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The Satire of Ishmael Reed - Jiří Šalamoun

Satira Ishmaela Reeda. Od nestandardní sexuality k argumentaci Tato kniha se zaměřuje na tvorbu afroamerického spisovatele Ishmaela Reeda a sleduje, jak se napříč jeho padesátiletou románovou tvorbou proměňuje způsob, jímž autor uplatňuje satiru. Přestože je každý Reedův román originálním knižním počinem, v uplatnění satiry lze najít jisté pravidelnosti a vývojové tendence. Zatímco v Reedově rané satiře převládá společenská kritika založená na zobrazení nestandardní sexuality, v jeho současnější satiře (čímž je označována autorova románová tvorba od roku 1993 dále) dominuje společenská kritika založená na argumentaci. Uvedené mody satiry jsou v knize dále propojeny se dvěma druhy amerického rasismu, s rasismem zjevným a skrytým. Kniha dokládá, že spolu s tím, jak se zjevný rasismus stal v americkém společenském diskurzu nepřípustným a byl nahrazen rasismem skrytým, aktualizoval Ishmael Reed svoji satiru, aby i nadále zůstala efektivním modem společenské kritiky. Kniha je určena pro čtenáře z řad odborné i širší veřejnosti, kteří mají zájem o tvorbu Ishmaela Reeda i afroamerickou literaturu obecně. Inspirativní může být i pro ty, jež se zajímají o žánr satiry a její vývoj.

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The Satire of Ishmael Reed (978-80-210-9366-9)

Elektronická kniha - ze série Spisy Filozofické fakulty Masarykovy univerzity, autor Jiří Šalamoun, 115 stran, anglicky Tato kniha se zaměřuje na tvorbu afroamerického spisovatele Ishmaela Reeda a sleduje, jak se napříč jeho padesátiletou románovou tvorbou proměňuje způsob, jímž autor uplatňuje satiru. Přestože je každý Reedův román originálním knižním počinem, v uplatnění satiry lze najít jisté pravidelnosti a vývojové tendence. Zatímco v Reedově rané satiře převládá společenská kritika založená na zobrazení nestandardní sexuality, v jeho současnější satiře (čímž je označována autorova románová tvorba od roku 1993 dále) dominuje společenská kritika založená na argumentaci. Uvedené mody satiry jsou v knize dále propojeny se dvěma druhy amerického rasismu, s rasismem zjevným a skrytým. Kniha dokládá, že spolu s tím, jak se zjevný rasismus stal v americkém společenském diskurzu nepřípustným a byl nahrazen rasismem skrytým, aktualizoval Ishmael Reed svoji satiru,...

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Osud a Výlety páně Broučkovy / Fate & The Excursions of Mr Brouček - Jiří Zahrádka

Kniha pojednává o dvou pozoruhodných, i když divadly poněkud opomíjených Janáčkových operách Osud a Výlety páně Broučkovy. Obě díla přišla na svět po dlouholeté skladatelově práci na jeho snad nejslavnější opeře Její pastorkyňa, během níž nalezl pro realistický námět adekvátní a zcela osobitý hudební jazyk, postavený na mluveném projevu. Ve svých následujících operách pak Janáček hledal nové způsoby, jak dále rozvíjet své skladatelské principy a užít je ve spojení s různorodými náměty. Právě období vzniku oper Osud a Výlety páně Broučkovy tak patří k Janáčkovým nejzajímavějším tvůrčím, ale i osobním životním etapám. Tyto kompozice tvoří spojnici mezi Její pastorkyní a vrcholnými hudebnědramatickými díly z období Janáčkova "velkého stáří", v nichž skladatel po dlouhé tvůrčí cestě dospěl k dokonalé shodě slova, myšlenky a hudby. Kniha o operách Osud a Výlety páně Broučkovy přináší o této nesnadné cestě svědectví v podobě mnoha informací o skladatelových inspiracích, zvažovaných námětech ke zhudebnění, neslavné spolupráci s literáty, Janáčkových setkáních s hudebními díly, která mu otevřela oči, ale také o vyrovnání se se ztrátou milované dcery Olgy. Zmiňuje rovněž skladatelova citová vzplanutí odrážející se v jeho tvůrčím procesu. Knihu doprovází bohatý a často unikátní obrazový materiál. This book looks at two remarkable operas which have been ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Haunting of Tyrese Walker - Jiří Prosecký

Winner of the Quiz Writers'' Choice Award for Secondary FictionNominated for the Carnegie Medal for WritingShortlisted for the Branford Boase Award and Diverse Book AwardAfter a shocking event leaves Tyrese struggling with grief, he’s taken to visit family in Jamaica. From the first night, strange things start happening: impossible visions, blackouts, swarms of insects, and the discovery of a grave hidden deep in the forest… Tyrese can’t explain what’s going on and he’s scared that he’s losing his grip on reality. Then Tyrese is warned he’s being hunted by the mysterious Shadow Man. Under threat, Tyrese and his friends set out on a terrifying journey across the island to try and uncover the Shadow Man’s sinister history. Who can Tyrese trust when his own mind is falling apart and there’s nowhere left to hide?

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Pohledy z okna mého bytu / Views from the Window of my Flat - Jiří Hanke

V rozsáhlém časosběrném projektu Pohledy z okna mého bytu (1981-2003) vytvořil fotograf a galerista Jiří Hanke jeden z legendárních souborů české fotografie. Na příkladu „osudu“ jedné z mnoha ulic Kladna jedinečným způsobem zachytil období normalizace i následných transformačních devadesátých let. Především ale osobitě zúročil možnosti fotografie, tematizoval fenomén času a přinesl ojedinělou výpověď o každodenních momentech, ve kterých se koncentroval ubíhající čas.

