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Killing Rommel - Steven Pressfield
An unputdownable and incredibly evocative military novel full of thrilling battle scenes and flesh and blood characters from Steven Pressfield, author of The Sunday Times Bestseller Gates of Fire. "A terrific read...this is historical fiction at its very best." -- JAMES HOLLAND"A splendid tour-de-force...it should not be missed" -- WASHINGTON POST"Both a captivating history lesson and rousing guts-n-glory saga" -- ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY"Compelling...the narrative is a page turner" -- ***** Reader review"Mr Pressfield is a true craftsman in the best possible way. You LIVE the story while he is telling it" -- ***** Reader review"Simply a brilliant read" -- ***** Reader review****************************************************NORTH AFRICA, 1942. AN ELITE BRITISH ARMY UNIT IS ON A DEADLY MISSION. Autumn, 1942: Hitler''s legions have swept across Europe. Soviet Russia reels under the German onslaught while across the channel, Britain struggles on.And in North Africa, Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps have routed the 8th Army, threatening the oil fields of the Middle East. The war hangs in the balance...Out of this, the British hatch a desperate plan - to send a small, highly mobile fighting force behind enemy lines to strike a blow that will stop Rommel''s army in its tracks. It is to be called the Long Range Desert Group and its exploits will become the stuff of legend.Based on real events, Steven Pressfield''s bold novel brings to pulse-racing life the ingenuity and daring of this maverick commando unit - a disparate, dedicated ''band of brothers'' who sacrificed so much for the sake of freedom...
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Válka umění - Steven Pressfield - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Odblokujte svou kreativitu a vyhrajte tvůrčí bitvy Žádná jiná kniha mě na válečné stezce proti vlastním slabostem neposunula ke 100% profesionalitě tak jako Válka umění. Odhaluje nejhlubší podstatu toho, oč by měl usilovat každy´ tvůrce, umělec či profesionál.“ — Robert Vlach, autor knihy Na volné noze. Měli jste někdy v noci před spaním vizi člověka, kterým byste se mohli stát, práce, které byste mohli dosáhnout, díla, které byste chtěli vytvořit? Jste spisovatel, který nepíše, malíř, který nemaluje, nebo podnikatel, který nikdy nezaložil podnik? Potom znáte Odpor: temnou sílu, bránící kreativitě a úspěchu. Steven Pressfield vyhlásil Odporu válku a ve své přísné, strohé a zároveň zábavné knize vás naučí, jak tohoto nepřítele porazit a rozbít tak bloky, které dusí vaši tvořivost. Po poslechu Války umění o sobě mnohé pochopíte. Několik dní jí budete mít plnou hlavu, a pak možná změníte svůj život. Autorův odkaz na Umění války od Sun-c’ je naprosto na místě, neboť Pressfield považuje tvorbu a umění za boj tvůrce se sebou samy´m. Válka umění vyšla poprvé v roce 2002. Od té doby se dočkala překladů do mnoha světovy´ch jazyků a stále patří mezi nejprodávanější knihy o kreativitě. Inspirovala a stále inspiruje statisíce čtenářů z celého světa. Slovy autora: „ Většina z nás má dva životy. Ten, ktery´ žijeme, a potom nežity´ vnitřní život.” Není to škoda? Steven Pressfield (*1943) Steven Pressfield je romanopisec, scenárista i autor příruček o tvorbě a kreativitě. Narodil se na Trinidadu, po službě u americké námořní pěchoty vystudoval psychologii na Dukeově univerzitě a poté pracoval v mnoha pomocny´ch profesích. Trvalo mu dlouhy´ch 17 let, než byl schopen uživit se samotny´m psaním. A kdo jiny´ by měl o tvorbě psát než ten, kdo dokázal překonat tvůrčí bloky, nevzdal se a dosáhl úspěchu?
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Tides Of War - Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield, author of the Sunday Times bestseller Gates of Fire, brings the conflict between Sparta and Athens to life in this epic story filled with triumph and tragedy.''Pressfield''s talent is awesome...an extraordinary work - an instant classic'' DAVID GEMMELL''No one writes better historical fiction than Steven Pressfield'' VINCE FLYNN''The very qualities that distinguish Ridley Scott''s Gladiator are here in greater concentration . . . it is nigh unbeatable'' AMAZON.CO.UK''A masterful book'' ***** Reader review''A book to treasure'' ***** Reader review''A truly rewarding reading experience'' ***** Reader review********************************ONE MAN. TWO ARMIES. THE FATE OF THE ANCIENT WORLD IN THE BALANCE.Alcibiades: Kinsman of Pericles, protégé of Socrates, immortalised by Plutarch, Plato and Thucydides. An audacious soldier and charismatic leader without equal who would come to dominate the Peloponnesian War, the devastating twenty-seven-year conflict between Athens and Sparta that brought Greece to its knees at the end of the fifth century BC.Undefeated on the battlefield, Alcibiades'' popularity - and his political aspirations - fed the resentment of his rivals in Athens who secured his death warrant on a trumped-up charge of treason. Escaping to Sparta, he guided its legendary army from one military triumph to the next. Ultimately though, it was Athens that would claim his fiercest loyalty, their destinies inextricably intertwined.Tides of War paints a dazzling portrait of a remarkable man whose fortunes mirrored the ebb and flow of the tides of war.
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Gates Of Fire - Steven Pressfield
In the Sunday Times bestseller Gates of Fire, Steven Pressfield tells the breathtaking story of the legendary Spartans: the men and women who helped shaped our history and have themselves become as immortal as their gods.''Breathtakingly brilliant . . . this is a work of rare genius. Savour it!'' DAVID GEMMELL''A tale worthy of Homer, a timeless epic of man and war, exquisitely researched and boldy written. Pressfield has created a new classic'' STEPHEN COONTS''A really impressive book - imaginatively framed, historically detailed and a really gripping narrative'' ***** Reader review''Beautifully written and a great joy to read'' ***** Reader review**************************Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by,That here, obedient to their laws, we lie.480 BC: At a bleak pass in a far-flung corner of eastern Greece, three hundred Spartan warriors faced the army of King Xerxes of Persia, a massive force rumoured to be over a million strong.Their orders were simple: to delay the enemy for as long as possible in order to buy time for the main Greek armies to mobilize. For six days the Spartans held the invaders at bay. In the final hours - their shields broken, swords and spears shattered - they fought with their bare hands before being overwhelmed . . . It was battle that would become synonymous with extraordinary courage, heroism and self-sacrifice.It was a battle called Thermopylae.
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Erwin Rommel (3. díl) - Spiklenec (DVD) (papírový obal)
DVD dokumentární film Erwin Rommel (3. díl) - Spiklenec. Český dabing. Dolby Digital. Rommel dočasně ztrácí Hitlerovu důvěru a je nucen skrýt se před zraky veřejnosti, protože Vůdce nechce svoji porážku v Africe přiznat. Po zhroucení Mussoliniho Itálie je Rommel jmenován velitelem Wermachtu v severní Itálii. Brzy však dostává významnější pověření, je jmenován velitelem obrany proti spojenecké invazi, Atlantického valu. Činorodě zde přebírá velení a snaží se, byť s omezenými prostředky, zajistit obranu tak, aby Spojenci při vylodění nebyli úspěšní. Když se Spojenci úspěšně vylodí, snaží se přemluvit Vůdce, aby se s nimi dohodl na příměří, doufaje, že tak Německo zachrání před katastrofou a německé ozbrojené síly před morálním zneuctěním. Je neuspěšný a jeho důvěra v Hitlera dostává trhliny. Když je pak seznámen s plánem na atentát na Hitlera, odmítá se spiknutí účastnit, ale současně spiklence neprozradí. Atentát byl, jako mnoho dalších před tím, neúspěšný. Hitlerovi je jasné, že Rommel jej "zradil" a nařizuje mu spáchat sebevraždu...
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Erwin Rommel (2. díl) - Poražený (DVD) (papírový obal)
DVD dokumentární film Erwin Rommel (2. díl) - Poražený. Český dabing. Dolby Digital. Německo-italské jednotky na severoafrickém pobřeží jsou špatně zásobovány. Začíná se projevovat britská námořní převaha, která nedovoluje dopravovat německým jednotkám dostatečné množství zásob, techniky a nové vojáky - Německo navíc má velké problémy v Rusku. Přesto získává Afrikakorps velké vítězství, obsazují Tobruk, který hrdinně bránily nejprve úspěšně australské jednotky, později neuspěšně britské. Ale spojenci získávají vzdušnou převahu a karta se obrací. Německé jednotky jsou ničeny ze vzduchu i ze země. Spojenecké síly porážejí Wermacht u El Almeinu v bitvě, která je považována za jednu z rozhodujících bitev II. světové války. Rommel je nucen ustooupit a přes výslovný rozkaz Adolfa Hitlera se rozhodne zachránit své zbývající vojenské síly a evakuovat je z Afriky. Svému vůdci Adolfu Hitlerovi je však stále oddán a věří mu.
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Boj a zánik Afrikakorpsu 1941-1943: S polním maršálem Rommelem v africké poušti (978-80-88274-26-1)
Kniha - autor Volkmar Kuhn, 300 stran, česky Když Itálie 11. června 1940 vyhlásila Velké Británii a Francii válku a v září vstoupila do britskými vojsky obsazeného Egypta, wehrmacht se právě připravoval na operaci „Barbarossa“. Ovšem rýsující se italská porážka v Africe přiměla Hitlera, aby v únoru 1941 vyslal vojska wehrmachtu do Tripolisu – to byla hodina zrodu německého Afrikakorpsu. V následujících dvou letech vedla tato vojska pod charismatickým velitelem Erwinem Rommelem se střídavými úspěchy boje v africké pouštní krajině. Tyto boje přivedly německý Afrikakorps od prvních těžkých střetů s Brity u Marsa el Brega přes Tobruk a Sollum do zuřivých bojů o egyptský El Alamein, kde protivník donutil německá a italská vojska po vysokých ztrátách k ústupu. Německý Afrikakorps a jeho italští spojenci dotlačení spojeneckými vojsky v Tunisku k válce na dvou frontách 12. a 13. května kapitulovali. Většina jejich vojáků padla do britského zajetí. Autor líčí slovy i...
