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
The author presents the story of his life with OCD and the process of his successful recovery. At the beginning he describes when and how the disorder occurred in his childhood, its symptoms and course. A substantial part of the work is devoted to... Zobraziť viac
The first edition of the book was written before the collapse of Lehman Brothers’ bank. It is all the more remarkable, then, that is it full of practical examples and guidelines. How can integrity be maintained in these turbulent times, when manager 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
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
The third part of the Primer of happiness is not intended only for parents that are looking for a way, with what form to give their descendants the best, but also for souls that want to understand why there are fears in them, why they act the way they... Zobraziť viac
“Your soul yearns to be loved. By you.” In a simple form suitable for first-graders, this book explains the principles of self-acceptance, forgiveness, positive thinking, “letting go” of your parents, understanding illness, dissolving pain... 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
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
Svým tématem stojí kniha na pomezí lingvistiky a teologie. Po základním přehledu teorií, na nichž je založena následná analýza, rozebírá metafory obsažené v konceptualizaci hebrejského výrazu ???? (tóra/zákon) a... 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
The theme of this book is Yoga and Buddhism as a way of life. It is a small selection of texts that Květoslav Minařík wrote during three decades as answers to the questions and problems of those interested in the spiritual life and spiritual teachings. 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
Why should you own this book? Do you lead training sessions? Do you sometimes get the feeling that even though you handled the training well, some things could have been different? Do you recognize that there must be a way for you to do your job in... 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
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