Making the best years of our lives

Making The Best Years of Our Lives

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The Best of Adam Sharp - Graeme Simsion

Anotace: The heartwarming new novel from Graeme Simsion, the international bestselling author of The Rosie Project and The Rosie Effect Can you define your life by a single song? Adam Sharp - former pianist in a hip Melbourne bar, now a respectable IT consultant in Norwich - can. And it's 'You're Going to Lose that Girl' ...On the cusp of fifty and a happy introvert, Ada...

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Fault In Our Stars - John Green

<p>Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, `The Fault ...

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The Freelance Way - Best Business Practices, Tools & Strategies for Freelancers

Největší bestseller Melvilu vydaný po roce 2016 míří do světa! Kniha Roberta Vlacha „Na volné noze: Podnikejte jako profesionálové“ byla v roce 2017 naší nejúspěšnější novinkou co do prodejů i hodnocení čtenářů: Heuréka 95 %, Kosmas 96 %, Dobrovský 94 %, Martinus 92 %, Goodreads 90 %, Alza 96 %, Zboží.cz 95 % atd. A protože freelancing (neboli podnikání na volné noze) je ...

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Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way - Kieran Setiya

<p>Pain, Loneliness, Grief, Injustice ... Hope?Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much.But could there be solace - and even hope - in acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of striv...

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The Freelance Way (Best Business Practices, Tools &amp; Strategies for Freelancers) - Robert Vlach

<p>Největší bestseller Melvilu vydaný po roce 2016 míří do světa! Kniha Roberta Vlacha „Na volné noze: Podnikejte jako profesionálové“ byla v roce 2017 naší nejúspěšnější novinkou co do prodejů i hodnocení čtenářů: Heuréka 95 %, Kosmas 96 %, Dobrovský 94 %, Martinus 92 %, Goodreads 90 %, Alza 96 %, Zboží.cz 95 % atd. A protože freelancing (neboli podnikání na volné ...

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Turning the Tide on Plastic: How Humanity (And You) Can Make Our Globe Clean Again - Lucy Siegle

<p>Enough plastic is thrown away every year to circle the world 4 times<br /> More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year<br /> 300 million tonnes of new plastic is produced every year <br /> An estimated 15-51 trillion pieces of plastic now litter the world's oceans <br /> 38.5 million plastic bottles are used every day ...

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The Ride of a Lifetime : Lessons in Creative Leadership from the CEO of the Walt Disney Company - Robert Iger

<p>The CEO of Disney, one of Time's most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life. Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Morale had deteriorated, competition was intense, and technolog...

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Book of Why

Best selling author of The Crystal Bible, Judy Hall, shares her experience of over 35 years regressing clients. She shows how decisions made with soul groups in the space between lives - the interlife - explain the way our lives unfold and how we can renegotiate out of date agreements.

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Where The River Takes Us: Sunday Times Children´s Book of the Week - Lesley Parr

<p>From the author of The Valley of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling adventure about the power of friendship, set in a Welsh valley in the 1970s, for readers of 9+. Jason lives with his big brother, Richie, trying their best to make ends meet so they can stay together. They've got supportive neighbours and some great friends, but there's always the threat that someon...

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Tom Lake: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Dutch House - Ann Patchett

<p>THIS SUMMER, DIVE INTO TOM LAKE - THE BREATH-TAKING NEW NOVEL FROM ANN PATCHETT 'One of our greatest living chroniclers of love and marriage ... Expect wonder; Patchett always delivers' ELLE This is a story about Peter Duke who went on to be a famous actor. This is a story about falling in love with Peter Duke who wasn't famous at all. It's about falling so wil...

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Dream of Europe

'Mak is the history teacher everyone should have had' Financial TimesHow did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium.The great European project was built out of a common desi...

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Mak Geert

Anotace: How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here?From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium.The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a united E...

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The Dream of Europe : Travels in a Troubled Continent - Geert Mak

<p>How did the great European dream turn sour? And where do we go from here? From the author of the internationally acclaimed In Europe, a stunning history of our present, examining the first two decades of this most fragile and fraught new millennium. The great European project was built out of a common desire for peace, prosperity and freedom; a wish for a unite...

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Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan's spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, o...

