Životopisný román o Nikolu Teslovi, vynálezci a vědeckém géniovi. Přestože byl synem prostého venkovského kněze srbského původu, vypracoval se až na vrchol slávy. Předváděl své vynálezy a přátelil se se slavnými osobnostmi, zemřel však zapomenut jako žebrák. -- 1. vydání. -- zdroj: Masarykova veřejná knihovna Vsetín --
A great companion for international travelers in the Middle East, this handy, pocket-size bilingual At a Glance phrasebook is designed for those who lack time to learn Arabic but need common words and phrases to help them get around in an Arabic-speaking country. The phrasebook holds more than 1500 expressions that travelers need for making themselves understood in hotels, airports, train stations, restaurants, and other places they're likely to visit. The book also contains an additional 2,000-word bilingual dictionary, plus travel tips, driving tips, simplified maps of major cities, and more. Barron's publishes At a Glance phrasebooks in nine different languages.
To Tibetan Buddhists, Mount Kailash is the most magical place on earth, a place where one's prayers are answered instantly. The journey to the diamond-shaped peak is arduous, as it is located in the heart of the world's tallest mountains; yet it is well worth the effort. For according to tradition, one trip around the sacred mountain at 18,600 feet can wipe away the sins of a lifetime. It was this promise of transformation that inspired Robert Thurman, preeminent Buddhist scholar and teacher, to lead a group of eager pilgrims on the spiritual trek of a lifetime. Among the group was a former student and longtime friend, Tad Wise. Together, Thurman and Wise recount their experience circling the mountain, in chapters that counterpoint the most profound inner teachings of Tibetan Buddhism with a magnificent description of a land of awesome beauty and unexpected hardships. Chronicling the inner as well as the outer journey, confrontations both physical and metaphysical, Circling the Sacred Mountain serves as an inspiring metaphor for the challenging passage to enlightenment open to each of us.
""Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you the Kissing Booth Girl! Lips that beguile. Oh, I promise, the nearest thing to nuzzling an angel can be yours—today!—for a shiny round Seated Liberty I know you carry in your very pockets as I speak." But to mechanically-inclined Beni, is the ethereal girl who fell from the sky a wish come true or false hope for life beyond the confines of the odd carnival called home. Her story--as well as tales of an order of deep-sea diving nuns caring for a sunken chapel and a high school boy asked to prom by the only dead kid he's ever met--can be found in A.C. Wise's newest collection of the fantastical, the weird, the queer and the poignant."-- Goodreads.com
Inock Tehan is a 14-year-old boy living in a magical world inhabited by enchanted creatures. In fact, he is a demon himself, with very special powers! He sets on an epic adventure to unravel the ancient mystery surrounding a forbidden clan of witches, fighting their dark magic, in order to exonerate an exiled witch. Blackwood Chronicles: Inock Tehan and the Forbidden Clan is a mythical story, full of surprises, that takes the reader on a thrilling adventure into a completely new world.
In the distant future, when mortals mingle with the gods in deep space, an out-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solve the Pope’s murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. Dreamy, beautifully written queer science-fantasy novella, for fans of Becky Chambers and This is How You Lose the Time War. Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton living on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. When the visiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time before the terrifying Sisters of the Drowned Deep rise up to punish all the Bastion’s residents for their supposed crime. Quin, a recovering drug addict turned private investigator, agrees to take the case. Traumatized by a bizarre experience in his childhood, Quin repeatedly feeds his memories to his lover, the angel Murmuration. But fragmented glimpses of an otherworldly horror he calls the crawling dark continue to haunt his dreams. Meanwhile in heaven, an angel named Angel hears Scribe IV’s prayer. Intrigued by the idea of solving a crime with mortals, xe descends to offer xyr divine assistance. With the Drowned Sisters closing in, Scribe IV, Quin, and Angel race to find out who really murdered the Pope, and why. Quin’s missing memories may hold the key to the case – but is remembering worth what it will cost him?
Eine feministische Neuinterpretation dessen, was mit Wendy nach Neverland geschah. Nimmerland ist ein Paradies für Kinder. Keine Regeln, keine Erwachsenen, nur endlose Abenteuer und verwunschene Wälder – alles angeführt von dem charismatischen Jungen, der nie alt werden würde. Doch Wendy Darling wurde erwachsen. Sie verließ Nimmerland und wurde eine Frau, eine Mutter und eine Überlebenskünstlerin. Und jetzt ist Peter Pan zurückgekehrt, um eine neue Wendy für seine verlorenen Jungs zu holen – Wendys Tochter! Sie muss Peter zurück nach Nimmerland folgen, um ihre Tochter zu retten und sich endlich der Dunkelheit im Herzen der Insel zu stellen.
Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on 'til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children's paradise with no rules, no adults, only endless adventure and enchanted forests - all led by the charismatic boy who will never grow old.But Wendy Darling grew up. She has a husband and a young daughter called Jane, a life in London. But on night, after all these years, Peter Pan returns. Wendy finds him outside her daughter's window, looking to claim a new mother for his Lost Boys. But instead of Wendy, he takes Jane.Now a grown woman, a mother, a patient and a survivor, Wendy must follow Peter back to Neverland to rescue her daughter and finally face the darkness at the heart of the island...
Beschrijving van een pelgrimstocht naar de heiligste plaats in het Tibetaans boeddhisme, de berg Kailas.
