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Pokud jste ve Španělsku ještě nebyli, musíme začít varováním: Španělsko vás rychle chytne a nepustí! Podobně jako mnoha dalším turistům, kteří se pouze zajeli vykoupat v moři nebo si prohlédnout Madrid, se vám může stát, že uvíznete ve víru některé z divokých slavností, zamilujete se do zdejší nádherné přírody a srdečných lidí, a než se vzpamatujete, uvědomíte si, že Španělsko je vaše nová láska na celý život. Od pulzujících velkoměst jako Madrid nebo Barcelona po přímořské perly jako San Sebastián, Španělsko nabízí nepřeberné možnosti pro každého cestovatele. Zavítejte do Sevilly za autentickým flamencem, do velkolepých Pyrenejí, na malebná pobřeží, lemovaná skvostnými plážemi, ochutnejte pravé sherry v Jerezu nebo se vydejte za nočním životem na Ibizu. Ať už chcete objevovat památky, nebo divokou přírodu, možnosti jsou téměř nekonečné. A třešnička na dortu – španělská kuchyně! Tapas tu najdete doslova na každém rohu a chutě vás rozhodně nezklamou. Právě teď je ten nejlepší čas poznat tuhle vášnivou a rozmanitou zemi, která se vám dostane pod kůži. Orientaci vám usnadní přehledně naplánované trasy, aktualizované informace o dopravě i ubytování, ale také mapy doplněné o množství barevných fotografií. Z prestižní britské řady Rough Guides

Sicílie je autonomním regionem Itálie s rázovitými a temperamentními obyvateli. Je největším středomořským ostrovem, k němuž náleží pár desítek dalších ostrovů a ostrůvků. Vychutnáte si zde komfort poloprázdných pláží, průzračné moře i nádherné přírodní scenérie. Zažijete úchvatný výstup na aktivní sopku Etnu vysokou 3 370 m, která je zároveň nejvyšší sopkou Evropy. Vnitrozemí Sicílie vás oslní atmosférou měst. Některá zaujmou historií sahající přes normanské a arabské památky až k antice a jiná, kompletně vybudovaná po ničivém zemětřesení v roce 1693, okouzlí barokními památkami takového významu, že jinde ve světě nemají obdoby. Navštivte Palermo s tajemnou pověstí mafiánského města, starobylé Syrakusy, Agrigento v blízkosti světoznámého Údolí chrámů či oblíbená letoviska Giardini Naxos, Taormina nebo Porto Rosa. Objevit však můžete i zcela zastrčená a téměř neznámá místa. Nenechte si ujít jedinečnou sicilskou kuchyni s rybami, rajčaty, lilky, česnekem a bazalkou i unikátní zmrzlinou, která se zde konzumuje ve velkém množství. Nezapomeňte ani na husté, aromatické víno Marsala, jehož réva se pěstuje na svazích Etny.

The Rough Guide to Brittany & Normandy is your essential handbook to two of France’s most enduringly popular areas. The full-colour section showcases the highlights from both regions, from Carnac megaliths to Camembert Cheese. For every town and village, there are comprehensive and opinionated reviews of all the best hotels, restaurants and cafés, whatever your budget. There is plenty of practical advice on a host of activities including boat trips along Brittany’s Nantes-Brest canal and cycling the backroads. The guide also includes a unique chapter on Breton music and language and comes complete with maps and plans for every area. The Rough Guide to Brittany & Normandy is like having a local friend plan your trip!

"Intorno alla Luna" è un romanzo scritto da Jules Verne nel 1870, che narra le vicende successive a quelle accadute nel precedente "Dalla Terra alla Luna". Entrambe sono considerate tra le più famose opere precorritrici della moderna fantascienza. Un romanzo ricco di suspense e di ironia. Il presidente Barbicane, il capitano Nicholl e l'avventuriero francese Michel Ardan ci sono riusciti! I tre intrepidi viaggiatori sono partiti per il viaggio più importante della storia. La monumentale Columbiad ha sparato il proiettile dentro cui si trovano e li ha spinti fin nello spazio. La destinazione è una sola: l'astro delle notti, la Luna. Sulla Terra, però, sono tutti in ansia perché qualcosa sembra non essere andato secondo i piani e gli amici rimasti coi piedi ben piantati a terra non possono fare altro che sperare. Ma cosa sta succedendo in realtà all'interno del proiettile-navicella? Qual è la sorte che attende i tre ardimentosi? L'ossigeno che producono chimicamente sarà sufficiente? Riusciranno davvero a sbarcare sulla Luna? Età di lettura: da 9 anni.

