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Destroyer of Worlds


From the award-winning science writer, a new history of the development of nuclear power and the extraordinary minds behind it Henry Becquerel's accidental discovery, in Paris in 1896, of a faint smudge on a photographic plate sparked a chain of discoveries which would unleash the atomic age. Destroyer of Worlds is the story of how pursuit of this hidden source of nuclear power, which began innocently and collaboratively, was overwhelmed by the politics of the 1930s, and following devastation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki opened the way to a still more terrible possibility: a thermonuclear bomb, the so-called "backyard weapon", that could destroy all life on earth - from anywhere. The story spans decades and continents, moving from Becquerel to Ernest Rutherford, the Cambridge-based, New Zealand scientist who first split the atom, expands to include Enrico Fermi in Rome, Otto Hahn and Lise Meitner in Berlin and the Joliot-Curies in Paris, leading to the appearance of Robert Oppenheimer before climaxing with increasingly horrifying developments in the USA and USSR. The roles of three remarkable women - Lise Meitner, Ida Noddack and Irene Curie - are re-evaluated, and there are new insights into the work of Ettore Majorana, Fermi's mercurial but brilliant assistant, who mysteriously disappeared in 1938, possibly after foreseeing the explosive power of nuclear energy. Above all, this is a story of how knowledge is often advanced by personal convictions and relationships, an indeed by chance, in a remarkable way.
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33,95 €

Becoming Earth


A radically thought-provoking account of a major shift in how we understand our Earth, not simply as an inanimate planet on which life evolved, but rather as a planet that came to life. The notion of a living world is one of humanity's oldest beliefs. Though once scorned by many scientists, the concept of Earth as a vast interconnected living system has gained acceptance in recent decades. Life not only adapts to its surroundings - it also shapes them in dramatic and enduring ways. Over billions of years, life transformed a lump of orbiting rock into our cosmic oasis, breathing oxygen into the atmosphere, concocting the modern oceans, and turning rock into fertile soil. Life is intertwined with Earth's capacity to regulate its climate and maintain balance. Through compelling narrative, evocative descriptions and lucid explanations, Becoming Earth shows us how Earth became the world we've known, how it is rapidly becoming a very different world, and how we will determine what kind of Earth our descendants inherit for millennia to come.
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15,95 €

The Roads To Rome


Brimming with life and drama, this is a magnificent journey into two thousand years of history, from the acclaimed historian of Europe 'All roads lead to Rome.' It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire, stitching together our histories and continuing to inspire our imaginations. Over the two thousand years since they were first built, the roads have been walked by crusaders and pilgrims, liberators and dictators, but also by tourists and writers, refugees and artists. As channels of trade and travel, and routes for conquest and creativity, Catherine Fletcher shows how the roads forever transformed the cultures, and intertwined the fates, of a vast panoply of people across Europe and beyond. Reflecting on his own walk on the Appian Way, Charles Dickens observed that here is 'a history in every stone that strews the ground.' Based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built.
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18,95 €

Éra X


Co chtějí Musk, Thiel, Trump & spol. Mocní lidé dneška si vysnili budoucnost jak ze sci-fi. Tato kniha jako první u nás odkrývá, o čem sní, co chtějí prosadit a jak jejich světy lépe pochopit. Jak porozumět tomu, co se nyní ve Spojených státech, potažmo ve světě, děje? Kniha sleduje myšlenkový i osobnostní vývoj lidí, kteří jsou kolem Donalda Trumpa v jeho druhé éře a mají na něj největší vliv. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg jsou nejbohatší lidé světa a jejich vliv je nepředstavitelný, zatímco filozofem a vizionářem nového hnutí je šedá eminence a velmi mocný muž, Peter Thiel. Jak a z čeho se jejich životy a impéria formovala a co jsou hlavní myšlenky, které inspirovaly vize miliardářů ze Silicon Valley? Jak je utvářelo právě toto unikátní technologické podhoubí a jakou roli hraje v obrovském bohatství těchto lidí venture kapitál? Jak lidé kolem Trumpa manipulovali veřejným míněním a co jsou jejich cíle? Kniha Éra X jako první u nás přináší na všechny tyto otázky odpovědi. Tereza Zavadilová je spoluzakladatelkou a CEO serveru newstream.cz a bývalou dlouholetou šéfredaktorkou deníku E15. V médiích pracuje jako ekonomická redaktorka od druhé poloviny devadesátých let, například v České tiskové agentuře, Lidových novinách, Týdnu a české redakci BBC. Dlouhodobě sleduje finanční sektor, akciové trhy i kryptoměny, je aktivní investorkou. Pravidelně píše komentáře do pořadu Názory a argumenty na Český rozhlas Plus.
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19,34 €