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Erwin Rommel (1. díl) - Bojovník (DVD) (papírový obal)
DVD dokumentární film Erwin Rommel (1. díl) - Bojovník. Český dabing. Dolby Digital. První díl Vás seznámí s počátkem velké kariéry tohoto velitele za první světové války a v meziválečném období, kdy se z Rommela stal upřímný obdivovatel Vůdce Adolfa Hitlera a přesvědčený národní socialista. Vrcholem Rommelovy kariéry a současně začátkem jeho pádu se stává pověření velení nad nově vytvořeným Afrikakorpsem, který má zamezit porážce Osy na africkém kontinentu, porazit zde spojenecké expediční síly a současně otevřít z jihozápadu cestu k arabským ropným polím. Z počátku vše probíhá pro Německo a Itálii dobře, spojenecké síly přes počáteční úspěchy proti slabě vycvičeným a demoralizovaným italským jednotkám musí před Afrikakorpsem ustupovat. Afrikakorps zahání Brity do defenzívy a Rommelovi vojáci obléhají Tobruk, významný přístav v Libyi a dobře bráněnou pevnost.
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Steven Spielberg - Sanchez Vegara Maria Isabel
Director, writer, editor, producer . . . Steven Spielberg is the person behind some of the most celebrated films ever made. Little People, BIG DREAMS Steven Spielberg is an empowering testament to believing in yourself and following your childhood dream.Little Steven was six when he first went to the cinema. Although he didn''t understand the story, he was captivated by the beauty of the moving pictures on screen. Soon after, he picked up his Dad''s film camera and began experimenting. By his teens he was making short films – carefully crafting every part of the process, from writing the scripts to directing the shots. Filmmaking was a refuge for Steven, who faced bullying and anti semitism at school. With his camera, editing machine and notebook he could create a world he felt safe in. As he grew, he found somewhere else he felt at home: Universal studios. He first visited the company''s lot during a studio tour, and was later hired after impressing executives with a short films. Within a few years, Steven went from making TV movies to cinematic blockbusters. Audiences fell in love with his heartwarming adventures, like ET and Jurassic Park, and were deeply moved by his film about the Holocaust, Schindler''s List. After a limetimes of accolades and awards, Steven remains happiest behind a camera – telling stories that encourage us to open our hearts and minds.Little People, BIG DREAMS Steven Spielberg features:Quirky and stylish illustrationsA biographical timeline, complete with historical photos and a detailed profile Recommendations for further readingLittle People, BIG DREAMS is the bestselling biography series for kids that explores the lives of outstanding people, from designers and artists to scientists and activists. All of them achieved incredible things, but each began life as a child with a dream.
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Steven Seagal kolekce (9 DVD)
DVD kolekce Steven Seagal obsahuje filmy: Nico, Těžko ho zabít, Nemilosrdná spravedlnost, Přepadení v Pacifiku, Přepadení 2: Temné území, Glimmer Man, Tajný agent Jack T., Lovec policajtů. Český dabing. Nico (DVD) Chicagský policajt Nico Toscani (Steven Seagal) je na stopě něčeho velkého. Podezřelí, zadržení při policejním protidrogovém zátahu, jsou propuštěni a Nico sám musí odevzdat policejní odznak. Možná, že ho postavili mimo službu – v akci mu ale zabránit nemohou. Pro Stevena Seagala je Nico senzačním filmovým debutem, který ho katapultoval přímo mezi největší akční hvězdy a vyslal ho po stopách bývalých agentů CIA, kteří pašují drogy... a plánují politický atentát. Jak se Nico a jeho partnerka Jax (Pam Grier) blíží k psychopatickému gangsterskému bossovi (Henry Silva), rozpoutává režisér Andrew Davis (Uprchlík) nad celým Chicagem doslova akční smršť. Těžko ho zabít (DVD) Agent Mason Storm (Steven Seagal) odhalil spojení vysoce postavených politiků s mafií. Protože se nechtěl nechat zastavit v boji proti korupci, zločinci připravili krutou pomstu - skupina vrahů přepadla jeho rodinu a Masonova manželka je zastřelena. Také agenta považují za mrtvého. Mason Storm však žije. Bude trvat velmi dlouho, než se pustí do hledání vrahů. Potom už jej však nic nezastavíDetektiv Mason Storm pořídí usvědčující videozáznam schůzky neznámého poslance se zločineckým podsvětím, na níž se domlouvá vražda senátora Campbella, po jehož křesle poslanec touží. Zločinci však Storma odhalí, a aby získali videokazetu, vyvraždí celou Stormovu rodinu. Nevšimnou si však, že syn stačil uprchnout. Vážně zraněný Storm, oficiálně prohlášený za mrtvého, upadne do kómatu. Zatímco zkorumpovaný kapitán Huiland se pokusí Stormovu památku pošpinit, jeho kolega a přítel O´Malley zachrání usvědčující videozáznam a zajistí, aby byl Storm inkognito převezen do bezpečí, kde by se případně mohl uzdravit. Storm se po sedmi letech probere z kómatu. Mafiáni se to ale dozvědí a ihned se ho pokoušejí zabít. Storma zachrání zdravotní sestra Andy Stewartová, která ho ukryje. Detektiv se postupně uzdravuje a fyzicky i psychicky se připravuje k odplatě a odhalení spiknutí. Andy a Storm se do sebe brzy zamilují. Zločinci však stahují smyčku kolem Storma a likvidují všechny, kteří překážejí. Storm naváže kontakt s O´Malleym a posílen zjištěním, že jeho syn přežil, začíná tvrdě usilovat o naplnění spravedlnosti. Nemilosrdná spravedlnost (DVD) Na odpočinku? To tak. Steven Seagal, hvězda více než deseti skvělých akčních filmů posledního desetiletí, bojuje v thrilleru Johna Flynna (Kriminál, Bestseller) jako nikdo jiný. Polda Gino Felino (Seagal) se v Brooklynu narodil i vyrostl a viděl v “sousedství” už hodně změn. Jedna z těch smutných je, že jeho nepřítel z dětství a kriminálník Richie (William Forsythe) proměnil místní ulice ve válečnou zónu. Chová se jako vzteklý pes, utržený ze řetězu, a Gino by ho velmi ochotně poslal do věčných lovišť. On a jeho unavený parťák (Jerry Orbach ze seriálu Právo a pořádek) ale musí Richieho nejdřív chytit. Nastává sólo pro Seagalovo pozoruhodné umění aikida a z Nemilosrdné spravedlnosti se stává nemilosrdná podívaná. Přepadení v Pacifiku (DVD) Když na bitevní loď Missouri pozvou hudebníky, kteří ji mají provázet na slavnostní poslední plavbě, nikdo netuší jakou party tihle muzikanti rozjedou. Rozhodně to bude party s překvapením. Z kapely se vyklube komando elitních zabijáků, vedených bývalým agentem CIA (Tommy Lee Jones) a zběhlým důstojníkem (Gary Busey), kteří prahnou po jaderném arzenálu plavidla. Rychle přemůžou celou posádku. Až na jednoho muže, který tvrdí, že je „jenom kuchař.“ Jenže je to kuchař s receptem na vynikající akci: bývalý mariňák s vyznamenáními z boje Casey Ryback (Steven Seagal). Všichni fandové akce na palubu. Přepadení 2: Temné území (DVD) Špičkový expert na elektroniku (Eric Bogosian) se zmocnil luxusního vlaku Grand Continental, aby ho přetvořil v pojízdnou základnu pro válečný satelit. Ryback se ale jako jediný vyhne zajetí. Z vlaku se stává bojiště, satelit je zaměřený na cíl a na Grand Continental se v protisměru řítí nákladní vlak převážející benzin. Dokáže Ryback zhatit plány zločinců? Kdo chce znát odpověď, musí nastoupit. Glimmer Man (DVD) Nebezpečný hon na sériového vraha. Populární komik Wayans vnáší do své drsné role obvyklou porci bonmotů a akční ikona Steven Seagal zůstává věrná své pověsti: probíjí se dynamickými bojovými sekvencemi a dodává jim navíc i svůj klasický suchý humor. Bývalý Newyorčan Cole, který nosí buddhistické modlitební korálky, spoléhá na prastaré elixíry a žije podle východních filozofií, je nejdivnější partner, s jakým se protřelý městský polda Campbell kdy setkal. A jak to tak Campbell vidí, Cole by mohl být ještě něco navíc: podezřelý číslo jedna v jejich vyšetřování vraždy. Tajný agent Jack T. (DVD) V mírumilovných Apalačských horách u Jacksonu v Kentucky země hoří. Toxiny, uložené v opuštěných dolech, mohou proměnit Jackson v pustinu – pokud tomu někdo neudělá př
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The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett
Steven Bartlett is an Entrepreneur, speaker, investor, author and the host of UK's No.1 podcast ‘The Diary of a CEO’ - an unfiltered journey into the remarkable stories and untold dimensions of the world’s most influential people, experts and thinkers.Steven is an accomplished investor in the health and wellness space with notable investments including Huel - UK’s fastest growing e-commerce company internationally, and Zoe - the personalised nutrition programme created by the world’s top scientists. Previous investments include The Healing Company, atai Life Sciences, Alto Neuroscience and AbCellera. Steven's other investments focus on blockchain technologies, biotech, space, Web 3 and social media.Known for his innovative and disruptive approach to social media marketing, Steven co-founded Flight Story – a marketing and communications company that works with leading brands. He has also launched his own private equity fund, Flight Fund, to accelerate the next generation of European unicorns.Steven co-founded thirdweb - a software platform, backed by Shopify and Coinbase, that makes it easy to build web3 applications.
