THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the creator of the wildly popular xkcd.com, hilarious and informative answers to important questions you probably never thought to ask.Millions visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. Fans a... Zobraziť viac
Groundbreaking rationalist philosopher Sam Harris challenges the assumption that science has nothing to do with morality in THE MORAL LANDSCAPE, a formula for calculating actions that serve humans' best interests... Zobraziť viac
An artist inherits a hundred years of photographic portraits, all of the same doomed American chestnut. A hard-partying undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back into life by creatures of air and light... Zobraziť viac
Featuring contributions from a range of researchers, this is the first book to fully explore the potential applications of Social Network Analysis in the context of natural resource management. This is an ideal resource for students and researchers... Zobraziť viac
They know something you don't know. They work inside investment banks, betting companies and social media giants. What are the secrets held by mathematicians and what can everyone else learn from them? ... Zobraziť viac
Introduction by Professor Stephen Hawking. From what actually happened in the Big Bang to the accidental discovery of post-it notes, science is packed with surprising discoveries. Did you know, for instance, that if you were to get too close to ... Zobraziť viac
For billions of years, Earth was an inhospitably alien place - covered with churning seas, slowly crafting its landscape by way of incessant volcanic eruptions, the atmosphere in a constant state of chemical flux. And yet, despite facing literally... Zobraziť viac
Did you know there are over 47,000 facts in the world? And the good news is, many of them are in this book. That's right, The Grand Tour A-Z of the Car is the only reference guide you need for cars, driving and all related matters... Zobraziť viac
Tato monografie, plná kvalitních fotografií a technických detailů, je především určena obdivovatelům vojenské techniky, sběratelům a modelářům. Zobraziť viac
Gareth Steel wants you to understand vets in a way you never could have before.How it feels to watch a healed dog bound into their owner's arms. The joy of breathing life into the fluid-filled lungs of a newborn calf after a difficult ... Zobraziť viac
A groundbreaking exploration of how the interplay of physics and mathematics has enriched our understanding of the universe - essential reading for anyone who wants to grasp how physicists are attempting, in Stephen ... Zobraziť viac
He set his star by a simple motto: duty, honor, country. Only rarely does history grant a single individual the ability, personal charisma, moral force, and intelligence to command the respect, admiration, and affection of an entire nation... Zobraziť viac
'This is the story of how your life shapes your brain, and how your brain shapes your life.'Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It's a journey that will take you into the world of extreme ... Zobraziť viac
"e;An aviator, downed in the desert and facing long odds of survival, encounters a strange young person,neither man nor really boy, who, it emerges over time, has travelled from his solitary home on a distantasteroid, where he lives alone with a... Zobraziť viac
Considered by some to be the greatest novel ever written, "e;Anna Karenina"e; is Tolstoy's classic tale of love and adultery set against the backdrop of high society in Moscow and Saint Petersburg. A rich and complex masterpiece, the novel c... Zobraziť viac
In the book Doomed to exist every reader finds lots of physical and astronomical issues related to more or less known mysteries and paradoxes, that have been troubling the scientists for ages, centuries in some cases... Zobraziť viac
The Complete Yachtmaster has been a bestseller since first publication and has established itself as the standard reference for Yachtmaster students as well as skippers of all levels of experience... Zobraziť viac
This latest volume in Harpia's new-look format continues the publisher's aim of providing unrivalled detail and accuracy in its coverage of lesser-known areas of air warfare research... Zobraziť viac
Being Human is history made flesh. It will change the way you see the world.We are a wonder of evolution. Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators... Zobraziť viac
