What to think about machines that think

What to Think About Machines That Think

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The New Breed: How to Think About Robots - Darling Kate

Anotace: `A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics` Irene M. PepperbergA bold, optimistic exploration of the relationship between robots and humans based on our history with animals, from a renowned MIT researcherThe robots are here. They make our cars, they deliver fast food, they mine the sea floor. And in the near-future their presence wil...

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Think Again - Jacqueline Wilson

<p>**The instant Sunday Times bestseller**'Think Again is pure nostalgia in a bottle, and oh-so-relatable. Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.' - Dawn O'Porter'Enchanting, moving, meaningful, fun - thank God for Jacqueline Wilson!' - Alice WinnWhatever happened to beloved Girls series characters Ellie, Magda and Nadine?They're all gro...

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Beyond Words : What Animals Think and Feel - Safina Carl

Anotace: I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you?Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina`s landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to ...

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Mindset - Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential - Dweck Carol

Anotace: World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.Dweck explains why it`s not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence a...

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Mindset: Changing The Way You think To Fulfil Your Potential, 1. vydání - Carol Dweck

<p>World-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck, in decades of research on achievement and success, has discovered a truly groundbreaking idea-the power of our mindset.Dweck explains why it's not just our abilities and talent that bring us success-but whether we approach them with a fixed or growth mindset. She makes clear why praising intelligence an...

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How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live - Cave Peter

Anotace: An entertaining guide to history`s most fascinating philosophers - from Sappho to Kant, and Aristotle to Simone de Beauvoir - which seeks to help us answer life`s big questions.In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought - and what they thought about - Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosoph...

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How to Think Like a Philosopher: Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live, 1. vydání - Peter Cave

<p>An entertaining guide to history's most fascinating philosophers - from Sappho to Kant, and Aristotle to Simone de Beauvoir - which seeks to help us answer life's big questions. In showing how the great philosophers of human history lived and thought - and what they thought about - Peter Cave provides an accessible and enjoyable introduction to thinking philosop...

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What Abigail Did That Summer: A Rivers of London Novella (1473224357)

Kniha - 208 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The brand new novella in the much-loved and #1 bestselling Rivers of London series! Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker. It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been left to her own devices. This might, by those who know her, be considered a mistake. While her cousin, police constable and apprentic...

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Rich Forever: What They Didn’t Teach You about Money, Finance and Investments in School - Bianca Miller-Cole

<p>We all want financial freedom. But we also know just how much pressure the subject of money exerts on us, and many of us feel our personal finances are out of control. But that's not surprising - after all, no-one ever explained how to manage money properly - or if they did, we didn't listen.If a head-in-the-sand approach to personal finance ever worked, it doesn...

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Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask) - Muir Kate

Anotace: `I have huge respect for Kate. A forensic journalist and menopause warrior.` Davina McCallAn eye-opening, no-holds-barred guide to the perimenopause and menopause written by campaigner, journalist and documentary-maker Kate Muir. Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (and were too afraid to ask) is the thinking woman`s guide to the menopause, bringing ...

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Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You - Ali Abdaal

<p>'The master of productivity.' Steven Bartlett, creator of Diary of a CEO'The book we've all been waiting for.' Dr Julie Smith, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?'This book will free you from the guilt and shame of feeling like you're not doing enough and guide you to accomplish more than you ever dreamed of.' Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk and...

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Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You - Abdaal Ali

Anotace: `The master of productivity.` Steven Bartlett, creator of Diary of a CEO`The book we`ve all been waiting for.` Dr Julie Smith, author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?`This book will free you from the guilt and shame of feeling like you`re not doing enough and guide you to accomplish more than you ever dreamed of.` Jay Shetty, author of Think Like a Monk an...

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What´s the Point of Science? - kolektiv autorů

Anotace: Wonderful storytelling and hand-drawn illustrations reveal the wonder of scientific discovery through history, ages 9-12Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING!From how to stop a virus to defy gravity, and from how to predict the future to how to see the past, this boo...

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What´s the Point of Science? - kolektiv autorů

<p>Wonderful storytelling and hand-drawn illustrations reveal the wonder of scientific discovery through history, ages 9-12 Bored of biology? Crushed by chemistry? Perplexed by physics? DOES SCIENCE REALLY MATTER ANYWAY? Oh, only for... JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING! From how to stop a virus to defy gravity, and from how to predict the future to how to see the past, this...

