Audiokniha Símka: Druhý začátek

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…

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…

Klíčové dílo kancléře florentské republiky obsahuje politické úvahy o mechanismech fungování moci. Definuje zásady pragmatické politiky zaměřené na řešení konkrétních problémů autorovy doby. Za ideál Machiavelli považoval jednotný stát spravovaný moudrým vládcem, který …

Aby mořeplavec a dobrodruh Thor Heyerdahl dokázal svou teorii, že praobyvatelé Tichomoří můžou být potomci jihoamerických civilizací, postavil vor a vydal se na moře. Proti sobě měl celý svět a celý divoký Pacifik. Podle jeho vzoru podnikl v padesátých letech 20. stolet…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

Václav Vojtěch (29. listopadu 1901, Skřivany u Nového Bydžova - 6. srpna 1932, Labe u Sadské) nebyl první Čech, který podlehl vábení dobrodružství polárních expedic. Jako první Čech ale vstoupil na území Antarktidy, a to 27. ledna 1929. Stal se také přímým svědkem start…

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 …

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…

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 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…

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 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 …

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 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…

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…

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…

Marketing of small and medium businesses provides 8 important tips for entrepreneurs who have decided to support their business by marketing activities and who want to do it efficiently. Experience shows that too many entrepreneurs waste a lot of money on activities tha…

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…

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?