Hľadanie: An Anthology of Intriguing Animals
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An Atlas of Endangered Species
The diversity of life on earth is astounding, with each species perfectly adapted to its environment. Sharks can navigate the ocean using electromagnetic fields; sloths use algae as camouflage; albatross can fly for hours without beating their wings; and orca pods each have unique cultures and languages.
But every hour, three species disappear.
Our incredible world is at risk.
Megan McCubbin reveals the stories of the scientists, rangers and conservationists who are fighting to save these extraordinary creatures from extinction. An Atlas of Endangered Species shows us that the battle is on for their survival - and we all have a part to play.
Harry and an Electrical Problem ELI 4 + CD
When you have a problem and you don’t know what to do. Just stop a moment and look around you. You might think your problem is as big as a house. But in fact it might be as small as a... MOUSE!’ Harry and his detective friends go on an adventure to discover the dark secret of a famous magician, but they get too close! Will Harry be able to rescue his friends? Will he be able to solve the puzzle?
Keď máš problém a nevieš, čo robiť, na chvíľu sa zastav a rozhliadni sa okolo. Možno si myslíš, že je veľký ako dom, môže však byť malý ako myška.
V tomto príbehu sa náš neochotný hrdina Harry pokúsi vyriešiť, kto sa vlámal do policajnej stanice. A prečo by sa chcel niekto vlámať práve tam? Harry a jeho priatelia detektívi sa vydávajú na dobrodružstvo – musia zistiť temné tajomstvo slávneho kúzelníka. Už sú tak blízko! Zachráni Harry priateľov? Vyrieši túto hádanku?
Full Metal Panic! Short Stories Volume 1: Intriguing One-Man Band?
Sagara Sousuke isn't your typical high school student. He reads military enthusiast magazines; he responds to questions with "affirmative;" he brings grenades to school in his bag. Though everyone at school takes him for a hopeless military geek, Chidori Kaname thinks there might be something more to him. When their plane is hijacked in the middle of a field trip, Kaname's instincts will prove correct: Sousuke is an elite, mech-piloting mercenary... and he's here to protect her!
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Portrait of an Artist
From legendary visual artists Yoko Ono and Tracey Emin, to groundbreaking musicians like Annie Lennox and Debbie Harry, to fashion giants such as Miuccia Prada and Diane von Furstenberg, this collection of original interviews and Polaroid photographs of almost 30 trailblazing women spans creative industries, nationalities and generations to bring together a never-before- published collection of leading voices. Featuring an astounding range of names including FKA Twigs, Isabelle Huppert and Rei Kawakubo, this book creates both a portrait of each individual woman and - collectively - a powerful portrait of the impact of women on the creative industries. Each creative is interviewed and photographed by the Mexican artist Hugo Huerta Marin. Cate Blanchett reflects on the differences between acting on stage and in film; Marina Abramovic discusses her most radical piece of performance art; Carrie Mae Weems discusses the relationship between race and photography -these and other conversations are further brought to life by Huerta Marin's candid, intimate Polaroid images. Inspiring and revealing, this collection of interviews and photographs gives readers an unparalleled connection with some of the most fascinating women working in the arts today.
An Intimate History of Evolution
In his early twenties, poor, depressed, stranded in the Coral Sea on the seemingly endless survey mission of HMS Rattlesnake, hopelessly in love with the young Englishwoman Henrietta Heathorn, Thomas Henry Huxley was a nobody. And yet together he and Henrietta would return to London and go on to found one of the great intellectual and scientific dynasties of their age.
The Huxley family through four generations profoundly shaped how we all see ourselves, as individuals and as a species, one among many. They worked as scientists, novelists, mystics, film-makers, poets and - perhaps above all - as public lecturers, educators and explainers.
Their speciality was evolution in all its forms. But perhaps their greatest subject was themselves. Alison Bashford's engaging and original new book interweaves the Huxleys' momentous public achievements with their private triumphs and tragedies. The result is the history of a family, but also a history of humanity grappling with its place in nature. This book shows how much we owe - for better or worse - to the unceasing curiosity, self-absorption and enthusiasms of a small, strange group of men and women.
Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut
In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over every sea, every mountain and desert, every city and every port. The most ordinary things -- eating, sleeping, brushing your teeth or cutting your hair -- have to be relearned, until they become familiar again. This is the story of Samantha Cristoforetti's incredible journey to becoming an astronaut, and her journey beyond Earth.
