The glass hotel - mandel emily st. john

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)

Vincent pracuje jako barmanka v hotelu Caiette, pětihvězdičkovém úkrytu ze skla a dřeva na ostrově Vancouver, kam se dá dostat jedině na člunu. Ve chvíli, kdy jí majitel hotelu dá spolu se spropitným i svou vizitku, se její život otočí o sto osmdesát stupňů. Nebude to poprvé ani naposledy. A také nebude jediná. Ten den zasáhne do života i jejímu nevlastnímu bratru Paulovi (závislému často na drogách, ale vždycky na hudbě) nebo vysoce postavenému manažeru lodní logistiky Leonovi. O třináct let později na jedné lodi jejich příběhy vyvrcholí. Ale možná je to jen další začátek. Protože časy, místa a děje tvoří síť, v níž se postavy setkávají. Ať jsou živé, nebo mrtvé. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Náš svět je plný hranic a lidský život je o jejich překračování… Barmanka Vincent sní o zajištěné existenci, její nevlastní bratr Paul o umělecké kariéře, ovdovělý finančník Jonathan o vztahu bez závazků. Jejich sny se jim vyplní – ovšem jak už tomu v životě bývá, vždycky se najde nějaké ale... Suverénně vyprávěný příběh o rodinných vztazích, finanční krizi z roku 2008, takzvaném Ponziho schématu či hranici mezi světy chudých a bohatých se odvíjí napříč rozmanitými místy, několika časovými rovinami a skutečnými i posmrtnými nebo imaginárními životy. A stěžejní roli v něm hraje pětihvězdičkový Hotel Caiette ze skla a dřeva, ukrytý na odlehlém ostrově, kde se cesty několika postav jedné bouřlivé noci osudovým způsobem protnou. Román byl deníkem The New York Times zařazen mezi nejočekávanější knihy roku 2020. Jeho seriálovou adaptaci připravuje společnost HBO Max. „Je to román psychologicky přesvědčivý, jenž věrně zachycuje lidské ambice, sny, strachy a úzkosti. A nahlédneme-li na něj optikou literární historie, skvěle líčí, co dnes (...) zbylo ze země neomezených příležitostí.“ – Hana Ulmanová, Aktuálně.cz „Celým románem prostupuje pomíjivost… Když do sebe jednotlivé kousky začnou zapadat, je to vzrušující…“ - Associated Press. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Román o umění, lásce a pandemii napříč časem i prostorem. Edwinu St. Andrewovi je osmnáct, když se parníkem přeplaví přes Atlantik, poté co jej kvůli politickým názorům vyloučí ze společnosti britské aristokracie. Okouzlen krásou kanadské přírody vstoupí do lesa a náhle zaslechne tóny houslí odrážející se od stěn rozlehlé stavby – tento zážitek jím hluboce otřese. O dvě století později se známá spisovatelka Olive Llewellynová vydává na propagační turné své knihy. Cestuje po celé zeměkouli, avšak vlastní domov má v druhé měsíční kolonii. V textu jejího bestselleru o pandemii se nachází zvláštní pasáž: houslista hraje v rezonující chodbě dopravního terminálu a kolem něj se zvedá lesní stromoví. Když začne Gaspery-Jacques Roberts pátrat po jisté anomálii v severoamerické divočině, narazí na několik rozvrácených životů – mladík z britské šlechtické rodiny podlehne šílenství, spisovatelka odtržená od rodiny uvízne na Zemi uprostřed pandemie a jeho vlastní kamarádka z dětství se zřejmě také pokusila o něco, čím narušila časové linie vesmíru. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The award-winning author of Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel returns with a novel of time travel that precisely captures the reality of our current moment. Sea of Tranquility is a virtuoso performance and an enormously exciting offering from one of our most remarkable writers. In 1912, eighteen-year-old Edwin St. Andrew crosses the Atlantic, exiled from English polite society. In British Columbia, he enters the forest, spellbound by the beauty of the Canadian wilderness, and for a split second all is darkness, the notes of a violin echoing unnaturally through the air. The experience shocks him to his core. Two centuries later Olive Llewelyn, a famous writer, is traveling all over Earth, far away from her home in the second moon colony. Within the text of Olive’s bestselling novel lies a strange passage: a man plays his violin for change in the echoing corridor of an airship terminal as the trees of a forest rise around him. When Gaspery-Jacques Roberts, a detective in the black-skied Night City, is hired to investigate an anomaly in time, he uncovers a series of lives upended: the exiled son of an aristocrat driven to madness, a writer trapped far from home as a pandemic ravages Earth, and a childhood friend from the Night City who, like Gaspery himself, has glimpsed the chance to do something extraordinary that will disrupt the timeline of the universe. Sea of Tranquility is a novel that investigates the idea of parallel worlds and possibilities, that plays with the very line along which time should run. Perceptive and poignant about art, and love, and what we must do to survive, it is incredibly compelling. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Lives separated by time and space have collided, and an exiled Englishman, a writer trapped far from home, and a girl destined to die too young, have each glimpsed a world that is not their own. Travelling through the centuries, between colonies on the moon and an ever-changing Earth, together their lives will solve a mystery that will make you question everything you thought you knew to be true. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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)

