Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium. They built our world, and they will transform our future... Zobraziť viac
„Franz Kafka byl Praha a Praha byla Franz Kafka“, napsal kdysi Johannes Urzidil. A opravdu, toho, kdo se vydá po stopách Kafkova života, zavede cesta přímo do srdce starého královského a císařského sídelního města nad Vltavou. Franz Kafka je celou svou... Zobraziť viac
A compelling and vivid narrative history of one of the founding civilizations of the modern world, the Byzantine empire, evocatively told through the lives of its 92 emperors. Based in the great city of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) ... Zobraziť viac
The inspirational story of the ordinary people who forged the documents that saved thousands of Jewish lives in World War Two... Zobraziť viac
Burdened with piling student debt, stagnant wages, and a rising cost of living, a growing number of enterprising individuals are abandoning the traditional nine-to-five model of modern work... Zobraziť viac
„Franz Kafka byl Praha a Praha byla Franz Kafka“, napsal kdysi Johannes Urzidil. A opravdu, toho, kdo se vydá po stopách Kafkova života, zavede cesta přímo do srdce starého královského a císařského sídelního města nad Vltavou. Franz Kafka je celou svou... Zobraziť viac
Acclaimed mathematician David Sumpter shows how we can deal with the chaos and complexity of our lives... Zobraziť viac
A brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago... Zobraziť viac
Discover Prague – an enchanting city brimming with history and culture. Whether you want to bask in the medieval splendour of the Old Town Square, trundle past Prague castle by tram or explore the Franz Kafka museum... Zobraziť viac
Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable... Zobraziť viac
A brilliantly evocative, surprising, and page-turning exploration of how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worseessential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust... Zobraziť viac
Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which chronicles for the first time in full his inspirational story - the rise, the fall, and the rise again... Zobraziť viac
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 remind us that history's most-loved, and most-hated... Zobraziť viac
John Romero, gaming’s original rock star, is the cocreator of DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3-D, some of the biggest video games of all time. Considered the godfather of the first-person shooter, a genre that continues to dominate the market today, he... Zobraziť viac
How can you fight something if you don’t know it exists? We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our relationships and our mental wellbeing; the planet we inhabit... Zobraziť viac
A global history of intoxication, exploring the international spectrum of drug use in cultures across the world, from prehistory to the present day... Zobraziť viac
At the height of the pandemic, TV star Ben McKenzie was the perfect mark for cryptocurrency: a dad stuck at home with some cash in his pocket, worried about his family, armed with only the vague notion that people were making heaps... Zobraziť viac
