Tomáš Hrách Libri

Vynikající překladatel z angličtiny Tomáš Hrách sbíral od šestnácti let místo odznaků a známek anglické idiomy a slangové výrazy. Nejdříve to dělal jen tak ze zájmu a posléze z potřeby. Výrazů přibývalo a sám se k nim při předkládání stále vracel jako do slovníku. Napadlo ho se o svoji sbírku podělit se všemi, kdo anglický jazyk studují, používají při práci či jím hovoří. Není to odborná publikace, jde o příručku, jež vznikla z nadšení a při práci na řadě překladů. Samozřejmě si nečiní nárok na úplnost a či důsledné sledování idiomů či slangových výrazů v určité oblasti a není příručkou akademickou. Je záživnou snůškou, všehochutí a směsicí jazykových termínů (je tam 4300 hesel) z americké, britské i australské angličtiny, zahrnuje výrazy obecného, černošského, zločineckého, narkomanského, policejního, veršovaného, vojenského a školního slangu a výrazy vulgární.

Un thriller esotico e avvincente, in cui una strega di indescrivibile bellezza e potere, decide di usare le sue incomprensibili capacità per assassinare Nicholas Linnear, l'eroe di THE NINJA. La storia si sviluppa in un intreccio affascinante che coinvolge la CIA, il KGB, il mondo tecnologico del Giappone moderno e i regni mistici e pericolosi dei guerrieri Ninja. Lustbader crea un racconto avvincente e complesso, ricco di suspense e colpi di scena, che esplora le dinamiche di potere e le forze oscure in gioco.

Sbírka básní skvělého překladatele se mimo jiné vyznačuje neobyčejnou jazykovou vynalézavostí. Vychází jako bibliofilní tisk v kartonovém pouzdře, v ručně šité vazbě v nákladu 500 číslovaných výtisků. Kniha obdržela ocenění Nejkrásnější kniha roku.

Trilogie autorových antirománů je poeticko-filozofickou úvahou o smyslu života. Trilogie Molloy, Malone umírá a Nepojmenovatelný má v Beckettově prozaickém díle stejně zásadní postavení jako Čekání na Godota či Konec hry v jeho díle určeném pro divadelní scénu. Radikální "antirománová" forma, spojená s rozpadem vypravěčského vědomí a stále vyhrocenější anonymitou, se jedinečným způsobem pojí se skeptickým a černým humorem. Nakladatelská anotace. Kráceno.

Příběh neapolské královny Johanny I. Je krásná, ale i chladnokrevná vražedkyně a žena pochybné morálky. Příběh je vypravován z pohledu její oddané společnice.

Co je to blufování a jak se ho naučit a používat.

Tijdens de roerige jaren aan het inde van de zestiende eeuw wankelt het Japanse imperium. Rivaliserende heersers vechten op leven en dood om de alleenheerschappij. Een gruwelijke machtsstrijd die zijn tol eist: geplunderde dorpen, verwoeste steden en platgebrande akkers. Te midden van alle verschrikkingen dromen drie mannen van hereniging van het Japanse rijk. Zo is er de brutale maar charismatische Noboenaga wiens hoop op een beter Japan bij zijn eerste pogingen ijdel blijkt . Anderzijds is er de koele, berekenende Iëjasoe, een wijs en moedig man. Maar de imposantste van de drie is Hidejosji die uiteindelijk Taiko zal worden, heerser in naam van de keizer, met absolute macht. Taiko is een meeslepend epos vol strijd, actie, intrige en hartstocht waarin vele historische gebeurtenissen en personages zijn verweven. Het biedt een caleidoscopische blik op het feodale Japan van de zestiende eeuw. Taiko is een magistrale roman waarin Japan, zijn bloedige geschiedenis en zijn ondefinieerbare mysteriën op onovertroffen wijze worden geportretteerd.

Jitterbug Perfume is an epic. Which is to say, it begins in the forests of ancient Bohemia and doesn't conclude until nine o'clock tonight (Paris time). It is a saga, as well. A saga must have a hero, and the hero of this one is a janitor with a missing bottle. The bottle is blue, very, very old, and embossed with the image of a goat-horned god. If the liquid in the bottle actually is the secret essence of the universe, as some folks seem to think, it had better be discovered soon because it is leaking and there is only a drop or two left.

