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On September 7, 1940, the Blitz began. The strategic bombing of London, by over one thousand planes on that night alone, was…

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A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture…

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• Angličtina
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A superbly engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present Music excites and moves us perhaps more…

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• Japonština
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The second volume of Japanese: The Written Language guides high‑beginning learners toward proficiency in reading and…

Produkt Hard Times - Clark, Tom a Heath, Anthony zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University Press.…

An essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social media…

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"One of the most important political books of 2018."-Rod Dreher, American Conservative…

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\nA classic work on the joy of experiencing architecture, with a new afterword reflecting on architecture\'s place in the…

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Britain's pagan past, with its mysterious monuments, atmospheric sites, enigmatic artifacts, bloodthirsty legends, and…

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Winner of the 2023 National Book Award in Nonfiction • Finalist for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Award in History •…

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Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Brožovaná, Počet stran: 96, Nakladatelství: Yale University Press, Autor: Richard Siken, ISBN-13:…

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• Angličtina
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This novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s…

Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in…

From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, a rare and generous look into the creative process…

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\nAn engrossing guide to fraudulent elections around the world—fully updated to mark the biggest election year in history in…

\nAn engagingly accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future\n…

\nThe first history of childhood in Tudor England\n…

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• Angličtina
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A vibrant guide to the world of literature, from dramatic plays to engrossing novels Literature has inspired every…

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• Japonština
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The second volume of Japanese: The Written Language guides high‑beginning learners toward proficiency in reading and…

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• Japonština
• Rok vydání 2005

Eleanor Harz Jorden and Mari Noda, authors of the widely used language textbook Japanese: The Spoken Language, now offer the…

One of our finest critics gives us an altogether original history of rock 'n' roll…

The harrowing first-person account of a French foot soldier who survived four years in the trenches of the First World War…

Produkt Austerity - Schui, Florian zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University Press.…

For all curious readers, a lively introduction to radical ideas and discoveries that are transforming our knowledge of the…

Presents the basic tenets and teachings of the Buddha through a selection of essential texts from the Pali canon, the…

The Marquess of Queensberry is perhaps as famous for destroying one of our greatest literary geniuses as he was for helping…

Includes essays that examine sequentiality and serialism in the practice of photography from the medium's earliest years.…

\nPresents the tale of a star-crossed courtship between the young nobleman Calisto and the beautiful maiden Melibea in…

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How can one European capital be responsible for most of the West’s intellectual and cultural achievements in the twentieth…

An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings…

Originally published more than fifty years ago, this landmark book explores the ways in which military capabilities--real or…

Considered by many to be one of the most influential books of the twentieth century, The Lonely Crowd opened exciting new…

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• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2019

A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society,…

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• Angličtina
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Selected by Nobel Prize laureate and competition judge Louise Glück as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize,…

"One of the most profound and illuminating studies of this century to have been published in recent decades."--John Gray,…

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\nThe magnum opus of 2004 Nobel laureate Elfriede Jelinek—a spectral journey through the catastrophic history embedded in…

\nThe unlikely beginnings of the East India Company—from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior Dutch—to laying the…

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A character-filled history that brings the American saga to life “This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be…

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\nA provocative account showing that \"China\"-and its 5,000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a…

Drawing on primary source material and interviews with statisticians and other scientists, this book offers an account of…

Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527 -…