Hľadanie: Clarity
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Lacná kniha La Chute
Dans un bourg d'Amsterdam o se croisent matelos de toutes nations, souteneurs, prostituées et voleurs, un homme que le hasard a mis sur le chemin de l'un de ses compatriotes, se raconte. Qui est-il ? C'est la source de cet admirable monologue, o Jean-Baptiste Clamence retrace le parcours autrefois brillant de son existence. Jusqu'au jour o différents évnements ruinent les derniers vestiges de sa normalité existentielle. Il fuit dans la débauche ce qu'il découvre tous les jours un peu plus. Fuir l'hypocrisie des coeurs, de la charité, de la solidarité, l'hypocrisie du monde, fuir cette existence fausse o le plaisir personnel décide des actes les plus beaux. Il part alors pour la cosmopolite Amsterdam et s'y institue juge pénitent " pour dénoncer l'ignominie humaine. --Ce texte fait référence une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre."
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Tajné spoločnosti
Odkedy existuje ľudská spoločnosť, existujú aj tajné spoločnosti. A kým niektoré z nich sa venujú charite a konajú dobré skutky, iné sa vydali na oveľa pochybnejšie chodníčky. Jednu vec však majú spoločnú - žiadna z nich nechce, aby sa ľudia zvonku dozvedeli o tom, čo presne sa deje v ich svätyniach. Kniha Michaela Bensona odhaľuje rúško tajomstva viac než 150 najexkluzívnejších tajných spoločností sveta. A nemusíte ani poznať zvláštne gesto podávania rúk alebo vyklopkávať na dvere tajný kód. Namiesto toho vám tento jedinečný sprievodca predstaví činnosť takých tajných spoločností ako sú slobodmurári, Výbor 300, Ku-Klux-klan či Nový svetový rád.
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The Blurred Man (Diamond Brothers)
Lenny Smile has been run over by a steamroller. He used to run a children's charity called Dream Time, financed by millionaire Joe Carter. Now Carter wants to know what happened to Smile... and to his money. Unfortunately, he's hired the Diamond Brothers - the world's worst private detectives - to solve the mystery!
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Manhattan is my Beat
Jeffrey Deaver knows how to hook readers and keep them guessing with suspenseful, twisty plots. This early Deaver effort, originally published in 1988, will not disappoint fans dazzled by his subsequent, high-profile Lincoln Rhyme series (The Bone Collector, The Coffin Dancer, The Empty Chair.) Manhattan Is My Beat takes its name from the (invented) 1947 film noir watched obsessively by murder victim Robert Kelly. Our heroine, Rune, (a punk with a heart of gold) works for Washington Square Video. On a routine pickup to retrieve Manhattan Is My Beat, she discovers Kelly just shot dead, the target of a professional hit. Rune and a woman jogger glimpse the presumed killer as he speeds off in a green car. While cops drag their heels in solving the mystery, Rune takes matters into her own hands, convinced that the motive for the murder is a missing suitcase stuffed with one million dollars--the subject, not coincidentally, of the film that Kelly and Rune both admired. An avid fan of fantasy novels and prone to see life through the prism of magic and quests, Rune takes up the challenge of finding the lost money and catching Kelly&aposs killers. But the formidable hit team is intent upon destroying both possible witnesses to the murder, and their nimble crosses and double-crosses--some of which the reader sees, some of which are revealed at the end--make for fun reading. Plotting moves briskly in this novel, except for a slowdown in the story--Rune&aposs ambiguous romance with downtown poseur Richard has little to do with catching killers. The conclusion, while neatly wrapped, is marred by the sudden appearance of a crucial detail that Deaver produces like a fancy dish under the waiter&aposs silver dome. But the gimmick to offset the conclusion&aposs predictability feels like a cheat rather than a revelation. All in all, however, the novel is excellent mind candy, a thrilling romp lead by an agile, street-smart heroine. i Deaver writes with clarity, compassion, and intelligence, and with a decidedly human and contemporary slant -- -- Publishers Weekly /i
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Elán - Neviem byť sám 2CD
KTO: Václav Patejdl (sólový spev, klávesové nástroje, zbor), Jozef Ráž (sólový spev, basová gitara, zbor), Juraj Farkaš (sólový spev, elektrická a akustická gitara, zbor), Ján Baláž (elektrická a akustická gitara, zbor), Zdeno Baláž (bicie nástroje, perkusie), Martin Karvaš (sólový spev, klávesové nástroje), Gabriel Szabó (bicie nástroje), Peter Farnbauer (klávesové nástroje, elektrická gitara), Ľubomír Horňák (klávesové nástroje, sprievodný spev), Juraj Kuchárek (bicie nástroje)
ČO: Neviem byť sám je ďalšia veľká 2CD kompilácia najznámejšej slovenskej hudobnej skupiny Elán, ktorá pôvodne vyšla v roku 2001. Na kompilácii sa nachádzajú megahity Vymyslená, Tuláci v podchodoch, Bosorka, Neviem byť sám, Kráľovná bielych tenisiek, Ulica, Že mi je ľúto s M. Kochanským, ale aj skutočné rarity, ako napr. Kolotoč s textom K. Peteraja (!), Halušky v mliečnom bare s textom V. Patejdla (!), alebo elánovské prevedenie piesne Let it Be od skupiny Beatles.
