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In a life rich with meaning and achievement, Michelle Obama stands out as one of the most iconic women of our time. As the first African American First Lady of the United States, she transformed the White House into a welcoming and inclusive space while advocating for women and girls globally. Her initiatives encouraged families to lead healthier, more active lives, and she supported her husband through significant national challenges. Throughout her journey, she showcased her personality through dance, participated in Carpool Karaoke, and raised two grounded daughters amid intense media scrutiny. In her memoir, Michelle invites readers into her world, sharing experiences that shaped her—from her South Side Chicago childhood to her executive career, and her life at the nation’s most famous address. With honesty and humor, she recounts her public and private triumphs and disappointments, telling her story on her own terms. Warm, wise, and insightful, her narrative is a deeply personal reflection of a woman who has consistently defied expectations, inspiring others to do the same.

A tale of court intrigues in the land of Seven Kingdoms, a country "blessed by golden summers that go on for years, and cursed by cruel winters that can last a generation." Treachery, murder, incest.

La rencontre entre un auteur majeur de la bande dessinée et un éminent spécialiste des questions énergétiques et de l'impact sur le climat a abouti à ce projet, comme une évidence, une nécessité de témoigner sur des sujets qui nous concernent tous. Intelligent, limpide, non dénué d'humour, cet ouvrage explique sous forme de chapitres les changements profonds que notre planète vit actuellement et quelles conséquences, déjà observées, ces changements parfois radicaux signifient. Jean-Marc Jancovici étaye sa vision remarquablement argumentée en plaçant la question de l'énergie et du changement climatique au coeur de sa réflexion tout en évoquant les enjeux économiques (la course à la croissance à tout prix est-elle un leurre ?), écologiques et sociétaux. Ce témoignage éclairé s'avère précieux, passionnant et invite à la réflexion sur des sujets parfois clivants, notamment celui de la transition énergétique.

Komisař Maigret patří k nejznámějším románovým detektivům a jeho příběhy přinesly francouzskému spisovateli Georgesovi Simenonovi celosvětovou popularitu. Maigretův nezaměnitelný životní styl, zahrnující nepostradatelnou dýmku, zálibu v dobrém jídle a pití, jeho schopnost vcítit se do zločincova jednání a v neposlední řadě intuice, která jej často – i když ne vždy – vede k odhalení zločinu účinněji než rozumová úvaha, se staly – také zásluhou filmového ztvárnění Jeana Gabina – klasikou kriminálního žánru. V povídce Maigret a rejdař rozplétá komisař složité vztahy v rodině bohatého despoty a záletníka Ducraua. Příběh zasazený do působivé atmosféry světa pařížských loďařů korunuje výjimečný epilog – nečekaně otevřené pachatelovo přiznání. V podzemí hotelu Majestic je nalezena mrtvola uškrcené ženy, manželky bohatého Američana, která přicestovala do Francie se svým synem. Pátrání po vrahovi a motivech jeho činu znesnadňují Maigretovi nejasnosti kolem otcovství chlapce, záměna osob a vydírání.

Míroví vyjednavači, kteří trpělivě hledají východisko z dlouholeté bezvýchodné arabsko-izraelské krize na Středním východě, stojí krůček od úspěchu. Dvě násilná a zdánlivě spolu nesouvisející úmrtí - profesora Šimona Guttmana, domnělého atentátníka na izraelského ministerskéhopředsedu, a archeologa Ahmeda Noura, domnělého kolaboranta s Izraelci - však zhatí jakékoli naděje na smírné řešení konfliktu. Americká vláda sáhne po svém posledním trumfu a vyšle do Tel Avivu bývalou excelentní vyjednavačku Maggie Costellovou. Ta je však záhy vtažena do pátrání po příčínách obou úmrtí a zjistí - i za pomoci oblíbené počítačové on-line hry Second Life -, že mezi oběma zavražděnými, byť každý z nich patřil do opačného tábora, existovalo pevné osobní i profesní pouto, a že jejich smrti předcházelo objevení něčeho, co by mohlo mít pro urovnání nesmiřitelného sváru arabského a izraelského národa zásadní význam. Veřejné odhalení tohoto objevu nesmírné historické hodnoty však není v zájmu všech zúčastněných.

