Lured by the american dream

Lured by the American Dream

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American Pastoral

'Swede' Levov is living the American dream. He glides through life cocooned by his devoted family, his demanding yet highly rewarding business, his sp

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American Psycho

I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane?Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . .With an introduction by Irvine W...

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Oxford AQA History for A Level: The American Dream: Reality and Illusion 1945-1980

Retaining well-loved features, this book covers in depth the challenges faced by the USA at home and abroad as it emerged from the Second World War as

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American Pastoral - Philip Roth

Anotace: In American Pastoral, Philip Roth gives us a novel of unqualified greatness that is an elegy for all the twentieth century's promises of prosperity, civic order, and domestic bliss. Roth's protagonist is Seymour 'Swede' Levov - a legendary high school athlete, a devoted family man, a hard worker, the prosperous inheritor of his father's Newark glove factory - co...

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American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis

<p>Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature.With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.I like to dissect girls. Did you know I'm utterly insa...

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Ally : My Journey Across the American-Israeli Divide - Oren Michael B.

Anotace: "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Michael B. Oren s memoir of his time as Israel s ambassador to the United States a period of transformative change for America and a time of violent upheaval throughout the Middle East provides a frank, fascinating look inside the special relationship between America and its closest ally in the region. Michael Oren served as the Israe...

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The Catcher in the Rye (9780241950425)

Kniha - anglicky "The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the we...

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Trump: The Art of the Deal

President Donald J. Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work a firsthand account of the rise of America s foremost deal-maker.I like thinking big. I always have. To me it s very simple: If you re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big. Donald J. TrumpHere is Trump in action how he runs his organization and how he runs h...

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Catcher in the Rye

"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages.The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents,...

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The Catcher in the Rye - Jerome David Salinger

<p>"The Catcher in Rye" is the ultimate novel for disaffected youth, but it's relevant to all ages. The story is told by Holden Caulfield, a seventeen-year-old dropout who has just been kicked out of his fourth school. Throughout, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the we...

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The Making of Star Wars

After the 1973 success of American Graffiti, filmmaker George Lucas made the fateful decision to pursue a longtime dream project: a space fantasy movie unlike any ever produced. Lucas envisioned a swashbuckling SF saga inspired by the Flash Gordon serials classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original ti...

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The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Anotace: Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky business interests and a shadowy past. As the two men strike up an unlikely friendship, details of Gatsby's impossi...

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The Paris Library - Charles Janet Skeslien

<p>Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Library Journal and Goodreads Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife. Paris, 1939: Young and ...

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On the Road, 1. vydání - Jack Kerouac

<p>'I read On the Road in maybe 1959. It changed my life like it changed everyone else's' Bob Dylan</p> <p>Sal Paradise, a young innocent, joins his hero, the mystical traveller Dean Moriarty, on a breathless, exuberant ride back and forth across the United States. Their hedonistic search for release or fulfilment through drink, sex, drugs and jazz becom...

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On the Road, 1. vydání - Jack Kerouac

<p>On the Road by Jack Kerouac is the exhilarating novel that defined the Beat Generation and is a 2012 major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst and Sam Riley, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'What's your road, man? - holyboy road, madman road, rainbow road, guppy road, any road. It's an anywhere road for anybody ...

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America Is Not the Heart - Elaine Castillo

<p>How many lives can one person lead in a single lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America, disowned by her parents in the Philippines, she's already on her third. Her uncle, Pol, who has offered her a fresh start and a place to stay in the Bay Area, knows not to ask about the first and second. And his younger wife, Paz, has learned enough about the might and ...

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On The Road, 1. vydání - Jack Kerouac

<p>Five decades after it was first published, Jack Kerouac's seminal Beat novel On the Road finally finds its way to the big screen, in a production from award-winning director Walter Salles (Motorcycle Diaries) starring Sam Riley (Control, Brighton Rock), Garret Hedlund (Friday Night Lights), Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Kirsten Dunst, Amy Adams and Viggo Mortensen....

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The Paris Library: A Novel - Janet Skeslien Charles

Anotace: Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Library Journal and Goodreads Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is an unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together, perfect for fans of The Lilac Girls and The Paris Wife. Paris, 1939: Young and...

