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Reluctant Abolitionists


Britain abolished the death penalty for murder in 1965, but many of Britain's last colonies retained capital murder laws until the 1990s. In this book, James M. Campbell presents the first history of the death sentences imposed under British colonial rule in the late twentieth century; the decision-making processes that determined if condemned prisoners lived or died; and the diverse paths to death penalty abolition across the empire. Based on a rich archive of recently released government records, as well as legislative debates, court papers, newspapers and autobiographies, Reluctant Abolitionists examines connections between the death penalty, British politics, decolonisation and the rise of international abolitionist movements. Through analysis of murder trials, clemency appeals, executions and legal reforms across more than 30 British colonies, it reveals the limits of British opposition to the death penalty and the enduring connections between capital punishment and empire.
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126,99 €

When the Forest Breathes


When the forest breathes out, we breathe in. When the forest thrives, we thrive. The world-renowned forest ecologist Suzanne Simard has transformed our understanding of the profound intelligence and interconnectedness of trees. In When the Forest Breathes, she uncovers how the deep-rooted cycles of renewal that sustain the forest can also help us to protect our entire global ecosystem. Raised in a family of loggers committed to sustainable stewardship of the land, Simard has watched as timber companies leave the forests of her native British Columbia vulnerable to wildfires and drought, threatening the crucial biodiversity that they support. But her groundbreaking research for the Mother Tree Project - one of the most ambitious forest ecology experiments of its kind - has the potential to chart a new course. The forest, she reveals, is a living symphony of finely honed cycles of birth, growth, death and rebirth that hold the key to protecting the natural world. Working closely with local Indigenous communities, whose sustainable practices have been largely ignored, Simard examines how holistic, regenerative forestry that preserves the cycles of the forest can help solve the global climate crisis. Weaving together scientific discoveries and luminous storytelling, Simard's book is a call to rediscover our kinship with the natural world, and listen to the lessons of the forest.
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34,99 €

An Enchanted World


Uncovering the vibrant spiritual life of Late AntiquityIn Late Antiquity (ca. 200–600 CE), the world was alive with unseen forces—divine agents who influenced every aspect of daily life. For most ordinary people, religion was not found in temples, synagogues, and churches, but in lived experience as they interacted with the supernatural in a world of uncertainty and danger. In An Enchanted World, Michael Satlow uncovers a shared spiritual landscape that stretched beyond the confines of Judaism, Christianity, and the pantheon of Greek and Roman deities. From healing rituals to protective amulets, spiritual practices were a matter of necessity, transcending religious labels. To get by in the world required being on good terms with the right supernatural beings and being able to ward off the bad ones. Rejecting traditional narratives that focus on institutional religion and theological divisions, Satlow presents a compelling case for viewing the period through the lens of “lived religion.” This was not a religion of abstractions formulated by rabbis and priests, but an enchanted world populated by divine beings who had as much—if not more—agency as any person. Drawing on archaeological evidence, historical documents, and a rich trove of magical texts, Satlow vividly reconstructs how ordinary people lived in a world that crackled with the energy of the supernatural. His account reimagines the spiritual history of Late Antiquity, centering shared human fears and aspirations and challenging preconceived notions about religious boundaries. With An Enchanted World, Satlow offers a fresh perspective on a transformative period—one that has much to teach us even today about the role that spirituality can play in the secular world.
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39,49 €

Matters of Truth


In Matters of Truth, Carlo Agostoni explores the frames and narratives shaping our understanding of whistleblowing, truth-telling, and their cultural histories. Narratives of whistleblowing are stories of truth-telling, first and foremost, but they are also stories of complication and conflicts of interest. The whistleblower is remedy and cure for some and poison and treason for others. But the anchor of the whistleblower is the immensity of factuality?-?an anchor that pulls him down and turns him into a tragic hero. But truth-telling is not the dominant frame surrounding whistleblowing in media, scholarship, nor politics. One of the dominant frames used to describe whistleblowing is leaking. Frames are not just words; they constitute the cognitive structures we think with. Framing a social phenomenon as 'leaking'?taps into our neural circuitry and a hidden realm of deep narratives. It is therefore imperative to study these narratives and frames that rule our unconscious and yield moral narratives we are commonly unaware of -?especially with a sociocultural phenomenon such as whistleblowing. Drawing on a wealth of examples and a wide range of philosophers, sociologists, cognitive linguists, literary critics, historians, and social psychologists, Carlo Agostoni analyzes the cultural narratives about whistleblowers that ignite explosions of truth and justice and the frames we use to defame them -?both knowingly and unknowingly. Words matter. Narratives matter. Especially in matters of truth.
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32,99 €

