E-knihy

Formát: EPUB Původní název: Theory of Money and Credit Počet stran: 430 Velikost: 1,56 MB Knižní žánr: ekonomie Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-86389-76-9 Cena: 300.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.12.2024, 00:36

Kniha je stěžejním dílem ekonomické teorie, které se zabývá složitým vztahem mezi penězi, úvěrem a jejich vlivem na ekonomiku. Mises zkoumá původ peněz, jejich funkce v ekonomických transakcích a klíčovou roli, kterou úvěr hraje při utváření dynamiky trhu. Z pohledu rakouské ekonomické školy Mises předkládá komplexní analýzu toho, jak měnová politika, zejména ta, kterou provádějí centrální banky, ovlivňuje hospodářské cykly. Obhajuje nadřazenost volného trhu a varuje před nadměrnými zásahy státu do měnových systémů. Zdůrazněním důsledků tržních zásahů a vyzdvižením přirozeného řádu ekonomických mechanismů slouží tato kniha jako základní kámen v diskusích týkajících se peněz, úvěrů a regulace ekonomik.

Formát: PDF Původní název: Strange Wilderness: The Lives of the Great Mathematicians Počet stran: 235 Velikost: 9,26 MB Knižní žánr: logika a matematika Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-7675-218-4 Cena: 249.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 12:31

Matematici bývají vykreslováni jako podivíni, se kterými se člověk moc nepobaví, protože žijí ve vlastním myšlenkovém světě. Amir Aczel tuto veskrze mylnou představu vyvrací. Na pozadí pět tisíc let dlouhého příběhu matematiky vypráví pozoruhodné osudy myslitelů, kteří svými objevy významně přispěli k rozvoji přírodovědného poznání – od „kupeckých počtů“ po složité a hluboké teorie, bez nichž se moderní civilizace závislá na vyspělých technologiích neobejde. Ačkoliv jména jako Newton, Descartes, Eukleides, Fermat či Leibniz vzbuzují v mnoha lidech až posvátnou úctu, autor ukazuje, že tito velikáni vědy byli běžnými smrtelníky a podléhali nejrůznějším vášním i slabostem. V historii matematiky tak narazíme na střelecké souboje, spiknutí, hrdinské činy, tajné spolky, zločiny, vzájemné nevraživosti i milostné aféry. Životní příběhy velkých matematiků byly pestré, často dramatické, někdy opravdu divoké. Jedno však měli společné: hnala je touha po poznání.

Formát: PDF Původní název: The Rules of Contagion. Why Things Spread – and Why They Stop Počet stran: 251 Velikost: 3,61 MB Knižní žánr: přírodní vědy Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-7675-217-7 Cena: 249.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 12:24

Proč finanční bubliny propukají tak rychle? Proč se některá videa na internetu stávají „virálními“ a některé dezinformační kampaně jsou tak efektivní? Proč je tak náročné vyrovnat se s šířením nových onemocnění, jako je SARS nebo covid-19? A přenášejí se některé formy chování, jako je kouření, násilí či jednání vedoucí k obezitě, podobným způsobem jako nakažlivé choroby? Rozsáhlé epidemie – virů, módních vln či idejí – se dnes šíří rychleji než kdy dřív. Jakými pravidly se řídí a co nám říkají o naší společnosti? Britský epidemiolog a matematik Adam Kucharski zkoumá široké spektrum nákaz – od nemocí, finančních krizí, násilí, manipulací na internetu či počítačových virů přes populární myšlenky a politické postoje až po lidové pohádky – a přesvědčivě dokládá, že pochopit fenomén nákazy je klíčem k porozumění modernímu světu.

