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Red Flag


Sir KeirStarmer made the leap from Leader of the Opposition to Prime Minister in onlyfour years, one of just a handful of politicians to have done so since 1945. Yetthe landslide majority that Labour secured under him in July 2024 has beendescribed as 'loveless' and his first months in Downing Street wereovershadowed by rows and controversies, turning what should have been apolitical honeymoon into a period of sustained turbulence. In this fullyrevised and updated edition of his 2021 biography, Michael Ashcroft traces how Starmerwent from schoolboy socialist to radical lawyer and Director of Public Prosecutionsbefore - aged fifty-two - becoming an MP, then Labour leader and ultimately theoccupant of No. 10. Revealingpreviously unknown details which help to explain what makes Starmer tick, this carefulexamination of Britain's first Labour Prime Minister for fourteen years offersvoters the chance to assess his character and his political instincts. Havingturned his party into an election-winning machine, his goal is to transformBritain into one of the most progressive states in the world. Does he have whatit takes to succeed?
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The Market for Skill


How apprenticeship shaped the English economy Apprenticeship dominated training and skill formation in early modern Europe. Years spent learning from a skilled master were a nearly universal experience for young workers in crafts and trade. In England, when apprenticeship reached its peak, as many as a third of all teenage males would serve and learn as apprentices. In The Market for Skill, Patrick Wallis shows how apprenticeship helped reshape the English economy. Some historians see apprenticeship as a key ingredient in the industrial revolution; others agree with Adam Smith in seeing it as wasteful and conservative. Wallis shows that neither of these perspectives is entirely accurate. He offers a new account of apprenticeship and the market for skill in England, analyzing the records of hundreds of thousands of individual apprentices to tell the story of how apprenticeship worked and how it contributed to the transformation of England. Wallis details the activities of apprentices and masters, the strategies of ambitious parents, the interventions of guilds and the decisions of town officials. He shows how the system of early modern apprenticeship contributed to the growth of cities, the movement of workers from farms to manufacturing and the spread of new technologies and productive knowledge. In this groundbreaking study, Wallis argues that apprenticeship succeeded precisely because it was a flexible institution which allowed apprentices to change their minds and exit contracts early. Apprenticeship provided a vital channel for training that families could trust and that was accessible to most young people, whatever their background.
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The Essential Bible Dictionary


Embrace a deeper understanding of the Holy Scriptures with The Essential Bible Dictionary. This indispensable reference tool goes beyond an ordinary dictionary to offer in-depth insights into important people, places, and biblical concepts including those that often perplex readers.Our unique Bible companion is specially crafted to enhance and streamline your Scripture reading experience, emphasizing on proper nouns and specific biblical terms that warrant further explanation.The Essential Bible Dictionary is a visual guide to Scripture''s people, places and themes that will aid your study with:Comprehensive definitions shedding light on key Bible themes, places, people, and much more.Vibrant full-color images, maps, illustrations, and diagrams throughout - bringing the biblical world vibrantly to life.Thorough book overviews, arranged alphabetically for your convenience, complete with information on authorship, content, historical background, and purpose of each Bible book.Phonetic pronunciation for each entry - never stumble on a biblical name or term again.Crucial cross-references for a more in-depth study.Ideal for personal devotions or Bible studies, this compact Bible dictionary serves as a treasure chest of knowledge, helping to illuminate every page of Scripture you turn.This guide pairs perfectly with any Bible translation you prefer. Don''t just read the Bible, understand it - with The Essential Bible Dictionary.
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22,99 €

