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In An Anthropologist on Mars Oliver Sacks uses case studies to illustrate the myriad ways in which neurological conditions can affect our sense of self, our experience of the world, and how we relate to those around us. Writing with his trademark blend of scientific rigour and human compassion, he describes patients such as the colour-blind painter or the surgeon with compulsive tics that disappear in the operating theatre; patients for whom disorientation and alienation – but also adaptation – are inescapable facts of life.''An inexhaustible tourist at the farther reaches of the mind, Sacks presents, in sparse, unsentimental prose, the stories of seven of his patients. The result is as rich, vivid and compelling as any collection of short fictional stories'' – Independent on Sunday Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

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When Oliver Sacks was twelve years old, a perceptive schoolmaster wrote in his report: ''Sacks will go far, if he does not go too far''. It is now abundantly clear that Sacks has never stopped going . . .From its opening pages on his youthful obsession with motorcycles and speed, On the Move is infused with his restless energy. As he recounts his experiences as a young neurologist in the early 1960s, first in California and then in New York, where he discovered a long-forgotten illness in the back wards of a chronic hospital, as well as with a group of patients who would define his life, it becomes clear that Sacks''s earnest desire for engagement has occasioned unexpected encounters and travels – sending him through bars and alleys, over oceans, and across continents.With unbridled honesty and humour, Sacks shows us that the same energy that drives his physical passions –bodybuilding, weightlifting, and swimming – also drives his cerebral passions. He writes about his love affairs, both romantic and intellectual, his guilt over leaving his family to come to America, his bond with his schizophrenic brother, and the writers and scientists – Thom Gunn, A. R. Luria, W. H. Auden, Gerald M. Edelman, Francis Crick – who influenced him.On the Move is the story of a brilliantly unconventional physician and writer – and of the man who has illuminated the many ways that the brain makes us human.

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''Oliver Sacks’s Letters isn’t a book of the year – it’s a book for a lifetime . . . Keep this by your side, dip into it, be reminded of the wonders of our shared humanity'' – Erica Wagner, ''Books of the year 2024'', New StatesmanA New Yorker and New Statesman Book of the Year 2024Oliver Sacks, one of the great humanists of our age – who describes himself in these pages as a ‘philosophical physician’ and an ‘astronomer of the inward’ – wrote to an eclectic array of family and friends. Most were scientists, artists, and writers, even statesmen: Francis Crick, Antonio Damasio, Jane Goodall, W. H. Auden, Susan Sontag, Stephen Jay Gould, Björk, and his first cousin, Abba Eban. But many of the most eloquent letters in this collection are addressed to the ordinary people who wrote to him with their odd symptoms and questions, to whom he responds with a sense of generosity and wonder.With some correspondents, Sacks shares his struggle for recognition and acceptance both as a physician and as a gay man, providing intimate accounts as well of his passions for competitive weightlifting, motorcycles, botany, and music. With others, he chronicles his penchant for testing the boundaries of authority, the discovery of his writer’s voice, and his explosive seasons of discovery with the patients who populate his book Awakenings.His descriptions of travels as a young man and the extraordinary people he encounters can be lyrical, ferocious, penetrating and hilarious. Many of his musings include the first detailed sketches of an essay forming in his mind, or miniature case histories rivalling those in his beloved essay collections.Sensitively selected and introduced by Kate Edgar, Sacks’s longtime editor, the letters trace the arc of a remarkable life and reveal an often surprising portrait of Sacks as he wrestles with the workings of his own brain and mind.''Here is the unedited Oliver Sacks – struggling, passionate, a furiously intelligent misfit. And also endless interesting. He was a man like no other'' – Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal''Sacks is an endearing and entertaining prose stylist – inquisitive, often funny, never obtuse . . . Letters is crammed with off-the-cuff profundities, moments of elevated perception that briefly unriddle the more inscrutable aspects of human nature.'' – Ralf Webb, Guardian

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''Oliver Sacks’s Letters isn’t a book of the year – it’s a book for a lifetime . . . Keep this by your side, dip into it, be reminded of the wonders of our shared humanity'' – Erica Wagner, ''Books of the year 2024'', New StatesmanA New Yorker and New Statesman Book of the Year 2024Oliver Sacks, one of the great humanists of our age – who describes himself in these pages as a ‘philosophical physician’ and an ‘astronomer of the inward’ – wrote to an eclectic array of family and friends. Most were scientists, artists, and writers, even statesmen: Francis Crick, Antonio Damasio, Jane Goodall, W. H. Auden, Susan Sontag, Stephen Jay Gould, Björk, and his first cousin, Abba Eban. But many of the most eloquent letters in this collection are addressed to the ordinary people who wrote to him with their odd symptoms and questions, to whom he responds with a sense of generosity and wonder.With some correspondents, Sacks shares his struggle for recognition and acceptance both as a physician and as a gay man, providing intimate accounts as well of his passions for competitive weightlifting, motorcycles, botany, and music. With others, he chronicles his penchant for testing the boundaries of authority, the discovery of his writer’s voice, and his explosive seasons of discovery with the patients who populate his book Awakenings.His descriptions of travels as a young man and the extraordinary people he encounters can be lyrical, ferocious, penetrating and hilarious. Many of his musings include the first detailed sketches of an essay forming in his mind, or miniature case histories rivalling those in his beloved essay collections.Sensitively selected and introduced by Kate Edgar, Sacks’s longtime editor, the letters trace the arc of a remarkable life and reveal an often surprising portrait of Sacks as he wrestles with the workings of his own brain and mind.''Here is the unedited Oliver Sacks – struggling, passionate, a furiously intelligent misfit. And also endless interesting. He was a man like no other'' – Atul Gawande, author of Being Mortal''Sacks is an endearing and entertaining prose stylist – inquisitive, often funny, never obtuse . . . Letters is crammed with off-the-cuff profundities, moments of elevated perception that briefly unriddle the more inscrutable aspects of human nature.'' – Ralf Webb, Guardian

