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Street, Palace, Square
Can architecture ever be democratic? An elegant, timely new theory of politics and urban design from the acclaimed author of What is Populism? and Democracy Rules
Building requires power and resources - then, once created, our environment structures how we relate to each other. But what would a distinctly democratic built environment look like? Should we prioritize an inclusive process by which as many citizens as possible can decide how a building is designed? Or is it about how architecture and urban spaces can best represent democracy to citizens - and how building and city planning can concretely facilitate democratic action by citizens?
In Street, Palace, Square, political theorist Jan-Werner Müller offers an elegant new account of architecture and democracy that draws on examples from Washington DC to Dhaka, Cairo to Berlin. Ranging widely across political philosophy, history and design, he shows that bringing architecture and democracy together has an unexpected benefit. As we reflect on spaces and symbols on the one hand and our understandings of democracy on the other, we might see possibilities we did not see before: how to create spaces for citizens to make politics their own.
Erno Rubik
Discover the fascinating story of Ernő Rubik, the inventor of the world-famous Rubik’s Cube, and master of creativity and problem-solving!
Ernő Rubik was born in Budapest in Hungary in 1944. His mother was a poet and his father a flight engineer, and as a child Ernő loved colours and shapes, design and geometry. He went to art school but soon realised he wanted to make things that served a purpose as well as looking good. Erno studied architecture and discovered a passion for teaching – he and his students worked together building things and testing ideas in his studio.
Determined to build something that would help his students understand how things move and change shape, Ernő started work on the cube that would make him famous in 1974. It took a lot of time and patience to build, but his ingenuity and perseverance paid off. Ernő’s students both loved and hated the puzzle finding it hugely addictive, so Ernő took it to a games company. And the rest, as they say, is history . . .
A global sensation, the cube soon captivated the world; over 350 million Rubik’s cube have been sold, making it one of the bestselling toys in history. Erno’s success story celebrates the power of curiosity and innovation, showing children that even small ideas can have a big impact.
This inspiring book features vibrantillustrations and extra facts at the back, including a biographical timeline with historical photos and a detailed profile of the artist's life.
K bielej, 2. vydanie
Piate poetické dielo Kataríny Kucbelovej, básnická skladba s názvom k bielej vychádza v druhom vydaní. Medzitým vyšla v anglickom a macedónskom preklade a získala niekoľko literárnych ocenení: Cenu Nadácie Tatrabanky, Cenu Zlatá Vlna a Cenu Václava Buriana. Básnická skladba k bielej prechádza zasneženou krajinou ako labyrintom. Nachádzame sa v bezčasí nekončiacej sa zimy. V novej realite spochybňovanej množstvom otázok zaznamenávame čerstvé interpretácie a rôzne pokusy o adaptáciu a únik.
Tajemné stezky - Za skrytou krásou Ašska
Známý autor literatury faktu a dvojnásobný držitel prestižní literární Polanovy ceny Aleš Česal (* 1976) nás znovu zavede do nejzápadnějších končin naší vlasti. Poprvé se tam s námi vypravil na stránkách knihy Za skrytou krásou Chebska (2020). Zastavili jsme se tehdy krátce i na Ašsku. Po šesti letech se autor na Ašsko znovu vrací, aby zájemcům o historii, přírodu a koneckonců i záhady, tajemné příběhy a zajímavosti představil tento region z méně známé perspektivy.
V kapitolách věnovaným nejstarším dějinám Ašska se seznámíme s tajuplnými runami nebo kruhovými hradišti – takzvanými ringvaly. Vydáme se za šlechtickými rody, které formovaly život zdejších obyvatel i krajinu, a navštívíme jejich sídla, z nichž některá se po letech devastace opět pomalu probouzejí k životu. Neujde nám ani zajímavá historie ašských svatostánků a mnoha kostelů, kapliček a dalších drobných sakrálních památek v okolí. Zjistíme, že Ašsko je rovněž místem, kde se odehrávaly pochmurné události našich novodobých dějin. Dostane se také na svobodné zednáře, tajemné pověsti, lidovou magii a pověry. Na skok se podíváme i k německým sousedům, města, městečka a vesnice na druhé straně hranice určitě stojí za vidění. Knihu doprovází velké množství starých fotografií a pohlednic i současných snímků. Tak tedy vítejte na Ašsku, račte vstoupit.
Carthage
The empire behind the legend
Carthage was a power that dominated the western Mediterranean for almost six centuries before its fall to Rome. The history of the realm and its Carthaginians was subsumed by their conquerors and, along the way, the story of the real Carthage was lost. An ancient North African kingdom, Carthage was the home of Hannibal and of Dido, of war elephants and enormous power and wealth, of great beauty and total destruction.
