Vypráví skutečný příběh profesora Jamese Murraye, který se v roce 1857 pustil do jednoho z nejambicióznějších projektů v historii – kompilaci Oxfordského slovníku angličtiny. Přitom si začal dopisovat s americkým chirurgem a veteránem z občanské války... Zobraziť viac
Humorous tales of travel and misadventure... Zobraziť viac
Vypráví skutečný příběh profesora Jamese Murraye, který se v roce 1857 pustil do jednoho z nejambicióznějších projektů v historii – kompilaci Oxfordského slovníku angličtiny. Přitom si začal dopisovat s americkým chirurgem a veteránem z občanské války... Zobraziť viac
Ever racked your brain for a word you're convinced should exist, yet is inexplicably absent from the dictionary? All languages have their limitations - should Englis h fall short, the expression may lie elsewhere... Zobraziť viac
A timely collection of 26 inspiring tales, The Kindness of Strangers explores the unexpected human connections that so often transfigure and transform the experience of travel... Zobraziť viac
Sunday Times bestselling author Simon Winchester returns with a thought-provoking history of the wind, written in his edifying and entertaining style. Zobraziť viac
Unexpected stories from unexpected places... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back... Zobraziť viac
Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson... Zobraziť viac
Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything... Zobraziť viac
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes―here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain... Zobraziť viac
The epic life story of the Atlantic Ocean from the bestselling author... Zobraziť viac
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes-here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire... Zobraziť viac
