Atheism
The Case Against God     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 414
Velikost: 424 kB
Knižní žánr: ostatní
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0—87975—124—X Cena: 13.19 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:48
| Anotace: "Does a god exist? This question has undoubtedly been asked, in one form or another, since man has had the ability to communicate. . . Thousands of volumes have been written on the subject of a god, and the vast majority have answered the questions with a resounding 'Yes!' "
"You are about to read a minority viewpoint."
With this intriguing introduction, George H. Smith sets out to demolish what he considers the most widespread and destructive of all the myths devised by man - the concept of a supreme being. With painstaking scholarship and rigorous arguments, Mr. Smith examines, dissects, and refutes the myriad "proofs" offered by theists - the defenses of sophisticated, professional theologians, as well as the average religious layman. He explores the historical and psychological havoc wrought by religion in general - and concludes that religious belief cannot have any place in the life of modern, rational man.
"It is not my purpose to convert people to atheism . . . (but to) demonstrate that the belief in God is irrational to the point of absurdity. If a person wishes to continue believing in a god, that is his prerogative, but he can no longer excuse his belief in the name of reason and moral necessity."
Gair H Haarr
The German Invasion of Norway
April 1940     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 563
Velikost: 29,29 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978 1 78346 967 3 Cena: 13.19 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:46
| Anotace: This major history documents the German invasion of Norway, focusing on the events at sea. The first operation in which the air force, army, and navy worked closely together, Operation Weserübungincluded the first dive-bomber attack to sink a major warship and the first carrier task-force operations. Based on primary sources from British, German, and Norwegian archives, this book gives a balanced account of the reasons behind the invasion and showcases an unrivaled collection of photographs. As the definitive study of Germany’s first and last major seaborne invasion, it offers a close look at an important but often neglected aspect of World War II.
Artem Drabkin, Alexei Isaev, Christopher Summerville
Barbarossa Through Soviet Eyes
The First Twenty-Four Hours     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 163
Velikost: 2,27 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 9781844684670 Cena: 2.19 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:41
| Anotace: 22 June 1941 changed the direction of the Second World War. It also changed the direction of human history. Unleashing a massive, three-pronged assault into Soviet territory, the German army unwittingly created its own nemesis, forging the modern Russian state in the process. Thus, for most Russians, 22 June 1941 was a critical point in their nation's history. After the first day of 'Barbarossa' nothing would be the same again - for anyone. Now, for the first time in English, Russians speak of their experiences on that fatal Sunday. Apparently caught off guard by Hitler's initiative, the Soviets struggled to make sense of a disaster that had seemingly struck from nowhere. Here are generals scrambling to mobilise ill-prepared divisions, pilots defying orders not to grapple with the mighty Luftwaffe, bewildered soldiers showing individual acts of blind courage, and civilians dumbstruck by air raid sirens and radio broadcasts telling of German treachery.
Islamic Gunpowder Empires
Ottomans, Safavids, and Mughals     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 371
Velikost: 3,22 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-813-39194-6 Cena: 48.94 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:36
| Anotace: Islamic Gunpowder Empires provides readers with a history of Islamic civilization in the early modern world through a comparative examination of Islam’s three greatest empires—the Ottomans (centered in what is now Turkey), the Safavids (in modern Iran), and the Mughals (ruling the Indian subcontinent). Author Douglas Streusand explains the origins of the three empires; compares the ideological, institutional, military, and economic contributors to their success; and analyzes the causes of their rise, expansion, and ultimate transformation and decline. Streusand depicts the three empires as a part of an integrated international system extending from the Atlantic to the Straits of Malacca, emphasizing both the connections and the conflicts within that system. He presents the empires as complex polities in which Islam is one political and cultural component among many. The treatment of the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal empires incorporates contemporary scholarship, dispels common misconceptions, and provides an excellent platform for further study.
