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Economics of Good and Evil
Tomas Sedlacek proposes no less than a 'humanomics,' a view of our fate in this world of scarcity that takes account of human stories and philosophies. Economists have crippled themselves by their lack of scholarly breadth, and their 'scientific' dis
dain for human words. Sedlacek, who ranges from the epic of Gilgamesh to the movie The Matrix, cannot be accused of lack of breadth. What is most impressive, though, is his depth, drilling down into the soul of economics." -Deirdre McCloskey, author
of Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce and The Cult of Statistical Significance.
"There has long been a profound moral drive in Czech culture, seeking an ever larger view of the human, and trying to break through conceptual barriers to
do so. In this sinewy and marvelous voyage of discovery, Tomas Sedlacek calls us all to think more imaginatively, more fully, and more concretely about economics than we have done for many generations. Many thinkers, including not a few economists, w
ill be stimulated to new explorations by this book." -Michael Novak, author of The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism.
"Economics of Good and Evil is an enchanting tour de force, offering the general public an unusual, erudite, and riveting view of the
world. Scientists and scholars can choose how to read this book: either condemn it for its lack of a rigidly and traditionally scientific approach, or accept it as an invigorating elixir providing inspiration and vision for further study. I take it
as the latter and I am certain the public will too." - Jan Svejnar, Professor of Business, Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan.
"A widely admired economist who sits on the National Economic Council in Prague radically rethinks his f
ield, challenging assumptions about the business world in this work, a bestseller in the Czech Republic."- Publishers Weekly.
American Family and Friends - Level Two: Workbook
We asked what teachers liked and what they wanted to change. They told us - and we listened. Fluency development. Cross-curricular lessons and projects. Online Play. Just a few of the things that are brand new for American Family and Friends 2nd Edition.
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Listen and Learn First German Words
This looks like a book but it's actually a clever sound panel that allows children to hear 128 German words spoken by a native speaker. Simply take one of the 4 cards (each features 16 words and pictures on each side) out of the envelope and insert into the slot as instructed. Press 'go' and then press a picture to hear how the word is pronounced.
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Listen and Learn First French Words
This looks like a book but it's actually a clever sound panel that allows children to hear 128 French words spoken by a native speaker. Simply take one of the 4 cards (each features 16 words and pictures on each side) out of the envelope and insert into the slot as instructed. Press 'go' and then press a picture to hear how the word is pronounced.
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Listen and Learn First Spanish Words
This looks like a book but it's actually a clever sound panel that allows children to hear 128 Spanish words spoken by a native speaker. Simply take one of the 4 cards (each features 16 words and pictures on each side) out of the envelope and insert into the slot as instructed. Press 'go' and then a picture to hear how the word is pronounced.
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Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: Works
This book will look at the entire career of the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, widely regarded as two of the most exciting young European designers to have emerged in the last twenty years. The book will feature all of their work to date, a collection which includes commissions for Vitra, Alessi, and Cappellini amongst others and will open with an introduction by Anniina Koivu, editor of Abitare magazine. There will be ten themed chapters, each exploring a different aspect of the Bouroullecs' career, an illustrated catalogue detailing all their designs and interviews with key figures and collaborators discussing their work.
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OWC Plays and Petersburg Tales
In these tales Gogol guides us through the elegant streets of St Petersburg, the city erected by force and ingenuity on the marshes of the Neva estuary. Something of the deception and violence of the city's creation seems to lurk beneath its harmonious facade, however, and it confounds its inhabitants with false dreams and absurd visions - 'nothing is what it seems!' warns Gogol. St Petersburg is also the setting for Marriage, Gogol's satire on courtship and cowardice. Finally, for The Government Inspector, indisputably Russia's greatest comedy, we move to the provinces although even here St Petersburg's preoccupation with status and appearances makes its presence felt.
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Mistress of Night and Dawn
Full of magic, passion and intrigue, the brand new novel from SUNDAY TIMES Top 10 bestseller Vina Jackson is a love story like no other. Growing up, Aurelia was haunted by the mysterious death of her parents when she was very young, and she has always longed to know the truth about her past. At 18, she meets a man who will change her life forever, and when he disappears before she can learn his name, she vows to find him again. Thanks to an unknown benefactor, Aurelia travels to America to continue her education. There she comes across the existence of an exclusive ball that has been held every year for centuries. The decadent celebration of the senses travels from country to country, cropping up in secret locations and inviting only a very selective list of guests. Caught up in world of passion and intrigue, Aurelia soon becomes one of the ball's star attractions. But little does she know that as her involvement with the festivities increases, she is coming ever closer to discovering the truth about her mysterious benefactor, her own past, and the identity of the one man she has ever truly loved.
