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Celebrate 70 years of the classic 'For God, for country, and for Yale... in that order,' William F. Buckley Jr. wrote as the dedication of his monumental work--a compendium of knowledge that still resonates within the halls of the Ivy League university that tried to cover up its political and
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A LONE AGENT. A TERRIFYING ENEMY: UN negotiator Yael Azoulay uncovers a people-trafficking ring with links to Iran... and
Když do zrcadel Yaelina bytu vtrhnou stíny, hrdinčin život se promění v neslýchanou noční můru. Jak se může v zrcadle objevit stín, aniž je v místnosti kdokoli přítomen? Kdo jí posílá na obrazovku počítače záhadné zprávy, aniž je připojena na internet? Kdo jsou ty
Sada funkčního prádla navržená pro zimní aktivity. Dvoudílný set s dlouhým rukávem s bezešvou úpravou pro ještě větší komfort. Dry Plus technologie, která drží vlhkost od těla a udržuje vás v suchu a teple Strečový materiál, který se přizpůsobí tělu Elastane 4%,
Sada funkčního prádla navržená pro zimní aktivity. Dvoudílný set s dlouhým rukávem s bezešvou úpravou pro ještě větší komfort. Dry Plus technologie, která drží vlhkost od těla a udržuje vás v suchu a teple Strečový materiál, který se přizpůsobí tělu Elastane 4%,
Sada funkčního prádla navržená pro zimní aktivity. Dvoudílný set s dlouhým rukávem s bezešvou úpravou pro ještě větší komfort. Dry Plus technologie, která drží vlhkost od těla a udržuje vás v suchu a teple Strečový materiál, který se přizpůsobí tělu Elastane 4%,
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Souprava funkčního prádla navržená pro zimní aktivity. Dvoudílný set s dlouhým rukávem s bezešvou úpravou pro ještě větší komfort. Dry Plus technologie, která drží vlhkost od těla a udržuje vás v suchu a teple Strečový materiál, který se přizpůsobí tělu 96%
The latest definitive biography in the acclaimed Yale English Monarchs series Edward II (1284-1327), King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine, was the object of ignominy during his lifetime and calumny since it. Conventionally viewed as worthless, incapable of sustained policy, and
From Yale's English Monarchs series, the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen 'King has written a masterpiece that reveals how a medieval political community can both consume and then reconstitute itself and offers readers a king emblematic of his truncated, troubled age.'--Choice King
Richard Siken's Crush, selected as the 2004 winner of the Yale Younger Poets prize, is a powerful collection of poems driven by obsession. Siken writes with ferocity, and his reader hurtles unstoppably with him. His poetry is confessional, gay, savage, and charged with violent
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Recent Yale grad, Alice, wants to be close to her boyfriend in Paris, with enough space to sow a few oats. Rome fits, so off she goes. Her other goals? To make art and find a muse. Instead, she finds herself a muse to various men--including a TV-host dwarf, lonely banker, alcoholic playboy, aging
A complete revision of the first volume in the Yale Linguistic Series, this new version, in pinyin romanization, and aimed at secondary school and college levels, is an introduction to spoken Chinese. It includes dialogues, pronunciation drills, sentence-building exercises, examples of characters,
An inspiring and enlightening introduction to Quakerism, the second title in the Yale University Press 'The Spirit of . . .'series Who are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practice? The Religious Society of Friends--also known as Quakers---believes that everyone can have a direct
Alex Sternová není zrovna typickou adeptkou pro studium na Yale. Právě naopak – bezcílně se potácí světem drog, ubíjejících zaměstnání a špatných rozhodnutí. Přesto dostane druhou šanci: stipendium na této prestižní univerzitě. V čem je háček? Během studia musí
Ambiciózní Yaël žije jen svou prací a nemá čas ani na přátele. Pak potká bývalého kamaráda Marka, který před lety bez vysvětlení zmizel. Yaël i díky němu nachází cestu ke svému zapomenutému bezstarostnému já. Uvědomuje si ale, že její city k Markovi nejsou kamarádské
Rozkládací jídelní stůl ze série Yale se nejenom díky svému jednoduchému provedení bude hodit do všech typů interiérů, ale bude plnit i praktickou funkci. Je vyroben z lakované MDF desky v bílé barvě. Stabilitu stolu zajistí pevná podnož z lakované oceli taktéž v bílé
Set in a changing Istanbul, this rediscovered 1940s classic from a pioneering Turkish author tells the story of a forbidden love and its consequences. Raised by her grandmother in one of the famed yalıs, elegant yet crumbling, that line the Bosphorus, Celile occupies a unique space between the
From the editor of Yale's Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories, a smart and charming guide to the art of cartooning The best cartooning is efficient visual storytelling--it is as much a matter of writing as it is of drawing. In this book, noted cartoonist and illustrator Ivan
A capsule of the imaginative life of the individual, Some Trees is the 52nd volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Comparing him to T. S. Eliot, Stephanie Burt writes that Ashbery is 'the last figure whom half of the English-language poets alive thought a great model, and the other half
Fully illustrated with stunning artwork, Chinese Ironclad Battleship vs Japanese Protected Cruiser is the engrossing story of the Yalu River campaign, where Chinese and Japanese warships fought for control of Korea.The 1894-95 war between China and Japan, known in the West as the First
Disaster in Korea tells the story of General MacArthur's November 1950 attack to the Yalu River, an attack that was repulsed by 200,000 Chinese 'volunteer' infantry. 'The research is meticulous, the narrative enlightening, and the lessons profound. Appleman knows the war intimately, and he conveys
