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Can Europe Survive


A bold new account of Europe's plight as it faces political fracture, economic stagnation and external challenges from the U.S., China and Russia Today, Europe finds itself in a fast-changing, polarised world dominated by Chinese-American rivalry. The European Union and its surrounding nonmember states, despite initial successes after the fall of the Berlin Wall, have failed to implement a strategy for success in the twenty-first century. Britain's exit from the Union has weakened both sides, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine has thrown these shortcomings into sharp relief. How should states across the continent position themselves in the decades to come? Drawing on unpublished archives and interviews with over 150 leading figures, David Marsh investigates Europe's present crisis, from the march of populism, Franco-German malaise, and the breakdown of relations with Putin's Russia. Fault lines are emerging in the monetary union, while the fight against climate change has impacted growth. Facing its gravest test since the Second World War, Europe must find fresh reserves of resilience-and seek out renewed international partnerships to ensure success.
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The Taiwan Tinderbox


Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was inconceivable in the twenty-first century. On the other side of the planet, democratic Taiwan faces the rising threat of a military takeover by China a conflict whose impact on the international community would be catastrophic. Renowned Taiwan expert and former intelligence officer J. Michael Cole explains how this Pacific nation has become a tinderbox that could ignite a full-scale global conflict. Drawing on unparalleled access to Taiwanese government sources and two decades of on-the-ground observation, he explores the root causes of the conflict between Taiwan and China - from the identity politics that make "peaceful unification" inconceivable, to the rise of Xi Jinping, the most powerful and authoritarian Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. With in-depth analysis of how the war in Europe is influencing preparations by Beijing, Taipei, and Washington for a potential cross-Strait confrontation, The Taiwan Tinderbox is an impassioned plea for the defense of Taiwan as a priority for the international community and the future of democracy.
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33,49 €

American Political History


The Founding Fathers who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 distrusted political parties, popular democracy, centralized government, and a strong executive office. Yet the country''s national politics have historically included all those features. In American Political History: A Very Short Introduction, Donald Critchlow takes on this contradiction between original theory and actual practice. This brief, accessible book explores the nature of the two-party system, key turning points in American political history, representative presidential and congressional elections, struggles to expand the electorate, and critical social protest and third-party movements. The volume emphasizes the continuity of a liberal tradition challenged by partisan divide, war, and periodic economic turmoil.American Political History: A Very Short Introduction explores the emergence of a democratic political culture within a republican form of government, showing the mobilization and extension of the mass electorate over the lifespan of the country. In a nation characterized by great racial, ethnic, and religious diversity, American democracy has proven extraordinarily durable. Individual parties have risen and fallen, but the dominance of the two-party system persists. Fierce debates over the meaning of the U.S. Constitution have created profound divisions within the parties and among voters, but a belief in the importance of constitutional order persists among political leaders and voters. Americans have been deeply divided about the extent of federal power, slavery, the meaning of citizenship, immigration policy, civil rights, and a range of economic, financial, and social policies. New immigrants, racial minorities, and women have joined the electorate and the debates. But American political history, with its deep social divisions, bellicose rhetoric, and antagonistic partisanship provides valuable lessons about the meaning and viability of democracy in the early 21st century.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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13,49 €

Speak of the Devil


In 2013, when the state of Oklahoma erected a statue of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state capitol, a group calling themselves The Satanic Temple applied to erect a statue of Baphomet alongside the Judeo-Christian tablets. Since that time, The Satanic Temple has become a regular voice in national conversations about religious freedom, disestablishment, and government overreach. In addition to petitioning for Baphomet to appear alongside another monument of the Ten Commandments in Arkansas, the group has launched campaigns to include Satanic "nativity scenes" on government property in Florida, Michigan, and Indiana, offer Satanic prayers at a high school football game in Seattle, and create "After School Satan" programs in elementary schools that host Christian extracurricular programs. Since their 2012 founding, The Satanic Temple has established 19 chapters and now claims 100,000 supporters. Is this just a political group perpetuating a series of stunts? Or is it a sincere religious movemen? peak of the Devil is the first book-length study of The Satanic Temple. Joseph Laycock, a scholar of new religious movements, contends that the emergence of "political Satanism" marks a significant moment in American religious history that will have a lasting impact on how Americans frame debates about religious freedom. Though the group gained attention for its strategic deployment of outrage, it claims to have developed beyond politics into a genuine religious movement. Equal parts history and ethnography, Speak of the Devil is Laycock''s attempt to take seriously The Satanic Temple''s work to redefine religion, the nature of pluralism and religious tolerance, and what "religious freedom" means in America.
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Tibetská kniha mrtvých pro začátečníky


