Toil & trouble : a memoir - augusten burroughs

'Here's a partial list of things I don't believe in: God. The Devil. Heaven. Hell. Bigfoot. Ancient Aliens. Past lives. Vampires. Zombies. Homeopathy. Note that "witches" and "witchcraft" are absent from this list. When really they should be right there at the top. The thing is, I wouldn't believe in them, and I would privately ridicule any idiot who did, except for one thing: I am a witch.' - From Toil & TroubleFor as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the Pendle witches of Lancashire, England. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own. From the hilarious to the terrifying, Toil & Trouble is a chronicle of one man's journey to understand himself, to reconcile the powers he can wield with things with which he is helpless. There are very few coincidences, as you will learn. Ghosts are real, trees can want to kill you, beavers are the spawn of Satan, houses are alive, and in the end, love is the most powerful magic of all. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Pokud jste tlustí a každá dieta u vás selhává, pokud jste štíhlí, ale ne úplně podle svých představ, pokud jste ztratili práci, zemřelo vám dítě, máte diagnózu rakoviny, vždycky skončíte s nesprávným typem člověka nebo sami, nemůžete se přenést přes svou minulost, pokud jsou vaši rodiče duševně nemocní a ničí vám život, pokud si opravdu a upřímně přejete, abyste byli mrtví, pokud máte pocit, že je to váš osud, pokud věříte, že se život proti vám spikl, pokud odmítáte sex se svým partnerem, pokud se cítíte zahanbeně, ztratili jste se v životě, pokud jste někdy žasli nad tím, jak tohle všechno přežít… Tohle je návod, jak je to možné. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Augusten Burroughs, jeden z nejprodávanějších autorů podle žebříčku New York Times, autor úspěšného bestselleru, který vyšel v češtině pod názvem Hlava nehlava, přichází s průkopnickou knihou, která zkoumá, jak přežít to, co si myslíte, že přežít nemůžete/nedokážete. Jak to všechno přežít? Pokud jste tlustí a každá dieta u vás selhává, pokud jste štíhlí, ale ne úplně podle svých představ, pokud jste ztratili práci, zemřelo vám dítě, máte diagnózu rakoviny, vždycky skončíte s nesprávným typem člověka nebo sami, nemůžete se přenést přes svou minulost, pokud jsou vaši rodiče šílení a ničí vám život, pokud si opravdu a upřímně přejete, abyste byli mrtví, pokud máte pocit, že je to váš osud, pokud věříte, že se život proti vám spikl, pokud odmítáte sex se svým partnerem, pokud se cítíte zahanbeně, ztratili jste se v životě, pokud jste někdy žasli nad tím, jak tohle všechno přežít… Tohle je návod, jak na to. (patro.cz)

The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth."Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back.With Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare.As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do, until enough was enough. Full of behind the scenes details and intimate interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink. But at its core, this beautifully written, winding journey of what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others is an ode to stepping into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy. (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)

