Butler to the world: how britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals - oliver bullough

With a new introduction on the Ukraine crisisLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022A DAILY MAIL BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOK OF 2022A DAILY MIRROR BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF 2022A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022PRESENTER OF THE BBC RADIO 4 SERIES 'HOW TO STEAL A TRILLION'A WATERSTONES BEST POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022AN IRISH TIMES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022A MANAGEMENT TODAY BEST LEADERSHIP BOOK OF 2022How did Britain become the servant of the world's most powerful and corrupt men?From accepting multi-million pound tips from Russian oligarchs, to the offshore tax havens, meet Butler Britain...In his Sunday Times-bestselling expose, Oliver Bullough reveals how the UK took up its position at the elbow of the worst people on Earth: the oligarchs, kleptocrats and gangsters. Though the UK prides itself on values of fair play and the rule of law, few countries do more to frustrate global anti-corruption efforts. From the murky origins of tax havens and gambling centres in the British Virgin Islands and Gibraltar to the influence of oligarchs in the British establishment, Butler to the World is the story of how we became a nation of Jeeveses - and how it doesn't have to be this way. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 704 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Kniha - autor Stephen Greenblatt, 356 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná One of the world's most celebrated scholars, Greenblatt has crafted both an innovative work of history and a thrilling story of discovery, in which one manuscript, plucked from a thousand years of neglect, changed the course of human thought and made possible the world as we know it. (alza.cz)

'A shocking, enraging, sometimes hilarious exposé of a tax system that lives down to all our worst fears of further enriching the wealthy at the expense of the little guys.' - Piers Morgan'Very funny (and furious)... This is not some crazed figure on the extreme left hoping to bring down the establishment. The book is written by an accountant who has spent his career coming up with the very tax avoidance schemes the super-wealthy use to evade the clutches of HMRC.' - The Telegraph'Funny, clever and really quite brilliant.Taxtopia will make you furiously angry and possibly even filthy rich.' - Tom Peck, The Independent'If you want to know how skewed the system is and how the rich always get richer and stay that way, while you don't, then read this book. Then get angry.' - Patrick Alley, Co-founder of Global Witness and author of Very Bad People'A hilarious and deeply troubling expose about how the world's shady tax system is exploited and proves what we always suspected - that our tax system is rigged against us. Read it and weep.' - Geraint Anderson author of City Boy'Would I recommend the book? Yes, and it may also be worth going back over some of the more interesting ideas with your accountant' -Spear'sIn TAXTOPIA a rogue accountant breaks ranks to share his journey from clueless naïf to skilled tax consultant -and in doing so blows the lid on the murky world of making the tax burdens of the ultra-wealthy disappear.In the topsy-turvy world of tax avoidance, you can get richer by buying a yacht, the world's biggest exporter of coffee is Switzerland, and billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the Duke of Westminster often pay less tax than you do. Written with sharp wit and over-brimming with inside secrets, the anonymous author shows us that not only does the global tax system encourage dubious practice which favours the rich, but that it was specifically founded with that in mind. If you suspect that tax is a rigged game, a con, designed to fleece the little guy, you are about to find out just how shockingly true that really is.Welcome to TAXTOPIA. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In TAXTOPIA a rogue accountant breaks ranks to share his journey from clueless naïf to skilled tax consultant -and in doing so blows the lid on the murky world of making the tax burdens of the ultra-wealthy disappear.In the topsy-turvy world of tax avoidance, you can get richer by buying a yacht, the world's biggest exporter of coffee is Switzerland, and billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the Duke of Westminster often pay less tax than you do.Written with sharp wit and over-brimming with inside secrets, the anonymous author shows us that not only does the global tax system encourage dubious practice which favours the rich, but that it was specifically founded with that in mind.If you suspect that tax is a rigged game, a con, designed to fleece the little guy, you are about to find out just how shockingly true that really is.Welcome to TAXTOPIA. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

