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Oceán - Poslední divočina na Zemi


Poslední autorský titul legendárního přírodovědce Kniha, která vznikala téměř sto let Vychází v den 99. narozenin sira Davida Attenborougha „Mám to štěstí, že žiji už bezmála sto let. Během této doby jsme se toho o oceánu dozvěděli víc než v jakékoliv jiné fázi lidských dějin. Oceánografie odhalila přírodní divy, které si chlapec ve 30. letech minulého století nedovedl ani představit... a změnili jsme světový oceán natolik, že se v příštích 100 letech staneme buď svědky masového vymírání jeho života, nebo velkolepého zotavení. Já se už nedozvím, jak tento příběh skončí. Poté, co jsem strávil celý život objevováním naší planety, zůstávám ale přesvědčený, že čím více lidí bude přírodě rozumět a nacházet v ní potěšení, tím větší máme naději, že zachráníme ji i sebe samé.“ David Attenborough natáčel ve všech oceánských životních prostředích planety, od ledových moří na pólech po odlehlé korálové útesy. S dlouholetým spolupracovníkem Colinem Butfieldem se teď dělí o příběh poslední velké divočiny, jež formuje pevninu, na níž žijeme, reguluje podnebí a vytváří vzduch, který dýcháme. Ponořte se do osmi unikátních biotopů skrytých ve slaných vodách. Proplavte chaluhovými lesy, mangrovy a korálovými útesy a nahlédněte do nejhlubších zákoutí nejméně probádaného ekosystému Země, ukrytých téměř jedenáct kilometrů pod hladinou. Vydejte se na fascinující objevitelskou cestu a setkejte se s karetami a plejtváky obrovskými, s klauny očkatými a světélkujícími medúzami, s vampýrovkami a „bezhlavými kuřecími příšerami“ – zvláštním druhem sumýše obývajícím oceánské dno. S vřelostí, inteligencí a úžasem typickými pro veškeré dílo Davida Attenborougha nám Oceán představuje svět, jenž je zoufale křehký a se svou neobyčejnou regenerační schopností zároveň podivuhodně odolný. Na obnovu nejdůležitějšího životního prostředí ještě není pozdě. Pokud jej budeme respektovat, mořský svět bude ještě bohatší a úchvatnější, než si dovedeme představit.
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SEPECAT Jaguar


The SEPECAT Jaguar was designed to meet the requirements of the Armée de l''Air and the Royal Air Force for a light tactical fighter and a supersonic two-seat training aircraft. First flown in September 1968, the Jaguar went on to serve in both air forces for forty years. Jaguars were exported and licence-built in India, where they remain in frontline service today. Jaguars have also been acquired by the air forces of Ecuador, Oman and Nigeria.Best remembered today as a Cold War attack aircraft, the Jaguar offered a potent mix of high speed at low altitude, excellent navigational and weapons accuracy and a diverse payload of air-to-ground ordnance including tactical nuclear weapons and laser-guided bombs and missiles. While the Jaguars of the RAF based in West Germany helped to deter the Warsaw Pact during the 1970s and 1980s, the Armée de l''Air used their Jaguars in combat in Mauritania and Chad in West Africa. Both air forces participated in the international coalition following Iraq''s invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the Jaguar acquitting itself well during Operation Desert Storm. During the 1990s and 2000s, Jaguars served as peacekeepers in the skies over Iraq, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and Sri Lanka. The Jaguar has also seen combat in other faraway places as diverse as the Andes and Kashmir in the Himalayas.Drawing on archival research, Jaguar: A Development and Operational History describes the history behind the requirements that gave birth to the Jaguar, its design and technical development, and service use in peacetime and war; including the Jaguars that have served in Ecuador, Oman, India and Nigeria. The stories behind the export deals that never came to fruition are covered, as are the numerous design studies during the 1970s for improved Jaguars to meet Air Staff Target 396 and the Big Wing Jaguar. Detailed appendices are included for all the Jaguars ordered by the Armée de l''Air and the RAF.Illustrated throughout with photographs, drawings and specially commissioned artwork, Jaguar: A Development and Operational History is a comprehensive reference book on the technical and operational history of the Jaguar.
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Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India


