The glass hotel

The New York Times bestselling novel, from the author of Station Eleven.'A perfect post-lockdown read' - Sunday Times'Elegant, haunting' - The Times'A damn fine novel . . . evocative and immersive' - George R. R. MartinVincent is the beautiful bartender at the exclusive Hotel Caiette. When New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis walks into the hotel and hands her his card, it is the beginning of their life together.That same night, a hooded figure scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: 'Why don't you swallow broken glass.' Leon Prevant, a shipping executive, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core.When Alkaitis's investment fund is revealed to be a Ponzi scheme, Leon loses his retirement savings in the fallout, but Vincent seemingly walks away unscathed. Until, a decade later, she disappears from the deck of one of Leon's ships . . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Vincent is the beautiful bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass-and-cedar palace on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life together. That same day, a hooded figure scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: 'Why don't you swallow broken glass.' Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. Thirteen years later Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Weaving together the lives of these characters, Emily St. John Mandel's The Glass Hotel moves between the ship, the towers of Manhattan and the wilderness of remote British Columbia, painting a breathtaking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Vincent is the beautiful bartender at the Hotel Caiette, a five-star glass-and-cedar palace on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island. New York financier Jonathan Alkaitis owns the hotel. When he passes Vincent his card with a tip, it's the beginning of their life together. That same day, a hooded figure scrawls a note on the windowed wall of the hotel: 'Why don't you swallow broken glass.' Leon Prevant, a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis, sees the note from the hotel bar and is shaken to his core. Thirteen years later Vincent mysteriously disappears from the deck of a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Weaving together the lives of these characters, Emily St. John Mandel's The Glass Hotel moves between the ship, the towers of Manhattan and the wilderness of remote British Columbia, painting a breathtaking picture of greed and guilt, fantasy and delusion, art and the ghosts of our pasts. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Básně a texty anglického zpěváka, textaře, skladatele a rockového hudebníka žijícího v Praze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Na první straně karty je obrázkový slovník k tématu, zadní strana obsahuje vybraná slova z obrázku v dvojjazyčném překladu, doplněná o tematická slovní spojení a nejběžněji používané ukázkové věty. Jazykové karty jsou ideální k opakování i rozšíření tematické slovní zásoby. Naučné karty jsou moderní formou poznávání pro všechny generace. Přinášejí stručný, výstižný a zajímavý přehled nejdůležitějších informací z odborných i zájmových oblastí. Nejen texty, ale i názorné ilustrace a fotografie, promyšlené grafické zpracování a praktický formát osloví ty, kteří se chtějí nejen vzdělávat, ale i bavit. (patro.cz)

By the sapphire blue waters of the French Riviera, a decades-long secret is about to be revealed...Wayward Greek heiress, Ariana Theodosis, inherits the Hotel du Soleil as part of a mysterious legacy. Captivated by its faded glamour, she hopes it offers her the chance to start again.Hotelier Gabriel du Lac's family have owned the hotel for decades - and he has no intention of giving it up for a beautiful stranger.Madame du Lac has watched the rich and famous pass through the doors of the hotel for almost half a century, and she has kept its secrets too.As the past finally catches up with them all, will this summer reveal a forgotten secret, and change their lives forever...? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Escape to Hotel Nantucket for a summer of sunshine, secrets and scandal... Reeling from a bad break-up, Lizbet Keaton is desperately seeking a fresh start. When she's named the new general manager of the Hotel Nantucket, a Gilded Age gem whose glamour has been left to tarnish, she hopes that her local expertise and charismatic staff can transform the hotel's fortunes - and her own. All she needs to do is win over their new billionaire owner from London, Xavier Darling - and the wildly popular Instagram influencer, Shelly Carpenter, who can help put them back on the map. But behind the glossy facade, complete with wellness centre and celebrity chef-run restaurant, a perfect storm is brewing. Hotel Nantucket can't seem to shake off the scandal of 1922, when a tragic fire killed nineteen-year-old chambermaid Grace Hadley - and the guests have complicated pasts of their own. With Grace gleefully haunting the halls, secrets among the staff, and Lizbet's own romantic uncertainty, there's going to be trouble in paradise. . . (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Called a 'riveting study' by the Daily Telegraph and 'a compelling tale' by the Economist, The Red Hotel tells the story of forgotten correspondents and translators in Stalin's Russia and the gilded cage of the Metropol Hotel. Reporters. Translators. Lovers. Spies. In THE RED HOTEL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF STALIN'S PROPAGANDA WAR, former Daily Telegraph Foreign Editor and Russia expert Alan Philps sets out the way Stalin created his own reality by constraining and muzzling the British and American reporters covering the Eastern front during the war and forcing them to reproduce Kremlin propaganda. War correspondents were both bullied and pampered in the gilded cage of the Metropol Hotel. They enjoyed lavish supplies of caviar and had their choice of young women to employ as translators and to share their beds.While some of these translators turned journalists into robotic conveyors of Kremlin propaganda, others were brave secret dissenters who whispered to reporters the reality of Soviet life and were punished with sentences in the Gulag. Through the use of British archives and Russian sources, the story of the role of the women of the Metropol Hotel and the foreign reporters they worked with is told for the first time. This revelatory story will finally lift the lid on Stalin's operation to muzzle and control what the Western allies' writers and foreign correspondents knew of his regime's policies to prosecute the war against Hitler's rampaging armies from June 1941 onwards. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Balení obsahuje: LP Barva: Černá Typ: Nové vydání;Gatefold Sleeve;Remastered;12" vinylová deska;Album Varianta: Morrison Hotel (2 LP) Země původu: Evropská unie Žánr: Hard Rock;Rock;Blues Vydavatelství: Elektra;Rhino Records Subžánr: Psychedelic Rock;Rock;Blues;Acid Rock;Blues Rock Interpret / Téma: The Doors Země interpreta: USA Složení setu: 2 ks Dekáda interpreta: 1970 - 1979;1960 - 1969 Rychlost: 45 RPM Rok vydání: 2012.0 Hmotnost: 200 g Datum vydání: 2012-11-14 Barva podle výrobce: Black (muziker.cz)

