The darkest minds - alexandra bracken

Ruby is sixteen. She is dangerous. And she is alive. For now. A mysterious disease has killed most of America's children. Ruby might have survived, but she and the others have emerged with something far worse than a virus: frightening abilities they cannot control. Pressured by the government, Ruby's parents sent her to Thurmond, a brutal state 'rehabilitation camp', where she has learned to fear and suppress her new power. But what if mastering it is a whole generation's only chance for survival? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The second book in the heart-stopping The Darkest Minds trilogy, by New York Times bestselling author of Passenger, for fans of Divergent and The Hunger Games.They call her the Leader. Their saviour and only hope. Only Ruby knows what she really is - a monster, capable of destroying them all.Ruby never asked for the abilities that almost cost her life. Now she must call upon them to bring down a corrupt government in a world where children have been eliminated. When she is entrusted with an explosive secret, she embarks on her deadliest journey yet: leaving the Children's League to track down Liam Stewart, the boy who carries the truth about the disease that threw the world into chaos. The boy she once loved and hoped never to see again ... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 528 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The first book in the heart-stopping The Darkest Minds trilogy. (alza.cz)

The epic No. 1 New York Times bestseller. A new dark fantasy series steeped in magic and mythology from Alexandra Bracken, author of Lore.Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas. 'Simmering with magic, peril, romance, and heartbreak' - Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and BoneJoin a deadly hunt fuelled by love, revenge and pure adrenaline to find a legendary ring and break the curse.Tamsin Lark has always been a Hollower, a treasure hunter, and when rumours swirl about a powerful ring from Arthurian legend that can break her brother's curse, she embarks on her deadliest hunt yet. But she's not the only Hollower who covets the ring and Tamsin is forced into an alliance with the last person she can trust, her rival Emrys. Together, they must journey from underground Boston to the cursed ruins of Avalon, where the ghosts of the past await .. . A deliciously dark and sweeping new fantasy series from No.1 fantasy author, Alexandra Bracken. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of Lore and The Darkest Minds trilogy comes this stunning series opener inspired by Arthurian legend and fuelled by love, revenge and pure adrenaline - cementing Alexandra Bracken's status as one of the top fantasy authors writing today. Tamsin Lark is a Hollower - breaking into the ancient crypts of dark sorceresses in search of the treasures inside. Now, rumours are swirling about a powerful ring from Arthurian legend, a ring that could free her brother, Cabell from a curse. But they aren't the only ones who covet it . . . As word spreads, greedy Hollowers start circling, and many would kill to have the ring for themselves. Tamsin is forced into an alliance with her rival Emrys, the last person she wants to rely on. Together, they dive headfirst into a vipers' nest of dark magic, and expose a deadly secret with the power to awaken ghosts of the past and shatter her last hope of saving her brother. . . Driven by love, revenge and pure adrenaline, this is the stunning new novel from one of the top fantasy authors writing today. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The epic finale to the No. 1 New York Times bestselling Silver in the Bone. A stunning new dark fantasy series steeped in magic and mythology from Alexandra Bracken, author of Lore.Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah J. Maas. Praise for Silver in the Bone: 'Simmering with magic, peril, romance, and heartbreak' - Leigh Bardugo, author of Shadow and BoneJoin a deadly hunt fuelled by love, revenge and pure adrenaline to find the Mirror of Beasts and break the curse.In her search for a mythical ring to break her brother Cabell's curse, Tamsin saw the Avalon of Arthurian legend fall and the two people she trusted most betray her. Now, back in the mortal world, the stepfather she thought was dead has returned with a warning: Tamsin is the one who is cursed. Meanwhile, Lord Death is harvesting souls with his Wild Hunt and Cabell by his side.To stop him, Tamsin must find the legendary 'Mirror of Beasts' - even if it means enlisting the help of Emrys, her rival-turned-lover-turned-enemy who abandoned her in Avalon. The hunt is on, but can Tamsin save the mortal world and break her curse before it breaks her?A deliciously dark and sweeping new fantasy series from No. 1 fantasy author, Alexandra Bracken. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Etta byla vytržena ze svého života a vhozena do minulosti, kde jakákoli její chyba může změnit budoucnost. Poté, co je unesena a probudí se na neznámem místě a v neznámém čase, ji ohrožují dvě mocné skupiny nepřátel, které si přejí její smrt. A tak se jí dostane pomoci od někoho, od koho to nikdy nečekala. Od někoho, kdo by měl být dávno mrtvý. Mezitím Nicholas a Sophia sledují Ettinu stopu a snaží se ji vypátrat, i když jim v tom Ironwoodovi snaží ze všech sil zabránit. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