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The Content Trap - Anand Bharad

Anotace: For readers of The Innovator`s Dilemma comes an incisive new approach to one of the key questions of our time--how to thrive rather than be destroyed by digital transformation--from Harvard Business School Professor of Strategy Bharat Anand. Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, Bhara...

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The Content Trap - Bharad Anand

<p>For readers of The Innovator's Dilemma comes an incisive new approach to one of the key questions of our time--how to thrive rather than be destroyed by digital transformation--from Harvard Business School Professor of Strategy Bharat Anand. Companies everywhere face two major challenges today: getting noticed and getting paid. To confront these obstacles, Bharat...

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Where The River Takes Us - Lesley Parr

Anotace: From the author of The Valley of Lost Secrets comes a thrilling adventure about the power of friendship, set in a Welsh valley in the 1970s, perfect for readers aged 9+ Jason lives with his big brother, Richie, trying their best to make ends meet so they can stay together. They've got supportive neighbours and some great friends, but there's always the threat th...

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Turning the Tide on Plastic - Lucy Siegle

Anotace: Enough plastic is thrown away every year to circle the world 4 times<br> More than 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the oceans each year<br> 300 million tonnes of new plastic is produced every year <br> An estimated 15-51 trillion pieces of plastic now litter the world's oceans <br> 38.5 million plastic bottles are used every day in...

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The Overstory : Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 - Powers Richard

Anotace: The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond: An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same d...

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The Overstory : Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018 - Richard Powers

<p>The Overstory unfolds in concentric rings of interlocking fables that range from antebellum New York to the late twentieth-century Timber Wars of the Pacific Northwest and beyond: An Air Force loadmaster in the Vietnam War is shot out of the sky, then saved by falling into a banyan. An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same do...

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Ride of a Lifetime, (Air/Ire/E - neuveden

Anotace: The CEO of Disney, one of Time`s most influential people of 2019, shares the ideas and values he embraced to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005, during a difficult time. Morale had deteriorated, competition was intense, and technology...

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A Visit From the Goon Squad - Eganová Jennifer

Anotace: Jennifer Egan`s spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other`s pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect wit...

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A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan

<p>Jennifer Egan's spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with...

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The NASA Archives. 40th Anniversary Edition - Piers Bizony

<p>Prepare to embark on a journey through space and time with The NASA Archives, a visual celebration of humankind’s unstoppable urge to travel away from Earth to worlds beyond. Featuring hundreds of historic photographs and concept renderings, this collection guides us through NASA’s 60-year history.</p> <p> </p> <p>Journey through the U.S. ...

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The Chaperone (Film Tie-in) - Laura Moriarty

Anotace: Soon to be a feature film from the creators of Downton Abbey starring Elizabeth McGovern, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both. <br><br> Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an i...

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The Chaperone: Film Tie-In - Laura Moriarty

<p>Soon to be a feature film from the creators of Downton Abbey starring Elizabeth McGovern, The Chaperone is a New York Times-bestselling novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in the 1920s and the summer that would change them both. <br /><br /> Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and a...

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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! - Robert Toru Kiyosaki

<p>April of 2022 marks a 25-year milestone for the personal finance classic Rich Dad Poor Dad that still ranks as the #1 Personal Finance book of all time. And although 25 years have passed since Rich Dad Poor Dad was first published, readers will find that very little in the book itself has changed - and for good reason. While so much in our world is changing a hig...

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A Three Dog Problem: The Queen investigates a murder at Buckingham Palace - Bennett S. J.

Anotace: The delightfully clever mystery in which Queen Elizabeth II secretly solves a murder at Buckingham Palace - perfect for fans of The Crown and The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman. 'A witty whodunit starring our very own HM The Queen as an amateur sleuth' - GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Queen Elizabeth II is having a royal nightmare. A referendum divides th...

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Why Wall Street Matters - William D. Cohan

<p>William D. Cohan, bestselling author of House of Cards, has long been critical of the bad behaviour that plagued much of Wall Street in the years leading up to the 2008 financial crisis, and, as an ex-banker, he is an expert on its inner workings as well. But in recent years he has become alarmed by the vitriol directed at the bankers, traders and executives who ...

