How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization (Beard Mary)(Pevná vazba)

How Do We Look: The Body, the Divine, and the Question of Civilization (Beard Mary)(Pevná vazba)

Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to 'How Do We Look' and 'The Eye of Faith,' the famed Civilisations shows on PBS, renowned classicist Mary Beard has created this elegant volume on how we have looked at art. Focusing in Part I on the Olmec heads of early Mesoamerica, the colossal

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

Apollo's Arrow: The Profound and Enduring Impact of Coronavirus on the Way We Live (Christakis Nicholas A.)(Pevná vazba)

A piercing and scientifically grounded look at the emergence of the coronavirus pandemic and how it will change the way we live -- 'excellent and timely.' (The New Yorker) Apollo's Arrow offers a riveting account of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as it swept through American society in

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

Twelve Caesars: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern (Beard Mary)(Pevná vazba)

From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we

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

Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting (Genova Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.'Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the

The Secret Life of Science: How It Really Works and Why It Matters (Baumberg Jeremy J.)(Pevná vazba)

A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global science We take the advance of science as given. But how does science really work? Is it truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do? The Secret Life of Science takes a clear-eyed and

Offering from the Conscious Body: The Discipline of Authentic Movement (Adler Janet)(Pevná vazba)

The exploration of the direct experience of healing and of the divine through the witnessing of movement becoming conscious. - Uses sample sessions and descriptive theory to explain the discipline. - Based on the author's 35 years of movement work. Offering from the Conscious Body reveals both the

Civilization and Its Discontents (Freud Sigmund)(Pevná vazba)

Freud's epoch-making insights revolutionized our perception of who we are, forming the foundation for psychoanalysis. In Civilization and its Discontents he considers the incompatibility of civilization and individual happiness. Focusing on what he perceives to be one of society's greatest dangers;

Linder (Sterling Linder)(Pevná vazba)

Linder's photomontages violate, liberate and celebrate the human body to question the mechanics of gender and its ties to consumer culture and media. Linder is best known for her pioneering photomontages that replace the sexualised imagery of soft-focus pornographic centrefolds with commodities of

Book of Joy. The Sunday Times Bestseller (Lama Dalai)(Pevná vazba)

The two men spent a week discussing a single burning question: how do we find joy in the face of suffering?This book is a gift from two of the most important spiritual figures of our

A Divine Revelation of Prayer (Baxter Mary K.)(Paperback)

Many Christians question why they can't overcome sin and temptation and why they don't get answers to their prayers for improved health, financial blessings, and better relationships. Best-selling author Mary K. Baxter shares eye-opening visions and revelations on the power of prayer. Her

Love, Money, and Parenting: How Economics Explains the Way We Raise Our Kids (Doepke Matthias)(Pevná vazba)

An international and historical look at how parenting choices change in the face of economic inequality Parents everywhere want their children to be happy and do well. Yet how parents seek to achieve this ambition varies enormously. For instance, American and Chinese parents are increasingly

Nine Rules to Conquer Death (Toolis Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

How should we conquer death? Our eternal existential question. The unspoken why of all action and thought. Death is all around us but unseen. A shadow companion who haunts our gnawing anxieties over what the future holds. The virus. The stab of doubt in every lump beneath the skin. Can anyone

What Can a Body Do?: How We Meet the Built World (Hendren Sara)(Pevná vazba)

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and LitHub Winner of the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Book Prize A fascinating and provocative new way of looking at the things we use and the spaces we inhabit, and a call to imagine a better-designed world for us all. Furniture and tools, kitchens and

Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a President: What We Don't, Can't, and Do Know (Jamieson Kathleen Hall)(Pevná vazba)

The question of how Donald Trump won the 2016 election looms over his presidency. In particular, were the 78,000 voters who gave him an Electoral College victory affected by the Russian trolls and hackers? Trump has denied it. So has Vladimir Putin. Others cast the answer as unknowable. In

The Grifter's Club: Trump, Mar-A-Lago, and the Selling of the Presidency (Blaskey Sarah)(Pevná vazba)

An astonishing look inside the gilded gates of Mar-a-Lago, the palatial resort where President Trump conducts government business with little regard for ethics, security, or even the law. Donald Trump's opulent Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago has thrummed with scandal since the earliest days of his

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think (Williams Mark)(Pevná vazba)

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think explores a fascinating question: how do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing on the myths that have had

The Cheating Cell: How Evolution Helps Us Understand and Treat Cancer (Aktipis Athena)(Pevná vazba)

A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution. But evolution and cancer are closely linked because the historical processes that created life also created cancer. The Cheating Cell

How Organizations Manage the Future: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Insights (Krmer Hannes)(Pevná vazba)

This pioneering edited collection explores the question of how organizations manage the future. Moving away from traditional research which focuses on the past, the editors problematize the future as an inherent but under-examined part of organizing. Arguing that the future acts as both a driver of

Gothic Architecture and Sexuality in the Circle of Horace Walpole (Reeve Matthew M.)(Pevná vazba)

Addresses the question of how and why Horace Walpole and the men of his circle promoted the Gothic style in art, architecture, and literature in the latter half of the eighteenth century

The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are (Copeland Libby)(Pevná vazba)

A deeply reported look at the rise of home genetic testing and the seismic shock it has had on individual lives You swab your cheek or spit into a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain

Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning (Enriquez Mary Schneider)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling look at Doris Salcedo's works from the past fifteen years, exploring how the artist challenges not only the limits of the materials she uses but also the traditions of sculpture itself Colombian sculptor and installation artist Doris Salcedo (b. 1958) creates works that address