This spellbinding look at the history and development of illusionistic art reveals wide-ranging techniques that have piqued the public's fascination with this medium. Beautifully reproduced, the images featured in the book includes centuries-old ... Zobraziť viac
In a Polish forest a young woman befriends a boar. An Englishman sets up home with two beavers in Saskatchewan. A zoologist watches a fish make a conscious decision.Darwin finds the evidence for evolution in the backyards of pigeon fanciers... Zobraziť viac
A dazzling love letter to a beloved institution—and an investigation into one of its greatest mysteries—from the bestselling author hailed as a “national treasure” by The Washington Post. On the morning of April 29, 1986, a fire alarm sounded in the... Zobraziť viac
The French Revolution of 1789 had grand humanitarian aims that would one day inspire the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. Russians took the French revolutionary agenda and reinforced it with sturdy... Zobraziť viac
A controversial look at the end of globalization and what it means for prosperity, peace, and the global economic order Globalization, long considered the best route to economic prosperity... Zobraziť viac
An authoritative rethinking of global history by a leading Yale professor. When did globalization begin? ... Zobraziť viac
A Practical Guide to Studying History is the perfect guide for students embarking on degree-level study. The book: - introduces students to the concepts of historical objectivity, frameworks and debate, ... Zobraziť viac
He is one of the great voices in African-American history: Booker T. Washington rose from a boyhood in shackles in West Virginia-he was eight when the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution freed all slaves in 1865-to the status of national hero... Zobraziť viac
Vyberanie pápežských desiatkov v Uhorsku v 13. a 14. storočí na obranu Svätej zeme sa konalo v rokoch 1281 – 1375. Záznamy z vyberania z rokov 1281 – 1331 a 1338 – 1375 nie sú pre nás natoľko zaujímavé pre ich obsahovú stránku... Zobraziť viac
'Every mother of good blood will be sacred to us,' wrote Heinrich Himmler, as he founded his Lebensborn ('Fount of Life') programme in 1935.The Lebensborn programme was founded in Nazi Germany to breed racially pure Aryans, from mothers who believed it... Zobraziť viac
Táto kniha postupuje tak, ako sa krúti koleso ročných období s ich sviatkami a významnými medzníkmi. S každým takýmto obdobím sa spájajú iné božstvá, lebo vtedy je ich sviatok. Každá kapitola obsahuje najprv vysvetlenie o danom sviatku a božstve ... Zobraziť viac
A stunning elegy to a vanished time, Caroline Heller’s memoir traces the lives of her parents, her uncle, and their circle of intellectuals and dreamers from Central Europe on the eve of World War II to present-day America... Zobraziť viac
More than 80 classic myths retold and explained, from early creation beliefs to classical hero narratives and the recurring theme of the afterlife. The latest title in the bestselling Big Ideas series, The Mythology Book explores the compelling ... Zobraziť viac
Suplikačné registre (Registra Supplicationum, I Registri delle Suppliche) predstavujú v pápežskej kúrii špecifický druh prameňa, ktorý v kuriálnej kancelárii vznikol z prirodzenej potreby evidovať súpis žiadostí k Svätej stolici... Zobraziť viac
The War of 1812 and America's first navy come to life in the second volume of Rebels a historical epic of America's founding, from DMZ writer Brian Wood. In 1775, Seth Abbott fought to win his fellow Americans their independence... Zobraziť viac
A groundbreaking history of nuclear weapons across the world, from their invention to the end of the Cold War How should we deal with nuclear weapons? The discovery of nuclear fission fundamentally changed the world order. Its power was harnessed,... Zobraziť viac
A revelatory history of sex, gender, and science from Linnaeus to DarwinWhat did Darwin and Linnaeus really think about sex? In print, their descriptions of animal courtship painted a comfortingly traditional picture: males were belligerent show-offs,... Zobraziť viac
Even in the midst of runaway economic inequality and dangerous social division, it remains an axiom of modern life that meritocracy reigns supreme and promises to open opportunity to all. The idea that reward should follow ability and effort is ... Zobraziť viac
Jeden z největších románů 20. stol. slavného argentinského autora pojednává o pronásledování židů španělskou inkvizicí v Jižní Americe. Marcos Aguinis vytvořil velkolepý portrét španělské... Zobraziť viac
This book describes and analyses many interesting events in the political development of Europe from the Ancient world to the present day and offers opportunities for a comparative approach... Zobraziť viac
