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Night Boat to Tangier
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE
SHORTLISTED FOR EASON NOVEL OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS
THE NUMBER ONE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
'A true wonder' Max Porter
'Beautifully written' Guardian
It's late one night at the Spanish port of Algeciras and two fading Irish gangsters are waiting on the boat from Tangier. A lover has been lost, a daughter has gone missing, their world has come asunder - can it be put together again?
Night Boat to Tangier is a novel drenched in sex and death and narcotics, in sudden violence and old magic. But above all, it is a book obsessed with the mysteries of love. A tragicomic masterwork from the award-winning Kevin Barry, Night Boat to Tangier is a work of melancholy beauty, wit and lyrical brilliance.
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How to Predict Everything
How do you predict something that has never happened before?
There's a useful calculation being employed by Wall Street, Silicon Valley and maths professors all over the world, and it predicts that the human species will become extinct in 760 years. Unfortunately, there is disagreement over how to apply the formula, and some argue that we might only have twenty years left.
Originally devised by British clergyman Thomas Bayes, the theorem languished in obscurity for two hundred years before being resurrected as the lynchpin of the digital economy. With brief detours into archaeology, philology, and overdue library books, William Poundstone explains how we can use it to predict pretty much anything. What is the chance that there are multiple universes? How long will Hamilton run? Will the US stock market continue to perform as well this century as it has for the last hundred years? And are we really all doomed?
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Hollywood Wants to Kill You
Asteroids, killer sharks, nuclear bombs, viruses, deadly robots, climate change, the apocalypse - why is Hollywood so obsessed with death and the end of the world? And how seriously should we take the dystopian visions of our favourite films?
With wit, intelligence and irreverence, Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks explore the science of death and mass destruction through some of our best-loved Hollywood blockbusters. From Armageddon and Dr Strangelove to The Terminator and Contagion, they investigate everything from astrophysics to AI, with hilarious and captivating consequences.
Packed with illustrations, fascinating facts and numerous spoilers, Hollywood Wants to Kill You is the perfect way into the science of our inevitable demise.
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Obklopený psychopatmi
Stretli ste už milého, nápomocného a najmä mimoriadne charizmatického človeka, ktorý na vás okamžite zapôsobil? A viete, že to možno bol psychopat?
Určite to poznáte - niekto vás ohúri svojím šarmom, a skôr než sa nazdáte, zistíte, že si s vami robí, čo chce. Veríte jeho slovám, pretože znejú dobre, hoci sú to často lži. Ťahá za vaše nitky až do posledného dychu.
Pravdepodobne máte jedného z nich vo svojom okolí - či už ide o šéfa, kolegu, priateľa alebo príbuzného. Psychopatov je v spoločnosti viac, než si myslíte.
Ich manipulatívne správanie však môžete odhaliť vďaka pokračovaniu úspešného titulu Obklopený idiotmi od Thomasa Eriksona, švédskeho experta na komunikáciu. Prostredníctvom konkrétnych príbehov reálnych ľudí vám Erikson vo svojej novinke ukáže, ako spoľahlivo rozoznať prejavy psychopatie v bežnom živote, odhalí vám techniky skúsených manipulátorov a naučí vás, ako sa im brániť.
Začítajte sa a prekuknite potenciálnych psychopatov, kým nie je neskoro!
One Billion Years to the End of the World
'A beautiful book' Ursula K. Le Guin
This mordantly funny and provocative tale from Soviet Russia's leading science fiction writers is the story of astrophysicist Dmitri Malianov. As he reaches a major breakthrough, he finds himself plagued by interruptions, from a mysterious crate of vodka to a glamorous woman on his doorstep. Is the Universe trying to tell him something?
'On putting down one of their books, you feel a cold breeze still lifting the hairs on the back of your neck' The New York Times
How to Be a Dictator
`Essential reading' EVENING STANDARD, BOOK OF THE WEEK
`Elegant and readable' THE TIMES
`A whistlestop tour' OBSERVER
Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Ceausescu, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Duvalier of Haiti.
No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. A tyrant who can compel his own people to acclaim him will last longer. The paradox of the modern dictator is that he must create the illusion of popular support. Throughout the twentieth century, hundreds of millions of people were condemned to enthusiasm, obliged to hail their leaders even as they were herded down the road to serfdom.
