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TOMÁŠ GARRIGUE MASARYK (*7. března 1850 – †14. září 1937) Projev presidenta Osvoboditele T.G.Masaryka proslovený k poslancům Národního shromáždění na Hradě pražském k 10. výročí Čs. republiky 28.10.1928 Zvuková kvalita odpovídá historickému snímku - jedná se o přepis d…

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…

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…

Anna Gašparíková - Horáková vystudovala dějiny na Filozofické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy (1924-1928). V letech 1929-1936 pracovala jako soukromá archivářka Tomáše Garrigue Masaryka. Její vzpomínky z této doby vyšly knižně v roce 1995 pod názvem U Masarykovcov. Osmidílno…

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…

A young woman starts her first job as a governess in charge of two young orphans, Miles and Flora, at a country house called Bly. The children are beautiful and well-behaved, but are they too good to be true? When the governess starts to experience strange visions, she …

In the Boscombe Valley Mystery, Turner kills his blackmailer McCarthy to prevent McCarthy's son marrying his daughter and claiming all of his property. In the Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, Holmes foils Mr Ryder's plans to steal a precious jewel and frame a plumber fo…

Příběhy mimořádných žen, převážně urozených, ale i prostých, které se svými projevy blíženské lásky a svatostí zapsaly do dějin. O svatých královnách hovoří církevní historik profesor Martin Weis. Pozornost věnuje například císařovně Elii Pulcherii, svaté Uršule, králov…

Vánoční projev prezidenta Emila Háchy 24. 12. 1938 rozhlasový vánoční projev prezidenta česky, slovensky a ukrajinsky Projev prezidenta E. Háchy k národu 16. 3. 1939 - vyhlášení Protektorátu Čechy a Morava rozhlasový projev o novém státoprávním uspořádání Výzva státní…

It’s time to redefine how we work. We have been told for ages that technology would make our lives easier. Instead, we increasingly find ourselves drowning in tedious tasks and feeling trapped in the daily grind—overflowing calendars, endless to-do lists, and a never-en…

Guillaume Apollinaire (*26. srpna 1880 Řím – † 9. listopadu 1918 Paříž) byl francouzský básník, prozaik a dramatik; po matce, šlechtičně Angelice Kostrowicke, polského původu. Jeho literární začátky se datují na přelom 19. a 20. století Je považován za jednoho ze zaklad…

The eighth step into the Darkness takes place on the American side of the Atlantic. It features two short stories by a single author – Texas native Robert Ervin Howard. Sadly enough, Howard died at age 30, but he still managed to create several immortal heroes – and was…

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 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 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…

Herecký portrét Jiřiny Šejbalové vydal pod kat.číslem 0 48 0105 Supraphon v roce 1967 - nyní vychází titul poprvé digitálně: JIŘINA ŠEJBALOVÁ (17.9. 1905 – 23.8.1981) pocházela z kulturně založené rodiny, studoval na konzervatoři v Praze operní zpěv, později přesotupil…

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…

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 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, …

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…

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 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…

Mimořádné recepty, gastronomické a cestovatelské zážitky špičkového kuchaře, vyprávěné Oldřichem Kaiserem a Lenny Trčkovou Šéfkuchař Radek Příhonský má čtyřicetiletou praxi v luxusních restauracích a hotelech, hostil hollywoodské hvězdy a prezidenty, byl osobním kuchaře…