Nije uvijek lako odrastati kao jedan od nekolicine ljudskih bića u Elfhelmu, čak i ako su tvoji posvojitelji nedavno vjenčani Otac Božić i Mary Božić. Za početak, odlasci u vilenjačku školu mogu biti naporni kada moraš pjevati božićne pjesme svaki dan – čak i u srpnju – i kada ti ne pođe od ruke položiti razne ispite, poput onih iz pravljenja igračaka. Osim toga, vani zna biti jako, jako hladno. No kada ljubomorni Uskrsni Zec i njegova vojska zečeva odluče napasti Elfhelm i spriječiti Božić, Amelia, njezina nova obitelj i vilenjaci moraju iznova spasiti Božić, prije nego li bude prekasno…
Uvezano godište 1927. Urednik Antun Alfirević D. I. Vlasnik Kolegij Družbe Isusove u Zagrebu
At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, condemned killers such as ‘Billy the Kid’ Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death strapped in ‘Old Sparky’. But good or evil, innocent or guilty, prisoner or guard, none has ever seen the brutal likes of the new prisoner, John Coffey, sentenced to death for raping and murdering two young girls. Is Coffey a devil in human form? Or is he a far, far different kind of being? There are more wonders in heaven and hell than anyone at Cold Mountain can imagine and one of those wonders might just have stepped in amongst them.
The stories in this omnibus feature some the most famous trains, the best-known fictional characters and some of the stories that have become classic films. This anthology is a companion to Murder at the Races.
A thrilling standalone sequel to Atlantis, David Gibbins’ international bestseller of high-action adventure, marine archaeology and the exploration of one of history’s most fascinating and enduring mysteries. A lost Nazi bunker in a forest in Germany contains a dreadful secret. But is there a horrifying new dimension – another ingredient in the Nazi’s rule of terror? Marine archaeologist Jack Howard returns to the lost island of Atlantis in the Black Sea to answer questions about the Atlantis priests that have plagued him. Then by tracking down the 1930s expeditions of Himmler’s Ahnenerbe – the Nazi’s Department of Cultural Heritage – and its link with Atlantis, Jack realises he is not just on the trail of the greatest lost relics from the past. Could there possibly be a terrifying new version of ‘Atlantis’, a priesthood of evil? Jack must uncover the truth before it is too late.
In his introduction to the The Best American Noir of the Century , James Ellroy writes, noir is the most scrutinized offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. It’s the long drop off the short pier and the wrong man and the wrong woman in perfect misalliance. It’s the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad. Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction. James Ellroy and Otto Penzler, series editor of the annual The Best American Mystery Stories , mined one hundred years of writing—1910–2010—to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories. From noir’s twenties-era infancy come gems like James M. Cain’s Pastorale, and its post-war heyday boasts giants like Mickey Spillane and Evan Hunter. Packing an undeniable punch, diverse contemporary incarnations include Elmore Leonard, Patricia Highsmith, Joyce Carol Oates, Dennis Lehane, and William Gay, with many page-turners appearing in the last decade.
What he experienced that day wasn’t life-changing . . . It was life-making. Tomura is startled by the hypnotic sound of a piano being tuned in his school. It seeps into his soul and transports him to the forests, dark and gleaming, that surround his beloved mountain village. From that moment, he is determined to discover more. Under the tutelage of three master piano-tuners – one humble, one cheery, one ill-tempered – Tomura embarks on his training, never straying too far from a single, unfathomable question: do I have what it takes? Set in small-town Japan, this warm and mystical story is for the lucky few who have found their calling – and for the rest of us who are still searching. It shows that the road to finding one’s purpose is a winding path, often filled with treacherous doubts and, for those who persevere, astonishing moments of revelation.
They are an unlikely pair: George is small and quick and dark of face; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a family, clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California’s dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck’s work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing Of Mice and Men, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual’s existence meaningful. A unique perspective on life’s hardships, this story has achieved the status of timeless classic due to its remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.
Turgenev’s first major prose work is a series of twenty-five Sketches: the observations and anecdotes of the author during his travels through Russia satisfying his passion for hunting. His album is filled with moving insights into the lives of those he acquaints with, peasants and landowners, doctors and bailiffs, neglected wives and bereft mothers each providing a glimpse of love, tragedy, courage and loss, and anticipating Turgenev’s great later works such as First Love and Fathers and Sons. His depiction of the cruelty and arrogance of the ruling classes was considered subversive and led to his arrest and confinement to his estate, but these sketches opened the minds of contemporary readers to the plight of the peasantry and were even said to have led Tsar Alexander II to abolish serfdom.
Returning to Russia from a tour in Italy, twenty-three-year-old Dimitry Sanin breaks his journey in Frankfurt, where he encounters the beautiful Gemma Roselli, who works in her parents’ patisserie, and falls deeply and deliriously in love for the first time. Convinced that nothing can come in the way of everlasting happiness with his fiancee, Dimitry impetuously decides to begin a new life and sell his Russian estates. But when he meets the potential buyer, the intriguing Madame Polozov, his youthful vulnerability makes him prey for a darker, destructive infatuation. A novel of haunting beauty, Spring Torrents (1870-1) is a fascinating, partly autobiographical account of one of Turgenev’s favourite themes – a man’s inability to love without losing his innocence and becoming enslaved to obsessive passions.
