Moja najväčšia prehra je zbierkou úprimných príbehov a osobných spovedí 20 najslávnejších automobilových pretekárov, legiend zo sveta Formuly 1, Indycar, NASCAR, Le Mans a rely. V bezprostredných rozhovoroch jazdci poodhalili svoje najťažšie chvíle na trati aj v súkromí, a ukázali, že pod prilbami a ohňovzdornými kombinézami sú omylní, krehkí a hlavne ľudskí.

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As heard on BBC Radio 4 Start The Week'Felix Flicker brilliantly reveals the secrets behind the modern-day magic we call physics' Marcus du SautoyImagine you had a crystal that lit upon your command: magic must be at work, and you must surely be a wizard. But what if you discovered that you routinely cast such spells?

Pro Alaina Mangela, emeritního profesora ze Sorbonny, sex ztratil veškerý živočišný význam a stal se zdrojem posvátné energie. Začal se oblékat do fialové, která je barvou spirituální otevřenosti, a skoncoval jednou provždy s erekcí.

From Mongol invasions to modern US-Russia relations--how global geopolitics shift in unforeseeable ways. It has been almost 30 years since Francis Fukuyama proposed that we were entering into an era of triumph for Western liberalism he called "the end of history." Today this notion seems absurd.

Anna Shirleyová, hrdinka románov kanadskej spisovateľky Lucy Maud Montgomery, je už celé desaťročia obľúbená po celom svete. Anna sa konečne vydá za Gilberta Blytha.

'Some days I love my body, some days I hate my body, but every day I respect my body.'What does it really feel like when you respect your body? For many of us, a neutral approach to our physical self, based on compassion and acceptance, requires a revolutionary shift in how we think about ourselves.

Moje největší prohra je sbírkou upřímných příběhů a osobních zpovědí 20 nejslavnějších automobilových závodníků, legend ze světa Formule 1, Indycar, NASCAR, Le Mans a rallye. V bezprostředních rozhovorech jezdci poodhalili svoje nejtěžší chvíle na trati i v soukromí a ukázali, že pod přilbami a ohnivzdornými kombinézami se ukrývají chybující, křehcí a hlavně běžní lidé.

These are the women who were deemed too nasty for their times - too nasty to be recognised, too nasty to be paid for their work and sometimes too nasty to be allowed to live.
When you learn about women in history, it's hard not to wonder: why do they all seem so prim and proper?

'A dazzling, funny and elegantly angry demolition of our preconceptions about female behaviour and sex in the animal kingdom ... Bitch is a blast. I read it, my jaw sagging in astonishment, jotting down favourite parts to send to friends and reading out snippets gleefully...' Observer'A book that is tearing down the stereotypes and the biases.Absolutely fascinating.' BBC R4 Woman's Hour'From the heir to Attenborough. 5*' - Telegraph'Glorious ... A bold and gripping takedown of the sexist mythology baked into biology ...Full of marvellous surprises.

An instant Indie and #1 New York Times bestseller! Achingly atmospheric and beautifully sharp, A Study in Drowning will draw you in from the first page. Rory Power, New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls Bestselling author Ava Reid makes her YA debut in this dark academic fantasy perfect for fans of Melissa Albert and Elana K. Arnold.

John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world's deadliest disease. THE CELEBRATED INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, NOW IN PAPERBACK Tuberculosis has been entwined with hu-manity for millennia.

Vladimír Birgus (b. 1954) has long been important on the?Czech and European photography scene, where he plays several roles, ranging from photographer and columnist to historian and teacher. A number of high-profile projects are connected with his name, in particular the comprehensive exhibitions and books Czech Photographic Avant-garde, 1918–1948 and Czech Photography of the 20th Century, which have, in a fundamental way, helped promote the works of a many Czech photographers internationally.

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NO. 1 NYT BESTSELLING NOVEL, FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN'A love letter to stories - and to everyone silenced or forgotten in their retelling.' Allison Saft, author of A Far Wilder MagicEffy has always believed in fairy tales. She's had no choice.Since childhood, she's been haunted by visions of the Fairy King.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2024Like a long winter’s dream, this haunting and visionary new novel from 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history‘One of the most profound and skilled writers working on the contemporary world stage’ Deborah LevyBeginning one morning in December, We Do Not Part traces the path of Kyungha as she travels from the city of Seoul into the forests of Jeju Island, to the home of her old friend Inseon. Hospitalized following an accident, Inseon has begged Kyungha to hasten there to feed her beloved pet bird, who will otherwise die.

'My name is Mike and I am a map addict. There, it's said...' Mike Parker, presenter of Radio 4's On the Map, celebrates the richness of all things maps in this fantastic, critically-acclaimed read.

Using an innovative approach, these 13 comic strips narrate the destinies of people who in the battle against totalitarian power either morally triumph or succumb to their weaknesses. The tales deal with the conflict of specific individuals with totalitarian power, and are as diverse as life itself - they present both victory and defeat, great acts of heroism as well as human frailties and the struggle to come to terms with them.

Hudobné centrum predstavuje novú knihu muzikologičky Agaty Schindlerovej, ktorá je výsledkom vyše dvadsaťročného bádania v archívoch po celom svete. Kniha prináša životné príbehy šiestich hudobníkov a tanečnice, pochádzajúcich z bývalého Československa, ľudí, ktorí milovali umenie, ale aj bojovali o svoj holý život.

Po šesti letech náročné práce byl dokončen velký projekt – Středoevropský a východoevropský komentář k celé Bibli. Tento název zahrnuje postkomunistickou Evropu a je výrazem spolupráce sta teologů z dvaceti zemí.

I. Studie Kateřina CHARVÁTOVÁ Počátky působení cisterciáckých opatů Dětřicha, Heidenreicha a Konráda na dvoře Václava II. The beginnings of the activity of the Cistercian abbots Dietrich, Heidenreich and Konrad at the court of Wenceslas II (s. 7–39) The article deals with two topics.