The perks of being wallflower (defekt) - stephen chbosky

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his year yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sidelines forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his year yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sidelines forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his year yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But he can't stay on the sidelines forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Charlie is a shy and introspective teenage boy, a wallflower always standing on the edge of the action. We learn about him through the letters he writes to someone of an undisclosed name, age and gender, a stylistic technique which adds to the heart-wrenching earnestness of the story. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating.Charlie encounters many of the struggles familiar to everybody from their school days, from making friends, first crushes, experimenting with drugs and sexuality, but he must also deal with his best friend's suicide and a shocking realisation about his beloved late Aunt Helen which challenges his very grip on reality. This is a funny, touching, memorable first novel which captures with resounding accuracy the voice of a boy teetering on the brink of adulthood. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Stephen Chbosky, 240 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná YA edition of the powerful and perceptive coming-of-age story in the tradition of "The Catcher in the Rye". This modern classic will have resonance with teens of today with its themes of perennial YA issues. A deeply affecting story that everyone can relate to in some way, it was recently adapted into a film. (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Stephen Chbosky, 300 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up. (alza.cz)

A novel of irreconcilable loves and infidelities, which embraces all aspects of human existence, and addresses the nature of twentieth-century 'Being' (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover-these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. Kundera's first since "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting." In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our private actions, but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable.Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable.Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Virginia Woolf's only autobiographical writing is to be found in this collection of five unpublished pieces. Despite Quentin Bell's comprehensive biography and numerous recent studies of her, the author's own account of her early life holds new fascination - for its unexpected detail, the strength of its emotion, and its clear-sighted judgement of Victorian values. In 'Reminiscences' Virginia Woolf focuses on the death of her mother, 'the greatest disaster that could happen', and its effect on her father, the demanding patriarch who took a high toll of the women in his household. She surveys some of the same ground in 'A Sketch of the Past', the most important memoir in this collection, which she wrote with greater detachment and supreme command of her art shortly before her death. Readers will be struck by the extent to which she drew on these early experiences for her novels, as she tells how she exorcised the obsessive presence of her mother by writing To the Lighthouse. The last three papers were composed to be read to the Memoir Club, a postwar regrouping of Bloomsbury, which exacted absolute candour of its members. Virginia Woolf's contributions were not only bold but also original and amusing. She describes George Duckworth's passionate efforts to launch the Stephen girls; gives her own version of 'Old Bloomsbury'; and, with wit and some malice, reflects on her connections with titled society. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Napínavý hororový příběh od autora bestselleru Ten, kdo stojí v koutě. Kate Reesovou život naučil, že násilníkovi, co přísahá, jak se polepší, není radno věřit. A tak sebere uprostřed noci svého sedmiletého syna Christophera a společně se vydávají hledat nový život. Cesta je zavede až do malého městečka Mill Grove v Pensylvánii, které je tak odlehlé a zapomenuté, že by je tam nikdy nikdo nehledal. Jenže když necháte jedno nebezpečí za zády, neznamená to, že další na vás už nečeká. A přitom se z počátku zdá, že konečně našli klidné místo k životu. Jenže pak Christopher zmizí. Šest dlouhých dní po něm není ani stopy. Dokud zničehonic nevyjde z lesa na kraji města. Není zraněný, je na něm ale něco divného. Nevrací se totiž sám. V hlavě slyší hlas, který mu napovídá, co má dělat. Hlas, který pro něj má jasný úkol. Christopher musí do Vánoc v lese postavit stromový domek. Pokud to nedokáže, stane se všem v Mill Grove včetně jeho milované maminky něco nepopsatelně strašného... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