New York City, present dayIn one night, Etta Spencer is wrenched from everything she knows and loves. Thrown into an unfamiliar world, she can be certain of only one thing: she has travelled not just miles, but years from home.The Atlantic, 1776Captain Nicholas Carter is tasked with delivering Etta to the dangerous Ironwood family. They are searching for something - a stolen object they believe only she can reclaim. But Nicholas is drawn to his mysterious passenger, and the closer he gets to her, the further he is from freedom.The Edges of the WorldTogether, Etta and Nicholas embark on a perilous journey across centuries and continents, piecing together clues left behind by a desperate thief. But as Etta plays deeper into the Ironwoods' game, treacherous forces threaten to separate her not only from Nicholas, but from her path home - for ever. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of THE DARKEST MINDS comes a high-octane story of power, destiny and redemption. A lifetime ago, Lore Perseous left behind the brutal, opulent world of the Agon families - ancient Greek bloodlines that participate in a merciless game every seven years. A game that is about to begin again ... For centuries, Zeus has punished the gods with a game called the Agon, which turns them mortal for one week, and at the mercy of being hunted by those with godly ambitions. Only a handful of the original Greek gods remain, the rest replaced by the mortals who killed them and ascended. After her family's sadistic murder by a rival bloodline, Lore escapes and vows to repay her parents' sacrifice by doing one thing - surviving. For seven years, she has pushed back dark thoughts of revenge against the man responsible for their murder, a man by the name of Wrath who has attained unimaginable power. Except for one week, every seven years. A week that is fast approaching ... When Lore comes home on the first night of the Agon to find Athena gravely wounded on her doorstep, the goddess offers her an alliance; they have a mutual enemy, after all. But as the world trembles under the force of Wrath - a god with the power to destroy all of humanity - will Lore's decision to bind her fate with Athena's come back to haunt her? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Před stovkami let osud spojil životy démona Alastora, prince Podsvětí, a lidského chlapce Prospera Reddinga. V jednom lidském těle se teď vydávají do Podsvětí bojovat o vše, co je jim drahé. Odvěká rivalita i nesplacené dluhy musí jít stranou. Alastor se stává chlapcovým průvodcem temnou říší. Prosper je odhodlán zachránit svou sestru, a teď musí ukázat, kolik je v něm odvahy. I Alastora čeká boj. Jeho milovaný, hrůzostrašný domov pohlcuje Prázdnota a obyvatelé Podsvětí upírají své naděje k děsivé královně Pyře. Prosper spolu s čarodějkou Nelou v Podsvětí čelí neznámým nástrahám. Boje o záchranu rovnováhy ve světě vrcholí v Červánkově, kde všechno kdysi dávno začalo. V rozhodujícím momentu mají lidští hrdinové i temní panovníci Podsvětí poslední šanci dokázat, že mají srdce na správném místě. S pomocí přátel a rodiny, a když se nebojíme správných rozhodnutí, je totiž možné zvrátit i zdánlivě nevyhnutelný osud, obrátit list a začít psát nový příběh… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,CHYTRÝ, ZÁBAVNÝ A MÍSTY DĚSIVÝ PŘÍBĚH PRO DĚTI I DOSPĚLÉ | Prosper je na první pohled „obyčejným“ členem slavného starobylého rodu Reddingů. Tedy až do chvíle, kdy zjistí, že se v jeho těle usídlil démon jménem Alastor. Jak se ukáže, rodina za svůj úspěch vděčí dávnému paktu, jejž Prosperův předek před stovkami let s Alastorem uzavřel a který nedlouho poté porušil. Teď se démon znovu probouzí a touží po jediném – pomstít se. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook:,Před stovkami let osud spojil životy démona Alastora, prince Podsvětí, a lidského chlapce Prospera Reddinga. V jednom lidském těle se teď vydávají do Podsvětí bojovat o vše, co je jim drahé. Odvěká rivalita i nesplacené dluhy musí jít stranou. Alastor se stává chlapcovým průvodcem temnou říší. Prosper je odhodlán zachránit svou sestru, a teď musí ukázat, kolik je v něm odvahy. I Alastora čeká boj. Jeho milovaný, hrůzostrašný domov pohlcuje Prázdnota a obyvatelé Podsvětí upírají své naděje k děsivé královně Pyře. Prosper spolu s čarodějkou Nelou v Podsvětí čelí neznámým nástrahám. Boje o záchranu rovnováhy ve světě vrcholí v Červánkově, kde všechno kdysi dávno začalo. V rozhodujícím momentu mají lidští hrdinové i temní panovníci Podsvětí poslední šanci dokázat, že mají srdce na správném místě. S pomocí přátel a rodiny, a když se nebojíme správných rozhodnutí, je totiž možné zvrátit i zdánlivě nevyhnutelný osud, obrátit list a začít psát nový příběh… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The darkest nights can hide the deadliest secrets . . . Driving home during a swirling blizzard, Vera Stanhope's only thought is to get there quickly. But with the snow driving down heavily, she becomes disorientated and loses her way, eventually stumbling on another car abandoned on the road. With the driver's door open, Vera assumes the driver has sought shelter but is shocked to find a young toddler strapped in the back seat. Afraid they will freeze, Vera takes the child and drives on, arriving at Brockburn, a run-down stately home she immediately recognizes as the house her father Hector grew up in. Inside Brockburn a party is in full swing, with music and laughter to herald the coming Christmas. But outside in the snow, a young woman lies dead and Vera has a new case. Could she be the child's mother and, if she is, what happened to her? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From TikTok sensation Ashley Winstead comes her newest thriller. For fans of Verity and A Flicker in the Dark, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all... In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist.Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners' bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into uproar?and Ruth realizes only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the town's secret underbelly in search of true evil. A dark and powerful novel like fans have come to expect from Ashley Winstead, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is an examination of the ways we've come to expect love, religion, and stories to save us, the lengths we have to go to in order to take back power, and the monstrous work of being a girl in this world.'Where The Crawdads Sing meets Twilight meets Thelma and Louise in this brilliantly realized, totally original thriller. Absolutely sensational! I couldn't put it down.' Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The sixth book in Erin Hunter's #1 nationally bestselling Warriors seriesJoin the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter's Warriors series a bestselling phenomenon. More thrilling adventures, epic action, and fierce warrior cats await in Warriors #6: The Darkest Hour.The time has come for Fireheart--now Firestar, leader of ThunderClan--to face his destiny. Tigerstar's sinister ambitions have brought the whole forest to the brink of a terrible and deadly battle. Now prophecies will unfold, and heroes will rise.... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From TikTok sensation Ashley Winstead comes her newest thriller. For fans of Verity and A Flicker in the Dark, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is a twisted tale of murder, obsessive love, and the beastly urges that lie dormant within us all... In her small hometown, librarian Ruth Cornier has always felt like an outsider, even as her beloved father rains fire-and-brimstone warnings from the pulpit at Holy Fire Baptist.Unfortunately for Ruth, the only things the townspeople fear more than the God and the Devil are the myths that haunt the area, like the story of the Low Man, a vampiric figure said to steal into sinners' bedrooms and kill them on moonless nights. When a skull is found deep in the swamp next to mysterious carved symbols, Bottom Springs is thrown into uproar?and Ruth realizes only she and Everett, an old friend with a dark past, have the power to comb the town's secret underbelly in search of true evil. A dark and powerful novel like fans have come to expect from Ashley Winstead, Midnight is the Darkest Hour is an examination of the ways we've come to expect love, religion, and stories to save us, the lengths we have to go to in order to take back power, and the monstrous work of being a girl in this world.'Where The Crawdads Sing meets Twilight meets Thelma and Louise in this brilliantly realized, totally original thriller. Absolutely sensational! I couldn't put it down.' Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Země původu: Evropská unie Barva: Černá Žánr: Elektronický;Pop;Rock Subžánr: Pop Rock;New Wave;Synthpop Balení obsahuje: LP Varianta: Forty: The Best Of Simple Minds 1979 - 2019 (2 LP) Typ: The Greatest Hits;LP deska;Album Interpret / Téma: Simple Minds Země interpreta: Spojené království Vydavatelství: Universal Music Barva podle výrobce: Black Dekáda interpreta: 2010 - 2019;2020 - 2029;1990 - 1999;1980 - 1989;1970 - 1979;2000 - 2009 Hmotnost: 180 g Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Datum vydání: 2019-11-01 Rok vydání: 2019.0 Složení setu: 2 ks (muziker.cz)

Understanding the human mind and how it relates to the world that we experience has challenged philosophers for centuries. How then do we even begin to think about 'minds' that are not human?Science now has plenty to say about the properties of mind. In recent decades, the mind - both human and otherwise - has been explored by scientists in fields ranging from zoology to astrobiology, computer science to neuroscience. Taking a uniquely broad view of minds and where they might be found - including in plants, aliens, and God - Philip Ball pulls these multidisciplinary pieces together to explore what sorts of minds we might expect to find in the universe. In so doing, he offers for the first time a unified way of thinking about what minds are and what they can do, arguing that in order to understand our own minds and imagine those of others, we need to move on from considering the human mind as a standard against which all others should be measured, and to think about the 'space of possible minds'.By identifying and mapping out properties of mind without prioritizing the human, Ball sheds new light on a host of fascinating questions. What moral rights should we afford animals, and can we understand their thoughts? Should we worry that AI is going to take over society? If there are intelligent aliens out there, how could we communicate with them? Should we? Understanding the space of possible minds also reveals ways of making advances in understanding some of the most challenging questions in contemporary science: What is thought? What is consciousness? And what (if anything) is free will?The more we learn about the minds of other creatures, from octopuses to chimpanzees, and to imagine the potential minds of computers and alien intelligences, the greater the perspective we have on if and how our own is different. Ball's thrillingly ambitious The Book of Minds about the nature and existence of minds is more mind-expanding than we could imagine. In this fascinating panorama of other minds, we come to better know our own. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LP vinyl - Album Wither On The Vine metalové kapely Darkest Era z roku 2022. Album Wither On The Vine metalové kapely Darkest Era z roku 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop LP One Thousand Years of Night / Floodlands / A Path Made of Roots / Tithonus / The Collapse / With Tragedy in Our Blood / The Ashen Plague / Wither On the Vine (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Album Wither On The Vine metalové kapely Darkest Era z roku 2022. Album Wither On The Vine metalové kapely Darkest Era z roku 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop CD One Thousand Years of Night / Floodlands / A Path Made of Roots / Tithonus / The Collapse / With Tragedy in Our Blood / The Ashen Plague / Wither On the Vine (alza.cz)

