Ladislav Šenkyřík Books

Propelled by the same superb instinct for storytelling that made The Kite Runner a beloved classic, the #1 New York Times bestseller A Thousand Splendid Suns is at once an incredible chronicle of thirty years of Afghan history and a deeply moving story of family, friendship, faith, and the salvation to be found in love. “Just as good, if not better, than Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling first book, The Kite Runner.”—Newsweek Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the most important literary writers today. Born a generation apart and with very different ideas about love and family, Mariam and Laila are two women brought jarringly together by war, by loss and by fate. As they endure the ever escalating dangers around them-in their home as well as in the streets of Kabul-they come to form a bond that makes them both sisters and mother-daughter to each other, and that will ultimately alter the course not just of their own lives but of the next generation. With heart-wrenching power and suspense, Hosseini shows how a woman's love for her family can move her to shocking and heroic acts of self-sacrifice, and that in the end it is love, or even the memory of love, that is often the key to survival. A stunning accomplishment, A Thousand Splendid Suns is a haunting, heartbreaking, compelling story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely friendship, and an indestructible love.

Příběhy vybrané z bible-od stvoření světa po Janovo zjevení-převyprávěné autorkou formou přístupnou dětskému čtenáři. Kniha čerpá ze Starého i Nového zákona, její jazyk je oproti biblickému zcivilněn, ilustrace mají atmosféru biblické krajiny i událostí. Autorka se snaží přes výběrovost událostí zachovat celistvost biblického příběhu

Inkognito v podzemí je druhou částí Shoenfeltovy newyorské trilogie Stripped (první část vyšla pod názvem Až na dřeň v nakl. Maťa v r. 2012), jejíž děj se odehrává v letech 1979–1984. Mladý Angličan, který se právě přistěhoval z Londýna, se ocitá v bizarním světě dolního Manhattanu. Setkání s Shmutz, tanečnicí nahoře bez, jej uvrhne do víru šílenství a drog v prostředí nočních klubů CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City a Mudd. Bez prostředků a se závislostí se pád do pekel zrychluje, dokud volba není zcela jasná: buď New York opustit, nebo zemřít. Trilogie Stripped se zabývá tím, co se stane, když se odvrhnou všechny společenské normy. Kniha je výmluvným svědectvím o boji s vnitřními démony i vzpomínkou na New York, který (po AIDS, Giulianim a 11. září) již neexistuje – jako na špinavé, nebezpečné místo, ale i živnou půdu umělecké imaginace, na místo, kde květiny šílenství mohly růst svobodně a bez omezení. "Neuměl jsem si představit, že bych vedl spokojenej život a s partou hipíků sázel stromy na rajským tripu v nějakým zapadákově. Potřeboval jsem ruch uspěchané metropole, sex a drogy, násilí a šílenství New Yorku."

A novel based on BBC2's cult comedy series written by the writers of the "Spitting Image Book". Its humour features the epic adventures of a huge clapped-out old space ship with an equally clapped-out crew.

Pivo si v současnosti získává stále větší pozornost, podobně jako víno. Od konce osmdesátých let probíhá renesance tohoto nápoje v Evropě, Severní Americe, Japonsku a Austrálii, přičemž se objevují tradiční irské stouty a nové minipivovary nabízejí pestrou paletu značek. Michael Jackson, významná osobnost pivovarnictví, inspiroval mnohé výrobce a prodejce speciálních piv. Jeho práce, původně publikovaná v polovině sedmdesátých let, byla uznána prestižním časopisem jako "Bibli pivovarského světa". V aktualizované verzi z roku 1988 autor propojuje mezinárodní značky s regionálními specialitami a jeho definice pivních stylů se staly standardem na akademických institucích. Jacksonovo mistrovství v popisu buketu a chuti piva je bezkonkurenční. Navštívil nespočet pivovarů po celém světě a často se setkával se sládky, aby porozuměl jejich výrobním metodám. Jeho rady vyhledávali jak velcí producenti, tak malé pivovary. Prozkoumal trapistický styl v belgickém klášteře a dokonce se dostal do hospody na Srí Lance během války. Britský deník The Guardian shrnul jeho osobnost jako "nejvybranějšího z neohrožených pijáků světa".