'Astonishing . . . Genius . . . A masterpiece' EMMA WATSON Christopher Reese has been through a lot by the age of seven. He will go through much more before he turns eight. All his mother Kate Reese ever wanted to do is protect him. She will have to do that more than she ever imagined. Their new home, the town of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, is sleepy, ordinary, and isolated. In other words: perfect for what is about to happen. Something that will deeply mark everyone: from Christopher and his mother, to the local sheriff, the residents of the retirement home, and every student at the school. Something which no one can explain, but everyone can feel. Something that will change everything . . . 'Haunting and thrilling' JOHN GREEN 'Unputdownable. You'll fall in love with these characters.' R. J. PALACIO 'Warms the heart, freezes the blood . . . First class' DAILY TELEGRAPH Review Like The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Imaginary Friend says that no matter how dark the places you have been or the things you have seen, no one and nothing and nowhere is beyond redemption. What is astonishing and laugh-out-loud genius is that Chbosky has disguised all this wisdom in an entertaining thriller. In true Stephen Chbosky style, he gives you the bran and the doughnut. Spiritual enlightenment and horror. I don't know how he did it. But he did it. It's a masterpiece ? Emma Watson A haunting and thrilling novel pulsing with the radical empathy that makes Chbosky's work so special ? John Green, author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS Sure, this unputdownable book is the scariest thing I've read in a long time. But it's also, like everything Chbosky does, imbued with heart and soul. You'll fall in love with these characters. That's why they stay with you, like a haunting ? R.J. Palacio, author of global #1 bestseller WONDER Imaginary Friend is a simply extraordinary reading experience. Utterly unique. A tremendous read, every bit worth the wait ? Blake Crouch, author of DARK MATTER and THE WAYWARD PINES Trilogy An unputdownable, extraordinary book. The pages practically turn themselves ? Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen, #1 NYT Bestsellers of THE WIFE BETWEEN US Imaginary Friend has been a long time coming. And like a fine Bordeaux, it rewards that wait in countless ways. This is a fearsome, remarkably ambitious novel that breaks through the boundaries of the genre to become epic-in all the best senses of the word ? Lincoln Child, #1 NYT bestseller Book Description An epic literary event twenty years in the making: the new novel from Stephen Chbosky - author of multi-million copy sensation The Perks of Being a Wallflower. From the Back Cover Kate Reese is a single mother fleeing an abusive relationship by starting over in a new town, with her young son Christopher. But Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, is not the safe place they thought it would be... Their world begins to unravel after Christopher vanishes into the Mission Street Woods - where 50 years earlier an eerily similar disappearance occurred. When he emerges six days later, unharmed but not unchanged, he brings with him a secret: a voice only he can hear and a warning of tragedy to come. What follows is a moving, thrilling, chilling modern masterpiece - a work of towering imagination and emotional depth which unfolds on an epic canvas. About the Author Stephen Chbosky's first novel, THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER has sold 2.8 million copies in North America alone. In the twenty years since, Stephen has become a prominent screenwriter and director. In 2012 he wrote and directed the film adaptation of PERKS. In 2017 he directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the unexpected hit adaptation of WONDER. He also penned the live action adaptation of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Napínavý hororový příběh od autora bestselleru Ten, kdo stojí v koutě. Kate Reesovou život naučil, že násilníkovi, co přísahá, jak se polepší, není radno věřit. A tak sebere uprostřed noci svého sedmiletého syna Christophera a společně se vydávají hledat nový život. Cesta je zavede až do malého městečka Mill Grove v Pensylvánii, které je tak odlehlé a zapomenuté, že by je tam nikdy nikdo nehledal. Jenže když necháte jedno nebezpečí za zády, neznamená to, že další na vás už nečeká. A přitom se z počátku zdá, že konečně našli klidné místo k životu. Jenže pak Christopher zmizí. Šest dlouhých dní po něm není ani stopy. Dokud zničehonic nevyjde z lesa na kraji města. Není zraněný, je na něm ale něco divného. Nevrací se totiž sám. V hlavě slyší hlas, který mu napovídá, co má dělat. Hlas, který pro něj má jasný úkol. Christopher musí do Vánoc v lese postavit stromový domek. Pokud to nedokáže, stane se všem v Mill Grove včetně jeho milované maminky něco nepopsatelně strašného...