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Occupied France, 1944In the shadow of the ravaged battlefields of Verdun, where the scars of the First World War never healed, Vianne, struggling to hold onto her crumbling family chateau, takes in her traumatized nephew Blaise after the arrest of her sister by the Nazis.But when Blaise says he can see eerie figures in the fog and whispers from the forbidden forest beyond the fence, it seems something ancient and sorrowful stirs in the soil where soldiers of the Great War once bled. As strange guests arrive at the old house and secrets surface, Vianne must face the terrifying possibility that the brutal SS aren’t the only horrors she must face…If you loved The Others you''ll love this!Readers are LOVING The Ghost House…''Andie Newton blends historical suspense with the eerie pull of the supernatural. Perfect for fans of atmospheric ghost stories with rich emotional stakes.'' Terry Lynn Thomas, USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Woman

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Next up from break out author Andie Burke (Fly with Me) is WITH STARS IN HER EYES, a swoon-worthy sapphic romance about fresh starts and finding that one person who feels like home.Seconds from a meteoric career launch, cellist Courtney Starling suffers a frightening migraine attack, disrupting a key performance. While harmful rumors fly around her industry, she escapes to her happy place—her best friend’s bookshop in Kansas. Courtney is working incognito shelving books when a scream shatters her quiet isolation. She leaps off a bookshelf ladder to find a brunette cowering near the check-out desk.When Thea Quinn came to the bookstore to pick up a misdelivered package, she did not expect to endure a mortifying animal encounter in front of an inconveniently attractive and nonplussed bookseller. Clutching an upcoming book club flyer as tightly as if it were the tattered shreds of her dignity, Thea heads back to her new piercing job at the tattoo shop next door. She moved to this quirky corner of Kansas for a fresh start, but despite the benefits of escaping family pressures related to her photography pursuits, Thea''s homesick. Maybe the meet-disaster was a sign? Maybe Thea needs to connect with potential friends over a new interest…like perhaps a historical romance book club run by a particular mysterious and sexy bookseller with a pixie cut? Friendly lunches become stolen moments between the bookshelves, and suddenly Courtney and Thea''s old problems feel eons away. But just as the chemistry between them heats to a combustion point, consequences from Courtney’s past arrive on her doorstep at exactly the wrong moment. New revelations and surprising connections take the pair from feeling joyfully lovestruck to star-crossed as both women must question what they’re willing to give up for happily ever after.

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Develop the life-changing ability to excel in spontaneous communication situations—from public speaking to interviewing to networking—with these essential strategies from a Stanford lecturer, coach, and host of the popular Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. “A road map to mastering the art of thinking quickly and speaking confidently, this is the perfect book for…anyone else who talks.” —Charles Duhigg, bestselling author of The Power of Habit, Smarter Faster Better and SupercommunicatorsMany of us dread having to convey our ideas to others, often feeling ill-equipped, anxious, and awkward. Public speaking experts help by focusing on planned communication experiences such as slide presentations, pitches, or formal talks. Yet, most of our professional and personal communication occurs in spontaneous situations that creep up on us and all too often leave us flustered and stumbling for words. How can we rise to the occasion and shine when we’re put on the spot? In Think Faster, Talk Smarter, Stanford lecturer, podcast host, and communication expert Matt Abrahams provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously. Abrahams provides science-based strategies for managing anxiety, responding to the mood of the room, and making content concise, relevant, compelling, and memorable. Drawing on stories from his clients and students, he offers best practices for navigating Q&A sessions, shining in job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, persuading others, and handling other impromptu speaking tasks. Whether it’s a prospective client asking you an unexpected question during a meeting or all eyes turning to you at a dinner party, you’ll know how to navigate the situation like a pro and bring out your very best. Think Faster, Talk Smarter is an accessible guide to communication that will help you master new techniques in no time.

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Doplněk stravy pro hacknutí spánku v obřích dávkách Doplněk stravy BrainMax Sleep Faster obsahuje 6 aktivních látek pro hacknutí spánku. Kvalitní spánek neznamená vyspávat si 8 až 10 hodin. Kvalitní spánek je jen tehdy, pokud jste dostatečně dlouho v nejhlubší i REM fázi spánku. nbsp;Doplněk stravy BrainMax Sleep Faster obsahuje 30 dávek. Obsah účinných látek v 1 dávce:Glycin - 5000 mg nbsp;Inositol - 5000 mg nbsp;Taurát hořečnatý - 2000 mg*Prunus Cerasus (šťáva z višně) - 250 mg nbsp;L-Theanin - 250 mg nbsp;Kořen kozlíku lékařského (Kořen Kozlíku lékařského) - 100 mg nbsp;*2000 mg taurátu hořečnatého = 150 mg elementárního hořčíku, který odpovídá 100% doporučené denní dávce, dle vyhlášky 54/2004 Sb. znění 1. 4. 2018 Dávkování:Doporučená denní dávka odpovídá jedné zarovnané odměrce.Skladování:Při pokojové teplotě na suchém tmavém místě.Upozornění:Ukládat mimo dosah dětí. Výrobek není určen pro děti, těhotné a kojící ženy....

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Stabilní a robustní longboard pro delší cesty nebo downhill jízdu, zapuštěné trucky, kvalitní ložiska.. Longboard Street Surfing Freeride - Higher Faster 39" je drop-thru prkno se sníženým těžištěm. Má tak vysokou stabilitu a je méně točivé. Deska je vyrobena z 9 vrstev javoru, což zaručuje vysokou odolnost a robustnost. Tento longboard má zapuštěné trucky. Díky sníženému těžišti vyniká vysokou stabilitou a odrážení na nich není tak namáhavé. Hodí se tak především pro přejezdy delších vzdáleností či pro jízdu z kopce. Skvělé vlastnosti doplňují precizně vyrobená rychlostní ložiska ABEC 9. V neposlední řadě tento longboard zaujme svým nezaměnitelným grafickým motivem. Longboard Street Surfing Freeride - Higher Faster 39" je určen pro děti od 8 let i pro dospělé.Technický popis: stabilní longboard se zapuštěnými trucky odolná a robustní deska ideální na delší cesty a jízdu z kopce atraktivní grafický motiv deska: čínský javor, 9 vrstev rozměr desky: 99,1 x 24,6 cm (39" x 9,7") rozvor mezi kolečky: 76,2 cm konkávní prohnutí desky: střední 0,79 cm (0,31") grip tape: potištěný trucky: 7" lakované ALU - konstrukce drop through (zapuštěné) pro vyšší stabilitu kolečka: 70 x 51mm, 80A, PU guma, hranatý okraj ložiska: ABEC 9 hmotnost: 3,2 kg doporučený věk: 8+ nosnost: 100 kg

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In his international bestseller The Power of Habit, Pulitzer Prize-winner Charles Duhigg explained why we do what we do. Now he applies the same relentless curiosity and masterful analysis to the question: how can each of us achieve more?Drawing on the very latest findings in neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics, he demonstrates the eight simple principles that govern productivity. He demonstrates how the most dynamic and effective people – from CEOs to film-makers to software entrepreneurs – deploy them. And he shows how you can, too.‘Charles has some wonderful advice for increasing productivity . . . the tips he highlights have most definitely played a huge part in helping me to build the Virgin brand.’ Richard Branson‘In Smarter Faster Better Duhigg finds provocative answers to a riddle of our age: how to become more productive (by two times, or even ten times) and less busy.’ Jim Collins‘There are valuable lessons in Smarter Faster Better . . . I never felt like putting it down.’ Financial Times

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When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health. But Sherman is ill-tempered, obstinate and uncooperative - and it''s clear his poor treatment has made him deeply fearful of humans. Christopher knows that donkeys need a purpose - they are working, pack animals - and so when he learns of the sport of Burro Racing or running with donkeys, he sets out to give Sherman something worth living for.With the aid of Christopher''s menagerie on his farm in rural Pennsylvania, his wife Mika and their friends and neighbours including the local Amish population, Sherman begins to build trust in Christopher. To give him a purpose, they start to run together. But what Sherman gains in confidence and meaning is something we all need: a connection with nature, the outdoors, with movement. And as Christopher learns, the side benefits of exercise and animal contact are surprising, helping with mental and physical health in unexpected ways.