Political Philosophy
A Very Short Introduction     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 126
Velikost: 660 kB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978–0–19–280395–5 Cena: 7.69 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:31
| Anotace: This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the key concepts of political philosophy: authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality. Accessibly written and assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, it encourages the reader to think clearly and critically about the leading political questions of our time.
Miller first investigates how political philosophy tackles basic ethical questions such as 'how should we live together in society?' He furthermore looks at political authority, discusses the reasons society needs politics in the first place, explores the limitations of politics, and asks if there are areas of life that shouldn't be governed by politics. Moreover, he explores the connections between political authority and justice, a constant theme in political philosophy, and the ways in which social justice can be used to regulate rather than destroy a market economy.
In his travels through this realm, Miller covers why nations are the natural units of government and wonders if the rise of multiculturalism and transnational co-operation will change all this, and asks in the end if we will ever see the formation of a world government.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
David C. Douglas
William the Conqueror
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 532
Velikost: 1,03 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-300-07884-8 Cena: 22.54 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:15
| Anotace: In "William the Conquerer, " Professor Douglas analyzes the causes and the true character of the Norman impact upon England in the eleventh century. The work is both a study of Anglo-Norman history and a biography of a man whose personal career was spectacular, and as reviewers have remarked, it is distinguished by a wealth of scholarship linked to a lucid and agreeable style.
C. C. W. Taylor
Socrates
A Very Short Introduction     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 113
Velikost: 2,52 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0–19–285412–7 Cena: 7.69 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:11
| Anotace: In this book, Christopher Taylor explores the relationship between the historical Socrates and the engaging and infuriating figure who appears in Plato's dialogues, and examines the enduring image of Socrates as the ideal exemplar of the philosophic life--a thinker whose moral and intellectual integrity permeated every detail of his life, even in the face of betrayal and execution by his fellow Athenians.
Brian Duignan
Medieval Philosophy
From 500 to 1500 CE     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 143
Velikost: 20,6 MB
Knižní žánr: filozofie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-61530-244-4 Cena: 33.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 23.12.2015, 02:08
| Anotace: The burgeoning of Christianity throughout Europe saw an attendant transformation in the field of philosophy. The philosophers of the Middle Ages endeavored to reconcile two seemingly incompatible concepts: religion and reason. While both ultimately involve belief in something, their approaches differ radically. By drawing extensively from the work of their predecessors, like Plato and Aristotle, medieval philosophers were able to find logical bases for their theological beliefs, thus using rationality to better comprehend their faith. This fascinating volume looks at the individuals who pioneered these new schools of thought and their lasting effects on our understanding of the nature of reality.
Charles Darwin
Destroyer of Myths     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 385
Velikost: 1,75 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-62873-725-7 Cena: 2.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 20:28
| Anotace: In this dense volume, biographer Norman (Adolf Hitler: The Final Analysis) outlines Darwin’s life in accordance with the scientific observations, academic inquiries, and philosophical debates that defined his revolutionary intellect. Emphasis is placed on the organization of information rather than Norman’s own interpretation, with short chapters focusing on specific, self-contained topics, which cover issues from the “marital equation” and “freedom of thought” to Darwin’s lifelong “mysterious illness.” The principal players tell their own story, and Darwin’s traits as a “meticulous observer” and holder of a “hyperactive mind” emerge largely through block quotations derived from primary sources, narrated and contextualized by Norman’s guiding asides and comments. Norman employs multiple approaches to organization within each chapter, sometimes presenting numbered points or question/answer segments, laced with short biographical sketches of affiliated figures including John Locke and Galileo Galilei, among others. The book sometimes reads like a collection of lecture notes, but its form also enables clear presentation of the material, making it. an extremely handy reference for preliminary research on Darwin’s life, career, and key relationships. With contextual inquiries into religious perspectives, scientific developments, and the posthumous misrepresentation of Darwinian ideas, this rich perspective is an excellent introduction to the breadth of Darwin’s achievements.
