Container Principle - How a Box Changes the Way We Think (Klose Alexander (Kulturstiftung des Bundes))(Pevná vazba)

Container Principle - How a Box Changes the Way We Think (Klose Alexander (Kulturstiftung des Bundes))(Pevná vazba)

A cultural history of the shipping container as a crucible of globalization and a cultural paradigm.We live in a world organized around the container. Standardized twenty- and forty-foot shipping containers carry material goods across oceans and over land; provide shelter, office space, and storage

Rape: From Lucretia to #metoo (Sanyal Mithu)(Pevná vazba)

The way we think about rape is intricately linked to the way we think about sex - and that means sexuality and gender in equal measure. Why do we speak and think about rape the way we do? From Jimmy Savile and Roman Polanski, Julian Assange and Dominique Strauss-Kahn to gang rape in Delhi and New

Pay Off - How Changing the Way We Pay Changes Everything (Leibbrandt Gottfried)(Pevná vazba)

Money may be power, but payments are the real

Bridges Between Life and Death (Paxino Iris)(Paperback)

How can we change the way we think about dying and death? Can we build a new relationship with loved ones who have passed? Iris Paxino, psychologist and professional counselor, has spent her adult life exploring near-death experiences. In this book she shares insights from her studies, as well as

The Reset: Ideas to Change How We Work and Live (Uviebinen Elizabeth)(Pevná vazba)

It's time to reset how we work - and

Why We Kneel How We Rise (Holding Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A powerful look at the history of racism through the prism of sport, showing how we can change things through education and

Why We Need Religion (Asma Stephen T.)(Pevná vazba)

How we feel is as vital to our survival as how we think. This claim, based on the premise that emotions are largely adaptive, serves as the organizing theme of Why We Need Religion. This book is a novel pathway in a well-trodden field of religious studies and philosophy of religion. Stephen Asma

The Last Lecture (Pausch Randy)(Pevná vazba)

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.---Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled The Last Lecture. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same

Future Morality (Edmonds David)(Pevná vazba)

The world is changing so fast that it's hard to know how to think about what we ought to do. We barely have time to reflect on how scientific advances will affect our lives before they're upon us. New kinds of dilemma are springing up. Can robots be held responsible for their actions? Will

How to Watch Television, Second Edition (Thompson Ethan)(Pevná vazba)

A new edition that brings the ways we watch and think about television up to the present We all have opinions about the television shows we watch, but television criticism is about much more than simply evaluating the merits of a particular show and deeming it 'good' or 'bad.' Rather, criticism

Disciplined Entrepreneurship: 24 Steps to a Successful Startup (Aulet Bill)(Pevná vazba)

24 Steps to Success Disciplined Entrepreneurship will change the way you think about starting a company. Many believe that entrepreneurship cannot be taught, but great entrepreneurs aren't born with something special - they simply make great products. This book will show you how to create a

1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think (Arp Robert)(Pevná vazba)

An elegant addition to the successful '1001' series--a comprehensive, chronological guide to the most important thoughts from the finest minds of the past 3,000 years. 1001 Ideas That Changed the Way We Think is a comprehensive guide to the most interesting and imaginative thoughts from the finest

We Know It When We See It - What the Neurobiology of Vision Tells Us About How We Think (Masland Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Definitive pop science from a world

Lasagna: A Baked Pasta Cookbook (Hezel Anna)(Pevná vazba)

Change the way you think about lasagna with a cookbook featuring 50 recipes that are bold, creative, and always comforting Bon App tit's Cookbook of the Month - 'What could possibly be better than a great lasagna recipe? A whole slew of them, plus some wonderful baked pastas too.'--Ruth Reichl

Secret Body - How the New Science of the Human Body Is Changing the Way We Live (Davis Daniel M)(Pevná vazba)

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Kuhn Thomas S.)(Pevná vazba)

A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciousness, pervading our thinking to the point that we take it for granted, and we forget how provocative and challenging its ideas once were-and still are. The Structure of

Leading Transformation: How to Take Charge of Your Company's Future (Furr Nathan)(Pevná vazba)

The only way to lead breakthrough change is by overcoming the human foibles and biases--incrementalism, habits and routines, discomfort with ambiguity, politics and fear--that hold people back. This book reveals an innovative process, and an unusual set of tools, grounded in the latest research in

How Do You See It? (Galindo Vera)(Pevná vazba)

The other day I discovered something amazing! We don't all see things the same way. Don't you believe it? A journey through art by the hand of great contemporary artists to discover the artist within

Places I Stopped on the Way Home: A Memoir of Chaos and Grace (Fee Meg)(Pevná vazba)

Sometimes I think of how I will describe New York to my children. I will tell them that the city was in so many ways, and for such a long time, the best and worst thing about my life. That it was a sort of perpetual question in pursuit of an answer. And that in attempting to answer it, I turned and

Believe Me: How Trusting Women Can Change the World (Valenti Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

What would happen if we believed women? A groundbreaking anthology offers a potent rallying cry and theory of changeHarvey Weinstein. Brett Kavanaugh. Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump. The most infamous abusers in modern American history are being outed as women speak up to publicly expose behavior

Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (Slingerland Edward)(Pevná vazba)

A deep dive into the alcohol-soaked origins of civilization--and the evolutionary roots of humanity's appetite for intoxication. While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic

Grounded: How Connection with Nature Can Improve Our Mental and Physical Well Being (Allen Ruth)(Pevná vazba)

Grounded explores the concept of rewilding as an intentional way of living in the modern age that is both disconnected from nature and hyperconnected to technology. How do we understand nature? Benevolent and supportive? Wild and threatening? Reassuring or unpredictable? We all have a different