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No One Is Talking About This, 1. vydání - Patricia Lockwood

The first novel from master of the zeitgeist Patricia Lockwood, No One is Talking About This is a classic book for our times about what it feels like to live and think online <p></p> <p>This is a story about a life lived in two halves. It's about what happens when real life collides with the increasing absurdity of a world accessed through a screen. It's...

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What Every BODY is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent's Guide to Speed-Reading People (0061438294)

Kniha - 272 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 272 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to speed-read people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll also learn how your body langua...

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Talent is Overrated 2nd Edition, What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else John Murray Press

An updated and revised edition of the international bestseller that will change the way you think about your life and work - and will inspire you to achieve more in everything you do....

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Natural Pain Management: Learn How to Achieve Pain Relief Naturally and Without Drugs so That You Can Live a Carefree Life Which We All Deserve - Russlan Jim

Anotace: ?? Buy the Paperback version of this book and get the eBook version included for FREE ??Do you suffer from chronic pain? Are you starting to think that you might be stuck with taking painkillers for life? Are you trapped in a rat race of rising pain tolerance which poses a danger of painkillers not being effective anymore? Are you taking painkillers that come wi...

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How to Solve A Problem Taylor & Francis Ltd

This concise and accessible resource offers new college students, especially those in science degree programs, guidance on engaging successfully with the classroom experience and skillfully tackling technical or scientific questions. The author provides insights on identifying, from the outset, individual markers for what success in college will look like for students, ho...

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How to Solve A Problem Taylor & Francis Ltd

This concise and accessible resource offers new college students, especially those in science degree programs, guidance on engaging successfully with the classroom experience and skillfully tackling technical or scientific questions. The author provides insights on identifying, from the outset, individual markers for what success in college will look like for students, ho...

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, 1. vydání - Charles Duhigg

From the global bestselling author of The Power of Habit'This is not just a riveting read about how to understand others better. It’s also a revealing look at how to be understood.' -ADAM GRANT #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential___________________________________________________________Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the ...

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Duhigg Charles

Anotace: From the global bestselling author of The Power of Habit`This is not just a riveting read about how to understand others better. It`s also a revealing look at how to be understood.` -ADAM GRANT #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and Hidden Potential___________________________________________________________Who and what are supercommunicators? Th...

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection - Duhigg Charles

Anotace: Who and what are supercommunicators? They`re the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They`re brilliant faciliators and decision-guiders. How do they do it?In this groundbreaking new book, Charles Du...

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Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection, 1. vydání - Charles Duhigg

<p>Who and what are supercommunicators? They're the people who can steer a conversation to a successful conclusion. They are able to talk about difficult topics without giving offence. They know how to make others feel at ease and share what they think. They're brilliant faciliators and decision-guiders. How do they do it? In this groundbreaking new book, Charles D...

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Woke : A Guide to Social Justice - Titania McGrath

<p>'The book everyone's talking about' The Times 'Titania McGrath is a genius' Spectator 'Just as Bridget Jones was the embodiment of the anxiety-ridden Nineties feminist, a creation whose diary entries encapsulated all our hopes, fears and failures, so Titania McGrath is her millennial successor, a girl every bit as lost and confused, every bit as accurately ob...

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Cheeky Pandas: The Drum Machine

Cheeky Pandas: The Drum Machine: A Story about Joy is a fun and colourful picture book that encourages children to think about what it means to be joy

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No Family Is Perfect : A Guide to Embracing the Messy Reality - Lucy Blake

<p>A fascinating examination of the messy and beautiful reality of family life and how, if we embrace it, we can improve our relationships and maybe even enjoy Christmas.</p> <p>What makes a good parent?</p> <p>Can sibling relationships survive to adulthood?</p> <p>Should love within a family really be unconditional?</p> <...

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Susie Orbach on Eating

Shows readers how to think and feel differently about what they eat. This book contains statements which help to transform eating that hurts into eati

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Against Technoableism

A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are the real experts when it comes to technology and di

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For the Culture: The Power Behind the World's Most Successful Brands, from Apple to Beyoncé - Marcus Collins

<p>From Marcus Collins, strategist to Apple, Nike and Beyoncé, discover the powerful force behind what we buy, what we do, and who we want to be . . .We all try to influence others in our daily lives. We are all marketers, whether you are a manager motivating your team, an employee making a big presentation, an activist staging a protest or a company executive selli...