Tarantule: V tomto příběhu jsou hlavními postavami chirurg Lafargue a jeho společnice Eva, s níž má velmi zvláštní vztah. Čtenář postupně odhaluje, jaké tajemství tento vztah skrývá.. konec je opravdu nečekaný.. Uvězněná paměť: Příběh o mladé dívce Cynthii, která je upoutaná na invalidní vozík. Cynthie vypadá na první pohled jako retardovaná..ale možná tomu tak úplně není.. možná plánuje něčí smrt..

A pilot stranded in the desert awakes one morning to see, standing before him, the most extraordinary little fellow. The Little Prince joins the ranks of A Little Princess, The Secret Garden & Peter Pan as a genuine children's classic of the twentieth century. Antoine De Saint-Exupery was born in 1900 in Lyon

With The Mirror & the Light, Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man's vision: of a modern nation making itself through conflict, passion and courage

Nově sestavenou kolekci povídek od královny zločinu pojí zimní tematika – a neodmyslitelná dávka napětí. Vzduch se ochlazuje a dny se krátí… doba jako stvořená pro to, usednout do křesla před sálající oheň s knihou detektivních příběhů od té nejpovolanější autorky. Pozor však na smrtící sněhové závěje, nebezpečné dárky, otrávená jídla a záhadné návštěvy! Mrazivé historky – některé z nich s oblíbenými vyšetřovateli Herculem Poirotem a slečnou Marplovou – doplňuje úvodní spisovatelčino líčení, jak trávívala s rodinou vánoční svátky. Obsahuje: Vánoce v Abney Hall -- Bonboniéra -- Vánoční tragédie -- Pan Quin přichází -- Záhada bagdádské truhly -- Tři slepé myšky -- Dcera duchovního -- Plymouthský expres -- Potíže v zálivu Pollensa -- Útočiště -- Záhada lovecké chaty -- Na konci světa -- Mužnost Edwarda Robinsona -- Vánoční dobrodružství

You have achieved the impossible and escaped the shadowy void of the Daziarn. But there is no time to rest. Poised to conquer Magna- mund, their victory all but assured, you must travel to the heart of the Darklands and confront the MASTERS OF DARKNESS. Archlord Gnaag awaits you in the Black City, and your battle against this overlord of evil will determine the fate of your world! The ultimate challenge lies ahead in the Magnakai saga's exciting and terrifying climax! The twelfth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books.

The companion to Raina Telgemeier's bestselling graphic memoir, SMILE. Raina can't wait to be a big sister, but once Amara is born she realizes things won't be quite what she had expected...or hoped. Despite Amara's cuteness, she is a cranky, grouchy baby and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years but when a baby brother enters the picture and their parents' relationship starts to struggle, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all. From the New York Times bestselling author of SMILE and DRAMA, comes a new full-colour graphic novel about the biggest challenge of all, SISTERS! Raina has been building an incredible fan base travelling to events all over the globe. Raina's graphic novels have been nominated for all the major US awards and have received starred reviews from Booklist and Kirkus. The full-colour graphic novel is perfect for readers who love Dork Diaries but are ready for something more challenging.

This lavish visual history--featuring over 150 new, full-colour illustrations--is a stunning introduction to House Targaryen, the iconic family at the heart of HBO's Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon. For hundreds of years, the Targaryens sat the Iron Throne of Westeros while their dragons ruled the skies. The story of the only family of dragonlords to survive Valyria's Doom is a tale of twisty politics, alliances and betrayals, and acts both noble and craven. The Rise of the Dragon chronicles the creation and rise of Targaryen power in Westeros, covering the history first told in George R. R. Martin's epic Fire & Blood, from Aegon Targaryen's conquest of Westeros through to the infamous Dance of the Dragons--the bloody civil war that nearly undid Targaryen rule for good. Packed with all-new artwork, the Targaryens--and their dragons--come vividly to life in this deluxe reference book. Perfect for fans steeped in the lore of Westeros, as well as those who first meet the Targaryens in the HBO series House of the Dragon, The Rise of the Dragon provides a must-have overview for anyone looking to learn more about the most powerful family in Westeros.

Hledaný: Další příběh Elvise Colea a Joa Pika. Tentokrát si je najme matka, která se obává o mladého syna. Domove, ó domove: Příběh z 50. let 20. století, o rančerech v nezkrocené prérii a o nesnadném životě, komplikovaném přírodou i zlobou lidí. Konkláve: Nečekaně lidsky napínavý příběh o tom, jak dramaticky může probíhat volba nového papeže. Mizející rok: Zoe Whittakerovou, bohatou mladou ženu, pronásleduje tajemství z minulosti.