Warsaw 1944
Hitler, Himmler, and the Warsaw Uprising     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 643
Velikost: 2,4 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 9781466848474 Cena: 11.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 20:27
| Anotace: In 1943, the Nazis liquidated Warsaw's Jewish ghetto. A year later, they threatened to complete the city's destruction by deporting its remaining residents. A sophisticated and cosmopolitan community a thousand years old was facing its final days―and then opportunity struck. As Soviet soldiers turned back the Nazi invasion of Russia and began pressing west, the underground Polish Home Army decided to act. Taking advantage of German disarray and seeking to forestall the absorption of their country into the Soviet empire, they chose to liberate the city of Warsaw for themselves.
Warsaw 1944 tells the story of this brave, and errant, calculation. For more than sixty days, the Polish fighters took over large parts of the city and held off the SS's most brutal forces. But in the end, their efforts were doomed. Scorned by Stalin and unable to win significant support from the Western Allies, the Polish Home Army was left to face the full fury of Hitler, Himmler, and the SS. The crackdown that followed was among the most brutal episodes of history's most brutal war, and the celebrated historian Alexandra Richie depicts this tragedy in riveting detail. Using a rich trove of primary sources, Richie relates the terrible experiences of individuals who fought in the uprising and perished in it. Her clear-eyed narrative reveals the fraught choices and complex legacy of some of World War II's most unsung heroes.
Leningrad 1943
Inside a City Under Siege     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 211
Velikost: 747 kB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 9780857735027 Cena: 18.76 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 20:24
| Anotace: Unique eyewitness account of one of the most crucial battles of World War II from the only British correspondent in Leningrad at the time.
The 900-day German siege of Leningrad is the most powerful testimony to the immeasurable cruelty and horror of World War II. As the sole British correspondent to have been in the city during the blockade, Alexander Werth presents a harrowing firsthand account of the savagery and destruction wrought by the Nazis against the civilian population of the city. His writing evokes compelling images of terror—the bombing of children’s hospitals, mass starvation and cannibalism—with rich and well-informed firsthand accounts and commentary on the internal politics of Soviet party chiefs, soldiers and civilian resistance fighters. Both an authoritative historical document and a journalistic narrative of the overwhelming sadness, grief and futility of 20th century warfare, this is an invaluable look at one of the greatest losses of human life in recorded history.
'Alexander Werth was one of the greatest war correspondents of the Second World War and his descriptions of Leningrad under siege are as powerful today as when they were first published.'
Antony Beevor
Alexander Werth (1901-1969) was a Russian-born British writer and war journalist. He was the BBC’s correspondent in the Soviet Union from 1941-1945, and the Moscow correspondent for the Guardian from 1946-1949. He was one of the first outsiders to be allowed into Stalingrad after the battle, and wrote several books describing his experiences.
The End of History and the Last Man
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 446
Velikost: 6,16 MB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-02-910975-2 Cena: 20.60 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 17:59
| Anotace: With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twentieth century vanished. And with it the West looked to the future with optimism but renewed uncertainty.
The End of History and the Last Man was the first book to offer a picture of what the new century would look like. Boldly outlining the challenges and problems to face modern liberal democracies, Frances Fukuyama examined what had just happened and then speculated what was going to come next.
Tackling religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes and war, The End of History and the Last Man remains a compelling work to this day, provoking argument and debate among its readers.
'Awesome . . . a landmark . . . profoundly realistic and important . . . supremely timely and cogent . . . the first book to fully fathom the depth and range of the changes now sweeping through the world' George Gilder, The Washington Post
Francis Fukuyama was born in Chicago in 1952. His work includes America at the Crossroads:Democracy, Power, and the Neoconservative Legacy and After the Neo Cons: Where the Right went Wrong. He now lives in Washington D.C. with his wife and children, where he also works as a part time photographer.
A Cultural History of Physics
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 65
Velikost: 3,42 MB
Knižní žánr: fyzika
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-56881-329-5 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 17:58
| Anotace: While the physical sciences are a continuously evolving source of technology and of understanding about our world, they have become so specialized and rely on so much prerequisite knowledge that for many people today the divide between the sciences and the humanities seems even greater than it was when C. P. Snow delivered his famous 1959 lecture, "The Two Cultures."