Person in Progress


A roadmap to navigating the personal and professional transitions of your twenties, with practical insights and reassurance that you''re not alone, from the host of the top podcast The Psychology of Your 20s.Jemma Sbeghen created her podcast The Psychology of Your 20s in the back of her car, driven by the simple desire to understand the universal experiences of her twenties through psychological research. Since then, the podcast''s popularity has exploded, with millions of listeners eager for more of Jemma''s advice, personal anecdotes from her early twenties, and research-based insights on popular topics like imposter syndrome, self-sabotage, the anxious mind, and the stigma of being single.Person in Progress is an expansion of her podcast work and a powerful, deep psychological dive into the messy transitions, life experiences, and major events of your twenties. With research and science from Jemma''s background in psychology and neuroscience intertwined with her real-life stories, Person in Progress is a roadmap to navigating this time of your life, with reassurance that you''re not alone in this chaotic transition period.Jemma shares advice on important topics that impact many twenty-somethings, including- Overcoming the paradox of choice by reframing how you think about your future- Investing in your most authentic self through internal validation- Navigating situationships and learning what you''re looking for in a relationship- Building an intentional life outside of work and careerTo enhance your own self-growth journey, the book includes questions and self-guided moments for your own reflection in each chapter. An invaluable guidebook to your twenties that will help you make the most of this formative decade, Person in Progress reminds us that it''s okay to embrace uncertainty and transitions.
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22,99 €

Slavery and Religious Conversion in Portugal's Indian Empire, 1500-1700


In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, enslaved Africans and Asians were part of the larger Portuguese project of building and maintaining a Catholic empire in the Indian Ocean. Both the Church and the Crown influenced the owner-slave relationship across households, the most basic organizational unit of power over the populace. Responsible for their enslaved dependents’ conversion to Catholicism, slaveholders became religious stewards whose spiritual duties toward their slaves helped expand the Christian population. This converted population was part of the imperial security apparatus, which conceptualized enslaved Catholics as loyal allies against neighboring Muslim states. They became members of the broader colonial community in which Catholicism also conveyed rights, enabled agency, and provoked household struggles between owners and slaves. Thus, the making of a Catholic empire was a contested process tied to the complex relationships between enslaved individuals, their enslavers, and the Church. The Portuguese Inquisition was a hybrid ecclesiastical and state institution, and its records detail the Crown’s commitment to the creation of a worldwide Catholic empire. Accordingly, inquisitorial encounters brought conversion, slavery, and empire into one field of vision. The Portuguese Inquisition had only one overseas tribunal, located in Goa, India. While most trial records of the Goa Tribunal were destroyed, author Stephanie Hassell has utilized extant sixteenth- and seventeenth-century cases featuring enslaved defendants and witnesses. Her use of thousands of case summaries provides a broader inquisitorial context by showing how prosecutorial trends reflected the anxieties of the Portuguese imperial state. Parish records, ecclesiastical council records, and municipal council records likewise emphasize the significance of religious conversion.
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37,99 €

The Hype Cycle


The media and the politicians are always screaming at us about horrifying, end-of-the-world threats, and also about miraculous new technologies that will save us and transform our lives.  These are the two types of Hype—Fear Hype and Hope Hype.  They work together to befuddle our minds and keep us on edge.Both forms of Hype, according to Dr. Arnold Schelsky, are overblown, exaggerated to the nth degree, and scientifically worthless. Climate change does not threaten us with extinction, machines can never conspire against their human creators—and on the other hand, “global governance” cannot solve any of our serious problems, while most of the miraculous expectations for quantum physics are scientific nonsense.AI is a focus of both types of Hype, with provably false predictions that machines will be able to think and create, provably false predictions that machines will replace employees causing mass unemployment, and provably false predictions that machines can conceive purposes or intentions hostile to humans.Fear Hype justifies the move toward a permanent state of emergency while Hope Hype titillates us with wild dreams which can never be realized.The political result is a system Schelsky calls “neo-feudalism.”  The psychological result is a rapid oscillation between extreme, unwarranted Fear and extreme, unwarranted expectations of salvation and bliss.In the life of any animal, overactivity is short-lived and restricted to emergency situations. No living being can sustain overactivity for longer periods without self-harm.  Hype is a form of toxic overactivity of entire societies.  Today the West is in an accelerated Hype Cycle, hyping ourselves from one peak of excitement to the next.Values conducive to the Hype Cycle have been developing in the West since the 1920s.  Schelsky favors renewed emphasis on pre-1920s values. 
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Capitalism and Its Critics


