Soul of a nation reader

Soul of a Nation Reader

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Soul of a Nation

Soul of a Nation shines a bright light on the vital contribution of Black artists to a dramatic period in American art and history.

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Fighting for Faith and Nation

"A stunning presentation of narrative ethnography, achieving the remarkable feat of forcing the reader to enter into the world-and the world view-of t

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Colombia Reader

Containing over one hundred selections ranging from songs, artwork, and poetry, to journalism, oral history, and scholarship most of which published in English for the first time "The Colombia Reader" presents a rich and multi-layered account of this complex nation from the colonial era to the present."

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Engineers Of The Soul

Engineers of the Soul draws the reader into the wild euphoria of the Russian Revolution, as art and reality are bent to radically new purposes. Writers of renown, described by Stalin as 'engineers of the soul', were encouraged to sing the praises of construction. But the initial enthusiasm of Soviet writers faltered as these colossal structures led to slavery and destruct...

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Resounding Soul

It is surely not coincidental that the term ""soul"" should mean not only the center of a creature's life and consciousness, but also a thing or action characterized by intense vivacity (""that bike's got soul!""). It also seems far from coincidental that the same contemporary academic discussions that have largely cast aside the language of ""soul"" in their quest to def...

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Letters concerning the English Nation

Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightment. Exactly contemporary with Gulliver's Travels and The Beggar's Opera, Voltaire's controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and literature have place the Letters among the great Augustan satires. Voltaire wrote most of the book in English, in whi...

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My Life´s Soul-Journey - Chinmoy Sri

Anotace: This popular volume was compiled from thousands of pages of Sri Chinmoy's prolific output. It can be read daily, year after year. For each day of the year, you can turn to a concise spiritual thought, an insightful explanatory passage, and a contemplative poem. Each day's offering resonates in tune with the innate goodness of humanity and encourages the reader t...

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Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul

'Most appealing and complete presentation of Jung to the general reader since Man and His Symbols ... would make a popular textbook, perfect for the u

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Bushido: The Soul of Japan - Inazo Nitobé

<p>'What Japan was she owed to the samurai. They were not only the flower of the nation, but its root as well.'Inazo Nitobe's book, the most influential ever written on Bushido, or the samurai Way of the Warrior, argues that the philosophy of Bushido is the true key to understanding 'the soul of Japan'.One of twenty new books in the bestselling Penguin Great Ideas s...

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Medicine for the Soul – The Complete Book of Shamanic Healing

A complete study course in classical and cross-cultural shamanism, teaching the reader all s/he ever needs to know about shamanism, shamanic healing,

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The Lord of the Rings: A Reader´s Companion - Wayne G. Hammond

<p>A unique companion to The Lord of the Rings which relates the textual history of the Nation's Favourite Read; with a previously unpublished Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings, written by Tolkien himself. In The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion internationally acclaimed scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull examine Tolkien's maste...

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Soul Music: Discworld 16 - Terry Pratchett

<p>Never has DEATH rocked so hard. Terry Pratchett's phenomenal laugh-out-loud Discworld series returns . . . 'If you are unfamiliar with Pratchett's unique blend of philosophical badinage, you are on the threshold of a mind-expanding opportunity' Financial Times OTHER CHILDREN GET GIVEN XYLOPHONES. SUSAN JUST HAD TO ASK HER GRANDFATHER TO TAKE HIS VEST OFF. Yes....

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My Life´s Soul-Journey - Sri Chinmoy

<p>This popular volume was compiled from thousands of pages of Sri Chinmoy's prolific output. It can be read daily, year after year. For each day of the year, you can turn to a concise spiritual thought, an insightful explanatory passage, and a contemplative poem. Each day's offering resonates in tune with the innate goodness of humanity and encourages the reader to...

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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America - Beth Macy

<p>Now a major TV series on Disney+ 'A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential' The Times 'Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller' Observer 'A deep - and deeply needed - look into the troubled soul of America' Tom Hanks 'Essential reading' New York Times Beth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America's opioid crisis and explains how a nation has...

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Dreams of Leaving and Remaining

The anatomy of a nation: the search for the soul of post-Brexit Britain

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.’ Tag Fantasy In this Reader you will find: - Information about Oscar Wilde’s life - Sections focusing on background and context - Glossary of difficult words - Comprehension activities - PET-style activities - Exit test Late nineteenth-century London: a city of contra...

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The Idea of You - Robinne Lee

<p>***SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE ON PRIME VIDEO***TREAT YOURSELF WITH THIS SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .'THIS SLAYED ME' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS' 5***** Reader Review 'SUMMER'S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ' Red 'THE ENDING . . . I'M NOT ...

