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A foremost digital expert looks at the most powerful political tool ever created-the internet of things. Will it be like the…

A medical mystery/fantasy/love story that delves deeply into the nature of consciousness while raising many of the ethical…

\nA portrait of one of the ancient world\'s first political celebrities, who veered from failure to success and back again\n…

Nobel laureate Patrick Modiano's spellbinding tale of adolescent schoolmates and the vicissitudes of fate…

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Writing fact-based nonfiction for large general audiences requires two different skills: the ability to conduct rigorous…

\nThirty years after the Soviet Union\'s collapse, this book reveals how tensions between America, NATO, and Russia…

Tells the story of the veils' and headscarves' resurgence, from Egypt through Saudi Arabia and into the West, suggesting a…

A fresh, vivid look at Disraeli's life, achievements, and temperament that casts doubts on his much-touted commitment to…

A guide to the buildings of Nottingham, from its medieval beginnings to the innovative architecture of the 21st century.…

The seventeenth-century poet Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) is one of the most intriguing figures in English literature. This…

Produkt American Colonial History - Kidd, Thomas S. zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele Yale University Press.…

A study of democratization, which proposes that the spate of retreating democracies, one after another over the years, is…

In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and…

Investigates a political dilemma, and evaluates answers that have been proposed in the utilitarian, Marxist, social…

\nA noted conflict-resolution expert explores dignity, its role in human conflict, and its power to improve relationships\n…

A seminal biography of the underappreciated eleventh-century Scandinavian warlord-turned-Anglo-Saxon monarch who united the…

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\nAn authoritative life of Edward the Confessor, the monarch whose death sparked the invasion of 1066\n…

\nAn insightful new biography of the central figure of the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly…

The story of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki\'s life and work, including his significant impact on Japan and the world.…

The history of Britain\'s complex relationship with Europe, untangled…

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take…

Looks at the tumultuous history of the Euro, its status in global economics and politics, and the pressures that present…

Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of four rival modern nationalist ideologies from common medieval notions of citizenship.…

The world's leading economic thinker on climate change analyzes the economics and politics of the central environmental…

Works of art are eloquent intermediaries. This title provides an introduction to the painted pottery that served specific…

A history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, this work surveys a millennium of warfare…

A vivid portrait of one of the most powerful leaders in Israel's first decades of statehood…

Offering an account of the Cambodian revolution and genocide, this book includes a preface that takes the story up to 2008…

\nAn exploration of Maimonides, the medieval philosopher, physician, and religious thinker, author of The Guide of the…

\nA comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with…

\nA rich and fascinating exploration of the Volga-the first to fully reveal its vital place in Russian history\n…

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A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily…

A fascinating guide to Van Gogh's itinerant life, with vibrant images and stories about the many places where he lived and…

The Chinese often use the expression du hua, 'to read a painting', in connection with their study and appreciation of such…

Through the discussions of literary works from Homer to Rushdie, this title represents a merger of literature and…

Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic…

Produkt Zhang Peili - Cacchione, Orianna a Li, Pi a Farrell, Robyn a Grube, Katherine zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od…

Alexander the Great is probably the most famous ruler of antiquity, and his spectacular conquests are recounted often in…

A new perspective on the calamitous fall of France in 1940 and why blame has been misplaced ever since…