In How to Be a Dictator, Frank Dikoetter returns to eight of the most chillingly effective personality cults of the twentieth century. From carefully choreographed parades to the deliberate cultivation of a shroud of mystery through iron censorship, these dictators ceaselessly worked on their own image and encouraged the population at large to glorify them. At a time when democracy is in retreat, are we seeing a revival of the same techniques among some of today's world leaders?
This timely study, told with great narrative verve, examines how a cult takes hold, grows, and sustains itself. It places the cult of personality where it belongs, at the very heart of tyranny.
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Olívia a on
Olíviin život sa krásne naplnil. Okrem milovanej hudby sa súčasťou jej dní stala Sofia, stará pani, ktorú si nesmierne obľúbila, a Oliver. Vhupol do jej života nečakane... a rovnako nečakane ju jeho prítomnosť hreje a teší. Srdce má plné lásky. Vďaka týmto dvom ľudom sa jej ľahšie znášajú problémy doma, ktoré nemajú konca. Ale v živote je máločo jednoduché. Strata a bolesť si k nám zakaždým nájdu cestu. Neobídu ani Olíviu... Ako si s tým všetkým poradí? Našťastie život nielen berie, ale aj dáva, a tak Olívia stretáva na svojej ceste nových ľudí, ktorí liečia jej ubolenú dušu a vrátia jej na tvár úsmev.
A teraz vám niečo prezradím. Keď som dopísala Olíviu, zostalo mi za ňou smutno. Obľúbila som si ju a niečím mi bola veľmi blízka... Rozprávala som sa o svojich pocitoch s manželom a on mi okamžite, bez zaváhania povedal, že sa s ňou predsa nemusím rozlúčiť, môžem písať ďalej... A mal pravdu.
Pekné čítanie, moji milí. Dúfam, že pokračovanie Olíviinho života vás poteší. Mňa písanie tešilo, a veľmi.
Ukážka z textu
„Vnímam ju ako svoju rodinu. Viem, možno to znie zvláštne, ale fakt je, že skutočnú rodinu si nevyberáme. Tú druhú si môžeme. No a ja som si vybrala Sofiu.“
„A ona teba,“ usmeje sa Miška.
„Niekedy myslím na to, že zomrie,“ prizná tíško Olívia, keď nasadnú do auta. „A strašne to nechcem.“ „Na také veci nemôžeš myslieť!“ zvolá Miška precítene. „Len si tým ubližuješ.“
„Viem, ale... je stará.“
„No a? Môže žiť ďalších desať rokov. Aj viac.“
„Chcela by som to,“ prikývne Olívia a odtláča od seba zvláštny smútok... Pozrie na priateľku. „Si si istá, že ideme domov?“
„Som. Si unavená.“
„Ale... možno si chcela ísť na trhy alebo sa potúlať po meste...“
„Na trhoch som bola, keď si mala skúšku,“ uškrnie sa Miška. „A v kabelke mám zabalené lokše pre teba aj pre Sofiu. Stačí uvariť víno.“
„Vravela som to!“ zajasá Olívia, keď naštartuje a zapne kúrenie, v aute je zima ako na Sibíri. „Si tá najlepšia kamoška na svete!“
101 Things To Do to Become a Superhero
You are just 101 Things away from global fame (and possibly world domination). Inside this book is everything you need to transform yourself from mere mortal into exciting, dynamic total superhero material. Make things, learn amazing tricks, and be inspired by genius ideas in order to complete the transition from ordinary person to object of worship and admiration. Develop your ...Stealth Telepathy Powers of Persuasion. Then ...Select a sidekick Groom your dark side Before ...Learning to fly (etc.) Your days as mere mortal are over. Learn, make, practise and cheat your way to hero (or evil villain) status. What are you waiting for?
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How To Train Your Dragon 12 - How to Fight a Dragons Fury
Dragons vs Humans: can Hiccup save the dragons? Find out in the EPIC finale to the How to Train Your Dragon series. It is the Doomsday of Yule. At the end of this day, either the humans or the dragons will face extinction. Alvin the Treacherous is about to be crowned the King of the Wilderwest on the island of Tomorrow. His reign of terror will begin with the destruction of dragons everywhere. The fate of the dragon world lies in the hands of one young boy as he stands on the nearby isle of Hero's End with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third's Quest is clear. First he must defeat the Dragon Guardians of Tomorrow and prove that he is in fact the rightful king, even though Hiccup has none of the King's Things and Alvin the Treacherous has all ten of them. And then he faces his final battle: Hiccup must fight the Dragon Furious and end the Rebellion ...ALONE. As Doomsday draws to an end can Hiccup be the Hero of the hour? Will the dragons survive? How to Train Your Dragon is now a major DreamWorks franchise. How to Train Your Dragon 3 is scheduled for 2017 starring Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill and the TV series, Defenders of Berk, can be seen on CBBC and Netflix. Read all of Hiccup's exploits in the series: How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse, How to Twist a Dragon's Tale, A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon's Storm, How to Break a Dragon's Heart, How to Steal a Dragon's Sword, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel and How to Betray a Dragon's Hero. Check out the brilliant website at www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com It's the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks!