Formát: PDF Původní název: Tales from the Perilous Realm Počet stran: 283 Velikost: 11,75 MB Knižní žánr: sci-fi a fantasy Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-257-4647-9 Cena: 348.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 12:00

Soubor Tolkienových pohádek-povídek Tulák Rover, Sedlák Jiljí z Oujezda, Kovář z Velké Lesné, List od Nimrala a Příhody Toma Bombadila, doplněný studií O pohádkách, která vlastně dala celé knize jméno: hned v jejím úvodu Tolkien píše, že Faerie, říše pohádek, je „nebezpečná zem“ - snad proto, že se v ní může stát cokoli... „Člověk se snad může považovat za šťastného, že do té říše zabloudil, avšak samo její bohatství a podivuhodnost poutají jazyk poutníka, jenž by o nich chtěl vyprávět. A dokud tam přebývá, není radno, aby se příliš vyptával, jinak se brány uzavřou a klíče od nich budou ztraceny,“ píše Tolkien. Soubor poprvé vychází s ilustracemi Alana Leea.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 177 Velikost: 2,25 MB Knižní žánr: filozofie Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-246-5942-8 Cena: 220.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:57

Mistr Eckhart (1260–1327) vešel do všeobecného kulturního povědomí na počátku 20. století a bleskově získal pověst tajuplného mystika, jenž je hlubinnými souvislostmi propojen s jinými mystiky od starověku po Novalise. Eckhart však byl respektovaný univerzitní učenec a vysoce aktivní řádový hodnostář, autor rozsáhlých latinských spisů, který se sám jednoznačně považoval za křesťanského filosofa. Ústředním tématem Eckhartových zkoumání je „čistý rozum“, intellectus, jak ho latinským myslitelům zprostředkoval Averroes, klíčový inspirátor Alberta Velikého, k jehož velkým žákům a následovníkům nepatří jen Tomáš Akvinský, ale též Dietrich z Freibergu a právě Eckhart.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 292 Velikost: 1,04 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-4408-3546-9 Cena: 66.60 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:53

A broad introduction to a major turning point in human development, this book guides the reader through the emergence of civilization in Mesopotamia, when city life began and writing was invented.

Covering Mesopotamia from around 3000 BCE to the fall of Babylon in 539 BCE, Mesopotamia and the Rise of Civilization: History, Documents, and Key Questions combines narrative history material and reference entries that enable students to learn about the rise of civilization in Mesopotamia and its enormous influence on western civilization with primary source documents that promote critical thinking skills.

The book provides essential background via a historical overview of early development of society in Mesopotamia. This introduction is followed by reference entries on key topics; 4,000-year-old primary sources that explore Mesopotamian civilization through voices of the time and bring to light the events of a schoolboy's day, the boasts of kings, and personal letters about family concerns, for example; and a section of argumentative essays that presents thought-provoking perspectives on key issues. While the intended readership is high school students, the book's authoritative coverage of intriguing subject matter will also appeal to the wider public, especially in these times of heightened focus on the Middle East.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 656 Velikost: 8,66 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-107-01475-6 Cena: 32.04 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:49

World War II is usually seen as a titanic land battle, decided by mass armies, most importantly those on the Eastern Front. Phillips Payson O'Brien shows us the war in a completely different light. In this compelling new history of the Allied path to victory, he argues that in terms of production, technology and economic power, the war was far more a contest of air and sea than of land supremacy. He shows how the Allies developed a predominance of air and sea power which put unbearable pressure on Germany and Japan's entire war-fighting machine from Europe and the Mediterranean to the Pacific. Air and sea power dramatically expanded the area of battle and allowed the Allies to destroy over half of the Axis' equipment before it had even reached the traditional 'battlefield'. Battles such as El Alamein, Stalingrad and Kursk did not win World War II; air and sea power did.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 609 Velikost: 7,67 MB Knižní žánr: literatura faktu Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 9781472868305 Cena: 15.12 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:40

A detailed new account of the British military campaign in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014, based on the experiences of those who served.

On 11 September 2001 19 al-Qaeda-inspired jihadists hijacked four aircraft and mounted the deadliest terrorist attack in history. The outrage triggered a chain of events that saw British forces drawn into a lengthy military campaign against a fierce insurgency in Afghanistan.

