Petra Diestlerová Book order (chronological)

Je červenec roku 1936, Alici je dvanáct let a nemůže se dočkat léta plného dobrodružství. Popluje se svým tatínkem, důstojníkem na zaoceánském parníku Queen Mary, z Anglie až do daleké Ameriky. Těší se, až bude prozkoumávat obrovskou přepychovou loď se všemi kajutami, palubami, obchody, zvířaty, a dokonce i slavnými filmovými celebritami, které na ní cestují. Jednoho dne se však Alice při svých toulkách po lodi stane svědkem útoku a se svým novým kamarádem Sonnym začne odhalovat temné spiknutí. Stihnou najít viníka dřív, než jim začne jít o život?

Všichni dobře víme, jak je důležité udržovat své tělo v dobré kondici a ve zdraví. Do ale naše duševní zdraví? Philippa Perry ve své knize zúročuje zkušenosti ze své psychoterapeutické praxe, v níž nachází důležité impulzy pro drobné změny v našem životě. Tyto principy pak přetváří do svépomocné podpory. Říká, že je velmi důležité poznat sebe sama a jen díky tomu se staneme vládci nad svými pocity a nikoli jejich otroky.

"Professor Theo Cray is trained to see patterns where others see chaos. So when mutilated bodies found deep in the Montana woods leave the cops searching blindly for clues, Theo sees something they missed. Something unnatural. Something only he can stop"--Back cover.

On the battlefields of the American Revolution, Matthew de Clermont meets Marcus MacNeil, a young surgeon from Massachusetts, during a moment of political awakening when it seems that the world is on the brink of a brighter future. When Matthew offers him a chance at immortality and a new life, free from the restraints of his puritanical upbringing, Marcus seizes the opportunity to become a vampire. But his transformation is not an easy one and the ancient traditions and responsibilities of the de Clermont family clash with Marcus's deeply-held beliefs in liberty, equality, and brotherhood. Fast forward to contemporary London, where Marcus has fallen for Phoebe Taylor, a young employee at Sotheby's. She decides to become a vampire, too, and though the process at first seems uncomplicated, the couple discovers that the challenges facing a human who wishes to be a vampire are no less formidable in the modern world than they were in the 18th century. The shadows that Marcus believed he'd escaped centuries ago may return to haunt them both--forever

Stále nestíháte, a ať děláte, co děláte, nikdy nepřijdete včas? Váš seznam úkolů se rychle zaplňuje, ale že byste je stíhali i řešit, o tom se mluvit nedá? Jak vystoupit ze začarovaného kolečka pro křečky, určit si priority a vytřídit balast, který k ničemu nevede? Zejména když je vaším každodenním pomocníkem ADHD neboli porucha pozornosti spojená s hyperaktivitou, nabídne vám tato kniha praktické metody a strategie, které vám pomohou v budování motivace a zvládnete díky ní lépe organizaci času. Zbavíte se tím stresu a najednou zjistíte, že existuje i něco jako volný čas. 25 různých technik vychází z kognitivně-behaviorální terapie, mindfulness a klasické psychoterapie a jejich kombinace vám pomůže proměnit způsob, jakým zacházíte s časem, v efektivnější. Risa Williams je spisovatelka, klinická terapeutka a koučka v oblasti organizace času.

V tomto malebném městečku kdesi na pobřeží je magie více než reálná. Vzduch voní po čerstvě upečených laskominách i v době, kdy je pekařství zavřené. A když si na poště koupíte jistou konkrétní známku, máte jistotu, že se váš dopis dostane k adresátovi ještě dnes – i kdyby bydlel na druhé straně světa. Najdete tu také krámek se sny, kde si zákazníci mohou vybrat, co se jim bude v noci zdát – ať už touží po létacím snu, legračním snu o novém oblečení, nebo hrůzostrašné noční můře (zvlášť před Halloweenem jdou na dračku!). Maren si ale žádnou noční můru koupit nepotřebuje, má totiž pocit, že jednu právě prožívá. Její nejmilovanější sestra Hallie je v kómatu – a Maren udělá cokoli, aby ji probudila.

A mother's desperate search to find her stolen children and her freedom takes her across the Caribbean in a gripping, moving, redemptive and unforgettable story of survival and hope.

For fans of Mystic River by Dennis Lehane and Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, Stephen Amidon's Locust Lane is a taut and utterly propulsive story about the search for justice and the fault lines of power and influence in a seemingly idyllic town. Can anyone be trusted?

