Myslíme objektově v jazyku Java
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 424
Velikost: 2,68 MB
Knižní žánr: počítačová literatura
Jazyk: čeština
Cena: 594.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 19:00
| Anotace: Tato kniha provede čtenáře krok za krokem světem objektového programování a naučí jej doopravdy programovat. Autor řeší dvě základní nectnosti většiny současných učebnic, kterými jsou výklad objektových technologií začínající někde ve středu učebnice a demonstrace látky na triviálních příkladech. Souběžně s objektovými technologiemi se v knize čtenář naučí pracovat v jazyku Java, především v jeho verzi 5.0.
Cockroaches
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 316
Velikost: 444 kB
Knižní žánr: detektivky
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 9781846554940 Cena: 6.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 18:51
| Anotace: When the Norwegian ambassador to Thailand is found dead in a Bangkok brothel, Inspector Harry Hole is dispatched from Oslo to help hush up the case.
But once he arrives Harry discovers that this case is about much more than one random murder. There is something else, something more pervasive, scrabbling around behind the scenes. Or, put another way, for every cockroach you see in your hotel room, there are hundreds behind the walls. Surrounded by round-the-clock traffic noise, Harry wanders the streets of Bangkok lined with go-go bars, temples, opium dens, and tourist traps, trying to piece together the story of the ambassador’s death even though no one asked him to, and no one wants him to—not even Harry himself.
Blood on Snow
A Novel     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 116
Velikost: 171 kB
Knižní žánr: detektivky
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-804-17256-1 Cena: 9.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 18:50
| Anotace: From the bestselling author of the Harry Hole series, comes a short, sharp shock of a thriller. Blood on Snow: Drugs. Death. Murder. Revenge - and a hitman with two big problems
The Snowman, Phantom, The Leopard
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 1373
Velikost: 4,38 MB
Knižní žánr: detektivky
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-345-81314-5 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 18:48
| Anotace: With more than seven million copies sold worldwide, and translated into over forty languages, Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole series is an international phenomenon. Detective Harry Hole is a genuine anti-hero: a handsome loner, an alcoholic and workaholic who is tormented in his personal life even as he is revered by his colleagues for his unwavering sense of justice and proven police instincts. Harry’s self-governing, anti-authoritarian style has driven his superior officer at the crime squad in Oslo to call him “the best investigator in the department and the worst public servant.” First-class thrillers with high voltage suspense and complex plotting, The Snowman, The Leopard and Phantom are fascinating journeys into the world of this singular character and the dark criminal minds he pursues to the very limits of his sanity, in Oslo and beyond.
“Jo Nesbo is my favorite thriller writer and Harry Hole my new hero.”
—Michael Connelly
“Exuberantly, ingeniously gruesome.”
—The Telegraph
David Schranck
Thunder at Prokhorovka
A Combat History of Operation Citadel, Kursk, July 1943     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 633
Velikost: 8 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978 1 910294 35 2 Cena: 5.49 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 18:39
| Anotace: After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it. Operation Citadel was the intended means to fulfil that objective. If successful a number of Soviet armies would be destroyed and the front line shortened, allowing for a better disposition of troops and a chance to rebuild Germany's exhausted reserves. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the operational events on both salients. It also includes critical analysis of both sides that points out errors of judgment or application that collectively had an important impact on campaign results. The book is highly annotated to give the reader additional sources to study and to provide additional perspectives to gain as complete an understanding of this critical campaign as possible. Besides an extensive text, the book's key strength is its mapping - 32 full-page colour maps are accompanied by 7 large fold-out sheets of maps, also in colour. Together these specially-commissioned maps provide a remarkably detailed guide to the combat operations. Thunder at Prokhorovka is destined to become an important reference to the Battle of Kursk. 32pp colour maps, 7 fold-out colour maps, 9 tables.
Is Marx's Theory of Profit Right
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 186
Velikost: 2,5 MB
Knižní žánr: ekonomie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-7391-9632-8 Cena: 21.18 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 18:13
| Anotace: This collection focuses on a long-running debate over the logical validity of Karl Marx’s theory that exploitation is the exclusive source of capitalists’ profits. The “Fundamental Marxian Theorem” was long thought to have shown that orthodox Marxian economics succeeds in replicating Marx’s conclusion. The debate begins with Andrew Kliman’s disproof of that claim.