In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, NATO invoked Article 5 of the Washington Treaty that obligated military assistance to the United States. The British government supported the initial US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, and subsequently committed troops to Kabul and northern Afghanistan from 2002 onwards. However, in January 2006, following NATO's expansion southwards, Britain committed a battlegroup from the Parachute Regiment to Helmand Province in what became known as Operation Herrick, with Defence Secretary John Reid stating he 'would be perfectly happy to leave in three years and without firing one shot'. The reality was very different. From 2006 to 2014, a succession of British task forces rotated through Helmand and fought against an implacable enemy. When they finally withdrew in 2014, British forces had suffered losses of more than 450 killed and 2,000 wounded. The Taliban were not defeated and would grow stronger.

Sergio Miller served in Defence Intelligence in Whitehall throughout the campaign, and Pride and Fall answers the many questions surrounding the conflict. Based on abundant open-source material generated by the war and first-hand testimonies, this is the story of the men and women who served.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 555 Velikost: 20,17 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-405-96660-3 Cena: 14.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:37

Churchill. Hitler. Stalin. Mussolini. Roosevelt. Five of the most impactful leaders of WW2, each with their own individualistic and idiosyncratic approach to warfare. But if we want to understand their military strategy, we must first understand the strategist.

In The Strategists, Professor Phillips Payson O'Brien shows how the views these five leaders forged in WW1 are crucial to understanding how they fought WW2. For example, Churchill's experiences of facing the German Army in France in 1916 made him unwilling to send masses of British soldiers back there in the 1940s, while Hitler's mistakes on the Eastern Front were influenced by his reluctance to accept that conditions had changed since his own time fighting. The implications of the power of leaders remain with us to this day: to truly understand what is happening in Ukraine, for example, requires us to know what has influenced the leaders involved.

This is a history in which leaders—and their choices—matter. For better or worse.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 163 Velikost: 2,05 MB Knižní žánr: počítačová literatura Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-78929-560-3 Cena: 9.49 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:33

The internet is everywhere. But how did it start? How has it changed? And what will it look like in the future?

No development in human history has changed the world as radically, or as quickly, as the advent of the internet. There’s almost no aspect of 21st-century life that it hasn’t shaped or fundamentally altered, for better or for worse. But the history of the internet is longer than you might think. Its foundations stretch as far back as the 1960s, decades before it would become an accessible and inescapable part of everyday life.

In this new entry in the bestselling Bite-Sized Chunks series, author and journalist Chris Stokel-Walker traces the internet from its (relatively) humble beginnings to the ubiquitous force that exists today, from email and dial-up to social media and the metaverse.

Breaking down complex concepts around how the world wide web works, how it has changed over time, and the effects it has had on the world as we know it, as well as explaining key terminology and spotlighting important figures, The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks explains everything you need to know about this era-defining technology in short, easy-to-digest chapters.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 329 Velikost: 440 kB Knižní žánr: počítačová literatura Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-93-55517-739 Cena: 17.95 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 11:05

This book is intended to provide a collection of various MCQs of the Python programming language

Key Features
● Comprehensive coverage of Python concepts and features.
● Over 5000 multiple choice questions to test and assess the reader’s knowledge effectively.

Description
This Python Question Bank comprises multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for employment assessments, examinations, and educational quizzes. This book is intended for individuals who are learning Python programming through Python literature, videos, or online tutorials and lesson plans. The provided questions and corresponding answers can serve as a means to assess one's proficiency in the Python programming language. If one possesses prior knowledge of the Python programming language, employing it to assess one's ability to independently tackle a certain set of issues without any external assistance remains feasible. Reviewing the following questions before participating in a job interview is advisable.

If you are an educator or instructor who is imparting knowledge on Python, these multiple-choice questions can serve as a valuable assessment tool to gauge how much your pupils have comprehended your material. The questions presented below pertain to Python 3 and are designed for individuals who are either initiating their study of Python or have recently acquired knowledge of the language. The answer key for these questions is supplied at the conclusion.

What you will learn
● Mastering Python concepts through multiple choice questions.
● Strengthening problem-solving skills by practicing with diverse scenarios.
● Enhancing knowledge of Python programming principles and best practices.
● Improving test-taking abilities for Python-related assessments and certifications.
● Gaining confidence in applying Python for various programming tasks.