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My Appetite for Destruction - Steven Adler
From original Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler comes a tale of sex, drugs, excess, hairspray and and intense 20-year struggle with addiction. Guns N' Roses is one of the world’s most successful rock bands, with estimated sales of 90 million albums worldwide. Steven Adler is the original drummer, with an infamous past of sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll that led to his removal from the band.And here, for the first time, Steven Adler tells it all. In My Appetite for Destruction, he reveals with wit and candour his personal struggles with drug addiction, including the financial ruin he faced after being kicked out of Guns N’ Roses and the health problems that almost claimed his life several times – two heart attacks, a suicide attempt, and a debilitating stroke, as well as an epic 20-year addiction to crack and heroin. Now clean and sober, Steven sets the record straight on his life and his time with Guns N' Roses, during the rise and collapse of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
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The Sense of Style - Steven Pinker
Steven Pinker, the bestselling author of The Language Instinct, deploys his gift for explaining big ideas in The Sense of Style - an entertaining writing guide for the 21st centuryWhat is the secret of good prose? Does writing well even matter in an age of instant communication? Should we care? In this funny, thoughtful book about the modern art of writing, Steven Pinker shows us why we all need a sense of style.More than ever before, the currency of our social and cultural lives is the written word, from Twitter and texting to blogs, e-readers and old-fashioned books. But most style guides fail to prepare people for the challenges of writing in the 21st century, portraying it as a minefield of grievous errors rather than a form of pleasurable mastery. They fail to deal with an inescapable fact about language: it changes over time, adapted by millions of writers and speakers to their needs. Confusing changes in the world with moral decline, every generation believes the kids today are degrading society and taking language with it. A guide for the new millennium, writes Steven Pinker, has to be different.Drawing on the latest research in linguistics and cognitive science, Steven Pinker replaces the recycled dogma of previous style guides with reason and evidence. This thinking person''s guide to good writing shows why style still matters: in communicating effectively, in enhancing the spread of ideas, in earning a reader''s trust and, not least, in adding beauty to the world. Eye-opening, mind-expanding and cheerful, The Sense of Style shows that good style is part of what it means to be human.
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Let's Summon Demons - Steven Rhodes
Coloring is spooky, demon-summoning fun in this interactive book from artist Steven Rhodes. Apply your dark artistic talents to these retro 1970s- and 1980s-inspired, wickedly funny pop horror and sci fi pages. . . IF YOU DARE.Unleash abominations, discover hidden spell words, and practice the dark art of coloring in the lines with this fiendishly clever coloring and activity book. Find dozens of surreally funny, retro-inspired parody designs such as Alien Abduction Club, Here Comes the Apocalypse, Death Metal Sing-Along, and Portal to the Cat Dimension, all rendered in spooky black and white and ready for you to add your unearthly coloring inspiration.But that''s not all! Try if you dare the uncannily entertaining activities inside. Join the dots to see what abomination Julie has unleashed into the world. Roll the dice to see which of your friends can be abducted by aliens first. Plus sinister shadow puppets, occult career selector paper dolls, spot the clowns in the graveyard, and other chilling chill-out coloring and activity fun times for ghouls and gargoyles alike.WITCHES! ALIENS! ZOMBIES! CLOWNS! Color them in to fend them off, or encourage them, as you wish.HOME ALONE? PART OF AN OTHERWORLDLY CULT? Whether coloring alone or having fun together with others equally versed in the occult, paranormal, and witchcraft, this is the PERFECT coloring and activity book to pass the time until the great [your chaotic primordial god here] descends.STEVEN RHODES. STEVEN RHODES. STEVEN RHODES. Speak his name three times in the dark. He of the amazing T-shirt designs you see everywhere, mind-opening art prints, and author of the definitive work of sinister library arts My Little Occult Book Club, here with new and favorite artwork.Perfect for: fans of Stranger Things, My Best Friend''s Exorcism, It, The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina, Dungeons & Dragons, The X-Files, and anyone with some art supplies and a little bit of a dark, twisted sense of humor.
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Batman: The Killing Joke Deluxe - Alan Moore, Brian Bolland
Critically acclaimed author Alan Moore redefined graphic novel story-telling with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics'' greatest super-villain, The Joker, and changes Batman''s world forever.ONE BAD DAY.According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as the Joker, that''s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he''s out to prove his deranged point. And he''s going to use Gotham City''s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it.Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight''s closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batman''s nobility and the Joker''s insanity snap once and for all?Legendary writer Alan Moore redefined the superhero with Watchmen and V For Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics'' greatest super-villain, the Joker--and changes Batman''s world forever.Stunningly illustrated, Batman: The Killing Joke The Deluxe Edition has been lushly recolored by artist Brian Bolland, presenting his original vision of this modern classic. This new edition includes Batman: The Killing Joke and stories from Batman: Black and White #4 and Countdown #31, along with numerous Batman and Joker covers and sketches by Brian Bolland, including artwork only previously published in the Absolute edition!
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Killing the SS - Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2018)Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the next installment in the mega-bestselling Killing seriesAs the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among those war criminals were Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, Hitler’s brutal personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, the cruel "Butcher of Lyon"; and perhaps the most awful Nazi of all: Adolf Eichmann.Killing the SS is the epic saga of the espionage and daring waged by self-styled "Nazi hunters." This determined and disparate group included a French husband and wife team, an American lawyer who served in the army on D-Day, a German prosecutor who had signed an oath to the Nazi Party, Israeli Mossad agents, and a death camp survivor. Over decades, these men and women scoured the world, tracking down the SS fugitives and bringing them to justice, which often meant death.Written in the fast-paced style of the Killing series, Killing the SS will educate and stun the reader. The final chapter is truly shocking.
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Killing the Dead - John Blair
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millennia—and why killing the dead is better than killing the livingKilling the Dead provides the first in-depth, global account of one of the world’s most widespread yet misunderstood forms of mass hysteria—the vampire epidemic. In a spellbinding narrative, John Blair takes readers from ancient Mesopotamia to present-day Haiti to explore a macabre frontier of life and death where corpses are believed to wander or do harm from the grave, and where the vampire is a physical expression of society’s inexplicable terrors and anxieties. In 1732, the British public opened their morning papers to read of lurid happenings in eastern Europe. Serbian villagers had dug up several corpses and had found them to be undecayed and bloated with blood. Recognizing the marks of vampirism, they mutilated and burned them. Centuries earlier, the English themselves engaged in the same behavior. In fact, vampire epidemics have flared up throughout history—in ancient Assyria, China, and Rome, medieval and early modern Europe, and the Americas. Blair blends the latest findings in archaeology, anthropology, and psychology with vampire lore from literature and popular culture to show how these episodes occur at traumatic moments in societies that upend all sense of security, and how the European vampire is just one species in a larger family of predatory supernatural entities that includes the female flying demons of Southeast Asia and the lustful yoginis of India. Richly illustrated, Killing the Dead provocatively argues that corpse-killing, far from being pathological or unhealthy, served as a therapeutic and largely harmless outlet for fear, hatred, and paranoia that would otherwise result in violence against marginalized groups and individuals.
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Kancelářské křeslo STEVEN Halmar
KANCELÁŘSKÉ KŘESLO STEVEN Představujeme vám kancelářské křeslo STEVEN – ztělesnění elegance, pohodlí a odolnosti, které překračuje všechny vaše očekávání od kancelářského nábytku. Navrženo s ohledem na dlouhé hodiny práce bez kompromisů v oblasti pohodlí a ergonomie, toto křeslo je nepostradatelným partnerem pro každého, kdo hledá spojení profesionálního vzhledu a vynikající funkčnosti. MAXIMÁLNÍ POHODLÍ Proč si vybrat právě křeslo STEVEN? Protože každý detail byl pečlivě promyšlen a navržen tak, aby poskytoval maximální podporu a pohodlí. Od vysoké zádové opěrky, která podporuje vaši páteř během dlouhých pracovních sezení, přes opěrku hlavy až po čalouněné područky, které zmírňují napětí v ramenou a rukou. NASTAVITELNÝ SYSTÉM Systém TILT vám navíc umožní přizpůsobit si křeslo vašim individuálním potřebám, ať už potřebujete stabilní oporu nebo preferujete mírné houpání, které pomáhá udržet krevní oběh a zvyšuje vaši koncentraci. PEVNÉ A STABILNÍ A to vše na kovové podnoži v černém provedení, která nejen zajišťuje stabilitu a odolnost, ale svým designem dodá vaší kanceláři nádech moderní elegance. Jeho univerzální černá barva a kvalitní materiály zaručují, že bude sloužit dlouhá léta jako nepostradatelný prvek vaší pracovní zóny. TECHNICKÉ PARAMETRY Barva: černá / šedáMateriál: eko kůže / kov / plastRozměry: šířka: 65 cmhloubka: 70 cmvýška: 111 - 119 cmšířka sedu: 52 cmhloubka sedu: 50 cmvýška sedu: 49 - 57 cmHmotnost: 17,5 kg MONTÁŽ Zboží je dodáváno v rozloženém stavu v kartonovém obalu. Jednoduchá montáž je možná díky přiloženému montážnímu návodu.
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Jak přežít, když se rodiče rozvádějí - Melanie Forda, Annie Forda, Steven Forda
Sourozenci Melanie, Annie a Steven Fordovi zažili to, co zažívá mnoho dětí – jejich rodiče se rozvedli. Ve své knize popisují, čím si prošli, co se naučili zvládnout a jak vnímali to, že se jejich rodiče rozešli. „Co mám dělat, když se rodiče hádají?“ „Co to znamená, když se rozvedou?“ „Jak to, že mi nedokážou říci, že se budou rozvádět?“ „Můžu to nějak zastavit?“ Kde budu bydlet, co se mnou bude?“ „Táta si našel přítelkyni. Jak se k ní mám chovat?“ a podobné otázky se honí hlavou většině dětí, jejichž rodiče procházejí rozvodem. Melanie, Annie a Steven na ně dokážou odpovědět, protože to také zažili. Knihu zapsala Jann Blackstone-Ford, mediátorka specializující se na rozvody a konflikty v nevlastních rodinách. Založila neziskovou organizaci Bonus Families, která se věnuje tématu komunikace mezi rozvedenými partnery a jejich novými rodinami. Sourozenci Melanie, Annie a Steven Fordovi žijí v Severní Karolíně.