Kniha - 384 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

orn in Czechoslovakia, Mark Slouka's parents survived the Nazis only to have to escape the Communist purges after the war. Smuggled out of their own country, the newlyweds joined a tide of refugees moving from Innsbruck to Sydney to New York, dragging with them a history of blood and betrayal that their son would be born into. From World War I to the present, Slouka pieces together a remarkable story of refugees and war, displacement and denial-admitting into evidence memories, dreams, stories, the lies we inherit, and the lies we tell-in an attempt to reach his mother, the enigmatic figure at the center of the labyrinth. Her story, the revelation of her life-long burden and the forty-year love affair that might have saved her, shows the way out of the maze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ivan Klíma, “a writer of enormous power and originality” (The New York Times Book Review), has penned an intimate autobiography that explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes. More than a memoir, My Crazy Century explores the ways in which the epoch and its dominating totalitarian ideologies impacted the lives, character, and morality of Klíma’s generation.Klíma’s story begins in the 1930s, in the Terezin concentration camp outside of Prague, where he was forced to spend almost four years of his childhood. He reveals how the postwar atmosphere supported and encouraged the spread of Communist principles over the next few decades and how an informal movement to change the system developed inside the Party. These political events form the backdrop to Klíma’s personal experiences, with the arrest and trial of his father; the early revolt of young writers against socialist realism; his first literary successes; and his travels to the free part of Europe, which strengthened his awareness of living as part of a colossal lie. Klíma also captures the brief period of liberation during 1968’s Prague Spring, in which he played an active role; the Soviet invasion that crushed its political reforms; the rise of the dissident movement; and the collapse of the Communist regime in the middle of the Velvet Revolution of 1989. Including insightful essays on topics related to social history, political thinking, love, and freedom, My Crazy Century provides a profoundly rich and moving personal history of national evolution. Ivan Klíma’s first autobiography and perhaps his most significant work, it encapsulates a remarkable life largely lived under occupation. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, MAKING IT SO, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life-from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim-proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix's Ugly Delicious--an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure. "David puts words to so many of the things we all feel, sharing generously of his own journey so we can all benefit in the process."--Chrissy Teigen NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR - Fortune - Parade - The New York Public Library - Garden & Gun In 2004, Momofuku Noodle Bar opened in a tiny, stark space in Manhattan's East Village. Its young chef-owner, David Chang, worked the line, serving ramen and pork buns to a mix of fellow restaurant cooks and confused diners whose idea of ramen was instant noodles in Styrofoam cups. It would have been impossible to know it at the time--and certainly Chang would have bet against himself--but he, who had failed at almost every endeavor in his life, was about to become one of the most influential chefs of his generation, driven by the question, "What if the underground could become the mainstream?" Chang grew up the youngest son of a deeply religious Korean American family in Virginia. Graduating college aimless and depressed, he fled the States for Japan, hoping to find some sense of belonging. While teaching English in a backwater town, he experienced the highs of his first full-blown manic episode, and began to think that the cooking and sharing of food could give him both purpose and agency in his life. Full of grace, candor, grit, and humor, Eat a Peach chronicles Chang's switchback path. He lays bare his mistakes and wonders about his extraordinary luck as he recounts the improbable series of events that led him to the top of his profession. He wrestles with his lifelong feelings of otherness and inadequacy, explores the mental illness that almost killed him, and finds hope in the shared value of deliciousness. Along the way, Chang gives us a penetrating look at restaurant life, in which he balances his deep love for the kitchen with unflinching honesty about the industry's history of brutishness and its uncertain future. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown's Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process. Hailed by the New Yorker as "the eminence grise behind half of what is great in the Top Forty these days," world-renowned producer Timbaland has been a fixture on the pop charts, with more top-ten hits than Elvis or the Beatles. An artist whose fans are multi-racial and multi-generational, Timbaland works with the hottest artists, from Mariah Carey and Missy Elliott to Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado, Madonna, and his childhood friend, Pharrell Williams. Yet this celebrity is a uniquely private man who shuns parties, stays out of gossip columns, and rarely gives interviews. Deliberately choosing to tour by bus and conspicuously bling-free, he maintains a low-key lifestyle. If he's not at the recording studio, he is at home with his family. In The Emperor of Sound, Timbaland offers fans an unprecedented look into his life and work. Completely uncensored and totally honest, he reveals the magic behind the music, sharing the various creative impulses that arise while he's producing, and the layering of sounds that have created dozens of number one hits. Cinematically written, full of revealing anecdotes and reflections from today's most popular music icons, The Emperor of Sound showcases this master's artistry and offers an extraordinary glimpse inside this great musical mind. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date-a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance. A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag. Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability.From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest television franchises, RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul. Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breath taking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history. Here in RuPaul's singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living-a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.If we're all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, MAKING IT SO, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life-from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide acclaim-proves a story as exuberant, definitive, and enduring as the author himself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

orn in Czechoslovakia, Mark Slouka's parents survived the Nazis only to have to escape the Communist purges after the war. Smuggled out of their own country, the newlyweds joined a tide of refugees moving from Innsbruck to Sydney to New York, dragging with them a history of blood and betrayal that their son would be born into. From World War I to the present, Slouka pieces together a remarkable story of refugees and war, displacement and denial-admitting into evidence memories, dreams, stories, the lies we inherit, and the lies we tell-in an attempt to reach his mother, the enigmatic figure at the center of the labyrinth. Her story, the revelation of her life-long burden and the forty-year love affair that might have saved her, shows the way out of the maze. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Stephen King, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Reissue. (alza.cz)

