The storied life of a.j. fikry - gabrielle zevinová

A.J. Fikry, the grumpy owner of Island Books, is going through a hard time: his bookshop is failing, he has lost his beloved wife, and his prized possession - a rare first edition book has been stolen. Over time, he has given up on people, and even the books in his store, instead of offering solace, are yet another reminder of a world that is changing too rapidly. But one day A.J. finds two-year-old Maya sitting on the bookshop floor, with a note attached to her asking the owner to look after her. His life - and Maya's - is changed forever. Gabrielle Zevin's enchanting novel is a love letter to the world of books - an irresistible affirmation of why we read, and why we love. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Na odlehlém ostrově Alice ve státě Massachusetts mají sice knihkupectví přímo na hlavní třídě, ale společenský ani kulturní život se tu kolem něj rozhodně netočí. Jeho majitel A. J. Fikry by se sám ochotně označil za mrzouta a snoba a od doby, kdy při autonehodě přišel o manželku, tráví většinu večerů nad rozmrazenými hotovkami a lahví vína. Další rána osudu přijde, když ho neznámý zloděj připraví o jediný cennější majetek, vzácný výtisk Poeových raných básní. Nečekaně je to však právě krádež, co dá Fikrymu první impuls, aby se pomalu odrazil ode dna - a když pak jednoho dne najde mezi regály mimořádně výřečnou, nevšedně bystrou a zcela bezprizorní dvouletou holčičku, jeho život se definitivně obrátí naruby. Gabrielle Zevinová (*1977) vystudovala na Harvardově univerzitě anglickou a americkou literaturu a žije v New Yorku. Příběhy opředený život A. J. Fikryho je zatím jejím posledním románem; vzhledem k tomu, že se jeho titulní hrdina netají odporem k debutům, literatuře pro mládež a příběhům vyprávěným ze záhrobí, autorčinu první knihu Někde jinde (Mladá fronta, 2009) byste v jeho knihkupectví patrně hledali marně, můžeme ovšem přispěchat s ujištěním, že kritika i čtenáři Gabrielle Zevinovou už od samého počátku přijímají velice příznivě. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Na odlehlém ostrově Alice ve státě Massachusetts mají sice knihkupectví přímo na hlavní třídě, ale společenský ani kulturní život se tu kolem něj rozhodně netočí. Jeho majitel A. J. Fikry by se sám ochotně označil za mrzouta a snoba a od doby, kdy při autonehodě přišel o manželku, tráví většinu večerů nad rozmrazenými hotovkami a lahví vína. Další rána osudu přijde, když ho neznámý zloděj připraví o jediný cennější majetek, vzácný výtisk Poeových raných básní. Nečekaně je to však právě krádež, co dá Fikrymu první impuls, aby se pomalu odrazil ode dna – a když pak jednoho dne najde mezi regály mimořádně výřečnou, nevšedně bystrou a zcela bezprizorní dvouletou holčičku, jeho život se definitivně obrátí naruby. Gabrielle Zevinová (*1977) vystudovala na Harvardově univerzitě anglickou a americkou literaturu a žije v New Yorku. Příběhy opředený život A. J. Fikryho je zatím jejím posledním románem; vzhledem k tomu, že se jeho titulní hrdina netají odporem k debutům, literatuře pro mládež a příběhům vyprávěným ze záhrobí, autorčinu první knihu Někde jinde (Mladá fronta, 2009) byste v jeho knihkupectví patrně hledali marně, můžeme ovšem přispěchat s ujištěním, že kritika i čtenáři Gabrielle Zevinovou už od samého počátku přijímají velice příznivě. (patro.cz)

