Jiří Zavadil Books

The bestselling second installment of the graphic novel acclaimed as “the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” (Wall Street Journal) and “the first masterpiece in comic book history” (The New Yorker) • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • One of Variety’s “Banned and Challenged Books Everyone Should Read” A brutally moving work of art—widely hailed as the greatest graphic novel ever written—Maus recounts the chilling experiences of the author’s father during the Holocaust, with Jews drawn as wide-eyed mice and Nazis as menacing cats. Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father into an astonishing retelling of one of history's most unspeakable tragedies. It is an unforgettable story of survival and a disarming look at the legacy of trauma.

Maus is a haunting tale within a tale. Vladek's harrowing story of survival is woven into the author's account of his tortured relationship with his aging father. Against the backdrop of guilt brought by survival, they stage a normal life of small arguments and unhappy visits.

Praktický sprievodca naplnením vlastných snov Úspech v živote môžeme definovať ako postupné dosahovanie cieľov, ktoré nám za to stoja. Úspech vrátane vytvárania bohatstva sa vždy považoval za náročný proces a často prevláda názor, že ho nemožno dosiahnuť inak než na úkor ostatných ľudí. To však nie je pravda. Sme duchovné bytosti a keď k úspechu zaujmeme duchovnejší postoj, keď spoznáme a začneme uplatňovať duchovné zákony, ktorými sa riadi vesmír a všetko, čo v ňom existuje, dokážeme do svojho života vniesť nielen úspech a hojnosť, ale aj radosť, lásku a pocit šťastia. V knihe autor zrozumiteľnou formou vysvetľuje, čo je a ako vo svojom živote uplatniť zákon: čistej potenciality, dávania, zákon karmy alebo príčiny a dôsledku, najmenšej snahy, zákon úmyslu a túžby, zákon odstupu a zmyslu života.

Podtitul: Omamné látky v dějinách a kultuře Od doby kamenné po přítomnost.

A biography of the Czech journalist best known as an intimate of Kafka's also examines her association with the literary elite of Prague and Vienna and her participation in the underground resistance in Czechoslovakia during World War II

This text aims to show the reader how to overcome emotional barriers through: learning to listen and trust the inner voice; loving the child within; letting true feelings out; the responsibility of parenting; releasing your fears about growing older; allowing yourself to receive prosperity; expressing your creativity; creating an ecologically sound world where it's safe to love each other; and meditations for personal and planetary healing.

Ve fiktivním rozhovoru předkládá autor svůj pohled na Indii, indický národ a jeho cestu k nezávislosti, na svět, náboženství a moderní civilizaci. Kniha zaujme jasností Gándhího rané vize, o jejíž uskutečnění později v Indii usiloval, a zejména hloubkou a ostrostí jeho kritiky moderní společnosti.

Zen Buddhism distinguishes itself by brilliant flashes of insight and its terseness of expression. The haiku verse form is a superb means of studying Zen modes of thought and expression, for its seventeen syllables impose a rigorous limitation that confines the poet to vital experience. Here haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-94) — the greatest Japanese haiku poet — are translated by Robert Aitken, with commentary that provides a new and deeper understanding of Basho’s work than ever before. In presenting themes from the haiku and from Zen literature that open the doors both to the poems and to Zen itself, Aitken has produced the first book about the relationship between Zen and haiku. His readers are certain to find it invaluable for the remarkable revelations it offers.

Základním tématem knihy je myšlenka, že každý člověk musí přijmout určitý díl odpovědnosti za své uzdravení z nemoci. Myšlenka o pacientově odpovědnosti není samozřejmě ničím novým, ale její základní filozofie byla jen málokdy vyslovena lépe, než v této knize. Autorovy postřehy o povaze stresu a schopnosti lidské mysli mobilizovat síly těla v boji s nemocí, jsou v souladu s objevy moderní lékařské vědy.