Il romanzo racconta la storia di due fratelli, dei loro vagabondaggi tra New Mexico e il Messico agli inizi degli anni quaranta. Billy Parham dà la caccia a una lupa che infesta la regione ammazzando il bestiame e quando riesce a catturarla, per non doverla consegnare al padre che la ucciderebbe, decide di portarla in Messico. Qui viene però arrestato e rilasciato soltanto dopo la confisca dell'animale. La lupa verrà usata in un combattimento contro cani in una fiera e Billy la troverà ormai morente. Ritornato a casa e scoperta la morte dei genitori, uccisi da una banda di rapinatori, Billy riparte alla ricerca degli assassini con il fratello Boyd, unico superstite.

Pohľady do zákulisia dejín-50 listov známych osobností. Obsahuje stretnutia a objavy, ako napríklad Svätého Hieronyma so Eustochiom, mongolského chána Kuyuka s pápežom Inocentom IV., Krištofa Kolumba s Luisom de Santangelom, Hernanda Pizarra s členmi Kráľovskej rady v Santo Domingu, Galilea Galileiho s Belisariom Vintaom, a ďalších významných osobností ako Benjamin Franklin, Louis Pasteur či Albert Einstein. V sekcii autoportréty a obhajoby sú zastúpení Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, Martin Luther, Anna Boleynová, George Washington, Thomas Alva Edison a ďalší, ktorí sa obracajú na blízkych a autority. Politika a výzvy sú reprezentované listami Svätého Pavla, Plinia mladšieho, Jany z Arcu, Ľudovíta XIV., Napoleona Bonaparteho, Karola Marxa a Winstona Churchilla, ktorí sa vyjadrujú k dôležitým historickým momentom. Témy lásky, smrti a priateľstva sú prítomné v listoch Cicera, Abélarda, Márii, kráľovnej škótskej, Horatia Nelsona, Mary Shelleyovej, Abrahama Lincolna a Vincenta Van Gogha, pričom každý z nich ponúka unikátne pohľady na osobné a emocionálne aspekty svojich životov.

The book 'How to stop worrying & start living' suggest many ways to conquer worry and lead a wonderful life. The book mentions fundamental facts to know about worry and magic formula for solving worry-some situations. Psychologists & Doctors' view: Worry can make even the most stolid person ill. Worry may cause nervous breakdown. Worry can even cause tooth decay Worry is one of the factors for High Blood Pressure. Worry makes you tense and nervous and affect the nerves of your stomach. The book suggests basic techniques in analysing worry, step by step, in order to cope up with them. A very interesting feature of the book is 'How to eliminate 50% of your business worries'. The book offers 7 ways to cultivate a mental attitude that will bring you peace and happiness. Also, the golden rule for conquering worry, keeping your energy & spirits high. The book consists of some True Stories which will help the readers in conquering worry to lead you to success in life. The book is full of similar incidences and narrations which will make our readers to understand the situation in an easy way and lead a happy life. A must read book for everyone.

The summer of '28 was a vintage season for a growing boy. A summer of green apple trees, mowed lawns, and new sneakers. Of half-burnt firecrackers, of gathering dandelions, of Grandma's belly-busting dinner. It was a summer of sorrows and marvels and gold-fuzzed bees. A magical, timeless summer in the life of a twelve-year-old boy named Douglas Spaulding—remembered forever by the incomparable Ray Bradbury. Woven into the novel are the following short stories: Illumination, Dandelion Wine, Summer in the Air, Season of Sitting, The Happiness Machine, The Night, The Lawns of Summer, Season of Disbelief, The Last--the Very Last, The Green Machine, The Trolley, Statues, The Window, The Swan, The Whole Town's Sleeping, Goodbye Grandma, The Tarot Witch, Hotter Than Summer, Dinner at Dawn, The Magical Kitchen, Green Wine for Dreaming.

The Unnamable - so named because he knows not who he may be - is from a nameless place. He speaks of previous selves ('all these Murphys, Molloys, and Malones...') as diversions from the need to stop speaking altogether.

