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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope, Faith & Miracles


These 101 compelling true stories will give you that most valuable of gifts: hope. With hope and faith anything is possible, which you''ll see in these stories of miracles, from the everyday to the momentous.Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope, Faith & Miracles is a heartfelt collection of real-life stories chosen from Chicken Soup for the Soul''s library that remind us of the extraordinary power of hope and the transformative force of faith. You''ll be inspired and comforted by these stories of miracles, angels, divine intervention, amazing coincidences, answered prayers, and the unexplainable. Chicken Soup for the Soul books are 100% made in the USA.
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17,99 €

Ken


One of the world’s most lovable sidekicks returns Kenneth Carson is so much more than just a boyfriend. He has always been a mirror of his time––sometimes innovative, sometimes traditional, sometimes a feminist icon, and often a symbol of gay culture. Through every reinvention, he has reflected changing ideals, aesthetics, and social movements. This is the very first book dedicated entirely to Ken, tracing his evolution from his debut in 1961 to Ryan Gosling’s unforgettable portrayal in the 2023 blockbuster movie. This official and comprehensive book offers exclusive behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the designers and creatives who shaped Ken’s history. Featuring never-before-seen images straight from the Mattel archives, it is an essential volume for collectors, pop culture enthusiasts, and anyone fascinated by the enduring charm of Barbie’s iconic counterpart.
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45,99 €

Fat Leonard


#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times).All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was the larger-than-life defense contractor who greeted them on the pier whenever they visited ports in Asia, ready to show them a good time after weeks at sea while his company resupplied their ships and submarines. He was famed throughout the fleet for the gluttonous parties he hosted for officers: $1,000-per-person dinners at Asia’s swankiest restaurants, featuring unlimited Dom Pérignon, Cuban cigars, and sexy young women. On the surface, with his flawless American accent, he seemed like a true friend of the Navy. What the brass didn’t realize, until far too late, was that Francis had seduced them by exploiting their entitlement and hubris. While he was bribing them with gifts, lavish meals, and booze-fueled orgies, he was making himself obscenely wealthy by bilking American taxpayers. Worse, he was stealing military secrets from under the admirals’ noses and compromising national security. Based on reams of confidential documents—including the blackmail files that Francis kept on Navy officers—Fat Leonard is the full, unvarnished story of a world-class con man and a captivating testament to the corrosive influence of greed within the ranks of the American military.
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17,99 €

Downing Street Downfalls


Even before Boris Johnson’s rollercoaster ride (2019–22), and the ensuing “blink and you missed it” premiership of Liz Truss, the high wastage-rate among Britain’s prime ministers was becoming a cause for concern. Between 1979 and 2007 Britain had just three heads of government: Margaret Thatcher (1979–90), John Major (1990–97) and Tony Blair (1997–2007). Over the next 17 years six politicians followed them in and out of Downing Street. This book, which straddles more than 30 years of prime ministerial misadventures, poses questions about the underlying factors as well as the specific circumstances for individual departures. Is the role of prime minister just becoming too difficult to perform successfully? If so, why? Has there been a decline in calibre in the candidates holding office? In exploring how the famous entrance to number 10 Downing Street has become a revolving door, the book shines a fresh light on the nature of politics and political office in the UK today.
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26,99 €

The United States Navy 1914–18


An illustrated study of the organization, training, tactics, and operations of the US Navy during World War I, both before and after the US formally joined the Entente Powers.In 1914, the US Navy was the third-largest navy in the world. Although World War I brought no opportunity for the type of capital-ship fleet action for which it had been trained, the US Navy carried out (alongside the Allied navies) a wide range of other missions such as patrolling, convoy escort, laying mines, antisubmarine warfare, landing parties, and manning 14in. naval guns ashore on the Western Front, all while pioneering naval aviation against a background of gunboat diplomacy in the "Banana Wars" in the Caribbean.This absorbing new study examines the US Navy''s varied activities in the different theaters of World War I, paying particular attention to the considerable array of uniforms, personal equipment, protective clothing, and insignia employed, including those used by the first female US naval personnel. Complementing naval warfare expert Brian Lane Herder''s insightful research are archive photographs and eight newly commissioned color plates, providing a detailed and vivid account of the many facets of the US Navy during this pivotal chapter in its history.
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17,99 €

The Economic Modernisation of Iran, 1953–1968


In 1953, Iran was at loggerheads with the US and UK, after Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalised Iran’s oil reserves. By 1968, under the autocratic rule of the Shah, Iran was a booming export economy, benefiting from high oil prices and consumer demand. It had unambiguously become a modern industrial economy. Sifting through primary and secondary sources, Ali Rahnema charts Iran’s progress in this vital fifteen-year period. He asks, who can claim the credit? And who bears the blame for its critical failures?
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51,99 €

