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Dříve než byla novela Alexandry Berkové Magorie oceněná v roce 1991 cenou Egona Hostovského, natočil podle ní režisér Josef Henke dramatickou kompozici s hudbou Emila Viklického. Ve fantaskním podobenství o zemi pod plochým kamenem vytvořila autorka metaforu života v to…

Šťastná hvězda Christiana Diora. Příběh výjimečného života Catherine Dior (1917–2008), jež byla múzou svého bratra Christiana i statečnou členkou francouzského odboje. Catherine Dior (1917–2008) byla múzou svého bratra Christiana i statečnou členkou francouzského odboje…

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…

Je pozdní léto roku 1944 a v oblasti Pečenga na severu Finska probíhá laponská válka. Nemanželská dcera ze šamanské rodiny, odmalička odsunutá na okraj společnosti, působí jako porodní bába. Pak se ale bezhlavě zamiluje do nacistického důstojníka Johannese a z vlastní v…

The ninth step into the Darkness is called Love from the Dark Side, and it brings us to the climax of the series – the Darkness itself. It features The Tenant of the Cedars by Mary Elizabeth Penn – a story about the vengeance of the dead. Little is known of the author o…

Kin-Fo se dozví, že mu v Americe krachuje důležitá investice. Hrozí mu bankrot a on se rozhodne dobrovolně odejít z tohoto světa. Sám si ale na život sáhnout nechce. Chce zažít ještě nějaké vzrušení. Uzavře proto životní pojistku a požádá svého přítele, starého filozofa…

Artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession — and this book shows lawyers how to harness it. Written by Noah Waisberg and Alexander Hudek, the lawyer-and-computer-scientist team behind the pioneering legal-AI company Kira Systems, AI for Lawyers is an a…

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…

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 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 …

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…

Alexandre Dumas starší byl vypravěčským mistrem. Jeho romány jsou nadčasové, stále čtenářsky atraktivní. Je méně známé, že nepsal pouze fikce, ale vytvořil také několik životopisů skutečných historických osobností. Jeho zřejmě nejznámější biografií je životopis Napoleon…

Francouzský básník a prozaik Gérard de Nerval (1808-1855) byl mj. fascinován Orientem. Tomuto tajuplnému světu věnoval řadu próz (Cesta do Orientu či Příběh o Královně jitra a Sulajmánovi, knížeti duchů). Jeho tvůrčí osobnost byla určována dvěma základními osami: cestov…

Původní snímky této kompilace byly nahrány v roce 1962 ve studiu Omniton. V roce 1996 obohatila producentka titulu Naďa Dvorská nahrávky o doprovodnou hudbu skladatele Miloše Vacka a Bonton, který v té době disponoval archivem Supraphonu, je znovu vydal v roce 1996 pod …

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…

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…

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, …

Although the benefits of cutting company costs may seem obvious, there are many entrepreneurs who neglect to do that. The costs directly affect the level of their income and may also pose a great risk to the company. This audiobook teaches entrepreneurs that cost manage…

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 …

What if one man's life could tell the story of an entire century? Jaroslav Novák never left Prague (with the exception of fighting in the First World War) yet he lived through more upheaval, change, and contradiction than most people could imagine. Born at the dawn of t…

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…

What does it mean to survive… when survival demands compromise? Coward is a powerful, unsettling story of one man's journey through the shifting moral landscape of 20th century Czechoslovakia a world where every decision carries a cost. Graduating in 1938 on the brink o…

Are you thinking about buying real estate? Regardless of whether it‘s property for your business or your residence, you will always encounter pitfalls, both hidden and obvious. Find out what to watch for when buying real estate and get experienced advice on how to inves…