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V knize esejů Řeka vědomí se její autor, neurolog Oliver Sacks, zabývá tématy z oborů, jako je botanika, chemie, me­dicína, neurověda a umění a obrací se na své velké tvůrčí hrdiny vědy – zejména Darwina, Freuda a Williama Jamese. Byli jeho věrnými druhy od mladých let a značnou část jeho díla lze vnímat jako jakýsi dlouhý rozhovor, který s nimi vedl. otázky, které zkoumali – význam evoluce, kořeny kreativity, podstata vědomí, se nacházejí v samotném středu vědy a této knihy. Oliver Sacks byl stejně jako Darwin bystrým pozorovatelem a velmi rád shromažďoval příklady, z nichž mnohé pocházejí z jeho rozsáhlé korespondence s pacienty a kolegy. Freudovi se zase podobal svou neodbytnou touhou porozumět lidskému chování v jeho nej­záhadnějších rovinách a jeho pozornost podobně jako u Williama Jamese zůstává upřená ke specifičnosti zkušenosti, byť se zabývá náměty teoretické povahy, jako například zkoumáním času, paměti a tvořivosti.Kniha Řeka vědomí, jejíž text Sacks načrtl dva týdny před smrtí, tak prokazuje autorovu jedinečnou schopnost nacházet neočekávatelné spojitosti mezi tématy a skutečnostmi, jeho ryzí radost poznávat a neutuchající snahu porozumět tomu, co nás činí lidmi.

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Two weeks before his death, Oliver Sacks outlined the contents of The River of Consciousness, the last book he would oversee . . .The bestselling author of On the Move, Musicophilia, and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Sacks is known for his illuminating case histories about people living with neurological conditions at the far borderlands of human experience. But his grasp of science was not restricted to neuroscience or medicine; he was fascinated by the issues, ideas, and questions of all the sciences. That wide-ranging expertise and passion informs the perspective of this book, in which he interrogates the nature not only of human experience but of all life.In The River of Consciousness, Dr. Sacks takes on evolution, botany, chemistry, medicine, neuroscience, and the arts, and calls upon his great scientific and creative heroes – above all, Darwin, Freud, and William James. For Sacks, these thinkers were constant companions from an early age; the questions they explored – the meaning of evolution, the roots of creativity, and the nature of consciousness – lie at the heart of science and of this book. The River of Consciousness demonstrates Sacks’s unparalleled ability to make unexpected connections, his sheer joy in knowledge, and his unceasing, timeless endeavor to understand what makes us human.

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Oliver Sacks je dnes snad nejslavnější neuropsycholog na světě. Jeho „klinické povídky“ nejsou jen nezúčastněné kazuistiky kuriózních případů. Autor v nich totiž popisuje životy, nemoci i odlišnosti svých pacientů s neobvyklou mírou empatie a představuje je jako hluboce lidské bytosti. V knize se dočteme například o slepé sochařce, která svůj talent objevila až v šedesáti letech, neboť do té doby měla ochrnuté ruce, o nahluchlé ženě, která slyšela nepřetržitě hrát irskou hudbu a měla za to, že to jen její zubní plomba funguje jako krystalka, o muži, jemuž se zdálo, že se stal psem, a ráno se probudil s mimořádně vyvinutým smyslem pro rozeznávání pachů a vůní a s nutkavou potřebou vše očichávat, o dalším, jinak nikterak výjimečném člověku, který znal nazpaměť všech šest tisíc stran hudebního slovníku, či o dvojčatech, která uměla odříkávat prvočísla až po ta dvanáctimístná, ale nesvedla jednoduché sčítání a odčítání. Příběh muže, který si pletl manželku s kloboukem, byl dokonce využit jako námět pro operu skladatele Michaela Nymana, která byla uvedena i v České republice. Oliver Sacks (1933–2015) byl britský lékař, který žil od roku 1965 v New Yorku a věnoval se neurologické praxi. Byl znám svými knihami, v nichž čtenáře seznamoval s nejzajímavějšími klinickými případy své praxe, ale zároveň se hluboce zamýšlel nad otázkami vztahu mozku, duše a nemoci. Jeho dílo bylo přeloženo do mnoha jazyků a vyšlo i v češtině. Kniha Probouzení se stala předlohou pro film Čas probuzení (1990), jenž byl nominován na Oscara.

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Oliver Sacks died in August 2015 at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded by his close friends and family. He was 82. He spent his final days doing what he loved: playing the piano, swimming, enjoying smoked salmon – and writing . . . As Dr Sacks looked back over his long, adventurous life his final thoughts were of gratitude. In a series of remarkable, beautifully written and uplifting meditations, in Gratitude Dr Sacks reflects on and gives thanks for a life well lived, and expresses his thoughts on growing old, facing terminal cancer and reaching the end. I cannot pretend I am without fear. But my predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved; I have been given much and I have given something in return; I have read and travelled and thought and written. I have had an intercourse with the world, the special intercourse of writers and readers. Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and adventure.

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From the bestselling author of On Gratitude, On the Move and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.In this spirited volume, Oliver Sacks examines the many passions of his own life – both as a doctor engaged with the central questions of human existence, and as a polymath conversant in all the sciences. Why do humans need gardens? How, and when, does a physician tell his patient she has Alzheimer’s? What is social media doing to our brains?In several of the compassionate case histories collected here, Sacks considers for the first time the enigmas of depression, psychosis and schizophrenia, and in others he returns to conditions that have long fascinated him: Tourette’s syndrome, ageing, dementia and hallucinations. In counterpoint to these elegant investigations of what makes us human, this volume also includes pieces that celebrate Sacks’s love of the natural world – and his last meditations on life in the twenty-first century. Everything in Its Place gives us an intimate portrait of a master writer and thinker at work.‘Life bursts through all of Oliver Sacks’s writing. He was and will remain a brilliant singularity’ The New York Times Book ReviewNow part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

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With his trademark compassion and erudition, Dr Oliver Sacks examines the power of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people. Among them: a surgeon who is struck by lightning and suddenly becomes obsessed with Chopin; people with ‘amusia’, to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of poets and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds – for everything but music. Dr Sacks describes how music can animate people with Parkinson’s disease who cannot otherwise move, give words to stroke patients who cannot otherwise speak, and calm and organize people who are deeply disoriented by Alzheimer’s or schizophrenia.Musicophilia alters our conception of who we are and how we function, and shows us an essential part of what it is to be human.Now part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the very best of modern literature.