Michelangelo and Titian


From the acclaimed author of Michelangelo, God’s Architect, a dual biography of two towering artists of the Renaissance, whose decades-long rivalry spurred both to greater heightsIn 1529, Michelangelo was in Venice when he first met Titian, Venice’s famed painter of princes, gods, and goddesses. Coming face-to-face with Titian’s drama-infused, richly colored works, the creator of David and the Sistine Chapel ceiling realized he had met a worthy opponent. Twenty-five years later, Titian came to Rome to paint the pope, and the two met again. Painting in the Vatican, Titian experienced the full power of Michelangelo’s work and vowed to surpass the achievements of his older contemporary. Michelangelo and Titian is the untold story of history’s greatest artistic rivalry, a competition between two monumental figures more admiring of one another than either would ever admit. William Wallace brings the world of the sixteenth century to life, and in particular its culture of gossip and intrigue. Wallace challenges the established narrative of this relationship as mostly one-sided, with the younger artist in competition with the reigning master. He shows how the artists moved in overlapping courtly and papal circles, sharing the patronage, power, and sometimes friendship of the most important people of their era, including members of the Medici, Este, and Farnese families. Wallace traces how, over the span of some forty years, this unspoken rivalry was reciprocal and mutually beneficial, with each learning from the other’s brilliance, quietly seeking to best the other’s work and secure his own legacy. An extraordinary achievement, Michelangelo and Titian is a compelling account of two supremely gifted rivals who inspired each other to test the limits of their creative genius, and in doing so created some of the most astonishing works of art the world has ever known.
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39,49 €

Sunni Chauvinism and the Roots of Muslim Modernism


Muslim intellectuals who sought to establish the boundaries of modern Muslim identityMuslim modernism was a political and intellectual movement that sought to redefine the relationship between Islam and the colonial West in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Spearheaded by Muslim leaders in Asia and the Middle East, the modernist project arose from a desire to reconcile Islamic beliefs and practices with European ideas of secularism, scientific progress, women’s rights, and democratic representation. Teena Purohit provides innovative readings of the foundational thinkers of Muslim modernism, showing how their calls for unity and reform led to the marginalization of Muslim minority communities that is still with us today. Sunni Chauvinism and the Roots of Muslim Modernism offers fresh perspectives on figures such as Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, Muhammad Abduh, Muhammad Iqbal, and Abul A’la Mawdudi. It sheds light on the exclusionary impulses and Sunni normative biases of modernist Muslim writers and explores how their aim to unite the global Muslim community—which was stagnant and fragmented in their eyes—also created lasting divisions. While modernists claimed to represent all Muslims when they asserted the centrality and significance of unity, they questioned the status of groups such as Ahmadis, Bahais, and the Shia more broadly. Addressing timely questions about religious authority and reform in modern Islam, this incisive book reveals how modernist notions of Islam as a single homogeneous tradition gave rise to enduring debates about who belongs to the Muslim community and who should be excluded.
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Symbol v diagnostice a psychoterapii


Mnozí lidé trpí psychickými obtížemi, které jsou stěží přístupné přímým terapeutickým snahám. V těchto případech se nabízí použití symbolických objektů (obrazů, fotografií, figurek a dalších předmětů), které může člověk asociovat se sebou, svými vzpomínkami, přáními či úzkostmi. Obyčejné věci tak mohou posloužit jako „překladatelé“ k většímu porozumění člověka sobě samému a vlastním životním tématům. Autoři nabízejí podněty ke shromáždění symbolického materiálu i k práci s ním jak v terapii individuální, párové či rodinné, tak v procesu „obyčejného“ sebepoznání. Kniha je určena všem odborníkům se vzděláním v různých terapeutických směrech.
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Sympathy for Yahweh