Objev podobné jako Jak přežít, když se rodiče rozvádějí - Melanie Forda, Annie Forda, Steven Forda
Steven Gerrard - Můj příběh - Steven Gerrard, Donald McRae
Odehrál třetí nejvyšší počet zápasů za reprezentaci v historii anglického fotbalu. Byl pravděpodobně nejlepším a zcela jistě nejzanícenějším britským sportovcem své generace. Ale kdo je vlastně Steven Gerrard? Za svůj milovaný Liverpool odehrál více než 700 zápasů a za národní tým Anglie dalších 114. Steven Gerrard je sportovec, jemuž se nikdo nevyrovná v oddanosti spoluhráčům, a je nezpochybnitelným vzorem. Ale díky čemu se stal tím, kým je? A díky čemu se mu podařilo zůstat tak dlouho na vrcholu v nejtěžší lize světa? V knize Můj příběh vypráví Gerrard upřímně o své mimořádné kariéře, klíčových zápasech a momentech, na něž nám nabízí vlastní pohled ze hřiště. Ať už je to úžasný obrat Liverpoolu ve finále Ligy mistrů 2005 nebo jeho starty na mistrovstvích světa a Evropy, podává nám vzrušující obraz výher – a proher – před desítkami tisíc bouřících fanoušků. A především je to úžasný a velmi vzácný osobní příběh o tom, jaké to je zůstat věrný jedinému klubu v časech dobrých i zlých. Bez vytáček, odvážně a upřímně se v knize Stevena Gerrarda Můj příběh vypráví o typu hráčů, kteří už vymírají – o muži, jenž drží slovo a jenž je věrný svému klubu i sám sobě.
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Môj príbeh - Steven Gerrard
STEVEN GERRARD odohral za reprezentáciu Anglicka tretí najvyšší počet zápasov v jej histórii. Možno ho považovať za najväčšieho a nepochybne najoddanejšieho britského športovca jeho generácie. No kto je v skutočnosti Steven Gerrard? Predovšetkým je to jeden z najpríťažlivejších športových vzorov. Za svoj milovaný Liverpool odohral viac než sedemsto zápasov a ďalších stoštrnásť v drese anglického národného tímu. Ako sa však stal tým, kým bol? Ako sa mu podarilo udržať tak dlho v špičke najťažšej futbalovej ligy sveta? V knihe Môj príbeh hovorí Steven Gerrard otvorene o svojej výnimočnej futbalovej kariére, o pozadí kľúčových zápasov a prináša zaujatý pohľad hráča priamo na ihrisku. Či rozpráva o ohromujúcom triumfe Liverpoolu v Lige majstrov v roku 2005, alebo o svojich výkonoch na mnohých svetových a európskych turnajoch, zakaždým nám sprostredkúva vzrušujúci zážitok z prežívania výhier – i prehier – pred zrakmi desiatok tisícov rozvášnených divákov. Nadovšetko však spoznávame neuveriteľný a zriedkavý osobný príbeh o lojalite k jednému klubu v dobrom i v zlom, nech bola cena akákoľvek. Kniha Môj príbeh je poslednou bodkou odvážneho, statočného, poctivého, no i chybujúceho futbalistu, akí sa už nerodia, je príbehom muža, ktorý si stál za svojím slovom, za svojím klubom a bol vždy sám sebou.
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Nový car: Vzestup a vláda Vladimira Putina - Steven Lee Myers
"Zlomový okamžik v životě Vladimira Vladimiroviče Putina nastal na podzim roku 1989 v Drážďanech. Před místní rezidenturou KGB, kde mladý Putin sloužil, se shromáždil dav protestujících, kteří chtěli vzít nenáviděnou organizaci útokem. Bez vojenské podpory nemohl Putin budovu dlouho udržet. Rozhodl se tedy blafovat. Vyšel neozbrojen před bránu a prohlásil: "Moji vojáci mají zbraně. Vydal jsem jim rozkazy: pokud někdo vkročí do objektu, mají zahájit palbu." Zástup protestujících se rozešel. Ve své knize Nový car: Vzestup a vláda Vladimira Putina předkládá americký investigativní novinář Steven Lee Myers barvitý obraz muže, který se z řadového agenta KGB vyšvihl až na vrchol vládní pyramidy - stal se ruským prezidentem. V důkladně rešeršovaných kapitolách rozebírá Putinovu rodinu a dětství, jeho kariérní růst i kontroverzní rozhodnutí v pozici prezidenta. Výsledkem je přesvědčivý a živý psychologický portrét člověka, jehož prvotní motivací je zachování zdání autority za každou cenu, člověka, který nedává najevo slabost, který improvizuje i chladně kalkuluje a u něhož se cílevědomost váže s výkonností a flexibilitou. O autorovi: Steven Lee Myers je americký investigativní novinář, který od roku 1989 pracuje v listu The New York Times. Od roku 2002 strávil během dvou pobytů více než sedm let jako zahraniční korespondent v Rusku a referoval o druhé čečenské válce, ukrajinské oranžové revoluci, zimní olympiádě v ruském Soči i anexi Krymu. Předtím pracoval jako novinář v New Yorku, Washingtonu a za války v Iráku také v Bagdádu. Nyní se specializuje na zahraniční záležitosti a bezpečnostní témata. Nový car: Vzestup a vláda Vladimira Putina je jeho první knihou. Citace: "Nový car je strhujícím a nesmírně podrobným životopisem Vladimira Putina, v němž Myers zevrubným, až shakespearovským způsobem vysvětluje, proč Putin jedná právě tak, jak jedná." - Robert D. Kaplan, geopolitický analytik "Velmi působivý portrét děsivě mocného autokrata." - Kirkus Review "Nový car Stevena Leeho Myerse není prvním Putinovým životopisem, ale do dnešního data je životopisem nejsolidnějším. Uvážlivým a komplexním způsobem odhaluje pravou tvář jednoho z nejuzavřenějších světových vůdců." - Daniel Treisman, The Washington Post "Myers předkládá obraz člověka, který přechází od jedné krize ke druhé s jediným cílem: aby z něj vyzařovala síla. Zasvěcený a detailní životopis." - Gal Beckerman, The New York Times Book Review "V životopise Vladimira Putina Steven Lee Myers geniálně kombinuje vyprávěcí umění, psychologickou sondu i politickou analýzu." - Nina Lvovna Chruščovová, americká politoložka, pravnučka Nikity Chruščova"
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The Diary of a CEO - Steven Bartlett - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Chceli by ste nahliadnuť do mysle jedného z najznámejších podnikateľov súčasnosti a moderátora najpočúvanejšieho európskeho podcastu? Steven Bartlett vo svojom podcaste viedol v uplynulých rokoch obrovské množstvo rozhovorov s najväčšími svetovými lídrami, kreatívcami, športovcami a vedcami. Informácie získané od týchto inšpiratívnych ľudí dokázal zužitkovať na vlastnej ceste k osobnému rozvoju a úspechu. V tejto knihe spísal 33 najdôležitejších zákonov pre život a podnikanie, ktoré sú výsledkom najmä jeho vlastných skúseností s riadením spoločností. Tieto zákony sú univerzálne a nadčasové. Sú zakorenené v psychológii a behaviorálnej vede a sú navrhnuté tak, aby pomohli poslucháčom dosiahnuť výnimočnosť v akejkoľvek oblasti. Audiokniha ponúka konkrétne nástroje a stratégie, ktoré vám pomôžu zlepšiť sa v rôznych oblastiach života, od osobného rozvoja až po efektívne vedenie tímu. The Diary of a CEO je viac než len kniha o podnikaní. Je to manuál pre život. Povedali o titule "Steven prepája najnovší výskum, svoje vlastné skúsenosti a pútavé príbehy, aby čitateľov inšpiroval prehodnotiť úspech a naplno využiť svoj potenciál. Toto je povinné čítanie pre každého, kto sníva o tom, že urobí niečo odvážne." Jay Shetty, autor bestsellerov New York Times a ocenený moderátor podcastu On Purpose "Sledoval som cestu Stevena Bartletta od samého začiatku a vždy som vedel, že v sebe má ten surový, ohnivý náboj. Vidieť, ako ho dokázal skrotiť a uspieť, vo mne vyvoláva čistú, nefalšovanú hrdosť. Stojím na okraji, fandím mu, pretože tento chlap ztelesňuje ducha podnikateľa." Gary Vaynerchuck, motivačný rečník a priekopník v oblasti digitálneho marketingu "Steven Bartlett prekonal zdanlivo neprekonateľné prekážky a stal sa mimoriadne úspešným sériovým podnikateľom. Počas svojej cesty získal cenné poznatky o dôležitosti nasledovania odlišnej a nekonvenčnej cesty k úspechu. Svoje skúsenosti pretavil do praktických princípov, ktoré budú pre vás výzvou a sprievodcom v drsnom konkurenčnom svete, v ktorom žijeme." Robert Greene, autor knihy Mistrovství
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Deathstalker - Tim Seeley, Slash, Steven Kostanski
Swords, sorcery, and mad science square off as the cult-cinema hero DEATHSTALKER bursts into comics with an all-star lineup of creators featuring SLASH (Guns N’ Roses) in this action-packed adventure!The cult-cinema hero Deathstalker bursts into comics from an all-star lineup of creators including Slash (Guns N’ Roses), writer-director Steven Kostanski (The Void, Psycho Goreman), Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash) and Jim Terry (West of Sundown). Hired to escort a perfect priestess and her to a celebration of purity, Deathstalker’s journey doesn’t go as planned (damn those good looks and big sword). Once again, Deathstalker is on the run caught between forces larger than himself, including the virgin-worshipping cult, a sorcerer hell-bent on saving the world through mad science, and the pissed-off army of the Abraxeon kingdom…not to mention his ex-lover, Princess Evie. Monsters, magic, and mayhem abound! Can’t a guy just swing his sword anymore? Slash Presents: DEATHSTALKER: The Damned Blood Written by Tim Seeley (Vampire: The Masquerade, Money Shot, West of Sundown, Hack/Slash, Revealer), Steven Kostanski (writer/director of The Void and Psycho Goreman), and Slash (Guns N’ Roses). Illustrated by Jim Terry (West of Sundown, Heavy Metal, Come Home, Indio) Cover Art by the legendary fantasy artist Boris Vallejo and modern master Nathan C. Gooden (Barbaric, Brandon Sanderson’s Dark One). The Deathstalker Kickstarter (for exclusive hardcovers) was fully funded in less than 12 hours, sported the much-coveted “Projects We Love” label, was a “Featured Project of the Day!,” and overfunded 150%! The DEATHSTALKER: The Damned Blood trade paperback is the prequel to the upcoming movie reboot of DEATHSTALKER (by director Steven Kostanski) and includes the entire 3-issue miniseries and the BARBARIC vs. DEATHSTALKER crossover one-shot (written by Michael Moreci (Barbaric, Wasted Space, Revealer, The Plot, Spree) and Tim Seeley, illustrated by Nathan C. Gooden)! The super special one-shot features the cursed barbarian Owen and the warrior- king Deathstalker as the two most reluctant heroes of all time to square off in a clash of steel. It’s Axe vs. Sword in this epic crossover! For fans of: Conan the Barbarian, Barbaric, the Deathstalker movies, Head Lopper, Rumble, Spawn, Hellboy, God is Dead, I Hate Fairyland, Red Sonja, Little Bird, Hack/Slash, Queen of Swords: A Barbaric Tale, and Dark Knights of Steel.