Editedand with an Introduction by David Stuart Davies. 'Have you ever heard of the fascination of terror?'This is a unique collection of strange stories from the cunning pen of Wilkie Collins, author of The Woman in White and The Moonstone. The star attraction is the novella The Haunted Hotel, a clever combination of detective and ghost story set in Venice, a city of grim waterways, dark shadows and death.The action takes place in an ancient palazzo coverted into a modern hotel that houses a grisly secret. The supernatural horror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed countess characterise and distinguish this powerful tale. The other stories present equally disturbing scenarios, which include ghosts, corpses that move, family curses and perhaps the most unusual of all, the Devil's spectacles, which bring a clarity of vision that can lead to madness. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Collins' output includes 25 novels, more than 30 short stories and novelettes, over a dozen plays and sporadic bits of journalism. As was the practice with Victorian novelists, Collins wrote his fair share of ghost stories. THE HAUNTED HOTEL, however, was the first novel in which the supernatural is of central interest. Wilkie Collins also penned one of the first in the genre of the detective novel, THE MOONSTONE. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nová kniha ředitele Zoo Praha pojednává o neobyčejných zvířatech i lidech. Díky poutavým textům a jedinečným fotografiím se přenesete do zákulisí zoologické zahrady i její historie, navštívíte africké pralesy a mongolské pouště, ale pobudete třeba také u rybníka v Českém ráji. Kniha ředitele Zoo Praha doplněná množstvím jedinečných fotografií není samozřejmě věnována jen supům. Namátkou uvádíme názvy alespoň některých z celkem 58 kapitol: A Green Magpie for My Professor - Kamba, our Gorilla Grannie - On Patrol in the Gobi - An Antlion in the Mayonnaise - How a Griraffe Is Born - The Lake Titicaca Frog in Prague! - A Greeting from the First Ruler of the Seas - The Joyful Jurney to Kordula - The Nonsensical Parrot - The Liberation of Our Anna from ‘Turkish Captivity' - The Polite Orangutan Pagy-Jarkovský - A Journey to the Bottom of Darwin Crater - Mrs Nutmeg, Mrs Aniseed, Mrs Laurel and Mr Sumac - Names for the Elephant Princesses The new book by Prague Zoo's director is concerned with extraordinary animals and people. Thanks to the engaging texts and unique photographs, you will be transported to get a behind the scenes look at the zoo and its history, you will visit African forests and the Mongolian deserts, but you will also stay at a pond in the Bohemian Paradise. Naturally, despite the title, the book by Prague Zoo's director, supplemented by many unique photographs, is not solely about vultures. Here is a random selection of at least some of the 58 chapters: A Green Magpie for My Professor - Kamba, our Gorilla Granny - On Patrol in the Gobi - An Antlion in the Mayonnaise - How a Giraffe Is Born - The Lake Titicaca Frog in Prague! - A Greeting from the First Ruler of the Seas - The Joyful Journey to Kordula - The Nonsensical Parrot - The Liberation of Our Anna from ‘Turkish Captivity' - The Polite Orangutan Pagy-Jarkovský - A Journey to the Bottom of Darwin Crater - Mrs Nutmeg, Mrs Aniseed, Mrs Laurel and Mr Sumac - Names for the Elephant Princesses (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Barva podle výrobce: Black Barva: Černá Dekáda interpreta: 1960 - 1969;1970 - 1979 Subžánr: Blues Rock;Blues;Acid Rock;Rock;Psychedelic Rock Žánr: Blues;Hard Rock;Rock Datum vydání: 2020-10-09 Balení obsahuje: CD;LP Složení setu: 3 ks Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Rok vydání: 2020.0 Hmotnost: 180 g Rok nahrávky: 1970.0 Typ: Album;Limitovaná edice;Luxusní edice;Nové vydání;LP deska Vydavatelství: Rhino Records;Elektra Země původu: Evropská unie Varianta: Morrison Hotel (Vinyl LP + CD) Interpret / Téma: The Doors Země interpreta: USA (muziker.cz)

