Životopis Harryho Trumana, který působil ve funkci prezidenta. Autor, bývalý britský ministr financí a vnitra, svoji pozornost zaměřuje především na prezidentské období, ale neopomíjí ani mládí či "tichý konec" Rooseveltova nástupce.
On the afternoon of October 12, 1990, my twin brother, Thomas, entered the Three Rivers, Connecticut, public library, retreated to one of the rear study carrels, and prayed to God the sacrifice he was about to commit would be deemed acceptable. . . . One of the most acclaimed novels of our time, Wally Lamb's I Know This Much Is True is a story of alienation and connection, devastation and renewal, at once joyous, heartbreaking, poignant, mystical, and powerfully, profoundly human.
A guide for people who are searching for spirituality, Lessons of the Lotus helps readers find their individual paths by exploring the nature of spirituality with ways of making it relevant to their daily lives.These ways include specific meditations, mind-body techniques, visualizations, and reflections. Beyond a rich resource of spiritual practice, this book helps people bring the fruits of their spiritual growth to their relationships, careers, and other aspects of living. Through numerous examples, readers see how the insight, patience, love, understanding, and peace of their practice can touch their daily lives and transform them forever. Each chapter includes a section called "Ask Yourself" that is designed to stimulate reflection on the topic and invite the reader to participate actively in defining their spirituality. Specific chapters cover topics such as karma, transitory death, giving, and relationships with family and loved ones.
ZASKAKUJĄCA, WCIĄGAJĄCA I SKŁANIAJĄCA DO REFLEKSJI POWIEŚĆ NOMINOWANA DO ORANGE PRIZE I MAN BOOKER PRIZEOryks i Derkacz to poruszająca historia miłosna i zarazem fascynująca wizja przyszłości. Yeti, budząc się po globalnej katastrofie, nie może uwierzyć w śmierć swojego najlepszego przyjaciela... číst celé
This novel explores the tribes and communities, conflicts and superstitions, flora and fauna of a wholly spellbinding an imaginary seventh continent. In these seven tales Jim Crace travels a strange and wonderful landscape, as fabulous as it is eerily familiar.