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The View from Ninety


Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends - such as Beyond Certainty and The Second Curve - has changed the way we view society.In his new book, Handy, looking back over a rich and varied life, shares the lessons he has learned along the way.What things really matter? What daily worries should we learn to treat as unimportant? How do we become more accepting of ourselves and of those around us? How do we discover purpose in our everyday existence? Clear-eyed and optimistic by turns, he sets out the questions that everyone needs to ask themselves in the course of their lives, and points us in the direction of the answers.
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21,95 €

Smart Money


A timely manifesto on how digital currencies will win the New Cold War and the struggle for geopolitical supremacy in the twenty-first century. A New Cold War is underway. Whereas the first Cold War was dominated by the threat of nuclear conflict, the new front line is economic and financial, but still dominated by technology. Who controls its future will help decide the outcome of the geopolitical struggle between China and the US. Since the end of the Second World War, the US dollar has been the global reserve currency, which has ensured American dominance of the world economy. But no longer. More than a hundred countries are developing Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), digital equivalents to cash that will utterly transform how we do business at home and abroad. China was the first country to recognise the potential of this new money. The West's media focused on the new currency's role in China's surveillance state, creating widespread concern about all CBDCs. But they have largely overlooked a more important aspect of its existence: as a tool through which to 'de-dollarise' the developing world at the speed of light. When China's President Xi Jinping officially launched the digital yuan in February 2022, he also agreed a pact of 'limitless co-operation' with Russia. Within days, Russia launched its war on Ukraine, secure in the knowledge it could bypass US sanctions. Urgent, clear-eyed and groundbreaking, Smart Money shows us how CBDCs are going to impact all of our futures in ways that most of us have failed to even consider. If the West is to compete, it needs to act fast to develop its own global digital currencies that reflect the values of liberal democracies.
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17,95 €

What Went Wrong With Capitalism


A radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixed. What went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma’s explanation is unlike any you have heard before. Progressives are partly right when they mock modern capitalism as “socialism for the rich,” but what really happened in recent decades is that government in developed nations expanded in just about every measurable dimension, from spending and regulation to the sheer scale of its rescues each time the economy wobbled. The result, Sharma says, is “socialized risk,” expensive government guarantees, for everyone?welfare for the poor, entitlements for the middle class, and bailouts for the rich. Voters say they are disillusioned with capitalism, but a system so distorted by government interventions is a dysfunctional version of free market ideals. As a result, productivity and economic growth have slowed sharply, shrinking the pie for everyone and stoking popular anger. Since these flaws developed as the government expanded, building an even bigger state will only double down on what’s gone wrong. The answer Sharma offers is a series of seven fixes to restore the balance between state support and free markets and lay the path to a more prosperous and happier future.
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15,95 €

Jak se osvobodit od strachu a úzkosti


Bojíte se samoty, selhání, konfrontace nebo neznámého? Strach je normální, nesmí vás ale ovládat. Pokud se cítíte uvězněni v kruhu strachu a úzkostí, existuje cesta ven. Tato kniha pomáhá čtenářům léčit traumata, hledat jejich spouštěče a přijímat nové výzvy s větší sebedůvěrou a odolností. Autorka, zkušená terapeutka, sdílí nejen příběhy svých klientů, ale i vlastní zkušenosti s tím, jak chronický strach dokáže člověka zablokovat. Na základě nejnovějších poznatků o fungování mozku vytvořila jednoduchý a srozumitelný šestikrokový program, který pomáhá zbavit se starých vzorců, posílit vnitřní odolnost a budovat „odvážný mozek“. Kniha nabízí praktické nástroje a naději pro každého, kdo chce konečně přestat být paralyzován strachem a začít žít s větší jistotou a klidem. Minulost nemusí určovat naši budoucnost! Díky vědomé práci a meditačním cvičením si může každý z nás vytvořit nový, odvážnější způsob života. Žít život beze strachu je možné. A hlavně – je to naše volba.
Na sklade 2Ks
13,08 €

Práce a peníze


Jak peníze a práce skutečně ovlivňují váš život – často jinak, než si myslíte. Tato kniha vám otevře oči. Spojuje klasickou i behaviorální ekonomii s psychologií, aby vám ukázala, proč pracujeme, jak přemýšlíme o penězích – a proč se často necháváme nevědomky ovlivňovat. Získáte odpovědi na otázky, které jste si možná ještě nikdy nepoložili, ale ovlivňují váš každodenní život: Proč by každý z nás měl k penězům dostat „příbalový leták“? A proč se naše rozhodování často zvrhne ve chvíli, kdy přijde na finance? Co pro nás dnes práce vlastně znamená – a dokázali bychom bez ní žít? Jak ocenit práci, která není vidět – třeba péči o domácnost? Tato kniha není jen o teorii. Najdete v ní srozumitelná vysvětlení, příklady ze života, konkrétní výpočty a experimenty, které vám pomohou lépe porozumět sobě i ostatním. Nečekejte další obhajobu konzumního života – spíš praktického průvodce, který vám pomůže porozumět vlastnímu vztahu k práci, penězům a tomu, co vás skutečně motivuje.
Na sklade 1Ks
14,75 €