Her voyage as an apprentice astronaut began when she was in her early thirties: five years of intense training around the world, from Houston to Japan to the legendary Star City in Russia. Countless hours spent in centrifuges, spaceship simulators and under water for spacewalk practice. Then, one day, a rocket was waiting for her on the launch pad. And after eight minutes of wild ascent, she was on orbit, crunched up with her two crewmates in a tiny spaceship that took them to the International Space Station.
With honesty and warmth, Cristoforetti chronicles the two hundred days she spent on the ISS, the joys and challenges of being in an extraordinary place, from the sublime sight of seeing Earth for the first time to more unusual concerns, such as mastering the art of floating. How do you find your bearings when there is no up and down? What is it like to run in weightlessness? And how do you cook in space?
This is an enthralling, inspiring and surprisingly down-to-earth story about what it really takes to pursue your dreams.
An Inventory of Losses
"As we deal with the consequences, emotional and material, of a pandemic, it is hard to imagine a better guide to the resources of hope than Schalansky's deeply engaging inventory" MICHAEL CRONIN, Irish Times
"Weaving fiction, autobiography and history, this sumptuous collection of texts offers meditations on the diverse phenomena of decomposition and destruction" Financial Times "Books of the Year"
Following the conventions of a different genre, each of the pieces in Schalansky's Inventory considers something that is irretrievably lost to the world, from the paradisal island of Tuanaki, the Caspian Tiger or the Villa Sacchetti in Rome, to Sappho's love poems, Greta Garbo's fading beauty or a painting by Caspar David Friedrich.
As a child of the former East Germany, it's not surprising that "loss" and its aftermath should haunt Schalansky's writing, but what is extraordinary and exhilarating is the engaging mixture of intellectual curiosity, ironic humour, stylistic elegance, intensity of feeling and grasp of life's pitiless vitality, that combine to make this one of the most original literary works of recent times.
A Flock of Seagulls - A Flock of Seagulls (Deluxe Edition) 3CD
KDO:A Flock Of Seagulls byli novovlnná skupina aktivní v letech 1979 až 1985. Skupinu založil v Liverpoolu Martin Score společně se svým bratrem Alim. Na krátkou dobu ještě skupina obnovila činnost v letech 2003-2004.CO:Rozšířená reedice debutového albaz roku 1982, které dosáhlo v americké hitparádě do Top 10. Album obsahuje nejúspěšnější skladbu skupiny „I Ran“ (No. 9 v US Billboard 100) a v době vydání na něj kritika nešetřila chválou zejména pro jeho inovativní novovlnné produkční techniky. U příležitosti čtyřicátého výročí vydání vychází v limitované edici 3CD.
Tracklist:
CD1:Original album remastered
1. Modern Love Is Automatic
2. Messages
3. I Ran
4. Space Age Love Song
5. You Can Run
6. Telecommunication
7. Standing In The Doorway
8. Don't Ask Me
9. D.N.A.
10. Tokyo
11. Man Made
CD2:B-sides, singles & BBC Session
1. Factory Music
2. Tanglimara
3. Intro
4. Pick Me Up
5. Windows
6. (It's Not Me) Talking
7. Modern Love Is Automatic (Single Edit)
8. I Ran (Single Edit)
9. Space Age Love Song (Single Edit)
10. (It's Not Me) Talking (Remix)
11. (It's Not Me) Talking (Instrumental)
12. I Ran (12" Mix)
John Peel Session:
13. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn
14. (It's Not Me) Talking
15. I Ran
16. Committed
CD3:BBC Sessions & Concert
Richard Skinner Session:
1. Don't Ask Me
2. Messages From The Rings Of Saturn
3. I Ran
4. Tanglimara
Kid Jensen Session:
5. D.N.A.
6. I Ran
7. Space Age Love Song
8. Standing In The Doorway
Janice Long Session:
9. Man Made
10. I Ran
11. Telecommunication
12. You Can Run
Paris Theatre, London Concert:
13. Modern Love Is Automatic
14. Standing In The Doorway
15. Telecommunication
16. Man Made
17. I Ran
18. (It's Not Me) Talking
The Art Of Chinese Living: An Inheritance Of Tradition (In 4 Volumes)
Chronicling the traditions of Chinese life and culture, The Art of Chinese Living is a visual cornucopia and an epic cultural immersion into everything from cuisine and history to art and rituals, calligraphy and music to artefacts and interiors, and from widespread national traditions to the minutiae of daily family life.
Spanning over 1,100 stunning pages and divided into the four seasons, this lavish four-volume set in a cloth-bound slipcase is alive with culture. The passion and research that have gone into producing this masterpiece are palpable on every page, from the 10,000 commissioned photographs and illustrations to the incredible gatefold pages and painstaking detail. It is a love letter to Chinese culture written by a mother keen to share her passion for incredible traditions both big and small with her own children, and those of families around the world - whether looking to rekindle a connection with their own traditions or eager to learn more about China, its history and culture.
