K. Hoffman Knihy

A jealous girlfriend trips on acid. A traumatized mother attempts to masturbate; a spa worker is challenged to take control of her fate. A haunted jeep parks in front of student housing. A sex worker grows wings; a hitchhiker is picked up by someone she never expected. Welcome to the Big City, where anything can happen...and very often does.In this debut collection from C E Hoffman, explore the humanity of sex workers ("whores") and people who are proudly sexual ("sluts"). Each story questions stereotypes that are long out of date, merging horror with heartache, and magic with the mundane.

'Tenacious, sexy, effervescent, doggedly hopeful, and endlessly charming, with characters to root hard for and an irresistible voice - I completely adored it' Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White and Royal Blue Enemies. Rivals. Teammates. It's going to be a hell of a season.Gene Ionescu is content to play in the minor leagues. He's seen teammates get their big breaks, but as a gay trans man in the world of competitive baseball, he's unlikely to share the same destiny.When Gene's long-time rival, Luis Estrada, is unexpectedly drafted onto Gene's team, everything changes. Luis is standoffish, talented and inconveniently gorgeous, and - to add insult to injury - his arrival puts Gene's role on the pitch in jeopardy. This means war.The two men can barely get through a game together and the whole team suffers. But when Luis surprises Gene with a softer side to his haughty demeanour, Gene offers an olive branch. Soon they discover that their chemistry on the pitch might lead them all the way to the playoffs. And their chemistry off the pitch . . . well, that could be enough to change the game for ever.

This unique edition, translated by critically-acclaimed translator Andrew Brown, is one of the earliest examples of the classic murder mystery and it has been an inspiration for a host of thriller and crime writers.

Rozprávková knižka Luskáčik a Myší kráľ je považovaná za jeden z najkrajších vianočných príbehov, ktorý vyžaruje nádhernú atmosféru a tajomné čaro Vianoc. Príbeh plný poézie, fantázie, napätia a humoru sa začína na Štedrý večer, keď Frico a Marienka s očakávaním hádajú, čo nájdu pod stromčekom. Marienku najviac zaujme čudný drevený panáčik, ktorý skrýva tajomstvá. Kto je tento panáčik a kto je sedemhlavý Myší kráľ? Aké prekážky musí Marienka prekonať a ako jej pomôže brat Frico so svojimi cínovými vojačikmi? Prečo musí Marienka obetovať všetky svoje hračky? Tento príbeh je určený deťom všetkých vekových kategórií a určite zaujme aj dospelých, ktorí si zachovali schopnosť vidieť svet detskými očami. Príbeh bol prvýkrát vydaný v roku 1816 autorom E. T. A. Hoffmannom, pôvodne pre deti svojho priateľa. Napriek uplynulým rokom knižka nestratila zo svojho čara a dýcha nádhernou atmosférou Vianoc. Kto sa do nej začíta, zažije zázrak, ktorý každý očakáva na Štedrý večer. Príbeh o smelom dievčatku, ktoré si cení láskavosť nad pekný vzhľad, bol mnohokrát spracovaný, pričom najznámejšou adaptáciou je balet Luskáčik od P. I. Čajkovského. Tento vianočný príbeh vychádza na Slovensku po viac než 40 rokoch.

Professor Hoffmann was the first in recorded history to attempt to record magic in an encyclopedic fashion beginning with his "Modern Magic." The material in this book [and others he wrote] recorded the state of the art of magic of the late 19th century. The first edition of 2,000 copies were sold out in seven weeks.Most magicians at the time were upset with the exposure. But over time it became the "bible" for many would be magicians, and remains so today. It was rated as one of the "Ten basic books for a working library of conjuring".