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The Problem with Being a Person


Escape the race to happiness, build a life of value, and resist the pull of self-helpYou?ve heard this story: outwardly, woman was living the dream. Inwardly, woman was drowning in despair. It''s what happened next that sets this tale apart.Many of us go through life believing that something about us is not normal enough. So, we devote ourselves to the endless pursuit of self-improvement. That?s what Talia Pollock decided to do. In her quest to feel better, Talia Pollock got seduced by self-help trends that offered fleeting solace but failed to soothe the depths of her inner turmoil. Conventional remedies, like medication and therapy, provided a semblance of relief but didn?t ease the angst she felt inside. It wasn?t until she discovered Existentialist philosophy that she discovered is that what we?re told is abnormal is actually entirely human, and it?s our attempts to cure ourselves of our humanity will eventually drive us mad.Echoing the timeless wisdom of philosophers and the timely research of social scientists, Pollock offers a modern take on finding the courage to create your own version of satisfaction.Pollock?s sincere retelling of her own experiences urges readers toquestion conventional notions of happinessembrace contentment as a lasting source of well-beingnavigate the challenges of a comfortably uncomfortable life Whether you?re grappling with existential questions, seeking to break free from societal expectations, or yearning for a deeper sense of fulfillment, The Problem with Being a Person offers a powerful message for prioritizing self-acceptance over self-improvement.
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36,99 €

Subverting the Republic


From two expert presidential scholars comes a new answer to why the Trump presidency happened: decades of partisanship and policies have centered the president as the sole focus of American government to create a treacherous system whose danger may far outlive the politics of Donald J. Trump.The election of Donald J. Trump on November 6, 2016, changed how we understand the American presidency—but this transformation was not of his own making. His unprecedented rise to power led to an administration where Trump brazenly defied established constitutional norms and institutions. Yet, as Nicholas F. Jacobs and Sidney M. Milkis reveal, Trump’s presidency was not merely a shocking departure from tradition, but a symptom of a constitutional disease that had has long afflicted the American polity. They call this condition presidentialism, a dangerous shift towards an executive-centered politics and government that places immense power in the hands of a single individual. While some scholars of American politics view the Trump presidency as a cult of personality, Jacobs and Milkis argue that his unsettling ascent to the White House was decades in the making, the result of numerous cultural, institutional, and constitutional changes. From aggressively redeploying the federal government’s administrative powers, to using the tools of the modern presidency to undertake a hostile takeover of the Republican Party, Trump’s presidency reveals the peril of a presidency-centered democracy that combines executive aggrandizement and polarizing struggles over the meaning of American identity. The disruptive features of the Trump presidency should not be viewed as an ephemeral phenomenon, nor does Donald Trump’s departure from the White House end the threat that presidentialism poses to American democracy. Subverting the Republic explains why the Trump presidency happened—and why it might happen again.
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74,49 €

Good Girls Gossip


"Some call it friendship, others call it a bunch of crazy women having a laugh ... I call it female empowerment."As Tova Leigh grew up, she watched how her mother and her friends gave each other permission to be who they truly were: badasses, fierce, larger than life, brave, vulnerable, compassionate, rude, outrageous, ridiculous, thoughtful ... human! The whole freaking shabbang. This was a life-changing lesson in empowerment. This book celebrates the tradition of female camaraderie, of sisterhood shared across the generations, and the communication - dismissed by the patriarchy as "gossip" - that binds women together. Sharing stories of inspiring women she's met, as well as her own experiences and practical tools to find your own power, Tova encourages us to be more curious about the women in our lives and to seek out more female friendships and mentors. Because when women come together, incredible things happen.
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25,49 €

Hľadajúci stratených


Edícia Skutočný príbeh, 2. zväzok „Vedel, že Pán Boh mu určil cestu, aby našiel šťastie pri oltári. A cítil, že jeho služba nebude ľahká. Už vtedy tušil, že všetkými protivenstvami, ktorými musel prejsť, si ho Prozreteľnosť pripravuje na omnoho ťažšie kríže jeho budúcej životnej kalvárie.“ Prišiel som hľadať, čo sa stratilo je nápis na biskupskom erbe biskupa Jozefa Čárskeho (1886 – 1962). Pútavý beletrizovaný životopis predstavuje drámu jeho života v historickom kontexte konca 19. storočia až po obdobie komunistickej totality.
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11,00 €