From recipes and home-made gift ideas to an epic timeline of Chinese dynasties and cultural artefacts, The Art of Chinese Living is a joy to behold and a treasure to share.
In the words of the author, 'This volume of books is a gift to all the Chinese people, as well as all who have a love for Chinese culture. My objective was to enable everyone to access Chinese culture in their everyday lives, rather than something that could only be appreciated in museums or history books.'
Fear: An Alternative History of the World
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before. Yet fear, and the panic it produces, have long been driving forces - perhaps the driving force - of world history: fear of God, of famine, war, disease, poverty, and other people. In Fear: An Alternative History of the World, Robert Peckham considers the impact of fear in history, as both a coercive tool of power and as a catalyst for social change.
Beginning with the Black Death in the fourteenth century, Peckham traces a shadow history of fear. He takes us through the French Revolution and the social movements of the nineteenth century to modern market crashes, Cold War paranoia and the AIDS pandemic, into a digital culture increasingly marked by uniquely twenty-first-century fears.
What did fear mean to us in the past, and how can a better understanding of it equip us to face the future? As Peckham demonstrates, fear can challenge as well as cement authority. Some crises have destroyed societies; others have been the making of them. Through the stories of the people and the moments that changed history, Fear: An Alternative History of the World reveals how fear and panic made us who we are.
5 Seconds Of Summer - The Feeling Of Falling Upwards: Live From The Royal Albert Hall CD
5 Seconds Of Summer, skrátene 5SOS, sú austrálska poprocková skupina založená v roku 2011.V septembri 2022 odohrali 5 Seconds of Summer exkluzívnu jednorazovú show „The Feeling of Falling Upwards“ naživo v svetoznámej Royal Albert Hall v Londýne. Kapela predviedla súbor prerobených verzií piesní zo svojho 11-ročného katalógu, plus piesne z najnovšieho albumu 5SOS5 za sprievodu orchestra a zboru .Mediabook zahŕňa 72-stranovú brožúru s fotografiami zo zákulisia.
Tracklist CD:
01. Overture – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
02. Complete Mess – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
03. Carousel – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
04. Me, Myself & I – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
05. She Looks So Perfect – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
06. Amnesia – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
07. Lie To Me – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
08. Caramel – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
09. Outer Space / Carry On – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
10. Youngblood – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
11. Red Desert – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
12. Jet Black Heart – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
13. Older (feat. Sierra Deaton) – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
14. Take My Hand – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
15. Teeth – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
16. Ghost of You – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
17. Bad Omens – Live from The Royal Albert Hall
Damned, The - Black Is The Night: The Definitive Anthology 2CD
KDO: The Damned byli vůbec první britskou punk rockovou formací, která oficiálně vydala singl. V říjnu 1976 skupina zveřejnila na značce Stiff Records skladbu New Rose spolu s předělávkou Help od Beatles. Následovalo debutové album Damned Damned Damned, které je dodnes považováno za jedno ze zásadních děl britské hudební historie. Spolu se Sex Pistols a The Clash patří The Damned k nejvýraznějším kapelám ostrovní punkové scény. Byli první, komu se podařilo skutečně prorazit, jejich rychlý energický styl navíc ovlivnil řadu následovníků.
CO: Tato antologie jako byla sestavena členy skupiny a jako první zahrnuje celou kariéru The Damned. Osahuje pět britských Top 40 singlů včetně hitu Eloise z roku 1986.
CD1
1. Love Song
2. Wait for the Blackout
3. Generals
4. I Just Can't Be Happy Today
5. Bad Time for Bonzo
6. Democracy?
7. White Rabbit
8. Antipope
9. Ignite
10. Melody Lee
11. Smash It Up (Pt. 1 & 2)
12. New Rose (2017 - Remaster)
13. Neat Neat Neat (2017 - Remaster)
14. Stretcher Case Baby
15. Sick of Being Sick
16. Born to Kill (2017 - Remaster)
17. Rabid (Over You)
18. Problem Child
19. 1 of the 2 (2017 - Remaster)
20. So Messed Up (2017 - Remaster)
21. Machine Gun Etiquette
22. Disco Man
23. Fan Club (2017 - Remaster)
24. Suicide
CD2
1. Eloise (Single Version)
2. Plan 9 Channel 7
3. Grimly Fiendish
4. The Shadow of Love
5. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6. Street of Dreams
7. The History of the World (Pt. 1)
8. Curtain Call
9. Alone Again Or
10. Lively Arts
11. Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow
12. Stranger on the Town
13. Fun Factory
14. Under the Floor Again
15. Black Is the Night
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Damned, The - Black Is The Night: The Definitive Anthology 4LP
KDO: The Damned byli vůbec první britskou punk rockovou formací, která oficiálně vydala singl. V říjnu 1976 skupina zveřejnila na značce Stiff Records skladbu New Rose spolu s předělávkou Help od Beatles. Následovalo debutové album Damned Damned Damned, které je dodnes považováno za jedno ze zásadních děl britské hudební historie. Spolu se Sex Pistols a The Clash patří The Damned k nejvýraznějším kapelám ostrovní punkové scény. Byli první, komu se podařilo skutečně prorazit, jejich rychlý energický styl navíc ovlivnil řadu následovníků.