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Buckle up for There''s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah. A laugh-out-loud funny picture book with vehicles and animals!Three, two, one . . . the race has begun and the animals are off!Rhinos on roller-skates, foxes in fire engines, lions in lorries, penguins on pogo sticks . . .There''s nothing faster than a cheetah.Or is there . . . ?Perfect for sharing together, this wonderfully wacky picture book is sure to get young readers giggling. With a bouncy, read-aloud story from Tom Nicoll, and hilarious illustrations from the award-winning Ross Collins.

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The groundbreaking plan that helps runners of all levels to improve their race times while actually training less—now fully revised and updated for today''s runnersIn today''s busy, fast-paced world, all runners have the same objective: to run the best they can with the limited amount of time at their disposal. Bill Pierce and Scott Murr made that goal possible with their revolutionary FIRST (Furman Institute of Running and Scientific Training) training program. FIRST''s unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially cuts the risk of injury while producing faster race times. The key feature of the detailed training plans for 5k, 10k, half-marathon, and marathon is the 3PLUS2 program, which consists of:• 3 quality runs, including track repeats, the tempo run, and the long run, which are designed to improve endurance, lactate-threshold running pace, and leg speed• 2 aerobic cross-training workouts, such as swimming, rowing, or pedaling a stationary bike, which are designed to improve endurance while helping to avoid burnoutWith tips for goal-setting, recovery, injury rehab and prevention, strength training, and nutrition, Run Less, Run Faster has changed the way runners think about and train for competitive races. This revised third edition includes a new preface, training plans tailored to the new qualifying times for the Boston Marathon, new exercise photos, charts that will help runners adjust training practices to their elevation and climate, and updated nutritional recommendations.

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*NATIONAL BESTSELLER* “From foot-binding to corsets, patriarchal societies have found ways to immobilize women, but now, marathoners and Olympians are proving that women can run like the wind!” —GLORIA STEINEM "A look behind the curtain that all women who love running and sport should read.” —KARA GOUCHER, Olympic runner and New York Times-bestselling author of The Longest RaceMore than a century ago, a woman ran in the very first modern Olympic marathon. She just did it without permission. Award-winning journalist Maggie Mertens uncovers the story of how women broke into competitive running and how they are getting faster and fiercer every day—and changing our understanding of what is possible as they go. Despite women proving their abilities on the track time and again, men in the medical establishment, media, and athletic associations have fought to keep women (or at least white women) fragile—and sometimes literally tried to push them out of the race (see Kathrine Switzer, Boston Marathon, 1967). Yet before there were running shoes for women, they ran barefoot or in nursing shoes. They ran without sports bras, which weren’t invented until 1977, or disguised as men. They faced down doctors who put them on bed rest and newspaper reports that said women collapsed if they ran a mere eight hundred meters, just two laps around the track. Still today, women face relentless attention to their bodies: Is she too strong, too masculine? Is she even really a woman? Mertens transports us from that first boundary-breaking marathon in Greece, 1896, to the earliest “official” women’s races of the twentieth century to today’s most intense ultramarathons, in which women are setting all-out records, even against men. For readers of Good and Mad, Born to Run, and Fly Girls, Better Faster Farther takes us inside the lives and the victories of the women who have redefined society’s image of strength and power."An essential read to normalize women's existence, excellence, and humanity within the sport of running.” —ALISON MARIELLA DÉSIR

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''Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted'' - Sir Ian McKellen''Absorbing and often very moving'' - Peter Parker, Spectator''Sir, we are homosexuals . . .''So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors - some of whom were so shocked they thought it was a hoax - in June 1960. Writing such a letter seven years before the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move. It was a risk that set a major milestone in the fight for gay rights - one that has been almost entirely forgotten.This is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public, a decade before activists started petitioning gay people everywhere to ''come out proud''. Taking us through a criminalised underworld of gay pubs, parties and activist meetings, The Light of Day charts how Roger helped bring about the legalisation of homosexuality, but soon found himself marginalised from the movement he kickstarted after losing his sight in his early 30s.Enter Christopher - a student asked to visit and read to an old, blind man at the beginning of a new century. As their intergenerational friendship bloomed, Roger came to trust Christopher with his most precious possession: memoirs of his revolutionary past, locked away in his home. After Roger''s death, Christopher opened a series of unsent letters, left in a pink folder, addressed to him. They contained Roger''s final wish, for Christopher finally to bring his remarkable, hidden story into the light of day.''Remarkable . . . a splendidly sprawling part biography, part autobiography, part history and part social commentary . . . the result, a true account, benefits greatly from a lightness, a candour untethered to any agenda or argument'' - Times Literary Supplement''Faithfully and beautifully told'' - Mail on Sunday

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Figurka - soška, postavička, sběratelská, výška 9 cm, materiál vinyl, nepohyblivá Funko POP! jsou čím dál populárnější malé vinylové figurky s ikonickým roztomilým vzhledem, který je charakterizován velkou hlavou a malým tělem postavičky. Poprvé byly představeny v roce 2010, kombinují tradiční výrobu sošek s moderními prvky a barvami a jsou uznávané i jako sběratelské předměty. Každý si v dnes už tisících figurek najde tu svoji, vyráběny jsou v mnoha různých tématech, jako jsou filmy, televizní seriály, hry, komiksy a další pop-kulturní ikony. I tato figurka, Funko POP! Sopranos - Christopher Moltisanti, o výšce 9 cm se stane skvělým kouskem do vaší sbírky, či veselou hračkou pro vaše dítko. Hlavní přednosti figurky Funko POP! Sopranos - Christopher Moltisanti Figurka Funko přinese radost sběratelům Použitým materiálem je vinyl Funko POP! Sopranos - Christopher Moltisanti poslouží jako dekorace V balení obdržíte jednu figurku Figurka Funko měří 9 cm

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Christopher Tolkien’s masterly translation of the Icelandic Heidrek’s Saga, including the dramatic Battle of the Goths and the Huns, the lyrical Waking of Angantyr, and the unique riddle-contest between King Heidrek and the god Odin.Heidrek’s Saga is a medieval entertainment – a ‘romance’, but a romance that derives little of its matter from the literature of France or Germany. It is an example of a kind of story-telling that was flourishing in Iceland by the beginning of the twelfth century, and which (in contrast to the more celebrated ‘Sagas of the Icelanders’) told of legendary figures whose origins lie far back in time beyond the settlement of the country.The elements of the story, diverse in age and atmosphere, are unified in the theme of a possession bearing an ancestral curse, as it passes down the generations; but the saga’s peculiar value lies in the older poems which the unknown author set into the framework of his narrative, including The Battle of the Goths and the Huns, perhaps the oldest of all the Northern heroic lays, The Waking of Angantyr, source of many eighteenth-century ‘Gothic Odes’, and the unique riddle-contest between King Heidrek and the god Odin in disguise.Translated from the Icelandic with Introduction, Notes and Appendices by Christopher Tolkien, then Lecturer in Old English at New College, Oxford, The Saga of King Heidrek the Wise was first published in 1960 in Nelson’s Icelandic Texts series. Marking Christopher Tolkien''s centenary, this first ever paperback edition also includes his original essay ''The Battle of the Goths and the Huns'' as a bonus chapter.