In 2017, President Trump made a cryptic remark at a gathering of military officials, describing it as 'the calm before the storm'-then refused to explain himself to puzzled journalists. But on internet message boards, a mysterious poster called 'Q Clearance Patriot' began an elaboration all of their own.Q's wild yarn hinted at a vast conspiracy that satisfied the deepest desires of MAGA-America. None of Q's predictions came to pass. But did that stop people from clinging to every word, expanding Q's mythology, and promoting it ever more widely? No.Conspiracy culture expert Mike Rothschild is uniquely equipped to explain QAnon, from the cults that first fed into it, to its embrace by Trump and the right-wing media. With families torn apart and with the Capitol under attack, he argues that mocking the madness of QAnon will get us nowhere. Instead, he argues that QAnon tells us everything we need to know about global fear after Trump-and that we need to understand it now, because it's not going away. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Nicholas Shaxson, 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Billionaire Warren Buffet, currently the third wealthiest man in the world, paid the lowest rate of tax among his office staff, including his receptionist.In 2006 the world's three biggest banana companies did nearly L400 million worth of business in Britain but paid just L128,000 in tax between them.In January 2009, US law enforcement fined Lloyds TSB $350 million after it admitted secretly channelling Iranian and Sudanese money into the US banking system.Tax havens are the most important single reason why poor people and poor countries stay poor. They lie at the very heart of the global economy, with over half the world trade processed through them. They have been instrumental in nearly every major economic event, in every big financial scandal, and in every financial crisis since the 1970s, including the latest global economic downturn.In Treasure Islands, Nicholas Shaxson shows... (alza.cz)

The risks of global warming are real, and potentially vast. The difficulty of doing without fossil fuels is daunting, and possibly insurmountable. So there is an urgent need for new thinking on climate change. To meet that need, a small but increasingly influential group of scientists is exploring proposals for planned human intervention in the climate system. A stratospheric veil against the sun; the cultivation of photosynthetic plankton; a fleet of unmanned ships seeding clouds: these are the radical technologies of climate geoengineering. It is chilling to think of such power, and such scope for misadventure or malice, in humans hands. And yet we are now at the point where we have no choice but to take them very seriously indeed. The Planet Remade explores the science, history and politics behind these strategies. It looks at who might want to see geoengineering put to use - and why others would be dead set against it. In the last two centuries, changes to the planet - to the clouds and soils, to the winds and the seas, to the great cycles of nitrogen and carbon - have been far more profound than most of us realize.Appreciating the scale of that change compels us to rethink not just our responses to global warming, but our relationship to nature. With sensitivity, insight and expert science, Oliver Morton unpicks the moral implications of climate change, our fear that people have become a force of nature, and what it might mean to try and use that force for good. The Planet Remade is about imagining a world where people take care instead of taking control. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

The risks of global warming are real, and potentially vast. The difficulty of doing without fossil fuels is daunting, and possibly insurmountable. So there is an urgent need for new thinking on climate change. To meet that need, a small but increasingly influential group of scientists is exploring proposals for planned human intervention in the climate system. A stratospheric veil against the sun; the cultivation of photosynthetic plankton; a fleet of unmanned ships seeding clouds: these are the radical technologies of climate geoengineering. It is chilling to think of such power, and such scope for misadventure or malice, in humans hands. And yet we are now at the point where we have no choice but to take them very seriously indeed. The Planet Remade explores the science, history and politics behind these strategies. It looks at who might want to see geoengineering put to use - and why others would be dead set against it. In the last two centuries, changes to the planet - to the clouds and soils, to the winds and the seas, to the great cycles of nitrogen and carbon - have been far more profound than most of us realize.Appreciating the scale of that change compels us to rethink not just our responses to global warming, but our relationship to nature. With sensitivity, insight and expert science, Oliver Morton unpicks the moral implications of climate change, our fear that people have become a force of nature, and what it might mean to try and use that force for good. The Planet Remade is about imagining a world where people take care instead of taking control. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

From the internationally bestselling author of THE SNOW CHILD comes an extraordinary story of discovery, adventure, and a husband and wife tested by the different paths their society expects them to tread. Set in the Alaskan landscape that she brought to stunningly vivid life in THE SNOW CHILD (a Sunday Times bestseller, Richard and Judy pick and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), Eowyn Ivey's TO THE BRIGHT EDGE OF THE WORLD is a breathtaking story of discovery set at the end of the nineteenth century, sure to appeal to fans of A PLACE CALLED WINTER. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Forrester receives the commission of a lifetime when he is charged to navigate Alaska's hitherto impassable Wolverine River, with only a small group of men. The Wolverine is the key to opening up Alaska and its rich natural resources to the outside world, but previous attempts have ended in tragedy. Forrester leaves behind his young wife, Sophie, newly pregnant with the child he had never expected to have. Adventurous in spirit, Sophie does not relish the prospect of a year in a military barracks while her husband carves a path through the wilderness. What she does not anticipate is that their year apart will demand every ounce of courage and fortitude of her that it does of her husband. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Sex for pleasure? Creating art? Mastery of fire? In this thrilling tour of the animal kingdom, Adam Rutherford tells the story of how we became the unique creatures we are today. Illuminated by the latest scientific discoveries, THE BOOK OF HUMANS is a dazzling compendium of what unequivocally fixes us as animals, and reveals how we are extraordinary among them. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Michael Pye, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Bestselling historian Michael Pye tells how the North Sea transformed Northern Europe from a barbaric outpost to the centre of everything, building the world as we know it. Brimming with rollicking adventures, vivid characters and witty observations. Now in paperback. (alza.cz)

