Inger Limburg Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Píše sa rok 1893, New York patrí do únie slobodných amerických štátov. David Bingham, najstarší syn tamojšej významnej rodiny, sa vzoprie svojmu osudu a pred životom v zabehnutých koľajach uprednostní vzťah s neistou budúcnosťou. O sto rokov neskôr, počas epidémie AIDS, mladý Havajčan Davidnečakane dostane list od svojho otca, s ktorým dávno prerušil styky. Správa od otca Davidovi pripomenie to, čo sa mu darilo dlho tajiť, a to odkiaľ pochádza a kto v skutočnosti je. V roku 2093 stojí ľudstvo na prahu ďalšej svetovej pandémie a v Spojených štátoch vládne militantný diktátorský režim. Vnučka bývalého politického pohlavára sa po smrti starého otca pokúša postaviť na vlastné nohy. Najprv však musí zistiť, kam každý štvrtok večer chodí jej manžel. Tri storočia. Tri životy. Tri podoby veľkého amerického sna. Tri majstrovské rozprávania o rodinných vzťahoch, životných stratách a falošných sľuboch sociálnej utópie. Román Do raja je strhujúcim príbehom o našej minulosti, prítomnosti, budúcnosti, o láske, strachu, pocite hanby a túžbe po šťastí - teda o podstate toho, akí sme.

A novel that tells a story set in the decade after World War II through the lives of a small group of characters and two teenagers whose lives are indelibly shaped by their unwitting involvement. The story of fourteen-year-old Nathaniel, and his older sister, Rachel. In 1945, just after World War II, they stay behind in London when their parents move to Singapore, leaving them in the care of a mysterious figure named The Moth. They suspect he might be a criminal, and they grow both more convinced and less concerned as they come to know his eccentric crew of friends: men and women joined by a shared history of unspecified service during the war, all of whom seem, in some way, determined now to protect, and educate (in rather unusual ways) Rachel and Nathaniel. But are they really what and who they claim to be? And what does it mean when the siblings' mother returns after months of silence without their father, explaining nothing, excusing nothing? A dozen years later, Nathaniel begins to uncover all that he didn't know and understand in that time, and it is this journey—through facts, recollection, and imagination.

I've no history here, and no character: and what I am, is all in what I will be...

Five unforgettable women. One beloved yoga studio. A million tales to tell. Yoga teacher Lee is facing a tough decision. Struggling to make ends meet at her treasured studio she's given a helping hand in the form of an invitation to participate in the biggest yoga event of the year . . . but to do so means going against everything she believes in. Masseuse Katherine is being evicted from the only home she's ever known, while actress Imani fights to make her film comeback. And as Graciela plays with fire - or rather a famous baseball player - right under the nose of her volatile boyfriend, Stephanie finds herself in a very unexpected relationship. Yoga may be all about the glamorous celebrity teachers these days, but for five women the small humble Edendale studio remains a place for true friendship - and right now that's exactly what these women need . . .

For the first time ever, a Navy SEAL Team Six sniper chronicles how he became an elite warrior and the ferocious battle that nearly cost him his life.

In a small town on the Italian coast, a mysterious woman washes ashore. She is crippled, mute, and clutches a bundle to her chest-a baby the townspeople insist is a real-life mermaid. It can only bring bad luck; they pay a troupe of acrobats to carry mother and child away. In the bustling trade center of Venice, merchant Paul Pindar is the subject of his colleagues' concern. Since his return from Constantinople, they have found him changed; raging over the loss of his beloved, Celia, he has gambled away his fortune at the gaming tables. But when a priceless blue diamond surfaces in the city, Pindar recognizes the opportunity to regain everything he has lost-including, perhaps, the woman he loves. A celebrated writer of history and travel books, Katie Hickman has always been a master of evoking time and place. With The Pindar Diamond, her follow-up to The Aviary Gate, she brings early-seventeenth-century Italy vividly to life, and also demonstrates her maturity as a novelist. A tale of love and avarice, with a touch of the mystical, The Pindar Diamond is rich with historical detail, and unfolds with urgency and grace. It is accomplished, wholly satisfying historical fiction.

Každý z nás snil v dětství o místech, která by chtěl navštívit, o lidech, které by chtěl potkat a o činech, které by rád vykonal. Některé sny jsme si v omezené míře splnili, ale ty největší se zdály být zcela mimo náš dosah a hodní lidé kolem nás – učitelé, rodiče a přátelé – nám radili na ně zapomenout. Ovšem právě tyto sny se mohou stát nejdůležitějším motorem našich životů. Randy Pausch, profesor informatiky, věnoval svou proslavenou přednášku uskutečňování dětských snů a překonávání překážek. Mluvil o radosti ze života, o čestnosti, poctivé práci, vděčnosti i pokoře. Jeho přednáška je naplněna moudrostí, ale i jeho typickým humorem. On sám ji považoval za „vzkaz v láhvi“ pro budoucí generace.

Spoločnosť a kultúra, v ktorej žijeme, nás učia, aby sme svoju hodnotu odvodzovali od lásky, súhlasu a uznania druhých. Výsledkom sú neúspešné vzťahy a zranené duše všetkých, ktorí svoju vlastnú hodnotu zakladajú na správaní a názoroch iných ľudí. Kniha Potrebujem tvoju lásku – Je to pravda? skúma vzťahy, ktoré nás zvyknú trápiť najviac a cez ktoré sa často posudzujeme – partnerský vzťah, vzťah dieťaťa k rodičovi či pracovné vzťahy. Pomocou jednoduchého procesu vhodne kladených otázok sa nám rýchlo podarí odhaliť chybné tvrdenia, na ktorých sú založené nielen naše vzťahy, ale často celý náš život. A čo je najlepšie – hneď ako tieto falošné tvrdenia zistíme, dokážeme sa od nich oslobodiť a vpustiť si do života skutočnú lásku k sebe aj iným.