The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Fortunately, we are still a nation of skeptics. Fortunately, there are those among us who study pandemics and are willing to look unflinchingly at worst-case scenarios. Michael Lewis's taut and brilliant nonfiction thriller pits a band of medical visionaries against the wall of ignorance that was

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story - Michael Lewis

From the global bestselling author of The Big Short, the gripping story of the maverick scientists who hunted down Covid-19'It's a foreboding,' she said. 'A knowing that something is looming around the corner. Like how when the seasons change you can smell Fall in the air right before the leaves

Populism: Before and After the Pandemic (Burleigh Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Drawing on his Engelsberg Lectures, Michael Burleigh explores the new global era of national populism. He first probes the nature of mass anger in the West: how might popular discontent be artificially incited and sustained by elite figures claiming to speak for the common people? He then compares

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first meet him, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or

The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story (Lewis Michael)(Paperback)

In the weird glow of the dying millennium, Michael Lewis set out on a safari through Silicon Valley to find the world's most important technology entrepreneur. He found this in Jim Clark, a man whose achievements include the founding of three separate billion-dollar companies. Lewis also found much

Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

In the Mouth of the Wolf (Morpurgo Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis C. S.)(Pevná vazba)

The classic story of Narnia, the fantastic land that lies beyond an ordinary wardrobe door.On the other side of that wardrobe door lies a world full of magic. A world frozen in the perpetual winter of the White Witch's enchantment. A world where Christmas never comes. Would you have the courage to

Story Like the Wind (Lewis Gill)(Pevná vazba)

In a small boat spinning out on the sea sits a group of refugees, fleeing their war-stricken homes. They have nothing - except their memories, their stories, and their music. In this very special, lyrical fable, beautifully illustrated by Jo Weaver, Gill Lewis weaves an unforgettable tale of

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only 'the single most influential baseball book

Robin - An Origin Story (Dahl Michael (Author))(Pevná vazba)

SAS Great Escapes (Lewis Damien)(Pevná vazba)

SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most famous military fighting force - the

Pandemic!: Covid-19 Shakes the World (Žižek Slavoj)(Pevná vazba)

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences? We live in a moment when the greatest act

Dragon Meets Boy (Slack Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Michael Slack's Dragon Meets Boy is a moving friendship story about the universal joys and tender heartaches of growing up, for fans of Toy Story. One summer day a boy meets a dragon. They become instant friends and share incredible adventures together. When Boy is sad, Dragon cheers him up. When

Didn't We Have a Lovely Time! (Morpurgo Sir Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A heartwarming short story set on a farm from Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite children's author, with stunning illustrations from Quentin

Paper. Pen. Pandemic.: Viral Cartoons from Around the Globe. (Benevento Publishing)(Pevná vazba)

Paper. Pen. Pandemic. Viral cartoons around the globe. The coronavirus crisis and its consequences for economy, politics and society. A critical statement on current events in more than 400 cartoons The economy put in shackles: a critical review on the coronavirus pandemic in more than 400 cartoon

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Before there was Flash Boys and The Big Short, there was Liar's Poker. A knowing and unnervingly talented debut, this insider's account of 1980s Wall Street excess transformed Michael Lewis from a disillusioned bond salesman to the best-selling literary icon he is today. Together, the three books

Flash Boys (Lewis Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of the multi-millionaires and whizz kids who scammed the banking system in the blink of an eye - and the whistle blowers who tried to stop

Lewis Carroll: Selected Poems (Carroll Lewis)(Pevná vazba)

Pandemic (Cook Robin)(Pevná vazba)

A taut and compelling medical thriller from the master of the genre, Robin

OLYMPICS IN ATHENS 1896 (SMITH MICHAEL L)(Pevná vazba)

Published in the year that The Olympics returns to Athens, this is the illuminating story of the making of the modern games, the multinational group of intriguing characters who re-invented them and the first generation of new sporting

Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story (Collins Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Based on the adult bestseller Carrying the FireIn time for the 50th anniversary of man's first landing on the moon, this re-release of Michael Collins's autobiography is a bold, sparkling testament to exploration and perseverance. In this captivating account, space traveler Collins recalls his

The Neverending Story (Ende Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film before it's back onscreen in select theaters this September! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old

Courtney Figures It Out (Lewis James W.)(Pevná vazba)

Courtney Figures It Out is the story of a resourceful young girl who wants to bring her best friend to show-and-tell at school. There's just one problem. Aaron is a Great Blue Heron, and keeping him out of trouble during the school day is no easy task; but Courtney figures it out. Author James W