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Culpeper's Complete Herbal - Nicholas Culpeper, Steven Foster
A revised and refreshed edition of Culpeper’s classic book on herbal remedies. “[An] updated and beautifully designed guide . . . ” —Booklist For more than 360 years, Nicholas Culpeper’s historic guide to herbal remedies has been THE definitive book on the subject. Culpeper, an English herbalist, is the author of the bestselling herbal guide of all time. He offered valuable and sometimes unusual advice on using, gathering, and preparing herbs. Now, this beautifully illustrated new edition, edited and with commentary by acclaimed US herbalist and bestselling author Steven Foster, combines the charm and information of Culpeper’s original seventeenth-century text with up-to-date, modern, practical usage. It includes details about where to find each herb, astrology, and medicinal benefits.[back flap] Bestselling author, photographer, consultant, and herbalist Steven Foster has forty years of experience in the herbal field. He started his career at Sabbathday Lake (Maine) Shaker Village Herb Department—America’s oldest herb business, dating to 1799. Foster is the author or coauthor of eighteen books, including the Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America, 3rd ed. (with James A. Duke). Foster is also senior author of National Geographic’s A Desk Reference to Nature’s Medicine (with Rebecca Johnson). An acclaimed photographer, his work appears in countless publications. He is a contributing editor to HerbalGram, the journal of the American Botanical Council in Austin, Texas. He lives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. [back cover] Spectacularly illustrated, this is an annotated edition of Nicholas Culpeper’s bestselling herbal book on using, gathering, and preparing herbs. With new commentary on modern usage by acclaimed US herbalist and bestselling author Steven Foster supplementing Culpeper’s seventeenth-century text, it provides information on where each herb can be found, its astrological correlations, and all of its medicinal benefits.
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Silvercloak - L. K. Steven
SHE WILL BRING THEM TO THEIR KNEES.Dive into this addictive new fantasy series set in a world where magic is fuelled by pleasure and pain, in which an obsessive detective infiltrates a brutal gang of dark mages – knowing that one wrong move will get her killed . . . ‘An absolute masterpiece’ Imani Erriu, author of Heavenly Bodies'Dazzling (and frequently sizzling)' Kiersten White, bestselling author of Lucy Undying'Had me feverishly turning pages' Hannah Whitten, bestselling author of The Foxglove King‘This will be your next fantasy obsession.’ Rachel Greenlaw, author of Compass & Blade'Lush, intricate, and thoughtful.' Sarah Rees Brennan, bestselling author of Long Live Evil__________________________________________Two decades ago, the Bloodmoons ruthlessly murdered Saffron's parents, destroying her idyllic childhood. Hellbent on revenge, she lied her way into the elite Silvercloak Academy of detectives with a single goal: find a way to bring the Bloodmoons to justice. But on the eve of her graduation, her deception is exposed, and she's given only one option: go undercover and tear the Bloodmoons down from the inside. Descending into a world where pleasure and pain are the most powerful currencies, Saff must commit some truly heinous deeds to keep her cover - and her life. Not only are there rival gangs and sinister smuggling rings to contend with, there's also her growing feelings for the kingpin's tortured son, and curious prophecy foretelling his death at Saff's hand. With each day testing her loyalties further, Saff's web of lies becomes harder to spin. And when one false step could destroy everything and everyone she's ever loved...the mage who dedicated her life to vengeance might just have to die for it. __________________________________________DESCEND INTO THE WORLD OF THE BLOODMOONS:'Sexy, beguiling, and wholly intoxicating' Dawn Kurtagich, award-winning author of The Madness and The Dead House‘One of the best fantasies I’ve ever read’ Jordan Gray, author of Bitten‘Lush, dangerous and utterly addictive. Steven is truly an artist with words, and I want to live in the worlds they create.’ Lauryn Hamilton Murray, author of Heir of Storms'With an immersive world, compellingly flawed characters, and a taut exploration of what it means to be moral in an uncaring world, L.K. Steven gives us a dazzling (and frequently sizzling) new fantasy' Kiersten White, No. 1 NYT Bestselling Author of Lucy Undying__________________________________________READERS LOVE SILVERCLOAK‘Deceit has never been so seductive’ @the_aestheticbookshelf‘This is an upcoming masterpiece’ @ireadprettybooks‘The most incredible fantasy book ever’ @amymaybooks‘100% my top romantic fantasy book of the year’ @fantasy_books14‘No notes pick this one up it’s incredible’ @sophiesaur‘It’s very fresh, very exciting - one to look out for!’ @libraryofcalcifer‘L.K. Steven is an absolute powerhouse’ @literamie_‘THIS BOOK. I quite literally could not put it down’ @terireads
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Moral Capitalism - Steven Pearlstein
"If anyone can save capitalism from the capitalists, it's Steven Pearlstein. This lucid, brilliant book refuses to abandon capitalism to those who believe morality and justice irrelevant to an economic system." -Ezra Klein, founder and editor-at-large, VoxPulitzer Prize-winning economics journalist Steven Pearlstein argues that our thirty year experiment in unfettered markets has undermined core values required to make capitalism and democracy work.With a New Introduction by the AuthorThirty years ago, "greed is good" and "maximizing shareholder value" became the new mantras woven into the fabric of our business culture, economy, and politics. Although, around the world, free market capitalism has lifted more than a billion people from poverty, in the United States most of the benefits of economic growth have been captured by the richest 10%, along with providing justification for squeezing workers, cheating customers, avoiding taxes, and leaving communities in the lurch. As a result, Americans are losing faith that a free market economy is the best system.In Moral Capitalism, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steven Pearlstein chronicles our descent and challenges the theories being taught in business schools and exercised in boardrooms around the country. We're missing a key tenet of Adam Smith's wealth of nations: without trust and social capital, democratic capitalism cannot survive. Further, equality of incomes and opportunity need not come at the expense of economic growth.Pearlstein lays out bold steps we can take as a country: a guaranteed minimum income paired with universal national service, tax incentives for companies to share profits with workers, ending class segregation in public education, and restoring competition to markets. He provides a path forward that will create the shared prosperity that will sustain capitalism over the long term.Previously published as Can American Capitalism Survive?
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The Singing Neanderthals - Prof Steven Mithen
A fascinating and incisive examination of our language instinct from award-winning science writer Steven Mithen.Along with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us human. But while the evolutionary origins of language have provoked speculation and impassioned debate, music has been neglected if not ignored. Like language it is a universal feature of human culture, one that is a permanent fixture in our daily lives.In THE SINGING NEANDERTHALS, Steven Mithen redresses the balance, drawing on a huge range of sources, from neurological case studies through child psychology and the communication systems of non-human primates to the latest paleoarchaeological evidence.The result is a fascinating and provocative work and a succinct riposte to those, like Steven Pinker, who have dismissed music as a functionless and unimportant evolutionary byproduct.
