Why most things fail

Why Most Things Fail

Focuses on why some businesses fail, and how to avoid it. This book looks at a truth all too seldom acknowledged: most commercial and public policy ve

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Why Nations Fail

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or d...

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Leading Academy Trusts: Why some fail, but most don't

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Changing World Order : Why Nations Succeed or Fail - Ray Dalio

<p>From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the international bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced...

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Why We Do the Things We Do

With each section broken down into the key concepts, issues and arguments, Why We Do the Things We Do will demystify and illuminate the most important aspects of psychology.

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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things?

From its earliest centuries, one of the most notable features of Christianity has been the veneration of the saints--the holy dead. This ambitious his

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Kniha Milju Why I Love You

Why I love You - anglická verze: Kniha Milju - Proč tě miluju se skládá z otázek týkajících se vašeho vztahu od počátku přes přítomnost až po plány do budoucna.

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Rationality : What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - Steven Pinker

<p>In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures and conspiracy theorizing? In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliche that humans are simply an ir...

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The Beauty of Everyday Things - Soetsu Yanagi

"Radical and inspiring ... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de Waal <p>The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with ca...

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Rationality : What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - Stabenow Cornelia, Pinker Steven, Pinker Steven

Anotace: In the twenty-first century, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding - and at the same time appears to be losing its mind. How can a species that discovered vaccines for Covid-19 in less than a year produce so much fake news, quack cures and conspiracy theorizing?In Rationality, Pinker rejects the cynical cliche that humans are simply an irr...

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The Invention of Power

In the tradition of Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: Why did the West become the most powerful civilization in

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The Invention of Power

In the tradition of Sapiens and Why Nations Fail, this book solves one of the great puzzles of history: why did the West become the most powerful civi

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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (1785040200)

Kniha - autor Angela Duckworth, 352 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá - autor Angela Duckworth, 352 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá Why do naturally talented people frequently fail to reach their potential while other far less gifted individuals go on to achieve amazing things? The secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a passiona...

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Hit Makers

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"This book picks up where The Tipping Point left off ." -- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKENothing "goes viral." If you think a popular movie, song, or app came out of nowhere to become a word-of-mouth success in today's crowded media environment, you're missing the real story. Each block...

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The Little Book of London - Orange Hippo!

Anotace: London is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting around 30 million visitors every year. But why is it that the UK`s capital city has such pulling power? From its foundation in Roman times over 2,000 years ago, we take a look at the things that have shaped this magnificent city and made it the fascinating destination that it is today.

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Little Book of London

London is one of the most visited cities in the world, attracting around 30 million visitors every year. But why is it that the UK's capital city has such pulling power? From its foundation in Roman times over 2,000 years ago, we take a look at the things that have shaped this magnificent city and made it the fascinating destination that it is today.

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This Too Shall Pass: Stories of Change, Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings (0241348870)

Kniha - autor Julia Samuel, 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná One of the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah ______________________________________________________________________________________ If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with the huge milestones in our lives? At a time when even the most certain things fee...

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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (024131433X)

Kniha - autor Daron Acemoglu; James A. Robinson, 576 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019 One of Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2019 Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize 'As enjoyable as it is thought-provoking' Jared Diamond By the authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, based on decades of re...

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Hidden Games - Hoffman Moshe

Anotace: In Hidden Games, MIT economists Moshe Hoffman and Erez Yoeli find a surprising middle ground between the hyperrationality of classical economics and the hyper-irrationality of behavioural economics. They call it hidden games. Reviving game theory, Hoffman and Yoeli use it to explain our most puzzling behaviour, from the mechanics of Stockholm syndrome and intern...

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Dollars and Sense: How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter (0062872729)

Kniha - 288 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Why is paying for things painful? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something in the present just because we've overpaid for it in the past? Why is it easy to pay $4 for a soda on vacation, when we wouldn't spend more than $1 on that same soda at our local grocery store? We think of money as numbers, value...

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My Point...And I Do Have One - DeGeneres Ellen

Anotace: In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Ellen DeGeneres shares her hilarious take on everything from our most baffling human foibles including how we behave in elevators, airplanes, and restrooms, and why we re so scared of the boogeyman to fashion trends, celebrity, and her secret recipe for Ellen s Real Frenchy French Toast. Most of all, this witty, engaging boo...