Patricia MacDonald - Děvčátko v lese: Blair a Molly se ve škole kamarádí... dokud není Molly zavražděna. Vrah sedí za mřížemi, ale po létech se zdá, že je všechno jinak... Louise Miller - Na lásku není nikdy pozdě : Sestry Nora a Kitty zdědí dům a pozemky vážené cukrářky a musí řešit svůj další život. Paul Doiron - Schovat se: Další zamotaný případ lesního strážce Mika Bowditcha. Julia Kelly - Světlo nad Londýnem: Cara při třídění pozůstalosti narazí na deníka fotografii ze druhé světové války. Pátrání po válečné lásce se zamotává...

An autobiography in graphic novel format describes how the author lost two of her front teeth in an accident when she was twelve, and her subsequent struggles with various corrective dental techniques throughout adolescence.

The sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon Strange Planet, featuring more hilarious and poignant adventures from the fascinating inhabitants of Nathan W. Pyle's colorful world. In this eagerly awaited sequel, Nathan takes us back to his charming and instantly recognizable planet colored in bright pinks, blues, greens, and purples, providing more escapades, jokes, and p h r a s e s. Nathan mixes his most popular Instagram comics with more than thirty original works created exclusively for this second volume to explore four major topics: traditions, nature, emotions, and knowledge. He inducts new and longtime fans into a strangely familiar world and its culture, from "cohesion" (marriage) to "mild poison" (alcohol) to the full lyrics to "The Small Eight-Legged Creature" (sung to the tune of The Itsy-Bitsy Spider). Bright, colorful, and whimsical--yet charmingly familiar--Stranger Planet is out-of-this-world fun.

The tenth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books. In THE DUNGEONS OF TORGAR, you must travel to the city of Eru, where the Lorestones reside. But you must be swift and bold. With each passing moment the evil sorcerers of the Darklords come closer to their task of destroying the Lorestones, and with it, the hope for all of Magnamund!

Crows will fight over a dead man's flesh, and kill each other for his eyes.Bloodthirsty, treacherous and cunning, the Lannisters are in power on the Iron Throne in the name of the boy-king Tommen. The war in the Seven Kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life.The Martells of Dorne and the Starks of Winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. Euron Crow's Eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of Valyria to claim the Iron Isles. From the icy north, where Others threaten the Wall, apprentice Maester Samwell Tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the Citadel.Against a backdrop of incest and fratricide, alchemy and murder, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.

You are Lone Wolf - the last Kai Master of Sommerlund. The shadow of war sweeps across the continent of Magnamund as your mortal enemies, the Darklords of Helgedad, redouble their efforts to defeat your Magnakai quest. You dare not delay. The ninth episode in a unique interactive series of 32 books.

High school is a monster, and it's eating everyone Robin knows. Discover the backstory of the new Stranger Things fan favorite character, Robin, played by Maya Hawke! It's the beginning of sophomore year, and Robin's Odd Squad friends have decided: this time, they're going to fit in. They couple up, they won't stop talking about college and their future careers, and they're obsessed with trying to act "normal." Robin knows that game well--she's been pretending for years, hoping nobody would notice the sarcastic polyglot French horn player with a bad perm in the back of the room. But there's one aspect of her identity that she knows for sure doesn't fit in with her carefully controlled image--something she's only just now realizing: Robin likes girls. How exactly is she supposed to be her true self in teeny-tiny Hawkins, Indiana? Robin is convinced the only way she can experience real life is by fleeing to Europe for the summer--aka Operation Croissant. But she has no money, no permission, and no one to share the adventure with--and it will take a heck of a lot more than that to escape Hawkins in one piece. Sprinkled with references to your favorite Stranger Things characters, this prequel chronicles one girl's realization that the only person she really needs to be accepted by is herself.