Hra na konzoli - PS5 (s mechanikou), krabicová verze, žánr: akční, - Pátrejte po zásobách a při tom se ukrývejte, utíkejte a bojujte s monstry slídícími po chodbách. Přespání za všechny prachyHotelový komplex St. Dinfna je místem opředeným legendami. Vezměte si v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS5 kameru s nočním viděním a vydejte se do jeho útrob v kůži amatérského novináře Roberta Leita Lopese. Kamera je v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS5 vašim přítelem Objevujte historii děsivé budovy. Zapněte si kameru a cestujte mezi časovými sférami, které od sebe dělí celé desetiletí. Odhalujte tajné vchody. Cestujte skrze ně a nikdy nezapomeňte na to, mít pokrytá záda. Bez zásob nepřežijeteTemný hotel je v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS5 místem, ve kterém není o monstra všeho druhu nouze.... (alza.cz)

Hra na konzoli - PS4 / PS4 Pro, PS5 (s mechanikou), krabicová verze, žánr: akční, - Přežijte střet s děsivými nepřáteli : Pátrejte po zásobách a při tom se ukrývejte, utíkejte a bojujte s monstry slídícími po chodbách. Přespání za všechny prachyHotelový komplex St. Dinfna je místem opředeným legendami. Vezměte si v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS4 kameru s nočním viděním a vydejte se do jeho útrob v kůži amatérského novináře Roberta Leita Lopese. Kamera je v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS4 vašim přítelem Objevujte historii děsivé budovy. Zapněte si kameru a cestujte mezi časovými sférami, které od sebe dělí celé desetiletí. Odhalujte tajné vchody. Cestujte skrze ně a nikdy nezapomeňte na to, mít pokrytá záda. Bez zásob nepřežijeteTemný hotel je v FOBIA - St. Dinfna Hotel PS4 místem, ve... (alza.cz)

