Seeing - Jose Saramago
Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the…
Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present.
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children?
Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today's most urgent issues. The golden thread running through his exhilarating new book is the challenge of maintaining our collective and individual focus in the face of constant and disorienting change. Are we still capable of understanding the world we have created?
Despite the heavy rain, the officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when the…
The Devil’s Advocate , a best-selling advocacy manual in both the UK and the Commonwealth, brings a fresh approach to the Do’s and Don’ts of good advocacy. Written with humour and style, the title explains…
Publikace známého poradenského psychologa je pokračováním jeho úspěšné knihy Testy osobnosti. Najdete v ní celou řadu testů a psychologických her, vytvořených s autorovým typickým humorem a mírnou nadsázkou. Jejich cílem je podněcovat myšlení a sebeovlivňování,…
War by Agreement presents a new theory on the ethics of war. Benbaji and Statman argue that wars can be morally justified at both the ad bellum level (the political decision to go to war)…
Part memoir, part manifesto, this is a celebration of the bicycle by French anthropologist Marc Augé.
From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare''s much-loved comedy of the battle between the sexesTHIS EDITION INCLUDES: • An illuminating introduction to Much Ado About Nothing by award-winning scholar Jonathan…
''This extraordinary book is the roadmap for a new kind of effective activism'' - Brian Eno‘This book is for people who are angry with the ways things are and want to do something about it;…
This is a book about three things:1. A room called the Comedy Cellar. 2. Who gets to speak in that room. 3. What they get to say. The Comedy Cellar is a tiny basement club…