Wicked Strange


Go legend hunting with explorer of the unexplained Jeff Belanger, visiting haunted places, where monsters lurk, and other roadside oddities. “Legends have always run deep in New England—thankfully, Jeff Belanger is here to uncover them and bring them to life. This collection of mysteries, secrets, and folklore from America’s birthplace is as illuminating as it is fascinating.” —Josh Gates, explorer, host of Discovery’s Expedition Unknown  Wicked Strange is a journey and a celebration of all the things that make New England like no other place on earth. In a time when so much of the world is becoming homogenized—as big-box stores and chain restaurants move in and so many communities lose their identity—we still have these legends. They belong to specific towns and streets. These are stories locals will share with you . . . if they trust you.   This travel guide takes readers on a journey to the strange and frequently unseen world that is often right under their noses. Covering numerous haunted places, environs where mysterious creatures have been spotted, areas where unusual events have happened, eccentric locals, and roadside oddities to explore, noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that’s local and strange. Haunted locations from all over New England are covered: The Haunting of Conimicut Lighthouse—Warwick, Rhode Island Maine’s Sistine Chapel—South Solon, Maine Edith Wharton’s Haunted Mansion, The Mount—Lenox, Massachusetts Emily’s Haunted Bridge—Stowe, Vermont The Sleeping Giant—Hamden, Connecticut The Haunted Mt. Washington Hotel—Bretton Woods, New Hampshire New England is also full of monsters and devils that lurk in the woods, lakes, and seas. Explored are some of the best known and most obscure, including Lake Champlain’s Champ; the Cumberland Vampire of Rhode Island; Gloucester’s Sea Serpent; the Black Dog of West Peak in Meriden, Connecticut; and the Flying Moose of Maine.   Also covered are unusual events, such as UFO sightings (Connecticut’s UFO crash at Bantam Lake / Betty and Barney Hill’s UFO experience), and roadside oddities, such as the World’s Tallest Filing Cabinet (Burlington, VT), Boston’s Big Steaming Tea Kettle, and the literal Fork in the Road of Westport, MA. Wicked Strange takes you off the beaten path, revealing a hidden world right under your nose. Come journey through the towns, hamlets, and hills that hide the strangest of history. Uncover the wickedly strange.
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25,49 €

Dianarama


Revealed for the first time: the true story of the entrapment and deception of Princess DianaThe death of Princess Diana in August 1997 was one of the most shocking events in recent history. Many events surrounding the tragedy have been shrouded in mystery, in particular the BBC Panorama interview Diana gave to journalist Martin Bashir less than two years before she died. However, the true extent of the deception the princess experienced as well as the elaborate cover-up which ensued has never before been revealed – until now.Dianarama: Entrapment, Deception, Cover-Up: The Betrayal of Princess Diana is the story of one of the biggest scandals in public life and broadcasting history, revealing a cover-up of staggering proportions, and around which questions persist to the present day.Andy Webb, the writer and award-winning filmmaker who obtained the secret files that first broke the story of Princess Diana''s betrayal, offers unrivalled insider access to the key players in the drama in a thrilling first-hand narrative, putting the reader inside the room where each key decision was taken, from the moment BBC reporter Martin Bashir first contrived his dossier of forged bank statements in 1995 to the 2024 courtroom where Webb faced the BBC''s elite legal squad to demand the publication of 10,000 pages of highly contested documents relating to the scandal.A story for the ages, the fate of Princess Diana will be debated by scholars and gossips centuries from now. This book, filled with revelations which have not yet entered the public record, will become a key part in the first draft of history.
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29,49 €