‘Something’s crossed over in me and I can’t go back,’ says Geena Davis’s Thelma to Susan Sarandon’s Louise. The path to empowerment never did run smooth … From two-time Academy Award winner and screen icon Geena Davis, Dying of Politeness is the candid, surprising tale of her journey from her epically polite childhood to the roles that put her in the spotlight and gave her the strength to become a powerhouse in Hollywood. At three years old, Geena announced she was going to be in movies. Now, with a slew of iconic roles and awards under her belt, she has surpassed her childhood dream, but her journey has been one of fits and starts, with a pothole or two along the way. In this hilarious memoir, Geena regales us with tales of a career playing everything from an amnesiac assassin to the parent of a rodent in Stuart Little; a soap star in her underwear to a housewife turned road warrior in Thelma & Louise; a baseball phenomenon in A League of Their Own to the first female President of the United States in Commander in Chief, and more. She is frank about her eccentric childhood; her many relationships, including her spontaneous Las Vegas wedding to Jeff Goldblum; her archery exploits which led her to the Olympic trials; and how she became a tireless advocate for women and girls, founding her own institute which engages film and TV creators to better represent women and actors from diverse backgrounds. Dying of Politeness is a touching account of one woman’s journey to fight for herself, and ultimately fighting for women all around the globe. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

An icon of the last fifty years, Stephen Hawking seems to encapsulate genius: not since Albert Einstein has a scientific figure held such a position in popular consciousness. In this enthralling memoir, writer and physicist Leonard Mlodinow tells the story of his friend and their friendship, offering an intimate account of this giant of science.The two met in 2003, when Stephen asked Leonard if he would consider writing a book with him, the follow up to the bestselling A Brief History of Time. As they spent years working on a second book, The Grand Design, they forged a deep connection and Leonard gained a much better understanding of Stephen's daily life and struggles - as well as his compassion and good humour. Together they obsessed over the perfect sentence, debated the physics, and occasionally punted on Cambridge's waterways with champagne and strawberries. In time, Leonard was able to finish Stephen's jokes, chide his sporadic mischief, and learn how the hardships of his illness helped forge that unique perspective on the universe.By weaving together their shared story with a clear-sighted portrayal of Hawking's scientific achievements, Mlodinow creates a beautiful portrait of Stephen Hawking as a brilliant, impish and generous man whose life was not only exceptional but also genuinely inspiring. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 386 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the boot of his Plymouth, Knight grossed $8000 in his first year. Today, Nike's annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of start-ups, Nike is the ne plus ultra of all start-ups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognisable symbols in the world today. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, he tells his story. Candid, humble, wry and gutsy, he begins with his crossroads moment when at 24 he decided to start his own business. He details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dream - along with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls how his first band of... (alza.cz)

In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman’s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices—from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston—that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman’s often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward—their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, Tom Cruise and many others. As seen in The Last Movie Stars documentary.In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years.The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston - that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling.Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually.THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A searingly honest memoir of life, policing and falling apart 'Every contact leaves a trace' John Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, and compelled by the opportunity to make a real difference to people's lives, he worked across the capital, experiencing first-hand the enormous satisfaction as well as the endless trauma that a life in blue can bring. There were remarkable, career-defining moments: commanding armed sieges, saving lives and helping to take dangerous people off the streets. But for every case with a happy ending, there were others that ended in desperate sadness. In early 2013, John suffered a major breakdown and consequent battle with crippling depression. After a career spent racing to be the first at the scene of crimes and catastrophes, he found himself in pieces, unable to put one foot in front of the other. Blue is a memoir of crime and calamity, of adventure and achievement, of friendship and failure, of laughter and loss, of the best and the worst of humanity, of serious illness and slow recovery. With searing honesty, it offers an immensely moving and personal insight into what it is to be a police officer in Britain today. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The remarkable memoir of Zuzana Ruzickova, Holocaust survivor and world-famous harpsichordist. Zuzana Ruzickova grew up in 1930s Czechoslovakia dreaming of two things: Johann Sebastian Bach and the piano. But her peaceful, melodic childhood was torn apart when, in 1939, the Nazis invaded. Uprooted from her home, transported from Auschwitz to Hamburg to Bergen-Belsen, bereaved, starved, and afflicted with crippling injuries to her musician's hands, the teenage Zuzana faced a series of devastating defeats. Yet with every truck and train ride, a small slip of paper printed with her favourite piece of Bach's music became her talisman. Armed with this `proof that beauty still existed', Zuzana's fierce bravery and passion ensured her survival of the greatest human atrocities of all time, and would continue to sustain her through the brutalities of post-war Communist rule. Harnessing her talent and dedication, and fortified by the love of her husband, the Czech composer Viktor Kalabis, Zuzana went on to become one of the twentieth century's most renowned musicians and the first harpsichordist to record the entirety of Bach's keyboard works. Zuzana's story, told here in her own words before her death in 2017, is a profound and powerful testimony of the horrors of the Holocaust, and a testament in itself to the importance of amplifying the voices of its survivors today. It is also a joyful celebration of art and resistance that defined the life of the `first lady of the harpsichord'- a woman who spent her life being ceaselessly reborn through her music. Like the music of her beloved Bach, Zuzana's life is the story of the tragic transmuted through art into the state of the sublime. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In this remarkably moving memoir Ariana Neumann dives into the secrets of her father's past: years spent hiding in plain sight in wartorn Berlin, the annihilation of dozens of family members in the Holocaust, and the courageous choice to build anew.In 1941, the first Neumann family member was taken by the Nazis, arrested in German-occupied Czechoslovakia for bathing in a stretch of river forbidden to Jews. He was transported to Auschwitz. Eighteen days later his prisoner number was entered into the morgue book.Of thirty-four Neumann family members, twenty-five were murdered by the Nazis. One of the survivors was Hans Neumann, who, to escape the German death net, travelled to Berlin and hid in plain sight under the Gestapo's eyes. What Hans experienced was so unspeakable that, when he built an industrial empire in Venezuela, he couldn't bring himself to talk about it. All his daughter Ariana knew was that something terrible had happened.When Hans died, he left Ariana a small box filled with letters, diary entries and other memorabilia. Ten years later Ariana finally summoned the courage to have the letters translated and she began reading. What she discovered launched her on a worldwide search that would deliver indelible portraits of a family loving, finding meaning, and trying to survive amid the worst that can be imagined.When Time Stopped is an unputdownable detective story and an epic family memoir, spanning nearly ninety years and crossing oceans. Neumann brings each relative to vivid life. In uncovering her father's story after all these years, she discovers nuance and depth to her own history and liberates poignant and thought-provoking truths about the threads of humanity that connect us all. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

*Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and Finalist for the Kirkus Prize* An eye-opening memoir of working-class poverty in the American Midwest. During Sarah Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to look more closely at the class divide in our country and examine the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities, and she explores this idea as lived experience, metaphor, and level of consciousness. Smarsh was born a fifth generation Kansas wheat farmer on her paternal side and the product of generations of teen mothers on her maternal side. Through her experiences growing up as the daughter of a dissatisfied young mother and raised predominantly by her grandmother on a farm thirty miles west of Wichita, we are given a unique and essential look into the lives of poor and working class Americans living in the heartland. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, Heartland is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess. "Sarah Smarsh--tough-minded and rough-hewn--draws us into the real lives of her family, barely making it out there on the American plains. There's not a false note. Smarsh, as a writer, is Authentic with a capital A...This is just what the world needs to hear" (George Hodgman, author of Bettyville). (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Sbírka dopisů, deníkových poznámek, povídek a autobiografických črt z poloviny 50. let doplňují a zpřesňují obraz autora, který tolik ovlivnil kontrakulturu 60. let a svými popisy nočních můr, prorockých vizí a svobodou myšlení zasáhl do nejrůznějších oborů –heavymetalu, sci-fi literatury a filosofie. Interzóna – což byl pracovní název pro knihu, jež později vyšla jako Nahý oběd – sestává ze tří částí: „Příběhy“, „Leeův deník“ a „Slovo“. Pokud chcete vědět, co se skrývá pod výrazem hipster a hisperská mluva, zapomeňte na Jacka Kerouaka i Neala Cassadyho. Přečtěte si Interzónu. (patro.cz)

Druhým dielom Tarzanových príbehov sa ako červená niť vinie jeho láska k Jane Porterovej, ktorej sa šľachetne vzdal. Prenikne do sveta ľudí a pohybuje sa vo vyššej spoločnosti, kde si však získa aj mnohých nepriateľov, medzi nimi dvoch veľmi nebezpečných. Zvláštna náhoda ho zavedie do tej istej džungle na západoafrickom pobreží, kde sa narodil a vyrástol. Po zlých skúsenostiach v civilizovanom svete sa rozhodne radšej žiť medzi zvieratami. Stretne však záhadný černošský kmeň, stane sa jeho kráľom a v tajomnom zabudnutom meste objaví veľký poklad. Zvláštne okolnosti privedú do Afriky aj Jane Porterovú, ktorá sa ocitne v smrteľnom nebezpečenstve. Zachrániť ju môže jedine Tarzan... (patro.cz)