A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025 A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics. Capitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system that has shaped our world, the Pulitzer Prize finalist John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he examines global capitalism through the eyes of its critics. From the English Luddites, who rebelled against early factory automation, to communists in Germany and Russia in the early twentieth century, Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It visits with familiar names?Smith, Carlyle, Marx, Luxemburg, Keynes, Polanyi?but also focuses on many lesser-known figures, including William Thompson, the Irish proto-socialist whose work influenced Marx; Flora Tristan, the French proponent of a universal labor union; John Hobson, the original theorist of imperialism; J.C. Kumarappa, the Indian exponent of Gandhian economics; Eric Williams, the Trinidadian author of a famous thesis on slavery and capitalism; and Joan Robinson, the Cambridge economist and critic of the Cold War. Blending rich biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics tells an expansive story that illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues we face today, from widening inequality and the ecological crisis to technological transformation and resurgent authoritarian politics.
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41,95 €

Superagency


nstant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller. Tech visionary and co-founder of Manas AI Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider's perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities. "An essential companion." - Fei-Fei Li "An important read." -Bill Gates "Brilliant mind. Compassionate heart. Bold ideas...Read this book!" -Van Jones "Refreshingly optimistic and welcome perspective." - Ariana Huffington "A fascinating and insightful book." -Yuval Noah HarariAs taught at UPenn's Wharton and Stanford.
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20,95 €

The Essential Bible Companion


Discover profound insights with ease: The Essential Bible Companion is your indispensable guide to unlocking and truly understanding the core teachings of the Bible. Developed by world-renowned biblical scholars, this compact reference tool presents the key information about every book in the Bible in an easy-to-digest format.The Essential Bible Companion is a visual guide to Scripture''s key concepts and teachings that empowers you with:Background information that uncovers the purpose, key terms, concepts, and teachings about God in each Bible book.A user-friendly timeline featuring key events for each book.A who''s-who of essential Biblical figures to know.Must-read verses, illustrative maps, and enlightening historical introductions.Ideal for those seeking greater understanding of the Bible without getting lost in overbearing detail, The Essential Bible Companion strikes the perfect balance of informative yet manageable content that enhances, not detracts from, the biblical text.Embark on a journey towards a well-grounded and deeply enriched biblical faith with The Essential Bible Companion. Whether you are a new believer stepping into the vast landscape of biblical teachings for the first time, or a seasoned student of the word seeking to deepen your knowledge, The Essential Bible Companion serves as your roadmap.Grab your copy today and simplify your path to deeper biblical understanding.
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Women of War


From underground fighters to courageous spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and recent scholarship, Cope sheds light on the roles played by women while Italians struggled under dual foes: Nazi invaders as well as Italian fascist loyalists. Cope''s research and storytelling introduces the brave and resourceful women who risked everything to overthrow the Nazi occupation and build a better future, following the lives of four central characters, Teresa, Carla, Bianca, and Anita. Women of War brings their experiences as underground resistance fighters, partisan combatants, spies, and saboteurs, to awful life. Essential and original, Women of War offers not only a re-examination of the elision of women from vital WWII history, but also a valuable perspective on the ongoing fight for gender equality and social justice. After all, these were the women who launched a worldwide feminist movement as they focused on the future of their country, and what that could mean for its women, all while under Nazi and Fascist fire.
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The Third Reich of Dreams


