American households are awash in expensive credit card debt. But where did all this debt come from? In this history of the rise of postwar American finance, Sean H. Vanatta shows how bankers created our credit card economy and, with it, the indebted... Zobraziť viac
Visionary Oxford professor Ian Goldin and The Economist's Tom Lee-Devlin show why the city is where the battles of inequality, social division, pandemics and climate change must be faced... Zobraziť viac
The influence Britain’s geology has had on our daily lives is profound. While we may be unaware of it, every aspect of our history has been affected by events that happened ten thousand, a million, or a thousand million years ago... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of Azadi and My Seditious Heart, a piercing exploration of modern empire, nationalism and rising fascism that gives us the tools to resist and fight back... Zobraziť viac
Soldiers is a very personal gathering of sparkling, gripping tales by many writers, about men and women who have borne arms, reflecting bestselling historian Max Hastings’s lifetime of studying war... Zobraziť viac
The first major monograph on sculptor Ronald Moody, exploring his legacy and impact through his key works and artistic relationships, networks and influences... Zobraziť viac
Ojedinelá plnofarebná publikácia od profesionálnej čipkárky Lýdie Dejlovej, ktorá sa už 38 rokov zaoberá špaňodolinskou paličkovanou čipkou. V knihe sú zobrazené jednotlivé motívy čipiek, ich nákresy a podrobný popis. Vhodná je pre paličkárky... Zobraziť viac
Celebrated music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of the legendary Joni Mitchell... Zobraziť viac
It is estimated that more than half of the world's population communicates in more than one language and over a third of the population in the United Kingdom is multilingual... Zobraziť viac
Jedinečná a veľkolepá kniha fotografií predstavuje tvorbu renomovaného slovenského fotografa Karola Kállaya od päťdesiatych rokov 20. storočia až do posledných... Zobraziť viac
Germany, 1918- a country in flux. The First World War is lost, traditional values are shaken to their core, revolution is afoot and the victory of democracy beckons... Zobraziť viac
The 'Good Chaps' theory holds that those who rise to power in the UK can be trusted to follow the rules and do the right thing. They're good chaps, after all. Yet Britain appears to have been taken over by bad chaps.... Zobraziť viac
Výber architektov, zostavený dvojicou Tomáš Žáček a Katarína Trnovská, predstavuje 41 slovenských architektov a... Zobraziť viac
Jedinečná publikace na leteckém knižním trhu na pomoc pilotům při VFR letech do zahraničí. Ne jen pouhá teorie, ale praktické návody a ukázky anglické VFR komunikace v Evropě i USA. Evropa i svět se pro malá letadla otevřel s GPS, Schengenským... Zobraziť viac
Lepší darček pre milovníkov Slovenska nenájdete! Okrem známych miest a zákutí publikácia predstavuje aj tie menej známe. Dozviete sa o takmer zabudnutých remeslách či kulinárskych špecialitách... Zobraziť viac
Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you how... Zobraziť viac
An in-depth overview of Ukrainian art from the dawn of Modernism in the late nineteenth century to the start of the Russian invasion in Spring 2022... Zobraziť viac
What does it take to become a road racing legend and compete in the toughest sport in the world? Go behind the scenes with the teams and riders at all the major tours and classics through the lens of world-class pro-cycling photographer, Kristof Ramon... Zobraziť viac
Internationally bestselling author Gretchen Rubin's tour of the five senses, finding happiness through sight, sound, touch, taste and scent... Zobraziť viac
Why can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play it back on a piano? Why does the wake behind a duck always form an angle of exactly 39 degrees? ... Zobraziť viac