Who this book is for
This Python MCQ Book is perfect for anyone looking to test and improve their knowledge of Python programming through multiple choice questions.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 145 Velikost: 21,97 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-63288-026-0 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 01:55

Richly illustrated with photographs of historical heritage, this book chronicles “ major” events which led to the rise and fall of dynasties. The focus is also on historical figures such as a petty bureaucrat in the Qin dynasty, a writer who loved travelling, or a scholar-official who devoted himself to calligraphy and painting. In this way, the authors, all young historians, narrate stories about the history of ancient China: from the era of the Warring States (475– 221 BC) when seven kingdoms wrestled with each other for supremacy to the unification of the country in the Qin dynasty (221– 207 BC), from the period of Three Kingdoms (220– 280) when it was divided again after the collapse of the Han dynasty (206 BC– AD 220) to the massive Rebellion of An Lushan (755– 763), which shook the Tang dynasty (618– 907), and from the everyday life in the Song dynasty (960– 1279) to the increased integration of ethnic groups to the transformation of the country in the Ming (1368– 1644) and Qing (1636– 1911) dynasties. Who were Chinese? How did they become what they are today? What does it mean to be Chinese in a long run? The book attempts to address such issues that have been widely discussed.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 203 Velikost: 908 kB Knižní žánr: technická literatura Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 979-8-8688-0559-2 Cena: 61.74 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 01:49

This book explores the integration of Generative AI within the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sector, elucidating its implications, applications, and the future landscape of BFSI.

The first part delves into the origins and evolution of Generative AI, providing insights into its mechanics and applications within the BFSI context. It goes into the core technologies behind Generative AI, emphasizing their significance and practical applications. The second part explores how Generative AI intersects with core banking processes, ranging from transactional activities to customer support, credit assessment, and regulatory compliance. It focuses on the digital transformation driving investment banking into the future. It also discusses AI’s role in algorithmic trading, client interactions, and regulatory adaptations. It analyzes AI-driven techniques in portfolio management, customer-centric solutions, and the next-generation approach to financial planning and advisory matters. The third part equips you with a structured roadmap for AI adoption in BFSI, highlighting the steps and the challenges. It outlines clear steps to assist BFSI institutions in incorporating Generative AI into their operations. It also raises awareness about the moral implications associated with AI in the BFSI sector.

By the end of this book you will understand Generative AI’s present and future role in the BFSI sector.

What You Will Learn
Know what Generative AI is and its applications in the BFSI sector
Understand deep learning and its significance in generative models
Analyze the AI-driven techniques in portfolio management and customer-centric solutions
Know the future of investment banking and trading with AI
Know the challenges of integrating AI into the BFSI sector

Who This Book Is For
Professionals in the BFSI and IT sectors, including system administrators and programmers

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 111 Velikost: 7,07 MB Knižní žánr: technická literatura Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-50152-333-5 Cena: 41.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 01:44

This book is a guide to navigating the ever-changing landscape of artificial intelligence. It is designed for both novices and seasoned professionals, covering a wide range of topics from fundamental concepts to cutting-edge advancements. Readers will investigate the principles of machine learning, explore the intricacies of deep learning architectures, and discover the applications of natural language processing and computer vision. Through concise explanations and practical examples, readers will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to confidently navigate the dynamic field of artificial intelligence. Additionally, the text examines real-world case studies and addresses important ethical issues, providing valuable insights into the ethical implications and societal impacts of technology.

FEATURES:

• Practical applications and case studies with a section on use cases across various industries, including healthcare, finance, transportation, and retail.
• Actionable steps for getting started with AI include how to set up an AI development environment, learning Python for AI applications, and utilizing popular AI libraries.
• Resources for further study including, AI online courses, AI communities and forums, and recommended books essentially, a roadmap for continuous learning.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 594 Velikost: 7,44 MB Knižní žánr: počítačová literatura Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 979-8-8688-0482-3 Cena: 39.99 EUR Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 01:24

Develop elegant and rock-solid systems using PHP, aided by three key elements: object fundamentals, design principles, and best practices. Now in its 7th edition, this book has been fully updated for PHP 8.3 and split into two volumes to better accommodate its wealth of new content. Volume 1 covers objects and patterns, while Volume 2 focuses on tools and best practices.

