In the traces of our name

In the Traces of our Name

This book emphasizes the influence of the name given at birth in terms of the construction of subjectivity. It offers the reader a fascinating journey

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In the Name of Our Lord

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In the King's Name

A searing and gripping tale of trouble on the high seas, and of the weakness of the human spirit, In the King's Name heralds the return of our greates

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Our People

This compelling book traces the quest for the truth about the Holocaust in Lithuania by two ostensible enemies: Ruta a descendant of the perpetrators,

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By Any Other Name

A beautifully illustrated history of the Queen of Flowers and her enduring power in our gardens, art, religion and imagination.

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Economics of Attention

Traces our epochal move from an economy of things and objects to an economy of attention. According to the author, the central commodity in our new ag

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Aston Villa History of The Beautiful Name - Illustrated Old Maps Presenting The Clubs Early History - Supplied in A Clear Two Part Screw Presentation

This is a captivating pictorial history map that traces the history of the famous name through rare antique maps and images back to 1820 where one suc

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The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name, 1. vydání - Brian C. Muraresku

<p>The most influential religious historian of the twentieth century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever...

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Hierarchy in the Forest

The political flexibility of our species is formidable: we can be quite egalitarian, we can be quite despotic. This book traces the roots of these con

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Always Remember Your Name - Andra Bucci

A powerful and intensely moving true-life account from two sisters who were among the very few children to survive Auschwitz. For readers of Lily's Promise and The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Always Remember Your Name is an unforgettable story of the power of sisterhood, and of how a mother's love triumphed over impossible odds. <p>On 28 March 1944, Italian sisters Tati...

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Ego is the Enemy : The Fight to Master Our Greatest Opponent - Ryan Holiday

<p>It's wrecked the careers of promising young geniuses. It's evaporated great fortunes and run companies into the ground. It's made adversity unbearable and turned struggle into shame. Every great philosopher has warned against it, in our most lasting stories and countless works of art, in all culture and all ages. Its name? Ego, and it is the enemy - of ambition, ...

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X Marks the Spot: The Story of Archaeology in Eight Extraordinary Discoveries - Michael Scott

<p>Uncovering the physical remains of our past is a quintessential human itch; the pursuit of every society from the ancients through to today. But the stories behind archaeological exploration and discovery - what we look for when, what we end up finding, and what we then do with it - tell us as much about ourselves today as they do about the past.Through eight sen...

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Maths Book - neuveden

Anotace: What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explores big questions like these and explains how the answers help us understand everything from patterns in nature to artificial intelligence. Written in clear En...

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In Writing

Based on Crisell's popular podcast of the same name, here is an inspiring and fascinating glimpse into the creative process - with some of our best-lo

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Quiet - The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking - Cain Susan

Quiet by Susan Cain will change how you think about introverts forever Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which

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The Naked Neanderthal - Slimak Ludovic

Anotace: In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery`With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still have a lot to learn about biological intelligence` Steve BrusatteWhat if we have com...

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Life for Sale - Mishima Yukio

Anotace: `The best book I`ve read this year ... darkly comedic and full of tension and surprise` Marina Abramovic `Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will cause no bother at all.`When Hanio Yamada realises the future holds little of worth to him, he puts his life for sale in a Tokyo newspaper, thus unleashin...

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The Way Of Shadows: Book 1 of the Night Angel - Weeks Brent

Anotace: The razor-sharp first novel in the New York Times bestselling Night Angel series from master of modern fantasy Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets. For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city`s most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to cou...

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The Way Of Shadows: Book 1 of the Night Angel - Brent Weeks

<p>The razor-sharp first novel in the New York Times bestselling Night Angel series from master of modern fantasy Brent Weeks - an astonishing and epic tale of magic, violence and revenge.The perfect killer has no friends. Only targets. For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to cour...

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The Utopia of Rules : On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy, 1. vydání - David Graeber

<p>From the author of the international bestseller Debt: The First 5,000 Years comes a revelatory account of the way bureaucracy rules our lives Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms? And is it really a cipher for state violence? To answer these questions, the...

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A History of Britain in Ten Enemies - Terry Deary

<p>A ridiculously funny history of Britain for adults from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories, perfect for fans of Unruly by David Mitchell.'Ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales' Dan Schreiber'If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. Laugh out loud funny....

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Quiet - The power of introverts in a world that can`t stop talking - Susan Cain; Susan Cainová

Anotace: "Quiet" by Susan Cain will change how you think about introverts forever. A "Sunday Times" and "New York Times" Bestseller. Our lives are driven by a fact that most of us can't name and don't understand. It defines who our friends and lovers are, which careers we choose, and whether we blush when we're embarrassed. That fact is whether we're an introvert or an e...