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Winner of the Wolfson History Prize, Christopher Clark''s Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe''s fortunes and fundamentally shaped our world. Prussia began as a medieval backwater, but transformed itself into a major European power and the force behind the creation of the German empire, until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War. With great flair and authority, Christopher Clark describes Prussia''s great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive, enlightened values on which it was built. ''Fascinating ... masterly ... littered with intriguing detail and wry observation'' Richard Overy, Daily Telegraph ''A terrific book ... the definitive history of this much-maligned state'' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year ''You couldn''t have the triumph and the tragedy of Prussia better told'' Observer ''A magisterial history of Europe''s only extinct power'' Financial Times ''Exemplary ... an illuminating, profoundly satisfying work of history'' The New York Times Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine''s College, University of Cambridge. He is also the author of Kaiser Wilhelm II: A Life in Power.

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Christopher discovers the history of Monsterkind, and through that learns that he isn''t so alone in the world after all. That what he''s experienced all his life is what many before him have also experienced. Maybe he''s not going to cower and hide anymore. Maybe he needs to fight back! Not only for himself and his friends, but for all those who came before them and lost their lives. Tiny Onion Studios and Dark Horse Comics present a line of upcoming creator-owned work from the mind of James Tynion IV across a broad spectrum of his interests, from non-fiction supernatural encounters to high concept coming-of-age monster comics. Collects the Dark Horse Comics series The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #9-#15 and The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos Halloween Special one-shot.

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Abbot Christopher Jamison, from BBC2''s THE MONASTERY and new show THE SILENCE, suggests ways in which the teachings of St Benedict can be helpful in everyday life.Have you ever wondered why everybody these days seems so busy? In FINDING SANCTUARY, Father Christopher Jamison offers practical wisdom from the monastic tradition on how to build sanctuary into your life.No matter how hard you work, being too busy is not inevitable. Silence and contemplation are not just for monks and nuns, they are natural parts of life. Yet to keep hold of this truth in the rush of modern living you need the support of other people and sensible advice from wise guides. By learning to listen in new ways, people''s lives can change and the abbot offers some monastic steps that help this transition to a more spiritual life.In the face of many easy assumptions about the irrelevance of religion today, Father Christopher makes religion accessible for those in search of life''s meaning and offers a vision of the world''s religions working together as a unique source of hope for the 21st century.

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In June 1960, several British newspapers received a letter so shocking some thought it was a hoax. Beginning ''Sir, we are homosexuals . . '', it was signed by Roger Butler and two others. Publishing such a letter seven years prior to the decriminalisation of homosexuality was a radical and dangerous move. But it was a risk that marked a huge milestone in the fight for gay rights. By the 1970s, the Gay Liberation Front was calling on people to come out to help reduce stigma, and it continued to be a core tactic in the 80s and 90s. Roger, however, had done this a full decade earlier. This is the story about of first man to voluntarily come out in his own words, using his own name, to the entire British public. Taking us through a criminalised underworld of pubs, parties and campaign gatherings, The Light of Day charts how Roger helped bring about a change in the law, legalising sex between men, but soon found himself marginalised from the movement he kickstarted after becoming completely blind in his early 30s. Worn down trying to navigate life afresh in London, he left for Oxford, where he became increasingly isolated and never found the life partner he so desperately wanted.Enter Christopher - an Oxford University student asked by a friend to visit and read to an old, blind man. Though their intergenerational friendship bloomed, Roger never spoke of his revolutionary act. Instead he wrote about it secretly, leaving his account to Christopher after his death, along with a sealed pink folder. It was in that folder that the Roger revealed his final wish, for Christopher to tell his remarkable story.A hugely moving and powerful story about sexuality, disability, friendship, isolation, love and more, The Light of Day is a vital piece of missing history about a brave revolutionary in the fight for equality.

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The complete screenplay of Christopher Nolan''s space epic Interstellar, with over 200 pages of illustrated storyboards.In Interstellar a group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.Written by Christopher Nolan and his frequent collaborator, Jonathan Nolan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, and Michael Caine. This edition includes the entire screenplay, over 200 pages of storyboards and an introduction featuring a conversation about the film with Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan.Â

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Through his leading role in the three Superman films, Christopher Reeve became so closely identified with the superhero that he wasn''t just seen as the actor who played Superman, he was Superman. Which is why the tragic riding accident which left him paralysed from the neck down shocked the world. Superman was not superhuman. It is also why he is now the world''s most recognisable person in a wheelchair. In true superhero style, Christopher Reeve refuses to resign himself to the life of a quadriplegic, and is actively campaigning to raise the profile of spinal-cord injury victims and research. Although he was initially told that he would only ever be able to move his head, he can now shrug his shoulders and breathe alone for increasing periods of time, and is determined that he will walk again. It is this extraordinary courage and determination that has made Christopher Reeve the internationally admired figure that he is, and it is this bravery which makes this autobiography about his paralysis and his journey to recovery such a powerful and moving story.

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WINNER OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION''S JOHN K. FAIRBANK PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE CUNDHILL HISTORY PRIZE 2017''This is the finest single-volume history of Vietnam in English. It challenges myths, and raises questions about the socialist republic''s political future'' Guardian''Powerful and compelling. Vietnam will be of growing importance in the twenty-first-century world, particularly as China and the US rethink their roles in Asia. Christopher Goscha''s book is a brilliant account of that country''s history.'' - Rana Mitter''A vigorous, eye-opening account of a country of great importance to the world, past and future'' - Kirkus ReviewsOver the centuries the Vietnamese have beenboth colonizers themselves and the victims of colonization by others. Their country expanded, shrunk, split and sometimes disappeared, often under circumstances far beyond their control. Despite these often overwhelming pressures, Vietnam has survived as one of Asia''s most striking and complex cultures.As more and more visitors come to this extraordinary country, there has been for some years a need for a major history - a book which allows the outsider to understand the many layers left by earlier emperors, rebels, priests and colonizers. Christopher Goscha''s new work amply fills this role. Drawing on a lifetime of thinking about Indo-China, he has created a narrative which is consistently seen from ''inside'' Vietnam but never loses sight of the connections to the ''outside''. As wave after wave of invaders - whether Chinese, French, Japanese or American - have been ultimately expelled, we see the terrible cost to the Vietnamese themselves. Vietnam''s role in one of the Cold War''s longest conflicts has meant that its past has been endlessly abused for propaganda purposes and it is perhaps only now that the events which created the modern state can be seen from a truly historical perspective.Christopher Goscha draws on the latest research and discoveries in Vietnamese, French and English. His book is a major achievement, describing both the grand narrative of Vietnam''s story but also the byways, curiosities, differences, cultures and peoples that have done so much over the centuries to define the many versions of Vietnam.