The azure-blue Mediterranean restores the body, mind and soul! Discover the most breathtaking destinations and places to dream of in this updated, lavishly illustrated book: from the cave-like suites at Perivolas, in a majestic position high above the Aegean on Santorini, to the Hôtel Le Corbusier in Marseille, a place of pilgrimage for lovers of architecture. Every hotel is presented with spectacular photos, a short text and essential information such as the address and directions for arriving, as well as tips for books to pack. The Mediterranean is surrounded by three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia – and even though the cultures around this sea are highly diverse, they harmoniously share a pleasant climate, distinctive flora and fauna, and not least the intense blue of the water. Angelika Taschen set out in search of the most beautiful hotels on a great variety of coasts, islands and beaches, taking you on a journey to the luxurious Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc and the ultra-chic Les Roches Rouges on the Côte d’Azur, to the little-known Pardini’s Hermitage on the Italian island of Giglio, which is only accessible by boat or on foot, and to Bodrum in Turkey, where the elegant Amanruya resort lies hidden in one of the most stunning bays in the Mediterranean. She also presents new hotel concepts, great architecture and creative design – for example the finca Menorca Experimental on the Balearic Islands, the modernist Villa Dubrovnik in Croatia and Dexamenes on the Peloponnese, where new life was breathed into decommissioned wine tanks. Further highlights are the brand-new, stylishly designed Mezzatorre on Ischia and the Torre di Cala Piccola with its enchanting private beach on the Argentario peninsula in Tuscany, an almost unknown location that possesses the aura of 1960s Italy. Another real gem is La Locanda del Barbablù, with just five rooms in the shadow of the mythical volcano on Stromboli. Look forward to staying at the Nord-Pinus in Tangier with its fantastic view of the Strait of Gibraltar, and the charming Coco-Mat Eco Residences on Serifos, or experiencing the originality of Ammos on Crete, where the art and design are as essential as the sun and the beach! The editor Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. Texts by Christiane Reiter is a freelance author based in Brussels. She studied journalism at the University of Eichstätt and worked as a travel editor for Ringier Publishing in Munich and Zurich. Later, she established the travel section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Flowering mountain slopes and traditional meadows. Icy glaciers and majestic summits. With their untouched nature and raw beauty, the Alps have always been a source of fascination. Angelika Taschen presents the best accommodation for Alpinists – historic inns, guesthouses, monasteries, mountain huts, chalets, palazzi, design hotels, even a youth hostel. A Mountain Tour of the Alps The Alps are Europe’s biggest and greatest mountain range. Formed millions of years ago, they became a popular destination for travelers in the late eighteenth century – first for adventurers and explorers, then for artists and writers, and finally for everyone who wanted to spend summer in the fresh air of this wonderful scenery or take part in winter sports. Angelika Taschen has followed in their footsteps and collected the finest hotels in the Alpine nations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy. They include the Kranzbach near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, built for a British aristocrat, Gasthof Hirschen in the Bregenzerwald, where art-loving visitors have been welcomed since 1755, and the Seehof near Salzburg with its emphasis on contemporary art and fine cuisine. The journey goes to Waldhaus Sils in Sils Maria, where many creative guests have found inspiration, to the Schatzalp in Davos, which Thomas Mann immortalized in literature in “The Magic Mountain”, and to picturesque bed & breakfasts with a personal touch such as Brücke49 in Vals and Maison Bergdorf in Interlaken. High above Chamonix, mountaineers have stayed overnight for more than 140 years at Refuge du Montenvers with its view of the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France. In the exclusive Megève, too, which Baroness Noémie de Rothschild put on the tourist map, travelers experience the Alps à la française in the chalet hotel L’Alpaga; and a bit of Italian dolce vita is provided by stunning addresses in the South Tyrol such as the Ottmangut in Merano, Villa Arnica in Lana with its nostalgic atmosphere, and Pension Briol near Barbiano, constructed in 1928 in the Bauhaus style and extended in 2021 with the addition of two extremely modern buildings. This opulent book of photographs presents the Alpine range and accommodation in large-format images, short texts, and useful details on prices and how to get there. Walkers, skiers, gourmets, and lovers of good living will find valuable tips and very special accommodation: former monasteries where guests still find peace and seclusion, a mountain hut at the heart of the Dolomites, and a youth hostel occupying what was once a sanatorium, a rare example of modern architecture in Switzerland that was declared a heritage monument in 2002. The editor Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. Texts by Christiane Reiter is a freelance author based in Brussels. She studied journalism at the University of Eichstätt and worked as a travel editor for Ringier Publishing in Munich and Zurich. Later, she established the travel section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Great Escapes Alps. The Hotel Book Angelika Taschen Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.38 kg, 360 pages ISBN 978-3-8365-8920-8Multilingual Edition: English, French, German (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Složení setu: 3 ks Typ: Album;CD Varianta: From The Mars Hotel (3 CD) Datum vydání: 2024-07-19 Balení obsahuje: CD Rok vydání: 2024.0 Interpret / Téma: Grateful Dead Žánr: Rock Vydavatelství: Rhino Records Subžánr: Rock (muziker.cz)