¿Tienes a veces la sensación de estar desbordado por la existencia? ¿Paralizado por compromisos –afectivos, laborales...– que ya no te satisfacen? ¿Dominado por complejos de culpa o inseguridad? No proyectes tu insatisfacción en otros, la causa está en ti, en las zonas erróneas de tu personalidad, que te bloquean e impiden que te realices. Esta obra, quizá la más leída y respetada de toda la literatura de autoayuda, muestra dónde se encuentran, qué significan y cómo superarlas. Todo ello contado con la amenidad y sencillez de quien sabe que puede cooperar en la mejora de la vida de los otros.

Nella difficile America della fine degli anni Quaranta, John Grady Cole, un ragazzo texano pieno di aspirazioni e di insoddisfazioni, lascia la sua famiglia e si avvia a cavallo, insieme all'amico Rawlins, sull'antica pista che conduce in Messico, nel nebuloso intento di ritrovare, rivivendo a modo suo l'epopea del Far West, le sue dubbie e precarie radici. Come veri cowboys, i due giovani attraversano lentamente, di bivacco in bivacco, di incontro in incontro, l'immenso territorio, alimentando strada facendo la comune speranza di garantirsi una vita migliore. Il sogno sembra coronarsi con l'arrivo nei monti del Messico, dove l'asprezza del paesaggio si circonfonde del calore vitale e della sensualità degli abitanti, fino a rappresentare in tutto e per tutto l'immagine di un Eden finalmente a portata di mano. Ma ben presto alle aure del mito subentrerà la spietatezza di una realtà che non ammette intrusioni: quel paradiso è appannaggio esclusivo di chi ci è nato e ci ha sofferto, e ai due ragazzi non resterà che tornare indietro, in un brusco congedo dai loro sogni e dalla loro gioventù.

'Molloy' is Samuel Beckett's best-known novel, and his first published work to be written in French. It brings a world into existence with finicking certainties, at the tip of whoever is holding the pencil, and trades larger uncertainties with the reader.

William John Cavendish Bentinck Scott, the fifth Duke of Portland, who died in 1879, was a singularly eccentric man. What sets him apart from other famous eccentrics is the fact that he had the wealth to indulge his manias to the fullest. Perhaps his greatest achievement was to have a vast network of underground tunnels built beneath his estate, from which, with his horses and carriages, he could secretly escape to the outside world. On a visit to the Duke's establishment, which still more or less stands, Mick Jackson became fascinated not only by the tunnels but by the stories that surrounded the memory of this strange man. He began to embroider them with fictional ideas of his own, and with the tales the local people passed on to him. Some of the characters' names in the book are genuine, as indeed are some of the most bizarre details. The actual narrative is, however, pure invention, filled not only with tales of the Duke, but also with the excitement and discoveries of the age in which he lived, and the mysteries that we are still exploring.

Uncover your hidden assets—you can fill each day with excitement and a sense of satisfaction! Even if you love your work, you probably have days when almost nothing goes right. Bestselling author Dale Carnegie shows you how to make every day more exciting and rewarding—how you can get more done, and have more fun doing it. Dale Carnegie's time-tested advice will help you to: -Make other people feel important—and do it sincerely -Avoid unnecessary tension—save your energy for important duties -Get people to say yes—immediately -Turn routine tasks into stimulating opportunities -Spot a sure-fire way of making enemies—and avoid it -Smile in the face of criticism—you've done your very best! How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job will help you create a new approach to life and people and discover talents you never knew you had. Dale Carnegie can help you get the most out of yourself—all the time. Start developing your innate strengths and abilities—start enriching your life today!

Brillante studentessa di provincia vincitrice del soggiorno offerto da una rivista di moda, a New York Esther si sente «come un cavallo da corsa in un mondo senza piste». Intorno a lei, l'America spietata, borghese e maccartista degli anni Cinquanta: una vera e propria campana di vetro che nel proteggerla le toglie a poco a poco l'aria. L'alternativa sarà abbandonarsi al fascino soave della morte o lasciarsi invadere la mente dalle onde azzurre dell'elettroshock. Fortemente autobiografico, La campana di vetro narra con agghiacciante semplicità le insipienze, le crudeltà incoscienti, gli assurdi tabù che spezzano un'adolescenza presa nell'ingranaggio stritolante della normalità che ignora la poesia.