Sweeping, clever, heartbreaking and memorable. The perfect summer read Henrietta Richman Grazia 20170522

Internationally bestselling novelist Tom Robbins shares wild tales from his life in this legendary memoir. His warm, wise, and wonderfully weird novels, such as Still Life With Woodpecker and Jitterbug Perfume, serve as a gateway into his unique imagination. Robbins' irreverent classics introduce readers to eccentric characters like hitchhiking cowgirls and philosophizing cans of beans. In this memoir, he turns his literary sensibility inward, weaving stories from his unconventional life—from his Appalachian childhood to globetrotting adventures—told in his distinct voice that blends the sweet and sly, the spiritual and earthy. As the grandchild of Baptist preachers, Robbins evolved over fifty years into a poet-interruptus, air force weatherman, radio DJ, art critic, and counter-culture hero, living a life as magical and bizarre as his characters. He offers intimate snapshots of Appalachia during the Great Depression, the Sixties psychedelic revolution on the West Coast, and a time when international travel was less monitored. With big-hearted comedy and mesmerizing linguistic invention, this memoir invites readers into the private world of a literary legend.

This Faustian tale unfolds as the fictional memoir of Dr. Max Aue, a former SS intelligence officer who has reinvented himself as a family man and lace factory owner in post-war France. An intellectual immersed in philosophy, literature, and classical music, Max is also a cold-blooded assassin and a meticulous bureaucrat. He recounts his life with chilling clarity, reflecting on his disrupted childhood, pivotal student experiences, and his involvement in Nazi atrocities across the Eastern Front, from Poland to the Caucasus. Present during the siege of Stalingrad and the death camps, he ultimately witnesses the chaotic downfall of the Nazis and Berlin. While Max is a fictional character, he interacts with historical figures like Eichmann, Himmler, and Hitler. This expansive, intense narrative is both hallucinatory and compelling, earning it the designation of a 'monument of contemporary literature' by Le Figaro. It has drawn comparisons to literary classics such as War and Peace. This profound exploration of the seductive nature of evil, the horror of war, and human malevolence is essential reading for anyone who contemplates the depths of human experience.

Podtitul: Vše, co jste chtěli vědět o pubertě a báli jste se googlit. Chytrá, zábavná a otevřená příručka pro dospívající kluky zodpoví všechny důležité otázky, které si kladou kluci v pubertě. Autor, původním povoláním učitel, upřímně, vtipně a beze studu vysvětluje vše o sexu, sexuální orientaci, dospívání, o holkách, tělesných změnách, pocitech nebo šikaně, ale i o praktických věcech, jako je holení a oblékání (i svlékání). Tato kniha řadě rodičů ulehčí trapné chvilky, kdy se osmělují vstoupit do zrádných vod zásadního rozhovoru s ratolestí na prahu dospívání. Dokonce to udělá za ně.

Po dějinách sexu v západní kultuře, kterým se věnoval první svazek Sexkomiksu, se vydáme do sexuálních světů geograficky vzdálenějších. Vypravíme se za mýty a pohádkami, rituály, náboženstvím i každodenností Afriky, Blízkého východu, Indie, Číny a Japonska. Erotická linka Pohádek tisíce a jedné noci zaujme stejně jako prodloužené stydké pysky konžských a rwandských žen, rozříznutý penis keňských mužů, taoistická sexuální příručka ozvláštňující milostný akt barvitými přírodními metaforami nebo sexuální apetit předsedy Maa. Směřuje vývoj sexuality spíše k potlačení, nebo k uvolnění? Jak souvisí sexualita se svobodou, s mocí, dominancí mužů a respektem vůči ženám? Jak se rodí pojem normality a jak se společnost vyrovnává s vybočením vůči této „normě“? Rozmanitost kultur nezastře fakt, že lidská sexualita je společná nám všem.

Linda Castillo, Na scestí: Z vězení utekl Joseph King, který se nikdy nepřiznal k vraždě své manželky. Kriminalistka Kate Burkholderová jej zná od dětství a když jí tvrdí, že je nevinný, uvěří mu. King je však zastřelen a Kate se vydává na nelehkou cestu očistit jeho jméno a najít pravého vraha. Příběh vyšel jako samostatná kniha pod názvem Temná cesta. Laura McHughová, Arrowood: Arden se vrací do zděděného domu, odkud kdysi zmizely její dvě malé sestřičky. Je odhodlaná příjít na to, co se tehdy stalo, a pravda není ani trochu hezká. Mary Kubica, Neplakej: Quinn beze stopy zmizela spolubydlící a kamarádka Esther. Přestože se zaplétá do stále větších a nebezpečných záhad,Quinn kamarádku ze všech sil hledá... a nachází stará tajemství. Mark Lamprell, Průvodce Římem pro zamilované: Tři nesourodé páry se ocitnou v Římě, aby se jejich osudy prapodivně proplétaly...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Two men have been enlisted to kill the head of the Gestapo. This is Operation Anthropoid, Prague, 1942- two Czechoslovakian parachutists sent on a daring mission by London to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich - chief of the Nazi secret services, 'the hangman of Prague', 'the blond beast', 'the most dangerous man in the Third Reich'. His boss is Heinrich Himmler but everyone in the SS says 'Himmler's brain is called Heydrich', which in German spells HHhH. HHhH is a panorama of the Third Reich told through the life of one outstandingly brutal man, a story of unbearable heroism and loyalty, revenge and betrayal. It is a moving and shattering work of fiction. Laurent Binet's highly anticipated new novel, The Seventh Function of Language, is available for pre-order now...