Kniha - 272 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Skotská novovlnná kapela založená v roce 1977 v Glasgow zpěvákem Jimem Kerrem. Vrcholu popularity sice dosáhli v období od poloviny osmdesátých do začátku devadesátých let, kdy vyprodávali velké stadiony, nicméně i v pozdějších letech si jejich tvorba udržela vysokou kvalitu a přízeň fanoušků. Rok vydání : 2022 (18.album) Seznam stop CD Vision Thing / First You Jump / Human Traffic / Who Killed Truth? / Solstice Kiss / Act of Love / Natural / Planet Zero / The Walls Came Down (alza.cz)

LP vinyl - Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Skotská novovlnná kapela založená v roce 1977 v Glasgow zpěvákem Jimem Kerrem. Vrcholu popularity sice dosáhli v období od poloviny osmdesátých do začátku devadesátých let, kdy vyprodávali velké stadiony, nicméně i v pozdějších letech si jejich tvorba udržela vysokou kvalitu a přízeň fanoušků. Rok vydání : 2022 (18.album) Seznam stop LP A1 Vision Thing / A2 First You Jump / A3 Human Traffic / A4 Who Killed Truth? / B1 Solstice Kiss / B2 Act of Love / B3 Natural / B4 Planet Zero / B5 The Walls Came Down (alza.cz)

LP vinyl - Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Skotská novovlnná kapela založená v roce 1977 v Glasgow zpěvákem Jimem Kerrem. Vrcholu popularity sice dosáhli v období od poloviny osmdesátých do začátku devadesátých let, kdy vyprodávali velké stadiony, nicméně i v pozdějších letech si jejich tvorba udržela vysokou kvalitu a přízeň fanoušků. Barva LP : Oranžová Rok vydání : 2022 (18.album) Seznam stop LP (limitovaná edice 8070 ks) A1 Vision Thing / A2 First You Jump / A3 Human Traffic / A4 Who Killed Truth? / B1 Solstice Kiss / B2 Act of Love / B3... (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Simple Minds a jejich osmnácté studiové album, které dostalo název „Direction Of The Heart”. Jako první singl z něj skupina představila skladbu „Act Of Love”, kterou o několik měsíců později následovala skladba „Vision Thing”. Skotská novovlnná kapela založená v roce 1977 v Glasgow zpěvákem Jimem Kerrem. Vrcholu popularity sice dosáhli v období od poloviny osmdesátých do začátku devadesátých let, kdy vyprodávali velké stadiony, nicméně i v pozdějších letech si jejich tvorba udržela vysokou kvalitu a přízeň fanoušků. Rok vydání : 2022 (18.album) Seznam stop CD (deluxe) Vision Thing / First You Jump / Human Traffic / Who Killed Truth? / Solstice Kiss / Act of Love / Natural / Planet Zero / The Walls Came Down / Direction of... (alza.cz)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how nature became aware of itself – a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development from unruly clumps of seaborne cells to the first evolved nervous systems in ancient relatives of jellyfish, he explores the incredible evolutionary journey of the cephalopods, which began as inconspicuous molluscs who would later abandon their shells to rise above the ocean floor, searching for prey and acquiring the greater intelligence needed to do so – a journey completely independent from the route that mammals and birds would later take. But what kind of intelligence do cephalopods possess? How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually ‘think for themselves’? By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind – and on our own. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What if intelligent life on Earth evolved not once, but twice? The octopus is the closest we will come to meeting an intelligent alien. What can we learn from the encounter? In Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith, a distinguished philosopher of science and a skilled scuba diver, tells a bold new story of how nature became aware of itself – a story that largely occurs in the ocean, where animals first appeared. Tracking the mind’s fitful development from unruly clumps of seaborne cells to the first evolved nervous systems in ancient relatives of jellyfish, he explores the incredible evolutionary journey of the cephalopods, which began as inconspicuous molluscs who would later abandon their shells to rise above the ocean floor, searching for prey and acquiring the greater intelligence needed to do so – a journey completely independent from the route that mammals and birds would later take. But what kind of intelligence do cephalopods possess? How did the octopus, a solitary creature with little social life, become so smart? What is it like to have eight tentacles that are so packed with neurons that they virtually ‘think for themselves’? By tracing the question of inner life back to its roots and comparing human beings with our most remarkable animal relatives, Godfrey-Smith casts crucial new light on the octopus mind – and on our own. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Daniel C. Dennett, 476 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and other researchers, FROM BACTERIA TO BACH AND BACK will delight and entertain anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its wondrous applications. Part philosophical whodunit, part bold scientific conjecture, it is a major new account of the origins of the conscious mind. (alza.cz)

