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Bruno Vincent

    Bruno Vincent je autorem několika bestsellerů, které vycházejí z jeho rozsáhlých zkušeností v knižním průmyslu. Jeho satirické knihy pro dospělé, které spolupodepsal s Jonem Butlerem, si získaly celosvětové uznání a byly přeloženy do sedmi jazyků. Knihy z řady TUMBLEWATER představují jeho první tvorbu pro děti, která navazuje na jeho cit pro humor a vypravěčské umění.

    God in Gotham
    Sherlock Holmes and the Air Fryer of Doom
    Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Forgotten Password
    Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Trigger Warning
    Boxtree Phrasebook: Learn to Speak Mafia
    So you want to be a Ninja?
    • Holmes and Watson revisit the iconic Baskerville estate, only to find themselves entangled in a new mystery involving a relentless pursuer targeting the Baskerville family. This fresh adventure in the series promises to blend classic elements with new twists as the legendary detective duo navigates danger and intrigue in a familiar yet unsettling setting.

      Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Trigger Warning2024
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    • Set in a modern landscape, the story features Sherlock Holmes grappling with the challenges of being an analogue detective amidst rapid technological advancements. As he navigates this digital world, he encounters new mysteries that test his legendary skills and adaptability. This fresh series brings a contemporary twist to the classic detective, blending traditional sleuthing with modern dilemmas.

      Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of the Forgotten Password2024
      4,0
    • Sherlock Holmes and the Air Fryer of Doom

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Set during Christmas at Baker Street, the story follows Holmes as he becomes fixated on a chilling mystery involving the murder of Santas throughout London. This new series promises fresh adventures for the iconic detective, blending holiday spirit with suspense as he seeks to unravel this sinister plot.

      Sherlock Holmes and the Air Fryer of Doom2024
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    • Five Go Absolutely Nowhere

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Brand new hilarious Famous Five for Grown-Ups title. Reading to get you through lockdown!

      Five Go Absolutely Nowhere2020
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    • God in Gotham

      • 320 stránek
      • 12 hodin čtení

      Perhaps nothing has ever been so frightening to people of faith as the modern. Pluralistic and rationalizing, modernity would seem the antithesis of traditional religious practice. But as historian Jon Butler shows, even Manhattan, the supposed capital of American secularism, has consistently proven a place steeped in devotion.

      God in Gotham2020
      4,0
    • So you want to be a Ninja?

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      An essential read for all amateur ninjas who dream of becoming super-secret masters of stealth and disguise.

      So you want to be a Ninja?2020
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    • For the first time here are your favourite Fairy Tales, hilariously retold for a Millennial audience. Inside its pages you'll find Red Riding hood critiquing the wolf for his cynical appropriation of Granny culture only to be the victim of woodcuttersplaining; Jack being forced to negotiate Beanstexit and the three little pigs explaining that realistically a house of straw is really the only way a first time buyer can get on the housing market

      Fairy Tales for Millennials2019
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    • Fünf Freunde haben Spaß beim Teambuilding

      Enid Blyton für Erwachsene

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      »Mit einem kleinen Rollenspiel stärken wir nun unsere Kompetenzen in puncto Vertrauen und Kommunikation«, verkündete der Seminarleiter gutgelaunt. Die fünf Freunde stehen vor ihrem bisher größten Abenteuer: Ihr Arbeitgeber hat sie für eine Teambuildingmaßnahme angemeldet. In den Konferenzräumen des Tagungshotels zeigt ihnen der joviale – wenn auch irgendwie nervös schwitzende – Seminarleiter zahlreiche Übungen, die ihnen helfen sollen, perfekt an einem Strang zu ziehen. Doch gerade als sie dabei sind, ihre Kernkompetenzen zu stärken, machen sie eine beunruhigende Entdeckung …

      Fünf Freunde haben Spaß beim Teambuilding2019
    • Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy are keen to hone their physiques ready for the summer holidays. All it will take is a bit of effort and willpower . . . and pulling together as a team. What could possibly stand in their way? True to form, the path to the body beautiful is less straightforward than they hope!

      Five Get Beach Body Ready2018
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    • Five Forget Mother's Day

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy are keen to show Aunt Fanny how much she means to them. Join Julian, George, Dick, Anne and Timmy the dog as they try to celebrate Mother's Day with Aunt Fanny. George has past form in forgetting - not least her mum's birthday and Christmas presents - so tensions are running high even for the charged normality of their mother/daughter bond. But things go from bad to worse when Fanny comes to stay, with relations strained almost to breaking point. Can the Five save the day, and will Uncle Quentin get involved?