On one side of the debate, representing orthodox Marxian economics, are contributions by Simon Mohun and Roberto Veneziani. Although they concede that their simultaneist models cannot replicate Marx’s theory of profit in all cases, they insist that this is as good as it gets. On the other side, representing the temporal single-system interpretation of Marx’s theory (TSSI), are contributions by Kliman and Alan Freeman. They argue that his theory is logically valid, since it can indeed be replicated when it is understood in accordance with the TSSI.
While the debate initially focused on logical concerns, issues of pluralism, truth, and scientificity increasingly assumed center stage. In his introduction to the volume, Nick Potts situates the debate in its historical context and argues forcefully that the arguments of the orthodox Marxist economists, and the manner in which those arguments were couched, were “suppressive and contrary to scientific norms.”
The volume concludes with a 2014 debate, in which many of the same issues re-surfaced, between the philosopher Robert Paul Wolff and proponents of the TSSI.
Decay
Civilization     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 215
Velikost: 253 kB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: angličtina
Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 17:58
| Anotace: For years, medical researchers have worked to perfect the human body. Humans are living longer then ever. They have given the blind the ability to see, the deaf the ability to hear. Growing organs for transplants is no longer science fiction, but they go too far when they try to bring a person back from the dead.
After civilization has decayed into a society of rot, the survivors must join together to fight for control of a world overrun with the dead.
Jonathan is left to survive on his own when his father disappears into a horde of the undead. Now he must use his knowledge, and the help of his new friends, to bring a stop to the plague that is destroying the world.
After Hitler
The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 272
Velikost: 3,48 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-84854-497-0 Cena: 15.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 17:53
| Anotace: On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide. The following day, his propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels also killed himself and the crumbling Third Reich passed to Admiral Karl Dönitz. The Nazis' position seemed hopeless. Yet, remarkably, the war in the rest of Europe went on for another ten days. After Hitler looks at these days as a narrative day-by-day countdown but also as a broader global history of a European war that had seen some of the most savage battles in history. Relations between the 'Big Three' - the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union - suddenly plunged to near breaking point. This book reveals that tumultuous story.
After Hitler also looks at the wider canvas of the war and the terrible humanitarian catastrophe uncovered in Europe. It describes those who felt the joy of freedom, but also those who faced a highly uncertain future. As Red Army soldiers joined forces with their British and American allies, Stalin's East finally came face to face with Churchill's and Truman's West. After Hitler tells of their growing mistrust, but also of moments of remarkable goodwill and co-operation - the brief but poignant hope that these great nations could together fashion a new and safer future. This is a fascinating exploration of the brief but crucial period that shaped the emerging post-war world.
kolektiv
The Koran
Stáhnout e-knihu     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 897
Velikost: 896 kB
Knižní žánr: religionistika a teologie
Jazyk: angličtina
Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 09.06.2015, 14:25
| Anotace: The Quran (literally meaning "the recitation"; also romanized Qurʾan or Koran) is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation fromGod (Arabic: الله, Allah). Its scriptural status among a world-spanning religious community, and its major place within world literature generally, have led to a great deal of secondary literature on the Quran. Quranic chapters are called suras and verses are called ayahs.
Muslims believe the Quran was verbally revealed by God to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning on 22 December 609 CE, when Muhammad was 40, and concluding in 632, the year of his death. Muslims regard the Quran as the most important miracle of Muhammad, a proof of his prophethood, and the culmination of a series of divine messages that started with the messages revealed to Adam and ended with Muhammad. They consider the Quran to be the only revealed book that has been protected by God from distortion or corruption.
According to the traditional narrative, several companions of Muhammad served as scribes and were responsible for writing down the revelations. Shortly after Muhammad's death, the Quran was compiled by his companions who wrote down and memorized parts of it. These codices had differences that motivated the Caliph Uthman to establish a standard version now known as Uthman's codex, which is generally considered the archetype of the Quran we have today. However, the existence of variant readings, with mostly minor and some significant variations, and the early unvocalized Arabic script mean the relationship between Uthman's codex to both the text of today's Quran and to the revelations of Muhammad's time is still unclear.
The Quran assumes familiarity with major narratives recounted in the Jewish and Christian scriptures. It summarizes some, dwells at length on others and, in some cases, presents alternative accounts and interpretations of events. The Quran describes itself as a book of guidance. It sometimes offers detailed accounts of specific historical events, and it often emphasizes the moral significance of an event over its narrative sequence. The Quran is used along with the hadith to interpret sharia law. During prayers, the Quran is recited only in Arabic.