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

Audiokniha:,Mámě dvou malých synů před pár lety zjistili rakovinu v pokročilém stadiu a ona věděla, že se nemůže vyléčit. Když tušila, že smrt se blíží, začala s pomocí manžela sepisovat rady a pokyny, jimiž se po jejím odchodu mají řídit - Mámin seznam. Je v něm vypsané krok za krokem všechno, na co táta nemá při výchově synů zapomenout, co by měli kluci dodržovat a jak si máma představuje, že mají žít bez ní. Je to velmi dojemné čtení, prosté, věcné a v závěru i smířlivé. Audiokniha v interpretaci Davida Novotného. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Mámě dvou malých synů před několika lety zjistili rakovinu v pokročilém stadiu a ona věděla, že se nemůže vyléčit. Když tušila, že smrt se blíží, začala s pomocí manžela sepisovat rady a pokyny, jimiž se po jejím odchodu mají řídit, a nazvala je Mámin seznam. Je v něm vypsané krok za krokem všechno, na co táta nemá při výchově synů zapomenout, co by měli kluci dodržovat a jak si máma představuje, že mají žít bez ní. Psala to jednak proto, aby se manžel necítil po její smrti tak sám a věděl si rady, ale také proto, aby na ni kluci nezapomněli a aby na ně mohla dál působit, a také se tím vyrovnávala se smrtí. O Mámině seznamu se pak dozvěděl místní tisk a po velkém ohlasu v celonárodních anglických médiích se táta rozhodl, že celý příběh převypráví. Je to velmi dojemné čtení, prosté, věcné a v závěru i nadějeplné. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Podnikáte? Pak musíte slyšet příběh, který se skutečně stal! Každý podnikatel chce být úspěšný, ale i zdánlivě malá chyba ho někdy může přivést do velkých problémů. Osmý díl se odehrává v hotelu, který jeho majitel ze sentimentu postavil ve svém rodišti. Splnil si tak sen z mládí, ale protože se musí i nadále věnovat svému hlavnímu podnikání, hotel je špatně řízen a prodělává. To však zdaleka není jediný problém, který ho sužuje. Obsah: Věnujte se svému hlavnímu byznysu, který vás přivedl k úspěchu, a nerozptylujte se jinými aktivitami Nepouštějte se do oboru podnikání, kterému nerozumíte Při výběru zaměstnance do řídící pozice buďte obzvlášť pečliví Jak řešit závist a boj o majetek uvnitř rodiny Poučte se z chyb ostatních podnikatelů. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Podnikáte? Pak musíte slyšet příběh, který se skutečně stal! Každý podnikatel chce být úspěšný, ale i zdánlivě malá chyba ho někdy může přivést do velkých problémů. Osmý díl se odehrává v hotelu, který jeho majitel ze sentimentu postavil ve svém rodišti. Splnil si tak sen z mládí, ale protože se musí i nadále věnovat svému hlavnímu podnikání, hotel je špatně řízen a prodělává. To však zdaleka není jediný problém, který ho sužuje. Obsah: Věnujte se svému hlavnímu byznysu, který vás přivedl k úspěchu, a nerozptylujte se jinými aktivitami Nepouštějte se do oboru podnikání, kterému nerozumítePři výběru zaměstnance do řídící pozice buďte obzvlášť pečliví Jak řešit závist a boj o majetek uvnitř rodiny Poučte se z chyb ostatních podnikatelů.Interpret: Alexej Pyško, Jiří Štrébl, Barbora JánováDélka: 42 min. (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)

Je možné změnit minulost a odpustit druhým? Mohou se z nepřátel stát blízcí kamarádi? Půvabný příběh Patricie St. John vás zavede do krásné alpské krajiny, kde se setkáte s vánoční hvězdou, kotětem Vločkou i záhadným starcem z hor. Dozvíte se, proč Annette tolik nenávidí spolužáka Luciena a proč se mu chce za každou cenu pomstít. Čeká vás cesta nebezpečným horským průsmykem i radost z nečekaných setkání. Především ale porozumíte nebezpečí hořkosti a zloby a tomu, jak důležité je odpuštění. Knížka Patricie St. John se vyznačuje kromě barvitého děje prokreslením charakterů jednotlivých postav a hloubkou svého morálního poselství. Poklady pod sněhem byly také úspěšně zfilmovány. (knihydobrovsky.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)

eBook:,V knize se mimo jiné dozvíte: - jak čtyřmi jednoduchými kroky dosáhnout cíle rychleji, než vás kdy napadlo - jak si nešťastný zaměstnanec najde práci snů maximálně během šesti měsíců - frázi o pěti slovech, kterou přitáhnete vhodného partnera - 10 slov, která vám pomohou shodit 10 kilo - jak přestat kouřit nebo překonat depresi - jak se naučit myslet jako milionář (stačí na to pět minut denně) A to je teprve začátek. (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)

New from Scarlett St. Clair: a deliciously hot and wicked retelling of classic Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and Irish fairy tales, first in a series of seven entwined fairy tales. When Gesela unwillingly kills a toad that lives at the bottom of the town well, she is kidnapped by five Elven princes, her punishment: banishment to their brother, The Beast.Gesela expects to be the prisoner of a hideous monster, but the beast turns out to be exquisitely beautiful, and rather than lock her in a cell, he offers Gesela a deal. If she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free. Gesela agrees, but there is a hidden catch-she must speak his name with love to free him, as well.Can either of them learn to love in time? (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)

Modelka na obrázcích je vysoká 167 cm, obvod přes prsa má 73 cm, obvod pasu 64 cm a přes boky 91 cm. Modelka je oblečena do velikosti One size. (outletexpert.cz)

Modelka na obrázcích je vysoká 167 cm, obvod přes prsa má 73 cm, obvod pasu 64 cm a přes boky 91 cm. Modelka je oblečena do velikosti One size. (outletexpert.cz)