Čte: Igor BarešRežie: Vlado RuskoHudba: Stephen ChobskyDélka nahrávky: 26 hod 07 min3 mp3 CD (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha:,Napínavý hororový příběh od autora bestselleru Ten, kdo stojí v koutě. Kate Reesovou život naučil, že násilníkovi, co přísahá, jak se polepší, není radno věřit. A tak sebere uprostřed noci svého sedmiletého syna Christophera a společně se vydávají hledat nový život. Cesta je zavede až do malého městečka Mill Grove v Pensylvánii, které je tak odlehlé a zapomenuté, že by je tam nikdy nikdo nehledal. Jenže když necháte jedno nebezpečí za zády, neznamená to, že další na vás už nečeká. A přitom se z počátku zdá, že konečně našli klidné místo k životu. Jenže pak Christopher zmizí. Šest dlouhých dní po něm není ani stopy. Dokud zničehonic nevyjde z lesa na kraji města. Není zraněný, je na něm ale něco divného. Nevrací se totiž sám. V hlavě slyší hlas, který mu napovídá, co má dělat. Hlas, který pro něj má jasný úkol. Christopher musí do Vánoc v lese postavit stromový domek. Pokud to nedokáže, stane se všem v Mill Grove včetně jeho milované maminky něco nepopsatelně strašného... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

WOLVES OF THE CALLA is the fifth volume in Stephen King's epic Dark Tower series. The Dark Tower is soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba, due in cinemas August 18, 2017.In the fifth novel in StephenKing's bestselling fantasy series, Roland and his ka-tet are bearing through the forests of the Mid-World on their journey to the Dark Tower. Tracking their every move is a group of farmers from the town of Calla Bryn Sturgis. The trackers have been warned that the Wolves, a band of masked riders, are about to gallop out of the dark land of Thunderclap and raid their town. And they want to enlist the help of the four gunslingers.How can Roland and his tet both protect the innocent community and return to New York to save our world's incarnation of the Dark Tower from the machinations of the evil Sombra Corporation? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Charlieho malé tajomstvá sú o dospievaní. Charlieho listy sú oveľa intímnejšie ako denník, sú smutné aj veselé, tragické aj komické. Nevieme, kde žije, nevieme, komu píše, vieme však o svete, o ktorom píše. Snaží sa žiť svoj život najlepšie, ako vie, no zároveň uteká pred jeho nástrahami a dostáva sa do sveta prvých rande, rodinných drám a nových priateľov. Sveta sexu, drog a kultovej Rocky Horror Picture Show, sveta, v ktorom je potrebná len úžasná pieseň na úžasnej ceste k nekonečnosti. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The second season of the television adaptation of UNDER THE DOME will receive its UK premiere on Channel 5 on Monday, August 25th. In one of Stephen King's most riveting novels, in which every chapter ends on a cliffhanger. a Maine town and its inhabitants are isolated from the world by an invisible, impenetrable dome. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Když člověk stojí v koutě, může si všimnout spousty úžasných věcí. Ale pak přijde chvíle, kdy je třeba vykročit na parket a začít opravdu žít. Strhujícímu románu Stephena Chboskeho o dilematu mezi nečinností a touhou se dostalo nadšeného přijetí, vyvolal polemiku a získal miliony oddaných čtenářů. Příběh o dospívání na střední škole, který Charlie vypráví v dopisech, je otevřenější a důvěrnější než leckterý deník, zároveň vtipný i sžíravý. Nevíme, kde Charlie bydlí, ani komu píše - máme jen slova, o která se rozhodl podělit. Zmítán touhou žít svůj vlastní život i touhou vymanit se z role, která mu připadla, prozkoumává dosud neznámé území. Před ním se otvírá svět prvních lásek, rodinných dramat i nových přátelství. Svět sexu, drog a Rocky Horror Picture Show, kde klíčem ke štěstí může být například ta správná píseň, díky níž se můžete řítit tunelem a cítit se nekonečně. V Charliem se Chboskemu podařilo stvořit vypravěče, který vás uhrane a přenese zpět do divokých a intenzivně prožívaných dní na prahu dospělosti, kdy se život podobal jízdě na horské dráze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - Stephen King's terrifying classic. 'They float...and when you're down here with me, you'll float, too.' Derry, Maine is just an ordinary town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part, a good place to live. It is a group of children who see - and feel - what makes Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurks, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes is appears as an evil clown named Pennywise and sometimes IT reaches up, seizing, tearing, killing . . . Time passes and the children grow up, move away and forget. Until they are called back, once more to confront IT as IT stirs and coils in the sullen depths of their memories, emerging again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Na šesť dní sa pod ním zľahla zem. Potom sa vynoril uprostred noci... Slobodná matka Kate Reesová uteká z násilného vzťahu, aby si zachránila život. So synom Christopherom