Someone who has memorized the entire Quran is called a hafiz. Some Muslims read Quranic ayahs (verses) with elocution, which is often called tajwid. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims typically complete the recitation of the whole Quran during tarawih prayers. In order to extrapolate the meaning of a particular Quranic verse, most Muslims rely on the tafsir.
The Communist Manifesto
Stáhnout e-knihu     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 34
Velikost: 79 kB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 22.09.2024, 19:02
| Anotace: The political tract in which Marx presented the core of his philosophy and revolutionary program.
Konec
Německo 1944-45     |
Formát: EPUB Původní název: The End: Hitler´s Germany 1944-45
Počet stran: 705
Velikost: 11,34 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: čeština
Cena: 278.00 CZK Přečteno: ANO (20.10.2015) Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 13:02
| Anotace: Na téma porážky a konce nacistického Německa byl napsán již bezpočet knih. Dosud žádná se však do hloubky nezabývala zásadními otázkami, které se v souvislosti s jeho koncem nutně nabízejí.
Co pohánělo Německo k tomu, aby dál bojovalo, ačkoli bylo jasné, že válka je prohraná? Jak rozkládající se hitlerovský stát v rozbité zemi dokázal vůbec dýchat až do momentu, než Rudá armáda stanula u budovy Říšského kancléřství? Proč se německý národ nezachoval jako v roce 1918 a nevzepřel se režimu, jenž jej v posledních měsících vystavil brutálnímu teroru a který celou zemi očividně vedl do záhuby? Proč armáda stále poslušně plnila Hitlerovy nesmyslné rozkazy? Do jaké míry se na sebezničujícím kurzu podílel strach a fanatismus Němců? A jakou roli v agonickém a zarputilém vzdoru třetí říše měl spojenecký požadavek bezpodmínečné kapitulace?
Kandahárští lvi
Nasazení amerických speciálních jednotek v operaci Medúza v Afghánistánu     |
Formát: EPUB Původní název: Lions of Kandahar
Počet stran: 284
Velikost: 824 kB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: čeština
Cena: 180.00 CZK Přečteno: ANO (08.08.2015) Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:57
| Anotace: Poprvé se obsáhleji píše o jedné z nejdůležitějších bitev války v Afghánistánu. Kniha Kandahárští lvi je zasvěceným vyprávěním z pohledu aktivního velitele speciálních jednotek americké armády, skvělého vojáka, který byl na tomto bojišti nasazen několikrát.
Jižní Afghánistán se vymykal kontrole centrální vlády. Tehdy kapitán Rusty Bradley to věděl, když tam v roce 2006 začínal svůj třetí turnus. Pronikali do něj Tálibán a jeho spojenci a byli připraveni provincii Kandahár, kdysi jejich strategicky důležité centrum, znovu ovládnout. Aby je koalice NATO zastavila, uskutečnila operaci Medúza, největší ofenzívu ve své historii. Bojištěm bylo údolí Paňdžvaj, území hustě poseté obezděnými dvory, které perfektně sloužily jako nepřátelské bunkry, svěží sady a do výše čnící porosty konopí, to vše protkané zrádnými zavlažovacími kanály. Masový úprk civilistů byl předzvěstí blížícího se krveprolití.
Bradleyho A-tým a další dva týmy speciálních jednotek, spolu se svými dlouholetými spojenci, afghánskou armádou, byli nasazeni jako diverzní skupina na podporu hlavního koaličního útoku. Z druhé strany údolí pozorovali, jak vojska NATO čelí brutálnímu protiútoku. Klíčem k jejich podpoře a přivolání účinné letecké podpory bylo držení výše položeného nevelkého území zvaného Sperwan Ghar. Bradleyho malá odloučená jednotka na kopec zaútočila a uprostřed divoké přestřelky brzy zjistila, že stojí proti téměř tisícovce zkušených bojovníků, kterým neuvěřitelným způsobem sebrala vítězství.