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Krížom krážom Cvičebnica A1+A2, 3., upravené vydanie
- viac ako 450 praktických cvičení
- precvičenie lexiky pomocou obrázkov i textov
- dôkladné zopakovanie si základnej gramatiky
- zdokonalenie používania frekventovaných slov, slovných spojení a fráz v bežných komunikačných situáciách
- zaujímavé hlavolamy a didaktické hry
- kľúč k cvičeniam
This Workbook is a modern learning tool composed in accordance with the concept of the “Slovak as a Foreign Language for Elementary Level A“ Educational Project. It develops standard communication skills, reading comprehension, and building of simple sentence structures. The individual lessons are related to the contents of the Textbooks: the 20 lessons are given titles identical with the lessons in the Textbooks for levels A1 and A2. The Workbook consists of a total of 450 exercises for the practice and retaining of the presented content focusing on the mastering and expanding of vocabulary and its usage in everyday situations as well as on the practice of elementary Slovak grammar. The number of exercises in individual lessons depends on the type and degree of difficulty of the study material as well as on the lexical potential of the topic. The exercises and the dialogues are presented in models with the creative and targeted application of illustrations, which support the receptive and productive mastering of the foreign language. Thanks to its structure, the Workbook is suited for working with groups of students under teacher supervision. In addition, it provides numerous exercises and specific tasks for individual study, practice, and automatic utilization of the studied areas. The book can also be used selectively based on the learning objectives and needs of the individual user.
Cvičebnica je moderná učebná pomôcka zostavená v duchu koncepcie Vzdelávacieho projektu Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk pre základný stupeň A. Slúži na rozvíjanie štandardných komunikatívnych zručností so zreteľom na porozumenie textu i tvorenie jednoduchých jazykových prejavov. Jednotlivé lekcie nadväzujú na obsah učebníc a precvičujú ho v 20 lekciách, ktoré majú rovnaký názov ako v učebniciach pre stupeň A1 a A2. Cvičebnica obsahuje viac ako 450 cvičení, ktoré sú určené na nácvik a fixovanie prezentovaného učiva so zreteľom na upevňovanie a rozširovanie lexikálnej zásoby a jej používanie v bežných komunikačných situáciách, ale aj na precvičovanie základných gramatických znalostí slovenčiny. Počet cvičení v jednotlivých lekciách závisí od typu a náročnosti preberaného učiva, ako aj od lexikálneho potenciálu témy. Cvičenia a dialógy sú spracované modelovo a zároveň veľmi kreatívne s využitím ilustrácií a obrázkov, ktoré sú funkčné a podporujú receptívne aj produktívne osvojovanie jazyka. Príručka je svojou štruktúrou vhodná jednak na prácu v skupine s učiteľom a zároveň poskytuje mnoho modelových cvičení a špeciálnych úloh na samostatnú prácu, na individuálne precvičovanie a automatizáciu osvojovaných javov. Dá sa používať výberovo podľa študijného zámeru a potrieb používateľov.
And the Ass Saw the Angel
And the Ass Saw the Angel - Nick Cave's classic Gothic novel, in its full and original form. Outcast, mute, a lone twin cut from a drunk mother in a shack full of junk, Euchrid Eucrow of Ukulore inhabits a nightmarish Southern valley of preachers and
prophets, incest and ignorance. When the God-fearing folk of the town declare a foundling child to be chosen by the Almighty, Euchrid is disturbed. He sees her very differently, and his conviction, and increasing isolation and insanity, may have terrible consequences for them both...In 2009 Cave released a cut-down version of his novel but this reissue restores the full uncut text, as first published in 1989. Compelling and astonishing in its baroque richness, Nick Cave's acclaimed first novel is a fantastic journey into the twisted world of Deep Southern Gothic tragedy. This book will be adored by readers of Will Self, William Faulkner and Falnnery O'Connor, as well as fans of the cult rock star everywhere. "An explosion of linguistic bri
o and Gothic grotesquery, horrifying, funny and tragic". (Michel Faber, Guardian). "As if a Faulkner novel had been crossed with Whistle down the Wind and then narrated by a stoned blues musician ...heady". (Daily Telegraph). Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1990 and four years later he formed The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made 15 studio albums. In recent years he has made two albums with his other band, Grinderman. In 1999 he curated and directed the Meltdown Festival at London's South Bank Centre. He has also written the soundtrack for a number of successful films including The Assassination of Jesse James, Lawless and The Proposition. His novel And the Ass Saw the Angel was an international bestseller, Time Out's Book of the Year, and was reissued in the Penguin Essential series. His second novel The Death of Bunny Monroe was published in 2009. He lives in Brighton with his wife and two children.
