Libor Štukavec Books

Die Schrecken des Dreißigjährigen Krieges sind über Jahrhunderte im kollektiven Gedächtnis präsent geblieben. Millionen von Menschen kamen ums Leben, manche Gegenden im heutigen Deutschland und seinen Nachbarstaaten wurden regelrecht entvölkert. Ausgehend vom Schicksal eines schwedischen Zeitgenossen schildert Peter Englund, wie der Krieg die Kultur, die Gesellschaft und die Geschichte in Europa geprägt hat und wie er die Menschen formte, die in seinen Mahlstrom hineingezogen wurden. «Englund vollbringt das Kunststück, die Ereignisse dieses ersten europäischen Krieges von den Staubwolken zu befreien, um sie dem Leser fast greifbar nahezubringen.» Deutschlandfunk

Moomins always sleep through the winter - or they did until the year Moomintroll woke up and went exploring in the silent, snow-covered valley where the river used to scuttle along and all his friends were so busy in summer.

Here are nine delightfully funny stories about the citizens of Moominvalley.

Poor little chap! He had been turned into a very strange animal indeed . . . Although they're small, fat and shy creatures, Moomins have the most amazing adventures. It all begins when Moominpappa tries on a magic hat that makes exciting and funny things happen . . .

When the Moomin family members need a change of scenery, they decide to take up residence in a lighthouse. As they discover their new home, the family also discover surprising, and wonderfully funny, new things about themselves.

A huge wave has crashed through the valley, flooding the Moomins out of their home! With their usual resilience, the Moomins and their friends move into the first house that comes bobbing along. It's strange-looking, like a big cave with curtains hanging on either side. And when the house bumps into dry land and Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden decide to spend the night on shore--then the adventure really begins. Moomintroll and the Snork Maiden get lost, and Moominpappa decides to write a play which they will perform in the house, in the hope that Moomintroll will hear about it and find his way home. "Moominsummer Madness," the fourth in Tove Jansson's classic series of books about Moominvalley, is enchanting and full of exciting adventures and surprises, some of them odd even by Moomin standards!

Moomintroll encounters a mouth-organist, a moth collector, and a lovely maiden, and discovers the danger of a threatening comet when he takes a journey to seek advice from the Professor.

Moominpappa's adventures as described by himself!

Moominmamma and young Moomintroll search for the long lost Moominpappa through forest and flood, meeting a little creature (an early Sniff) and the elegantly strange Tulippa along the way.

Imagine Smidge's delight when, one day, a little man with a propeller on his back appears hovering at the window! It's Karlson and he lives in a house on the roof. Soon Smidge and Karlson are sharing all sorts of adventures, from tackling thieves and playing tricks to looping the loop and running across the rooftops. Fun and chaos burst from these charming, classic stories.