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Robert Shaw unforgettably commanded attention as the weathered seaman Captain Quint in the blockbuster sensation, Jaws. But what came before and after that landmark film is as dramatic as the hunt for the great white shark itself. Capturing the many facets of the vibrant, generous, and sometimes polarizing man is his nephew, Christopher, who explores the forces that shaped a dynamic personality-including Robert''s indomitable mother, his deeply troubled father, and his activist sister, Joanna, with whom Robert shared an unbreakable bond. Out of the traumatic events of their childhood in the Orkney Islands and Cornwall, Mrs. Shaw pushed her children to pursue their dreams. For Robert, that dream was acting and writing. Despite a storied career on the British and American stage-as both performer and playwright-and a string of hit films including From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, international celebrity eluded Robert... until he was summoned to star in ''a little horror film'' called Jaws. What happened on-screen was unforgettable. What happened off-screen was chaos. Now Christopher Shaw Myers reveals the true story of the making of the classic. Jaws would become both an artistic success and a worldwide triumph for Robert Shaw. Tragically, for a man shadowed by his father''s demons, it would also signal the beginning of the end. Drawing on family recollections, personal letters, scrapbooks, recordings, extensive interviews, and a lifetime of his own memories, Christopher paints a unique, intimate, and honest portrait of a man he was proud to call his uncle.

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Herní doplněk / DLC - elektronická licence, klíč pro Steam, české titulky, žánr: Akční, pro uplatnění je vyžadována základní hra 62% nbsp;PC Mafia III - Faster, Baby! nabízí skvělou grafiku, nesmírně efektní akce, či neokoukané prostředí rasově segregované Ameriky šedesátých let. Sinclair Parish je malé městečko na západ od Bayou, ve kterém s pomocí násilí a rozséváním strachu vládne šerif Slim Beaumont. nbsp;Poté, co dojde k vraždě vůdce bojovníků, spojí Lincoln síly s Roxy Laveauovou a pustí se s ní do výbušné mise, během které odhalí zkorumpované prostředí města. Sinclair Parish...

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This "brilliant and provocative" (Walter Isaacson) guide shares nine principles to adapt and survive the technological changes shaping our future from the director of the MIT Media Lab and a veteran Wired journalist. The world is more complex and volatile today than at any other time in our history. The tools of our modern existence are getting faster, cheaper, and smaller at an exponential rate, transforming every aspect of society, from business to culture and from the public sphere to our most private moments. The people who succeed will be the ones who learn to think differently. In WHIPLASH, Joi Ito and Jeff Howe distill that logic into nine organizing principles for navigating and surviving this tumultuous period: Emergence over AuthorityPull over PushCompasses over MapsRisk over SafetyDisobedience over CompliancePractice over TheoryDiversity over AbilityResilience over StrengthSystems over Objects Filled with incredible case studies and cutting-edge research and philosophies from the MIT Media Lab and beyond, WHIPLASH will help you adapt and succeed in this unpredictable world.

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Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also those critical, spur-of-the-moment situations for which we cannot prepare.A prospective client asking unexpected questions during a sales pitch, a teacher singling you out for an answer during a class, a high-pressure meeting with senior executives at work, or even a heartwarming toast to deliver on the spot. All are fraught scenarios that might cause you to freeze up. The pandemic boosted this fear, by stripping the spontaneity from communication during lockdown, and then changing the communication landscape in the years since.In this invaluable guide, Matt Abrahams – Stanford University lecturer and creator of the hit podcast, Think Fast, Talk Smart – provides a six-point methodology that will enable you to manage these stressful, impromptu circumstances to create and deliver crisp, compelling and calm communication. Think Faster, Talk Smarter is an energetic, engaging resource for anyone who wants to speak out, spread their ideas, and ultimately share their story.

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We need to act five times faster to avoid dangerous climate change. This is an inside story from Simon Sharpe, who has spent ten years at the forefront of climate change policy and diplomacy. In our fight to avoid dangerous climate change, science is pulling its punches, diplomacy is picking the wrong battles, and economics has been fighting for the other side. This provocative and engaging book sets out how we should rethink our strategies and reorganise our efforts in the fields of science, economics, and diplomacy, so that we can act fast enough to stay safe. This edition has been brought up-to-date throughout, and includes a new chapter on how international cooperation on climate change can be reconciled with economic and geopolitical competition. It also includes a response to the question the book has most often provoked: ''How can I help?''

Objev podobné jako Five Times Faster - Simon Sharpe

We need to act five times faster to tackle climate change before it is too late. A policy insider, Simon Sharpe provides compelling ideas on how to rethink our strategies and reorganise our efforts in the fields of science, diplomacy, and economics to speed up progress in addressing climate change.

Objev podobné jako Five Times Faster - Simon Sharpe

The hilarious new collection of stories and observations from Jeremy Clarkson - setting our off-kilter world to rights with thigh-slapping wit once again.Who is that tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer? Has Jeremy turned into a horny-handed son of the soil?These and other perplexing questions may or may not be answered in the latest volume of Clarkson''s utterly unbiased musings on life, the universe and everything in between (except cars - this isn''t one of his four-wheel drive books).Inside you''ll also discover why:· Bathing in crude oil isn''t for everyone · People who go fishing hate their kids· Noise-cancelling headphones will never silence James May· The rambler who stole his marrow is in for itFull of fact-checked opinions and ideas so good they''re no longer following the science but chasing it up a tree, Can You Make This Thing Go Faster? is one hundred per cent guaranteed Clarkson . . . Praise for Clarkson: ''Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud'' Daily Telegraph ''Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches'' Time Out ''Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube'' Evening Standard

Objev podobné jako Can You Make This Thing Go Faster? - Jeremy Clarkson

It''s summer 1843 - the time of the Rebecca Riots - and feelings are running high in the Tywi valley. The teenage twins of Tafarn y Wawr in Llangadog find themselves caught up in the struggle, but they need to learn from the gyspy Mari Lee how to run faster than the swords ...

Objev podobné jako Faster Than the Swords - Rebecca and her Daughters in the Tywi Valley in 1843 - Myrddin ap Dafydd

Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA (Tracey Emin's tent), peak New Lad (when Nick Hornby published High Fidelity, when James Brown's Loaded detonated the publishing industry, and when pubs were finally allowed to stay open on a Sunday). It was the year of The Bends, the year Danny Boyle started filming Trainspotting, the year Richey Edwards went missing, the year Alex Garland wrote The Beach, the year Blair changed Clause IV after a controversial vote at the Labour Conference. It was a period of huge cultural upheaval - in art, literature, publishing and drugs, and a period of almost unparalleled hedonism. Faster Than a Cannonball is a cultural swipe of the decade from loungecore to the rise of New Labour, teasing all the relevant artistic strands through interviews with all the major protagonists and exhaustive re-evaluations of the important records of the year, by artists including Radiohead, Teenage Fanclub, Tricky, Pulp, Blur, the Chemical Brothers, Supergrass, Elastica, Spiritualized, Aphex Twin and, of course, Oasis.

