Alain Finkielkraut byl zvolen do Francouzské akademie do křesla číslo 21, které se uvolnilo smrtí Féliciena Marceaua, a stal se tak 727. akademikem od jejího vzniku. Jak kážou nepsané zvyklosti, přednesl na slavnostním zasedání 28. ledna 20 Zobraziť viac
The Years is the story of the Pargiter family - their intimacies and estrangements, anxieties and triumphs - mapped out against the bustling rhythms of London's streets during the first decades of the twentieth century, ... Zobraziť viac
In Made in Scotland, legendary comic and national treasure Billy Connolly returns to his roots, reflecting on his life, his homeland and what it means - then and now - to be Scottish. Full of Billy's distinctive humour, Made in Scotland is a hilarious... Zobraziť viac
Vintage Classics: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SUSAN HILL The Years follows the lives of the Pargiters, a large middle-class... Zobraziť viac
A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green... Zobraziť viac
In 2008, J.K. Rowling delivered a deeply affecting commencement speech at Harvard University. Now published for the first time in book form, Very Good Lives offers J.K. Rowling’s words of wisdom for anyone at a turning point in life, ... Zobraziť viac
Kým je dnes umělec? Jaká je role umělce či intelektuála ve společnosti? Jaký je vztah mezi teorií a praxí? Takové otázky si klade kniha umělkyně Barbory Kleinhamplové a kritičky umění Terezy Stejskalové. Jedná se o soubor rozhovorů se společensky... Zobraziť viac
The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws, but we have cleverer brains... Zobraziť viac