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How We Got to Now - Steven Johnson
From Steven Johnson, the bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From, comes How We Got to Now, the companion book to his six-part BBC One television series exploring the power and the legacy of great ideas.How did photography bring about social reform? What connects refrigeration to Hollywood? And how did our battle against dirt help create smartphones? In this story of ingenious breakthroughs and unsung heroes, Steven Johnson explores the essential innovations that changed the world and how we live in it.''A new Steven Johnson book is something not to be missed. The author has become the leading writer on how inventions happen'' Daniel Finkelstein, The Times, Books of the Year''Graceful and compelling ... you''ll find yourself exhilarated'' The New York Times Book Review''Readable, entertaining, and a challenge to any jaded sensibility that has become inured to the everyday miracles all around us'' Peter Forbes, Guardian''This nimble history of invention . . .is a many-layered delight'' Nature
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A School Without Sanctions - Mick Simpson, Steven Baker
''I believe this book will change the conversation in schools on children''s behaviour.'' - Dr Luna CentifantiA School Without Sanctions offers an innovative approach to behaviour management in schools, prioritising compassion and behaviour modification over punishment. Drawing on their award-winning methods, Steven Baker and Mick Simpson explain why challenging behaviour occurs and provide a toolbox of non-confrontational approaches that will benefit the whole school community.When Steven and Mick set out to transform their school''s approach to behaviour, it changed everything. With the help of Dr Alice Jones Bartoli at Goldsmiths, they developed a sanction-free approach in their special school for boys with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) difficulties. Far from descending into anarchy, lessons began to improve and student–staff relationships flourished. The school is now rated outstanding in all areas, and more importantly, student outcomes have been remarkable.Steven and Mick apply this experience, as well as their work in pupil referral units and young offender institutions, to explore their strategies for managing behaviour without the need for zero tolerance, discussing exclusions, trauma, motivation and engagement along the way. Rooted in neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, this book will revolutionise the way you think about behaviour management, help boost student mental health and academic achievement, and protect teacher wellbeing.
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Project Smoke - Steven Raichlen
How to smoke everything, from appetizers to desserts! A complete, step-by-step guide to mastering the art and craft of smoking, plus 100 recipes-every one a game-changer -for smoked food that roars off your plate with flavour. Here''s how to choose the right smoker (or turn the grill you have into an effective smoking machine). Understand the different tools, fuels, and smoking woods. Master all the essential techniques: hot-smoking, cold-smoking, rotisserie-smoking, even smoking with tea and hay-try it with fresh mozzarella. Here are recipes and full-colour photos for dishes from Smoked Nachos to Chinatown Spareribs, Smoked Salmon to Smoked Bacon-Bourbon Apple Crisp.USA Today says, "Where there''s smoke, there''s Steven Raichlen." Steven Raichlen says, "Where there''s brisket, ribs, pork belly, salmon, turkey, even cocktails and dessert, there will be smoke." And Aaron Franklin of Franklin Barbecue says, "Nothin'' but great techniques and recipes. I am especially excited about the smoked cheesecake." Time to go forth and smoke. "If your version of heaven has smoked meats waiting beyond the pearly gates, then PROJECT SMOKE is your bible." -Tom Colicchio, author, chef/owner of Crafted Hospitality, and host of Top Chef "Steven Raichlen really nails everything you need to know. Even I found new ground covered in this smart, accessible book." -Myron Mixon, author and host of BBQ Pitmasters, Smoked, and BBQ Rules
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Belize - Steven Froelich
He’s back! In this second instalment of Steven Froelich’s Latin American odyssey, the Man Without a Plan lands in Belize, a country he knows nothing about. But Froelich has a talent for making himself at home wherever he is, amassing an impressive array of new friends in a short time – some of whom can even match his penchant for being in a near-constant buzz from industrial-quantity drugs and drink.As ever, the cock-a-hoop characters Steven ingratiates himself with become his surrogate dysfunctional family. But Tracey, Devonais, Ask Bobby!, Valentino and a pack of feral kids led by the gleefully destructive Molokai soon have Steven wondering whether or not his cheerfully transactional relationships are, in fact, binding him ever more tightly in a web of scams that threatens to leave him broke and stranded in this shabby paradise. Is his paranoia justifiable, or is that just the continuous cocaine use? His response is to agree to renting an SUV and embarking all together on a road trip along the coast, taking in shantytowns, fine hotels, beaches and, at a low ebb, jail. Why do ‘mechanics’ keep appearing every time the truck mysteriously fails? Why are his credit cards failing just as frequently? Who’s zoomin’ who?Coarse, irresponsible and wilfully ignorant, Froelich is nevertheless observant and caring at heart – and Belize is about the ways in which chaotic, complex human beings find community, no matter where they’re from or where they’re headed.Features twelve full-colour illustrations by Froelich’s collaborator Oscar Zárate.
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Some People Need Killing - Patricia Evangelista
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'' BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF THE ECONOMIST''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF THE NEW YORKER''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023ONE OF BARACK OBAMA''S BEST BOOKS OF 2023TIME MAGAZINE''S #1 NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR''A journalistic masterpiece'' David Remnick, New YorkerMy job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don''t wait very long.Journalist Patricia Evangelista came of age in the aftermath of a street revolution that forged a new future for the Philippines. Three decades later, in the face of mounting inequality, the nation discovered the fragility of its democratic institutions under the regime of strongman Rodrigo Duterte.Some People Need Killing is Evangelista''s meticulously reported and deeply human chronicle of the Philippines'' drug war. For six years, Evangelista chronicled the killings carried out by police and vigilantes in the name of Duterte''s war on drugs - a war that has led to the slaughter of thousands - immersing herself in the world of killers and survivors and capturing the atmosphere of fear created when an elected president decides that some lives are worth less than others.The book takes its title from a vigilante whose words seemed to reflect the psychological accommodation that most of the country had made: ''I''m really not a bad guy,'' he said. ''I''m not all bad. Some people need killing.''A profound act of witness and a tour de force of literary journalism, Some People Need Killing is also a brilliant dissection of the grammar of violence and an important investigation of the human impulses to dominate and resist.
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How to Make a Killing - Weston Kate
TO GET TO THE TOP, YOU NEED TO SNAP A FEW NECKS''I LOVED this! Devoured in one sitting'' âââââ''''If Selling Sunset met Desperate Housewives and got wrapped up in a murder mystery'' âââââ''I was just blown away by this book'' âââââ''So funny it should be illegal'' MAZ EVANS''A whip-smart, hilarious whodunnit!'' BETH REEKLES''Darkly fun'' EMILY-JANE CLARKE Meet the women of Harrington Estates. They''re one big happy family. At least, that''s what they all say...New arrival Bella is determined to get to the top, and she doesn''t mind stepping on some Louboutin-clad toes to get there.No-nonsense Hannah was the rising star, but now Bella''s stealing her thunder - and her agent of the year award.Olivia wants it all - the glittering career, the picture-perfect family. But lately it feels like something - or someone - is trying to snatch it away.Then there''s poor Claire, who has lost more keys than sold properties - and Bella makes sure the whole office knows it.When Bella is found dead at the open house for a £10-million mansion, everyone''s a suspect. They''d all die for that listing, after all.But did one of them kill for it?Fans of How to Kill Your Family and Selling Sunset will love this hilariously dark thriller from Kate Weston, with characters you''ll love to hate, vicious office politics, and a twist you''ll NEVER see coming.Readers can''t get enough of How to Make a Killing:''I adored How to Make a Killing. With its dark humour, catty women, the mounting body count and the twists and turns that led to the final reveal, it was a most enjoyable read'' âââââ''Great book ... gave me Selling Sunset vibes only with a dark twist. It kept me guessing, loved it.'' âââââ''Such a fab read full of wit and whip smart plot points. the characters were a delight to get to ''know in probably all the wrong ways and reason'' âââââ''I loved How to Make a Killing ... a fabulous summer read that kept me gripped, and guessing.'' âââââ''Oh, the drama! I loved this. Everyone was screwing everyone over, meaning every character had a motive, and I wasn''t a hundred percent sure who did it until the very end.... And the last bit!!! Loved it.'' âââââ''A dark and dangerous, witty suspense where anything goes, filled with utterly devious characters populating a pacy and frothy plot brimming with deep humour. Deliciously dark and endlessly entertaining.'' âââââ''A smart, stylish murder mystery that doesn''t take itself too seriously-and is all the more entertaining for it.'' âââââ''This was such a fun read and one I''d recommend to anyone who loves a bit of dark humour mixed with murder. I laughed out loud throughout...Such a brilliant book and one I''ll be recommending.'' âââââ''The reveal hit me like a sculpture to the head. I loved it.'' âââââ
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The Killing Tide - Anderson Lin
An abandoned ship sweeps ashore in the Orkney Isles – and a global conspiracy unfurls. The Killing Tide is the sixteenth book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily MailAfter a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests that a sinister game was being played on board, but who were the hunters? And who the hunted?In Glasgow, DS Michael McNab is called to a horrific incident where a young woman has been set on fire. Or did she spark the flames herself? As evidence arises that connects the two cases, the team grow increasingly concerned that the truth of what happened on the ship and in Glasgow hints at a wider conspiracy – one that stretches down to London and beyond, to a global stage. Orcadian Ava Clouston, renowned investigative journalist, believes so and sets out to prove it, putting herself in grave danger.When the Met Police challenge Police Scotland’s jurisdiction, it becomes obvious that there are ruthless individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to protect government interests. Which could lead to even more deaths on Scottish soil . . .'Enthralling' – The Guardian'A cracking story told at breakneck speed' – Scotland on Sunday'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' – Daily RecordThe Killing Tide is the sixteenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by The Wild Coast.Readers love The Killing Tide:'Gritty, menacing and unputdownable''Instantly I was glued to this mystery, couldn’t turn the pages fast enough''Roll on the next book in the series'Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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The Killing Tide - Anderson Lin
An abandoned ship sweeps ashore in the Orkney Isles – and a global conspiracy unfurls. The Killing Tide is the sixteenth book in Lin Anderson's forensic crime series featuring Rhona MacLeod.'One of the most satisfying characters in modern crime fiction' – Daily MailAfter a fierce storm hits Scotland, a mysterious cargo ship is discovered in the Orkney Isles. Boarding the vessel uncovers three bodies, recently deceased and in violent circumstances. Forensic scientist Dr Rhona MacLeod’s study of the crime scene suggests that a sinister game was being played on board, but who were the hunters? And who the hunted?In Glasgow, DS Michael McNab is called to a horrific incident where a young woman has been set on fire. Or did she spark the flames herself?As evidence arises that connects the two cases, the team grow increasingly concerned that the truth of what happened on the ship and in Glasgow hints at a wider conspiracy – one that stretches down to London and beyond, to a global stage. Orcadian Ava Clouston, renowned investigative journalist, believes so and sets out to prove it, putting herself in grave danger.When the Met Police challenge Police Scotland’s jurisdiction, it becomes obvious that there are ruthless individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to protect government interests. Which could lead to even more deaths on Scottish soil . . .'Enthralling' – The Guardian'A cracking story told at breakneck speed' – Scotland on Sunday'The best Scottish crime series since Rebus' – Daily RecordThe Killing Tide is the sixteenth book in the Rhona MacLeod series by Lin Anderson. It is followed by The Wild Coast.Readers love The Killing Tide:'Gritty, menacing and unputdownable''Instantly I was glued to this mystery, couldn’t turn the pages fast enough''Roll on the next book in the series'Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin, Martina Cole and Silent Witness.
