Hľadanie: Skin in the Game
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Skin in the Game
THE TOP TEN BESTSELLER
From the bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold book that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility
Why should we never listen to people who explain rather than do? Why do companies go bust? How is it that we have more slaves today than in Roman times? Why does imposing democracy on other countries never work?
The answer: too many people running the world don't have skin in the game. In his inimitable, pugnacious style, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows that skin in the game applies to all aspects of our lives. It's about having something to lose and taking a risk. Citizens, lab experimenters, artisans, political activists and hedge fund traders all have skin in the game. Policy wonks, corporate executives, theoreticians, bankers and most journalists don't.
As Taleb says, "The symmetry of skin in the game is a simple rule that's necessary for fairness and justice, and the ultimate BS-buster," and "Never trust anyone who doesn't have skin in the game. Without it, fools and crooks will benefit, and their mistakes will never come back to haunt them".
Skin in the Game
The bestselling author of The Black Swan and 'the hottest thinker in the world' (Sunday Times) is back with a book challenging many of our long-held beliefs about risk, reward, politics, religion and finance
How can a stubborn minority easily end up ruling? Should you take advice from a salesperson? Is the pope atheist?
More than the foundation of risk management, skin in the game is an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Nassim Nicholas Taleb shows in this provocative book, applies to all aspects of our lives and drives history. In his inimitable style, he draws on everything from Antaeus the Giant to Donald Trump to Seneca to the ethics of disagreement to how to buy a used car, to create a jaw-dropping tapestry for understanding this idea in a brand new way.
Full of philosophical tales and practical stories, Skin in the Game offers a key rule to live by: do not do to others what you don't want them to do to you, with its practical extension: never take advice from someone who gives advice for a living.
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The Long Game
The unmissable new romance from Elena Armas, bestselling author of The Spanish Love Deception and The American Roommate Experiment.
A disgraced soccer exec reluctantly enlists the help of a retired soccer star in coaching a children's team in this small-town love story in the vein of Ted Lasso and It Happened One Summer.
Adalyn Reyes has something to prove. After years of working at her father's football club she wants to make a name for herself. But not for the wrong reasons.
When an embarrassing video of Adalyn goes viral, her father sends her to a small town to turn around their struggling soccer team. She arrives armed with plans to kick them into shape only to find a group of nine-year-old girls. One person is there to help: Cameron Caldani, a goalkeeping legend who is also inexplicably in town. After an unfortunate incident involving a rooster, the two find themselves on opposing sides.
Adalyn thinks Cameron is a surly, scowling brute. Cameron thinks Adalyn needs to take life less seriously. Despite their differences, the two need to play nice and remember they're on the same team. After all, it's a long game...
Game over in SOHO
Napínavá cvičebnice pro všechny, kteří si chtějí osvěžit, prohloubit a rozšířit své znalosti angličtiny. Devět kapitol detektivního příběhu nabízí pestré čtenářské zážitky a jazykové studium se stává jeho prostřednictvím zábavné a efektivní. Ideální
pro mírně pokročilé i pro tzv. věčné začátečníky. Cílené procvičování anglické gramatiky prostřednictvím více než 100 cvičení pro rychlé příležitostné opakování závěrečného krimi testu k přezkoušení učebních výsledků napínavého detektivního příběhu o
bsažného glosáře s více než 400 hesly. Pro mírně pokročilé. Titul je doplněn zvukovým CD.
The House in the Cerulean Sea
An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place - and realizing that family could be yours.
'I loved it. It is like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket. Simply perfect' - V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
He expected nothing. But they gave him everything . . .
Linus Baker leads a quiet life. At forty, he has a tiny house with a devious cat and his beloved records for company. And at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth, he's spent many dull years monitoring their orphanages.
Then one day, Linus is summoned by Extremely Upper Management and given a highly classified assignment. He must travel to an orphanage where six dangerous children reside, including the Antichrist. There, Linus must somehow determine if they could bring on the end of days. But their guardian, charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, will do anything to protect his wards. As Arthur and Linus grow ever closer, Linus must choose between duty and his dreams.
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune is an uplifting, heart-warming fantasy tale that's become a New York Times, USA Today and Washington Post bestseller.
'Likely to cause heart-swelling' - Washington Post
All The Lovers In The Night
From international literary sensation Mieko Kawakami comes All the Lovers in the Night, an extraordinary, deeply moving and insightful story set in contemporary Tokyo.
Fuyuko Irie is a freelance proofreader in her thirties. Living alone, and unable to form meaningful relationships, she has little contact with anyone other than Hijiri, someone she works with. When she sees her reflection, she’s confronted with a tired and spiritless woman who has failed to take control of her own life. Her one source of solace: light. Every Christmas Eve, Fuyuko heads out to catch a glimpse of the lights that fill the Tokyo night. But it is a chance encounter with a man named Mitsutsuka that awakens something new in her. And so her life begins to change.