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The History of Graphic Design. 40th Anniversary Edition - Jens Müller

<p>In this volume, Jens Müller traces 130 years of graphic design, designers, and developments from the late 19th century through the economic boom after World War II until today. Year-by-year spreads are combined with in-depth features on dozens of landmark projectsand industry-leader profiles.</p> <p>A comprehensive look at hundreds of graphic works Th...

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Brooklyn Crime Novel - Lethem Jonathan

Anotace: 1978 and two14-year-old white boys are creating dubious art by using a hacksaw to cut multiple quarters into pieces. A child who`s just bought ice cream from a Mr. Softee truck witnesses a daylight sidewalk shooting in 1979. At another time, a couple of blocks over, a kid gets caught trying to shoplift an adult magazine from a Puerto Rican hole-in-the-wa...

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The Rise of Amphibians : 365 Million Years of Evolution - Carroll Robert

Anotace: For nearly 100 million years, amphibians and their ancestors dominated the terrestrial and shallow water environments of the earth. Archaic animals with an amphibious way of life gave rise not only to modern frogs, salamanders, and caecilians but also to the ancestors of reptiles, birds, and mammals. In this landmark publication, one of the leading paleontologis...

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Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard - Leppard Def

Anotace: JOE ELLIOTT: We had balls and we were naive, in a good way. We just went out there, full throttle.Offering fans the most personal and comprehensive record of Def Leppard`s history to date, Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is narrated by the band in their own words, illustrated with photography and memorabilia from the Def Leppard archives.RICK SAVAG...

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Enlightenment, Culture, Leisure: Houses of Culture in Czechoslovakia - Michaela Janečková,Irena Lehkoživová

Anotace: The publication is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the building of a nationwide network of cultural houses, which were systematically established during the socialist period in the former Czechoslovakia. As places of public life in post-war society, these buildings enjoyed generous state support, not only economically but also politically an...

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Enlightenment, Culture, Leisure: Houses of Culture in Czechoslovakia, 1. vydání - Michaela Janečková

<p>The publication is the first book to provide a comprehensive account of the building of a nationwide network of cultural houses, which were systematically established during the socialist period in the former Czechoslovakia. As places of public life in post-war society, these buildings enjoyed generous state support, not only economically but also politically and...

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Before We Forget Kindness: The most emotional book yet in the sensational Tokyo cafe series - Tošikazu Kawaguči

<p>The million-copy bestselling seriesIn the fifth book in the sensational Before the Coffee Gets Cold series translated from Japanese, the mysterious Tokyo cafe where customers arrive hoping to travel back in time welcomes four new guests:- The father who could not allow his daughter to get married- A woman who couldn't give Valentine's Day chocolates to her loved ...

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History of St. Matthew´s Church in Prague-Dejvice - Vojtěch Pokorný

<p>The current publication by author Vojtěch Pokorný takes as its subject not only the history of the oldest Christian sacred building in the Prague neighbourhood of Dejvice, but equally the past of the locality itself, starting from its first known settlement in late Neolithic times up to the present. Using a wide range of literature and sources, the author present...

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Vysoké Tatry fotoobjektívom Karola Divalda / The High Tatras - Through the Photo Lens of Karol Divald (slovensky, anglicky) - Eva Potočná

<p>Fotografie z pozostalosti Karola Divalda sú dnes v majetku viacerých galérií a múzeí vo Francúzsku, Maďarsku, na Slovensku i v Poľsku. Fotografie publikované v tejto knihe boli vydané v roku 1887 a poskytla nám ich Slovenská národná galéria Bratislava. Originálne fotografie s rozmerom 15,6 x 11,8 cm boli nalepené na kartónoch o veľkosti 30,6 x 23,7 cm. Pod každým...

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The Benediktines and Central Europe

This book is the work of more than thirty medievalists from the Czech Republic and abroad, who offer in their chapters a broad spectrum of views of Benedictinism as a phenomenon, which has co-shaped the history of Europe for almost a millennium and a half. Its traces are evident in European education and culture, in important buildings, volumes of exceptional written monu...

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The Benediktines and Central Europe

Anotace: This book is the work of more than thirty medievalists from the Czech Republic and abroad, who offer in their chapters a broad spectrum of views of Benedictinism as a phenomenon, which has co-shaped the history of Europe for almost a millennium and a half. Its traces are evident in European education and culture, in important buildings, volumes of exceptional wr...