Když se objeví silné pocity, můžeš si s nimi poradit! Někdy se stává, že nás pocity jako žárlivost nebo nadšení přemůžou a vyvalí se z nás jako láva ze sopky. Mít silné pocity je rozhodně v pořádku, ale můžeme se naučit držet je trochu na uzdě. Nemusíme rovnou explodovat! Tato kniha, která je plná hádanek, kvízů a aktivit, ti ukáže, jak dostat své emoce pod kontrolu. Pomůže ti k tomu třeba hluboké dýchání, to, že o sobě začneš přemýšlet v dobrém, že se nebudeš bát o svých pocitech mluvit Naučíš se, jak zacházet se všemi druhy pocitů, i s těmi těžkými, jako jsou smutek, úzkost nebo dokonce strach. Dozvíš se, že emoce mají všichni, i tví rodiče nebo kamarádi.

Výpravná kniha Kate Listerové zachycuje historii odvěkého řemesla očima sexuálních pracovnic: od středověkých ulic po salony Divokého západu, od nevěstinců po zámecké komnaty. Autorčin široký záběr poskytuje kontext pro současné debaty o sexuální emancipaci a o postavení žen ve společnosti. Pestrá plejáda historických postav "děvek", "kurev" a…

From the author of the classic A Little Life comes a bold novel that spans three centuries and explores different versions of the American experience through themes of love, family, loss, and the elusive promise of utopia. In an alternate 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where individuals can love freely. Here, a young heir resists an arranged marriage, drawn instead to a charming but impoverished music teacher. Fast forward to 1993 Manhattan, where a young Hawaiian man navigates life with his wealthy, older partner while concealing a troubled past and the fate of his father amid the AIDS crisis. In 2093, a world ravaged by plagues and totalitarianism sees a powerful scientist’s granddaughter grappling with her grandfather's absence and the mystery of her husband's disappearances. These interconnected narratives weave an intricate tapestry of recurring motifs: a townhouse in Greenwich Village, the cost of illness, the divide between wealth and poverty, and the complexities of race and family. Ultimately, the novel delves into the human experience, exploring fear, love, shame, and the longing for an earthly paradise, while confronting the painful reality that such a paradise may never exist. This emotionally charged work showcases the profound desire to protect loved ones and the heartache that arises when we cannot.

Mít bratra nebo sestru může být náročné. Může to ale taky být báječné! Skvělé stránky sourozenectví ale někdy nevidíme, protože… on všude nechává binec. Ona si domů vodí kámošky, které pořád jen mluví a mluví, a já jsem tam jen jako malý ocásek. On se na mě pořád vytahuje. Ona je horší než naši, protože pořád vykládá, co bych měla dělat… Sami uznáte, že to není lehké.Prý se s tím ale dá něco dělat. A neznamená to, že bráchu nebo ségru odešleme na jinou planetu, že ne? I když nás někdy štvou, je s nimi často i legrace.

Komiks britské psychoterapeutky slibuje čtenáři přiblížit, jak terapie funguje. Terapeutka Pat, v sandálech obutá milovnice koček, začíná pracovat s ambiciózním advokátem Jamesem, kterého do terapie dovedlo neustálé nutkání strčit si v obchodě jen tak něco bez placení do kapsy. Být advokátem a kleptomanem je trochu trapné... Pat ale rozhodně nezastává mravokárný přístup, a i když se jejich setkávání neobejde bez trapných chvilek ticha a nejistoty, stane se časem její pracovna místem, kde James najde odpovědi na některé své otázky.

Osoby s poruchou autistického spektra mají obtíže s vnímáním smyslových podnětů. Často se cítí odstřiženi od reality a přetíženi, což se promítá v jejich chování. Tato kniha ukazuje, jak můžeme navázat kontakt s dětmi, které komunikují neverbálně nebo částečně neverbálně, a jak jim můžeme pomoci zvládat případné krize. Senzorická integrace jim pomůže v tom, že pochopí, že svět kolem nich má smysl. Při senzorické integraci využíváme řeč těla a různé tělesné aktivity. Kniha obsahuje řadu příkladů doplněných ilustracemi. Knihu uvítají speciální pedagogové a ergoterapeuti.