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''The story of a disease that plunged its victims into a prison of viscous time, and the drug that catapulted them out of it'' – Guardian Hailed as a medical classic, and the subject of a major feature film as well as radio and stage plays and various TV documentaries, Awakenings by Oliver Sacks is the extraordinary account of a group of twenty patients.Rendered catatonic by the sleeping-sickness epidemic that swept the world just after the First World War, all twenty had spent forty years in hospital: motionless and speechless; aware of the world around them, but exhibiting no interest in it – until Dr Sacks administered the then-new drug, L-DOPA, which caused them, temporarily, to awake from their decades-long slumber . . .

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''Sacks is rightly renowned for his empathy . . . anyone with a taste for the exotic will find this beautifully written book highly engaging'' – Sunday Times Always fascinated by islands, Oliver Sacks is drawn to the Pacific by reports of the tiny atoll of Pingelap, with its isolated community of islanders born totally colour-blind; and to Guam, where he investigates a puzzling paralysis endemic there for a century. Along the way, he re-encounters the beautiful, primitive island cycad trees – and these become the starting point for a meditation on time and evolution, disease and adaptation, and islands both real and metaphorical in The Island of the Colour-Blind.

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Oliver Sacks, the bestselling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, is most famous for his studies of the human mind: insightful and beautifully characterized portraits of those experiencing complex neurological conditions. However, he has another scientific passion: the fern . . . Since childhood Oliver has been fascinated by the ability of these primitive plants to survive and adapt in many climates. Oaxaca Journal is the enthralling account of his trip, alongside a group of fellow fern enthusiasts, to the beautiful province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Oliver’s endless curiosity about natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, this book is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.‘Light and fast-moving, unburdened by library research but filled with erudition’ – New Yorker

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Autobiografie světoznámého britského neurologa Olivera Sackse, který se proslavil svými případovými studiemi fascinujících a neobvyklých lidských příběhů (ať se jedná o epidemii spavé nemoci, která své oběti zanechala na desetiletí v katatonickém stavu, Touretteův syndrom s nekontrolovaně vydávanými zvuky a bizarními tiky či autismus), začíná trochu méně obvykle, než je běžné. Sacks ji psal v době, kdy trpěl rakovinou oka a věděl, že mu již nezbývá mnoho času. Text se z velké části zaobírá osobními tématy, a než se dostaneme k Americe počátku šedesátých let a profesním začátkům v Los Angeles, dozvídáme se o jeho lásce k motorkám, oblibě posilování a každodenního plavání, o depresích a nevyřešených osobních problémech, které vyústily v hluboký pád do světa drog, či jak obtížný život měli homosexuálové v Anglii padesátých let. Sacks tak plně pokračuje ve své zavedené tradici. Propojuje práci neurologa s literární činností a pozoruje sám sebe a svůj život se stejným nadhledem, laskavostí a pronikavostí jako kdysi své pacienty. Za nimi se také vydával do jejich vlastního prostředí a s neobvyklou mírou empatie přibližoval jejich odlišnosti a život žitý v často velmi radikálně změněných podmínkách. I po dlouhodobém pobytu v Americe se však stále považoval za cizince a kladl si otázky, co to znamená domov a jak se vztah k němu během života vyvíjí.

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Sbírka různorodých esejů, která je oslavou lidské zvědavosti. Přední světový neurolog Oliver Sacks v ní nahlíží z různých úhlů na svůj život a vzpomíná zejména na to, co jej nejvíc ovlivnilo. Přibližuje své dětství, kdy se poprvé zamiloval do sodíku, draslíku a chlóru a začal provádět první pokusy (někdy ne zcela povedené, jak dokazovala exploze sklenic se špatně zakonzervovanými kvasícími sépiemi), získává první zkušenosti se čtením a knihovnami (knihovna v rodném domě byla jeho nejoblíbenější místností, soupeřila pouze s chemickou laboratoří) a muzei (jednou strávil celou noc v síni fosilních bezobratlých), z nichž se stala celoživotní láska. Autor připomíná některé zajímavé klinické případy ze své praxe, jako byla návštěva odlehlé osady mennonitů, kde se vyskytuje neobvyklý počet tourettiků s různými tiky, nebo epidemii spavého onemocnění se "zastavenými" pacienty. Popisuje, jak tyto poruchy povětšinou odrážejí pomalu nastávající změny v mozku, kdy dochází k rozrušení samotných základů vědomí a jáství a ke krátkodobému či trvalému pocítění nicoty. Zmiňuje stigma a nepochopení, které takovéto a podobné choroby stále obklopuje, a dotýká se samotného pojetí medicíny, kdy se lékařské techniky a postupy sice změnily, lidský prožitek však nikoli.

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Ve své knize světoznámý neurolog Oliver Sacks netradičně pojednává o migréně, onemocnění, jež postihuje až pětinu žen a šest procent mužů. Detailním přiblížením této nemoci všem lidem s "bolestmi hlavy" ukazuje, že trpí nejspíše neurologickým, po všech stránkách složitým onemocněním, které v jejich životě sehrává jedinečnou roli a je jakýmsi jejich určitým a osobitým "výrazem". Migréna tak z tohoto pohledu není nepřítel, jehož je třeba se co nejrychleji zbavit. Je to naopak životně důležité sdělení organismu, kterému je nutno naslouchat, porozumět mu a adekvátně na ně reagovat. Jelikož migréna se vyznačuje mnoha odlišnými projevy, které se mohou výrazně lišit od pacienta k pacientovi, je třeba vždy zvolit individuální přístup beroucí ohled na pacientovu anamnézu, rodinnou historii, biologické a psychologické pozadí. Autor během svého života léčil více než tisíc migreniků a nastudoval historické prameny vztahující se k bolestem hlavy. V knize se čtenář dozví podrobnosti jednotlivých případů i okolnosti, které je třeba brát v úvahu při léčbě tohoto náročně léčitelného onemocnění. Dočteme se mimo jiné i o častých matoucích příznacích, které migrenici zakoušejí, například o zvláštních zrakových halucinacích a pokřiveném vnímání prostoru, času a tělesného obrazu, zvláštních stavech, které našly své vyjádření v mnoha uměleckých dílech.

