are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet New Hampshire lake, with their closest neighbours more than two miles in either direction.As Wen catches grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. Leonard is the largest man Wen has ever seen but he is young and friendly. Leonard and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologises and tells Wen, "None of what's going to happen is your fault". Three more strangers arrive at the cabin carrying unidentifiable, menacing objects. As Wen sprints inside to warn her parents, Leonard calls out, "Your dads won't want to let us in, Wen. But they have to. We need your help to save the world."So begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion, one in which the fate of a loving family and quite possibly all of humanity are intertwined. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first End Day calls go out, their lives are changed for ever - one of them receives a call . . . the other doesn't. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first End Day calls go out, their lives are changed for ever - one of them receives a call . . . the other doesn't. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident. Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first End Day calls go out, their lives are changed for ever - one of them receives a call . . . the other doesn't. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this prequel to the NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING phenomenon of TIKTOK fame, They Both Die at the End, two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast make their first fateful calls. 'If They Both Die at the End broke your heart and put it back together again, be prepared for this novel to do the same. A tender, sad, hopeful and youthful story that deserves as much love as its predecessor.' Culturefly'[A] heart-pounding story [full] of emotion and suspense.' Kirkus'An extraordinary book with a riveting plot.' BooklistMeet Orion and Valentino.It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and there's one question on everyone's mind: Can Death-Cast actually predict death, or is it an elaborate hoax? Orion Pagan has waited years for someone to tell him that he's going to die, given his serious heart condition. Valentino Prince has a long and promising future ahead of him and only registered for Death-Cast after his twin sister nearly died in a car accident.Orion and Valentino cross paths in Times Square and immediately feel a deep connection. But when the first End Day calls go out, their lives are changed for ever - one of them receives a call . . . the other doesn't.Told with acclaimed author Adam Silvera's signature bittersweet touch, this story celebrates the lasting impact that people have on each other and proves that life is always worth living to the fullest. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Fern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. She spent just twenty-four hours in her early twenties with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist - a chance encounter that spiralled into a daylong adventure in the city. The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable: they shared every secret, every dream, and made a pact to meet one year later. Fern showed up. Will didn't.At thirty-two, Fern's life doesn't look at all how she once imagined it would. Instead of living in the city, Fern's back home, running her mother's lakeside resort - something she vowed never to do. The place is in disarray, her ex-boyfriend's the manager, and Fern doesn't know where to begin.She needs a plan - a lifeline. To her surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives nine years too late, with a suitcase in tow and an offer to help on his lips. Will may be the only person who understands what Fern's going through. But how could she possibly trust this expensive-suit wearing mirage who seems nothing like the young man she met all those years ago.But ten years ago, Will Baxter rescued Fern. Can she do the same for him? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROMANTIC NOVELISTS' ASSOCIATION HISTORICAL ROMANTIC NOVEL AWARDA gripping and poignant love story set in a remote village in the Scottish Highlands at the end of the Second World War.'the only fault I can find with this book is that I've already finished it' Jodi Picoult'truly enthralling' Scotsman'breathtaking' Harper's Bazaar1945. After disgracing themselves at a high society party, spoilt young Philadelphia socialites Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off from the family without a penny. Ellis decides their salvation will be to hunt down the Loch Ness Monster, a venture his father very publicly failed at. So, oblivious to WW2 raging around them, they make their way to the Scottish Highlands, where Maddie has to face reality and decide just who the real monsters are. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The classic book of nonfiction from Michener, in trade paperback for the very first time, featuring a new introduction by Steve Berry. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When you live on the edge of society, it only takes one step to fall between the cracks Twins Jeanie and Julius have always been different from other people. At 51 years old, they still live with their mother, Dot, in rural isolation and poverty. Inside the walls of their old cottage they make music, and in the garden they grow (and sometimes kill) everything they need for sustenance. But when Dot dies suddenly, threats to their livelihood start raining down. Jeanie and Julius would do anything to preserve their small sanctuary against the perils of the outside world, even as their mother's secrets begin to unravel, putting everything they thought they knew about their lives at stake. Unsettled Ground is a powerful novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival. It is a portrait of life on the fringes of society that explores with dazzling emotional power how we can build our lives on broken foundations, and spin light from darkness. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