A glamorous social history of the women-only New York hotel that changed the world and its famous guests from Joan Crawford and Grace Kelly to Sylvia Plath and Joan Didion. WELCOME TO THE BARBIZON, NEW YORK'S PREMIER WOMEN-ONLY HOTEL Built in 1927 as a home for the 'Modern Woman' seeking a career in the arts, the Barbizon became the place to stay for ambitious, independent women, who were lured by the promise of fame and good fortune. Sylvia Plath fictionalized her time there in The Bell Jar, and over the years, its 688 tiny floral 'highly feminine boudoirs' also housed Joan Crawford, Grace Kelly (notorious for sneaking in men), Joan Didion, Candice Bergen, Charlie's Angel Jaclyn Smith, Ali MacGraw, Cybil Shepherd, Elaine Stritch, Liza Minnelli, Eudora Welty, The Cosby Show's Phylicia Rashad, Grey Gardens's Edith Bouvier Beale, and writers Mona Simpson and Ann Beattie, among many others. Mademoiselle boarded its summer interns there - perfectly turned-out young women, who would never be spotted hatless - as did Katherine Gibbs Secretarial School its students - in their white-gloves and kitten heels - and the Ford Modelling Agency its young models.THE BARBIZON is a colourful, glamorous portrait of the lives of the young women, who -- from the Jazz Age New Women of the 1920s to the Liberated Women of the 1960s -- came to New York looking for something more.'The story of the Barbizon is in many ways the story of American women in the twentieth century' Economist 'Illuminating . . . this vivid, well researched account is testament to its vibrant history and the women who made it such a powerhouse' Daily Express (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the Amazon rainforest to Patagonia glaciers, from Caribbean beaches to the summits of the Andes, from colonial cities to deserts: Latin America is a fascinating destination. Angelika Taschen presents hand-picked addresses for travelers: lodges and country estates, design hotels and green hotels, treehouses and mansions, camps and glamping. A journey to unique hotels and hideaways Latin America is a cradle of ancient civilizations like those of the Incas, Maya and Aztecs, and later became the goal of European explorers and immigrants. It looks back on a long history, often full of contrasts and contradictions, but also has a very special multicultural atmosphere. This book presents unique, almost breathtakingly beautiful landscapes and places with extraordinary hotels. Short texts and practical information complement the superb photos. The places to stay shown here include the Anavilhanas Jungle Lodge in the Brazilian Amazon and the Uxua on the beach of Trancoso, for which a Dutch designer has transformed historic buildings into villas in ethnic style. Big Bang in Uruguay is a wonderful place for glamping between the ocean and the forest. The elegant vacation destinations of this country are home to the Fasano Punta del Este by the architect Isay Weinfeld and the Posada Ayana, where the American Land Art star James Turrell has installed one of his famous Skyspaces on the estate. This journey also goes to the Explora El Chaltén at the foot of Monte Fitz Roy in rugged Patagonia, to the Tierra Atacama in the world’s driest desert in Chile, to the mid-century classic Antumalal, and to Easter Island, guarded since time immemorial by the huge stone sculptures of the Moai. In Peru visitors follow in the footsteps of the Incas through Valle Sagrado, site of the ruined city of Machu Picchu, and get to know the indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador while staying at the Kapawi Ecolodge. The itinerary also takes in Columbia – with the picturesque Hotel San Pedro de Majagua on Isla Grande. At the Nantipa in Costa Rica, three friends have made their dream of the ideal beach hotel come true, and in Nicaragua an American brother and sister have found their own paradise on a private island, the Isleta El Espino. This book would not be complete without Mexico, of course – including, for example, Alberto Kalach’s spectacular Hotel Terrestre in Puerto Escondido, the eclectic Mesón Hidalgo combining a bed & breakfast with boutiques in San Miguel de Allende, and the luxurious, laid-back Hotel San Cristóbal Baja in Todos Santos. The editor Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. Texts by Christiane Reiter is a freelance author based in Brussels. She studied journalism at the University of Eichstätt and worked as a travel editor for Ringier Publishing in Munich and Zurich. Later, she established the travel section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. Great Escapes Latin America. The Hotel Book Angelika Taschen Hardcover, 23.8 x 30.2 cm, 2.39 kg, 360 pages ISBN 978-3-8365-8435-7Multilingual Edition: English, French, German (knihydobrovsky.cz)