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Hlavním podnětem k sepsání této knihy bylo pro autora jeho obyčejné zranění se zvláštními následky, které utrpěl při nehodě v horách. Oliver Sacks se tak ocitl v postavení pacienta, jehož rutinní chirurgická léčba se zkomplikovala a on na vlastní kůži prožil to, co je předmětem jeho celoživotního bádání - neurologické problémy. Sám na sobě zakusil zážitek odcizení části těla... Myšlenky, které ho v jeho nemoci provázely, byly existenciální povahy: Je možné zachovat si celistvé "já" i v případě, že přijdeme o část těla? Co vlastně znamená toto "já"?"Všechno to bylo ještě pořád ohromně neskutečné. Nebyla to moje noha, co jsem po ní šel, nýbrž mohutná, neohrabaná protéza, bizarní přívěsek, sádrový válec ve tvaru nohy - a navíc válec, který pořád měnil svůj tvar i velikost, jako bych používal jakýsi podivně neobratný a nestálý robotský vynález, naprosto směšnou umělou nohu. Byl to pohyb svého druhu, ale neživočišný, nelidský. Tohle že je chůze? Ptal jsem se sám sebe, a potom se záchvěvem hrůzy: s tímhle že se budu muset smířit pro celý zbytek svého života? To se mi pocit opravdové chůze už nikdy nevrátí? Už nikdy nebudu umět přirozeně, spontánně a svobodně chodit? Budu už odteďka nucen myslet na každý pohyb? Musí být všecko tak složité? Nemůže to být prosté?"Kniha s upřímností a zápalem přibližuje pocit hrůzy, ale i zázrak, který je ukryt pod povrchem zdraví a který člověka může zcela proměnit.

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Celebrating Fifty Years of Picador BooksIf a man has lost a leg or an eye, he knows he has lost a leg or an eye; but if he has lost a self – himself – he cannot know it, because he is no longer there to know it. In this extraordinary book, Dr. Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients struggling to adapt to often bizarre worlds of neurological disorder. Here are people who can no longer recognize everyday objects or those they love; who are stricken with violent tics or shout involuntary obscenities, and yet are gifted with unusually acute artistic or mathematical talents. If sometimes beyond our surface comprehension, these brilliant tales illuminate what it means to be human. A provocative exploration of the mysteries of the human mind, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat is a million-copy bestseller by the twentieth century''s greatest neurologist.Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

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Uncle Tungsten radiates all the delight and wonder of a boy’s adventures, and is an unforgettable portrait of an extraordinary young mind.Oliver Sacks evokes, with warmth and wit, his upbringing in wartime England. He tells of the large science-steeped family who fostered his early fascination with chemistry. There follow his years at boarding school where, though unhappy, he developed the intellectual curiosity that would shape his later life. And we hear of his return to London, an emotionally bereft ten-year-old who found solace in his passion for learning. ‘If you did not think that gallium and iridium could move you, this superb book will change your mind’ – The Times

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''A mine of treasures, a source of visions, a microcosm of human experience and suffering, the philosopher''s stone: Migraine is a remarkable achievement'' - Sunday Telegraph. Migraine is an age-old – the first recorded instances date back over two thousand years – and often debilitating condition, affecting a ''substantial minority'' of the population across the globe. In Migraine, Oliver Sacks offers at once a medical account of its occurrence and management; an exploration of its physical, physiological, and psychological underpinnings and consequences; and a meditation on the nature and experience of health and illness.

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Sbírka sedmi povídkově-fejetonistických příběhů neurologických pacientů Olivera Sackse, renomovaného neurologa a mistra vypravěčství, vezme čtenáře na další objevnou cestu do fascinujícího světa lidské mysli. Antropoložka na Marsu obsahuje sedm příběhů lidí, kteří se vyrovnávají s neurologickými poruchami (poškození mozku, autismus či Touretteův syndrom), a odhaluje, jak se jejich zkušenosti dotýkají hloubky existence. Sacks s neobyčejnou empatií, porozuměním a citlivostí zkoumá, jak tyto stavy formují identitu a život jednotlivce, chování a vnímání reality. Každý z příběhů je nejen vědeckou analýzou, ale také lidským příběhem, který čtenáře nutí zamyslet se nad člověčenstvím. Sacksova schopnost propojit neurologii s uměním a filozofií činí z knihy nezapomenutelný zážitek. V době, kdy se hovoří o duševním zdraví a porozumění odlišnostem, je Sacksova práce cenným zdrojem poznání a inspirace, protože pomáhá chápat složitost lidské psychiky a vyzývá k toleranci a empatii. Kniha volně navazuje na knihu Muže, který si pletl manželku s kloboukem.

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On Mars: Alien Invasion – rozšíření CZ/EN pro 1–5 hráčůVetřelci přistáli! Marťanská kolonie čelí nečekané hrozbě... Rozšíření On Mars: Alien Invasion přináší do strategické hry On Mars čtyři epizody propojené příběhem plným napětí, neznámých forem života a dilemat: chránit lidstvo, nebo se přidat na stranu vetřelců? 4 nové herní scénáře – každý s odlišným režimem (1vAll, kooperativní i sólo) Příběhová kampaň z pera Nathana Morse v roli hlavního vypravěče Možnost hry sólo, kooperativně i kompetitivně Rozšíření je určeno pro zkušené hráče základní hry On Mars, kteří hledají nové výzvy a chtějí se ponořit do atmosféry konfrontace lidstva a mimozemské civilizace. Každá kapitola nabízí jiný styl hraní a jedinečný herní zážitek – od napínavého boje 1 proti všem až po osamělé přežití na rudé planetě.Co rozvíjí Strategické myšlení a plánování v různých režimech Spolupráci a komunikaci mezi hráči (v kooperativních scénářích) Adaptaci na nové cíle a asymetrická pravidla Obsah balení 4 příběhové scénáře (kapitoly Invasion, Outbreak, Blackout, Monolith) Komponenty pro 1–5 hráčů Pravidla v češtině i angličtině Upozornění: Toto rozšíření je nehratelné bez základní hry On Mars od Vitala Lacerdy.Pro všechny fanoušky sci-fi, kooperací a strategických her, kteří se nebojí mimozemské invaze ani lidské ambice.