OBVINĚNÍ DLOUHOLETÉ KAMARÁDKY OBRÁTILO ŽIVOT VZHŮRU NOHAMA. KOMU VĚŘIT – MANŽELOVI NEBO PŘÍTELKYNI? | Mělo to být skvělé setkání po letech: shledala se šestice přátel z univerzity, která se nevídala celá dvě desetiletí. Hostitelka Ali konečně dosáhla všeho, o čem v životě snila, má práci, na niž může být hrdá, a se svým přítelem ze studií – nyní manželem – založila úžasnou rodinu. Té noci však její kamarádka vznesla strašlivé obvinění, které navždy změní životy všech zúčastněných. Otřesená, krvácející Karen vklopýtala ze zahrady do kuchyně a vypověděla, že ji sexuálně napadl Aliin manžel Mike. Ali se musí v jediném okamžiku rozhodnout: komu má věřit? Svému manželovi, zděšenému takovým obviněním, nebo své nejlepší přítelkyni? Mike i Karen podávají zcela odlišný výklad událostí, k nimž došlo. Ali ví, že jeden z nich lže – jenže který? A proč? Aliin život se rázem obrací vzhůru nohama. Má-li se dobrat pravdy, musí znovu prozkoumat dávnou dobu univerzitních studií. Tehdy odhaluje, že „zlaté časy“ měly i své temné chvíle a vzpomínky na ně odpočívaly celá léta kdesi hluboko pod vědomou vrstvou paměti. A ten, koho by mohly ohrozit, se uchýlí i k vraždě, aby nikdy nevyšly najevo. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Edie se velice uleví, když její bývalá tchýně Anna zemře. Edie Annu viní z nehody, která jí zničila rodinu. Takže když ji Annina poslední vůle vyláká na Sicílii a do dlouho opuštěné Villa della Madonna del Mare, je jí jasné, o co Anně šlo.Má za to, že Anna i po své smrti tahá za nitky, aby ji dala opět dohromady se svým synem. Edie je proto odhodlaná odjet z Itálie co nejdřív. Ale ještě než to stihne, začne vila vydávat svá záhadná tajemství. Kdo jsou ty dívky na Anniných fotkách z dětství a proč někdo jednu z nich vyškrábal? Proč někdo nebo něco nechce, aby se zaobírali minulostí? Vila je místo, kde se staří duchové cítí doma. Ale jejich odkaz je potřeba uložit k věčnému spánku, aby Edie a Joe mohli jít dál... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Godel, Escher, Bach is a Pulitzer Prize--winning treatise exploring patterns and symbols in the thinking of mathematician Kurt Godel, artist M. C. Escher and composer Johann Sebastian Bach. A groundbreaking book that has set the standard for interdisciplinary writing. A book every thinking reader must have. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

COUGAR: a woman, aged 35 years or older, with a taste for younger men - and the thrill of the chase ... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on The Joe Rogan Experience! A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations. The most influential religious historian of the 20th century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the best-kept secret in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever since the Stone Age? There is zero archaeological evidence for the original Eucharist - the sacred wine said to guarantee life after death for those who drink the blood of Jesus. The Holy Grail and its miraculous contents have never been found. In the absence of any hard data, whatever happened at the Last Supper remains an article of faith for today's 2.5 billion Christians. In an unprecedented search for real answers, The Immortality Key examines the archaic roots of the ritual that is performed every Sunday for nearly one third of the planet. Religion and science converge to paint a radical picture of Christianity's founding event. And after centuries of debate, to solve history's greatest puzzle once and for all. Before the birth of Jesus, the Ancient Greeks found salvation in their own sacraments. Sacred beverages were routinely consumed as part of the so-called Ancient Mysteries - elaborate rites that led initiates to the brink of death. The best and brightest from Athens and Rome flocked to the spiritual capital of Eleusis, where a holy beer unleashed heavenly visions for two thousand years. Others drank the holy wine of Dionysus to become one with the god. In the 1970s, renegade scholars claimed this beer and wine - the original sacraments of Western civilization - were spiked with mind-altering drugs. In recent years, vindication for the disgraced theory has been quietly mounting in the laboratory. The constantly advancing fields of archaeobotany and archaeochemistry have hinted at the enduring use of hallucinogenic drinks in antiquity. And with a single dose of psilocybin, the psychopharmacologists at Johns Hopkins and NYU are now turning self-proclaimed atheists into instant believers. But the smoking gun remains elusive. If these sacraments survived for thousands of years in our remote prehistory, from the Stone Age to the Ancient Greeks, did they also survive into the age of Jesus? Was the Eucharist of the earliest Christians, in fact, a psychedelic Eucharist? With an unquenchable thirst for evidence, Muraresku takes the reader on his twelve-year global hunt for proof. He tours the ruins of Greece with its government archaeologists. He gains access to the hidden collections of the Louvre Museum to show the continuity from pagan to Christian