Autor Frédéric Chaubin
The definitive guide to more than 275 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy. The latest edition of this beloved title has been comprehensively updated to include new characters from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and both seasons…
Assemble, Ye Avengers! All four Avengers films presented as Shakespearean plays in this ultimate treasury for Marvel fans. What if the most epic cinematic franchise of all time had been penned by the greatest playwright of all time? Wonder no more! William…
In 1970, Richard Sennett published the groundbreaking The Uses of Disorder, arguing that the ideal of a planned and ordered city was flawed. Fifty years later, Sennett returns to these still fertile ideas and, alongside campaigner and architect Pablo…
The record-breaking bestselling anthology of original historical ghost stories in a beautiful paperback package.
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller 'IT SHOULD BE READ BY ANYONE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF GEOPOLITICS TODAY' FINANCIAL TIMES Three of our most accomplished and deep thinkers come together to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the way it is transforming…
The first comprehensive account of the biggest wake-up call in the history of the entertainment business: the pivot to streaming. Go inside a disparate group of media and tech companies -- Disney, Apple, AT&T/WarnerMedia, Comcast/NBCUniversal…
The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of VOX and Q 'A compelling, fast paced read.' Guardian 'The queen of dystopia' Nina Pottell, Prima 'Explosive' Heat 'Provocative, sinister, and fascinating' Stephanie Wrobel, Sunday Times bestselling…
THE ULTIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNICATION BOOK gives you everything you need to succeed in business. It is a dynamic collection of essential skills covering the topics that will help you make a seismic impact upon your performance - faster than you ever thought…
In this landmark work, four of the world's leading scholar-activists set out a vital, urgent manifesto for a truly intersectional, internationalist, abolitionist feminism.As a politics and as a practice, abolitionism has increasingly shaped our political…
Keralie Corrington is a talented pickpocket in the kingdom of Quadara. She steals under the guidance of her mentor Mackiel, who runs a black market selling their bounty to buyers desperate for what they can't get in their own quadrant. For Quadara is…
Enter the world of Overwatch, the smash-hit from Blizzard Entertainment, in this five-story anthology chronicling some of the video game's most fascinating and celebrated characters, now available for the first time in print!
David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas. On the way, via Kepler and Newton, he explains what calculus really means,…
Calculus is the key to much of modern science and engineering. It is the mathematical method for the analysis of things that change, and since in the natural world we are surrounded by change, the development of calculus was a huge breakthrough in the…
Written by a team of expert authors, this landmark textbook shows that art is more than European and extends far beyond the traditional canon.
The past few years have seen a revolution in our ability to map whole genome DNA from ancient humans. With the ancient DNA revolution, combined with rapid genome mapping of present human populations, has come remarkable insights into our past. This important…
16 revealing stories about the human brain. Ever wondered how Scandinavians cope with 24-hour darkness, why we feel pain - or whether smartphones really make children stupid? Have you heard about the US army's research into supercharging minds? You need…
Válečný požár se šíří. Britové i Němci povolávají do boje ty nejlepší ze svých řad - okultisty, mágy i kvantové fyziky. Velcí i malí chtějí z plamenů války ukout nový řád. Čechoslováci sní o vzkříšení své země. Tibetští lámové zas o prastarých tajemstvích.…
From the Foreword by Michel Odent: "The book should be welcomed as a golden opportunity to reinforce the power modern physiology has to challenge thousands of years of cultural conditioning. It can help us to be aware of a sudden paradigm shift regarding…
Monografie, do které přispělo deset domácích i zahraničních autorů, odborníků v oblastech dějin umění a historie, se zabývá různými aspekty uměleckého i politického života chorvatského sochaře Ivana Meštroviće (1883–1962). Věnuje se kontextu vývoje sochařství…
Lonely Planet's USA's National Parks is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Marvel at the Grand Canyon, paddle the Everglades, and rock climb in Joshua Tree; all with your…
An A.I. that learned to play chess discovered moves that no human champion would have conceived of. Driverless cars edge forward at red lights, just like impatient humans, and so far, nobody can explain why it happens. Artificial intelligence is being…
V této knize se zabýváme osudy lidí, jejichž blízcí zahynuli v důsledku dopravní nehody. Jsou to osudy, které, podobně jako vážná nemoc, zasahují zásadním a nevratným způsobem do života obětí, pachatelů i jejich rodin. Příběhy jsou autentické, napsali…
Učebnica poskytuje žiakom prehľadné odborné vedomosti o stavebných materiáloch, ich vlastnostiach, o ich použití v stavebnej výrobe a v stavebných konštrukciách. Učebnica rámcovo vychádza zo schválených učebných osnov predmetu materiály pre 1. ročník…
"If This Gets Out is an absolute showstopper! Equal parts edgy and adorable, this bright, joyful book has everything I look for in a queer YA romance." - Phil Stamper, bestselling author of The Gravity of UsOne of the world's biggest boy bands.…
Když bylo Gwendy Petersonové dvanáct let, dal jí cizinec jménem Richard Farris do úschovy tajemnou skříňku. Nabízela pamlsky a staré mince, ale byla také nebezpečná. Stisknutí kteréhokoliv ze sedmi barevných tlačítek přinášelo smrt a zkázu. O několik…
Výučba lekárskej fyziológie nielen pomáha pochopiť mechanizmy fungovania ľudského tela, ale aj princípy metód, ktorými sa dajú tieto funkcie znázorňovať, kvantifikovať a vyhodnocovať. To je jeden z dôležitých cieľov fyziológie a jej praktických úloh.…
Hana se vrací do kraje svého mládí, doufajíc, že své dceři konečně představit jejího otce. Paní Jarmilu také čeká jedno „poprvé“ – a to už brzy oslaví šedesáté narozeniny. Marie se chystá na sraz gymnázia po dvaceti letech a moc se jí tam nechce, protože…
Based on the extraordinary life of National Book Award-winner Louise Erdrich's grandfather who worked as a night watchman and carried the fight against Native dispossession from rural North Dakota all the way to Washington DC.