Lady Susan, Watsons and Sanditon
These three short works show Austen experimenting with a variety of different literary styles, from melodrama to satire, and exploring a range of social classes and settings. The early epistolary novel LADY SUSAN depicts an unscrupulous coquette, toy
ing with the affections of several men. In contrast, THE WATSONS is a delightful fragment, whose spirited heroine - Emma - finds her marriage opportunities limited by poverty and pride. Meanwhile SANDITON, set in a seaside resort, offers a glorious c
ast of hypochondriacs and spectators, treated by Austen with both amusement and scepticism.
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Various Pets Alive and Dead
Marina Lewycka explores the clash of the generations in one extremely colourful family in her comic novel Various Pets Alive and Dead.
For twenty years Doro and Marcus lived in a commune, convinced lentils and free love would change the world. They didn't. What they did do was give their children a terror of radicalism, dirt, cooking rotas and poverty. Their daughter Clara wants nothing less conformist than her own, clean bathroom. Their son Serge hides the awkward fact that he's a banker earning loadsamoney. So when Doro and Marcus spring a surprise on their kids - just as the world is rocked in ways they always wished for - the family is forced to confront some thorny truths about themselves . . .
'Made me laugh at least once every chapter. Lewycka's fiction is unlike anything else around at present. The warmth of its zest, its blend of quirky, humane comedy and intellectual seriousness make this a novel to treasure' New Statesman
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Educiation and the Social Order
Bertrand Russell was renowned for his provocative views on education. Considered an educational innovator, Russell attempted to create the perfect learning institution. Despite the failure of this practical vision, it did not stop him from continuing to strive towards inventing and arguing for a system of education free from repression. In Education and the Social Order, Russell dissects the motives behind educational theory and practice, and in doing so lays out original and controversial arguments for the reformation of the education of the individual.
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Velo bicycle culture and desicn
Cycling is zeitgeist. With rising fuel prices and mounting ecological awareness, bicycle sales are significantly up. Activity became activism and then lifestyle. Moving on two wheels is now a movement. Velo is a striking visual journey into the multifaceted world of cycling and the diverse tribes that inhabit it. These range from hardcore 2-wheel globetrotters, downtown messengers on fixed-gear bikes without brakes, laid back pedallers on old-fashioned Dutch bicycles, fashionable cyclists on vintage racing bikes, and dedicated fans of high-tech racing machines and e-bikes. The book also gives insider views into the production halls of renowned Italian and French brands as well as the workshops of a new generation of passionate frame builders in the US. Velo presents the design and visual aesthetic of today s cycling culture. The book features examples of T-shirts, caps, bags, flyers, and special equipment such as the spoke cards that bike messengers use in their alleycat races. It also explores the impact the cycling movement is making on contemporary art. In addition, Velo documents the relevance of bicycles in both rural and urban areas. It introduces innovative urban planning concepts such as the new bike lanes that are currently emerging in Manhattan and Copenhagen. Velo is the fast lane into a topic that is both entertaining and socially relevant. The book is geared toward anyone who has a professional interest in or personal passion for the world of cycling.
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Mr Bones and Other Stories
A family watches, horrified, as their patriarch transforms into the wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. An art collector gleefully destroys his most valuable pieces. A young artist devotes himself to a wealthy, malicious gossip, knowing that it's just a matter of time before she turns on him. In this new collection of short stories, Paul Theroux explores the tenuous leadership of the elite and the surprising revenge of the overlooked. He shows us humanity possessed, consumed by its own desires, always with his carefully honed eye and the subtle idiosyncrasies that bring his characters to life.
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The Prince and the Pauper + CD
This series provides a wide variety of enjoyable reading material for all learners of English. Macmillan Readers are retold versions of popular classic and contemporary titles as well as specially written stories, published at six levels - Starter, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper. One of the most popular and respected series of simplified readers for English learners, with stories from contemporary and classic authors. Adapted from Mark Twain's classic story of what happens when two boys - Edward Tudor, a prince and the future King of England, and the poor son of thief - swap lives. This version comes with the CD.
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Court and Spark 33 1/3
"Court and Spark" is Joni Mitchell's most overt attempt at making a hit record, full of glossy production, catchy choruses, and even guest stars from every stratum of rock culture, high (Robbie Robertson) and low (Cheech and Chong). The record was a smash, reaching number two on the charts in March of 1974, spawning three hit singles; "Help Me, "Free Man in Paris" and "Raised on Robbery" and cementing Mitchell's position as a commercial as well as an artistic force.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down! When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.
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Lacná kniha William and Kate (-70%)
A very special Ladybird souvenir book to commemorate the engagement and impending marriage of HRH Prince William and Kate Middleton. Learn about how they met, their growing romance, the engagement and their wedding plans. There are also fascinating facts
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