Audiokniha Můj život mezi slzami a smíchem
Touha
Šestý krok k temnotě s názvem touha sestává z jediné povídky – ovšem o to výraznější. Jde o kratší dílo Howarda Phillipse Lovecrafta, autora, jenž tvoří pilíř celé série. Vyvrženec (v jiných překladech Vyděděnec či Outsider) patří k jeho nejčastěji vydávaným a překládan…
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 …
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 …
Modrý Poťouch
Poťouch bývá různě velký a různě barevný. Každý Poťouch má trumpetkové našeptávadlo, dva z pěti prstů na ruce výrazně delší, těm se říká popichovadla, a zbylé tři prsty jako přísavky. Štětiny na šišaté hlavě se odborně nazývají svědidla. Co se svědidel týká, může být Po…
Kdo zavraždil účastníky Djatlovovy expedice?
Našli je v zimě, oblečené pouze do spodního prádla, rozeseté ve sněhu daleko od tábora. Ohořelé, zohavené. S rozmačkanými hrudníky, bez očí, bez jazyka… Jejich oděvy byly radioaktivní, ve fotoaparátu měli snímek postavy připomínající sněžného muže. Jak zemřelo devět vys…
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…
Studie v šarlatové
První detektivní román vydal Doyle v roce 1887, jmenoval se Studie v šarlatové a poprvé v něm představil slavnou dvojici – geniálního detektiva Sherlocka Holmese a jeho věrného přítele a zároveň vypravěče Holmesových případů doktora Watsona. U čtenářů však více zabrala …
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…
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…
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…
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, …
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…
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.
Svatý Xaverius
Ve svých prózách čerpal Arbes hojně náměty ze současného pražského života, do nichž prolínal autobiografické zážitky. Měl rád tajemné příběhy a dílo E. A. Poea. Byl to však zároveň neobyčejně racionální člověk, který se zajímal o techniku a o nejnovější vědecké objevy. …
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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?
Touch of Death
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…
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 …
HOW TO INCREASE COMPANY PROFITS BY REDUCING COSTS
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…