Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Isaac Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Isaac Mike)(Pevná vazba)

In June 2017, Travis Kalanick, the hard-charging CEO of Uber, was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant. Uber had catapulted to the top of the tech world, yet for many came to symbolize everything wrong with Silicon Valley.Award-winning New York Times

Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (Isaac Mike)(Paperback)

Hailed as the definitive book on Uber and Silicon Valley, Super Pumped is an epic story of ambition and deception, obscene wealth, and bad behavior that explores how blistering technological and financial innovation culminated in one of the most catastrophic twelve-month periods in American

Jammu and Kashmir - A Battle of Perceptions (Chonker AS)(Pevná vazba)

Argues that in the coming years the battle for Jammu and Kashmir will increasingly shift to the cognitive domain and perception management will be the key to success. This book attempts to identify every factor playing on the minds of the people of J&K with special reference to

Spitfire: The History of a Legend (Lepine Mike)(Pevná vazba)

It was during the Battle of Britain in 1940 that the Spitfire became an enduring legend and a symbol of the British fighting spirit, partnering with the Hawker Hurricane to defeat the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe and prevent invasion. Highly illustrated with the pick of historic photographs,

A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar (Phillips Russell)(Pevná vazba)

Madagascar provided the stunning backdrop for one of the strangest conflicts of the Second World War - when Britain went head to head against one of its closest allies.When British forces landed on the island in 1942, the enemy they faced wasn't German, Japanese or even Italian, this time the

The Battle of the Catalaunian Fields Ad 451 (Schultheis Evan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Evan Schultheis reconsiders the evidence for Attila the Hun's most famous battle, the climax of his invasion of the Western Roman Empire that had reached as far as Orleans in France. Traditionally considered one of the pivotal battles in European history, saving the West from conquest by the Huns,

Suffragette - The Battle for Equality (Roberts David)(Pevná vazba)

The story of the women's suffrage movement, told through pictures and words by the bestselling illustrator David

Aerial Warfare: The Battle for the Skies (Ledwidge Frank)(Pevná vazba)

Aerial warfare has dominated western war-making for over 100 years, and despite regular announcements of its demise, it shows no sign of becoming obsolete. Frank Ledwidge offers a sweeping look at the history of air warfare, introducing the major battles, crises, and controversies where air power

Battle for Investment Survival (Loeb Gerald M.)(Pevná vazba)

'This book was among the first ten on investing I ever read. . . . It remains important for anyone seriously interested in capital markets, financial journalism, or even their own personal investments.'--From the Foreword by Ken Fisher, CEO of Fisher Investments and Forbes columnist 'Loeb tells us

Isaac Newton and Natural Philosophy (Guicciardini Niccol)(Pevná vazba)

Isaac Newton is one of the greatest scientists in history, yet the spectrum of his interests was much broader than that of most contemporary scientists. In fact, Newton would have defined himself not as a scientist, but as a natural philosopher. He was deeply involved in alchemical, religious, and

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote (DuBois Ellen Carol)(Pevná vazba)

Honoring the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, this exciting history explores the full scope of the movement to win the vote for women through portraits of its bold leaders and devoted activists. Distinguished historian Ellen Carol DuBois begins in the pre-Civil War years

Newton the Alchemist: Science, Enigma, and the Quest for Nature's Secret Fire (Newman William)(Pevná vazba)

A book that finally demystifies Newton's experiments in alchemyWhen Isaac Newton's alchemical papers surfaced at a Sotheby's auction in 1936, the quantity and seeming incoherence of the manuscripts were shocking. No longer the exemplar of Enlightenment rationality, the legendary physicist suddenly

Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation (Asimov Isaac)(Pevná vazba)

Isaac Asimov's seminal Foundation trilogy--one of the cornerstones of modern speculative fiction--in a single hardcover volume. - Winner of the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series. - THE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATION. It is the saga of the Galactic Empire, crumbling after

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

That's Life! - Looking for the Living Things All Around You (Barfield Mike)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful guide to life on Earth for children aged

Survivors: The Gathering Darkness: The Final Battle (Hunter Erin)(Pevná vazba)

The time has come for a traitor to fall. Don't miss the action-packed final adventure in the Survivors: The Gathering Darkness series From Erin Hunter, #1 nationally bestselling author of Warriors, Survivors is full of 'wild and wonderful adventure' (Kirkus; starred review) that will thrill fans of

Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking (Lagasse Emeril)(Pevná vazba)

A badass modern Cajun cookbook from Top Chef fan favorite Isaac Toups and acclaimed journalist Jennifer V. Cole, featuring 100 full-flavor stories and recipes.Things get a little salty down in the bayou...Cajun country is the last bastion of true American regional cooking, and no one knows it

The Weather Works (Wilks Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Father Christmas and Me (Haig Matt)(Pevná vazba)

Let the battle for Christmas begin . . .Amelia lives in the magical town of Elfhelm, newly adopted by Father Christmas and his wife, Mary . When the very jealous Easter Bunny launches an attack to ruin Christmas, it's up to Amelia, her family and the elves to fight off the forces of evil.But can

Life After Gravity: Isaac Newton's London Career (Fara Patricia)(Pevná vazba)

The story of Isaac Newton's decades in London - as ambitious cosmopolitan gentleman, President of London's Royal Society, Master of the Mint, and investor in the slave trade. Isaac Newton is celebrated throughout the world as a great scientific genius who conceived the theory of gravity. But in his

Last Battle (Lewis C. S.)(Pevná vazba)

A beautiful hardback edition of The Last Battle, book seven in the classic series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with cover and colour interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline

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

Battle Ground - The Dresden Files 17 (Butcher Jim)(Pevná vazba)

THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET SERIOUS FOR HARRY DRESDEN, CHICAGO'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WIZARD, in the next entry in the No. 1 New York Times and No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling Dresden

Mice Skating, 1 (Silvestro Annie)(Pevná vazba)

This mouse doesn't want to stay in the house . . . even if it's cold outside For most field mice, winter means burrowing down and snuggling in. But not for Lucy She loves snow crunching under her paws and wearing a fluffy wool hat. And most of all, Lucy loves to skate, and she's just ACHING to