In A Cultural History of Physics, Hungarian scientist and educator Károly Simonyi succeeds in bridging this chasm by describing the experimental methods and theoretical interpretations that created scientific knowledge, from ancient times to the present day, within the cultural environment in which it was formed. Unlike any other work of its kind, Simonyi’s seminal opus explores the interplay of science and the humanities to convey the wonder and excitement of scientific development throughout the ages.
These pages contain an abundance of excerpts from original resources, a wide array of clear and straightforward explanations, and an astonishing wealth of insight, revealing the historical progress of science and inviting readers into a dialogue with the great scientific minds that shaped our current understanding of physics.
Beautifully illustrated, accurate in its scientific content and broad in its historical and cultural perspective, this book will be a valuable reference for scholars and an inspiration to aspiring scientists and humanists who believe that science is an integral part of our culture.
Katherine Reece
The Persians
Warriors of the Ancient World     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 49
Velikost: 9,42 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 1-59515-238-5 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 17:57
| Anotace: Explores the Persian's importance, place in history, and major contributions to society.
Hamdi A. Hassan
The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
Religion, Identity and Otherness in the Analysis of War and Conflict     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 285
Velikost: 6,59 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-7453-1416-3 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 17:55
| Anotace: Focusing on the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, Hamdi Hassan offers a balanced examination of the motivation of the Iraqi polity and the conditions which accelerated and facilitated the decision to invade. Critical of the traditional approach of most Middle East studies, The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait offers a counterpoint to Western interpretations of this key event in the contemporary history of the Middle East.
Hassan examines how Saddam Hussein assessed and responded to American and Israeli intentions after the invasion, the reaction of other Arab states, and the unprecedented grassroots support for the Iraqi leadership. In this context, the author examines the social structure of Iraqi society – families, clans and regional alliances – and the importance of Ba’athism. Hassan also examines the political structure of the country, relating the identity of Arabism – the religion and language which is associated closely with the Pan Arabist ideals – to Iraqi foreign policy.
Alcibiades
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 166
Velikost: 11,52 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978 1 84884 069 0 Cena: 2.19 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:46
| Anotace: Alcibiades is one of the most famous (or infamous) characters of Classical Greece. A young Athenian aristocrat, he came to prominence during the Peloponnesian War (429-404 BC) between Sparta and Athens. Flamboyant, charismatic (and wealthy), this close associate of Socrates persuaded the Athenians to attempt to stand up to the Spartans on land as part of an alliance he was instrumental in bringing together. Although this led to defeat at the Battle of Mantinea in 418 BC, his prestige remained high. He was also a prime mover in Athens' next big strategic gambit, the Sicilian Expedition of 415 BC, for which he was elected as one of the leaders. Shortly after arrival in Sicily, however, he was recalled to face charges of sacrilege allegedly committed during his pre-expedition reveling. Jumping ship on the return journey, he defected to the Spartans. Alcibiades soon ingratiated himself with the Spartans, encouraging them to aid the Sicilians (ultimately resulting in the utter destruction of the Athenian expedition) and to keep year-round pressure on the Athenians. He then seems to have overstepped the bounds of hospitality by sleeping with the Spartan queen and was soon on the run again. He then played a devious and dangerous game of shifting loyalties between Sparta, Athens and Persia. He had a hand in engineering the overthrow of democracy at Athens in favor of an oligarchy, which allowed him to return from exile, though he then opposed the increasingly-extreme excesses of that regime. For a time he looked to have restored Athens' fortunes in the war, but went into exile again after being held responsible for the defeat of one of his subordinates in a naval battle. This time he took refuge with the Persians, but as they were now allied to the Spartans, the cuckolded King Agis of Sparta was able to arrange his assassination by Persian agents. There has been no full length biography of this colorful and important character for twenty years. Professor Rhodes brings the authority of an internationally recognized expert in the field, ensuring that this will be a truly significant addition to the literature on Classical Greece.