Objev podobné jako Faster Than A Cannonball - Dylan Jones

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Objev podobné jako ANGRY BEARDS Christopher the Traveller Large (8594205593013)

Anime – Výrazy a pózy (The Master Guide to Drawing Anime: Expressions and Poses) je nepostradatelnou příručkou pro všechny anime kreslíře! Její autor Christopher Hart vám představí nejrůznější návody a metody, které pomohou vašim postavám ožít. Dozvíte se, jak vyzrát na proporce těla a jak kreslit rysy v obličeji. Všechno je to o výrazu a postoji. Vnitřní rozpoložení postav nejlépe vystihnete pomocí jednoduchých gest. Jak nakreslit postavu, která k sobě okamžitě strhne pozornost? Jak si poradit s jógovými pozicemi nebo s houpáním na houpačce? Naučíte se vytvářet zajímavé charaktery z různých oblastí a na konci knihy budete s jistotou vědět, jak pomocí několika tahů vystihnout, že je vaše postava arogantní mrzout, přísný šéf anebo neodvolatelný optimista! Taky pochopíte, jak dokážou ruce celou pózu pozvednout, pokud jenom tak nevisí u pasu. Zaměříte se na nejrůznější rekvizity. Všichni víme, že právě obyčejné věci, se kterými přichází vaše postava do kontaktu, dodají celkovému vyznění ten správný šmrnc. Najdete zde i kapitolu věnovanou oblečení , ve které se dozvíte, jak je důležité věnovat pozornost náčrtu těla, jak se oblečení proměňuje spolu s jednotlivými pózami a jak vyzrát na barvy, klopy a záhyby . Ať už s kreslením začínáte, nebo se mu nějakou dobu věnujete, tato kniha se stane nepostradatelným průvodcem na vaší cestě k oživení postav! O autorovi: Christopher Hart má na svém kontě nejrůznější návody, jak kreslit (nejenom) anime postavy! Jeho knihy se těší celosvětové oblibě a v Zoner Press doposud vyšlo například Kreslení anime (Jak kreslit originální postavy podle jednoduchý předloh), Anime – tipy a tr iky (Jak kreslit ještě lepší a vychytanější postavy) a Anime – Úžasné dívky (Jak kreslit originální dívčí postavy).

Objev podobné jako Anime – Výrazy a pózy - Christopher Hart

Chtěli byste se v kreslení lidí posunout na novou úroveň, ale pořád ještě nevíte, jak na to? Děsí vás nepřehledné návody, které vůbec neberou v potaz, že s kreslením postav dost možná teprve začínáte? Pak nezoufejte, protože kniha Kreslíme POSTAVU (Figure It Out) je tady pro vás! Světově uznávaný autor kreslicích příruček Christopher Hart vás krok za krokem provede celou kresbou a rozdělí se s vámi o ty nejefektivnější tipy a triky. Metody, které vám v této knize představí, snadno pochopíte, přestanete díky nim vnímat postavu jako komplikovanou masu kostí a šlach a zvládnete si ji zjednodušit na geometrické tvary! Naučíte se, jak na přirozené křivky a jak docílit dynamických pozic, aby i postava, která právě sedí, působila živě a energicky. Osvojíte si črtání a schopnost rozpoznat, kdy je vaše kresba dokončená a vy byste měli odložit tužku. Neméně důležité budou i detaily, protože právě ty dělají člověka! Christopher Hart s vámi v jednotlivých kapitolách rozebere nosy, ústa, oči, ale i vlasy. Ukáže vám, jak umí jeden zdánlivě nepodstatný rys ve vteřině proměnit celý obličej k nepoznání. Po přečtení téhle knihy už nebudete mít plnou hlavu sáhodlouhých příruček, zato budete díky srozumitelnému dávkování informací vědět, co nesmíte při tvorbě svých postav opomenout. Tyhle jednoduché návody jsou tu od toho, aby přinesly okamžité výsledky!

Objev podobné jako Kreslíme POSTAVU - Christopher Hart

Ve třicátých letech se J. R. R. Tolkien, veden svou profesí i zájmem o starou literaturu, pokusil přebásnit staroanglickým aliterativním veršem nesmrtelný příběh o králi Artušovi. Podle svědectví jednoho z blízkých přátel šlo o velice úspěšný pokus, ale ani nadšená chvála tohoto čtenáře nepřiměla Tolkiena k tomu, aby text dokončil. Podle všeho jej definitivně opustil v roce 1937, kdy vyšel Hobit. Text z pozůstalosti zpracoval jeho syn Christopher, opatřil komentáři, v nichž cituje klasická zpracování artušovské látky i staroanglické básně, které se k tomuto cyklu vztahují. Tolkienovu báseň vydáváme v bilingvní verzi.. J. R. R. Tolkien se narodil roku 1892 v jihoafrickém Bloemfonteinu, dětství však strávil v Anglii, kde rovněž absolvoval středoškolská a univerzitní studia. V roce 1919 získal v Oxfordu diplom v oboru staroanglického jazyka a literatury a po pěti letech se ve stejném oboru stal profesorem. Prvními Tolkienovými publikacemi byly ve 20. letech Slovník střední angličtiny (A Middle English Vocabulary, 1922) a kritické vydání středověké romance Sir Gawain a Zelený rytíř (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, 1925), čtenářský úspěch mu však přinesl až pohádkový příběh z fiktivní dávné Středozemě Hobit (The Hobbit, 1937, česky poprvé 1979). Po čtrnáctileté práci, započáté už před vydáním Hobita, dokončil koncem 40. let rozsáhlé, v dějové a myšlenkové složitosti i jazykové invenci nesrovnatelně bohatší pokračování v trilogii Pán prstenů (The Lord of the Rings, 1954-55, česky poprvé 1990-92), jež vzbudila mohutnou vlnu zájmu zejména mezi západní mládeží ve druhé polovině 60. let a dočkala se nesčetných vydání v milionových nákladech. Osudy Středozemě a jejích obyvatel, letmo načrtnuté v Hobitovi a rozpracované v Pánu prstenů, dále rozvíjí epos Silmarillion (The Silmarillion, 1977, česky 1992), který čtyři roky po autorově smrti připravil k vydání jeho syn Christopher. Tolkienův literární odkaz doplňuje řada odborných literárně-historických studií a série drobnějších pohádkových příběhů.