Psychická odolnost je vlastnost, kterou v dnešním světě opravdu potřebujeme. Pomáhá nám vypořádat se s nesnázemi, které nás potkávají. Je mocnou zbraní, díky níž překonáme i ty největší výzvy svého života. A co je na ní nejlepší? To, že ji můžeme budovat, ať jsme jakéhokoli věku. Autorka představuje 12 základních dovedností, které potřebujeme k aktivaci své psychické odolnosti. V každé kapitole najdete kromě krátkého popisu dané schopnosti také různá cvičení, aktivity a samozřejmě též příklady ze života lidí, kteří procházeli něčím podobným jako vy. Každá dovednost v sobě pojí techniky známé z kognitivně-behaviorální terapie, pozitivní psychologie a intervence zaměřené na řešení. Knihu uvítají lidé se zájmem o téma psychické odolnosti a zvládání životních výzev. Stephanie Azri pracuje jako klinická sociální pracovnice. Má více než desetiletou zkušenost s budováním psychické odolnosti a rozpoznáváním časných depresivních příznaků a dalších psychických problémů u dětí a mladých lidí.

'Based on the popular research project Whores of Yore, and written with her distinctive humour and wit, A Curious History of Sex draws upon Dr Kate Lister's extensive knowledge of sex history. From medieval impotence tests to twentieth-century testicle thefts, from the erotic frescoes of Pompeii, to modern-day sex doll brothels, Kate unashamedly roots around in the pants of history, debunking myths, challenging stereotypes and generally getting her hands dirty.'This fascinating book is peppered with surprising and informative historical slang, and illustrated with eye-opening, toe-curling and meticulously sourced images from the past.You will laugh, you will wince and you will wonder just how much has actually changed.

Anappara creates an endearing and highly engaging narrator to navigate us through the dark underbelly of modern India' Observer We children are not just stories. We live. Come and see. Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he's smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. With Pari and Faiz by his side, Jai ventures into some of the most dangerous parts of the sprawling Indian city; the bazaar at night, and even the railway station at the end of the Purple Line. But kids continue to vanish, and the trio must confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force and soul-snatching djinns in order to uncover the truth.

Mary Jekyll's life has been peaceful since she helped solve the Whitechapel Murders. Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, Justine Frankenstein, and Diana Hyde have settled into the Jekyll household in London and the members of the Athena Club get along as well as any five young women with very different personalities. But when Mary receives a telegram that Lucinda Van Helsing has been kidnapped, the Athena Club must travel to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to rescue another young woman who has been subjected to experimentation. Racing against the clock to save Lucinda from certain doom, the Athena Club embarks on a madcap journey across Europe. They must make new allies, face old enemies and confront the fearsome, secretive Alchemical Society. It's time for these monstrous gentlewomen to overcome the past and create their own destinies

Based on some of literature’s horror and science fiction classics, this “tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders—and the bigger mystery of their own origins. Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’ death, is curious about the secrets of her father’s mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous.

Když uděláme chybu, cítíme se děsně a zdá se nám, že se blíží konec světa. V téhle knize zjistíš, že z chyb se nestřílí a naučíš se, jak s nimi pracovat. Říká se, že kdo nic nedělá, ten nic nezkazí, a něco na tom opravdu je. Když totiž nebudeš dělat nic, sice nikdy nezachybuješ, ale – jak to jen říct – prostě nic neuděláš. A to je vlastně otrava. Zkus se s námi podívat na chyby jako na součást života. Zjistíš, že chyby nedělají jen děti, ale – kupodivu – i ctění dospělí. Přijdeš také na to, že když budeš zkoušet dělat všechno na jedničku, zabere ti to spoustu energie a nakonec to možná stejně nebude ono. Nikdo není perfektní, ani ty nemusíš. V knize najdeš různé vtipné úkoly, hádanky a testy, které ti pomohou zjistit, jak moc se bojíš chyb a co můžeš udělat pro to, aby to bylo jinak. Také zjistíš, že když chybuješ schválně, třeba lžeš, vymýšlíš si, nebo dokonce někoho urážíš, rozhodně to není v pořádku a nijak si tím nepomůžeš. Kimberly Feltes Taylor napsala více než patnáct knih pro děti, které jim pomáhají s různými náročnými situacemi. Eric Braun píše knihy pro čtenáře všeho věku. Jeho knihy získaly řadu prestižních ocenění.