Bohatě ilustrovaná kniha zavede malé čtenáře do světa biblických příběhů Starého i Nového zákona. Na každý večer roku je určeno jedno vyprávění. Jednotlivé příběhy však vždy tvoří uzavřený celek, proto se dají číst i podle náhodného výběru. Publikace je doplněna slovníčkem významných biblických postav a mapkou biblických zemí.

When troubled young Billy seeks help from private eye Cormoran Strike regarding a crime he believes he witnessed as a child, Strike feels a deep unease. Despite Billy's evident mental distress and hazy memories, there's a sincerity to his account. Before Strike can delve deeper, Billy panics and flees. Determined to uncover the truth, Strike and his partner, Robin Ellacott, embark on a complex investigation that takes them through London's backstreets, into a secretive area within Parliament, and to a beautiful yet eerie manor in the countryside. Meanwhile, Strike's life becomes increasingly complicated; his newfound fame as a private investigator prevents him from working in the shadows as he used to. Additionally, his relationship with Robin, now a crucial part of the agency, is more complicated than ever. This installment showcases the gripping mystery and evolving dynamics between Strike and Robin, making it a standout in the series. With praise highlighting its inventive storytelling and compelling characters, this novel promises to keep readers engaged from start to finish.

Seeking an escape from his unfaithful wife, mistress, and her greedy daughter, prosperous Joseph Shapiro journeys from America to Israel to find salvation and meaning in the traditional Jewish way of life

A drama set against the background of 17th century Poland. It is a love story rooted in the folklore of the period. The author also wrote "The Magician of Lublin", "Old Love", "Shosha", "The Estate", "Family Moskat" and "The Image and Other Stories".

Populárně naučná kniha je sestavená ze dvou částí – Archeologické poklady z biblických časů a Objevy z doby Ježíše Krista. Autor se zabývá jednotlivými nálezy k nimž došlo, způsoby jakými byly v minulosti interpretovány i tím, jak jim můžeme porozumět dnes.

Táto kniha je vyvrcholením dlhoročnej spolupráce autora s McCartneym. Zahŕňa všetky ich spoločné rozhovory v pôvodnej podobe – neupravované, len časovo zoradené podľa jednotlivých období McCartneyho života a kariéry. Predstavuje jedinečnú zbierku neprifarbených názorov a spontánnych reakcií hudobníka, ktorého považujú za najúspešnejšieho hudobného tvorcu na svete, a dáva čitateľovi možnosť dozvedieť sa o ňom aj o Beatles viac ako kedykoľvek predtým. Rozhovory sú plné príbehov, ľudí a scén zo zákulisia šoubiznisu. McCartney sa v nich vracia aj k takým zlomovým momentom svojho života, akými boli jeho právne ťahanice po rozpade Beatles, údajná súťaživosť s Johnom Lennonom či pády a úspechy jeho sólovej dráhy.

When a mysterious package is delivered to Robin Ellacott, she is horrified to discover that it contains a woman's severed leg. Her boss, private detective Cormoran Strike, is less surprised but no less alarmed. There are four people from his past who he thinks could be responsible - and Strike knows that any one of them is capable of sustained and unspeakable brutality. With the police focusing on the one suspect Strike is increasingly sure is not the perpetrator, he and Robin take matters into their own hands, and delve into the dark and twisted worlds of the other three men. But as more horrendous acts occur, time is running out for the two of them... A fiendishly clever mystery with unexpected twists around every corner, Career of Evil is also a gripping story of a man and a woman at a crossroads in their personal and professional lives. You will not be able to put this book down.

From the moment Anna and Fynn locked eyes, their times together were filled with delight and discovery. In her completely frank and honest way, Anna had an astonishing ability to ask--and answer--life's largest questions, and to feel the purpose of being. You see, Anna had a very special friendship with Mr. God. "Extraordinarily moving!" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Inspired by the notes DRACULA's creator left behind, Dracul is a riveting, heart-stoppingly scary novel of Gothic suspense . . . 'Scary as hell. Gothic as decay' Josh Malerman Dracul reveals not only the true origins of Dracula himself, but also of his creator, Bram Stoker . . . and of the elusive, enigmatic woman who connects them. It is 1868, and a 21-year-old Bram Stoker has locked himself inside an abbey's tower to face off against a vile and ungodly beast. He is armed with mirrors and crucifixes and holy water and a gun - and is kept company by a bottle of plum brandy. His fervent prayer is that he will survive this one night - a night that will prove to be the longest of his life. Desperate to leave a record of what he has witnessed, the young man scribbles out the events that brought him to this point - and tells an extraordinary tale of childhood illness, a mysterious nanny, and stories once thought to be fables now proved to be true.