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The Book You Want Everyone You Love* To Read *(and maybe a few you don´t): THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - Philippa Perry

<p>** Get closer the people who matter the most with the help of the nation's favourite therapist, PHILIPPA PERRY **'Brilliant ... Very few self-help books are this wise' THE TIMES, Best Books of the Year'Life bible incoming: Philippa Perry's sage (and witty) advice will have you re-evaluating all the relationships in your life' STYLIST'I LOVE Philippa Perry and thi...

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Uncovering Grammar: (New TDS) - Scott Thornbury

<p>As teachers we often talk about ‘covering’ grammar points. Scott Thornbury explains why it is more useful to think about how we ‘uncover’ grammar, to reveal the workings of the system to our students and encourage them to notice what is going on. The book uses extracts from exchanges in real classrooms, authentic texts and language teaching tasks. It provides lo...

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Heartstopper Volume Four Folio, spol.s r.o.

Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Charlie's beginning to feel ready to say those three little words: I love you. Nick's been feeling the same, but he's got a lot on his mind - not least coming out to his dad, and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder. As summer turns to autumn and a new school year b...

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The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses (0670921602)

Kniha - autor Eric Ries, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Most new businesses fail. But most of those failures are preventable.The Lean Startup is a new approach to business that's being adopted around the world. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.The Lean Startup is about learning what your customers really want. It...

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Heartstopper Volume Four - Osemanová Alice

Anotace: Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back, but now they're officially boyfriends. Charlie's beginning to feel ready to say those three little words: I love you. Nick's been feeling the same, but he's got a lot on his mind - not least coming out to his dad, and the fact that Charlie might have an eating disorder. As summer turn...

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Love is for Losers (1529033721)

Kniha - autor Wibke Brueggemann, 384 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams. What a stupid expression that is in the first place: To fall in love. Like you fall into a ditch or something. Maybe people need to look where they’re going. As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love i...

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The Winners - Backman Fredrik

Anotace: `It`s often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here`This is a small story about big questions.It`s a story about family, community, life.It starts with a storm - and a death.But how does it end?Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there`s something about this place that...

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Stigers Curtis: This Life - CD (3578397)

Hudební CD - Curtis Stigers je americký jazzový zpěvák a jeho album This Life vyšlo v roce 2022. Curtis Stigers je americký jazzový zpěvák a jeho album This Life vyšlo v roce 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop CD (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding / You're All That Matters To Me / I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now / I Wonder Why /...

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Stigers Curtis: This Life (2x LP) - LP (3578400)

LP vinyl - Curtis Stigers je americký jazzový zpěvák a jeho album This Life vyšlo v roce 2022. Curtis Stigers je americký jazzový zpěvák a jeho album This Life vyšlo v roce 2022. Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop LP 1,2 / (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding / You're All That Matters To Me / I Don't Wanna Talk About It Now / I Wonder Wh...

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Harry Potter: You´re Magical : A Fill-In Book - Lemke Donald

Anotace: Let the Harry, Ron, Hermione, or even Hagrid in your own life know how magical you think they are with this one-of-a-kind DIY gift book.This interactive book invites you to fill in what you love about your best friend, with writing prompts inspired by the relationships shown across the Harry Potter series. Once completed, the book becomes a personalized gift tha...

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Harry Potter: You´re Magical : A Fill-In Book - Donald Lemke

<p>Let the Harry, Ron, Hermione, or even Hagrid in your own life know how magical you think they are with this one-of-a-kind DIY gift book.This interactive book invites you to fill in what you love about your best friend, with writing prompts inspired by the relationships shown across the Harry Potter series. Once completed, the book becomes a personalized gift that...

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Leonardo Da Vinci: The Biography - Walter Isaacson

<p>He was history's most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo's astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo's genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, ca...

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Leonardo Da Vinci: The Biography - Isaacson Walter

Anotace: He was history`s most creative genius. What secrets can he teach us? Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo`s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo`s genius was based on skills we can improve in ourselves, such as passionate curiosity, c...

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Is It Ever Just Sex? - Darian Leader

<p>A delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian Leader'It was just sex.'It's a familiar claim. But is it really possible?The old idea that sexuality is a smouldering, animalistic force within us, desperate for release yet restrained by social forces, has little to support it. Bodies aren't just sticks that make f...

