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Lacná kniha Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times (-70%)
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present day
Cursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed - dark supernatural forces.
Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia.
This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state's role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism and the true nature of magic.
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Sapiens
A tűz tett minket veszedelmessé. A pletyka együttműködővé. A mezőgazdaság még éhesebbé. A mitológia tartotta fenn a törvényt és a rendet. A pénz adott valamit, amiben mind bízhatunk. Az ellentmondások teremtették meg a kultúrát. A tudomány tett minket a teremtés urává. De egyik sem tett boldoggá…
A világhírű jeruzsálemi egyetemi tanár szerint így foglalható össze annak története, ahogyan jelentéktelen majmokból a világ uraivá váltunk.
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Planta Sapiens
What is it like to be a plant?
It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Science has long explored the wonderful ways in which plants communicate, behave and shape their environments: from chemical warfare to turning their predators to cannibalism. But they're usually just the backdrop to our frenetic animal lives.
While plants may not have brains or move around as we do, cutting-edge science is revealing that they have astonishing inner worlds of an alternate kind to ours. They can plan ahead, learn, recognise their relatives, assess risks and make decisions. They can even be put to sleep. Innovative new tools might allow us to actually see them do these things - from electrophysiological recordings to MRI and PET scans. If you can look in the right way, a world full of drama unfurls.
In PLANTA SAPIENS, Professor Paco Calvo offers a bold new perspective on plant biology and cognitive science. Using the latest scientific findings, Calvo challenges us to make an imaginative leap into a world that is so close and yet so alien - one that will expand our understanding of our own minds.
From their rich subjective experiences to how they are inspiring novel ways of approaching the ecological crisis, PLANTA SAPIENS is a dazzling exploration of the lives of plants and a call to approach how we think about the natural world in a new, maverick way.
Homo Sapiens Rediscovered
A world renowned expert reveals how our understanding of the evolution of our species has been transformed by momentous discoveries and technological advancements.
Who are we? How do scientists define Homo sapiens, and how does our species differ from the extinct hominins that came before us? In this accessible, lushly illustrated account palaeoarchaeologist Paul Pettitt shows how the latest scientific advances, especially in genetics, are revolutionizing our understanding of human evolution. Pettitt reveals the extraordinary story of how our ancestors adapted to unforgiving and relentlessly changing climates, leading to remarkable innovations in art, technology, and society that we are only now beginning to comprehend.
Drawing on twenty-five years of experience in the field, Pettitt takes readers from the caves and rock-shelters that provide evidence of our African origins to the far reaches of Eurasia, Australasia, and ultimately the Americas. Popular accounts of the evolution of Homo sapiens emphasize biomolecular research, notably genetics, but this volume also draws from the wealth of information from specific excavations and artifacts, including the author’s own investigations into the origins of art and how it evolved over its first 25,000 years.
Drawn from cutting edge research in this field, with a unique perspective from Pettitt’s own studies focusing on human behavior, this immersive and surprising book paints the clearest picture we have ever had of our own evolution.
80 color illustrations
Lady Sapiens
45,000 years ago, rare and precious statues of faceless women with hourglass figures, sturdy hips and generous breasts surfaced across Europe. Spanning thousands of years and nurturing many a fantasy, they are known as the prehistoric Venus figurines. But what were the women who inspired these artifacts really like?
For 150 years researchers offered no archaeological insights into the daily lives of prehistoric women and underestimated their role in society. In fact, these women became imprisoned by clichés. Prehistoric man hunted, went on adventures, invented, created and drew, whereas the role of prehistoric women was limited to educating children and carrying out domestic chores. That's all there was to say about it, or almost.
Over the past fifteen years a new generation of researchers - many of whom are women - have shaken up this model. By establishing groundbreaking analysis protocols and defining new excavation methods, these scientists are finally able to make the invisible visible. It is thanks to their tenacity that the essential and even prestigious role of prehistoric women is emerging. For the first time ever these ancient women are being resurrected before our very eyes, shedding light on a new theory of our origins!
Čekání na Homo Sapiens
Asi každý v životě narazí na řadu otázek hodných hlubší úvahy. Jednou z nich může být i otázka o smyslu vašeho nebo obecně lidského života. Do mozaiky různých názorů přicházejících ze všech možných stran může zapadnout jako jeden střípek i tato drobná knížka. Na rozdíl od některých jiných děl se vás nesnaží přesvědčit o jediné správné cestě životem. Pokouší se vysvětlit, proč si dávat pozor na zcela zaručené pravdy, o kterých se nesmí pochybovat, a proč je hledání vlastního úsudku nejpřijatelnější cesta.