Krížové cesty so sv. Františkom a jeho nasledovníkmi


Sv. František žil v úplnej odovzdanosti do vôle Božej. Svoj život odovzdal Ježišovi do tej miery, že túžil prežiť jeho muky pri ukrižovaní... Dar stigmatizácie svätého Františka z Assisi, ktorá sa uskutočnila pred osemsto rokmi v tichu samoty pustovne na vrchu La Verná si pripomíname modlitebníkom, ktorý obsahuje šestnásť krížových ciest. Napísali ich členovia františkánskej rodiny. Obsahujú modlitby, myšlienky a reálie zo života sv. Františka a niektorých ďalších svätých zo serafínského rádu: Klára, Anton Paduánsky, Bonaventúra, Maximilián Mária Kolbe, blahoslavení Michal a Zbignev ako aj novic Štefan Iglódy, ktorý zomrel v povesti svätosti. Zbierka krížových ciest znám môže pomôcť uvažovať nad znakmi lásky a pokory nášho Spasiteľa. Pri úprimnej modlitbe určite poskytne svetlo, útechu i povzbudenie v našom vlastnom nasledovaní ukrižovaného a vzkrieseného Pána.
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7,00 €

Encyklopedie léčivých hub, 2. vydání


Naše dosud nejobsáhlejší kniha o léčivých houbách je určena zejména pro studenty přírodních věd a farmakologie, ale také pro všechny milovníky přírody, praktické houbaře a zájemce o léčbu a prevenci chorob pomocí přírodních prostředků. Kniha zahrnuje přes 480 barevných fotografií hub a více než 165 ilustrací biochemických struktur. Každý druh léčivé houby je charakterizován makroskopickým popisem a hlavními znaky, jimiž se odlišuje od některých podobných druhů, se kterými by mohl být zaměněn, obsahem zjištěných bioaktivních látek, jejich léčivými účinky a možným praktickým využitím dané houby.
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72,50 €

Vzorec úspěchu


PRO FANOUŠKY KNIHY ATOMOVÉ NÁVYKY A KNIH MALCOMA GLADWELLA Za každým cílem, který si stanovíte, stojí dvě skrytá čísla: pravděpodobnost úspěchu a pravděpodobnost selhání. Většina lidí je ignoruje – a právě proto neuspěje tam, kde mohla. Tato kniha vás naučí, jak tyto šance rozpoznat a naklonit je ve svůj prospěch. Ať toužíte začít podnikat, uběhnout maraton, být povýšen nebo vypěstovat úrodu rajčat. V knize Vzorec úspěchu: Dozvíte se, jak si stanovovat cíle, a zjistíte, jaká je pravděpodobnost jejich dosažení. Osvojíte si pětikrokový rámec pro hackování vašeho „diagramu úspěchu“, který dramaticky zvýší vaše šance na dosažení požadovaného výsledku. Vyzkoušíte si jednoduchý test, který vám řekne, kdy má smysl bojovat a kdy raději přestat. Najdete vylepšený přístup k rozhodování, který odhaluje nejlepší možné volby. Pokud jste připraveni více vyhrávat, méně prohrávat a probouzet se s pevnou sebedůvěrou, která pramení z toho, že máte šance na své straně, je pro vás Vzorec úspěchu povinnou četbou.
Na sklade 1Ks
18,68 €

Money - A Story of Humanity


MONEY. The object of our desires. The engine of our genius. Humanity's greatest invention. From clay tablets in Mesopotamia to today's cryptocurrency, global economist David McWilliams takes us on an epic journey of innovation, disruption and transformation that is an astonishing new history of our species. The question is, over 5,000 years, have we changed money - or has money changed us?
Na sklade 1Ks
15,95 €