Dr. Theo Cray is on the hunt for a killer nurse, and redemption, in a mind-bending psychological thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist . Dr. Theo Cray has a legendary mathematical knack for catching serial killers. Until his exposure to a mind-altering pathogen knocks him off his game. It has upended an investigation, destroyed his reputation, and left him to question his own sanity. One person still trusts him to finish the job. His former professor Amanda Paulson is helping point Cray down a logical path to his a nomadic health-care worker whose murder spree stretches back decades and whose victims number in the hundreds. Never more desperate to save innocent lives, and to save himself, Cray follows each new lead around the world. But with his own grip on reality slipping away, Cray knows that to follow the pattern of an elusive killer, he must also confront his own dark side. In those dangerous shadows, he can find what he’s hunting. For Cray, venturing into a world without reason is going to be the most frightening journey of his life.

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.

Factor in a manipulative nanny, an Australian boss who looks at Kate's breasts as if they're on special offer, a long-suffering husband, her quietly aghast in-laws, two needy children and an e-mail lover, and you have a woman juggling so many balls that some day soon something's going to hit the ground.

The desire to kill is becoming contagious in this riveting novel of conceivable mad science by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Naturalist. Computational biologist and serial-killer hunter Dr. Theo Cray receives an off-the-record request from the FBI to investigate an inexplicable double homicide. It happened at the excavation site where a murderer had buried his victims’ remains. In custody is a forensic technician in shock, with no history of aggression. He doesn’t remember a thing. His colleagues don’t even recognize the man they thought they knew. But an MRI reveals something peculiar. And abnormal. What on earth made him commit murder? After discovering that a mysterious man has been stalking crime scenes and stealing forensic data, Cray has a radical and terrifying theory. Now he must race against time to find a darker version of himself: a scientist with an obsession in pathological behavior who uses his genius not to catch serial killers—but to create them.

Tento praktický manuál pro učitele a rodiče dětí s autismem nabízí jednoduché strategie pro děti s vysokofunkčním autismem nebo Aspergerovým syndromem, které pomáhají zvládat jejich nálady a zmírňují negativní pocity. Autoři se opírají o kognitivně behaviorální terapii a program je určen zejména dětem předškolního a mladšího školního věku. Obsahuje emoční vzdělávání, kognitivní restrukturalizaci, nácvik sociálních strategií a nástroje pro zvládání reálných situací. Kniha je určena pro skupinovou práci s dětmi s vysokofunkčním autismem a Aspergerovým syndromem, ale také pro děti s ADHD, ADD a poruchami chování. I rodiče mohou jednotlivé aktivity provádět individuálně. Publikace je určena pedagogům a profesionálům pracujícím s těmito dětmi, stejně jako jejich rodičům. Tony Attwood, Ph.D., klinický psycholog s více než třicetiletou praxí, je profesorem na Griffith University v Queenslandu a autorem knih o autismu. Angela Scarpa, Ph.D., profesorka na Virginia Tech, založila kliniku pro autismus a má dlouholeté zkušenosti s osobami s poruchou autistického spektra. Anthony Wells, Ph.D., profesor na Virginia Western Community College, se zaměřuje na roli sociální podpory v regulaci emocí.

A Wall Street Journal bestseller. Professor Theo Cray caught one of the most prolific serial killers in history using revolutionary scientific methods. Cut off from university research because of the shroud of suspicion around him after the death of his former student and the aftermath of catching his quarry, Cray tries to rebuild his life but finds himself drawn into another unsolved case. The desperate father of a missing child, ignored by the authorities and abandoned by his community, turns to Theo for help. The only clues are children's drawings and an inner-city urban legend about someone called the Toy Man. To unravel the mystery behind the Toy Man, Theo must set aside his scientific preconceptions and embrace a world where dreams and nightmares carry just as much weight as reality. As he becomes immersed in the case, he discovers a far-reaching conspiracy--one that hasn't yet claimed its last victim.

Manfred Baumann is a loner who spends his evenings surreptitiously observing Adele Bedeau, the sullen but alluring waitress at his local bistro. But one day, she simply vanishes. When Detective Georges Gorski begins investigating the case, Manfred's repressed world is shaken to its core and he is forced to confront the dark secrets of his past.