Bradley teď popisuje celý příběh, jak se skutečně stal. Drsný pochod přes neblaze proslulou afghánskou Rudou poušť. Tajemné stopy nepolapitelného Tálibánu. Blízké vztahy s afghánskými civilisty a vojáky, což byl hlavní cíl mise. Samotný Sperwan Ghar - neustálé vlny palby z kulometů a výbuchy granátů s raketovým pohonem; zasažené vozidlo, z něhož se stalo ohnivé peklo; smrtelná past v odříznutém dvoře. Nejdůležitější byli muži, Američané i Afghánci – „roztřesený“ zdravotník, v bitvě s ocelovými nervy a klidnýma rukama chirurga; neúnavný rotmistr, který zřejmě dokáže být všude; tiše mluvící zpravodajský důstojník s dokonalým přehledem; maličký afghánský velitel s velikým srdcem; frajerský samorost, který vše riskuje při záchraně těžce zraněného kamaráda. Ti všichni jsou jedineční a nezapomenutelní při každodenním konání mimořádného hrdinství.
Komentář: Rusty Bradley je podle všeho oddaný, statečný a vůbec vynikající voják. Ovšem psát knihy by neměl. Kniha je prezentována jako první obsáhlejší popis operace Medůza, největší operace NATO v dějinách organizace, jenomže ve skutečnosti jde pouze o úzký popis pocitů a fragmentárních zážitků jednoho vojáka speciálních jednotek. Chybí ucelený pohled, souvislosti, přehledné informace, které by v čtenáři vytvořily ten kýžený pocit, že rozumí a chápe. Chápe nejenom, že americká armáda je nejlepší na světě, ale hlavně širší souvislosti. Kniha selhává i v beletristické kategorii "vtažení do děje" nebo "donucení čtenáře přestat dýchat". Kandahárští lvi jsou to zbytečnou knihou; čtenář by se místo toho měl podívat kupříkladu na film Black Hawk Dawn, který je duchem sdělení podobný a hlavně podstatně záživněji ztvárněný.
Husitská epopej II
1416-1425, Za časů hejtmana Jana Žižky     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 644
Velikost: 1,14 MB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: čeština
Cena: 299.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:54
| Anotace: Druhý díl se odehrává v letech 1416 až 1425. Rodina Prokopů se rozrůstá a každý její příslušník hledá štěstí jinde; nacházíme je v Táboře, mezi umírněnými pražany, na straně Rožmberků i v řadách pronásledovaných řeholníků.
Kniha popisuje růst revolučních nálad v zemi, budování Tábora, první křižácká tažení do země, zápas o čtyři artikuly pražské a smrt Jana Žižky.
Rytíř Sedmi království
Než začala Hra o trůny     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 369
Velikost: 1,07 MB
Knižní žánr: sci-fi a fantasy
Jazyk: čeština
ISBN: 978-80-257-1298-6 Cena: 198.00 CZK Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:50
| Anotace: Dlouho před tím, než Targaryenové ztratili Železný trůn, dlouho po tom, co přišli z Valyrie a sjednotili Sedm království, ale jen krátce po tom, co říši rozervala vedví a poničila Černožárova vzpoura, křižoval krajem potulný rytíř ser Duncan Vysoký. Anebo Dunk, co vypil truňk? Je totiž hodně nízkého rodu a ke svému rytířství přišel, sám neví jak.
Zemí stále zmítají následky dynastické roztržky, vládnoucí rody spřádají intriky a nikdo pořádně neví, jestli vládne král, anebo jeho Ruka, lord Krvevran s pověstí černokněžníka, který má všude svoje špehy. Ser Duncan je trochu naivní mladík, který bere rytířskou čest až příliš vážně a všechno raději řeší selským rozumem a silou svalů svého nadměrně narostlého těla. Ale je těžko se do mocenských pletich nezamotat, když jej na cestách provází panoš Egg, který je něčím víc, než se zdá být.
Trojice propojených novel George R. R. Martina, zasazená do doby před dějem Hry o trůny, nabízí všechno, co jeho světově proslulá sága, jen v sevřenějším a údernějším balení. Všechny tři příběhy vycházejí společně vůbec poprvé a navíc dříve než v USA. Za zmínku stojí i skvělý překlad Richarda Podaného.
The History of the Knights Templars
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 315
Velikost: 799 kB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
Cena: 13.04 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:48
| Anotace: This is a mainstream history of the Knights Templars, written in the 19th century. Addison details the rise of the Templars to become, essentially, the first multinational corporation. The Templars were entrusted by the Church and States of Europe to be the spearhead of the crusades. In the process they gained immense wealth and influence, although individual Templars took a vow of poverty. Jerusalem was won and lost several times by the crusaders through the 12th and 13th centuries. Addison notably cites eye-witness descriptions from both the Crusaders and their Moslem opponents to give a well-rounded picture. After the crusades, and the loss of the Holy Land, the Templars began a quick decline from which they never recovered. Accused of heresy and bizarre secret rituals, the Templars were subjected to torture and the stake.