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The Library of Fragrance Dark Roses kolínská voda unisex 30 ml

Kolínská voda Dark Roses od The Library of Fragrance je unisex vůně s hlubokou květinovou kompozicí. Kombinuje tóny čajové růže, pačuli, ambry a vetiveru. Je určena pro večerní nošení a speciální příležitosti.

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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (1473619815)

Román vypráví příběh Rosemary Harper, která se připojí k posádce lodi Wayfarer. Posádce je nabídnuta jedinečná příležitost vybudovat hyperspace tunel na vzdálenou planetu. V těsném prostoru vesmírné lodi se postupně odhalují tajemství jednotlivých členů posádky.

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The Shining (1444720724)

Kniha The Shining od Stephena Kinga vypráví příběh pětiletého Dannyho, který má psychické schopnosti. Když se jeho rodina přestěhuje jako správci do opuštěného hotelu Overlook, Danny začne zažívat děsivé vize. Hotel ožívá vlastním životem a rodina se ocitá v pasti během zimní bouře.

  • Klasický horor od Stephena Kinga v anglickém jazyce
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Tubbz kachnička Last of Us Bill první edice

Tubbz kachnička představuje postavu Billa z hororové hry The Last of Us v humorném pojetí. Figurka je vyrobena z vinylu, měří 9 cm a je oficiálně licencovaná. Není určena pro hraní ve vodě a je vhodná pro děti od 6 let.

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Jiří Šalamoun / Nic k zahození - Karolína Truhlářová, Magdalena Wells

Jiří Šalamoun patří bezpochyby mezi klíčové osobnosti českého výtvarného umění druhé poloviny 20. století.Narodil se roku 1935 v Praze, kde studoval na AVU obor volné grafiky. V 50. letech rovněž vystudoval ilustraci a typografii na Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst v Lipsku. Po sametové revoluci byl dlouholetým profesorem pražské UMPRUM. Dnes má Jiří Šalamoun za sebou nespočet vydaných knížek se svými ilustracemi, velkých i menších grafických listů, plakátů, ilustrací do časopisů, výtvarných návrhů k animovaným filmům a autorským knihám. Jeho tvůrčí historie je všestranně bohatá a ověnčená řadou významných domácích i zahraničních cen. Jeho dílo dodnes fascinuje nejen řemeslnou poctivostí, ale i živým uměleckým vyjádřením, výtvarnou zkratkou, humorem a nadsázkou. Monografická kniha Nic k zahození přináší dosud nejširší průřez tvorbou Jiřího Šalamouna s přihlédnutím k vzájemným inspiracím a impulsům mezi ilustrací, grafikou a filmem. Bohatství obrazového materiálu, řazeného chronologicky do jednotlivých tematických kapitol, dokládá autorovu všestrannost i jeho fenomenální výtvarné nadání.Knihu lze chápat také jako jakýsi čtenářský deník druhé poloviny 20. století, kdy knižní kultura v Čechách dosahovala vynikající úrovně, a navzdory tehdejšímu režimu vycházela řada kvalitní domácí i zahraniční literatury s jedinečným výtvarným doprovodem. Nic k zahození není tedy "jen" svědectvím o jednom naplněném tvůrčím životě, ale (doufejme) též ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jiří Šalamoun / Básně všechny a jedno leporelo / 1978-2021 - Pavel Hájek, Jiří Šalamoun

Výtvarník a grafik Jiří Šalamoun (1935-2022) byl nedělním básníkem. Poezii se věnoval od sedmdesátých let minulého století, bez větších ambicí, nesystematicky a jak sám často zdůrazňoval, výhradně v "přestávkách" mezi kreslením. Přesto, nebo právě proto, se mu podařilo vytvořit svět mimořádně sevřený, ryzí. Místo, kde se nejrůznější příběhy, postřehy a pravdy (ano, povětšinou ty velké, životní) s radostí a nevídanou samozřejmostí potkávají a prolínají se se vzpomínkami, pověrami, s přáteli a blízkými, Williamem Shakespearem, Maxipsem Fíkem či Faustem. Jeho hravá a zároveň melancholická atmosféra, šťavnatý, až "hlučný" jazyk, jeho smích, přímočarost a nehledaná, nepodbízivá srozumitelnost, dávají čtenáři možnost prožít dobrodružství, na které jen tak znovu nenarazí.

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Lou Reed: The King of New York - Hermes Will

The most complete and penetrating biography of the rock master, whose stature grows every year. Since his death ten years ago, Lou Reed's living presence has only grown. The great rock-poet presided over the marriage of Brill Building pop and the European avant-garde, and left American culture transfigured.In Lou Reed: The King of New York, Will Hermes offers the definitive narrative of Reed's life and legacy, dramatizing his long, brilliant, and contentious dialogue with fans, critics, fellow artists, and assorted habitués of the demimonde. We witness Reed's complex partnerships with David Bowie, Andy Warhol, John Cale, and Laurie Anderson; track the deadpan wit, street-smart edge, and poetic flights that defined his craft as a singer and songwriter with the Velvet Underground and beyond; and explore the artistic ambition and gift for self-sabotage he took from his mentor Delmore Schwartz. As Hermes follows Reed from Lower East Side cold-water flats to the landmark status he later achieved, he also tells the story of New York City as a cultural capital.The first biographer to draw on the New York Public Library's much-publicized Reed archive, Hermes employs the library collections, the release of previously unheard recordings, and a wealth of recent interviews to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Hlemýžď Čilišnek - Pavel Šrut, Jiří Šalamoun