Only once in a great while does a writer come along who defies comparison -- a writer so original he redefines the way we look at the world. Neal Stephenson is such a writer and Snow Crash is such a novel, weaving virtual reality, Sumerian myth, and just about everything in between with a cool, hip cyber-sensibility to bring us the gigantic thriller of the information age. In reality, Hiro Protagonist delivers pizza for Uncle Enzo's Cosa Nostra Inc., but in the Metaverse he's a warrior prince. Plunging headlong into the enigma of a new computer virus that's striking down hackers everywhere, he races along the neon-lit streets on a search-and-destroy mission for the shadowy virtual villain threatening to bring about infocalypse. Snow Crash is a mind-altering romp through a future America so bizarre, so outrageous... you'll recognize it immediately.

Dvě krátké novely. Za svůj krátký, tragicky ukončený život stihl Nathanael West (1903–1940) napsat pouze čtyři kratší prózy. Zatímco Přítelkyně osamělých srdcí i Den kobylek už vyšly v českém překladu, tyto dvě satirické novely u nás vycházejí poprvé. Nathanael West byl spisovatel, jenž měl dar k psaní téměř dokonalých parodií – trochu méně znalý čtenář by místy mohl jeho příběhy brát vážně. Snový život Balso Snella (1931) je téměř surrealistickým výletem jakéhosi básníka Balso Snella do těla bájného trojského koně, kam vstoupí „branou tajemna“, tj. řitním otvorem, a na své cestě tlustým střevem potkává nejrůznější rádoby literáty, kteří touží po publiku, jímž se nechtěně stává Balso Snell. Majlant (1934) vypráví na hlavu obrácený, v té době v Americe oblíbený pohádkový příběh, jak šikovný a čestný mladík může ke štěstí, vzorné ženě a penězům přijíti. Podtitul tohoto půvabného dílka Rozebrání Lemuela Pitkina napovídá, jak asi Westovo převyprávění vyústí.

KNIHA PĚTI KRUHŮ je středověké dílo o cestě meče - kendó, jehož autorem je legendární japonský samuraj. Legendární šermíř Mijamoto Musaši (Miyamoto Musashi, 1584-1645) se narodil ve středověkém Japonsku, právě usilujícím o zotavení z více než čtyř století vnitřních konfliktů, bojů a chaosu. Tradice vlády císařů jako absolutistických božských vládců ve 12. stol. prakticky zanikla, a ačkoliv i nadále každý následující císař zůstával oficiální hlavou země, jeho moc byla podstatně zredukována. Od té doby Japonsko prožívalo téměř nepřetržitou občanskou válku mezi provinčními knížaty, militantními mnišskými řády a tlupami loupežníků, bojujícími vzájemně o půdu a moc. V 15., 16. a ještě i v 17. století knížata, zvaná daimjó ("velká jména") budovala mohutné kamenné hrady k ochraně své i svých panství, a za jejich hradbami začala postupně vznikat nová města. Tyto války samozřejmě omezily rozvoj obchodu a ochuzovaly celou zemi. Doplněno o Dokukódó s komentářem zenového mistra Sandó Kaisena (14 stran).

Un piccolo, banale incidente, una scarica improvvisa nel cervello di un ragazzo come tanti altri... Da questo momento la vita di Johnny Smith è sconvolta: gli basta una stretta di mano, uno sguardo, per conoscere il futuro prossimo d'una persona, i suoi più intimi pensieri. Una sbalorditiva condizione che gli farà vivere le più strabilianti e drammatiche esperienze.

The aged and bedridden protagonist (Molloy / Moran / Malone) awaits death, telling stories about other personifiations of himself to pass the time.