zakotvia v malom mestečku v Pensylvánii, ďaleko od všetkého. Spočiatku sa Mill Grove javí ako dokonalý úkryt. Jedného dňa však sedemročný Christopher zmizne. Šesť dní ho nik nevie nájsť. Napokon vyjde uprostred noci z lesa na okraji mesta bez viditeľných poranení. Tvrdí, že mu nik neublížil, no nie je schopný opísať, čo sa mu prihodilo. Spomenie len akéhosi dobrého pána, ktorý ho vyviedol na cestu a vzápätí utiekol. Christopher odvtedy počuje hlasy, trpí ukrutnými bolesťami hlavy a je posadnutý úlohou, akú môže splniť len on ? postaviť v lese do Vianoc domček na strome, inak jeho mama a všetci v meste už nikdy nebudú ako predtým. Z anglického originálu Imaginary Friend (Grand Central Publishing, New York 2019) preložil Alojz Keníž. Ukážka z textu „V lese... ublížil ti niekto?“ pokračoval šerif. Christopher pokrútil hlavou. Nie. Lekár stlačil gombík a merač tlaku vydal škrípavý zvuk, stískal mu ruku. Keď domeral, lekár so škripotom rozlepil manžetu a čosi si zapísal. Christopher počul pero. Ššš, ššš, ššš. „Začul si autá? A tak si našiel cestu z lesa?“ Christopher sa pozrel na lekárov blok. Zmocňoval sa ho nepríjemný pocit. Tlak v spánkoch. Tlmená slabá bolesť hlavy, čo zvyčajne prichádzala, keď mu mama dávala aspirín, čo chutil ako pomarančová krieda. Ale tentoraz to bolo iné. Akoby mal hlavybolenia dosť pre oboch. „V lese... začul si autá? A tak si našiel cestu z lesa?“ Christopher sa z nej vytrhol a pokrútil hlavou. Nie. „Takže si cestu našiel celkom sám?“ Christopher pokrútil hlavou. Nie. Miestnosť stíchla. „Nenašiel si cestu von? Pomohol ti niekto vyjsť z lesa?“ Christopher prikývol. Áno. „Kto ti pomohol?“ spýtal sa šerif. Podal chlapcovi podložku s papierom a ceruzku, aby napísal meno. Christopher ťažko preglgol a šepol. Sotva počuteľne. „Dobrý pán.“ (patro.cz)

Napínavý hororový příběh od autora bestselleru Ten, kdo stojí v koutě. Kate Reesovou život naučil, že násilníkovi, co přísahá, jak se polepší, není radno věřit. A tak sebere uprostřed noci svého sedmiletého syna Christophera a společně se vydávají hledat nový život. Cesta je zavede až do malého městečka Mill Grove v Pensylvánii, které je tak odlehlé a zapomenuté, že by je tam nikdy nikdo nehledal. Jenže když necháte jedno nebezpečí za zády, neznamená to, že další na vás už nečeká. A přitom se z počátku zdá, že konečně našli klidné místo k životu. Jenže pak Christopher zmizí. Šest dlouhých dní po něm není ani stopy. Dokud zničehonic nevyjde z lesa na kraji města. Není zraněný, je na něm ale něco divného. Nevrací se totiž sám. V hlavě slyší hlas, který mu napovídá, co má dělat. Hlas, který pro něj má jasný úkol. Christopher musí do Vánoc v lese postavit stromový domek. Pokud to nedokáže, stane se všem v Mill Grove včetně jeho milované maminky něco nepopsatelně strašného... (patro.cz)

A new theory of the universe, twenty years in the making, by Stephen Hawking and his close collaborator Thomas Hertog.Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life.Pondering this mystery led Hawking to study the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the maths predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which were far too bizarre to harbour life.Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked shoulder to shoulder for twenty years on a new quantum theory of the cosmos. As their discoveries took them deeper into the big bang, they were startled to find a deeper level of evolution in which the physical laws themselves transform and simplify until particles, forces, and even time itself fades away. Once upon a time, perhaps, there was no time. This led them to a revolutionary idea: the laws of physics are not set in stone but are born and co-evolve as the universe they govern takes shape.On the Origin of Time takes the reader on a quest to understand questions bigger than our universe, peering into the extreme quantum physics of black holes and the big bang and drawing on the latest developments in string theory. As Hawking's final days drew near, the two collaborators published a final theory proposing their radical new Darwinian perspective on the origins of our universe.Hertog offers a striking new vision that ties together, more deeply than ever, the nature of the universe's birth with our existence. Their theory profoundly transforms the way we think about our place in the order of the cosmos and may ultimately prove Hawking's biggest legacy. