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Edward O. Wilson The Origins of Creativity
By studying fields as diverse as paleontology, evolutionary biology and neuroscience, Wilson demonstrates that human creativity began not 10,000 years ago, as we have long assumed, but over 100,000 years ago in the Paleolithic Age. Chronicling the evolution of creativity from primates to humans, Wilson shows how the humanities, in large part spurred on by the invention of language, have played a previously…
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Cat Patrick The Originals EN
Three Girls. One Life. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey Best grew up believing they were identical triplets. Then they learned the truth - and no one else can know. Now, to the outside world, the Best family appears to consist of a single mother with one seventeen-year-old daughter named Elizabeth. Lizzie, Ella, and Betsey take turns going to school, pursuing extracurriculars, and even dating. Then Lizzie meets Sean Kelly,…
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Benjamin Ludwig The Original Ginny Moon
My name is Ginny Moon. Ginny is fourteen years old and has autism. She likes the colour red, making lists and knowing exactly what time it is. She doesn’t like hugs, surprises or people telling lies...
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Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm The Original Folk and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm EN
When Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published their Children's and Household Tales in 1812, followed by a second volume in 1815, they had no idea that such stories as Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, and Cinderella would become the most celebrated in the world. Yet few people today are familiar with the majority of tales from the two early volumes, since in the next four decades the Grimms would publish six other editions,…
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Naoki Inaba The Original Area Mazes
The rules are simple . . . The math is easy . . .The puzzles get harder and harder! Once you match wits with area mazes, you’ll be hooked! Your quest is to navigate a network of rectangles to find a missing value.Just Remember:Area = length × widthUse spatial reasoning to find helpful relationshipsWhole numbers are all you need. You can always get the answer without using fractions! Originally invented for gifted…
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Charles Darwin The Origin of Species
When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the HMS Beagle in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence that would form the basis of a world-changing theory: the evolution of species by ...
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Charles Darwin The Origin of Species EN
The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought. The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology.
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Chris Stringer The Origin of Our Species EN
Do all humans originate from Africa? How did we spread across the globe? Are we separate from Neanderthals, or do some of us actually have their genes? This title tells the story of where we came from, how we lived, how we got here and who we are.
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George Cooper The Origin of Financial Crises EN
In a series of disarmingly simple arguments financial market analyst George Cooper challenges the core principles of today's economic orthodoxy and explains how we have created an economy that is inherently unstable and crisis prone. With great skill, he examines the very foundations of today's economic philosophy and adds a compelling analysis of the forces behind economic crisis. His goal is nothing less than…
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Stephen Hawking, Graham Lawton, Jennifer Daniel (ilustrácie) The Origin of (almost) Everything
When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, ...
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Stephen Hawking, Graham Lawton, Jennifer Daniel (ilustrácie) The Origin of (almost) Everything
When Edwin Hubble looked into his telescope in the 1920s, he was shocked to find that nearly all of the galaxies he could see through it were flying away from one another. If these galaxies had always been travelling, he reasoned, ...
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Daniel Levitin The Organized Mind EN
In the digital age we are overwhelmed by information. Unable to make sense of it all, our creativity plummets, decision making suffers and we grow absent-minded. The twenty-first century sees us drowning under emails, forever juggling six tasks at once and trying to make complex decisions ever more quickly. This is information overload. In The Organized Mind, we learn how we got here and why smart organization…
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Carlo Rovelli The Order of Time
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it. From Boltzmann to quantum theory, ...
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W. Thomas Boyce The Orchid and the Dandelion
Why do some people succeed and others struggle? Why are some people’s lives filled with satisfaction and happiness and others with frustration and despair? Why do some people die young, while others live into healthy old age? ...
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton The Oracle of the Dog and other Father Brown Stories / Proroctví psa a jiné povídky otce Browna CZ
Gilbert Keith Chesterton je jedním z nejplodnějších anglických spisovatelů první poloviny 20. století. Mimo jiné je autorem 48 povídek s neobvyklým hrdinou-detektivem otcem Brownem, svéráznou, poněkud směšnou postavičkou v kněžském rouchu, jenž na rozdíl od svého kolegy Sherlocka Holmese neřeší případy za pomocí chladné dedukce, nýbrž díky hluboké znalosti lidské povahy a psychologie. Brownovky nejsou jen poutavým…
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Michael Hastings The Operators EN
From the author of The Last Magazine, a shocking behind-the-scenes portrait of our military commanders, their high-stake maneuvers, and the politcal firestorm that shook the United States.In the shadow of the hunt for Bin Laden and the United States’ involvement in the Middle East, General Stanley McChrystal, the commanding general of international and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was living large. His loyal staff…
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