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  • Black Africa

    Literature and Language

    by V. Klima, K.F. Ruzicka, P. Zima ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    In October 1972, our Czech-written book Literatury eerne Afriky (Literatures of Black Mrica) was published in Prague, presenting a survey of an extensive field. The publication, which was signed at that time by all three authors, differed from most contemporary introductions to the study of Mrican literatures in a threefold way: a) The authors attempted to cover various literacy and literary ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • My Crazy Century

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    Translated by Craig Cravens ...
    An intimate, politically vital memoir by the acclaimed Czech author " of enormous power and originality" explores his life under Nazi and Communist regimes ( The New York Times Book Review).In the 1930s on the outskirts of Prague, Ivan Klíma was unaware of his concealed Jewish heritage until the invading Nazis transported him and his family to the Terezín concentration camp. Miraculously, most of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ultimate Intimacy

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    Translated by A. G. Brain ...
    "A compelling [novel] . . . charged with quiet yet urgent wisdom" that explores love, adultery, and faith—by the acclaimed Czech author of Love and Garbage ( The Boston Globe).Pastor Daniel Vedra cares for his family and his congregation, from ministers to prisoners. He is a sought-after commentator in the rapidly changing society of the Czech Republic. But when a beautiful stranger comes to hear ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Willie's Boys

    The 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, The Last Negro League World Series, and the Making of a Baseball Legend

    by John Klima ...
    The story of Willie Mays's rookie year with the Negro American League's Birmingham Black Barons, the Last Negro World Series, and the making of a baseball legendBaseball Hall of Famer Willie Mays is one of baseball's endearing greats, a tremendously talented and charismatic center fielder who hit 660 career homeruns, collected 3,283 hits, knocked in 1,903 runs, won 12 Gold Glove Awards and ... Read more

    $13.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lovers for a Day

    New and Collected Stories on Love

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    This short story collection spanning the celebrated Czech author's career is a "taxonomic survey of Eros . . . [by] a writer at the top of his form" ( The Boston Globe).In these stories that span an acclaimed career from the 1960s to the present, Ivan Klima offers a vivid gallery of people searching for an escape in love: factory girls and assembly-line workers find respite from their daily grind ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happily Ever After

    by John Klima ...
    Happily Ever After is a star-studded book of fairy tales, featuring an introduction by Bill Willingham (Fables) and stories by Gregory Maguire, Susanna Clarke, Karen Joy Fowler, Charles de Lint, Holly Black, Garth Nix, Kelly Link, Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Patricia Briggs, and many other fantasy luminaries. ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • My Merry Mornings

    by Ivan Klima ...
    Translated by George Theiner ...
    Funny, shocking and absurd, tales of a dissident's life in Prague before the fall of communism, by one of the greatest Czech writers. Engagingly down-to-earth stories still relevant today."These are the best Czech short stories since the days of Karel Capek," says The Financial Times ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Bushville Wins!

    The Wild Saga of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves and the Screwballs, Sluggers, and Beer Swiggers Who Canned the New York Yankees and Changed Baseball

    by John Klima ...
    The true story of "one of the most colorful—and neglected—underdog champions in baseball history" (Mark Frost, New York Times– bestselling author).The rip-roaring tale of baseball's most unlikely champions, featuring interviews with Henry Aaron, Bob Uecker and other members of the Milwaukee Braves, Bushville Wins! takes fans to an era baseball and the Heartland will never forget.In the early ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Game Must Go On

    Hank Greenberg, Pete Gray and the Great Days of Baseball on the Home Front in WWII

    by John Klima ...
    A sweeping study of American baseball during World War II, from the players who enlisted to their replacements and the overall effects on the game.On December 7, 1941, as the battleships in Pearl Harbor smoldered, one of the most powerful athletes in America, Detroit Tigers MVP Hank Greenberg, made a tumultuous decision—to leave the baseball field for the field of war.His decision left baseball's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light

    by Ivan Klíma ...
    A New York Times Notable Book: A Czech filmmaker survives Communism with dreams of artistic freedom in this "darkly powerful novel" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review).Pavel Fukova was once a promising, award-winning documentary filmmaker. But when his homeland is overtaken by a Communist regime, he is forced to survive by working as a cameraman for the state-run television station. Now middle ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Art of Kingdom Come Deliverance II

    by Warhorse Studios, Martin Klima ...
    This 384-page art book showcases hundreds of sketches, concepts, and behind-the-scenes insights in the making of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.A hero’s epic ascension from a humble blacksmith’s son to a member of the royal court continues in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.Witness the creation of the action-packed open-world experience with an art book that showcases hundreds of sketches, concept ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

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  • L.A. Rotten

    A Tom Tanner Mystery

    by Jeff Klima ...
    Series Book 1 - Tom Tanner
    For fans of Dexter, Jeff Klima’s debut thriller is a chillingly suspenseful novel set in a world of violence and chaos—where one man finds himself right at home.As an expert crime-scene cleaner, Tom Tanner charges big money to carve out bullets, mop up fluids, disinfect walls, and dispose of whatever’s left of whomever was unlucky enough to require his services. For a handsome young ex-con ... Read more

    $3.99 USD