In the aftermath of World War II, the victorious Allied powers turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. The Tokyo trial - the largely overlooked counterpart to Nuremberg - was an opportunity both to render ... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating and entertaining collection of facts, quotes and stories, celebrating Sir David Attenborough's wicked sense of humour and astute wisdom... Zobraziť viac
The Red Planet has been a subject of fascination for humanity for thousands of years, becoming part of our folklore and popular culture. The most Earthlike of the planets in our solar system... Zobraziť viac
‘An excitable, high-octane account’ – IndependentIn October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter’s front doors after buying the digital giant for $44 billion. His takeover came with the promise of fundamental change, but nothing could prepare the... Zobraziť viac
Dvoudílná monografie je komentovaným soupisem dvoukřídlého hmyzu severozápadních Čech oblasti Duchcov–Bílina, který připravil autorský kolektiv 26 českých a 10 zahraničních specialistů. V letech 1992–1999 proběhl na... Zobraziť viac
Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community. Genomics and associated bioinformatics have revolutionised daily life in just a few decades. At the... Zobraziť viac
Thermal Energy Storage Technologies for Sustainability is a broad-based overview describing the state-of-the-art in latent, sensible, and thermo-chemical energy storage systems and their applications across industries. Beginning with a discussion of... Zobraziť viac
Within 315-million-years of life on Earth and cockroach existence on land, the Karabastau of Kazakhstan is the most diverse fossil site, with three thousands Jurassic cockroach specimens and 95 species traced evolutionary patterns in non-parallel detail.. Zobraziť viac
Prakticky již 50. let nebyla vydána publikace, která by se komplexně věnovala hliníku a jeho slitinám, a to od jejich vlastností, přes prvovýrobu hliníku, tavení a odlévání, tváření, tepelné zpracování, korozi, práškovou metalurgii, povrchové úpravy až... Zobraziť viac
What do we owe the past? How to make peace with a dark family history? Burkhard Bilger hardly knew his grandfather growing up. His parents immigrated to Oklahoma from Germany after World War II... Zobraziť viac
Dvoudílná monografie je komentovaným soupisem dvoukřídlého hmyzu severozápadních Čech oblasti Duchcov–Bílina, který připravil autorský kolektiv 26 českých a 10 zahraničních specialistů. V letech 1992–1999 proběhl na... Zobraziť viac
This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War... Zobraziť viac
Jungle tells the remarkable story of the world's tropical forests, from the arrival of the first plants millions of years ago to the role of tropical forests in the evolution of the world's atmosphere, the dinosaurs... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back... Zobraziť viac
The definitive history of the modern climate change era, from an award-winning writer who has been at the centre of the fight for more than thirty years.. Zobraziť viac
Enter a world of ancient secrets, old money, new ambitions and the discovery of priceless treasure in this revelatory new biography... Zobraziť viac
Some people fear and mistrust numbers. Others want to use them for everything. After a long career as a statistician, Paul Goodwin has learned the hard way that the ones who want to use them for everything are... Zobraziť viac
Tangible, sustainable energy solutions for designers to incorporate into buildings, products and more... Zobraziť viac
When leading theoretical physicist Professor Michael Dine was asked where you could find an accessible and authoritative book that would teach you about the Big Bang, Dark Matter, the Higgs boson and the cutting edge of physics now... Zobraziť viac
A superbly written work of narrative non-fiction by an exciting new talent, The Anti-Catastrophe League is a brilliant study of the people and their teams who are trying to save the world.Our species has a unique genius for self-imperilment... Zobraziť viac