You’ll begin this volume by reviewing PHP's object-oriented features including key topics such as class declarations, inheritance, and reflection. The second part of the book is devoted to design patterns. It explains the principles that make patterns powerful and covers many of the classic design patterns, as well as enterprise and database patterns.

This volume provides a solid grounding in PHP's support for objects and builds on this foundation to apply the core principles of software design. New topics covered include read only classes, enumerations, typed class constants, as well as various additions to argument and return types. The knowledge gained from this book will help you master the object-oriented enhancements and the design patterns available for PHP 8, paving the way for developing best practices in Volume 2.

What You Will Learn
Work with object fundamentals.
Write classes and methods, instantiate objects, and create powerful class hierarchies using inheritance.
Master advanced object-oriented features, including static methods and properties.
Manage error conditions with exceptions and create abstract classes and interfaces.
Use design principles to deploy objects and classes effectively in your projects.
Discover a set of powerful patterns that you can implement in your own projects.

Who This Book Is For
Anyone with at least a basic knowledge of PHP who wants to use its object-oriented features in their projects.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 658 Velikost: 26,13 MB Knižní žánr: biografie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 9780399584817 Cena: 14.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 14.12.2024, 01:15

The life of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted and powerful advisor, Admiral William D. Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief

“Fascinating… greatly enriches our understanding of Washington wartime power.”—Madeleine Albright

Aside from FDR, no American did more to shape World War II than Admiral William D. Leahy--not Douglas MacArthur, not Dwight Eisenhower, and not even the legendary George Marshall. No man, including Harry Hopkins, was closer to Roosevelt, nor had earned his blind faith, like Leahy. Through the course of the war, constantly at the president's side and advising him on daily decisions, Leahy became the second most powerful man in the world.

In a time of titanic personalities, Leahy regularly downplayed his influence, preferring the substance of power to the style. A stern-faced, salty sailor, his U.S. Navy career had begun as a cadet aboard a sailing ship. Four decades later, Admiral Leahy was a trusted friend and advisor to the president and his ambassador to Vichy France until the attack on Pearl Harbor. Needing one person who could help him grapple with the enormous strategic consequences of the war both at home and abroad, Roosevelt made Leahy the first presidential chief of staff--though Leahy's role embodied far more power than the position of today.

Leahy's profound power was recognized by figures like Stalin and Churchill, yet historians have largely overlooked his role. In this important biography, historian Phillips Payson O'Brien illuminates the admiral's influence on the most crucial and transformative decisions of WWII and the early Cold War. From the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, and France, to the allocation of resources to fight Japan, O'Brien contends that America's war largely unfolded according to Leahy's vision. Among the author's surprising revelations is that while FDR's health failed, Leahy became almost a de facto president, making decisions while FDR was too ill to work, and that much of his influence carried over to Truman's White House.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 366 Velikost: 9,04 MB Knižní žánr: religionistika a teologie Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-246-4218-5 Cena: 270.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 27.11.2024, 00:02

Kdo byli Mayové? Kde a jak žili? Jak vypadal jejich náboženský svět? Jaké bohy uctívali? Jaké rituály provozovali? Jaké představy měli o světě i sami o sobě? A jaké představy o nich máme dnes?

Syntetizující práce Zuzany Marie Kostićové podává souborný, srozumitelný a aktuální přehled světového bádání týkajícího se mayského náboženství a fenoménů, které s ním bezprostředně souvisejí. Zdůrazňuje jeho regionální a partikulární charakter a snaží se uvést na pravou míru některá východiska a dosud nereflektované omyly, které se zabydlily ve světové mayistice.

Text může sloužit laikům jako úvod do problematiky, vysokoškolským studentům jako učební materiál a expertům z příbuzných oborů jako komplexní příručka.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 229 Velikost: 5,76 MB Knižní žánr: literatura faktu Jazyk: čeština ISBN: 978-80-7557-908-9 Cena: 169.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:59

Celá desetiletí byly zamlčovány zločiny, jimiž se Stalinův režim provinil vůči Polsku, Evropě i světu, zdiskreditoval svou vlastní zemi. Tyto zločiny dodnes zůstávají nepotrestány.

