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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…
Moderní revue
Vzpomínky na počátky časopisu, který se na konci 19. a v první čtvrtině 20. století stal tribunou mladého hnutí v české literatuře.8. října 1894 vyšlo první číslo Moderní revue pro literaturu, umění a život. Počátky Moderní revue zaznamenal ve svých pamětech básník a sp…
Tao te ťing
Lao-c', Starý mistr, žil asi v letech 570 až 490 př. n. l. Historik S'-ma Čchien o něm napsal: "Lao-c' pěstoval cestu (tao) a její sílu (te). Učil, že člověk se má snažit skrýt a zůstat beze jména. Žil po dlouhá léta v království Čou. Když viděl, jak dynastie upadá, opu…
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…
Odpadlík
Luigi byl čaroděj - učeň. Navíc zamilovaný právě do tohoto křižníku, admirálské lodě třetí hvězdné flotily. A do toho pořád ty šramoty. Zasáhli čarodějové… napadlo ho.
Mozart a Salieri
Literárně-dramatická kompozice o tragickém konci ruského romantika s použitím motivů ze života obou géniů a Puškinovy hry Mozart a Salieri. Mezi Mozartem a Puškinem vskutku je možno nalézt paralely - geniální nadání, které se uplatňuje v konvenčním a konzervativním pro…
Liturgie svátostí
Křesťané mají sedm svátostí. Každá z nich reaguje na určitou situaci v našem životě. Jedná se o chvíle, kdy se zásadně měníme nebo pro něco rozhodneme. V úvodních částech seriálu se teolog František Kunetka věnuje ritualizaci životních událostí a vysvětluje, jak se je…
Business Risk Buster Intervenes 9
Do you run a business? Then you have to hear this true story! Every entrepreneur wants to be successful, but even a seemingly small mistake can sometimes cause big trouble. The ninth part takes place in a restaurant, leased by a recently divorced businesswoman who want…
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…
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…
Poslední Lucemburk
Ladislav řečený Pohrobek se narodil čtyři měsíce po smrti svého otce Albrechta Habsburského a po smrti staršího bratra Jiřího se stal jediným dědicem české a uherské koruny. Přesto byl uherským králem nakonec zvolen polský Vladislav Jagellonský. Ladislavovým poručníkem …
The turn of the Screw
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 …
Církev a věda
Přínos křesťanství a církve pro lidstvo v běhu dějin bývá hodnocen různě. Církev někdy bývá označována jako tmářská, na druhou stranu ale můžeme nalézt tvrzení, která ji chválí za její přínos pro kulturu a vzdělanost lidstva. Píše se o tom, že na křesťanských základech …
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 …
Business Risk Buster Intervenes 8
Do you run a business? Then you have to hear this true story! Every entrepreneur wants to be successful, but even a seemingly small mistake can sometimes cause big trouble. The eighth part takes place in a hotel built by the owner in his hometown. He made his childhood…
The Future of No Work
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…
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 …
Politics in theory and practice
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 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…
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…
The Three Musketeers
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 TEN MOST COMMON MISTAKES MADE BY ENTREPRENEURS
One learns from mistakes and this educational audibook for entrepreneurs introduces the ten most fundamental mistakes made by entrepreneurs every single day. These are mostly the same mistakes that are made repeatedly. Therefore, the aim of this e-book is to educate how…
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…
AI for Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers
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…
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…