“This is the kind of book that haunts your dreams. Essential reading for anyone who has known what it is like to live within a totalitarian state—or is worried they’re about to find out.”—Zadie Smith, author of White TeethThe hidden history of a nation sleepwalking its way into evilCharlotte Beradt began having unsettling dreams after Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. She envisioned herself being shot at, tortured and scalped, surrounded by Nazis in disguise, and breathlessly fleeing across fields with storm troopers at her heels. Shaken by these nightmares and banned as a Jew from working, she began secretly collecting dreams from her friends and neighbors, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Disguising these “diaries of the night” in code and concealing them in the spines of books from her extensive library, she smuggled them out of the country one by one. Available again for the first time since its publication in the 1960s, this sensational book brings together this uniquely powerful dream record, offering a visceral understanding of how terror is internalized and how propaganda colonizes the imagination. After Beradt herself fled Germany for New York, she collected these dream accounts and began to trace the common symbols and themes that appeared in the collective unconscious of a traumatized nation. The fear of dictatorship was ever-present. Dreams of thought control, even the prohibition of dreaming itself, bore witness to the collapse of outer and inner worlds. Now in a haunting new translation by Damion Searls and with an incisive foreword by Dunya Mikhail, The Third Reich of Dreams provides a raw, unfiltered, and prophetic look inside the experience of living through Hitler’s terror.
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26,99 €

The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women


Unveiling the Untold Stories of Women in the Middle Ages#1 New Release in England HistoryFor centuries, medieval history books have told the stories of noble queens, dutiful housewives, and cloistered nuns—but what about the single women who lived, worked, and thrived in medieval Europe? The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women reveals the overlooked yet fascinating lives of middle age women who did not fit the conventional mold. From unmarried tradeswomen and widows to vowesses and nuns, these women carved their own paths in a world that often sought to define them by their marital status.Single, independent, and often underestimated—these women left their mark on history. While medieval and Middle Ages society dictated that a woman’s worth was tied to marriage and family, countless single women built lives of resilience and ingenuity. Some ran successful businesses, others devoted themselves to education or faith, and many simply found ways to survive within a rigid social structure. This book sheds light on their stories, proving that history is far richer and more complex than the narratives we''ve been told.Discover the vibrant and often surprising lives of single women in the Middle Ages. Whether running businesses, navigating religious life, or simply surviving societal expectations, these women played a crucial role in shaping medieval society. Rich with historical records, poetry, and legal documents, this medieval history book brings to light the personal stories of those often left out of traditional narratives.Inside, you’ll find:A vivid look at medieval clothing women wore, their homes, and their tradesFascinating insights into women’s roles in medieval England history—from peasants to powerful figuresA perfect gift for medieval history teachers, history enthusiasts, and anyone curious about women in the Middle AgesBlending meticulous research with engaging storytelling, The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women challenges outdated perceptions and brings history’s forgotten women back to life.If you liked Embers of the Hands, Poet, Mystic, Widow, Wife , or The Very Secret Sex Lives of Medieval Women, you’ll love The Secret Lives of Single Medieval Women.
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Život pod vládou Kristovou


Nejznámější kniha charismatického kněze, kapucínského teologa a kardinála Raniera Cantalamessy vznikla jako svérázný komentář k listu apoštola Pavla Římanům, a to na základě promluv pro papeže Jana Pavla II. a jeho spolupracovníky. Nejde v ní jen o exegezi Pavlovy epištoly. Autor míří k srdci evangelia a pokouší se vystihnout nosné prvky víry v Krista, křesťanské tradice a společného svědectví věřících křesťanů v současném světě. Autor knížku hojně využíval při duchovních cvičeních pro různé posluchače – od řeholních komunit a studentů přes farní společenství až po ekumenická duchovní setkání. Svěží syntézu pravd víry, stavějící na síle Božího slova a moci Ducha Svatého, ocení účastníci duchovních cvičení a obnov, ti, kdo se připravují na přijetí křtu a biřmování, jednotlivci, společenství ve farnostech i další zájemci.
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20,75 €

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From Servant to Leader


President Zelensky is not only a showman and politician. He is also a political phenomenon through which history revealed something very important about Ukrainian society. This book is dedicated to Ukraine under the presidency of Volodymyr Zelensky. It consists of columns, originally written for the Kennan Institute’s expert blog Focus Ukraine. Put together, these columns constitute a chronicle of a society surviving oligarchy, pandemic, and war with dignity and resilience – in spite of all the challenges of recent and current history.
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39,99 €

