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Žena, která sní o velké lásce a po mnoha peripetiích ji konečně nachází, to je nejčastější téma čtiva zvaného červená knihovna... Román pro ženy není vlastně o ničem jiném. Dvaadvacetiletá Laura, redaktorka populárního dámského týdeníku "Vyrovnaná žena", a její předčasně ovdovělá matka Jana, povoláním překladatelka, také touží po vysněné lásce. Aby dosáhly svého, musí ovšem ze svých představ slevit.

Eine Zeitreise in die wilde Jugend unserer Großeltern, als wärst du live dabei! Verrückte Schlaglichter in eine unbekümmerte Zeit ohne Handy und Social Media, aber mit weit offenen Augen für das Wesentliche: Liebe, Erotik, Verwirrungen. Und dabei absolut keine Gebrauchsanweisung für nichts! Michael Schwarzmaier, Schauspieler und Autor, entdeckt nach über fünfzig Jahren eine Autobiografie, die er mit Mitte zwanzig geschrieben hat.

Rafinovaná kompozice, rychlý dějový spád a v neposlední řadě i slovní a situační humor jsou už tradiční výbavou Vieweghových audioknih. Tentokrát je k přednostem autorova psaní nutno přičíst i nekompromisní ráznost, s níž v románuotvírá dveře „třinácté komnaty“ mužského světa. Román pro muže je jubilejní, dvacátou knihou Michala Viewegha. Možná proto je nejen knihou o ženském zklamání ze světa řízeného přestárlými kluky, ale také bilancující, mnohdy až sebeironickou reflexí úspěšného spisovatelství.

Inspired by the events of his 2022 award-winning book, Captured by COVID: Deceit, Conspiracy, and Death—A True Story. Michael E. Bowers’s Olivia is a story of adoration, hatred, desolation, exhilaration, and heartbreak. Caught between two forces far beyond her control, Olivia’s quiet life is shattered when she becomes collateral damage in a deadly clash between the DEA and a ruthless Mexican cartel. As her world unravels, those around her spiral into darkness—none more than Allen, whose descent into unthinkable acts reveals a side no one ever imagined he possessed.

Seven centuries into the future, aliens and humans compete for the greatest prize in the universe: the Galaxy Bowl trophy. Quarterback Quentin Barnes enters his third season at the helm of the Ionath Krakens. He's reshaped the team in his image, and the time for excuses is over; it's win, or be replaced. Quentin's championship quest carries him and his teammates across the galaxy in a brutal 12-game season fraught with injury and death. But he faces more than just on-field challenges.

When Alex takes on a mission to reclaim stolen Bedouin land, he finds himself imprisoned and branded a criminal. Meanwhile, Caitlin faces her own dangers, becoming the target of an extremist plot. But the rules of warfare change forever when Caitlin condenses an electromagnetic pulse into shootable ammunition and deploys an AI chatbot–quantum computer that can use the internet to control secure Israeli communications and provide strategic intel.

Within this compilation, you will hear that Mac continues to bring cases to conclusions—while he continues to jump to conclusions. Mac Danger—the up-front, in-your-face gumshoe—confronts the electronic clutter of a modern world—filled with its video conference call users—mocha lattes at their side, with his common sense two-tin-cans-tied-together-with-a-string methods. And all of it is accomplished with the help of the never-empty-glass of his liquid forebear, Old Grand Dad.

A hazing incident at the shipyard leads Jimmy O’Connor to suspect that his boss might have been involved in his father’s death decades ago. When those suspicions are confirmed in the journal he left behind, Jimmy sets off to find out what really happened the night his father drowned, a journey that takes him from Horn Island all the way to Memphis and back. Along the way, Jimmy discovers the truth is messier than he could have ever expected and he must figure out how he’s going to deal with his boss when he returns to work—if he can survive until then.

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Paul Crawford is asked to investigate a series of recent murders he eventually calls the "Houdini Victims". He begins with the investigation of a corporate executive who vanishes from a parking garage in the Chicago Loop without a trace.

Embark on a rollicking Florida escapade through this masterfully crafted, wickedly funny comic novel. Set in 1980s Florida, this coming-of-age adventure follows the journey of a 17-year-old aspiring horror filmmaker captivated by a B-movie scream queen. Stealing away from his family’s Palm Beach mansion, he joins forces with an aging con man and his ambitious girlfriend. Together, they race into the heart of the Everglades, where his dream girl is filming Swamp Fiend 2. However, their plans bog down in a treacherous swamp teeming with competing cons and hustles, and a whole lot of alligators!

Esteemed archaeologist Cillian McGonegal had gone missing. He was onto a discovery that would shake up what we know about ancient Egyptian mythology, its origins, time, and our place in the world. Then he vanished. After two years, the McGonegal family had given up on ever finding him. Then one day an astounding letter arrived for the other McGonegal brother, Patrick. Cillian was alive, and what’s more, he had solved the mystery of the Serpent Mound. There is danger in this discovery, for not all who want answers have the noblest reasons, as Cillian and his brother will discover.

Amanda Gray has been brought to her knees by recent events that have challenged her deepest-held beliefs. Moral dilemmas mingled with traumatic childhood memories make her question the choices she has made, drilling deep into her soul. In this novel in three parts, the author explores such questions as filial loyalty, motherhood, and spiritual angst - self-doubts that creep up into many people's consciousness.

Terror strikes in many ways, some raging and violent, assaulting our senses, others more subtle and devious. Terror creates perdition, the abject submission to its tentacles. Come find yourself in these stories.