Stephen Briggs Libri

Some night-time prowler is turning the citizens of Ankh-Morpork, greatest city of the fantasy Discworld, into something resembling small charcoal biscuits. And that's a real problem for Captain Vimes of the City Watch, who must tramp the mean streets of the city searching for a seventy-foot-long fire-breathing dragon which, he believes, can help him with their enquiries. In a city thrown into turmoil by magic, charcoal biscuits, secret societies and mad lady dragon breeders ("Just tell him 'sit' if he'sothering you"), he's just looking for the facts

Chi è l’assassino che si aggira per Ankh-Morpork? E soprattutto, perché non è munito di regolare licenza? È vero che nella più grande città di Mondo Disco è impossibile rompere le regole, perché non se ne trova più una intera, ma quando è troppo è troppo: un delitto compiuto fuori dall’orario di servizio, senza alcuna traccia se non curiosi resti di argilla bianca. Il valoroso capitano Vimes della Guardia Cittadina, ormai perennemente sobrio, felicemente sposato e costantemente occupato a scampare agli attentati della Gilda degli Assassini, è determinato a scoprire il colpevole e a fermarlo.

The one and only official guide to all things Discworld including, but not limited to:What to do when approached by a hermit elephantWhere to get a beer in Ankh-Morpork*How to play Cripple Mr Onion* and live to tell about it.

"They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient at those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also useful.' Nanny Ogg, one of Discworld's most famous witches, is passing on some of her huge collection of tasty and above all interesting recipes, since everyone else is doing it. But in addition to the delights of the Strawberry Wobbler and Nobby's Mum's Distressed Pudding, Mrs Ogg imparts her thoughts on life, death, etiquette ('If you go to other people's funerals they'll be sure to come to yours'), courtship, children and weddings, all in a refined style that should not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. Well, not much. Most of the recipes have been tried out on people who are still alive. Mrs Ogg Gratefully Acknowledges the Assistance in this Literary Argosy of Mr Terry Pratchett, Mr Step

'THERE'S A SAYING THAT ALL ROADS LEAD TO ANKH-MORPORK. AND IT'S WRONG. ALL ROADS LEAD AWAY FROM ANKH-MORPORK, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE JUST WALK ALONG THE WRONG WAY' from Moving Pictures Ankh-Morpork! City of One Thousand Surprises (according to the famous publication by the Guild of Merchants)! All human life is there! Although, if it walks down…

They said it couldn't be done. Well, it has been done, proving them wrong once again. After years of research, cunningly contrived in as many minutes, the Discworld has its map. It takes full account of the historic and much documented expeditions of the Discworld's fêted (or at least fated) explorers: General Sir Roderick Purdeigh, Lars Larsnephew, Llamedos Jones, Lady Alice Venturi, Ponce da Quirm and, of course, Venter Borass. Now travellers on this circular world can see it all: from Klatch to the Ramtops, from Cori Celesti to the Circle Sea, from Genua to Bhangbhangduc. The great cities of Hunghung, Pseudopolis, Al Khali and, of course, Ankh-Morpork are placed with loving care upon this world which is carried through space by Great A'Tuin.

A collection of some of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations.

For the newcomer and old hand alike the Discworld can be a fatally confusing planet. From the great city of Ankh-Morpork, featuring a river you could skateboard across if it wasn't so knobbly, to the distant Ramtop Mountains and mysterious Counterweight Continent, the Discworld is a place where Death waits around every corner... For safety's sake, you need a guide. And here it is. Terry Pratchett and Stephen Briggs, respectively chronicler and cartographer of the Discworld, have the produced the one and only definitive guide to the flat planet - its geography, its flora and fauna, its (many) religions, its architecture and customs, and its outstanding personalities. What is a Quantum Weather Butterfly? What does Death keep on his desk? Would you drink Bearhugger's Homeopathic Sipping Whiskey? How are the kings of Ankh-Morpork different from the kings of Ankh? Everything the Discworld traveller needs to know is contained in these pages, together with useful maps and illustrations of significant places and emblems in this unique world.