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On Truth in Politics


The “philosopher of truth” (Jill Lepore, The New Yorker) shows why truth is an essential democratic value—and how it can be strengthenedDo any of us really care about truth when it comes to politics? Should we? In a world of big lies, denialism, and conspiracy theories, democracies are experiencing two interlocked crises: a loss of confidence in democracy itself and the growing sense among many that politics is only about power—not truth. In this book, Michael Patrick Lynch argues that truth not only can—but must—matter in politics. He shows why truth is an essential democratic value—a value we need to sustain our democratic way of life—and how it can be strengthened.Despite evidence that people are rarely motivated by truth when it comes to politics, On Truth in Politics argues that this isn’t inevitable. Accessibly written and rigorously argued, it draws on the American pragmatist tradition to develop an original theory of the nature and value of truth in the messy world of politics. Contrary to the belief of many, political beliefs can be true or false. But if democracy is to continue to be a space of reason and not just an arena of power, we must build a better infrastructure of knowledge, including stronger schools and media, and renew our commitment to science and history.A vital and timely book, On Truth in Politics makes an original case for why democracy cannot survive without truth.
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33,49 €

The Terrible Children of Modernity


Peter Sloterdijk is among the most acclaimed and widely read philosophers of the past half-century. Called “Germany’s most controversial thinker” by the New Yorker, he has challenged and provoked readers worldwide with extraordinarily ambitious and wide-ranging works of philosophical and cultural critique. In The Terrible Children of Modernity, Sloterdijk offers a magisterial and profound investigation into the vicissitudes of historical change and the nature of modernity. For Sloterdijk, modernity is defined by its need to break with the past. Moderns are perpetual rebels who seek to sever the ties of tradition and forms of inheritance that bind generations and eras together. With deep philosophical, historical, and literary range, he traces this antigenealogical experiment from the French Revolution onward, from Madame de Pompadour and Napoleon through Nietzsche, Marx, Wagner, the Dadaists, and Deleuze. Acutely aware of the destructive potential of cultural discontinuities, Sloterdijk is no less critical of the “fathers” who condemn change than the “terrible children” who seek a drastic rupture with their predecessors. Equally concerned with the grand sweep of history and our current predicaments, he instead calls for new ways to live together in the intersubjectivity of the human condition. Incisive and daring, breathtaking in its scope, this account of youthful rebellion against tradition asks us to reimagine the ethics of genealogy.
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39,49 €

The Girl in the Middle


Shortlisted for the Cundill History PrizeA haunting image of an unnamed Native child and a recovered story of the American WestIn 1868, celebrated Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner traveled to Fort Laramie to document the federal government’s treaty negotiations with the Lakota and other tribes of the northern plains. Gardner, known for his iconic portrait of Abraham Lincoln and his visceral pictures of the Confederate dead at Antietam, posed six federal peace commissioners with a young Native girl wrapped in a blanket. The hand-labeled prints carefully name each of the men, but the girl is never identified. As The Girl in the Middle goes in search of her, it draws readers into the entangled lives of the photographer and his subjects. Martha A. Sandweiss paints a riveting portrait of the turbulent age of Reconstruction and westward expansion. She follows Gardner from his birthplace in Scotland to the American frontier, as his dreams of a utopian future across the Atlantic fall to pieces. She recounts the lives of William S. Harney, a slave-owning Union general who earned the Lakota name “Woman Killer,” and Samuel F. Tappan, an abolitionist who led the investigation into the Sand Creek massacre. And she identifies Sophie Mousseau, the girl in Gardner’s photograph, whose life swerved in unexpected directions as American settlers pushed into Indian Country and the federal government confined Native peoples to reservations. Spinning a spellbinding historical tale from a single enigmatic image, The Girl in the Middle reveals how the American nation grappled with what kind of country it would be as it expanded westward in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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36,99 €

Wittgenstein’s Critique of Russell’s Multiple Relation Theory of Judgement


Wittgenstein’s May–June 1913 critique of Russell’s multiple-relation theory of judgement (or MRTJ) marked a crucial turning point in the lives of two great twentieth-century thinkers. It was also a watershed moment within the history of analytic philosophy itself. Yet scholarly consensus around a satisfactory interpretation of the nature of the critique, the extent of and reasons for its impact on Russell, along with the role it played within Wittgenstein’s development have remained elusive. With these facts in mind, this book aims to accomplish four interrelated goals. The first is to develop a compelling reading of Wittgenstein’s May–June 1913 critique of Russell’s MRTJ. The second is to defend this reading, called the ‘logical interpretation’ (or LI) against its most prominent competitors in the scholarly literature. Third, the book aims to situate Wittgenstein’s critique of the MRTJ and Russell’s reaction to it, within the broader context of each of Wittgenstein’s and Russell’s respective philosophical developments. Fourth and finally, the book aims to introduce students and scholars of early analytic philosophy to, and familiarize them with the historical events, textual evidence, scholarly controversies, letters, notes and diagrams, consideration of which is integral to constructing a plausible reading of Wittgenstein’s objection.
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33,49 €