In Baking with Kafka, Tom Gauld asks the questions no one else dares ask about civilisation as we know it. - How do you get published during a skeleton apocalypse?- What was the secret of Kafka's lemon drizzle cake?- And what plot possibilities does the exploding e-cigarette offer modern mystery writers?A riotous collection of laugh-out-loud cartoons in his signature style, Baking with Kafka reaffirms Gauld's position as a first-rate cartoonist, creating work infused with a deep understanding of both literary and cartoon history.

From friendships to relationships, periods to body matters, this warm and wise book tells it like it is. Being a Girl is not all sugar and spice and everything nice. How can you possibly survive school and even think about talking to your crush when you have spots in places you didn't even know you had, your boobs are too big (or too small) and the friend drama is off the charts. Luckily, bestselling YA author and sixth-form teacher Hayley Long provides a straight-talking guide to puberty - from cattiness to kisses, being a girlfriend and everything in between. With witty black-and-white illustrations by Gemma Correll throughout, Being a Girl gives girls everything they need to know about surviving puberty, in an honest and humorous way.

Queen Visenya rose and stalked from the hall without the king's leave. That aright she mounted Vhagar ,.and returned`to Dragonstone. When her dragon passed before the moon, it turned as red as blood.

When a world renowned scientist is found brutally murdered in a Swiss research facility, a Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to identify the mysterious symbol seared onto the dead man's chest. His baffling conclusion: it is the work of the Illuminati, a secret brotherhood presumed extinct for nearly four hundred years - reborn to continue their bitter vendetta against their sworn enemy, the Catholic church. In Rome, the college of cardinals assembles to elect a new pope. Yet somewhere within the walls of the Vatican, an unstoppable bomb of terrifying power relentlessly counts down to oblivion. While the minutes tick away, Langdon joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and mysterious Italian scientist, to decipher the labyrinthine trail of ancient symbols that snakes across Rome to the long-forgotten Illuminati lair - a secret refuge wherein lies the only hope for the Vatican. But with each revelation comes another twist, another turn in the plot, which leaves Langdon and Vetra reeling and at the mercy of a seemingly invisible enemy... --back cover

Dívka Sarah se učí jezdeckému umění od svého dědečka, bývalého špičkového drezéra. V jejích čtrnácti letech dojde ale k tragické události a mladičká krasojezdkyně se od té chvíle musí protloukat životem sama.. Vydání je doplněno o další dva podobně laděné romány angloamerických ženských autorek: Tichý muž od Sandry Brown a Dům v Provenci Bridget Asherové, oba rovněž ve zkrácených verzích.

Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski as he meanders his way through America drifting from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. His downward spiral is peppered with black humour.

Harry Bosch v roce 1993 udělal vše pro dopadení vraha mladičké Marie Gestoové, ale jeho snaha skončila neúspěchem a případ se stal jeho profesní noční můrou. Vše se změní, když okresní státní zástupce oznámí, že byl chycen dvojnásobný vrah, který je ochoten doznat se k dalším zločinům, včetně vraždy Marie. Bosch poslouchá doznání muže, kterého hledal a nenáviděl dlouhá léta, a uvědomuje si, že v roce 1993 přehlédl klíčovou stopu, která mohla zabránit devíti dalším vraždám. Nyní se musí vyrovnat s vlastními výčitkami a zároveň poslouchat arogantního vraha, což ohrožuje jeho profesní čest a integritu. Emma Websterová prožívá šťastný den, když se po půlroční známosti s Davidem vdává a odjíždí na líbánky do odlehlého srubu. Její radost však rychle přehluší šok, když na ni zaútočí maskovaný muž se sekyrou. Svatební noc stráví v nemocnici a čelí nejistotě, když policie začíná podezřívat jejího manžela. Dvanáctiletá dívka a její mladší bratr se v lesích Idaha stanou svědky vraždy a musí utéct před čtveřicí pachatelů. Najít někoho, komu by mohli důvěřovat, se ukáže jako obtížné, a osud je může zavést na nečekaná místa, kde se hrdinové a padouši mísí.