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How to be Perfect - Schur Mike

Anotace: * From the writer and executive producer of the award-winning Netflix series The Good Place that made moral philosophy fun: a foolproof guide to making the correct moral decision in every situation you ever encounter, anywhere on earth, forever *How can we live a more ethical life?This question has plagued people for thousands of years, but it`s never been tough...

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Here We Are

Finalist for the 2020 National Jewish Book Awards A deeply felt, beautifully crafted meditation on friendship and loss in the vein of A Year of Magical Thinking, and a touching portrait of Philip Roth from his closest friend. When I entered the examining room twenty minutes after our arrival at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Philip said, "No more books." Thus he announc...

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Cleopatra and Frankenstein - Mellors Coco

Anotace: For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple`s impulsive marriage. `A tender, devastating and funny exploration of love and friendship and the yearning for self-evisceration. Coco Mellors is an elegant and exciting new voice`...

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Necessary Errors - Crain Caleb

Anotace: ONE OF THE YEAR`S BEST BOOKS The Wall Street Journal Slate Kansas City Star Flavorwire Policy Mic Buzzfeed Necessary Errors is a very good novel, an enviably good one, and to read it is to relive all the anxieties and illusions and grand projects of one s own youth. James Wood, The New Yorker An exquisite debut novel that brilliantly captures the lives and roman...

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Bayou Folk & a Night in Acadie

In the decade prior to the publication of her landmark novel, The Awakening (1899), Kate Chopin wrote about ninety short stories. She gathered twenty-three of them in a collection entitled Bayou Folk in 1894, and followed that three years later with a collection of twenty-one more in A Night in Acadie. Together, these nuanced portraits of nineteenth-century inhabitants of...

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Rich Dad Poor Dad

April of 2022 marks a 25-year milestone for the personal finance classic Rich Dad Poor Dad that still ranks as the #1 Personal Finance book of all time. And although 25 years have passed since Rich Dad Poor Dad was first published, readers will find that very little in the book itself has changed — and for good reason. While so much in our world is changing a high speed, ...

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Liberator - O.M.D.

Anotace: Liberator je deváté studiové album anglické hudební skupiny Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Vydalo jej v červnu roku 1993 vydavatelství Virgin Records.<br><br> Tracklist:<br> Side A:<br> 1. Stand Above Me<br> 2. Everyday<br> 3. King Of Stone<br> 4. Dollar Girl<br> 5. Dream Of Me (Based On Love's Theme)<...

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Liberator - O.M.D.

<p>Liberator je deváté studiové album anglické hudební skupiny Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Vydalo jej v červnu roku 1993 vydavatelství Virgin Records.<br /><br /> Tracklist:<br /> Side A:<br /> 1. Stand Above Me<br /> 2. Everyday<br /> 3. King Of Stone<br /> 4. Dollar Girl<br /> 5. Dream Of Me (Based On Love's...

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Let it Snow

Let It Snow is a collection of three moving holiday romances by John Green, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson. An ill-timed storm on Christmas Eve buries the residents of Gracetown under multiple feet of snow and causes quite a bit of chaos. One brave soul ventures out into the storm from her stranded train and sets off a chain of events that will change quite a few live...

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Cleopatra and Frankenstein (anglicky), 1. vydání - Coco Mellors

<p>For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with Friends, an addictive, humorous, and poignant debut novel about the shock waves caused by one couple's impulsive marriage.</p> <p>‘A tender, devastating and funny exploration of love and friendship and the yearning for self-evisceration. Coco Mellors is an elegant and exciting new voice’ PANDORA SYKE...

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You Like It Darker

'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and r...

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You Like It Darker - Stephen King

<p>'You like it darker? Fine, so do I', writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life - both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as r...

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Melmoth - Sarah Perry

<p>From the author of the bestselling The Essex Serpent comes a darkly inventive and deeply moving novel that speaks urgently to our times.</p> Twenty years ago Helen Franklin did something she cannot forgive herself for, and she has spent every day since barricading herself against its memory. But the sheltered life she has crafted for herself is about to cha...

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Kniha Idol

'IDOL is fresh, glamorous, and surprising, taking an issue we all care about and with a deft twist, recalibrating our position. It dazzles us before revealing the darkness at its heart. Louise O'Neill is not afraid to take on a taboo but somehow always makes it utterly compelling. This is such an exciting book.' Marian Keyes'Follow your heart and speak your truth.'For Sam...