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Když člověk stojí v koutě, může si všimnout spousty úžasných věcí. Ale pak přijde chvíle, kdy je třeba vykročit na parket a začít opravdu žít. Příběh o dospívání na střední škole, který Charlie vypráví v dopisech, je otevřenější a důvěrnější než leckterý deník, zároveň vtipný i sžíravý. Nevíme, kde Charlie bydlí, ani komu píše – máme jen slova, o která se rozhodl podělit. Zmítán touhou žít svůj vlastní život i touhou vymanit se z role, která mu připadla, prozkoumává dosud neznámé území. Před ním se otvírá svět prvních lásek, rodinných dramat i nových přátelství. Svět sexu, drog a Rocky Horror Picture Show, kde klíčem ke štěstí může být například ta správná píseň, díky níž se můžete řítit tunelem a cítit se nekonečně. V Charliem se autorovi podařilo stvořit vypravěče, který vás uhrane a přenese zpět do divokých a intenzivně prožívaných dní na prahu dospělosti, kdy se život podobal jízdě na horské dráze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In January 1928 Stalin, the ruler of the largest country in the world, boarded a train bound for Siberia where he would embark upon the greatest gamble of his political life. He was about to begin uprooting and collectivization of agriculture and industry across the entire Soviet Union. This book offers an explanation yet of Stalin's power. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

"It is said that fact is sometimes stranger than fiction, and nowhere is that more true than in the case of black holes. Black holes are stranger than anything dreamed up by science fiction writers." In 2016 Professor Stephen Hawking delivered the BBC Reith Lectures on a subject that has fascinated him for decades - black holes. In these flagship lectures the legendary physicist argues that if we could only understand black holes and how they challenge the very nature of space and time, we could unlock the secrets of the universe. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant posthumous work. Is there a God? How did it all begin? Can we predict the future? What is inside a black hole? Is there other intelligent life in the universe? Will artificial intelligence outsmart us? How do we shape the future? Will we survive on Earth? Should we colonise space? Is time travel possible? Throughout his extraordinary career, Stephen Hawking expanded our understanding of the universe and unravelled some of its greatest mysteries. But even as his theoretical work on black holes, imaginary time and multiple histories took his mind to the furthest reaches of space, Hawking always believed that science could also be used to fix the problems on our planet.And now, as we face potentially catastrophic changes here on Earth - from climate change to dwindling natural resources to the threat of artificial super-intelligence - Stephen Hawking turns his attention to the most urgent issues for humankind.Wide-ranging, intellectually stimulating, passionately argued, and infused with his characteristic humour, Brief Answers to the Big Questions, the final book from one of the greatest minds in history, is a personal view on the challenges we face as a human race, and where we, as a planet, are heading next.A percentage of all royalties will go to charity. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being' In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. We feel, says the novelist, 'the unbearable lightness of being' - not only as the consequence of our private acts but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine. Juxtaposing Prague, Geneva, Thailand and the United States, this masterly novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence. It offers a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations and it descants on a variety of styles. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing; one of his mistresses and her humbly faithful lover-these are the two couples whose story is told in this masterful novel. Kundera's first since "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting." In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. Hence, we feel "the unbearable lightness of being" not only as the consequence of our private actions, but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Offers a wide range of philosophical speculations and it descants on a variety of styles. This book draws together the Czechoslovakia of the Prague Spring and the Russian invasion, the philosophy of Nietzsche, and the love affairs of a number of heartbreakingly familiar characters. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Unleash the Power Within You - "The Art of Being Alone: Harness Your Superpower By Learning to Enjoy Being Alone," inspired by the profound insights of Jordan Peterson, is your gateway to a life of unparalleled fulfillment and happiness.Do you find yourself trapped in the endless cycle of loneliness and longing for connection, only to end up compromising your true self just to fit in? It's time to break free from this cycle. In this groundbreaking book, we guide you on a journey to discover the transformative potential of solitude—a journey that will forever change your perspective on being alone.The journey begins with the revelation that loneliness is not your enemy but a misunderstood friend. We delve into the core reasons behind our obsession with loneliness and unveil the hidden costs of living a life inauthentic to our true selves. With guidance inspired by the wisdom of Jordan Peterson, we empower you to shed the masks you wear and