Made in China: Wuhan, Covid and the Quest for Biotech Supremacy (Becker Jasper)(Pevná vazba)

Made in China: Wuhan, Covid and the Quest for Biotech Supremacy (Becker Jasper)(Pevná vazba)

What might COVID-19 mean for, and reveal about, China's place in the world? The coronavirus pandemic started in Wuhan, home to the leading lab studying the SARS virus and bats. Was that pure coincidence? This book explores what we know, and still don't know, about the origins of COVID-19, and how

Covid-19: The Greatest Cover-Up in History--From Wuhan to the White House (Howard Dylan)(Pevná vazba)

In the final days of 2019, a new and deadly virus was quietly spreading through the city of Wuhan, China. Within six months it would kill half a million people worldwide, infect a further 10 million, and change the way all of us live, work and play forever. Now, for the first time, the real story

The Great Decoupling: China, America and the Struggle for Technological Supremacy (Inkster Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

For much of recorded history, China was a leading science and technology power. But just as the West rose, China turned in on itself, and missed the Industrial Revolution. The result was the 'Hundred Years of Humiliation', and a long struggle for a modern, yet distinctly Chinese, civilisational

Quest (Becker Aaron)(Pevná vazba)

Aaron Becker, creator of Journey, a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy. A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is

Spies and Scholars: Chinese Secrets and Imperial Russia's Quest for World Power (Afinogenov Gregory)(Pevná vazba)

The untold story of how Russian espionage in imperial China shaped the emergence of the Russian Empire as a global power.From the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire made concerted efforts to collect information about China. It bribed Chinese porcelain-makers to give up trade

The Patient Equation: The Precision Medicine Revolution in the Age of Covid-19 and Beyond (Blachman Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

How the data revolution is transforming biotech and healthcare--and why you can't afford to let it pass you by We are living through a time when the digitization of health and medicine is becoming a reality, with new abilities to improve outcomes for patients as well as the efficiency and success

Huawei Goes Global: Volume I: Made in China for the World (Zhang Wenxian)(Pevná vazba)

Huawei Goes Global provides a much-needed, comprehensive, and scholarly examination of the business environment and the striving global operations of China's technology giant. With theoretical research, case studies, data analysis, and empirical studies, this two-volume work tells a fascinating

The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden (Strong Roy)(Pevná vazba)

Published in association with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, The Quest for Shakespeare's Garden traces the origins of garden history and the Elizabethan garden, as well as telling the story of the Bard's own garden in Stratford-upon-Avon. Beautifully presented, the text is accompanied by

Justice for Some: Law and the Question of Palestine (Erakat Noura)(Pevná vazba)

The struggle for Palestinian sovereignty has been a quest for inclusion in-and recognition from-a world order that left them behind. Sovereignty has become a trap for Palestinians and getting out is a matter of political vision and will. The law does not determine any particular outcome, it only

Reading, Writing, and Racism: Disrupting Whiteness in Teacher Education and in the Classroom (Picower Bree)(Pevná vazba)

An examination of how curriculum choices can perpetuate White supremacy, and radical strategies for how schools and teacher education programs can disrupt and transform racism in education When racist curriculum 'goes viral' on social media, it is typically dismissed as an isolated incident from a

China's Strategic Deterrence (Narang Anshuman)(Pevná vazba)

Analyses the fast-paced progress made by China and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) in the military-cum-geo-political landscape. This book reveals the contours of Chinese policy, identifies the key stratagems of the Chinese Grand Strategy, its implications, and key deterrence

Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown (Krieger Jrg)(Pevná vazba)

In the edited collection Time Out: Global Perspectives on Sport and the Covid-19 Lockdown, practitioners and international scholars explore the impact of the global Covid-19 health pandemic on sport from a global perspective. It is part of a two-volume Covid-19 and Sport series that tackles the

The (Un)Popular Vote (Sanchez Jasper)(Pevná vazba)

Red, White, & Royal Blue meets The West Wing in Jasper Sanchez's electric and insightful #ownvoices YA debut, chronicling a transmasculine student's foray into a no-holds-barred student body president election against the wishes of his politician father. Optics can make or break an election

Jasper Morrison: The Hard Life (Morrison Jasper)(Pevná vazba)

By what means did so much beauty and ingenuity appear in articles of everyday rural life in Portugal? How did the shape of these objects balance necessity and formal perfection so skillfully? This book explores the effect that generations of trial and error, individual craftsmanship, and an

Raging Waters in the South China Sea: What the Battle for Supremacy Means for Southeast Asia (Winston Rachel a.)(Paperback)

Packed with more than a hundred color illustrations, maps, and timelines, this enlightening and provocative book on the South China Sea conflict is a treasure trove of information written in an engaging and compelling way. While there are hundreds of footnotes to lead readers to further investigate

'I Know Who Caused Covid-19': Pandemics and Xenophobia (Xun Zhou)(Pevná vazba)

A timely exploration of the global explosion in xenophobia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a close analysis of four cases from around the world, this book explores prejudice toward groups who are thought to have caused and spread COVID-19: the residents of Wuhan and Black African communities

Piccadilly Jim (Wodehouse P.G.)(Pevná vazba)

When Jimmy falls for a girl in London and vows to reform himself as a result, the quest for love leads him to his Aunt Nesta's house in New York, where his escapades involve impersonating himself and attempting to kidnap Nesta's odious son Ogden - with the boy demanding a cut of the ransom

Made for You: Summer: Seasonal Recipes for Gifts and Celebrations: Make, Wrap, Deliver (Hansen Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

Made for You: Summer is a fresh and giftable book for summer, the second in a series of four orienting around the seasons. Each is packed with deliciously seasonal recipes for sharing and celebrating, set against a backdrop of stunning landscapes and natural beauty. There are also ideas for how

Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements (Strathern Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The wondrous and illuminating story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table. **One of Bill Gates' Top Five Book Recommendations** In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the

Handmade Pixels: Independent Video Games and the Quest for Authenticity (Juul Jesper)(Pevná vazba)

Challenging China: Smart Strategies for Dealing with China in the XI Jinping Era (Kaplan Sam)(Pevná vazba)

Expertly researched and thought-out, yet approachable and witty, this book will immediately draw in anyone interested in global affairs, foreign policy and the future of America's role on the world stage. This book provides a fascinating insider's look at how China is changing rapidly today, how

Supercar Revolution: The Fastest Cars of All Time (Lamm John)(Pevná vazba)

Supercar Revolution charts the evolution of the battle for performance and supremacy among the world's leading marques, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Porsche, Aston Martin, and Ford GT. If you want to get to know the ins and outs of the high-budget, near space-age vehicles we call

Vessel: A Memoir (Cai Chongda)(Pevná vazba)

'Essential reading for anyone interested in contemporary life in China, and highly recommended for memoir enthusiasts in general.' -- Library Journal (starred review)'Chongda paints a tantalizing portrait of a changing China in his dazzling English-language debut. [Vessel] shines with the bright

Air Battle for Burma: Allied Pilots' Fight for Supremacy (Evans Bryn)(Pevná vazba)

After a long series of crushing defeats by the apparently unstoppable Japanese air and ground forces, the eventual fight back and victory in Burma was achieved as a result of the exercise of unprecedented combined services cooperation and operations. Crucial to this was the Allies' supremacy in the