Who are you at 16, if you can't remember anything about your life since you were 12? A brilliant exploration of identity and love for YA readers, by the bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow. After an accident that leaves her with partial amnesia, Naomi tries to piece together the fragments of the last three-and-a-half years of her life. She discovers that she has a tennis-champion boyfriend but can't remember him, is co-editor of the yearbook with a quirky guy who wears a smoking jacket, her parents are divorced, and she apparently hates her mother.She has friends who simply don't seem that attractive any more and, despite having meticulously kept a diary during the now-lost years, she only wrote about what she ate every day in it!But when a girl loses three-and-a-half years, she gets a chance to reinvent herself. After all, who is to say that everything has to stay the same?'Essentially a love story, it is also an exploration of teenage identity, handled with such a skilful blend of wit, intelligence and tenderness that readers will lose themselves in the story and find themselves in the process.' Daily Telegraph (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the acclaimed author of Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, a YA novel of hope, love and redemption about Liz's life after life. ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIMEWelcome to Elsewhere.It is warm, with a breeze, and the beaches are beautiful. It's quiet and peaceful. You can't get sick and you can't get older.In Elsewhere, death is only the beginning …Elsewhere is where fifteen-year-old Liz Hall ends up, after she is killed in a hit-and-run accident. It is a place very like Earth, yet completely different. Here Liz will age backwards from the day of her death until she becomes a baby again and returns to Earth.But Liz wants to turn sixteen, not fourteen again. She wants to get her driving licence. She wants to graduate from high school and go to college.She doesn't want to get to know a grandmother she's never met before and have to make all-new friends. How can Liz let go of the only life she has ever known and embrace a new one? Or is it possible that a life lived in reverse is no different from a life lived forward?“Every so often a book comes along with a premise so fresh and arresting it seems to exist in a category all its own. Elsewhere is such a book†– New York Times Book Review (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is the story of five women . . . Meet Rachel Grossman. She'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Meet Jane Young. She's disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom has a secret. She's right. Meet Embeth Levin. She has made a career of cleaning up her congressman husband's messes. Meet Aviva Grossman. The Internet won't let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions. This is the story of five women...and the scandal that binds them together. From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An eerie tale of young girls' obsession and what happens when it grows out of hand, perfect for fans of dark academia, The Secret History and Picnic at Hanging Rock.1864. Banished from her parents' farm to a boarding school for young ladies, Ivy feels utterly alone. In a crumbling and isolated seminary that has seen better days, she is shunned by the other pupils for her working-class origins, and mourns for her sister, who died not long after she was sent away.Hope comes in the form of a new teacher, Miss Emily White, but almost immediately, suspicions are raised that she is not all she should be. Ivy is captivated, yet as her devotion grows, odd reports begin to circulate that Miss White has been glimpsed in the garden picking flowers whilst also teaching a class, leaving the school but stalking the halls at the same time.As increasingly strange rumours abound, Ivy's obsession spins out of control, and with Emily White's future at stake, she will do anything to keep her only friend. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is not a romance, but it is about loveTwo kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over.When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is not a romance, but it is about loveTwo kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over.When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

