An amply illustrated history of ancient Greek civilization focuses on Greek achievements in philosophy, medicine, sports, theater, sculpture, economics, science, and law, incorporating visits to the twenty-six major architectural sites
In a remote corner of the impoverished African republic of Zangaro lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day, the mountain itself seems to glow with a strange light. Only the ruthless and untouchable tycoon Sir James Manson knows why: the mountain contains billions of dollars worth of the world’s most valuable mineral—platinum. And he wants it all. To do so, he must first remove the unfriendly government currently in power and replace it with a puppet regime. Towards this end, Manson hires the deadly Cat Shannon and his team of mercenaries to do the dirty work. But he didn’t realize how bloody things were going to get. And when he betrays the mercenaries to a brutal fate, he doesn’t realize how far Shannon is willing to go for revenge…
Only Frederick Forsyth, author of the worldwide bestsellers The Day Of The Jackal and The Deceiver , could have conceived this daring untold story about the Gulf War... From the behind-the-scenes decision-making of the Allies to the secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, from the brave American fliers running their dangerous missions over Iraq to the heroic young spy planted deep in the heart of Bagdad, Forsyth's imcomparable storytelling skill keeps the suspense at a breakneck pace. Somewhere in Bagdad is the mysterious "Jericho," the traitor who is willing -- for a price -- to reveal what is going on in the high councils of the Iraqi dictator. But Saddam's ultimate weapon has been kept secret even from his most trusted advisers, and the nightmare scenario that haunts General Schwarzkopf and his colleagues is suddenly imminent unless, somehow, the spy can locate the weapon in time. Peopled with vivid characters, brilliantly displaying Forsyth's incomparable knowledge of intelligence operations and tradecraft, moving back and forth between Washington and London, Bagdad and Kuwait, desert vastness and city bazaars, this breathtaking novel is an uttely convincing story of what may actually have happened behind the headlines.
Dětská kniha povídek o životě svaté Zdislavy na hradě Lemberku.
Paní Zdislava Z hradu Lemberka byla nejen hradní paní, ale především mámou. Přivedla na svět a vychovávala čtyři děti, které se jmenovaly Havel, Markéta, Jaroslav a nejmladší po mamince Zdislav. Paní Zdislava se o své děti s láskou starala. Jistě jim také vyprávěla pohádky. Nevíme sice,jaké pohádky to byly, ale určitě byly krásné. Příběhy v pohádkách vyprávějí o těch nejdůležitějších věcech. Zvou vás do tajemného světa, který je jenom váš, a přece vás připravují na život ve skutečném světě dospělých. Ve světě, ve kterém je dobro a zlo. I když v životě dobro vždy nezvítězí, V pohádkách se mezi dobrem a zlem učíme rozlišovat. Učíme se v nich chápat, že čest a přátelství jsou víc než dukáty a křupavé pečínky. Pohádkoví hrdinové nám vštěpují, že slabším se má pomáhat a že ke skutečnému štěstí se nedá přijít nepoctivě.
