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How the World Really Works

A Scientist’s Guide to Our Past, Present and Future

podle Vaclav Smil ...

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES__________We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works. ... Přečtěte si více

260,39 Kč

* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If you want a brief but thorough education in numeric thinking about many of the fundamental forces that shape human life, this is the book to read. It's a tour de force' BILL GATES__________We have never had so much information at our fingertips and yet most of us don't know how the world really works.
... Přečtěte si více
Not the End of the World

How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet

podle Hannah Ritchie ...

This "eye-opening and essential" book (Bill Gates) will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider ... Přečtěte si více

224,59 Kč

This "eye-opening and essential" book (Bill Gates) will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems—and explains how we can solve them.It’s become common to tell kids that they’re going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider
... Přečtěte si více
The Story of the Human Body

Evolution, Health and Disease

podle Daniel Lieberman ...

In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit our hunter-gatherer bodiesThis ground-breaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then it's normal to ... Přečtěte si více

236,69 Kč

In The Story of the Human Body, Daniel Lieberman, Professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard, shows how we need to change our world to fit our hunter-gatherer bodiesThis ground-breaking book of popular science explores how the way we use our bodies is all wrong. From an evolutionary perspective, if normal is defined as what most people have done for millions of years, then it's normal to
... Přečtěte si více
Empire of AI

Inside the reckless race for total domination

podle Karen Hao ...

A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a... ... Přečtěte si více

296,89 Kč

A New York Times and Sunday Times BestsellerWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award 2025Longlisted for the 2025 Financial Times & Schroders Business Book of the YearShortlisted for Foyles Non Fiction Book of the Year 2025An eye-opening account of the tech arms race shaping out planet, from an award-winning journalist and AI insider to the world of Sam Altman a...
... Přečtěte si více
The Precipice

Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity

podle Toby Ord ...

In this urgent and “thrillingly written” book, there is a case and solution for humanity’s last shot at survival (Sunday Times).**Humanity’s future is at risk. We face existential catastrophes, climate change, nuclear war, and more. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it will soon be too late.Drawing on over a decade of research, The Precipice explores the cutting-edge science behind ... Přečtěte si více

224,59 Kč

In this urgent and “thrillingly written” book, there is a case and solution for humanity’s last shot at survival (Sunday Times).**Humanity’s future is at risk. We face existential catastrophes, climate change, nuclear war, and more. If we do not act fast to reach a place of safety, it will soon be too late.Drawing on over a decade of research, The Precipice explores the cutting-edge science behind
... Přečtěte si více
Dark Ecology

For a Logic of Future Coexistence

podle Timothy Morton ...

Série série The Wellek Library Lectures
Timothy Morton argues that ecological awareness in the present Anthropocene era takes the form of a strange loop or Möbius strip, twisted to have only one side. Deckard travels this oedipal path in Blade Runner (1982) when he learns that he might be the enemy he has been ordered to pursue. Ecological awareness takes this shape because ecological phenomena have a loop form that is also fundamental ... Přečtěte si více

484,79 Kč

Timothy Morton argues that ecological awareness in the present Anthropocene era takes the form of a strange loop or Möbius strip, twisted to have only one side. Deckard travels this oedipal path in Blade Runner (1982) when he learns that he might be the enemy he has been ordered to pursue. Ecological awareness takes this shape because ecological phenomena have a loop form that is also fundamental
... Přečtěte si více
Blue Mind

How Water Makes You Happier, More Connected and Better at What You Do

podle Wallace J. Nichols ...

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water.Grounded in cutting-edge studies in neurobiology, cognitive psychology, economics, and medicine, and made real by ... Přečtěte si více

277,59 Kč

Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our minds and bodies at ease? In Blue Mind, Wallace J. Nichols revolutionizes how we think about these questions, revealing the remarkable truth about the benefits of being in, on, under, or simply near water.Grounded in cutting-edge studies in neurobiology, cognitive psychology, economics, and medicine, and made real by
... Přečtěte si více
I Want a Better Catastrophe

Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor

podle Andrew Boyd ...

An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomersWITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom.He searches out eight leading climate thinkers — from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to ... Přečtěte si více

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An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomersWITH GLOBAL WARMING projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the "impossible news" of our climate doom.He searches out eight leading climate thinkers — from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to
... Přečtěte si více
The Sixth Extinction

An Unnatural History

podle Elizabeth Kolbert ...

________________WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION________________'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' - Al Gore, New York Times'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer<stron... ... Přečtěte si více

254,79 Kč

________________WINNER OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR GENERAL NON-FICTION________________'An invaluable contribution to our understanding of present circumstances, just as the paradigm shift she calls for is sorely needed' - Al Gore, New York Times'Compelling ... It is a disquieting tale, related with rigour and restraint by Kolbert' - Observer<stron...
... Přečtěte si více
Energy at the End of the World

An Orkney Islands Saga

podle Laura Watts ...