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01. KOLOTOČ
02. LEN NÁJSŤ PRAVÚ CHVÍĽU
03. TISÍC BRATOV, TISÍC SESTIER
04. HALUŠKY V MLIEČNOM BARE
05. MÁM CHUŤ NA NIEČO CHLADENÉ
06. VYMYSLENÁ
07. TULÁCI V PODCHODOCH
08. ONA JE DOKONALÁ
09. HODINA SLOVENČINY
10. BOSORKA
11. BELASÝ LET
12. MÁLO ŠIALENÉ
13. NEVESTA V PIATOM MESIACI
14. LETNÁ NOC
15. POĎ VON
16. VALIACE SA KAMENE
CD2
01. PLAČ VÍŤAZOV
02. NEVIEM BYŤ SÁM
03. LETNÉ DIEVČA
04. KRÁĽOVNÁ BIELYCH TENISIEK
05. LET IT BE
06. ULICA
07. ŽE MI JE ĽÚTO
08. TÚŽBA
09. JA VIEM
10. MÔŽEŠ ÍSŤ
11. NEVIDITEĽNÉ DIEVČATÁ
12. CHCEL BY SOM TI ŠEPKAŤ
13. KRÁĽ KOMIKOV
14. NEOBZERAJTE SA PANI LÓTOVÁ
15. ZABUDNUTÉ
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x+y
From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining things that seem impossible at first glance. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal a transformative new way of talking about the patriarchy, mansplaining and sexism: a way that empowers all of us to make the world a better place.
Using precise mathematical reasoning to uncover everything from the sexist assumptions that make society a harder place for women to live to the limitations of science and statistics in helping us understand the link between gender and society, Cheng's analysis replaces confusion with clarity, brings original thinking to well worn arguments - and provides a radical, illuminating and liberating new way of thinking about the world and women's place in it.
Shakespeare
Taking a curtain call with a live snake in her wig...
Cavorting naked through the Warwickshire countryside painted green...
Acting opposite a child with a pumpkin on his head...
These are just a few of the things Dame Judi Dench has done in the name of Shakespeare.
For the very first time, Judi opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career, from Lady Macbeth and Titania to Ophelia and Cleopatra.
In a series of intimate conversations with actor & director Brendan O'Hea, she guides us through Shakespeare's plays with incisive clarity. While revealing the secrets of her rehearsal process, sharing her personal interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous scenes and inviting us to share in her triumphs, disasters, and backstage shenanigans. All brightened by her mischievous sense of humour, striking level of honesty and a peppering of hilarious anecdotes, many of which have remained under lock and key until now.
Instructive and witty, provocative and inspiring, this is ultimately Judi's love letter to Shakespeare, or rather, The Man Who Pays The Rent.
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Overwatch 2: Heroes Ascendant: An Overwatch Story Collection
Experience the story of Overwatch 2 from a multiple points of view in this star-studded short story collection, featuring eight tales from award-winning and bestselling authors.
As Null Sector’s global assault brings the world to its knees, millions of voices cry out amid the devastation . . . and heroes around the world are answering the call.
Lyndsay Ely brings heartrending clarity to Ashe and B.O.B.’s pre-Crisis history.
As Null Sector drop pods rain down on Tokyo, Hanzo hears the ghost of his father - and meets with a familiar face - in an electrifying tale by E.C. Myers.