In this landmark new history, Eve MacDonald tells the essential story of the lost culture of Carthage and of its forgotten people, using brand new archaeological analysis to uncover the history behind the legend. A journey that takes us the Phoenician Levant of the early Iron Age to the Atlantic and all along the coast of Africa, Carthage puts the city and the story of North Africa once again at the centre of Mediterranean history. Reclaimed from the Romans, this, for the very first time, is the Carthaginian version of the tale.
Great Kingdoms of Africa
An essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts.
From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the world's most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africa's history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five thousand years of recorded history.
How was kingship forged in Africa and how did it operate? Was dynastic power maintained by consent or by coercion? Did kings - and queens - display and project that power for all to see, or did they hide it away, as beneath the fringed crowns that concealed the faces of sacred Yoruba rulers? In what ways have African peoples themselves recorded, celebrated and critiqued the deeds of their kings? Great Kingdoms of Africa explores some of the most important questions in the continent's deep past.
The Stoic Guide to a Happy Life
Learn how to survive life's hardships and enjoy its pleasures with the modern stoic mindset.
In this enlightening book, philosopher Massimo Pigliucci offers a thoughtful and modern reinterpretation of Epictetus's 53 lessons for living a good life. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of the Stoics, this is a comforting guide that will help you reclaim the power of your emotional response and let go of the things you can't control.
Why Men Don't Listen & Women Can't Read Maps
THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING YOU THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX
WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS
Men and women may be equal-
but their brains work in completely different ways.
Not better. Not worse. Just different.
Prepare to laugh, curse and most of all, nod along in recognition as you read through WHY MEN DON'T LISTEN AND WOMEN CAN'T READ MAPS, the sometimes shocking, always illuminating, frequently hilarious look at where and why the battleline is drawn between the sexes, and how to cross it.
YOU WILL LEARN:
What men and women really want
Why men can only do one thing at a time
Why men should never lie to women
Why men offer solutions but hate advice
Why women talk so much and men so little
Why women prefer to simply talk it through
A MUST-READ FOR EVERYONE - YOU WILL LEARN AS MUCH ABOUT YOURSELF AS YOU WILL ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX.
The Power of Beliefs
MASTER THE BELIEFS THAT DRIVE SUCCESS.
Each of us has a lens through which we see the world, one that has been crafted by every experience we've ever had and is made up of our conscious and unconscious beliefs. But even though this lens has remarkable predictive power on our outcomes in work and life, we are often unaware of how much it shapes our choices-and how much power we have to change it, and our lives, for the better.
In The Power of Beliefs Shawn Achor draws from his groundbreaking work in fifty countries over twenty years to introduce a critical set of tools, the seven Core Power Beliefs:
1. My Behavior Matters
2. I Matter
3. I Am Not Alone
4. This Work is Meaningful
5. I Have Things To Be Grateful for in the Present
6. I Have Something to Give
7. There Is Something Greater Than Me
The extent to which we embrace these beliefs is the strongest indicator of positive outcomes across all aspects of our lives. Using fascinating examples from his own research and the cutting-edge work of others, Achor shows just how powerful our beliefs can be. He shows us how to undertake the often challenging work of changing our beliefs to transform our lens, opening up a world of possibilities previously unseen. And the benefits don't stop there: Once we know that change is possible, the next step is helping to strengthen the beliefs and trajectories of our family, friends, coworkers, and the world around us.
The Serviceberry
As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from Indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most?
Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth?its abundance of sweet, juicy berries?to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution ensures its own survival.
The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that “hoarding won’t save us, all flourishing is mutual.”
Don’t Burn Anyone at the Stake Today
An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi Alderman
From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Power
What’s the most useful thing you could know about your own life?
In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series, Naomi Alderman turns to a question that affects us all: how do we understand, and navigate, the epoch we’re living through?
The internet has flooded us with more knowledge, opinions, ideas, opportunities, as well as verbal attacks and misinformation, than ever before. It lets us learn more quickly and also spread falsehood more quickly, it brings us together and also divides us in countless new ways. There is no going back. But we have been here before. In fact, this is humanity’s third information crisis.
The first, the invention of writing 5,000 years ago, and the second, the invention of the printing press 600 years ago, drastically reshaped our perceptions, interactions and mental landscapes in ways that feel acutely familiar. Overwhelmed by information, people become afraid and angry, unsettled and distressed, as well as more knowledgeable, educated and curious.
By looking at those previous information crises, both the turmoil and the advances, Alderman asks what we can learn from the past to better understand our present, and how this might help us chart a way forward (once again), through the turbulent seas of information overload.