Svatý Jiří na obrázku píchá draka do ocásku… známé verše, které si všichni pamatujeme, ale hůře je dokážeme zařadit. V téhle knížce je najdete na straně 76. Začátkem osmdesátých let svedl "knižní Pán Bůh" dohromady dva špičkové autory. Pavel Šrut (*1940) už měl v té době za sebou několik sbírek poezie a víc než desítku knížek pro děti. Jeho písňové texty a zhudebněné básně se dostávaly do repertoáru kvalitních českých muzikantů - od Vladimíra Mišíka, přes Jana Skoumala, Michala Prokopa k C&K Vocalu, Heleně Arnetové a Luboši Pospíšilovi. Jiří Šalamoun (*1935) měl zatím na kontě na 60 ilustrovaných knih, desítky barevných litografií, úctyhodné množství filmových plakátů a kolem desítky animovaných filmů včetně vícedílných večerníčkových sérií o Maxipsu Fíkovi. Sešli se dva inteligentní tvůrci, jež spojoval nejen specifický humor, zájem o nonsensovou poezii a příkladná píle, ale taky pozice, kterou zaujímali každý ve svém oboru - stáli stranou hlavního proudu, oba platili za nezpochybnitelné mistry, jejichž nové práce byly vždy zasvěcenými odborníky vítány a oceňovány. Jistě mají společného mnohem víc, neboť si jsou nejen pohledem na svět dodnes blízcí také lidsky. Hlemýžď Čilišnek se stal legendou, jeho první vydání je nesnadno sehnatelným sběratelským kouskem. Rozhodli jsme se vydat tuto oblíbenou knížku ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Tak i naopak čili Proč vznikají skvrny na Slunci - Jiří Šalamoun

Jiří Šalamoun je autorem celé řady děl, která z nejrůznějších důvodů zůstala ukryta v krabicích, deskách či zásuvkách. Mezi ně patří též scénář k nerealizované animovanému filmu Tak i naopak čili Proč vznikají skvrny na Slunci z let let 1978 - 1972. Soubor více než sta kreseb s podnázvem Sonáta polovičního měsíčního svitu pro při hlasy, který spolu s úvodním autorským slovem představuje mistrnou variaci na věčné téma stýkání a potýkání se mužského a ženského světa. A jakkoli se jedná "pouze" o scénář, jsou Skvrny úplné. Nevěříte?Tak se pohodlně usaďte, obklopte se tóny - třeba z předehry k Wagnerově opeře Tannhäuser, která Jiřího Šalamouna při vzniku scénáře doprovázela -,otevřte tuto knihu a nechte se unášet příběhem… Na manželské lože s plným obsazením otevřeným oknem dopadající měsíční svit probudí nejprve snové já manžela a vytáhne ho oknem do noci…

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The Art of the Straight Line - Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson

The Art of the Straight Line captures the energy of Lou Reed’s worlds of Tai Chi, music, and meditation. It was edited by his wife, the artist Laurie Anderson.Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He studied with Chen Tai Chi pioneer Master Ren GuangYi. This book is a comprehensive collection of Reed’s writings on Tai Chi. It includes conversations with Reed’s fellow musicians, artists, friends, and Tai Chi practitioners, including Julian Schnabel, A.M. Homes, Hal Willner, Mingyur Rinpoche, Eddie Stern, Tony Visconti, and Iggy Pop. The Art of the Straight Line features Reed’s unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life.

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Flight to Canada - Ishmael Reed

''Reinvents the particulars of slavery in America with a comic rage ... The book explodes. Reed''s special grace is anger ... a muscular, luminous prose'' The New York Times''It always was, and will always be the most fearlessly original, most viciously political, most rambunctiously funny epic of slavery ever written. America almost doesn''t deserve it'' - Marlon James (2015 Man Booker Prize Winner)''I loves it here ... We gets whipped with a velvet whip, and there''s free dentalcare''Three slaves are on the run in the deep South, with their former master hot on their heels and the Civil War raging.One of them arms himself for a final showdown; one sells his body for pornographic movies; while the last, Raven Quickskill - hero, poet, heartbreaker - swigs champagne on a non-stop jumbo jet to Canada. Taking us on a wild ride through a nineteenth century littered with limousines, waterbeds and colour TVs, Flight to Canada is a surreal, madly funny satire on race in America.''A satirical "neo-slave narrative", the novel wittily conjoins the past of slavery to the present of America''s bicentennial'' New York Review of Books

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The Complexities of Equity - Latish C. Reed

Navigate equity with confidence and clarity.Amid a challenging political climate increasingly seeking to curtail DEI efforts, Latish C. Reed introduces the innovative Equity Empowerment Continuum (EEC), an introspective and systematic approach to understanding and addressing the complexities of equity in any organization. Dr. Reed offers personal insights and practical tools, demonstrating how reflection and careful analysis can lead to action and sustainable equity in schools and other organizations. This essential resource merges theory and practice with a candid perspective on the challenges of dismantling systemic injustice. Each chapter features real-world examples and vignettes that bring theoretical concepts to life, offering relatable scenarios and detailed analyses to propel readers toward equity-focused solutions. Additional features include Reflection Prompts and Worksheets: Access online resources to brainstorm and strategize using the EEC model. Historical and Contemporary Identifiers: Understand equity phases through real-life examples from education and beyond. End-of-Chapter Questions: Facilitate individual or team discussions to reinforce learning and application.The Complexities of Equity is an indispensable guide empowering readers to evaluate personal biases and influence organizational change. This resource supports those committed to fostering equity across every sphere of influence.

