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Edward Lucas The New Cold War ENThe first book to explain how the Kremlin’s increasingly authoritarian and aggressive stance threatens Europe, America and the world. With a preface by Norman Davies, author of Europe: A History. Revised and updated following Russia's attack on Georgia. In the 1990s, Russia was the sick man of Europe, but the rise to power of former KGB officer Vladimir Putin in 1999 coincided with a huge hike in world oil and…
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George Carpozi, William Balsamo The MafiaHow did the Mob evolve from a disorganised gang of uncouth killers into the deadly 'international corporation' it is today? Tracing its beginnings as an underground society which sprang up in Sicily, to the Mob which went on to run organised ...
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Joanne Harris The Lollipop Shoes ENSeeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out; no red sachets hang by the door. The wind has stopped - at least for a while. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l´Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change... But this new…
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Venerable Fr. Germanus The Life of St. Gemma Galgani ENSt. Gemma Galgani (1878-1903) was a mystic, stigmatist, visionary, ecstatic, victim soul, discerner of spirits, seer of hidden things, prophetess, spouse of Christ, zealot for souls and devotee of the Poor Souls in Purgatory. She died at only 25. Her mother was also saintly, and it is beautiful to see how she helped cultivate this lily of purity. See how Gemma made great sacrifices painful to human nature from her…
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Jack Samson The Flying Tiger ENA definitive biography of the legendary leader of the Flying Tigers and the U.S. Fourteenth Air Force in China.
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Howard Jacobson The Finkler Question ENJulian Treslove, a professionally unspectacular and disappointed BBC worker, and Sam Finkler, a popular Jewish philosopher, writer and television personality, are old school friends. Despite a prickly relationship and very different lives, they've never quite lost touch with each other - or with their former teacher, Libor Sevick.Man Bookers Prize 2010!
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William J. Dobson The Dictator's Learning Curve ENIt’s not easy being a dictator these days. From Tahrir Square to the Kremlin, downtown Caracas to the Forbidden City, we have witnessed an incredible moment in the war between dictators and democracy. The problem is that today’s authoritarians are not like the frozen-in-time, ready-to-crack regime of North Korea. They are ever-morphing, technologically savvy, and have replaced more brutal forms of intimidation with…
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Robert Lacey The CrownElizabeth Mountbatten nečekala, že její otec zemře tak náhle a tak mladý. Navíc za sebou zanechal prázdný trůn a vládu nad Britským impériem. Veškerá zodpovědnost nyní přechází na mladou Elizabeth, která má už tak co dělat...
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Barney Stinson, Matt Kuhn The Bro Code ENEveryone's life is governed by an internal code of conduct. Some call it morality. Others call it religion. BUt Bros in the know call this holy grail the Bro Code...
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Hank Haney The Big Miss CZPrvní kniha o Tigeru Woodsovi, která je tak intimní a odhalující. Šest let trvající spolupráce plná vítězství, drilu, pádů i výzev. Trenér Hank Haney poznal komplikovanou osobnost Tigera Woodse: - Jaká byla jeho největší obava? - Proč si svou rodinu a přátele nepřipouští k tělu? - Co skrývá před světem? Mimořádný titul podává svědectví o náročnosti tréninku sportovní superstar.
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Alistair Taylor The Beatles - Zpověď tajemníka CZAntologie Beatles váží takřka čtyři kilogramy a zmiňuje více než dva tisíce lidí, kteří hráli úlohu v příběhu nejslavnější skupiny na světe. Je to vyčerpávající popis významné etapy, kterou spolu strávili. Ale člověk, který stál po boku manažera skupiny Briana Epsteina v době, kdy poprvé spatřil hrát Beatles v klubu Cavern v listopadu roku 1961, tu není zmiňován. Spolu s podpisem Jonha Lennona, Paula Mc.Cartneyho…
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The Beatles CZTato ilustrovaná biografie vás bude prostřednictvím jedinečných fotografií a zajímavých informací postupně provázet bouřlivými osudy fenomenální skupiny Beatles; od jejích liverpoolských začátků v létě 1962, kdy spolu John, Paul, George a Ringo začali v létě hrát, přes dobu, co si Beatles zamiloval celý svět a vypukl hotový blázinec, až do jejich rozpadu v roce 1970, což však v žádném případě neznamenalo konec…
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Michelle M. Murphy The Barista Diary ENChic lit with a hip new twist, The Barista Diary by Michelle M. Murphy is funny, quaint, and delightful. With a blithe tone, the author plays on the palate of coffee aficionados to provide a rich blend of anecdotes about men and women relationship issues in an extreme location. All of this plus 365 daily grind recipes! Compare to Bridget Jones and Nanny Diaries, this shares the life of a barista. (Not affiliated…
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Dan Carter The Autobiography ENMy Autobiography is the up-close-and-personal memoir of a global icon of sport, a country boy who went on to become rugby's world superstar. Daniel William Carter is acknowledged as the greatest fly-half to have played international rugby. A veteran of more than 100 Test matches, he is the world record holder for most Test points, has twice been named the IRB's Player of the Year and twice named New Zealand Player…
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Barack Obama The Audacity of Hope ENThis title presents Barack Obama's political vision for the future of America. If Barack Obama is successful in his quest to become President of the United States, he will dramatically change the face that his country presents to the world. In this bestselling book, Obama discusses the importance of empathy in politics, his hopes for a different America with different policies, and how the ideals of its democracy…
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Sinclair Nicholas The AmeriCzech Dream CZJaký je rozdíl mezi Čechy a Američany? A co mají společného? Většina z nás nemůže zodpovědět tuto otázku a ani nevíme, jak málo známe jeden druhého. Sinclair Nicholas, americký spisovatel, který žije v Čechách 15 let, napsal knihu na toto téma. Kniha je v češtině, plná úsměvných i kritických poznámek o obou světech.
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Simon Schama The American Future ENIn November 2008, the United States elected a new President. But the collapse of twenty years of Republican conservativism means the country is already conducting an intense self-examination about the trajectory of its history; how it came to find itself in multiple crises and how an America that began as 'the last best hope for mankind' came to be so suspected and vilified around much of the world. The American…
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