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THE MARTAIN meets THE EXPANSE in this page turning debut science-fiction mysteryMARS, 2034A place of hope, freedom, and the dream of a better future on their new home. The year of the first human born on the red planet.MARS, 2103A place of division, suspicion and fear.The year when the truth will come about. ****This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller, who saw a better future than the one that came to pass. And Dylan Ward, a woman raised in the vast wilderness of the frontier, who will find her way back to it. It''s a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.It''s a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.The story of the first murder on Mars. ****PRAISE FOR THE FIRST MURDER ON MARS:''A fiercely intelligent, wholly engaging thrill-ride of a novel that sucks you in like a black hole'' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE ''Fast and sharp and very of-our-time'' LAUREN BEUKES, author of THE SHINING GIRLS ''A wild rover ride across the red planet which is somehow both exhilarating and deeply thoughtful about how societies are built, captured and liberated. It''s meticulously researched, vividly imagined and moves faster than a spaceship. I bloody adored this book'' SAM BECKBESSINGER, co-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE''Fuses inventive sci-fi, Martian secrets and the whodunnit into an ingenious, thought-provoking and heart-pounding page-turner'' DALE HALVORSEN, coo-author of GIRLS OF LITTLE HOPE ''A generation-spanning epic, this is science fiction at its best. Wilson knows that human nature will follow us anywhere - even Mars'' ALEX CONVERY, screenwriter of AIR 2023 ****PRAISE FOR SAM WILSON''S ZODIAC:''A bold storyteller with an amazing mind'' LAUREN BEUKES, author of The Shining Girls''A brilliant, original and gripping thriller. I''m struggling to think of a reader who won''t love this'' SARAH LOTZ, author of THE THREE''Impeccable storytelling. Undoubtedly a book which works both on the level of its intriguing high concept and sheer narrative nous.'' BARRY FORSHAW, author of NORDIC NOIR

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''Every detail is sharply placed ... a scorching sense of humor and a soft spot for humanity down here on Earth'' The New York Times''Fleishman Is In Trouble, but in space'' Bobby PalmerA NEW YORK TIMES READERS'' FAVOURITE OF 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEKevin is a thirtysomething homebody, happily committed to his hydroponics-expert girlfriend, Amber, as they grow weed in their basement in Vancouver.Out of the blue, Amber announces that she has been selected for a reality show where she will compete for one of two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars. If selected, she must stay on Mars for good, because the technology to come home doesn''t exist yet. Is this a suicide mission or a bold new frontier? Girlfriend on Mars is the story of love unravelling in a world where truth is dictated by Facebook ads and ''reality TV'' is as scripted as any politician''s speech. With rapt viewers voting for Amber to stay on the show and crates of Mars-mission branded protein shakes arriving at his door, is it any wonder Kevin wants to stay in the basement forever?

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''Every detail is sharply placed ... a scorching sense of humor and a soft spot for humanity down here on Earth'' The New York Times''Fleishman Is In Trouble, but in space'' Bobby PalmerA NEW YORK TIMES READERS'' FAVOURITE OF 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZEKevin is a thirtysomething homebody, happily committed to his hydroponics-expert girlfriend, Amber, as they grow weed in their basement in Vancouver.Out of the blue, Amber announces that she has been selected for a reality show where she will compete for one of two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars. If selected, she must stay on Mars for good, because the technology to come home doesn''t exist yet. Is this a suicide mission or a bold new frontier? Girlfriend on Mars is the story of love unravelling in a world where truth is dictated by Facebook ads and ''reality TV'' is as scripted as any politician''s speech. With rapt viewers voting for Amber to stay on the show and crates of Mars-mission branded protein shakes arriving at his door, is it any wonder Kevin wants to stay in the basement forever?

Objev podobné jako Girlfriend on Mars - Deborah Willis

Take a thrilling journey to the Red Planet. Find out how to get there, where to land, and how to survive.No one has ever been to Mars. It is between 35 million and 250 million miles away, depending on the calendar. But Space scientists are developing a rocket to take us. How do we know when to go? Can we land without crashing and burning? How will we survive when we get there? Mars has a thin and unbreathable atmosphere, intense radiation (especially after a solar storm), and sandstorms the size of North America. There is no fuel, and the only water is locked in the frozen icecaps and particular rocks. Mind Mappers Can We Live on Mars? unravels the complicated science and logistics of this incredible challenge. Structured in a unique way using the visual-thinking technique—mind mapping—complex ideas are broken down into a clear flow of visual information. The mind map connects the information, making it easy to grasp. Even the youngest wannabe astronaut can learn how humans may be able to reach and live on the Red Planet in their own lifetime. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS: Combines the beauty of a picture book with science-based facts and information. UNIQUE APPROACH: Can We Live on Mars? is structured using a visual thinking technique called “mind mapping,” where complex ideas are broken down into a clear flow of visual information. The “mind map” connects the information, making it easy to grasp. ACCESSIBLE TO EVERY READER: The text is carefully layered and leveled for emerging to proficient readers. COMPLETE THE MIND MAPPERS COLLECTION: How Do We Stop Climate Change?, Are We Running Out of Water?, and Why Does Plastic Hurt the Planet? are also available.

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he world's leading expert on the human settlement of Mars explains what Martian societies will look like - sooner than we thinkWithin a few years, humans will be able to voyage to Mars. SpaceX is at the forefront of companies already building fleets of spaceships to make interplanetary travel as affordable as Old-World passage to America – to the then New World. We will settle the red planet, transforming its raw materials into resources and tackling the challenges that await us, creating a new frontier for humankind.Dr Robert Zubrin explains how populous Martian city-states will emerge, producing their own air, water, food, power and more. How they must be beautiful to attract settlers, and what that might look like. How the primary exports are unlikely to be material goods but intellectual products, created by a technically adept population in a frontier environment where people will be forced to innovate – including GMOs, robotics, AI and power production.Zubrin even predicts the red planet’s customs, social relations and government – of the people, by the people, for the people, with inalienable individual rights – that will overcome traditional forms of oppression to draw talented Earth immigrants. In 1776, Thomas Paine wrote ‘We have it in our power to begin the world over again’. Zubrin inspires us to embrace another magnificent future today.With the right pieces in place, his red planet will become a pressure cooker for invention, benefiting humans on Earth, Mars and beyond. The New World on Mars proves that there is no point killing each other over provinces on Earth when, together, we can create planets.

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Herní doplněk / DLC - Xbox One S/Xbox One X, elektronická licence, klíč pro Xbox Live, žánr: Akční, pro uplatnění je vyžadována základní hra % Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars je ideální pro ty, kteří touží po chvilkovém zpestření. Nabízí několik hodin hraní a nové zážitky při pokusu o zastavení invaze mimozemšťanů. Lost on MarsDruhé rozšíření Far Cry 5: Lost on Mars vás zavede, jak už samotný název vypovídá, na planetu Mars. nbsp; Vaší postavou se stane hrdina nbsp;Nick Rye, se kterým se pokusíte nbsp;zastavit invazi mimozemšťanů, a to společně s kamarádem Hurkem. nbsp; Novinku je také nástroj Space Jet, díky kterému můžete létat a nebo se jen vznášet. nbsp;...

