Audiokniha 100 statečných - Host č. 59 - Rastislav Maďar 07.06.2014

Psal se rok 1792, když mladá šlechtična Charlotte z Naděje začala psát dopisy svojí uprchlé sestře Élisabeth do Anglie, a rok 1886, když je převázané stužkou nalezla šestnáctiletá Emílie v tajné skrýši domu, kam se musela s maminkou přestěhovat po otcově smrti. Emiliina…

Prosper Mérimée napsal Carmen v roce 1847, Povídka později posloužila Georgesi Bizetovi pro předlohu ke slavné opeře. Příběh o krásné a lehkomyslné ženě l si můžete rovněž poslechnout namluvený autorem - rodilým Kolumbijcem.

Humorous stories of “old bachelors” who, at balls, wine bars, on the street, and elsewhere, try—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—to get closer to the opposite sex. For some men, the pursuit of women gradually becomes a purpose, a pastime, and eventually even a spor…

The sixth step into the Darkness is called Longing, and it features a single short story; a very distinctive one indeed. It is a relatively short masterpiece by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the author who is a pillar of our series. The Outsider is one of his most often pu…

Když včelku Bambulku honí vosa Bodalka, omylem narazí do holčičky Aničky, a vysype se na ni kouzelný pyl. Anička je najednou malinkatá a Bambulka ji vezme do úlu. Tam pozná, jak včelky žijí, a pomůže jim zbavit se vosy Bodalky.

Detektiv Lexi Bennettová se prochází ulicemi Canterbury, když zaslechne křik. Pod jednou z městských věží najde ležet tělo dospívající dívky. Skočila, spadla, nebo ji někdo strčil? Oliviini zoufalí rodiče tvrdí, že jejich dcera, talentovaná hudebnice, neměla pro sebevra…

Příběh malé Čijo, která se má stát slavnou gejšou Sajuri, začíná v chudé japonské rybářské vesnici, kde Čijo do smrti své matky vyrůstala, a to ve velké chudobě. Když ji jako devítiletou prodají do Gionu, kjótské čtvrti gejš, dívenka rázem přijde o rodiče i starší sestr…

Virginia Woolfová si sala deník od roku 1915 až do své smrti roku 1941. Zaznámenávala nejen nejbějžnější věci - kam ten den šla, s kým se setkala, jak se zrovna cítila -, ale také se v zápiscích sousřeďovala na společensko-politické dění v Anglii i v Evropě, získáme z n…

Plejády. Souhvězdí bohyně lovu a Měsíce. Přemýšleli jste někdy o jeho původu? Mytický příběh se datuje do dávné minulosti a pojednává o jedné malé zelenavé bytosti, která musí porazit zákeřnou a sílící temnotu Peruviel. K tomu bude zapotřebí se naučit spoustu kouzel, sp…

The third step into the Darkness is called Sounds in the Dark. It begins with a short story written in 1921 by American master horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft called The Music of Erich Zann. The author himself considered the story to be one of his masterpieces, …

Román Anna Elliotová patří k trojici pozdních románů Jane Austenové (byl vydán posmrtně, r. 1818 pod názvem Persuasion), jejichž hrdinky jsou zpočátku odsouzené do rolí Popelky a získávají si lásku nejen svou andělskou povahou, ale i inteligencí, vtipem a morální pevnos…

The very first step into the Darkness is called Death and Other Horrors, and it contains three short stories. The author of the first of these – The Haunted Dolls’ House – is Montague Rhodes James. A scientist at first, James eventually gained success writing Gothic hor…

The Otis family move into a haunted house, Canterville Chase. The resident ghost, Sir Simon de Canterville killed his wife there in 1575 and his guilt causes him to haunt the house. Sir Simon haunts with different coloured bloodstains, which appear on the floor everyday…

What if politics isn’t random at all but follows patterns most people never see? Why do some political systems succeed while others collapse? Is history shaped by chance… or by underlying laws? And can morality truly survive in the world of power, strategy, and ideology…

The second step into the Darkness is called Illusion, and the pioneer of modern-era horror stories, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, meets another of his “gurus” – Edgar Allan Poe (Lovecraft himself is sometimes referred to as E. A. Poe’s direct successor). William Wilson is …

V Ledové sfinze se Verne pokusil navázat na "Dobrodružství Arthura Gordona Pyma" od Edgara Allana Poea. Poeovo fascinující vyprávění o plavbě do jižních moří končí tajuplnou scénou: uprchlíci se ocitají v oblaku páry, z něhož probleskuje jakási bílá postava... Verna ta…

The e-book reveals a set of rules obeyed by entrepreneurs who are running successful businesses in the long-term. Business is affected by many variables, but every entrepreneur can affect those which are essential for success! Which are they?

What did Shakespeare really believe, write, and do -- and what have we simply assumed for four hundred years? 30 Great Myths about Shakespeare takes aim at the persistent myths surrounding the world's most famous playwright, from questions about his identity and authors…

Montague Rhodes James makes his second appearance in the series in this, the seventh step into the Darkness. James came from Kent in South East England, and was a renowned scientist focusing on medieval art, literature, and architecture. He wrote short stories just for …

Rituals for Virtual Meetings turns a genuine 2020-era crisis — the sudden shift to all-remote work — into a practical playbook for making screen-bound meetings feel human again. Drawing on their backgrounds teaching at the Stanford d.school and researching how humans cr…

James Clerk Maxwell is one of history's most influential scientists — in Einstein's words, the man with whom "one scientific epoch ended and another began" — yet he remains far less known to the public than contemporaries like Faraday, Newton, or Einstein himself. In th…

As the name suggests, this is a very current topic. It is intended for all entrepreneurs who either find themselves in crisis and are trying to mitigate it or those who seek to prevent it. It offers a comprehensive overview of company crisis, signals and forms of crises…

All for one and one for all! The three musketeers - Porthos, Aramis and Athos - are the most daring swordsmen in France, and special bodyguards to the king. When d'Artagnan comes to Paris to join their ranks, they become the greatest friends of his life. when a villaino…

The fifth step into the Darkness is called Planes of Existence, and it is a solo ride by the feature author of the whole series in three parts. In them, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, practically unread and unknown during his life, but a source of inspiration after his deat…