Filip Slaveski
The Soviet Occupation of Germany
Hunger, Mass Violence, and the Struggle for Peace, 1945-1947     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 185
Velikost: 1,2 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-107-04381-7 Cena: 47.29 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:44
| Anotace: This is a major new account of the Soviet occupation of postwar Germany and the beginning of the Cold War. Dr Filip Slaveski shows how in the immediate aftermath of war the Red Army command struggled to contain the violence of soldiers against German civilians and, at the same time, feed and rebuild the country. This task was then assumed by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SVAG) which was established to impose order on this chaos. Its attempt, however, intensified the battle for resources and power among competing occupation organs, especially SVAG and the army, which spilled over from threats and sabotage into fighting and shootouts in the streets. At times, such conflicts threatened to paralyse occupation governance, leaving armed troops, liberated POWs and slave labourers free to roam. SVAG's successes in reducing the violence and reconstructing eastern Germany were a remarkable achievement in the chaotic aftermath of war.
Offers a fresh take on the Soviet occupation of postwar Germany and the beginning of the Cold War
Challenges traditional accounts of the occupation period
Based on research from newly declassified archival documents
Edward E. Cohen
Athenian Prostitution
The Business of Sex     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 265
Velikost: 4,8 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978–0–19–027592–1 Cena: 49.49 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:35
| Anotace: Athenian Prostitution is a pioneering study that examines the sale of sex in classical Athens from a commercial, rather than from a cultural or moral, perspective.
Brian L. Cutler
Encyclopedia of Psychology & Law
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 947
Velikost: 7,2 MB
Knižní žánr: atlasy, slovníky a encyklopedie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-4129-5189-0 Cena: 418.00 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:34
| Anotace: The interdisciplinary field of psychology and law appeals to students, psychological scientists, psychologist practitioners, and members of the legal and public policy professions, such as lawyers, judges, lawmakers, and other administrators of justice. This young field of research and practice is noted for its intellectual diversity, as it draws on all of the traditional sub-disciplines of psychology and on various domains of law, legal practice, and public policy. Although this diversity is in many respects a very desirable feature, it creates many challenges as well. In particular, the breadth of research and practice contributes to a dearth of comprehensive reference sources and makes it difficult for individual students, scientists, and practitioners to keep current with the growing knowledge base outside of their individual areas of expertise.
The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law addresses research and practice at the interface of psychology and law. It surveys the traditional subdisciplines of psychology: cognitive; developmental; social; clinical; biological; and industrial-organizational psychology.
Published as two volumes and consisting of approximately 350 to 400 entries (1,000 printed pages), theEncyclopedia provides an authoritative and comprehensive A-to-Z list of topics in psychology and law of interest to students, scientists and practitioners. Entries vary in length from 1,000 to 3,000 words, are written in clear and concise language, and are designed to inform without overwhelming the reader.
Entries are organized with the use of a reader's guide, which will contain such categories as criminal behavior and Treatment, juvenile offenders, eyewitness memory, forensic assessment and diagnosis, and trial processes.
A History of Rome under the Emperors
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 660
Velikost: 3,01 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-203-97908-7 Cena: 39.96 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:32
| Anotace: An authoritative survey of four centuries of Roman history, and a window on the German tradition of the 1800s. Theodor Mommsen (d. 1903) was one of the great Roman historians of the 19th century, and the only one ever to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. His fame rests on his History of Rome as well as his work on Roman law and on the Roman provinces. But the work that would have concluded his history of Rome - which ran to the reign of Augustus - was never completed. This book represents that lost work. In 1980 Alexander Demandt discovered in an antiquarian bookshop a full and detailed handwritten transcript of the lectures on the Roman Empire, which Mommsen gave for many years from 1863 to 1886, made by two of his students. This transcript has been edited to provide the authoritative reconstruction of the book Mommsen never wrote.