This is not a romance, but it is about loveTwo kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over.When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy.Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sam a Sadie sa priatelia už od detstva. Často sú do seba zamilovaní, no nikdy medzi nimi nič viac ako kamarátstvo nebolo. Nadviažu kreatívne partnerstvo v okúzľujúcej, ale komplikovanej oblasti videoherného dizajnu, a úspech im prinesie slávu, radosť, tragédiu, pokrytectvo a hlavne akýsi druh nesmrteľnosti. Je to príbeh o láske, aký ste ešte nečítali.Sam Masur, prvák na Harvardovej univerzite, jedného chladného studeného decembrového dňa vystúpi z metra a na stanici v dave čakajúcich ľudí zbadá Sadie Greenovú. Zavolá na ňu. Sadie chvíľu predstiera, že ho nepočuje, no napokon sa otočí a začne sa hra, v ktorej ich legendárna spolupráca vystrelí do herného neba.Blízki priatelia z detstva si požičajú peniaze a za pomoci mnohých ľudí ešte pred skončením univerzity vytvoria svoj prvý kasový trhák, hru Ichigo. Zo dňa na deň im svet začne ležať pri nohách. Skôr než dovŕšia dvadsaťpäť rokov, sú Sam so Sadie geniálni, úspešní a bohatí, no to ich neochráni pred vlastnými kreatívnymi ambíciami či zradou vlastných záujmov.Príbeh pokrývajúci obdobie tridsiatich rokov, v ktorom sa presúvame z Cambridgeu v Massachusetts až do Venice Beach v Kalifornii, je chvíľami až za hranicami možného. Príbeh Zajtra. A zajtra, a zas ďalšie zajtra autorky Gabrielle Zevinovej skúma rozmanitú podstatu identity, znevýhodnenia, zlyhania, možností vykúpenia v hrách, ale predovšetkým našu potrebu niekam patriť: milovať a byť milovaný. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. GET READY FOR THE BIGGEST THRILLER OF 2018! What did she see?It's been ten long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house like a ghost, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside.Anna's lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits day after day, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantly drawn to them. A picture-perfect family of three, they are an echo of the life that was once hers.But one evening, a frenzied scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something no one was supposed to see. Now she must do everything she can to uncover the truth about what really happened. But even if she does, will anyone believe her? And can she even trust herself?‘Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing' Gillian Flynn ‘One of those rare books that really is unputdownable' Stephen King ‘Twisted to the power of max' Val McDermid ‘A dark, twisty confection' Ruth Ware ‘An incredible debut. I loved it… a brilliant page turner' Jane Harper, author of The Dry (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A lively new biography of Tutankhamun―published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter emptied its treasures, Tut-mania gripped the world―and in many ways, never left. But who was the “boy king,” and what was his life really like? Garry J. Shaw tells the full story of Tutankhamun’s reign and his modern rediscovery. As pharaoh, Tutankhamun had to manage an empire, navigate influential courtiers, and suffer the pain of losing at least two children―all before his nineteenth birthday. Shaw explores the boy king’s treasures and possessions, from a lock of his grandmother’s hair to a reed cut with his own hands. He looks too at Ankhesenamun, Tutankhamun’s wife, and the power queens held. This is a compelling new biography that weaves together intriguing details about ancient Egyptian culture, its beliefs, and its place in the wider world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

What did she see? It's been ten months since Anna Fox last left her home. Ten months during which she has haunted the rooms of her old New York house, lost in her memories, too terrified to step outside. Anna's lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits, watching her neighbours. When the Russells move in, Anna is instantly drawn to them. A picture-perfect family, they are an echo of the life that was once hers. But one evening, a scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something horrifying. Now she must uncover the truth about what really happened. But if she does, will anyone believe her? And can she even trust herself? (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Sbírka nejlepších a nejpronikavějších citátů ze série Škola života o vztazích, smutku, úzkosti, práci, přátelích, rodině, cestování a smyslu života. (answear.cz)

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Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Kniha, která oslavuje tu nejvíce opomíjenou, a přesto drahocennou emoci, kterou můžeme cítit – melancholii, přechodný stav mezi zoufalstvím a naivním optimismem. (answear.cz)

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eBook: 'The Life of a Ship' is a classic adventure tale about a young boy named Davy who has always dreamt about going to sea and living the life of an fearless fisherman. A perfect escape from the drudgery of everyday life. After years of watching ships being built at the docks and going on short excursions with his father and grandfather, he finally gets the chance to go on a great fishing expedition. But is Davy up for the challenge? A perfect fit for fans of exciting 19th century adventure stories complete with a potent take on morality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Waris Dirie; Cathleen Miller, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Paperback edition of this remarkable story, recounting how Waris Diri ran away from her family in her native Somalia after being a victim of female circumcision, and became a successful model after being discovered working in a McDonalds in London. Illus. (alza.cz)