Chvála alkoholu


Odkedy lovci a zberači objavili prirodzenú fermentáciu cukrov v ovocí a zrnách, stal sa alkohol neoddeliteľnou súčasťou ľudských dejín. V mnohých kultúrach slúžil ako základná potravina a v časoch, keď bola voda silne znečistená, ako hygienicky bezpečný nápoj. Naďalej tvorí stredobod našich kultúrnych, rodinných a religióznych ceremónií a obradov a je dôležitým obchodným artiklom, ktorého výroba a predaj predstavuje pre štáty dôležitý zdroj príjmu. Kniha Chvála alkoholu vás prostredníctvom zábavných a poučných príbehov prevedie po stopách nášho vzťahu s pivom, vínom a rôznymi destilátmi, ktoré spoluvytvárali našu civilizáciu. Nech produkt kvasenia, ktorý pračlovek po prvýkrát ochutnal, chutil akokoľvek, rozhodne ho nezabil. A rozhodne sa mu príjemný pocit po jeho konzumácii zapáčil. Možno bol „pramuž“ v prítomnosti „praženy“ o niečo smelší, možno boli jeho „pravtipy“ veselšie, jeho „pratanec“ odvážnejší a ťažký boj o prežitie o niečo znesiteľnejší.
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16,20 € 18,99€

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Stručné dějiny starověkého Izraele


Těžko najdeme v rámci staroorientálního bádání oblast, v níž došlo za poslední roky k tak zásadním změnám, jako jsou dějiny Izraele. Řada klasických tezí je nadále neudržitelná, ať už se týkaly počátků Izraele na konci druhého tisíciletí př. Kr., doby královské, babylónského exilu či perského období. Bernd U. Schipper v této nové publikaci z roku 2023 líčí na základě archeologických i dalších nebiblických pramenů dějiny starověkého Izraele zcela novým způsobem. V jeho zorném poli se ocitají izraelská města, události, chrámy a kulty, o nichž Bible mlčí. Každý, kdo se chce na základě nejnovějšího historického bádání dovědět něco o dějinách tvořících pozadí biblických příběhů, by si měl tuto knihu rozhodně přečíst. Bernd U. Schipper, nar. 1968, je profesor Starého zákona na Humboldtově univerzitě v Berlíně, specializovaný na dějiny Izraele ve staroorientálním světě.
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14,54 €

Ambrosiánský ritus


Liturgické tradice jednotlivých středisek církevního života se od počátku křesťanství navzájem ovlivňovaly a postupně docházelo k jejich sbližování. V raném středověku převládl na Západě římský ritus a z původních liturgických tradic přetrvaly do 21. století pouze dvě: vedle hispánské liturgie také tradice milánská neboli ambrosiánská, kterou představuje tato kniha. Ambrosiánská bohoslužba se po celé dějiny rozvíjela v nedalekém sousedství Říma, některé prvky z římské tradice přebírala, jinými prvky naopak římskou liturgii obohatila. Čtenář v této knížce zjistí, jakým způsobem slaví Kristova tajemství ambrosiánští věřící v severní Itálii a jižním Švýcarsku, co mají tradice Západu společné a co je pro každou z nich specifické. „Životnost ambrosiánského ritu byla v minulosti velmi prospěšná a bude i v budoucnu nejen pro milánskou diecézi, ale i pro všeobecnou církev.“ (Pavel VI.) Norberto Valli (* 1968) je italský kněz a liturgista. Vyučuje liturgiku na Papežském liturgickém institutu sv. Anselma v Římě a v Arcibiskupském semináři v Miláně. Je členem Kongregace pro ambrosiánský ritus.
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12,15 € 12,40€