Vernon J. Geberth
Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation
Practical and Clinical Perspectives     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 874
Velikost: 18,81 MB
Knižní žánr: forenzní disciplíny
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-8493-1281-7 Cena: 46.87 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 12:23
| Anotace: Remember: Do it right the first time. You only get one chance.
―Vernon J. Geberth, M.S., M.P.S., 1980, Homicide and Forensic Consultant, Author of Practical Homicide Investigation®, and the Series Editor of Practical Aspects of Criminal and Forensic Investigations.
In Practical Homicide Investigation, renowned author and investigator Vernon J. Geberth provided thousands of law enforcement professionals with invaluable techniques for investigation of sudden and violent death. Now he shares his practical and clinical expertise related to the unique characteristics of sex-related homicide and death investigations.
Renowned for being THE definitive source on these types of cases, this volume has been revised and expanded to provide additional case histories to emphasize the essential procedures and techniques on which to build a solid, prosecutable case.
This comprehensive volume is an incredible compilation that exhausts the subject. Vern's remarkable experience and unmatched expertise have given him unparalleled insight into the investigation of sexually deviant crimes and the psyche of those who perpetrate violent sex related crimes.
―Michigan Assistant Attorney General Donna Pendergast
Sex-Related Homicide and Death Investigation is truly a chronicle of practical and clinical case studies, combined with invaluable investigative guidelines, that takes the reader to another level of knowledge in this unique field. It represents an accomplishment that no other author has yet achieved.
― Legendary criminal profiler Robert K. Ressler, commenting on the First Edition
In typical Vernon Geberth style, we do not merely read of sexual murder…We are thrust into the horror…transported to the crime scene. We live it, smell it, experience it and feel it.
The Greek World
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 637
Velikost: 10,65 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-203-04216-6 Cena: 44.95 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 11:51
| Anotace: Studying from the Mycenean to the late Hellenistic period, this work includes new articles by twenty-seven specialists of ancient Greece, and presents an examination of the Greek cultures of mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt and Italy.
With the chapters sharing the theme of social history, this fascinating book focuses on women, the poor, and the slaves – all traditionally seen as beyond the margins of powerand includes the study of figures who were on the literal margins of the Greek world.
Bringing to the forefront the research into areas previously thought of as marginal, Anton Powell sheds new light on vital topics and authors who are central to the study of Greek culture.
Plato’s reforms are illuminated through a consideration of his impatient and revolutionary attitude to women, and Powell also examines how the most potent symbol of central Greek history – the Parthenon – can be understood as a political symbol when viewed with the knowledge of the cosmetic techniques used by classical Athenian women.
The Greek World is a stimulating and enlightening interaction of social and political history, comprehensive, and unique to boot, students will undoubtedly benefit from the insight and knowledge it imparts.
Kacířka
Hledání svatého grálu 3 Stáhnout e-knihu     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 360
Velikost: 1,9 MB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: čeština
ISBN: 80-86508-59-5 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 02:45
| Anotace: Thomas z Hooktonu je zkušeným a odvážným lučištníkem anglického krále Eduarda ve stoleté válce mezi Anglií a Francií, což z něho udělalo přirozeného vůdce. Ve třetím dílu trilogie o hledání svatého grálu (první díl vyšel pod názvem Lučištník a druhý jako Inkvizitor) je Thomas vyslán v čele menšího oddílu do Gaskoňska, aby se zmocnil hradu Castillon d'Arbizon. Doprovází ho také sir Guillaume, známý z předchozích dílů, a Robbie Douglas, mladý skotský zajatec, jenž byl dočasně propuštěn a stává se Thomasovým druhem. Gaskoňsko je domovem Thomasových předků, kteří kdysi sídlili na hradě Astarac, ale také se tam pohybuje černý rytíř Guy Vexille, brutální vrah Thomasova otce. Navíc je Astarac místo, kde byl kdysi podle pověstí ukrýván svatý grál. Na hradě Castillon d'Arbizon, nachází Thomas dívku Genevieve, která byla inkvizicí odsouzena za kacířství k upálení. Thomas však odmítne Genevieve vydat na smrt, církev ho exkomunikuje, stává se psancem a spolu s Genevieve musí uprchnout i před vlastními lidmi. V cisterciáckém klášteře se Thomas dozvídá nové věci o grálu, a je i svědkem dalšího zločinu černého rytíře Guye Vexilla. Řízením osudu se Thomas vrací ke svým druhům v Castillon d'Arbizon, a svede zde krvavý boj proti obléhatelům, mezi nimiž je i Guy Vexille. Děj končí Thomasovým návratem do rozvalin Hooktonu, kde dojde k nečekanému a symbolickému rozuzlení tajemství grálu.
