historie a politika

Rakousko v roce 1854: Mladá bavorská vévodkyně Alžběta podává rakouskému císaři Františku Josefovi ve slavnostně vyzdobeném vídeňském kostele sv. Augustina ruku k manželskému svazku. Anglická verze publikace.

Physicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu scriptures as he was with quantum mechanics, J. Robert Oppenheimer - director of the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb - was the most famous scientist of his generation.

Martin Vopěnka weaves historical events with biographical narratives, describing the essence of a totalitarian society and the individual's yearning for truth.

This biography is not just about Václav Havel and his legacy, but about the history of Central Europe in the 20th Century. It offers a foundation that anyone interested in this history should know.

It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror.

Anne Frank was an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times. Forced to go into hiding to escape the Nazis' persecution of Jews in World War II, Anne kept a diary that would become one of the most famous books in the world.

From the bestselling author of Enemies of the People An intimate and deeply researched account of the extraordinary rise and political brilliance of the most powerful – and elusive – woman in the world. Angela Merkel has always been an outsider.

It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually-liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich.

A tale of ups and downs, triumphs and failures, this is an incredibly honest account.

A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making - from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.

In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald's only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family.

Na stránkách knihy máte možnosti nahlédnout do soukromého života jedné z nejmocnějších žen své doby a poznat Marii Terezii jako milující a věrnou manželku, něžnou, ale i přísnou matku.

Obrazově bohatě vybavená brožura seznamuje čtenáře populární formou s prvními pěti generacemi Schwarzenbergů v Čechách.

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Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance.

Who is Donald J. Trump? To truly understand America’s forty-fifth president, argues Vanity Fair journalist Emily Jane Fox, you must know his children, whose own stories provide the key to unlocking what makes him tick.

Literacy, long upheld as a standard bearer for progress, is not always a force for good. Had Stalins mother never sent him to the seminary he never would have learned to read and so never discovered the works of Marx or Lenin.

Téměř jedno století určovali oba králové valčíků otec a syn Straussové hudební poměry Rakouska. Otcův Pochod Radeckého nám zní v uších jako symbol časů starého dobrého císařství, a ještě více slavných melodií je známo od syna...

Explorer, sailor and navigator, Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world. He encountered lands and creatures that he could never have imagined, and the journey was fraught with danger and difficulty...

This is the follow-up to the much loved and hugely successful Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different, the bestselling book that changed countless boys' lives around the world and gave them the confidence to be themselves.

Kniha přináší životní příběhy významné německo-židovské rodiny Semlerů, majitelů plzeňské železárny a drátovny produkující od svého založení široký sortiment výrobků pro každodenní použití a to včetně gramofonových jehel.