From the author of STILL LIFE, WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT and A YEAR OF MARVELLOUS WAYS This is almost a love story. But it's not as simple as that. It begins with two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are inseparable. And the boys become men, and then Annie walks into their lives, and it changes nothing and everything. 'Packs an enormous punch' Independent 'Exquisite. I haven't been so moved and so in love with a book and its characters for a very long time' Joanna Cannon 'This book is why I read' Nina Pottell, Prima 'Ephemeral yet powerful... Every fleeting moment is worth repeating, again and again' Stylist

When the tomb of St. Tancred is opened at a village church in Bishop's Lacey, its shocking contents lead to another case for Flavia de Luce, where greed, pride and murder result in old secrets coming to light, along with a forgotten flower that hasn't been seen for half a thousand years.

Metaphysical thriller, meditation on mortality and chronicle of our self-devouring times, this is the kaleidoscopic new novel from the author of Cloud Atlas. SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS UK AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2014 LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014 LONGLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2015 One drowsy summer's day in 1984, teenage runaway Holly Sykes encounters a strange woman who offers a small kindness in exchange for 'asylum'. Decades will pass before Holly understands exactly what sort of asylum the woman was seeking . . . The Bone Clocks follows the twists and turns of Holly's life from a scarred adolescence in Gravesend to old age on Ireland's Atlantic coast as Europe's oil supply dries up - a life not so far out of the ordinary, yet punctuated by flashes of precognition, visits from people who emerge from thin air and brief lapses in the laws of reality. For Holly Sykes - daughter, sister, mother, guardian - is also an unwitting player in a murderous feud played out in the shadows and margins of our world, and may prove to be its decisive weapon.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.

Ray Atlee and his brother, Forrest, receive a letter from their father, a reclusive, retired judge, instructing them to return home to Clanton, Mississippi, to discuss his estate, but the judge dies before his sons arrive, leaving behind a secret known only to Ray.

Some things never change. New York City, 1896. Hypocrisy in high places is rife, police corruption commonplace, and a brutal killer is terrorising young male prostitutes. Unfortunately for Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt, the psychological profiling of murderers is a practice still in its infancy, struggling to make headway against the prejudices of those who prefer the mentally ill - and the 'alienists' who treat them - to be out of sight as well as out of mind. But as the body count rises, Roosevelt swallows his doubts and turns to the eminent alienist Dr Laszlo Kreizler to put a stop to the bloody murders - giving Kreizler a chance to take him further into the dark heart of criminality, and one step closer to death.

It's Christmastime, and the precocious Flavia de Luce - an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry and a penchant for crime-solving - is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening's shocking conclusion: a body found, past midnight, strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must use every ounce of sly wit at her disposal to ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight.

London. A snowy December, 1888. Sherlock Holmes, 34, is languishing and back on cocaine after a disastrous Ripper investigation. Watson can neither comfort nor rouse his friend until a strangely encoded letter arrives from Paris. Mlle La Victoire, a beautiful French cabaret star writes that her illegitimate son by an English lord has disappeared, and she has been attacked in the streets of Montmartre. Racing to Paris with Watson at his side, Holmes discovers the missing child is only the tip of the iceberg of a much larger problem. The most valuable statue since the Winged Victory has been violently stolen in Marseilles, and several children from a silk mill in Lancashire have been found murdered. The clues in all three cases point to a single, untouchable man. Will Holmes recover in time to find the missing boy and stop a rising tide of murders? To do so he must stay one step ahead of a dangerous French rival and the threatening interference of his own brother, Mycroft. This latest adventure, in the style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, sends the iconic duo from London to Paris and the icy wilds of Lancashire in a case which tests Watson's friendship and the fragility and gifts of Sherlock Holmes' own artistic nature to the limits."

"Manically ingenious ... EAch fresh product of Mitchell's soaring imagination functions as an echo chamber for both his previous ideas and his oeuvre to come." (Liz Jensen, Guardian)

"Effia and Esi- two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoingis a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer."

In 1943 Rome, two young women, strangers to each other, share a fleeting moment that alters their lives forever. Chiara Ravello, poised to escape the occupied city for her grandparents' home, sees another woman being loaded onto a truck with her husband and children. In a split-second decision, Chiara claims the woman's son as her own nephew, demanding his return just as the trucks leave. Now, at twenty-seven, she faces a perilous journey with a child in her care—one with no papers who refuses to speak and seems ready to flee. Fast forward three decades, Chiara lives alone in Rome, appearing content as a translator with a life filled with work, friends, music, and theatre. Yet, the shadow of Daniele, the boy she rescued, looms over her, haunting her every moment. As the story unfolds, we see the impact of Daniele's presence on Chiara, her family, and friends, revealing the emotional turmoil he caused and how he ultimately broke her heart. When a teenage girl named Maria calls, claiming to be Daniele's daughter, Chiara realizes it’s time to confront her past and the choices that have shaped her life.