Lydie, Christopher a Natalie Hilliardovi jsou od rozvodu rodičů předmětem sporů mezi otcem a matkou. Všechno se ale mění, když jejich matka příjímá na výpomoc do domácnosti neobvyklou paní. Navzdory zvláštnímu zjevu se madam Doubtfire ukáže být nadanou a zdatnou hospodyní, a tak alespoň na krátký čas nastává v domácnosti klid. Ale děti brzy objeví, že madam Doubtfire je něco víc než dobrá hospodyně... Kniha se stala předlohou mimořádně úspěšného filmu.

Hlavní hrdina,hráč z New Yorku s pověstí vynikajícího střelce,přijíždí do města Paradise Palms,kde se ihned setkává s nečekaně velkou ochotou a laskavostí.Netuší,že jeho noví přátelé chtějí jenom využít jeho pověsti ke svým cílům a vtáhnout ho do nebezpečné hry ...

Leonard Cohen's reputation as a songwriter and poet often overshadows his work as a novelist. Despite only publishing two novels, he demonstrates his skill as a storyteller, blending poetry and prose with frank sexuality and sharp social satire. Both novels, released in the 1960s, sparked controversy and popularity, proving to be as substantial as his poetry collections. The first, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story, follows Lawrence Breavman, a Montreal Jewish boy who aspires to be a poet. To fuel his creativity, Breavman engages in self-destructive behavior, distancing himself from lovers, friends, and family, preserving them only in memory and writing. Cohen navigates between cruelty and sentimentality, ensuring that none of his characters, including Breavman, escape his satirical critique. Unlike the experimental style of his second novel, this work features a more compressed narrative, allowing Cohen to convey powerful episodes succinctly and critique characters sharply. This approach lends a slightly detached tone to the narrative, creating an atmosphere of ironic intimacy where the intense passions remain elusive, captured only in Breavman's memories and Cohen's artistry.

Chi è Parsifal? E' forse l'uomo che tiene le fila di un gioco pericoloso per l'umanità intera? Il mondo dei servizi segreti per Parsifal è proprio segreto? Perché in mezzo agli intrighi e alla violenza appare sempre Parsifal? Qual è la sua vera identità?

Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both. . . Compelling and astonishing in its baroque richness, Nick Cave's acclaimed first novel is a fantastic journey into the twisted world of Deep Southern Gothic tragedy.

The bestselling author brings Nicholas Linnear back in an explosive epic novel. To protect his father's friend from harm, Linnear must enter a world of primeval fear and elemental desire, where he faces an evil beyond comprehension.

A New York City inizia una serie di omicidi brutali. A Washington, un complotto concepito ai massimi livelli del governo americano mira a piegare l'enorme colosso economico del Giappone. A Tokyo, una lotta di potere critica si avvicina alle sue fasi finali per il controllo dell'enigmatico Black Blade Society, un cabal apparentemente politico le cui motivazioni potrebbero andare oltre la politica. In questo contesto dinamico, Wolf Matheson, capo della Special Homicide Task Force di New York, possiede un'abilità straordinaria nel rintracciare e catturare i killer dove altri hanno fallito. Chiamato a risolvere l'omicidio di un noto tycoon immobiliare, Wolf si ritrova presto intrappolato in una spirale spaventosa di tradimento, lussuria e avidità, un labirinto in cui nulla è come sembra e nessuno è affidabile. Figlio di un Shoshone del Wind River e di un Texas Ranger, scopre che l'omicidio è solo la punta dell'iceberg di crimini ben più gravi: tradimento, spionaggio e, quasi inimmaginabile, la ricerca dell'immortalità, tutto preludio a una guerra globale imminente. In un'arena completamente nuova, più grande e terrificante di qualsiasi altra affrontata prima, Wolf deve combattere contro persone dotate di un potere mentale così letale da essere rimasto nascosto per secoli.

Auf den Spuren der IlluminatenDie Fortsetzung von „Das Auge in der Pyramide“: In einer visionären Vermischung von Erzähltechniken des Polit-Thrillers, Science-Fiction-Romans und des modernen Märchens führen die Autoren durch die jahrhundertelange Geschichte von Verschwörungen, Sekten und Schwarzen Messen.Kultbuch mit Suchtpotential!