Party of One


From one of the most admired reporters covering China today, a vital new account of the life and political vision of Xi Jinping, the authoritarian leader of the People's Republic whose hard-edged tactics have set the rising superpower on a collision with Western liberal democracies. Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organizations and its leader. Many observers misread Xi during his early years in power, projecting their own hopes that he would steer China toward more political openness, rule of law, and pro-market economics. Having masked his beliefs while climbing the party hierarchy, Xi has centralized decision-making powers, encouraged a personality cult around himself, and moved toward indefinite rule by scrapping presidential term limits-stirring fears of a return to Mao-style dictatorship. Today, the party of Xi favors political zeal over technical expertise, trumpets its faith in Marxism, and proclaims its reach into every corner of Chinese society with Xi portraits and hammer-and-sickle logos. Under Xi, China has challenged Western preeminence in global affairs and cast its authoritarian system as a model of governance worthy of international emulation. As a China reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Chun Han Wong has chronicled Xi's hardline strategy for crushing dissent and his political repression in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. Wong spent five years in Beijing before the Chinese government forced him to leave mainland China in 2019, after which he moved to Hong Kong and continued writing about Xi's leadership. Now, Wong has drawn on his years of first-hand reporting across China to create a lucid and historically-rooted account of China's leader, and how he inspires fear and fervor in his party, his nation, and beyond. Timely, revelatory, and important, Party of One explains how the future Xi imagines for China will reshape the future of the entire world.
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18,95 €

Wives Like Us


No one knows better than Ian Palmer - Executive Butler - that social position is everything in the rose-strewn Cotswolds. So when his boss, Tata Hawkins, flounces out of her (new-build) manor house after a row with husband Bryan, Ian is alarmed: for one thing, if Tata is on the social slide downwards, that means he is too; for another, he's lost his home and has nowhere to store his prized collection of vintage Gucci loafers; even worse, a vacuum among the Country Princess set has opened up for a new Queen Bee. With the old-money Pennybacker-Hoare sisters plotting to rid 'their' county of Tata and her ilk, a bikini influencer on the prowl for a husband just like Mr. Hawkins, a glamorous American divorcee threatening to steal Tata's crown, and the heiress-next-door threatening to steal Ian, the Cotswolds are in chaos. Can Ian restore Tata's country crown and reinstate her to the comforts of the Manor?
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14,95 €

Mapmatics


How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single day? Why can maps influence elections? Where should we look for serial killers? The answers lie in the connection between maps and maths. Mathematician Dr Paulina Rowinska explores the mathematical foundations of maps and cartography's impact on mathematics. From sixteenth-century maps which we still use on our phones to public transport maps that both guide and mislead, she uncovers how maps and maths shape our sense of space and time, and our worldview. Through engaging stories, unforgettable characters and real-world examples, Mapmatics reveals the mathematical techniques behind maps and how they help us better understand - and care for - the world around us.
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15,95 €

Land Between the Rivers


Iraq is where civilisation was born, where East and West have mixed and clashed since long before Alexander, and it was here by the waters of Babylon where Judaism was born and the Sunni-Shia schism took its bloody shape. Inspired by extensive reporting from the region and a decade delving deep into its history, Land Between the Rivers chronicles Iraq's uniquely central role on the global stage throughout the past five millennia. We begin the story with ancient Sumer and Gilgamesh building the walls of Uruk ('Iraq') to make a great name for himself at the edge of historical time. We end it in 1958, as the last royal family of Iraq is slaughtered on the steps of a small palace in Baghdad, the most effervescent, free and promising capital in the Middle East. Bartle Bull's remarkable, sweeping achievement reminds us that the region defined by the land between the rivers has, throughout history, played host to the contest pitting humanism against the machinations of power and fate.
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24,99 €

Ochorenia periimplantačných tkanív a ich liečba


Súčasná implantológia je odbor, ktorý spája chirurgiu, protetiku a parodontológiu. Úspešná prax v tomto odbore preto vyžaduje dostatočnú erudíciu vo všetkých spomínaných odboroch. Napriek dobrej erudícii, napriek dlhoročným skúsenostiam sa nevyhneme rôznym komplikáciám. Najčastejšou komplikáciou v implantológii je zápalový proces tvrdých tkanív okolo implantátov – periimplantitída.
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107,00 €

10 Mistakes That Changed History


We all make mistakes, but rarely do they change the course of human history. From break-ups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History is the hilarious retelling of some of the greatest episodes in the story of humankind. Looking at many of the biggest characters and events of the last two and a half thousand years, from Cleopatra to the sinking of the Titanic, historian and comedian Paul Coulter explores how, despite the glamour, entourages and deity-sized egos, historical turning points were often the result of very human errors. Blending history, storytelling and comedy, 10 Mistakes That Changed History is history as you wish you had learned it back at school: a greatest-hits of bad leadership decisions, misguided acts of heroism and catastrophic lapses of judgement. These are the stories that have shaped our world, all with monumental consequences. Because sometimes it's nice to know that, no matter how bad your day is, the greatest names in history stuffed up too.
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21,95 €

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.