Knihy a četba

<p>'Meanwhile, let us have a sip of tea. The afternoon glow is brightening the bamboos, the fountains are bubbling with delight, the soughing of the pines is heard in our kettle.' In this charming book from 1906, Okakura explores Zen, Taoism, Tea Masters and the significance of the Japanese tea ceremony. One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.</p>

<p>Publikace doprovází autorčino životní jubileum. Jedná se o první a jedinou monografii výtvarnice, která mapuje její celoživotní tvorbu, tedy více než 50 let tvůrčí práce na poli ateliérového skla. Přestože je Jiřina Žertová výraznou osobností českého uměleckého skla, stála vždy jaksi stranou, často hluboce nepoznaná. Její tvorba nebyla dosud zmapována a vydána v žádné samostatné publikaci. Jedná se tedy o zásadní knihu, která má ambici tuto mezeru důstojně zaplnit.</p>

<p>Pod rouškou tmy starý hrad ožívá. Na nádvoří se v šeru noci rozeznějí tiché kroky. To si čarodějka Háta připravuje kotlík na lektvar. Oheň, který zapálil drak Uhlák, zažene studenou černotu do tmavých zákoutí hradu. Ze sklepení se vyplouží rozespalí upíři Jurák a Dumák. Bílá paní Josefína se ladně snese ze své zamčené věže. Spolu s ní k ohni dorazí i bezhlavý rytíř Jáchym. Vodní příkop rozčeří vlnky a z jeho hlubin se vynoří vodník Brčálek. Brzy se k nim připojí Adriana, člověk, který obrátí chod hradu zcela naruby.... Zatímco vy uléháte do postele, oni vstávají. Jejich příběh již brzy začne. Odhoďte peřiny a vyjděte ze svých domovů. Zažijete dobrodružství plné kouzel, napětí a neočekávaných příběhů. Pusťte se do pátrání po ztracené kouzelné knize, Jáchymově hlavě a pokladu Temného rytíře. Staňte se součástí příběhu. Jakmile do něj vstoupíte, nebudete chtít odejít.</p>

<p>Dva příběhy písaře královské komory Jiřího Adama z Dobronína se odehrávají v polovině 16. století. Poslední cantilena zavádí královského písaře mezi bratrstvo chrámových zpěváků. Podivná smrt jednoho z nich by královskou komoru zřejmě vůbec nezajímala, pokud by se současně neztratil starodávný kancionál. Jen zasvěcení ale vědí, proč je ta kniha tak cenná. V Tajemství Tudorovců odjíždí Jiří Adam z Dobronína jako vyslanec ke dvoru anglické královny Marie a spolu s ním i známá z teplických lázní Kateřina Dolanská, která se vyzná v diplomacii mnohem lépe než on. Jenže záhy se ukáže, že její úkol je úplně jiný. Snaha odhalit dávnou vraždu je zavede nejen do cel ponurého Toweru, ale i do ruin zničeného opatství nedaleko Canterbury...</p>

<p>Krásná dárková Rick and Morty sada pro všechny fanoušky Ricka a Mortyho, která obsahuje: •Sběratelskou krabici •Sklenici ze silného skla o objemu 500 ml •Keramický hrnek 320 ml •2 podtácky</p>

<p>Zbrusu nová série akrylových 2D figurek z dílny AbyStyle pro fanoušky manga. •Figurku si sestavíte ze tří částí: postavička, logo a podstavec •Velikost cca 9 cm •Vysoce kvalitní tisk na akryl</p>

<p>Zábavný titul obsahuje 24 stran plných zajímavých úkolů, hledání i luštěnek a 4 listy samolepek, jejichž pomocí děti aktivity vyřeší a zahrají si únikovou hru. Pro děti 8+.</p>

<p>Witty, haunting and kind, Under the Whispering Door is a gift for troubled times. TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office – and his afterlife building a home.From the author of joyous New York Times bestseller The House in the Cerulean Sea.Welcome to Charon’s Crossing.The tea is hot, the scones are fresh and the dead are just passing through.When a reaper comes to collect Wallace from his own sparsely-attended funeral, Wallace is outraged. But he begins to suspect she’s right, and he is in fact dead. Then when Hugo, owner of a most peculiar tea shop, promises to help him cross over, Wallace reluctantly accepts the truth.Yet even in death, he refuses to abandon his life – even though Wallace spent all of it working, correcting colleagues and hectoring employees. He’d had no time for frivolities like fun and friends. But as Wallace drinks tea with Hugo and talks to his customers, he wonders if he was missing something.The feeling grows as he shares jokes with the resident ghost, manifests embarrassing footwear and notices the stars. So when he’s given one week to pass through the door to the other side, Wallace sets about living a lifetime in just seven days.Fans of A Man Called Ove and The Good Place will fall for this queer love story by TJ Klune.</p>