Corinne Duyvis and Sangu Mandanna trace Symmetra’s travels abroad to retrieve a Vishkar asset . . . and an old friend.
Mohale Mashigo lends fresh perspective to Ana and Jack’s relationship as they weave through a broken Istanbul to meet with an informant, one who claims to have knowledge of what brought down Overwatch all those years ago.
These stories and more illuminate the darkest corners of the Null Sector chaos, in the crucible where choices are made and heroes are forged. From the streets of Numbani to the alleys of Junkertown, the highest floors of Lijiang Tower to the stars themselves, don’t miss this exploration of the battles fought all around the globe. This perfect companion read to Overwatch 2’s main story includes tales from award-winning, bestselling science fiction and fantasy authors as well as Blizzard’s stellar narrative designers and cinematic writers. Complete with illustration by Kevin Hong, Hannah Templer, and more, this incredible anthology brings new focus to Overwatch’s universe, and shows that - even in its most uncertain times - the future is still worth fighting for.
The House of Hidden Meanings
From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and personal work to date?a brutally honest, surprisingly poignant, and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance.
A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.
Central to RuPaul’s success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world’s largest television franchises, RuPaul’s ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul.
Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.
Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breath taking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.
Here in RuPaul’s singular and extraordinary story is a manual for living?a personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.
If we’re all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare.
The Economics of Inequality
Thomas Piketty-whose Capital in the Twenty-First Century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debate-wrote The Economics of Inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. This concise text has established itself as an indispensable guide for students and general readers in France, where it has been regularly updated and revised. Translated by Arthur Goldhammer, The Economics of Inequality now appears in English for the first time.
Piketty begins by explaining how inequality evolves and how economists measure it. In subsequent chapters, he explores variances in income and ownership of capital and the variety of policies used to reduce these gaps. Along the way, with characteristic clarity and precision, he introduces key ideas about the relationship between labor and capital, the effects of different systems of taxation, the distinction between "historical" and "political" time, the impact of education and technological change, the nature of capital markets, the role of unions, and apparent tensions between the pursuit of efficiency and the pursuit of fairness.
Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, this is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one of the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics.
Hamuváros
Clary Fray másra sem vágyik, csak hogy végre ismét normális életet élhessen. De vajon mi számít normálisnak, ha valaki démonokat pusztító Árnyvadász, az édesanyja varázslattal előidézett kómában fekszik, és egyszerre vérfarkasok, vámpírok meg tündérek nyüzsögnek körülötte?
Clary szívesen töltene több időt legjobb barátjával, Simonnal, csakhogy az Árnyvadászoktól nem szabadulhat - főleg nem jóképű, ámde bosszantó, újonnan megtalált bátyjától, Jace-től. Clary csakis úgy segíthet édesanyján, ha felkutatja a rossz útra tért Árnyvadászt, Valentine-t, aki talán őrült, bizonyosan gonosz - ráadásul az édesapja.
Amikor a Végzet Ereklyéi közül a másodikat is ellopják, a félelmetes Inkvizítor Jace-t gyanúsítja. Lehet, hogy a fiú tényleg elárul mindent, amiben hitt, és az apja mellé áll?
Cassandra Clare lendületes, sziporkázó és végtelenül lebilincselő regénye szórakoztató, vad utazásra visz. Azt fogod kívánni, bárcsak sose érnél az út végére.
Slobodomurárske lóže, 3. vydanie
Koncom devätnásteho a začiatkom dvadsiateho storočia bol Prešporok a neskôr Bratislava vďaka liberálnej klíme miestom stretávania rakúskych, maďarských a slovenských slobodomurárskych lóží. Schádzali sa v chýrnych reštauráciach hotela National, Savoy, Lerchner a ďalších, neskôr v slobodomurárskych domoch.O čom bratia slobodomurári rokovali? Kto to boli a aký mali vplyv na vtedajšie dianie? Veď mená ako Riegele, Hummel, Kozics, Liszt, Kempelen, Štefánik, Šrobár, Karvaš sú dodnes súčasťou našich kultúrnych a politických dejín.O slobodomurároch dodnes kolujú legendy a mýty. V čase najväčšieho rozmachu vytvorili a zanechali po sebe desiatky pamätníkov, prispievali na charitu, mali vplyv v politike a na dianie v meste.V roku 1938 boli slobodomurárske lóže na Slovensku zlikvidované. Skončila sa jedna éra málo známych dejín Bratislavy opradených tajomstvom.
