Audiokniha 100 statečných - Host č. 65 - David Šlechta 08.06.2014
Babička
Jen málokterá kniha se zapsala do srdcí čtenářů tak hluboko jako právě Babička z pera známé české spisovatelky Boženy Němcové. V průběhu let se dočkala mnohých vydání a idylický život na vesnici, jehož středobodem je postava moudré, zbožné i pověrčivé staré ženy, lákal …
Gejša
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…
Anna Elliotová
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…
Velká povodeň
Vše, co potřebujete vědět o muminech najdete v jejich prvním příběhu. Kniha Velká potopa položila základy muminího světa a vytvořila mnoho témat, která byla dále rozvíjena v pozdějších knihách. Jedním z nich je důležitost rodiny. Velká povodeň je vůbec první muminí příb…
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR
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?
Deníky
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…
Ledová sfinga
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…
Is history repeating itself?
World history is contradictory. On the one hand, it is certainly fascinating with the number of courageous deeds and glorious victories that moved human society forward. And if that failed, then at least with heroic defeats that positively influenced national consciousn…
The Canterville Ghost
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…
Murderers
The fourth step into the Darkness is called Murderers, and it takes the listener into the realm of vampire stories and haunted houses. The first – The Tomb of Sara – was written by English navy officer, and writer, Frederick George Loring. It was one of the very first s…
Pohádky víly srdíčkové – Včelka Bambulka
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.
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A GOOD ENTREPRENEUR
TEN COMMANDMENTS OF A GOOD ENTREPRENEUR will teach you especially what you should not forget before you start a business and, if you are already running one, what steps should take to protect your business and family assets.
Longing
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…
Perinbaba
Kde bolo, tam bolo, bola raz jedna chudobná dievčina, ktorú macocha veľmi preveľmi trápila. Jedného dňa, keď jej nakázala skočiť do studne po vreteno, ktoré jej tam spadlo, ocitla sa dievčina na peknej lúke v prečudesnom svete, kde na ňu chlieb i jabloň prehovorili a pr…
Death and Other Horrors
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…
Illusion
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 …
Sounds in the Dark
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, …
Planes of Existence
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…
Rituals for Virtual Meetings: Creative Ways to Engage People and Strengthen Relationships
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…
30 Great Myths about Shakespeare
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…
The Man Who Changed Everything: The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
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…
Mirage
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 …
The Beauty of Women for Middle Aged and Older Men
The Beauty of Women for Middle Aged and Older Men 67 humorous and reflective poems about love, attraction, and relationships from a mature man's perspective. What happens when love is seen not through youthful fantasy, but through the wisdom of time? This collection bl…
Dana
Three women. One man. Three encounters that blur the line between desire, connection, and illusion. In Dana, relationships are never simple and every meeting reveals something deeper beneath the surface. Each story follows a different woman, each with her own personalit…