Přístupnou formou, bez složitých vědeckých formulací, se snaží tato knížka podívat na člověka a jeho život.
Lacná kniha A Dictionary Of Twentieth-Century World History (Oxford Paperback Reference) (-50%)
Authoritative and up-to-date, A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World History provides in-depth coverage of the major historical figures and events of this century. Over 2,500 entries span political, diplomatic, and military history as well as offering both fact and analysis of these areas. Author Jan Palmowski combines full international coverage with detailed entries for every country in the world. Some of the special features of this volume are the biographies of such world leaders as Stalin, Kennedy, Thatcher, Yeltsin, Mandela, Rabin, and Netanyahu and the coverage of political events and movements from the rise and demise of communism to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, and from the end of apartheid to the Whitewater scandal. Key battles are highlighted from Yprès to the Gulf War campaign to the Bosnian Civil War and events such as the Chernobyl disaster. Comprehensive attention is paid to major treaties and political agreements from Versailles to Maastricht, and from the Anglo-Irish Agreement to the Dayton Accords. Useful tables including lists of office-holders for countries and organizations and winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are also provided. A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century World History is an invaluable reference work for student, teachers, and anyone with an interest in the major figures and events of our modern world.
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Simon és a Homo Sapiens Lobbi
Simon Spier tizenhat éves, és próbálja kifundálni, ki is ő valójában, és mit is keres.
De amikor a nagyon is elbűvölő Blue-nak címzett egyik e-mailje rossz kezekbe kerül, a dolgok sok szempontból bonyolódni kezdenek.
Mert Simon számára óriási dolog, hogy belezúg Blue-ba...
Egy piszkosul, nagyszerűen, lehengerlően és falrengetően nagy dolog...
Simon, aki ódzkodik a változástól, meg kell, hogy találja a módját, hogy kilépjen a komfortzónájából, mielőtt erővel billentik ki onnan, és úgy kell megtennie, hogy ne idegenítse el a barátait, ne blamálja magát vagy ne szúrja el a legzavarbaejtőbb, legimádnivalóbb pasival a boldogság lehetőségét, akivel személyesen sosem találkozott.
Hihetetlenül mulatságos és szívbe markoló történet a felnőtté válásról és önmagunk felvállalásáról.
A regény, és a belőle készült Kszi, Simon c. film is hatalmas világsiker.
Brief coaching
A megoldásközpontú megközelítés olyan új szemléletet ajánl, amely arra fókuszál, hogy miből fogja tudni az ügyfél, hogy céljait elérte, és mit tesz már most is, ami segíti majd, hogy ezt megtegye. A megoldásközpontú coach a megoldás felé tereli ahelyett, hogy a problémától távolítaná az ügyfelet. Így a probléma nem is kap a beszélgetéseken központi szerepet, helyette a coach és az ügyfél a remélt jövő felé dolgozik.
A könyv coachingeseteket dolgoz fel, és coachingbeszélgetések részleteit elemezve kínál útmutatást arra, hogyan lehet:
- az erőforrásokat megtalálni a hibák helyett,
- felfedezni a lehetséges és remélt jövő képét,
- megvizsgálni, hogy mi járul már jelenleg is az elképzelt jövőhöz,
- ügyfeleinket életük összes területének szakértőjeként kezelni.
Gyakorlati útmutatóként a könyv összegzéseket és feladatokat is tartalmaz, amit tapasztalt és kezdő coachok, valamint a coaching területére lépő pszichológusok is kipróbálhatnak ügyfeleikkel dolgozva.
Chris Iveson, Evan George és Harvey Ratner a BRIEF független tréning, terápia és tanácsadó cég alapító tagjai, és megoldásközpontú brief terápiával dolgoznak.
A(z) Brief Coaching (Könyv) szerzője Chris Iveson, Evan George, Harvey Ratner.
Simon ?és a Homo sapiens-lobbi
Simon Spier tizenhat éves, és próbálja kifundálni, ki is ő valójában, és mit is keres. De amikor a nagyon is elbűvölő Blue-nak címzett egyik e-mailje rossz kezekbe kerül, a dolgok sok szempontból bonyolódni kezdenek. Mert Simon számára óriási dolog, hogy belezúg Blue-ba... Egy piszkosul, nagyszerűen, lehengerlően és falrengetően nagy dolog...
