Alena Hartmanová Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Kultový historický román Jamesa Clavella rozpráva príbeh anglického kapitána Blackthorna, ktorý roku 1600 stroskotal pri pobreží Japonska a stal sa zajatcom japonských ostrovov. Hneď v prvých dňoch si uvedomuje, že sa dostal do celkom nového sveta. Keď sa stane svedkom prvej popravy či harakiri, pochopí, že pre Japoncov je čiara, ktorá oddeľuje život od smrti, tenučká ako hodváb a aj on ju môže v okamihu prekročiť. Prežíva neuveriteľné dobrodružstvá a dostáva sa do víru tých najprefíkanejších intríg, pretože v stávke je titul šóguna, ktorému sa klania celá krajina. Postupne začína chápať a rešpektovať japonské zvyky, japonský zmysel pre dôstojnosť a zdvorilosť a objavuje krásu a harmóniu japonskej kultúry. Spoznáva krutosť i lásku, vernosť aj zradu a postupne sa celkom menia jeho predstavy o náboženstve, smrti či intimite medzi mužom a ženou.

Presents a love story and an epic of the frontier, richly authentic that makes readers laugh, weep, dream and remember.

Faksimile původního italského vydání datovaného do roku 1720 se souběžným českým překladem

Le nozze di Cadmo e Armonia furono l’ultima occasione in cui gli dèi dell’Olimpo si sedettero a tavola con gli uomini, per una festa. Ciò che accadde prima di allora, per anni immemorabili, e dopo di allora, per poche generazioni, forma l’albero immenso del mito greco. Nelle Nozze di Cadmo e Armonia un soffio di vento torna a muovere le fronde di quell’albero. Come scrisse un antico, «queste cose non avvennero mai, ma sono sempre». Raccontarle, intrecciandole fin nei minimi dettagli, impone alcune domande, che anch’esse «sono sempre»: perché gli dèi dell’Olimpo assunsero figura umana, e perché quella figura? Perché le loro storie sono così scandalose, e misteriose? Che cos’è un simulacro? Perché l’età degli eroi fu breve, convulsa e irripetibile? Da che cosa Zeus si sente minacciato? Forse il mito è una narrazione che può essere capita solo narrando. Forse il modo più immediato per pensare il mito è quello di raccontarne di nuovo le favole. Una luce radente, netta, qui le investe tutte e le mostra nelle loro molteplici connessioni, come una vasta e leggerissima rete che si posa sul mondo.

It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici, patrons of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Galileo, benefactors who turned Florence into a global power center, and then lost it all. The House of Medici picks up where Barbara Tuchman's Hibbert delves into the lives of the Medici family, whose legacy of increasing self-indulgence and sexual dalliance eventually led to its self-destruction. With twenty-four pages of black-and-white illustrations, this timeless saga is one of Quill's strongest-selling paperbacks.

Román o životě a skutcích apoštola Pavla, hlasatele křesťanství mimo Jeruzalém. Autor čerpá ze starých pramenů i historických publikací a předkládá čtenáři pravděpodobný příběh Saula, vnuka Herodese Velikého.

Attempting to go beyond the cliche of Prague as the golden city , this book brings out all its mystery, ambiguity, gloom, lethargy and hidden fascination. More than a literary and cultural history of Prague, this book seeks to be both a celebration and requiem for an oppressed culture.

After a thieving woman is accused of murder, it’s up to Perry Mason to prove her innocent Sleuthing attorney Perry Mason can’t resist a good mystery, so when he sees an older woman being accused of shoplifting during a department store outing with his assistant, Della Street, he doesn’t hesitate to intervene. Armed with an assumption of innocence and the legal acumen to silence her accuser, Mason leaps to the woman’s defense—until her niece appears, acknowledging her aunt’s guilt, and pays for the stolen items. Soon thereafter, Aunt Sarah is accused of stealing a valuable set of diamonds, and her niece, Virginia, enlists Mason’s aid. The man who left the jewels in Sarah’s care insists that she didn’t take them, but when he turns up dead, she’s left with nobody to vouch for her. Nobody, that is, but Perry Mason—expert in the art of defending the innocent. The thirteenth novel in the bestselling Perry Mason series, The Case of the Shoplifter’s Shoe is an exemplary episode for the character, featuring the complex plots, snappy dialogue, and break-neck pacing that make the novels perennial favorites of mystery fans everywhere. Includes discussion guide questions for use in book clubs.

Into the rarefied atmosphere of the Hotel du Lac timidly walks Edith Hope, romantic novelist and holder of modest dreams. Edith has refused to sacrifice her ideals and remains stubbornly single, until she meets Mr Neville.