wine. He unravels the Ancient Greek of the New Testament with the world's most controversial priest. He spelunks into the catacombs under the streets of Rome to decipher the lost symbols of Christianity's oldest monuments. He breaches the secret archives of the Vatican to unearth manuscripts never before translated into English. And with leads from the archaeological chemists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he unveils the first scientific data for the ritual use of psychedelic drugs in classical antiquity. The Immortality Key reconstructs the suppressed history of women consecrating a forbidden, drugged Eucharist that was later banned by the Church Fathers. Women who were then targeted as witches during the Inquisition, when Europe's sacred pharmacology largely disappeared. If the scientists of today have resurrected this technology, then Christianity is in crisis. Unless it returns to its roots. Featuring a Foreword by Graham Hancock, the New York Times bestselling author of America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hot on the heels of the Netflix show based on #GIRLBOSS comes Sophia Amoruso's new workbook of tips, doodles and fill-in-the-blanks that will help women become their best Girlboss yet. A graphic and whimsical guide filled with exercises, illustrations and plenty of scribble room, The Girlboss Workbook is designed for both dreamers and doers. It invites you (hell, implores you) to get in there and mess it up. Revisit #GIRLBOSS's career wisdom and use it to draft your ideal cover letter, answer practice interview questions and reflect on, or even draw, your mistakes and accomplishments.#GIRLBOSS started as Sophia Amoruso's story, but The Girlboss Workbook is your story. Use this book as a diary, a mood board, a stress ball and a tool for organizing and launching your wildest dreams. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

It's time to do things differently.Trust your team. Be radically honest. And never, ever try to please your boss.These are some of the ground rules if you work at Netflix. They are part of a unique cultural experiment that explains how the company has transformed itself at lightning speed from a DVD mail order service into a streaming superpower - with 182 million fervent subscribers and a market capitalisation that rivals the likes of Disney.Finally Reed Hastings, Netflix Chairman and CEO, is sharing the secrets that have revolutionised the entertainment and tech industries. With INSEAD business school professor Erin Meyer, he will explore his leadership philosophy - which begins by rejecting the accepted beliefs under which most companies operate - and how it plays out in practice at Netflix.From unlimited holidays to abolishing approvals, Netflix offers a fundamentally different way to run any organisation, one far more in tune with an ever-changing fast-paced world. For anyone interested in creativity, productivity and innovation, the Netflix culture is something close to a holy grail. This book will make it, and its creator, fully accessible for the first time. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Remember when it all seemed to be getting better? Before Trump happened? Naomi Klein, internationally acclaimed journalist, activist and bestselling author, shows us how we got to this surreal and dangerous place, how to stop it getting a lot worse, and how, if we keep our heads, we can make things better. No Is Not Enough reveals, among other things, how Trump's election was not a peaceful transition, but a corporate takeover, one using deliberate shock tactics to generate wave after wave of crises and force through radical policies that will destroy people, the environment, the economy and national security. This book is the toolkit for shock resistance, showing all of us how we can break Trump's spell and win the world we need. Don't let them get away with it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Don't miss the first-ever graphic novel for Five Nights at Freddy's, an adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Silver Eyes illustrated by fan-favorite game artist Claudia Schröder!Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza that ripped their town apart, Charlie -- whose father owned the restaurant -- and her childhood friends reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy and find themselves at the old pizza place which had been locked up and abandoned for years. After they discover a way inside, they realize that things are not as they used to be. The four adult-sized animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have changed. They now have a dark secret... and a murderous agenda.Complete with new information and tense, terrifying illustrations, fans won't want to miss this graphic novel adaptation by Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley, and Claudia Schröder, whose stunning artwork has been featured in the games. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Shari Lapena, 344 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Fast-paced and addictive, THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR announces a major new talent in thriller writing. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your baby at the dinner party. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. (alza.cz)

