Rowena Akinyemi Knihy

Žokej Filip Nore neměl lehké dětství a dobře ví, co znamená život bez rodinného zázemí a závislost na rozhodování jiných lidí. Nyní je ale v situaci, kdy si musí poradit sám, což pro něho vůbec není jednoduché. Jeho příteli Stevovi Millacovi zemře při autohavárii otec, známý umělecký fotograf, který mimo jiné fotografoval při závodech dostihové jezdce. Poté je přepadena i Stevova matka. Filip, sám výborný fotograf, získá zajímavé materiály, které patřily Stevovu otci, a záhy zjistí, že jsou určeny k vydírání. Jen na něm je, zda půjde cestou vyděrače, či ne.

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Oxford Bookworms Library New Edition: Stage 4: 1,400 Headwords People who ride racehorses love the speed, the excitement, the danger - and winning the race. Philip Nore has been riding for many years and he always wants to win - but sometimes he is told to lose. Why? And what is the mystery about the photographer, George Millace, who has just died in a car crash? Philip Nore knows the answer to the first question, and he wants to find out the answer to the second. But as he begins to learn George Millace's secrets, he realizes that his own life is in danger.

Isaac Asimov – při tomto jménu se všem příznivcům a čtenářům SF vybaví dvě věci – románový cyklus Nadace a hlavně: tři zákony robotiky. Jakže znějí? 1. Robot nesmí ublížit člověku nebo svou nečinností dopustit, aby člověku bylo ublíženo. 2. Robot musí uposlechnout příkazů člověka, kromě případů, kdy tyto příkazy jsou v rozporu s prvním zákonem. 3. Robot musí sám sebe chránit před zničením, kromě případů, kdy tato ochrana je v rozporu s prvním nebo druhým zákonem. Tvůrcem a otcem celé robotické etiky je právě americký spisovatel Isaac Asimov. V této dnes již klasické sbírce nacházíme jedny z nejlepších povídek, jaké kdy byly na toto téma napsány. A nelze jen dodat, že myšlenky v nich obsažené nijak nestárnou – spíše naopak.

"In 1918 in the peaceful province of Transkei, South Africa, the Mandela family gave their new baby son the name Rolihlahla - 'troublemaker'. But the young boy's early years were happy ones, and he grew up to be a good student and an enthousiastic sportsman. Who could imagine then what was waiting for Nelson Mandela - the tireless struggle for human rights, the long years in prison, the happiness and sadness of family life, and one day the title of President of South Africa? This is the story of an extraordinairy man, recognised as one of the world's greatest leaders, whose long walk to freedom brought new hope to a troubled nation."--Publisher

They said Steve Biko was a man of violence; then why did he talk of peace? They said he wanted revolution; so why did he talk of friendship? They said he died of hunger; why was his body broken and bruised? This is the story of a man's fight with the government of South Africa. It is the story of all people who prefer truth to lies. It is the story of all people who cry 'Freedom', and who are not afraid to die.

Orphaned when their Royalist father is killed during the Civil War, the four Beverley children are taken into hiding in a cottage in the New Forest and disguised as the grandchildren of a poor forester.

“V.I. Warshawski is one of the best . . . smart, tough, sexy.”— Daily News (New York)“Sara Paretsky makes excellent use of local backgrounds in a carefully plotted tale of murder and great misdeeds in the world of Great Lakes cargo shipping.”— Chicago TribuneWhen Chicago Black Hawks hockey legend Boom Boom Warshawski slips off a wharf and drowns in Lake Michigan, his private-eye cousin questions the accidental death report and rumors of suicide. Armed with a bottle of Black Label and a Smith & Weson, V.I. follows a trail of violence and corruption to the center of the Windy City's powerful shipping industry. Dodging elaborate attempts on her life with characteristic grit and humor, the one-of-a-kind detective wends her way through a maze of grain elevators and thousand-ton freighters, ruthless businessmen and gorgeous ballerinas, to ferret out Boom Boom's killers before they phase her out of the picture—permanently.“Hard-boiled detective fiction . . . a swift-paced and engrossing read.”— The Philadelphia Inquirer“Slithers with suspense!”— Chicago Sun-Times

Who will speak for the poor? Who will listen to slaves, and those who have no rights? Who will work for a future where everyone is equal? Who will give up his house, job, and money to fight for people who are shut out by everyone else? 'I will,' said Mohandas Gandhi. And he began to fight in a way the world had not seen before - not with weapons, and wild crowds, and words of hate, but with the power of non-violence. This is the story of a man who became the Father of the Nation in his own country of India, and a great leader for the whole world.

'England in 1647: King Charles is in prison, and Cromwell's men are fighting the King's men. These are dangerous times for everybody. The four Beverley children have no parents; their mother is dead and their father died while fighting for the King. Now Cromwell's soldiers have come to burn the house - with the children in it. The four of them escape into the New Forest - but how will they live? What will they eat? And will Cromwell's soldier find them?' --from back