Citlivý a srozumitelný průvodce, který pomáhá smířit se se smrtí – vlastní i blízkých. Vychází z Tibetské knihy mrtvých, ale mluví jazykem dneška a je otevřený všem, bez ohledu na vyznání. Tibetská kniha mrtvých pro začátečníky je citlivý, srozumitelný a hluboce lidský průvodce tím, co si často nechceme připouštět – smrtí. Vychází z tisícileté moudrosti tibetského buddhismu, ale její poselství je univerzální. Nevyžaduje žádné náboženské přesvědčení, jen ochotu otevřít se myšlenkám, které mohou proměnit náš vztah k životu i umírání. Autoři, lama Lhanang Rinpočhe a Mordy Levine, přístupně a s laskavostí vysvětlují, jak se lze na smrt připravit – a proč je právě tato příprava klíčem ke klidnějšímu, smysluplnějšímu životu. Mluví o tom, proč západní kultura smrt vytěsňuje, odkud pramení náš strach z ní a jak je možné se s koncem života smířit. Smrt může být přirozeným, pokojně prožitým přechodem – ať už u nás samotných, nebo u těch, které doprovázíme. Kniha čerpá z učení legendární Tibetské knihy mrtvých a převádí její poselství do jazyka, kterému rozumíme dnes. Dozvíme se, co podle tibetského buddhismu nastává po smrti, co je to „bardo“ – mezistav mezi smrtí a znovuzrozením – i jak svou mysl připravit tak, abychom tímto přechodem mohli projít s lehkostí. A především: naučíme se žít tak, aby nás smrt nezaskočila, ale aby přišla jako přirozená součást cesty. Tibetská kniha mrtvých pro začátečníky je určena všem, kdo se chtějí přestat smrti bát. Těm, kdo pečují o blízké v závěru života. Těm, kdo cítí, že smysl života přesahuje to, co je vidět očima. A také těm, kdo chtějí projít časem umírání s klidem a jasností a kdo chtějí být přítomni sobě i svým bližním.
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18,28 €

Világuralom – A mesterséges intelligencia, a ChatGPT és az egész világunkat átformáló versengés


2022 novemberében új weboldal bukkant fel az interneten: az egyszerű szövegdobozból álló ChatGPT. Emberibben kommunikált egy átlagos ügyintézőnél, és sokszor hatékonyabb volt egy Google-keresésnél. Ekkor kezdtük érzékelni, hogy milyen korszakalkotó áttörés zajlott a színfalak mögött az MI fejlesztése kapcsán. Ám akkor még nem is sejtettük, hogy ez milyen hatást gyakorol mindannyiunk életére, és hogy mi vár ránk, ha egy kiforratlan és részrehajlóan működő technológiát a profit reményében különböző iparágak, sőt az oktatás és a média területén is használni kezdenek. Parmy Olson, a Bloomberg technológiai újságírója szerteágazó kapcsolatainak köszönhető, exkluzív információkra épülő könyvében betekintést nyújt a mesterséges intelligencia térhódításának történetébe, valamint a ChatGPT és más forradalmi technológiák alakulásába. Bemutatja a két zseniális elme és két startup: Demis Hassabis, a DeepMind agytrösztje és Sam Altman, az OpenAI vezetője folyamatos vetélkedését, akik a "mindenható" szuperintelligens számítógépek fejlesztése során már-már vallásalapítókként léptek színre. Kiderül, hogy bár induláskor mindketten az emberiség javára akarták fordítani a technológiát, egy-egy páratlanul nagy hatalmú mamutcég befolyása alá kerülve milyen veszélyes versenyfutásba kezdtek azért, hogy az ő platformjuk határozhassa meg a világ jövőjét. Lebilincselő, kihagyhatatlan és elgondolkodtató olvasmány mindazoknak, akiket érdekel, merre tart az emberiség a történelem egyik legnagyobb találmányának árnyékában.
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23,94 €

