Stories that make history
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Holy Anorexia
Is there a resemblance between the contemporary anorexic teenager counting every calorie in her single-minded pursuit of thinness, and an ascetic medieval saint examining her every desire? Rudolph M. Bell suggests that the answer is yes. "Everyone interested in anorexia nervosa ...should skim this book or study it. It will make you realize how dependent upon culture the d...
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Good Practice 2 Audio CD Set
Good Practice focuses on the language and communication skills that doctors need to make consultations more effective using five elements of good communication: verbal communication, active listening, voice management, non-verbal communication and cultural awareness. The course teaches learners how to sensitively handle a range of situations such as taking a patient histo...
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Václav Havel The Power of the Powerless in the 20th Century - Martin Vopěnka; Eva Bartošová
Anotace: This biography is not just about Václav Havel and his legacy, but about the history of Central Europe in the 20th Century. It offers a foundation that anyone interested in this history should know. Václav Havel grew up during the great historical upheavals of the Second World War and the division of Europe by the Iron Curtain. Later he would make ...
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Václav Havel The Power of the Powerless in the 20th Century
This biography is not just about Václav Havel and his legacy, but about the history of Central Europe in the 20th Century. It offers a foundation that anyone interested in this history should know. ***** Václav Havel grew up during the great historical upheavals of the Second World War and the division of Europe by the Iron Curtain. Later he would make his own mark on his...
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Heartbreak - The School of Life Press
Anotace: Almost no one gets through life without, at some point, having their heart broken. Advice at such a dark moment tends to focus on letting time do the healing. But there is also a vital role for understanding and perspective. We sometimes make our situation far worse than it needs to be through certain ideas we develop about why we`ve been left. We start to tell ...
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Heartbreak - School of Life Press The
<p>Almost no one gets through life without, at some point, having their heart broken. Advice at such a dark moment tends to focus on letting time do the healing. But there is also a vital role for understanding and perspective. We sometimes make our situation far worse than it needs to be through certain ideas we develop about why we've been left. We start to tell o...
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Caste : The International Bestseller - Isabel Wilkerson
<p>From one of America's most celebrated and insightful writers, the moving, eye-opening bestseller about what lies hidden under the surface of ordinary livesIn this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how Am...
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The Throne of Broken Gods: The MUST-READ second book in Amber Nicole´s dark romantasy series! - Amber V. Nicole
<p>SAMKIEL AND DIANNA ARE BACK!! NOW WITH AN EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER !!One of Book Riot's '10 NEW THRILLING AND DELICIOUSLY DARK ROMANCE BOOKS'Don't miss this second addictive instalment in the Gods & Monsters series from BookTok sensation, Amber V. Nicole!_________________________WHERE THERE ARE GODS, THERE ARE ALSO MONSTERS . . . When I burn this world ...
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The Naked Neanderthal - Slimak Ludovic
Anotace: In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery`With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still have a lot to learn about biological intelligence` Steve BrusatteWhat if we have com...
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The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myths - Harvey David
Anotace: Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien`s world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and ...
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The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myths, 1. vydání - David Harvey
<p>Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and ...
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The Naked Neanderthal - Ludovic Slimak
<p>In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still have a lot to learn about biological intelligence' Steve BrusatteWhat if we have compl...
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The Song of Middle-earth: J. R. R. Tolkien´s Themes, Symbols and Myths, 1. vydání - David Harvey
<p>Available for the first time in paperback, this is the pre-eminent critical study, and exploration, of how myth and legend played such a significant role in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. The Song of Middle-earth takes a fresh look at The Lord of the Rings, digging deep into the foundations of Tolkien's world to reveal the complex tapestry of history and ...
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Five Ways to Forgiveness - Le Guinová Ursula K.
Anotace: `A magic of words` Neil GaimanSet in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, these five linked stories follow far-future human colonies living in the distant solar system. Here is the complete suite of five linked stories from Ursula K. Le Guin`s acclaimed Hainish series, which tells the history of the Ekumen, the galactic confederat...
