In this compelling story of greed, chicanery and tarnished idealism, two Wall Street Journal reporters investigate a man who Bill Gates and Western governments entrusted with hundreds of millions of dollars to make profits and end poverty but now... Zobraziť viac
*A GUARDIAN 'BOOKS OF 2021' PICK*'One of the most electrifying writers at work in America today, among the sharpest and most supple thinkers of her generation' - Olivia LaingSo often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a fo Zobraziť viac
Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century - new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of GeographySpy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries' GDP... Zobraziť viac
All of us - not only scientists, industrialists and generals-should ask ourselves what can we do now to improve the chances of reaping the benefits of future AI and avoiding the risks. This is the most important conversation of our time, ... Zobraziť viac
Yuval Noah Harari returns in August 2018 with a new book, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. In bringing his focus to the here... Zobraziť viac
A major new book by New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman (The Next 100 Years), with a bold thesis about coming events in Europe. This provocative work examines “flashpoints,” ... Zobraziť viac
On 10 June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria. In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text, his daughter, a self-confessed daddy's girl, remembers her beloved father... Zobraziť viac
Not being racist is not enough. We have to be antiracist. In this rousing and deeply empathetic book, Ibram X. Kendi, founding director of the Antiracism Research and Policy Center, shows that when it comes to racism, neutrality is not an option... 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... Zobraziť viac
Guards who patrol the wards of America's most violent and abusive prisons. Undocumented immigrants who man the 'kill floors' of industrial slaughterhouses... Zobraziť viac
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union... Zobraziť viac
Mimoriadne vydanie dvoch kníh, ktoré patria k tým, ktoré ovplyvnili názory ľudí na súčasnú spoločnosť. V prvej knihe Taleb odhaľuje skryté pravidlá náhodnosti v živote spoločnosti na na trhoch, ... Zobraziť viac
Kniha vychází z poznatku, že současná česká politika se ocitla v hluboké krizi. Postrádá schopnost formulovat a naplňovat dlouhodobé celospolečenské cíle. Vstupem do Evropské unie završuje Česko svůj návrat do Evropy. Tím česká politika naplňuje svůj... Zobraziť viac
One of the world's most influential economists sets out the basis for a new social contract fit for the 21st century. This landmark study by Minouche Shafik, Director of the LSE, draws on evidence from across the globe to show... Zobraziť viac
Dílo francouzského sociologa a antropologa navazuje na díla J.Huizingy (Homo ludens) a E.Finka (Oáza štěstí). Podává... Zobraziť viac
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This vibrant board book from Ladybird introduces young children to essential first concepts and key themes. A great introduction to the everyday things around the home, little ones will be encouraged to find and name all the ... Zobraziť viac
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control us... Zobraziť viac
Hamish Hamilton: An essential guide to geopolitics in 2017 -- and how we should be fighting back -- from the world's leading... Zobraziť viac
The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with... Zobraziť viac
