US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America’s place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make America’s deals and protect democratic ... Zobraziť viac
Science starts to get interesting when things don't make sense... Zobraziť viac
Every animal on the planet owes its existence to one crucial piece of evolutionary engineering: the egg... Zobraziť viac
Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession... Zobraziť viac
Incels. Anti Vaxxers. Conspiracy theorists. Neo-Nazis. Once, these groups all belonged on the fringes of the political spectrum. Today, accelerated by a pandemic, global conflict and rapid technological change,... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating compendium showcasing the extraordinary wonders of the birds that share our world through exquisite ornithological illustrations, prints and drawings... Zobraziť viac
How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies at war with our babies? ... Zobraziť viac
Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? ... Zobraziť viac
Brian Hare, dog researcher, evolutionary anthropologist, and founder of the Duke Canine Cognition Center, and Vanessa Woods offer revolutionary new insights into dog intelligence and the interior lives of our smartest pets. In the past decade... Zobraziť viac
Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? These are just some of the questions considered in an internationally acclaimed masterpiece by one of the world's greatest thinkers.... Zobraziť viac
The book covers the material of the two-semester course of quantum field theory that the author taught at the Charles University and Czech Technical University in Prague for more than two decades. In the individual chapters one may find the discussion... Zobraziť viac
This highly illustrated study examines, in detail, the brutal Paraguayan War of 1864—70, one of the largest and bloodiest conflicts in South American history... Zobraziť viac
Během čtyř desetiletí minulého století byl elegantní letoun Aero L-29 nejpoužívanějším cvičným strojem letectev bývalého východního bloku (kromě Polska) a byl také zařazen do výzbroje řady států tzv. třetího světa. Kromě... Zobraziť viac
What does E=mc2 actually mean? Dr. Brian Cox and Professor Jeff Forshaw go on a journey to the frontier of twenty-first century science to unpack Einstein's famous equation... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene's The Fabric of the Cosmos takes us on an irresistible and revelatory journey through the biggest of the big questions... Zobraziť viac
Written over two thousand years ago, The Art of War contains penetrating insights into the nature of power, inter-state rivalry, realpolitik and military success, relevant to any age. It was first translated into English in the early 20th century. Sun... Zobraziť viac
Why might an orangutan care which toothpaste you choose? What does your mobile phone have to do with wind turbines? And can your morning coffee really power a bus? ... Zobraziť viac
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it? Bestselling authors Kelly and Zach Weinersmith... Zobraziť viac
A sweeping inquiry into how the night sky has shaped what it means to be human... Zobraziť viac
Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces? Richard Dawkins explores the wonder of flight: from the mythical Icarus, to... Zobraziť viac
