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David Jackson

    Tento britský autor je majstrom napínavých thrillerov. Jeho diela sú známe svojou prepracovanosťou a pútavými zápletkami, ktoré čitateľov udržujú v napätí od začiatku do konca. S citom pre detail a psychologické profily postáv dokáže vytvoriť príbehy, ktoré sú nielen vzrušujúce, ale aj hlboko rezonujúce. Jeho schopnosť budovať napätie a prekvapivé zvraty z neho robia jedného z popredných autorov súčasného kriminálneho žánru.

    David Jackson
    The Rule
    The Resident
    No Secrets
    Nordic art
    Tibetan Thangka Painting
    Ani nepípni
    • No Secrets

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      THEY ALL BELIEVE HIMBUT SHE KNOWS HE'S LYINGIzzy is cursed. She has highly developed empathic abilities that mean she can read the emotions of those close to her. And she can always tell when they are lying. As a child she sparked her parents' divorce by revealing her father's infidelity. As an adult she has cut herself off from almost everyone except her partner, the only person she knows who has nothing to hide.But no matter how she tries, Izzy's abilities cannot be controlled. Young girls are going missing, and the police have no suspects. But when Izzy sees her old school caretaker being interviewed, she knows his story about seeing the latest victim being bundled into a car isn't true. But why would Kenneth Plumley lie? And when the police won't take her seriously, Izzy risks everything to discover the truth herself...

      No Secrets2022
      4,0
    • The Rule

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Daniel is looking forward to his birthday. He wants pie and chips, a big chocolate cake, and a comic book starring his favourite superhero. And as long as he follows The Rule, nothing bad will happen. But Daniel has no idea that he's about to kill a stranger. Daniel's parents know that their beloved and vulnerable son will be taken away. But Daniel didn't mean to hurt anyone, he just doesn't know his own strength. They dispose of the body. Isn't that what any loving parent would do? But as forces on both sides of the law begin to close in on them, they realise they have no option but to finish what they started. Even if it means that others will have to die...

      The Rule2021
      3,8
    • The Resident

      • 368 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Thomas Brogan is a serial killer. With a trail of bodies in his wake and the police hot on his heels, it seems like Thomas has nowhere left to hide. That is until he breaks into an abandoned house at the end of a terrace on a quiet street. And when he climbs up into the loft, he realises that he can drop down into all the other houses through the shared attic space. That's when the real fun begins. Because the one thing that Thomas enjoys even more than killing is playing games with his victims - the lonely old woman, the bickering couple, the tempting young newlyweds. And his new neighbours have more than enough dark secrets to make this game his best one yet...

      The Resident2020
      3,8
    • Ani nepípni

      • 384 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      Zoznámte sa s Bensonovcami. Je to príjemný, milý manželský pár. Nikomu sa nepletú do života, občas prehodia so susedmi pár slov. A majú krásne dievčatko Daisy. Niečo však nesedí. Dcérka žije v podkrovnej izbe bez okien, za zamknutými dverami. Vždy keď jej donesú jedlo či zaželajú dobrú noc, dievčatko stŕpne a radšej váži každé slovo. Daisy nie je ich. Uniesli ju. Prednedávnom ju donútili oslavovať desiate narodeniny. Keď naposledy videla pravých rodičov, mala sedem. Teraz sa Bensonovci rozhodli pre súrodenca... Detektív seržant Nathan Cody sa čoskoro stretne s najtemnejším a najstrašnejším prípadom vo svojej kariére.

      Ani nepípni2019
      4,2
    • Töte für mich

      • 415 stránok
      • 15 hodin čítania

      Als Erin Vogel aus tiefem Schlaf aufwacht, hört sie eine fremde Männerstimme in ihrem Ohr. Man hat die junge Mutter offenbar überfallen und ihr einen Ohrhörer eingesetzt. Die grausame, zynische Stimme bringt Erin fast um den Verstand. Wenig später macht sie eine weitere furchtbare Entdeckung: Ihre kleine Tochter Georgia ist aus ihrem Bettchen verschwunden. Die Stimme verschafft ihr schreckliche Gewissheit: Georgia ist entführt worden. Wenn Erin ihr Baby wiedersehen will, muss sie noch in dieser Nacht mehrere Morde begehen. Und die verzweifelte junge Mutter geht hinaus in die nächtlichen Straßen von New York. Mit einem Messer in der Hand …