For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor.It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures from the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, including interviews, newspaper articles, short stories and more. The tone is humorous, complementing Rick's series. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cool. Balanced. Modern. The precisions of science, the wild variance of lust, the catharsis of confession and the fear of failure - these are things that happen in the Glass Room. High on a Czechoslovak hill, the Landauer House shines as a wonder of steel and glass and onyx built specially for newlyweds Viktor and Liesel Landauer, a Jew married to a gentile. But the radiant honesty of 1930 that the house, with its unique Glass Room, seems to engender quickly tarnishes as the storm clouds of WW2 gather, and eventually the family must flee, accompanied by Viktor's lover and her child. But the house's story is far from over, and as it passes from hand to hand, from Czech to Russian, both the best and the worst of the history of Eastern Europe becomes somehow embodied and perhaps emboldened within the beautiful and austere surfaces and planes so carefully designed, until events become full-circle. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Once upon a time Ella had wished for more than her life as a lowly maid.Now forced to work hard under the unforgiving, lecherous gaze of the man she once called stepfather, Ella's only refuge is in the books she reads by candlelight, secreted away in the library she isn't permitted to enter.One night, among her beloved books of far-off lands, Ella's wishes are answered. At the stroke of midnight, a fairy godmother makes her an offer that will change her life: seven wishes, hers to make as she pleases. But each wish comes at a price and Ella must decide whether it's one she's willing to pay...A smouldering, terrifying new spin on Cinderella - perfect for fans of Laura Purcell and Erin Morgenstern. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In Italy, art and life are entwined. This visual journey offers glimpses of rural landscapes, high culture, and divine food, all spied through the doorways and windows of the country’s most stunning hotels. Gorgeous photographs of hideaways and homesteads from Venice to Sicily offer fabulous accommodation suggestions for your next dolce vita getaway. To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. For centuries, writers, artists, architects, and merchants have been drawn here, inspired by the beauty of Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome. Countless books, paintings, poems, and sculptures are evidence of its undying appeal, and over the past 60 years, the country has become one of the world’s top travel and holiday destinations. The loveliness of Italy is, if not eternal, certainly enduring, and the easygoing and relaxed Italian lifestyle is still unrivaled. Here, some of Italy’s most amazing landscapes and diverse regions are brought to life, like Tuscany, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, and, no less magical, the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily. In these mythical surroundings are legendary hotels full of atmosphere, where novels are set, movies are made, weddings are celebrated, and famous love stories consummated: Villa d’Este on Lake Como, the Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, the Il San Pietro on the Amalfi Coast, and the Palazzo Margherita in Basilicata—to name just a few. Angelika Taschen also reveals where to find more secret and hidden jewels—from the Locanda Cipriani, a destination for food lovers on the island of Torcello, to the romantic Castello di Vicarello in Tuscany and the atmospheric Masseria Moroseta in Puglia. The editor Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle. Texts by Christiane Reiter is a freelance author based in Brussels. She studied journalism at the University of Eichstätt and worked as a travel editor for Ringier Publishing in Munich and Zurich. Later, she established the travel section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

For Magnus Chase: Hotel Valhalla Guide to the Norse Worlds will whet readers' appetites for The Hammer of Thor.It is a 176-page, smaller format book with black-and-white illustrations throughout. Helgi - the hotel manager - created this book for each hotel guest, so that he wouldn't have to answer so many questions at the front desk.It has short entries about the deities, mythical beings, and fantastic creatures from the nine Norse worlds, and also contains bonus material, including interviews, newspaper articles, short stories and more. The tone is humorous, complementing Rick's series. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A tense, thought-provoking pressure cooker about a young woman imprisoned in a psychiatric facility for her political views, perfect for fans of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Girl, Interrupted. Riley Diaz is a troublemaker, born and raised. Half Irish, half Cuban, she's an orphan with the spirit and resilience of her ancestors and the protest protocols of her late parents.She's ready and able to resist the new tyrannies. After attending a protest, Riley is incarcerated in a shadowy American Renewal Center, detained under dangerous new legislation. This newly authoritarian government is trialling the mandatory re-education of dissidents, and Riley is receiving psychiatric treatment because of her politics.Riley is imprisoned in a nightmarish world of persecution and incursions on her freedom - forced therapy, involuntary medication, extended incarceration, solitary confinement, grotesquely restricted rations, false accusations and more. Trapped in an emerging dystopia, against people who would label her mad for speaking her mind, Riley can only do what she does best - rebel. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cool. Balanced. Modern. The precisions of science, the wild variance of lust, the catharsis of confession and the fear of failure - these are things that happen in the Glass Room. High on a Czechoslovak hill, the Landauer House shines as a wonder of steel and glass and onyx built specially for newlyweds Viktor and Liesel Landauer, a Jew married to a gentile. But the radiant honesty of 1930 that the house, with its unique Glass Room, seems to engender quickly tarnishes as the storm clouds of WW2 gather, and eventually the family must flee, accompanied by Viktor's lover and her child. But the house's story is far from over, and as it passes from hand to hand, from Czech to Russian, both the best and the worst of the history of Eastern Europe becomes somehow embodied and perhaps emboldened within the beautiful and austere surfaces and planes so carefully designed, until events become full-circle. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Jeannette Walls, 342 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná While Jeannette Walls was living on Park Avenue, covering the Academy Awards as a journalist, her parents were squatting in an abandoned building on the Lower East Side. An almost incredible story of a nomadic, impoverished childhood. (alza.cz)

