Audiokniha Španělština pro mírně pokročilé B1, část 2
I lived in the 20th century
What if one man's life could tell the story of an entire century? Jaroslav Novák never left Prague (with the exception of fighting in the First World War) yet he lived through more upheaval, change, and contradiction than most people could imagine. Born at the dawn of t…
Norwid: Chopinův klavír
Báseň Chopinův klavír ze sbírky Černé květy (1856) polského básníka Cypriana Norwida (*24. 9.1821- †23. 5.1883) nahrál Jiří Adamíra (*2. 4. 1926 – †14. 8. 1993) pro Supraphon ve studiu Lucerna 17. prosince 1969. V roce 1972 vydal Supraphon tuto nahrávku na EP desce 0 39…
Krysař
Námět Krysaře pochází z Německa, kde opravdu podle báje osoba krysaře žila. Ten měl za úkol čistit město Hameln od škůdců v podobě krys. Obyvatelé města ho považují za méněcenného a zesměšňují ho, jemu je to však jedno až do té doby, než se zamiluje do vesničanky, která…
Fantóm opery
Proslulý román francouzského prozaika Gastona Lerouxe "Fantom opery" vyšel roku 1910. Nesmírně úspěšné dílo se dočkalo nesčetných reedic a řady překladů do cizích jazyků (první český překlad je z roku 1919) a bylo několikrát zfilmováno. Fantom opery se jeví jako projev …
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…
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…
Magorie
Dříve než byla novela Alexandry Berkové Magorie oceněná v roce 1991 cenou Egona Hostovského, natočil podle ní režisér Josef Henke dramatickou kompozici s hudbou Emila Viklického. Ve fantaskním podobenství o zemi pod plochým kamenem vytvořila autorka metaforu života v to…
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…
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…
Dana
Three women. One man. Three encounters that blur the line between desire, connection, and illusion. In Dana, relationships are never simple and every meeting reveals something deeper beneath the surface. Each story follows a different woman, each with her own personalit…
Coward
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…
Love from the Dark Side
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…
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…
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, …
Date
What starts as a simple date… can quickly spiral into something completely unexpected. Date is a sharp, witty three-act comedy that explores the unpredictable world of modern relationships where first impressions deceive, intentions clash, and nothing ever goes quite as…
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 …
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…
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?
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 …
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…
Modrá růže. Vzpomínky Marie de Saint-Exupéryové a dopisy syna
Z komentáře k původnímu LP 1218 4033 Supraphonu z roku 1985: Divadlo má své legendy a svou přítomnost. Velký herec se stává legendou už v době, kdy ještě tvoří na jevišti a je přítomen i tehdy, kdy odešel": v divadle žije jeho duch a jeho legenda.... K jedné z těchto le…
70 let Divadla na Vinohradech
Z komentáře původního LP alba 1 18 2105 "70 let Divadla na Vinohradech" vydaného v Supraphonu v roce 1977 a nyní, v listopadu 2017, poprvé vydávaného digitálně - první představení na prknech Vinohradského divadla se totiž odehrálo 24. listopadu 1907..... Předkládáme ve…