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The alphabet is gloriously brought to life by international best-selling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers. This beautiful paperback edition is based on Once Upon an Alphabet which won the CBI Book of the Year Award.From an astronaut afraid of heights, to dynamic detectives the Owl and the Octopus, by way of some rusting robots, you will find within this book a short story inspired by every letter of the alphabet.By turns funny, sad, mischievous and surprising, these entertaining mini-tales are accompanied by Jeffers’ witty and inviting illustrations.

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The captivating new companion to international bestsellers Here We Are and What We'll BuildA father takes his two children on a thrilling out-of-this-world adventure into space and invites them to look back at Earth and the conflicts that have taken place since the beginning of time. This becomes a brief history of the world and a whistle-stop guide to the universe, all rolled into one - and told with Oliver Jeffers's inimitable perspective, wit and exquisite artwork.Meanwhile Back on Earth gives a unique look at life on Earth with a cosmic perspective - and an enduring message that what binds us together matters more than what sets us apart. A timely story for families everywhere.

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''Subtle and self-reflexive. . . an excellent overview of the debates and issues that have shaped this hugely influential social science'' - GuardianHow does anthropology help us understand who we are?What can it tell us about culture, from Melanesia to the City of London? Why does it matter?For well over one hundred years, social and cultural anthropologists have traversed the world from urban Zimbabwe to suburban England, Beijing to Barcelona, uncovering surprising facts, patterns, predilections and, sometimes, the inexplicable, in terms of how humans organize their lives and articulate their values. By weaving together theories and examples from around the world, Matthew Engelke brilliantly shows why anthropology matters: not only because it allows us to understand other points of view, but also because in the process, it reveals something about ourselves too.

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Published to celebrate the life of Oliver Sacks, 10 years after his death 'A must-read for all the people who loved Oliver Sacks's books. The ending made me cry' Temple Grandin"Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong."When Susan Barry first wrote to Oliver Sacks, she never expected a response, let alone the friendship that blossomed over ten years of letters.Sue, herself a neuroscientist, wrote to share an extraordinary development in her own medical history. Born with problems with her vision, Sue had been told she would never acquire the ability to see in 3D - and yet she did, a development at odds with decades of research. Within days, Oliver replied, "Your letter fills me with amazement and admiration."Sharing an interest in visual perception and a deep love of science, Sue and Oliver began exchanging letters, delving deeper into the mysteries of sight and marvelling at the adaptive capacity of the human body. But in a painful twist of fate, as Sue's vision improved, Oliver's declined, and his characteristic typed letters shifted to handwritten. Sue later recognised this as an early sign of the cancer that ultimately ended his extraordinary life.A funny and intimate glimpse of the great Oliver Sacks, Dear Oliver is also a love letter to scientific inquiry, and a testimony to the power of friendship at any time in life.

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''This book is as sharp as razors, but it also pulses with a passionate, desperate, human urgency for truth and liberation. I am deeply grateful to have read it'' Elizabeth GilbertAs the daughter of two well-to-do English parents and the wife of a handsome, successful man, Oliver Radclyffe checked off every box - marriage, children (four), a white-picket fence surrounding a stately home in Connecticut and a golden retriever named Biscuit.But beneath the shiny veneer, Oliver was desperately trying to stay afloat - his hair was falling out in clumps, he couldn''t eat and his mood swings often brought him to tears. And then, on an otherwise unremarkable afternoon, Oliver Radclyffe woke up and realized the life of a trapped housewife was not for him. In fact, Oliver had spent his entire life denying the deepest, truest parts of himself. Despite the challenges he faced, leaving a marriage and reintroducing himself to his children, Oliver realized there was no way for him to go back to the beautiful lie of his previous life. Not if he wanted to survive.Frighten the Horses is a trans man''s coming of age story, about a housewife who initially comes out as a lesbian and tentatively, at first, steps into the world of queerness. With growing courage and the support of his newfound community, Oliver is finally able to face the question of his gender identity and become the man he is supposed to be.

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"Dear Dr. Sacks . .. You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could .. . But, I was wrong."When Susan Barry first wrote to Oliver Sacks, she never expected a response, let alone the deep friendship that blossomed over ten years of letters.Sue, herself a neuroscientist, wrote to share an extraordinary development in her own medical history. Born with problems with her vision, Sue had been told she would never acquire the ability to see in 3D - and yet she did, a development at odds with decades of research. Within days, Oliver replied, "Your letter fills me with amazement and admiration."Sharing an interest in visual perception and a deep love of science, Sue and Oliver began writing back and forth, delving deeper into the mysteries of sight and marvelling at the adaptive capacity of the human body.But in a painful twist of fate, as Sue's vision improved, Oliver's declined, and his characteristic typed letters shifted to handwritten ones. Sue later recognised this to be an early sign of the cancer that ultimately ended his extraordinary life. A funny, fascinating, and intimate glimpse of the great Oliver Sacks, Dear Oliver is also a love letter to scientific inquiry, and a testimony to the power of friendship at any time in life.

Objev podobné jako Dear Oliver - Susan R. Barry

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY TRIVEDI SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2024ONE OF THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW SCIENTIST BEST SCIENCE BOOKS OF THE YEARGUARDIAN BEST SCIENCE AND NATURE BOOK 2024A HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST RELATED WORK 2024THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERTHE #2 MOST GIFTED BOOK IN THE SOLAR SYSTEMFrom the bestselling authors of Soonish, a brilliant and hilarious off-world investigation into space settlementEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith set out to write the essential guide to a glorious future of space settlements, but after years of original research, and interviews with leading space scientists, engineers and legal experts, they aren''t so sure it''s a good idea. Space tech and space business are progressing fast, but we lack the deep knowledge needed to have space-kids, build space-farms and create space nations in a way that doesn''t spark conflict back home. In a world hurtling toward human expansion into space, A City on Mars investigates whether the dream of new worlds won''t create a nightmare, both for settlers and the people they leave behind.With deep expertise, a winning sense of humour and art from the beloved creator of Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, the Weinersmiths investigate perhaps the biggest questions humanity will ever ask itself - whether and how to become multiplanetary.