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Ishmael - Daniel Quinn

One of the most beloved and bestselling novels of spiritual adventure ever published, Ishmael has earned a passionate following. This special twenty-fifth anniversary edition features a new foreword and afterword by the author. “A thoughtful, fearlessly low-key novel about the role of our species on the planet . . . laid out for us with an originality and a clarity that few would deny.”—The New York Times Book ReviewTeacher Seeks Pupil.Must have an earnest desire to save the world. Apply in person.It was just a three-line ad in the personals section, but it launched the adventure of a lifetime.So begins an utterly unique and captivating novel. It is the story of a man who embarks on a highly provocative intellectual adventure with a gorilla—a journey of the mind and spirit that changes forever the way he sees the world and humankind’s place in it. In Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow Fellowship for the best work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems, Daniel Quinn parses humanity’s origins and its relationship with nature, in search of an answer to this challenging question: How can we save the world from ourselves? Explore Daniel Quinn’s spiritual Ishmael trilogy: ISHMAEL • MY ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Horrors of Being a Human - Desmond Reed

Featuring Desmond Reed''s unique style of fluid, cartoony lines, these everyday vignettes strike a variety of emotional chords as they tell the story of the fictional band the Cola Pop Creemees. This standalone volume follows the adventures of the wacky personalities behind the group, letting us in on their candid thoughts and outsized reactions to experiences ranging from the chaos of the grocery store to memories of heartbreak at religious summer camp to a bona fide zombie apocalypse. Their antics will make you laugh as you reflect on life''s difficult moments and emotions. As one character muses, ''Am I a strong person for doing things while feeling sad, or am I a weak person for feeling sad to begin with?'' Dramedy has never looked so squiggly . . . or relatable. Perfect for fans of BoJack Horseman, this collection serves both as an entry point to the popular web comic and as a continuation of its familiar characters and scenarios.

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The Broadview Anthology of British Satire, 1660-1750

The Broadview Anthology of British Satire, 1660–1750 provides instructors and students with a thorough introduction to the highpoint of British literary satire. Reflecting current pedagogical practice and scholarship, the anthology presents works by thirty satirists, including eleven women. The contents are expansive: they include canonical, frequently taught texts; less anthologized works by major satirists; and works by writers who have been traditionally excluded from anthologies. Biographical headnotes, crisp footnotes, and carefully edited texts make the book suitable for use in both undergraduate and graduate classrooms. By turns raucous, piercing, acerbic, winking, vexatious, and sly, the satires in the anthology will provoke fresh, dynamic approaches to this crucial literary period.

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Mumbo Jumbo - Ishmael Reed

A plague is spreading across 1920s America, racing from New Orleans to New York. It's an epidemic of free expression, carried by black artists, and its symptoms are an uncontrollable urge to dance, sing, laugh and jive. The state will stop at nothing to suppress the outbreak, but, deep in the heart of Harlem, private eye and Vodum priest Papa LaBas has other ideas - and, possibly, the key to everything. A freewheeling, explosive blend of jazz, ragtime, ancient myth, magic and conspiracy thriller, this anarchic postmodern classic is a satire for our times.

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Sam Gilliam - Ishmael Reed, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Andria Hickey

As featured in The Wall Street Journal’s 2024 Holiday Gift Books: Fine Art The definitive monograph of Sam Gilliam one of the great innovators in post-war American painting An African American artist in the nation’s capital at the height of the Civil Rights movement, Sam Gilliam blazed a trail with his singular artistic vision. Gilliam emerged from the Washington, DC art scene in the mid 1960s with works that disrupted established artistic norms and styles. Relentlessly experimental and inspired by the improvisatory ethos of jazz, Gilliam’s lyrical abstractions took on an increasing variety of forms, moods, and materials. This book, made in close collaboration with the Sam Gilliam Foundation, is the first to comprehensively survey the breadth of his extraordinary career, and features never-before-seen archival materials an insightful newly commissioned texts that shine light on the artist, his life, and his work, together with examples of Gilliam''s work spanning five decades.

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Zen at the End of Religion - James Ishmael Ford

Zen is the ideal path for those who have left institutional religion behind.In this liminal moment, when the grip of our old religions has loosened, a prominent Zen practitioner asks: What is religion? What is spirituality? And what is it all about? Ford begins by invoking the ideas of Aldous Huxley, welcoming what he calls a “naturalistic perennialism.” Ford believes there are currents of religion that are rooted in our biology. And as something natural, it is something that people can find within all religions, in fact, the heart birthing of all religions. Then, true to the book’s title, Ford asks and answers, “Why then, Zen?” and demonstrates how pure Zen is as simple as noticing and waking: an expression of an intimate way of life. Four noble truths, ox herding pictures, samadhi, koan, lovingkindness, and many other Zen essentials are here, in succinct and conversational prose that offers a lifeboat to anyone who feels something missing in the absence of religious life.

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Thinking through the image: The visual events of Miroslav Petříček - Milena Bartlová, Jiří Přibáň, Miroslav Petříček, Jaroslav Janošek, Jitka Hlavicov

"Images are names for we cannot name,” says the philosopher, teacher, and translator Miroslav Petříček, who written on visual art for several decades. He has summarized his observations in, among other things, the book Thinking Through the Image: A Guide to Contemporary Philosophical Thought for the Non-Intermediate (2009), which formed the impulse for the 2023 exhibition at Prague City Gallery. The main idea behind the exhibition and its accompanying publication is was the presupposition that an encounter with an image is primarily a visual event. The aim is to emphasize that the languages of words and of images are closely related but that their material is different: an image or expression cannot be simply translated into words or concepts. An image does not show; it causes something. It is more than an illustration, nor is it a mere visual mediator of an idea; it is a specific way of inciting the mind to think of what has been painted. Thinking through the image is a response to the encounter with a visual event. By engaging in a dialogue with works by more than forty artists, the publication's five authors (Miroslav Petříček, Jitka Hlaváčková, Milena Bartlová, Jiří Přibáň, and Václav Janoščík) ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed

Irresistible intrigue, captivating suspense, a swoony friends-to-rivals-to-lovers romance, and heartbreaking betrayal drive this thrilling debut novel that is perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games and Knives Out.Lily Rosewood has lived with her grandmother since her dad’s death a year ago. She and Gram have always been close—Gram’s role as chair of their family’s luxury coat business has inspired Lily’s love of fashion, and Lily hopes to follow in Gram’s footsteps one day.Then Gram dies suddenly, and Lily’s world is upended. Gram’s quarter of a billion dollar fortune is missing, and Lily has been banned from the manor she and Gram shared.But Gram has always loved games, and even in death, she still has a few tricks up her couture sleeve. When Lily and three other seemingly random teens get letters from Gram sending them on a treasure hunt around Rosetown, they hope the fortune will be the reward. But they’re not the only ones hunting for Gram’s treasure, and soon the hunt becomes more dangerous than they ever could have imagined.*****"Readers be warned: once you pick up Mackenzie Reed''s debut, you won''t want to put it down. The Rosewood Hunt is a fun, twisty, fast-paced mystery with just the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lou Reed: The Last Interview - Lou Reed

At the time of his death in 2013, Lou Reed was the closest thing rock ''n'' roll had to a living legend. His band The Velvet Underground was undoubtedly one of the most influential groups of all time, transforming rock ''n'' roll forever. His solo work over the next forty years would define, redefine and reshape glam rock, noise rock, and instrumental music. These conversations capture Reed''s vision of himself as a poet and a writer. His albums, he said, added up to the great American novel.

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Počasí na vraždu - Jiří Šalamoun

Kniha básní předního představitele naší současné výtvarné scény, kreslíře, ilustrátora a knižního výtvarníka Jiřího Šalamouna. Poetika jeho básní, které zatím uveřejňoval příležitostně v katalozích svých výstav a na stránkách Literárních novin, je - v kontextu české poezie - neobvykle přínosná především svou inspirací v ikonografii starého umění výtvarného i slovesného (zejména lidového a zlidovělého).

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Počátky českého mincovnictví / The Beginnings of the Bohemian Coinage - Jiří Lukas, Jan Videman

Ražba mince, jako základního platebního prostředku v rámci domácí i zahraniční směny, je v období raného středověku chápána jako jeden ze základních atributů státnosti. Otázkám spojeným se zahájením českého mincovnictví je věnována pozornost našich i zahraničních badatelů již bezmála 250 let. Hledání počátků ražby domácí mince připomíná detektivní příběh s množstvím indicií, ale jen s nepatrným množstvím přímých důkazů. Základním pramenem poznání nejen počátků českého mincovnictví, ale rovněž ekonomických procesů probíhajících v rámci širšího prostoru raně středověké střední Evropy, zůstávají, při nedostatku písemných pramenů, nálezy mincí. Ty jasně dokládají, že již před zaražením domácí mince byla v obchodním styku v Čechách využívána s rostoucí intenzitou mince cizí. V průběhu 9. století to byly denáry ražené v mincovnách karolínské říše, od počátku 10. století mince z bavorských mincoven. Jsou důkazem, že se Čechy postupně stávaly součástí širšího ekonomického prostoru západní Evropy. Je proto logické, že rostoucí moc přemyslovského státu a jeho politické a kulturní ukotvení vedly v určitém okamžiku vývoje k nutnosti zahájení ražby vlastní mince. Kniha Jiřího Lukase a Jana Videmana přináší nový pohled na užívání a funkci ražené mince v Čechách v průběhu 9. a 10. století a na základě prokazatelných skutečností odpovídá na otázky spojené se zaražením domácí ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The South - Adolph L. Reed Jr.

The last generation of Americans with a living memory of Jim Crow will soon disappear. They leave behind a collective memory of segregation shaped increasingly by its horrors and heroic defeat but not a nuanced understanding of everyday life in Jim Crow America. In The South, Adolph L. Reed Jr. — New Orleanian, political scientist, and, according to Cornel West, "the greatest democratic theorist of his generation" — takes up the urgent task of recounting the granular realities of life in the last decades of the Jim Crow South.Reed illuminates the multifaceted structures of the segregationist order. Thanks to his personal history and political acumen, we see America’s apartheid system from the ground up, not just its legal framework or systems of power, but the way these systems structured the day-to-day interactions, lives, and ambitions of ordinary working people.The South unravels the personal and political dimensions of the Jim Crow order, revealing the sources and objectives of this unstable regime, its contradictions and weakness, and the social order that would replace it.The South is more than a memoir or a history. Filled with analysis and fascinating firsthand accounts, this book is required reading for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ten Days That Shook the World - Reed John

Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed's eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat, soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw off oppression, Reed's account is the product of passionate involvement and remains an unsurpassed classic of reporting.