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Five Ways to Forgiveness - Ursula K. Le Guin
<p>'A magic of words' Neil GaimanSet in the same universe as The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, these five linked stories follow far-future human colonies living in the distant solar system. Here is the complete suite of five linked stories from Ursula K. Le Guin's acclaimed Hainish series, which tells the history of the Ekumen, the galactic confederati...
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Happiness Project - neuveden
Anotace: Gretchen Rubin`s year-long experiment to discover how to create true happiness. Drawing on cutting-edge science, classical philosophy, and real-world examples, Rubin delivers an engaging, eminently relatable chronicle of transformation. This special 10th Anniversary edition features a Conversation with Gretchen Rubin, Happiness Project Stories, a guide to creati...
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Invisible Women
Anotace: Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued. If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman. Invisible Wom...
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The Mastery of Love
In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital t...
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The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship - Don Miguel Ángel Ruiz
<p>In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that i...
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Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances (147223488X)
Kniha - autor Neil Gaiman, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Global phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction following Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things, which includes a never-before published American Gods story, BLACK DOG.'We are all wear...
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Heartstopper Volume One (1444951386)
Kniha - autor Alice Oseman, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between - for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. Charlie and Nick are at the same school, but they've never met ... until one day when they...
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Heartstopper Volume Four - Osemanová Alice
Anotace: Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Charlie's beginning to feel ready to say those three little words: I love you. Nick's been feeling the same, but he's got a lot on his mind - not least coming out to his dad, and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder. As summer turn...
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77 Prague Legends / 77 pražských legend (anglicky) - Alena Ježková; Renáta Fučíková
Anotace: Prague. A city with a thousand years of tradition. A city where you encounter history at every step. The pavement under your feet, the walls of the houses, churches and palaces you pass, the squares and hidden corners, are all imbued with a fascinating past you may often not even begin to suspect. Prague abounds in folk stories and historical legends and myths, ...
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77 Prague Legends
Prague. A city with a thousand years of tradition. A city where you encounter history at every step. The pavement under your feet, the walls of the houses, churches and palaces you pass, the squares and hidden corners, are all imbued with a fascinating past you may often not even begin to suspect. Prague abounds in folk stories and historical legends and myths, some recor...
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A Guidebook of Babel
A Guidebook of Babel is a story-adventure game based on the butterfly effect. It was released in 2022 during the Nintendo Indie World showcase! You will go on a strange rebirth adventure on Babel. The crew would use Memory Extractor to erase your memories before launching you into the afterlife with the cloud cannon. Passengers frequently moan that it's too late to say fa...
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A Guidebook of Babel (PC)
A Guidebook of Babel is a story-adventure game based on the butterfly effect. It was released in 2022 during the Nintendo Indie World showcase!You will go on a strange rebirth adventure on Babel. The crew would use Memory Extractor to erase your memories before launching you into the afterlife with the cloud cannon. Passengers frequently moan that it's too late to sa...
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Komi Can´t Communicate 28 - Oda Tomohito
Anotace: The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi`s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of maki...
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Komi Can´t Communicate 28 - Tomohito Oda
<p>The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of makin...
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Habitats: Discover Earth´s Precious Wild Places - Dorling Kindersley
Anotace: Explore the world`s natural habitats and the plants and animals that live there. From the depths of the ocean to soaring mountain peaks - via coral reefs, deserts, rainforests, and even cityscapes - discover how unexpected wildlife partnerships make up the habitats plants and animals call home.Each habitat section starts with a fascinating illustration to explai...
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Airship: Kingdoms Adrift (PC)
Experience a story of politics and intrigue, as Suthseg becomes the flashpoint for another Sky War.Customize, upgrade, and pilot over 30 various airships, from graceful sailing vessels to ironclad dreadnoughts.Assemble a crew of officers among 25 distinct personalities, each with their own abilities and personal stories to tell.Explore and trade across a vast archipelago ...
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Airship: Kingdoms Adrift
Experience a story of politics and intrigue, as Suthseg becomes the flashpoint for another Sky War. Customize, upgrade, and pilot over 30 various airships, from graceful sailing vessels to ironclad dreadnoughts. Assemble a crew of officers among 25 distinct personalities, each with their own abilities and personal stories to tell. Explore and trade across a vast archipela...