The Discworld is an unpredictable place, what with rivers you can skateboard across (if they weren't so knobbly), rocks that like a stroll about of an evening and points of raw magic that can turn a body inside out soon as look at it. For safety's sake, you need a guide! The DISCWORLD COMPANION contains everything you need to know about the Discworld. This edition, the first major revision since HOGFATHER was published (1997), covers the eight DISCWORLD novels from JINGO onwards, including THE LAST HERO and MAURICE AND HIS AMAZING EDUCATED RODENTS, as well as the Diaries, the plays and other Discworld Spinoffery.

Ti, kdož cestují kruhovým světem, tady mají všechno jako na dlani: od Klače k horám Beraní hlavy, od Cori Celesti ke Kruhovému moři, od Genovy po Brmbrmduc. Velká města jako Pseudopolis, Al Kali a samozřejmě Ankh-Morpork jsou umístěna s neskonalou péčí a láskou na mapě tohoto světa, který na svém krunýři unáší vesmírem Velká A'Tuin.

Říkali, že je to neproveditelné. Nuže, my jsme to provedli, a tak jim znovu dokázali, že se mýlili. Po mnoha letech podrobných výzkumů, mazaně uskutečněných ve stejném počtu minut, má Zeměplocha konečně svoji mapu. Obsahuje i popis zaznamenaných a historicky doložených expedic nejproslulejších zeměplošských cestovatelů a objevitelů, jako byli: generál sir Roderick O´Mezeney, Lars Larssynovec, Chalamanda Jones, lady Alice Trouffallová, Pasák z Quirmu a samozřejmě i Břichoš Jura zvaný Omrza. Jejich cesty měly pro Zeměplochu osudový (i když častěji spíše osudný) význam. Ti kdož cestují kruhovým světem, tady mají všechno jako na dlani: od Klače k horám Beraní hlavy, od Cori Celesti ke Kruhovému moři, od Genovy po Brmbrmduc. Velká města jako Pseudopolis, Al Kali a samozřejmě Ankh-Morpork jsou umístěna s neskonalou pěčí a láskou na mapě tohoto světa, který na svém krunýři unáší vesmírem Velká A´Tuin.

Ankh-Morpork: Archivy, svazek II, spojují čtyři vydání proslulých zeměplošských diářů do jednoho luxusního digitálně revidovaného kompendia. Nové vydání dává vyniknout původnímu textu od Terryho Pratchetta a Stephena Briggse a kresbám Paula Kidbyho, prozradí vám ještě více o fungování některých jedinečných institucí v Ankh-Morporku, zjistíte, že už se nemůžete divit neuvěřitelně vysoké úmrtnosti v rodině Nobyho Nóblhócha, naučíte se překonávat drobné nedostatky, jako je pití lidské krve, nebo přeměnu v netopýra a věnujete pozornost strašlivým varováním paní Kosmopilíkové o tom nejtemnějším vtělení - její sousedce, paní Lehkochodné, vládkyni temnoty.

Lu-Tze is a senior History Monk, also known as Sweeper. Although thought to be 800 years old, there are some who claim he is older yet...5,200 years older, in fact, because for the History Monks, time is a resource to manipulate, and they do... Lu-Tze, a bald, yellow-toothed little man with a wispy beard, has a faintly amiable grin, as if constantly waiting for something amusing to happen, and a handy epithet for every occasion. In his life, Lu-Tze has done everything, and his past deeds are legend amongst the History Monks. He is a follower of The Way of Mrs Marietta Cosmopilite. He also grows Bonsai mountains. LU-TZE'S YEARBOOK OF ENLIGHTMENT (including The Way of Mrs Cosmopilite) is the ideal companion for those seeking truth and harmony and, well, the meaning to life - though he doesn't guarantee it will be the right meaning...

