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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…

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 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…

Malá Lotta bydlí s rodiči a dvěma sourozenci v hezkém žlutém domě v uličce, která se správně jmenuje Pošťácká. Možná že kdysi v téhle ulici pošťáci žili, prohlásil jednou Lottin tatínek, ale protože tu teď již dlouho řádí jenom rošťáci, překřtil ji na Rošťáckou. A oprav…

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…

Salon Podolská býval v dobách své největší slávy spojován s elegancí a luxusem. Po znárodnění v roce 1948 zde díky protekci Marty Gottwaldové mohla bývalá majitelka zůstat zaměstnána na podřadné pozici. Na osudech lidí spojených se salonem můžeme sledovat dobu, kdy mode…

Legendární román, podle kterého bylo pojmenováno záškodnické hnutí nacistů. Děj románu se odehrává na německém venkově v dobách třicetileté války a popisuje vpád a drancování krajiny putujícími vojsky, převážně švédskými. Hlavní postavou je zde sedlák Harm Wulf z Lunebo…

School’s over at last! Summer holidays are here but who wants to spend them in the countryside? Not Val, of course! She hates the country, but eventually she’ll change her mind. Guess why! Read her diary and find out. She tells her diary all about herself, her moods, he…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

Summer has started and a group of six friends who call themselves the Bombardiers have so many plans. First on the agenda? Finally explore the half-ruined house in Acacia Street everyone is so afraid of. No one has stepped inside for years. Except for cats. Hundreds of …

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…

Sidonie Nádherná z Borutína, přítelkyně básníka Rainera Marii Rilka i kritika a spisovatele Karla Krause, zvelebitelka a ochranitelka zámku a parku ve Vrchotových Janovicích, není typickou famme fatale.Alena Wagnerová ve své biografické knize Sidonie Nádherná s podtitul…

Na sluncem zalitém řeckém ostrově vyrůstá Kri-kri, dívka divoká jako horská koza. Její svět plný svobody a vůně moře náhle zničí druhá světová válka. Z dětství zůstane jen popel, rozmetaný dívčiným nečekaným mateřstvím. Ženy jejího rodu měly vždy jen jednu dceru, ale Kr…

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?

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 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, …

Říká se, že v každém květu heřmánku sídlí heřmánková víla, která si plete z heřmánkové vůně jemňounký léčivý závojíček. A co se stane, když se heřmánková víla zatouží proletět po světě a cestu zpátky domů už nenajde, protože její bylinku lidé utrhli? Naneštěstí ale práv…

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…