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Výklad hlavních příběhů Starého a Nového zákona zpřístupňuje čtenáři biblické poselství pomocou ilustrácií a fotografií.

Popredný americký historik prichádza s kronikou nástupu autoritárstva od Ruska cez Európu po Ameriku. Po skončení studenej vojny sa zdalo, že víťazstvo liberálnej demokracie je definitívne. Pozorovatelia ohlásili koniec dejín, uverili v mierovú, globalizovanú budúcnosť. Ich viera bola hlbokým omylom. Autoritárstvo sa najprv vrátilo do Ruska – Putin zistil, že fašistické myšlienky možno využiť na ospravedlnenie vlády oligarchov. V druhom desaťročí 21. storočia sa rozšírilo z východu na západ, pričom mu v tom pomáhala reálna vojna rozpútaná Ruskom proti Ukrajine a kybernetická vojna rozpútaná Ruskom proti Európe a Spojeným štátom. Rusko si všade, kde potrebovalo, medzi nacionalistami, oligarchami a radikálmi našlo spojencov a jeho tlak na zničenie západných inštitúcií, štátov a hodnôt sa stretol s podporou aj na samotnom Západe. Nárast populizmu, britské hlasovanie proti Európskej únii, zvolenie Donalda Trumpa – to všetko predstavovalo ruské ciele; ich dosiahnutie však odhalilo aj zraniteľnosť západných spoločností. Snyder v tomto impozantnom a nikoho nešetriacom diele odhaľuje skutočnú povahu hrozieb pre demokraciu a vládu zákona.

The adventure began when a young British photographer, Kevin Muggleton, suggested driving from one end of Africa to the other–“You know, the old ‘Cape to Cairo’ sort of thing.” For the renowned feminist writer Ann Jones, it soon became an expedition with a to find the legendary Lovedu, a tribe ruled by a great rainmaking queen and dedicated to the “feminine” ideals of compromise, cooperation, tolerance, and peace.Setting out from Tangier in a battered old blue-and-yellow Land Rover, Jones and Muggleton face daunting physical challenges, from shifting sand in the Sahara to deep mud wallows in Zaire. They encounter severe food shortages in Mali, military roadblocks in Nigeria, and corrupt border guards all over. In Mauritania they meet a young girl who offers to give Jones her baby sister. As they pass through the ever-changing face of Africa toward a meeting with the Queen of the Lovedu, Jones is perceptive, funny, moving, astute–everything a good travel writer should be. You’ll feel you’re right there beside her, meeting the people, marveling at the physical beauty of the land, sharing in the grand adventure.

Three members of the Hadler family are brutally murdered. Everyone thinks Luke Hadler, who committed suicide after slaughtering his wife and six-year-old son, is guilty. Policeman Aaron Falk returns to the town of his youth for the funeral of his childhood best friend, and is unwillingly drawn into the investigation. As questions mount and suspicion spreads through the town, Falk is forced to confront the community that rejected him twenty years earlier

Popis počas a po zhodení atómovej bomby na japonské mesto Hirošima 6. augusta 1954 tak, ako ich zaznamenal John Hersey vo svojich článkoch pre časopisy New Yorker a Life.

In a spellbinding novel that combines the suspense of a thriller and the accuracy of a work of history, the psychology of a monster is fully revealed, every atom of his madness explored, every twist of his homicidal logic followed to its logical conclusion. "Leon Trotsky is trying to kill me," thinks Joseph Stalin. It's a paranoid lie, but all too real to Stalin. Trotsky, in exile in Mexico City, is writing a biography of Stalin that may offer proof of a secret crime that could force Stalin from power. What will Trotsky disclose before the long hand of Stalin reaches him and eliminates the threat? The prospect leads Stalin to reflect on his own life—the sly and domineering schoolboy battling a sadistic father... a youthful poet, thief, and seminarian who questions morality, evil, and the existence of God until he finds answers that free him to a life of power and slaughter. Stalin takes us deeper and deeper into his life and into the labyrinth of his psyche until we are finally alone with him. The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin is a mesmerizing journey to the very heart of evil.

The best in compulsive literary crime, from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, The Dry.

There is another 1985, somewhere in the could-have-been, where Thursday Next is a literary detective without squat, fear, or boyfriend. Thursday is on the trait of the villainous Acheron Hades, who has been kidnapping characters from works of fiction and holding them to ransom. Jane Eyre herself has been plucked from the novel of the same name, and Thursday must find a way into the book to repair the damage. She also has to find time to halt the ongoing Crimean conflict, persuade the man she loves to marry her, rescue her aunt from inside a Wordsworth poem and figure out who really wrote Shakespeare's plays. Aided and abetted by a cast of characters that includes her time-travelling father, Jack Schitt of the all-power Goliath Corporation, a pet dodo named Pickwick and Edward Rochester himself, Thursday embarks on an adventure that will take your breath away. A delight for anyone who has ever wondered where bananas come from or why Leigh Delamere motorway services are so peculiarly named, The Eyre Affair is classic storytelling at its most engrossing. The world will never look the same again...

Katie is the sister who has it all: a flourishing career and a smart, loving fianc.̌ Mia is the dreamer: no ties, no responsibilities, no thought for anyone but herself.

The book has received accolades as one of the best of the year, highlighting its exceptional storytelling and impactful themes. It delves into profound subjects, offering readers a rich exploration of character development and emotional depth. The narrative is crafted with skill, ensuring a compelling experience that resonates with audiences, making it a standout choice for those seeking quality literature.

Birma is nooit een gemakkelijk toegankelijk land geweest. De ondoordringbare jungle, die met gedetailleerde kaarten nauwelijks te doorgronden is, heeft het land lange tijd afgesloten gehouden, vergelijkbaar met Tibet. In deze jungle liggen de moeilijk bereikbare Jademijnen, omgeven door mysterieuze verhalen. Er wordt gezegd dat de mijnen worden beschermd door half mens, half slang-wezens en dat de gevonden groene Jade licht geeft. Dergelijke verhalen wekten de hebzucht van de oude Chinese keizers. Het verhaal draait om de uittocht van de laatste Chinese Keizer en Keizerin uit het Zomerpaleis in Peking, beladen met kostbare jadejuwelen, terwijl Engelse troepen oprukken. Het boek belicht de blijvende passie voor de lichtgevende groene Jade. De Engelse auteurs Levy en Scott-Clark, een man en een vrouw, wisten met valse paspoorten en steekpenningen diep het zwaar bewaakte mijngebied binnen te dringen en beschrijven deze onherbergzame plek nauwkeurig. Net als hun voorgangers moesten zij zich een weg banen over bergpaden en door wilde rivieren naar dit streng bewaakte gebied. De huidige Birmese generaals beschouwen het Jade als hun pensioenverzekering en dulden geen getuigen in dit inferno van een mijngebied. Het boek is een meesterlijk geschreven reisverslag, doordrenkt van kennis van de Chinese en Birmese geschiedenis.

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