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Lexikon symbolů vodosportovních klubů a svazů
První část historické studie zabývající se vývojem v Česko-Slovensku od podepsání mnichovské dohody po okupaci českých zemí a vznik Slovenské republiky. Miloslav John vydal své první souborné dílo „Září 1938 1 + 2“ v roce 1997. V roce 2000 následovala kniha „Září 1938 – role a postoje spojenců ČSR“. Obě knihy podrobně a objektivně zhodnotily situaci Československé republiky během zářijových dnů roku 1938, Mnichovskou dohodu a její následky, a možnosti československé armády bránit se za současné politické situace v Evropě a možnosti jejich spojenců.
Miloslav John připravoval konečnou část této trilogie, nazvanou „Březen 1939“, která měla popsat Československou republiku po Mnichovu, rozpad Československa, vznik Slovenského Státu, okupaci, a jako poslední část přínos ukořistěné československé výzbroje pro válečné akce Wehrmachtu.
DNA: Cesta do vašej genetickej identity
Urobili to už milióny ľudí: stačí niekoľko kliknutí, trochu slín a za menej peňazí, než koľko by vás stála skvelá večera, si môžete kúpiť vzrušujúce online čítanie o svojej DNA. Vďaka tejto vymoženosti môžete zistiť, odkiaľ pochádzate, vystopujete svojich príbuzných po celom svete a na genetických sociálnych sieťach nájdete nových priateľov.
Fungujú však tieto aplikácie naozaj? Skutočne môžeme predchádzať chorobám vďaka tomu, čo sa dočítame o svojej DNA? Čo o tom hovoria vedci? A čo je najdôležitejšie, uvedomujeme si dôsledky týchto aplikácií? Čo ak nastanú problémy, ak sa údaje zneužijú?
Táto kniha vás prevedie všetkým potrebným od medicíny po stravovanie, od sociálneho internetu po genealógiu a ukáže vám, ako tento nový pohľad na DNA začína zásadne meniť každodenný život.
Ak sa zaujímate o to, ako držia masmédiá krok s vedeckým pokrokom, a čo to pre vás znamená, alebo si chcete objednať test DNA, potom je táto kniha určená vám.
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Denník malého cestovateľa
Knižka je venovaná malým cestovateľom do 10 rokov a ponúka pre nich množstvo zábavy na cestách za dobrodružstvom. Zmestia sa do nej zážitky až na 4 výlety - dva dlhšie a dva kratšie. Je to kreatívna knižka, ktorá deti nielen zabaví, ale vďaka ktorej sa naučia aj veľa nového. Prináša námety na skúmanie a pozorovanie okolia, rôzne úlohy na riešenie a ponúka priestor aj na vlastné zápisky a kresby. Poslúži aj ako pamätníček, kam si deti môžu nalepiť fotky či rôzne zaujímavé suveníry z ciest ako kvetinku, lístok zo stromu, vstupenku či servítku. Hravo sa zmestí do každého batôžka malého cestovateľa či cestovateľky. Stvorená pre deti na cestách za dobrodružstvom. Najlepšia náhrada za tablet či mobil.
How Not To Be Wrong
There's no point having a mind if you're not willing to change it
James O'Brien has built well over a million loyal listeners to his radio show by dissecting the opinions of callers live on air, every day. But winning the argument doesn't necessarily mean you're right.
In this deeply personal book, James turns the mirror on himself to reveal what he has changed his mind about and why, and explores how examining and changing our own views is our new civic duty in a world of outrage, disagreement and echo chambers. He writes candidly about the stiff upper lip attitudes and toxic masculinity that coloured his childhood, and the therapy and personal growth that have led him question his assumptions and explore new perspectives. Laying open his personal views on everything from racial prejudice to emotional vulnerability, from fat-shaming to tattoos, he then delves into the real reasons -- often irrational or unconscious -- he holds them.