      Töte für mich2016
      3,5
    • Tibetan Thangka Painting

      • 208 stránok
      • 8 hodin čítania

      Tibetan Thangka Painting is the only detailed description of the techniques and principles of the sacred art of Tibetan scroll painting. It is the distillation of research carried out over a period of ten years, collected during five journeys to Nepal and India, and compiled from some twenty traditional painters. This book presents, step-by-step, the techniques used to make a thangka from the preparation of the canvas to the final application of the sacred syllables behind each completed figure. Separate chapters introduce the reader to the basic principles of composition, color, and figure proportions. Included are descriptions of the pigments and how they are mixed and applied. A wealth of drawings and photographs illustrates each step and the many line drawings of symbols and motifs drawn by Robert Beer will greatly aid artists and serve as unique resource for designers. Robert Beer has also contributed a section which includes valuable guidelines for those who wish to paint thangkas using modern techniques and commercially available materials.

      Tibetan Thangka Painting2012
      4,7
    • Nordic art

      • 259 stránok
      • 10 hodin čítania

      The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries marked a defining moment in Nordic art. From the cozy domestic landscapes of Carl Larsson to Edvard Munch's darkly beautiful The Scream, the diverse artwork of the period mirrored shifting literary and intellectual pursuits in their attempts to broaden the cultural conversation to incorporate the identities and traditions of the region. Through more than two hundred paintings, Nordic Art tells the story of this important period. In conversation with both Scandinavian culture and the contemporary art of the time, turn-of-the-century artists developed distinctly Nordic interpretations of realism, impressionism, and symbolism. The book focuses on the transitions between these forms of expression, as well as the impact of Nordic art on mainstream European art. Featuring works by well-known artists, including Carl Larsson, Edvard Munch, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, and Vilhelm Hammershøi, the book also introduces artists from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, and Finland whose contributions, though crucial, may be less familiar to international audiences. With Nordic Art, David Jackson offers the first comprehensive look at this critical period of cultural development in the Nordic countries and the extraordinary art that arose during this time.

      Nordic art2012
      4,5
    • Das Licht ist für die Maler des Nordens ein unvergleichliches Faszinosum. Es bezeichnet die Extreme im Erleben der Natur und wandelt sich in seinen Stimmungen zum leicht zugänglichen Medium des Emotionalen. Die Nuancen seiner Farben werden auf der Leinwand zu Chiffren der Psyche. Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Vilhelm Hammershøi, Carl Larsson oder Edvard Munch sind die Protagonisten dieser im Realismus, Impressionismus und Symbolismus gründenden Malkultur, aber auch andere und oft weniger bekannte Künstler aus Skandinavien und Finnland haben mit grandiosen Werken voller Wirklichkeitsverständnis und Sinnlichkeit zur Kunstgeschichte Europas beigetragen.

      Aus Dämmerung und Licht2012
      4,0
    • Als sein Kollege und bester Freund ermordet wird, ahnt der junge New Yorker Detective Callum Doyle nicht, dass dies erst der Anfang ist: Kurz darauf wird sein neuer Partner von einer ferngesteuerten Bombe zerfetzt. Callum gerät unter Verdacht – und wird suspendiert. Zudem droht ein Unbekannter, jeden zu töten, der Callum nahe steht. Er verlässt seine Familie. Und ihm bleibt nichts außer einer Frage: Wie weit zu gehen ist er bereit, um sein altes Leben zurückzubekommen …

      Ausgestossen2011
      3,3
    • Pariah

      • 336 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      How long could you last, cut off from your colleagues, your friends, your family, because if you go near them they'll die? NYPD detective Callum doyle is about to find out. It's a bad enough day for NYPD detective Callum Doyle when his cop partner is murdered. It's about to get a hell of a lot worse. When the dead man's replacement is also brutally killed, suspicion falls on Doyle himself. Then he receives an anonymous message. This is just the beginning, it says. Anyone he gets close to will die--and that includes Doyle's own family. The only way to keep them alive is to stay away. For good. Doyle is desperate to find out who is responsible, but when his every move puts others in danger he is forced to back off. With the investigation getting nowhere and his isolation deepening, Doyle has to ask himself an uncomfortable question: just how low is he prepared to sink in order to get his life back?

      Pariah2011
      3,7