A twisting new thriller from the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair In the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders. Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer. Then, twenty years later and just as he is on the point of taking early retirement, Rosenberg is approached by Stephanie Mailer, a journalist who believes he made a mistake back in 1994 and that the real murderer is still out there, perhaps ready to strike again. But before she can give any more details, Stephanie Mailer mysteriously disappears, and Rosenberg and Scott are forced to confront the possibility that her suspicions might have been proved true. What happened to Stephanie Mailer? What did she know? And what really happened in Orphea all those years ago? Translated from the French by Howard Curtis

Sunday Times #1 Bestseller New York Times #1 Bestseller The latest novel featuring Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, begins at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, where he is set to witness a groundbreaking discovery that promises to transform science. The event is hosted by his friend and former student, Edmond Kirsch, a tech mogul known for his controversial innovations and predictions. Kirsch's revelation aims to challenge the very foundations of human existence. However, the evening takes a dramatic turn when chaos erupts before Kirsch can unveil his discovery. With his life in danger, Langdon, along with the museum's director, Ambra Vidal, embarks on a frantic escape to Barcelona. Their mission is to find a cryptic password that will unlock Kirsch's secret. As they evade a relentless adversary, Langdon and Vidal navigate a maze of hidden history and ancient beliefs, following a trail marked by mysterious symbols and modern art. Their journey leads them to uncover a world-shaking truth that has remained concealed—until now. Praised for its engaging narrative and intellectual depth, this novel promises to captivate fans and newcomers alike.

*NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING TOM HANKS AND FELICITY JONES* Robert Langdon wakes up in a Florence hospital with no clue how he got there. Another attack on his life makes it very clear - someone wants him dead. And fast. To survive, Langdon must work out who it is. And then he must answer the next question - why? 'Jam-packed with tricks . . . A book length scavenger hunt Mr Brown creates so energetically' New York Times

"Each book by Jack Kerouac is unique, a telepathic diamond. With prose set in the middle of his mind, he reveals consciousness itself in all its syntatic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac confusion. Such rich natural writing is nonpareil in later half XX century, a synthesis of Proust, CEline, Thomas Wolfe, Hemingway, Genet, Thelonius Monk, Basho, Charlie Parker, and Kerouac's own athletic sacred insight. "Big Sur's humane, precise account of the extraordinary ravages of alcohol delirium tremens on Kerouac, a suerior novelist who had strength to complete his poetic narrative, a task few scribes so afflicted have accomplished--others crack up. Here we meet San Francisco's poets & recognize hero Dean Moriarty ten years after On the Road. Jack Kerouac was a 'writer, ' as his great peer W.S. Burroughs says, and here at the peak of his suffering humorous genius he wrote through his misery to end with 'Sea, ' a brilliant poem appended, on the hallucinatory Sounds of the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur." --Allen Ginsberg

The first novel focused on gay life to win the Booker Prize, this title does more than glance back at the sometimes frivolous and deadly aspects of London's gay culture. A psychological portrait of the '80s, it confirms stereotypes about class, family, society, politics, and sexuality.

The 2009 novel The Horse Dancer by Jojo Moyes, the bestselling author of Me Before You and two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award. In a hidden corner of London, Henri Lachapelle is teaching his granddaughter and her horse to defy gravity, just as he had done in France, fifty years previously. But when disaster strikes, fourteen-year-old Sarah is left to fend for herself. Forced to share a house with her charismatic ex-husband, her professional judgement called into question, lawyer Natasha Macauley's life seems to have gone awry. When her path crosses that of Sarah, she sees a chance to put things right. But she doesn't know that Sarah is keeping a secret, one that will change all their lives forever . . .

Nita, une adolescente amérindienne, est kidnappée à Montréal et se réveille dans une cabane perdue au coeur de la forêt canadienne enneigée. Qui l'a emmenée ici et pourquoi ? Une chose est sûre : c'est seule qu'elle devra affronter les pires prédateurs. Du côté des enquêteurs, les indices sont rares. Une course contre la montre s'engage. Nita a sept jours pour survivre.