CO: Tato antologie jako byla sestavena členy skupiny a jako první zahrnuje celou kariéru The Damned. Osahuje pět britských Top 40 singlů včetně hitu Eloise z roku 1986.
LP1
1. A1 Love Song
2. A2 Wait for the Blackout
3. A3 Generals
4. A4 I Just Can't Be Happy Today
5. A5 Bad Time for Bonzo
6. A6 Democracy?
7. B1 White Rabbit
8. B2 Antipope
9. B3 Ignite
10. B4 Melody Lee
11. B5 Smash It Up (Pt. 1 & 2)
12. B6 New Rose (2017 - Remaster)
LP2
1. C1 Neat Neat Neat (2017 - Remaster)
2. C2 Stretcher Case Baby
3. C3 Sick of Being Sick
4. C4 Born to Kill (2017 - Remaster)
5. C5 Rabid (Over You)
6. C6 Problem Child
7. C7 of the 2 (2017 - Remaster)
8. C8 So Messed Up (2017 - Remaster)
9. D1 Machine Gun Etiquette
10. D2 Disco Man
11. D3 Fan Club (2017 - Remaster)
12. D4 Suicide
13. D5 Eloise (Single Version)
14. D6 Plan 9 Channel 7
LP3
1. E1 Grimly Fiendish
2. E2 The Shadow of Love
3. E3 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
4. E4 Street of Dreams
5. F1 The History of the World (Pt. 1)
6. F2 Curtain Call
LP4
1. G1 Alone Again Or
2. G2 Lively Arts
3. G3 Standing On the Edge of Tomorrow
4. G4 Stranger on the Town
5. H1 Fun Factory
6. H2 Under the Floor Again
7. H3 Black Is the Night
Rivers of Babylon
Knižný debut, román Rivers of Babylon (1991) vzbudil nebývalý čitateľský a kritický záujem. Pišťanek v ňom expresívnym jazykom s využitím rôznych štýlových vrstiev opisuje pre slov. literatúru netradičné prostredie bratislavského podsvetia, ktoré zaľudňujú postavy drobných i väčších podvodníkov a prostitútok. Jedinou ambíciou týchto ľudí je spríjemniť si život, čo v ich chápaní znamená oklamať, využiť či zničiť tých ostatných. V tomto svete sa svojou primitívnou a priamočiarou túžbou po moci a peniazoch čoraz viac presadzuje hlavná postava, dedinčan Rácz. Niekde v pozadí týchto činností, ktoré postavám zapĺňajú celý život, sa odohráva revolučná zmena roku 1989. Inšpiračné zdroje pre tento román nájdeme v tzv. poklesnutých žánroch – aj Pišťanek kladie dôraz najmä na priamočiarosť rozprávania a rýchly spád deja. Namiesto psychologizácie sa prikláňa k extrovertnému typu písania.
Nové vydanie trilógie vychádza s novými obálkami Tomáša Klepocha.
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Point of care ultrazvuk u kritických stavů. Point of Care Ultrasonography in Critical Care
Téma nové publikace (v češtině a v angličtině) zpracované v podobě praktické příručky „do kapsy“ je vysoce aktuální. Problematika urgentní ultrasonografie je akcentovaná v mnoha medicínských oborech.
Česká publikace zaměřená na point-of-care ultrasonografii na našem knižním trhu dosud chyběla. Napsal ji odborník se zkušeností s péčí o pacienty v kritickém stavu, který tuto metodu denně ve své praxi využívá.
