Karel Kárász Volgorde van de boeken

'The most passionate, engaging and historically profound account of the Soviet empire that I have read.' - Michael Ignatieff

“Le Grand Meaulnes” is the only novel published by Alain-Fournier in 1913 when he was twenty-seven years old. A year later he was killed in the First World War. It tells the story of the arrival of a young Augustin Meaulnes at a village school in Sainte-Agathe in France. He boards with the head-master’s family, and the narrator of the book is the head-master’s son, François Seurel. It is a portrayal of adolescence when the imagination of childhood begins to embrace the realities of the adult world. What happens belongs to the two spheres, and is told here years later by François. Into it he pours his nostalgia for what is gone, regret for what was lost, and his memories of his fellow student and companion, Augustin Meaulnes, and the beautiful Yvonne de Galais. In this unique translation Jennifer Hashmi has adhered to the narrative poetic style of the original, and has respected Alain-Fournier’s frequent use of the ellipse which hints at more than he can say, and allows readers to intuit the rest. Thus the mysterious haunting quality of the novel is preserved. Students should find this translation most helpful in in that it carries with it not only the meaning of the text but also the atmosphere and emotion of the original work. However, whether student or not, this is a novel which has captivated readers for nearly a century as it presents the apparently everyday world through the eyes of François the dreamer, and Meaulnes the adventurer, both seeking the ultimate happiness they believe is waiting for all who dare. Cover Image “Le Grand Meaulnes était myope” by francis ledoux under Creative Commons License.

Až do harému se dostala krásná Jamina, mladá šlechtična ruského původ, když se v Cařihradě během Krymské války musela v hrůze skrýt před nepřátelskými Turky. Britský diplomat lord Castleford se dokonce dvakrát ocitl v riskantní roli Jamiina zachránce a jeho nadějná diplomatická kariéra byla rázem ohrožena...

Soudničky 1939 - 1940. Slavnou rubriku soudniček v Lidových novinách převzal na čas Jan Drda po Karlu Poláčkovi- když ten se nejprve obával chodit k soudu, pak už jako žid nesměl zůstat ani v redakci. Z dnešních novin soudničky vymizely- až při přečtení Drdova souboru napadne čtenáře, jaká je to škoda. Drobné vtipné črty, připomínající Čapkovy "kapesní" povídky, jenže ze skutečného života, z jednání konkrétního pražského soudu konkrétního dne. Inu, hříšní lidé z města pražského a jejich osudy, půvabné i nostalgií jiného času, kdy jako by se žilo pomaleji a mírněji, kradlo, mordovalo a podvádělo nějak laskavěji a lidštěji.

Jsou Vám šaty těsné? Chtěla byste být zdravější, štíhlejší a cítit se lépe? Zkuste jednoduchou a přitom příjemnou metodu Miriam Stoppardové. Můžete jíst šestkrát denně a jídla, která máte rádi. Neztratíte radost ze života a potěšení z jídla. Budete-li se řídit naší knihou, shodíte opravdu 7 liber za 7 dní, ale - co je hlavní - váhu si udržíte.

Známý autor – cestovatel a dobrodruh Richard Halliburton – znovu na dobrodružných cestách. Mistrně vykreslená dobrodružná cesta autorova po stopách starověkého hrdiny Odyssea.

The book behind the hit TV series and movie. The doctors and nurses who worked in the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH) during the Korean War were well trained, dedicated, and pushed to the brink. And they were young - too young to be doing what they had to do. As Richard Hooker writes in the Foreword, 'A few flipped their lids, but most of them just raised hell, in a variety of ways and degrees.' Meet the true-life heroes and lunatics who fought in the Korean War, and experience the martini-laced mornings, marathon high jinks, sexual escapades, and that perfectly corrupt football game that every fan of the movie will remember. It's also a story of hard work and skill in the face of enormous pressure and odds. Here is where it all began - the novel that made M*A*S*H a legend.

A graduate student in literature and a practicing Catholic, Adam Appleby is also married and has three children. On this foggy day in London, work and life conspire to propel Adam through a series of disasters which will leave readers laughing out loud. --Amazon.