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Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone - Diana Gabaldon

<p>**AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW** The author of the Sunday Times bestselling Outlander series returns with the newest novel in the epic tale. The past may seem the safest place to be . . . but it is the most dangerous time to be alive . . . Jamie Fraser and Claire Randall were torn apart by the Jacobite Rising in 1743, and it took them twenty years to find each o...

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Good Neighborhood

A provocative contemporary novel that examines the American dream through the lens of two families living side by side in an idyllic neighborhood, and

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Brief History of Living Forever

When Adela discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the American-raised daughter she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her moody, grown son, Roman in their native Czech village, she flies to the United States to find the long-lost daughter who never knew her. In New York City, Tereza is working as the star researcher for two suspicious biotech mo...

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1000 Pin-Up Girls - Peter Driben

<p></p> <p>“Girls, Gags &amp; Giggles,” ran publisher Robert Harrison’s recipe for dishing up Pin-up to the American male. Men loved his tasty dishes, a mixture of strippers and starlets dressed in outfits so fetishistic no one noticed they were never nude. While other magazines delivered the girl next door, Harrison’s publications banked on bad girl...

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Great Gatsby - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

<p>Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky business interests and a shadowy past. As the two men strike up an unlikely friendship, details of Gatsby’s impossib...

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Dark Desert Highway - Wall Mick

Anotace: `This could be heaven or this could be hell...`So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, `Hotel California`, yet for The Eagles their story was one where the dividing line between ultimate Hollywood highs and subterranean LA lows was blurred beyond recognition, blinded by white-powdered double-visions and buried beneath greenback mountains. The band that embodie...

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Dark Desert Highway - Mick Wall

<p>'This could be heaven or this could be hell...'So sings Don Henley on their biggest hit, 'Hotel California', yet for The Eagles their story was one where the dividing line between ultimate Hollywood highs and subterranean LA lows was blurred beyond recognition, blinded by white-powdered double-visions and buried beneath greenback mountains. The band that embodied...

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Real Americans

'Khong masterfully explores a family splintered by science, struggling to redefine their own lives after uncovering harrowing secrets. Real Americans is a mesmerizing multigenerational novel about privilege, identity and the illusions of the American dream' Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing HalfHOW FAR WILL WE GO TO BELONG? On the precipice of Y2K, unpaid intern Lily ...

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Nightmare Alley - William Lindsay Gresham

Anotace: A cool, cruel, rediscovered classic of American noir adapted for cinemas by Guillermo del Toro, starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara 'Read and shudder. And relish' Guardian 'A creepy, all-too-harrowing masterpiece' Washington Post Stanton Carlisle, employed as a carny at a travelling circus watches their freak-show geek ...

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Nightmare Alley : Film Tie-in - William Lindsay Gresham

<p>A cool, cruel, rediscovered classic of American noir adapted for cinemas by Guillermo del Toro, starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara 'Read and shudder. And relish' Guardian 'A creepy, all-too-harrowing masterpiece' Washington Post Stanton Carlisle, employed as a carny at a travelling circus watches their freak-show geek - an abject alcoholic...

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Blood Bowl II - Legendary Edition

Blood Bowl II - Legendary Edition includes: Blood Bowl II - Base Game All Blood Bowl II expansions TOUCHDOWN! Blood Bowl 2 smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop’s famous boardgame. Blood Bowl 2’s new graphics engine and high-flying realization m...

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Blood Bowl II - Legendary Edition (PC)

Blood Bowl II - Legendary Edition includes:Blood Bowl II - Base Game All Blood Bowl II expansionsTOUCHDOWN!Blood Bowl 2&nbsp;smashes Warhammer and American football together, in an explosive cocktail of turn-based strategy, humour and brutality, adapted from Games Workshop&rsquo;s famous boardgame.Blood Bowl 2&rsquo;s new graphics engine and high-flying realiz...

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I´d Die for You: And Other Lost Stories - Francis Scott Fitzgerald

<p>**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER** 'This belated collection shows us the depths of Fitzgerald's vision and talent. Only now are we beginning to appreciate what was lost' The Pool I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. All eighteen sho...

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Oren Michael B. - Ally

"NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER Michael B. Oren s memoir of his time as Israel s ambassador to the United States a period of transformative change for America and a time of violent upheaval throughout the Middle East provides a frank, fascinating look inside the special relationship between America and its closest ally in the region. Michael Oren served as the Israeli ambassa...

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Sooley - John Grisham

Anotace: ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND. ONE MAN Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed...