Dech andělů : výbor z kritik, esejů a rozhovorů.

"This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die covers more than a century of movie history. Every film profile is packed with details including the director and cast, a plot summary and production notes, and little-known facts relating to the film's history"--Amazon.com.

orten Storm was an unlikely Jihadi. A six-foot-one red-haired Dane, Storm spent his teens in and out of trouble. A book about the Prophet Mohammed prompted his conversion to Islam, and Storm sought purpose in a community of believers. He attended a militant madrasah in Yemen, named his son Osama, and became close friends with Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist cleric. But after a decade of Jihadi life, he not only repudiated extremism but, in a quest for atonement, became a double agent for the CIA and British and Danish intelligence. Agent Storm takes readers inside the jihadist world like never before, showing the daily life of zealous men set on mass murder, from dodging drones with al-Qaeda leaders in the Arabian desert to training in extremist gyms in Britain and performing supply drops in Kenya. The book also provides a tantalizing look at his dangerous life undercover, as Storm traveled the world for missions targeting its most dangerous terrorists , and into the world’s most powerful spy agencies: their tradecraft, rivalries, and late-night carousing, as well as their ruthless use of a beautiful blonde in an ambitious honey trap. Agent Storm is a captivating, utterly unique, real-life espionage tale.

Sean Duffy knows there's no such thing as a perfect crime. But a torso in a suitcase is pretty close. Still, one tiny clue is all it takes, and there it is. A tattoo. So Duffy, fully fit and back at work after the severe trauma of his last case, is ready to follow the trail of blood - however faint - that always connects a body to its killer.

Anthony Burgess reads chapters of his novel A Clockwork Orange with hair-raising drive and energy. Although it is a fantasy set in an Orwellian future, this is anything but a bedtime story. -The New York Times

Soubor čtyřiatřiceti krátkých povídek amerického básníka a prozaika přináší texty, publikované většinou v časopisech šedesátých let. Tematicky se uvedené povídky neliší od ostatní tvorby, s obvyklou autenticitou zachycují život losangeleské periférie, atmosféru hospod, nevěstinců a barů, a nesentimentálně a barvitě líčí život člověka na okraji společnosti. Příběhy, úvahy a vzpomínky, erotické a pijácké zážitky podává autor bez zábran bohatým, nevybíravě drsným a plastickým jazykem.

This legendary Henry Chinaski novel is now available in a newly repackaged trade paperback edition, covering the period of the author's alter-ego from the mid-1950s to his resignation from the United States Postal Service in 1969.

When novelist Owen Quine goes missing, his wife calls in private detective Cormoran Strike. At first, she just thinks he has gone off by himself for a few days—as he has done before—and she wants Strike to find him and bring him home.But as Strike investigates, it becomes clear that there is more to Quine's disappearance than his wife realises. The novelist has just completed a manuscript featuring poisonous pen-portraits of almost everyone he knows. If the novel were published it would ruin lives—so there are a lot of people who might want to silence him.And when Quine is found brutally murdered in bizarre circumstances, it becomes a race against time to understand the motivation of a ruthless killer, a killer unlike any he has encountered before...A compulsively readable crime novel with twists at every turn, The Silkworm is the second in the highly acclaimed series featuring Cormoran Strike and his determined young assistant Robin Ellacott.

Serialized in the late 1950s, "Shadows on the Hudson" was translated from Yiddish and published posthumously as a complete novel in 1998, receiving widespread literary acclaim.From the Upper West Side to Miami's pastel resorts, Shadows on the Hudson traces the intertwined destiny of survivors in the aftermath of the Holocaust. Nobel Prize-winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer has created a vibrant, resonant, and provocative cast of characters in search of answers to life's greatest dilemmas, challenges, and ironies.