<p>THERE ARE MANY LEGENDS ABOUT MY MOTHER... Raised far away on the moon, Xingyin was unaware she was being hidden from the Celestial Emperor - who exiled her mother for stealing the elixir of immortality. But when her magic flares and reveals her, Xingyin is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless, and afraid, Xingyin makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. In disguise, she trains alongside the Emperor's son, mastering archery and magic, despite the passion which flames between them. Vowing to rescue her mother, Xingyin embarks on a quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. But when forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, Xingyin must challenge the ruthless Emperor, leaving her torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos... Inspired by the legend of Chang'e the Moon Goddess, this captivating debut weaves Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of love and family, immortals and magic.</p>

<p>The Mandalorian Armor In the hope of quelling the Rebellion Prince Xizor proposes a cunning plan to the Emperor and Darth Vader: smash the power of the Bounty Hunter’s Guild by turning its members against each other, and the survivors against the Rebellion. The fiercely independent Boba Fett jumps at the chance to destroy his rivals but when he realizes the game is rigged, he finds himself the target of murderous factions, criminal conspiracies, and the evil at the Empire’s dark heart. Slave Ship The once powerful Bounty Hunter’s Guild has been shattered and the posting of an enormous bounty on a renegade Imperial stormtrooper is about to start a frenzy of murderous greed among its warring factions. Boba Fett embarks on his mission to claim the prize unaware that his every move leads him closer to a trap set by the devious Prince Xizor. Fett will die before becoming Xizor’s pawn in the Emperors war against the Rebels—and given the deadly challenge he now faces he may have to. Hard Merchandise When Boba Fett stumbles across evidence implicating Prince Xizor in the murder of Luke Skywalker’s aunt and uncle, he makes an enemy of someone who will kill to cover his tracks. Fett also also crosses paths with an amnesiac young woman named Neelah, who may be the key to the mystery—or a dangerous decoy leading him into a murderous ambush. Although Fett hopes to turn Xizor’s hidden enemies against him he knows that his chances for survival are slim—even for someone as skilled and relentless as Boba Fett.</p>

<p>First comes marriage, then comes an earthbound love that is out of this world! From the day his parents named him, Nasa Yuzaki has felt connected to outer space...whether he likes it or not. His efforts to outperform the space program veer off course when an accident introduces him to Tsukasa, a mysterious girl with strange powers. Is she an alien, a moon goddess, or something else? Since she insists on marrying him, Nasa will have plenty of chances to find out! During their camping trip, the gang surprises Nasa and Tsukasa with a belated wedding reception and a glampsite with a king-size bed! When they're not blushing and stammering their way through the festivities, the no-longer-newlyweds consider what marriage means to them. Maybe it's time to move out of the neighborhood bathhouse and into a place with a little more privacy.</p>

<p>Nisha Sharma's new romantic comedy features enemies to lovers, a cast of best friends, and a gaggle of aunties determined to make a match. Hi! I'm Kareena Mann. As cheesy as it sounds, I'm looking for my soulmate. In four months. And he must gain the approval of my meddling aunties. Kareena dreams of having a perfect love story like her parents did. That's why on the morning of her thirtieth birthday, she's decided to suit up and enter the dating arena. When her widowed father announces he's retiring and selling their home after her sister's engagement party, Kareena makes a deal with him. If she can find her soulmate by the date of the party, he'll gift her the house, and she'll be able to keep her mother's legacy alive. Hi, I'm Dr. Prem Verma, host of the Dr. Dil Show. Prem means love, Dil means heart, and I'm a cardiologist. Don't let my name fool you. I only fix broken hearts in the literal sense. Prem doesn't have time for romance, which is why it's no surprise when his first meeting with Kareena goes awry. Their second encounter is worse when their on-air debate about love goes viral. Now Prem's largest community center donor is backing out because Prem's reputation as a heart-health expert is at risk. To get back in his donor's good graces, he needs to fix his image fast, and dating Kareena is his only option. Even though they have warring interests, the more time Prem spends with Kareena, the more he thinks she's might actually be the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. In this Taming of the Shrew re-imagination, for Prem and Kareena to find their happily ever after, they must admit that hate has turned into fate.</p>

<p>My name is Tate. He doesn't call me that, though. He would never refer to me by a friendly nickname. No, he'll barely even speak to me. But he still won't leave me alone. We were best friends once. Then he turned on me and made it his mission to ruin my life. I've been humiliated, shut out, and gossiped about all through high school. His pranks and rumors got worse as time wore on, and I made myself sick trying to stay out of his way. I even went to France for a year, just to avoid him. But I'm done hiding from him now, and there's no way in hell I'll allow him to ruin another year. He might not have changed, but I have. It's time to fight back. For fans of Abbi Glines and Colleen Hoover comes the next big name in New Adult romance</p>