Cumulative review pages after every two units offer further revision. Great students' tips give advice on study and exam techniques. The Digital Workbook includes the content of the print Workbook with fully interactive activities, audio and automated marking. Teachers can monitor students' work using the Progress Tracker. The Exam Trainer is designed to familiarise students with exam tasks through extra practice and exam tips. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cumulative review pages after every two units offer further revision. Great students' tips give advice on study and exam techniques. The Digital Workbook includes the content of the print Workbook with fully interactive activities, audio and automated marking. Teachers can monitor students' work using the Progress Tracker. The Exam Trainer is designed to familiarise students with exam tasks through extra practice and exam tips. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cumulative review pages after every two units offer further revision. Great students' tips give advice on study and exam techniques. The Digital Workbook includes the content of the print Workbook with fully interactive activities, audio and automated marking. Teachers can monitor students' work using the Progress Tracker. The Exam Trainer is designed to familiarise students with exam tasks through extra practice and exam tips. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cumulative review pages after every two units offer further revision. Great students' tips give advice on study and exam techniques. The Digital Workbook includes the content of the print Workbook with fully interactive activities, audio and automated marking. Teachers can monitor students' work using the Progress Tracker. The Exam Trainer is designed to familiarise students with exam tasks through extra practice and exam tips. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Cumulative review pages after every two units offer further revision. Great students' tips give advice on study and exam techniques. The Digital Workbook includes the content of the print Workbook with fully interactive activities, audio and automated marking. Teachers can monitor students' work using the Progress Tracker. The Exam Trainer is designed to familiarise students with exam tasks through extra practice and exam tips. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Hudební CD - Servant Of The Mind je osmé studiové album dánské rockové kapely Volbeat z roku 2021. Servant Of The Mind je osmé studiové album dánské rockové kapely Volbeat z roku 2021. Rok vydání : 2021 (8.album) Seznam stop CD Temple Of Ekur / Wait A Minute My Girl / The Sacred Stones / Shotgun Blues / The Devil Rages On / Say No More / Heaven's Descent / Dagen F?r (feat. Stine Bramsen) / The Passenger / Step Into Light / Becoming / Mindlock / Lasse's Birgitta (alza.cz)

Rychlost: 33 1/3 RPM Dekáda interpreta: 2020 - 2029;2010 - 2019;2000 - 2009 Barva: Černá Barva podle výrobce: Black Datum vydání: 2021-12-03 Složení setu: 2 ks Rok vydání: 2021.0 Země původu: Německo Vydavatelství: Republic Records Subžánr: Heavy Metal;Hard Rock Žánr: Rock;Metal Země interpreta: Dánsko Varianta: Servant Of The Mind (2 LP) Balení obsahuje: LP Typ: LP deska Interpret / Téma: Volbeat (muziker.cz)

