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Milan Kundera's lightest novel, a divertimento, an opera buffa, Slowness is also the first of this author's fictional works to have been written in French. Disconcerted and enchanted, the listener follows the narrator of Slowness through a midsummer's night in which two tales of seduction, separated by more than 200 years, interweave and oscillate between the sublime and the comic.

Paige hat alles, was sie braucht, um glücklich zu sein: ihre Holzwerkstatt in Willow Falls, die Apfelfarm ihrer Familie und ihre Clique. Doch immer öfter sehnt sie sich nach jemand, der ihr Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Da ist es denkbar ungünstig, dass Miles ins Nachbarhaus zieht – der Mann, der das Leben ihres Bruders zerstört und sie selbst in tödliche Gefahr gebracht hat. Paiges Wut auf ihn ist noch immer da, trotzdem spürt sie eine Anziehung, die sie genauso sehr verletzt wie fasziniert.

“We should welcome the context Kundera gives for the struggles between Russia and Europe, and the plight of those caught between them. His defense of small languages, small cultures, and small nations feels pressing.”—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine “Kundera focuses on the relationship...

In a moment of historic threat and uncertainty in mainland Europe, this collection, makes the case for the 'small countries' of Central Europe as the nucleus of European values and a lightning rod for its potential dangers, where language and culture play an active role in affirming national identity and democracy is under continued threat from the threat of Russian oppression. However, these countries have been historically overlooked by the major powers of Western Europe.

This book is a very special book, a book that can change your life if you let it. It’s about tough times and transformation, filled with lots of inspiring stories by elite coaches who are fully open, transparent and vulnerable as they tell you about the tough times they have faced, the troubles they have navigated. The stories are deep and personal, and they will touch your heart. You will find stories about something most people don’t want to talk about. It’s about those dark moments of the soul that we all encounter; the rough patches in life when nothing seems to be going right. ...

She’s a city girl, he’s a rancher—will a kiss seal the deal? Ford Caldwell has just taken over the family’s beef operation. The first order of business; get a better contract from the beef buyers. A rugged rancher, Ford is used to doing business with men. But when Brent Beef sends out their new representative, Ford knows it’s going to be hard to focus on the business at all. Kelly Peyton has finally landed her dream job. As the new representative for Brent Beef, Kelly’s first assignment is to sign a deal with Caldwell Beef.

Ein erfolgreicher Arzt und Frauenheld trifft ein unbedarftes Mädchen aus der Provinz - so begegnen sich Tomas und Teresa 1968 in Prag. Er lebt seine amourösen Abenteuer aus, sie sucht bei ihm die eine große Liebe und reagiert verletzt und eifersüchtig. Dennoch werden sie ein Paar. Doch mit dem Ende des Prager Frühlings verändert sich ihr Leben dramatisch.

The 7 Minute Conversation is the written adaptation of my most popular conference seminar presentation. I have performed it live over 100 times, and it never gets old. The information is timeless and super easy to use. So, I thought I could give it more respect if I just expanded on Chapter 3 and wrote this book as a supplement.

Milan Kundera's brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defence of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion and ideas that characterises his best-selling novels, the internationally acclaimed author revisits the artists whose works help us better understand what it means to be human. Elegant, startlingly original, and provocative, Encounter combines many of the author's signature themes with personal reflections and stories.

Welcome to CardCast! Inspired by Milan Veverka’s habit of jotting insights on blank playing cards, this practice grew into a digital archive and now a podcast. Hosted by Ged and Milan, each episode takes one card as a prompt to spark conversation on leadership, communication, and the human side of growth. The idea is simple: one card, one prompt, one meaningful conversation.

Eines Tages erscheinen sechs Türme auf der Erde. Unzerstörbar. Hunderte Etagen hoch. Voller Monster, Magie – und Macht. Wer den Mut hat, sie zu betreten, wird zum Ascender. Mit Stats, Skills und übermenschlichen Fähigkeiten steigen die Menschen Etage um Etage auf. Doch der Preis ist brutal: In regelmäßigen Abständen spucken die Türme Monsterwellen aus, die ganze Städte ausradieren und die Menschheit Stück für Stück auslöschen.

A Wonderful Christmas Time! Schneeflocken vor dem Fenster, Dates auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt, gemütliches Plätzchennaschen – Weihnachten steht vor der Tür! Was gibt es da Besseres, als sich in den Lieblingssessel zu kuscheln und die Wartezeit mit romantischer Lektüre zu versüßen? Die realistischen und fantastischen Lovestorys in Christmas Kisses entführen dich Tag für Tag in eine zauberhafte Winterwelt voller prickelnder Gefühle und magischer Abenteuer... Shortstorys für 24 Tage plus ein Silvester-Special deiner deutschsprachigen Lieblingsautor*innen.

A deliciously witty and entertaining "variation" on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fatalist, written for Milan Kundera's "private pleasure" in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. When the "heavy Russian irrationality" fell on Czechoslovakia, Milan Kundera explains, he felt drawn...

Recopilación de audios grabados por el autor Alejandro Milán +5214441963 sólo o con invitados de hasta 60 minutos de duración. Los temas a tratar tienen que ver con las ciencias del bienestar integral y se abordan contando experiencias de vida, anécdotas, cuentos cortos, refranes populares, etc. Los audios son grabados en diferentes escenarios como pueden ser cafés y restaurantes, vía pública, en la naturaleza, en lugares de reunión, o bien por llamada telefónica. Estos audios no tienen una forma específica, son mas bien creados sin ensayos, lo que les da un componente de ...

Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its historical implications. In seven wonderfully integrated parts, different aspects of human existence are magnified and reduced, reordered and emphasized, newly examined, analysed and experienced.

"Suppose que tu rencontres un fou qui affirme qu'il est un poisson et que nous sommes tous des poissons. Vas-tu te disputer avec lui ? Vas-tu te déshabiller devant lui pour lui montrer que tu n'as pas de nageoires ? Vas-tu lui dire en face ce que tu penses ?" Son frère se taisait, et Édouard poursuivit : "Si tu ne lui disais que la vérité, que ce que tu penses vraiment de lui, ça voudrait dire que tu consens à avoir une discussion sérieuse avec un fou et que tu es toi-même fou.

There are situations in which we fail for a moment to recognise the person we are with, in which the identity of the other is erased while we simultaneously doubt our own. This also happens with couples - indeed, above all with couples, because lovers fear more than anything else 'losing sight' of the loved one. With stunning artfulness in expanding and playing variations on the meaningful moment, Milan Kundera has made this situation - and the vague sense of panic it inspires - the very fabric of this novel.

How do executives make decisions? Are their decisions conscious or unconscious? Can they explain each decision they make? What tools can they use to improve their decision-making process? These are some of the questions this book addresses. 

When Drake secretly began brewing beer, he never knew he’d find the recipe for love. Of the four Caldwell sons, Drake is the only one who didn’t have his dream handed to him when his father began to divide the business aspects of Falcon Falls. Intent on following his own dream he secretly begins to brew beer up at the hunting cabin when he’s not out breaking hearts. Maggie Grayson has followed the rules all her life. She’s focused, career-oriented and spends her time researching the past.

Jacques and His Master is a deliciously witty and entertaining 'variation' on Diderot's novel Jacques le Fataliste, written for Milan Kundera's 'private pleasure' in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. When the 'heavy Russian irrationality' fell on Czechoslovakia he felt drawn to the spirit of the eighteenth century - 'And it seemed to me that nowhere was it to be found more densely concentrated than in that banquet of intelligence, humour and fantasy, Jacques le Fataliste'.