You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your husband said it would be fine. After all, you only live next door. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Strange Death of Europe is a highly personal account of a continent and culture caught in the act of suicide. Declining birth-rates, mass immigration and cultivated self-distrust and self-hatred have come together to make Europeans unable to argue for themselves and incapable of resisting their own comprehensive change as a society. This book is not only an analysis of demographic and political realities, but also an eyewitness account of a continent in self-destruct mode. It includes reporting from across the entire continent, from the places where migrants land to the places they end up, from the people who appear to welcome them in to the places which cannot accept them. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Douglas's slanted way of looking at reality makes the fuzzy sharp and the improbable probable. In a cock-eyed universe the level gaze is not much use' STEPHEN FRY'Douglas was something that we don't have a word for yet - a futurologist or an explainer' NEIL GAIMAN"In lieu of a conventional autobiography, this collection of letters, jottings and ephemera - interspersed with heartfelt tributes from admirers including Stephen Fry and Neil Gaiman - will have to serve as the definitive insight into this brilliant man's life and work." Alexander Larman'All your readers have Douglas Adams Circuits in their heads, now: a glowing synaptic lens that has made the whole of space seem like a place as familiar and human as Earth. That makes us approach new tech, and the future, without fear' CAITLIN MORANWhen Douglas Adams died in 2001, he left behind 60 boxes full of notebooks, letters, scripts, jokes, speeches and even poems. In 42, compiled by Douglas's long-time collaborator Kevin Jon Davies, hundreds of these personal artefacts appear in print for the very first time.Douglas was as much a thinker as he was a writer, and his artefacts reveal how his deep fascination with technology led to ideas which were far ahead of their time: a convention speech envisioning the modern smartphone, with all the information in the world living at our fingertips; sheets of notes predicting the advent of electronic books; journal entries from his forays into home computing - it is a matter of legend that Douglas bought the very first Mac in the UK; musings on how the internet would disrupt the CD-Rom industry, among others.42 also features archival material charting Douglas's school days through Cambridge, Footlights, collaborations with Graham Chapman, and early scribbles from the development of Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's and Dirk Gently. Alongside details of his most celebrated works are projects that never came to fruition, including the pilot for radio programme They'll Never Play That on the Radio and a space-inspired theme park ride.Douglas's personal papers prove that the greatest ideas come from the fleeting thoughts that collide in our own imagination, and offer a captivating insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers and most enduring storytellers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'A brilliant contemporary novel' Colm TóibÃn 'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' Douglas Stuart'I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it' Marian Keyes'Dazzling. Not a word is out of place' Katherine HeinyMeet Celine and Luke. To all intents and purposes, the happy couple.But Celine's more interested in playing the piano, and Luke's a serial cheater. And as their big day approaches, the complicated lives of the wedding party begin to unravel. A fed-up bridesmaid, a lovesick best man, guests and family members all find themselves searching for their own happily ever afters.From the author of Exciting Times, this is a sparkling ensemble novel about love and marriage, fidelity and betrayal. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Meet the happy couple. Luke and Celine, are in mutual unrequited love with each other, set to marry in a year's time. The best man, Archie, is meant to want to move up the corporate ladder and on from his love for Luke; yet he stands where he is, admiring the view. The bridesmaid, Phoebe, Celine's sister, has no long-term aspirations beyond smoking her millionth cigarette and getting to the bottom of Luke's frequent unexplained disappearances. Then there's the guest, Vivian, who with the benefit of some emotional distance, methodically observes her friends like ants.As the wedding approaches and these five lives intersect, each character will find themselves looking for a path to their happily ever after - but does it lie at the end of an aisle?Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times, makes the Marriage Plot entirely her own in a sparkling ensemble novel that is both ferociously clever and supremely enjoyable. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

April 1943 - A Mitsubishi transport plane, carrying Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto, architect of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, plunges from the sky over the island of Bougainville. In a document case chained to his wrist is the greatest secret of the Second World War...December 2011 - Art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair is offered a lucrative commission: he has been tasked to find the preserved head of a Solomon Island warrior, missing from a German museum since 1945?The search takes Jamie from Berlin to Tokyo and with every turn the significance of the Bougainville skull becomes ever greater. Soon he realizes he's become involved in something much more important than finding a lost piece of history... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Tak tohle je skutečně ojedinělý zážitek, protože takový simulátor existuje pouze jeden na světě! A co je na něm tak ojedinělého? Je vytvořen z kokpitu skutečného letadla, které bylo dovezeno z Kanady. A kousek je to opravdu ohromující! Vše je tedy úplně stejné jako ve skutečném letadle a jedná se tedy o naprosto autentický zážitek. Program zahrnuje 30 minut letu v simulátoru a instruktáž. Let probíhá v Liberci a je možné si sebou vzít ještě jednoho kamaráda. Prostě nadpozemský záááážitek! (adrop.cz)