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Sooley - John Grisham

<p>ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND. ONE MAN Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed b...

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Neverwhere (Illustrated) - Neil Gaiman

<p>Discover Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods, illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, 'How the Marquis Got His Coat Back', and will delight fans of Coraline, The Book of Dust and Goth Girl...

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Neverwhere

Discover Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere, the extraordinary modern classic from the bestselling author of American Gods, illustrated for the first time by 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. This beautiful edition features the fully illustrated short story, 'How the Marquis Got His Coat Back', and will delight fans of Coraline, The Book of Dust and Goth Girl. 'Gaiman...

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My Beloved World

The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the powe...

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A Brief History of Living Forever, 1. vydání - Jaroslav Kalfar

<p>An audacious novel set in near-future America, from the critically acclaimed author of SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA.When Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the child she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her family in their native Czech village, Adéla flies to the United States to find her long-lost daughter before it is too late.Raise...

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Sooley - John Grisham

<p>ONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND. ONE MAN Seventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the population is a refugee. His great love is basketball: his prodigious leap and lightning speed make him an exceptional player. And it may also bring him his big chance: he has been noticed b...

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VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of Rock And Roll For Flute

100 rockových hitů v úpravě pro sólovou příčnou flétnu. Obsah: (I Can't Get No) Satsifaction [Rolling Stones, The] (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay [Redding, Otis] A Day In The Life [Beatles, The] A Hard Day's Night [Beatles, The] All Along The Watchtower [Jimi Hendrix Experience, The] All Shook Up [Presley, Elvis] American Pie [Mclean, Don] ...

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Miliónový jeep - Jan Novák

Miliónový jeep vyšel poprvé anglicky jako The Willys Dream Kit v roce 1985 v uznávaném americkém nakladatelství Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. Kniha se dočkala nadšených recenzí v listech jako New York Times či Chicago Tribune, získala Cenu Carla Sandburga za prózu, a byla dokonce nominována na Pulitzerovu cenu. Do češtiny ji za autorovy asistence o tři roky později brilant...

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Miliónový jeep - Jan Novák

<p>Miliónový jeep vyšel poprvé anglicky jako The Willys Dream Kit v roce 1985 v uznávaném americkém nakladatelství Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. Kniha se dočkala nadšených recenzí v listech jako New York Times či Chicago Tribune, získala Cenu Carla Sandburga za prózu, a byla dokonce nominována na Pulitzerovu cenu. Do češtiny ji za autorovy asistence o tři roky pozděj...

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100 Pop Solos For Flute

...Baby One More Time 2 Become 1 All That I Need All That She Wants American Pie Angels As Long As You Love Me Barbie Girl Big Mistake Blame It On The Weatherman Blinded By The Sun Bootie Call Bring It All Back Brothers In Arms

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Miliónový jeep - Jan Novák

Anotace: Miliónový jeep vyšel poprvé anglicky jako The Willys Dream Kit v roce 1985 v uznávaném americkém nakladatelství Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich. Kniha se dočkala nadšených recenzí v listech jako New York Times či Chicago Tribune, získala Cenu Carla Sandburga za prózu, a byla d...

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Best of… Laďa Kerndl (CD) - Laďa Kerndl

<p>Česká jazzová a swingová legenda Laďa Kerndl a průřez jeho aktivní uměleckou tvorbou v ucelené kolekci Best of... na 4CD. <br /> Seznam skladeb / tracklist <br /> CD1 <br /> album JAZZOVÝ DŮM (1995) <br /> 1. JAZZOVÝ DŮM (Send in The Clowns) - S. Stephen / J. Nečas 04:03<br /> 2. JSI MŮJ ZÁZRAK LÁSKY, KTEROU JSEM UŽ VZDAL (What Ar...

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Best of&#8230; Laďa Kerndl - 4 CD - Laďa Kerndl

Anotace: Česká jazzová a swingová legenda Laďa Kerndl a průřez jeho aktivní uměleckou tvorbou v ucelené kolekci Best of... na 4CD. Seznam skladeb / tracklist CD1 album JAZZOVÝ DŮM (1995) 1. JAZZOVÝ DŮM (Send in The Clowns) - S. Stephen / J. Nečas 04:03 2. JSI MŮJ ZÁZRAK LÁSKY, KTEROU JSEM UŽ VZDAL (W...

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