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A boy living on Mars unexpectedly becomes a dragon rider in this first book in The Dragonships series, perfect for fans of Skandar and Eragon

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The Sufi commentary on the Qur''an by ''Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (Ta''wilat al-Qur''an)—long believed to have been written by Muhyi al-Din Ibn ''Arabi (d. 1240)—is one of the masterpieces of Sufi exegesis. It is a complete commentary on the Qur''an, commenting on every chapter but not on every verse. A Sufi Commentary on the Qur''an is the first translation into English of this seminal work. Though little is known about the life of ''Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. between 1329-35), it is accepted that he studied under Mu''ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who himself had studied with Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn ''Arabi and leading exponent of Akbarian doctrine. Despite the paucity of information on his life, Kashani is recognised for the significant contribution he made to the school of Ibn ''Arabi; his influence and legacy lie in his systemisation of the ideas and thoughts of Ibn ''Arabi. The central theme of Kashani''s commen­tary on the Qur''an is gnosis or direct experiential knowledge of God: the seeker of the Divine is to engage in dedicated spiritual exertion in conformity with the Sacred Law until the heart becomes illu­minated.The Ta''wilat al-Qur''an has been translated in two volumes: Volume I includes the commentary from the first Chapter, The Opening (al-Fatiha), until the eighteenth Chapter, The Cave (al-Kahf); while Volume II includes the commentary from Chapter nineteen, Mary (Maryam), to the end of the Qur''an.

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The Sufi commentary on the Qur''an by ''Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (Ta''wilat al-Qur''an)—long believed to have been written by Muhyi al-Din Ibn ''Arabi (d. 1240)—is one of the masterpieces of Sufi exegesis. It is a complete commentary on the Qur''an, commenting on every chapter but not on every verse. A Sufi Commentary on the Qur''an is the first translation into English of this seminal work. Though little is known about the life of ''Abd al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. between 1329-35), it is accepted that he studied under Mu''ayyid al-Din al-Jandi, who himself had studied with Sadr al-Din Qunawi, the stepson of Ibn ''Arabi and leading exponent of Akbarian doctrine. Despite the paucity of information on his life, Kashani is recognised for the significant contribution he made to the school of Ibn ''Arabi; his influence and legacy lie in his systemisation of the ideas and thoughts of Ibn ''Arabi. The central theme of Kashani''s commen­tary on the Qur''an is gnosis or direct experiential knowledge of God: the seeker of the Divine is to engage in dedicated spiritual exertion in conformity with the Sacred Law until the heart becomes illu­minated.The Ta''wilat al-Qur''an has been translated in two volumes: Volume I includes the commentary from the first Chapter, The Opening (al-Fatiha), until the eighteenth Chapter, The Cave (al-Kahf); while Volume II includes the commentary from Chapter nineteen, Mary (Maryam), to the end of the Qur''an.

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''You will laugh out loud'' - Guardian_______________Now celebrating 10 years of sensational silliness, this timeless bestseller is full of crazy, clever and chaotic fun. Follow an ensemble of animals as they attempt to ride all sorts of thoroughly unsuitable vehicles in this hilarious, one-of-a-kind rhyming text.You can’t take an elephant on the bus …It would simply cause a terrible fuss!Elephants'' bottoms are heavy and fatand would certainly squash the seats quite flat.Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don''t even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike … This riotous picture book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. With hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations, this is a real romp of a book – perfect for reading aloud!_______________Don''t miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a DiggerYou Can''t Call an Elephant in an EmergencyYou Can''t Take an Elephant on HolidayYou Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a Racing CarYou Can''t Let an Elephant Pull Santa''s SleighCollect them all!

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''You will laugh out loud'' - Guardian_______________Get ready for a fun-filled ride and join a whole range of crazy creatures on a hilarious board book adventure!You can’t take an elephant on the bus …It would simply cause a terrible fuss!Elephants'' bottoms are heavy and fatand would certainly squash the seats quite flat.Never put a camel in a sailing boat, or a tiger on a train, and don''t even THINK about asking a whale to ride a bike … This riotous board book is filled with animals causing total disaster as they try to travel in the most unsuitable vehicles. With hilarious rhyming text and spectacular illustrations, this is a real romp of a book – perfect for reading aloud!_______________Don''t miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a Digger, You Can''t Call an Elephant in an Emergency, You Can''t Take an Elephant on Holiday, and You Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car. Collect them all!

Objev podobné jako You Can't Take An Elephant On the Bus - Cleveland-Peck Patricia

''Brilliantly funny'' - Abi Elphinstone_______________A cheetah in charge of a camper van? Rhinos rampaging round the campsite? Meerkats playing minigolf? This riotous book features all sorts of crazy creatures that you would definitely NOT want to take on your holiday!Imagine playing minigolf with meerkats or building a sandcastle with an armadillo! And don’t even think about eating candyfloss when there''s an albatross about!Jam-packed with crazy creatures, this brilliant new book from the creators of You Can''t Take an Elephant on the Bus is riotous, laugh-out-loud fun!_______________Don''t miss out on the other hilarious books in this series: You Can’t Take an Elephant on the Bus, You Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a Digger, You Can''t Call an Elephant in an Emergency, and You Can''t Let an Elephant Drive a Racing Car. Collect them all!

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Congratulations! You have been selected to be one of the crew for the first ever human missions to Mars.If your mission is triumphant, you will be the first Earthling to set foot on Mars. But the journey will not be without decisions, danger and distress! It will be up to you to get your crew to Mars safely. Along the way you’ll have to navigate the frontiers of space, carry out a challenging landing, decide how you’ll explore the red planet, all as you race to uncover whether life on Mars might be possible.Each decision you make will lead you in a different direction, will you complete the mission and prove that Mars could support life? Get ready to blast off on an interactive voyage to Mars.

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“Mary Oliver would probably never admit to anything so grandiose as an effort to connect the conscious mind and the heart (that’s what she says poetry can do), but that is exactly what she accomplishes in this stunning little handbook.”—Los Angeles Times From the beloved and acclaimed poet, an ultimate guide to writing and understanding poetry. With passion and wit, Mary Oliver skillfully imparts expertise from her long, celebrated career as a disguised poet. She walks readers through exactly how a poem is built, from meter and rhyme, to form and diction, to sound and sense, drawing on poems by Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and others. This handbook is an invaluable glimpse into Oliver’s prolific mind—a must-have for all poetry-lovers.