The second portion of the book focuses on Temple Church in London, the English headquarters of the Templars in their prime. Addison details the architecture and history of this edifice. The Temple Church eventually became the center of the legal profession in the City of London, a hostel and school for lawyers. Addison mentions on the title page that he is a member of the 'Inner Temple,' which doesn't mean that he was part of a secret society, but instead qualified to practise law in England.
Addison quotes liberally from contemporary accounts in Latin, Norman French, and Early Modern English (which he thankfully occasionally translates), and includes extensive citations of source documents. If you want to learn the fascinating history of the Knights Templars without any extraneous theorizing, this is an excellent book to start with.--J.B. Hare
Charles Taylor
Hegel and Modern Society
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 194
Velikost: 3,07 MB
Knižní žánr: filozofie
Jazyk: angličtina
Cena: 20.89 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:47
| Anotace: Introduction to Hegel's thought for the student and general reader, emphasizing in particular his social and political thought and his continuing relevance to contemporary problems.
Jill Frank
A Democracy of Distinction
Aristotle and the Work of Politics     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 214
Velikost: 3,13 MB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-226-26019-4 Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:45
| Anotace: Offering an ancient education for our times, Jill Frank's A Democracy of Distinction interprets Aristotle's writings in a way that reimagines the foundations, aims, and practices of politics, ancient and modern. Concerned especially with the work of making a democracy of distinction, Frank shows that such a democracy requires freedom and equality achieved through the exercise of virtue.
Moving back and forth between Aristotle's writings and contemporary legal and political theory, Frank breathes new life into our conceptions of property, justice, and law by viewing them not only as institutions but as dynamic activities as well. Frank's innovative approach to Aristotle stresses his appreciation of the tensions and complexities of politics so that we might rethink and reorganize our own political ideas and practices. A Democracy of Distinctionwill be of enormous value to classicists, political scientists, and anyone interested in revitalizing democratic theory and practice.
Katherine Johnson
Sexuality
A Psychosocial Manifesto     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 379
Velikost: 1,03 MB
Knižní žánr: psychologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-7456-8895-4 Cena: 24.82 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:43
| Anotace: The contemporary study of sexuality too often finds itself at an impasse, conceptualizing sexuality either psychologically or sociologically: sexologists and psychologists have tended to point to the biological origins of sexuality underpinned by hormones, drives and, most recently, genetics; in contrast, historians and sociologists point to the social field as the defining force that shapes the meanings given to sexuality and sexual experience.
Confronting the limitations and challenges this impasse poses, Katherine Johnson argues for a psychosocial approach that rethinks the relationship between psychic and social realms in the field of sexuality, without reducing it to either. Weaving through an expanse of theoretical and empirical examples drawn from sociology, psychology, queer and cultural studies, she produces an innovative, transdisciplinary perspective on sexual identities, subjectivities and politics that makes an original contribution to key debates ranging from identity politics and gay marriage, to mental health ‘risks’ and queer youth suicide.
Embracing ideas from developmental psychology, social constructionist sociology, social and critical psychology, psychoanalysis and queer theory, this original book will be necessary reading for students and scholars of sexuality across the social sciences.
Life in Civil War America
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Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 322
Velikost: 22,73 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 0-89879-922-8 Cena: 17.18 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:36
| Anotace: The Civil War is a fascinating time period in American history. Life in Civil War America, 2nd Editionprovides readers with fast facts and statistics about the 1860s from military life to civilian life in both the North and South.
Topics covered include:
social and economic realities of daily life
common slang and idioms
diets of the era, including recipes, food preparation and the impact of shortages and inflation on rations
civilian dress, military dress, and technology of the time.
The book focuses on the era, not just the events of the war. Period illustrations and photos further illuminate the era.
Howard P. Segal
Utopias
A Brief History from Ancient Writings to Virtual Communities     |
Formát: PDF
Počet stran: 299
Velikost: 1,12 MB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8328-4 Cena: 37.40 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:30
| Anotace: This brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise.