Úvodní část je věnována vysvětlením základních fyzikálních principů ultrazvuku, vysvětlením častých pojmů, jako je Doppler, M-Mód, B-mód, popis ultrazvukových sond, orientace na obrazovce. Druhá část je věnována diferenciální diagnostice šokových stavů. Samostatné kapitoly se věnují vyšetření hrudníku a plic se zaměřením na diagnostiku pneumotoraxu a respiračního selhání, diagnostice krvácení a příčin oběhové nestability u pacientů s traumatem. Pozornost je věnována i kardiopulmonální resuscitaci a echokardiografickému vyšetření pacienta z pohledu intenzivisty.
Text je doprovázen obrázky, schématy, algoritmy i reálnými sonogramy.
Publikace je určena intenzivistům, lékařům první linie a urgentních příjmů, lékařům oddělení zobrazovacích metod, záchranářům, ale také studentům medicíny.
Zpracování v češtině a angličtině využijí zejména studenti medicíny a postgraduální studenti ze zahraničí. Dále je ocení i lékaři vyjíždějící do zahraničí a lékaři připravující své prezentace v angličtině.
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon.
In 2008, Paul Newman tasked his best friend with interviewing the people who had shaped his life, in order to create an oral history of it. After hearing and reading what they had to say, Newman dictated his own version. Now, this long-lost memoir will be published. Full of wonderful stories and recollections by his family, friends, and such luminaries as Elia Kazan, Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill and Martin Ritt, this book will surprise and shock readers as it reveals Newman's previously unknown sides.
In this extraordinary memoir, Newman details his fascinating story: from troubled beginnings, marked by fraught relationships with both his mother and father, to the iconic film roles (both good and bad) that cemented his status as a Hollywood icon and heartthrob, and the complicated relationships that were formed along the way.
Lacná kniha How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch (-50%)
We probably all have a vague idea of how to make an apple pie: mix flour and butter, throw in some apples and you're probably most of the way there, right? Think again. Making an apple pie from scratch requires ingredients that definitely aren't available in the supermarket, ovens that can reach temperatures of trillions of degrees, and a preparation time of 13.8 billion years.
Inspired by Sagan's famous line, Harry Cliff ventures out in search of the ultimate apple pie recipe, tracing the ingredients of our universe through the hearts of dying stars and back in time to a tiny fraction of a second after our universe began. Along the way, he confronts some really big questions: What is matter really made of? How does the stuff around us escape annihilation in the fearsome heat of the Big Bang? And will we ever be able to understand the very first moments of our universe?
In pursuit of answers, Cliff ventures to the largest underground research facility in the world, deep beneath Italy's Gran Sasso mountains, where scientists gaze into the heart of the Sun using the most elusive of particles, the ghostly neutrino. He visits CERN in Switzerland to explore the 'Antimatter Factory' where this stuff of science fiction is manufactured daily (and we're close to knowing whether it falls upwards). And he reveals what the latest data from the Large Hadron Collider may be telling us about the fundamental ingredients of matter.
Along the way, Cliff illuminates the history of physics, chemistry, and astronomy that brought us to our present understanding of the world, while offering readers a front-row seat to one of the most dramatic intellectual journeys human beings have ever embarked on.
A transfixing deep dive into origins of our world, How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch doesn't just put the makeup of our universe under the microscope, but the awe-inspiring, improbable fact that it exists at all.
'A fascinating exploration of how we learned what matter really is, and the journey matter takes from the Big Bang, through exploding stars, ultimately to you and me.' - Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden
'If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.' - Carl Sagan
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System Of A Down - System Of A Down CD
Tracklist:
1. Suite-Pee
2. Know
3. Sugar
4. Suggestions
5. Spiders
6. Ddevil
7. Soil
8. War ?
9. Mind
10. Peephole
11. CUBErt
12. Darts
13. P.L.U.C.K.
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Confessions of an Alleged Good Girl
The hotly anticipated second book from Joya Goffney, author of the 2021 YA romcom Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry.
Monique lives a perfect life - a preacher's daughter and the girlfriend of the town's golden boy. But it's not that simple. She's torn between her parents who want the pure virginal daughter, and her boyfriend, Dom, who wants to explore the more intimate side of their relationship.
Tired of waiting, her boyfriend breaks up with her, spurring Monique to discover she has a medical condition that makes her far from perfect and she concocts a plan to fix her body and win him back.
With the help of her frenemy, Sasha, the overly zealous church girl Monique's mum pushes her to hang out with, and Reggie, the town's bad boy, Monique must go on trips to unknown and uncomfortable places to find the treatment that will help her. But in doing so, she must face some home truths: maybe she shouldn't be fixing her body to please a boy, maybe Sasha is the friend she needed all along and maybe Reggie isn't so bad at all.
This is a powerful story about the journey towards loving yourself, told with heart, humour and a delicious love triangle.
Contains explicit references to sex and sexual health.