Cloud: Between Paris and Tehran


A theoretical examination of veiling, shame, and modesty in the films of the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami through the lenses of Islamic philosophy and Lacanian psychoanalysis.In Cloud: Between Paris and Tehran, Joan Copjec examines the films of the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami. The key to these films, she argues, lies in the image of a fragile yet sheltering tree that appears in several of his films. This simple image depicts a central concept of Islamic philosophy, which is known as the ?Cloud? or the ?Imaginal World.? It designates the place out of which all the things of this world manifest themselves and ?covers,? or veils, that which must remain hidden. The concept of the Cloud plays a significant role in defining: 1) the unique nature of the Islamic God, who is not a creator or father; 2) the nature of the image, which assumes a priority and a greater power than it is elsewhere accorded; and 3) the nature of modesty, shame, and sexuality.Copjec walks her readers through the thicket of Islamic philosophy while demonstrating how its abstract concepts produce what audiences see on screen. The most ambitious aspect of the book lies in its attempt to demonstrate the inheritance by psychoanalysis of a new notion of knowledge, or gnosis, formulated by Muslim thinkers, who radically redefined the relation between body and thought.
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Concentration Camps


A global and comprehensive history of a modern institution of inhumanity.In popular perception concentration camps are synonymous with genocide and Nazi racial extermination. Yet concentration camps were and are a global phenomenon, not restricted to Nazi Germany, used at times even by democracies, with an astonishing range of functions.Drawing together a wide range of multi-lingual archival research and synthesising a broad secondary literature, Alan Kramer provides here a comprehensive history of concentration camps, charting their first establishment at the beginning of the twentieth century on the colonial periphery, through their most extreme and inhuman instances in the mid-twentieth century, to their continued use today. Concentration camps are shown to be a truly transnational phenomenon that emerged both simultaneously (within and between imperial spheres—Britain, Spain, the USA, and Germany around 1900), and diachronically (from then to the First World War, the Gulag, and Nazi camps). Such camps existed (and exist) under a variety of regimes, often concomitant with empire-building by revolutionary dictatorships, as sites of genocide, mass murder, and performative violence, but also as central elements of utopian schemes of social and racial transformation. Integrating the perspective of perpetrators and the victims and contextualising them within the historiography of other carceral institutions, the book will reshape the way we think about concentration camps as part of modern civilization, past and present.
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Úton az összeomlás felé


„Minél élhetetlenebbé válik ez a bolygó, annál inkább túszai lesznek az emberek egy olyan elnyomó rendszernek, amely egyre több pénzt fog kérni tőlük az egyre nehezebben elérhető vízért, élelemért, energiáért és lakhatásért. A kiszolgáltatottság a totalitarizmust táplálja, a bolygó pedig úton van egy olyan mélyreható ökológiai katasztrófa felé, amelyet jelenleg egyikünk sem képes elképzelni még.” George Tsakraklides A legtöbb ember elismeri, hogy napjainkban hatalmas kihívásokkal kell megküzdeni az éghajlatváltozástól és annak katasztrofális következményeitől kezdve a társadalmi-politikai problémák sokaságáig, ugyanakkor nehezen néz szembe a különböző rendszerek, válságok okozta teljes összeomlásának valós lehetőségével. Az emberi civilizáció talán legnagyobb, közelgő katasztrófájának előestéjén születtünk. Egyikünk sem tudatosan választotta ezt, ahogy annak elkerülése sem egy lehetőség számunkra. Helyzetünk végzetes voltának elfogadása nem nihilizmus, hanem inkább az első szükséges lépés egy új életforma kialakításához. Az önpusztítás és az önfeladás között, a semmi akarása és a semmit nem akarás között van más választásunk is: sorsunk felvállalása és létünk tudatos megélése. A Holnapután könyvsorozat újabb köteteként megjelenő Úton az összeomlás felé rámutat arra, hogy a mai globális emberi civilizáció egy olyan útvonalon halad, amely a természet szempontjából fenntarthatatlan, és amely a hanyatlás és a lehetséges rendszerszintű összeomlás felé vezet. A túlfogyasztás korszaka utáni legfőbb kihívás az lesz, hogy emberségesek maradjunk az embertelenségre ösztönző körülmények közepette is. Ehhez meg kell tanulnunk uralni érzelmeinket, túllépve a folyamatos növekedés vágyán, amely ezt az önpusztító irányt fenntartotta.
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14,06 €

