Jitka Jeníková Orden de los libros (cronológico)

Runtime: 16 hours and 25 minutesIt’s a blazing summer when two men arrive in a small village in the West of Ireland. One of them is coming home. Both of them are coming to get rich. One of them is coming to die.Cal Hooper took early retirement from Chicago PD and moved to rural Ireland looking for peace. He’s found it, more or he’s built a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and he’s gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But then Trey’s long-absent father reappears, bringing along an English millionaire and a scheme to find gold in the townland, and suddenly everything the three of them have been building is under threat. Cal and Lena are both ready to do whatever it takes to protect Trey, but Trey doesn’t want protecting. What she wants is revenge.A nuanced, atmospheric tale that explores what we’ll do for our loved ones, what we’ll do for revenge, and what we sacrifice when the two collide.

A beautiful meditation on war, violence, memory and injustice, set in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Básníkova zpráva o jedné z celosvětově nejakutnějších humanitárních krizí. Mučivé vyprávění o útěku jedné rodiny před genocidou. Přátelé Tahira Hamuta Izgila zmizeli jeden po druhém. Brutální perzekuce ujgurského národa čínskou vládou probíhala už dlouho, v roce 2017 však nabrala děsivých rozměrů. Ujgurové, převážně muslimská menšina obývající západní Čínu, prožívali ozvěnu největších hrůz dvacátého století zesílenou vševědoucím hi-tech státním dozorem. Přes milion lidí zmizelo v čínských internačních táborech pro muslimské menšiny.

It's 1914, and talk of war feels far away to Henry Gaunt, Sidney Ellwood and the rest of their classmates, safely ensconced in an idyllic boarding school in the English countryside. At seventeen, they're too young to enlist, and anyway, Gaunt is fighting his own private battle - an all-consuming infatuation with his best friend, the dreamy, poetic Ellwood - not having a clue that Ellwood is in love with him, always has been. When Gaunt's German mother asks him to enlist in the British army to protect the family from anti-German attacks, he signs up immediately, relieved to escape his overwhelming feelings for Ellwood. The front is horrific, of course, and though Gaunt tries to dissuade Ellwood from joining him on the battlefield, Ellwood soon rushes to join him. In the trenches, Ellwood and Gaunt find fleeting moments of solace in one another, but their friends are all dying, right in front of them, and at any moment they could be next. An epic tale of both the devastating tragedies of war and the forbidden romance that blooms in its grip, In Memoriam is a breathtaking debut.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir comes a brilliant, unforgettable, and heart-wrenching contemporary novel about family and forgiveness, love and loss, in a sweeping story that crosses generations and continents.Lahore, Pakistan. Then.Misbah is a dreamer and storyteller, newly married to Toufiq in an arranged match. After their…

"Fue una de las imágenes más desgarradoras del siglo XX: Dos niños, dos príncipes, caminando detrás del féretro de su madre, mientras el mundo contemplaba la escena con pesar... y horror. A la vez que se daba sepultura a Diana, princesa de Gales, miles de millones de personas se preguntaban qué debían pensar y sentir esos príncipes y qué rumbo tomarían sus vidas. En el caso de Harry, esta es, por fin, esa historia. Con su franqueza directa y sin concesiones, SPARE: En la sombra es una publicación que marcará un hito. Está llena de lucidez, revelaciones, introspección y sabiduría sobre el eterno poder del amor, sabiduría adquirida a un alto coste."--Amazon.com.

A haunting allegory of man's savagery, this novel emerges as one of the most essential reflections on the Iraq War. Ahmed Saadawi presents a dark, imaginative dissection of the absurdity of violence in the aftermath of a destructive conflict. The gripping narrative serves as a profound exploration of the logic behind violence and vengeance in post-invasion Baghdad. With uncompromising focus, Saadawi takes readers to the heart of war's tragic wreckage, crafting a devastating yet essential read that resonates deeply. The story confronts the bizarre events triggered by the violence following the American occupation, blending horror and detective elements with black comedy. It captures the macabre mood of Baghdad in 2005, weaving parable and realism seamlessly to portray the absurdity and tragedy of war. Characters like Mahmoud, Hadi, and Elishva provide a human perspective on the consequences of conflict, making it a must-read for those seeking to understand the war from an Iraqi viewpoint. Saadawi's work stands as a remarkable metaphor for post-9/11 Iraq, revealing the enduring humanity amid devastation. This haunting novel brazenly addresses the violence inflicted upon Iraq, illustrating the age-old lesson that an eye for an eye leaves the world blind. It offers an incisive look at life in Baghdad, capturing the chaos and inhumanity of the recent war, leaving readers stunned.

An epic, sweeping tale of love and loss set in the midst of the Great Depression in 1930s America, by the multi-million-copy global bestseller Kristin Hannah.

Uznávaný přírodovědec a tvář populárních dokumentů BBC vypráví o svých prvních cestách do neznáma za neprostupnou panenskou divočinou. Po úspěšných výpravách do Afriky a Jižní Ameriky se David Attenborough se svým kameramanem Charlesem Lagusem na konci 50. let minulého století vydali na Madagaskar, Novou Guineu a do Tichomoří, kde natáčeli divoká zvířata a původní obyvatele s neznámými zvyky. Na ostrově Pentecost sledovali domorodé rituály, které daly vzniknout bungee jumpingu, a na Tonze se stali prvními Evropany, kteří byli svědky královského obřadu pití kavy. V australském Severním teritoriu objevovali prastaré skalní malby. Attenborough a Lagus obdivovali nádherné tvory, jako jsou rajky, chameleoni a sifaky, v jejich přirozeném prostředí. V této knize Attenborough vypráví svým okouzlujícím a vtipným stylem o mimořádných dobrodružstvích s pozoruhodnými lidmi a zvířaty. Sir David Attenborough má téměř sedmdesátiletou kariéru televizního publicisty a popularizátora přírody a jeho přelomové snímky zahrnují Život na Zemi a Modrou planetu. Je známý svou snahou o ochranu druhové pestrosti na Zemi a jeho knihy se prodaly po celém světě ve více než milionovém nákladu.

"Edgar-Award nominee Elle Cosimano's adult debut Finlay Donovan Is Killing It is the first in a witty, fast-paced mystery series, following struggling suspense novelist and single mom Finlay Donovan, whose fiction treads dangerously close to the truth as she becomes tangled in real-life murder investigations.."--