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Liberation Day - Saunders George
Anotace: The first short story collection in ten years from the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the BardoMacArthur genius and Booker Prize-winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that make sense of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller and National Book Award fina...
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Compass of the Destiny: Istanbul
Face Your Past, Shape Your Future! Play as a Venetian in the 17th century Ottoman Empire and face the darkness of his past. Try to solve the problems in your past and deal with the impossibilities of your future! Customize your hero, choose wisely in challenges, and solve mysteries of The Compass in your quests for adventure and truth! A Mysterious Look into a True Story...
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Compass of the Destiny: Istanbul (PC)
Face Your Past, Shape Your Future!Play as a Venetian in the 17th century Ottoman Empire and face the darkness of his past. Try to solve the problems in your past and deal with the impossibilities of your future!Customize your hero, choose wisely in challenges, and solve mysteries of The Compass in your quests for adventure and truth!A Mysterious Look into a True Story!Man...
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The Psychopathology of Everyday Life - Freud Sigmund
Anotace: This collection of writings is famous for giving us the phrase `Freudian slip`. It also builds up a strong social history of Vienna and the middle-class social milieu of Freud and his patients. Through a series of case histories, some no longer than a few lines long, Freud explores how it is that normal people make slips of speech, writing, reading and rememberi...
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The Sims 4 - Industrial Loft Kit
Embrace reclaimed architectural design with The Sims™ 4 Industrial Loft Kit*, inspired by the converted warehouses of Brooklyn, New York. Oversized windows, exposed hardware, and sturdy statement pieces highlight the beauty of raw materials and unfinished detailing. KEY FEATURES: Curate the Contemporary — Trendy wood and steel frames give weight and char...
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The Sims 4 - Industrial Loft Kit (PC)
Embrace reclaimed architectural design with The Sims™ 4 Industrial Loft Kit*, inspired by the converted warehouses of Brooklyn, New York. Oversized windows, exposed hardware, and sturdy statement pieces highlight the beauty of raw materials and unfinished detailing.KEY FEATURES:Curate the Contemporary — Trendy wood and steel frames give weight...
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Counter-Intelligence: What the Secret World Can Teach Us About Problem-solving and Creativity - Robert Hannigan
<p>From the codebreakers and problem solvers, to the engineers, mathematicians and other problem-solvers - what the secret world can teach us about performance and creativity How do you hire smart people who can work together to prevent terrorist attacks and decode encrypted technology? How do you come up with creative, counterintuiti...
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The Secret Lives of Colour - Clair Kassia
Anotace: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER`A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.` Simon GarfieldThe Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades...
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Vital Organs - Edge Suzie
Anotace: The remarkable stories of the world`s most famous body parts.Louis XIV`s rear end inspired the British National Anthem. Queen Victoria`s armpit led to the development of antiseptics.Robert Jenkin`s ear started a war.All too often, historical figures feel distant and abstract; more myth and legend than real flesh and blood. These stories of bodies and its parts r...
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The Hero - Child Lee
Anotace: In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fundamental part of what makes us human. He demonstrates how hero stories continue to shape our world - arguing that we need them now more than ever.From the Stone Age to the Gr...
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The Secret Lives of Colour - Kassia Clair
<p>THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A mind-expanding tour of the world without leaving your paintbox. Every colour has a story, and here are some of the most alluring, alarming, and thought-provoking. Very hard painting the hallway magnolia after this inspiring primer.' Simon GarfieldThe Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades,...
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Rustic Baroque
Culture, history, language, and indeed the living memory of a nation fuse in Jiří Hájíček’s Rustic Baroque and in the additional stories included in this unique volume.Winner of the Magnesia Litera prize as the best Czech novel of 2005, Rustic Baroque is set in South Bohemia about a decade after the Velvet Revolution. The story recalls the tumult in the countryside during...
