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  • Careless People

    A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

    **#1 New York Times BestsellerA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK. NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY TIME, THE NEW YORKER, NPR, AP, THE ECONOMIST, SLATE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL,** SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND MORE!**“Careless People is darkly funny and genuinely shocking...Not only does [Sarah Wynn-Williams] have the storytelling chops to unspool a gripping narrative; she al... ... Přečtěte si více

    339,49 Kč

  • When We Cease to Understand the World

    Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize

    podle Benjamín Labatut ...
    Překlad: Adrian Nathan West ...
    SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Wholly mesmerising and revelatory... Completely fascinating' William Boyd Sometimes discovery brings destruction When We Cease to Understand the World shows us great minds striking out into dangerous, uncharted terrain. Fritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger: these are ... Přečtěte si více

    179,09 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • American Prometheus (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER

    THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD®-WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER • "A riveting account of one of history’s most essential and paradoxical figures.”—Christopher Nolan#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The definitive biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic ... Přečtěte si více

    234,09 Kč

  • The Emperor of All Maladies

    WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2011WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011‘Profound, eloquent and searching’ SUNDAY TIMES‘Essential reading’ INDEPENDENT‘Masterly’ GUARDIAN‘Extraordinary’ NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWAN OBSERVER BEST BOOK OF THE CENTURY SO FAR</p... ... Přečtěte si více

    208,79 Kč

  • Maybe You Should Talk to Someone

    A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

    podle Lori Gottlieb ...
    INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!“Rarely have I read a book that challenged me to see myself in an entirely new light, and was at the same time laugh-out-loud funny and utterly absorbing.”—Katie Couric“This is a daring, delightful, and transformative book.”—Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post and Founder & CEO, Thrive Global“Wise, warm, smart, and funny. You must read this book.”—... ... Přečtěte si více

    334,69 Kč

  • The Contrarian

    Peter Thiel and the Rise of the Silicon Valley Oligarchs

    podle Max Chafkin ...
    **A New York Times Notable BookA shocking and assiduously reported biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker whose techno-authoritarian worldview is coming to dominate our collective reality“Max Chafkin’s The Contrarian is much more than a consistently shocking biography of Peter Thiel, the most important investor ... Přečtěte si více

    250,99 Kč

  • Deer

    The Animal Answer Guide

    Série série The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist
    Think of deer and the image that pops into most American's minds is that of a white-tailed deer, the most common large mammal in North America. Most Europeans are more familiar with red deer. It may surprise many people to know that there are actually about 50 species of deer found throughout the world. Here, readers will find nontechnical, expert information about the wide range of diverse deer ... Přečtěte si více

    501,49 Kč

  • Tao Te Ching

    A New English Version

    The bestselling, widely acclaimed translation from Stephen Mitchell"Mitchell’s rendition of the Tao Te Ching comes as close to being definitive for our time as any I can imagine. It embodies the virtues its translator credits to the Chinese original: a gemlike lucidity that is radiant with humor, grace, largeheartedness, and deep wisdom." — Huston Smith, author of The Religions of ManIn eighty-one ... Přečtěte si více

    187,99 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • When Breath Becomes Air

    The powerful and moving memoir of a doctor, the global bestseller

    podle Paul Kalanithi ...
    ****THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**'Rattling. Heartbreaking. Beautiful,' Atul Gawande, bestselling author of Being Mortal**What makes life worth living in the face of death?At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, the next he was a patient ... Přečtěte si více

    296,89 Kč

  • Steve Jobs in Exile

    The Untold Story of NeXT and the Remaking of an American Visionary

    The Untold Story of Steve Jobs's Wilderness Years—and the Creation of a LegendIn 1985, Steve Jobs—the brilliant, volatile founder of Apple Computer—walked out of his company's headquarters, driven from the very corporation he had created. What happened next would transform not only his life and career, but the future of technology itself.For twelve years, from 1985 to 1997, Jobs wandered the ... Přečtěte si více

    250,99 Kč

  • Paula

    A Memoir

    podle Isabel Allende ...
    Newly ReissuedNew York Times Bestselling Author“Beautiful and heartrending. . . . Memoir, autobiography, epicedium, perhaps even some fiction: they are all here, and they are all quite wonderful.”—Los Angeles TimesWhen Isabel Allende’s daughter, Paula, became gravely ill and fell into a coma, the author began to write the story of her family for her unconscious child. In the telling, bizarre ... ... Přečtěte si více

    234,49 Kč

  • Ghost in the Wires

    My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker

    podle Kevin Mitnick ...
    In this "intriguing, insightful and extremely educational" novel, the world's most famous hacker teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data (Frank W. Abagnale).Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest companies -- and no matter how fast the ... Přečtěte si více

    199,09 Kč

  • The MANIAC

    podle Benjamín Labatut ...
    From the author of When We Cease to Understand the World: a dazzling, kaleidoscopic book about the destructive chaos lurking in the history of computing and AIJohnny von Neumann was an enigma. As a young man, he stunned those around him with his monomaniacal pursuit of the unshakeable foundations of mathematics. But when his faith in this all-encompassing system crumbled, he began to put his ... Přečtěte si více