Hudební CD - Kompilace nahrávek z vystoupení Monty Alexandera na slavném hudebním festivalu ve švýcarském Montreux vychází na 2LP a CD. Kompilace nahrávek z vystoupení Monty Alexandera na slavném hudebním festivalu ve švýcarském Montreux vychází na 2LP a CD. Monty Alexander je jazzový klavírista jamajského původu jehož hra v sobě obsahuje vlivy blues, bebopu a karibské hudby. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop CD Monty Alexander's Jamaican Project - The Serpent (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1995) (2022 Remaster) / Monty Alexander - Night Mist Blues (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1997) (2022 Remaster) / Monty Alexander & Harlem Kingston Express - Hurricane Come and Gone (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 2016) (2022 Remaster) / Monty Alexander Trio - Linstead Market (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1993) (2022 Remaster) / Monty Alexander - The River (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1997) (2022 Remaster) / Monty Alexander Trio - Ben (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival... (alza.cz)

'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer'Enthralling' Spectator What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. This is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains and human culture. Part philosophical whodunnit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his inimitable style, laced with wit and thought experiments, Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a profusion of thinking tools, or memes, in our brains, and how language turbocharges this process. The result: a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, has emerged from a process of cultural evolution. An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and thinkers, From Bacteria to Bach and Back is essential for anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its applications. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Reveals how social media is hacking our minds, our societies and the world - and what we can do about it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

LP vinyl - Kompilace nahrávek z vystoupení Monty Alexandera na slavném hudebním festivalu ve švýcarském Montreux vychází na 2LP a CD. Kompilace nahrávek z vystoupení Monty Alexandera na slavném hudebním festivalu ve švýcarském Montreux vychází na 2LP a CD. Monty Alexander je jazzový klavírista jamajského původu jehož hra v sobě obsahuje vlivy blues, bebopu a karibské hudby. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop LP1 A1 Monty Alexander's Jamaican Project - The Serpent (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1995) (2022 Remaster) / A2 Monty Alexander - Night Mist Blues (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1997) (2022 Remaster) / A3 Monty Alexander & Harlem Kingston Express - Hurricane Come and Gone (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 2016) (2022 Remaster) / B1 Monty Alexander & Harlem Kingston Express - Night Mist Blues (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 2014) (2022 Remaster) / B2 Monty Alexander Trio - Linstead Market (Live - Montreux Jazz Festival 1993) (2022 Remaster) LP2 C1... (alza.cz)

'Required reading for anyone remotely curious about how they came to be remotely curious' Observer'Enthralling' Spectator What is human consciousness and how is it possible? These questions fascinate thinking people from poets and painters to physicists, psychologists, and philosophers. This is Daniel C. Dennett's brilliant answer, extending perspectives from his earlier work in surprising directions, exploring the deep interactions of evolution, brains and human culture. Part philosophical whodunnit, part bold scientific conjecture, this landmark work enlarges themes that have sustained Dennett's career at the forefront of philosophical thought. In his inimitable style, laced with wit and thought experiments, Dennett shows how culture enables reflection by installing a profusion of thinking tools, or memes, in our brains, and how language turbocharges this process. The result: a mind that can comprehend the questions it poses, has emerged from a process of cultural evolution. An agenda-setting book for a new generation of philosophers and thinkers, From Bacteria to Bach and Back is essential for anyone who hopes to understand human creativity in all its applications. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Renowned as an age of artistic rebirth, the Renaissance is cloaked with an aura of beauty and brilliance. But behind the Mona Lisa's smile lurked a seamy, vicious world of power politics, perversity and corruption that has more in common with the present day than anyone dares to admit. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE NEW DARK FANTASY ROMANCE NOVEL FROM ALEXANDRA CHRISTO, AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION, TO KILL A KINGDOM.Enter a world of Gods and monsters . . . Atia is an immortal who feeds on fear and nightmare. As the last of her kind, she hides in the shadows of the world to escape the wrath of the vengeful Gods. Silas is a Herald, carrying messages and ferrying the dead, as punishment for a past he can't remember. Atia would never dream of allying with someone like him, but when she breaks a sacred law and the gods send monsters to hunt her, Silas offers an irresistible deal: he'll help her take on the Gods and get vengeance for her family. But in return, she must help him break the curse that binds him and restore his humanity. All they need to do is kill three powerful creatures: a vampire, a banshee and one of the very Gods who has destroyed both their lives. Only together can they finally rewrite their destinies.Perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas, Tricia Levenseller and Alexandra Bracken, this is a thrilling fast-paced fantasy with breath-taking romance. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sam Bracken býval zneužívaným a týraným dítětem a dnes je ve vedení jedné z nejúspěšnějších společností ve Spojených státech, cestuje po světě a svými přednáškami dodává odvahu desítkám tisíc lidí ročně. Poutavé vyprávění zahrnuje autorovy autentické životní zkušenosti. Bracken ukazuje, jak naslouchat svému vnitřnímu vedení a jít s kuráží vpřed. Jak se zvednout z prachu a pokračovat dál. Jak být sám sebou a navzdory osudu a životním okolnostem dosahovat svých velkých cílů a žít s vášní a naplno. Inspiruje, jak vést – sebe samého, své děti, firmu nebo třeba stát – jak být zkrátka dobrým šéfem, ať už sobě, nebo druhým, plně nabitým vnitřní silou. Skvělému šéfovi nechybí pokora, láskyplnost ani odvaha. Objevte svou vášeň, vystupte ze své komfortní zóny a žijte naplno! Máte na to kuráž? Kniha je osobním praktickým průvodcem pro všechny, kteří cítí, že mají ve svém životě udělat změnu, ale váhají, a také pro ty, kteří mají své sny a chtějí je uskutečnit. (patro.cz)

SEBEROZVOJOVÁ KNIHA, KTERÁ VÁS DOVEDE K ZÍSKÁNÍ VLASTNÍ KURÁŽE | Sam Bracken býval zneužívaným a týraným dítětem a dnes je ve vedení jedné z nejúspěšnějších společností ve Spojených státech, cestuje po světě a svými přednáškami dodává odvahu desítkám tisíc lidí ročně. Poutavé vyprávění zahrnuje autorovy autentické životní zkušenosti. Bracken ukazuje, jak naslouchat svému vnitřnímu vedení a jít s kuráží vpřed. Jak se zvednout z prachu a pokračovat dál. Jak být sám sebou a navzdory osudu a životním okolnostem dosahovat svých velkých cílů a žít s vášní a naplno. Inspiruje, jak vést – sebe samého, své děti, firmu nebo třeba stát – jak být zkrátka dobrým šéfem, ať už sobě, nebo druhým, plně nabitým vnitřní silou. Skvělému šéfovi nechybí pokora, láskyplnost ani odvaha. Objevte svou vášeň, vystupte ze své komfortní zóny a žijte naplno! Máte na to kuráž? Kniha je osobním praktickým průvodcem pro všechny, kteří cítí, že mají ve svém životě udělat změnu, ale váhají, a také pro ty, kteří mají své sny a chtějí je uskutečnit. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, a gripping history of the First World War's longest and most terrible siege In the autumn of 1914 Europe was at war. The battling powers had already suffered casualties on a scale previously unimaginable. On both the Western and Eastern fronts elaborate war plans lay in ruins and had been discarded in favour of desperate improvisation. In the West this resulted in the remorseless world of the trenches; in the East all eyes were focused on the old, beleaguered Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemysl. The siege that unfolded at Przemysl was the longest of the whole war. In the defence of the fortress and the struggle to relieve it Austria-Hungary suffered some 800,000 casualties. Almost unknown in the West, this was one of the great turning points of the conflict. If the Russians had broken through they could have invaded Central Europe, but by the time the fortress fell their strength was so sapped they could go no further. Alexander Watson, prize-winning author of Ring of Steel, has written one of the great epics of the First World War. Comparable to Stalingrad in 1942-3, Przemysl shaped the course of Europe's future. Neither Russians nor Austro-Hungarians ever recovered militarily from their disasters. Using a huge range of sources, Watson brilliantly recreates a world of long-gone empires, broken armies and a cut-off community sliding into chaos. The siege was central to the war itself, but also a chilling harbinger of what would engulf the entire region in the coming decades, as nationalism, anti-semitism and an exterminatory fury took hold. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: \"The Undertaker\" is a supernatural gothic tale by Pushkin, which features Adrian Prokhorov, an undertaker, who comes to a new place. He is a very straight-forward man, and does not tolerate deviation from the norm. He is then invited to a wedding by his neighbours, where a lot of drinking is spent. The supernatural is just round the corner when a mishandled toast is proposed. The picturesque depiction of the danse macabre/walking-dead midnight party is exceptional, and Pushkin succeeds in portraying the horrifying aspect completely. A chilling story with a surprise ending that is not to be read after dark (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sixteen-year-old Odile Ozanne is an awkward, quiet girl, but everyone knows she's destined to land a coveted seat on the Conseil.In her apprenticeship, she competes to become one of the judges to decide who amongst the town's residents may travel across the border. If she earns the position, she'll decree who may be escorted deep into the woods, who may cross the border's barbed wire fence, who may make the arduous trek over the western mountain range - or perhaps the eastern range-to descend into the next valley over. It's the same valley, the same town.However, to the east, the town is twenty years ahead in time. To the west, it's twenty years behind. The towns repeat in an endless sequence across the wilderness.The only border crossings permitted by the Conseil are mourning tours: furtive viewings of the dead in towns where the dead are still alive. Odile, wise beyond her years, will surely pass the Conseil's vetting. But when she happens upon a mourning tour she wasn't supposed