Zázraky


Základnou charakteristikou „zázraku“ je podľa Lewisa to, že ide o „zásah nadprirodzenej moci do prírody“. Tento zásah však nemá podobu porušenia „prírodných zákonov“. Treba ich vnímať v širšom kontexte. Ak Boh stvoril vesmír, prečo by nemal disponovať schopnosťou a možnosťami tvorcu vniesť do svojho diela veci, ktoré sú „zázračné“? Boh je sila, ktorá nie je vesmíru cudzia. Pôsobí však na hlbšej úrovni, aby vo svete dosiahla Božie konečné zámery a ciele. Prof. Alister McGrath Oxford University C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) bol významným odborníkom na grécku a latinskú literatúru, filozofiu a históriu anglického jazyka. V roku 1954 sa stal profesorom stredovekej a renesančnej literatúry na Magdalen College Univerzity v Cambridgei. Bol výnimočným a obľúbeným prednášajúcim. Dlhé roky bol ateistom a svoje obrátenie ku kresťanstvu opísal v diele Zaskočený radosťou takto: „V aka¬demickom roku 1929 som sa na Trinity College vzdal a uznal, že Boh je Boh... [bol som] najskľúčenejší a najzdráhavejší konvertita Anglicka.“ C. S. Lewis bol jedinečný kresťanský spisovateľ s prenikavou logikou a veľkou fantáziou. Jeho diela stále oslovujú nové generácie čitateľov po celom svete. V slovenčine okrem klasiky Rady skúseného diabla vyšli nasledujúce diela: • Veľký rozvod (Porta libri, 2014) • Štyri lásky (Porta libri, 2012) • Malakandra (Porta libri, 2013) • Perelandra (Porta libri, 2016) • Thulkandra (Porta libri, 2017) • Kým nemáme tvár (Porta libri, 2014) • Hovory (Porta libri, 2015) • Kroniky Narnie (Slovart, 2005) • Zaskočený radosťou (Porta libri, 2016) • O zármutku (Porta libri, 2018) • Úvahy o žalmoch (Porta libri, 2019) • Bremeno slávy (Porta libri, 2021) • Problém bolesti (Porta libri, 2024)
Na sklade 3Ks
25,50 €

Chemie jde do války


Chemie má i svoji temnou stranu. Přinesla lidstvu přelomové objevy jako umělá hnojiva, léčiva nebo nanotechnologie, ale v laboratořích vznikly i látky, které měly sloužit jedinému účelu: někoho usmrtit, nebo mu alespoň nějak ublížit. Řekneme-li chemické zbraně, každému se vybaví yperit nebo teroristické útoky v tokijském metru, dějiny chemikálií ve službách boha války jsou však mnohem starší. Na bitevním poli je používali starověcí Řekové a Římané, posloužily při obléhání středověkých hradů, znali je v Evropě, Asii i Americe. Období největší „slávy“ zažily chemické zbraně v zákopech první světové války, od té doby naštěstí začal jejich postupný útlum. Pokud vás ale zajímá, jak vlastně fungují a působí, nová kniha Ondřeje Dvořáka, neúnavného popularizátora všeho, co souvisí s chemií, vám otevře dveře do nebezpečného světa prvků, molekul a sloučenin, které vám mohou způsobit újmu na zdraví. Nezapomínejte ale, že chemie jako taková není zosobnění zla. Jsme to vždy my lidé, kdo zneužívá její poznatky. Kde došlo k prvnímu plynovému útoku první světové války? Jak dopadl „útok mrtvých mužů“? Co se dává do nejsmrdutější bojové látky? Zná někdo vzorec novičoku? Je lepší kurare prvního stromu než kurare druhého stromu?
Na sklade 2Ks
23,10 €

Nepremárni svoj život


Ak veríte, že život je Kristus a smrť je zisk, prečítajte si túto knihu, naučte sa, ako žiť pre Krista, a nepremárnite svoj život! Boh nás stvoril, aby sme žili s jedinou vášňou: Vo všetkých oblastiach života radostne zobrazovať Jeho najvyššiu vznešenosť. Premárnený život je život bez tejto vášne. Boh nás povoláva k tomu, aby sme sa modlili, premýšľali, snívali, plánovali a pracovali nie preto, aby sme vyvyšovali seba, ale aby sme oslavovali Jeho vo všetkých oblastiach svojho života. Väčšina ľudí prepláva svojím životom bez skutočnej vášne pre Boha. Strávia ho prázdnou zábavou, úsilím o pohodlie a potešenie a možno aj snahou vyhnúť sa hriechu. Táto kniha je varovaním, aby sme sa nenechali vtiahnuť do života, ktorý postráda zmysel. Je to výzva, aby sme sa počas celého života, a aj vo smrti, chválili jedine krížom Pána Ježiša Krista aby našou jedinou vášňou bolo osláviť Boha. Ak veríte, že život je Kristus a smrť je zisk, prečítajte si túto knihu, naučte sa, ako žiť pre Krista, a nepremárnite svoj život! JOHN PIPER, je učiteľom a zakladateľom Desiring God a rektorom Bethlehem College and Seminary. Viac ako 30 rokov bol kazateľom v Bethlehem Baptist Church v Minneapolise a je autorom viac ako 50 kníh, z ktorých niektoré vyšli aj v českom a slovenskom jazyku. Jeho kázne a knihy inšpirovali už mnohých k životu s vášňou pre radosť všetkých ľudí.
Na sklade 1Ks
12,36 €