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One December Day - Rachel Marks

<p>ONE DECEMBER DAY, LAURA MEETS LUKE... Luke loves Christmas. He loves the woolly scarves, the mulled wine, the music, the snow. But he’s beginning to ask: what good is it, if you have no one to share it with? Laura doesn’t think there’s anything magical about December. She’d never normally be seen dead with a man in a Christmas jumper. But, at a crowded gig this w...

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Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life - Housel Morgan

Anotace: When planning for the future we often ask, "What will the economy be doing this time next year?" Or, "What will be different ten years from now?"But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable.Instead, we should be asking a different question:What will be the same ten years from now?What will be the same one ...

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Same as Ever: Timeless Lessons on Risk, Opportunity and Living a Good Life - Morgan Housel

<p>When planning for the future we often ask, "What will the economy be doing this time next year?" Or, "What will be different ten years from now?" But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable. Instead, we should be asking a different question: What will be the same ten years from now? ...

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The Winners - Fredrik Backman

'It's often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here'This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death.But how does it end? Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place that preven...

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Heartstopper Volume Four - Alice Oseman

<p>*Soon to be a live-action Netflix series!* Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fourth volume of HEARTSTOPPER, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon.'Absolutely delightful. Sweet, romantic, kind. Beautifully pace...

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Heartstopper Volume Four (144495279X)

Kniha - autor Alice Oseman, 320 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fourth volume of HEARTSTOPPER, for fans of The Art of Being Normal, Holly Bourne and Love, Simon. Charlie didn't think Nick could ev...

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Love is for Losers - Brueggemannová Wibke

Anotace: A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams.What a stupid expression that is in the first place: To fall in love.Like you fall into a ditch or something.Maybe people need to look where they`re going.As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about somet...

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Love is for Losers - Wibke Brueggemannová

<p>A laugh out loud look at first love, loss and trying to avoid the girl of your dreams. What a stupid expression that is in the first place: To fall in love. Like you fall into a ditch or something. Maybe people need to look where they're going. As far as Phoebe Davis is concerned, love is to be avoided at all costs. Why would you spend your life worrying about ...

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Flash Boys (0141981032)

Kniha - autor Michael Lewis, 304 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Michael Lewis, the Master of the Big Story, is back with Flash BoysIf you thought Wall Street was about alpha males standing in trading pits hollering at each other, think again. That world is dead.Now, the world's money is traded by computer code, inside black boxes in heavily guarded buildin...

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Calm the F**k Down - Knight Sarah

Anotace: The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Get Your Sh*t Together, and You Do YouDo you waste time overthinking things you can`t do anything about? Do you freak out when things don`t go to plan? Does anxiety get in the way of you living your best life? When l...

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Calm the F**k Down, 1. vydání - Sarah Knight

<p>The latest no-f**ks-given guide from New York Times bestselling author of the international sensation The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F**k, Get Your Sh*t Together, and You Do YouDo you waste time overthinking things you can't do anything about? Do you freak out when things don't go to plan? Does anxiety get in the way of you living your best life? When li...

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A Doggie and A Pussycat - How they wrote a Letter - Josef Čapek

<p></p><p> Dear children,</p> <p> as you well know we both like you a lot and that is why we are writing you a letter today; it’s not long but it is important. You see, both of us, the doggie and the pussycat, we think that you like us a lot, and so we are writing to you because we want you to like all the doggies and pussycats in the whole...

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Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence - Calvo Paco

Anotace: `A joy to read ... mind-expanding` Book of the Week, Guardian`A bold and brave paean to our planet`s ligneous, leafy kingdom` Telegraph`An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the lives of plants` Reaction Book Digest What is it like to be a plant?It`s not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Sci...

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Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant Intelligence - Paco Calvo

<p>'A joy to read ... mind-expanding' Book of the Week, Guardian'A bold and brave paean to our planet's ligneous, leafy kingdom' Telegraph'An impressive exploration and dazzling insight into the lives of plants' Reaction Book Digest What is it like to be a plant?It's not a question we might think to contemplate, even though many of us live surrounded by plants. Scie...

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Control - Janet Jackson

Anotace: "Free at last / Out here on my own," Janet Jackson sings on the title track of her 1986 blockbuster, Control, an album about personal liberation, romantic longing, and, of all things, sexual responsibility. After two albums of middling dance-pop that were comfortably in the Jackson family mold, Janet dropped in on the burgeoning Minneapolis funk factory of ...

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