Inkvizitor
Hledání svatého grálu 2     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 417
Velikost: 2,18 MB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: čeština
ISBN: 80-86508-57-9 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 02:44
| Anotace: Kniha navazuje na děj Lučištníka, (první díl trilogie Hledání svatého grálu), v němž se mladý lučištník Thomas vydává do Francie pomstít smrt svých blízkých, zúčastní se prvních bitev stoleté války a osud mu přiřkne úkol najít svatý grál. Děj Inkvizitora začíná rokem 1347. Svatý grál se snaží nalézt celá Evropa. Mnozí pochybují, zda vůbec existuje, ale nikdo nechce připustit, aby se nejvzácnější relikvie křesťanstva zmocnil nepřítel. To vše vede k tomu, že se Thomas ocitne ve vražedném závodě s do-minikánským inkvizitorem a také Guyem de Vexille, tajemným černým jezdcem, který zabil Thomasova otce. Zdá se, že Thomas má před svými soupeři výhodu. Jeho otec mu odkázal tajemnou knihu s poznámkami, které potvrzují existenci grálu a nabízejí klíč k tomu, kde může být relikvie ukryta. Jeho rivalové, hnáni fanatickým náboženským zápalem, však mají také svůj trumf - inkviziční mučírnu. Thomas se snaží rozluštit zašifrované stránky v knize, aby našel cestu ke grálu, ale ty ho vedou k jeho nepřátelům. Později nachází útočiště v Bretani u Jeanette, hraběnky z Armoriky, s níž se už setkal během svého dřívějšího pobytu ve Francii. Osud mu však nedopřeje odpočinku a vrhá ho do nejkrvavějšího boje stoleté války, do bitvy o La Roche-Derrien. A zde, uprostřed plamenů, šípů a zabíjení, se znovu ocitá tváří v tvář svým nepřátelům.
Lučištník
Hledání svatého grálu 1     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 411
Velikost: 2,12 MB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: čeština
ISBN: 80-86508-42-0 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 02:29
| Anotace: Brutální nájezd neznámých ozbrojenců, kteří se v roce 1342 vylodili na anglickém pobřeží a vypálili poklidnou vesnici Hookton, přežije pouze mladý lučištník jménem Thomas. Tento syn místního pastora přísahá umírajícímu otci, že vrátí do Hooktonu posvátnou relikvii uloupenou nájezdníky a bude až na konec světa pronásledovat černě oděného rytíře, zloděje a otcova vraha. To je začátek cesty, která zavede Thomase z Hooktonu do Francie, kde bojuje ve službách svého krále Eduarda III., zamiluje se do krásné bretaňské vdovy a po dobrodružství s ní je nucen prchat před Francouzi i Angličany, až ho vrtkavý osud přivede do situace, kdy se milenci stanou nepřáteli a nepřátelé spojenci. Nakonec se Thomas vrací do anglického vojska a v jeho řadách se zúčastní první velké bitvy v rozvíjející se stoleté válce - bitvy u Kresčaku, v níž padl i slepý český král Jan Lucemburský. Thomasovo předsevzetí pomstít otcovu smrt a získat zpět posvátnou relikvii však osud změní v mnohem obtížnější a vyšší úkol: najít svatý grál. Lučištník je první kniha ze série Hledání svatého grálu, v níž Bernard Cornwell zamýšlí vylíčit alespoň část z války, která od roku 1337 s různou intenzitou pustošila západní Evropu a později dostala název válka stoletá.