As Fuyuko starts to see the world in a different light, painful memories from her past begin to resurface. Fuyuko needs to be loved, to be heard, and to be seen. But living in a small world of her own making, will she find the strength to bring down the walls that surround her? All the Lovers in the Night is acute and insightful, entertaining and captivating, pulsing and poetic, modern and shocking. It’s another unforgettable novel from Japan’s most exciting writer.
Skin
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Roku 1997 byl Ronald „Knight“ McKnight největší a nejnepochopenější ničema na střední škole Peach State High School… a možná na celé planetě. Knight nenáviděl všechny až na mě, BB – vyjukanou, divnou punkerku, co měla skříňku hned vedle té jeho.
Já měla naopak ráda každého… až na Knighta. Abych řekla pravdu, byla jsem z něj podělaná strachy. Jediné, po čem jsem toužila, bylo provdat se za Lance Hightowera, který vypadal jako princ z pohádky a byl králem punkové scény školy Peach State High, a mít s ním kupu dětí.
Naneštěstí pro mě uměl Knight dosahovat svého ještě líp než já, a jakmile se mi dostal pod kůži, můj život se navždy změnil.
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The Status Game
What drives our political and moral beliefs? What shapes our bitterest conflicts and wildest dreams?
What makes you, you?
Across the world, from Papua New Guinea to Tokyo and Manhattan, humans compete for status. Through games of dominance, virtue and success, it's an obsession that has driven the best and worst of us: the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as well as spree killers and tyrants at the gates of Europe. But what makes status an all-consuming prize? And how can we wield our desire for it to improve our relationships, win social media battles and be the best in the workplace?
A breathtaking rethink of human psychology, The Status Game will change how you see others - and how you see yourself.
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The Woman in Me
The Woman in Meis a brave andastonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.
In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharingher voiceher truthwas undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time herincredible journeyand the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.
Written with remarkable candorand humor, Spears's groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and loveand theimportance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last.
The Trading Game
An outrageous, white-knuckle journey to the dark heart of an intoxicating world - from someone who survived the trading game and then blew it all wide open
'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the vault door there, left open, what would you do? Would you wait around?
Ever since he was a kid, kicking broken footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf's skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Something a whole lot bigger.
Then he won a competition run by a bank: 'The Trading Game'. The prize: a golden ticket to a new life, as the youngest trader in the whole city. A place where you could make more money than you'd ever imagined. Where your colleagues are dysfunctional maths geniuses, overfed public schoolboys and borderline psychopaths, yet they start to feel like family. Where soon you're the bank's most profitable trader, dealing in nearly a trillion dollars. A day. Where you dream of numbers in your sleep - and then stop sleeping at all.
But what happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer - and, as the economy starts slipping off a precipice, your own sanity starts slipping with it? You want to stop, but you can't. Because nobody ever leaves.
Would you stick, or quit? Even if it meant risking everything?
Demon in the Wood
The Darkling's origin story comes alive in this exquisitely illustrated prequel to Shadow and Bone, the hit Netflix original series.
Before he led Ravka's Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha - they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves . . .
Discover the start of a grand and sinister destiny in this must-have graphic novel prequel to the bestselling series and international Netflix sensation Shadow and Bone from spectacular new talent Dani Pendergast and No.1 New York Times bestseller Leigh Bardugo.
Read all the books in the Grishaverse!
The Shadow and Bone Trilogy
Shadow and Bone
Siege and Storm
Ruin and Rising
The Six of Crows Duology
Six of Crows
Crooked Kingdom
The King of Scars Duology
King of Scars
Rule of Wolves
The Anthologies
The Language of Thorns: Midnight Tales and Dangerous Magic
The Lives of Saints
Motionless In White - Scoring The End Of The World 2LP
„Motionless In White“ je americká metalcorová skupina zo Scrantonu v Pensylvánii. Založená bola v roku 2004 na strednej škole Chrisom Cerullim, Angelom Parentom, Frankom Polumbom a Mikom Costanzom. Sú známi hlavne svojimi temnými hororovými textami a vystupovaním, ktoré súvisia s ich gotickým imidžom. "Motionless In White" sa 10. júna vracajú s veľmi očakávaným novým štúdiovým albumom s názvom „Scoring The end of the world“ prostredníctvom Roadrunner Records. „Scoring The End of the World“ plne zahŕňa šírku dynamickej, hlbokej a temnej vízie kapely a prichádza po „Disguise“ z roku 2019. Špeciálna deluxe edícia albumu "Scoring The End Of The World"obsahuje štyri nové bonusové skladby: „Hollow Points“, „Fool's Gold“, „Timebomb“ (STEOTW Mix) a „Porcelain: Ricky Motion Picture Collection“. a bude k dispozícis exkluzívnym alternatívnym obalom.
Tracklist:
A1. Meltdown
A2. Sign Of Life
A3. Werewolf
A4. Porcelain
B1. Slaughterhouse (feta. Bryan Garris)
B2. Masterpiece
B3. Cause Of Death
B4. We Become The Night
C1. Burned At Both Ends II
C2. BFBTG: Corpse Nation
C3. Cyberhex
C4. Red White & Boom (Feat. Caleb Shomo)
C5. Scoring The End Of The World
D1. Hollow Points
D2. Fool's Gold
D3. Timebomb (STEOTW Mix)
D4. Porcelain (Ricky Motion Picture Collection)
Lacná kniha Príbeh hradu Bratislava - The Story of The Castle in Bratislava (-50%)
Príbeh hradu Bratislava prezentuje národnú kultúrnu pamiatku Bratislavský hrad ako významnú súčasť kultúrno-historického dedičstva Slovenska.
