Odile Demange Knihy

A vivid, moving, and sometimes humorous account of life during Russia's invasion, this work provides an uplifting and defiant perspective on the ongoing conflict. For centuries, Ukrainians have resisted efforts to erase their language, songs, and history, facing nearly 400 years of Russian aggression. Ten years after Crimea's annexation and two years into the full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian people continue their fight for identity and survival. The second volume of Andrey Kurkov's war diaries chronicles the diverse experiences of Ukrainians amidst Russian hostility, detailing everything from air raid stresses and deportations to Christmas celebrations and trench candle recipes. Kurkov's human-centric view blends satire, tragedy, humor, and heartfelt emotion, offering invaluable insights into Ukraine's history, politics, and culture. This account serves as an essential primer for understanding contemporary life in Ukraine. It captures the transformation of ordinary life into something extraordinary, highlighting themes of survival, hope, and humanity. With a genial yet impassioned voice, Kurkov passionately defends Ukrainian culture against Putin's attempts at erasure, asserting that Ukraine's future hinges on its freedom and independence. His quiet hope for victory resonates throughout this compelling narrative.

Rok 1558. Ešte vždy sa nad Kingsbridgeom týči veľkolepá katedrála, no mesto rozdeľuje neľútostný boj medzi katolíkmi a protestantmi. Priateľstvo, vernosť, láska, akoby akýkoľvek ušľachtilý cit stratil význam. Skutočnými nepriateľmi pritom nie sú súperiace náboženstvá. Súboj sa odohráva medzi tými, čo veria v toleranciu a porozumenie, a tyranmi, ktorí chcú svoje myšlienky vnútiť všetkým – nech to stoji, čo chce. Najvrúcnejším prianím Neda Willarda bolo oženiť sa s Margery Fitzgeraldovou. No aj ich rodiny delí náboženský konflikt, a tak Ned Willard opúšťa Kongsbridge, aby vstúpil do služieb princeznej Elisabeth Tudorovej. Keď sa Elisabeth neskôr stane kráľovnou, celá Európa sa postaví proti Anglicku. Aby si udržala nadhľad a zabránila sprisahaniu, povstaniu a útokom konkurenčných mocností, Elisabeth I. založí s Nedovou pomocou prvú tajnú službu v krajine. Malá skupinka šikovných špiónov a odvážnych tajných agentov jej umožní, aby si celých 50 rokov udržala trón a nepopustila zo svojich princípov. Zdá sa, že láska medzi Nedom a Margery je dávno minulosťou, pretože celú Európu od Edinburghu až po Ženevu zachvátili plamene... Jednotlivé postavy v tomto veľkolepom románe sú na jednej strane historické, ale aj vymyslené, všetky však fascinujúco vykreslené. Follett v tomto románe vzdáva hold alžbetínskemu obdobiu, takže jeho kniha určite poteší historických fajnšmekerov. Nielenže si ju vychutnajú, ale ju aj plne ocenia.

From cultural icon Margaret Atwood comes a brilliant collection of essays -- funny, erudite, endlessly curious, uncannily prescient -- which seek answers to Burning Questions such as- Why do people everywhere, in all cultures, tell stories? How much of yourself can you give away without evaporating? How can we live on our planet? Is it true? And is it fair? What do zombies have to do with authoritarianism? In over fifty pieces Atwood aims her prodigious intellect and impish humour at the world, and reports back to us on what she finds. The roller-coaster period covered in the collection brought an end to the end of history, a financial crash, the rise of Trump and a pandemic. From debt to tech, the climate crisis to freedom; from when to dispense advice to the young (answer- only when asked) to how to define granola, we have no better guide to the many and varied mysteries of our universe.

