Audiokniha Svět Jaroslava Ježka

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…

Císař Karel IV. získal pro svou dceru Annu výhodnou partii -- anglického krále! Mladičká česká princezna se za Richarda II. provdá v šestnácti letech a přicestuje do svého nového domova. Královský dvůr cizí nevěstu přijme zprvu chladně, ale mírná a laskavá Anna Česká br…

Vládkyně habsburské monarchie, česká a uherská královna… Z učebnic historie se na nás dívá majestátní plavovlasá žena, pravá císařovna. Jaká ale byla doopravdy žena jménem Marie Terezie? V audioknize máte možnosti nahlédnout do soukromého života jedné z nejmocnějších že…

V roce 10 191 vládne galaktickému impériu padišáh císař Shaddam Corrino IV. a spolu s ním i vznešené velkorody. Právě vlivu jednoho z nich - rodu Atreidů - se panovník obává a svěří mu tedy správu nad planetou Arrakis a s ní i komplikovanou těžbu neobyčejné látky - zázr…

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…

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 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 …

Tento študijný materiál – odborná publikácia je vhodná pre vedúcich mimovládnych organizácií, manažérov, obchodných zástupcov, zamestnancov, ktorí pracujú s ľuďmi ako aj pre civilný sektor, ktorí potrebujú zlepšiť svoje komunikačné zručnosti a presadiť svoje nápady a my…

Humorous stories of “old bachelors” who, at balls, wine bars, on the street, and elsewhere, try—sometimes successfully, sometimes not—to get closer to the opposite sex. For some men, the pursuit of women gradually becomes a purpose, a pastime, and eventually even a spor…

Audiokniha v ruštině seznámí s osmi nejznámějšími ruskými bylinami, které byly zpracovány pro účely těch zájemců, kteří teprve začínají s v cizím jazykem. Poslechnete si o slavných bohatýrech a bohatýrkách, kteří se nebojí ani hrůzostrašných draků, ani mocných tatarskýc…

Pôsobivý príbeh o matkách a dcérach, o láske a tajomstvách. Naomi žije so svojím manželom Colinom v krásnej vile Kotva na morskom pobreží v južnom Anglicku. Majú dve dcéry a všetko sa zdá idylické. Keď však Colin náhle umiera, Naomi si začína budovať nový život. Do suse…

Brynhild Hendriksenová sa na kráľovu žiadosť musí vydať za nemilovaného muža. Dohodnutou svadbou sa má uzavrieť mier medzi dánskym a nórskym územím, ktorý visí na vlásku, odkedy Harald I. Modrozubý prijal kresťanstvo a núti svojho škandinávskeho spojenca, aby sa vzdal s…

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, …

Annabellu odložila matka jako velmi malé dítě v klášteře ve Francii. Z dětství si téměř nic nepamatuje, nyní žije s pěstounkou v chudé části Londýna a živí se jako bylinkářka a léčitelka, jejíž pověst se rozšířila i za hranice jejich čtvrti. Když ji jednoho dne navštíví…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

Nine steps have led us to the final stage – right into the heart of the Darkness. Aptly enough, the iconic author from Ireland is on the doorstep; Bram Stoker – and with his Dracula to boot. Well, wait a second – not exactly, to be honest. Dracula’s Guest is one of the …

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…

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. In the first part, the business risk buster strikes at a car showroom where two co-owners cannot…

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 cause big trouble. In the second part, which takes place at a well-known seaside resort, you will learn how the business ri…

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. In the seventh part, the business risk buster strikes at a deli. The new owner took it over from…

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…