Výbor Krajina stínů nám představuje E.A.Poa v méně známé podobě. Mnohé čtenáře zřejmě překvapí,že Poe parodoval nejen jiné autory,ale i sám sebe.Měl ve zvyku napsat na stejné téma vážnou povídku a potom její komickou variantu. Někdy se obratná ruka vypravěče i zdravý rozum uplatňují v důmyslně vypointovaných povídkách s racionálním rozuzlením,jindy stylizuje vypravěče do role vědce,který s přesností popisuje podivuhodný experiment a smývá hranici mezi beletrií a populárně naučnou literaturou a povídka se stává mystifikací. Poeova groteskního smyslu pro humor si však kritika příliš necenila,snad i proto,že byl schopen zlehčovat nebo parodovat díla,kterých si sám nejvíc vážil.

Jaký doopravdy byl John Lennon? Zasvěcený pohled do jeho vnitřního světa a osobnostiŽivotopisů legendárního „brouka“ je celá řada, tento jediný je ale z pera člověka, který vyrostl ve stejném prostředí, jež formovalo Johna a ostatní členy Beatles: v poválečném Liverpoolu. Kennyho kniha umožňuje vidět přístavní město plné napětí a tepající životem očima mladého člověka, který v sobě všechno prožité ukládá. Traumata a úzkosti, které John v dětství prožil, utvářely jeho komplikovanou, konfliktní povahu, jež byla odvrácenou stranou jeho tvůrčí geniality a přispěla jak k fenomenálnímu úspěchu skupiny, tak i k jejímu rozpadu. Francis Kenny se Beatles a postavou Johna Lennona zabývá dlouhodobě, tato kniha je jeho již třetí v pořadí na toto téma.

A collection of twenty-four illustrated stories by the nineteenth-century American writer best known for his tales of horror.

In some of these stories shadowy people pass through, cooped up by life, mangled by it, with nowhere to escape to. Their dreams lie stifled, smothered by routine and repetition, and frustrations lurk in all the corners. In others, elusive glimpses of fleeting happiness, which flutter away before they can be snatched, waylay their victims. Like the shimmer of the sea, the gleam of a glass caught by the sun, they sparkle brilliantly only to dissolve again. Two of the stories, 'First Love' and 'Mademoiselle O', are autobiographical, and 'The Assistant Producer' is based on real events, but the rest are pure flights of fantasy - or the stuff that life is weaved of?

Detektivní román současného kanadského autora zachycuje vyšetřování vraždy slavného operního pěvce. Při představení Pucciniho Toscy je "střelnou ránou přímo do srdce" zavražděn tenorista Bruno Montefiore. V divadle je během tohoto násilného činu jako divák přítomen i "vedoucí oddělení vražd" inspektor Coggin, který se okamžitě pustí do vyšetřování. Brzy zjistí, že stopy tohoto případu zasahují svými kořeny až do období druhé světové války, konkrétně do koncentračního tábora v Terezíně. Právě tady bylo s vězni kdysi nacvičeno a provedeno Verdiho Rekviem a jedním ze sborových účinkujícíh byl i Bruno Montefiore...

Kniha se skládá z 27 povídek, jejímž hlavním hrdinou, jako ve většině Bukowského knížkách, je Henry Chinaski. Henry nežije na výslunní a umožňuje nám zahlédnout Ameriku i z její druhé, stinné stránky. Také tato jeho kniha je o lidech dole a ukazuje nám jejich běžný rutinní život, který se tolik liší od neustále proklamovaného „Amerického snu“.

Immersive, gripping, and delivering twist after twist. It's so good you'll read it twice...

MONEY TALKS, MONEY LAUGHS, MONEY CRIES Walter F. Starbuck went to Harvard because he was befriended by a millionaire. He went to prison because Richard Nixon's henchmen used his office to hide a trunkful of none-too-legal dollars. He went into the Down Home Records Division of the RAMJAC Corporation because... because he met a shopping-bag lady on the street? Because he used to be a communist? Maybe just because Jailbird is a magical experience, angry, funny, and sad, in which the things we do on our strange planet sparkle in a whole new light.