V románe Výzbroj svetla, dlho očakávanom pokračovaní románu Ohnivý stĺp, stojí anglické mestečko Kingsbridge na úsvite novej éry, kde pokrok naráža na tradície, triedny boj preniká do všetkých vrstiev spoločnosti a európsky kontinent sa zmieta vo vojne. Vynález tkáčskeho stroja v roku 1770 prináša novú éru výroby a priemyslu, ktorá v priebehu jednej generácie zmenila ľudské životy na nepoznanie. Istý robotník tragicky zahynie pri pracovnom úraze z nedbanlivosti a zanechá za sebou vdovu s dieťaťom, iná mladá žena sa snaží zachrániť školu pre chudobné deti, dobromyseľný mladík nečakane zdedí podnik na pokraji krachu, ďalší za každú cenu chráni svoj majetok. Medzitým sa z Francúzska ozývajú bojové výkriky a Napoleon Bonaparte sa vyhlasuje za jediného cisára sveta... Revolučné zmeny zasahujú do životov našich postáv, ktoré musia čeliť nejasnej budúcnosti a z popola vojny znovu vybudovať svet. Ken Follett napísal pred viac než tridsiatimi rokmi svoj najznámejší román Piliere zeme. V strhujúcom pokračovaní série Kingsbridge nás unáša prostredníctvom bohato vykreslených postáv na bojisko, kde medzi sebou zápasia súcit a chamtivosť, láska a nenávisť, pokrok a tradície.

Čudná príhoda so psom uprostred noci je úplne iná detektívka ako ostatné. Detektívom a zároveň rozprávačom príbehu je Christopher Boone, pätnásťročný chlapec s Aspergerovým syndrómom, čo je druh autizmu. Vyzná sa dobre v matematike, pozná všetky krajiny sveta a ich hlavné mestá a vie všetky prvočísla až po 7057, ale o ľuďoch nevie takmer nič. Miluje zoznamy, vzory a pravdu. Nenávidí žltú a hnedú farbu a dotyky. Nikdy nešiel sám ďalej ako na koniec ulice, no keď nájde na dvore zavraždeného susedkinho psa, vydáva sa na hrôzostrašnú cestu, ktorá mu prevráti celý život naruby.

Hillary Rodham Clinton tells her life story, describing her dedication to social causes, her relationship with her husband, and her accomplishments and difficult periods as First Lady.

When elderly Ailsa Lockyer-Fox is found dead in her garden, dressed only in nightclothes and with blood stains on the ground near her body, the finger of suspicion points at her wealthy, landowning husband, Colonel James Lockyer-Fox. A Coronerâs inquest gives a verdict of ânatural causesâ but the gossip surrounding James refuses to go away. Why? Because heâs guilty? Or because resentful women in the isolated Dorset village where he lives rules the roost? Shenstead is a place of too few people and too many secrets. Why have James and Ailsa cut their children out of their will? What happened in the past to create such animosity within the family? Any why is James so desperate to find his illegitimate grandchild? Friendless and alone, his reclusive behavior begins to alarms his London-based solicitor, Mark Ankerton, whose concern deepens when he discovers that James has become the victim of a relentless campaign which accuses him of far worse than the death of his wife. Allegations which he refuses to challenge....Why? Because theyâre a motive for murder....?

With private security firms providing bodyguards in war zones, the emergence of a sexual psychopath among mercenaries goes unnoticed. When five women are brutally murdered in Sierra Leone, journalist Connie Burns questions the arrest of three rebel soldiers, but her concerns fall on deaf ears. In the aftermath of a brutal civil war, the rape and murder of women are dismissed, and confessions from child soldiers are coerced. Connie suspects a foreigner, a man claiming to be a former SAS member and now a bodyguard for a Lebanese diamond trader, is responsible. She recalls him from Kinshasa, where he served as a mercenary, and believes he exploits the chaos of war to indulge in sadistic fantasies against women. Two years later, her efforts to expose him in Iraq lead to devastating consequences. Traumatized and forced into hiding in England after enduring three days of conditioning in a Baghdad cellar, Connie seeks to reclaim her former self. In her isolation, she befriends Jess Derbyshire, a reclusive neighbor, and finds strength in their shared struggles. Determined to unmask the serial killer once more, Connie knows she is putting herself in danger, as he will inevitably come looking for her.

Her favourite tales are those that conjure ancient worlds - of angry gods and heroic mortals, one of whom will some day come to her rescue.Soon, she will forget where the page ends and her mind begins. 'A full-throttle blast of storytelling mastery' Max Porter