Modelka na obrázcích je vysoká 167 cm, obvod přes prsa má 73 cm, obvod pasu 64 cm a přes boky 91 cm. Modelka je oblečena do velikosti One size. (outletexpert.cz)

New from Scarlett St. Clair: a deliciously hot and wicked retelling of classic Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and Irish fairy tales, first in a series of seven entwined fairy tales. When Gesela unwillingly kills a toad that lives at the bottom of the town well, she is kidnapped by five Elven princes, her punishment: banishment to their brother, The Beast.Gesela expects to be the prisoner of a hideous monster, but the beast turns out to be exquisitely beautiful, and rather than lock her in a cell, he offers Gesela a deal. If she can guess his true name in seven days, she can go free. Gesela agrees, but there is a hidden catch-she must speak his name with love to free him, as well.Can either of them learn to love in time? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see. This title expresses many of the political concerns of its time: the Cold War, the fear of biological experimentation and the man-made apocalypse. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The Witcher meets Vikings in this new Norse-inspired fantasy series from acclaimed British author John Gwynne, which will thrill his existing fans as well as being the perfect starting point for new readers THE GREATEST SAGAS ARE WRITTEN IN BLOOD. A century has passed since the gods fought and drove themselves to extinction. Now only their bones remain, promising great power to those brave enough to seek them out.As whispers of war echo across the land of Vigrið, fate follows in the footsteps of three warriors: a huntress on a dangerous quest, a noblewoman pursuing battle fame, and a thrall seeking vengeance among the mercenaries known as the Bloodsworn.All three will shape the fate of the world as it once more falls under the shadow of the gods.Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne.Further praise for The Shadow of the Gods'Visceral, heart-breaking and unputdownable' Jay Kristoff'A satisfying and riveting read. The well-realised characters move against a backdrop of a world stunning in its immensity. It's everything I've come to expect from a John Gwynne book' Robin Hobb'A masterclass in storytelling . . . epic, gritty fantasy with an uncompromising amount of heart' FanFiAddict'Quintessential Gwynne honed to perfection . . . The Shadow of the Gods is absolutely stunning, one hell of an epic series opener and a spectacular dose of Viking-flavoured fantasy' The Tattooed Book Geek'Reminds me of all that I love in the fantasy genre. The Shadow of the Gods is an action-packed cinematic read' Fantasy Hive (knihydobrovsky.cz)

What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke and fled the country?The answer is in THE EXCHANGE, the riveting sequel to THE FIRM, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of the world's bestselling author.It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favour that will take him far from home, Mitch finds himself at the centre of a sinister plot that has worldwide implications - and once again endangers his colleagues, friends and family. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith.When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation. Carefully removing his bandages, he realizes that he is the only person who can see: everyone else, doctors and patients alike, have been blinded by a meteor shower. Now, with civilization in chaos, the triffids - huge, venomous, large-rooted plants able to 'walk', feeding on human flesh - can have their day... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Soldier, secretary, Anglican priest, MP, father of 12, Dean of St Paul\'s... it\'s amazing that John Donne had any spare time. But this collection of his poems shows why it is good to give work to a busy person. \'The Poems of John Donne\' is an education and an inspiration, with his signature rhetorical style ever-present. Through love letters, songs, epigrams, satires and memorial verse, Donne reveals a breadth of knowledge and depth of understanding of the human spirit that has hardly been surpassed. This collection is perfect for fans of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. (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)

John Grisham returns to Clanton, Mississippi, to tell the story of an unthinkable murder, the bizarre trial that followed it, and its profound and lasting effect on the people of Ford County. Pete Banning was Clanton's favourite son, a returning war hero, the patriarch of a prominent family, a farmer, father, neighbour, and a faithful member of the Methodist Church. Then one cool October morning in 1946. he rose early, drove into town, walked into the church, and calmly shot and killed the Reverend Dexter Bell. As if the murder wasn't shocking enough, it was even more baffling that Pete's only statement about it - to the sheriff, to his defense attorney, to the judge, to his family and friends, and to the people of Clanton - was 'I have nothing to say'. And so the murder of the esteemed Reverend Bell became the most mysterious and unforgettable crime Ford County had ever known. Praise for Grisham's latest book, The Rooster Bar (knihydobrovsky.cz)