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Dershowitz on Killing - Alan Dershowitz
In Dershowitz on Killing: How the Law Decides Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die, Alan Dershowitz—New York Times bestselling author and one of America’s most respected legal scholars—examines the subjects of death, life, and the law. Alan Dershowitz has been called “one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America” by Politico and “the nation’s most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights” by Newsweek. His legal career as a criminal defense lawyer has been deeply involved with death and life decisions.Dershowitz on Killing is a timely examination of issues and questions that are front and center in today’s society. Employing a philosophical, moral, religious, and cultural lens to the legal aspects surrounding death and life, Dershowitz elucidates the role of government to determine who shall live and who shall die in declaring wars, ordering executions, authorizing deadly force, permitting or denying abortions, providing or mandating vaccines, controlling climate change, allowing or refusing asylum for endangered migrants, and other life and death rulings. He notes that when the government decides these choices, it is asked to do so by first determining whether a “right” is involved, because rights trump mere interest, just as constitutional restrictions trump legislative and executive actions. Dershowitz on Killing asserts that the rules governing death and life decisions should reflect the irreversibility of death. It is essential reading for anyone interested in or concerned about how these decisions are allocated among state and federal; executive, legislative, and judicial; private and governmental; religious and secular institutions—and how people in a democracy, through the power of the ballot, have the ultimate say in these critical decisions.
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Killing For Company - Masters Brian
The definitive story of the Dennis Nilsen case featured in BBC''s The Nilsen Tapes, and the book behind ITV''s Des, starring David Tennant***WINNER OF THE GOLD DAGGER AWARD FOR CRIME NON-FICTION and THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***__________________Dennis Nilsen, who died in May 2018, admitted to killing at least 15 people before his arrest in 1983. This ground-breaking criminal study of his killings was written with Nilsen''s full cooperation, resulting in a fascinating - and horrifying - portrait of the man who worshipped death.In February 1983, residents of Muswell Hill had been plagued by blocked drains. When a plumber was called to investigate, he discovered a large blockage of biological material. To his horror, it appeared to be formed of human flesh and bones.The next day, local resident Dennis Nilsen was arrested.''Are we talking about one body or two?'' a detective asked. Nilsen replied ''Fifteen or sixteen, since 1978. I''ll tell you everything.'' Within days he had confessed to fifteen gruesome murders over a period of four years. His victims, mostly young gay men at a time when society cared little for them, had been overlooked. Killing for Company is a unique study of a murderer''s mind, essential reading for true crime aficionados.__________________''You really have to read this extraordinary book to get a full flavour of the weirdness of Nilsen and his crimes'' SUNDAY TIMES''A seminal look into the criminal mind'' DAILY MAIL''Brian Masters has given us a full, well-ordered, dispassionate account of Nilsen''s life and crimes'' THE TIMES''Without any doubt one of the most remarkable, complete and most humanely informative accounts of a murderer''s mind ever achieved... the book is far superior to any previous English book of its kind and deserves to serve as a model for all future attempts in this genre'' NEW SOCIETY''The book is a perceptive and at times coldly brutal assessment of Nilsen''s psychology'' MIRROR''A comprehensive and compelling account'' FINANCIAL TIMES''Brian Masters can rest assured that the job he undertook with such obvious doubts was one worth doing'' SPECTATOR''Probably the best thing of its kind since In Cold Blood . . . a classic study in criminal mentality'' YORKSHIRE POST''Killing For Company must stand as one of the most remarkable and accurate accounts ever written of the singular relationship between a mass murderer and a society . . . a bloody masterpiece.'' BERYL BAINBRIDGE''A truly awesome tale, brilliantly told'' LITERARY REVIEW''A meticulous study of the dark intricacies of the human mind'' THE BOOKBAG''Masters has written an extraordinary book, and his achievement has been the ability to recount horrific details without descending to the lurid sensationalism of the instant books and Fleet Street reports'' POLICE''A compelling and remarkable book ... through Masters'' fine writing the reader suspends his nausea for the crimes, and concentrates with Nilsen on his motives and himself'' THE LISTENER
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Ultravox: Vienna (Steven Wilson Mix) (RSD) - LP (5060516096206)
LP vinyl - Když před 40 lety vyšlo v červenci 1980 album „Vienna” od skupiny Ultravox, jednalo se o první jejich album, na kterém se podílel nový kytarista a zpěvák Midge Ure. Když před 40 lety vyšlo v červenci 1980 album „Vienna” od skupiny Ultravox, jednalo se o první jejich album, na kterém se podílel nový kytarista a zpěvák Midge Ure. Album, které produkoval německý producent Cony Plank (např. Kraftwerk), úspěšně bodovalo v britském i dalších evropských žebříčcích, a přineslo skupině hned 4 singlové hity - „All Stood Still”, „Passing Strangers”, „ Sleepwalk” a titulní „Vienna”. Album nyní vychází v rámci akce „Record Store Day” na 2LP v stereo mixu Steva Wilsona z roku 2020, který dosud byl pouze součástí speciálního 6CD boxu. britská novovlnná / novoromantická kapela, jedna z těch, které definovaly hudební zvuk osmdesátých let Rok vydání : 1980 (4.album) Rok reedice : 2021 Seznam stop LP1 Astradyne [Steven Wilson Stereo Mix] / New Europeans [Steven...
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Little Steven: Summer of Sorcery: Live from the Beacon Theatre (3x CD) - CD (3581046)
Hudební CD - Little Steven a živá nahrávka . Little Steven a živá nahrávka . Rok vydání : 2021 (live) Seznam stop CD 1 Intro: Wavy Gravy / Communion / Camouflage of Righteousness / Party Mambo! / Love Again / Education / On Sir Francis Drake / I Visit The Blues / Gravity / Los Desaparecidos / Little Girl So Fine / Trapped Again / Love On The Wrong Side Of Town / A World Of Our Own CD 2 Suddenly You / Vortex / I Am A Patriot / Superfly Terraplane / Bitter Fruit / Forever / Summer of Sorcery / Tucson Train / Freeze Frame / Sun City / Soul Power Twist / Out Of The Darkness CD 3 Bristol Stomp / Club A-Go-Go / Groovin #039; Is Easy / (Ain #039;t Nothin #039; But A) Houseparty / Ride The Night Away / Moon Tears / Sun City
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Epee Dream Beams plyšová zvířátka 18 cm W5 Žralok Steven
Žralok Steven je plyšovým zvířátkem 5 řady Dream Beams. Může se stát dětem každodenním společníkem, jak při hraní přes den, tak večer při usínání. V této velikosti je vyrobeno více druhů zvířátek, jako je například Zlatá rybka Reese, Krab Caroline, Žralok Steven, Mořský koník Stella, Nosorožec Rafael, Tygr Connor, Myška Megan, Chobotnice Ola, Vlk Daniel nebo Lišák Philip. Skladba: příjemný materiál na dotek speciální vlákna zajišťují svítivost ve tmě Vyberte dětem zvířátko Dream Beams! Vhodné pro děti od 12 měsíců Výška: 18 cm
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Šest inovací, které stvořily moderní svět - Steven Johnson
Jak fotografie přivodila sociální reformu?Co spojuje chlazení potravin s Hollywoodem?A jak náš boj se špínou pomohl vytvořit chytré telefony?V tomto příběhu o důvtipných průlomech a neopěvovaných hrdinech zkoumá Steven Johnson zásadní inovace, které změnily svět a to, jak v něm žijeme. V tomto ilustrovaném svazku zkoumá Steven Johnson historii inovací během staletí. Sleduje vývoj šesti klíčových technologií moderního života (chlazení, hodiny, čočky, čištění vody, zaznamenávaný zvuk a umělé světlo) od doby, kdy je stvořili amatéři a podnikatelé až po jejich nezamýšlené historické důsledky. Knihu doplňují překvapivé příběhy o náhodných géniích a brilantních omylech - o francouzském vydavateli, který vynalezl fonograf před Edisonem, ale zapomněl k němu přidat i přehrávání; o „ledovém králi“ 19. století, který vydělal jmění na dovozu zmrzlé vody z jezer v Nové Anglii do Ria a Bombaje. Šest inovací, které stvořily moderní svět zkoumá skrytou historii za každodenními předměty současného života. Svým nezaměnitelným stylem zkoumá Johnson nečekané souvislosti mezi zdánlivě nesouvisejícími obory: jak vynález klimatizace umožnil největší migraci lidí v dějinách druhu do jinak nehostinných měst jako Dubaj a Phoenix, jak kyvadlové hodiny pomohly dát do pohybu průmyslovou revoluci a jak čistá voda umožnila vyrábět počítačové čipy. Šest inovací, které stvořily moderní svět je příběhem o spolupracujících sítích, které budují moderní svět. Kniha je napsaná provokativně, informativně a zaujme stejně jako předchozí tituly, které Johnsonovi získaly fanoušky po celém světě.