A peerless A–Z guide to the names, places and events in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, fully illustrated in colour throughout by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith. J.R.R. Tolkien’s works of epic adventure and fantasy, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion have delighted many millions of fans since they were first published, and are now more popular than ever before. The Complete Guide to Middle-earth has been compiled to enhance the reader’s enjoyment of Tolkien’s books by bringing together in an A-Z sequence all the key facts and information about names, places, languages and events from The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. Accompanied with numerous genealogical tables and a unique Chronology of the First Age, it will provide an indispensable aid to every reader’s discovery of Tolkien’s world. The first, and definitive, encyclopedia, The Complete Guide to Middle-earth is now reissued to complement the illustrated hardbacks of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales, and is lavishly illustrated with more than 50 full-colour paintings by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Ted Nasmith, with many appearing exclusively in this edition. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Quantum computing has been hailed as a technological game-changer. But what precisely is it and what is its true potential?In this superbly insightful, one-stop guide WIRED journalist Amit Katwala tells you everything you need to know about the next computer revolution. He explains the highly complex science that lies behind it. He describes the competing efforts of the likes of Google, Microsoft and Chinese companies Tencent and Alibaba to create a viable quantum computer, and the different routes they have taken to meet the immense technical challenges involved. He considers the technology's potential application in spheres as diverse as medicine, cyber security and clean energy. And he addresses the fundamental question: how close are we to seeing quantum computers become a widespread reality. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Packed with striking photography and the topics kids love most, this is the fundamental guide to the world around you. The world's greatest record-breakers, most remarkable animals, inspiring history-makers, and cutting-edge technology are all here, in one utterly unputdownable kid's encyclopedia. Like the hugely successful Eyewitness series itself, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything includes all the topics children want to read about.Each page is illustrated with vivid photography and filled with facts ideal for children aged 9+. This fact-packed encyclopedia for children offers: - Content across the core subjects of nature, science, technology, history, and culture, tackling each topic in an engaging, attention-grabbing way. - Exciting photography, over 1,500 images and a clear design, familiar from the refreshed Eyewitness series.- Facts and stats, quizzes, and interviews with experts - from astronauts to zoologists - who answer kid's questions about what they do and why they love it. Become an eyewitness to the world's most incredible nature, science, and historical events, all in one tremendous picture-led reference guide that will take you on a visual tour of everything. Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Everything introduces the essential guide to the world's most deadly creatures and natural wonders, history's heroes and villains, and science's most incredible breakthroughs and inventions, all as you've never seen them before.This all-encompassing encyclopedia for kids is packed with the topics kids love the most and is a must-have for children who want to know more. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gateway to the World: Maturita Edition obsahuje brožuru Příprava k maturitě, která je napsána speciálně pro český trh a jejíž obsah odpovídá formátu současné české maturity. Komplexně připravuje na všechny části maturitní zkoušky: poslech, čtení, a jazyková kompetence, písemná práce a ústní projev. Klíčové rysy: komplexní příprava k maturitě z anglického jazyka české reálie k maturitě typické chyby českých studentů typy k úspěšnému zvládnutí maturity myšlenkové mapy Brožura Příprava k maturitě k učebnici Gateway to the World: Maturita edition recykluje gramatiku, slovní zásobu a témata z učebnice prostřednictvím dalších přípravných cvičení. jsou v ní zahrnuty všechny typy cvičení k maturitní zkoušce, včetně popisu obrázků z českého prostředí nebo témat častých v profilové části maturity. Sekce Užitečné tipy k maturitě shrnují kromě tipů i obvyklé problémy českých studentů v písemném i ústním projevu. Rámečky s tipy k maturitě obsahují vysvětlenbí, proč jsou odpovědi v poslechu nebo čtení správné či nesprávné. Sekce Maturitní témata obsahují v každé úrovni 10 tematických okruhů - reálií k maturitě, které svým obsahem pokrývají všeobecná témata ústní části maturitní zkoušky. Každé téma obsahuje souhrnný informativní článěk a slovní zásobu spojenou s Českou republikou, českým prostředím, naším rodinným životem i kulturou. Témata zahrnují okruhy jako zeměpis České republiky, tradice a slavnosti, populární sporty, tradiční jídla, společnost, náctiletí v České republice, ale také systémy, jako například zdravotnický, školský, právní či politický. Fráze z českých reálií k maturitním tématům obsahují anglické překlady frází z českého prostředí, které nelze najít v běžných slovnících nebo používaných učebnicích, jako jsou třeba: jet na chalupu, sjíždět řeku, opékat buřty, tvarohové buchty či velikonoční pomlázka. Tematcké okruhy slovní zásoby jsou vizuálně zobrazeny v myšlenkových mapách, které pomáhají studentům zapamatovat si informace a slovní zásobu k maturitním tématům. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gateway to the World: Maturita Edition obsahuje brožuru Příprava k maturitě, která je napsána speciálně pro český trh a jejíž obsah odpovídá formátu současné české maturity. Komplexně připravuje na všechny části maturitní zkoušky: poslech, čtení, a jazyková kompetence, písemná práce a ústní projev. Klíčové rysy: komplexní příprava k maturitě z anglického jazyka české reálie k maturitě typické chyby českých studentů typy k úspěšnému zvládnutí maturity myšlenkové mapy Brožura Příprava k maturitě k učebnici Gateway to the World: Maturita edition recykluje gramatiku, slovní zásobu a témata z učebnice prostřednictvím dalších přípravných cvičení. jsou v ní zahrnuty všechny typy cvičení k maturitní zkoušce, včetně popisu obrázků z českého prostředí nebo témat častých v profilové části maturity. Sekce Užitečné tipy k maturitě shrnují kromě tipů i obvyklé problémy českých studentů v písemném i ústním projevu. Rámečky s tipy k maturitě obsahují vysvětlenbí, proč jsou odpovědi v poslechu nebo čtení správné či nesprávné. Sekce Maturitní témata obsahují v každé úrovni 10 tematických okruhů - reálií k maturitě, které svým obsahem pokrývají všeobecná témata ústní části maturitní zkoušky. Každé téma obsahuje souhrnný informativní článěk a slovní zásobu spojenou s Českou republikou, českým prostředím, naším rodinným životem i kulturou. Témata zahrnují okruhy jako zeměpis České republiky, tradice a slavnosti, populární sporty, tradiční jídla, společnost, náctiletí v České republice, ale také systémy, jako například zdravotnický, školský, právní či politický. Fráze z českých reálií k maturitním tématům obsahují anglické překlady frází z českého prostředí, které nelze najít v běžných slovnících nebo používaných učebnicích, jako jsou třeba: jet na chalupu, sjíždět řeku, opékat buřty, tvarohové buchty či velikonoční pomlázka. Tematcké okruhy slovní zásoby jsou vizuálně zobrazeny v myšlenkových mapách, které pomáhají studentům zapamatovat si informace a slovní zásobu k maturitním tématům. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gateway to the World: Maturita Edition obsahuje brožuru Příprava k maturitě, která je napsána speciálně pro český trh a jejíž obsah odpovídá formátu současné české maturity. Komplexně připravuje na všechny části maturitní zkoušky: poslech, čtení, a jazyková kompetence, písemná práce a ústní projev. Klíčové rysy: komplexní příprava k maturitě z anglického jazyka české reálie k maturitě typické chyby českých studentů typy k úspěšnému zvládnutí maturity myšlenkové mapy Brožura Příprava k maturitě k učebnici Gateway to the World: Maturita edition recykluje gramatiku, slovní zásobu a témata z učebnice prostřednictvím dalších přípravných cvičení. jsou v ní zahrnuty všechny typy cvičení k maturitní zkoušce, včetně popisu obrázků z českého prostředí nebo témat častých v profilové části maturity. Sekce Užitečné tipy k maturitě shrnují kromě tipů i obvyklé problémy českých studentů v písemném i ústním projevu. Rámečky s tipy k maturitě obsahují vysvětlenbí, proč jsou odpovědi v poslechu nebo čtení správné či nesprávné. Sekce Maturitní témata obsahují v každé úrovni 10 tematických okruhů - reálií k maturitě, které svým obsahem pokrývají všeobecná témata ústní části maturitní zkoušky. Každé téma obsahuje souhrnný informativní článěk a slovní zásobu spojenou s Českou republikou, českým prostředím, naším rodinným životem i kulturou. Témata zahrnují okruhy jako zeměpis České republiky, tradice a slavnosti, populární sporty, tradiční jídla, společnost, náctiletí v České republice, ale také systémy, jako například zdravotnický, školský, právní či politický. Fráze z českých reálií k maturitním tématům obsahují anglické překlady frází z českého prostředí, které nelze najít v běžných slovnících nebo používaných učebnicích, jako jsou třeba: jet na chalupu, sjíždět řeku, opékat buřty, tvarohové buchty či velikonoční pomlázka. Tematcké okruhy slovní zásoby jsou vizuálně zobrazeny v myšlenkových mapách, které pomáhají studentům zapamatovat si informace a slovní zásobu k maturitním tématům. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Gateway to the World: Maturita Edition obsahuje brožuru Příprava k maturitě, která je napsána speciálně pro český trh a jejíž obsah odpovídá formátu současné české maturity. Komplexně připravuje na všechny části maturitní zkoušky: poslech, čtení, a jazyková kompetence, písemná práce a ústní projev. Klíčové rysy: komplexní příprava k maturitě z anglického jazyka české reálie k maturitě typické chyby českých studentů typy k úspěšnému zvládnutí maturity myšlenkové mapy Brožura Příprava k maturitě k učebnici Gateway to the World: Maturita edition recykluje gramatiku, slovní zásobu a témata z učebnice prostřednictvím dalších přípravných cvičení. jsou v ní zahrnuty všechny typy cvičení k maturitní zkoušce, včetně popisu obrázků z českého prostředí nebo témat častých v profilové části maturity. Sekce Užitečné tipy k maturitě shrnují kromě tipů i obvyklé problémy českých studentů v písemném i ústním projevu. Rámečky s tipy k maturitě obsahují vysvětlenbí, proč jsou odpovědi v poslechu nebo čtení správné či nesprávné. Sekce Maturitní témata obsahují v každé úrovni 10 tematických okruhů - reálií k maturitě, které svým obsahem pokrývají všeobecná témata ústní části maturitní zkoušky. Každé téma obsahuje souhrnný informativní článěk a slovní zásobu spojenou s Českou republikou, českým prostředím, naším rodinným životem i kulturou. Témata zahrnují okruhy jako zeměpis České republiky, tradice a slavnosti, populární sporty, tradiční jídla, společnost, náctiletí v České republice, ale také systémy, jako například zdravotnický, školský, právní či politický. Fráze z českých reálií k maturitním tématům obsahují anglické překlady frází z českého prostředí, které nelze najít v běžných slovnících nebo používaných učebnicích, jako jsou třeba: jet na chalupu, sjíždět řeku, opékat buřty, tvarohové buchty či velikonoční pomlázka. Tematcké okruhy slovní zásoby jsou vizuálně zobrazeny v myšlenkových mapách, které pomáhají studentům zapamatovat si informace a slovní zásobu k maturitním tématům. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Reveals how social media is hacking our minds, our societies and the world - and what we can do about it. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