An authoritative study of the interrelationship between modern architecture, landscape, and site strategy as viewed through the work of five prominent architects Modern architects are often condemned for a seeming disregard of site considerations such as climate, topography, and existing
In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, 'the fabulous dance of the past hundred years-and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham.' Thompson traces tango's evolution in the nineteenth century
The eminent Judaica scholar Jacob Neusner provides here the first form-analytical translation of the Mishnah. This path-breaking edition provides as close to a literal translation as possible, following the syntax of Mishnaic Hebrew in its highly formalized and syntactically patterned language
This legal guide is a written version of lectures delivered before the Law School of Yale University as Storrs Lectures in the school year
In a virtuoso display of erudition, thoughtfulness and humour, Terry Eagleton teases apart the concept of hope as it has been (often mistakenly) conceptualised over six millennia, from ancient Greece to today. He distinguishes hope from simple optimism, cheeriness, desire, idealism or adherence to
An indispensable roadmap for creating a successful investment program from Yale's chief investment officer, David F. Swensen. In the years since the now-classic Pioneering Portfolio Management was first published, the global investment landscape has changed dramatically -- but the results of David
Updated to include over one thousand new quotations, this reader-friendly volume contains more than twelve thousand famous quotations, arranged alphabetically by author and sourced from literature, history, popular culture, sports, digital culture, science, politics, law, the social sciences, and
From Alan E. Kazdin, a Yale University psychology and child psychiatry professor, The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child is a lifesaving handbook for parents of children who are occasionally, or too often, 'out of control.'Most child-behavior books are filled with advice that sounds
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYTen years out of Yale and drifting through a teaching career, Greg Marnier heads for his college reunion, jetlagged and drunk. Soon, the realities of life on America's urban frontier become all too apparent
Duke Wolff was a flawless specimen of the American clubman -- a product of Yale and the OSS, a one-time fighter pilot turned aviation engineer. Duke Wolff was a failure who flunked out of a series of undistinguished schools, was passed up for military service, and supported himself with desperately
A brutally funny, carnivalesque novel about love, death, and survival, from the Czech Republic's greatest living author Tab, an itinerant Czech actor, travels around Europe on the theater circuit with his partner, Sońa, and their two young sons, attending festivals and performing plays. Confronted
A groundbreaking comparative study that illuminates the connections between the Qur'an and the Bible While the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament are understood to be related texts, the sacred scripture of Islam, the third Abrahamic faith, has generally been considered separately. Noted religious
A fascinating history of the piano explored through 100 pieces chosen by one of the UK’s most renowned concert pianists An astonishingly versatile instrument, the piano allows just two hands to play music of great complexity and subtlety. For more than two hundred years, it has brought solo and
As the world marks the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the bestselling novel Generals Die in Bed becomes more relevant than ever. Originally published in 1930, the landmark novel was one of the first to shatter the world s illusion that war is a glorious endeavor. Instead, this
Now in its 16th edition, this book reflects all research developments, theories and ideas, whilst also retaining all of the qualities which have established it as a leading undergraduate psychology textbook over the years, including its highly accessible and engaging student-centred
A do-it-yourself guide to investing like the renowned Harvard and Yale endowments. The Ivy Portfolio shows step-by-step how to track and mimic the investment strategies of the highly successful Harvard and Yale endowments. Using the endowment Policy Portfolios as a guide, the authors illustrate how
A Yale-trained, board-certified family physician with a specialty in women's health and obstetrics delivers a proven 28-day program to heal the overwhelmed, overloaded systems, and prevent and reverse the myriad of symptoms affecting the vast majority of women today.Weight gain, fatigue, brain fog,
An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies Since 2010 it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough
At the last possible moment, when Sariphi and her lo yal attendants have all but lost hop e facing the mighty Phantom Wolf King, Leonhart arrives just in time to defend b oth his queen and his throne . But can Leonhart liv e up to the name 'coura geous heart' and save Sariphi? Or will Fenrir
Over the last eighty years there has been a global rise in 'peace communication' practice, the use of interpersonal and mass communication interventions to mediate between peoples engaged in political conflict. In this study, Yael Warshel assesses Israeli and Palestinian versions of Sesame Street,
This gripping new study details the crisis point of the Korean War: the UN advance across into North Korea and the following Chinese offensive that drove the forces back south of the 38th Parallel. Following the Inchon landings and the breakout from the Pusan Perimeter, UN forces crossed the North
Lyžařské brýle značky Bolle. Stylové lyžařské brýle jsou vhodné pro každodenní nošení během Vašich zimních radovánek na svahu. Brýle Bolle jsou vybaveny dvojitou čočkou, která poskytne dostatečně široký výhled a zorné pole. Dvojité čočky patří do kategorie filtru
