A collection of vignettes about Daring Love, this gift book offers a new outlook on the perception and feeling of love. You may find yourself enriched, your stamina for living renewed. The quotes are filled with a gentle energy which develops... Zobraziť viac
Vivian, a petite translator, always managed her life with cold logic and spent her time between jobs taking care of her only living relative, her beloved Grandmother. Facing the seemingly insolvable problem of having to pay for this lovely woman’s... Zobraziť viac
I hate having to submit, but in our family, status has been prioritised over personal preferences and individual feelings for decades. "Go to America and marry the daughter of our best friend." An arranged marriage in the 21st century? We are a brutall Zobraziť viac
Do you need a pause and some time off? Be with yourself and feel the life in your veins? This book offers to become a companion for such moments. The first English book of collected poetic texts of Kata Kabath is the poetry of everyday life melted with... Zobraziť viac
Ploughshares into Swords is an expressionist anti-war novel in which Vančura tells the story of the denizens of the Ouhrov estate in language as baroque as the manor that ties them all together... Zobraziť viac
Jedna z nejúspěšnějších českých beletristických knih šedesátých let minulého století, Bubáci pro všední den Karla Michala, se proslavila originální satirou namířenou na každodenní realitu v komunistickém Československu... Zobraziť viac
Cult novel of Eastern Europe! A crazy, avant-garde, modern and wacky novel by an author well known and popular throughout Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Although the novel hovers between the joys and sorrows of a man sorely tried by the real life... Zobraziť viac
Kniha překladatelky Kathleen Hayes přibližuje čtenáři vůbec první anglické překlady povídek doposud neprávem spíše opomíjených českých autorek přelomu 19. a 20. století... Zobraziť viac
How to survive in Prague. The path of exemplary orphan Ivan begins at a children’s institution in the 1950s, leading him to a seminary, madhouse and philosophical faculty, before culminating at a Mexican Embassy in the 1990s. Along the way... Zobraziť viac
The author Dr. Renata Rachelova is the slovak psychologist who applies hypnosis techniques in her private practice from the year 2003. She works with children and adults, too. She has got a special "God gift", as she calls it- to HEAR a human's SOUL... Zobraziť viac
This book describes fascinating natural landscapes of south Moravia and river Dyje (the area partially protected by UNESCO). It talks about people and yearly events in the region. The stories are characteristic of its poetics, style and beautiful... Zobraziť viac
Famed Czech Avant-garde photographer Jan Lukas snapped an offhand portrait of twelve-year-old Vendulka Vogl in March 1943. A friend of the Vogls, Lukas was saying goodbye to the family, who were soon to leave Prague ... Zobraziť viac
Díla Ladislava Fukse bývají charakterizována jako psychologická próza zaměřená na téma úzkosti a zla v totalitních systémech. Autor je u nás i v zahraničí známý zpracováním tématu holocaustu (Spalovač mrtvol, Pan Theodor Mundstock). Zobraziť viac
Vančurovo Rozmarné léto bývá považováno za nepřeložitelné. Souvisí to jak s jazykovými prostředky, jimiž vytváří autor styl svého vyprávění, tak s vývojem kontextu, v němž se kniha... Zobraziť viac
Překlad románu-interview Kličky na kapesníku je svébytným "úvodem" do světa a díla Bohumila Hrabala pro anglojazyčné čtenáře. Britský bohemista a překladatel David Short text doplnil základními vysvětlivkami k českým... Zobraziť viac
This moving and compelling story, which is based on real events, will touch both your heart and your desires. The extraordinary life of identical twins Ben and Adam; this story will take you through the paths of their life, which are soon headed to the... Zobraziť viac
66 steps for getting your health 100% This is the simple manual for a healty and happier life. Being healthier and happier this year does not have to be a drastic change or any kind of detox or cleanse. You must make a small changes at a time wants... Zobraziť viac
A simple manual for a successful date. I wanted to write this book primarily for men, but women will, too, find good advice in it. If just one man gets his dream woman thanks to this book, then it's been worth writing. However, I am sure it will, in... Zobraziť viac
Slavný český humoristický román o dobrodružstvích pěti chlapců z malého českého městečka je psán formou dětského deníku kupeckého synka Petra Bajzy. Uprostřed druhé světové války, v nejtěžším období svého života... Zobraziť viac
This volume in the Books of Happiness trilogy brings the reader quotes on love and on perceiving emotion. Through the quotes and their meaning, one may come to the realization that we ourselves are the sole creators of our lives, that we shape them... Zobraziť viac