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The Idea of You - Robinne Lee

Anotace: ***SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE ON PRIME VIDEO***TREAT YOURSELF WITH THIS SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .`THIS SLAYED ME` Taylor Jenkins Reid `IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS` 5***** Reader Review `SUMMER`S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ` Red `THE ENDING . . . I`M NOT...

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Seasons of Sacred Lust:Poetry

The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in the dead of winter, prompting bizarre rumors. Word spreads that the circus folk have a sinister purpose in mind, and the frightened cit...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray B1 zjednodušená četba v angličtině

The Picture of Dorian Gray B1 Oscar Wilde zjednodušená četba v maturitní úrovni B1 pro pokročilé začátečníky, audionahrávky a doplňkové materiály jsou ke stažení na stránkách vydavatele ‘A good portrait is a portrait of the artist, not the sitter. I am afraid I show my soul in this painting.’ Tag Fantasy In this Reader you will find: - Information about Oscar Wilde’s...

A Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. I - Yong Jin

Anotace: THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD..ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE`S 100 BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME."Jin Yong`s work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "Star Wars" combined" Nick Fr...

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A Hero Born: Legends of the Condor Heroes Vol. I - Jin Yong

<p>THE CHINESE "LORD OF THE RINGS" - NOW IN ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME.THE SERIES EVERY CHINESE READER HAS BEEN ENJOYING FOR DECADES - 300 MILLION COPIES SOLD..ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST FANTASY NOVELS OF ALL TIME."Jin Yong's work, in the Chinese-speaking world, has a cultural currency roughly equal to that of "Harry Potter" and "...

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Lessons in Chemistry: A special hardback edition of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller - Garmus Bonnie

Anotace: LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN while stocks last - Discover this special hardback collector`s limited edition of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller.THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING BOOKAUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS`The most charming and life-enhancing novel I`ve read in ages` Sunday Times``Thought-provoking and stylish` Guardian---------------...

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Lessons in Chemistry: A special hardback edition of the #1 Sunday Times bestseller - Bonnie Garmus

<p>LIMITED FIRST PRINT RUN while stocks last - Discover this special hardback collector's limited edition of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller.THE 6-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING BOOKAUTHOR OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS'The most charming and life-enhancing novel I've read in ages' Sunday Times''Thought-provoking and stylish' Guardian----------------...

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The Principle of Moments: The biggest SF fantasy debut of 2024 and the first ever winner of the Future Worlds Prize - Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson

<p>'My favourite kind of grand space opera'BEN AARONOVITCH, Sunday Times-bestselling author of the Rivers of London series6066: In Emperor Thracin's brave new galaxy, humans are not citizens but indentured labourers, working to repay the debt they unwittingly incurred when they settled on Gahraan - a desert planet already owned by the emperor himself. Asha Akindele ...

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Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius - Freedman Harry

Anotace: `Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.` - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks`Among the finest volumes on Cohen`s life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.` - John McKenna, writer and frien...

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Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius - Harry Freedman

<p>'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks 'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.' - John McKenna, writer and frie...

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When Fishes Flew : The Story of Elena´s War - Morpurgo Michael

Anotace: This first new novel in two years from the Nation`s Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two...Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors` home in Ithaca, and discovers - through a friendship with an extremely unusual flying fish - the extrao...

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When Fishes Flew : The Story of Elena´s War - Michael Morpurgo

<p>This first new novel in two years from the Nation's Favourite Storyteller is a sweeping story of love and rescue - an unforgettable journey to the Greek island of Ithaca, and back in time to World War Two... Australian-Greek girl Nandi travels to her ancestors' home in Ithaca, and discovers - through a friendship with an extremely unusual flying fish - the extr...

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Dr. Jakub Tencl – The Mystery of Life: You are the Light, and that's indestructible truth MP3

It has been said that man shall not live off of bread alone. All people need food for the soul. Dr. Jakub Tencl takes the reader on a spiritual journey and challenges previous interpretations of the realm of the unknown. “The Mystery of Life" contains 12 Chapters that expound on Jakub's personal experiences and spiritual growth. Dr. Jakub Tencl started his spiritual jour...

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Dr. Jakub Tencl – The Mystery of Life: You are the Light, and that's indestructible truth FLAC

It has been said that man shall not live off of bread alone. All people need food for the soul. Dr. Jakub Tencl takes the reader on a spiritual journey and challenges previous interpretations of the realm of the unknown. “The Mystery of Life" contains 12 Chapters that expound on Jakub's personal experiences and spiritual growth. Dr. Jakub Tencl started his spiritual jour...