The suspicious death of literary critic Roland Barthes in 1980 Paris reveals the secret history of the French intelligentsia, plunging a hapless police detective into the depths of literary theory as it was documented in a famed linguist's lost manuscript

An all-new collection of summer-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for the holiday season.

Symbologist Robert Langdon returns in this new thriller follow-up to The Da Vinci Code.

American MIAs choose to remain missing after the end of the Vietnam War, while four generations of women share a unique link to a mysterious figure from Japanese folklore

Still In The Formative Years Of His Career, Hercule Poirot Faces A Most Taxing Case: Who Killed Lord Cronshaw? Was Coco Courtenay S Death On The Same Night A Mere Coincidence? And Did She Deliberately Take An Overdose Of Cocaine? No Sooner Has Poirot Revealed His Astonishing Powers Of Deduction Than He Is Faced With Seventeen Other Mysteries To Test His Soon-To-Be-Famous Little Grey Cells . As A Matter Of Courtesy To A Group Of Young People, He Endeavours To Solve The Gruesome Murder Of A Woman Whose Body They Have Stumbled Upon Whilst Locked Out Of Their Flat, And With His Usual Precision And Elan He Discovers Exactly How Mary, Mary Quite Contrary Makes Her Garden Grow&

'George,' Daddy said. 'We have news.' There was a pause. Daddy cleared his throat. 'Right,' he said. 'So!' Then he went a bit pink. Mummy rolled her eyes. 'Georgie,' she said, 'Mummy is having a baby. You're going to be a brother.' There was a pause. I dribbled a bit. Shock will do that to you. Ever wondered who really runs the United Kingdom? The Secret Diary of Prince Georgereveals that the young royal is the real power behind the throne. On the back of his successful domination of Australia, George and his PR team are busy plotting which country will go gaga next. But since Royal Baby 2.0 came along, George is struggling to retain his composure and remind himself that he is the heir, this new pretender is the spare. This diary takes us through a year in the life of the world's most influential toddler, and is rumoured to include: the lowdown on the country's biggest specialist taskforce - Team Catherine's Hair; how George took the news that he was about to be usurped by the arrival of the new baby; and his frantic attempts to find Uncle Harry a wife.

In these uncollected writings Jack Kerouac portrays himself in his life. He hitches a ride to San Francisco with a blonde, goes on the road with photographer Robert Frank, rides bus through the Northwest and Montana, records the blues of an old Negro hobo, talks about the Beats and how it all began, gives his "Essentials of Spontaneous Prose" and defends his novel The Subterraneans, compares Shakespeare and James Joyce, describes the cafeterias and subways of Manhattan, goes to a ballgame and a prize fight, and reflects on Céline, on Christmas in New England, on Murnau's Nosferatu, on jazz & bop, and tells us what he's thinking about. And in the closing piece "cityCityCITY," we're treated to Jack's science fiction vision of the future."Table of Contents Robert Creeley: Thinking of Jack: A Preface On the Road On the Beats On Writing Observations On Sports Last Words cityCityCITY Editor's Note

Knihkupec Dan Mayrock je sympatický neurotik, jehož život je poznamenán vnitřními nejistotami. Na radu psychologa si začal organizovat svět do seznamů, což mu pomáhá čelit obavám, jako je strach, že ho jeho žena Jill přestane mít ráda, klesající rodinné úspory a selhání jako živitel rodiny. Seznamy zahrnují i paniku z bigotní zaměstnankyně a absurdní dotazy zákazníků. Autor ukazuje, že seznam jako románová forma může být překvapivě účinná. Po pár stránkách se z organizovaných sloupečků formuje vtipný a dojemný příběh o knihkupci, který miluje svou ženu, čelí bankrotu a snaží se zachránit rostoucí rodinu, přičemž se objevují jeho sebedestruktivní sklony. Kniha osloví fanoušky hrdinů jako Adrian Mole a Bridget Jones. Matthew Dicks, americký spisovatel a učitel, žije v Newingtonu se svou rodinou a jeho dětské knihy byly přeloženy do více než 25 jazyků. Jeho román Paměti imaginárního kamaráda vyšel v češtině v roce 2014. Příběh je upřímný, křehký a komický, ukazující široké možnosti románové tvorby.

By the author of The Ginger Man. Joy Jones has always been brought up to behave like a lady. But being pursued by a host of oversexed suitors has left her patience wearing thin. With shotguns across her knees and under her pillow, she is trigger happy and no longer welcome in polite society.