Mozek v kondici


Tajemství mladé a zdravé mysli Věděli jste, že váš mozek je jako sval – čím více ho používáte, tím silnější a odolnější se stává? Tato kniha vám ukáže, jak svůj mozek trénovat, chránit před stárnutím a udržet ho v nejlepší formě po celý život. Kniha Mozek v kondici kombinuje vědecké poznatky s praktickými technikami, díky kterým objevíte, jak: •zlepšit paměť a soustředění. •posílit kreativitu a logické myšlení. •předejít stresu, úzkosti a kognitivnímu úpadku. Zjistíte, jak mozek funguje, jak si pamatuje, proč zapomíná a jak ho můžete posílit. V knize najdete kognitivní cvičení, logické hádanky, mentální aktivity i jednoduché návody, jak začít s učením nových dovedností. A navíc tipy, jak předcházet stárnutí mozku a jak podpořit svůj duševní i fyzický výkon. Kniha Mozek v kondici je ideálním společníkem pro každého, kdo chce objevit plný potenciál své mysli. Pečujte o svůj mozek – začněte dnes!
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25,03 €

Left Behind


The world-renowned economist offers a ground-breaking new vision for inclusive prosperity Left behind places can be found in prosperous countries?from South Yorkshire, integral to the industrial revolution and now England’s poorest county, to Barranquilla, once Colombia’s portal to the Caribbean and now struggling. More alarmingly, the poorest countries in the world are diverging further from the rest of humanity than they were at the start of this century. Why have these places fallen behind? And what can we do about it? World-renowned development economist Paul Collier has spent his life working in neglected communities. In this book he offers his candid diagnosis of why some regions and countries are failing, and a new vision for how they can catch up. Collier lays the blame for widening inequality on stale economic orthodoxies that prioritize market forces to revive left behind regions, and on the arrogant, hands-off and one-size fits all approach of centralized bureaucracies like the UK Treasury. As a result, Collier argues, the UK has become the most unequal and unfair society in the western world. Yet the core message of Left Behind is hopeful: bringing together encouraging case studies of recovery from around the world, Collier shows how renewal is achievable through a combination of collective learning, moral leadership and local agency. With keen insight, he draws lessons from such seemingly disparate fields as behavioural psychology, evolutionary biology and moral philosophy to share a bold, galvanizing vision for a more inclusive, prosperous world.
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Downfall


In the early years of Vladmir Putin's Russia, Yevgeny Prigozhin emerged as one of the President's most trusted assets. By 2023, he had become a dangerous warlord - and also one of Putin's chief rivals in Russia's tumultuous political climate, exiled after leading an attempted coup, and shortly after killed in a mysterious plane crash. But what is the truth about this enigmatic figure, his role in the war with Ukraine, and the chaos unleashed across Russia by his turn against Putin? And, in the aftermath of his death, what is next for Russia in the new stage of late Putinism that Prigozhin's life forged? In a compelling tale that unravels a complex web of power, betrayal and recrimination, Downfall delves into the profound impact of Prigozhin on the heart and soul of a nation at a crossroads. Drawing on years of research, this book traces the rise of Russia's most prominent non-state actor and examines the political climate that propelled a convicted gangster with no government office to the formidable role he came to occupy. An essential story of Russia's recent history, Downfall is also a compelling insight into its likely future.
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Optimal


'Actionable tools and insights that are essential to unlocking your potential' Oscar Munoz, former CEO of United Airlines In his groundbreaking bestseller Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman revolutionized how we think about intelligence. Now, he reveals practical methods for using these inner resources to more readily enter an optimal state of high performance and satisfaction. There are moments when we achieve peak performance: an athlete plays a perfect game; a business has a quarter with once-in-a-lifetime profits. But for every amazing day, we may have a hundred ordinary and even unsatisfying ones. Fulfilment doesn't come from isolated peak experiences, or elusive 'flow' states, but rather from many consistent good days. So how do we sustain performance, while avoiding burnout and maintaining balance? In Optimal, Daniel Goleman and Cary Cherniss reveal how emotional intelligence can help us have a productive day, any day - to consistently work at your 'optimal' level. Based on decades of research on how hundreds of people build the inner architecture of having a good day, they sketch what an optimal state feels like, and show how emotional intelligence holds the key to our best performance. Optimal will equip you to become a highly effective leader and enable you to build an organizational culture that empowers workers to sustain high performance
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15,95 €

Inside the Stargazers Palace


Enter the mysterious world of sixteenth-century science, where astronomers and alchemists shared laboratories... In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, overturning centuries of scholastic presumption. A new age was coming into view - one guided by observation, technology and logic. But omens and elixirs did not disappear from the sixteenth-century laboratory. Charms and potions could still be found nestled between glistening brass instruments and leather-bound tomes. The line between the natural and supernatural remained porous, yet to be defined. From the icy Danish observatory of Tycho Brahe, to the smoky, sulphur-stained workshop of John Dee, Violet Moller tours the intellectual heart of early European science. Exploring its rich, multidisciplinary culture, Inside the Stargazer's Palace reveals a dazzling forgotten world, where all knowledge, no matter how arcane, could be pursued in good faith.
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Filozofia ako metafyzika