embrace your unapologetic, authentic self.As you progress through the book, you'll master the art of enjoying your own company and find true contentment within yourself. Solitude is not a curse but a remarkable period of personal growth. We guide you to thrive during alone time, develop your 'Life Doesn't Suck' Blueprint, and create a Kick-Ass Solitude Action Plan. By the end of this journey, you'll be equipped to make alone time your most valuable resource.But that's not all; with "The Art of Being Alone," you'll also receive a special bonus: "Dear Me: The Brutally Honest Love Letter You Never Knew You Needed." This love letter to yourself will touch your heart and awaken a sense of self-love and empowerment you never thought possible.Are you ready to unlock your superpower, to find happiness in your own company, and to embrace a life that celebrates your true self? Say goodbye to loneliness, and say hello to a world where solitude becomes your greatest ally. Join us on this transformative journey today, and discover the art of being alone—a journey that promises to change your life forever. Your transformation begins here. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Dekorativní papírová záložka v designu Paperblanks kolekce Embellished Manuscripts Collection. Oboustranný a texturovaný potisk. Zaoblené rohy. Logo Paperblanks. Rozměry 182 x 40 mm. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The book leads the reader through these vibrant stories, from the origins of the gods through to the homecomings of the Trojan heroes. All the familiar narratives are here, along with some less familiar characters and motifs. In addition to the tales, the book explains key issues arising from the narratives, and discusses the myths and their wider relevance.This long-overdue book crystallises three key areas of interest: the nature of the tales; the stories themselves; and how they have and might be interpreted. For the first time, it brings together aspects of Greek mythology only usually available in disparate forms - namely children's books and academic works. There will be much here that is interesting, surprising, and strange as well as familiar. Experts and non-experts, adults, students and schoolchildren alike will gain entertainment and insight from this fascinating and important volume. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Two men have secret lives. Two women want to marry a man called Earnest. But who is Earnest? Is he a badly behaved brother, the ideal fiancé or Lady Bracknell’s nephew and fun-loving bachelor, Algernon Moncrieff? Follow the incredible events that lead to the discovery of the importance of being Earnest in this adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s witty and highly entertaining play. Dossiers:The dandyVictorian values and morals (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable.Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output; it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distils the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments - and lifetimes - of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 240 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The Importance of Being Earnest displays Wilde s wit and theatrical genius at their brilliant best. This edition includes an appendix that restores the missing material from the original four-act version, as well as two other plays Lady Windermere s Fan and Salome. Revised reissue. (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Oscar Wilde, 464 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Includes "Lady Windermere's Fan, Salome, A Woman Of No Importance, An Ideal Husband, A Florentine Tragedy" and a full version of "The Importance of Being Earnest" *Also appeared in May 2002 Buyer's Notes* (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Milan Kundera, 312 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In this novel - a story of irreconcilable loves and infidelities - Milan Kundera addresses himself to the nature of twentieth-century 'Being' In a world in which lives are shaped by irrevocable choices and by fortuitous events, a world in which everything occurs but once, existence seems to lose its substance, its weight. We feel, says the novelist, 'the unbearable lightness of being' - not only as the consequence of our private acts but also in the public sphere, and the two inevitably intertwine. Juxtaposing Prague, Geneva, Thailand and the United States, this masterly novel encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy, and embraces, it seems, all aspects of human existence. It offers a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations and it descants on a variety of styles.Faber and Faber are reissuing twelve of their classic titles, for a limited period. Each one... (alza.cz)