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From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA’s most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs—a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.‘There are probably just a few of moments in human history when a small group of humans stood on the margins of a vast new world, and it is no stretch of the romantic imagination that the arrival of two rovers on the surface of another planet was surely one of them.’Human exploration of Mars is the most ambitious and exciting scientific goal of the 21st century, and few people on earth know as much about this fascinating planet as Dr Larry Crumpler. As one of the long-term planning leads for the Mars Exploration Rover Project, he helped control the daily communications between NASA and the rovers roaming the planet to gather scientific data.In this magnificent compendium, Dr. Crumpler recounts the history of the Red Planet, from the earliest days when ancient astronomers turned their eyes to the heavens to the breakthrough discoveries being unearthed by modern technology today, including some of the first images from the latest rover, Perseverance. Paired with stunning, full-colour photographs taken by rovers and NASA satellites images, this magnificent “biography” of the red planet allows us to understand and experience it as never before.When the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers landed on Mars in January 2004, scientists expected them to function for 90 days. But those three months turned into fifteen years. With data gathered by the rovers, Dr Crumpler and his team were able to reconstruct the planet’s stunning geological past, when it was once inundated with water, and perhaps could have supported microbial life. Dr Crumpler also reveals the joys and demands of life as a scientist taking part in these historic missions. Exploring fundamental questions about this remarkable planet that have intrigued us earthlings for years, Red Planet Renaissance illuminates Mars’ significance in the solar system—and the human imagination.

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Hungaria Irsai Oliver doux je sladké šumivé bílé víno známé svými živými a aromatickými vlastnostmi. Má lehký, elegantní styl s osvěžující kyselinkou a jemnou sladkostí. Skvěle se hodí k čerstvým ovocným salátům a dezertům.

• Živá a aromatická chuť
• Lehký, elegantní styl
• Osvěžující kyselina a jemná sladkost

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January Stirling was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a climate refugee bound for Tharsis, the notorious terraformed colony on Mars.It's a utopia for the naturalised population. For January, as a dangerous Earthstronger whose body is unadjusted to the weaker Martian gravity, it's a life sentence to hard labour and ferocious discrimination. But he will live.Aubrey Gale, energy trillionaire and hereditary senator, is running for election on a hardline platform to protect the native population from dangerous immigrants. The path to equality is simple, requiring all Earthstrongers who choose to come to Mars to undergo the disabling and sometimes fatal process of surgical naturalisation. Which is no life at all.When a disastrous media encounter plunges Aubrey and January's lives into chaos, the solution is a five-year made-for-reality-TV marriage that could secure January's future and ensure Aubrey's political success . . .but it soon becomes clear that thousands of lives hang in the balance, and nothing is as it seems. Timely and utterly unputdownable, The Mars House is an exceptional genre-blending story about privilege, strength, life, and love across class divisions - perfect for fans of Babel by R.F. Kuang, The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, and This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone.

Objev podobné jako The Mars House - Natasha Pulley

The second volume in an acclaimed biography of Oliver Cromwell, from the capture of Charles I to the expulsion of the Long Parliament  In 1647, the Parliamentarians were divided. They had won the first civil war and the king was in custody, but disagreements over the way forward had led to a stalemate. As the leader of one party, Oliver Cromwell found himself again at the centre of events.  In the second volume of his pioneering biography, Ronald Hutton traces Cromwell’s career from 1647 through to his seizure of supreme power. These decisive years saw the execution of Charles I and the establishment of the Commonwealth of England, as well as notorious and savage campaigns in Ireland and Scotland. Cromwell’s political and military leadership were well honed after years of practice, but this was also the period of his greatest ruthlessness and brutality.  This groundbreaking account reveals a different kind of Cromwell, showing how he navigated the many forces ranged against him—and rose to the pinnacle of his power.

Objev podobné jako Oliver Cromwell: Commander in Chief - Ronald Hutton

They’re hoping this visit is a return journey—but it might be a one-way ticket to murder.July 1912. Lady Hardcastle and her tenacious lady’s maid, Florence Armstrong, are enjoying a convivial gathering at the home of their dear friends, the Farley-Strouds. The only fly in the idyllic ointment seems to be the lack of musical entertainment for the forthcoming summer party—until, that is, Lady Hardcastle’s brother Harry calls with news of a murder.Harry dispatches them to Bristol on behalf of the Secret Service Bureau, with instructions to prevent the local police from uncovering too much about the victim. It seems an intriguing mystery—all the more so when they find a connection between the killer and an impending visit from an Austrian trade delegation, set to feature a very important guest…Summoned to London to help with some very important security arrangements, the intrepid duo will have to navigate sceptical bureaucrats, Cockney gangsters and shadowy men in distinctive hats in their attempts to foil an explosive—and internationally significant—threat.

Objev podobné jako An Assassination on the Agenda - T. E. Kinsey

This book introduces the reader to the wonders of Mars, covering all aspects from our past perceptions of the planet through to the latest knowledge on its history, its surface processes such as impact cratering, volcano formation, and glaciation, and its atmosphere and climate. In addition, a series of ten intriguing open issues are considered in a more advanced way. These include such thought-provoking questions as What turned off the planet’s magnetic field?, Why are the northern and southern hemispheres so different?, What was the fate of the once abundant water?, and Is there, or was there, life on Mars? Numerous original figures, unavailable elsewhere, reproduce details of images from Viking, CTX, MOC, HiRISE, THEMIS, and HRSC. The book will appeal especially to general readers interested in planetary sciences, astronomy, astrogeology, and space exploration and to students of Earth Sciences and Natural and Environmental Sciences. The higher-level materialon the remaining mysteries of Mars will also be of interest to astrogeologists and other researchers.

Objev podobné jako Mysteries of Mars - Fabio Vittorio De Blasio

Malthus'' life''s work on human population and its dependency on food production and the environment was highly controversial on publication in 1798. He predicted what is known as the Malthusian catastrophe, in which humans would disregard the limits of natural resources and the world would be plagued by famine and disease. He significantly influenced the thinking of Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace and his theories continue to raise important questions today in the fields of social theory, economics and the environment.With an introduction by Robert Mayhew.

Objev podobné jako An Essay on the Principle of Population and Other Writings - Thomas Malthus