There are four short gripping tales, which include a strained country house party on Christmas Eve and an illicit affair that ends in murder. House Beautiful

Šikana. Téma, které se týká každé školy a dokonce i každé školní třídy. Děti, které někdo šikanoval, se cítí podobně. Nechápou, proč se staly obětí šikanování, nerozumí tomu, co se děje. A někdy si začnou myslet, že opravdu nestojí za nic, že jsou opravdu tak děsné, jak jim říkají ti, kteří je šikanují. Tuto knihu napsala dívka, kterou ve škole také šikanovali. Dobře ví, co se člověku, kterého někdo trápí, honí v hlavě, a také si dobře pamatuje, co jí pomohlo. Přála by si, aby její kniha pomohla dětem, které spolužáci šikanují, osušit slzy a začít se znovu smát. Kniha osloví nejen děti, ale také jejich rodiče a vychovatele. Aija Mayrock je spisovatelka, herečka a aktivistka. Se šikanou má osobní zkušenost a svou knihou chce pomoci dětem, které jsou v podobné situaci.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Alan Bradley, author of the most award-winning series debut of any year, returns with another irresistible Flavia de Luce novel. In the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey, the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce had asked a Gypsy woman to tell her fortune—never expecting to later stumble across the poor soul, bludgeoned almost to death in the wee hours in her own caravan. Was this an act of retribution by those convinced that the soothsayer abducted a local child years ago? Certainly Flavia understands the bliss of settling scores; revenge is a delightful pastime when one has two odious older sisters. But how could this crime be connected to the missing baby? As the red herrings pile up, Flavia must sort through clues fishy and foul to untangle dark deeds and dangerous secrets.

David Copperfield is the story of a young man’s adventures on his journey from an unhappy and impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his brilliant, but ultimately unworthy school-friend Steerforth; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; his nemesis, the eternally humble Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; and the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literature’s great comic creations. In David Copperfield – the novel he described as his ‘favourite child’ – Dickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant and enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy and comedy in equal measure.

In the summer of 1950, eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce navigates her quaint village life filled with bicycle rides, sibling rivalries, and her secret chemistry lab. However, her ordinary summer takes a dark turn when a series of peculiar events unfold: a dead bird appears on her doorstep with a postage stamp on its beak, a late-night argument between her father and a mysterious visitor occurs, and she discovers a red-headed stranger dying in her cucumber patch. Intrigued rather than scared, Flavia finds herself embroiled in a murder investigation at Buckshaw. As she contemplates the stranger’s death, she suspects poisoning linked to a missing piece of Mrs. Mullet’s custard pie, and wonders if the family’s handyman, Dogger, or her father, Colonel de Luce, could be involved. Determined to clear her father’s name after he confesses to the crime, Flavia takes it upon herself to uncover the truth, even if it means withholding information from the local police. With her sharp wit and keen observational skills, she uncovers clues that connect the victim to her family's hidden past, making for an entertaining and cleverly crafted mystery filled with dark humor.

"Stroud is a genius' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series. Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection agency is back. Life is never exactly peaceful for Lockwood & Co. Lucy and George are trying to solve the mystery of the talking skull trapped in their ghost jar, while Lockwood is desperate for an exciting new case. Things seem to be looking up when the team is called to Kensal Green Cemetery to investigate the grave of a sinister Victorian doctor. Strange apparitions have been seen there, and the site must be made safe. As usual, Lockwood is confident; as usual, everything goes wrong a terrible phantom is unleashed, and a dangerous object is stolen from the coffin. Lockwood & Co must recover the relic before its power is unleashed, but it's a race against time. Their obnoxious rivals from the Fittes agency are also on the hunt. And if that's not bad enough, the skull in the ghost-jar is stirring again The author of the blockbuster BARTIMAEUS sequence delivers another humorous and chilling instalment in the critically acclaimed LOCKWOOD & CO. series."

