The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World (Wyman Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The Verge: Reformation, Renaissance, and Forty Years That Shook the World (Wyman Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn. In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, THE VERGE tells the

2,000 Years of Christ's Power, Volume 3: Renaissance and Reformation (Needham Nick)(Pevná vazba)

The Renaissance was a reaction against the attitude of the Middle Ages. And the Reformation was the passionate, divisive argument that grew out of it. Catholics, Calvinists, Lutherans, Anabaptists - our present-day divisions were the front-page headlines of the Reformation. Volume three of 2,000

The Fierce 44: Black Americans Who Shook Up the World (Ball Robert)(Pevná vazba)

A dynamic and hip collective biography that presents forty-four of America's greatest movers and shakers, from Frederick Douglass to Aretha Franklin to Barack Obama, written by ESPN's TheUndefeated.com and illustrated with dazzling portraits by Rob Ball. Meet forty-four of America's most impressive

Pope - Francis, Benedict, and the Decision That Shook the World (McCarten Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

THE STORY BEHIND THE SCREENPLAY OF THE TWO POPES, THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ANTHONY HOPKINS AND JONATHAN PRYCEFrom the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour comes the fascinating and revealing tale of an unprecedented transfer of power, and of two

Eruptions That Shook the World (Oppenheimer Clive)(Pevná vazba)

What does it take for a volcanic eruption to really shake the world? Did volcanic eruptions extinguish the dinosaurs, or help humans to evolve, only to decimate their populations with a super-eruption 73,000 years ago? Did they contribute to the ebb and flow of ancient empires, the French

The Hollowmen (Reilly Jared Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

The punk scarecrow horror epic you've been waiting for... Humans are on the verge of extinction, and we are better for it... These are words that Pettick, the leader of the Scarecrows, gives to his people, members of a desolate agrarian colony where living breathing scarecrows have replaced humans

Akelare (Subijana Pedro)(Pevná vazba)

After nearly forty years, Pedro Subijana, the three star Michelin chef and his world-famous restaurant, Akelaŕe, is at the forefront of the New Basque Cuisine, championed in the 70s by Juan Mari Arzak. In the words of Subijana, 'New Basque Cuisine aims to focus on seasonal products but adding a

Stones from the Inside: Rare and Unseen Images (Wyman Bill)(Pevná vazba)

The Bookseller of Florence: The Story of the Manuscripts That Illuminated the Renaissance (King Ross)(Pevná vazba)

The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings--the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and

30 Animals That Made Us Smarter (Aryee Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

For many years, humans have been using the natural world as inspiration for everything from fashion to architecture, and medicine to transport, and it may come as a surprise to learn how many inventions have been motivated by animal design and

Renaissance 1420-1600 - Daniel Kiecol, Uta Hasekamp, Kristina Menzel

During the origin of Renaissance painting in Italy, a world view was revived that enabled man to determine his own existence. In painting, new themes developed along with an orientation toward representing reality. This naturalism was influenced by Dutch painting from around 1450, and as the

The Architectural Association in the Postwar Years (Zamarian Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

This book traces the history of the Architectural Association from the end of the second world war until the mid-1960s, when it surrendered its position as the pacemaker in British architectural education in order to safeguard its institutional

'Russian' Civil Wars 1916-1926 - Ten Years That Shook the World (Smele Jonathan D.)(Paperback / softback)

An original interpretation of the wars that ravaged Russia for decades after the toppling of the

Ten Days That Shook the World (Reed John)(Paperback)

A new edition of John Reed's classic eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, 100 years since its first

A Fortunate Universe (Lewis Geraint F.)(Pevná vazba)

Over the last forty years, scientists have uncovered evidence that if the Universe had been forged with even slightly different properties, life as we know it - and life as we can imagine it - would be impossible. Join us on a journey through how we understand the Universe, from its most basic

The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds (Lewis Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Forty years ago, Israeli psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky wrote a series of breathtakingly original studies undoing our assumptions about the decision-making process. Their papers showed the ways in which the human mind erred, systematically, when forced to make judgments in uncertain

Five Past Midnight in Bhopal: The Epic Story of the World's Deadliest Industrial Disaster (Lapierre Dominique)(Pevná vazba)

A gripping, kaleidoscopic account of a horrific industrial disaster that shook the world, from wold-renowned humanitarian and internationally bestselling author Dominique Lapierre. It was December 3, 1984. In the ancient city of Bhopal, a cloud of toxic gas escaped from an American pesticide plant,

Reformation ABCs: The People, Places, and Things of the Reformation--From A to Z (Nichols Stephen J.)(Pevná vazba)

Reformation ABCs is a fun way for kids to learn about the places, things, events, people, books, and ideas that shaped this pivotal time in church history. Through whimsical illustrations and engaging storytelling, this book teaches kids that even though the Reformation occurred five hundred years

The Invincibles: The Phoenix Park Assassinations and the Conspiracy That Shook an Empire (Kenna Shane)(Pevná vazba)

'Britain in Ireland is a beast exceeding terrible; his feet and claws are of iron, ' The InvinciblesIn an Ireland still reeling from years of famine, with tenant farmers being evicted and left to starve for their inability to pay exorbitant rents, revolutionary fervour was growing. An inner circle

Political Godmother: Nackey Scripps Loeb and the Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party (Heckman Meg)(Pevná vazba)

An underacknowledged newspaper publisher and conservative activist receives her biographical due.--Kirkus ReviewsNewspaper publisher and GOP kingmaker Nackey Scripps Loeb headed the Union Leader Corporation, one of the most unusual--and influential--local newspaper companies in the United States

The Rise and Fall of the Orange Order During the Famine: From Reformation to Dolly's Brae (Curran Daragh)(Pevná vazba)

Formed in 1795, the Orange Order had grown into a formidable popular organisation in its first forty years of existence. However, against a background of major social, political, and economic change, the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland made the forced decision to disband the Order in 1836 in the face

Artillery Warfare, 1939-1945 (Forty Simon)(Pevná vazba)

It is said that artillery won the Second World War for the Allies - that Soviet guns wore down German forces on the Eastern Front, negating their superior tactics and fighting ability, and that the accuracy and intensity of the British and American artillery was a major reason for the success of

The Blues: A Visual History: 100 Years of Music That Changed the World (Evans Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Charting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South and focusing on the key musicians and singers who brought it recognition worldwide, The Blues: A Visual History is a unique and fully illustrated account of the development of the blues. This deceptively simple, 12-bar

The Changeling (Williams Joy)(Pevná vazba)

Forty years later, The Changeling is no less haunting and no less visionary than the day it was published, but it has only become clearer that Joy Williams is a virtuosic stylist and a singular thinker--a genius in every sense of the word. When we first meet Pearl--young in years but advanced in