      Five Forget Mother's Day2017
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    • Five Escape Brexit Island

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      The topical sequel to last year's runaway bestseller Five on Brexit Island

      Five Escape Brexit Island2017
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    • Five at the office christmas party

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Everyone tensed and leaned forward, wondering who this new arrival could be. A stripper? Surely not. A music act? Please no.' From the author of Number One Christmas bestseller, Five on Brexit Island, join the Five in their next hilarious adventure in this bestselling series for grown-ups! The Five set out to give the best office Christmas party ever, in the most traditional of fashions. But on no budget at all. Will they succeed, and make everyone happy? Or will all the emergency services be called before the night is out?

      Five at the office christmas party2017
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    • Five get gran online

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Join Anne, George, Dick Julian and Timmy the dog as they try to solve their grandmother's computer woes. But can they help, or will they all find themselves caught in a web of confusion, frustration and failure?

      Five get gran online2017
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    • Five Go On A Strategy Away Day

      • 104 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      The Five have gone on their greatest adventure yet - to become an even better team! They are booked into an exciting hotel right next to the jolly motorway services, where the nice (if somewhat nervous and sweating and depressed) man teaches them a number of exercises that will make them work better. But wait! Who's been sneaking messages through the hotel dumb waiter about secret assignations? Is there a smuggler's plot afoot? Or is Shelly from Production shagging Postroom Luke? All will be revealed ..

      Five Go On A Strategy Away Day2016
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    • Five Give Up the Booze

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront a new challenge: give up the booze. Give up alcohol you say? Why, of course they can! Talk about an easy challenge! Five old friends set about this simple task and find all of a sudden that: the days are longer; they get to see each other for who they really are; the empty laughter of ordinary conversation is so much harder to fake. Yes, they're saving money and losing weight, but the world itself seems to take on a slow, dreary inevitability. Soon they begin to snap at each other, and then fight - until they begin to wonder, have the Five at last found the challenge that will defeat them? The perfect gift for anyone who has woken up and promised themselves that they will never drink again. Or at least until next weekend.

      Five Give Up the Booze2016
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    • Five Go Gluten Free

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront a new challenge: is it possible to get a good gluten-free cream tea? Julian, Anne, Dick, George and Timmy are all feeling really rather rum, and it's been going on for days. Nothing seems to work, and with their doctors mystified, they're driven to trying out various expedients to cure themselves. Julian goes online to self-diagnose that he's got pancreatic cancer, bird flu and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Anne decides that the old methods are the best and decides to have herself exorcised - which proves to be an awful lot of bother for everyone, and such a mess. Dick goes to a witch-doctor who calls himself a 'homeopath' ('sounds only one short of sociopath, Dick!') but it's George who discovers they need to go on an exclusion diet, so they enter a world of hard-to-find, maddeningly expensive specialist foods . . . Just perfect for anyone who likes Deliciously Ella, Amelia Freer and the Naturalista - as well as any reluctant partners who are begrudgingly spiralising courgettes for dinner.

      Five Go Gluten Free2016
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    • Five go parenting

      • 103 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront possibly their toughest challenge yet: parenthood Bringing up a baby would surely be kid's play for The Five. How hard could it possibly be?! When the doorbell rings one Saturday afternoon, the last thing the Five were expecting to find on their doorstep was a baby... But the Five are next of kin to Cousin Rupert and his wife, so when they find themselves in a spot of bother and are destined for a short spell behind bars, Anne, Dick, George and Anne are the first port of call. First, it's the fear and the tiredness that kicks in. They are terrified at being responsible for this new life and have no idea they're doing it right. Why is it crying? They use Dr Google constantly, who whatever the situation offers the same range of advice from 'don't worry about it' to 'rush her to the A&E'. 'Why is she crying?' they constantly ask. 'Why?' It keeps them up all night every night, until they are reduced to walking ghosts, haunted by a numb and impotent fury. Is this an adventure too far for our Five?

      Five go parenting2016
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    • Five on Brexit Island

      • 112 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      Enid Blyton's books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, can George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy survive the ultimate test of their friendship: Brexit? It is the night of the referendum and the Five have retired to Kirrin Island to enjoy the fresh air and sunshine, fed up with the rancour of public debate. George is firmly a 'remainer,' whilst Julian, who is in the 'Brexit' camp, is tolerated on the grounds that Anne cannot bear to go camping without him. (Timmy, largely apolitical but not keen on cats or rabbits, joins them too.) The night is tempestuous in more ways than one. George has managed to rig up a satellite link with the mainland so they can keep abreast of the news, and they sit huddled around the fire, amidst some tension, as George's initial hope that the 'remainers' will triumph proves premature... Meanwhile, a violent storm whips up. The damage is apparent as the new day dawns and George declares a new meaning for Brexit: Kirrin Island is exiting Britain...that is, until the red tape becomes too much of a challenge and their happy life together is under threat. Perfect for anyone sick of hearing that 'Brexit means Brexit', or for that relative you're still not talking to because of how they voted...