eBook: Psát jasně a srozumitelně není snadné, zvláště v cizím jazyce. Cílem této knihy určené k samostudiu je pomoci studentům psát anglicky jasným a účinným způsobem. Publikace krok za krokem vysvětluje, proč často selháváme a co s tím můžeme dělat. Kniha poskytuje množství praktických rad a užitečných příkladů, které ukazují, jak psát texty, aby splnily svůj účel. Protože je kniha zaměřena hlavně na studenty, mnoho příkladů pochází z akademického světa. Prezentované myšlenky však mohou být stejně dobře použity v jakékoli jiné situaci, proto je v knize také řada příkladů z dalších žánrů. Přáním autora je, aby publikace pomohla čtenářům zlepšit psaní a být více úspěšní. Writing clearly is not easy, especially not in a foreign tongue. The aim of this self-study book is to help students of English as a second language at university level how to write in a clear and effective way. Step by step it explains why we often fail and what we can do about it. The book provides a mass of hands-on advice and useful examples to show how to compose texts that will deliver. Since it is mainly is aimed at students, many of the examples come from the academic world. But the ideas presented can just as well be used in any other situation, and there is a number of examples of other genres in the book. The hope is that it will help you to improve your writing skills and become more successful. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Zápisník Paperblanks Wilde, the Importance of Being Earnest midi linkovaný. Luxusní zápisník z kolekce Embellished Manuscripts Collection. Originální design inspirovaný světovými vzory a uměleckými díly. Hedvábná záložka pro nalezení správné strany. Zadní kapsa pro poznámky. Zesílené listy, kterými neprosvítá inkoust. Zavírání: boční klopa s magnetem. Hmotnost stránky 120 gsm. Velikost midi - 130 x 180 mm. 144 stran. Linkovaný. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Linkovaný zápisník Paperblanks, velikost ultra. Luxusní zápisník z kolekce Embellished Manuscripts. Ručně vyráběný zápisník s tvrdou vazbou. Textilní záložka pro nalezení správné stránky. Zadní kapsa na vizitky, papíry a dokumenty. Rozměry: 180 x 230 mm. Počet stran: 144. Linkovaný. Unikátní kolekce Embellished Manuscript je inspirovaná nejznámějšími tvůrčími osobnostmi a snaží se vylíčit práci největších myslitelů, spisovatelů a umělců všech dob. Tyto reprodukce úryvků z původních rukopisů, dopisů, kreseb, partitur a náčrtků poskytují náhled do tvůrčích procesů postav jako je Shakespeare, Chopin, Wilde, Rembrandt, Freud, Rodin, Twain, Dickens, Frida, Poe, Fitzgerald, Van Gogh, Schiller, Goethe, Brontë, Balzac, Darwin, Rousseau, Mozart, Beethoven či Byron. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Exploring a much forgotten quality. Most books that want to change us seek to make us richer or thinner. This book wants to help us to be nicer: that is, less irritable, more patient, readier to listen, warmer, less prickly. Niceness may not have the immediate allure of money or fame, but it is a hugely important quality nevertheless and one that we neglect at our peril. This is a guidebook to the uncharted landscape of niceness, gently leading us around the key themes of this forgotten quality. We learn how to be charitable, how to forgive, how to be natural, and how to reassure. We learn that niceness is compatible with strength and is no indicator of naivety. Niceness deserves to be rediscovered as one of the highest of all human achievements. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ana Lu sa Amaral, one of Portugal's most acclaimed contemporary writers, was born in Lisbon in 1956. A scholar of Anglo-American literatures with a doctoral dissertation on Emily Dickinson, she published her first collection of poetry, Minha Senhora de Qu (Mistress of What), in 1990. The Art of Being a Tiger offers a representative selection of Amaral's poems, from the 1990s to the present, in a precise and luminous translation by Margaret Jull Costa. The collection highlights the poet's manifold intertextual engagements -- from Portugal's literary giants, Lu s de Cam es and Fernando Pessoa, to landmarks of second-wave feminist theorizing such as Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar's The Madwoman in the Attic. It foregrounds Amaral's passionate attentiveness to the here and now, as likely to result in transformative explorations of everyday scenarios of domesticity as to lead the poet to confront large-scale political crises of her day. Such is the capacious receptivity of Amaral's art of thereness, with its responsive capability always already disciplined by a poetics that is at once formally demanding and deeply idiosyncratic, and its artfulness always already in the process of yielding to the unpredictable pressures of the real. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A man as tormented as he was beloved, Oscar Wilde used his experiences to form brilliant, if controversial, literary works, including The Impor tance of Being Earnest. He is remembered as one of the most influential writers of the Victorian era. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Klasický diář Paperblanks pro rok 2025. Kolekce Embellished Manuscript. Šitá vazba s ručně slepovanými deskami a potahem. Silné listy z ekologicky vyráběného papíru. Hladký povrch listů, který skvěle saje inkoust. Vysoce krycí schopnost papíru, která snižuje průsvitnost inkoustu. Kapsa na papíry, dokumenty, vizitky, umístěná na vnitřní straně zadní desky. Dvě hedvábné záložky pro snadné nalezení správné stránky. Užitečné stránky navíc Týdenní a měsíční plánovač pro rok 2025. Mezinárodní svátky pro rok 2025. Užitečná telefonní čísla a internetové stránky. Mezinárodní předvolby a čísla tísňových linek. Tabulka velikostí oblečení, převodů míry a teploty. Mapa světových časových pásem. Stránka pro časové plánování. Roční plánovač pro rok 2026. Mezinárodní svátky pro rok 2026. Vyjímatelný sešitek s adresářem. Přehled narozenin, důležitých událostí. Linkované stránky pro poznámky. Vlastnosti diáře: Typ diáře: denní kalendář na 12 měsíců. Velikost diáře: midi Rozměry diáře: 125 x 180 mm. Počet stran: 416. Gramáž papíru 80 gsm. Jazyk: angličtina. Unikátní kolekce Embellished Manuscript je inspirovaná nejznámějšími tvůrčími osobnostmi a snaží se vylíčit práci největších myslitelů, spisovatelů a umělců všech dob. Tyto reprodukce úryvků z původních rukopisů, dopisů, kreseb, partitur a náčrtků poskytují náhled do tvůrčích procesů postav jako je Shakespeare, Chopin, Wilde, Rembrandt, Freud, Rodin, Twain, Dickens, Frida, Poe, Fitzgerald, Van Gogh, Schiller, Goethe, Brontë, Balzac, Darwin, Rousseau, Mozart, Beethoven či Byron. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In Derry, Maine, four young boys once stood together and did a brave thing. Something that changed them in ways they hardly understand.A quarter of a century later, the boys are men who have gone their separate ways. Though they still get together once a year, to go hunting in the north woods of Maine. But this time is different. This time a man comes stumbling into their camp, lost, disoriented and muttering about lights in the sky.Before long, these old friends will be plunged into the most remarkable events of their lives as they struggle with a terrible creature from another world. Their only chance of survival is locked in their shared past - and in the Dreamcatcher. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

To the children, the town was their whole world. To the adults, knowing better, Derry Maine was just their home town: familiar, well-ordered for the most part. A good place to live.It was the children who saw - and felt - what made Derry so horribly different. In the storm drains, in the sewers, IT lurked, taking on the shape of every nightmare, each one's deepest dread. Sometimes IT reached up, seizing, tearing, killing . . .The adults, knowing better, knew nothing.Time passed and the children grew up, moved away. The horror of IT was deep-buried, wrapped in forgetfulness. Until they were called back, once more to confront IT as IT stirred and coiled in the sullen depths of their memories, reaching up again to make their past nightmares a terrible present reality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A supernatural tale about girlfriends, boyfriends and a car called Christine. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A riveting, high-stakes political story like UNDER THE DOME, a love story like BAG OF BONES, a 1950s community like IT, Stephen King's incredibly ambitious, heartstoppingly dramatic time travel novel, 11.22.63 is a WHAT IF? novel like no one's ever read before - a one thousand page tour de force. Now a major TV series from JJ Abrams and Stephen King, starring James Franco (Hulu US, Fox UK and Europe, Stan Australia, SKY New Zealand). WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11.22.63, the date that Kennedy was shot - unless . . . King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life - a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time. With extraordinary imaginative power, King weaves the social, political and popular culture of his baby-boom American generation into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense. Biographical Notes Stephen King has written some fifty books and novellas, all of them worldwide bestsellers. Among his most recent are FULL DARK, NO STARS, UNDER THE DOME, JUST AFTER SUNSET, the DARK TOWER NOVELS and his acclaimed non-fiction book, ON WRITING. He won America`s prestigious National Book Award and was voted Grand Master in the 2007 Edgar Allen Poe awards. He lives with his wife, novelist Tabitha King, in Maine, USA. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gwendolen thinks that she loves Ernest. Cecily thinks that she loves Ernest too. But who is Ernest really? What kind of man is he? Read this funny play and laugh. Or act it to your friends and they will laugh. This is a wonderful play by one of the greatest writers of his time.This Pack contains a Book and MP3 (knihydobrovsky.cz)