The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature. We are dazzled by them and recognize their crucial role in the transmission of knowledge... Zobraziť viac
Many famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day and then ages out. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really... Zobraziť viac
This radical critique of traditional philosophy is as insightful today as when it was first written... Zobraziť viac
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don’t understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and ... Zobraziť viac
Walden. Yesterday I came here to live. That entry from the journal of Henry David Thoreau, and the intellectual journey it began, would by themselves be enough to place Thoreau in the American pantheon. His attempt to "live deliberately" ... Zobraziť viac
Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive and baffling animals on the planet... Zobraziť viac
What do we think about when we think about football? Football is about so many things: memory, history, place, social class, gender (especially masculinity, but increasingly femininity too), family identity, tribal identity, national identity... Zobraziť viac
We all know the system isn't working. Our governments are corrupt and the opposing parties pointlessly similar. In this book, the author lacerates the straw men and paper tigers of our conformist... Zobraziť viac
One of today's most original thinkers turns our view of the world upside down... Life can be baffling and chaotic, and sometimes it's hard to make sense of it all. The answer, explains groundbreaking thinker Steven Levitt, lies in economics ... Zobraziť viac
Ten years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hitchens' most wry and provocative works. Zobraziť viac
O výjimečném daru Shunrya Suzukiho zprostředkovat tradiční zenové učení pomocí běžně používaného jazyka není pochyb. V této knize ožívá v příhodách, které o něm vyprávějí jeho žáci. Tato živá setkání se zenem jsou... Zobraziť viac
Race is real because we perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it. But the appeal to science to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise - and increasingly part of the public discourse on politics, migration, education, sport and intelligence... Zobraziť viac
Following the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, a panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany... Zobraziť viac
Every day we're bombarded with methods, mantras and life hacks that promise us wellness and prosperity - while time and talent remain some of our most squandered resources. The average full-time worker will spend 80,000 hours at their job: are you... Zobraziť viac
Knyzhka pro filosofiiu stoitsyzmu — vchennia, yake sohodni nabuvaie vse bilshe populiarnosti... Zobraziť viac
Niccolò Machiavelli provides a remarkably uncompromising picture of the true nature of power, no matter what era or by whom it is exercised... Zobraziť viac
In Utopia, Thomas More gives us a traveller's account of a newly discovered island where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based on natural reason and justice, and human fulfilment is open to all... Zobraziť viac
A collection of the world's most mind-boggling, thought-provoking, and downright hilarious theories... Zobraziť viac
A journey, in search of home Charlie Mackesy's beloved The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse has been adapted into... Zobraziť viac
A suspicious accident draws Brunetti into Venice's underworld - with unintended, disturbing consequences... When important information is leaked from inside the Venetian Questura, Commissario Guido Brunetti is entrusted with the task of... Zobraziť viac