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Galerie - Greenberg Steven
One woman's quest for truth reveals a dark family secret long buried in Prague's Nazi past. WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2015 -- Best Books in Fiction "Imagine Stephen King wrote Schindler's List..." Nikki [Historical, Thriller, Literary, Holocaust] Every family holds to secrets, but some are far darker, reach deeper, and touch a rawer nerve than others. Vanesa Neuman is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, and her childhood in the cramped intimacy of south Tel Aviv is shadowed by her parents' unspoken wartime experiences. The past for her was a closed book... until her father passes away and that book falls literally open. Vanesa must now unravel the mystery of the diary she has received--and the strange symbol within--at all costs. Set against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation and the Jewish Museum of Prague--Adolf Eichmann's "Museum of an Extinct Race"--Galerie is fast-paced historical fiction in the tradition of Tatiana De Rosnay's Sarah's Key. From Jerusalem's Yad V'Shem Holocaust research center, to the backstreets of Prague, and into the former "paradise ghetto" of Theresienstadt, Vanesa's journey of understanding will reveal a darker family past than she ever imagined--a secret kept alive for over half a century. PERFECT FOR BOOK CLUBS: A book club guide is included at the end of the story. Galerie by Steven Greenberg Evolved Publishing presents a thrilling work of historical fiction that examines how Holocaust horrors still resonate generations later, and how even deep wounds of betrayal can ultimately heal. [DRM-Free] Books by Steven Greenberg: Enfold Me Galerie Moon Path (Coming 2017) More Great Thrillers from Evolved Publishing: Forgive Me, Alex by Lane Diamond Shatter Point by Jeff Altabef Whispers of the Dead by C.L. Roberts-Huth Red on the Run by K.M. Hodge
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Racionalita - Steven Pinker
Môže nám kniha pomôcť byť racionálnejší? Môžeme vďaka nej pochopiť, prečo je všade okolo nás toľko iracionality? Odpovede nielen na tieto otázky a mnohé ďalšie zaujímavé informácie nájdeme práve tu, v knihe autora bestsellerov New York Times Stevena Pinkera.Ľudstvo dnes disponuje priam nevídanými vedomosťami a znalosťami, no zároveň paradoxne akoby prichádzalo o zdravý rozum. Ako je možné, že druh, ktorý dokázal za necelý rok vyvinúť vakcíny proti ochoreniu COVID-19, verí toľkým nezmyslom, šarlatánstvam a konšpiráciám?Steven Pinker rázne odmieta klišé, že ľudia sú jednoduché tvory pochádzajúce z jaskýň, ktorých život riadia povery, skreslenia a omyly. Koniec koncov, objavili sme zákony prírody, skrotili planétu, predĺžili a uľahčili si život a v neposlednom rade sme zadefinovali aj pravidlá racionality. Dokážeme fungovať v neakademickom a netechnokratickom prostredí, kde trávime väčšinu času, no akosi nie sme schopní využívať na uvažovanie nástroje, ktoré sme objavovali celé tisícročia: logiku, kritické myslenie, pravdepodobnosť, koreláciu a kauzalitu. Nevieme optimálne reagovať na nové poznatky, prispôsobiť im svoje názory či správne sa rozhodovať jednotlivo aj kolektívne. Tieto nástroje jednoducho nepatria do našej bežnej výbavy. A navyše nám ich doteraz nikto zrozumiteľne nevysvetlil.Kniha Racionalita skúma aj opak, teda iracionalitu. Steven Pinker v nej vysvetľuje, ako racionálne presadzovanie sebeckých cieľov, sektárska solidarita a mytológia ničia kolektívnu racionalitu a mrzačia spoločnosť. Kolektívna racionalita sa opiera o normy, ktorých cieľom je poznanie objektívnej pravdy.Racionalitu potrebujeme ako soľ. Vďaka nej sa lepšie rozhodujeme v súkromí aj vo verejnom živote.
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The Nothing to See Here Hotel - Steven Butler
'This book is so good you won't blunking believe it!' Tom Fletcher 'Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist...' Cressida Cowell 'A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold.' Francesca Simon‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon'A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny.' Jeremy Strong‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye UmanskyWelcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Banister and his parents who run the hotel. When a goblin messenger arrives at The Nothing to See Here Hotel, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and his family rush into action to get ready for their important guest. But it soon becomes obvious that the Banister family are going to have their work cut out with the demanding prince and his never-ending entourage, especially when it turns out the rude little prince is hiding a secret... The first book in a fabulously funny series by bestselling author Steven Butler, with a host of whacky characters brought to life with illustration from the wonderful Steven Lenton!
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A History of the Crusades I - Steven Runciman
The first volume of Steven Runciman''s classic, hugely influential trilogy on the history of the Crusades''On a February day in the year AD 638 the Caliph Omar entered Jerusalem, riding upon a white camel''An enthralling work of grand historical narrative, Steven Runciman''s A History of the Crusades overturned the traditional view of the Crusades as a romantic Christian adventure, and instead shifted the focus of the story to the East. With verve and drama, volume one of Runciman''s trilogy tells the story of the First Crusade - from its unlikely beginnings in pilgrimage to the horrors of the siege of Jerusalem and the carving out of new territory on the edge of the eastern Mediterranean.''Without question one of the major feats of contemporary historical writing'' The New York Times''The historian whose magisterial works transformed our understanding of Byzantium, the medieval church and the crusades'' Guardian
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The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy - Steven R. Gundry
From bestselling author Dr. Steven Gundry, a quick and easy guide to The Plant Paradox program that gives readers the tools to enjoy the benefits of lectin-free eating in just 30 days.In Dr. Steven Gundry''s breakout bestseller The Plant Paradox, readers learned the surprising truth about foods that have long been regarded as healthy. Lectins''a type of protein found in fruits, vegetables, legumes, dairy, and grains''wreak havoc on the gut, creating systemic inflammation and laying the groundwork for disease and weight gain. Avoiding lectins offers incredible health benefits but requires a significant lifestyle change''one that, for many people, can feel overwhelming.Now, in The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy, Dr. Gundry makes it simpler than ever to go lectin free. His 30-day challenge offers incentives, support, and results along with a toolkit for success. With grocery lists, meal plans, time-saving cooking strategies, all-new recipes, and guidance for families and those following specialized diets (including ketogenic and vegan), The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy is the all-in-one resource Plant Paradox fans and newcomers alike need to jumpstart results reap the health benefits of living lectin-free.
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The Gut-Brain Paradox - Steven R. Gundry
Dr. Steven R. Gundry, the New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking Plant Paradox series, shares compelling evidence that our gut microbiome is driving our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and our mental, emotional, and neuronal health—and shows us how to heal our microbiomes to take back control of our minds.In his previous bestselling books, Steven R. Gundry taught readers how to reverse disease and improve health and well-being by preventing and repairing leaky gut. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, he delves even more deeply into the mysterious and long misunderstood world of the human microbiome. Here Dr. Gundry uncovers the complex and multifaceted ways in which our microbes are controlling the health and functioning of our brains, and how the gut-brain connection is made long before we are even born.The Gut-Brain Paradox shines a fascinating light on how the one-two punch of leaky gut and gut dysbiosis, together driven by western diets, overuse of antibiotics and other medications, and environmental toxins allow pathogenic bacteria to take over. These “bad bugs” cause inflammation and hijack the intricate messaging systems that run from the gut to the brain, setting the stage for neurological changes, brain fog, neurodegeneration, mental health issues, personality alterations, and even addiction.However, these changes are reversible. Featuring the latest science, easy-to-follow recipes, and supplement guides, The Gut-Brain Paradox shows us how to eat to restore not only our inner balance, but our mental energy and well-being, too.
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King of Wessex - Steven A. McKay
His reign must come to an end. But his legacy will live on forever.After thwarting the scourge of the Viking hordes that had decimated Britain for decades, King Alfred assured a period of peace and prosperity for the kingdom of Wessex. The dream of uniting all Anglo-Saxons under one, noble banner seems closer than ever before.But his enemies are not ones to be taken lightly. For even as Alfred works to ensure the fate of his descendants for centuries to come, a fearsome warlord, Haesten, gathers his warriors for a brutal assault upon the shores of Alfred’s territories.As the battle lines are drawn, as the true power of this new and terrifying threat comes into its own, the ageing king knows in his heart that things will be different this time round. For as strong as his land, his birthright, his Wessex, has become, the consequences of defeat have never been more terrible.For one who has gained everything… has everything to lose.‘Another excellent historical adventure from Steven A. McKay. Whatever era he turns his pen to, the result is a captivating thrill ride’ Tim Hodkinson‘Steven A. McKay never disappoints. He has turned history into an engaging and enthralling tale’ Griff Hosker
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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti! - Steven Butler
'Welcome back to the Nothing to See Here hotel - where we have complimentary weirdness in every room and hilarity is available twenty four hours a day' Frank Cottrell Boyce The second book in this fabulously funny series by bestselling author Steven Butler and the wonderful Steven Lenton! Having just saved the hotel from a goblin prince, Frankie Banister and the guests are looking forward to enjoying themselves and celebrating the summer holiday of Trogmanay! But when a snow storm blows in (complete with Yeti family), and a number of mysterious guests arrive, something sinister seems to be taking over the hotel and celebrating is the last thing on anyone’s mind…PRAISE FOR THE NOTHING TO SEE HERE HOTEL: 'This book is so good you won't blunking believe it!'Tom Fletcher 'Hilariously funny and inventive, and I love the extraordinary creatures and the one thirty-sixth troll protagonist...' Cressida Cowell 'A rip-roaring, swashbuckling, amazerous magical adventure. Comedy Gold.' Francesca Simon ‘This hotel gets five stars from me’ Liz Pichon 'A splundishly swashbungling tale of trolls, goblins and other bonejangling creatures. Put on your wellies and plunge into the strangest hotel you will ever encounter. This is a hotel I hope I never find! Wonderfully, disgustingly funny.' Jeremy Strong ‘What a fun hotel! Book me in immediately!’ Kaye Umansky
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