Unflinchingly honest, revealing and funny, How Not to Be Wrong is a tonic for a world more divided than ever and a personal manifesto for a better way of thinking and living.
Because after all, if we can't change our own minds we'll never really be able to change anyone else's.
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How to challenge Yourself and Others to Greatness
In a world quickly becoming more virtual, human relations skills are being lost -- along with the skill of leadership. There is a vacuum of leadership in many of our major institutions: government, education, business, religion, the arts. This crisis has arisen in part because many of those institutions have been reinvented with the technological revolution we are experiencing. Scientific progress in general, and technological progress in particular, has been seen as a solution to many of our problems, and technology can distribute the answers to those problems far more quickly and efficiently across the globe. But in the midst of this technological boom, people are becoming isolated from each other. What's needed is a new type of leader -- one who can inspire and motivate others in the new virtual world while never losing sight of the timeless leadership principles. In this book, readers can learn all the secrets of leadership mastery: * Gain the respect and admiration of others using little-known secrets of the most successful leaders. * Get family, friends, and co-workers to do what you ask because they want to do it, not because they have to. * Respond effectively when under crisis using proven techniques for thinking clearly and reducing anxiety under pressure. A valuable tool that stands next to the classic How to Win Friends and Influence People, Leadership Mastery offers a proven formula for success.
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Temná veža 7: Temná veža
Púť k Temnej veži je dlhá a ka je iba koleso.
Na začiatku posledného dobrodružstva je Rolandov ka-tet roztrúsený v rôznych časoch a svetoch. Susannah Deanová, stále v moci démonky Mie, sa proti svojej vôli ocitla v Krajsvete, vo fedickom Dogane, ktorý je skôr komnatou hrôzy a kde spojením mágie a záhadnej prastarej techniky spoločne privedú na svet napoly ľudské dieťa. Eddie Dean a Roland Deschain cestujú v roku 1977 po štáte Maine, hľadajú miesto nadprirodzenej aktivity prídencov a dvere, ktoré slúžia ako brána do Stredsveta. Jake Chambers, otec Callahan a brumbo Rát bojujú v roku 1999 s upírmi a so zlými mužmi v newyorskej reštaurácii Prasa v kotle, kde na jedálnom lístku nechýba ani „dvojnohé prasa“. Len čo sa tet opäť spojí, priatelia sa vydajú na cestu do sídla vlkov v Hrome, aby odhalili, načo potrebujú služobníci karmínového kráľa mozgy dvojčiat z Cally Bryn Sturgis. Odpoveď je desivá a priamo súvisí s Rolandovou výpravou za Temnou vežou, ktorá je čoraz bližšie. Podarí sa ju pištoľníkovmu ka-tet nájsť a vystúpiť na jej vrchol? Nebude cena, ktorú za to zaplatia, privysoká?
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How to Lose a Country
`It couldn't happen here'
Ece Temelkuran heard reasonable people in Britain say it the night of the Brexit vote.
She heard reasonable people in America say it the night Trump's election was soundtracked by chants of `Build that wall.'
She heard reasonable people in Turkey say it as Erdogan rigged elections, rebuilt the economy around cronyism, and labelled his opposition as terrorists.
How to Lose a Country is an impassioned plea, a warning to the world that populism and nationalism don't march fully-formed into government; they creep. Award winning author and journalist Ece Temelkuran, identifies the early-warning signs of this phenomenon, sprouting up across the world from Eastern Europe to South America, in order to define a global pattern, and arm the reader with the tools to root it out.
Proposing alternative, global answers to the pressing - and too often paralysing - poltical questions of our time, Temelkuran explores the insidious idea of `real people', the infantilisation of language and debate, the way laughter can prove a false friend, and the dangers of underestimating one's opponent. She weaves memoir, history and clear-sighted argument into an urgent and eloquent defence of democracy.
No longer can the reasonable comfort themselves with `it couldn't happen here.' It is happening. And soon it may be too late.
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Chinese Thought - From Confucius to Cook Ding
'A terrific book, rich and endlessly thought provoking. . . If you are looking for one book to understand the core ideas of Chinese civilisation, read this' - Michael Wood
An engrossing history of ancient Chinese philosophy and culture from an eminent Cambridge expert
We are often told that the twenty-first century is bound to become China's century. Never before has Chinese culture been so physically, digitally, economically or aesthetically present in everyday Western life. But how much do we really know about its origins and key beliefs? How did the ancient Chinese think about the world?