From the internationally acclaimed winner of the Man Booker Prize comes a masterly novel that spans seven transformative decades in England, delving into the complex relationships of a remarkable family. In 1940, David Sparsholt arrives at Oxford to study engineering, aiming to join the Royal Air Force. Charismatic and athletic, he remains unaware of his impact on others, particularly Evert Dax, the lonely son of a celebrated novelist destined to become a writer. Amid the chaos of war and the Blitz in London, Oxford serves as a backdrop of fleeting beauty and secret liaisons. A friendship between David and Evert develops, leading to unexpected consequences throughout the narrative. This novel explores David Sparsholt's legacy across three generations, revealing the shifts in taste, morality, and private life through vividly rendered episodes: a Sparsholt holiday in Cornwall, eccentric gatherings at the Dax family home, and the adventures of David's son Johnny, a painter in 1970s London. It captures the dynamics of a group of friends united by art, literature, and love. Ultimately, it reflects on the increasing openness of gay life while meditating on human transience and the deep longing for permanence and continuity.

Named a Best Book of the Year by Amazon, Barnes & Noble, The Guardian (London), The Independent (London), Kirkus Reviews, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Book Review, The Telegraph (London), The Washington Post In The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher, Hilary Mantel's trademark gifts of penetrating characterization, unsparing eye, and rascally intelligence are once again fully on display with stories of dislocation and family fracture, of whimsical infidelities and sudden deaths with sinister causes. Cutting to the core of human experience, Mantel brutally and acutely writes about marriage, class, family, and sex. Unpredictable, diverse, and sometimes shocking, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher will brilliantly unsettle the reader in that unmistakably Mantel way.

Art dealer and seasoned epicurean Charlie Mortdecai comes into possession of a stolen Goya, the disappearance of which is causing a diplomatic ruction between Spain and its allies. Not that that matters to Charlie ... until compromising pictures of some British diplomats also come into his possession and start to muddy the waters. All he's trying to do is make a dishonest living, but various governments, secret organizations and an unbelievably nubile young German don't see it that way and pretty soon he's in great need of his thuggish manservant Jock to keep them all at bay ... and the Goya safe.

Publikace byla vydána k příležitosti druhé benefiční aukce fotografií Tomáše Berana pro Nadační fond Kolečko.

Malá žabka a její rady do života vás znovu okouzlí! V předchozí knížce autorky Žabka radí – Jak o sebe pečovat jsme se seznámili se svérázným stylem pojetí sebepéče, v tomto nenásilném pokračování znovu poznáme, že v jednoduchosti je krása a že mít se rád a umět se o sebe starat je potřeba!

Je počátek 15. století. Mniši v klášteře mají po modlitbách a pokojně pečou chleba. Jednoho z nich však svírají pochyby o vlastní víře. Když úpěnlivě prosí o Boží znamení, pocítí pálení po celém těle a mysl mu prostoupí psychedelické vize. Nastala snad jeho poslední hodinka? Zřejmě ho čeká smrt a setkání s Všemohoucím… Tak proč se vedle něj vznáší týpek v ušmudlaných kraťasech, s jednou ponožkou na noze a lenonkami na nose? Oheň svatého Antonína přibližuje fenomén ergotismu, který způsobuje námel, přesněji paličkovice nachová, cizopasná houba parazitující na některých obilninách. Po požití se dostavují silné tělesné příznaky jako mravenčení a svalové záškuby, halucinace či delirické stavy. Ostatně právě z námelu švýcarský chemik Albert Hoffman v roce 1938 poprvé syntetizoval diethylamid kyseliny lysergové aneb LSD. Vydejte se s naším středověkým mnichem na vizuálně vířivou psychotropní cestu!

Vraždy a záhady číhají i na poklidných anglických stráních a plážích, jak se lze přesvědčit v kolekci detektivních povídek od Agathy Christie. Autorka vyrůstala v přímořském městečku Torquay, podobné prostředí – včetně všech jeho zločinných nástrah – znala tedy dokonale. Vydejte se tam se slavnými vyšetřovateli – Herculem Poirotem, slečnou Marplovou či Tommym a Pentličkou – a nechte se vtáhnout do jejich dobrodružných a často nebezpečných výprav plných napětí, rafinovaných zápletek a překvapivých rozuzlení.