More Than A Shirt
Compelling and eye-opening, More Than A Shirt? will change the way you think about the beautiful game's most universal symbol. Football shirts are the sport's greatest means of cultural expression, but a seemingly innocuous combination of colours, sponsor logos and materials can all reflect the social values, financial struggles and political ideologies of the day, as geopolitical issues increasingly seep into every aspect of the game.
Investigative journalist Joey D'Urso has travelled across the globe, combining on-the-ground reporting with unparalleled analysis to collate a list of the twenty-two football shirts that best explain the modern world.? More Than A Shirt?will take fans on a journey from Birmingham to Belgrade and onto Medellin and Mumbai, outlining how we can see the war in Ukraine in the shirt of Schalke in Germany, China's foreign policy in West Bromwich Albion's and why the French national kit embodies worldwide migration patterns.
Ralph Lauren Catwalk
The first comprehensive overview of Ralph Lauren’s womenswear collections, from their 1972 debut to today, presented through original catwalk photography.
With 2.5 million copies in print, each cloth-bound volume in the official and authorized Catwalk series is produced in close collaboration with the world's top fashion houses. These treasure troves of inspiration are must-have references for all fashion fans and professionals.
Ralph Lauren debuted his first women's runway collection for Fall 1972 with a show that made his mark instantly, highlighting his exquisite tailoring and uncanny ability to mix opposites elegantly. Taking inspiration from New England’s rusticity, the West’s natural beauty and Hollywood’s glamour, Lauren's designs are a gold-standard for timeless American style with panache. This book celebrates more than 50 years of Lauren's creations, which have garnered many awards, made him a much-loved global brand and influenced the way women dress all over the world.
Ralph Lauren famously launched his menswear business in 1967 with an audacious tie collection, taken up by Bloomingdale’s, from which his Polo brand quickly developed. This became, and has remained ever since, a benchmark for polished tailoring with rugged utility. With his dual collections of 1972, Lauren began his rise in the world of women’s fashion; fourteen years later he opened his first Paris store on Place de la Madeleine, an affirmation of his ranking with the world’s most famed couturiers.
His consistent desire to create ‘a way of dressing that redefines the meaning of timelessness’ has made his label a by-word for luxury and class – as one critic said, Ralph Lauren ‘made it possible to use the words slinky and tweed in the same sentence without risking ridicule’.
Complete with an introduction, designer biography and collection texts by Bridget Foley, this book offers a unique opportunity to explore the work of a great American couturier and creator of one of the world’s most celebrated fashion houses.
Don't Tickle the Duck!
You'd better not tickle that duck... because it might just quack if you do! Each time you tickle one of the soft patches in this book, you'll hear a sound effect. As well as the duck, there's a frog, a heron and an otter to tickle... until all the animal friends get together for a big dance to some toe-tapping music at the end!With over 30 books to discover in this award-winning series, there is a book to excite every baby and toddler; including dinosaurs, bears, tigers, unicorns and lots more - giggles are guaranteed! Every DON'T TICKLE book supports sensory development with:- Engaging characters to encourage playfulness - Furry patches for developing motor skills- Playful music to inspire movement- Holes to peek through, sparking curiosity - Rhythmic text for developing language
The Listeners
'A phenomenally immersive read' Claire Lombardo'Brings its setting and its large ensemble of characters vividly to life' Sunday Times'Funny and imaginative with real emotional heft' Irish IndependentREADERS ARE SAYING... 'The Avallon and its staff of unique characters will stick with me for a long time' ? ? ?'Dark with history and light with love' ? ? ?'The atmospheric whimsy of The Grand Budapest Hotel and literary genius of All the Light We Cannot See'? ? ?'I loved June, a strong woman who believed in what she did' ? ? ?'The writing brings an emotional magic' ? ? ?'Full of intrigue and heartbreak... this is a story of WWII America mostly unknown and forgotten' ? ? ?This paperback edition includes a new bonus chapter, 'A Water Ritual at the Avallon', and questions for book clubs. *The hotel was a hidden paradise. Until they went to war... In 1942, June 'Hoss' Hudson runs the finest hotel in the Appalachian Mountains. The Avallon, owned by the wealthy Gilfoyle family, is a world away from the war in Europe. But when Edgar, the eldest son who June has loved since childhood, strikes a deal with the State Department, June finds herself playing host to three hundred foreign diplomats. Nobody at the Avallon wants to serve caviar to the enemy. As tensions rise among staff and guests, dark alliances and unexpected desires begin to crack the hotel's polished veneer. Not least between June and Tucker Minnick, a government agent listening through the walls for secrets, whose watchful eyes both unsettle and attract her. For June is guarding a secret of her own - one she has risked everything to keep. *'Mesmeric, original and stunning' Chris Whitaker'Around every corner of this richly imagined world, we discover some new wonder' New York Times'A marvel: strange, witty, moving, exuberant' Robert Macfarlane
Thorn Season
ONLY THE SHARPEST WILL SURVIVE
"Court is filled with charming vipers," I said, chin lifted.