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The Idea of You: The unforgettable and addictive Richard and Judy romance about the man everyone is talking about - Robinne Lee

<p>EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME . . . BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS.To the media, Hayes Campbell is the enigmatic front-man of a record-breaking boyband.To his fans, he's the boy of their dreams.To his label, he's gold-dust.And to Solène Marchand, he's the pretty face that's plastered over her teenage daughter's bedroom wall.Until a chance meeting throws Hayes and S...

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Around Japan in Three Days High Beginning Book with Online Access

In the style of a travel guide, this reader shows you some of the best things to do and see in this amazing island nation. Explore the Tsukiji fish market, Mount Fuji, and traditional Japanese theater.

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Spice Road: A Sunday Times bestselling YA fantasy set in an Arabian-inspired land - Ibrahim Maiya

Anotace: DUTY . . . OR LOVE?The first book in an epic YA fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic and rivals-to-lovers romance. The desert city Qalia has shielded its existence - and the secrets of its magic misra tea - from outsiders for generations.But when her brother disappears into the Forbidden Wastes, soldier Imani joins the mission s...

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Spice Road: A Sunday Times bestselling YA fantasy set in an Arabian-inspired land - Maiya Ibrahim

<p>DUTY . . . OR LOVE?The first book in an epic YA fantasy series set in an Arabian-inspired land with secret spice magic and rivals-to-lovers romance. The desert city Qalia has shielded its existence - and the secrets of its magic misra tea - from outsiders for generations.But when her brother disappears into the Forbidden Wastes, soldier Imani joins the mission se...

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Live by Night - Dennis Lehane

Anotace: Joe Coughlin is nineteen when he meets Emma Gould. A smalltime thief in 1920s Boston, he is told to cuff her while his accomplices raid the casino she works for. But Joe falls in love with Emma - and his life changes for ever. That meeting is the beginning of Joe's journey to becoming one of the nation's most feared and respected gangsters. It is a journey bese...

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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America - Macy Beth

Anotace: Now a major TV series on Disney+ `A shocking investigation... Dopesick is essential` The Times`Unfolds with all the pace of a thriller` Observer`A deep - and deeply needed - look into the troubled soul of America` Tom Hanks`Essential reading` New York TimesBeth Macy reveals the disturbing truth behind America`s opioid crisis and explains how a nation has become ...

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Never Finished : Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within - Goggins David

Anotace: This is not a self-help book. It`s a wake-up call!Can`t Hurt Me, David Goggins` smash hit memoir, demonstrated how much untapped ability we all have but was merely an introduction to the power of the mind. In Never Finished, Goggins takes you inside his Mental Lab, where he developed the philosophy, psychology, and strategies that enabled him to learn that what ...

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What You Are Looking for is in the Library: The uplifting Japanese fiction bestseller, 1. vydání - Michiko Aoyama

<p>THE BESTSELLING JAPANESE NOVELFor fans of The Midnight Library and Before the Coffee Gets Cold, this soul-stirring Japanese novel shows how the perfect book recommendation can help us fulfil our dreams.'I definitely want to visit this library. I feel kinder after this book' 5***** Reader review'I ADORED this uplifting, hopeful novel ... A joy from start to finish...

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Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Collection

ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE: Total War: SHOGUN 2 Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Sengoku Jidai Unit Pack Total War: SHOGUN 2 - The Hattori Clan Pack Total War: SHOGUN 2 - The Ikko Ikki Clan Pack Total War: SHOGUN 2: Saints and Heroes Unit Pack Total War: SHOGUN 2 – Otomo Clan Pack DLC Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Dragon War Battle Pack Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Rise of the Samurai Ca...

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Total War: Shogun 2 Complete Collection (PC)

ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS PACKAGE:Total War: SHOGUN 2Total War: SHOGUN 2 - Sengoku Jidai Unit PackTotal War: SHOGUN 2 - The Hattori Clan PackTotal War: SHOGUN 2 - The Ikko Ikki Clan PackTotal War: SHOGUN 2: Saints and Heroes Unit PackTotal War: SHOGUN 2 &ndash; Otomo Clan Pack DLCTotal War: SHOGUN 2 - Dragon War Battle PackTotal War: SHOGUN 2 - Rise of the Samurai Campai...

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Total War: Shogun 2 (PC)

MASTER THE ART OF WAR In the darkest age of Japan, endless war leaves a country divided. It is the middle of the 16th Century in Feudal Japan. The country, once ruled by a unified government, is now split into many warring clans. Ten legendary warlords strive for supremacy as conspiracies and conflicts wither the empire. Only one will rise above all to win the heart of a ...