The gripping story of Indira Gandhi’s premiership—and the profound influence she had on India   Indira Gandhi’s ascent as prime minister of India in 1966 was entirely unforeseen. But she soon emerged as one of the most powerful political leaders of her times, who transformed the world’s largest democracy. She served as prime minister for a remarkable fifteen years, leaving behind a complex and deeply controversial legacy.   In this fascinating account, Srinath Raghavan tells the story of Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership. From her tentative start in high office to her remarkable electoral victories, the dark days of the Emergency of 1975–77, and her assassination at the hands of her bodyguards in 1984, Raghavan sheds new light on her politics and government, as well as on her adversaries and critics. He shows how the 1970s were the hinge on which the history of the country turned—and how Indira Gandhi transformed the new postcolonial nation into the India of today.
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33,49 €

Francúzsko-slovenský,slovensko-francúzsky vreckový slovník, 3. vydanie


Obsah slovníka: - 34 000 hesiel - 41 000 významov - 2 000 slovných spojení - súčasná slovná zásoba Zoznam príloh: - prehľad gramatiky - konverzácia a slovné obraty - orientačné mapy
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10,90 €

Broken Altars


A sweeping history of the violence perpetrated by governments committed to extreme forms of secularism in the twentieth century   A popular truism derived from the Enlightenment holds that violence is somehow inherent to religion, to which political secularism offers a liberating solution. But this assumption ignores a glaring modern reality: that putatively progressive regimes committed to secularism have possessed just as much and often a vastly greater capacity for violence as those tied to a religious identity. In Broken Altars, Thomas Albert Howard presents a powerful account of the misery, deaths, and destruction visited on religious communities by secularist regimes in the twentieth century.   Presenting three principal forms of modern secularism that have arisen since the Enlightenment—passive secularism, combative secularism, and eliminationist secularism—Howard argues that the latter two have been especially violence-prone. Westerners do not fully grasp this, however, because they often mistake the first form, passive secularism, for secularism as a whole. But a disconcertingly more complicated picture emerges with the adoption of a broader global vision. Admitting different species of secularism, greater historical perspective, and case studies drawn from the former Soviet Union, Turkey, Mexico, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Mongolia, and China, among other countries, Howard calls into question the conventional tale of modernity as the pacifying triumph of secularism over a benighted religious past.
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Beastly Britain


The remarkable history of Britain and its animals, told through ten iconic species   Have you ever wondered why we count sheep to get to sleep? Or where the phrase “red herring” comes from? Across British history, animals have been written about in poetry, painted in oils, and even recorded in law. Loved or feared, familiar or endangered, animals are everywhere to be seen.   In this enchanting, beautifully illustrated study, Karen R. Jones takes a journey through the history of ten animals to show the extraordinary story of “beastly” Britain. Jones looks at animals including foxes and hedgehogs, newts and beetles, ghostly hounds and even the Loch Ness Monster. She reveals the place of animals in British cultural identity and sheds new light on the most iconic moments of British history, from the Black Death to World War II.   The story of these isles may be told by human voices, but it is fully brought to life by listening to the squawks, bellows, and howls that make Britain what it is.
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Before the Movement


"Penningroth's conclusions emerge from an epic research agenda.... Before the Movement presents an original and provocative account of how civil law was experienced by Black citizens and how their 'legal lives' changed over time . . . [an] ambitious, stimulating, and provocative book." -Eric Foner, New York Review of BooksWinner of the Beveridge Award, American Historical AssociationWinner of the Littleton-Griswold Prize, American Historical AssociationFinalist for the Cundill History PrizeWinner of the Order of the Coif Book AwardWinner of the James Willard Hurst Prize, Law and Society AssociationWinner of the John Philip Reid Award, American Society for Legal HistoryWinner of the Charles Sydnor Award, Southern Historical AssociationWinner of the Merle Curti Social History Award, Organization of American HistoriansWinner of the Ellis W. Hawley Prize, Organization of American HistoriansWinner of the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles AwardWinner of the Scribes Book AwardWinner of the David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Legal HistoryShortlisted for the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award, Phi Beta KappaShortlisted for the Stone Book Award, Museum of African American HistoryShortlisted for the Mark Lynton History Prize, Columbia Journalism SchoolA prize-winning scholar draws on astonishing new research to demonstrate how Black people used the law to their advantage long before the Civil Rights Movement.
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Artificial Intelligence and the Value Alignment Problem


Written for an interdisciplinary audience, this book provides strikingly clear explanations of the many difficult technical and moral concepts central to discussions of ethics and AI. In particular, it serves as an introduction to the value alignment problem: that of ensuring that AI systems are aligned with the values of humanity. LaCroix redefines the problem as a structural one, showing students how many topics in AI ethics, from bias and fairness to transparency and opacity, can be understood as instances of the key problem of value alignment. Numerous case studies are presented throughout the book to highlight the significance of the issues at stake and to clarify the central role of the value alignment problem in the many ethical challenges facing the development and implementation of AI.
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42,99 €