Obecně se soudí, že science fiction byla, přinejmenším do počátku sedmdesátých let 20. století, především doménou mužů. Významný příspěvek ženských autorek by však neměl být podceňován – koneckonců Frankensteina, jenž je obecně považován za první skutečnou science fiction, napsala žena, Mary W. Shelleyová, a autorkou jedné z prvních utopií napsaných v Americe byla Mary Griffithová. Antologie Svědkyně zítřka předkládá zajímavý výběr z raných (vědecko)fantastických povídek z pera žen, které musely být ve své době odvážné i navýsost tvrdohlavé, aby mohly svůj talent i touhu psát rozvíjet. Editor Mike Ashley v předmluvě zdůrazňuje význam, jaký měla díla píšících žen v počátcích vývoje žánru, a odhaluje odlišný, zcela jedinečný úhel, z jakého autorky nahlížejí na zázraky i hrůzy, které může přinést technologický a vědecký pokrok.

It is 1969 and James Bond is about to go solo, recklessly motivated by revenge. A seasoned veteran of the service, 007 is sent to single-handedly stop a civil war in the small West African nation of Zanzarim. Aided by a beautiful accomplice and hindered by the local militia, he undergoes a scarring experience which compels him to ignore M's orders…

Set in the twilight years of Sherlock Holmes, the story delves into the legendary detective's struggle with aging and memory loss. As he reflects on his final case, Holmes grapples with the impact of his past decisions and the unresolved mysteries that haunt him. The narrative explores themes of identity, legacy, and the passage of time, offering a poignant look at a beloved character through the lens of his later life. The film adaptation features performances by Ian McKellen and Laura Linney, bringing this introspective tale to the screen.

It's a dank January in the Worcestershire village of Black Swan Green and thirteen-year-old Jason Taylor - covert stammerer and reluctant poet - anticipates a stultifying year in the deadest village on Earth. But Jason hasn't reckoned with a junta of bullies, simmering family discord, the Falklands War, an exotic Belgian emigré, a threatened gypsy invasion and the caprices of those mysterious entities known as girls. BLACK SWAN GREEN charts thirteen months in the black hole between childhood and adolescence, set against the sunset of an agrarian England still overshadowed by the Cold War. Wry, painful, funny and vibrant with the stuff of life, it is David Mitchell's subtlest and most captivating achievement to date.

One of "TIME" magazine's most influential novelists in the world presents a bold and epic novel about a rarely visited point in history--18th-century Japan--in a work as exquisitely rendered as it is irresistibly readable.

In the course of a long and successful career as a journalist and author, Paul Johnson has known popes, presidents, prime ministers, painters, poets, playwrights, even the foul-mouthed publican Muriel Belcher, who ran the legendary Colony Club.

His new international bestseller The Office of the Public Defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators. Clay Carter has been there too long, and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm. When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week. As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles upon a conspiracy too horrible to believe. He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, looking at the kind of enormous settlement that would totally change his life - that would make him, almost overnight, the legal profession's newest king of torts...

In this runaway national bestseller, American journalist and mother in Paris Pamela Druckerman investigates how French parents raise well-behaved children while living full adult lives

Ledová ruka je pokračováním příběhu jedenáctiletého chlapce jménem Stanley Buggles, který dostane jednoho dne tajemný dopis, z nějž se dozví, že se stal dědicem šlechtického sídla v ostrovním městečku Crampton Rocku. Prastrýce admirála, jenž mu majetek zanechal, jakživ nespatřil. Když tam Stanley Buggles přijíždí na zimu, všechno se zdá v nejlepším pořádku. Jenže zimní vánice s sebou nese něco zlého. Proč Stanleyho pronásleduje bezhlavý přízrak? A kdo jsou ti nebezpeční piráti po-- chodující ledem a sněhem? Tajemný příběh plný napětí je provázen půvabnými obrázky, nezapomíná na humor a čte se s velikým okouzlením.

Première mission pour Mélanie ! La voici envoyée sur Terre avec ses amis Lola et Léo... au XVIe siècle. Les anges doivent veiller sur un drôle de trio : Cat, une fille de pirate, Nick, beau mais fourbe et Gédéon, acteur à ses heures. Et il y a pas mal de travail ! Ces trois-là semblent avoir le chic pour se retrouver dans des situations impossibles !

The young magician Nathaniel is fast rising through the government ranks. His most urgent task is to put an end to the mysterious Resistance, but Kitty and her friends continue to elude him. As the pressure mounts, London is suddenly threatened by a new series of terrifying attacks. Is it the Resistance - or something even more dangerous? Nathaniel is forced to embark on a perilous mission to the enemy city of Prague; and to summon once again the troublesome, enigmatic and quick-witted djinni, Bartimaeus. The thrilling sequel to The Amulet of Samarkand is a roller-coaster ride of magic, adventure and political skulduggery as the fates of Nathaniel, Bartimaeus and Kitty explosively collide.