On the Eve is a novel by Ivan Turgenev, published in 1859, that explores themes of love, social change, and generational conflict in 19th-century Russia, set against the backdrop of the impending Crimean War. The story follows Elena Stakhova, a young woman torn between her family’s expectations and her own desires, as she navigates relationships with two suitors: the artistic Pavel Shubin and the serious Andrei Berzyenev, before ultimately falling for the passionate Bulgarian revolutionary Dmitri Insarov. Their intense love leads to a secret marriage, but Insarov’s health deteriorates, culminating in tragedy. Turgenev’s portrayal of Elena reflects the struggles of youth seeking change amidst a stagnant aristocracy, and while the novel received mixed reviews upon release, it is now celebrated for its emotional depth and social commentary, making it a significant work in Russian literature that resonates with themes of individual agency and identity in times of conflict.
Udžbenik za početno učenje hrvatskoga jezika
Osnove menadžmenta / Planiranje (priroda i svrha planiranja, vizija, misija i ciljevi, predviđanje, strategijsko planiranje, donošenje odluka) / Organiziranje (priroda organiziranja, oblikovanje organizacijske strukture, ekonomski odnosi, organizacija upravljanja, izbor organizacijske strukture, unapređivanje oprganizacije) / Kadroviranje (određenje kadroviranja, posao kao osnova kadroviranja, regrutiranje kadrova, procjena performanci, radni odnosi) / Vođenje (modeli ponašanja, motivacija, vodstvo, interpersonalni procesi, komuniciranje) / Kontroliranje (sistemi, razine, metode i tehnike kontrole, operacijski menadžment)
No one is more evocative of the dusty, gutsy hey-day of the American West than Elmore Leonard. And no story about a young writer struggling to launch his career ever matched its subject matter better than the tale behind Leonard’s Western oeuvre. In 1950, fresh out of college — having written two pointless stories, as he describes them — Leonard decided he needed to pick a market, a big one, which would give him a better chance to be published while he learned to write. In choosing between crime and Westerns, the latter had an irresistible pull — Leonard loved movies set in the West. As he researched deeper into settings, Arizona in the 1880s captured his imagination: the Spanish influence, the standoffs and shootouts between Apache Indians and the U.S. cavalry … His first dozen stories sold for 2 cents a word, for $100 each. The rest is history. This first-ever complete collection of Leonard’s thirty Western tales will thrill lovers of the genre, his die-hard fans, and everyone in between — and makes a terrific study of the launch of a phenomenal career. From his very first story ever published — The Trail of the Apache — through five decades of classic Western tales, The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard demonstrates again and again the superb talent for language and gripping narrative that has made Leonard one of the most acclaimed and influential writers of our time.
Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales come from the pen of many well-known writers in the field, including Michael Gilbert, Edward Wellen, Edward D. Hack, Bill Bronzini, Lawrence Treat, and Francis Nevins, Jr. Whether it’s The Unfriendly Neighbor, or a Class Reunion, A Recipe for Revenge, or An Exercise in Insurance, these stories are sure to keep you up all night, puzzling over their possible solutions. Each one has its own particular and irresistible an unexpected twist, a delectable puzzle, a devastating revelation, or perhaps even a refreshing display of pernicious spit.
Some of the best feline-starring whodunits comprise this collection of works by such writers as Lilian Jackson Braun, Ruth Rendell, Ed Gorman, Clark Howard, and Carole Nelson Douglas. Original.
The world-famous suspense novel from which Alfred Hitchcock created his movie masterpiece, rediscovered by Edgar award-winning mystery expert Otto Penzler! Iris Carr is a beautiful, young socialite on her way back home to England after vacationing in Europe. Feeling terribly alone and afraid, she finds comfort in the company of a strange woman she knows only as Miss Froy. But comfort soon turns to horror when Miss Froy mysteriously vanishes without a trace. Fearing madness, risking death, Iris desperately tries to solve the sudden disappearance of her traveling companion-a woman no one else on the journey remembers seeing at all!
The collection is visually appealing but has been edited in a peculiar manner. While most of the content consists of typical selections from mid-century Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, it also features stories by notable authors such as William Faulkner and Pearl Buck. The arrangement is rather unrefined, simply sorted alphabetically by the author’s name. Overall, it is quite enjoyable and has introduced me to several authors I was previously unfamiliar with, particularly Margaret Ellis Miller, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, and Melville Davison Post, whose works I am now eager to explore further.
The Mammoth Book of Westerns is a comprehensive anthology edited by Jon E. Lewis, featuring a collection of 27 stories that capture the essence of the Western genre. This book includes contributions from notable authors such as Mark Twain, Larry McMurtry, Rick Bass, and Mari Sandoz, showcasing both classic and contemporary narratives that reflect the American frontier’s spirit and themes.
Grammatica Dizionarj, e Colloqui per imparare le lingue italiana, greca-volgare, e turca, e varie scienze. Tomo I. 159 str. Tomo II. 88 str. Tomo III. 40 str. Tomo IV. 32 str.