Naše příroda: Krajinou národních parků a CHKO


Sdílíme úžasnou zemi. Nevyniká možná rozlohou, její krajina a příroda to však bohatě nahrazují. Vedle vysokých hor leží romantická údolí i úrodné roviny. Bystřiny a potůčky rostou do úctyhodných řek, nebesa se zrcadlí v malebných rybnících, jezerech původních i umělých. Na dosah skalních labyrintů dřímají sotva vychládající sopky, krápníky pod krasovou stepí nespočítáš. A celou tu podivuhodnou mozaiku prostupuje, sdílí ji a zkrášluje zázračný život, tisíce a desetitisíce druhů rostlin a živočichů. Od alpínských palouků, přes hvozdy horské, podhorské, nížinné až k lužním hájům a tamním mokřadům je to kronika starobylá, proměnlivá a poutavá. Dědictví, jehož jsme součástí, vesmíru, který nás láká, inspiruje i zavazuje. – Publikace Naše příroda odkrývá čtenáři krásy českých národních parků a chráněných krajinných oblastí. Kromě autorských fotografií upoutá také řadou tipů na výlety.
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35,85 €

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9 prvních pátků


Ve své poslední encyklice Dilexit nos papež František povzbuzuje k oživení úcty k Nejsvětějšímu Srdci Ježíšovu a s ní i pobožnosti devíti prvních pátků. Letos uplyne přesně 350 let od trojího zjevení Ježíše Krista sv. Markétě Marii Alacoque, na nichž se tato úcta zakládá. Svěží modlitební příručka, kterou sepsala sestra Anne Flanagan z Paulínské rodiny, se nabízí jako praktický průvodce touto devítiměsíční obnovou. Lze ji pojmout i jako exercicie všedního dne. Cílem je hlubší zkušenost s Boží láskou a prohloubení důvěrného, osobního vztahu s Ježíšem, k němuž nás on sám vybízí a po němž z hloubi srdce touží, jak zjevil sv. Markétě Marii. Anne Flanagan FSP pochází z New Orleans a již více než čtyřicet let patří do kongregace Dcer svatého Pavla neboli paulínek. Věnuje se mediálnímu apoštolátu, často vede duchovní obnovy a se sborem sester nahrála více než dvě desítky alb. Velkou část svého života zasvětila studiu paulínské spirituality. V USA je známá jako „sestra blogerka“ – najdete ji Instagramu pod jménem @nunblogger. Její kniha 9 prvních pátků (Come to me) získala v roce 2024 v USA hlavní cenu Asociace katolických nakladatelů a další ocenění od Asociace katolických médií.
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15,70 €

Trnava - okná do minulosti


V najnovšej knihe Simony Jurčovej Trnava – okná do minulosti čitatelia objavia Trnavu netradične – cez koncept „od súčasnosti do minulosti“. Autorka sa zameriava na miesta, ktoré boli v posledných rokoch obnovené a stali sa súčasťou každodenného života novej generácie od začiatku 21. storočia. Kniha vracia v čase a približuje devätnásť lokalít Trnavy, ktoré v posledných desaťročiach prešli výraznými premenami. Autorka pokračuje v osvedčenom štýle známeho z predchádzajúcich dvoch kníh o Trnave – zrozumiteľne a pútavo vysvetľuje historické súvislosti a zároveň ich prepája so súčasnosťou. Kniha obsahuje bohatý obrazový materiál pochádzajúci z verejných aj súkromných archívov. Je to populárne písaná publikácia s vyše 500 fotografiami a dobovými reklamami.
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36,00 €

Overwhelmed & Grateful


How to Live with Joy Even when Life Is Hard · Discover the key to viewing life as both difficult and joyful· Heartfelt writing on the Psalms and science from a journalist and disability advocate who has experienced significant hardship and lossWe want to live with joy. But life is hard. Culture tells us to ignore the hard and focus on the positive. But science shows that actually makes us more depressed and physically ill. In her transparent, hopeful way, Jillian Benfield shows how we can live with the joy Jesus promises--not by ignoring our dark circumstances and emotions, but by practicing a truer way of living: embracing the "&" in life. Through sharing psalms, scientific findings, personal stories, and journaling prompts, Jillian offers encouraging, practical ways we can be real about our hard things & be grateful for the good things. She shows how we can be honest about our hardships & aware of God''s goodness. We can acknowledge our pain & keep our eyes open to the beauty still unfolding. We can be overwhelmed, grieving, stressed, angry, confused, and unsure & we can be grateful. Because the truth is, life is hard & life is beautiful. True gratitude is found at this intersection & leads to the joyful, abundant life God promises--no matter what is going on around us.
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19,99 €