Explores the purpose of utopias, what they reveal about the societies who conceive them, and how utopias have changed over the centuries
Unique in including both non-Western and Western visions of utopia
Explores the many forms utopias have taken – prophecies and oratory, writings, political movements, world's fairs, physical communities – and also discusses high-tech and cyberspace visions for the first time
The first book to analyze the implicitly utopian dimensions of reform crusades like Technocracy of the 1930s and Modernization Theory of the 1950s, and the laptop classroom initiatives of recent years
Gareth Sampson
The Crisis of Rome
The Jugurthine and Northern Wars and the Rise of Marius     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 313
Velikost: 12,41 MB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 9781848846951 Cena: 3.29 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:29
| Anotace: In the later 2nd century BC, after a period of rapid expansion and conquest, the Roman Republic found itself in crisis. In North Africa her armies were already bogged down in a long difficult guerrilla war in a harsh environment when invasion by a coalition of Germanic tribes, the Cimbri, Teutones and Ambrones, threatened Italy and Rome itself, inflicting painful defeats on Roman forces in pitched battle Gaius Marius was the man of the hour. The first war he brought to an end through tactical brilliance, bringing the Numidian King Jugurtha back in chains. Before his ship even returned to Italy, the senate elected Marius to lead the war against the northern invaders. Reorganizing and reinvigorating the demoralized Roman legions, he led them to two remarkable victories in the space of months, crushing the Teutones and Ambrones at Aquiae Sextae and the Cimbri at Vercellae. The Roman army emerged from this period of crisis a much leaner and more professional force and the author examines the extent to which the 'Marian Reforms' were responsible for this and the extent to which they can be attributed to Marius himself.REVIEWS"...interesting account of an obscure but critically important period in the history of the Roman Republic, making good use of the admittedly limited sources to produce a clear picture of a series of wars that genuinely threatened the existence of the young empire." History of War.org. 08/2010"...an intriguing account of one of Rome's greatest warriors..."Military Heritage, 06/2011
Analytical Psychology in Exile
The Correspondence of C. G. Jung & Erich Neumann     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 417
Velikost: 9,2 MB
Knižní žánr: psychologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-691-16617-9 Cena: 29.69 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:24
| Anotace: C. G. Jung and Erich Neumann first met in 1933, at a seminar Jung was conducting in Berlin. Jung was fifty-seven years old and internationally acclaimed for his own brand of psychotherapy. Neumann, twenty-eight, had just finished his studies in medicine. The two men struck up a correspondence that would continue until Neumann’s death in 1960. A lifelong Zionist, Neumann fled Nazi Germany with his family and settled in Palestine in 1934, where he would become the founding father of analytical psychology in the future state of Israel.
Presented here in English for the first time are letters that provide a rare look at the development of Jung’s psychological theories from the 1930s onward as well as the emerging self-confidence of another towering twentieth-century intellectual who was often described as Jung’s most talented student. Neumann was one of the few correspondence partners of Jung’s who was able to challenge him intellectually and personally. These letters shed light on not only Jung’s political attitude toward Nazi Germany, his alleged anti-Semitism, and his psychological theory of fascism, but also his understanding of Jewish psychology and mysticism. They affirm Neumann’s importance as a leading psychologist of his time and paint a fascinating picture of the psychological impact of immigration on the German Jewish intellectuals who settled in Palestine and helped to create the state of Israel.
Featuring Martin Liebscher’s authoritative introduction and annotations, this volume documents one of the most important intellectual relationships in the history of analytical psychology.
Martin Liebscher is senior research fellow in German and honorary senior lecturer in psychology at University College London. His books include Thinking the Unconscious: Nineteenth-Century German Thought. Heather McCartney is a Jungian analytical psychotherapist in private practice.
Globalization & Democracy
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 212
Velikost: 419 kB
Knižní žánr: politologie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-4422-1809-3 Cena: 19.60 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:20
| Anotace: Combining theory with compelling case studies, this book examines the globalizing world of democracy. Noted critical scholars Stephen J. Rosow and Jim George argue that democracy must be understood not as a unified concept but as a diversity of political responses to specific conditions and political struggles. Doing so reveals how democracy is taking multiple forms around the world in response to neoliberal globalism and the increasing pace and complexity of everyday life. The authors show how the current phase of globalization is destabilizing the dominance of Western democracy promotion as resisters challenge common understandings and forms of democracy. Explaining the theory behind neoliberal globalization and democracy promotion, they consider its impact and struggles against it in South Africa, post-Soviet Russia, India, and Venezuela and other “pink tide” states in Latin America. Rosow and George also examine how digital communications networks, the centralization of security, and the fluid movements of people and ideas are destabilizing traditional democratic theories. At the same time, they give rise to concepts of democracy that focus on new forms of citizenship and democratic participation, a cosmopolitan democratic constitutionalism, cross-boundary political activism, and local and community-based economic and democratic practices.