<p>From the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, comes a breath taking novel about modern marriage, the depth of family ties, and the year that one remarkable heroine spends exploring both. When Lauren and Ryan's marriage reaches the breaking point, they come up with an unconventional plan. They decide to take a year off in the hopes of finding a way to fall in love again. One year apart, and only one rule: they cannot contact each other. Aside from that, anything goes. Lauren embarks on a journey of self-discovery, quickly finding that her friends and family have their own ideas about the meaning of marriage. These influences, as well as her own healing process and the challenges of living apart from Ryan, begin to change Lauren's ideas about monogamy and marriage. She starts to question: When you can have romance without loyalty and commitment without marriage, when love and lust are no longer tied together, what do you value? What are you willing to fight for? This is a love story about what happens when the love fades. It's about staying in love, seizing love, forsaking love, and committing to love with everything you've got. And above all, After I Do is the story of a couple caught up in an old game-and searching for a new road to happily ever after.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Sedmnáctá kniha ze série Úžasná Zeměplocha v limitované edici.</p>

<p>Osmnáctá kniha ze série Úžasná Zeměplocha v limitované edici.</p>

<p>Basil Vega, geniální vynálezce, se vrací do rodného městečka Mont-Venus a otevře si tu netypický obchod nazvaný Bazar u puntíkaté zebry. Nabízí vtipné mechanické hračky pro každého bez rozdílu věku, které mají potěšit a rozvíjet myšlení i osobnost. Výtvory plné humoru a poezie, skutečné spouštěče emocí, pocitů a úvah. Jeho obchod je místem pro život a snění. Dost na to, aby rozvířil vody malého konvenčního městečka. Jedním z jeho prvních zákazníků je Arthur – patnáctiletý frustrovaný výrostek, který na maloměstě nezapadá a své tvůrčí vyjádření i hněv na systém, do něhož nepasuje, nachází k velkému zoufalství své matky Giulie ve sprejerství. Giulia je talentovaná parfumérka, samoživitelka, dva roky po odchodu manžela stále neschopná pohnout se v životě dál. Navíc je demotivovaná ze své stereotypní práce ve firmě na výrobu deodorantů. Basil se s Arthurem a později i s jeho matkou Giulií zcela nepravděpodobně spřátelí. Jejich vztah se utuží, poté co další protagonistka příběhu Louisa nachytá Arthura při činu – se šablonou a sprejem v ruce – a poštve na něj policii. Basil Arthurovi pomůže problém s policií (a soudem) vyřešit a nabídne mu u sebe v obchodě brigádu. Louisa (vážená občanka, šéfredaktorka místního plátku a úzkoprsá kritička všeho, co vybočuje z normy) vzápětí rozpoutá na Basila a jeho obchod hon, Bazar zařadí na černou listinu jako místo, které jménem místních novin a svého sdružení Civilismus nedoporučuje k návštěvě. A tím její intriky nekončí… Jak z téhle šlamastyky vyjít v dobrém? Překvapivě a ve stylu filmu Čokoláda se všichni hrdinové v různém načasování dotknou svých niterných stránek, skrytých frustrací, slabostí a bolestí, nakonec si je dokážou přiznat a tím sami sebe osvobodit. A konečně uvidí shovívavěji i druhé a mohou začít nanovo. Kdyby snad někdo potřeboval opravdu užitečný a jasný návod, jak proměnit svůj život k lepšímu, stačí zalistovat Basilovým deníkem na konci knihy…</p>

<p>Why should architects have to confine their creativity and artistic abilities to buildings and rooms? A closer look reveals that many of them are also active as creators of objects – from pieces of furniture designed for their own buildings to products entirely unrelated to architectural design.</p> <p>Design Affairs reveals how architects translate their building style into product design or modify it to suit the task at hand. The remarkable diversity within this field is showcased in the examples carefully selected for this volume, which reveals how the art of architecture can generate new perspectives in product design.</p> <p>Content</p> Daniel Libeskind: Swarovski chess set Zaha Hadid: NOVA Shoe for United Nude Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas: Theresia Espresso Coffee Machine for Victoria Arduino Ben van Berkel: PIAZZA for Alessi Hadi Teherani: Oneline for Steng Licht

<p>Většina hrdinů, které známe, jsou výjimečné bytosti nadané nadpřirozenými schopnostmi, s pláštěm, který jim vlaje z ramen. Existují však i hrdinové z masa a kostí, tak skuteční jako ty a já, kteří se někdy mýlí, ale jindy se jim povedou věci naprosto výjimečné. A takový byl i Leonardo da Vinci. Jeho mimořádnou schopností bylo neúnavné úsilí přetvářet vlastní sny ve skutečnost, také zvídavost, nesmírná pracovitost a genialita. Díky tomu všemu vytvořil úžasná umělecká díla, jako je Mona Lisa nebo Poslední večeře. Takových výšin Leonardo da Vinci dosáhl a toto je jeho příběh.</p>