Druhý soubor divadelních her zahrnuje tři hry: Černá káva (1930) sleduje případ krádeže a vraždy souvisejících s chemickým vzorcem ničivé výbušniny, který řeší Hercule Poirot. A pak už tam nezbyl ani jeden (1941) vznikla adaptací románu Deset malých černoušků. Poslední víkend (1951) je případem z poklidného venkovského sídle Hollow, v prozaické předloze řešeným Herculem Poirotem.
In the summer of 2013 David Suchet will film his final scenes as Hercule Poirot. After 24 years in the role, he will have played the character in every story that Agatha Christie wrote about him (bar one, deemed unfilmable) and he will bid adieu to a role and a character that have changed his life. In 'Poirot and Me,' David Suchet tells the story of how he secured the part, with the blessing of Agatha Christie's daughter, and set himself the task of presenting the most authentic Poirot that had ever been filmed. Peppered with anecdotes about filming, including many tales of the guest stars who have appeared over the years, the book is essential reading for Poirot fans all over the world.
A Guide for Those Who (Still) Don't Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up
What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a familiar question we're all asked as kids. While seemingly harmless, the question has unintended consequences. It can make you feel like you need to choose one job, one passion, one thing to be about. Guess what? You don't. Having a lot of different interests, projects and curiosities doesn't make you a "jack-of-all-trades, master of none." Your endless curiosity doesn't mean you are broken or flaky. What you are is a multipotentialite: someone with many interests and creative pursuits. And that is actually your biggest strength. How to Be Everything helps you channel your diverse passions and skills to work for you. Based on her popular TED talk, "Why some of us don't have one true calling", Emilie Wapnick flips the script on conventional career advice. Instead of suggesting that you specialize, choose a niche or accumulate 10,000 hours of practice in a single area, Wapnick provides a practical framework for building a sustainable life around ALL of your passions. You'll discover: • Why your multipotentiality is your biggest strength, especially in today's uncertain job market. • How to make a living and structure your work if you have many skills and interests. • How to focus on multiple projects and make progress on all of them. • How to handle common insecurities such as the fear of not being the best, the guilt associated with losing interest in something you used to love and the challenge of explaining "what you do" to others. Not fitting neatly into a box can be a beautiful thing. How to Be Everything teaches you how to design a life, at any age and stage of your career, that allows you to be fully you, and find the kind of work you'll love.
Gregor a Anka sa vydávajú na ďalšie vesmírne dobrodružstvo inšpirované misiou na Mars v piatom pokračovaní Gregorových tajných výprav do vesmíru z pera Lucy a Stephena Hawkingovcov. Gregor a Anka sú šťastím bez seba. Dostali sa do špeciálneho programu, v ktorom školia mladých astronautov na budúce misie na Mars. Splnili sa im najtajnejšie sny, lebo sú pri všetkých najnovších vesmírnych objavoch a obklopení kamarátmi rovnako nadšenými pre nekonečný kozmos. Počas výcviku vo vesmírnom tábore zistia, že zvláštne veci sa dejú nie len na Zemi, ale aj na obežnej dráhe. Podivuhodné vesmírne misie sa uskutočňujú pod rúškom tajomna a ich výcvik je každým dňom viac a viac desivý.
Sir Claud Amory has discovered the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends. Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked. When the lights come on, however, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot - with assistance from Hastings and Inspector Japp - has to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastophe.
„Na vašom mieste by som nekričal, pokiaľ nechcete, aby sa celý svet dozvedel o vašom manželovi a jeho milenke.“ Agatha Christie, ktorá sa vyberie do Londýna za svojím literárnym agentom, nastupuje na vlak a utrápená premýšľa o tom, že jej manžel má milostný pomer. Vtom sa jej ktosi zľahka zozadu dotkne, stratí rovnováhu, no vzápätí ju niekto potiahne k sebe a zachráni pred prichádzajúcim vlakom... Tak sa začína hrôzostrašný reťazec udalostí. Jej záchranca však nie je nijaký strážny anjel, ale mimoriadne rafinovaný a manipulatívny vydierač. „Vy, pani Christie, spáchate vraždu. No ešte predtým zmiznete.“ Lenže písať o vražde a spáchať ju sú dve úplne odlišné veci. Agatha musí využiť všetky svoje schopnosti a dôvtip, aby skrížila plány protivníkovi, odhodlanému využiť jej génia na vraždenie vo vlastný prospech. Udalosti súvisiace so zmiznutím Agathy Christie v zime 1926 sú dobre známe – jej manžel sa dopustil nevery, 3. decembra po hádke zmizla a po desiatich dňoch ju našli v istom hoteli v Harrogate. Čo sa však dialo počas tých desiatich dní? Andrew Wilson sa chopil týchto faktov skutočne vynaliezavo a vo svojom románe Talent na vraždenie z nich utkal mimoriadne strhujúci a presvedčivý príbeh.