The loves and lives of June, Senga and Donalda are told in this book which covers the period 1963 to 1990. Also featured are unhappy children, a liberal headmistress, a tobacconist's family, a commercial traveller, a lighthouse keeper and a pimp. From the author of "Lanark".

Buddhavision - a network bigger than God (and more powerful, too). Even with all this excitement, you wouldn't think a backwater planet like Earth makes much of a splash in the galatic pond. And alien TV execs know exactly what the old earth drama needs to make the off-world audience sit up and stare: a spectacular Armageddon-type finale.

Una storia di intrighi e vendette tra il diciassettesimo e il diciottesimo secolo, che coinvolge l'Atlantico, il Mediterraneo, Londra e Versailles, per arrivare all'Isola di Jersey. Al centro di questa trama c'è John Lemprière, un giovane autore di un dizionario di mitologia classica, la cui cultura è eguagliata solo dalla sua miopia. Entrambi gli aspetti avvolgono il personaggio in una nebbia di possibilità, che diventa inquietante quando i miti di Ovidio e altri fantasmi del mondo classico sembrano invadere la sua vita, manifestandosi in allucinazioni. La morte del padre, sbranato dai cani, ricorda la tragica storia di Diana e Atteone. Dopo la lettura del testamento, in un'atmosfera dickensiana, inizia una caccia al tesoro nel passato, alla ricerca di un legame segreto tra la Compagnia delle Indie, il massacro di La Rochelle e il dizionario di Lemprière. La vicenda si sviluppa in un intrico di fantasia barocca, resoconti storici e grandi viaggi, attraversando società segrete, faide secolari e un campionario di umanità curiosa, con eruditi eccentrici, aristocratici ubriaconi, giudici paranoici, puttane, assassini e pirati.

Questo romanzo è la storia di un amore - quello tra Michael e Leslie - così profondo e appassionato da superare gli ostacoli e i pregiudizi che lo minacciano: perché Michael è un giovane rabbino, nato e cresciuto nel cuore della New York ebraica, e Leslie è la figlia di un pastore protestante, ed entrambi vivono in ambienti in cui ebrei e cristiani non hanno molte occasioni di innamorarsi, e ancor meno di sposarsi tra loro.

In his breathlessly paced new novel Jay McInerney revisits the nocturnal New York of Bright Lights, Big City. Alison Poole, twenty going on 40,000, is a budding actress already fatally well versed in hopping the clubs, shopping Chanel falling in and out of lust, and abusing other people's credit cards. As Alison races toward emotional breakdown, McInerney gives us a hilarious yet oddly touching portrait of a postmodern Holly Golightly coming to terms with a world in which everything is permitted and nothing really matters.

21st-century London is a world of elaborate technology, uncontained violence and sickening squalor, where serial killing has reached epidemic proportions. Chief Inspector Jakowicz needs all her powers of reason and intuition to stop a killer whose selection of victims threatens government security.

This novel revolves around four characters: a husband, a wife, their ambiguous mentor, and a mythical 17th-century Irquois virgin. Through them, the author provides an original and explicit examination of friendship, sex and spirituality.

Bluffing about literature is largely facilitated by the fact that almost everyone, even the most educated, engages in it, as there is little else one can do with it. Literature is simply too vast a field for any single person to encompass, and each week it expands with new books that follow the old in an endless stream. With some practice, you will find that the very vagueness that frustrates literary criticism for casual readers is your greatest asset. This inherent ambiguity allows for easy and rapid redefinition of concepts and shifting of focal points, which can extricate you from any predicament.

A Washington si viene a sapere che un membro del Comando Supremo Nazista è disposto a divulgare informazioni che potrebbero porre termine anzitempo alla guerra a favore degli Stati Uniti. Ma per il suo tradimento richiede il file top secret sull'Eredità Scarlatti, un documento che, se reso noto, potrebbe distruggere la reputazione degli uomini più importanti e famosi dell'occidente. Elizabeth Wyckham Scarlatti ha un piano per salvare il mondo da suo figlio, Ulster, un uomo terribilmente pericoloso che lavora con il nome di Heinrich Kroeger. Se non riuscirà a fermarlo, potrebbe fornire al Terzo Reich di Hitler il più potente strumento esistente sulla Terra.