    179,09 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • Rocket Dreams

    Musk, Bezos and the Trillion-Dollar Space Race

    'A thrilling account' - Walter IsaacsonMusk versus Bezos. China versus the United States. The government versus the private sector. Welcome to the rivalries and alliances defining the New Space Age. At stake? Billions of dollars, national prestige, and a place in the history books.A fleet of powerful new rockets is poised to take humans into the cosmos more than ever before... ... Přečtěte si více

    223,99 Kč

  • Gorillas in the Mist

    podle Dian Fossey ...
    Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural worldFor thirteen years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts ... Přečtěte si více

    242,79 Kč

  • The Wonderful World of James Herriot

    A Charming Collection of Classic Stories

    podle James Herriot ...
    The perfect gift for fans of All Creatures Great and Small, this is a charming collection of classic stories from James Herriot’s much-loved books, with insights into his life and work from his children Rosie and Jim.With astute observations and boundless humour, country vet Herriot captures the spirit of the Yorkshire Dales and of rural communities on the cusp of change, before tractors and ... Přečtěte si více

    267,89 Kč

  • Sid Meier's Memoir!

    A Life in Computer Games

    podle Sid Meier ...
    **One of Wired's 25 Great Tech Books to Gift (or Keep for Yourself)The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming” and creator of Civilization, featuring his rules of good game design.**"Sid Meier is a foundation of what gaming is for me today." — Phil Spencer, head of XboxOver his four-decade career, Sid Meier has produced some of the world’s most ... Přečtěte si více

    253,19 Kč

  • Lieb und teuer

    Was ich im Puff über das Leben gelernt habe

    Zwei Jahre lang arbeitet Ilan Stephani in einem Berliner Bordell als Prostituierte. Sie erschafft sich ein Alter Ego, mit dem sie diesen tabuisierten Randbereich der Gesellschaft erforscht. Neugierig begegnet die junge Frau dieser für sie bis dahin völlig unbekannten Welt und macht erstaunliche Entdeckungen: Statt Huren und Freiern im Zwielicht erlebt sie den Puff als Spiegel der Gesellschaft. Die ... Přečtěte si více

    399,00 Kč

  • See Jane Fly

    podle Nicole Kluemper ...
    When five-year-old Nicole, already caught in the middle of her parents' contested divorce, returns home from a visit to her mother with accountings of sexual abuse, her father is awarded full custody following the bitter court battle.Twelve years later, Nicole asks the trial's forensic evaluator for a copy of the video recordings he made as part of his assessment so long ago. She had since ... Přečtěte si více

    163,14 Kč

  • Amazing Scientists

    B1

    Série série Collins Amazing People ELT Readers
    The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history.Contents:Antoine Lavoisier who wrote the first modern chemistry textbookHumphry Davy who discovered ‘laughing gas’Charles Darwin who changed people’s ideas with his theory of evolutionGregor Mendel who first discovered the science of geneticsLouis Pasteur who saved millions of lives by killing germsFrancis Crick who helped to discover the ... Přečtěte si více

    140,29 Kč

  • The Man from the Future

    The Visionary Life of John von Neumann

    A FINANCIAL TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEARAn exhilarating new biography of John von Neumann: the lost genius who invented our world'A sparkling book, with an intoxicating mix of pen-portraits and grand historical narrative. Above all it fizzes with a dizzying mix of deliciously vital ideas. . . A staggering achievement' Tim HarfordThe smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The ... Přečtěte si více

    260,39 Kč

  • The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    podle Rebecca Skloot ...
    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The story of modern medicine and bioethics—and, indeed, race relations—is refracted beautifully, and movingly.”—Entertainment WeeklyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO® STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE • ONE OF THE “MOST INFLUENTIAL” (CNN), “DEFINING” (LITHUB), AND “BEST” (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE • ONE OF ESSENCE’S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK ... Přečtěte si více

    169,99 Kč

  • Frankie

    How One Woman Prevented a Pharmaceutical Disaster

    Ten million thalidomide pills had already been produced for distribution in the United States when it was first submitted to the FDA for approval. The morning sickness wonder drug had been approved for sale in Germany, Canada, and the UK, and the drug's distributors assumed that it would be no different in the United States. The answer they received was unexpected and firm: it needed more testing. ... Přečtěte si více

    203,97 Kč nebo zdarma s Kobo Plus

  • Wild Ride

    A Memoir of I.V. Drips and Rocket Ships

    podle Hayley Arceneaux ...
    The youngest American to ever orbit the earth—cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux—shows us all that when we face our fears with hope and faith, extraordinary things can happen.“A potent reminder to all of us that nothing on earth—or in the heavens, for that matter—can keep us from becoming commanders of our own destiny.”—Marlo Thomas, actor, author, and national outreach director for St. Jude ... Přečtěte si více

    97,59 Kč