In Kenya, underneath a hot tin roof in tropical heat, a voice in a dream literally tempted author Alan Wildsmith to interpret the Book of Job. In Sympathy for Yahweh, you join Alan - a practicing psychotherapist, writer, creative cookie, and complete biblical novice - on a dynamic journey of discovery.? Many feel alienated by biblical religious doctrines and dogma, especially if their spiritual experiences have been disregarded by others, by frameworks, or by interpretations of holy texts. Oddly enough, though, Alan discovered that when you seriously engage the Book of Job, the very foundations of organised religion shudder. With humour and self-reflection, and from unique perspectives, Ala? book will bring you into a fresh, vital, and most importantly, unshackled relationship with our Western God. I? not just the dogmatic side of religion that this book shakes up but also dogmatic scientism, which pervades the Western psyche, casting away intuitions, dreams, synchronicities, visions, and other felt senses as superfluous - the more feminine aspects of our psyche - and while on the journey he had with this biblical book, Alan found femininity a subtle yet strong theme. Sympathy for Yahweh is for anyone interested in philosophy, religion, spirituality, and psychology. If an atheist can find faith in this book, so can a religious zealot! Everyone is welcome.
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12,49 €

Open to Work


In a world where AI is transforming work at a rapid pace, Open to Work is your essential guide to thriving - no matter your role, industry or experience. Written by Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, and Aneesh Raman, LinkedIn's Chief Economic Opportunity Officer, this book offers an unparalleled perspective from inside the world's largest professional network. Drawing on LinkedIn data, Microsoft research, and stories from across a billion members, the authors reveal the real-time changes reshaping jobs, careers and companies in the AI era. Open to Work shows why the future belongs not to those who resist change, but to those who adapt to it - by developing uniquely human skills like creativity, curiosity and communication. With practical frameworks, inspiring stories and a 90-day action plan, this book empowers you to use AI as a tool, not a threat, and to build a career that's as dynamic as the technology transforming it. Whether you're a business leader, entrepreneur or simply open to new possibilities, this is the must-read playbook for anyone who wants to get ahead - and stay ahead - as work is reinvented. From the world's largest professional network. Your future starts here.
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24,99 €

Putin's 'Viper' Detachment


With the collapse of the USSR in 1991, the Soviet armed forces were largely disbanded and some of their personnel were distributed among the newly independent republics. With few options, the author joined the Redut organisation which consisted of Russian mercenaries operating abroad. In the years that followed, the rise of Valdimir Putin after he became President led to a strong nationalist sentiment developing in the Kremlin. Two former Soviet republics, initially Chechnya and then Georgia, were the first to be subjected to a growing Russian aggression. Special sabotage teams and assault battalions were created, each based on the Redut group, and the author, who had acquired the call sign ‘Viper’, soon found himself once again in Russian pay. This time, though, he was leading a special forces group in operations in Donetsk in the eastern part of Ukraine. In the autumn of 2021, ‘Viper’ was appointed to command the intelligence unit of the Redut group as part of the GRU. He was given three secret agents. These were Ukrainian special forces officers who had defected to Russia. They were handed a secret mission – to attack the headquarters in Kyiv of the Ukrainian Counter-Intelligence and Security Service, the SBU, and destroy all its files ahead of Putin’s full-scale invasion of the country. Putin's ‘Viper’ Detachment is the first full account by ‘Viper’ himself of this secret operation and how his unit had to fight its way out of Ukraine after the attempt on the SBU headquarters failed. A tense, full-throttle, struggle ensued, which ultimately led the battle-hardened author refusing to fight or kill anymore. He pulled his platoon out of the Ukraine and into Belarus, pursued by Putin’s counter-intelligence officers. Eventually, ‘Viper’ managed to escape Russia and went to the International Criminal Court in Hague to testify about war crimes committed by Putin's government. This is the first time the world will read about this secret operation recounted by the man who led it. In this book, ‘Viper’ reveals true nature of the hidden war in Ukraine.
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29,99 €

Disasters of Biblical Proportions


How people have reimagined the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, from antiquity to our own era of relentless catastrophePeople have been telling and retelling stories about disasters for as long as they have been telling stories. One of the oldest of such stories is the ten plagues in the book of Exodus, the series of disasters that forced the Egyptians to liberate the Israelites. These plagues packed enough catastrophe to fill a series of summer blockbusters—rivers of blood, invasions of frogs and insects, mass disease, fiery hail, smothering darkness, and a midnight massacre of the firstborn. The story of the ten plagues resonates today, as we try to make sense of such calamities of modern life as pandemics, climate change, and war. In Disasters of Biblical Proportions, Steven Weitzman explores how people of later ages—artists, writers, activists, philosophers, believers and unbelievers alike—have reshaped the story of the ten plagues to give expression to their own trauma, outrage, guilt, humor, and hope. Tracing the interpretation and retelling of each plague across time and space, Weitzman uncovers how this ancient tale found new meaning among Jews, Christians, and Muslims and continues to shape how people today understand the present and envision the future. Even as it recounts the history of how the ten plagues have been reimagined, Disasters of Biblical Proportions is also a history of people’s search for shelter from the calamities of their own times—and of humanity’s striving for justice, freedom, and redemption.
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33,49 €