Azincourt
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 377
Velikost: 2,25 MB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: čeština
ISBN: 978-80-7381-575-2 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.12.2015, 02:26
| Anotace: Román Bernarda Cornwella popisuje okolnosti, které vedly k jedné z nejdůležitějších a také nejkrvavějších bitev stoleté války mezi Anglií a Francií, i bitvu samotnou. Došlo k ní 25. října 1415 v den sv. Kryšpína mezi severofrancouzskými vesnicemi Azincourt a Tramecourt. Anglický král Jindřich V. zde na hlavu porazil mnohem početnější vojsko francouzského krále Karla VI., když nově využil bojových schopností svých lučištníků. Vítězství u Azincourtu zajistilo nadlouho anglickou nadvládu nad severní Francií.
Téma bitvy u Azincourtu později básnicky zpracoval William Shakespeare ve hře Jindřich V.
The Korean War 1950-1953
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 95
Velikost: 5,95 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 1 84176 282 2 Cena: 10.99 USD Přečteno: ANO (11.02.2025) Vloženo: 07.12.2015, 23:32
| Anotace: The Korean War was a significant turning point in the Cold War. This book explains how the conflict in a small peninsula in East Asia had a tremendous impact on the entire international system and the balance of power between the two superpowers, America and Russia. Through the conflict, the West demonstrated its resolve to thwart Communist aggression and the armed forces of China, the Soviet Union and the United States came into direct combat for the only time during the Cold War.
Napoleon
A Concise Biography     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 152
Velikost: 1,89 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-19-026271-6 Cena: 8.24 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 07.12.2015, 23:30
| Anotace: This book provides a concise, lively, up-to-date portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte's character and career, including his most important battles, while situating him firmly in historical context.
David Bell emphasizes the astonishing sense of human possibility - for both good and ill - that Napoleon represented. By his late twenties, Napoleon was already one of the greatest generals in European history. At thirty, he had become absolute master of Europe's most powerful country. In his early forties, he ruled a European empire more powerful than any since Rome, fighting wars that changed the shape of the continent and brought death to millions. Then everything collapsed, leading him to spend his last years in miserable exile in the South Atlantic.
Bell underlines the importance of the French Revolution of 1789 in understanding Napoleon's career. It was the Revolution that made possible the unprecedented concentration of political authority that Napoleon developed, as well as his unprecedented success in mobilizing human and material resources. The Revolution gave birth to the radically new, intense form of warfare that Napoleon later practiced. Without the political changes brought about by the Revolution, Napoleon could not have fought his wars. Without the wars, he could not have seized and held onto power. He did betray much of the Revolution's heritage of liberty and equality, and ruled as a virtual dictator. But his life and career were, nonetheless, revolutionary.
Marcus Aurelius
A Life     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 721
Velikost: 5,26 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-306-81830-1 Cena: 2.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 07.12.2015, 23:29
| Anotace: Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. HisMeditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world.But Marcus Aurelius was much more than a philosopher. As emperor he stabilized the empire, issued numerous reform edicts, and defended the borders with success. His life itself represented the fulfillment of Plato’s famous dictum that mankind will prosper only when philosophers are rulers and rulers philosophers.
Frank McLynn’s Marcus Aurelius, based on all available original sources, is the definitive and most vivid biography to date of this monumental historical figure
The First World War
Germany and Austria-Hungary 1914-1918     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 497
Velikost: 3,52 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-4725-0885-0 Cena: 34.01 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 07.12.2015, 23:28
| Anotace: This book draws on ten years of archival research to provide the first comprehensive treatment in English of how Germany and Austria-Hungary conducted World War I and what defeat meant to them.

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