Set in the turbulent days of the founding of Hong Kong in the 1840s, Tai-Pan is the story of Dirk Struan, the ruler - the Tai-Pan - of the most powerful trading company in the Far East. He is also a pirate, an opium smuggler, and a master manipulator of men. This is the story of his fight to establish himself and his dynasty as the undisputed masters of the Orient.
Popis: Tato praktická a souhrnná učebnice je určena začátečníků bez jakékoli znalosti sestavování horoskopů, ale i pokročilým studentům. V knize se dozvíte, co všechno budete potřebovat k sestavení horoskopu, seznámíte se s významem jednotlivých znamení Zvěrokruhu, planet, domů, planet ve znameních, poznáte aspekty, stupně Zvěrokruhu a mnohé další.
Ilustrovaná publikace poskytuje velmi názorná, účelná a zároveň originální řešení problémů, které se mohou vyskytnout při úpravách nebo zkrášlování bytu.
Nejkrásnější pohádky sebrané ze všech koutů světa (Čína, Mexiko, Dánsko a další).
Předpisy na pokrmy vhodné při diabetické dietě.
Charakteristika letniček a dvouletek - množení, pěstování, využití letniček a dvouletek ve výsadbách i jako ozdoby interiéru. Ke každému zobrazenému druhu je uveden krátký popis rostliny, její použití, pěstování a nejdůležitější kultivary. Kniha pro všechny milovníky a pěstitele okrasných rostlin.
Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of Victorian culture, conventional and conservative women sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov’s Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a New York City detective and a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, New York City police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life and his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the “R” stood for robot—and his positronic partner was made in the image and likeness of the murder victim!
Tentokrát se Tony vydává na nebezpečnou cestu plnou nástrah, na jejímž konci se prý ukrývá zlatý poklad.
The eagerly anticipated sequel to the huge bestselling landmark legal thriller Presumed Innocent Twenty years ago, Tommy Molto charged his colleague Rusty Sabich with the murder of a former lover; when a shocking turn of events transformed Prosecutor Rusty from the accuser into the accused. Rusty was cleared, but the seismic trial left both men reeling. Molto's name was dragged through the mud and while Rusty regained his career, he lost much more... Now, Rusty - sixty years old and a chief judge - wakes to a new nightmare. His wife Barbara has died in suspicious circumstances and once again, he is the prime suspect. Reunited with his charismatic lawyer Sandy Stern, Rusty will do anything to convince his beloved son Nat of his innocence. But what is he hiding? In an explosive trial which will expose lies, jealousy, revenge, corruption and the darker side of human nature, Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto will battle it out to finally discover the real meaning of truth, and of justice.
Kniha seznamuje čtenáře se západním i čínským horoskopem, výkladem karet a prací se sny.
Británii rozedírá vnitřní krize národní bezpečnosti. Na rozkaz vlády se Sir Gifford Hillary vrhá do tajného boje proti moci sovětského Ruska. Ale nebezpečí číhá mnohem blíže, než kdy tušil. Propletenec nenávisti a zrady pramení v samotné Longshot Hall. Pak, v noci na 9. září, dojde k události, jež otřese hranicemi lidské zkušenosti. Gifford Hillary se stává svědkem své vlastní smrti.....