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Tennis Manager 2023

Put on the suit of a tennis coach and manager of a tennis academy. Immerse yourself in the most realistic tennis simulation, both on and off the court. Beat the odds and take control! From the junior circuit to the professional circuit, access over 2,000 tournaments. Among the 5,000 players present, find the talents that will lead your academy to glory. Financial stabilit...

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Tennis Manager 2023 (PC)

Put on the suit of a tennis coach and manager of a tennis academy. Immerse yourself in the most realistic tennis simulation, both on and off the court. Beat the odds and take control!From the junior circuit to the professional circuit, access over 2,000 tournaments. Among the 5,000 players present, find the talents that will lead your academy to glory.Financial stability,...

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Anything Is Possible

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An unforgettable cast of small-town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by #1 bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout.One of Entertainment Weekly 's 10 Best Books of 2017 So FarRecalling Olive Kitteridge in its richness, structure, and complexity, Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of...

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Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

<p>* RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * JIMMY FALLON BOOK CLUB PICK * GRAZIA SUMMER READING PICK *'I just love this book and I hope you love it too' JOHN GREEN, TikTok'I recently read this book and loved it ' CELESTE NG, Washington PostThis is not a romance, but it is about love Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her si...

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Hit Makers

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off ." -- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKENothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today's crowded media environment, you're missing the real story. Each block...

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Idol - O`Neill Louise

Anotace: `IDOL is fresh, glamorous, and surprising, taking an issue we all care about and with a deft twist, recalibrating our position. It dazzles us before revealing the darkness at its heart. Louise O`Neill is not afraid to take on a taboo but somehow always makes it utterly compelling. This is such an exciting book.` Marian Keyes`Follow your heart and speak your trut...

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2064: Read Only Memories

2064: Read Only Memories merges old-school adventure gaming with modern storytelling to explore some of the social challenges we will face in the near future. Explore the colorful future metropolis of Neo-San Francisco, meeting a huge cast of fascinating characters and solving a far-reaching mystery. Think carefully about your choices, because you never know how they...

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2064: Read Only Memories (PC)

2064: Read Only Memories&nbsp;merges old-school adventure gaming with modern storytelling to explore some of the social challenges we will face in the near future. Explore the colorful future metropolis of Neo-San Francisco, meeting a huge cast of fascinating characters and solving a far-reaching mystery. Think carefully about your choices, because you never know how ...

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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) (PC) DIGITAL

LIGHTSPEED EDITION Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition brings together the original Halcyon 6 base game along with all of the additional content (Combat & Customization, Diplomatic Diversions, Loot’em Up, and Morale Booster updates) released since launch in Sept 2016 as well as brand new Lightspeed Edition optimizations and features as follows: Streamlined Campaign G...

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Halcyon 6: Starbase Commander (LIGHTSPEED EDITION) (PC) DIGITAL (PC)

LIGHTSPEED EDITIONHalcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition brings together the original Halcyon 6 base game along with all of the additional content (Combat &amp; Customization, Diplomatic Diversions, Loot&rsquo;em Up, and Morale Booster updates) released since launch in Sept 2016 as well as brand new Lightspeed Edition optimizations and features as follows:Streamlined Campa...

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80s Party (CD) - Různí interpreti

<p>Kompilace "Ultimate 80s Party" přináší na 5CD rovných 100 skladeb z osmé dekády, které pobaví všechny, kteří ji pamatují, a ti, kteří toto období nezažili, si budou přát ho prožít, což jim tato kompilace svým způsobem umožní. Najdeme na ní mnoho dnes už nesmrtelných hitů od kapel jako Roxette, A-ha, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet nebo zpěvaček a zpěváků ja...

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80s Party - Různí interpreti,Various Artists

Anotace: Kompilace "Ultimate 80s Party" přináší na 5CD rovných 100 skladeb z osmé dekády, které pobaví všechny, kteří ji pamatují, a ti, kteří toto období nezažili, si budou přát ho prožít, což jim tato kompilace svým způsobem umožní. Najdeme na ní mnoho dnes už nesmrtelných hitů od kapel jako Roxette, A-ha, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet nebo zpěvaček a zpěváků j...

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