Kniha zkušeného autora literatury faktu přináší vylíčení fakt o podepsání sovětsko-německého paktu, kterým Stalin dodatečně Hitlerovi schválil uchvácení Rakouska i českých zemí a umožnil mu útok na Polsko, k němuž se pak připojil, aby se s ním mohl podělit o dobyté území. Sovětský svaz tak vrazil bojující polské armádě dýku do zad vpádem vojsk, a třebaže sovětská vláda lživě zdůvodňovala invazi snahou o záchranu životů a majetku obyvatelstva, její vojska bezohledně rozsévala zkázu. Přitom bylo přes 200 tisíc polských vojáků odvlečeno do zajateckých táborů, kde jich stovky zahynuly. Během spěšné proměny východního Polska v sovětskou západní Ukrajinu a Bělorusko byl zhruba milion polských obyvatel deportován do asijských pustin. Nejhrůznější zločin však byl spáchán masovým povražděním více než 15 tisíc polských důstojníků. Podrobnosti, jak tyto vraždy proběhly, a historii jejich odhalení v průběhu války i v poválečných letech najde čtenář na stránkách tohoto titulu.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 208 Velikost: 10,24 MB Knižní žánr: politologie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-78396-689-9 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:52

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years. This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.

Humans are heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers and seas have on Earth. It’s no coincidence that Russia, China and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics.
In this gripping book, bestselling author Tim Marshall lays bare the new geopolitical realities to show how we got here and where we’re going, covering the new space race; great-power rivalry; technology; economics; war; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this is the essential read on power, politics and the future of humanity.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 697 Velikost: 12,21 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 9780700626014 Cena: 37.95 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:45

An in-depth, finely detailed portrait of the German Army from its greatest victory in 1871 to its final collapse in 1918, this volume offers the most comprehensive account ever given of one of the critical pillars of the German Empire—and a chief architect of the military and political realities of late nineteenth-century Europe.

Written by two of the world’s leading authorities on the subject, Imperial Germany and War, 1871–1918 examines the most essential components of the imperial German military system, with an emphasis on such foundational areas as theory, doctrine, institutional structures, training, and the officer corps. In the period between 1871 and 1918, rapid technological development demanded considerable adaptation and change in military doctrine and planning. Consequently, the authors focus on theory and practice leading up to World War I and upon the variety of adaptations that became necessary as the war progressed—with unique insights into military theorists from Clausewitz to Moltke the Elder, Moltke the Younger, Schlichting, and Schlieffen. Ranging over the entire history of the German Empire, Imperial Germany and War, 1871–1918 presents a picture of unprecedented scope and depth of one of the most widely studied, criticized, and imitated organizations in the modern world. The book will prove indispensable to an understanding of the Imperial German Army.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 453 Velikost: 66,04 MB Knižní žánr: politologie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-3985-4145-0 Cena: 16.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:38

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars—Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American Presidency.

War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history.

We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky. We also see Donald Trump, conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power.

With unrivaled, inside-the-room reporting, Woodward shows President Biden’s approach to managing the war in Ukraine, the most significant land war in Europe since World War II, and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas.

Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back-channel diplomacy and decision-making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III.

The raw cage-fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024, starting between President Biden and Trump, and ending with the unexpected elevation of Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president.

War provides an unvarnished examination of the vice president as she tries to embrace the Biden legacy and policies while beginning to chart a path of her own as a presidential candidate.

Woodward’s reporting once again sets the standard for journalism at its most authoritative and illuminating.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 571 Velikost: 1,24 MB Knižní žánr: politologie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-4165-5279-6 Cena: 15.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:35

From Bob Woodward, legendary investigative reporter, Veil is the story of the covert wars that were waged by the CIA across Central America, Iran and Libya in a secretive atmosphere and became the centerpieces and eventual time bombs of American foreign policy in the 1980s.