Simon, aki ódzkodik a változástól, meg kell, hogy találja a módját, hogy kilépjen a komfortzónájából, mielőtt erővel billentik ki onnan, és úgy kell megtennie, hogy ne idegenítse el a barátait, ne blamálja magát vagy ne szúrja el a legzavarbaejtőbb, legimádnivalóbb pasival a boldogság lehetőségét, akivel személyesen sosem találkozott.
Hihetetlenül mulatságos és szívbe markoló történet a felnőtté válásról és önmagunk felvállalásáról.
A regény, és a belőle készült Kszi, Simon c. film is hatalmas világsiker.
„Őszinte, időtlen, és a végén tuti sírni fogsz” Teen Vogue
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Europe - A History
Whether as an epic battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia.
From megalithic civilizations through ancient times, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, the rise of nationalism, two world wars and the years that followed, this book looks beyond a series of distinct national histories to offer the history of Europe as an often shared experience across one continent.
This book delves into events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, traces the continents evolution from the collapse of Communism through the Iraq War, global financial crisis, Brexit and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
And then looking forward, it explores what would be necessary for the continent to remain a global power-player for years to come.
Love; A Curious History
From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman's Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages. Discover the royal marriage that crossed the boundary of death in 14th-century Portugal, the judicial duels between husbands and wives in Early Modern Europe, the love spells found in medieval manuscripts, and the romantic codes hidden in some of art's greatest masterpieces.
Meet the feared ancient Greek army regiment comprised entirely of male couples; the French pirate queen avenging her murdered husband; the first woman to sail around the world; and the quack sexologist who conned 18th-century London with his musical mechanical bed. Here are ancient gods, mythical monsters, the Elizabethan portraits of smiling men on fire and the erotic paintings hidden beneath the ash of Pompeii, as well as Nigerian wedding chains, Welsh love spoons, cryptic postcards and the centuries-old cartographic tradition of mapping the heart. A curiosity cabinet of romantic treasure, Love: A Curious History in 50 Objects draws on a wide range of sources to form a collection perfect for fans of beautiful illustrated works and curious history, while also forming the ideal romantic gift.
A Natural History of the Future
Over the past century, our species has made unprecedented technological innovations with which we have sought to control nature. In A Natural History of the Future, biologist Rob Dunn argues that such efforts are futile. We may see ourselves as life's overlords, but we are instead at its mercy. In the evolution of antibiotic resistance, the power of natural selection to create biodiversity, and even the surprising life of the London Underground, Dunn finds laws of life that no human activity can annul. When we create artificial islands of crops, dump toxic waste, or build communities, we provide new materials for old laws to shape. Life's future flourishing is not in question. Ours is.
A Natural History of the Future sets a new standard for understanding the diversity and destiny of life itself.
A Short History of War
An engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future
"Forty short chapters . . . describe war from the ancient world to the present day. . . . A Short History of War offers an expansive and often evocative account of great causes that are never lost or won."-Crawford Gribben, Wall Street Journal
Throughout history, warfare has transformed social, political, cultural, and religious aspects of our lives. We tell tales of wars-past, present, and future-to create and reinforce a common purpose.
In this engaging overview, Jeremy Black examines war as a global phenomenon, looking at the First and Second World Wars as well as those ranging from Han China and Assyria, Imperial Rome, and Napoleonic France to Vietnam and Afghanistan. Black explores too the significance of warfare more broadly and the ways in which cultural understandings of conflict have lasting consequences in societies across the world. Weaponry, Black argues, has had a fundamental impact on modes of war: it created war in the air and transformed it at sea. Today, as twentieth-century weapons are challenged by drones and robotics, Black examines what the future of warfare looks like.
A Human History of Emotion
How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us?
We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings. Events ranging from the origins of philosophy to the birth of the world's major religions, the fall of Rome, the Scientific Revolution, and some of the bloodiest wars that humanity has ever experienced can't be properly understood without understanding emotions.
In A Human History of Emotion, Richard Firth-Godbehere takes readers on a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of the central and often under-appreciated role emotions have played in human societies around the world and throughout history - from Ancient Greece to Gambia, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and beyond.
Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, art and religious history, A Human History of Emotion vividly illustrates how our understanding and experience of emotions has changed over time, and how our beliefs about feelings - and our feelings themselves - profoundly shaped us and the world we inhabit.
Sapiens - Rajzolt történelem 1. - puha táblás - Az emberiség születése
A tisztánlátás hatalom. De hogyan láthatjuk át a világban zajló eseményeket anélkül, hogy elvesznénk az apró részletekben? Például úgy, hogy hátrébb lépünk, és megszemléljük a teljesebb képet: az emberi faj történetét. A Sapiens - Rajzolt történelem című képregénysorozat azt meséli el, hogyan lett egy jelentéktelen majom a Föld nevű bolygó ura, és hogyan jutott el odáig, hogy képes széthasítani az atomot, elrepülni a Holdra, vagy módosítani más fajok genetikai kódját.
Yuval Noah Harari, a könyv mesélője és társai - Prehisztorikus Bill, Doktor Fikció, Lopez nyomozó és sokan mások - a történelem meghatározó és sorsfordító eseményeibe avatnak be minket. A képregény viccesen és szórakoztatóan tárja elénk az emberiség történetét a Sapiens - Az emberiség rövid története című nemzetközi sikerkönyv alapján, amelyet 60 nyelvre fordítottak le, és több mint 16 millió példányban kelt el világszerte. Szellemessége, humora és érdekes karakterei azokat is magukkal ragadják, akiket egyébként nemigen köt le a tudomány és a történelem.
Az emberiség születése a négyrészes képregénysorozat első kötete.
A History of Ancient Egypt, Volume 3
The final chapter in the definitive, three-volume history of the world's first known state
Archaeologist John Romer has spent a lifetime chronicling the history of Ancient Egypt, and here he tells the epic story of an era dominated by titans of the popular imagination: the radical iconoclast Akhenaten, the boy-king Tutankhamun and the all-conquering Ramesses II. But 'heroes' do not forge history by themselves. This was also a time of international trade, cultural exchange and sophisticated art, even in the face of violent change.
Alongside his visionary new history of this, the most famous period in the long history of Ancient Egypt, Romer turns a critical eye on Egyptology itself. Paying close attention to the evidence, he corrects prevailing narratives which cast the New Kingdom as an imperial state power in the European mould. Instead, he reveals - through broken artefacts in ruined workshops, or preserved letters between a tomb-builder and his son - a culture more beautiful and beguiling than we could have imagined.
Romer carefully reconstructs the real story of the New Kingdom as evidenced in the archaeological record, and the result - the final volume of a lifelong project - secures his status as Ancient Egypt's finest chronicler.
The Everyday Hero Manifesto: Aim For Iconic, Rise To Legendary, Make History
For over twenty-five years, leadership legend and personal-mastery path-blazer Robin Sharma has mentored billionaires, business titans, professional-sports superstars and entertainment royalty via a revolutionary methodology that led them to accomplish rare-air results. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Sharma makes his transformational system available to anyone who is ready for undefeatable positivity, monumental productivity, deep spiritual freedom and a life of helping others.
In The Everyday Hero Manifesto you will discover:
· The hidden habits used by many of the world’s most creative and successful people to realize their visionary ambitions
· Original techniques to turn fear into fuel, problems into power and past troubles into triumphs
· A breakthrough blueprint to battle-proof yourself against distraction and procrastination so that you produce magic that dominates your domain
· Pioneering insights on adopting world-class routines that will lead you to achieve superhuman fitness and become the most disciplined person you know
· Unusual wisdom to operate with far more simplicity, beauty and peace
Part memoir of a life richly lived, part instruction manual for virtuoso-grade performance, and part handbook for spiritual freedom in an age of high-velocity change, The Everyday Hero Manifesto will completely transform your life. Forever.
A Short History of Russia
Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true central identity. At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it is everyone's 'other'. And yet it is one of the most powerful nations on earth, a master game-player on the global stage with a rich history of war and peace, poets and revolutionaries.
In this essential whistle-stop tour of the world's most complex nation, Mark Galeotti takes us behind the myths to the heart of the Russian story: from the formation of a nation to its early legends - including Ivan the Terrible and Catherine the Great - to the rise and fall of the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, the Cold War, Chernobyl and the end of the Soviet Union - plus the rise of a politician named Vladimir Putin, and the events leading to the Ukrainian war.