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Captain Marvel: The Tiny Book of Earth’s Mightiest Hero - Darcy Reed

Discover the astonishing history of Captain Marvel with this unique tiny book celebrating the legacy of Earth’s Mightiest Hero!Carol Danvers, the super hero known to all as Captain Marvel, is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Now fans eager to learn more about her amazing adventures can follow her hero’s journey through the pages of this tiny storybook. Summarizing five decades of Captain Marvel’s comic book tales and featuring beautiful art from multiple eras, this unique collector’s item is the perfect gift for any Marvel fan! • AN EPIC SAGA IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND: Covering 50 years of Captain Marvel’s heroics, this 1.34" x 1.73" book fits in the palm of your hand. • BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS AND INSPIRING STORY: Filled with history and artwork from Captain Marvel’s most significant comic book adventures. • PERFECT AS AN ORNAMENT: The ribbon bookmark doubles as a hanger to let you use this tiny book as an ornament or decoration; the sturdy slipcase turns a delightful book into a treasured keepsake. • COMPLETE YOUR MARVEL LIBRARY: A miniscule but mighty companion to your Marvel collection, this tiny book is an exciting entry in Insight Editions’ line of tiny ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah

The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy.‘My new friends have begun to suspect that I haven''t told them the full story of my life.“Why did you leave Sierra Leone?”“Because there is a war.”“You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?”“Yes, all the time.”“Cool.”I smile a little.“You should tell us about it sometime.”“Yes, sometime.”’This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. There are more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide and it is estimated there are some 300,000 child soldiers fighting. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them.What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived. Ishmael Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve in Sierra Leone, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he''d been ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lou Reed - Anthony DeCurtis

A GUARDIAN AND CHOICE BOOK OF THE YEAR''A walk on the wild side with the alt-rock pioneer'' GQ''DeCurtis is well placed to trace Reed''s five-decade career, drawing on insider knowledge but skilfully balancing it with detailed research and fascinating interviews'' Mojo MagazineAs lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once the height of sanctity and perversity, transcended a genre, speaking to millions of listeners, inspiring a new generation of musicians, and forever changing the way we think of that iconic era of sex, drugs, and rock ''n'' roll. Throughout his five-decade career, Reed embodied artistic self-awareness and captured the beauty, paranoia, and vivacity of his time into an array of hit songs, experimental albums, and a larger-than-life persona. With such masterpieces as ''Sweet Jane'' and ''Walk on the Wild Side'', Reed exerted an influence on popular music rivaled only by the likes of Bob Dylan and the Beatles and is recognized to this day as one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century.Now, just a few years after Reed''s death, comes the thrilling, provocative story of his complex life. An acclaimed Rolling Stone contributor, Anthony ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Wilde Trials - Mackenzie Reed

From the acclaimed author of The Rosewood Hunt comes a thrilling new mystery about a high-stakes competition packed with shocking twists, second chances, and deadly deceit, where allies—and enemies—are the people you’d least expect.Chloe Gatti will do whatever it takes to win her elite boarding school’s annual competition, the Wilde Trials. In the two weeks leading up to graduation from Wilde Academy, a dozen seniors are chosen to compete in a series of seven ultimate physical and mental tests, and the winner will take home over half a million dollars—money that Chloe needs to help her sick sister.But the competition is fierce and includes her brooding ex-boyfriend, Hayes Stratford, whose brother was the only student to die during the trials a few years ago. When someone starts blackmailing Chloe during the competition, she’s forced to strike a deal with Hayes—if he helps her discover who is sabotaging her, she’ll help him solve the mystery his brother left behind.Following clues from Hayes’s brother, the unlikely allies discover that something isn’t right about the Wilde Trials. With a life-changing prize looming over her head and her buried feelings for Hayes rising to the surface, Chloe will have to decide what’s really worth ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Bites of Terror - Jimmy Reed, Liz Reed

“A playfully morbid” horror anthology “filled with color and great artistic detail” (Book Riot). Tuck into these darkly funny horror stories served as an utterly unforgettable graphic novel of hand-sculpted dioramas. The Cake Creeper cordially invites you to a delicious and diabolical feast . . . where he’ll serve you a slice of tasty terror. Enter the world of Bites of Terror, a gleefully macabre anthology of cautionary tales. Meet an ice-cream cone who regrets a wish granted by a sinister salesman, a quarantined strawberry trying to escape a deathly mold outbreak, and a widowed watermelon dying to regrow her husband from a seed. In the tradition of Tales from the Crypt and other classic horror comics, Bites of Terror presents a tasty combination of horror and humor that reflects the human condition.

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The Family Court without a Lawyer - Lucy Reed

The Family Court without a Lawyer is the book you need if you have to go to court to sort out issues over separation, money or children and do not have a lawyer to represent you. Since publication of the 1st edition in 2011 this book has helped tens of thousands of people better handle the stresses of going to court about disputes around money and children. The 4th edition - due for publication in June 2022 - is being fully updated to reflect the new no-fault divorce laws coming into operation on 6th April 2022, important new law and guidance relating to domestic abuse, plus the many other changes in practice since the 3rd edition. Lucy Reed is a barrister specialising in family law, and a legal writer. She has distilled the knowledge and expertise gained from representing clients in court over two decades to write the essential guide to the Family Court for the non-lawyer. In clear language she provides a thorough guide to the law that you will need to know, plus countless tips and insights on how you should best prepare and present your case such as: what to expect and where to go when you ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Jiří Louda: Coats of Arms of the Knights of the Order of the Garter / Erby rytířů Podvazkového řádu - Karel Müller, Karel Podolský, Michal Šimůnek

Jiří Louda. Významný heraldik a autor návrhu českého státního znaku, voják ve službách britského letectva, a především člověk, jehož celoživotní múzou se stala rytířská Anglie. Velkolepá anglicko-česká publikace Jiří Louda: Erby rytířů Podvazkového řádu přináší před tisíc osobitých kreseb erbů jednotlivých členů řádu, a mapuje tak téměř sedmisetletou historii jednoho z nejvýznamnějších společenství v Evropě, v jehož čele dnes stojí královna Alžběta. Kniha je uměleckým a sběratelským předmětem a předmluvu k ní napsal sám princ Charles.