Ve druhém svazku své „střihové“ trilogie nás William S. Burroughs ještě více vtahuje do hrozivě temného světa nepředstavitelných bojů s přízračnými postavami z galaktického podsvětí, jež mají jedinou touhu: zničit náš svět a přetvořit jej v místo, proti němuž je peklo rajskou zahradou. Zároveň demaskuje všechny ty parasitující instituce, korporace a správní rady, zrádce humanity i cynické lháře – a vyzývá-li k aktivnímu odboji, není to patetický apel, ale strohá výzva postavit se hrozivé konspiraci. Burroughsova Nova Express je dnes ještě aktuálnější než v době, kdy tyto temné vize budoucnosti psal – jeho prorocké texty jsou totiž především varováním, zároveň nesené výraznou a zcela osobitou poetikou. Pohled do zrcadla, jež William Burroughs nastavuje je možná děsivý, možná hrůzný, rozhodně však pravdivý. (patro.cz)

Nejslavnější Burroughsova kniha, "satirická fantazie" z roku 1959, jejíž původní vydání se dočkalo soudního procesu i zákazu prodeje pro údajnou obscenitu. Dnes je považována za mistrovské dílo, v němž se mísí pekelné litanie ze světa feťáckých vizí s drsnými vtipy, nekompromisní satirou a prorockými vizemi budoucí společnosti, před kterými by i George Orwell oněměl. (patro.cz)

Již od svého vstupu do světa literatury budil americký prozaik William S. Burroughs náležitý rozruch – a i to je dosti slabý výraz na emoce, jež jeho knihy provázely. Byly zakazovány a nechápány, autor sám byl jedněmi zatracován a proklínán jako šarlatán a literární pervert, jinými naopak vynášen jako věrozvěst nových pohledů i přístupů. Bylo tomu již v případě jeho skandály proslaveného arcidíla Nahý oběd, a podobné reakce provázely i jeho další román Hebká mašinka (The Soft Machine). Nejen že zde Burroughs rozpoutává orgie fantazie překračující veškeré hranice a tabu, jeho postavy putují časem, svádějí boje se zrůdnými silami a magií, to vše na pozadí dusné halucinující atmosféry a neskutečných kulis – zároveň nám ovšem Burroughs předvádí, jak bojovat s ovládáním myšlení, rozkrývá mechanismy veškerých závislostí a dokazuje, v čem spočívá jeho největší síla: v propojení naprosté autorské odvahy a subverze s mistrným literárním ztvárněním i těch zdánlivě nejnemožnějších idejí. (patro.cz)