Objev podobné jako Artušův pád - J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien

Podle The New York Times vypráví tento bestsellerový životopis životní příběh nejikoničtějšího hráče moderní éry. Sice existují další biografie Rogera Federera, ale nikdy žádný s takovým blízkým přístupem k hráči, jeho podpůrnému týmu a nejvýraznějším postávám tenisové hry, včetně takových rivalů jako jsou Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovič, či Andy Roddick. V knize "Mistr" si korespondent The New York Times Christopher Clarey sedl s Rogerem Federerem a jeho nejbližšími, aby vyprávěli příběh největšího hráče mužského tenisu. Roger Federer předváděl tenis neuvěřitelně lehce déle než dekádu a to krásným nápřahem u bekhendu, klouzáním do forhendu, při smečích ve výskoku popíráním gravitace a zůstával vysoko na světových stupních vítězů ve sportu právem zaplaveného cynismem. Jeho cesta od temperamentního odbarveného teenagera s pochybným stylem až k jednomu z největších, nejvyrovnanějších a nejelegantnějších světových hráčů tenisu, kteří vládli dlouhodobě vůlí a ne osudem, je inspirující. Měl nejen velký talent, ale i drzost. Christopher Clarey je jeden z předních mezinárodních sportovních spisovatelů současnosti a Federerovi se věnuje od počátku jeho kariéry. Byl přítomný na Roland Garros na kurtě Suzanne Lenglenové na Federeově prvním grandslamovém zápase a exkluzivně s ním udělal nejvíce rozhovorů než kterýkoliv jiný novinář od jeho vzestupu na výsluní. Clarey se v knize zaměřuje na klíčové osoby, místa a okamžiky Federerovy dlouhé a bohaté kariéry: reportáže z Jižní Afriky, Jižní Ameriky, Středního východu, čtyři grandslamové turnaje a rodné Švýcarsko. Byla to jízda jako u žádného jiného hráče, plná vítězství a několika drtivých porážek, která nově definovala dokonalost a udělala z Rogera sentimentálního favorita na celém světě. "Mistr" vypráví příběh o Federerově životě a kariéře jak v intimním, tak velkém měřítku, způsobem, který by nikdo jiný nedokázal.

Objev podobné jako Mistr Roger Federer a jeho brilantní kariéra - Christopher Clarey

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle.The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror.Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air - and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaesia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untravelled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch. A witch who is much more than she seems.In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini's blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time . . . or to joyfully return.

Objev podobné jako Murtagh - Christopher Paolini

Audiokniha: Středozemě není nikdy dost. Jak se vyvíjel svět Silmarillionu, rekonstruoval z otcových zápisků Christopher Tolkien, jenž předkládá tři verze příběhu – od epického po mytologický. Jeden ze stěžejních příběhů Středozemě. Jak se vyvíjel svět Silmarillionu, rekonstruoval z otcových zápisků Christopher Tolkien, který je opatřil i mnoha poznámkami a doplňujícími informacemi. J. R. R. Tolkien stvořil propracovaný svět, jehož kořeny sahají do hluboké minulosti. Pád Gondolinu pojednává o boji dvou nesmiřitelných mocností: Morgotha, který je vtělením zla, a Ulma, Pána vod. Morgoth usiluje o zničení města Gondolin, jež vystavěli Noldor, nejmocnější národ elfů, kteří se vzepřeli bohům a opustili bájný Valinor. Poutavý Tolkienův příběh promlouvá svým krásným bohatým jazykem. Při líčení zničení města cítíme zmar a smutek nad koncem neopakovatelné nádhery. Tolkien nás stále oslovuje, protože do jeho slov, myšlenek a vyprávění si promítáme sami sebe, vlastní myšlenky, city a prožitky…

Objev podobné jako Pád Gondolinu - J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien - audiokniha

Seznamte se s novými léčivými houbami, o kterých jste dosud neslyšeli, ale které se v Asii a tradiční čínské medicíně používají již po staletí: shiitake, maitake, reishi, cordyceps, hlíva nebo čaga sibiřská, ale i méně známými druhy. Věděli jste, že většina z těchto cizokrajně znějících „zázraků mezi houbami“ roste i na českém a slovenském území, stejně jako lišky, holubinky, ryzce či žampiony?Houby nejen chutné, ale hlavně prospívající našemu zdraví!Nejdůležitější účinky hub jsou preventivní a léčebné: léčba virových a bakteriálních infekcí, ochrana před rakovinou, posílení srdce a krevního oběhu, regulace krevního tlaku, pomoc při poruchách metabolismu a obezitě, pozitivní léčebné účinky při nervových nebo kognitivních poruchách, vitalizace (např. při únavovém syndromu), stabilizace nálady (např. při depresi, úzkosti) a další.Odhalte zázračnou sílu betaglukanů – imunitně aktivních látek obsažených v houbáchHouby se jako lék používají již tisíce let a jejich léčebný význam je uznáván a dokumentován rozsáhlým vědeckým výzkumem. Christopher Hobbs, mykolog, klinický fytoterapeut a botanik stojící v čele současného výzkumu, představuje profily nejúčinnějších léčivých hub a popisuje zdraví prospěšné a léčivé látky obsažené v každé z nich. Podrobně čtenářům radí, na které houby upřít svou pozornost, na co si dát pozor při jejich sběru, identifikaci, případně i koupi hotových produktů z hub, a jak nejlépe houby využít – ať už v kulinářských pochoutkách či v podobě doma připravených extraktů, tinktur. Nejste vášnivými sběrači hub? Nevadí, autor vám ukáže, jak snadno si můžete houby sami vypěstovat a které druhy jsou na to vhodné.Poznejte pestrý svět léčivých hub a zlepšete své zdraví s jejich pomocíTato kniha rozbuší srdce všech příznivců hub – mykologů, alternativních i klasických lékařů, naturopatů, bylinkářů a terapeutů. Každý, kdo se zajímá o své zdraví, bude poutavým výkladem Christophera Hobbse nadšen a může se vydat na cestu objevování.Řekli o knize„Christopher Hobbs je světoznámým odborníkem na léčivé houby a jeho knihy jsou už dávno nezbytnou součástí mé knihovny. Čínská medicína jako celostní systém sleduje, jak celá houba či bylina ovlivňuje náš organismus. Svým studentům zdůrazňuji, že je důležité sbírat informace o léčivých houbách z různých zdrojů a teprve až jich mají dostatek, začne se jim skládat celkový obraz houby a pochopí, jak pozoruhodně může ovlivňovat náš organismus. V knize Léčivé houby naleznete mnoho takových cenných střípků, které vám pomohou pochopit komplexní svět léčivých hub.“Milan Schirlo— terapeut TČM a zakladatel společnosti MycoMedica

Objev podobné jako Léčivé houby – Praktický průvodce - HOBBS Christopher

Master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini returns to the World of Eragon in this stunning epic fantasy set a year after the events of the Inheritance Cycle. The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror.Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air - and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untravelled, where Murtagh and Thorn must use every weapon in their arsenal, from brains to brawn, to find and outwit a mysterious witch.A witch who is much more than she seems. In this gripping novel starring one of the most popular characters from Christopher Paolini's blockbuster Inheritance Cycle, a Dragon Rider must discover what he stands for in a world that has abandoned him. Murtagh is the perfect book to enter the World of Eragon for the first time .. . or to joyfully return.