True Conservatism


Drawing on the riches of Western tradition, Anthony T. Kronman defends a humane conservatism for our enlightened age “Rigorous and philosophically demanding, Kronman’s book invites principled argument from every side.”—Kirkus Reviews As the party of the left has grown more strident, its conservative critics have responded in kind. Each year conservatives do a poorer job of defending their position as a citadel of human values without lapsing into an angry assault on ideals that they and progressives share. It becomes harder to see the enduring appeal of a true conservatism that celebrates the worth of custom and inheritance; the splendor of what is excellent and rare; the expansive solidarity of our friendship with the dead; and the dignity, indeed necessity, of our longing for a connection to the eternal and divine—while affirming that these timeless human goods are compatible with the modern ideals of equality, toleration, and reasoned argument.  In this bracing book, Anthony T. Kronman defends a conservative philosophy of life that respects our enlightened ideals but decries the damage their arrogant simplification causes in our moral, political, and spiritual lives. Drawing on the work of Aristotle, Cicero, Spinoza, Burke, Hume, Madison, Tocqueville, Lincoln, Arendt, Heidegger, and others, he argues that humanism is conservatism, today as in the past. He reminds us that our humbling parameters make possible every form of human greatness, every human glory, every human love worthy of the name.
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A forrás


Ha bármit elérhetnénk az életben, mi lenne az? A tudomány legújabb felfedezései azt bizonyítják, hogy képesek vagyunk aktívan megváltoztatni agyunk működését. A világhírű neurológus, Dr. Tara Swart megmutatja, hogyan használjuk ki ezt a fantasztikus erőt, amellyel átalakíthatjuk az elménket, bevonzhatjuk azt, amire vágyunk, és megragadhatjuk azokat a sorsfordító lehetőségeket, amelyek mindennap elhaladnak mellettünk.A titok nem misztikus erők munkájában, hanem a Forrás hihetetlen hatalmában rejlik.
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16,87 €

Ocean - Earth's Last Wilderness


From the icy seas of our poles to remote coral islands, David Attenborough has filmed in every ocean habitat on planet earth. Now, with long-term collaborator Colin Butfield, he shares the story of our last great wilderness - the one which shapes the land we live on, regulates our climate and creates the air we breathe. Dive into eight unique saltwater habitats, swim through kelp forests, mangroves and coral reefs and down almost 11,000 feet to the deepest corners of the most unexplored ecosystem on our planet. Experience a journey of wonder and discovery, populated by green turtles and blue whales; clownfish and bioluminescent jellyfish; the vampire squid and the 'head-less chicken monster' - a strange form of sea cucumber that lives at the very bottom of the ocean. With the warmth, intelligence and awe that characterises all of David Attenborough's landmark series, Ocean shows us a world which is both desperately fragile yet astonishingly resilient, with an extraordinary capacity to repair itself. It's not too late to restore our most vital habitat. If we treat it with respect, our marine world will be even richer and more spectacular than we can imagine. A book almost a century in the making, but one that has never been more urgently needed.
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Tudd meg az igazat!


Tanuld meg, hogyan olvashatsz gyorsan az emberekből, és miként vonhatsz le következtetéseket látszólag ártatlannak tűnő és könnyed kérdések segítségével! Az emberek jelentős része zárkózott, falat emel maga köré, vagy épp szándékosan titkolózik. Nos, bármi legyen is a helyzet, ez a könyv megmutatja neked, hogyan puhíthatod meg őket, és derítheted ki, hogy pontosan mit is akarnak. Megismerheted, hogyan tudod finoman úgy terelni a beszélgetést az általad vágyott irányba, hogy megtaláld a válaszokat, amiket keresel. Fedezd fel az FBI-ügynököktől, pszichológusoktól és híres ügyvédektől származó javaslatokat, melyek segítségével megismerheted a körülötted lévők valódi szándékait! A Tudd meg az igazat segítségével a viselkedés, a gondolatok és az érzelmek szakértő olvasója válhat belőled. A könyvben ismertetett hatékony és kifinomult technikákat a szakemberek arra használják, hogy általuk több millió dollár értékű tudásra tegyenek szert, vagy olyan információkhoz jussanak, amelyeket épp titkolnak előlük. Patrick King könyvében olvashatsz: - a testbeszédről, mikro- és makro-arckifejezésekről; - a különböző kérdezési módszerekről; - a hideg olvasásról és a reakciók értelmezéséről; - a Columbo-technikáról; - és minden olyan egyéb tudományosan bizonyított technikáról, amivel jobban megértheted mások valódi szándékait. Ha szeretnél olvasni az emberekből, és mélyebb szinten megérteni őket, elengedhetetlen, hogy egy lépéssel mélyebbre hatolj annál, mint ahogy normál esetben a kommunikációról gondolkodsz. Ennek a könyvnek a célja, hogy olyan eszközökkel vértezzen fel, amelyek segítségével egyedi módon, anélkül értheted meg és fejtheted fel az emberek szándékait, hogy eközben tudatosulna bennük. Többé senki sem lesz rejtély számodra.
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Unequal Learning