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Papyrus - Vallejo Irene
Anotace: Best Books of 2022 Financial Times`A literary phenomenon.` - Times Literary Supplement`Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.` - Economist `Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote` - Observer`A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the story she tells is impressively rip-roaring` - Daily Telegraph`Packed with fascinating...
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Papyrus - Irene Vallejo
<p>Best Books of 2022 Financial Times'A literary phenomenon.' - Times Literary Supplement'Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.' - Economist 'Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote' - Observer'A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the story she tells is impressively rip-roaring' - Daily Telegraph'Packed with fascinating ...
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Once Upon a Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics and Literature - Hart Sarah
Anotace: `A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart`s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn`t know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.` - Alex Bellos `This...
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Ego is the Enemy : The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent - Ryan Holiday
<p>It's wrecked the careers of promising young geniuses. It's evaporated great fortunes and run companies into the ground. It's made adversity unbearable and turned struggle into shame. Every great philosopher has warned against it, in our most lasting stories and countless works of art, in all culture and all ages. Its name? Ego, and it is the enemy - of ambition, ...
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The World of Poo - Pratchett Terry
Anotace: From Snuff: `Vimes` prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to ...
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Opposite Of Always - neuveden
Anotace: `One of the best love stories I`ve ever read.` Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give. From debut author justin a. reynolds comes The Opposite of Always, a razor-sharp, hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose and the moments that make life worth reliving. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and John Green. When Jack...
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The World of Poo - Terry Pratchett
<p>From Snuff: 'Vimes' prompt arrival got a nod of approval from Sybil, who gingerly handed him a new book to read to Young Sam. Vimes looked at the cover. The title was The World of Poo. When his wife was out of eyeshot he carefully leafed through it. Well, okay, you had to accept that the world had moved on and these days fairy stories were probably not going to b...
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Opposite Of Always - Justin A. Reynolds
<p>'One of the best love stories I've ever read.' Angie Thomas, bestselling author of The Hate U Give. From debut author justin a. reynolds comes The Opposite of Always, a razor-sharp, hilarious and heartfelt novel about the choices we make, the people we choose and the moments that make life worth reliving. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and John Green. When J...
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Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know (0316462918)
Kniha - autor Malcolm Gladwell, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger's motives? Through a...
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Alibaba´s World (9781447290667)
Kniha - anglicky In September 2014, a Chinese company that most Westerners had never heard of held the largest IPO in history - bigger than Google, Facebook and Twitter combined. Alibaba, now the world's largest e-commerce company, mostly escaped Western notice for over ten years, while building a customer base larger than Amazon's, and handling the bulk of e-commerce t...
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The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy (The Daevabad Trilogy, Book 4) - Chakraborty Shannon
Anotace: Bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty expands the acclaimed, Hugo-nominated Daevabad Trilogy with this magical compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of the series. Told from the perspective of characters beloved and hated, and even those never heard from until now, these tales of Daevabad enrich a world...
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Lewis Damien
Anotace: One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces` operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard. He recruited a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first `deniable` secret operatives behind enemy lines,...
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The Rest of the Robots - Asimov Isaac
Anotace: Isaac Asimov`s ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.How could robots be used in a time of war? Could a...
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The Rest of the Robots - Isaac Asimov
<p>Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. How could robots be used in a time of war? Could...
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Talking to Strangers : What We Should Know about the People We Don´t Know - Malcolm Gladwell
<p>The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger's motives?Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and in...
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The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy (The Daevabad Trilogy, Book 4) - Shannon Chakraborty
<p>Bestselling author Shannon Chakraborty expands the acclaimed, Hugo-nominated Daevabad Trilogy with this magical compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of the series. Told from the perspective of characters beloved and hated, and even those never heard from until now, these tales of Daevabad enrich a wor...
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Talking to Strangers : What We Should Know about the People We Don´t Know - Gladwell Malcolm
Anotace: The routine traffic stop that ends in tragedy. The spy who spends years undetected at the highest levels of the Pentagon. The false conviction of Amanda Knox. Why do we so often get other people wrong? Why is it so hard to detect a lie, read a face or judge a stranger`s motives?Through a series of encounters and misunderstandings - from history, psychology and i...
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