A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness--their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.

“A book you won’t be able to put down. A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and children) and the fiery political activist she lusts after. A novel that’s multi-continental, richly detailed and elegantly crafted.” —Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland After an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man twenty years older, Nazneen is taken to London, leaving her home and heart in the Bangladeshi village where she was born. Her new world is full of mysteries. How can she cross the road without being hit by a car (an operation akin to dodging raindrops in the monsoon)? What is the secret of her bullying neighbor Mrs. Islam? What is a Hell's Angel? And how must she comfort the naïve and disillusioned Chanu? As a good Muslim girl, Nazneen struggles to not question why things happen. She submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes herself to her husband and daughters. Yet to her amazement, she begins an affair with a handsome young radical, and her erotic awakening throws her old certainties into chaos. Monica Ali’s splendid novel is about journeys both external and internal, where the marvelous and the terrifying spiral together.

From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Swing Time, White Teeth and On Beauty 'A pleasure from the first page to the last' Evening Standard 'A glorious concoction by our most beguiling and original prose-wizard' Independent on Sunday 'Full of humour, the search for love and the fear of death... A touching, thoughtful, deeply felt rite-of-passage novel' Sunday Telegraph The Autograph Man follows one Alex-Li Tandem: a twenty-something Chinese-Jewish autograph dealer turned on by sex, drugs and organised religion. From London to New York, love to death, fathers to sons, Alex tries to discover how a piece of paper can bring him closer to his heart's desire. Exposing our misconceptions about our idols - about ourselves - Zadie Smith delivers a brilliant, unforgettable tale about who we are and what we really want to be.

Veteran professional organizer Morgenstern has spent years honing the principles of organization into a simple, and universal system. Organizing from the inside out--developing a plan tailored to each individual's psychological needs--ensures, once and for all, a system that won't break down. Morgenstern explains the basic concepts--analyze, strategize, attack--then provides tips gleaned from her years of experience with offices, home offices, mobile offices, children's rooms, kitchens, garages, and storage spaces. Organizing From the Inside Out will be welcomed by corporate executives, entrepreneurs and the self-employed, working parents, students and city dwellers in small apartments--anyone facing an overwhelming amount of clutter, both physical and psychic. Also provided are useful chapters on time management and taming technology, critical elements in any modern organizing scheme.

The basis of Martin Scorcese's acclaimed 2003 film, The Gangs of New York is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past. Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district, The Gangs of New York dramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like Dandy John Dolan, Bill the Butcher, and Hell-Cat Maggie lurked in the shadows, and infamous gangs like the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the Bowery Boys ruled the streets. A rogues' gallery of prostitutes, pimps, poisoners, pickpockets, murderers, and thieves, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low life of nineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history.

A year after the events narrated in the bestselling THE ALIENIST, the cast of characters from that novel are again brought together to investigate a crime committed in the heady days of New York in the 1890s, but this time narrated by the orphan Stevie Taggert. A young child, the daughter of Spanish diplomats, disappears. It seems she has been abducted but no ransom note is received and the detectives Isaacson quickly discover that a nurse, Elspeth Hunter, is probably the kidnapper. They also discover that Hunter has been a little too closely connected with the death of three other infants. But what are her motives? She married a fortune, and although she is connected to some fairly rough villains this crime does not fit their modus operandi. Is it something as 'simple' as psychological disturbance due to her own inability to bear children, or something more sinister unguessed at?

Poslední část volné historické trilogie z konce 18. století, z doby americké války o nezávislost o samostatné a odvážné ženě z amerického maloměsta. Hrdinka, nebojácná a svérázná porodní bába z malého města, po letech vdovství spojila svůj osud s válečným veteránem, jemuž již dříve zachránila život. Jen těžko se vzdává své svobody, ale Daniela miluje a ví, že bude dobrým otcem její hluchoněmé dceři. Připravovanou svatbu však ohrozí nejen znovu propuknuvší vzpoura farmářů, ale nezávisle na tom i dvě záhadné vraždy, z nichž místní soudce obviní Daniela. Hrdince se podaří vyvést Daniela z vězení a postupně poskládat útržky událostí, s jejichž pomocí odhalí za dramatických okolností skutečného vraha.