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The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 3
THE LONELY ROAD TO HELL
As Mo Ran accompanies Chu Wanning in pursuit of the mastermind behind the mysterious incidents plaguing his life reborn, Mo Ran finds his hatred for his teacher beginning to waver. Yet all too soon, disaster strikes again: the opening of the Heavenly Rift, a tear in the fabric of the world that would set hell’s most terrible demons loose upon humanity.
Despite all he has seen since rebirth, Mo Ran is unprepared to face the greatest tragedy of his past life—the calamity that turned him against his teacher forever and set him on the lonely path to a bloodstained throne. If Mo Ran is to avoid this bitter fate, he must make a new choice and break with the past. But while the tragedy of this life may unfold differently, the sacrifices will be no less great.
Essays In Love
A unique love story and a classic work of philosophy, rooted in the mysterious workings of the human heart and mind.
Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can understand what we are saying in essence, we are not wholly alive until we are loved.
A man and woman on a flight from Paris to London, and so begins their love story. From first kiss to first argument, infatuation to heartbreak, de Botton illuminates each stage of their relationship with a clarity both startling and tender.
With the verve of a novelist and the insight of a philosopher, Essays in Love unveils the mysteries of the human heart. It is essential reading for anyone seeking instruction in the art of love.
How to Think Like a Philosopher
As politics slides toward impulsivity, and outrage bests rationality, how can philosophy help us critically engage with the world?
How to Think Like A Philosopher is a revelatory exploration of the methods, tenets and attitudes of thought that guide philosophy, and how they can be applied to our own lives.
Drawing on decades of enquiry and a huge range of interviews, Julian Baggini identifies twelve key principles that promote incisive thinking. Pay attention; question everything; seek clarity, not certainty: these are just a few of philosophy's guiding maxims which can be applied to everything from understanding the impact of climate change to correctly appraising our own temperaments.
Both a fresh introduction to philosophy covering canonical and contemporary philosophers, and an essential, practical guide to good thinking, How to Think Like a Philosopher shows us the way to a more humane, balanced and rational approach to thinking, to politics, and to life.
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Simply Maths
Understanding maths has never been easier.
Combining bold, elegant graphics with easy-to-understand text, Simply Maths is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge.
Covering more than 90 key mathematical concepts from prime numbers and fractions to quadratic equations and probability experiments, each pared-back, single-page entry explains the concept more clearly than ever before.
Organized by major themes - number theory and systems; calculations; geometry; algebra; graphs; ratio and proportion; measurement; probability and statistics; and calculus - entries explain the essentials of each key mathematical theory with simple clarity and for ease of understanding.
Whether you are studying maths at school or college, or simply want a jargon-free overview of the subject, this indispensable guide is packed with everything you need to understand the basics quickly and easily.
Data Design
Data Design: Visualising quantities, locations, connections is a lively and comprehensive introduction to data visualisation, illustrated with 199 instructive data displays. The book is for designers, journalists, editors, writers and anyone concerned with presenting factual information in a clear and effective way.
Data Design highlights the key qualities of good data visualisation: accuracy, simplicity, and clarity. In this spirit, Per Mollerup discusses information design with great clarity. The proposed data displays are as simple as possible, and every graphic element is there to convey meaning. This book is not about data decoration.
Data Design can be read from cover to cover, but it doesn't have to be. It can also serve as a reference guide. Each of the data displays included is explained in such a way as to clarify the problems to be addressed and the method by which to address them, enabling the reader to develop the skills with which to improve their data visualisation designs.
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The Nicomachean Ethics
In the Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle's guiding question is: what is the best thing for a human being? His answer is happiness, but he means, not something we feel, but rather a specially good kind of life. Happiness is made up of activities in which we use the best human capacities, both ones that contribute to our flourishing as members of a community, and ones that allow us to engage in god-like contemplation. Contemporary ethical writings on the role and importance of the moral virtues such as courage and justice have drawn inspiration from this work, which also contains important discussions on responsibility for actions, on the nature of practical reasoning, and on friendship and its role in the best life.
This new edition retains and lightly revises David Ross's justly admired translation. It also includes a valuable introduction to this seminal work, and notes designed to elucidate Aristotle's arguments.
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