Kniha přináší kromě barevných obálek a černobílých ilustrací Paula Kidbyho také úplné texty Terryho Pratchetta a Stephena Briggse ze sedmi zeměplošských diářů a ročenek, které vyšly anglicky v letech 1998 - 2007. Spousta dosud netušených informací a neviděných obrázků či portrétů v tomto sběratelském vydání (jediném souborném na světě) je určena především pro zapálené fanoušky Zeměplochy. Diáře: 1998 Neviditelná univerzita 1999 Městská hlídka 2000 Cech vrahů 2001 Cech šašků 2002 Cech zlodějů 2003 Reformovaní upíři 2007 Ankh-Morporský poštovní úřad

V tomto prvním svazku digitálně remasterovaných ilustrací, nazvaném Ankh-Morpork: Archivy, naleznete výbor z prvních čtyř zeměplošských diářů. Snoubí se zde texty Terryho Pratchetta a Stephena Briggse s ilustracemi Paula Kidbyho a dozvíte se tu všechno, co jste kdy chtěli vědět o fungování ankh-morporských zavedených institucí. Zjistíte, kde mají ty nejlepší krysy na špejli, odhalíte vodní záhadu poštovních schránek a pochopíte, proč žádný chlapec (ani dívka) z cechu vrahů nesmí vlastnit čolka delšího než pět palců...

The Thieves' Guild celebrates its 21st anniversary with its first Yearbook, featuring an address from Lord Vetinari himself, who encouraged the setting-up of the Guild to avoid the random, unfair and disorganised crime which, until his ascent to power, plagued the great city of Ankh-Morpork. Now crime is legal, organised and run to an annual budget and everyone is happy - well, almost everyone: woe betide the unlicensed thief, highwayman or slipperlegger who tries to do business without Guild approval!

Vollständig aktualisierte und überarbeitete Neuauflage. Wer hat Oma Wetterwachs eigentlich das Zaubern beigebracht? Was steht auf dem Schreibtisch von TOD? Was ist ein Quantenwetter-Schmetterling? Wo liegt Hargas Rippenstube? Ist der Genuss von Bärdrückers homöopathischen Leckertropfen zu empfehlen? Und dies sind nur einige Fragen, die jedem Scheibenwelt-Reisenden auf der Zunge brennen. Dieses Buch weiß auf alle eine Antwort – und wird damit zu einem Hilfsmittel, das kein Anhänger der Scheibenwelt entbehren kann. Eine unverzichtbare Orientierungshilfe für alle Neulinge im Pratchett-Multiversum.

As well as comprising a functional diary with necessary dates, holidays, notes and year planner, this book has the "8th Discworld Day" in each week. Also included is a brief history of Discworld, a guide to the people and places, events in the Discworld year and a map of Ankh-Morpork.

Not only an artistic and breathtaking view of Lancre but also an interesting and informative guide to one of the Discworld's more, er, picturesque kingdoms. Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg and Magrat Garlick live there. Lancre could hardly be somwhere ordinary, could it? Magic glues the Discworld together and a lot of it ends up in Lancre, principal Kingdom of the Ramtop Mountains. Between Uberwald and Whale Bay, the Octarine Grass Country and the Windersins Ocean lies the most exciting and dangerous terrain in all Discworld. The Ramtops supply Discworld with most of its witches and wizards. The leaves on the trees move even when there is no breeze. Rocks go for a stroll in the evening. Even the land, at times, seems alive. The mapp may be only two-dimensional, but watch it very carefully and you might just see it jostle about a bit.

Zeměplošský diář, který vychází poprvé v češtině, je zaměřen na mnicha Lu Tzeho a jeho Velkou učitelku, jíž se proti své vůli stala paní Kosmopilíková, prostá žena z Ankh-Morporku. Na úvodních stranách se dozvíte zajímavosti nejen ze života Lu Tzeho, ale i ze Zahrady Pěti překvapení kláštera Oi-Dong, a nahlédnete pod kápě mnichů jiných klášterů. Životní moudrosti paní Kosmopilíkové se pak jako červená nit táhnou celým diářem. To vše je doplněno skvělými ilustracemi Paula Kidbyho.

They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Anyway, we do not live in a perfect world and it is foresighted and useful for a young woman to become proficient in those arts which will keep a weak-willed man from straying. Learning to cook is also useful.Nanny Ogg, one of Discworld's most famous witches, here passes on some of her huge collection of tasty and interesting recipes. In addition to such dishes as Nobby's Mum's Distressed Pudding, Mrs. Ogg imparts her thoughts on such matters as life, death, and courtship, all in a refined style that should not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. Well, not much. Most of the recipes have been tried out on people who are still alive.