Günter Figal ukazuje, že filozofia začína hľadaním pravdy, že v tomto hľadaní sa nutne rozvíja otázka bytia súcna a že toto hľadanie sa nakoniec etabluje ako „metafyzika“. Figal obhajuje metafyziku a zároveň ju fenomenologicky reformuluje. Argumentuje v prospech jej chápania ako jednej z viacerých filozofických perspektív. Günter Figal (1949 – 2024), brilantný filozof, fenomenológ, znalec filozofickej tradície, profesor na univerzitách v Tübingene a vo Freiburgu, hosťujúci profesor na univerzitách v Aarhuse, Nishinomiya, Berlíne, Ríme, Bostone či v Leuvene. Dlhoročný predseda Martin Heidegger Gesellschaft. Editor série Heidegger Forum vo vydavateľstve Vittorio Klostermann, vydavateľ sérií Philosophische Untersuchungen a Internationale Jahrbuch für Hermeneutik vo vydavateľstve Mohr Siebeck. Svoje dielo zavŕšil prácou Vieldeutigkeit. Zur ästhetischen Umstellung der Philosophie (Viacznačnosť. K estetickému obratu vo filozofii, 2023), v ktorej háji filozofiu ako pôvodnú skúsenosť viacvýznamovosti a umenie, v ktorom je táto skúsenosť najitenzívnejšou, ako jej paradigmu. Vydavateľstvo Minor publikovalo v slovenskom preklade taktiež Figalovu prenikavú systematickú estetiku Zjavnosť vecí. Fenomenológia ako estetika (2023), ktorej hlavné pojmy sú odvodené zo skúsenosti a opisu umeleckých diel. Pojednáva o mimoriadnom príspevku umenia k poznaniu, pričom rozvíja koncepciu krásy, ktorá sa vzťahuje aj na moderné umenie. O umení uvažuje ako o celku – od starogréckej poézie až po japonskú čajovú misku.
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17,00 €

The Crypto Trader


The real-life trades and strategies of a successful cryptocurrency trader. Glen Goodman’s goal was to retire young and wealthy, escaping the daily grind. He taught himself how to trade everything from shares to Bitcoin and made enough money to realise his dream and quit his day job while still in his 30s. In The Crypto Trader, Glen will show you exactly how he made huge profits trading Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple and more, so that you can do it too – without risking your shirt. Glen publicly called the top of the market in December 2017 and took his profits before the crash. But there are still tons of trading opportunities out there and Glen continues to trade crypto successfully. Inside you’ll see his multi-hundred-percent gains on a raft of cryptocurrencies and learn how he builds his profits and holds onto them. Glen reveals all his trading strategies, the proven methods and rules that make him one of the most followed traders in the world on social media. (He is also frequently interviewed by the BBC, Forbes and LBC, and is a contributing expert on cryptocurrency at the London School of Economics.) It took Glen years of study and trial and error to become a consistent money maker. He learnt his trading lessons the hard way – so you don’t have to. With The Crypto Trader by your side, you’ll learn how to grab opportunities, make money – and keep it.
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Going Nuclear


What if climate change isn't an environmental challenge, but an energy challenge? 'Fascinating' JAMES O'BRIEN 'Thrilling...vividly written, filled with fascinating facts, and inspiring' STEVEN PINKER 'Powerful' BRYAN APPLEYARD, Spectator 'I challenge you to read this book and not be excited about how we get on and power the world with sustainable energy for the next century' HANNAH RITCHIE In this visionary book, Dr Tim Gregory urges us to rethink the path to net zero. He argues that the solution to climate change lies not simply in replacing fossil fuels with renewables, but in fully embracing another energy source that emits zero carbon dioxide: nuclear power. Gregory dismantles the conventional wisdom that renewables such as wind and solar are completely 'green', and debunks myths surrounding nuclear waste and radiation, demonstrating that nuclear power is not only reliable, safe and potent, but the most environmentally responsible way to harvest energy. Going Nuclear calls for decarbonisation to be the twenty-first century's Apollo programme. By interweaving scientific optimism, myth-busting data, and ambitious policy ideas, Gregory illustrates the untapped and boundless potential of the atom beyond just clean energy: from advanced medicine and forensics to atomic gardening and space exploration. This is a bold case for an alternative, sustainable and prosperous future: a world in which abundant energy is available to all.
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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.