Série série Infrastructures
Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.The islands of Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, are closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Surrounded by fierce seas and shrouded by clouds and mist, the islands seem to mark the edge of the known world. And yet they are a center for energy technology innovation, from marine energy to ... Přečtěte si více

588,09 Kč

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.The islands of Orkney, off the northern coast of Scotland, are closer to the Arctic Circle than to London. Surrounded by fierce seas and shrouded by clouds and mist, the islands seem to mark the edge of the known world. And yet they are a center for energy technology innovation, from marine energy to
... Přečtěte si více
The Heat Will Kill You First

Life and Death on a Scorched Planet

podle Jeff Goodell ...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents an important examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.“Masterful, bracing” (David Wallace-Wells)</strong... ... Přečtěte si více

224,59 Kč

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!New York Times best-selling journalist Jeff Goodell presents an important examination of the impact that temperature rise will have on our lives and on our planet, offering a vital new perspective on where we are headed, how we can prepare, and what is at stake if we fail to act.“Masterful, bracing” (David Wallace-Wells)</strong...
... Přečtěte si více
Arborescence

A dazzling and deeply moving story about humans turning into trees

podle Rhett Davis ...

'A wry tale, deftly told... transforms the anguish of our moment into hope' RICHARD FLANAGAN, TLS'I do not remember loving a book and a story this much in a very long time' MINNIE DRIVER___________________________________________________________________________What makes a person want to be a tree?Bren and his partner Caelyn are feeling at a standstill in their lives. One day they come across a ... Přečtěte si více

368,19 Kč

'A wry tale, deftly told... transforms the anguish of our moment into hope' RICHARD FLANAGAN, TLS'I do not remember loving a book and a story this much in a very long time' MINNIE DRIVER___________________________________________________________________________What makes a person want to be a tree?Bren and his partner Caelyn are feeling at a standstill in their lives. One day they come across a
... Přečtěte si více
GPS For Dummies

podle Joel McNamara ...

Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you’ve dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it.If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You’ll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems, ... Přečtěte si více

367,39 Kč

Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you’ve dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it.If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You’ll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems,
... Přečtěte si více
Oceans

A Very Short Introduction

podle Dorrik Stow ...

Série série Very Short Introductions
The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds ... Přečtěte si více

163,14 Kč

The importance of the oceans to life on Earth cannot be overstated. Liquid water covers more than 70% of our planet's surface and, in past geological time, has spread over 85%. Life on Earth began in the oceans over 3.5 billion years ago and remained there for the great majority of that time. Today the seas still provide 99% of habitable living space, the largest repository of biomass, and holds
... Přečtěte si více
Warming Up

How Climate Change is Changing Sport – A GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR

podle Madeleine Orr ...

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024“Couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport” The ObserverThe world of sport has a new opponent: climate change.In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California. Players collapsed and play was ... Přečtěte si více

263,79 Kč

Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2024“Couldn't be a bolder, more forthright SOS for sport” The ObserverThe world of sport has a new opponent: climate change.In recent years, a world championship marathon was held at midnight to avoid the blistering sun. Professional athletes needed oxygen tanks to play during wildfire season in California. Players collapsed and play was
... Přečtěte si více
Reservoir Model Design

A Practitioner's Guide

podle Philip Ringrose, Mark Bentley ...

Série série Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book gives practical advice and ready to use tips on the design and construction of subsurface reservoir models. The design elements cover rock architecture, petrophysical property modelling, multi-scale data integration, upscaling and uncertainty analysis. Philip Ringrose and Mark Bentley share their experience, gained from over a hundred reservoir modelling studies in 25 countries covering ... Přečtěte si více

1 091,49 Kč

This book gives practical advice and ready to use tips on the design and construction of subsurface reservoir models. The design elements cover rock architecture, petrophysical property modelling, multi-scale data integration, upscaling and uncertainty analysis. Philip Ringrose and Mark Bentley share their experience, gained from over a hundred reservoir modelling studies in 25 countries covering
... Přečtěte si více
Waves and Beaches

The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast

podle Kim McCoy, Willard Bascom ...

Some Surprising Facts from Waves and BeachesA tide is actually a long wave, having a period of 43,000 seconds (12 hours and 25 minutes) and a wave length half the circumference of the earthThere is no such thing as undertow, but rip tides are very realThe combination of the celestial mechanics of earth rotation and gravitation, the sun’s radiation, and the resultant action of wind on the surface ... Přečtěte si více

235,09 Kč

Some Surprising Facts from Waves and BeachesA tide is actually a long wave, having a period of 43,000 seconds (12 hours and 25 minutes) and a wave length half the circumference of the earthThere is no such thing as undertow, but rip tides are very realThe combination of the celestial mechanics of earth rotation and gravitation, the sun’s radiation, and the resultant action of wind on the surface
... Přečtěte si více
Global Catastrophes and Trends

The Next Fifty Years

podle Vaclav Smil ...

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at global changes that may occur over the next fifty years—whether sudden and cataclysmic world-changing events or gradually unfolding trends.Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a “fatal discontinuity,” a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a persistent, gradual trend. Global catastrophes include ... Přečtěte si více

323,49 Kč

A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary look at global changes that may occur over the next fifty years—whether sudden and cataclysmic world-changing events or gradually unfolding trends.Fundamental change occurs most often in one of two ways: as a “fatal discontinuity,” a sudden catastrophic event that is potentially world changing, or as a persistent, gradual trend. Global catastrophes include
... Přečtěte si více
How to Go (and Stay) Vegan

podle Ed Winters ...

