Melville House Publishing
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Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, True Crime and Criminology
Thought to be hallucinogenic and banned globally for a century, absinthe is once again legal and popular. Yet it is still associated with bohemian lifestyles, just as when it was the favorite drink of avant-gardists…402 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
At the turn of the millennium, digital technologies seemed to have immense promise for transforming our society. With these powerful new tools, the thinking went, we would be free to live our best lives, connected…561 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
The New York Times Bestseller The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, with an introduction from The New Yorker's Helen…429 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
Born soon after fascism was invented in the early 20th century, the anti-fascist movement - aka ''antifa'' - has a long, fascinating history that is surprisingly little known. As it makes a dramatic and widespread…495 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Classics, English literature, Fiction and Literature, Knihy
This dreamy, formally audacious story of a summer''s day in the life of one family is a small masterpiece by Katherine Mansfield, hailed by Lorna Sage as ''one of the great modernist writers''.363 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Psychology
John Dean, of Watergate fame, knows what it''s like to work for a strong-willed, vindictive president. But even Richard Nixon didn''t have the raw lust for power that Donald Trump has. Nor the lack of…561 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
bell hooks was a prolific, trailblazing author, feminist, social activist, cultural critic, and professor. Born Gloria Jean Watkins, bell used her pen name to centre attention on her ideas and to honour her courageous great-grandmother,…462 Kč KoupitBiography, Cizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
Renowned culture critic Ron Rosenbaum discovered not only the world-changing music of early Bob Dylan, but the man himself in the 1960s, when Rosenbaum was a young journalist living in Greenwich Village and working for…825 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
The Freakonomics of the sociology world. This book shows how deeply irrational we humans are, and what we can do about itWhen we try to understand our world, we ask “why?” a specific event occured. But…594 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
Adam Zantz is still driving Lyft for a living, struggling to make ends meet while training to get his PI license, but he''s falling behind in his studies. When his beloved former piano teacher confides…594 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction, Psychology
The production of culture was once the domain of artists, but beginning in the early 1900s, the emerging fields of public relations, advertising and marketing transformed the way the powerful communicate with the rest of…528 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller. Graeber, one of the early organisers of Occupy Wall Street and a well regarded academic, presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom; he shows that before…627 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, Economy, English literature, Knihy, Nonfiction
The 10th anniversary edition of the international bestseller, using the updated text. Graeber, one of the early organisers of Occupy Wall Street and a well regarded academic, presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom; he…858 Kč KoupitCizojazyčná literatura, English literature, Knihy
From ancient times to the modern world, the idea of the Faustian bargain - the exchange of one''s soul in return for untold riches and power - has exerted a magnetic pull upon our collective…825 Kč Koupit
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