Druhým dielom Tarzanových príbehov sa ako červená niť vinie jeho láska k Jane Porterovej, ktorej sa šľachetne vzdal. Prenikne do sveta ľudí a pohybuje sa vo vyššej spoločnosti, kde si však získa aj mnohých nepriateľov, medzi nimi dvoch veľmi nebezpečných. Zvláštna náhoda ho zavedie do tej istej džungle na západoafrickom pobreží, kde sa narodil a vyrástol. Po zlých skúsenostiach v civilizovanom svete sa rozhodne radšej žiť medzi zvieratami. Stretne však záhadný černošský kmeň, stane sa jeho kráľom a v tajomnom zabudnutom meste objaví veľký poklad. Zvláštne okolnosti privedú do Afriky aj Jane Porterovú, ktorá sa ocitne v smrteľnom nebezpečenstve. Zachrániť ju môže jedine Tarzan... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Ve druhém svazku své "střihové" trilogie nás William S. Burroughs ještě více vtahuje do hrozivě temného světa nepředstavitelných bojů s přízračnými postavami z galaktického podsvětí, jež mají jedinou touhu: zničit náš svět a přetvořit jej v místo, proti němuž je peklo rajskou zahradou. Zároveň demaskuje všechny ty parasitující instituce, korporace a správní rady, zrádce humanity i cynické lháře - a vyzývá-li k aktivnímu odboji, není to patetický apel, ale strohá výzva postavit se hrozivé konspiraci. Burroughsova Nova Express je dnes ještě aktuálnější než v době, kdy tyto temné vize budoucnosti psal - jeho prorocké texty jsou totiž především varováním, zároveň nesené výraznou a zcela osobitou poetikou. Pohled do zrcadla, jež William Burroughs nastavuje je možná děsivý, možná hrůzný, rozhodně však pravdivý. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Již od svého vstupu do světa literatury budil americký prozaik William S. Burroughs náležitý rozruch - a i to je dosti slabý výraz na emoce, jež jeho knihy provázely. Byly zakazovány a nechápány, autor sám byl jedněmi zatracován a proklínán jako šarlatán a literární pervert, jinými naopak vynášen jako věrozvěst nových pohledů i přístupů. Bylo tomu již v případě jeho skandály proslaveného arcidíla Nahý oběd, a podobné reakce provázely i jeho další román Hebká mašinka (The Soft Machine). Nejen že zde Burroughs rozpoutává orgie fantazie překračující veškeré hranice a tabu, jeho postavy putují časem, svádějí boje se zrůdnými silami a magií, to vše na pozadí dusné halucinující atmosféry a neskutečných kulis - zároveň nám ovšem Burroughs předvádí, jak bojovat s ovládáním myšlení, rozkrývá mechanismy veškerých závislostí a dokazuje, v čem spočívá jeho největší síla: v propojení naprosté autorské odvahy a subverze s mistrným literárním ztvárněním i těch zdánlivě nejnemožnějších idejí. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Nejslavnější Burroughsova kniha, "satirická fantazie" z roku 1959, jejíž původní vydání se dočkalo soudního procesu i zákazu prodeje pro údajnou obscenitu. Dnes je považována za mistrovské dílo, v němž se mísí pekelné litanie ze světa feťáckých vizí s drsnými vtipy, nekompromisní satirou a prorockými vizemi budoucí společnosti, před kterými by i George Orwell oněměl. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ve vyvrcholení Burroughsovy trilogie se v kratších prózách opět pohybujeme v krajích děsivých nočních můr, vzdáleně připomínající pralesy Jižní Ameriky, v mimozemském prostoru, ale i v ulicích Londýna a jeho podsvětí. Burroughs své povídky opět zaplnil fantastickými postavami z ještě fantastičtějších – a hrozivějších – světů a jeho mistrná koláž, pracující s prvky populární kultury, reklamy, sci-fi a detektivní prózy a popisující neznámé drogy i sex ve všech podobách, nemá za cíl šokovat, ale poukazovat. Varovat. William Burroughs je zcela nenapodobitelný, a to nejen ve svém psaní, hlavně ale v síle a pravdivosti svých idejí, které se nám snaží předat – dříve, než bude pozdě. (patro.cz)

