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An emotional story about human indomitability, why it is good to sometimes be outside the boundaries of order, a book about love, death and generations of strong women, the largest Slovak post-revolutionary novel in terms of scope and plot arc in an exclusive collector’s edition, exciting Slovakia crime fiction, but also in the realm of fairies and goblins or a great children’s encyclopedia, dark times in Argentina discouraged by mysticism, a joyful and painful book about the longing of lonely children.
James D. Shipman: Behind the Barbed Wire
the book behind the barbed wire James D. Shipman: Behind the Barbed Wire
An emotional story about human steadfastness, but also about betrayal in the Nazi death camp in Auschwitz, where the prisoners’ revolt is born. The main character Jakub Bak has to deal with the feelings of guilt that all his loved ones ended up in the gas chamber. That’s exactly where the Nazis sent him to work. He is kept sane only by his fellow prisoner Anna, a member of the secret resistance that wants to liberate the camp. Even the closest friend can betray. The novel shocks with its directness and hope.
Jordan B. Peterson: Out of Order
book out of order Jordan B. Peterson: Out of Order
The Canadian psychologist and professor at Harvard brings the continuation of the bestseller 12 rules for life that bring order to a chaotic life. Now he talks about an excess of rules, because too much sense of certainty and security is as dangerous as too much chaos, which causes instability and fear. It shows that both fundamental principles of reality – chaos and order – can be in balance, and happiness lies in the mature acceptance of responsibility for oneself and others.
Beata Balogová: Cornélie
Kornelia’s book Beata Balogová: Cornélie
The whole world has crowded into a village in the south of Slovakia. Memories of ancestors, witches and weirdos who also came from the surrounding villages, because they knew that someone remembered them in Jablona Panica. A book about love and death, about generations of strong women, about Hungarians in Slovakia, about a family in which men die prematurely, may help you discover the story that is growing in your family. Because without a story, the family scatters in the wind like ashes from her mother’s, Kornélia’s, cigarettes.
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Jozef Karika: To death I + II
book FOR DEATH Jozef Karika: To death I + II
Czechoslovakia in 1928. Two high school graduates from Ružomberok, Jew Viktor and German Karol, accidentally kill a person. Viktor flees to relatives in New York and joins a mafia organization. Karol studies medicine in Munich and becomes a supporter of Nazism. The novel is most popular in the years 1928-1945 in Czechoslovakia, Germany, the USA, Poland, Ukraine, the Baltics, and culminates during the SNP. The largest Slovak post-revolutionary novel in an exclusive collector’s edition in terms of scope and story arc.
Collective of authors: Slovakia KRIMI
book set Slovakia KRIMI 1 Collective of authors: Slovakia KRIMI
Nineteen renowned Slovak authors, two Czech stories and, as a bonus, a short story by Petr Pišťanko. In a book full of tension, he will experience stories of classic detective investigation, dangerous foreign action adventures, and crime through the eyes of a psychopathic killer with the addition of a forensic expert. In the introduction, expert in clinical and forensic psychology Anton Heretik ponders the question: Why are we so fascinated by the world of crime? It comes in a gift set with an audiobook narrated by leading actors.
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Marianna Oravcová: In the realm of fairies and goblins
book In the Tale of Fairies and Goblins Marianna Oravcová: In the realm of fairies and goblins
Popular reputation is not a historically faithful image of history, but the people chose from it what corresponded to their desires and ideas. From legends, we learn about historical figures and events, about the difficult fates of ordinary people, or about creatures from the world of fairy tales. The author retold stories from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland in an accessible form for younger readers. The texts are complemented by illustrations by Dušan Kállay.
The big children’s encyclopedia
children’s book Big-children’s-encyclopedia It gets into a good encyclopedia more than into a parent’s head.
An encyclopedia packed with information, full of interesting facts and with beautiful illustrations and photographs. It contains more than 250 key topics of interest and thousands of science, nature, space, history and many more. Each page is enlivened by beautiful illustrations, colorful maps and impressive photographs. The great children’s encyclopedia is an inspiring and information-rich book full of wonders of the world, which will interest children of all ages.
Collective of authors: SOS Planet Earth
book sos planet earth Collective of authors: SOS Planet Earth
The climate needs us! Let’s not close our eyes. Original and inspiring interviews with well-known personalities shed light on our endangered planet and what we witness every day. A brief introduction will provide the various problems that affect the Earth. Global warming and pollution are being talked about by personalities who have taken steps to combat planetary threats.
Mariana Enriquez: Carrying your share of the night
the book carries its messenger of the night Mariana Enriquez: Carrying your share of the night
A father and son embark on a journey in a country ruled by a military junta. The boy’s name is Gašpar, and his father is a medium in a secret Brotherhood that seeks eternal life through terrifying rituals. The father wants to protect his son from the Brotherhood. Dark scenes full of horror are interspersed with real events in Argentina. Houses with walls that move; doors that are passages to other worlds, terrifying rituals with human sacrifices. In the background of tens of thousands of victims of the military dictatorship and the repression of power.
Maya Angelou: I know why the caged bird sings
book I know why the caged bird sings Maya Angelou: I know why the caged bird sings
A book joyful and painful, mysterious and unforgettable like childhood itself. It captures the desires of lonely children, the brutality of bigotry, but also the miracle of words that can fix the world. “Your grandmother says you read a lot. At every opportunity. That’s good, but it’s not enough. Words are less than what they put on paper. Only the human voice can imbue them with shades of deeper meaning.” Language is the way humans communicate with their fellow humans, and it is language alone that distinguishes us from the lower animals.
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Václav Smil: How the world really works
book how the world really works Václav Smil: How the world really works
We never have so much information at our fingertips, and yet most of us don’t know how the world really works. This book contains the seven most basic truths that govern our survival and prosperity. It offers a factual and critical perspective on topics such as energy and food production, through our material world and its globalization to risks, our environment and its future. Do you know that for every single tomato from the supermarket we pay five spoons of diesel?
Kjersti A. Skomsvold: Child
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of love, in which a mother tells her newborn child about the events that led to it. They are stories about long illness, loneliness and sadness. About being afraid to love someone, but still daring to do it. The Norwegian writer made her debut with the book The faster I walk, the smaller I am.
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