Předkládaná monografie v anglickém jazyce je věnována vývoji vztahu mezi náboženstvím a královským úřadem ve starověké Mezopotámii. Pokrývá celé období od počátku 3. tisíciletí př. n. l. po 7. století př. n. l... Zobraziť viac
One morning on the outskirts of Damascus, two starving friends are walking through their desolate city and come across a familiar street that has been turned to rubble, concrete bridges towering above them like tombs and houses turned inside out... Zobraziť viac
K výročí čtyř staletí od vymření Rožmberků, kdysi nejmocnějšího šlechtického rodu Českého království, byla uspořádána souhrnná výstava, která upozorňuje na politické, kulturní, hospodářské a zejména patronátní... Zobraziť viac
A powerful account of the decline of the Cuban Revolution, told through the lives of five ordinary Cuban citizens... Zobraziť viac
Once deemed too controversial to publish, and now told for the very first time is the incredible and candid true story of one young woman's survival of five Nazi concentration camps... Zobraziť viac
Have you ever made someone you love a mix-tape? Forty years ago, a group of scientists, artists and writers gathered in a house in Ithaca, New York to work on the most important compilation ever conceived... Zobraziť viac
The Knights Templar are one of the most mysterious and powerful religious orders in history. Highly trained, and adhering to a strict chivalric code, their success on the battlefield brought them both extraordinary wealth and political influence... Zobraziť viac
This fantastic new book will take you through the devastating events that changed our planet and our lives. It is divided into sections covering significant moments from the Antioch Earthquake in 526 AD to the collapse of... Zobraziť viac
The new Sunday Times bestseller from the Baillie Gifford-winning author of East West Street and The Ratline Zobraziť viac
Joe Dunthorne never met his great-grandfather Siegfried: an eccentric Jewish scientist who escaped Nazi Berlin in the 1930s and snuck back under cover of night to rescue the family heirlooms. Decades later, Siegfried wrote about his adventures in... Zobraziť viac
To Queen Victoria she was Aunt Julie; to Catherine the Great she was Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna, granddaughter-in-law. This is the story of Princess Juliane-Henriette-Ulrike of Saxe-Coburg, the Rebel Romanov. Born in 1781 in a small impoverished... Zobraziť viac
Explore how shadowy organizations shaped our modern world. From past origins to global impact, uncover the forces behind notorious figures and their empires. Zobraziť viac
Walking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country’s history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future... Zobraziť viac
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made... Zobraziť viac
A major new translation of one of the most enduring works of literature, from the award- winning, bestselling co-translator of "Anna Karenina"-with a spectacular, specially illustrated cover "The Three Musketeers" is the most famous of ... Zobraziť viac
A seminal classic of war reportage based in Vietnam. Zobraziť viac
The first American novel to become an international best-seller, Stowe`s book charts the paths from slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American chattel slavery, and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties... Zobraziť viac
Moje dielo sa zaoberá archeologickými nálezmi, ktoré učinili ľudia s detektorom kovov na strednom Slovensku. Je písané formou rozhovoru, kde ja ako autor som ho prepísal a upravil. Človek, ktorý mi ho poskytol a doniesol mi foto predmetov s... Zobraziť viac
První díl zamýšlené trilogie zavede čtenáře k obyvatelům čtvrti v západním Oslu v poválečném čase koncem čtyřicátých let 20. století. V centru pozornosti stojí rodina Maj a Ewalda Kristoffersenových a jejich malý syn, Jesper... Zobraziť viac
"The father of history," as Cicero called him, and a writer possessed of remarkable narrative gifts, enormous scope, and considerable charm, Herodotus has always been beloved by readers well-versed in the classics... Zobraziť viac