Takes a behind-the-scenes look at Yale's mysterious society, the Order of the Skull and Bones, and its prominent members, numbering among them Tafts, Rockefellers, Pillsburys, and Bushes. This book reveals that far from being a campus fraternity, the society is more concerned with the success of
An all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking from podcast host and academic neurologist at Yale University School of Medicine Steven Novella and his SGU co-hosts, which Richard Wiseman calls the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction. It is intimidating to realize
A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debates “Masterful. . . . James cuts through the tangled terminological and conceptual jungle of modern globalist discourse . . . [with] fascinating discussions of the origins and
A revelatory look at an underexplored chapter of American art, which took place not on American soil but in France In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, American artists flocked to France in search of instruction, critical acclaim, and patronage. Some, including James McNeill
A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom of American life that advantage should be earned through ability and effort. Even as the country divides itself at every turn, the meritocratic ideal - that
An illuminating work revealing the long history of xenophobia and what it means for today's divided world Over the last few years, it has been impossible to ignore the steady resurgence of xenophobia. The European migrant crisis and immigration from Central America to the United States have placed
For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. These were the concerns of Socrates, who spent his days in the
From a Harvard- and Yale- trained neuropsychologist and a national leader in the field of brain health, a science-backed program to boost memory and dramatically decrease the risk of Alzheimer's in five steps. American adults fear Alzheimer¹s more than any other disease (including cancer), and
The paperback edition of the award-winning Howl Like a Wolf is an interactive, beautifully illustrated book that takes children on a journey into the animal kingdom, with engaging explanations of the distinctive habits and behaviors of thirteen different mammals, reptiles, and insects, from the
A highly original history of the least understood and most intractable form of organised human aggression, from ancient Rome to our present conflict-ridden world We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and isn't, have a long and contested history. Defining the term is
Are you looking for a way to have fun with young people while giving them a life-long tool for self-expression, physical and mental health, relaxation techniques, and improved focus? 'Yoga for Kids to Teens' is another fun and easy-to-use handbook for you, as a parent, teacher, or young person, to
In his first four volumes on the Korean War, the author traces the war's progress from the North Korean invasion of June 1950, the desperate American defense of the Pusan Perimeter, General Douglas MacArthur's daring and highly successful amphibious offensive at Inch'ŏn, and his subsequent advance
This is the only expose of one of the world's most secretive and feared organizations: Yale University's nearly 200-year-old secret society, Skull and Bones. Through society documents and interviews with dozens of members, Robbins explains why this old-boy product of another time still thrives
Celebrated American literary critic Harold Bloom turns his attention to the writers of his own national literary tradition, from Walt Whitman and Herman Melville to William Faulkner and Hart Crane. The distillation of a lifetime of criticism, it is one of Bloom's most profoundly personal books to
From the Publishers Weekly review: 'Two experts from Yale tackle the business wake-up-call du jour-environmental responsibility-from every angle in this thorough, earnest guidebook: pragmatically, passionately, financially and historically. Though 'no company the authors know of is on a truly
THE WALL HAS FALLEN Amanda Waller has lost her iron grip on the Suicide Squad, pushed aside in favor of a new commander. While she lays plans to take back Task Force X, a supernatural secret society is quietly moving in for the kill. But an even more powerful enemy awaits—and it’s an enemy
Goodman's Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fifth Edition, has been student tested and approved for decades. This essential textbook provides up-to-date coverage of rapidly unfolding advances in the understanding of hormones involved in regulating most aspects of bodily functions. It is richly
Rediscover the superpower that makes good things happen, from the professor behind Yale School of Management's most popular class 'The new rules of persuasion for a better world.'--Charles Duhigg, author of the bestsellers The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better You were born influential. But
The first book to publish the entirety of Franz Kafka's graphic output, including more than 100 newly discovered drawings'The figures he drew stand alone as stories in themselves.'-Lauren Christensen, New York Times Book Review'A sensational new book [that] reveals these hitherto hidden artworks
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous
A fascinating journey through Europe’s old towns, exploring why we treasure them—but also what they hide about a continent’s fraught history Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle of Europe were devastated during the Second World War—some, like those of Warsaw and
Finalist for the 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry--an erotic, powerful collection 'One of the best books of contemporary poetry.'--Victoria Chang, Huffington Post 'Vital, immediate, and cinematic in scope.'--Library Journal (Best Poetry of 2005) Selected by Nobel Prize laureate
Five students go to detention. Only four leave alive. Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect
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A fascinating journey through Western art from the 1910s to the 1960s, charting how artists wrestled with the headlong changes of a turbulent and conflict-ridden world From the chaos of the First World War to the ravages of the Second, from the Great Depression to the rise of consumer culture,
A fascinating analysis of the recent history of the beautiful but troubled Southeast Asian nation of CambodiaTo many in the West, the name Cambodia still conjures up indelible images of destruction and death, the legacy of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and the terror it inflicted in its attempt to
The revelation of a misidentified face in a photograph―once thought to be Vincent, now known to be Theo van Gogh―leads to a novelesque story of revised art history Full of surprising anecdotes, this book tells the story of the discovery in 2018 that one of only two known photographs
A comprehensive and revelatory history of modern Belarus - from independence to 2020's contested election In 2020 Belarus made headlines around the world when protests erupted in the aftermath of a fraught presidential election. Andrew Wilson explores both Belarus's complicated road to nationhood
A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literatureWhat is poetry? If music is sound organised in a particular way, poetry is a way of organising language. It is language made special so that it will be
This book, the most thoroughly researched and accurate history of Czechoslovakia to appear in English, tells the story of the country from its founding in 1918 to partition in 1992 - from fledgling democracy through Nazi occupation, Communist rule, invasion by the Soviet Union to - at last -
Paul Gauguin (1848–1903) was an artist perpetually in search of new horizons. This fascinating visual tour reveals the full extent of Gauguin’s travels and their influence on his unique style. Gauguin’s several lengthy trips to Tahiti and the Marquesas between 1891 and the artist’s death,
The National Book Award-winning author of Year of the Monkey, Just Kids, and M Train offers a rare, intimate account of her own creative process. A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic—its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an
From the author of Ten Restaurants That Changed America, an exploration of food’s cultural importance and its crucial role throughout human history. “A rich and fascinating narrative that reaches deep into the historical and cultural larder of societal experience, powerfully illustrating the
A radical re-examination of 2,500 years of European art, deconstructing and demystifying its long history from ancient to presentHow has art evolved from the pursuit of the ‘ideal’ human form to a black square on a white canvas? Why is a banana duct-taped to a wall worth more on the art market
The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich's world history for the curious of all ages... E. H. Gombrich's bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small detail but
An extraordinary collection of lyrics showcasing rap's poetic depth and diversityFrom the school yards of the South Bronx to the tops of the Billboard charts, rap has emerged as one of the most influential musical and cultural forces of our time. In The Anthology of Rap, editors Adam Bradley and
A wide-ranging look at surrealist and postsurrealist engagements with the culture and imagery of childhood We all have memories of the object-world of childhood. For many of us, playthings and images from those days continue to resonate. Rereading a swathe of modern and contemporary artistic
A harrowing account of brainwashing’s pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries This gripping book traces the evolution of brainwashing from its beginnings in torture and religious conversion into the age of neuroscience and social media. When Pavlov introduced scientific
An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass and Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek “I was tired of speed. I wanted to live tree time.” So writes Sumana Roy at the
A much-loved author brings the world of literature alive for all ages This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched,
A lively new biography of Tutankhamun―published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb’s modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter emptied its treasures, Tut-mania gripped the world―and in many ways,
A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture-'one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status' (Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times, London)'Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from
The first and only book of its kind, Fur: A Sensitive History looks at the impact of fur on society, politics, and, of course, fashion. This material has a long, complex, and rich history, culminating in recent and ongoing anti-fur debates. Jonathan Faiers discusses how fur—long praised for its
From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present 'An absorbing group portrait and intellectual history.'—Kirkus Reviews'An admirable mixture of industry and erudition.'—Robert Wilson, Wall Street Journal From Leonardo Da
An unprecedented analysis of the crucial but underexplored roles the United States and other nations have played in shaping Syria’s ongoing civil war“One of the best informed and non-partisan accounts of the Syrian tragedy yet published.”―Patrick Cockburn, Independent Syria’s brutal,
How subtler forms of balance-of-power politics can help states achieve their goals against aggressive powers without wars or arms races At the end of the Cold War, the United States emerged as the world's most powerful state, and then used that power to initiate wars against smaller countries in
A compelling argument that the Internet of things threatens human rights and security'Sobering and important.'―Financial Times, 'Best Books of 2020: Technology' The Internet has leapt from human-facing display screens into the material objects all around us. In this so-called Internet of