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Krajinou domova / Seeing the home landscape / In der Heimatlandschaft - Petr Krejčí

<p>I tu nejprobádanější krajinu můžeme objevovat stále znovu a znovu. Naši krajinu domova máme krásně vymezenou zvláštní kruhovou hradbou pohraničních hor. Kotlina Čech, sevřená tímto prstencem, je do sebe uzavřeným světem, zatímco široké úvaly Moravy se naopak otevírají jako náruč. Člověk se v té krajině učil žít a hospodařit tak dlouho, až z ní vytvořil prostor, ...

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The Malevolent Seven: "Terry Pratchett meets Deadpool" in this darkly funny fantasy - de Castell Sebastien

Anotace: From the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts and special powers must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall. Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No d...

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The Noble Path - Peter May

Anotace: THE EVIL WRATH Cambodia, 1978. Amid the Khmer Rouge's crazed genocide, soldier-of-fortune Jack Elliott is given the impossible task of rescuing a family from the regime. THE PAINFUL TRUTH Eighteen-year-old orphan and budding journalist Lisa Robinson has received the impossible news that her father is, in fact, alive. His name - Jack Elliott. THE NOBLE PA...

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Of Fear and Strangers: A History of Xenophobia - George Makari

An illuminating work revealing the long history of xenophobia and what it means for today's divided world <p>Over the last few years, it has been impossible to ignore the steady resurgence of xenophobia. The European migrant crisis and immigration from Central America to the United States have placed Western advocates of globalisation on the defensive, and a 'New Xe...

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The Naked Neanderthal - Ludovic Slimak

<p>In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals. . . This fun and provocative book is a reminder that we still have a lot to learn about biological intelligence' Steve BrusatteWhat if we have compl...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Menzies Gavin

Anotace: On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di`s loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was `to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas` and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their j...

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1421: The Year China Discovered The World - Gavin Menzies

<p>On 8 March 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China. The ships, some nearly five hundred feet long, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. Their mission was 'to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas' and unite the world in Confucian harmony. Their jo...

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The Malevolent Seven: &quot;Terry Pratchett meets Deadpool&quot; in this darkly funny fantasy - Sebastien de Castell

<p>From the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts and special powers must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall. Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he...

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Space: The Human Story - Tim Peake

<p>As seen in the major TV series Secrets of Our Universe with Tim Peake.Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. This is their story.Astronaut Tim Peake traces the lives of the remarkable men and women who have forged the way for humanity beyond Earth, from Yuri Gagarin to Neil Armstrong, from Valentina Tereshkova to Peggy Whitson.Full of fascinating insig...

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Count Of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

<p>With an Introduction and Notes by Keith Wren, University of Kent at Canterbury. The story of Edmund Dantes, self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, is told with consummate skill. The victim of a miscarriage of justice, Dantes is fired by a desire for retribution and empowered by a stroke of providence. In his campaign of vengeance, he becomes an anonymous agent of fat...

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A Short History of Drunkenness (0241359244)

Kniha - autor Mark Forsyth, 256 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A comic history of humankind's love affair with booze, from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Etymologicon 'Haha! . . . Highly suitable for Xmas!' - Margaret Atwood Almost every culture on earth has drink, and where there's drink there's drunkenness. But in every age and in every...

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The Truth About COVID-19 : Exposing The Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal - Mercola Joseph

Anotace: Multiple New York Times best-selling author Dr. Joseph Mercola and Ronnie Cummins, founder and director of the Organic Consumers Association, team up to expose the truth-and end the madness-about COVID-19.Since early 2020, the world has experienced a series of catastrophic events-a global pandemic caused by what appears to be an engineered coronavirus; internati...

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Ascher: The Mad Silkman - Konstantina Hlaváčková

<p>Ascher - although the name and the brand are entirely unknown in the Czech Republic, in Western Europe they have been synonymous with fine textile design for more than seventy years. This book traces the story of Zika Ascher and his wife Lida, whose personal and professional lives played out against the dramatic history of the 20th century. After leaving Czechosl...

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Michelangelo: The Graphic Work - Thomas Pöpper

<p>Graphic beauty: Breathtaking drawings Few artists can claim such tenacious fame across continents and centuries as Michelangelo Buonarroti(1475-1564). His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draftsman, and architect remain unrivalled and unique. This fresh edition celebrates the artist's graphic work, with a selection of his mostmasterful and mesmerizing drawin...

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The Noble Path : A relentless standalone thriller from the #1 bestseller - Peter May

<p>The Noble Path is Peter May's explosive standalone thriller set in Cambodia and Thailand amid the bloody reign of the Khmer Rouge THE EVIL WRATH Cambodia, 1978. Amid the Khmer Rouge's crazed genocide, soldier-of-fortune Jack Elliott is given the impossible task of rescuing a family from the regime. THE PAINFUL TRUTH Eighteen-year-old orphan and budding journa...