Tak tohle je skutečně ojedinělý zážitek, protože takový simulátor existuje pouze jeden na světě! A co je na něm tak ojedinělého? Je vytvořen z kokpitu skutečného letadla, které bylo dovezeno z Kanady. A kousek je to opravdu ohromující! Vše je tedy úplně stejné jako ve skutečném letadle a jedná se tedy o naprosto autentický zážitek. Program zahrnuje 30 minut letu v simulátoru a instruktáž. Let probíhá v Liberci a je možné si sebou vzít ještě jednoho kamaráda. Prostě nadpozemský záááážitek! (adrop.cz)

Join leading chefs, food bloggers and restaurateurs in their private kitchens and dining spaces, and discover how they cook and entertain using home-grown, local and seasonal produce Green is the new black. The desire to know where our food comes from and to minimize our carbon footprints is ever-growing. Wild Kitchen offers fresh insights into kitchen design and styling from those who understand the sustainable lifestyle best, taking you into the home kitchens and dining areas of twenty of the world’s top chefs, food bloggers and restaurateurs, and revealing inspiring ways that the food-obsessed are embracing the 'wild' at home in their everyday cooking and dining. From a chef who experiments with herbs in a city apartment to a blogger who forages with her family in a local forest, each personality’s featured kitchen story offers a behind-the-scenes view of their unique cooking philosophy along with their insider tips for creating a unique kitchen space. Each chef – from Julia Sherman and David Tanis to Judy Williams (of Via Carota) and Rita Sodi – provides a simple recipe that uses their favourite natural ingredients. Offering advice on essential utensils, entertaining and bringing the outside in, Wild Kitchen also features a directory of websites and restaurants for those interested in finding out more. 'What better way to kickstart your ethical consumer habits than with this new anthology of sustainable recipes? … Put your green thumbs to good use with the guide to urban herb gardening and absorb fresh insights into low-waste, carbon-friendly ingredients. With recipes from Jasmine Hemsley, Rita Soda and Julia Sherman, this colourful new book will brighten up any kitchen' Town & Country Contents List In the great outdoors: Cooking and eating in harmony with nature in the countryside: Cliodhna Prendergast, Ireland; Darren Robertson, Australia; Mette Helbæk, Sweden; Emiko Davies, Italy • Kitchen Gardeners: Growing fresh fruit and veg wherever you live: Krautkopf, Germany; Adam Aamann, Denmark; Amber Rose, New Zealand; Julia Sherman, USA • From Farm to Table: Fresh produce available on demand, for restaurant and home dining: Rodney Dunn, Tasmania; Skye Gyngell, UK; Charlie Hibbert, UK; Palisa Anderson, Australia • The Experimentalists: Pushing the boundaries using healthy, natural ingredients: Camille Becerra, USA; Seppe Nobels, Belgium; Jasmine Hemsley, UK; Anna Barnett, UK • Local Produce: Making the most of sustainable, seasonal ingredients in the city: Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, USA; David Tanis, USA; Rachel Khoo, UK; Patricia Wells, France • Directory; a note on recipes; about the author (knihydobrovsky.cz)

What would you do if your husband framed you for murder? Five years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband.Now she's finally free, Olivia has three goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name.And bring down her husband - the man who framed her. Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her? Because his lies run deeper than Olivia could ever have imagined - and this time it's not her freedom that's in jeopardy, but her life... Your favourite authors LOVE The Guilty Couple! 'Shot through with a propulsive sense of gritty threat and high-stakes tension, this is bold, memorable, top-tier thriller writing.' - bestselling author B P Walter 'The Guilty Couple is a one-breath rollercoaster ride, with twists, turns, ups and downs...then just when you think it's over, there's another loop ahead! A proper, classy thriller.' - Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Appeal 'CL Taylor has done it again. A fast paced, thrilling read that I couldn't put down. I loved it!' - bestselling author Heidi Perks 'I loved The Guilty Couple so much. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A phenomenon across all formats, this 42nd anniversary paperback omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time. Share and enjoy.Collected together in this omnibus are the five titles that comprise Douglas Adams' wildly popular and wholly remarkable comedy science fiction 'trilogy', introductions to each book, expanded material from the Douglas Adams archives plus a bonus short story, Young Zaphod Plays It Safe, and a special undeleted scene . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . .THE BRAND NEW 2023 THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING THRILLER - NOW AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK, EBOOK & AUDIOBOOK. ______________________Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track.It's the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin. Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders - can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him.The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder . .. PRAISE FOR FELIX FRANCIS:'Felix Francis' novels gallop along splendidly' - JILLY COOPER'From winning post to top of the bestseller lists' - SUNDAY TIMES'The master of suspense and intrigue' - COUNTRY LIFE'A story of skulduggery, conspiracy and dodgy dealings' - YORKSHIRE TIMES'A gripping tale' - DAILY EXPRESS'The pages fly by' - HORSE & HOUND (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Focus on a planet revolving in space ...Focus in on a small country in the northern hemisphere - Great Britain. Closer, closer ...and on the western edge of London you can see the county of Buckinghamshire. Small villages and winding country roads. And if you could go back in time to the mid nineteen-sixties, you might spot a young lad on a motorbike coming down one such lane, notebook and pen in his jacket pocket. This is me. A junior reporter for the Bucks Free Press, where I began writing stories for young readers that were published every week in the newspaper. The stories in this collection are a selection of those. There are wizards and mayors, carpet people and a monster in a lake, along with plenty of pointy hats. And some of these stories even spawned my later novels. The deluxe slipcase edition is fully illustrated and includes: special foreword by Terry Pratchett; two bonus stories; critical commentaries to accompany each story; limited-edition colour print; and, additional content. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Nick Buckley was an unusual name for a pretty young woman. But then she had led an unusual life. First, on a treacherous Cornish hillside, the brakes on her car failed. Then, on a coastal path, a falling boulder missed her by inches. Later, an oil painting fell and almost crushed her in bed.Upon discovering a bullet-hole in Nick's sun hat, Hercule Poirot decides the girl needs his protection. At the same time, he begins to unravel the mystery of a murder that hasn't been committed. Yet. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup-practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular ben's blog. While many people talk about how great it is to start a business, very few are honest about how difficult it is to run one. Ben Horowitz analyzes the problems that confront leaders every day, sharing the insights he's gained developing, managing, selling, buying, investing in, and supervising technology companies. A lifelong rap fanatic, he amplifies business lessons with lyrics from his favorite songs, telling it straight about everything from firing friends to poaching competitors, cultivating and sustaining a CEO mentality to knowing the right time to cash in. Filled with his trademark humor and straight talk, The Hard Thing About Hard Things is invaluable for veteran entrepreneurs as well as those aspiring to their own new ventures, drawing from Horowitz's personal and often humbling experiences. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal—she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault—and almost absorbs the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband’s death. Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple—until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their eight-year-old son. After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her license due to controversial methods. When the Bishops glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Portraying himself as a failure, the protagonist of Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human narrates a seemingly normal life even while he feels himself incapable of understanding human beings. Oba Yozo's attempts to reconcile himself to the world around him begin in early childhood, continue through high school, where he becomes a clown to mask his alienation, and eventually lead to a failed suicide attempt as an adult. Without sentimentality, he records the casual cruelties of life and its fleeting moments of human connection and tenderness. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Five Nights at Freddy's fans won't want to miss this pulse-pounding collection of three novella-length tales that will keep even the bravest FNAF player up at night... Consumed by failure... Desperate to keep his kiddie pizzeria from bankruptcy, Jack lets his animatronics tech pitch him a new invention that might just give him some perspective. Frustrated by an unfair arcade game, Colton throws himself into re-engineering the device at any cost. Marley's best friend goes missing on a tour of the Freddy's Pizza Factory; she knows what really happened … but her guilt isn't the only thing threatening to eat her alive. In this ninth volume, Five Nights at Freddy's creator Scott Cawthon spins three sinister novella-length stories from different corners of his series' canon. Readers beware: this collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans. About the Author Scott Cawthon is the author of the bestselling video game series Five Nights at Freddy's, and while he is a game designer by trade, he is first and foremost a storyteller at heart. He is a graduate of The Art Institute of Houston and lives in Texas with his family. Elley Cooper writes fiction for young adults and adults. She has always loved horror and is grateful whenever she can spend time in a dark and twisted universe. Elley lives in Tennessee with her family and many spoiled pets and can often be found writing books with Kevin Anderson & Associates. (knihydobrovsky.cz)