The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (Chafkin Max)(Pevná vazba)

Contrarian - Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (Chafkin Max)(Pevná vazba)

The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power (Chafkin Max)(Pevná vazba)

A biography of venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel, the enigmatic, controversial, and hugely influential power broker who sits at the dynamic intersection of tech, business, and politics 'Max Chafkin's The Contrarian is much more than a consistently shocking biography of Peter Thiel,

Railways and Industry in the Tondu Valleys: Bridgend to Treherbert (Hodge John)(Pevná vazba)

The book begins with a history of the industrial development of the Tondu Valleys, including the succession of great industrialists who led the way in the area. This is followed by a chapter on the position of the Tondu Valleys in the South Wales Coalfield with colliery and colliery company

Railwaymen of the Welsh Valleys 1914-67(Pevná vazba)

The Hard Thing about Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers (Horowitz Ben)(Pevná vazba)

Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz and one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, offers essential advice on building and running a startup-practical wisdom for managing the toughest problems business school doesn't cover, based on his popular ben's blog

Sleep - Harness the Power of Sleep for Optimal Health and Wellbeing (Hawker Petra PhD)(Pevná vazba)

Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge (Narby Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

The Forgotten Flight: Terrorism, Diplomacy and the Pursuit of Justice (Newberger Stuart H.)(Pevná vazba)

Tao Te Ching (Tzu Lao)(Pevná vazba)

The pursuit of power, happiness, and life's meaning is as old as history itself, as the Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way and Its Virtue) attests. Dating from two and a half millennia ago, this timeless text consists of 81 brief chapters that form one of the world's most profound and influential

Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault from Within on Modern Democracy (Nichols Tom)(Pevná vazba)

A contrarian yet highly engaging account of the spread of illiberal and anti-democratic sentiment throughout our culture that places responsibility on the citizens themselves. Over the past three decades, citizens of democracies who claim to value freedom, tolerance, and the rule of law have

Algebra of Happiness - The pursuit of success, love and what it all means (Galloway Scott)(Pevná vazba)

Beyond Power and Resistance: Politics at the Radical Limits (Bloom Peter)(Pevná vazba)

This book challenges the conceptual and practical effectiveness of resistance to achieve social and political change, and considers an alternative framework that goes beyond a desire to resist sovereign power, but offers political movements that expand individual and collective

Piccadilly - London's West End and the Pursuit of Pleasure (Hoare Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

The first book to chart the hedonistic history of London's

Up in Smoke - The Failed Dreams of Battersea Power Station (Watts Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Liberty or Love! and Mourning for Mourning (Desnos Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Mystery, the marvelous, the city of Paris transmuted by love, and Sanglot the Corsair's pursuit of the siren Louise Lame: these are the essential ingredients of Liberty or Love , a masterpiece of early Surrealism written by Robert Desnos (1900-1945) and first published in 1924 to immediate acclaim

Unfathomable Ascent - How Hitler Came to Power (Range Peter Ross)(Pevná vazba)

The chilling and little-known story of Adolf Hitler's eight-year march to the pinnacle of German

15 Minutes of Power - The Uncertain Life of British Ministers (Riddell Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Riddell explores what it means to be a minister in the British

New Silk Roads - The Present and Future of the World (Frankopan Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Lindbergh. Azzedine Alaa (Taschen)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Lindbergh and Azzedine Ala a, the photographer and the couturier, were united by their love of black, a love that they would cultivate alike in silver print and solid color garments. Lindbergh ceaselessly turned to black and white to signify his search for authenticity in the faces he brought

The Biology of Sharks and Rays (Klimley A. Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The Biology of Sharks and Rays is a comprehensive resource on the biological and physiological characteristics of the cartilaginous fishes: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. In sixteen chapters, organized by theme, A. Peter Klimley covers a broad spectrum of topics, including taxonomy, morphology,

Peter Pan (Barrie James Matthew)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell lead the three Darling children over the rooftops of London and away to Neverland - the island where the lost boys play. Magic and mischief is in the air but if villainous Captain Hook has his way, before long someone will be swimming with the crocodiles

Shakespeare - The Theatre of Our World (Conrad Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Peter Conrad explores the phenomenon of Shakespeare, and assesses Shakespeare's global legacy across every continent and across every genre of the creative

The Allied Health Professions: A Sociological Perspective (Nancarrow Susan)(Pevná vazba)

The allied health professions have gained legitimacy through the pursuit of research evidence and the standardisation of practice. Yet there remains very little analysis or understanding of these professions. Adopting theory from the sociology of health professions, this unique text explores the

Diary of a Disciple - Peter and Paul's Story (Willis Gemma)(Pevná vazba)

Diary of a Disciple: Peter and Paul's story is a contemporary retelling of the book of Acts. Written in a quirky, contemporary, accessible style, Diary of a Disciple offers a way into the Bible for the next