With unprecedented access to the government’s highest-level operators, Woodward recounts one of the most clandestine operations in our nation’s history.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 337 Velikost: 3,35 MB Knižní žánr: sociologie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-0-06-285789-7 Cena: 3.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:31

Why are so few people talking about the eruption of sexual violence and harassment in Europe’s cities? No one in a position of power wants to admit that the problem is linked to the arrival of several million migrants—most of them young men—from Muslim-majority countries.

In Prey, the best-selling author of Infidel, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, presents startling statistics, criminal cases and personal testimony.  Among these facts: In 2014, sexual violence in Western Europe surged following a period of stability. In 2018 Germany, “offences against sexual self-determination” rose 36 percent from their 2014 rate; nearly two-fifths of the suspects were non-German. In Austria in 2017, asylum-seekers were suspects in 11 percent of all reported rapes and sexual harassment cases, despite making up less than 1 percent of the total population. 

This violence isn’t a figment of alt-right propaganda, Hirsi Ali insists, even if neo-Nazis exaggerate it. It’s a real problem that Europe—and the world—cannot continue to ignore. She explains why so many young Muslim men who arrive in Europe engage in sexual harassment and violence, tracing the roots of sexual violence in the Muslim world from institutionalized polygamy to the lack of legal and religious protections for women. 

A refugee herself, Hirsi Ali is not against immigration. As a child in Somalia, she suffered female genital mutilation; as a young girl in Saudi Arabia, she was made to feel acutely aware of her own vulnerability. Immigration, she argues, requires integration and assimilation. She wants Europeans to reform their broken system—and for Americans to learn from European mistakes. If this doesn’t happen, the calls to exclude new Muslim migrants from Western countries will only grow louder. 

Deeply researched and featuring fresh and often shocking revelations, Prey uncovers a sexual assault and harassment crisis in Europe that is turning the clock on women’s rights much further back than the #MeToo movement is advancing it.

Formát: PDF Počet stran: 705 Velikost: 5,04 MB Knižní žánr: forenzní disciplíny Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 0-470-84461-2 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:20

This volume, a sequel to The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions and Testimony which is widely acclaimed by both scientists and practitioners, brings the field completely up-to-date and focuses in particular on aspects of vulnerability, confabulation and false confessions.

The is an unrivalled integration of scientific knowledge of the psychological processes and research relating to interrogation, with the practical investigative and legal issues that bear upon obtaining, and using in court, evidence from interrogations of suspects.

* Accessible style which will appeal to academics, students and practitioners
* Authoritative integration of theory, research, practical implications and vivid case illustration
* Coverage of topical issues like confabulation, false memory, and false confessions
Part of the Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law

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Easy-to-read and practical, this text uses a survey approach and numerous examples to illustrate interviewing skills and techniques. Using his years of experience as an instructor at the FBI Academy, the author dispels some of the mystery surrounding the interview process by sharing techniques and ideas that have been used successfully. The author has years of experience as an FBI academy instructor.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 253 Velikost: 15,66 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978 1 4728 4704 1 Cena: 9.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:07

'Like Crécy itself, this book is a triumph and the tale it tells gives an old story new life.' BERNARD CORNWELL, bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series

The battle of Crécy in 1346 is one of the most famous and widely studied military engagements in history. The repercussions of this battle were felt for hundreds of years, and the exploits of those fighting reached the status of legend. Yet cutting-edge research has shown that nearly everything that has been written about this dramatic event may be wrong.

In this new study, Michael Livingston reveals how modern scholars have used archived manuscripts, satellite technologies and traditional fieldwork to help unlock what was arguably the battle's greatest secret: the location of the now quiet fields where so many thousands died.