Perhaps we shall not see each other again. I will write to you, though, and tell you, as best I can, the story of your family. A glass-blower, remember, breathes life into a vessel, giving it shape and form and sometimes beauty; but he can with that same breath, shatter and destroy it' Faithful to her word, Sophie Duval reveals to her long-lost nephew the tragic story of a family of master craftsmen in eighteenth-century France. The world of the glass-blowers has its own traditions, it's own language - and its own rules. 'If you marry into glass' Pierre Labbe warns his daughter, 'you will say goodbye to everything familiar, and enter a closed world'. But crashing into this world comes the violence and terror of the French Revolution against which, the family struggles to survive. The Glass Blowers is a remarkable achievement - an imaginative and exciting reworking of du Maurier's own family history. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This journey to the edge of Europe mixes history, travelogue and oral testimony to spellbinding and revelatory effect. Few countries have suffered more from the convulsions and bloodshed of twentieth-century Europe than those in the eastern Baltic. Small nations such as the Baltic States of Latvia and Estonia found themselves caught between the giants of Germany and Russia, on a route across which armies surged or retreated. Subjected to foreign domination and conquest since the Northern crusades in the twelfth century, these lands faced frequent devastation as Germans, Russians and Swedish colonisers asserted control of the territory, religion, government, culture and inhabitants. The Glass Wall features an extraordinary cast of characters - contemporary and historical, foreign and indigenous - who have lived and fought in the Baltic and made the atmosphere of what was often thought to be western Europe's furthest redoubt. Too often it has seemed to be the destiny of this region to be the front line of other people's wars. By telling the stories of warriors and victims, of philosophers and Baltic Barons, of poets and artists, of rebels and emperors, and others who lived through years of turmoil and violence, Max Egremont reveals a fascinating part of Europe, on a frontier whose limits may still be in doubt. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Damaged tells the true story of Donna, who came into foster care aged ten, having been abused, victimised and rejected by her family. Donna had been in foster care with her two young brothers for three weeks when she is abruptly moved to Cathy's. When Donna arrives she is silent, withdrawn and walks with her shoulders hunched forward and her head down. Donna is clearly a very haunted child and refuses to interact with Cathy's children Adrian and Paula. After patience and encouragement from Cathy, Donna slowly starts to talk and tells Cathy that she blames herself for her and her brothers being placed in care. The social services were aware that Donna and her brothers had been neglected by their alcoholic mother, but no one realised the extent of the abuse they were forced to suffer. The truth of the physical torment she was put through slowly emerges, and as Donna grows to trust Cathy she tells her how her mother used to make her wash herself with wire wool so that she could get rid of her skin colour as her mother was so ashamed that Donna was mixed race. The psychological wounds caused by the bullying she received also start to resurface when Donna starts reenacting the ways she was treated at home by hitting and bullying Paula, so much so that Cathy can't let Donna out of her sight. As the pressure begins to mount on Cathy to help this child, things start to get worse and Donna begins behaving in erratic ways, trashing her bedroom and being regularly abusive towards Cathy's children. Cathy begins to wonder if she can find a way to help this child or if Donna's scars run too deep. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Země interpreta: USA Datum vydání: 2024-06-21 Typ: Jubilejní edice;Luxusní edice;Digipak;CD;Limitovaná edice Rok vydání: 2024.0 Dekáda interpreta: 1960 - 1969;1990 - 1999;1970 - 1979;1980 - 1989 Složení setu: 3 ks Země původu: Německo Balení obsahuje: CD Vydavatelství: Rhino Records Žánr: Rock Varianta: From The Mars Hotel (Limited Digipack In O-Card) (3 CD) Interpret / Téma: Grateful Dead Subžánr: Rock (muziker.cz)