to see, she realizes her dear friend Edme's parents have crossed the border from the east, from twenty years in the future, to view their son still alive in Odile's present.Edme, who's so funny and light. Edme, who's a violin virtuoso at just sixteen. Edme, who's the first boy to even see Odile, to really like her....And it's Edme who's going to die. Sworn to secrecy by the Conseil in order to preserve the timeline, Odile finds herself drawn even closer to the doomed boy. When Edme dies far sooner than Odile expects, when she does nothing to thwart his fate, she's deeply shaken.The loss, her foreknowledge, the weight of her rare and varied grief all throw Odile's own future, her adult life, into a devastating, downward spiral. If your soul was stricken by the years, your teeth bloodied from all of life's blows, would you risk being seen by the armed patrols, would you gamble with everyone's lives, with your own, with the annihilation of an entire timeline to hike across the border and get back to where it all went wrong? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: What seems to be quite an ordinary short story of a seduction and abduction of a young girl, \"The Stationmaster\" proves to be one of Pushkin’s best tales. At first sight an innocent kiss, the parting gift of Dunia to the traveler sends the mundane world of the stationmaster Samson Vyrin into complete disorder. Pushkin’s narrative style and knowledge of the human soul paint a picture of emotional waterfalls and whirlpools that threaten to engulf the characters. A story about how people cope with loss and helplessness. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Popular history at its very best, thought-provoking and accessible. Underpinned by serious research, and written with panache, it summons up a vanished world' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great - one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have until now been a mystery. Alexander the Great's story often reads like fiction: son to a snake-loving mother and a battle-scarred father; tutored by Aristotle; a youth from the periphery of the Greek world who took part in his first campaign aged sixteen, becoming king of Macedon at twenty and king of Asia by twenty-five; leading his armies into battle like a Homeric figure.Each generation has peered through the frosted glass of history and come to their own conclusion about Alexander, be it enlightened ruler, military genius, megalomaniac, drunkard or despot. Yet the first two decades of his life have until now been a mystery - a matter of legend and myth. This extraordinary history draws on new discoveries in archaeology to tell the early story of Alexander and his rise - including detail on the tempestuous relationship between Alexander's parents, Philip and the Molossian princess Olympias, his education by Aristotle and the strict military training which would serve him so well in later years.And more than ever, it emerges, the story of Alexander's reign confronts us with difficult questions that are still relevant today - of the relationship between East and West, the legacy of colonialism and the impacts of authoritarian rule. Drawing together startling modern archaeological discoveries, this book brings Alexander's ancient world back into focus. With each fragment of this shattered past, excavated by shovel, pick and trowel, a new history is being written.The forgotten story of young Alexander is being unearthed. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Living a quiet life in the suburbs, Sophie Brinkmann is captivated by the handsome and sophisticated Hector Guzman. She has no idea that beneath Hector’s charm lies something far more dangerous. Hector is the head of an international crime syndicate. He is used to getting what he wants, and what he wants now is the total annihilation of his rivals. Before she can fully grasp the extent of Hector’s world, Sophie is trapped within it. Her house is under surveillance, her family is at risk. Hector is at war – with Russian hit men, South American drug traffickers, German gangsters – and now Sophie is too. But who can she trust when even the people who have sworn to uphold the law are as dangerous as those dedicated to breaking it? If Sophie is to get out alive, and with her integrity intact, she will have to summon everything within her to navigate this intricate web of moral ambiguity, deadly obsession and ruthless killers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Odhodlání, vášeň a houževnatost. Stručně řečeno kuráž! Sama Brackena v dětství znásilňovali. Jeho zločinecký nevlastní otec a sadistický starší bratr ho týrali. Matka se psychicky zhroutila a opakovaně se jej zřekla. Zapálili ho, byl živým terčem, do kterého se trefovali šipkami, sexuálně jej zneužívali, podlehl alkoholu a drogám. Po letech utrpení, zneužívání a zanedbávání by měl být ve vězení nebo mrtvý. Sam Bracken se však přesto zvedl a šel dál, až se nakonec stal ředitelem jedné z nejúspěšnějších společností v Americe, významným odborníkem na leadership a přednášejícím, který motivuje více než deset tisíc lidí ročně, od nejvyšších představitelů firem po vězně. Od šéfů firem, kteří se snaží dosáhnout přísně vytyčených cifer, až k lidem, kteří se pokouší zhubnout, všichni vědí, že existuje jedna věc, která jim umožňuje vnímat hluboký smysl života, ale že dosáhnout ji, je zcela jiný příběh. Neustále musíte překonávat své chyby a nedostatky. A to vyžaduje to kuráž – houževnatost, nadšení a pevná odvážná rozhodnutí. Tato audiokniha vás naučí, jak k tomu všemu dospět – jak se v životě prostřednictvím energie a odhodlání smysluplně realizovat a moci zažívat čistou