      Five on Brexit Island2016
    • The Secret Diary of Mario Balotelli

      • 224 stránek
      • 8 hodin čtení

      'He's a total rock 'n' roller. There's a bit of Mario in all of us - well, maybe not Gary Neville - but the rest of us most definitely.' Noel Gallagher He may be football's latest superstar, but Mario Balotelli is just as famous off the pitch for his eccentricity and extraordinary antics. From the time he let off fireworks in his bathroom to the notorious bib incident, he's rarely out of the news. But in his secret diary*, as we follow Mario through one turbulent football season and the trail of mayhem he leaves in his wake, we discover that the headlines only tell half the story. Whether he's hiding Silvio Berlusconi in his basement, patrolling the streets of Manchester as a caped crusader or trying to be the first Premiership footballer to go to the moon, the truth is stranger, and much funnier, than we could have expected. *not the actual diary of Mario Balotelli

      The Secret Diary of Mario Balotelli2012
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    • Boxtree Phrasebook: Learn to Speak Mafia

      Menace Friends And Influence People ... In Italian!

      • 96 stránek
      • 4 hodiny čtení

      So you wanna be a wiseguy? Have you ever watched Goodfellas on DVD, adopted a friendly-but-menacing expression in front of the bathroom mirror and asked if your reflection thinks you're funny? Funny how, like a clown, I amuse you?' Now try that out in authentic Italian. Repeat after me Stylish how-to photographs demonstrate a whole range of genuinely Italian, beautifully disdainful gestures, while a useful glossary will help you to distinguish a friend of ours' from a friend of mine' at twenty paces. With Italian translations of all of your favourite Mafia film quotes and useful everyday phrases ( You have a lovely restaurant. I would hate to see it accidentally burnt to the ground.'), this book gives you all the ammunition you need to pretend to be a made guy'. BadaBING!

      Boxtree Phrasebook: Learn to Speak Mafia2006
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    • Lilie v údolí

      • 312 stránek
      • 11 hodin čtení

      Na rozdíl od mnoha jiných románů Honorého de Balzaca (1799–1850), v nichž autor vystupuje jako kritik společenských, politických či morálních poměrů své doby, Lilie v údolí je zasvěcena soukromé tematice, vztahu mezi mužem a ženou, a v tomto smyslu je nadčasová. Vypravěč nejprve líčí své chmurné dětství, kdy trpěl tím, že byl odmalička dán na výchovu mimo rodinu, cítil se nemilovaný, v dospívání pak pokořovaný chudobou a bezútěšně toužící po citu a ženě. Jednoho dne se tento už dvacetiletý chlapec, citově ani fyzicky ještě nerozvinutý, octne na venkovské slavnosti, potká tam ženu, v níž se mu náhle zpředmětní všechny dosavadní touhy a v náhlém pominutí smyslů ji políbí na nahá ramena. Od této chvíle se odvíjí příběh osudové lásky mezi Félixem a vdanou paní de Mortsaufovou, která trpí v nešťastném manželství s tyranským a labilním starcem. V peripetiích jejího vztahu s Félixem, plného zklamání a nadějí, odříkání i narůstající intimity projevuje Balzac velké mistrovství. Nečekaně ironický závěr pak podtrhuje mimořádnou působivost díla, ve kterém vzdal autor hold první ženě svého života, paní de Berny. Česky vychází román po téměř pětačtyřiceti letech jako první svazek edice SVĚTOVÍ KLASICI, která přináší známá i méně známá díla géniů světové literatury posledních staletí. Kritériem výběru je to, zda obstála ve zkoušce času a jsou schopna oslovit i dnešního čtenáře.

      Lilie v údolí2001
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    • Otec Goriot pracuje jako dělník v továrně na výrobu těstovin, později se z něho stane obchodník. Daří se mu a finančně je velmi dobře zajištěný. Má dvě dcery (Anastázii a Delfínu), které jsou již vdané. Jedna si vzala bankéře, druhá šlechtice a od otce dostaly velmi tučná věna. Po čase se na věno zapomnělo a manželé zakázali dcerám, aby je chodil otec navštěvovat. Otec Goriot svůj majetek prodá a odstěhuje se do penzionu, kde je levné ubytování. Manželka, kterou měl velmi rád, mu zemřela velmi brzy a veškerou svou lásku věnoval svým dcerám. Dcery jsou rozmazlené, sobecké a za otce se stydí. I přesto chodí navštěvovat otce, ale ne pro lásku, ale pro peníze. Ve stejném penzionu bydlí druhá hlavní postava románu, student Evžen Rastignac. Evžen přichází do Paříže studovat práva. Pochází z chudé rodiny. Peníze, které dostává od rodičů stačí pouze na bydlení. Postupem času Evžen poznává, že se ve společnosti bez peněz neobejde. Peníze si půjčuje u svého kamaráda Vautrina. Na jednom plese se seznamuje s Delfinou a zamiluje se do ní. Kvůli ní se Evžen stane hazardním hráčem, Goriot již nemá mnoho peněz a dcery ho proto přestanou navštěvovat...

      Otec Goriot2000
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