First published in 1963 and representing Burroughs s literary breakthrough in the UK, Dead Fingers Talk is, in the words of Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, a prophetic work of haunting power, a unique experiment in writing that has for too long been overlooked. Combining new material with rearranged selections from Naked Lunch and his cut-up novels The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded, the book is a fascinating precursor to remix and mash-up forms in art and music, which owe much to Burroughs s influence. This newly restored edition of Dead Fingers Talk, based on the novel s archival manuscripts, will delight all Burroughs fans and lovers of experimental literature, and offer a new insight into the artistic process of one of the most original and influential writers of the twentieth century. Edited and with an Introduction by Oliver Harris, Professor of American Literature, Keele University ABOUT THE IMPRINT: Calder Publications was founded by John Calder in 1949, and became known for the edgy and avant-garde writers it was proud of having in its list. Calder Publications, an imprint of Alma Books, offers a list of books which will challenge and stimulate the serious readers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: V druhém dílu klasiky dobrodružné literatury Tarzan po zklamání v lásce opouští Paříž a vrací se na palubě luxusního parníku zpět mezi své zvířecí přátele do afrického pralesa, aby opět žil v klidu a míru. Poklidný život je však to poslední, co Tarzan zakouší. Vypraví se k ostatkům bájné Atlantidy, kdy půjde několikrát doslova o život, setkává se s kněžkou La, vládkyní v tajemném pralesním městě Oparu, narazí na zloděje slonoviny… V závěru se vrací ke své lásce Jane. Při této "pohádce pro dospělé" zapomeneme na všechny starosti a plně se ponoříme do barvitě popsaného světa džungle, z kterého se nám nebude chtít odejít. "Všichni jsou stejní. Podvádějí, vraždí, lžou a vadí se mezi sebou, a to všechno pro věci, po nichž by obyvatelé džungle nikdy netoužili." (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Hrdina z pralesa v Paříži neobstál. V druhém dílu klasiky dobrodružné literatury Tarzan po zklamání v lásce opouští Paříž a vrací na palubě luxusního parníku zpět mezi své zvířecí přátele do afrického pralesa. V druhém dílu klasiky dobrodružné literatury Tarzan po zklamání v lásce opouští Paříž a vrací se na palubě luxusního parníku zpět mezi své zvířecí přátele do afrického pralesa, aby opět žil v klidu a míru. Poklidný život je však to poslední, co Tarzan zakouší. Vypraví se k ostatkům bájné Atlantidy, kdy půjde několikrát doslova o život, setkává se s kněžkou La, vládkyní v tajemném pralesním městě Oparu, narazí na zloděje slonoviny… V závěru se vrací ke své lásce Jane. Při této „pohádce pro dospělé“ zapomeneme na všechny starosti a plně se ponoříme do barvitě popsaného světa džungle, z kterého se nám nebude chtít odejít. „Všichni jsou stejní. Podvádějí, vraždí, lžou a vadí se mezi sebou, a to všechno pro věci, po nichž by obyvatelé džungle nikdy netoužili.“ (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Ve vyvrcholení Burroughsovy trilogie se v kratších prózách opět pohybujeme v krajích děsivých nočních můr, vzdáleně připomínající pralesy Jižní Ameriky, v mimozemském prostoru, ale i v ulicích Londýna a jeho podsvětí. Burroughs své povídky opět zaplnil fantastickými postavami z ještě fantastičtějších - a hrozivějších - světů a jeho mistrná koláž, pracující s prvky populární kultury, reklamy, sci-fi a detektivní prózy a popisující neznámé drogy i sex ve všech podobách, nemá za cíl šokovat, ale poukazovat. Varovat. William Burroughs je zcela nenapodobitelný, a to nejen ve svém psaní, hlavně ale v síle a pravdivosti svých idejí, které se nám snaží předat - dříve, než bude pozdě. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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There's a new governess at Fairmont House, and she's going to be nothing but trouble. Emily Laurence is a liar. She is not polite, she's not polished, and she has never taught a child in her life.This position was meant to be her sister's - brilliant, kind Amy, who isn't perpetually angry, dangerously reckless, and who does (inexplicably) like children. But Amy is unwell and needs a doctor, their father is gone and their mother is useless, so here Emily is, pretending to be something she's not. If she can get away with her deception for long enough to earn a few months' wages and slip some expensive trinkets into her pockets along the way, perhaps they'll be all right.That is, as long as she doesn't get involved with the Edwards family's dramas. Emily refuses to care about her charges - Grace, who talks too much and loves too hard, and Aster, who is frankly terrifying but might just be the wittiest sixteen-year-old Emily has ever met - or the servants, who insist on acting as if they're each other's family. And she certainly hasn't noticed her employer, the brooding, taciturn Captain Edwards, no matter how good he might look without a shirt on .. . As Fairmont House draws her in, Emily's lies start to come undone.Can she fix her mistakes before it's too late?Praise for Lex Croucher:'Bridgerton's wild little sister. So much fun!' Sarra Manning 'Witty, whip-smart and full of characters I totally fell for. I didn't want it to end' Laura Kay'Beyond entertaining - high debauchery with a feminist swing' Abigail Mann (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Druhá kniha série Pellucidar. David Innes, vládce Pellucidaru, se vrací z vnějšího světa do své podzemní říše s nákladem knih, zbraní a dalších nezbytných předmětů, které mají zdejším primitivním obyvatelům zprostředkovat vymoženosti dvacátého století, ale především jim pomoci svrhnout nadvládu krutých ještěrů, mocných Maharů. Jeho mechanický krtek se však vynoří ve zcela neznámé oblasti vnitřního světa, kde panuje věčný den a žijí divocí tvorové, kteří na povrchu Země již dávno vyhynuli. Davida Innese čeká dlouhá a nebezpečná pouť, na jejímž konci zjišťuje, že během jeho nepřítomnosti se pracně vybudované impérium zhroutilo - a jeho milovaná družka Diana Překrásná byla unesena... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Audiokniha: Napínavá love story Johna Cartera a princezny z Helia. Burroughsova marťanská série patří ke klasice žánru sci-fi. „Kráčeli jsme po půdě umírajícího světa, leč v našich duších se rodil svět nový.“ Při potyčce s indiány se kapitán John Carter dostane do podivného stavu a zjistí, že ho ne-známá síla táhne k Marsu. Když se probere, leží nahý v nepozemské krajině, která je opravdu Marsem. Vzhledem k tomu, že jeho tělo je navyklé vyšší gravitaci, předčí po fyzické stránce všechny domorodce a působí dojmem pravého supermana. S domorodci se setká záhy – je zajat kmenem zelených čtyřrukých Tharků a v jakémsi volném zajetí se za pomoci Tars Tarkase a Soly naučí marťansky a spoustu jiných užitečných věcí. Jednoho dne dojde ke střetu mezi Tharky a neznámými vzducholoděmi – jedna je sestřelena a vystoupí z ní krásná dívka rudé pleti – Dejah Thoris, princezna z Helia. Potká ji stejný osud jako Cartera, brzy se sblíží a zamilují… (knihydobrovsky.cz)