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Women Who Run With the Wolves (0345409876)

Kniha - autor Clarissa Pinkola Estes, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of wildish nature come to us at birth, society's attempt to "civilize" us ...

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Design &amp; transformation - Stories of Czech Design 1990-2020

<p>The catalogue shows through the texts of Lada Hubatová-Vacková, Daniela Kramerová, Hana Machková, Pavla Pauknerová, Klára Peloušková, Radek Sidun, Jiří Suk and Jindřich Vybiral that the term Czech design hides a number of remarkable products and works. It traces the relationship between the transformation of society and design production. It does not focus only o...

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo - Demon Scourge

This content requires the base game SpellForce: Conquest of Eo on Steam in order to play. A new threat rises… Something has broken through the veil that separates the world of Fiara from the Demon Realm. Following an influx of demons being let loose by an unknown event, the Highmark is in upheaval. Trolls pour down the mountains, driven from their ancestr...

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SpellForce: Conquest of Eo - Demon Scourge (PC)

This content requires the base game&nbsp;SpellForce: Conquest of Eo&nbsp;on Steam in order to play.A new threat rises&hellip;Something has broken through the veil that separates the world of Fiara from the Demon Realm. Following an influx of demons being let loose by an unknown event, the Highmark is in upheaval.Trolls pour down the mountains, driven from thei...

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The Neverending Story: 45th Anniversary Edition - Michael Andreas Ende

Discover our collectable Puffin Clothbound Classic edition of The Neverending Story Puffin Clothbound Classics are stunning collectable gift editions of some of the best-loved classics in the world - including this highly anticipated 45th anniversary edition of The Neverending Story. Only the right name gives beings and things their reality. A wrong name makes everything ...

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Ascher The Mad Silkman (978-80-7529-748-8)

Kniha - autor Konstantina Hlaváčková, 384 stran, anglicky, pevná bez přebalu lesklá Ascher - although the name and the brand are entirely unknown in the Czech Republic, in Western Europe they have been synonymous with fine textile design for more than seventy years. This book traces the story of Zika Ascher and his wife Lida, whose personal and professional lives played...

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The Atlas Six - Blake Olivie, Blake Olivie

Anotace: The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok sensation - the must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you'll love this. The book includes gorgeous new illustrations. Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportu...

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Deceived: Star Wars Legends (The Old Republic) - Paul S. Kemp

<p>The Sith Empire rises from the ashes, set on a path of destruction and devastation in the wake of one of its most sinister dark lords--Darth Malgus. Our time has come. For three hundred years we prepared; we grew stronger while you rested in your cradle of power, believing your people were safe and protected. You were trusted to lead the Republic, but you were d...

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The Benediktines and Central Europe: Christianity, culture, society 800-1300 (978-80-7422-463-8)

Kniha - 432 stran, anglicky, pevná s přebalem lesklá This book is the work of more than thirty medievalists from the Czech Republic and abroad, who offer in their chapters a broad spectrum of views of Benedictinism as a phenomenon, which has co-shaped the history of Europe for almost a millennium and a half. Its traces are evident in European education and culture, in i...

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The Benediktines and Central Europe - Christianity, culture, society 800-1300 - Dušan Foltýn

<p>This book is the work of more than thirty medievalists from the Czech Republic and abroad, who offer in their chapters a broad spectrum of views of Benedictinism as a phenomenon, which has co-shaped the history of Europe for almost a millennium and a half. Its traces are evident in European education and culture, in important buildings, volumes of exceptional wri...

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The Club: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick - Lloyd Ellery

Anotace: *** A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and an instant New York Times bestseller ***`One of the most riveting books I`ve read in a long time` - Louise Candlish, author of Our House`Smart, topical and immensely entertaining` - T.M. Logan, author of The Holiday`Marple meets Succession` - Sunday Times Style`Glitzy and twisty and tons of fun` - Observer**************...

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The Freelance Way - Best Business Practices, Tools & Strategies for Freelancers

Největší bestseller Melvilu vydaný po roce 2016 míří do světa! Kniha Roberta Vlacha „Na volné noze: Podnikejte jako profesionálové“ byla v roce 2017 naší nejúspěšnější novinkou co do prodejů i hodnocení čtenářů: Heuréka 95 %, Kosmas 96 %, Dobrovský 94 %, Martinus 92 %, Goodreads 90 %, Alza 96 %, Zboží.cz 95 % atd. A protože freelancing (neboli podnikání na volné noze) je ...

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