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The EC Archives: Two-Fisted Tales Volume 4 - Jack Davis, Reed Crandall, George Evans

Before Two-Fisted Tales burst onto the scene in 1950, war comics were largely unsophisticated, focusing only on action and adventure - wartime propaganda, essentially. But under the editorial direction of Harvey Kurtzman - who also penned the majority of the stories therein - Two-Fisted Tales dared to examine all the horror and madness to be found on the battlefield. Collecting Two-Fisted Tales issues #36 - #41, this affordable paperback edition features - in fully remastered digital colour - the work of comic book greats Jack Davis, Colin Dawkins, John Putnam, Jerry DeFuccio, George Evans, Reed Crandall, and John Severin!

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The Research Impact Handbook - Mark S. Reed

This important book will equip you with evidence-based tools you can use immediately to create a step change in your impact. Helping you recognise and demonstrate the wider benefits of your work, it will give you the practical knowledge and confidence to identify practical ways to maximise the impact of your research. Written by renowned impact expert Mark S. Reed, this third edition has been fully updated with the latest evidence and includes new material on the ethics of engagement and impact, using social media, and influencing policy. Offering strategies to effectively engage with diverse groups, the book features: Five principles to fast-track your impact and practical steps to make this happen.Tools and Techniques for designing and facilitating workshops, driving impact online, presenting with impact, influencing policy and more.New ‘How To’ guides including how to evidence impacts from social media, capturing the impact of training, making podcasts, videos and infographics, designing projects for impact, starting newsletters, and developing an institutional impact strategy.Packed with practical tips, techniques, templates, case studies and stories, this book is essential reading for PhD students, independent researchers, and academic staff at any career stage wanting a clear framework to fast-track the impact of their research.

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Royal Tourists, Colonial Subjects and the Making of a British World, 1860–1911 - Charles Reed

Examines the nineteenth-century royal tour from the perspectives of various historical actors – including royals, politicians and indigenous people – in order to demonstrate how a multi-valent British culture was created throughout the empire. -- .

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The Afterlife of Mal Caldera - Nadi Reed Perez

Mal's life is over. Her afterlife is only just beginning... By turns irreverently funny and deeply moving, this debut contemporary fantasy is perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

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Retribution - Jim DeFelice, Trevor Reed

The gritty memoir of a former US Marine and Presidential Guard, who, after being unjustly held and abused in a Russian gulag for three years and freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange, seeks revenge against his former Russian captors by volunteering to fight in Ukraine. In August 2019, Trevor Reed, a former US Marine and Presidential Guard, was arrested in Russia on false, trumped-up charges. For three years, he was imprisoned in the infamous Russian gulag, where the inhumane treatment threatened his health so severely his parents and the U.S. government feared for his life. After losing roughly fifty pounds from his already trim body, he was released in a 2022 prisoner swap that dominated headlines.Most people would go home, try to move on with their lives, and forget the horrors they endured. But not Trevor Reed.Reed trained relentlessly to regain his health and strength, aiming to volunteer in Ukraine to fight the Russians and seek revenge. Having faced Russian cruelty up close, he knew what the Ukrainians were experiencing, and he knew he could help them. Just six months after being released from prison, Reed smuggled himself into Ukraine. He fought in one of the hottest fronts of the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Why Political Democracy Must Go - Reed John, A.K. Brackob

Why Political Democracy Must Go is an insightful analysis of the origins of the socialist movement in the United States, written by famed journalist John Reed, one of the most distinguished American writers on the subject. Although one of socialism’s fiercest proponents, Reed exposes the myth of ‘democratic socialism’ by providing an overview of the development of socialist thought in America. His devastating critique of political democracy argues that socialism cannot be achieved through democratic means.Originally published in 1919 in serial form, Why Political Democracy Must Go provides critical historical insight on the evolution of socialist thought in the United States. Today, when there is renewed interest in socialism on the American political scene, this notable series of essays reveals the underpinnings of socialist thought. Reed’s analysis will be of interest to those on all sides of the political spectrum.Born in Portland, Oregon, on October 22, 1887, Harvard educated John Reed was considered one of the most remarkable journalists of his generation. He became famous for his first-hand accounts of the Mexican Revolution, where he rode alongside Pancho Villa, and for his acclaimed account of the Russian Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. Reed was also a political activist ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Sluneční králové / Kings of the Sun - Miroslav Bárta, Renata Landgráfová, Jiří Janák

Výpravný katalog v češtině a angličtině je doplňkem unikátní výstavy Sluneční králové, která se konala v Národním muzeu v Praze od 1. září 2020 do 31. září 2021 a mapovala více než sto let archeologického výzkumu lokality Abúsíru egyptskými, německými a českými (do roku 1990 československými) misemi. Obsahuje 139 záznamů o téměř 300 předmětech z období mezi raně dynastickým a ptolemaiovským obdobím, včetně příkladů z královské pohřební výbavy krále Raneferefa z doby pyramidového pohřebiště, sochy kněze Nefera a princezny Šeretnebty z jižního Abúsíru, a také předměty ze sajsko-perských šachtových hrobek. Vzácné objekty výstavy Sluneční králové vyprávějí příběh o starověké egyptské civilizaci a o lidech, kteří ji tvořili, a katalog jejich prostřednictvím mapuje existenci a vývoj lokality Abúsír po dobu téměř tří tisíciletí. The catalogue in Czech and English accompanied the unique exhibition Kings of the Sun that took place at the National Museum in Prague between September 1st 2020 and September 31st 2021 and mapped over a century of archaelogical exploration of the site of Abusir by Egyptian, German and Czech (until 1990 Czechoslovak) mission. It contains 139 entries on almost 300 objects dating between the Early Dynastic and Ptolemaic Periods, including examples from the royal burial equipment of King ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Blood Trail - Rick Reed, Steven Walker