Je vhodná pre čitateľa každej vekovej kategórie, je napísaná pútavo, zrozumiteľne, plná krásnych fotografií
, strašidelných príbehov a povestí. Dejiny Bratislavského hradu sú v nej podané netradičnou formou. Čitateľ sa nenútene dozvedá základné historické fakty, ale aj príbehy o ľuďoch, ktorí v hrade žili, milovali sa, nenávideli, zomreli. Texty dopĺňa via
c ako 100 súčasných fotografií rôznych autorov, dobových grafík, obrazov, listín, vedút a máp Bratislavského hradu z verejných aj súkromných archívov.
Kniha je v súčasnosti jedinou publikáciou o Bratislavskom hrade a je unikátna aj preto, lebo hrad
sa momentálne pripravuje do rekonštrukcie. Je vynikajúcim darčekom pri rôznych spoločenských príležitostiach.
Contents
A representative illustrated book "The Story of the Castle in Bratislava" presents the national cultural monument, Bratislava Cast
le, as an important part of Slovakias cultural and historical heritage.
The book is designed for readers of each age; it is written grippingly, comprehensibly, full of wonderful photographs, scary stories and legends. The history of Bratislava Cast
le is presented in non-traditional way. The reader can informally learn basic and historical facts, but also stories of people that lived, loved, hated, and died in the castle. The textual part is complemented by more than 100 modern photographs of v
arious authors, period graphics, paintings, deeds, vedutas and maps of Bratislava Castle from public and private archives.
The book is currently the only publication about Bratislava Castle and is also unique, because nowadays the castle is being pre
pared for reconstruction. The book can be a lovely gift on various social occasions.
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3D puzzle zo série Game of Thrones vyrobená zo špeciálneho materiálu - asi 3 mm pevná pena potiahnutá laminátovým potlačeným papierom. Skladanie 3D puzzle je zábavou pre celú rodinu. Hotové modely môžu byť zberateľským a dekoratívnym doplnkom do bytu alebo detskej izby. Orientačný čas na poskladanie je 150 - 180 minút.
Lacná kniha The Fame Game (-70%)
OMG, queen of mean Madison Parker in a brand new series. It's claws out in the fight to become Hollywood's brightest star! Madison Parker made a name for herself as best frenemy of nice-girl-next-door-turned-reality-celeb Jane Roberts in L. A. Candy. Now she's ready for her turn in the spotlight and she'll stop at nothing to get it. But with backstabbing friends and family, relentless paparazzi, and tabloid scandals she can't control, Madison is going to have her work cut out for her. Plus, there's a new nice girl in town -- Carmen Price, the daughter of Hollywood royalty -- who's a lot more experienced than Jane was at playing the fame game...Filled with characters both familiar and new, Lauren Conrad's new series about life in front of the camera dishes Hollywood gossip and drama at every turn.
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Lacná kniha Playing the Game (-70%)
From the bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes an explosive novel about one woman's journey to success. Seduction, passion and international intrigue. Playing the game has never been so thrilling. Good looking, successful Annette Remmington is a London art consultant and dealer at the top of her game. When a rare and long-lost Rembrandt finds its way into her hands, she becomes the most talked about dealer in the world as she auctions it for millions of pounds. Married to the dashing Marius Remmington, Annette owes her life to him for it was he who rescued her from a dark and troubled past. And now he wants to hand-pick the best journalist to write a profile on his talented wife. But Marius has unknowingly made a devastating mistake by bringing Jack Chalmers into their lives and soon Annette's career and marriage are on the line. How could Marcus have known that Jack would uncover a secret that could destroy them all?
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Hracie karty Slovenské karty/Slovak card game (papierová krabička)
Hracie karty - Slovensko.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir 2CD
Skladba
1 Electricity
2 Red Frame / White Light
3 Messages
4 Enola Gay
5 Souvenir
6 Joan Of Arc
7 Maid Of Orleans
8 Genetic Engineering
9 Telegraph
10 Locomotion
11 Talking Loud And Clear
12 Tesla Girls
13 Never Turn Away
14 So In Love
1 Secret
2 La Femme Accident
3 If You Leave
4 (Forever) Live And Die
5 We Love You
6 Shame
7 Dreaming
8 Sailing On The Seven Seas
9 Pandora's Box (It's A Long, Long Way)
10 Then You Turn Away
11 Call My Name
12 Stand Above Me
13 Dream Of Me
1 Everyday
2 Walking On The Milky Way
3 Universal
4 If You Want It
5 Sister Marie Says
6 History Of Modern, Pt. 1
7 Metroland
8 Dresden
9 Night Café
10 Isotype
11 The Punishment Of Luxury
12 What Have We Done
13 Don't Go
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