Válka s minulostí


S naší vlastní minulostí se vede válka. Probíhá kulturní křížová výprava s cílem učinit historii západní civilizace toxickou – ať už jde o strhávání soch, „dekolonizaci“ učebních osnov nebo vymazávání výrazů z našeho slovníku. Co je v sázce, když je ve společnosti tak silně podporován pocit hanby vůči západním dějinám? Profesor Frank Furedi ve své knize ostře hájí historii Západu a vyzývá k odporu proti delegitimizaci jejích ideálů i nesporných úspěchů. Vnímání minulosti jako příběhu hanby se v mnoha zemích stalo samozřejmým postojem, který prostupuje vzdělávací a kulturní život západní společnosti. Jeho zastánci to mohou považovat za kulturní nezbytnost, ale společnost, která ztratí kontakt se svou minulostí, se odsuzuje k trvalé krizi identity. Promarnit moudrost, kterou nám předávají dějiny, znamená zradit pozitivní výdobytky lidstva. Profesor Furedi tvrdí, že je zápas o naši historii jedním z nejdůležitějších konfliktů naší doby.
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23,16 €

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Elves and Fairies


An enchanting history of the otherworld of elves and fairies, from the nature spirits of Iceland and Ireland to Avalon and Middle Earth Originating in Norse and Celtic mythologies, elves and fairies are a firmly established part of Western popular culture. Since the days of the Vikings and Arthurian legend, these sprites have undergone huge transformations. From J. R. R. Tolkien’s warlike elves, based on medieval legend, to little flower fairies whose charms even Sir Arthur Conan Doyle succumbed to, they permeate European art and culture. In this engaging cultural history, Matthias Egeler explores these mythical creatures of Iceland, Ireland, Scotland, and England, and their continental European cousins. Egeler goes on a journey through enchanted landscapes and literary worlds. He describes both their friendly and their dangerous, even deadly, sides. We encounter them in the legends of King Arthur’s round table and in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, in the terrible era of the witch trials, in magic’s peaceful conquest of Victorian bourgeois salons, in the child-friendly form of Peter Pan, and even as helpers in the contemporary fight against environmental destruction.
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30,95 €

The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome


A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was in many ways a gilded age. Its early rulers restored and even expanded Egyptian power. Over a span of 300 years the period was witness to intellectual enlightenment, imaginative state-building, and some of the most memorable characters in ancient history, including Alexander the Great and Cleopatra VII. But these Macedonian Greek pharaohs embarked on ruinous warfare, faced rebellion, and descended into murderous family feuds. Increasingly reliant on the dizzying rise of Roman power, Ptolemaic Egypt was finally annexed by Augustus in 30 BCE. How did such an ancient civilization come to this? Exploring the lives of the Ptolemaic pharaohs, de la Bédoyere reveals the jealousy, greed, and murderous ambition in their Egypt and the legendary city of Alexandria, their capital. This is a lively, accessible account of Ancient Egypt's last days-and of the new power rising in its place.
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20,45 €

Wittgenstein


A holistic introduction to Wittgenstein’s philosophy that approaches him as a philosopher of ordinary life. One of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s most consequential claims was that the meaning of the word, its sense, is its use in language. This deceptively simple claim, the foundation of what became known as ordinary language philosophy, has animated thinkers across disciplinary bounds from metaphysics to ethics and more. In The Senses of Use, Sandra Laugier embarks on a fresh journey through Wittgenstein’s corpus that emphasizes the place of ordinary life and language in its thought. Through his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, and rich posthumously published works, Laugier offers a compelling new look at Wittgenstein as a philosopher of mind.
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46,99 €

Kórejské mýty: Bohovia, hrdinovia a legendy


Dokonalý úvod do sveta kórejských hrdinov, bohov a legiend Detailný prehľad kórejskej mytológie plnej posvätných hôr, šamanských svätýň, nadprirodzených bytostí a desivých duchov. Oba národy, ktoré v súčasnosti obývajú Kórejský polostrov, majú spoločnú bohatú mýtickú tradíciu. Príbehy o prefíkaných hrdinoch, ktorí dokážu oklamať nespravodlivú vrchnosť, tragické príbehy o smutných a pomstychtivých duchoch, o synoch, z ktorých cnostné matky urobili hrdinov, a o milujúcich dcérach, ktoré sa obetujú pre svoje rodiny – všetky tieto príbehy pretrvávajú v kultúre, kde sa miešajú konfuciánske, taoistické a buddhistické filozofie s ešte starobylejšími tradíciami, ktoré sú hlbokým zdrojom súčasného fenoménu hallju. Autori poukazujú na to, že mýty sú živou a vyvíjajúcou sa súčasťou kórejskej spoločnosti. V Južnej Kórei koexistujú najmodernejšie technológie so stáročnými šamanskými a konfuciánskymi rituálmi. V Severnej Kórei dynastia Kimovcov posilňuje svoju moc tým, že diktátorov za ich života pretvára na legendárne postavy. Medzi nimi sa nachádza demilitarizovaná zóna s nešťastnými prízrakmi obyčajných Kórejčanov, ktorých zasiahol vojnový konflikt. Nie je nádej na opätovné zjednotenie mýtom sama osebe? Kniha určite zaujme čitateľov, ktorí sa s kórejskou mytológiou ešte nestretli, ale vďaka detailnému a analytickému spracovaniu uspokojí aj tých, ktorí tieto príbehy už poznajú. Plusom je bohatý sprievodný obrazový materiál. Z anglického originálu preložila Zuzana Trstenská.
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22,40 €