An Unladylike Profession


An eye-opening look at women’s war reporting, An Unladylike Profession is a portrait of a sisterhood from the guns of August to the corridors of Versailles. When World War I began, war reporting was a thoroughly masculine bastion of journalism. But that did not stop dozens of women reporters from stepping into the breach, defying gender norms and official restrictions to establish roles for themselves-and to write new kinds of narratives about women and war. Chris Dubbs tells the fascinating stories of Edith Wharton, Nellie Bly, and more than thirty other American women who worked as war reporters. As Dubbs shows, stories by these journalists brought in women from the periphery of war and made them active participants-fully engaged and equally heroic, if bearing different burdens and making different sacrifices. Women journalists traveled from belligerent capitals to the front lines to report on the conflict. But their experiences also brought them into contact with social transformations, political unrest, labor conditions, campaigns for women’s rights, and the rise of revolutionary socialism.
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29,99 €

White Hat


Best known for his role in the arrest and killing of Crazy Horse and for the book he wrote, The Indian Sign Language, Captain William Philo Clark (1845-1884) was one of the Old Army's renaissance men, by turns administrator, fighter, diplomat, explorer, and ethnologist. As such, Clark found himself at center stage during some of the most momentous events of the post-Civil War West: from Brigadier General George Crook's infamous 'Starvation March' to the Battle of Slim Buttes and the Dull Knife Fight, then to the attack against the Bannocks at Index Peak and Sitting Bull's final fight against the U.S. Army. Captain Clark's life story, here chronicled in full for the first time, is at once an introduction to a remarkable figure in the annals of nineteenth-century U.S. history, and a window on the exploits of the U.S. Army on the contested western frontier. White Hat follows Clark from his upbringing in New York State to his life as a West Point cadet, through his varied army posts on the northern plains, and finally to his stint in Lieutenant General Philip Sheridan's headquarters first in Chicago and later in Washington, D.C. Along the way, Mark J. Nelson sets the record straight on Clark's controversial relationship with Crazy Horse during the Lakota leader's time at Camp Robinson, Nebraska. His book also draws a detailed picture of Clark's service at Fort Keogh, Montana Territory, including what is arguably his greatest success - the securing of Northern Cheyenne leader Little Wolf's peaceful surrender. In telling Clark's story, White Hat illuminates the history of the nineteenth-century American military and the Great Plains, including the Grand Duke Alexis's buffalo hunt, the Great Sioux War, and the careers of Crook and Sheridan. Nelson's examination of Clark's early years in the army offers a rare look at the experiences of a staff officer stationed on the frontier and expands our view of the army, as well as the United States' westward march.
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25,49 €

The Creative Wellbeing Handbook


A creative career is full of possibility - but it can also be overwhelming, exhausting and isolating. Today's creatives are under pressure to be always on, inspired, and ready to deliver at a pace that often leaves them feeling stuck or burnt out. The Creative Wellbeing Handbook is a practical guide to help you rediscover joy in your creative work and in your life. Whether you're a student, designer, artist, writer or other creative thinker, this book offers everyday tools to help you feel motivated and clear-headed. At the heart of the book is the Creative Ecosystem, an adaptable model built around five areas: Connection, Wonder, Pause, Movement and Joy. Through stories, exercises and research-backed ideas, you'll learn how to sustain your creativity by caring for yourself. You don't need more time or discipline - just a way to refuel with the resources you already have. Over 100 creatives from 26 countries contributed to this book, with interviews and quotes from founders, leaders, and strategists at Women of Type, Google, karlssonwilker inc. and Luminary, alongside independent creatives including Stefan Sagmeister, Daniel Eatock, Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian, Zipeng Zhu, Jean Jullien, Elizabeth Olwen, Ji Lee and Catalina Estrada Uribe.
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26,99 €

Česká pirátská strana


Piráti – první čistě internetově založená (a dlouho i fungující) politická strana v ČR a rovněž dynamický fenomén české stranické politiky posledních let. Kniha pojednává o vývoji strany od založení v roce 2009 do současnosti a rozebírá celkový rozvoj organizační struktury – postupný odklon od čistě internetové roviny ve prospěch budování stabilnější organizační struktury. Reflektovány jsou i specifické vnitrostranické aspekty (participační mechanismy, internetové fórum, aj.), které jsou součástí stranické identity a ovlivňují její fungování. Kniha usiluje o zachycení proměňující se trajektorie a profilace Pirátské strany za 15 let její existence, které napomohly její politické relevanci a přiblížení k hlavním politickým proudům, což jí umožnilo spolupodílet se po parlamentních volbách 2021 i na vládní odpovědnosti jako první pirátské straně na světě.
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21,25 €

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.