Jure Leskovec, Anand Rajaraman, Jeffrey David Ullman
Mining of Massive Datasets
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 428
Velikost: 2,76 MB
Knižní žánr: počítačová literatura
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-1-107-07723-2 Cena: 65.82 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 12:15
| Anotace: The popularity of the Web and Internet commerce provides many extremely large datasets from which information can be gleaned by data mining. This book focuses on practical algorithms that have been used to solve key problems in data mining and which can be used on even the largest datasets. It begins with a discussion of the map-reduce framework, an important tool for parallelizing algorithms automatically. The authors explain the tricks of locality-sensitive hashing and stream processing algorithms for mining data that arrives too fast for exhaustive processing. The PageRank idea and related tricks for organizing the Web are covered next. Other chapters cover the problems of finding frequent itemsets and clustering. The final chapters cover two applications: recommendation systems and Web advertising, each vital in e-commerce. Written by two authorities in database and Web technologies, this book is essential reading for students and practitioners alike.
Bettany Hudges
Helen of Troy
The Story Behind the Most Beautiful Woman in the World     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 584
Velikost: 5,71 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-307-48588-5 Cena: 7.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 11:52
| Anotace: For 3,000 years, the woman known as Helen of Troy has been both the ideal symbol of beauty and a reminder of the terrible power beauty can wield.In her search for the identity behind this mythic figure, acclaimed historian Bettany Hughes uses Homer’s account of Helen’s life to frame her own investigation. Tracing the cultural impact that Helen has had on both the ancient world and Western civilization, Hughes explores Helen’s role and representations in literature and in art throughout the ages. This is a masterly work of historical inquiry about one of the world’s most famous women.
Wiliam Esmont
Elements of the Undead, Book One-Three
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 370
Velikost: 392 kB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: angličtina
Cena: 8.79 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 11:47
| Anotace: Book One - Fire
When Megan Pritchard clocks in for her late night shift in a Nevada brothel, she has no way of knowing it will be her last. Around the world, the dead are rising, and mankind is on the express train to extinction. As her coworkers turn into cannibalistic zombies, Megan is forced to flee into the desert with nothing but the clothes on her back and a vague plan to reach her sister in southern Arizona.
Book Two - Air
When the dead rise in Houston, Dave and Chris Thompson find themselves stranded on the top floor of the Liberty Medical Center, with nowhere to run and no help in sight. With Dave's broken leg making movement impossible and the disintegration of civilization accelerating around them, they have to act fast, or be consumed by the seething horde below.
Book Three - Earth
It’s been three years since the undead dragged mankind kicking and screaming from the top of the food chain and sent him scurrying into the dark corners of a dead world.
For a beleaguered band of survivors in southern Arizona, life is about to go from bad to worse. The rains have failed and, they have no choice but to leave the safety of their home in search of water. But before they can make their move, they must face a new threat from the undead, a threat beyond anything in their worst nightmares.
The Undead, The First Seven Days
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Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 596
Velikost: 701 kB
Knižní žánr: beletrie
Jazyk: angličtina
Cena: 1.09 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 11:40
| Anotace: The Undead. The First Seven Days Compilation Edition -The Amazon Occult Number One Bestseller
A deadly infection spreads across Europe.
The Undead Series: A terrifying account of one man desperately struggling to survive this harrowing event.
Reviews from The Undead Series:
"This is a whip-cracking, adrenaline fuelled doozy of a book!"
"As close to a UK novel version competitor for "The Walking Dead" graphic novels as you're likely to find"
“I think Zombie Fans will like it”
“It did leave me wanting more”
“Some of the action in this one is just outrageous.”
“I would love to see a movie made out of it”
“Good action and very descriptive”
“the author has just the right mix of humor in the midst of all the killing”
“The action is brilliant”
“I'm definitely still willing to tag along for the ride.”
“The whole group is just one big zombie killing machine, with almost no break in the action.”
“These are great short stories”
“Definitely a series worth picking up.”