Tracing the work of six modern Czech glassmakers from the Cold War to the present day Realized in collaboration with the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Bohemian Glass highlights the work of six major Czech glass artists born in the 1920s and ’30s. These great masters nurtured a new mode of artistic glass, while drawing upon Bohemia’s historical relationship with other European glassmaking centers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Magical' Guardian Shortlisted for the 2009 Costa First Novel Award, this is a novel to fall in love with - for anyone who loved the escapism of The Time Traveller's Wife and The Memory Keeper's Daughter. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is - yes. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.'It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.'In Carroll's sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice once again finds herself in a bizarre and nonsensical place when she passes through a mirror and enters a looking-glass world where nothing is quite as it seems. From her guest appearance as a pawn in a chess match to her meeting with Humpty Dumpty, Through the Looking Glass follows Alice on her curious adventure and shows Carroll's great skill at creating an imaginary world full of the fantastical and extraordinary. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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The action-packed introduction to the legendary Throne of Glass series - an irresistible bind-up of all five of #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's Assassin novellas Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan's most feared assassin. As part of the Assassins' Guild, her allegiance is to her master, Arobynn Hamel, yet Celaena listens to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. In these action-packed prequel novellas - together in one edition for the first time - Celaena embarks on five daring missions. They take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, where she fights to liberate slaves and seeks to avenge the tyrannous. But she is acting against Arobynn's orders and could suffer an unimaginable punishment for such treachery . . . Explore the dark underworld of this kick-ass heroine and find out how the legend begins in the five page-turning prequel novellas to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Tap. Tap. Tap on the window. Something, someone wanting to be heard. Waiting to be free. Tudor England. The word treason is on everyone's lips. Arbella Stuart, niece to Mary, Queen of Scots and presumed successor to Elizabeth I, has spent her youth behind the towering windows of Hardwick Hall. As presumed successor to the throne, her isolation should mean protection - but those close to the crown are never safe. Aemilia Lanyer - writer and poet - enjoys an independence denied to Arbella. Their paths should never cross. But when Arbella enlists Aemilia's help in a bid for freedom, she risks more than her own future. Ensnared in another woman's desperate schemes, Aemilia must tread carefully or share her terrible fate . . . The Girl in the Glass Tower brilliantly explores what it means to be born a woman in a man's world, where destiny is strictly controlled and the smallest choices may save - or destroy - us. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Kniha - autor Sarah J. Maas, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The "New York Times" bestselling saga comes alive in an exquisite new colouring book, featuring 46 pieces of original art. (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Cassandra Clare, 506 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor K. Harding; P. Henderson, 176 stran, česky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá A topic-based course for trainees and employees in the hotel and tourist industry. It introduces and practises the language skills necessary for dealing with English-speaking guests and for negotiating with others wthin the industry. (alza.cz)

The twist of a knife. The birth of a legend. Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas. Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance.If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade ... knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life. A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling - and deadly - world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIMEThe twist of a knife. The birth of a legend.Step into the world of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas with this collection of prequel novellas.Celaena Sardothien is her kingdom's most feared assassin. Though she works for the powerful Assassin's Guild and its scheming master, Arobynn Hamel, she yields to no one and trusts only her fellow killer-for-hire, Sam. But when Arobynn dispatches her on missions that take her from remote islands to hostile deserts, Celaena finds herself acting independently of his wishes and questioning her own allegiance. If she hopes to escape Arobynn's clutches, Celaena will have to put her faith in her wits and her blade ... knowing that if she fails, she'll lose not just a chance at freedom but her life.A prequel to the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass, this collection of five novellas explores the history of this cunning assassin and her enthralling - and deadly - world.Included in this volume: The Assassin and the Pirate LordThe Assassin and the HealerThe Assassin and the DesertThe Assassin and the UnderworldThe Assassin and the Empire (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Guy Deutscher, 310 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A provocative exploration of how the cultures we live in affect the languages we speak and how we think of the world around us. Asks the questions 'Does language reflect the culture of a society, is a mother-tongue a lens through which a world is perceived, and can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts?' (alza.cz)

Netradiční dárek pro muže i ženu nebo pár. Zážitek jako stvořený pro všechny milovníky vína. Během třech dnů budete obklopeni vínem úplně ze všech stran. Sklenku kvalitního vína budete držet nejen v ruce, ale také na vás čeká vinná relaxační masáž. K dispozici máte i wine wellness, kde si můžete dostatečně odpočinout. Odpočinkový pobyt si dopřejete v Hustopečích společně ještě s jednou osobou. S kým asi pojedete? Program 2x ubytování pro 2 osoby ve Wine Wellness Hotel Amande, 2x snídaně formou rautu, večerní pětichodová večeře podávanou oba pobytové dny, 1x návštěva vinařství s degustací vín u místního vinaře, volný přístup na wi-fi, parkování na hotelovém parkovišti dle aktuální volné kapacity (50 parkovacích míst) každý pobytový den 90minutový vstup do Saunového světa v hotelovém wellness (4 druhy saun, whirpool, Kneippův chodník, odpočinková zóna), snoubení mandlí a vín kdykoliv během pobytu 10% sleva na wellness procedury (adrop.cz)

Netradiční dárek pro muže i ženu nebo pár. Zážitek jako stvořený pro všechny milovníky vína. Během třech dnů budete obklopeni vínem úplně ze všech stran. Sklenku kvalitního vína budete držet nejen v ruce, ale také na vás čeká vinná relaxační masáž. K dispozici máte i wine wellness, kde si můžete dostatečně odpočinout. Odpočinkový pobyt si dopřejete v Hustopečích společně ještě s jednou osobou. S kým asi pojedete? Program 2x ubytování pro 2 osoby ve Wine Wellness Hotel Amande, 2x snídaně formou rautu, 2x tříchodová večeře, 1x návštěva vinařství s degustací vín u místního vinaře, volný přístup na wi-fi, parkování na hotelovém parkovišti dle aktuální volné kapacity (50 parkovacích míst) každý pobytový den 90minutový vstup do Saunového světa v hotelovém wellness (4 druhy saun, whirlpool, Kneippův chodník, odpočinková zóna), snoubení mandlí a vín kdykoliv během pobytu 10% sleva na wellness procedury (adrop.cz)