Inequality has been soaring across the globe in the past decades. And the reproduction of inequality begins early in the life cycle: in homes and schools.In Unequal Learning, Xin Xiang analyzes the different kinds of learning that goes on in four drastically different Chinese schools: a rural school in a mountainous area; a public school in an impoverished region of an emerging city; a low-cost private school serving rural migrants; and a prestigious metropolitan public school that attracts the children of elite professionals and government officials. As she shows, the different learning opportunities available in these four communities contribute to the widening gulf between the rising metropolitan middle class and China''s working classes. Within classrooms, children in urban elite schools experience pedagogies drastically different from those in less privileged communities, despite the common preoccupation with preparing for exams. Outside classrooms, urban elite children learn to lead, collaborate, and compete through a variety of organized activities while rural children acquire competency in farm and household work.Though these particular schools are located in China, Xiang demonstrates how these four Chinese schools and communities reflect global trends as much as local peculiarities. Ultimately, addressing these pervasive and deep-rooted educational inequalities requires moving beyond the paradigms of closing ''achievement gaps'' and reducing ''learning poverty''. Xiang calls for a thorough rethinking of "whose knowledge and contribution counts" and "what good schools look like," in China and beyond. Powerfully argued and deeply researched, this will be essential reading not just for scholars of China, but anyone interested in how education systems both reproduce and exacerbate inequality.
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Live While You're Alive


You can live every day…. provided you know how to live. Bestselling author Shiv Khera is back with a new book, this time turning his focus on stress, a destabilising condition that can impact anyone, at any stage of their life. He offers his unique take on how to identify, tackle and manage stress, whether that’s at work, at home, or in relationships. Live While You’re Alive will help you to:- effectively identify and manage stressors;- achieve work–life balance and enhance your performance; - empower yourself and retake control of your life; and - learn the art of problem-solving and decision-making. What people are saying about Shiv Khera’s business and management programs:‘The best of its kind’ - Andre Keller, Chief Executive, Zuellig Pharma Pte Ltd, Singapore ‘Shiv has touched my mind and opened my heart to give back to society the values that have made me succeed as a doctor and CEO of Gleneagles Hospital’ - Dr. Timothy Low, CEO, Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore
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14,99 €

Think This, Not That


Instant New York Times Bestseller Now available in trade paper!Unlock your potential by cultivating self-awareness and curating a fulfilling life full of self-improvement, emotional intelligence, and a growth mindset. Leadership expert and entrepreneur Dr. Josh Axe teaches 12 revolutionary mindshift transformations to beat the grind and reach the life you''ve always wanted. Redefine success and replace the limiting beliefs of yourself with the healthy mental toughness to think this, not that. Perhaps you''re busy but still feel empty. Maybe things haven''t turned out how you''d hoped, and life seems stale and unfulfilling. What if you could wake up every morning excited about your purpose, knowing you''re fulfilling your greatest potential?A more meaningful life is within your reach, and it starts in one place: your mind.Living with a mindset of false narratives will keep you stuck, locked in a prison of unpursued dreams and goals. But cultivating a new mindset based on what is actually true will set you free—free to start exploring and growing beyond the limits you thought you had.In Think This, Not That, Dr. Josh Axe unpacks the top twelve mental barriers holding people back from realizing their potential and becoming the greatest version of themselves, and contrasts each one with a new empowering mindset, such as:Don''t simply drift; clarify your purpose.Don''t define success based on what you accomplish; base it on who you become.Don''t be the victim; be the hero.Don''t be a slave to your vices; overpower them by building virtues.Don''t live by popular opinion; follow enduring principles of wisdom.Don''t allow unintentionality; visualize a strategy. Whether you want to improve your physical or financial health, raise the quality of your relationships, or take your career to new heights, these mindshifts will help transform your life.It''s time to break through your limiting beliefs and find out who you can become, to build a meaningful life through new thoughts and actions, and to make the switch from what''s stalled you toward a life of ultimate significance.
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19,99 €