Crécy: Battle of Five Kings is a story of past and present. It is a new history of one of the most important battles of the Middle Ages: a compelling narrative account that nonetheless adheres to the highest scholarly standards in its detail. It is also an account that incorporates the most cutting-edge revelations and the personal story of how those discoveries were made.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 583 Velikost: 6,16 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-0-486-14339-2 Cena: 0.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 23:00

Generally acknowledged to be Professor Bury’s masterpiece, this panoramic and painstakingly accurate reconstruction of the Western and Byzantine Roman empire covers the period from 395 A.D., the death of Theodosius I, to 565 A.D., the death of Justinian. Quoting contemporary documents in full or in great extent, the author describes and analyzes the forces and cross-currents that controlled Rome, Constantinople, Antioch, the Persian and Teutonic regions; the rise of Byzantine power, territorial expansion, conflict of church and state, legislative and diplomatic changes; and scores of similar topics.
Detailed coverage of such important figures as Belisarius, Justinian, Procopius, Alaric, Attila, and many others is given as well as a complete contemporary account of a visit to Attila’s court. The Vandal empire, the Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Lombards, etc., are given extensive treatment. Professor Bury investigates the literary, cultural, and religious history of the period in great detail and relates it to the organization and development of the Eastern and Western empires and the diffusion of Byzantine culture into Italy.
“An important and valuable contribution to our knowledge of a period the history of which has been too much neglected.” — Classical Review.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 545 Velikost: 17,76 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978–0-486–14338-5 Cena: 0.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 22:56

In 410 A. D., King Alaric and the Visigoths besieged and sacked Rome.

“The eternal city”, which had been the centre of one of greatest empires ever to have existed, had been taken by Rome’s enemies and her wealth plundered. But although Rome had fallen, this was not the end of the Roman Empire. Instead the Empire, which had already moved its focus away from the Western Mediterranean towards the East, continue to thrive. J. B. Bury, the eminent classical scholar of the twentieth century, explains how from the death of Theodosius I, in 395 A. D., to the death of Justinian, in 565 A. D., the later Roman Empire continued to flourish and develop.

This fascinating work explains the political, social, cultural and economic underpinnings of the Roman Empire in the fifth and sixth centuries. As Rome was no longer the focus of the Empire, Constantinople rose to the fore. Bury provides an engrossing depiction of the new capital where iconic buildings such as the Hagia Sophia were being constructed.

Bury provides details on how this later Roman Empire differed from that which centred on Rome, not only internally, but also in terms of the powers that surrounded it and threatened its borders. “An important and valuable contribution to our knowledge of a period the history of which has been too much neglected.” — Classical Review.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 240 Velikost: 5,13 MB Knižní žánr: historie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-1-003-17732-6 Cena: 14.72 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 17:28

World Prehistory: The Basics tells the compelling story of human prehistory, from our African origins to the spectacular pre-industrial civilizations and cities of the more recent past.

Written in a non-technical style by two archaeologists and experienced writers about the past, the story begins with human origins in Africa some 6 million years ago and the spread of our remote ancestors across the Old World. Then we return to Africa and describe the emergence of Homo sapiens (modern humans) over 300,000 years ago, then, much later, their permanent settlement of Europe, Eurasia, Asia, and the Americas. From hunters and foragers, we turn to the origins of farming and animal domestication in different parts of the world after about 11,000 years ago and show how these new economies changed human existence dramatically. Five chapters tell the stories of the great pre-industrial civilizations that emerged after 5000 years before present in the Old World and the Americas, their strengths, volatility, and weaknesses. These chapters describe powerful rulers and their ideologies, also the lives of non-elites. The narratives chronicle the rise and fall of civilizations, and the devastating effects of long droughts on many of them. The closing chapter poses a question: Why is world prehistory important in the modern world? What does it tell us about ourselves?

Providing a simple, but entertaining and stimulating, account of the prehistoric past from human origins to today from a global perspective, World Prehistory: The Basics is the ideal guide to the story of our early human past and its relevance to the modern world.

Formát: EPUB Počet stran: 396 Velikost: 3,91 MB Knižní žánr: biografie Jazyk: angličtina ISBN: 978-0-691-21424-5 Cena: 30.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 26.11.2024, 17:12

This is the first comprehensive biography of Lavrentii Beria, Stalin's notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant. Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism, haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union. Yet because his political opponents expunged his name from public memory after his dramatic arrest and execution in 1953, little has been previously published about his long and tumultuous career.