Letters from Gaza


LETTERS FROM GAZA is more than a book - it''s a voice from the silence, a heartbeat in the wreckage. Through poetry, letters, and monologues, 30 Gazans lay bare their fears, grief, and relentless hope amid devastation. As the year 2023 came to an end, and wistfulness filled the air with hopes for the new tidings; the whole world was left startled with the unfolding of the largest humanitarian crisis of this century. While we lamented at the visuals of unimaginable destruction, loss, and unsurmountable pain, there were people living that reality. Men, women, and children with plans for the weekend and dreams to fulfill; many wrapping their chores early to take a walk by the sea. Millions of such diverse individuals who were now only spoken of words wrapped in tragedy; all merged into one. Surviving war isn’t a blanket experience; there are many facets which remain unheard. This collection is pertinent in bringing focus to the diverse human stories behind the crisis, the emotions that rang loudly in the silence of the night, when the shutters went down and the dust had settled. Throughout the year, 30 people living in the Gaza strip, of varied ages and ethnographies, penned their feelings, fears, memories, thoughts, and hopes on the tempestuous days of war. Each story is a reminder of the world held within every person and how humanity at large was at stake with them. Collected and compiled by Mahmoud and Mohammed, two prolific writers in Gaza, this collection, with an introduction from Atef Abu Saif, stands as a testament to unparalleled resilience and unveils the unimaginable emotional scars of war; leaving us overcome with tenderness and compassion.
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The Brain Always Wins2


If you want to enhance your life, The Brain Always Wins 2 will show you how. It is the practical guide to improving yourself through better brain management. The world has shifted significantly since The Brain Always Wins was first published to great acclaim in 2016. Now, the need to develop our lives healthily and efficiently by using our own personalised brain management P.R.O.C.E.S.S. has never been greater. Consequently, Dr John Sullivan and Chris Parker have transformed their original book, making it even more engaging, practical and useful, by adding:• New learning based on the most recent scientific research. • New stories that demonstrate the value of better brain management. • New practical activities to choose from. • Insights into technology that you can use to help manage your brain. • Extracts from the authors’ conversations about each aspect of the P.R.O.C.E.S.S.
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15,99 €

Rozšírte svoje vedomosti z nových oblastí ako ekonómia, manažment a marketing. Zaujímate sa o vesmír a jeho fungovanie, správanie živočíchov či históriu času? Správny smer do života a pozitívnu psychológiu prinesie motivačná literatúra. Knihy odborné - z oblasti práva, pedagogiky, sociológie či medicíny - ukrýva práve táto sekcia.

Kategória Odborná a populárno-náučná literatúra zahŕňa knihy a texty, ktoré poskytujú informácie a odborné znalosti v rôznych odboroch. Táto kategória sa líši od beletristickej literatúry a zameriava sa na vedomostný prínos.

Odborná literatúra obsahuje podrobné informácie, teórie a výskum v rôznych oblastiach ako veda, medicína, technológia, právo, ekonomika a psychológia. Populárno-náučná literatúra je prístupnejšia verejnosti a zaujímavo prezentuje tématické úseky, históriu, biografie a vedecké objavy.

Odborná a populárno-náučná literatúra je dôležitá pre vzdelávanie, osobnostný rozvoj a celoživotné učenie. Pomáha nám porozumieť svetu, objavovať nové perspektívy a zlepšiť naše schopnosti. Tieto diela od renomovaných autorov sú zdrojom inšpirácie a prínosov pre naše profesionálne a osobné životy.

K najznámejším autorom odbornej literatúry patria Stephen Hawking, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Kahneman či zo slovenských autorov Roman Králik, či Vojtech Zamarovský.