This book is about coping with being human. It's about how unexpected events smash and bash their way into our lives without permission. And how a love of the natural world - in particular birds- will help to raise you from these periodic depths... Zobraziť viac
The first introductory ecological economics text written specifically for natural scientists. Assumes no prior knowledge of economics or philosophy. Zobraziť viac
Explore the last wilderness left on Earth. From mangrove swamp to ocean floor, mollusc to manatee, Atlantic Conveyer to Hurricane Katrina, unravel the mysteries of the sea... Zobraziť viac
Nadzvukový letoun 4. generace JAS 39 Gripen, volitelně využitelný jako stíhací, útočný či průzkumný prostředek, byl navržen začátkem 80. let podle požadavků švédského letectva na lehký bojový stroj určený pro získávání.... Zobraziť viac
An intricate and personal history of watches and time from an extraordinary watchmaker and historian... Zobraziť viac
All of the Earth's ocean, from the equator to the poles, is a single engine powered by sunlight - a blue machine... 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... Zobraziť viac
From the world's foremost neuroscientist of romantic love comes a personal story of connection and heartbreak that brings new understanding to an old truth: it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all... Zobraziť viac
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that will revise our concept of what life itself is, how to enhance it, and what possibilities it offers – from Science Book Prize winner and former Nature editor Philip Ball... Zobraziť viac
A cutting-edge new vision of biology that proposes to revise our concept of what life is - from Science Book Prize winner and former Nature editor Philip Ball.Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard... Zobraziť viac
Johnny Ball is by some margin Britain's most famous mathematician. Wonders Beyond Numbers is his magnum opus, and his first book for more than ten years. It is nothing less than the history of mathematics; he describes it as 'a summation of my career as a Zobraziť viac
One of the most recognised and revered car brands, Bentley celebrates its centenary in 2019. In conjunction with the Bentley Drivers Club and the W.O. Bentley Memorial Foundation, 100 Years of Bentley is a lavish celebration of the company, ... Zobraziť viac
We are made of the same stuff as the breath and cinders of volcanoes. They have long shaped the path of humanity, provoked pioneering explorations and fired up our imaginations... Zobraziť viac
The world is in the midst of what may be the most deadly pandemic of the past 100 years. Threats to humanity, and how we address them, define our time... Zobraziť viac
In our scientific age an understanding of physics is part of a liberal education. Lawyers, bankers, governors, business heads, administrators, all wise educated people need a lasting understanding of physics so that they can enjoy those contacts with... Zobraziť viac
Apple isn’t just a brand; it’s the world’s most valuable company and creator of the 21st century’s defining product. The iPhone has revolutionized the way we live, work and connect. But Apple is now a victim of its own success, caught in the middle of... Zobraziť viac
Manapság már nem hagyhatjuk figyelmen kívül a Musk-jelenséget. Elon Musk felvásárolja a Twittert, mer nagyot álmodni, és azzal kecsegteti az emberiséget, hogy hamarosan elhagyjuk a Földet, irány a Mars! Néhány év alatt megvetette a lábát a jelenkori ... Zobraziť viac
The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. For almost five decades after the Second World War, Europe was divided by the longest and most heavily guarded border on earth. The Iron ... Zobraziť viac
In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power -- political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic -- by means of which contemporary societies are governed. Zobraziť viac
Subtitled "Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery". 21 halftones. Zobraziť viac