Tajuplné příběhy, zjevení, hypnóza, nadpřirozené síly, neviditelné bytosti, upíři, vlkodlaci, mesmerický proces, jenž zastavuje smrt hypnotizovaného, osikový kůl, boj s upírkou, neviditelné bytosti, přízraky, démoni. To vše z pera klasiků, jako je E. A. Poe, A. K. Tolstoj, G. de Maupassant, A. C. Doyle, T. G. Jackson, R. Marsh, E. Nesbitová, E. F. Benson, E. L. White, U. Daubeny. Z anglických a amerických originálů přeložil Ladislav Šenkyřík, povídku 'Kapitán polární hvězdy' z angličtiny přeložila Jarmila Rosíková, povídku 'Vlkodlaci' z ruštiny a povídku 'Horla' z francouzštiny přeložil Jiří Žák.

Stručné shrnutí literární i životní dráhy amerického spisovatele a básníka Charlese Bukowského. Kniha Jima Christyho nabízí zajímavý pohled na fenomén Charles Bukowski. Autor v ní mapuje životní cestu a literární tvorbu jednoho z nejznámějších undergroundových spisovatelů Ameriky druhé poloviny 20. století. Text je doplněn dnes již téměř kultovními fotografiemi Clauda Powella.

A remarkable debut - a classic crime novel in the tradition of James and Rendell.

It was just supposed to be a family vacation.A terrible accident changed everything.You don't know what you're capable of until they come for your family.After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they’re deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom.When they discover remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram.But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare. When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers.Now it’s up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don’t trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead.Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive.

Christian Haller führt ein normales Leben als Veranstaltungstechniker und ist glücklich mit seiner Freundin. Doch die Berichte über die Gräueltaten des Islamischen Staates lassen ihn nicht kalt. Angesichts der schockierenden Bilder und Nachrichten beschließt er, aktiv zu werden und den IS zu stoppen. Nach wochenlangen Vorbereitungen kontaktiert er kurdische Kämpfer in Nord-Syrien und reist im Herbst 2014 an die Front, ohne seine Familie vorher zu informieren, um sie nicht von seinem Vorhaben abzuhalten. In Syrien wird er schnell in die Kampfhandlungen verwickelt. Er kämpft an der Front, lebt in zerschossenen Häusern und muss ständig auf der Hut vor Terroristen sein. Der brutale Krieg konfrontiert ihn mit unvergesslichen Erlebnissen, er gewinnt und verliert Kameraden. Nach sieben Monaten wird er von der Front abgezogen und kehrt nach Deutschland zurück. In diesem Buch schildert ein Deutscher zum ersten Mal eindringlich, wie der Krieg gegen den IS tatsächlich aussieht und betont die Dringlichkeit, dass die Welt zusammensteht, um zu verhindern, dass ein ganzer Kontinent in Brutalität und Chaos versinkt.

"Disco umožňuje vznik zábavných disco středisek. Diskotéková zábavní střediska umožňuji stříknutým, uvolněným a nudným lidem, aby se spolu setkávali a reprodukovali se." - Frank Zappa (1978) Kniha citátů hudebníků a lidí z branže o hudbě a všem kolem ní.

With insight from critics, film historians, and academics from around the world, this title presents a treasure trove of some of the most obscure, eccentric, controversial, and downright weird movies. It gathers together cult movie specialists from all over the world to select some of the very best cult movies.

VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL. YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN: YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN * * * * *

Few authors in contemporary English literature are as significant as Ian McEwan. Over his forty-year career, he has produced remarkable works such as Atonement, Amsterdam, and Enduring Love. His books are distinguished by precise prose, an atmosphere of suspense, and surprising twists that challenge readers until the end. Recently, his literature has emphasized the defense of scientific rationality against religious fundamentalism, a central theme in this narrative. The protagonist, Fiona Maye, is a High Court judge specializing in Family Law, known for her "divine impartiality and devilish intelligence." However, her professional success contrasts with personal failures, including regret over not having children and a troubled marriage. After her husband leaves, Fiona faces the case of Adam Henry, a seventeen-year-old boy with leukemia who needs a blood transfusion, but whose family, Jehovah's Witnesses, resists the procedure. The dilemma extends beyond the judicial decision, as Fiona, while advocating for rationalism, finds herself unexpectedly moved by Adam, a cultured and sensitive young man, prompting her to reflect on her life and emotions.

**The Number One Sunday Times bestseller** A Daily Telegraph / Guardian / Irish Times / Spectator / Sunday Times / The Times Book of the Year Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home - a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse - but not with John. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month-old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers.