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When Hoopoes Go To Heaven

Ten-year-old Benedict is feeling happy. His family's new home in Swaziland has the most beautiful garden in the whole entire world, teeming with insects, frogs and his favourite cinnamon-coloured birds. Here, crouched in the cool shade of the lucky-bean tree, it's easy to forget the loneliness that comes from his siblings playing without him, easy to stop himself fretting...

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Kouření škodí zdraví cigaret a další povídky (978-80-748-2328-2)

Elektronická kniha - autor James Khoury, 320 stran, česky This bilingual collection of absurdist short stories set in Prague attempts to answer the more complex questions of life, such as why a butterfly would be bitter against the world, how an octopus could resent all things Scottish, which breed of cow is the most superficial, and whether bookcases have a sense of hu...

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British Museum: Find Tom in Time, Michelangelo´s Italy - Burke Fatti (Kathi)

Anotace: A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum.Tom`s not only lost in time, he`s lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, across the pages? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating renaissance Florence facts and over 100 other things to find - from an apprentice workin...

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British Museum: Find Tom in Time, Michelangelo´s Italy - Fatti (Kathi) Burke

<p>A brilliantly fun search-and-find puzzle book for children from 6+, developed in consultation with the British Museum. Tom's not only lost in time, he's lost his cat, too! Can you find Tom and his naughty cat, Digby, across the pages? Packed with detailed artwork, fascinating renaissance Florence facts and over 100 other things to find - from an apprentice worki...

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Really Good, Actually

Anotace: One of the most hotly anticipated, hilarious and addictive debut novels of 2023, from Schitt's Creek and Workin' Moms screenwriter and electric new voice in fiction, Monica Heisey. I feel like when you get a divorce everyone's wondering how you ruined it all, what made you so unbearable to be with. If your husband dies, at least people feel bad f...

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Along Came Coco: A Story about Coco Chanel

Anotace: In a time when children were meant to be seen and not heard, along came Coco, a small French orphan with an eye for style, a talent for sewing, and a big imagination. Coco grew up in an orphanage run by very strict nuns, but she wasn't very good at following rules. At a time when girls were told to brush their hair 100 times until their arms were sore, Coco...

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Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees - Thomas Erikson

<p>Surrounded by idiots at work? Fed up with a bad boss or lazy colleagues? Thomas Erikson, author of the runaway international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, will help you handle them and get things done, the right way Why is good leadership so rare? Everyone has to manage up to some extent but frankly some bosses are worse than others. If you're being driven cr...

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English

In "The English" Jeremy Paxman sets out to find about the English. Not the British overall, not the Scots, not the Irish or Welsh, but the English. Why do they seem so unsure of who they are? Jeremy Paxman is to many the embodiment of Englishness yet even he is sometimes forced to ask: who or what exactly are the English? And in setting about addressing this most vexing o...

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Red Queen - Juan Gomez-Jurado

<p>Soon to be an Amazon Prime Original series, Red Queen is the first in Juan Gomez-Jurado's internationally bestselling thriller series, translated by Nick Caistor. More than two million copies sold in Spain alone.Sunday Times - Best Thriller Books of the Year'A Spanish spin on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . . . A female Sherlock Holmes' - The TimesYou've never ...

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We Have No Idea : A Guide to the Unknown Universe - Cham Jorge, Whiteson Daniel

Anotace: In our small corner of the universe, we know how some matter behaves most of the time and what even less of it looks like, and we have some good guesses about where it all came from. But we really have no clue what`s going on. In fact, we don`t know what about 95% of the universe is made of. So what happens when a cartoonist and a physicist walk into this strang...

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We Have No Idea : A Guide to the Unknown Universe - Jorge Cham

<p>In our small corner of the universe, we know how some matter behaves most of the time and what even less of it looks like, and we have some good guesses about where it all came from. But we really have no clue what's going on. In fact, we don't know what about 95% of the universe is made of. So what happens when a cartoonist and a physicist walk into this strange...

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Keel's Simple Diary Volume Two (olive Green): The Ladybug Edition

This title is available in 6 delicious colors. In a world where products are out as soon as they're in, where communicating without wires doesn't come without strings, and even our accessories need accessories, we need simple tools. This is a book that helps us look inside because we are overloaded outside. "Keel's Simple Diary[trademark]" offers structure for those who d...

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Keel's Simple Diary

This title is available in 6 delicious colors. In a world where products are out as soon as they're in, where communicating without wires doesn't come without strings, and even our accessories need accessories, we need simple tools. This is a book that helps us look inside because we are overloaded outside. "Keel's Simple Diary[trademark]" offers structure for those who d...