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Repetitorium onkologie


Onkologie je jedním z nejdynamičtějších oborů současné medicíny. Cílená a biologická léčba, stejně jako imunoterapie a další moderní léčebné modality se rychle dostávají z výzkumných laboratoří do každodenního arzenálu klinických onkologů. Po úspěchu publikace Klinická onkologie (Maxdorf, 2023) připravuje nyní kolektiv předních expertů z komplexních onkologických center České republiky vedený prof. MUDr. Tomášem Büchlerem, Ph.D., publikaci Repetitorium onkologie. Kniha většího kapesního formátu s atraktivním grafickým zpracováním umožní rychlé nelezení a připomenutí nejdůležitějších faktů z onkologické diagnostiky, terapie a péče o pacienta. Publikace určená jak pro přípravu ke zkouškám, tak pro každodenní onkologickou praxi, bude užitečným a vítaným doplňkem ke Klinické onkologii.
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Toulky opevněnou krajinou Československa


Jak se lehké opevnění stalo součástí krajiny – a jaké příběhy o tom vypráví dobové fotografie? Výjimečná publikace přináší na čtyři stovky snímků, které zachycují bunkry v překvapivých souvislostech. Jan Lakosil, přední znalec českého lehkého opevnění, se vydává po stopách řopíků v místech, kde byste je možná nečekali: na svazích hor, uprostřed obcí, na dně vypuštěných přehrad, podél tratí i v národních parcích. Výsledek je důkazem, že obranné linie dodnes přežívají v krajině i v lidské paměti.
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39,90 €

Orwell’s Ghosts


Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Biography | Goldsmith Book Prize 2025 Winner (Trade) | A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 | A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year With Orwell claimed by all sides of the culture wars, returning to his own world and words offers sharp and surprising lessons for today's crises. Seventy-five years after 1984 first published, George Orwell is back. Progressives denounce 'Orwellian' untruths by Trump, Johnson, Putin et al, while conservatives accuse governments and mainstream media of 'Orwellian' censorship. But what does 'Orwellian' really mean? What would the man himself say about these crises, and what can we learn from his ideas? Orwell's Ghosts reveals Orwell in all his complexity, exploring his commitment to political liberty and economic justice alongside his undeniable chauvinism. This sharp free thinker's commentaries remain invaluable, whether on political truth, disinformation, class, race and empire, or highlighting the promise of socialism and the dangerous appeal of authoritarianism. Even Orwell's misogyny offers troubling lessons about gender politics on the left. All of his books show remarkable resonance between the first half of the twentieth century and today's world. Revisiting Orwell's own age of rapid change and urgent crossroads, this book sheds unique light on both our recent past and our current upheavals.
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Desire beyond Identity


Critically adapts the notion of desire in Luce Irigaray's philosophy to rethink the role of embodiment in sociopolitical and philosophical discourses today. Arguing for a radical return to desire in Luce Irigaray's thought, this book decisively intervenes in impasses around questions of identity that continue to confound contemporary discourse and politics. By prioritizing the disruptive potential of desire rather than sexual difference, Wesley N. Barker extends Irigaray's relational theory of becoming into new territory, opening generative, often surprising pathways for conversation with philosophies of race, queer theory, political theology, decolonial theory, and posthuman thought. As a source for reimagining materiality, desire is pulled free of a phallocentric, white, colonial framework and mobilized toward a philosophy of living capable of addressing the twenty-first century's multifaceted crises of identity, representation, and embodiment.
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39,49 €