Trénujeme zrakovú pozornosť


Je moje dieťa pripravené na školu? Túto otázku si kladie väčšina rodičov predškolákov. Táto knižka pomáha nájsť odpoveď hravou a prirodzenou cestou. Ponúka pestrú škálu hier a cvičení, ktoré rozvíjajú zrakové vnímanie – dôležitý základ pre budúce čítanie a písanie. Deti si precvičia rozlišovanie farieb a tvarov, zrakovú pamäť, pozornosť aj správne očné pohyby. Zároveň kniha podporuje aj ďalšie schopnosti potrebné pre školu, ako je sluchové vnímanie, myslenie, reč, motorika a grafomotorika. Publikácia je vhodná pre rodičov, ktorí chcú svoje dieťa pripraviť na školu s ľahkosťou a istotou, aj pre pedagógov v materských školách ako praktický pomocník do každodennej práce.
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In the Year of the Tiger Volume 62


In 1950, France experienced two parallel but different outcomes in its Indochina war. While the conflict in the north ended with a disastrous defeat for the French at Dien Bien Phu, in southern Vietnam, or Cochinchina, France emerged victorious in a series of violent but now largely forgotten actions. In the Year of the Tiger tells the story of this critical southern campaign, revealing in dramatic detail how the French war for Cochinchina set the stage for the American war in Vietnam. In northern Vietnam, the French troops had focused on destroying Viet Minh main force units. A dearth of resources in the south dictated a different strategy. William M. Waddell III describes how, by avoiding costly attempts to defeat the Viet Minh in the traditional military sense, the southern French command was able to secure key economic and political strongholds. Consulting both French and Vietnamese sources, Waddell examines the principal commanders on both sides, their competing strategies, and the hard-fought military campaign that they waged for control of the south. The author’s deft analysis suggests that counter to widely accepted views, the Viet Minh were not invincible, and the outcome of the conflict in Indochina was not inevitable. A challenge to historical orthodoxy, In the Year of the Tiger presents a more balanced interpretation of the French war for Indochina. At the same time, the book alters and expands our understanding of the precedents and the dynamics of America’s Vietnam War.
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Don't Cuddle with Your Thoughts


A perso? emotional state determines their wellbeing and all their actions. Wouldn't it be great if we had an effective tool on hand to overcome painful emotions such as worries, loneliness, and anger? With his inventive, simple model of the Ego House and its 10 rooms, mindfulness teacher Georg Lolos offers exactly this. Each room represents a difficult emotional state, such as the Room of Inferiority or the Room of Denial. Depending on which room we enter, we inhale the atmosphere of this dreadful space and are bombarded by its negative emotions. It's high time to exit our inner prison. Georg Lolos guides us through this house of pain and helps us with mindfulness exercises that are easy to implement so that we can leave the Ego House for good.
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Tanks and Armour at Kursk 1943


In the summer of 1943, Hitler set his sights on a decisive blow that he believed would turn the tide of war on the Eastern Front. That blow would be dealt at Kursk – site of a huge Soviet salient measuring some 120 miles wide and 75 miles deep, and the stage for what would become the largest tank battle in history. Fuelled by confidence in his elite Panzerwaffe and Waffen-SS divisions, Hitler launched Operation Citadel, unaware that the Red Army was not only prepared, but vastly superior in numbers, firepower, and defensive depth – they outnumbered their opponents by approximately 2.5 to 1. What followed was a brutal clash of steel and strategy, where German ambition collided with Soviet resilience. Tanks and Armour at Kursk 1943 presents a vivid and richly illustrated account of the German armoured forces that spearheaded this historic assault. With in-depth analysis, detailed captions and a wealth of rare and unpublished photographs, this book brings to life the machines, units, and men behind the last great German offensive on the Eastern Front.
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Odyssea


