Focusing on major turning points, individual stories and key places, from Mecca to Cordoba, from Damascus to Venice, and from Vienna to Istanbul, Drayson tracks the themes that unite us – classical learning preserved in Islamic libraries, the enduring... Zobraziť viac
Dvacáté století bylo patrně nejkrutější v celé historii lidstva! V populárně naučné knize renomovaného autora tohoto žánru, dlouholetého spolupracovníka MF Dnes, Karla Pacnera, jsou popsány klíčové události, které ve... Zobraziť viac
Loď Jejího Veličenstva Erebus byla jednou z prvních velkých průzkumných lodí, veteránka z přelomových plaveb na kraj světa. V roce 1848 zmizela v Arktidě a její osud se stal záhadou. V roce 2014 byla nalezena. Toto je její příběh. Zobraziť viac
Mladá Franci Rabínková vyrostla v privilegované pražské rodině a získala skvělé vzdělání. Čekala ji budoucnost majitelky rodinného módního salonu a oddané dcery a manželky. Po přijetí nacistických protižidovských zákonů se... Zobraziť viac
Život na Zemi si za milióny rokov prešiel rôznymi formami. V tejto knihe sa prostredníctvom neuveriteľne živých obrazov Simona Stalenhaga zoznámite s hlavonožcami, vtákojaštermi, dinosaurami, veľrybami a inými... Zobraziť viac
První román Kena Folletta z plánované trilogie Století nazvaný Pád titánů se stal mezinárodní senzací nadšeně přijímanou jako strhující a fascinující kniha, která dokáže čtenáře pohltit na celé dny či týdny. Zobraziť viac
Ačkoliv je druhá světová válka již dávnou minulostí, zůstává stále v živé paměti evropského lidstva. Zločiny, jichž se tehdy němečtí nacisté dopustili, poznamenaly osudy mnoha evropských rodin, jejichž příslušníci a potomci... Zobraziť viac
History is a weapon. The powerful have their version of events, the people have another. And if we understand how the past was forged, we arm ourselves to change the future.This is a history of struggle, revolution and social change: of hominins,... Zobraziť viac
Through 30 interpretative essays, The Bloomsbury Handbook of the Russian Revolution sees an international team of leading scholars comprehensively examine Russia’s revolutionary years. In the wake of the 2017 centenary, this handbook is the first... Zobraziť viac
Winston Churchill understood and wielded the power of words throughout his six decades in the public eye. His wartime writings and speeches revealed both his vision for the future and his own personal feelings, fascinating generation after generation... Zobraziť viac
Across four centuries and multiple continents, British colonialism was above all the business of corporations. Corporations conceived, promoted, financed, and governed overseas expansion, making claims over territory and peoples while ensuring that... Zobraziť viac
The second volume of the leading military historian's account of the liberation of Europe across the final years of the war, from D-Day forward. Zobraziť viac
Updated with the latest archaeological research new chapters on the most influential yet widely unrecognised people of the British isles, In Search of the Dark Ages illuminates the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman... Zobraziť viac
A remarkable, eyewitness-based view of the outbreak of the First World War. As war broke out in the summer of 1914, not a nation on Earth understood the magnitude of what they were about to face. To win it, whole populations must be mobilised, and ... Zobraziť viac
War and power are two of the most-widely discussed issues in all of human history, and yet they are, time and again, misunderstood ― often disastrously so. Whilst we might think the outcome of war is determined by so-called ‘Great Powers’ who dominate... Zobraziť viac
On the 250th anniversary of America's founding - a landmark history of the US Constitution for a troubling new era. The US Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world - and one of the most difficult to amend. Although nearly twelve... Zobraziť viac
As read on BBC Radio 4's 'Book of the Week', a timely, moving and profound exploration of how writers, composers and artists have searched for solace while facing loss, tragedy and crisis, from the historian and Booker Prize-shortlisted novelist... Zobraziť viac
In December 1937, the Japanese army swept into the ancient city of Nanking. Within weeks, more than 300,000 Chinese civilians and soldiers were systematically raped, tortured, and murdered-a death toll exceeding that of the atomic ... Zobraziť viac
In the heart of bustling European and American cities lies an overlooked yet vibrant corner of resilience, ingenuity and magic: our gardens. From pre-industrial England to modern-day Ohio, via the Paris Commune, Barackia in pre-war Berlin, Soviet... Zobraziť viac
A joyous exploration of the cultural phenomenon that created Mario, Zelda and Pokémon, and an ode to our love of gaming, by one of the most trusted voices in video games writing... Zobraziť viac