Objev podobné jako Murtagh - Christopher Paolini

V roce 2005 a posléze v roce 2010 oslovila britská televize BBC ve spolupráci s představiteli benediktýnského opatství Worth v jižní Anglii skupinu britských občanů s různými životními zkušenostmi, ideovými názory a postoji, aby si na vlastní kůži vyzkoušeli život v klášterním prostředí a současně se i blíže seznámili s hodnotami, které mohou v tomto prostředí načerpat. Oba zmíněné seriály vyvolaly mezi televizními diváky neobyčejný ohlas. Na základě zkušeností získaných během natáčení obou zmíněných programů, ale také z rozhovorů se zúčastněnými i z reakcí laické veřejnosti, se Christopher Jamison, bývalý opat kláštera Worth, rozhodl své poznatky sepsat do ucelené formy, a tím se o ně s veřejností podělit. Ve své knížce Hledání svatyně s podtitulem Klášterní moudrost jako návod pro všední život se snaží nalézt odpověď na otázku, proč je náš život tak hektický a plný stresu, a současně, jak se s nástrahami dnešního tak uspěchaného světa vyrovnat. Nejen s odkazem na knihu knih, ale také na Řeholi svatého Benedikta, příběhy pouštních otců ale i inspirativní příběhy lidí dnešní doby, nám autor čtivým způsobem předkládá sedm základních kroků k vybudování vlastní niterné svatyně a tedy k objevení pravých životních hodnot, které dávají našemu každodennímu bytí hluboký smysl, naději a radost. Christopher Jamison je benediktýnský mnich, bývalý opat kláštera Worth, nacházející se v jihoanglickém hrabství Západní Sussex, a také bývalý ředitel zdejší církevní školy. Narodil se v australském Melbourne, odkud se ještě v dětství, společně se svou rodinou, trvale přestěhoval do Anglie. Je absolventem katolického lycea Downside School a později i Oxfordské univerzity, kde získal bakalářský titul v oboru francouzský a španělský jazyk. Do povědomí širší veřejnosti se dostal díky dokumentárním pořadům televize BBC The Monastery a The Big Silence, v nichž hrál ústřední roli hostitele i průvodce jednotlivých hlavních protagonistů. Rovněž působí jako prezident Mezinárodní konference benediktýnského vzdělávání (ICBE) zprostředkovávající celosvětový dialog mezi benediktýnskými středními školami. V současnosti je ředitelem instituce National Office for Vocation, zabývající se komunikací s lidmi, kteří chtějí svůj život prožít v církevním prostředí.

Objev podobné jako Hledání svatyně - Christopher Jamison

In this book of eight essays, the noted architectural historian Christopher Long takes on the meanings of Adolf Loos's writings and design work, the cultural world in which he was embedded, and how he was regarded by this critics and public. Long exposes and explodes old myths about Loos, fosterint in the process a new, brinlant, and compelling view of one of modern architecture's key protagon?ists. V této knize osmi esejů se známý historik architektury Christopher Long zabývá významy spisů a designérské práce Adolfa Loose, kulturního světa, do kterého byl zasazen, a toho, jak na něj pohlíželi kritici a veřejnost. Long odhaluje a rozbíjí staré mýty o Loosovi, čímž podporuje nový, brilantní a přesvědčivý pohled na jednoho z klíčových protagonistů moderní architektury.

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Venturing across five decades of American culture, this landmark book explores how modern graphic design emerged in the United States and how it became an intrinsic feature of the country's identity. Christopher Long tells this story in a wholly new way, exposing many long-forgotten figures and movements, and resurrecting the debates and conceptions that were integral to the new art. In a series of deeply involving portraits of American artists and innovators who helped shape the very look of the modern age, American Modernness offers a sweeping story of the country's visual culture and its distinctiveness. Christopher Long is Martin S. Kermacy Centennial Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of more than twenty books, including Lucian Bernhard and Adolf Loos: Meaning, Context, Reception-Essays.

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Before The Silmarillion, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the earliest myths and legends of Middle-earth and Valinor were laid down in The Book of Lost Tales, written by J.R.R. Tolkien between 1916 and 1920, and compiled by Christopher Tolkien for publication in 1983.The Book of Lost Tales stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor, for the Tales were the first form of the myths and legends that came to be called The Silmarillion.Embedded in English legend, they are set in the narrative frame of a great westward voyage over the Ocean by a mariner named Eriol to the lonely Isle where the Elves dwelt; from them he learned their true history, the Lost Tales of Elfinesse. In the Tales are found the earliest accounts of Gods and Elves, Dwarves, Balrogs and Orcs; of the Silmarils and the Two Trees of Valinor; of the geography and cosmology of Tolkien’s invented world.This first volume in Christopher Tolkien’s epic History of Middle-earth series is the perfect gateway for anyone wanting to tread deeper into the rich tapestry of Tolkien’s world and discover the evolution of the Middle-earth stories.

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''Federer plays tennis like Michelangelo painted: every stroke is perfection, the end result a masterpiece. Christopher Clarey captured just that'' Martina Navratilova''A deep and enlightening view of Roger''s life and career that sports fans will be parsing for decades''Jim Courier''Deeply reported and crisply written''Wall Street Journal THE NEWLY REVISED BIOGRAPHY OF ONE OF THE WORLD''S MOST ICONIC ATHLETES Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer made it look astonishingly easy to climb to the top of his sport in an era of brutal competition and deep cynicism. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager to one of the most elegant of competitors has been an act of will, not destiny. Federer not only had talent. He had grit. Top international sportswriter Christopher Clarey was on court in Paris for Federer''s Grand Slam debut and has interviewed him exclusively more than any other writer - with unique access to his inner circle including coaches and key competitors. Now updated after Federer''s retirement, The Master is a thrilling portrait of the workings of unfaltering excellence.

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The perfect countryside and armchair companion to the wild flowers of the British Isles.Illustrator Angie Lewin and author Christopher Stocks follow up the success of The Book of Pebbles with The Book of Wild Flowers, a celebration of British wild flowers and their place in the landscape. Christopher Stocks explores their beguiling and sometimes peculiar history, and reveals some of the best places to see them, as well as the conditions in which they thrive. The book focuses on around 21 of Lewin's favourite wild flowers, and include reproductions of her paintings and illustrations, many of them created specially for the book.Sustaining our long-held affection for the British countryside, The Book of Wild Flowers will appeal to anyone who loves British wild flowers, as well as fans of Angie Lewin, who is widely admired for her alluring images of the natural world.

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It's manga GRRLLL power! The second book in Christopher Hart's bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime series, Amazing Girls is filled with easy-to-follow templates to help anyone learn to draw absolutely amazing female anime characters. Learn all the ins and outs of drawing stunning manga heroines, schoolgirls, and fantasy characters! In this anime drawing book, the follow-up to his bestselling Master Guide to Drawing Anime, Christopher Hart focuses on some of the most popular, dynamic, and beautiful anime girl characters. Basic templates make it easy to draw the head, hairstyles, anime costumes and clothing, body proportions, and more, while tutorials help you create full-blown scenes that will take your art to the next level. Suitable for all levels, from beginners who are just starting to learn how to draw anime, to advanced users who want to hone their skills, this is the ideal resource for all fans of anime and manga drawing, and can be used on its own or alongside the original Master Guide to Drawing Anime. Drawing books are a perennial present to inspire young artists and a popular gift for teens. There is no greater tool than an art book to spark creativity, develop new artistic skills, and help kids and teens channel their energy towards positive self-expression. Paperback; 144 pages; 9 in W by 10 in H.