You are accused of a crime. Who would you rather determined your fate - a human or an algorithm?An algorithm is more consistent and less prone to error of judgement. Yet a human can look you in the eye before passing sentence.Welcome to the age of the algorithm, the story of a not-too-distant future where machines rule supreme, making important decisions - in healthcare, transport, finance, security, what we watch, where we go even who we send to prison. So how much should we rely on them? What kind of future do we want?Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the bad and the downright ugly of the algorithms that surround us. In Hello World she lifts the lid on their inner workings, demonstrates their power, exposes their limitations, and examines whether they really are an improvement on the humans they are replacing. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Julian Baggini, 432 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná In this groundbreaking global overview of philosophy, Julian Baggini travels the world to provide a wide-ranging map of human thought. One of the great unexplained wonders of human history is that written philosophy flowered entirely separately in China, India and Ancient Greece at more or less the same time. These early philosophies have had a profound impact on the development of distinctive cultures in different parts of the world. What we call 'philosophy' in the West is not even half the story. Julian Baggini sets out to expand our horizons in How the World Thinks, exploring the philosophies of Japan, India, China and the Muslim world, as well as the lesser-known oral traditions of Africa and Australia's first peoples. Interviewing thinkers from around the globe, Baggini asks questions such as: why is the West is more individualistic than the East? What makes secularism a less... (alza.cz)