Joseph Weldon Brown confessed to more than a dozen murders across seven states. He was convicted and sentenced for killing a woman whose body he dismembered and scattered across three Indiana counties. In prison, he hogtied and strangled his cellmate, then asked the judge to lock him up for life because if he was released, he would continue killing. Police detective Rick Reed was on the scene when Brown led authorities to the scattered remains of Ginger Gasaway in 2000. After Brown''s arrest, he confessed to a shocking number of other heinous crimes - the torture and murders of drifters and sex workers, the cold case of a naked woman''s body found in a roadside ditch, even the murder of his own mother. Detective Reed was the one man Brown opened up to - and the only one to cut through the deceptions and lies and learn the terrible truth... In this newly updated edition, now-retired detective Reed reveals his personal theories and insights into one of the darkest minds he has ever encountered - and one of the most terrifying crime stories ever told...

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Karma Capitalism - James Reed

What's the point of a business without a purpose?James Reed, Chairman and CEO of Reed and author of Why You? 101 Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again, is on a mission to reform capitalism. Corporations, he argues, are largely ignoring their employees, customers and wider community in the pursuit of short-term gain and profit, while charities suffer in the wake of the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. However, there is an alternative.In his most important business book to date, James sets out his vision to encourage a whole new generation of PhilCos – philanthropic minded businesses with at least 10 per cent of shares owned by a charitable foundation. Inspired by his own company's commitment to charity, James shares how PhilCos are more likely to: Stay in business for 40 or more years Foster shareholders that work toward a lasting legacy Retain and motivate colleagues Improve lives through charity work Best of all, being a PhilCo isn't a different way of doing business. It is a different way of being a business. Based on his own experiences of running Reed as a PhilCo – and drawing on examples of other successes including IKEA, Lego and Rolex – James explains how to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Life's Work - James Reed

The third and final book in the REED career trilogy (after Why You? and The 7Second CV), Life''s Work is a practical, inspirational guide full of advice to help you create a fulfilling career wherever you are in life, from the UK''s best-known authority on jobs and careers.''Life''s Work is a candid, practical and empowering book for those looking to find meaningful work at all stages of life . . . offers unique and unexpected insights into how to build and sustain a rewarding career'' - FE News''Helps young and not-so-young hopefuls get ahead'' - Sunday Times By the time you retire you''ll have spent a third of your life working. That''s far too long to be stuck in a job you hate or even just tolerate. But where to start?Life''s Work will show you 12 proven ways to fast track your career, so when you leap out of bed every Monday morning you''ll be ready to take on the world. The book is written by James Reed, Chairman of REED, Britain''s best-known recruitment brand. Over the past 25 years he has helped millions of people find jobs. This has given him a deep insight into what makes some people ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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I'll Be Your Mirror - Lou Reed

A 2019 Music Book of the Year, THE TIMESOut of print for several years, a comprehensive volume of Lou Reed''s lyrics with brand new introductions, now updated in a new text design to include the lyrics from his final album with Metallica, Lulu.Through his many incarnations-from proto punk to glam rocker to elder statesman of the avant garde Lou Reed''s work has maintained an undeniable vividness and raw beauty, fueled by precise character studies and rendered with an admirable shot of moral ambiguity. Beginning with his formative days in the Velvet Underground and continuing through his remarkable solo albums like Transformer, Berlin, and New York, Doin’ The Things We Want To is crucial to an appreciation of Lou Reed, not only as a consummate underground musician, but as one of the truly significant visionary lyricists of the rock n'' roll era.Containing a body of work that spans more than six decades, this is a monument to the literary qualities of an American original.

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How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built - Tom Velčovský, Jiří Bartůněk

Embark on an incredible journey through time and across continents to explore the groundbreaking construction of the New Seven Wonders of the World! Ever wondered how iconic structures like the Great Wall, Petra, and the Colosseum were built centuries ago without modern machinery? This beautifully illustrated book, the next in the How the Wonders Were Built series, reveals the architectural resourcefulness and construction techniques that shaped these marvels. More than just history, this book offers a unique look at world architecture, comparing diverse building methods and cultural influences. Peel back the layers of time to understand the engineering, materials, and design that created these amazing wonders of the world. Perfect for curious minds of all ages, this book will ignite a passion for history, architecture, and the incredible power of human innovation.Satisfy Your Curiosity: Finally understand the methods used to construct iconic wonders like the The Great Wall of China, Petra’s Jordan, the Roman Colosseum, the Indian Taj Mahal and Central American Chichen Itza, Machu Picchu and the Statue of Christ the Redeemer. Explore the World from Your Home: Embark on a visual journey across continents and through history, discovering diverse architectural styles and cultural influences all from the comfort ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Cult of Unity - Doubravka Olšáková, Jiří Janáč

The Stalin Plan for the Transformation of Nature, which was launched in the USSR in autumn of 1948, had a fundamental impact on the approach to postwar reconstruction and the reshaping of nature and the environment in Czechoslovakia. This publication outlines the main features of this ambitious plan, whose implementation in Czechoslovakia was entrusted to Rudolf Slánský and Josef Smrkovský. It examines the plan’s implementation and its institutional foundation and explores natural resource management in the context of Communist Czechoslovakia’s radical rejection of Malthusian theories. An investigation of the continuity and discontinuity between the interwar and postwar periods demonstrates the possibilities and limits of the Sovietization policies enacted by the new elites. It also reveals basic elements of continuity in the sciences and technology in an era that was seemingly hostile to continuity.

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