Thriller Žena v okně pro vás má kromě napínavého příběhu taky portrét jedné zlomené a smutné ženy, která se izolovala ve svém domě a nemá sílu z toho velkého domu vyjít ven. Tajemný dům v New Yorku skrývá tajemství a možná mnohem víc. Ztrátu, vinu, smrt, beznaděj, vraždu.Jednoho dne slyší výkřik. A krátce poté vidí v okně naproti siluetu ženy, do které někdo bodá nějakým ostrým předmětem. Teď už má strach, panický záchvat, nekonečnou hrůzu, protože to může být jen a jen její nová sousedka. Ale co s tím může dělat? Musela by vyjít z domu, zavolat pomoc, zkusit zabránit nejhoršímu a zavolat policii… a co vlastně viděla? Možná se jí to jen zdálo, vzhledem k tomu, kolik prášků snědla a kolik vína vypila… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Ubehlo desať mesiacov, odkedy Anna Foxová naposledy vyšla zo svojho starého domu v New Yorku. Desať mesiacov putuje miestnosťami ako duch, desať mesiacov sa oddáva spomienkam, popíja (asi príliš) a bojí sa vyjsť von. Anna trpí agorafóbiou, chorobným strachom z otvorených priestranstiev. Okno je jej jediným spojením so svetom. Sedáva pri ňom deň čo deň a pozorne sleduje všetky zmeny v susedstve. Keď sa do domu naproti nasťahujú Russellovci, okamžite ju niečím priťahujú. Otec, matka a dospievajúci syn, obraz dokonalej rodiny, vzdialená ozvena Anninho niekdajšieho života. Iba Anna však vie, že zďaleka nie všetko je také uhladené ako na povrchu. Noc pretne desivý výkrik. Vzápätí ďalší. Kto však uverí žene, ktorá celé dni len postáva pri okne? Môže vôbec veriť sama sebe, spoľahnúť sa na svoje zmysly otupené samotou? Anna si uvedomuje, že ak chce dokázať zločin, najprv musí vyjsť z vlastnej ulity. (patro.cz)

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Moderně pojednaná, bohatě ilustrovaná publikace vyplňuje bílé místo v nabídce odborné a populárně naučné literatury, zaměřené na sídla nižší šlechty. Publikace je dělena do dvou oddílů. První oddíl zahrnuje obecně historický a stavební popis vzniku, vývoje a typů sídel a tvrzí (včetně přechodných typů) od 11. do 17. století (s důrazem na stavby 14.-16. století). (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Kompendium znalostí o tom, jak funguje dětská mysl. (answear.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Sbírka moudrosti v podobě ilustrací, které jsou dokonalou kombinací krásy a užitečnosti, kterou můžete používat každý den. (answear.cz)

Over the last few decades, space exploration has revolutionised our understanding of our place in the cosmos. We now know that there are many habitable environments within our solar system.Yet a profound question remains: are we alone in the universe?Nathalie A. Cabrol, leading astrobiologist and director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, takes us to the frontiers of the search for life. This book's odyssey begins by searching for how life began on Earth in order to understand what's necessary for life to exist elsewhere.What role did our Moon play? And could life on Mars, or another world, have seeded life on Earth?Cabrol continues this dazzling interplanetary tour, illuminating the likeliest places for life in our neighbourhood: Venus, Mars, the icy moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and Pluto. Finally, we seek life beyond our Solar System, looking at the recent revolution in the night sky: the realisation that there are millions of exoplanets within our galaxy that could support life.The Secret Life of the Universeis both a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the latest discoveries and an awe-inspiring exploration of what this means for us as humans on Earth today. It's an exhilarating journey, perfect for anyone who has ever looked up at the stars and wondered what might be out there. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Sometimes true life spins more shocking stories than the minds of writers. That is the case with \'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano\'. The understated title masks an autobiography where truth trumps fiction, featuring kidnapping, death, slavery, jail, transportation, rape, Christian faith and much more.It is also one of the most important books of its time, the late 18th century. For its publication told the truth about the trans-Atlantic slave trade, and sowed the seeds for the abolition movement that eventually stopped it.The scandal of slavery that Equiano helped get into the public\'s consciousness has been featured in a host of films, including \'12 Years a Slave\', directed by Steve McQueen and based on a novel by Solomon Northup. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Modern life is full of minor but acute dilemmas: we get stuck at a gathering with someone unusually boring and wonder how to move on without causing offence; in the course of introducing one friend to another, we realise that we have forgotten one of the party's names; we run into an ex while on an early date with a new partner; we spill red wine across a host's sofa...Such dilemmas might - at one level - seem desperately insignificant. But theyactually belong to some of the largest and most serious themes in social existence: how can you pursue our own agenda for happiness while at the same time honouring the sensitivities and wishes of others; how can you convey goodwill with sincerity; how can you be kind without being supine or sentimental? These dilemmas were once covered by books on etiquette or manners. The modern age often doesn't seem to value manners, equating them with an old fashioned stuffiness, instead we are advised to communicate our feelings and tell it the way it really is.But the result, in practice, is that we are often confused as to how to act around others and discharge our obligations to them. This book puts good manners back at the centre our lives. It features twenty case-studies on common social dilemmas and our possible responses to them, contributing to a new and original philosophy of graceful conduct. Manners are far from negligible fancies; they stand at the day-to-day end of a hugely grand and dignified mission which The School of Life is committed to: the creation of a kinder and more considerate world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. 80 návrhů her pro děti, které stimulují rozvoj a kreativitu. (answear.cz)