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Really Good, Actually - Monica Heisey

<p>The No. 2 SUNDAY TIMES Bestseller An Observer Best Debut of the Year 'Intoxicating ... heralds a really good author to watch' THE TIMES 'Hilarious and profound' DOLLY ALDERTON 'Wildly funny and almost alarmingly relatable' MARIAN KEYES 'Monica Heisey is ...

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Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Levitt Steven D., Dubner Stephen J.

Anotace: In the summer of 2003,The New York Times Magazinesent Stephen J. Dubner, an author and journalist, to write a profile of Steven D. Levitt, a heralded young economist at the University of Chicago. Levitt was not remotely interested in the things that interest most economists. Instead, he studied the riddles of everyday life-from cheating to crime to child-rearing...

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Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity, 1. vydání - Peter Attia

<p>- THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER -This is the ultimate manual for living better and longer.For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prol...

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Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything - Stephen J. Dubner

<p>In the summer of 2003,The New York Times Magazinesent Stephen J. Dubner, an author and journalist, to write a profile of Steven D. Levitt, a heralded young economist at the University of Chicago. Levitt was not remotely interested in the things that interest most economists. Instead, he studied the riddles of everyday life-from cheating to crime to child-rearing-...

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The Summer You Found Me - O´Roark Elizabeth

Anotace: KATE I tore out of rehab to win my husband back. It`ll work, too. He just needs to see that I`m clean, that I`m on my feet again. Until that happens, though, I`ve got only got one guy in my corner-Beck, my husband`s best friend, who takes me in against his will and keeps me sane. Living with Beck is easier than I expected. And fun. Except I`ve got a long history...

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The Summer You Found Me - Elizabeth O´Roark

<p>KATE I tore out of rehab to win my husband back. It'll work, too. He just needs to see that I'm clean, that I'm on my feet again. Until that happens, though, I've got only got one guy in my corner-Beck, my husband's best friend, who takes me in against his will and keeps me sane. Living with Beck is easier than I expected. And fun. Except I've got a long history ...

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The Other Side of Disappearing - Clayborn Kate

Anotace: `Poignant, observant, tender, and deeply romantic. This book is everything` CHRISTINA LAUREN From the acclaimed author of Georgie, All Along and Love Lettering, a pitch-perfect, radiantly transporting love story about an unexpected road trip, true crime obsessions, and hard won vulnerability . . . Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her yo...

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The Other Side of Disappearing - Kate Clayborn

<p>'Poignant, observant, tender, and deeply romantic. This book is everything' CHRISTINA LAUREN From the acclaimed author of Georgie, All Along and Love Lettering, a pitch-perfect, radiantly transporting love story about an unexpected road trip, true crime obsessions, and hard won vulnerability . . . Hairstylist Jess Greene has spent the last decade raising her you...

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The Czechs in a Nutshell - Terje B. Englund

<p>Why do Czech men love sandals and white socks, and why do Czech women practice extramarital sex with greater gusto than women in most other European countries? Did you know that Czech Euroscepticism has its roots in 1620? That Czech society is in reality an undercover matriarchy? Or that some Czech have names like Hippopotamus, Don't-Eat-Bread and even Pepa from ...

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Plays Well with Others

From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree comes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and loneliness-a smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide to help build better friendships, reignite love, and get closer to others, whether you're an extrovert or introvert, socially adept or socially anxious.Can you judge a b...

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Caspar Lee - Caspar Lee

Anotace: This is a book about me. Unfortunately, I didn`t write it - my mum did. WTF!Let me tell you now that 98% of it is total lies. Actually, I`m pretty sure this book is illegal. So if you`ve bought it, you`ve basically supported a criminal. How does that feel?I think she`s getting me back for my first day in this world when I mayyy have tried to kill her. She won`t ...

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Spectacles - Perkins Sue

Anotace: When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn`t kept some of it. She had kept all of it - every bus ticket, postcard, school report - from the moment I was born to the moment I finally had the confidence to turn round and say `Why is our house full of this shit?`Sadly, a recycling `incident...

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The No-Show - O´Leary Beth

Anotace: Three women. Three dates. One missing man... 8.52 a.m. Siobhan is looking forward to her breakfast date with Joseph. She was surprised when he suggested it - she normally sees him late at night in her hotel room. Breakfast on Valentine's Day surely means something ... so where is he? 2.43 p.m. Miranda's hoping that a Valentine's Day lunch with C...

