Společenské a humanitní vědy v angličtině

Mary Beard

Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire in this major non-fiction release for 2015. Covering 1,000 years of history, and casting fresh light on the basics of Roman culture from…

Benjamin Graham

In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra should be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a…

Alena Mizerová, Lea Novotná, Radka Vyskočilová…

A university without its own publishing house is like a cathedral without an organ: wild-growing and silent. Masaryk University has got its publishing house, which even ranks among the largest in Central…

Robert Iger

Ivan Mrázek

Precious stones are masterpieces of nature and their mysterious shimmer has fascinated man since time immemorial. This overview publication briefly conveys the history of precious stones, introduces…

Jimmy Soni

Jiří Šedek

For many years, there has been a proven path to building a stable business—without stress and unnecessary risk. Learn how to develop it in a modern and enjoyable way, so it becomes both your source…

Ľubica Takáčová

Koučovací karty pro manažery jsou součtem cílených otázek v oblastech, se kterými se často lidé, kteří vedou týmy, setkávají ve své praxi a které se ukázaly jako užitečné a přínosné. Vznikly často…

Barbara Tuchmanová

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time The Proud Tower, the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Guns of August, and The Zimmerman Telegram comprise Barbara W. Tuchman's…

Walter Isaacson

Simon Sebag Montefiore

A fully updated edition of the million-copy-selling SUNDAY TIMES No.1.

Brené Brown

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &bull, Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers…

Hallie Rubenhold

BY THE AUTHOR OF MULTI-AWARD-WINNING #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: THE FIVE, THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER Page-turning true crime story of infamous wife-murderer Dr Crippen in Edwardian England…

Tim Bouverie

Wendy Lower

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. A revelatory history of the role of German women in the Holocaust, not only as plunderers and direct witnesses, but as actual killers on the Eastern Front during World…

Anne Applebaum

All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man at the top. But in the 21st century, that cartoon bears little resemblance to reality. Nowadays…

Nicholas Jubber

Monsters, in all their terrifying glory, have preoccupied humans since we began telling stories. But where did these stories come from?In Monsterland, award-winning author Nicholas Jubber goes on a…

Ray Dalio

An urgent warning about the American economy from Ray Dalio, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles. Do big government debts threaten our collective well-being? Are there limits to debt…

Greg Grandin

Dan Jones

Ron Chernow

Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835, under Halley's Comet, the rambunctious Twain was an early teller of tall tales. He left his home in Missouri at an early age, piloted steamboats on the Mississippi…

Helen Lewis