A Sunday Times Business Book of the Year'No one ever regrets reading anything Mo Gawdat has written.' - Emma Gannon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Multi-Hyphen Method and host of award-winning podcast Ctrl Alt DeleteTechnology is putting our humanity at risk to an unprecedented degree. This book is not for engineers who write the code or the policy makers who claim they can regulate it. This is a book for you.Because, believe it or not, you are the only one that can fix it. - Mo GawdatArtificial intelligence is smarter than humans. It can process information at lightning speed and remain focused on specific tasks without distraction.AI can see into the future, predict outcomes and even use sensors to see around physical and virtual corners. So why does AI frequently get it so wrong and cause harm?The answer is us: the human beings who write the code and teach AI to mimic our behaviour. Scary Smart explains how to fix the current trajectory now, to make sure that the AI of the future can preserve our species.This book offers a blueprint, pointing the way to what we can do to safeguard ourselves, those we love and the planet itself. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

For centuries humanity has engaged in a virtual exploration of space through astronomical observation, aided by astounding scientific and technological advances. In more than sixty years since the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, more than 6,000 functioning satellites have been launched into Earth’s orbit and beyond – some to the farthest reaches of the Solar System – and more than 540 people have travelled into space. Unprecedented in its chronological and geographical scope, this book charts the history of space exploration from the first gunpowder rockets through the Moon landings, and into a future of space tourism. Numerous sidebars focus on the key individuals and inventions that brought us closer to the farthest reaches of the universe. Filled with astonishing images from the Smithsonian, NASA archives and other international collections, this is the first in-depth, fully illustrated survey of this universal human journey.Table of Contents1. Laying the Foundations for Space Exploration • 2. WWII Paves the Way for Space Exploration • 3. Making Space Exploration Real • 4. The Space Age Dawns • 5. The Race to the Moon • 6. New Nations/New Missions • 7. Spaceplanes and Orbital Stations • 8. The Lure of the Red Planet • 9. Beyond Mars • 10. Transterrestrial Expectations (knihydobrovsky.cz)

“I’m a barrister, a job which requires the skills of a social worker, relationship counsellor, arm-twister, hostage negotiator, named driver, bus fare-provider, accountant, suicide watchman, coffee-supplier, surrogate parent and, on one memorable occasion, whatever the official term is for someone tasked with breaking the news to a prisoner that his girlfriend has been diagnosed with gonorrhoea.” Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. They are sometimes funny, often moving and ultimately life-changing. How can you defend a child-abuser you suspect to be guilty? What do you say to someone sentenced to ten years who you believe to be innocent? What is the law and why do we need it? And why do they wear those stupid wigs? From the criminals to the lawyers, the victims, witnesses and officers of the law, here is the best and worst of humanity, all struggling within a broken system which would never be off the front pages if the public knew what it was really like. Both a searing first-hand account of the human cost of the criminal justice system, and a guide to how we got into this mess, The Secret Barrister wants to show you what it’s really like and why it really matters. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Learn how to recognise and resist the daily attempts to control and manipulate your mind. There is a war on for your mind. You may not notice, but you are surrounded by manipulators: advertisers, politicians, big tech, even the humble waiter who asks, ‘Still or sparkling?’ Free Your Mind is your field manual to surviving the information battlefield.In this indispensable book, Laura Dodsworth and Patrick Fagan draw on interviews with mind-control experts ranging from monks to magicians, infiltrate cults and forums to uncover their most deceptive techniques and expose the hidden tactics used to influence you, from social media to subliminal messages. Learn how to recognise the nudges, dispel efforts to brainwash you and always question those who say the choice is yours. If you don’t control your mind, someone else will. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fully flexible component mix means the course can be adapted to any teaching scenario, whether delivering lessons face-to-face, online or using a blended approach. The Great Learners, Great Thinkers section, with its focus on Social and Emotional Learning, allows students to develop the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills they will need for life. With the Virtual Classroom Exchange feature, students can connect with their peers in another country, so they can learn about culture and practise their English in an authentic and rewarding context. The Student's App includes gamified activities to make language practice easy and enjoyable, and enables teachers to set assignments for students to complete on their favourite devices. Teachers can monitor students' learning through the Progress Tracker in the Teacher's App. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fully flexible component mix means the course can be adapted to any teaching scenario, whether delivering lessons face-to-face, online or using a blended approach. The Great Learners, Great Thinkers section, with its focus on Social and Emotional Learning, allows students to develop the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills they will need for life. With the Virtual Classroom Exchange feature, students can connect with their peers in another country, so they can learn about culture and practise their English in an authentic and rewarding context. The Student's App includes gamified activities to make language practice easy and enjoyable, and enables teachers to set assignments for students to complete on their favourite devices. Teachers can monitor students' learning through the Progress Tracker in the Teacher's App. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fully flexible component mix means the course can be adapted to any teaching scenario, whether delivering lessons face-to-face, online or using a blended approach. The Great Learners, Great Thinkers section, with its focus on Social and Emotional Learning, allows students to develop the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills they will need for life. With the Virtual Classroom Exchange feature, students can connect with their peers in another country, so they can learn about culture and practise their English in an authentic and rewarding context. The Student's App includes gamified activities to make language practice easy and enjoyable, and enables teachers to set assignments for students to complete on their favourite devices. Teachers can monitor students' learning through the Progress Tracker in the Teacher's App. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fully flexible component mix means the course can be adapted to any teaching scenario, whether delivering lessons face-to-face, online or using a blended approach. The Great Learners, Great Thinkers section, with its focus on Social and Emotional Learning, allows students to develop the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills they will need for life. With the Virtual Classroom Exchange feature, students can connect with their peers in another country, so they can learn about culture and practise their English in an authentic and rewarding context. The Student's App includes gamified activities to make language practice easy and enjoyable, and enables teachers to set assignments for students to complete on their favourite devices. Teachers can monitor students' learning through the Progress Tracker in the Teacher's App. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

