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Jan Zasadil

    Parazitická mysl
    Stručné dějiny ruské revoluce
    A Decent Ride
    Undeniable
    Angela Merkel
    Jak blafovat o managementu
    • Jak blafovat o managementu

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Management je poněkud tajemná oblast fungování organizací - a to je jenom dobře. Okultní a esoterické vědy se možná v současnosti stávají populární, ale managementu to určitě nehrozí, a vy tak máte skvělou příležitost do tohoto mikrokosmu proniknout, stát se “manažerem” a těžit ze svého postavení. Pár rad, tipů a triků z vás udělá uznávanou autoritu v oblasti, která na rozdíl od esoteriky, neohrozí vaše duševní zdraví. Když chytře využijete pár základních informací o managementu, osvojíte si něco žargonu (který si smíte vymyslet), zapojíte metody správného blafování a udržíte si autoritu moudrého přítele svých podřízených, náramně si kariéru se všemi jejími prebendami užijete. A třeba se z vás cestou na špici hierarchie vaší organizace stane skutečný manažer – nebo budete blafovat jako expert.

      Jak blafovat o managementu
      5.0
    • Angela Merkel

      Europe's Most Influential Leader - Expanded and Updated Edition

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      This captivating narrative chronicles Angela Merkel’s rise in politics, showcasing her ability to outmaneuver male colleagues and transform Germany into Europe's leading economy. With the storytelling flair of a novelist and deep political insight from years as an academic and journalist, Matt Qvortrup offers a personal glimpse into Merkel’s life under communism. He recounts her experiences with the Secret Police, living as a squatter in Berlin, and her rapid ascent from distributing leaflets to joining Helmut Kohl’s Cabinet within a year. This account reveals how Merkel and her predominantly female advisors consistently outsmarted the conservative male-dominated political landscape, fostering a more liberal and prosperous Germany. The narrative intertwines Merkel’s life story with a vivid portrayal of German history from 1945 to the present, featuring figures like Willy Brandt, Konrad Adenauer, and Helmut Kohl. At a pivotal moment, as Merkel represents the West in negotiations with Putin regarding Ukraine and influences British EU membership, this lively account highlights the journey of a woman with a doctorate in quantum physics who has emerged as Europe’s preeminent leader.

      Angela Merkel
      3.8
    • Undeniable

      Evolution and the Science of Creation

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      The New York Times best seller by the host of Bill Nye the Science Guy, with a brand new chapter for the paperback edition! "Evolution is one of the most powerful and important ideas ever developed in the history of science. Every question it raises leads to new answers, new discoveries, and new smarter questions. The science of evolution is as expansive as nature itself. It is also the most meaningful creation story that humans have ever found."-Bill Nye Sparked by a controversial debate in February 2014, Bill Nye has set off on an energetic campaign to spread awareness of evolution and the powerful way it shapes our lives. In Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation, he explains why race does not really exist; evaluates the true promise and peril of genetically modified food; reveals how new species are born, in a dog kennel and in a London subway; takes a stroll through 4.5 billion years of time; and explores the new search for alien life, including aliens right here on Earth. With infectious enthusiasm, Bill Nye shows that evolution is much more than a rebuttal to creationism; it is an essential way to understand how nature works-and to change the world. It might also help you get a date on a Saturday night.

      Undeniable
      3.6
    • A Decent Ride

      • 496 pages
      • 18 hours of reading

      Shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction A rampaging force of nature is wreaking havoc on the streets of Edinburgh, but has top shagger, drug-dealer, gonzo-porn-star and taxi-driver, âe~Juiceâe(tm) Terry Lawson, finally met his match in Hurricane âe~Bawbagâe(tm)? Can Terry discover the fate of the missing beauty, Jinty Magdalen, and keep her idiot-savant lover, the man-child Wee Jonty, out of prison? Will he find out the real motives of unscrupulous American businessman and reality-TV star, Ronald Checker? And, crucially, will Terry be able to negotiate life after a terrible event robs him of his sexual virility, and can a new fascination for the game of golf help him to live withoutâe¦ A DECENT RIDE? A Decent Ride sees Irvine Welsh back on home turf, leaving us in the capable hands of one of his most compelling and popular characters, âe~Juiceâe(tm) Terry Lawson, and introducing another bound for cult status, Wee Jonty MacKay: a man with the genitals and brain of a donkey. In his funniest, filthiest book yet, Irvine Welsh celebrates an un-reconstructed misogynist hustler âe" a central character who is shameless but also, oddly, decent âe"and finds new ways of making wild comedy out of fantastically dark material, taking on some of the last taboos. So fasten your seatbelts, because this is one ride that could certainly get a little bumpyâe¦

      A Decent Ride
      3.9
    • Psát o historii vlastně znamená procházet minulost ve snaze dobrat se hlubšího smyslu. Při sestavování Stručných dějin převratných změn, které se odehrály v Rusku v období mezi únorem 1917 a červnem 1918, bylo nevyhnutelně nutné mnoho věcí vynechat. Přesto však i Stručné dějiny zákonitě musí poskytnout několik vodítek, která napomohou při bloudění spletitým labyrintem Ruské revoluce. Nabízená interpretace je jednoduchá a zahrnuje dvě hlediska. …..

      Stručné dějiny ruské revoluce
      2.7