Ideu zátiší ve fotografii dokumentuje Siegertova sbírka, shromažďovaná od počátku sedmdesátých let 20. století a dnes jedna z nejvýznamnějších na světě, půldruhou stovkou snímků vybraných do této publikace, jež obsáhly více než stopadesátileté období. Kromě proslulých fotografií kniha obsahuje i řadu snímků dosud málo známých - vedle klasických námětů květin, potravin a uměleckoprůmyslových předmětů představuje početné "nálezy", mezi nimiž nechybějí ani surreální a abstraktní kompozice. The Siegert Collection was begun in the early 1970s and is today one of the most important in the world. The book's editors selected 150 photographs spanning a period of more than a century and a half in order to document the idea of still life in photography throughout history. In addition to famous photographs, the book also contains numerous lesser-known images - not just classical motifs of flowers, food, and design objects, but also several true "discoveries," including surreal and abstract compositions. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha písniček autorů Zdeňka Svěráka a Jaroslava Uhlíře nabízí dětem i rodičům příjemné chvilky u zábavných textů a melodií zároveň. Jde o zdařilé kousky jejich dlouholeté tvorby, a to o pohádky, operky i písnička. Noty, akordy a texty jsou doprovázeny milámi ilustracemi Vlasty Baránkové. Autor: Zdeněk Svěrák, Jaroslav Uhlíř Ilustrace: Vlasta Baránková Zahrajte a zapívejte si společně s dětmi! Vhodné pro děti od 7 let Počet stran: 352 Jazyk: čeština Vazba: vázaná s laminovaným potahem Rozměry: 21 x 29,7 cm (hracky-4kids.cz)

eBook: For those interested in the abolition of slavery and the Slavery Act in America, \'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\' is an autobiography by Harriet Ann Jacobs, a mother and fugitive slave. The book covers Jacobs\' life as a slave and how she fought for freedom for herself and her children. With deep historical prominence, the autobiography covers the struggles she faced, including the sexual abuse that female slaves had to endure.Published in 1861 and filled with accounts of heroism and courage, \'Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\' will leave you shocked and brimming with admiration for Harriet Jacobs. This is perfect for fans of Fredrick Douglass\' memoir \'Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave\'. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Odvážné myšlenky o jednom z nejdůležitějších a nejoblíbenějších rituálů lidstva. (answear.cz)

Kniha z kolekce The School of Life Press. Kniha poskytuje klíčový soubor tipů, které vám pomohou učinit bezpečnější, kreativnější a úspěšnější milostná rozhodnutí. (answear.cz)