eBook: Jeskynní dívka je skvěle vypointovaný světový román od autora Tarzana, Edgara Rice Burroughse. Syn matky z vyšší společnosti Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones během cesty po Jižních mořích skončí na pustém ostrově. Slabošský Waldo nebyl připraven na takový život. Poznává surové, drsné muže a vzteklé opice. Utíká před nimi, ale když se dostane do slepé uličky, v boji s nimi vytrvá ... nepoznává sám sebe. Při té vší hrůze, potkává půvabnou mladou dívku Nadaru, která je rovněž na útěku. Podaří se mu ji zachránit ze spárů jednoho obřího primáta. Je ohromen, že mu dívka věří jako svatému, a plete si jeho vyděšený křik s bojovým pokřikem. Naučí ho jazyk tamních divochů, jak plavat, jak lovit ryby a základy práce se dřevem. Přesto ho Nadara varuje, že nováček v jejím klanu musí bojovat s těmi nejzarputilejšími muži, kteří už mnoho jiných zabili. Ve chvíli, kdy se dostanou do její rodné vesnice, s hrůzou zjistí, že navzdory jejímu vzhledu pochází její klan z doby kamenné, z období paleolitu. Se strachem uteče a ... V druhé části je nečekaný zvrat událostí. Waldovi rodiče se rozhodnou vyslat další pátrací misi poté, co obdrží jeho dopis. Po bouři je vyplaven na břeh na novém ostrově a zachrání vůdce pirátů, před kanibalem. Jeden z pirátů vypráví o bílé bohyni v kanibalském chrámu ve vnitrozemí, a tak se Waldo vydá Nadaru hledat. Je bílá bohyně Nadara? Čtivý román vás chytne a nepustí ... (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Další ze zásadních Burroughsových knih - o smrti, sedmeru lidských duších, stonožkách, jedech, lidské nenávisti a strachu. Burroughsovy stále aktuální mrazivé vize člověka deptaného společenskými systémy i vlastní slabostí. Mnoha znalci Burroughsova díla je tato kniha považovaná po Nahém obědě za jeho nejlepší knihu. Ačkoliv se zabývá velkými tématy - nesmrtelností, časem a prostorem -, je psaná prostým, srozumitelným jazykem. Sám Burroughs knihu charakterizoval slovy: "Myslím, že sny jsou životně důležitou cestou k našemu možnému biologickému a duchovnímu osudu. Snové podmínky se často přibližují podmínkám v kosmu. O tom je kniha Západní země." (knihydobrovsky.cz)

At age nineteen, Natasha Trethewey had her world turned upside down when her former stepfather shot and killed her mother.Heartbreakingly clear-eyed and tender, Memorial Drive is a daughter's act of love - and an unflinching excavation of the wounds that never heal. For as Trethewey tells her story, and reclaims her mother's, she lays bare the indelible scars of slavery and racism on the soul of a troubled nation. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

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Chytrý hlavolam ve tvaru dvou ozubených kol. Dvě bludiště, dvě kuličky, dva problémy. Dokážete najít řešení pro získání obou kuliček? Oba dřevěné kruhy se pohybují navzájem. Krok vpřed na jedné straně může znamenat krok zpět na straně druhé! (mall.cz)

Subžánr: Swing;R&B Balení obsahuje: LP Země interpreta: USA Varianta: Trouble (2 LP) Vydavatelství: Universal Music Typ: LP deska;Album Rok vydání: 2024.0 Složení setu: 2 ks Země původu: Německo Datum vydání: 2024-06-28 Žánr: Hip Hop Barva: Černá Dekáda interpreta: 2010 - 2019;2020 - 2029;1990 - 1999;2000 - 2009 Barva podle výrobce: Black Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Interpret / Téma: Akon (muziker.cz)

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