Don't Forget We're Here Forever


''A Pilgrim''s Progress for our time . . . A captivating narrative of discovery'' Telegraph''One of those books I find myself being (excuse the pun) evangelical about, pressing it into friends’ hands like a Gideon’s Bible’ Sunday Times''The stakes are so real and so recognisable . . . The most honest and moving account of the wrestle of faith that I have read since Christian Wiman''s My Bright Abyss'' Church TimesWhy are young people in Britain today turning to faith in our age of uncertainty? Lamorna Ash was raised with about as much Christianity as most people in Britain these days: a basic knowledge of hymns and prayers received via a Church of England primary school education; occasional brushes with religious services. But once she started writing about her two friends’ unexpected conversions, she began encountering a recurring phenomenon: in an age of disconnection and apathy, a new generation was discovering religion for itself. In Don’t Forget We’re Here Forever, Ash embarks on a journey across Britain to meet those wrestling with Christianity today. Through interviews and her own deeply personal journey with religion, and from Evangelical youth festivals to Quaker meetings, a silent Jesuit retreat along the Welsh coastline to a monastic community in the Inner Hebrides, she investigates what is driving Gen Z today to embrace Christianity. Written with lyrical beauty and sensitivity, this is a reminder of our universal need for nourishment of the soul.*A 2025 HIGHLIGHT FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, New Statesman, Irish Times, Elle and GQ*''A book of rare quality. Ash is a writer of exceptional grace and energy'' Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury''Spellbinding. An incredible exploration of how young people are navigating the complex world we find ourselves in today'' Katy Hessel, author of The Story of Art without Men
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29,49 €

A Brief History of Israel’s Economy


This book explores more than a century of the development of the economy of the Land and State of Israel as an integral part of the epic story of the Jewish struggle to establish and maintain an independent homeland. During this century of economic activity the foundations were laid for Israel to become what it is today – a developed economy and one of the most advanced countries in the world.The book discusses the key events in Israel’s economic history, including the major decisions taken at crucial stages in the development of the country’s economic and social policies. This period of Israel’s history is filled with economic activity and witnessed rapid, dramatic shifts from one reality to another.From the early days of the Jewish Yishuv, Israel has been rooted in entrepreneurship, invention, and creativity, qualities that have helped its impressive achievements.The Israeli economy faces a complex reality over the coming years – including external security, the Palestinian threat, as seen in the 2023 Gaza War, and demographic challenges from the country’s rapidly growing populations which have yet to fully acquire the basic education needed to move forward in a technological and global world. Over the last hundred years, Israel has demonstrated a great ability to cope with many sorts of threats and challenges The book is intended for everyone interested in learning about the development of Israel’s economy and the successes and setbacks of this unique nation’s economic journey, and the challenges it faces in the future.
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War Dog Heroes


From Sergeant Stubby to Antis the radar dog, meet the heroic hounds who put their lives on the line in this inspiring compendium of real-life war dog stories. We all know that a dog is a human's best friend, but they are even more than that. The truth is that these courageous canines have been a lifeline for us during some of the toughest times in history. In fact, we might not be where we are today without them. Filled with inspirational tales, this book is a moving tribute to the noble war dogs who supported their human comrades throughout the world's most challenging conflicts. Whether serving as sentries, messengers or trackers, the dogs within these stories all share three things in common: bravery, intelligence and unwavering loyalty. Many of their efforts were rewarded with medals and titles at the time, but it is their legacies that will live on forever in our hearts. So, dive in to discover just how special, unique and essential to us our four-legged friends really are.
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13,49 €

China's Cold War Science Diplomacy


During the early decades of the Cold War, the People''s Republic of China remained outside much of mainstream international science. Nevertheless, Chinese scientists found alternative channels through which to communicate and interact with counterparts across the world, beyond simple East/West divides. By examining the international activities of elite Chinese scientists, Gordon Barrett demonstrates that these activities were deeply embedded in the Chinese Communist Party''s wider efforts to win hearts and minds from the 1940s to the 1970s. Using a wide range of archival material, including declassified documents from China''s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Archive, Barrett provides fresh insights into the relationship between science and foreign relations in the People''s Republic of China.
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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.