Parfém do auta španělské značky L&D Aromaticos. Le Macho svou vůní připomíná parfém Le Male od Jean Paul Guitiera. V parfému se snoubí tóny čerstvé máty, levandule, dřeva a pomeranče. Řada parfémů L&D Little Bottle Car Perfume v sobě kombinuje vyvážené složení a propracovanost vonných esencí. Od běžných vůní se odlišují především kvalitou a dlouhou výdrží. Parfémy L&D Little Bottle Car Perfume jsou vhodné do aut, kanceláří nebo obytných prostor, kde dokáží vytvářet příjemnou atmosféru po dobu 3-6 měsíců.1. Odšroubujte dřevěné víčko a sejměte plastovou zátku. 2. Dřevěné víčko našroubujte zpět na lahvičku. 3. Otočte lahvičku s vůní víčkem dolů na 2-3 sekundy, aby se dřevěné víčko napustilo parfémem 4. Lahvičku zavěste na vhodné místo v interiéru vozu. (autohotarek.cz)

Kniha - autor Lewis Carroll, 336 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic stories are reimagined in this deluxe illustrated gift edition from the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima—designed with stunning full color artwork and several interactive features. Originally published in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s exquisite Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass have remained revered classics for generations. The story of Alice, an inquisitive heroine who falls through a rabbit hole and into a whimsical world, has captured the hearts of readers of all ages. Perhaps the most popular female character in English literature, Alice is accompanied on her journey of trials and tribulations by the frantic White Rabbit, the demented and terrifying Queen of Hearts, the intriguing Mad Hatter, and many other eccentric characters. Lewis Carroll’s beloved companion stories... (alza.cz)

Každá vodní plocha je spojena s dalšími fyzikálními procesy vypařování, kondenzace a deště. Hmotnost vody na Zemi zůstává konstantní, ale pohybuje se mezi hlavními tělesy ledu, sladké vody, slané vody, atmosférické vody a organické hmoty. Přibližně dvě třetiny povrchu Země jsou pokryty vodou, což je stejný podíl vody, který tvoří vaše tělo. Užijte si koupání.Při výběru varianty "Standard with frame" napište do poznámky před odesláním objednávka vámi zvolenou barvu rámu. Barevné varianty najdete v galerii fotek. STANDARD > FSC certifikovaný, 210 g matný papír Hahnemühle se zvýšenou gramáží > digitální tisk 10 barvami odolnými proti UV záření > vyberte si varitantu plakátu bez rámu nebo s rámem > rámy navržené tak, aby perfektně doplnily plakáty a vaše prázdné stěny proměnily v uměleckou galerii - nabídku rámů najdete v galerii obrázků a svůj požadavek napište do poznámky, před odesláním objednávky PREMIUM FRAMED ART > umělecké dílo je vytištěné na papír Hahnemühle se zvýšenou gramáží a profesinálně zarámováné > oproti klasickému plakátu má tato varianta jasnější a ostřejší obraz > digitální tisk 10 barvami odolnými proti UV záření > barevné varitanty rámů: standartně vyráběno s rámem v barvě Natural Oak, ale můžete si vybrat i variantu Black, Dark Oak nebo White - svůj požadavek napište do poznámky, před odesláním objednávky > zvolte si mezi variantami "Float Glass" a "Museum Glass" Jaké sklo vybrat? > Float Glass - tato varianta má povrchovou úpravu a vlastnosti jako běžné sklo > Museum Glass - exkluzinví varianta, která je kompletně antireflexní. Tato varianta optimálně chrání obraz, dokonale ukáže barvy tisku a omezuje nepříjemné odrazy a zrcadlení ACOUSTIC ART > mnoho kanceláří, pracovních prostor nebo obývacích pokojů má špatnou akustiku, což má dopad na komunikaci, výkon a pohodu > přidání akustického panelu na stěny nejenže přidá do vašich prostor krásné umělecké dílo, ale podstatně zlepší kvalitu samotného prostoru > spojení skvělého umění se špičkovými akustickými absorpčními panely nabízí jedinečnou příležitost proměnit jakýkoli prostor v klidné útočiště > umělecké dílo je vytištěno na látce a zarámováno přes prvotřídní akustický panel s třídou zvukové pohltivosti A - nejlepší dostupnou třídu > akustický panel je zarámovaný rámem z přírodní dubové dýhy, která mu dodává moderní a exkluzivní vzhled > akustický panel je profesionálně zarámovaný rámem v barvě Natural Oak, ale je možné domluvit s výrobcem i jinou barevnou variantu (např. Black, Dark Oak nebo White) - svoji preferenci prosím napište do poznámky, před odesláním objednávky (vemzu.cz)