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Total War: Shogun 2 (PC) (PC)

MASTER THE ART OF WARIn the darkest age of Japan, endless war leaves a country divided. It is the middle of the 16th Century in Feudal Japan. The country, once ruled by a unified government, is now split into many warring clans. Ten legendary warlords strive for supremacy as conspiracies and conflicts wither the empire. Only one will rise above all to win the heart of a n...

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Rustic Baroque

Culture, history, language, and indeed the living memory of a nation fuse in Jiří Hájíček’s Rustic Baroque and in the additional stories included in this unique volume.Winner of the Magnesia Litera prize as the best Czech novel of 2005, Rustic Baroque is set in South Bohemia about a decade after the Velvet Revolution. The story recalls the tumult in the countryside during...

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You are the Light, and that's indestructible truth ()

Audiokniha MP3 - autor Dr. Jakub Tencl, čte Dr. Jakub Tencl You are the Light, and that's indestructible truthIt has been said that man shall not live off of bread alone. All people need food for the soul. Dr. Jakub Tencl takes the reader on a spiritual journey and challenges previous interpretations of the realm of the unknown. “The Mystery of Life" contains 12 Chapter...

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Women Who Run with the Wolves

UPDATED, WITH NEW MATERIAL BY THE AUTHOR"WOMEN WHO RUN WITH THE WOLVES isn't just another book. It is a gift of profound insight, wisdom, and love. An oracle from one who knows." - Alice WalkerWithin every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature...

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The Monk - Lewis Matthew

Anotace: With an Introduction by Kathryn White.Prepare to be shocked. This novel, written in 1796, is a Gothic festival of sex, magic and ghastly, ghostly violence rarely seen in literature. The Monk is remarkably modern in style and tells a breathless tale of temptation, imprisonment and betrayal. Matthew Lewis recounts the downfall of Ambrosio, the holier-than-thou mon...

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Dostoevsky in Love : An Intimate Life - Alex Christofi

<p>'A daring and mesmerizing twist on the art of biography' - Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin: The Biography'Anyone who loves [Dostoevsky's] novels will be fascinated by this book' - Sue Prideaux, author of I Am Dynamite! A Life of Friedrich NietzscheDostoevsky's life was marked by brilliance and brutality. Sentenced to death as a young revolutionary, he survived ...

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Concerning the Spiritual in Art - Wassily Kandinsky

<p>A seminal text in the history of modern art, from one of the most famous artists of the twentieth century In Concerning the Spiritual in Art Wassily Kandinsky, one of the most famous abstract painters of all time, urges the reader to free themselves from art's traditional bonds to material reality. In this radical theoretical work, he calls for a spiritual revol...

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Body Harmony: Nourishing, Plant-Based Recipes for Intuitive Eating

Founder of the popular lifestyle brand Bonberi, Nicole Berrie presents a guide to food-combining for a healthier, more balanced lifeIn Body Harmony, Nicole Berrie reveals how she personally transitioned from the partying years of her teens and twenties to the fast-paced world of fashion and media, eventually settling into a thriving and balanced life and career in wellnes...

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Dostoevsky in Love : An Intimate Life - Christofi Alex

Anotace: Dostoevsky`s life was marked by brilliance and brutality. Sentenced to death as a young revolutionary, he survived mock execution and Siberian exile to live through a time of seismic change in Russia, eventually being accepted into the Tsar`s inner circle. He had three great love affairs, each overshadowed by debilitating epilepsy and addiction to gambling. Some...

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Rustic Baroque - Jiří Hájíček

<p>Culture, history, language, and indeed the living memory of a nation fuse in Jiří Hájíček’s Rustic Baroque and in the additional stories included in this unique volume.</p><p>Winner of the Magnesia Litera prize as the best Czech novel of 2005, Rustic Baroque is set in South Bohemia about a decade after the Velvet Revolution. The story recalls the tumu...

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Škoda - Driven by Design

<p align="left">“Everything needs a soul - at least everything that’s supposed to have meaning.” This is one of the guiding principles for the ŠKODA Design team and the jumping-off point for Driven by Design, which takes the reader on an exciting and emotional journey into the DNA of the Czech auto manufacturer. Since its founding over 120 years ago, the c...

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Leather &amp; Lark - Brynne Weaver

From the author of the genre-breaking international TikTok sensation Butcher &amp; Blackbird comes the second book in the Ruinous Love Trilogy - a hate-to-love dark romantic comedy packed with danger, chaos, and heat. 'Brynne is a master weaver of words in this dark, decadent and delicious story of serial killers, sexy spice, and sensational fun!' RuNyx, USA Today bes...

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