This is a collection of short stories which won the Somerset Maugham Award in 1976. The awakening sensations of first love and its ritual initiations are the main topics of the short stories contained in this book.

Stephen Lewis, a successful author of children's books, takes his 3-year-old daughter on a routine Saturday morning trip to the supermarket. While waiting in line, his attention is briefly distracted. What ensues causes Lewis to spiral into a bereavement that has effects on his relationship with his wife, his psyche and possibly time itself. Winner of the 1987 Whitbread Prize for Fiction.

It is July 1962. Edward and Florence, young innocents married that morning, arrive at a hotel on the Dorset coast. At dinner in their rooms they struggle to suppress their private fears of the wedding night to come and, unbeknownst to them both, the events of the evening will haunt them for the rest of their lives.

When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, 11-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. 2000 miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. Now, when his wife vanishes, leaving him alone with his tiny son, Roland is forced to confront the reality of his restless existence. As the radiation from Chernobyl spreads across Europe, he begins a search for answers that looks deep into his family history and will last for the rest of his life. Haunted by lost opportunities, Roland seeks solace through every possible means - music, literature, friends, sex, politics and, finally, love cut tragically short, then love ultimately redeemed. His journey raises important questions for us all. Can we take full charge of the course of our lives without causing damage to others? How do global events beyond our control shape our lives and our memories? And what can we really learn from the traumas of the past?

Britain has lost the Falklands war, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of synthetic humans. With Miranda's assistance, he co-designs Adam's personality. This near-perfect human is beautiful, strong and clever - a love triangle soon forms. These three beings will confront a profound moral dilemma. Ian McEwan's subversive and entertaining new novel poses fundamental questions- what makes us human? Our outward deeds or our inner lives? Could a machine understand the human heart? This provocative and thrilling tale warns of the power to invent things beyond our control.

McEwans erster Roman; eine atemberaubende Familiengeschichte des vielfach ausgezeichneten Autors, in der vier Kinder die Hauptrolle spielen, deren Eltern nacheinander gestorben sind. Die Mutter freilich haben sie im Haus einzementiert, und sie können nicht verhindern, dass das ruchbar wird ... Ungekürzte und unbearbeitete Textausgabe in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.

A serial novel by 15 of the brightest talents in Irish writing (including Marian Keyes, Pauline McLynn, Gina Moxley and Frank McCourt), telling an elaborate tale of murder, mayhem and literary shenanigans in present-day Dublin. Approximately £1 from every copy sold will go to Amnesty International.

This is the story of two voices, his and hers: two strangers who, having met on a telephone chat-line, switch to a private, one-on-one connection - and find it impossible to hang up.

On a chilly February day two old friends meet in the throng outside acrematorium to pay their last respects to Molly Lane. Both Clive Linleyand Vernon Halliday had been Molly's lovers in the days before theyreached their current eminence, Clive as Britain

In 1946, a young couple set off on their honeymoon. Fired by their ideals and passion for one another, they plan an idyllic holiday, only to encounter an experience of darkness so terrifying it alters their lives for ever.

Druhá kniha série Kondor. Kondor je zpátky. Američané z něj dělají návnadu, Rusové se ho pokoušejí odstranit a Číňané ho chtějí využít ke svému zvrácenému plánu... Zdá se, že pouze pevné nervy, vychytralost a velká vůle žít mu mohou pomoci přežít. James Grady si již svým prvním románem z prostředí tajných služeb a vysoké politiky Šest dnů Kondora získal přízeň čtenářů i kritiky. Na úspěch navázal i jeho pokračováním s názvem Stín Kondora, kde mistrně využil své znalosti, které načerpal jako spolupracovník senátora Lee Metcalfa. V Kongresu Spojených států pracoval právě v době, kdy se naplno rozhořela slavná aféra Watergate, která vedla k rezignaci prezidenta Richarda Nixona.

"Jim Sams has undergone a metamorphosis. In his previous life he was ignored or loathed, but in his new incarnation he is the most powerful man in Britain – and it is his mission to carry out the will of the people. Nothing must get in his way: not the opposition, nor the dissenters within his own party. Not even the rules of parliamentary democracy."--Publisher description.