A fully flexible component mix means the course can be adapted to any teaching scenario, whether delivering lessons face-to-face, online or using a blended approach. The Great Learners, Great Thinkers section, with its focus on Social and Emotional Learning, allows students to develop the emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills they will need for life. With the Virtual Classroom Exchange feature, students can connect with their peers in another country, so they can learn about culture and practise their English in an authentic and rewarding context. The Student's App includes gamified activities to make language practice easy and enjoyable, and enables teachers to set assignments for students to complete on their favourite devices. Teachers can monitor students' learning through the Progress Tracker in the Teacher's App. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetime.This isn't science fiction.It's astropolitics. Space is already central to our lives on Earth, from communication and military strategy to international relations. Now, it is becoming the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation - and, possibly, conquest.With China, the USA and Russia leading the way, we're heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us. If you've ever wondered why humans are going back to the Moon, which countries will benefit most from space exploration, and if lasers on satellites will lead to space wars, the answers are here. As we enter a new age of the space race, this gripping book will help you understand how it will transform the future of global politics on Earth.This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha se věnuje kulturním procesům vyjednávání symbolických hranic přináležení v českém imigračním kontextu. Na základě kvalitativní analýzy biografických rozhovorů s přistěhovalci z Běloruska, Ukrajiny a Ruska žijících v České republice autorka zjišťuje, jak se utvářejí symbolické hranice přináležení skrze stigma v každodenních interakcích v sociálním a kulturním kontextu imigrace. Kniha si všímá rozporuplné kulturní reprezentace této skupiny migrantů v českém prostoru etnizovaných vztahů – zvláštního napětí mezi pozicí ‚Druhého‘ (‚Other) a ‚Bratra‘ (‚Brother‘) ve vztahu k Čechům. Toto napětí odráží minulé i současné procesy vytváření národa ve střední a východní Evropě, historické politické vztahy mezi socialistickým Československem a Sovětským svazem a migrační procesy v období po roce 1989. Kniha nabízí nový vhled do kulturního repertoáru českého imigračního kontextu a vyjednávání hranic češství. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Samuel P. Huntington, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, now even more relevant in the post-September 11 world. A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden hand is controlling our destiny? . . . A searching reflection on our global state. (alza.cz)

Kniha - 336 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 336 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

It's the story of a girl. A girl who lives in the country. A girl encountering fragments, both bitter and sweet, of the world around her.It's the story of the shape of her world. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - autor Benjamin Alire Saenz, 368 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá The highly anticipated sequel to the beloved cult classic about family, friendship and first love, from award-winning author Benjamin Alire Sáenz. This lyrical novel will enrapture readers of Adam Silvera (They Both Die at the End), The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Call me by your Name. A love story like no other. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys fell in love. Now they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence. Ari has spent all of high school hiding who he really is, staying silent and invisible. He expected his senior year to be the same. But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. Suddenly he finds himself reaching out to new friends, standing up to bullies and making his voice heard. And, always,... (alza.cz)

Kniha - 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná New edition. (alza.cz)

Kniha - 912 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)

Open your mind, heal your relationships, and connect across divides with this groundbreaking guide to deep curiosity from internationally-recognized curiosity expert, Scott Shigeoka.At a time when tensions over race, religion, gender identity and more have fractured our lives and relationships, curiosity is the key to fostering connection, growth, and healing.Seek will help you build the courage to be transformed by the people, places and experiences you encounter – unlocking deep curiosity, and strengthening this fundamental human skill.Using Shigeoka's transformative four-step framework, you will enhance your capacity to:Detach: Let go of your ABCs (Assumptions, Biases, Certainty)Intend: Prepare your mindset and environmentValue: See the dignity of every person – including yourself!Embrace: Welcome the hard times in life as a catalyst for connection and transformationA must-read for our times, this book will help you to shift your perspective, understand differences and lead a more curious life. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Arranged in a handy A-Z format, A Dictionary of Tolkien explores and explains the creatures, plants, events and places that make up these strange and wonderful lands. It is essential reading for anyone who loves Tolkien's works and wants to learn more about them. This book is unofficial and is not authorised by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers. (knihydobrovsky.cz)

Kniha - 192 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná (alza.cz)