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The No-Show - O´Leary Beth

Anotace: Three women. Three dates. One missing man...8.52 a.m. Siobhan is looking forward to her breakfast date with Joseph. She was surprised when he suggested it - she normally sees him late at night in her hotel room. Breakfast on Valentine`s Day surely means something ... so where is he?2.43 p.m. Miranda`s hoping that a Valentine`s Day lunch with Carter will be the p...

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Surrounded by Bad Bosses and Lazy Employees - Erikson Thomas

Anotace: Surrounded by idiots at work? Fed up with a bad boss or lazy colleagues? Thomas Erikson, author of the runaway international bestseller Surrounded by Idiots, will help you handle them and get things done, the right wayWhy is good leadership so rare? Everyone has to manage up to some extent but frankly some bosses are worse than others. If you`re being driven cra...

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Caspar Lee - Caspar Lee

<p>This is a book about me. Unfortunately, I didn't write it - my mum did. WTF! Let me tell you now that 98% of it is total lies. Actually, I'm pretty sure this book is illegal. So if you've bought it, you've basically supported a criminal. How does that feel? I think she's getting me back for my first day in this world when I mayyy have tried to kill her. She won'...

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The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People: Revised and Updated - Stephen M. R. Covey

<p>One of the most inspiring and impactful books ever written, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for nearly three decades. It has transformed the lives of presidents and CEOs, teachers and parents - millions of people of all ages and occupations. Now, this 30th anniversary edition of the timeless classic commemorates the wisdom of the 7 ...

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Caspar Lee

This is a book about me.Unfortunately, I didn't write it - my mum did. WTF!Let me tell you now that 98% of it is total lies. Actually, I'm pretty sure this book is illegal. So if you've bought it, you've basically supported a criminal. How does that feel?I think she's getting me back for my first day in this world when I mayyy have tried to kill her. She won't not be able...

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Neal's Yard Remedies Mental Wellness: A Holistic Approach To Mental Health And Healing. - Pat Thomas

<p>An expertly curated collection of natural and therapeutic approaches to boost everyday mental wellness and extra support when you need it the most.This mental wellness book helps you manage stressful periods as well as other biological factors that impact your mental well-being. You'll learn how to boost and holistically balance your mental state using natural re...

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After You with the Pistol: (Charlie Mortdecai 2) - Kyril Bonfiglioli

<p>After you with the Pistol - the second Charlie Mortdecai novel by Kyril Bonfiglioli, soon to be a major film starring Johnny Depp'Some of the nastiest, funniest and most enjoyable crime writing of the last fifty years' Guardian'Mr Mortdecai, why do you suppose I and my superiors have preserved you from death at very very great trouble and expense?'Charlie Mortdec...

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Read People Like a Book - King Patrick

Anotace: Speed read people, decipher body language, detect lies, and understand human nature.Is it possible to analyze people without them saying a word? Yes, it is. Learn how to become a "mind reader" and forge deep connections.How to get inside people`s heads without them knowing.Read People Like a Book isn`t a normal book on body language of facial expressions. Yes, i...

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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design - Mars Roman, Kohlstedt Kurt

Anotace: __________Out now: The most entertaining and fascinating book about architecture and design, from the wildly popular podcast 99% Invisible. __________A New York Times Bestseller`Full of surprises and quirky information . . . a fascinating journey through the over-familiar.` - Financial Times, Best Books of 2020`[A] diverse and enlightening book . . . The 99% Inv...

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The Lesser Histories - Jan Zábrana

Anotace: From the eighth floor of a tower block in Central Europe, Jan Zábrana surveyed the twentieth century. He had been exiled from his own life by Communism. His parents were imprisoned, their health broken, and he was not allowed to study languages in college. Refusing both to rebel outright or to cave in, he thought of himself as a dead man walking. "To all th...

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The Lesser Histories - Jan Zábrana

<p>From the eighth floor of a tower block in Central Europe, Jan Zábrana surveyed the twentieth century. He had been exiled from his own life by Communism. His parents were imprisoned, their health broken, and he was not allowed to study languages in college. Refusing both to rebel outright or to cave in, he thought of himself as a dead man walking. "To all tho...

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The Guest (PC)

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.&nbsp;KEY FEATURES:Immersive storytelling.The mood and the feel of the game, and the mysterious background of the Doctor Ev...

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The Guest

"The Guest" is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.  KEY FEATURES: Immersive storytelling. The mood and the feel of the game, and the mysterious background of the Doctor Evgueni Leon...

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