"But charming or not, we are vipers all the same."
In the Kingdom of Daradon, a persecuted few are Wielders - able to exert a physical power that extends beyond their visible body: a shimmering tendril that can pick a lock, a gentle coil that reaches out to give a loving caress, or an inexorable rope that will kill a man before he knows it is around his neck. Feared and mistrusted for this ability, Wielders have always been Hunted.
Alissa Paine - heiress of a noble lineage, daughter of a Hunter family - is also a Wielder. And as she approaches her eighteenth Season, Alissa knows she has escaped execution so far only through painful self-control, and the fragile efforts of her beloved father.
Summoned to the harsh and glittering royal court for the debutante season, Alissa finds herself trapped in a web of hidden intentions - and caught between two equally dangerous men. One is a brutal ruler with the handsome face of a fairytale prince, who would see her destroyed in an instant if the truth were known - and the other a beguiling foreign ambassador with secret agendas of his own.
It's Rose Season at the palace, but Alissa knows that survival will depend on being the most vicious of the thorns…
WIELD YOUR POWER. GUARD YOUR SECRET. SURVIVE THE HUNT.
Sharp, funny, sexy and dangerous, and packed full of irresistible twists, Thorn Season is an unforgettable novel that marks the introduction of a major new YA voice.
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Tajná válka (Legendy Marvel)
Na začátku, jak už to u příběhů bývá, byla exploze. Byt Luka Cage vylétl do povětří. A i když má „hrdina k pronajmutí“ kůži měkkou jako pancíř tanku, tenhle výbuch ho poslal do nemocnice a do kómatu. Ukazuje se, že útok byl pomstou za akci, kterou kdysi hrdinové (Spider-Man, Captain America, Wolverine, Daredevil a Luke Cage), provedli. Akci tak tajnou, že o ní nevědí ani oni sami. Kterou jim někdo vymazal z paměti. A právě teď si začínají vzpomínat. Tajná válka je především promyšlený špionážní thriller s perfektními dialogy Briana Michaela Bendise (Alias, Daredevil, Tajná invaze) a úžasnou kresbou skvělého Gabriela Dell´Otta (Amazing Spider-Man: Rodinný podnik). Tenhle komiks přináší nejen epické dobrodružství a spoustu bonusů, ale i polemiku na téma, jestli je správné udělat občas nějaké svinstvo, když to může zachránit životy... a časem za to bude nutné zaplatit. Obsahuje sešity Tajná válka č. 1–5 a řadu bonusů zachycujících proces tvorby tohoto komiksu.
Cat Fight
One rumour. Three women. A summer where nothing stays hidden...This gripping, suspenseful debut is the perfect beach read for fans of Liane Moriarty!When the peace shatters in suburbia, the claws come out…Welcome to the Briar Heart Estate - where the lawns are perfectly manicured, friendships are fragile, and everyone knows everyone else's business. Coralie, Emma and Twig are neighbours. They smile. They judge. And they always keep up appearances. Then Coralie's husband swears he saw a panther on the bonnet of his car. And one sweltering summer descends into a frenzy of paranoia, gossip and rivalry. But it's not the wild cat the estate should be worried about. It's the women next door…Readers LOVE Cat Fight'Original, sharp, clever, and wonderfully observed' Andrea Mara'A sharply written debut' The Times'Twisty, sharp (clawed) and deliciously unhinged' Catherine Ryan Howard'A British Liane Moriarty. . . a perfectly plotted suspense debut' Jessica Bull'I loved every page of this novel . . . such a unique concept'? ?'Sharp and suspenseful . . . I couldn't put it down'? ?'A fabulous page turner. The characters felt alive!'? ?'Fresh and humorous with a brilliant take on the trials of the women of suburbia'? ?'A rip-roaring thrill of a story... Bold and brilliant, and truly original'? ?
Minecraft Academy Zombie Outbreak
Embark an epic learning adventure that you can play along with in-game! Join a new host of funny characters as they tackle a zombie outbreak in the Overworld! Discover how to use redstone to flood your world with zombies, then join the others as they work together and use all their combined knowledge to figure out how to stop the apocalypse! Finish by learning how to build your own zombie mini-game in Minecraft! An interactive STEM book that introduces learning in a fun, practical way that follows a story. Each section has a build prompt for you to go away and build in the game, using everything you’ve learned to create something entirely unique. The perfect book for kids looking to get into redstone!
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