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARYSo, you want to go vegan. The big question is how?Deciding to become vegan can feel daunting, but with the right support, it doesn’t have to be. Drawing on years of experience, vegan advocate and educator Ed Winters ... Přečtěte si více

433,99 Kč

The expert guide to veganism from leading vegan content creator, activist and bestselling author Ed Winters (@earthlinged)'The perfect companion for sustainable vegan living' VEGANUARYSo, you want to go vegan. The big question is how?Deciding to become vegan can feel daunting, but with the right support, it doesn’t have to be. Drawing on years of experience, vegan advocate and educator Ed Winters
... Přečtěte si více
Clearing the Air

A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change — in 50 Questions and Answers

podle Hannah Ritchie ...

**** A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025 **A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025:** 'One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I’ve read''We urgently need Hannah Ritchie'GUARDIAN'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it’s hard to kno... ... Přečtěte si více

456,89 Kč

**** A FINANCIAL TIMES & NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF 2025 **A Bill Gates Top Pick for 2025:** 'One of the clearest explanations of the climate challenge I’ve read''We urgently need Hannah Ritchie'GUARDIAN'Essential reading' RUTGER BREGMAN'Read this book -- now' MARK LYNASWe can’t afford to delay climate action, but with all the shouting and disagreement it’s hard to kno...
... Přečtěte si více
The Hiking Trip

An unforgettable must-read psychological thriller

podle Jenny Blackhurst ...

'A breathtaking page-turner of a mystery' Susi HollidayDon't trust everyone you meet hereA young British backpacker goes missing on the West Coast Trail.No one is sure whether she died or simply disappeared.Apart from Laura.Twenty years later, a body has been found.And there's only one person who could reveal the secret that Laura's been hiding all this time.But she knows that two can keep a ... Přečtěte si více

220,49 Kč

'A breathtaking page-turner of a mystery' Susi HollidayDon't trust everyone you meet hereA young British backpacker goes missing on the West Coast Trail.No one is sure whether she died or simply disappeared.Apart from Laura.Twenty years later, a body has been found.And there's only one person who could reveal the secret that Laura's been hiding all this time.But she knows that two can keep a
... Přečtěte si více
The Two-Mile Time Machine

Ice Cores, Abrupt Climate Change, and Our Future - Updated Edition

podle Richard B. Alley, Richard B. Alley ...

Série série Princeton Science Library
In the 1990s Richard B. Alley and his colleagues made headlines with the discovery that the last ice age came to an abrupt end over a period of only three years. In The Two-Mile Time Machine, Alley tells the fascinating history of global climate changes as revealed by reading the annual rings of ice from cores drilled in Greenland. He explains that humans have experienced an unusually temperate ... Přečtěte si více

263,89 Kč

In the 1990s Richard B. Alley and his colleagues made headlines with the discovery that the last ice age came to an abrupt end over a period of only three years. In The Two-Mile Time Machine, Alley tells the fascinating history of global climate changes as revealed by reading the annual rings of ice from cores drilled in Greenland. He explains that humans have experienced an unusually temperate
... Přečtěte si více
Animal Liberation Now

podle Peter Singer ...

The definitive case for radically rethinking humanity's relationship with other animals - for the good of us all.'The book that had the most impact on me' JANE GOODALL'Probably the single most influential document in the history of ... animal welfare' GUARDIANIn 1975, Animal Liberation started a global movement when it uncovered the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories and showed ... Přečtěte si více

296,89 Kč

The definitive case for radically rethinking humanity's relationship with other animals - for the good of us all.'The book that had the most impact on me' JANE GOODALL'Probably the single most influential document in the history of ... animal welfare' GUARDIANIn 1975, Animal Liberation started a global movement when it uncovered the abuse of animals in factory farms and laboratories and showed
... Přečtěte si více
A Short History of Nearly Everything

The bestselling popular science book of the 21st Century

podle Bill Bryson ...

Série Kniha 5 - Bryson
The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin... ... Přečtěte si více

296,89 Kč

The ultimate eye-opening journey through time and space, A Short History of Nearly Everything is the biggest-selling popular science book of the 21st century and has sold over 2 million copies.'Possibly the best scientific primer ever published.' Economist'Truly impressive...It's hard to imagine a better rough guide to science.' Guardian'A travelogue of science, with a witty, engagin...
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Vědy o Zemi elektronické knihy

How the World Really Works

Not the End of the World

The Story of the Human Body

Empire of AI

The Precipice

Dark Ecology

Blue Mind

I Want a Better Catastrophe

The Sixth Extinction

Energy at the End of the World

The Heat Will Kill You First

Arborescence

GPS For Dummies

Oceans

Warming Up

Reservoir Model Design

Waves and Beaches

Global Catastrophes and Trends

How to Go (and Stay) Vegan

Clearing the Air

The Hiking Trip

The Two-Mile Time Machine

Animal Liberation Now

A Short History of Nearly Everything