radost. Každý může mít kuráž Cokoli, čemu se má smysl věnovat, vyžaduje kuráž. Kuráž má obrovský vliv na vaše rozhodování a dokáže změnit váš život skutečně od podlahy. Audiokniha je návodem, jak si můžete vypěstovat schopnost naslouchat vlastnímu vnitřnímu vedení a odvahu, které vás povedou k naplnění vašeho vlastního smyslu života. Nabízí také různé metody a cvičení k tomu, jak v sobě najít ten správný zápal. Vysvětluje, proč se musíte ponořit hluboko do sebe a hledat svoji duši, abyste se skrze to dozvěděli, co zažehává váš vnitřní oheň, díky němuž ze sebe vydáte to nejlepší. Skrze doporučení objevíte to, v čem jste znamenití, zbavíte se překážek, které vám osud klade do cesty a naleznete povzbuzení v situacích, kdy je potřeba jít proti davu. Vystupte z vlastní komfortní zóny a žijte svůj život naplno. Ta chvíle, během které se vše změní, je teď dostupná každému. Nebude to jednoduché, příjemné a někdy ani oblíbené, ale bude to stát za to. Bude to ta správná volba a bude to úžasné! Jakou máte vlastně Kuráž? Otestujte se. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The #1 New York Times bestsellerNominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing'At once vivid and simple, lyrical and surgical, expressive and exacting' Lupita Nyong'oDreams are today’s answers for tomorrow’s questions. Eleven-year-old Kofi Offin has dreams of water, of its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets. He has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, West Africa, where he lives.He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father’s father, a girl named Ama, and, of course, swimming. But when the unthinkable – a sudden death – occurs during a festival between rival villages, Kofi ends up in a fight for his life. What happens next will send him on a harrowing journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves.Yet Kofi’s dreams may be the key to his freedom… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Being the last tale from the collection \"The Belkin Tales\", \"The Squire’s Daughter\" is a story about disguises and playing tricks on people. The heroine Lizaveta decides to fool the rich and handsome Alexei, but even she does not know how far the deceit can go. Humorous, innocent, and a little devilish, Pushkin’s story is a merry account of women’s devious behavior, always chasing their own end of the deal. But, as all masquerades come to an end, the finale is inevitable and all things fit their proper place. Deservedly labelled \"the best Russian poet\", Pushkin’s short life did not prevent him from ushering Russian literature into its modern era. A master of the vernacular language and multifarious and vivid writing style, Pushkin’s oeuvre was of great influence to a whole legion of Russian writers and literary styles. Among his best-known works are the narrative poems \"Ruslan and Ludmila\" and \"Eugene Onegin\", the drama \"Boris Godunov\", several novels, short stories, and fairy tales. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: The short story collection \"The Belkin Tales\" consists of five unrelated stories told by various narrators to a landowner who has recently died. Ivan Belkin, the landowner, was a strange and mysterious man, who indulged in the collection of stories. Here, Pushkin has included military figures, rich businessmen and ordinary people, who find themselves in extraordinary situations. The Belkin Prize is also the most prestigious award for short fiction in Russia. The stories included are the autobiographically-themed \"The Shot\", the disastrous \"The Blizzard\", the delusional raving in \"The Undertaker\", the tragic tale of \"The Station Master\", and the deceptive \"The Squire\'s Daughter\". (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Get your lunch organized in record time with this foolproof, noodle-packed cookbook. Sometimes it seems like too much of a chore to get our lunch prepped for the day ahead. We can often run out of inspiration too, meaning we end up with the same dull lunch every day a drudgery which makes healthy eating much harder than it should be.The 5-Minute Noodle Salad Lunchbox aims to make prepping your lunch each day a breeze ensuring your days are deliciously healthy. The 52 recipes cover a range of diverse salads, utilizing the power of noodles, from vermicelli to udon to rice noodles, as well as low-carb zoodle options. There's also advice throughout on how to make bulk lunches for your week, if that's your style, and how you might be able to overhaul last night's leftovers into a great midday meal. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: ‘Through the Wheat’ (1923) is a novel by the American journalist, scriptwriter, and novelist Thomas Alexander Boyd (1898–1935). Influenced by his own experiences on the battlefields of France in the First World War, this story follows William Hicks, a rifleman in the U.S. Marine Corps, through his first experience of combat. After enlisting, William Hicks is eager to see combat but as friends die and the reality of war hits home, he must find the strength to survive. Culminating at the Battle of Belleau Wood, this harrowing, evocative tale of the horrors of war is an action-packed, gripping tale about bravery and the futility of war, perfect for lovers of war fiction. Thomas Alexander Boyd (1898–1935) was an American journalist, scriptwriter, and novelist. A member of the U.S. Marine Corps, Boyd saw service during World War One and his harrowing experiences influenced many of his works. He is best known for the novels ´Through the Wheat´ (1923), ‘The Dark Cloud’ (1924), and a book of short stories, ‘Point of Honor’ (1925). (knihydobrovsky.cz)