In this enlightening book, Roel Sterckx, one of the foremost experts in Chinese thought, takes us through centuries of Chinese history, from Confucius to Daoism to the Legalists. The great questions that have occupied China's brightest minds were not about who and what we are, but rather how we should live our lives, how we should organise society and how we can secure the well-being of those who live with us and for whom we carry responsibility.
With evocative examples from philosophy, literature and everyday life, Sterckx shows us how the ancient Chinese have shaped the thinking of a civilization that is now influencing our own.
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How to Democratize Europe
An all-star cast of scholars and politicians from Europe and America propose and debate the creation of a new European parliament with substantial budgetary and legislative power to solve the crisis of governance in the Eurozone and promote social and fiscal justice and public investment. The European Union is struggling. The rise of Euroskeptic parties in member states, economic distress in the south, the migrant crisis, and Brexit top the news.
But deeper structural problems may be a greater long-term peril. Not least is the economic management of the Eurozone, the nineteen countries that use the Euro. How can this be accomplished in a way generally acceptable to members, given a political system whose structures are routinely decried for a lack of democratic accountability? How can the EU promote fiscal and social justice while initiating the long-term public investments that Europe needs to overcome stagnation? These are the problems a distinguished group of European and American scholars set out to solve in this short but valuable book.
Among many longstanding grievances is the charge that Eurozone policies serve large and wealthy countries at the expense of poorer nations. It is also unclear who decides economic policy, how the interests of diverse member states are balanced, and to whom the decision-makers are accountable. The four lead authors-Stephanie Hennette, Thomas Piketty, Guillaume Sacriste, and Antoine Vauchez-describe these and other problems, and respond with a draft treaty establishing a parliament for economic policy, its members drawn from national parliaments.
We then hear from invited critics, who express support, objections, or alternative ideas. How to Democratize Europe offers a chance to observe how major thinkers view some of the Continent's most pressing issues and attempt to connect democratic reform with concrete changes in economic and social policies.
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Námořnické povídačky
Knížka mohla vzniknout jen díky souhře šťastných okolností. Autor vzpomínek, vysloužilý rakousko-uherský námořník Čeněk Vrba (1888-1968), by se jistě divil, že dostaly právě tuto podobu. Rád své příběhy, které sám nazýval „povídačkami“, vyprávěl a inspiroval tak svého staršího syna Čeňka k tomu, že je nakonec nahrál, aby zůstaly zachovány i potomkům. Nahrávalo se v roce 1962 ještě na starý cívkový magnetofon. Vypravěči tehdy bylo 74 let. Když syn Čeněk v roce 1968 emigroval, dostaly se s ním nahrávky až do Kanady. V osmdesátých letech minulého století jsem získal jejich kopii na magnetofonové kazetě. Stáří původní nahrávky i kopírování způsobily zhoršení kvality už tak nedokonalého zápisu. Bylo třeba přepsat mluvené slovo do písemné podoby, což se podařilo až po mnohonásobném poslechu. Korektury jsem pak dělal ještě podle digitálního přepisu nahrávky, při němž se podařilo, za cenu zkreslení, původní zvuk poněkud vylepšit. I tak se ale nepovedlo přepsat úplně vše. Dlouho jsem přemýšlel, zda bych měl vyprávění publikovat v autentické podobě, nebo zda bych je měl pro tento účel literárně „učesat“. Nakonec zvítězila první varianta. Tam, kde vypravěči nebylo přes opakovaný poslech rozumět, nedoplňoval jsem chybějící slova, ale použil jsem značky v podobě tří pomlček. Tři tečky pro změnu znamenají váhání, formulaci myšlenek, hledání vhodného obratu. V závorkách jsou uváděny nepříliš časté vstupy syna, manželky i jednoho z vnuků, nikoliv však všechny. Jsou většinou zařazeny jen ty otázky či glosy, na něž vypravěč nějak reaguje. Snažil jsem se zachovat co nejvíce z původní atmosféry „povídaček“. Jejich zvukový originál má ovšem své přednosti. Zachycuje i bití hodin, mytí nádobí (vzpomínalo se v kuchyni), štěkot psa i vzdálený hlas kozy, připomínající, že by měla být podojena. Ale i tak snad něco z oné atmosféry zůstalo.