Building Social Mobility


Which policies can help households improve their economic, social and political status? Building Social Mobility is an in-depth exploration of how policies to subsidize homeownership in low- and middle-income countries shape beneficiaries'' decision-making in nearly every facet of their lives. Tanu Kumar develops a multidimensional and cross-disciplinary theory that argues that these initiatives affect how citizens invest in the future, climb out of poverty, develop agency in their social relationships, and exert power in local politics. Kumar supports the theory using a multi-method study of three policies in India. Evidence includes a natural experiment, original surveys, paired qualitative interviews, and an 18-year matched panel study. Building Social Mobility is a book about both housing and behavior. It goes beyond assessing the effects of an important policy to provide deep insights about how upwardly mobile citizens make decisions and the interactions between wealth, dignity, and voice in low- and middle-income countries.
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Virality Vitality


Reveals the fragility of basic scientific concepts through the unstable relationship between viruses and life, calling for a deconstructive reading to grapple with their theoretical and political effects. Virality Vitality explores the history and present of the life sciences and virology, focusing on moments of disruption that reveal the instability of the most basic concepts guiding scientific knowledge and their practical or political consequences. From their "discovery" to present-day experiments in synthetic virology, viruses have given rise to upheavals in our models of life because of the difficulty of rigorously distinguishing life from virus, self from other. The virus has been compared to a gene, to an agent of life's heredity and immunity, and we humans depend on the fossils of ancient viral infections in our genome in order to bear children. Can a parasite give birth to its host? To interpret the nonoppositional relationship of virality and vitality, this book draws on the work of Jacques Derrida and the growing field of biodeconstruction that has emerged from his posthumously published work on genetics. In turn, Virality Vitality suggests a novel approach to questions of the agency of "matter" or the "nonhuman," often raised in Anthropocene studies, the material turn, and ecocriticism. Nothing is more natural than the artificiality of the borders drawn, maintained, and displaced by the living and their viruses, by virality-vitality. The inscription of these borders remains to be read, and thus deconstructive textuality is anything but opposed to the sciences and what they call life.
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Raise Your Soul


Eleni put an arm around him and said: “Come, come, life is ahead of us. Raise your soul now. We have much to do.”This is a book about how the great forces of history shape us – and how world-famous political activist Yanis Varoufakis was inspired by the resilience and the courage of his family, from his mother Eleni and grandmothers Anna and Trisevgeni, to his partner Danae. It is both an intimate portrait of a political awakening and a dramatic sweep through Greece''s history of post-colonial independence, Nazi occupation, communist partisan resistance, Cold War fracture, civil war, fascist dictatorship, socialist revival and tumultuous present-day economic collapse.Raise Your Soul is a powerful tale of resistance and endurance – a beacon of hope for dark times.
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Hot Girl Walk


Let your inner glow shine in a journey through self-empowerment and mental and physical wellness.The Hot Girl Walk is more than just a workout routine; it’s a movement toward empowerment. Created by Mia Lind in 2020, the Hot Girl Walk movement is a 4-mile outdoor walk that brings participants together through accessible and inclusive fitness training. Since the movement began, millions of people across the world have gone on Hot Girl Walks, with in-person events having been hosted in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Australia, London, and more.Get on your feet and start walking! In Hot Girl Walk, Mia invites you to embark on a journey of self-discovery, taking you through the three main stages of the walk: gratitude, goals, and self-confidence. This impactful book is your guide to empowerment wherever you go: from your 4-mile daily walk to the meetings and appointments of daily life. For all different lifestyles, Hot Girl Walk is here to help motivate you to become the person you know you can be. Strengthen your mind-body connection and truly understand that to look good is to feel good. Hot Girl Walk includes easy ways to start healthy habits, plus interesting insights on: How Mia Lind invented the Hot Girl WalkThe importance of gratitudeVisualizing successDefining goals using SMART goalsMaking and breaking habitsEmbracing self-confidenceHandling a negative spiralThe importance of sisterhoodMorning and evening routines for successAnd more!At the end of each chapter, find snippets of success stories from those who have implemented the Hot Girl Walk to their daily routine. Featuring Hot Girl Walk-ers from all over the world, learn first-hand how Mia Lind''s movement has helped and improved lives. Will you join Mia by making Hot Girl Walk a part of your journey and become the next success story?Take it from someone who has literally walked the walk. Mia''s guide provides small daily mindset adjustments that lead to big, lifechanging results. Diving into the practices, reflections, and exercises of Hot Girl Walk is an act of self-care. Join millions of women on a Hot Girl Walk by putting one foot in front of the other and let your inner glow shine.
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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.

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