Knihy 2023
- Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living Fideler DavidPaperback
Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living Fideler DavidPaperback
- Fideler, David
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- 288
- 2023
Stoicism, the most influential philosophy of the Roman Empire, offers refreshingly modern ways to strengthen our inner character in the face of an unpredictable world. Widely...
- Tropical Standard: Cocktail Techniques & Reinvented Recipes Richard GarretPevná vazba
Tropical Standard: Cocktail Techniques & Reinvented Recipes Richard GarretPevná vazba
- Richard, Garret a Schaffer, Ben
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- 288
- 2023
Weaving together lessons from the craft cocktail revival, history of the tropical canon, and today's cutting-edge bar techniques, master mixologist Garret Richard and...
- Punching Bag
Punching Bag
- Ogle, Rex
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- 240
- 2023
Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated by outbreaks of domestic abuse. Rex Ogle, who brilliantly mapped his...
- Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap Roberts DavidPevná vazba
Into the Great Emptiness: Peril and Survival on the Greenland Ice Cap Roberts DavidPevná vazba
- Roberts, David
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- 368
- 2023
By 1930, no place in the world was less well explored than Greenland. The native Inuit had occupied the relatively accessible west coast for centuries. The east coast, however,...
- 21st Century Monetary Policy
21st Century Monetary Policy
- Bernanke, Ben S
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- 512
- 2023
A former chair of the Federal Reserve explains the transformation of one our most powerful and consequential institutions
- Against the World
Against the World
- Tara Zahra
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- 384
- 2023
Before the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade, and progressive projects on matters ranging from...
- Sleep Reimagined: The Fast Track to a Revitalized Life Navab PedramPevná vazba
Sleep Reimagined: The Fast Track to a Revitalized Life Navab PedramPevná vazba
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- 192
- 2023
Insomnia looks different for everyone. Whether it's caused by stress, a traumatic life event, or even a snoring partner, poor sleep can affect the quality of your waking life....
- The Immunity Solution: Seven Weeks to Living Healthier and Longer Nissola LeoPevná vazba
The Immunity Solution: Seven Weeks to Living Healthier and Longer Nissola LeoPevná vazba
- Nissola, Leo
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- 256
- 2023
In this must-read book, immunologist Leo Nissola provides a comprehensive overview of your body's defenses, revealing what can cause problems, how to recognize warning signs,...
- The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction Kreiner JamiePevná vazba
The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us about Distraction Kreiner JamiePevná vazba
- Kreiner, Jamie (University of Georgia)
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- 288
- 2023
The digital era is beset by distraction, and it feels like things are only getting worse. At times like these, the distant past beckons as a golden age of attention. We...
- Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers Hannickel EricaPevná vazba
Orchid Muse: A History of Obsession in Fifteen Flowers Hannickel EricaPevná vazba
- Hannickel, Erica
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- 320
- 2023
The epitome of floral beauty, orchids have long fostered works of art, tales of adventure, and scientific discovery. Tenacious plant hunters have traversed continents to collect...
- The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes, Chinese Migration, and Global Politics Ngai MaePaperback
The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes, Chinese Migration, and Global Politics Ngai MaePaperback
- Ngai, Mae (Columbia University)
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- 480
- 2023
In roughly five decades, between 1848 and 1899, more gold was removed from the earth than had been mined in the 3,000 preceding years, bringing untold wealth to individuals and...
- The Shattering: America in the 1960s Boyle KevinPaperback
The Shattering: America in the 1960s Boyle KevinPaperback
- Boyle, Kevin (Northwestern University)
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- 496
- 2023
On July 4, 1961, the rising middle-class families of a Chicago neighborhood gathered before their flag-bedecked houses, a confident vision of the American Dream. That vision...
- Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being Albright Mary BethPevná vazba
Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being Albright Mary BethPevná vazba
- Albright, Mary Beth
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- 216
- 2023
Food has power to nourish your mind, supporting emotional wellness through both nutrients and pleasure. In this groundbreaking book, journalist Mary Beth Albright draws on...
- The Wintering Place McCarthy KevinPevná vazba
The Wintering Place McCarthy KevinPevná vazba
- McCarthy, Kevin
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- 288
- 2023
Dakota Territory, 1867. The O'Driscoll brothers have survived a Sioux massacre, but Michael is gravely wounded. The deserters are fleeing north with Tom's lover, Sara, when they...
- American Estrangement: Stories Sayrafiezadeh SadPaperback
American Estrangement: Stories Sayrafiezadeh SadPaperback
- Sayrafiezadeh, Said (Hunter College)
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- 192
- 2023
Said Sayrafiezadeh has been hailed by Philip Gourevitch as "a masterful storyteller working from deep in the American grain." His new collection of stories--some of which have...
- You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters Bohns VanessaPaperback
You Have More Influence Than You Think: How We Underestimate Our Powers of Persuasion, and Why It Matters Bohns VanessaPaperback
- Bohns, Vanessa (Cornell University)
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- 256
- 2023
If you've ever felt ineffective, invisible, or inarticulate, chances are you weren't actually any of those things. Those feelings may instead have been the result of a lack of...
- Epoxy Resin
Epoxy Resin
- Crow, Jess
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- 192
- 2023
This groundbreaking maker's manual masterfully guides you through the entire process, from proper planning to finished work. Learn how to prepare surfaces, which epoxy to use,...
- Seven Games: A Human History Roeder OliverPaperback
Seven Games: A Human History Roeder OliverPaperback
- Roeder, Oliver
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- 320
- 2023
Checkers, backgammon, chess, and Go. Poker, Scrabble, and bridge. These seven games, ancient and modern, fascinate millions of people worldwide. In Seven Games, Oliver Roeder...
- Help for the Helper
Help for the Helper
- Rothschild, Babette
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- 320
- 2023
An essential resource for helping professionals, updated for todayÂ’s challenges.
- Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare Jones Seth G.Paperback
Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran and the Rise of Irregular Warfare Jones Seth G.Paperback
- Jones, Seth G
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- 288
- 2023
In Three Dangerous Men, defense expert Seth Jones argues that the US is woefully unprepared for the future of global competition. While America has focused on building fighter...
- Last Chance Couple Therapy
Last Chance Couple Therapy
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- 432
- 2023
Strategies and skills for therapists working with couples about to dissolve
- Polyvagal-Informed EMDR
Polyvagal-Informed EMDR
- Kase, Rebe
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- 248
- 2023
Polyvagal Theory and EMDR are two well-respected theoretical and practical models with immense implications for therapeutic practice. Polyvagal-Informed EMDR outlines a...
- Unruly Therapeutic
Unruly Therapeutic
- Taylor, Foluke
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- 272
- 2023
Centring the experiences of black women allows for richer therapeutic practices for everyone
- Extreme North: A Cultural History Chase JeffersonPaperback
Extreme North: A Cultural History Chase JeffersonPaperback
- Brunner, Bernd
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- 256
- 2023
Scholars and laymen alike have long projected their fantasies onto the great expanse of the global North, whether it be as a frozen no-man's-land, an icy realm of marauding...