Stephen Fry se naposledy vrací do světa řeckých mýtů. Po pádu Tróje sleduje osudy hrdinů, kteří si toužebně přejí vrátit se k teplu rodinného krbu, ale vrtošiví bohové s nimi mají jiné plány. Na někoho čekají doma jen další potíže, zrada a smrt – a ta, jak už jsme u starých Řeků zvyklí, roztáčí zdánlivě nezastavitelný kolotoč pokrevní msty, intrik a kleteb. Nikdo však cestou domů nezakusí to, co Odysseus. Jako by nejlstivějšímu z řeckých bojovníků i bohové připravili tu nejzáludnější směsici zkoušek a svodů, které jej postupně připraví o válečnou kořist, loďstvo, věrné spolubojovníky, šaty a málem i o rozum, než konečně na obzoru znovu spatří svou milovanou Ithaku.
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Aktualizácia 2026 II/1 - Obchodný register


Po novom sa rozširujú možnosti prepojenia obchodného registra s ostatnými registrami, najmä referenčnými registrami, čím sa zužuje počet administratívnych krokov, ktoré budú musieť zapísané osoby vykonať voči registrovému súdu či registrátorovi. Efektívne prepojenie obchodného registra s ostatnými registrami súčasne podporuje správnosť a aktuálnosť údajov v obchodnom registri. Technické riešenia vytvárajú predpoklad pre zavedenie právnej záväznosti údajov zapísaných v obchodnom registri, zverejnených on-line. Tieto údaje nebude potrebné preukazovať v obchodnom styku ani pred orgánmi verejnej moci tak, aby sa reálne dosiahla zásada jedenkrát a dosť a súčasne sa znížilo zaťaženie podnikateľského prostredia efektívnou spoluprácou orgánov verejnej moci. Z organizačno-procesného hľadiska sa zotrváva na právnej úprave duálnosti zapisovania údajov do obchodného registra prostredníctvom registrového súdu a registrátora – notára. V súvislosti s prvozápismi obchodných spoločností sa zavádza možnosť podania návrhu na registráciu aj bez dokladania živnostenského oprávnenia. V prípade jednoznačne špecifikovaného okruhu voľných živností vznikne živnostenské oprávnenie spoločnosti registráciou do obchodného registra. Podnikateľom je tak umožnené proces vzniku spoločnosti urýchliť a zjednodušiť. S cieľom zvýšenia dôveryhodnosti údajov v obchodnom registri sa ustanovuje, aby zakladateľský dokument každej právnej formy obchodnej spoločnosti bol vyhotovený vo forme notárskej zápisnice, alebo zmluvy autorizovanej advokátom. Podmienka notárskej zápisnice alebo zmluvy autorizovanej advokátom sa stanovuje aj na vymedzené druhy rozhodnutí spoločnosti, ako je napríklad zvýšenie a zníženie základného imania či prevod obchodného podielu.
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Jak jsem potkal vlaky


Železniční muzeum v Lužné u Rakovníka je skutečným unikátem a lákadlem pro fanoušky kolejové dopravy. Vznik muzea, příběhy vystavených strojů i svou životní pouť spojenou s vlaky vám v této jedinečné knize přiblíží Michal Šorel, jedna z klíčových postav muzea. Autor poutavě líčí cestu od dětského okouzlení lokomotivami až k budování sbírky parních strojů a motorových jednotek, historických vozů i speciálních kolejových vozidel.
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The Battle of the Reichswald - Rhineland


During winter 1944/45 few German officers believed that the Allies would attack the wooded Reichswald Plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers Rhine and Maas. Consequently, relying on the natural defences of the forest, the vaunted Siegfried Line had been allowed to peter out. The 84th Infantry Division held field defences that had been worked on all autumn, but the defenders were thinly spread, and most German soldiers now faced the certainty of defeat.Originally hoping to use the frozen winter ground for a speedy assault, days before Operation VERITABLE began a thaw set in and the Allies faced attacking in the worst possible ground conditions. On the morning of 8 February, after protracted bombardment, delays multiplied as vehicles became bogged in saturated fields and shell holes, and roads broke up under heavy armour. However, just enough assault engineer equipment reached the outer German defences, where they found the enemy infantry largely stunned by the bombardment.It took all of the first day to break through the mud and defences into the Reichswald, while to the north, Canadians and Scots struggled across equally sodden open country with the Rhine floods rising fast. Despite the conditions, overnight the Canadians took to the flood waters to seize what were now island villages and the Scots dashed to capture the vital Materborn, which overlooked Kleve.With heavy rain compounding difficulties, mud and flood waters made movement of men and supplies increasingly difficult. Despite this and the arrival of German reinforcements, the Allies fought their way forward, forcing the Reichswald Plug and opening the way into the Rhineland and the final phases of the war.
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