"Carey Douglas has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, Carey started in their first store at sixteen, and - more than anyone would suspect - has helped them build an empire. With a new show and a book about to launch, the Tripps are on the verge of superstardom. There's only one problem: America's favorite couple can't stand each other.James McCann, MIT graduate and engineering genius, was originally hired as a structural engineer, but the job isn't all he thought it'd be. The last straw? Both he and Carey must go on book tour with the Tripps and keep the wheels from falling off the proverbial bus.Unfortunately, neither of them is in any position to quit. Carey needs health insurance, and James has been promised the role of a lifetime if he can just keep the couple on track for a few more weeks. While road-tripping with the Tripps up the West Coast, Carey and James vow to work together to keep their bosses' secrets hidden, and their own jobs secure. But if they stop playing along - and start playing for keeps - they may have the chance to build something beautiful together..."--Provided by publisher

EXPANDED WITH A NEW EPILOGUE "The tragedies keep coming. As we reel from the latest horror . . . " So begins a new epilogue, illustrating how Columbine became the template for nearly two decades of "spectacle murders." It is a false script, seized upon by a generation of new killers. In the wake of Newtown, Aurora, and Virginia Tech, the imperative to understand the crime that sparked this plague grows more urgent every year. What really happened April 20, 1999? The horror left an indelible stamp on the American psyche, but most of what we "know" is wrong. It wasn't about jocks, Goths, or the Trench Coat Mafia. Dave Cullen was one of the first reporters on scene, and spent ten years on this book-widely recognized as the definitive account. With a keen investigative eye and psychological acumen, he draws on mountains of evidence, insight from the world's leading forensic psychologists, and the killers' own words and drawings-several reproduced in a new appendix. Cullen paints raw portraits of two polar opposite killers. They contrast starkly with the flashes of resilience and redemption among the survivors.

Albania is perhaps the last hidden corner of eastern Europe, newly opening its frontiers to travelers after decades of tyranny and instability. Written by an insider and Albania enthusiast, the Bradt guide to Albania takes a fresh look at how and where to explore the heritage of a country influenced by the Greeks, Romans, Italians, and Turks--who have all left their mark on the landscape and culture. Albania boasts a breathtaking natural beauty, splendid and empty beaches, excellent local wines, a Mediterranean climate, and a tradition of hospitality, making it a potentially prime holiday destination, easily accessible by air, ferry via the Greek islands and Italy, or even by road via mainland Greece, Montenegro, or Kosovo.Features >Archaeological attractions and museums plus historic background>In-depth coverage of the capital, Tirana>Cultural background including topics such as communist nostalgia and blood feuds>Easy-to-follow guide to the Albanian language

'Utterly enchanting' Woman's Weekly 'Pure escapism' Yours An unforgettable story of past love and family secrets, set in sunny Seville Holly loves making marmalade. Now she has a chance to leave her stressful city job and pursue her dream - of returning to the Dorset landscape of her childhood to open Bitter Orange, a shop celebrating the fruit that first inspired her. Holly's mother Ella has always loved Seville. So why is she reluctant to go back there with Holly to source products for the shop? What is she frightened of - and does it have anything to do with the old Spanish recipe for Seville orange and almond cake that Ella keeps hidden from her family? In Seville, where she was once forced to make the hardest decision of her life, Ella must finally face up to the past, while Holly meets someone who poses a threat to all her plans. Seville is a city full of sunshine and oranges. But it can also be bittersweet. Will love survive the secrets of the orange grove? Praise for Rosanna Ley: 'Beautifully written and gently captivating' Heat 'Sun-soaked escapism' Best 'The ultimate feel-good read' Candis 'Holiday romance at its most evocative and escapist' The Lady 'Unabashedly romantic . . slips down like easy-drinking vino infused with Mediterranean sunshine' Saga 'A gorgeous, mouth-watering dream of a holiday read!' Red Magazine 'Beautiful, evocative writing' Sun

Fourteen mountains on Earth tower over 8,000 metres above sea level, an altitude where the brain and body withers and dies. Until recently, the world record for climbing them all stood at nearly eight years. So I announced I was summiting them in under seven months. People laughed.They told me I was crazy, even though I'd sharpened my climbing skills on the brutal Himalayan peaks of Everest and Dhaulagiri. But I possessed more than enough belief, strength and resilience to nail the job, having taken down enemy gunmen and terrorist bomb makers while serving with the Gurkhas and the UK Special Forces.