Quotes from The First Four Days (now unpublished)
“The author has written a novel with a set of characters with personalities that just kind of sneak up on you until you fall in love with them and you don't want to stop reading.”
“the dialogue and action flows seamlessly and is always true to the character”
“It is written well and description is good and down to earth so that the book is VERY readable!”
Philip Nord
France 1940
Defending the Republic     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 135
Velikost: 283 kB
Knižní žánr: historie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-300-18987-2 Cena: 10.29 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 11:36
| Anotace: In this revisionist account of France’s crushing defeat in 1940, a world authority on French history argues that the nation’s downfall has long been misunderstood. Philip Nord assesses France’s diplomatic and military preparations for war with Germany, its conduct of the war once the fighting began, and the political consequences of defeat on the battlefield. He also tracks attitudes among French leaders once defeat seemed a likelihood, identifying who among them took advantage of the nation’s misfortunes to sabotage democratic institutions and plot an authoritarian way forward. Nord finds that the longstanding view that France’s collapse was due to military unpreparedeness and a decadent national character is unsupported by fact.
Instead, he reveals that the Third Republic was no worse prepared and its military failings no less dramatic than those of the United States and other Allies in the early years of the war. What was unique in France was the betrayal by military and political elites who abandoned the Republic and supported the reprehensible Vichy takeover. Why then have historians and politicians ever since interpreted the defeat as a judgment on the nation as a whole? Why has the focus been on the failings of the Third Republic and not on elite betrayal? The author examines these questions in a fascinating conclusion.
Philip Nord is Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History, Department of History, Princeton University. He lives in Princeton, NJ.
Mungo Melvil
Manstein
Hitler's Greatest General     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 932
Velikost: 3,81 MB
Knižní žánr: biografie
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978 0 2978 5844 7 Cena: 19.99 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 11:35
| Anotace: Among students of military history, the genius of Field Marshal Erich von Manstein (1887–1973) is respected perhaps more than that of any other World War II soldier. He displayed his strategic brilliance in such campaigns as the invasion of Poland, the Blitzkrieg of France, the sieges of Sevastopol, Leningrad, and Stalingrad, and the battles of Kharkov and Kursk.
Manstein also stands as one of the war’s most enigmatic and controversial figures. To some, he was a leading proponent of the Nazi regime and a symbol of the moral corruption of the Wehrmacht. Yet he also disobeyed Hitler, who dismissed his leading Field Marshal over this incident, and has been suspected by some of conspiring against the Führer. Sentenced to eighteen years by a British war tribunal at Hamburg in 1949, Manstein was released in 1953 and went on to advise the West German government in founding its new army within NATO.
Military historian and strategist Mungo Melvin combines his research in German military archives and battlefield records with unprecedented access to family archives to get to the truth of Manstein’s life and deliver this definitive biography of the man and his career.
Marcus Durden
Leopard's Guide - The Tiger I Tank
1942-1945     |
Formát: EPUB
Počet stran: 173
Velikost: 5,81 MB
Knižní žánr: literatura faktu
Jazyk: angličtina
ISBN: 978-0-9838082-3-7 Cena: 2.19 USD Přečteno: NE Vloženo: 20.05.2015, 01:22
| Anotace: The Tiger I tank, also known as the Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. H, was Germany’s penultimate heavy tank for most of World War II; and it shocked the Allied and Soviet armies when they first encountered it. The Tiger battled fast moving Shermans in the desert mountains of North Africa, hordes of T-34s on the Russian tundra, and stout British Churchill tanks in the hedgerows of Normandy; all the while dealing with chronic shortages of fuel and spare parts. However, the battlefield is not the only part of the story of the Tiger tank; for in a total war the factory floor is as important as the front-lines. The Tiger had many flaws that ultimately made it a poor choice for this kind of warfare; as it’s prohibitive cost represented not just wasted resources and man-hours; but also wasted opportunities to invest in better air cover or more economical land platforms such as the Panther or the Stug. This book aims to look at the big picture in regards to the Tiger tank; from the evolution of heavy tank doctrine in the blitzkrieg theory (as influenced by the Spanish Civil War) to the German assembly methods that were thankfully unprepared to churn out these armored behemoths. In addition time will also be spent on the Soviet T-34 tank as it is important to understand the primary opponent of the Tiger to know why the designers made the decisions that they did. Numerous photos throughout the book, from all sides, help fully illustrate the impact the Tiger had; and why it was inevitably defeated by the Allies.

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