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‘An engaging, insightful and panoramic survey of where we are, why we got here and what it means. A brilliant guide to the most important technology of our times’ Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI & Cofounder of DeepMind'For readers fascinated by the future of AI, this book is an eye-opening exploration of a revolution unfolding before our eyes' New York Journal of BooksStunning advances in digital technology have given us a new wave of disarmingly human-like AI systems. Chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini put the knowledge of all the world’s experts at our fingertips, and can generate meaningful sentences, equations and computer code. The march of this new technology is set to upturn our economies, challenge our democracies, and refashion society in unpredictable ways. We can expect these AI systems to soon be making autonomous decisions on the user’s behalf, with transformative impact on everything we do. It is vital we understand how they work. Can AI systems ‘think’, ‘know’ and ‘understand’? Could they manipulate or deceive you, and if so, what might they make you do? Whose interests do they ultimately represent? And when will they be able to move beyond words and take actions for themselves in the real world?To answer these questions, neuroscientist and AI researcher Christopher Summerfield explains how these strange new minds work. He charts the evolution of AI, from the earliest inklings about thinking machines in the seventeenth century to today’s gargantuan deep neural networks. The resulting book is the most accessible, up-to-date and authoritative exploration of this radical new technology. Ultimately, armed with an understanding of AI’s mysterious inner workings, we can begin to grapple with the existential question of our age: can we look forward to a technological utopia, or are we in the process of writing ourselves out of history?‘As a leading authority in both computational neuroscience and the social impacts of AI, Christopher Summerfield is perfectly situated to explore the meaning and implications of these machines that are so uncannily like – and unlike – ourselves’ Brian Christian, co-author of Algorithms to Live by‘AI expert Chris Summerfield takes us on a tour of this astonishing new technology, and helps us to understand the issues it raises. You might choose to be alarmed, excited, or indifferent to LLMs, but you should read Chris’s book before you decide’ Mike Woolridge, author of The Road to Conscious Machines

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The perfect armchair and gardening companion to the garden flowers of the British Isles. Christopher Stocks tells the fascinating tales of nineteen cultivated flowers and their journeys from distant corners of the world to British gardens, illustrated by the painter and printmaker Angie Lewin in this charming companion guide. The Book of Garden Flowers builds on the success of Angie Lewin’s and Christopher Stocks’ previous collaborations; The Book of Wild Flowers (Thames & Hudson, 2024) and The Book of Pebbles (Thames & Hudson, 2020.) While The Book of Wild Flowers explored the natural history of Britain’s favourite wild species, The Book of Garden Flowers is more a social history, bringing into focus some of the remarkable people who introduced exotic plants to our gardens from around the globe, including: • Margery Fish, secretary to six successive editors at the Daily Mail, who rescued many cottage garden flowers from obscurity • Ellen Willmot, who employed over 100 staff in her garden and burned through a huge fortune thanks to her passion for plants, dying penniless and alone • Charles Dickens, who became obsessed with a particular pelargonium • John Gerrard, the famous 17th-century herbalist, who planted the first nasturtiums in the UK at his City of London garden • Henry VIII, who ate the first British-grown artichokes on the outskirts of Chelmsford Revealing new stories behind some of our most familiar and unusual garden plants, this beautiful book explores the horticultural history and floral folklore of some of the nation’s favourite flowers.

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'A history that somehow manages to be at once succinct and sweeping: essential reading for anyone interested in this most fascinating of countries' - Tom Holland'The perfect introduction to [Japan's] intriguing society is Christopher Harding’s lively new A Short History of Japan... The book is short, yes – but its scope is long, deep and rich' - Rana Mitter, History Extra, History Books of the Year 2025 In this enormously enjoyable introduction to a remarkable country, Christopher Harding traces Japan's rich history over several millennia. Beginning with its earliest coastal communities through to the spread of Buddhism, the rise of the warlords, the promise and menace of the West and Japan's own empire-building, Harding explores how a distinctly Japanese society and culture was forged. Drawing on the latest scholarship, A Short History of Japan moves beyond traditional tourist-board clichés to consider Japan's own view of its past, values and culture, from ceramics and theatre to food and architecture. The result is a sensory, tactile history conveying to the reader much about Japan’s special nature. Harding skilfully shows how these everyday details are intimately bound up with the bigger historical picture, as an expression of the values that have been extraordinarily successful in helping the country to cope with centuries of radical change.

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Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2024 for Nature Writing‘[A] joyously readable book— it riffs along like breeze in the hedgerow.’ John Lewis-Stempel in Country Life‘Hart’s passion for the potential that resides here is intoxicating. Occasionally an environmental solution comes along that is so breathtakingly simple you can’t believe that not everyone is already doing it.’ Sunday Times‘[Hart] has written an eye-opening and inspiring book which will leave you with a deep appreciation of these wonderful habitats’ Daily MailIn this joyous journey around the wild edges of Britain, Christopher Hart takes us through the life, ecology and history of the humble British hedge, showing us how this much-loved (but somewhat overlooked) feature is inextricably woven into our language, history and culture.Hedges – or hedgerows – have long been an integral part of the British landscape; a bastion of privacy for our gardens, a protective presence on winding country lanes and a vital hiding place for birds and beasts on farmland.This man-made marvel is finally getting its time in the sun. Recognised as an environmental hero and a powerful climate ally, hedgerow is now considered the greatest edge habitat on earth, offering thorny scrub, mature woodland, grassland and even wetland. It plays a critical role in carbon sequestration and provides essential protection against the elements.Hedgelands highlights the hawthorn and hazel of ancient hedges; the abundance of wildlife, from the elusive dunnock to the striking nightingale, the industrious hedgehog to the little harvest mouse; and the free pickings that the hedgerow offers, making it an essential – and delicious – element of any countryside ramble.Hedgelands will tell you everything you never thought you needed to know about this wild, diverse and rich habitat – and you might even look at your humble hedge in a whole new way.‘Hedgelands combines history, celebration, lament and warning. Christopher Hart is a companionable writer, and makes a powerful case that, at a time of ecological hazard, well-nurtured hedges can play an astonishing role in buttressing the future.’ The Spectator‘A wonderful history of the threads that stitch the British countryside together.’ Jake Fiennes, author of Land Healer‘A passionate celebration and exploration of our wonderful hedgerows. You’ll be swept along by Hart’s intoxicating enthusiasm.’ Dave Goulson, author of Silent Earth

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Tony Robbins returns with the final book in his financial freedom trilogy by unveiling the power of alternative investments. Robbins, and renowned investor Christopher Zook, take you on a journey to interview a dozen of the world’s most successful investors in private equity, private credit, private real estate, and venture capital. They share their favorite strategies and insights in this practical guidebook.For decades, trillions of dollars in “smart money” has been making outsized returns using private equity, private credit, venture capital and other alternative investments. Robbins teams up with renowned private equity investor Christopher Zook, founder of CAZ Investments, to sit down with more than a dozen of the world’s greatest alternative investment managers, collectively managing over half a trillion dollars on behalf of investors. Names like… Robert F. Smith – Founder of Vista Equity Partners, Smith is the considered the most successful enterprise software investor of all time. Vinod Khosla – Founder of Khosla Ventures, Vinod Khosla is considered a legend in Venture Capital. He is famous for turning a $4 million investment into a $7 billion windfall for his investors. Michael B. Kim – The “Godfather of Private Equity” in Asia, Kim has created the largest private equity firm in Asia. His astounding success for investors has also made him South Korea’s wealthiest man. And many more! In The Holy Grail of Investing, you’ll discover: -How to take advantage of the trillions flowing into private equity by becoming an owner of firms that actually manage the assets and share in the revenue they generate -How to take advantage of the two to three times higher returns of private credit as an alternative (or compliment) to bonds -How new rule changes allow individual investors to own a piece of the major professional sports teams (MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS) and benefit from this fanatically driven asset class -How to invest in the energy evolution and ride the wave of trillions in global investments -How investments in private real estate can work as an inflationary hedge and source of tax efficient income -How many of the world’s greatest investors thrive in good times and bad

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